Data tables, 2016 Census

Ethnic Origin (279), Single and Multiple Ethnic Origin Responses (3), Generation Status (4), Age (12) and Sex (3) for the Population in Private Households of Canada, Provinces and Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 2016 Census - 25% Sample Data

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This table details ethnic origin , single and multiple ethnic origin responses , generation status , age and sex for the population in private households in Quebec / Québec
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Ethnic origin (279)	Single and multiple ethnic origin responses (3)
Ethnic origin (279)	Total - Single and multiple ethnic origin responses^Footnote 2	Single ethnic origin responses^Footnote 3	Multiple ethnic origin responses^Footnote 4
Total - Ethnic origin^{Footnote 5}	7,965,450	5,976,810	1,988,645
North American Aboriginal origins	359,425	110,870	248,560
First Nations (North American Indian)	289,610	83,085	206,525
Inuit	17,175	10,200	6,975
Métis	61,260	17,585	43,675
Other North American origins	4,850,145	3,634,570	1,215,575
Acadian	34,785	8,915	25,865
American	45,045	5,200	39,845
Canadian	4,647,835	3,501,850	1,145,990
New Brunswicker	750	250	500
Newfoundlander	570	60	510
Nova Scotian	365	55	315
Ontarian	1,345	250	1,095
Québécois	184,005	117,935	66,070
Other North American origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 6}	205	55	150
European origins	3,037,885	1,302,135	1,735,750
British Isles origins	745,715	139,435	606,280
Channel Islander	1,440	275	1,170
Cornish	70	0	70
English	228,520	30,120	198,400
Irish	446,210	78,050	368,165
Manx	200	10	190
Scottish	215,025	25,570	189,460
Welsh	10,765	630	10,130
British Isles origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 7}	32,525	4,785	27,740
French origins	1,878,795	708,610	1,170,185
Alsatian	1,050	240	805
Breton	11,140	3,150	7,985
Corsican	1,265	160	1,105
French	1,870,545	705,065	1,165,480
Western European origins (except French origins)	244,380	48,290	196,090
Austrian	12,710	1,410	11,300
Bavarian	45	0	45
Belgian	51,340	13,975	37,370
Dutch	26,000	4,835	21,165
Flemish	1,345	175	1,165
Frisian	15	0	15
German	142,230	22,085	120,145
Luxembourger	910	125	785
Swiss	24,500	5,640	18,865
Western European origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 8}	120	45	80
Northern European origins (except British Isles origins)	25,465	3,385	22,080
Danish	5,700	815	4,885
Finnish	3,130	525	2,605
Icelandic	955	105	850
Norwegian	7,815	870	6,950
Swedish	6,840	700	6,140
Northern European origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 9}	2,495	370	2,130
Eastern European origins	249,945	108,280	141,660
Bulgarian	9,570	6,605	2,960
Byelorussian	2,530	800	1,720
Czech	6,290	1,480	4,820
Czechoslovakian, n.o.s.^{Footnote 10}	2,150	330	1,820
Estonian	895	190	705
Hungarian	28,280	8,320	19,960
Latvian	1,740	325	1,415
Lithuanian	6,625	1,415	5,215
Moldovan	7,620	4,855	2,765
Polish	79,040	22,100	56,945
Romanian	53,060	32,870	20,185
Russian	55,230	15,800	39,435
Slovak	4,770	1,380	3,390
Ukrainian	42,550	10,820	31,730
Eastern European origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 11}	2,900	995	1,910
Southern European origins	549,750	279,890	269,855
Albanian	3,760	2,690	1,070
Bosnian	2,970	2,080	890
