Data tables, 2016 Census

Admission Category and Applicant Type (47), Immigrant Status and Period of Immigration (11B), Age (7A), Sex (3) and Selected Demographic, Cultural, Labour Force and Educational Characteristics (825) for the Population in Private Households of Canada, Provinces and Territories and Census Metropolitan Areas, 2016 Census - 25% Sample Data

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Admission category and applicant type (47)^{Footnote 1}

Immigrant status and period of immigration (11B)^{Footnote 2}

Age (7A)

This table details admission category and applicant type , immigrant status and period of immigration , age , sex and selected demographic, cultural, labour force and educational characteristics for the population in private households in Québec
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Selected demographic, cultural, labour force and educational characteristics (825)	Sex (3)
	Total - Sex	Male	Female
Total - Age groups for the population in private households - 25% sample data	779,085	383,160	395,920
0 to 14 years	124,280	63,340	60,935
0 to 4 years	42,700	21,700	21,005
5 to 9 years	43,930	22,430	21,500
10 to 14 years	37,645	19,215	18,435
15 to 24 years	89,245	44,930	44,320
15 to 19 years	38,145	19,620	18,530
20 to 24 years	51,095	25,310	25,785
25 to 64 years	429,140	212,845	216,300
25 to 34 years	103,935	52,625	51,305
35 to 44 years	103,460	52,340	51,125
45 to 54 years	105,025	52,040	52,980
55 to 64 years	116,720	55,835	60,885
65 years and over	136,425	62,055	74,370
65 to 74 years	87,760	41,470	46,290
75 to 84 years	38,000	16,665	21,340
85 years and over	10,660	3,920	6,740
Total - Average age and median age for the population in private households - 25% sample data	779,090	383,165	395,925
Average age	41.4	40.6	42.3
Median age	41.6	40.5	42.8
Total - Household type of person for the population in private households - 25% sample data	779,085	383,160	395,920
Persons in one-census-family households without additional persons	590,715	294,410	296,300
In a couple census family without children (no other persons present in the household)	201,370	101,125	100,235
In a couple census family with children (no other persons present in the household)	317,585	162,085	155,500
In a lone-parent census family (no other persons present in the household)	71,760	31,200	40,560
Persons in multigenerational households^{Footnote 3}	10,690	4,745	5,940
Persons in other census family households^{Footnote 4}	19,535	9,785	9,750
Persons in two-or-more-person non-census-family households	30,635	16,880	13,750
Persons living alone (one-person households)	127,520	57,340	70,175
Total - Marital status for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data^{Footnote 5}	654,810	319,825	334,990
Married or living common law	381,990	191,285	190,705
Married	198,185	99,220	98,960
Living common law	183,805	92,065	91,745
Not married and not living common law	272,820	128,535	144,280
Never married	193,470	102,370	91,100
Separated	8,235	3,735	4,500
Divorced	43,220	16,120	27,100
Widowed	27,890	6,310	21,575
Total - Mobility status 1 year ago - 25% sample data^{Footnote 6}	770,960	379,020	391,935
Non-movers	681,920	335,020	346,900
Movers	89,035	44,000	45,035
Non-migrants	63,010	31,370	31,635
Migrants	26,025	12,630	13,400
Internal migrants	21,955	10,685	11,270
Intraprovincial migrants	20,740	10,020	10,720
Interprovincial migrants	1,215	665	550
External migrants	4,075	1,945	2,130
Total - Mobility status 5 years ago - 25% sample data^{Footnote 7}	736,380	361,465	374,915
Non-movers	470,740	230,580	240,160
Movers	265,640	130,885	134,755
Non-migrants	176,885	87,385	89,490
Migrants	88,755	43,495	45,265
Internal migrants	73,325	35,935	37,395
Intraprovincial migrants	69,295	33,810	35,490
Interprovincial migrants	4,030	2,125	1,905
External migrants	15,430	7,565	7,870
Total - First official language spoken for the population in private households - 25% Sample Data^{Footnote 8}	779,090	383,165	395,925
English	11,965	6,185	5,780
French	758,950	372,720	386,230
English and French	6,235	3,405	2,835
Neither English nor French	1,940	855	1,080
Official language minority (number)^{Footnote 9}	15,080	7,885	7,200
Official language minority (percentage)^{Footnote 10}	1.9	2.1	1.8
Total - Mother tongue for the population in private households - 25% Sample Data^{Footnote 11}	779,085	383,165	395,920
English	10,260	5,340	4,920
French	731,220	359,105	372,120
Non-official language	30,470	15,140	15,335
English and French	3,560	1,815	1,745
English and non-official language	190	105	90
French and non-official language	3,110	1,510	1,605
English, French and non-official language	270	160	110
Total - Language spoken most often at home for the population in private households - 25% Sample Data^{Footnote 12}	779,085	383,165	395,925
English	8,115	4,195	3,920
French	744,960	366,125	378,840
Non-official language	15,515	7,530	7,990
English and French	3,375	1,755	1,620
English and non-official language	220	120	100
French and non-official language	6,330	3,140	3,190
English, French and non-official language	565	300	265
Total - Number of languages known for the population in private households - 25% sample data^{Footnote 13}	779,085	383,165	395,925
Knowledge of one language	450,325	205,140	245,180
English only	785	425	360
French only	447,630	203,850	243,780
Non-official language only	1,905	865	1,045
Knowledge of more than one language	328,765	178,025	150,740
English and French only	263,480	147,405	116,070
English, French and one or more non-official languages	41,900	19,900	21,995
English and one or more non official languages	915	445	475
French and one or more non official languages	22,350	10,225	12,130
Multiple non-official languages only	115	45	65
Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample data^{Footnote 14}	779,085	383,165	395,920
Canadian citizens^{Footnote 15}	756,405	371,880	384,520
Canadian citizens only	739,060	362,860	376,190
Citizens of Canada and at least one other country	17,350	9,020	8,325
Not Canadian citizens^{Footnote 16}	22,685	11,280	11,405
Total - Age at immigration for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data^{Footnote 17}	44,550	22,445	22,105
Under 5 years	6,185	2,720	3,465
