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Health Profile, December 2013

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Health Profile, December 2013
Table summary
The table shows total, male, and female health data grouped by geography (appearing as column headers) for selected characteristics (appearing as row headers).
Characteristic Halton Regional Health Unit
(HR)
Ontario
Change geography 1 Change geography 2
Total Male Female Total Male Female
Well-being  
Perceived health, very good or excellent (%) Health data: Footnote 1 68.7 71.3 66.3 60.4 60.7 60.1
Perceived mental health, very good or excellent (%) Health data: Footnote 3 77.0 81.1 73.1 72.4 73.2 71.7
Perceived life stress (%) Health data: Footnote 5 25.0 24.1 26.0 22.8 20.9 24.6
Health Conditions  
Overweight or obese (%) Health data: Footnote 6 54.1 62.8 45.4 52.6 60.3 45.0
Overweight (%) Health data: Footnote 7 33.4 41.2 25.5 34.3 41.1 27.6
Obese (%) Health data: Footnote 8 20.8 21.6 19.9 18.3 19.2 17.4
Arthritis (%) Health data: Footnote 10 15.2 10.2 19.8 17.2 13.4 20.7
Diabetes (%) Health data: Footnote 11 4.0Note E: use with caution 3.6Note E: use with caution 4.3Note E: use with caution 6.6 7.0 6.2
Asthma (%) Health data: Footnote 12 7.4 6.1Note E: use with caution 8.6 7.9 6.6 9.1
High blood pressure (%) Health data: Footnote 13 14.9 17.7 12.3 17.6 17.8 17.4
Mood disorder (%) Health data: Footnote 14 5.9 3.4Note E: use with caution 8.3Note E: use with caution 7.6 5.7 9.4
Pain or discomfort, moderate or severe (%) Health data: Footnote 15 10.3 6.5Note E: use with caution 14.0 14.2 11.4 16.8
Pain or discomfort that prevents activities (%) Health data: Footnote 16 11.3 6.6Note E: use with caution 15.8 15.7 13.2 18.2
Low birth weight (% of live births) Health data: Footnote 17 5.3 4.9 5.7 6.2 5.8 6.6
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) (%) Health data: Footnote 18 3.4Note E: use with caution Note F: too unreliable to be published 3.5Note E: use with caution 3.8 3.1 4.4
Injuries within the past 12 months causing limitation of normal activities (%) Health data: Footnote 19 Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period
Injuries in the past 12 months, sought medical attention (%) Health data: Footnote 20 Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period
Hospitalized stroke event rate (per 100,000 population) Health data: Footnote 21 103 113 93 119 138 102
Hospitalized acute myocardial infarction event rate (per 100,000 population) Health data: Footnote 22 124 180 76 198 278 127
Injury hospitalization (per 100,000 population) Health data: Footnote 23 378 406 338 409 450 358
Cancer incidence (per 100,000 population) Health data: Footnote 24 403.1 471.8 350.7 398.8 454.7 358.0
Colon cancer incidence (per 100,000 population) Health data: Footnote 25 48.8 64.2 36.2 47.8 57.9 39.2
Lung cancer incidence (per 100,000 population) Health data: Footnote 26 48.7 54.5 44.5 49.2 58.8 42.1
Breast cancer incidence (per 100,000 population) Health data: Footnote 27 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 99.2 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 97.8
Prostate cancer incidence (per 100,000 population) Health data: Footnote 28 Note ...: not applicable 148.4 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 135.7 Note ...: not applicable
Health Behaviours  
Current smoker, daily or occasional (%) Health data: Footnote 29 18.7 21.2 16.4 19.2 22.7 15.8
Current smoker, daily (%) Health data: Footnote 30 15.3 18.7Note E: use with caution 12.1Note E: use with caution 14.4 17.2 11.7
Heavy drinking (%) Health data: Footnote 31 19.8 27.6 12.3Note E: use with caution 16.9 24.4 9.7
Leisure-time physical activity, moderately active or active (%) Health data: Footnote 32 57.8 62.0 53.7 53.8 56.4 51.2
Fruit and vegetable consumption, 5 times or more per day (%) Health data: Footnote 34 45.6 39.3 51.6 38.9 32.9 44.6
Bike helmet use (%) Health data: Footnote 35 38.5 36.5 41.4 36.1 33.3 40.1
Human Function  
Participation and activity limitation, sometimes or often (%) Health data: Footnote 36 Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period
Functional health, good to full (%) Health data: Footnote 37 Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period
Accessibility  
Influenza immunization (%) Health data: Footnote 38 28.4 24.7 31.9 32.0 28.6 35.2
Mammography (%) Health data: Footnote 39 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 74.6 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 73.2
Pap smear (%) Health data: Footnote 40 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 76.8 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 72.9
Regular medical doctor (%) Health data: Footnote 41 93.3 91.5 95.1 91.1 88.8 93.2
Wait time for hip fracture surgery (Proportion with surgery within 48 hours) (proportion) Health data: Footnote 42 80.8 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 81.3 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Appropriateness  
Caesarean section (proportion) Health data: Footnote 43 29.2 Note ...: not applicable 29.2 28.6 Note ...: not applicable 28.6
Patients with repeat hospitalizations for mental illness (%) Health data: Footnote 44 9.2 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 10.7 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Effectiveness  
Ambulatory care sensitive conditions (per 100,000 population) Health data: Footnote 45 192 229 158 269 304 236
30-day acute myocardial infarction (AMI) in-hospital mortality (rate) Health data: Footnote 46 7.0 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 7.6 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
30-day stroke in-hospital mortality (rate) Health data: Footnote 47 13.3 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 14.8 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Self-injury hospitalizations (per 100,000 population) Health data: Footnote 48 45 31 59 63 50 77
30-day obstetric readmission rate (%) Health data: Footnote 49 1.4 Note ...: not applicable 1.4 1.7 Note ...: not applicable 1.7
30-day readmission - patients age 19 and younger (%) Health data: Footnote 50 6.1 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 6.8 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
30-day surgical readmission rate (%) Health data: Footnote 51 6.8 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 6.8 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
30-day medical readmission rate (%) Health data: Footnote 52 12.5 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 13.4 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Potentially avoidable mortality (per 100,000 population) Health data: Footnote 53 132.1 162.6 104.6 172.9 218.0 130.6
Avoidable mortality from preventable causes (per 100,000 population) Health data: Footnote 54 80.1 107.8 54.8 107.7 146.0 71.5
Avoidable mortality from treatable causes (per 100,000 population) Health data: Footnote 55 52.0 54.8 49.9 65.2 71.9 59.0
Continuity  
30-day readmission rate for mental illness (%) Health data: Footnote 56 10.5 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 11.7 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Safety  
Hospitalized hip fracture event rate (per 100,000 population) Health data: Footnote 57 401 293 471 424 304 504
Environmental Factors  
Second-hand smoke, exposure at home (%) Health data: Footnote 58 2.8Note E: use with caution 3.7Note E: use with caution Note F: too unreliable to be published 4.5 4.5 4.5
Second-hand smoke, exposure in vehicles and/or public places (%) Health data: Footnote 59 16.5 17.5 15.6 16.7 17.4 16.0
Deaths  
Infant mortality (per 1,000 live births) Health data: Footnote 62 3.9 3.8 4.0 5.1 5.5 4.6
Life expectancy at birth (years) Health data: Footnote 63 83.0 81.1 84.6 81.5 79.2 83.6
Life expectancy at age 65 (years) Health data: Footnote 64 21.0 19.4 22.2 20.3 18.7 21.7
Total, all causes of death (per 100,000 population) Health data: Footnote 65 478.0 581.2 399.3 521.8 640.8 430.2
All cancers, deaths (per 100,000 population) Health data: Footnote 66 155.9 186.1 135.0 159.1 192.0 135.9
Colorectal cancer, deaths (per 100,000 population) Health data: Footnote 67 16.1 21.3 12.7 17.0 21.6 13.4
Lung cancer, deaths (per 100,000 population) Health data: Footnote 68 36.8 45.6 30.4 40.3 51.0 32.3
Breast cancer, deaths (per 100,000 population) Health data: Footnote 69 12.5 Note ...: not applicable 22.8 12.0 Note ...: not applicable 22.0
Prostate cancer, deaths (per 100,000 population) Health data: Footnote 70 8.2 21.2 Note ...: not applicable 8.0 20.5 Note ...: not applicable
Circulatory diseases, deaths (per 100,000 population) Health data: Footnote 71 135.0 165.2 109.7 155.6 197.1 122.9
Ischaemic heart diseases, deaths (per 100,000 population) Health data: Footnote 72 74.1 101.7 51.9 86.9 119.1 61.7
Cerebrovascular diseases, deaths (per 100,000 population) Health data: Footnote 73 27.1 28.1 26.0 30.7 33.3 28.6
All other circulatory diseases, deaths (per 100,000 population) Health data: Footnote 74 33.8 35.5 31.8 38.0 44.8 32.6
Respiratory diseases, deaths (per 100,000 population) Health data: Footnote 75 35.4 44.5 30.6 41.3 53.8 33.4
Pneumonia and influenza, deaths (per 100,000 population) Health data: Footnote 76 9.7 11.7 8.4 11.2 13.6 9.7
Bronchitis, emphysema and asthma, deaths (per 100,000 population) Health data: Footnote 77 1.8 1.8 1.8 2.2 2.8 1.8
All other respiratory diseases, deaths (per 100,000 population) Health data: Footnote 78 23.9 31.0 20.4 27.8 37.5 21.8
Unintentional injuries, deaths (per 100,000 population) Health data: Footnote 79 23.8 31.6 16.5 23.4 31.6 16.1
Suicides and self-inflicted injuries, deaths (per 100,000 population) Health data: Footnote 80 5.5 8.8 2.4 7.7 11.9 3.8
Human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] disease, deaths (per 100,000 population) Health data: Footnote 81 0.6 Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 0.9 1.6 0.3
Premature mortality (per 100,000 population) Health data: Footnote 82 194.1 237.6 155.1 239.0 296.5 185.1
Personal Resources  
Sense of community belonging (%) Health data: Footnote 83 68.0 62.8 73.0 67.5 66.6 68.4
Life satisfaction, satisfied or very satisfied (%) Health data: Footnote 84 95.3 95.7 94.8 91.8 91.9 91.8
Living and Working Conditions  
High school graduates aged 25 to 29 (%) Health data: Footnote 85 94.2 92.4 96.0 90.8 89.0 92.6
Post-secondary graduates aged 25 to 54 (%) Health data: Footnote 86 76.2 74.8 77.4 67.2 65.1 69.1
Unemployment (%) Health data: Footnote 87 6.1 Note .: not available for any reference period Note .: not available for any reference period 7.8 Note .: not available for any reference period Note .: not available for any reference period
Youth unemployment, aged 15 to 24 (%) Health data: Footnote 88 14.3 Note .: not available for any reference period Note .: not available for any reference period 15.8 Note .: not available for any reference period Note .: not available for any reference period
Long-term unemployment (%) Health data: Footnote 89 3.7 3.5 3.9 4.8 4.7 4.9
Low income (%) Health data: Footnote 90 8.5 7.9 9.1 14.5 13.8 15.2
Children aged 17 and under living in low income families (%) Health data: Footnote 91 9.4 9.6 9.3 17.0 17.0 16.9
Community  
Total population (%) Health data: Footnote 92 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Large urban population centre population (%) Health data: Footnote 93 70.6 70.0 71.2 69.3 68.9 69.7
Medium population centre population (%) Health data: Footnote 94 23.1 23.4 22.8 7.4 7.3 7.5
Small population centre population (%) Health data: Footnote 95 1.9 2.0 1.9 9.2 9.1 9.3
Rural area population (%) Health data: Footnote 96 4.4 4.7 4.1 14.1 14.7 13.5
Population density (persons per km2) Health data: Footnote 97 520.40 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 14.14 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Dependency ratio (%) Health data: Footnote 98 61.6 Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period 57.8 Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period
Youth, under 20 years, as a proportion of total population (%) 26.6 Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period 24.0 Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period
Seniors, 65 years and over, as a proportion of total population (%) 11.5 Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period 12.7 Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period
Aboriginal population (%) Health data: Footnote 99 0.8 0.7 0.9 2.4 2.3 2.4
Immigrant population (%) Health data: Footnote 100 26.0 25.3 26.6 28.5 27.6 29.4
1 year internal migrants (%) Health data: Footnote 101 5.2 5.2 5.2 3.8 3.8 3.8
5 year internal migrants (%) Health data: Footnote 102 19.5 19.6 19.5 12.7 12.7 12.7
Population living within a Metropolitan Influenced Zone (%) Health data: Footnote 103 100.0 100.0 100.0 93.7 93.6 93.8
Lone-parent families (%) Health data: Footnote 104 13.1 2.7 10.4 16.7 3.3 13.5
Visible minority population (%) Health data: Footnote 105 18.1 18.0 18.3 25.9 25.6 26.2
Health System  
Contact with a medical doctor in the past 12 months (%) Health data: Footnote 106 Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period
Coronary artery bypass graft (per 100,000 population) Health data: Footnote 107 57 98 22 66 110 27
Percutaneous coronary intervention (per 100,000 population) Health data: Footnote 108 140 222 66 171 262 88
Cardiac revascularization (per 100,000 population) Health data: Footnote 109 196 319 88 236 369 115
Hip replacement (per 100,000 population) Health data: Footnote 110 135 121 147 112 106 117
Knee replacement (per 100,000 population) Health data: Footnote 111 187 168 203 192 159 222
Hysterectomy (per 100,000 population) Health data: Footnote 112 225 Note ...: not applicable 225 306 Note ...: not applicable 306
Inflow/outflow ratio - Overall (ratio) Health data: Footnote 113 0.89 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note .: not available for any reference period Note .: not available for any reference period Note .: not available for any reference period
Mental illness hospitalization rate (per 100,000 population) Health data: Footnote 114 358 368 348 442 450 434
Mental illness patient days (per 10,000 population) Health data: Footnote 115 404 446 357 547 561 532
Resources  
Doctors rate - General/family physicians (per 100,000 population) Health data: Footnote 116 95 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 95 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Doctors rate - Specialist physicians (per 100,000 population) Health data: Footnote 117 60 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 99 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable

Health data: Symbols

Health data: Symbol legend
Symbol Description
· not available for any reference period
·· not available for a specific reference period
··· not applicable
E use with caution
F too unreliable to be published
x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act

Health data: Footnotes

Footnote 1

Perceived health, very good or excellent

Source : Canadian Community Health Survey, Statistics Canada, 2011/2012.
CANSIM table no(s).: 105-0502, 105-0592

Population aged 12 and over who reported perceiving their own health status as being either excellent or very good or fair or poor, depending on the indicator. Perceived health refers to the perception of a person's health in general, either by the person himself or herself, or, in the case of proxy response, by the person responding. Health means not only the absence of disease or injury but also physical, mental and social well being.

Perceived health is an indicator of overall health status. It can reflect aspects of health not captured in other measures, such as incipient disease, disease severity, physiological and psychological reserves as well as social and mental function. Perceived health refers to a person's health in general — not only the absence of disease or injury, but also physical, mental and social well-being.

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Footnote 3

Perceived mental health, very good or excellent

Source : Canadian Community Health Survey, Statistics Canada, 2011/2012.
CANSIM table no(s).: 105-0502, 105-0592

Population aged 12 and over who reported perceiving their own mental health status as being excellent or very good or fair or poor, depending on the indicator. Perceived mental health refers to the perception of a person's mental health in general. Perceived mental health provides a general indication of the population suffering from some form of mental disorder, mental or emotional problems, or distress, not necessarily reflected in perceived health.

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Footnote 5

Perceived life stress

Source : Canadian Community Health Survey, Statistics Canada, 2011/2012.
CANSIM table no(s).: 105-0502, 105-0592

Population aged 15 and over who reported perceiving that most days in their life were quite a bit or extremely stressful. Perceived life stress refers to the amount of stress in the person's life, on most days, as perceived by the person or, in the case of proxy response, by the person responding.

Stress carries several negative health consequences, including heart disease, stroke, high blood pressure, as well as immune and circulatory complications.1 Exposure to stress can also contribute to behaviours such as smoking, over-consumption of alcohol, and less-healthy eating habits.

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Footnote 6

Overweight or obese

Source : Canadian Community Health Survey, Statistics Canada, 2011/2012.
CANSIM table no(s).: 105-0502, 105-0592

Body mass index (BMI) is a method of classifying body weight according to health risk. According to the World Health Organization (WHO) and Health Canada guidelines, health risk levels are associated with each of the following BMI categories:

  • normal weight = least health risk;
  • underweight and overweight = increased health risk;
  • obese, class I = high health risk;
  • obese, class II = very high health risk;
  • obese, class III = extremely high health risk.

Body mass index (BMI) is calculated by dividing the respondent's body weight (in kilograms) by their height (in metres) squared.

A definition change was implemented in 2004 to conform with the World Health Organization (WHO) and Health Canada guidelines for body weight classification. The index is calculated for the population aged 18 and over, excluding pregnant females and persons less than 3 feet (0.914 metres) tall or greater than 6 feet 11 inches (2.108 metres).

According to the World Health Organization (WHO) and Health Canada guidelines, the index for body weight classification is:

  • less than 18.50 (underweight);
  • 18.50 to 24.99 (normal weight);
  • 25.00 to 29.99 (overweight);
  • 30.00 to 34.99 (obese, class I);
  • 35.00 to 39.99 (obese, class II);
  • 40.00 or greater (obese, class III).

Obesity has been linked with many chronic diseases, including hypertension, type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, osteoarthritis and certain types of cancer.

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Footnote 7

Overweight

Source : Canadian Community Health Survey, Statistics Canada, 2011/2012.
CANSIM table no(s).: 105-0502, 105-0592

Body mass index (BMI) is a method of classifying body weight according to health risk. According to the World Health Organization (WHO) and Health Canada guidelines, health risk levels are associated with each of the following BMI categories:

  • normal weight = least health risk;
  • underweight and overweight = increased health risk;
  • obese, class I = high health risk;
  • obese, class II = very high health risk;
  • obese, class III = extremely high health risk.

Body mass index (BMI) is calculated by dividing the respondent's body weight (in kilograms) by their height (in metres) squared.

A definition change was implemented in 2004 to conform with the World Health Organization (WHO) and Health Canada guidelines for body weight classification. The index is calculated for the population aged 18 and over, excluding pregnant females and persons less than 3 feet (0.914 metres) tall or greater than 6 feet 11 inches (2.108 metres).

According to the World Health Organization (WHO) and Health Canada guidelines, the index for body weight classification is:

  • less than 18.50 (underweight);
  • 18.50 to 24.99 (normal weight);
  • 25.00 to 29.99 (overweight);
  • 30.00 to 34.99 (obese, class I);
  • 35.00 to 39.99 (obese, class II);
  • 40.00 or greater (obese, class III).

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Footnote 8

Obese

Source : Canadian Community Health Survey, Statistics Canada, 2011/2012.
CANSIM table no(s).: 105-0502, 105-0592

Body mass index (BMI) is a method of classifying body weight according to health risk. According to the World Health Organization (WHO) and Health Canada guidelines, health risk levels are associated with each of the following BMI categories:

  • normal weight = least health risk;
  • underweight and overweight = increased health risk;
  • obese, class I = high health risk;
  • obese, class II = very high health risk;
  • obese, class III = extremely high health risk.

Body mass index (BMI) is calculated by dividing the respondent's body weight (in kilograms) by their height (in metres) squared.

A definition change was implemented in 2004 to conform with the World Health Organization (WHO) and Health Canada guidelines for body weight classification. The index is calculated for the population aged 18 and over, excluding pregnant females and persons less than 3 feet (0.914 metres) tall or greater than 6 feet 11 inches (2.108 metres).

According to the World Health Organization (WHO) and Health Canada guidelines, the index for body weight classification is:

  • less than 18.50 (underweight);
  • 18.50 to 24.99 (normal weight);
  • 25.00 to 29.99 (overweight);
  • 30.00 to 34.99 (obese, class I);
  • 35.00 to 39.99 (obese, class II);
  • 40.00 or greater (obese, class III).

Obesity has been linked with many chronic diseases, including hypertension, type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, osteoarthritis and certain types of cancer.

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Footnote 10

Arthritis

Source : Canadian Community Health Survey, Statistics Canada, 2011/2012.
CANSIM table no(s).: 105-0502, 105-0592

Population aged 15 and over who reported that they have been diagnosed by a health professional as having arthritis. Prior to 2009-2010, data for this indicator covered population aged 12 and over.

Arthritis includes rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis, but excludes fibromyalgia.

The term 'arthritis' describes many conditions that affect joints, the tissue surrounding joints, and other connective tissue. The most common types are osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis. The resulting pain, stiffness, swelling and/or deformity of the joints can substantially reduce quality of life.

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Footnote 11

Diabetes

Source : Canadian Community Health Survey, Statistics Canada, 2011/2012.
CANSIM table no(s).: 105-0502, 105-0592

Population aged 12 and over who reported that they have been diagnosed by a health professional as having diabetes.

Diabetes includes females 15 and over who reported that they have been diagnosed with gestational diabetes.

Diabetes occurs when the body does not produce enough insulin, or when the insulin produced is not used effectively. Diabetes may lead to a reduced quality of life as well as complications such as heart disease, stroke and kidney disease.

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Footnote 12

Asthma

Source : Canadian Community Health Survey, Statistics Canada, 2011/2012.
CANSIM table no(s).: 105-0502, 105-0592

Population aged 12 and over who reported that they have been diagnosed by a health professional as having asthma.

Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disorder of the airways that causes coughing, shortness of breath, chest tightness and wheezing. Quality of life can be affected not only by asthma attacks, but also by absences from work and limitations in other activities.

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Footnote 13

High blood pressure

Source : Canadian Community Health Survey, Statistics Canada, 2011/2012.
CANSIM table no(s).: 105-0502, 105-0592

Population aged 12 and over who reported that they have been diagnosed by a health professional as having high blood pressure.

High blood pressure, also known as hypertension, increases the risk of stroke, heart attack and kidney failure. It can narrow and block arteries, as well as strain and weaken the body's organs.

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Footnote 14

Mood disorder

Source : Canadian Community Health Survey, Statistics Canada, 2011/2012.
CANSIM table no(s).: 105-0502, 105-0592

Population aged 12 and over who reported that they have been diagnosed by a health professional as having a mood disorder, such as depression, bipolar disorder, mania or dysthymia.

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Footnote 15

Pain or discomfort, moderate or severe

Source : Canadian Community Health Survey, Statistics Canada, 2011/2012.
CANSIM table no(s).: 105-0502, 105-0592

Population aged 12 and over who reported that they usually have pain or discomfort.

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Footnote 16

Pain or discomfort that prevents activities

Source : Canadian Community Health Survey, Statistics Canada, 2011/2012.
CANSIM table no(s).: 105-0502, 105-0592

Population aged 12 and over who reported having pain or discomfort that prevents activities.

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Footnote 17

Low birth weight

Source : Statistics Canada, Vital Statistics, Birth Database, 2005/2007.
CANSIM table no(s).: 102-4303, 102-4304

Live births less than 2,500 grams, expressed as a percentage of all live births (birth weight known).

Counts and rates (percentages) in this table are based on three consecutive years of data which were summed and divided by three. Counts have been rounded and do not always add to the exact totals.

The reference period associated with these data reflects the mid-point of the three-year period.

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Footnote 18

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)

Source : Canadian Community Health Survey, Statistics Canada, 2011/2012.
CANSIM table no(s).: 105-0502, 105-0592

Population aged 35 and over who reported being diagnosed by a health professional with chronic bronchitis, emphysema or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

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Footnote 19

Injuries within the past 12 months causing limitation of normal activities

Source : Canadian Community Health Survey, Statistics Canada, 2011/2012.
CANSIM table no(s).: 105-0502, 105-0592

Population aged 12 and over who sustained injuries in the past 12 months. Repetitive strain injuries are not included. Refers to injuries which are serious enough to limit normal activities. For those with more than one injury in the past 12 months, refers to "the most serious injury", as identified by the respondent.

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Footnote 20

Injuries in the past 12 months, sought medical attention

Source : Canadian Community Health Survey, Statistics Canada, 2011/2012.
CANSIM table no(s).: 105-0502

Population aged 12 and over who sustained injuries in the past 12 months and who sought medical attention from a health professional in the 48 hours following the injury.

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Footnote 21

Hospitalized stroke event rate

Source : Discharge Abstract Database (DAD), CIHI, April 1, 2011 to March 31, 2012.
Related data: Hospitalized stroke event rate

Age-standardized rate of new stroke events admitted to an acute care hospital per 100,000 population age 20 and older. New event is defined as a first-ever hospitalization for stroke or a recurrent hospitalized stroke occurring more than 28 days after the admission for the previous event in the reference period.

Stroke is one of the leading causes of long-term disability and death. Measuring its occurrence in the population is important for planning and evaluating of preventive strategies, allocating health resources and estimating costs. From a disease surveillance perspective, there are three groups of strokes: fatal events occurring out of the hospital, non-fatal stokes managed outside acute care hospitals and those admitted to an acute care facility. Although strokes admitted to a hospital do not reflect all stroke events in the community, this information provides a useful and timely estimate of the disease occurrence in the population.

Refer to the technical notes for more details.

CIHI: Canadian Institute for Health Information

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Hospitalized acute myocardial infarction (AMI) event rate

Source : Discharge Abstract Database (DAD); Fichier des hospitalisations MED-ÉCHO, ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux, CIHI, April 1, 2011 to March 31, 2012.
Related data: Hospitalized acute myocardial infarction (AMI) event rate

Age-standardized rate of new AMI events admitted to an acute care hospital per 100,000 population age 20 and older. New event is defined as a first-ever hospitalization for an AMI or a recurrent hospitalized AMI occurring more than 28 days after the admission for the previous event in the reference period.

AMI is one of the leading causes of morbidity and death. Measuring its occurrence in the population is important for planning and evaluating preventive strategies, allocating health resources and estimating costs. From a disease surveillance perspective, there are three groups of AMI events: non-diagnosed events, fatal events occurring outside the hospital and those admitted to acute care hospitals. Although AMIs admitted to a hospital do not reflect all acute myocardial infarctions in the community, this information provides a useful and timely estimate of the disease occurrence in the population.

Refer to the technical notes for more details.

CIHI: Canadian Institute for Health Information

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Footnote 23

Injury hospitalization rate

Source : National Trauma Registry (NTR), CIHI; Fichier des hospitalisations MED-ÉCHO, Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux, April 1, 2011 to March 31, 2012.
Related data: Injury hospitalization rate

Age-standardized rate of acute care hospitalization due to injury resulting from the transfer of energy (excluding poisoning and other non-traumatic injuries), per 100,000 population.

This indicator contributes to an understanding of the adequacy and effectiveness of injury prevention efforts, including public education, product development and use, community and road design, and prevention and treatment resources.

Refer to the technical notes for more details.

CIHI: Canadian Institute for Health Information

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Footnote 24

Cancer incidence

Source : Statistics Canada, Canadian Cancer Registry (CCR) Database and Demography Division (population estimates) 2005/2007.
CANSIM table no(s).: 103-0404, 103-0405

Cancer incidence refers to new primary sites of malignant neoplasms.

World Health Organization, International Classification of Diseases for Oncology, Third Edition (ICD-O-3) and the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) rules for determining multiple primaries sites.  [C00-C97].

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Footnote 25

Colon cancer incidence

Source : Statistics Canada, Canadian Cancer Registry (CCR) Database and Demography Division (population estimates) 2005/2007.
CANSIM table no(s).: 103-0404, 103-0405

Cancer incidence refers to new primary sites of malignant neoplasms.

World Health Organization, International Classification of Diseases for Oncology, Third Edition (ICD-O-3) and the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) rules for determining multiple primaries sites. [C18.0-C18.9, C26.0]

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Footnote 26

Lung cancer incidence

Source : Statistics Canada, Canadian Cancer Registry (CCR) Database and Demography Division (population estimates) 2005/2007.
CANSIM table no(s).: 103-0404, 103-0405

Cancer incidence refers to new primary sites of malignant neoplasms.

World Health Organization, International Classification of Diseases for Oncology, Third Edition (ICD-O-3) and the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) rules for determining multiple primaries sites.  [C34.0-C34.9]

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Footnote 27

Breast cancer incidence

Source : Statistics Canada, Canadian Cancer Registry (CCR) Database and Demography Division (population estimates) 2005/2007.
CANSIM table no(s).: 103-0404, 103-0405

Cancer incidence refers to new primary sites of malignant neoplasms.

World Health Organization, International Classification of Diseases for Oncology, Third Edition (ICD-O-3) and the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) rules for determining multiple primaries sites. [C50.0-C50.9]

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Footnote 28

Prostate cancer incidence

Source : Statistics Canada, Canadian Cancer Registry (CCR) Database and Demography Division (population estimates) 2005/2007.
CANSIM table no(s).: 103-0404, 103-0405

Cancer incidence refers to new primary sites of malignant neoplasms.

World Health Organization, International Classification of Diseases for Oncology, Third Edition (ICD-O-3) and the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) rules for determining multiple primaries sites. [C61.9]

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Footnote 29

Current smoker, daily or occasional

Source : Canadian Community Health Survey, Statistics Canada, 2011/2012.
CANSIM table no(s).: 105-0502, 105-0592

Population aged 12 and over who reported being a current smoker.

Daily smokers refers to those who reported smoking cigarettes every day.

Does not take into account the number of cigarettes smoked.

Occasional smokers refers to those who reported smoking cigarettes occasionally. This includes former daily smokers who now smoke occasionally.

Smoking is a risk factor for lung cancer, heart disease, stroke, chronic respiratory disease, and other conditions1. According to the World Health Organization, smoking is an important and preventable cause of death.

