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2011 National Household Survey: Data tables

Tabulation: Selected Demographic, Income and Sociocultural Characteristics (109) and Number Reporting and Aggregate Amount Reported from Each Source in 2010 (35) for the Population Aged 15 Years and Over in Private Households of Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 2011 National Household Survey

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This table details selected demographic, income and sociocultural characteristics and number reporting and aggregate amount reported from each source in 2010 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households in Prince George
Global non-response rate (GNR)Footnote 1 = 23.5 %
Selected demographic, income and sociocultural characteristics (109) Number reporting and aggregate amount reported from each source in 2010 (35)
Total - Number reporting and aggregate amount reported from each source With incomeFootnote 2 Aggregate income $'000 With market incomeFootnote 3 Aggregate market income $'000 With employment incomeFootnote 4 Aggregate employment income $'000 With wages and salariesFootnote 5 Aggregate wages and salaries $'000 With self-employment incomeFootnote 6 Aggregate self-employment income $'000 With investment incomeFootnote 7 Aggregate investment income $'000 With retirement pensions, superannuation and annuitiesFootnote 8 Aggregate retirement pensions, superannuation and annuities $'000 With other money incomeFootnote 9 Aggregate other money income $'000 With government transfer paymentsFootnote 10 Aggregate government transfer payments $'000 With Canada/Quebec Pension Plan benefitsFootnote 11 Aggregate Canada/Quebec Pension Plan benefits $'000 With Old Age Security pensions and Guaranteed Income SupplementFootnote 12 Aggregate Old Age Security pensions and Guaranteed Income Supplement $'000 With Employment Insurance benefitsFootnote 13 Aggregate Employment Insurance benefits $'000 With child benefitsFootnote 14 Aggregate child benefits $'000 With other income from government sourcesFootnote 15 Aggregate other income from government sources $'000 With income tax paidFootnote 16 Aggregate income tax paid $'000 With after-tax incomeFootnote 17 Aggregate after-tax income $'000 With net capital gains or lossesFootnote 18 Aggregate net capital gains or losses $'000
Total - Sex and age groupsFootnote 19 67,925 64,255 2,583,674 56,145 2,283,265 49,495 2,018,465 46,600 1,924,142 6,065 93,991 16,440 92,761 7,555 130,591 9,170 41,635 41,155 300,497 12,910 87,025 8,845 65,299 8,335 55,000 10,205 35,875 23,230 57,298 42,475 365,235 64,255 2,218,388 5,145 47,937
15 to 24 years 11,635 9,055 136,318 8,030 119,528 7,765 115,398 7,685 114,513 180 865 850 1,585 10 0 950 2,496 5,730 16,801 90 206 0 0 970 5,597 430 1,910 5,300 9,099 2,650 9,469 9,055 126,853 170 76
25 to 54 years 35,700 35,045 1,656,125 31,090 1,543,745 30,165 1,477,474 28,765 1,408,875 3,405 68,820 7,660 46,289 205 2,605 4,395 17,481 20,140 112,460 675 4,772 0 0 5,935 41,864 9,545 33,197 10,520 32,642 26,250 251,884 35,045 1,404,470 2,540 32,606
25 to 34 years 10,490 10,350 386,577 8,900 343,356 8,735 333,989 8,445 321,547 770 12,635 1,580 5,761 60 407 1,090 3,147 7,195 43,115 65 254 0 0 2,695 20,322 2,920 12,816 4,120 9,747 7,100 50,253 10,345 336,342 445 2,124
35 to 44 years 11,330 11,190 548,194 9,900 510,665 9,710 491,363 9,220 462,930 1,110 28,414 2,160 11,642 0 0 1,380 7,505 6,835 37,595 165 1,085 0 0 1,690 11,116 4,400 15,768 3,000 9,636 8,235 82,320 11,190 465,870 615 8,923
45 to 54 years 13,875 13,510 721,600 12,285 689,750 11,725 652,178 11,110 624,378 1,525 27,678 3,915 28,859 130 2,059 1,925 6,808 6,110 31,747 450 3,428 0 0 1,545 10,426 2,225 4,625 3,400 13,258 10,915 119,356 13,505 602,041 1,475 21,563
55 to 64 years 11,340 10,920 496,457 9,860 457,101 8,450 370,825 7,650 352,377 1,620 18,248 4,000 24,314 2,070 44,560 2,195 17,623 6,150 39,088 3,580 22,480 275 1,428 1,175 6,023 170 534 2,915 8,621 8,505 77,426 10,920 418,934 1,320 9,161
65 years and over 9,255 9,230 294,797 7,170 162,688 3,115 54,661 2,505 48,640 870 6,082 3,925 20,588 5,275 83,338 1,630 4,018 9,140 132,080 8,555 59,597 8,570 63,842 255 1,519 65 251 4,500 6,933 5,065 26,454 9,235 268,486 1,110 6,075
65 to 74 years 5,865 5,840 201,312 4,725 121,365 2,415 50,362 1,920 44,809 735 5,491 2,420 13,246 3,280 54,919 1,065 2,916 5,750 80,004 5,435 36,800 5,250 37,234 240 1,392 50 162 2,375 4,359 3,535 19,871 5,840 181,444 760 2,439
75 years and over 3,390 3,390 93,487 2,445 41,415 705 4,447 585 3,853 135 558 1,500 7,369 1,990 28,421 560 1,116 3,395 52,146 3,120 22,762 3,320 26,608 15 128 0 0 2,120 2,582 1,535 6,606 3,390 86,898 350 3,642
Male 33,910 32,355 1,582,713 28,735 1,440,326 26,015 1,289,093 24,355 1,223,935 3,495 65,065 8,195 48,462 4,070 83,122 4,755 19,934 18,610 142,395 6,380 49,097 4,330 31,032 4,390 28,551 695 2,651 12,695 31,080 23,335 252,143 32,355 1,330,577 2,960 34,345
15 to 24 years 6,075 4,695 85,300 4,200 77,015 4,100 74,644 4,030 73,950 130 742 505 761 0 0 515 1,565 3,070 8,246 30 46 0 0 630 3,550 45 202 2,900 4,446 1,660 7,525 4,695 77,707 110 95
25 to 54 years 17,505 17,350 1,008,887 15,610 967,030 15,380 933,688 14,685 887,206 1,770 46,184 3,820 24,010 115 1,627 2,345 7,762 7,715 42,085 245 1,969 0 0 2,870 20,002 610 2,326 5,665 17,821 14,215 175,180 17,355 833,709 1,565 24,062
