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Catalogue number :	97-559-XCB2006016
Release date :	March 4, 2008
Topic :	Labour
Data dimensions :	Geography (Geographic Index) Number of children (5) Sex (3) Age groups (9) Marital status (7) Presence of children by age groups (11) Labour force activity (8)

Note

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.

Data table

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Geography Geographic index Canada Newfoundland and Labrador / Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador St. John's Bay Roberts Grand Falls-Windsor Corner Brook Prince Edward Island / Île-du-Prince-Édouard Charlottetown Summerside Nova Scotia / Nouvelle-Écosse Halifax Kentville Truro New Glasgow Cape Breton New Brunswick / Nouveau-Brunswick Moncton Saint John Fredericton Bathurst Miramichi Campbellton Campbellton (N.B. part - Partie N.-B.) Campbellton (Que. part - Partie Qc) Edmundston Quebec / Québec Matane Rimouski Rivière-du-Loup Baie-Comeau Saguenay Alma Dolbeau-Mistassini Sept-Îles Québec Saint-Georges Thetford Mines Sherbrooke Cowansville Victoriaville Trois-Rivières Shawinigan La Tuque Drummondville Granby Saint-Hyacinthe Sorel-Tracy Joliette Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu Montréal Salaberry-de-Valleyfield Lachute Val-d'Or Amos Rouyn-Noranda Ontario Cornwall Hawkesbury Hawkesbury (Que. part - Partie Qc) Hawkesbury (Ont. part - Partie Ont.) Ottawa - Gatineau Ottawa - Gatineau (Que. part - Partie Qc) Ottawa - Gatineau (Ont. part - Partie Ont.) Brockville Pembroke Petawawa Kingston Belleville Cobourg Port Hope Peterborough Kawartha Lakes Centre Wellington Oshawa Ingersoll Toronto Hamilton St. Catharines - Niagara Kitchener Brantford Woodstock Tillsonburg Norfolk Guelph Stratford London Chatham-Kent Leamington Windsor Sarnia Owen Sound Collingwood Barrie Orillia Midland North Bay Greater Sudbury / Grand Sudbury Elliot Lake Temiskaming Shores Timmins Sault Ste. Marie Thunder Bay Kenora Manitoba Winnipeg Portage la Prairie Brandon Thompson Saskatchewan Regina Yorkton Moose Jaw Swift Current Saskatoon North Battleford Prince Albert Estevan Alberta Medicine Hat Brooks Lethbridge Okotoks Calgary Canmore Red Deer Camrose Edmonton Lloydminster Lloydminster (Sask. part - Partie Sask.) Lloydminster (Alta. part - Partie Alb.) Cold Lake Grande Prairie Wood Buffalo Wetaskiwin British Columbia / Colombie-Britannique Cranbrook Penticton Kelowna Vernon Salmon Arm Kamloops Chilliwack Abbotsford Vancouver Squamish Victoria Duncan Nanaimo Parksville Port Alberni Courtenay Campbell River Powell River Williams Lake Quesnel Prince Rupert Kitimat Terrace Prince George Dawson Creek Fort St. John Yukon Territory / Territoire du Yukon Whitehorse Northwest Territories / Territoires du Nord-Ouest Yellowknife Nunavut

Number of children (5) Total- Number of children None 1 child 2 children 3 or more children

Sex (3) Total - Sex Male Female

Age groups (9) Total - Age groups 15 to 24 years 25 to 54 years 25 to 34 years 35 to 44 years 45 to 54 years 55 to 64 years 65 to 74 years 75 years and over

Marital status (7)^{Footnote 1} Total - Marital status Never married (single) Ever married or common-law Married, spouse absent Married or common-law, spouse present Divorced Widowed

This table details labour force activity , presence of children by age groups , number of children , age groups , marital status and sex for the population 15 years and over living in private households in Canada^{Footnote 2}

Presence of children by age groups (11)	Labour force activity (8)
	Total - Labour force activity	In the labour force	Employed	Unemployed	Not in the labour force	Participation rate	Employment rate	Unemployment rate
Total - Presence of children by age groups	25,511,870	17,077,855	15,958,195	1,119,655	8,434,020	66.9	62.6	6.6
Without children at home	15,973,955	9,489,615	8,752,730	736,880	6,484,335	59.4	54.8	7.8
With children at home	9,537,920	7,588,240	7,205,465	382,775	1,949,680	79.6	75.5	5.0
Children under 6 years only	1,639,280	1,335,280	1,241,160	94,115	303,995	81.5	75.7	7.0
With at least one child under 2 years	920,035	730,960	672,190	58,770	189,075	79.4	73.1	8.0
Children 2 to 5 years only	719,240	604,315	568,970	35,350	114,925	84.0	79.1	5.8
Children under 6 years as well as children 6 years and over	1,144,125	921,620	866,200	55,420	222,505	80.6	75.7	6.0
Children 6 years and over only	6,754,525	5,331,340	5,098,105	233,235	1,423,180	78.9	75.5	4.4
Youngest child 6 to 14 years	3,079,625	2,685,420	2,562,270	123,150	394,200	87.2	83.2	4.6
Youngest child 15 to 24 years	2,598,445	2,184,170	2,095,845	88,325	414,270	84.1	80.7	4.0
All children 25 years and over	1,076,455	461,750	439,985	21,760	614,705	42.9	40.9	4.7

Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 97-559-XCB2006016.

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Related data

• 2006 Census analysis series:
  Canada's Changing Labour Force, 2006 Census: Findings
• 2006 Census reference guides and technical reports:
  Labour Market Activity and Unpaid Work Reference Guide, 2006 Census