2001 Census Topic-based tabulations
Archived Content
Information identified as archived is provided for reference, research or recordkeeping purposes. It is not subject to the Government of Canada Web Standards and has not been altered or updated since it was archived. Please contact us to request a format other than those available.
Topic-based tabulation: Selected Demographic and Cultural Characteristics (199), Aboriginal Origin (14), Age Groups (6), Sex (3) and Area of Residence (7) for Population, for Canada, Provinces and Territories, 2001 Census - 20% Sample Data
About this tabulation
General information
| Catalogue number : | 97F0011XCB2001048 |
|---|---|
| Release date : | December 10, 2003 |
| Topic : | Aboriginal Peoples of Canada |
| Data dimensions : |
Note
Special Note: Census Family
Refers to a married couple (with or without children of either or both spouses), a couple living common-law (with or without children of either or both partners) or a lone parent of any marital status, with at least one child living in the same dwelling. A couple living common-law may be of opposite or same sex. 'Children' in a census family include grandchildren living with their grandparent(s) but with no parents present. For additional information, please refer to the 2001 Census Dictionary, Catalogue Number 92-378-XIE or 92-378-XPE.
Special Note: Changes to Family Concepts for the 2001 Census
For the 1996 Census, the definition of census family was as follows:
Refers to a now-married couple (with or without never-married sons and/or daughters of either or both spouses), a couple living common-law (with or without never-married sons and/or daughters of either or both partners) or a lone-parent of any marital status, with at least one never-married son or daughter living in the same dwelling.
This reflected a concept that had not changed since 1976. However, during the planning for the 2001 Census, it was decided that some changes were required, due to the following factors: (1) changes to federal and provincial legislation putting same-sex couples on an equal footing with opposite-sex common-law couples (most notably Bill C-23, the Modernization of Benefits and Obligations Act, which was passed by the Government of Canada in 2000); (2) recommendations by the United Nations as part of a process of standardization of concepts for the 2000-2001 round of censuses in member countries; and (3) a significant number of persons less than 15 years of age classified as 'non-family persons' in previous censuses.
As a result, the census family concept for the 2001 Census reflects the following changes:
- Two persons living in a same-sex common-law relationship, along with any of their children residing in the household, are considered a census family.
- Children in a census family can have been previously married (as long as they are not currently living with a spouse or common-law partner). Previously, they had to be 'never-married'.
- A grandchild living in a three-generation household where the parent (middle generation) is never-married is, contrary to previous censuses, now considered as a child in the census family of his or her parent, provided the grandchild is not living with his or her own spouse, common-law partner, or child. Traditionally, the census family usually consisted of the two older generations.
- A grandchild of another household member, where a middle-generation parent is not present, is now considered as a child in the census family of his or her grandparent, provided the grandchild is not living with his or her own spouse, common-law partner, or child. Traditionally, such a grandchild would not be considered as a member of a census family.
The last three changes listed (definition of 'child'), together, result in a 1.5% increase in the total number of census families, and in a 10.1% increase in the number of lone-parent families. The inclusion of same-sex couples results in a 0.4% increase in the number of census families at the national level.
The term economic family refers to a group of two or more persons who live in the same dwelling and are related to each other by blood, marriage, common-law or adoption. This definition has not changed for 2001. The only effect of conceptual changes on economic families is that same-sex partners are now considered to be common-law partners. Thus they are considered related and members of the same economic family.
Outside of the 'family universe', there are two related concepts that are affected by the change in the census family definition: common-law status and household type. Prior to 2001, two people living together as husband and wife without being legally married to each other were considered to be living common-law. For 2001, this has been expanded to include persons living in a same-sex partnership. The concept of household type refers to the basic division of private households into family and non-family households. Since it is based on the census family concept, the household type (whether a household is 'family' or 'non-family') is affected by the change. Also, the detailed classification of this variable is affected, since married couples and common-law couples were broken down into those 'without never-married sons or daughters' and 'with never-married sons or daughters'. For 2001 this reads 'without children' and 'with children', with the attendant change in meaning.
For additional information, please refer to the 2001 Census Dictionary, Catalogue Number 92-378-XIE or 92-378-XPE.
Special Note: Mobility Status (1 Year Ago) Subuniverse
The 'Mobility Status (1 Year Ago)' subuniverse includes persons 1 year of age and over residing in Canada, excluding institutional residents and Canadians (military and government personnel) in households outside Canada. For additional information, please refer to the 2001 Census Dictionary, Catalogue Number 92-378-XIE or 92-378-XPE.
Special Note: Mobility Status (5 Years Ago) Subuniverse
The 'Mobility Status (5 Years Ago)' subuniverse includes persons 5 years of age and over residing in Canada, excluding institutional residents and Canadians (military and government personnel) in households outside Canada. For additional information, please refer to the 2001 Census Dictionary, Catalogue Number 92-378-XIE or 92-378-XPE.
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.
Special Note: Private Household
Refers to a person or a group of persons (other than foreign residents) who occupy a private dwelling and do not have a usual place of residence elsewhere in Canada. For additional information, please refer to the 2001 Census Dictionary, Catalogue Number 92-378-XIE or 92-378-XPE.
