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Topic-based tabulation: Selected Demographic, Cultural, Educational, Labour Force and Income Characteristics (684), Mother Tongue (4), Age Groups (8A) and Sex (3) for the Population of Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Divisions and Census Subdivisions, 2006 Census - 20% Sample Data

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Catalogue number :	97-555-XCB2006052
Release date :	October 28, 2008
Topic :	Language
Data dimensions :	Geography (Geographic Index) Age groups (8A) Sex (3) Selected demographic, cultural, educational, labour force and income characteristics (684) Mother tongue (4)

Note

Note: Data Quality - Relationship of Census Income Estimates to the National Accounts and Survey of Labour and Income Dynamics

Census income estimates of aggregate income in 2005 were compared to similar personal income estimates from the national accounts. After adjustments to the personal income estimates for differences in concepts and coverage, the census estimate of aggregate income in 2005 from comparable sources was 1.2% lower than the national accounts estimate. As in the past, census estimates for some income components and for some provinces compared more favourably than for others.

Census estimates of aggregate wages and salaries, the largest component of income, were slightly higher (1.0%) than the national accounts estimates. This was partially offset by the difference (-7.8%) between the census estimates of aggregate self-employment income from both farm and non-farm self-employment and the adjusted national accounts figures. Overall, estimates of aggregate employment income or earnings were nearly identical (0.3% difference).

Census estimates of Old Age Security pensions and the Guaranteed Income Supplement were slightly lower (-1.4%), as they were for Canada/Quebec Pension Plan benefits (-0.9%), than adjusted national accounts estimates. Employment Insurance benefits reported in the census were smaller by 6.1%. Census estimates of aggregate child benefits were 2.0% higher than the adjusted national accounts estimates. Census estimates of other government transfer payments, which include such items as social welfare benefits, provincial income supplements to seniors, veterans' pensions and GST/HST/QST refunds, were significantly below (-39.2%) the estimates from the national accounts. Overall, census estimates of aggregate income from all government transfer payments were lower by 12.0%. The census estimate of aggregate investment income in 2005 was slightly lower (-2.7%) than the comparable national accounts estimate. This is a significant improvement when compared to previous census comparisons.

Census income statistics were also compared with similar statistics from the annual Survey of Labour and Income Dynamics (SLID). SLID estimates reflect adjustments made for population undercoverage, while census estimates do not include such an adjustment. This adjustment contributes to census estimates showing fewer income recipients (-2.1%) and earners (-1.4%) than SLID estimates. However, due to higher average amounts, census estimates of aggregate earnings are 2.8% higher than the SLID estimate, while the census estimate of aggregate total income of individuals is 2.3% higher. Most of the observed provincial differences were considered acceptable in the light of sampling errors in the Survey. The all-person low income prevalence rates for Canada (excluding the Territories) were almost identical in both sources for the before-tax measure at 15.3% and only slightly higher (0.6 percentage points) in census than SLID for the after-tax rate.

Note: Data quality - Siouan languages (Dakota/Sioux)

When comparing the census results to those of the 2001 Census, it appears that there is some overestimation of persons reporting Siouan languages (Dakota/Sioux) in British Columbia and, as a result, also at the Canada level. Although it affects a relatively small population, it is best to apply caution when analysing the census data for Siouan languages (Dakota/Sioux) in these geographies.

For more information on factors that may explain such variances in census data, such as response errors and processing errors, please refer to the 2006 Census Dictionary, Appendix B Data quality, sampling and weighting, confidentiality and random rounding.

Note: Broad occupational category A - Management occupations

Census data for occupation groups in Broad occupational category A - Management occupations should be used with caution. Some coding errors were made in assigning the appropriate level of management, e.g., senior manager as opposed to middle manager, and in determining the appropriate area of specialization or activity, e.g., a manager of a health care program in a hospital as opposed to a government manager in health policy administration. Some non-management occupations have also been miscoded to management due to confusion over titles such as program manager and project manager. Data users may wish to use data for management occupations in conjunction with other variables such as Income, Age and Education.

Note: Comparability of 2006 Place of work data

Working at home can be measured in different ways. In the census, the 'Worked at home' category includes persons who live and work at the same physical location, such as farmers, teleworkers and work camp workers. In addition, the 2006 Census Guide instructed persons who worked part of the time at home and part of the time at an employer's address to indicate that they 'Worked at home' if most of their time was spent working at home (e.g., three days out of five).

Other Statistics Canada surveys such as the General Social Survey, the Survey of Labour and Income Dynamics, and the Workplace and Employee Survey also collect information on working at home. However, the survey data are not directly comparable to the census data since the surveys ask respondents whether they did some or all of their paid work at home, whereas the census asks them where they usually worked most of the time. Consequently, census estimates on work at home are lower than survey estimates.

The place-of-work question has remained in virtually the same format in each census since 1971. However, in 1996, the category 'No fixed workplace address' replaced 'No usual place of work.' In 1996, the census questionnaire was modified by adding a check box for the 'No fixed workplace' response category. In previous censuses, respondents were asked to write 'No usual place of work' in the address fields. It is believed that previous censuses have undercounted the number of persons with 'No fixed workplace address.'

Annexations, incorporations and amalgamations of municipalities could create some difficulties when comparing spatial units and structures which change over time.

For additional information, please refer to the 2006 Census Dictionary, Catalogue number 92-566-XWE.

Note: Definition of Place of work status

Refers to the place of work of non-institutional residents 15 years of age and over who worked at some time since January 1, 2005. The variable usually relates to the individual's job held in the week prior to enumeration. However, if the person did not work during that week but had worked at some time since January 1, 2005, the information relates to the job held longest during that period.

Respondent-completed responses:

Worked at home - Persons whose job is located in the same building as their place of residence, persons who live and work on the same farm, building superintendents and teleworkers who spend most of their work week working at home.

Worked outside Canada - Persons who work at a location outside Canada. This can include diplomats, Armed Forces personnel and other persons enumerated abroad. This category also includes recent immigrants who may not currently be employed, but whose job of longest duration since January 1, 2005 was held outside Canada.

No fixed workplace address - Persons who do not go from home to the same workplace location at the beginning of each shift. Such persons include building and landscape contractors, travelling salespersons, independent truck drivers, etc.

Worked at the address specified below - Persons who are not included in the categories described above and who report to the same (usual) workplace location at the beginning of each shift are included here. Respondents are asked to provide the street address, city, town, village, township, municipality or Indian reserve, province or territory and postal code of their workplace. If the full street address was not known, the name of the building or nearest street intersection could be substituted.

Teleworkers who spend less than one-half of their workweek working at their home office are asked to report the full address of their employer. Persons whose workplace location varied, but who reported regularly to an employer's address at the beginning of each shift, are asked to report the full address of the employer.

For additional information, please refer to the 2006 Census Dictionary, Catalogue number 92-566-XWE.

Note: Description of the Profile of official-language groups (Mother tongue)

The Profile of official-language groups gives a statistical overview of official-language groups in Canada for certain geographic areas. For each of these geographic areas, the profile gives counts of official-language populations for characteristics such as home language, knowledge of languages, marital status, ethnic origin, place of birth, period of immigration, mobility status, citizenship, highest certificate, diploma or degree, labour force activity, occupation, industry and income distribution. It is based on data collected from a 20% sample of households at the time of the 2006 Census.

The profile consists of two tables, both containing the same data variables, but differing by the definition of the language groups. In this table, the language groups are defined by the mother tongue of the respondents. The data for each language group are displayed in the columns of the initial view of the table. Characteristics are identified in the rows of the initial view of the table. For example, official-language groups are shown first by legal marital status, next by common-law status, and so on. The age groups and sex are both displayed as a dimension.

Language groups are defined as follows. The category 'English' includes respondents who reported English only or English and one non-official language. The category 'French' includes respondents who reported French only or French and one non-official language. The category 'English and French' includes respondents who reported English and French, with or without one non-official language. The 'Total' category includes all of the above, as well as respondents who reported one non-official language as their only mother tongue.

Additional information about this table is available in the Dimension Summary Box of the variable in the column (initial view).