25 to 34 years 5,055 5,010 228,742 4,445 215,673 4,410 212,747 4,300 206,499 385 6,117 790 1,438 0 0 610 1,287 2,930 12,882 35 129 0 0 1,130 7,720 60 256 2,225 4,765 3,935 34,510 5,010 193,995 260 1,336
35 to 44 years 5,540 5,495 333,096 4,960 321,814 4,955 311,566 4,695 291,608 510 20,158 1,105 6,899 0 0 715 3,242 2,155 11,477 80 564 0 0 865 5,593 375 1,546 1,410 3,781 4,515 57,612 5,495 275,730 385 7,894
45 to 54 years 6,905 6,845 446,988 6,200 429,234 6,020 409,334 5,685 389,406 880 19,919 1,925 15,690 55 1,164 1,020 3,234 2,630 17,721 125 1,207 0 0 875 6,724 175 507 2,025 9,289 5,765 83,002 6,850 363,996 915 14,926
55 to 64 years 5,635 5,620 310,616 5,125 289,710 4,640 241,928 4,115 227,653 1,070 14,333 1,930 13,069 1,015 26,116 1,060 8,560 3,190 20,999 1,680 12,283 35 120 695 3,789 15 47 1,725 4,757 4,600 52,436 5,615 258,414 715 6,950
65 years and over 4,695 4,695 177,826 3,805 106,685 1,885 38,659 1,530 35,019 520 3,665 1,945 10,577 2,935 55,530 840 2,062 4,635 71,057 4,430 34,843 4,300 30,873 190 1,210 0 0 2,410 4,053 2,865 17,016 4,695 160,828 565 3,112
65 to 74 years 3,145 3,140 128,919 2,615 83,414 1,535 36,627 1,250 33,558 445 3,219 1,275 7,231 1,865 37,663 590 1,639 3,085 45,790 2,935 22,540 2,790 19,403 180 1,155 0 0 1,390 2,589 2,105 13,627 3,140 115,516 420 1,430
75 years and over 1,550 1,550 48,866 1,190 23,432 350 1,935 280 1,511 75 447 665 3,347 1,070 17,681 250 424 1,550 25,348 1,495 12,264 1,505 11,507 0 0 0 0 1,025 1,464 755 3,391 1,550 45,317 150 1,731
Female 34,015 31,900 1,001,133 27,410 842,934 23,485 729,413 22,250 700,429 2,570 29,005 8,245 44,327 3,485 47,548 4,410 21,701 22,545 158,102 6,525 37,960 4,510 34,266 3,950 26,448 9,510 33,224 10,540 26,206 19,135 113,096 31,900 887,973 2,185 13,640
15 to 24 years 5,560 4,360 51,034 3,830 42,511 3,660 40,746 3,655 40,637 45 121 345 817 0 0 440 917 2,660 8,555 65 160 0 0 340 2,046 380 1,708 2,405 4,645 990 1,963 4,365 49,076 60 -19
25 to 54 years 18,190 17,695 647,238 15,480 576,788 14,785 543,843 14,085 521,386 1,635 22,615 3,840 22,249 85 984 2,050 9,716 12,420 70,374 435 2,807 0 0 3,060 21,861 8,930 30,889 4,855 14,806 12,035 76,696 17,700 570,561 975 8,477
25 to 34 years 5,435 5,340 158,030 4,455 127,683 4,325 121,476 4,145 114,882 385 6,516 795 4,337 0 0 475 1,860 4,260 30,262 30 104 0 0 1,560 12,640 2,860 12,560 1,890 4,995 3,160 15,703 5,335 142,188 185 787
35 to 44 years 5,785 5,700 214,856 4,940 188,854 4,755 179,796 4,520 171,390 595 8,277 1,055 4,745 0 0 665 4,260 4,675 26,146 80 520 0 0 825 5,522 4,025 14,221 1,585 5,836 3,715 24,695 5,700 190,186 235 1,018
45 to 54 years 6,965 6,660 274,331 6,080 260,459 5,700 242,575 5,420 234,740 650 7,742 1,990 13,168 80 990 910 3,592 3,480 14,017 325 2,214 0 0 675 3,734 2,045 4,105 1,380 3,986 5,155 36,297 6,660 238,035 560 6,712
55 to 64 years 5,705 5,305 185,616 4,735 167,437 3,810 128,844 3,535 124,753 545 3,896 2,075 11,246 1,060 18,554 1,130 9,103 2,960 18,088 1,900 10,168 240 1,333 480 2,234 150 472 1,190 3,863 3,915 24,991 5,305 160,725 605 2,208
65 years and over 4,560 4,540 117,110 3,365 55,974 1,230 16,015 975 13,702 350 2,417 1,980 9,985 2,335 27,966 785 1,957 4,505 61,094 4,125 24,760 4,270 32,933 65 310 45 172 2,085 2,888 2,205 9,466 4,535 107,522 545 2,935
65 to 74 years 2,720 2,695 72,204 2,115 37,991 875 13,606 670 11,263 290 2,270 1,145 5,987 1,415 17,236 480 1,264 2,665 34,214 2,500 14,264 2,460 17,831 60 239 30 84 985 1,762 1,430 6,273 2,695 65,942 340 1,009
75 years and over 1,840 1,840 44,776 1,255 17,896 350 2,482 310 2,369 60 111 835 4,022 915 10,730 310 693 1,840 26,880 1,625 10,498 1,810 15,140 0 0 0 0 1,100 1,118 775 3,194 1,840 41,579 205 1,917
Total - Population by decile of adjusted after-tax family incomeFootnote 20 67,930 64,260 2,583,674 56,145 2,283,468 49,495 2,018,261 46,605 1,924,349 6,065 93,991 16,440 92,761 7,555 130,591 9,170 41,635 41,155 300,497 12,910 87,058 8,845 65,299 8,335 55,000 10,205 35,875 23,235 57,298 42,470 365,278 64,255 2,218,561 5,140 47,890
In bottom half of the Canadian distribution 30,425 28,150 607,835 21,275 421,130 17,475 362,111 16,000 346,114 2,430 15,910 4,825 8,521 3,600 41,158 3,000 9,431 24,140 186,621 7,265 46,471 5,585 44,493 3,985 28,771 5,605 26,218 17,735 40,695 12,615 43,875 28,155 563,960 1,235 22,263
In bottom decile 7,565 6,610 55,125 3,335 19,454 2,840 17,535 2,460 17,477 495 28 555 13 135 764 510 1,170 6,190 35,670 755 3,852 165 1,345 470 2,181 1,325 8,333 5,720 19,946 445 2,784 6,610 52,383 120 10,248
In second decile 5,985 5,605 100,296 3,805 47,000 2,955 41,288 2,715 39,001 460 2,295 770 1,425 545 2,826 495 1,457 5,220 53,294 2,125 11,868 2,000 20,214 730 5,580 950 6,571 4,560 9,005 1,765 2,267 5,605 97,943 205 800
In third decile 5,235 4,980 113,719 4,290 77,007 3,295 65,669 3,000 61,358 415 4,296 940 1,814 990 7,684 670 1,849 4,385 36,730 1,630 11,352 1,400 9,626 790 7,045 930 3,985 3,400 4,718 2,675 6,298 4,985 107,430 220 1,776
In fourth decile 5,830 5,410 154,783 4,705 122,522 3,935 106,569 3,675 101,404 490 5,138 1,170 2,024 880 11,498 465 2,397 4,330 32,264 1,345 9,495 1,070 7,159 1,020 7,146 1,245 3,999 2,565 4,434 3,520 13,547 5,410 141,219 300 6,453
In fifth decile 5,810 5,550 184,054 5,140 155,377 4,445 131,012 4,160 126,910 570 4,145 1,395 3,258 1,045 18,393 870 2,561 4,015 28,714 1,410 9,873 955 6,114 970 6,809 1,155 3,306 1,490 2,592 4,205 18,972 5,550 165,069 395 2,666
