Visible minority groups, 2006 counts, for Canada and census divisions - 20% sample data

Table: Visible minority groups, 2006 counts, for Canada and census divisions - 20% sample data

Geographic name	Total - Population by visible minority groups	Total visible minority population1	South Asian2	Chinese	Black	Filipino	Latin American	Southeast- Asian3
Canada !	31,241,030	5,068,090	1,262,865	1,216,570	783,795	410,695	304,245	239,935
Kings (P.E.I.)	18,420	90	0	45	10	0	30	10
Kitikmeot (Nvt.)	5,350	50	0	0	25	10	0	0
Kitimat-Stikine (B.C.) !	37,815	1,690	1,000	195	85	170	85	25
Kootenay Boundary (B.C.) !	30,300	875	195	150	80	70	20	0
L'Amiante (Que.) !	42,435	275	0	15	60	0	160	10
L'Assomption (Que.) !	108,815	3,360	35	255	1,810	10	535	230
L'Érable (Que.) !	22,725	185	0	35	10	0	90	20
L'Île-d'Orléans (Que.) !	6,775	50	0	25	0	0	0	30
L'Islet (Que.) !	18,500	55	0	10	25	10	0	0
La Côte-de-Beaupré (Que.) !	22,630	120	0	25	25	10	10	20
La Côte-de-Gaspé (Que.)	17,630	130	0	15	85	0	15	0
La Haute-Côte-Nord (Que.) !	12,240	110	25	0	55	0	10	0
La Haute-Gaspésie (Que.) !	12,160	35	0	15	20	0	10	0
La Haute-Yamaska (Que.) !	83,685	1,380	0	160	325	20	475	110
La Jacques-Cartier (Que.) !	29,680	270	10	25	95	10	60	10
La Matapédia (Que.) !	18,815	75	0	15	30	0	0	10
La Mitis (Que.) !	18,815	35	0	10	15	0	0	0
La Nouvelle-Beauce (Que.) !	31,095	90	0	20	10	0	50	0
La Rivière-du-Nord (Que.) !	100,205	1,495	60	180	355	30	570	120
La Tuque (Que.) !	15,240	105	0	20	50	0	0	20
La Vallée-de-l'Or (Que.) !	41,275	285	0	30	85	10	20	105
La Vallée-de-la-Gatineau (Que.) !	20,390	40	0	0	0	15	0	0
La Vallée-du-Richelieu (Que.) !	105,870	1,740	50	340	440	30	300	135
Lac-Saint-Jean-Est (Que.) !	50,625	355	30	105	45	0	35	75
Lajemmerais (Que.) !	69,490	1,125	0	175	385	0	195	105

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Notes:

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

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

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