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Topic-based tabulation: Ethnic Origin (247), Generation Status (4), Single and Multiple Ethnic Origin Responses (3) and Sex (3) for the Population 15 Years and Over of Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Divisions and Census Subdivisions, 2006 Census - 20% Sample Data

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Catalogue number :97-562-XCB2006015
Release date :April 2, 2008
Topic :Ethnic origin and visible minorities
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Note

Note: Ethnic origin

In 2006, the Ethnic origin question asked: 'What were the ethnic or cultural origins of this person's ancestors?' Respondents were asked to specify as many origins as applicable. Four write-in spaces were provided and up to six ethnic origins were retained.

Since 1981, when respondents were first permitted to report more than one ethnic origin in the census, a distinction has been made between single and multiple ethnic origin responses. A 'single' response is given when a respondent provides one ethnic origin only. A 'multiple' response is given when a respondent provides two or more ethnic origins. A 'total response' indicates the sum of single and multiple responses for each specific group.

It must be noted that the measurement of ethnicity is affected by changes in the social environment in which the question is asked, and changes in the respondent's understanding or views about the topic. Awareness of family background or length of time since immigration can affect responses to the ethnic origin question. Some respondents may confuse or combine the concept of ethnic origin with other concepts such as citizenship, nationality, language or cultural identity.

As well, some respondents may choose to provide very specific ethnic origins in the census, while others may choose to give more general responses. This means that two respondents with the same ethnic ancestry could have different response patterns and thus could be counted as having different ethnic origins. For example, one respondent may report 'East Indian' ethnic origin while another respondent, with a similar ancestral background, may report 'Punjabi' or 'South Asian' origins; one respondent may report 'Black' while another, similar respondent, may report 'Ghanaian' or 'African.' As a result, ethnic origin data are very fluid, and counts for certain origins, such as 'East Indian' and 'Black,' may seem lower than initially expected. Users who wish to obtain broader response counts may wish to combine data for two or more ethnic origins together or use counts for ethnic categories such as 'South Asian origins' or 'African origins.'

For additional information on issues related to the collection and dissemination of ethnic origin data, and on the comparability of ethnic origin data over time, refer to the Ethnic Origin Reference Guide, 2006 Census, Catalogue number 97-562-GWE2006025.

Note: Impact of municipal restructuring

The boundaries and names of municipalities (census subdivisions) can change from one census to the next because of annexations, dissolutions and incorporations. To bridge the impact of these municipal changes on data dissemination, the 2006 Census team is producing a profile for dissolved census subdivisions. For additional information, please refer to the 2006 Census Dictionary, catalogue number 92-566-XWE or 92-566-XPE.

Note: Institutional residents

People in seniors' residences in the 2006 Census are classified as 'not living in an institution'. This is a change from the 2001 Census where they were classified as institutional residents, specifically, 'living in an institution, resident under care or custody'.

Note: Non-permanent residents and the census universe

In the 2006 Census, non-permanent residents are defined as people from another country who, at the time of the census, held a Work or Study Permit, or who were refugee claimants, as well as family members living in Canada with them. In the 1991, 1996 and 2001 censuses, non-permanent residents also included persons who held a Minister's permit; this was discontinued by Citizenship and Immigration Canada prior to the 2006 Census.

From 1991 on, the Census of Population has enumerated both permanent and non-permanent residents of Canada. Prior to 1991, only permanent residents of Canada were included in the census. (The only exception to this occurred in 1941.) Non-permanent residents were considered foreign residents and were not enumerated.

Total population counts, as well as counts for all variables, are affected by this change in the census universe. Users should be especially careful when comparing data from 1991, 1996, 2001 or 2006 with data from previous censuses in geographic areas where there is a concentration of non-permanent residents.

Today in Canada, non-permanent residents make up a significant segment of the population, especially in several census metropolitan areas. Their presence can affect the demand for such government services as health care, schooling, employment programs and language training. The inclusion of non-permanent residents in the census facilitates comparisons with provincial and territorial statistics (marriages, divorces, births and deaths) which include this population. In addition, this inclusion of non-permanent residents brings Canadian practice closer to the United Nations (UN) recommendation that long-term residents (persons living in a country for one year or longer) be enumerated in the census.

