Data tables, 2016 Census

Ethnic Origin (279), Single and Multiple Ethnic Origin Responses (3), 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 The letter C inside a yellow triangle - correction

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This table details ethnic origin , single and multiple ethnic origin responses , generation status , age and sex for the population in private households in Kitchener - Cambridge - Waterloo
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Ethnic origin (279) Single and multiple ethnic origin responses (3)
Total - Single and multiple ethnic origin responsesFootnote 2 Single ethnic origin responsesFootnote 3 Multiple ethnic origin responsesFootnote 4
Total - Ethnic originFootnote 5 516,085 266,115 249,970
North American Aboriginal origins 15,005 1,295 13,705
First Nations (North American Indian) 11,465 1,010 10,455
Inuit 385 25 350
Métis 3,510 255 3,255
Other North American origins 136,690 57,195 79,495
Acadian 595 60 530
American 5,805 295 5,505
Canadian 131,890 56,535 75,355
New Brunswicker 10 0 10
Newfoundlander 1,240 235 1,005
Nova Scotian 100 15 85
Ontarian 60 30 30
Québécois 150 0 140
Other North American origins, n.i.e.Footnote 6 15 10 10
European origins 365,075 129,065 236,005
British Isles origins 215,925 39,875 176,050
Channel Islander 35 10 25
Cornish 10 0 10
English 120,810 19,460 101,345
Irish 89,585 7,590 82,000
Manx 80 10 80
Scottish 93,055 9,205 83,850
Welsh 8,855 480 8,370
British Isles origins, n.i.e.Footnote 7 15,325 3,115 12,210
French origins 46,525 3,220 43,310
Alsatian 295 40 260
Breton 10 0 0
Corsican 10 0 15
French 46,250 3,180 43,070
Western European origins (except French origins) 137,825 33,900 103,935
Austrian 4,285 505 3,780
Bavarian 0 0 0
Belgian 1,935 195 1,740
Dutch 25,200 6,610 18,595
Flemish 210 30 180
Frisian 85 0 85
German 112,330 25,190 87,140
Luxembourger 80 30 45
Swiss 7,570 1,335 6,240
Western European origins, n.i.e.Footnote 8 20 0 20
Northern European origins (except British Isles origins) 9,460 780 8,680
Danish 2,115 315 1,800
Finnish 1,855 210 1,645
Icelandic 470 15 455
Norwegian 2,420 110 2,310
Swedish 2,485 110 2,375
Northern European origins, n.i.e.Footnote 9 675 20 655
Eastern European origins 63,095 19,915 43,175
Bulgarian 415 195 215
Byelorussian 390 120 270
Czech 2,465 635 1,830
Czechoslovakian, n.o.s.Footnote 10 585 85 500
Estonian 535 155 380
Hungarian 8,515 1,895 6,625
Latvian 610 110 500
Lithuanian 1,070 135 940
Moldovan 130 50 75
Polish 25,080 7,100 17,985
Romanian 9,690 5,675 4,020
Russian 6,810 1,080 5,735
Slovak 2,055 660 1,395
Ukrainian 12,985 1,955 11,035
Eastern European origins, n.i.e.Footnote 11 195 75 125
