Census Profile, 2016 Census
Saanich, District municipality [Census subdivision], British Columbia and Capital, Regional district [Census division], British Columbia

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Characteristic	Saanich, DM British Columbia [Census subdivision]			Capital, RD British Columbia [Census division]
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	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female
	Counts (unless otherwise specified)
Citizenship
Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample data^{Census data footnote 45}	111,835	54,295	57,540	372,875	179,965	192,915
Canadian citizens^{Census data footnote 46}	103,015	50,330	52,685	349,885	169,665	180,220
Canadian citizens aged under 18	18,015	9,260	8,745	57,630	29,290	28,335
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over	85,005	41,065	43,935	292,255	140,375	151,880
Not Canadian citizens^{Census data footnote 47}	8,820	3,960	4,855	22,990	10,300	12,695
Immigrant status and period of immigration
Total - Immigrant status and period of immigration for the population in private households - 25% sample data^{Census data footnote 48}	111,835	54,295	57,540	372,875	179,965	192,910
Non-immigrants^{Census data footnote 49}	83,925	41,455	42,470	297,135	145,405	151,740
Immigrants^{Census data footnote 50}	24,755	11,320	13,435	68,925	31,295	37,630
Before 1981	10,250	4,930	5,320	32,495	15,135	17,355
1981 to 1990	2,745	1,200	1,540	7,490	3,325	4,170
1991 to 2000	3,820	1,690	2,130	8,990	3,990	5,000
2001 to 2010	5,040	2,190	2,855	12,065	5,295	6,770
2001 to 2005	2,255	960	1,290	5,100	2,235	2,865
2006 to 2010	2,790	1,225	1,565	6,960	3,055	3,905
2011 to 2016^{Census data footnote 51}	2,905	1,320	1,590	7,885	3,555	4,335
Non-permanent residents^{Census data footnote 52}	3,155	1,520	1,640	6,815	3,265	3,550
Age at immigration
Total - Age at immigration for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data^{Census data footnote 53}	24,755	11,320	13,440	68,920	31,295	37,625
Under 5 years	2,595	1,295	1,300	7,845	3,830	4,010
5 to 14 years	4,075	2,045	2,030	12,090	5,850	6,235
15 to 24 years	5,670	2,550	3,120	15,520	6,940	8,575
25 to 44 years	10,255	4,480	5,780	27,870	12,160	15,710
45 years and over	2,160	955	1,205	5,605	2,510	3,095
Immigrants by selected place of birthUpdate of the 2016 Census immigration data
Total - Selected places of birth for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data^{Census data footnote 54}	24,755	11,320	13,440	68,925	31,295	37,630
Americas	2,845	1,230	1,620	10,570	4,580	5,990
Brazil	90	55	35	195	95	105
Colombia	100	50	55	305	125	180
El Salvador	85	40	45	175	70	105
Guyana	35	15	20	100	40	60
Haiti	20	10	10	65	25	40
Jamaica	70	35	40	300	165	135
Mexico	200	90	115	795	350	440
Peru	40	10	30	145	65	80
Trinidad and Tobago	65	30	35	250	90	160
United States^{Census data footnote 55}	1,690	700	985	6,930	3,015	3,915
Other places of birth in Americas	465	200	260	1,310	540	770
Europe	8,945	4,330	4,610	31,665	15,055	16,610
Bosnia and Herzegovina	90	40	50	125	60	65
Croatia	200	115	80	375	205	165
France	155	50	105	570	215	360
Germany	890	395	490	3,160	1,400	1,760
Greece	95	60	40	230	135	90
Hungary	200	125	80	545	305	240
Ireland^{Census data footnote 56}	130	75	60	480	250	230
Italy	240	115	130	680	355	325
Netherlands	525	300	225	1,695	875	825
Poland	220	100	120	905	375	525
Portugal	365	160	205	700	320	385
Romania	125	60	70	315	150	165
Russian Federation	200	90	115	615	275	340
Serbia^{Census data footnote 57}	80	35	35	155	90	65
Ukraine	125	60	65	425	205	225
United Kingdom^{Census data footnote 58}	4,340	2,070	2,275	17,630	8,330	9,300
Other places of birth in Europe	960	485	475	3,060	1,520	1,540
Africa	1,005	475	530	2,925	1,420	1,505
Algeria	10	10	0	10	10	0
Egypt	50	30	20	195	130	70
Ethiopia	65	30	35	180	75	100
Kenya	60	25	35	210	75	135
Morocco	30	10	15	115	70	45
Nigeria	50	30	20	130	65	65
Somalia	30	15	15	55	25	30
South Africa, Republic of	410	180	230	1,190	560	630
Other places of birth in Africa	305	150	160	840	410	425
Asia	11,565	5,105	6,460	22,390	9,585	12,805
Afghanistan	10	10	0	70	45	30
Bangladesh	50	15	25	70	30	35
China^{Census data footnote 59}	3,530	1,550	1,980	5,590	2,375	3,220
Hong Kong^{Census data footnote 60}	760	360	400	1,245	585	660