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Geography Geographic index

Age groups (8A)

Sex (3)

This table details selected demographic, cultural, educational, labour force and income characteristics , mother tongue , age groups and sex for population in Beloeil, V
Selected demographic, cultural, educational, labour force and income characteristics (684)	Mother tongue (4)
	Total - Mother tongue^Footnote 1	English	French	English and French
Total population 15 years and over by legal marital status^{Footnote 2}	15,380	460	14,495	60
Never legally married (single)	6,245	140	5,960	40
Legally married (and not separated)^{Footnote 3}	6,270	245	5,785	10
Separated, but still legally married	285	0	285	0
Divorced	1,770	50	1,685	0
Widowed	810	20	780	10
Total population 15 years and over by common-law status^{Footnote 4}	15,385	455	14,495	60
Not in a common-law relationship	12,030	375	11,285	55
In a common-law relationship	3,350	80	3,215	0
Total population by knowledge of official languages^{Footnote 5}	18,625	510	17,640	75
English only	145	70	0	0
French only	10,360	10	10,245	0
English and French	8,110	425	7,395	75
Neither English nor French	0	0	0	0
Total population by first official language spoken^{Footnote 6}	18,620	505	17,635	75
English	635	500	0	15
French	17,875	10	17,635	35
English and French	105	0	0	30
Neither English nor French	0	0	0	0
Official language minority - (number)^{Footnote 7}	690	505	0	25
Official language minority - (percentage)^{Footnote 8}	3.7	100.0	0.0	33.3
Total population by language spoken most often at home^{Footnote 9}	18,620	510	17,640	75
Single responses	18,460	460	17,580	45
English	470	295	80	15
French	17,795	165	17,485	35
Non-official languages	200	0	10	0
Algonquin	0	0	0	0
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0
Blackfoot	0	0	0	0
Carrier	0	0	0	0
Chilcotin	0	0	0	0
Chipewyan	0	0	0	0
Cree	0	0	0	0
Siouan languages (Dakota/Sioux)	0	0	0	0
Dene	0	0	0	0
Dogrib	0	0	0	0
Gitksan	0	0	0	0
Inuinnaqtun	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut, n.i.e.	0	0	0	0
Kutchin-Gwich'in (Loucheux)	0	0	0	0
Malecite	0	0	0	0
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	0
Mohawk	0	0	0	0
Montagnais-Naskapi	0	0	0	0
Nisga'a	0	0	0	0
North Slave (Hare)	0	0	0	0
Ojibway	0	0	0	0
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0
Shuswap	0	0	0	0
South Slave	0	0	0	0
Tlingit	0	0	0	0
Italian	0	0	0	0
Portuguese	10	0	0	0
Romanian	15	0	0	0
Spanish	105	0	0	0
Danish	0	0	0	0
Dutch	0	0	0	0
Flemish	0	0	0	0
Frisian	0	0	0	0
German	0	0	0	0
Norwegian	0	0	0	0
Swedish	0	0	0	0
Yiddish	0	0	0	0
Bosnian	0	0	0	0
Bulgarian	0	0	0	0
Croatian	0	0	0	0
Czech	0	0	0	0
Macedonian	0	0	0	0
Polish	0	0	0	0
Russian	0	0	0	0
Serbian	0	0	0	0
Serbo-Croatian	0	0	0	0
Slovak	0	0	0	0
Slovenian	0	0	0	0
Ukrainian	0	0	0	0
Latvian	0	0	0	0
Lithuanian	0	0	0	0
Estonian	0	0	0	0
Finnish	0	0	0	0
Hungarian	0	0	0	0
Greek	10	0	0	0
Armenian	0	0	0	0
Turkish	0	0	0	0
Amharic	0	0	0	0
Arabic	0	0	0	0
Hebrew	0	0	0	0
Maltese	0	0	0	0
Somali	0	0	0	0
Tigrigna	0	0	0	0
Bengali	0	0	0	0
Gujarati	0	0	0	0
Hindi	0	0	0	0
Kurdish	0	0	0	0
Panjabi (Punjabi)	0	0	0	0
Pashto	0	0	0	0
Persian (Farsi)	0	0	0	0
Sindhi	0	0	0	0
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	0	0	0	0
Urdu	0	0	0	0
Malayalam	0	0	0	0
Tamil	0	0	0	0
Telugu	0	0	0	0
Japanese	0	0	0	0
Korean	0	0	0	0
Cantonese	0	0	0	0
Chinese, n.o.s.^{Footnote 10}	45	0	0	0
Mandarin	0	0	0	0
Taiwanese	0	0	0	0
Lao	0	0	0	0
Khmer (Cambodian)	0	0	0	0
Vietnamese	0	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	0	0	0	0
Ilocano	0	0	0	0
Malay	0	0	0	0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	0	0	0	0
Akan (Twi)	0	0	0	0
Swahili	0	0	0	0
Creoles	0	0	0	0
Other languages^{Footnote 11}	15	0	10	0
Multiple responses	160	50	60	30
English and French	135	50	40	30
English and non-official language	0	0	0	0
French and non-official language	25	0	15	0
English, French and non-official language	0	0	0	0
Algonquin - Various non-official languages spoken^{Footnote 12}	0	0	0	0
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0
Blackfoot	0	0	0	0
Carrier	0	0	0	0
Chilcotin	0	0	0	0
Chipewyan	0	0	0	0
Cree	0	0	0	0
Siouan languages (Dakota/Sioux)	0	0	0	0
Dene	0	0	0	0
Dogrib	0	0	0	0
Gitksan	0	0	0	0
Inuinnaqtun	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut, n.i.e.	0	0	0	0
Kutchin-Gwich'in (Loucheux)	0	0	0	0
Malecite	0	0	0	0
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	0
Mohawk	0	0	0	0
Montagnais-Naskapi	0	0	0	0
Nisga'a	0	0	0	0
North Slave (Hare)	0	0	0	0
Ojibway	0	0	0	0
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0
Shuswap	0	0	0	0
South Slave	0	0	0	0
Tlingit	0	0	0	0
Italian	85	0	50	10
Portuguese	85	0	30	0
Romanian	0	0	0	0
Spanish	530	10	360	0
Danish	0	0	0	0
Dutch	20	0	0	0
Flemish	0	0	0	0
Frisian	0	0	0	0
German	75	0	25	0
Norwegian	0	0	0	0
Swedish	0	0	0	0
Yiddish	0	0	0	0
Bosnian	0	0	0	0
Bulgarian	0	0	0	0
Croatian	0	0	0	0
Czech	0	0	0	0
Macedonian	0	0	0	0
Polish	10	0	10	0
Russian	0	0	0	0
Serbian	10	0	0	0
Serbo-Croatian	0	0	0	0
Slovak	0	0	0	0
Slovenian	0	0	0	0
Ukrainian	10	0	0	0
Latvian	0	0	0	0
Lithuanian	0	0	0	0
Estonian	0	0	0	0
Finnish	0	0	0	0
Hungarian	0	0	0	0
Greek	25	0	10	0
Armenian	0	0	0	0
Turkish	0	0	0	0
Amharic	0	0	0	0
Arabic	50	0	40	0
Hebrew	0	0	0	0
Maltese	0	0	0	0
Somali	0	0	0	0
Tigrigna	0	0	0	0
Bengali	0	0	0	0
Gujarati	0	0	0	0
Hindi	10	0	0	0
Kurdish	0	0	0	0
Panjabi (Punjabi)	0	0	0	0
Pashto	0	0	0	0
Persian (Farsi)	0	0	0	0
Sindhi	0	0	0	0
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	0	0	0	0
Urdu	10	0	0	0
Malayalam	0	0	0	0
Tamil	10	10	0	0
Telugu	0	0	0	0
Japanese	0	0	0	0
Korean	0	0	0	0
Cantonese	0	0	0	0
Chinese, n.o.s.^{Footnote 13}	65	15	10	0
Mandarin	0	0	0	0
Taiwanese	0	0	0	0
Lao	0	0	0	0
Khmer (Cambodian)	0	0	0	0
Vietnamese	0	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	0	0	0	0
Ilocano	0	0	0	0
Malay	0	0	0	0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	0	0	0	0
Akan (Twi)	0	0	0	0
Swahili	0	0	0	0
Creoles	15	0	10	0
Other languages^{Footnote 14}	55	0	35	0
Total population by mobility status 1 year ago^{Footnote 15}	18,395	495	17,455	65
Non-movers	16,540	425	15,750	60
Movers	1,855	70	1,705	10
Non-migrants	495	20	470	0
Migrants	1,360	50	1,230	10
Internal migrants	1,345	45	1,220	10
Intraprovincial migrants	1,290	45	1,165	0
Interprovincial migrants	55	0	55	0
External migrants	20	0	15	0
Total population by mobility status 5 years ago^{Footnote 16}	17,670	490	16,745	60
Non-movers	11,645	325	11,130	35
Movers	6,020	165	5,615	25
Non-migrants	1,920	30	1,840	15
Migrants	4,105	135	3,775	10
Internal migrants	3,955	125	3,680	10
Intraprovincial migrants	3,875	125	3,600	0
Interprovincial migrants	80	0	80	0
External migrants	145	10	95	0
Total population by citizenship^{Footnote 17}	18,620	510	17,635	75
Canadian citizens	18,465	480	17,565	80
Canadian citizens under age 18	4,065	60	3,930	25
Canadian citizens age 18 and over	14,400	415	13,635	50
Not Canadian citizens^{Footnote 18}	155	35	70	0
Total population by immigrant status and place of birth^{Footnote 19}	18,625	510	17,635	80
Non-immigrants^{Footnote 20}	17,990	435	17,340	75
Born in province of residence	17,500	340	16,945	70
Born outside province of residence	490	95	390	0
Immigrants^{Footnote 21}	620	70	290	0
United States of America	35	10	25	0
Central America	60	0	15	0
Caribbean and Bermuda	25	10	0	0
South America	15	0	0	0
Europe	350	45	150	0
Western Europe	185	0	135	0
Eastern Europe	25	0	0	0
Southern Europe	95	0	0	0
Italy	0	0	0	0
Other Southern Europe	90	0	0	0
Northern Europe	45	45	0	0
United Kingdom	45	45	0	0
Other Northern Europe	0	0	0	0
Africa	45	0	40	0
Western Africa	0	0	0	0
Eastern Africa	10	0	10	0
Northern Africa	35	0	30	0
Central Africa	0	0	0	0
Southern Africa	0	0	0	0
Asia and the Middle East	85	10	50	0
West Central Asia and the Middle East	15	0	15	0
Eastern Asia	35	0	20	0
China, People's Republic of	30	0	20	0
Hong Kong, Special Administrative Region	0	0	0	0
Other Eastern Asia	0	0	0	0
Southeast Asia	25	0	15	0
Philippines	0	0	0	0
Other Southeast Asia	25	0	20	0
Southern Asia	10	0	0	0
India	10	10	0	0
Other Southern Asia	0	0	0	0
Oceania and other^{Footnote 22}	10	0	10	0
Non-permanent residents^{Footnote 23}	10	0	10	0
Total recent immigrants by selected places of birth^{Footnote 24}	95	15	35	0
United States of America	0	0	0	0
Central America	30	0	0	0
Caribbean and Bermuda	10	10	0	0
South America	0	0	0	0
Europe	30	10	25	0
Western Europe	25	0	25	0
Eastern Europe	0	0	0	0
Southern Europe	0	0	0	0
Italy	0	0	0	0
Other Southern Europe	0	0	0	0
Northern Europe	10	0	0	0
United Kingdom	10	10	0	0
Other Northern Europe	0	0	0	0
Africa	0	0	0	0
Western Africa	0	0	0	0
Eastern Africa	0	0	0	0
Northern Africa	10	0	0	0
Central Africa	0	0	0	0
Southern Africa	0	0	0	0
Asia and the Middle East	10	0	10	0
West Central Asia and the Middle East	0	0	0	0
Eastern Asia	10	0	10	0
China, People's Republic of	0	0	0	0
Hong Kong, Special Administrative Region	0	0	0	0
Other Eastern Asia	0	0	0	0
Southeast Asia	0	0	0	0
Philippines	0	0	0	0
Other Southeast Asia	0	0	0	0
Southern Asia	0	0	0	0
India	0	0	0	0
Other Southern Asia	10	0	0	0
Oceania and other^{Footnote 25}	0	0	0	0
Total immigrant population by period of immigration^{Footnote 26}	620	70	285	0
Before 1961	75	20	35	0
1961 to 1970	95	10	45	0
1971 to 1980	130	20	50	0
1981 to 1990	115	0	50	0
