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Topic-based tabulation: Ethnic Origin (247), Generation Status (4), Single and Multiple Ethnic Origin Responses (3) and Sex (3) for the Population 15 Years and Over of Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Divisions and Census Subdivisions, 2006 Census - 20% Sample Data

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Catalogue number :97-562-XCB2006015
Release date :April 2, 2008
Topic :Ethnic origin and visible minorities
Data dimensions :

Note

Note: Ethnic origin

In 2006, the Ethnic origin question asked: 'What were the ethnic or cultural origins of this person's ancestors?' Respondents were asked to specify as many origins as applicable. Four write-in spaces were provided and up to six ethnic origins were retained.

Since 1981, when respondents were first permitted to report more than one ethnic origin in the census, a distinction has been made between single and multiple ethnic origin responses. A 'single' response is given when a respondent provides one ethnic origin only. A 'multiple' response is given when a respondent provides two or more ethnic origins. A 'total response' indicates the sum of single and multiple responses for each specific group.

It must be noted that the measurement of ethnicity is affected by changes in the social environment in which the question is asked, and changes in the respondent's understanding or views about the topic. Awareness of family background or length of time since immigration can affect responses to the ethnic origin question. Some respondents may confuse or combine the concept of ethnic origin with other concepts such as citizenship, nationality, language or cultural identity.

As well, some respondents may choose to provide very specific ethnic origins in the census, while others may choose to give more general responses. This means that two respondents with the same ethnic ancestry could have different response patterns and thus could be counted as having different ethnic origins. For example, one respondent may report 'East Indian' ethnic origin while another respondent, with a similar ancestral background, may report 'Punjabi' or 'South Asian' origins; one respondent may report 'Black' while another, similar respondent, may report 'Ghanaian' or 'African.' As a result, ethnic origin data are very fluid, and counts for certain origins, such as 'East Indian' and 'Black,' may seem lower than initially expected. Users who wish to obtain broader response counts may wish to combine data for two or more ethnic origins together or use counts for ethnic categories such as 'South Asian origins' or 'African origins.'

For additional information on issues related to the collection and dissemination of ethnic origin data, and on the comparability of ethnic origin data over time, refer to the Ethnic Origin Reference Guide, 2006 Census, Catalogue number 97-562-GWE2006025.

Note: Impact of municipal restructuring

The boundaries and names of municipalities (census subdivisions) can change from one census to the next because of annexations, dissolutions and incorporations. To bridge the impact of these municipal changes on data dissemination, the 2006 Census team is producing a profile for dissolved census subdivisions. For additional information, please refer to the 2006 Census Dictionary, catalogue number 92-566-XWE or 92-566-XPE.

Note: Institutional residents

People in seniors' residences in the 2006 Census are classified as 'not living in an institution'. This is a change from the 2001 Census where they were classified as institutional residents, specifically, 'living in an institution, resident under care or custody'.

Note: Non-permanent residents and the census universe

In the 2006 Census, non-permanent residents are defined as people from another country who, at the time of the census, held a Work or Study Permit, or who were refugee claimants, as well as family members living in Canada with them. In the 1991, 1996 and 2001 censuses, non-permanent residents also included persons who held a Minister's permit; this was discontinued by Citizenship and Immigration Canada prior to the 2006 Census.

From 1991 on, the Census of Population has enumerated both permanent and non-permanent residents of Canada. Prior to 1991, only permanent residents of Canada were included in the census. (The only exception to this occurred in 1941.) Non-permanent residents were considered foreign residents and were not enumerated.

Total population counts, as well as counts for all variables, are affected by this change in the census universe. Users should be especially careful when comparing data from 1991, 1996, 2001 or 2006 with data from previous censuses in geographic areas where there is a concentration of non-permanent residents.

Today in Canada, non-permanent residents make up a significant segment of the population, especially in several census metropolitan areas. Their presence can affect the demand for such government services as health care, schooling, employment programs and language training. The inclusion of non-permanent residents in the census facilitates comparisons with provincial and territorial statistics (marriages, divorces, births and deaths) which include this population. In addition, this inclusion of non-permanent residents brings Canadian practice closer to the United Nations (UN) recommendation that long-term residents (persons living in a country for one year or longer) be enumerated in the census.

Although every attempt has been made to enumerate non-permanent residents, factors such as language difficulties, the reluctance to complete a government form or to understand the need to participate may have affected the enumeration of this population.

For additional information, please refer to the 2006 Census Dictionary, catalogue number 92-566-XWE or 92-566-XPE.

