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2006 Census of Canada: Cumulative profile and release components

Profile of Census Tracts (577)

Definition

Note: Migration data for small geographic areas

Estimates of internal migration may be less accurate for small geographic areas, areas with a place name that is duplicated elsewhere, and for some census subdivisions (CSDs) where residents may have provided the name of the census metropolitan area or census agglomeration instead of the specific name of the component CSD from which they migrated.

To improve the accuracy of the 2006 Census data, postal codes are used to pinpoint the exact CSD of the previous residence.

For additional information, please refer to the 2006 Census Dictionary, catalogue number 92-566-XWE or 92-566-XPE.


Note: Mobility status - Place of residence 1 year ago

Refers to the relationship between a person's usual place of residence on Census Day and his or her usual place of residence one year earlier. A person is classified as a non-mover if no difference exists. Otherwise, a person is classified as a mover and this categorization is called Mobility status (1 year ago). Within the category of movers, a further distinction is made between non-migrants and migrants; this difference is called migration status.

Non-movers are persons who, on Census Day, were living at the same address as the one at which they resided one year earlier.

Movers are persons who, on Census Day, were living at a different address than the one at which they resided one year earlier.

Non-migrants are movers who, on Census Day, were living at a different address, but in the same census subdivision (CSD) as the one they lived in one year earlier.

Migrants are movers who, on Census Day, were residing in a different CSD one year earlier (internal migrants) or who were living outside Canada one year earlier (external migrants).

For additional information, please refer to the 2006 Census Dictionary, Catalogue number 92-566-XWE or 92-566-XPE.


Note: Mobility status - Place of residence 5 years ago

Refers to the relationship between a person's usual place of residence on Census Day and his or her usual place of residence five years earlier. A person is classified as a non-mover if no difference exists. Otherwise, a person is classified as a mover and this categorization is called Mobility status (5 years ago). Within the movers category, a further distinction is made between non-migrants and migrants; this difference is called migration status.

Non-movers are persons who, on Census Day, were living at the same address as the one at which they resided five years earlier.

Movers are persons who, on Census Day, were living at a different address than the one at which they resided five years earlier.

Non-migrants are movers who, on Census Day, were living at a different address, but in the same census subdivision (CSD) as the one they lived in five years earlier.

Migrants are movers who, on Census Day, were residing in a different CSD five years earlier (internal migrants) or who were living outside Canada five years earlier (external migrants).

For additional information, please refer to the 2006 Census Dictionary, Catalogue number 92-566-XWE or 92-566-XPE.

Note: Mobility status (1 year ago) universe

The 'Mobility status (1 year ago)' universe includes persons 1 year of age and over residing in Canada, excluding institutional residents and Canadians (military and government personnel of Canada) in households outside Canada. For additional information, please refer to the 2006 Census Dictionary, Catalogue number 92-566-XWE or 92-566-XPE.


Note: Mobility status (5 years ago) universe

The 'Mobility status (5 years ago)' universe includes persons 5 years of age and over residing in Canada, excluding institutional residents and Canadians (military and government personnel of Canada) in households outside Canada. For additional information, please refer to the 2006 Census Dictionary, Catalogue number 92-566-XWE or 92-566-XPE.


Note: Non-permanent residents and the census universe

In the 2006 Census, non-permanent residents are defined as people from another country who, at the time of the census, held a Work or Study Permit, or who were refugee claimants, as well as family members living in Canada with them. In the 1991, 1996 and 2001 censuses, non-permanent residents also included persons who held a Minister's permit; this was discontinued by Citizenship and Immigration Canada prior to the 2006 Census.

From 1991 on, the Census of Population has enumerated both permanent and non-permanent residents of Canada. Prior to 1991, only permanent residents of Canada were included in the census. (The only exception to this occurred in 1941.) Non-permanent residents were considered foreign residents and were not enumerated.

Total population counts, as well as counts for all variables, are affected by this change in the census universe. Users should be especially careful when comparing data from 1991, 1996, 2001 or 2006 with data from previous censuses in geographic areas where there is a concentration of non-permanent residents.

Today in Canada, non-permanent residents make up a significant segment of the population, especially in several census metropolitan areas. Their presence can affect the demand for such government services as health care, schooling, employment programs and language training. The inclusion of non-permanent residents in the census facilitates comparisons with provincial and territorial statistics (marriages, divorces, births and deaths) which include this population. In addition, this inclusion of non-permanent residents brings Canadian practice closer to the United Nations (UN) recommendation that long-term residents (persons living in a country for one year or longer) be enumerated in the census.

Although every attempt has been made to enumerate non-permanent residents, factors such as language difficulties, the reluctance to complete a government form or to understand the need to participate may have affected the enumeration of this population.

For additional information, please refer to the 2006 Census Dictionary, catalogue number 92-566-XWE or 92-566-XPE.

For counts of the non-permanent resident population in 1991, 2001 and 2006, please refer to the 2006 Census table 97-557-XCB2006006.


Note: Occupied private dwelling

Refers to a private dwelling in which a person or a group of persons is permanently residing. Also included are private dwellings whose usual residents are temporarily absent on Census Day. Unless otherwise specified, all data in housing products are for occupied private dwellings, rather than for unoccupied private dwellings or dwellings occupied solely by foreign and/or temporary residents. For additional information, please refer to the 2006 Census Dictionary, catalogue number 92-566-XWE or 92-566-XPE.

