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Selected Demographic, Cultural, Educational, Labour Force and Income Characteristics (926), First Official Language Spoken (4), Age Groups (8A) and Sex (3) for the Population of Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 2006 Census - 20% Sample Data

About this variable: Selected demographic, cultural, educational, labour force and income characteristics (926)

Definition


Note: Ethnic origin

In 2006, the Ethnic origin question asked: 'What were the ethnic or cultural origins of this person's ancestors?' Respondents were asked to specify as many origins as applicable. Four write-in spaces were provided and up to six ethnic origins were retained.

Since 1981, when respondents were first permitted to report more than one ethnic origin in the census, a distinction has been made between single and multiple ethnic origin responses. A 'single' response is given when a respondent provides one ethnic origin only. A 'multiple' response is given when a respondent provides two or more ethnic origins. A 'total response' indicates the sum of single and multiple responses for each specific group.

It must be noted that the measurement of ethnicity is affected by changes in the social environment in which the question is asked, and changes in the respondent's understanding or views about the topic. Awareness of family background or length of time since immigration can affect responses to the ethnic origin question. Some respondents may confuse or combine the concept of ethnic origin with other concepts such as citizenship, nationality, language or cultural identity.

As well, some respondents may choose to provide very specific ethnic origins in the census, while others may choose to give more general responses. This means that two respondents with the same ethnic ancestry could have different response patterns and thus could be counted as having different ethnic origins. For example, one respondent may report 'East Indian' ethnic origin while another respondent, with a similar ancestral background, may report 'Punjabi' or 'South Asian' origins; one respondent may report 'Black' while another, similar respondent, may report 'Ghanaian' or 'African.' As a result, ethnic origin data are very fluid, and counts for certain origins, such as 'East Indian' and 'Black,' may seem lower than initially expected. Users who wish to obtain broader response counts may wish to combine data for two or more ethnic origins together or use counts for ethnic categories such as 'South Asian origins' or 'African origins.'

For additional information on issues related to the collection and dissemination of ethnic origin data, and on the comparability of ethnic origin data over time, refer to the Ethnic Origin Reference Guide, 2006 Census, Catalogue number 97-562-GWE2006025.

Note: First official language spoken

The definitions of first official language spoken and official language minority are outlined in the Official Languages (Communications with and Services to the Public) Regulations issued pursuant to the Official Languages Act (1988).

Information on first official language spoken is not collected directly from respondents. Rather, it is derived from three language variables on the census questionnaire: knowledge of official languages, mother tongue, and home language (language spoken most often at home). The first step in the derivation of this variable is to examine the respondent's knowledge of English and French. A person who speaks only English has English assigned as the first official language, while a person who speaks only French has French assigned. If the person can speak both English and French, then the mother tongue variable is examined. If the mother tongue is English, then English is the first official language spoken. The same procedure is used for French. Thus, a person who speaks English and French, and has French as mother tongue, would have French assigned as the first official language spoken.

If the respondent speaks both English and French, and indicates English and French as mother tongue, then the 'home language' variable is examined to assign the first official language spoken. In this circumstance, a home language of English would result in English being assigned as first official language spoken, while a home language of French would result in French being assigned as first official language spoken. Consequently, a person who speaks both English and French, has both official languages as mother tongue and English as home language, would have English assigned as first official language spoken.

Situations where the respondents can speak English and French, and have both languages as mother tongue and home language, are assigned English and French as first official language spoken.

The official language minority is English in Quebec and French in all other provinces and territories. The size of the official language minority is determined by adding the minority population and half of the 'English and French' population. For example, in Ontario, the official language minority is the sum of those who have French as their first official language spoken and half of those who have English and French as first official language spoken.

For additional information, please refer to the 2006 Census Dictionary, catalogue number 92-566-XWE.

Note: Income Data for Seniors in Collective Dwellings

In the 2006 Census, individuals who resided in institutions or residences with distinct, separate living quarters, and who were able to complete the census questionnaire, received their own census form to complete. These individuals were excluded from measurements of income in prior censuses. This census their incomes have been set to zero. This results in a slight overestimation in the count of population 15 years and over, and primarily the age group 65 years and over, without income (or without earnings). Counts and income statistics for families or persons not in families are not affected, as individuals in these types of collective dwellings have always, and continue to be excluded from those populations.

Note: Income suppression

Area suppression is the deletion of all characteristic data for geographic areas with populations below a specified size. Income distributions and related statistics are suppressed if the population in the area, excluding institutional residents, is less than 250 from either the 100% or the 20% database, or if the number of private households is less than 40 from the 20% database.

Tables with income, after-tax income or earnings distributions

Income, after-tax income and earnings distributions have been suppressed where the estimated total number of units (persons, families or households) in the reference year is less than 250. All suppressed cells and associated averages, medians and standard errors of average income, average after-tax income or average earnings have been replaced with zeroes or symbols.

In all cases, suppressed data are included in the appropriate higher aggregate subtotals and totals.

Tables with number and median or average income, after-tax income or earnings

Statistics have been suppressed if the estimated total number of persons (males, females or both sexes) with income, after-tax income or earnings in the reference year is less than 250 persons. All suppressed counts and associated averages and medians have been replaced by zeroes or symbols.

In all cases, suppressed data are included in the appropriate higher aggregate subtotals and totals.

Note: Institutional residents

People in seniors' residences in the 2006 Census are classified as 'not living in an institution'. This is a change from the 2001 Census where they were classified as institutional residents, specifically, 'living in an institution, resident under care or custody'.

Note: Major field of study - Classification of instructional programs - (CIP), Canada, 2000

For the first time with the 2006 Census, major field of study data were coded with the Classification of Instructional Programs - (CIP), Canada, 2000.

Prior to the 2006 Census, the Major Field of Study Classification (MFS) was used to classify major field of study. We recommend users not make historical comparisons between the two classification systems. Even though some entries in the two classifications are similar, direct comparison would be inappropriate given the much more detailed character of the new classification.

A theoretical concordance table between the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) and the Major Field of Study Classification (MFS) showing the definitional relationship between the two classifications was developed. This table is available in the 2006 Census Dictionary (Appendix N). This type of concordance allows users to see the relationship between the two classes of systems based on the definitional aspects of each system. However, users are cautioned that this type of concordance can not be used to convert counts from one classification system to another.

Note: Mobility status (1 year ago) universe

The 'Mobility status (1 year ago)' universe includes persons 1 year of age and over residing in Canada, excluding institutional residents and Canadians (military and government personnel of Canada) in households outside Canada. For additional information, please refer to the 2006 Census Dictionary, Catalogue number 92-566-XWE.

Note: Mobility status (5 years ago) universe

The 'Mobility status (5 years ago)' universe includes persons 5 years of age and over residing in Canada, excluding institutional residents and Canadians (military and government personnel of Canada) in households outside Canada. For additional information, please refer to the 2006 Census Dictionary, Catalogue number 92-566-XWE.

Note: Non-permanent residents and the census universe

In the 2006 Census, non-permanent residents are defined as people 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 in Canada with them. In the 1991, 1996 and 2001 censuses, non-permanent residents also included persons who held a Minister's permit; this was discontinued by Citizenship and Immigration Canada prior to the 2006 Census.

From 1991 on, the Census of Population has enumerated both permanent and non-permanent residents of Canada. Prior to 1991, only permanent residents of Canada were included in the census. (The only exception to this occurred in 1941.) Non-permanent residents were considered foreign residents and were not enumerated.

Total population counts, as well as counts for all variables, are affected by this change in the census universe. Users should be especially careful when comparing data from 1991, 1996, 2001 or 2006 with data from previous censuses in geographic areas where there is a concentration of non-permanent residents.

Today in Canada, non-permanent residents make up a significant segment of the population, especially in several census metropolitan areas. Their presence can affect the demand for such government services as health care, schooling, employment programs and language training. The inclusion of non-permanent residents in the census facilitates comparisons with provincial and territorial statistics (marriages, divorces, births and deaths) which include this population. In addition, this inclusion of non-permanent residents brings Canadian practice closer to the United Nations (UN) recommendation that long-term residents (persons living in a country for one year or longer) be enumerated in the census.

Although every attempt has been made to enumerate non-permanent residents, factors such as language difficulties, the reluctance to complete a government form or to understand the need to participate may have affected the enumeration of this population.

For additional information, please refer to the 2006 Census Dictionary, catalogue number 92-566-XWE.

For counts of the non-permanent resident population in 1991, 2001 and 2006, please refer to the 2006 Census table 97-557-XCB2006006.

Note: Population universe

The population universe of the 2006 Census includes the following groups:
- Canadian citizens (by birth or by naturalization) and landed immigrants with a usual place of residence in Canada;
- Canadian citizens (by birth or by naturalization) and landed immigrants who are abroad, either on a military base or attached to a diplomatic mission;
- Canadian citizens (by birth or by naturalization) and landed immigrants at sea or in port aboard merchant vessels under Canadian registry;
- persons with a usual place of residence in Canada who are claiming refugee status and members of their families living with them;
- persons with a usual place of residence in Canada who hold Study Permits and members of their families living with them;
- persons with a usual place of residence in Canada who hold Work Permits and members of their families living with them.

For census purposes, the last three groups in this list are referred to as 'non-permanent residents'. For further information, refer to the variable Immigration: Non-permanent resident found in the 2006 Census Dictionary, catalogue number 92-566-XWE.

