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Topic-based tabulation: Industry - North American Industry Classification System 2002 (433A), Sex (3) and Selected Demographic, Cultural, Labour Force, Educational and Income Characteristics (227), for the Population 15 Years and Over of Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 2006 Census - 20% Sample Data

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General information

Catalogue number :97-564-XCB2006006
Release date :December 9, 2008
Topic :Labour
Data dimensions :

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Additional information about this table is available in the Dimension Summary Box of the 'Selected demographic, cultural, labour force, educational and income characteristics (227)' variable.

Note: Data Quality - Relationship of Census Income Estimates to the National Accounts and Survey of Labour and Income Dynamics

Census income estimates of aggregate income in 2005 were compared to similar personal income estimates from the national accounts. After adjustments to the personal income estimates for differences in concepts and coverage, the census estimate of aggregate income in 2005 from comparable sources was 1.2% lower than the national accounts estimate. As in the past, census estimates for some income components and for some provinces compared more favourably than for others.

Census estimates of aggregate wages and salaries, the largest component of income, were slightly higher (1.0%) than the national accounts estimates. This was partially offset by the difference (-7.8%) between the census estimates of aggregate self-employment income from both farm and non-farm self-employment and the adjusted national accounts figures. Overall, estimates of aggregate employment income or earnings were nearly identical (0.3% difference).

Census estimates of Old Age Security pensions and the Guaranteed Income Supplement were slightly lower (-1.4%), as they were for Canada/Quebec Pension Plan benefits (-0.9%), than adjusted national accounts estimates. Employment Insurance benefits reported in the census were smaller by 6.1%. Census estimates of aggregate child benefits were 2.0% higher than the adjusted national accounts estimates. Census estimates of other government transfer payments, which include such items as social welfare benefits, provincial income supplements to seniors, veterans' pensions and GST/HST/QST refunds, were significantly below (-39.2%) the estimates from the national accounts. Overall, census estimates of aggregate income from all government transfer payments were lower by 12.0%. The census estimate of aggregate investment income in 2005 was slightly lower (-2.7%) than the comparable national accounts estimate. This is a significant improvement when compared to previous census comparisons.

Census income statistics were also compared with similar statistics from the annual Survey of Labour and Income Dynamics (SLID). SLID estimates reflect adjustments made for population undercoverage, while census estimates do not include such an adjustment. This adjustment contributes to census estimates showing fewer income recipients (-2.1%) and earners (-1.4%) than SLID estimates. However, due to higher average amounts, census estimates of aggregate earnings are 2.8% higher than the SLID estimate, while the census estimate of aggregate total income of individuals is 2.3% higher. Most of the observed provincial differences were considered acceptable in the light of sampling errors in the Survey. The all-person low income prevalence rates for Canada (excluding the Territories) were almost identical in both sources for the before-tax measure at 15.3% and only slightly higher (0.6 percentage points) in census than SLID for the after-tax rate.

Note: Broad occupational category A - Management occupations

Census data for occupation groups in Broad occupational category A - Management occupations should be used with caution. Some coding errors were made in assigning the appropriate level of management, e.g., senior manager as opposed to middle manager, and in determining the appropriate area of specialization or activity, e.g., a manager of a health care program in a hospital as opposed to a government manager in health policy administration. Some non-management occupations have also been miscoded to management due to confusion over titles such as program manager and project manager. Data users may wish to use data for management occupations in conjunction with other variables such as Income, Age and Education.

Note: Comparability of 2006 Place of work data

Working at home can be measured in different ways. In the census, the 'Worked at home' category includes persons who live and work at the same physical location, such as farmers, teleworkers and work camp workers. In addition, the 2006 Census Guide instructed persons who worked part of the time at home and part of the time at an employer's address to indicate that they 'Worked at home' if most of their time was spent working at home (e.g., three days out of five).

Other Statistics Canada surveys such as the General Social Survey, the Survey of Labour and Income Dynamics, and the Workplace and Employee Survey also collect information on working at home. However, the survey data are not directly comparable to the census data since the surveys ask respondents whether they did some or all of their paid work at home, whereas the census asks them where they usually worked most of the time. Consequently, census estimates on work at home are lower than survey estimates.

The place-of-work question has remained in virtually the same format in each census since 1971. However, in 1996, the category 'No fixed workplace address' replaced 'No usual place of work.' In 1996, the census questionnaire was modified by adding a check box for the 'No fixed workplace' response category. In previous censuses, respondents were asked to write 'No usual place of work' in the address fields. It is believed that previous censuses have undercounted the number of persons with 'No fixed workplace address.'

Annexations, incorporations and amalgamations of municipalities could create some difficulties when comparing spatial units and structures which change over time.

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

Note: Consistency of earnings and labour estimates

Changes to the collection methodology for income data and to the editing procedures create an apparent inconsistency for more records in 2006 compared to 2001. For example, a larger amount of full-year, full-time workers (or part-year workers) are without reported earnings. There are also more persons with earnings that do not report work activity during the previous calendar year.

These impacts are also visible for wages and salaries and net income from self-employment.

For more information, please consult the Income and Earnings Reference Guide, 2006 Census, Catalogue no. 97-563-GWE2006003.

Note: Definition of Place of work status

Refers to the place of work of non-institutional residents 15 years of age and over who worked at some time since January 1, 2005. The variable usually relates to the individual's job held in the week prior to enumeration. However, if the person did not work during that week but had worked at some time since January 1, 2005, the information relates to the job held longest during that period.

