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2006 Census of Canada: Cumulative profile and release components

Profile of Language, Immigration, Citizenship, Mobility and Migration for Canada, Provinces, Territories and Federal Electoral Districts (2003 Representation Order), 2006 Census

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  1. POPULATION, 2001 - 100% DATA
    Based on 2006 area. These figures have not been subjected to random rounding.
  2. POPULATION, 2006 - 100% DATA
    These figures have not been subjected to random rounding.
  3. TOTAL POPULATION BY SEX AND AGE GROUPS - 100% DATA
    Includes institutional residents.
    Sex
    Part A - Plain language definition
    Not applicable
    Part B - Detailed definition
    Refers to the gender of the respondent.
    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.
  4. TOTAL POPULATION 15 YEARS AND OVER BY LEGAL MARITAL STATUS - 100% DATA
    Includes institutional residents.
    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.
  5. LEGALLY MARRIED (AND NOT SEPARATED)
    Since 1996, Aboriginal people married according to traditional customs were instructed to report themselves as legally married.
    In 2006, legally married same-sex couples are included in this category.
  6. TOTAL POPULATION 15 YEARS AND OVER BY COMMON-LAW STATUS - 100% DATA
    Includes institutional residents.
    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.
  7. TOTAL NUMBER OF CENSUS FAMILIES IN PRIVATE HOUSEHOLDS - 20% SAMPLE DATA
    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.
  8. TOTAL NUMBER OF CENSUS FAMILIES IN PRIVATE HOUSEHOLDS - 20% SAMPLE DATA
    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.
  9. TOTAL NUMBER OF CHILDREN AT HOME - 20% SAMPLE DATA
    Refers to the persons who are sons and daughters in census families.
  10. AVERAGE NUMBER OF CHILDREN AT HOME PER CENSUS FAMILY
    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.
  11. LIVING WITH RELATIVES
    Non-relatives may be present.
  12. LIVING WITH RELATIVES
    Non-relatives may be present.
  13. TOTAL NUMBER OF OCCUPIED PRIVATE DWELLINGS - 20% SAMPLE DATA
    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.
  14. AVERAGE NUMBER OF ROOMS PER DWELLING
    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.
  15. AVERAGE NUMBER OF BEDROOMS PER DWELLING
    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).
  16. TOTAL NUMBER OF OCCUPIED PRIVATE DWELLINGS BY HOUSING TENURE - 20% SAMPLE DATA
    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).
  17. TOTAL NUMBER OF OCCUPIED PRIVATE DWELLINGS BY CONDITION OF DWELLING - 20% SAMPLE DATA
    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).
  18. TOTAL NUMBER OF OCCUPIED PRIVATE DWELLINGS BY PERIOD OF CONSTRUCTION - 20% SAMPLE DATA
    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.
  19. PERIOD OF CONSTRUCTION, 2001 TO 2006
    Includes data up to May 16, 2006.
  20. TOTAL NUMBER OF OCCUPIED PRIVATE DWELLINGS BY STRUCTURAL TYPE OF DWELLING - 100% DATA
    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'.
  21. MOVABLE DWELLING
    Includes mobile homes and other movable dwellings such as houseboats and railroad cars.
  22. TOTAL NUMBER OF PRIVATE HOUSEHOLDS BY HOUSEHOLD SIZE - 100% DATA
    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.
    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.
  23. TOTAL NUMBER OF PRIVATE HOUSEHOLDS BY HOUSEHOLD TYPE - 20% SAMPLE DATA
    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.
  24. TOTAL POPULATION BY MOTHER TONGUE - 20% SAMPLE DATA
    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.
  25. CHINESE, N.O.S.
    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.'
  26. OTHER LANGUAGES
    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.
  27. TOTAL POPULATION BY KNOWLEDGE OF OFFICIAL LANGUAGES - 20% SAMPLE DATA
    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.
    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.
  28. TOTAL POPULATION BY FIRST OFFICIAL LANGUAGE SPOKEN - 20% SAMPLE DATA
    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.
    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.
