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Topic-based tabulation: Census Profile for Canada, Provinces and Territories, Census Divisions and Census Subdivisions, 1986 Census - Part B

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Catalogue number :97-570-X1986003
Release date :June 10, 2020
Topic :Census Profile
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Profile 2B 20% Data

Additional definitions for this table are available in the Dimension Summary Box of the Profile.

The definitions of census concepts are presented here in summary form only. Users should refer to the 1986 Census Dictionary (Catalogue No. 99-101E or F) for the full definitions and additional remarks related to these concepts and definitions.

SOURCES OF INCOME
All persons 15 years or over were asked to report their total money income from the following sources during the calendar year 1985:
(a) Wages and Salaries
Refers to gross wages and salaries before deductions for such items as income tax, pensions, unemployment insurance, etc. Included in this source are military pay and allowances, tips, commissions, cash bonuses as well as all types of casual earnings in calendar year 1985. The value of taxable allowances and benefits provided by employers such as free lodging, free automobile use, etc., is excluded.
(b) Net Non-farm Self-employment Income
Refers to net income (gross receipts minus expenses of operation such as wages, rents, depreciation, etc.) received during calendar year 1985 from the respondent's non-farm unincorporated business or professional practice. In the case of a partnership, only the respondent's share was to be reported. Also included is net income from persons babysitting in their own homes, operators of direct distributorships such as selling and delivering cosmetics, as well as from free-lance activities of artists, writers, music teachers, hairdressers, dressmakers, etc.
(c) Net Farm Self-employment Income
Refers to net income (gross receipts from farm sales minus depreciation and cost of operation) received during calendar year 1985 from the operation of a farm, either on own account or in partnership. In the case of partnerships, only the respondent's share of income was to be reported. Also included are advance, supplementary or assistance payments to farmers by federal or provincial governments. However, the value of income 'in kind', such as agricultural products produced and consumed on the farm is excluded.
(d) Old Age Security Pension and Guaranteed Income Supplement
Refers to Old Age Security pensions and Guaranteed Income Supplements paid to persons 65 years of age and over, and Spouses' Allowances paid to 60 to 64 year-old spouses of Old Age Security recipients by the federal government only during calendar year 1985. Also included are Extended Spouses' Allowances paid to 60 to 64 year-old widows/widowers whose spouse was an Old Age Security pension recipient.
(e) Benefits from Canada/Quebec Pension Plan
Refers to benefits received in calendar year 1985 under the Canada or Quebec Pension Plan, e.g., retirement pensions, survivors' benefits, disability pensions. Does not include retirement pensions of civil servants, RCMP and military personnel or lump-sum death benefits.
(f) Family Allowances
Federal as well as provincial allowances paid during calendar year 1985 in respect of children under 18 years of age are included. These allowances, though not collected directly from the respondents, were calculated and included in the income of one of the parents.
(g) Federal Child Tax Credits
Federal child tax credits paid during calendar year 1985 in respect of children under 18 years of age are included. These credits, though not collected directly from the respondents, were calculated and included in the income of one of the parents.
(h) Benefits from Unemployment Insurance
Refers to total unemployment insurance benefits received in calendar year 1985, before income tax deductions. It includes benefits for sickness, maternity, fishing, work sharing, retraining and retirement received under the Federal Unemployment Insurance program.
(i) Other Income from Government Sources
Refers to all transfer payments, excluding those covered as a separate income source (Family Allowances, Federal Child Tax Credits, Old Age Security pensions and Guaranteed Income Supplements, Canada/Quebec Pension Plan benefits and Unemployment Insurance benefits) received from federal, provincial or municipal programs in calendar year 1985. This source includes transfer payments received by persons in need such as mothers with dependent children, persons temporarily or permanently unable to work, elderly individuals, the blind and the disabled. Included are provincial income supplement payments to seniors to supplement Old Age Security and Guaranteed Income Supplement and provincial payments to seniors to help offset accommodation costs. Also included are other transfer payments such as for training under the National Training Program (NTP), veterans' pensions, war veterans' allowance, pensions to widows and dependants of veterans, workers' compensation, etc. Additionally, provincial tax credits and allowances claimed on the income tax return are included.
(j) Dividends and Interest on Bonds, Deposits and Savings Certificates and Other Investment Income
Refers to interest received in calendar year 1985 from deposits in banks, trust companies, co-operatives, credit unions, caisses populaires, etc., as well as interest on savings certificates, bonds and debentures and all dividends from both Canadian and foreign stocks. Also included is other investment income from either Canadian or foreign sources such as net rents from real estate, mortgage and loan interest received, regular income from an estate or trust fund, and interest from insurance policies.
(k) Retirement Pensions, Superannuation and Annuities
Refers to all regular income received during calendar year 1985 as the result of having been a member of a pension plan of one or more employers. It includes payments received from all annuities, including payments from a matured registered retirement savings plan (RRSP) in the form of a life annuity, a fixed term annuity, a registered retirement income fund or an income-averaging annuity contract; pensions paid to widows or other relatives of deceased pensioners; pensions of retired civil servants, Armed Forces personnel and RCMP officers; annuity payments received from the Canadian Government Annuities Fund, an insurance company, etc. Does not include lump-sum death benefits, lump-sum benefits or withdrawals from a pension plan or RRSP or refunds of over contributions.
(l) Other Money Income
Refers to regular cash income received during calendar year 1985 and not reported in any of the other nine sources listed on the questionnaire, e.g., alimony, child support, periodic support from other persons not in the household, net income from roomers and boarders, income from abroad (except dividends and interest), non-refundable scholarships and bursaries, severance pay, royalties, strike pay.
Receipts Not Counted as Income
Gambling gains and losses, money inherited during the year in a lump sum, capital gains or losses, receipts from the sale of property or personal belongings, income tax refunds, loans received, loans repaid to an individual as the lender, lump sum settlements of insurance policies, rebates of property taxes and other taxes, and refunds of pension contributions were excluded as well as all income in kind such as free meals, living accommodation, or agricultural products produced and consumed on the farm.
Total Income
Total income is the sum of amounts received during 1985 by an income recipient from the sources of income listed above.

