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Profile of Language, Immigration, Citizenship, Mobility and Migration for Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Divisions, Census Subdivisions and Dissemination Areas, 2006 Census
About this variable: Profile of Dissemination Areas (563)
Definition
Note: Migration data for small geographic areas
Estimates of internal migration may be less accurate for small geographic areas, areas with a place name that is duplicated elsewhere, and for some census subdivisions (CSDs) where residents may have provided the name of the census metropolitan area or census agglomeration instead of the specific name of the component CSD from which they migrated.
To improve the accuracy of the 2006 Census data, postal codes are used to pinpoint the exact CSD of the previous residence.
For additional information, please refer to the 2006 Census Dictionary, catalogue number 92-566-XWE or 92-566-XPE.
Note: Mobility status - Place of residence 1 year ago
Refers to the relationship between a person's usual place of residence on Census Day and his or her usual place of residence one year earlier. A person is classified as a non-mover if no difference exists. Otherwise, a person is classified as a mover and this categorization is called Mobility status (1 year ago). Within the category of movers, a further distinction is made between non-migrants and migrants; this difference is called migration status.
Non-movers are persons who, on Census Day, were living at the same address as the one at which they resided one year earlier.
Movers are persons who, on Census Day, were living at a different address than the one at which they resided one year earlier.
Non-migrants are movers who, on Census Day, were living at a different address, but in the same census subdivision (CSD) as the one they lived in one year earlier.
Migrants are movers who, on Census Day, were residing in a different CSD one year earlier (internal migrants) or who were living outside Canada one year earlier (external migrants).
For additional information, please refer to the 2006 Census Dictionary, Catalogue number 92-566-XWE or 92-566-XPE.
Note: Mobility status - Place of residence 5 years ago
Refers to the relationship between a person's usual place of residence on Census Day and his or her usual place of residence five years earlier. A person is classified as a non-mover if no difference exists. Otherwise, a person is classified as a mover and this categorization is called Mobility status (5 years ago). Within the movers category, a further distinction is made between non-migrants and migrants; this difference is called migration status.
Non-movers are persons who, on Census Day, were living at the same address as the one at which they resided five years earlier.
Movers are persons who, on Census Day, were living at a different address than the one at which they resided five years earlier.
Non-migrants are movers who, on Census Day, were living at a different address, but in the same census subdivision (CSD) as the one they lived in five years earlier.
Migrants are movers who, on Census Day, were residing in a different CSD five years earlier (internal migrants) or who were living outside Canada five years earlier (external migrants).
For additional information, please refer to the 2006 Census Dictionary, Catalogue number 92-566-XWE or 92-566-XPE.
Note: Mobility status (1 year ago) universe
The 'Mobility status (1 year ago)' universe includes persons 1 year of age and over residing in Canada, excluding institutional residents and Canadians (military and government personnel of Canada) in households outside Canada. For additional information, please refer to the 2006 Census Dictionary, Catalogue number 92-566-XWE or 92-566-XPE.
Note: Mobility status (5 years ago) universe
The 'Mobility status (5 years ago)' universe includes persons 5 years of age and over residing in Canada, excluding institutional residents and Canadians (military and government personnel of Canada) in households outside Canada. For additional information, please refer to the 2006 Census Dictionary, Catalogue number 92-566-XWE or 92-566-XPE.
Note: Non-permanent residents and the census universe
In the 2006 Census, non-permanent residents are defined as people from another country who, at the time of the census, held a Work or Study Permit, or who were refugee claimants, as well as family members living in Canada with them. In the 1991, 1996 and 2001 censuses, non-permanent residents also included persons who held a Minister's permit; this was discontinued by Citizenship and Immigration Canada prior to the 2006 Census.
From 1991 on, the Census of Population has enumerated both permanent and non-permanent residents of Canada. 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.
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, 2001 or 2006 with data from previous censuses in geographic areas where there is a concentration of non-permanent residents.
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 United Nations (UN) recommendation that long-term residents (persons living in a country for one year or longer) be enumerated in the census.
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 2006 Census Dictionary, catalogue number 92-566-XWE or 92-566-XPE.
For counts of the non-permanent resident population in 1991, 2001 and 2006, please refer to the 2006 Census table 97-557-XCB2006006.