Note: Population universe

The population universe of the 2006 Census includes the following groups:
- Canadian citizens (by birth or by naturalization) and landed immigrants with a usual place of residence in Canada;
- Canadian citizens (by birth or by naturalization) and landed immigrants who are abroad, either on a military base or attached to a diplomatic mission;
- Canadian citizens (by birth or by naturalization) and landed immigrants at sea or in port aboard merchant vessels under Canadian registry;
- persons with a usual place of residence in Canada who are claiming refugee status and members of their families living with them;
- persons with a usual place of residence in Canada who hold Study Permits and members of their families living with them;
- persons with a usual place of residence in Canada who hold Work Permits and members of their families living with them.

For census purposes, the last three groups in this list are referred to as 'non-permanent residents'. For further information, refer to the variable Immigration: Non-permanent resident found in the 2006 Census Dictionary, catalogue number 92-566-XWE or 92-566-XPE.

Note: Suppression of citizenship and immigration data on Indian reserves and settlements

Persons living on Indian reserves and Indian settlements who were enumerated with the 2006 Census Form 2D questionnaire were not asked the questions on citizenship (Question 10), landed immigrant status (Question 11) and year of immigration (Question 12). Consequently, citizenship, landed immigrant status and period of immigration data are suppressed using zeros for Indian reserves and Indian settlements at census subdivision and lower levels of geography where the majority of the population was enumerated with the 2D Form. These data are, however, included in the totals for larger geographic areas, such as census divisions and provinces. For more information on the census data quality and confidentiality standards and guidelines relating to Indian reserves, please refer to http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census06/reference/notes/DQguidelines/DQguide_IndianReserves.cfm.
For a complete list of Indian reserves and Indian settlements for which citizenship, landed immigrant status and period of immigration data are suppressed using zeros, please refer to http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census06/reference/notes/supplist2D.cfm.