Southern European origins 64,710 30,875 33,835
Albanian 1,190 920 280
Bosnian 1,365 835 530
Catalan 10 0 10
Croatian 4,920 2,285 2,630
Cypriot 645 175 465
Greek 3,885 1,560 2,330
Italian 18,650 4,190 14,465
Kosovar 115 45 75
Macedonian 870 320 555
Maltese 755 250 505
Montenegrin 180 10 170
Portuguese 21,240 13,550 7,690
Serbian 7,215 4,515 2,700
Sicilian 130 15 120
Slovenian 1,250 440 815
Spanish 5,490 1,350 4,140
Yugoslavian, n.o.s.Footnote 12 1,580 430 1,145
Southern European origins, n.i.e.Footnote 13 20 0 15
Other European origins 2,285 515 1,775
Basque 75 0 75
Jewish 1,175 150 1,030
Roma (Gypsy) 50 0 45
Slavic, n.o.s.Footnote 14 95 15 80
Other European origins, n.i.e.Footnote 15 915 345 565
Caribbean origins 9,855 3,945 5,910
Antiguan 50 10 40
Bahamian 45 20 30
Barbadian 820 255 570
Bermudan 130 20 110
Carib 30 0 30
Cuban 645 235 410
Dominican 260 105 155
Grenadian 195 35 160
Guadeloupean 0 0 0
Haitian 105 20 90
Jamaican 5,220 2,300 2,920
Kittitian/Nevisian 70 15 55
Martinican 10 0 0
Montserratan 30 10 15
Puerto Rican 70 15 50
St. Lucian 130 45 85
Trinidadian/Tobagonian 1,360 290 1,075
Vincentian/Grenadinian 175 60 115
West Indian, n.o.s.Footnote 16 1,055 430 620
Caribbean origins, n.i.e.Footnote 17 235 85 155
Latin, Central and South American origins 13,530 6,910 6,625
Aboriginal from Central/South America (except Arawak and Maya) 375 25 350
Arawak 15 0 10
Argentinian 205 10 200
Belizean 0 0 0
Bolivian 45 15 30
Brazilian 660 160 495
Chilean 410 155 255
Colombian 2,395 1,770 625
Costa Rican 55 10 50
Ecuadorian 260 90 170
Guatemalan 635 370 270
Guyanese 2,610 920 1,700
Hispanic 335 160 170
Honduran 145 95 50
Maya 145 55 90
Mexican 1,600 545 1,055
Nicaraguan 620 420 200
Panamanian 50 10 45
Paraguayan 40 10 35
Peruvian 345 130 210
Salvadorean 2,335 1,455 875
Uruguayan 40 0 45
Venezuelan 345 65 285
Latin, Central and South American origins, n.i.e.Footnote 18 695 455 240
African origins 12,815 8,480 4,340
Central and West African origins 1,425 1,015 410
Akan 10 0 15
Angolan 20 15 10
Ashanti 15 0 15
Beninese 20 10 20
Burkinabe 0 0 0
Cameroonian 50 25 20
Chadian 0 0 0
Congolese 185 150 30
Edo 0 0 0
Ewe 0 0 0
Gabonese 0 0 0
Gambian 10 10 0
Ghanaian 220 105 115
Guinean 10 0 0
Ibo 60 30 30
Ivorian 0 10 0
Liberian 70 50 15
Malian 0 10 0
Malinké 10 0 10
Nigerian 595 405 190
Peulh 0 0 0
Senegalese 0 10 10
Sierra Leonean 40 20 20
Togolese 0 0 0
Wolof 0 0 0
Yoruba 120 90 30
Central and West African origins, n.i.e.Footnote 19 135 90 45
North African origins 3,415 2,430 985
Algerian 110 75 35
Berber 15 10 10
Coptic 25 0 20
Dinka 0 0 0
Egyptian 1,970 1,315 660
Libyan 165 150 20
Maure 10 0 10
Moroccan 175 80 90
Sudanese 975 745 225
