Topic-based tabulation: Ethnic Origin (247), Single and Multiple Ethnic Origin Responses (3) 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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Ethnic origin (247)	Single and multiple ethnic origin responses (3)
	Total - Single and multiple ethnic origin responses 1	Single ethnic origin responses 2	Multiple ethnic origin responses 3
Note(s) : 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. TOTAL - SINGLE AND MULTIPLE ETHNIC ORIGIN RESPONSES The category 'Total - Single and multiple ethnic origin responses' indicates the number of respondents who reported each ethnic origin, either as their only response or in addition to one or more other ethnic origins. Total responses represent the sum of single responses and multiple responses received in the census. SINGLE ETHNIC ORIGIN RESPONSES A single ethnic origin response occurs when a respondent provides one ethnic origin only. MULTIPLE ETHNIC ORIGIN RESPONSES A multiple ethnic origin response occurs when a respondent provides two or more ethnic origins. TOTAL - ETHNIC ORIGIN 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. BRITISH ISLES, N.I.E. The abbreviation 'n.i.e.' means 'not included elsewhere.' DOMINICAN, N.O.S. The abbreviation 'n.o.s.' means 'not otherwise specified.' CARIBBEAN, N.I.E. The abbreviation 'n.i.e.' means 'not included elsewhere.' LATIN, CENTRAL OR SOUTH AMERICAN, N.I.E. The abbreviation 'n.i.e.' means 'not included elsewhere.' SCANDINAVIAN, N.I.E. The abbreviation 'n.i.e.' means 'not included elsewhere.' YUGOSLAV, N.I.E. The abbreviation 'n.i.e.' means 'not included elsewhere.' EUROPEAN, N.I.E. The abbreviation 'n.i.e.' means 'not included elsewhere.' CONGOLESE, N.O.S. The abbreviation 'n.o.s.' means 'not otherwise specified.' GUINEAN, N.O.S. The abbreviation 'n.o.s.' means 'not otherwise specified.' AFRICAN, N.I.E. The abbreviation 'n.i.e.' means 'not included elsewhere.' MAGHREBI, N.I.E. The abbreviation 'n.i.e.' means 'not included elsewhere.' ARAB, N.I.E. The abbreviation 'n.i.e.' means 'not included elsewhere.' WEST ASIAN, N.I.E. The abbreviation 'n.i.e.' means 'not included elsewhere.' SOUTH ASIAN, N.I.E. The abbreviation 'n.i.e.' means 'not included elsewhere.' EAST OR SOUTHEAST ASIAN, N.I.E. The abbreviation 'n.i.e.' means 'not included elsewhere.' ASIAN, N.O.S. The abbreviation 'n.o.s.' means 'not otherwise specified.' PACIFIC ISLANDER, N.I.E. The abbreviation 'n.i.e.' means 'not included elsewhere.'  Data quality note(s) Excludes census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements.
Total - Ethnic origin 4	31,241,030	18,319,580	12,921,445
British Isles origins	11,098,610	2,548,330	8,550,275
Cornish	1,550	65	1,485
English	6,570,015	1,367,125	5,202,890
Irish	4,354,155	491,030	3,863,125
Manx	4,635	345	4,295
Scottish	4,719,850	568,515	4,151,340
Welsh	440,960	27,110	413,850
British Isles, n.i.e. 5	403,915	94,145	309,770
French origins	5,000,350	1,256,905	3,743,440
Acadian	96,145	26,370	69,775
French	4,941,210	1,230,540	3,710,675
Aboriginal origins	1,678,235	630,425	1,047,815
Inuit	65,885	40,975	24,910
Métis	409,065	77,295	331,770
North American Indian	1,253,620	512,150	741,470
Other North American origins	10,408,735	5,881,285	4,527,450
American	316,350	28,785	287,565
Canadian	10,066,290	5,748,720	4,317,570
Newfoundlander	17,025	4,765	12,265
Nova Scotian	1,875	610	1,260
Ontarian	1,650	615	1,035
Québécois	146,590	96,835	49,750
