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Topic-based tabulation: Census Metropolitan Area of Residence 5 Years Ago (37), Mother Tongue (8), Immigrant Status and Period of Immigration (9), Age Groups (16) and Sex (3) for the Inter-Census Metropolitan Area Migrants Aged 5 Years and Over of Census Metropolitan Areas, 2006 Census - 20% Sample Data

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Catalogue number :97-556-XCB2006012
Release date :December 4, 2007
Topic :Mobility and migration
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Note

Note: Inter-census metropolitan area migrants (5 years ago) subuniverse

Inter-census metropolitan area migrants are movers who, on Census Day, were living in a different census metropolitan area from the one at which they resided five years earlier.


Note: Migration data for small geographic areas

Estimates of internal migration may be less accurate for small geographic areas, areas with a place name that is duplicated elsewhere, and for some census subdivisions (CSDs) where residents may have provided the name of the census metropolitan area or census agglomeration instead of the specific name of the component CSD from which they migrated.

To improve the accuracy of the 2006 Census data, postal codes are used to pinpoint the exact CSD of the previous residence.

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


Note: Mobility status - Place of residence 5 years ago

Refers to the relationship between a person's usual place of residence on Census Day and his or her usual place of residence five years earlier. A person is classified as a non-mover if no difference exists. Otherwise, a person is classified as a mover and this categorization is called Mobility status (5 years ago). Within the movers category, a further distinction is made between non-migrants and migrants; this difference is called migration status.

Non-movers are persons who, on Census Day, were living at the same address as the one at which they resided five years earlier.

Movers are persons who, on Census Day, were living at a different address than the one at which they resided five years earlier.

Non-migrants are movers who, on Census Day, were living at a different address, but in the same census subdivision (CSD) as the one they lived in five years earlier.

Migrants are movers who, on Census Day, were residing in a different CSD five years earlier (internal migrants) or who were living outside Canada five years earlier (external migrants).

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


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.