India	2,375	1,160	1,210	3,715	1,845	1,870
Iran^{Census data footnote 61}	310	165	145	780	380	400
Iraq	30	20	10	100	55	45
Japan	320	75	250	905	210	695
Korea, South^{Census data footnote 62}	610	270	340	1,160	510	655
Lebanon	60	35	20	140	85	60
Pakistan	180	100	85	400	220	180
Philippines	1,770	650	1,125	4,380	1,560	2,820
Sri Lanka	45	15	30	130	55	70
Syria^{Census data footnote 63}	40	25	15	150	85	70
Taiwan	360	150	205	665	250	420
Viet Nam	430	195	235	935	420	515
Other places of birth in Asia	680	305	375	1,935	875	1,060
Oceania and other places of birth^{Census data footnote 64}	395	180	215	1,380	655	720
Recent immigrants by selected places of birth
Total - Selected places of birth for the recent immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data^{Census data footnote 54}	2,905	1,320	1,590	7,880	3,550	4,335
Americas	280	120	160	1,110	460	650
Brazil	35	25	10	50	30	15
Colombia	10	0	10	50	10	45
Cuba	0	0	0	15	0	20
Haiti	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jamaica	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mexico	45	30	20	195	90	105
United States^{Census data footnote 55}	120	45	75	645	265	375
Venezuela^{Census data footnote 65}	0	0	0	10	0	10
Other places of birth in Americas	60	25	35	145	60	90
Europe	310	155	160	1,235	640	590
France	10	0	10	50	20	25
Germany	35	15	15	105	55	55
Ireland^{Census data footnote 56}	15	15	10	50	30	15
Moldova^{Census data footnote 66}	0	0	0	10	0	10
Romania	0	0	0	15	10	10
Russian Federation	40	20	25	90	45	50
Ukraine	30	10	20	85	25	60
United Kingdom^{Census data footnote 58}	115	70	50	555	335	220
Other places of birth in Europe	65	25	35	270	115	150
Africa	115	60	55	435	210	225
Algeria	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cameroon	0	0	0	0	0	0
Congo, Democratic Republic of the	10	0	10	20	10	20
Côte d'Ivoire	0	0	0	0	0	0
Egypt	10	0	10	30	20	10
Eritrea	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ethiopia	10	0	0	25	15	15
Morocco	0	0	0	20	10	15
Nigeria	15	10	10	60	35	20
Somalia	0	0	0	10	0	10
South Africa, Republic of	25	15	10	110	40	70
Tunisia	0	0	0	0	0	0
Other places of birth in Africa	50	30	20	155	80	75
Asia	2,165	955	1,205	4,980	2,145	2,835
Afghanistan	0	0	0	10	0	0
Bangladesh	0	0	0	15	10	10
China^{Census data footnote 59}	590	245	345	1,030	435	595
Hong Kong^{Census data footnote 60}	40	20	15	60	35	20
India	335	180	155	525	300	220
Iran^{Census data footnote 61}	45	30	20	165	80	80
Iraq	10	0	0	30	15	15
Israel	0	0	0	30	20	10
Japan	25	0	25	120	35	80
Korea, South^{Census data footnote 62}	215	105	110	430	175	255
Lebanon	0	0	0	15	10	10
Nepal	20	0	15	50	15	35
Pakistan	15	0	10	65	35	30
Philippines	735	300	435	1,870	740	1,135
Saudi Arabia	10	0	0	40	20	25
Sri Lanka	0	0	0	0	0	0
Syria^{Census data footnote 63}	0	0	0	95	45	50
Taiwan	20	0	20	105	35	70
Turkey	10	0	0	20	10	0
United Arab Emirates	15	10	10	25	10	10
Viet Nam	10	0	10	60	30	35
Other places of birth in Asia	70	30	40	230	95	135
Oceania and other^{Census data footnote 64}	35	25	10	125	95	30
Australia	20	10	10	80	55	20
Other places of birth^{Census data footnote 67}	20	20	0	45	40	10
Generation status
Total - Generation status for the population in private households - 25% sample data^{Census data footnote 68}	111,835	54,295	57,540	372,875	179,960	192,915
First generation^{Census data footnote 69}	29,060	13,460	15,605	79,745	36,635	43,115
Second generation^{Census data footnote 70}	27,430	13,365	14,060	86,280	41,840	44,440
Third generation or more^{Census data footnote 71}	55,340	27,470	27,875	206,845	101,490	105,355
Admission category and applicant type
Total - Admission category and applicant type for the immigrant population in private households who landed between 1980 and 2016 - 25% sample data^{Census data footnote 72}	15,060	6,670	8,390	37,750	16,810	20,940
Economic immigrants^{Census data footnote 73}	8,315	3,930	4,380	20,115	9,495	10,625
Principal applicants^{Census data footnote 74}	3,355	1,905	1,455	8,780	4,780	4,000
Secondary applicants^{Census data footnote 75}	4,955	2,030	2,925	11,335	4,715	6,620
Immigrants sponsored by family^{Census data footnote 76}	5,690	2,160	3,535	14,465	5,670	8,795
Refugees^{Census data footnote 77}	950	535	415	2,825	1,485	1,345
Other immigrants^{Census data footnote 78}	105	50	55	350	165	180