5 to 14 years	6,370	3,240	3,130
15 to 24 years	6,965	3,470	3,495
25 to 44 years	22,735	11,860	10,880
45 years and over	2,290	1,155	1,140
Total - Place of birth for the population in private households - 25% sample data^{Footnote 18}	779,090	383,165	395,920
Born in Canada	726,375	356,620	369,755
Born outside Canada	52,715	26,545	26,165
Americas	11,630	5,535	6,100
North America	1,900	920	975
Greenland	0	0	0
Saint Pierre and Miquelon	15	10	10
United States^{Footnote 19}	1,880	910	975
Central America	1,850	910	940
Belize	10	0	0
Costa Rica	25	20	0
El Salvador	405	195	210
Guatemala	115	45	65
Honduras	110	40	70
Mexico	1,095	570	525
Nicaragua	60	20	40
Panama	40	15	20
Caribbean and Bermuda	2,085	995	1,090
Anguilla	0	0	0
Antigua and Barbuda	0	0	0
Aruba	0	0	0
Bahamas	0	0	0
Barbados	0	0	0
Bermuda	10	10	0
Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba	0	0	0
Cayman Islands	0	0	0
Cuba	425	200	220
Curaçao	0	0	0
Dominica	10	0	10
Dominican Republic	245	120	130
Grenada	0	0	0
Guadeloupe	75	50	25
Haiti	1,225	565	660
Jamaica	20	15	10
Martinique	50	40	15
Montserrat	0	0	0
Puerto Rico	0	0	0
Saint Barthélemy	0	0	0
Saint Kitts and Nevis	0	0	0
Saint Lucia	0	0	0
Saint Martin (French part)	10	0	10
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	0	0	0
Sint Maarten (Dutch part)	0	0	0
Trinidad and Tobago	20	0	15
Turks and Caicos Islands	0	0	0
Virgin Islands, British	0	0	0
Virgin Islands, United States	0	0	0
South America	5,805	2,715	3,090
Argentina	200	100	95
Bolivia^{Footnote 20}	90	25	65
Brazil	1,120	540	580
Chile	475	245	230
Colombia	2,990	1,390	1,600
Ecuador	110	55	55
Falkland Islands (Malvinas)	0	0	0
French Guiana	15	10	10
Guyana	10	0	0
Paraguay	40	15	25
Peru	520	210	310
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands	0	0	0
Suriname	0	0	0
Uruguay	45	15	30
Venezuela^{Footnote 21}	190	105	85
Europe	19,020	9,940	9,085
Western Europe	13,745	7,315	6,430
Austria	40	30	10
Belgium	1,025	535	495
France	10,685	5,855	4,830
Germany	1,425	625	800
Liechtenstein	0	0	0
Luxembourg	25	15	15
Monaco	0	10	0
Netherlands	80	40	45
Switzerland	460	220	245
Eastern Europe	2,165	1,005	1,160
Belarus	35	15	20
Bulgaria	130	45	80
Czech Republic	60	25	30
Estonia	0	0	0
Hungary	70	40	30
Latvia	0	0	0
Lithuania	15	0	10
Moldova^{Footnote 22}	270	110	160
Poland	285	115	170
Romania	720	350	365
Russian Federation	275	125	155
Slovakia	50	35	10
Ukraine	270	130	135
Northern Europe	395	225	170
Åland Islands	0	0	0
Denmark	15	10	15
Faroe Islands	0	0	0
Finland	15	0	15
Guernsey	0	0	0
Iceland	0	0	0
Ireland^{Footnote 23}	25	25	0
Isle of Man	0	0	0
Jersey	0	0	0
Norway	0	10	0
Sark	0	0	0
Svalbard and Jan Mayen	0	0	0
Sweden	40	20	20
United Kingdom^{Footnote 24}	295	180	120
Southern Europe	2,715	1,390	1,320
Albania	60	35	25
Andorra	10	0	10
Bosnia and Herzegovina	910	445	460
Croatia	75	25	55
Gibraltar	10	0	0
Greece	85	50	35
Holy See (Vatican City State)	0	0	0
Italy	560	325	240
Kosovo^{Footnote 25}	130	65	60
Macedonia, Republic of^{Footnote 26}	30	15	15
Malta	0	0	0
Montenegro	20	0	20
Portugal	525	260	260
San Marino	0	0	0
Serbia^{Footnote 27}	60	40	20
Slovenia	15	10	10
Spain	255	125	125
Africa	14,645	7,955	6,685
Western Africa	3,335	1,835	1,500
Benin	345	195	150
Burkina Faso	195	120	75
Cabo Verde	10	0	10
Côte d'Ivoire	1,270	655	610
Gambia	0	0	0
Ghana	10	10	10
Guinea	245	150	100
Guinea-Bissau	10	0	0
Liberia	10	0	10
Mali	200	90	105
Mauritania	65	35	30
Niger	65	25	40
Nigeria	40	25	15
Saint Helena^{Footnote 28}	0	0	0
Senegal	670	405	265
Sierra Leone	0	0	0
Togo	205	115	90
Eastern Africa	1,810	940	870
Burundi	535	315	220
Comoros	25	10	15
Djibouti	40	20	20
Eritrea	10	10	0
Ethiopia	0	0	0
Kenya	45	20	25
Madagascar	270	130	150
Malawi	0	0	0
Mauritius	80	40	35
Mayotte	0	0	0
Mozambique	15	0	10
Réunion	65	35	35
Rwanda	400	195	200
Seychelles	0	0	0
Somalia	0	0	10
South Sudan	0	0	0
Tanzania^{Footnote 29}	255	140	115
Uganda	45	20	25
Zambia	10	0	0
Zimbabwe	10	10	0
Northern Africa	6,435	3,620	2,820
Algeria	2,010	1,125	885
Egypt	265	135	135
Libya	10	10	0
Morocco	2,395	1,315	1,075
Sudan^{Footnote 30}	0	0	0
Tunisia	1,760	1,040	715
Western Sahara	0	0	0
Central Africa	3,020	1,545	1,480
Angola	20	15	10
Cameroon	1,345	660	680
Central African Republic	245	105	140
Chad	150	65	85
Congo, Democratic Republic of the	940	490	445
Congo, Republic of the	190	130	60
Equatorial Guinea	0	0	0
Gabon	140	75	60
Sao Tome and Principe	0	0	0
Southern Africa	35	15	20
Botswana	0	0	0
Lesotho	0	0	0
Namibia	0	0	0
South Africa, Republic of	35	20	15
Swaziland	0	0	0
Asia	7,300	3,035	4,265
West Central Asia and the Middle East	1,680	875	805
Afghanistan	95	55	40
Armenia	20	15	0
Azerbaijan	0	0	10
Bahrain	0	0	0
Cyprus	10	10	10
Georgia	15	0	15
Iran^{Footnote 31}	425	220	205
Iraq	125	45	75
Israel	55	25	25
Jordan	10	0	10
Kazakhstan	40	20	20
Kuwait	10	15	0
Kyrgyzstan	20	10	10
Lebanon	315	205	115
Oman	0	0	0
Qatar	0	0	10
Saudi Arabia	10	10	0
Syria^{Footnote 32}	365	195	175
Tajikistan	10	0	10
Turkey	50	30	15
Turkmenistan	0	0	0
United Arab Emirates	20	20	10
Uzbekistan	35	10	20
West Bank and Gaza Strip (Palestine)^{Footnote 33}	20	0	15
Yemen	20	15	10
Eastern Asia	2,465	700	1,765
China^{Footnote 34}	1,950	500	1,445
Hong Kong^{Footnote 35}	60	15	45
Japan	160	25	135
Korea, North^{Footnote 36}	10	10	0
Korea, South^{Footnote 37}	205	125	85
Macao^{Footnote 38}	0	0	0
Mongolia	10	0	10
Taiwan	80	30	45
Southeast Asia	2,130	960	1,170
Brunei Darussalam	0	0	0
Burma (Myanmar)	180	85	95
Cambodia	455	205	250
Indonesia	30	10	20
Laos^{Footnote 39}	135	70	70
Malaysia	15	10	10
Philippines	190	75	120
Singapore	10	10	0
Thailand	210	85	125
Timor-Leste	0	0	0
Viet Nam	900	415	485
Southern Asia	1,025	500	520
Bangladesh	125	50	70
Bhutan	450	215	240
British Indian Ocean Territory	0	0	0
India	120	70	45
Maldives	0	0	0
Nepal	285	130	155
Pakistan	35	25	15
Sri Lanka	0	0	0
Oceania	115	80	35
American Samoa	0	0	0
Australia	55	45	15
Christmas Island	0	0	0
Cocos (Keeling) Islands	0	0	0
Cook Islands	0	0	0
Fiji	0	0	0
French Polynesia	10	10	0
Guam	0	0	0
Kiribati	0	0	0
Marshall Islands	0	0	0
Micronesia, Federated States of	0	0	0
Nauru	0	0	0
New Caledonia	35	20	10
New Zealand	20	10	10
Niue	0	0	0
Norfolk Island	0	0	0
Northern Mariana Islands	0	0	0
Palau	0	0	0
Papua New Guinea	0	0	0
Pitcairn	0	0	0
Samoa	0	0	0
Solomon Islands	0	0	0
