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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 Divisions and Census Subdivisions, 2006 Census - 20% Sample Data

Variable: Visible minority groups (15)

Definition

Visible minority population

Part A - Plain language definition
Not applicable

Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to the visible minority group to which the respondent belongs. The Employment Equity Act defines visible minorities as 'persons, other than Aboriginal peoples, who are non-Caucasian in race or non-white in colour'.

Values
  1. Total - Population by visible minority groups
  2. Total visible minority population
  3. Chinese
  4. South Asian
  5. Black
  6. Filipino
  7. Latin American
  8. Southeast Asian
  9. Arab
  10. West Asian
  11. Korean
  12. Japanese
  13. Visible minority, n.i.e.
  14. Multiple visible minority
  15. Not a visible minority
Note(s)
Number Stub
2. The Employment Equity Act defines visible minorities as 'persons, other than Aboriginal peoples, who are non-Caucasian in race or non-white in colour'.
4. For example, 'East Indian', 'Pakistani', 'Sri Lankan', etc.
8. For example, 'Vietnamese', 'Cambodian', 'Malaysian', 'Laotian', etc.
10. For example, 'Iranian', 'Afghan', etc.
13. 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.
14. Includes respondents who reported more than one visible minority group by checking two or more mark-in circles, e.g., 'Black' and 'South Asian'.
15. 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.
Date Modified: 2011-04-07

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