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 New Brunswick / Nouveau-Brunswick
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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 5 730,710 41,395 43,370 645,940
Total visible minority populationFootnote 6 24,535 16,955 4,140 3,440
South AsianFootnote 7 2,535 1,830 495 210
Chinese 3,925 3,140 605 175
Black 6,995 3,005 1,405 2,585
Filipino 1,975 1,585 345 55
Latin American 1,290 1,100 175 15
Arab 2,960 2,520 385 60
Southeast AsianFootnote 8 1,225 935 215 75
West AsianFootnote 9 735 670 55 10
Korean 1,685 1,585 80 20
Japanese 230 125 85 20
Visible minority, n.i.e.Footnote 10 305 130 105 70
Multiple visible minoritiesFootnote 11 675 340 185 160
Not a visible minorityFootnote 12 706,170 24,440 39,230 642,500

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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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