STANDARD ERROR OF AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT INCOME
Refers to the estimated standard error of average employment income. It is an estimate of the error introduced into these data due to the fact that they are collected only from a one in five random sample of households. When using these figures, the user can be reasonably certain that for a group of individuals 15 years and over (e.g., males, 45-54 years of age), the true value (the value that would have been obtained had sampling not been used) lies within plus or minus twice the standard error and virtually certain that it lies within plus or minus three times the standard error. These estimates do not include the effects of certain types of response error or systematic or coverage errors.

STANDARD ERROR OF AVERAGE INCOME
Refers to the estimated standard error of average income. It is an estimate of the error introduced into these data due to the fact that they are collected only from a one in five random sample of households. When using these figures, the user can be reasonably certain that for a group of individuals 15 years and over (e.g., males, 45-54 years of age), the true value (the value that would have been obtained had sampling not been used) lies within plus or minus twice the standard error and virtually certain that it lies within plus or minus three times the standard error. These estimates do not include the effects of certain types of response error or systematic or coverage errors.

STANDARD ERROR OF AVERAGE INCOME OF CENSUS FAMILIES
Refers to the estimated standard error of average income. It is an estimate of the error introduced into these data due to the fact that they are collected only from a one in five random sample of households. When using these figures, the user can be reasonably certain that for a group of families, the true value (the value that would have been obtained had sampling not been used) lies within plus or minus twice the standard error and virtually certain that it lies within plus or minus three times the standard error. These estimates do not include the effects of certain types of response error or systematic or coverage errors.

STANDARD ERROR OF AVERAGE INCOME OF HOUSEHOLDS
Refers to the estimated standard error of average income. It is an estimate of the error introduced into these data due to the fact that they are collected only from a one in five random sample of households. When using these figures, the user can be reasonably certain that for a group of households, the true value (the value that would have been obtained had sampling not been used) lies within plus or minus twice the standard error and virtually certain that it lies within plus or minus three times the standard error. These estimates do not include the effects of certain types of response error or systematic or coverage errors.

