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Population Groups (28) and Sex (3) for the Population of Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 2006 Census - 20% Sample Data
About this variable: Population groups (28)
Definition
Population group
Part A - Plain language definition
Not applicable
Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to the population group or groups to which the respondent belongs.
Values
- Total - Population groups Footnote 1
- Single responses Footnote 2
- White
- Chinese
- South Asian Footnote 5
- Black
- Filipino
- Latin American
- Southeast Asian Footnote 9
- Arab
- West Asian Footnote 11
- Korean
- Japanese
- Visible minority, n.i.e. Footnote 14
- Multiple responses Footnote 15
- White and Chinese
- White and South Asian
- White and Black
- White and Filipino
- White and Latin American
- White and Southeast Asian
- White and Arab
- White and West Asian
- White and Korean
- White and Japanese
- White and multiple visible minority Footnote 26
- Multiple visible minority Footnote 27
- Aboriginal self-reporting Footnote 28
Footnotes
- Footnote 1
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Refers to the population group or groups to which the respondent belongs. The population group question on the census is used to derive counts for the visible minority population, as defined by the Employment Equity Act. The Employment Equity Act defines visible minorities as 'persons, other than Aboriginal peoples, who are non-Caucasian in race or non-white in colour'.
- Footnote 2
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Includes respondents who provided one population group only.
- Footnote 5
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For example, 'East Indian', 'Pakistani', 'Sri Lankan', etc.
- Footnote 9
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For example, 'Vietnamese', 'Cambodian', 'Malaysian', 'Laotian', etc.
- Footnote 11
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For example, 'Iranian', 'Afghan', etc.
- Footnote 14
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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.
- Footnote 15
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Includes respondents who provided two or more population groups.
- Footnote 26
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Includes respondents who reported more than one visible minority group by checking two or more mark-in circles, e.g., 'Black' and 'South Asian'.
- Footnote 27
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Includes respondents who reported more than one visible minority group by checking two or more mark-in circles, e.g., 'Black' and 'South Asian'.
- Footnote 28
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Includes respondents who reported 'Yes' to the Aboriginal identity question (Question 18). These respondents were not required to answer the Population group question (Question 19).