Note(s):

Footnote 45

'Citizenship' refers to the country where the person has citizenship. A person may have more than one citizenship. A person may be stateless, that is, they may have no citizenship. Citizenship can be by birth or naturalization.

For more information on citizenship variables, including information on their classifications, the questions from which they are derived, data quality and their comparability with other sources of data, please refer to the Place of Birth, Generation Status, Citizenship and Immigration Reference Guide, Census of Population, 2016.

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Footnote 46

'Canadian citizens' includes persons who are citizens of Canada only and persons who are citizens of Canada and at least one other country.

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Footnote 47

'Not Canadian citizens' includes persons who are not citizens of Canada. They may be citizens of one or more other countries. Persons who are stateless are included in this category.

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Footnote 48

Immigrant status refers to whether the person is a non-immigrant, an immigrant or a non-permanent resident.

Period of immigration refers to the period in which the immigrant first obtained landed immigrant or permanent resident status.

For more information on immigration variables, including information on their classifications, the questions from which they are derived, data quality and their comparability with other sources of data, please refer to the Place of Birth, Generation Status, Citizenship and Immigration Reference Guide, Census of Population, 2016.

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Footnote 49

'Non-immigrants' includes persons who are Canadian citizens by birth.

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Footnote 50

'Immigrants' includes persons who are, or who have ever been, landed immigrants or permanent residents. Such persons have been granted the right to live in Canada permanently by immigration authorities. Immigrants who have obtained Canadian citizenship by naturalization are included in this category. In the 2016 Census of Population, 'Immigrants' includes immigrants who landed in Canada on or prior to May 10, 2016.

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Footnote 51

Includes immigrants who landed in Canada on or prior to May 10, 2016.

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Footnote 52

'Non-permanent residents' includes persons from another country who have a work or study permit or who are refugee claimants, and their family members sharing the same permit and living in Canada with them.

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Footnote 53

'Age at immigration' refers to the age at which an immigrant first obtained landed immigrant or permanent resident status.

'Immigrant' refers to a person who is, or who has ever been, a landed immigrant or permanent resident. Such a person has been granted the right to live in Canada permanently by immigration authorities. Immigrants who have obtained Canadian citizenship by naturalization are included in this group. In the 2016 Census of Population, 'Immigrant' includes immigrants who landed in Canada on or prior to May 10, 2016.

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Footnote 54

'Recent immigrant' refers to an immigrant who first obtained his or her landed immigrant or permanent resident status between January 1, 2011 and May 10, 2016.

The places of birth selected are the most frequently reported by recent immigrants at the Canada level.

'Place of birth' refers to the name of the geographic location where the person was born. The geographic location is specified according to geographic boundaries current at the time of data collection, not the geographic boundaries at the time of birth. In the 2016 Census of Population, the geographic location refers to a country if the person was born outside Canada.

For more information on immigration and place of birth variables, including information on their classifications, the questions from which they are derived, data quality and their comparability with other sources of data, please refer to the Place of Birth, Generation Status, Citizenship and Immigration Reference Guide, Census of Population, 2016.

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Footnote 55

The official name of United States is United States of America.

