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General information

Catalogue number :	97-556-XCB2006020
Release date :	April 8, 2008
Topic :	Mobility and migration
Data dimensions :	Geography (Geographic Index) Aboriginal identity (8) Age groups (17B) Sex (3) Current - Census metropolitan area and residual for province or territory of residence (48) 1 year ago - Census metropolitan area and residual for province or territory of residence (49)

Note

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: Inter-census metropolitan area migrants (1 year ago) subuniverse

Inter-census metropolitan area migrants are movers who, on Census Day, were living in a different census metropolitan area from the one at which they resided one year earlier.


Note: Migration data for small geographic areas

Estimates of internal migration may be less accurate for small geographic areas, areas with a place name that is duplicated elsewhere, and for some census subdivisions (CSDs) where residents may have provided the name of the census metropolitan area or census agglomeration instead of the specific name of the component CSD from which they migrated.

To improve the accuracy of the 2006 Census data, postal codes are used to pinpoint the exact CSD of the previous residence.

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


Note: Mobility status - Place of residence 1 year ago

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 than 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).

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


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 or 92-566-XPE.

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 or 92-566-XPE.

Data table

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Geography Geographic index Canada

Aboriginal identity (8)^{Footnote 1} Total - Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal identity population Total Aboriginal identity population North American Indian single response Métis single response Inuit single response Multiple Aboriginal identity responses Aboriginal responses not included elsewhere Non-Aboriginal identity population

Age groups (17B) Total - Age groups 1 to 4 years 5 to 9 years 10 to 14 years 15 to 19 years 20 to 24 years 25 to 29 years 30 to 34 years 35 to 39 years 40 to 44 years 45 to 49 years 50 to 54 years 55 to 59 years 60 to 64 years 65 to 69 years 70 to 74 years 75 years and over

Sex (3) Total - Sex Male Female

This table details census metropolitan area and residual for province or territory of residence 1 year ago , aboriginal identity , age groups and sex for the population aged 1 year and over in Canada^{Footnote 2}