1991 to 2000	105	0	75	0
1991 to 1995	45	0	45	0
1996 to 2000	60	0	30	0
2001 to 2006^{Footnote 27}	95	15	35	0
Total population 15 years and older by generation status^{Footnote 28}	15,380	460	14,495	60
1st generation^{Footnote 29}	570	70	250	0
2nd generation^{Footnote 30}	570	85	415	0
3rd generation or more^{Footnote 31}	14,235	300	13,835	60
Total population by Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal identity population^{Footnote 32}	18,620	510	17,635	75
Total Aboriginal identity population^{Footnote 33}	70	0	70	0
North American Indian single response^{Footnote 34}	35	0	40	0
Métis single response	25	0	30	0
Inuit single response	0	0	0	0
Multiple Aboriginal identity responses	0	0	0	0
Aboriginal responses not included elsewhere^{Footnote 35}	10	0	0	0
Non-Aboriginal identity population	18,555	505	17,565	75
Total population by Registered Indian status^{Footnote 36}	18,620	510	17,640	80
Registered Indian^{Footnote 37}	10	0	15	0
Not a Registered Indian	18,610	505	17,625	75
Total population 15 years and over by labour force activity^{Footnote 38}	15,380	455	14,495	60
In the labour force^{Footnote 39}	10,650	290	10,085	45
Employed^{Footnote 40}	10,165	275	9,640	40
Unemployed^{Footnote 41}	485	15	445	10
Not in the labour force^{Footnote 42}	4,730	165	4,410	15
Participation rate^{Footnote 43}	69.2	63.7	69.6	75.0
Employment rate^{Footnote 44}	66.1	60.4	66.5	66.7
Unemployment rate^{Footnote 45}	4.6	5.2	4.4	22.2
Total labour force 15 years and over by class of worker^{Footnote 46}	10,650	290	10,085	45
Class of worker - Not applicable^{Footnote 47}	105	0	90	0
All classes of worker^{Footnote 48}	10,550	295	9,995	35
Paid workers	9,910	270	9,390	40
Employees	9,510	260	9,005	40
Self-employed (incorporated)	400	10	390	0
Without paid help	180	10	165	0
With paid help	220	0	220	0
Self-employed (unincorporated)	630	25	600	0
Without paid help	500	10	480	0
With paid help	130	10	120	0
Unpaid family workers	0	0	0	0
Total labour force 15 years and over by occupation - National Occupational Classification for Statistics 2006^{Footnote 49}	10,650	295	10,085	45
Occupation - Not applicable^{Footnote 50}	105	0	90	10
All occupations^{Footnote 51}	10,545	295	9,995	40
A Management occupations	1,090	40	1,035	0
A0 Senior management occupations	270	0	260	0
A1 Specialist managers	305	10	290	0
A2 Managers in retail trade, food and accommodation services	200	15	180	0
A3 Other managers, n.e.c.	305	10	300	0
B Business, finance and administrative occupations	2,135	55	2,055	10
B0 Professional occupations in business and finance	255	10	245	0
B1 Finance and insurance administration occupations	95	0	95	0
B2 Secretaries	365	10	360	0
B3 Administrative and regulatory occupations	255	0	240	0
B4 Clerical supervisors	35	0	40	0
B5 Clerical occupations	1,125	35	1,080	10
C Natural and applied sciences and related occupations	590	20	545	0
C0 Professional occupations in natural and applied sciences	280	10	265	0
C1 Technical occupations related to natural and applied sciences	310	15	285	0
D Health occupations	505	10	485	0
D0 Professional occupations in health	100	0	95	0
D1 Nurse supervisors and registered nurses	170	0	165	0
D2 Technical and related occupations in health	115	0	115	0
D3 Assisting occupations in support of health services	115	10	105	0
E Occupations in social science, education, government service and religion	1,080	15	1,055	0
E0 Judges, lawyers, psychologists, social workers, ministers of religion, and policy and program officers	190	0	185	0
E1 Teachers and professors	575	0	575	0
E2 Paralegals, social services workers and occupations in education and religion, n.e.c.	315	10	300	0
F Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport	325	10	315	0
F0 Professional occupations in art and culture	105	0	105	0
F1 Technical occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport	220	10	210	0
G Sales and service occupations	2,645	75	2,465	20
G0 Sales and service supervisors	50	0	55	0
G1 Wholesale, technical, insurance, real estate sales specialists, and retail, wholesale and grain buyers	325	20	295	10
G2 Retail salespersons and sales clerks	660	20	625	0
G3 Cashiers	195	0	195	0
G4 Chefs and cooks	95	0	85	0
G5 Occupations in food and beverage service	135	0	125	0
G6 Occupations in protective services	190	0	175	10
G7 Occupations in travel and accommodation, including attendants in recreation and sport	60	10	45	0
G8 Child care and home support workers	90	0	80	0
G9 Sales and service occupations, n.e.c.	840	20	790	10
H Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations	1,595	60	1,505	0
H0 Contractors and supervisors in trades and transportation	85	0	85	0
H1 Construction trades	280	25	260	0
H2 Stationary engineers, power station operators and electrical trades and telecommunications occupations	100	0	105	0
H3 Machinists, metal forming, shaping and erecting occupations	120	0	120	0
H4 Mechanics	335	30	285	0
H5 Other trades, n.e.c.	130	0	130	0
H6 Heavy equipment and crane operators, including drillers	70	10	60	0
H7 Transportation equipment operators and related workers, excluding labourers	300	0	295	0
H8 Trades helpers, construction and transportation labourers and related occupations	170	0	165	0
I Occupations unique to primary industry	140	0	125	10
I0 Occupations unique to agriculture, excluding labourers	85	10	65	0
I1 Occupations unique to forestry operations, mining, oil and gas extraction and fishing, excluding labourers	10	0	10	0
I2 Primary production labourers	50	0	50	0
J Occupations unique to processing, manufacturing and utilities	435	10	400	10
J0 Supervisors in manufacturing	90	0	80	10
J1 Machine operators in manufacturing	135	0	130	0
J2 Assemblers in manufacturing	80	0	80	0
J3 Labourers in processing, manufacturing and utilities	120	0	110	0
Total labour force 15 years and over by industry - North American Industry Classification System 2002^{Footnote 52}	10,650	295	10,085	45
Industry - Not applicable^{Footnote 53}	105	0	90	10
All industries^{Footnote 54}	10,545	295	9,995	35
11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting	70	10	60	0
21 Mining and oil and gas extraction	20	0	20	0
22 Utilities	145	0	145	0
23 Construction	650	40	605	0
31-33 Manufacturing	1,415	45	1,320	15
41 Wholesale trade	555	30	490	0
44-45 Retail trade	1,495	35	1,435	10
48-49 Transportation and warehousing	515	0	505	0
51 Information and cultural industries	335	10	325	0
52 Finance and insurance	575	15	545	0
53 Real estate and rental and leasing	140	0	135	0
54 Professional, scientific and technical services	690	35	645	0
55 Management of companies and enterprises	10	0	10	0
56 Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services	310	10	285	10
61 Educational services	965	10	940	0
62 Health care and social assistance	955	15	925	0
71 Arts, entertainment and recreation	215	10	200	0
72 Accommodation and food services	470	10	420	0
81 Other services (except public administration)	585	10	560	0
91 Public administration	440	0	430	0
Total employed labour force 15 years and over by place of work status^{Footnote 55}	10,165	275	9,645	35
Usual place of work	8,480	215	8,045	40
In census subdivision of residence	1,930	25	1,830	0
In different census subdivision	6,550	185	6,215	35
In same census division	985	25	910	0
At home	635	35	590	0
Outside Canada	25	10	20	0
No fixed workplace address	1,025	30	985	0
Total employed labour force 15 years and over with usual place of work or no fixed workplace address by mode of transportation^{Footnote 56}	9,510	245	9,035	40
Car, truck, van, as driver	7,705	195	7,355	25
Car, truck, van, as passenger	480	10	435	0
Public transit	710	30	655	0
Walked	470	10	455	10
Bicycle	100	0	95	0
Motorcycle	15	0	15	0
Taxicab	0	0	0	0
Other method	25	0	20	0
Total population 15 years and over who worked since January 1, 2005 by language used most often at work^{Footnote 57}	11,285	310	10,715	35
Single responses	10,920	295	10,400	35
English	480	85	360	0
French	10,400	205	10,040	35
Non-official languages	45	0	0	0
Chinese, n.o.s.^{Footnote 58}	35	0	0	0
Cantonese	0	0	0	0
Panjabi (Punjabi)	0	0	0	0
German	0	0	0	0
Mandarin	0	0	0	0
Portuguese	0	0	0	0
Spanish	10	10	0	0
Vietnamese	0	0	0	0
Korean	0	0	0	0
Italian	0	0	0	0
Other languages^{Footnote 59}	0	0	0	0
Multiple responses	365	10	315	0
English and French	330	10	310	0
English and non-official language	0	0	0	0
French and non-official language	25	0	0	0
English, French and non-official language	10	0	0	0
Total population 15 years and over by hours spent doing unpaid housework^{Footnote 60}	15,380	455	14,495	60
No hours of unpaid housework	1,135	35	1,045	0
Less than 5 hours of unpaid housework	4,220	120	3,965	10
5 to 14 hours of unpaid housework	5,150	165	4,875	35
15 to 29 hours of unpaid housework	3,285	75	3,140	0
30 to 59 hours of unpaid housework	1,340	65	1,225	10
60 hours or more of unpaid housework	255	0	255	0
Total population 15 years and over by hours spent looking after children, without pay^{Footnote 61}	15,380	455	14,495	60
No hours of unpaid child care	8,890	260	8,375	50
Less than 5 hours of unpaid child care	2,030	35	1,950	0
5 to 14 hours of unpaid child care	1,755	75	1,630	10
15 to 29 hours of unpaid child care	1,255	35	1,205	0
30 to 59 hours of unpaid child care	705	20	660	0
