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Ethnic origins, 2006 counts, for census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations - 20% sample data

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Table: Ethnic origins, 2006 counts, for census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations - 20% sample data
Ethnic origins	Total responses¹	Single responses	Multiple responses¹

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Total population2	2,097,965	1,273,220	824,740
English	484,340	96,540	387,800
Scottish	337,225	36,760	300,465
Irish	251,695	19,745	231,945
Canadian	278,350	93,510	184,835
German	203,720	39,880	163,835
French	137,270	12,735	124,530
Ukrainian	81,725	15,910	65,815
Dutch (Netherlands)	71,715	19,345	52,370
Italian	76,345	29,035	47,310
Polish	60,715	15,245	45,470
Chinese	402,000	356,845	45,150
Norwegian	46,260	5,195	41,065
Welsh	41,805	2,320	39,480
Russian	47,940	9,355	38,585
Swedish	39,920	3,610	36,305
North American Indian	43,190	10,505	32,685
Spanish	36,000	4,725	31,275
British Isles, n.i.e.3	35,505	8,510	26,995
American	27,000	2,150	24,850
Filipino	83,765	59,305	24,455
East Indian	181,895	159,205	22,690
Austrian	21,505	2,815	18,685
Danish	22,800	4,280	18,520
Hungarian (Magyar)	23,365	6,935	16,430
Jewish	21,465	6,445	15,020
Métis	17,110	2,135	14,975
Japanese	30,230	19,350	10,880
Portuguese	20,335	9,740	10,595
Finnish	12,750	3,295	9,450
Romanian	14,055	4,995	9,065
Icelandic	9,635	1,020	8,605
Swiss	10,130	1,710	8,425
Greek	15,025	7,230	7,800
Czech	10,385	3,365	7,020
Croatian	12,475	6,250	6,225
Vietnamese	26,115	20,235	5,880
Belgian	6,555	780	5,775
Punjabi	13,735	8,600	5,135
Australian	5,530	600	4,930
Mexican	7,680	2,910	4,770
African, n.i.e.3	6,490	1,850	4,635
Fijian	8,920	4,600	4,315
Iranian	27,150	23,235	3,920
Slovak	5,700	2,130	3,570
Yugoslav, n.i.e.3	5,525	2,020	3,505
Scandinavian, n.i.e.3	3,830	490	3,335
South African	4,115	895	3,225
Jamaican	4,645	1,540	3,100
Taiwanese	9,810	6,830	2,980
Malaysian	3,360	480	2,885
Serbian	7,690	4,905	2,785
Lithuanian	3,100	540	2,560
Lebanese	4,175	1,665	2,515
Pakistani	6,875	4,470	2,410
Indonesian	3,140	740	2,405
Czechoslovakian	2,805	440	2,370
Black	3,005	725	2,275
New Zealander	2,395	335	2,050
Korean	46,035	44,055	1,980
Chilean	2,935	995	1,940
European, n.i.e.3	3,975	2,055	1,915
Turk	3,380	1,545	1,835
Latvian	2,160	360	1,795
Salvadorean	5,760	3,990	1,770
Estonian	2,590	845	1,740
Slovenian	2,480	810	1,670
Trinidadian/Tobagonian	2,185	540	1,650
Arab, n.i.e.3	3,075	1,745	1,330
Peruvian	1,910	595	1,315
Sri Lankan	3,740	2,600	1,140
Acadian	1,280	145	1,135
Armenian	1,915	945	965
West Indian	1,245	335	910
Brazilian	1,110	210	900
Bosnian	2,535	1,635	900
Colombian	2,125	1,245	885
Afghan	4,620	3,755	865
Thai	1,565	750	815
Egyptian	2,120	1,320	800
Maltese	985	205	785
South Asian, n.i.e.3	6,495	5,735	760
Aboriginal from Central/South America	825	90	740
Argentinian	790	75	720
Flemish	810	105	710
Bulgarian	1,965	1,265	695