Respondent-completed responses:

Worked at home - Persons whose job is located in the same building as their place of residence, persons who live and work on the same farm, building superintendents and teleworkers who spend most of their work week working at home.

Worked outside Canada - Persons who work at a location outside Canada. This can include diplomats, Armed Forces personnel and other persons enumerated abroad. This category also includes recent immigrants who may not currently be employed, but whose job of longest duration since January 1, 2005 was held outside Canada.

No fixed workplace address - Persons who do not go from home to the same workplace location at the beginning of each shift. Such persons include building and landscape contractors, travelling salespersons, independent truck drivers, etc.

Worked at the address specified below - Persons who are not included in the categories described above and who report to the same (usual) workplace location at the beginning of each shift are included here. Respondents are asked to provide the street address, city, town, village, township, municipality or Indian reserve, province or territory and postal code of their workplace. If the full street address was not known, the name of the building or nearest street intersection could be substituted.

Teleworkers who spend less than one-half of their workweek working at their home office are asked to report the full address of their employer. Persons whose workplace location varied, but who reported regularly to an employer's address at the beginning of each shift, are asked to report the full address of the employer.

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

Note: Income Data for Seniors in Collective Dwellings

In the 2006 Census, individuals who resided in institutions or residences with distinct, separate living quarters, and who were able to complete the census questionnaire, received their own census form to complete. These individuals were excluded from measurements of income in prior censuses. This census their incomes have been set to zero. This results in a slight overestimation in the count of population 15 years and over, and primarily the age group 65 years and over, without income (or without earnings). Counts and income statistics for families or persons not in families are not affected, as individuals in these types of collective dwellings have always, and continue to be excluded from those populations.

Note: Income suppression

Area suppression is the deletion of all characteristic data for geographic areas with populations below a specified size. Income distributions and related statistics are suppressed if the population in the area, excluding institutional residents, is less than 250 from either the 100% or the 20% database, or if the number of private households is less than 40 from the 20% database.

Tables with income, after-tax income or earnings distributions

Income, after-tax income and earnings distributions have been suppressed where the estimated total number of units (persons, families or households) in the reference year is less than 250. All suppressed cells and associated averages, medians and standard errors of average income, average after-tax income or average earnings have been replaced with zeroes or symbols.

In all cases, suppressed data are included in the appropriate higher aggregate subtotals and totals.

Tables with number and median or average income, after-tax income or earnings

Statistics have been suppressed if the estimated total number of persons (males, females or both sexes) with income, after-tax income or earnings in the reference year is less than 250 persons. All suppressed counts and associated averages and medians have been replaced by zeroes or symbols.

In all cases, suppressed data are included in the appropriate higher aggregate subtotals and totals.

Note: Industry

5261 Pension Funds

Census data for 5261 Pension Funds should be used with caution. Errors made during the coding of the industry data has resulted in an overestimate of this group for 2006. This error mainly affects the estimates for Quebec.

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: Labour force growth for the Northwest Territories

Care should be exercised in comparing the Northwest Territories 2006 Census population counts with those from the 2001 Census. In 2001, the net undercount for the Northwest Territories was estimated at 8.11%, substantially higher than the national level of 2.99%, and almost double its 1996 level. The increase in the labour force, the employed, unemployed and not in the labour force populations between 2001 and 2006 is likely overstated due to improvements in coverage of the Northwest Territories in 2006.

