Ethnic origins 2006 counts for census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations - 20% sample data Ethnic origins Total responses(1) Single responses Multiple responses(1) Vancouver - CMA (B.C.) Total population(2) 2097965 1273220 824740 English 484340 96540 387800 Chinese 402000 356845 45150 Scottish 337225 36760 300465 Canadian 278350 93510 184835 Irish 251695 19745 231945 German 203720 39880 163835 East Indian 181895 159205 22690 French 137270 12735 124530 Filipino 83765 59305 24455 Ukrainian 81725 15910 65815 Italian 76345 29035 47310 Dutch (Netherlands) 71715 19345 52370 Polish 60715 15245 45470 Russian 47940 9355 38585 Norwegian 46260 5195 41065 Korean 46035 44055 1980 North American Indian 43190 10505 32685 Welsh 41805 2320 39480 Swedish 39920 3610 36305 Spanish 36000 4725 31275 British Isles; n.i.e.(3) 35505 8510 26995 Japanese 30230 19350 10880 Iranian 27150 23235 3920 American 27000 2150 24850 Vietnamese 26115 20235 5880 Hungarian (Magyar) 23365 6935 16430 Danish 22800 4280 18520 Austrian 21505 2815 18685 Jewish 21465 6445 15020 Portuguese 20335 9740 10595 Métis 17110 2135 14975 Greek 15025 7230 7800 Romanian 14055 4995 9065 Punjabi 13735 8600 5135 Finnish 12750 3295 9450 Croatian 12475 6250 6225 Czech 10385 3365 7020 Swiss 10130 1710 8425 Taiwanese 9810 6830 2980 Icelandic 9635 1020 8605 Fijian 8920 4600 4315 Serbian 7690 4905 2785 Mexican 7680 2910 4770 Pakistani 6875 4470 2410 Belgian 6555 780 5775 South Asian; n.i.e.(3) 6495 5735 760 African; n.i.e.(3) 6490 1850 4635 Salvadorean 5760 3990 1770 Slovak 5700 2130 3570 Australian 5530 600 4930 Yugoslav; n.i.e.(3) 5525 2020 3505 Jamaican 4645 1540 3100 Afghan 4620 3755 865 Lebanese 4175 1665 2515 South African 4115 895 3225 European; n.i.e.(3) 3975 2055 1915 Scandinavian; n.i.e.(3) 3830 490 3335 Sri Lankan 3740 2600 1140 Turk 3380 1545 1835 Malaysian 3360 480 2885 Indonesian 3140 740 2405 Lithuanian 3100 540 2560 Arab; n.i.e.(3) 3075 1745 1330 Black 3005 725 2275 Chilean 2935 995 1940 Czechoslovakian 2805 440 2370 Estonian 2590 845 1740 Bosnian 2535 1635 900 Slovenian 2480 810 1670 New Zealander 2395 335 2050 Trinidadian/Tobagonian 2185 540 1650 Latvian 2160 360 1795 Colombian 2125 1245 885 Egyptian 2120 1320 800 Bulgarian 1965 1265 695 Armenian 1915 945 965 Peruvian 1910 595 1315 Iraqi 1800 1170 630 Ethiopian 1625 1350 270 Thai 1565 750 815 Cambodian 1525 1015 510 Guatemalan 1410 855 550 West Asian; n.i.e.(3) 1350 910 440 Somali 1325 1160 165 Acadian 1280 145 1135 West Indian 1245 335 910 Latin; Central or South American; n.i.e.(3) 1225 745 475 East or Southeast Asian; n.i.e.(3) 1170 1040 130 Kurd 1145 810 335 Brazilian 1110 210 900 Ghanaian 1095 800 300 Laotian 1065 680 385 Palestinian 1050 615 435 Maltese 985 205 785 Barbadian 930 260 670 Syrian 920 230 690 Nigerian 880 610 270 Burmese 865 510 350 Nicaraguan 860 500 355 Guyanese 825 265 555 Aboriginal from Central/South America 825 90 740 Byelorussian 815 160 660 Flemish 810 105 710 Argentinian 790 75 720 Bangladeshi 780 615 165 Kenyan 770 270 500 Slav (European) 760 335 425 Israeli 760 180 585 Honduran 740 395 350 Tamil 735 325 410 Sudanese 700 605 95 Mongolian 675 220 455 Hawaiian 660 20 640 Albanian 650 460 190 Manx 640 35 605 Moroccan 635 260 380 Caribbean; n.i.e.