In top half of the Canadian distribution 37,510 36,105 1,976,043 34,875 1,862,238 32,020 1,656,129 30,605 1,578,101 3,635 78,074 11,615 84,231 3,955 89,423 6,165 32,175 17,015 113,910 5,645 40,586 3,255 20,804 4,345 26,261 4,600 9,671 5,500 16,604 29,855 321,406 36,100 1,654,583 3,910 25,635
In sixth decile 6,605 6,240 238,165 5,910 208,609 5,135 182,196 4,810 177,017 655 5,218 1,630 3,824 1,005 19,695 960 3,103 3,765 29,510 1,465 10,979 990 6,294 1,020 7,058 1,130 2,495 885 2,676 4,955 28,737 6,240 209,600 420 7,075
In seventh decile 7,235 7,005 295,786 6,680 269,629 5,955 239,550 5,675 230,871 675 8,759 1,865 8,495 875 17,844 1,005 3,654 3,815 26,263 1,310 8,842 750 4,849 1,010 6,260 1,065 2,471 1,170 3,864 5,520 39,806 7,000 255,987 635 2,339
In eighth decile 7,825 7,505 361,401 7,295 339,157 6,790 308,656 6,505 299,003 780 9,659 2,005 7,020 870 21,214 1,055 2,404 3,625 22,261 1,160 8,336 715 4,356 905 5,271 1,000 1,889 1,185 2,387 6,245 53,425 7,505 307,937 615 1,662
In ninth decile 8,610 8,345 481,699 8,100 461,126 7,695 426,556 7,430 411,006 670 15,869 2,685 8,909 700 16,426 1,475 9,138 3,420 20,325 940 6,816 505 3,230 895 5,065 905 1,896 1,280 3,291 7,080 78,101 8,345 403,575 930 7,565
In top decile 7,225 7,010 599,068 6,885 583,448 6,450 499,084 6,195 460,341 860 38,659 3,435 55,989 515 14,476 1,670 13,870 2,395 15,481 770 5,578 300 2,077 515 2,549 505 919 980 4,372 6,055 121,330 7,015 477,376 1,315 6,990
Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degreeFootnote 21 67,925 64,260 2,583,875 56,145 2,283,468 49,495 2,018,261 46,605 1,924,349 6,065 93,991 16,440 92,761 7,555 130,591 9,165 41,612 41,155 300,497 12,905 87,058 8,845 65,299 8,335 55,000 10,205 35,875 23,235 57,298 42,470 365,235 64,250 2,218,388 5,140 47,937
No certificate, diploma or degree 14,430 12,010 320,557 8,985 232,697 7,055 192,174 6,620 177,739 755 14,614 2,305 9,908 1,870 25,295 1,010 5,283 8,780 88,043 4,130 26,519 3,345 27,108 1,275 8,174 1,230 5,684 5,810 20,556 5,425 34,442 12,010 286,211 615 4,314
High school diploma or equivalentFootnote 22 20,780 19,945 664,081 17,560 586,476 15,940 531,005 15,170 514,454 1,400 16,479 4,250 21,377 1,585 25,301 2,235 8,935 13,110 77,625 2,990 19,658 1,750 12,666 2,580 14,929 3,265 11,835 8,050 18,554 12,305 83,780 19,950 580,458 1,200 17,165
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeFootnote 23 32,725 32,295 1,598,909 29,605 1,464,066 26,495 1,295,283 24,820 1,232,090 3,915 62,982 9,880 61,470 4,095 80,001 5,925 27,419 19,265 134,831 5,795 40,882 3,745 25,559 4,480 31,899 5,715 18,358 9,375 18,187 24,740 247,010 32,295 1,351,887 3,330 26,416
Postsecondary certificate or diploma below bachelor levelFootnote 24 23,735 23,405 1,052,107 21,085 944,854 18,765 840,283 17,530 808,945 2,610 31,260 6,390 34,778 3,090 52,249 4,135 17,515 14,605 107,357 4,680 32,733 3,125 21,560 3,385 23,603 3,975 13,571 7,590 15,907 17,590 152,221 23,405 899,902 2,250 21,553
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above 8,985 8,890 546,797 8,525 519,476 7,725 454,982 7,290 423,423 1,300 31,779 3,495 26,724 1,005 27,785 1,790 9,906 4,665 27,476 1,110 8,149 620 3,965 1,100 8,295 1,740 4,789 1,785 2,280 7,145 94,842 8,890 451,982 1,080 4,864
Total - Population by Aboriginal identity 67,925 64,260 2,583,875 56,145 2,283,468 49,490 2,018,261 46,605 1,924,349 6,065 93,991 16,440 92,761 7,555 130,591 9,165 41,635 41,160 300,497 12,910 87,025 8,845 65,299 8,330 55,000 10,205 35,875 23,235 57,298 42,470 365,235 64,255 2,218,561 5,145 47,890
Aboriginal identityFootnote 25 7,110 6,440 192,791 4,865 154,578 4,535 143,315 4,385 137,294 330 6,072 705 4,662 230 3,838 665 2,696 4,840 38,300 805 4,992 440 3,905 1,075 6,727 1,490 7,298 3,500 15,388 3,050 22,025 6,440 170,783 200 368
First Nations (North American Indian) single identityFootnote 26 3,925 3,520 93,824 2,540 71,591 2,380 67,783 2,300 66,451 125 1,276 315 2,055 75 879 255 937 2,780 22,244 295 1,697 200 1,969 640 3,781 925 4,936 2,080 9,835 1,440 9,695 3,520 84,132 85 -31
Métis single identity 2,965 2,735 91,549 2,160 75,910 2,000 68,949 1,935 64,197 185 4,661 330 2,537 145 2,865 380 1,725 1,965 15,438 485 3,131 240 1,910 410 2,747 545 2,296 1,360 5,376 1,505 11,577 2,735 79,827 90 279
Inuk (Inuit) single identity 30 30 715 25 561 20 561 15 572 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 99 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 627 0 0
Multiple Aboriginal identitiesFootnote 27 100 85 3,221 80 2,993 80 3,070 80 3,070 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 301 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 62 30 104 40 198 85 3,196 0 0
Aboriginal identities not included elsewhereFootnote 28 85 70 3,477 60 3,159 55 2,993 50 2,828 0 0 35 164 0 0 30 50 40 207 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 18 50 479 70 3,025 0 0
Non-Aboriginal identity 60,820 57,815 2,391,092 51,285 2,128,664 44,955 1,875,125 42,225 1,787,019 5,735 88,002 15,735 88,098 7,325 126,755 8,505 38,917 36,320 262,197 12,105 82,065 8,405 61,356 7,265 48,273 8,720 28,574 19,735 41,909 39,425 343,206 57,815 2,047,604 4,945 47,561
Total - Population by Registered or Treaty Indian statusFootnote 29 67,925 64,255 2,583,875 56,145 2,283,265 49,495 2,018,261 46,605 1,924,349 6,065 94,069 16,440 92,761 7,555 130,591 9,165 41,612 41,155 300,533 12,905 87,025 8,840 65,299 8,335 55,000 10,205 35,857 23,235 57,298 42,475 365,278 64,255 2,218,561 5,140 47,890
