Tabulation: Selected Demographic, Income and Sociocultural Characteristics (109) and Number Reporting and Aggregate Amount Reported from Each Source in 2010 (35) for the Population Aged 15 Years and Over in Private Households of Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 2011 National Household Survey

This table details selected demographic, income and sociocultural characteristics and number reporting and aggregate amount reported from each source in 2010 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households in Courtenay
Global non-response rate (GNR)^{Footnote 1} = 21.6 %

Selected demographic, income and sociocultural characteristics (109)	Number reporting and aggregate amount reported from each source in 2010 (35)
	Total - Number reporting and aggregate amount reported from each source	With income^Footnote 2	Aggregate income $'000	With market income^Footnote 3	Aggregate market income $'000	With employment income^Footnote 4	Aggregate employment income $'000	With wages and salaries^Footnote 5	Aggregate wages and salaries $'000	With self-employment income^Footnote 6	Aggregate self-employment income $'000	With investment income^Footnote 7	Aggregate investment income $'000	With retirement pensions, superannuation and annuities^Footnote 8	Aggregate retirement pensions, superannuation and annuities $'000	With other money income^Footnote 9	Aggregate other money income $'000	With government transfer payments^Footnote 10	Aggregate government transfer payments $'000	With Canada/Quebec Pension Plan benefits^Footnote 11	Aggregate Canada/Quebec Pension Plan benefits $'000	With Old Age Security pensions and Guaranteed Income Supplement^Footnote 12	Aggregate Old Age Security pensions and Guaranteed Income Supplement $'000	With Employment Insurance benefits^Footnote 13	Aggregate Employment Insurance benefits $'000	With child benefits^Footnote 14	Aggregate child benefits $'000	With other income from government sources^Footnote 15	Aggregate other income from government sources $'000	With income tax paid^Footnote 16	Aggregate income tax paid $'000	With after-tax income^Footnote 17	Aggregate after-tax income $'000	With net capital gains or losses^Footnote 18	Aggregate net capital gains or losses $'000
Total - Sex and age groups^Footnote 19	46,325	44,555	1,595,305	39,690	1,328,228	31,160	997,845	27,875	920,289	5,650	77,418	16,050	87,469	10,980	208,436	7,925	34,428	31,715	267,075	15,050	98,814	11,220	77,763	4,395	26,643	6,005	20,620	17,015	43,203	28,910	193,261	44,560	1,401,922	5,145	14,809
15 to 24 years	5,655	4,285	52,495	3,940	45,789	3,815	44,276	3,715	42,739	175	1,514	415	736	0	0	405	840	2,580	6,667	50	114	0	0	390	1,990	140	538	2,425	4,020	1,195	2,433	4,295	50,090	85	335
25 to 54 years	19,970	19,740	819,080	17,490	751,745	16,850	696,453	15,260	644,689	2,925	51,852	4,420	29,158	610	12,526	1,950	13,637	12,080	67,387	520	4,119	0	0	3,075	19,470	5,605	19,514	6,980	24,309	13,805	111,435	19,735	707,837	1,080	3,993
25 to 34 years	5,115	5,070	174,745	4,390	154,428	4,330	150,796	4,075	136,668	525	14,195	555	1,876	0	0	410	1,852	3,425	20,203	0	0	0	0	1,150	8,211	1,415	6,220	2,150	5,752	3,160	20,845	5,070	153,889	130	391
35 to 44 years	6,125	6,085	258,736	5,405	236,214	5,165	218,369	4,655	205,618	905	12,717	1,240	11,093	65	576	620	6,265	4,035	22,456	75	535	0	0	870	5,692	2,480	9,351	2,045	6,882	4,170	34,275	6,090	224,445	250	-219
45 to 54 years	8,730	8,580	385,818	7,695	360,908	7,360	327,503	6,530	302,405	1,490	24,969	2,630	16,150	555	11,880	920	5,480	4,615	24,701	435	3,512	0	0	1,055	5,571	1,705	3,940	2,785	11,676	6,470	56,320	8,585	329,511	700	3,834