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Current smoker, daily

Source : Canadian Community Health Survey, Statistics Canada, 2011/2012.
CANSIM table no(s).: 105-0502, 105-0592

Population aged 12 and over who reported being a current smoker.

Daily smokers refers to those who reported smoking cigarettes every day.

Does not take into account the number of cigarettes smoked.

Smoking is a risk factor for lung cancer, heart disease, stroke, chronic respiratory disease, and other conditions.1 According to the World Health Organization, smoking is an important and preventable cause of death.

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Footnote 31

Heavy drinking

Source : Canadian Community Health Survey, Statistics Canada, 2011/2012.
CANSIM table no(s).: 105-0502, 105-0592

Population aged 12 and over who reported having 5 or more drinks on one occasion, at least once a month in the past year.

Heavy drinking refers to having consumed five or more drinks, per occasion, at least once a month during the past year. This level of alcohol consumption can have serious health and social consequences, especially when combined with other behaviours such as driving while intoxicated.

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Footnote 32

Leisure-time physical activity, moderately active or active

Source : Canadian Community Health Survey, Statistics Canada, 2011/2012.
CANSIM table no(s).: 105-0502, 105-0592

Population aged 12 and over who reported a level of physical activity, based on their responses to questions about the nature, frequency and duration of their participation in leisure-time physical activity.

Respondents are classified as active, moderately active or inactive based on an index of average daily physical activity over the past 3 months. For each leisure time physical activity engaged in by the respondent, an average daily energy expenditure is calculated by multiplying the number of times the activity was performed by the average duration of the activity by the energy cost (kilocalories per kilogram of body weight per hour) of the activity. The index is calculated as the sum of the average daily energy expenditures of all activities. Respondents are classified as follows:

  • 3.0 kcal/kg/day or more = physically active;
  • 1.5 to 2.9 kcal/kg/day = moderately active;
  • less than 1.5 kcal/kg/day = inactive.

The health benefits of physical activity include a reduced risk of cardiovascular disease, some types of cancer, osteoporosis, diabetes, obesity, high blood pressure, depression, stress and anxiety.

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Fruit and vegetable consumption, 5 times or more per day

Source : Canadian Community Health Survey, Statistics Canada, 2011/2012.
CANSIM table no(s).: 105-0502, 105-0592

Indicates the usual number of times (frequency) per day a person reported eating fruits and vegetables. Measure does not take into account the amount consumed.

Fruit and vegetables are an important source of vitamins, minerals and fibre. A diet rich in fruit and vegetables may reduce the risk of heart disease and some types of cancer.

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Footnote 35

Bike helmet use

Source : Canadian Community Health Survey, Statistics Canada, 2011/2012.
CANSIM table no(s).: 105-0502, 105-0592

Population aged 12 and over who reported that they always wore a helmet when riding a bicycle in the last 12 months.

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Footnote 36

Participation and activity limitation, sometimes or often

Source : Canadian Community Health Survey, Statistics Canada, 2011/2012.
CANSIM table no(s).: 105-0502, 105-0592

Population aged 12 and over who reported being limited in selected activities (home, school, work and other activities) because of a physical condition, mental condition or health problem which has lasted or is expected to last 6 months or longer.

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Footnote 37

Functional health, good to full

Source : Canadian Community Health Survey, Statistics Canada, 2011/2012.
CANSIM table no(s).: 105-0502, 105-0592

Population aged 12 and over reporting measures of overall functional health, based on 8 dimensions of functioning (vision, hearing, speech, mobility, dexterity, feelings, cognition and pain).

A score of 0.8 to 1.0 is considered to be good to full functional health; scores below 0.8 are considered to indicate moderate to poor functional health problems.

Otherwise known as the Health Utility Index (HUI), this index, developed at McMaster University's Centre for Health Economics and Policy Analysis, is based on the Comprehensive Health Status Measurement System (CHSMS).

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Influenza immunization, less than one year ago

Source : Canadian Community Health Survey, Statistics Canada, 2011/2012.
CANSIM table no(s).: 105-0502, 105-0592

Population aged 12 and over who reported when they had their last influenza immunization (flu shot).  The 2009 data on flu shots may include H1N1 vaccines received in the Fall of 2009. In 2010, the word "seasonal" was added to the questions in order to collect the two types of vaccines separately.

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Footnote 39

Received mammogram within the last 2 years, females aged 50 to 69 years

Source : Canadian Community Health Survey, Statistics Canada, 2008.
CANSIM table no(s).: 105-0543

Women aged 50 to 69 who reported when they had their last mammogram for routine screening or other reasons.

Screening mammography is an important strategy for early detection of breast cancer.

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Footnote 40

Pap smear within the last 3 years, by age group, females aged 18 to 69 years

Source : Canadian Community Health Survey, Statistics Canada, 2005.
CANSIM table no(s).: 105-0442

Women aged 18 to 69 who reported when they had their last Pap smear test.

Pap tests detect pre-malignant lesions before cancer of the cervix develops.

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Footnote 41

Regular medical doctor

Source : Canadian Community Health Survey, Statistics Canada, 2011/2012.
CANSIM table no(s).: 105-0502, 105-0592

Population aged 12 and over who reported that they have a regular medical doctor.

For many Canadians, the first point of contact for medical care is their doctor. Being without a regular medical doctor is associated with fewer visits to general practitioners or specialists, who can play a role in the early screening and treatment of medical conditions.

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Footnote 42

Wait time for hip fracture surgery (Proportion with surgery within 48 hours)

Source : Discharge Abstract Database (DAD), CIHI, April 1, 2011 to March 31, 2012.
Related data: Wait time for hip fracture surgery (Proportion with surgery within 48 hours)

Proportion with surgery within 48 hours: Risk-adjusted proportion of hip fracture patients age 65 and older who underwent hip fracture surgery within 48 hours of admission to hospital.

Operative delay in older patients with hip fracture is associated with a higher risk of post-operative complications and mortality. Wait time for surgery following hip fracture provides a measure of access to care. The wait time may be influenced by comorbid conditions, hospital transfers and practice differences related to certain types of medications, like blood thinners. However, longer waits may indicate lack of resources, physician unavailability and/or other issues related to access to care.

Rates for Quebec are not available due to differences in data collection. Canada rate does not include Quebec.

Refer to the technical notes for more details.

CIHI: Canadian Institute for Health Information

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Caesarean section

Source : Discharge Abstract Database (DAD), CIHI; Fichier des hospitalisations MED-ÉCHO, ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux, April 1, 2011 to March 31, 2012.
Related data: Caesarean section

Proportion of women delivering babies in acute care hospitals by caesarean section.

Caesarean section rates provide information on the frequency of surgical birth delivery relative to all modes of birth delivery. Since Caesarean section delivery increases maternal morbidity/mortality and is associated with higher costs, Caesarean section rates are often used to monitor clinical practices with an implicit assumption that lower rates indicate more appropriate, as well as more efficient care.

Refer to the technical notes for more details.

CIHI: Canadian Institute for Health Information

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Footnote 44

Patients with repeat hospitalizations for mental illness

Source : Discharge Abstract Database (DAD), Ontario Mental Health Reporting System (OMHRS), CIHI; Fichier des hospitalisations MED-ÉCHO, ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux du Québec, April 1, 2011 to March 31, 2012.
Related data: Patients with repeat hospitalizations for mental illness

Risk-adjusted percentage of individuals that had three or more episodes of care for a selected mental illness1 over all those who had at least one episode of care for a selected mental illness in general hospitals within a given year. An episode of care refers to all contiguous hospitalizations and same-day surgery visits in general hospitals.

This indicator is considered an indirect measure of appropriateness of care, since the need for frequent admission to hospital depends on the person and the type of illness. Challenges in getting appropriate care/support in the community and/or the appropriate medication often lead to frequent hospitalizations. Variations in this indicator across jurisdictions may reflect differences in the services that help individuals with mental illness remain in the community for a longer period of time without the need for hospitalization.

This indicator may help to identify a population of frequent users, and further investigations could provide a description of the characteristics of this group. Understanding this population can aid in developing/enhancing programs that may prevent the need for frequent rehospitalization.

1The mental illnesses selected for this indicator are substance-related disorders; schizophrenia, delusional and non-organic psychotic disorders; mood/affective disorders; anxiety disorders; and selected disorders of adult personality and behaviour.

Refer to the technical notes for more details.

CIHI: Canadian Institute for Health Information

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Ambulatory care sensitive conditions

Source : Discharge Abstract Database (DAD), CIHI; Fichier des hospitalisations MED-ÉCHO, ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux, April 1, 2011 to March 31, 2012.
Related data: Ambulatory care sensitive conditions

Age-standardized acute care hospitalization rate for conditions where appropriate ambulatory care prevents or reduces the need for admission to hospital, per 100,000 population under age 75 years.

Ambulatory care sensitive conditions have been considered to be a measure of access to appropriate primary health care. While not all admissions for ambulatory care sensitive conditions are avoidable, it is assumed that appropriate prior ambulatory care could prevent the onset of this type of illness or condition, control an acute episodic illness or condition, or manage a chronic disease or condition. A disproportionately high rate is presumed to reflect problems in obtaining access to primary care.

Refer to the technical notes for more details.

CIHI: Canadian Institute for Health Information

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Footnote 46

30-day acute myocardial infarction (AMI) in-hospital mortality

Source : Discharge Abstract Database (DAD), CIHI. Rates are based on the 3 years of pooled data: April 1, 2009 - March 31, 2012.
Related data: 30-day acute myocardial infarction (AMI) in-hospital mortality rate

The risk-adjusted rate of all-cause in-hospital death occurring within 30 days of first admission to an acute care hospital with a diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction (AMI).

To enable comparison across regions, a statistical model was used to adjust for differences in age, sex and co-morbidities. Adjusted mortality rates following AMI may reflect, for example, the underlying effectiveness of treatment and quality of care. Inter-regional variation in 30 day in hospital mortality rates may be due to jurisdictional and institutional differences in standards of care, as well as other factors that were not included in the adjustment.

Rates for Quebec are not available due to differences in data collection. Canada rate does not include Quebec.

Refer to the technical notes for more details.

CIHI: Canadian Institute for Health Information

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30-day stroke in-hospital mortality

Source : Discharge Abstract Database (DAD), CIHI. Rates are based on the 3 years of pooled data: April 1, 2009 - March 31, 2012.
Related data: 30-day stroke in-hospital mortality rate

The risk-adjusted rate of all-cause in-hospital death occurring within 30 days of first admission to an acute care hospital with a diagnosis of stroke.

To enable comparison across regions, a statistical model was used to adjust for differences in age, sex and co-morbidities. Adjusted mortality rates following stroke may reflect, for example, the underlying effectiveness of treatment and quality of care. Inter-regional variations in rates may be due to jurisdictional and institutional differences in standards of care, as well as other factors that are not included in the adjustment.

Rates for Quebec are not available due to differences in data collection. Canada rate does not include Quebec.

Refer to the technical notes for more details.

CIHI: Canadian Institute for Health Information

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Self-injury hospitalization rate

Source : Discharge Abstract Database (DAD), OMHRS, NACRS, CIHI; Fichier des hospitalisations MED-ÉCHO, ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux du Québec, April 1, 2011 to March 31, 2012.
Related data: Self-injury hospitalization rate

Age-standardized rate of hospitalization in a general hospital due to self-injury per 100,000 population.

Self-injury is defined as a deliberate bodily injury that may or may not result in death. This type of injury is the result of either suicidal or self-harming behaviours, or both. Self-injury can be prevented, in many cases, by early recognition, intervention and treatment of mental illnesses. While some risk factors for self-injury are beyond the control of the health system, high rates of self-injury hospitalization can be interpreted as the result of a failure of the system to prevent self-injuries that are severe enough to require hospitalizations.

Refer to the technical notes for more details.

CIHI: Canadian Institute for Health Information

OMHRS: Ontario Mental Health Reporting System

NACRS: National Ambulatory Care Reporting System

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30-day obstetric readmission rate

Source : Discharge Abstract Database (DAD), National Ambulatory Care Reporting System (NACRS), CIHI; Fichier des hospitalisations MED-ÉCHO, ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux du Québec; April 1, 2011 to March 31, 2012.
Related data: 30-day obstetric readmission rate

Risk-adjusted rate of unplanned readmission for obstetric patients. 

Non-elective return to an acute care hospital for any cause is counted as a readmission if it occurs within 30 days of the index episode of inpatient care. An episode of care refers to all contiguous inpatient hospitalizations and same-day surgery visits.

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30-day readmission rate - patients age 19 and younger

Source : Discharge Abstract Database (DAD), National Ambulatory Care Reporting System (NACRS), CIHI; Fichier des hospitalisations MED-ÉCHO, ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux du Québec; April 1, 2011 to March 31, 2012.
Related data: 30-day readmission rate - patients age 19 and younger

Risk-adjusted rate of unplanned readmission for pediatric patients. 

Non-elective return to an acute care hospital for any cause is counted as a readmission if it occurs within 30 days of the index episode of inpatient care. An episode of care refers to all contiguous inpatient hospitalizations and same-day surgery visits.

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30-day surgical readmission rate

Source : Discharge Abstract Database (DAD), National Ambulatory Care Reporting System (NACRS), CIHI; Fichier des hospitalisations MED-ÉCHO, ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux du Québec; April 1, 2011 to March 31, 2012.
Related data: 30-day surgical readmission rate

Risk-adjusted rate of unplanned readmission for adult surgical patients.

Non-elective return to an acute care hospital for any cause is counted as a readmission if it occurs within 30 days of the index episode of inpatient care. An episode of care refers to all contiguous inpatient hospitalizations and same-day surgery visits.

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30-day medical readmission rate

Source : Discharge Abstract Database (DAD), National Ambulatory Care Reporting System (NACRS), CIHI; Fichier des hospitalisations MED-ÉCHO, ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux du Québec; April 1, 2011 to March 31, 2012.
Related data: 30-day medical readmission rate

Risk-adjusted rate of unplanned readmission for adult medical patients.

Non-elective return to an acute care hospital for any cause is counted as a readmission if it occurs within 30 days of the index episode of inpatient care. An episode of care refers to all contiguous inpatient hospitalizations and same-day surgery visits.

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Footnote 53

Potentially avoidable mortality

Source : Statistics Canada, Canadian Vital Statistics, Death Database and Demography Division (population estimates), 2006/2008.
CANSIM table no(s).: 102-4311

Age-standardized rate of premature deaths that could potentially have been avoided through all levels of prevention (primary, secondary, tertiary) per 100,000 population. Premature deaths are those of individuals who are younger than age 75.

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Avoidable mortality from preventable causes

Source : Statistics Canada, Canadian Vital Statistics, Death Database and Demography Division (population estimates), 2006/2008.
CANSIM table no(s).: 102-4311

Age-standardized rate of premature deaths that could potentially have been prevented through primary prevention efforts per 100,000 population. Mortality from preventable causes is a subset of potentially avoidable mortality.

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Avoidable mortality from treatable causes

Source : Statistics Canada, Canadian Vital Statistics, Death Database and Demography Division (population estimates), 2006/2008.
CANSIM table no(s).: 102-4311

Age-standardized rate of premature deaths that could potentially have been avoided through secondary or tertiary prevention per 100,000 population. Mortality from treatable causes is a subset of potentially avoidable mortality.

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30-day readmission rate for mental illness

Source : Discharge Abstract Database (DAD), OMHRS, NACRS, CIHI; Fichier des hospitalisations MED-ÉCHO, ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux du Québec, April 1, 2011 to March 31, 2012.
Related data: 30-day readmission rate for mental illness

Risk-adjusted rate of readmission following discharge for a mental illness. A case is counted as a readmission if it is for a selected mental illness diagnosis1 and if it occurs within 30 days of the index episode of inpatient care. An episode of care refers to all contiguous hospitalizations and same-day surgery visits in general hospitals.

Readmission to inpatient care may be an indicator of relapse or complications after an inpatient stay. Inpatient care for people living with a mental illness aims to stabilize acute symptoms. Once stabilized, the individual is discharged, and subsequent care and support are ideally provided through outpatient and community programs in order to prevent relapse or complications. High rates of 30-day readmission could be interpreted as a direct outcome of poor coordination of services and/or an indirect outcome of poor continuity of services after discharge.

1The mental illnesses selected for this indicator are substance-related disorders; schizophrenia, delusional and non-organic psychotic disorders; mood/affective disorders; anxiety disorders; and selected disorders of adult personality and behaviour.

Refer to the technical notes for more details.

CIHI: Canadian Institute for Health Information

OMHRS: Ontario Mental Health Reporting System

NACRS: National Ambulatory Care Reporting System

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Footnote 57

Hospitalized hip fracture event rate

Source : Discharge Abstract Database (DAD), CIHI; Fichier des hospitalisations MED-ÉCHO, ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux, April 1, 2011 to March 31, 2012.
Related data: Hospitalized hip fracture event rate

Age-standardized rate of new hip fractures admitted to an acute care hospital per 100,000 population age 65 years and over. New event is defined as a first-ever hospitalization for hip fracture or a subsequent hip fracture occurring more than 28 days after the admission for the previous event in the reference period. A person may have more than one hip fracture event in the reference period.

Hip fractures represent a significant health burden for seniors and for the health system. As well as causing disability or death, hip fracture may have a major effect on independence and quality of life. Measuring occurrence of hip fractures in the population is important for planning and evaluating preventive strategies, allocating health resources and estimating costs.

Refer to the technical notes for more details.

CIHI: Canadian Institute for Health Information

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Footnote 58

Exposure to second-hand smoke at home

Source : Canadian Community Health Survey, Statistics Canada, 2011/2012.
CANSIM table no(s).: 105-0502, 105-0592

Non-smoking population aged 12 and over who reported that at least one person smoked inside their home every day or almost every day.

Smoking includes cigarettes, cigars and pipes.

'Passive smoking,' or exposure to second-hand smoke, has negative respiratory health effects. Two of the most common associated diseases are lung cancer in adults and asthma among children.

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Exposure to second-hand smoke in the past month, in vehicles and/or public places

Source : Canadian Community Health Survey, Statistics Canada, 2011/2012.
CANSIM table no(s).: 105-0502, 105-0592

Non-smoking population aged 12 and over who reported being exposed to second-hand smoke in private vehicles and/or public places on every day or almost every day in the past month.

Smoking includes cigarettes, cigars and pipes.

'Passive smoking,' or exposure to second-hand smoke, has negative respiratory health effects. Two of the most common associated diseases are lung cancer in adults and asthma among children.

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Footnote 62

Infant mortality

Source : Statistics Canada, Vital Statistics, Birth and Death Databases, 2005/2007.
CANSIM table no(s).: 102-4305, 102-4306

Infant mortality corresponds to the death of a child under one year of age. Expressed as a rate per 1,000 live births.

A long-established measure, not only of child health, but also of the well-being of a society. This indicator reflects the level of mortality, health status, and health care of a population, and the effectiveness of preventive care and the attention paid to maternal and child health.

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Footnote 63

Life expectancy at birth

Source : Statistics Canada, Canadian Vital Statistics, Death Database and Demography Division (population estimates), 2007/2009.
CANSIM table no(s).: 102-4307

Life expectancy is the number of years a person would be expected to live, starting from birth (for life expectancy at birth) or at age 65 (for life expectancy at age 65), on the basis of the mortality statistics for a given observation period.

A widely used indicator of the health of a population. Life expectancy measures quantity rather than quality of life.

For small populations (less than 25,000), life expectancy is shown with an 'E' (use with caution) to indicate that the quality of the estimates are more affected by the imputation method used when there are no deaths for a given age group.

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Life expectancy at age 65

Source : Statistics Canada, Canadian Vital Statistics, Death Database and Demography Division (population estimates), 2007/2009.
CANSIM table no(s).: 102-4307

Life expectancy is the number of years a person would be expected to live, starting from birth (for life expectancy at birth) or at age 65 (for life expectancy at age 65), on the basis of the mortality statistics for a given observation period.

A widely used indicator of the health of a population. Life expectancy measures quantity rather than quality of life.

For small populations (less than 25,000), life expectancy is shown with an 'E' (use with caution) to indicate that the quality of the estimates are more affected by the imputation method used when there are no deaths for a given age group.

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Total, all causes of death

Source : Statistics Canada, Canadian Vital Statistics, Death Database and Demography Division (population estimates), 2005/2007.
CANSIM table no(s).: 102-4309, 102-4310

Age-standardized rate of death from all causes per 100,000 population.

World Health Organization (WHO), International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, Tenth Revision (ICD-10). All causes of death [A00-Y89].

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All cancers, deaths

Source : Statistics Canada, Canadian Vital Statistics, Death Database and Demography Division (population estimates), 2005/2007.
CANSIM table no(s).: 102-4309, 102-4310

Age-standardized rate of death per 100,000 population.

World Health Organization (WHO), International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, Tenth Revision (ICD-10). All malignant neoplasms (cancers) [C00-C97].

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Footnote 67

Colorectal cancer, deaths

Source : Statistics Canada, Canadian Vital Statistics, Death Database and Demography Division (population estimates), 2005/2007.
CANSIM table no(s).: 102-4309, 102-4310

Age-standardized rate of death per 100,000 population.

World Health Organization (WHO), International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, Tenth Revision (ICD-10). Colorectal cancer [C18-C21].

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Lung cancer, deaths

Source : Statistics Canada, Canadian Vital Statistics, Death Database and Demography Division (population estimates), 2005/2007.
CANSIM table no(s).: 102-4309, 102-4310

Age-standardized rate of death per 100,000 population.

World Health Organization (WHO), International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, Tenth Revision (ICD-10). Lung cancer [C33-C34].

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Breast cancer, deaths

Source : Statistics Canada, Canadian Vital Statistics, Death Database and Demography Division (population estimates), 2005/2007.
CANSIM table no(s).: 102-4309, 102-4310

Age-standardized rate of death per 100,000 population.

World Health Organization (WHO), International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, Tenth Revision (ICD-10). Breast cancer [C50].

Rates for breast cancer (International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, Tenth Revision (ICD-10) code C50) were calculated for females only.

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Prostate cancer, deaths

Source : Statistics Canada, Canadian Vital Statistics, Death Database and Demography Division (population estimates), 2005/2007.
CANSIM table no(s).: 102-4309, 102-4310

Age-standardized rate of death per 100,000 population.

World Health Organization (WHO), International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, Tenth Revision (ICD-10). Prostate cancer [C61].

Rates for prostate cancer (International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, Tenth Revision (ICD-10) code C61) were calculated for males only.

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Circulatory diseases, deaths

Source : Statistics Canada, Canadian Vital Statistics, Death Database and Demography Division (population estimates), 2005/2007.
CANSIM table no(s).: 102-4309, 102-4310

Age-standardized rate of death per 100,000 population.

World Health Organization (WHO), International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, Tenth Revision (ICD-10). Circulatory diseases [I00-I99].

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Footnote 72

Ischaemic heart diseases, deaths

Source : Statistics Canada, Canadian Vital Statistics, Death Database and Demography Division (population estimates), 2005/2007.
CANSIM table no(s).: 102-4309, 102-4310

Age-standardized rate of death per 100,000 population.

World Health Organization (WHO), International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, Tenth Revision (ICD-10). Ischaemic heart diseases [I20-I25].

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Footnote 73

Cerebrovascular diseases, deaths

Source : Statistics Canada, Canadian Vital Statistics, Death Database and Demography Division (population estimates), 2005/2007.
CANSIM table no(s).: 102-4309, 102-4310

Age-standardized rate of death per 100,000 population.

World Health Organization (WHO), International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, Tenth Revision (ICD-10). Cerebrovascular diseases [I60-I69].

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Footnote 74

All other circulatory diseases, deaths

Source : Statistics Canada, Canadian Vital Statistics, Death Database and Demography Division (population estimates), 2005/2007.
CANSIM table no(s).: 102-4309, 102-4310

Age-standardized rate of death per 100,000 population.

World Health Organization (WHO), International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, Tenth Revision (ICD-10). All other circulatory diseases [I00-I02, I05-I09, I10-I15, I26-I28, I30-I52, I70-I79, I80-I89, I95-I99].

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Footnote 75

Respiratory diseases, deaths

Source : Statistics Canada, Canadian Vital Statistics, Death Database and Demography Division (population estimates), 2005/2007.
CANSIM table no(s).: 102-4309, 102-4310

Age-standardized rate of death per 100,000 population.

World Health Organization (WHO), International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, Tenth Revision (ICD-10). Respiratory diseases (excluding infectious and parasitic diseases) [J00-J99].

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Footnote 76

Pneumonia and influenza, deaths

Source : Statistics Canada, Canadian Vital Statistics, Death Database and Demography Division (population estimates), 2005/2007.
CANSIM table no(s).: 102-4309, 102-4310

Age-standardized rate of death per 100,000 population.

World Health Organization (WHO), International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, Tenth Revision (ICD-10). Pneumonia and influenza [J10-J18].

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Footnote 77

Bronchitis, emphysema and asthma, deaths

Source : Statistics Canada, Canadian Vital Statistics, Death Database and Demography Division (population estimates), 2005/2007.
CANSIM table no(s).: 102-4309, 102-4310

Age-standardized rate of death per 100,000 population.

World Health Organization (WHO), International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, Tenth Revision (ICD-10). Bronchitis, emphysema and asthma [J40-J43, J45-J46].

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Footnote 78

All other respiratory diseases, deaths

Source : Statistics Canada, Canadian Vital Statistics, Death Database and Demography Division (population estimates), 2005/2007.
CANSIM table no(s).: 102-4309, 102-4310

Age-standardized rate of death per 100,000 population.

World Health Organization (WHO), International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, Tenth Revision (ICD-10). All other respiratory diseases [J00-J06, J20-J22, J30-J39, J44, J47, J60-J70, J80-J84, J85-J86, J90-J94, J95-J99].

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Footnote 79

Unintentional injuries, deaths

Source : Statistics Canada, Canadian Vital Statistics, Death Database and Demography Division (population estimates), 2005/2007.
CANSIM table no(s).: 102-4309, 102-4310

Age-standardized rate of death per 100,000 population.

World Health Organization (WHO), International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, Tenth Revision (ICD-10). Unintentional injuries [V01-X59, Y85-Y86].

External causes of unintentional injuries include transport accidents, falls, poisoning, drowning and fires, but not complications of medical and surgical care (International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, Tenth Revision (ICD-10) codes V01 to X59, Y85 to Y86).

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Footnote 80

Suicides and self-inflicted injuries, deaths

Source : Statistics Canada, Canadian Vital Statistics, Death Database and Demography Division (population estimates), 2005/2007.
CANSIM table no(s).: 102-4309, 102-4310

Age-standardized rate of death per 100,000 population.

World Health Organization (WHO), International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, Tenth Revision (ICD-10). Suicides and self-inflicted injuries [X60-X84, Y87.0].

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Footnote 81

Human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] disease, deaths

Source : Statistics Canada, Canadian Vital Statistics, Death Database and Demography Division (population estimates), 2005/2007.
CANSIM table no(s).: 102-4309, 102-4310

Age-standardized rate of death per 100,000 population.

World Health Organization (WHO), International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, Tenth Revision (ICD-10). Human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] disease [B20-B24].

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Footnote 82

Premature mortality

Source : Statistics Canada, Canadian Vital Statistics, Death Database and Demography Division (population estimates), 2006/2008.
CANSIM table no(s).: 102-4311

Age-standardized rate of premature deaths per 100,000 population. Premature deaths are those of individuals who are younger than age 75.

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Footnote 83

Sense of community belonging

Source : Canadian Community Health Survey, Statistics Canada, 2011/2012.
CANSIM table no(s).: 105-0502

Population aged 12 and over who reported their sense of belonging to their local community as being very strong or somewhat strong. Research shows a high correlation of sense of community-belonging with physical and mental health.

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Footnote 84

Life satisfaction, satisfied or very satisfied

Source : Canadian Community Health Survey, Statistics Canada, 2011/2012.
CANSIM table no(s).: 105-0502

Population aged 12 and over who reported being satisfied or very satisfied with their life in general. Starting in 2009, this indicator is based on a grouped variable. In 2009, the question was changed from 5-point answer category to an 11-point scale. The concordance between the two scales was found to be good.

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Footnote 85

High school graduates aged 25 to 29

Source : 2011 National Household Survey, Statistics Canada.
Global non-response rates (GNR): Halton Regional Health Unit (HR) = 22.3%, Ontario = 27.1%
Related data: Not applicable

Population aged 25 to 29 years in private households who have a secondary school diploma or equivalent.

'High school certificate or equivalent' refers to whether the person has completed a secondary school diploma or the equivalent, no matter what other certificates, diplomas or degrees he or she has.

Examples of high school equivalency certificates are General Educational Development (GED) and Adult Basic Education (ABE).

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Footnote 86

Post-secondary graduates aged 25 to 54

Source : 2011 National Household Survey, Statistics Canada.
Global non-response rates (GNR): Halton Regional Health Unit (HR) = 22.3%, Ontario = 27.1%
Related data: Not applicable

Population aged 25 to 54 years in private households who have a postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree.

Information indicating the person's most advanced certificate, diploma or degree. This is a derived variable obtained from the educational qualifications questions, which asked for all certificates, diplomas and degrees to be reported. The general hierarchy used in deriving this variable (secondary school diploma, 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 registered apprenticeship graduate 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 the bachelor's level.' Although the hierarchy may not fit all programs perfectly, it gives a general measure of educational attainment.

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Footnote 87

Adult unemployment, 15 years and over

Source : Labour Force Survey (special tabulations), Statistics Canada, 2011.
CANSIM table no(s).: 109-5324

Proportion of the Labour force aged 15 and over who did not have a job during the reference period.

The labour force consists of people who are currently employed and people who are unemployed but were available to work in the reference period and had looked for work in the past 4 four weeks. The reference period refers to a one-week period (from Sunday to Saturday) that usually includes the 15th day of the month.

