Census Profile, 2016 Census
Canada [Country] and Ontario [Province]

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The table shows total, male and female data grouped by geography (appearing as column headers) for selected characteristics (appearing as row headers).
Characteristic Canada

[Country] 		Ontario

[Province]
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Total Male Female Total Male Female
Counts (unless otherwise specified)
Visible minority population
Total - Visible minority for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 95 34,460,065 16,971,575 17,488,485 13,242,160 6,472,240 6,769,920
Total visible minority populationCensus data footnote 96 7,674,580 3,725,090 3,949,495 3,885,585 1,878,075 2,007,505
South AsianCensus data footnote 97 1,924,635 977,690 946,945 1,150,415 582,010 568,400
Chinese 1,577,060 746,400 830,665 754,550 359,230 395,315
Black 1,198,540 580,070 618,475 627,715 296,270 331,445
Filipino 780,125 341,800 438,330 311,675 132,440 179,230
Latin American 447,325 215,460 231,860 195,950 93,645 102,310
Arab 523,235 276,425 246,810 210,435 109,585 100,850
Southeast AsianCensus data footnote 98 313,260 148,880 164,385 133,855 63,255 70,605
West AsianCensus data footnote 99 264,305 133,475 130,825 154,670 77,385 77,280
Korean 188,710 89,110 99,600 88,935 42,445 46,495
Japanese 92,920 40,105 52,815 30,830 13,595 17,235
Visible minority, n.i.e.Census data footnote 100 132,090 62,540 69,550 97,970 46,105 51,860
Multiple visible minoritiesCensus data footnote 101 232,375 113,140 119,230 128,585 62,105 66,485
Not a visible minorityCensus data footnote 102 26,785,480 13,246,485 13,539,000 9,356,575 4,594,165 4,762,410

Data quality: Canada [Country]

  • Excludes census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements.
  • Global non-response rate (GNR), short-form census questionnaire: 4.0%
  • Global non-response rate (GNR), long-form census questionnaire: 5.1%

Data quality: Ontario [Province]

  • Excludes census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements.
  • Global non-response rate (GNR), short-form census questionnaire: 3.7%
  • Global non-response rate (GNR), long-form census questionnaire: 4.6%

Source

Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population.

How to cite

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2017. Canada [Country] and Ontario [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 May 19, 2022).

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