  29. OFFICIAL LANGUAGE MINORITY - (NUMBER)
    The official language minority is English in Quebec and French in all other provinces and territories.
  30. OFFICIAL LANGUAGE MINORITY - (PERCENTAGE)
    The official language minority is English in Quebec and French in all other provinces and territories.
  31. TOTAL POPULATION BY LANGUAGE SPOKEN MOST OFTEN AT HOME - 20% SAMPLE DATA
    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.
  32. CHINESE, N.O.S.
    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.'
  33. OTHER LANGUAGES
    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.
  34. ALGONQUIN - VARIOUS NON-OFFICIAL LANGUAGES SPOKEN - 20% SAMPLE DATA
    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.
  35. CHINESE, N.O.S.
    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.'

  36. OTHER LANGUAGES
    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.
  37. TOTAL - MOBILITY STATUS 1 YEAR AGO - 20% SAMPLE DATA
    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.
  38. TOTAL - MOBILITY STATUS 5 YEARS AGO - 20% SAMPLE DATA
    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.
  39. TOTAL POPULATION BY CITIZENSHIP - 20% SAMPLE DATA
    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).
    Includes persons who are stateless.
  40. NOT CANADIAN CITIZENS
    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.
  41. TOTAL POPULATION BY IMMIGRANT STATUS AND PLACE OF BIRTH - 20% SAMPLE DATA
    For information on the specific countries included in each regional grouping in this variable, please refer to Appendix J in the 2006 Census Dictionary.
  42. NON-IMMIGRANTS
    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.
  43. IMMIGRANTS
    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.
  44. OCEANIA AND OTHER
    'Other' includes Greenland, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, the category 'Other country,' as well as immigrants born in Canada.
  45. NON-PERMANENT RESIDENTS
    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.
  46. TOTAL RECENT IMMIGRANTS BY SELECTED PLACES OF BIRTH - 20% SAMPLE DATA
    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.
    For information on the specific countries included in each regional grouping in this variable, please refer to Appendix J in the 2006 Census Dictionary.
  47. OCEANIA AND OTHER
    'Other' includes Greenland, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, the category 'Other country,' as well as immigrants born in Canada.
  48. TOTAL IMMIGRANT POPULATION BY PERIOD OF IMMIGRATION - 20% SAMPLE DATA
    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.
    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.
  49. 2001 TO 2006
    Includes immigrants who landed in Canada prior to Census Day, May 16, 2006.

  50. TOTAL IMMIGRANT POPULATION BY AGE AT IMMIGRATION - 20% SAMPLE DATA
    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.
    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.
  51. TOTAL POPULATION 15 YEARS AND OLDER BY GENERATION STATUS - 20% SAMPLE DATA
    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.
  52. 1ST GENERATION
    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).
  53. 2ND GENERATION
    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).
  54. 3RD GENERATION OR MORE
    Persons born inside Canada with both parents born inside Canada (these persons may have grandparents born inside or outside Canada as well).
Warning Data quality note(s)
  • Excludes census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements.
