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Catalogue number :	97-556-XCB2006018
Release date :	April 8, 2008
Topic :	Mobility and migration
Data dimensions :	Geography (Geographic Index) Immigrant status and period of immigration (9) Place of birth (33) Age groups (17B) Sex (3) Current - Census metropolitan area and residual for province or territory of residence (48) 1 year ago - Census metropolitan area and residual for province or territory of residence (49)

Note

Note: Institutional residents

People in seniors' residences in the 2006 Census are classified as 'not living in an institution'. This is a change from the 2001 Census where they were classified as institutional residents, specifically, 'living in an institution, resident under care or custody'.

Note: Inter-census metropolitan area migrants (1 year ago) subuniverse

Inter-census metropolitan area migrants are movers who, on Census Day, were living in a different census metropolitan area from the one at which they resided one year earlier.


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: 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: 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.

Data table

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Geography Geographic index Canada

Immigrant status and period of immigration (9) Total - Immigrant status and period of immigration Non-immigrants Immigrants Before 1991 1991 to 2000 1991 to 1995 1996 to 2000 2001 to 2006 Non-permanent residents

Place of birth (33)^{Footnote 1} Total - Place of birth 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

Age groups (17B) Total - Age groups 1 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 years and over

Sex (3) Total - Sex Male Female

This table details census metropolitan area and residual for province or territory of residence 1 year ago , immigrant status and period of immigration , place of birth , age groups and sex for the population aged 1 year and over in Canada^{Footnote 2}