TENURE
Refers to whether some member of the household owns or rents the dwelling.
A dwelling is classified as 'owned' even if it is not fully paid for, such as one which has a mortgage or some other claim on it. The dwelling may be situated on rented or leased land or be part of a condominium (whether registered or unregistered).
A dwelling is classified as 'rented' even if it is provided without cash rent or at a reduced rent or if the dwelling is part of a co-operative. For census purposes, in a co-operative all members jointly own the co-operative and occupy their dwelling units under a lease agreement.
For historical and statutory reasons, shelter occupancy on reserves does not lend itself to the usual classification by standard tenure categories. Therefore, a special category on reserve has been created for 1986 Census products to apply to all occupied private dwellings on reserves whether originally reported as owned or rented. Thus, tenure categories owned and rented refer to occupied private non-reserve dwellings only.

TOTAL INCOME
(See 'Sources of lncome'.)

TOTAL LABOUR FORCE (IN REFERENCE WEEK)
Refers to persons who were either employed or unemployed during the week prior to enumeration (June 3, 1986). Data are available for persons 15 years of age and over, excluding institutional residents.

UNEMPLOYED
Refers to persons who, during the week prior to enumeration:
(a) were without work, had actively looked for work in the past four weeks and were available for work; or
(b) had been on lay-off and expected to return to their job; or
(c) had definite arrangements to start a new job in four weeks or less.
Data are available for persons 15 years of age and over, excluding institutional residents.

UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
Refers to the unemployed labour force expressed as a percentage of the total labour force (in reference week) in an area, group, or category. Data are available for persons 15 years of age and over, excluding institutional residents.

VALUE OF DWELLING
Refers to the amount expected by the owner if the dwelling were to be sold.

WORK ACTIVITY IN 1985
Refers to the number of weeks which a person worked in 1985 and whether these weeks worked were full time or part time. Data are available for persons 15 years of age and over, excluding institutional residents.

YEAR OF IMMIGRATION
Refers to the year of first immigration to Canada reported by persons who are not Canadian citizens by birth.
It should be noted that the 1981 and 1986 questions address a slightly more restricted population (persons not Canadian citizens by birth) compared to 1971 (all persons born outside Canada). Due to processing restrictions, earlier censuses had only pre-defined periods of immigration which made it impossible to determine specific age at and year of immigration.

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Profile of Census Divisions/Census Subdivisions - Part B (288) Values

Footnotes

Footnote 1

All subsequent characteristics data exclude institutional residents.

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Footnote 2

Includes the single origins of English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh, British, n.i.e. and Other British.

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Footnote 3

Includes the single origins of French, Acadian, French Canadian and Québécois.

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Footnote 4

Includes the single origins of Inuit, Métis and North American Indian.

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Footnote 5

Includes persons who report more than one origin.

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Footnote 6

Includes Canadian citizenship by birth and Canadian citizenship by naturalization.

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Footnote 7

Includes citizenship of country of birth and citizenship of country other than country of birth.

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Footnote 8

Includes persons born outside province of residence as well as persons born outside Canada who have a Canadian citizenship by birth and, therefore, will not have immigrated to Canada.

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Footnote 9

Includes countries of North America other than the United States of America, Central and South America, the Caribbean and Bermuda.

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Footnote 10

Excludes the United Kingdom.

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Footnote 11

Includes persons born in Canada who do not have a Canadian citizenship by birth, but who do have a valid year of immigration.

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Footnote 12

Includes the first five months only of 1986.

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Footnote 13

Non-migrants are persons who moved within the same CSD during the 5-year reference period.

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Footnote 14

Migrants are persons who moved from a different CSD or from outside Canada during the 5-year reference period.

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Footnote 15

Includes 'No schooling or kindergarten only'.

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Footnote 16

Other non-university education refers to both postsecondary non-university courses requiring secondary school graduation and courses taken in other institutions such as trade schools or vocational centres which may not require secondary school graduation.

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Footnote 17

Other non-university education refers to both postsecondary non-university courses requiring secondary school graduation and courses taken in other institutions such as trade schools or vocational centres which may not require secondary school graduation.