Data table
| Selected Demographic and Cultural Characteristics (199) | Aboriginal Origin (14) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total - Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal population | Total Aboriginal origins populationFootnote 3 | Aboriginal origin single responses | Aboriginal origin multiple responses | Total North American Indian originFootnote 4 | North American Indian origin single responses | North American Indian origin multiple responses | Total Métis originFootnote 5 | Métis origin single responses | Métis origin multiple responses | Total Inuit originFootnote 6 | Inuit origin single responses | Inuit origin multiple responses | Total non-Aboriginal population | |
| Total population 15 years and over by legal marital statusFootnote 7 | 23,901,360 | 891,560 | 375,595 | 515,960 | 672,865 | 300,935 | 371,930 | 213,135 | 51,735 | 161,405 | 34,765 | 22,930 | 11,840 | 23,009,805 |
| Never married (single) | 8,010,725 | 443,385 | 204,425 | 238,965 | 341,320 | 165,685 | 175,635 | 95,935 | 25,000 | 70,935 | 19,800 | 13,745 | 6,060 | 7,567,335 |
| Legally married (and not separated)Footnote 8 | 11,959,155 | 307,730 | 112,405 | 195,325 | 223,265 | 88,235 | 135,035 | 83,425 | 16,995 | 66,430 | 11,600 | 7,175 | 4,425 | 11,651,425 |
| Separated, but still legally married | 722,840 | 40,055 | 17,500 | 22,555 | 31,190 | 14,220 | 16,965 | 9,525 | 2,760 | 6,770 | 920 | 520 | 395 | 682,785 |
| Divorced | 1,833,130 | 71,065 | 24,765 | 46,300 | 54,330 | 19,420 | 34,910 | 18,120 | 4,860 | 13,260 | 1,135 | 485 | 650 | 1,762,065 |
| Widowed | 1,375,510 | 29,315 | 16,500 | 12,815 | 22,760 | 13,375 | 9,380 | 6,135 | 2,125 | 4,010 | 1,310 | 1,000 | 305 | 1,346,200 |
| Total population in private households by census family statusFootnote 9 | 29,522,305 | 1,315,540 | 562,795 | 752,745 | 997,725 | 454,270 | 543,455 | 306,650 | 71,580 | 235,065 | 56,190 | 36,940 | 19,250 | 28,206,760 |
| Number of family persons | 25,013,470 | 1,136,120 | 481,975 | 654,145 | 858,185 | 388,915 | 469,260 | 266,405 | 59,265 | 207,140 | 50,975 | 33,795 | 17,185 | 23,877,350 |
| Husbands or wives | 11,802,850 | 303,435 | 109,885 | 193,555 | 219,750 | 86,035 | 133,720 | 82,700 | 16,805 | 65,895 | 11,420 | 7,045 | 4,375 | 11,499,415 |
| Common-law partners | 2,316,810 | 147,325 | 70,180 | 77,145 | 114,825 | 56,755 | 58,065 | 29,910 | 8,370 | 21,540 | 6,980 | 5,050 | 1,930 | 2,169,490 |
| Lone parents | 1,311,190 | 97,960 | 52,630 | 45,335 | 78,610 | 44,145 | 34,460 | 19,295 | 5,815 | 13,475 | 3,560 | 2,670 | 895 | 1,213,230 |
| Children in census families | 9,582,615 | 587,395 | 249,285 | 338,110 | 444,995 | 201,980 | 243,020 | 134,500 | 28,280 | 106,225 | 29,015 | 19,030 | 9,985 | 8,995,215 |
| Number of non-family persons | 4,508,830 | 179,420 | 80,820 | 98,605 | 139,545 | 65,350 | 74,195 | 40,245 | 12,320 | 27,925 | 5,215 | 3,145 | 2,065 | 4,329,415 |
| Living with relativesFootnote 10 | 554,475 | 32,515 | 19,560 | 12,950 | 26,055 | 16,575 | 9,475 | 6,045 | 1,910 | 4,140 | 1,465 | 1,075 | 385 | 521,960 |
| Living with non-relatives only | 977,475 | 57,120 | 25,110 | 32,010 | 44,125 | 19,870 | 24,255 | 13,110 | 4,420 | 8,685 | 1,560 | 820 | 740 | 920,355 |
| Living alone | 2,976,875 | 89,785 | 36,140 | 53,640 | 69,365 | 28,905 | 40,455 | 21,090 | 5,985 | 15,105 | 2,190 | 1,255 | 935 | 2,887,090 |
| Total population 1 year and over by place of residence 1 year agoFootnote 11 | 29,314,755 | 1,293,325 | 553,400 | 739,925 | 980,025 | 446,040 | 533,985 | 302,325 | 71,160 | 231,170 | 55,115 | 36,205 | 18,910 | 28,021,435 |
| Lived at the same address 1 year ago | 25,123,495 | 1,011,670 | 439,605 | 572,065 | 764,640 | 355,145 | 409,500 | 236,025 | 54,545 | 181,480 | 44,665 | 29,915 | 14,745 | 24,111,820 |
| Lived within the same province/territory 1 year ago, but changed address - same CSD, different dwelling | 2,388,905 | 174,840 | 72,910 | 101,930 | 132,970 | 57,890 | 75,080 | 41,675 | 10,630 | 31,045 | 6,965 | 4,395 | 2,570 | 2,214,065 |
| Lived within the same province/territory 1 year ago, but changed address - different CSD | 1,223,105 | 82,405 | 32,825 | 49,575 | 64,475 | 27,120 | 37,350 | 18,365 | 4,415 | 13,945 | 2,270 | 1,285 | 980 | 1,140,705 |
| Lived in a different province/territory or country 1 year ago | 579,255 | 24,410 | 8,065 | 16,350 | 17,945 | 5,885 | 12,055 | 6,260 | 1,565 | 4,695 | 1,220 | 610 | 610 | 554,840 |
| Total population 5 years and over by place of residence 5 years agoFootnote 12 | 27,932,590 | 1,181,890 | 504,630 | 677,265 | 894,280 | 405,990 | 488,290 | 278,110 | 66,155 | 211,955 | 49,345 | 32,485 | 16,855 | 26,750,695 |
| Lived at the same address 5 years ago | 16,222,260 | 565,640 | 262,980 | 302,665 | 429,815 | 216,005 | 213,815 | 129,100 | 30,035 | 99,065 | 24,400 | 16,940 | 7,465 | 15,656,625 |
| Lived within the same province/territory 5 years ago, but changed address - same CSD, different dwelling | 6,251,595 | 355,820 | 149,775 | 206,045 | 266,340 | 116,535 | 149,805 | 85,750 | 21,795 | 63,960 | 16,570 | 11,450 | 5,120 | 5,895,770 |
| Lived within the same province/territory 5 years ago, but changed address - different CSD | 3,577,105 | 196,630 | 72,090 | 124,540 | 152,375 | 59,075 | 93,305 | 45,995 | 10,340 | 35,660 | 5,185 | 2,680 | 2,505 | 3,380,475 |
| Lived in a different province/territory or country 5 years ago | 1,881,630 | 63,800 | 19,790 | 44,015 | 45,735 | 14,375 | 31,365 | 17,270 | 3,995 | 13,270 | 3,185 | 1,415 | 1,770 | 1,817,830 |
| Total population by registered Indian statusFootnote 13 | 29,639,030 | 1,319,890 | 565,040 | 754,850 | 1,000,895 | 455,800 | 545,085 | 307,845 | 72,210 | 235,640 | 56,330 | 37,025 | 19,300 | 28,319,145 |
| Registered IndianFootnote 14 | 558,180 | 521,865 | 396,110 | 125,750 | 505,410 | 388,185 | 117,230 | 27,225 | 7,475 | 19,750 | 2,050 | 455 | 1,600 | 36,315 |
