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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

  1. Total - Population groups Footnote 1
  2. Single responses Footnote 2
  3. White
  4. Chinese
  5. South Asian Footnote 5
  6. Black
  7. Filipino
  8. Latin American
  9. Southeast Asian Footnote 9
  10. Arab
  11. West Asian Footnote 11
  12. Korean
  13. Japanese
  14. Visible minority, n.i.e. Footnote 14
  15. Multiple responses Footnote 15
  16. White and Chinese
  17. White and South Asian
  18. White and Black
  19. White and Filipino
  20. White and Latin American
  21. White and Southeast Asian
  22. White and Arab
  23. White and West Asian
  24. White and Korean
  25. White and Japanese
  26. White and multiple visible minority Footnote 26
  27. Multiple visible minority Footnote 27
  28. Aboriginal self-reporting Footnote 28

Footnotes

Footnote 1

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'.

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Footnote 2

Includes respondents who provided one population group only.

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Footnote 5

For example, 'East Indian', 'Pakistani', 'Sri Lankan', etc.

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Footnote 9

For example, 'Vietnamese', 'Cambodian', 'Malaysian', 'Laotian', etc.

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Footnote 11

For example, 'Iranian', 'Afghan', etc.

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Footnote 14

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.

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Footnote 15

Includes respondents who provided two or more population groups.

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Footnote 26

Includes respondents who reported more than one visible minority group by checking two or more mark-in circles, e.g., 'Black' and 'South Asian'.

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Footnote 27

Includes respondents who reported more than one visible minority group by checking two or more mark-in circles, e.g., 'Black' and 'South Asian'.

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Footnote 28

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).

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