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2006 Census of Canada: Topic-based tabulations

Ethnic Origin (247), Single and Multiple Ethnic Origin Responses (3) and Sex (3) for the Population of Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 2006 Census - 20% Sample Data

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Ethnic origin (247) Single and multiple ethnic origin responses (3)
Total - Single and multiple ethnic origin responses 1 Single ethnic origin responses 2 Multiple ethnic origin responses 3
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. SINGLE ETHNIC ORIGIN RESPONSES
    A single ethnic origin response occurs when a respondent provides one ethnic origin only.
  3. MULTIPLE ETHNIC ORIGIN RESPONSES
    A multiple ethnic origin response occurs when a respondent provides two or more ethnic origins.
  4. 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.
  5. BRITISH ISLES, N.I.E.
    The abbreviation 'n.i.e.' means 'not included elsewhere.'
  6. DOMINICAN, N.O.S.
    The abbreviation 'n.o.s.' means 'not otherwise specified.'
  7. CARIBBEAN, N.I.E.
    The abbreviation 'n.i.e.' means 'not included elsewhere.'
  8. LATIN, CENTRAL OR SOUTH AMERICAN, N.I.E.
    The abbreviation 'n.i.e.' means 'not included elsewhere.'
  9. SCANDINAVIAN, N.I.E.
    The abbreviation 'n.i.e.' means 'not included elsewhere.'
  10. YUGOSLAV, N.I.E.
    The abbreviation 'n.i.e.' means 'not included elsewhere.'
  11. EUROPEAN, N.I.E.
    The abbreviation 'n.i.e.' means 'not included elsewhere.'

