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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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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 Guelph
Global non-response rate (GNR)Footnote 2 = 25.4 %
Selected sociocultural characteristics (60) Income and earnings statistics in 2010 (16)
Total - Income statistics in 2010Footnote 3 Without income With income Median incomeFootnote 4 Average incomeFootnote 5 Without after-tax income With after-tax income Median after-tax incomeFootnote 6 Average after-tax incomeFootnote 7 Total - Employment income statistics in 2010Footnote 8 With employment income Median employment incomeFootnote 9 Average employment incomeFootnote 10 With wages and salaries Median wages and salariesFootnote 11 Average wages and salariesFootnote 12
Total - Population by Aboriginal identity 114,885 4,960 109,935 34,119 43,648 4,990 109,905 30,876 36,377 114,890 84,220 34,863 43,406 78,920 36,324 44,404
Aboriginal identityFootnote 13 1,565 130 1,430 26,626 31,221 135 1,430 24,486 27,009 1,570 1,100 28,630 33,043 1,020 26,448 33,948
First Nations (North American Indian) single identityFootnote 14 915 95 815 22,800 30,094 95 820 20,960 26,278 915 595 28,420 32,774 580 28,929 33,655
Métis single identity 570 30 540 27,738 32,515 25 540 24,562 27,868 570 440 30,034 33,480 390 25,554 33,832
Inuk (Inuit) single identity 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Multiple Aboriginal identitiesFootnote 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal identities not included elsewhereFootnote 16 55 0 40 43,212 43,628 0 40 37,324 36,440 55 40 46,985 41,834 25 54,595 58,212
Non-Aboriginal identity 113,320 4,820 108,500 34,288 43,812 4,855 108,470 31,062 36,501 113,325 83,120 34,934 43,543 77,895 36,481 44,541
Total - Population by Registered or Treaty Indian statusFootnote 17 114,890 4,955 109,935 34,119 43,648 4,990 109,900 30,876 36,377 114,885 84,225 34,863 43,406 78,920 36,324 44,404
Registered or Treaty IndianFootnote 18 445 55 390 27,986 34,393 60 390 26,322 29,594 450 295 40,154 38,536 275 42,533 40,361
Not a Registered or Treaty Indian 114,445 4,900 109,545 34,130 43,681 4,930 109,510 30,890 36,401 114,445 83,925 34,840 43,423 78,645 36,253 44,418
Total - Population by Aboriginal ancestryFootnote 19 114,890 4,955 109,935 34,119 43,648 4,990 109,900 30,876 36,377 114,885 84,225 34,863 43,406 78,920 36,324 44,404
Aboriginal ancestryFootnote 20 2,855 180 2,675 26,979 32,918 180 2,670 24,456 28,263 2,850 2,150 28,269 34,142 2,040 27,424 34,870
First Nations (North American Indian) ancestryFootnote 21 2,335 165 2,170 26,909 31,763 170 2,170 23,795 27,414 2,335 1,755 26,663 32,439 1,650 26,632 33,152
Métis ancestry 600 15 590 32,813 37,458 15 590 30,226 31,772 600 485 35,175 39,727 475 35,152 40,230
Inuit ancestry 40 0 35 41,080 35,414 0 35 36,728 29,929 35 35 34,424 34,015 35 34,424 34,015
Non-Aboriginal ancestry onlyFootnote 22 112,035 4,775 107,260 34,381 43,915 4,810 107,230 31,156 36,579 112,035 82,070 34,992 43,648 76,880 36,672 44,657
Total - Generation statusFootnote 23 114,890 4,960 109,930 34,119 43,648 4,985 109,905 30,876 36,377 114,890 84,220 34,863 43,406 78,920 36,324 44,404
First generationFootnote 24 27,185 1,120 26,065 32,180 41,781 1,130 26,055 29,674 35,273 27,190 18,025 34,699 43,433 16,505 38,100 45,132
Second generationFootnote 25 23,380 1,020 22,355 37,305 47,918 1,035 22,340 33,361 39,396 23,375 17,460 38,157 47,206 16,365 40,088 48,436
Third generation or moreFootnote 26 64,330 2,820 61,510 33,905 42,887 2,825 61,505 30,574 35,748 64,330 48,735 33,798 42,034 46,050 34,858 42,710
Total - Population by visible minorityFootnote 27 114,890 4,960 109,930 34,119 43,648 4,990 109,900 30,876 36,377 114,890 84,220 34,863 43,406 78,920 36,324 44,404
Total visible minority populationFootnote 28 14,950 1,125 13,825 27,565 36,439 1,125 13,825 26,053 30,971 14,950 10,885 31,501 38,603 10,355 32,276 39,477
South AsianFootnote 29 3,905 240 3,665 26,092 39,286 235 3,665 24,462 32,798 3,905 2,870 30,374 42,191 2,700 31,829 43,491
Chinese 2,640 265 2,370 27,554 35,837 265 2,370 25,782 30,649 2,640 1,840 32,157 38,387 1,765 32,214 38,439
Black 1,360 60 1,300 24,864 33,191 60 1,300 23,116 28,786 1,360 975 22,248 32,115 915 23,165 33,509
Filipino 1,520 80 1,435 35,150 37,235 85 1,435 32,021 32,345 1,520 1,225 35,839 38,458 1,200 36,959 38,966