55 to 64 years	9,170	9,000	349,433	8,240	314,133	6,695	223,387	5,775	204,829	1,615	18,488	4,255	24,620	2,305	53,191	2,430	12,946	5,640	35,222	3,515	21,438	205	853	790	4,588	190	413	2,845	7,922	6,805	48,815	8,990	300,419	1,520	5,534
65 years and over	11,535	11,535	374,099	10,020	216,409	3,805	33,668	3,125	28,049	935	5,596	6,955	32,946	8,060	142,805	3,140	6,965	11,410	157,853	10,965	73,174	11,015	76,910	145	649	75	136	4,755	6,929	7,100	30,571	11,530	343,528	2,460	4,942
65 to 74 years	6,655	6,650	218,462	5,670	131,920	2,600	29,970	2,080	25,136	710	4,767	3,750	18,508	4,205	78,545	1,835	4,968	6,540	86,461	6,295	39,662	6,185	42,422	105	537	70	146	2,305	3,755	4,205	19,597	6,650	198,859	1,370	2,831
75 years and over	4,885	4,880	155,797	4,350	84,380	1,205	3,728	1,040	2,867	220	863	3,210	14,437	3,850	64,258	1,310	1,998	4,870	71,253	4,675	33,546	4,825	34,523	40	88	0	0	2,455	3,181	2,900	10,973	4,880	144,818	1,090	2,101
Male	22,085	21,345	926,028	19,270	799,742	15,695	595,077	13,940	542,665	2,980	52,266	7,335	43,330	5,940	143,409	3,630	17,992	13,845	126,413	7,135	52,821	5,320	35,617	2,065	12,257	225	747	8,795	24,932	14,770	123,647	21,365	802,506	2,455	7,722
15 to 24 years	2,985	2,305	28,520	2,125	24,929	2,035	24,063	1,960	22,916	130	1,208	215	543	0	0	215	359	1,445	3,538	0	0	0	0	190	742	0	0	1,420	2,770	670	1,507	2,315	27,037	55	418
25 to 54 years	9,325	9,295	479,589	8,350	454,969	8,145	422,276	7,350	386,235	1,480	36,215	2,045	14,481	445	10,398	800	7,716	4,300	24,550	215	2,162	0	0	1,395	8,848	190	570	3,465	12,959	7,180	75,204	9,290	404,361	570	3,033
25 to 34 years	2,515	2,510	112,661	2,285	105,475	2,265	103,473	2,155	92,319	300	11,184	255	794	0	0	255	1,105	1,430	7,330	0	0	0	0	610	3,914	50	172	1,160	3,210	1,865	16,135	2,510	96,515	90	289
35 to 44 years	2,745	2,735	146,433	2,510	140,791	2,480	130,283	2,215	122,123	430	8,356	510	5,925	50	506	195	3,811	1,165	5,782	30	289	0	0	300	1,991	65	211	925	3,293	2,155	23,153	2,735	123,282	135	35
45 to 54 years	4,060	4,050	220,515	3,560	208,975	3,400	188,536	2,985	171,536	755	16,801	1,280	7,743	405	9,852	350	2,801	1,700	11,496	185	1,873	0	0	485	2,945	70	185	1,380	6,460	3,160	35,921	4,050	184,350	345	2,745
55 to 64 years	4,205	4,180	193,610	3,750	175,239	3,155	123,115	2,665	113,273	805	9,832	1,705	12,029	1,200	34,457	970	5,864	2,595	18,453	1,580	10,964	40	223	370	2,193	0	0	1,480	4,943	3,205	27,985	4,190	165,692	630	439
65 years and over	5,565	5,565	224,483	5,050	144,504	2,360	25,537	1,965	20,417	560	5,064	3,365	16,288	4,295	98,689	1,645	4,027	5,505	79,855	5,335	39,675	5,280	35,424	110	478	0	0	2,425	4,258	3,720	18,949	5,565	205,522	1,200	3,838
65 to 74 years	3,170	3,170	133,318	2,835	89,569	1,580	23,372	1,275	18,425	420	4,924	1,765	9,099	2,280	54,264	885	2,941	3,120	43,750	3,035	21,455	2,905	19,316	75	406	0	0	1,230	2,508	2,200	12,817	3,170	120,695	610	2,055
75 years and over	2,400	2,395	91,154	2,205	54,795	785	2,159	690	2,031	140	131	1,600	7,212	2,010	44,425	760	1,086	2,390	36,101	2,305	18,221	2,370	16,108	35	74	0	0	1,195	1,742	1,520	6,133	2,400	84,833	590	1,800
Female	24,245	23,205	669,064	20,420	528,329	15,465	402,781	13,935	377,617	2,670	25,200	8,715	44,110	5,035	65,097	4,300	16,417	17,865	140,661	7,915	45,994	5,905	42,147	2,335	14,386	5,785	19,856	8,215	18,272	14,135	69,576	23,195	599,424	2,690	7,102
15 to 24 years	2,675	1,980	24,036	1,815	20,860	1,780	20,154	1,755	19,823	50	311	200	184	0	0	185	488	1,135	3,129	45	101	0	0	195	1,225	140	558	1,005	1,249	525	917	1,980	23,053	30	-44
25 to 54 years	10,645	10,445	339,715	9,135	296,804	8,705	274,320	7,910	258,669	1,440	15,554	2,375	14,677	165	2,128	1,155	5,915	7,780	42,838	305	1,918	0	0	1,675	10,622	5,415	18,944	3,515	11,350	6,625	36,228	10,445	303,490	515	964
25 to 34 years	2,595	2,560	62,053	2,105	49,134	2,065	47,293	1,920	44,325	225	2,926	295	1,080	0	0	160	746	1,995	12,900	0	0	0	0	535	4,260	1,365	6,049	995	2,541	1,295	4,685	2,555	57,238	45	118