Tokelau	0	0	0
Tonga	0	0	0
Tuvalu	0	0	0
United States Minor Outlying Islands	0	0	0
Vanuatu	0	0	0
Wallis and Futuna	0	0	0
Other places of birth^{Footnote 40}	0	0	0
Total - Generation status for the population in private households - 25% sample data^{Footnote 41}	779,085	383,165	395,925
First generation^{Footnote 42}	52,710	26,545	26,170
Second generation^{Footnote 43}	31,430	15,950	15,480
Third generation or more^{Footnote 44}	694,945	340,670	354,275
Total - Visible minority for the population in private households - 25% sample data^{Footnote 45}	779,090	383,165	395,920
Total visible minority population^{Footnote 46}	38,260	19,080	19,180
South Asian^{Footnote 47}	1,540	805	735
Chinese	2,840	960	1,880
Black	14,030	7,330	6,700
Filipino	275	135	140
Latin American	7,715	3,640	4,080
Arab	6,945	3,920	3,025
Southeast Asian^{Footnote 48}	2,785	1,300	1,480
West Asian^{Footnote 49}	665	300	365
Korean	235	135	100
Japanese	260	80	180
Visible minority, n.i.e.^{Footnote 50}	380	195	185
Multiple visible minorities^{Footnote 51}	590	280	310
Not a visible minority^{Footnote 52}	740,825	364,080	376,740
Total - Ethnic origin for the population in private households - 25% sample data^{Footnote 53}	779,085	383,160	395,920
North American Aboriginal origins	26,205	12,375	13,835
First Nations (North American Indian)	22,420	10,460	11,960
Inuit	250	120	125
Métis	4,105	2,025	2,080
Other North American origins	573,500	280,175	293,325
Acadian	3,490	1,610	1,880
American	3,065	1,455	1,610
Canadian	555,220	270,960	284,260
New Brunswicker	70	40	30
Newfoundlander	35	15	20
Nova Scotian	15	0	15
Ontarian	60	30	30
Québécois	18,030	9,130	8,900
Other North American origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 54}	0	0	10
European origins	279,745	139,235	140,510
British Isles origins	58,610	27,905	30,705
Channel Islander	170	80	90
Cornish	0	0	0
English	11,260	5,575	5,690
Irish	39,360	18,625	20,735
Manx	0	0	0
Scottish	15,185	6,985	8,200
Welsh	305	130	180
British Isles origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 55}	890	425	465
French origins	226,795	113,405	113,395
Alsatian	100	55	45
Breton	1,335	615	720
Corsican	100	30	70
French	225,770	112,920	112,850
Western European origins (except French origins)	17,420	8,655	8,760
Austrian	470	285	185
Bavarian	0	0	0
Belgian	3,855	1,985	1,875
Dutch	1,075	505	575
Flemish	120	75	50
Frisian	0	0	0
German	10,530	5,025	5,510
Luxembourger	125	90	35
Swiss	2,125	1,130	995
Western European origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 56}	0	0	0
Northern European origins (except British Isles origins)	1,580	790	790
Danish	250	145	105
Finnish	110	50	55
Icelandic	35	20	15
Norwegian	595	315	285
Swedish	370	155	215
Northern European origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 57}	295	140	160
Eastern European origins	6,960	3,360	3,595
Bulgarian	215	110	110
Byelorussian	40	15	25
Czech	305	160	145
Czechoslovakian, n.o.s.^{Footnote 58}	70	40	30
Estonian	0	0	0
Hungarian	710	340	365
Latvian	25	15	10
Lithuanian	120	75	45
Moldovan	205	90	115
Polish	2,230	1,085	1,145
Romanian	1,370	665	705
Russian	1,265	570	690
Slovak	195	90	100
Ukrainian	1,110	515	595
Eastern European origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 59}	30	25	10
Southern European origins	18,280	9,115	9,165
Albanian	275	160	115
Bosnian	880	460	420
Catalan	45	25	20
Croatian	360	190	160
Cypriot	10	0	10
Greek	905	450	455
Italian	9,275	4,730	4,545
Kosovar	55	40	15
Macedonian	50	30	25
Maltese	60	25	40
Montenegrin	15	10	10
Portuguese	2,855	1,375	1,480
Serbian	395	205	190
Sicilian	55	20	35
Slovenian	60	40	25
Spanish	4,460	2,150	2,310
Yugoslavian, n.o.s.^{Footnote 60}	160	70	85
Southern European origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 61}	35	10	30
Other European origins	1,200	640	560
Basque	325	175	145
Jewish	190	100	90
Roma (Gypsy)	0	0	0
Slavic, n.o.s.^{Footnote 62}	35	15	20
Other European origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 63}	650	345	305
Caribbean origins	3,765	1,890	1,885
Antiguan	0	0	0
Bahamian	15	0	15
Barbadian	40	30	15
Bermudan	0	0	0
Carib	0	0	0
Cuban	500	255	240
Dominican	410	195	220
Grenadian	0	0	0
Guadeloupean	115	45	70
Haitian	2,230	1,115	1,120
Jamaican	180	105	75
Kittitian/Nevisian	0	0	0
Martinican	115	30	85
Montserratan	0	0	0
Puerto Rican	25	15	10
St. Lucian	0	0	0
Trinidadian/Tobagonian	30	10	20
Vincentian/Grenadinian	10	10	0
West Indian, n.o.s.^{Footnote 64}	40	20	15
Caribbean origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 65}	185	95	90
Latin, Central and South American origins	9,935	4,730	5,200
Aboriginal from Central/South America (except Arawak and Maya)	280	135	150
Arawak	10	0	10
Argentinian	225	120	105
Belizean	0	0	0
Bolivian	130	45	90
Brazilian	925	440	490
Chilean	820	425	395
Colombian	3,490	1,690	1,805
Costa Rican	30	15	15
Ecuadorian	115	60	60
Guatemalan	185	95	90
Guyanese	40	15	25
Hispanic	70	20	50
Honduran	150	65	90
Maya	60	40	20
Mexican	1,775	825	950
Nicaraguan	140	55	85
Panamanian	20	10	0
Paraguayan	50	15	35
Peruvian	785	345	435
Salvadorean	585	300	290
Uruguayan	65	20	35
Venezuelan	205	110	95
Latin, Central and South American origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 66}	255	120	135
African origins	20,535	10,850	9,680
Central and West African origins	7,910	4,235	3,680
Akan	65	30	40
Angolan	10	10	10
Ashanti	0	0	0
Beninese	520	285	235
Burkinabe	250	155	100
Cameroonian	1,560	785	775
Chadian	65	30	35
Congolese	1,665	930	730
Edo	0	0	0
Ewe	45	15	30
Gabonese	165	85	85
Gambian	10	0	0
Ghanaian	95	65	30
Guinean	360	195	165
Ibo	15	0	10
Ivorian	1,140	585	555
Liberian	30	0	30
Malian	255	140	110
Malinké	30	15	15
Nigerian	105	50	55
Peulh	120	75	45
Senegalese	930	530	400
Sierra Leonean	0	0	0
Togolese	310	180	135
Wolof	75	50	25
Yoruba	10	10	0
Central and West African origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 67}	750	365	390
North African origins	8,520	4,550	3,965
Algerian	2,325	1,220	1,100
Berber	1,425	780	640
Coptic	10	10	0
Dinka	0	0	0
Egyptian	490	220	265
Libyan	15	10	10
Maure	35	25	10
Moroccan	2,715	1,480	1,230
Sudanese	0	0	0
Tunisian	1,890	1,020	875
North African origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 68}	150	80	70
Southern and East African origins	2,315	1,195	1,115
