Correction – Update of the 2016 Census data on ethnic origin

Products affected

• Data table 98-400-X2016187: Ethnic Origin (279), Single and Multiple Ethnic Origin Responses (3), Generation Status (4), Age (12) and Sex (3) for the Population in Private Households of Canada, Provinces and Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 2016 Census – 25% Sample Data
• Immigration and Ethnocultural Diversity Highlight Tables; Ethnic Origin, both sexes, age (total), Canada, 2016 Census – 25% Sample data
• Census Profile, 2016 Census (Catalogue no. 98-316-X2016001): "Ethnic origin population" stubset
• Census Profile Standard Error Supplement, Canada, provinces, territories, census divisions (CDs) and aggregate dissemination areas (ADAs), 2016 Census (Catalogue no. 98-508-X2016001): "Ethnic origin population" stubset

Revised date

February 14, 2018

Issue

A labeling error was found in various ethnic origin data products released on October 25, 2017. In these data products, the labels for 'Samoan' and 'Polynesian, n.o.s.' were reversed. As a result, the cell counts associated with these labels were incorrect.

Resolution

The labels have been corrected and reloaded (HTML view). New download files have also been generated and loaded.