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2011 National Household Survey: Data tables

Tabulation: Ethnic Origin (264), Single and Multiple Ethnic Origin Responses (3), Generation Status (4), 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 ethnic origin , single and multiple ethnic origin responses , generation status , age groups and sex for the population in private households in Montréal^{Footnote 1}
Global non-response rate (GNR)^{Footnote 2} = 19.7 %
Ethnic origin (264)	Single and multiple ethnic origin responses (3)
Ethnic origin (264)	Total - Single and multiple ethnic origin responses^Footnote 3	Single ethnic origin responses^Footnote 4	Multiple ethnic origin responses^Footnote 5
Total - Ethnic origins^{Footnote 6}	3,752,475	2,655,010	1,097,465
North American Aboriginal origins	96,700	15,375	81,325
First Nations (North American Indian)	86,625	13,110	73,515
Inuit	1,535	380	1,150
Métis	9,535	1,885	7,650
Other North American origins	1,779,480	1,148,795	630,685
Acadian	13,220	3,350	9,870
American	24,805	2,775	22,030
Canadian	1,677,930	1,085,020	592,915
New Brunswicker	610	235	375
Newfoundlander	390	40	350
Nova Scotian	380	110	270
Ontarian	510	150	360
Québécois	88,350	57,095	31,255
Other North American origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 7}	205	25	180
European origins	1,776,020	808,495	967,520
British Isles origins	395,350	74,680	320,670
Channel Islander	485	145	345
Cornish	15	0	20
English	140,115	22,115	117,995
Irish	223,780	35,875	187,910
Manx	50	0	40
Scottish	114,240	12,875	101,370
Welsh	7,565	410	7,150
British Isles origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 8}	21,350	3,250	18,095
French origins	949,885	336,310	613,575
Alsatian	710	135	570
Breton	6,035	1,960	4,080
French	945,535	334,210	611,325
Western European origins (except French origins)	137,460	28,095	109,365
Austrian	9,260	1,115	8,140
Belgian	29,005	7,815	21,195
Dutch	15,080	2,950	12,130
Flemish	1,170	275	890
Frisian	70	0	55
German	78,485	13,190	65,300
Luxembourger	460	80	385
Swiss	12,165	2,550	9,615
Western European origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 9}	615	110	510
Northern European origins (except British Isles origins)	14,165	1,760	12,410
Danish	2,940	415	2,525
Finnish	1,885	315	1,570
Icelandic	570	30	540
Norwegian	4,215	465	3,750
Swedish	4,505	460	4,045
Northern European origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 10}	840	75	770
Eastern European origins	175,545	81,530	94,015
Bulgarian	7,510	5,570	1,940
Byelorussian	1,645	675	975
Czech	4,585	1,120	3,465
Czechoslovakian, n.o.s.	1,485	245	1,240
Estonian	625	175	445
Hungarian	19,440	6,305	13,135
Latvian	1,485	435	1,045
Lithuanian	4,425	1,085	3,340
Moldovan	3,685	2,135	1,555
Polish	53,490	17,500	35,990
Romanian	38,080	24,715	13,365
Russian	40,765	12,970	27,790
Slovak	3,230	1,075	2,155
Ukrainian	26,695	7,285	19,400
Eastern European origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 11}	1,085	240	840
Southern European origins	435,815	252,485	183,325
Albanian	2,915	2,105	810
Bosnian	805	460	345
Croatian	4,130	1,785	2,340
Cypriot	360	50	315
Greek	65,690	45,915	19,770
Italian	263,565	153,135	110,435
Kosovar	365	225	140
Macedonian	650	235	415
Maltese	595	40	555
Montenegrin	310	195	115
Portuguese	48,320	29,515	18,805
Serbian	2,715	1,400	1,320
Sicilian	990	170	820
Slovenian	1,925	820	1,105
Spanish	62,650	15,485	47,170
Yugoslavian, n.o.s.	2,830	945	1,885
Southern European origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 12}	50	15	30
Other European origins	70,285	33,640	36,650
Basque	1,870	235	1,635
Jewish	63,985	31,315	32,665
Roma (Gypsy)	345	80	265
Slavic, n.o.s.	355	115	240
Other European origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 13}	4,035	1,890	2,145
Caribbean origins	155,740	113,455	42,290
Antiguan	275	120	155
Bahamian	430	160	275
Barbadian	5,335	2,580	2,760
Bermudan	70	0	70
Carib	280	45	235
Cuban	4,905	1,620	3,280
Dominican	7,460	3,470	3,990
Grenadian	1,870	1,020	845
Haitian	111,570	90,710	20,860
Jamaican	11,820	5,880	5,940
Kittitian/Nevisian	230	85	145
Martinican	810	105	710
Montserratan	365	80	280
Puerto Rican	295	30	265
St. Lucian	805	320	485
Trinidadian/Tobagonian	6,190	2,240	3,955
Vincentian/Grenadinian	3,050	1,825	1,220
West Indian, n.o.s.	3,605	1,740	1,870
Caribbean origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 14}	3,780	1,425	2,350
Latin, Central and South American origins	113,830	70,205	43,625
Aboriginal from Central/South America (except Maya)	3,420	535	2,880
Argentinian	3,635	820	2,815
Belizean	45	0	40
