Data tables, 2016 Census

Admission Category and Applicant Type (47), Immigrant Status and Period of Immigration (11B), Age (7A), Sex (3) and Selected Demographic, Cultural, Labour Force and Educational Characteristics (825) for the Population in Private Households of Canada, Provinces and Territories and Census Metropolitan Areas, 2016 Census - 25% Sample Data

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Admission category and applicant type (47)^{Footnote 1}

Immigrant status and period of immigration (11B)^{Footnote 2}

Age (7A)

This table details admission category and applicant type , immigrant status and period of immigration , age , sex and selected demographic, cultural, labour force and educational characteristics for the population in private households in New Brunswick / Nouveau-Brunswick
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Selected demographic, cultural, labour force and educational characteristics (825)	Sex (3)
	Total - Sex	Male	Female
Total - Age groups for the population in private households - 25% sample data	730,705	357,860	372,855
0 to 14 years	110,315	56,210	54,110
0 to 4 years	34,550	17,550	17,000
5 to 9 years	37,970	19,445	18,525
10 to 14 years	37,790	19,210	18,580
15 to 24 years	81,200	41,540	39,655
15 to 19 years	40,315	20,860	19,455
20 to 24 years	40,885	20,685	20,205
25 to 64 years	400,780	194,710	206,070
25 to 34 years	79,865	39,175	40,695
35 to 44 years	91,920	44,735	47,185
45 to 54 years	110,995	53,625	57,375
55 to 64 years	118,000	57,175	60,820
65 years and over	138,410	65,395	73,015
65 to 74 years	86,310	42,510	43,800
75 to 84 years	39,740	18,265	21,475
85 years and over	12,360	4,615	7,745
Total - Average age and median age for the population in private households - 25% sample data	730,710	357,855	372,850
Average age	43.1	42.4	43.7
Median age	45.2	44.5	45.9
Total - Household type of person for the population in private households - 25% sample data	730,705	357,860	372,850
Persons in one-census-family households without additional persons	551,660	273,200	278,455
In a couple census family without children (no other persons present in the household)	197,505	98,650	98,855
In a couple census family with children (no other persons present in the household)	282,490	145,830	136,655
In a lone-parent census family (no other persons present in the household)	71,665	28,715	42,950
Persons in multigenerational households^{Footnote 3}	29,150	13,150	16,005
Persons in other census family households^{Footnote 4}	34,185	16,830	17,350
Persons in two-or-more-person non-census-family households	26,260	14,415	11,850
Persons living alone (one-person households)	89,455	40,270	49,190
Total - Marital status for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data^{Footnote 5}	620,395	301,645	318,745
Married or living common law	376,485	188,015	188,470
Married	299,155	149,460	149,690
Living common law	77,325	38,550	38,775
Not married and not living common law	243,910	113,630	130,280
Never married	153,175	82,345	70,825
Separated	20,530	9,230	11,305
Divorced	34,270	14,485	19,780
Widowed	35,935	7,570	28,370
Total - Mobility status 1 year ago - 25% sample data^{Footnote 6}	724,025	354,435	369,595
Non-movers	641,305	314,285	327,025
Movers	82,720	40,150	42,570
Non-migrants	45,630	21,830	23,805
Migrants	37,085	18,320	18,770
Internal migrants	32,585	16,000	16,585
Intraprovincial migrants	21,995	10,555	11,440
Interprovincial migrants	10,585	5,445	5,145
External migrants	4,505	2,325	2,185
Total - Mobility status 5 years ago - 25% sample data^{Footnote 7}	696,155	340,305	355,850
Non-movers	480,830	237,150	243,680
Movers	215,325	103,155	112,165
Non-migrants	113,835	53,940	59,895
Migrants	101,485	49,220	52,275
Internal migrants	89,980	43,165	46,810
Intraprovincial migrants	60,645	28,475	32,165
Interprovincial migrants	29,335	14,685	14,650
External migrants	11,510	6,050	5,460
Total - First official language spoken for the population in private households - 25% Sample Data^{Footnote 8}	730,705	357,860	372,850
English	495,315	242,395	252,920
French	230,095	112,800	117,290
English and French	3,030	1,505	1,525
Neither English nor French	2,270	1,155	1,115
Official language minority (number)^{Footnote 9}	231,610	113,555	118,055
Official language minority (percentage)^{Footnote 10}	31.7	31.7	31.7
Total - Mother tongue for the population in private households - 25% Sample Data^{Footnote 11}	730,710	357,855	372,850
English	470,265	229,945	240,320
French	228,715	111,920	116,800
Non-official language	23,275	11,925	11,345
English and French	6,400	3,000	3,400
English and non-official language	1,485	765	720
French and non-official language	470	260	205
English, French and non-official language	105	50	60
Total - Language spoken most often at home for the population in private households - 25% Sample Data^{Footnote 12}	730,710	357,855	372,855
English	503,415	246,040	257,380
French	203,685	99,995	103,690
Non-official language	12,480	6,455	6,025
English and French	6,920	3,215	3,700
English and non-official language	3,485	1,750	1,735
French and non-official language	410	225	185
English, French and non-official language	315	180	140
Total - Number of languages known for the population in private households - 25% sample data^{Footnote 13}	730,710	357,855	372,850
Knowledge of one language	459,045	228,035	231,010
English only	395,715	197,645	198,065
French only	61,150	29,255	31,895
Non-official language only	2,180	1,135	1,050
Knowledge of more than one language	271,665	129,820	141,840
English and French only	238,965	113,600	125,365
English, French and one or more non-official languages	9,595	4,535	5,060
English and one or more non official languages	22,050	11,120	10,925
French and one or more non official languages	840	460	380
Multiple non-official languages only	220	110	110
Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample data^{Footnote 14}	730,710	357,860	372,850
Canadian citizens^{Footnote 15}	710,775	347,905	362,875
Canadian citizens only	702,970	344,060	358,910
Citizens of Canada and at least one other country	7,810	3,850	3,960
Not Canadian citizens^{Footnote 16}	19,930	9,955	9,980
Total - Age at immigration for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data^{Footnote 17}	33,815	16,175	17,640