Note: Occupied private dwelling
Refers to a private dwelling in which a person or a group of persons is permanently residing. Also included are private dwellings whose usual residents are temporarily absent on Census Day. Unless otherwise specified, all data in housing products are for occupied private dwellings, rather than for unoccupied private dwellings or dwellings occupied solely by foreign and/or temporary residents. For additional information, please refer to the 2006 Census Dictionary, catalogue number 92-566-XWE or 92-566-XPE.
Note: Population universe
The population universe of the 2006 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 Study Permits and members of their families living with them;
- persons with a usual place of residence in Canada who hold Work Permits and members of their families living with them.
For census purposes, the last three 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 2006 Census Dictionary, catalogue number 92-566-XWE or 92-566-XPE.
Note: Suppression of citizenship and immigration data on Indian reserves and settlements
Persons living on Indian reserves and Indian settlements who were enumerated with the 2006 Census Form 2D questionnaire were not asked the questions on citizenship (Question 10), landed immigrant status (Question 11) and year of immigration (Question 12). Consequently, citizenship, landed immigrant status and period of immigration data are suppressed using zeros for Indian reserves and Indian settlements at census subdivision and lower levels of geography where the majority of the population was enumerated with the 2D Form. These data are, however, included in the totals for larger geographic areas, such as census divisions and provinces. For more information on the census data quality and confidentiality standards and guidelines relating to Indian reserves, please refer to http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census06/reference/notes/DQguidelines/DQguide_IndianReserves.cfm.
For a complete list of Indian reserves and Indian settlements for which citizenship, landed immigrant status and period of immigration data are suppressed using zeros, please refer to http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census06/reference/notes/supplist2D.cfm.
Values
- Population, 2006 - 100% data Footnote 1
- Total population by sex and age groups - 100% data Footnote 2
- Male, total
- 0 to 4 years
- 5 to 9 years
- 10 to 14 years
- 15 to 19 years
- 20 to 24 years
- 25 to 29 years
- 30 to 34 years
- 35 to 39 years
- 40 to 44 years
- 45 to 49 years
- 50 to 54 years
- 55 to 59 years
- 60 to 64 years
- 65 to 69 years
- 70 to 74 years
- 75 to 79 years
- 80 to 84 years
- 85 years and over
- Female, total
- 0 to 4 years
- 5 to 9 years
- 10 to 14 years
- 15 to 19 years
- 20 to 24 years
- 25 to 29 years
- 30 to 34 years
- 35 to 39 years
- 40 to 44 years
- 45 to 49 years
- 50 to 54 years
- 55 to 59 years
- 60 to 64 years
- 65 to 69 years
- 70 to 74 years
- 75 to 79 years
- 80 to 84 years
- 85 years and over
- Total population 15 years and over by legal marital status - 100% data Footnote 41
- Never legally married (single)
- Legally married (and not separated) Footnote 43
- Separated, but still legally married
- Divorced
- Widowed
- Total population 15 years and over by common-law status - 100% data Footnote 47
- Not in a common-law relationship
- In a common-law relationship
- Total number of census families in private households - 20% sample data Footnote 50
- Size of census family: 2 persons
- Size of census family: 3 persons
- Size of census family: 4 persons
- Size of census family: 5 or more persons
- Total number of census families in private households - 20% sample data Footnote 55
- Total couple families by family structure and number of children
- Married couples
- Without children at home
- With children at home
- 1 child
- 2 children
- 3 or more children
- Common-law couples
- Without children at home
- With children at home
- 1 child
- 2 children
- 3 or more children
- Total lone-parent families by sex of parent and number of children
- Female parent
- 1 child
- 2 children
- 3 or more children
- Male parent
- 1 child
- 2 children
- 3 or more children
- Total number of children at home - 20% sample data Footnote 78
- Under six years of age
- 6 to 14 years
- 15 to 17 years
- 18 to 24 years
- 25 years and over
- Average number of children at home per census family Footnote 84
