Census Profile, 2016 Census
Northwest Territories [Economic region], Northwest Territories and Newfoundland and Labrador [Province]

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Characteristic Northwest Territories
Northwest Territories
[Economic region] 		Newfoundland and Labrador

[Province]
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Total Male Female Total Male Female
Counts (unless otherwise specified)
Ethnic origin populationThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census data on ethnic origin
Total - Ethnic origin for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 103 41,135 20,905 20,230 512,250 250,910 261,340
North American Aboriginal origins 20,720 10,190 10,535 58,550 28,165 30,385
First Nations (North American Indian) 15,155 7,510 7,650 44,015 20,995 23,025
Inuit 4,510 2,170 2,340 9,270 4,515 4,750
Métis 2,915 1,395 1,520 7,855 3,910 3,950
Other North American origins 8,220 4,200 4,020 280,640 137,030 143,610
Acadian 250 125 115 490 235 255
American 495 280 210 1,890 960 930
Canadian 7,655 3,865 3,790 276,130 134,745 141,390
New Brunswicker 0 0 0 0 0 0
Newfoundlander 70 35 30 4,080 2,090 1,990
Nova Scotian 15 0 20 30 15 15
Ontarian 0 0 0 20 0 15
Québécois 30 10 20 100 60 40
Other North American origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 104 10 0 0 10 10 10
European origins 18,115 9,335 8,780 274,460 134,070 140,390
British Isles origins 12,815 6,630 6,180 259,460 126,485 132,980
Channel Islander 0 0 0 85 40 45
Cornish 0 0 0 35 15 15
English 6,555 3,315 3,245 191,855 93,405 98,450
Irish 5,060 2,580 2,485 106,225 51,035 55,190
Manx 10 0 10 50 35 20
Scottish 6,090 3,175 2,915 34,650 16,580 18,075
Welsh 555 260 295 4,380 2,155 2,225
British Isles origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 105 760 410 350 6,025 2,845 3,180
French origins 4,235 2,085 2,150 26,845 12,685 14,155
Alsatian 10 10 0 0 0 10
Breton 0 0 0 10 0 0
Corsican 0 0 0 0 0 0
French 4,225 2,075 2,150 26,835 12,680 14,150
Western European origins (except French origins) 4,480 2,240 2,245 11,045 5,440 5,605
Austrian 185 105 85 360 160 205
Bavarian 0 0 0 20 15 10
Belgian 145 55 95 195 95 105
Dutch 1,020 540 480 2,150 1,030 1,120
Flemish 0 0 0 55 25 25
Frisian 0 0 0 0 0 0
German 3,410 1,670 1,740 8,620 4,270 4,355
Luxembourger 10 0 0 0 0 0
Swiss 140 80 60 245 140 110
Western European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 106 0 0 0 25 0 20
Northern European origins (except British Isles origins) 1,720 900 825 3,940 1,885 2,055
Danish 345 155 195 685 345 340
Finnish 80 35 40 240 95 150
Icelandic 200 105 90 190 100 90
Norwegian 710 400 310 1,710 845 870
Swedish 370 175 200 995 405 585
Northern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 107 125 75 50 320 185 140
Eastern European origins 2,865 1,435 1,425 4,230 2,055 2,175
Bulgarian 0 0 10 80 40 40
Byelorussian 10 0 10 35 15 15
Czech 85 65 25 180 100 80
Czechoslovakian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 108 30 20 15 55 15 45
Estonian 0 0 0 35 20 15
Hungarian 260 150 110 415 175 240
Latvian 50 40 10 70 45 25
Lithuanian 30 10 15 110 45 65
Moldovan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Polish 860 400 460 1,540 735 805
Romanian 120 60 60 180 85 100
Russian 510 260 250 910 480 430
Slovak 65 35 30 65 25 45
Ukrainian 1,295 595 700 1,350 700 650
Eastern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 109 10 0 10 80 35 50
Southern European origins 1,210 630 580 4,765 2,320 2,450
Albanian 0 0 0 45 20 30
Bosnian 0 0 0 45 30 20
Catalan 10 10 0 10 0 10
Croatian 35 30 10 160 90 75
Cypriot 0 0 0 20 10 0
Greek 50 35 15 380 220 165
Italian 500 275 230 1,715 875 840
Kosovar 0 0 0 0 0 0
Macedonian 40 15 25 20 0 20
Maltese 15 10 10 135 80 50
Montenegrin 0 0 0 10 10 0
Portuguese 205 100 100 1,215 595 615
Serbian 10 10 10 55 40 15
Sicilian 0 10 0 10 0 10
Slovenian 20 15 10 15 0 10
Spanish 315 135 180 1,105 475 635
Yugoslavian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 110 30 15 15 35 10 25
Southern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 111 10 0 10 20 10 10
Other European origins 250 135 120 1,065 550 520
Basque 0 0 0 65 45 20
Jewish 95 50 45 285 140 140
Roma (Gypsy) 0 0 0 100 55 45
Slavic, n.o.s.Census data footnote 112 10 10 10 0 0 10
