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2006 Census of Canada: Topic-based tabulations

Ethnic Origin (247), Generation Status (4), Single and Multiple Ethnic Origin Responses (3), 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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Ethnic origin (247) Generation status (4)
Total - Generation status 1st generation 2 2nd generation 3 3rd generation or more 4
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. TOTAL - SINGLE AND MULTIPLE ETHNIC ORIGIN RESPONSES
    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.
  2. 1ST GENERATION
    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).
  3. 2ND GENERATION
    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).
  4. 3RD GENERATION OR MORE
    Persons born inside Canada with both parents born inside Canada (these persons may have grandparents born inside or outside Canada as well).
  5. TOTAL - ETHNIC ORIGIN
    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.
  6. BRITISH ISLES, N.I.E.
    The abbreviation 'n.i.e.' means 'not included elsewhere.'
  7. DOMINICAN, N.O.S.
    The abbreviation 'n.o.s.' means 'not otherwise specified.'
  8. CARIBBEAN, N.I.E.
    The abbreviation 'n.i.e.' means 'not included elsewhere.'
  9. LATIN, CENTRAL OR SOUTH AMERICAN, N.I.E.
    The abbreviation 'n.i.e.' means 'not included elsewhere.'
  10. SCANDINAVIAN, N.I.E.
    The abbreviation 'n.i.e.' means 'not included elsewhere.'
  11. YUGOSLAV, N.I.E.
    The abbreviation 'n.i.e.' means 'not included elsewhere.'
  12. EUROPEAN, N.I.E.
    The abbreviation 'n.i.e.' means 'not included elsewhere.'

  13. CONGOLESE, N.O.S.
    The abbreviation 'n.o.s.' means 'not otherwise specified.'
  14. GUINEAN, N.O.S.
    The abbreviation 'n.o.s.' means 'not otherwise specified.'
  15. AFRICAN, N.I.E.
    The abbreviation 'n.i.e.' means 'not included elsewhere.'
  16. MAGHREBI, N.I.E.
    The abbreviation 'n.i.e.' means 'not included elsewhere.'
  17. ARAB, N.I.E.
    The abbreviation 'n.i.e.' means 'not included elsewhere.'
  18. WEST ASIAN, N.I.E.
    The abbreviation 'n.i.e.' means 'not included elsewhere.'
  19. SOUTH ASIAN, N.I.E.
    The abbreviation 'n.i.e.' means 'not included elsewhere.'
  20. EAST OR SOUTHEAST ASIAN, N.I.E.
    The abbreviation 'n.i.e.' means 'not included elsewhere.'
  21. ASIAN, N.O.S.
    The abbreviation 'n.o.s.' means 'not otherwise specified.'
  22. PACIFIC ISLANDER, N.I.E.
    The abbreviation 'n.i.e.' means 'not included elsewhere.'
Warning Data quality note(s)
  • Data quality index showing, for the short census questionnaire (100% data), a global non response rate higher than or equal to 5% but lower than 10%.
  • 2001 adjusted count; most of these are the result of boundary changes.