- Total number of persons in private households - 20% sample data
- Number of persons not in census families
- Living with relatives Footnote 87
- Living with non-relatives only
- Living alone
- Number of census family persons
- Average number of persons per census family
- Total number of persons aged 65 years and over - 20% sample data
- Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over
- Living with relatives Footnote 94
- Living with non-relatives only
- Living alone
- Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over
- Total number of occupied private dwellings - 20% sample data Footnote 98
- Average number of rooms per dwelling Footnote 99
- Average number of bedrooms per dwelling Footnote 100
- Total number of occupied private dwellings by housing tenure - 20% sample data Footnote 101
- Owned
- Rented
- Band housing
- Total number of occupied private dwellings by condition of dwelling - 20% sample data Footnote 105
- Regular maintenance only
- Minor repairs
- Major repairs
- Total number of occupied private dwellings by period of construction - 20% sample data Footnote 109
- Period of construction, before 1946
- Period of construction, 1946 to 1960
- Period of construction, 1961 to 1970
- Period of construction, 1971 to 1980
- Period of construction, 1981 to 1985
- Period of construction, 1986 to 1990
- Period of construction, 1991 to 1995
- Period of construction, 1996 to 2000
- Period of construction, 2001 to 2006 Footnote 118
- Total number of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling - 100% data Footnote 119
- Single-detached house
- Semi-detached house
- Row house
- Apartment, duplex
- Apartment, building that has five or more storeys
- Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys
- Other single-attached house
- Movable dwelling Footnote 127
- Total number of private households by household size - 100% data Footnote 128
- 1 person
- 2 persons
- 3 persons
- 4 to 5 persons
- 6 or more persons
- Number of persons in private households
- Average number of persons in private households
- Total number of private households by household type - 20% sample data Footnote 136
- One-family households
- Multiple-family households
- Non-family households
- Total population by mother tongue - 20% sample data Footnote 140
- Single responses
- English
- French
- Non-official languages
- Algonquin
- Atikamekw
- Blackfoot
- Carrier
- Chilcotin
- Chipewyan
- Cree
- Siouan languages (Dakota/Sioux)
- Dene
- Dogrib
- Gitksan
- Inuinnaqtun
- Inuktitut, n.i.e.
- Kutchin-Gwich'in (Loucheux)
- Malecite
- Mi'kmaq
- Mohawk
- Montagnais-Naskapi
- Nisga'a
- North Slave (Hare)
- Ojibway
- Oji-Cree
- Shuswap
- South Slave
- Tlingit
- Italian
- Portuguese
- Romanian
- Spanish
- Danish
- Dutch
- Flemish
- Frisian
- German
- Norwegian
- Swedish
- Yiddish
- Bosnian
- Bulgarian
- Croatian
- Czech
- Macedonian
- Polish
- Russian
- Serbian
- Serbo-Croatian
- Slovak
- Slovenian
- Ukrainian
- Latvian
- Lithuanian
- Estonian
- Finnish
- Hungarian
- Greek
- Armenian
- Turkish
- Amharic
- Arabic
- Hebrew
- Maltese
- Somali
- Tigrigna
- Bengali
- Gujarati
- Hindi
- Kurdish
- Panjabi (Punjabi)
- Pashto
- Persian (Farsi)
- Sindhi
- Sinhala (Sinhalese)
- Urdu
- Malayalam
- Tamil
- Telugu
- Japanese
- Korean
- Cantonese
- Chinese, n.o.s. Footnote 224
- Mandarin
- Taiwanese
- Lao
- Khmer (Cambodian)
- Vietnamese
- Bisayan languages
- Ilocano
- Malay
- Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)
- Akan (Twi)
- Swahili
- Creoles
- Other languages Footnote 237
- Multiple responses
- English and French
- English and non-official language
- French and non-official language
- English, French and non-official language
- Total population by knowledge of official languages - 20% sample data Footnote 243
- English only
- French only
- English and French
- Neither English nor French
- Total population by first official language spoken - 20% sample data Footnote 248
- English
- French
- English and French
- Neither English nor French
- Official language minority - (number) Footnote 253
- Official language minority - (percentage) Footnote 254
- Total population by language spoken most often at home - 20% sample data Footnote 255
- Single responses
- English
- French
- Non-official languages
- Algonquin
- Atikamekw
- Blackfoot
- Carrier
- Chilcotin
- Chipewyan
- Cree
- Siouan languages (Dakota/Sioux)
- Dene
- Dogrib
- Gitksan
- Inuinnaqtun
- Inuktitut, n.i.e.
