Tabulation: Religion (19), Age Groups (10), Sex (3), Selected Demographic, Cultural, Labour Force and Educational Characteristics (268) for the Population in Private Households of Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 2011 National Household Survey

• Religion (19): Total population by selected religions
• Age groups (10): Total - Age groups

This table details religion , age groups , sex , selected demographic, cultural, labour force and educational characteristics for the population in private households in Medicine Hat
Global non-response rate (GNR)^{Footnote 2} = 28.5 %

Selected demographic, cultural, labour force and educational characteristics (268)	Sex (3)
	Total - Sex	Male	Female
Total population aged 15 years and over in private households by marital status^Footnote 3	57,620	28,315	29,305
Married or living with a common-law partner	35,775	17,845	17,930
Married (and not separated)	30,250	15,110	15,145
Living common law	5,525	2,735	2,785
Not married and not living with a common-law partner	21,845	10,470	11,370
Single (never legally married)	13,285	7,405	5,880
Separated	1,565	685	880
Divorced	4,060	1,805	2,260
Widowed	2,935	580	2,355
Total - Census family status^Footnote 4	71,070	35,000	36,070
Married spouses	29,970	15,000	14,975
Common-law partners	5,520	2,735	2,785
Lone parents	3,050	625	2,425
Children in census families	20,455	10,685	9,775
Persons not in census families^Footnote 5	12,065	5,955	6,115
Total - Mobility status 1 year ago^Footnote 6	70,180	34,625	35,555
Non-movers	60,035	29,595	30,440
Movers	10,145	5,030	5,115
Non-migrants	6,625	3,220	3,405
Migrants	3,520	1,810	1,710
Internal migrants	2,950	1,525	1,420
Intraprovincial migrants	1,780	930	850
Interprovincial migrants	1,170	595	570
External migrants	565	285	290
Total - Mobility status 5 years ago^Footnote 7	66,425	32,635	33,785
Non-movers	37,280	18,505	18,780
Movers	29,140	14,130	15,010
Non-migrants	16,700	8,145	8,550
Migrants	12,440	5,985	6,455
Internal migrants	10,865	5,240	5,625
Intraprovincial migrants	6,985	3,325	3,660
Interprovincial migrants	3,875	1,910	1,970
External migrants	1,575	745	830
Total population by mother tongue^Footnote 8	71,070	35,000	36,070
English	64,345	31,600	32,740
French	735	400	335
Non-official language	5,695	2,855	2,835
English and French	45	20	30
English and non-official language	245	115	135
French and non-official language	0	0	0
English, French and non-official language	0	0	0
Total population by language spoken most often at home^Footnote 9	71,070	35,000	36,070
English	68,550	33,715	34,835
French	120	50	70
Non-official language	2,020	1,095	920
English and French	0	0	0
English and non-official language	365	145	220
French and non-official language	0	0	0
English, French and non-official language	0	0	0
Total population by knowledge of official languages^Footnote 10	71,070	35,000	36,070
English only	68,465	33,725	34,735
French only	0	0	0
English and French	2,420	1,170	1,250
Neither English nor French	180	100	80
Total population aged 15 years and over by language used most often at work^Footnote 11	42,885	22,470	20,410
English	42,690	22,405	20,280
French	60	0	45
Non-official language	65	20	45
Aboriginal	0	0	0
Non-Aboriginal	65	20	45
English and French	0	0	0
English and non-official language	65	30	30
French and non-official language	0	0	0
English, French and non-official language	0	0	0
Total population by citizenship^Footnote 12	71,070	35,000	36,070
Canadian citizens	68,565	33,870	34,690
Canadian citizens only	67,985	33,590	34,395
Citizens of Canada and at least one other country	575	280	295
Not Canadian citizens^Footnote 13	2,505	1,130	1,375
Total population in private households by immigrant status and period of immigration^Footnote 14	71,070	35,000	36,070
Non-immigrants^Footnote 15	65,000	32,045	32,955
Immigrants^Footnote 16	5,145	2,555	2,590
Before 1971	1,345	615	730
1971 to 1980	560	290	275
1981 to 1990	600	310	285
1991 to 2000	920	490	425
2001 to 2011^Footnote 17	1,720	850	875
2001 to 2005	650	345	305
2006 to 2011^Footnote 18	1,075	500	570
Non-permanent residents^Footnote 19	925	400	525
Total immigrant population in private households by age at immigration^Footnote 20	5,145	2,555	2,590
Under 5 years	800	435	370
5 to 14 years	940	410	525
15 to 24 years	1,280	645	630
