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2006 Census of Canada: Topic-based tabulations

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) :
  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 - 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.
  2. SINGLE ETHNIC ORIGIN RESPONSES
    A single ethnic origin response occurs when a respondent provides one ethnic origin only.
  3. MULTIPLE ETHNIC ORIGIN RESPONSES
    A multiple ethnic origin response occurs when a respondent provides two or more ethnic origins.
  4. 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.
  5. BRITISH ISLES, N.I.E.
    The abbreviation 'n.i.e.' means 'not included elsewhere.'
  6. DOMINICAN, N.O.S.
    The abbreviation 'n.o.s.' means 'not otherwise specified.'
  7. CARIBBEAN, N.I.E.
    The abbreviation 'n.i.e.' means 'not included elsewhere.'
  8. LATIN, CENTRAL OR SOUTH AMERICAN, N.I.E.
    The abbreviation 'n.i.e.' means 'not included elsewhere.'
  9. SCANDINAVIAN, N.I.E.
    The abbreviation 'n.i.e.' means 'not included elsewhere.'
  10. YUGOSLAV, N.I.E.
    The abbreviation 'n.i.e.' means 'not included elsewhere.'
  11. EUROPEAN, N.I.E.
    The abbreviation 'n.i.e.' means 'not included elsewhere.'

  12. CONGOLESE, N.O.S.
    The abbreviation 'n.o.s.' means 'not otherwise specified.'
  13. GUINEAN, N.O.S.
    The abbreviation 'n.o.s.' means 'not otherwise specified.'
  14. AFRICAN, N.I.E.
    The abbreviation 'n.i.e.' means 'not included elsewhere.'
  15. MAGHREBI, N.I.E.
    The abbreviation 'n.i.e.' means 'not included elsewhere.'
  16. ARAB, N.I.E.
    The abbreviation 'n.i.e.' means 'not included elsewhere.'
  17. WEST ASIAN, N.I.E.
    The abbreviation 'n.i.e.' means 'not included elsewhere.'
  18. SOUTH ASIAN, N.I.E.
    The abbreviation 'n.i.e.' means 'not included elsewhere.'
  19. EAST OR SOUTHEAST ASIAN, N.I.E.
    The abbreviation 'n.i.e.' means 'not included elsewhere.'
  20. ASIAN, N.O.S.
    The abbreviation 'n.o.s.' means 'not otherwise specified.'
  21. PACIFIC ISLANDER, N.I.E.
    The abbreviation 'n.i.e.' means 'not included elsewhere.'
Warning Data quality note(s)
  • Data quality index showing, for the short census questionnaire (100% data), a global non response rate higher than or equal to 5% but lower than 10%.
  • 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 - Ethnic origin 4 18,450 8,730 9,715
British Isles origins 8,670 1,400 7,270
Cornish 0 0 0
English 5,075 725 4,350
Irish 2,880 170 2,710
Manx 0 0 0
Scottish 4,000 435 3,565
Welsh 440 30 405
British Isles, n.i.e. 5 260 40 215
French origins 2,285 225 2,055
Acadian 10 0 15
French 2,275 225 2,045
Aboriginal origins 4,075 2,015 2,055
Inuit 35 10 25
Métis 640 125 515
North American Indian 3,475 1,875 1,600
Other North American origins 4,790 1,790 3,000
American 295 45 245
Canadian 4,525 1,720 2,805
Newfoundlander 35 20 15
Nova Scotian 0 0 0
Ontarian 0 0 0
Québécois 10 0 10
Other provincial or regional groups 0 0 0
Caribbean origins 30 10 25
Antiguan 0 0 0
Bahamian 0 0 0
Barbadian 0 0 0
Bermudan 0 0 0
Carib 0 0 0
Cuban 0 0 0
Dominican, n.o.s. 6 0 0 0
Grenadian 0 0 0
Guyanese 0 0 0
Haitian 0 0 0
Jamaican 20 0 20
Kittitian/Nevisian 0 0 0
Martinican 0 0 0
Montserratan 0 0 0
Puerto Rican 0 0 0
St. Lucian 0 0 0
Trinidadian/Tobagonian 0 0 0
Vincentian/Grenadinian 0 0 0
West Indian 0 0 0
Caribbean, n.i.e. 7 0 0 0
Latin, Central and South American origins 70 25 45
Aboriginal from Central/South America 0 0 0
Argentinian 0 0 0
Belizean 0 0 0
Bolivian 0 0 0
Brazilian 0 0 0
Chilean 15 0 15
Colombian 0 0 0
Costa Rican 0 0 0
Ecuadorian 0 0 0
Guatemalan 0 0 0
Hispanic 0 0 0
