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2006 Census of Canada: Topic-based tabulations

Work Activity in 2005 (23), Age Groups (9) and Sex (3) for the Population 15 Years and Over of Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 2006 Census - 20% Sample Data

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Work activity in 2005 (23) Sex (3)
Total - Sex Male Female
Note(s) :
  1. Census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations crossing provincial boundaries
    There is one census metropolitan area (Ottawa - Gatineau) and three census agglomerations (Campbellton, Hawkesbury and Lloydminster) that cross provincial boundaries. The data for their respective provincial parts are included with the appropriate census metropolitan area or census agglomeration, with data for the census metropolitan area or census agglomeration within the province of the provincial part that contributes the majority of the population to the area. For example, Ottawa - Gatineau can be found in Ontario, Campbellton in New Brunswick, Hawkesbury in Ontario and Lloydminster in Alberta.
  1. DID NOT WORK IN 2005
    Includes persons who never worked, persons who worked prior to 2005 only, or persons who worked in 2006 only.
  2. 49 TO 52 WEEKS
    Persons in this category are also referred to as full-year, full-time workers.
Warning Data quality note(s)
  • Excludes census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements.
Total - Work activity in 2005 25,664,220 12,470,785 13,193,440
Did not work in 2005 1 7,805,645 3,127,680 4,677,965
Worked in 2005 17,858,580 9,343,110 8,515,470
1 to 13 weeks 1,278,875 598,265 680,610
14 to 26 weeks 1,697,795 817,045 880,750
27 to 39 weeks 1,272,235 639,925 632,315
40 to 48 weeks 2,606,820 1,349,125 1,257,695
49 to 52 weeks 11,002,850 5,938,755 5,064,100
Average weeks worked in 2005 43.2 43.8 42.5
Worked mostly full time in 2005 13,869,780 7,925,810 5,943,970
1 to 13 weeks 537,455 274,490 262,970
14 to 26 weeks 940,935 510,480 430,455
27 to 39 weeks 813,175 470,280 342,900
40 to 48 weeks 1,995,935 1,155,975 839,960
49 to 52 weeks 2 9,582,275 5,514,585 4,067,690
Average weeks worked mostly full time 45.8 46.0 45.5
Worked mostly part time in 2005 3,988,800 1,417,300 2,571,505
1 to 13 weeks 741,420 323,775 417,640
14 to 26 weeks 756,860 306,565 450,300
27 to 39 weeks 459,060 169,645 289,410
40 to 48 weeks 610,885 193,145 417,740
49 to 52 weeks 1,420,580 424,170 996,410
Average weeks worked mostly part time 34.0 31.2 35.5
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-559-XCB2006021 (Canada, Code01)