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2006 Census of Canada: Topic-based tabulations

Immigrant Status and Period of Immigration (9), Knowledge of Official Languages (5), Detailed Mother Tongue (103), Age Groups (10) and Sex (3) for the Population of Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 2006 Census - 20% Sample Data

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Immigrant status and period of immigration (9) Knowledge of official languages (5)
Total - Knowledge of official languages English only French only English and French Neither English nor French
Note(s) :
  1. Census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations crossing provincial boundaries
    There is one census metropolitan area (Ottawa - Gatineau) and three census agglomerations (Campbellton, Hawkesbury and Lloydminster) that cross provincial boundaries. The data for their respective provincial parts are included with the appropriate census metropolitan area or census agglomeration, with data for the census metropolitan area or census agglomeration within the province of the provincial part that contributes the majority of the population to the area. For example, Ottawa - Gatineau can be found in Ontario, Campbellton in New Brunswick, Hawkesbury in Ontario and Lloydminster in Alberta.
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 2001 TO 2006
    Includes immigrants who landed in Canada prior to Census Day, May 16, 2006.
  4. 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.
Warning Data quality note(s)
  • Excludes census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements.
Total - Immigrant status and period of immigration 31,241,030 21,129,945 4,141,850 5,448,850 520,380
Non-immigrants 1 24,788,720 16,143,750 3,889,085 4,652,560 103,325
Immigrants 2 6,186,950 4,784,945 241,490 762,340 398,175
Before 1991 3,408,415 2,703,285 105,225 435,165 164,745
1991 to 2000 1,668,550 1,277,220 62,765 198,130 130,430
1991 to 1995 823,925 623,195 29,070 98,715 72,940
1996 to 2000 844,625 654,020 33,690 99,420 57,490
2001 to 2006 3 1,109,980 804,435 73,500 129,040 103,000
Non-permanent residents 4 265,360 201,255 11,270 33,950 18,880
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-557-XCB2006021 (Canada, Code01)
Date Modified: 2011-04-07

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