Values

  1. Population, 2001 - 100% data
  2. Population, 2006 - 100% data
  3. Population percentage change, 2001 to 2006
  4. Land area in square kilometres, 2006
  5. Total population by sex and age groups - 100% data
  6. Male, total
  7. 0 to 4 years
  8. 5 to 9 years
  9. 10 to 14 years
  10. 15 to 19 years
  11. 20 to 24 years
  12. 25 to 29 years
  13. 30 to 34 years
  14. 35 to 39 years
  15. 40 to 44 years
  16. 45 to 49 years
  17. 50 to 54 years
  18. 55 to 59 years
  19. 60 to 64 years
  20. 65 to 69 years
  21. 70 to 74 years
  22. 75 to 79 years
  23. 80 to 84 years
  24. 85 years and over
  25. Female, total
  26. 0 to 4 years
  27. 5 to 9 years
  28. 10 to 14 years
  29. 15 to 19 years
  30. 20 to 24 years
  31. 25 to 29 years
  32. 30 to 34 years
  33. 35 to 39 years
  34. 40 to 44 years
  35. 45 to 49 years
  36. 50 to 54 years
  37. 55 to 59 years
  38. 60 to 64 years
  39. 65 to 69 years
  40. 70 to 74 years
  41. 75 to 79 years
  42. 80 to 84 years
  43. 85 years and over
  44. Total population 15 years and over by legal marital status - 100% data
  45. Never legally married (single)
  46. Legally married (and not separated)
  47. Separated, but still legally married
  48. Divorced
  49. Widowed
  50. Total population 15 years and over by common-law status - 100% data
  51. Not in a common-law relationship
  52. In a common-law relationship
  53. Total number of census families in private households - 20% sample data
  54. Size of census family: 2 persons
  55. Size of census family: 3 persons
  56. Size of census family: 4 persons
  57. Size of census family: 5 or more persons
  58. Total number of census families in private households - 20% sample data
  59. Total couple families by family structure and number of children
  60. Married couples
  61. Without children at home
  62. With children at home
  63. 1 child
  64. 2 children
  65. 3 or more children
  66. Common-law couples
  67. Without children at home
  68. With children at home
  69. 1 child
  70. 2 children
  71. 3 or more children
  72. Total lone-parent families by sex of parent and number of children
  73. Female parent
  74. 1 child
  75. 2 children
  76. 3 or more children
  77. Male parent
  78. 1 child
  79. 2 children
  80. 3 or more children
  81. Total number of children at home - 20% sample data
  82. Under six years of age
  83. 6 to 14 years
  84. 15 to 17 years
  85. 18 to 24 years
  86. 25 years and over
  87. Average number of children at home per census family
  88. Total number of persons in private households - 20% sample data
  89. Number of persons not in census families
  90. Living with relatives
  91. Living with non-relatives only
  92. Living alone
  93. Number of census family persons
  94. Average number of persons per census family
  95. Total number of persons aged 65 years and over - 20% sample data
  96. Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over
  97. Living with relatives
  98. Living with non-relatives only
  99. Living alone
  100. Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over
  101. Total number of occupied private dwellings - 20% sample data
  102. Average number of rooms per dwelling
  103. Average number of bedrooms per dwelling
  104. Total number of occupied private dwellings by housing tenure - 20% sample data
  105. Owned
  106. Rented
  107. Band housing
  108. Total number of occupied private dwellings by condition of dwelling - 20% sample data
  109. Regular maintenance only
  110. Minor repairs
  111. Major repairs
  112. Total number of occupied private dwellings by period of construction - 20% sample data
  113. Period of construction, before 1946
  114. Period of construction, 1946 to 1960
  115. Period of construction, 1961 to 1970
  116. Period of construction, 1971 to 1980
  117. Period of construction, 1981 to 1985
  118. Period of construction, 1986 to 1990
  119. Period of construction, 1991 to 1995
  120. Period of construction, 1996 to 2000
  121. Period of construction, 2001 to 2006
  122. Total number of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling - 100% data
  123. Single-detached house
  124. Semi-detached house
  125. Row house
  126. Apartment, duplex
  127. Apartment, building that has five or more storeys
  128. Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys
  129. Other single-attached house
  130. Movable dwelling
  131. Total number of private households by household size - 100% data
  132. 1 person
  133. 2 persons
  134. 3 persons
  135. 4 to 5 persons
  136. 6 or more persons
  137. Number of persons in private households
  138. Average number of persons in private households
  139. Total number of private households by household type - 20% sample data
  140. One-family households
  141. Multiple-family households
  142. Non-family households
  143. Total population by mother tongue - 20% sample data
  144. Single responses
  145. English
  146. French
  147. Non-official languages
  148. Algonquin
  149. Atikamekw
  150. Blackfoot
  151. Carrier
  152. Chilcotin
  153. Chipewyan
  154. Cree
  155. Siouan languages (Dakota/Sioux)
  156. Dene
  157. Dogrib
  158. Gitksan
  159. Inuinnaqtun
  160. Inuktitut, n.i.e.
  161. Kutchin-Gwich'in (Loucheux)
  162. Malecite
  163. Mi'kmaq
  164. Mohawk
  165. Montagnais-Naskapi
  166. Nisga'a
  167. North Slave (Hare)
  168. Ojibway
  169. Oji-Cree
  170. Shuswap
  171. South Slave
  172. Tlingit
  173. Italian
  174. Portuguese
  175. Romanian
  176. Spanish
  177. Danish
  178. Dutch
  179. Flemish
  180. Frisian
  181. German
  182. Norwegian
  183. Swedish
  184. Yiddish
  185. Bosnian
  186. Bulgarian
  187. Croatian
  188. Czech
  189. Macedonian
  190. Polish
  191. Russian
  192. Serbian
  193. Serbo-Croatian
  194. Slovak
  195. Slovenian
  196. Ukrainian
  197. Latvian
  198. Lithuanian
  199. Estonian
  200. Finnish
  201. Hungarian
  202. Greek
  203. Armenian
  204. Turkish
  205. Amharic
  206. Arabic
  207. Hebrew
  208. Maltese
  209. Somali
  210. Tigrigna
  211. Bengali
  212. Gujarati
  213. Hindi
  214. Kurdish
  215. Panjabi (Punjabi)
  216. Pashto
  217. Persian (Farsi)
  218. Sindhi
  219. Sinhala (Sinhalese)
  220. Urdu
  221. Malayalam
  222. Tamil
  223. Telugu
  224. Japanese
  225. Korean
  226. Cantonese
  227. Chinese, n.o.s.
  228. Mandarin
  229. Taiwanese
  230. Lao
  231. Khmer (Cambodian)
  232. Vietnamese
  233. Bisayan languages
  234. Ilocano
  235. Malay
  236. Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)
  237. Akan (Twi)
  238. Swahili
  239. Creoles
  240. Other languages
  241. Multiple responses
  242. English and French
  243. English and non-official language
  244. French and non-official language
  245. English, French and non-official language
  246. Total population by knowledge of official languages - 20% sample data
  247. English only
  248. French only
  249. English and French
  250. Neither English nor French
  251. Total population by first official language spoken - 20% sample data
  252. English
  253. French
  254. English and French
  255. Neither English nor French
  256. Official language minority - (number)
  257. Official language minority - (percentage)
  258. Total population by language spoken most often at home - 20% sample data