Values

  1. Total population by age groups Footnote 1
  2. 0 to 4 years
  3. 5 to 9 years
  4. 10 to 14 years
  5. 15 to 19 years
  6. 20 to 24 years
  7. 25 to 29 years
  8. 30 to 34 years
  9. 35 to 39 years
  10. 40 to 44 years
  11. 45 to 49 years
  12. 50 to 54 years
  13. 55 to 59 years
  14. 60 to 64 years
  15. 65 to 69 years
  16. 70 to 74 years
  17. 75 to 79 years
  18. 80 to 84 years
  19. 85 years and over
  20. Median age Footnote 20
  21. Total population 15 years and over by legal marital status Footnote 21
  22. Never legally married (single)
  23. Legally married (and not separated) Footnote 23
  24. Separated, but still legally married
  25. Divorced
  26. Widowed
  27. Total population 15 years and over by common-law status Footnote 27
  28. Not in a common-law relationship
  29. In a common-law relationship
  30. Total population by mother tongue Footnote 30
  31. Single responses
  32. English
  33. French
  34. Non-official languages
  35. Algonquin
  36. Atikamekw
  37. Blackfoot
  38. Carrier
  39. Chilcotin
  40. Chipewyan
  41. Cree
  42. Siouan languages (Dakota/Sioux)
  43. Dene
  44. Dogrib
  45. Gitksan
  46. Inuinnaqtun
  47. Inuktitut, n.i.e.
  48. Kutchin-Gwich'in (Loucheux)
  49. Malecite
  50. Mi'kmaq
  51. Mohawk
  52. Montagnais-Naskapi
  53. Nisga'a
  54. North Slave (Hare)
  55. Ojibway
  56. Oji-Cree
  57. Shuswap
  58. South Slave
  59. Tlingit
  60. Italian
  61. Portuguese
  62. Romanian
  63. Spanish
  64. Danish
  65. Dutch
  66. Flemish
  67. Frisian
  68. German
  69. Norwegian
  70. Swedish
  71. Yiddish
  72. Bosnian
  73. Bulgarian
  74. Croatian
  75. Czech
  76. Macedonian
  77. Polish
  78. Russian
  79. Serbian
  80. Serbo-Croatian
  81. Slovak
  82. Slovenian
  83. Ukrainian
  84. Latvian
  85. Lithuanian
  86. Estonian
  87. Finnish
  88. Hungarian
  89. Greek
  90. Armenian
  91. Turkish
  92. Amharic
  93. Arabic
  94. Hebrew
  95. Maltese
  96. Somali
  97. Tigrigna
  98. Bengali
  99. Gujarati
  100. Hindi
  101. Kurdish
  102. Panjabi (Punjabi)
  103. Pashto
  104. Persian (Farsi)
  105. Sindhi
  106. Sinhala (Sinhalese)
  107. Urdu
  108. Malayalam
  109. Tamil
  110. Telugu
  111. Japanese
  112. Korean
  113. Cantonese
  114. Chinese, n.o.s. Footnote 114
  115. Mandarin
  116. Taiwanese
  117. Lao
  118. Khmer (Cambodian)
  119. Vietnamese
  120. Bisayan languages
  121. Ilocano
  122. Malay
  123. Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)
  124. Akan (Twi)
  125. Swahili
  126. Creoles
  127. Other languages Footnote 127
  128. Multiple responses
  129. English and French
  130. English and non-official language
  131. French and non-official language
  132. English, French and non-official language
  133. Total population by knowledge of official languages Footnote 133
  134. English only
  135. French only
  136. English and French
  137. Neither English nor French
  138. Total population by language spoken most often at home Footnote 138
  139. Single responses
  140. English
  141. French
  142. Non-official languages
  143. Algonquin
  144. Atikamekw
  145. Blackfoot
  146. Carrier
  147. Chilcotin
  148. Chipewyan
  149. Cree
  150. Siouan languages (Dakota/Sioux)
  151. Dene
  152. Dogrib
  153. Gitksan
  154. Inuinnaqtun
  155. Inuktitut, n.i.e.
  156. Kutchin-Gwich'in (Loucheux)
  157. Malecite
  158. Mi'kmaq
  159. Mohawk
  160. Montagnais-Naskapi
  161. Nisga'a
  162. North Slave (Hare)
  163. Ojibway
  164. Oji-Cree
  165. Shuswap
  166. South Slave
  167. Tlingit
  168. Italian
  169. Portuguese
  170. Romanian
  171. Spanish
  172. Danish
  173. Dutch
  174. Flemish
  175. Frisian
  176. German
  177. Norwegian
  178. Swedish
  179. Yiddish
  180. Bosnian
  181. Bulgarian
  182. Croatian
  183. Czech
  184. Macedonian
  185. Polish
  186. Russian
  187. Serbian
  188. Serbo-Croatian
  189. Slovak
  190. Slovenian
  191. Ukrainian
  192. Latvian
  193. Lithuanian
  194. Estonian
  195. Finnish
  196. Hungarian
  197. Greek
  198. Armenian
  199. Turkish
  200. Amharic
  201. Arabic
  202. Hebrew
  203. Maltese
  204. Somali
  205. Tigrigna
  206. Bengali
  207. Gujarati
  208. Hindi
  209. Kurdish
  210. Panjabi (Punjabi)
  211. Pashto
  212. Persian (Farsi)
  213. Sindhi
  214. Sinhala (Sinhalese)
  215. Urdu
  216. Malayalam
  217. Tamil
  218. Telugu
  219. Japanese
  220. Korean
  221. Cantonese
  222. Chinese, n.o.s. Footnote 222
  223. Mandarin
  224. Taiwanese
  225. Lao
  226. Khmer (Cambodian)
  227. Vietnamese
  228. Bisayan languages
  229. Ilocano
  230. Malay
  231. Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)
  232. Akan (Twi)
  233. Swahili
  234. Creoles
  235. Other languages Footnote 235
  236. Multiple responses
  237. English and French
  238. English and non-official language
  239. French and non-official language
  240. English, French and non-official language
  241. Total population by language spoken on a regular basis at home Footnote 241
  242. None
  243. Single responses
  244. English
  245. French
  246. Non-official languages
  247. Algonquin
  248. Atikamekw
  249. Blackfoot
  250. Carrier
  251. Chilcotin
  252. Chipewyan
  253. Cree
  254. Siouan languages (Dakota/Sioux)
  255. Dene
  256. Dogrib
  257. Gitksan
  258. Inuinnaqtun
  259. Inuktitut, n.i.e.
  260. Kutchin-Gwich'in (Loucheux)
  261. Malecite
  262. Mi'kmaq
  263. Mohawk
  264. Montagnais-Naskapi
  265. Nisga'a
  266. North Slave (Hare)
  267. Ojibway
  268. Oji-Cree
  269. Shuswap
  270. South Slave
  271. Tlingit
  272. Italian
  273. Portuguese
  274. Romanian
  275. Spanish
  276. Danish
  277. Dutch
  278. Flemish
  279. Frisian
  280. German
  281. Norwegian
  282. Swedish
  283. Yiddish
  284. Bosnian
  285. Bulgarian
  286. Croatian
  287. Czech
  288. Macedonian
  289. Polish
  290. Russian
  291. Serbian
  292. Serbo-Croatian
  293. Slovak
  294. Slovenian
  295. Ukrainian
  296. Latvian
  297. Lithuanian
  298. Estonian
  299. Finnish
  300. Hungarian
  301. Greek
  302. Armenian
  303. Turkish
  304. Amharic
  305. Arabic
  306. Hebrew
  307. Maltese
  308. Somali
  309. Tigrigna
  310. Bengali
  311. Gujarati
  312. Hindi
  313. Kurdish
  314. Panjabi (Punjabi)
  315. Pashto
  316. Persian (Farsi)
  317. Sindhi
  318. Sinhala (Sinhalese)
  319. Urdu
  320. Malayalam
  321. Tamil
  322. Telugu
  323. Japanese
  324. Korean
  325. Cantonese
  326. Chinese, n.o.s. Footnote 326
  327. Mandarin
  328. Taiwanese
  329. Lao
  330. Khmer (Cambodian)
  331. Vietnamese
  332. Bisayan languages
  333. Ilocano
  334. Malay
  335. Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)
  336. Akan (Twi)
  337. Swahili
  338. Creoles
  339. Other languages Footnote 339
  340. Multiple responses
  341. English and French
  342. English and non-official language
  343. French and non-official language
  344. English, French and non-official language
  345. Algonquin - Various non-official languages spoken Footnote 345
  346. Atikamekw
  347. Blackfoot
  348. Carrier
  349. Chilcotin
  350. Chipewyan
  351. Cree
  352. Siouan languages (Dakota/Sioux)
  353. Dene
  354. Dogrib
  355. Gitksan
  356. Inuinnaqtun
  357. Inuktitut, n.i.e.
  358. Kutchin-Gwich'in (Loucheux)
  359. Malecite
  360. Mi'kmaq
  361. Mohawk
  362. Montagnais-Naskapi
  363. Nisga'a
  364. North Slave (Hare)
  365. Ojibway
  366. Oji-Cree
  367. Shuswap
  368. South Slave
  369. Tlingit
  370. Italian
  371. Portuguese
  372. Romanian
  373. Spanish
  374. Danish
  375. Dutch
  376. Flemish
  377. Frisian
  378. German
  379. Norwegian
  380. Swedish
  381. Yiddish
  382. Bosnian
  383. Bulgarian
  384. Croatian
  385. Czech
  386. Macedonian
  387. Polish
  388. Russian
  389. Serbian
  390. Serbo-Croatian
  391. Slovak
  392. Slovenian
  393. Ukrainian
  394. Latvian
  395. Lithuanian
  396. Estonian
  397. Finnish
  398. Hungarian
  399. Greek
  400. Armenian
  401. Turkish
  402. Amharic
  403. Arabic
  404. Hebrew
  405. Maltese
  406. Somali
  407. Tigrigna
  408. Bengali
  409. Gujarati
  410. Hindi
  411. Kurdish
  412. Panjabi (Punjabi)
  413. Pashto
  414. Persian (Farsi)
  415. Sindhi
  416. Sinhala (Sinhalese)
  417. Urdu
  418. Malayalam
  419. Tamil
  420. Telugu
  421. Japanese
  422. Korean
  423. Cantonese
  424. Chinese, n.o.s. Footnote 424
  425. Mandarin
  426. Taiwanese
  427. Lao
  428. Khmer (Cambodian)
  429. Vietnamese
  430. Bisayan languages
  431. Ilocano
  432. Malay
  433. Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)
  434. Akan (Twi)
  435. Swahili
  436. Creoles
  437. Other languages Footnote 437
  438. Total population by mobility status 1 year ago Footnote 438
  439. Non-movers
  440. Movers
  441. Non-migrants
  442. Migrants
  443. Internal migrants
  444. Intraprovincial migrants
  445. Interprovincial migrants
  446. External migrants
  447. Total population by mobility status 5 years ago Footnote 447
  448. Non-movers
  449. Movers
  450. Non-migrants
  451. Migrants
  452. Internal migrants
  453. Intraprovincial migrants
  454. Interprovincial migrants
  455. External migrants
  456. Total population by citizenship Footnote 456
  457. Canadian citizens
  458. Canadian citizens under age 18
  459. Canadian citizens age 18 and over
  460. Not Canadian citizens Footnote 460
  461. Total population by immigrant status and place of birth Footnote 461
  462. Non-immigrants Footnote 462
  463. Born in province of residence
  464. Born outside province of residence
  465. Immigrants Footnote 465
  466. United States of America
  467. Central America
  468. Caribbean and Bermuda
  469. South America
  470. Europe
  471. Western Europe
  472. Eastern Europe
  473. Southern Europe
  474. Italy
  475. Other Southern Europe
  476. Northern Europe
  477. United Kingdom
  478. Other Northern Europe
  479. Africa
  480. Western Africa
  481. Eastern Africa
  482. Northern Africa
  483. Central Africa
  484. Southern Africa
  485. Asia and the Middle East
  486. West Central Asia and the Middle East
  487. Eastern Asia
  488. China, People's Republic of
  489. Hong Kong, Special Administrative Region
  490. Other Eastern Asia
  491. Southeast Asia
  492. Philippines
  493. Other Southeast Asia
  494. Southern Asia
  495. India
  496. Other Southern Asia
  497. Oceania and other Footnote 497
  498. Non-permanent residents Footnote 498
  499. Total recent immigrants by selected places of birth Footnote 499
  500. United States of America
  501. Central America
  502. Caribbean and Bermuda
  503. South America
  504. Europe
  505. Western Europe
  506. Eastern Europe
  507. Southern Europe
  508. Italy
  509. Other Southern Europe
  510. Northern Europe
  511. United Kingdom
  512. Other Northern Europe
  513. Africa
  514. Western Africa
  515. Eastern Africa
  516. Northern Africa
  517. Central Africa
  518. Southern Africa
  519. Asia and the Middle East
  520. West Central Asia and the Middle East
  521. Eastern Asia
  522. China, People's Republic of
  523. Hong Kong, Special Administrative Region
  524. Other Eastern Asia
  525. Southeast Asia
  526. Philippines
  527. Other Southeast Asia
  528. Southern Asia
  529. India
  530. Other Southern Asia
  531. Oceania and other Footnote 531
  532. Total immigrant population by period of immigration Footnote 532
  533. Before 1961
  534. 1961 to 1970
  535. 1971 to 1980
  536. 1981 to 1990
  537. 1991 to 2000
  538. 1991 to 1995
  539. 1996 to 2000
  540. 2001 to 2006 Footnote 540
  541. Total population 15 years and older by generation status Footnote 541
  542. 1st generation Footnote 542
  543. 2nd generation Footnote 543
  544. 3rd generation or more Footnote 544
  545. Total population by Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal identity population Footnote 545
  546. Total Aboriginal identity population Footnote 546
  547. North American Indian single response Footnote 547
  548. Métis single response
  549. Inuit single response
  550. Multiple Aboriginal identity responses
  551. Aboriginal responses not included elsewhere Footnote 551
  552. Non-Aboriginal identity population
  553. Total population by Registered Indian status Footnote 553
  554. Registered Indian Footnote 554
  555. Not a Registered Indian
  556. Total population 15 years and over by labour force activity Footnote 556
  557. In the labour force Footnote 557
  558. Employed Footnote 558
  559. Unemployed Footnote 559
  560. Not in the labour force Footnote 560
  561. Participation rate Footnote 561
  562. Employment rate Footnote 562
  563. Unemployment rate Footnote 563
  564. Total labour force 15 years and over by class of worker Footnote 564
  565. Class of worker - Not applicable Footnote 565
  566. All classes of worker Footnote 566
  567. Paid workers
  568. Employees
  569. Self-employed (incorporated)
  570. Without paid help
  571. With paid help
  572. Self-employed (unincorporated)
  573. Without paid help
  574. With paid help
  575. Unpaid family workers
  576. Total labour force 15 years and over by occupation - National Occupational Classification for Statistics 2006 Footnote 576
  577. Occupation - Not applicable Footnote 577
  578. All occupations Footnote 578
  579. A Management occupations
  580. A0 Senior management occupations
  581. A1 Specialist managers
  582. A2 Managers in retail trade, food and accommodation services
  583. A3 Other managers, n.e.c.
  584. B Business, finance and administrative occupations
  585. B0 Professional occupations in business and finance
  586. B1 Finance and insurance administration occupations
  587. B2 Secretaries
  588. B3 Administrative and regulatory occupations
  589. B4 Clerical supervisors
  590. B5 Clerical occupations
  591. C Natural and applied sciences and related occupations
  592. C0 Professional occupations in natural and applied sciences
  593. C1 Technical occupations related to natural and applied sciences
