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| Provinces and territories | 1996 | 2001 | Percentage increase (%) | 2006 | Percentage increase (%) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimated number | Standard error | Coefficient of variation (%) | Estimated number | Standard error | Coefficient of variation (%) | Estimated number | Standard error | Coefficient of variation (%) | |||
| Canada | 93,688 | 3,505 | 3.74 | 146,412 | 3,430 | 2.34 | 56.28 | 292,594 | 4,578 | 1.56 | 99.84 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 1,366 | 113 | 8.27 | 1,657 | 118 | 7.12 | 21.32 | 4,710 | 129 | 2.74 | 184.20 |
| Prince Edward Island | 445 | 25 | 5.62 | 439 | 31 | 7.06 | -1.32 | 1,293 | 64 | 4.95 | 194.55 |
| Nova Scotia | 2,098 | 174 | 8.29 | 2,875 | 201 | 6.99 | 37.04 | 6,696 | 254 | 3.79 | 132.90 |
| New Brunswick | 1,609 | 157 | 9.76 | 2,608 | 230 | 8.82 | 62.08 | 5,807 | 261 | 4.49 | 122.67 |
| Quebec | 22,893 | 1,777 | 7.76 | 35,061 | 1,635 | 4.66 | 53.15 | 68,373 | 2,008 | 2.94 | 95.01 |
| Ontario | 37,387 | 2,822 | 7.55 | 53,378 | 2,490 | 4.66 | 42.77 | 108,488 | 3,572 | 3.29 | 103.24 |
| Manitoba | 3,445 | 301 | 8.74 | 4,128 | 303 | 7.34 | 19.84 | 8,873 | 420 | 4.73 | 114.92 |
| Saskatchewan | 2,034 | 199 | 9.78 | 3,629 | 272 | 7.49 | 78.43 | 7,601 | 347 | 4.56 | 109.43 |
| Alberta | 5,226 | 473 | 9.05 | 13,263 | 834 | 6.29 | 153.79 | 26,574 | 1,327 | 5.00 | 100.36 |
| British Columbia | 16,697 | 858 | 5.14 | 28,710 | 1,386 | 4.83 | 71.95 | 53,338 | 1,392 | 2.61 | 85.78 |
| Yukon Territory | 81 | 10 | 12.35 | 173 | 26 | 14.99 | 114.20 | 230 | 16 | 6.75 | 32.81 |
| Northwest Territories | 407 | 50 | 12.29 | 325 | 25 | 7.70 | -20.26 | 446 | 30 | 6.79 | 37.40 |
| Nunavut | … | … | … | 165 | 27 | 16.40 | … | 164 | 19 | 11.66 | -0.10 |
… not applicable Sources: Statistics Canada, Automated Match Study for 1996, 2001 and 2006. |
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