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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 British Columbia / Colombie-BritanniqueFootnote 1
Global non-response rate (GNR)Footnote 2 = 26.1 %
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 3 Aggregate income $'000 With market incomeFootnote 4 Aggregate market income $'000 With employment incomeFootnote 5 Aggregate employment income $'000 With wages and salariesFootnote 6 Aggregate wages and salaries $'000 With self-employment incomeFootnote 7 Aggregate self-employment income $'000 With investment incomeFootnote 8 Aggregate investment income $'000 With retirement pensions, superannuation and annuitiesFootnote 9 Aggregate retirement pensions, superannuation and annuities $'000 With other money incomeFootnote 10 Aggregate other money income $'000 With government transfer paymentsFootnote 11 Aggregate government transfer payments $'000 With Canada/Quebec Pension Plan benefitsFootnote 12 Aggregate Canada/Quebec Pension Plan benefits $'000 With Old Age Security pensions and Guaranteed Income SupplementFootnote 13 Aggregate Old Age Security pensions and Guaranteed Income Supplement $'000 With Employment Insurance benefitsFootnote 14 Aggregate Employment Insurance benefits $'000 With child benefitsFootnote 15 Aggregate child benefits $'000 With other income from government sourcesFootnote 16 Aggregate other income from government sources $'000 With income tax paidFootnote 17 Aggregate income tax paid $'000 With after-tax incomeFootnote 18 Aggregate after-tax income $'000 With net capital gains or lossesFootnote 19 Aggregate net capital gains or losses $'000
Total - Sex and age groupsFootnote 20 3,646,840 3,464,260 136,543,895 3,035,480 120,623,005 2,514,725 100,601,819 2,301,390 94,269,394 400,260 6,332,535 1,208,345 8,310,511 503,420 9,370,585 563,670 2,340,151 2,302,285 15,920,847 779,985 5,074,900 604,575 4,471,896 322,730 2,049,717 478,210 1,648,807 1,380,510 2,675,500 2,156,950 19,612,814 3,463,835 116,931,043 373,670 3,826,555
15 to 24 years 549,720 423,310 5,583,661 369,850 5,036,275 348,675 4,596,303 342,860 4,481,663 15,850 114,715 55,250 254,924 655 2,760 61,680 182,253 286,645 547,401 7,620 17,471 0 0 31,815 161,954 12,070 51,630 272,800 316,355 110,710 329,391 423,440 5,254,351 10,760 86,492
25 to 54 years 1,845,695 1,808,665 81,183,739 1,617,075 76,422,320 1,543,000 72,257,833 1,427,190 68,061,359 236,015 4,196,304 515,650 3,120,185 11,295 181,505 206,685 862,918 1,055,570 4,761,134 33,025 238,559 0 0 234,160 1,536,395 450,415 1,562,501 609,620 1,423,685 1,268,045 12,325,170 1,808,580 68,858,557 139,895 1,398,417
25 to 34 years 558,245 547,805 19,531,341 484,960 18,013,456 470,910 17,498,042 448,670 16,727,529 54,525 770,446 112,515 355,878 1,050 7,066 53,265 152,443 350,750 1,517,988 2,320 10,694 0 0 94,120 634,444 106,840 456,470 240,470 416,393 358,015 2,466,188 547,805 17,065,080 26,470 81,251