  594. D Health occupations
  595. D0 Professional occupations in health
  596. D1 Nurse supervisors and registered nurses
  597. D2 Technical and related occupations in health
  598. D3 Assisting occupations in support of health services
  599. E Occupations in social science, education, government service and religion
  600. E0 Judges, lawyers, psychologists, social workers, ministers of religion, and policy and program officers
  601. E1 Teachers and professors
  602. E2 Paralegals, social services workers and occupations in education and religion, n.e.c.
  603. F Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport
  604. F0 Professional occupations in art and culture
  605. F1 Technical occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport
  606. G Sales and service occupations
  607. G0 Sales and service supervisors
  608. G1 Wholesale, technical, insurance, real estate sales specialists, and retail, wholesale and grain buyers
  609. G2 Retail salespersons and sales clerks
  610. G3 Cashiers
  611. G4 Chefs and cooks
  612. G5 Occupations in food and beverage service
  613. G6 Occupations in protective services
  614. G7 Occupations in travel and accommodation, including attendants in recreation and sport
  615. G8 Child care and home support workers
  616. G9 Sales and service occupations, n.e.c.
  617. H Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations
  618. H0 Contractors and supervisors in trades and transportation
  619. H1 Construction trades
  620. H2 Stationary engineers, power station operators and electrical trades and telecommunications occupations
  621. H3 Machinists, metal forming, shaping and erecting occupations
  622. H4 Mechanics
  623. H5 Other trades, n.e.c.
  624. H6 Heavy equipment and crane operators, including drillers
  625. H7 Transportation equipment operators and related workers, excluding labourers
  626. H8 Trades helpers, construction and transportation labourers and related occupations
  627. I Occupations unique to primary industry
  628. I0 Occupations unique to agriculture, excluding labourers
  629. I1 Occupations unique to forestry operations, mining, oil and gas extraction and fishing, excluding labourers
  630. I2 Primary production labourers
  631. J Occupations unique to processing, manufacturing and utilities
  632. J0 Supervisors in manufacturing
  633. J1 Machine operators in manufacturing
  634. J2 Assemblers in manufacturing
  635. J3 Labourers in processing, manufacturing and utilities
  636. Total labour force 15 years and over by industry - North American Industry Classification System 2002 Footnote 636
  637. Industry - Not applicable Footnote 637
  638. All industries Footnote 638
  639. 11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
  640. 21 Mining and oil and gas extraction
  641. 22 Utilities
  642. 23 Construction
  643. 31-33 Manufacturing
  644. 41 Wholesale trade
  645. 44-45 Retail trade
  646. 48-49 Transportation and warehousing
  647. 51 Information and cultural industries
  648. 52 Finance and insurance
  649. 53 Real estate and rental and leasing
  650. 54 Professional, scientific and technical services
  651. 55 Management of companies and enterprises
  652. 56 Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services
  653. 61 Educational services
  654. 62 Health care and social assistance
  655. 71 Arts, entertainment and recreation
  656. 72 Accommodation and food services
  657. 81 Other services (except public administration)
  658. 91 Public administration
  659. Total employed labour force 15 years and over by place of work status Footnote 659
  660. Usual place of work
  661. In census subdivision of residence
  662. In different census subdivision
  663. In same census division
  664. At home
  665. Outside Canada
  666. No fixed workplace address
  667. Total employed labour force 15 years and over with usual place of work or no fixed workplace address by mode of transportation Footnote 667
  668. Car, truck, van, as driver
  669. Car, truck, van, as passenger
  670. Public transit
  671. Walked
  672. Bicycle
  673. Motorcycle
  674. Taxicab
  675. Other method
  676. Total population 15 years and over who worked since January 1, 2005 by language used most often at work Footnote 676
  677. Single responses
  678. English
  679. French
  680. Non-official languages
  681. Chinese, n.o.s. Footnote 681
  682. Cantonese
  683. Panjabi (Punjabi)
  684. German
  685. Mandarin
  686. Portuguese
  687. Spanish
  688. Vietnamese
  689. Korean
  690. Italian
  691. Other languages Footnote 691
  692. Multiple responses
  693. English and French
  694. English and non-official language
  695. French and non-official language
  696. English, French and non-official language
  697. Total population 15 years and over who worked since January 1, 2005 by language used on a regular basis at work Footnote 697
  698. None
  699. Single responses
  700. English
  701. French
  702. Non-official languages
  703. Chinese, n.o.s. Footnote 703
  704. Cantonese
  705. Panjabi (Punjabi)
  706. German
  707. Mandarin
  708. Portuguese
  709. Spanish
  710. Vietnamese
  711. Korean
  712. Italian
  713. Other languages Footnote 713
  714. Multiple responses
  715. English and French
  716. English and non-official language
  717. French and non-official language
  718. English, French and non-official language
  719. Total population 15 years and over by hours spent doing unpaid housework Footnote 719
  720. No hours of unpaid housework
  721. Less than 5 hours of unpaid housework
  722. 5 to 14 hours of unpaid housework
  723. 15 to 29 hours of unpaid housework
  724. 30 to 59 hours of unpaid housework
  725. 60 hours or more of unpaid housework
  726. Total population 15 years and over by hours spent looking after children, without pay Footnote 726
  727. No hours of unpaid child care
  728. Less than 5 hours of unpaid child care
  729. 5 to 14 hours of unpaid child care
  730. 15 to 29 hours of unpaid child care
  731. 30 to 59 hours of unpaid child care
  732. 60 hours or more of unpaid child care
  733. Total population 15 years and over by hours spent providing unpaid care or assistance to seniors Footnote 733
  734. No hours of unpaid care or assistance to seniors
  735. Less than 5 hours of unpaid care or assistance to seniors
  736. 5 to 9 hours of unpaid care or assistance to seniors
  737. 10 to 19 hours of unpaid care or assistance to seniors
  738. 20 hours or more of unpaid care or assistance to seniors
  739. Total population 15 years and over by highest certificate, diploma or degree Footnote 739
  740. No certificate, diploma or degree
  741. Certificate, diploma or degree
  742. High school certificate or equivalent Footnote 742
  743. Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma
  744. College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma Footnote 744
  745. University certificate or diploma below bachelor level Footnote 745
  746. University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor's level or above Footnote 746
  747. Bachelor's degree
  748. University certificate or diploma above bachelor level
  749. Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry
  750. Master's degree
  751. Earned doctorate
  752. Total population 15 years and over with postsecondary qualifications by major field of study - Classification of Instructional Programs, 2000 Footnote 752
  753. Education
  754. Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies
  755. Humanities
  756. Social and behavioural sciences and law
  757. Business, management and public administration
  758. Physical and life sciences and technologies
  759. Mathematics, computer and information sciences
  760. Architecture, engineering, and related technologies
  761. Agriculture, natural resources and conservation
  762. Health, parks, recreation and fitness
  763. Personal, protective and transportation services
  764. Other fields of study Footnote 764
  765. Total population 15 years and over with postsecondary qualification by location of study Footnote 765
  766. Inside Canada
  767. Newfoundland and Labrador
  768. Prince Edward Island
  769. Nova Scotia
  770. New Brunswick
  771. Quebec
  772. Ontario
  773. Manitoba
  774. Saskatchewan
  775. Alberta
  776. British Columbia
  777. Yukon Territory
  778. Northwest Territories
  779. Nunavut
  780. Outside Canada
  781. Total population by Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestry Footnote 781
  782. Total Aboriginal ancestry population Footnote 782
  783. North American Indian single ancestry
  784. North American Indian and non-Aboriginal ancestries
  785. Métis single ancestry
  786. Métis and non-Aboriginal ancestries
  787. Inuit single ancestry
  788. Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries
  789. Other Aboriginal multiple ancestries Footnote 789
  790. Non-Aboriginal ancestry population
  791. Total population by visible minority groups
  792. Total visible minority population Footnote 792
  793. Chinese
  794. South Asian Footnote 794
  795. Black
  796. Filipino
  797. Latin American
  798. Southeast Asian Footnote 798
  799. Arab
  800. West Asian Footnote 800
  801. Korean
  802. Japanese
  803. Visible minority, n.i.e. Footnote 803
  804. Multiple visible minority Footnote 804
  805. Not a visible minority Footnote 805
  806. Total population by ethnic origin (single and multiple responses) Footnote 806
  807. Total population - Single responses Footnote 807
  808. Total population - Multiple responses Footnote 808
  809. Canadian - Total responses
  810. Canadian - Single responses
  811. Canadian - Multiple responses
  812. English - Total responses
  813. English - Single responses
  814. English - Multiple responses
  815. French - Total responses
  816. French - Single responses
  817. French - Multiple responses
  818. Scottish - Total responses
  819. Scottish - Single responses
  820. Scottish - Multiple responses
  821. Irish - Total responses
  822. Irish - Single responses
  823. Irish - Multiple responses
  824. German - Total responses
  825. German - Single responses
  826. German - Multiple responses
  827. Italian - Total responses
  828. Italian - Single responses
  829. Italian - Multiple responses
  830. Chinese - Total responses
  831. Chinese - Single responses
  832. Chinese - Multiple responses
  833. North American Indian - Total responses
  834. North American Indian - Single responses
  835. North American Indian - Multiple responses
  836. Ukrainian - Total responses
  837. Ukrainian - Single responses
  838. Ukrainian - Multiple responses
  839. Dutch (Netherlands) - Total responses
  840. Dutch (Netherlands) - Single responses
  841. Dutch (Netherlands) - Multiple responses
  842. Polish - Total responses
  843. Polish - Single responses
  844. Polish - Multiple responses
  845. East Indian - Total responses
  846. East Indian - Single responses
  847. East Indian - Multiple responses
  848. Russian - Total responses
  849. Russian - Single responses
  850. Russian - Multiple responses
  851. Welsh - Total responses
  852. Welsh - Single responses
  853. Welsh - Multiple responses
  854. Filipino - Total responses
  855. Filipino - Single responses
  856. Filipino - Multiple responses
  857. Norwegian - Total responses
  858. Norwegian - Single responses
  859. Norwegian - Multiple responses
  860. Portuguese - Total responses
  861. Portuguese - Single responses
  862. Portuguese - Multiple responses
  863. Métis - Total responses
  864. Métis - Single responses
  865. Métis - Multiple responses
  866. British Isles, n.i.e. - Total responses Footnote 866
  867. British Isles, n.i.e. - Single responses Footnote 867
  868. British Isles, n.i.e. - Multiple responses Footnote 868
  869. Swedish - Total responses
  870. Swedish - Single responses
  871. Swedish - Multiple responses
  872. Total income in 2005 of population 15 years and over Footnote 872
  873. Without income
  874. With income
  875. Under $1,000 Footnote 875
  876. $1,000 to $2,999
  877. $3,000 to $4,999
  878. $5,000 to $6,999
  879. $7,000 to $9,999
  880. $10,000 to $11,999
  881. $12,000 to $14,999
  882. $15,000 to $19,999
  883. $20,000 to $24,999
  884. $25,000 to $29,999
  885. $30,000 to $34,999
  886. $35,000 to $39,999
  887. $40,000 to $44,999
  888. $45,000 to $49,999
  889. $50,000 to $59,999
  890. $60,000 and over
  891. Median income $ Footnote 891
  892. Average income $ Footnote 892
  893. Standard error of average income $ Footnote 893
  894. Total after-tax income in 2005 of population 15 years and over Footnote 894
  895. Without after-tax income
  896. With after-tax income
  897. Under $1,000 Footnote 897
  898. $1,000 to $2,999
  899. $3,000 to $4,999
  900. $5,000 to $6,999
  901. $7,000 to $9,999
  902. $10,000 to $11,999
  903. $12,000 to $14,999
  904. $15,000 to $19,999
  905. $20,000 to $24,999
  906. $25,000 to $29,999
  907. $30,000 to $34,999
  908. $35,000 to $39,999
  909. $40,000 to $44,999
  910. $45,000 to $49,999
  911. $50,000 and over
  912. Median after-tax income $ Footnote 912
  913. Average after-tax income $ Footnote 913
  914. Standard error of average after-tax income $ Footnote 914
  915. Total population 15 years and over with employment income Footnote 915
  916. Median employment income in 2005 $
  917. Average employment income in 2005 $
  918. Standard error of average employment income $
  919. Worked full year, full time Footnote 919
  920. Median employment income in 2005 $
  921. Average employment income in 2005 $
  922. Standard error of average employment income $
  923. Worked part year or part time Footnote 923
  924. Median employment income in 2005 $
  925. Average employment income in 2005 $
  926. Standard error of average employment income $