60 hours or more of unpaid child care	745	35	675	0
Total population 15 years and over by hours spent providing unpaid care or assistance to seniors^{Footnote 62}	15,380	460	14,495	60
No hours of unpaid care or assistance to seniors	12,375	370	11,660	45
Less than 5 hours of unpaid care or assistance to seniors	2,230	75	2,100	20
5 to 9 hours of unpaid care or assistance to seniors	455	10	435	0
10 to 19 hours of unpaid care or assistance to seniors	165	10	160	0
20 hours or more of unpaid care or assistance to seniors	155	10	135	0
Total population 15 years and over by highest certificate, diploma or degree^{Footnote 63}	15,385	460	14,495	60
No certificate, diploma or degree	3,010	60	2,845	15
Certificate, diploma or degree	12,375	400	11,655	45
High school certificate or equivalent^{Footnote 64}	3,505	140	3,270	15
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma	2,465	110	2,315	20
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma^{Footnote 65}	2,875	65	2,715	0
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level^{Footnote 66}	955	20	920	0
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor's level or above^{Footnote 67}	2,565	55	2,435	10
Bachelor's degree	1,800	55	1,710	10
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level	240	0	215	0
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry	45	0	35	0
Master's degree	430	0	420	0
Earned doctorate	50	0	50	0
Total population 15 years and over with postsecondary qualifications by major field of study - Classification of Instructional Programs, 2000^{Footnote 68}	8,865	255	8,390	30
Education	825	15	805	0
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies	375	0	355	0
Humanities	530	10	505	0
Social and behavioural sciences and law	730	25	660	0
Business, management and public administration	2,215	55	2,130	0
Physical and life sciences and technologies	290	15	260	0
Mathematics, computer and information sciences	345	0	340	0
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies	1,775	70	1,650	0
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation	215	15	180	15
Health, parks, recreation and fitness	855	25	815	0
Personal, protective and transportation services	705	10	680	10
Other fields of study^{Footnote 69}	0	0	0	0
Total population 15 years and over with postsecondary qualification by location of study^{Footnote 70}	8,865	260	8,385	35
Inside Canada	8,645	220	8,245	35
Newfoundland and Labrador	0	0	0	0
Prince Edward Island	10	0	10	0
Nova Scotia	25	20	10	0
New Brunswick	75	0	75	0
Quebec	8,445	195	8,075	30
Ontario	75	0	75	0
Manitoba	10	0	0	0
Saskatchewan	10	10	0	0
Alberta	0	0	0	0
British Columbia	0	0	0	0
Yukon Territory	0	0	0	0
Northwest Territories	0	0	0	0
Nunavut	0	0	0	0
Outside Canada	220	40	140	0
Total population by Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestry^{Footnote 71}	18,625	510	17,635	75
Total Aboriginal ancestry population^{Footnote 72}	530	10	525	0
North American Indian single ancestry	75	0	70	0
North American Indian and non-Aboriginal ancestries	415	10	405	0
Métis single ancestry	0	0	0	0
Métis and non-Aboriginal ancestries	0	0	0	0
Inuit single ancestry	0	0	0	0
Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries	25	0	25	0
Other Aboriginal multiple ancestries^{Footnote 73}	15	0	15	0
Non-Aboriginal ancestry population	18,090	505	17,115	75
Total population by visible minority groups	18,625	505	17,635	75
Total visible minority population^{Footnote 74}	355	40	150	0
Chinese	90	20	35	0
South Asian^{Footnote 75}	10	10	0	0
Black	30	10	15	0
Filipino	0	0	0	0
Latin American	85	0	30	0
Southeast Asian^{Footnote 76}	40	0	30	0
Arab	35	0	35	0
West Asian^{Footnote 77}	0	0	0	0
Korean	0	0	0	0
Japanese	0	0	0	0
Visible minority, n.i.e.^{Footnote 78}	30	0	0	0
Multiple visible minority^{Footnote 79}	25	0	0	0
Not a visible minority^{Footnote 80}	18,265	470	17,490	80
Total population by ethnic origin (single and multiple responses)^{Footnote 81}	18,620	510	17,635	75
Total population - Single responses^{Footnote 82}	13,785	275	13,170	15
Total population - Multiple responses^{Footnote 83}	4,840	230	4,465	60
Canadian - Total responses	12,990	210	12,705	50
Canadian - Single responses	9,365	90	9,255	10
Canadian - Multiple responses	3,625	125	3,445	40
English - Total responses	470	90	355	20
English - Single responses	55	30	25	0
English - Multiple responses	420	60	335	20
French - Total responses	6,525	125	6,350	45
French - Single responses	2,825	25	2,800	10
French - Multiple responses	3,690	100	3,550	40
Scottish - Total responses	480	75	405	0
Scottish - Single responses	155	35	120	0
Scottish - Multiple responses	325	35	280	0
Irish - Total responses	1,130	140	965	15
Irish - Single responses	265	35	230	0
Irish - Multiple responses	865	105	735	20
German - Total responses	285	25	235	0
German - Single responses	85	10	50	0
German - Multiple responses	205	15	180	0
Italian - Total responses	355	35	290	0
Italian - Single responses	90	25	50	0
Italian - Multiple responses	265	0	240	10
Chinese - Total responses	105	20	35	0
Chinese - Single responses	75	0	35	0
Chinese - Multiple responses	30	20	10	0
North American Indian - Total responses	505	10	490	0
North American Indian - Single responses	75	0	75	0
North American Indian - Multiple responses	425	10	420	0
Ukrainian - Total responses	45	20	0	0
Ukrainian - Single responses	15	0	0	0
Ukrainian - Multiple responses	25	20	0	0
Dutch (Netherlands) - Total responses	55	30	10	0
Dutch (Netherlands) - Single responses	15	0	0	0
Dutch (Netherlands) - Multiple responses	35	30	0	0
Polish - Total responses	80	15	60	0
Polish - Single responses	10	0	10	0
Polish - Multiple responses	70	20	50	0
East Indian - Total responses	25	10	20	0
East Indian - Single responses	10	10	0	0
East Indian - Multiple responses	20	0	20	0
Russian - Total responses	0	0	10	0
Russian - Single responses	10	0	0	0
Russian - Multiple responses	0	0	0	0
Welsh - Total responses	10	10	0	0
Welsh - Single responses	0	10	0	0
Welsh - Multiple responses	0	0	0	0
Filipino - Total responses	0	0	0	0
Filipino - Single responses	0	0	0	0
Filipino - Multiple responses	0	0	0	0
Norwegian - Total responses	0	0	0	0
Norwegian - Single responses	0	0	0	0
Norwegian - Multiple responses	0	0	0	0
Portuguese - Total responses	85	0	35	0
Portuguese - Single responses	55	0	10	0
Portuguese - Multiple responses	30	0	30	0
Métis - Total responses	25	0	20	0
Métis - Single responses	0	0	0	0
Métis - Multiple responses	20	0	20	0
British Isles, n.i.e. - Total responses^{Footnote 84}	30	10	25	0
British Isles, n.i.e. - Single responses^{Footnote 85}	15	0	10	0
British Isles, n.i.e. - Multiple responses^{Footnote 86}	15	10	15	0
Swedish - Total responses	35	25	0	0
Swedish - Single responses	0	0	0	0
Swedish - Multiple responses	35	25	10	0
Total income in 2005 of population 15 years and over^{Footnote 87}	15,380	460	14,495	60
Without income	750	15	710	0
With income	14,625	440	13,785	0
Under $1,000^{Footnote 88}	350	15	325	0
$1,000 to $2,999	390	15	360	0
$3,000 to $4,999	350	15	315	0
$5,000 to $6,999	500	20	475	0
$7,000 to $9,999	865	15	830	0
$10,000 to $11,999	520	15	505	0
$12,000 to $14,999	795	15	725	0
$15,000 to $19,999	1,380	45	1,285	0
$20,000 to $24,999	1,155	25	1,065	0
$25,000 to $29,999	1,085	45	1,000	0
$30,000 to $34,999	1,175	60	1,095	0
$35,000 to $39,999	1,015	30	975	0
$40,000 to $44,999	830	25	800	0
$45,000 to $49,999	760	20	720	0
$50,000 to $59,999	1,300	35	1,240	0
$60,000 and over	2,150	30	2,080	0
Median income $^{Footnote 89}	29,600	28,866	30,008	0
Average income $^{Footnote 90}	35,096	30,538	35,411	0
Standard error of average income $^{Footnote 91}	508	2,064	528	0
Total after-tax income in 2005 of population 15 years and over^{Footnote 92}	15,380	460	14,500	60
Without after-tax income	740	15	700	10
With after-tax income	14,640	440	13,795	0
Under $1,000^{Footnote 93}	370	15	340	0
$1,000 to $2,999	405	15	370	0
$3,000 to $4,999	340	15	305	0
$5,000 to $6,999	505	20	480	0
$7,000 to $9,999	885	20	850	0
$10,000 to $11,999	515	15	500	0
$12,000 to $14,999	900	15	830	0
$15,000 to $19,999	1,525	45	1,425	0
$20,000 to $24,999	1,515	50	1,395	0
$25,000 to $29,999	1,455	60	1,365	0
$30,000 to $34,999	1,310	70	1,220	0
$35,000 to $39,999	1,305	40	1,255	0
$40,000 to $44,999	855	15	820	0
$45,000 to $49,999	940	20	890	0
$50,000 and over	1,810	25	1,755	0
Median after-tax income $^{Footnote 94}	26,261	26,280	26,466	0
Average after-tax income $^{Footnote 95}	28,918	25,676	29,126	0
Standard error of average after-tax income $^{Footnote 96}	345	1,469	357	0
Total population 15 years and over with employment income^{Footnote 97}	11,360	290	10,800	0
Median employment income in 2005 $	28,033	27,685	28,429	0
Average employment income in 2005 $	34,191	30,752	34,356	0
Standard error of average employment income $	599	2,831	617	0
Worked full year, full time^{Footnote 98}	6,140	185	5,805	0
Median employment income in 2005 $	41,997	29,797	42,744	0
Average employment income in 2005 $	46,502	38,483	47,173	0
Standard error of average employment income $	747	3,221	774	0
Worked part year or part time^{Footnote 99}	4,575	95	4,380	0
Median employment income in 2005 $	13,510	9,262	13,523	0
Average employment income in 2005 $	21,521	19,601	21,279	0
Standard error of average employment income $	875	4,796	882	0

