Dictionary, Census of Population, 2021
Appendix 2.5
Ethnic or cultural origins disseminated in 2021, 2016 and 2011

Release date: October 26, 2022

Appendix 2.5
Ethnic or cultural origins disseminated in 2021, 2016 and 2011
Table summary
This table displays the results of Ethnic or cultural origins disseminated in 2021, 2016 and 2011. The information is grouped by 2021 Census (appearing as row headers), 2016 Census and 2011 National Household Survey (appearing as column headers).
2021 Census	2016 Census	2011 National Household Survey
North American origins
North American, n.o.s.^{Appendix 2.5 Note 1}	Other North American origins, n.i.e.	Other North American origins, n.i.e.
North American Indigenous origins
North American Indigenous, n.o.s.^{Appendix 2.5 Note 2}	First Nations ancestry, n.i.e.	First Nations (North American Indian)
First Nations (North American Indian) origins
First Nations (North American Indian), n.o.s.^{Appendix 2.5 Note 3}	First Nations ancestry, n.i.e.	First Nations (North American Indian)
Abenaki	Abenaki	First Nations (North American Indian)
Anishinaabe origins
Anishinaabe, n.o.s.^{Appendix 2.5 Note 4}	Anishinaabe, n.o.s.	First Nations (North American Indian)
Algonquin	Algonquin	First Nations (North American Indian)
Odawa	Odawa	First Nations (North American Indian)
Ojibway	Ojibway	First Nations (North American Indian)
Oji-Cree	Oji-Cree	First Nations (North American Indian)
Potawatomi	Potawatomi	First Nations (North American Indian)
Saulteaux	Saulteaux	First Nations (North American Indian)
Anishinaabe origins, n.i.e.^{Appendix 2.5 Note 5}	Anishinaabe, n.o.s.	First Nations (North American Indian)
Apache	Apache	First Nations (North American Indian)
Atikamekw	Atikamekw	First Nations (North American Indian)
Blackfoot origins
Blackfoot, n.o.s.^{Appendix 2.5 Note 6}	Blackfoot, n.o.s.	First Nations (North American Indian)
Blood (Kainai)	Blood (Kainai)	First Nations (North American Indian)
Piikani	Blackfoot, n.o.s.	First Nations (North American Indian)
Siksika	Blackfoot, n.o.s.	First Nations (North American Indian)
Blackfoot origins, n.i.e.^{Appendix 2.5 Note 7}	Blackfoot, n.o.s.	First Nations (North American Indian)
Cherokee	Cherokee	First Nations (North American Indian)
Cheyenne	First Nations ancestry, n.i.e.	First Nations (North American Indian)
Choctaw	First Nations ancestry, n.i.e.	First Nations (North American Indian)
Cree origins
Cree, n.o.s.^{Appendix 2.5 Note 8}	Cree	First Nations (North American Indian)
Moose Cree	Cree	First Nations (North American Indian)
Plains Cree	Cree	First Nations (North American Indian)
Swampy Cree	Cree	First Nations (North American Indian)
Woodland Cree	Cree	First Nations (North American Indian)
Cree origins, n.i.e.^{Appendix 2.5 Note 9}	Cree	First Nations (North American Indian)
Delaware (Lenape)	Delaware (Lenape)	First Nations (North American Indian)
Dene origins
Dene, n.o.s.^{Appendix 2.5 Note 10}	Dene, n.o.s.	First Nations (North American Indian)
Beaver (Dunne-za)	Beaver (Dunne-za)	First Nations (North American Indian)
Carrier (Dakelh)	Carrier (Dakelh)	First Nations (North American Indian)
Chilcotin (Tsilhqot'in)	Chilcotin (Tsilhqot'in)	First Nations (North American Indian)
Chipewyan (Denesuline)	Chipewyan (Denesuline)	First Nations (North American Indian)
Dene Tha' (Slavey)	Dene Tha (Slavey)	First Nations (North American Indian)
Gwich'in	Gwich'in	First Nations (North American Indian)
Kaska	Kaska	First Nations (North American Indian)
Sahtú (North Slavey)	Sahtu (North Slavey)	First Nations (North American Indian)
Tahltan	Tahltan	First Nations (North American Indian)
Tlicho (Dogrib)	Tlicho (Dogrib)	First Nations (North American Indian)
Tlingit	Tlingit	First Nations (North American Indian)
Tse'khene (Sekani)	Sekani	First Nations (North American Indian)
Tsuut'ina (Sarcee)	Tsuu T'ina (Sarcee)	First Nations (North American Indian)
Tutchone	Tutchone, n.o.s.	First Nations (North American Indian)
Wet'suwet'en	Wet'suwet'en	First Nations (North American Indian)
Dene origins, n.i.e.^{Appendix 2.5 Note 11}	Dene, n.o.s.	First Nations (North American Indian)
Gitxsan	Gitxsan	First Nations (North American Indian)
Haida	Haida	First Nations (North American Indian)
Haisla	Haisla	First Nations (North American Indian)
Heiltsuk	Heiltsuk	First Nations (North American Indian)
Huron (Wendat)	Huron (Wendat)	First Nations (North American Indian)
Innu origins
Innu/Montagnais, n.o.s.^{Appendix 2.5 Note 12}	Innu/Montagnais	First Nations (North American Indian)
Naskapi	Naskapi	First Nations (North American Indian)
Iroquoian (Haudenosaunee) origins
Iroquois (Haudenosaunee), n.o.s.^{Appendix 2.5 Note 13}	Iroquois, n.o.s.	First Nations (North American Indian)
Cayuga	Cayuga	First Nations (North American Indian)
Mohawk	Mohawk	First Nations (North American Indian)
Oneida	Oneida	First Nations (North American Indian)
Tuscarora	Iroquois, n.o.s.	First Nations (North American Indian)
