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 Pembroke
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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 22,430 21,305 1,080 635 130 90 190 100 85 40 45
Total visible minority populationFootnote 7 530 200 320 75 40 45 130 65 65 30 15
South AsianFootnote 8 125 30 85 10 0 15 60 20 45 0 10
Chinese 125 35 95 55 0 10 25 20 0 0 0
Black 90 70 20 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Filipino 55 15 40 0 0 15 0 0 0 10 0
Latin American 25 0 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
Arab 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southeast AsianFootnote 9 45 20 25 10 10 0 10 0 10 0 0
West AsianFootnote 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Korean 30 0 25 0 0 0 20 25 0 0 0
Japanese 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Visible minority, n.i.e.Footnote 11 15 10 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0
Multiple visible minoritiesFootnote 12 15 10 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Not a visible minorityFootnote 13 21,900 21,110 760 560 90 45 55 35 20 10 30

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Footnote(s)

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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Data quality note(s) – Pembroke

  • Incomplete enumeration flag
    Default. Not applicable.
  • Long-form data quality flag
    Global non-response rate (GNR), long-form census questionnaire: 4.6%.
  • Long-form income data quality flag
    Default. Data quality index showing a long-form income non-response rate lower than 10%.

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

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