Footnotes

Footnote 1

Language groups are defined as follows: 'English' includes respondents who reported English only or English and one non-official language; 'French' includes respondents who reported French only or French and one non-official language; 'English and French' includes respondents who reported English and French, with or without one non-official language.

'Total' category includes all groups mentioned as well as respondents who reported a non-official language as their only mother tongue.

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Footnote 2

Legal marital status
Part A - Plain language definition
A person's conjugal status under the law (e.g., single, married, widowed). Legal marital status data are derived from the responses to Question 4 (Marital status) in the census questionnaires.
Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to the legal conjugal status of a person. The various responses are defined as follows:
Never legally married (single) - Persons who have never married (including all persons less than 15 years of age) and persons whose marriage has been annulled and who have not remarried.
Legally married (and not separated) - Persons whose spouse is living, unless the couple is separated or a divorce has been obtained.
Separated, but still legally married - Persons currently married, but who are no longer living with their spouse (for any reason other than illness or work) and have not obtained a divorce.
Divorced - Persons who have obtained a legal divorce and who have not remarried.
Widowed - Persons who have lost their spouse through death and who have not remarried.

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Footnote 3

Since 1996, Aboriginal people married according to traditional customs were instructed to report themselves as legally married.

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In 2006, legally married same-sex couples are included in this category.

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Footnote 4

Common-law status
Part A - Plain language definition
Not applicable
Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to persons who live together as a couple but who are not legally married to each other. These persons can be of the opposite sex or of the same sex.

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Footnote 5

Knowledge of official languages
Part A - Plain language definition
Not applicable
Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to the ability to conduct a conversation in English only, in French only, in both English and French, or in neither English nor French.

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Data on knowledge of official languages
According to studies on data certification, the 2006 Census statistics on knowledge of official languages could underestimate the category 'English and French' and overestimate the category 'French only,' particularly for the francophone population, but also for the whole population in general. More information on the subject is available in the Languages Reference Guide.

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Footnote 6

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

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Footnote 7

The official language minority is English in Quebec and French in all other provinces and territories.

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Footnote 8

The official language minority is English in Quebec and French in all other provinces and territories.

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Footnote 9

Refers to the language spoken most often at home by the individual at the time of the census. Data on other languages spoken on a regular basis at home are also collected.

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Footnote 10

The 2006 category 'Chinese, n.o.s.' includes responses of 'Chinese' as well as all Chinese languages other than Cantonese, Mandarin, Taiwanese, Chaochow (Teochow), Fukien, Hakka and Shanghainese. Data for the 'Chinese, n.o.s.' category in 2001 and 2006 are not directly comparable. The 2001 category 'Chinese, n.o.s.' is equivalent to the sum of the 2006 categories 'Chinese, n.o.s.' and 'Chaochow (Teochow),' 'Fukien,' 'Shanghainese' and 'Taiwanese.'

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Footnote 11

This is a subtotal of all languages collected by the census that are not displayed separately here. For a full list of languages collected in the census, please refer to Appendix G in the 2006 Census Dictionary.

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Footnote 12

Knowledge of non-official languages
Part A - Plain language definition
Not applicable
Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to languages, other than English or French, in which the respondent can conduct a conversation.

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Footnote 14

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Footnote 15

Refers to the relationship between a person's usual place of residence on Census Day and his or her usual place of residence one year earlier. A person is classified as a non-mover if no difference exists. Otherwise, a person is classified as a mover and this categorization is called Mobility status (1 year ago). Within the category of movers, a further distinction is made between non-migrants and migrants; this difference is called migration status.

Non-movers are persons who, on Census Day, were living at the same address as the one at which they resided one year earlier.

Movers are persons who, on Census Day, were living at a different address from the one at which they resided one year earlier.

Non-migrants are movers who, on Census Day, were living at a different address, but in the same census subdivision (CSD) as the one they lived in one year earlier.

Migrants are movers who, on Census Day, were residing in a different CSD one year earlier (internal migrants) or who were living outside Canada one year earlier (external migrants).

Intraprovincial migrants are movers who, on Census Day, were living in a different CSD from the one at which they resided one year earlier, in the same province.

Interprovincial migrants are movers who, on Census Day, were living in a different CSD from the one at which they resided one year earlier, in a different province.