Data table

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This table details industry - north american industry classification system 2002 , sex and selected demographic, cultural, labour force, educational and income characteristics , for the population 15 years and over in Ottawa - Gatineau (Que. part - Partie Qc)Footnote 1
Selected demographic, cultural, labour force, educational and income characteristics (227) Sex (3)
Total - Sex Male Female
Total labour force by age groupsFootnote 2 161,880 82,975 78,905
15 to 24 years 25,395 12,890 12,505
15 to 19 years 10,060 4,990 5,070
20 to 24 years 15,340 7,900 7,440
25 to 34 years 33,880 17,090 16,790
35 to 44 years 42,555 21,425 21,125
45 to 54 years 41,685 20,850 20,835
55 to 64 years 16,300 9,260 7,045
65 to 74 years 1,710 1,225 485
75 years and over 355 240 120
Total labour force by mobility status 1 year agoFootnote 3 161,865 82,960 78,905
Non-movers 137,030 70,280 66,750
Movers 24,835 12,680 12,155
Non-migrants 16,825 8,565 8,255
Migrants 8,010 4,110 3,895
Internal migrants 7,365 3,780 3,580
Intraprovincial migrants 4,700 2,325 2,380
Interprovincial migrants 2,665 1,455 1,205
External migrants 645 330 315
Total labour force by mobility status 5 years agoFootnote 4 161,860 82,960 78,900
Non-movers 86,185 44,610 41,575
Movers 75,680 38,355 37,325
Non-migrants 46,175 22,950 23,225
Migrants 29,505 15,405 14,100
Internal migrants 26,565 13,835 12,730
Intraprovincial migrants 16,840 8,660 8,180
Interprovincial migrants 9,730 5,175 4,550
External migrants 2,940 1,570 1,370
Total labour force by mother tongueFootnote 5 161,880 82,975 78,905
English 20,670 10,985 9,680
French 127,220 64,515 62,705
Non-official language 11,845 6,335 5,510
English and French 1,550 825 725
English and non-official language 155 90 65
French and non-official language 420 205 210
English, French and non-official language 25 15 10
Total experienced labour force by language used most often at workFootnote 6 158,700 81,315 77,385
English 51,000 28,665 22,335
French 96,000 46,620 49,380
Non-official language 295 170 120
English and French 11,060 5,655 5,400
English and non-official language 160 80 80
French and non-official language 75 40 30
English, French and non-official language 120 80 40
Total labour force by immigrant status and period of immigrationFootnote 7 161,880 82,975 78,910
Non-immigrantsFootnote 8 147,025 75,005 72,020
ImmigrantsFootnote 9 14,470 7,760 6,705
Before 1991 6,795 3,765 3,030
1991 to 2000 4,870 2,525 2,345
1991 to 1995 2,480 1,355 1,125
1996 to 2000 2,390 1,170 1,215
2001 to 2006Footnote 10 2,810 1,475 1,335
Non-permanent residentsFootnote 11 385 205 180
Total labour force by visible minority groupsFootnote 12 161,885 82,975 78,910
Total visible minority populationFootnote 13 8,755 4,750 4,000
Chinese 760 390 370
South AsianFootnote 14 320 190 130
Black 2,880 1,500 1,385
Filipino 90 30 60
Latin American 1,445 755 685
Southeast AsianFootnote 15 700 350 355
Arab 2,005 1,215 790
West AsianFootnote 16 225 175 50
Korean 80 15 65
Japanese 25 10 10
Visible minority, n.i.e.Footnote 17 65 20 45
Multiple visible minorityFootnote 18 155 105 45
Not a visible minorityFootnote 19 153,125 78,220 74,900
Total population 15 years and over by labour force activityFootnote 20 229,080 111,015 118,065
In the labour force 161,885 82,975 78,910
Employed 152,970 77,905 75,060
Unemployed 8,915 5,070 3,840
Not in the labour force 67,200 28,040 39,160
Total population 15 years and over by work activity in 2005Footnote 21 229,080 111,015 118,065
Did not work in 2005Footnote 22 64,110 26,710 37,405
Worked in 2005 164,970 84,305 80,660
1 to 13 weeks 9,430 4,475 4,955
14 to 26 weeks 12,290 5,960 6,330
27 to 39 weeks 10,345 5,495 4,850
40 to 48 weeks 23,705 12,170 11,540
49 to 52 weeks 109,205 56,205 52,995
Average weeks worked in 2005 44.7 44.9 44.5
Worked mostly full time in 2005 133,485 71,535 61,950
1 to 13 weeks 3,995 2,040 1,955
14 to 26 weeks 6,830 3,525 3,305
27 to 39 weeks 6,685 3,930 2,755
40 to 48 weeks 18,345 10,185 8,165
49 to 52 weeksFootnote 23 97,630 51,855 45,775
Average weeks worked mostly full time 47.0 46.9 47.0
Worked mostly part time in 2005 31,490 12,770 18,715
1 to 13 weeks 5,430 2,435 2,995
14 to 26 weeks 5,460 2,435 3,020
27 to 39 weeks 3,665 1,565 2,100
40 to 48 weeks 5,360 1,980 3,375
49 to 52 weeks 11,570 4,355 7,220
Average weeks worked mostly part time 35.0 33.5 36.0
Total labour force by class of workerFootnote 24 161,880 82,980 78,905
Class of worker - Not applicableFootnote 25 3,185 1,660 1,520
All classes of workerFootnote 26 158,700 81,315 77,385
Paid workers 148,515 75,370 73,150
Employees 143,855 71,915 71,945
Self-employed (incorporated) 4,665 3,460 1,205
Without paid help 2,250 1,555 695
With paid help 2,410 1,905 510
Self-employed (unincorporated) 9,940 5,870 4,070
Without paid help 7,530 4,165 3,370
With paid help 2,410 1,710 705
Unpaid family workers 240 70 165
Total employed labour force by hours worked in reference weekFootnote 27 152,970 77,910 75,060
No hours workedFootnote 28 7,465 2,735 4,730
Persons with hours workedFootnote 29 145,505 75,175 70,335
Fewer than 30 hours (part time) 21,685 8,485 13,195
1 to 19 hours 10,645 4,325 6,315
20 to 29 hours 11,045 4,165 6,885
30 hours or more (full time) 123,820 66,685 57,135
30 to 39 hours 53,720 21,560 32,160
40 hours 42,760 26,525 16,230
41 to 49 hours 11,255 7,040 4,215
50 hours or more 16,085 11,555 4,530
Average hours worked 37.4 39.4 35.2
Total employed labour force by place of work statusFootnote 30 152,970 77,905 75,060
Worked at home 7,875 3,800 4,075
Worked outside Canada 380 270 110
No fixed workplace address 13,575 10,970 2,610
Usual place of work 131,145 62,870 68,270
Total labour force by highest certificate, diploma or degreeFootnote 31 161,880 82,975 78,910
No certificate, diploma or degree 25,215 15,860 9,355
Certificate, diploma or degree 136,665 67,110 69,555
High school certificate or equivalentFootnote 32 36,760 17,615 19,155
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma 22,400 13,060 9,335
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diplomaFootnote 33 31,375 14,770 16,605
University certificate or diploma below bachelor levelFootnote 34 7,160 3,165 3,990