35 to 44 years 588,950 579,515 27,381,942 516,555 25,635,258 494,085 24,381,858 453,440 22,853,801 80,250 1,527,898 161,620 967,838 1,915 21,817 61,460 263,791 359,020 1,746,687 7,105 49,932 0 0 71,695 494,469 209,580 773,084 167,985 429,241 409,890 4,197,562 579,505 23,184,299 41,755 377,239
45 to 54 years 698,500 681,340 34,270,461 615,565 32,773,793 578,015 30,378,139 525,080 28,480,275 101,235 1,897,944 241,520 1,796,503 8,335 152,629 91,960 446,706 345,805 1,496,436 23,605 177,933 0 0 68,345 407,484 134,000 332,948 201,170 578,050 500,145 5,661,410 681,275 28,608,795 71,670 939,863
55 to 64 years 605,920 588,480 27,298,705 528,245 25,399,467 432,240 19,905,752 380,210 18,387,231 91,840 1,518,679 275,925 2,194,376 104,580 2,543,580 132,250 755,689 324,390 1,899,277 165,470 1,016,660 15,465 89,303 47,370 293,145 13,955 29,136 182,660 471,078 434,055 4,526,603 588,050 22,772,072 97,190 1,163,566
65 years and over 645,505 643,800 22,477,884 520,310 13,764,952 190,810 3,841,841 151,125 3,339,072 56,565 502,819 361,515 2,741,029 386,885 6,642,682 163,045 539,294 635,675 8,712,999 573,865 3,802,204 589,105 4,382,624 9,385 58,254 1,770 5,558 315,430 464,391 344,135 2,431,646 643,760 20,046,178 125,830 1,178,072
65 to 74 years 366,655 365,280 13,439,331 298,220 8,721,128 139,005 3,333,445 110,205 2,900,545 42,405 432,923 192,490 1,432,041 204,230 3,644,734 91,170 311,039 358,135 4,718,117 326,655 2,087,895 322,740 2,312,544 8,360 52,938 1,490 4,330 152,045 260,341 210,065 1,577,015 365,245 11,862,248 72,280 681,695
75 years and over 278,850 278,520 9,038,559 222,090 5,043,688 51,805 508,410 40,920 438,594 14,160 69,886 169,020 1,309,026 182,655 2,998,033 71,875 228,256 277,540 3,994,880 247,215 1,714,276 266,370 2,070,044 1,020 5,312 275 1,212 163,390 204,058 134,070 854,632 278,515 8,183,931 53,550 496,377
Male 1,775,440 1,695,675 80,510,261 1,505,140 73,375,078 1,292,050 61,867,333 1,171,665 57,603,121 221,760 4,264,182 565,315 4,409,301 255,495 5,859,761 266,455 1,238,694 1,021,155 7,135,175 363,445 2,613,646 273,785 1,954,222 161,100 993,286 21,920 74,869 749,320 1,499,168 1,136,365 13,010,934 1,695,790 67,499,442 187,890 2,322,897
15 to 24 years 283,090 215,910 3,112,266 187,585 2,839,868 175,985 2,620,657 172,430 2,543,155 8,900 77,503 28,235 124,082 325 1,024 31,225 94,099 148,515 272,447 3,620 8,105 0 0 19,725 100,467 685 3,028 143,775 160,860 65,090 224,048 216,040 2,888,243 5,785 45,553
25 to 54 years 894,020 884,395 47,660,821 801,710 46,045,072 778,670 43,867,988 714,980 41,123,514 126,500 2,744,511 242,345 1,646,050 6,250 121,543 96,675 409,146 411,920 1,615,979 11,970 92,544 0 0 108,275 672,130 19,035 65,012 344,065 786,274 669,955 8,199,693 884,390 39,461,061 74,305 819,587
25 to 34 years 274,660 271,735 11,148,445 244,950 10,674,549 239,975 10,410,113 227,715 9,921,340 29,155 488,879 55,025 183,516 495 3,030 27,730 77,744 155,125 473,915 980 4,809 0 0 40,630 239,769 3,115 13,047 135,390 216,296 193,470 1,598,856 271,730 9,549,509 15,925 31,510