  259. Single responses
  260. English
  261. French
  262. Non-official languages
  263. Algonquin
  264. Atikamekw
  265. Blackfoot
  266. Carrier
  267. Chilcotin
  268. Chipewyan
  269. Cree
  270. Siouan languages (Dakota/Sioux)
  271. Dene
  272. Dogrib
  273. Gitksan
  274. Inuinnaqtun
  275. Inuktitut, n.i.e.
  276. Kutchin-Gwich'in (Loucheux)
  277. Malecite
  278. Mi'kmaq
  279. Mohawk
  280. Montagnais-Naskapi
  281. Nisga'a
  282. North Slave (Hare)
  283. Ojibway
  284. Oji-Cree
  285. Shuswap
  286. South Slave
  287. Tlingit
  288. Italian
  289. Portuguese
  290. Romanian
  291. Spanish
  292. Danish
  293. Dutch
  294. Flemish
  295. Frisian
  296. German
  297. Norwegian
  298. Swedish
  299. Yiddish
  300. Bosnian
  301. Bulgarian
  302. Croatian
  303. Czech
  304. Macedonian
  305. Polish
  306. Russian
  307. Serbian
  308. Serbo-Croatian
  309. Slovak
  310. Slovenian
  311. Ukrainian
  312. Latvian
  313. Lithuanian
  314. Estonian
  315. Finnish
  316. Hungarian
  317. Greek
  318. Armenian
  319. Turkish
  320. Amharic
  321. Arabic
  322. Hebrew
  323. Maltese
  324. Somali
  325. Tigrigna
  326. Bengali
  327. Gujarati
  328. Hindi
  329. Kurdish
  330. Panjabi (Punjabi)
  331. Pashto
  332. Persian (Farsi)
  333. Sindhi
  334. Sinhala (Sinhalese)
  335. Urdu
  336. Malayalam
  337. Tamil
  338. Telugu
  339. Japanese
  340. Korean
  341. Cantonese
  342. Chinese, n.o.s.
  343. Mandarin
  344. Taiwanese
  345. Lao
  346. Khmer (Cambodian)
  347. Vietnamese
  348. Bisayan languages
  349. Ilocano
  350. Malay
  351. Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)
  352. Akan (Twi)
  353. Swahili
  354. Creoles
  355. Other languages
  356. Multiple responses
  357. English and French
  358. English and non-official language
  359. French and non-official language
  360. English, French and non-official language
  361. Algonquin - Various non-official languages spoken - 20% sample data
  362. Atikamekw
  363. Blackfoot
  364. Carrier
  365. Chilcotin
  366. Chipewyan
  367. Cree
  368. Siouan languages (Dakota/Sioux)
  369. Dene
  370. Dogrib
  371. Gitksan
  372. Inuinnaqtun
  373. Inuktitut, n.i.e.
  374. Kutchin-Gwich'in (Loucheux)
  375. Malecite
  376. Mi'kmaq
  377. Mohawk
  378. Montagnais-Naskapi
  379. Nisga'a
  380. North Slave (Hare)
  381. Ojibway
  382. Oji-Cree
  383. Shuswap
  384. South Slave
  385. Tlingit
  386. Italian
  387. Portuguese
  388. Romanian
  389. Spanish
  390. Danish
  391. Dutch
  392. Flemish
  393. Frisian
  394. German
  395. Norwegian
  396. Swedish
  397. Yiddish
  398. Bosnian
  399. Bulgarian
  400. Croatian
  401. Czech
  402. Macedonian
  403. Polish
  404. Russian
  405. Serbian
  406. Serbo-Croatian
  407. Slovak
  408. Slovenian
  409. Ukrainian
  410. Latvian
  411. Lithuanian
  412. Estonian
  413. Finnish
  414. Hungarian
  415. Greek
  416. Armenian
  417. Turkish
  418. Amharic
  419. Arabic
  420. Hebrew
  421. Maltese
  422. Somali
  423. Tigrigna
  424. Bengali
  425. Gujarati
  426. Hindi
  427. Kurdish
  428. Panjabi (Punjabi)
  429. Pashto
  430. Persian (Farsi)
  431. Sindhi
  432. Sinhala (Sinhalese)
  433. Urdu
  434. Malayalam
  435. Tamil
  436. Telugu
  437. Japanese
  438. Korean
  439. Cantonese
  440. Chinese, n.o.s.
  441. Mandarin
  442. Taiwanese
  443. Lao
  444. Khmer (Cambodian)
  445. Vietnamese
  446. Bisayan languages
  447. Ilocano
  448. Malay
  449. Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)
  450. Akan (Twi)
  451. Swahili
  452. Creoles
  453. Other languages
  454. Total - Mobility status 1 year ago - 20% sample data
  455. Non-movers
  456. Movers
  457. Non-migrants
  458. Migrants
  459. Internal migrants
  460. Intraprovincial migrants
  461. Interprovincial migrants
  462. External migrants
  463. Total - Mobility status 5 years ago - 20% sample data
  464. Non-movers
  465. Movers
  466. Non-migrants
  467. Migrants
  468. Internal migrants
  469. Intraprovincial migrants
  470. Interprovincial migrants
  471. External migrants
  472. Total population by citizenship - 20% sample data
  473. Canadian citizens
  474. Canadian citizens under age 18
  475. Canadian citizens age 18 and over
  476. Not Canadian citizens
  477. Total population by immigrant status and place of birth - 20% sample data
  478. Non-immigrants
  479. Born in province of residence
  480. Born outside province of residence
  481. Immigrants
  482. United States of America
  483. Central America
  484. Caribbean and Bermuda
  485. South America
  486. Europe
  487. Western Europe
  488. Eastern Europe
  489. Southern Europe
  490. Italy
  491. Other Southern Europe
  492. Northern Europe
  493. United Kingdom
  494. Other Northern Europe
  495. Africa
  496. Western Africa
  497. Eastern Africa
  498. Northern Africa
  499. Central Africa
  500. Southern Africa
  501. Asia and the Middle East
  502. West Central Asia and the Middle East
  503. Eastern Asia
  504. China, People's Republic of
  505. Hong Kong, Special Administrative Region
  506. Other Eastern Asia
  507. Southeast Asia
  508. Philippines
  509. Other Southeast Asia
  510. Southern Asia
  511. India
  512. Other Southern Asia
  513. Oceania and other
  514. Non-permanent residents
  515. Total recent immigrants by selected places of birth - 20% sample data
  516. United States of America
  517. Central America
  518. Caribbean and Bermuda
  519. South America
  520. Europe
  521. Western Europe
  522. Eastern Europe
  523. Southern Europe
  524. Italy
  525. Other Southern Europe
  526. Northern Europe
  527. United Kingdom
  528. Other Northern Europe
  529. Africa
  530. Western Africa
  531. Eastern Africa
  532. Northern Africa
  533. Central Africa
  534. Southern Africa
  535. Asia and the Middle East
  536. West Central Asia and the Middle East
  537. Eastern Asia
  538. China, People's Republic of
  539. Hong Kong, Special Administrative Region
  540. Other Eastern Asia
  541. Southeast Asia
  542. Philippines
  543. Other Southeast Asia
  544. Southern Asia
  545. India
  546. Other Southern Asia
  547. Oceania and other
  548. Total immigrant population by period of immigration - 20% sample data
  549. Before 1961
  550. 1961 to 1970
  551. 1971 to 1980
  552. 1981 to 1990
  553. 1991 to 2000
  554. 1991 to 1995
  555. 1996 to 2000
  556. 2001 to 2006
  557. Total immigrant population by age at immigration - 20% sample data
  558. Under 5 years
  559. 5 to 14 years
  560. 15 to 24 years
  561. 25 to 44 years
  562. 45 years and over
  563. Total population 15 years and older by generation status - 20% sample data
  564. 1st generation
  565. 2nd generation
  566. 3rd generation or more
  567. Total population by Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal identity population - 20% sample data
  568. Total Aboriginal identity population
  569. North American Indian single response
  570. Métis single response
  571. Inuit single response
  572. Multiple Aboriginal identity responses
  573. Aboriginal responses not included elsewhere
  574. Non-Aboriginal identity population
  575. Total population by Registered Indian status - 20% sample data
  576. Registered Indian
  577. Not a Registered Indian