Honduran 0 0 0
Maya 0 0 0
Mexican 20 15 0
Nicaraguan 0 0 0
Panamanian 10 0 10
Paraguayan 0 0 0
Peruvian 0 0 0
Salvadorean 0 0 0
Uruguayan 0 0 0
Venezuelan 0 0 0
Latin, Central or South American, n.i.e. 8 15 10 10
European origins 8,550 2,475 6,075
Western European origins 5,020 1,210 3,815
Austrian 250 35 220
Belgian 75 0 70
Dutch (Netherlands) 1,055 265 785
Flemish 10 0 10
Frisian 0 0 0
German 3,740 845 2,895
Luxembourger 0 0 0
Swiss 310 55 250
Northern European origins 2,015 205 1,815
Finnish 150 25 125
Scandinavian origins 1,870 180 1,690
Danish 190 20 165
Icelandic 60 0 60
Norwegian 1,210 105 1,110
Swedish 520 55 465
Scandinavian, n.i.e. 9 20 0 25
Eastern European origins 2,165 370 1,795
Baltic origins 90 0 85
Estonian 0 0 0
Latvian 0 0 10
Lithuanian 80 0 80
Byelorussian 0 0 0
Czech and Slovak origins 180 25 150
Czech 125 0 120
Czechoslovakian 35 10 30
Slovak 20 20 0
Hungarian (Magyar) 210 60 150
Polish 520 40 475
Romanian 75 0 75
Russian 455 85 370
Ukrainian 820 155 665
Southern European origins 1,435 670 765
Albanian 0 0 0
Bosnian 0 0 0
Bulgarian 25 20 0
Croatian 90 10 75
Cypriot 0 0 0
Greek 75 30 45
Italian 465 120 340
Kosovar 0 0 0
Macedonian 0 0 0
Maltese 0 0 0
Montenegrin 0 0 0
Portuguese 635 465 170
Serbian 0 0 0
Sicilian 0 0 0
Slovenian 30 0 25
Spanish 125 0 120
Yugoslav, n.i.e. 10 45 20 25
Other European origins 65 20 50
Basque 0 0 0
Gypsy (Roma) 25 0 25
Jewish 15 10 15
Slav (European) 0 0 0
European, n.i.e. 11 30 15 10
African origins 85 0 85
Afrikaner 0 0 0
Akan 10 0 10
Amhara 0 0 0
Angolan 0 0 0
Ashanti 0 0 0
Bantu 0 0 0
Black 40 0 40
Burundian 0 0 0
Cameroonian 0 0 0
Chadian 0 0 0
Congolese (Zairian) 0 0 0
Congolese, n.o.s. 12 0 0 0
Dinka 0 0 0
East African 0 0 0
Eritrean 0 0 0
Ethiopian 0 0 0
Gabonese 0 0 0
Gambian 0 0 0
Ghanaian 10 0 10
Guinean, n.o.s. 13 0 0 0
Harari 0 0 0
Ibo 0 0 0
Ivorian 0 0 0
Kenyan 0 0 0
Malagasy 0 0 0
Malian 0 0 0
Mauritian 0 0 0
Nigerian 0 0 0
Oromo 0 0 0
Peulh 0 0 0
Rwandan 0 0 0
Senegalese 0 0 0
Seychellois 0 0 0
Sierra Leonean 0 0 0
Somali 0 0 0
South African 0 0 10
Sudanese 0 0 0
Tanzanian 0 0 0
Tigrian 0 0 0
Togolese 0 0 0
Ugandan 0 0 0
Yoruba 0 0 0
Zambian 0 0 0
Zimbabwean 0 0 0
Zulu 0 0 0
African, n.i.e. 14 40 0 40
Arab origins 40 15 25
Egyptian 0 0 0
Iraqi 0 0 0
Jordanian 0 0 0
Kuwaiti 0 0 0
Lebanese 0 0 0
Libyan 0 0 0
Maghrebi origins 0 0 0
Algerian 0 0 0
Berber 0 0 0
Moroccan 0 0 0
Tunisian 0 0 0
Maghrebi, n.i.e. 15 0 0 0
Palestinian 0 0 0
Saudi Arabian 0 0 0
Syrian 40 10 25
Yemeni 0 0 0
Arab, n.i.e. 16 0 0 0
West Asian origins 0 0 0
Afghan 0 0 0
Armenian 10 0 0
Assyrian 0 0 0
Azerbaijani 0 0 0
Georgian 0 0 0
Iranian 0 0 0
Israeli 0 0 0
Kurd 0 0 0
Pashtun 0 0 0
Tatar 0 0 0
Turk 0 0 0
West Asian, n.i.e. 17 0 0 0
South Asian origins 755 665 85
Bangladeshi 0 0 0
Bengali 0 0 0
East Indian 690 600 90
Goan 0 0 0
Gujarati 0 0 0
Kashmiri 0 0 0
Nepali 0 0 0
Pakistani 0 0 0
Punjabi 75 65 10
Sinhalese 0 0 0
Sri Lankan 0 0 0
Tamil 0 0 0
South Asian, n.i.e. 18 0 0 0
East and Southeast Asian origins 190 110 80
Burmese 0 0 0
Cambodian 0 0 0
Chinese 65 30 40
Filipino 25 15 15
Hmong 0 0 0
Indonesian 0 0 0
Japanese 35 10 25
Khmer 0 0 0
Korean 40 45 0
Laotian 0 0 0
Malaysian 0 0 0
Mongolian 0 0 0
Singaporean 0 0 0
Taiwanese 0 0 0
Thai 10 0 0
Tibetan 0 0 0
Vietnamese 10 10 0
East or Southeast Asian, n.i.e. 19 0 0 0
Asian, n.o.s. 20 0 0 0
Oceania origins 30 0 30
Australian 10 0 10
New Zealander 10 10 0
Pacific Islands origins 20 0 20
Fijian 0 0 0
Hawaiian 20 0 15
Maori 0 0 0
Polynesian 0 0 0
Samoan 0 0 0
Pacific Islander, n.i.e. 21 0 0 0
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-562-XCB2006006 (Terrace, Code965)