Although every attempt has been made to enumerate non-permanent residents, factors such as language difficulties, the reluctance to complete a government form or to understand the need to participate may have affected the enumeration of this population.

For additional information, please refer to the 2006 Census Dictionary, catalogue number 92-566-XWE or 92-566-XPE.

For counts of the non-permanent resident population in 1991, 2001 and 2006, please refer to the 2006 Census table 97-557-XCB2006006.


Note: Population universe

The population universe of the 2006 Census includes the following groups:
- Canadian citizens (by birth or by naturalization) and landed immigrants with a usual place of residence in Canada;
- Canadian citizens (by birth or by naturalization) and landed immigrants who are abroad, either on a military base or attached to a diplomatic mission;
- Canadian citizens (by birth or by naturalization) and landed immigrants at sea or in port aboard merchant vessels under Canadian registry;
- persons with a usual place of residence in Canada who are claiming refugee status and members of their families living with them;
- persons with a usual place of residence in Canada who hold Study Permits and members of their families living with them;
- persons with a usual place of residence in Canada who hold Work Permits and members of their families living with them.

For census purposes, the last three groups in this list are referred to as 'non-permanent residents'. For further information, refer to the variable Immigration: Non-permanent resident found in the 2006 Census Dictionary, catalogue number 92-566-XWE or 92-566-XPE.

