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 Ontario^{Footnote 1}
Global non-response rate (GNR)^{Footnote 2} = 27.1 %

Ethnic origin (264)	Single and multiple ethnic origin responses (3)
	Total - Single and multiple ethnic origin responses^Footnote 3	Single ethnic origin responses^Footnote 4	Multiple ethnic origin responses^Footnote 5
Total - Ethnic origins^Footnote 6	12,651,790	7,157,220	5,494,575
North American Aboriginal origins	441,395	91,460	349,935
First Nations (North American Indian)	345,875	83,060	262,810
Inuit	6,175	680	5,495
Métis	97,040	7,715	89,325
Other North American origins	3,059,480	1,275,315	1,784,165
Acadian	15,175	1,820	13,360
American	136,505	11,400	125,105
Canadian	2,946,095	1,257,340	1,688,755
New Brunswicker	265	55	210
Newfoundlander	9,590	1,975	7,620
Nova Scotian	1,130	175	955
Ontarian	2,285	660	1,625
Québécois	6,115	1,620	4,495
Other North American origins, n.i.e.^Footnote 7	1,385	270	1,115
European origins	8,231,410	3,144,245	5,087,165
British Isles origins	4,989,725	1,151,550	3,838,175
Channel Islander	960	80	880
Cornish	700	55	645
English	2,925,660	606,890	2,318,770
Irish	2,069,110	221,880	1,847,230
Manx	1,990	95	1,900
Scottish	2,080,545	240,755	1,839,790
Welsh	192,645	12,460	180,195
British Isles origins, n.i.e.^Footnote 8	293,170	69,340	223,825
French origins	1,363,370	172,930	1,190,440
Alsatian	1,045	70	975
Breton	340	75	265
French	1,362,320	172,785	1,189,535
Western European origins (except French origins)	1,711,125	390,300	1,320,830
Austrian	68,785	8,975	59,815
Belgian	52,635	9,870	42,765
Dutch	508,595	160,480	348,110
Flemish	4,865	890	3,970
Frisian	2,710	380	2,325
German	1,154,550	198,915	955,635
Luxembourger	955	105	850
Swiss	57,270	10,550	46,720
Western European origins, n.i.e.^Footnote 9	675	130	540
Northern European origins (except British Isles origins)	255,555	36,720	218,830
Danish	53,145	8,980	44,170
Finnish	74,505	16,680	57,820
Icelandic	13,130	960	12,165
Norwegian	56,215	4,130	52,085
Swedish	67,795	5,085	62,710
Northern European origins, n.i.e.^Footnote 10	8,990	880	8,105
Eastern European origins	1,219,960	421,755	798,205
Bulgarian	15,500	8,690	6,805
Byelorussian	8,785	2,680	6,100
Czech	39,800	10,825	28,975
Czechoslovakian, n.o.s.	14,380	2,400	11,980
Estonian	14,770	5,070	9,700
Hungarian	148,960	43,420	105,535
Latvian	16,320	5,115	11,210
Lithuanian	29,315	7,450	21,865
Moldovan	2,645	895	1,750
Polish	475,565	161,295	314,270
Romanian	85,115	37,915	47,200
Russian	186,940	45,450	141,490
Slovak	38,240	11,420	26,820
Ukrainian	342,005	77,915	264,090
Eastern European origins, n.i.e.^Footnote 11	5,975	1,200	4,775
Southern European origins	1,671,705	895,380	776,330
Albanian	21,175	17,455	3,710
Bosnian	13,345	8,575	4,765
Croatian	74,020	36,165	37,855
Cypriot	3,920	1,135	2,785
Greek	140,965	79,195	61,770
Italian	883,990	456,795	427,190
Kosovar	1,680	1,130	545
Macedonian	34,070	15,960	18,105
Maltese	33,455	11,320	22,130
Montenegrin	2,050	445	1,600
Portuguese	295,030	184,170	110,865
Serbian	56,760	34,560	22,195
Sicilian	3,200	880	2,320
Slovenian	24,580	9,965	14,615
Spanish	164,655	29,995	134,660
Yugoslavian, n.o.s.	25,975	7,420	18,555
Southern European origins, n.i.e.^Footnote 12	455	185	275
Other European origins	196,060	75,615	120,445
Basque	1,150	85	1,070
Jewish	173,780	66,240	107,545
Roma (Gypsy)	2,855	770	2,085
Slavic, n.o.s.	1,985	540	1,445
Other European origins, n.i.e.^Footnote 13	17,500	7,985	9,515
Caribbean origins	396,485	220,100	176,380
Antiguan	2,790	1,050	1,735
Bahamian	1,360	275	1,080