35 to 44 years 281,195 277,875 16,136,837 254,860 15,654,802 249,270 15,002,497 227,505 13,978,419 42,370 1,023,945 75,495 525,744 1,110 14,627 27,565 111,999 115,640 481,956 2,375 18,637 0 0 32,395 206,132 7,960 28,965 93,105 228,199 218,860 2,841,372 277,870 13,295,506 22,350 203,330
45 to 54 years 338,165 334,795 20,375,795 301,905 19,715,701 289,430 18,455,386 259,760 17,223,408 54,970 1,231,799 111,825 936,792 4,650 103,955 41,370 219,407 141,160 660,128 8,615 69,095 0 0 35,245 226,260 7,960 23,000 115,575 341,779 257,625 3,759,424 334,780 16,616,260 36,025 584,733
55 to 64 years 295,445 292,870 16,692,163 262,330 15,706,278 225,270 12,543,081 196,185 11,492,643 51,060 1,050,385 128,530 1,176,600 54,505 1,578,904 60,900 407,406 162,415 985,823 74,700 498,527 2,260 12,425 26,595 177,543 1,800 5,435 107,045 291,851 223,615 3,008,366 292,860 13,683,652 47,005 687,629
65 years and over 302,890 302,505 13,045,340 253,515 8,784,377 112,130 2,835,490 88,070 2,443,668 35,310 391,737 166,210 1,462,540 194,415 4,158,332 77,650 328,015 298,310 4,260,855 273,150 2,014,431 271,520 1,941,801 6,510 43,109 405 1,379 154,440 260,190 177,710 1,578,858 302,505 11,466,502 60,790 770,178
65 to 74 years 177,300 176,985 8,124,117 149,655 5,717,846 81,085 2,426,546 63,725 2,091,418 26,410 335,253 91,250 802,225 105,105 2,298,511 44,005 190,479 173,170 2,406,189 159,185 1,139,179 152,525 1,071,246 5,760 39,137 340 1,007 82,030 155,605 110,975 1,045,796 176,990 7,078,349 35,455 433,834
75 years and over 125,585 125,515 4,921,224 103,865 3,066,525 31,040 408,876 24,345 352,364 8,900 56,485 74,960 660,271 89,315 1,859,820 33,650 137,557 125,140 1,854,738 113,960 875,215 118,995 870,518 750 3,973 65 352 72,405 104,587 66,730 533,065 125,510 4,388,154 25,340 336,346
Female 1,871,395 1,768,585 56,033,615 1,530,340 47,247,920 1,222,675 38,734,480 1,129,725 36,666,078 178,500 2,068,345 643,030 3,901,209 247,925 3,510,816 297,215 1,101,455 1,281,125 8,785,638 416,540 2,461,256 330,790 2,517,638 161,630 1,056,430 456,285 1,573,955 631,190 1,176,342 1,020,585 6,601,878 1,768,045 49,431,766 185,780 1,503,658
15 to 24 years 266,625 207,405 2,471,394 182,265 2,196,475 172,695 1,975,774 170,435 1,938,573 6,955 37,204 27,020 130,843 325 1,762 30,460 88,154 138,130 274,953 4,005 9,366 0 0 12,090 61,513 11,390 48,602 129,025 155,495 45,620 105,343 207,400 2,366,047 4,975 40,978
25 to 54 years 951,675 924,265 33,522,720 815,370 30,377,742 764,330 28,389,831 712,215 26,937,891 109,515 1,451,779 273,305 1,474,132 5,045 59,946 110,015 453,793 643,650 3,145,154 21,055 146,014 0 0 125,885 864,267 431,380 1,497,507 265,555 637,411 598,090 4,125,520 924,195 29,397,300 65,590 578,782
25 to 34 years 283,585 276,075 8,382,920 240,015 7,338,920 230,940 7,087,899 220,955 6,806,208 25,365 281,559 57,490 172,348 555 4,069 25,530 74,684 195,625 1,044,095 1,335 5,907 0 0 53,495 394,672 103,725 443,402 105,080 200,097 164,540 867,263 276,070 7,515,730 10,545 49,736