Catalan	735	95	640
Croatian	6,745	2,510	4,235
Cypriot	485	75	410
Greek	71,330	45,305	26,020
Italian	326,700	163,570	163,125
Kosovar	505	330	170
Macedonian	775	230	545
Maltese	1,220	130	1,095
Montenegrin	450	135	315
Portuguese	69,805	38,590	31,210
Serbian	5,950	2,945	3,005
Sicilian	1,440	335	1,100
Slovenian	2,510	935	1,575
Spanish	85,360	18,750	66,610
Yugoslavian, n.o.s.^{Footnote 12}	3,265	1,115	2,150
Southern European origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 13}	305	60	240
Other European origins	38,675	14,240	24,430
Basque	3,620	530	3,085
Jewish	25,235	8,535	16,700
Roma (Gypsy)	470	70	405
Slavic, n.o.s.^{Footnote 14}	360	125	240
Other European origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 15}	9,215	4,985	4,235
Caribbean origins	201,630	137,950	63,675
Antiguan	380	115	265
Bahamian	430	75	355
Barbadian	5,570	1,990	3,585
Bermudan	115	10	110
Carib	405	30	380
Cuban	9,830	3,910	5,925
Dominican	11,555	5,200	6,355
Grenadian	1,965	820	1,145
Guadeloupean	1,010	240	765
Haitian	143,165	111,245	31,915
Jamaican	14,100	5,770	8,330
Kittitian/Nevisian	360	110	245
Martinican	1,775	370	1,405
Montserratan	240	70	175
Puerto Rican	530	70	460
St. Lucian	855	345	515
Trinidadian/Tobagonian	6,585	2,070	4,515
Vincentian/Grenadinian	4,020	2,010	2,005
West Indian, n.o.s.^{Footnote 16}	5,635	2,135	3,500
Caribbean origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 17}	4,200	1,375	2,825
Latin, Central and South American origins	167,280	96,590	70,685
Aboriginal from Central/South America (except Arawak and Maya)	6,095	810	5,285
Arawak	185	0	180
Argentinian	4,950	965	3,985
Belizean	80	20	60
Bolivian	1,730	700	1,035
Brazilian	8,350	2,910	5,435
Chilean	14,060	6,445	7,615
Colombian	33,965	26,290	7,675
Costa Rican	1,180	535	645
Ecuadorian	2,725	1,125	1,595
Guatemalan	10,175	5,805	4,370
Guyanese	3,670	1,280	2,395
Hispanic	1,150	495	655
Honduran	4,340	2,380	1,965
Maya	1,675	415	1,260
Mexican	26,930	14,190	12,745
Nicaraguan	2,805	1,340	1,470
Panamanian	1,465	500	965
Paraguayan	365	150	215
Peruvian	19,735	11,175	8,565
Salvadorean	19,200	11,710	7,490
Uruguayan	1,755	480	1,275
Venezuelan	7,475	3,350	4,125
Latin, Central and South American origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 18}	5,845	3,530	2,315
African origins	382,665	273,960	108,705
Central and West African origins	86,695	65,810	20,880
Akan	630	445	195
Angolan	880	325	555
Ashanti	120	45	80
Beninese	4,125	2,305	1,820
Burkinabe	2,465	1,555	905
Cameroonian	17,095	14,420	2,680
Chadian	1,050	625	420
Congolese	20,205	15,745	4,465
Edo	105	60	50
Ewe	465	170	295
Gabonese	1,165	545	615
Gambian	150	40	105
Ghanaian	3,235	1,965	1,275
Guinean	5,255	3,620	1,635
Ibo	190	120	60
Ivorian	8,545	6,240	2,305
Liberian	155	65	90
Malian	3,535	1,835	1,700
Malinké	635	380	255
Nigerian	2,820	1,635	1,180
Peulh	2,110	1,300	805
Senegalese	8,255	5,395	2,860
Sierra Leonean	110	40	70
Togolese	4,080	2,505	1,580
Wolof	660	390	270
Yoruba	460	255	210
Central and West African origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 19}	6,960	3,785	3,170
North African origins	225,125	166,355	58,775
Algerian	60,380	45,565	14,810
Berber	33,825	21,665	12,160
Coptic	690	240	450
Dinka	20	15	0
Egyptian	29,395	15,880	13,520
Libyan	1,075	790	280
Maure	530	235	295
Moroccan	85,940	64,635	21,305