| Not a Registered Indian | 29,080,855 | 798,025 | 168,930 | 629,095 | 495,480 | 67,620 | 427,860 | 280,620 | 64,735 | 215,885 | 54,275 | 36,575 | 17,705 | 28,282,830 |
| Total population by Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal population | 29,639,035 | 1,319,890 | 565,040 | 754,850 | 1,000,895 | 455,805 | 545,085 | 307,845 | 72,210 | 235,635 | 56,330 | 37,025 | 19,305 | 28,319,145 |
| Total Aboriginal identity populationFootnote 15 | 976,310 | 880,845 | 520,160 | 360,685 | 668,150 | 423,505 | 244,640 | 203,555 | 60,590 | 142,965 | 47,875 | 36,065 | 11,805 | 95,460 |
| North American Indian single responseFootnote 16 | 608,850 | 566,550 | 405,515 | 161,035 | 560,385 | 403,085 | 157,300 | 15,860 | 2,425 | 13,430 | 1,015 | 10 | 1,010 | 42,300 |
| Métis single response | 292,310 | 250,140 | 70,585 | 179,560 | 89,380 | 13,065 | 76,315 | 183,195 | 57,515 | 125,680 | 1,510 | 0 | 1,510 | 42,170 |
| Inuit single response | 45,070 | 44,625 | 36,160 | 8,465 | 1,120 | 120 | 1,000 | 330 | 20 | 315 | 44,435 | 36,020 | 8,420 | 445 |
| Multiple Aboriginal responses | 6,660 | 6,100 | 1,010 | 5,090 | 4,460 | 535 | 3,920 | 3,420 | 470 | 2,945 | 780 | 0 | 775 | 565 |
| Aboriginal responses not included elsewhereFootnote 17 | 23,415 | 13,430 | 6,890 | 6,535 | 12,800 | 6,695 | 6,100 | 750 | 150 | 595 | 130 | 45 | 90 | 9,985 |
| Total non-Aboriginal population | 28,662,725 | 439,045 | 44,885 | 394,165 | 332,745 | 32,300 | 300,450 | 104,295 | 11,620 | 92,670 | 8,460 | 965 | 7,495 | 28,223,680 |
| Total population by detailed mother tongueFootnote 18 | 29,639,035 | 1,319,890 | 565,040 | 754,850 | 1,000,890 | 455,800 | 545,090 | 307,845 | 72,210 | 235,635 | 56,325 | 37,030 | 19,305 | 28,319,140 |
| Total - Single responsesFootnote 19 | 29,257,885 | 1,296,405 | 551,335 | 745,070 | 981,335 | 443,780 | 537,555 | 303,655 | 71,090 | 232,565 | 55,470 | 36,460 | 19,010 | 27,961,480 |
| English | 17,352,315 | 953,140 | 349,275 | 603,865 | 713,920 | 280,790 | 433,130 | 249,935 | 58,765 | 191,170 | 24,785 | 9,725 | 15,065 | 16,399,180 |
| French | 6,703,330 | 155,385 | 31,535 | 123,850 | 112,270 | 22,160 | 90,110 | 46,270 | 9,015 | 37,250 | 1,420 | 365 | 1,060 | 6,547,945 |
| Non-official languages | 5,202,240 | 187,880 | 170,520 | 17,360 | 155,140 | 140,830 | 14,310 | 7,455 | 3,310 | 4,150 | 29,265 | 26,380 | 2,880 | 5,014,360 |
| Aboriginal languages | 187,675 | 185,525 | 169,880 | 15,645 | 153,210 | 140,275 | 12,930 | 7,055 | 3,250 | 3,805 | 29,210 | 26,355 | 2,855 | 2,145 |
| Algonquian languages | 130,630 | 129,355 | 118,365 | 10,990 | 126,090 | 115,440 | 10,645 | 6,330 | 2,890 | 3,440 | 295 | 35 | 260 | 1,280 |
| Algonquin | 1,450 | 1,440 | 1,345 | 95 | 1,445 | 1,345 | 95 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Attikamekw | 4,620 | 4,560 | 4,490 | 65 | 4,555 | 4,490 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 |
| Blackfoot | 2,740 | 2,705 | 2,625 | 75 | 2,700 | 2,620 | 75 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 |
| Cree | 72,880 | 72,205 | 64,600 | 7,610 | 69,700 | 62,300 | 7,400 | 5,155 | 2,275 | 2,880 | 245 | 25 | 225 | 675 |
| Malecite | 760 | 745 | 680 | 65 | 745 | 680 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| Micmac | 7,230 | 7,225 | 6,695 | 525 | 7,225 | 6,700 | 525 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| Montagnais-Naskapi | 9,705 | 9,660 | 9,370 | 285 | 9,650 | 9,365 | 280 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 10 | 25 | 45 |
| Ojibway | 21,000 | 20,605 | 18,580 | 2,020 | 20,215 | 18,295 | 1,920 | 730 | 280 | 450 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 400 |
| Oji-Cree | 9,730 | 9,705 | 9,600 | 105 | 9,700 | 9,595 | 105 | 20 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| Algonquian languages, n.i.e. | 515 | 505 | 365 | 140 | 150 | 45 | 110 | 405 | 325 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Athapaskan languages | 16,955 | 16,705 | 15,210 | 1,495 | 16,340 | 14,870 | 1,475 | 630 | 335 | 295 | 25 | 10 | 20 | 250 |
| Carrier | 1,245 | 1,190 | 1,095 | 95 | 1,190 | 1,100 | 95 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Chilcotin | 810 | 770 | 700 | 75 | 775 | 700 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 |
| Chipewyan | 580 | 565 | 480 | 80 | 540 | 455 | 80 | 40 | 25 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| Dene | 8,885 | 8,835 | 7,815 | 1,025 | 8,540 | 7,535 | 1,010 | 515 | 280 | 235 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 45 |
| Dogrib | 1,865 | 1,855 | 1,810 | 40 | 1,850 | 1,805 | 40 | 20 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Kutchin-Gwich'in (Loucheux) | 320 | 320 | 295 | 20 | 310 | 290 | 25 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| North Slave (Hare) | 850 | 825 | 795 | 30 | 815 | 785 | 30 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
| South Slave | 1,390 | 1,350 | 1,270 | 80 | 1,330 | 1,250 | 75 | 30 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
| Athapaskan languages, n.i.e. | 1,010 | 995 | 955 | 40 | 990 | 950 | 40 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| Haida | 145 | 145 | 135 | 10 | 145 | 140 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Iroquoian languages | 475 | 460 | 415 | 40 | 450 | 410 | 40 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| Mohawk | 310 | 295 | 265 | 30 | 295 | 265 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. | 165 | 165 | 150 | 10 | 155 | 145 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kutenai | 125 | 120 | 110 | 10 | 120 | 115 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Salish languages | 2,600 | 2,575 | 2,395 | 175 | 2,575 | 2,395 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