Iroquoian (Haudenosaunee) origins, n.i.e.^{Appendix 2.5 Note 14}	Iroquois, n.o.s.	First Nations (North American Indian)
Ktunaxa (Kutenai)	Ktunaxa (Kutenai)	First Nations (North American Indian)
Kwakwa̱ka̱'wakw origins
Kwakwa̱ka̱'wakw, n.o.s.^{Appendix 2.5 Note 15}	Kwakwaka'wakw (Kwakiutl)	First Nations (North American Indian)
Kwakiutl	Kwakwaka'wakw (Kwakiutl)	First Nations (North American Indian)
Laich-kwil-tach	Kwakwaka'wakw (Kwakiutl)	First Nations (North American Indian)
'Na̱mǥis	Kwakwaka'wakw (Kwakiutl)	First Nations (North American Indian)
Quatsino	Kwakwaka'wakw (Kwakiutl)	First Nations (North American Indian)
Kwakwa̱ka̱'wakw origins, n.i.e.^{Appendix 2.5 Note 16}	Kwakwaka'wakw (Kwakiutl)	First Nations (North American Indian)
Maliseet	Maliseet	First Nations (North American Indian)
Mi'kmaq origins
Mi'kmaq, n.o.s.^{Appendix 2.5 Note 17}	Mi'kmaq	First Nations (North American Indian)
Qalipu Mi'kmaq	Mi'kmaq	First Nations (North American Indian)
Navajo	Navajo	First Nations (North American Indian)
Nisga'a	Nisga'a	First Nations (North American Indian)
Nuu-chah-nulth origins
Nuu-chah-nulth, n.o.s.^{Appendix 2.5 Note 18}	Nuu-chah-nulth	First Nations (North American Indian)
Ahousaht	Nuu-chah-nulth	First Nations (North American Indian)
Ditidaht	Nuu-chah-nulth	First Nations (North American Indian)
Tla-o-qui-aht	Nuu-chah-nulth	First Nations (North American Indian)
Tseshaht	Nuu-chah-nulth	First Nations (North American Indian)
Nuu-chah-nulth origins, n.i.e.^{Appendix 2.5 Note 19}	Nuu-chah-nulth	First Nations (North American Indian)
Nuxalk	Nuxalk	First Nations (North American Indian)
Passamaquoddy	First Nations ancestry, n.i.e.	First Nations (North American Indian)
Salish origins
Salish, n.o.s.^{Appendix 2.5 Note 20}	Salish, n.o.s.	First Nations (North American Indian)
Coast Salish origins
Coast Salish, n.o.s.^{Appendix 2.5 Note 21}	Salish, n.o.s.	First Nations (North American Indian)
Chemainus (Stz'uminus)	Salish, n.o.s.	First Nations (North American Indian)
Cowichan	Cowichan	First Nations (North American Indian)
Homalco	Salish, n.o.s.	First Nations (North American Indian)
Musqueam	Musqueam	First Nations (North American Indian)
Penelakut	Salish, n.o.s.	First Nations (North American Indian)
Shíshálh (Sechelt)	Sechelt (Shishalh)	First Nations (North American Indian)
Snuneymuxw	Salish, n.o.s.	First Nations (North American Indian)
Squamish	Squamish	First Nations (North American Indian)
Stó:lō	Sto:lo	First Nations (North American Indian)
W̱SÁNEĆ (Saanich)	Salish, n.o.s.	First Nations (North American Indian)
Coast Salish origins, n.i.e.^{Appendix 2.5 Note 22}	Salish, n.o.s.	First Nations (North American Indian)
Interior Salish origins
Interior Salish, n.o.s.^{Appendix 2.5 Note 23}	Salish, n.o.s.	First Nations (North American Indian)
Nlaka'pamux (Thompson)	Nlaka'pamux (Thompson)	First Nations (North American Indian)
Okanagan (Syilx)	Okanagan (Syilx)	First Nations (North American Indian)
Secwepemc (Shuswap)	Secwepemc (Shuswap)	First Nations (North American Indian)
St'at'imc (Lillooet)	St'at'imc (Lillooet)	First Nations (North American Indian)
Interior Salish origins, n.i.e.^{Appendix 2.5 Note 24}	Salish, n.o.s.	First Nations (North American Indian)
Siouan origins
Sioux, n.o.s.^{Appendix 2.5 Note 25}	Sioux, n.o.s.	First Nations (North American Indian)
Assiniboine	Assiniboine	First Nations (North American Indian)
Dakota	Dakota	First Nations (North American Indian)
Lakota	Lakota	First Nations (North American Indian)
Stoney (Nakoda)	Stoney (Nakoda)	First Nations (North American Indian)
Tsimshian	Tsimshian	First Nations (North American Indian)
Wuikinuxv	First Nations ancestry, n.i.e.	First Nations (North American Indian)
First Nations (North American Indian) origins, n.i.e.^{Appendix 2.5 Note 26}	First Nations ancestry, n.i.e.	First Nations (North American Indian)
Inuit origins
Inuit, n.o.s.^{Appendix 2.5 Note 27}	Inuit	Inuit
Inuvialuit	Inuit	Inuit
Inuit origins, n.i.e.^{Appendix 2.5 Note 28}	Inuit	Inuit
Métis	Métis	Métis
Other North American origins
Acadian	Acadian	Acadian
African American	American, Other African origins, n.i.e.	American, Other African origins, n.i.e.
African Canadian	Canadian, Other African origins, n.i.e.	Canadian, Other African origins, n.i.e.
African Nova Scotian	Nova Scotian, Other African origins, n.i.e.	Nova Scotian, Other African origins, n.i.e.
Albertan	Canadian	Canadian
American	American	American
British Columbian	Canadian	Canadian
Canadian	Canadian	Canadian
Cape Bretoner	Nova Scotian	Nova Scotian
Franco Ontarian	French, Ontarian	French, Ontarian
French Canadian	Canadian, French	Canadian, French
Gaspesian	Québécois	Québécois
Manitoban	Canadian	Canadian
New Brunswicker	New Brunswicker	New Brunswicker
Newfoundlander	Newfoundlander	Newfoundlander
Nova Scotian	Nova Scotian	Nova Scotian
Ontarian	Ontarian	Ontarian
Pennsylvania Dutch	German	German
Prince Edward Islander	Other North American origins, n.i.e.	Other North American origins, n.i.e.
