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2011 National Household Survey: Data tables

Tabulation: Income and Earnings Statistics in 2010 (16), Age Groups (8C), Sex (3), Work activity in 2010 (3), Highest Certificate, Diploma or Degree (6) and Selected Sociocultural Characteristics (60) for the Population Aged 15 Years and Over in Private Households of Canada, Provinces, Territories and Census Metropolitan Areas, 2011 National Household Survey

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This table details income and earnings statistics in 2010 , age groups , sex , work activity in 2010 , highest certificate, diploma or degree and selected sociocultural characteristics for the population aged 15 years and over in private households in London
Global non-response rate (GNR)Footnote 2 = 23.7 %
Selected sociocultural characteristics (60) Income and earnings statistics in 2010 (16)
Total - Income statistics in 2010Footnote 3 Without income With income Median incomeFootnote 4 Average incomeFootnote 5 Without after-tax income With after-tax income Median after-tax incomeFootnote 6 Average after-tax incomeFootnote 7 Total - Employment income statistics in 2010Footnote 8 With employment income Median employment incomeFootnote 9 Average employment incomeFootnote 10 With wages and salaries Median wages and salariesFootnote 11 Average wages and salariesFootnote 12
Total - Population by Aboriginal identity 388,445 19,055 369,395 29,772 39,361 19,075 369,370 27,514 33,379 388,445 265,460 30,702 39,750 247,415 32,200 39,710
Aboriginal identityFootnote 13 6,355 490 5,865 19,615 27,000 495 5,860 19,017 24,049 6,360 3,610 24,531 30,652 3,460 25,054 30,997
First Nations (North American Indian) single identityFootnote 14 4,455 415 4,035 17,770 24,526 420 4,035 17,662 22,212 4,455 2,185 25,731 29,519 2,080 26,816 29,999
Métis single identity 1,540 60 1,480 24,838 33,130 60 1,480 22,847 28,674 1,540 1,155 23,832 33,359 1,105 23,917 33,396
Inuk (Inuit) single identity 40 0 35 22,697 24,285 0 35 21,673 22,977 40 25 16,553 12,146 25 16,572 16,538
Multiple Aboriginal identitiesFootnote 15 80 0 75 34,643 40,355 0 75 29,361 33,426 75 70 32,914 41,080 75 32,914 40,951
Aboriginal identities not included elsewhereFootnote 16 245 0 235 20,452 27,049 0 235 20,452 23,618 245 170 16,356 25,652 175 16,368 25,771
Non-Aboriginal identity 382,085 18,565 363,525 29,956 39,561 18,585 363,505 27,659 33,529 382,090 261,850 30,853 39,875 243,955 32,354 39,833
Total - Population by Registered or Treaty Indian statusFootnote 17 388,445 19,050 369,390 29,772 39,361 19,075 369,365 27,514 33,379 388,445 265,455 30,702 39,750 247,415 32,200 39,710
Registered or Treaty IndianFootnote 18 2,955 225 2,735 18,634 25,599 230 2,730 17,876 22,988 2,960 1,530 27,930 31,563 1,475 28,011 31,944
Not a Registered or Treaty Indian 385,490 18,830 366,660 29,854 39,464 18,850 366,640 27,577 33,456 385,490 263,930 30,720 39,797 245,940 32,264 39,756
Total - Population by Aboriginal ancestryFootnote 19 388,445 19,050 369,395 29,772 39,361 19,075 369,370 27,514 33,379 388,445 265,455 30,702 39,750 247,415 32,200 39,710
Aboriginal ancestryFootnote 20 9,835 730 9,105 22,571 29,676 730 9,105 21,548 26,084 9,835 6,100 26,544 32,588 5,825 25,979 32,419
First Nations (North American Indian) ancestryFootnote 21 8,140 665 7,470 21,988 28,892 665 7,470 20,960 25,470 8,140 4,790 27,278 32,682 4,545 26,788 32,364
Métis ancestry 1,620 65 1,555 26,057 34,100 65 1,560 23,662 29,540 1,625 1,295 25,038 33,028 1,265 25,061 33,295
Inuit ancestry 165 0 160 23,597 25,471 0 160 22,061 22,987 170 100 13,980 19,850 95 14,003 22,937
Non-Aboriginal ancestry onlyFootnote 22 378,610 18,325 360,290 29,974 39,606 18,345 360,265 27,681 33,563 378,610 259,355 30,881 39,918 241,590 32,396 39,886
Total - Generation statusFootnote 23 388,445 19,050 369,390 29,772 39,361 19,075 369,365 27,514 33,379 388,445 265,455 30,702 39,750 247,420 32,200 39,710
First generationFootnote 24 87,930 4,055 83,875 26,189 36,987 4,075 83,855 24,846 31,711 87,930 51,525 29,133 39,145 46,545 31,289 39,691
Second generationFootnote 25 76,825 3,850 72,980 33,558 42,128 3,855 72,970 30,608 35,500 76,825 54,630 34,474 42,103 51,050 35,282 41,932
Third generation or moreFootnote 26 223,690 11,150 212,540 30,065 39,348 11,145 212,545 27,782 33,309 223,685 159,300 30,053 39,138 149,825 31,377 38,959
Total - Population by visible minorityFootnote 27 388,440 19,055 369,395 29,772 39,361 19,080 369,370 27,514 33,379 388,445 265,455 30,702 39,750 247,415 32,200 39,710