Other European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 113 145 80 65 615 315 305
Caribbean origins 215 110 110 885 455 430
Antiguan 0 0 0 10 10 0
Bahamian 0 0 0 10 10 0
Barbadian 0 0 10 95 55 40
Bermudan 0 0 0 25 10 20
Carib 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cuban 0 0 0 140 85 55
Dominican 40 15 25 25 20 0
Grenadian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Guadeloupean 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haitian 0 0 0 25 10 10
Jamaican 120 60 55 395 185 210
Kittitian/Nevisian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Martinican 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montserratan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Puerto Rican 0 10 0 10 10 0
St. Lucian 0 10 0 0 0 0
Trinidadian/Tobagonian 30 10 15 100 50 50
Vincentian/Grenadinian 0 0 0 0 0 0
West Indian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 114 10 0 10 60 20 40
Caribbean origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 115 10 0 0 40 20 25
Latin, Central and South American origins 205 90 110 925 410 520
Aboriginal from Central/South America (except Arawak and Maya) 10 10 0 10 0 10
Arawak 0 0 0 0 0 0
Argentinian 0 0 0 70 40 35
Belizean 0 0 0 10 0 10
Bolivian 10 10 0 25 15 10
Brazilian 10 0 10 45 20 25
Chilean 15 10 0 25 10 20
Colombian 25 10 20 160 80 80
Costa Rican 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ecuadorian 0 0 0 55 30 30
Guatemalan 10 0 10 40 15 25
Guyanese 10 0 0 55 35 25
Hispanic 15 10 0 50 25 30
Honduran 0 0 0 25 0 20
Maya 10 15 0 30 15 20
Mexican 50 25 30 245 90 150
Nicaraguan 10 0 10 20 10 15
Panamanian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Paraguayan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Peruvian 0 0 0 30 10 15
Salvadorean 25 10 15 15 10 0
Uruguayan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Venezuelan 15 10 10 75 45 30
Latin, Central and South American origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 116 20 10 10 75 25 45
African origins 785 455 330 2,705 1,470 1,240
Central and West African origins 105 70 35 750 430 320
Akan 0 0 0 0 10 0
Angolan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ashanti 0 0 0 10 10 0
Beninese 0 0 0 0 0 0
Burkinabe 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cameroonian 0 0 0 35 15 25
Chadian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Congolese 0 0 0 130 80 55
Edo 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ewe 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gabonese 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gambian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ghanaian 30 15 10 65 40 20
Guinean 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ibo 30 25 10 20 20 0
Ivorian 0 0 0 15 10 10
Liberian 0 0 0 15 0 10
Malian 0 0 0 0 10 0
Malinké 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nigerian 55 35 15 360 190 170
Peulh 0 0 0 0 0 0
Senegalese 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sierra Leonean 0 0 0 0 0 10
Togolese 0 0 0 10 0 0
Wolof 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yoruba 15 10 10 80 65 10
Central and West African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 117 10 0 0 30 25 10
North African origins 175 105 65 630 380 250
Algerian 35 15 20 20 20 10
Berber 10 0 10 25 10 10
Coptic 10 10 0 0 0 0
Dinka 0 0 0 0 0 0
Egyptian 10 10 10 320 185 135
Libyan 0 0 0 165 85 75
Maure 0 0 0 0 0 0
Moroccan 30 15 15 40 35 10
Sudanese 90 60 30 75 60 20
Tunisian 0 0 0 0 0 0
North African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 118 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern and East African origins 280 160 115 610 340 270
Afrikaner 10 0 0 0 0 0
Amhara 0 0 0 10 0 0
Bantu, n.o.s.Census data footnote 119 0 0 0 0 0 0
Burundian 0 0 0 25 15 10
Djiboutian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Eritrean 35 25 10 55 25 25
Ethiopian 20 10 10 70 45 25
Harari 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kenyan 0 0 0 10 10 0
Malagasy 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mauritian 15 10 10 20 10 10
Oromo 0 0 0 10 0 0
Rwandan 0 10 0 0 0 0
Seychellois 0 0 0 20 10 10
Somali 70 45 30 30 15 15
South African 25 15 15 120 75 50
Tanzanian 0 0 0 40 35 0
Tigrian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ugandan 35 25 0 55 30 30
Zambian 0 0 0 35 25 10