35 to 44 years	3,380	3,350	112,323	2,895	95,680	2,690	88,024	2,435	83,510	475	4,369	730	5,167	15	121	425	2,499	2,865	16,672	45	247	0	0	570	3,701	2,420	9,141	1,115	3,588	2,020	11,160	3,355	101,178	115	-248
45 to 54 years	4,670	4,535	165,327	4,135	152,157	3,955	138,996	3,550	130,646	740	8,255	1,345	8,407	150	2,012	570	2,671	2,915	13,240	250	1,638	0	0	570	2,626	1,635	3,744	1,405	5,238	3,315	20,393	4,535	144,951	350	1,101
55 to 64 years	4,960	4,815	155,598	4,490	138,713	3,540	100,277	3,110	91,550	810	8,717	2,545	12,595	1,105	18,867	1,460	7,105	3,045	16,740	1,935	10,470	170	635	420	2,366	175	296	1,365	2,994	3,605	20,795	4,810	134,864	890	5,085
65 years and over	5,965	5,965	149,787	4,975	71,878	1,440	8,148	1,160	7,631	375	542	3,595	16,658	3,765	44,041	1,500	2,948	5,905	77,929	5,625	33,533	5,735	41,521	40	149	55	73	2,335	2,685	3,380	11,621	5,960	138,164	1,260	1,083
65 to 74 years	3,480	3,480	85,120	2,835	42,319	1,015	6,594	815	6,777	290	-199	1,985	9,434	1,930	24,215	950	2,027	3,425	42,780	3,255	18,179	3,285	23,140	30	157	55	73	1,075	1,241	2,005	6,798	3,480	78,332	760	789
75 years and over	2,485	2,485	64,665	2,140	29,489	425	1,584	350	850	80	770	1,615	7,247	1,835	19,820	550	912	2,480	35,150	2,370	15,325	2,455	18,381	0	0	0	0	1,260	1,433	1,375	4,840	2,485	59,830	500	298
Total - Population by decile of adjusted after-tax family income^Footnote 20	46,325	44,555	1,595,125	39,690	1,328,061	31,160	997,685	27,875	920,289	5,650	77,486	16,045	87,469	10,975	208,531	7,930	34,406	31,715	267,075	15,050	98,847	11,220	77,763	4,395	26,643	6,005	20,620	17,010	43,203	28,910	193,261	44,565	1,401,922	5,145	14,809
In bottom half of the Canadian distribution	23,740	22,625	485,064	18,450	322,592	13,500	239,014	11,555	214,444	2,965	24,432	6,865	15,792	5,025	58,809	3,270	9,051	19,400	162,492	8,300	52,537	6,555	49,352	2,325	15,099	3,800	16,602	13,840	28,927	10,375	29,052	22,640	456,053	1,945	8,238
In bottom decile	4,470	4,020	35,271	2,080	11,858	1,715	10,036	1,255	8,933	600	1,127	495	425	95	536	355	850	3,810	23,415	635	4,030	135	837	280	1,769	885	5,088	3,480	11,670	380	1,042	4,025	34,225	185	2,197
In second decile	5,125	4,935	83,629	3,735	36,964	2,560	28,850	2,040	24,919	725	3,874	1,360	2,406	815	4,100	600	1,646	4,640	46,653	2,230	12,584	2,120	19,755	445	2,837	840	4,284	3,990	7,264	1,160	1,281	4,935	82,347	330	418
In third decile	4,370	4,205	90,168	3,805	59,866	2,555	44,244	2,140	37,860	595	6,389	1,420	2,930	1,145	10,497	560	2,138	3,740	30,371	1,700	11,248	1,460	10,398	425	2,528	605	2,503	2,840	3,659	2,095	3,990	4,200	86,283	385	-388
In fourth decile	4,995	4,835	130,288	4,495	97,615	3,315	71,797	2,995	65,753	520	6,054	1,810	4,844	1,515	19,139	830	1,819	3,900	32,647	1,895	12,123	1,440	9,506	655	4,803	765	2,833	2,430	3,389	3,240	8,804	4,835	121,478	510	773
In fifth decile	4,775	4,635	145,579	4,340	116,308	3,355	83,971	3,120	77,031	530	6,957	1,775	5,184	1,455	24,511	920	2,593	3,305	29,365	1,835	12,520	1,395	8,903	520	3,125	700	1,917	1,110	2,942	3,505	13,921	4,635	131,728	540	5,191
In top half of the Canadian distribution	22,590	21,925	1,110,033	21,235	1,005,656	17,660	758,968	16,320	705,709	2,680	52,964	9,180	71,668	5,955	149,715	4,660	25,374	12,315	104,583	6,750	46,309	4,665	28,410	2,070	11,545	2,205	4,035	3,175	14,278	18,535	164,199	21,925	945,823	3,200	6,590
In sixth decile	5,420	5,195	183,299	4,915	151,240	3,830	109,101	3,535	101,819	525	7,411	2,045	5,972	1,655	33,649	1,000	2,526	3,480	31,965	2,110	14,223	1,610	9,774	565	2,952	680	1,352	805	3,625	4,245	19,229	5,195	164,059	605	1,505
In seventh decile	5,220	5,065	207,193	4,945	179,856	3,990	132,502	3,605	122,811	725	9,669	1,865	8,585	1,460	35,271	1,010	3,606	3,290	27,154	1,680	11,694	1,250	7,704	655	3,868	625	989	795	2,917	4,255	25,257	5,065	181,915	545	893