- Kutchin-Gwich'in (Loucheux)
- Malecite
- Mi'kmaq
- Mohawk
- Montagnais-Naskapi
- Nisga'a
- North Slave (Hare)
- Ojibway
- Oji-Cree
- Shuswap
- South Slave
- Tlingit
- Italian
- Portuguese
- Romanian
- Spanish
- Danish
- Dutch
- Flemish
- Frisian
- German
- Norwegian
- Swedish
- Yiddish
- Bosnian
- Bulgarian
- Croatian
- Czech
- Macedonian
- Polish
- Russian
- Serbian
- Serbo-Croatian
- Slovak
- Slovenian
- Ukrainian
- Latvian
- Lithuanian
- Estonian
- Finnish
- Hungarian
- Greek
- Armenian
- Turkish
- Amharic
- Arabic
- Hebrew
- Maltese
- Somali
- Tigrigna
- Bengali
- Gujarati
- Hindi
- Kurdish
- Panjabi (Punjabi)
- Pashto
- Persian (Farsi)
- Sindhi
- Sinhala (Sinhalese)
- Urdu
- Malayalam
- Tamil
- Telugu
- Japanese
- Korean
- Cantonese
- Chinese, n.o.s. Footnote 339
- Mandarin
- Taiwanese
- Lao
- Khmer (Cambodian)
- Vietnamese
- Bisayan languages
- Ilocano
- Malay
- Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)
- Akan (Twi)
- Swahili
- Creoles
- Other languages Footnote 352
- Multiple responses
- English and French
- English and non-official language
- French and non-official language
- English, French and non-official language
- Algonquin - Various non-official languages spoken - 20% sample data Footnote 358
- Atikamekw
- Blackfoot
- Carrier
- Chilcotin
- Chipewyan
- Cree
- Siouan languages (Dakota/Sioux)
- Dene
- Dogrib
- Gitksan
- Inuinnaqtun
- Inuktitut, n.i.e.
- Kutchin-Gwich'in (Loucheux)
- Malecite
- Mi'kmaq
- Mohawk
- Montagnais-Naskapi
- Nisga'a
- North Slave (Hare)
- Ojibway
- Oji-Cree
- Shuswap
- South Slave
- Tlingit
- Italian
- Portuguese
- Romanian
- Spanish
- Danish
- Dutch
- Flemish
- Frisian
- German
- Norwegian
- Swedish
- Yiddish
- Bosnian
- Bulgarian
- Croatian
- Czech
- Macedonian
- Polish
- Russian
- Serbian
- Serbo-Croatian
- Slovak
- Slovenian
- Ukrainian
- Latvian
- Lithuanian
- Estonian
- Finnish
- Hungarian
- Greek
- Armenian
- Turkish
- Amharic
- Arabic
- Hebrew
- Maltese
- Somali
- Tigrigna
- Bengali
- Gujarati
- Hindi
- Kurdish
- Panjabi (Punjabi)
- Pashto
- Persian (Farsi)
- Sindhi
- Sinhala (Sinhalese)
- Urdu
- Malayalam
- Tamil
- Telugu
- Japanese
- Korean
- Cantonese
- Chinese, n.o.s. Footnote 437
- Mandarin
- Taiwanese
- Lao
- Khmer (Cambodian)
- Vietnamese
- Bisayan languages
- Ilocano
- Malay
- Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)
- Akan (Twi)
- Swahili
- Creoles
- Other languages Footnote 450
- Total - Mobility status 1 year ago - 20% sample data Footnote 451
- Non-movers
- Movers
- Non-migrants
- Migrants
- Internal migrants
- Intraprovincial migrants
- Interprovincial migrants
- External migrants
- Total - Mobility status 5 years ago - 20% sample data Footnote 460
- Non-movers
- Movers
- Non-migrants
- Migrants
- Internal migrants
- Intraprovincial migrants
- Interprovincial migrants
- External migrants
- Total population by citizenship - 20% sample data Footnote 469
- Canadian citizens
- Canadian citizens under age 18
- Canadian citizens age 18 and over
- Not Canadian citizens Footnote 473
- Total population by immigrant status and place of birth - 20% sample data Footnote 474
- Non-immigrants Footnote 475
- Born in province of residence
- Born outside province of residence
- Immigrants Footnote 478
- United States of America
- Central America
- Caribbean and Bermuda
- South America
- Europe
- Western Europe
- Eastern Europe
- Southern Europe
- Italy
- Other Southern Europe
- Northern Europe
- United Kingdom
- Other Northern Europe
- Africa
- Western Africa
- Eastern Africa
- Northern Africa
- Central Africa
- Southern Africa
- Asia and the Middle East
- West Central Asia and the Middle East
- Eastern Asia
- China, People's Republic of
- Hong Kong, Special Administrative Region
- Other Eastern Asia
- Southeast Asia
- Philippines
- Other Southeast Asia
- Southern Asia
- India
- Other Southern Asia
- Oceania and other Footnote 510
- Non-permanent residents Footnote 511
- Total recent immigrants by selected places of birth - 20% sample data Footnote 512
- United States of America
- Central America
- Caribbean and Bermuda
- South America
- Europe
- Western Europe
- Eastern Europe
- Southern Europe
- Italy
- Other Southern Europe
- Northern Europe
- United Kingdom
- Other Northern Europe
- Africa
- Western Africa
- Eastern Africa
- Northern Africa
- Central Africa
- Southern Africa
- Asia and the Middle East
- West Central Asia and the Middle East
- Eastern Asia
- China, People's Republic of
- Hong Kong, Special Administrative Region
- Other Eastern Asia
- Southeast Asia
- Philippines
- Other Southeast Asia
- Southern Asia
- India
- Other Southern Asia
- Oceania and other Footnote 544
