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2011 National Household Survey: Data tables

Tabulation: Religion (108), Immigrant Status and Period of Immigration (11), Age Groups (10) and Sex (3) for the Population in Private Households of Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 2011 National Household Survey

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This table details religion , immigrant status and period of immigration , age groups and sex for the population in private households in Québec^{Footnote 1}
Global non-response rate (GNR)^{Footnote 2} = 21.4 %
Religion (108)	Immigrant status and period of immigration (11)
Religion (108)	Total - Immigrant status and period of immigration	Non-immigrants^Footnote 3	Immigrants^Footnote 4	Before 1971	1971 to 1980	1981 to 1990	1991 to 2000	2001 to 2011^Footnote 5	2001 to 2005	2006 to 2011	Non-permanent residents^Footnote 6
Total - Religion	746,685	710,750	32,875	3,335	2,685	3,550	5,810	17,490	6,825	10,665	3,060
Buddhist	1,660	575	1,050	25	160	390	185	295	50	245	30
Christian	647,100	625,635	19,930	2,785	1,820	2,185	3,290	9,855	3,930	5,925	1,530
Anglican	750	650	85	40	30	0	0	10	0	0	15
Baptist	1,160	875	270	0	0	35	55	155	60	90	15
Catholic	628,675	611,920	15,555	2,460	1,610	1,870	2,625	6,990	2,830	4,160	1,200
Assyrian Chaldean Catholic	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Greek Catholic, n.o.s.	30	0	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Maronite	65	20	50	0	0	0	0	25	20	0	0
Melkite	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Roman Catholic	628,500	611,845	15,455	2,455	1,600	1,845	2,610	6,945	2,800	4,150	1,200
Ukrainian Catholic	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Catholic, n.i.e.^{Footnote 7}	65	50	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Christian Orthodox	1,525	310	1,190	45	50	40	290	760	415	345	30
Antiochian Orthodox	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Armenian Orthodox/Apostolic	20	0	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bulgarian Orthodox	60	0	50	0	0	0	0	45	40	0	0
Coptic Orthodox	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ethiopian Orthodox	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Greek Orthodox	245	55	185	20	0	0	60	85	45	50	0
Macedonian Orthodox	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Romanian Orthodox	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Russian Orthodox	50	0	40	0	0	0	15	30	0	30	0
Serbian Orthodox	20	0	15	0	0	0	15	0	0	0	0
Syrian/Syriac Orthodox	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ukrainian Orthodox	30	0	30	0	0	0	0	30	35	0	0
Christian Orthodox, n.i.e.	1,070	220	825	25	25	25	195	560	285	275	25
Lutheran	215	40	160	20	20	0	0	105	0	105	15
Pentecostal	1,730	1,325	375	0	0	0	50	310	45	265	30
Presbyterian	245	160	75	15	0	20	0	40	0	20	0
United Church	470	425	50	35	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Other Christian	12,340	9,930	2,185	145	100	195	250	1,480	555	930	225
Amish	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Apostolic Christian Church	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Associated Gospel	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Brethren in Christ	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Charismatic	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Christadelphian	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Christian and Missionary Alliance	35	35	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Christian Congregational	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Christian or Plymouth Brethren	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Churches of Christ/Christian Churches^{Footnote 8}	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Church of God	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints	350	245	105	0	0	0	0	90	0	80	0
Church of the Nazarene	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Community of Christ^{Footnote 9}	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Doukhobor	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Evangelical, n.o.s.	1,345	1,095	245	0	0	35	35	170	105	65	0
Evangelical Free Church	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Evangelical Missionary Church	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Free Methodist	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Grace Communion International^{Footnote 10}	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Iglesia ni Cristo	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jehovah's Witness	1,810	1,705	105	0	0	0	0	80	20	60	0
Mennonite	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Methodist, n.i.e.	55	0	50	0	0	0	0	30	0	30	0
Mission de l'Esprit Saint	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Moravian	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
New Apostolic	20	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Protestant, n.o.s.	2,035	1,395	590	70	35	65	95	325	130	200	50
Quaker	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Reformed	120	70	50	0	0	0	0	40	0	25	0
Canadian Reformed Church	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Christian Reformed Church	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dutch Reformed Church	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Free Reformed Church	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Netherlands Reformed	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
United Reformed Church	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Reformed, n.i.e.	125	70	50	0	0	0	0	40	0	25	0
Salvation Army	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Seventh-day Adventist	105	15	90	0	0	0	0	85	0	80	0
Swedenborgian (New Church)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Vineyard Christian Fellowship	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Wesleyan^{Footnote 11}	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Interdenominational Christian	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Non-denominational Christian	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Christian, n.i.e.^{Footnote 12}	6,420	5,335	920	50	55	80	80	660	265	395	160
Hindu	360	45	310	0	0	10	0	275	25	245	10
Jewish	190	95	90	15	0	0	30	15	0	0	0
Muslim	6,760	1,715	4,695	55	115	215	965	3,345	1,335	2,015	355
Sikh	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Traditional (Aboriginal) Spirituality	75	45	35	0	0	0	30	0	0	0	0
Other religions	945	820	110	0	0	20	0	75	20	50	0
Baha'i	85	70	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Eckankar	65	60	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Gnostic	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jain	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
New Age	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
New Thought-Unity-Religious Science	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Pagan	120	115	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Wiccan	75	70	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Pagan, n.i.e.	50	45	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Pantheist	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Rastafarian	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Satanist	20	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Scientologist	170	165	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Shinto	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Spiritualist	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Taoist	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Unitarian	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Zoroastrian	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Other religions, n.i.e.	440	375	50	0	0	0	0	40	0	35	0
No religious affiliation	89,585	81,820	6,645	445	565	725	1,275	3,635	1,460	2,180	1,115
Agnostic	315	300	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Atheist	1,200	1,155	35	0	0	0	0	20	15	0	10
Humanist	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
No religion	87,775	80,080	6,585	435	560	720	1,265	3,605	1,430	2,175	1,110
No religious affiliation, n.i.e.	285	280	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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Footnote(s)

Footnote 1

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

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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

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

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Footnote 4

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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Footnote 5

Includes immigrants who landed in Canada prior to May 10, 2011.

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Footnote 6

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.

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Footnote 7

Catholic, n.i.e. includes, for example, Polish Catholic, Armenian Catholic, Syrian Catholic, Catholic not included elsewhere, etc.

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Footnote 8

Churches of Christ/Christian Churches includes Disciples of Christ.

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Footnote 9

Community of Christ was formerly known as 'Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.'

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Footnote 10

Grace Communion International was formerly known as 'Worldwide Church of God.'

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Footnote 11

Wesleyan includes Standard Church.

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Footnote 12

Christian, n.i.e. includes those who report only 'Christian' and Christian religions not included elsewhere such as Born Again Christian, Apostolic not included elsewhere, Messianic Jew, Hutterite, etc.

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Source: Statistics Canada, 2011 National Household Survey, Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 99-010-X2011032.

Date modified:: 2019-01-23

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