In eighth decile	5,145	4,960	225,898	4,825	202,107	3,980	148,452	3,745	142,329	460	6,075	1,955	11,772	1,440	38,523	1,010	3,353	2,800	24,097	1,560	11,027	1,065	6,576	370	1,711	480	822	780	3,899	4,175	29,625	4,960	196,493	800	874
In ninth decile	3,725	3,675	211,049	3,585	197,575	3,220	158,706	3,005	152,627	510	6,158	1,615	12,620	825	21,249	855	5,166	1,665	13,276	785	5,385	475	2,874	300	1,664	240	483	580	2,866	3,190	33,261	3,675	177,559	575	-800
In top decile	3,080	3,035	282,931	2,965	274,262	2,640	210,219	2,430	186,584	465	23,617	1,705	32,703	570	20,870	790	10,722	1,080	8,093	620	3,945	265	1,452	190	1,352	185	372	210	990	2,665	56,839	3,025	226,018	670	4,112
Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree^Footnote 21	46,325	44,550	1,595,125	39,685	1,328,228	31,165	997,685	27,875	920,289	5,650	77,486	16,050	87,469	10,980	208,531	7,930	34,428	31,715	267,032	15,050	98,814	11,225	77,763	4,400	26,673	6,005	20,620	17,015	43,190	28,910	193,261	44,560	1,401,922	5,145	14,809
No certificate, diploma or degree	8,260	6,960	173,230	5,580	118,094	3,895	79,759	3,475	71,380	685	8,413	2,045	9,316	1,890	27,498	905	1,645	5,270	55,024	3,075	19,757	2,735	19,967	515	2,858	595	2,758	3,265	9,687	3,455	15,649	6,975	157,523	565	1,196
High school diploma or equivalent^Footnote 22	12,500	12,245	379,152	10,885	312,212	8,740	237,550	7,930	214,239	1,335	23,376	4,030	19,229	2,640	44,447	1,895	11,008	8,965	66,832	3,740	24,047	2,615	18,043	1,120	6,427	1,555	5,333	5,150	13,008	7,410	42,056	12,235	336,925	1,335	2,407
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree^Footnote 23	25,565	25,350	1,042,911	23,230	897,837	18,520	680,370	16,475	634,818	3,630	45,700	9,975	58,925	6,455	136,678	5,130	21,764	17,475	145,174	8,235	55,010	5,875	39,787	2,765	17,388	3,855	12,528	8,595	20,508	18,045	135,555	25,350	907,353	3,250	11,204
Postsecondary certificate or diploma below bachelor level^Footnote 24	18,405	18,230	664,629	16,475	553,028	13,185	427,817	11,825	401,661	2,405	26,132	6,665	28,662	4,535	84,013	3,505	12,788	13,020	111,380	6,050	40,214	4,410	30,156	2,115	13,964	2,780	9,346	7,010	17,685	12,425	77,859	18,230	586,743	2,015	5,132
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above	7,160	7,120	378,266	6,750	344,416	5,335	252,747	4,645	233,160	1,230	19,576	3,305	30,274	1,915	52,661	1,625	8,977	4,460	33,792	2,185	14,762	1,460	9,630	655	3,393	1,075	3,166	1,585	2,811	5,625	57,707	7,120	320,599	1,230	6,093
Total - Population by Aboriginal identity	46,325	44,555	1,595,125	39,690	1,328,228	31,160	997,845	27,875	920,289	5,650	77,486	16,050	87,469	10,980	208,436	7,925	34,428	31,715	267,032	15,055	98,814	11,225	77,763	4,395	26,673	6,005	20,620	17,010	43,190	28,910	193,228	44,560	1,401,922	5,145	14,809
Aboriginal identity^Footnote 25	1,925	1,790	46,823	1,355	36,670	1,165	31,245	1,095	29,045	145	2,135	285	761	135	2,422	270	2,122	1,410	10,230	360	1,814	255	2,440	260	1,247	325	1,313	1,065	3,425	805	4,644	1,790	42,174	100	-48
First Nations (North American Indian) single identity^Footnote 26	1,075	1,025	24,464	715	17,885	620	14,442	595	14,067	45	474	115	474	60	1,211	135	1,649	840	6,655	200	1,010	160	1,688	135	665	205	808	700	2,453	380	2,256	1,025	22,207	0	0
Métis single identity	790	700	21,248	595	17,798	495	15,795	450	14,179	90	1,555	165	285	75	1,206	140	471	520	3,342	155	784	95	751	125	581	105	330	330	876	400	2,326	700	18,774	70	-108
Inuk (Inuit) single identity	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Multiple Aboriginal identities^Footnote 27	45	45	678	35	658	35	658	35	555	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	30	58	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	25	24	20	52	40	710	0	0
