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2006 Census of Canada: Topic-based tabulations

Labour Force Activity (8), 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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New Brunswick / Nouveau-Brunswick
Visible minority groups (15) 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) :
  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. 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'.
  3. SOUTH ASIAN
    For example, 'East Indian', 'Pakistani', 'Sri Lankan', etc.
  4. SOUTHEAST ASIAN
    For example, 'Vietnamese', 'Cambodian', 'Malaysian', 'Laotian', etc.
  5. WEST ASIAN
    For example, 'Iranian', 'Afghan', etc.
  6. 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.
  7. 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'.
  8. 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.
Total - Population by visible minority groups 601,420 382,970 344,770 38,195 218,455 63.7 57.3 10.0
Total visible minority population 2 9,965 6,100 5,485 615 3,865 61.2 55.0 10.1
Chinese 1,975 1,010 935 75 965 51.1 47.3 7.4
South Asian 3 1,545 1,020 925 90 530 66.0 59.9 8.8
Black 3,010 1,940 1,705 235 1,065 64.5 56.6 12.1
Filipino 410 320 295 25 95 78.0 72.0 7.8
Latin American 555 375 345 25 185 67.6 62.2 6.7
Southeast Asian 4 375 240 225 10 140 64.0 60.0 4.2
Arab 725 470 410 60 255 64.8 56.6 12.8
West Asian 5 405 235 205 30 170 58.0 50.6 12.8
Korean 450 175 150 20 275 38.9 33.3 11.4
Japanese 140 70 60 0 70 50.0 42.9 0.0
Visible minority, n.i.e. 6 130 85 75 10 45 65.4 57.7 11.8
Multiple visible minority 7 245 170 150 20 75 69.4 61.2 11.8
Not a visible minority 8 591,460 376,865 339,285 37,575 214,590 63.7 57.4 10.0
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-562-XCB2006017 (New Brunswick / Nouveau-Brunswick, Code13)
Date Modified: 2011-04-07

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