Tabulation: Visible Minority (15), Immigrant Status and Period of Immigration (11), Age Groups (10) and Sex (3) for the Population in Private Households of Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 2011 National Household Survey

• Age groups (10): Total - Age groups
• Sex (3): Total - Sex

This table details visible minority , immigrant status and period of immigration , age groups and sex for the population in private households in Canada^{Footnote 1}
Global non-response rate (GNR)^{Footnote 2} = 26.1 %

Visible minority (15)	Immigrant status and period of immigration (11)
	Total - Immigrant status and period of immigration	Non-immigrants^Footnote 3	Immigrants^Footnote 4	Before 1971	1971 to 1980	1981 to 1990	1991 to 2000	2001 to 2011^Footnote 5	2001 to 2005	2006 to 2011	Non-permanent residents^Footnote 6
Total - Population by visible minority	32,852,325	25,720,175	6,775,765	1,261,060	870,775	949,895	1,539,055	2,154,990	992,070	1,162,915	356,380
Total visible minority population^Footnote 7	6,264,750	1,938,430	4,075,715	156,015	461,345	640,155	1,150,950	1,667,255	760,495	906,760	250,605
South Asian^Footnote 8	1,567,405	484,135	1,047,505	36,200	117,735	134,720	317,040	441,810	226,520	215,290	35,760
Chinese	1,324,745	358,565	920,795	45,975	105,960	155,810	304,055	308,990	167,770	141,220	45,385
Black	945,670	410,770	502,620	38,655	80,515	75,895	112,540	195,015	76,925	118,085	32,275
Filipino	619,310	143,900	430,470	8,160	37,630	51,090	115,330	218,250	72,205	146,045	44,940
Latin American	381,280	80,785	274,445	3,955	25,475	59,620	60,660	124,735	48,935	75,800	26,050
Arab	380,625	102,275	258,520	5,930	14,395	31,460	67,450	139,285	56,130	83,150	19,820
Southeast Asian^Footnote 9	312,075	108,245	196,495	2,700	34,720	65,950	46,120	47,005	18,810	28,200	7,340
West Asian^Footnote 10	206,840	35,700	164,560	810	4,120	22,690	55,515	81,425	40,565	40,855	6,585
Korean	161,130	27,365	113,445	2,620	11,455	10,900	31,395	57,075	28,945	28,125	20,315
Japanese	87,265	56,210	24,965	2,765	3,705	2,175	6,015	10,305	4,030	6,275	6,095
Visible minority, n.i.e.^Footnote 11	106,475	43,105	61,480	4,845	11,495	12,360	15,250	17,530	7,770	9,760	1,890
Multiple visible minorities^Footnote 12	171,935	87,375	80,420	3,395	14,140	17,475	19,590	25,825	11,875	13,945	4,140
Not a visible minority^Footnote 13	26,587,570	23,781,745	2,700,050	1,105,050	409,430	309,735	388,100	487,730	231,575	256,160	105,780

Symbol(s)

Symbol ..

not available for a specific reference period

Symbol ...

not applicable

Symbol x

suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act

Symbol F

too unreliable to be published

Footnote(s)

Footnote 1

Excludes National Household Survey data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements.

Footnote 2

For the 2011 National Household Survey (NHS) estimates, the global non-response rate (GNR) is used as an indicator of data quality. This indicator combines complete non-response (household) and partial non-response (question) into a single rate. The value of the GNR is presented to users. A smaller GNR indicates a lower risk of non-response bias and as a result, lower risk of inaccuracy. The threshold used for estimates' suppression is a GNR of 50% or more. For more information, please refer to the National Household Survey User Guide, 2011.

Footnote 3

Non-immigrant refers to a person who is a Canadian citizen by birth.

Footnote 4

Immigrant refers to a person who is or has ever been a landed immigrant/permanent resident. This person has been granted the right to live in Canada permanently by immigration authorities. Some immigrants have resided in Canada for a number of years, while others have arrived recently. Some immigrants are Canadian citizens, while others are not. Most immigrants are born outside Canada, but a small number are born in Canada. In the 2011 National Household Survey, 'Immigrants' includes immigrants who landed in Canada prior to May 10, 2011.

Footnote 5

Includes immigrants who landed in Canada prior to May 10, 2011.

Footnote 6

Non-permanent resident refers to a person from another country who has a work or study permit, or who is a refugee claimant, and any non-Canadian-born family member living in Canada with them.

Footnote 7

The Employment Equity Act defines visible minorities as 'persons, other than Aboriginal peoples, who are non-Caucasian in race or non-white in colour.'

Footnote 8

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

Footnote 9

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

Footnote 10

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

Footnote 11

The abbreviation 'n.i.e.' means 'not included elsewhere.' Includes respondents who reported a write-in response such as 'Guyanese,' 'West Indian,' 'Tibetan,' 'Polynesian,' 'Pacific Islander,' etc.

Footnote 12

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

Footnote 13

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

Source: Statistics Canada, 2011 National Household Survey, Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 99-010-X2011030.