25 to 44 years	1,870	920	945
45 years and over	250	135	115
Total population in private households by immigrant status and selected places of birth^Footnote 21	71,070	35,000	36,070
Non-immigrants^Footnote 22	64,995	32,040	32,955
Born in province of residence	39,005	18,935	20,065
Born outside province of residence	25,990	13,110	12,890
Immigrants^Footnote 23	5,145	2,555	2,590
Americas	1,195	560	640
United States	480	185	290
Jamaica	15	0	0
Guyana	0	0	0
Haiti	0	0	0
Mexico	335	190	140
Trinidad and Tobago	0	0	0
Colombia	100	35	60
El Salvador	110	60	50
Peru	0	0	0
Chile	20	0	0
Other places of birth in Americas	130	60	70
Europe	2,740	1,470	1,265
United Kingdom^Footnote 24	1,165	645	520
Italy	40	30	0
Germany	430	230	195
Poland	110	55	55
Portugal	30	0	0
Netherlands	295	140	155
France	35	0	20
Romania	75	55	20
Russian Federation	55	20	35
Greece	15	0	0
Ukraine	80	35	40
Croatia	10	0	0
Hungary	0	0	0
Bosnia and Herzegovina	180	110	75
Serbia	0	0	0
Ireland, Republic of	45	15	30
Other places of birth in Europe	160	90	75
Africa	415	195	220
Morocco	0	0	0
Algeria	0	0	0
Egypt	0	0	0
South Africa, Republic of	40	25	20
Nigeria	60	30	30
Ethiopia	0	0	0
Kenya	0	0	0
Other places of birth in Africa	295	130	165
Asia	775	320	455
India	165	80	85
China^Footnote 25	155	65	95
Philippines	135	40	90
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region	50	25	25
Viet Nam^Footnote 26	45	20	30
Pakistan	0	0	0
Sri Lanka	0	0	0
Iran^Footnote 27	0	0	0
Korea, South^Footnote 28	0	0	0
Lebanon	0	0	0
Taiwan	0	0	0
Iraq	60	30	25
Bangladesh	0	0	0
Afghanistan	0	0	0
Japan	30	0	35
Turkey	0	0	0
Other places of birth in Asia	80	40	45
Oceania and other^Footnote 29	25	0	15
Fiji	0	0	0
Other places of birth^Footnote 30	25	0	15
Non-permanent residents^Footnote 31	925	400	520
Total population in private households by generation status^Footnote 32	71,070	35,000	36,070
First generation^Footnote 33	6,275	3,090	3,190
Second generation^Footnote 34	11,595	5,605	5,990
Third generation or more^Footnote 35	53,205	26,310	26,890
Total population in private households by visible minority	71,070	35,000	36,070
Total visible minority population^Footnote 36	3,030	1,485	1,540
South Asian^Footnote 37	445	240	205
Chinese	440	200	240
Black	755	370	385
Filipino	405	185	225
Latin American	445	225	225
Arab	135	85	55
Southeast Asian^Footnote 38	150	75	70
West Asian^Footnote 39	0	0	0
Korean	20	0	0
Japanese	130	40	85
Visible minority, n.i.e.^Footnote 40	0	0	0
Multiple visible minorities^Footnote 41	100	50	50
Not a visible minority^Footnote 42	68,040	33,515	34,530
Total population in private households by Aboriginal identity	71,070	35,000	36,070
Aboriginal identity^Footnote 43	3,290	1,530	1,760
First Nations (North American Indian) single identity^Footnote 44	1,205	465	740
Métis single identity	1,945	985	960
Inuk (Inuit) single identity	20	0	0
Multiple Aboriginal identities^Footnote 45	65	45	0
Aboriginal identities not included elsewhere^Footnote 46	60	25	35
Non-Aboriginal identity	67,775	33,470	34,305
Total population in private households by Registered or Treaty Indian status^Footnote 47	71,070	35,000	36,070
Registered or Treaty Indian^Footnote 48	950	435	520
Not a Registered or Treaty Indian	70,120	34,565	35,555
Total population in private households by Aboriginal ancestry^Footnote 49	71,070	35,000	36,070
Aboriginal ancestry^Footnote 50	4,380	2,165	2,220
First Nations (North American Indian) Aboriginal ancestry^Footnote 51	2,300	1,110	1,190
Métis ancestry	2,260	1,145	1,115
Inuit ancestry	20	0	0
Non-Aboriginal ancestry only^Footnote 52	66,690	32,835	33,855
Total population aged 15 years and over by labour force status^Footnote 53	57,620	28,315	29,305
In the labour force	39,650	21,140	18,510
Employed	36,845	19,480	17,370
Unemployed	2,805	1,660	1,135
Not in the labour force	17,970	7,175	10,800
Participation rate	68.8	74.7	63.2
Employment rate	63.9	68.8	59.3
Unemployment rate	7.1	7.9	6.1
Total labour force aged 15 years and over by class of worker^Footnote 54	39,645	21,140	18,505
Class of worker - not applicable^Footnote 55	450	230	220
All classes of worker^Footnote 56	39,195	20,910	18,285
Employee	34,685	18,060	16,630
Self-employed^Footnote 57	4,510	2,850	1,655
Total labour force population aged 15 years and over by occupation - National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2011^Footnote 58	39,645	21,140	18,505