Aboriginal identities not included elsewhere^Footnote 28	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Non-Aboriginal identity	44,400	42,765	1,548,293	38,330	1,291,536	30,000	966,447	26,780	891,102	5,500	75,352	15,765	86,706	10,840	206,015	7,655	32,314	30,305	256,843	14,690	97,032	10,970	75,325	4,135	25,399	5,680	19,326	15,945	39,779	28,100	188,618	42,770	1,359,740	5,045	14,863
Total - Population by Registered or Treaty Indian status^Footnote 29	46,330	44,555	1,595,125	39,685	1,328,228	31,160	997,685	27,875	920,289	5,650	77,486	16,050	87,469	10,980	208,531	7,930	34,406	31,710	267,032	15,050	98,814	11,220	77,763	4,395	26,643	6,005	20,620	17,010	43,190	28,910	193,228	44,560	1,401,922	5,145	14,809
Registered or Treaty Indian^Footnote 30	700	675	13,742	415	8,946	335	7,544	315	7,429	15	139	95	488	40	647	105	278	585	4,750	160	714	130	1,463	70	369	140	499	505	1,659	215	900	675	12,853	30	55
Not a Registered or Treaty Indian	45,625	43,880	1,581,553	39,275	1,319,132	30,825	990,156	27,555	912,857	5,630	77,355	15,950	86,954	10,940	207,880	7,825	34,128	31,125	262,283	14,890	98,102	11,090	76,255	4,320	26,245	5,865	20,120	16,505	41,531	28,690	192,387	43,890	1,389,219	5,115	14,765
Total - Population by Aboriginal ancestry^Footnote 31	46,325	44,555	1,595,125	39,690	1,328,061	31,165	997,845	27,875	920,289	5,650	77,486	16,045	87,469	10,975	208,531	7,925	34,428	31,715	267,032	15,050	98,847	11,225	77,763	4,400	26,643	6,005	20,620	17,010	43,190	28,905	193,261	44,560	1,401,922	5,145	14,824
Aboriginal ancestry^Footnote 32	2,500	2,360	69,469	1,910	56,170	1,625	48,082	1,545	46,065	175	1,945	455	1,756	215	4,146	310	2,266	1,745	13,301	440	2,355	285	2,525	370	1,924	380	1,728	1,295	4,718	1,205	7,371	2,360	62,105	150	-108
First Nations (North American Indian) ancestry^Footnote 33	1,700	1,630	45,702	1,260	36,216	1,085	30,661	1,040	29,510	120	1,072	285	763	150	2,870	170	1,868	1,255	9,609	310	1,635	200	1,900	255	1,289	260	1,101	970	3,657	815	4,843	1,630	40,847	60	67
Métis ancestry	940	860	26,116	745	21,912	630	19,235	585	18,148	65	1,140	180	885	65	1,292	155	512	590	4,225	135	759	95	692	135	716	140	608	415	1,479	440	2,678	855	23,423	85	-135
Inuit ancestry	35	30	1,069	25	936	25	788	25	788	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	221	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	76	30	981	0	0
Non-Aboriginal ancestry only^Footnote 34	43,830	42,190	1,525,842	37,775	1,272,063	29,540	949,764	26,335	874,229	5,480	75,545	15,590	85,711	10,765	204,386	7,620	32,163	29,970	253,772	14,615	96,461	10,930	75,238	4,025	24,692	5,620	18,890	15,715	38,469	27,705	185,889	42,200	1,339,821	5,000	14,908
Total - Generation status^Footnote 35	46,325	44,550	1,595,125	39,690	1,328,061	31,165	997,845	27,875	920,454	5,645	77,486	16,050	87,469	10,980	208,531	7,930	34,406	31,715	267,032	15,050	98,814	11,220	77,797	4,395	26,643	6,005	20,637	17,015	43,203	28,910	193,261	44,565	1,401,922	5,150	14,824
First generation^Footnote 36	6,985	6,840	243,537	6,110	192,474	3,910	129,869	3,325	117,707	930	11,962	2,945	13,335	2,540	42,315	1,375	7,013	5,215	51,062	3,415	21,857	2,790	19,536	465	2,896	670	2,023	2,650	4,755	4,300	27,867	6,835	215,776	1,025	506
Second generation^Footnote 37	10,690	10,435	366,498	9,375	291,558	6,855	195,685	6,025	180,576	1,320	15,078	4,530	26,503	3,445	60,795	2,125	8,665	7,885	74,900	4,560	30,600	3,900	26,962	880	5,231	1,225	3,847	3,895	8,290	6,735	42,702	10,440	323,686	1,430	5,255
Third generation or more^Footnote 38	28,655	27,280	985,091	24,205	843,865	20,395	672,132	18,520	621,833	3,405	50,389	8,575	47,656	4,990	105,327	4,425	18,749	18,615	141,116	7,070	46,391	4,525	31,264	3,045	18,546	4,110	14,750	10,465	30,156	17,875	122,693	27,285	862,462	2,695	9,064