Total - Ethnic origin 5 152,220 9,895 5,435 136,895
British Isles origins 14,530 570 1,240 12,720
Cornish 0 0 0 0
English 5,500 375 745 4,375
Irish 8,575 205 450 7,920
Manx 10 0 0 10
Scottish 3,125 120 285 2,720
Welsh 165 40 20 105
British Isles, n.i.e. 6 330 40 40 250
French origins 50,175 1,835 1,945 46,390
Acadian 555 20 0 525
French 49,865 1,830 1,945 46,090
Aboriginal origins 4,980 75 150 4,760
Inuit 35 0 15 20
Métis 675 10 20 645
North American Indian 4,415 70 110 4,235
Other North American origins 107,855 935 2,715 104,210
American 870 100 250 520
Canadian 105,260 855 2,495 101,905
Newfoundlander 10 0 0 10
Nova Scotian 0 0 0 0
Ontarian 15 0 0 15
Québécois 2,495 20 110 2,365
Other provincial or regional groups 0 0 0 0
Caribbean origins 370 205 120 35
Antiguan 0 0 0 0
Bahamian 0 10 0 0
Barbadian 15 0 10 10
Bermudan 10 0 0 10
Carib 0 0 0 0
Cuban 25 15 0 0
Dominican, n.o.s. 7 35 35 0 0
Grenadian 10 0 10 0
Guyanese 0 0 0 0
Haitian 200 115 75 0
Jamaican 55 25 15 15
Kittitian/Nevisian 10 0 10 0
Martinican 15 0 10 0
Montserratan 0 0 0 0
Puerto Rican 0 0 0 0
St. Lucian 0 0 0 0
Trinidadian/Tobagonian 0 0 0 0
Vincentian/Grenadinian 0 0 0 0
West Indian 0 0 0 0
Caribbean, n.i.e. 8 25 10 15 0
Latin, Central and South American origins 1,570 1,415 120 30
Aboriginal from Central/South America 75 75 0 0
Argentinian 85 85 0 0
Belizean 0 0 0 0
Bolivian 10 10 0 0
Brazilian 45 45 0 0
Chilean 35 25 10 0
Colombian 410 390 0 15
Costa Rican 25 25 0 0
Ecuadorian 35 20 15 0
Guatemalan 55 55 0 0
Hispanic 0 0 0 0
Honduran 65 50 10 0
Maya 10 10 0 0
Mexican 150 135 0 15
Nicaraguan 135 110 25 0
Panamanian 0 0 0 0
Paraguayan 10 10 0 0
Peruvian 115 90 20 0
Salvadorean 335 310 30 0
Uruguayan 0 0 0 0
Venezuelan 10 10 0 0
Latin, Central or South American, n.i.e. 9 35 40 0 0
European origins 9,050 3,145 1,265 4,640
Western European origins 3,905 875 530 2,500
Austrian 135 30 10 95
Belgian 950 315 130 510
Dutch (Netherlands) 335 80 85 175
Flemish 30 25 0 10
Frisian 0 0 0 0
German 2,270 340 250 1,675
Luxembourger 40 20 10 10
Swiss 360 170 65 125
Northern European origins 270 55 60 155
Finnish 70 30 15 25
Scandinavian origins 210 30 50 125
Danish 40 10 15 15
Icelandic 0 0 0 0
Norwegian 90 15 25 55
Swedish 65 10 15 35
Scandinavian, n.i.e. 10 25 0 0 20
Eastern European origins 1,205 510 250 445
Baltic origins 25 0 10 20
Estonian 10 10 0 0
Latvian 0 0 0 0
Lithuanian 25 0 0 15
Byelorussian 0 0 0 0
Czech and Slovak origins 135 85 10 45
Czech 25 10 0 15
Czechoslovakian 20 0 0 15
Slovak 100 85 10 15
Hungarian (Magyar) 120 60 30 25
Polish 525 190 145 190
Romanian 170 105 15 40
Russian 105 70 10 30
Ukrainian 180 20 45 105
Southern European origins 3,925 1,800 505 1,625
Albanian 0 0 0 0
Bosnian 90 80 0 10
Bulgarian 55 50 0 10
Croatian 130 125 0 0
Cypriot 10 0 0 0
Greek 200 75 100 25
Italian 1,815 390 270 1,160
Kosovar 0 0 0 0
Macedonian 0 0 0 0
Maltese 0 0 0 10
Montenegrin 0 10 0 0