Total visible minority populationFootnote 28 46,470 4,335 42,135 21,307 31,556 4,345 42,130 20,460 27,373 46,470 29,295 24,510 35,046 27,160 25,765 34,667
South AsianFootnote 29 6,720 445 6,275 24,236 39,206 445 6,275 23,415 33,033 6,720 4,445 27,065 41,905 4,025 29,874 40,392
Chinese 6,095 350 5,745 19,561 33,212 340 5,755 19,344 28,109 6,095 4,110 22,598 37,667 3,870 22,853 36,147
Black 6,325 735 5,590 24,258 32,507 735 5,595 22,845 28,380 6,330 4,110 26,527 34,885 3,865 28,227 34,004
Filipino 1,840 145 1,695 34,795 37,270 145 1,695 31,086 32,298 1,840 1,470 34,848 37,219 1,445 34,949 37,476
Latin American 7,950 900 7,055 20,909 26,765 900 7,055 20,135 23,979 7,955 5,255 23,053 28,845 4,955 24,450 29,138
Arab 6,815 855 5,965 17,198 29,186 850 5,965 16,981 25,567 6,815 3,465 22,064 35,518 3,120 24,017 36,523
Southeast AsianFootnote 30 3,505 215 3,290 22,219 28,244 210 3,290 20,606 25,110 3,500 2,260 27,681 31,926 2,190 27,886 32,148
West AsianFootnote 31 2,370 215 2,155 16,924 24,608 225 2,150 16,681 21,933 2,370 1,345 18,522 26,670 1,195 20,426 28,140
Korean 2,570 290 2,280 15,266 29,356 290 2,280 15,266 25,653 2,570 1,320 20,652 37,585 1,085 22,293 39,759
Japanese 425 35 395 36,874 42,523 35 395 32,262 35,767 425 245 34,624 44,131 240 34,927 43,798
Visible minority, n.i.e.Footnote 32 585 25 565 21,000 33,447 20 565 20,735 27,932 585 390 21,535 36,683 370 21,536 34,417
Multiple visible minoritiesFootnote 33 1,265 145 1,115 24,003 32,398 145 1,120 23,658 27,756 1,265 885 21,256 34,203 800 21,373 30,885
Not a visible minorityFootnote 34 341,975 14,715 327,260 30,961 40,366 14,735 327,240 28,518 34,152 341,975 236,160 31,672 40,333 220,255 32,938 40,332
Total - Immigrant status and period of immigrationFootnote 35 388,445 19,050 369,390 29,772 39,361 19,075 369,370 27,514 33,379 388,445 265,455 30,702 39,750 247,415 32,200 39,710
Non-immigrantsFootnote 36 301,355 15,015 286,335 30,973 40,073 15,020 286,340 28,476 33,878 301,355 214,615 31,307 39,914 201,510 32,417 39,722
ImmigrantsFootnote 37 83,080 3,695 79,380 26,858 37,545 3,725 79,355 25,319 32,192 83,075 48,705 29,750 39,469 43,855 32,195 40,100
Before 1981 36,500 315 36,185 30,080 41,885 325 36,175 27,933 35,692 36,505 17,425 29,996 42,468 15,205 33,799 43,396
1981 to 1990 14,055 215 13,835 29,941 39,590 215 13,835 27,964 33,711 14,055 10,165 35,717 43,670 9,310 37,668 44,582
1991 to 2000 14,320 725 13,595 24,994 33,623 725 13,595 23,876 29,231 14,320 10,285 29,963 36,751 9,305 31,348 37,707
2001 to 2009 15,780 1,535 14,240 19,375 29,694 1,545 14,235 19,085 25,836 15,775 9,860 23,330 33,586 9,110 24,498 33,954
2001 to 2005 8,915 720 8,195 21,476 31,862 730 8,185 20,977 27,604 8,915 5,925 25,349 34,706 5,380 27,916 35,323
2006 to 2009 6,865 820 6,050 16,832 26,756 815 6,045 16,719 23,442 6,865 3,940 20,038 31,902 3,730 21,238 31,978
Total - Mother tongueFootnote 38 388,445 19,055 369,395 29,772 39,361 19,080 369,370 27,514 33,379 388,445 265,460 30,702 39,750 247,420 32,200 39,710
English 309,730 14,645 295,085 31,035 40,280 14,650 295,080 28,559 34,047 309,735 217,795 31,296 40,089 203,995 32,456 39,932
French 5,310 125 5,185 33,312 43,215 125 5,180 30,860 36,308 5,305 3,745 36,636 43,329 3,540 38,807 44,290
Non-official language 69,925 3,930 65,995 24,582 35,129 3,945 65,980 23,716 30,293 69,925 41,615 27,976 37,784 37,680 30,028 38,227
Aboriginal 90 0 80 12,934 16,076 0 85 12,934 15,137 90 20 25,776 31,085 20 25,776 31,085
Non-Aboriginal 69,840 3,925 65,910 24,615 35,153 3,940 65,895 23,733 30,312 69,835 41,595 27,979 37,787 37,660 30,029 38,231
English and French 245 0 245 25,281 30,463 0 245 22,575 26,652 245 180 18,919 28,676 180 18,919 28,686
English and non-official language 2,985 340 2,645 29,138 35,540 340 2,645 26,518 30,624 2,985 1,955 32,669 37,893 1,865 33,939 37,759
French and non-official language 230 15 215 28,923 42,550 15 215 28,238 35,473 225 150 31,044 40,520 140 31,075 38,951
English, French and non-official language 30 0 25 13,820 31,578 0 30 13,820 27,106 25 20 24,006 41,043 20 24,006 37,370
Total - First official language spokenFootnote 39 388,445 19,050 369,395 29,772 39,361 19,080 369,370 27,514 33,379 388,445 265,460 30,702 39,750 247,415 32,200 39,710
English 378,160 18,390 359,770 29,945 39,419 18,415 359,740 27,637 33,427 378,160 259,960 30,669 39,662 242,210 32,182 39,665
French 5,255 120 5,135 34,103 46,669 120 5,135 31,315 38,385 5,255 3,730 38,379 48,207 3,540 39,261 44,740
English and French 1,225 210 1,015 16,676 38,141 210 1,015 16,676 31,472 1,225 755 18,893 40,846 730 19,153 41,837
Neither English nor French 3,805 330 3,475 17,156 22,950 330 3,475 17,123 21,553 3,805 1,005 18,038 30,138 940 20,098 30,874

