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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.

Data table

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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 Greater Sudbury / Grand Sudbury, CFootnote 2
Ethnic origin (247) Generation status (4)
Total - Generation status 1st generationFootnote 3 2nd generationFootnote 4 3rd generation or moreFootnote 5
Total - Ethnic originFootnote 6 129,435 10,655 16,715 102,065
British Isles origins 53,000 2,195 6,695 44,110
Cornish 0 0 0 0
English 28,285 1,200 3,800 23,280
Irish 24,305 630 2,185 21,485
Manx 25 0 0 25
Scottish 20,790 735 2,700 17,355
Welsh 1,510 115 295 1,095
British Isles, n.i.e.Footnote 7 1,375 160 330 880
French origins 49,900 360 2,335 47,205
Acadian 185 0 10 175
French 49,810 360 2,330 47,120
Aboriginal origins 10,645 85 335 10,220
Inuit 75 0 0 75
Métis 4,760 10 115 4,635
North American Indian 6,035 75 230 5,735
Other North American origins 51,570 335 3,190 48,055
American 940 75 305 560
Canadian 50,990 265 3,020 47,700
Newfoundlander 20 0 0 20
Nova Scotian 10 0 0 10
Ontarian 25 0 0 25
Québécois 155 0 10 150
Other provincial or regional groups 15 0 0 15
Caribbean origins 440 150 220 75
Antiguan 10 0 0 0
Bahamian 0 0 0 0
Barbadian 30 0 20 10
Bermudan 10 0 10 0
Carib 10 10 0 10
Cuban 0 0 0 0
Dominican, n.o.s.Footnote 8 10 0 0 0
Grenadian 0 0 0 0
Guyanese 35 10 20 0
Haitian 35 10 20 10
Jamaican 235 75 115 40
Kittitian/Nevisian 0 0 0 0
Martinican 0 0 0 0
Montserratan 0 0 0 0
Puerto Rican 0 0 0 0
St. Lucian 0 0 0 0
Trinidadian/Tobagonian 25 20 10 0
Vincentian/Grenadinian 10 0 10 0
West Indian 25 15 10 10
Caribbean, n.i.e.Footnote 9 10 0 10 0
Latin, Central and South American origins 215 145 55 15
Aboriginal from Central/South America 10 0 0 0
Argentinian 15 10 0 0
Belizean 0 0 0 0
Bolivian 0 0 0 0
Brazilian 10 0 0 0
Chilean 0 10 0 0
Colombian 0 10 0 0
Costa Rican 0 0 0 0
Ecuadorian 0 0 0 0
Guatemalan 0 0 0 0
Hispanic 0 0 0 0
Honduran 0 0 0 0
Maya 0 0 0 0
Mexican 40 20 25 0
Nicaraguan 0 0 0 0
Panamanian 0 0 0 0
Paraguayan 0 0 0 0
Peruvian 20 10 10 10
Salvadorean 60 60 0 0
Uruguayan 25 0 20 0
Venezuelan 0 0 0 0
Latin, Central or South American, n.i.e.Footnote 10 20 15 0 0
European origins 40,115 6,885 11,025 22,200
Western European origins 12,370 1,355 2,255 8,755
Austrian 605 165 205 235
Belgian 315 30 75 205
Dutch (Netherlands) 2,190 200 495 1,495
Flemish 95 10 25 60
Frisian 10 0 0 0
German 9,475 1,025 1,490 6,960
Luxembourger 30 10 15 10
Swiss 270 15 85 170
Northern European origins 7,765 995 2,060 4,705
Finnish 5,715 890 1,645 3,180
Scandinavian origins 2,435 140 530 1,760
Danish 380 55 125 205
Icelandic 105 0 0 105
Norwegian 625 10 110 505
Swedish 1,365 80 295 985
Scandinavian, n.i.e.Footnote 11 55 0 0 50
Eastern European origins 11,460 1,465 3,380 6,615
Baltic origins 705 180 255 270
Estonian 255 80 105 70
Latvian 175 50 45 75
Lithuanian 320 60 135 125
Byelorussian 30 10 20 0
Czech and Slovak origins 750 170 300 280
Czech 285 70 95 120
Czechoslovakian 170 40 80 55
Slovak 305 60 130 110
Hungarian (Magyar) 595 130 240 225
Polish 3,860 580 1,025 2,255
Romanian 255 50 65 145
Russian 730 95 225 410
Ukrainian 5,920 360 1,625 3,930
Southern European origins 12,905 3,255 4,395 5,250
Albanian 0 0 0 0
Bosnian 30 15 15 0
Bulgarian 50 15 15 20
Croatian 815 285 350 175
Cypriot 0 10 0 0
Greek 365 135 120 105
Italian 10,490 2,410 3,555 4,525
Kosovar 0 0 0 0
Macedonian 30 0 15 20
Maltese 50 20 25 10
Montenegrin 0 10 0 0
Portuguese 345 180 90 75
Serbian 180 105 60 15
Sicilian 0 0 0 0
Slovenian 235 50 120 65