Sudanese	370	130	235
Tunisian	21,470	15,485	5,985
North African origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 20}	3,340	1,710	1,630
Southern and East African origins	28,930	18,560	10,370
Afrikaner	115	35	85
Amhara	65	40	25
Bantu, n.o.s.^{Footnote 21}	1,905	1,200	700
Burundian	6,015	5,085	930
Djiboutian	450	305	145
Eritrean	585	385	195
Ethiopian	1,570	960	610
Harari	15	15	0
Kenyan	530	295	240
Malagasy	3,730	1,810	1,920
Mauritian	3,700	1,600	2,095
Oromo	25	0	15
Rwandan	5,130	3,900	1,230
Seychellois	775	405	365
Somali	1,785	1,380	405
South African	905	95	810
Tanzanian	325	145	185
Tigrian	95	15	80
Ugandan	295	65	225
Zambian	45	10	45
Zimbabwean	300	130	165
Zulu	75	25	50
Southern and East African origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 22}	1,795	660	1,135
Other African origins	46,810	23,240	23,570
Black, n.o.s.^{Footnote 23}	3,795	1,100	2,690
Other African origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 24}	43,785	22,135	21,655
Asian origins	563,150	420,360	142,795
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins	240,795	166,695	74,105
Afghan	10,940	9,620	1,320
Arab, n.o.s.^{Footnote 25}	44,875	32,195	12,680
Armenian	27,380	15,860	11,520
Assyrian	365	105	265
Azerbaijani	555	170	385
Georgian	635	195	440
Hazara	385	120	265
Iranian	25,530	20,730	4,800
Iraqi	5,520	3,785	1,730
Israeli	6,065	1,340	4,720
Jordanian	1,610	960	645
Kazakh	615	290	330
Kurd	2,135	1,265	875
Kuwaiti	100	40	60
Kyrgyz	265	160	100
Lebanese	78,145	51,370	26,775
Palestinian	6,870	3,710	3,160
Pashtun	520	320	200
Saudi Arabian	650	375	275
Syrian	27,465	14,680	12,780
Tajik	395	215	175
Tatar	910	175	735
Turk	15,065	7,085	7,975
Turkmen	65	35	30
Uighur	375	220	155
Uzbek	465	245	220
Yemeni	805	270	535
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 26}	2,465	1,150	1,315
South Asian origins	95,670	73,905	21,765
Bangladeshi	7,075	6,165	915
Bengali	4,125	3,585	545
Bhutanese	425	405	20
East Indian	51,650	35,905	15,745
Goan	210	35	180
Gujarati	420	265	150
Kashmiri	265	110	150
Nepali	930	720	210
Pakistani	13,535	9,910	3,630
Punjabi	2,970	1,845	1,135
Sinhalese	305	210	100
Sri Lankan	14,750	11,920	2,825
Tamil	3,100	1,370	1,730
South Asian origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 27}	2,135	1,475	665
East and Southeast Asian origins	229,980	178,540	51,440
Burmese	530	230	295
Cambodian (Khmer)	15,350	8,600	6,750
Chinese	121,445	92,510	28,935
Filipino	37,910	29,120	8,790
Hmong	30	20	15
Indonesian	1,320	345	980
Japanese	6,495	2,640	3,855
Karen	100	35	60
Korean	8,740	7,205	1,535
Laotian	7,630	4,570	3,060
Malaysian	645	100	540
Mongolian	960	320	645
Singaporean	105	15	90
Taiwanese	2,210	1,230	980
Thai	2,695	995	1,705
Tibetan	75	55	25
Vietnamese	43,080	30,420	12,660
East and Southeast Asian origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 28}	280	145	140
Other Asian origins	1,765	1,215	555
Other Asian origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 29}	1,765	1,215	555
Oceania origins	3,245	385	2,865
Australian	2,060	235	1,825
New Zealander	490	15	470
Pacific Islands origins	785	130	660
Fijian	70	15	50
Hawaiian	60	10	50
Maori	85	15	75
Samoan	15	0	10
Polynesian, n.o.s.^{Footnote 30}	290	50	235
Pacific Islands origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 31}	295	40	255