35 to 44 years 307,755 301,640 11,245,105 261,690 9,980,222 244,815 9,379,335 225,940 8,875,120 37,880 504,055 86,120 442,094 810 7,139 33,895 151,814 243,385 1,264,777 4,730 31,259 0 0 39,295 288,302 201,620 744,137 74,885 201,054 191,030 1,356,192 301,635 9,888,820 19,400 173,864
45 to 54 years 360,335 346,550 13,894,904 313,660 13,058,403 288,580 11,922,758 265,325 11,256,567 46,270 666,229 129,690 859,673 3,680 48,684 50,585 227,276 204,645 836,308 14,990 108,875 0 0 33,100 181,254 126,040 309,948 85,595 236,271 242,520 1,902,038 346,490 11,992,745 35,640 355,191
55 to 64 years 310,480 295,615 10,606,798 265,915 9,693,427 206,975 7,362,445 184,030 6,894,092 40,785 468,375 147,400 1,017,732 50,080 964,807 71,350 348,226 161,975 913,452 90,765 518,101 13,205 76,822 20,780 115,569 12,160 23,688 75,615 179,226 210,445 1,518,185 295,195 9,088,613 50,185 475,999
65 years and over 342,620 341,300 9,432,568 266,800 4,980,467 78,680 1,006,369 63,050 895,387 21,250 111,028 195,305 1,278,530 192,470 2,484,343 85,390 211,273 337,370 4,452,075 300,715 1,787,774 317,585 2,440,785 2,875 15,145 1,360 4,179 161,000 204,207 166,430 852,832 341,260 8,579,829 65,035 407,896
65 to 74 years 189,355 188,290 5,315,223 148,575 3,003,290 57,915 906,848 46,480 809,140 15,995 97,625 101,245 629,815 99,125 1,346,206 47,165 120,560 184,970 2,311,926 167,470 948,744 170,210 1,241,298 2,605 13,831 1,155 3,323 70,010 104,737 99,090 531,262 188,255 4,783,918 36,820 247,858
75 years and over 153,265 153,010 4,117,347 118,225 1,977,177 20,770 99,600 16,575 86,230 5,260 13,391 94,060 648,748 93,345 1,138,141 38,230 90,701 152,395 2,140,144 133,250 839,058 147,375 1,199,488 270 1,314 210 858 90,985 99,470 67,335 321,570 153,000 3,795,785 28,210 160,038
Total - Population by decile of adjusted after-tax family incomeFootnote 21 3,646,840 3,464,260 136,543,698 3,035,485 120,623,005 2,514,725 100,601,819 2,301,395 94,269,189 400,265 6,332,456 1,208,345 8,310,511 503,420 9,370,585 563,670 2,340,151 2,302,285 15,920,812 779,985 5,074,868 604,575 4,471,896 322,730 2,049,749 478,205 1,648,807 1,380,510 2,675,500 2,156,955 19,612,814 3,463,835 116,931,043 373,670 3,826,555
In bottom half of the Canadian distribution 1,758,535 1,638,400 32,610,547 1,278,230 23,056,609 969,530 18,938,780 850,615 17,460,186 185,110 1,478,587 449,615 1,149,392 224,505 2,360,422 212,200 608,085 1,399,165 9,553,947 422,245 2,569,353 355,380 2,876,145 163,030 1,062,574 265,595 1,195,527 1,063,215 1,850,355 670,650 2,180,022 1,638,285 30,430,511 117,910 1,668,381
In bottom decile 416,595 366,010 2,631,969 191,480 1,094,299 144,385 826,897 116,995 804,412 36,295 22,458 62,765 134,471 6,925 47,942 33,465 85,013 343,005 1,537,647 39,325 202,124 13,275 119,964 19,920 102,369 60,630 364,255 312,730 748,932 25,005 224,805 366,035 2,407,176 18,460 1,062,508