Québécois	Québécois	Québécois
Saskatchewanian	Other North American origins, n.i.e.	Other North American origins, n.i.e.
United Empire Loyalist	British Isles origins, n.i.e.	British Isles origins, n.i.e.
Other North American origins, n.i.e.^{Appendix 2.5 Note 29}	Other North American origins, n.i.e.	Other North American origins, n.i.e.
European origins
European, n.o.s.^{Appendix 2.5 Note 30}	Other European origins, n.i.e.	Other European origins, n.i.e.
British Isles origins
British Isles, n.o.s.^{Appendix 2.5 Note 31}	British Isles origins, n.i.e.	British Isles origins, n.i.e.
Channel Islander	Channel Islander	Channel Islander
Cornish	Cornish	Cornish
English	English	English
Irish	Irish	Irish
Manx	Manx	Manx
Northern Irish	Irish	Irish
Orcadian	Scottish	Scottish
Scottish	Scottish	Scottish
Ulster Scot	Irish, Scottish	Irish, Scottish
Welsh	Welsh	Welsh
British Isles origins, n.i.e.^{Appendix 2.5 Note 32}	British Isles origins, n.i.e.	British Isles origins, n.i.e.
French origins
French, n.o.s.^{Appendix 2.5 Note 33}	French	French
Alsatian	Alsatian	Alsatian
Breton	Breton	Breton
Corsican	Corsican	Western European origins, n.i.e.
Norman	French	French
French origins, n.i.e.^{Appendix 2.5 Note 34}	French	French
Other Western European origins
Western European, n.o.s.^{Appendix 2.5 Note 35}	Western European origins, n.i.e.	Western European origins, n.i.e.
Austrian	Austrian	Austrian
Bavarian	Bavarian	German
Belgian	Belgian	Belgian
Dutch	Dutch	Dutch
Flemish	Flemish	Flemish
Frisian	Frisian	Frisian
German	German	German
Luxembourger	Luxembourger	Luxembourger
Swiss	Swiss	Swiss
Walloon	Belgian	Belgian
Other Western European origins, n.i.e.^{Appendix 2.5 Note 36}	Western European origins, n.i.e.	Western European origins, n.i.e.
Other Northern European origins
Northern European, n.o.s.^{Appendix 2.5 Note 37}	Northern European origins, n.i.e.	Northern European origins, n.i.e.
Danish	Danish	Danish
Finnish	Finnish	Finnish
Icelandic	Icelandic	Icelandic
Norwegian	Norwegian	Norwegian
Sami	Northern European origins, n.i.e.	Northern European origins, n.i.e.
Swedish	Swedish	Swedish
Other Northern European origins, n.i.e.^{Appendix 2.5 Note 38}	Northern European origins, n.i.e.	Northern European origins, n.i.e.
Southern European origins
Southern European, n.o.s.^{Appendix 2.5 Note 39}	Southern European origins, n.i.e.	Southern European origins, n.i.e.
Azorean	Portuguese	Portuguese
Basque	Basque	Basque
Catalan	Catalan	Spanish
Galician	Spanish	Spanish
Greek	Greek	Greek
Italian	Italian	Italian
Maltese	Maltese	Maltese
Portuguese	Portuguese	Portuguese
Sicilian	Sicilian	Sicilian
Spanish	Spanish	Spanish
Southern European origins, n.i.e.^{Appendix 2.5 Note 40}	Southern European origins, n.i.e.	Southern European origins, n.i.e.
Southeast European origins
Southeast European, n.o.s.^{Appendix 2.5 Note 41}	Southern European origins, n.i.e.	Southern European origins, n.i.e.
Albanian	Albanian	Albanian
Bosniak	Bosnian	Bosnian
Bosnian	Bosnian	Bosnian
Bulgarian	Bulgarian	Bulgarian
Croatian	Croatian	Croatian
Kosovar	Kosovar	Kosovar
Macedonian	Macedonian	Macedonian
Moldovan	Moldovan	Moldovan
Montenegrin	Montenegrin	Montenegrin
Romanian	Romanian	Romanian
Serbian	Serbian	Serbian
Slovenian	Slovenian	Slovenian
Transylvanian	Romanian	Romanian
Yugoslavian, n.o.s.^{Appendix 2.5 Note 42}	Yugoslavian, n.o.s.	Yugoslavian, n.o.s.
Southeast European origins, n.i.e.^{Appendix 2.5 Note 43}	Southern European origins, n.i.e.	Southern European origins, n.i.e.
Eastern European origins
Eastern European, n.o.s.^{Appendix 2.5 Note 44}	Eastern European origins, n.i.e.	Eastern European origins, n.i.e.
Bohemian	Czech	Czech
Byelorussian	Byelorussian	Byelorussian
Czech	Czech	Czech
Czechoslovakian, n.o.s.^{Appendix 2.5 Note 45}	Czechoslovakian, n.o.s.	Czechoslovakian, n.o.s.
Estonian	Estonian	Estonian
Hungarian	Hungarian	Hungarian
Kashubian	Polish	Polish
Latvian	Latvian	Latvian
Lithuanian	Lithuanian	Lithuanian
Polish	Polish	Polish
Russian	Russian	Russian
Ruthenian	Ukrainian	Ukrainian
Slovak	Slovak	Slovak
Ukrainian	Ukrainian	Ukrainian
Eastern European origins, n.i.e.^{Appendix 2.5 Note 46}	Eastern European origins, n.i.e.	Eastern European origins, n.i.e.
Other European origins
Celtic, n.o.s.^{Appendix 2.5 Note 47}	British Isles origins, n.i.e.	British Isles origins, n.i.e.
Roma	Roma (Gypsy)	Roma (Gypsy)
Slavic, n.o.s.^{Appendix 2.5 Note 48}	Slavic, n.o.s.	Slavic, n.o.s.
Other European origins, n.i.e.^{Appendix 2.5 Note 49}	Other European origins, n.i.e.	Other European origins, n.i.e.
Caribbean origins
Caribbean, n.o.s.^{Appendix 2.5 Note 50}	Caribbean origins, n.i.e.	Caribbean origins, n.i.e.