The unemployment rate is a traditional measure of the economy. Unemployed people tend to experience more health problems.

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Footnote 88

Youth unemployment

Source : Labour Force Survey (special tabulations), Statistics Canada, 2011.
CANSIM table no(s).: 109-5324

Proportion of the Labour force for youths, aged 15 to 24 years, who did not have a job during the reference period.

The labour force consists of people who are currently employed and people who are unemployed but were available to work in the reference period and had looked for work in the past 4 four weeks. The reference period refers to a one-week period (from Sunday to Saturday) that usually includes the 15th day of the month.

The unemployment rate is a traditional measure of the economy. Unemployed people tend to experience more health problems.

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Footnote 89

Long-term unemployed

Source : 2011 National Household Survey, Statistics Canada.
Global non-response rates (GNR): Halton Regional Health Unit (HR) = 22.3%, Ontario = 27.1%
Related data: Not applicable

The long term unemployed includes unemployed persons in private households who last worked in or before 2010.

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Footnote 90

Low income rate

Source : 2011 National Household Survey, Statistics Canada.
Global non-response rates (GNR): Halton Regional Health Unit (HR) = 22.3%, Ontario = 27.1%
Related data: Not applicable

Low-income before-tax cut-offs represent income levels at which families or persons not in economic families spend 20 percentage points more than average of their before tax income on food, shelter and clothing.

Economic family refers to a group of two or more persons who live in the same dwelling and are related to each other by blood, marriage, common-law, adoption or a foster relationship. A couple may be of opposite or same sex.

The economic family concept requires only that family members be related by blood, marriage, common-law, adoption or a foster relationship. By contrast, the census family concept requires that family members be a male or female married spouse, a male or female common-law partner, a male or female lone parent, or a child with a parent present. The concept of economic family may refer to a larger group of persons than does the census family concept. For example, a widowed mother living with her married son and daughter-in-law would be considered as a person not in a census family. That same person would, however, be counted as a member of an economic family along with her son and daughter-in-law. Two or more related census families living together also constitute one economic family as, for example, a husband and his wife living with their married son and daughter-in-law. Two or more adult brothers or sisters living together, apart from their parents, form an economic family, but not a census family. All census family persons are economic family persons.

Persons not in economic families refer to household members who do not belong to an economic family, including persons living alone.

For additional information please refer to the National Household Survey Dictionary (http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/nhs-enm/2011/ref/dict/fam020-eng.cfm).

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Children aged 17 and under living in low income families

Source : 2011 National Household Survey, Statistics Canada.
Global non-response rates (GNR): Halton Regional Health Unit (HR) = 22.3%, Ontario = 27.1%
Related data: Not applicable

Low-income before-tax cut-offs represent income levels at which families or persons not in economic families spend 20 percentage points more than average of their before tax income on food, shelter and clothing.

Economic family refers to a group of two or more persons who live in the same dwelling and are related to each other by blood, marriage, common-law, adoption or a foster relationship. A couple may be of opposite or same sex.

The economic family concept requires only that family members be related by blood, marriage, common-law, adoption or a foster relationship. By contrast, the census family concept requires that family members be a male or female married spouse, a male or female common-law partner, a male or female lone parent, or a child with a parent present. The concept of economic family may refer to a larger group of persons than does the census family concept. For example, a widowed mother living with her married son and daughter-in-law would be considered as a person not in a census family. That same person would, however, be counted as a member of an economic family along with her son and daughter-in-law. Two or more related census families living together also constitute one economic family as, for example, a husband and his wife living with their married son and daughter-in-law. Two or more adult brothers or sisters living together, apart from their parents, form an economic family, but not a census family. All census family persons are economic family persons.

Age refers to the age at last birthday before the reference date, that is, before May 10, 2011.

For additional information please refer to the National Household Survey Dictionary (http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/nhs-enm/2011/ref/dict/fam020-eng.cfm).

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Total population

Source : 2011 Census, Statistics Canada.
Related data: Not applicable

The number of people living in a geographic area by sex.

A population's size and age/sex composition impact the health status of a region and its need for health services. Population data also provide the 'denominators' used to calculate rates for most health and social indicators.

For more recent estimates of health region population, see CANSIM table no. 109-5325.

Please note that the most appropriate 2011 population figures for Canada, provinces and territories are the current postcensal population estimates.

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Footnote 93

Large urban population centre population

Source : 2011 Census, Statistics Canada.
Related data: Not applicable

A population centre has a population of at least 1,000 and a population density of 400 persons or more per square kilometre, based on the current census population count. All areas outside population centres are classified as rural areas.

Taken together, population centres and rural areas cover all of Canada.

Population centres are classified into three groups, depending on the size of their population:

  • small population centres, with a population of between 1,000 and 29,999;
  • medium population centres, with a population of between 30,000 and 99,999
  • large urban population centres, consisting of a population of 100,000 and over.

Rates were calculated on randomly rounded data, and may not necessarily add up to 100%.

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Footnote 94

Medium population centre population

Source : 2011 Census, Statistics Canada.
Related data: Not applicable

A population centre has a population of at least 1,000 and a population density of 400 persons or more per square kilometre, based on the current census population count. All areas outside population centres are classified as rural areas.

Taken together, population centres and rural areas cover all of Canada.

Population centres are classified into three groups, depending on the size of their population:

  • small population centres, with a population of between 1,000 and 29,999;
  • medium population centres, with a population of between 30,000 and 99,999
  • large urban population centres, consisting of a population of 100,000 and over.

Rates were calculated on randomly rounded data, and may not necessarily add up to 100%.

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Small population centre population

Source : 2011 Census, Statistics Canada.
Related data: Not applicable

A population centre has a population of at least 1,000 and a population density of 400 persons or more per square kilometre, based on the current census population count. All areas outside population centres are classified as rural areas.

Taken together, population centres and rural areas cover all of Canada.

Population centres are classified into three groups, depending on the size of their population:

  • small population centres, with a population of between 1,000 and 29,999;
  • medium population centres, with a population of between 30,000 and 99,999
  • large urban population centres, consisting of a population of 100,000 and over.

Rates were calculated on randomly rounded data, and may not necessarily add up to 100%.

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Footnote 96

Rural area population

Source : 2011 Census, Statistics Canada.
Related data: Not applicable

A population centre has a population of at least 1,000 and a population density of 400 persons or more per square kilometre, based on the current census population count. All areas outside population centres are classified as rural areas.

Taken together, population centres and rural areas cover all of Canada.

Population centres are classified into three groups, depending on the size of their population:

  • small population centres, with a population of between 1,000 and 29,999;
  • medium population centres, with a population of between 30,000 and 99,999
  • large urban population centres, consisting of a population of 100,000 and over.

Rates were calculated on randomly rounded data, and may not necessarily add up to 100%.

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Population density per square kilometre

Source : 2011 Census, Statistics Canada.
Related data: Not applicable

Population density is the number of persons per square kilometre. The calculation for population density is total population divided by land area. Land area is the area in square kilometres of the land-based portions of standard geographic areas.

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Footnote 98

Dependency ratio

Source : Demography Division, Statistics Canada. Data are derived from the Census and administrative sources on births, deaths, and migration, 2011.
CANSIM table no(s).: 109-5326

The ratio of the combined population aged between 0 to 19 years old and the population aged of 65 years and over to the population aged between 20 to 64 years old.

This ratio is usually presented as the number of dependents for every 100 people in the working age population.

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Footnote 99

Aboriginal population

Source : 2011 National Household Survey, Statistics Canada.
Global non-response rates (GNR): Halton Regional Health Unit (HR) = 22.3%, Ontario = 27.1%
Related data: Not applicable

'Aboriginal identity' refers to whether the person reported being an Aboriginal person, that is, First Nations (North American Indian), Métis or Inuk (Inuit) and/or being a Registered or Treaty Indian (that is, registered under the Indian Act of Canada) and/or being a member of a First Nation or Indian band. Aboriginal peoples of Canada are defined in the Constitution Act, 1982, section 35 (2) as including the Indian, Inuit and Métis peoples of Canada.

Aboriginal identity is reported for the population in private households.

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Footnote 100

Immigrant population

Source : 2011 National Household Survey, Statistics Canada.
Global non-response rates (GNR): Halton Regional Health Unit (HR) = 22.3%, Ontario = 27.1%
Related data: Not applicable

Immigrant refers to a person who is or has ever been a landed immigrant/permanent resident. This person has been granted the right to live in Canada permanently by immigration authorities. Some immigrants have resided in Canada for a number of years, while others have arrived recently. Some immigrants are Canadian citizens, while others are not. Most immigrants are born outside Canada, but a small number are born in Canada. In the 2011 National Household Survey, 'Immigrants' includes immigrants who landed in Canada prior to May 10, 2011.

Immigrant status is reported for the population in private households.

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1 year internal migrants

Source : 2011 National Household Survey, Statistics Canada.
Global non-response rates (GNR): Halton Regional Health Unit (HR) = 22.3%, Ontario = 27.1%
Related data: Not applicable

'Mobility status - Place of residence 1 year ago' refers to the status of a person with regard to the place of residence on the reference day, May 10, 2011, in relation to the place of residence on the same date one year earlier. 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.

It is reported for population aged 1 year and over residing in Canada, in private households.

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5 year internal migrants

Source : 2011 National Household Survey, Statistics Canada.
Global non-response rates (GNR): Halton Regional Health Unit (HR) = 22.3%, Ontario = 27.1%
Related data: Not applicable

'Mobility status - Place of residence 5 years ago' refers to the status of a person with regard to the place of residence on the reference day, May 10, 2011, in relation to the place of residence on the same date five years earlier. 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.'

It is reported for population aged 5 years and over residing in Canada, in private households.

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Footnote 103

Population living within a Census Metropolitan Area, a Census Agglomeration or a strong Census Metropolitan Area and Census Agglomeration Influenced Zone.

Source : 2011 Census, Statistics Canada.
Related data: Not applicable

Strong census metropolitan area and census agglomeration influenced zones (MIZ) is the population or the proportion of the population living in census metropolitan areas (CMA), census agglomerations (CA) and communities that fall outside CMA and/or CA that have at least 30% of the employed labour force commuting to CMA and/or CA. The Statistical Area Classification (SAC) groups census subdivisions according to whether they are a component of a census metropolitan area, a census agglomeration, a census metropolitan area and census agglomeration influenced zone (strong MIZ, moderate MIZ, weak MIZ or no MIZ), or the territories (Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut). Commuting flows are based on the 2006 Census place of work file.

A census metropolitan area (CMA) or a census agglomeration (CA) is formed by one or more adjacent municipalities centred on a population centre (known as the core). A CMA must have a total population of at least 100,000 of which 50,000 or more must live in the core. A CA must have a core population of at least 10,000. To be included in the CMA or CA, other adjacent municipalities must have a high degree of integration with the core, as measured by commuting flows derived from previous census place of work data.

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Footnote 104

Lone-parent families

Source : 2011 Census, Statistics Canada.
Related data: Not applicable

Census family refers to a married couple (with or without children of either and/or both spouses), a common-law couple (with or without children of either and/or both partners) or a lone parent of any marital status, with at least one child.

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Footnote 105

Visible minority population

Source : 2011 National Household Survey, Statistics Canada.
Global non-response rates (GNR): Halton Regional Health Unit (HR) = 22.3%, Ontario = 27.1%
Related data: Not applicable

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.

Visible minority is reported for the population in private households.

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Footnote 106

Contact with a medical doctor in the past 12 months

Source : Canadian Community Health Survey, Statistics Canada, 2011/2012.
CANSIM table no(s).: 105-0502, 105-0592

Population aged 12 and over who reported having consulted with a medical doctor in the past 12 months.

Medical doctor includes family or general practitioners as well as specialists such as surgeons, allergists, orthopaedists, gynaecologists or psychiatrists. For population aged 12 to 17, includes pediatricians.

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Footnote 107

Coronary artery bypass graft

Source : Discharge Abstract Database (DAD), CIHI; Fichier des hospitalisations MED-ÉCHO, ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux, April 1, 2011 to March 31, 2012.
Related data: Coronary artery bypass graft surgery rate

Age-standardized rate of coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery performed on inpatients in acute care hospitals per 100,000 population age 20 and over.

As with other types of surgical procedures, variations in CABG surgery rates can be attributed to numerous factors, including differences in population demographics, physician practice patterns, and availability of services. In cases amenable to treatment with less invasive procedures percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), an alternative intervention to improve blood flow to the heart muscle, may be used. Variations in the extent to which PCI is utilized may result in variations the rate of in bypass surgery.

Refer to the technical notes for more details.

CIHI: Canadian Institute for Health Information

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Percutaneous coronary intervention

Source : Discharge Abstract Database (DAD), National Ambulatory Care Reporting System (NACRS), CIHI; Alberta Ambulatory Care Database, Alberta Health and Wellness, April 1, 2011 to March 31, 2012.
Related data: Percutaneous coronary intervention rate

Age-standardized rate of percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI) performed on patients in acute care hospitals, same day surgery facilities or catheterization laboratories, per 100,000 population age 20 years and over.

In many cases, PCI serves as a non-surgical alternative to coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery and is undertaken for the purpose of opening obstructed coronary arteries. While PCI encompasses several techniques, angioplasty is the procedure most frequently provided. The choice of revascularization mode (that is, PCI or CABG) depends on numerous factors including severity of coronary artery disease, physician preferences, availability of services, referral patterns, as well as differences in population health and socio-economic status.

Rates for Quebec are not available due to differences in data collection. Canada rate does not include Quebec.
Refer to the technical notes for more details.

CIHI: Canadian Institute for Health Information

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Cardiac revascularization

Source : Discharge Abstract Database (DAD), National Ambulatory Care Reporting System (NACRS), CIHI; Alberta Ambulatory Care Database, Alberta Health and Wellness, April 1, 2011 to March 31, 2012.
Related data: Cardiac revascularization rate

Age-standardized rate of coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery performed on inpatients in acute care hospitals or percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI) performed on patients in acute care hospitals, same day surgery facilities or catheterization laboratories, per 100,000 population age 20 years and over.

The choice of revascularization mode (i.e., PCI or CABG) depends on numerous factors including severity of coronary artery disease, physician preferences, availability of services, referral patterns, as well as differences in population health and socio-economic status. The combined cardiac revascularization rate represents total activity of cardiac revascularization in a jurisdiction.

Rates for Quebec are not available due to differences in data collection. Canada rate does not include Quebec.

Refer to the technical notes for more details.

CIHI: Canadian Institute for Health Information

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Footnote 110

Hip replacement

Source : Discharge Abstract Database (DAD), CIHI; Fichier des hospitalisations MED-ÉCHO, ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux, April 1, 2011 to March 31, 2012.
Related data: Hip replacement rate

Age-standardized rate of unilateral or bilateral hip replacement surgery performed on inpatients in acute care hospitals per 100,000 population age 20 years and over.

Hip replacement surgery has the potential to result in considerable improvement in functional status, pain relief, as well as other gains in health-related quality of life. Over the past two decades, rates of surgery have increased substantially. Wide inter-regional variation in the hip replacement rate may be attributable to numerous factors including the availability of services, provider practice patterns, and patient preferences.

Beginning with 2005/2006, this indicator is calculated for the population age 20 years and over and therefore is not comparable with rates reported for previous years. Rates for the previous years, calculated using the new definition, are presented to enable comparisons over time.

Refer to the technical notes for more details.

CIHI: Canadian Institute for Health Information

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Knee replacement

Source : Discharge Abstract Database (DAD), National Ambulatory Care Reporting System (NACRS), CIHI; Fichier des hospitalisations MED-ÉCHO, ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux; April 1, 2011 to March 31, 2012.
Related data: Knee replacement rate

Age-standardized rate of unilateral or bilateral knee replacement surgery performed on patients in acute care hospitals or same-day surgery facilities, per 100,000 population age 20 years and over.

Knee replacement surgery has the potential to result in considerable improvement in functional status, pain relief, as well as other gains in health-related quality of life. Over the past two decades, rates of surgery have increased substantially. Wide inter-regional variation in the knee replacement rate may be attributable to numerous factors including the availability of services, provider practice patterns, and patient preferences.

Beginning with 2005/2006, this indicator is calculated for the population aged 20 years and older and includes same day surgery procedures, and therefore is not comparable with rates reported for previous years. Rates for the previous years, calculated using the new definition, are presented to enable comparisons over time.

Refer to the technical notes for more details.

CIHI: Canadian Institute for Health Information

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Hysterectomy

Source : DAD, NACRS, CIHI; Alberta Ambulatory Care Database, Alberta Health and Wellness; Fichier des hospitalisations MED-ÉCHO, ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux; April 1, 2011 to March 31, 2012.
Related data: Hysterectomy rate

Age-standardized rate for hysterectomy provided to inpatients in acute care hospitals, per 100,000 women age 20 and over.

Utilization rates may reflect the level of uncertainty about the appropriate use of this surgical procedure. The "right" level of utilization is not known.

Beginning with 2006/2007 data, hysterectomy rates include both total and sub-total hysterectomies, similar to the reporting prior to 2001/2002 data.  Sub-total hysterectomy was not uniquely identified in the Canadian Classification of Health Interventions (CCI) versions 2001 and 2003, therefore hysterectomy rates reported for 2001/2002 to 2005/2006 fiscal years included only total hysterectomies. Identification of sub-total hysterectomies became possible again with version 2006 of CCI. For jurisdictions with higher volumes of sub-total hysterectomies comparability with the previous years might be affected.

Beginning with 2005/2006 data, this indicator includes same day surgery procedures. However, due to small counts of same day surgery procedures, comparability with the previous years is not affected.

Refer to the technical notes for more details.

CIHI: Canadian Institute for Health Information

DAD: Discharge Abstract Database

NACRS: National Ambulatory Care Reporting System

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Footnote 113

Inflow/outflow ratio - Overall

Source : DAD, NACRS, CIHI; Alberta Ambulatory Care Database, Alberta Health and Wellness; Fichier des hospitalisations MED-ÉCHO, ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux; April 1, 2011 to March 31, 2012.
Related data: Inflow/Outflow ratio (Overall)

A ratio of the number of discharges from relevant facilities (acute care/same day surgery) within a given region divided by the number of discharges generated by residents of that region. An overall ratio is calculated for discharges associated with any diagnosis or procedure for acute care discharges only, and separately for hip replacement, knee replacement, hysterectomy, percutaneous coronary intervention and coronary artery bypass surgery procedures from all relevant facilities.

This indicator reflects the balance between the quantity of hospital stays provided to both residents and non-residents by all acute care hospitals in a given region and the extent of acute care utilization by residents of that region, whether they receive care within or out of the region. A ratio less than one indicates that hospital stays utilized by residents of a region exceeded hospital care provided within that region, suggesting an outflow effect. A ratio greater than one indicates hospital stays provided by a region exceeded the quantity of stays utilized by its residents, suggesting an inflow effect. A ratio of one indicates that the volume of hospital discharges in the region is equivalent to that generated by its residents, suggesting that inflow and outflow activity, if it exists at all, is balanced.

Refer to the technical notes for more details.

CIHI: Canadian Institute for Health Information

DAD: Discharge Abstract Database

NACRS: National Ambulatory Care Reporting System

Return to health data footnote 113 referrer

Footnote 114

Mental illness hospitalization rate

Source : Discharge Abstract Database (DAD), Ontario Mental Health Reporting System (OMHRS), CIHI; Fichier des hospitalisations MED-ÉCHO, ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux du Québec, April 1, 2011 to March 31, 2012.
Related data: Mental illness hospitalization rate

Age-standardized rate of separations from general hospitals through discharge or death following a hospitalization for a selected mental illness1, per 100,000 population.

Hospitalization rate is a partial measure of general hospital utilization. It does not include inpatients who were using hospital services but had not yet been discharged within the fiscal year of interest. This indicator may reflect differences between jurisdictions, such as the health of the population, differing health service delivery models and variations in the availability and accessibility of specialized, residential and/or ambulatory and community-based services.

Monitoring hospital service use captures only the relatively small proportion of individuals who are acutely ill and require in-hospital treatment, compared to the much larger contingent that receives (or fails to receive) outpatient or community services. For these reasons, this indicator cannot be used to estimate the prevalence of mental disorders in the general population.

While this indicator does not include data from free-standing psychiatric facilities, it is acknowledged that in some jurisdictions (for example, Alberta) direct substitution between general and psychiatric facilities exists; the extent of this practice is unknown. As such, this indicator provides a partial view of hospital utilization for mental health issues in an acute setting.

1The mental illnesses selected for this indicator are substance-related disorders; schizophrenia, delusional and non-organic psychotic disorders; mood/affective disorders; anxiety disorders; and selected disorders of adult personality and behaviour.

Refer to the technical notes for more details.

CIHI: Canadian Institute for Health Information

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Footnote 115

Mental illness patient days

Source : Discharge Abstract Database (DAD), Ontario Mental Health Reporting System (OMHRS), CIHI; Fichier des hospitalisations MED-ÉCHO, ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux du Québec; April 1, 2011 to March 31, 2012.
Related data: Mental illness patient days

Age-adjusted rate of total number of days in general hospitals for selected mental illness1, per 10,000 population.

The patient days rate is a partial measure of general hospital utilization. It does not include patients who were admitted to hospital but had not yet been discharged within the fiscal year of interest. Patient-days are influenced by the number of hospitalizations and the length of stay. For the same number of hospitalizations, the rate of patient days will increase as length of stay increases. This indicator may reflect differences between jurisdictions, such as the health of the population, differing health service delivery models and variations in the availability of and accessibility to specialized, residential and/or ambulatory and community-based health services.

While this indicator does not include data from free-standing psychiatric facilities, it is acknowledged that in some jurisdictions (for example, Alberta) direct substitution between general and psychiatric facilities exists; the extent of this practice is unknown. As such, this indicator provides a partial view of hospital utilization for mental health issues in an acute setting.

1The mental illnesses selected for this indicator are substance-related disorders; schizophrenia, delusional and non-organic psychotic disorders; mood/affective disorders; anxiety disorders; and selected disorders of adult personality and behaviour.

Refer to the technical notes for more details.

CIHI: Canadian Institute for Health Information

Return to health data footnote 115 referrer

Footnote 116

Doctors rate - General/family physicians

Source : Scott's Medical Database, CIHI; January 1st, 2011 to December 31, 2012.
Related data: Doctors

Physician counts include all active physicians as of December 31 of the reference year. Physicians in clinical and non-clinical practice are included. Residents and unlicensed physicians who have requested that their information not be published are excluded. Generally, specialist physicians include certificants of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (RCPSC) and/or the Collège des médecins du Québec (CMQ) with the exception of Saskatchewan, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Yukon, where specialists also include physicians who are licensed as specialists but who are not certified by the RCPSC or the CMQ (that is, non-certified specialists). For all other jurisdictions non-certified specialists are counted as general practitioners with the exception of the criteria just noted, all other physicians are counted as family practitioners, including certificants of the College of Family Physicians of Canada. For further information on physician count methodologies please see CIHI's reports on the “Supply, Distribution and Migration of Canadian Physicians” and “Certified and Non-Certified Specialists: Understanding the Numbers” (www.cihi.ca).

Physician-to-population rates are useful indicators and are published by a variety of agencies to support health human resource planning. However, due to differences in data collection, processing and reporting methodology, CIHI results may differ from provincial and territorial data. Readers are cautioned to avoid inferences regarding the adequacy of provider resources based on supply ratios alone.

Note: Scott's Medical Database (SMDB) information may undercount physicians due to Provincial/Territorial licensing authority data supply interruptions. SMDB data does not reflect licensing authority updates for the following jurisdictions and years: British Columbia 2004; Québec 2003; Ontario 2002; Alberta and the Yukon 2000.

Refer to the technical notes for more details.

CIHI: Canadian Institute for Health Information

Return to health data footnote 116 referrer

Footnote 117

Doctors rate - Specialist physicians

Source : Scott's Medical Database, CIHI; January 1st, 2011 to December 31, 2012.
Related data: Specialist physicians

Physician counts include all active physicians as of December 31 of the reference year. Physicians in clinical and non-clinical practice are included. Residents and unlicensed physicians who have requested that their information not be published are excluded. Generally, specialist physicians include certificants of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (RCPSC) and/or the Collège des médecins du Québec (CMQ) with the exception of Saskatchewan, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Yukon, where specialists also include physicians who are licensed as specialists but who are not certified by the RCPSC or the CMQ (that is, non-certified specialists). For all other jurisdictions non-certified specialists are counted as general practitioners with the exception of the criteria just noted, all other physicians are counted as family practitioners, including certificants of the College of Family Physicians of Canada. For further information on physician count methodologies please see CIHI's reports on the “Supply, Distribution and Migration of Canadian Physicians” and “Certified and Non-Certified Specialists: Understanding the Numbers” (www.cihi.ca).

Physician-to-population rates are useful indicators and are published by a variety of agencies to support health human resource planning. However, due to differences in data collection, processing and reporting methodology, CIHI results may differ from provincial and territorial data. Readers are cautioned to avoid inferences regarding the adequacy of provider resources based on supply ratios alone.

Note: Scott's Medical Database (SMDB) information may undercount physicians due to Provincial/Territorial licensing authority data supply interruptions. SMDB data does not reflect licensing authority updates for the following jurisdictions and years: British Columbia 2004; Québec 2003; Ontario 2002; Alberta and the Yukon 2000.

Refer to the technical notes for more details.

CIHI: Canadian Institute for Health Information

Return to health data footnote 117 referrer

Source: Statistics Canada.

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2013. Halton Regional Health Unit (Health Region), Ontario and Ontario (table). Health Profile. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 82-228-XWE. Ottawa. Released December 12, 2013.
http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/health-sante/82-228/index.cfm?Lang=E (accessed March 28, 2024).