Afrikaner	0	0	10
Amhara	0	0	0
Bantu, n.o.s.^{Footnote 69}	95	70	20
Burundian	805	425	380
Djiboutian	30	20	0
Eritrean	35	20	15
Ethiopian	0	0	10
Harari	0	0	0
Kenyan	10	0	0
Malagasy	325	130	195
Mauritian	105	50	50
Oromo	0	0	0
Rwandan	580	280	295
Seychellois	10	0	0
Somali	70	30	35
South African	45	30	15
Tanzanian	40	25	15
Tigrian	0	0	0
Ugandan	70	30	45
Zambian	0	0	10
Zimbabwean	0	0	0
Zulu	0	0	0
Southern and East African origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 70}	210	115	85
Other African origins	2,145	1,080	1,065
Black, n.o.s.^{Footnote 71}	145	80	65
Other African origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 72}	2,075	1,045	1,035
Asian origins	14,525	6,955	7,570
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins	5,500	2,925	2,570
Afghan	150	75	75
Arab, n.o.s.^{Footnote 73}	2,255	1,265	990
Armenian	230	140	85
Assyrian	0	10	0
Azerbaijani	15	0	10
Georgian	35	10	20
Hazara	0	0	0
Iranian	620	290	330
Iraqi	120	50	70
Israeli	15	15	10
Jordanian	10	10	10
Kazakh	15	10	0
Kurd	55	25	25
Kuwaiti	0	0	0
Kyrgyz	0	0	0
Lebanese	1,175	590	580
Palestinian	125	70	55
Pashtun	10	0	0
Saudi Arabian	10	0	0
Syrian	545	285	260
Tajik	10	0	10
Tatar	30	15	15
Turk	265	135	130
Turkmen	0	0	0
Uighur	0	0	0
Uzbek	0	0	0
Yemeni	60	35	25
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 74}	30	15	10
South Asian origins	1,520	780	740
Bangladeshi	50	30	20
Bengali	20	10	10
Bhutanese	200	85	115
East Indian	710	380	330
Goan	0	0	0
Gujarati	0	0	0
Kashmiri	0	0	0
Nepali	445	205	235
Pakistani	90	65	25
Punjabi	10	0	10
Sinhalese	0	0	0
Sri Lankan	10	10	0
Tamil	0	0	0
South Asian origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 75}	0	0	0
East and Southeast Asian origins	7,600	3,295	4,305
Burmese	260	120	140
Cambodian (Khmer)	800	405	400
Chinese	3,665	1,330	2,340
Filipino	315	150	165
Hmong	0	0	0
Indonesian	55	20	35
Japanese	475	200	275
Karen	95	50	40
Korean	275	165	120
Laotian	310	150	165
Malaysian	10	0	0
Mongolian	45	15	30
Singaporean	0	10	0
Taiwanese	70	35	35
Thai	195	60	135
Tibetan	0	0	0
Vietnamese	1,830	965	870
East and Southeast Asian origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 76}	0	0	0
Other Asian origins	10	10	0
Other Asian origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 77}	10	0	10
Oceania origins	160	95	65
Australian	65	35	25
New Zealander	20	15	10
Pacific Islands origins	70	40	25
Fijian	0	10	0
Hawaiian	0	0	0
Maori	0	0	0
Samoan	0	0	0
Polynesian, n.o.s.^{Footnote 78}	40	15	20
Pacific Islands origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 79}	30	20	0
Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data^{Footnote 80}	654,810	319,825	334,985
No certificate, diploma or degree	89,600	44,070	45,530
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificate^{Footnote 81}	132,550	61,145	71,405
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree	432,660	214,605	218,060
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma	109,145	67,435	41,710
Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of Qualification^{Footnote 82}	78,370	42,205	36,165
Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of Qualification^{Footnote 83}	30,780	25,230	5,545
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma	136,925	60,775	76,155
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level	25,575	9,770	15,810
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above	161,010	76,625	84,390
Bachelor's degree	101,740	46,590	55,150
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level	12,160	5,655	6,505
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry	5,010	2,565	2,450
Master's degree	34,985	17,310	17,675
Earned doctorate^{Footnote 84}	7,110	4,500	2,615
Total - Major field of study - Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2016 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data^{Footnote 85}	654,810	319,825	334,990
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree^{Footnote 86}	222,150	105,220	116,930
Education	31,520	8,030	23,495
13. Education	31,520	8,025	23,495
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies	16,815	7,545	9,270
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services	3,195	2,195	1,005
50. Visual and performing arts	13,620	5,355	8,265
Humanities	25,625	11,165	14,465
16. Aboriginal and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics	3,245	805	2,445
23. English language and literature/letters	525	175	350
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities	13,205	6,095	7,105
30A Interdisciplinary humanities^{Footnote 87}	180	100	80
38. Philosophy and religious studies	1,175	800	375
39. Theology and religious vocations	1,260	715	540
54. History	2,190	1,265	920
55. French language and literature/letters	3,850	1,195	2,655
Social and behavioural sciences and law	42,160	15,095	27,065
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies	220	50	165
09. Communication, journalism and related programs	5,900	1,960	3,945
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences	8,050	770	7,280
22. Legal professions and studies	8,835	3,535	5,300
30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciences^{Footnote 88}	1,285	225	1,060
42. Psychology	5,575	1,400	4,170
45. Social sciences	12,295	7,150	5,140
Business, management and public administration	101,980	39,570	62,410
30.16 Accounting and computer science	60	15	40
44. Public administration and social service professions	6,800	1,695	5,105
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services	95,120	37,855	57,265
Physical and life sciences and technologies	17,620	9,600	8,025
26. Biological and biomedical sciences	6,750	3,055	3,695
30.01 Biological and physical sciences	1,855	1,145	710
30C Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciences^{Footnote 89}	4,350	2,110	2,245
40. Physical sciences	3,870	2,935	940
41. Science technologies/technicians	790	360	435
Mathematics, computer and information sciences	20,275	14,665	5,605
11. Computer and information sciences and support services	17,230	13,155	4,070
25. Library science	1,390	370	1,020
27. Mathematics and statistics	1,360	920	445
30D Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciences^{Footnote 90}	295	220	75