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Footnote 56

Ireland is also referred to as Republic of Ireland.

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Footnote 57

Serbia excludes Kosovo.

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Footnote 58

The official name of United Kingdom is United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. United Kingdom includes Scotland, Wales, England and Northern Ireland (excludes Isle of Man, the Channel Islands and British Overseas Territories).

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Footnote 59

China excludes Hong Kong and Macao.

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Footnote 60

The full name of Hong Kong is the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China.

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Footnote 61

The official name of Iran is Islamic Republic of Iran.

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Footnote 62

The official name of South Korea is Republic of Korea.

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Footnote 63

The official name of Syria is Syrian Arab Republic.

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Footnote 64

The category 'Oceania and other' includes places of birth in Oceania and responses not included elsewhere, such as 'born at sea.'

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Footnote 65

The official name of Venezuela is Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela.

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Footnote 66

The official name of Moldova is Republic of Moldova.

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Footnote 67

The category 'Other places of birth' includes other places of birth in Oceania and responses not included elsewhere, such as 'born at sea.'

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Footnote 68

Generation status refers to whether or not the person or the person's parents were born in Canada.

For more information on generation status variables, including information on their classifications, the questions from which they are derived, data quality and their comparability with other sources of data, please refer to the Place of Birth, Generation Status, Citizenship and Immigration Reference Guide, Census of Population, 2016.

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Footnote 69

'First generation' includes persons who were born outside Canada. For the most part, these are people who are now, or once were, immigrants to Canada.

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Footnote 70

'Second generation' includes persons who were born in Canada and had at least one parent born outside Canada. For the most part, these are the children of immigrants.

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Footnote 71

'Third generation or more' includes persons who were born in Canada with both parents born in Canada.

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Footnote 72

'Admission category' refers to the name of the immigration program or group of programs under which an immigrant has been granted for the first time the right to live in Canada permanently by immigration authorities.

'Applicant type' refers to whether an immigrant was identified as the principal applicant, the spouse or the dependant on the application for permanent residence.

'Immigrant' refers to a person who is, or who has ever been, a landed immigrant or permanent resident. Such a person has been granted the right to live in Canada permanently by immigration authorities. Immigrants who have obtained Canadian citizenship by naturalization are included in this group.In the 2016 Census of Population, data on admission category and applicant type are available for immigrants who landed in Canada between January 1, 1980 and May 10, 2016.

For more information on immigration variables, including information on their classifications, data quality and their comparability with other sources of data, please refer to the Place of Birth, Generation Status, Citizenship and Immigration Reference Guide, Census of Population, 2016.

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Footnote 73

'Economic immigrants' includes immigrants who have been selected for their ability to contribute to Canada's economy through their ability to meet labour market needs, to own and manage or to build a business, to make a substantial investment, to create their own employment or to meet specific provincial or territorial labour market needs.

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Footnote 74

'Principal applicants' includes immigrants who were identified as the principal applicant on the application for permanent residence.

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Footnote 75

'Secondary applicants' includes immigrants who were identified as the married spouse, the common-law or conjugal partner or the dependant of the principal applicant on the application for permanent residence.

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Footnote 76

'Immigrants sponsored by family' includes immigrants who were sponsored by a Canadian citizen or permanent resident and were granted permanent resident status on the basis of their relationship either as the spouse, partner, parent, grand-parent, child or other relative of this sponsor. The terms 'family class' or 'family reunification' are sometimes used to refer to this category.

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Footnote 77

'Refugees' includes immigrants who were granted permanent resident status on the basis of a well-founded fear of returning to their home country. This category includes persons who had a well-founded fear of persecution for reasons of race, religion, nationality, membership in particular social group or for political opinion (Geneva Convention refugees) as well as persons who had been seriously and personally affected by civil war or armed conflict, or have suffered a massive violation of human rights. Some refugees were in Canada when they applied for refugee protection for themselves and their family members (either with them in Canada or abroad). Others were abroad and were referred for resettlement to Canada by the United Nations Refugee Agency, another designated referral organization or private sponsors.

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Footnote 78

'Other immigrants' includes immigrants who were granted permanent resident status under a program that does not fall under the economic immigrants, the immigrants sponsored by family or the refugee categories.

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Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population.

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2017. Saanich, DM [Census subdivision], British Columbia and Capital, RD [Census division], British Columbia (table). Census Profile. 2016 Census. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-316-X2016001. Ottawa. Released November 29, 2017.
https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/index.cfm?Lang=E (accessed May 24, 2024).

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