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This table details ethnic origin , generation status , single and multiple ethnic origin responses and sex for the population 15 years and over in Brantford, CY
Ethnic origin (247) Generation status (4)
Total - Generation status 1st generationFootnote 2 2nd generationFootnote 3 3rd generation or moreFootnote 4
Total - Ethnic originFootnote 5 71,985 12,605 14,420 44,960
British Isles origins 40,170 3,650 7,510 29,015
Cornish 10 0 0 10
English 26,295 2,095 5,110 19,095
Irish 13,170 875 1,930 10,365
Manx 25 10 0 15
Scottish 15,900 1,455 2,640 11,800
Welsh 1,640 205 335 1,095
British Isles, n.i.e.Footnote 6 1,265 155 335 775
French origins 6,485 255 690 5,545
Acadian 40 0 10 35
French 6,450 255 685 5,515
Aboriginal origins 3,325 65 210 3,055
Inuit 40 0 10 35
Métis 385 0 10 370
North American Indian 2,960 65 195 2,700
Other North American origins 20,095 455 2,565 17,070
American 860 205 235 425
Canadian 19,500 300 2,420 16,775
Newfoundlander 40 0 0 30
Nova Scotian 10 0 0 10
Ontarian 0 0 0 0
Québécois 0 0 0 0
Other provincial or regional groups 10 0 0 10
Caribbean origins 725 455 195 75
Antiguan 0 0 0 0
Bahamian 10 10 10 0
Barbadian 100 50 15 30
Bermudan 0 0 0 0
Carib 0 0 0 0
Cuban 10 0 0 0
Dominican, n.o.s.Footnote 7 0 0 0 0
Grenadian 10 0 0 0
Guyanese 35 15 20 0
Haitian 0 0 0 0
Jamaican 370 240 105 30
Kittitian/Nevisian 0 0 0 0
Martinican 0 0 0 0
Montserratan 0 10 0 0
Puerto Rican 10 10 0 0
St. Lucian 0 0 0 0
Trinidadian/Tobagonian 95 70 20 0
Vincentian/Grenadinian 15 15 0 0
West Indian 90 45 30 15
Caribbean, n.i.e.Footnote 8 0 0 0 0
Latin, Central and South American origins 305 240 50 10
Aboriginal from Central/South America 45 45 0 0
Argentinian 15 10 0 10
Belizean 10 0 0 0
Bolivian 0 0 0 0
Brazilian 25 25 0 0
Chilean 10 0 0 0
Colombian 25 30 0 0
Costa Rican 0 0 0 0
Ecuadorian 0 0 10 0
Guatemalan 15 15 0 0
Hispanic 0 0 0 0
Honduran 10 10 0 0
Maya 0 0 0 0
Mexican 40 0 25 10
Nicaraguan 10 10 0 0
Panamanian 0 0 0 0
Paraguayan 10 10 0 0
Peruvian 0 0 0 0
Salvadorean 80 70 10 0
Uruguayan 0 0 0 0
Venezuelan 0 0 0 0
Latin, Central or South American, n.i.e.Footnote 9 25 20 10 0
European origins 26,820 6,015 7,755 13,050
Western European origins 11,790 1,435 2,985 7,370
Austrian 310 45 100 160
Belgian 395 50 100 240
Dutch (Netherlands) 3,835 690 1,405 1,740
Flemish 15 10 0 10
Frisian 0 0 0 0
German 7,965 725 1,535 5,705
Luxembourger 0 10 0 0
Swiss 170 30 35 110
Northern European origins 955 110 275 570
Finnish 145 15 35 90
Scandinavian origins 860 95 250 510
Danish 310 35 135 145
Icelandic 30 10 10 20
Norwegian 240 25 40 175
Swedish 295 45 70 180
Scandinavian, n.i.e.Footnote 10 25 10 0 15
Eastern European origins 9,435 2,390 2,830 4,215
Baltic origins 165 65 50 55
Estonian 20 0 15 0
Latvian 60 35 15 10
Lithuanian 95 30 20 40
Byelorussian 15 10 0 0
Czech and Slovak origins 435 85 175 170
Czech 170 10 75 85
Czechoslovakian 60 0 15 45
Slovak 205 75 90 45
Hungarian (Magyar) 2,260 405 795 1,060
Polish 4,100 1,510 1,165 1,420
Romanian 335 90 55 190
Russian 470 80 150 240
Ukrainian 2,785 285 735 1,765
Southern European origins 6,890 2,300 2,450 2,145
Albanian 15 20 0 0
Bosnian 20 0 15 0
Bulgarian 30 0 10 15
Croatian 210 80 90 35
Cypriot 15 0 15 0
Greek 385 120 140 125
Italian 4,255 1,215 1,470 1,570
Kosovar 0 0 0 0
Macedonian 30 0 20 10
Maltese 295 40 125 135
Montenegrin 0 0 0 0
Portuguese 910 475 350 90
Serbian 155 85 55 15
Sicilian 0 0 0 0
Slovenian 70 30 30 0
Spanish 465 245 110 105
Yugoslav, n.i.e.Footnote 11 210 30 95 80
Other European origins 365 60 85 210
Basque 0 0 0 0
Gypsy (Roma) 10 0 0 0
Jewish 285 40 70 170
Slav (European) 10 0 10 0
European, n.i.e.Footnote 12 75 20 15 40
African origins 530 260 100 175
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 0 0 0 0
Black 185 60 40 85
Burundian 0 0 0 0
Cameroonian 0 0 0 0
Chadian 0 0 0 0
Congolese (Zairian) 0 0 0 0
Congolese, n.o.s.Footnote 13 0 0 0 0
Dinka 0 0 0 0
East African 0 0 0 0
Eritrean 0 0 0 0
Ethiopian 0 0 0 0
Gabonese 0 0 0 0
Gambian 0 0 0 0
Ghanaian 10 10 0 0
Guinean, n.o.s.Footnote 14 0 0 0 0
Harari 0 0 0 0
Ibo 0 0 0 0
Ivorian 0 0 0 0
Kenyan 0 0 0 0
Malagasy 0 0 0 0
Malian 0 0 0 0
Mauritian 0 0 0 0
Nigerian 10 10 0 0
Oromo 0 0 0 0
Peulh 0 0 0 0
Rwandan 0 0 0 0
Senegalese 0 0 0 0
Seychellois 0 0 0 0
Sierra Leonean 0 0 0 0
Somali 20 20 0 0
South African 15 20 0 0
Sudanese 0 10 0 0
Tanzanian 0 0 0 0
Tigrian 0 0 0 0
Togolese 0 0 0 0
Ugandan 0 0 0 0
Yoruba 0 0 0 0
Zambian 0 0 0 0
Zimbabwean 10 10 0 0
Zulu 0 0 0 0
African, n.i.e.Footnote 15 280 130 55 90
Arab origins 275 180 60 30
Egyptian 75 60 15 0
Iraqi 20 20 0 0
Jordanian 0 0 0 0
Kuwaiti 0 0 0 0
Lebanese 60 20 10 25
Libyan 0 0 0 0
Maghrebi origins 20 10 10 0
Algerian 15 10 10 0
Berber 0 0 0 0
Moroccan 10 0 0 0
Tunisian 0 0 0 0
Maghrebi, n.i.e.Footnote 16 0 0 0 0
Palestinian 45 30 10 0
Saudi Arabian 0 0 0 0
Syrian 0 0 0 0
Yemeni 0 0 0 0
Arab, n.i.e.Footnote 17 60 40 20 0
West Asian origins 220 60 70 95
Afghan 0 0 0 0
Armenian 155 15 55 85
Assyrian 0 0 0 0
Azerbaijani 0 0 0 0
Georgian 0 0 0 0
Iranian 25 25 0 0
Israeli 10 0 0 10
Kurd 0 0 0 0
Pashtun 0 0 0 0
Tatar 0 0 0 0
Turk 35 15 15 0
West Asian, n.i.e.Footnote 18 0 0 0 0
South Asian origins 1,305 1,010 235 55
Bangladeshi 0 0 0 0
Bengali 15 15 0 0
East Indian 970 715 200 55
Goan 0 0 0 0
Gujarati 0 0 0 0
Kashmiri 0 0 0 0
Nepali 0 0 0 0
Pakistani 265 220 45 0
Punjabi 45 45 0 0
Sinhalese 0 0 0 0
Sri Lankan 15 15 0 0
Tamil 0 0 0 0
South Asian, n.i.e.Footnote 19 75 75 0 0
East and Southeast Asian origins 1,670 1,320 290 70
Burmese 15 15 0 0
Cambodian 10 10 0 0
Chinese 660 505 140 20
Filipino 450 425 25 0
Hmong 0 0 0 0
Indonesian 20 10 10 10
Japanese 130 65 35 25
Khmer 0 0 0 0
Korean 165 130 35 0
Laotian 40 25 15 0
Malaysian 10 10 0 0
Mongolian 0 0 0 0
Singaporean 0 0 0 0
Taiwanese 0 0 0 0
Thai 10 0 0 0
Tibetan 0 0 0 0
Vietnamese 280 245 35 0
East or Southeast Asian, n.i.e.Footnote 20 0 0 0 0
Asian, n.o.s.Footnote 21 0 0 0 10
Oceania origins 75 20 25 25
Australian 20 0 20 10
New Zealander 30 0 0 25
Pacific Islands origins 20 20 0 0
Fijian 0 0 0 0
Hawaiian 10 10 0 0
Maori 0 0 0 0
Polynesian 10 10 0 0
Samoan 0 0 0 0
Pacific Islander, n.i.e.Footnote 22 0 0 0 0

