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Visible minority groups, percentage distribution, for Canada and census subdivisions (municipalities) with 5,000-plus population - 20% sample data

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Geographic name Total - Population
by visible minority groups		 Total visible
minority population1		 South Asian2 Chinese Black Filipino Latin American Southeast-
Asian3
Sort highest to lowest Sort lowest to highest Sort highest to lowest Sort lowest to highest Sort highest to lowest Sort lowest to highest Sort highest to lowest Sort lowest to highest Sort highest to lowest Sort lowest to highest Sort highest to lowest Sort lowest to highest Sort highest to lowest Sort lowest to highest Sort highest to lowest Sort lowest to highest Sort highest to lowest Sort lowest to highest
Canada ! 100.0% 16.2% 4.0% 3.9% 2.5% 1.3% 1.0% 0.8%
Annapolis, Subd. C, SC (N.S.) 100.0% 2.9% 0.2% 0.0% 0.7% 0.0% 0.2% 0.0%
Lunenburg, MD (N.S.) 100.0% 0.3% 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Bridgewater, T (N.S.) 100.0% 2.0% 0.4% 0.1% 0.4% 0.0% 0.3% 0.0%
Chester, MD (N.S.) 100.0% 1.2% 0.6% 0.0% 0.2% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Kings, Subd. A, SC (N.S.) ! 100.0% 1.4% 0.0% 0.2% 0.9% 0.1% 0.0% 0.1%
Kings, Subd. C, SC (N.S.) ! 100.0% 2.0% 0.0% 0.4% 1.3% 0.0% 0.0% 0.1%
Kentville, T (N.S.) ! 100.0% 3.0% 0.0% 0.3% 2.2% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Kings, Subd. B, SC (N.S.) ! 100.0% 3.0% 0.2% 0.1% 2.1% 0.4% 0.0% 0.1%
Kings, Subd. D, SC (N.S.) ! 100.0% 1.7% 0.2% 0.3% 0.7% 0.2% 0.2% 0.0%
West Hants, MD (N.S.) 100.0% 3.0% 0.1% 0.3% 2.3% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
East Hants, MD (N.S.) 100.0% 0.8% 0.1% 0.1% 0.3% 0.0% 0.1% 0.0%
Halifax, RGM (N.S.) ! 100.0% 7.5% 0.8% 0.8% 3.6% 0.1% 0.2% 0.2%
Colchester, Subd. C, SC (N.S.) ! 100.0% 1.2% 0.0% 0.1% 0.6% 0.2% 0.0% 0.0%
Bathurst, CY (N.B.) ! 100.0% 1.4% 0.2% 0.2% 0.6% 0.0% 0.1% 0.1%
Beresford, P (N.B.) 100.0% 0.2% 0.0% 0.0% 0.2% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Shippagan, P (N.B.) ! 100.0% 1.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.2%
Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine, MÉ (Que.) ! 100.0% 0.3% 0.0% 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Chandler, V (Que.) ! 100.0% 1.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.3% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Gaspé, V (Que.) ! 100.0% 0.4% 0.0% 0.1% 0.2% 0.0% 0.1% 0.0%
Sainte-Anne-des-Monts, V (Que.) ! 100.0% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Amqui, V (Que.) 100.0% 0.3% 0.0% 0.2% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Matane, V (Que.) ! 100.0% 0.4% 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 0.0%
Mont-Joli, V (Que.) ! 100.0% 0.2% 0.0% 0.0% 0.2% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Rimouski, V (Que.) ! 100.0% 1.5% 0.0% 0.2% 0.7% 0.0% 0.1% 0.1%
Rivière-du-Loup, V (Que.) ! 100.0% 0.7% 0.0% 0.1% 0.4% 0.0% 0.1% 0.1%
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Notes:

1. The Employment Equity Act defines visible minorities as 'persons, other than Aboriginal peoples, who are non-Caucasian in race or non-white in colour.'

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

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

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Date Modified: 2009-11-30

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