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Footnote 16

Refers to the relationship between a person's usual place of residence on Census Day and his or her usual place of residence five years earlier. A person is classified as a non-mover if no difference exists. Otherwise, a person is classified as a mover and this categorization is called Mobility status (5 years ago). Within the category of movers, a further distinction is made between non-migrants and migrants; this difference is called migration status.

Non-movers are persons who, on Census Day, were living at the same address as the one at which they resided five years earlier.

Movers are persons who, on Census Day, were living at a different address from the one at which they resided five years earlier.

Non-migrants are movers who, on Census Day, were living at a different address, but in the same census subdivision (CSD) as the one they lived in five years earlier.

Migrants are movers who, on Census Day, were residing in a different CSD five years earlier (internal migrants) or who were living outside Canada five years earlier (external migrants).

Intraprovincial migrants are movers who, on Census Day, were living in a different CSD from the one in which they resided five years earlier, in the same province.

Interprovincial migrants are movers who, on Census Day, were living in a different CSD from the one in which they resided five years earlier, in a different province.

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Footnote 17

Citizenship
Part A - Plain language definition
Not applicable
Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to the legal citizenship status of the respondent. Persons who are citizens of more than one country were instructed to provide the name of the other country(ies).

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Includes persons who are stateless.

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Footnote 18

Includes persons who are stateless. Prior to the 2006 Census, this category was called 'Citizens of other countries'. The content of the category remains unchanged in 2006 compared with previous censuses.

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Footnote 19

For information on the specific countries included in each regional grouping in this variable, please refer to Appendix J in the 2006 Census Dictionary.

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Footnote 20

Non-immigrants are persons who are Canadian citizens by birth. Although most Canadian citizens by birth were born in Canada, a small number were born outside Canada to Canadian parents.

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Footnote 21

Immigrants are persons who are, or have ever been, landed immigrants in Canada. A landed immigrant is a person who 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 are recent arrivals. Most immigrants are born outside Canada, but a small number were born in Canada. Includes immigrants who landed in Canada prior to Census Day, May 16, 2006.

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Footnote 22

'Other' includes Greenland, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, the category 'Other country,' as well as immigrants born in Canada.

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Footnote 23

Non-permanent residents are persons from another country who, at the time of the census, held a Work or Study Permit or who were refugee claimants, as well as family members living with them in Canada.

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Footnote 24

In this product, recent immigrants are immigrants who landed in Canada between January 1, 2001 and Census Day, May 16, 2006.

Immigrants are persons who are, or have ever been, landed immigrants in Canada. A landed immigrant is a person who 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 are recent arrivals. Most immigrants are born outside Canada, but a small number were born in Canada. Includes immigrants who landed in Canada prior to Census Day, May 16, 2006.

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For information on the specific countries included in each regional grouping in this variable, please refer to Appendix J in the 2006 Census Dictionary.

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Footnote 25

'Other' includes Greenland, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, the category 'Other country,' as well as immigrants born in Canada.

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Footnote 26

Period of immigration
Part A - Plain language definition
Not applicable
Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to ranges of years based on the year of immigration question. Year of immigration refers to the year in which landed immigrant status was first obtained. A landed immigrant is a person who has been granted the right to live in Canada permanently by immigration authorities.

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Includes immigrants who landed in Canada prior to Census Day, May 16, 2006.

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Generation status
Part A - Plain language definition
Not applicable
Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to the generational status of a person, that is, 1st generation, 2nd generation or 3rd generation or more.

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Persons born outside Canada. For the most part, these are people who are now, or have ever been, landed immigrants in Canada. Also included in the first generation are a small number of people born outside Canada to parents who are Canadian citizens by birth. In addition, the first generation includes people who are non-permanent residents (defined as people from another country living in Canada on Work or Study Permits or as refugee claimants, and any family members living with them in Canada).

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Persons born inside Canada with at least one parent born outside Canada. This includes (a) persons born in Canada with both parents born outside Canada and (b) persons born in Canada with one parent born in Canada and one parent born outside Canada (these persons may have grandparents born inside or outside Canada as well).

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Footnote 31

Persons born inside Canada with both parents born inside Canada (these persons may have grandparents born inside or outside Canada as well).

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Aboriginal identity
Part A - Plain language definition
Not applicable
Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to those persons who reported identifying with at least one Aboriginal group, that is, North American Indian, Métis or Inuit, and/or those who reported being a Treaty Indian or a Registered Indian, as defined by the Indian Act of Canada and/or those who reported they were members of an Indian band or First Nation.
In 1991 and previous censuses, the Aboriginal population was defined using the ethnic origin question (ancestry). The 1996 Census included a question on the individual's perception of his/her Aboriginal identity.
The question used in the 2006 and 2001 censuses is the same as the one used in 1996.
This is a grouping of the total population into non-Aboriginal or Aboriginal population, with Aboriginal persons further divided into Aboriginal groups, based on their responses to three questions on the 2006 Census form.

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Included in the Aboriginal identity population are those persons who reported identifying with at least one Aboriginal group, that is, North American Indian, Métis or Inuit, and/or those who reported being a Treaty Indian or a Registered Indian, as defined by the Indian Act of Canada, and/or those who reported they were members of an Indian band or First Nation.

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Footnote 34

Users should be aware that the counts for this item are more affected than most by the incomplete enumeration of certain Indian reserves and Indian settlements. The extent of the impact will depend on the geographic area under study. In 2006, a total of 22 Indian reserves and Indian settlements were incompletely enumerated by the census. The populations of these 22 communities are not included in the census counts.

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Includes those who identified themselves as Registered Indians and/or band members without identifying themselves as North American Indian, Métis or Inuit in the Aboriginal identity question.

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Registered or Treaty Indian
Part A - Plain language definition
Not applicable
Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to those persons who reported they were registered under the Indian Act of Canada. Treaty Indians are persons who are registered under the Indian Act and can prove descent from a band that signed a treaty. Although there was a question in the 1991 Census on registration status, the layout of the 1996 question was somewhat different. In 1991, Question 16 on Registered Indians had two components. In the first part of the question, respondents were asked about their registration status, while the second part of the question dealt with band membership. The question used in 1996 asked only for registration or treaty status, while band membership was dealt with in a separate question.
The wording of the question, starting in 1996, differs slightly from the one in previous censuses. Prior to 1996, the term 'treaty' was not included in the question. It was added in 1996 at the request of individuals from the Western provinces, where the term is more widely used.
The 2006 Census question is the same as the one used in 1996 and 2001.

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Registered or Treaty Indian: The expression 'Registered Indian' refers to those persons who reported they were registered under the Indian Act of Canada. Treaty Indians are persons who are registered under the Indian Act and can prove descent from a band that signed a treaty.

The Registered Indian counts in this table may differ from the administrative counts maintained by the Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development, with the most important causes of these differences being the incompletely enumerated Indian reserves and Indian settlements as well as methodological and conceptual differences between the two sources.

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Labour force activity
Part A - Plain language definition
Not applicable
Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to the labour market activity of the population 15 years of age and over in the week (Sunday to Saturday) prior to Census Day (May 16, 2006). Respondents were classified as Employed, Unemployed, or Not in the labour force. The labour force includes the employed and the unemployed.

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Labour force
Part A - Plain language definition
Not applicable
Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to persons who were either employed or unemployed during the week (Sunday to Saturday) prior to Census Day (May 16, 2006).

Labour force = Employed + Unemployed

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Employed
Part A - Plain language definition
Not applicable
Part B - Detailed definition
Persons who, during the week (Sunday to Saturday) prior to Census Day (May 16, 2006): (a) did any work at all for pay or in self-employment or without pay in a family farm, business or professional practice; (b) were absent from their job or business, with or without pay, for the entire week because of a vacation, an illness, a labour dispute at their place of work, or any other reasons.

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Unemployed
Part A - Plain language definition
Not applicable
Part B - Detailed definition
Persons who, during the week (Sunday to Saturday) prior to Census Day (May 16, 2006), were without paid work or without self-employment work and were available for work and either: (a) had actively looked for paid work in the past four weeks; or (b) were on temporary lay-off and expected to return to their job; or (c) had definite arrangements to start a new job in four weeks or less.

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Not in the labour force
Part A - Plain language definition
Not applicable
Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to persons who, in the week (Sunday to Saturday) prior to Census Day (May 16, 2006), were neither employed nor unemployed. It includes students, homemakers, retired workers, seasonal workers in an 'off' season who were not looking for work, and persons who could not work because of a long term illness or disability.

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Participation rate
Part A - Plain language definition
Not applicable
Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to the labour force in the week (Sunday to Saturday) prior to Census Day (May 16, 2006), expressed as a percentage of the population 15 years of age and over.

Participation rate = Labour force divided by Population 15 years of age and over (excluding institutional residents) X 100

The participation rate for a particular group (age, sex, marital status, geographic area, etc.) is the total labour force in that group, expressed as a percentage of the population 15 years of age and over, in that group.

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Employment rate
Part A - Plain language definition
Not applicable
Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to the number of persons employed in the week (Sunday to Saturday) prior to Census Day (May 16, 2006), expressed as a percentage of the total population 15 years of age and over.

