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Ethnic origins, 2006 counts, for Canada, provinces and territories - 20% sample data

Table: Ethnic origins, 2006 counts, for Canada, provinces and territories - 20% sample data
Ethnic origins	Total responses¹	Single responses	Multiple responses¹

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Total population2	12,028,895	6,854,340	5,174,555
Canadian	2,768,870	1,201,125	1,567,740
English	2,971,360	639,830	2,331,530
Chinese	644,465	543,320	101,145
Italian	867,980	485,685	382,295
East Indian	573,250	454,365	118,885
Scottish	2,101,100	257,535	1,843,565
German	1,144,560	216,630	927,930
Irish	1,988,940	215,115	1,773,825
Portuguese	282,870	189,405	93,460
French	1,351,600	182,510	1,169,090
Polish	465,560	169,225	296,335
Dutch (Netherlands)	490,995	161,710	329,285
Filipino	215,750	159,155	56,600
Jamaican	197,540	120,355	77,185
North American Indian	317,890	87,895	229,990
Ukrainian	336,355	85,615	250,740
Greek	132,440	79,975	52,470
Jewish	177,255	76,750	100,500
Korean	72,065	67,430	4,630
Pakistani	91,160	65,800	25,355
Sri Lankan	85,935	65,580	20,350
Vietnamese	83,330	63,390	19,940
Iranian	70,590	57,825	12,765
British Isles, n.i.e.3	205,755	50,235	155,520
Hungarian (Magyar)	151,750	48,090	103,665
Lebanese	64,685	39,775	24,905
Russian	167,365	39,660	127,705
Croatian	71,380	38,790	32,595
Romanian	80,710	37,350	43,360
South Asian, n.i.e.3	45,675	35,550	10,120
Serbian	51,515	34,195	17,315
Spanish	149,960	32,455	117,505
Somali	29,700	26,930	2,775
Afghan	31,295	26,910	4,385
African, n.i.e.3	75,500	26,420	49,075
Guyanese	53,590	25,455	28,135
Arab, n.i.e.3	38,950	23,885	15,070
West Indian	46,530	21,685	24,845
Black	35,250	20,395	14,850
Egyptian	28,830	19,515	9,315
Japanese	34,730	19,420	15,305
Trinidadian/Tobagonian	44,955	19,145	25,815
Salvadorean	26,010	18,825	7,180
Finnish	72,990	18,445	54,545
Macedonian	34,755	17,585	17,170
Tamil	31,010	16,295	14,715
Iraqi	21,530	16,285	5,245
Colombian	21,695	15,525	6,170
Punjabi	26,645	15,275	11,370
Armenian	23,335	14,905	8,425
Ghanaian	17,475	14,455	3,015
Albanian	16,915	14,190	2,730
Bangladeshi	16,145	13,675	2,470
Turk	23,425	13,255	10,170
Yugoslav, n.i.e.3	36,620	12,440	24,185
Maltese	32,100	12,210	19,890
Slovak	36,250	12,205	24,045
Welsh	182,825	11,805	171,025
Ethiopian	14,545	11,770	2,770
Belgian	54,935	11,430	43,505
Mexican	23,775	11,005	12,770
Czech	39,840	10,995	28,845
Slovenian	24,340	10,660	13,675
Danish	51,650	9,940	41,715
Austrian	68,195	9,935	58,260
Métis	87,090	9,825	77,270
Swiss	53,130	9,800	43,330
Nigerian	13,325	9,525	3,800
Palestinian	15,000	9,490	5,515
American	113,050	9,360	103,690
Ecuadorian	14,170	9,315	4,860
Bulgarian	14,395	8,450	5,940
Barbadian	21,260	8,275	12,985
Bosnian	11,255	7,985	3,275
Lithuanian	27,440	7,700	19,740
Chilean	12,795	6,720	6,070
Latin, Central or South American, n.i.e.3	12,340	6,325	6,020
Haitian	9,095	6,310	2,785
Eritrean	7,335	6,185	1,145
Estonian	15,590	6,180	9,410
European, n.i.e.3	14,030	6,120	7,910
Bengali	7,985	6,090	1,895
Cambodian	9,470	6,050	3,420
Laotian	8,560	5,670	2,890
Latvian	16,630	5,580	11,045
Assyrian	7,440	5,495	1,950
Swedish	67,240	5,370	61,870
Sudanese	6,640	4,835	1,805
Grenadian	9,810	4,795	5,015
West Asian, n.i.e.3	7,440	4,710	2,730
Peruvian	9,635	4,430	5,205
Syrian	11,265	4,430	6,835
Guatemalan	7,520	4,370	3,150
Norwegian	53,840	4,165	49,675
