Data tables, 2016 Census

Visible Minority (15), Immigrant Status and Period of Immigration (11), Age (12) and Sex (3) for the Population in Private Households of Canada, Provinces and Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 2016 Census - 25% Sample Data

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This table details visible minority , immigrant status and period of immigration , age and sex for the population in private households in Ontario
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Visible minority (15) Immigrant status and period of immigration (11)
Total - Immigrant status and period of immigrationFootnote 1 Non-immigrantsFootnote 2 ImmigrantsFootnote 3 Before 1981 1981 to 1990 1991 to 2000 2001 to 2010 2001 to 2005 2006 to 2010 2011 to 2016Footnote 4 Non-permanent residentsFootnote 5
Total - Visible minorityFootnote 6 13,242,160 9,188,815 3,852,150 1,077,745 513,995 834,510 953,730 490,560 463,170 472,175 201,195
Total visible minority populationFootnote 7 3,885,585 1,259,680 2,466,905 317,315 345,435 629,580 776,965 393,240 383,725 397,615 159,005
South AsianFootnote 8 1,150,415 344,000 767,625 79,720 80,095 206,595 277,825 151,665 126,155 123,390 38,785
Chinese 754,545 206,070 497,375 67,550 78,205 142,970 145,170 81,555 63,615 63,480 51,100
Black 627,715 296,100 314,310 74,295 48,135 70,080 77,385 34,055 43,325 44,415 17,300
Filipino 311,675 79,915 222,070 22,195 24,420 52,435 71,360 28,725 42,635 51,660 9,685
Latin American 195,950 48,150 138,240 14,740 29,555 31,050 43,930 20,190 23,745 18,955 9,565
Arab 210,440 54,060 146,665 9,000 14,085 31,885 49,970 20,520 29,450 41,730 9,715
Southeast AsianFootnote 9 133,860 47,190 82,955 12,185 27,445 18,960 17,010 7,405 9,610 7,355 3,715
West AsianFootnote 10 154,670 29,535 121,620 2,490 13,735 32,215 45,380 23,315 22,065 27,790 3,515
Korean 88,935 20,335 59,120 8,800 6,875 15,015 21,635 12,605 9,030 6,805 9,485
Japanese 30,830 20,680 7,605 1,810 640 1,545 2,270 880 1,395 1,340 2,545
Visible minority, n.i.e.Footnote 11 97,970 41,180 55,310 12,495 11,530 14,740 11,755 5,800 5,955 4,790 1,480
Multiple visible minoritiesFootnote 12 128,590 72,470 54,010 12,035 10,725 12,080 13,270 6,530 6,740 5,895 2,115
Not a visible minorityFootnote 13 9,356,575 7,929,135 1,385,245 760,430 168,560 204,930 176,765 97,320 79,450 74,555 42,195

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Footnote 1

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 2

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

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Footnote 3

'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 4

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

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Footnote 5

'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 6

For more information on the Visible minority variable, including information on its classification, the questions from which it is derived, data quality and its comparability with other sources of data, please refer to the Visible Minority and Population Group Reference Guide, Census of Population, 2016.

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Footnote 7

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 8

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

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Footnote 9

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

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Footnote 10

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

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Footnote 11

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

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Footnote 12

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

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Footnote 13

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

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Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population, Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-400-X2016191.

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