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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 short census questionnaire (100% data), a global non response rate higher than or equal to 5% but lower than 10%.
  • Data quality index showing, for the long census questionnaire (20% sample data), a global non response rate higher than or equal to 10% but lower than 25%.
Total - Ethnic origin 4 22,335 9,040 13,290
British Isles origins 12,300 2,125 10,175
Cornish 10 0 10
English 7,785 1,290 6,495
Irish 4,290 265 4,030
Manx 10 0 0
Scottish 5,545 485 5,060
Welsh 660 40 615
British Isles, n.i.e. 5 280 45 230
French origins 3,055 325 2,730
Acadian 10 0 10
French 3,045 325 2,720
Aboriginal origins 2,930 850 2,075
Inuit 0 0 0
Métis 1,235 310 925
North American Indian 1,820 545 1,280
Other North American origins 6,590 2,730 3,855
American 720 90 630
Canadian 6,050 2,645 3,405
Newfoundlander 25 0 25
Nova Scotian 10 0 10
Ontarian 0 0 0
Québécois 0 0 0
Other provincial or regional groups 0 0 0
Caribbean origins 0 0 0
Antiguan 0 0 0
Bahamian 0 0 0
Barbadian 0 0 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 0 0 0
Haitian 0 0 0
Jamaican 0 0 0
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 0 0 0
Vincentian/Grenadinian 0 0 0
West Indian 0 0 0
Caribbean, n.i.e. 7 0 0 0
Latin, Central and South American origins 50 10 45
Aboriginal from Central/South America 25 0 25
Argentinian 0 0 0
Belizean 0 0 0
Bolivian 0 0 0
Brazilian 0 0 0
Chilean 0 0 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 15 0 15
Nicaraguan 0 0 0
Panamanian 0 0 0
Paraguayan 0 0 0
Peruvian 0 0 0
Salvadorean 0 0 0
Uruguayan 0 0 0
Venezuelan 0 0 0
Latin, Central or South American, n.i.e. 8 0 0 0
European origins 10,330 2,180 8,150
Western European origins 5,830 1,085 4,745
Austrian 225 50 170
Belgian 80 0 80
Dutch (Netherlands) 1,225 150 1,070
Flemish 50 10 50
Frisian 0 0 0
German 4,660 845 3,815
Luxembourger 0 0 0
Swiss 100 30 70
Northern European origins 2,495 345 2,145
Finnish 140 20 115
Scandinavian origins 2,365 320 2,040
Danish 400 70 330
Icelandic 215 10 205
Norwegian 1,250 160 1,090
Swedish 550 70 480
Scandinavian, n.i.e. 9 55 0 50
Eastern European origins 3,415 500 2,915
Baltic origins 40 15 25
Estonian 0 10 0
Latvian 15 10 10
Lithuanian 15 0 15
Byelorussian 0 0 0
Czech and Slovak origins 250 70 180
Czech 190 50 140
Czechoslovakian 20 0 20
Slovak 45 20 30
Hungarian (Magyar) 235 20 215
Polish 835 65 770
Romanian 195 20 170
Russian 645 30 615
Ukrainian 1,765 270 1,495
Southern European origins 885 245 640
Albanian 0 0 0
Bosnian 10 0 0
Bulgarian 0 0 0
Croatian 100 70 30
Cypriot 0 0 0
Greek 25 0 25
Italian 440 105 335
Kosovar 0 0 0
Macedonian 0 0 0
Maltese 0 0 0
Montenegrin 0 0 0
Portuguese 60 35 30
Serbian 10 0 10
Sicilian 0 0 0
Slovenian 45 25 20
Spanish 125 0 120
Yugoslav, n.i.e. 10 100 10 90
Other European origins 115 10 100
Basque 0 0 0
Gypsy (Roma) 10 0 10
Jewish 65 0 65
Slav (European) 0 0 0
European, n.i.e. 11 45 10 35
African origins 115 40 75
Afrikaner 10 0 10
Akan 0 0 0
Amhara 0 0 0
Angolan 0 0 0
Ashanti 0 0 0
Bantu 0 0 0
Black 15 0 15
Burundian 0 0 0
Cameroonian 0 0 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 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 0 0 0
Somali 0 0 0
South African 55 35 20
Sudanese 0 0 0
Tanzanian 0 0 0
Tigrian 0 0 0
Togolese 0 0 0
Ugandan 0 0 0
Yoruba 15 10 10
Zambian 0 0 0
Zimbabwean 0 0 0
Zulu 0 0 0
African, n.i.e. 14 20 0 20
Arab origins 25 15 10
Egyptian 0 0 0
Iraqi 0 0 0
Jordanian 0 0 0
Kuwaiti 0 0 0
Lebanese 25 10 15
Libyan 0 0 0
Maghrebi origins 0 0 0
Algerian 0 0 0
Berber 0 0 0
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 20 0 15
Afghan 0 0 0
Armenian 10 0 0
Assyrian 0 0 0
Azerbaijani 0 0 0
Georgian 0 0 0
Iranian 0 0 0
Israeli 10 0 15
Kurd 0 0 0
Pashtun 0 0 0
Tatar 0 0 0
Turk 0 0 10
West Asian, n.i.e. 17 0 0 0
South Asian origins 610 540 70
Bangladeshi 0 0 0
Bengali 0 0 0
East Indian 490 435 55
Goan 25 10 15
Gujarati 0 0 0
Kashmiri 0 0 0
Nepali 0 0 0
Pakistani 15 15 0
Punjabi 110 65 45
Sinhalese 0 0 0
Sri Lankan 0 0 0
Tamil 0 0 0
South Asian, n.i.e. 18 10 10 0
East and Southeast Asian origins 410 220 195
Burmese 0 0 0
Cambodian 0 10 0
Chinese 200 120 85
Filipino 120 45 70
Hmong 0 0 0
Indonesian 10 10 0
Japanese 70 30 40
Khmer 0 0 0
Korean 10 10 0
Laotian 0 0 0
Malaysian 0 0 0
Mongolian 10 0 10
Singaporean 0 0 0
Taiwanese 0 0 0
Thai 10 0 0
Tibetan 0 0 0
Vietnamese 0 0 0
East or Southeast Asian, n.i.e. 19 0 0 0
Asian, n.o.s. 20 0 0 0
Oceania origins 195 0 195
Australian 85 0 90
New Zealander 65 0 65
Pacific Islands origins 50 0 55
Fijian 0 0 0
Hawaiian 10 0 10
Maori 0 0 10
Polynesian 35 0 35
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 (Quesnel, Code952)