Under 5 years	5,135	2,350	2,790
5 to 14 years	7,295	3,590	3,705
15 to 24 years	5,790	2,525	3,270
25 to 44 years	12,640	6,100	6,540
45 years and over	2,960	1,615	1,340
Total - Place of birth for the population in private households - 25% sample data^{Footnote 18}	730,705	357,860	372,850
Born in Canada	689,310	337,415	351,895
Born outside Canada	41,395	20,445	20,955
Americas	12,450	5,775	6,675
North America	9,995	4,500	5,495
Greenland	0	0	0
Saint Pierre and Miquelon	25	10	15
United States^{Footnote 19}	9,970	4,490	5,480
Central America	775	440	335
Belize	15	0	10
Costa Rica	25	10	15
El Salvador	115	85	25
Guatemala	85	35	50
Honduras	50	25	25
Mexico	465	270	195
Nicaragua	10	10	10
Panama	15	10	10
Caribbean and Bermuda	975	520	455
Anguilla	0	0	0
Antigua and Barbuda	0	0	0
Aruba	10	0	10
Bahamas	35	25	10
Barbados	25	20	10
Bermuda	60	30	30
Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba	0	0	0
Cayman Islands	10	0	0
Cuba	130	90	40
Curaçao	10	0	0
Dominica	0	0	0
Dominican Republic	20	0	10
Grenada	0	0	0
Guadeloupe	10	10	10
Haiti	235	110	130
Jamaica	245	130	115
Martinique	10	0	0
Montserrat	0	0	0
Puerto Rico	25	15	15
Saint Barthélemy	0	0	0
Saint Kitts and Nevis	10	10	0
Saint Lucia	0	0	0
Saint Martin (French part)	0	0	0
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	15	0	15
Sint Maarten (Dutch part)	0	0	0
Trinidad and Tobago	130	75	60
Turks and Caicos Islands	0	10	0
Virgin Islands, British	0	0	0
Virgin Islands, United States	0	0	0
South America	705	315	390
Argentina	20	10	0
Bolivia^{Footnote 20}	35	15	20
Brazil	85	40	40
Chile	85	40	50
Colombia	215	85	130
Ecuador	25	10	15
Falkland Islands (Malvinas)	0	0	0
French Guiana	0	0	0
Guyana	80	40	45
Paraguay	10	0	0
Peru	90	30	55
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands	0	0	0
Suriname	0	0	0
Uruguay	0	10	0
Venezuela^{Footnote 21}	65	40	30
Europe	12,675	6,260	6,415
Western Europe	4,735	2,370	2,365
Austria	110	65	45
Belgium	175	85	90
France	985	530	460
Germany	2,355	1,125	1,230
Liechtenstein	0	0	0
Luxembourg	0	0	0
Monaco	0	0	0
Netherlands	980	510	470
Switzerland	125	60	65
Eastern Europe	1,730	825	905
Belarus	30	10	20
Bulgaria	25	10	15
Czech Republic	75	50	30
Estonia	15	0	10
Hungary	120	50	75
Latvia	15	0	10
Lithuania	20	0	15
Moldova^{Footnote 22}	55	20	35
Poland	195	95	105
Romania	505	255	250
Russian Federation	290	140	155
Slovakia	25	15	15
Ukraine	340	175	170
Northern Europe	5,315	2,540	2,775
Åland Islands	0	0	0
Denmark	60	30	35
Faroe Islands	0	0	0
Finland	30	10	20
Guernsey	10	10	0
Iceland	0	0	0
Ireland^{Footnote 23}	180	90	85
Isle of Man	10	10	0
Jersey	25	10	20
Norway	45	30	15
Sark	0	0	0
Svalbard and Jan Mayen	0	0	0
Sweden	35	10	20
United Kingdom^{Footnote 24}	4,925	2,350	2,580
Southern Europe	900	530	365
Albania	20	15	10
Andorra	0	0	0
Bosnia and Herzegovina	115	65	50
Croatia	75	45	30
Gibraltar	0	0	0
Greece	105	65	45
Holy See (Vatican City State)	0	0	0
Italy	215	125	90
Kosovo^{Footnote 25}	55	25	25
Macedonia, Republic of^{Footnote 26}	20	15	10
Malta	15	10	10
Montenegro	10	10	0
Portugal	125	85	45
San Marino	0	0	0
Serbia^{Footnote 27}	45	30	15
Slovenia	15	10	0
Spain	80	35	45
Africa	3,415	1,985	1,425
Western Africa	1,020	605	415
Benin	25	20	10
Burkina Faso	95	55	35
Cabo Verde	0	0	0
Côte d'Ivoire	85	50	35
Gambia	0	0	0
Ghana	60	40	20
Guinea	190	125	65
Guinea-Bissau	0	0	0
Liberia	75	45	35
Mali	130	70	65
Mauritania	0	0	0
Niger	30	20	10
Nigeria	190	125	65
Saint Helena^{Footnote 28}	0	0	0
Senegal	90	45	40
Sierra Leone	30	0	25
Togo	35	10	20
Eastern Africa	690	370	325
Burundi	85	40	40
Comoros	0	0	0
Djibouti	0	0	0
Eritrea	55	25	25
Ethiopia	145	80	65
Kenya	65	30	35
Madagascar	30	15	15
Malawi	0	0	10
Mauritius	10	10	0
Mayotte	0	0	0
Mozambique	0	0	0
Réunion	0	0	0
Rwanda	50	30	20
Seychelles	0	0	0
Somalia	10	10	10
South Sudan	0	0	0
Tanzania^{Footnote 29}	75	50	30
Uganda	70	45	25
Zambia	30	15	15
Zimbabwe	60	15	40
Northern Africa	950	570	385
Algeria	185	100	85
Egypt	125	80	50
Libya	180	95	85
Morocco	270	170	100
Sudan^{Footnote 30}	50	35	15
Tunisia	140	80	60
Western Sahara	0	0	0
Central Africa	570	350	220
Angola	10	0	0
Cameroon	135	95	35
Central African Republic	45	30	15
Chad	10	0	0
Congo, Democratic Republic of the	330	190	145
Congo, Republic of the	40	30	10
Equatorial Guinea	0	0	0
Gabon	20	10	10
Sao Tome and Principe	0	0	0
Southern Africa	175	100	80
Botswana	0	0	0
Lesotho	0	0	0
Namibia	0	0	0
South Africa, Republic of	175	95	80
Swaziland	0	0	0
Asia	12,525	6,250	6,275
West Central Asia and the Middle East	3,425	1,850	1,575
Afghanistan	15	10	10
Armenia	35	10	25
Azerbaijan	10	10	0
Bahrain	10	0	0
Cyprus	15	10	0
Georgia	0	0	0
Iran^{Footnote 31}	530	285	245
Iraq	70	30	40
Israel	275	135	135
Jordan	135	75	65
Kazakhstan	65	30	40
Kuwait	35	30	10
Kyrgyzstan	15	10	10
Lebanon	410	230	175
Oman	0	0	10
Qatar	0	0	0
Saudi Arabia	230	165	65
Syria^{Footnote 32}	1,320	650	665
Tajikistan	0	0	0
Turkey	130	90	40
Turkmenistan	0	0	0
United Arab Emirates	50	40	10
Uzbekistan	30	15	15
West Bank and Gaza Strip (Palestine)^{Footnote 33}	20	15	10
Yemen	10	10	0
Eastern Asia	4,775	2,375	2,395
China^{Footnote 34}	2,815	1,430	1,390
Hong Kong^{Footnote 35}	125	60	60
Japan	125	20	105
Korea, North^{Footnote 36}	0	0	0
Korea, South^{Footnote 37}	1,585	815	775
Macao^{Footnote 38}	10	0	10
Mongolia	10	10	0
Taiwan	100	45	60
Southeast Asia	2,740	1,120	1,615
Brunei Darussalam	10	10	0
Burma (Myanmar)	40	15	20
Cambodia	15	0	10
Indonesia	50	15	40
Laos^{Footnote 39}	0	0	10
Malaysia	75	40	35
Philippines	1,670	605	1,055
Singapore	20	0	10
Thailand	105	40	65
Timor-Leste	0	0	0
Viet Nam	745	380	370
Southern Asia	1,590	905	685
Bangladesh	150	100	50
Bhutan	60	25	35
British Indian Ocean Territory	0	0	0
India	995	570	425
Maldives	0	0	0
Nepal	95	45	45
Pakistan	250	150	95
Sri Lanka	45	15	30
Oceania	330	165	160
American Samoa	0	0	0
Australia	185	80	105
Christmas Island	0	0	0
Cocos (Keeling) Islands	0	0	0
Cook Islands	0	0	0
Fiji	0	10	0
French Polynesia	0	0	0
Guam	0	0	0
Kiribati	0	0	0
Marshall Islands	0	0	0
Micronesia, Federated States of	0	0	0
Nauru	0	0	0
New Caledonia	10	10	0
New Zealand	105	65	45
Niue	0	0	0
Norfolk Island	0	0	0
Northern Mariana Islands	0	0	0
Palau	0	0	0
Papua New Guinea	10	10	10
Pitcairn	0	0	0
Samoa	0	0	0
Solomon Islands	0	0	0