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor's level or aboveFootnote 35 38,975 18,505 20,465
Bachelor's degree 24,750 10,865 13,880
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level 3,340 1,640 1,700
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry 760 450 310
Master's degree 8,565 4,565 4,000
Earned doctorate 1,560 980 580
Total labour force by major field of study - Classification of Instructional Programs, 2000Footnote 36 161,880 82,975 78,910
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 61,980 33,475 28,505
Education 6,505 1,640 4,865
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 3,195 1,515 1,680
Humanities 6,615 2,585 4,030
Social and behavioural sciences and law 13,635 5,675 7,955
Business, management and public administration 24,185 8,565 15,620
Physical and life sciences and technologies 3,180 1,690 1,495
Mathematics, computer and information sciences 7,030 4,805 2,230
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies 17,330 16,065 1,265
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 1,645 1,040 610
Health, parks, recreation and fitness 10,450 2,470 7,980
Personal, protective and transportation services 6,125 3,450 2,670
Other fields of studyFootnote 37 10 0 10
Total labour force by location of studyFootnote 38 161,885 82,975 78,905
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 61,980 33,475 28,505
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 99,900 49,500 50,400
Inside Canada 94,600 46,690 47,905
Outside Canada 5,305 2,805 2,495
Total labour force by occupation - National Occupational Classification for Statistics 2006Footnote 39 161,880 82,975 78,905
Occupation - Not applicableFootnote 40 3,180 1,660 1,520
All occupationsFootnote 41 158,700 81,315 77,385
A Management occupations 14,605 9,045 5,565
A0 Senior management occupations 2,710 1,725 990
A1 Specialist managers 3,790 2,275 1,515
A2 Managers in retail trade, food and accommodation services 3,820 2,305 1,510
A3 Other managers, n.e.c. 4,290 2,735 1,555
B Business, finance and administrative occupations 35,940 10,495 25,445
B0 Professional occupations in business and finance 5,615 2,490 3,120
B1 Finance and insurance administrative occupations 1,040 370 670
B2 Secretaries 3,400 90 3,310
B3 Administrative and regulatory occupations 5,775 1,460 4,320
B4 Clerical supervisors 880 450 430
B5 Clerical occupations 19,230 5,635 13,590
C Natural and applied sciences and related occupations 12,565 9,645 2,925
C0 Professional occupations in natural and applied sciences 7,190 5,300 1,890
C1 Technical occupations related to natural and applied sciences 5,370 4,345 1,030
D Health occupations 7,915 1,815 6,100
D0 Professional occupations in health 1,560 655 905
D1 Nurse supervisors and registered nurses 2,225 205 2,020
D2 Technical and related occupations in health 1,970 465 1,505
D3 Assisting occupations in support of health services 2,155 490 1,665
E Occupations in social science, education, government service and religion 18,980 6,070 12,910
E0 Judges, lawyers, psychologists, social workers, ministers of religion, and policy and program officers 6,645 2,880 3,765
E1 Teachers and professors 7,475 2,615 4,865
E2 Paralegals, social services workers and occupations in education and religion, n.e.c. 4,860 580 4,285
F Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport 6,425 2,425 4,000
F0 Professional occupations in art and culture 4,015 1,315 2,700
F1 Technical occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport 2,410 1,110 1,305
G Sales and service occupations 37,465 18,850 18,615
G0 Sales and service supervisors 1,195 555 640
G1 Wholesale, technical, insurance, real estate sales specialists, and retail, wholesale and grain buyers 2,260 1,530 730
G2 Retail salespersons and sales clerks 6,170 2,715 3,455
G3 Cashiers 3,305 655 2,645
G4 Chefs and cooks 2,450 1,600 850
G5 Occupations in food and beverage service 2,710 825 1,890
G6 Occupations in protective services 4,225 3,420 805
G7 Occupations in travel and accommodation, including attendants in recreation and sport 1,435 820 620
G8 Childcare and home support workers 1,695 250 1,445
G9 Sales and service occupations, n.e.c. 12,015 6,475 5,535
H Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations 20,265 19,160 1,110
H0 Contractors and supervisors in trades and transportation 1,005 910 95
H1 Construction trades 5,075 4,910 160
H2 Stationary engineers, power station operators and electrical trades and telecommunications occupations 1,500 1,450 45
H3 Machinists, metal forming, shaping and erecting occupations 785 775 10
H4 Mechanics 2,525 2,495 20
H5 Other trades, n.e.c. 1,140 905 240
H6 Heavy equipment and crane operators, including drillers 665 660 10
H7 Transportation equipment operators and related workers, excluding labourers 4,475 4,140 335
H8 Trades helpers, construction, and transportation labourers and related occupations 3,095 2,905 190
I Occupations unique to primary industry 1,635 1,465 170
I0 Occupations unique to agriculture, excluding labourers 585 500 85
I1 Occupations unique to forestry operations, mining, oil and gas extraction, and fishing, excluding labourers 130 125 10
I2 Primary production labourers 920 840 85
J Occupations unique to processing, manufacturing and utilities 2,900 2,355 545
J0 Supervisors in manufacturing 300 255 45
J1 Machine operators in manufacturing 1,125 910 220
J2 Assemblers in manufacturing 580 495 80
J3 Labourers in processing, manufacturing and utilities 900 695 205
Total - Employment income and work activityFootnote 42 229,080 111,015 118,065
Did not work or had no employment income in 2005Footnote 43 70,220 30,200 40,015
Worked full year full time with employment incomeFootnote 44 95,100 50,425 44,675
Average employment income $ 50,114 54,090 45,626
Median employment income $ 46,142 48,665 43,953
Standard error of average employment income $ 216 342 243
Worked part year or part time with employment incomeFootnote 45 63,760 30,385 33,375
Average employment income $ 23,393 26,093 20,934
Median employment income $ 15,249 16,177 14,528
Standard error of average employment income $ 261 474 248

