Tabulation: Ethnic Origin (264), Single and Multiple Ethnic Origin Responses (3), Generation Status (4), Age Groups (10) and Sex (3) for the Population in Private Households of Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 2011 National Household Survey

• Generation status (4): Total - Generation status
• Age groups (10): Total - Age groups
• Sex (3): Total - Sex

This table details ethnic origin , single and multiple ethnic origin responses , generation status , age groups and sex for the population in private households in Northwest Territories / Territoires du Nord-Ouest
Global non-response rate (GNR)^{Footnote 1} = 16.1 %

Ethnic origin (264)	Single and multiple ethnic origin responses (3)
	Total - Single and multiple ethnic origin responses^Footnote 2	Single ethnic origin responses^Footnote 3	Multiple ethnic origin responses^Footnote 4
Total - Ethnic origins^Footnote 5	40,800	25,670	15,130
North American Aboriginal origins	21,035	15,065	5,965
First Nations (North American Indian)	15,105	10,740	4,365
Inuit	4,775	3,280	1,495
Métis	2,715	1,050	1,665
Other North American origins	5,940	3,110	2,825
Acadian	245	65	185
American	290	30	260
Canadian	5,245	2,920	2,320
New Brunswicker	0	0	0
Newfoundlander	185	85	100
Nova Scotian	10	0	10
Ontarian	0	0	0
Québécois	30	15	15
Other North American origins, n.i.e.^Footnote 6	10	0	15
European origins	18,685	5,250	13,435
British Isles origins	12,530	2,830	9,700
Channel Islander	0	0	0
Cornish	0	0	0
English	5,585	1,000	4,590
Irish	4,845	735	4,110
Manx	0	0	0
Scottish	5,685	765	4,925
Welsh	555	65	485
British Isles origins, n.i.e.^Footnote 7	855	265	590
French origins	3,820	570	3,250
Alsatian	0	0	0
Breton	0	0	0
French	3,820	565	3,245
Western European origins (except French origins)	4,185	645	3,535
Austrian	185	35	150
Belgian	140	10	125
Dutch	800	145	655
Flemish	15	0	20
Frisian	0	0	0
German	3,375	435	2,940
Luxembourger	15	0	15
Swiss	110	15	95
Western European origins, n.i.e.^Footnote 8	15	0	0
Northern European origins (except British Isles origins)	1,615	195	1,420
Danish	270	50	220
Finnish	100	10	90
Icelandic	120	10	105
Norwegian	585	60	525
Swedish	510	50	460
Northern European origins, n.i.e.^Footnote 9	105	15	85
Eastern European origins	2,600	510	2,085
Bulgarian	20	20	10
Byelorussian	0	0	0
Czech	100	20	80
Czechoslovakian, n.o.s.	55	0	50
Estonian	15	0	15
Hungarian	200	30	165
Latvian	25	0	25
Lithuanian	25	0	25
Moldovan	0	0	0
Polish	565	95	470
Romanian	120	25	95
Russian	460	60	390
Slovak	45	20	25
Ukrainian	1,250	225	1,025
Eastern European origins, n.i.e.^Footnote 10	15	10	10
Southern European origins	1,135	210	930
Albanian	15	10	0
Bosnian	20	20	0
Croatian	75	35	40
Cypriot	0	0	0
Greek	85	15	65
Italian	545	70	470
Kosovar	0	0	0
Macedonian	0	0	0
Maltese	0	0	0
Montenegrin	0	0	0
Portuguese	125	0	120
Serbian	20	0	0
Sicilian	0	0	0
Slovenian	10	0	10
Spanish	205	15	185
Yugoslavian, n.o.s.	55	10	50
Southern European origins, n.i.e.^Footnote 11	0	0	0
Other European origins	515	295	220
Basque	0	0	0
Jewish	40	10	35
Roma (Gypsy)	0	0	0
Slavic, n.o.s.	25	0	20
Other European origins, n.i.e.^Footnote 12	445	285	160
Caribbean origins	150	45	105
Antiguan	0	0	0
Bahamian	0	0	0
Barbadian	15	0	10
Bermudan	0	0	0
Carib	0	0	0
Cuban	0	0	0
Dominican	0	0	0
Grenadian	0	0	0
Haitian	20	0	20
Jamaican	75	40	40
Kittitian/Nevisian	0	0	0
Martinican	0	0	0
Montserratan	0	0	0
Puerto Rican	0	0	0
St. Lucian	0	0	0
Trinidadian/Tobagonian	20	0	20
Vincentian/Grenadinian	0	0	0
West Indian, n.o.s.	0	0	0
Caribbean origins, n.i.e.^Footnote 13	10	0	10
Latin, Central and South American origins	180	40	140
Aboriginal from Central/South America (except Maya)	0	0	0
Argentinian	0	0	0
Belizean	0	0	0
Bolivian	0	0	0
Brazilian	15	0	15
Chilean	0	0	10
Colombian	10	0	0
Costa Rican	0	0	0
Ecuadorian	10	0	10
Guatemalan	30	0	35
Guyanese	10	0	0
Hispanic	0	0	0
Honduran	0	0	0
Maya	0	0	0
Mexican	40	0	30
Nicaraguan	0	0	0
Panamanian	0	0	0
Paraguayan	0	0	0
Peruvian	20	0	0
Salvadorean	20	10	0
Uruguayan	0	0	0
Venezuelan	0	0	0
Latin, Central and South American origins, n.i.e.^Footnote 14	30	0	30
African origins	695	525	170
Central and West African origins	40	35	0
Akan	0	0	0
Angolan	0	0	0
Ashanti	0	0	0
Beninese	0	0	0
Burkinabe	0	0	0
Cameroonian	0	0	0
Chadian	0	0	0
Congolese	0	0	0
Gabonese	0	0	0
Gambian	0	0	0
Ghanaian	0	10	0
Guinean	0	0	0
Ibo	0	0	0
Ivorian	0	0	0
Liberian	0	0	0
Malian	0	0	0
Nigerian	0	0	0
Peulh	0	0	0
Senegalese	0	0	0
Sierra Leonean	10	10	0
Togolese	0	0	0
Yoruba	0	0	0
Central and West African origins, n.i.e.^Footnote 15	0	0	0
North African origins	115	95	15
Algerian	10	15	0
Berber	0	0	0
Coptic	0	0	0
Dinka	0	0	0
Egyptian	20	0	15
Libyan	0	0	0
Maure	0	0	0