(3) 620 150 475 East African 610 110 500 Macedonian 600 200 395 Inuit 580 55 530 Maya 575 165 410 Hispanic 555 280 275 Cuban 540 125 415 Venezuelan 530 120 410 Gujarati 515 215 300 Singaporean 515 140 375 Nepali 455 340 120 Bengali 415 310 100 Sinhalese 415 280 135 Haitian 405 210 195 Azerbaijani 405 100 305 Basque 400 50 350 Newfoundlander 390 70 320 Algerian 390 165 225 Maori 375 35 340 Montenegrin 370 105 265 Costa Rican 360 120 235 Ugandan 360 165 195 Assyrian 355 230 130 Québécois 350 70 275 Eritrean 335 275 65 Mauritian 325 65 260 Jordanian 300 245 55 Afrikaner 290 25 265 Goan 280 95 180 Cypriot 270 55 215 Polynesian 265 15 250 Puerto Rican 260 55 210 Saudi Arabian 255 140 120 Gypsy (Roma) 250 40 210 Luxembourger 240 40 200 Georgian 240 40 195 Zimbabwean 235 10 225 Tatar 235 60 165 Cornish 225 10 215 Ecuadorian 225 80 145 Rwandan 225 115 115 Pacific Islander; n.i.e.(3) 210 40 175 Dominican; n.o.s.(4) 195 55 140 Sicilian 180 15 165 Grenadian 175 50 120 Paraguayan 170 10 160 Bantu 170 55 120 Pashtun 165 15 150 Frisian 160 55 100 Samoan 160 10 150 Maghrebi; n.i.e.(3) 155 25 130 Berber 150 75 80 Other provincial or regional groups 145 80 70 Panamanian 145 25 120 Oromo 140 75 70 Tanzanian 140 10 125 Khmer 135 55 85 Nova Scotian 120 0 120 Vincentian/Grenadinian 120 40 80 Sierra Leonean 115 40 70 Antiguan 105 45 60 Bermudan 100 10 95 Tibetan 100 35 65 Bolivian 95 10 85 Guinean; n.o.s.(4) 95 30 60 Burundian 90 70 20 Carib 85 0 85 Kosovar 85 80 10 Congolese; n.o.s.(4) 85 65 20 St. Lucian 80 40 45 Yoruba 80 35 40 Asian; n.o.s.(4) 80 60 20 Angolan 75 10 60 Congolese (Zairian) 75 60 15 Kuwaiti 75 0 70 Yemeni 75 15 55 Hmong 75 65 15 Zulu 70 40 25 Tunisian 70 35 35 Kashmiri 70 0 70 Amhara 65 0 60 Belizean 60 0 50 Uruguayan 60 15 45 Ashanti 60 0 65 Bahamian 50 15 40 Tigrian 50 0 50 Malagasy 35 0 30 Zambian 35 35 0 Libyan 30 15 10 Akan 25 15 10 Senegalese 25 0 20 Ontarian 20 10 10 Dinka 20 20 0 Ibo 20 0 15 Kittitian/Nevisian 15 0 10 Ivorian 15 0 15 Seychellois 15 0 10 Togolese 15 0 15 Martinican 10 0 10 Montserratan 10 0 10 Chadian 10 10 0 Gabonese 10 0 0 Gambian 10 0 15 Cameroonian 0 0 0 Harari 0 0 0 Malian 0 0 0 Peulh 0 0 0 Notes: (1) Respondents who reported multiple ethnic origins are counted more than once in this table; as they are included in the multiple responses for each origin they reported. For example; a respondent who reported 'English and Scottish' would be included in the multiple responses for English and for Scottish. (2) This is a total population count. The sum of the ethnic groups in this table is greater than the total population count because a person may report more than one ethnic origin in the census. (3) The abbreviation 'n.i.e.' means 'not included elsewhere.' (4) The abbreviation 'n.o.s.' means 'not otherwise specified.' Sources: Statistics Canada; censuses of population; 2001 and 2006. How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2007; Ethnic origins 2006 counts for census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations - 20% sample data (table). Ethnocultural Portrait of Canada Highlight Tables. 2006 Census. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 97-562-XWE2006002. Ottawa. Released April 2 2008.