Other provincial or regional groups	2,695	950	1,745
Caribbean origins	578,695	335,230	243,470
Antiguan	3,415	1,330	2,080
Bahamian	1,655	355	1,305
Barbadian	30,435	11,660	18,775
Bermudan	2,495	315	2,180
Carib	2,190	40	2,145
Cuban	14,110	4,130	9,975
Dominican, n.o.s. 6	12,200	5,465	6,730
Grenadian	12,190	5,890	6,295
Guyanese	61,080	28,565	32,515
Haitian	102,430	80,920	21,505
Jamaican	231,110	134,320	96,785
Kittitian/Nevisian	2,210	830	1,380
Martinican	890	140	755
Montserratan	815	315	500
Puerto Rican	2,020	310	1,710
St. Lucian	4,605	1,950	2,655
Trinidadian/Tobagonian	58,420	23,220	35,200
Vincentian/Grenadinian	10,145	4,715	5,425
West Indian	58,805	25,890	32,910
Caribbean, n.i.e. 7	12,735	4,845	7,890
Latin, Central and South American origins	360,235	196,670	163,565
Aboriginal from Central/South America	12,870	1,490	11,380
Argentinian	13,975	3,100	10,875
Belizean	870	135	735
Bolivian	3,035	1,460	1,570
Brazilian	15,755	4,220	11,535
Chilean	38,175	19,215	18,960
Colombian	44,100	31,145	12,960
Costa Rican	3,445	1,515	1,930
Ecuadorian	16,485	10,355	6,135
Guatemalan	18,205	10,405	7,800
Hispanic	4,900	2,705	2,195
Honduran	5,845	3,330	2,515
Maya	4,625	935	3,685
Mexican	61,505	26,080	35,425
Nicaraguan	11,150	6,460	4,695
Panamanian	3,575	1,055	2,525
Paraguayan	1,995	295	1,700
Peruvian	25,970	13,360	12,615
Salvadorean	59,145	42,145	16,995
Uruguayan	4,550	1,485	3,065
Venezuelan	10,475	3,195	7,280
Latin, Central or South American, n.i.e. 8	22,470	12,575	9,895
European origins	9,919,790	3,726,655	6,193,135
Western European origins	4,372,750	1,063,690	3,309,060
Austrian	194,255	27,060	167,195
Belgian	168,915	33,675	135,240
Dutch (Netherlands)	1,035,965	303,400	732,560
Flemish	12,425	2,175	10,250
Frisian	4,145	1,030	3,115
German	3,179,425	670,640	2,508,785
Luxembourger	3,225	530	2,700
Swiss	137,775	25,180	112,600
Northern European origins	1,120,805	151,840	968,960
Finnish	131,045	30,190	100,845
Scandinavian origins	1,009,735	121,650	888,085
Danish	200,035	33,770	166,265
Icelandic	88,875	9,950	78,925
Norwegian	432,515	44,785	387,725
Swedish	334,765	28,440	306,325
Scandinavian, n.i.e. 9	36,140	4,700	31,440
Eastern European origins	2,998,220	917,665	2,080,550
Baltic origins	96,460	27,590	68,870
Estonian	23,930	8,440	15,485
Latvian	27,870	7,720	20,150
Lithuanian	46,690	11,425	35,260
Byelorussian	10,505	2,620	7,885
Czech and Slovak origins	193,950	50,900	143,055
Czech	98,090	23,570	74,520
Czechoslovakian	36,970	6,355	30,615
Slovak	64,150	20,965	43,180
Hungarian (Magyar)	315,510	88,690	226,825
Polish	984,565	269,380	715,190
Romanian	192,170	79,655	112,515
Russian	500,600	98,245	402,360
Ukrainian	1,209,090	300,590	908,495
Southern European origins	2,723,675	1,439,445	1,284,240
Albanian	22,395	18,480	3,915
Bosnian	21,040	14,815	6,225
Bulgarian	27,260	16,480	10,775
Croatian	110,880	56,405	54,475
Cypriot	3,400	830	2,570
Greek	242,685	145,250	97,435
Italian	1,445,330	741,045	704,285
Kosovar	1,530	1,065	465
Macedonian	37,050	18,510	18,535
Maltese	37,125	13,085	24,035
Montenegrin	2,370	670	1,700
Portuguese	410,850	262,230	148,620
Serbian	72,690	46,035	26,650
Sicilian	4,360	795	3,565
Slovenian	35,940	15,160	20,775
Spanish	325,730	67,475	258,255
Yugoslav, n.i.e. 10	65,305	21,095	44,200
Other European origins	360,960	154,010	206,950
Basque	4,970	715	4,260
Gypsy (Roma)	2,900	320	2,580
Jewish	315,120	134,050	181,075
Slav (European)	5,475	1,915	3,565
European, n.i.e. 11	35,800	17,010	18,785
African origins	421,185	251,060	170,125