  12. CONGOLESE, N.O.S.
    The abbreviation 'n.o.s.' means 'not otherwise specified.'
  13. GUINEAN, N.O.S.
    The abbreviation 'n.o.s.' means 'not otherwise specified.'
  14. AFRICAN, N.I.E.
    The abbreviation 'n.i.e.' means 'not included elsewhere.'
  15. MAGHREBI, N.I.E.
    The abbreviation 'n.i.e.' means 'not included elsewhere.'
  16. ARAB, N.I.E.
    The abbreviation 'n.i.e.' means 'not included elsewhere.'
  17. WEST ASIAN, N.I.E.
    The abbreviation 'n.i.e.' means 'not included elsewhere.'
  18. SOUTH ASIAN, N.I.E.
    The abbreviation 'n.i.e.' means 'not included elsewhere.'
  19. EAST OR SOUTHEAST ASIAN, N.I.E.
    The abbreviation 'n.i.e.' means 'not included elsewhere.'
  20. ASIAN, N.O.S.
    The abbreviation 'n.o.s.' means 'not otherwise specified.'
  21. PACIFIC ISLANDER, N.I.E.
    The abbreviation 'n.i.e.' means 'not included elsewhere.'
Warning Data quality note(s)
  • 2001 adjusted count; most of these are the result of boundary changes.
Total - Ethnic origin 4 47,140 37,115 10,020
British Isles origins 2,145 710 1,435
Cornish 0 0 0
English 460 100 360
Irish 1,400 490 905
Manx 0 0 0
Scottish 415 115 300
Welsh 0 0 0
British Isles, n.i.e. 5 10 0 0
French origins 14,985 6,665 8,325
Acadian 140 50 85
French 14,865 6,605 8,255
Aboriginal origins 830 275 550
Inuit 0 0 0
Métis 80 25 55
North American Indian 750 250 500
Other North American origins 37,195 28,355 8,840
American 260 50 210
Canadian 36,540 27,840 8,700
Newfoundlander 0 0 0
Nova Scotian 0 0 0
Ontarian 0 0 0
Québécois 650 465 180
Other provincial or regional groups 0 0 0
Caribbean origins 65 10 55
Antiguan 0 0 0
Bahamian 0 0 0
Barbadian 10 0 0
Bermudan 15 0 15
Carib 0 0 0
Cuban 0 0 0
Dominican, n.o.s. 6 0 0 0
Grenadian 0 0 0
Guyanese 0 0 0
Haitian 40 10 30
Jamaican 0 0 0
Kittitian/Nevisian 0 0 0
Martinican 0 0 0
Montserratan 0 0 0
Puerto Rican 0 0 0
St. Lucian 10 0 10
Trinidadian/Tobagonian 0 0 0
Vincentian/Grenadinian 0 0 0
West Indian 0 0 0
Caribbean, n.i.e. 7 10 0 10
Latin, Central and South American origins 110 35 70
Aboriginal from Central/South America 0 0 0
Argentinian 15 10 0
Belizean 0 0 0
Bolivian 0 0 0
Brazilian 15 0 10
Chilean 25 10 15
Colombian 0 0 0
Costa Rican 0 0 0
Ecuadorian 0 0 0
Guatemalan 0 0 0
Hispanic 0 0 0
Honduran 0 0 0
Maya 0 0 0
Mexican 0 0 0
Nicaraguan 0 0 0
Panamanian 0 0 0
Paraguayan 0 0 0
Peruvian 25 10 15
Salvadorean 20 0 20
Uruguayan 0 0 0
Venezuelan 0 0 0
Latin, Central or South American, n.i.e. 8 0 0 0
European origins 1,945 805 1,145
Western European origins 795 305 485
Austrian 10 0 10
Belgian 180 105 80
Dutch (Netherlands) 110 10 100
Flemish 0 0 0
Frisian 0 0 0
German 490 170 320
Luxembourger 0 0 0
Swiss 55 20 30
Northern European origins 60 15 40
Finnish 0 0 0
Scandinavian origins 55 15 40
Danish 0 0 10
Icelandic 0 0 0
Norwegian 45 10 35
Swedish 0 0 0
Scandinavian, n.i.e. 9 10 0 0
Eastern European origins 125 60 70
Baltic origins 10 0 0
Estonian 0 0 0
Latvian 0 0 0
Lithuanian 0 0 0
Byelorussian 0 0 0
Czech and Slovak origins 0 0 0
Czech 0 0 0
Czechoslovakian 0 0 0
Slovak 0 0 0
Hungarian (Magyar) 10 10 10
Polish 45 10 30
Romanian 40 35 10
Russian 20 0 15
Ukrainian 0 0 0
Southern European origins 985 410 575
Albanian 0 0 0
Bosnian 0 0 0
Bulgarian 0 0 0
Croatian 0 0 0
Cypriot 0 0 0
Greek 100 75 20
Italian 605 190 415
Kosovar 0 0 0
Macedonian 0 0 0
Maltese 0 0 0
Montenegrin 0 0 0
Portuguese 100 60 35
Serbian 0 0 0
Sicilian 0 0 0
Slovenian 0 0 0
Spanish 185 80 105
Yugoslav, n.i.e. 10 0 0 0
Other European origins 45 15 25
Basque 10 0 10
Gypsy (Roma) 0 0 0
Jewish 0 0 10
Slav (European) 0 0 0
European, n.i.e. 11 25 15 10
African origins 80 30 45
Afrikaner 0 0 0
Akan 0 0 0
Amhara 0 0 0
Angolan 10 0 10
Ashanti 0 0 0
Bantu 0 0 0
Black 0 10 0
Burundian 0 0 0
Cameroonian 0 10 0
Chadian 0 0 0
Congolese (Zairian) 0 0 0
Congolese, n.o.s. 12 0 0 0
Dinka 0 0 0
East African 0 0 0
Eritrean 0 0 0
Ethiopian 0 0 0
Gabonese 0 0 0
Gambian 0 0 0
Ghanaian 0 0 0
Guinean, n.o.s. 13 10 0 0
Harari 0 0 0
Ibo 0 0 0
Ivorian 0 0 0
Kenyan 0 0 0
Malagasy 0 0 0
Malian 35 10 20
Mauritian 0 0 0
Nigerian 0 0 0
Oromo 0 0 0
Peulh 0 0 0
Rwandan 0 0 0
Senegalese 0 0 0
Seychellois 0 0 0
Sierra Leonean 0 0 0
Somali 0 0 0
South African 0 0 0
Sudanese 0 0 0
Tanzanian 0 0 0
Tigrian 0 0 0
Togolese 0 0 0
Ugandan 0 0 0
Yoruba 0 0 0
Zambian 0 0 0
Zimbabwean 0 0 0
Zulu 0 0 0
African, n.i.e. 14 10 0 15
Arab origins 165 65 100
Egyptian 0 0 0
Iraqi 15 0 15
Jordanian 0 0 0
Kuwaiti 0 0 0
Lebanese 60 40 25
Libyan 0 0 0
Maghrebi origins 55 20 35
Algerian 30 15 20
Berber 10 0 15
Moroccan 15 0 10
Tunisian 15 0 10
Maghrebi, n.i.e. 15 0 0 0
Palestinian 0 0 0
Saudi Arabian 0 0 0
Syrian 45 10 40
Yemeni 0 0 0
Arab, n.i.e. 16 0 0 0
West Asian origins 30 30 0
Afghan 0 0 0
Armenian 25 25 0
Assyrian 0 0 0
Azerbaijani 0 0 0
Georgian 0 0 0
Iranian 0 0 0
Israeli 0 0 0
Kurd 0 0 0
Pashtun 0 0 0
Tatar 0 0 0
Turk 0 0 0
West Asian, n.i.e. 17 0 0 0
South Asian origins 0 0 0
Bangladeshi 0 0 0
Bengali 0 0 0
East Indian 10 10 0
Goan 0 0 0
Gujarati 0 0 0
Kashmiri 0 0 0
Nepali 0 0 0
Pakistani 0 0 0
Punjabi 0 0 0
Sinhalese 0 0 0
Sri Lankan 0 0 0
Tamil 0 0 0
South Asian, n.i.e. 18 0 0 0
East and Southeast Asian origins 135 125 10
Burmese 0 0 0
Cambodian 0 0 0
Chinese 75 75 0
Filipino 0 0 0
Hmong 0 0 0
Indonesian 0 0 0
Japanese 0 0 0
Khmer 0 0 0
Korean 0 0 0
Laotian 30 30 0
Malaysian 0 0 0
Mongolian 0 0 0
Singaporean 0 0 0
Taiwanese 0 0 0
Thai 15 15 0
Tibetan 0 0 0
Vietnamese 10 10 10
East or Southeast Asian, n.i.e. 19 0 0 0
Asian, n.o.s. 20 0 0 0
Oceania origins 25 0 30
Australian 0 0 0
New Zealander 10 0 0
Pacific Islands origins 25 0 25
Fijian 0 0 0
Hawaiian 0 0 0
Maori 0 0 0
Polynesian 25 0 25
Samoan 0 0 0
Pacific Islander, n.i.e. 21 0 0 0
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-562-XCB2006006 (Sorel-Tracy, Code454)