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Footnote(s)

Footnote 1

For more information on generation status variables, including information on their classifications, the questions from which they are derived, data quality and their comparability with other sources of data, please refer to the Place of Birth, Generation Status, Citizenship and Immigration Reference Guide, Census of Population, 2016.

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Footnote 2

Total ethnic origin responses are the sum of single and multiple responses for each ethnic origin. Total response counts indicate the number of persons who reported a specified ethnic origin, either as their only origin or in addition to one or more other ethnic origins. The sum of all ethnic origin responses is greater than the total population estimate due to the reporting of multiple origins.

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Footnote 3

A single ethnic origin response occurs when a person provides one ethnic origin only.

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Footnote 4

A multiple ethnic origin response occurs when a person provides two or more ethnic origins.

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Footnote 5

This is a total population estimate. The sum of the ethnic groups in this table is greater than the total population estimate because a person may report more than one ethnic origin in the census.

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Footnote 6

Includes general responses indicating North American origins (e.g., 'North American') as well as more specific responses indicating North American origins that have not been included elsewhere (e.g., 'Maritimer').

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Footnote 7

Includes general responses indicating British Isles origins (e.g., 'British,' 'United Kingdom') as well as more specific responses indicating British Isles origins that have not been included elsewhere (e.g., 'Celtic').

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Footnote 8

Includes general responses indicating Western European origins (e.g., 'Western European') as well as more specific responses indicating Western European origins that have not been included elsewhere (e.g., 'Liechtensteiner').

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Footnote 9

Includes general responses indicating Northern European origins (e.g., 'Northern European') as well as more specific responses indicating Northern European origins that have not been included elsewhere (e.g., 'Faroese,' 'Scandinavian').

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Footnote 10

Includes responses of 'Czechoslovakian,' not otherwise specified.

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Footnote 11

Includes general responses indicating Eastern European origins (e.g., 'Eastern European') as well as more specific responses indicating Eastern European origins that have not been included elsewhere (e.g., 'Baltic').

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Footnote 12

Includes responses of 'Yugoslavian,' not otherwise specified.

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Footnote 13

Includes general responses indicating Southern European origins (e.g., 'Southern European') as well as more specific responses indicating Southern European origins that have not been included elsewhere (e.g., 'Gibraltarian').

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Footnote 14

Includes responses of 'Slavic,' not otherwise specified.

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Footnote 15

Includes general responses indicating Other European origins (e.g., 'European') as well as more specific responses indicating European origins that have not been included elsewhere (e.g., 'Central European').

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Footnote 16

Includes responses of 'West Indian,' not otherwise specified.

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Footnote 17

Includes general responses indicating Caribbean origins (e.g., 'Antilles,' 'Caribbean') as well as more specific responses indicating Caribbean origins that have not been included elsewhere (e.g., 'Aruban').

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Footnote 18

Includes general responses indicating Latin, Central or South American origins (e.g., 'South American') as well as more specific responses indicating Latin, Central or South American origins that have not been included elsewhere (e.g., 'Surinamese').

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Footnote 19

Includes general responses indicating Central or West African origins (e.g., 'West African') as well as more specific responses indicating Central or West African origins that have not been included elsewhere (e.g., 'Luba,' 'Mossi').

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Footnote 20

Includes general responses indicating North African origins (e.g., 'North African') as well as more specific responses indicating North African origins that have not been included elsewhere (e.g., 'Maghreb').

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Footnote 21

Includes responses of 'Bantu,' not otherwise specified.

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Footnote 22

Includes general responses indicating Southern or East African origins (e.g., 'East African') as well as more specific responses indicating Southern or East African origins that have not been included elsewhere (e.g., 'Hutu,' 'Shona').

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Footnote 23

Includes responses of 'Black,' not otherwise specified.

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Footnote 24

Includes general responses indicating Other African origins (e.g., 'African') as well as more specific responses indicating Other African origins that have not been included elsewhere (e.g., 'Saharan').

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Footnote 25

Includes responses of 'Arab,' not otherwise specified.

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Footnote 26

Includes general responses indicating West Asian, Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins (e.g., 'West Asian,' 'Middle Eastern') as well as more specific responses indicating West Asian, Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins that have not been included elsewhere (e.g., 'Baloch,' 'Circassian').

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Footnote 27

Includes general responses indicating South Asian origins (e.g., 'South Asian') as well as more specific responses indicating South Asian origins that have not been included elsewhere (e.g., 'Telugu').

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Footnote 28

Includes general responses indicating East and Southeast Asian origins (e.g., 'Southeast Asian') as well as more specific responses indicating East and Southeast Asian origins that have not been included elsewhere (e.g., 'Bruneian').

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Footnote 29

Includes general responses indicating Other Asian origins (e.g., 'Asian') as well as more specific responses indicating Other Asian origins that have not been included elsewhere (e.g., 'Eurasian').

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Footnote 30

Includes responses of 'Polynesian,' not otherwise specified.

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Footnote 31

Includes general responses indicating Pacific Islands origins (e.g., 'Pacific Islander') as well as more specific responses indicating Pacific Islands origins that have not been included elsewhere (e.g., 'Tahitian').

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Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population, Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-400-X2016187.

Date modified:: 2019-06-17

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