- Total immigrant population by period of immigration - 20% sample data Footnote 545
- Before 1961
- 1961 to 1970
- 1971 to 1980
- 1981 to 1990
- 1991 to 2000
- 1991 to 1995
- 1996 to 2000
- 2001 to 2006 Footnote 553
- Total immigrant population by age at immigration - 20% sample data Footnote 554
- Under 5 years
- 5 to 14 years
- 15 to 24 years
- 25 to 44 years
- 45 years and over
- Total population 15 years and older by generation status - 20% sample data Footnote 560
- 1st generation Footnote 561
- 2nd generation Footnote 562
- 3rd generation or more Footnote 563
Footnotes
- Footnote 1
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These figures have not been subjected to random rounding.
- Footnote 2
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Includes institutional residents.
Sex
Part A - Plain language definition
Not applicable
Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to the gender of the respondent.Age
Part A - Plain language definition
Not applicable
Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to the age at last birthday (as of the census reference date, May 16, 2006). This variable is derived from Date of birth. - Footnote 41
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Includes institutional residents.
Legal marital status
Part A - Plain language definition
A person's conjugal status under the law (e.g., single, married, widowed). Legal marital status data are derived from the responses to Question 4 (Marital status) in the census questionnaires.
Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to the legal conjugal status of a person. The various responses are defined as follows:
Never legally married (single) - Persons who have never married (including all persons less than 15 years of age) and persons whose marriage has been annulled and who have not remarried.
Legally married (and not separated) - Persons whose spouse is living, unless the couple is separated or a divorce has been obtained.
Separated, but still legally married - Persons currently married, but who are no longer living with their spouse (for any reason other than illness or work) and have not obtained a divorce.
Divorced - Persons who have obtained a legal divorce and who have not remarried.
Widowed - Persons who have lost their spouse through death and who have not remarried. - Footnote 43
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Since 1996, Aboriginal people married according to traditional customs were instructed to report themselves as legally married.
In 2006, legally married same-sex couples are included in this category.
- Footnote 47
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Includes institutional residents.
Common-law status
Part A - Plain language definition
Not applicable
Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to persons who live together as a couple but who are not legally married to each other. These persons can be of the opposite sex or of the same sex. - Footnote 50
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Census family
Part A - Plain language definition
Not applicable
Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to a married couple (with or without children of either or both spouses), a couple living common-law (with or without children of either or both partners) or a lone parent of any marital status, with at least one child living in the same dwelling. A couple may be of opposite or same sex. 'Children' in a census family include grandchildren living with their grandparent(s) but with no parents present. - Footnote 55
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Census family structure
Part A - Plain language definition
Not applicable
Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to the classification of census families into married couples (with or without children of either or both spouses), common-law couples (with or without children of either or both partners), and lone-parent families by sex of parent. A couple may be of opposite or same sex. 'Children' in a census family include grandchildren living with their grandparent(s) but with no parents present. - Footnote 78
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Refers to the persons who are sons and daughters in census families.
- Footnote 84
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The average number of children at home per census family is calculated using the total number of children at home and the total number of census families.
- Footnote 87
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Non-relatives may be present.
- Footnote 94
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Non-relatives may be present.