Footnotes

Footnote 1

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.

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Footnote 2

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).

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Footnote 3

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).

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Footnote 4

Persons born inside Canada with both parents born inside Canada (these persons may have grandparents born inside or outside Canada as well).

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Footnote 5

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.

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The abbreviation 'n.i.e.' means 'not included elsewhere.'

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The abbreviation 'n.o.s.' means 'not otherwise specified.'

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The abbreviation 'n.i.e.' means 'not included elsewhere.'

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The abbreviation 'n.i.e.' means 'not included elsewhere.'

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The abbreviation 'n.i.e.' means 'not included elsewhere.'

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The abbreviation 'n.i.e.' means 'not included elsewhere.'

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The abbreviation 'n.i.e.' means 'not included elsewhere.'

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Footnote 13

The abbreviation 'n.o.s.' means 'not otherwise specified.'

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Footnote 14

The abbreviation 'n.o.s.' means 'not otherwise specified.'

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The abbreviation 'n.i.e.' means 'not included elsewhere.'

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The abbreviation 'n.i.e.' means 'not included elsewhere.'

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The abbreviation 'n.i.e.' means 'not included elsewhere.'

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The abbreviation 'n.i.e.' means 'not included elsewhere.'

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The abbreviation 'n.i.e.' means 'not included elsewhere.'

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The abbreviation 'n.i.e.' means 'not included elsewhere.'

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Footnote 21

The abbreviation 'n.o.s.' means 'not otherwise specified.'

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Footnote 22

The abbreviation 'n.i.e.' means 'not included elsewhere.'

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Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 97-562-XCB2006015.

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