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 Courtenay
Global non-response rate (GNR)^{Footnote 1} = 21.6 %

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	54,190	19,940	34,250
North American Aboriginal origins	3,460	555	2,900
First Nations (North American Indian)	2,350	355	1,995
Inuit	55	0	50
Métis	1,240	200	1,045
Other North American origins	14,285	4,725	9,560
Acadian	200	65	135
American	1,140	95	1,045
Canadian	13,475	4,560	8,915
New Brunswicker	0	0	0
Newfoundlander	15	0	15
Nova Scotian	0	0	0
Ontarian	0	0	0
Québécois	0	0	0
Other North American origins, n.i.e.^Footnote 6	0	0	0
European origins	47,200	13,480	33,720
British Isles origins	36,985	8,635	28,350
Channel Islander	20	0	20
Cornish	0	0	0
English	23,875	5,270	18,610
Irish	12,140	930	11,215
Manx	20	0	20
Scottish	16,080	1,710	14,370
Welsh	2,145	130	2,015
British Isles origins, n.i.e.^Footnote 7	2,170	600	1,570
French origins	7,095	685	6,405
Alsatian	0	0	0
Breton	0	0	0
French	7,095	685	6,405
Western European origins (except French origins)	11,355	1,985	9,365
Austrian	725	85	640
Belgian	475	35	445
Dutch	2,655	545	2,110
Flemish	25	0	25
Frisian	0	0	0
German	7,775	1,225	6,545
Luxembourger	0	0	0
Swiss	595	95	495
Western European origins, n.i.e.^Footnote 8	0	0	0
Northern European origins (except British Isles origins)	6,385	865	5,520
Danish	1,080	180	900
Finnish	450	115	335
Icelandic	435	85	355
Norwegian	2,685	260	2,425
Swedish	1,920	140	1,785
Northern European origins, n.i.e.^Footnote 9	265	95	170
Eastern European origins	6,170	760	5,415
Bulgarian	20	0	0
Byelorussian	0	0	0
Czech	195	35	165
Czechoslovakian, n.o.s.	65	0	60
Estonian	60	0	55
Hungarian	570	80	490
Latvian	25	0	25
Lithuanian	75	0	75
Moldovan	25	0	30
Polish	1,460	140	1,325
Romanian	350	10	340
Russian	1,050	60	990
Slovak	50	0	45
Ukrainian	2,850	415	2,440
Eastern European origins, n.i.e.^Footnote 10	0	0	0
Southern European origins	3,300	400	2,895
Albanian	0	0	0
Bosnian	0	0	0
Croatian	205	20	180
Cypriot	0	0	0
Greek	175	0	165
Italian	1,900	255	1,645
Kosovar	0	0	0
Macedonian	0	0	0
Maltese	0	0	0
Montenegrin	0	0	0
Portuguese	295	65	220
Serbian	0	0	0
Sicilian	0	0	0
Slovenian	50	0	45
Spanish	625	20	610
Yugoslavian, n.o.s.	185	25	165
Southern European origins, n.i.e.^Footnote 11	0	0	0
Other European origins	480	145	335
Basque	40	0	25
Jewish	275	45	230
Roma (Gypsy)	0	0	0
Slavic, n.o.s.	10	0	10
Other European origins, n.i.e.^Footnote 12	155	90	70
Caribbean origins	155	0	155
Antiguan	0	0	0
Bahamian	0	0	0
Barbadian	0	0	0
Bermudan	0	0	0
Carib	0	0	0
Cuban	0	0	0
Dominican	0	0	0
Grenadian	0	0	0
Haitian	0	0	0
Jamaican	45	0	45
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.	45	0	45
Caribbean origins, n.i.e.^Footnote 13	0	0	0
Latin, Central and South American origins	360	50	310