Note(s)

Number Stub
1. Based on 2006 area. These figures have not been subjected to random rounding.
2. These figures have not been subjected to random rounding.
5. Includes institutional residents.
5. Sex
Part A - Plain language definition
Not applicable
Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to the gender of the respondent.
5. Age
Part A - Plain language definition
Not applicable
Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to the age at last birthday (as of the census reference date, May 16, 2006). This variable is derived from Date of birth.
44. Includes institutional residents.
44. Legal marital status
Part A - Plain language definition
A person's conjugal status under the law (e.g., single, married, widowed). Legal marital status data are derived from the responses to Question 4 (Marital status) in the census questionnaires.
Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to the legal conjugal status of a person. The various responses are defined as follows:
Never legally married (single) - Persons who have never married (including all persons less than 15 years of age) and persons whose marriage has been annulled and who have not remarried.
Legally married (and not separated) - Persons whose spouse is living, unless the couple is separated or a divorce has been obtained.
Separated, but still legally married - Persons currently married, but who are no longer living with their spouse (for any reason other than illness or work) and have not obtained a divorce.
Divorced - Persons who have obtained a legal divorce and who have not remarried.
Widowed - Persons who have lost their spouse through death and who have not remarried.
46. Since 1996, Aboriginal people married according to traditional customs were instructed to report themselves as legally married.
46. In 2006, legally married same-sex couples are included in this category.
50. Includes institutional residents.
50. Common-law status
Part A - Plain language definition
Not applicable
Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to persons who live together as a couple but who are not legally married to each other. These persons can be of the opposite sex or of the same sex.
53. Census family
Part A - Plain language definition
Not applicable
Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to a married couple (with or without children of either or both spouses), a couple living common-law (with or without children of either or both partners) or a lone parent of any marital status, with at least one child living in the same dwelling. A couple may be of opposite or same sex. 'Children' in a census family include grandchildren living with their grandparent(s) but with no parents present.
58. Census family structure
Part A - Plain language definition
Not applicable
Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to the classification of census families into married couples (with or without children of either or both spouses), common-law couples (with or without children of either or both partners), and lone-parent families by sex of parent. A couple may be of opposite or same sex. 'Children' in a census family include grandchildren living with their grandparent(s) but with no parents present.
81. Refers to the persons who are sons and daughters in census families.
87. The average number of children at home per census family is calculated using the total number of children at home and the total number of census families.
90. Non-relatives may be present.
97. Non-relatives may be present.
101. Dwelling, occupied private
Part A - Plain language definition
A separate set of living quarters which has a private entrance either directly from outside or from a common hall, lobby, vestibule or stairway leading to the outside, and in which a person or a group of persons live permanently.
Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to a private dwelling in which a person or a group of persons is permanently residing. Also included are private dwellings whose usual residents are temporarily absent on Census Day. Unless otherwise specified, all data in housing products are for occupied private dwellings, rather than for unoccupied private dwellings or dwellings occupied solely by foreign and/or temporary residents.
102. Rooms
Part A - Plain language definition
Not applicable
Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to the number of rooms in a dwelling. A room is an enclosed area within a dwelling which is finished and suitable for year-round living.
103. Bedrooms
Part A - Plain language definition
Not applicable
Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to all rooms designed and furnished as bedrooms and used mainly for sleeping purposes, even though the use may be occasional (e.g., spare bedroom).
104. Tenure
Part A - Plain language definition
Not applicable
Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to whether some member of the household owns or rents the dwelling, or whether the dwelling is Band housing (on an Indian reserve or settlement).
108. Condition of dwelling
Part A - Plain language definition
Not applicable
Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to whether, in the judgment of the respondent, the dwelling requires any repairs (excluding desirable remodeling or additions).
112. Period of construction
Part A - Plain language definition
Not applicable
Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to the period in time during which the building or dwelling was originally constructed.
121. Includes data up to May 16, 2006.
122. Structural type of dwelling
Part A - Plain language definition
Characteristics that define a dwelling's structure, for example, the characteristics of a single-detached house, a semi-detached house, a row house, or an apartment or flat in a duplex.
Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to the structural characteristics and/or dwelling configuration, that is, whether the dwelling is a single-detached house, an apartment in a high-rise building, a row house, a mobile home, etc.