Occupation - not applicable^Footnote 59	455	230	220
All occupations^Footnote 60	39,195	20,910	18,285
0 Management occupations	3,935	2,440	1,495
1 Business, finance and administration occupations	5,415	1,265	4,145
2 Natural and applied sciences and related occupations	1,970	1,615	355
3 Health occupations	3,000	380	2,625
4 Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services	3,725	1,110	2,620
5 Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport	685	290	395
6 Sales and service occupations	9,025	3,365	5,655
7 Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations	7,505	6,915	585
8 Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations	2,340	2,045	295
9 Occupations in manufacturing and utilities	1,600	1,485	115
Total labour force population aged 15 years and over by industry - North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 2007^Footnote 61	39,650	21,140	18,510
Industry - not applicable^Footnote 62	455	230	220
All industries^Footnote 63	39,195	20,915	18,285
11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting	1,210	795	420
21 Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction	3,330	3,035	295
22 Utilities	205	190	15
23 Construction	3,720	3,130	590
31-33 Manufacturing	1,545	1,185	360
41 Wholesale trade	1,040	855	185
44-45 Retail trade	4,840	2,175	2,670
48-49 Transportation and warehousing	1,755	1,370	380
51 Information and cultural industries	500	305	190
52 Finance and insurance	1,145	300	850
53 Real estate and rental and leasing	640	340	300
54 Professional, scientific and technical services	2,245	1,235	1,015
55 Management of companies and enterprises	50	25	25
56 Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services	1,100	545	555
61 Educational services	2,275	625	1,650
62 Health care and social assistance	5,120	605	4,510
71 Arts, entertainment and recreation	700	360	340
72 Accommodation and food services	2,915	1,150	1,765
81 Other services (except public administration)	1,955	895	1,065
91 Public administration	2,910	1,805	1,105
Total population aged 25 to 64 years by highest certificate, diploma or degree^Footnote 64	38,975	19,130	19,845
No certificate, diploma or degree	6,380	3,425	2,960
High school diploma or equivalent^Footnote 65	10,715	5,230	5,490
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree^Footnote 66	21,875	10,475	11,400
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma^Footnote 67	5,875	4,265	1,610
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma	9,265	3,335	5,930
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level^Footnote 68	1,270	455	820
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above	5,465	2,425	3,040
Bachelor's degree	4,040	1,600	2,440
University certificate, diploma or degree above bachelor level^Footnote 69	1,425	825	600
Total population aged 15 years and over by major field of study - Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2011^Footnote 70	57,620	28,320	29,305
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree^Footnote 71	30,240	15,080	15,155
Education	2,185	710	1,475
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies	695	345	350
Humanities	785	375	415
Social and behavioural sciences and law	1,730	425	1,305
Business, management and public administration	5,670	1,430	4,235
Physical and life sciences and technologies	405	230	175
Mathematics, computer and information sciences	520	330	190
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies	7,570	7,095	475
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation	725	520	205
Health and related fields^Footnote 72	4,840	635	4,200
Personal, protective and transportation services	2,260	1,130	1,125
Other fields of study^Footnote 73	0	0	0
Total population aged 15 years and over by location of study compared with province or territory of residence^Footnote 74	57,620	28,315	29,300
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree	30,235	15,080	15,155
With postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree	27,385	13,235	14,145
Location of study inside Canada	25,150	11,980	13,175
Same as province or territory of residence	18,950	8,930	10,025
Another province or territory	6,200	3,050	3,155
Location of study outside Canada	2,225	1,255	970