For counts of the non-permanent resident population in 1991, 2001 and 2006, please refer to the 2006 Census table 97-557-XCB2006006.


Note: Population universe

The population universe of the 2006 Census includes the following groups:
- Canadian citizens (by birth or by naturalization) and landed immigrants with a usual place of residence in Canada;
- Canadian citizens (by birth or by naturalization) and landed immigrants who are abroad, either on a military base or attached to a diplomatic mission;
- Canadian citizens (by birth or by naturalization) and landed immigrants at sea or in port aboard merchant vessels under Canadian registry;
- persons with a usual place of residence in Canada who are claiming refugee status and members of their families living with them;
- persons with a usual place of residence in Canada who hold Study Permits and members of their families living with them;
- persons with a usual place of residence in Canada who hold Work Permits and members of their families living with them.

For census purposes, the last three groups in this list are referred to as 'non-permanent residents'. For further information, refer to the variable Immigration: Non-permanent resident found in the 2006 Census Dictionary, catalogue number 92-566-XWE or 92-566-XPE.

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This table details ethnic origin , generation status , single and multiple ethnic origin responses and sex for the population 15 years and over in Regina, CY
Ethnic origin (247) Generation status (4)
Total - Generation status 1st generationFootnote 2 2nd generationFootnote 3 3rd generation or moreFootnote 4
Total - Ethnic originFootnote 5 145,415 14,595 25,690 105,125
British Isles origins 65,335 2,495 10,365 52,475
Cornish 0 0 0 0
English 39,165 1,645 6,595 30,920
Irish 24,445 705 3,245 20,490
Manx 30 0 0 25
Scottish 29,520 695 3,705 25,110
Welsh 2,950 190 585 2,175
British Isles, n.i.e.Footnote 6 1,650 115 290 1,245
French origins 15,620 345 1,355 13,920
Acadian 25 10 15 10
French 15,610 345 1,345 13,920
Aboriginal origins 11,670 65 525 11,075
Inuit 40 0 10 30
Métis 4,470 0 250 4,220
North American Indian 7,745 70 305 7,375
Other North American origins 24,435 390 3,155 20,890
American 1,695 160 485 1,045
Canadian 23,160 265 2,750 20,135
Newfoundlander 10 0 0 10
Nova Scotian 0 0 0 0
Ontarian 0 0 0 0
Québécois 20 0 0 15
Other provincial or regional groups 0 0 0 0
Caribbean origins 645 335 230 75
Antiguan 0 0 0 0
Bahamian 0 0 0 0
Barbadian 80 60 20 0
Bermudan 0 0 0 0
Carib 0 0 0 0
Cuban 0 0 0 0
Dominican, n.o.s.Footnote 7 10 15 0 0
Grenadian 0 0 0 0
Guyanese 50 25 25 10
Haitian 10 0 0 0
Jamaican 280 135 100 50
Kittitian/Nevisian 0 0 0 0
Martinican 0 0 0 0
Montserratan 0 0 0 0
Puerto Rican 0 0 0 0
St. Lucian 0 0 0 0
Trinidadian/Tobagonian 70 45 20 0
Vincentian/Grenadinian 10 0 0 0
West Indian 105 40 50 10
Caribbean, n.i.e.Footnote 8 55 40 10 10
Latin, Central and South American origins 915 655 195 65
Aboriginal from Central/South America 10 10 0 0
Argentinian 0 0 0 0
Belizean 0 0 0 0
Bolivian 25 15 0 10
Brazilian 40 35 0 0
Chilean 370 245 115 0
Colombian 45 25 10 10
Costa Rican 0 0 0 0
Ecuadorian 0 0 0 0
Guatemalan 25 25 0 0
Hispanic 0 0 0 0
Honduran 0 0 0 0
Maya 0 0 0 0
Mexican 135 65 30 45
Nicaraguan 0 0 0 0
Panamanian 0 0 0 0
Paraguayan 0 0 0 0
Peruvian 0 0 0 0
Salvadorean 215 195 15 0
Uruguayan 0 0 0 0
Venezuelan 15 20 0 0
Latin, Central or South American, n.i.e.Footnote 9 35 25 10 0
European origins 86,780 5,020 16,875 64,880
Western European origins 53,020 2,155 9,215 41,655
Austrian 4,770 110 915 3,750
Belgian 1,200 25 200 975
Dutch (Netherlands) 4,095 465 975 2,660
Flemish 145 0 40 105
Frisian 10 0 10 0
German 46,245 1,670 7,550 37,030
Luxembourger 45 0 20 25
Swiss 590 40 130 420
Northern European origins 13,675 305 2,095 11,270
Finnish 510 20 90 400