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies	81,550	75,000	6,545
04. Architecture and related services	3,445	2,055	1,390
14. Engineering	13,775	11,775	2,005
15. Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields	16,295	14,825	1,475
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation	10	0	10
46. Construction trades	19,500	18,830	675
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians	17,575	17,045	525
48. Precision production	10,950	10,480	470
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation	8,660	5,615	3,045
01. Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences	4,520	2,440	2,080
03. Natural resources and conservation	4,140	3,175	970
Health and related fields	55,525	11,660	43,865
31. Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies	3,170	1,780	1,390
51. Health professions and related programs	50,715	8,975	41,740
60. Dental, medical and veterinary residency programs	1,645	905	740
Personal, protective and transportation services	30,595	16,550	14,045
12. Personal and culinary services	17,385	5,295	12,090
28. Military science, leadership and operational art	65	60	0
29. Military technologies and applied sciences	255	245	10
43. Security and protective services	5,675	4,225	1,450
49. Transportation and materials moving	7,210	6,720	490
Other	325	110	210
30.99 Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies, other	325	115	210
Total - Location of study compared with province or territory of residence with countries outside Canada for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data^{Footnote 91}	654,810	319,820	334,990
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree	222,150	105,220	116,930
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree^{Footnote 92}	432,660	214,605	218,055
Location of study inside Canada	413,145	204,030	209,115
Same as province or territory of residence	405,320	199,495	205,825
Different than province or territory of residence	7,830	4,540	3,290
Location of study outside Canada^{Footnote 93}	19,515	10,575	8,940
United States^{Footnote 94}	1,675	1,095	585
Philippines	85	10	75
India	70	45	20
United Kingdom^{Footnote 95}	405	275	130
China^{Footnote 96}	395	180	215
France	6,580	3,790	2,785
Other	10,305	5,170	5,135
Total - Population aged 15 years and over by Labour force status - 25% sample data^{Footnote 97}	654,810	319,820	334,990
In the labour force	437,235	225,505	211,730
Employed	417,195	213,590	203,605
Unemployed	20,040	11,915	8,125
Not in the labour force	217,570	94,315	123,255
Participation rate	66.8	70.5	63.2
Employment rate	63.7	66.8	60.8
Unemployment rate	4.6	5.3	3.8
Total population aged 15 years and over by work activity during the reference year - 25% sample data^{Footnote 98}	654,810	319,825	334,985
Did not work^{Footnote 99}	198,595	84,180	114,415
Worked	456,210	235,640	220,575
Worked full year, full time^{Footnote 100}	227,275	122,335	104,945
Worked part year and/or part time^{Footnote 101}	228,935	113,305	115,630
Average weeks worked in reference year	43.6	43.7	43.6
Total labour force aged 15 years and over by class of worker - 25% sample data^{Footnote 102}	437,235	225,505	211,730
Class of worker - not applicable^{Footnote 103}	6,070	3,085	2,985
All classes of workers^{Footnote 104}	431,165	222,425	208,745
Employee	389,675	197,715	191,960
Self-employed^{Footnote 105}	41,490	24,705	16,785
Total labour force population aged 15 years and over by occupation - National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2016 - 25% sample data^{Footnote 106}	437,240	225,505	211,730
Occupation - not applicable^{Footnote 107}	6,070	3,085	2,990
All occupations^{Footnote 108}	431,165	222,420	208,745
0 Management occupations	39,790	25,085	14,705
1 Business, finance and administration occupations	78,465	25,335	53,125
2 Natural and applied sciences and related occupations	39,460	30,375	9,080
3 Health occupations	35,460	7,495	27,965
4 Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services	57,675	20,610	37,070
5 Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport	13,345	6,375	6,970
6 Sales and service occupations	103,730	49,815	53,915
7 Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations	48,165	45,690	2,475
8 Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations	3,310	2,780	525
9 Occupations in manufacturing and utilities	11,770	8,860	2,915
Total Labour Force population aged 15 years and over by Industry - North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 2012 - 25% sample data^{Footnote 109}	437,240	225,505	211,730
Industry - NAICS2012 - not applicable^{Footnote 110}	6,070	3,085	2,985
All industry categories^{Footnote 111}	431,165	222,420	208,740
11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting	3,480	2,385	1,095
21 Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction	815	680	135
22 Utilities	1,945	1,515	425
23 Construction	23,390	20,625	2,765
31-33 Manufacturing	32,015	23,885	8,130
41 Wholesale trade	13,395	9,850	3,550
44-45 Retail trade	51,145	24,725	26,420
48-49 Transportation and warehousing	14,890	11,935	2,960
51 Information and cultural industries	7,585	4,795	2,780
52 Finance and insurance	24,810	9,860	14,945
53 Real estate and rental and leasing	6,365	3,870	2,495
54 Professional, scientific and technical services	31,630	18,620	13,010
55 Management of companies and enterprises	210	85	125
56 Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services	17,440	11,290	6,150
61 Educational services	31,725	10,775	20,955
62 Health care and social assistance	58,410	12,425	45,980
71 Arts, entertainment and recreation	7,925	4,020	3,905
72 Accommodation and food services	32,310	15,280	17,035
81 Other services (except public administration)	18,800	8,650	10,150
91 Public administration	52,880	27,145	25,730
Total - Language used most often at work for the population in private households aged 15 years and over who worked since January 1, 2015 - 25% sample data^{Footnote 112}	465,845	240,205	225,645
English	9,480	5,720	3,755
French	443,460	227,075	216,380
Non-official language	575	255	320
English and French	11,370	6,725	4,645
English and non-official language	70	30	40
French and non-official language	490	190	300
English, French and non-official language	400	205	195