African Caribbean	Caribbean origins, n.i.e., Other African origins, n.i.e.	Caribbean origins, n.i.e., Other African origins, n.i.e.
Antiguan	Antiguan	Antiguan
Aruban	Caribbean origins, n.i.e.	Caribbean origins, n.i.e.
Bahamian	Bahamian	Bahamian
Barbadian	Barbadian	Barbadian
Bermudian	Bermudan	Bermudan
Carib	Carib	Carib
Cuban	Cuban	Cuban
Dominica Islander	Dominican	Dominican
Dominican	Dominican	Dominican
Grenadian	Grenadian	Grenadian
Guadeloupean	Guadeloupean	Caribbean origins, n.i.e.
Haitian	Haitian	Haitian
Indo-Caribbean	Caribbean origins, n.i.e., East Indian	Caribbean origins, n.i.e., East Indian
Jamaican	Jamaican	Jamaican
Kittitian/Nevisian	Kittitian/Nevisian	Kittitian/Nevisian
Maroon	Caribbean origins, n.i.e.	Caribbean origins, n.i.e.
Martinican	Martinican	Martinican
Montserratian	Montserratan	Montserratan
Puerto Rican	Puerto Rican	Puerto Rican
St. Lucian	St. Lucian	St. Lucian
Trinidadian/Tobagonian	Trinidadian/Tobagonian	Trinidadian/Tobagonian
Vincentian	Vincentian/Grenadinian	Vincentian/Grenadinian
West Indian, n.o.s.^{Appendix 2.5 Note 51}	West Indian, n.o.s.	West Indian, n.o.s.
Caribbean origins, n.i.e.^{Appendix 2.5 Note 52}	Caribbean origins, n.i.e.	Caribbean origins, n.i.e.
Latin, Central and South American origins
Latin, Central or South American, n.o.s.^{Appendix 2.5 Note 53}	Latin, Central and South American origins, n.i.e.	Latin, Central and South American origins, n.i.e.
Arawak	Arawak	Aboriginal from Central/South America (except Maya)
Argentinian	Argentinian	Argentinian
Belizean	Belizean	Belizean
Bolivian	Bolivian	Bolivian
Brazilian	Brazilian	Brazilian
Chilean	Chilean	Chilean
Colombian	Colombian	Colombian
Costa Rican	Costa Rican	Costa Rican
Ecuadorian	Ecuadorian	Ecuadorian
Guatemalan	Guatemalan	Guatemalan
Guyanese	Guyanese	Guyanese
Hispanic, n.o.s.^{Appendix 2.5 Note 54}	Hispanic	Hispanic
Honduran	Honduran	Honduran
Indigenous origins from Latin, Central and South America, n.i.e.^{Appendix 2.5 Note 55}	Aboriginal from Central/South America (except Arawak and Maya)	Aboriginal from Central/South America (except Maya)
Indo-Guyanese	East Indian, Guyanese	East Indian, Guyanese
Mapuche	Aboriginal from Central/South America (except Arawak and Maya)	Aboriginal from Central/South America (except Maya)
Mayan	Maya	Maya
Mexican	Mexican	Mexican
Nicaraguan	Nicaraguan	Nicaraguan
Panamanian	Panamanian	Panamanian
Paraguayan	Paraguayan	Paraguayan
Peruvian	Peruvian	Peruvian
Pipil	Aboriginal from Central/South America (except Arawak and Maya)	Aboriginal from Central/South America (except Maya)
Quechua	Aboriginal from Central/South America (except Arawak and Maya)	Aboriginal from Central/South America (except Maya)
Salvadorean	Salvadorean	Salvadorean
Surinamese	Latin, Central and South American origins, n.i.e.	Latin, Central and South American origins, n.i.e.
Uruguayan	Uruguayan	Uruguayan
Venezuelan	Venezuelan	Venezuelan
Latin, Central and South American origins, n.i.e.^{Appendix 2.5 Note 56}	Latin, Central and South American origins, n.i.e.	Latin, Central and South American origins, n.i.e.
African origins
African, n.o.s.^{Appendix 2.5 Note 57}	Other African origins, n.i.e.	Other African origins, n.i.e.
Central and West African origins
Central or West African, n.o.s.^{Appendix 2.5 Note 58}	Central and West African origins, n.i.e.	Central and West African origins, n.i.e.
Akan, n.o.s.^{Appendix 2.5 Note 59}	Akan	Akan
Angolan	Angolan	Angolan
Ashanti	Ashanti	Ashanti
Bambara	Central and West African origins, n.i.e.	Central and West African origins, n.i.e.
Bamileke	Cameroonian	Cameroonian
Baoulé	Akan	Akan
Beninese	Beninese	Beninese
Burkinabe	Burkinabe	Burkinabe
Cameroonian	Cameroonian	Cameroonian
Cape Verdean	Central and West African origins, n.i.e.	Central and West African origins, n.i.e.
Central African	Central and West African origins, n.i.e.	Central and West African origins, n.i.e.
Chadian	Chadian	Chadian
Congolese	Congolese	Congolese
Edo	Edo	Central and West African origins, n.i.e.
Esan	Edo	Central and West African origins, n.i.e.
Ewe	Ewe	Central and West African origins, n.i.e.
Fante	Akan	Akan
Fulani	Peulh	Peulh
Ga-Adangbe	Ewe	Central and West African origins, n.i.e.
Gabonese	Gabonese	Gabonese
Gambian	Gambian	Gambian
Ghanaian	Ghanaian	Ghanaian
Guinean	Guinean	Guinean
Hausa	Central and West African origins, n.i.e.	Central and West African origins, n.i.e.
Igbo	Ibo	Ibo
Ivorian	Ivorian	Ivorian
Liberian	Liberian	Liberian
Luba	Central and West African origins, n.i.e.	Central and West African origins, n.i.e.
Malian	Malian	Malian
Malinké	Malinké	Central and West African origins, n.i.e.
Mauritanian	Maure	Maure
Mossi	Central and West African origins, n.i.e.	Central and West African origins, n.i.e.
