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2011 National Household Survey: Data tables

Tabulation: Income and Earnings Statistics in 2010 (16), Age Groups (8C), Sex (3), Work activity in 2010 (3), Highest Certificate, Diploma or Degree (6) and Selected Sociocultural Characteristics (60) for the Population Aged 15 Years and Over in Private Households of Canada, Provinces, Territories and Census Metropolitan Areas, 2011 National Household Survey

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Highest certificate, diploma or degree (6)^{Footnote 1}

This table details income and earnings statistics in 2010 , age groups , sex , work activity in 2010 , highest certificate, diploma or degree and selected sociocultural characteristics for the population aged 15 years and over in private households in Nova Scotia / Nouvelle-Écosse
Global non-response rate (GNR)^{Footnote 2} = 28.2 %
Selected sociocultural characteristics (60)	Income and earnings statistics in 2010 (16)
Selected sociocultural characteristics (60)	Total - Income statistics in 2010^Footnote 3	Without income	With income	Median income^Footnote 4	Average income^Footnote 5	Without after-tax income	With after-tax income	Median after-tax income^Footnote 6	Average after-tax income^Footnote 7	Total - Employment income statistics in 2010^Footnote 8	With employment income	Median employment income^Footnote 9	Average employment income^Footnote 10	With wages and salaries	Median wages and salaries^Footnote 11	Average wages and salaries^Footnote 12
Total - Population by Aboriginal identity	768,060	35,530	732,535	27,570	35,478	35,720	732,340	25,178	29,781	768,060	511,835	27,794	35,310	481,275	28,875	35,970
Aboriginal identity^{Footnote 13}	25,685	1,990	23,695	19,708	27,438	1,990	23,690	19,198	24,136	25,680	16,635	21,351	28,977	15,985	21,713	29,460
First Nations (North American Indian) single identity^{Footnote 14}	15,870	1,515	14,355	17,836	24,991	1,515	14,355	17,269	22,472	15,865	9,620	20,124	27,235	9,320	20,398	27,824
Métis single identity	8,355	395	7,960	23,309	31,002	395	7,960	21,867	26,527	8,355	6,025	24,158	31,687	5,725	24,886	32,124
Inuk (Inuit) single identity	510	40	470	26,147	35,550	40	465	22,961	30,523	510	395	17,920	29,602	395	17,985	29,959
Multiple Aboriginal identities^{Footnote 15}	180	10	165	19,485	24,219	10	165	19,485	21,766	175	105	13,441	21,356	90	21,637	24,532
Aboriginal identities not included elsewhere^{Footnote 16}	775	30	745	23,290	32,126	25	745	21,916	27,131	775	490	25,018	30,980	460	23,217	29,950
Non-Aboriginal identity	742,375	33,540	708,840	27,846	35,747	33,725	708,650	25,375	29,970	742,380	495,205	28,009	35,523	465,290	29,126	36,194
Total - Population by Registered or Treaty Indian status^{Footnote 17}	768,060	35,530	732,530	27,570	35,478	35,720	732,340	25,178	29,781	768,065	511,835	27,794	35,310	481,280	28,875	35,970
Registered or Treaty Indian^{Footnote 18}	10,800	1,030	9,770	15,977	23,491	1,030	9,770	15,834	21,622	10,800	6,285	19,815	26,503	6,155	19,592	26,414
Not a Registered or Treaty Indian	757,260	34,500	722,760	27,745	35,640	34,690	722,570	25,296	29,892	757,265	505,555	27,919	35,420	475,125	29,001	36,094