Includes 'Other non-university certificate or diploma' and 'Trades certificate or diploma'.

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Footnote 18

Includes those with both university and other non-university education as well as those with university only.

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Footnote 19

Includes those with both university and other non-university education as well as those with university only.

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Footnote 20

The term 'Postsecondary' refers to all educational qualifications obtained other than secondary (high) school graduation certificate. This includes trades certificates, community college or CEGEP diplomas and all university qualifications.

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Footnote 21

Includes 'All other, not elsewhere classified' and 'No specialization'.

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Footnote 22

The term 'Postsecondary' refers to all educational qualifications obtained other than secondary (high) school graduation certificate. This includes trades certificates, community college or CEGEP diplomas and all university qualifications.

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Footnote 23

Includes 'All other, not elsewhere classified' and 'No specialization'.

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Footnote 24

The 'Inexperienced labour force' category refers to unemployed persons 15 years and over who have never worked or who had worked only prior to January 1, 1985. For these persons, the industry, occupation and class of worker questions did not apply.

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Footnote 25

Occupation major group and industry division totals include computer assignment of the 'Not stated'. These assignments are based on selected socio-economic characteristics.

This category is also referred to as the 'Experienced labour force'.

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Footnote 26

Occupation major group and industry division totals include computer assignment of the 'Not stated'. These assignments are based on selected socio-economic characteristics.

This category is also referred to as the 'Experienced labour force'.

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Footnote 27

Includes the following occupation major groups: occupations in natural sciences, engineering and mathematics; occupations in social sciences and related fields; occupations in religion; artistic, literary, recreational and related occupations.

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Footnote 28

Includes the following occupation major groups: farming, horticultural and animal husbandry occupations; fishing, trapping and related occupations; forestry and logging occupations; mining and quarrying including oil and gas field occupations.

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Footnote 29

Includes the following occupation major groups: machining and related occupations; product fabricating, assembling and repairing occupations.

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Footnote 30

Includes the following occupation major groups: material handling and related occupations, n.e.c.; other crafts and equipment operating occupations; occupations not elsewhere classified.

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Footnote 31

Occupation major group and industry division totals include computer assignment of the 'Not stated'. These assignments are based on selected socio-economic characteristics.

This category is also referred to as the 'Experienced labour force'.

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Footnote 32

Includes the following occupation major groups: occupations in natural sciences, engineering and mathematics; occupations in social sciences and related fields; occupations in religion; artistic, literary, recreational and related occupations.

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Footnote 33

Includes the following occupation major groups: farming, horticultural and animal husbandry occupations; fishing, trapping and related occupations; forestry and logging occupations; mining and quarrying including oil and gas field occupations.

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Footnote 34

Includes the following occupation major groups: machining and related occupations; product fabricating, assembling and repairing occupations.

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Footnote 35

Includes the following occupation major groups: material handling and related occupations, n.e.c.; other crafts and equipment operating occupations; occupations not elsewhere classified.

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Footnote 36

This category is also referred to as the 'Experienced labour force'.

Includes unpaid family workers.

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Footnote 37

Includes self-employed in incorporated companies.

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Footnote 38

Includes self-employed in unincorporated companies only.

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Footnote 39

This category is also referred to as the 'Experienced labour force'.

Includes unpaid family workers.

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Footnote 40

Includes self-employed in incorporated companies.

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Footnote 41

Includes self-employed in unincorporated companies only.

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Footnote 42

For owner-occupied, private non-farm non-reserve dwellings only.

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Footnote 43

Includes the first five months only of 1986.

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Footnote 44

Includes steam or hot water furnace or boiler, forced hot air furnace, and installed electric heating system.

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Footnote 45

Includes piped gas (e.g., natural gas) and bottled gas (e.g., propane).

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Footnote 46

Includes electricity as the only energy source for heating the home and electricity as the main source where more than one fuel/energy is used (e.g., electricity and oil).

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Footnote 47

Includes kerosene.

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Footnote 48

Includes wood, coal or coke, and other forms of fuel or energy.

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Footnote 49

Excludes farm households, reserve households and households with negative or no household income in 1985.