Registered or Treaty IndianFootnote 30 3,305 2,945 81,405 2,020 61,856 1,895 57,662 1,840 56,659 80 889 305 2,972 65 472 285 862 2,350 19,442 295 1,461 180 1,843 510 2,936 770 4,401 1,795 8,769 1,185 8,647 2,945 72,619 110 -23
Not a Registered or Treaty Indian 64,625 61,320 2,502,425 54,125 2,221,412 47,600 1,960,770 44,765 1,867,698 5,990 93,178 16,135 89,798 7,495 130,042 8,885 40,755 38,810 281,091 12,620 85,600 8,665 63,456 7,825 52,033 9,435 31,474 21,440 48,526 41,285 356,588 61,310 2,145,782 5,040 47,931
Total - Population by Aboriginal ancestryFootnote 31 67,930 64,260 2,583,875 56,145 2,283,265 49,490 2,018,261 46,605 1,924,349 6,065 94,069 16,440 92,761 7,555 130,591 9,165 41,635 41,155 300,497 12,905 87,058 8,845 65,299 8,335 54,967 10,205 35,875 23,235 57,298 42,470 365,278 64,255 2,218,561 5,145 47,890
Aboriginal ancestryFootnote 32 7,635 7,020 210,535 5,440 173,550 5,120 160,972 4,930 153,887 405 7,086 830 5,078 265 4,787 780 2,776 5,095 36,978 820 4,777 410 3,704 1,125 7,108 1,555 7,359 3,505 13,998 3,480 25,089 7,020 185,446 225 2,559
First Nations (North American Indian) ancestryFootnote 33 5,370 4,885 135,983 3,670 108,943 3,450 102,179 3,325 99,839 240 2,253 560 2,983 140 1,857 490 1,990 3,665 26,944 505 2,850 270 2,563 845 5,285 1,175 5,823 2,560 10,405 2,230 15,321 4,890 120,649 125 2,268
Métis ancestry 2,495 2,345 83,315 1,955 72,069 1,850 65,802 1,785 60,469 175 5,368 310 2,160 125 2,923 320 1,279 1,590 11,165 335 2,032 150 1,306 340 2,246 430 1,729 1,055 3,792 1,390 10,654 2,345 72,634 100 291
Inuit ancestry 60 55 952 55 766 60 762 45 795 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 35 173 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 31 20 57 60 900 0 0
Non-Aboriginal ancestry onlyFootnote 34 60,295 57,235 2,373,144 50,705 2,109,726 44,370 1,857,499 41,675 1,770,456 5,660 86,903 15,610 87,684 7,290 125,892 8,385 38,859 36,055 263,519 12,090 82,282 8,440 61,554 7,210 47,892 8,650 28,513 19,730 43,300 38,995 340,147 57,235 2,033,122 4,920 45,332
Total - Generation statusFootnote 35 67,930 64,260 2,583,875 56,145 2,283,265 49,495 2,018,261 46,605 1,924,349 6,065 93,991 16,440 92,761 7,555 130,591 9,165 41,612 41,155 300,533 12,910 87,025 8,845 65,299 8,335 55,000 10,205 35,875 23,235 57,298 42,470 365,235 64,255 2,218,561 5,145 47,937
First generationFootnote 36 8,130 7,765 315,710 6,695 271,610 5,295 218,292 4,885 206,326 865 11,806 2,945 19,892 1,720 28,643 1,275 4,919 5,410 44,201 2,750 16,872 2,105 15,737 715 3,748 920 2,703 2,620 5,168 5,190 43,128 7,760 272,754 690 3,460
Second generationFootnote 37 13,235 12,755 550,854 11,395 478,198 9,605 410,014 8,940 387,499 1,345 22,267 3,955 20,909 2,240 38,433 2,065 8,978 8,335 72,682 3,675 26,573 2,860 20,727 1,400 9,141 1,895 6,318 4,650 9,880 8,865 78,399 12,755 472,470 1,200 6,619
Third generation or moreFootnote 38 46,565 43,740 1,716,911 38,055 1,533,456 34,595 1,390,166 32,775 1,330,309 3,855 59,920 9,540 51,959 3,600 63,514 5,830 27,738 27,410 183,656 6,480 43,613 3,875 28,798 6,220 42,141 7,390 26,853 15,960 42,249 28,415 243,749 43,740 1,473,334 3,250 37,819
Total - Population by visible minorityFootnote 39 67,930 64,260 2,583,875 56,145 2,283,265 49,495 2,018,261 46,605 1,924,349 6,065 93,991 16,440 92,733 7,555 130,591 9,165 41,635 41,155 300,497 12,910 87,025 8,840 65,262 8,335 55,000 10,205 35,875 23,235 57,298 42,470 365,235 64,255 2,218,561 5,145 47,890
Total visible minority populationFootnote 40 4,205 3,865 146,950 3,285 132,615 2,895 116,567 2,765 104,245 360 12,482 1,245 8,622 225 3,966 565 3,599 2,505 14,214 530 2,648 320 3,038 395 2,715 655 2,064 1,610 3,788 2,260 21,041 3,865 125,912 230 366
South AsianFootnote 41 1,500 1,390 47,206 1,185 41,425 1,050 37,704 1,015 35,386 125 2,155 500 1,508 105 2,038 145 331 935 5,566 265 1,134 140 1,465 180 1,107 215 673 615 1,184 790 5,483 1,390 41,552 85 363
Chinese 825 775 31,365 620 28,894 515 22,935 500 21,353 70 1,667 325 4,326 25 436 140 1,141 455 2,352 105 616 65 672 20 131 60 160 360 755 395 4,989 780 26,201 95 -678
Black 390 340 10,512 290 8,597 270 8,551 265 8,492 0 0 30 18 0 0 40 92 235 1,881 0 0 0 0 50 316 95 400 160 973 165 969 335 9,555 0 0
Filipino 630 580 24,568 515 22,693 475 20,283 430 17,549 70 2,756 170 1,569 60 929 90 78 365 1,849 70 373 50 383 60 517 125 266 175 323 415 3,604 580 20,980 15 -5
Latin American 150 140 4,875 125 4,196 115 4,051 105 3,693 15 587 20 63 0 0 30 4 105 657 20 80 15 90 20 211 40 178 60 84 90 620 140 4,261 0 0
Arab 130 95 7,151 65 7,357 45 5,145 50 2,665 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50 200 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50 183 60 1,877 95 5,229 0 0
Southeast AsianFootnote 42 235 225 7,513 185 7,106 165 6,579 150 6,247 25 387 95 235 0 0 0 0 155 541 0 0 0 0 0 0 45 142 90 83 130 1,075 225 6,469 0 0
West AsianFootnote 43 20 20 552 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 99 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 634 0 0
Korean 55 50 2,222 45 2,139 40 1,719 35 1,719 0 0 20 348 0 0 0 0 15 92 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 402 50 1,819 0 0
Japanese 180 175 8,368 160 7,685 145 7,227 140 5,400 15 2,381 45 100 0 0 35 139 120 594 20 127 15 0 30 127 50 174 60 55 120 1,578 175 6,785 0 0