Symbol(s)

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not available for a specific reference period

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not applicable

Symbol x

suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act

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too unreliable to be published

Footnote(s)

Footnote 1

Religion refers to the person's self-identification as having a connection or affiliation with any religious denomination, group, body, sect, cult or other religiously defined community or system of belief. Religion is not limited to formal membership in a religious organization or group. Persons without a religious connection or affiliation can self-identify as atheist, agnostic or humanist, or can provide another applicable response.

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

Marital status
Refers to the marital status of the person, taking into account his/her common-law status. Persons who are married or living common law may be of opposite sex or of the same sex. The classification is as follows:
Married (and not separated): A person who is married and has not separated or obtained a divorce, and whose spouse is living.

Common-law: A person who is living with another person as a couple but who is not legally married to that person.

Separated: A person who is married but who no longer lives with his/her spouse (for any reason other than illness, work or school) and who has not obtained a divorce. Persons living common law are not included in this category.

Divorced: A person who has obtained a legal divorce and who has not remarried. Persons living common law are not included in this category.

Widowed: A person who has lost his/her spouse through death and who has not remarried. Persons living common law are not included in this category.

Single (never legally married): A person who has never married or a person whose marriage has been annulled and who has not remarried. Persons living common law are not included in this category.

Footnote 4

Classification of persons according to whether or not they are members of a census family and the status they have in the census family (a census family is composed of a married couple or two persons living common law, with or without children, or of a lone parent living with at least one child in the same dwelling). A person can be a married spouse, a common-law partner, a lone parent, a child or a person not in a census family.

Footnote 5

Persons not in census families may live with relatives (without forming a census family with them), they may live with non-relatives only or they may live alone.

Footnote 6

Refers to the status of a person with regard to the place of residence on the reference day, May 10, 2011, in relation to the place of residence on the same date one year earlier. Persons who have not moved are referred to as non-movers and persons who have moved from one residence to another are referred to as movers. Movers include non-migrants and migrants. Non-migrants are persons who did move but remained in the same city, town, township, village or Indian reserve. Migrants include internal migrants who moved to a different city, town, township, village or Indian reserve within Canada. External migrants include persons who lived outside Canada at the earlier reference date.