Total - Population by Aboriginal ancestry^{Footnote 19}	768,065	35,530	732,530	27,570	35,478	35,720	732,345	25,178	29,781	768,060	511,835	27,794	35,310	481,275	28,875	35,970
Aboriginal ancestry^{Footnote 20}	40,090	3,010	37,080	21,685	29,350	3,010	37,075	20,565	25,423	40,090	27,225	23,006	30,409	26,200	23,272	30,644
First Nations (North American Indian) ancestry^{Footnote 21}	31,230	2,435	28,795	20,734	28,277	2,430	28,790	19,674	24,663	31,225	20,485	22,531	29,740	19,725	22,774	29,910
Métis ancestry	8,400	465	7,930	24,834	32,196	470	7,930	22,822	27,354	8,395	6,370	24,205	31,796	6,125	25,011	32,381
Inuit ancestry	1,215	150	1,060	26,160	34,838	155	1,060	22,996	29,434	1,215	875	20,704	33,931	855	20,618	33,093
Non-Aboriginal ancestry only^{Footnote 22}	727,970	32,520	695,450	27,904	35,805	32,710	695,265	25,417	30,014	727,975	484,615	28,076	35,586	455,075	29,212	36,277
Total - Generation status^{Footnote 23}	768,060	35,530	732,530	27,570	35,478	35,715	732,340	25,178	29,781	768,065	511,840	27,794	35,310	481,275	28,875	35,970
First generation^{Footnote 24}	53,150	3,025	50,120	27,410	39,586	3,050	50,100	25,123	32,191	53,145	32,105	28,479	38,945	28,890	30,064	40,269
Second generation^{Footnote 25}	55,135	2,415	52,720	29,816	39,103	2,435	52,705	26,859	32,461	55,140	36,175	27,061	37,234	33,610	28,720	37,617
Third generation or more^{Footnote 26}	659,775	30,090	629,690	27,447	34,848	30,235	629,535	25,062	29,365	659,775	443,555	27,792	34,890	418,775	28,793	35,542
Total - Population by visible minority^{Footnote 27}	768,060	35,530	732,530	27,570	35,478	35,720	732,340	25,178	29,781	768,060	511,835	27,794	35,310	481,275	28,875	35,970
Total visible minority population^{Footnote 28}	35,965	3,045	32,920	19,277	29,590	3,040	32,925	18,658	25,133	35,965	22,180	23,675	32,149	20,985	24,032	32,133
South Asian^{Footnote 29}	3,965	335	3,635	28,728	43,157	325	3,640	26,697	34,736	3,965	2,600	31,319	42,852	2,505	31,135	41,202
Chinese	4,765	385	4,385	15,698	28,603	390	4,385	15,475	23,886	4,770	2,595	25,762	36,412	2,465	25,973	36,805
Black	14,905	1,050	13,855	19,942	27,304	1,050	13,855	19,128	23,800	14,905	9,475	22,431	28,459	9,220	22,558	28,462
Filipino	1,435	115	1,320	21,160	29,335	115	1,320	19,405	24,560	1,435	1,070	26,822	30,406	1,015	24,735	28,632
Latin American	1,135	90	1,045	25,955	32,997	95	1,045	24,302	28,193	1,135	850	27,010	34,397	795	27,115	35,053
Arab	5,010	590	4,425	14,189	25,625	590	4,425	13,617	22,028	5,015	2,530	22,420	32,775	2,265	25,003	34,009
Southeast Asian^{Footnote 30}	990	60	935	23,632	32,466	55	935	22,839	27,867	990	730	21,338	29,746	625	26,979	31,445
West Asian^{Footnote 31}	1,125	115	1,010	16,008	30,875	115	1,010	15,860	25,444	1,125	695	25,010	34,446	635	29,414	37,069
Korean	845	115	735	15,759	27,608	115	730	15,759	23,581	845	450	16,788	27,929	385	16,073	26,526
Japanese	330	60	270	22,083	31,313	55	275	21,158	26,096	330	190	21,849	32,903	185	23,478	33,383
Visible minority, n.i.e.^{Footnote 32}	460	55	405	12,540	21,504	55	410	12,533	18,630	465	270	12,976	24,463	260	12,930	23,485
Multiple visible minorities^{Footnote 33}	990	85	910	16,844	31,002	85	905	16,380	26,153	990	725	13,048	29,972	640	13,029	29,073