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Health Profile, December 2013, 2011 Census data
Table summary
The table shows total, male, and female census data grouped by geography (appearing as column headers) for selected characteristics (appearing as row headers).
Characteristic Halton Regional Health Unit
(HR)
Ontario
Change geography 1 Change geography 2
Total Male Female Total Male Female
Age characteristics
Total population by age groupsCensus data: Footnote 1 501,670 243,735 257,940 12,851,820 6,263,140 6,588,685
0 to 4 years 31,710 16,285 15,425 704,260 360,590 343,670
5 to 9 years 33,650 17,215 16,430 712,755 365,290 347,465
10 to 14 years 33,070 16,850 16,220 763,755 391,630 372,125
15 to 19 years 34,470 17,745 16,725 863,635 443,680 419,950
15 years 6,965 3,570 3,395 168,840 86,700 82,140
16 years 7,015 3,675 3,340 172,840 89,195 83,645
17 years 6,985 3,545 3,445 171,405 88,230 83,170
18 years 6,815 3,490 3,325 173,930 89,225 84,705
19 years 6,685 3,465 3,220 176,620 90,330 86,290
20 to 24 years 28,560 14,635 13,930 852,910 432,490 420,415
25 to 29 years 25,575 12,345 13,230 815,120 400,045 415,075
30 to 34 years 31,435 14,515 16,920 800,365 383,340 417,030
35 to 39 years 37,915 18,090 19,830 844,335 405,845 438,485
40 to 44 years 41,225 19,875 21,345 924,075 447,920 476,155
45 to 49 years 42,745 20,940 21,805 1,055,880 517,510 538,370
50 to 54 years 38,030 18,675 19,355 1,006,140 492,560 513,580
55 to 59 years 29,935 14,490 15,445 864,620 418,755 445,865
60 to 64 years 26,685 12,600 14,090 765,655 370,370 395,275
65 to 69 years 20,365 9,695 10,675 563,485 270,875 292,610
70 to 74 years 15,525 7,225 8,300 440,780 206,350 234,435
75 to 79 years 12,595 5,635 6,965 356,150 161,345 194,805
80 to 84 years 9,685 4,120 5,560 271,510 113,620 157,890
85 years and over 8,490 2,810 5,685 246,400 80,925 165,475
Median age of the populationCensus data: Footnote 2 39.3 38.5 40.1 40.4 39.4 41.3
% of the population aged 15 and over 80.4 79.3 81.4 83.0 82.2 83.9
Marital status
Total population 15 years and over by marital statusCensus data: Footnote 3 403,240 193,380 209,855 10,671,050 5,145,630 5,525,420
Married or living with a common-law partner 254,310 126,855 127,455 6,158,605 3,078,940 3,079,665
Married (and not separated) 229,430 114,490 114,945 5,367,400 2,681,320 2,686,075
Living common law 24,870 12,365 12,515 791,210 397,620 393,590
Not married and not living with a common-law partner 148,935 66,530 82,400 4,512,440 2,066,690 2,445,750
Single (never legally married) 98,775 51,860 46,910 2,985,020 1,583,760 1,401,260
Separated 10,460 4,175 6,285 319,805 133,790 186,015
Divorced 19,450 6,610 12,840 593,730 231,160 362,570
Widowed 20,255 3,885 16,370 613,880 117,980 495,905
Family characteristics
Total number of census families in private householdsCensus data: Footnote 4 143,970 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 3,612,200 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Size of census family: 2 persons 59,650 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 1,686,655 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Size of census family: 3 persons 31,855 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 812,960 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Size of census family: 4 persons 38,140 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 783,500 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Size of census family: 5 or more persons 14,325 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 329,085 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Total number of census families in private householdsCensus data: Footnote 5 143,970 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 3,612,205 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Total couple families by family structure and number of children 125,085 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 3,007,560 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Married couples 112,665 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 2,612,895 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Without children at home 41,155 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 1,090,740 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
With children at home 71,510 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 1,522,150 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
1 child 23,475 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 559,155 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
2 children 34,820 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 676,880 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
3 or more children 13,215 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 286,110 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Common-law couples 12,420 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 394,670 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Without children at home 7,505 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 236,010 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
With children at home 4,915 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 158,660 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
1 child 2,395 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 77,160 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
2 children 1,775 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 55,605 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
3 or more children 745 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 25,890 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent and number of children 18,880 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 604,645 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Female parent 14,960 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 486,470 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
1 child 8,550 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 282,085 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
2 children 4,845 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 145,375 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
3 or more children 1,575 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 59,015 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Male parent 3,920 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 118,175 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
1 child 2,445 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 77,820 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
2 children 1,145 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 31,265 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
3 or more children 335 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 9,085 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Total children in census families in private households 173,245 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 4,083,925 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Under six years of age 38,380 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 839,960 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
6 to 14 years 59,785 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 1,323,750 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
15 to 17 years 20,625 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 496,005 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
18 to 24 years 36,625 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 888,985 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
25 years and over 17,825 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 535,230 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Average number of children at home per census family 1.2 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 1.1 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Household and dwelling characteristics
Total number of persons in private households 495,440 241,300 254,140 12,655,130 6,179,005 6,476,125
Number of persons not in census families 53,145 21,770 31,375 1,951,440 889,600 1,061,845
Living with relativesCensus data: Footnote 6 8,180 2,840 5,335 295,100 113,180 181,925
Living with non-relatives only 9,880 5,090 4,785 425,360 233,900 191,465
Living alone 35,085 13,835 21,250 1,230,980 542,525 688,455
Number of census family persons 442,300 219,535 222,765 10,703,690 5,289,410 5,414,280
Average number of persons per census family 3.1 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 3.0 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Total number of persons 65 years and over in private households 62,515 28,335 34,180 1,752,725 796,110 956,615
Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over 18,295 4,360 13,935 563,605 155,405 408,200
Living with relativesCensus data footnote 6 3,545 715 2,830 105,130 22,345 82,785
Living with non-relatives only 775 340 435 30,835 14,715 16,125
Living alone 13,975 3,305 10,670 427,640 118,350 309,290
Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over 44,220 23,975 20,240 1,189,120 640,705 548,415
Total number of private households by household typeCensus data: Footnote 7 179,015 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 4,887,510 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Census-family households 139,835 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 3,475,030 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
One-family-only householdsCensus data: Footnote 8 128,170 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 3,103,515 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Couple-family householdsCensus data: Footnote 9 113,095 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 2,642,680 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Without children 43,810 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 1,171,505 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
With children 69,280 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 1,471,175 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Lone-parent-family households 15,075 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 460,840 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Other family householdsCensus data: Footnote 10 11,665 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 371,515 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
One-family households with persons not in a census family 7,730 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 242,850 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Couple-family householdsCensus data: Footnote 11 5,730 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 167,865 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Without children 1,510 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 52,945 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
With children 4,225 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 114,920 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Lone-parent-family households 2,000 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 74,985 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Two-or-more-family households 3,935 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 128,660 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Non-census-family households 39,180 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 1,412,480 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
One-person households 35,090 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 1,230,980 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Two-or-more-person households 4,090 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 181,500 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Total number of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwellingCensus data: Footnote 12 179,015 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 4,887,505 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Single-detached house 107,960 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 2,718,880 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys 19,590 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 789,970 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Movable dwellingCensus data: Footnote 13 35 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 15,800 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Other dwellingCensus data: Footnote 14 51,430 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 1,362,860 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Semi-detached house 9,445 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 279,470 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Row house 29,610 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 415,225 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Apartment, duplex 2,480 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 160,460 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys 9,725 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 498,160 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Other single-attached house 170 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 9,540 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Total number of private households by household sizeCensus data: Footnote 15 179,015 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 4,887,505 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
1 person 35,085 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 1,230,975 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
2 persons 55,675 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 1,584,415 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
3 persons 31,345 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 803,030 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
4 persons 37,680 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 783,925 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
5 persons 13,610 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 310,860 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
6 or more persons 5,615 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 174,305 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Number of persons in private households 495,445 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 12,655,135 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Average number of persons in private households 2.8 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 2.6 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Detailed mother tongue
Detailed mother tongue - Total population excluding institutional residentsCensus data: Footnote 16 498,110 242,400 255,705 12,722,060 6,210,335 6,511,730
  Single responses  488,365 237,785 250,580 12,434,770 6,071,955 6,362,815
    English  375,480 184,295 191,185 8,677,040 4,276,970 4,400,065
    French  8,865 3,870 4,990 493,300 232,785 260,510
    Non-official languages  104,025 49,615 54,405 3,264,435 1,562,190 1,702,240
      Selected Aboriginal languagesCensus data: Footnote 17 10 0 10 15,625 7,315 8,305
        Atikamekw    0 0 0 0 0 0
        Cree, n.o.s.  0 5 0 3,930 1,835 2,095
        Dene  0 0 0 20 5 10
        Innu/Montagnais  0 0 0 5 5 5
        Inuktitut  0 0 0 300 85 215
        Mi'kmaq  0 0 0 70 20 45
        Ojibway  5 0 5 8,255 3,925 4,330
        Oji-Cree  0 0 0 3,030 1,440 1,590
        Stoney  0 0 0 5 0 0
Selected non-Aboriginal languagesCensus data: Footnote 18 103,250 49,255 54,000 3,222,400 1,542,155 1,680,245
        African languages, n.i.e.  55 30 25 3,080 1,585 1,495
        Afrikaans  275 125 150 2,060 1,030 1,030
        Akan (Twi)  150 70 80 9,680 4,565 5,115
        Albanian  395 200 190 17,440 8,870 8,565
        Amharic  55 30 30 9,190 4,295 4,895
        Arabic  4,895 2,530 2,365 133,390 69,890 63,500
        Armenian  265 130 130 13,070 6,330 6,740
        Bantu languages, n.i.e.  75 30 45 3,040 1,445 1,595
        Bengali  530 275 255 38,685 19,745 18,935
        Berber languages (Kabyle)  5 5 0 120 70 60
        Bisayan languages  145 55 90 6,380 2,395 3,985
        Bosnian  255 120 135 6,140 3,045 3,095
        Bulgarian  385 185 195 9,015 4,390 4,625
        Burmese  20 10 10 1,400 685 715
        Cantonese  1,715 820 890 186,870 87,020 99,850
        Chinese, n.o.s.  3,460 1,615 1,850 195,120 92,170 102,950
        Creoles  95 45 55 9,650 4,355 5,295
        Croatian  3,880 1,925 1,955 33,830 16,505 17,320
        Czech  665 300 360 12,115 5,675 6,440
        Danish  330 150 180 4,745 2,230 2,515
        Dutch  2,640 1,270 1,365 58,135 28,150 29,985
        Estonian  190 100 95 5,025 2,170 2,850
        Finnish  270 110 155 11,350 4,905 6,450
        Flemish  80 35 45 2,710 1,180 1,530
        Fukien  70 35 40 3,410 1,620 1,795
        German  4,855 2,225 2,635 140,315 65,815 74,500
        Greek  1,390 710 675 56,890 28,455 28,435
        Gujarati  1,400 660 735 68,105 34,110 33,995
        Hakka  25 10 20 3,535 1,685 1,850
        Hebrew  95 60 35 11,415 6,085 5,330
        Hindi  1,790 860 935 47,645 23,880 23,765
        Hungarian  1,640 790 850 41,010 19,455 21,555
        Ilocano  95 40 55 8,050 2,990 5,060
        Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.  155 80 75 2,845 1,520 1,330
        Italian  7,220 3,765 3,450 251,330 123,830 127,505
        Japanese  380 130 250 12,215 4,415 7,800
        Khmer (Cambodian)  40 20 25 7,210 3,345 3,860
        Korean  3,145 1,520 1,625 64,080 30,065 34,015
        Kurdish  45 20 30 5,760 3,100 2,660
        Lao  75 35 45 5,350 2,620 2,730
        Latvian  230 100 130 4,640 1,970 2,670
        Lingala  5 0 5 755 325 430
        Lithuanian  365 170 195 5,600 2,375 3,230
        Macedonian  595 290 305 16,305 7,930 8,370
        Malay  205 90 115 5,305 2,395 2,910
        Malayalam  315 155 155 10,745 5,460 5,285
        Maltese  300 140 160 5,830 2,930 2,905
        Mandarin  2,210 985 1,220 118,390 55,825 62,565
        Marathi  130 65 60 4,155 2,135 2,025
        Nepali  80 35 45 3,640 1,850 1,795
        Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.  100 45 50 5,780 2,925 2,860
        Norwegian  55 20 35 1,060 465 595
        Oromo  20 10 5 1,770 890 875
        Panjabi (Punjabi)  5,365 2,655 2,710 173,975 88,090 85,885
        Pashto  390 195 195 8,165 4,200 3,965
        Persian (Farsi)  2,070 1,030 1,040 98,905 50,110 48,790
        Polish  8,425 3,820 4,605 128,440 58,835 69,600
        Portuguese  6,750 3,295 3,450 147,725 71,605 76,125
        Romanian  1,915 905 1,010 41,980 19,835 22,140
        Rundi (Kirundi)  10 5 5 1,035 455 580
        Russian  2,605 1,215 1,390 93,080 42,590 50,490
        Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)  10 5 5 1,120 450 670
        Semitic languages, n.i.e.  320 155 165 14,930 7,345 7,590
        Serbian  2,400 1,165 1,230 41,910 20,750 21,165
        Serbo-Croatian  255 135 120 5,250 2,565 2,685
        Shanghainese  10 5 5 1,410 585 830
        Sign languages, n.i.e.  55 25 30 1,580 835 745
        Sindhi  180 90 90 6,530 3,055 3,475
        Sinhala (Sinhalese)  350 165 185 9,335 4,555 4,780
        Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.  0 5 5 1,780 900 875
        Slavic languages, n.i.e.  65 30 35 2,005 1,000 1,005
        Slovak  720 325 400 10,250 4,665 5,585
        Slovenian  380 180 195 7,505 3,475 4,030
        Somali  90 35 50 22,685 9,750 12,930
        Spanish  7,660 3,605 4,055 178,335 85,410 92,915
        Swahili  65 25 40 4,745 2,255 2,490
        Swedish  170 75 95 2,505 1,060 1,440
        Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)  4,005 1,445 2,565 140,805 53,595 87,210
        Taiwanese  45 20 25 3,020 1,390 1,625
        Tamil  995 480 510 111,060 54,760 56,300
        Telugu  180 85 95 6,730 3,525 3,205
        Thai  140 45 95 2,915 995 1,915
        Tibetan languages  35 20 15 3,965 2,005 1,960
        Tigrigna  30 15 15 5,560 2,605 2,955
        Turkish  700 350 345 16,615 8,755 7,865
        Ukrainian  1,730 780 950 41,455 18,275 23,185
        Urdu  6,255 3,170 3,085 128,730 65,470 63,260
        Vietnamese  995 435 555 65,915 30,920 34,990
        Yiddish  25 15 15 5,105 2,350 2,760
      Other languagesCensus data: Footnote 19 760 360 400 26,410 12,725 13,690
  Multiple responses          9,745 4,615 5,125 287,290 138,385 148,910
    English and French  1,365 620 745 46,605 21,805 24,795
    English and non-official language  7,685 3,685 4,005 219,425 106,790 112,635
    French and non-official language  420 195 220 13,645 6,285 7,365
    English, French and non-official language 275 115 155 7,615 3,495 4,115
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages - Total population excluding institutional residentsCensus data footnote 16 498,110 242,405 255,705 12,722,060 6,210,335 6,511,730
  English only 446,350 220,575 225,780 10,984,360 5,445,050 5,539,310
  French only 395 175 220 42,980 18,805 24,175
  English and French 46,435 19,760 26,675 1,395,805 627,725 768,085
  Neither English nor French 4,925 1,895 3,025 298,920 118,765 180,155
First official language spoken
First official language spoken - Total population excluding institutional residentsCensus data footnote 16 498,110 242,405 255,710 12,722,065 6,210,340 6,511,730
  English 481,745 235,455 246,295 11,844,580 5,819,520 6,025,055
  French 8,865 3,855 5,005 500,270 235,620 264,655
  English and French 2,705 1,255 1,455 84,230 39,330 44,895
  Neither English nor French 4,790 1,840 2,955 292,980 115,860 177,115
Official language minority (number)Census data: Footnote 20 10,220 4,480 5,735 542,390 255,285 287,100
Official language minority (percentage)Census data footnote 20 2.1 1.8 2.2 4.3 4.1 4.4
Detailed language spoken most often at home
Detailed language spoken most often at home - Total population excluding institutional residentsCensus data footnote 16 498,105 242,400 255,710 12,722,065 6,210,340 6,511,730
  Single responses 480,425 233,900 246,525 12,156,790 5,936,965 6,219,825
    English 431,675 210,605 221,070 10,044,810 4,930,610 5,114,200
    French 3,420 1,535 1,885 284,115 133,495 150,620
    Non-official languages 45,330 21,760 23,575 1,827,870 872,860 955,010
      Selected Aboriginal languagesCensus data footnote 17 0 0 0 5,935 3,000 2,930
        Atikamekw   0 0 0 0 0 0
        Cree, n.o.s. 0 0 0 1,920 950 970
        Dene 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Innu/Montagnais 0 0 0 5 0 0
        Inuktitut 0 0 0 80 20 60
        Mi'kmaq 0 0 0 10 5 5
        Ojibway 0 0 0 2,855 1,510 1,345
        Oji-Cree 0 0 0 1,065 505 555
        Stoney 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Selected non-Aboriginal languagesCensus data footnote 18 45,050 21,630 23,420 1,811,985 864,990 946,995
        African languages, n.i.e. 15 5 5 1,405 675 730
        Afrikaans 135 60 70 775 385 390
        Akan (Twi) 60 20 40 5,305 2,390 2,915
        Albanian 190 100 85 10,055 5,075 4,980
        Amharic 10 5 10 5,280 2,400 2,880
        Arabic 2,265 1,105 1,165 76,410 38,095 38,315
        Armenian 110 50 55 7,375 3,435 3,940
        Bantu languages, n.i.e. 5 5 0 885 420 465
        Bengali 295 145 150 26,895 13,495 13,405
        Berber languages (Kabyle) 0 0 0 40 20 20
        Bisayan languages 50 25 25 2,045 895 1,150
        Bosnian 150 75 75 3,525 1,765 1,760
        Bulgarian 210 110 105 5,165 2,535 2,630
        Burmese 5 0 5 885 425 460
        Cantonese 900 425 470 147,795 68,295 79,500
        Chinese, n.o.s. 2,000 945 1,050 135,665 64,765 70,895
        Creoles 25 15 15 4,720 2,120 2,600
        Croatian 1,380 695 685 13,185 6,320 6,865
        Czech 165 80 85 4,325 2,055 2,265
        Danish 20 10 10 335 170 170
        Dutch 205 100 105 5,395 2,535 2,855
        Estonian 30 15 15 1,260 475 785
        Finnish 55 30 30 2,280 1,005 1,270
        Flemish 5 0 5 230 105 130
        Fukien 15 10 5 1,045 495 550
        German 635 290 345 39,180 18,925 20,255
        Greek 340 160 180 23,590 11,185 12,405
        Gujarati 685 315 370 42,445 20,860 21,585
        Hakka 10 5 5 1,595 740 855
        Hebrew 25 15 15 5,240 2,630 2,610
        Hindi 695 320 375 24,650 12,200 12,450
        Hungarian 445 220 225 15,440 7,260 8,175
        Ilocano 20 10 15 2,920 1,170 1,745
        Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 50 20 25 1,175 590 590
        Italian 1,275 560 715 88,835 39,140 49,695
        Japanese 130 55 75 5,765 2,535 3,235
        Khmer (Cambodian) 10 0 5 4,065 1,860 2,205
        Korean 2,330 1,150 1,185 47,245 22,575 24,675
        Kurdish 15 5 10 3,580 1,835 1,745
        Lao 15 10 10 2,855 1,445 1,410
        Latvian 45 25 25 1,270 535 730
        Lingala 5 0 5 240 95 140
        Lithuanian 120 65 60 1,780 765 1,015
        Macedonian 285 140 150 7,290 3,495 3,795
        Malay 70 25 40 1,925 920 1,005
        Malayalam 150 70 80 5,315 2,665 2,645
        Maltese 45 20 25 1,295 625 670
        Mandarin 1,590 765 825 96,610 46,980 49,630
        Marathi 50 25 25 1,980 1,015 965
        Nepali 50 20 30 2,480 1,260 1,220
        Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 10 5 10 1,830 870 960
        Norwegian 5 0 0 120 50 75
        Oromo 10 5 5 1,040 490 545
        Panjabi (Punjabi) 3,110 1,500 1,615 124,100 62,105 61,995
        Pashto 275 145 130 5,765 2,875 2,890
        Persian (Farsi) 1,250 585 670 69,200 33,860 35,335
        Polish 3,720 1,760 1,955 60,730 28,490 32,240
        Portuguese 2,260 1,065 1,190 70,210 33,690 36,520
        Romanian 1,075 530 545 22,845 10,960 11,880
        Rundi (Kirundi) 0 0 0 375 180 195
        Russian 1,725 825 900 64,425 30,385 34,045
        Rwanda (Kinyarwanda) 0 0 0 395 165 230
        Semitic languages, n.i.e. 180 80 95 10,360 4,980 5,375
        Serbian 1,260 600 660 26,000 12,665 13,335
        Serbo-Croatian 85 45 40 2,500 1,220 1,285
        Shanghainese 5 5 0 660 300 365
        Sign languages, n.i.e. 95 45 50 2,650 1,535 1,115
        Sindhi 85 40 45 2,835 1,265 1,565
        Sinhala (Sinhalese) 155 70 85 4,480 2,195 2,280
        Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 1,410 710 695
        Slavic languages, n.i.e. 10 5 5 565 265 300
        Slovak 315 160 160 3,185 1,485 1,700
        Slovenian 60 25 35 1,815 830 990
        Somali 30 15 20 15,450 6,520 8,935
        Spanish 4,650 2,280 2,370 106,735 51,645 55,085
        Swahili 15 10 5 2,025 940 1,080
        Swedish 45 20 15 410 200 210
        Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 1,410 620 785 65,225 27,135 38,095
        Taiwanese 20 10 10 1,495 710 785
        Tamil 530 255 280 83,645 40,665 42,980
        Telugu 85 40 50 3,820 1,955 1,870
        Thai 70 30 40 1,320 650 675
        Tibetan languages 15 10 5 3,200 1,615 1,585
        Tigrigna 5 5 5 3,075 1,390 1,680
        Turkish 370 185 180 10,395 5,265 5,135
        Ukrainian 415 190 225 15,240 6,810 8,425
        Urdu 3,745 1,875 1,865 83,520 41,750 41,770
        Vietnamese 560 260 290 47,355 22,240 25,120
        Yiddish 0 0 0 530 260 275
      Other languagesCensus data footnote 19 285 130 155 9,950 4,865 5,085
  Multiple responses         17,685 8,505 9,185 565,270 273,370 291,895
    English and French 920 415 505 37,955 17,250 20,705
    English and non-official language 16,260 7,870 8,395 509,105 248,050 261,055
    French and non-official language 125 65 60 6,370 2,855 3,520
    English, French and non-official language 380 155 220 11,845 5,225 6,620
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home - Total population excluding institutional residentsCensus data footnote 16 498,110 242,405 255,705 12,722,060 6,210,335 6,511,725
  None 429,355 210,240 219,120 10,611,255 5,199,975 5,411,280
  Single responses  67,460 31,575 35,885 2,066,620 989,785 1,076,835
    English  23,840 11,710 12,140 848,410 416,070 432,340
    French  6,390 2,670 3,725 227,040 101,685 125,355
    Non-official languages  37,225 17,205 20,020 991,165 472,030 519,140
      Selected Aboriginal languagesCensus data footnote 17 10 5 0 10,750 4,985 5,770
        Atikamekw    0 0 0 0 0 0
        Cree, n.o.s.  0 0 0 2,120 980 1,140
        Dene  0 0 0 15 10 10
        Innu/Montagnais  0 0 0 5 0 5
        Inuktitut  5 5 5 220 85 135
        Mi'kmaq  0 0 0 50 20 30
        Ojibway  5 0 0 6,505 3,030 3,470
        Oji-Cree  5 0 0 1,840 870 970
        Stoney  0 0 0 0 0 0
      Selected non-Aboriginal languagesCensus data footnote 18 36,770 16,980 19,785 966,445 460,560 505,885
        African languages, n.i.e.  30 15 15 1,340 675 665
        Afrikaans  160 85 80 1,285 630 660
        Akan (Twi)  80 35 45 4,585 2,195 2,390
        Albanian  110 50 60 4,625 2,315 2,310
        Amharic  35 15 20 3,085 1,430 1,655
        Arabic  1,875 970 910 45,670 24,305 21,360
        Armenian  95 40 55 3,700 1,785 1,910
        Bantu languages, n.i.e.  55 20 35 1,490 675 810
        Bengali  205 110 100 8,115 4,155 3,960
        Berber languages (Kabyle)  5 0 0 50 25 20
        Bisayan languages  50 20 30 1,600 585 1,010
        Bosnian  105 50 55 1,790 875 915
        Bulgarian  110 50 60 2,240 1,050 1,185
        Burmese  5 5 5 405 200 205
        Cantonese  625 280 345 41,885 19,995 21,890
        Chinese, n.o.s.  770 335 430 35,080 16,715 18,365
        Creoles  95 40 55 7,720 3,355 4,370
        Croatian  1,880 905 970 13,060 6,290 6,770
        Czech  250 100 150 3,765 1,645 2,115
        Danish  105 50 60 1,690 740 950
        Dutch  910 405 505 18,365 8,275 10,095
        Estonian  70 30 40 1,850 785 1,065
        Finnish  80 30 50 3,725 1,530 2,195
        Flemish  20 10 10 590 230 355
        Fukien  25 10 15 1,440 695 750
        German  1,790 770 1,015 44,850 20,385 24,470
        Greek  810 400 410 29,400 14,815 14,580
        Gujarati  620 290 335 17,855 8,935 8,915
        Hakka  10 5 5 1,010 480 530
        Hebrew  75 50 25 8,795 4,415 4,380
        Hindi  1,260 610 645 31,720 16,115 15,605
        Hungarian  550 240 315 11,610 5,225 6,380
        Ilocano  25 5 15 2,215 830 1,385
        Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.  55 30 25 1,050 550 505
        Italian  2,775 1,355 1,415 100,275 49,240 51,035
        Japanese  200 85 115 5,765 2,425 3,350
        Khmer (Cambodian)  20 10 5 2,105 985 1,120
        Korean  540 270 270 11,915 5,615 6,300
        Kurdish  15 5 10 1,355 730 625
        Lao  25 10 15 1,600 815 785
        Latvian  85 35 50 1,525 620 900
        Lingala  15 5 10 1,220 505 715
        Lithuanian  120 50 75 1,685 675 1,010
        Macedonian  175 70 100 5,710 2,780 2,930
        Malay  80 35 45 2,010 875 1,135
        Malayalam  105 55 50 4,210 2,120 2,085
        Maltese  125 45 80 2,270 1,045 1,225
        Mandarin  545 235 310 22,435 10,105 12,330
        Marathi  35 20 20 1,255 620 640
        Nepali  15 5 10 655 325 335
        Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.  150 80 75 4,890 2,350 2,540
        Norwegian  25 10 15 475 205 265
        Oromo  5 5 5 450 235 225
        Panjabi (Punjabi)  1,690 860 835 36,175 18,600 17,575
        Pashto  80 35 45 1,565 845 715
        Persian (Farsi)  565 285 275 19,325 10,130 9,195
        Polish  2,575 1,115 1,455 36,540 16,475 20,070
        Portuguese  2,895 1,380 1,510 56,065 27,195 28,865
        Romanian  550 245 300 11,640 5,370 6,265
        Rundi (Kirundi)  5 0 0 535 225 310
        Russian  605 270 335 20,915 9,535 11,380
        Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)  5 5 5 555 220 335
        Semitic languages, n.i.e.  90 40 45 3,145 1,560 1,585
        Serbian  755 355 405 11,025 5,500 5,525
        Serbo-Croatian  70 40 35 1,355 675 675
        Shanghainese  10 0 5 460 185 275
        Sign languages, n.i.e.  60 30 30 1,530 620 905
        Sindhi  70 30 40 2,660 1,255 1,410
        Sinhala (Sinhalese)  170 85 85 4,160 2,055 2,105
        Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.  0 0 0 175 85 95
        Slavic languages, n.i.e.  25 10 15 570 280 295
        Slovak  190 75 110 2,965 1,305 1,665
        Slovenian  130 55 70 2,445 1,075 1,370
        Somali  35 15 20 7,410 3,415 4,000
        Spanish  2,770 1,270 1,500 64,810 31,120 33,695
        Swahili  75 35 40 3,240 1,485 1,755
        Swedish  65 30 35 1,240 520 720
        Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)  1,630 550 1,080 48,070 17,385 30,690
        Taiwanese  15 5 10 1,050 480 570
        Tamil  370 175 200 23,860 11,970 11,885
        Telugu  50 20 25 1,730 910 820
        Thai  50 20 35 1,120 375 745
        Tibetan languages  20 10 10 445 235 210
        Tigrigna  15 10 10 1,945 930 1,015
        Turkish  210 105 105 4,610 2,460 2,150
        Ukrainian  570 245 325 12,170 5,285 6,880
        Urdu  2,030 1,000 1,030 34,535 17,635 16,895
        Vietnamese  335 145 195 15,425 7,320 8,105
        Yiddish  0 0 0 1,540 660 875
      Other languagesCensus data footnote 19 450 220 235 13,970 6,485 7,490
  Multiple responses          1,290 585 705 44,190 20,580 23,610
    English and French  175 70 100 6,970 3,210 3,760
    English and non-official language  330 165 170 15,600 7,690 7,910
    French and non-official language  780 345 435 21,270 9,505 11,765
    English, French and non-official language  5 0 0 350 170 180

Census data: Symbols

Census data: Symbol legend
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Census data: Footnotes

Footnote 1

Refers to the age at last birthday before the reference date, that is, before May 10, 2011.

Refer to the Census Dictionary for more information.

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Footnote 2

The median age is an age 'x', such that exactly one half of the population is older than 'x' and the other half is younger than 'x'.

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Footnote 3

Refers to the marital status of the person, taking into account his/her common-law status. For more information, refer to the Census Dictionary: Marital status.

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Footnote 4

Census family - Refers to a married couple (with or without children), a common-law couple (with or without children) or a lone parent family. For more information, refer to the Census Dictionary: Census family.

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Footnote 5

Census family structure - Refers to the classification of census families into married couples (with or without children of either and/or both spouses), common-law couples (with or without children of either and/or both partners), and lone-parent families by sex of parent. A couple may be of opposite or same sex. A couple with children may be further classified as either an intact family or stepfamily, and stepfamilies may, in turn, be classified as simple or complex. Children in a census family include grandchildren living with their grandparent(s) but with no parents present.

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Footnote 6

Non-relatives may be present.

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Footnote 7

Refers to the basic division of private households into family and non-family households. Family household refers to a household that contains at least one census family, that is, a married couple with or without children, or a couple living common-law with or without children, or a lone parent living with one or more children (lone-parent family). One-family household refers to a single census family (with or without other persons) that occupies a private dwelling. Multiple-family household refers to a household in which two or more census families (with or without additional persons) occupy the same private dwelling. Family households may also be divided based on the presence of persons not in a census family.

Non-family household refers to either one person living alone in a private dwelling or to a group of two or more people who share a private dwelling, but who do not constitute a census family.

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Footnote 8

Refers to households that consist solely of one census family without additional persons.

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Footnote 9

Refers to households with opposite-sex or same-sex couples.

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Footnote 10

Refers to one-census family households with additional persons and to multiple-census family households, with or without additional persons.

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Footnote 11

Refers to households with opposite-sex or same-sex couples.

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Footnote 12

Structural type of dwelling - Characteristics that define a dwelling's structure, for example, the characteristics of a single-detached house, a semi-detached house, a row house, or an apartment or flat in a duplex. Refers to the structural characteristics and/or dwelling configuration, that is, whether the dwelling is a single-detached house, an apartment in a high-rise building, a row house, a mobile home, etc.

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Footnote 13

Includes mobile homes and other movable dwellings such as houseboats and railroad cars.

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Footnote 14

The category 'Other dwelling' is a subtotal of the following categories: semi-detached house, row house, apartment or flat in a duplex, apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys and other single-attached house.

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Footnote 15

Household, private - Person or group of persons occupying the same dwelling. Refers to a person or a group of persons (other than foreign residents) who occupy a private dwelling and do not have a usual place of residence elsewhere in Canada.

Household size - Number of persons occupying a private dwelling. Refers to the number of usual residents in a private household.

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Footnote 16

The population excluding institutional residents includes Canadian citizens (by birth or by naturalization) and landed immigrants (permanent residents) excluding those who live in institutions (institutional collective dwellings). Canadian citizens and landed immigrants either: (1) have a usual place of residence in Canada; (2) are abroad either on a military base or attached to a diplomatic mission; or (3) are at sea or in port aboard merchant vessels under Canadian registry or Canadian government vessels. Since 1991, the target population also includes persons with a usual place of residence in Canada who are claiming refugee status, who hold study permits, or who hold work permits, as well as family members living with them; for census purposes, this group is referred to as non-permanent residents. The population universe does not include foreign residents.

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Footnote 17

The languages shown were selected based on the Aboriginal mother tongues most often reported as single responses in Canada in the 2011 Census of Population.

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Footnote 18

The languages shown were selected based on the non-Aboriginal mother tongues (other than English or French) most often reported as single responses in Canada in the 2011 Census of Population.

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Footnote 19

This is a subtotal of all languages collected by the census that are not displayed separately here. For a full list of languages collected in the census, please refer to Appendix D in the 2011 Census Dictionary.

