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2006 Census of Canada: Topic-based tabulations

Work Activity in 2005 (14), Visible Minority Groups (15), Immigrant Status and Period of Immigration (9), Highest Certificate, Diploma or Degree (7), Age Groups (9) and Sex (3) for the Population 15 Years and Over of Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 2006 Census - 20% Sample Data

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Visible minority groups (15) Work activity in 2005 (14)
Total - Work activity in 2005 Did not work in 2005 2 Worked in 2005 Worked 1 to 48 weeks Worked 49 to 52 weeks Average weeks worked in 2005 Worked mostly full time Worked 1 to 48 weeks Worked 49 to 52 weeks 3 Average weeks worked mostly full time Worked mostly part time Worked 1 to 48 weeks Worked 49 to 52 weeks Average weeks worked mostly part time
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. TOTAL - HIGHEST CERTIFICATE, DIPLOMA OR DEGREE
    'Highest certificate, diploma or degree' refers to the highest certificate, diploma or degree completed based on a hierarchy which is generally related to the amount of time spent 'in-class.' For postsecondary completers, a university education is considered to be a higher level of schooling than a college education, while a college education is considered to be a higher level of education than in the trades. Although some trades requirements may take as long or longer to complete than a given college or university program, the majority of time is spent in on-the-job paid training and less time is spent in the classroom.
  2. DID NOT WORK IN 2005
    Includes persons who never worked, persons who worked prior to 2005 only, or persons who worked in 2006 only.
  3. WORKED 49 TO 52 WEEKS
    Persons in this category are also referred to as full-year, full-time workers.
  4. 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'.
  5. SOUTH ASIAN
    For example, 'East Indian', 'Pakistani', 'Sri Lankan', etc.
  6. SOUTHEAST ASIAN
    For example, 'Vietnamese', 'Cambodian', 'Malaysian', 'Laotian', etc.
  7. WEST ASIAN
    For example, 'Iranian', 'Afghan', etc.
  8. 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.
  9. 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'.
  10. 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.
Warning Data quality note(s)
  • Excludes census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements.
  • Data quality index showing, for the long census questionnaire (20% sample data), a global non response rate higher than or equal to 5% but lower than 10%.
Total - Population by visible minority groups 9,819,420 2,978,115 6,841,300 2,475,770 4,365,535 43.6 5,296,130 1,489,075 3,807,055 46.4 1,545,175 986,690 558,480 34.0
Total visible minority population 4 2,114,610 659,045 1,455,565 631,820 823,745 42.1 1,142,915 404,370 738,545 45.2 312,645 227,445 85,200 31.1
Chinese 477,670 164,830 312,840 132,120 180,715 42.2 250,850 86,360 164,490 45.0 61,985 45,760 16,225 30.7
South Asian 5 598,710 185,335 413,375 186,020 227,355 41.8 329,730 123,180 206,555 44.8 83,645 62,845 20,800 29.9
Black 340,630 96,425 244,200 104,545 139,660 42.1 183,770 61,345 122,425 45.5 60,430 43,195 17,235 31.7
Filipino 159,505 35,770 123,735 50,425 73,310 43.6 101,370 34,815 66,555 46.0 22,360 15,610 6,750 32.8
Latin American 118,355 32,655 85,700 38,535 47,165 42.2 66,920 25,325 41,595 45.0 18,785 13,215 5,575 32.3
Southeast Asian 6 83,770 25,970 57,800 23,100 34,700 43.2 47,335 15,545 31,790 45.8 10,465 7,555 2,910 31.6
Arab 82,500 32,070 50,430 23,325 27,105 41.3 37,465 13,985 23,480 44.8 12,965 9,340 3,625 31.4
West Asian 7 76,785 28,290 48,495 23,150 25,345 40.8 34,730 13,215 21,510 44.7 13,765 9,930 3,830 31.0
Korean 57,380 23,475 33,905 15,965 17,945 41.0 25,010 9,465 15,540 44.6 8,895 6,495 2,400 30.9
Japanese 23,045 8,110 14,935 5,540 9,395 43.4 11,295 3,110 8,185 46.8 3,640 2,425 1,210 32.9
Visible minority, n.i.e. 8 45,655 12,675 32,980 13,005 19,975 43.4 26,240 8,520 17,725 46.0 6,735 4,485 2,250 33.1
Multiple visible minority 9 50,595 13,435 37,160 16,085 21,075 42.0 28,190 9,500 18,690 45.5 8,970 6,585 2,385 30.8
Not a visible minority 10 7,704,805 2,319,075 5,385,740 1,843,950 3,541,790 44.0 4,153,210 1,084,705 3,068,505 46.8 1,232,525 759,240 473,280 34.8
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-562-XCB2006014 (Ontario, Code35)
Date Modified: 2011-04-07

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