Footnotes

Footnote 1

Age
Part A - Plain language definition
Not applicable
Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to the age at last birthday (as of the census reference date, May 16, 2006). This variable is derived from Date of birth.

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Footnote 20

The median age is an age 'x,' such that exactly one half of the population is older than 'x' and the other half is younger than 'x.'

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Footnote 21

Legal marital status
Part A - Plain language definition
A person's conjugal status under the law (e.g., single, married, widowed). Legal marital status data are derived from the responses to Question 4 (Marital status) in the census questionnaires.
Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to the legal conjugal status of a person. The various responses are defined as follows:
Never legally married (single) - Persons who have never married (including all persons less than 15 years of age) and persons whose marriage has been annulled and who have not remarried.
Legally married (and not separated) - Persons whose spouse is living, unless the couple is separated or a divorce has been obtained.
Separated, but still legally married - Persons currently married, but who are no longer living with their spouse (for any reason other than illness or work) and have not obtained a divorce.
Divorced - Persons who have obtained a legal divorce and who have not remarried.
Widowed - Persons who have lost their spouse through death and who have not remarried.

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Footnote 23

Since 1996, Aboriginal people married according to traditional customs were instructed to report themselves as legally married.

In 2006, legally married same-sex couples are included in this category.

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Footnote 27

Common-law status
Part A - Plain language definition
Not applicable
Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to persons who live together as a couple but who are not legally married to each other. These persons can be of the opposite sex or of the same sex.

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Footnote 30

Mother tongue
Part A - Plain language definition
Not applicable
Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to the first language learned at home in childhood and still understood by the individual at the time of the census.