Tunisian 40 35 10
North African origins, n.i.e.Footnote 20 25 20 10
Southern and East African origins 5,395 4,040 1,360
Afrikaner 20 10 20
Amhara 35 0 35
Bantu, n.o.s.Footnote 21 25 25 0
Burundian 30 35 0
Djiboutian 10 10 0
Eritrean 1,400 1,145 255
Ethiopian 1,360 995 370
Harari 0 0 0
Kenyan 90 40 50
Malagasy 0 0 0
Mauritian 80 40 40
Oromo 30 35 0
Rwandan 75 60 20
Seychellois 15 0 15
Somali 1,500 1,325 175
South African 515 75 440
Tanzanian 30 0 30
Tigrian 70 40 30
Ugandan 70 50 15
Zambian 15 0 10
Zimbabwean 75 35 40
Zulu 0 0 0
Southern and East African origins, n.i.e.Footnote 22 270 125 140
Other African origins 2,975 995 1,980
Black, n.o.s.Footnote 23 350 50 300
Other African origins, n.i.e.Footnote 24 2,645 945 1,700
Asian origins 77,160 59,165 17,995
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins 16,350 11,285 5,060
Afghan 2,200 1,755 440
Arab, n.o.s.Footnote 25 1,425 900 530
Armenian 1,270 675 595
Assyrian 155 70 80
Azerbaijani 155 25 125
Georgian 70 15 60
Hazara 60 40 20
Iranian 2,390 1,845 550
Iraqi 1,575 1,380 195
Israeli 175 40 135
Jordanian 385 220 165
Kazakh 10 10 0
Kurd 775 600 175
Kuwaiti 45 45 0
Kyrgyz 15 15 0
Lebanese 1,685 540 1,145
Palestinian 995 615 385
Pashtun 275 130 140
Saudi Arabian 185 100 80
Syrian 1,685 1,205 480
Tajik 160 60 105
Tatar 10 0 10
Turk 1,600 715 885
Turkmen 55 0 50
Uighur 0 10 0
Uzbek 50 0 50
Yemeni 30 25 10
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins, n.i.e.Footnote 26 585 250 335
South Asian origins 27,525 21,445 6,075
Bangladeshi 660 445 215
Bengali 260 140 120
Bhutanese 135 60 75
East Indian 19,295 14,560 4,735
Goan 55 30 20
Gujarati 285 205 85
Kashmiri 45 20 25
Nepali 335 250 85
Pakistani 4,305 3,065 1,235
Punjabi 1,620 905 710
Sinhalese 240 165 75
Sri Lankan 870 610 260
Tamil 315 170 150
South Asian origins, n.i.e.Footnote 27 1,360 825 535
East and Southeast Asian origins 33,915 26,135 7,780
Burmese 605 450 155
Cambodian (Khmer) 480 235 250
Chinese 18,680 14,300 4,380
Filipino 4,070 2,520 1,545
Hmong 550 395 155
Indonesian 415 70 350
Japanese 1,025 420 605
Karen 85 75 10
Korean 2,570 2,350 220
Laotian 1,680 880 800
Malaysian 150 25 125
Mongolian 85 25 55
Singaporean 30 0 30
Taiwanese 310 200 110
Thai 390 75 315
Tibetan 0 10 0
Vietnamese 5,520 3,975 1,545
East and Southeast Asian origins, n.i.e.Footnote 28 190 130 55
Other Asian origins 440 300 140
Other Asian origins, n.i.e.Footnote 29 440 300 140
Oceania origins 735 55 680
Australian 485 35 450
New Zealander 150 15 135
Pacific Islands origins 100 10 95
Fijian 25 0 30
Hawaiian 15 0 10
Maori 10 0 10
Samoan 30 0 25
Polynesian, n.o.s.Footnote 30 10 0 10
Pacific Islands origins, n.i.e.Footnote 31 15 10 10