Tokelau	0	0	0
Tonga	0	0	0
Tuvalu	0	0	0
United States Minor Outlying Islands	0	0	0
Vanuatu	10	0	10
Wallis and Futuna	0	0	0
Other places of birth^{Footnote 40}	0	0	0
Total - Generation status for the population in private households - 25% sample data^{Footnote 41}	730,705	357,855	372,850
First generation^{Footnote 42}	41,400	20,445	20,955
Second generation^{Footnote 43}	43,370	21,150	22,220
Third generation or more^{Footnote 44}	645,940	316,265	329,675
Total - Visible minority for the population in private households - 25% sample data^{Footnote 45}	730,710	357,860	372,850
Total visible minority population^{Footnote 46}	24,540	12,470	12,065
South Asian^{Footnote 47}	2,530	1,385	1,150
Chinese	3,925	1,975	1,950
Black	6,995	3,535	3,460
Filipino	1,975	835	1,145
Latin American	1,285	650	635
Arab	2,960	1,645	1,310
Southeast Asian^{Footnote 48}	1,230	600	625
West Asian^{Footnote 49}	735	415	320
Korean	1,685	885	800
Japanese	230	70	160
Visible minority, n.i.e.^{Footnote 50}	305	130	170
Multiple visible minorities^{Footnote 51}	680	345	330
Not a visible minority^{Footnote 52}	706,170	345,390	360,780
Total - Ethnic origin for the population in private households - 25% sample data^{Footnote 53}	730,710	357,855	372,855
North American Aboriginal origins	46,585	22,630	23,955
First Nations (North American Indian)	36,405	17,570	18,840
Inuit	830	420	415
Métis	10,960	5,435	5,530
Other North American origins	428,860	209,615	219,245
Acadian	29,505	14,450	15,060
American	7,175	3,575	3,605
Canadian	407,365	199,020	208,345
New Brunswicker	240	130	110
Newfoundlander	445	190	250
Nova Scotian	70	45	30
Ontarian	10	0	10
Québécois	775	405	365
Other North American origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 54}	25	20	0
European origins	424,850	206,715	218,140
British Isles origins	314,660	151,970	162,690
Channel Islander	130	40	85
Cornish	45	30	15
English	168,205	80,795	87,415
Irish	147,245	69,515	77,730
Manx	50	40	10
Scottish	134,455	64,400	70,055
Welsh	10,110	4,825	5,290
British Isles origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 55}	10,635	4,885	5,755
French origins	163,270	79,105	84,165
Alsatian	10	10	10
Breton	55	25	30
Corsican	0	0	0
French	163,245	79,090	84,155
Western European origins (except French origins)	49,825	24,100	25,725
Austrian	1,005	525	475
Bavarian	10	0	10
Belgian	1,465	650	815
Dutch	15,230	7,285	7,945
Flemish	100	65	40
Frisian	40	25	20
German	34,205	16,580	17,630
Luxembourger	0	10	0
Swiss	1,145	545	600
Western European origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 56}	30	20	15
Northern European origins (except British Isles origins)	10,395	5,080	5,320
Danish	3,960	1,885	2,080
Finnish	465	235	230
Icelandic	255	140	110
Norwegian	3,330	1,650	1,680
Swedish	2,010	1,010	1,000
Northern European origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 57}	815	405	410
Eastern European origins	11,595	5,595	5,995
Bulgarian	155	60	95
Byelorussian	85	45	40
Czech	435	215	220
Czechoslovakian, n.o.s.^{Footnote 58}	180	80	100
Estonian	100	40	65
Hungarian	1,280	615	665
Latvian	190	105	85
Lithuanian	325	165	160
Moldovan	35	20	20
Polish	3,445	1,670	1,780
Romanian	945	490	460
Russian	2,260	1,015	1,245
Slovak	250	125	125
Ukrainian	3,535	1,750	1,790
Eastern European origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 59}	70	30	40
Southern European origins	13,455	6,560	6,895
Albanian	120	65	55
Bosnian	115	65	55
Catalan	0	0	0
Croatian	310	120	185
Cypriot	25	15	10
Greek	955	485	470
Italian	7,460	3,615	3,845
Kosovar	0	0	0
Macedonian	80	35	45
Maltese	110	50	65
Montenegrin	20	15	10
Portuguese	1,785	840	945
Serbian	125	95	40
Sicilian	15	10	10
Slovenian	125	65	60
Spanish	2,555	1,220	1,335
Yugoslavian, n.o.s.^{Footnote 60}	120	55	65
Southern European origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 61}	20	10	10
Other European origins	1,805	965	840
Basque	90	45	40
Jewish	785	410	375
Roma (Gypsy)	30	15	15
Slavic, n.o.s.^{Footnote 62}	30	15	15
Other European origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 63}	870	480	390
Caribbean origins	2,280	1,045	1,235
Antiguan	0	0	0
Bahamian	35	15	20
Barbadian	95	55	45
Bermudan	130	40	90
Carib	10	0	0
Cuban	235	130	100
Dominican	75	35	40
Grenadian	20	0	20
Guadeloupean	35	20	15
Haitian	300	140	160
Jamaican	750	350	395
Kittitian/Nevisian	10	10	0
Martinican	0	0	0
Montserratan	0	0	10
Puerto Rican	85	45	40
St. Lucian	15	10	10
Trinidadian/Tobagonian	145	75	75
Vincentian/Grenadinian	40	10	35
West Indian, n.o.s.^{Footnote 64}	240	110	130
Caribbean origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 65}	185	65	120
Latin, Central and South American origins	2,130	1,110	1,025
Aboriginal from Central/South America (except Arawak and Maya)	65	40	25
Arawak	0	0	0
Argentinian	30	10	15
Belizean	0	0	0
Bolivian	55	35	20
Brazilian	60	10	50
Chilean	95	35	55
Colombian	265	105	160
Costa Rican	30	20	10
Ecuadorian	30	15	10
Guatemalan	125	35	85
Guyanese	120	50	70
Hispanic	75	40	35
Honduran	50	20	30
Maya	90	50	45
Mexican	695	395	300
Nicaraguan	20	20	0
Panamanian	15	15	0
Paraguayan	10	0	0
Peruvian	90	45	45
Salvadorean	135	95	40
Uruguayan	0	0	0
Venezuelan	60	35	30
Latin, Central and South American origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 66}	110	60	50
African origins	6,705	3,535	3,175
Central and West African origins	1,835	1,045	790
Akan	25	10	10
Angolan	20	10	10
Ashanti	0	0	0
Beninese	10	10	0
Burkinabe	75	50	30
Cameroonian	150	110	45
Chadian	0	0	0
Congolese	420	250	170
Edo	0	0	0
Ewe	0	0	0
Gabonese	15	10	10
Gambian	0	0	0
Ghanaian	90	55	35
Guinean	175	125	50
Ibo	80	55	25
Ivorian	60	30	30
Liberian	85	45	35
Malian	130	60	70
Malinké	0	0	0
Nigerian	230	110	115
Peulh	40	25	20
Senegalese	105	50	60
Sierra Leonean	20	0	20
Togolese	40	20	25
Wolof	0	0	0
Yoruba	50	30	25
Central and West African origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 67}	220	135	90
North African origins	1,200	710	490
Algerian	190	95	90
Berber	175	110	75
Coptic	0	0	0
Dinka	0	0	0
Egyptian	210	135	80
Libyan	185	85	100
Maure	0	0	0
Moroccan	370	255	110
Sudanese	15	0	10
Tunisian	140	80	60
North African origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 68}	15	10	10
Southern and East African origins	1,055	565	485
Afrikaner	0	0	0