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Footnote 114

The 2006 category 'Chinese, n.o.s.' includes responses of 'Chinese' as well as all Chinese languages other than Cantonese, Mandarin, Taiwanese, Chaochow (Teochow), Fukien, Hakka and Shanghainese. Data for the 'Chinese, n.o.s.' category in 2001 and 2006 are not directly comparable. The 2001 category 'Chinese, n.o.s.' is equivalent to the sum of the 2006 categories 'Chinese, n.o.s.' and 'Chaochow (Teochow),' 'Fukien,' 'Shanghainese' and 'Taiwanese.'

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Footnote 127

This is a subtotal of all languages collected by the census that are not displayed separately here. For a full list of languages collected in the census, please refer to Appendix G in the 2006 Census Dictionary.

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Footnote 133

Knowledge of official languages
Part A - Plain language definition
Not applicable
Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to the ability to conduct a conversation in English only, in French only, in both English and French, or in neither English nor French.

Data on knowledge of official languages
According to studies on data certification, the 2006 Census statistics on knowledge of official languages could underestimate the category 'English and French' and overestimate the category 'French only,' particularly for the francophone population, but also for the whole population in general. More information on the subject is available in the Languages Reference Guide.

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Footnote 138

Refers to the language spoken most often at home by the individual at the time of the census. Data on other languages spoken on a regular basis at home are also collected.

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Footnote 222

The 2006 category 'Chinese, n.o.s.' includes responses of 'Chinese' as well as all Chinese languages other than Cantonese, Mandarin, Taiwanese, Chaochow (Teochow), Fukien, Hakka and Shanghainese. Data for the 'Chinese, n.o.s.' category in 2001 and 2006 are not directly comparable. The 2001 category 'Chinese, n.o.s.' is equivalent to the sum of the 2006 categories 'Chinese, n.o.s.' and 'Chaochow (Teochow),' 'Fukien,' 'Shanghainese' and 'Taiwanese.'

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Footnote 235

This is a subtotal of all languages collected by the census that are not displayed separately here. For a full list of languages collected in the census, please refer to Appendix G in the 2006 Census Dictionary.

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Footnote 241

Refers to the language spoken on a regular basis at home by the individual at the time of the census. Data on language spoken most often at home are also collected.

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Footnote 326

The 2006 category 'Chinese, n.o.s.' includes responses of 'Chinese' as well as all Chinese languages other than Cantonese, Mandarin, Taiwanese, Chaochow (Teochow), Fukien, Hakka and Shanghainese. Data for the 'Chinese, n.o.s.' category in 2001 and 2006 are not directly comparable. The 2001 category 'Chinese, n.o.s.' is equivalent to the sum of the 2006 categories 'Chinese, n.o.s.' and 'Chaochow (Teochow),' 'Fukien,' 'Shanghainese' and 'Taiwanese.'

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Footnote 339

This is a subtotal of all languages collected by the census that are not displayed separately here. For a full list of languages collected in the census, please refer to Appendix G in the 2006 Census Dictionary.

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Footnote 345

Knowledge of non-official languages
Part A - Plain language definition
Not applicable
Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to languages, other than English or French, in which the respondent can conduct a conversation.

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Footnote 424

The 2006 category 'Chinese, n.o.s.' includes responses of 'Chinese' as well as all Chinese languages other than Cantonese, Mandarin, Taiwanese, Chaochow (Teochow), Fukien, Hakka and Shanghainese. Data for the 'Chinese, n.o.s.' category in 2001 and 2006 are not directly comparable. The 2001 category 'Chinese, n.o.s.' is equivalent to the sum of the 2006 categories 'Chinese, n.o.s.' and 'Chaochow (Teochow),' 'Fukien,' 'Shanghainese' and 'Taiwanese.'

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Footnote 437

This is a subtotal of all languages collected by the census that are not displayed separately here. For a full list of languages collected in the census, please refer to Appendix G in the 2006 Census Dictionary.

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Footnote 438

Refers to the relationship between a person's usual place of residence on Census Day and his or her usual place of residence one year earlier. A person is classified as a non-mover if no difference exists. Otherwise, a person is classified as a mover and this categorization is called Mobility status (1 year ago). Within the category of movers, a further distinction is made between non-migrants and migrants; this difference is called migration status.

Non-movers are persons who, on Census Day, were living at the same address as the one at which they resided one year earlier.

Movers are persons who, on Census Day, were living at a different address from the one at which they resided one year earlier.

Non-migrants are movers who, on Census Day, were living at a different address, but in the same census subdivision (CSD) as the one they lived in one year earlier.

Migrants are movers who, on Census Day, were residing in a different CSD one year earlier (internal migrants) or who were living outside Canada one year earlier (external migrants).

Intraprovincial migrants are movers who, on Census Day, were living in a different CSD from the one at which they resided one year earlier, in the same province.

Interprovincial migrants are movers who, on Census Day, were living in a different CSD from the one at which they resided one year earlier, in a different province.

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Footnote 447

Refers to the relationship between a person's usual place of residence on Census Day and his or her usual place of residence five years earlier. A person is classified as a non-mover if no difference exists. Otherwise, a person is classified as a mover and this categorization is called Mobility status (5 years ago). Within the category of movers, a further distinction is made between non-migrants and migrants; this difference is called migration status.

Non-movers are persons who, on Census Day, were living at the same address as the one at which they resided five years earlier.

Movers are persons who, on Census Day, were living at a different address from the one at which they resided five years earlier.

Non-migrants are movers who, on Census Day, were living at a different address, but in the same census subdivision (CSD) as the one they lived in five years earlier.

Migrants are movers who, on Census Day, were residing in a different CSD five years earlier (internal migrants) or who were living outside Canada five years earlier (external migrants).

Intraprovincial migrants are movers who, on Census Day, were living in a different CSD from the one in which they resided five years earlier, in the same province.

Interprovincial migrants are movers who, on Census Day, were living in a different CSD from the one in which they resided five years earlier, in a different province.

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Footnote 456

Citizenship
Part A - Plain language definition
Not applicable
Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to the legal citizenship status of the respondent. Persons who are citizens of more than one country were instructed to provide the name of the other country(ies).

Includes persons who are stateless.

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Footnote 460

Includes persons who are stateless. Prior to the 2006 Census, this category was called 'Citizens of other countries'. The content of the category remains unchanged in 2006 compared with previous censuses.

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Footnote 461

For information on the specific countries included in each regional grouping in this variable, please refer to Appendix J in the 2006 Census Dictionary.

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Footnote 462

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.

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Footnote 465

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.

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Footnote 497

'Other' includes Greenland, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, the category 'Other country,' as well as immigrants born in Canada.

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Footnote 498

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.

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Footnote 499

In this product, recent immigrants are immigrants who landed in Canada between January 1, 2001 and Census Day, May 16, 2006.

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.

For information on the specific countries included in each regional grouping in this variable, please refer to Appendix J in the 2006 Census Dictionary.

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Footnote 531

'Other' includes Greenland, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, the category 'Other country,' as well as immigrants born in Canada.

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Footnote 532

Period of immigration
Part A - Plain language definition
Not applicable
Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to ranges of years based on the year of immigration question. Year of immigration refers to the year in which landed immigrant status was first obtained. A landed immigrant is a person who has been granted the right to live in Canada permanently by immigration authorities.

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.

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Footnote 540

Includes immigrants who landed in Canada prior to Census Day, May 16, 2006.

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Footnote 541

Generation status
Part A - Plain language definition
Not applicable
Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to the generational status of a person, that is, 1st generation, 2nd generation or 3rd generation or more.

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Footnote 542

Persons born outside Canada. For the most part, these are people who are now, or have ever been, landed immigrants in Canada. Also included in the first generation are a small number of people born outside Canada to parents who are Canadian citizens by birth. In addition, the first generation includes people who are non-permanent residents (defined as people from another country living in Canada on Work or Study Permits or as refugee claimants, and any family members living with them in Canada).

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Footnote 543

Persons born inside Canada with at least one parent born outside Canada. This includes (a) persons born in Canada with both parents born outside Canada and (b) persons born in Canada with one parent born in Canada and one parent born outside Canada (these persons may have grandparents born inside or outside Canada as well).

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Footnote 544

Persons born inside Canada with both parents born inside Canada (these persons may have grandparents born inside or outside Canada as well).

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Footnote 545

Aboriginal identity
Part A - Plain language definition
Not applicable
Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to those persons who reported identifying with at least one Aboriginal group, that is, North American Indian, Métis or Inuit, and/or those who reported being a Treaty Indian or a Registered Indian, as defined by the Indian Act of Canada and/or those who reported they were members of an Indian band or First Nation.
In 1991 and previous censuses, the Aboriginal population was defined using the ethnic origin question (ancestry). The 1996 Census included a question on the individual's perception of his/her Aboriginal identity.
The question used in the 2006 and 2001 censuses is the same as the one used in 1996.
This is a grouping of the total population into non-Aboriginal or Aboriginal population, with Aboriginal persons further divided into Aboriginal groups, based on their responses to three questions on the 2006 Census form.

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Footnote 546

Included in the Aboriginal identity population are those persons who reported identifying with at least one Aboriginal group, that is, North American Indian, Métis or Inuit, and/or those who reported being a Treaty Indian or a Registered Indian, as defined by the Indian Act of Canada, and/or those who reported they were members of an Indian band or First Nation.

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Footnote 547

Users should be aware that the counts for this item are more affected than most by the incomplete enumeration of certain Indian reserves and Indian settlements. The extent of the impact will depend on the geographic area under study. In 2006, a total of 22 Indian reserves and Indian settlements were incompletely enumerated by the census. The populations of these 22 communities are not included in the census counts.

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Footnote 551

Includes those who identified themselves as Registered Indians and/or band members without identifying themselves as North American Indian, Métis or Inuit in the Aboriginal identity question.