In 2006, improvements to the enumeration process and changes in structural type classification affect the historical comparability of the 'structural type of dwelling' variable. In 2006, 'apartment or flat in a duplex' replaces 'apartment or flat in a detached duplex' and includes duplexes attached to other dwellings or buildings. This is a change from the 2001 Census where duplexes attached to other dwellings or buildings were classified as an 'apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys'.
130. Includes mobile homes and other movable dwellings such as houseboats and railroad cars.
131. Household, private
Part A - Plain language definition
Person or group of persons occupying the same dwelling.
Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to a person or a group of persons (other than foreign residents) who occupy a private dwelling and do not have a usual place of residence elsewhere in Canada.
131. Household size
Part A - Plain language definition
Number of persons occupying a private dwelling.
Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to the number of persons in a private household.
139. Household type
Part A - Plain language definition
Category to which a person living alone or a group of persons occupying the same dwelling belong. There are two categories: non-family households and family households.

A non-family household consists either of one person living alone or of two or more persons who share a dwelling, but do not constitute a family.

Family households are divided into two subcategories: one-family households and multiple-family households.

A one-family household consists of a single family (e.g., a couple with or without children). A multiple-family household is made up of two or more families occupying the same dwelling.

Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to the basic division of private households into family and non-family households. Family household refers to a household that contains at least one census family, that is, a married couple with or without children, or a couple living common-law with or without children, or a lone parent living with one or more children (lone-parent family). One-family household refers to a single census family (with or without other persons) that occupies a private dwelling. Multiple-family household refers to a household in which two or more census families (with or without additional persons) occupy the same private dwelling.

Non-family household refers to either one person living alone in a private dwelling or to a group of two or more people who share a private dwelling, but who do not constitute a census family.
143. Mother tongue
Part A - Plain language definition
Not applicable
Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to the first language learned at home in childhood and still understood by the individual at the time of the census.
227. The 2006 category 'Chinese, n.o.s.' includes responses of 'Chinese' as well as all Chinese languages other than Cantonese, Mandarin, Taiwanese, Chaochow (Teochow), Fukien, Hakka and Shanghainese. Data for the 'Chinese, n.o.s.' category in 2001 and 2006 are not directly comparable. The 2001 category 'Chinese, n.o.s.' is equivalent to the sum of the 2006 categories 'Chinese, n.o.s.' and 'Chaochow (Teochow),' 'Fukien,' 'Shanghainese' and 'Taiwanese.'
240. This is a subtotal of all languages collected by the census that are not displayed separately here. For a full list of languages collected in the census, please refer to Appendix G in the 2006 Census Dictionary.
246. Knowledge of official languages
Part A - Plain language definition
Not applicable
Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to the ability to conduct a conversation in English only, in French only, in both English and French, or in neither English nor French.
246. Data on knowledge of official languages

According to studies on data certification, the 2006 Census statistics on knowledge of official languages could underestimate the category 'English and French' and overestimate the category 'French only,' particularly for the francophone population, but also for the whole population in general. More information on the subject will be available in the Languages Reference Guide, to be published in 2008.
251. First official language spoken
Part A - Plain language definition
Not applicable
Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to a variable specified within the framework of the Official Languages Act.
251. Data on knowledge of official languages