Nigerian	Nigerian	Nigerian
Nigerien	Nigerian	Nigerian
Senegalese	Senegalese	Senegalese
Serer	Central and West African origins, n.i.e.	Central and West African origins, n.i.e.
Sierra Leonean	Sierra Leonean	Sierra Leonean
Soninke	Central and West African origins, n.i.e.	Central and West African origins, n.i.e.
Togolese	Togolese	Togolese
Wolof	Wolof	Central and West African origins, n.i.e.
Yoruba	Yoruba	Yoruba
Central and West African origins, n.i.e.^{Appendix 2.5 Note 60}	Central and West African origins, n.i.e.	Central and West African origins, n.i.e.
North African origins
North African, n.o.s.^{Appendix 2.5 Note 61}	North African origins, n.i.e.	North African origins, n.i.e.
Algerian	Algerian	Algerian
Berber	Berber	Berber
Dinka	Dinka	Dinka
Egyptian	Egyptian	Egyptian
Kabyle	Berber	Berber
Libyan	Libyan	Libyan
Moroccan	Moroccan	Moroccan
Sudanese	Sudanese	Sudanese
Tunisian	Tunisian	Tunisian
North African origins, n.i.e.^{Appendix 2.5 Note 62}	North African origins, n.i.e.	North African origins, n.i.e.
Southern and East African origins
Southern or East African, n.o.s.^{Appendix 2.5 Note 63}	Southern and East African origins, n.i.e.	Southern and East African origins, n.i.e.
Afar	Southern and East African origins, n.i.e.	Southern and East African origins, n.i.e.
Afrikaner	Afrikaner	Afrikaner
Amhara	Amhara	Amhara
Bantu, n.o.s.^{Appendix 2.5 Note 64}	Bantu, n.o.s.	Bantu, n.o.s.
Burundian	Burundian	Burundian
Djiboutian	Djiboutian	Southern and East African origins, n.i.e.
Eritrean	Eritrean	Eritrean
Ethiopian	Ethiopian	Ethiopian
Harari	Harari	Harari
Hutu	Southern and East African origins, n.i.e.	Southern and East African origins, n.i.e.
Kenyan	Kenyan	Kenyan
Kikuyu	Southern and East African origins, n.i.e.	Southern and East African origins, n.i.e.
Luo	Southern and East African origins, n.i.e.	Southern and East African origins, n.i.e.
Malagasy	Malagasy	Malagasy
Malawian	Southern and East African origins, n.i.e.	Southern and East African origins, n.i.e.
Mauritian	Mauritian	Mauritian
Mozambican	Southern and East African origins, n.i.e.	Southern and East African origins, n.i.e.
Namibian	Southern and East African origins, n.i.e.	Southern and East African origins, n.i.e.
Ndebele	Southern and East African origins, n.i.e.	Southern and East African origins, n.i.e.
Nubian	Southern and East African origins, n.i.e.	Southern and East African origins, n.i.e.
Oromo	Oromo	Oromo
Réunionnais	Southern and East African origins, n.i.e.	Southern and East African origins, n.i.e.
Rwandan	Rwandan	Rwandan
Seychellois	Seychellois	Seychellois
Shona	Southern and East African origins, n.i.e.	Southern and East African origins, n.i.e.
Somali	Somali	Somali
South African	South African	South African
South Sudanese	Sudanese	Sudanese
Swahili	Southern and East African origins, n.i.e.	Southern and East African origins, n.i.e.
Tanzanian	Tanzanian	Tanzanian
Tigrinya	Tigrian	Tigrian
Tswana (Batswana)	Southern and East African origins, n.i.e.	Southern and East African origins, n.i.e.
Tutsi	Southern and East African origins, n.i.e.	Southern and East African origins, n.i.e.
Ugandan	Ugandan	Ugandan
Zambian	Zambian	Zambian
Zimbabwean	Zimbabwean	Zimbabwean
Zulu	Zulu	Zulu
Southern and East African origins, n.i.e.^{Appendix 2.5 Note 65}	Southern and East African origins, n.i.e.	Southern and East African origins, n.i.e.
African origins, n.i.e.^{Appendix 2.5 Note 66}	Other African origins, n.i.e.	Other African origins, n.i.e.
Asian origins
Asian, n.o.s.^{Appendix 2.5 Note 67}	Other Asian origins, n.i.e.	Other Asian origins, n.i.e.
West and Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins
West or Central Asian or Middle Eastern, n.o.s.^{Appendix 2.5 Note 68}	West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins, n.i.e.	West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins, n.i.e.
Afghan	Afghan	Afghan
Armenian	Armenian	Armenian
Assyrian	Assyrian	Assyrian
Azerbaijani	Azerbaijani	Azerbaijani
Baloch	West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins, n.i.e.	West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins, n.i.e.
Circassian	West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins, n.i.e.	West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins, n.i.e.
Cypriot	Cypriot	Cypriot
Georgian	Georgian	Georgian
Greek Cypriot	Cypriot, Greek	Cypriot, Greek
Hazara	Hazara	West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins, n.i.e.
Iranian	Iranian	Iranian
Iraqi	Iraqi	Iraqi
Israeli	Israeli	Israeli
Jordanian	Jordanian	Jordanian
Kazakh	Kazakh	Kazakh
Kurdish	Kurd	Kurd
Kuwaiti	Kuwaiti	Kuwaiti
Kyrgyz	Kyrgyz	West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins, n.i.e.
Lebanese	Lebanese	Lebanese
Omani	West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins, n.i.e.	West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins, n.i.e.
Palestinian	Palestinian	Palestinian
Pashtun	Pashtun	Pashtun
Persian	Iranian	Iranian
Saudi Arabian	Saudi Arabian	Saudi Arabian
Syrian	Syrian	Syrian
Tajik	Tajik	Tajik
Tatar	Tatar	Tatar
Turkish	Turk	Turk
Turkmen	Turkmen	West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins, n.i.e.
