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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
Data dimensions :

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 Simcoe
Ethnic origin (247) Generation status (4)
Total - Generation status 1st generationFootnote 2 2nd generationFootnote 3 3rd generation or moreFootnote 4
Total - Ethnic originFootnote 5 336,740 51,915 62,430 222,390
British Isles origins 201,110 18,830 37,485 144,795
Cornish 20 0 0 15
English 126,280 11,845 24,050 90,390
Irish 77,180 4,575 11,080 61,520
Manx 50 10 15 15
Scottish 83,710 5,945 14,510 63,255
Welsh 7,385 955 1,575 4,855
British Isles, n.i.e.Footnote 6 7,220 1,065 1,790 4,365
French origins 43,990 1,545 3,870 38,575
Acadian 385 10 30 345
French 43,815 1,545 3,845 38,425
Aboriginal origins 16,245 225 1,110 14,915
Inuit 155 0 0 155
Métis 5,860 0 175 5,680
North American Indian 10,535 220 935 9,385
Other North American origins 107,435 1,930 13,365 92,135
American 3,290 610 1,210 1,470
Canadian 104,870 1,365 12,625 90,875
Newfoundlander 335 25 50 265
Nova Scotian 0 0 0 0
Ontarian 60 0 0 60
Québécois 60 10 0 55
Other provincial or regional groups 20 0 0 20
Caribbean origins 3,015 1,605 1,020 390
Antiguan 10 0 0 0
Bahamian 30 20 0 10
Barbadian 205 105 70 25
Bermudan 90 0 50 30
Carib 0 0 0 0
Cuban 65 50 10 10
Dominican, n.o.s.Footnote 7 40 35 0 0
Grenadian 10 10 0 0
Guyanese 345 175 150 20
Haitian 20 15 0 0
Jamaican 1,470 810 480 180
Kittitian/Nevisian 0 0 0 0
Martinican 0 0 0 0
Montserratan 10 10 0 0
Puerto Rican 25 20 0 0
St. Lucian 0 0 0 0
Trinidadian/Tobagonian 325 210 100 15
Vincentian/Grenadinian 70 35 35 0
West Indian 410 190 130 80
Caribbean, n.i.e.Footnote 8 35 0 0 25
Latin, Central and South American origins 1,455 1,085 275 95
Aboriginal from Central/South America 75 75 0 0
Argentinian 70 45 10 15
Belizean 0 0 0 0
Bolivian 10 10 0 0
Brazilian 85 60 20 0
Chilean 160 140 20 0
Colombian 55 45 0 10
Costa Rican 0 0 0 0
Ecuadorian 175 105 55 10
Guatemalan 70 60 0 10
Hispanic 10 0 0 0
Honduran 0 0 0 0
Maya 10 0 10 0
Mexican 225 150 50 20
Nicaraguan 10 10 0 0
Panamanian 20 15 10 0
Paraguayan 0 0 0 0
Peruvian 115 75 40 0
Salvadorean 250 225 30 0
Uruguayan 40 30 10 0
Venezuelan 25 20 0 0
Latin, Central or South American, n.i.e.Footnote 9 105 50 35 15
European origins 105,970 26,480 30,665 48,820
Western European origins 52,700 10,265 13,920 28,520
Austrian 2,205 520 765 925
Belgian 1,110 120 370 620
Dutch (Netherlands) 16,990 3,295 5,710 7,980
Flemish 95 35 35 30
Frisian 60 35 25 0
German 34,290 6,525 7,545 20,220
Luxembourger 15 0 0 10
Swiss 1,380 265 325 785
Northern European origins 7,890 1,320 2,270 4,300
Finnish 2,165 325 765 1,075
Scandinavian origins 5,920 1,045 1,570 3,310
Danish 2,180 530 760 890
Icelandic 335 10 50 280
Norwegian 1,540 225 310 1,005
Swedish 1,995 300 530 1,165
Scandinavian, n.i.e.Footnote 10 145 10 15 115
Eastern European origins 26,665 6,900 7,430 12,335
Baltic origins 1,930 700 735 500
Estonian 500 190 225 85
Latvian 715 240 280 185
Lithuanian 770 280 260 225
Byelorussian 35 20 15 0
Czech and Slovak origins 1,920 660 585 675
Czech 985 405 275 300
Czechoslovakian 225 70 95 60
Slovak 770 205 240 325
Hungarian (Magyar) 3,290 1,160 1,150 985
Polish 10,345 3,060 2,775 4,510
Romanian 955 330 275 345
Russian 2,380 685 515 1,180
Ukrainian 9,255 955 2,355 5,940
Southern European origins 27,995 9,700 10,220 8,070
Albanian 80 35 35 0
