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 Nelson
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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 17,955 2,675 3,790 11,490
Total visible minority populationFootnote 6 740 385 220 130
South AsianFootnote 7 115 40 55 15
Chinese 160 75 50 35
Black 85 40 25 25
Filipino 60 50 10 0
Latin American 85 70 15 0
Arab 0 0 0 0
Southeast AsianFootnote 8 25 20 10 0
West AsianFootnote 9 0 0 0 0
Korean 0 0 0 0
Japanese 140 45 35 55
Visible minority, n.i.e.Footnote 10 45 30 15 0
Multiple visible minoritiesFootnote 11 15 0 10 0
Not a visible minorityFootnote 12 17,215 2,290 3,565 11,365

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Footnote(s)

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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