Uyghur	Uighur	Uighur
Uzbek	Uzbek	Uzbek
Yemeni	Yemeni	Yemeni
West and Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins, n.i.e.^{Appendix 2.5 Note 69}	West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins, n.i.e.	West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins, n.i.e.
South Asian origins
South Asian, n.o.s.^{Appendix 2.5 Note 70}	South Asian origins, n.i.e.	South Asian origins, n.i.e.
Anglo-Indian	British Isles and East Indian	British Isles and East Indian
Bangladeshi	Bangladeshi	Bangladeshi
Bengali	Bengali	Bengali
Bhutanese	Bhutanese	South Asian origins, n.i.e.
Goan	Goan	Goan
Gujarati	Gujarati	Gujarati
Indian (India)	East Indian	East Indian
Jatt	South Asian origins, n.i.e.	South Asian origins, n.i.e.
Kashmiri	Kashmiri	Kashmiri
Maharashtrian	East Indian	East Indian
Malayali	East Indian	East Indian
Nepali	Nepali	Nepali
Pakistani	Pakistani	Pakistani
Punjabi	Punjabi	Punjabi
Sindhi	Pakistani	Pakistani
Sinhalese	Sinhalese	Sinhalese
Sri Lankan	Sri Lankan	Sri Lankan
Tamil	Tamil	Tamil
Telugu	South Asian origins, n.i.e.	South Asian origins, n.i.e.
South Asian origins, n.i.e.^{Appendix 2.5 Note 71}	South Asian origins, n.i.e.	South Asian origins, n.i.e.
East and Southeast Asian origins
East or Southeast Asian, n.o.s.^{Appendix 2.5 Note 72}	East and Southeast Asian origins, n.i.e.	East and Southeast Asian origins, n.i.e.
Bruneian	East and Southeast Asian origins, n.i.e.	East and Southeast Asian origins, n.i.e.
Burmese	Burmese	Burmese
Cambodian (Khmer)	Cambodian (Khmer)	Cambodian (Khmer)
Chin	Burmese	Burmese
Chinese	Chinese	Chinese
Filipino	Filipino	Filipino
Hmong	Hmong	Hmong
Hong Konger	Chinese	Chinese
Igorot	Filipino	Filipino
Ilocano	Filipino	Filipino
Indonesian	Indonesian	Indonesian
Japanese	Japanese	Japanese
Javanese	Indonesian	Indonesian
Karen	Karen	East and Southeast Asian origins, n.i.e.
Korean	Korean	Korean
Laotian	Laotian	Laotian
Malay	Malaysian	Malaysian
Malaysian	Malaysian	Malaysian
Mongolian	Mongolian	Mongolian
Singaporean	Singaporean	Singaporean
Taiwanese	Taiwanese	Taiwanese
Thai	Thai	Thai
Tibetan	Tibetan	Tibetan
Vietnamese	Vietnamese	Vietnamese
East and Southeast Asian origins, n.i.e.^{Appendix 2.5 Note 73}	East and Southeast Asian origins, n.i.e.	East and Southeast Asian origins, n.i.e.
Asian origins, n.i.e.^{Appendix 2.5 Note 74}	Other Asian origins, n.i.e.	Other Asian origins, n.i.e.
Oceanian origins
Oceanian, n.o.s.^{Appendix 2.5 Note 75}	Pacific Islands origins, n.i.e.	Pacific Islands origins, n.i.e.
Pacific Islands origins
Pacific Islander, n.o.s.^{Appendix 2.5 Note 76}	Pacific Islands origins, n.i.e.	Pacific Islands origins, n.i.e.
Fijian	Fijian	Fijian
Hawaiian	Hawaiian	Hawaiian
Indo-Fijian	Fijian and East Indian	Fijian and East Indian
Polynesian, n.o.s.^{Appendix 2.5 Note 77}	Polynesian, n.o.s.	Polynesian, n.o.s.
Samoan	Samoan	Samoan
Tongan	Pacific Islands origins, n.i.e.	Pacific Islands origins, n.i.e.
Pacific Islands origins, n.i.e.^{Appendix 2.5 Note 78}	Pacific Islands origins, n.i.e.	Pacific Islands origins, n.i.e.
Other Oceanian origins
Australian	Australian	Australian
Maori	Maori	Maori
New Zealander	New Zealander	New Zealander
Other Oceanian origins, n.i.e.^{Appendix 2.5 Note 79}	Pacific Islands origins, n.i.e.	Pacific Islands origins, n.i.e.
Other ethnic and cultural origins
Amish	German	German
Arab, n.o.s.^{Appendix 2.5 Note 80}	Arab, n.o.s.	Arab, n.o.s.
Black, n.o.s.^{Appendix 2.5 Note 81}	Black, n.o.s.	Black, n.o.s.
Buddhist	Not applicable. Responses were assigned to various other categories during processing.	Not applicable. Responses were assigned to various other categories during processing.
Caucasian (White), n.o.s.^{Appendix 2.5 Note 82}	Not applicable. Responses were assigned to various other categories during processing.	Not applicable. Responses were assigned to various other categories during processing.
Chaldean	Iraqi	Iraqi
Christian, n.i.e.^{Appendix 2.5 Note 83}	Not applicable. Responses were assigned to various other categories during processing.	Not applicable. Responses were assigned to various other categories during processing.
Coptic	Coptic	Coptic
Creole, n.o.s.^{Appendix 2.5 Note 84}	Not applicable. Responses were assigned to various other categories during processing.	Not applicable. Responses were assigned to various other categories during processing.
Doukhobor	Russian	Russian
Eurasian, n.o.s.^{Appendix 2.5 Note 85}	Not applicable. Responses were assigned to various other categories during processing.	Not applicable. Responses were assigned to various other categories during processing.
Hindu	East Indian	East Indian
Huguenot	French	French
Hutterite	German	German
Jewish	Jewish	Jewish
Mennonite	German	German
Muslim	Not applicable. Responses were assigned to various other categories during processing.	Not applicable. Responses were assigned to various other categories during processing.
Sikh	Punjabi	Punjabi
Yazidi	Kurd	Kurd
Zoroastrian	Not applicable. Responses were assigned to various other categories during processing.	Not applicable. Responses were assigned to various other categories during processing.