Footnotes

Footnote 1

2001 adjusted count; most of these are the result of boundary changes.

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Footnote 2

Age
Part A - Plain language definition
Not applicable
Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to the age at last birthday (as of the census reference date, May 16, 2006). This variable is derived from Date of birth.

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Footnote 3

Refers to the relationship between a person's usual place of residence on Census Day and his or her usual place of residence one year earlier. A person is classified as a non-mover if no difference exists. Otherwise, a person is classified as a mover and this categorization is called Mobility status (1 year ago). Within the category of movers, a further distinction is made between non-migrants and migrants; this difference is called migration status.

Non-movers are persons who, on Census Day, were living at the same address as the one at which they resided one year earlier.

Movers are persons who, on Census Day, were living at a different address from the one at which they resided one year earlier.

Non-migrants are movers who, on Census Day, were living at a different address, but in the same census subdivision (CSD) as the one they lived in one year earlier.

Migrants are movers who, on Census Day, were residing in a different CSD one year earlier (internal migrants) or who were living outside Canada one year earlier (external migrants).

Intraprovincial migrants are movers who, on Census Day, were living in a different census subdivision from the one at which they resided one year earlier, in the same province.

Interprovincial migrants are movers who, on Census Day, were living in a different census subdivision from the one at which they resided one year earlier, in a different province.

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Footnote 4

Refers to the relationship between a person's usual place of residence on Census Day and his or her usual place of residence five years earlier. A person is classified as a non-mover if no difference exists. Otherwise, a person is classified as a mover and this categorization is called Mobility status (5 years ago). Within the movers category, a further distinction is made between non-migrants and migrants; this difference is called migration status.

Non-movers are persons who, on Census Day, were living at the same address as the one at which they resided five years earlier.

Movers are persons who, on Census Day, were living at a different address from the one at which they resided five years earlier.

Non-migrants are movers who, on Census Day, were living at a different address, but in the same census subdivision (CSD) as the one they lived in five years earlier.

Migrants are movers who, on Census Day, were residing in a different CSD five years earlier (internal migrants) or who were living outside Canada five years earlier (external migrants).

Intraprovincial migrants are movers who, on Census Day, were living in a different census subdivision from the one in which they resided five years earlier, in the same province.

Interprovincial migrants are movers who, on Census Day, were living in a different census subdivision from the one in which they resided five years earlier, in a different province.

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Footnote 5

Mother tongue
Part A - Plain language definition
Not applicable
Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to the first language learned at home in childhood and still understood by the individual at the time of the census.

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Footnote 6

Refers to the language used most often at work by the individual at the time of the census. Data on other languages used at work on a regular basis are also collected.

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Footnote 7

Landed immigrant status
Part A - Plain language definition
Not applicable
Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to whether or not the person is a landed immigrant in Canada. Landed immigrants are people who have been granted the right to live in Canada permanently by immigration authorities.

Non-immigrant population
Part A - Plain language definition
Not applicable
Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to people who are Canadian citizens by birth. Although most were born in Canada, a small number of them were born outside Canada to Canadian parents.

Immigrant population
Part A - Plain language definition
Not applicable
Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to people who are, or have been, landed immigrants in Canada. A landed immigrant is a person who has been granted the right to live in Canada permanently by immigration authorities. Some immigrants have resided in Canada for a number of years, while others have arrived recently. Most immigrants are born outside Canada, but a small number were born in Canada.

Non-permanent resident
Part A - Plain language definition
Not applicable
Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to people from another country who had a Work or Study Permit, or who were refugee claimants at the time of the census, and family members living in Canada with them.

Period of immigration
Part A - Plain language definition
Not applicable
Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to ranges of years based on the year of immigration question. Year of immigration refers to the year in which landed immigrant status was first obtained. A landed immigrant is a person who has been granted the right to live in Canada permanently by immigration authorities.

Year of immigration
Part A - Plain language definition
Not applicable
Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to the year in which landed immigrant status was first obtained. A landed immigrant is a person who has been granted the right to live in Canada permanently by immigration authorities.

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Footnote 8

Non-immigrants are persons who are Canadian citizens by birth. Although most Canadian citizens by birth were born in Canada, a small number were born outside Canada to Canadian parents.

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Footnote 9

Immigrants are persons who are, or have ever been, landed immigrants in Canada. A landed immigrant is a person who has been granted the right to live in Canada permanently by immigration authorities. Some immigrants have resided in Canada for a number of years, while others are recent arrivals. Most immigrants are born outside Canada, but a small number were born in Canada. Includes immigrants who landed in Canada prior to Census Day, May 16, 2006.

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Footnote 10

Includes immigrants who landed in Canada prior to Census Day, May 16, 2006.

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Footnote 11

Non-permanent residents are persons 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 with them in Canada.

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Footnote 12

Visible minority population
Part A - Plain language definition
Not applicable
Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to the visible minority group to which the respondent belongs. The Employment Equity Act defines visible minorities as 'persons, other than Aboriginal peoples, who are non-Caucasian in race or non-white in colour'.

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Footnote 13

The Employment Equity Act defines visible minorities as 'persons, other than Aboriginal peoples, who are non-Caucasian in race or non-white in colour'.