- Footnote 98
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Dwelling, occupied private
Part A - Plain language definition
A separate set of living quarters which has a private entrance either directly from outside or from a common hall, lobby, vestibule or stairway leading to the outside, and in which a person or a group of persons live permanently.
Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to a private dwelling in which a person or a group of persons is permanently residing. Also included are private dwellings whose usual residents are temporarily absent on Census Day. Unless otherwise specified, all data in housing products are for occupied private dwellings, rather than for unoccupied private dwellings or dwellings occupied solely by foreign and/or temporary residents. - Footnote 99
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Rooms
Part A - Plain language definition
Not applicable
Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to the number of rooms in a dwelling. A room is an enclosed area within a dwelling which is finished and suitable for year-round living. - Footnote 100
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Bedrooms
Part A - Plain language definition
Not applicable
Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to all rooms designed and furnished as bedrooms and used mainly for sleeping purposes, even though the use may be occasional (e.g., spare bedroom). - Footnote 101
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Tenure
Part A - Plain language definition
Not applicable
Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to whether some member of the household owns or rents the dwelling, or whether the dwelling is Band housing (on an Indian reserve or settlement). - Footnote 105
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Condition of dwelling
Part A - Plain language definition
Not applicable
Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to whether, in the judgment of the respondent, the dwelling requires any repairs (excluding desirable remodeling or additions). - Footnote 109
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Period of construction
Part A - Plain language definition
Not applicable
Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to the period in time during which the building or dwelling was originally constructed. - Footnote 118
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Includes data up to May 16, 2006.
- Footnote 119
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Structural type of dwelling
Part A - Plain language definition
Characteristics that define a dwelling's structure, for example, the characteristics of a single-detached house, a semi-detached house, a row house, or an apartment or flat in a duplex.
Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to the structural characteristics and/or dwelling configuration, that is, whether the dwelling is a single-detached house, an apartment in a high-rise building, a row house, a mobile home, etc.
In 2006, improvements to the enumeration process and changes in structural type classification affect the historical comparability of the 'structural type of dwelling' variable. In 2006, 'apartment or flat in a duplex' replaces 'apartment or flat in a detached duplex' and includes duplexes attached to other dwellings or buildings. This is a change from the 2001 Census where duplexes attached to other dwellings or buildings were classified as an 'apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys'. - Footnote 127
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Includes mobile homes and other movable dwellings such as houseboats and railroad cars.
- Footnote 128
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Household, private
Part A - Plain language definition
Person or group of persons occupying the same dwelling.
Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to a person or a group of persons (other than foreign residents) who occupy a private dwelling and do not have a usual place of residence elsewhere in Canada.Household size
Part A - Plain language definition
Number of persons occupying a private dwelling.
Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to the number of persons in a private household. - Footnote 136
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Household type
Part A - Plain language definition
Category to which a person living alone or a group of persons occupying the same dwelling belong. There are two categories: non-family households and family households.
A non-family household consists either of one person living alone or of two or more persons who share a dwelling, but do not constitute a family.
Family households are divided into two subcategories: one-family households and multiple-family households.
A one-family household consists of a single family (e.g., a couple with or without children). A multiple-family household is made up of two or more families occupying the same dwelling.
Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to the basic division of private households into family and non-family households. Family household refers to a household that contains at least one census family, that is, a married couple with or without children, or a couple living common-law with or without children, or a lone parent living with one or more children (lone-parent family). One-family household refers to a single census family (with or without other persons) that occupies a private dwelling. Multiple-family household refers to a household in which two or more census families (with or without additional persons) occupy the same private dwelling.
Non-family household refers to either one person living alone in a private dwelling or to a group of two or more people who share a private dwelling, but who do not constitute a census family. - Footnote 140
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Mother tongue
Part A - Plain language definition
Not applicable
Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to the first language learned at home in childhood and still understood by the individual at the time of the census. - Footnote 224
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The 2006 category 'Chinese, n.o.s.' includes responses of 'Chinese' as well as all Chinese languages other than Cantonese, Mandarin, Taiwanese, Chaochow (Teochow), Fukien, Hakka and Shanghainese. Data for the 'Chinese, n.o.s.' category in 2001 and 2006 are not directly comparable. The 2001 category 'Chinese, n.o.s.' is equivalent to the sum of the 2006 categories 'Chinese, n.o.s.' and 'Chaochow (Teochow),' 'Fukien,' 'Shanghainese' and 'Taiwanese.'
