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Catalogue number :	97F0012XCB2001052
Release date :	October 1, 2003
Topic :	Canada's Workforce: Paid Work
Data dimensions :	Geography (Geographic Index) Census Years (3) Sex (3) Highest Level of Schooling (12) School Attendance (4) Visible Minority Groups (14) Age Groups (11A) Immigrant Status and Period of Immigration (10C) Labour Force Activity (8)

Note

Special Note: Historical Comparison of Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 1991, 1996 and 2001

A few census metropolitan areas (CMAs) and census agglomerations (CAs) have different geographical boundaries in 2001 as compared to 1991 and to 1996. In order to facilitate data comparisons, the 1991 and 1996 CMA and CA data have been adjusted to reflect as closely as possible the 2001 CMA and CA boundaries.

For additional information, please refer to the 2001 Census Dictionary, Catalogue Number 92-378-XIE or 92-378-XPE.

Special Note: Immigrant Population

Refers to people who are, or have been, landed immigrants in Canada. A landed immigrant is a person who 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. Most immigrants are born outside Canada, but a small number were born in Canada. For additional information, please refer to the 2001 Census Dictionary, Catalogue Number 92-378-XIE or 92-378-XPE.

Special Note: Non-permanent Residents

In 1991, 1996 and 2001, the Census of Population enumerated both permanent and non-permanent residents of Canada. Non-permanent residents are persons who held a student or employment authorization, Minister's permit, or who were refugee claimants, at the time of the census. Family members living with these persons are also classified as non-permanent residents.

Prior to 1991, only permanent residents of Canada were included in the census. (The only exception to this occurred in 1941.) Non-permanent residents were considered foreign residents and were not enumerated.

Today in Canada, non-permanent residents make up a significant segment of the population, especially in several census metropolitan areas. Their presence can affect the demand for such government services as health care, schooling, employment programs and language training. The inclusion of non-permanent residents in the census facilitates comparisons with provincial and territorial statistics (marriages, divorces, births and deaths) which include this population. In addition, this inclusion of non-permanent residents brings Canadian practice closer to the UN recommendation that long-term residents (persons living in a country for one year or longer) be enumerated in the census.

According to the 1996 Census, there were 166,715 non-permanent residents in Canada, representing 0.6% of the total population. There were slightly more non-permanent residents in Canada at the time of the 2001 Census: 198,645 non-permanent residents, or 0.7% of the total population.

Total population counts, as well as counts for all variables, are affected by this change in the census universe. Users should be especially careful when comparing data from 1991, 1996 or 2001 with data from previous censuses in geographic areas where there is a concentration of non-permanent residents. Such areas include the major metropolitan areas in Ontario, Quebec and British Columbia.

Although every attempt has been made to enumerate non-permanent residents, factors such as language difficulties, the reluctance to complete a government form or to understand the need to participate may have affected the enumeration of this population.

For additional information, please refer to the 2001 Census Dictionary, Catalogue Number 92-378-XIE or 92-378-XPE.

Special Note: Nunavut (1)

Data from the 2001 Census are available for Nunavut, the new territory that came into effect on April 1, 1999.

Standard data products released only at the Canada/Province/Territory geographic levels will not contain data for Nunavut for the census years prior to 2001.

Standard data products released at the Census Metropolitan Area (CMA) and Census Agglomeration (CA) geographic levels will contain data for Nunavut for the 2001, 1996 and/or 1991 Censuses.

The 1996 and 1991 CMA/CA data have been adjusted to reflect as closely as possible the 2001 CMA/CA geographic boundaries. This has been done to facilitate data comparisons using the 2001 geographic boundaries.

For additional information, please refer to the 2001 Census Dictionary, Catalogue Number 92-378-XIE or 92-378-XPE.

