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Table 8.3.3
Overcoverage estimates, before and after adjustment, for Canada, provinces and territories

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Provinces and territories Before adjustment Adjustment After adjustment Percentage increase (%)
Due to GRLS Under S1 threshold
Canada 496,654 16,724 2,337 515,715 3.70
Newfoundland and Labrador 8,069 228 12 8,309 2.89
Prince Edward Island 2,217 54 10 2,282 2.84
Nova Scotia 12,700 400 53 13,153 3.44
New Brunswick 10,062 399 24 10,485 4.04
Quebec 123,064 3,044 188 126,296 2.56
Ontario 180,845 6,450 999 188,294 3.96
Manitoba 16,200 409 174 16,783 3.47
Saskatchewan 14,543 544 52 15,140 3.94
Alberta 47,101 2,513 370 49,984 5.77
British Columbia 80,109 2,614 448 83,171 3.68
Yukon Territory 507 11 3 521 2.69
Northwest Territories 821 31 2 854 3.86
Nunavut 415 26 1 442 6.11
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census Overcoverage Study.
Date Modified: 2020-10-16

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