Latin American 1,060 110 950 22,632 32,066 110 950 22,559 27,538 1,065 755 27,056 34,510 725 28,116 35,014
Arab 465 20 435 17,776 28,257 20 435 17,776 24,417 465 300 29,703 33,669 300 29,720 32,350
Southeast AsianFootnote 30 2,345 170 2,175 32,826 36,377 175 2,175 29,668 30,343 2,345 1,735 37,118 39,163 1,615 39,698 41,181
West AsianFootnote 31 700 70 630 21,483 31,091 75 625 19,482 27,738 700 465 21,080 32,224 455 21,403 33,044
Korean 215 55 160 36,485 42,635 60 160 32,066 36,726 215 150 32,900 40,597 140 32,930 40,946
Japanese 130 0 130 44,604 56,497 0 130 38,068 46,747 135 100 43,948 50,828 100 44,006 48,367
Visible minority, n.i.e.Footnote 32 145 10 130 34,179 40,597 10 135 32,806 33,554 140 125 36,065 41,176 115 36,814 42,938
Multiple visible minoritiesFootnote 33 470 35 435 38,488 39,036 40 430 33,374 33,585 470 350 42,028 42,216 325 44,599 42,801
Not a visible minorityFootnote 34 99,940 3,830 96,110 35,099 44,685 3,860 96,080 31,638 37,155 99,940 73,340 35,417 44,118 68,565 37,224 45,148
Total - Immigrant status and period of immigrationFootnote 35 114,890 4,955 109,930 34,119 43,648 4,990 109,905 30,876 36,377 114,890 84,220 34,863 43,406 78,920 36,324 44,404
Non-immigrantsFootnote 36 87,910 3,855 84,055 34,842 44,229 3,880 84,030 31,354 36,723 87,910 66,360 34,892 43,396 62,555 36,017 44,217
ImmigrantsFootnote 37 26,265 1,045 25,215 32,537 42,093 1,055 25,210 29,765 35,513 26,265 17,485 34,664 43,499 15,990 38,066 45,211
Before 1981 11,160 110 11,045 33,780 46,549 110 11,050 31,142 39,029 11,160 5,885 37,496 48,884 5,030 42,952 52,361
1981 to 1990 3,985 90 3,900 38,576 45,288 95 3,890 34,803 38,306 3,990 3,300 40,403 46,043 3,030 42,521 48,306
1991 to 2000 5,630 235 5,395 33,116 39,828 240 5,390 30,582 33,467 5,635 4,425 35,336 41,636 4,225 36,311 42,599
2001 to 2009 4,675 330 4,345 24,977 32,857 330 4,345 23,249 28,331 4,680 3,500 29,345 35,921 3,335 30,035 36,652
2001 to 2005 3,025 250 2,775 25,025 33,813 250 2,770 23,284 29,104 3,020 2,235 28,167 37,092 2,120 30,020 38,187
2006 to 2009 1,655 85 1,570 24,413 31,174 85 1,575 22,956 26,971 1,660 1,260 29,994 33,847 1,215 30,054 33,985
Total - Mother tongueFootnote 38 114,890 4,960 109,935 34,119 43,648 4,985 109,900 30,876 36,377 114,890 84,220 34,863 43,406 78,920 36,324 44,404
English 91,365 3,795 87,565 34,664 44,397 3,825 87,540 31,263 36,886 91,360 67,870 34,707 43,600 63,835 35,932 44,440
French 1,860 65 1,795 39,010 46,413 65 1,795 34,812 39,008 1,860 1,305 42,043 46,933 1,225 41,932 47,326
Non-official language 20,660 1,055 19,605 31,450 40,224 1,060 19,600 29,168 33,979 20,655 14,250 34,979 42,315 13,105 38,511 44,109
Aboriginal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Non-Aboriginal 20,655 1,055 19,600 31,463 40,230 1,060 19,595 29,174 33,984 20,655 14,250 34,979 42,315 13,105 38,511 44,109
English and French 95 0 100 44,611 44,799 0 100 37,443 36,969 95 55 66,666 61,448 60 66,666 61,398
English and non-official language 890 40 845 35,192 39,660 40 850 31,908 33,720 890 720 32,109 39,008 680 37,734 40,196
French and non-official language 20 0 20 39,028 46,409 0 20 35,700 40,447 20 0 0 0 0 0 0
English, French and non-official language 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total - First official language spokenFootnote 39 114,890 4,955 109,935 34,119 43,648 4,985 109,900 30,876 36,377 114,890 84,225 34,863 43,406 78,920 36,324 44,404
English 111,885 4,795 107,090 34,233 43,774 4,825 107,055 30,989 36,468 111,885 82,395 34,815 43,381 77,225 36,178 44,377
French 1,820 70 1,745 37,713 45,897 70 1,750 34,427 38,450 1,820 1,260 42,084 47,424 1,180 42,086 48,138
English and French 270 30 240 29,219 43,933 35 235 21,202 34,278 270 185 67,114 52,065 160 67,479 55,946
Neither English nor French 910 55 855 18,282 23,244 55 860 18,282 21,291 915 375 32,155 30,953 355 33,858 32,490

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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

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 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 21

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

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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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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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Footnote 37

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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