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Corrections and updates to the 2006 Census Dictionary

 
Population universe index
Definition Date modified / Date added
Aboriginal ancestryModified on June 25, 2007
Aboriginal identity Modified on August 20, 2007
Aboriginal origin Modified on June 26, 2007
Attendance at school Modified on March 9, 2010
Average income of individualsModified on December 2, 2009
Class of workerModified on December 7, 2009
Commuting Distance Modified on April 17, 2008
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry Modified on March 9, 2010
Employed Modified on November 14, 2007
Employment rate Modified on April 2, 2008
Ethnic origin Modified on November 14, 2007
Experienced labour force Modified on November 14, 2007
Generation Status Modified on November 14, 2007
Highest certificate, diploma or degree Modified on March 9, 2010
Historical labour force activity (based on the 1971 concepts) Modified on November 14, 2007
Home languageModified on December 7, 2009
Hours worked for pay or in self-employment Modified on November 14, 2007
Industry (historical) Modified on December 11, 2007
Inexperienced labour force Modified on November 14, 2007
Institutional resident Modified on April 10, 2008
Knowledge of non-official languages Modified on December 7, 2009
Labour force Modified on November 14, 2007
Labour force activity Modified on November 14, 2007
Language of workModified on December 7, 2009
Location of study New on February 14, 2008
Looked for paid work in past four weeks (full- or part-time work) Modified on December 11, 2007
Major field of study (MFS) Modified on March 9, 2010
Major field of study – Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) Modified on March 9, 2010
Major Field of Study - Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) and Major Field of Study (MFS) empirical concordanceNew on March 9, 2010
Major Field of Study - Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) and Major Field of Study (MFS) theoretical concordance New on February 14, 2008
Major Field of Study - International Standard Classification of Education and Classification of Instructional Programs (ISCED_CIP) New on February 14, 2008
Major Field of Study - Major Field of Study (MFS) and Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) empirical concordance New on March 9, 2010
Mobility 1: Statistical Area Classification of residence 1 year ago New on August 7, 2007
Mobility 5: Statistical Area Classification of residence 5 years ago New on August 7, 2007
Mother tongue Modified on December 7, 2009
New job to start in four weeks or less Modified on November 14, 2007
Not in the labour force Modified on November 14, 2007
On temporary lay-off or absent from job or business Modified on November 14, 2007
Other income from government sources Modified on April 21, 2008
Participation rate Modified on March 19, 2008
Place of birth of father Modified on November 14, 2007
Place of birth of mother Modified on November 14, 2007
Population group Modified on November 14, 2007
Reasons unable to start a job Modified on November 14, 2007
Registered or Treaty Indian Modified on November 14, 2007
Secondary (high) school graduation certificate or equivalent Modified on March 9, 2010
Self-employment net income New on February 14, 2008
Unemployed Modified on November 14, 2007
Unemployment rate Modified on November 14, 2007
Visible minority population Modified on November 14, 2007
When last worked for pay or in self-employment Modified on December 11, 2007
Weeks worked in 2005Modified on December 11, 2007
Workplace location Modified on April 17, 2008
Work activity in 2005 Modified on December 11, 2007
Family universe index
Definition Date modified / Date added
Census family status Modified on June 28, 2007
Economic family Modified on June 26, 2007
Economic family status Modified on April 10, 2008
Economic family structure Modified on April 10, 2008
Household living arrangements Modified on April 10, 2008
Low income after-tax cut-offs (LICO-AT) Modified on July 29, 2008
Low income before tax cut-offs (LICO-BT) Modified on April 21, 2008
Household universe index
Definition Date modified / Date added
Average income of householdsModified on December 2, 2009
Household Modified on June 26, 2007
Household type Modified on June 26, 2007
Dwelling universe index
Definition Date modified / Date added
Structural type of dwelling Modified on December 11, 2007
Geography universe index
Definition Date modified / Date added
Census division (CD)Modified on May 20, 2010
Census metropolitan area (CMA) and census agglomeration (CA) Modified on December 11, 2007
Census subdivision (CSD) Modified on November 19, 2009
Geographic code Modified on November 14, 2007
National Geographic Database (NGD) Modified on November 14, 2007
Reference map Modified on November 14, 2007
Representative point Modified on January 4, 2010
Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) Modified on November 14, 2007
Urban area (UA) Modified on September 5, 2007
List of appendices
Appendix Date modified / Date added
Appendix A Census questionnaire content and derived variables since ConfederationModified on December 7, 2009
Appendix B Data quality, sampling and weighting, confidentiality and random rounding Modified on December 11, 2007
Appendix C Comparison of ethnic origins disseminated in 2006, 2001 and 1996 Modified on June 24, 2008
Appendix D Historical comparability of journey to work data Modified on April 17, 2008
Appendix G Mother tongue, home language and language of work: classifications from 2006, 2001 and 1996 Modified on November 19, 2009
Appendix H Knowledge of non-official languages: Classifications from 2006, 2001 and 1996 Modified on February 14, 2008
Appendix J Comparison of places of birth disseminated in 2006, 2001 and 1996 Modified on January 9, 2008
Appendix K Classification of the 2006 countries of citizenship Modified on December 11, 2007
Appendix M Major Field of Study (MFS) - Classification using major field of study (MFS) codes New on February 14, 2008
Appendix N Major Field of Study – Classification using Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) codes New on February 14, 2008
Appendix O Major Field of Study – Theoretical concordance table between Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) and Major Field of Study (MFS) codes New on February 14, 2008
Appendix Q Derived Statistics Modified on May 1, 2008
Appendix R Major Field of Study - International Standard Classification of Education and Classification of Instructional Programs (ISCED_CIP) New on February 14, 2008
Appendix S Major Field of Study - Empirical concordance tables between Major Field of Study (MFS) and Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) Canada 2000 codesNew on March 9, 2010
Appendix T Major Field of Study - Empirical concordance tables between Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) Canada 2000 codes and Major Field of Study (MFS)New on March 9, 2010
List of figures
Figure Date modified / Date added
Figure 8 Population and labour force activity components, 2006 Census Modified on December 11, 2007
Figure 9 Mother tongue, home language, language of work and knowledge of non-official languages Modified on August 20, 2007
Figure 9A Aboriginal languages Modified on August 20, 2007
Figure 19 2006 dwelling universe Modified on August 20, 2007
Figure 20 Hierarchy of standard geographic units for dissemination, 2006 Census Modified on April 2, 2008
Figure 32 Example of data retrieval with user-defined boundaries Modified on February 14, 2008
Figure 34 Example of block-face and dissemination block representative points Modified on February 14, 2008
List of tables
Table Date modified / Date added
Table 1 Geographic units by province and territory, 2006 Census Modified on November 14, 2007
Table 8 Selected census subdivisions included when tabulating 'on-reserve' population, 2006 CensusModified on February 9, 2010
Table 13 Relationship between the 1997 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), the 2002 NAICS and the Industry (historical) variable Modified on May 12, 2009
Table 16 Relationship between the 1991 SOC, the NOC–S 2006 and the Occupation (historical) variable Modified on August 20, 2007
Table 18 Low income before tax cut-offs (1992 base) for economic families and persons not in economic families, 2005 Modified on December 11, 2007