Amhara	0	0	0
Bantu, n.o.s.^{Footnote 69}	30	25	10
Burundian	100	55	50
Djiboutian	0	0	0
Eritrean	115	75	35
Ethiopian	180	105	75
Harari	0	0	0
Kenyan	15	10	10
Malagasy	55	25	35
Mauritian	10	0	10
Oromo	35	10	15
Rwandan	100	50	55
Seychellois	0	0	10
Somali	30	25	10
South African	220	95	125
Tanzanian	0	0	0
Tigrian	0	0	0
Ugandan	30	15	15
Zambian	25	15	15
Zimbabwean	60	30	30
Zulu	0	0	0
Southern and East African origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 70}	80	40	40
Other African origins	2,845	1,360	1,485
Black, n.o.s.^{Footnote 71}	385	140	245
Other African origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 72}	2,475	1,230	1,250
Asian origins	19,410	9,775	9,635
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins	6,840	3,595	3,245
Afghan	25	10	20
Arab, n.o.s.^{Footnote 73}	590	300	290
Armenian	110	60	55
Assyrian	10	0	0
Azerbaijani	0	0	10
Georgian	10	0	10
Hazara	0	0	0
Iranian	670	360	300
Iraqi	100	50	50
Israeli	170	80	90
Jordanian	180	105	75
Kazakh	10	10	0
Kurd	75	45	30
Kuwaiti	0	0	0
Kyrgyz	0	0	0
Lebanese	2,825	1,435	1,390
Palestinian	70	40	30
Pashtun	20	10	0
Saudi Arabian	85	65	20
Syrian	1,690	865	825
Tajik	0	0	0
Tatar	25	10	15
Turk	230	150	80
Turkmen	15	10	0
Uighur	0	0	0
Uzbek	35	25	10
Yemeni	35	20	15
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 74}	50	35	15
South Asian origins	2,970	1,590	1,385
Bangladeshi	155	95	60
Bengali	50	40	10
Bhutanese	35	20	10
East Indian	2,145	1,105	1,045
Goan	0	0	0
Gujarati	0	0	0
Kashmiri	10	10	0
Nepali	165	75	85
Pakistani	260	160	100
Punjabi	45	35	15
Sinhalese	15	10	10
Sri Lankan	105	50	55
Tamil	25	10	15
South Asian origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 75}	85	55	40
East and Southeast Asian origins	9,640	4,610	5,030
Burmese	25	10	10
Cambodian (Khmer)	65	30	35
Chinese	4,485	2,230	2,250
Filipino	2,135	865	1,265
Hmong	0	0	0
Indonesian	100	30	65
Japanese	310	120	190
Karen	65	30	40
Korean	1,670	875	795
Laotian	10	0	0
Malaysian	30	15	15
Mongolian	45	30	20
Singaporean	10	10	0
Taiwanese	65	35	25
Thai	105	30	70
Tibetan	0	0	0
Vietnamese	885	450	430
East and Southeast Asian origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 76}	10	0	0
Other Asian origins	115	70	40
Other Asian origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 77}	110	65	40
Oceania origins	470	210	260
Australian	290	125	170
New Zealander	140	65	70
Pacific Islands origins	50	30	20
Fijian	0	0	0
Hawaiian	30	15	15
Maori	0	10	0
Samoan	0	0	0
Polynesian, n.o.s.^{Footnote 78}	10	10	10
Pacific Islands origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 79}	10	10	0
Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data^{Footnote 80}	620,395	301,650	318,745
No certificate, diploma or degree	136,740	71,605	65,140
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificate^{Footnote 81}	176,750	85,345	91,405
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree	306,900	144,700	162,195
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma	56,595	39,965	16,635
Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of Qualification^{Footnote 82}	29,630	17,320	12,315
Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of Qualification^{Footnote 83}	26,965	22,645	4,320
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma	135,065	56,060	79,005
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level	11,615	3,995	7,620
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above	103,625	44,680	58,950
Bachelor's degree	73,330	30,165	43,165
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level	6,730	2,795	3,935
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry	2,755	1,600	1,160
Master's degree	17,750	8,170	9,580
Earned doctorate^{Footnote 84}	3,065	1,960	1,105
Total - Major field of study - Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2016 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data^{Footnote 85}	620,395	301,650	318,745
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree^{Footnote 86}	313,495	156,945	156,545
Education	25,570	6,725	18,845
13. Education	25,570	6,725	18,845
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies	6,140	2,805	3,340
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services	1,155	900	250
50. Visual and performing arts	4,990	1,900	3,090
Humanities	12,430	5,240	7,190
16. Aboriginal and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics	1,040	250	785
23. English language and literature/letters	2,390	715	1,675
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities	3,055	1,065	1,990
30A Interdisciplinary humanities^{Footnote 87}	60	25	35
38. Philosophy and religious studies	725	450	270
39. Theology and religious vocations	2,145	1,325	825
54. History	2,190	1,190	1,005
55. French language and literature/letters	825	225	605
Social and behavioural sciences and law	23,780	6,945	16,835
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies	190	35	155
09. Communication, journalism and related programs	1,720	705	1,010
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences	6,015	305	5,710
22. Legal professions and studies	3,935	1,325	2,610
30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciences^{Footnote 88}	425	100	320
42. Psychology	5,075	1,350	3,720
45. Social sciences	6,415	3,120	3,300
Business, management and public administration	67,605	19,470	48,140
30.16 Accounting and computer science	230	35	190
44. Public administration and social service professions	5,670	1,010	4,660
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services	61,705	18,420	43,285
Physical and life sciences and technologies	7,625	3,925	3,700
26. Biological and biomedical sciences	3,320	1,525	1,795
30.01 Biological and physical sciences	1,850	825	1,025
30C Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciences^{Footnote 89}	125	25	100
40. Physical sciences	1,720	1,265	450
41. Science technologies/technicians	610	285	325
Mathematics, computer and information sciences	11,275	7,185	4,090
11. Computer and information sciences and support services	9,975	6,640	3,340
25. Library science	625	100	525
27. Mathematics and statistics	620	400	225
30D Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciences^{Footnote 90}	60	50	10
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies	70,800	67,070	3,735