| Shuswap | 630 | 630 | 565 | 65 | 630 | 560 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thompson (Ntlakapamux) | 400 | 400 | 375 | 25 | 400 | 370 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Salish languages, n.i.e. | 1,575 | 1,545 | 1,460 | 85 | 1,545 | 1,460 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| Siouan languages | 3,905 | 3,870 | 3,760 | 115 | 3,865 | 3,750 | 115 | 25 | 10 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| Dakota/Sioux | 3,900 | 3,875 | 3,760 | 115 | 3,865 | 3,750 | 115 | 25 | 10 | 20 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| Tlingit | 105 | 105 | 100 | 0 | 100 | 95 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tsimshian languages | 1,755 | 1,685 | 1,575 | 110 | 1,680 | 1,575 | 110 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75 |
| Tsimshian | 340 | 320 | 305 | 10 | 315 | 305 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Gitksan | 905 | 890 | 830 | 65 | 890 | 825 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Nishga | 505 | 480 | 445 | 35 | 480 | 445 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| Wakashan languages | 1,280 | 1,240 | 1,175 | 70 | 1,235 | 1,165 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
| Nootka | 410 | 405 | 380 | 25 | 405 | 380 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wakashan languages, n.i.e. | 870 | 835 | 790 | 45 | 835 | 790 | 40 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 |
| Inuktitut (Eskimo) | 29,005 | 28,905 | 26,335 | 2,575 | 270 | 35 | 235 | 30 | 0 | 30 | 28,860 | 26,300 | 2,565 | 100 |
| Aboriginal languages, n.i.e. | 690 | 365 | 305 | 55 | 330 | 285 | 50 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 330 |
| Other single responses | 5,014,570 | 2,355 | 640 | 1,715 | 1,940 | 555 | 1,380 | 400 | 55 | 340 | 50 | 30 | 25 | 5,012,215 |
| Total multiple responsesFootnote 20 | 381,145 | 23,485 | 13,705 | 9,780 | 19,555 | 12,025 | 7,535 | 4,190 | 1,120 | 3,070 | 860 | 560 | 295 | 357,660 |
| English and Aboriginal language(s)Footnote 21 | 14,230 | 13,925 | 11,535 | 2,395 | 12,850 | 10,660 | 2,185 | 1,030 | 375 | 650 | 645 | 490 | 150 | 305 |
| French and Aboriginal language(s)Footnote 22 | 1,030 | 985 | 740 | 245 | 790 | 570 | 220 | 230 | 155 | 75 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 45 |
| English, French and Aboriginal language(s)Footnote 23 | 355 | 305 | 130 | 175 | 250 | 110 | 135 | 90 | 15 | 70 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 50 |
| Other multiple responses | 365,530 | 8,265 | 1,300 | 6,970 | 5,675 | 675 | 5,000 | 2,840 | 570 | 2,270 | 180 | 55 | 130 | 357,265 |
| Total population by detailed home languageFootnote 24 | 29,639,030 | 1,319,890 | 565,040 | 754,850 | 1,000,890 | 455,800 | 545,085 | 307,845 | 72,210 | 235,640 | 56,330 | 37,030 | 19,300 | 28,319,145 |
| Total - Single responsesFootnote 25 | 25,770,475 | 1,148,395 | 454,400 | 694,000 | 867,295 | 363,295 | 504,000 | 280,720 | 67,120 | 213,600 | 40,400 | 23,985 | 16,415 | 24,622,080 |
| English | 18,267,825 | 978,290 | 368,215 | 610,075 | 733,185 | 297,435 | 435,750 | 256,960 | 60,755 | 196,205 | 24,845 | 10,025 | 14,815 | 17,289,535 |
| French | 5,861,135 | 106,280 | 25,575 | 80,700 | 85,545 | 19,700 | 65,845 | 22,230 | 5,555 | 16,670 | 1,035 | 320 | 710 | 5,754,855 |
| Non-official languages | 1,641,520 | 63,830 | 60,605 | 3,230 | 48,565 | 46,165 | 2,405 | 1,530 | 805 | 730 | 14,525 | 13,640 | 890 | 1,577,685 |
| Aboriginal languages | 63,320 | 63,035 | 60,195 | 2,840 | 47,905 | 45,825 | 2,080 | 1,420 | 770 | 650 | 14,480 | 13,600 | 875 | 285 |
| Algonquian languages | 40,870 | 40,730 | 39,135 | 1,600 | 40,120 | 38,580 | 1,540 | 1,075 | 555 | 525 | 110 | 0 | 105 | 140 |
| Algonquin | 235 | 240 | 225 | 10 | 240 | 225 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Attikamekw | 3,215 | 3,210 | 3,195 | 20 | 3,215 | 3,195 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blackfoot | 705 | 700 | 685 | 15 | 700 | 690 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cree | 20,585 | 20,525 | 19,460 | 1,065 | 19,975 | 18,935 | 1,035 | 945 | 515 | 430 | 85 | 10 | 80 | 65 |
| Malecite | 155 | 145 | 145 | 0 | 145 | 145 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Micmac | 2,020 | 2,025 | 1,950 | 70 | 2,025 | 1,950 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Montagnais-Naskapi | 4,765 | 4,765 | 4,670 | 95 | 4,760 | 4,670 | 95 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| Ojibway | 4,930 | 4,890 | 4,585 | 305 | 4,830 | 4,560 | 275 | 110 | 25 | 90 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 40 |
| Oji-Cree | 4,240 | 4,225 | 4,215 | 10 | 4,225 | 4,210 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 15 |
| Algonquian languages, n.i.e. | 15 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Athapaskan languages | 5,605 | 5,570 | 5,145 | 425 | 5,355 | 4,930 | 425 | 335 | 215 | 120 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 35 |
| Carrier | 180 | 180 | 170 | 10 | 180 | 170 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chilcotin | 185 | 180 | 170 | 10 | 180 | 175 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Chipewyan | 65 | 60 | 55 | 10 | 60 | 55 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dene | 4,165 | 4,155 | 3,775 | 385 | 3,945 | 3,560 | 385 | 330 | 215 | 115 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| Dogrib | 495 | 495 | 495 | 0 | 495 | 490 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kutchin-Gwich'in (Loucheux) | 20 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| North Slave (Hare) | 215 | 205 | 200 | 0 | 205 | 200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| South Slave | 220 | 205 | 200 | 10 | 205 | 200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| Athapaskan languages, n.i.e. | 65 | 65 | 65 | 0 | 65 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Haida | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Iroquoian languages | 15 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mohawk | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kutenai | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Salish languages | 180 | 175 | 155 | 20 | 175 | 150 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shuswap | 35 | 30 | 25 | 0 | 30 | 20 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thompson (Ntlakapamux) | 20 | 20 | 15 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Salish languages, n.i.e. | 125 | 130 | 115 | 10 | 130 | 115 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Siouan languages | 1,840 | 1,840 | 1,820 | 25 | 1,840 | 1,815 | 25 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dakota/Sioux | 1,835 | 1,840 | 1,820 | 20 | 1,840 | 1,815 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tlingit | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tsimshian languages | 240 | 220 | 215 | 0 | 220 | 220 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| Tsimshian | 25 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 25 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gitksan | 155 | 140 | 135 | 0 | 145 | 135 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| Nishga | 60 | 60 | 60 | 0 | 60 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wakashan languages | 70 | 70 | 65 | 0 | 65 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nootka | 15 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wakashan languages, n.i.e. | 55 | 55 | 55 | 0 | 55 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Inuktitut (Eskimo) | 14,415 | 14,370 | 13,605 | 765 | 70 | 10 | 65 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 14,360 | 13,600 | 760 | 45 |
| Aboriginal languages, n.i.e. | 80 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 |
| Other single responses | 1,578,195 | 795 | 410 | 385 | 660 | 340 | 320 | 115 | 40 | 80 | 50 | 40 | 10 | 1,577,400 |
| Total multiple responsesFootnote 26 | 3,868,555 | 171,490 | 110,640 | 60,855 | 133,595 | 92,505 | 41,090 | 27,125 | 5,090 | 22,035 | 15,930 | 13,040 | 2,885 | 3,697,065 |
| English and Aboriginal language(s)Footnote 27 | 108,645 | 107,010 | 95,085 | 11,930 | 90,275 | 80,295 | 9,975 | 4,840 | 2,055 | 2,780 | 14,835 | 12,730 | 2,100 | 1,635 |
| French and Aboriginal language(s)Footnote 28 | 7,005 | 6,910 | 6,435 | 475 | 6,710 | 6,300 | 405 | 135 | 40 | 100 | 155 | 95 | 55 | 90 |
| English, French and Aboriginal language(s)Footnote 29 | 1,990 | 1,885 | 1,395 | 495 | 1,670 | 1,275 | 395 | 210 | 75 | 135 | 120 | 40 | 75 | 105 |
| Other multiple responses | 3,750,915 | 55,680 | 7,730 | 47,950 | 34,945 | 4,640 | 30,310 | 21,935 | 2,915 | 19,015 | 830 | 170 | 660 | 3,695,235 |
| Total population by knowledge of Aboriginal languagesFootnote 30 | 29,639,030 | 1,319,890 | 565,040 | 754,850 | 1,000,890 | 455,800 | 545,090 | 307,845 | 72,205 | 235,635 | 56,330 | 37,025 | 19,300 | 28,319,140 |
| Total - Single responsesFootnote 31 | 19,452,910 | 934,765 | 346,705 | 588,050 | 702,315 | 275,035 | 427,280 | 239,000 | 58,260 | 180,740 | 27,775 | 13,420 | 14,355 | 18,518,145 |
| English | 15,326,990 | 860,410 | 316,290 | 544,120 | 644,700 | 253,705 | 390,995 | 227,180 | 54,880 | 172,300 | 21,235 | 7,710 | 13,525 | 14,466,575 |
| French | 3,727,795 | 58,845 | 15,755 | 43,090 | 48,075 | 12,290 | 35,780 | 11,595 | 3,280 | 8,310 | 630 | 185 | 445 | 3,668,950 |
| Non-official languages | 398,125 | 15,510 | 14,660 | 850 | 9,545 | 9,045 | 505 | 225 | 95 | 130 | 5,905 | 5,520 | 385 | 382,620 |
| Aboriginal languages | 15,120 | 15,070 | 14,415 | 660 | 9,180 | 8,835 | 340 | 175 | 85 | 90 | 5,865 | 5,485 | 370 | 50 |
| Algonquian languages | 8,290 | 8,265 | 7,980 | 285 | 8,215 | 7,940 | 275 | 115 | 40 | 75 | 35 | 0 | 35 | 25 |
| Algonquin | 70 | 65 | 65 | 10 | 70 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Attikamekw | 1,035 | 1,030 | 1,030 | 10 | 1,035 | 1,030 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blackfoot | 20 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cree | 4,195 | 4,185 | 4,000 | 185 | 4,140 | 3,965 | 180 | 115 | 35 | 75 | 25 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| Malecite | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Micmac | 100 | 100 | 95 | 10 | 100 | 90 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Montagnais-Naskapi | 1,035 | 1,035 | 1,010 | 25 | 1,035 | 1,005 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Ojibway | 840 | 840 | 775 | 60 | 835 | 780 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oji-Cree | 995 | 975 | 980 | 0 | 975 | 975 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| Algonquian languages, n.i.e. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Athapaskan languages | 885 | 875 | 840 | 30 | 825 | 795 | 30 | 55 | 45 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| Carrier | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chilcotin | 25 | 30 | 25 | 10 | 30 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chipewyan | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dene | 570 | 560 | 535 | 30 | 520 | 490 | 25 | 55 | 45 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dogrib | 150 | 155 | 150 | 0 | 155 | 150 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kutchin-Gwich'in (Loucheux) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| North Slave (Hare) | 45 | 45 | 45 | 0 | 45 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| South Slave | 70 | 65 | 65 | 0 | 60 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Athapaskan languages, n.i.e. | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Haida | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Iroquoian languages | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mohawk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kutenai | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Salish languages | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shuswap | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thompson (Ntlakapamux) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Salish languages, n.i.e. | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Siouan languages | 85 | 85 | 85 | 10 | 85 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dakota/Sioux | 90 | 85 | 85 | 0 | 85 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tlingit | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tsimshian languages | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tsimshian | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gitksan | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nishga | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wakashan languages | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nootka | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wakashan languages, n.i.e. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Inuktitut (Eskimo) | 5,845 | 5,830 | 5,490 | 340 | 35 | 10 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5,830 | 5,490 | 340 | 15 |
| Aboriginal languages, n.i.e. | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other single responses | 383,005 | 440 | 250 | 190 | 365 | 200 | 160 | 55 | 10 | 40 | 45 | 35 | 10 | 382,570 |
| Total multiple responsesFootnote 32 | 10,186,125 | 385,125 | 218,330 | 166,795 | 298,575 | 180,770 | 117,810 | 68,845 | 13,950 | 54,895 | 28,555 | 23,610 | 4,945 | 9,800,995 |
| English and Aboriginal language(s)Footnote 33 | 199,460 | 195,200 | 173,440 | 21,765 | 166,330 | 147,565 | 18,765 | 10,230 | 4,730 | 5,505 | 23,910 | 21,150 | 2,765 | 4,260 |
| French and Aboriginal language(s)Footnote 34 | 12,910 | 12,725 | 12,215 | 505 | 11,665 | 11,220 | 440 | 150 | 65 | 90 | 1,000 | 930 | 75 | 185 |
| English, French and Aboriginal language(s)Footnote 35 | 10,010 | 8,820 | 6,770 | 2,050 | 7,070 | 5,500 | 1,570 | 755 | 300 | 455 | 1,335 | 965 | 370 | 1,195 |
| Other multiple responses | 9,963,745 | 168,385 | 25,905 | 142,475 | 113,510 | 16,480 | 97,030 | 57,705 | 8,860 | 48,850 | 2,310 | 565 | 1,745 | 9,795,360 |
Footnotes
- Footnote 1
-
'Area of Residence' refers to the following geographic areas: on reserve, urban census metropolitan area, urban non-census metropolitan area and rural area. These geographic areas can be used to show where the Aboriginal population is residing.
'On reserve' includes seven census subdivision (CSD) types legally affiliated with First Nations or Indian Bands, i.e. Indian Reserve (R), Indian Settlement (S-E), Indian Government District (IGD), Terres réservées (TR), Nisga'a Village (NVL), Nisga'a Land (NL) and Teslin Land (TL), as well as additional CSDs of various other types that are generally northern communities in Saskatchewan, the Northwest Territories and the Yukon Territory, which have large concentrations of Registered Indians.
An urban area has a minimum population concentration of 1,000 persons and a population density of at least 400 persons per square kilometre, based on the current census population count. All territory outside urban areas is classified as rural.
A census metropolitan area (CMA) is a large urban area and has a population of at least 100,000.
Urban non-census metropolitan areas are smaller urban areas with a population of less than 100,000.
Rural areas include remote and wilderness areas and agricultural lands, as well as small towns, villages and other populated places with a population of less than 1,000.
Additional information on the geographic units can be obtained from the 2001 Census Dictionary. - Footnote 2
-
Excludes census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements.
- Footnote 3
-
Refers to those persons who reported at least one Aboriginal origin (North American Indian, Métis or Inuit) to the ethnic origin question. Ethnic origin refers to the ethnic or cultural group(s) to which the respondent's ancestors belong. Additional information on ethnic origin can be obtained from the 2001 Census Dictionary. The sum of specific Aboriginal groups is not equal to the total Aboriginal population due to multiple counts.
- Footnote 4
-
This category indicates the number of respondents who reported the North American Indian ethnic origin, either as their only response or in addition to one or more other ethnic origins. The total represents the sum of single responses and multiple responses received in the census.
Respondents who reported multiple ethnic origins are counted more than once, as they are included in the multiple responses for each origin they reported. For example, a respondent who reported 'North American Indian and Métis' is included in the multiple responses for North American Indian and for Métis. - Footnote 5
-
This category indicates the number of respondents who reported the Métis ethnic origin, either as their only response or in addition to one or more other ethnic origins. The total represents the sum of single responses and multiple responses received in the census.
Respondents who reported multiple ethnic origins are counted more than once, as they are included in the multiple responses for each origin they reported. For example, a respondent who reported 'North American Indian and Métis' is included in the multiple responses for North American Indian and for Métis. - Footnote 6
-
This category indicates the number of respondents who reported the Inuit ethnic origin, either as their only response or in addition to one or more other ethnic origins. The total represents the sum of single responses and multiple responses received in the census.
