Data tables, 2016 Census

Labour Force Status (8), Visible Minority (15), Immigrant Status and Period of Immigration (11), Highest Certificate, Diploma or Degree (7), Age (13A) and Sex (3) for the Population Aged 15 Years and Over 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 labour force status , visible minority , immigrant status and period of immigration , highest certificate, diploma or degree , age and sex for the population aged 15 years and over in private households in Ottawa - Gatineau (Ontario part / partie de l'Ontario)
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Visible minority (15) Labour force status (8)
Total - Labour force statusFootnote 3 In the labour force Employed Unemployed Not in the labour force Participation rate Employment rate Unemployment rate
Total - Visible minorityFootnote 4 807,620 545,635 506,995 38,640 261,985 67.6 62.8 7.1
Total visible minority populationFootnote 5 188,455 125,530 112,510 13,025 62,925 66.6 59.7 10.4
South AsianFootnote 6 30,980 21,520 19,560 1,965 9,460 69.5 63.1 9.1
Chinese 34,155 21,490 19,915 1,580 12,665 62.9 58.3 7.4
Black 44,665 30,205 25,935 4,265 14,455 67.6 58.1 14.1
Filipino 9,930 7,725 7,280 445 2,205 77.8 73.3 5.8
Latin American 9,865 7,385 6,770 615 2,480 74.9 68.6 8.3
Arab 30,420 17,905 15,380 2,525 12,510 58.9 50.6 14.1
Southeast AsianFootnote 7 9,985 7,050 6,625 430 2,935 70.6 66.3 6.1
West AsianFootnote 8 7,340 4,970 4,470 500 2,375 67.7 60.9 10.1
Korean 2,295 1,395 1,260 135 895 60.8 54.9 9.7
Japanese 1,785 1,150 1,060 90 640 64.4 59.4 7.8
Visible minority, n.i.e.Footnote 9 2,110 1,420 1,305 115 690 67.3 61.8 8.1
Multiple visible minoritiesFootnote 10 4,925 3,310 2,955 355 1,615 67.2 60.0 10.7
Not a visible minorityFootnote 11 619,170 420,110 394,485 25,620 199,065 67.9 63.7 6.1

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Footnote(s)

Footnote 1

Immigrant status refers to whether the person is a non-immigrant, an immigrant or a non-permanent resident.

Period of immigration refers to the period in which the immigrant first obtained landed immigrant or permanent resident status.

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 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

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 4

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 5

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 6

For example, 'East Indian,' 'Pakistani,' 'Sri Lankan,' etc.

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Footnote 7

For example, 'Vietnamese,' 'Cambodian,' 'Laotian,' 'Thai,' etc.

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Footnote 8

For example, 'Afghan,' 'Iranian,' etc.

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Footnote 9

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 10

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 11

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-X2016286.

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