Current - Census metropolitan area and residual for province or territory of residence (48)	1 year ago - Census metropolitan area and residual for province or territory of residence (49)
	Canada	St. John's	Newfoundland and Labrador, excluding CMA(s)	Prince Edward Island	Halifax	Nova Scotia, excluding CMA(s)	Moncton	Saint John	New Brunswick, excluding CMA(s)	Montréal	Ottawa - Gatineau (Que. part - Partie Qc)	Québec	Saguenay	Sherbrooke	Trois-Rivières	Quebec, excluding CMA(s)	Barrie	Brantford	Greater Sudbury / Grand Sudbury	Guelph	Hamilton	Kingston	Kitchener	London	Oshawa	Ottawa - Gatineau (Ont. part - Partie Ont.)	Peterborough	St. Catharines - Niagara	Thunder Bay	Toronto	Windsor	Ontario, excluding CMA(s)	Winnipeg	Manitoba, excluding CMA(s)	Regina	Saskatoon	Saskatchewan, excluding CMA(s)	Calgary	Edmonton	Alberta, excluding CMA(s)	Abbotsford	Kelowna	Vancouver	Victoria	British Columbia, excluding CMA(s)	Yukon Territory	Northwest Territories	Nunavut	Outside Canada
Canada	30,897,210	176,595	319,930	132,480	365,475	530,315	122,185	119,895	472,195	3,524,295	275,575	696,170	149,160	181,235	136,955	2,353,800	170,345	120,350	154,005	124,080	670,580	146,940	436,275	445,515	320,140	818,620	113,535	379,990	120,425	4,946,805	315,365	2,497,090	675,100	442,280	190,115	226,905	527,840	1,026,170	987,250	1,126,570	153,250	155,075	2,030,755	318,065	1,303,960	30,070	41,110	28,795	297,530
St. John's	177,475	170,850	2,595	40	425	275	60	125	110	130	20	0	0	0	0	30	20	0	10	0	70	10	180	30	25	80	0	65	0	435	30	85	95	35	0	0	15	125	170	180	0	10	55	0	65	0	40	60	915
Newfoundland and Labrador, excluding CMA(s)	318,725	1,955	310,110	175	485	305	75	250	280	20	10	15	25	0	0	80	40	0	20	60	75	30	215	10	145	190	0	25	0	1,335	0	420	195	165	25	0	50	200	170	735	10	10	55	10	115	0	190	110	315
Prince Edward Island	133,095	30	205	129,850	420	290	80	70	320	90	10	25	0	0	0	60	10	0	0	15	55	15	15	50	35	45	0	0	0	165	0	335	20	0	15	10	40	90	25	55	0	10	110	0	0	0	20	15	505
Halifax	365,625	305	230	315	350,390	4,705	390	280	870	315	15	150	10	50	0	240	55	25	10	25	145	150	180	75	40	770	25	45	15	875	60	440	160	145	10	60	50	230	205	195	25	10	165	405	175	0	85	10	2,525
Nova Scotia, excluding CMA(s)	528,945	115	220	205	4,390	515,905	215	125	720	180	20	25	0	30	0	90	40	0	10	25	250	95	105	85	135	225	60	80	0	740	15	850	50	95	20	30	45	415	355	695	35	10	165	110	330	45	65	35	1,465
Moncton	122,695	65	70	115	375	280	117,135	200	2,550	120	40	70	10	20	0	85	0	15	20	10	30	10	30	45	20	185	10	35	0	235	0	200	45	0	15	0	15	50	0	50	0	0	35	15	25	0	15	0	425
Saint John	119,745	0	65	75	280	170	265	116,275	975	40	25	0	0	0	10	20	10	50	0	0	0	65	85	45	0	95	0	15	0	105	0	125	10	25	0	0	10	55	10	70	0	0	75	10	20	0	0	35	605
New Brunswick, excluding CMA(s)	470,410	70	145	175	500	560	2,235	1,050	459,125	485	55	470	45	40	10	470	25	20	10	15	70	95	75	110	90	325	25	45	20	620	20	815	100	65	20	50	10	125	180	345	0	0	175	40	145	0	10	10	1,315
Montréal	3,548,840	60	45	50	375	200	210	100	565	3,464,370	1,620	5,080	1,185	2,030	1,145	21,555	50	25	80	110	235	200	75	155	40	1,445	25	65	20	3,185	170	1,005	285	65	90	90	130	475	370	300	30	25	1,010	90	385	50	20	35	39,890
Ottawa - Gatineau (Que. part - Partie Qc)	278,375	0	0	20	30	60	50	0	75	1,780	268,375	535	230	110	95	1,940	0	0	45	0	10	65	15	0	30	2,820	0	10	0	90	10	385	45	15	20	0	0	20	45	30	0	0	55	20	30	0	30	20	1,225
Québec	697,290	15	10	55	35	65	20	0	350	4,100	570	678,115	855	575	415	8,120	0	10	0	10	25	45	10	10	0	120	0	20	0	155	0	210	55	25	25	10	25	35	40	150	0	0	45	40	50	0	15	20	2,820
Saguenay	147,980	0	10	0	20	0	20	0	0	890	50	705	144,230	85	10	1,620	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	0	0	0	15	0	25	15	10	0	0	0	0	0	70	0	10	0	15	10	0	0	0	155