Afrikaner	1,865	350	1,515
Akan	660	470	185
Amhara	1,065	625	440
Angolan	2,160	1,060	1,100
Ashanti	1,555	1,185	370
Bantu	1,595	820	775
Black	61,430	32,510	28,915
Burundian	4,650	4,050	600
Cameroonian	4,440	3,540	895
Chadian	775	625	150
Congolese (Zairian)	8,690	7,050	1,640
Congolese, n.o.s. 12	8,415	6,400	2,015
Dinka	500	325	165
East African	2,935	840	2,100
Eritrean	10,475	8,760	1,715
Ethiopian	23,400	18,870	4,530
Gabonese	790	440	345
Gambian	625	410	215
Ghanaian	23,220	18,610	4,610
Guinean, n.o.s. 13	2,470	1,525	945
Harari	755	470	280
Ibo	715	490	225
Ivorian	2,045	1,220	825
Kenyan	4,955	2,320	2,640
Malagasy	1,505	730	775
Malian	1,370	610	760
Mauritian	4,860	1,595	3,270
Nigerian	19,520	13,615	5,900
Oromo	1,885	1,250	635
Peulh	985	535	450
Rwandan	5,670	4,385	1,285
Senegalese	3,160	1,735	1,425
Seychellois	910	500	405
Sierra Leonean	1,990	1,285	705
Somali	37,790	34,020	3,765
South African	25,855	5,710	20,145
Sudanese	12,640	9,995	2,640
Tanzanian	2,220	875	1,340
Tigrian	665	315	345
Togolese	1,750	835	915
Ugandan	3,310	2,025	1,285
Yoruba	3,315	2,120	1,195
Zambian	945	520	420
Zimbabwean	3,570	2,430	1,140
Zulu	625	215	410
African, n.i.e. 14	138,750	52,745	86,000
Arab origins	470,580	315,995	154,585
Egyptian	54,875	33,225	21,650
Iraqi	29,950	22,055	7,900
Jordanian	6,905	4,250	2,655
Kuwaiti	1,575	900	675
Lebanese	165,150	103,855	61,290
Libyan	2,720	1,805	915
Maghrebi origins	94,445	63,830	30,615
Algerian	28,070	19,750	8,315
Berber	14,625	9,370	5,255
Moroccan	44,630	28,110	16,520
Tunisian	9,525	6,090	3,430
Maghrebi, n.i.e. 15	1,800	505	1,295
Palestinian	23,975	14,615	9,360
Saudi Arabian	2,730	1,495	1,240
Syrian	31,370	13,310	18,060
Yemeni	2,300	1,090	1,210
Arab, n.i.e. 16	86,135	55,565	30,570
West Asian origins	302,555	223,030	79,520
Afghan	48,090	41,590	6,500
Armenian	50,500	32,530	17,970
Assyrian	8,650	6,145	2,505
Azerbaijani	3,465	1,480	1,985
Georgian	2,200	695	1,505
Iranian	121,505	99,225	22,280
Israeli	10,755	2,520	8,235
Kurd	9,205	6,465	2,740
Pashtun	1,690	870	820
Tatar	2,300	580	1,720
Turk	43,700	23,355	20,340
West Asian, n.i.e. 17	12,075	7,575	4,505
South Asian origins	1,316,770	1,089,100	227,665
Bangladeshi	24,595	20,915	3,680
Bengali	12,130	9,455	2,670
East Indian	962,670	780,175	182,495
Goan	4,815	1,465	3,350
Gujarati	2,975	1,625	1,350
Kashmiri	1,685	700	980
Nepali	3,780	2,975	800
Pakistani	124,730	89,605	35,130
Punjabi	53,515	32,065	21,455
Sinhalese	5,825	3,775	2,050
Sri Lankan	103,625	79,520	24,110
Tamil	34,590	18,010	16,585
South Asian, n.i.e. 18	60,895	48,815	12,080
East and Southeast Asian origins	2,212,340	1,854,090	358,250
Burmese	4,590	2,095	2,495
Cambodian	25,245	15,905	9,340
Chinese	1,346,510	1,135,370	211,145
Filipino	436,195	321,395	114,800
Hmong	815	530	285
Indonesian	14,325	3,220	11,100
Japanese	98,905	56,470	42,435
Khmer	1,185	670	520
Korean	146,545	137,795	8,755
Laotian	20,110	13,745	6,365
Malaysian	12,165	1,820	10,345
Mongolian	3,960	1,015	2,950
Singaporean	1,390	305	1,085
Taiwanese	17,705	11,955	5,750
Thai	10,020	4,205	5,810
Tibetan	4,275	3,750	530
Vietnamese	180,130	136,445	43,680
East or Southeast Asian, n.i.e. 19	8,990	7,270	1,720
Asian, n.o.s. 20	555	145	410
Oceania origins	58,500	10,800	47,690
Australian	30,635	2,975	27,660
New Zealander	10,465	1,135	9,335
Pacific Islands origins	18,490	6,695	11,795
Fijian	12,560	6,240	6,325
Hawaiian	2,390	75	2,310
Maori	1,555	120	1,430
Polynesian	1,100	65	1,030
Samoan	560	45	515
Pacific Islander, n.i.e. 21	770	145	625