Visible minority, n.i.e.Footnote 44 35 35 1,203 35 770 30 180 30 180 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 469 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 123 35 1,092 0 0
Multiple visible minoritiesFootnote 45 50 40 1,396 40 1,385 25 1,221 25 1,221 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 12 25 257 40 1,158 0 0
Not a visible minorityFootnote 46 63,725 60,395 2,436,721 52,860 2,150,447 46,595 1,901,898 43,840 1,820,297 5,710 81,591 15,195 84,172 7,335 126,627 8,605 38,013 38,650 286,283 12,380 84,416 8,525 62,269 7,940 52,319 9,550 33,811 21,625 53,510 40,210 344,194 60,390 2,092,646 4,915 47,524
Total - Immigrant status and period of immigrationFootnote 47 67,930 64,260 2,583,875 56,145 2,283,265 49,495 2,018,261 46,605 1,924,349 6,065 93,991 16,435 92,761 7,555 130,591 9,170 41,635 41,155 300,497 12,910 87,058 8,845 65,299 8,335 55,000 10,205 35,875 23,235 57,298 42,475 365,235 64,255 2,218,561 5,145 47,937
Non-immigrantsFootnote 48 59,955 56,650 2,275,743 49,605 2,018,948 44,340 1,805,405 41,840 1,723,310 5,255 82,346 13,550 72,874 5,875 103,061 7,935 37,443 35,840 256,912 10,195 70,454 6,755 49,654 7,635 51,353 9,310 33,256 20,640 52,207 37,420 323,322 56,650 1,952,575 4,460 44,400
ImmigrantsFootnote 49 7,555 7,245 301,901 6,325 259,845 5,010 209,201 4,625 197,361 800 11,642 2,805 19,210 1,675 27,465 1,195 4,006 5,005 42,124 2,715 16,573 2,070 15,310 675 3,422 880 2,608 2,310 4,155 4,955 41,395 7,240 260,636 675 3,558
Before 1981 4,475 4,400 179,324 3,795 144,807 2,700 103,566 2,425 95,686 550 7,976 1,850 12,129 1,555 25,965 860 3,217 3,320 34,535 2,475 15,723 1,915 14,091 315 1,746 250 552 1,435 2,438 2,990 23,847 4,395 155,608 485 4,310
1981 to 1990 960 940 47,668 850 44,667 765 40,567 710 39,457 95 1,168 410 3,093 75 1,000 140 293 535 3,058 115 541 115 885 175 673 135 375 260 580 725 7,464 940 40,236 100 -1,036
1991 to 2000 915 895 37,948 815 36,171 750 33,004 715 31,475 80 1,518 280 2,558 25 296 115 368 520 1,880 35 125 40 330 70 365 260 656 225 389 630 5,030 895 32,925 40 217
2001 to 2009 965 875 33,601 770 31,315 705 29,315 680 28,418 75 1,062 260 1,452 20 281 80 130 540 2,398 80 192 0 0 105 634 220 964 310 625 575 4,675 880 28,912 45 48
2001 to 2005 505 465 17,376 420 16,080 365 15,451 355 14,630 35 714 185 521 0 0 50 70 305 1,298 65 140 0 0 50 342 120 456 200 347 280 2,355 460 14,994 40 52
2006 to 2009 465 410 16,221 350 15,235 340 14,074 330 13,788 40 278 80 902 0 0 30 67 235 1,123 0 0 0 0 55 292 100 505 115 279 290 2,320 415 14,085 0 0
Total - Mother tongueFootnote 50 67,930 64,260 2,583,875 56,145 2,283,265 49,495 2,018,261 46,605 1,924,349 6,065 93,991 16,435 92,761 7,555 130,591 9,170 41,635 41,155 300,533 12,910 87,025 8,845 65,262 8,335 55,000 10,205 35,875 23,235 57,298 42,470 365,235 64,255 2,218,561 5,145 47,937
English 60,060 56,680 2,307,381 49,895 2,056,602 44,600 1,835,148 42,020 1,750,054 5,365 85,257 13,750 76,678 5,920 106,673 8,085 37,929 35,540 250,870 10,095 68,637 6,575 47,793 7,655 50,883 9,160 32,631 20,185 50,929 37,820 330,610 56,680 1,976,787 4,490 40,911
French 1,075 1,055 39,883 840 31,108 670 26,290 660 26,380 95 2 225 1,043 295 3,211 165 447 810 8,676 530 3,532 455 3,448 105 703 115 357 445 663 635 4,975 1,055 34,901 105 253
Non-official language 6,405 6,165 225,413 5,135 186,975 3,995 149,270 3,715 140,815 565 8,500 2,385 14,791 1,280 19,816 890 3,183 4,510 38,588 2,155 14,052 1,745 13,560 515 3,113 865 2,642 2,435 5,253 3,780 28,256 6,160 197,267 525 5,692
Aboriginal 245 240 5,668 125 3,156 100 2,917 90 2,806 0 0 0 0 30 192 35 52 225 2,354 95 500 50 373 10 167 60 362 180 993 90 408 235 5,247 0 0
Non-Aboriginal 6,155 5,925 219,898 5,015 183,664 3,895 146,161 3,620 137,828 555 8,421 2,365 14,709 1,255 19,559 860 3,117 4,290 36,185 2,060 13,521 1,695 13,188 500 2,956 805 2,282 2,255 4,256 3,695 27,852 5,925 191,997 500 5,644
English and French 85 80 2,274 75 1,535 45 1,050 40 724 0 0 40 90 0 0 0 0 65 630 60 382 0 0 0 0 0 0 35 58 65 157 85 1,979 0 0
English and non-official language 300 270 8,723 200 7,032 170 6,121 165 6,214 20 -52 45 191 50 708 25 53 220 1,659 65 437 40 280 55 311 55 230 130 397 160 1,246 270 7,473 25 1,057
French and non-official language 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
English, French and non-official language 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total - First official language spokenFootnote 51 67,925 64,255 2,583,674 56,145 2,283,265 49,495 2,018,465 46,605 1,924,142 6,065 94,069 16,440 92,733 7,555 130,591 9,165 41,635 41,155 300,497 12,910 87,025 8,845 65,299 8,330 55,000 10,205 35,875 23,235 57,298 42,470 365,235 64,250 2,218,561 5,140 47,937
English 66,740 63,120 2,543,460 55,315 2,251,877 48,840 1,991,586 45,965 1,898,215 5,990 93,252 16,195 91,141 7,315 128,064 9,030 41,179 40,265 291,521 12,355 84,001 8,395 61,491 8,215 54,192 10,085 35,503 22,700 56,348 41,850 360,347 63,120 2,183,080 5,065 47,760
French 905 885 35,015 720 28,337 585 24,863 570 24,040 75 667 190 1,019 210 1,986 130 401 665 6,663 400 2,599 335 2,426 105 712 115 347 335 539 570 4,438 890 30,379 70 141
English and French 25 25 666 15 400 20 338 15 450 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 192 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 603 0 0
Neither English nor French 255 225 4,863 85 2,678 50 1,534 45 1,423 0 0 50 616 25 541 0 0 205 2,124 145 308 115 1,347 0 0 0 0 180 389 40 416 225 4,346 0 0