Bolivian	955	425	530
Brazilian	4,425	1,515	2,910
Chilean	10,730	5,885	4,845
Colombian	17,160	12,685	4,475
Costa Rican	865	490	380
Ecuadorian	1,975	955	1,020
Guatemalan	7,100	4,515	2,585
Guyanese	3,115	1,200	1,920
Hispanic	420	235	185
Honduran	3,505	2,170	1,335
Maya	1,135	410	725
Mexican	21,015	13,700	7,320
Nicaraguan	2,265	1,290	975
Panamanian	1,195	535	665
Paraguayan	210	90	120
Peruvian	14,410	8,700	5,705
Salvadorean	14,965	9,830	5,140
Uruguayan	940	325	620
Venezuelan	4,810	2,130	2,680
Latin, Central and South American origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 15}	3,340	1,770	1,575
African origins	225,625	156,655	68,970
Central and West African origins	39,285	29,050	10,230
Akan	115	45	75
Angolan	340	155	185
Ashanti	80	50	30
Beninese	1,535	760	775
Burkinabe	720	480	245
Cameroonian	5,440	4,455	985
Chadian	575	415	165
Congolese	10,040	7,905	2,130
Gabonese	615	235	385
Gambian	190	145	45
Ghanaian	2,405	1,550	855
Guinean	3,280	2,415	865
Ibo	70	25	45
Ivorian	3,100	1,965	1,135
Liberian	135	100	40
Malian	1,745	955	785
Nigerian	1,670	950	720
Peulh	975	500	480
Senegalese	4,215	2,635	1,585
Sierra Leonean	135	75	65
Togolese	1,375	860	510
Yoruba	300	190	105
Central and West African origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 16}	3,785	2,190	1,595
North African origins	144,215	104,085	40,130
Algerian	40,905	30,970	9,930
Berber	21,440	13,810	7,635
Coptic	625	180	450
Dinka	0	0	0
Egyptian	21,580	11,250	10,335
Libyan	590	390	205
Maure	525	260	265
Moroccan	53,960	39,180	14,785
Sudanese	370	235	135
Tunisian	10,310	7,075	3,235
North African origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 17}	1,405	730	680
Southern and East African origins	14,945	9,560	5,385
Afrikaner	40	0	40
Amhara	50	0	45
Bantu, n.o.s.	660	390	270
Burundian	2,405	1,980	425
Eritrean	340	305	35
Ethiopian	1,035	690	345
Harari	0	0	0
Kenyan	245	135	110
Malagasy	1,735	765	970
Mauritian	2,320	1,180	1,145
Oromo	0	0	0
Rwandan	2,710	2,140	565
Seychellois	615	455	160
Somali	715	460	255
South African	745	65	680
Tanzanian	160	95	70
Tigrian	50	30	25
Ugandan	160	65	90
Zambian	70	0	55
Zimbabwean	335	170	165
Zulu	45	30	0
Southern and East African origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 18}	1,165	590	575
Other African origins	30,315	13,955	16,360
Black, n.o.s.^{Footnote 19}	2,350	545	1,805
Other African origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 20}	28,675	13,410	15,260
Asian origins	445,755	341,760	104,000
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins	177,165	123,675	53,485
Afghan	7,355	6,405	950
Arab, n.o.s.	33,940	22,965	10,975
Armenian	23,970	14,935	9,030
Assyrian	355	80	275
Azerbaijani	605	160	445
Georgian	395	70	325
Iranian	16,585	12,820	3,770
Iraqi	4,150	2,585	1,565
Israeli	2,975	395	2,580
Jordanian	1,175	600	570
Kazakh	525	285	240
Kurd	1,220	720	505
Kuwaiti	195	145	50
Lebanese	62,050	42,255	19,790
Palestinian	5,300	2,875	2,425
Pashtun	160	110	50
Saudi Arabian	790	405	385
Syrian	16,515	8,245	8,270
Tajik	175	85	85
Tatar	435	70	365
Turk	13,180	6,815	6,370
Uighur	145	105	40
Uzbek	280	110	180
Yemeni	155	40	115
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 21}	1,195	410	785
South Asian origins	86,985	67,985	18,995
Bangladeshi	7,130	6,360	770
Bengali	3,525	2,780	745
East Indian^{Footnote 22}	45,640	31,750	13,890
Goan	155	65	95
Gujarati	255	125	130
Kashmiri	65	25	40
Nepali	480	310	170
Pakistani	12,220	8,930	3,295
Punjabi	1,855	1,055	800
Sinhalese	245	170	75
Sri Lankan	16,350	13,975	2,370
Tamil	3,130	1,340	1,790
South Asian origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 23}	1,940	1,095	835
East and Southeast Asian origins	183,975	149,550	34,425
Burmese	180	30	150
Cambodian (Khmer)	13,210	7,875	5,340
Chinese	91,785	71,460	20,320
Filipino	32,740	25,865	6,875
Hmong	0	0	0
Indonesian	810	300	505
Japanese	4,440	2,190	2,255
Korean	6,265	5,535	725
Laotian	5,760	3,945	1,810
Malaysian	750	260	495
Mongolian	520	220	300
Singaporean	50	0	40
Taiwanese	1,680	1,165	510
Thai	1,775	705	1,065
Tibetan	70	40	30
Vietnamese	38,960	29,820	9,145
East and Southeast Asian origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 24}	260	120	135
Other Asian origins	1,010	545	465
Other Asian origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 25}	1,010	545	470
Oceania origins	1,685	270	1,415
Australian	1,110	180	925
New Zealander	340	25	320
Pacific Islands origins	290	65	215
Fijian	10	0	10
Hawaiian	55	0	55
Maori	40	0	40
Polynesian, n.o.s.	85	0	80
Samoan	0	0	0
Pacific Islands origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 26}	80	0	30