Respondents who reported multiple ethnic origins are counted more than once, as they are included in the multiple responses for each origin they reported. For example, a respondent who reported 'North American Indian and Inuit' is included in the multiple responses for North American Indian and for Inuit. - Footnote 7
-
Legal Marital Status
Part A - Plain Language Definition
A person's conjugal status under the law (e.g. single, married, widowed). Legal marital status data are derived from the responses to Question 4 (Marital Status) on the census questionnaires.
Part B - Detailed Definition
Refers to the legal conjugal status of a person.
The various responses are defined as follows:
Never legally married (single)
Persons who have never married (including all persons less than 15 years of age) and persons whose marriage has been annulled and who have not remarried.
Legally married (and not separated)
Persons whose husband or wife is living, unless the couple is separated or a divorce has been obtained.
Separated, but still legally married
Persons currently married, but who are no longer living with their spouse (for any reason other than illness or work) and have not obtained a divorce.
Divorced
Persons who have obtained a legal divorce and who have not remarried.
Widowed
Persons who have lost their spouse through death and who have not remarried. - Footnote 8
-
In 2001, Aboriginal persons married according to traditional customs were instructed to report themselves as legally married.
- Footnote 9
-
Household Living Arrangements
Part A - Plain Language Definition
Not applicable
Part B - Detailed Definition
Refers to the classification of persons in terms of whether they are members of a family household or of a non-family household, and whether they are family or non-family persons.
Census Family Status
Part A - Plain Language Definition
Classification of persons according to whether or not they are members of a census family and the status they have in the census family (a census family is composed of a married couple or two persons living common-law, with or without children, or of a lone parent living with at least one child in the same dwelling). A person can be a spouse, a common-law partner, a lone parent, a child or a non-family person.
Part B - Detailed Definition
Refers to the classification of the population according to whether or not the persons are members of a census family.
Family persons refer to household members who belong to a census family. They, in turn, are further classified as follows:
Spouses refer to persons of opposite sex who are legally married to each other and living in the same dwelling.
Common-law partners are two persons of opposite sex or of the same sex who are not legally married to each other, but live together as a couple in the same dwelling.
Lone parent refers to a mother or a father, with no spouse or common-law partner present, living in a dwelling with one or more children.
Children refer to blood, step- or adopted sons and daughters (regardless of age or marital status) who are living in the same dwelling as their parent(s), as well as grandchildren in households where there are no parents present. Sons and daughters who are living with their spouse or common-law partner, or with one or more of their own children, are not considered to be members of the census family of their parent(s), even if they are living in the same dwelling. In addition, those sons and daughters who do not live in the same dwelling as their parent(s) are not considered members of the census family of their parent(s). The category of children can be further distinguished as follows:
Never-married sons and/or daughters in a census family, as used in censuses prior to 2001.
Other sons and/or daughters in a census family who would not have been included in the census family of their parents according to the previous concept.
Grandchildren living in the same household as their grandparent(s), with no parents present.
Non-family persons refer to household members who do not belong to a census family. They may be related to Person 1 (e.g. Person 1's sister, brother-in-law, cousin, grandparent), or unrelated to Person 1 (e.g. lodger, room-mate, employee). A person living alone is always a non-family person.
Household Type
Part A - Plain Language Definition
Category to which a person living alone or a group of persons occupying the same dwelling belong. There are two categories: non-family households and family households.
A non-family household consists either of one person living alone or of two or more persons who share a dwelling, but do not constitute a family (e.g. a couple with or without children).
Family households are divided into two subcategories: one-family households and multiple-family households.
A one-family household consists of a single family (e.g. a couple with or without children). A multiple-family household is made up of two or more families occupying the same dwelling.
Part B - Detailed Definition
Refers to the basic division of private households into family and non-family households. Family household refers to a household that contains at least one census family, that is, a married couple with or without children, or a couple living common-law with or without children, or a lone parent living with one or more children (lone-parent family). One-family household refers to a single census family (with or without other non-family persons) that occupies a private dwelling. Multiple-family household refers to a household in which two or more census families (with or without additional non-family persons) occupy the same private dwelling.
Non-family household refers to either one person living alone in a private dwelling or to a group of two or more people who share a private dwelling, but who do not constitute a census family. - Footnote 10
-
Non-relatives may be present.
- Footnote 11
-
Refers to the relationship between a person's usual place of residence on Census Day and his or her usual place of residence one year earlier. A person is classified as a non-mover if no difference exists. Otherwise, a person is classified as a mover and this categorization is called Mobility Status (1 Year Ago). Within the category of movers, a further distinction is made between non-migrants and migrants; this difference is called migration status.
Non-movers are persons who, on Census Day, were living at the same address as the one at which they resided one year earlier.
Movers are persons who, on Census Day, were living at a different address than the one at which they resided one year earlier.
Non-migrants are movers who, on Census Day, were living at a different address, but in the same census subdivision (CSD) as the one they lived in one year earlier.
Migrants are movers who, on Census Day, were residing in a different CSD one year earlier (internal migrants) or who were living outside Canada one year earlier (external migrants).
Intraprovincial migrants are movers who, on Census Day, were living in a different census subdivision than the one at which they resided one year earlier, in the same province.
Interprovincial migrants are movers who, on Census Day, were living in a different census subdivision than the one at which they resided one year earlier, in a different province. - Footnote 12
-
Refers to the relationship between a person's usual place of residence on Census Day and his or her usual place of residence five years earlier. A person is classified as a non-mover if no difference exists. Otherwise, a person is classified as a mover and this categorization is called Mobility Status (5 Years Ago). Within the movers category, a further distinction is made between non-migrants and migrants; this difference is called migration status.
Non-movers are persons who, on Census Day, were living at the same address as the one at which they resided five years earlier.
Movers are persons who, on Census Day, were living at a different address than the one at which they resided five years earlier.
Non-migrants are movers who, on Census Day, were living at a different address, but in the same census subdivision (CSD) as the one they lived in five years earlier.