Population, 2001 - 100% data 1 30,007,094
Population, 2006 - 100% data 2 31,612,897
Population percentage change, 2001 to 2006 5.4
Total population by sex and age groups - 100% data 3 31,612,895
Male, total 15,475,970
0 to 4 years 864,600
5 to 9 years 926,860
10 to 14 years 1,065,860
15 to 19 years 1,095,285
15 226,955
16 227,695
17 219,110
18 210,050
19 211,475
20 to 24 years 1,047,950
25 to 29 years 975,940
30 to 34 years 987,715
35 to 39 years 1,083,500
40 to 44 years 1,285,535
45 to 49 years 1,290,130
50 to 54 years 1,158,970
55 to 59 years 1,026,395
60 to 64 years 780,135
65 to 69 years 593,810
70 to 74 years 493,465
75 to 79 years 386,485
80 to 84 years 251,420
85 years and over 161,925
Female, total 16,136,930
0 to 4 years 825,940
5 to 9 years 882,515
10 to 14 years 1,014,060
15 to 19 years 1,045,210
15 215,225
16 215,980
17 208,480
18 201,175
19 204,345
20 to 24 years 1,032,435
25 to 29 years 1,009,635
30 to 34 years 1,032,510
35 to 39 years 1,124,775
40 to 44 years 1,324,925
45 to 49 years 1,330,470
50 to 54 years 1,198,330
55 to 59 years 1,058,225
60 to 64 years 809,730
65 to 69 years 640,770
70 to 74 years 560,325
75 to 79 years 493,095
80 to 84 years 395,285
85 years and over 358,685
Total population 15 years and over by legal marital status - 100% data 4 26,033,060
Never legally married (single) 9,087,030
Legally married (and not separated) 5 12,470,395
Separated, but still legally married 775,420
Divorced 2,087,385
Widowed 1,612,820
Total population 15 years and over by common-law status - 100% data 6 26,033,060
Not in a common-law relationship 23,301,425
In a common-law relationship 2,731,635
Total number of census families in private households - 20% sample data 7 8,896,840
Size of census family: 2 persons 4,291,665
Size of census family: 3 persons 1,959,210
Size of census family: 4 persons 1,840,575
Size of census family: 5 or more persons 805,395
Total number of census families in private households - 20% sample data 8 8,896,845
Total couple families by family structure and number of children 7,482,780
Married couples 6,105,910
Without children at home 2,662,135
With children at home 3,443,780
1 child 1,267,620
2 children 1,497,750
3 or more children 678,400
Common-law couples 1,376,865
Without children at home 758,715
With children at home 618,150
1 child 291,255
2 children 234,755
3 or more children 92,140
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent and number of children 1,414,060
Female parent 1,132,290
1 child 682,025
2 children 327,665
3 or more children 122,600
Male parent 281,770
1 child 188,790
2 children 72,665
3 or more children 20,320
Total number of children at home - 20% sample data 9 9,733,770
Under six years of age 2,013,065
6 to 14 years 3,501,480
15 to 17 years 1,270,255
18 to 24 years 1,934,225
25 years and over 1,014,740
Average number of children at home per census family 10 1.1
Total number of persons in private households - 20% sample data 31,074,405
Number of persons not in census families 4,961,015
Living with relatives 11 644,015
Living with non-relatives only 989,950
Living alone 3,327,045
Number of census family persons 26,113,390
Average number of persons per census family 2.9
Total number of persons aged 65 years and over - 20% sample data 4,011,910
Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over 1,406,915
Living with relatives 12 209,205
Living with non-relatives only 69,045
Living alone 1,128,665
Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over 2,604,995
Total number of occupied private dwellings - 20% sample data 13 12,437,470
Average number of rooms per dwelling 14 6.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 15 2.7
Total number of occupied private dwellings by housing tenure - 20% sample data 16 12,437,465