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Footnote(s)

Footnote 1

'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' or 'secondary applicant' on the application for permanent residence.'Secondary applicant' 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.

'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 2

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 3

In households where there is at least one person living with a child and a grandchild.

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Footnote 4

In households that are not multigenerational where there is one census family with additional persons or more than one census family.

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Footnote 5

For more information, refer to the Census Dictionary: Marital status.

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Footnote 6

Refers to the status of a person with regard to the place of residence on the reference day, May 10, 2016, in relation to the place of residence on the same date one year earlier at the provincial level. Persons who have not moved are referred to as non-movers and persons who have moved from one residence to another are referred to as movers. Movers include non-migrants and migrants. Non-migrants are persons who did move but remained in the same city, town, township, village or Indian reserve. Migrants include internal migrants, who moved to a different city, town, township, village or Indian reserve within Canada. External migrants include persons who lived outside Canada at the earlier reference date.

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Footnote 7

Refers to the status of a person with regard to the place of residence on the reference day, May 10, 2016, in relation to the place of residence on the same date five years earlier at the provincial level. Persons who have not moved are referred to as non-movers and persons who have moved from one residence to another are referred to as movers. Movers include non-migrants and migrants. Non-migrants are persons who did move but remained in the same city, town, township, village or Indian reserve. Migrants include internal migrants, who moved to a different city, town, township, village or Indian reserve within Canada. External migrants include persons who lived outside Canada at the earlier reference date.

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First official language spoken is specified within the framework of the Official Languages Act. It refers to the first official language (i.e., English or French) spoken by the person.

For more information on language 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 Languages Reference Guide, Census of Population, 2016.

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Footnote 9

The official language minority population of Quebec includes all individuals with English as a first official language spoken and half of those with both English and French. The official language minority population of the country overall and of every province and territory other than Quebec includes individuals with French as a first official language spoken and half of those with both English and French.

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Footnote 11

Mother tongue refers to the first language learned at home in childhood and still understood by the person at the time the data was collected. If the person no longer understands the first language learned, the mother tongue is the second language learned. For a person who learned two languages at the same time in early childhood, the mother tongue is the language this person spoke most often at home before starting school. The person has two mother tongues only if the two languages were used equally often and are still understood by the person. For a child who has not yet learned to speak, the mother tongue is the language spoken most often to this child at home. The child has two mother tongues only if both languages are spoken equally often so that the child learns both languages at the same time.

For more information on language 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 Languages Reference Guide, Census of Population, 2016.

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Footnote 12

Language spoken most often at home refers to the language the person speaks most often at home at the time of data collection. A person can report more than one language as 'spoken most often at home' if the languages are spoken equally often. For a person who lives alone, the language spoken most often at home is the language in which he or she feels most comfortable. For a child who has not yet learned to speak, this is the language spoken most often to the child at home. Where two languages are spoken to the child, the language spoken most often at home is the language spoken most often. If both languages are used equally often, then both languages are included here.

For more information on language 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 Languages Reference Guide, Census of Population, 2016.

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Footnote 13

'Knowledge of official languages' refers to whether the person can conduct a conversation in English only, French only, in both or in neither language. For a child who has not yet learned to speak, this includes languages that the child is learning to speak at home.

'Knowledge of non-official languages' refers to whether the person can conduct a conversation in a language other than English or French. For a child who has not yet learned to speak, this includes languages that the child is learning to speak at home. The number of languages that can be reported may vary between surveys, depending on the objectives of the survey.

For more information on language 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 Languages Reference Guide, Census of Population, 2016.

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Footnote 14

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 15

'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 16

'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 17

'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.

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 18

For more information on the 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 19

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

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Footnote 20

The official name of Bolivia is Plurinational State of Bolivia.

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Footnote 21

The official name of Venezuela is Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela.

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The official name of Moldova is Republic of Moldova.

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Ireland is also referred to as Republic of Ireland.

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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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The official name of Kosovo is Republic of Kosovo.

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Macedonia, Republic of: known as the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia by the United Nations and other international bodies.

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Serbia excludes Kosovo.

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The official name of Saint Helena is Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha.

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The official name of Tanzania is United Republic of Tanzania.

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The full name of Sudan is the Republic of the Sudan.

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The official name of Iran is Islamic Republic of Iran.

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The official name of Syria is Syrian Arab Republic.

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West Bank and Gaza Strip (Palestine): West Bank and Gaza Strip are the territories referred to in the Declaration of Principles, signed by Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization in 1993. Palestine refers to pre-1948 British mandate Palestine.

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China excludes Hong Kong and Macao.

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

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Footnote 36

The official name of North Korea is Democratic People's Republic of Korea.

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The official name of South Korea is Republic of Korea.

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The full name of Macao is Macao Special Administrative Region of China.

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Footnote 39

The official name of Laos is Lao People's Democratic Republic.

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Footnote 40

Includes other places of birth not included elsewhere, such as 'born at sea'.

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Footnote 41

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 42

'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 43

'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 44

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

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Footnote 45

Visible minority refers to whether a person belongs to a visible minority group as defined by the Employment Equity Act and, if so, the visible minority group to which the person belongs. The Employment Equity Act defines visible minorities as 'persons, other than Aboriginal peoples, who are non-Caucasian in race or non-white in colour.' The visible minority population consists mainly of the following groups: South Asian, Chinese, Black, Filipino, Latin American, Arab, Southeast Asian, West Asian, Korean and Japanese.

