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 St. Catharines - Niagara
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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 5 396,865 191,870 204,990
North American Aboriginal origins 17,520 1,880 15,645
First Nations (North American Indian) 13,115 1,375 11,740
Inuit 145 30 115
Métis 4,750 475 4,280
Other North American origins 117,610 50,070 67,540
Acadian 435 55 380
American 6,400 545 5,850
Canadian 112,800 49,315 63,485
New Brunswicker 10 0 10
Newfoundlander 355 45 315
Nova Scotian 50 15 40
Ontarian 50 20 30
Québécois 230 45 185
Other North American origins, n.i.e.Footnote 6 30 25 10
European origins 311,385 113,085 198,300
British Isles origins 189,465 40,490 148,975
Channel Islander 70 10 60
Cornish 20 0 25
English 111,765 21,805 89,960
Irish 70,680 5,980 64,695
Manx 95 0 90
Scottish 77,505 9,270 68,230
Welsh 8,145 575 7,570
British Isles origins, n.i.e.Footnote 7 11,160 2,845 8,315
French origins 52,210 6,020 46,190
Alsatian 45 0 50
Breton 0 0 0
Corsican 10 0 10
French 52,165 6,025 46,140
Western European origins (except French origins) 83,860 21,050 62,810
Austrian 2,460 310 2,150
Bavarian 20 0 20
Belgian 1,450 160 1,290
Dutch 29,180 11,235 17,945
Flemish 95 10 85
Frisian 200 15 185
German 55,910 9,160 46,750
Luxembourger 25 0 25
Swiss 1,510 165 1,350
Western European origins, n.i.e.Footnote 8 10 0 0
Northern European origins (except British Isles origins) 7,545 960 6,585
Danish 1,765 350 1,410
Finnish 1,660 315 1,345
Icelandic 385 25 360
Norwegian 1,620 110 1,510
Swedish 2,245 130 2,110
Northern European origins, n.i.e.Footnote 9 330 25 305
Eastern European origins 58,965 15,665 43,300
Bulgarian 660 280 385
Byelorussian 180 30 155
Czech 1,320 345 965
Czechoslovakian, n.o.s.Footnote 10 630 95 530
Estonian 415 120 300
Hungarian 11,495 2,885 8,605
Latvian 640 190 450
Lithuanian 915 155 760
Moldovan 80 35 45
Polish 20,815 5,470 15,345
Romanian 2,665 625 2,045
Russian 6,320 910 5,415
Slovak 2,125 555 1,575
Ukrainian 20,700 3,955 16,745
Eastern European origins, n.i.e.Footnote 11 125 20 100
Southern European origins 65,850 28,580 37,265
Albanian 230 135 95
Bosnian 595 315 285
Catalan 25 0 25
Croatian 3,225 1,180 2,050
Cypriot 50 15 35
Greek 2,500 855 1,645
Italian 49,345 21,490 27,860
Kosovar 15 0 15
Macedonian 435 150 285
Maltese 1,030 330 700
Montenegrin 65 20 45
Portuguese 2,650 1,155 1,495
Serbian 2,375 1,345 1,025
Sicilian 140 40 105
Slovenian 1,230 480 745
Spanish 3,815 830 2,980
Yugoslavian, n.o.s.Footnote 12 900 235 660
Southern European origins, n.i.e.Footnote 13 25 10 20
Other European origins 1,260 320 940
Basque 25 0 20
Jewish 695 55 645
Roma (Gypsy) 40 0 40
Slavic, n.o.s.Footnote 14 45 20 30
Other European origins, n.i.e.Footnote 15 460 250 210
Caribbean origins 5,295 1,970 3,325
Antiguan 20 0 20
Bahamian 25 20 10
Barbadian 625 145 480
Bermudan 70 0 65
Carib 10 0 10
Cuban 340 110 230
Dominican 135 60 70
Grenadian 110 45 65
Guadeloupean 10 0 10
Haitian 345 235 110
Jamaican 2,510 900 1,610
Kittitian/Nevisian 40 0 35
Martinican 0 0 0
Montserratan 0 0 10
Puerto Rican 90 10 85
St. Lucian 30 15 15
Trinidadian/Tobagonian 765 225 540
Vincentian/Grenadinian 40 25 10
West Indian, n.o.s.Footnote 16 405 140 270
Caribbean origins, n.i.e.Footnote 17 135 45 90
Latin, Central and South American origins 6,130 3,160 2,970
Aboriginal from Central/South America (except Arawak and Maya) 280 10 280
Arawak 25 15 10
Argentinian 185 45 140
Belizean 10 0 10
Bolivian 15 10 10
Brazilian 200 40 160
Chilean 165 75 95
Colombian 1,405 1,085 315
Costa Rican 110 40 70
Ecuadorian 120 30 85
Guatemalan 455 270 185
Guyanese 390 70 320
Hispanic 150 75 80