Total - Population by visible minority^Footnote 39	46,330	44,555	1,595,305	39,685	1,328,228	31,165	997,845	27,875	920,289	5,650	77,486	16,050	87,469	10,980	208,531	7,925	34,406	31,715	267,032	15,050	98,847	11,220	77,763	4,400	26,643	6,005	20,620	17,010	43,203	28,910	193,261	44,560	1,401,922	5,145	14,809
Total visible minority population^Footnote 40	1,480	1,350	43,970	1,205	38,158	1,010	31,785	855	28,605	305	3,088	360	2,146	160	2,983	235	1,456	940	5,703	220	1,293	180	1,312	240	1,311	290	1,085	520	723	825	4,836	1,345	39,133	165	311
South Asian^Footnote 41	100	95	4,087	95	3,697	70	2,439	65	2,267	0	0	35	467	20	551	30	76	75	566	30	188	25	141	20	92	25	79	35	63	60	541	100	3,739	25	-7
Chinese	430	395	12,726	345	10,966	285	9,555	210	7,933	125	1,622	135	758	35	704	60	95	270	1,709	65	329	45	343	70	531	70	259	155	241	255	1,489	395	11,251	55	15
Black	125	110	3,097	95	2,634	75	2,343	70	2,297	0	0	25	10	0	0	25	17	75	546	30	192	15	200	10	35	15	80	50	82	60	314	115	2,794	0	0
Filipino	240	215	6,248	175	5,313	155	4,314	160	4,560	0	0	40	502	20	305	0	0	190	979	25	149	35	257	80	231	65	224	95	112	140	594	215	5,790	0	0
Latin American	105	85	2,841	85	2,558	70	2,018	60	1,762	0	0	20	89	20	325	0	0	50	336	15	64	15	122	20	97	0	0	35	43	65	283	85	2,715	0	0
Arab	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Southeast Asian^Footnote 42	180	165	4,387	160	3,726	150	3,539	110	3,210	55	266	20	20	0	0	15	38	90	544	15	106	15	114	20	124	40	156	45	70	80	435	165	3,949	0	0
West Asian^Footnote 43	20	20	903	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	791	0	0
Korean	80	70	1,861	60	1,565	35	843	30	973	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	50	258	0	0	0	0	0	0	35	200	40	32	20	117	70	1,737	0	0
Japanese	100	90	3,879	85	3,476	65	2,893	50	2,119	25	550	55	177	35	539	30	25	60	449	35	244	30	124	0	0	15	36	15	48	60	459	90	3,419	15	65
Visible minority, n.i.e.^Footnote 44	30	30	2,064	30	1,937	25	1,496	20	1,496	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	25	107	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	25	344	30	1,721	0	0
Multiple visible minorities^Footnote 45	65	65	1,514	65	1,321	65	1,321	65	1,106	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	50	187	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	45	36	45	130	70	1,376	0	0
Not a visible minority^Footnote 46	44,845	43,200	1,551,333	38,480	1,289,908	30,155	966,219	27,020	891,849	5,345	74,406	15,690	85,324	10,820	205,548	7,695	32,970	30,770	261,335	14,830	97,522	11,040	76,450	4,160	25,331	5,720	19,552	16,490	42,481	28,080	188,425	43,210	1,362,788	4,980	14,501
Total - Immigrant status and period of immigration^Footnote 47	46,325	44,550	1,595,305	39,690	1,328,061	31,165	997,845	27,875	920,289	5,650	77,486	16,050	87,469	10,980	208,531	7,925	34,406	31,710	267,075	15,050	98,814	11,220	77,797	4,395	26,643	6,005	20,620	17,010	43,203	28,910	193,261	44,560	1,402,080	5,145	14,809
Non-immigrants^Footnote 48	39,585	37,940	1,361,443	33,800	1,145,010	27,475	876,457	24,730	810,284	4,770	66,270	13,140	74,179	8,455	166,710	6,580	27,462	26,610	216,494	11,660	77,140	8,445	58,310	3,950	23,837	5,355	18,611	14,450	38,607	24,780	166,697	37,950	1,194,687	4,130	14,303
Immigrants^Footnote 49	6,660	6,535	231,738	5,815	181,452	3,625	119,483	3,085	108,198	875	11,224	2,895	13,269	2,525	41,732	1,345	6,793	5,055	50,441	3,390	21,674	2,775	19,452	430	2,742	650	2,009	2,515	4,520	4,075	26,384	6,535	205,451	1,015	505
Before 1981	4,635	4,610	166,198	4,120	122,087	2,205	69,669	1,855	63,943	530	5,706	2,300	9,821	2,270	37,286	1,055	5,373	3,820	44,016	3,190	20,647	2,620	18,429	210	1,428	185	422	1,825	3,089	2,965	18,369	4,605	147,932	845	-668
1981 to 1990	650	635	22,108	570	19,145	470	16,260	400	13,738	120	2,367	225	630	135	2,101	105	229	445	2,968	135	666	90	655	80	570	130	524	235	553	375	2,603	635	19,511	65	-40