Owned 8,509,785
Rented 3,878,500
Band housing 49,185
Total number of occupied private dwellings by condition of dwelling - 20% sample data 17 12,437,465
Regular maintenance only 8,168,615
Minor repairs 3,339,840
Major repairs 929,020
Total number of occupied private dwellings by period of construction - 20% sample data 18 12,437,465
Period of construction, before 1946 1,595,320
Period of construction, 1946 to 1960 1,812,520
Period of construction, 1961 to 1970 1,753,170
Period of construction, 1971 to 1980 2,421,395
Period of construction, 1981 to 1985 1,028,180
Period of construction, 1986 to 1990 1,055,955
Period of construction, 1991 to 1995 894,855
Period of construction, 1996 to 2000 820,370
Period of construction, 2001 to 2006 19 1,055,690
Total number of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling - 100% data 20 12,435,520
Single-detached house 6,871,315
Semi-detached house 591,590
Row house 690,490
Apartment, duplex 676,290
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys 1,114,925
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys 2,289,390
Other single-attached house 37,995
Movable dwelling 21 163,520
Total number of private households by household size - 100% data 22 12,435,520
1 person 3,328,370
2 persons 4,176,930
3 persons 1,982,305
4 to 5 persons 2,590,725
6 or more persons 357,185
Number of persons in private households 31,072,420
Average number of persons in private households 2.5
Total number of private households by household type - 20% sample data 23 12,437,470
One-family households 8,421,050
Multiple-family households 230,285
Non-family households 3,786,135
Total population by mother tongue - 20% sample data 24 31,241,030
Single responses 30,848,270
English 17,882,775
French 6,817,655
Non-official languages 6,147,840
Algonquin 1,920
Atikamekw 5,245
Blackfoot 3,085
Carrier 1,560
Chilcotin 1,070
Chipewyan 525
Cree 78,855
Siouan languages (Dakota/Sioux) 5,585
Dene 9,750
Dogrib 2,015
Gitksan 1,175
Inuinnaqtun 370
Inuktitut, n.i.e. 32,010
Kutchin-Gwich'in (Loucheux) 355
Malecite 535
Mi'kmaq 7,365
Mohawk 290
Montagnais-Naskapi 10,970
Nisga'a 675
North Slave (Hare) 1,065
Ojibway 24,190
Oji-Cree 11,690
Shuswap 935
South Slave 1,605
Tlingit 80
Italian 455,040
Portuguese 219,275
Romanian 78,500
Spanish 345,345
Danish 18,735
Dutch 128,900
Flemish 5,660
Frisian 2,890
German 450,570
Norwegian 7,225
Swedish 8,220
Yiddish 16,295
Bosnian 12,790
Bulgarian 16,790
Croatian 55,330
Czech 24,450
Macedonian 18,440
Polish 211,175
Russian 133,580
Serbian 51,670
Serbo-Croatian 12,510
Slovak 18,820
Slovenian 13,135
Ukrainian 134,505
Latvian 6,995
Lithuanian 8,335
Estonian 8,240
Finnish 21,030
Hungarian 73,335
Greek 117,285
Armenian 30,130
Turkish 24,745
Amharic 14,555
Arabic 261,640
Hebrew 17,630
Maltese 6,405
Somali 27,320
Tigrigna 7,105
Bengali 45,680
Gujarati 81,465
Hindi 78,235
Kurdish 7,655
Panjabi (Punjabi) 367,505
Pashto 9,030
Persian (Farsi) 134,080
Sindhi 10,355
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 10,180
Urdu 145,805
Malayalam 11,925
Tamil 115,875
Telugu 6,630
Japanese 40,200
Korean 125,575
Cantonese 361,450
Chinese, n.o.s. 25 456,710
Mandarin 170,950
Taiwanese 9,615
Lao 13,940
Khmer (Cambodian) 19,100
Vietnamese 141,625
Bisayan languages 11,240
Ilocano 13,450
Malay 9,490
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 235,620
Akan (Twi) 12,780
Swahili 7,935
Creoles 53,515
Other languages 26 172,650
Multiple responses 392,760
English and French 98,625
English and non-official language 240,005
French and non-official language 43,335
English, French and non-official language 10,790
Total population by knowledge of official languages - 20% sample data 27 31,241,030
English only 21,129,945
French only 4,141,850