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Footnote 50

Excludes farm households, reserve households and households with negative or no household income in 1985.

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Footnote 51

Includes loss.

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Footnote 52

Includes loss.

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Footnote 53

Percentages may not add to 100% due to rounding.

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Footnote 54

Worked 49-52 weeks in 1985, mostly full time.

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Footnote 55

For individuals 15 years and over who worked in 1985 and reported employment income for 1985.

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Footnote 56

Worked 49-52 weeks in 1985, mostly part time, or worked less than 49 weeks.

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Footnote 57

For individuals 15 years and over who worked in 1985 and reported employment income for 1985.

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Footnote 58

Worked 49-52 weeks in 1985, mostly full time.

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Footnote 59

For individuals 15 years and over who worked in 1985 and reported employment income for 1985.

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Footnote 60

Worked 49-52 weeks in 1985, mostly part time, or worked less than 49 weeks.

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For individuals 15 years and over who worked in 1985 and reported employment income for 1985.

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Calculations based on unrounded data.

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Calculations based on unrounded data.

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Calculations based on unrounded data.

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Total population (including institutional residents) 25,309,330
Total population (non-institutional) Footnote 1 25,022,005
Home language - single responses 23,862,335
English 16,595,540
French 5,798,470
Non-official languages 1,468,325
Aboriginal languages 97,280
Italian 271,835
Portuguese 105,425
Spanish 55,765
German 112,550
Yiddish 6,660
Dutch 14,425
Ukrainian 46,150
Russian 9,950
Polish 55,145
Finnish 11,370
Hungarian 23,960
Greek 72,550
Arabic 22,015
Punjabi 47,870
Chinese 230,475
Vietnamese 40,345
Tagalog (Pilipino) 25,285
Other languages 219,270
Home language - multiple responses 1,159,670
Total population by official language 25,022,005
English only 16,716,900
French only 3,957,730
Both English and French 4,056,160
Neither English nor French 291,215
Total population by ethnic origin 25,022,005
Ethnic origin - single origins 18,035,660
British Footnote 2 6,332,725
French Footnote 3 6,093,165
Aboriginal peoples Footnote 4 373,265
Black 174,970
Chinese 360,320
Dutch (Netherlands) 351,765
German 896,715
Italian 709,590
Jewish 245,855
Polish 222,265
Scandinavian 171,715
South Asian 266,800
Ukrainian 420,210
Other single origins 1,416,315
Ethnic origin - multiple origins Footnote 5 6,986,345
British only 2,073,830
British and French 1,139,345
British and other 2,262,520
Other multiple origins 1,510,650
Total population by citizenship 25,022,005
Citizenship - Canadian Footnote 6 23,997,710
Citizenship other than Canadian Footnote 7 1,024,300
Total population by place of birth 25,022,005
Non-immigrant population Footnote 8 21,113,855
Born in province of residence 17,832,655
Immigrant population 3,908,150
United States of America 282,025
Other Americas Footnote 9 341,235
United Kingdom 793,075
Other Europe Footnote 10 1,642,020
Africa 114,415
Asia 692,600
Other Footnote 11 42,780
Total immigrant population by period of immigration 3,908,150
Immigrated before 1946 406,300
Immigrated 1946 - 1966 1,557,555
Immigrated 1967 - 1977 1,218,710
Immigrated 1978 - 1982 481,885
Immigrated 1983 - 1986 Footnote 12 243,700
Total immigrant population by age at immigration 3,908,150
Age at immigration 0 - 4 years 571,475
Age at immigration 5 - 19 years 1,097,410
Age at immigration 20 years and over 2,239,265
Total population 5 years and over by mobility status 23,189,245
Non-movers 13,053,240
Movers 10,136,005
