Data tables, 2016 Census

Visible Minority (15), Generation Status (4), Age (12) and Sex (3) for the Population in Private Households of Canada, Provinces and Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 2016 Census - 25% Sample Data

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This table details visible minority , generation status , age and sex for the population in private households in Kingston
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Visible minority (15) Generation status (4)
Total - Generation statusFootnote 1 First generationFootnote 2 Second generationFootnote 3 Third generation or moreFootnote 4
Total - Visible minorityFootnote 5 156,465 21,405 24,905 110,155
Total visible minority populationFootnote 6 12,335 8,055 3,340 945
South AsianFootnote 7 2,590 1,805 715 70
Chinese 2,595 1,760 705 130
Black 1,950 840 695 415
Filipino 820 565 200 55
Latin American 940 720 205 20
Arab 1,020 790 230 0
Southeast AsianFootnote 8 560 390 165 10
West AsianFootnote 9 460 375 85 0
Korean 530 435 85 10
Japanese 215 85 10 120
Visible minority, n.i.e.Footnote 10 180 50 85 45
Multiple visible minoritiesFootnote 11 480 245 160 70
Not a visible minorityFootnote 12 144,130 13,350 21,565 109,210

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Footnote 1

For more information on generation status variables, including information on their classifications, the questions from which they are derived, data quality and their comparability with other sources of data, please refer to the Place of Birth, Generation Status, Citizenship and Immigration Reference Guide, Census of Population, 2016.

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Footnote 2

'First generation' includes persons who were born outside Canada. For the most part, these are people who are now, or once were, immigrants to Canada.

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Footnote 3

'Second generation' includes persons who were born in Canada and had at least one parent born outside Canada. For the most part, these are the children of immigrants.

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Footnote 4

'Third generation or more' includes persons who were born in Canada with both parents born in Canada.

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Footnote 5

For more information on the Visible minority variable, including information on its classification, the questions from which it is derived, data quality and its comparability with other sources of data, please refer to the Visible Minority and Population Group Reference Guide, Census of Population, 2016.

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Footnote 6

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

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Footnote 7

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

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Footnote 8

For example, 'Vietnamese,' 'Cambodian,' 'Laotian,' 'Thai,' etc.

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Footnote 9

For example, 'Afghan,' 'Iranian,' etc.

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Footnote 10

The abbreviation 'n.i.e.' means 'not included elsewhere.' Includes persons with a write-in response such as 'Guyanese,' 'West Indian,' 'Tibetan,' 'Polynesian,' 'Pacific Islander,' etc.

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Footnote 11

Includes persons who gave more than one visible minority group by checking two or more mark-in responses, e.g., 'Black' and 'South Asian.'

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Footnote 12

Includes persons who reported 'Yes' to the Aboriginal group question (Question 18), as well as persons who were not considered to be members of a visible minority group.

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Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population, Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-400-X2016190.

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