Special Note: Population Universe

The Population Universe of the 2001 Census includes the following groups:

- Canadian citizens (by birth or by naturalization) and landed immigrants with a usual place of residence in Canada;
- Canadian citizens (by birth or by naturalization) and landed immigrants who are abroad, either on a military base or attached to a diplomatic mission;
- Canadian citizens (by birth or by naturalization) and landed immigrants at sea or in port aboard merchant vessels under Canadian registry;
- persons with a usual place of residence in Canada who are claiming refugee status and members of their families living with them;
- persons with a usual place of residence in Canada who hold student authorizations (student visas or student permits) and members of their families living with them;
- persons with a usual place of residence in Canada who hold employment authorizations (or work permits) and members of their families living with them;
- persons with a usual place of residence in Canada who hold Minister's permits (including extensions) and members of their families living with them.

For census purposes, the last four groups in this list are referred to as 'non-permanent residents'. For further information, refer to the variable Immigration: Non-permanent Resident found in the 2001 Census Dictionary, Catalogue Number 92-378-XIE or 92-378-XPE.

Data table

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Geography Geographic index St. John's Halifax Saint John Chicoutimi - Jonquière Québec Sherbrooke Trois-Rivières Montréal Ottawa - Hull Ottawa - Hull (Que. part - Partie Qc) Ottawa - Hull (Ont. part - Partie Ont.) Kingston Oshawa Toronto Hamilton St. Catharines - Niagara Kitchener London Windsor Greater Sudbury Thunder Bay Winnipeg Regina Saskatoon Calgary Edmonton Abbotsford Vancouver Victoria

Census Years (3) 2001 1996 1991

Sex (3) Total - Sex Male Female

Highest Level of Schooling (12) Total - Highest level of schooling Less than high school graduation certificate High school graduation certificate only Some postsecondary education Trades certificate or diploma College certificate or diploma University certificate or diploma below bachelor's degree University degree Bachelor's degree University certificate above bachelor's degree Master's degree Earned doctorate

School Attendance (4) Total - School attendance Not attending school Attending school full time Attending school part time

Visible Minority Groups (14)^{Footnote 1} Total - Population 15 years and over by visible minority groups Total visible minority population Chinese South Asian Black Filipino Latin American Southeast Asian Arab / West Asian Korean Japanese Visible minority, n.i.e. Multiple visible minorities All others

Age Groups (11A) Total - Age groups 15-24 years 15-19 years 20-24 years 25-34 years 25-29 years 30-34 years 35-44 years 45-54 years 55-64 years 65 years and over

This table details labour force activity , highest level of schooling , school attendance , immigrant status and period of immigration , visible minority groups , sex and age groups for population 15 years and over in St. John's

Immigrant Status and Period of Immigration (10C)	Labour Force Activity (8)
	Total - Labour force activity	In the labour force	Employed	Unemployed	Not in the labour force	Participation rate	Employment rate	Unemployment rate
Total - Immigrant status and period of immigrationFootnote 2	140,450	90,290	80,090	10,200	50,155	64.3	57.0	11.3
Non-immigrant population	135,470	87,200	77,255	9,940	48,270	64.4	57.0	11.4
Immigrant population	4,600	2,900	2,645	250	1,700	63.0	57.5	8.6
Entered country during the census yearFootnote 3	90	35	25	15	50	38.9	27.8	42.9
Entered country within the last 5 yearsFootnote 4	525	335	285	50	195	63.8	54.3	14.9
Entered country 6 to 10 years agoFootnote 5	510	330	280	55	180	64.7	54.9	16.7
Entered country 11 to 15 years agoFootnote 6	385	245	240	10	135	63.6	62.3	4.1
Entered country 16 to 20 years agoFootnote 7	395	285	260	25	110	72.2	65.8	8.8
Entered country more than 20 years agoFootnote 8	2,700	1,670	1,565	100	1,035	61.9	58.0	6.0
Non-permanent residentsFootnote 9	375	190	180	10	185	50.7	48.0	5.3

Source: Statistics Canada, 2001 Census of Population, Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 97F0012XCB2001052.

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