04. Architecture and related services	500	360	140
14. Engineering	8,020	7,010	1,005
15. Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields	13,005	11,575	1,430
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation	0	0	0
46. Construction trades	18,905	18,560	350
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians	20,075	19,575	500
48. Precision production	10,290	9,985	300
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation	6,370	4,715	1,655
01. Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences	2,970	1,840	1,130
03. Natural resources and conservation	3,395	2,875	525
Health and related fields	49,795	7,490	42,300
31. Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies	2,770	1,320	1,445
51. Health professions and related programs	46,155	5,605	40,550
60. Dental, medical and veterinary residency programs	870	565	300
Personal, protective and transportation services	25,465	13,110	12,350
12. Personal and culinary services	13,830	2,735	11,095
28. Military science, leadership and operational art	105	90	15
29. Military technologies and applied sciences	395	355	40
43. Security and protective services	4,665	3,795	875
49. Transportation and materials moving	6,465	6,135	330
Other	45	25	25
30.99 Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies, other	45	25	20
Total - Location of study compared with province or territory of residence with countries outside Canada for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data^{Footnote 91}	620,395	301,645	318,745
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree	313,495	156,945	156,545
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree^{Footnote 92}	306,895	144,700	162,200
Location of study inside Canada	290,645	136,490	154,155
Same as province or territory of residence	229,835	106,610	123,225
Different than province or territory of residence	60,810	29,885	30,925
Location of study outside Canada^{Footnote 93}	16,255	8,205	8,045
United States^{Footnote 94}	5,360	2,675	2,680
Philippines	920	290	635
India	460	225	230
United Kingdom^{Footnote 95}	1,990	1,180	815
China^{Footnote 96}	1,110	550	555
France	660	370	285
Other	5,755	2,920	2,835
Total - Population aged 15 years and over by Labour force status - 25% sample data^{Footnote 97}	620,395	301,650	318,745
In the labour force	381,790	197,005	184,790
Employed	339,045	170,050	168,995
Unemployed	42,740	26,950	15,795
Not in the labour force	238,600	104,650	133,955
Participation rate	61.5	65.3	58.0
Employment rate	54.6	56.4	53.0
Unemployment rate	11.2	13.7	8.5
Total population aged 15 years and over by work activity during the reference year - 25% sample data^{Footnote 98}	620,395	301,650	318,750
Did not work^{Footnote 99}	217,930	94,110	123,825
Worked	402,460	207,545	194,920
Worked full year, full time^{Footnote 100}	201,235	106,785	94,450
Worked part year and/or part time^{Footnote 101}	201,230	100,755	100,475
Average weeks worked in reference year	41.0	40.6	41.5
Total labour force aged 15 years and over by class of worker - 25% sample data^{Footnote 102}	381,790	197,000	184,790
Class of worker - not applicable^{Footnote 103}	7,320	3,790	3,530
All classes of workers^{Footnote 104}	374,470	193,215	181,260
Employee	342,685	173,560	169,125
Self-employed^{Footnote 105}	31,785	19,655	12,135
Total labour force population aged 15 years and over by occupation - National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2016 - 25% sample data^{Footnote 106}	381,790	197,000	184,790
Occupation - not applicable^{Footnote 107}	7,320	3,790	3,535
All occupations^{Footnote 108}	374,470	193,210	181,255
0 Management occupations	34,020	20,605	13,410
1 Business, finance and administration occupations	52,695	14,200	38,495
2 Natural and applied sciences and related occupations	20,705	16,300	4,405
3 Health occupations	30,735	4,865	25,865
4 Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services	45,635	15,355	30,285
5 Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport	6,610	2,925	3,685
6 Sales and service occupations	91,040	36,535	54,505
7 Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations	59,925	57,015	2,910
8 Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations	14,485	12,285	2,200
9 Occupations in manufacturing and utilities	18,625	13,130	5,495
Total Labour Force population aged 15 years and over by Industry - North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 2012 - 25% sample data^{Footnote 109}	381,790	197,000	184,790
Industry - NAICS2012 - not applicable^{Footnote 110}	7,320	3,790	3,535
All industry categories^{Footnote 111}	374,470	193,210	181,260
11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting	15,135	12,025	3,115
21 Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction	4,345	3,765	580
22 Utilities	3,350	2,615	730
23 Construction	27,790	25,195	2,595
31-33 Manufacturing	32,410	23,215	9,195
41 Wholesale trade	11,175	8,180	2,990
44-45 Retail trade	46,180	21,225	24,950
48-49 Transportation and warehousing	17,680	13,290	4,390
51 Information and cultural industries	6,610	3,700	2,915
52 Finance and insurance	12,415	4,090	8,325
53 Real estate and rental and leasing	3,835	2,245	1,585
54 Professional, scientific and technical services	17,235	9,485	7,750
55 Management of companies and enterprises	340	145	195
56 Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services	18,530	10,060	8,475
61 Educational services	26,090	8,180	17,905
62 Health care and social assistance	51,380	7,950	43,425
71 Arts, entertainment and recreation	5,950	3,065	2,885
72 Accommodation and food services	24,820	8,460	16,365
81 Other services (except public administration)	17,110	8,365	8,745
91 Public administration	32,090	17,960	14,130
Total - Language used most often at work for the population in private households aged 15 years and over who worked since January 1, 2015 - 25% sample data^{Footnote 112}	413,695	212,875	200,820
English	304,770	160,260	144,515
French	89,245	43,400	45,845
Non-official language	1,110	615	495
English and French	18,050	8,350	9,700
English and non-official language	480	240	235
French and non-official language	10	0	10
English, French and non-official language	45	15	30