Current - Census metropolitan area and residual for province or territory of residence (48)	1 year ago - Census metropolitan area and residual for province or territory of residence (49)
	Canada	St. John's	Newfoundland and Labrador, excluding CMA(s)	Prince Edward Island	Halifax	Nova Scotia, excluding CMA(s)	Moncton	Saint John	New Brunswick, excluding CMA(s)	Montréal	Ottawa - Gatineau (Que. part - Partie Qc)	Québec	Saguenay	Sherbrooke	Trois-Rivières	Quebec, excluding CMA(s)	Barrie	Brantford	Greater Sudbury / Grand Sudbury	Guelph	Hamilton	Kingston	Kitchener	London	Oshawa	Ottawa - Gatineau (Ont. part - Partie Ont.)	Peterborough	St. Catharines - Niagara	Thunder Bay	Toronto	Windsor	Ontario, excluding CMA(s)	Winnipeg	Manitoba, excluding CMA(s)	Regina	Saskatoon	Saskatchewan, excluding CMA(s)	Calgary	Edmonton	Alberta, excluding CMA(s)	Abbotsford	Kelowna	Vancouver	Victoria	British Columbia, excluding CMA(s)	Yukon Territory	Northwest Territories	Nunavut	Outside Canada
Canada	30,897,210	176,595	319,930	132,475	365,475	530,315	122,185	119,895	472,195	3,524,295	275,575	696,170	149,160	181,235	136,960	2,353,800	170,350	120,350	154,005	124,080	670,580	146,940	436,280	445,520	320,140	818,625	113,535	379,990	120,425	4,946,810	315,365	2,497,090	675,100	442,280	190,115	226,905	527,840	1,026,170	987,250	1,126,570	153,250	155,075	2,030,755	318,065	1,303,965	30,070	41,110	28,795	297,530
St. John's	177,470	170,850	2,595	40	425	275	60	125	105	130	20	0	0	0	0	35	20	0	10	0	70	10	180	30	20	80	0	70	0	430	25	85	100	35	0	0	15	125	170	180	0	0	55	0	70	0	40	60	915
Newfoundland and Labrador, excluding CMA(s)	318,725	1,955	310,110	175	485	305	75	250	285	20	10	10	30	0	0	80	40	0	25	65	75	35	215	15	145	195	0	25	10	1,335	0	420	190	160	25	0	50	200	170	735	10	0	55	15	115	0	190	105	310
Prince Edward Island	133,100	25	205	129,850	420	290	80	70	320	95	0	25	0	0	0	55	10	10	0	15	50	15	15	50	35	45	0	0	0	165	0	335	20	0	15	15	40	90	20	55	0	10	110	0	10	0	20	15	505
Halifax	365,625	305	230	310	350,390	4,700	390	275	870	315	10	150	10	45	0	240	55	30	10	25	150	145	185	75	40	765	20	45	15	875	55	440	155	140	10	60	50	225	210	195	25	10	165	400	175	0	85	10	2,530
Nova Scotia, excluding CMA(s)	528,945	120	220	200	4,390	515,905	215	130	720	180	20	20	0	30	0	95	45	0	15	20	255	95	105	85	135	230	60	80	0	745	15	845	50	95	20	30	45	415	355	695	35	0	165	110	330	40	70	35	1,465
Moncton	122,695	65	70	115	375	275	117,140	200	2,550	125	40	65	10	20	0	85	0	15	15	10	30	10	30	45	20	185	10	35	0	235	0	200	45	0	15	0	15	45	0	50	0	10	35	15	25	0	15	10	425
Saint John	119,750	0	65	75	280	170	265	116,275	975	40	30	10	0	0	10	20	10	50	0	0	0	65	80	45	0	100	0	10	0	105	0	125	10	25	0	0	10	50	10	70	0	0	75	10	20	0	0	30	610
New Brunswick, excluding CMA(s)	470,410	70	145	170	500	560	2,235	1,050	459,130	480	55	475	45	45	10	470	25	20	0	15	70	95	75	110	95	325	25	45	15	625	20	815	100	65	15	50	10	125	180	345	0	0	170	40	145	0	0	10	1,315
Montréal	3,548,840	55	45	50	380	200	210	100	565	3,464,370	1,620	5,080	1,185	2,030	1,140	21,555	50	25	80	110	235	200	80	150	40	1,445	25	60	20	3,185	170	1,005	285	60	90	90	130	470	370	305	30	25	1,010	90	385	50	20	35	39,890
Ottawa - Gatineau (Que. part - Partie Qc)	278,375	0	0	20	30	60	50	10	70	1,775	268,380	535	230	105	95	1,940	0	0	50	0	15	70	20	0	30	2,820	0	10	0	90	10	385	45	15	20	0	0	20	45	25	0	0	50	20	30	0	25	20	1,230
Québec	697,290	15	0	50	35	60	15	0	350	4,105	565	678,120	855	580	415	8,125	0	0	0	10	20	45	0	15	10	120	10	20	0	155	0	205	55	25	25	10	25	35	40	150	0	0	45	40	50	0	15	20	2,820
Saguenay	147,980	0	10	0	20	0	20	0	0	890	45	710	144,230	85	10	1,620	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	15	0	30	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	75	0	0	0	15	0	0	0	0	155