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Footnote(s)

Footnote 1

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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Total income - Total of income from all sources, including employment income, income from government programs, pension income, investment income and any other money income.

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Market income - Refers to the sum of employment income (wages and salaries, net farm income and net income from non-farm unincorporated business and/or professional practice), investment income, retirement pensions, superannuation and annuities (including those from RRSPs and RRIFs) and other money income. It is equivalent to total income before tax minus all government transfers and is also referred to as income before transfers and taxes.

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Earnings or employment income - Total wages and salaries and net income from self-employment.

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Wages and salaries - Refers to gross wages and salaries before deductions for such items as income tax, pensions and Employment Insurance. Included in this source are military pay and allowances, tips, commissions and cash bonuses, benefits from wage-loss replacement plans or income-maintenance insurance plans, supplementary unemployment benefits from an employer or union as well as all types of casual earnings during calendar year 2010. Other employment income such as taxable benefits, research grants and royalties are included.

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Self-employment net income - Refers to the total amount received by persons aged 15 years and over during calendar year 2010 as net farm income from self-employment, or net non-farm income from unincorporated business and/or professional practice.

Net farm income - Refers to net income (gross receipts from farm sales minus depreciation and cost of operation) received during calendar year 2010 from the operation of a farm, either on the respondent's own account or in partnership. In the case of partnerships, only the respondent's share of income was reported. Included with gross receipts are cash advances received in 2010, dividends from cooperatives, rebates and farm-support payments to farmers from federal, provincial and regional agricultural programs (for example, milk subsidies and marketing board payments) and gross insurance proceeds such as payments from the AgriInvest and AgriStability programs. The value of income 'in kind,' such as agricultural products produced and consumed on the farm, is excluded.

Net non-farm income from unincorporated business and/or professional practice - Refers to net income (gross receipts minus expenses of operation such as wages, rents and depreciation) received during calendar year 2010 from the respondent's non-farm unincorporated business or professional practice. In the case of partnerships, only the respondent's share was reported. Also included is net income from persons babysitting in their own homes, persons providing room and board to non-relatives, self-employed fishers, hunters and trappers, operators of direct distributorships such as those selling and delivering cosmetics, as well as freelance activities of artists, writers, music teachers, hairdressers, dressmakers, etc.

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Investment income - Refers to interest received during calendar year 2010 from deposits in banks, trust companies, cooperatives, credit unions, caisses populaires, etc., as well as interest on savings certificates, bonds and debentures, and all dividends from both Canadian and foreign corporate stocks and mutual funds. Also included is other investment income from either Canadian or foreign sources, such as net rents from real estate, mortgage and loan interest received, regular income from an estate or trust fund, and interest from insurance policies. Does not include capital gains or losses.

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Footnote 8

Retirement pensions - Refers to all regular income received by the respondent during calendar year 2010 as the result of having been a member of a pension plan of one or more employers. It includes payments received from all annuities, including payments from a Registered Retirement Income Fund (RRIF), a matured Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP) in the form of a life annuity, a fixed-term annuity, or an income-averaging annuity contract; pensions paid to widow(er)s or other relatives of deceased pensioners; pensions of retired civil servants, Armed Forces personnel and Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) officers; annuity payments received from the Canadian Government Annuities Fund, an insurance company, etc. Does not include lump-sum death benefits, lump-sum benefits or withdrawals from a pension plan or RRSP, or refunds of over-contributions.