English and French 5,448,850
Neither English nor French 520,385
Total population by first official language spoken - 20% sample data 28 31,241,030
English 23,197,090
French 7,204,390
English and French 331,925
Neither English nor French 507,620
Official language minority - (number) 29 7,370,350
Official language minority - (percentage) 30 23.6
Total population by language spoken most often at home - 20% sample data 31 31,241,030
Single responses 30,665,025
English 20,584,775
French 6,608,125
Non-official languages 3,472,130
Algonquin 385
Atikamekw 4,745
Blackfoot 1,575
Carrier 605
Chilcotin 435
Chipewyan 125
Cree 47,190
Siouan languages (Dakota/Sioux) 3,780
Dene 7,490
Dogrib 1,110
Gitksan 320
Inuinnaqtun 70
Inuktitut, n.i.e. 25,290
Kutchin-Gwich'in (Loucheux) 25
Malecite 140
Mi'kmaq 3,985
Mohawk 20
Montagnais-Naskapi 9,720
Nisga'a 175
North Slave (Hare) 650
Ojibway 11,115
Oji-Cree 8,480
Shuswap 250
South Slave 600
Tlingit 0
Italian 170,330
Portuguese 103,875
Romanian 51,060
Spanish 209,955
Danish 1,340
Dutch 14,235
Flemish 420
Frisian 250
German 128,350
Norwegian 460
Swedish 1,110
Yiddish 5,700
Bosnian 8,380
Bulgarian 11,810
Croatian 22,160
Czech 6,985
Macedonian 8,705
Polish 101,575
Russian 93,805
Serbian 34,775
Serbo-Croatian 6,545
Slovak 5,805
Slovenian 2,705
Ukrainian 28,060
Latvian 2,005
Lithuanian 2,585
Estonian 2,155
Finnish 4,190
Hungarian 21,905
Greek 55,100
Armenian 21,485
Turkish 15,885
Amharic 8,225
Arabic 144,745
Hebrew 8,650
Maltese 1,150
Somali 17,045
Tigrigna 3,550
Bengali 33,565
Gujarati 52,715
Hindi 42,875
Kurdish 4,950
Panjabi (Punjabi) 278,500
Pashto 6,705
Persian (Farsi) 97,220
Sindhi 5,050
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 4,780
Urdu 102,805
Malayalam 5,695
Tamil 92,680
Telugu 3,870
Japanese 19,535
Korean 101,500
Cantonese 300,590
Chinese, n.o.s. 32 341,480
Mandarin 143,385
Taiwanese 4,580
Lao 8,555
Khmer (Cambodian) 11,430
Vietnamese 111,440
Bisayan languages 4,610
Ilocano 5,920
Malay 3,680
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 119,345
Akan (Twi) 7,335
Swahili 2,925
Creoles 21,610
Other languages 33 77,435
Multiple responses 576,000
English and French 94,055
English and non-official language 406,455
French and non-official language 58,885
English, French and non-official language 16,600
Algonquin - Various non-official languages spoken - 20% sample data 34 2,685
Atikamekw 5,645
Blackfoot 4,915
Carrier 2,495
Chilcotin 1,400
Chipewyan 770
Cree 99,950
Siouan languages (Dakota/Sioux) 6,495
Dene 11,130
Dogrib 2,645
Gitksan 1,575
Inuinnaqtun 580
Inuktitut, n.i.e. 35,690
Kutchin-Gwich'in (Loucheux) 570
Malecite 790
Mi'kmaq 8,750
Mohawk 615
Montagnais-Naskapi 11,815
Nisga'a 1,090
North Slave (Hare) 1,235
Ojibway 32,460
Oji-Cree 12,605
Shuswap 1,650
South Slave 2,315
Tlingit 175
Italian 660,940
Portuguese 274,670
Romanian 89,175
Spanish 758,285
Danish 21,930
Dutch 152,735
Flemish 6,710
Frisian 3,275
German 622,650
Norwegian 10,585
Swedish 14,960
Yiddish 27,605
Bosnian 15,165
Bulgarian 18,575
Croatian 72,685
Czech 29,735
Macedonian 24,815
Polish 242,885
Russian 191,515
Serbian 62,780
Serbo-Croatian 14,470
Slovak 21,735
Slovenian 15,030
Ukrainian 174,160
Latvian 8,030
Lithuanian 9,320
Estonian 8,860
Finnish 23,380
Hungarian 84,275
Greek 157,385
Armenian 35,260
Turkish 36,935
Amharic 19,885
Arabic 365,085
Hebrew 67,390
Maltese 8,635
Somali 32,045
Tigrigna 8,430
Bengali 52,435
Gujarati 105,395
Hindi 299,605
Kurdish 9,185
Panjabi (Punjabi) 456,085
Pashto 11,675
Persian (Farsi) 154,385
Sindhi 14,010
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 19,830
Urdu 208,125
Malayalam 14,100
Tamil 138,675
Telugu 8,345
Japanese 71,700
Korean 133,800
Cantonese 434,715
Chinese, n.o.s. 35 472,085
Mandarin 281,840
Taiwanese 14,060
Lao 18,390