Bosnian 130 110 20 0
Bulgarian 195 20 60 110
Croatian 730 305 315 115
Cypriot 10 0 0 0
Greek 1,835 730 725 385
Italian 15,745 3,990 5,955 5,800
Kosovar 0 0 0 0
Macedonian 575 225 190 155
Maltese 1,060 255 435 375
Montenegrin 0 0 0 0
Portuguese 4,655 2,670 1,640 340
Serbian 290 150 120 20
Sicilian 120 30 25 70
Slovenian 520 190 250 80
Spanish 2,345 1,220 515 610
Yugoslav, n.i.e.Footnote 11 795 230 350 215
Other European origins 1,885 455 625 800
Basque 10 0 0 0
Gypsy (Roma) 15 10 0 0
Jewish 1,610 415 540 655
Slav (European) 80 10 50 15
European, n.i.e.Footnote 12 190 25 30 130
African origins 1,315 685 320 310
Afrikaner 0 0 0 0
Akan 0 0 0 0
Amhara 0 0 0 0
Angolan 20 10 15 0
Ashanti 0 0 0 0
Bantu 0 0 0 0
Black 210 80 55 70
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 25 25 0 0
Gabonese 0 0 0 0
Gambian 0 0 0 0
Ghanaian 0 10 0 0
Guinean, n.o.s.Footnote 14 10 10 0 0
Harari 0 0 0 0
Ibo 0 0 0 0
Ivorian 0 0 0 0
Kenyan 10 10 10 0
Malagasy 0 0 0 0
Malian 0 0 0 0
Mauritian 0 0 0 0
Nigerian 80 75 0 0
Oromo 0 0 0 0
Peulh 0 0 0 0
Rwandan 40 40 0 0
Senegalese 0 0 0 0
Seychellois 0 0 0 0
Sierra Leonean 0 0 0 0
Somali 10 0 0 0
South African 210 115 60 35
Sudanese 0 0 0 0
Tanzanian 10 10 0 0
Tigrian 10 0 0 0
Togolese 0 0 0 0
Ugandan 0 0 0 0
Yoruba 10 10 0 0
Zambian 0 0 0 0
Zimbabwean 10 10 0 0
Zulu 10 0 0 0
African, n.i.e.Footnote 15 720 335 185 200
Arab origins 1,030 545 200 285
Egyptian 200 130 45 25
Iraqi 40 35 0 0
Jordanian 0 0 0 0
Kuwaiti 0 0 0 0
Lebanese 435 140 85 205
Libyan 10 10 0 0
Maghrebi origins 55 50 10 0
Algerian 0 0 0 0
Berber 0 0 0 0
Moroccan 25 25 0 0
Tunisian 0 0 0 0
Maghrebi, n.i.e.Footnote 16 20 20 0 0
Palestinian 25 20 0 0
Saudi Arabian 0 0 0 0
Syrian 115 50 20 50
Yemeni 0 0 0 0
Arab, n.i.e.Footnote 17 195 135 45 10
West Asian origins 745 535 155 50
Afghan 160 155 10 0
Armenian 155 95 55 10
Assyrian 50 25 15 15
Azerbaijani 10 15 0 0
Georgian 0 0 0 0
Iranian 195 165 30 10
Israeli 15 10 10 0
Kurd 0 0 0 0
Pashtun 0 0 0 0
Tatar 15 15 0 0
Turk 140 80 45 20
West Asian, n.i.e.Footnote 18 15 10 0 0
South Asian origins 2,785 2,160 490 135
Bangladeshi 30 30 0 0
Bengali 10 10 0 0
East Indian 2,225 1,685 430 105
Goan 30 20 10 0
Gujarati 0 0 0 0
Kashmiri 0 0 0 0
Nepali 0 0 0 0
Pakistani 315 280 30 0
Punjabi 30 15 15 0
Sinhalese 0 0 0 0
Sri Lankan 175 150 15 10
Tamil 10 0 0 0
South Asian, n.i.e.Footnote 19 60 45 10 10
East and Southeast Asian origins 4,865 3,575 785 505
Burmese 25 20 0 10
Cambodian 135 100 25 0
Chinese 1,920 1,410 360 155
Filipino 1,235 1,050 160 25
Hmong 0 0 0 0
Indonesian 70 35 10 30
Japanese 510 190 80 240
Khmer 25 25 0 0
Korean 670 550 95 20
Laotian 50 30 20 0
Malaysian 90 75 10 0
Mongolian 30 20 0 10
Singaporean 0 0 0 0
Taiwanese 10 0 0 0
Thai 45 30 0 10
Tibetan 15 10 10 0
Vietnamese 490 385 90 10
East or Southeast Asian, n.i.e.Footnote 20 35 15 0 20
Asian, n.o.s.Footnote 21 0 0 0 0
Oceania origins 510 195 155 160
Australian 410 155 125 135
New Zealander 75 30 20 20
Pacific Islands origins 35 25 10 10
Fijian 0 0 0 0
Hawaiian 0 0 0 0
Maori 0 0 0 0
Polynesian 0 0 10 0
Samoan 20 20 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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The abbreviation 'n.o.s.' means 'not otherwise specified.'

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Footnote 15

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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