Other ethnic and cultural origins, n.i.e.^{Appendix 2.5 Note 86}	Not applicable. Responses were assigned to various other categories during processing.	Not applicable. Responses were assigned to various other categories during processing.
n.o.s. = not otherwise specified n.i.e. = not included elsewhere Note 1 This category includes responses indicating North American origins, not otherwise specified (e.g., "North American"). Return to note 1 referrer Note 2 This category includes responses indicating North American Indigenous origins, not otherwise specified (e.g., "Aboriginal," "Indigenous"). Return to note 2 referrer Note 3 This category includes responses indicating First Nations (North American Indian) origins, not otherwise specified (e.g., "First Nations," "North American Indian"). Return to note 3 referrer Note 4 This category includes responses indicating Anishinaabe origins, not otherwise specified (e.g., "Anishinaabe"). Return to note 4 referrer Note 5 This category includes specific Anishinaabe origins, not included elsewhere (e.g., "Mississauga," "Nipissing"). Return to note 5 referrer Note 6 This category includes responses indicating Blackfoot origins, not otherwise specified (e.g., "Blackfoot"). Return to note 6 referrer Note 7 This category includes specific Blackfoot origins, not included elsewhere (e.g., "Blackfeet"). Return to note 7 referrer Note 8 This category includes responses indicating Cree origins, not otherwise specified (e.g., "Cree"). Return to note 8 referrer Note 9 This category includes specific Cree origins, not included elsewhere (e.g., "Northern Quebec Cree," "James Bay Cree"). Return to note 9 referrer Note 10 This category includes responses indicating Dene origins, not otherwise specified (e.g., "Dene"). Return to note 10 referrer Note 11 This category includes specific Dene origins, not included elsewhere (e.g., "Athabaskan," "Tagish"). Return to note 11 referrer Note 12 This category includes responses indicating Innu origins, not otherwise specified (e.g., "Innu," "Montagnais"). Return to note 12 referrer Note 13 This category includes responses indicating Iroquoian (Haudenosaunee) origins, not otherwise specified (e.g., "Iroquois," "Haudenosaunee"). Return to note 13 referrer Note 14 This category includes specific Iroquoian (Haudenosaunee) origins, not included elsewhere (e.g., "Onondaga," "Seneca"). Return to note 14 referrer Note 15 This category includes responses indicating Kwakwaka'wakw origins, not otherwise specified (e.g.,"Kwakwaka'wakw"). Return to note 15 referrer Note 16 This category includes specific Kwakwaka'wakw origins, not included elsewhere (e.g., "Gwa'sala," "Nakwaxda'xw"). Return to note 16 referrer Note 17 This category includes responses indicating Mi'kmaq origins, not otherwise specified (e.g., "Mi'kmaq"). Return to note 17 referrer Note 18 This category includes responses indicating Nuu-chah-nulth origins, not otherwise specified (e.g., "Nuu-chah-nulth"). Return to note 18 referrer Note 19 This category includes specific Nuu-chah-nulth origins, not included elsewhere (e.g., "Hesquiaht," "Huu-ay-aht"). Return to note 19 referrer Note 20 This category includes responses indicating Salish origins, not otherwise specified (e.g., "Salish"). Return to note 20 referrer Note 21 This category includes responses indicating Coast Salish origins, not otherwise specified (e.g., "Coast Salish"). Return to note 21 referrer Note 22 This category includes specific Coast Salish origins, not included elsewhere (e.g., "Halalt," "Malahat"). Return to note 22 referrer Note 23 This category includes responses indicating Interior Salish origins, not otherwise specified (e.g., "Interior Salish"). Return to note 23 referrer Note 24 This category includes specific Interior Salish origins, not included elsewhere (e.g., "Sinixt"). Return to note 24 referrer Note 25 This category includes responses indicating Sioux origins, not otherwise specified (e.g., "Sioux"). Return to note 25 referrer Note 26 This category includes specific First Nations (North American Indian) origins, not included elsewhere (e.g., "Crow," "Nez Perce"). Return to note 26 referrer Note 27 This category includes responses indicating Inuit origins, not otherwise specified (e.g., "Inuit"). Return to note 27 referrer Note 28 This category includes specific Inuit origins, not included elsewhere (e.g., "Copper Inuit," "Labrador Inuit"). Return to note 28 referrer Note 29 This category includes specific North American origins, not included elsewhere (e.g., "Greenlandic," "Maritimer"). Return to note 29 referrer Note 30 This category includes responses indicating European origins, not otherwise specified (e.g., "European"). Return to note 30 referrer Note 31 This category includes responses indicating British Isles origins, not otherwise specified (e.g., "British," "United Kingdom"). Return to note 31 referrer Note 32 This category includes specific British Isles origins, not included elsewhere (e.g., "Gaelic"). Return to note 32 referrer Note 33 This category includes responses indicating French origins, not otherwise specified (e.g., "French"). Return to note 33 referrer Note 34 This category includes specific French origins, not included elsewhere (e.g., "Burgundian," "Picard"). Return to note 34 referrer Note 35 This category includes responses indicating Western European origins, not otherwise specified (e.g., "Western European"). Return to note 35 referrer Note 36 This category includes specific Western European origins, not included elsewhere (e.g., "Liechtensteiner"). Return to note 36 referrer Note 37 This category includes responses indicating Northern European origins, not otherwise specified (e.g., "Northern European," "Scandinavian"). Return to note 37 referrer Note 38 This category includes specific Northern European origins, not included elsewhere (e.g., "Faroese"). Return to note 38 referrer Note 39 This category includes responses indicating Southern European origins, not otherwise specified (e.g., "Southern European"). Return to note 39 referrer Note 40 This category includes specific Southern European origins, not included elsewhere (e.g., "Andorran," "Gibraltarian"). Return to note 40 referrer Note 41 This category includes responses indicating Southeast European origins, not otherwise specified (e.g., "Southeast European"). Return to note 41 referrer Note 42 This category includes responses indicating Yugoslavian origins, not otherwise specified (e.g., "Yugoslavian"). Return to note 42 referrer Note 43 This category includes specific Southeast European origins, not included elsewhere (e.g., "Balkan," "Illyrian"). Return to note 43 referrer Note 44 This