In second decile 364,350 344,210 5,672,853 253,445 2,929,052 179,555 2,452,963 151,890 2,141,561 39,980 311,356 88,415 188,826 37,165 175,361 39,280 111,923 320,240 2,743,772 113,635 587,724 117,575 1,181,123 32,715 227,227 51,680 304,253 275,875 443,448 88,420 127,278 344,185 5,545,541 20,655 179,523
In third decile 319,865 302,655 6,455,068 262,290 4,478,916 191,415 3,674,171 167,745 3,311,243 36,780 362,904 93,655 226,309 58,375 456,574 43,365 121,847 267,620 1,976,252 96,770 619,550 84,460 618,474 35,485 246,026 50,545 214,276 203,030 277,939 144,335 315,120 302,640 6,139,968 23,600 148,691
In fourth decile 327,340 310,400 8,136,732 280,185 6,402,088 218,460 5,254,892 197,315 4,872,338 35,930 382,446 99,815 276,418 61,340 724,066 47,355 146,698 247,100 1,734,707 89,315 597,685 73,485 506,960 37,535 245,645 51,790 172,416 165,265 211,990 191,615 600,830 310,335 7,535,911 26,725 156,701
In fifth decile 330,380 315,120 9,714,031 290,825 8,152,413 235,710 6,729,808 216,670 6,330,466 36,130 399,390 104,970 323,365 60,695 956,473 48,745 142,617 221,205 1,561,604 83,195 562,300 66,585 449,623 37,375 241,307 50,950 140,325 106,315 168,036 221,275 911,992 315,090 8,801,855 28,470 120,901
In top half of the Canadian distribution 1,888,305 1,825,860 103,933,170 1,757,250 97,566,419 1,545,195 81,663,002 1,450,780 76,809,177 215,160 4,853,882 758,725 7,161,104 278,910 7,010,128 351,465 1,732,070 903,115 6,366,830 357,735 2,505,548 249,190 1,595,749 159,705 987,112 212,615 453,296 317,295 825,153 1,486,300 17,432,751 1,825,545 86,500,377 255,760 2,158,177
In sixth decile 347,080 331,650 11,760,618 311,050 10,261,497 259,355 8,555,121 240,365 8,118,834 36,350 436,239 114,370 404,280 61,035 1,142,247 54,520 159,763 202,070 1,499,253 81,215 558,010 62,805 418,628 36,510 230,497 51,850 120,263 70,360 171,853 248,070 1,294,026 331,585 10,466,696 33,055 167,442
In seventh decile 359,185 345,735 14,002,738 328,850 12,571,695 281,250 10,584,676 263,640 10,086,203 37,595 498,610 124,970 529,261 59,510 1,275,638 58,695 181,829 195,190 1,431,194 77,610 535,588 58,540 387,602 36,365 232,423 49,895 98,717 65,350 176,800 270,250 1,730,782 345,730 12,272,050 37,985 175,371
In eighth decile 375,925 363,395 17,003,237 349,965 15,689,957 307,215 13,432,281 289,635 12,854,385 38,920 578,132 138,360 659,606 56,450 1,391,706 64,175 206,220 186,375 1,313,281 72,080 504,419 52,405 338,997 34,580 211,888 44,885 89,402 65,725 168,601 296,040 2,372,948 363,245 14,630,282 44,240 234,278
In ninth decile 402,620 391,145 21,835,409 380,970 20,650,443 344,395 17,952,891 326,900 17,181,528 43,450 771,302 162,950 938,026 52,695 1,466,449 74,195 293,200 175,530 1,184,978 66,010 467,598 45,310 279,527 32,375 191,653 38,830 82,108 64,225 164,033 329,700 3,406,594 391,100 18,428,856 53,780 227,231
In top decile 403,495 393,930 39,330,831 386,420 38,393,148 352,980 31,137,789 330,245 28,568,183 58,850 2,569,783 218,080 4,629,979 49,215 1,733,996 99,875 891,035 143,955 938,197 60,825 439,934 30,135 170,963 19,870 120,681 27,155 62,796 51,630 143,867 342,240 8,628,312 393,885 30,703,077 86,695 1,353,877
Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degreeFootnote 22 3,646,840 3,464,260 136,543,895 3,035,485 120,623,005 2,514,725 100,601,819 2,301,395 94,269,189 400,265 6,332,535 1,208,345 8,310,511 503,420 9,370,585 563,665 2,340,130 2,302,280 15,920,812 779,980 5,074,900 604,570 4,471,896 322,730 2,049,749 478,205 1,648,807 1,380,515 2,675,500 2,156,955 19,612,769 3,463,835 116,931,043 373,670 3,826,555
No certificate, diploma or degree 607,655 500,125 11,866,705 378,275 8,233,933 263,330 6,217,248 239,385 5,772,535 36,060 444,702 141,490 724,218 93,775 1,114,652 56,805 177,757 376,620 3,632,772 181,035 1,085,052 170,625 1,429,943 40,555 236,972 43,770 205,130 262,870 675,719 202,335 1,100,375 500,120 10,766,276 33,135 298,072
High school diploma or equivalentFootnote 23 1,009,395 967,860 29,947,514 834,990 25,854,961 697,495 21,566,238 646,870 20,392,834 90,550 1,173,406 285,465 1,781,878 121,475 1,965,709 147,580 541,113 676,000 4,092,529 198,175 1,240,410 147,300 1,089,468 88,660 516,881 120,910 436,459 444,270 809,349 545,860 3,692,209 967,650 26,255,238 80,755 782,964
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeFootnote 24 2,029,785 1,996,280 94,729,656 1,822,210 86,534,315 1,553,900 72,818,358 1,415,140 68,104,015 273,655 4,714,285 781,390 5,804,449 288,175 6,290,138 359,280 1,621,283 1,249,660 8,195,511 400,770 2,749,405 286,655 1,952,490 193,520 1,295,893 313,530 1,007,220 673,370 1,190,440 1,408,760 14,820,203 1,996,060 79,909,555 259,780 2,745,519
Postsecondary certificate or diploma below bachelor levelFootnote 25 1,223,820 1,203,885 49,352,643 1,083,485 43,696,600 913,595 36,976,985 832,220 35,022,086 150,890 1,954,973 420,660 2,574,089 188,660 3,388,760 201,975 756,634 799,600 5,656,081 278,045 1,899,850 203,580 1,409,469 130,050 825,719 183,645 620,857 451,850 900,210 827,475 6,834,649 1,203,775 42,517,954 130,290 1,075,255
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above 805,965 792,395 45,377,001 738,725 42,837,709 640,305 35,841,135 582,920 33,081,922 122,755 2,759,224 360,730 3,230,323 99,515 2,901,488 157,305 864,651 450,060 2,539,395 122,720 849,589 83,065 543,020 63,465 470,206 129,880 386,379 221,520 290,228 581,285 7,985,573 792,285 37,391,613 129,485 1,670,260
Total - Population by Aboriginal identity 3,646,840 3,464,260 136,543,895 3,035,480 120,623,005 2,514,725 100,601,819 2,301,395 94,269,189 400,260 6,332,456 1,208,345 8,310,511 503,420 9,370,585 563,670 2,340,151 2,302,280 15,920,812 779,980 5,074,900 604,575 4,471,896 322,735 2,049,717 478,210 1,648,824 1,380,510 2,675,510 2,156,950 19,612,769 3,463,840 116,931,043 373,670 3,826,555
