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 Ottawa - Gatineau
Global non-response rate (GNR)^{Footnote 1} = 22.3 %

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	1,215,735	638,275	577,455
North American Aboriginal origins	62,060	8,235	53,820
First Nations (North American Indian)	48,035	6,280	41,760
Inuit	1,445	270	1,180
Métis	14,005	1,685	12,320
Other North American origins	464,630	215,085	249,550
Acadian	5,220	720	4,500
American	14,270	1,000	13,270
Canadian	447,090	210,605	236,485
New Brunswicker	65	0	60
Newfoundlander	885	95	795
Nova Scotian	60	20	40
Ontarian	760	130	635
Québécois	5,595	2,495	3,095
Other North American origins, n.i.e.^Footnote 6	115	0	110
European origins	762,905	224,755	538,150
British Isles origins	448,810	81,080	367,740
Channel Islander	150	20	135
Cornish	65	0	65
English	221,955	32,415	189,540
Irish	228,035	25,165	202,870
Manx	145	0	145
Scottish	182,800	16,420	166,375
Welsh	17,420	840	16,575
British Isles origins, n.i.e.^Footnote 7	33,185	6,215	26,965
French origins	304,865	61,780	243,085
Alsatian	90	0	85
Breton	755	350	405
French	304,235	61,425	242,810
Western European origins (except French origins)	124,635	18,715	105,920
Austrian	5,940	600	5,340
Belgian	6,240	965	5,275
Dutch	30,220	6,700	23,520
Flemish	570	125	445
Frisian	135	20	115
German	85,015	9,665	75,350
Luxembourger	125	20	100
Swiss	4,600	595	4,005
Western European origins, n.i.e.^Footnote 8	155	25	130
Northern European origins (except British Isles origins)	23,150	2,170	20,985
Danish	5,095	590	4,510
Finnish	3,745	595	3,145
Icelandic	1,475	70	1,400
Norwegian	6,770	365	6,400
Swedish	6,515	440	6,075
Northern European origins, n.i.e.^Footnote 9	1,110	105	1,005
Eastern European origins	83,670	22,930	60,740
Bulgarian	1,670	945	725
Byelorussian	995	370	630
Czech	4,130	1,045	3,080
Czechoslovakian, n.o.s.	875	75	795
Estonian	760	165	595
Hungarian	8,135	1,890	6,250
Latvian	1,115	345	775
Lithuanian	1,950	370	1,580
Moldovan	200	55	145
Polish	31,920	7,590	24,325
Romanian	6,270	2,765	3,505
Russian	13,645	2,585	11,055
Slovak	2,525	640	1,885
Ukrainian	23,885	4,045	19,835
Eastern European origins, n.i.e.^Footnote 10	535	45	490
Southern European origins	90,070	33,600	56,470
Albanian	890	575	315
Bosnian	1,475	950	525
Croatian	3,245	1,205	2,035
Cypriot	230	0	225
Greek	7,365	2,980	4,380
Italian	47,975	15,960	32,010
Kosovar	145	45	100
Macedonian	425	90	335
Maltese	750	100	650
Montenegrin	310	75	230
Portuguese	12,320	6,335	5,980
Serbian	3,010	1,740	1,270
Sicilian	360	105	260
Slovenian	1,340	350	985
Spanish	14,220	2,450	11,765
Yugoslavian, n.o.s.	1,600	580	1,025
Southern European origins, n.i.e.^Footnote 11	70	50	15
Other European origins	14,830	4,490	10,340
Basque	390	45	350
Jewish	12,425	3,600	8,825
Roma (Gypsy)	100	0	100
Slavic, n.o.s.	115	0	110
Other European origins, n.i.e.^Footnote 12	1,860	840	1,020
Caribbean origins	26,470	15,000	11,470
Antiguan	80	20	55
Bahamian	195	25	165
Barbadian	1,285	415	870
Bermudan	125	0	125
Carib	130	0	125
Cuban	1,100	305	790
Dominican	640	265	375
Grenadian	215	80	135
Haitian	12,470	9,385	3,085
Jamaican	7,070	3,055	4,015
Kittitian/Nevisian	35	15	20
Martinican	85	0	85
Montserratan	75	0	70
Puerto Rican	140	25	115
St. Lucian	485	235	250
Trinidadian/Tobagonian	1,685	435	1,250
Vincentian/Grenadinian	160	20	140
West Indian, n.o.s.	1,320	450	870
Caribbean origins, n.i.e.^Footnote 13	810	250	565
Latin, Central and South American origins	20,320	9,540	10,780
Aboriginal from Central/South America (except Maya)	890	40	845
Argentinian	570	135	435
Belizean	45	0	15
Bolivian	175	75	100
Brazilian	1,305	300	1,000
Chilean	1,035	375	655
Colombian	3,250	2,185	1,065
Costa Rican	280	60	220
Ecuadorian	355	85	265
Guatemalan	665	350	315
Guyanese	1,590	560	1,035
Hispanic	475	275	205
Honduran	185	65	115
Maya	165	15	150
Mexican	3,165	1,205	1,965