Scandinavian origins 13,240 285 2,010 10,940
Danish 1,455 105 285 1,065
Icelandic 680 0 65 620
Norwegian 7,670 90 1,240 6,345
Swedish 4,090 105 510 3,465
Scandinavian, n.i.e.Footnote 10 500 15 55 435
Eastern European origins 36,215 1,465 6,725 28,025
Baltic origins 305 35 105 170
Estonian 25 10 0 20
Latvian 45 15 25 10
Lithuanian 235 15 80 135
Byelorussian 20 0 0 25
Czech and Slovak origins 1,315 145 215 955
Czech 760 85 90 585
Czechoslovakian 320 25 80 215
Slovak 260 35 60 165
Hungarian (Magyar) 6,095 275 1,140 4,680
Polish 9,020 505 1,665 6,850
Romanian 3,755 145 770 2,840
Russian 4,850 190 925 3,735
Ukrainian 17,905 330 2,815 14,760
Southern European origins 4,625 1,480 1,330 1,820
Albanian 10 0 0 0
Bosnian 50 50 0 0
Bulgarian 30 10 0 15
Croatian 260 90 75 90
Cypriot 0 0 0 0
Greek 830 315 350 165
Italian 1,855 370 590 895
Kosovar 0 0 0 0
Macedonian 0 0 0 0
Maltese 25 10 10 10
Montenegrin 0 0 0 0
Portuguese 200 100 75 20
Serbian 440 170 40 225
Sicilian 30 0 10 25
Slovenian 95 30 45 25
Spanish 640 340 95 200
Yugoslav, n.i.e.Footnote 11 315 45 90 180
Other European origins 720 125 190 400
Basque 0 0 0 0
Gypsy (Roma) 30 0 10 25
Jewish 530 100 150 275
Slav (European) 30 10 0 15
European, n.i.e.Footnote 12 130 15 30 85
African origins 1,185 970 100 115
Afrikaner 0 0 0 0
Akan 0 0 0 0
Amhara 0 0 0 0
Angolan 0 0 0 0
Ashanti 0 0 0 0
Bantu 0 0 0 0
Black 155 40 35 70
Burundian 0 0 0 0
Cameroonian 0 0 0 0
Chadian 0 0 0 0
Congolese (Zairian) 35 30 0 0
Congolese, n.o.s.Footnote 13 10 10 0 0
Dinka 0 10 0 0
East African 40 35 0 0
Eritrean 45 40 10 0
Ethiopian 35 30 0 0
Gabonese 0 0 0 0
Gambian 0 0 0 0
Ghanaian 35 30 10 0
Guinean, n.o.s.Footnote 14 0 0 0 0
Harari 0 0 0 0
Ibo 0 0 0 0
Ivorian 0 0 0 0
Kenyan 10 10 0 0
Malagasy 0 0 0 0
Malian 0 0 0 0
Mauritian 25 15 10 0
Nigerian 110 110 0 0
Oromo 0 0 0 0
Peulh 0 0 0 0
Rwandan 0 0 0 0
Senegalese 0 0 0 0
Seychellois 0 0 0 0
Sierra Leonean 15 15 0 0
Somali 65 65 0 0
South African 105 95 10 0
Sudanese 55 55 0 0
Tanzanian 0 0 0 0
Tigrian 0 0 0 0
Togolese 0 0 0 0
Ugandan 0 0 0 0
Yoruba 25 25 0 0
Zambian 40 30 10 10
Zimbabwean 10 10 0 0
Zulu 0 0 0 0
African, n.i.e.Footnote 15 415 365 20 30
Arab origins 565 325 130 115
Egyptian 110 65 40 10
Iraqi 70 70 0 0
Jordanian 0 0 0 0
Kuwaiti 0 0 0 0
Lebanese 175 40 70 65
Libyan 45 45 0 0
Maghrebi origins 25 20 10 0
Algerian 20 20 0 0
Berber 0 0 0 0
Moroccan 0 0 10 0
Tunisian 0 0 0 0
Maghrebi, n.i.e.Footnote 16 10 0 0 0
Palestinian 0 0 0 0
Saudi Arabian 0 10 0 0
Syrian 95 45 10 40
Yemeni 0 0 0 0
Arab, n.i.e.Footnote 17 45 35 0 0
West Asian origins 370 270 45 55
Afghan 90 85 0 10
Armenian 25 0 10 15
Assyrian 0 0 0 0
Azerbaijani 0 0 0 0
Georgian 0 0 0 0
Iranian 110 85 15 10
Israeli 0 0 0 0
Kurd 30 30 0 0
Pashtun 0 0 0 0
Tatar 0 0 0 0
Turk 75 45 15 15
West Asian, n.i.e.Footnote 18 45 50 0 0
South Asian origins 1,455 1,175 210 75
Bangladeshi 0 0 0 0
Bengali 10 10 0 0
East Indian 1,135 940 125 75
Goan 0 0 0 0
Gujarati 0 0 0 0
Kashmiri 0 0 0 0
Nepali 0 0 0 0
Pakistani 160 130 30 0
Punjabi 50 30 20 0
Sinhalese 10 10 0 0
Sri Lankan 70 50 15 0
Tamil 25 20 0 0
South Asian, n.i.e.Footnote 19 30 10 15 0
East and Southeast Asian origins 5,480 4,265 840 380
Burmese 55 55 0 0
Cambodian 25 25 0 0
Chinese 3,230 2,365 605 260
Filipino 1,020 830 150 45
Hmong 0 0 0 0
Indonesian 55 25 30 0
Japanese 170 95 15 65
Khmer 0 0 0 0
Korean 220 200 15 0
Laotian 170 140 20 0
Malaysian 0 0 0 0
Mongolian 20 15 0 0
Singaporean 0 0 0 0
Taiwanese 10 0 0 0
Thai 70 70 0 0
Tibetan 0 0 0 0
Vietnamese 675 620 50 0
East or Southeast Asian, n.i.e.Footnote 20 15 10 0 0
Asian, n.o.s.Footnote 21 0 0 0 0
Oceania origins 110 45 25 35
Australian 70 15 20 35
New Zealander 10 0 0 0
Pacific Islands origins 25 25 0 0
Fijian 15 20 0 0
Hawaiian 0 0 0 0
Maori 0 10 0 0
Polynesian 0 0 0 0
Samoan 0 0 0 0
Pacific Islander, n.i.e.Footnote 22 0 0 0 0