Non-migrants Footnote 13 5,622,150
Migrants Footnote 14 4,513,855
From same census division 980,240
From same province 2,145,215
From different province 924,490
From outside Canada 463,905
Total population 15 years and over by highest level of schooling 19,634,100
Less than grade 9 Footnote 15 3,393,725
Grades 9 - 13 without secondary school certificate 5,321,230
Grades 9 - 13 with secondary school certificate 2,511,220
Trades certificate or diploma 601,500
Other non-university education without diploma Footnote 16 1,335,720
Other non-university education with diploma Footnote 17 2,853,570
University without degree Footnote 18 1,738,665
University with degree Footnote 19 1,878,480
Males with postsecondary qualifications by major field of study Footnote 20 3,305,295
Educational, recreational and counselling services 168,385
Fine and applied arts 114,100
Humanities and related fields 185,790
Social sciences and related fields 271,360
Commerce, management and business administration 518,390
Agricultural and biological sciences/technologies 169,485
Engineering and applied sciences 210,245
Engineering and applied science technologies and trades 1,377,330
Health professions, sciences and technologies 135,265
Mathematics and physical sciences 143,290
All other Footnote 21 11,665
Females with postsecondary qualifications by major field of study Footnote 22 2,958,885
Educational, recreational and counselling services 461,300
Fine and applied arts 244,560
Humanities and related fields 220,965
Social sciences and related fields 233,580
Commerce, management and business administration 889,090
Agricultural and biological sciences/technologies 140,060
Engineering and applied sciences 14,840
Engineering and applied science technologies and trades 100,755
Health professions, sciences and technologies 583,595
Mathematics and physical sciences 59,645
All other Footnote 23 10,485
Males 15 years and over by labour force activity 9,606,255
In the labour force 7,441,170
Employed 6,724,210
Unemployed 716,960
Participation rate 77.5
Married (excludes separated) 81.4
Unemployment rate 9.6
Females 15 years and over by labour force activity 10,027,850
In the labour force 5,608,690
Employed 4,978,005
Unemployed 630,685
Participation rate 55.9
Married (excludes separated) 57.2
Unemployment rate 11.2
Both sexes - participation rate 66.5
15 - 24 years 67.8
25 years and over 66.1
Married (excludes separated) 69.3
Unemployment rate 10.3
15 - 24 years 17.0
25 years and over 8.5
Total labour force 15 years and over by industry (1980 Standard Industrial Classification) 13,049,855
Inexperienced labour force Footnote 24 309,630
All industries Footnote 25 12,740,230
Primary industries 865,510
Manufacturing industries 2,196,745
Construction industries 759,165
Transportation, storage, communication and other utility industries 977,605
Trade industries 2,190,850
Finance, insurance and real estate industries 690,895
Government service industries 969,280
Other service industries 4,090,180
Males - all occupations (1980 Standard Occupational Classification) Footnote 26 7,294,215
Managerial, administrative and related occupations 919,690
Teaching and related occupations 207,450
Occupations in medicine and health 130,270
Technological, social, religious, artistic and related occupations Footnote 27 619,420
Clerical and related occupations 494,410
Sales occupations 641,755
Service occupations 742,615
Primary occupations Footnote 28 575,020
Processing occupations 336,980
Machining, product fabricating, assembling and repairing occupations Footnote 29 986,155
Construction trades occupations 735,385
Transport equipment operating occupations 432,435
Other Footnote 30 472,625
Females - all occupations (1980 Standard Occupational Classification) Footnote 31 5,446,010
Managerial, administrative and related occupations 422,280
Teaching and related occupations 336,190
Occupations in medicine and health 483,820
Technological, social, religious, artistic and related occupations Footnote 32 316,730
Clerical and related occupations 1,824,205
Sales occupations 511,410
Service occupations 874,905
Primary occupations Footnote 33 136,135
Processing occupations 109,820
Machining, product fabricating, assembling and repairing occupations Footnote 34 249,725
Construction trades occupations 18,095