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Other money income - Refers to regular cash income received during calendar year 2010 and not reported in any of the other sources listed on the questionnaire. For example, severance pay and retirement allowances, alimony, child support, periodic support from other persons not in the household, income from abroad (excluding dividends and interest), non refundable scholarships, bursaries, fellowships and study grants, and artists' project grants are included.

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Footnote 10

Government transfer payments - Refers to all cash benefits received from federal, provincial, territorial or municipal governments during 2010. This variable is derived by summing the amounts reported in:
- the Old Age Security pension and Guaranteed Income Supplement, Allowance and Allowance for the Survivor
- benefits from Canada Pension Plan or Quebec Pension Plan
- benefits from Employment Insurance
- child benefits
- other income from government sources.

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Benefits from Canada or Quebec pension plan - Refers to benefits received during calendar year 2010 from the Canada Pension Plan or Quebec Pension Plan (for example, retirement pensions, survivors' benefits and disability pensions). Does not include lump-sum death benefits.

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Old Age Security pension and Guaranteed Income Supplement - Refers to Old Age Security pension and Guaranteed Income Supplement paid to persons aged 65 years and over, and to the Allowance or Allowance for the survivor paid to 60- to 64-year-old spouses of old age security recipients or widow(er)s by the federal government during the calendar year 2010.

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Benefits from employment insurance - Refers to total Employment Insurance benefits received during calendar year 2010, before income tax deductions. It includes benefits for unemployment, sickness, maternity, paternity, adoption, work sharing, retraining and benefits to self-employed fishers received under the federal Employment Insurance Program or the Quebec Parental Insurance Program.

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Footnote 14

Child benefits - Refers to payments received under the Canada Child Tax Benefit program during calendar year 2010 by parents with dependent children under 18 years of age. Included with the Canada Child Tax Benefit is the National Child Benefit Supplement (NCBS) for low-income families with children. The NCBS is the federal contribution to the National Child Benefit (NCB), a joint initiative of federal, provincial and territorial governments. Also included in this variable are child benefits, child disability benefits and earned income supplements provided by certain provinces and territories and the Universal Child Care Benefit (UCCB).

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Footnote 15

Other income from government sources - Refers to all transfer payments, excluding those covered as a separate income source (Canada Pension Plan or Quebec Pension Plan benefits, Old Age Security pension and Guaranteed Income Supplement, Employment Insurance benefits and child benefits) received from federal, provincial, territorial or municipal programs during 2010.

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Income tax paid - Refers to all federal, provincial and territorial taxes paid on 2010 income. Federal, provincial and territorial taxes paid refer to taxes on income, after taking into account exemptions, deductions, non-refundable tax credits and the Quebec abatement. These taxes are obtained from the income tax files for persons who allowed access to their income tax data and from direct responses on the questionnaire for others.

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Footnote 17

After-tax income - Refers to total income from all sources minus federal, provincial and territorial taxes paid for 2010.

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Footnote 18

Net capital gains or losses - Refers to the net gains received or losses incurred during calendar year 2010 from the sale of capital property. This represents the proceeds of disposition minus the adjusted cost base of the property and outlays and expenses incurred to sell the property. Capital property includes depreciable property and any property which, if sold, would result in a capital gain or loss (for example, cottages, buildings and securities such as mutual funds).

Non-taxable capital gains or losses on the sale of a principal residence are excluded.

Net capital gains or losses are not included in the definition of Total income as published in standard products.

Net capital gains or losses are not included in the concept of total income but are presented here as collected.

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Footnote 19

Age - Refers to the age at last birthday before the reference date, that is, before May 10, 2011.

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Footnote 20

Adjusted after-tax income for economic families and persons not in economic families - For economic family members, this refers to economic family after-tax income that has been adjusted by a factor that accounts for family size. The adjustment factor takes into account the lower relative needs of additional family members, as compared to a single person living alone. For use with the NHS income data, the adjusted after-tax income is computed as the economic family after-tax income divided by the square root of family size.
For persons not in economic families, the adjusted after-tax income is set at after-tax income. This is equivalent to a factor of 1.0 for a person not in an economic family.

Decile of adjusted after-tax family income - The deciles divide the population ranked by size of adjusted after-tax family income into 10 groups of equal size. The population in the bottom decile is the one who falls in the lower 10 percent of the adjusted after-tax family income distribution. The population in the top decile is the one who falls in the highest ten percent of the adjusted after-tax family income distribution. The 10 groups were formed with the full population in private households of Canada, whether or not they reported income.

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Footnote 21

'Highest certificate, diploma or degree' refers to the highest certificate, diploma or degree completed based on a hierarchy which is generally related to the amount of time spent 'in-class.' For postsecondary completers, a university education is considered to be a higher level of schooling than a college education, while a college education is considered to be a higher level of education than in the trades. Although some trades requirements may take as long or longer to complete than a given college or university program, the majority of time is spent in on-the-job paid training and less time is spent in the classroom.

For further definitions, refer to the National Household Survey Dictionary, Catalogue no. 99-000-X. For any comments on collection, dissemination or data quality for this variable, refer to the Education Reference Guide, National Household Survey, Catalogue no. 99-012-X2011006.

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Footnote 22

'High school diploma or equivalent' includes persons who have graduated from a secondary school or equivalent. It excludes persons with a postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree.

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Footnote 23

'Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree' includes apprenticeship or trades certificates or diplomas, college, CEGEP or other non-university certificates or diplomas and university certificates, diplomas and degrees.

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Footnote 24

'Postsecondary certificate or diploma below bachelor level' includes persons who have obtained a college, CEGEP or university certificate or diploma below the bachelor level and who have not obtained any higher degrees, certificates or diplomas. It also includes persons who received an apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma.

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Footnote 25

'Aboriginal identity' includes persons who reported being an Aboriginal person, that is, First Nations (North American Indian), Métis or Inuk (Inuit) and/or those who reported Registered or Treaty Indian status, that is registered under the Indian Act of Canada, and/or those who reported membership in a First Nation or Indian band. Aboriginal peoples of Canada are defined in the Constitution Act, 1982, section 35 (2) as including the Indian, Inuit and Métis peoples of Canada.

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Footnote 26

Users should be aware that the estimates associated with this variable are more affected than most by the incomplete enumeration of certain Indian reserves and Indian settlements in the National Household Survey (NHS). In 2011, there were a total of 36 Indian reserves and Indian settlements that were 'incompletely enumerated' in the NHS. For these reserves or settlements, NHS enumeration was either not permitted or was interrupted before it could be completed, or was not possible because of natural events (specifically forest fires in Northern Ontario). For additional information, please refer to the Aboriginal Peoples Reference Guide, National Household Survey, 2011.