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Footnote 14

For example, 'East Indian', 'Pakistani', 'Sri Lankan', etc.

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Footnote 15

For example, 'Vietnamese', 'Cambodian', 'Malaysian', 'Laotian', etc.

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Footnote 16

For example, 'Iranian', 'Afghan', etc.

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Footnote 17

The abbreviation 'n.i.e.' means 'not included elsewhere'. Includes respondents who reported a write-in response such as 'Guyanese', 'West Indian', 'Kurd', 'Tibetan', 'Polynesian', 'Pacific Islander', etc.

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Footnote 18

Includes respondents who reported more than one visible minority group by checking two or more mark-in circles, e.g., 'Black' and 'South Asian'.

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Footnote 19

Includes respondents who reported 'Yes' to the Aboriginal identity question (Question 18) as well as respondents who were not considered to be members of a visible minority group.

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Labour force activity
Part A - Plain language definition
Not applicable
Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to the labour market activity of the population 15 years of age and over in the week (Sunday to Saturday) prior to Census Day (May 16, 2006). Respondents were classified as Employed, Unemployed, or Not in the labour force. The labour force includes the employed and the unemployed.

Labour force
Part A - Plain language definition:
Not applicable
Part B - Detailed definition:
Refers to persons who were either employed or unemployed during the week (Sunday to Saturday) prior to Census Day (May 16, 2006).
Labour force = Employed + Unemployed

Employed
Part A - Plain language definition
Not applicable
Part B - Detailed definition
Persons who, during the week (Sunday to Saturday) prior to Census Day (May 16, 2006):
(a) did any work at all for pay or in self-employment or without pay in a family farm, business or professional practice
(b) were absent from their job or business, with or without pay, for the entire week because of a vacation, an illness, a labour dispute at their place of work, or any other reasons.

Unemployed
Part A - Plain language definition
Not applicable
Part B - Detailed definition
Persons who, during the week (Sunday to Saturday) prior to Census Day (May 16, 2006), were without paid work or without self-employment work and were available for work and either:
(a) had actively looked for paid work in the past four weeks; or
(b) were on temporary lay-off and expected to return to their job; or
(c) had definite arrangements to start a new job in four weeks or less.

Not in the labour force
Part A - Plain language definition
Not applicable
Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to persons who, in the week (Sunday to Saturday) prior to Census Day (May 16, 2006), were neither employed nor unemployed. It includes students, homemakers, retired workers, seasonal workers in an 'off' season who were not looking for work, and persons who could not work because of a long term illness or disability.

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Work activity in 2005
Part A - Plain language definition
Not applicable
Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to the number of weeks in which a person worked for pay or in self-employment in 2005 at all jobs held, even if only for a few hours, and whether these weeks were mostly full time (30 hours or more per week) or mostly part time (1 to 29 hours per week).
The term 'full-year full-time workers' refers to persons 15 years of age and over who worked 49 to 52 weeks (mostly full time) in 2005 for pay or in self-employment.

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Footnote 22

Includes persons who never worked, persons who worked prior to 2005 only, or persons who worked in 2006 only.

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Footnote 23

Persons in this category are also referred to as full-year, full-time workers.

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Class of worker
Part A - Plain language definition
Not applicable
Part B - Detailed definition
This variable classifies persons who reported a job into the following categories:
(a) persons who worked mainly for wages, salaries, commissions, tips, piece-rates, or payments 'in kind' (payments in goods or services rather than money);
(b) persons who worked mainly for themselves, with or without paid help, operating a business, farm or professional practice, alone or in partnership;
(c) persons who worked without pay in a family business, farm or professional practice owned or operated by a related household member; unpaid family work does not include unpaid housework, unpaid childcare, unpaid care to seniors and volunteer work.
The job reported was the one held in the week (Sunday to Saturday) prior to enumeration (May 16, 2006) if the person was employed, or the job of longest duration since January 1, 2005, if the person was not employed during the reference week. Persons with two or more jobs in the reference week were asked to provide information for the job at which they worked the most hours.

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Footnote 25

Unemployed persons 15 years and over who have never worked for pay or in self-employment or who had last worked prior to January 1, 2005 only.

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Footnote 26

Refers to the experienced labour force population: includes persons who were employed and persons who were unemployed who worked for pay or in self-employment since January 1, 2005.

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Hours worked for pay or in self-employment
Part A - Plain language definition
Actual number of hours that persons worked for pay or in self-employment at all jobs they held during the week of May 7 to 13, 2006.
Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to the actual number of hours that persons worked for pay or in self-employment at all jobs held in the week (Sunday to Saturday) prior to Census Day (May 16, 2006). This includes hours worked for wages, salaries, tips, commissions, piece-rate payments or payments 'in kind' (payments in goods or services rather than money). Hours worked in one's own business, farm or professional practice or hours worked without pay in a family business, farm or professional practice, owned or operated by a relative living in the same household are also included.
Excluded are hours during which the respondent was absent, with or without pay, for part of the week because of illness, vacation, or other reasons.

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Footnote 28

Refers to employed persons who were absent from their job in the reference week.

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Footnote 29

Refers to employed persons who worked one or more hours in the reference week.