Syrian	920	230	690
Barbadian	930	260	670
Byelorussian	815	160	660
Hawaiian	660	20	640
Iraqi	1,800	1,170	630
Manx	640	35	605
Israeli	760	180	585
Guyanese	825	265	555
Guatemalan	1,410	855	550
Inuit	580	55	530
Cambodian	1,525	1,015	510
East African	610	110	500
Kenyan	770	270	500
Caribbean, n.i.e.3	620	150	475
Latin, Central or South American, n.i.e.3	1,225	745	475
Mongolian	675	220	455
West Asian, n.i.e.3	1,350	910	440
Palestinian	1,050	615	435
Slav (European)	760	335	425
Cuban	540	125	415
Maya	575	165	410
Venezuelan	530	120	410
Tamil	735	325	410
Macedonian	600	200	395
Laotian	1,065	680	385
Moroccan	635	260	380
Singaporean	515	140	375
Nicaraguan	860	500	355
Honduran	740	395	350
Basque	400	50	350
Burmese	865	510	350
Maori	375	35	340
Kurd	1,145	810	335
Newfoundlander	390	70	320
Azerbaijani	405	100	305
Ghanaian	1,095	800	300
Gujarati	515	215	300
Québécois	350	70	275
Hispanic	555	280	275
Ethiopian	1,625	1,350	270
Nigerian	880	610	270
Montenegrin	370	105	265
Afrikaner	290	25	265
Mauritian	325	65	260
Polynesian	265	15	250
Costa Rican	360	120	235
Zimbabwean	235	10	225
Algerian	390	165	225
Cornish	225	10	215
Cypriot	270	55	215
Puerto Rican	260	55	210
Gypsy (Roma)	250	40	210
Luxembourger	240	40	200
Haitian	405	210	195
Ugandan	360	165	195
Georgian	240	40	195
Albanian	650	460	190
Goan	280	95	180
Pacific Islander, n.i.e.3	210	40	175
Sicilian	180	15	165
Somali	1,325	1,160	165
Tatar	235	60	165
Bangladeshi	780	615	165
Paraguayan	170	10	160
Pashtun	165	15	150
Samoan	160	10	150
Ecuadorian	225	80	145
Dominican, n.o.s.4	195	55	140
Sinhalese	415	280	135
Maghrebi, n.i.e.3	155	25	130
Assyrian	355	230	130
East or Southeast Asian, n.i.e.3	1,170	1,040	130
Tanzanian	140	10	125
Nova Scotian	120	0	120
Grenadian	175	50	120
Panamanian	145	25	120
Bantu	170	55	120
Saudi Arabian	255	140	120
Nepali	455	340	120
Rwandan	225	115	115
Frisian	160	55	100
Bengali	415	310	100
Bermudan	100	10	95
Sudanese	700	605	95
Carib	85	0	85
Bolivian	95	10	85
Khmer	135	55	85
Vincentian/Grenadinian	120	40	80
Berber	150	75	80
Other provincial or regional groups	145	80	70
Oromo	140	75	70
Sierra Leonean	115	40	70
Kuwaiti	75	0	70
Kashmiri	70	0	70
Ashanti	60	0	65
Eritrean	335	275	65
Tibetan	100	35	65
Antiguan	105	45	60
Amhara	65	0	60
Angolan	75	10	60
Guinean, n.o.s.4	95	30	60
Jordanian	300	245	55
Yemeni	75	15	55
Belizean	60	0	50
Tigrian	50	0	50
St. Lucian	80	40	45
Uruguayan	60	15	45
Bahamian	50	15	40
Yoruba	80	35	40
Tunisian	70	35	35
Malagasy	35	0	30
Zulu	70	40	25
Burundian	90	70	20
Congolese, n.o.s.4	85	65	20
Senegalese	25	0	20
Asian, n.o.s.4	80	60	20
Congolese (Zairian)	75	60	15
Gambian	10	0	15
Ibo	20	0	15
Ivorian	15	0	15
Togolese	15	0	15
Hmong	75	65	15
Ontarian	20	10	10
Kittitian/Nevisian	15	0	10
Martinican	10	0	10
Montserratan	10	0	10
Kosovar	85	80	10
Akan	25	15	10
Seychellois	15	0	10
Libyan	30	15	10
Cameroonian	0	0	0
Chadian	10	10	0
Dinka	20	20	0
Gabonese	10	0	0
Harari	0	0	0
Malian	0	0	0
Peulh	0	0	0
Zambian	35	35	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.'