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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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Age groups (8C)

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Work activity in 2010 (3)

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 Québec^{Footnote 2}
Global non-response rate (GNR)^{Footnote 3} = 21.4 %
Selected sociocultural characteristics (60)	Income and earnings statistics in 2010 (16)
Selected sociocultural characteristics (60)	Total - Income statistics in 2010^Footnote 4	Without income	With income	Median income^Footnote 5	Average income^Footnote 6	Without after-tax income	With after-tax income	Median after-tax income^Footnote 7	Average after-tax income^Footnote 8	Total - Employment income statistics in 2010^Footnote 9	With employment income	Median employment income^Footnote 10	Average employment income^Footnote 11	With wages and salaries	Median wages and salaries^Footnote 12	Average wages and salaries^Footnote 13
Total - Population by Aboriginal identity	634,200	19,725	614,475	32,777	39,124	19,795	614,400	29,053	32,396	634,200	450,350	32,924	38,744	425,825	33,617	38,121
Aboriginal identity^{Footnote 14}	5,255	255	5,005	27,973	33,921	250	5,010	25,224	28,919	5,255	3,675	29,298	34,987	3,515	30,908	35,122
First Nations (North American Indian) single identity^{Footnote 15}	2,820	160	2,660	27,965	34,187	155	2,665	25,780	29,384	2,820	1,925	31,793	35,934	1,835	32,124	36,373
Métis single identity	1,920	90	1,830	27,169	33,470	90	1,830	24,607	28,170	1,920	1,410	25,771	33,629	1,350	27,327	33,399
Inuk (Inuit) single identity	85	0	90	10,858	19,022	0	85	10,858	18,091	85	35	10,576	13,992	30	10,599	15,557
Multiple Aboriginal identities^{Footnote 16}	115	0	115	24,612	29,434	0	120	23,332	25,448	120	65	37,914	32,672	65	37,914	32,672
Aboriginal identities not included elsewhere^{Footnote 17}	315	0	310	36,818	40,164	0	305	31,426	33,690	315	235	34,770	39,042	235	34,612	38,473
Non-Aboriginal identity	628,940	19,475	609,470	32,816	39,167	19,545	609,395	29,086	32,425	628,945	446,680	32,950	38,775	422,310	33,650	38,146
Total - Population by Registered or Treaty Indian status^{Footnote 18}	634,200	19,730	614,470	32,777	39,124	19,795	614,405	29,053	32,396	634,200	450,350	32,924	38,744	425,830	33,617	38,121
Registered or Treaty Indian^{Footnote 19}	2,000	145	1,855	27,733	34,539	145	1,855	25,600	29,485	2,000	1,375	31,530	35,390	1,295	32,630	36,239
Not a Registered or Treaty Indian	632,200	19,580	612,620	32,789	39,138	19,650	612,550	29,061	32,405	632,200	448,975	32,930	38,754	424,530	33,622	38,127
Total - Population by Aboriginal ancestry^{Footnote 20}	634,200	19,730	614,470	32,777	39,124	19,795	614,405	29,053	32,396	634,200	450,350	32,924	38,744	425,825	33,617	38,121
Aboriginal ancestry^{Footnote 21}	16,385	560	15,825	28,461	33,550	555	15,830	25,690	28,602	16,385	12,730	28,987	33,145	12,190	29,324	32,964
First Nations (North American Indian) ancestry^{Footnote 22}	14,545	485	14,060	28,509	33,545	485	14,060	25,725	28,569	14,545	11,360	29,130	33,114	10,860	29,409	32,973
Métis ancestry	1,890	75	1,820	28,038	33,704	75	1,820	24,901	28,829	1,890	1,430	27,572	33,330	1,375	27,597	32,596
Inuit ancestry	200	0	195	22,040	28,742	0	195	21,144	25,286	205	105	29,156	29,538	95	31,151	30,584
Non-Aboriginal ancestry only^{Footnote 23}	617,810	19,165	598,645	32,879	39,271	19,235	598,580	29,139	32,497	617,810	437,625	33,038	38,907	413,640	33,756	38,273
Total - Generation status^{Footnote 24}	634,195	19,725	614,470	32,777	39,124	19,795	614,405	29,053	32,396	634,200	450,350	32,924	38,744	425,830	33,617	38,121
First generation^{Footnote 25}	32,270	1,945	30,320	25,226	33,724	1,915	30,350	23,537	28,492	32,265	22,365	24,954	33,763	20,945	25,908	33,269
Second generation^{Footnote 26}	13,970	720	13,245	30,346	38,939	720	13,245	27,067	31,769	13,970	10,005	29,358	37,814	9,450	29,654	37,018