Footnote 7

Refers to the status of a person with regard to the place of residence on the reference day, May 10, 2011, in relation to the place of residence on the same date five years earlier. Persons who have not moved are referred to as non-movers and persons who have moved from one residence to another are referred to as movers. Movers include non-migrants and migrants. Non-migrants are persons who did move but remained in the same city, town, township, village or Indian reserve. Migrants include internal migrants who moved to a different city, town, township, village or Indian reserve within Canada. External migrants include persons who lived outside Canada at the earlier reference date.

Footnote 8

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

Footnote 9

Refers to the language spoken most often at home by the individual on May 10, 2011.

Footnote 10

Refers to the ability to conduct a conversation in English only, in French only, in both English and French, or in neither English nor French.

Footnote 11

Population by language used most often at work.

Refers to the language used most often at work, as reported on May 10, 2011 by the individuals aged 15 years and over who worked since January 1, 2010.

Footnote 12

Citizenship refers to the legal citizenship status of a person. Citizenship can be by birth or naturalization. A person may have more than one citizenship. A person may be stateless, that is, they may have no citizenship.

Footnote 13

Includes persons who are stateless.

Footnote 14

Period of immigration refers to the period in which the immigrant first obtained his or her landed immigrant/permanent resident status. A landed immigrant/permanent resident refers to a person who has been granted the right to live permanently in Canada by immigration authorities.

Footnote 15

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

Footnote 16

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.

Footnote 17

Includes immigrants who landed in Canada prior to May 10, 2011.

Footnote 18

Includes immigrants who landed in Canada prior to May 10, 2011.

Footnote 19

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.

Footnote 20

Age at immigration refers to the age at which an immigrant first obtained landed immigrant/permanent resident status. 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 permanently in Canada by immigration authorities.

Footnote 21

The places of birth selected are the most frequently reported by immigrants at the Canada level.

Footnote 22

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

Footnote 23

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.

Footnote 24

The official name of United Kingdom is United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. United Kingdom includes Scotland, Wales, England and Northern Ireland (excludes Isle of Man, the Channel Islands and British Overseas Territories).

Footnote 25

China excludes Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and Macao Special Administrative Region.

Footnote 26

The official name of Viet Nam is Socialist Republic of Viet Nam.

Footnote 27

The official name of Iran is Islamic Republic of Iran.

Footnote 28

The official name of South Korea is Republic of Korea.

Footnote 29

The category 'Oceania and other' includes places of birth in Oceania and responses not included elsewhere, such as 'born at sea.'

Footnote 30

The category 'Other places of birth' includes other places of birth in Oceania and responses not included elsewhere, such as 'born at sea.'

Footnote 31

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.

Footnote 32

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 33

'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 34

'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 35

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

Footnote 36

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 37

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

Footnote 38

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

Footnote 39

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

Footnote 40

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 41

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 42

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 43

'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 44

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 (NHS), 2011.

Footnote 45

'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 46

'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 47

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 (NHS), 2011.

Footnote 48

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 49

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 50

'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 51

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 (NHS), 2011.

Footnote 52

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

Footnote 53

Refers to whether a person was employed, unemployed or not in the labour force during the week of Sunday, May 1 to Saturday, May 7, 2011.

In the past, this variable was called Labour force activity.

Footnote 54

Refers to whether an employed person is an employee or is self-employed. The self-employed include persons with or without a business, as well as unpaid family workers.

Footnote 55

Includes unemployed persons aged 15 years and over who have never worked for pay or in self-employment or who had last worked prior to January 1, 2010 only.

Footnote 56

Experienced labour force refers to persons who, during the week of Sunday, May 1 to Saturday, May 7, 2011, were employed and the unemployed who had last worked for pay or in self-employment in either 2010 or 2011.