Portuguese 260 105 45 115
Serbian 310 305 0 0
Sicilian 0 0 0 10
Slovenian 20 20 0 0
Spanish 895 535 90 270
Yugoslav, n.i.e. 11 315 280 10 30
Other European origins 315 140 25 155
Basque 35 20 0 15
Gypsy (Roma) 0 0 0 0
Jewish 160 50 10 105
Slav (European) 55 55 0 0
European, n.i.e. 12 75 25 15 35
African origins 1,030 880 105 45
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 15 15 0 0
Black 70 45 0 15
Burundian 130 130 0 0
Cameroonian 40 30 0 0
Chadian 0 0 0 0
Congolese (Zairian) 80 75 10 0
Congolese, n.o.s. 13 35 35 0 0
Dinka 0 0 0 0
East African 0 0 0 0
Eritrean 0 0 0 0
Ethiopian 0 0 0 0
Gabonese 10 0 0 0
Gambian 0 0 0 0
Ghanaian 15 15 0 0
Guinean, n.o.s. 14 10 10 0 0
Harari 0 0 0 0
Ibo 0 0 0 0
Ivorian 35 30 10 0
Kenyan 0 0 0 0
Malagasy 55 60 0 0
Malian 20 10 10 0
Mauritian 15 10 0 0
Nigerian 60 55 0 10
Oromo 0 0 0 0
Peulh 30 35 0 0
Rwandan 90 85 10 0
Senegalese 30 20 0 0
Seychellois 0 0 0 0
Sierra Leonean 0 0 0 0
Somali 15 15 0 0
South African 0 0 0 0
Sudanese 0 0 0 0
Tanzanian 0 0 0 0
Tigrian 0 0 0 0
Togolese 15 0 10 0
Ugandan 0 0 0 0
Yoruba 0 0 0 0
Zambian 0 0 0 0
Zimbabwean 0 0 0 0
Zulu 0 0 0 0
African, n.i.e. 15 330 250 60 20
Arab origins 1,295 975 175 145
Egyptian 75 45 25 10
Iraqi 0 0 0 0
Jordanian 0 0 0 0
Kuwaiti 0 0 0 0
Lebanese 210 80 55 80
Libyan 0 0 0 0
Maghrebi origins 750 685 40 25
Algerian 195 185 0 10
Berber 85 90 0 0
Moroccan 320 290 15 15
Tunisian 155 125 25 10
Maghrebi, n.i.e. 16 0 0 0 0
Palestinian 10 0 10 0
Saudi Arabian 0 0 0 0
Syrian 130 55 45 35
Yemeni 0 0 0 0
Arab, n.i.e. 17 180 160 10 10
West Asian origins 660 540 35 80
Afghan 325 325 0 0
Armenian 105 60 15 35
Assyrian 10 10 0 0
Azerbaijani 0 0 0 0
Georgian 0 0 0 0
Iranian 55 45 0 0
Israeli 0 0 0 0
Kurd 50 50 0 0
Pashtun 0 0 0 0
Tatar 0 0 0 0
Turk 75 20 10 40
West Asian, n.i.e. 18 60 60 0 0
South Asian origins 245 135 45 60
Bangladeshi 20 15 10 0
Bengali 0 0 0 10
East Indian 225 120 50 60
Goan 0 0 0 0
Gujarati 0 0 0 0
Kashmiri 0 0 0 0
Nepali 10 0 0 0
Pakistani 0 0 0 0
Punjabi 0 0 0 0
Sinhalese 0 0 0 0
Sri Lankan 0 0 0 0
Tamil 0 0 0 0
South Asian, n.i.e. 19 0 0 0 0
East and Southeast Asian origins 895 665 165 65
Burmese 0 0 0 0
Cambodian 55 45 10 0
Chinese 515 395 80 35
Filipino 10 15 0 0
Hmong 0 0 0 0
Indonesian 10 0 0 10
Japanese 35 30 10 0
Khmer 0 0 0 0
Korean 40 35 0 0
Laotian 50 35 15 0
Malaysian 10 0 0 0
Mongolian 20 20 0 0
Singaporean 0 0 0 0
Taiwanese 15 15 0 0
Thai 0 0 0 0
Tibetan 0 0 0 0
Vietnamese 225 145 55 20
East or Southeast Asian, n.i.e. 20 10 0 0 0
Asian, n.o.s. 21 0 0 0 0
Oceania origins 20 0 0 20
Australian 15 0 0 20
New Zealander 0 0 0 0
Pacific Islands origins 0 0 0 0
Fijian 0 0 0 0
Hawaiian 0 0 0 0
Maori 0 0 0 0
Polynesian 0 10 0 0
Samoan 0 0 0 0
Pacific Islander, n.i.e. 22 0 0 0 0
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-562-XCB2006012 (Sherbrooke, Code433)
Date Modified: 2011-04-07

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