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2006 Census of Canada: Topic-based tabulations

Visible Minority Groups (15), Immigrant Status and Period of Immigration (9), Age Groups (10) 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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Hamilton
Visible minority groups (15) Immigrant status and period of immigration (9)
Total - Immigrant status and period of immigration Non-immigrants 1 Immigrants 2 Before 1991 1991 to 2000 1991 to 1995 1996 to 2000 2001 to 2006 3 Non-permanent residents 4
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. NON-IMMIGRANTS
    Non-immigrants are persons who are Canadian citizens by birth. Although most Canadian citizens by birth were born in Canada, a small number were born outside Canada to Canadian parents.
  2. IMMIGRANTS
    Immigrants are persons who are, or have ever been, landed immigrants in Canada. A landed immigrant is a person who has been granted the right to live in Canada permanently by immigration authorities. Some immigrants have resided in Canada for a number of years, while others are recent arrivals. Most immigrants are born outside Canada, but a small number were born in Canada. Includes immigrants who landed in Canada prior to Census Day, May 16, 2006.
  3. 2001 TO 2006
    Includes immigrants who landed in Canada prior to Census Day, May 16, 2006.
  4. NON-PERMANENT RESIDENTS
    Non-permanent residents are persons from another country who, at the time of the census, held a Work or Study Permit or who were refugee claimants, as well as family members living with them in Canada.
  5. 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'.
  6. SOUTH ASIAN
    For example, 'East Indian', 'Pakistani', 'Sri Lankan', etc.
  7. SOUTHEAST ASIAN
    For example, 'Vietnamese', 'Cambodian', 'Malaysian', 'Laotian', etc.
  8. WEST ASIAN
    For example, 'Iranian', 'Afghan', etc.
  9. 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.
  10. 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'.
  11. 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 683,450 511,435 166,630 111,640 34,205 16,425 17,785 20,785 5,385
Total visible minority population 5 84,295 28,095 52,560 21,155 17,655 8,410 9,245 13,745 3,640
Chinese 11,660 3,245 7,590 3,090 2,455 895 1,555 2,045 825
South Asian 6 19,970 5,990 13,555 4,890 4,855 1,900 2,950 3,810 425
Black 16,480 7,635 8,210 3,965 2,410 1,435 975 1,835 630
Filipino 4,880 1,385 3,320 1,240 1,285 580 705 795 170
Latin American 6,760 1,495 4,710 2,035 1,340 855 485 1,330 555
Southeast Asian 7 6,805 2,430 4,255 2,755 1,120 800 320 385 120
Arab 6,500 1,630 4,320 1,010 1,605 720 880 1,705 545
West Asian 8 3,910 900 2,930 760 1,400 685 715 775 75
Korean 2,255 620 1,445 375 470 105 365 595 195
Japanese 1,415 1,160 190 115 50 15 30 25 65
Visible minority, n.i.e. 9 1,345 425 915 410 375 200 175 130 0
Multiple visible minority 10 2,315 1,170 1,110 510 295 200 90 305 35
Not a visible minority 11 599,155 483,335 114,070 90,480 16,550 8,015 8,535 7,040 1,745
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-562-XCB2006011 (Hamilton, Code537)
Date Modified: 2011-07-04

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