Honduran 140 60 80
Maya 120 30 90
Mexican 1,095 525 570
Nicaraguan 110 30 80
Panamanian 35 0 40
Paraguayan 95 15 80
Peruvian 210 120 90
Salvadorean 635 320 315
Uruguayan 65 25 45
Venezuelan 325 160 170
Latin, Central and South American origins, n.i.e.Footnote 18 235 125 110
African origins 5,990 3,080 2,915
Central and West African origins 860 620 240
Akan 0 0 0
Angolan 25 10 15
Ashanti 15 0 15
Beninese 0 0 0
Burkinabe 0 0 0
Cameroonian 15 10 10
Chadian 10 0 10
Congolese 135 75 60
Edo 0 0 0
Ewe 0 0 0
Gabonese 0 0 0
Gambian 10 0 10
Ghanaian 160 110 45
Guinean 10 0 10
Ibo 10 0 0
Ivorian 0 0 0
Liberian 25 25 0
Malian 25 15 10
Malinké 0 0 0
Nigerian 310 255 55
Peulh 0 0 0
Senegalese 0 0 0
Sierra Leonean 10 0 0
Togolese 0 0 0
Wolof 0 0 0
Yoruba 75 55 15
Central and West African origins, n.i.e.Footnote 19 110 45 65
North African origins 1,680 1,175 500
Algerian 70 45 20
Berber 10 0 10
Coptic 35 0 30
Dinka 0 0 0
Egyptian 545 245 295
Libyan 225 210 15
Maure 0 0 0
Moroccan 80 40 45
Sudanese 685 585 100
Tunisian 40 35 10
North African origins, n.i.e.Footnote 20 70 10 65
Southern and East African origins 1,460 810 645
Afrikaner 0 0 0
Amhara 0 0 0
Bantu, n.o.s.Footnote 21 0 0 0
Burundian 40 40 0
Djiboutian 10 10 0
Eritrean 65 60 10
Ethiopian 105 65 40
Harari 0 0 0
Kenyan 115 90 30
Malagasy 0 0 0
Mauritian 25 0 25
Oromo 0 0 0
Rwandan 30 25 0
Seychellois 15 0 15
Somali 295 250 45
South African 385 50 340
Tanzanian 45 25 25
Tigrian 0 0 0
Ugandan 15 15 0
Zambian 25 15 10
Zimbabwean 180 125 50
Zulu 0 0 0
Southern and East African origins, n.i.e.Footnote 22 125 50 80
Other African origins 2,075 470 1,600
Black, n.o.s.Footnote 23 320 30 290
Other African origins, n.i.e.Footnote 24 1,760 445 1,315
Asian origins 26,510 18,580 7,925
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins 5,625 3,010 2,615
Afghan 110 90 25
Arab, n.o.s.Footnote 25 565 345 225
Armenian 915 300 615
Assyrian 95 20 70
Azerbaijani 55 25 30
Georgian 30 20 15
Hazara 0 0 0
Iranian 605 350 250
Iraqi 325 175 145
Israeli 110 40 70
Jordanian 195 155 40
Kazakh 10 0 10
Kurd 315 230 85
Kuwaiti 40 0 35
Kyrgyz 10 15 0
Lebanese 1,200 515 680
Palestinian 380 225 155
Pashtun 0 0 0
Saudi Arabian 145 65 75
Syrian 340 115 225
Tajik 0 0 0
Tatar 10 0 0
Turk 535 170 370
Turkmen 10 0 10
Uighur 60 50 10
Uzbek 0 0 10
Yemeni 70 35 35
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins, n.i.e.Footnote 26 155 50 100
South Asian origins 6,175 4,495 1,670
Bangladeshi 65 35 30
Bengali 70 50 20
Bhutanese 0 0 0
East Indian 4,800 3,305 1,490
Goan 0 0 0
Gujarati 25 15 10
Kashmiri 45 35 10
Nepali 70 50 15
Pakistani 730 560 170
Punjabi 220 130 95
Sinhalese 15 15 0
Sri Lankan 190 120 70
Tamil 15 10 0
South Asian origins, n.i.e.Footnote 27 240 180 60
East and Southeast Asian origins 14,895 11,005 3,890
Burmese 35 0 40
Cambodian (Khmer) 380 200 180
Chinese 7,185 5,200 1,985
Filipino 4,000 2,730 1,265
Hmong 0 0 0
Indonesian 115 10 110
Japanese 815 370 445
Karen 0 0 0
Korean 1,465 1,345 125
Laotian 400 235 165
Malaysian 50 0 50
Mongolian 30 0 30
Singaporean 10 0 0
Taiwanese 60 30 30
Thai 235 75 155
Tibetan 30 20 10
Vietnamese 1,235 780 450
East and Southeast Asian origins, n.i.e.Footnote 28 20 10 10
Other Asian origins 130 75 60
Other Asian origins, n.i.e.Footnote 29 130 70 60
Oceania origins 495 50 450
Australian 380 30 345
New Zealander 75 10 65
Pacific Islands origins 55 0 50
Fijian 10 0 10
Hawaiian 15 0 15
Maori 0 0 10
Samoan 0 0 0
Polynesian, n.o.s.Footnote 30 10 0 10
Pacific Islands origins, n.i.e.Footnote 31 0 0 0

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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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