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Footnote(s)

Footnote 1

'Admission category' refers to the name of the immigration program or group of programs under which an immigrant has been granted for the first time the right to live in Canada permanently by immigration authorities.

'Applicant type' refers to whether an immigrant was identified as the 'principal applicant' or 'secondary applicant' on the application for permanent residence.'Secondary applicant' includes immigrants who were identified as the married spouse, the common-law or conjugal partner or the dependant of the principal applicant on the application for permanent residence.

'Immigrant' refers to a person who is, or who has ever been, a landed immigrant or permanent resident. Such a person has been granted the right to live in Canada permanently by immigration authorities. Immigrants who have obtained Canadian citizenship by naturalization are included in this group.

In the 2016 Census of Population, data on admission category and applicant type are available for immigrants who landed in Canada between January 1, 1980, and May 10, 2016.

For more information on immigration variables, including information on their classifications, 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

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 3

In households where there is at least one person living with a child and a grandchild.

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Footnote 4

In households that are not multigenerational where there is one census family with additional persons or more than one census family.

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Footnote 5

For more information, refer to the Census Dictionary: Marital status.

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Footnote 6

Refers to the status of a person with regard to the place of residence on the reference day, May 10, 2016, in relation to the place of residence on the same date one year earlier at the provincial level. Persons who have not moved are referred to as non-movers and persons who have moved from one residence to another are referred to as movers. Movers include non-migrants and migrants. Non-migrants are persons who did move but remained in the same city, town, township, village or Indian reserve. Migrants include internal migrants, who moved to a different city, town, township, village or Indian reserve within Canada. External migrants include persons who lived outside Canada at the earlier reference date.

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Footnote 7

Refers to the status of a person with regard to the place of residence on the reference day, May 10, 2016, in relation to the place of residence on the same date five years earlier at the provincial level. Persons who have not moved are referred to as non-movers and persons who have moved from one residence to another are referred to as movers. Movers include non-migrants and migrants. Non-migrants are persons who did move but remained in the same city, town, township, village or Indian reserve. Migrants include internal migrants, who moved to a different city, town, township, village or Indian reserve within Canada. External migrants include persons who lived outside Canada at the earlier reference date.

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First official language spoken is specified within the framework of the Official Languages Act. It refers to the first official language (i.e., English or French) spoken by the person.

For more information on language 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 Languages Reference Guide, Census of Population, 2016.

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Footnote 9

The official language minority population of Quebec includes all individuals with English as a first official language spoken and half of those with both English and French. The official language minority population of the country overall and of every province and territory other than Quebec includes individuals with French as a first official language spoken and half of those with both English and French.

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Footnote 11

Mother tongue refers to the first language learned at home in childhood and still understood by the person at the time the data was collected. If the person no longer understands the first language learned, the mother tongue is the second language learned. For a person who learned two languages at the same time in early childhood, the mother tongue is the language this person spoke most often at home before starting school. The person has two mother tongues only if the two languages were used equally often and are still understood by the person. For a child who has not yet learned to speak, the mother tongue is the language spoken most often to this child at home. The child has two mother tongues only if both languages are spoken equally often so that the child learns both languages at the same time.

For more information on language 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 Languages Reference Guide, Census of Population, 2016.

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Footnote 12

Language spoken most often at home refers to the language the person speaks most often at home at the time of data collection. A person can report more than one language as 'spoken most often at home' if the languages are spoken equally often. For a person who lives alone, the language spoken most often at home is the language in which he or she feels most comfortable. For a child who has not yet learned to speak, this is the language spoken most often to the child at home. Where two languages are spoken to the child, the language spoken most often at home is the language spoken most often. If both languages are used equally often, then both languages are included here.

For more information on language 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 Languages Reference Guide, Census of Population, 2016.

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Footnote 13

'Knowledge of official languages' refers to whether the person can conduct a conversation in English only, French only, in both or in neither language. For a child who has not yet learned to speak, this includes languages that the child is learning to speak at home.

'Knowledge of non-official languages' refers to whether the person can conduct a conversation in a language other than English or French. For a child who has not yet learned to speak, this includes languages that the child is learning to speak at home. The number of languages that can be reported may vary between surveys, depending on the objectives of the survey.