Third generation or more^{Footnote 27}	587,960	17,065	570,900	33,197	39,415	17,160	570,805	29,365	32,619	587,960	417,985	33,430	39,032	395,435	34,067	38,404
Total - Population by visible minority^{Footnote 28}	634,200	19,730	614,470	32,777	39,124	19,795	614,400	29,053	32,396	634,195	450,350	32,924	38,744	425,825	33,617	38,121
Total visible minority population^{Footnote 29}	16,965	1,360	15,610	21,061	28,746	1,350	15,615	19,858	24,752	16,965	11,960	20,806	29,468	11,325	20,645	29,024
South Asian^{Footnote 30}	745	70	670	13,419	22,630	70	670	13,389	19,948	740	345	20,348	28,476	320	20,944	30,103
Chinese	1,560	235	1,320	17,132	24,453	240	1,325	16,835	21,472	1,555	1,055	15,937	23,771	940	13,042	22,785
Black	4,395	315	4,080	20,211	26,061	315	4,080	19,427	22,958	4,395	3,280	18,293	25,476	3,185	18,607	26,168
Filipino	80	0	70	33,062	36,447	0	70	30,352	30,166	80	65	18,101	33,504	60	18,130	34,248
Latin American	4,340	290	4,050	19,683	26,236	290	4,050	18,829	23,026	4,335	3,065	19,139	26,405	2,935	18,182	26,156
Arab	3,130	200	2,925	25,172	36,135	195	2,935	23,729	30,087	3,130	2,310	27,836	38,653	2,135	28,623	37,351
Southeast Asian^{Footnote 31}	1,740	175	1,565	25,508	35,194	175	1,570	23,535	29,185	1,740	1,195	28,158	36,414	1,120	24,968	34,322
West Asian^{Footnote 32}	215	0	200	14,123	23,110	0	200	14,123	20,249	215	130	16,674	25,200	125	15,047	24,031
Korean	105	0	110	18,508	26,061	0	105	18,234	23,197	110	100	15,377	22,275	100	15,377	22,275
Japanese	170	0	165	15,931	21,980	0	165	15,355	19,479	170	80	15,405	27,175	80	15,388	22,522
Visible minority, n.i.e.^{Footnote 33}	185	0	180	22,266	35,948	0	180	20,949	30,061	180	150	21,485	34,301	150	21,485	34,302
Multiple visible minorities^{Footnote 34}	310	40	270	26,881	28,157	45	270	25,344	24,255	310	180	22,077	28,436	170	24,864	29,146
Not a visible minority^{Footnote 35}	617,230	18,370	598,865	33,058	39,394	18,445	598,785	29,278	32,596	617,235	438,390	33,245	38,997	414,505	33,933	38,369
Total - Immigrant status and period of immigration^{Footnote 36}	634,195	19,730	614,470	32,777	39,124	19,795	614,400	29,053	32,396	634,195	450,350	32,924	38,744	425,830	33,617	38,121
Non-immigrants^{Footnote 37}	602,995	17,815	585,180	33,117	39,398	17,905	585,090	29,305	32,593	602,995	428,935	33,301	38,994	405,800	33,965	38,358
Immigrants^{Footnote 38}	28,610	1,755	26,855	26,318	34,553	1,745	26,865	24,254	29,250	28,605	19,725	25,598	34,236	18,405	26,844	33,903
Before 1981	6,025	75	5,945	36,561	43,784	80	5,950	31,516	35,952	6,020	3,035	36,838	44,355	2,625	39,462	47,753
1981 to 1990	3,550	75	3,475	32,618	43,479	75	3,475	29,369	35,254	3,550	2,760	35,168	46,533	2,520	35,901	45,259
1991 to 2000	5,420	375	5,050	23,652	34,660	375	5,050	22,068	29,631	5,425	4,240	25,436	33,199	4,000	26,694	33,228
2001 to 2009	11,505	585	10,925	23,599	28,701	585	10,925	22,522	25,151	11,505	8,685	22,044	28,987	8,270	22,155	28,229
2001 to 2005	5,510	265	5,245	27,578	32,357	260	5,240	25,682	27,988	5,505	4,420	25,243	32,059	4,140	26,373	31,332
2006 to 2009	6,000	320	5,680	20,494	25,327	320	5,680	20,006	22,532	6,005	4,270	20,242	25,803	4,130	20,271	25,117
Total - Mother tongue^{Footnote 39}	634,200	19,725	614,470	32,777	39,124	19,795	614,405	29,053	32,396	634,200	450,350	32,924	38,744	425,830	33,617	38,121
English	9,465	290	9,185	30,821	42,365	275	9,190	27,558	34,770	9,465	6,495	29,744	40,470	6,120	30,222	39,950
French	605,165	18,205	586,960	33,078	39,317	18,300	586,865	29,280	32,534	605,165	430,670	33,236	38,907	407,295	33,918	38,274
Non-official language	17,555	1,130	16,425	23,034	30,949	1,115	16,435	22,003	26,547	17,555	11,815	23,583	32,208	11,120	23,872	31,789
Aboriginal	195	0	190	17,365	20,452	0	195	17,102	19,397	195	95	27,144	25,104	95	27,144	25,104
Non-Aboriginal	17,355	1,130	16,230	23,129	31,075	1,115	16,245	22,103	26,633	17,360	11,720	23,582	32,265	11,030	23,870	31,846
English and French	870	40	830	27,733	34,541	45	830	25,261	28,643	870	525	28,707	36,591	490	29,477	36,387
English and non-official language	105	0	100	30,573	40,257	0	100	30,573	35,135	100	70	16,794	32,877	65	16,160	30,857
