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Topic-based tabulation: Visible Minority Groups (15) and Immigrant Status and Period of Immigration (11) for Population, for Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 2001 Census - 20% Sample Data

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Catalogue number :97F0010XCB2001003
Release date :January 21, 2003
Topic :Ethnocultural Portrait of Canada
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Note

Special Note: Non-permanent Residents

In 1991, 1996 and 2001, the Census of Population enumerated both permanent and non-permanent residents of Canada. Non-permanent residents are persons who held a student or employment authorization, Minister's permit, or who were refugee claimants, at the time of the census. Family members living with these persons are also classified as non-permanent residents.

Prior to 1991, only permanent residents of Canada were included in the census. (The only exception to this occurred in 1941.) Non-permanent residents were considered foreign residents and were not enumerated.

Today in Canada, non-permanent residents make up a significant segment of the population, especially in several census metropolitan areas. Their presence can affect the demand for such government services as health care, schooling, employment programs and language training. The inclusion of non-permanent residents in the census facilitates comparisons with provincial and territorial statistics (marriages, divorces, births and deaths) which include this population. In addition, this inclusion of non-permanent residents brings Canadian practice closer to the UN recommendation that long-term residents (persons living in a country for one year or longer) be enumerated in the census.

According to the 1996 Census, there were 166,715 non-permanent residents in Canada, representing 0.6% of the total population. There were slightly more non-permanent residents in Canada at the time of the 2001 Census: 198,645 non-permanent residents, or 0.7% of the total population.

Total population counts, as well as counts for all variables, are affected by this change in the census universe. Users should be especially careful when comparing data from 1991, 1996 or 2001 with data from previous censuses in geographic areas where there is a concentration of non-permanent residents. Such areas include the major metropolitan areas in Ontario, Quebec and British Columbia.

Although every attempt has been made to enumerate non-permanent residents, factors such as language difficulties, the reluctance to complete a government form or to understand the need to participate may have affected the enumeration of this population.

For additional information, please refer to the 2001 Census Dictionary, Catalogue Number 92-378-XIE or 92-378-XPE.

Special Note: Nunavut (1)

Data from the 2001 Census are available for Nunavut, the new territory that came into effect on April 1, 1999.

Standard data products released only at the Canada/Province/Territory geographic levels will not contain data for Nunavut for the census years prior to 2001.

Standard data products released at the Census Metropolitan Area (CMA) and Census Agglomeration (CA) geographic levels will contain data for Nunavut for the 2001, 1996 and/or 1991 Censuses.

The 1996 and 1991 CMA/CA data have been adjusted to reflect as closely as possible the 2001 CMA/CA geographic boundaries. This has been done to facilitate data comparisons using the 2001 geographic boundaries.

For additional information, please refer to the 2001 Census Dictionary, Catalogue Number 92-378-XIE or 92-378-XPE.

Special Note: Population Universe

The Population Universe of the 2001 Census includes the following groups:

- Canadian citizens (by birth or by naturalization) and landed immigrants with a usual place of residence in Canada;
- Canadian citizens (by birth or by naturalization) and landed immigrants who are abroad, either on a military base or attached to a diplomatic mission;
- Canadian citizens (by birth or by naturalization) and landed immigrants at sea or in port aboard merchant vessels under Canadian registry;
- persons with a usual place of residence in Canada who are claiming refugee status and members of their families living with them;
- persons with a usual place of residence in Canada who hold student authorizations (student visas or student permits) and members of their families living with them;
- persons with a usual place of residence in Canada who hold employment authorizations (or work permits) and members of their families living with them;
- persons with a usual place of residence in Canada who hold Minister's permits (including extensions) and members of their families living with them.

For census purposes, the last four groups in this list are referred to as 'non-permanent residents'. For further information, refer to the variable Immigration: Non-permanent Resident found in the 2001 Census Dictionary, Catalogue Number 92-378-XIE or 92-378-XPE.

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This table details visible minority groups and immigrant status and period of immigration for population in CanadaFootnote 1
Visible Minority Groups (15) Immigrant Status and Period of Immigration (11)
Total - Immigrant status and period of immigration Non-immigrant population Immigrant population Before 1961 1961-1970 1971-1980 1981-1990 1991-2001Footnote 2 1991-1995 1996-2001Footnote 3 Non-permanent residentsFootnote 4
Total - Total population by visible minority groups 29,639,030 23,991,905 5,448,485 894,465 745,560 936,275 1,041,500 1,830,680 867,355 963,325 198,640
Total visible minority population 3,983,845 1,182,795 2,678,575 28,925 142,075 484,035 679,380 1,344,165 642,330 701,835 122,470
Chinese 1,029,395 252,210 754,195 16,800 36,530 118,530 181,755 400,580 195,545 205,035 22,995
South Asian 917,075 265,160 633,090 2,820 33,175 122,505 137,870 336,725 146,555 190,165 18,830
Black 662,210 297,985 344,255 4,420 36,485 82,845 80,690 139,815 72,345 67,470 19,970
Filipino 308,575 79,155 223,040 220 9,075 42,875 52,515 118,355 63,640 54,715 6,380
Latin American 216,975 43,995 159,660 845 3,560 24,535 59,120 71,605 40,170 31,435 13,325
Southeast Asian 198,875 55,470 139,770 340 2,055 31,995 61,100 44,275 29,215 15,060 3,640
Arab 194,680 49,295 136,175 1,240 6,055 14,340 34,025 80,520 34,965 45,550 9,205
West Asian 109,285 13,530 91,795 110 1,020 4,175 23,805 62,695 21,725 40,970 3,955
Korean 100,660 17,205 71,180 115 3,020 11,955 13,505 42,585 13,030 29,560 12,275
Japanese 73,320 47,400 17,240 1,155 2,400 3,675 2,550 7,460 2,685 4,775 8,680
Visible minority, n.i.e.Footnote 5 98,920 28,300 68,585 650 6,200 16,585 19,715 25,435 14,950 10,480 2,030
Multiple visible minoritiesFootnote 6 73,870 33,105 39,585 205 2,500 10,025 12,725 14,130 7,515 6,615 1,180
All othersFootnote 7 25,655,190 22,809,110 2,769,905 865,540 603,490 452,235 362,125 486,520 225,025 261,495 76,170

Footnotes

Footnote 1

Excludes census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements.

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Footnote 2

Includes data up to May 15, 2001.

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Footnote 3

Includes data up to May 15, 2001.

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Footnote 4

Refers to persons who, at the time of the census, held a student or employment authorization or a Minister's permit, or who were refugee claimants, as well as family members living with them.

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Footnote 5

Includes respondents who reported a write-in response classified as a visible minority such as 'Polynesian', 'Guyanese', 'Mauritian', etc.

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Footnote 6

Includes respondents who reported more than one visible minority group by checking two or more mark-in circles, e.g. 'Black' and 'South Asian'.

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Footnote 7

Includes respondents who reported 'Yes' to Question 18 (Aboriginal self-reporting) as well as respondents who were not considered to be members of a visible minority group.

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Source: Statistics Canada, 2001 Census of Population, Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 97F0010XCB2001003.

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