Khmer (Cambodian) 23,350
Vietnamese 184,050
Bisayan languages 11,285
Ilocano 14,125
Malay 19,405
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 324,120
Akan (Twi) 17,595
Swahili 27,795
Creoles 97,820
Other languages 36 290,780
Total - Mobility status 1 year ago - 20% sample data 37 30,897,210
Non-movers 26,534,115
Movers 4,363,095
Non-migrants 2,554,260
Migrants 1,808,830
Internal migrants 1,511,305
Intraprovincial migrants 1,221,560
Interprovincial migrants 289,745
External migrants 297,530
Total - Mobility status 5 years ago - 20% sample data 38 29,544,485
Non-movers 17,457,165
Movers 12,087,315
Non-migrants 6,507,905
Migrants 5,579,410
Internal migrants 4,419,370
Intraprovincial migrants 3,566,795
Interprovincial migrants 852,580
External migrants 1,160,035
Total population by citizenship - 20% sample data 39 31,241,030
Canadian citizens 29,480,160
Canadian citizens under age 18 6,604,285
Canadian citizens age 18 and over 22,875,880
Not Canadian citizens 40 1,760,865
Total population by immigrant status and place of birth - 20% sample data 41 31,241,030
Non-immigrants 42 24,788,720
Born in province of residence 20,933,115
Born outside province of residence 3,855,610
Immigrants 43 6,186,950
United States of America 250,535
Central America 130,455
Caribbean and Bermuda 317,765
South America 250,710
Europe 2,278,350
Western Europe 424,645
Eastern Europe 511,095
Southern Europe 698,085
Italy 296,850
Other Southern Europe 401,230
Northern Europe 644,525
United Kingdom 579,625
Other Northern Europe 64,900
Africa 374,565
Western Africa 48,645
Eastern Africa 129,920
Northern Africa 134,505
Central Africa 22,405
Southern Africa 39,085
Asia and the Middle East 2,525,155
West Central Asia and the Middle East 370,520
Eastern Asia 874,365
China, People's Republic of 466,940
Hong Kong, Special Administrative Region 215,430
Other Eastern Asia 191,995
Southeast Asia 560,995
Philippines 303,195
Other Southeast Asia 257,800
Southern Asia 719,275
India 443,690
Other Southern Asia 275,590
Oceania and other 44 59,405
Non-permanent residents 45 265,360
Total recent immigrants by selected places of birth - 20% sample data 46 1,109,980
United States of America 38,770
Central America 23,275
Caribbean and Bermuda 34,985
South America 61,330
Europe 178,520
Western Europe 32,425
Eastern Europe 92,565
Southern Europe 25,585
Italy 2,275
Other Southern Europe 23,315
Northern Europe 27,940
United Kingdom 25,655
Other Northern Europe 2,285
Africa 117,215
Western Africa 19,930
Eastern Africa 30,810
Northern Africa 48,845
Central Africa 10,830
Southern Africa 6,800
Asia and the Middle East 647,225
West Central Asia and the Middle East 106,870
Eastern Asia 215,280
China, People's Republic of 155,105
Hong Kong, Special Administrative Region 7,430
Other Eastern Asia 52,745
Southeast Asia 100,225
Philippines 77,880
Other Southeast Asia 22,345
Southern Asia 224,845
India 129,140
Other Southern Asia 95,700
Oceania and other 47 8,655
Total immigrant population by period of immigration - 20% sample data 48 6,186,950
Before 1961 791,225
1961 to 1970 710,285
1971 to 1980 903,705
1981 to 1990 1,003,205
1991 to 2000 1,668,555
1991 to 1995 823,925
1996 to 2000 844,625
2001 to 2006 49 1,109,980
Total immigrant population by age at immigration - 20% sample data 50 6,186,950
Under 5 years 543,395
5 to 14 years 1,102,130
15 to 24 years 1,417,945
25 to 44 years 2,549,570
45 years and over 573,905
Total population 15 years and older by generation status - 20% sample data 51 25,664,225
1st generation 52 6,124,560
2nd generation 53 4,006,420
3rd generation or more 54 15,533,245
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 94-577-XCB2006007
Date Modified: 2010-07-29

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