Barbadian	23,380	7,945	15,440
Bermudan	1,710	210	1,505
Carib	2,430	80	2,350
Cuban	11,675	3,625	8,050
Dominican	7,085	3,190	3,895
Grenadian	11,975	5,840	6,130
Haitian	15,830	11,445	4,380
Jamaican	218,060	127,780	90,285
Kittitian/Nevisian	1,870	675	1,190
Martinican	200	0	195
Montserratan	390	140	250
Puerto Rican	890	90	800
St. Lucian	5,375	2,775	2,600
Trinidadian/Tobagonian	51,340	20,655	30,685
Vincentian/Grenadinian	10,105	4,640	5,465
West Indian, n.o.s.	46,390	23,905	22,485
Caribbean origins, n.i.e.^Footnote 14	13,995	5,770	8,225
Latin, Central and South American origins	271,545	138,925	132,620
Aboriginal from Central/South America (except Maya)	8,175	350	7,825
Argentinian	9,530	2,550	6,985
Belizean	605	205	400
Bolivian	1,575	760	815
Brazilian	14,190	4,135	10,060
Chilean	12,225	5,290	6,930
Colombian	34,995	24,595	10,405
Costa Rican	2,960	1,430	1,535
Ecuadorian	15,965	9,575	6,390
Guatemalan	8,200	4,880	3,315
Guyanese	67,045	31,570	35,470
Hispanic	3,225	1,675	1,555
Honduran	2,575	1,195	1,375
Maya	1,860	155	1,705
Mexican	31,690	14,540	17,145
Nicaraguan	6,080	3,590	2,495
Panamanian	1,780	380	1,395
Paraguayan	665	180	485
Peruvian	13,315	5,805	7,510
Salvadorean	28,765	19,060	9,705
Uruguayan	3,800	1,340	2,455
Venezuelan	7,845	2,350	5,490
Latin, Central and South American origins, n.i.e.^Footnote 15	10,350	3,300	7,055
African origins	331,460	192,485	138,975
Central and West African origins	64,975	48,905	16,070
Akan	715	315	400
Angolan	1,230	615	615
Ashanti	770	375	400
Beninese	420	155	265
Burkinabe	130	100	35
Cameroonian	2,380	1,865	515
Chadian	115	85	20
Congolese	7,795	5,965	1,835
Gabonese	70	30	45
Gambian	260	205	55
Ghanaian	22,035	17,615	4,420
Guinean	710	380	335
Ibo	1,685	1,090	595
Ivorian	830	590	245
Liberian	660	380	280
Malian	250	80	175
Nigerian	20,025	14,435	5,590
Peulh	80	25	50
Senegalese	630	375	250
Sierra Leonean	865	440	430
Togolese	485	210	275
Yoruba	2,780	1,610	1,170
Central and West African origins, n.i.e.^Footnote 16	4,445	1,975	2,470
North African origins	63,850	40,105	23,750
Algerian	2,650	1,320	1,335
Berber	1,520	655	865
Coptic	2,445	460	1,985
Dinka	85	15	70
Egyptian	39,275	25,715	13,560
Libyan	2,835	2,030	805
Maure	295	70	225
Moroccan	8,955	3,480	5,475
Sudanese	7,360	5,460	1,900
Tunisian	1,470	740	730
North African origins, n.i.e.^Footnote 17	725	165	560
Southern and East African origins	102,200	69,115	33,085
Afrikaner	575	70	505
Amhara	545	325	220
Bantu, n.o.s.	735	255	480
Burundian	2,405	1,940	465
Eritrean	7,475	5,940	1,535
Ethiopian	17,325	12,870	4,445
Harari	605	355	250
Kenyan	4,820	2,365	2,455
Malagasy	345	140	205
Mauritian	2,885	1,065	1,825
Oromo	1,015	505	515
Rwandan	2,235	1,685	545
Seychellois	245	60	185
Somali	33,970	29,705	4,265
South African	15,165	2,765	12,400
Tanzanian	2,185	975	1,205
Tigrian	525	295	235
Ugandan	2,585	1,335	1,255
Zambian	640	300	340
Zimbabwean	3,420	2,345	1,070
Zulu	490	215	275
Southern and East African origins, n.i.e.^Footnote 18	8,325	3,600	4,720
Other African origins	107,540	34,365	73,175
Black, n.o.s.^Footnote 19	15,345	3,410	11,935
Other African origins, n.i.e.^Footnote 20	93,355	30,950	62,410
Asian origins	2,604,590	2,092,435	512,160
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins	399,185	279,375	119,805
Afghan	40,375	34,445	5,930
Arab, n.o.s.	39,315	22,315	17,000
Armenian	24,865	13,715	11,150
Assyrian	9,420	6,655	2,765
Azerbaijani	2,685	1,180	1,500
Georgian	1,730	550	1,180
Iranian	92,635	75,060	17,575
Iraqi	35,220	26,580	8,630
Israeli	9,250	1,905	7,345
Jordanian	5,980	3,385	2,590