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Footnote 30

Place of work status
Part A - Plain language definition
Classification of people aged 15 or over who worked at some point between January 1, 2005 and May 16, 2006 (Census Day), according to whether they worked at home, worked outside Canada, had no fixed workplace address, or worked at a specific address.
Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to the place of work of non-institutional residents 15 years of age and over who worked at some time since January 1, 2005. The variable usually relates to the individual's job held in the week prior to enumeration. However, if the person did not work during that week but had worked at some time since January 1, 2005, the information relates to the job held longest during that period.

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Footnote 31

'Highest certificate, diploma or degree' refers to the highest certificate, diploma or degree completed based on a hierarchy which is generally related to the amount of time spent 'in-class'. For postsecondary completers, a university education is considered to be a higher level of schooling than a college education, while a college education is considered to be a higher level of education than in the trades. Although some trades requirements may take as long or longer to complete than a given college or university program, the majority of time is spent in on-the-job paid training and less time is spent in the classroom.

Census questions relating to education changed substantially between 2001 and 2006, principally to reflect developments in Canada's education system. These changes improved the quality of data and provided more precise information on the level of educational attainment as well as fields of study.

However, users should be aware that changes to the education portion of the 2006 Census questionnaire have affected the comparability of some 2006 Census data with data from previous censuses. More information on the historical comparability of specific categories of 'Highest certificate, diploma or degree' is available in the Education Reference Guide, 2006 Census, catalogue number 97-560-GWE2006003.

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Highest certificate, diploma or degree
Part A - Plain language definition
Information indicating the person's most advanced certificate, diploma or degree.
Part B - Detailed definition
This is a derived variable obtained from the educational qualifications questions, which asked for all certificates, diplomas and degrees to be reported. There is an implied hierarchy in this variable (secondary school graduation, registered apprenticeship and trades, college, university) which is loosely tied to the 'in-class' duration of the various types of education. However, at the detailed level a registered apprenticeship graduate may not have completed a secondary school certificate or diploma, nor does an individual with a master's degree necessarily have a certificate or diploma above the bachelor's degree level. Therefore, although the sequence is more or less hierarchical, it is a general rather than an absolute gradient measure of academic achievement.

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Footnote 32

'High school certificate or equivalent' includes persons who have graduated from a secondary school or equivalent. Excludes persons with a postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree. Examples of postsecondary institutions include community colleges, institutes of technology, CEGEPs, private trade schools, private business colleges, schools of nursing and universities.

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Footnote 33

'College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma' replaces the category 'Other non university certificate or diploma' in previous censuses. This category includes accreditation by non degree-granting institutions such as community colleges, CEGEPs, private business colleges and technical institutes.

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Footnote 34

The overall quality of the 'Highest certificate, diploma or degree' variable from the 2006 Census is acceptable. However, users of the 'University certificate or diploma below the bachelor level' category should know that an unexpected growth in this category was noted compared to the 2001 Census.

In fact, in the 2001 Census, 2.5% of respondents aged 15 years or over declared such a diploma, compared to 4.4% in 2006, representing 89% growth. This phenomenon was not found in other sources like the Labour Force Survey.

We recommend users interpret the 2006 Census results for this category with caution.

For more information on factors that may explain such variances in census data, such as response errors and processing errors, please refer to the 2006 Census Dictionary, Appendix B: Data quality, sampling and weighting, confidentiality and random rounding.

More information is available in the Education Reference Guide, 2006 Census, catalogue number 97-560-GWE2006003.

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Footnote 35

Questions pertaining to university degrees attained in 2006 (for example bachelor's degrees or master's degrees) were similar to those asked in 2001. Data for the university categories (bachelor's degree through to earned doctorate) are comparable over time.

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Footnote 36

'Field of study' is defined as the main discipline or subject of learning. It is collected for the highest certificate, diploma or degree above the high school or secondary school level.

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Major field of study - Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP)
Part A - Plain language definition
Main subject area of the person's highest certificate, diploma or degree after high school.
Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to the predominant discipline or area of learning or training of a person's highest postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree. The Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP [Canada 2000]) major field of study classification structure consists of 13 major categories or primary groupings, 12 of which are used for the census (the category which includes courses in personal development is not used). The 12 primary groupings are: education; visual and performing arts, and communications technologies; humanities; social and behavioural sciences and law; business, management and public administration; physical and life sciences and technologies; mathematics, computer and information sciences; architecture, engineering and related technologies; agriculture, natural resources and conservation; health, parks, recreation and fitness; personal, protective and transportation services; other.

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Footnote 37

Includes Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies, Other.

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Footnote 38

'Location of study' refers to the province, territory or country where the highest certificate, diploma or degree above the high school level was completed.

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Location of study
Part A - Plain language definition
Indicates the province, territory or country where the highest certificate, diploma or degree was obtained.
Part B - Detailed definition
This variable indicates the province, territory (in Canada) or country (outside Canada) where the highest certificate, diploma or degree was obtained. It is only reported for individuals who had completed a certificate, diploma or degree above the secondary (high) school level.

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Occupation (based on the National Occupational Classification for Statistics 2006 [NOC-S 2006])
Part A - Plain language definition
Kind of work done by persons aged 15 and over. Occupation is based on the type of job the person holds and the description of his or her duties. The 2006 Census data on occupation are classified according to the National Occupational Classification for Statistics 2006 (NOC-S 2006). For comparisons with data from the 1991 and 1996 censuses, the variable Occupation (historical) should be used.

Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to the kind of work persons were doing during the reference week, as determined by their kind of work and the description of the main activities in their job. If the person did not have a job during the week (Sunday to Saturday) prior to enumeration (May 16, 2006), the data relate to the job of longest duration since January 1, 2005. Persons with two or more jobs were to report the information for the job at which they worked the most hours.