Sherbrooke	181,580	0	0	0	0	10	25	0	15	1,810	115	475	100	174,180	130	3,575	0	0	0	0	15	10	0	20	0	60	0	10	0	35	10	45	0	0	0	0	10	35	10	35	0	15	0	0	35	0	0	0	785
Trois-Rivières	137,270	0	0	0	20	10	0	0	0	1,080	50	475	40	40	132,280	2,680	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	0	40	0	10	0	10	0	30	0	0	20	0	15	10	15	25	0	0	15	0	10	0	0	0	385
Quebec, excluding CMA(s)	2,366,925	30	70	45	160	140	95	10	675	32,415	1,645	8,045	2,005	3,475	2,785	2,308,990	10	40	65	40	65	95	30	70	35	360	0	110	10	320	10	850	90	35	25	10	45	110	60	260	25	15	90	70	245	10	20	20	3,095
Barrie	173,210	25	45	0	65	70	10	15	30	80	0	0	0	0	0	20	162,330	55	160	40	240	30	245	115	190	135	50	95	10	5,140	25	2,860	60	0	10	0	0	75	100	85	0	0	35	15	55	0	20	0	670
Brantford	121,570	45	30	0	0	15	25	25	20	50	0	0	0	0	0	10	15	116,195	10	135	1,080	35	805	165	35	50	45	185	0	665	65	1,125	20	0	0	0	15	35	35	40	0	25	20	0	25	0	0	0	500
Greater Sudbury / Grand Sudbury	154,920	60	25	10	25	10	40	10	10	80	35	25	0	15	0	80	180	60	149,590	0	95	25	90	75	100	255	25	45	15	780	10	2,535	10	65	0	50	0	55	10	65	0	0	40	0	45	0	0	0	270
Guelph	124,505	0	40	0	15	40	25	0	15	70	10	10	0	0	0	15	50	125	60	117,330	360	85	945	165	115	135	15	85	35	2,145	30	1,245	40	0	0	10	0	115	65	15	0	0	50	0	85	10	0	0	905
Hamilton	675,695	40	40	95	100	120	20	15	110	345	0	35	10	0	0	80	140	635	115	275	651,475	140	825	615	250	440	95	1,380	85	9,365	200	2,665	130	25	120	25	70	260	80	160	0	0	185	35	125	0	20	0	4,715
Kingston	147,075	60	10	0	215	90	0	10	200	350	10	120	45	75	10	75	90	25	75	50	140	139,090	150	135	55	660	195	65	30	925	0	2,295	100	15	10	35	0	60	145	115	0	0	130	35	45	0	20	0	1,090
Kitchener	440,735	120	270	20	185	30	20	15	100	215	35	0	0	0	0	65	110	395	105	1,145	995	105	421,005	745	130	405	80	340	45	5,185	290	3,280	200	10	10	15	55	220	70	130	20	0	210	50	150	0	30	0	4,130
London	447,685	10	75	0	215	115	0	10	105	315	40	60	0	15	0	20	150	235	105	155	375	130	845	431,020	100	260	15	350	55	2,675	600	5,270	75	50	40	20	15	90	115	105	0	35	255	35	85	10	10	0	3,415
Oshawa	324,050	10	110	10	110	50	25	55	15	170	0	25	0	30	0	40	10	45	70	60	230	115	205	125	309,765	265	300	150	20	8,000	140	2,155	70	40	0	55	0	85	25	0	0	0	125	25	55	10	0	0	1,235
Ottawa - Gatineau (Ont. part - Partie Ont.)	826,010	150	225	45	870	330	150	30	400	1,790	1,790	320	55	20	10	430	175	105	300	190	400	1,065	315	500	240	793,355	250	400	140	3,590	270	5,830	325	90	140	105	55	390	475	325	65	30	660	530	400	0	70	140	8,425
Peterborough	114,095	10	0	0	30	25	0	0	40	35	10	0	0	0	0	15	40	45	30	15	50	30	75	125	400	150	109,305	60	0	1,115	10	1,905	10	10	10	0	35	40	0	55	0	0	40	0	15	0	0	0	335
St. Catharines - Niagara	381,325	0	25	0	60	60	30	10	50	125	10	0	0	10	0	105	130	105	50	150	1,640	60	175	285	135	215	60	370,615	25	2,360	75	1,635	70	20	15	50	25	55	35	90	10	10	125	0	110	0	10	10	2,485
Thunder Bay	119,835	10	0	0	15	10	0	0	0	10	10	0	0	0	0	10	10	10	65	55	50	20	60	40	70	135	10	50	116,665	245	0	1,350	120	45	15	0	10	35	65	55	0	55	95	10	50	20	20	0	335
Toronto	5,010,520	310	425	155	1,380	745	180	220	400	5,445	165	255	10	85	10	245	2,615	395	560	1,705	6,380	1,315	3,015	2,960	4,305	3,635	835	2,140	320	4,858,180	1,415	9,005	1,010	180	130	135	115	1,450	810	480	115	65	3,210	340	670	40	55	25	92,855
Windsor	316,820	35	10	20	10	20	30	0	35	190	45	0	0	0	0	15	15	35	50	20	250	25	250	490	55	180	0	120	30	1,135	308,310	2,295	35	10	10	20	25	50	80	60	0	0	115	20	30	0	0	0	2,695
Ontario, excluding CMA(s)	2,515,115	155	355	110	560	895	90	140	760	1,170	455	265	125	65	0	1,065	3,320	1,310	1,785	1,785	3,770	2,665	4,645	5,130	2,835	6,360	1,660	2,050	1,215	18,185	2,555	2,436,080	730	590	35	65	240	525	480	1,085	150	40	520	255	1,005	25	105	115	7,560