1991 to 2000	590	555	19,091	490	17,637	395	15,498	330	13,162	120	2,160	165	648	55	1,071	100	325	335	1,567	35	148	70	370	55	211	145	375	185	436	350	2,073	555	17,032	70	1,111
2001 to 2009	680	645	22,029	565	20,295	520	17,777	460	16,696	95	1,009	185	1,615	45	758	55	141	395	1,682	25	223	0	0	90	559	170	553	215	388	360	3,145	645	18,867	30	-61
2001 to 2005	400	380	12,153	335	10,976	305	9,421	260	9,078	75	433	100	904	35	664	45	95	265	1,060	30	186	0	0	60	298	80	256	175	295	200	1,587	380	10,548	25	-55
2006 to 2009	280	265	9,878	225	9,339	220	8,342	195	7,788	25	584	80	711	0	0	15	46	125	601	0	0	0	0	30	234	90	297	40	84	160	1,560	265	8,320	0	0
Total - Mother tongue^Footnote 50	46,325	44,550	1,595,305	39,690	1,328,061	31,160	997,685	27,875	920,289	5,650	77,486	16,045	87,469	10,980	208,436	7,930	34,406	31,715	267,032	15,050	98,814	11,225	77,763	4,400	26,673	6,005	20,620	17,010	43,190	28,910	193,261	44,560	1,401,922	5,145	14,809
English	42,035	40,395	1,447,467	35,950	1,208,641	28,615	911,744	25,610	840,642	5,110	70,964	14,375	78,501	9,745	187,088	7,180	31,353	28,640	238,820	13,380	87,993	9,830	67,935	4,035	24,689	5,420	18,709	15,430	39,472	26,220	177,129	40,405	1,270,385	4,640	14,644
French	1,150	1,120	45,922	1,005	40,130	780	31,117	730	29,872	135	1,298	390	2,422	260	6,006	180	393	745	5,899	330	2,190	255	1,658	95	406	155	350	350	1,236	845	5,548	1,115	40,383	130	108
Non-official language	2,900	2,800	92,252	2,520	71,310	1,605	48,715	1,375	43,610	380	5,119	1,210	5,934	915	14,225	520	2,465	2,155	20,955	1,255	8,010	1,075	7,723	230	1,480	375	1,443	1,170	2,332	1,655	9,464	2,800	82,776	360	-40
Aboriginal	60	60	1,044	50	428	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	40	200	55	616	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	55	533	0	0	60	1,083	0	0
Non-Aboriginal	2,835	2,735	91,234	2,475	70,899	1,595	48,491	1,365	43,227	380	5,119	1,205	5,934	915	14,204	475	2,287	2,100	20,336	1,245	7,971	1,075	7,711	235	1,449	360	1,390	1,110	1,809	1,645	9,420	2,735	81,947	360	-40
English and French	60	60	2,596	50	2,492	45	2,176	45	2,176	0	0	15	13	0	0	0	0	25	208	15	97	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	29	40	351	60	2,218	0	0
English and non-official language	155	155	5,822	125	4,794	95	3,459	95	3,543	20	20	50	555	35	610	35	166	120	996	60	397	45	295	30	92	40	90	45	114	120	584	155	5,237	0	0
French and non-official language	25	30	891	30	739	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	30	182	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	25	148	25	921	0	0
English, French and non-official language	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total - First official language spoken^Footnote 51	46,325	44,550	1,595,125	39,690	1,328,228	31,165	997,685	27,875	920,289	5,650	77,486	16,045	87,442	10,980	208,531	7,930	34,428	31,715	267,075	15,050	98,814	11,220	77,763	4,395	26,643	6,005	20,620	17,010	43,203	28,905	193,261	44,560	1,401,922	5,145	14,824
English	45,140	43,405	1,549,581	38,670	1,288,752	30,365	966,776	27,160	891,532	5,485	75,268	15,665	85,499	10,730	202,554	7,750	33,867	30,910	260,863	14,725	96,829	10,975	76,045	4,275	25,993	5,830	20,070	16,600	41,922	28,080	187,605	43,415	1,362,009	5,020	14,838
French	1,035	1,000	42,557	915	37,524	710	29,375	660	27,659	120	1,706	350	1,843	240	5,596	160	480	670	5,350	295	1,958	230	1,525	90	376	135	312	315	1,174	765	5,505	1,000	37,280	125	-105
English and French	20	20	677	20	717	15	206	15	206	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	63	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	51	20	633	0	0
Neither English nor French	130	130	2,136	85	1,318	80	1,331	40	1,008	45	440	0	0	0	0	0	0	115	799	0	0	0	0	25	281	35	225	90	88	45	103	125	2,030	0	0