Sherbrooke	181,580	0	0	0	10	0	25	0	20	1,805	115	480	100	174,180	130	3,575	0	0	0	0	10	10	10	15	0	60	0	15	0	35	10	45	0	0	0	0	0	30	10	30	0	15	0	0	30	0	0	0	790
Trois-Rivières	137,265	0	0	0	25	10	0	0	0	1,080	50	480	40	40	132,280	2,685	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	0	40	0	10	0	10	0	35	10	0	20	0	10	0	15	25	0	0	15	0	10	0	0	0	385
Quebec, excluding CMA(s)	2,366,925	30	70	45	160	140	95	10	675	32,410	1,640	8,045	2,005	3,475	2,785	2,308,990	10	40	65	40	70	95	30	65	40	360	0	110	15	320	0	850	90	35	20	10	45	110	60	260	30	15	90	75	240	10	20	20	3,095
Barrie	173,210	25	45	10	65	70	15	10	30	80	0	0	0	0	0	20	162,330	55	160	35	240	30	245	110	190	135	45	100	10	5,135	20	2,860	60	0	10	0	10	75	100	85	0	0	30	15	55	0	25	0	670
Brantford	121,575	40	25	0	0	15	25	20	20	50	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	116,200	10	135	1,085	35	805	160	35	50	45	190	10	665	65	1,125	20	0	0	0	15	35	35	40	0	30	20	10	25	0	0	0	505
Greater Sudbury / Grand Sudbury	154,920	60	20	10	25	10	40	0	10	80	35	25	0	10	0	80	185	55	149,590	10	95	20	90	75	100	255	25	45	10	785	0	2,535	15	60	0	50	10	55	10	60	0	0	40	0	40	0	0	0	270
Guelph	124,510	0	40	10	15	35	25	0	15	70	10	15	0	10	0	10	45	125	60	117,330	360	85	945	160	115	135	15	85	35	2,145	30	1,245	45	10	0	15	0	115	65	20	10	0	50	0	90	0	0	0	900
Hamilton	675,695	40	45	95	100	115	20	15	110	345	0	35	10	0	0	85	140	630	120	275	651,480	145	825	610	250	440	90	1,385	90	9,365	200	2,665	135	25	115	20	70	260	80	160	0	0	190	35	125	0	15	0	4,715
Kingston	147,075	60	15	10	215	90	0	15	200	350	10	120	45	70	10	75	95	30	80	45	135	139,095	150	135	55	655	190	65	30	930	0	2,295	105	15	10	35	0	60	145	120	10	0	130	35	45	0	20	0	1,090
Kitchener	440,735	120	265	20	185	30	25	15	95	215	30	0	0	0	0	60	110	395	105	1,145	995	105	421,005	745	130	405	80	345	45	5,185	295	3,275	200	10	10	15	50	225	70	130	20	0	205	50	150	0	30	0	4,125
London	447,690	10	75	0	215	115	0	10	110	315	40	60	0	20	0	20	145	235	105	160	375	130	845	431,020	100	260	15	355	55	2,680	600	5,270	75	45	40	25	15	90	115	105	0	35	255	35	85	10	0	0	3,415
Oshawa	324,050	10	110	0	110	50	20	60	15	170	10	25	0	30	0	40	10	45	70	60	235	110	205	125	309,760	265	300	150	20	8,005	140	2,155	70	40	0	60	0	85	25	0	0	0	125	20	50	10	0	0	1,240
Ottawa - Gatineau (Ont. part - Partie Ont.)	826,010	150	225	45	870	330	150	30	400	1,785	1,795	325	50	20	10	430	175	110	300	190	405	1,065	315	500	240	793,350	250	395	145	3,595	275	5,830	325	95	145	110	55	390	475	325	65	30	665	525	400	0	75	145	8,425
Peterborough	114,100	10	0	0	30	30	0	0	45	35	0	0	0	10	0	15	45	40	30	15	50	35	75	125	400	150	109,305	60	0	1,120	0	1,905	10	0	0	0	35	40	10	60	0	0	40	10	15	0	0	0	340
St. Catharines - Niagara	381,325	0	25	0	60	60	30	0	50	120	10	0	0	10	0	110	130	105	50	150	1,640	55	175	285	130	215	60	370,620	25	2,355	75	1,635	65	20	15	50	20	55	40	90	0	0	130	10	110	0	10	10	2,485
Thunder Bay	119,835	0	0	0	10	10	0	0	0	10	10	0	0	0	0	0	15	10	60	55	45	20	60	40	75	130	10	50	116,665	245	0	1,355	120	45	15	0	10	35	65	55	0	50	90	0	50	20	20	0	335
Toronto	5,010,515	310	430	160	1,380	745	180	220	400	5,440	165	255	10	90	10	240	2,615	390	560	1,710	6,380	1,315	3,015	2,955	4,305	3,640	830	2,140	320	4,858,180	1,420	9,010	1,010	180	130	135	115	1,450	810	480	115	65	3,210	345	670	40	50	25	92,850
Windsor	316,825	35	0	20	10	20	30	0	35	190	45	10	0	0	0	15	20	35	45	20	245	25	245	490	55	180	0	125	25	1,135	308,305	2,295	30	10	0	20	25	45	75	65	0	0	115	15	30	0	0	0	2,700
Ontario, excluding CMA(s)	2,515,120	155	355	110	560	895	95	145	760	1,175	460	265	125	65	10	1,065	3,320	1,310	1,785	1,785	3,770	2,665	4,645	5,130	2,835	6,360	1,660	2,050	1,210	18,185	2,550	2,436,080	730	595	35	65	240	525	475	1,085	150	45	520	250	1,005	25	110	115	7,560