Footnotes

Footnote 1

The category 'Total - Single and multiple ethnic origin responses' indicates the number of respondents who reported each ethnic origin, either as their only response or in addition to one or more other ethnic origins. Total responses represent the sum of single responses and multiple responses received in the census.

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Footnote 2

Persons born outside Canada. For the most part, these are people who are now, or have ever been, landed immigrants in Canada. Also included in the first generation are a small number of people born outside Canada to parents who are Canadian citizens by birth. In addition, the first generation includes people who are non-permanent residents (defined as people from another country living in Canada on Work or Study Permits or as refugee claimants, and any family members living with them in Canada).

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Footnote 3

Persons born inside Canada with at least one parent born outside Canada. This includes (a) persons born in Canada with both parents born outside Canada and (b) persons born in Canada with one parent born in Canada and one parent born outside Canada (these persons may have grandparents born inside or outside Canada as well).

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Footnote 4

Persons born inside Canada with both parents born inside Canada (these persons may have grandparents born inside or outside Canada as well).

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Footnote 5

This is a total population count. The sum of the ethnic groups in this table is greater than the total population count because a person may report more than one ethnic origin in the census.

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The abbreviation 'n.i.e.' means 'not included elsewhere.'

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The abbreviation 'n.o.s.' means 'not otherwise specified.'

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The abbreviation 'n.i.e.' means 'not included elsewhere.'

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The abbreviation 'n.i.e.' means 'not included elsewhere.'

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The abbreviation 'n.i.e.' means 'not included elsewhere.'

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The abbreviation 'n.i.e.' means 'not included elsewhere.'

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The abbreviation 'n.i.e.' means 'not included elsewhere.'

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The abbreviation 'n.o.s.' means 'not otherwise specified.'

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The abbreviation 'n.o.s.' means 'not otherwise specified.'

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Footnote 15

The abbreviation 'n.i.e.' means 'not included elsewhere.'

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The abbreviation 'n.i.e.' means 'not included elsewhere.'

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The abbreviation 'n.i.e.' means 'not included elsewhere.'

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The abbreviation 'n.i.e.' means 'not included elsewhere.'

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The abbreviation 'n.i.e.' means 'not included elsewhere.'

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The abbreviation 'n.i.e.' means 'not included elsewhere.'

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Footnote 21

The abbreviation 'n.o.s.' means 'not otherwise specified.'

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Footnote 22

The abbreviation 'n.i.e.' means 'not included elsewhere.'

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Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 97-562-XCB2006015.

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