East or Southeast Asian, n.i.e.3	5,045	3,840	1,205
Nicaraguan	6,015	3,745	2,270
Tibetan	3,660	3,315	345
Kurd	4,950	3,305	1,645
Taiwanese	4,920	3,250	1,670
Vincentian/Grenadinian	7,225	3,220	4,000
Caribbean, n.i.e.3	7,650	3,180	4,470
Jordanian	4,670	2,820	1,850
Brazilian	9,595	2,775	6,815
Sinhalese	4,300	2,735	1,565
Czechoslovakian	12,595	2,700	9,900
Moroccan	6,015	2,510	3,505
South African	12,760	2,490	10,275
Cuban	8,160	2,240	5,915
Dominican, n.o.s.4	5,225	2,220	3,005
Argentinian	7,805	2,090	5,710
Congolese (Zairian)	2,470	1,985	485
Hispanic	3,145	1,960	1,185
Congolese, n.o.s.4	2,485	1,885	595
Acadian	12,290	1,725	10,560
Rwandan	2,075	1,670	400
Israeli	6,470	1,625	4,845
Indonesian	6,325	1,615	4,715
Zimbabwean	2,065	1,610	460
Yoruba	2,465	1,555	905
St. Lucian	3,565	1,550	2,015
Thai	4,075	1,535	2,535
Nepali	1,995	1,530	465
Byelorussian	6,150	1,515	4,635
Newfoundlander	6,950	1,405	5,540
Ugandan	2,000	1,365	635
Kenyan	2,615	1,270	1,345
Gujarati	2,130	1,255	880
Goan	3,995	1,210	2,790
Québécois	3,505	1,135	2,370
Burundian	1,385	1,130	250
Venezuelan	4,765	1,120	3,650
Burmese	2,465	1,095	1,365
Ashanti	1,310	1,070	240
Inuit	5,250	1,055	4,195
Antiguan	2,690	1,050	1,645
Azerbaijani	2,250	1,045	1,210
Australian	10,970	1,000	9,975
Flemish	4,385	995	3,390
Uruguayan	2,985	960	2,025
Icelandic	11,140	960	10,180
Algerian	1,755	960	800
Scandinavian, n.i.e.3	6,990	890	6,095
Libyan	1,335	875	460
Yemeni	1,695	865	830
Honduran	1,780	845	930
Malaysian	5,525	825	4,700
Slav (European)	2,055	815	1,245
Cameroonian	970	785	185
Oromo	1,240	785	455
Aboriginal from Central/South America	6,130	735	5,390
Kittitian/Nevisian	1,890	730	1,155
Saudi Arabian	1,535	710	825
Kuwaiti	1,075	690	385
Mauritian	1,910	675	1,235
Cypriot	2,450	645	1,810
Bolivian	1,235	630	605
Costa Rican	1,465	615	840
Pashtun	1,175	595	575
Tanzanian	1,395	585	810
Panamanian	1,890	565	1,330
Angolan	1,095	565	530
East African	1,565	555	1,010
Kashmiri	1,190	510	675
Sierra Leonean	770	505	260
Kosovar	780	500	275
Georgian	1,330	485	845
Sicilian	2,440	465	1,975
Tunisian	1,205	455	745
Frisian	2,195	445	1,745
Hmong	570	405	160
Bantu	715	400	315
Harari	590	370	220
Berber	830	370	465
Ontarian	805	360	450
Ibo	560	360	200
Montenegrin	1,455	340	1,110
Gambian	365	315	50
Ivorian	385	300	85
Maya	2,020	285	1,740
Khmer	420	285	130
Tatar	1,245	270	975
Fijian	1,050	270	780
Guinean, n.o.s.4	395	260	135
Amhara	490	250	240
Akan	385	245	135
New Zealander	3,265	245	3,020
Bahamian	1,055	220	835
Other provincial or regional groups	705	215	495
Bermudan	1,465	200	1,265
Mongolian	1,510	200	1,310
Nova Scotian	785	195	590
Manx	2,015	180	1,835
Senegalese	305	180	125
Montserratan	460	175	285
Tigrian	300	175	125
Puerto Rican	945	165	775
Gypsy (Roma)	1,110	155	950
Maghrebi, n.i.e.3	640	150	490
Singaporean	650	140	510
Zambian	390	130	255
Togolese	360	125	235
Afrikaner	520	115	400
Seychellois	205	100	105
Luxembourger	730	90	640
Belizean	400	80	320
Basque	855	70	785
Chadian	115	65	50
Zulu	260	65	190
Malian	110	60	45
Pacific Islander, n.i.e.3	300	55	240
Asian, n.o.s.4	210	50	160
Malagasy	180	45	135
Peulh	90	30	60
Carib	1,685	25	1,660
Paraguayan	230	25	210
Cornish	665	20	645
Samoan	195	20	175
Dinka	95	15	80
Maori	260	15	245
Gabonese	85	10	75
Hawaiian	285	10	280
Martinican	180	0	170
Polynesian	180	0	170

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.'

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