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Footnote 20

English is the first official language spoken by Quebec's official language minority, which consists of all individuals with English as a first official language spoken and half of those with both English and French. French is the first official language spoken by the official language minority in the country overall and in every province and territory outside Quebec, which consists of all individuals with French as a first official language spoken and half of those with both English and French.

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Source: 2011 Census.

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2013. Halton Regional Health Unit (Health Region), Ontario and Ontario (table). Health Profile. 2011 Census. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 82-228-XWE. Ottawa. Released December 12, 2013.
http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/health-sante/82-228/index.cfm?Lang=E (accessed March 28, 2024).

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Health Profile, December 2013, 2011 National Household Survey data
Table summary
The table shows total, male, and female National Household Survey data grouped by geography (appearing as column headers) for selected characteristics (appearing as row headers).
Characteristic Halton Regional Health Unit
(HR)
Ontario
[Global non-response rate (GNR) = 22.3%] [Global non-response rate (GNR) = 27.1%]
Change geography 1 Change geography 2
Total Male Female Total Male Female
Citizenship
Total population in private households by citizenshipNational Household Survey data footnote 1 495,440 241,215 254,230 12,651,795 6,181,445 6,470,345
Canadian citizens 467,790 228,620 239,165 11,784,075 5,777,980 6,006,095
Canadian citizens aged under 18 115,100 58,655 56,440 2,563,970 1,318,410 1,245,560
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over 352,690 169,965 182,725 9,220,105 4,459,570 4,760,540
Not Canadian citizensNational Household Survey data footnote 2 27,650 12,590 15,065 867,715 403,465 464,250
Immigrant status and period of immigration
Total population in private households by immigrant status and period of immigrationNational Household Survey data footnote 3 495,445 241,210 254,235 12,651,795 6,181,445 6,470,350
Non-immigrantsNational Household Survey data footnote 4 362,695 178,480 184,220 8,906,000 4,410,240 4,495,765
ImmigrantsNational Household Survey data footnote 5 128,735 61,000 67,735 3,611,365 1,706,385 1,904,985
Before 1971 31,005 14,425 16,580 723,030 341,820 381,210
1971 to 1980 19,110 9,155 9,960 464,380 217,990 246,390
1981 to 1990 18,270 8,930 9,340 538,285 258,095 280,190
1991 to 2000 26,360 12,455 13,905 866,220 408,270 457,950
2001 to 2011National Household Survey data footnote 6 33,990 16,040 17,950 1,019,460 480,210 539,250
2001 to 2005 19,415 9,240 10,175 518,405 245,850 272,550
2006 to 2011National Household Survey data footnote 6 14,575 6,800 7,775 501,060 234,360 266,695
Non-permanent residentsNational Household Survey data footnote 7 4,010 1,730 2,280 134,425 64,825 69,600
Age at immigration
Total immigrant population in private households by age at immigrationNational Household Survey data footnote 8 128,735 61,000 67,735 3,611,365 1,706,380 1,904,985
Under 5 years 15,260 7,335 7,920 350,090 173,590 176,505
5 to 14 years 24,805 12,630 12,180 640,595 323,135 317,460
15 to 24 years 28,360 12,365 15,995 845,915 378,010 467,905
25 to 44 years 51,505 24,705 26,800 1,447,265 684,940 762,330
45 years and over 8,815 3,970 4,845 327,500 146,710 180,790
Immigrant status and selected places of birth
Total population in private households by immigrant status and selected places of birthNational Household Survey data footnote 9 495,440 241,215 254,230 12,651,795 6,181,445 6,470,345
Non-immigrantsNational Household Survey data footnote 10 362,695 178,480 184,215 8,906,000 4,410,235 4,495,765
Born in province of residence 310,980 153,710 157,270 7,916,105 3,934,410 3,981,695
Born outside province of residence 51,710 24,770 26,945 989,900 475,825 514,070
ImmigrantsNational Household Survey data footnote 11 128,740 61,000 67,735 3,611,365 1,706,385 1,904,985
Americas 18,620 8,130 10,490 580,045 256,295 323,750
United States 5,340 2,185 3,155 115,045 49,740 65,305
Jamaica 2,505 1,160 1,350 111,475 46,140 65,330
Guyana 1,040 495 545 80,070 35,575 44,500
Haiti 0 0 0 9,280 3,800 5,480
Mexico 595 275 315 27,185 12,665 14,515
Trinidad and Tobago 1,830 820 1,005 54,680 24,370 30,310
Colombia 1,845 845 995 26,720 12,535 14,190
El Salvador 300 155 150 19,650 9,975 9,670
Peru 840 330 505 10,315 4,465 5,855
Chile 370 135 235 8,630 4,140 4,490
Other places of birth in Americas 3,935 1,725 2,210 117,000 52,895 64,100
Europe 62,070 29,720 32,350 1,206,005 576,930 629,075
United KingdomNational Household Survey data footnote 12 23,775 11,340 12,430 291,935 137,350 154,590
Italy 3,785 2,055 1,730 170,710 85,695 85,015
Germany 3,165 1,405 1,765 68,175 31,450 36,720
Poland 6,740 3,065 3,680 101,815 46,325 55,490
Portugal 4,275 2,220 2,060 103,765 50,910 52,855
Netherlands 2,435 1,140 1,295 53,395 26,960 26,435
France 545 230 310 12,935 6,020 6,915
Romania 1,910 895 1,020 40,700 19,140 21,555
Russian Federation 1,490 650 840 41,920 18,965 22,955
Greece 675 360 315 39,410 19,940 19,465
Ukraine 945 445 500 38,955 17,170 21,790
Croatia 2,135 1,110 1,030 27,940 13,370 14,565
Hungary 820 350 475 23,510 11,030 12,480
Bosnia and Herzegovina 985 510 480 22,105 11,265 10,835
Serbia 1,190 590 600 23,845 11,385 12,455
Ireland, Republic of 1,580 650 935 16,995 7,900 9,090
Other places of birth in Europe 5,615 2,715 2,895 127,905 62,045 65,860
Africa 7,110 3,635 3,475 195,905 95,160 100,740
Morocco 120 70 50 5,395 2,535 2,865
Algeria 40 30 15 2,415 1,340 1,075
Egypt 1,830 955 875 26,200 14,035 12,160
South Africa, Republic of 1,780 905 875 18,405 9,230 9,175
Nigeria 470 255 215 17,220 8,740 8,480
Ethiopia 105 40 60 13,150 6,060 7,095
Kenya 735 375 365 14,170 6,400 7,770
Other places of birth in Africa 2,025 1,010 1,015 98,955 46,830 52,120
Asia 40,335 19,225 21,115 1,617,325 772,130 845,200
India 9,290 4,480 4,815 310,410 153,835 156,570
ChinaNational Household Survey data footnote 13 4,175 1,930 2,250 267,780 123,410 144,370
Philippines 5,190 2,225 2,965 204,035 83,860 120,175
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,185 540 645 105,855 49,885 55,970
Viet NamNational Household Survey data footnote 14 1,315 610 705 79,645 37,480 42,160
Pakistan 5,640 2,860 2,785 114,595 58,165 56,430
Sri Lanka 1,435 725 710 110,800 54,755 56,050
IranNational Household Survey data footnote 15 1,175 590 580 70,305 36,070 34,240
Korea, SouthNational Household Survey data footnote 16 2,730 1,300 1,430 55,485 26,190 29,295
Lebanon 720 370 350 30,135 15,770 14,365
Taiwan 415 170 245 17,420 7,765 9,660
Iraq 980 485 495 36,355 18,645 17,700
Bangladesh 440 205 235 30,210 15,595 14,615
Afghanistan 615 325 285 26,390 13,325 13,065
Japan 340 105 235 8,015 2,510 5,505
Turkey 590 315 275 13,875 7,215 6,660
Other places of birth in Asia 4,105 1,990 2,115 136,030 67,670 68,355
Oceania and otherNational Household Survey data footnote 17 600 300 305 12,085 5,860 6,220
Fiji 60 25 35 2,395 1,140 1,255
Other places of birthNational Household Survey data footnote 18 545 270 270 9,685 4,720 4,970
Non-permanent residentsNational Household Survey data footnote 19 4,010 1,735 2,280 134,425 64,825 69,600
Recent immigrants by selected place of birth
Total recent immigrant population in private households by selected places of birthNational Household Survey data footnote 20 14,575 6,795 7,775 501,060 234,365 266,695
Americas 3,245 1,535 1,710 82,225 38,805 43,425
United States 1,085 530 550 20,675 10,260 10,415
Mexico 220 105 120 6,640 3,010 3,625
Cuba 70 35 35 2,620 1,265 1,360
Haiti 0 0 0 3,785 1,505 2,285
Jamaica 120 80 35 8,610 4,135 4,480
Brazil 125 60 65 3,885 1,825 2,060
Colombia 640 290 350 10,720 5,115 5,605
Guyana 45 20 30 5,615 2,420 3,195
Peru 225 85 140 1,955 790 1,170
VenezuelaNational Household Survey data footnote 21 300 170 135 2,100 1,050 1,050
Other places of birth in Americas 415 165 255 15,615 7,430 8,185
Europe 3,250 1,535 1,720 59,945 28,535 31,410
France 95 60 35 1,805 885 915
Germany 70 25 50 2,040 995 1,040
Poland 180 65 115 3,190 1,135 2,050
Romania 305 125 180 4,725 1,990 2,740
MoldovaNational Household Survey data footnote 22 0 0 0 1,415 665 745
Russian Federation 295 85 205 7,885 3,500 4,385
Ukraine 115 45 75 5,635 2,285 3,355
United KingdomNational Household Survey data footnote 12 1,315 745 570 11,145 6,215 4,930
Other places of birth in Europe 870 385 480 22,105 10,860 11,245
Africa 1,065 510 555 40,950 19,620 21,325
Nigeria 140 65 75 7,410 3,665 3,740
Ethiopia 0 0 0 2,475 1,080 1,400
Mauritius 0 0 0 1,520 675 840
Somalia 0 0 0 2,430 1,050 1,380
Algeria 0 0 0 595 270 330
Egypt 375 170 200 6,240 3,215 3,020
Morocco 0 0 0 1,115 520 590
Tunisia 0 0 0 270 130 140
Cameroon 35 20 0 1,210 600 610
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the 0 0 0 1,790 800 985
South Africa, Republic of 250 130 120 1,430 725 710
Other places of birth in Africa 225 105 120 14,465 6,895 7,575
Asia 6,855 3,115 3,740 316,080 146,340 169,740
Philippines 1,360 525 835 53,235 21,660 31,570
ChinaNational Household Survey data footnote 13 835 385 450 53,950 24,195 29,755
India 1,335 655 675 67,170 32,785 34,385
Pakistan 1,030 535 490 23,370 11,210 12,160
IranNational Household Survey data footnote 15 165 65 100 16,925 8,060 8,860
South KoreaNational Household Survey data footnote 16 400 165 235 9,950 4,590 5,360
Sri Lanka 285 140 145 16,600 7,815 8,785
Iraq 230 95 135 12,085 5,925 6,155
Bangladesh 40 15 25 9,520 4,795 4,725
Lebanon 100 60 45 3,650 1,885 1,760
Viet NamNational Household Survey data footnote 14 65 0 50 4,810 1,825 2,990
Taiwan 70 25 50 2,280 1,045 1,235
Afghanistan 40 25 20 4,885 2,535 2,350
Japan 65 25 40 1,905 500 1,400
Turkey 125 65 55 3,255 1,670 1,580
Israel 80 35 45 2,825 1,400 1,420
Nepal 25 0 20 2,780 1,490 1,295
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 10 0 0 2,120 860 1,265
United Arab Emirates 75 25 50 3,570 1,785 1,780
Saudi Arabia 90 50 40 2,470 1,330 1,140
SyriaNational Household Survey data footnote 23 95 50 50 2,030 1,050 975
Other places of birth in Asia 325 150 175 16,700 7,920 8,775
Oceania and otherNational Household Survey data footnote 17 165 110 55 1,860 1,060 795
Generation status
Total population in private households by generation statusNational Household Survey data footnote 24 495,440 241,210 254,230 12,651,795 6,181,445 6,470,350
First generationNational Household Survey data footnote 25 134,265 63,515 70,750 3,779,630 1,788,770 1,990,855
Second generationNational Household Survey data footnote 26 131,880 65,675 66,210 2,849,290 1,420,780 1,428,515
Third generation or moreNational Household Survey data footnote 27 229,295 112,025 117,270 6,022,870 2,971,895 3,050,975
Visible minority population
Total population in private households by visible minority 495,445 241,210 254,235 12,651,795 6,181,445 6,470,350
Total visible minority populationNational Household Survey data footnote 28 89,850 43,305 46,545 3,279,565 1,582,480 1,697,085
South AsianNational Household Survey data footnote 29 31,855 15,865 15,990 965,990 484,355 481,635
Chinese 11,170 5,280 5,890 629,140 301,575 327,570
Black 10,975 5,210 5,760 539,205 251,295 287,915
Filipino 7,995 3,390 4,605 275,380 116,825 158,555
Latin American 6,320 2,830 3,490 172,560 83,205 89,360
Arab 5,945 3,050 2,900 151,645 79,620 72,025
Southeast AsianNational Household Survey data footnote 30 2,870 1,410 1,455 137,875 67,645 70,230
West AsianNational Household Survey data footnote 31 2,435 1,230 1,210 122,530 62,515 60,010
Korean 3,680 1,880 1,800 78,290 38,045 40,250
Japanese 1,440 640 800 29,085 13,345 15,740
Visible minority, n.i.e.National Household Survey data footnote 32 1,815 860 950 81,130 37,300 43,830
Multiple visible minoritiesNational Household Survey data footnote 33 3,355 1,670 1,690 96,735 46,765 49,970
Not a visible minorityNational Household Survey data footnote 34 405,590 197,910 207,685 9,372,225 4,598,965 4,773,260
Ethnic origin population
Total population in private households by ethnic originsNational Household Survey data footnote 35 495,445 241,215 254,230 12,651,795 6,181,445 6,470,345
North American Aboriginal origins 8,470 4,050 4,415 441,395 210,490 230,905
First Nations (North American Indian) 6,640 3,225 3,410 345,870 165,000 180,875
Inuit 210 100 110 6,175 2,815 3,365
Métis 1,710 760 950 97,045 46,365 50,680
Other North American origins 122,145 59,750 62,395 3,059,480 1,507,105 1,552,380
Acadian 495 210 290 15,180 7,350 7,825
American 6,735 3,265 3,470 136,500 64,910 71,595
Canadian 117,145 57,395 59,750 2,946,095 1,453,390 1,492,705
New Brunswicker 0 0 0 265 120 150
Newfoundlander 410 180 230 9,590 4,820 4,770
Nova Scotian 35 15 25 1,135 605 525
Ontarian 45 0 35 2,290 1,035 1,255
Québécois 230 130 100 6,115 2,880 3,235
Other North American origins, n.i.e.National Household Survey data footnote 36 40 30 20 1,385 645 745
European origins 369,410 180,100 189,315 8,231,410 4,019,885 4,211,525
British Isles origins 239,710 116,975 122,735 4,989,725 2,423,095 2,566,630
Channel Islander 65 45 15 960 515 450
Cornish 25 25 0 695 355 345
English 142,490 70,145 72,340 2,925,660 1,414,400 1,511,260
Irish 93,480 44,415 49,065 2,069,110 980,610 1,088,495
Manx 70 40 30 1,990 1,050 945
Scottish 99,185 48,155 51,025 2,080,545 1,005,460 1,075,090
Welsh 10,255 4,955 5,300 192,650 91,285 101,365
British Isles origins, n.i.e.National Household Survey data footnote 37 18,090 8,400 9,690 293,170 139,080 154,090
French origins 42,755 20,425 22,325 1,363,370 650,845 712,520
Alsatian 0 0 0 1,045 465 580
Breton 0 0 0 340 155 185
French 42,745 20,420 22,320 1,362,320 650,350 711,970
Western European origins (except French origins) 70,170 33,355 36,810 1,711,125 835,600 875,520
Austrian 3,630 1,810 1,825 68,790 33,745 35,040
Belgian 1,720 770 950 52,635 25,910 26,720
Dutch 22,345 10,515 11,830 508,595 250,305 258,290
Flemish 155 75 75 4,860 2,430 2,440
Frisian 115 70 45 2,705 1,465 1,245
German 45,275 21,520 23,755 1,154,550 561,145 593,405
Luxembourger 50 35 15 955 480 475
Swiss 2,120 1,100 1,020 57,270 28,440 28,830
Western European origins, n.i.e.National Household Survey data footnote 38 35 15 15 675 300 370
Northern European origins (except British Isles origins) 12,020 5,670 6,350 255,555 123,125 132,435
Danish 3,065 1,440 1,625 53,145 25,695 27,455
Finnish 2,615 1,240 1,375 74,505 35,655 38,850
Icelandic 780 390 395 13,130 6,475 6,650
Norwegian 2,370 1,025 1,340 56,215 27,490 28,725
Swedish 3,350 1,620 1,725 67,795 32,095 35,700
Northern European origins, n.i.e.National Household Survey data footnote 39 495 240 255 8,985 4,350 4,640
Eastern European origins 61,900 30,020 31,885 1,219,960 589,425 630,540
Bulgarian 865 460 400 15,500 7,500 8,000
Byelorussian 390 155 235 8,785 3,920 4,860
Czech 2,195 1,125 1,065 39,795 19,100 20,700
Czechoslovakian, n.o.s. 725 405 320 14,380 6,765 7,615
Estonian 770 375 400 14,770 6,775 8,000
Hungarian 7,105 3,450 3,655 148,960 72,130 76,830
Latvian 840 400 440 16,320 7,825 8,495
Lithuanian 1,680 815 860 29,315 14,635 14,680
Moldovan 65 20 40 2,650 1,310 1,335
Polish 26,590 12,750 13,840 475,565 229,855 245,705
Romanian 3,825 1,855 1,975 85,115 41,445 43,670
Russian 6,445 3,000 3,445 186,940 88,190 98,745
Slovak 2,255 1,120 1,135 38,240 18,855 19,385
Ukrainian 17,680 8,525 9,155 342,005 165,060 176,940
Eastern European origins, n.i.e.National Household Survey data footnote 40 110 80 25 5,975 2,935 3,040
Southern European origins 83,455 41,520 41,935 1,671,705 831,840 839,860
Albanian 850 440 415 21,170 10,725 10,445
Bosnian 445 225 225 13,345 6,900 6,445
Croatian 7,890 3,835 4,055 74,020 37,140 36,885
Cypriot 80 55 30 3,920 1,810 2,110
Greek 5,600 2,930 2,675 140,970 72,215 68,755
Italian 40,500 20,160 20,335 883,990 442,710 441,280
Kosovar 85 45 40 1,675 815 865
Macedonian 1,400 810 590 34,065 17,265 16,800
Maltese 2,340 1,130 1,205 33,455 16,820 16,630
Montenegrin 140 100 40 2,050 1,110 940
Portuguese 16,160 8,030 8,135 295,030 146,645 148,385
Serbian 3,620 1,880 1,740 56,760 28,630 28,125
Sicilian 140 65 80 3,200 1,670 1,530
Slovenian 1,905 945 960 24,585 12,115 12,465
Spanish 7,700 3,710 3,990 164,650 77,185 87,465
Yugoslavian, n.o.s. 995 530 465 25,975 12,530 13,440
Southern European origins, n.i.e.National Household Survey data footnote 41 25 0 0 460 215 240
Other European origins 3,795 2,045 1,745 196,060 98,430 97,625
Basque 90 60 35 1,150 635 520
Jewish 3,105 1,650 1,450 173,780 86,795 86,985
Roma (Gypsy) 15 0 0 2,855 1,375 1,485
Slavic, n.o.s. 50 25 20 1,985 1,080 910
Other European origins, n.i.e.National Household Survey data footnote 42 530 305 225 17,500 9,220 8,280
Caribbean origins 11,265 5,270 5,990 396,485 181,805 214,675
Antiguan 55 40 20 2,785 1,460 1,325
Bahamian 95 35 65 1,360 780 585
Barbadian 1,075 505 565 23,385 10,455 12,930
Bermudan 105 50 60 1,710 795 920
Carib 55 15 35 2,430 980 1,450
Cuban 480 200 270 11,675 5,320 6,350
Dominican 180 80 95 7,085 3,440 3,650
Grenadian 185 85 105 11,975 5,365 6,605
Haitian 80 45 40 15,830 7,080 8,745
Jamaican 5,630 2,520 3,110 218,065 100,355 117,715
Kittitian/Nevisian 80 30 45 1,865 785 1,085
Martinican 0 0 0 200 80 120
Montserratan 20 0 0 390 205 185
Puerto Rican 30 20 0 895 450 440
St. Lucian 105 50 50 5,375 2,180 3,200
Trinidadian/Tobagonian 2,005 950 1,055 51,340 23,905 27,440
Vincentian/Grenadinian 245 145 100 10,105 4,500 5,605
West Indian, n.o.s. 1,425 785 640 46,390 21,260 25,130
Caribbean origins, n.i.e.National Household Survey data footnote 43 405 140 265 13,995 6,075 7,920
Latin, Central and South American origins 10,070 4,725 5,350 271,545 130,035 141,510
Aboriginal from Central/South America (except Maya) 160 90 70 8,175 3,910 4,265
Argentinian 595 240 350 9,535 4,750 4,785
Belizean 25 0 0 605 280 320
Bolivian 35 15 20 1,575 715 860
Brazilian 535 215 320 14,190 6,890 7,305
Chilean 695 315 375 12,225 6,090 6,135
Colombian 2,345 1,140 1,210 34,995 17,060 17,940
Costa Rican 70 35 35 2,960 1,440 1,525
Ecuadorian 395 175 225 15,965 7,670 8,295
Guatemalan 205 100 105 8,200 4,245 3,955
Guyanese 1,290 615 665 67,040 31,020 36,025
Hispanic 100 45 60 3,225 1,285 1,940
Honduran 0 0 0 2,575 1,125 1,450
Maya 30 10 15 1,860 905 960
Mexican 1,070 520 550 31,685 15,435 16,250
Nicaraguan 45 25 20 6,080 2,835 3,245
Panamanian 45 20 25 1,775 745 1,030
Paraguayan 0 0 0 665 340 325
Peruvian 1,220 510 710 13,315 6,155 7,160
Salvadorean 400 195 205 28,765 14,460 14,305
Uruguayan 175 115 55 3,800 1,935 1,865
Venezuelan 760 380 380 7,840 3,665 4,175
Latin, Central and South American origins, n.i.e.National Household Survey data footnote 44 390 200 190 10,350 4,900 5,455
African origins 9,865 4,865 5,000 331,460 160,940 170,515
Central and West African origins 1,430 745 690 64,975 32,440 32,535
Akan 20 0 15 720 380 335
Angolan 10 0 0 1,230 555 675
Ashanti 0 0 0 770 405 365
Beninese 0 0 0 420 295 125
Burkinabe 0 0 0 130 70 65
Cameroonian 75 35 35 2,380 1,170 1,210
Chadian 0 0 0 115 70 40
Congolese 175 100 75 7,795 3,640 4,155
Gabonese 0 0 0 70 45 30
Gambian 0 0 0 260 155 105
Ghanaian 350 155 195 22,035 10,815 11,220
Guinean 0 0 0 710 335 375
Ibo 20 10 0 1,685 935 750
Ivorian 0 0 0 835 470 360
Liberian 0 0 0 660 395 265
Malian 0 0 0 255 140 115
Nigerian 545 305 240 20,025 10,160 9,860
Peulh 0 0 0 80 45 30
Senegalese 25 0 0 625 250 380
Sierra Leonean 90 40 50 865 425 440
Togolese 0 0 0 485 275 215
Yoruba 115 60 50 2,780 1,435 1,345
Central and West African origins, n.i.e.National Household Survey data footnote 45 115 60 55 4,445 2,220 2,230
North African origins 3,205 1,675 1,525 63,850 33,000 30,850
Algerian 40 20 20 2,650 1,200 1,455
Berber 0 0 0 1,520 830 690
Coptic 180 90 95 2,445 1,225 1,220
Dinka 0 0 0 80 50 30
Egyptian 2,705 1,400 1,305 39,275 20,515 18,755
Libyan 55 25 25 2,835 1,535 1,300
Maure 0 0 0 295 195 100
Moroccan 200 100 105 8,955 4,410 4,545
Sudanese 165 70 95 7,355 3,755 3,605
Tunisian 40 30 0 1,475 755 715
North African origins, n.i.e.National Household Survey data footnote 46 20 15 0 725 430 295
Southern and East African origins 2,965 1,390 1,575 102,205 48,175 54,025
Afrikaner 80 30 50 575 240 335
Amhara 0 0 0 540 285 260
Bantu, n.o.s. 0 0 0 735 370 365
Burundian 0 0 0 2,405 1,170 1,235
Eritrean 0 0 0 7,475 3,670 3,810
Ethiopian 190 70 115 17,320 8,250 9,075
Harari 0 0 0 605 240 365
Kenyan 260 135 130 4,815 2,205 2,615
Malagasy 0 0 0 345 200 145
Mauritian 95 20 80 2,885 1,215 1,670
Oromo 0 0 0 1,015 575 440
Rwandan 35 0 0 2,230 900 1,330
Seychellois 0 0 0 250 85 160
Somali 205 95 110 33,970 15,480 18,490
South African 1,590 820 770 15,165 7,635 7,530
Tanzanian 95 40 55 2,180 1,035 1,150
Tigrian 0 0 0 525 255 270
Ugandan 50 15 35 2,585 1,215 1,375
Zambian 20 0 0 640 295 350
Zimbabwean 195 80 120 3,420 1,625 1,795
Zulu 15 0 0 490 285 205
Southern and East African origins, n.i.e.National Household Survey data footnote 47 225 115 110 8,320 4,045 4,280
Other African origins 2,445 1,145 1,300 107,540 51,025 56,520
Black, n.o.s.National Household Survey data footnote 48 225 95 130 15,345 6,780 8,565
Other African origins, n.i.e.National Household Survey data footnote 49 2,230 1,060 1,170 93,355 44,820 48,535
Asian origins 74,355 36,080 38,270 2,604,595 1,265,540 1,339,050
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins 12,630 6,400 6,240 399,180 204,175 195,010
Afghan 1,125 565 560 40,375 20,175 20,200
Arab, n.o.s. 1,340 685 660 39,315 21,505 17,810
Armenian 945 455 490 24,865 12,470 12,395
Assyrian 500 230 270 9,420 4,840 4,575
Azerbaijani 70 50 25 2,690 1,450 1,235
Georgian 80 45 35 1,725 785 945
Iranian 2,065 1,050 1,015 92,635 47,235 45,400
Iraqi 775 405 375 35,215 17,905 17,310
Israeli 155 90 70 9,250 4,585 4,665
Jordanian 325 150 170 5,975 3,190 2,785
Kazakh 25 20 0 765 410 355
Kurd 75 60 15 6,835 3,700 3,135
Kuwaiti 0 0 0 1,450 635 805
Lebanese 1,840 875 965 73,285 36,980 36,305
Palestinian 1,265 645 620 20,130 10,545 9,585
Pashtun 170 100 75 2,185 1,130 1,055
Saudi Arabian 145 70 70 3,890 2,030 1,860
Syrian 925 445 480 16,070 7,790 8,275
Tajik 40 0 25 1,430 700 725
Tatar 85 45 40 1,485 755 735
Turk 1,460 775 690 29,350 14,890 14,460
Uighur 30 0 0 565 285 280
Uzbek 50 0 0 1,535 720 815
Yemeni 75 40 30 2,725 1,360 1,370
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins, n.i.e.National Household Survey data footnote 50 425 200 225 10,875 6,040 4,835
South Asian origins 32,570 16,205 16,365 1,003,180 501,155 502,020
Bangladeshi 190 105 85 21,490 10,985 10,505
Bengali 175 85 90 12,040 6,110 5,930
East Indian 23,360 11,515 11,845 678,465 337,670 340,795
Goan 240 135 110 4,245 2,010 2,230
Gujarati 80 40 40 4,635 2,295 2,340
Kashmiri 70 30 35 1,545 810 735
Nepali 50 15 30 4,400 2,275 2,130
Pakistani 5,770 3,035 2,740 109,295 56,050 53,250
Punjabi 1,335 635 705 39,025 20,100 18,925
Sinhalese 300 170 130 4,960 2,480 2,480
Sri Lankan 1,525 735 790 112,465 55,795 56,670
Tamil 535 310 225 43,455 22,095 21,355
South Asian origins, n.i.e.National Household Survey data footnote 51 1,515 735 780 42,240 21,095 21,145
East and Southeast Asian origins 30,380 14,075 16,300 1,223,480 570,655 652,825
Burmese 145 65 75 3,810 1,830 1,980
Cambodian (Khmer) 175 50 120 12,620 6,170 6,450
Chinese 14,445 6,825 7,615 713,245 340,570 372,675
Filipino 9,120 3,930 5,190 295,700 126,150 169,550
Hmong 0 0 0 610 310 295
Indonesian 440 215 225 7,615 3,640 3,975
Japanese 1,915 905 1,015 37,910 17,740 20,165
Korean 3,870 1,925 1,945 82,640 39,870 42,775
Laotian 175 95 75 9,440 4,755 4,680
Malaysian 265 120 145 5,905 2,570 3,335
Mongolian 65 35 30 1,960 980 975
Singaporean 25 0 0 815 405 410
Taiwanese 90 25 70 8,960 4,145 4,810
Thai 175 65 110 5,730 2,270 3,460
Tibetan 115 40 70 4,995 2,470 2,525
Vietnamese 1,760 835 935 100,520 48,520 52,000
East and Southeast Asian origins, n.i.e.National Household Survey data footnote 52 115 75 50 4,965 2,455 2,510
Other Asian origins 355 180 175 13,775 7,020 6,755
Other Asian origins, n.i.e.National Household Survey data footnote 53 355 185 175 13,775 7,025 6,755
Oceania origins 1,240 645 595 19,410 9,855 9,555
Australian 930 450 480 12,835 6,515 6,315
New Zealander 255 175 80 4,180 2,130 2,050
Pacific Islands origins 85 40 40 2,715 1,355 1,355
Fijian 10 0 0 1,245 600 640
Hawaiian 55 20 30 480 245 235
Maori 0 0 0 285 110 175
Polynesian, n.o.s. 0 0 0 170 110 65
Samoan 0 0 0 130 80 50
Pacific Islands origins, n.i.e.National Household Survey data footnote 54 15 15 0 435 230 200
Religion
Total population in private households by religionNational Household Survey data footnote 55 495,440 241,210 254,230 12,651,795 6,181,450 6,470,345
Buddhist 2,810 1,170 1,635 163,750 75,355 88,395
Christian 343,840 161,585 182,250 8,167,295 3,839,925 4,327,365
Anglican 40,650 18,445 22,205 774,560 355,175 419,390
Baptist 8,380 4,095 4,280 244,650 112,285 132,370
Catholic 173,195 82,455 90,735 3,976,610 1,895,940 2,080,665
Christian Orthodox 12,510 6,205 6,305 297,710 145,825 151,885
Lutheran 5,170 2,450 2,720 163,460 75,225 88,230
Pentecostal 5,890 2,700 3,185 213,945 94,955 118,990
Presbyterian 16,700 7,845 8,855 319,585 148,535 171,050
United Church 40,850 18,540 22,315 952,465 435,255 517,210
Other Christian 40,495 18,855 21,640 1,224,300 576,730 647,570
Hindu 8,420 4,210 4,210 366,720 183,580 183,140
Jewish 1,945 985 960 195,540 95,795 99,740
Muslim 18,985 9,715 9,270 581,950 293,925 288,025
Sikh 6,020 2,870 3,145 179,765 90,515 89,250
Traditional (Aboriginal) Spirituality 25 0 0 15,905 7,600 8,310
Other religions 1,585 620 965 53,080 23,555 29,525
No religious affiliation 111,825 60,045 51,780 2,927,790 1,571,195 1,356,600
Aboriginal population
Total population in private households by Aboriginal identity 495,440 241,210 254,230 12,651,790 6,181,445 6,470,350
Aboriginal identityNational Household Survey data footnote 56 4,010 1,780 2,235 301,430 145,020 156,410
First Nations (North American Indian) single identityNational Household Survey data footnote 57 2,490 1,120 1,370 201,100 96,620 104,485
Métis single identity 1,315 580 735 86,020 41,755 44,260
Inuk (Inuit) single identity 65 30 35 3,355 1,475 1,880
Multiple Aboriginal identitiesNational Household Survey data footnote 58 30 0 25 2,910 1,420 1,490
Aboriginal identities not included elsewhereNational Household Survey data footnote 59 115 45 70 8,040 3,750 4,295
Non-Aboriginal identity 491,430 239,435 251,995 12,350,365 6,036,425 6,313,940
Total population in private households by Registered or Treaty Indian statusNational Household Survey data footnote 57 495,440 241,215 254,230 12,651,790 6,181,445 6,470,345
Registered or Treaty IndianNational Household Survey data footnote 60 1,335 625 710 141,165 67,685 73,480
Not a Registered or Treaty Indian 494,110 240,590 253,520 12,510,625 6,113,760 6,396,870
Total population in private households by Aboriginal ancestryNational Household Survey data footnote 61 495,440 241,215 254,230 12,651,795 6,181,450 6,470,345
Aboriginal ancestryNational Household Survey data footnote 62 8,465 4,050 4,415 441,395 210,490 230,910
First Nations (North American Indian) Aboriginal ancestryNational Household Survey data footnote 57 6,635 3,225 3,410 345,875 165,000 180,875
Métis ancestry 1,710 760 950 97,045 46,365 50,675
Inuit ancestry 210 100 110 6,175 2,810 3,360
Non-Aboriginal ancestry onlyNational Household Survey data footnote 63 486,975 237,160 249,815 12,210,395 5,970,955 6,239,440
Non-official languages spoken
Total population in private households by non-official languages spokenNational Household Survey data footnote 64 127,505 60,745 66,755 3,958,655 1,894,685 2,063,975
Aboriginal languages 70 20 55 23,160 11,055 12,100
Algonquin 0 0 0 175 85 85
Atikamekw 15 0 0 185 115 70
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree languagesNational Household Survey data footnote 65 0 0 0 4,650 2,215 2,435
Mi'kmaq 0 0 0 115 30 80
Innu/Montagnais 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway 0 0 0 12,350 5,985 6,370
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 2,445 1,160 1,285
Carrier 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dene 0 0 0 60 0 45
Tlicho (Dogrib) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Stoney 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 0 0 0 280 85 190
Other Aboriginal languagesNational Household Survey data footnote 66 0 0 0 3,175 1,455 1,725
Non-Aboriginal languages 127,440 60,730 66,710 3,936,130 1,883,985 2,052,145
Italian 10,695 5,535 5,160 352,770 171,080 181,690
Portuguese 8,310 4,110 4,200 182,240 89,480 92,760
Romanian 2,050 1,010 1,040 44,985 21,520 23,470
Spanish 12,375 5,620 6,755 303,620 141,270 162,350
Dutch 3,215 1,500 1,715 71,800 34,265 37,530
Flemish 105 40 60 3,345 1,500 1,845
German 7,500 3,505 3,995 200,625 96,930 103,700
Yiddish 15 0 0 8,460 4,100 4,360
Danish 480 250 230 6,290 3,065 3,225
Norwegian 65 30 35 2,220 965 1,255
Swedish 290 165 125 5,395 2,305 3,090
Afrikaans 855 420 435 7,590 3,770 3,820
Gaelic languages 220 90 125 3,180 1,545 1,635
Bosnian 255 120 140 7,850 3,880 3,970
Bulgarian 480 235 240 9,795 4,915 4,880
Croatian 4,905 2,390 2,505 44,550 22,025 22,525
Czech 755 350 405 13,870 6,475 7,395
Macedonian 585 300 285 20,820 9,965 10,860
Polish 9,955 4,525 5,425 146,765 67,810 78,950
Russian 3,745 1,740 2,005 125,770 58,770 67,000
Serbian 2,425 1,125 1,300 48,150 23,930 24,220
Serbo-Croatian 270 170 105 6,070 3,035 3,035
Slovak 685 340 345 11,400 5,190 6,210
Slovenian 505 255 255 8,835 4,055 4,780
Ukrainian 2,190 990 1,195 56,385 25,060 31,330
Latvian 215 105 110 5,220 2,330 2,890
Lithuanian 550 255 300 6,540 2,965 3,575
Greek 2,065 1,015 1,045 81,440 41,080 40,360
Armenian 315 130 185 15,530 7,645 7,885
Albanian 640 340 305 19,125 9,520 9,600
Estonian 285 110 175 5,405 2,255 3,145
Finnish 320 170 150 11,980 4,900 7,080
Hungarian 1,565 730 840 44,260 20,600 23,660
Turkish 955 520 440 23,745 12,535 11,205
Berber languages (Kabyle) 0 0 0 190 110 80
Oromo 0 0 0 2,185 1,180 1,005
Somali 65 25 35 28,160 12,315 15,845
Amharic 95 45 55 12,640 5,895 6,745
Arabic 6,375 3,190 3,180 182,645 95,045 87,605
Hebrew 305 140 160 40,835 20,465 20,370
Maltese 275 135 140 7,105 3,580 3,520
Tigrigna 65 0 50 6,385 3,025 3,365
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 610 280 330 17,885 8,780 9,100
Bengali 835 415 420 45,435 23,265 22,175
Gujarati 2,090 1,025 1,065 87,805 43,580 44,220
Hindi 5,690 2,830 2,860 201,455 102,670 98,785
Konkani 170 75 95 4,725 2,285 2,440
Marathi 265 100 165 7,115 3,510 3,605
Panjabi (Punjabi) 7,680 3,830 3,855 238,130 120,795 117,335
Sindhi 220 115 105 8,985 4,220 4,760
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 730 350 380 16,955 8,660 8,290
Urdu 8,735 4,435 4,300 177,945 90,700 87,245
Nepali 65 30 35 5,260 2,765 2,495
Kurdish 50 50 0 6,975 3,705 3,270
Pashto 355 195 160 10,675 5,635 5,040
Persian (Farsi) 2,330 1,205 1,120 115,685 58,730 56,950
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 280 180 100 4,865 2,455 2,410
Kannada 150 85 60 3,325 1,760 1,565
Malayalam 230 125 100 14,875 7,720 7,150
Tamil 1,545 770 780 149,030 73,640 75,390
Telugu 275 110 165 9,160 4,625 4,535
Japanese 900 445 455 23,340 10,890 12,455
Korean 3,230 1,560 1,675 71,170 33,920 37,255
Cantonese 2,320 1,075 1,240 234,790 109,790 124,995
Fukien 205 125 80 3,235 1,445 1,785
Hakka 25 0 20 3,615 1,690 1,930
Mandarin 2,745 1,255 1,490 177,235 82,770 94,465
Taiwanese 115 50 60 4,550 2,050 2,500
Chinese, n.o.s. 3,695 1,760 1,940 191,180 91,475 99,705
Lao 120 80 40 7,395 3,750 3,645
Thai 185 60 125 5,020 1,970 3,055
Khmer (Cambodian) 80 45 30 9,160 4,445 4,720
Vietnamese 1,495 650 845 87,240 41,365 45,875
Bisayan languages 140 60 85 7,705 3,185 4,525
Ilocano 85 45 40 10,405 4,115 6,290
Malay 315 140 175 9,155 4,385 4,765
Tagalog (Pilipino,Filipino) 5,670 2,170 3,500 211,765 82,840 128,930
Akan (Twi) 185 60 120 14,810 6,710 8,105
Lingala 70 30 35 3,520 1,520 2,005
Rundi (Kirundi) 0 0 0 1,970 865 1,110
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda) 0 0 0 1,460 560 900
Swahili 495 265 230 15,595 7,435 8,160
Bantu languages, n.i.e. 110 45 60 5,340 2,385 2,955
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 260 125 135 12,665 6,325 6,340
African languages, n.i.e. 70 40 30 5,135 2,785 2,355
Creoles 220 100 115 23,545 10,315 13,230
Other non-Aboriginal languagesNational Household Survey data footnote 67 1,835 850 990 57,920 26,595 31,325
Mobility
Total - Mobility status 1 year agoNational Household Survey data footnote 68 489,710 238,185 251,530 12,517,320 6,112,415 6,404,900
Non-movers 436,910 212,675 224,230 11,069,630 5,406,195 5,663,430
Movers 52,800 25,505 27,300 1,447,695 706,220 741,470
Non-migrants 22,930 11,040 11,885 852,965 415,675 437,295
Migrants 29,875 14,465 15,410 594,725 290,550 304,180
Internal migrants 25,625 12,480 13,150 475,460 231,755 243,705
Intraprovincial migrants 23,375 11,410 11,965 419,420 204,105 215,315
Interprovincial migrants 2,255 1,065 1,185 56,040 27,655 28,385
External migrants 4,245 1,985 2,260 119,270 58,795 60,480
Total - Mobility status 5 years agoNational Household Survey data footnote 69 463,435 225,115 238,320 11,949,195 5,823,095 6,126,100
Non-movers 280,610 136,475 144,135 7,469,250 3,644,730 3,824,525
Movers 182,830 88,640 94,190 4,479,940 2,178,360 2,301,575
Non-migrants 75,945 37,005 38,940 2,486,070 1,211,740 1,274,325
Migrants 106,885 51,635 55,250 1,993,875 966,620 1,027,250
Internal migrants 90,585 44,050 46,540 1,514,730 738,005 776,730
Intraprovincial migrants 83,320 40,455 42,865 1,337,130 650,745 686,385
Interprovincial migrants 7,265 3,590 3,675 177,605 87,260 90,345
External migrants 16,295 7,590 8,710 479,140 228,615 250,525
Education
Total population aged 15 years and over by highest certificate, diploma or degreeNational Household Survey data footnote 70 396,550 191,115 205,430 10,473,670 5,064,715 5,408,950
No certificate, diploma or degree 50,990 25,385 25,605 1,954,520 957,040 997,475
High school diploma or equivalentNational Household Survey data footnote 71 98,135 45,420 52,720 2,801,805 1,337,055 1,464,755
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeNational Household Survey data footnote 72 247,420 120,315 127,105 5,717,340 2,770,625 2,946,715
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diplomaNational Household Survey data footnote 73 22,420 14,960 7,455 771,140 520,390 250,750
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma 86,285 37,870 48,415 2,070,875 894,235 1,176,640
University certificate or diploma below bachelor levelNational Household Survey data footnote 74 19,105 9,080 10,025 427,150 193,355 233,790
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above 119,615 58,405 61,210 2,448,175 1,162,635 1,285,535
Bachelor's degree 76,670 36,060 40,610 1,515,075 692,345 822,730
University certificate, diploma or degree above bachelor levelNational Household Survey data footnote 75 42,945 22,345 20,600 933,100 470,290 462,805
Total population aged 25 to 64 years by highest certificate, diploma or degreeNational Household Survey data footnote 70 271,585 130,605 140,975 7,018,880 3,388,225 3,630,655
No certificate, diploma or degree 14,760 7,905 6,855 769,575 398,425 371,150
High school diploma or equivalentNational Household Survey data footnote 71 56,140 26,190 29,945 1,702,160 820,675 881,485
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeNational Household Survey data footnote 72 200,685 96,515 104,175 4,547,145 2,169,130 2,378,020
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diplomaNational Household Survey data footnote 73 15,330 10,450 4,880 546,565 365,355 181,215
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma 69,190 30,390 38,795 1,654,395 713,695 940,700
University certificate or diploma below bachelor levelNational Household Survey data footnote 74 14,185 6,760 7,425 318,130 144,040 174,090
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above 101,985 48,905 53,075 2,028,055 946,035 1,082,020
Bachelor's degree 64,805 30,255 34,550 1,243,245 564,165 679,085
University certificate, diploma or degree above bachelor levelNational Household Survey data footnote 75 37,180 18,655 18,525 784,805 381,870 402,935
Total population aged 15 years and over by major field of study - Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2011National Household Survey data footnote 76 396,545 191,115 205,430 10,473,665 5,064,715 5,408,950
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeNational Household Survey data footnote 77 149,125 70,800 78,325 4,756,330 2,294,095 2,462,235
Education 16,960 3,705 13,250 387,620 93,410 294,215
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 10,245 4,450 5,795 222,150 104,405 117,745
Humanities 15,645 5,650 10,000 348,190 133,220 214,975
Social and behavioural sciences and law 30,835 11,115 19,725 682,335 233,645 448,690
Business, management and public administration 64,650 29,460 35,185 1,222,405 494,395 728,010
Physical and life sciences and technologies 11,100 5,785 5,310 229,270 116,045 113,225
Mathematics, computer and information sciences 11,660 7,405 4,260 267,625 167,775 99,845
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies 43,385 39,205 4,180 1,151,370 1,046,005 105,365
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 3,070 1,840 1,225 103,815 68,515 35,305
Health and related fieldsNational Household Survey data footnote 78 28,415 5,765 22,650 791,620 151,235 640,390
Personal, protective and transportation services 11,415 5,930 5,480 309,720 161,745 147,975
Other fields of studyNational Household Survey data footnote 79 40 0 40 1,210 230 980
Total population aged 15 years and over by location of study compared with province or territory of residenceNational Household Survey data footnote 80 396,550 191,115 205,430 10,473,665 5,064,715 5,408,950
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 149,130 70,795 78,325 4,756,330 2,294,095 2,462,235
With postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 247,425 120,320 127,105 5,717,340 2,770,620 2,946,715
Location of study inside Canada 196,690 94,625 102,065 4,525,685 2,171,655 2,354,035
Same as province or territory of residence 177,725 85,110 92,620 4,172,805 1,999,135 2,173,670
Another province or territory 18,965 9,520 9,445 352,880 172,515 180,365
Location of study outside Canada 50,725 25,690 25,040 1,191,650 598,965 592,680
Language used most often at work