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Footnote 553

Registered or Treaty Indian
Part A - Plain language definition
Not applicable
Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to those persons who reported they were registered under the Indian Act of Canada. Treaty Indians are persons who are registered under the Indian Act and can prove descent from a band that signed a treaty. Although there was a question in the 1991 Census on registration status, the layout of the 1996 question was somewhat different. In 1991, Question 16 on Registered Indians had two components. In the first part of the question, respondents were asked about their registration status, while the second part of the question dealt with band membership. The question used in 1996 asked only for registration or treaty status, while band membership was dealt with in a separate question.
The wording of the question, starting in 1996, differs slightly from the one in previous censuses. Prior to 1996, the term 'treaty' was not included in the question. It was added in 1996 at the request of individuals from the Western provinces, where the term is more widely used.
The 2006 Census question is the same as the one used in 1996 and 2001.

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Footnote 554

Registered or Treaty Indian: The expression 'Registered Indian' refers to those persons who reported they were registered under the Indian Act of Canada. Treaty Indians are persons who are registered under the Indian Act and can prove descent from a band that signed a treaty.

The Registered Indian counts in this table may differ from the administrative counts maintained by the Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development, with the most important causes of these differences being the incompletely enumerated Indian reserves and Indian settlements as well as methodological and conceptual differences between the two sources.

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Footnote 556

Labour force activity
Part A - Plain language definition
Not applicable
Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to the labour market activity of the population 15 years of age and over in the week (Sunday to Saturday) prior to Census Day (May 16, 2006). Respondents were classified as Employed, Unemployed, or Not in the labour force. The labour force includes the employed and the unemployed.

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Footnote 557

Labour force
Part A - Plain language definition
Not applicable
Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to persons who were either employed or unemployed during the week (Sunday to Saturday) prior to Census Day (May 16, 2006).

Labour force = Employed + Unemployed

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Footnote 558

Employed
Part A - Plain language definition
Not applicable
Part B - Detailed definition
Persons who, during the week (Sunday to Saturday) prior to Census Day (May 16, 2006): (a) did any work at all for pay or in self-employment or without pay in a family farm, business or professional practice; (b) were absent from their job or business, with or without pay, for the entire week because of a vacation, an illness, a labour dispute at their place of work, or any other reasons.

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Footnote 559

Unemployed
Part A - Plain language definition
Not applicable
Part B - Detailed definition
Persons who, during the week (Sunday to Saturday) prior to Census Day (May 16, 2006), were without paid work or without self-employment work and were available for work and either: (a) had actively looked for paid work in the past four weeks; or (b) were on temporary lay-off and expected to return to their job; or (c) had definite arrangements to start a new job in four weeks or less.

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Footnote 560

Not in the labour force
Part A - Plain language definition
Not applicable
Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to persons who, in the week (Sunday to Saturday) prior to Census Day (May 16, 2006), were neither employed nor unemployed. It includes students, homemakers, retired workers, seasonal workers in an 'off' season who were not looking for work, and persons who could not work because of a long term illness or disability.

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Footnote 561

Participation rate
Part A - Plain language definition
Not applicable
Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to the labour force in the week (Sunday to Saturday) prior to Census Day (May 16, 2006), expressed as a percentage of the population 15 years of age and over.

Participation rate = Labour force divided by Population 15 years of age and over (excluding institutional residents) X 100

The participation rate for a particular group (age, sex, marital status, geographic area, etc.) is the total labour force in that group, expressed as a percentage of the population 15 years of age and over, in that group.

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Footnote 562

Employment rate
Part A - Plain language definition
Not applicable
Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to the number of persons employed in the week (Sunday to Saturday) prior to Census Day (May 16, 2006), expressed as a percentage of the total population 15 years of age and over.

Employment rate = Employed divided by Population 15 years and over (excluding institutional residents) X 100

The employment rate for a particular group (age, sex, marital status, geographic area, etc.) is the number employed in that group, expressed as a percentage of the population 15 years of age and over, in that group.

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Footnote 563

Unemployment rate
Part A - Plain language definition
Not applicable
Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to the unemployed expressed as a percentage of the labour force in the week (Sunday to Saturday) prior to Census Day (May 16, 2006).

Unemployment rate = Unemployed divided by Labour force X 100

The unemployment rate for a particular group (age, sex, marital status, geographic area, etc.) is the unemployed in that group, expressed as a percentage of the labour force in that group, in the week prior to enumeration.

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Footnote 564

Class of worker
Part A - Plain language definition
Not applicable
Part B - Detailed definition
This variable classifies persons who reported a job into the following categories:
a. persons who worked mainly for wages, salaries, commissions, tips, piece-rates, or payments 'in kind' (payments in goods or services rather than money);
b. persons who worked mainly for themselves, with or without paid help, operating a business, farm or professional practice, alone or in partnership;
c. persons who worked without pay in a family business, farm or professional practice owned or operated by a related household member; unpaid family work does not include unpaid housework, unpaid childcare, unpaid care to seniors and volunteer work.

The job reported was the one held in the week (Sunday to Saturday) prior to enumeration (May 16, 2006) if the person was employed, or the job of longest duration since January 1, 2005, if the person was not employed during the reference week. Persons with two or more jobs in the reference week were asked to provide information for the job at which they worked the most hours.

Labour force
Part A - Plain language definition
Not applicable
Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to persons who were either employed or unemployed during the week (Sunday to Saturday) prior to Census Day (May 16, 2006).

Labour force = Employed + Unemployed

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Footnote 565

Unemployed persons 15 years and over who have never worked for pay or in self-employment or who had last worked prior to January 1, 2005.

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Footnote 566

Refers to the experienced labour force population: includes persons who were employed and persons who were unemployed who worked for pay or in self-employment since January 1, 2005.

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Footnote 576

Occupation (based on the National Occupational Classification for Statistics 2006 [NOC-S 2006])
Part A - Plain language definition
Kind of work done by persons aged 15 and over. Occupation is based on the type of job the person holds and the description of his or her duties. The 2006 Census data on occupation are classified according to the National Occupational Classification for Statistics 2006 (NOC-S 2006). For comparisons with data from the 1991 and 1996 censuses, the variable Occupation (historical) should be used.
Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to the kind of work persons were doing during the reference week, as determined by their kind of work and the description of the main activities in their job. If the person did not have a job during the week (Sunday to Saturday) prior to enumeration (May 16, 2006), the data relate to the job of longest duration since January 1, 2005. Persons with two or more jobs were to report the information for the job at which they worked the most hours.
The 2006 Census occupation data are classified according to the National Occupational Classification for Statistics 2006 (NOC-S 2006). This classification is composed of four levels of aggregation. There are 10 broad occupational categories containing 47 major groups that are further subdivided into 140 minor groups. At the most detailed level, there are 520 occupation unit groups. Occupation unit groups are formed on the basis of the education, training, or skill level required to enter the job, as well as the kind of work performed, as determined by the tasks, duties and responsibilities of the occupation.
For information on the NOC-S 2006, see the National Occupational Classification for Statistics 2006, Catalogue no. 12-583-XIE.

Labour force
Part A - Plain language definition
Not applicable
Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to persons who were either employed or unemployed during the week (Sunday to Saturday) prior to Census Day (May 16, 2006).

Labour force = Employed + Unemployed

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Footnote 577

Unemployed persons 15 years and over who have never worked for pay or in self-employment or who had last worked prior to January 1, 2005.

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Footnote 578

Refers to the experienced labour force population: includes persons who were employed and persons who were unemployed who worked for pay or in self-employment since January 1, 2005.

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Footnote 636

Industry (based on the North American Industry Classification System [NAICS] 2002)
Part A - Plain language definition
General nature of the business carried out in the establishment where the person worked. The 2006 Census data on industry (based on the NAICS 2002) can be compared with data from Canada's NAFTA partners (United States and Mexico).
Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to the general nature of the business carried out in the establishment where the person worked. If the person did not have a job during the week (Sunday to Saturday) prior to enumeration (May 16, 2006), the data relate to the job of longest duration since January 1, 2005. Persons with two or more jobs were required to report the information for the job at which they worked the most hours.

The 2006 Census industry data are produced according to the NAICS 2002. The NAICS provides enhanced industry comparability among the three North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) trading partners (Canada, United States and Mexico). This classification consists of a systematic and comprehensive arrangement of industries structured into 20 sectors, 103 subsectors and 328 industry groups. The criteria used to create these categories are similarity of input structures, labour skills or production processes used by the establishment. For further information on the classification, see North American Industry Classification System, Canada, 2002, Catalogue no. 12-501-XPE.

Labour force
Part A - Plain language definition
Not applicable
Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to persons who were either employed or unemployed during the week (Sunday to Saturday) prior to Census Day (May 16, 2006).

Labour force = Employed + Unemployed

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Footnote 637

Unemployed persons 15 years and over who have never worked for pay or in self-employment or who had last worked prior to January 1, 2005.

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Footnote 638

Refers to the experienced labour force population: includes persons who were employed and persons who were unemployed who worked for pay or in self-employment since January 1, 2005.

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Footnote 659

Place of work status
Part A - Plain language definition
Classification of people aged 15 or over who worked at some point between January 1, 2005 and May 16, 2006 (Census Day), according to whether they worked at home, worked outside Canada, had no fixed workplace address, or worked at a specific address.
Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to the place of work of non-institutional residents 15 years of age and over who worked at some time since January 1, 2005. The variable usually relates to the individual's job held in the week prior to enumeration. However, if the person did not work during that week but had worked at some time since January 1, 2005, the information relates to the job held longest during that period.

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Footnote 667

Mode of transportation
Part A - Plain language definition
Main means a person uses to travel between home and place of work (by car, on foot, on public transit, or by some other means).
Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to the mode of transportation to work of non-institutional residents 15 years of age and over who worked at some time since January 1, 2005. Persons who indicate in the place of work question that they either had no fixed workplace address, or specified a usual workplace address, are asked to identify the mode of transportation they usually use to commute from home to work. The variable usually relates to the individual's job in the week prior to enumeration. However, if the person did not work during that week but had worked at some time since January 1, 2005, the information relates to the job held longest during that period.

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Footnote 676

Refers to the language used most often at work by the individual at the time of the census. Data on other languages used at work on a regular basis are also collected.