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Footnote 27

'Multiple Aboriginal identities' includes persons who reported being any two or all three of the following: First Nations (North American Indian), Métis or Inuk (Inuit).

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Footnote 28

'Aboriginal identities not included elsewhere' includes persons who did not report being First Nations (North American Indian), Métis or Inuk (Inuit) but who did report Registered or Treaty Indian status and/or membership in a First Nation or Indian band.

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Footnote 29

Users should be aware that the estimates associated with this variable are more affected than most by the incomplete enumeration of certain Indian reserves and Indian settlements in the National Household Survey (NHS). In 2011, there were a total of 36 Indian reserves and Indian settlements that were 'incompletely enumerated' in the NHS. For these reserves or settlements, NHS enumeration was either not permitted or was interrupted before it could be completed, or was not possible because of natural events (specifically forest fires in Northern Ontario). For additional information, please refer to the Aboriginal Peoples Reference Guide, National Household Survey, 2011.

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Footnote 30

Registered or Treaty Indian Status refers to whether or not a person reported being a Registered or Treaty Indian.
'Registered or Treaty Indian' includes persons who reported being a Registered or Treaty Indian in Question 20. Registered Indians are persons who are registered under the Indian Act of Canada. Treaty Indians are persons who belong to a First Nation or Indian band that signed a treaty with the Crown. Registered or Treaty Indians are sometimes also called Status Indians.

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Footnote 31

This is a total population estimate. The sum of the ancestries in this table is greater than the total population estimate because a person may report more than one ancestry (ethnic origin) in the NHS.

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Footnote 32

'Aboriginal ancestry' includes persons who reported one or more than one of First Nations (North American Indian), Métis or Inuit ancestry in Question 17, either with or without also reporting a non-Aboriginal ancestry. The sum of the categories 'First Nations (North American Indian) ancestry', 'Métis ancestry' and 'Inuit ancestry' is thus greater than the sum of the total for 'Aboriginal ancestry' because persons who reported more than one Aboriginal ancestry are included in the response category for each Aboriginal ancestry they reported. All respondents with Aboriginal ancestry are counted in at least one of the categories 'First Nations (North American Indian) ancestry,' 'Métis ancestry' and 'Inuit ancestry' and also in the category 'Aboriginal ancestry.'
Aboriginal peoples of Canada are defined in the Constitution Act, 1982, section 35 (2) as including the Indian, Inuit and Métis peoples of Canada. Ancestry refers to the ethnic or cultural origins of the respondent's ancestors, an ancestor being usually more distant than a grandparent. A person can have more than one ethnic or cultural origin.

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Footnote 33

Users should be aware that the estimates associated with this variable are more affected than most by the incomplete enumeration of certain Indian reserves and Indian settlements in the National Household Survey (NHS). In 2011, there were a total of 36 Indian reserves and Indian settlements that were 'incompletely enumerated' in the NHS. For these reserves or settlements, NHS enumeration was either not permitted or was interrupted before it could be completed, or was not possible because of natural events (specifically forest fires in Northern Ontario). For additional information, please refer to the Aboriginal Peoples Reference Guide, National Household Survey, 2011.

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Footnote 34

'Non-Aboriginal ancestry only' includes persons who did not report First Nations (North American Indian), Métis or Inuit ancestry in Question 17.

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Footnote 35

Generation status
Part A - Short definition
Not applicable
Part B - Detailed definition
Generation status refers to whether or not the person or the person's parents were born in Canada. It identifies persons as being first generation, second generation or third generation or more.

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Footnote 36

'First generation' includes persons who were born outside Canada. For the most part, these are people who are now, or have ever been, immigrants to Canada.

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Footnote 37

'Second generation' includes persons who were born in Canada and had at least one parent born outside Canada. For the most part, these are the children of immigrants.

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Footnote 38

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

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Footnote 39

Visible minority
Part A - Short definition
Not applicable
Part B - Detailed definition
Visible minority refers to whether a person belongs to a visible minority group as defined by the Employment Equity Act and, if so, the visible minority group to which the person belongs. The Employment Equity Act defines visible minorities as 'persons, other than Aboriginal peoples, who are non-Caucasian in race or non-white in colour.' The visible minority population consists mainly of the following groups:  South Asian, Chinese, Black, Filipino, Latin American, Arab, Southeast Asian, West Asian, Korean and Japanese.

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Footnote 40

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 41

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

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Footnote 42

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

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Footnote 43

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

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Footnote 44

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

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Footnote 45

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 46

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 47

Immigrant status refers to whether the respondent is a non-immigrant, an immigrant or a non-permanent resident.

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

Immigrant refers to a person who is or has ever been a landed immigrant/permanent resident. This person has been granted the right to live in Canada permanently by immigration authorities. Some immigrants have resided in Canada for a number of years, while others have arrived recently. Some immigrants are Canadian citizens, while others are not. Most immigrants are born outside Canada, but a small number are born in Canada. In the 2011 National Household Survey, 'Immigrants' includes immigrants who landed in Canada prior to May 10, 2011.

Non-permanent resident refers to a person from another country who has a work or study permit or who is a refugee claimant, and any non-Canadian-born family member living in Canada with them.

Period of immigration refers to the period in which the immigrant first obtained his or her landed immigrant/permanent resident status.

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Non-permanent residents are not included elsewhere in this table.

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Footnote 48

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

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Immigrant refers to a person who is or has ever been a landed immigrant/permanent resident. This person has been granted the right to live in Canada permanently by immigration authorities. Some immigrants have resided in Canada for a number of years, while others have arrived recently. Some immigrants are Canadian citizens, while others are not. Most immigrants are born outside Canada, but a small number are born in Canada. In the 2011 National Household Survey, 'Immigrants' includes immigrants who landed in Canada prior to May 10, 2011.

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The income data for the National Household Survey are for the year 2010. By agreement, landed immigrants who arrived in Canada between January 1, 2011 and May 10, 2011 have an income equal to zero. It is also possible that landed immigrants who arrived during the course of the year 2010 did not have a complete year of applicable revenues. Consequently, these two groups of immigrants are excluded from the detailed distribution by period of immigration. They are, however included in the category 'Immigrants.'

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Footnote 50

Refers to the first language learned at home in childhood and still understood by the individual on May 10, 2011.

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Footnote 51

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

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Source: Statistics Canada, 2011 National Household Survey, Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 99-014-X2011034.

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