According to studies on data certification, the 2006 Census statistics on knowledge of official languages could underestimate the category 'English and French' and overestimate the category 'French only,' particularly for the francophone population, but also for the whole population in general. More information on the subject will be available in the Languages Reference Guide, to be published in 2008.
256. The official language minority is English in Quebec and French in all other provinces and territories.
257. The official language minority is English in Quebec and French in all other provinces and territories.
258. Refers to the language spoken most often at home by the individual at the time of the census. Other languages spoken at home on a regular basis are also collected.
342. The 2006 category 'Chinese, n.o.s.' includes responses of 'Chinese' as well as all Chinese languages other than Cantonese, Mandarin, Taiwanese, Chaochow (Teochow), Fukien, Hakka and Shanghainese. Data for the 'Chinese, n.o.s.' category in 2001 and 2006 are not directly comparable. The 2001 category 'Chinese, n.o.s.' is equivalent to the sum of the 2006 categories 'Chinese, n.o.s.' and 'Chaochow (Teochow),' 'Fukien,' 'Shanghainese' and 'Taiwanese.'
355. This is a subtotal of all languages collected by the census that are not displayed separately here. For a full list of languages collected in the census, please refer to Appendix G in the 2006 Census Dictionary.
361. Knowledge of non-official languages
Part A - Plain language definition
Not applicable
Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to languages, other than English or French, in which the respondent can conduct a conversation.
440. The 2006 category 'Chinese, n.o.s.' includes responses of 'Chinese' as well as all Chinese languages other than Cantonese, Mandarin, Taiwanese, Chaochow (Teochow), Fukien, Hakka and Shanghainese. Data for the 'Chinese, n.o.s.' category in 2001 and 2006 are not directly comparable. The 2001 category 'Chinese, n.o.s.' is equivalent to the sum of the 2006 categories 'Chinese, n.o.s.' and 'Chaochow (Teochow),' 'Fukien,' 'Shanghainese' and 'Taiwanese.'
453. This is a subtotal of all languages collected by the census that are not displayed separately here. For a full list of languages collected in the census, please refer to Appendix G in the 2006 Census Dictionary.
454. Refers to the relationship between a person's usual place of residence on Census Day and his or her usual place of residence one year earlier. A person is classified as a non-mover if no difference exists. Otherwise, a person is classified as a mover and this categorization is called Mobility status (1 year ago). Within the category of movers, a further distinction is made between non-migrants and migrants; this difference is called migration status.

Non-movers are persons who, on Census Day, were living at the same address as the one at which they resided one year earlier.

Movers are persons who, on Census Day, were living at a different address from the one at which they resided one year earlier.

Non-migrants are movers who, on Census Day, were living at a different address, but in the same census subdivision (CSD) as the one they lived in one year earlier.

Migrants are movers who, on Census Day, were residing in a different CSD one year earlier (internal migrants) or who were living outside Canada one year earlier (external migrants).

Intraprovincial migrants are movers who, on Census Day, were living in a different CSD from the one at which they resided one year earlier, in the same province.

Interprovincial migrants are movers who, on Census Day, were living in a different CSD from the one at which they resided one year earlier, in a different province.
463. Refers to the relationship between a person's usual place of residence on Census Day and his or her usual place of residence five years earlier. A person is classified as a non-mover if no difference exists. Otherwise, a person is classified as a mover and this categorization is called Mobility status (5 years ago). Within the category of movers, a further distinction is made between non-migrants and migrants; this difference is called migration status.

Non-movers are persons who, on Census Day, were living at the same address as the one at which they resided five years earlier.

Movers are persons who, on Census Day, were living at a different address from the one at which they resided five years earlier.

Non-migrants are movers who, on Census Day, were living at a different address, but in the same census subdivision (CSD) as the one they lived in five years earlier.

Migrants are movers who, on Census Day, were residing in a different CSD five years earlier (internal migrants) or who were living outside Canada five years earlier (external migrants).

Intraprovincial migrants are movers who, on Census Day, were living in a different CSD from the one in which they resided five years earlier, in the same province.

Interprovincial migrants are movers who, on Census Day, were living in a different CSD from the one in which they resided five years earlier, in a different province.
472. Citizenship
Part A - Plain language definition
Not applicable
Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to the legal citizenship status of the respondent. Persons who are citizens of more than one country were instructed to provide the name of the other country(ies).
472. Includes persons who are stateless.
476. Includes persons who are stateless. Prior to the 2006 Census, this category was called 'Citizens of other countries'. The content of the category remains unchanged in 2006 compared with previous censuses.
477. For information on the specific countries included in each regional grouping in this variable, please refer to Appendix J in the 2006 Census Dictionary.
478. Non-immigrants are persons who are Canadian citizens by birth. Although most Canadian citizens by birth were born in Canada, a small number were born outside Canada to Canadian parents.
481. Immigrants are persons who are, or have ever been, landed immigrants in Canada. A landed immigrant is a person who has been granted the right to live in Canada permanently by immigration authorities. Some immigrants have resided in Canada for a number of years, while others are recent arrivals. Most immigrants are born outside Canada, but a small number were born in Canada. Includes immigrants who landed in Canada prior to Census Day, May 16, 2006.
513. 'Other' includes Greenland, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, the category 'Other country,' as well as immigrants born in Canada.
514. Non-permanent residents are persons from another country who, at the time of the census, held a Work or Study Permit or who were refugee claimants, as well as family members living with them in Canada.
515. In this product, recent immigrants are immigrants who landed in Canada between January 1, 2001 and Census Day, May 16, 2006.