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Footnote(s)

Footnote 1

For the 2011 National Household Survey (NHS) estimates, the global non-response rate (GNR) is used as an indicator of data quality. This indicator combines complete non-response (household) and partial non-response (question) into a single rate. The value of the GNR is presented to users. A smaller GNR indicates a lower risk of non-response bias and as a result, lower risk of inaccuracy. The threshold used for estimates' suppression is a GNR of 50% or more. For more information, please refer to the National Household Survey User Guide, 2011.

Footnote 2

Total income - Total of income from all sources, including employment income, income from government programs, pension income, investment income and any other money income.

Footnote 3

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.

Footnote 4

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

Footnote 5

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.

Footnote 6

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.

Footnote 7

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.

Footnote 8

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.

Footnote 9

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.

Footnote 10

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.

Footnote 11

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

Footnote 12

Old Age Security pension and Guaranteed Income Supplement - Refers to Old Age Security pension and Guaranteed Income Supplement 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.

Footnote 13

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.

Footnote 14

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).

Footnote 15

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 pension and Guaranteed Income Supplement, Employment Insurance benefits and child benefits) received from federal, provincial, territorial or municipal programs during 2010.

Footnote 16

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.

Footnote 17

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

Footnote 18

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 presented here as collected.

Footnote 19

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

Footnote 20

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.

Footnote 21

'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.

Footnote 22

'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.

Footnote 23

'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.

Footnote 24

'Postsecondary certificate or diploma below bachelor level' includes persons who have obtained a college, CEGEP or university certificate or diploma below the bachelor level and who have not obtained any higher degrees, certificates or diplomas. It also includes persons who received an apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma.

Footnote 25

'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.

Footnote 26

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, 2011.

Footnote 27

'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).

Footnote 28

'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.

Footnote 29

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, 2011.

Footnote 30

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.

Footnote 31

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 NHS.

Footnote 32

'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.

Footnote 33

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, 2011.

Footnote 34

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

Footnote 35

Generation status
Part A - Short definition
Not applicable
Part B - Detailed definition
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.

Footnote 36

'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.

Footnote 37

'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.

Footnote 38

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

Footnote 39

Visible minority
Part A - Short definition
Not applicable
Part B - Detailed definition
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.

Footnote 40

The Employment Equity Act defines visible minorities as 'persons, other than Aboriginal peoples, who are non-Caucasian in race or non-white in colour.'

Footnote 41

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

Footnote 42

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

Footnote 43

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

Footnote 44

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.

Footnote 45

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

Footnote 46

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.

Footnote 47

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

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

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.

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.

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

Non-permanent residents are not included elsewhere in this table.

Footnote 48

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

Footnote 49

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.

The income data for the National Household Survey are for the year 2010. By agreement, landed immigrants who arrived in Canada between January 1, 2011 and May 10, 2011 have an income equal to zero. It is also possible that landed immigrants who arrived during the course of the year 2010 did not have a complete year of applicable revenues. Consequently, these two groups of immigrants are excluded from the detailed distribution by period of immigration. They are, however included in the category 'Immigrants.'

Footnote 50

Refers to the first language learned at home in childhood and still understood by the individual on May 10, 2011.

Footnote 51

First official language spoken
Part A - Short definition
Not applicable
Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to a variable specified within the framework of the Official Languages Act.

Source: Statistics Canada, 2011 National Household Survey, Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 99-014-X2011034.