French and non-official language	985	60	930	25,955	34,000	60	930	23,458	28,840	985	730	26,902	35,131	700	28,702	35,880
English, French and non-official language	50	0	50	29,114	36,592	0	50	29,114	31,715	50	45	24,606	32,309	45	24,633	31,895
Total - First official language spoken^{Footnote 40}	634,200	19,725	614,470	32,777	39,124	19,795	614,400	29,053	32,396	634,200	450,350	32,924	38,744	425,830	33,617	38,121
English	10,490	395	10,095	30,056	41,481	375	10,110	26,929	34,051	10,490	7,130	29,356	40,088	6,700	29,669	39,649
French	619,480	18,975	600,505	32,883	39,148	19,065	600,415	29,134	32,416	619,485	440,570	33,011	38,760	416,645	33,728	38,145
English and French	3,465	235	3,235	22,989	32,008	230	3,230	22,148	27,193	3,465	2,500	23,049	33,162	2,350	22,631	30,853
Neither English nor French	765	120	645	12,421	15,486	115	645	12,421	14,515	765	150	16,806	19,395	130	14,682	13,902

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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

Excludes National Household Survey data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements.

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Footnote 3

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 4

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 5

For population with income.

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Footnote 6

For population with income.

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Footnote 7

For population with after-tax income.

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Footnote 8

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 10

For population with employment income.

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Footnote 11

For population with employment income.

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Footnote 12

For population with wages and salaries.

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Footnote 13

For population with wages and salaries.

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Footnote 14

'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 15

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 16

'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 17

'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 19

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 20

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 21

'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 23

'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 24

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 25

'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 26

'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 27

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

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Footnote 28

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 29

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 30

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

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Footnote 31

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

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Footnote 32

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

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Footnote 33

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 34

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 35

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 36

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 37

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

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Footnote 38

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 39

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 40

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.

Date modified:: 2019-01-23

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