Data tables, 2016 Census

Visible Minority (15), Labour Force Status (8), STEM and BHASE (non-STEM) Groupings, Major Field of Study - Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2016 (16), Highest Certificate, Diploma or Degree (9), Immigrant Status (4), Age (10) and Sex (3) for the Population Aged 15 Years and Over in Private Households of Canada, Provinces and Territories and Census Metropolitan Areas, 2016 Census - 25% Sample Data

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This table details visible minority , labour force status , stem and bhase groupings, major field of study - classification of instructional programs 2016 , highest certificate, diploma or degree , immigrant status , age and sex for the population aged 15 years and over in private households in Ottawa - Gatineau
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Visible minority (15) Labour force status (8)
Total - Labour force statusFootnote 4 In the labour force Employed Unemployed Not in the labour force Participation rate Employment rate Unemployment rate
Total - Visible minorityFootnote 5 1,073,820 727,045 676,480 50,570 346,770 67.7 63.0 7.0
Total visible minority populationFootnote 6 215,695 145,810 130,315 15,495 69,880 67.6 60.4 10.6
South AsianFootnote 7 31,780 22,080 20,080 2,005 9,695 69.5 63.2 9.1
Chinese 36,095 22,760 21,065 1,695 13,335 63.1 58.4 7.4
Black 56,220 39,105 33,530 5,580 17,115 69.6 59.6 14.3
Filipino 10,385 8,090 7,615 475 2,295 77.9 73.3 5.9
Latin American 13,345 9,990 9,130 860 3,355 74.9 68.4 8.6
Arab 36,580 22,370 19,295 3,080 14,205 61.2 52.7 13.8
Southeast AsianFootnote 8 10,955 7,805 7,310 490 3,150 71.2 66.7 6.3
West AsianFootnote 9 8,105 5,500 4,955 545 2,605 67.9 61.1 9.9
Korean 2,530 1,535 1,395 140 990 60.7 55.1 9.1
Japanese 1,905 1,235 1,130 110 670 64.8 59.3 8.9
Visible minority, n.i.e.Footnote 10 2,415 1,690 1,560 130 730 70.0 64.6 7.7
Multiple visible minoritiesFootnote 11 5,380 3,645 3,250 390 1,740 67.8 60.4 10.7
Not a visible minorityFootnote 12 858,130 581,240 546,160 35,075 276,895 67.7 63.6 6.0

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Footnote(s)

Footnote 1

This variable shows a variant of CIP which classifies fields of study into STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math and computer sciences) and BHASE (non-STEM) categories. For more information on the CIP classification, see the Classification of Instructional Programs, Canada 2016: http://www.statcan.gc.ca/eng/concepts/classification.

This variant is different from the STEM variant used in the 2011 National Household Survey. For information on comparability between the two variants, refer to the Education Reference Guide, Census of Population, 2016, Catalogue no. 98-500-X2016013.

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Footnote 2

Users are advised to consult data quality comments for 'Highest certificate, diploma or degree,' available in the Education Reference Guide, Census of Population, 2016, Catalogue no. 98-500-X2016013.

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Footnote 3

For more information on immigration 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 4

Refers to whether a person aged 15 years and over was employed, unemployed or not in the labour force during the week of Sunday, May 1 to Saturday, May 7, 2016.

Early enumeration was conducted in remote, isolated parts of the provinces and territories. When enumeration has taken place before May 2016, the reference date used is the date on which the household was enumerated.

In the past, this variable was called Labour force activity.

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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-X2016276.

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