Spanish 430 85 115 235
Yugoslav, n.i.e.Footnote 12 195 60 65 70
Other European origins 350 40 105 205
Basque 15 0 0 15
Gypsy (Roma) 0 0 0 0
Jewish 230 20 85 120
Slav (European) 0 0 0 0
European, n.i.e.Footnote 13 105 20 15 65
African origins 470 305 70 95
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 80 15 0 65
Burundian 10 0 0 0
Cameroonian 0 0 0 0
Chadian 0 0 0 0
Congolese (Zairian) 25 30 0 0
Congolese, n.o.s.Footnote 14 75 45 25 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 0 0 0 0
Guinean, n.o.s.Footnote 15 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 10 0 0 0
Malian 0 0 0 0
Mauritian 0 0 0 0
Nigerian 25 20 0 0
Oromo 0 0 0 0
Peulh 15 10 0 0
Rwandan 0 0 0 0
Senegalese 0 0 0 0
Seychellois 0 10 0 0
Sierra Leonean 0 0 0 0
Somali 10 10 0 0
South African 45 25 15 0
Sudanese 0 0 0 0
Tanzanian 0 0 0 0
Tigrian 0 0 0 0
Togolese 0 0 0 0
Ugandan 0 0 0 0
Yoruba 15 10 0 0
Zambian 0 0 10 0
Zimbabwean 10 10 0 0
Zulu 0 0 0 0
African, n.i.e.Footnote 16 180 125 25 30
Arab origins 450 240 130 80
Egyptian 75 45 25 0
Iraqi 15 10 10 0
Jordanian 0 0 0 0
Kuwaiti 10 0 0 0
Lebanese 205 65 80 60
Libyan 0 0 0 0
Maghrebi origins 70 65 0 0
Algerian 0 0 0 0
Berber 35 30 0 0
Moroccan 30 25 0 10
Tunisian 10 10 0 0
Maghrebi, n.i.e.Footnote 17 0 0 0 0
Palestinian 10 0 0 0
Saudi Arabian 0 0 0 0
Syrian 30 10 10 15
Yemeni 0 0 0 0
Arab, n.i.e.Footnote 18 55 40 10 10
West Asian origins 170 115 30 25
Afghan 10 10 0 0
Armenian 20 20 0 0
Assyrian 0 0 0 0
Azerbaijani 0 0 0 0
Georgian 0 0 0 0
Iranian 50 30 10 10
Israeli 15 10 0 10
Kurd 0 0 0 0
Pashtun 0 0 0 0
Tatar 0 0 0 0
Turk 55 35 15 0
West Asian, n.i.e.Footnote 19 10 10 0 0
South Asian origins 545 445 70 30
Bangladeshi 35 35 0 0
Bengali 0 0 0 0
East Indian 460 365 65 30
Goan 0 0 0 0
Gujarati 0 0 0 0
Kashmiri 0 0 0 0
Nepali 0 0 0 0
Pakistani 35 25 0 0
Punjabi 0 0 0 0
Sinhalese 0 0 0 0
Sri Lankan 10 10 0 0
Tamil 0 0 0 0
South Asian, n.i.e.Footnote 20 0 10 0 0
East and Southeast Asian origins 930 635 200 100
Burmese 0 0 0 0
Cambodian 0 0 0 0
Chinese 620 425 125 75
Filipino 145 85 45 20
Hmong 0 0 0 0
Indonesian 0 0 0 0
Japanese 50 25 20 0
Khmer 0 0 0 0
Korean 30 25 10 0
Laotian 10 0 0 0
Malaysian 10 0 0 0
Mongolian 10 0 0 0
Singaporean 0 0 0 0
Taiwanese 0 0 0 0
Thai 10 10 0 0
Tibetan 0 0 0 0
Vietnamese 95 85 10 0
East or Southeast Asian, n.i.e.Footnote 21 15 10 0 0
Asian, n.o.s.Footnote 22 0 0 0 10
Oceania origins 40 25 15 0
Australian 35 30 10 0
New Zealander 10 0 10 0
Pacific Islands origins 0 0 0 0
Fijian 0 0 0 0
Hawaiian 0 0 0 0
Maori 0 0 0 0
Polynesian 0 0 0 0
Samoan 0 0 0 0
Pacific Islander, n.i.e.Footnote 23 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

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%.

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Footnote 3

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 4

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 5

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 6

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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Footnote 7

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 14

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 16

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.i.e.' means 'not included elsewhere.'

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Footnote 22

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

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Footnote 23

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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