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.