category includes responses indicating Eastern European origins, not otherwise specified (e.g., "Eastern European"). Return to note 44 referrer Note 45 This category includes responses indicating Czechoslovakian origins, not otherwise specified (e.g., "Czechoslovakian"). Return to note 45 referrer Note 46 This category includes specific Eastern European origins, not included elsewhere (e.g., "Baltic," "Moravian"). Return to note 46 referrer Note 47 This category includes responses indicating Celtic origins, not otherwise specified (e.g., "Celtic"). Return to note 47 referrer Note 48 This category includes responses indicating Slavic origins, not otherwise specified (e.g., "Slavic"). Return to note 48 referrer Note 49 This category includes specific European origins, not included elsewhere (e.g., "Central European"). Return to note 49 referrer Note 50 This category includes responses indicating Caribbean origins, not otherwise specified (e.g., "Caribbean"). Return to note 50 referrer Note 51 This category includes responses indicating West Indian origins, not otherwise specified (e.g., "West Indian"). Return to note 51 referrer Note 52 This category includes specific Caribbean origins, not included elsewhere (e.g., "Anguillan," "Caymanian"). Return to note 52 referrer Note 53 This category includes responses indicating Latin, Central or South American origins, not otherwise specified (e.g., "Latin American," "South American"). Return to note 53 referrer Note 54 This category includes responses indicating Hispanic origins, not otherwise specified (e.g., "Hispanic"). Return to note 54 referrer Note 55 This category includes specific Indigenous origins from Latin, Central and South America, not included elsewhere (e.g., "Aztec," "Inca"). Return to note 55 referrer Note 56 This category includes specific Latin, Central and South American origins, not included elsewhere (e.g., "French Guianese"). Return to note 56 referrer Note 57 This category includes responses indicating African origins, not otherwise specified (e.g., "African"). Return to note 57 referrer Note 58 This category includes responses indicating Central or West African origins, not otherwise specified (e.g., "Central African," "West African"). Return to note 58 referrer Note 59 This category includes responses indicating Akan origins, not otherwise specified (e.g., "Akan"). Return to note 59 referrer Note 60 This category includes specific Central and West African origins, not included elsewhere (e.g., "Saint Helenian"). Return to note 60 referrer Note 61 This category includes responses indicating North African origins, not otherwise specified (e.g., "North African"). Return to note 61 referrer Note 62 This category includes specific North African origins, not included elsewhere (e.g., "Masalit," "Nuba"). Return to note 62 referrer Note 63 This category includes responses indicating Southern or East African origins, not otherwise specified (e.g., "East African"). Return to note 63 referrer Note 64 This category includes responses indicating Bantu origins, not otherwise specified (e.g., "Bantu"). Return to note 64 referrer Note 65 This category includes specific Southern and East African origins, not included elsewhere (e.g., "Comorian," "Swazi"). Return to note 65 referrer Note 66 This category includes specific African origins, not included elsewhere (e.g., "Sub-Saharan African"). Return to note 66 referrer Note 67 This category includes responses indicating Asian origins, not otherwise specified (e.g., "Asian"). Return to note 67 referrer Note 68 This category includes responses indicating West or Central Asian or Middle Eastern origins, not otherwise specified (e.g., "Central Asian," "Middle Eastern," "West Asian"). Return to note 68 referrer Note 69 This category includes specific West and Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins, not included elsewhere (e.g., "Bahraini," "Turkish Cypriot"). Return to note 69 referrer Note 70 This category includes responses indicating South Asian origins, not otherwise specified (e.g., "South Asian"). Return to note 70 referrer Note 71 This category includes specific South Asian origins, not included elsewhere (e.g., "Konkani," "Newar"). Return to note 71 referrer Note 72 This category includes responses indicating East or Southeast Asian origins, not otherwise specified (e.g., "East Asian," "Southeast Asian"). Return to note 72 referrer Note 73 This category includes specific East and Southeast Asian origins, not included elsewhere (e.g., "Peranakan," "Rohingya"). Return to note 73 referrer Note 74 This category includes specific Asian origins, not included elsewhere (e.g., "North Asian," "Sherpa"). Return to note 74 referrer Note 75 This category includes responses indicating Oceanian origins, not otherwise specified (e.g., "Oceanian"). Return to note 75 referrer Note 76 This category includes responses indicating Pacific Islander origins, not otherwise specified (e.g., "Pacific Islander"). Return to note 76 referrer Note 77 This category includes responses indicating Polynesian origins, not otherwise specified (e.g., "Polynesian"). Return to note 77 referrer Note 78 This category includes specific Pacific Islands origins, not included elsewhere (e.g., "Chamorro," "Tahitian"). Return to note 78 referrer Note 79 This category includes specific Oceanian origins, not included elsewhere (e.g., "Austronesian," "Indigenous Australian"). Return to note 79 referrer Note 80 This category includes responses indicating Arab origins, not otherwise specified (e.g., "Arab"). Return to note 80 referrer Note 81 This category includes responses indicating Black origins, not otherwise specified (e.g., "Black"). Return to note 81 referrer Note 82 This category includes responses indicating Caucasian (White) origins, not otherwise specified (e.g., "Caucasian"). Return to note 82 referrer Note 83 This category includes responses indicating Christian origins, not included elsewhere (e.g., "Christian," "Baptist," "Catholic"). Return to note 83 referrer Note 84 This category includes responses indicating Creole origins, not otherwise specified (e.g., "Creole"). Return to note 84 referrer Note 85 This category includes responses indicating Eurasian origins, not otherwise specified (e.g., "Eurasian"). Return to note 85 referrer Note 86 This category includes other ethnic and cultural origins, not otherwise specified (e.g., "Mediterranean," "Pagan"). Return to note 86 referrer Sources: Statistics Canada, censuses of population, 2021 and 2016, and 2011 National Household Survey.

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Ethnic or cultural origins disseminated in 2021, 2016 and 2011