Employment rate = Employed divided by Population 15 years and over (excluding institutional residents) X 100

The employment rate for a particular group (age, sex, marital status, geographic area, etc.) is the number employed in that group, expressed as a percentage of the population 15 years of age and over, in that group.

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Unemployment rate
Part A - Plain language definition
Not applicable
Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to the unemployed expressed as a percentage of the labour force in the week (Sunday to Saturday) prior to Census Day (May 16, 2006).

Unemployment rate = Unemployed divided by Labour force X 100

The unemployment rate for a particular group (age, sex, marital status, geographic area, etc.) is the unemployed in that group, expressed as a percentage of the labour force in that group, in the week prior to enumeration.

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Class of worker
Part A - Plain language definition
Not applicable
Part B - Detailed definition
This variable classifies persons who reported a job into the following categories:
a. persons who worked mainly for wages, salaries, commissions, tips, piece-rates, or payments 'in kind' (payments in goods or services rather than money);
b. persons who worked mainly for themselves, with or without paid help, operating a business, farm or professional practice, alone or in partnership;
c. persons who worked without pay in a family business, farm or professional practice owned or operated by a related household member; unpaid family work does not include unpaid housework, unpaid childcare, unpaid care to seniors and volunteer work.

The job reported was the one held in the week (Sunday to Saturday) prior to enumeration (May 16, 2006) if the person was employed, or the job of longest duration since January 1, 2005, if the person was not employed during the reference week. Persons with two or more jobs in the reference week were asked to provide information for the job at which they worked the most hours.

Labour force
Part A - Plain language definition
Not applicable
Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to persons who were either employed or unemployed during the week (Sunday to Saturday) prior to Census Day (May 16, 2006).

Labour force = Employed + Unemployed

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Footnote 47

Unemployed persons 15 years and over who have never worked for pay or in self-employment or who had last worked prior to January 1, 2005.

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Refers to the experienced labour force population: includes persons who were employed and persons who were unemployed who worked for pay or in self-employment since January 1, 2005.

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Occupation (based on the National Occupational Classification for Statistics 2006 [NOC-S 2006])
Part A - Plain language definition
Kind of work done by persons aged 15 and over. Occupation is based on the type of job the person holds and the description of his or her duties. The 2006 Census data on occupation are classified according to the National Occupational Classification for Statistics 2006 (NOC-S 2006). For comparisons with data from the 1991 and 1996 censuses, the variable Occupation (historical) should be used.
Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to the kind of work persons were doing during the reference week, as determined by their kind of work and the description of the main activities in their job. If the person did not have a job during the week (Sunday to Saturday) prior to enumeration (May 16, 2006), the data relate to the job of longest duration since January 1, 2005. Persons with two or more jobs were to report the information for the job at which they worked the most hours.
The 2006 Census occupation data are classified according to the National Occupational Classification for Statistics 2006 (NOC-S 2006). This classification is composed of four levels of aggregation. There are 10 broad occupational categories containing 47 major groups that are further subdivided into 140 minor groups. At the most detailed level, there are 520 occupation unit groups. Occupation unit groups are formed on the basis of the education, training, or skill level required to enter the job, as well as the kind of work performed, as determined by the tasks, duties and responsibilities of the occupation.
For information on the NOC-S 2006, see the National Occupational Classification for Statistics 2006, Catalogue no. 12-583-XIE.

Labour force
Part A - Plain language definition
Not applicable
Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to persons who were either employed or unemployed during the week (Sunday to Saturday) prior to Census Day (May 16, 2006).

Labour force = Employed + Unemployed

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Footnote 50

Unemployed persons 15 years and over who have never worked for pay or in self-employment or who had last worked prior to January 1, 2005.

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Refers to the experienced labour force population: includes persons who were employed and persons who were unemployed who worked for pay or in self-employment since January 1, 2005.

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Industry (based on the North American Industry Classification System [NAICS] 2002)
Part A - Plain language definition
General nature of the business carried out in the establishment where the person worked. The 2006 Census data on industry (based on the NAICS 2002) can be compared with data from Canada's NAFTA partners (United States and Mexico).
Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to the general nature of the business carried out in the establishment where the person worked. If the person did not have a job during the week (Sunday to Saturday) prior to enumeration (May 16, 2006), the data relate to the job of longest duration since January 1, 2005. Persons with two or more jobs were required to report the information for the job at which they worked the most hours.

The 2006 Census industry data are produced according to the NAICS 2002. The NAICS provides enhanced industry comparability among the three North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) trading partners (Canada, United States and Mexico). This classification consists of a systematic and comprehensive arrangement of industries structured into 20 sectors, 103 subsectors and 328 industry groups. The criteria used to create these categories are similarity of input structures, labour skills or production processes used by the establishment. For further information on the classification, see North American Industry Classification System, Canada, 2002, Catalogue no. 12-501-XPE.

Labour force
Part A - Plain language definition
Not applicable
Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to persons who were either employed or unemployed during the week (Sunday to Saturday) prior to Census Day (May 16, 2006).

Labour force = Employed + Unemployed

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Footnote 53

Unemployed persons 15 years and over who have never worked for pay or in self-employment or who had last worked prior to January 1, 2005.

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Refers to the experienced labour force population: includes persons who were employed and persons who were unemployed who worked for pay or in self-employment since January 1, 2005.

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Place of work status
Part A - Plain language definition
Classification of people aged 15 or over who worked at some point between January 1, 2005 and May 16, 2006 (Census Day), according to whether they worked at home, worked outside Canada, had no fixed workplace address, or worked at a specific address.
Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to the place of work of non-institutional residents 15 years of age and over who worked at some time since January 1, 2005. The variable usually relates to the individual's job held in the week prior to enumeration. However, if the person did not work during that week but had worked at some time since January 1, 2005, the information relates to the job held longest during that period.

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Mode of transportation
Part A - Plain language definition
Main means a person uses to travel between home and place of work (by car, on foot, on public transit, or by some other means).
Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to the mode of transportation to work of non-institutional residents 15 years of age and over who worked at some time since January 1, 2005. Persons who indicate in the place of work question that they either had no fixed workplace address, or specified a usual workplace address, are asked to identify the mode of transportation they usually use to commute from home to work. The variable usually relates to the individual's job in the week prior to enumeration. However, if the person did not work during that week but had worked at some time since January 1, 2005, the information relates to the job held longest during that period.

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Footnote 57

Refers to the language used most often at work by the individual at the time of the census. Data on other languages used at work on a regular basis are also collected.

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Hours spent doing unpaid housework
Part A - Plain language definition
Number of hours that the person spent doing housework, maintaining the house or doing yard work without getting paid for doing so. For example, this includes time spent preparing meals, mowing the lawn, or cleaning the house, for oneself or for relatives, friends or neighbours. The time spent on this activity is divided into blocks of hours (None, Less than 5 hours, 5 to 14 hours, 15 to 29 hours, 30 to 59 hours, and 60 hours or more). Only hours spent on the activity during the week before Census Day (May 7 to 13, 2006) are counted.
Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to the number of hours persons spent doing unpaid housework, yard work or home maintenance in the week (Sunday to Saturday) prior to Census Day (May 16, 2006). It includes hours spent doing unpaid housework for members of one's own household, for other family members outside the household, and for friends or neighbours.

Unpaid housework does not include volunteer work for a non-profit organization, a religious organization, a charity or community group, or work without pay in the operation of a family farm, business or professional practice.

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Hours spent looking after children, without pay
Part A - Plain language definition
Number of hours that the person spent looking after children without getting paid for doing so. For example, this includes time spent taking care of one's own children or looking after the children of relatives, friends or neighbours. The time spent on this activity is divided into blocks of hours (none, less than 5 hours, 5 to 14 hours, 15 to 29 hours, 30 to 59 hours, and 60 hours or more). Only hours spent on the activity during the week before Census Day (May 7 to 13, 2006) are counted.
Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to the number of hours persons spent looking after children without pay. It includes hours spent providing unpaid child care for members of one's own household, for other family members outside the household, for friends or neighbours in the week (Sunday to Saturday) prior to Census Day (May 16, 2006).

Unpaid child care does not include volunteer work for a non-profit organization, a religious organization, a charity or community group, or work without pay in the operation of a family farm, business or professional practice.

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Hours spent providing unpaid care or assistance to seniors
Part A - Plain language definition
Number of hours that the person spent providing care or assistance to elderly people without getting paid for doing so. This includes time spent giving personal care to an elderly relative, helping elderly neighbours with their shopping, and so on. The time spent on this activity is divided into blocks of hours (None, Less than 5 hours, 5 to 9 hours, 10 to 19 hours, and 20 hours or more). Only hours spent on the activity during the week before Census Day (May 7 to 13, 2006) are counted.
Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to the number of hours persons spent providing unpaid care or assistance to seniors of one's own household, to other senior family members outside the household, and to friends or neighbours in the week (Sunday to Saturday) prior to Census Day (May 16, 2006).

Unpaid care or assistance to seniors does not include volunteer work for a non-profit organization, religious organization, charity or community group, or work without pay in the operation of a family farm, business or professional practice.