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Footnote 681

The 2006 category 'Chinese, n.o.s.' includes responses of 'Chinese' as well as all Chinese languages other than Cantonese, Mandarin, Taiwanese, Chaochow (Teochow), Fukien, Hakka and Shanghainese. Data for the 'Chinese, n.o.s.' category in 2001 and 2006 are not directly comparable. The 2001 category 'Chinese, n.o.s.' is equivalent to the sum of the 2006 categories 'Chinese, n.o.s.' and 'Chaochow (Teochow),' 'Fukien,' 'Shanghainese' and 'Taiwanese.'

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Footnote 691

This is a subtotal of all languages collected by the census that are not displayed separately here. For a full list of languages collected in the census, please refer to Appendix G in the 2006 Census Dictionary.

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Footnote 697

Refers to the language used at work on a regular basis by the individual at the time of the census. Data on language used most often at work are also collected.

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Footnote 703

The 2006 category 'Chinese, n.o.s.' includes responses of 'Chinese' as well as all Chinese languages other than Cantonese, Mandarin, Taiwanese, Chaochow (Teochow), Fukien, Hakka and Shanghainese. Data for the 'Chinese, n.o.s.' category in 2001 and 2006 are not directly comparable. The 2001 category 'Chinese, n.o.s.' is equivalent to the sum of the 2006 categories 'Chinese, n.o.s.' and 'Chaochow (Teochow),' 'Fukien,' 'Shanghainese' and 'Taiwanese.'

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Footnote 713

This is a subtotal of all languages collected by the census that are not displayed separately here. For a full list of languages collected in the census, please refer to Appendix G in the 2006 Census Dictionary.

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Footnote 719

Hours spent doing unpaid housework
Part A - Plain language definition
Number of hours that the person spent doing housework, maintaining the house or doing yard work without getting paid for doing so. For example, this includes time spent preparing meals, mowing the lawn, or cleaning the house, for oneself or for relatives, friends or neighbours. The time spent on this activity is divided into blocks of hours (None, Less than 5 hours, 5 to 14 hours, 15 to 29 hours, 30 to 59 hours, and 60 hours or more). Only hours spent on the activity during the week before Census Day (May 7 to 13, 2006) are counted.
Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to the number of hours persons spent doing unpaid housework, yard work or home maintenance in the week (Sunday to Saturday) prior to Census Day (May 16, 2006). It includes hours spent doing unpaid housework for members of one's own household, for other family members outside the household, and for friends or neighbours.

Unpaid housework does not include volunteer work for a non-profit organization, a religious organization, a charity or community group, or work without pay in the operation of a family farm, business or professional practice.

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Footnote 726

Hours spent looking after children, without pay
Part A - Plain language definition
Number of hours that the person spent looking after children without getting paid for doing so. For example, this includes time spent taking care of one's own children or looking after the children of relatives, friends or neighbours. The time spent on this activity is divided into blocks of hours (none, less than 5 hours, 5 to 14 hours, 15 to 29 hours, 30 to 59 hours, and 60 hours or more). Only hours spent on the activity during the week before Census Day (May 7 to 13, 2006) are counted.
Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to the number of hours persons spent looking after children without pay. It includes hours spent providing unpaid child care for members of one's own household, for other family members outside the household, for friends or neighbours in the week (Sunday to Saturday) prior to Census Day (May 16, 2006).

Unpaid child care does not include volunteer work for a non-profit organization, a religious organization, a charity or community group, or work without pay in the operation of a family farm, business or professional practice.

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Footnote 733

Hours spent providing unpaid care or assistance to seniors
Part A - Plain language definition
Number of hours that the person spent providing care or assistance to elderly people without getting paid for doing so. This includes time spent giving personal care to an elderly relative, helping elderly neighbours with their shopping, and so on. The time spent on this activity is divided into blocks of hours (None, Less than 5 hours, 5 to 9 hours, 10 to 19 hours, and 20 hours or more). Only hours spent on the activity during the week before Census Day (May 7 to 13, 2006) are counted.
Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to the number of hours persons spent providing unpaid care or assistance to seniors of one's own household, to other senior family members outside the household, and to friends or neighbours in the week (Sunday to Saturday) prior to Census Day (May 16, 2006).

Unpaid care or assistance to seniors does not include volunteer work for a non-profit organization, religious organization, charity or community group, or work without pay in the operation of a family farm, business or professional practice.

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Footnote 739

'Highest certificate, diploma or degree' refers to the highest certificate, diploma or degree completed based on a hierarchy which is generally related to the amount of time spent 'in-class'. For postsecondary completers, a university education is considered to be a higher level of schooling than a college education, while a college education is considered to be a higher level of education than in the trades. Although some trades requirements may take as long or longer to complete than a given college or university program, the majority of time is spent in on-the-job paid training and less time is spent in the classroom.

Census questions relating to education changed substantially between 2001 and 2006, principally to reflect developments in Canada's education system. These changes improved the quality of data and provided more precise information on the level of educational attainment as well as fields of study.

However, users should be aware that changes to the education portion of the 2006 Census questionnaire have affected the comparability of some 2006 Census data with data from previous censuses. More information on the historical comparability of specific categories of 'Highest certificate, diploma or degree' is available in the Education Reference Guide, 2006 Census, catalogue number 97-560-GWE2006003.

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Footnote 742

'High school certificate or equivalent' includes persons who have graduated from a secondary school or equivalent. Excludes persons with a postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree. Examples of postsecondary institutions include community colleges, institutes of technology, CEGEPs, private trade schools, private business colleges, schools of nursing and universities.

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Footnote 744

'College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma' replaces the category 'Other non university certificate or diploma' in previous censuses. This category includes accreditation by non degree-granting institutions such as community colleges, CEGEPs, private business colleges and technical institutes.

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Footnote 745

The overall quality of the 'Highest certificate, diploma or degree' variable from the 2006 Census is acceptable. However, users of the 'University certificate or diploma below the bachelor level' category should know that an unexpected growth in this category was noted compared to the 2001 Census.

In fact, in the 2001 Census, 2.5% of respondents aged 15 years or over declared such a diploma, compared to 4.4% in 2006, representing 89% growth. This phenomenon was not found in other sources like the Labour Force Survey.

We recommend users interpret the 2006 Census results for this category with caution.

For more information on factors that may explain such variances in census data, such as response errors and processing errors, please refer to the 2006 Census Dictionary, Appendix B: Data quality, sampling and weighting, confidentiality and random rounding.

More information is available in the Education Reference Guide, 2006 Census, catalogue number 97-560-GWE2006003.

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Footnote 746

Questions pertaining to university degrees attained in 2006 (for example bachelor's degrees or master's degrees) were similar to those asked in 2001. Data for the university categories (bachelor's degree through to earned doctorate) are comparable over time.

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Footnote 752

'Field of study' is defined as the main discipline or subject of learning. It is collected for the highest certificate, diploma or degree above the high school or secondary school level.

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Footnote 764

Includes Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies, other.

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Footnote 765

'Location of study' refers to the province, territory or country where the highest certificate, diploma, or degree above high school level was completed.

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Footnote 781

Aboriginal ancestry
Part A - Plain language definition
Not applicable
Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to those persons who reported at least one Aboriginal ancestry (North American Indian, Métis or Inuit) to the ethnic origin question. 'Ethnic origin' refers to the ethnic or cultural origins of the respondent's ancestors.
'Aboriginal ancestry' was referred to as 'Aboriginal origin' prior to the 2006 Census. The content of the variable remains unchanged in 2006 compared with previous censuses.

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Footnote 782

Refers to those persons who reported at least one Aboriginal ancestry (North American Indian, Métis or Inuit) to the ethnic origin question. 'Ethnic origin' refers to the ethnic or cultural origins of a person's ancestors. Additional information on ethnic origin can be obtained from the 2006 Census Dictionary. 'Aboriginal ancestry' was referred to as 'Aboriginal origin' prior to the 2006 Census. The content of the variable remains unchanged in 2006 compared with the previous censuses.

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Footnote 789

Includes those who reported multiple Aboriginal ancestries or multiple Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestries to the ethnic origin question.

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Footnote 792

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 794

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

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Footnote 798

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

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Footnote 800

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

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Footnote 803

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 804

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 805

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.

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Footnote 806

The count for 'Total population by ethnic origin (single and multiple responses)' represents the total population of Canada, excluding institutional residents. It also represents the sum of persons who reported single ethnic origins and multiple ethnic origins in the census.

The count for 'Total population - Single responses' represents the total number of persons who reported only one ethnic origin in the census. This total is greater than the sum of single responses in this table because not all ethnic origins are shown in this profile.

The count for 'Total population - Multiple responses' represents the total number of persons who reported more than one ethnic origin in the census. This total is less than the sum of multiple responses of each group because respondents reporting more than one ethnic origin are counted in the multiple responses categories for each of the groups they reported. For example: a respondent reporting Scottish and English origins is counted once under the 'Total Population - Multiple responses' category. However, the same respondent is counted once in the 'Scottish - Multiple responses' category and counted once in the 'English - Multiple responses' category.

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Footnote 807

The count for 'Total population by ethnic origin (single and multiple responses)' represents the total population of Canada, excluding institutional residents. It also represents the sum of persons who reported single ethnic origins and multiple ethnic origins in the census.

The count for 'Total population - Single responses' represents the total number of persons who reported only one ethnic origin in the census. This total is greater than the sum of single responses in this table because not all ethnic origins are shown in this profile.

The count for 'Total population - Multiple responses' represents the total number of persons who reported more than one ethnic origin in the census. This total is less than the sum of multiple responses of each group because respondents reporting more than one ethnic origin are counted in the multiple responses categories for each of the groups they reported. For example: a respondent reporting Scottish and English origins is counted once under the 'Total Population - Multiple responses' category. However, the same respondent is counted once in the 'Scottish - Multiple responses' category and counted once in the 'English - Multiple responses' category.