Winnipeg	678,320	90	20	0	90	185	20	30	70	275	10	30	0	0	0	70	10	35	45	50	135	65	65	110	40	265	15	35	145	935	10	740	657,390	6,430	210	285	275	550	325	400	35	45	725	75	320	30	50	65	7,515
Manitoba, excluding CMA(s)	441,040	10	70	30	95	85	10	15	75	15	0	20	10	0	0	45	55	25	20	10	50	90	55	55	0	65	0	15	35	215	0	400	5,840	428,535	135	215	710	215	265	540	40	45	165	30	335	35	45	55	2,260
Regina	190,155	10	0	15	40	10	0	0	55	115	40	20	0	0	0	25	0	10	10	0	10	0	15	40	0	65	0	0	0	140	0	75	215	185	182,785	800	2,785	350	180	285	30	70	210	40	290	0	20	0	1,180
Saskatoon	228,075	30	0	0	60	75	0	0	30	70	0	25	0	0	0	25	0	0	0	20	35	20	55	35	10	60	35	25	15	335	0	180	200	280	785	216,270	5,125	570	275	775	45	15	360	55	195	10	70	10	1,875
Saskatchewan, excluding CMA(s)	523,980	10	55	15	75	65	0	10	10	50	25	30	30	0	0	60	10	10	25	10	10	25	0	15	10	85	10	25	40	210	0	360	250	830	2,080	4,195	509,510	565	625	2,390	10	65	240	80	600	15	45	35	1,165
Calgary	1,056,385	435	360	165	860	800	250	220	555	1,385	35	170	10	75	25	290	120	55	165	80	495	235	340	590	205	1,030	65	370	320	4,295	240	1,165	1,945	690	1,060	975	1,225	995,305	4,730	9,885	365	455	3,550	785	3,270	110	195	15	16,405
Edmonton	1,012,465	465	625	185	670	870	115	200	800	785	75	190	20	35	10	285	50	50	60	50	210	225	170	340	170	790	60	75	325	3,230	360	1,300	1,225	730	550	745	1,300	3,675	960,135	14,120	165	490	2,160	760	2,940	95	515	45	9,985
Alberta, excluding CMA(s)	1,145,285	560	2,660	265	735	1,435	150	140	1,060	410	30	75	60	45	0	335	70	55	70	70	250	115	225	180	60	485	85	185	290	1,695	85	1,990	1,000	1,590	795	1,320	4,420	11,210	10,390	1,084,055	255	575	1,305	475	6,105	220	405	60	7,250
Abbotsford	154,600	0	0	0	10	10	0	0	10	85	0	0	0	0	0	90	0	0	0	10	65	10	15	10	15	0	10	55	25	65	0	70	80	40	25	15	95	215	115	135	145,000	170	4,275	190	1,905	0	0	0	1,765
Kelowna	159,050	0	0	10	75	25	20	0	10	110	0	55	0	0	0	10	20	10	15	10	55	0	30	35	15	170	0	25	75	310	0	195	290	75	80	110	85	830	515	615	260	148,695	1,830	210	2,755	25	35	0	1,340
Vancouver	2,076,590	145	65	55	320	390	40	95	80	1,955	15	125	0	45	0	190	190	90	45	220	285	160	335	335	115	1,215	65	205	135	5,540	170	830	1,355	265	380	415	220	2,555	1,935	1,135	3,310	960	1,990,950	2,865	8,760	150	115	50	47,710
Victoria	322,205	70	20	25	290	80	10	25	85	280	35	15	0	25	0	45	35	10	10	30	105	95	105	95	0	275	15	105	80	720	25	535	265	45	110	140	40	945	460	535	120	300	2,530	305,675	4,225	35	40	10	3,485
British Columbia, excluding CMA(s)	1,321,940	90	285	65	245	575	30	85	315	420	70	50	20	20	0	385	125	35	125	60	265	40	150	240	85	535	55	165	145	925	160	1,720	755	695	250	525	830	3,530	2,740	5,260	3,090	2,780	14,390	4,545	1,267,255	300	250	35	7,165
Yukon Territory	29,910	30	10	0	25	10	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	10	0	10	20	20	0	30	0	10	0	30	0	30	25	10	15	10	20	25	65	125	10	10	100	30	205	28,760	90	0	155
Northwest Territories	40,370	75	175	40	40	75	0	0	75	35	0	15	0	0	0	25	10	0	15	0	10	10	0	10	0	40	0	0	10	55	10	70	25	30	15	25	40	110	220	200	15	25	65	45	155	70	38,295	85	160
Nunavut	28,665	35	115	10	35	25	0	10	30	20	0	15	0	0	0	35	0	0	0	0	0	10	15	0	0	105	10	10	0	55	0	65	55	30	10	0	25	10	15	45	0	0	20	10	45	10	65	27,660	55

Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 97-556-XCB2006020.

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Related data

• 2006 Census analysis series:
  Report on the Demographic Situation in Canada: 2005 and 2006
• 2006 Census reference guides and technical reports:
  Mobility and Migration Reference Guide, 2006 Census