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Footnote 63

'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.

Census questions relating to education changed substantially between 2001 and 2006, principally to reflect developments in Canada's education system. These changes improved the quality of data and provided more precise information on the level of educational attainment as well as fields of study.

However, users should be aware that changes to the education portion of the 2006 Census questionnaire have affected the comparability of some 2006 Census data with data from previous censuses. More information on the historical comparability of specific categories of 'Highest certificate, diploma or degree' is available in the Education Reference Guide, 2006 Census, catalogue number 97-560-GWE2006003.

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'High school certificate or equivalent' includes persons who have graduated from a secondary school or equivalent. Excludes persons with a postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree. Examples of postsecondary institutions include community colleges, institutes of technology, CEGEPs, private trade schools, private business colleges, schools of nursing and universities.

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Footnote 65

'College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma' replaces the category 'Other non university certificate or diploma' in previous censuses. This category includes accreditation by non degree-granting institutions such as community colleges, CEGEPs, private business colleges and technical institutes.

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Footnote 66

The overall quality of the 'Highest certificate, diploma or degree' variable from the 2006 Census is acceptable. However, users of the 'University certificate or diploma below the bachelor level' category should know that an unexpected growth in this category was noted compared to the 2001 Census.

In fact, in the 2001 Census, 2.5% of respondents aged 15 years or over declared such a diploma, compared to 4.4% in 2006, representing 89% growth. This phenomenon was not found in other sources like the Labour Force Survey.

We recommend users interpret the 2006 Census results for this category with caution.

For more information on factors that may explain such variances in census data, such as response errors and processing errors, please refer to the 2006 Census Dictionary, Appendix B: Data quality, sampling and weighting, confidentiality and random rounding.

More information is available in the Education Reference Guide, 2006 Census, catalogue number 97-560-GWE2006003.

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Footnote 67

Questions pertaining to university degrees attained in 2006 (for example bachelor's degrees or master's degrees) were similar to those asked in 2001. Data for the university categories (bachelor's degree through to earned doctorate) are comparable over time.

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Footnote 68

'Field of study' is defined as the main discipline or subject of learning. It is collected for the highest certificate, diploma or degree above the high school or secondary school level.

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Footnote 69

Includes Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies, other.

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'Location of study' refers to the province, territory or country where the highest certificate, diploma, or degree above high school level was completed.

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Aboriginal ancestry
Part A - Plain language definition
Not applicable
Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to those persons who reported at least one Aboriginal ancestry (North American Indian, Métis or Inuit) to the ethnic origin question. 'Ethnic origin' refers to the ethnic or cultural origins of the respondent's ancestors.
'Aboriginal ancestry' was referred to as 'Aboriginal origin' prior to the 2006 Census. The content of the variable remains unchanged in 2006 compared with previous censuses.

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Footnote 72

Refers to those persons who reported at least one Aboriginal ancestry (North American Indian, Métis or Inuit) to the ethnic origin question. 'Ethnic origin' refers to the ethnic or cultural origins of a person's ancestors. Additional information on ethnic origin can be obtained from the 2006 Census Dictionary. 'Aboriginal ancestry' was referred to as 'Aboriginal origin' prior to the 2006 Census. The content of the variable remains unchanged in 2006 compared with the previous censuses.

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Footnote 73

Includes those who reported multiple Aboriginal ancestries or multiple Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestries to the ethnic origin question.

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Footnote 74

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 75

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

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Footnote 76

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

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Footnote 77

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

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Footnote 78

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

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Footnote 79

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 80

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 81

The count for 'Total population by ethnic origin (single and multiple responses)' represents the total population of Canada, excluding institutional residents. It also represents the sum of persons who reported single ethnic origins and multiple ethnic origins in the census.

The count for 'Total population - Single responses' represents the total number of persons who reported only one ethnic origin in the census. This total is greater than the sum of single responses in this table because not all ethnic origins are shown in this profile.

The count for 'Total population - Multiple responses' represents the total number of persons who reported more than one ethnic origin in the census. This total is less than the sum of multiple responses of each group because respondents reporting more than one ethnic origin are counted in the multiple responses categories for each of the groups they reported. For example: a respondent reporting Scottish and English origins is counted once under the 'Total Population - Multiple responses' category. However, the same respondent is counted once in the 'Scottish - Multiple responses' category and counted once in the 'English - Multiple responses' category.

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Footnote 84

The abbreviation 'n.i.e.' means 'not included elsewhere.'

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Footnote 85

The abbreviation 'n.i.e.' means 'not included elsewhere.'

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Footnote 86

The abbreviation 'n.i.e.' means 'not included elsewhere.'

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'Total income' refers to the total money income received from the following sources during calendar year 2005 by persons 15 years of age and over:

- wages and salaries (total)
- net farm income
- net non-farm income from unincorporated business and/or professional practice
- child benefits
- Old Age Security pension and Guaranteed Income Supplement
- benefits from Canada or Quebec Pension Plan
- benefits from Employment Insurance
- other income from government sources
- dividends, interest on bonds, deposits and savings certificates, and other investment income
- retirement pensions, superannuation and annuities, including those from RRSPs and RRIFs
- other money income.

'After-tax income' refers to total income from all sources minus federal, provincial and territorial income taxes paid for 2005.

Receipts not counted as income - The income concept excluded gambling gains and losses, lottery prizes, money inherited during the year in a lump sum, capital gains or losses, receipts from the sale of property, income tax refunds, loan payments received, lump sum settlements of insurance policies, rebates received on property taxes, refunds of pension contributions, as well as all income 'in kind,' such as free meals and living accommodations, or agricultural products produced and consumed on the farm.

Average income of individuals - Average income of individuals refers to the weighted mean total income of individuals 15 years of age and over who reported income for 2005. Average income is calculated from unrounded data by dividing the aggregate income of a specified group of individuals (e.g., males 45 to 54 years of age) by the number of individuals with income in that group.

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 unrounded number of individuals (e.g., males 45 to 54 years of age) with income in that group.

Standard error of average income - Refers to the estimated standard error of average income for an income size distribution. If interpreted as shown below, it serves as a rough indicator of the precision of the corresponding estimate of average income. For about 68% of the samples which could be selected from the sample frame, the difference between the sample estimate of average income and the corresponding figure based on complete enumeration would be less than one standard error. For about 95% of the possible samples, the difference would be less than two standard errors and, in about 99% of the samples, the difference would be less than approximately two and one half standard errors.

Average and median incomes and standard errors of average income of individuals will be calculated for those individuals who are at least 15 years of age and who have an income (positive or negative). For all other universes (families [census/economic]), persons 15 years of age and over not in families or private households), these statistics will be calculated over all units, whether or not they reported any income.

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 88

Including loss.

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Footnote 89

For persons with income.

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Footnote 90

For persons with income.

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Footnote 91

For persons with income.

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Footnote 93

Including loss.

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Footnote 94

For persons with after-tax income.

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Footnote 95

For persons with after-tax income.

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Footnote 96

For persons with after-tax income.

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Earnings or employment income - Refers to total income received by persons 15 years of age and over during calendar year 2005 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 2005. 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 2005 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 2005, 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 Net Income Stabilization Account (NISA). 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 2005 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.

Average employment income of individuals - Average employment income of individuals refers to the weighted mean total income of individuals 15 years of age and over who reported income for 2005. Average income is calculated from unrounded data by dividing the aggregate income of a specified group of individuals (e.g., males 45 to 54 years of age) by the number of individuals with income in that group.

Median employment income of individuals - The median employment income of a specified group of income recipients is that amount which divides their income size distribution, ranked by size of income, 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 unrounded number of individuals (e.g., males 45 to 54 years of age) with income in that group.

Standard error of average employment income - Refers to the estimated standard error of average employment income for an income size distribution. If interpreted as shown below, it serves as a rough indicator of the precision of the corresponding estimate of average income. For about 68% of the samples which could be selected from the sample frame, the difference between the sample estimate of average income and the corresponding figure based on complete enumeration would be less than one standard error. For about 95% of the possible samples, the difference would be less than two standard errors and, in about 99% of the samples, the difference would be less than approximately two and one half standard errors.

The above concept and procedures also apply in the calculation of these statistics for earnings or any other source of income and after-tax income of persons 15 years of age and over not in families and households.

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Work activity - Refers to the number of weeks in which a person worked for pay or in self-employment in the reference year at all jobs held, even if only for a few hours, and whether these weeks were mostly full time (30 hours or more per week) or mostly part time (1 to 29 hours per week). Persons with a part-time job for part of the year and a full-time job for another part of the year were to report the information for the job at which they worked the most weeks. The term 'Full-year full-time workers' refers to persons 15 years of age and over who worked 49 to 52 weeks (mostly full time) in the reference year for pay or in self-employment.

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Includes persons who did not work in 2005 but reported employment income.

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Footnote 98

Worked 49 to 52 weeks in 2005, mostly full time.

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Footnote 99

Worked less than 49 weeks or worked mostly part time in 2005.

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Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 97-555-XCB2006052.

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