For more information on language 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 Languages Reference Guide, Census of Population, 2016.

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Footnote 14

Citizenship refers to the country where the person has citizenship. A person may have more than one citizenship. A person may be stateless, that is, they may have no citizenship. Citizenship can be by birth or naturalization.

For more information on citizenship 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 15

'Canadian citizens' includes persons who are citizens of Canada only and persons who are citizens of Canada and at least one other country.

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Footnote 16

'Not Canadian citizens' includes persons who are not citizens of Canada. They may be citizens of one or more other countries. Persons who are stateless are included in this category.

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Footnote 17

'Age at immigration' refers to the age at which an immigrant first obtained landed immigrant or permanent resident status.

'Immigrant' refers to a person who is, or who has ever been, a landed immigrant or permanent resident. Such a person has been granted the right to live in Canada permanently by immigration authorities. Immigrants who have obtained Canadian citizenship by naturalization are included in this group. In the 2016 Census of Population, 'Immigrant' includes immigrants who landed in Canada on or prior to May 10, 2016.

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 18

For more information on the place of birth 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 19

The official name of United States is United States of America.

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Footnote 20

The official name of Bolivia is Plurinational State of Bolivia.

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Footnote 21

The official name of Venezuela is Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela.

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The official name of Moldova is Republic of Moldova.

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Ireland is also referred to as Republic of Ireland.

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The official name of United Kingdom is United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. United Kingdom includes Scotland, Wales, England and Northern Ireland (excludes Isle of Man, the Channel Islands and British Overseas Territories).

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The official name of Kosovo is Republic of Kosovo.

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Macedonia, Republic of: known as the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia by the United Nations and other international bodies.

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Serbia excludes Kosovo.

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The official name of Saint Helena is Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha.

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The official name of Tanzania is United Republic of Tanzania.

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The full name of Sudan is the Republic of the Sudan.

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The official name of Iran is Islamic Republic of Iran.

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The official name of Syria is Syrian Arab Republic.

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West Bank and Gaza Strip (Palestine): West Bank and Gaza Strip are the territories referred to in the Declaration of Principles, signed by Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization in 1993. Palestine refers to pre-1948 British mandate Palestine.

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Footnote 34

China excludes Hong Kong and Macao.

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The full name of Hong Kong is the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China.

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Footnote 36

The official name of North Korea is Democratic People's Republic of Korea.

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The official name of South Korea is Republic of Korea.

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Footnote 38

The full name of Macao is Macao Special Administrative Region of China.

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Footnote 39

The official name of Laos is Lao People's Democratic Republic.

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Footnote 40

Includes other places of birth not included elsewhere, such as 'born at sea'.

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Footnote 41

Generation status refers to whether or not the person or the person's parents were born in Canada.

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 42

'First generation' includes persons who were born outside Canada. For the most part, these are people who are now, or once were, immigrants to Canada.

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Footnote 43

'Second generation' includes persons who were born in Canada and had at least one parent born outside Canada. For the most part, these are the children of immigrants.

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Footnote 44

'Third generation or more' includes persons who were born in Canada with both parents born in Canada.

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Footnote 45

Visible minority refers to whether a person belongs to a visible minority group as defined by the Employment Equity Act and, if so, the visible minority group to which the person belongs. The Employment Equity Act defines visible minorities as 'persons, other than Aboriginal peoples, who are non-Caucasian in race or non-white in colour.' The visible minority population consists mainly of the following groups: South Asian, Chinese, Black, Filipino, Latin American, Arab, Southeast Asian, West Asian, Korean and Japanese.

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 46

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 47

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

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Footnote 48

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

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Footnote 49

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

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Footnote 50

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 51

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 52

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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Footnote 53

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.

'Ethnic origin' refers to the ethnic or cultural origins of the person's ancestors. An ancestor is usually more distant than a grandparent. For additional information on the collection and dissemination of ethnic origin data, refer to the Ethnic Origin Reference Guide, Census of Population, 2016.

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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 55

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 56

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 57

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 58

Includes responses of 'Czechoslovakian,' not otherwise specified.

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Footnote 59

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 60

Includes responses of 'Yugoslavian,' not otherwise specified.

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Footnote 61

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 62

Includes responses of 'Slavic,' not otherwise specified.

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Footnote 63

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 64

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

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Footnote 65

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 66

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 67

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 68

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 69

Includes responses of 'Bantu,' not otherwise specified.

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Footnote 70

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 71

Includes responses of 'Black,' not otherwise specified.

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Footnote 72

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 73

Includes responses of 'Arab,' not otherwise specified.

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Footnote 74

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 75

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 76

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 77

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 78

Includes responses of 'Polynesian,' not otherwise specified.

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Footnote 79

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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Footnote 80

Highest certificate, diploma or degree is the classification used in the census to measure the broader concept of 'Educational attainment.'

This variable refers to the highest level of education that a person has successfully completed and is derived from the educational qualifications questions, which asked for all certificates, diplomas and degrees to be reported.

The general hierarchy used in deriving this variable (high school, trades, college, university) is loosely tied to the 'in-class' duration of the various types of education. At the detailed level, someone who has completed one type of certificate, diploma or degree will not necessarily have completed the credentials listed below it in the hierarchy. For example, a person with an apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma may not have completed a high school certificate or diploma, nor does an individual with a 'master's degree' necessarily have a 'certificate or diploma above bachelor level.' Although the hierarchy may not fit all programs perfectly, it gives a general measure of educational attainment.

This variable is reported for persons aged 15 years and over in private households.

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 81

'Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificate' includes only people who have this as their highest educational qualification. It excludes persons with a postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree.

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Footnote 82

'Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of Qualification' includes trades certificates or diplomas such as pre-employment or vocational certificates and diplomas from brief trade programs completed at community colleges, institutes of technology, vocational centres and similar institutions.

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Footnote 83

'Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of Qualification' also includes Journeyperson's designations.

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'Earned doctorate' refers to persons who have completed a doctorate degree awarded by a university. This includes, for example, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) and Doctor of Juridical Science (S.J.D.). It does not include honorary doctorates.

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Footnote 85

'Field of study' refers to the discipline or area of learning/training associated with a particular course or programme of study.

This variable refers to the predominant discipline or area of learning or training of a person's highest completed postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree, classified according to the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) Canada 2016.

This 'Major field of study' variable can be used either independently or in conjunction with the 'Highest certificate, diploma or degree' variable. When the latter is used with 'Major field of study,' it should be noted that different fields of study will be more common for different types of postsecondary qualifications. At the detailed program level, some programs are only offered by certain types of institutions.