Kazakh	765	300	470
Kurd	6,830	3,905	2,935
Kuwaiti	1,445	600	845
Lebanese	73,290	43,040	30,250
Palestinian	20,130	12,255	7,880
Pashtun	2,185	895	1,290
Saudi Arabian	3,890	2,245	1,640
Syrian	16,070	6,405	9,665
Tajik	1,425	505	920
Tatar	1,485	335	1,150
Turk	29,350	15,235	14,120
Uighur	565	270	295
Uzbek	1,535	535	1,005
Yemeni	2,730	1,125	1,600
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins, n.i.e.^Footnote 21	10,875	5,935	4,935
South Asian origins	1,003,180	799,685	203,500
Bangladeshi	21,490	17,665	3,830
Bengali	12,040	9,595	2,445
East Indian^Footnote 22	678,465	521,130	157,340
Goan	4,245	1,355	2,885
Gujarati	4,635	1,930	2,705
Kashmiri	1,550	445	1,105
Nepali	4,400	3,445	950
Pakistani	109,295	77,600	31,695
Punjabi	39,030	22,420	16,605
Sinhalese	4,960	3,440	1,520
Sri Lankan	112,465	86,880	25,590
Tamil	43,450	23,620	19,830
South Asian origins, n.i.e.^Footnote 23	42,235	30,160	12,075
East and Southeast Asian origins	1,223,480	1,004,835	218,645
Burmese	3,810	1,990	1,815
Cambodian (Khmer)	12,620	7,890	4,730
Chinese	713,245	581,560	131,690
Filipino	295,700	222,785	72,915
Hmong	615	405	205
Indonesian	7,615	1,745	5,870
Japanese	37,910	18,600	19,305
Korean	82,640	75,455	7,185
Laotian	9,435	5,320	4,120
Malaysian	5,910	960	4,945
Mongolian	1,960	420	1,540
Singaporean	815	155	660
Taiwanese	8,955	5,585	3,375
Thai	5,735	2,230	3,505
Tibetan	4,990	4,405	590
Vietnamese	100,520	72,115	28,410
East and Southeast Asian origins, n.i.e.^Footnote 24	4,965	3,215	1,745
Other Asian origins	13,780	8,535	5,240
Other Asian origins, n.i.e.^Footnote 25	13,775	8,535	5,240
Oceania origins	19,410	2,260	17,150
Australian	12,830	1,355	11,475
New Zealander	4,180	390	3,795
Pacific Islands origins	2,715	520	2,195
Fijian	1,245	420	825
Hawaiian	480	0	475
Maori	285	25	255
Polynesian, n.o.s.	170	0	160
Samoan	130	0	130
Pacific Islands origins, n.i.e.^Footnote 26	430	50	380

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

Excludes National Household Survey data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements.

Footnote 2

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 3

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 4

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

Footnote 5

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

Footnote 6

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 7

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 8

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 9

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 10

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 11

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 12

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 13

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 14

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 15

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 16

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 17

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 18

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 19

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 20

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 21

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 22

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 23

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 24

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 25

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 26

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.