2006 Census Topic-based tabulations

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Income Statistics (4) in Constant (2005) Dollars, Age Groups (5A), Immigrant Status and Period of Immigration (10), Highest Certificate, Diploma or Degree (5) and Sex (3) for the Population 15 Years and Over With Income of Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 2000 and 2005 - 20% Sample Data

About this variable: Immigrant status and period of immigration (10)

Definition

Landed immigrant status

Part A - Plain language definition
Not applicable

Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to whether or not the person is a landed immigrant in Canada. Landed immigrants are people who have been granted the right to live in Canada permanently by immigration authorities.

Non-immigrant population

Part A - Plain language definition
Not applicable

Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to people who are Canadian citizens by birth. Although most were born in Canada, a small number of them were born outside Canada to Canadian parents.

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.

Non-permanent resident

Part A - Plain language definition
Not applicable

Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to people from another country who had a Work or Study Permit, or who were refugee claimants at the time of the census, and family members living in Canada with them.

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.

Year of immigration

Part A - Plain language definition
Not applicable

Part B - Detailed definition
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.

Values

  1. Total - Immigrant status and period of immigration Footnote 1
  2. Non-immigrants Footnote 2
  3. Immigrants Footnote 3
  4. Before 1961
  5. 1961 to 1970
  6. 1971 to 1980
  7. 1981 to 1990
  8. 1991 to 1995
  9. 1996 to 2000 Footnote 9
  10. 2001 to 2004 Footnote 10

Footnotes

Footnote 1

Includes non-permanent residents. Non-permanent residents are not included elsewhere in this table. 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.

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Footnote 2

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.

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Footnote 3

Immigrants are persons 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.

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Footnote 9

Census income data relate to the calendar year prior to each census year, i.e., to 2000 for the 2001 Census and to 2005 for the 2006 Census. As a result, immigrants who arrived in Canada between January 1, 2006 and May 16, 2006 have zero income and are excluded. Immigrants who arrived in the income reference year (2000 or 2005) may not have a full year of applicable income. For this reason, immigrants arriving in 2000 are excluded from the 1996 to 2000 group for the 2001 Census, and immigrants arriving in 2005 are excluded from the 2001 to 2004 group for the 2006 Census. Both groups are included in the Immigrant sub-total.

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Footnote 10

Census income data relate to the calendar year prior to each census year, i.e., to 2000 for the 2001 Census and to 2005 for the 2006 Census. As a result, immigrants who arrived in Canada between January 1, 2006 and May 16, 2006 have zero income and are excluded. Immigrants who arrived in the income reference year (2000 or 2005) may not have a full year of applicable income. For this reason, immigrants arriving in 2000 are excluded from the 1996 to 2000 group for the 2001 Census, and immigrants arriving in 2005 are excluded from the 2001 to 2004 group for the 2006 Census. Both groups are included in the Immigrant sub-total.

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