- Footnote 237
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This is a subtotal of all languages collected by the census that are not displayed separately here. For a full list of languages collected in the census, please refer to Appendix G in the 2006 Census Dictionary.
- Footnote 243
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Knowledge of official languages
Part A - Plain language definition
Not applicable
Part B - Detailed definition
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.Data on knowledge of official languages
According to studies on data certification, the 2006 Census statistics on knowledge of official languages could underestimate the category 'English and French' and overestimate the category 'French only,' particularly for the francophone population, but also for the whole population in general. More information on the subject will be available in the Languages Reference Guide, to be published in 2008. - Footnote 248
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First official language spoken
Part A - Plain language definition
Not applicable
Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to a variable specified within the framework of the Official Languages Act.Data on knowledge of official languages
According to studies on data certification, the 2006 Census statistics on knowledge of official languages could underestimate the category 'English and French' and overestimate the category 'French only,' particularly for the francophone population, but also for the whole population in general. More information on the subject will be available in the Languages Reference Guide, to be published in 2008. - Footnote 253
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The official language minority is English in Quebec and French in all other provinces and territories.
- Footnote 254
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The official language minority is English in Quebec and French in all other provinces and territories.
- Footnote 255
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Refers to the language spoken most often at home by the individual at the time of the census. Other languages spoken at home on a regular basis are also collected.
- Footnote 339
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The 2006 category 'Chinese, n.o.s.' includes responses of 'Chinese' as well as all Chinese languages other than Cantonese, Mandarin, Taiwanese, Chaochow (Teochow), Fukien, Hakka and Shanghainese. Data for the 'Chinese, n.o.s.' category in 2001 and 2006 are not directly comparable. The 2001 category 'Chinese, n.o.s.' is equivalent to the sum of the 2006 categories 'Chinese, n.o.s.' and 'Chaochow (Teochow),' 'Fukien,' 'Shanghainese' and 'Taiwanese.'
- Footnote 352
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This is a subtotal of all languages collected by the census that are not displayed separately here. For a full list of languages collected in the census, please refer to Appendix G in the 2006 Census Dictionary.
- Footnote 358
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Knowledge of non-official languages
Part A - Plain language definition
Not applicable
Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to languages, other than English or French, in which the respondent can conduct a conversation. - Footnote 437
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The 2006 category 'Chinese, n.o.s.' includes responses of 'Chinese' as well as all Chinese languages other than Cantonese, Mandarin, Taiwanese, Chaochow (Teochow), Fukien, Hakka and Shanghainese. Data for the 'Chinese, n.o.s.' category in 2001 and 2006 are not directly comparable. The 2001 category 'Chinese, n.o.s.' is equivalent to the sum of the 2006 categories 'Chinese, n.o.s.' and 'Chaochow (Teochow),' 'Fukien,' 'Shanghainese' and 'Taiwanese.'
- Footnote 450
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This is a subtotal of all languages collected by the census that are not displayed separately here. For a full list of languages collected in the census, please refer to Appendix G in the 2006 Census Dictionary.
- Footnote 451
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Refers to the relationship between a person's usual place of residence on Census Day and his or her usual place of residence one year earlier. A person is classified as a non-mover if no difference exists. Otherwise, a person is classified as a mover and this categorization is called Mobility status (1 year ago). Within the category of movers, a further distinction is made between non-migrants and migrants; this difference is called migration status.
Non-movers are persons who, on Census Day, were living at the same address as the one at which they resided one year earlier.
Movers are persons who, on Census Day, were living at a different address from the one at which they resided one year earlier.
Non-migrants are movers who, on Census Day, were living at a different address, but in the same census subdivision (CSD) as the one they lived in one year earlier.
Migrants are movers who, on Census Day, were residing in a different CSD one year earlier (internal migrants) or who were living outside Canada one year earlier (external migrants).
Intraprovincial migrants are movers who, on Census Day, were living in a different CSD from the one at which they resided one year earlier, in the same province.
Interprovincial migrants are movers who, on Census Day, were living in a different CSD from the one at which they resided one year earlier, in a different province. - Footnote 460
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Refers to the relationship between a person's usual place of residence on Census Day and his or her usual place of residence five years earlier. A person is classified as a non-mover if no difference exists. Otherwise, a person is classified as a mover and this categorization is called Mobility status (5 years ago). Within the category of movers, a further distinction is made between non-migrants and migrants; this difference is called migration status.