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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

Total ethnic origin responses are the sum of single and multiple responses for each ethnic origin. Total response counts indicate the number of persons who reported a specified ethnic origin, either as their only origin or in addition to one or more other ethnic origins. The sum of all ethnic origin responses is greater than the total population estimate due to the reporting of multiple origins.

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Footnote 3

A single ethnic origin response occurs when a person provides one ethnic origin only.

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Footnote 4

A multiple ethnic origin response occurs when a person provides two or more ethnic origins.

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Footnote 5

This is a total population estimate. The sum of the ethnic groups in this table is greater than the total population estimate because a person may report more than one ethnic origin in the census.

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Footnote 6

Includes general responses indicating North American origins (e.g., 'North American') as well as more specific responses indicating North American origins that have not been included elsewhere (e.g., 'Maritimer').

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Footnote 7

Includes general responses indicating British Isles origins (e.g., 'British,' 'United Kingdom') as well as more specific responses indicating British Isles origins that have not been included elsewhere (e.g., 'Celtic').

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Footnote 8

Includes general responses indicating Western European origins (e.g., 'Western European') as well as more specific responses indicating Western European origins that have not been included elsewhere (e.g., 'Liechtensteiner').

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Footnote 9

Includes general responses indicating Northern European origins (e.g., 'Northern European') as well as more specific responses indicating Northern European origins that have not been included elsewhere (e.g., 'Faroese,' 'Scandinavian').

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Footnote 10

Includes responses of 'Czechoslovakian,' not otherwise specified.

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Footnote 11

Includes general responses indicating Eastern European origins (e.g., 'Eastern European') as well as more specific responses indicating Eastern European origins that have not been included elsewhere (e.g., 'Baltic').

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Footnote 12

Includes responses of 'Yugoslavian,' not otherwise specified.

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Footnote 13

Includes general responses indicating Southern European origins (e.g., 'Southern European') as well as more specific responses indicating Southern European origins that have not been included elsewhere (e.g., 'Gibraltarian').

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Footnote 14

Includes responses of 'Slavic,' not otherwise specified.

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Footnote 15

Includes general responses indicating Other European origins (e.g., 'European') as well as more specific responses indicating European origins that have not been included elsewhere (e.g., 'Central European').

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Footnote 16

Includes responses of 'West Indian,' not otherwise specified.

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Footnote 17

Includes general responses indicating Caribbean origins (e.g., 'Antilles,' 'Caribbean') as well as more specific responses indicating Caribbean origins that have not been included elsewhere (e.g., 'Aruban').

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Footnote 18

Includes general responses indicating Latin, Central or South American origins (e.g., 'South American') as well as more specific responses indicating Latin, Central or South American origins that have not been included elsewhere (e.g., 'Surinamese').

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Footnote 19

Includes general responses indicating Central or West African origins (e.g., 'West African') as well as more specific responses indicating Central or West African origins that have not been included elsewhere (e.g., 'Luba,' 'Mossi').

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Footnote 20

Includes general responses indicating North African origins (e.g., 'North African') as well as more specific responses indicating North African origins that have not been included elsewhere (e.g., 'Maghreb').

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Footnote 21

Includes responses of 'Bantu,' not otherwise specified.

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Footnote 22

Includes general responses indicating Southern or East African origins (e.g., 'East African') as well as more specific responses indicating Southern or East African origins that have not been included elsewhere (e.g., 'Hutu,' 'Shona').

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Footnote 23

Includes responses of 'Black,' not otherwise specified.

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Footnote 24

Includes general responses indicating Other African origins (e.g., 'African') as well as more specific responses indicating Other African origins that have not been included elsewhere (e.g., 'Saharan').

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Footnote 25

Includes responses of 'Arab,' not otherwise specified.

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Footnote 26

Includes general responses indicating West Asian, Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins (e.g., 'West Asian,' 'Middle Eastern') as well as more specific responses indicating West Asian, Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins that have not been included elsewhere (e.g., 'Baloch,' 'Circassian').

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Footnote 27

Includes general responses indicating South Asian origins (e.g., 'South Asian') as well as more specific responses indicating South Asian origins that have not been included elsewhere (e.g., 'Telugu').

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Footnote 28

Includes general responses indicating East and Southeast Asian origins (e.g., 'Southeast Asian') as well as more specific responses indicating East and Southeast Asian origins that have not been included elsewhere (e.g., 'Bruneian').

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Footnote 29

Includes general responses indicating Other Asian origins (e.g., 'Asian') as well as more specific responses indicating Other Asian origins that have not been included elsewhere (e.g., 'Eurasian').

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Footnote 30

Includes responses of 'Polynesian,' not otherwise specified.

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Footnote 31

Includes general responses indicating Pacific Islands origins (e.g., 'Pacific Islander') as well as more specific responses indicating Pacific Islands origins that have not been included elsewhere (e.g., 'Tahitian').

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Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population, Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-400-X2016187.

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