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too unreliable to be published

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

The category 'Total - Single and multiple ethnic origin responses' indicates the number of respondents who reported a specified ethnic origin, either as their only ethnic origin or in addition to one or more other ethnic origins. The sum of all total responses for all ethnic origins is greater than the total population estimate due to the reporting of multiple origins.

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Footnote 4

A single ethnic origin response occurs when a respondent provides one ethnic origin only.

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Footnote 5

A multiple ethnic origin response occurs when a respondent provides two or more ethnic origins.

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Footnote 6

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

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Footnote 7

Includes general responses indicating North American origins (e.g., 'North American') as well as more specific responses indicating North American origins that have not been included elsewhere (e.g., 'Maritimer,' 'Manitoban').

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Footnote 8

Includes general responses indicating British Isles origins (e.g., 'British,' 'United Kingdom') as well as more specific responses indicating British Isles origins that have not been included elsewhere (e.g., 'Celtic').

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Footnote 9

Includes general responses indicating Western European origins (e.g., 'Western European') as well as more specific responses indicating Western European origins that have not been included elsewhere (e.g., 'Liechtensteiner').

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Footnote 10

Includes general responses indicating Northern European origins (e.g., 'Northern European') as well as more specific responses indicating Northern European origins that have not been included elsewhere (e.g., 'Faroese,' 'Scandinavian').