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Footnote 808

The count for 'Total population by ethnic origin (single and multiple responses)' represents the total population of Canada, excluding institutional residents. It also represents the sum of persons who reported single ethnic origins and multiple ethnic origins in the census.

The count for 'Total population - Single responses' represents the total number of persons who reported only one ethnic origin in the census. This total is greater than the sum of single responses in this table because not all ethnic origins are shown in this profile.

The count for 'Total population - Multiple responses' represents the total number of persons who reported more than one ethnic origin in the census. This total is less than the sum of multiple responses of each group because respondents reporting more than one ethnic origin are counted in the multiple responses categories for each of the groups they reported. For example: a respondent reporting Scottish and English origins is counted once under the 'Total Population - Multiple responses' category. However, the same respondent is counted once in the 'Scottish - Multiple responses' category and counted once in the 'English - Multiple responses' category.

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Footnote 866

The abbreviation 'n.i.e.' means 'not included elsewhere.'

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Footnote 867

The abbreviation 'n.i.e.' means 'not included elsewhere.'

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Footnote 868

The abbreviation 'n.i.e.' means 'not included elsewhere.'

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Footnote 872

'Total income' refers to the total money income received from the following sources during calendar year 2005 by persons 15 years of age and over:

- wages and salaries (total)
- net farm income
- net non-farm income from unincorporated business and/or professional practice
- child benefits
- Old Age Security pension and Guaranteed Income Supplement
- benefits from Canada or Quebec Pension Plan
- benefits from Employment Insurance
- other income from government sources
- dividends, interest on bonds, deposits and savings certificates, and other investment income
- retirement pensions, superannuation and annuities, including those from RRSPs and RRIFs
- other money income.

'After-tax income' refers to total income from all sources minus federal, provincial and territorial income taxes paid for 2005.

Receipts not counted as income - The income concept excluded gambling gains and losses, lottery prizes, money inherited during the year in a lump sum, capital gains or losses, receipts from the sale of property, income tax refunds, loan payments received, lump sum settlements of insurance policies, rebates received on property taxes, refunds of pension contributions, as well as all income 'in kind,' such as free meals and living accommodations, or agricultural products produced and consumed on the farm.

Average income of individuals - Average income of individuals refers to the weighted mean total income of individuals 15 years of age and over who reported income for 2005. Average income is calculated from unrounded data by dividing the aggregate income of a specified group of individuals (e.g., males 45 to 54 years of age) by the number of individuals with income in that group.

Median income of individuals - The median income of a specified group of income recipients is that amount which divides their income size distribution into two halves, i.e., the incomes of the first half of individuals are below the median, while those of the second half are above the median. Median income is calculated from the unrounded number of individuals (e.g., males 45 to 54 years of age) with income in that group.

Standard error of average income - Refers to the estimated standard error of average income for an income size distribution. If interpreted as shown below, it serves as a rough indicator of the precision of the corresponding estimate of average income. For about 68% of the samples which could be selected from the sample frame, the difference between the sample estimate of average income and the corresponding figure based on complete enumeration would be less than one standard error. For about 95% of the possible samples, the difference would be less than two standard errors and, in about 99% of the samples, the difference would be less than approximately two and one half standard errors.

Average and median incomes and standard errors of average income of individuals will be calculated for those individuals who are at least 15 years of age and who have an income (positive or negative). For all other universes (families [census/economic]), persons 15 years of age and over not in families or private households), these statistics will be calculated over all units, whether or not they reported any income.

These statistics can be derived for after-tax income, earnings, wages and salaries, or any other particular source of income in the same manner.

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Footnote 875

Including loss.

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Footnote 891

For persons with income.

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Footnote 892

For persons with income.

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Footnote 893

For persons with income.

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Footnote 894

'Total income' refers to the total money income received from the following sources during calendar year 2005 by persons 15 years of age and over:

- wages and salaries (total)
- net farm income
- net non-farm income from unincorporated business and/or professional practice
- child benefits
- Old Age Security pension and Guaranteed Income Supplement
- benefits from Canada or Quebec Pension Plan
- benefits from Employment Insurance
- other income from government sources
- dividends, interest on bonds, deposits and savings certificates, and other investment income
- retirement pensions, superannuation and annuities, including those from RRSPs and RRIFs
- other money income.

'After-tax income' refers to total income from all sources minus federal, provincial and territorial income taxes paid for 2005.

Receipts not counted as income - The income concept excluded gambling gains and losses, lottery prizes, money inherited during the year in a lump sum, capital gains or losses, receipts from the sale of property, income tax refunds, loan payments received, lump sum settlements of insurance policies, rebates received on property taxes, refunds of pension contributions, as well as all income 'in kind,' such as free meals and living accommodations, or agricultural products produced and consumed on the farm.

Average income of individuals - Average income of individuals refers to the weighted mean total income of individuals 15 years of age and over who reported income for 2005. Average income is calculated from unrounded data by dividing the aggregate income of a specified group of individuals (e.g., males 45 to 54 years of age) by the number of individuals with income in that group.

Median income of individuals - The median income of a specified group of income recipients is that amount which divides their income size distribution into two halves, i.e., the incomes of the first half of individuals are below the median, while those of the second half are above the median. Median income is calculated from the unrounded number of individuals (e.g., males 45 to 54 years of age) with income in that group.

Standard error of average income - Refers to the estimated standard error of average income for an income size distribution. If interpreted as shown below, it serves as a rough indicator of the precision of the corresponding estimate of average income. For about 68% of the samples which could be selected from the sample frame, the difference between the sample estimate of average income and the corresponding figure based on complete enumeration would be less than one standard error. For about 95% of the possible samples, the difference would be less than two standard errors and, in about 99% of the samples, the difference would be less than approximately two and one half standard errors.

Average and median incomes and standard errors of average income of individuals will be calculated for those individuals who are at least 15 years of age and who have an income (positive or negative). For all other universes (families [census/economic]), persons 15 years of age and over not in families or private households), these statistics will be calculated over all units, whether or not they reported any income.

These statistics can be derived for after-tax income, earnings, wages and salaries, or any other particular source of income in the same manner.

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Footnote 897

Including loss.

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Footnote 912

For persons with after-tax income.

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Footnote 913

For persons with after-tax income.

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Footnote 914

For persons with after-tax income.

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Footnote 915

Earnings or employment income - Refers to total income received by persons 15 years of age and over during calendar year 2005 as wages and salaries, net income from a non-farm unincorporated business and/or professional practice, and/or net farm self-employment income.

Wages and salaries - Refers to gross wages and salaries before deductions for such items as income tax, pensions and Employment Insurance. Included in this source are military pay and allowances, tips, commissions and cash bonuses, benefits from wage-loss replacement plans or income-maintenance insurance plans, supplementary unemployment benefits from an employer or union as well as all types of casual earnings during calendar year 2005. Other employment income such as taxable benefits, research grants and royalties are included.

Net farm income - Refers to net income (gross receipts from farm sales minus depreciation and cost of operation) received during calendar year 2005 from the operation of a farm, either on the respondent's own account or in partnership. In the case of partnerships, only the respondent's share of income was reported. Included with gross receipts are cash advances received in 2005, dividends from cooperatives, rebates and farm-support payments to farmers from federal, provincial and regional agricultural programs (for example, milk subsidies and marketing board payments) and gross insurance proceeds such as payments from the Net Income Stabilization Account (NISA). The value of income 'in kind,' such as agricultural products produced and consumed on the farm, is excluded.

Net non-farm income from unincorporated business and/or professional practice - Refers to net income (gross receipts minus expenses of operation such as wages, rents and depreciation) received during calendar year 2005 from the respondent's non-farm unincorporated business or professional practice. In the case of partnerships, only the respondent's share was reported. Also included is net income from persons babysitting in their own homes, persons providing room and board to non-relatives, self-employed fishers, hunters and trappers, operators of direct distributorships such as those selling and delivering cosmetics, as well as freelance activities of artists, writers, music teachers, hairdressers, dressmakers, etc.

Average employment income of individuals - Average employment income of individuals refers to the weighted mean total income of individuals 15 years of age and over who reported income for 2005. Average income is calculated from unrounded data by dividing the aggregate income of a specified group of individuals (e.g., males 45 to 54 years of age) by the number of individuals with income in that group.

Median employment income of individuals - The median employment income of a specified group of income recipients is that amount which divides their income size distribution, ranked by size of income, into two halves, i.e., the incomes of the first half of individuals are below the median, while those of the second half are above the median. Median income is calculated from the unrounded number of individuals (e.g., males 45 to 54 years of age) with income in that group.

Standard error of average employment income - Refers to the estimated standard error of average employment income for an income size distribution. If interpreted as shown below, it serves as a rough indicator of the precision of the corresponding estimate of average income. For about 68% of the samples which could be selected from the sample frame, the difference between the sample estimate of average income and the corresponding figure based on complete enumeration would be less than one standard error. For about 95% of the possible samples, the difference would be less than two standard errors and, in about 99% of the samples, the difference would be less than approximately two and one half standard errors.

The above concept and procedures also apply in the calculation of these statistics for earnings or any other source of income and after-tax income of persons 15 years of age and over not in families and households.

Work activity - Refers to the number of weeks in which a person worked for pay or in self-employment in the reference year at all jobs held, even if only for a few hours, and whether these weeks were mostly full time (30 hours or more per week) or mostly part time (1 to 29 hours per week). Persons with a part-time job for part of the year and a full-time job for another part of the year were to report the information for the job at which they worked the most weeks. The term 'Full-year full-time workers' refers to persons 15 years of age and over who worked 49 to 52 weeks (mostly full time) in the reference year for pay or in self-employment.

Includes persons who did not work in 2005 but reported employment income.

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Footnote 919

Worked 49 to 52 weeks in 2005, mostly full time.

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Footnote 923

Worked less than 49 weeks or worked mostly part time in 2005.

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