Not a visible minority^{Footnote 34}	732,095	32,485	699,610	27,916	35,755	32,675	699,420	25,431	30,000	732,095	489,655	27,970	35,454	460,295	29,072	36,145
Total - Immigrant status and period of immigration^{Footnote 35}	768,065	35,530	732,530	27,570	35,478	35,720	732,340	25,178	29,781	768,060	511,840	27,794	35,310	481,275	28,875	35,970
Non-immigrants^{Footnote 36}	717,140	32,590	684,550	27,596	35,197	32,760	684,380	25,188	29,619	717,135	481,380	27,778	35,100	453,985	28,814	35,730
Immigrants^{Footnote 37}	44,655	2,355	42,300	29,678	42,208	2,370	42,280	27,025	34,204	44,660	27,485	29,383	40,013	24,445	31,666	41,662
Before 1981	20,585	185	20,395	33,279	47,696	200	20,380	29,653	37,886	20,585	10,605	30,540	41,697	9,185	34,630	44,041
1981 to 1990	4,915	60	4,855	35,959	46,475	60	4,855	32,657	37,838	4,915	3,905	37,359	47,942	3,425	40,963	50,664
1991 to 2000	6,430	290	6,135	28,108	38,074	295	6,130	25,320	31,801	6,425	4,805	28,651	37,393	4,395	30,010	38,690
2001 to 2009	10,700	1,055	9,650	21,778	33,166	1,055	9,645	20,640	27,609	10,700	7,330	24,565	35,728	6,665	25,964	36,589
2001 to 2005	4,245	330	3,915	25,320	38,495	335	3,910	23,796	31,599	4,250	3,110	26,618	39,709	2,765	28,760	40,887
2006 to 2009	6,450	720	5,730	19,869	29,524	720	5,730	18,666	24,884	6,455	4,220	23,862	32,790	3,900	24,509	33,544
Total - Mother tongue^{Footnote 38}	768,060	35,530	732,530	27,570	35,478	35,720	732,340	25,178	29,781	768,060	511,840	27,794	35,310	481,275	28,875	35,970
English	706,530	32,130	674,400	27,668	35,448	32,295	674,235	25,227	29,768	706,530	473,700	27,722	35,170	446,060	28,800	35,828
French	27,590	920	26,665	30,682	37,772	930	26,660	27,571	31,620	27,585	18,075	31,555	38,106	17,020	32,847	38,931
Non-official language	30,515	2,180	28,335	21,762	33,556	2,200	28,315	20,710	28,049	30,515	17,840	26,394	36,476	16,150	27,570	37,111
Aboriginal	3,400	385	3,015	12,690	19,157	385	3,015	12,690	18,822	3,400	1,585	18,310	25,129	1,570	18,241	25,164
Non-Aboriginal	27,120	1,800	25,315	23,765	35,272	1,815	25,300	22,310	29,149	27,120	16,250	27,370	37,584	14,580	28,936	38,397
English and French	1,005	55	955	20,329	28,216	55	955	20,108	24,640	1,005	645	16,732	26,459	625	17,922	26,936
English and non-official language	2,120	195	1,925	23,957	46,750	195	1,925	22,953	37,543	2,120	1,400	24,243	36,199	1,265	24,285	36,208
French and non-official language	245	50	195	17,047	28,396	50	195	16,791	23,829	245	135	19,379	29,877	125	19,420	32,310
English, French and non-official language	55	0	55	30,858	33,587	0	55	28,500	29,795	50	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total - First official language spoken^{Footnote 39}	768,060	35,530	732,535	27,570	35,478	35,720	732,340	25,178	29,781	768,060	511,840	27,794	35,310	481,275	28,875	35,970
English	739,790	34,435	705,350	27,458	35,388	34,620	705,170	25,089	29,712	739,785	493,230	27,644	35,199	463,770	28,734	35,850
French	26,590	940	25,655	31,010	38,061	945	25,650	27,823	31,811	26,595	17,720	31,481	38,133	16,665	32,795	38,989
English and French	975	70	905	25,169	37,684	70	905	23,696	31,125	980	665	30,643	39,437	635	32,342	40,905
Neither English nor French	705	85	620	14,998	27,456	85	620	14,521	23,269	705	215	28,439	45,909	200	28,505	46,820