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Footnote 11

Includes general responses indicating Eastern European origins (e.g., 'Eastern European') as well as more specific responses indicating Eastern European origins that have not been included elsewhere (e.g., 'Baltic').

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Footnote 12

Includes general responses indicating Southern European origins (e.g., 'Southern European') as well as more specific responses indicating Southern European origins that have not been included elsewhere (e.g., 'Gibraltarian').

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Footnote 13

Includes general responses indicating Other European origins (e.g., 'European') as well as more specific responses indicating European origins that have not been included elsewhere (e.g., 'Central European').

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Footnote 14

Includes general responses indicating Caribbean origins (e.g., 'Caribbean') as well as more specific responses indicating Caribbean origins that have not been included elsewhere (e.g., 'Guadelupian,' 'Aruban').

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Footnote 15

Includes general responses indicating Latin, Central or South American origins (e.g., 'South American') as well as more specific responses indicating Latin, Central or South American origins that have not been included elsewhere (e.g., 'Surinamese').

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Footnote 16

Includes general responses indicating Central or West African origins (e.g., 'West African') as well as more specific responses indicating Central or West African origins that have not been included elsewhere (e.g., 'Ewe,' 'Wolof').

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Footnote 17

Includes general responses indicating North African origins (e.g., 'North African') as well as more specific responses indicating North African origins that have not been included elsewhere (e.g., 'Maghreb').

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Footnote 18

Includes general responses indicating Southern or East African origins (e.g., 'East African') as well as more specific responses indicating Southern or East African origins that have not been included elsewhere (e.g., 'Hutu,' 'Shona').

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Footnote 19

Some respondents may choose to provide very specific ethnic origins in the National Household Survey (NHS), while other respondents may choose to give more general responses. This means that two respondents with the same ethnic ancestry could have different response patterns and thus could be counted as having different ethnic origins. For example, one respondent may report 'East Indian' ethnic origin while another respondent, with a similar ancestral background, may report 'Punjabi' or 'South Asian' origins; one respondent may report 'Black' while another, similar respondent, may report 'Ghanaian' or 'African.' As a result, ethnic origin data are very fluid, and counts for certain origins, such as 'East Indian' and 'Black,' may seem lower than initially expected. Users who wish to obtain broader response counts may wish to combine data for one or more ethnic origins together or use counts for ethnic categories such as 'South Asian origins' or 'African origins.' (Please note, however, that 'African origins' should not be considered equivalent to the 'Black' population group or visible minority status, as there are persons reporting African origins who report a population group or visible minority status other than 'Black.' Conversely, many people report a population group or visible minority status of 'Black' and do not report having 'African' origins. For information on population group and visible minority population in the 2011 NHS, refer to the appropriate definitions in this publication).

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Footnote 20

Includes general responses indicating Other African origins (e.g., 'African') as well as more specific responses indicating Other African origins that have not been included elsewhere (e.g., 'Saharan').

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Footnote 21

Includes general responses indicating West Asian, Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins (e.g., 'West Asian,' 'Middle Eastern') as well as more specific responses indicating West Asian, Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins that have not been included elsewhere (e.g., 'Baloch,' 'Circassian').

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Footnote 23

Includes general responses indicating South Asian origins (e.g., 'South Asian') as well as more specific responses indicating South Asian origins that have not been included elsewhere (e.g., 'Bhutanese').

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Footnote 24

Includes general responses indicating East and Southeast Asian origins (e.g., 'Southeast Asian') as well as more specific responses indicating East and Southeast Asian origins that have not been included elsewhere (e.g., 'Bruneian,' 'Karen').

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Footnote 25

Includes general responses indicating Other Asian origins (e.g., 'Asian') as well as more specific responses indicating Other Asian origins that have not been included elsewhere (e.g., 'Eurasian').

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Footnote 26

Includes general responses indicating Pacific Islands origins (e.g., 'Pacific Islander') as well as more specific responses indicating Pacific Islands origins that have not been included elsewhere (e.g., 'Tahitian').

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Source: Statistics Canada, 2011 National Household Survey, Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 99-010-X2011028.

Date modified:: 2019-01-23

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