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This table details census metropolitan area of residence 5 years ago , mother tongue , immigrant status and period of immigration , age groups and sex for the inter-census metropolitan area migrants aged 5 years and over in CanadaFootnote 1
Current - Census metropolitan area of residence (37) 5 years ago - Census metropolitan area of residence (37)
Canada Abbotsford Barrie Brantford Calgary Edmonton Greater Sudbury / Grand Sudbury Guelph Halifax Hamilton Kelowna Kingston Kitchener London Moncton Montréal Oshawa Ottawa - Gatineau Ottawa - Gatineau (Ont. part - Partie Ont.) Ottawa - Gatineau (Que. part - Partie Qc.) Peterborough Québec Regina Saguenay Saskatoon Sherbrooke St. Catharines - Niagara St. John's Saint John Thunder Bay Toronto Trois-Rivières Vancouver Victoria Windsor Winnipeg Non-CMA
Canada 2,184,075 22,695 21,905 12,230 91,860 78,540 14,910 18,590 41,415 60,450 17,860 21,730 42,460 41,585 13,140 186,605 31,365 85,585 70,010 15,575 12,995 51,985 22,400 15,505 31,035 19,665 25,985 14,490 11,580 10,270 283,820 15,020 129,390 35,470 20,750 53,010 627,760
Abbotsford 23,245 0 10 0 730 490 0 65 35 125 430 35 50 105 0 130 55 160 155 10 0 0 115 0 160 0 75 25 25 70 495 0 12,480 405 10 245 6,700
Barrie 38,045 25 0 180 165 230 765 165 235 875 10 180 510 400 25 175 505 615 610 10 285 45 40 0 55 10 350 110 50 140 20,315 0 270 55 110 210 10,945
Brantford 15,155 15 125 0 90 120 65 315 10 3,505 15 70 2,035 390 0 100 100 210 195 15 100 0 0 15 30 0 540 40 15 110 2,365 0 105 25 140 50 4,440
Calgary 119,105 890 315 170 0 12,380 325 440 2,115 995 2,080 480 795 1,215 385 2,595 530 2,345 2,270 80 95 305 3,445 25 4,160 65 510 865 520 825 8,260 45 10,900 2,230 505 5,505 52,785
Edmonton 109,330 690 200 150 10,445 0 210 185 1,450 475 1,010 560 445 550 365 1,910 230 2,225 1,950 270 110 400 1,605 85 2,820 130 320 1,055 455 565 5,020 15 6,020 1,545 405 3,875 63,815
Greater Sudbury / Grand Sudbury 14,725 30 305 105 160 145 0 85 65 285 20 105 225 355 35 260 215 735 675 60 60 35 10 0 35 15 150 75 0 185 1,965 0 175 30 105 75 8,680
Guelph 18,645 10 135 225 135 120 125 0 85 1,065 10 135 2,195 515 45 560 230 305 300 0 165 15 85 0 45 0 390 25 25 95 6,190 10 205 65 150 90 5,200
Halifax 39,735 50 165 25 975 685 75 125 0 575 0 490 380 495 1,240 880 155 2,295 2,195 100 60 295 90 45 185 65 345 1,060 1,140 55 3,430 10 1,045 655 170 460 21,995
Hamilton 60,370 45 540 1,685 765 330 345 790 565 0 60 590 2,165 1,545 115 1,255 560 1,635 1,590 45 235 125 125 0 90 105 4,275 110 160 190 29,260 15 1,120 180 630 340 10,400
Kelowna 30,140 785 55 40 2,940 1,810 15 40 90 210 0 40 100 100 20 210 35 515 515 0 45 35 300 10 430 35 60 10 10 155 1,005 0 6,120 750 35 875 13,260
Kingston 21,550 30 215 70 340 575 250 140 510 440 10 0 360 540 115 825 185 2,115 2,080 30 330 305 40 20 80 60 305 100 45 145 3,210 15 500 215 135 270 9,045
Kitchener 47,250 85 425 1,230 470 335 540 3,125 300 2,590 65 450 0 1,970 55 810 540 1,500 1,405 100 255 60 80 0 75 10 1,110 320 85 125 14,150 10 805 120 615 410 14,510
London 41,510 25 375 490 580 405 445 560 340 1,475 55 530 1,745 0 30 675 345 1,180 1,105 70 265 40 60 20 180 35 875 105 125 165 8,245 20 810 180 1,490 500 19,110
Moncton 16,235 0 60 65 280 130 25 90 945 135 10 45 120 35 0 565 40 505 490 15 10 140 10 30 10 50 75 105 1,020 15 675 0 155 20 35 70 10,775
Montréal 144,155 135 120 100 1,510 930 175 150 1,205 705 90 450 570 745 545 0 290 9,320 4,900 4,420 70 15,945 205 4,550 235 5,985 255 445 200 95 10,525 4,825 3,555 420 405 820 78,575