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 46

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 47

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

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Footnote 48

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

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Footnote 49

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

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Footnote 50

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 51

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 52

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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Footnote 53

This is a total population estimate. The sum of the ethnic groups in this table is greater than the total population estimate because a person may report more than one ethnic origin in the census.

'Ethnic origin' refers to the ethnic or cultural origins of the person's ancestors. An ancestor is usually more distant than a grandparent. For additional information on the collection and dissemination of ethnic origin data, refer to the Ethnic Origin Reference Guide, Census of Population, 2016.

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Includes general responses indicating North American origins (e.g., 'North American') as well as more specific responses indicating North American origins that have not been included elsewhere (e.g., 'Maritimer').

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Footnote 55

Includes general responses indicating British Isles origins (e.g., 'British,' 'United Kingdom') as well as more specific responses indicating British Isles origins that have not been included elsewhere (e.g., 'Celtic').

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Footnote 56

Includes general responses indicating Western European origins (e.g., 'Western European') as well as more specific responses indicating Western European origins that have not been included elsewhere (e.g., 'Liechtensteiner').

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Footnote 57

Includes general responses indicating Northern European origins (e.g., 'Northern European') as well as more specific responses indicating Northern European origins that have not been included elsewhere (e.g., 'Faroese,' 'Scandinavian').

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Footnote 58

Includes responses of 'Czechoslovakian,' not otherwise specified.

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Footnote 59

Includes general responses indicating Eastern European origins (e.g., 'Eastern European') as well as more specific responses indicating Eastern European origins that have not been included elsewhere (e.g., 'Baltic').

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Footnote 60

Includes responses of 'Yugoslavian,' not otherwise specified.

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Footnote 61

Includes general responses indicating Southern European origins (e.g., 'Southern European') as well as more specific responses indicating Southern European origins that have not been included elsewhere (e.g., 'Gibraltarian').

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Footnote 62

Includes responses of 'Slavic,' not otherwise specified.

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Footnote 63

Includes general responses indicating Other European origins (e.g., 'European') as well as more specific responses indicating European origins that have not been included elsewhere (e.g., 'Central European').

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Footnote 64

Includes responses of 'West Indian,' not otherwise specified.

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Footnote 65

Includes general responses indicating Caribbean origins (e.g., 'Antilles,' 'Caribbean') as well as more specific responses indicating Caribbean origins that have not been included elsewhere (e.g., 'Aruban').

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Footnote 66

Includes general responses indicating Latin, Central or South American origins (e.g., 'South American') as well as more specific responses indicating Latin, Central or South American origins that have not been included elsewhere (e.g., 'Surinamese').

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Footnote 67

Includes general responses indicating Central or West African origins (e.g., 'West African') as well as more specific responses indicating Central or West African origins that have not been included elsewhere (e.g., 'Luba,' 'Mossi').

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Footnote 68

Includes general responses indicating North African origins (e.g., 'North African') as well as more specific responses indicating North African origins that have not been included elsewhere (e.g., 'Maghreb').

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Footnote 69

Includes responses of 'Bantu,' not otherwise specified.

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Footnote 70

Includes general responses indicating Southern or East African origins (e.g., 'East African') as well as more specific responses indicating Southern or East African origins that have not been included elsewhere (e.g., 'Hutu,' 'Shona').

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Footnote 71

Includes responses of 'Black,' not otherwise specified.

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Footnote 72

Includes general responses indicating Other African origins (e.g., 'African') as well as more specific responses indicating Other African origins that have not been included elsewhere (e.g., 'Saharan').

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Footnote 73

Includes responses of 'Arab,' not otherwise specified.

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Footnote 74

Includes general responses indicating West Asian, Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins (e.g., 'West Asian,' 'Middle Eastern') as well as more specific responses indicating West Asian, Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins that have not been included elsewhere (e.g., 'Baloch,' 'Circassian').

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Footnote 75

Includes general responses indicating South Asian origins (e.g., 'South Asian') as well as more specific responses indicating South Asian origins that have not been included elsewhere (e.g., 'Telugu').

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Footnote 76

Includes general responses indicating East and Southeast Asian origins (e.g., 'Southeast Asian') as well as more specific responses indicating East and Southeast Asian origins that have not been included elsewhere (e.g., 'Bruneian').

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Footnote 77

Includes general responses indicating Other Asian origins (e.g., 'Asian') as well as more specific responses indicating Other Asian origins that have not been included elsewhere (e.g., 'Eurasian').

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Footnote 78

Includes responses of 'Polynesian,' not otherwise specified.

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Footnote 79

Includes general responses indicating Pacific Islands origins (e.g., 'Pacific Islander') as well as more specific responses indicating Pacific Islands origins that have not been included elsewhere (e.g., 'Tahitian').

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Footnote 80

Highest certificate, diploma or degree is the classification used in the census to measure the broader concept of 'Educational attainment.'

This variable refers to the highest level of education that a person has successfully completed and is derived from the educational qualifications questions, which asked for all certificates, diplomas and degrees to be reported.

The general hierarchy used in deriving this variable (high school, trades, college, university) is loosely tied to the 'in-class' duration of the various types of education. At the detailed level, someone who has completed one type of certificate, diploma or degree will not necessarily have completed the credentials listed below it in the hierarchy. For example, a person with an apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma may not have completed a high school certificate or diploma, nor does an individual with a 'master's degree' necessarily have a 'certificate or diploma above bachelor level.' Although the hierarchy may not fit all programs perfectly, it gives a general measure of educational attainment.

This variable is reported for persons aged 15 years and over in private households.

Users are advised to consult data quality comments for 'Highest certificate, diploma or degree', available in the Education Reference Guide, Census of Population, 2016, Catalogue no. 98-500-X2016013.

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Footnote 81

'Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificate' includes only people who have this as their highest educational qualification. It excludes persons with a postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree.

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Footnote 82

'Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of Qualification' includes trades certificates or diplomas such as pre-employment or vocational certificates and diplomas from brief trade programs completed at community colleges, institutes of technology, vocational centres and similar institutions.

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Footnote 83

'Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of Qualification' also includes Journeyperson's designations.

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'Earned doctorate' refers to persons who have completed a doctorate degree awarded by a university. This includes, for example, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) and Doctor of Juridical Science (S.J.D.). It does not include honorary doctorates.

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Footnote 85

'Field of study' refers to the discipline or area of learning/training associated with a particular course or programme of study.

This variable refers to the predominant discipline or area of learning or training of a person's highest completed postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree, classified according to the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) Canada 2016.

This 'Major field of study' variable can be used either independently or in conjunction with the 'Highest certificate, diploma or degree' variable. When the latter is used with 'Major field of study,' it should be noted that different fields of study will be more common for different types of postsecondary qualifications. At the detailed program level, some programs are only offered by certain types of institutions.