Immigrants are persons who are, or have ever been, landed immigrants in Canada. A landed immigrant is a person who has been granted the right to live in Canada permanently by immigration authorities. Some immigrants have resided in Canada for a number of years, while others are recent arrivals. Most immigrants are born outside Canada, but a small number were born in Canada. Includes immigrants who landed in Canada prior to Census Day, May 16, 2006.
515. For information on the specific countries included in each regional grouping in this variable, please refer to Appendix J in the 2006 Census Dictionary.
547. 'Other' includes Greenland, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, the category 'Other country,' as well as immigrants born in Canada.
548. Period of immigration
Part A - Plain language definition
Not applicable
Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to ranges of years based on the year of immigration question. Year of immigration refers to the year in which landed immigrant status was first obtained. A landed immigrant is a person who has been granted the right to live in Canada permanently by immigration authorities.
548. Immigrants are persons who are, or have ever been, landed immigrants in Canada. A landed immigrant is a person who has been granted the right to live in Canada permanently by immigration authorities. Some immigrants have resided in Canada for a number of years, while others are recent arrivals. Most immigrants are born outside Canada, but a small number were born in Canada. Includes immigrants who landed in Canada prior to Census Day, May 16, 2006.
556. Includes immigrants who landed in Canada prior to Census Day, May 16, 2006.
557. Age at immigration
Part A - Plain language definition
Not applicable
Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to the age at which the respondent first obtained landed immigrant status. A landed immigrant is a person who has been granted the right to live in Canada permanently by immigration authorities.
557. Immigrant population
Part A - Plain language definition
Not applicable
Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to people who are, or have been, landed immigrants in Canada. A landed immigrant is a person who has been granted the right to live in Canada permanently by immigration authorities. Some immigrants have resided in Canada for a number of years, while others have arrived recently. Most immigrants are born outside Canada, but a small number were born in Canada.
563. Generation status
Part A - Plain language definition
Not applicable
Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to the generational status of a person, that is, 1st generation, 2nd generation or 3rd generation or more.
564. Persons born outside Canada. For the most part, these are people who are now, or have ever been, landed immigrants in Canada. Also included in the first generation are a small number of people born outside Canada to parents who are Canadian citizens by birth. In addition, the first generation includes people who are non-permanent residents (defined as people from another country living in Canada on Work or Study Permits or as refugee claimants, and any family members living with them in Canada).
565. Persons born inside Canada with at least one parent born outside Canada. This includes (a) persons born in Canada with both parents born outside Canada and (b) persons born in Canada with one parent born in Canada and one parent born outside Canada (these persons may have grandparents born inside or outside Canada as well).
566. Persons born inside Canada with both parents born inside Canada (these persons may have grandparents born inside or outside Canada as well).
567. Aboriginal identity
Part A - Plain language definition
Not applicable
Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to those persons who reported identifying with at least one Aboriginal group, that is, North American Indian, Métis or Inuit, and/or those who reported being a Treaty Indian or a Registered Indian, as defined by the Indian Act of Canada and/or those who reported they were members of an Indian band or First Nation.
In 1991 and previous censuses, the Aboriginal population was defined using the ethnic origin question (ancestry). The 1996 Census included a question on the individual's perception of his/her Aboriginal identity.
The question used in the 2006 and 2001 censuses is the same as the one used in 1996.
This is a grouping of the total population into non-Aboriginal or Aboriginal population, with Aboriginal persons further divided into Aboriginal groups, based on their responses to three questions on the 2006 Census form.
568. Included in the Aboriginal identity population are those persons who reported identifying with at least one Aboriginal group, that is, North American Indian, Métis or Inuit, and/or those who reported being a Treaty Indian or a Registered Indian, as defined by the Indian Act of Canada, and/or those who reported they were members of an Indian band or First Nation.
569. Users should be aware that the counts for this item are more affected than most by the incomplete enumeration of certain Indian reserves and Indian settlements. The extent of the impact will depend on the geographic area under study. In 2006, a total of 22 Indian reserves and Indian settlements were incompletely enumerated by the census. The populations of these 22 communities are not included in the census counts.
573. Includes those who identified themselves as Registered Indians and/or band members without identifying themselves as North American Indian, Métis or Inuit in the Aboriginal identity question.
575. Registered or Treaty Indian
Part A - Plain language definition
Not applicable
Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to those persons who reported they were registered under the Indian Act of Canada. Treaty Indians are persons who are registered under the Indian Act and can prove descent from a band that signed a treaty. Although there was a question in the 1991 Census on registration status, the layout of the 1996 question was somewhat different. In 1991, Question 16 on Registered Indians had two components. In the first part of the question, respondents were asked about their registration status, while the second part of the question dealt with band membership. The question used in 1996 asked only for registration or treaty status, while band membership was dealt with in a separate question.
The wording of the question, starting in 1996, differs slightly from the one in previous censuses. Prior to 1996, the term 'treaty' was not included in the question. It was added in 1996 at the request of individuals from the Western provinces, where the term is more widely used.
The 2006 Census question is the same as the one used in 1996 and 2001.
576. Registered or Treaty Indian: The expression 'Registered Indian' refers to those persons who reported they were registered under the Indian Act of Canada. Treaty Indians are persons who are registered under the Indian Act and can prove descent from a band that signed a treaty.

The Registered Indian counts in this table may differ from the administrative counts maintained by the Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development, with the most important causes of these differences being the incompletely enumerated Indian reserves and Indian settlements as well as methodological and conceptual differences between the two sources.
Date Modified: 2009-12-10

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