Winnipeg	678,320	95	15	0	90	180	15	30	70	275	10	30	0	0	0	75	10	35	45	50	130	60	65	110	40	265	15	35	145	935	10	740	657,390	6,430	210	285	275	545	325	400	35	50	725	75	320	30	50	65	7,510
Manitoba, excluding CMA(s)	441,040	10	70	30	95	85	10	15	70	15	0	20	0	0	0	45	55	20	25	10	50	95	55	55	0	65	0	15	35	215	0	400	5,840	428,535	130	215	710	215	265	535	40	45	165	35	340	30	45	55	2,260
Regina	190,155	10	10	15	40	15	0	0	50	115	35	20	0	0	0	20	10	0	15	10	0	0	15	40	0	65	0	0	0	135	0	75	215	185	182,785	805	2,790	350	180	290	30	70	210	35	295	10	20	0	1,180
Saskatoon	228,070	30	0	0	60	75	0	0	30	70	0	25	0	0	10	20	0	0	0	20	35	25	50	30	10	55	35	25	15	335	0	180	200	280	790	216,270	5,125	575	275	770	40	15	355	55	195	10	70	10	1,875
Saskatchewan, excluding CMA(s)	523,980	10	55	15	75	70	0	10	10	50	25	25	30	10	0	65	0	10	25	10	10	30	0	15	0	80	15	25	40	210	0	360	250	830	2,075	4,195	509,510	565	625	2,390	10	65	240	80	600	15	45	35	1,165
Calgary	1,056,385	435	360	165	860	805	250	215	555	1,385	30	170	10	80	25	290	120	55	160	85	500	235	340	590	210	1,030	65	370	320	4,295	240	1,160	1,950	690	1,055	975	1,225	995,305	4,730	9,885	365	455	3,550	785	3,270	110	195	10	16,400
Edmonton	1,012,465	470	630	190	675	870	120	205	795	785	75	190	20	35	0	285	50	50	65	50	210	225	170	345	175	790	60	75	320	3,230	360	1,300	1,225	730	550	745	1,300	3,675	960,135	14,120	165	490	2,160	760	2,940	90	520	45	9,985
Alberta, excluding CMA(s)	1,145,285	560	2,660	265	735	1,435	145	140	1,060	415	30	75	60	40	0	335	70	60	65	65	250	115	220	180	60	480	85	185	290	1,695	80	1,985	1,000	1,590	795	1,315	4,420	11,205	10,385	1,084,055	250	575	1,305	470	6,105	225	405	60	7,245
Abbotsford	154,600	0	0	0	10	15	0	0	10	85	10	0	0	0	0	95	0	0	0	10	65	10	15	10	10	10	10	55	25	65	0	70	85	40	25	20	95	220	115	130	145,000	170	4,275	190	1,905	0	0	0	1,770
Kelowna	159,050	10	0	15	80	20	20	0	10	110	0	55	0	0	0	10	15	10	15	10	50	10	30	35	20	170	0	20	75	315	0	195	295	75	85	110	85	830	515	615	260	148,695	1,830	210	2,755	30	35	0	1,340
Vancouver	2,076,590	140	70	55	320	390	45	95	80	1,950	20	125	0	50	0	190	190	90	45	220	285	155	335	335	115	1,220	65	200	140	5,540	170	830	1,355	265	380	415	215	2,550	1,930	1,130	3,310	965	1,990,950	2,865	8,755	145	115	50	47,710
Victoria	322,205	70	20	25	290	80	0	30	90	280	35	15	0	25	0	45	35	0	0	30	105	90	105	90	0	275	20	105	75	715	25	535	265	45	110	140	35	945	460	530	120	305	2,530	305,670	4,225	35	40	10	3,485
British Columbia, excluding CMA(s)	1,321,945	90	285	65	245	570	35	85	315	420	70	50	25	25	10	385	125	40	125	55	260	40	155	240	85	535	55	170	145	930	160	1,720	755	695	250	520	835	3,530	2,740	5,260	3,095	2,780	14,395	4,545	1,267,255	300	255	40	7,165
Yukon Territory	29,915	30	10	0	25	10	0	0	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	15	0	0	0	10	0	0	20	25	0	30	0	10	0	30	0	30	25	10	10	0	20	25	65	120	10	10	100	30	205	28,765	90	0	155
Northwest Territories	40,370	70	170	40	40	70	0	10	70	35	0	15	10	0	0	25	10	0	15	0	10	10	0	10	10	40	0	0	10	60	10	70	25	35	10	25	35	110	215	195	15	25	65	50	155	65	38,300	90	160
Nunavut	28,665	40	110	10	35	30	0	10	25	25	10	15	0	0	0	35	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	0	10	100	10	0	0	60	0	65	55	25	10	10	20	0	15	45	10	0	25	0	45	0	65	27,660	55

Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 97-556-XCB2006018.

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Related data

• 2006 Census analysis series:
  Report on the Demographic Situation in Canada: 2005 and 2006
• 2006 Census reference guides and technical reports:
  Mobility and Migration Reference Guide, 2006 Census