Zimbabwean 65 35 35 110 40 70
Zulu 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern and East African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 120 10 10 10 65 25 40
Other African origins 245 120 125 805 365 435
Black, n.o.s.Census data footnote 121 50 30 20 65 35 30
Other African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 122 200 95 110 755 345 415
Asian origins 3,125 1,495 1,625 10,095 5,240 4,850
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins 215 110 110 2,660 1,365 1,295
Afghan 15 0 10 10 0 10
Arab, n.o.s.Census data footnote 123 40 25 15 355 200 160
Armenian 30 15 15 55 20 30
Assyrian 0 0 0 0 10 0
Azerbaijani 0 0 0 10 0 10
Georgian 10 0 0 0 0 0
Hazara 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iranian 55 25 35 215 110 110
Iraqi 10 10 0 265 145 115
Israeli 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jordanian 0 0 0 135 80 50
Kazakh 0 0 0 15 0 10
Kurd 0 0 0 10 0 0
Kuwaiti 0 0 0 15 0 10
Kyrgyz 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lebanese 20 10 15 995 465 530
Palestinian 0 0 0 95 60 35
Pashtun 0 0 0 0 0 0
Saudi Arabian 0 0 0 35 20 15
Syrian 25 10 10 335 170 165
Tajik 0 0 0 60 15 40
Tatar 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turk 15 10 0 100 75 25
Turkmen 0 0 0 10 0 0
Uighur 0 0 0 0 0 0
Uzbek 10 0 0 20 10 0
Yemeni 0 0 0 0 0 0
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 124 0 0 0 40 20 20
South Asian origins 615 360 260 2,740 1,570 1,175
Bangladeshi 65 35 30 240 155 85
Bengali 45 30 20 60 35 25
Bhutanese 0 0 0 50 40 10
East Indian 355 220 140 1,820 1,020 805
Goan 0 0 10 0 0 0
Gujarati 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kashmiri 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nepali 20 10 10 95 60 40
Pakistani 85 45 45 335 215 120
Punjabi 15 0 10 40 25 20
Sinhalese 0 0 0 10 0 0
Sri Lankan 30 15 10 120 65 55
Tamil 10 0 0 55 35 20
South Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 125 15 10 10 90 25 60
East and Southeast Asian origins 2,315 1,050 1,265 4,735 2,315 2,420
Burmese 10 0 0 35 15 10
Cambodian (Khmer) 10 0 0 25 20 0
Chinese 380 180 200 2,700 1,435 1,265
Filipino 1,410 625 790 1,525 615 910
Hmong 0 0 0 0 0 0
Indonesian 15 10 0 70 35 35
Japanese 200 85 115 100 35 70
Karen 0 0 0 35 25 10
Korean 100 50 55 100 35 60
Laotian 10 0 0 25 10 20
Malaysian 0 0 0 120 70 50
Mongolian 10 0 15 10 10 10
Singaporean 0 0 0 0 0 0
Taiwanese 15 0 10 30 20 10
Thai 0 0 0 65 35 30
Tibetan 0 0 0 15 10 0
Vietnamese 240 120 120 75 40 35
East and Southeast Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 126 0 0 0 10 0 0
Other Asian origins 15 10 0 45 30 15
Other Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 127 10 10 10 45 30 15
Oceania origins 85 35 45 240 115 125
Australian 35 10 25 165 75 85
New Zealander 45 25 15 25 15 10
Pacific Islands origins 10 0 10 45 20 25
Fijian 0 0 0 0 0 10
Hawaiian 0 0 0 10 0 0
Maori 0 0 0 0 0 0
Polynesian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 128 0 0 0 10 0 10
Samoan 0 0 0 10 10 0
Pacific Islands origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 129 0 0 0 15 10 0

Data quality: Northwest Territories [Economic region], Northwest Territories

  • Global non-response rate (GNR), short-form census questionnaire: 7.5%
  • Data quality index showing a short-form income non-response rate higher than or equal to 10%, but lower than 20%.
  • Global non-response rate (GNR), long-form census questionnaire: 8.8%
  • Data quality index showing a long-form income non-response rate higher than or equal to 10%, but lower than 20%.

Data quality: Newfoundland and Labrador [Province]

  • Global non-response rate (GNR), short-form census questionnaire: 4.0%
  • Global non-response rate (GNR), long-form census questionnaire: 6.8%

Source

Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population.

How to cite

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2017. Northwest Territories [Economic region], Northwest Territories and Newfoundland and Labrador [Province] (table). Census Profile. 2016 Census. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-316-X2016001. Ottawa. Released November 29, 2017.
https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/index.cfm?Lang=E (accessed June 28, 2024).

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