There was an explicit instruction in the questionnaire which instructed respondents to be as specific as possible in indicating a subfield or subcategory of specialization within a broad discipline or area of training.

This variable is reported for persons aged 15 years and over in private households.

This variable shows the 'Variant of CIP 2016 - Alternative primary groupings' CIP variant, with the hierarchy of the primary groupings and two-digit series. When a primary grouping contains more than one subseries from series '30. Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies,' these subseries are grouped together. An exception is made for '30.01 Biological and physical sciences' due to its large size. For more information on the CIP classification, see the Classification of Instructional Programs, Canada 2016: http://www.statcan.gc.ca/eng/concepts/classification.

For information on collection, classification and data quality for this variable, refer to the Education Reference Guide, Census of Population, 2016, Catalogue no. 98-500-X2016013.

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Certain series and their subcomponents are not used when coding major field of study for the census. These are series 21, 32 to 37 and 53, which represent non-credit and personal improvement fields of study.

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Footnote 86

'No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree' includes persons who have not completed an apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma; a college, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma; or a university certificate, diploma or degree.

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'Interdisciplinary humanities' includes '30.13 Medieval and renaissance studies,' '30.21 Holocaust and related studies,' '30.22 Classical and ancient studies' and '30.29 Maritime studies.'

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'Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciences' includes '30.05 Peace studies and conflict resolution,' '30.10 Biopsychology,' '30.11 Gerontology,' '30.14 Museology/museum studies,' '30.15 Science, technology and society,' '30.17 Behavioural sciences,' '30.20 International/global studies,' '30.23 Intercultural/multicultural and diversity studies,' '30.25 Cognitive science,' '30.26 Cultural studies/critical theory and analysis,' '30.28 Dispute resolution,' '30.31 Human computer interaction' and '30.33 Sustainability studies.'

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'Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciences' includes '30.18 Natural sciences,' '30.19 Nutrition sciences,' '30.27 Human biology' and '30.32 Marine sciences.'

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Footnote 90

'Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciences' includes '30.06 Systems science and theory,' '30.08 Mathematics and computer science' and '30.30 Computational science.'

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Footnote 91

'Location of study' refers to either:

- the province, territory or country of the institution from which a person obtained a certificate, diploma or degree, or;

- the province, territory or country of the institution that a person attended during a specified reference period, or for a specific level of education.

In both cases, location of study refers to the location of the institution granting the certificate, diploma or degree, not the location of the person at the time he or she obtained the qualification or was attending the institution. The geographic location is specified according to boundaries current at the time the data are collected, not the boundaries at the time of study.

This is a summary variable that indicates whether the 'Location of study' of the person's highest certificate, diploma or degree was the same province or territory where the person lived at the time of the 2016 Census of Population, a different Canadian province or territory, or outside Canada. This variable is derived from 'Location of study' and 'Province or territory of current residence.' It only applies to individuals who had completed a postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree.

'Location of study outside Canada' may be further sub-classified using the Standard Classification of Countries and Areas of Interest (SCCAI). When using the SCCAI for this sub-classification, the class 'Canada' is not used.

This variable is reported for persons aged 15 years and over in private households.

For information on collection, classification and data quality for 'Location of study compared with province or territory of residence,' refer to the Education Reference Guide, Census of Population, 2016, Catalogue no. 98-500-X2016013.

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Footnote 92

'Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree' includes 'apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma,' 'college, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma' and university certificates, diplomas and degrees.

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Footnote 93

Refers to all locations of study outside Canada, including the six locations outside Canada most often reported at the national level. These will not necessarily be the top six countries for other geographies.

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Footnote 94

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

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Footnote 96

China excludes Hong Kong and Macao.

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Footnote 97

Refers to whether a person aged 15 years and over was employed, unemployed or not in the labour force during the week of Sunday, May 1 to Saturday, May 7, 2016.

Early enumeration was conducted in remote, isolated parts of the provinces and territories. When enumeration has taken place before May 2016, the reference date used is the date on which the household was enumerated.

In the past, this variable was called Labour force activity.

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Footnote 98

Refers to the number of weeks in which a person aged 15 years and over worked for pay or in self-employment in 2015 at all jobs held, even if only for a few hours, and whether these weeks were mostly full time (30 hours or more per week) or mostly part time (less than 30 hours per week).

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Footnote 99

Includes persons aged 15 years and over who never worked, persons who worked prior to 2015 and persons who worked in 2016, but not in 2015.

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Footnote 100

Includes persons aged 15 years and over who worked full year (49 weeks and over) and mostly full time (30 hours or more per week) in 2015.

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Footnote 101

Includes persons aged 15 years and over who worked full year mostly part time or part year mostly full time or part year mostly part time in 2015. Part year is less than 49 weeks and part time is less than 30 hours per week.

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Footnote 102

Class of worker refers to whether a person aged 15 years and over is an employee or is self-employed.

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Footnote 103

Includes unemployed persons aged 15 years and over who have never worked for pay or in self-employment, or who had last worked prior to January 1, 2015.

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Footnote 104

Includes the experienced labour force which refers to persons aged 15 years and over who, during the week of Sunday, May 1 to Saturday, May 7, 2016, were employed and the unemployed who had last worked for pay or in self-employment in either 2015 or 2016.

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Footnote 105

Includes persons aged 15 years and over with or without an incorporated business with paid help or without paid help, as well as unpaid family workers.

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Footnote 106

Refers to the kind of work performed by persons aged 15 years and over as determined by their kind of work and the description of the main activities in their job. The occupation data are produced according to the NOC 2016.

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Footnote 107

Includes unemployed persons aged 15 years and over who have never worked for pay or in self-employment, or who had last worked prior to January 1, 2015.

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Footnote 108

Includes the experienced labour force which refers to persons aged 15 years and over who, during the week of Sunday, May 1 to Saturday May 7, 2016 were employed and the unemployed who had last worked for pay or in self-employment in either 2015 or 2016.

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Footnote 109

Refers to the general nature of the business carried out in the establishment where the person worked. The data are produced according to the NAICS 2012.

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Footnote 110

Includes unemployed persons aged 15 years and over who have never worked for pay or in self-employment or who last worked prior to January 1, 2015.

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Footnote 111

Includes the experienced labour force which refers to persons aged 15 years and over who, during the week of Sunday, May 1 to Saturday May 7, 2016, were employed and the unemployed who had last worked for pay or in self-employment in either 2015 or 2016.

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Footnote 112

Language used most often at work refers to the language the person uses most often at work. A person can report more than one language as 'used most often at work' if the languages are used equally often.

For more information on language 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 Languages Reference Guide, Census of Population, 2016.

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Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population, Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-400-X2016203.

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