Moroccan	0	0	0
Sudanese	80	75	10
Tunisian	0	0	0
North African origins, n.i.e.^Footnote 16	0	0	0
Southern and East African origins	335	295	35
Afrikaner	0	0	0
Amhara	0	0	0
Bantu, n.o.s.	15	15	0
Burundian	0	0	0
Eritrean	80	80	0
Ethiopian	20	20	0
Harari	0	0	0
Kenyan	0	0	0
Malagasy	0	0	0
Mauritian	55	55	0
Oromo	0	0	0
Rwandan	0	0	0
Seychellois	0	0	0
Somali	10	0	0
South African	30	0	20
Tanzanian	0	0	0
Tigrian	0	0	0
Ugandan	10	0	0
Zambian	0	0	0
Zimbabwean	80	80	0
Zulu	0	0	0
Southern and East African origins, n.i.e.^Footnote 17	20	0	0
Other African origins	210	95	115
Black, n.o.s.^Footnote 18	10	0	0
Other African origins, n.i.e.^Footnote 19	205	95	105
Asian origins	2,165	1,620	545
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins	300	200	100
Afghan	0	0	0
Arab, n.o.s.	25	15	0
Armenian	105	100	0
Assyrian	0	0	0
Azerbaijani	0	0	0
Georgian	0	0	0
Iranian	55	15	45
Iraqi	0	0	0
Israeli	0	0	0
Jordanian	0	0	0
Kazakh	0	0	0
Kurd	0	0	0
Kuwaiti	0	0	0
Lebanese	60	30	35
Palestinian	15	10	0
Pashtun	0	0	0
Saudi Arabian	0	0	0
Syrian	10	0	0
Tajik	0	0	0
Tatar	0	0	0
Turk	20	15	0
Uighur	0	0	0
Uzbek	0	0	0
Yemeni	0	0	0
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins, n.i.e.^Footnote 20	0	0	0
South Asian origins	200	165	35
Bangladeshi	0	0	0
Bengali	0	0	0
East Indian^Footnote 21	165	135	30
Goan	0	0	0
Gujarati	0	0	0
Kashmiri	0	0	0
Nepali	10	10	0
Pakistani	15	15	0
Punjabi	0	0	0
Sinhalese	0	0	0
Sri Lankan	0	0	0
Tamil	0	0	0
South Asian origins, n.i.e.^Footnote 22	0	0	0
East and Southeast Asian origins	1,660	1,245	415
Burmese	10	10	0
Cambodian (Khmer)	10	0	0
Chinese	510	305	205
Filipino	975	750	225
Hmong	0	0	0
Indonesian	0	0	0
Japanese	70	35	40
Korean	40	35	0
Laotian	0	0	0
Malaysian	0	0	0
Mongolian	0	0	0
Singaporean	0	0	0
Taiwanese	0	0	0
Thai	15	0	10
Tibetan	0	0	0
Vietnamese	170	100	70
East and Southeast Asian origins, n.i.e.^Footnote 23	0	0	0
Other Asian origins	20	10	0
Other Asian origins, n.i.e.^Footnote 24	15	10	0
Oceania origins	55	15	40
Australian	30	0	30
New Zealander	10	0	0
Pacific Islands origins	10	10	10
Fijian	10	0	0
Hawaiian	0	0	0
Maori	0	0	0
Polynesian, n.o.s.	0	0	0
Samoan	0	0	0
Pacific Islands origins, n.i.e.^Footnote 25	0	0	0

Symbol(s)

Symbol ..

not available for a specific reference period

Symbol ...

not applicable

Symbol x

suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act

Symbol F

too unreliable to be published

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

The category 'Total - Single and multiple ethnic origin responses' indicates the number of respondents who reported a specified ethnic origin, either as their only ethnic origin or in addition to one or more other ethnic origins. The sum of all total responses for all ethnic origins is greater than the total population estimate due to the reporting of multiple origins.

Footnote 3

A single ethnic origin response occurs when a respondent provides one ethnic origin only.

Footnote 4

A multiple ethnic origin response occurs when a respondent provides two or more ethnic origins.

Footnote 5

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.

Footnote 6

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').

Footnote 7

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').

Footnote 8

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').

Footnote 9

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').

Footnote 10

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').

Footnote 11

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').

Footnote 12

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').

Footnote 13

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').

Footnote 14

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').

Footnote 15

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').

Footnote 16

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').

Footnote 17

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').

Footnote 18

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).

Footnote 19

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').

Footnote 20

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').

Footnote 21

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).

Footnote 22

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').

Footnote 23

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').

Footnote 24

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').

Footnote 25

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').

Source: Statistics Canada, 2011 National Household Survey, Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 99-010-X2011028.