Nicaraguan	1,100	675	425
Panamanian	90	45	45
Paraguayan	35	0	30
Peruvian	1,425	555	870
Salvadorean	3,085	1,995	1,090
Uruguayan	85	0	70
Venezuelan	880	160	725
Latin, Central and South American origins, n.i.e.^Footnote 14	815	330	485
African origins	55,690	38,305	17,390
Central and West African origins	12,700	9,335	3,365
Akan	50	0	40
Angolan	170	70	100
Ashanti	35	0	20
Beninese	340	220	115
Burkinabe	250	175	70
Cameroonian	1,130	960	170
Chadian	110	35	75
Congolese	4,275	3,395	880
Gabonese	65	25	40
Gambian	10	0	10
Ghanaian	1,345	1,000	340
Guinean	430	220	210
Ibo	290	160	135
Ivorian	635	415	220
Liberian	115	70	40
Malian	165	130	40
Nigerian	1,825	1,240	580
Peulh	170	65	105
Senegalese	445	275	170
Sierra Leonean	120	0	115
Togolese	445	270	175
Yoruba	295	120	180
Central and West African origins, n.i.e.^Footnote 15	1,115	475	640
North African origins	13,660	9,325	4,335
Algerian	1,720	1,175	540
Berber	1,210	740	470
Coptic	295	0	295
Dinka	0	0	0
Egyptian	5,440	3,205	2,235
Libyan	860	675	180
Maure	0	0	0
Moroccan	2,960	2,170	790
Sudanese	965	745	225
Tunisian	760	480	280
North African origins, n.i.e.^Footnote 16	295	130	160
Southern and East African origins	20,955	15,910	5,045
Afrikaner	75	20	50
Amhara	170	85	80
Bantu, n.o.s.	245	140	110
Burundian	2,340	2,035	305
Eritrean	1,290	935	355
Ethiopian	2,065	1,230	835
Harari	0	0	0
Kenyan	625	320	300
Malagasy	200	170	30
Mauritian	400	155	245
Oromo	220	35	185
Rwandan	1,580	1,230	350
Seychellois	40	0	35
Somali	9,115	7,900	1,210
South African	1,015	110	905
Tanzanian	200	145	55
Tigrian	125	15	110
Ugandan	470	270	205
Zambian	65	30	35
Zimbabwean	265	175	100
Zulu	125	20	105
Southern and East African origins, n.i.e.^Footnote 17	1,995	890	1,105
Other African origins	9,575	3,735	5,840
Black, n.o.s.^Footnote 18	940	110	830
Other African origins, n.i.e.^Footnote 19	8,895	3,625	5,275
Asian origins	170,650	127,225	43,425
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins	61,155	43,060	18,090
Afghan	2,275	1,855	410
Arab, n.o.s.	9,035	5,530	3,505
Armenian	1,425	435	990
Assyrian	115	85	25
Azerbaijani	160	80	75
Georgian	165	35	130
Iranian	6,610	5,335	1,280
Iraqi	3,910	2,585	1,330
Israeli	385	65	315
Jordanian	705	325	375
Kazakh	85	50	35
Kurd	795	425	375
Kuwaiti	950	510	435
Lebanese	26,615	18,595	8,025
Palestinian	3,315	2,060	1,260
Pashtun	305	170	135
Saudi Arabian	870	655	215
Syrian	3,130	1,280	1,845
Tajik	125	25	95
Tatar	55	0	45
Turk	3,275	1,800	1,480
Uighur	55	50	0
Uzbek	100	0	80
Yemeni	695	345	350
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins, n.i.e.^Footnote 20	1,265	735	530
South Asian origins	37,965	27,290	10,675
Bangladeshi	2,205	1,795	410
Bengali	690	435	255
East Indian^Footnote 21	25,550	17,100	8,450
Goan	85	20	65
Gujarati	80	30	55
Kashmiri	30	0	30
Nepali	785	675	110
Pakistani	3,910	2,430	1,480
Punjabi	1,370	575	795
Sinhalese	320	170	150
Sri Lankan	2,900	1,980	915
Tamil	1,370	800	575
South Asian origins, n.i.e.^Footnote 22	1,980	1,280	700
East and Southeast Asian origins	72,785	56,575	16,210
Burmese	760	495	265
Cambodian (Khmer)	2,495	1,475	1,020
Chinese	42,740	33,625	9,115
Filipino	11,905	8,460	3,445
Hmong	0	0	0
Indonesian	515	135	375
Japanese	3,085	1,075	2,005
Korean	2,765	2,260	505
Laotian	920	505	410
Malaysian	440	100	340
Mongolian	255	50	210
Singaporean	55	15	40
Taiwanese	510	270	235
Thai	775	345	430
Tibetan	25	0	15
Vietnamese	9,860	7,285	2,570
East and Southeast Asian origins, n.i.e.^Footnote 23	615	455	160
Other Asian origins	635	300	335
Other Asian origins, n.i.e.^Footnote 24	640	300	340
Oceania origins	1,850	140	1,710
Australian	1,360	110	1,250
New Zealander	330	0	300
Pacific Islands origins	170	0	175
Fijian	55	0	55
Hawaiian	40	0	40
Maori	0	0	0
Polynesian, n.o.s.	20	0	25
Samoan	10	0	10
Pacific Islands origins, n.i.e.^Footnote 25	45	0	45

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.