Aboriginal from Central/South America (except Maya)	0	0	0
Argentinian	0	0	0
Belizean	0	0	0
Bolivian	0	0	0
Brazilian	0	0	0
Chilean	75	10	65
Colombian	35	0	25
Costa Rican	15	0	15
Ecuadorian	0	0	0
Guatemalan	0	0	0
Guyanese	0	0	0
Hispanic	0	0	0
Honduran	0	0	0
Maya	0	0	0
Mexican	125	0	105
Nicaraguan	0	0	0
Panamanian	0	0	0
Paraguayan	0	0	0
Peruvian	0	0	0
Salvadorean	25	10	0
Uruguayan	0	0	0
Venezuelan	0	0	0
Latin, Central and South American origins, n.i.e.^Footnote 14	35	0	0
African origins	325	45	290
Central and West African origins	25	10	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	0	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	0	0	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	20	0	25
Algerian	0	0	0
Berber	0	0	0
Coptic	0	0	0
Dinka	0	0	0
Egyptian	0	0	0
Libyan	0	0	0
Maure	0	0	0
Moroccan	0	0	0
Sudanese	0	0	0
Tunisian	0	0	0
North African origins, n.i.e.^Footnote 16	0	0	0
Southern and East African origins	165	25	140
Afrikaner	0	0	0
Amhara	0	0	0
Bantu, n.o.s.	0	0	0
Burundian	0	0	0
Eritrean	0	0	0
Ethiopian	0	0	0
Harari	0	0	0
Kenyan	0	0	0
Malagasy	0	0	0
Mauritian	0	0	0
Oromo	0	0	0
Rwandan	0	0	0
Seychellois	0	0	0
Somali	0	0	0
South African	95	0	90
Tanzanian	0	0	0
Tigrian	0	0	0
Ugandan	0	0	0
Zambian	0	0	0
Zimbabwean	0	0	0
Zulu	0	0	0
Southern and East African origins, n.i.e.^Footnote 17	30	0	25
Other African origins	115	0	120
Black, n.o.s.^Footnote 18	0	0	0
Other African origins, n.i.e.^Footnote 19	110	0	110
Asian origins	1,920	1,065	855
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins	215	35	185
Afghan	0	0	0
Arab, n.o.s.	0	0	0
Armenian	0	0	0
Assyrian	0	0	0
Azerbaijani	0	0	0
Georgian	0	0	0
Iranian	60	0	50
Iraqi	0	0	0
Israeli	30	0	20
Jordanian	0	0	0
Kazakh	0	0	0
Kurd	0	0	0
Kuwaiti	0	0	0
Lebanese	70	0	70
Palestinian	0	0	0
Pashtun	0	0	0
Saudi Arabian	0	0	0
Syrian	10	0	10
Tajik	0	0	0
Tatar	0	0	0
Turk	30	0	25
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	205	60	140
Bangladeshi	0	0	0
Bengali	0	0	0
East Indian^Footnote 21	185	45	140
Goan	0	0	0
Gujarati	0	0	0
Kashmiri	0	0	0
Nepali	0	0	0
Pakistani	0	0	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	1,530	955	575
Burmese	0	0	0
Cambodian (Khmer)	0	0	0
Chinese	605	355	245
Filipino	340	195	140
Hmong	0	0	0
Indonesian	45	0	45
Japanese	200	75	125
Korean	145	130	0
Laotian	0	0	0
Malaysian	25	0	30
Mongolian	25	0	25
Singaporean	0	0	0
Taiwanese	50	35	0
Thai	20	0	0
Tibetan	0	0	0
Vietnamese	205	145	65
East and Southeast Asian origins, n.i.e.^Footnote 23	0	0	0
Other Asian origins	0	0	0
Other Asian origins, n.i.e.^Footnote 24	0	0	0
Oceania origins	465	25	440
Australian	300	15	285
New Zealander	90	0	90
Pacific Islands origins	80	0	70
Fijian	0	0	0
Hawaiian	35	0	35
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.