The 2006 Census occupation data are classified according to the National Occupational Classification for Statistics 2006 (NOC-S 2006). This classification is composed of four levels of aggregation. There are 10 broad occupational categories containing 47 major groups that are further subdivided into 140 minor groups. At the most detailed level, there are 520 occupation unit groups. Occupation unit groups are formed on the basis of the education, training, or skill level required to enter the job, as well as the kind of work performed, as determined by the tasks, duties and responsibilities of the occupation.

For information on the NOC-S 2006, see the National Occupational Classification for Statistics 2006, Catalogue No. 12-583-XIE.

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Footnote 40

Unemployed persons 15 years and over who have never worked for pay or in self-employment or who had last worked prior to January 1, 2005 only.

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Footnote 41

Refers to the experienced labour force population: includes persons who were employed and persons who were unemployed who worked for pay or in self-employment since January 1, 2005.

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Footnote 42

Earnings or employment income - Refers to total income received by persons 15 years of age and over during calendar year 2005 as wages and salaries, net income from a non-farm unincorporated business and/or professional practice, and/or net farm self-employment income.

Wages and salaries - Refers to gross wages and salaries before deductions for such items as income tax, pensions and Employment Insurance. Included in this source are military pay and allowances, tips, commissions and cash bonuses, benefits from wage-loss replacement plans or income-maintenance insurance plans, supplementary unemployment benefits from an employer or union as well as all types of casual earnings during calendar year 2005. Other employment income such as taxable benefits, research grants and royalties are included.

Net farm income - Refers to net income (gross receipts from farm sales minus depreciation and cost of operation) received during calendar year 2005 from the operation of a farm, either on the respondent's own account or in partnership. In the case of partnerships, only the respondent's share of income was reported. Included with gross receipts are cash advances received in 2005, dividends from cooperatives, rebates and farm support payments to farmers from federal, provincial and regional agricultural programs (for example, milk subsidies and marketing board payments) and gross insurance proceeds such as payments from the Net Income Stabilization Account (NISA). The value of income 'in kind,' such as agricultural products produced and consumed on the farm, is excluded.

Net non-farm income from unincorporated business and/or professional practice - Refers to net income (gross receipts minus expenses of operation such as wages, rents and depreciation) received during calendar year 2005 from the respondent's non-farm unincorporated business or professional practice. In the case of partnerships, only the respondent's share was reported. Also included is net income from persons babysitting in their own homes, persons providing room and board to non relatives, self-employed fishers, hunters and trappers, operators of direct distributorships such as those selling and delivering cosmetics, as well as freelance activities of artists, writers, music teachers, hairdressers, dressmakers, etc.

Receipts not counted as income - The income concept excludes gambling gains and losses, lottery prizes, money inherited during the year in a lump sum, capital gains or losses, receipts from the sale of property, income tax refunds, loan payments received, lump sum settlements of insurance policies, rebates received on property taxes, refunds of pension contributions as well as all income 'in kind,' such as free meals and living accommodations, or agricultural products produced and consumed on the farm.

Average income of individuals - Average income of individuals refers to the weighted mean total income of individuals 15 years of age and over who reported income for 2005. Average income is calculated from unrounded data by dividing the aggregate income of a specified group of individuals (e.g., males 45 to 54 years of age) by the number of individuals with income in that group.

Median income of individuals - The median income of a specified group of income recipients is that amount which divides their income size distribution into two halves, i.e., the incomes of the first half of individuals are below the median, while those of the second half are above the median. Median income is calculated from the unrounded number of individuals (e.g., males 45 to 54 years of age) with income in that group.

Standard error of average income - Refers to the estimated standard error of average income for an income size distribution. If interpreted as shown below, it serves as a rough indicator of the precision of the corresponding estimate of average income. For about 68% of the samples which could be selected from the sample frame, the difference between the sample estimate of average income and the corresponding figure based on complete enumeration would be less than one standard error. For about 95% of the possible samples, the difference would be less than two standard errors and, in about 99% of the samples, the difference would be less than approximately two and one half standard errors.

Average and median incomes and standard errors of average income of individuals will be calculated for those individuals who are at least 15 years of age and who have an income (positive or negative). For all other universes (families [census/economic], persons 15 years of age and over not in families or private households), these statistics will be calculated over all units, whether or not they reported any income.

These statistics can be derived for after-tax income, earnings, wages and salaries, or any other particular source of income in the same manner.

Work activity - Refers to the number of weeks in which a person worked for pay or in self-employment in the reference year at all jobs held, even if only for a few hours, and whether these weeks were mostly full time (30 hours or more per week) or mostly part time (1 to 29 hours per week). Persons with a part-time job for part of the year and a full-time job for another part of the year were to report the information for the job at which they worked the most weeks. The term 'Full-year full-time workers' refers to persons 15 years of age and over who worked 49 to 52 weeks (mostly full time) in the reference year for pay or in self-employment.

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Footnote 43

Includes persons who never worked, persons who worked prior to 2005 only, persons who worked in 2006 only, as well as persons who worked in 2005 but had no employment income.

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Footnote 44

Was an earner or employment income recipient and worked 49 to 52 weeks in 2005, mostly full time.

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Footnote 45

Was an earner or employment income recipient and worked less than 49 weeks or worked mostly part time in 2005.

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Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 97-564-XCB2006006.

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