Footnote 57

Includes self-employed with an incorporated business and self-employed with an unincorporated business. Also included among the self-employed are unpaid family workers.

Footnote 58

Refers to the kind of work performed by persons during the week of Sunday, May 1 to Saturday, May 7, 2011, as determined by their kind of work and the description of the main activities in their job. The 2011 National Household Survey occupation data are produced according to the NOC 2011.

Footnote 59

Unemployed persons aged 15 years and over who have never worked for pay or in self-employment or who had last worked prior to January 1, 2010 only.

Footnote 60

Experienced labour force refers to persons who, during the week of Sunday, May 1 to Saturday, May 7, 2011, were employed and the unemployed who had last worked for pay or in self-employment in either 2010 or 2011.

Footnote 61

Refers to the general nature of the business carried out in the establishment where the person worked. The 2011 National Household Survey industry data are produced according to the NAICS 2007.

Footnote 62

Unemployed persons aged 15 years and over who have never worked for pay or in self-employment or who had last worked prior to January 1, 2010 only.

Footnote 63

Experienced labour force refers to persons who, during the week of Sunday, May 1 to Saturday, May 7, 2011, were employed and the unemployed who had last worked for pay or in self-employment in either 2010 or 2011.

Footnote 64

'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 65

'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 66

'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 67

'Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma' includes Registered Apprenticeship certificates (including Certificate of Qualification, Journeyperson's designation) and other trades certificates or diplomas such as pre-employment or vocational certificates and diplomas from brief trade programs completed at community colleges, institutes of technology, vocational centres, and similar institutions.

Footnote 68

Comparisons with other data sources suggest that the category 'University certificate or diploma below the bachelor's level' was over-reported in the NHS. This category likely includes some responses that are actually college certificates or diplomas, bachelor's degrees or other types of education (e.g., university transfer programs, bachelor's programs completed in other countries, incomplete bachelor's programs, non-university professional designations). We recommend users interpret the results for the 'University certificate or diploma below the bachelor's level' category with caution.

Footnote 69

'University certificate, diploma or degree above bachelor level' includes the categories 'University certificate or diploma above bachelor level,' 'Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry,' 'Master's degree' and 'Earned doctorate.'

Footnote 70

'Major field of study' is defined as the main discipline or subject of learning. It is collected for the highest certificate, diploma or degree above the high school or secondary school level and classified according to the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) Canada 2011. This variable shows the 'primary groupings,' a CIP variant.



For more information on the CIP classification, see the Classification of Instructional Programs, Canada 2011, Catalogue no. 12-590-X available from: www.statcan.gc.ca/concepts/classification-eng.htm.



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 71

'No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree' includes persons who have not completed a registered apprenticeship certificate (including Certificate of Qualification, Journeyperson's designation) or other trades certificate or diploma, a college, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma, or a university certificate, diploma or degree.

Footnote 72

Called 'Health, parks, recreation and fitness' in CIP Canada 2000.

Footnote 73

Includes 'Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies, other.'

Footnote 74

'Location of study compared with province or territory of residence' indicates whether the 'Location of study' is the same as the province or territory of residence in 2011, a different Canadian province or territory, or outside Canada. 'Location of study' refers to the province, territory or country of the institution where the highest certificate, diploma or degree above the high school level was completed.



Users should be aware that some respondents may have reported the physical location of study rather than the location of the certificate, diploma or degree-granting institution. This could affect the responses of those who obtained a certificate, diploma or degree through a joint program or by distance learning with credentials granted in another province or country. In particular, a number of persons reported a location of study for a university credential in one of the territories (Yukon, Northwest Territories, Nunavut), even though there were no educational institutions in the territories with the authority to grant university degrees.



For any other comments on collection, dissemination or data quality for this variable or 'Location of study,' refer to the Education Reference Guide, National Household Survey, Catalogue no. 99-012-X2011006.

Source: Statistics Canada, 2011 National Household Survey, Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 99-010-X2011037.