Migrants are movers who, on Census Day, were residing in a different CSD five years earlier (internal migrants) or who were living outside Canada five years earlier (external migrants).
Intraprovincial migrants are movers who, on Census Day, were living in a different census subdivision than the one in which they resided five years earlier, in the same province.
Interprovincial migrants are movers who, on Census Day, were living in a different census subdivision than the one in which they resided five years earlier, in a different province. - Footnote 13
-
Registered or Treaty Indian
Part A - Plain Language Definition
Not applicable
Part B - Detailed Definition
Refers to those persons who reported they were registered under the Indian Act of Canada. Treaty Indians are persons who are registered under the Indian Act and can prove descent from a Band that signed a treaty. Although there was a question in the 1991 Census on registration status, the layout of the 1996 question was somewhat different. In 1991, registration status was a subcomponent of Question 16 on Registered Indians. In the first part of the question, respondents were asked about their registration status, while the second part of the question dealt with Band membership. In 1996, one direct question was developed to collect data on registration or treaty status.
The wording of the 1996 question differed slightly from the one in previous years. Prior to 1996, the term 'treaty' was excluded from the question. It was added in 1996 at the request of individuals from the Western provinces, where the term is more widely used. - Footnote 14
-
Registered or Treaty Indian: The expression 'Registered Indian' refers to those persons who reported they were registered under the Indian Act of Canada. Treaty Indians are persons who are registered under the Indian Act and can prove descent from a Band that signed a treaty.
The Registered Indian counts in this table may differ from the administrative counts maintained by the Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development, with the most important causes of these differences being the incompletely enumerated Indian reserves and Indian settlements as well as methodological and conceptual differences between the two sources. - Footnote 15
-
This is a grouping of the total population into non-Aboriginal or Aboriginal population, with Aboriginal persons further divided into Aboriginal groups, based on their responses to three questions on the 2001 Census form. Included in the Aboriginal population are those persons who reported identifying with at least one Aboriginal group, that is, 'North American Indian', 'Métis' or 'Inuit (Eskimo)', and/or who reported being a Treaty Indian or a Registered Indian, as defined by the Indian Act of Canada, and/or who reported they were members of an Indian Band or First Nation.
- Footnote 16
-
Users should be aware that the counts for this item are more affected than most by the incomplete enumeration of certain Indian reserves and Indian settlements. The extent of the impact will depend on the geographic area under study. In 2001, a total of 30 Indian reserves and Indian settlements were incompletely enumerated by the census. The populations of these 30 communities are not included in the census counts.
- Footnote 17
-
Includes those who identified themselves as Registered Indians and/or Band members without Aboriginal identity response.
- Footnote 18
-
Mother Tongue
Part A - Plain Language Definition
Not applicable
Part B - Detailed Definition
Refers to the first language learned at home in childhood and still understood by the individual at the time of the census. - Footnote 19
-
Indicates the number of persons who reported only one language as their mother tongue.
- Footnote 20
-
Indicates the number of persons who reported more than one language as their mother tongue.
- Footnote 21
-
Indicates the number of persons who reported English and at least one Aboriginal language as their mother tongue.
- Footnote 22
-
Indicates the number of persons who reported French and at least one Aboriginal language as their mother tongue.
- Footnote 23
-
Indicates the number of persons who reported English, French and at least one Aboriginal language as their mother tongue.
- Footnote 24
-
Refers to the language spoken most often or on a regular basis at home by the individual at the time of the census.
- Footnote 25
-
Indicates the number of persons who reported only one language spoken at home.
- Footnote 26
-
Indicates the number of persons who reported more than one language spoken at home.
- Footnote 27
-
Indicates the number of persons who reported English and at least one Aboriginal language spoken at home.
- Footnote 28
-
Indicates the number of persons who reported French and at least one Aboriginal language spoken at home.
- Footnote 29
-
Indicates the number of persons who reported English, French and at least one Aboriginal language spoken at home.
- Footnote 30
-
Refers to the ability to conduct a conversation in an Aboriginal language.
- Footnote 31
-
Indicates the number of persons who reported knowledge of only one language, either as an official or a non-official language.
For example, the category 'English' includes persons who reported knowledge of 'English only' without reporting knowledge of any non-official language(s). - Footnote 32
-
Indicates the number of persons who reported multiple official and/or non-official languages.
- Footnote 33
-
Indicates the number of persons who reported knowledge of English and at least one Aboriginal language.
- Footnote 34
-
Indicates the number of persons who reported knowledge of French and at least one Aboriginal language.
- Footnote 35
-
Indicates the number of persons who reported knowledge of English, French and at least one Aboriginal language.
Source: Statistics Canada, 2001 Census of Population, Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 97F0011XCB2001048.
Map – Canada
Map is currently unavailable.
Download
Download data as displayed in the Data table tab
- CSV (comma-separated values) file Footnote a
15 KB (approximate) - TAB (tab-separated values) file Footnote b
15 KB (approximate)
Download entire table
- IVT (Beyond 20/20) file Footnote c
6.13 MB (6,429,106 bytes) - XML (SDMX - Statistical Data and Metadata eXchange) file Footnote d
26.71 MB (28,008,664 bytes)
Footnotes
- Footnote a
-
To access the comma separated values (CSV) file, use the conversion features available in most spreadsheet software, or use a free viewer, for example csview.
- Footnote b
-
To access the tab separated values (TAB) file, use the conversion features available in most spreadsheet software, or use a free viewer, for example AscToTab.
- Footnote c
-
To access the Beyond 20/20 (IVT) version, you need the Beyond 20/20 Table Browser, which may be downloaded below. These links download files directly from an external site and are not the responsibility of Statistics Canada.
Beyond 20/20 Browser for Windows operating systems (18.9 MB)
To install this product, run 'ProBrowser.exe'. - Footnote d
-
XML (SDMX - ML) - Is a statistical data and metadata exchange standard for the electronic exchange of statistical information. Two extensible mark-up language (XML) files are provided in a compressed bundle.
Related data
-
2001 Census analysis series:Aboriginal Peoples of Canada: A Demographic Profile, 2001 Census