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Footnote(s)

Footnote 1

'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.

For further definitions, refer to the National Household Survey Dictionary, Catalogue no. 99-000-X. For any comments on collection, dissemination or data quality for this variable, refer to the Education Reference Guide, National Household Survey, Catalogue no. 99-012-X2011006.

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Footnote 2

For the 2011 National Household Survey (NHS) estimates, the global non-response rate (GNR) is used as an indicator of data quality. This indicator combines complete non-response (household) and partial non-response (question) into a single rate. The value of the GNR is presented to users. A smaller GNR indicates a lower risk of non-response bias and as a result, lower risk of inaccuracy. The threshold used for estimates' suppression is a GNR of 50% or more. For more information, please refer to the National Household Survey User Guide, 2011.

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Footnote 3

Total income - Total income refers to monetary receipts from certain sources, before income taxes and deductions, during calendar year 2010. It includes employment income from wages, salaries, tips, commissions and net income from self-employment (for both unincorporated farm and non-farm activities); income from government sources, such as social assistance, child benefits, employment insurance, old age security pension, Canada or Quebec pension plan benefits and disability income; income from employer and personal pension sources, such as private pensions and payments from annuities and RRIFs; income from investment sources, such as dividends and interest on bonds, accounts, GICs and mutual funds; and other regular cash income, such as child support payments received, spousal support payments (alimony) received and scholarships. The monetary receipts included are those that tend to be of a regular and recurring nature. It excludes one-time receipts, such as lottery winnings, gambling winnings, cash inheritances, lump sum insurance settlements, capital gains and RRSP withdrawals. Capital gains are excluded because they are not by their nature regular and recurring. It is further assumed that they are less likely to be fully spent in the period in which they are received, unlike income that is regular and recurring. Also excluded are employer's contributions to registered pension plans, Canada and Quebec pension plans, and employment insurance. Finally, voluntary inter-household transfers, imputed rent, goods and services produced for barter, and goods produced for own consumption are excluded from this total income definition.

After-tax income - Refers to total income from all sources minus federal, provincial and territorial income taxes paid for 2010.

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 individuals with income in that group (e.g., males aged 45 to 54).

Average income of individuals - Average income of individuals refers to the weighted mean total income of individuals aged 15 years and over who reported income for 2010. Average income is calculated from unrounded data by dividing the aggregate income of a specified group of individuals (e.g., males aged 45 to 54) by the number of individuals with income in that group.

Median and average incomes of individuals will be calculated for those individuals who are at least 15 years of age and who have an income (positive or negative).

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 4

For population with income.

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Footnote 5

For population with income.

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Footnote 6

For population with after-tax income.

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Footnote 7

For population with after-tax income.

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Earnings or employment income - Refers to total income received by persons aged 15 years and over during calendar year 2010 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 2010. 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 2010 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 2010, 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 AgriInvest and AgriStability programs. 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 2010 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.

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Footnote 9

For population with employment income.

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Footnote 10

For population with employment income.

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Footnote 11

For population with wages and salaries.

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Footnote 12

For population with wages and salaries.

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Footnote 13

'Aboriginal identity' includes persons who reported being an Aboriginal person, that is, First Nations (North American Indian), Métis or Inuk (Inuit) and/or those who reported Registered or Treaty Indian status, that is registered under the Indian Act of Canada, and/or those who reported membership in a First Nation or Indian band. Aboriginal peoples of Canada are defined in the Constitution Act, 1982, section 35 (2) as including the Indian, Inuit and Métis peoples of Canada.

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Footnote 14

Users should be aware that the estimates associated with this variable are more affected than most by the incomplete enumeration of certain Indian reserves and Indian settlements in the National Household Survey (NHS). In 2011, there were a total of 36 Indian reserves and Indian settlements that were 'incompletely enumerated' in the NHS. For these reserves or settlements, NHS enumeration was either not permitted or was interrupted before it could be completed, or was not possible because of natural events (specifically forest fires in Northern Ontario). For additional information, please refer to the Aboriginal Peoples Reference Guide, National Household Survey, 2011.

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Footnote 15

'Multiple Aboriginal identities' includes persons who reported being any two or all three of the following: First Nations (North American Indian), Métis or Inuk (Inuit).

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Footnote 16

'Aboriginal identities not included elsewhere' includes persons who did not report being First Nations (North American Indian), Métis or Inuk (Inuit) but who did report Registered or Treaty Indian status and/or membership in a First Nation or Indian band.

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Footnote 17

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Footnote 18

Registered or Treaty Indian Status refers to whether or not a person reported being a Registered or Treaty Indian.
'Registered or Treaty Indian' includes persons who reported being a Registered or Treaty Indian in Question 20. Registered Indians are persons who are registered under the Indian Act of Canada. Treaty Indians are persons who belong to a First Nation or Indian band that signed a treaty with the Crown. Registered or Treaty Indians are sometimes also called Status Indians.

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Footnote 19

This is a total population estimate. The sum of the ancestries in this table is greater than the total population estimate because a person may report more than one ancestry (ethnic origin) in the NHS.