There was an explicit instruction in the questionnaire which instructed respondents to be as specific as possible in indicating a subfield or subcategory of specialization within a broad discipline or area of training.

This variable is reported for persons aged 15 years and over in private households.

This variable shows the 'Variant of CIP 2016 - Alternative primary groupings' CIP variant, with the hierarchy of the primary groupings and two-digit series. When a primary grouping contains more than one subseries from series '30. Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies,' these subseries are grouped together. An exception is made for '30.01 Biological and physical sciences' due to its large size. For more information on the CIP classification, see the Classification of Instructional Programs, Canada 2016: http://www.statcan.gc.ca/eng/concepts/classification.

For information on collection, classification and data quality for this variable, refer to the Education Reference Guide, Census of Population, 2016, Catalogue no. 98-500-X2016013.

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Certain series and their subcomponents are not used when coding major field of study for the census. These are series 21, 32 to 37 and 53, which represent non-credit and personal improvement fields of study.

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Footnote 86

'No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree' includes persons who have not completed an apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma; a college, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma; or a university certificate, diploma or degree.

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'Interdisciplinary humanities' includes '30.13 Medieval and renaissance studies,' '30.21 Holocaust and related studies,' '30.22 Classical and ancient studies' and '30.29 Maritime studies.'

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'Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciences' includes '30.05 Peace studies and conflict resolution,' '30.10 Biopsychology,' '30.11 Gerontology,' '30.14 Museology/museum studies,' '30.15 Science, technology and society,' '30.17 Behavioural sciences,' '30.20 International/global studies,' '30.23 Intercultural/multicultural and diversity studies,' '30.25 Cognitive science,' '30.26 Cultural studies/critical theory and analysis,' '30.28 Dispute resolution,' '30.31 Human computer interaction' and '30.33 Sustainability studies.'

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Footnote 89

'Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciences' includes '30.18 Natural sciences,' '30.19 Nutrition sciences,' '30.27 Human biology' and '30.32 Marine sciences.'

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Footnote 90

'Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciences' includes '30.06 Systems science and theory,' '30.08 Mathematics and computer science' and '30.30 Computational science.'

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Footnote 91

'Location of study' refers to either:

- the province, territory or country of the institution from which a person obtained a certificate, diploma or degree, or;

- the province, territory or country of the institution that a person attended during a specified reference period, or for a specific level of education.

In both cases, location of study refers to the location of the institution granting the certificate, diploma or degree, not the location of the person at the time he or she obtained the qualification or was attending the institution. The geographic location is specified according to boundaries current at the time the data are collected, not the boundaries at the time of study.

This is a summary variable that indicates whether the 'Location of study' of the person's highest certificate, diploma or degree was the same province or territory where the person lived at the time of the 2016 Census of Population, a different Canadian province or territory, or outside Canada. This variable is derived from 'Location of study' and 'Province or territory of current residence.' It only applies to individuals who had completed a postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree.

'Location of study outside Canada' may be further sub-classified using the Standard Classification of Countries and Areas of Interest (SCCAI). When using the SCCAI for this sub-classification, the class 'Canada' is not used.

This variable is reported for persons aged 15 years and over in private households.

For information on collection, classification and data quality for 'Location of study compared with province or territory of residence,' refer to the Education Reference Guide, Census of Population, 2016, Catalogue no. 98-500-X2016013.

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Footnote 92

'Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree' includes 'apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma,' 'college, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma' and university certificates, diplomas and degrees.

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Footnote 93

Refers to all locations of study outside Canada, including the six locations outside Canada most often reported at the national level. These will not necessarily be the top six countries for other geographies.

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Footnote 94

The official name of United States is United States of America.

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Footnote 96

China excludes Hong Kong and Macao.

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Footnote 97

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 98

Refers to the number of weeks in which a person aged 15 years and over worked for pay or in self-employment in 2015 at all jobs held, even if only for a few hours, and whether these weeks were mostly full time (30 hours or more per week) or mostly part time (less than 30 hours per week).

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Footnote 99

Includes persons aged 15 years and over who never worked, persons who worked prior to 2015 and persons who worked in 2016, but not in 2015.

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Footnote 100

Includes persons aged 15 years and over who worked full year (49 weeks and over) and mostly full time (30 hours or more per week) in 2015.

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Footnote 101

Includes persons aged 15 years and over who worked full year mostly part time or part year mostly full time or part year mostly part time in 2015. Part year is less than 49 weeks and part time is less than 30 hours per week.

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Footnote 102

Class of worker refers to whether a person aged 15 years and over is an employee or is self-employed.

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Footnote 103

Includes unemployed persons aged 15 years and over who have never worked for pay or in self-employment, or who had last worked prior to January 1, 2015.

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Footnote 104

Includes the experienced labour force which refers to persons aged 15 years and over who, during the week of Sunday, May 1 to Saturday, May 7, 2016, were employed and the unemployed who had last worked for pay or in self-employment in either 2015 or 2016.

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Footnote 105

Includes persons aged 15 years and over with or without an incorporated business with paid help or without paid help, as well as unpaid family workers.

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Footnote 106

Refers to the kind of work performed by persons aged 15 years and over as determined by their kind of work and the description of the main activities in their job. The occupation data are produced according to the NOC 2016.

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Footnote 107

Includes unemployed persons aged 15 years and over who have never worked for pay or in self-employment, or who had last worked prior to January 1, 2015.

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Footnote 108

Includes the experienced labour force which refers to persons aged 15 years and over who, during the week of Sunday, May 1 to Saturday May 7, 2016 were employed and the unemployed who had last worked for pay or in self-employment in either 2015 or 2016.

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Footnote 109

Refers to the general nature of the business carried out in the establishment where the person worked. The data are produced according to the NAICS 2012.

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Footnote 110

Includes unemployed persons aged 15 years and over who have never worked for pay or in self-employment or who last worked prior to January 1, 2015.

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Footnote 111

Includes the experienced labour force which refers to persons aged 15 years and over who, during the week of Sunday, May 1 to Saturday May 7, 2016, were employed and the unemployed who had last worked for pay or in self-employment in either 2015 or 2016.

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Footnote 112

Language used most often at work refers to the language the person uses most often at work. A person can report more than one language as 'used most often at work' if the languages are used equally often.

For more information on language 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 Languages Reference Guide, Census of Population, 2016.

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Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population, Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-400-X2016203.

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