Total population aged 15 years and over by language used most often at workNational Household Survey data footnote 81 298,180 152,785 145,395 7,251,570 3,722,755 3,528,820
Single responses 295,720 151,770 143,945 7,146,825 3,674,565 3,472,265
English 293,370 150,940 142,430 6,946,425 3,583,880 3,362,545
French 1,020 250 770 94,480 36,420 58,055
Non-official languages 1,330 585 740 105,925 54,255 51,665
Chinese, n.o.s. 120 55 60 20,470 10,855 9,615
Cantonese 70 25 45 17,740 8,990 8,750
Panjabi (Punjabi) 70 45 30 5,280 2,755 2,525
Mandarin 95 20 75 9,925 5,210 4,715
Spanish 200 70 130 5,355 2,655 2,695
Korean 165 80 85 4,955 2,525 2,430
German 10 0 0 6,120 3,180 2,945
Cree languagesNational Household Survey data footnote 82 0 0 0 140 75 70
Portuguese 95 65 30 6,775 4,440 2,335
Inuktitut 0 0 0 35 0 35
Other languages 490 220 270 29,115 13,570 15,545
Multiple responses 2,460 1,010 1,445 104,745 48,190 56,555
English and French 1,120 430 685 54,120 23,310 30,815
English and non-official language 1,230 515 720 48,700 24,050 24,655
French and non-official language 0 0 0 275 130 145
English, French and non-official language 115 65 45 1,645 700 940
Total population aged 15 years and over by language used most often at workNational Household Survey data footnote 81 298,175 152,785 145,395 7,251,570 3,722,750 3,528,815
English 293,370 150,935 142,435 6,946,425 3,583,880 3,362,545
French 1,020 245 775 94,480 36,425 58,055
Non-official language 1,330 585 740 105,920 54,255 51,660
Aboriginal 0 0 0 975 395 575
Non-Aboriginal 1,325 585 745 104,945 53,860 51,090
English and French 1,115 430 685 54,120 23,310 30,815
English and non-official language 1,235 515 715 48,700 24,045 24,650
French and non-official language 0 0 0 275 130 145
English, French and non-official language 110 70 45 1,645 700 945
Labour force status
Total population aged 15 years and over by labour force statusNational Household Survey data footnote 83 396,545 191,115 205,430 10,473,670 5,064,715 5,408,950
In the labour force 281,620 145,480 136,140 6,864,990 3,542,030 3,322,955
Employed 263,855 136,425 127,425 6,297,005 3,249,165 3,047,840
Unemployed 17,770 9,060 8,715 567,985 292,865 275,120
Not in the labour force 114,925 45,635 69,290 3,608,685 1,522,690 2,085,990
Participation rate 71.0 76.1 66.3 65.5 69.9 61.4
Employment rate 66.5 71.4 62.0 60.1 64.2 56.3
Unemployment rate 6.3 6.2 6.4 8.3 8.3 8.3
Class of worker
Total labour force aged 15 years and over by class of workerNational Household Survey data footnote 84 281,620 145,480 136,145 6,864,985 3,542,030 3,322,960
Class of worker - not applicableNational Household Survey data footnote 85 5,090 2,450 2,645 184,740 89,230 95,510
All classes of workerNational Household Survey data footnote 86 276,535 143,030 133,500 6,680,250 3,452,795 3,227,455
Employee 246,140 124,075 122,070 5,973,820 2,998,790 2,975,035
Self-employedNational Household Survey data footnote 87 30,390 18,955 11,435 706,425 454,005 252,415
Occupation
Total labour force population aged 15 years and over by occupation - National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2011National Household Survey data footnote 88 281,625 145,480 136,145 6,864,985 3,542,025 3,322,960
Occupation - not applicableNational Household Survey data footnote 89 5,095 2,450 2,645 184,735 89,230 95,510
All occupationsNational Household Survey data footnote 86 276,535 143,030 133,495 6,680,250 3,452,795 3,227,450
0 Management occupations 46,455 30,305 16,145 770,580 474,655 295,920
1 Business, finance and administration occupations 52,120 16,940 35,185 1,138,330 352,505 785,825
2 Natural and applied sciences and related occupations 23,270 18,080 5,185 494,500 384,345 110,150
3 Health occupations 13,745 2,685 11,060 392,695 78,330 314,370
4 Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services 33,345 10,440 22,905 801,465 264,570 536,895
5 Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport 8,120 3,780 4,345 206,420 96,055 110,370
6 Sales and service occupations 61,745 27,970 33,775 1,550,260 673,880 876,380
7 Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations 26,055 24,335 1,725 868,515 812,280 56,230
8 Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations 3,120 2,360 760 106,810 82,610 24,200
9 Occupations in manufacturing and utilities 8,560 6,135 2,425 350,685 233,565 117,115
Industry
Total labour force population aged 15 years and over by industry - North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 2007National Household Survey data footnote 90 281,625 145,480 136,145 6,864,985 3,542,030 3,322,960
Industry - not applicableNational Household Survey data footnote 89 5,090 2,445 2,645 184,735 89,230 95,510
All industriesNational Household Survey data footnote 86 276,535 143,030 133,500 6,680,250 3,452,795 3,227,450
11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 1,740 875 870 101,280 66,485 34,800
21 Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction 660 530 130 29,985 25,650 4,340
22 Utilities 1,845 1,335 515 57,035 42,685 14,350
23 Construction 14,465 12,395 2,070 417,900 369,300 48,595
31-33 Manufacturing 28,415 19,810 8,610 697,565 493,305 204,260
41 Wholesale trade 19,860 12,100 7,765 305,030 197,770 107,260
44-45 Retail trade 31,255 14,690 16,560 751,200 344,480 406,720
48-49 Transportation and warehousing 12,595 8,450 4,140 307,405 225,245 82,160
51 Information and cultural industries 7,795 4,650 3,145 178,720 98,835 79,885
52 Finance and insurance 21,655 10,800 10,855 364,415 153,125 211,290
53 Real estate and rental and leasing 6,295 3,245 3,050 133,980 72,835 61,145
54 Professional, scientific and technical services 27,175 15,360 11,815 511,020 281,420 229,600
55 Management of companies and enterprises 470 255 215 6,525 3,540 2,990
56 Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services 10,675 6,065 4,610 309,630 172,475 137,155
61 Educational services 21,095 5,890 15,210 499,690 162,765 336,925
62 Health care and social assistance 23,255 3,740 19,515 692,130 120,165 571,965
71 Arts, entertainment and recreation 5,520 2,985 2,540 144,065 75,035 69,030
72 Accommodation and food services 15,275 6,730 8,550 417,675 177,240 240,430
81 Other services (except public administration) 11,480 5,090 6,390 296,340 133,795 162,550
91 Public administration 14,995 8,040 6,950 458,665 236,655 222,015
Work activity
Total labour force aged 15 years and over by work activity in 2010National Household Survey data footnote 91 281,620 145,480 136,140 6,864,985 3,542,030 3,322,955
Did not work in 2010National Household Survey data footnote 92 11,835 5,715 6,120 386,890 186,380 200,510
Worked in 2010 269,785 139,765 130,020 6,478,095 3,355,650 3,122,445
1 to 13 weeks 13,025 5,695 7,325 334,420 157,100 177,315
14 to 26 weeks 19,800 9,055 10,735 507,690 244,780 262,910
27 to 39 weeks 13,925 6,580 7,340 388,540 198,000 190,540
40 to 48 weeks 36,515 18,000 18,520 949,640 479,675 469,965
49 to 52 weeks 186,525 100,425 86,095 4,297,815 2,276,100 2,021,715
Average weeks worked in 2010 45.4 46.1 44.6 44.8 45.2 44.3
Full-time or part-time weeks worked
Total labour force population aged 15 years and over by full-time or part-time weeks worked in 2010National Household Survey data footnote 93 281,625 145,480 136,145 6,864,985 3,542,025 3,322,955
Did not work in 2010National Household Survey data footnote 92 11,840 5,715 6,125 386,890 186,380 200,510
Worked in 2010 269,785 139,765 130,020 6,478,095 3,355,645 3,122,445
Worked full-time in 2010 217,350 121,195 96,155 5,168,460 2,879,620 2,288,835
Worked part-time in 2010 52,430 18,570 33,865 1,309,640 476,030 833,610
Place of work status
Total employed population aged 15 years and over by place of work statusNational Household Survey data footnote 94 263,855 136,425 127,430 6,297,000 3,249,165 3,047,835
Worked at home 20,645 10,195 10,455 423,790 216,900 206,895
Worked outside Canada 1,075 795 280 31,390 21,150 10,240
No fixed workplace address 23,660 16,715 6,955 670,835 486,560 184,275
Worked at usual place 218,470 108,725 109,745 5,170,980 2,524,555 2,646,420
Mode of transportation
Total employed population aged 15 years and over with a usual place of work or no fixed workplace address by mode of transportationNational Household Survey data footnote 95 242,135 125,440 116,695 5,841,815 3,011,115 2,830,700
Car, truck or van - as a driver 193,885 103,525 90,355 4,235,315 2,316,680 1,918,640
Car, truck or van - as a passenger 13,380 5,190 8,185 357,110 143,410 213,700
Public transit 23,120 11,335 11,790 818,270 340,995 477,275
Walked 7,910 3,145 4,770 299,095 131,765 167,325
Bicycle 1,325 1,050 280 69,885 47,635 22,250
Other methods 2,505 1,195 1,320 62,145 30,635 31,515
Median commuting duration
Total employed population aged 15 years and over with a usual place of work or no fixed workplace address by median commuting durationNational Household Survey data footnote 96 242,130 125,440 116,695 5,841,815 3,011,115 2,830,700
Median commuting duration 25.6 30.3 20.8 20.8 25.2 20.6
Time leaving for work
Total employed population aged 15 years and over by time leaving for workNational Household Survey data footnote 97 242,130 125,440 116,695 5,841,815 3,011,115 2,830,705
Between 5 and 6:59 a.m. 55,540 36,870 18,670 1,385,860 904,695 481,165
Between 7 and 9:00 a.m. 142,470 66,520 75,950 3,256,260 1,504,095 1,752,165
Anytime after 9:00 a.m. 44,120 22,050 22,075 1,199,695 602,320 597,370
Occupied private dwelling characteristics
Total number of occupied private dwellings by condition of dwellingNational Household Survey data footnote 98 179,015 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 4,886,655 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Only regular maintenance or minor repairs needed 171,975 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 4,563,920 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Major repairs needed 7,035 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 322,740 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Total number of occupied private dwellings by period of constructionNational Household Survey data footnote 99 179,015 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 4,886,655 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
1960 or before 25,370 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 1,330,235 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
1961 to 1980 48,860 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 1,420,570 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
1981 to 1990 29,155 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 763,430 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
1991 to 2000 25,935 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 609,310 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
2001 to 2005 27,370 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 414,795 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
2006 to 2011National Household Survey data footnote 100 22,320 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 348,310 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Total number of occupied private dwellings by number of roomsNational Household Survey data footnote 101 179,010 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 4,886,655 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
1 to 4 rooms 24,430 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 1,193,910 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
5 rooms 20,665 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 674,540 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
6 rooms 27,585 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 743,140 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
7 rooms 28,635 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 698,490 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
8 or more rooms 77,695 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 1,576,580 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Average number of rooms per dwelling 7.2 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 6.4 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Total number of occupied private dwellings by number of bedroomsNational Household Survey data footnote 102 179,015 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 4,886,655 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
0 to 1 bedroom 12,620 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 696,365 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
2 bedrooms 26,950 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 1,059,695 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
3 bedrooms 73,780 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 1,859,050 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
4 or more bedrooms 65,665 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 1,271,545 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Household characteristics
Total number of private households by tenureNational Household Survey data footnote 103 179,015 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 4,886,655 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Owner 148,680 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 3,491,320 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Renter 30,335 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 1,389,915 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Band housing 0 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 5,420 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Total number of private households by condominium statusNational Household Survey data footnote 104 179,010 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 4,886,650 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Part of a condominium development 27,085 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 584,565 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Not part of a condominium development 151,925 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 4,302,085 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Total number of private households by number of household maintainersNational Household Survey data footnote 105 179,010 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 4,886,655 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
1 household maintainer 94,455 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 2,840,410 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
2 household maintainers 81,650 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 1,929,925 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
3 or more household maintainers 2,905 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 116,320 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Total number of private households by age group of primary household maintainersNational Household Survey data footnote 106 179,015 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 4,886,655 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Under 25 years 1,980 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 138,690 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
25 to 34 years 21,070 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 644,485 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
35 to 44 years 40,475 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 912,780 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
45 to 54 years 45,210 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 1,150,065 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
55 to 64 years 31,465 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 928,725 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
65 to 74 years 20,660 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 592,105 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
75 years and over 18,150 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 519,815 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Total number of private households by number of persons per roomNational Household Survey data footnote 107 179,010 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 4,886,655 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
One person or fewer per room 177,385 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 4,765,300 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
More than one person per room 1,630 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 121,355 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Total number of private households by housing suitabilityNational Household Survey data footnote 108 179,015 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 4,886,655 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Suitable 172,530 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 4,533,570 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Not suitable 6,485 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 353,090 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Shelter costs
Total number of owner and tenant households with household total income greater than zero, in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings by shelter-cost-to-income ratioNational Household Survey data footnote 109 178,505 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 4,823,720 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Spending less than 30% of household total income on shelter costs 137,485 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 3,520,530 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Spending 30% or more of household total income on shelter costs 41,025 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 1,303,190 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Spending 30% to less than 100% of household total income on shelter costs 34,460 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 1,079,520 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Number of owner households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings 148,445 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 3,446,650 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
% of owner households with a mortgageNational Household Survey data footnote 110 64.3 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 59.5 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
% of owner households spending 30% or more of household total income on shelter costsNational Household Survey data footnote 111 19.2 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 20.9 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Median monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($)National Household Survey data footnote 112 1,510 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 1,163 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Average monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($)National Household Survey data footnote 112 1,545 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 1,284 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Median value of dwellings ($)National Household Survey data footnote 113 439,270 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 300,862 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Average value of dwellings ($)National Household Survey data footnote 113 496,792 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 367,428 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Number of tenant households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings 30,305 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 1,385,535 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
% of tenant households in subsidized housingNational Household Survey data footnote 114 14.2 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 16.3 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
% of tenant households spending 30% or more of household total income on shelter costsNational Household Survey data footnote 115 41.6 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 42.3 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Median monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($)National Household Survey data footnote 116 1,093 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 892 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Average monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($)National Household Survey data footnote 116 1,131 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 926 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Income of individuals in 2010
Total income in 2010 of population aged 15 years and overNational Household Survey data footnote 117 396,550 191,115 205,435 10,473,670 5,064,720 5,408,950
Without income 18,355 7,870 10,480 556,515 243,450 313,065
With income 378,195 183,245 194,950 9,917,155 4,821,265 5,095,885
Under $5,000National Household Survey data footnote 118 38,090 17,275 20,820 1,064,160 513,400 550,760
$5,000 to $9,999 24,495 8,775 15,720 716,195 267,695 448,505
$10,000 to $14,999 26,130 9,245 16,885 872,785 334,005 538,780
$15,000 to $19,999 23,515 8,260 15,255 875,275 335,810 539,465
$20,000 to $29,999 40,150 15,085 25,060 1,361,710 580,990 780,720
$30,000 to $39,999 38,030 16,735 21,295 1,136,730 535,255 601,475
$40,000 to $49,999 35,190 15,520 19,675 980,790 491,125 489,665
$50,000 to $59,999 30,775 15,000 15,770 746,360 407,005 339,360
$60,000 to $79,999 44,285 24,315 19,975 964,280 569,205 395,075
$80,000 to $99,999 31,170 18,620 12,545 574,710 341,160 233,550
$100,000 and over 46,365 34,405 11,960 624,145 445,620 178,530
$100,000 to $124,999 18,760 13,140 5,615 293,865 201,125 92,740
$125,000 and over 27,605 21,270 6,335 330,285 244,500 85,790
Median income ($)National Household Survey data footnote 119 39,662 50,441 31,775 30,526 36,971 25,412
Average income ($)National Household Survey data footnote 119 56,518 72,300 41,683 42,264 50,242 34,716
After-tax income in 2010 of population 15 years and overNational Household Survey data footnote 120 396,545 191,115 205,435 10,473,665 5,064,720 5,408,950
Without after-tax income 18,405 7,870 10,535 558,360 243,470 314,890
With after-tax income 378,140 183,245 194,895 9,915,310 4,821,250 5,094,060
Under $5,000National Household Survey data footnote 121 39,000 17,490 21,505 1,083,750 518,495 565,255
$5,000 to $9,999 25,345 8,850 16,490 730,610 269,950 460,665
$10,000 to $14,999 26,835 9,590 17,245 894,350 343,100 551,255
$15,000 to $19,999 25,690 9,235 16,460 942,415 364,835 577,580
$20,000 to $29,999 46,440 17,745 28,690 1,568,230 682,555 885,675
$30,000 to $39,999 48,185 21,540 26,650 1,376,725 669,100 707,625
$40,000 to $49,999 42,440 20,255 22,180 1,093,320 581,980 511,345
$50,000 to $59,999 32,650 17,650 15,005 734,550 428,690 305,860
$60,000 to $79,999 47,320 28,295 19,025 895,435 538,200 357,235
$80,000 to $99,999 20,360 13,975 6,390 307,980 210,085 97,890
$100,000 and over 23,875 18,625 5,250 287,940 214,255 73,685
Median after-tax income ($)National Household Survey data footnote 122 35,340 43,421 28,772 28,118 33,475 23,882
Average after-tax income ($)National Household Survey data footnote 122 44,810 55,492 34,767 35,249 40,970 29,836
Composition of total income in 2010 of population 15 years and over (%)National Household Survey data footnote 123 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Market income (%)National Household Survey data footnote 124 92.4 94.8 88.4 87.7 90.6 83.7
Employment income (%)National Household Survey data footnote 125 80.4 83.3 75.8 74.8 77.6 70.9
Wages and salaries (%)National Household Survey data footnote 126 75.7 78.3 71.5 70.1 72.1 67.4
Self-employment income (%)National Household Survey data footnote 127 4.7 4.9 4.3 4.6 5.5 3.5
Investment income (%)National Household Survey data footnote 128 4.5 4.2 4.9 4.2 3.9 4.5
Retirement pensions, superannuation and annuities (%)National Household Survey data footnote 129 5.6 5.7 5.6 7.0 7.5 6.4
Other money income (%)National Household Survey data footnote 130 1.9 1.7 2.1 1.7 1.6 1.9
Government transfer payments (%)National Household Survey data footnote 131 7.6 5.2 11.6 12.3 9.4 16.3
Canada/Quebec Pension Plan benefits (%)National Household Survey data footnote 132 2.4 1.9 3.2 3.4 3.0 4.0
Old Age Security pensions and Guaranteed Income Supplement (%)National Household Survey data footnote 133 1.8 1.2 2.7 2.8 2.1 3.9
Employment Insurance benefits (%)National Household Survey data footnote 134 0.9 0.5 1.6 1.4 1.1 1.8
Child benefits (%)National Household Survey data footnote 135 1.0 0.1 2.5 1.4 0.1 3.2
Other income from government sources (%)National Household Survey data footnote 136 1.5 1.4 1.6 3.3 3.1 3.5
Income taxes paid as a % of total incomeNational Household Survey data footnote 137 20.7 23.2 16.6 16.6 18.5 14.1
After-tax income as a % of total incomeNational Household Survey data footnote 138 79.3 76.8 83.4 83.4 81.5 85.9
Net capital gains or losses as a % of total incomeNational Household Survey data footnote 139 2.9 3.4 2.1 1.7 1.9 1.5
Population aged 15 years and over who worked full year, full time and with employment income in 2010National Household Survey data footnote 140 165,235 93,370 71,865 3,729,585 2,075,335 1,654,250
Median employment income in 2010 ($) 61,065 70,277 52,182 50,116 55,116 44,973
Average employment income in 2010 ($) 79,900 94,204 61,318 61,495 68,768 52,371
Family income in 2010 of economic familiesNational Household Survey data footnote 141 140,815 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 3,528,375 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Median family income ($) 107,159 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 80,987 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Average family income ($) 135,049 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 100,152 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Median after-tax family income ($) 90,013 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 71,128 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Average after-tax family income ($) 106,654 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 83,322 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Average family size 3.2 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 3.1 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Couple-only economic familiesNational Household Survey data footnote 142 44,525 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 1,197,250 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Median family income ($) 89,178 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 71,670 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Average family income ($) 114,101 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 89,678 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Median after-tax family income ($) 76,406 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 63,402 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Average after-tax family income ($) 91,648 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 74,551 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Average family size 2.0 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 2.0 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Couple-with-children economic familiesNational Household Survey data footnote 143 76,765 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 1,689,175 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Median family income ($) 129,441 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 101,715 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Average family income ($) 160,544 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 121,285 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Median after-tax family income ($) 107,666 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 87,820 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Average after-tax family income ($) 124,882 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 99,843 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Average family size 4.0 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 4.0 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Lone-parent economic familiesNational Household Survey data footnote 144 16,340 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 520,715 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Median family income ($) 60,553 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 47,237 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Average family income ($) 76,856 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 58,622 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Median after-tax family income ($) 54,698 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 44,398 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Average after-tax family income ($) 64,313 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 51,624 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Average family size 2.6 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 2.7 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Income in 2010 of population aged 15 years and over not in economic familiesNational Household Survey data footnote 145 45,115 19,155 25,955 1,657,855 773,110 884,745
Median total income ($)National Household Survey data footnote 146 40,003 44,408 37,549 29,642 32,335 27,510
Average total income ($)National Household Survey data footnote 146 52,259 59,740 46,737 39,667 42,778 36,948
Median after-tax income ($)National Household Survey data footnote 147 35,605 38,529 33,670 27,319 29,422 25,823
Average after-tax income ($)National Household Survey data footnote 147 42,695 47,462 39,176 33,489 35,432 31,790
Total population by decile of adjusted after-tax family incomeNational Household Survey data footnote 148 495,445 241,215 254,230 12,651,795 6,181,445 6,470,345
In bottom half of the Canadian distribution 151,210 69,955 81,255 5,877,065 2,777,110 3,099,960
In bottom decile 25,645 12,330 13,315 1,173,210 564,340 608,870
In second decile 23,560 10,135 13,430 1,151,685 512,465 639,220
In third decile 29,565 13,050 16,510 1,174,320 547,340 626,980
In fourth decile 33,425 15,810 17,610 1,170,775 565,050 605,720
In fifth decile 39,010 18,625 20,385 1,207,075 587,915 619,165
In top half of the Canadian distribution 344,230 171,260 172,970 6,774,730 3,404,340 3,370,385
In sixth decile 44,625 21,665 22,960 1,236,850 610,295 626,555
In seventh decile 51,190 25,200 25,990 1,283,060 639,640 643,420
In eighth decile 64,200 31,800 32,400 1,350,300 678,590 671,710
In ninth decile 77,765 38,790 38,975 1,432,180 723,355 708,825
In top decile 106,445 53,795 52,650 1,472,340 752,460 719,885
Income of households in 2010
Household total income in 2010 of private householdsNational Household Survey data footnote 149 179,015 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 4,886,655 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Under $5,000 2,700 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 123,775 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
$5,000 to $9,999 1,555 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 78,005 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
$10,000 to $14,999 2,810 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 143,390 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
$15,000 to $19,999 3,935 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 211,140 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
$20,000 to $29,999 9,140 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 405,725 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
$30,000 to $39,999 10,565 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 425,410 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
$40,000 to $49,999 11,585 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 425,720 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
$50,000 to $59,999 11,950 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 398,705 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
$60,000 to $79,999 21,895 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 680,850 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
$80,000 to $99,999 21,675 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 552,660 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
$100,000 to $124,999 21,500 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 497,970 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
$125,000 to $149,999 17,125 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 331,460 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
$150,000 and over 42,575 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 611,840 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
After-tax income of households in 2010 of private householdsNational Household Survey data footnote 150 179,015 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 4,886,655 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Under $5,000 2,880 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 126,580 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
$5,000 to $9,999 1,590 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 78,765 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
$10,000 to $14,999 2,790 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 145,810 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
$15,000 to $19,999 4,095 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 219,200 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
$20,000 to $29,999 10,480 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 451,015 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
$30,000 to $39,999 12,905 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 502,060 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
$40,000 to $49,999 14,310 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 511,615 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
$50,000 to $59,999 14,630 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 463,955 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
$60,000 to $79,999 28,145 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 781,095 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
$80,000 to $99,999 24,100 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 566,940 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
$100,000 and over 63,100 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 1,039,620 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
$100,000 to $124,999 23,200 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 452,475 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
$125,000 and over 39,895 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 587,140 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Household income in 2010 of private householdsNational Household Survey data footnote 151 179,010 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 4,886,655 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Median household total income ($) 91,955 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 66,358 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Average household total income ($) 119,403 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 85,772 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Median after-tax household income ($) 78,329 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 58,717 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Average after-tax household income ($) 94,656 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 71,523 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
One-person private householdsNational Household Survey data footnote 152 35,195 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 1,227,540 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Median household total income ($) 42,667 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 33,243 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Average household total income ($) 55,676 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 43,555 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Median after-tax household income ($) 37,409 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 30,363 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Average after-tax household income ($) 45,298 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 36,534 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Two-or-more-persons private householdsNational Household Survey data footnote 152 143,815 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 3,659,115 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Median household total income ($) 107,118 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 80,967 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Average household total income ($) 134,998 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 99,934 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Median after-tax household income ($) 90,069 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 71,178 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Average after-tax household income ($) 106,735 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 83,261 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Income of individuals in 2010
Population in private households for income statusNational Household Survey data footnote 153 495,445 241,210 254,235 12,600,230 6,155,675 6,444,560
Less than 18 years 119,960 61,185 58,780 2,674,645 1,375,645 1,299,000
Less than 6 years 38,890 19,515 19,375 839,085 428,350 410,735
18 to 64 years 313,195 151,850 161,350 8,177,390 3,984,400 4,192,990
65 years and over 62,290 28,185 34,105 1,748,195 795,635 952,565
In low income in 2010 based on after-tax low-income measure (LIM-AT) 37,825 17,430 20,405 1,745,900 809,655 936,250
Less than 18 years 11,060 5,695 5,360 463,945 239,125 224,820
Less than 6 years 3,095 1,575 1,520 154,655 79,670 74,985
18 to 64 years 23,545 10,790 12,750 1,137,315 524,335 612,980
65 years and over 3,225 945 2,285 144,640 46,200 98,445
Prevalence of low income in 2010 based on after-tax low-income measure (%) 7.6 7.2 8.0 13.9 13.2 14.5
Less than 18 years (%) 9.2 9.3 9.1 17.3 17.4 17.3
Less than 6 years (%) 8.0 8.1 7.8 18.4 18.6 18.3
18 to 64 years (%) 7.5 7.1 7.9 13.9 13.2 14.6
65 years and over (%) 5.2 3.3 6.7 8.3 5.8 10.3