Non-movers are persons who, on Census Day, were living at the same address as the one at which they resided five years earlier.
Movers are persons who, on Census Day, were living at a different address from the one at which they resided five years earlier.
Non-migrants are movers who, on Census Day, were living at a different address, but in the same census subdivision (CSD) as the one they lived in five years earlier.
Migrants are movers who, on Census Day, were residing in a different CSD five years earlier (internal migrants) or who were living outside Canada five years earlier (external migrants).
Intraprovincial migrants are movers who, on Census Day, were living in a different CSD from the one in which they resided five years earlier, in the same province.
Interprovincial migrants are movers who, on Census Day, were living in a different CSD from the one in which they resided five years earlier, in a different province. - Footnote 469
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Citizenship
Part A - Plain language definition
Not applicable
Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to the legal citizenship status of the respondent. Persons who are citizens of more than one country were instructed to provide the name of the other country(ies).Includes persons who are stateless.
- Footnote 473
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Includes persons who are stateless. Prior to the 2006 Census, this category was called 'Citizens of other countries'. The content of the category remains unchanged in 2006 compared with previous censuses.
- Footnote 474
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For information on the specific countries included in each regional grouping in this variable, please refer to Appendix J in the 2006 Census Dictionary.
- Footnote 475
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Non-immigrants are persons who are Canadian citizens by birth. Although most Canadian citizens by birth were born in Canada, a small number were born outside Canada to Canadian parents.
- Footnote 478
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Immigrants are persons who are, or have ever 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 are recent arrivals. Most immigrants are born outside Canada, but a small number were born in Canada. Includes immigrants who landed in Canada prior to Census Day, May 16, 2006.
- Footnote 510
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'Other' includes Greenland, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, the category 'Other country,' as well as immigrants born in Canada.
- Footnote 511
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Non-permanent residents are persons from another country who, at the time of the census, held a Work or Study Permit or who were refugee claimants, as well as family members living with them in Canada.
- Footnote 512
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In this product, recent immigrants are immigrants who landed in Canada between January 1, 2001 and Census Day, May 16, 2006.
Immigrants are persons who are, or have ever 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 are recent arrivals. Most immigrants are born outside Canada, but a small number were born in Canada. Includes immigrants who landed in Canada prior to Census Day, May 16, 2006.For information on the specific countries included in each regional grouping in this variable, please refer to Appendix J in the 2006 Census Dictionary.
- Footnote 544
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'Other' includes Greenland, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, the category 'Other country,' as well as immigrants born in Canada.
- Footnote 545
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Period of immigration
Part A - Plain language definition
Not applicable
Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to ranges of years based on the year of immigration question. Year of immigration refers to the year in which landed immigrant status was first obtained. A landed immigrant is a person who has been granted the right to live in Canada permanently by immigration authorities.Immigrants are persons who are, or have ever 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 are recent arrivals. Most immigrants are born outside Canada, but a small number were born in Canada. Includes immigrants who landed in Canada prior to Census Day, May 16, 2006.
- Footnote 553
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Includes immigrants who landed in Canada prior to Census Day, May 16, 2006.
- Footnote 554
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Age at immigration
Part A - Plain language definition
Not applicable
Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to the age at which the respondent first obtained landed immigrant status. A landed immigrant is a person who has been granted the right to live in Canada permanently by immigration authorities.Immigrant population
Part A - Plain language definition
Not applicable
Part B - Detailed definition
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. - Footnote 560
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Generation status
Part A - Plain language definition
Not applicable
Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to the generational status of a person, that is, 1st generation, 2nd generation or 3rd generation or more. - Footnote 561
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Persons born outside Canada. For the most part, these are people who are now, or have ever been, landed immigrants in Canada. Also included in the first generation are a small number of people born outside Canada to parents who are Canadian citizens by birth. In addition, the first generation includes people who are non-permanent residents (defined as people from another country living in Canada on Work or Study Permits or as refugee claimants, and any family members living with them in Canada).
- Footnote 562
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Persons born inside Canada with at least one parent born outside Canada. This includes (a) persons born in Canada with both parents born outside Canada and (b) persons born in Canada with one parent born in Canada and one parent born outside Canada (these persons may have grandparents born inside or outside Canada as well).
- Footnote 563
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Persons born inside Canada with both parents born inside Canada (these persons may have grandparents born inside or outside Canada as well).