Topic-based tabulation: Labour Force Activity (8), Visible Minority Groups (14), Immigrant Status and Period of Immigration (9A), Age Groups (9) and Sex (3) for the Population 15 Years and Over of Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 1996 to 2006 Censuses - 20% Sample Data

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Visible minority groups (14)	Labour force activity (8)
	Total - Labour force activity	In the labour force	Employed	Unemployed	Not in the labour force	Participation rate	Employment rate	Unemployment rate
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 VISIBLE MINORITY POPULATION The Employment Equity Act defines visible minorities as 'persons, other than Aboriginal peoples, who are non-Caucasian in race or non-white in colour'. SOUTH ASIAN For example, 'East Indian', 'Pakistani', 'Sri Lankan', etc. SOUTHEAST ASIAN For example, 'Vietnamese', 'Cambodian', 'Malaysian', 'Laotian', etc. VISIBLE MINORITY, N.I.E. The abbreviation 'n.i.e.' means 'not included elsewhere'. Includes respondents who reported a write-in response such as 'Guyanese', 'West Indian', 'Kurd', 'Tibetan', 'Polynesian', 'Pacific Islander', etc. MULTIPLE VISIBLE MINORITY Includes respondents who reported more than one visible minority group by checking two or more mark-in circles, e.g., 'Black' and 'South Asian'. NOT A VISIBLE MINORITY Includes respondents who reported 'Yes' to the Aboriginal identity question (Question 18) as well as respondents who were not considered to be members of a visible minority group.  Data quality note(s) Excludes census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements.
Total - Population by visible minority groups	25,664,220	17,146,135	16,021,180	1,124,955	8,518,090	66.8	62.4	6.6
Total visible minority population 1	3,922,695	2,639,520	2,413,610	225,915	1,283,180	67.3	61.5	8.6
Chinese	1,005,640	623,225	576,195	47,025	382,410	62.0	57.3	7.5
South Asian 2	957,645	656,205	599,525	56,685	301,445	68.5	62.6	8.6
Black	562,135	397,460	355,090	42,365	164,675	70.7	63.2	10.7
Filipino	320,915	245,855	233,540	12,310	75,060	76.6	72.8	5.0
Latin American	244,330	175,570	159,750	15,820	68,760	71.9	65.4	9.0
Southeast Asian 3	184,580	127,150	116,405	10,745	57,430	68.9	63.1	8.5
Arab / West Asian	321,755	206,090	181,130	24,965	115,660	64.1	56.3	12.1
Korean	114,615	62,820	57,465	5,355	51,795	54.8	50.1	8.5
Japanese	66,400	40,895	38,815	2,080	25,505	61.6	58.5	5.1
Visible minority, n.i.e. 4	57,120	40,625	37,445	3,180	16,490	71.1	65.6	7.8
Multiple visible minority 5	87,565	63,630	58,250	5,380	23,935	72.7	66.5	8.5
Not a visible minority 6	21,741,525	14,506,615	13,607,565	899,045	7,234,910	66.7	62.6	6.2