National Household Survey data: Symbols

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Symbol Description
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National Household Survey data: Footnotes

Footnote 1

Citizenship refers to the legal citizenship status of a person. Citizenship can be by birth or naturalization. A person may have more than one citizenship. A person may be stateless, that is, they may have no citizenship.

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Footnote 2

Includes persons who are stateless.

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Footnote 3

Period of immigration refers to the period in which the immigrant first obtained his or her landed immigrant/permanent resident status. A landed immigrant/permanent resident refers to a person who has been granted the right to live permanently in Canada by immigration authorities.

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Non-immigrant refers to a person who is a Canadian citizen by birth.

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Immigrant refers to a person who is or has ever been a landed immigrant/permanent resident. This person has been granted the right to live in Canada permanently by immigration authorities. Some immigrants have resided in Canada for a number of years, while others have arrived recently. Some immigrants are Canadian citizens, while others are not. Most immigrants are born outside Canada, but a small number are born in Canada. In the 2011 National Household Survey, 'Immigrants' includes immigrants who landed in Canada prior to May 10, 2011.

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Footnote 6

Includes immigrants who landed in Canada prior to May 10, 2011.

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Footnote 7

Non-permanent resident refers to a person from another country who has a work or study permit, or who is a refugee claimant, and any non-Canadian-born family member living in Canada with them.

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Footnote 8

Age at immigration refers to the age at which an immigrant first obtained landed immigrant/permanent resident status. Immigrant refers to a person who is or has ever been a landed immigrant/permanent resident. This person has been granted the right to live permanently in Canada by immigration authorities.

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Footnote 9

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

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Footnote 10

Non-immigrant refers to a person who is a Canadian citizen by birth.

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Footnote 11

Immigrant refers to a person who is or has ever been a landed immigrant/permanent resident. This person has been granted the right to live in Canada permanently by immigration authorities. Some immigrants have resided in Canada for a number of years, while others have arrived recently. Some immigrants are Canadian citizens, while others are not. Most immigrants are born outside Canada, but a small number are born in Canada. In the 2011 National Household Survey, 'Immigrants' includes immigrants who landed in Canada prior to May 10, 2011.

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Footnote 12

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 13

China excludes Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and Macao Special Administrative Region.

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Footnote 14

The official name of Viet Nam is Socialist Republic of Viet Nam.

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The official name of Iran is Islamic Republic of Iran.

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Footnote 16

The official name of South Korea is Republic of Korea.

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Footnote 17

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 18

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 19

Non-permanent resident refers to a person from another country who has a work or study permit, or who is a refugee claimant, and any non-Canadian-born family member living in Canada with them.

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Footnote 20

Recent immigrants are immigrants who landed in Canada between January 1, 2006 and May 10, 2011. Immigrant refers to a person who is or has ever been a landed immigrant/permanent resident. This person has been granted the right to live in Canada permanently by immigration authorities. Some immigrants have resided in Canada for a number of years, while others have arrived recently. Some immigrants are Canadian citizens, while others are not. Most immigrants are born outside Canada, but a small number are born in Canada. The places of birth selected are the most frequently reported by recent immigrants at the Canada level.

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Footnote 21

The official name of Venezuela is Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela.

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Footnote 22

The official name of Moldova is Republic of Moldova.

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Footnote 23

The official name of Syria is Syrian Arab Republic.

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Footnote 24

Generation status refers to whether or not the person or the person's parents were born in Canada. It identifies persons as being first generation, second generation or third generation or more.

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

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Footnote 26

'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 27

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

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Footnote 28

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 29

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

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Footnote 30

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

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Footnote 31

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

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Footnote 32

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

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Footnote 33

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

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Footnote 34

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

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Footnote 35

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 NHS.

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Footnote 36

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,' 'Manitoban').

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Footnote 37

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 38

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 39

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 40

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 41

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 42

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 43

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

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Footnote 44

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 45

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., 'Ewe,' 'Wolof').

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Footnote 46

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 47

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 48

Some respondents may choose to provide very specific ethnic origins in the National Household Survey (NHS), while other respondents may choose to give more general responses. This means that two respondents with the same ethnic ancestry could have different response patterns and thus could be counted as having different ethnic origins. For example, one respondent may report 'East Indian' ethnic origin while another respondent, with a similar ancestral background, may report 'Punjabi' or 'South Asian' origins; one respondent may report 'Black' while another, similar respondent, may report 'Ghanaian' or 'African.' As a result, ethnic origin data are very fluid, and counts for certain origins, such as 'East Indian' and 'Black,' may seem lower than initially expected. Users who wish to obtain broader response counts may wish to combine data for one or more ethnic origins together or use counts for ethnic categories such as 'South Asian origins' or 'African origins.' (Please note, however, that 'African origins' should not be considered equivalent to the 'Black' population group or visible minority status, as there are persons reporting African origins who report a population group or visible minority status other than 'Black.' Conversely, many people report a population group or visible minority status of 'Black' and do not report having 'African' origins. For information on population group and visible minority population in the 2011 NHS, refer to the appropriate definitions in this publication.)

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Footnote 49

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 50

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 51

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., 'Bhutanese').

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Footnote 52

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,' 'Karen').

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Footnote 53

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 54

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 55

Religion refers to the person's self-identification as having a connection or affiliation with any religious denomination, group, body, sect, cult or other religiously defined community or system of belief. Religion is not limited to formal membership in a religious organization or group. Persons without a religious connection or affiliation can self-identify as atheist, agnostic or humanist, or can provide another applicable response.

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Footnote 56

'Aboriginal identity' includes persons who reported being an Aboriginal person, that is, First Nations (North American Indian), Métis or Inuk (Inuit) and/or those who reported Registered or Treaty Indian status, that is registered under the Indian Act of Canada, and/or those who reported membership in a First Nation or Indian band. Aboriginal peoples of Canada are defined in the Constitution Act, 1982, section 35 (2) as including the Indian, Inuit and Métis peoples of Canada.

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Footnote 57

Users should be aware that the estimates associated with this variable are more affected than most by the incomplete enumeration of certain Indian reserves and Indian settlements in the National Household Survey (NHS). In 2011, there were a total of 36 Indian reserves and Indian settlements that were 'incompletely enumerated' in the NHS. For these reserves or settlements, NHS enumeration was either not permitted or was interrupted before it could be completed, or was not possible because of natural events (specifically forest fires in Northern Ontario). For additional information, please refer to the Aboriginal Peoples Reference Guide, National Household Survey (NHS), 2011.

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Footnote 58

'Multiple Aboriginal identities' includes persons who reported being any two or all three of the following: First Nations (North American Indian), Métis or Inuk (Inuit).

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Footnote 59

'Aboriginal identities not included elsewhere' includes persons who did not report being First Nations (North American Indian), Métis or Inuk (Inuit) but who did report Registered or Treaty Indian status and/or membership in a First Nation or Indian band.

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Footnote 60

Registered or Treaty Indian status refers to whether or not a person reported being a Registered or Treaty Indian.' Registered or Treaty Indian' includes persons who reported being a Registered or Treaty Indian in Question 20. Registered Indians are persons who are registered under the Indian Act of Canada. Treaty Indians are persons who belong to a First Nation or Indian band that signed a treaty with the Crown. Registered or Treaty Indians are sometimes also called Status Indians.

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Footnote 61

This is a total population estimate. The sum of the ancestries in this table is greater than the total population estimate because a person may report more than one ancestry (ethnic origin) in the National Household Survey.

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Footnote 62

'Aboriginal ancestry' includes persons who reported one or more than one of First Nations (North American Indian), Métis or Inuit ancestry in Question 17, either with or without also reporting a non-Aboriginal ancestry. The sum of the categories 'First Nations (North American Indian) ancestry', 'Métis ancestry' and 'Inuit ancestry' is thus greater than the sum of the total for 'Aboriginal ancestry' because persons who reported more than one Aboriginal ancestry are included in the response category for each Aboriginal ancestry they reported. All respondents with Aboriginal ancestry are counted in at least one of the categories 'First Nations (North American Indian) ancestry,' 'Métis ancestry' and 'Inuit ancestry' and also in the category 'Aboriginal ancestry.' Aboriginal peoples of Canada are defined in the Constitution Act, 1982, section 35 (2) as including the Indian, Inuit and Métis peoples of Canada. Ancestry refers to the ethnic or cultural origins of the respondent's ancestors, an ancestor being usually more distant than a grandparent. A person can have more than one ethnic or cultural origin.

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Footnote 63

'Non-Aboriginal ancestry only' includes persons who did not report First Nations (North American Indian), Métis or Inuit ancestry in Question 17.

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Footnote 64

Refers to languages, other than English or French, in which the respondent can conduct a conversation. The category 'Non-official languages spoken' represents the sum of single language responses and multiple language responses received in the National Household Survey. Hence, this total is greater than the total population.

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Footnote 65

Cree languages include the following categories: Cree not otherwise specified (which refers to those who reported 'Cree'), Swampy Cree, Plains Cree, Woods Cree, and a category labelled 'Cree not included elsewhere' (which includes Moose Cree, Northern East Cree and Southern East Cree).

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Footnote 66

This is a subtotal of all Aboriginal languages collected on May 10, 2011 that are not displayed separately here.

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Footnote 67

This is a subtotal of all non-Aboriginal languages, other than English or French, collected on May 10, 2011 that are not displayed separately here.

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Footnote 68

Refers to the status of a person with regard to the place of residence on the reference day, May 10, 2011, in relation to the place of residence on the same date one year earlier. 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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Refers to the status of a person with regard to the place of residence on the reference day, May 10, 2011, in relation to the place of residence on the same date five years earlier. 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 70

'Highest certificate, diploma or degree' refers to the highest certificate, diploma or degree completed based on a hierarchy which is generally related to the amount of time spent 'in-class.' For postsecondary completers, a university education is considered to be a higher level of schooling than a college education, while a college education is considered to be a higher level of education than in the trades. Although some trades requirements may take as long or longer to complete than a given college or university program, the majority of time is spent in on-the-job paid training and less time is spent in the classroom. For further definitions, refer to the National Household Survey Dictionary, Catalogue no. 99-000-X. For any comments on collection, dissemination or data quality for this variable, refer to the Education Reference Guide, National Household Survey, Catalogue no. 99-012-X2011006.

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Footnote 71

'High school diploma or equivalent' includes persons who have graduated from a secondary school or equivalent. It excludes persons with a postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree.

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Footnote 72

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

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Footnote 73

'Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma' includes Registered Apprenticeship certificates (including Certificate of Qualification, Journeyperson's designation) and other 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 74

Comparisons with other data sources suggest that the category 'University certificate or diploma below the bachelor's level' was over-reported in the NHS. This category likely includes some responses that are actually college certificates or diplomas, bachelor's degrees or other types of education (e.g., university transfer programs, bachelor's programs completed in other countries, incomplete bachelor's programs, non-university professional designations). We recommend users interpret the results for the 'University certificate or diploma below the bachelor's level' category with caution.

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Footnote 75

'University certificate, diploma or degree above bachelor level' includes the categories 'University certificate or diploma above bachelor level,' 'Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry,' 'Master's degree' and 'Earned doctorate.'

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Footnote 76

'Major field of study' is defined as the main discipline or subject of learning. It is collected for the highest certificate, diploma or degree above the high school or secondary school level and classified according to the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) Canada 2011. This variable shows the 'primary groupings,' a CIP variant. For more information on the CIP classification, see the Classification of Instructional Programs, Canada 2011, Catalogue no. 12-590-X available from: www.statcan.gc.ca/concepts/classification-eng.htm. For any comments on collection, dissemination or data quality for this variable, refer to the Education Reference Guide, National Household Survey, Catalogue no. 99-012-X2011006.

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Footnote 77

'No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree' includes persons who have not completed a registered apprenticeship certificate (including Certificate of Qualification, Journeyperson's designation) or other 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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Footnote 78

Called 'Health, parks, recreation and fitness' in CIP Canada 2000.

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Footnote 79

Includes 'Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies, other.'

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Footnote 80

'Location of study compared with province or territory of residence' indicates whether the 'Location of study' is the same as the province or territory of residence in 2011, a different Canadian province or territory, or outside Canada. 'Location of study' refers to the province, territory or country of the institution where the highest certificate, diploma or degree above the high school level was completed. Users should be aware that some respondents may have reported the physical location of study rather than the location of the certificate, diploma or degree-granting institution. This could affect the responses of those who obtained a certificate, diploma or degree through a joint program or by distance learning with credentials granted in another province or country. In particular, a number of persons reported a location of study for a university credential in one of the territories (Yukon, Northwest Territories, Nunavut), even though there were no educational institutions in the territories with the authority to grant university degrees. For any other comments on collection, dissemination or data quality for this variable or 'Location of study,' refer to the Education Reference Guide, National Household Survey, Catalogue no. 99-012-X2011006.

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Footnote 81

Population by language used most often at work . Refers to the language used most often at work, as reported on May 10, 2011 by the individuals aged 15 years and over who worked since January 1, 2010.

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Footnote 82

Cree languages include the following categories: Cree not otherwise specified (which refers to those who reported 'Cree'), Swampy Cree, Plains Cree, Woods Cree, and a category labelled 'Cree not included elsewhere' (which includes Moose Cree, Northern East Cree and Southern East Cree).

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Footnote 83

Refers to whether a person was employed, unemployed or not in the labour force during the week of Sunday, May 1 to Saturday, May 7, 2011. In the past, this variable was called Labour force activity.

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Footnote 84

Refers to whether an employed person is an employee or is self-employed. The self-employed include persons with or without a business, as well as unpaid family workers. 

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Footnote 85

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, 2010 only.

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Footnote 86

Experienced labour force refers to persons who, during the week of Sunday, May 1 to Saturday, May 7, 2011, were employed and the unemployed who had last worked for pay or in self-employment in either 2010 or 2011.

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Footnote 87

Includes self-employed with an incorporated business and self-employed with an unincorporated business. Also included among the self-employed are unpaid family workers.

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Footnote 88

Refers to the kind of work performed by persons during the week of Sunday, May 1 to Saturday, May 7, 2011, as determined by their kind of work and the description of the main activities in their job. The 2011 National Household Survey occupation data are produced according to the NOC 2011. 

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Footnote 89

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, 2010 only.

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Footnote 90

Refers to the general nature of the business carried out in the establishment where the person worked. The 2011 National Household Survey industry data are produced according to the NAICS 2007.

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Footnote 91

Refers to the number of weeks in which a person worked for pay or in self-employment in 2010 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 92

Includes persons who never worked, persons who worked prior to 2010 only, or persons who worked in 2011 only.

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Footnote 93

Refers to persons who worked for pay or in self-employment in 2010. These persons were asked to report whether the weeks they worked in 2010 were full-time weeks (30 hours or more per week) or not, on the basis of all jobs held. Persons with a part-time job for part of the year and a full-time job for another part of the year were to report the information for the job at which they worked the most weeks.

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Footnote 94

Classification of respondents according to whether they worked at home, worked outside Canada, had no fixed workplace address or worked at a specific address (usual place of work).

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Footnote 95

Refers to the main mode of transportation a respondent uses to travel between his or her home and his or her place of work.

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Footnote 96

Refers to how many minutes it took for a person to travel from home to work. Median commuting duration is the value which divides the commuting duration into two equal halves, i.e., the commuting duration of individuals for the first half is below the median, while the commuting distance of individuals for the second half is above the median.

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Footnote 97

Time at which a respondent usually leaves home to go to work.

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Footnote 98

Condition of dwelling - Refers to whether the dwelling is in need of repairs. This does not include desirable remodelling or additions.

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Footnote 99

Period of construction - Refers to the period in time during which the building or dwelling was originally constructed.

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Footnote 100

Includes data up to May 10, 2011.

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Footnote 101

Rooms - Refers to enclosed areas within a private dwelling which are finished and suitable for year round living. The number of rooms of a private dwelling includes kitchens, bedrooms and finished rooms in the attic or basement. The number of rooms of a private dwelling excludes bathrooms, halls, vestibules and rooms used solely for business purposes. Partially divided rooms are considered to be separate rooms if they are considered as such by the respondent (e.g., L-shaped dining room and living room arrangements).