Transport equipment operating occupations 36,385
Other Footnote 35 126,310
Males - all classes of worker Footnote 36 7,294,215
Paid workers Footnote 37 6,633,070
Self-employed Footnote 38 638,880
Females - all classes of worker Footnote 39 5,446,015
Paid workers Footnote 40 5,192,345
Self-employed Footnote 41 186,850
Total number of occupied private dwellings 8,991,675
Average number of rooms per dwelling 5.8
Average value of dwelling ($) Footnote 42 84,825
Constructed before 1946 1,823,275
Constructed 1946 - 1960 1,796,375
Constructed 1961 - 1970 1,748,130
Constructed 1971 - 1980 2,667,420
Constructed 1981 - 1986 Footnote 43 956,470
Dwellings with central heating Footnote 44 8,505,500
Principal heating fuel - Gas Footnote 45 3,741,680
Principal heating fuel - Electricity Footnote 46 3,013,570
Principal heating fuel - Oil Footnote 47 1,585,410
Principal heating fuel - Other Footnote 48 651,010
Total number of private households 8,991,675
Average number of persons per room 0.5
Tenant one-family households without additional persons Footnote 49 1,664,870
Average gross rent (monthly) ($) 460
Gross rent >= 30% of household income 501,485
Owner one-family households without additional persons Footnote 50 4,144,460
Average major payments for owner (monthly) ($) 500
Owner's major payments >= 30% of household income 493,705
Males 15 years and over with income 8,958,315
Under $1,000 Footnote 51 311,020
$ 1,000 - $ 2,999 462,725
3,000 - 4,999 428,875
5,000 - 6,999 487,910
7,000 - 9,999 782,330
10,000 - 14,999 1,086,885
15,000 - 19,999 953,435
20,000 - 24,999 931,345
25,000 - 29,999 882,920
30,000 - 34,999 786,645
35,000 and over 1,844,220
Average income ($) 23,265
Median income ($) 19,797
Standard error of average income ($) 17
Females 15 years and over with income 8,162,525
Under $1,000 Footnote 52 529,480
$ 1,000 - $ 2,999 778,340
3,000 - 4,999 760,355
5,000 - 6,999 816,035
7,000 - 9,999 1,353,790
10,000 - 14,999 1,276,920
15,000 - 19,999 976,200
20,000 - 24,999 676,900
25,000 - 29,999 402,005
30,000 - 34,999 256,080
35,000 and over 336,410
Average income ($) 12,615
Median income ($) 9,540
Standard error of average income ($) 9
Composition of total income (%) - Total Footnote 53 100.0
Employment income (%) 78.7
Government transfer payments (%) 11.1
Other income (%) 10.3
Males worked full year, full time Footnote 54 4,249,365
Average employment income ($) Footnote 55 30,504
Standard error of average employment income ($) 24
Males worked part year or part time Footnote 56 3,033,575
Average employment income ($) Footnote 57 13,475
Standard error of average employment income ($) 20
Females worked full year, full time Footnote 58 2,331,515
Average employment income ($) Footnote 59 19,995
Standard error of average employment income ($) 15
Females worked part year or part time Footnote 60 3,240,035
Average employment income ($) Footnote 61 8,012
Standard error of average employment income ($) 10
Family income - all census families 6,733,845
Under $5,000 248,475
$ 5,000 - $ 9,999 317,540
10,000 - 14,999 547,250
15,000 - 19,999 609,815
20,000 - 24,999 588,845
25,000 - 29,999 609,190
30,000 - 34,999 638,325
35,000 - 39,999 595,615
40,000 - 49,999 982,315
50,000 and over 1,596,480
Average income ($) 37,827
Median income ($) 33,434
Standard error of average income ($) 25
All economic families 6,761,520
Low income economic families 965,465
Incidence of low income (%) Footnote 62 14.3
All unattached individuals 2,684,455
Low income unattached individuals 1,020,940
Incidence of low income (%) Footnote 63 38.0
Total population in private households 24,496,670
Persons in low income family units 4,161,840
Incidence of low income (%) Footnote 64 17.0
Household income - all private households 8,991,670
Under $5,000 421,170
$ 5,000 - $ 9,999 883,090
10,000 - 14,999 851,500
15,000 - 19,999 846,815
20,000 - 24,999 795,375
25,000 - 29,999 778,325
30,000 - 34,999 771,755
35,000 - 39,999 692,805
40,000 - 49,999 1,116,780
50,000 and over 1,834,050
Average income ($) 34,261
Median income ($) 29,462
Standard error of average income ($) 21

Source: Statistics Canada, 1986 Census of Population, Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 97-570-X1986003.

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