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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)
  • Data quality index showing, for the long census questionnaire (20% sample data), a global non response rate higher than or equal to 5% but lower than 10%.
Total - Ethnic origin 4 32,230 12,920 19,310
British Isles origins 18,395 3,695 14,695
Cornish 0 0 0
English 12,440 2,425 10,015
Irish 5,815 500 5,315
Manx 0 0 10
Scottish 7,690 735 6,950
Welsh 525 10 510
British Isles, n.i.e. 5 445 25 415
French origins 4,200 540 3,655
Acadian 35 10 20
French 4,180 535 3,645
Aboriginal origins 2,210 480 1,725
Inuit 0 0 10
Métis 1,050 195 855
North American Indian 1,275 290 985
Other North American origins 7,975 3,500 4,470
American 505 50 450
Canadian 7,610 3,445 4,165
Newfoundlander 0 0 0
Nova Scotian 0 0 0
Ontarian 0 0 0
Québécois 0 0 0
Other provincial or regional groups 10 0 0
Caribbean origins 95 50 40
Antiguan 0 0 0
Bahamian 0 0 0
Barbadian 15 10 0
Bermudan 0 0 0
Carib 0 0 0
Cuban 0 0 0
Dominican, n.o.s. 6 0 0 0
Grenadian 0 0 0
Guyanese 10 0 10
Haitian 0 0 0
Jamaican 35 25 10
Kittitian/Nevisian 0 0 0
Martinican 0 0 0
Montserratan 0 0 0
Puerto Rican 0 0 0
St. Lucian 0 0 0
Trinidadian/Tobagonian 10 10 0
Vincentian/Grenadinian 0 0 0
West Indian 25 0 15
Caribbean, n.i.e. 7 0 0 0
Latin, Central and South American origins 65 40 20
Aboriginal from Central/South America 0 0 0
Argentinian 0 0 0
Belizean 0 0 0
Bolivian 0 0 0
Brazilian 0 0 0
Chilean 15 15 0
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 10 10 0
Nicaraguan 0 0 0
Panamanian 0 0 0
Paraguayan 0 0 0
Peruvian 0 0 0
Salvadorean 25 15 10
Uruguayan 0 0 0
Venezuelan 0 0 0
Latin, Central or South American, n.i.e. 8 10 0 15
European origins 16,845 4,010 12,835
Western European origins 9,960 2,140 7,820
Austrian 470 60 415
Belgian 165 25 140
Dutch (Netherlands) 1,135 190 945
Flemish 10 0 0
Frisian 0 0 0
German 8,630 1,835 6,795
Luxembourger 10 10 0
Swiss 150 15 135
Northern European origins 4,260 475 3,785
Finnish 100 0 100
Scandinavian origins 4,195 475 3,725
Danish 275 55 220
Icelandic 200 35 165
Norwegian 2,685 305 2,375
Swedish 1,165 70 1,095
Scandinavian, n.i.e. 9 225 10 215
Eastern European origins 6,140 1,175 4,965
Baltic origins 45 0 50
Estonian 0 0 0
Latvian 10 0 10
Lithuanian 40 0 40
Byelorussian 10 0 10
Czech and Slovak origins 255 30 225
Czech 165 10 160
Czechoslovakian 65 20 40
Slovak 40 0 40
Hungarian (Magyar) 555 135 425
Polish 1,485 165 1,325
Romanian 680 100 580
Russian 995 100 890
Ukrainian 3,175 645 2,530
Southern European origins 895 195 700
Albanian 15 15 0
Bosnian 40 10 30
Bulgarian 0 0 0
Croatian 135 20 110
Cypriot 0 0 0
Greek 100 15 85
Italian 395 30 365
Kosovar 80 80 0
Macedonian 0 0 0
Maltese 0 0 0
Montenegrin 0 0 0
Portuguese 0 0 0
Serbian 10 10 10
Sicilian 0 0 0
Slovenian 10 0 0
Spanish 160 10 150
Yugoslav, n.i.e. 10 50 0 45
Other European origins 100 35 65
Basque 0 0 0
Gypsy (Roma) 10 10 0
Jewish 45 0 45
Slav (European) 15 0 15
European, n.i.e. 11 20 20 0
African origins 195 165 25
Afrikaner 10 15 0
Akan 0 0 0
Amhara 0 0 0
Angolan 0 0 0
Ashanti 0 0 0
Bantu 0 0 0
Black 10 0 10
Burundian 0 0 0
Cameroonian 0 0 0
Chadian 0 0 0
Congolese (Zairian) 0 0 0
Congolese, n.o.s. 12 10 10 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 0 0 0
Harari 0 0 0
Ibo 0 0 0
Ivorian 0 0 0
Kenyan 0 0 0
Malagasy 0 0 0
Malian 0 0 0
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 10 0 0
Somali 0 0 0
South African 35 40 0
Sudanese 20 20 0
Tanzanian 0 0 0
Tigrian 0 0 0
Togolese 0 0 0
Ugandan 10 0 10
Yoruba 0 0 0
Zambian 0 0 0
Zimbabwean 0 0 0
Zulu 0 0 0
African, n.i.e. 14 95 85 10
Arab origins 25 0 25
Egyptian 0 0 0
Iraqi 0 0 0
Jordanian 0 0 0
Kuwaiti 0 0 0
Lebanese 15 0 20
Libyan 0 0 0
Maghrebi origins 0 0 10
Algerian 0 0 0
Berber 10 0 10
Moroccan 0 0 0
Tunisian 0 0 0
Maghrebi, n.i.e. 15 0 0 0
Palestinian 0 0 0
Saudi Arabian 0 0 0
Syrian 0 0 0
Yemeni 0 0 0
Arab, n.i.e. 16 0 0 0
West Asian origins 95 50 45
Afghan 55 45 10
Armenian 10 10 0
Assyrian 0 0 0
Azerbaijani 0 0 0
Georgian 0 0 0
Iranian 15 0 15
Israeli 0 0 0
Kurd 0 0 0
Pashtun 0 0 0
Tatar 0 0 0
Turk 20 0 20
West Asian, n.i.e. 17 0 0 0
South Asian origins 150 55 90
Bangladeshi 0 0 0
Bengali 0 0 0
East Indian 130 55 80
Goan 0 0 0
Gujarati 0 0 0
Kashmiri 0 0 0
Nepali 0 0 0
Pakistani 15 0 15
Punjabi 0 10 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 540 310 230
Burmese 0 0 0
Cambodian 25 25 0
Chinese 380 220 155
Filipino 50 30 25
Hmong 0 0 0
Indonesian 10 0 10
Japanese 40 20 20
Khmer 0 0 0
Korean 10 0 0
Laotian 0 0 0
Malaysian 10 0 10
Mongolian 0 0 0
Singaporean 0 0 0
Taiwanese 0 0 0
Thai 15 0 15
Tibetan 0 0 0
Vietnamese 15 0 20
East or Southeast Asian, n.i.e. 19 10 10 0
Asian, n.o.s. 20 0 0 0
Oceania origins 20 0 25
Australian 10 0 10
New Zealander 10 0 10
Pacific Islands origins 0 0 0
Fijian 0 0 0
Hawaiian 0 0 0
Maori 0 0 0
Polynesian 0 0 0
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 (Moose Jaw, Code715)