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Footnote 1

'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 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

Total income - Total income refers to monetary receipts from certain sources, before income taxes and deductions, during calendar year 2010. It includes employment income from wages, salaries, tips, commissions and net income from self-employment (for both unincorporated farm and non-farm activities); income from government sources, such as social assistance, child benefits, employment insurance, old age security pension, Canada or Quebec pension plan benefits and disability income; income from employer and personal pension sources, such as private pensions and payments from annuities and RRIFs; income from investment sources, such as dividends and interest on bonds, accounts, GICs and mutual funds; and other regular cash income, such as child support payments received, spousal support payments (alimony) received and scholarships. The monetary receipts included are those that tend to be of a regular and recurring nature. It excludes one-time receipts, such as lottery winnings, gambling winnings, cash inheritances, lump sum insurance settlements, capital gains and RRSP withdrawals. Capital gains are excluded because they are not by their nature regular and recurring. It is further assumed that they are less likely to be fully spent in the period in which they are received, unlike income that is regular and recurring. Also excluded are employer's contributions to registered pension plans, Canada and Quebec pension plans, and employment insurance. Finally, voluntary inter-household transfers, imputed rent, goods and services produced for barter, and goods produced for own consumption are excluded from this total income definition.

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

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 individuals with income in that group (e.g., males aged 45 to 54).

Average income of individuals - Average income of individuals refers to the weighted mean total income of individuals aged 15 years and over who reported income for 2010. Average income is calculated from unrounded data by dividing the aggregate income of a specified group of individuals (e.g., males aged 45 to 54) by the number of individuals with income in that group.

Median and average incomes of individuals will be calculated for those individuals who are at least 15 years of age and who have an income (positive or negative).

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 4

For population with income.

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Footnote 5

For population with income.

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Footnote 6

For population with after-tax income.

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Footnote 7

For population with after-tax income.

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Footnote 8

Earnings or employment income - Refers to total income received by persons aged 15 years and over during calendar year 2010 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 2010. 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 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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Footnote 9

For population with employment income.

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Footnote 10

For population with employment income.

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Footnote 11

For population with wages and salaries.

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Footnote 12

For population with wages and salaries.

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Footnote 13

'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 14

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 15

'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 16

'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 17

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 18

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 19

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 20

'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 21

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 22

'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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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 24

'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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'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 26

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

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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 28

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 29

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

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Footnote 30

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

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Footnote 31

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

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Footnote 32

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 33

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 34

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 35

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 36

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

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Footnote 37

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 38

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 39

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-X2011041.

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