Oshawa 50,215 20 305 100 295 145 325 165 310 715 25 300 580 630 85 630 0 920 890 30 1,050 120 20 0 20 25 510 155 80 105 33,240 0 415 155 380 155 8,215
Ottawa - Gatineau 90,305 50 470 120 1,640 1,935 1,610 680 3,110 1,480 85 2,840 1,245 1,450 545 11,650 765 0 0 0 715 3,365 425 700 420 450 855 650 255 400 11,700 505 3,005 1,235 820 1,535 33,580
Ottawa - Gatineau (Ont. part - Partie Ont.) 69,525 50 440 100 1,470 1,670 1,370 675 2,945 1,345 85 2,590 1,230 1,420 440 6,165 735 0 0 0 720 885 410 55 400 145 745 610 255 370 11,115 35 2,825 1,110 730 1,395 24,995
Ottawa - Gatineau (Que. part - Partie Qc.) 20,780 0 25 15 170 265 240 10 165 135 0 255 10 30 110 5,480 35 0 0 0 0 2,480 15 650 20 305 115 35 0 25 580 470 180 125 90 145 8,590
Peterborough 15,550 0 160 100 160 95 60 90 50 400 40 315 155 350 0 120 1,500 565 555 0 0 40 0 0 10 0 150 30 30 40 4,215 0 120 45 80 40 6,585
Québec 57,610 0 15 0 185 155 15 15 290 25 25 235 20 35 165 13,105 0 1,975 600 1,380 0 0 20 3,160 0 1,480 10 40 10 0 585 1,590 185 115 15 110 34,005
Regina 18,590 40 60 10 990 555 0 55 90 130 80 30 40 20 0 140 0 270 270 10 15 55 0 10 2,470 0 35 60 45 15 455 0 705 130 20 630 11,400
Saguenay 10,760 0 0 0 0 40 0 0 100 10 0 20 0 20 10 2,020 0 150 40 105 0 1,590 0 0 0 155 0 0 0 0 35 85 40 10 0 70 6,405
Saskatoon 26,745 70 15 0 1,575 935 25 115 145 60 115 70 50 110 0 150 50 190 180 10 0 35 2,140 10 0 0 105 15 35 65 785 10 850 210 50 710 18,055
Sherbrooke 21,425 10 10 0 50 25 0 0 60 25 15 0 0 10 70 6,000 10 390 130 260 0 1,185 30 440 0 0 10 0 10 0 160 400 40 20 25 45 12,410
St. Catharines - Niagara 25,580 50 285 255 235 215 295 310 160 4,490 80 165 635 690 85 305 420 770 760 15 220 60 50 0 135 40 0 70 15 165 7,470 15 505 175 345 345 6,520
St. John's 17,865 10 80 15 570 410 10 10 865 155 15 145 295 90 65 200 70 420 405 20 0 20 25 0 25 10 80 0 840 0 1,560 0 320 75 40 640 10,795
Saint John 8,265 10 25 115 345 110 10 80 635 95 10 75 100 105 465 170 65 205 205 0 0 40 0 0 25 0 30 40 0 35 445 0 160 50 30 50 4,720
Thunder Bay 9,895 25 25 25 150 240 140 30 55 145 55 65 130 90 10 75 90 465 455 10 75 0 10 0 60 10 135 20 0 0 875 0 405 155 55 410 5,870
Toronto 179,060 430 6,215 1,400 4,975 2,835 2,175 4,110 4,005 19,070 170 3,960 9,205 8,955 445 16,170 10,600 11,675 11,410 265 2,310 510 565 75 615 180 5,745 1,170 510 1,140 0 95 11,585 1,360 4,365 3,210 39,215
Trois-Rivières 14,235 0 0 0 0 20 0 0 10 0 0 0 10 0 15 3,250 0 255 25 230 0 1,230 10 190 0 265 10 0 0 10 70 0 35 15 0 15 8,800
Vancouver 107,575 7,845 295 225 7,795 5,665 125 430 1,215 1,195 3,300 480 730 1,300 135 4,205 335 3,555 3,430 120 205 390 930 20 1,145 140 560 685 205 340 13,715 15 0 7,905 695 3,715 38,075
Victoria 43,040 460 240 55 2,890 1,945 90 130 845 400 930 320 235 445 20 730 100 1,335 1,285 50 85 80 415 20 480 15 225 175 45 125 2,645 30 7,935 0 110 915 18,565
Windsor 17,815 0 140 85 330 205 190 115 160 585 25 115 445 1,310 20 635 160 455 435 20 90 55 70 0 75 0 315 70 90 50 3,595 0 415 20 0 160 7,820
Winnipeg 42,000 240 40 50 1,915 1,390 80 60 405 225 275 135 275 290 125 785 115 1,055 965 90 50 175 800 30 680 40 145 195 90 575 2,185 0 2,470 490 130 0 26,475
Non-CMA 688,325 10,610 10,480 5,130 48,160 42,925 6,395 5,895 20,950 17,785 8,735 8,295 16,595 16,695 7,880 115,285 13,060 35,255 27,530 7,725 6,090 25,295 10,665 6,040 16,280 10,280 7,425 6,660 5,445 4,270 84,945 7,315 55,920 16,425 8,650 26,450 0

Footnotes

Footnote 1

Excludes census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements.

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Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 97-556-XCB2006012.

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