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Bedrooms - Refers to rooms in a private dwelling that are designed mainly for sleeping purposes even if they are now used for other purposes, such as guest rooms and television rooms. Also included are rooms used as bedrooms now, even if they were not originally built as bedrooms, such as bedrooms in a finished basement. Bedrooms exclude rooms designed for another use during the day such as dining rooms and living rooms even if they may be used for sleeping purposes at night. By definition, one-room private dwellings such as studio apartments have zero bedrooms.

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Tenure - Refers to whether the household owns or rents their private dwelling, or whether the dwelling is band housing (on an Indian reserve or settlement).

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Condominium status - Refers to whether the private dwelling is part of a condominium development. A condominium is a residential complex in which dwellings are owned individually while land and common elements are held in joint ownership with others.

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Household maintainer - Refers to whether or not a person residing in the household is responsible for paying the rent, or the mortgage, or the taxes, or the electricity or other services or utilities. Where a number of people may contribute to the payments, more than one person in the household may be identified as a household maintainer. If no person in the household is identified as making such payments, the reference person is identified by default.

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Primary household maintainer - First person in the household identified as someone who pays the rent or the mortgage, or the taxes, or the electricity bill, and so on, for the dwelling. The order of the persons in a household is determined by the order in which the respondent lists the persons on the questionnaire. Generally, an adult is listed first followed, if applicable, by that person's spouse or common-law partner and by their children. The order does not necessarily correspond to the proportion of household payments made by the person. Age - Refers to the age at last birthday before the reference date, that is, before May 10, 2011.

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Persons per room - Refers to an indicator of the level of crowding in a private dwelling. It is calculated by dividing the number of persons in the household by the number of rooms in the dwelling.

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Housing suitability - Housing suitability refers to whether a private household is living in suitable accommodations according to the National Occupancy Standard (NOS); that is, whether the dwelling has enough bedrooms for the size and composition of the household. A household is deemed to be living in suitable accommodations if its dwelling has enough bedrooms, as calculated using the National Occupancy Standard. Housing suitability assesses the required number of bedrooms for a household based on the age, sex, and relationships among household members. An alternative variable, the number of persons per room, considers all rooms in a private dwelling and the number of household members. Housing suitability and the National Occupancy Standard (NOS) on which it is based were developed by Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) through consultations with provincial housing agencies.

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Shelter-cost-to-income ratio - Percentage of a household's average total monthly income which is spent on shelter-related expenses. Those expenses include the monthly rent (for tenants) or the mortgage payment, property taxes and condominium fees (for owners) and the costs of electricity, heat, municipal services, etc. The percentage is calculated by dividing the total shelter-related expenses by the household's total monthly income and multiplying the result by 100. Includes owner and tenant households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings with household total income greater than zero in 2010 (i.e., excludes negative or zero household total income). The relatively high shelter costs to household income ratios for some households may have resulted from the difference in the reference period for shelter costs and household total income data. The reference period for shelter cost data is 2011, while household total income is reported for the year 2010. As well, for some households, the 2010 household total income may represent income for only part of a year. Household total income - The total income of a household is the sum of the total incomes of all members of that household. Total income refers to the total of income from all sources, including employment income, income from government programs, pension income, investment income and any other money income, before income taxes and deductions, during the calendar year 2010.

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Presence of mortgage - Refers to whether the owner households reported mortgage or loan payments for their dwelling.

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Shelter-cost-to-income ratio for owner households - Percentage of an owner household's average total monthly income which is spent on shelter-related expenses. Those expenses include the mortgage payment, property taxes and condominium fees and the costs of electricity, heat, municipal services, etc. The percentage is calculated by dividing the total shelter-related expenses by the household's total monthly income and multiplying the result by 100. Includes owner households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings with household total income greater than zero in 2010 (i.e., excludes negative or zero household total income). The relatively high shelter costs to household income ratios for some households may have resulted from the difference in the reference period for shelter costs and household total income data. The reference period for shelter cost data is 2011, while household total income is reported for the year 2010. As well, for some households, the 2010 household total income may represent income for only part of a year. Household total income - The total income of a household is the sum of the total incomes of all members of that household. Total income refers to the total of income from all sources, including employment income, income from government programs, pension income, investment income and any other money income, before income taxes and deductions, during the calendar year 2010.

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Shelter cost for owned dwellings - Includes all shelter expenses paid by households that own their dwellings, such as the mortgage payment and the costs of electricity, heat, water and other municipal services, property taxes and condominium fees.

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Value of dwelling - Refers to the dollar amount expected by the owner if the dwelling were to be sold.

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Subsidized housing - Refers to whether the dwelling is subsidized. Subsidized housing includes rent geared to income, social housing, public housing, government-assisted housing, non-profit housing, rent supplements and housing allowances.

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Shelter-cost-to-income ratio for tenant households - Percentage of a tenant household's average total monthly income which is spent on shelter-related expenses. Those expenses include the monthly rent and the costs of electricity, heat, municipal services, etc. The percentage is calculated by dividing the total shelter-related expenses by the household's total monthly income and multiplying the result by 100. Includes tenant households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings with household total income greater than zero in 2010 (i.e., excludes negative or zero household total income). The relatively high shelter costs to household income ratios for some households may have resulted from the difference in the reference period for shelter costs and household total income data. The reference period for shelter cost data is 2011, while household total income is reported for the year 2010. As well, for some households, the 2010 household total income may represent income for only part of a year. Household total income - The total income of a household is the sum of the total incomes of all members of that household. Total income refers to the total of income from all sources, including employment income, income from government programs, pension income, investment income and any other money income, before income taxes and deductions, during the calendar year 2010.

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Shelter costs for rented dwellings - Includes all shelter expenses paid by households that rent their dwellings, such as the monthly rent and the costs of electricity, heat and municipal services.

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Total income - Total income refers to monetary receipts from certain sources, before income taxes and deductions, during calendar year 2010. It includes employment income from wages, salaries, tips, commissions and net income from self-employment (for both unincorporated farm and non-farm activities); income from government sources, such as social assistance, child benefits, employment insurance, old age security pension, Canada or Quebec pension plan benefits and disability income; income from employer and personal pension sources, such as private pensions and payments from annuities and RRIFs; income from investment sources, such as dividends and interest on bonds, accounts, GICs and mutual funds; and other regular cash income, such as child support payments received, spousal support payments (alimony) received and scholarships. The monetary receipts included are those that tend to be of a regular and recurring nature. It excludes one-time receipts, such as lottery winnings, gambling winnings, cash inheritances, lump sum insurance settlements, capital gains and RRSP withdrawals. Capital gains are excluded because they are not by their nature regular and recurring. It is further assumed that they are less likely to be fully spent in the period in which they are received, unlike income that is regular and recurring. Also excluded are employer's contributions to registered pension plans, Canada and Quebec pension plans, and employment insurance. Finally, voluntary inter-household transfers, imputed rent, goods and services produced for barter, and goods produced for own consumption are excluded from this total income definition. Median income of individuals - The median income of a specified group of income recipients is that amount which divides their income size distribution into two halves, i.e., the incomes of the first half of individuals are below the median, while those of the second half are above the median. Median income is calculated from the individuals with income in that group (e.g., males aged 45 to 54 years). Average income of individuals - Average income of individuals refers to the weighted mean total income of individuals aged 15 years and over who reported income for 2010. Average income is calculated from unrounded data by dividing the aggregate income of a specified group of individuals (e.g., males aged 45 to 54 years) by the number of individuals with income in that group. Median and average of individuals will be calculated for those individuals who are at least aged 15 years and who have an income (positive or negative). Age - Refers to the age at last birthday before the reference date, that is, before May 10, 2011.

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Including loss.

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For population with income.

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After-tax income - Refers to total income from all sources minus federal, provincial and territorial income taxes paid for 2010. Median income of individuals - The median income of a specified group of income recipients is that amount which divides their income size distribution into two halves, i.e., the incomes of the first half of individuals are below the median, while those of the second half are above the median. Median income is calculated from the individuals with income in that group (e.g., males aged 45 to 54 years). Average income of individuals - Average income of individuals refers to the weighted mean total income of individuals aged 15 years and over who reported income for 2010. Average income is calculated from unrounded data by dividing the aggregate income of a specified group of individuals (e.g., males aged 45 to 54 years) by the number of individuals with income in that group. Median and average of individuals will be calculated for those individuals who are at least aged 15 years and who have an income (positive or negative). Age - Refers to the age at last birthday before the reference date, that is, before May 10, 2011.

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Including loss.

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For population with after-tax income.

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Composition of income - The composition of the total income of a population group or a geographic area refers to the relative share of each income source or group of sources, expressed as a percentage of the aggregate total income of that group or area. Total income - Total of income from all sources, including employment income, income from government programs, pension income, investment income and any other money income. Age - Refers to the age at last birthday before the reference date, that is, before May 10, 2011.

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Market income - Refers to the sum of employment income (wages and salaries, net farm income and net income from non-farm unincorporated business and/or professional practice), investment income, retirement pensions, superannuation and annuities (including those from RRSPs and RRIFs) and other money income. It is equivalent to total income before tax minus all government transfers and is also referred to as income before transfers and taxes.

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Earnings or employment income - Total wages and salaries and net income from self-employment.

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Wages and salaries - Refers to gross wages and salaries before deductions for such items as income tax, pensions and Employment Insurance. Included in this source are military pay and allowances, tips, commissions and cash bonuses, benefits from wage-loss replacement plans or income-maintenance insurance plans, supplementary unemployment benefits from an employer or union as well as all types of casual earnings during calendar year 2010. Other employment income such as taxable benefits, research grants and royalties are included.

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Self-employment net income - Refers to the total amount received by persons aged 15 years and over during calendar year 2010 as net farm income from self-employment, or net non-farm income from unincorporated business and/or professional practice. Net farm income - Refers to net income (gross receipts from farm sales minus depreciation and cost of operation) received during calendar year 2010 from the operation of a farm, either on the respondent's own account or in partnership. In the case of partnerships, only the respondent's share of income was reported. Included with gross receipts are cash advances received in 2010, dividends from cooperatives, rebates and farm-support payments to farmers from federal, provincial and regional agricultural programs (for example, milk subsidies and marketing board payments) and gross insurance proceeds such as payments from the AgriInvest and AgriStability programs. The value of income 'in kind,' such as agricultural products produced and consumed on the farm, is excluded. Net non-farm income from unincorporated business and/or professional practice - Refers to net income (gross receipts minus expenses of operation such as wages, rents and depreciation) received during calendar year 2010 from the respondent's non-farm unincorporated business or professional practice. In the case of partnerships, only the respondent's share was reported. Also included is net income from persons babysitting in their own homes, persons providing room and board to non-relatives, self-employed fishers, hunters and trappers, operators of direct distributorships such as those selling and delivering cosmetics, as well as freelance activities of artists, writers, music teachers, hairdressers, dressmakers, etc.

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Investment income - Refers to interest received during calendar year 2010 from deposits in banks, trust companies, cooperatives, credit unions, caisses populaires, etc., as well as interest on savings certificates, bonds and debentures, and all dividends from both Canadian and foreign corporate stocks and mutual funds. Also included is other investment income from either Canadian or foreign sources, such as net rents from real estate, mortgage and loan interest received, regular income from an estate or trust fund, and interest from insurance policies. Does not include capital gains or losses.

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Retirement pensions - Refers to all regular income received by the respondent during calendar year 2010 as the result of having been a member of a pension plan of one or more employers. It includes payments received from all annuities, including payments from a Registered Retirement Income Fund (RRIF), a matured Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP) in the form of a life annuity, a fixed-term annuity, or an income-averaging annuity contract; pensions paid to widow(er)s or other relatives of deceased pensioners; pensions of retired civil servants, Armed Forces personnel and Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) officers; annuity payments received from the Canadian Government Annuities Fund, an insurance company, etc. Does not include lump-sum death benefits, lump-sum benefits or withdrawals from a pension plan or RRSP, or refunds of over-contributions.

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Other money income - Refers to regular cash income received during calendar year 2010 and not reported in any of the other sources listed on the questionnaire. For example, severance pay and retirement allowances, alimony, child support, periodic support from other persons not in the household, income from abroad (excluding dividends and interest), non refundable scholarships, bursaries, fellowships and study grants, and artists' project grants are included.

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Government transfer payments - Refers to all cash benefits received from federal, provincial, territorial or municipal governments during 2010. This variable is derived by summing the amounts reported in: the Old Age Security pension and Guaranteed Income Supplement, Allowance and Allowance for the Survivor; benefits from Canada Pension Plan or Quebec Pension Plan; benefits from Employment Insurance; child benefits; other income from government sources.

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Benefits from Canada or Quebec pension plan - Refers to benefits received during calendar year 2010 from the Canada or Quebec Pension Plan (For example, retirement pensions, survivors' benefits and disability pensions). Does not include lump-sum death benefits.

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Old Age Security pensions and Guaranteed Income Supplement - Refers to Old Age Security pensions and Guaranteed Income Supplements paid to persons aged 65 years and over, and to the Allowance or Allowance for the survivor paid to 60- to 64-year-old spouses of old age security recipients or widow(er)s by the federal government during the calendar year 2010.

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Benefits from employment insurance - Refers to total Employment Insurance benefits received during calendar year 2010, before income tax deductions. It includes benefits for unemployment, sickness, maternity, paternity, adoption, work sharing, retraining and benefits to self-employed fishers received under the federal Employment Insurance Program or the Quebec Parental Insurance Program.

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Child benefits - Refers to payments received under the Canada Child Tax Benefit program during calendar year 2010 by parents with dependent children under 18 years of age. Included with the Canada Child Tax Benefit is the National Child Benefit Supplement (NCBS) for low-income families with children. The NCBS is the federal contribution to the National Child Benefit (NCB), a joint initiative of federal, provincial and territorial governments. Also included in this variable are child benefits, child disability benefits and earned income supplements provided by certain provinces and territories and the Universal Child Care Benefit (UCCB).

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Other income from government sources - Refers to all transfer payments, excluding those covered as a separate income source (Canada Pension Plan or Quebec Pension Plan benefits, Old Age Security pensions and Guaranteed Income Supplements, Employment Insurance benefits and child benefits) received from federal, provincial, territorial or municipal programs during 2010.

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Income tax paid - Refers to all federal, provincial and territorial taxes paid on 2010 income. Federal, provincial and territorial taxes paid refer to taxes on income, after taking into account exemptions, deductions, non-refundable tax credits and the Quebec abatement. These taxes are obtained from the income tax files for persons who allowed access to their income tax data and from direct responses on the questionnaire for others.

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After-tax income - Refers to total income from all sources minus federal, provincial and territorial taxes paid for 2010.

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Net capital gains or losses - Refers to the net gains received or losses incurred during calendar year 2010 from the sale of capital property. This represents the proceeds of disposition minus the adjusted cost base of the property and outlays and expenses incurred to sell the property. Capital property includes depreciable property and any property which, if sold, would result in a capital gain or loss (for example, cottages, buildings and securities such as mutual funds). Non-taxable capital gains or losses on the sale of a principal residence are excluded. Net capital gains or losses are not included in the definition of Total income as published in standard products. Net capital gains or losses are not included in the concept of total income but are expressed here as a percentage to obtain a relative measure of size.

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Earnings or employment income - Refers to total income received by persons 15 years of age and over during calendar year 2010 as wages and salaries, net income from a non-farm unincorporated business and/or professional practice, and/or net farm self-employment income. Wages and salaries - Refers to gross wages and salaries before deductions for such items as income tax, pensions and Employment Insurance. Included in this source are military pay and allowances, tips, commissions and cash bonuses, benefits from wage-loss replacement plans or income-maintenance insurance plans, supplementary unemployment benefits from an employer or union as well as all types of casual earnings during calendar year 2010. Other employment income such as taxable benefits, research grants and royalties are included. Net non-farm income from unincorporated business or professional practice - Refers to net income (gross receipts minus expenses of operation such as wages, rents and depreciation) received during calendar year 2010 from the respondent's non-farm unincorporated business or professional practice. In the case of partnerships, only the respondent's share was reported. Also included is net income from persons babysitting in their own homes, persons providing room and board to non-relatives, self-employed fishers, hunters and trappers, operators of direct distributorships such as those selling and delivering cosmetics, as well as freelance activities of artists, writers, music teachers, hairdressers, dressmakers, etc. Net farm income - Refers to net income (gross receipts from farm sales minus depreciation and cost of operation) received during calendar year 2010 from the operation of a farm, either on the respondent's own account or in partnership. In the case of partnerships, only the respondent's share of income was reported. Included with gross receipts are cash advances received in 2010, dividends from cooperatives, rebates and farm-support payments to farmers from federal, provincial and regional agricultural programs (for example, milk subsidies and marketing board payments) and gross insurance proceeds such as payments from the AgriInvest and AgriStability programs. The value of income 'in kind,' such as agricultural products produced and consumed on the farm, is excluded. Median income of individuals - The median income of a specified group of income recipients is that amount which divides their income size distribution, ranked by size of income, into two halves, i.e., the incomes of the first half of individuals are below the median, while those of the second half are above the median. Median income is calculated from the unrounded number of individuals (e.g., males aged 45 to 54 years) with income in that group. Average income of individuals - Average income of individuals refers to the weighted mean total income of individuals aged 15 years and over who reported income for 2010. Average income is calculated from unrounded data by dividing the aggregate income of a specified group of individuals (e.g., males aged 45 to 54 years) by the number of individuals with income in that group. Median and average incomes of individuals will be calculated for those individuals who are at least aged 15 years and who have an income (positive or negative). The above concept and procedures also apply in the calculation of these statistics for earnings. Work activity in 2010 - Refers to the number of weeks in which a person worked for pay or in self-employment in 2010 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). Age - Refers to the age at last birthday before the reference date, that is, before May 10, 2011.

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Economic family total income - The total income of an economic family is the sum of the total incomes of all members of that family. Total income - Total income refers to monetary receipts from certain sources, before income taxes and deductions, during calendar year 2010. It includes employment income from wages, salaries, tips, commissions and net income from self-employment (for both unincorporated farm and non-farm activities); income from government sources, such as social assistance, child benefits, employment insurance, old age security pension, Canada or Quebec pension plan benefits and disability income; income from employer and personal pension sources, such as private pensions and payments from annuities and RRIFs; income from investment sources, such as dividends and interest on bonds, accounts, GICs and mutual funds; and other regular cash income, such as child support payments received, spousal support payments (alimony) received and scholarships. The monetary receipts included are those that tend to be of a regular and recurring nature. It excludes one-time receipts, such as lottery winnings, gambling winnings, cash inheritances, lump sum insurance settlements, capital gains and RRSP withdrawals. Capital gains are excluded because they are not by their nature regular and recurring. It is further assumed that they are less likely to be fully spent in the period in which they are received, unlike income that is regular and recurring. Also excluded are employer's contributions to registered pension plans, Canada and Quebec pension plans, and employment insurance. Finally, voluntary inter-household transfers, imputed rent, goods and services produced for barter, and goods produced for own consumption are excluded from this total income definition. After-tax income of economic families - The after-tax income of an economic family is the sum of the after-tax incomes of all members of that family. After-tax income of family members or persons not in families refers to total income from all sources minus federal, provincial and territorial income taxes paid for 2010. Median income of economic families - The median income of a specified group of families is that amount which divides their income size distribution, ranked by size of income, into two halves. That is, the incomes of the first half of the families are below the median, while those of the second half are above the median. Median incomes of families are normally calculated for all units in the specified group, whether or not they reported income. Average income of economic families - Average income of economic families refers to the weighted mean total income of families in 2010. Average income is calculated from unrounded data by dividing the aggregate income of a specified group of families (for example, husband-wife families with working wives) by the number of families in that group, whether or not they reported income. The above concept and procedures also apply in the calculation of these statistics on the after-tax income of economic families. Economic family - Refers to a group of two or more persons who live in the same dwelling and are related to each other by blood, marriage, common-law, adoption or a foster relationship. A couple may be of opposite or same sex.

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Economic family structure - Refers to the classification of economic families as couple families, lone-parent families or other economic families. Couple families - Those in which a member of either a married or common-law couple is the economic family reference person. Lone-parent families - Those in which either a male or female lone parent is the economic family reference person. Other economic families - Those in which the economic family reference person has other relatives but does not have a married spouse or common-law partner or a child in their census family.

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Economic family structure - Refers to the classification of economic families as couple families, lone-parent families or other economic families. Couple families - Those in which a member of either a married or common-law couple is the economic family reference person. Lone-parent families - Those in which either a male or female lone parent is the economic family reference person. Other economic families - Those in which the economic family reference person has other relatives but does not have a married spouse or common-law partner or a child in their census family. Presence of children - Refers to the number of children in private households by age groups. To be included, children must live in the same household as the family, without a married spouse, common-law partner or one or more of their children living in the same household. In a census family, they may be children by birth, marriage or adoption. In an economic family, foster children are also included.

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Economic family structure - Refers to the classification of economic families as couple families, lone-parent families or other economic families. Couple families - Those in which a member of either a married or common-law couple is the economic family reference person. Lone-parent families - Those in which either a male or female lone parent is the economic family reference person. Other economic families - Those in which the economic family reference person has other relatives but does not have a married spouse or common-law partner or a child in their census family.

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Total income - Total income refers to monetary receipts from certain sources, before income taxes and deductions, during calendar year 2010. It includes employment income from wages, salaries, tips, commissions and net income from self-employment (for both unincorporated farm and non-farm activities); income from government sources, such as social assistance, child benefits, employment insurance, old age security pension, Canada or Quebec pension plan benefits and disability income; income from employer and personal pension sources, such as private pensions and payments from annuities and RRIFs; income from investment sources, such as dividends and interest on bonds, accounts, GICs and mutual funds; and other regular cash income, such as child support payments received, spousal support payments (alimony) received and scholarships. The monetary receipts included are those that tend to be of a regular and recurring nature. It excludes one-time receipts, such as lottery winnings, gambling winnings, cash inheritances, lump sum insurance settlements, capital gains and RRSP withdrawals. Capital gains are excluded because they are not by their nature regular and recurring. It is further assumed that they are less likely to be fully spent in the period in which they are received, unlike income that is regular and recurring. Also excluded are employer's contributions to registered pension plans, Canada and Quebec pension plans, and employment insurance. Finally, voluntary inter-household transfers, imputed rent, goods and services produced for barter, and goods produced for own consumption are excluded from this total income definition. After-tax income - Refers to total income from all sources minus federal, provincial and territorial income taxes paid for 2010. Median income of persons not in economic families - The median income of a specified group of persons not in economic families (for example, males aged 55 to 64) is that amount which divides their income size distribution, ranked by size of income, into two halves. That is, the incomes of the first half of the persons are below the median, while those of the second half are above the median. Median incomes of persons not in economic families are normally calculated for all units in the specified group, whether or not they reported income. Average income of persons not in economic families - Average income of persons not in economic families refers to the weighted mean total income of the persons not in economic families in 2010. Average income is calculated from unrounded data by dividing the aggregate income of a specified group of persons not in economic families by the number of persons in that group, whether or not they reported income. The above concept and procedures also apply in the calculation of these statistics on the after-tax income of persons not in economic families. Age - Refers to the age at last birthday before the reference date, that is, before May 10, 2011. Economic family persons refer to two or more household members who are related to each other by blood, marriage, common-law, adoption or a foster relationship, and thereby constitute an economic family. Persons not in economic families refer to household members who do not belong to an economic family, including persons living alone.

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Calculation includes persons not in economic families without income (with an income of zero).

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Calculation includes persons not in economic families without after-tax income (with an after-tax income of zero).

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Adjusted after-tax income for economic families and persons not in economic families - For economic family members, this refers to economic family after-tax income that has been adjusted by a factor that accounts for family size. The adjustment factor takes into account the lower relative needs of additional family members, as compared to a single person living alone. For use with the NHS income data, the adjusted after-tax income is computed as the economic family after-tax income divided by the square root of family size. For persons not in economic families, the adjusted after-tax income is set at after-tax income. This is equivalent to a factor of 1.0 for a person not in an economic family. Decile of adjusted after-tax family income - The deciles divide the population ranked by size of adjusted after-tax family income into 10 groups of equal size. The population in the bottom decile is the one who falls in the lower 10 percent of the adjusted after-tax family income distribution. The population in the top decile is the one who falls in the highest ten percent of the adjusted after-tax family income distribution. The 10 groups were formed with the full population in private households of Canada, whether or not they reported income.

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Household total income - The total income of a household is the sum of the total incomes of all members of that household. Total income - Total income refers to monetary receipts from certain sources, before income taxes and deductions, during calendar year 2010. It includes employment income from wages, salaries, tips, commissions and net income from self-employment (for both unincorporated farm and non-farm activities); income from government sources, such as social assistance, child benefits, employment insurance, old age security pension, Canada or Quebec pension plan benefits and disability income; income from employer and personal pension sources, such as private pensions and payments from annuities and RRIFs; income from investment sources, such as dividends and interest on bonds, accounts, GICs and mutual funds; and other regular cash income, such as child support payments received, spousal support payments (alimony) received and scholarships. The monetary receipts included are those that tend to be of a regular and recurring nature. It excludes one-time receipts, such as lottery winnings, gambling winnings, cash inheritances, lump sum insurance settlements, capital gains and RRSP withdrawals. Capital gains are excluded because they are not by their nature regular and recurring. It is further assumed that they are less likely to be fully spent in the period in which they are received, unlike income that is regular and recurring. Also excluded are employer's contributions to registered pension plans, Canada and Quebec pension plans, and employment insurance. Finally, voluntary inter-household transfers, imputed rent, goods and services produced for barter, and goods produced for own consumption are excluded from this total income definition. Household, private - Refers to a person or a group of persons (other than foreign residents) who occupy the same private dwelling and do not have a usual place of residence elsewhere in Canada. Household members who are temporarily absent on May 10, 2011 (e.g., temporarily residing elsewhere) are considered as part of their usual household. Every person is a member of one and only one household.

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Footnote 150

After-tax income of households - The after-tax income of a household is the sum of the after-tax incomes of all members of that household. After-tax income - Refers to total income from all sources minus federal, provincial and territorial income taxes paid for 2010. Household, private - Refers to a person or a group of persons (other than foreign residents) who occupy the same private dwelling and do not have a usual place of residence elsewhere in Canada. Household members who are temporarily absent on May 10, 2011 (e.g., temporarily residing elsewhere) are considered as part of their usual household. Every person is a member of one and only one household.

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Footnote 151

Household total income - The total income of a household is the sum of the total incomes of all members of that household. After-tax income of households - The after-tax income of a household is the sum of the after-tax incomes of all members of that household. Total income - Total of income from all sources, including employment income, income from government programs, pension income, investment income and any other money income. After-tax income - Refers to total income from all sources minus federal, provincial and territorial income taxes paid for 2010. Median income of households - The median income of a specified group of households is that amount which divides their income size distribution, ranked by size of income, into two halves. That is, the incomes of the first half of the households are below the median, while those of the second half are above the median. Median incomes of households are normally calculated for all units in the specified group, whether or not they reported income. Average income of households - Average income of households refers to the weighted mean total income of households in 2010. Average income is calculated from unrounded data by dividing the aggregate income of a specified group of households (for example, two person households) by the number of households in that specific group, whether or not they reported income. The above concept and procedures also apply in the calculation of these statistics on the after-tax income of households. Household, private - Refers to a person or a group of persons (other than foreign residents) who occupy the same private dwelling and do not have a usual place of residence elsewhere in Canada. Household members who are temporarily absent on May 10, 2011 (e.g., temporarily residing elsewhere) are considered as part of their usual household. Every person is a member of one and only one household.

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Footnote 152

Household size - Refers to the number of usual residents in a private household.

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Footnote 153

Income status can be measured in several different ways in household surveys. For the standard products of the National Household Survey, the line chosen is a relative measure: the after-tax low-income measure (LIM-AT). For this measure, the income used is after-tax income of households. There are no regional variations to account for prices or cost of living differences: all applicable households in Canada face the same line adjusted for household size. This line is set at half the median of adjusted household after-tax income. To account for potential economies of scale, the income of households with more than one member is divided by the square root of the size of the household. All household members are considered to share the household income and are attributed the same income status. Note: Low-income estimates in the 2011 National Household Survey. For the 2011 National Household Survey (NHS), low-income statistics are presented based on the after-tax low-income measure (LIM-AT). This measure is not related to the low-income cut-offs (LICO) presented in the 2006 Census and prevalence rates are conceptually not comparable. Because of the sensitivity of certain income indicators to differences in methodology and response patterns, direct comparisons to establish trends with low-income estimates from other household surveys, administrative programs or the 2006 Census are discouraged. The prevalence rates observed in the NHS at the national level are generally 1 to 2 percentage points higher than seen for similar concepts in other programs. However, analysis of the NHS data suggests that it is valid to compare low-income data for different sub-populations within the NHS (i.e., for different geographic areas or demographic groups). For more information, refer to the Income Reference Guide, National Household Survey, Catalogue no. 99-014-X2011006. Age - Refers to the age at last birthday before the reference date, that is, before May 10, 2011.

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Source: 2011 National Household Survey.

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2013. Halton Regional Health Unit (Health Region), Ontario and Ontario (table). Health Profile. 2011 National Household Survey. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 82-228-XWE. Ottawa. Released December 12, 2013.
http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/health-sante/82-228/index.cfm?Lang=E (accessed March 28, 2024).

Geographic hierarchy

Health region: Halton Regional Health Unit (3536-B)

  • Canada
    • Ontario (Province)
      • Halton Regional Health Unit (Health region)
        • Oakville (Town)
        • Burlington (City)
        • Milton (Town)
        • Halton Hills (Town)

Province: Ontario

Source

Source: Statistics Canada.

How to cite

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2013. Halton Regional Health Unit, Ontario (table). Health Profile. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 82-228-XWE. Ottawa. Released December 12, 2013.
http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/health-sante/82-228/index.cfm?Lang=E
(accessed March 28, 2024).

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