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Footnote 20

'Aboriginal ancestry' includes persons who reported one or more than one of First Nations (North American Indian), Métis or Inuit ancestry in Question 17, either with or without also reporting a non-Aboriginal ancestry. The sum of the categories 'First Nations (North American Indian) ancestry', 'Métis ancestry' and 'Inuit ancestry' is thus greater than the sum of the total for 'Aboriginal ancestry' because persons who reported more than one Aboriginal ancestry are included in the response category for each Aboriginal ancestry they reported. All respondents with Aboriginal ancestry are counted in at least one of the categories 'First Nations (North American Indian) ancestry,' 'Métis ancestry' and 'Inuit ancestry' and also in the category 'Aboriginal ancestry.'
Aboriginal peoples of Canada are defined in the Constitution Act, 1982, section 35 (2) as including the Indian, Inuit and Métis peoples of Canada. Ancestry refers to the ethnic or cultural origins of the respondent's ancestors, an ancestor being usually more distant than a grandparent. A person can have more than one ethnic or cultural origin.

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Footnote 22

'Non-Aboriginal ancestry only' includes persons who did not report First Nations (North American Indian), Métis or Inuit ancestry in Question 17.

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Footnote 23

Generation status
Part A - Short definition
Not applicable
Part B - Detailed definition
Generation status refers to whether or not the person or the person's parents were born in Canada. It identifies persons as being first generation, second generation or third generation or more.

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Footnote 24

'First generation' includes persons who were born outside Canada. For the most part, these are people who are now, or have ever been, immigrants to Canada.

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Footnote 25

'Second generation' includes persons who were born in Canada and had at least one parent born outside Canada. For the most part, these are the children of immigrants.

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Footnote 26

'Third generation or more' includes persons who were born in Canada with both parents born in Canada.

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Footnote 27

Visible minority
Part A - Short definition
Not applicable
Part B - Detailed definition
Visible minority refers to whether a person belongs to a visible minority group as defined by the Employment Equity Act and, if so, the visible minority group to which the person belongs. The Employment Equity Act defines visible minorities as 'persons, other than Aboriginal peoples, who are non-Caucasian in race or non-white in colour.' The visible minority population consists mainly of the following groups: South Asian, Chinese, Black, Filipino, Latin American, Arab, Southeast Asian, West Asian, Korean and Japanese.

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Footnote 28

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 29

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

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Footnote 30

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

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Footnote 31

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

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Footnote 32

The abbreviation 'n.i.e.' means 'not included elsewhere.' Includes respondents who reported a write-in response such as 'Guyanese,' 'West Indian,' 'Tibetan,' 'Polynesian,' 'Pacific Islander,' etc.

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Footnote 33

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 34

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 35

Immigrant status refers to whether the respondent is a non-immigrant, an immigrant or a non-permanent resident.

Non-immigrant refers to a person who is a Canadian citizen by birth.

Immigrant refers to a person who is or has ever been a landed immigrant/permanent resident. This person 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 have arrived recently. Some immigrants are Canadian citizens, while others are not. Most immigrants are born outside Canada, but a small number are born in Canada. In the 2011 National Household Survey, 'Immigrants' includes immigrants who landed in Canada prior to May 10, 2011.

Non-permanent resident refers to a person from another country who has a work or study permit or who is a refugee claimant, and any non-Canadian-born family member living in Canada with them.

Period of immigration refers to the period in which the immigrant first obtained his or her landed immigrant/permanent resident status.

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Non-permanent residents are not included elsewhere in this table.

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Footnote 36

Non-immigrant refers to a person who is a Canadian citizen by birth.

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Immigrant refers to a person who is or has ever been a landed immigrant/permanent resident. This person 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 have arrived recently. Some immigrants are Canadian citizens, while others are not. Most immigrants are born outside Canada, but a small number are born in Canada. In the 2011 National Household Survey, 'Immigrants' includes immigrants who landed in Canada prior to May 10, 2011.

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The income data for the National Household Survey are for the year 2010. By agreement, landed immigrants who arrived in Canada between January 1, 2011 and May 10, 2011 have an income equal to zero. It is also possible that landed immigrants who arrived during the course of the year 2010 did not have a complete year of applicable revenues. Consequently, these two groups of immigrants are excluded from the detailed distribution by period of immigration. They are, however included in the category 'Immigrants.'

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Footnote 38

Refers to the first language learned at home in childhood and still understood by the individual on May 10, 2011.

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Footnote 39

First official language spoken
Part A - Short definition
Not applicable
Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to a variable specified within the framework of the Official Languages Act.

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Source: Statistics Canada, 2011 National Household Survey, Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 99-014-X2011041.

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