Aboriginal identityFootnote 26 171,610 157,235 4,402,633 119,500 3,603,253 109,665 3,315,328 104,290 3,173,931 10,630 141,472 18,830 91,037 8,670 130,582 14,845 66,167 118,055 799,535 21,535 118,124 14,520 129,314 20,460 126,786 31,675 159,383 87,600 265,908 67,260 446,625 157,210 3,955,993 4,620 25,843
First Nations (North American Indian) single identityFootnote 27 112,090 101,735 2,523,830 73,325 1,981,659 67,545 1,839,064 64,885 1,779,192 5,185 59,782 9,265 41,889 4,540 63,791 8,295 37,112 80,265 542,050 12,740 63,822 8,900 84,233 12,835 78,590 22,445 123,114 61,865 192,271 35,170 207,168 101,730 2,316,671 2,075 5,044
Métis single identity 53,505 49,990 1,692,223 41,745 1,463,325 38,340 1,335,863 35,790 1,258,129 5,110 77,781 8,410 43,594 3,640 59,547 5,720 24,289 33,995 228,920 7,710 47,264 4,915 38,709 6,925 43,313 8,365 32,416 23,230 67,204 29,080 215,937 49,980 1,476,251 2,130 12,691
Inuk (Inuit) single identity 1,085 920 21,634 640 15,984 570 15,321 550 15,177 35 247 75 -7 30 281 95 419 745 5,617 150 1,252 40 316 155 949 205 962 575 2,156 390 1,885 920 19,867 30 222
Multiple Aboriginal identitiesFootnote 28 1,615 1,415 45,872 1,125 38,208 1,020 35,900 985 34,870 65 1,080 120 85 45 902 160 1,160 1,010 7,785 135 987 115 1,047 230 1,794 355 1,688 585 2,255 715 5,288 1,415 40,739 25 -7
Aboriginal identities not included elsewhereFootnote 29 3,315 3,170 119,077 2,665 103,987 2,200 89,007 2,085 86,557 235 2,469 955 5,524 410 6,114 590 3,216 2,030 15,200 805 4,802 555 5,048 315 2,113 295 1,179 1,340 1,998 1,905 16,341 3,170 102,550 360 7,982
Non-Aboriginal identity 3,475,225 3,307,025 132,141,286 2,915,975 117,019,916 2,405,060 97,286,501 2,197,100 91,095,469 389,635 6,191,131 1,189,515 8,219,448 494,750 9,239,996 548,825 2,273,963 2,184,230 15,121,277 758,445 4,956,778 590,055 4,342,538 302,280 1,922,962 446,535 1,489,424 1,292,910 2,409,604 2,089,690 19,166,193 3,306,625 112,974,900 369,050 3,800,721
Total - Population by Registered or Treaty Indian statusFootnote 30 3,646,840 3,464,260 136,543,895 3,035,480 120,623,005 2,514,725 100,601,819 2,301,395 94,269,189 400,260 6,332,456 1,208,345 8,310,511 503,420 9,370,585 563,670 2,340,151 2,302,280 15,920,812 779,985 5,074,900 604,575 4,471,896 322,730 2,049,749 478,205 1,648,807 1,380,510 2,675,500 2,156,955 19,612,814 3,463,835 116,931,043 373,670 3,826,555
Registered or Treaty IndianFootnote 31 90,500 82,625 1,969,720 57,445 1,510,951 52,455 1,418,873 50,745 1,377,828 3,360 41,038 6,935 23,141 3,560 43,285 6,530 25,706 66,875 458,643 10,945 52,499 8,020 78,367 10,380 63,576 18,555 104,401 52,215 159,849 25,685 145,853 82,630 1,823,763 1,550 9,401
Not a Registered or Treaty Indian 3,556,340 3,381,630 134,574,141 2,978,040 119,112,084 2,462,270 99,182,934 2,250,645 92,891,346 396,905 6,291,421 1,201,410 8,287,372 499,860 9,327,313 557,140 2,314,445 2,235,405 15,462,134 769,040 5,022,404 596,555 4,393,534 312,355 1,986,141 459,655 1,544,427 1,328,295 2,515,652 2,131,265 19,466,968 3,381,210 115,107,302 372,125 3,817,195
Total - Population by Aboriginal ancestryFootnote 32 3,646,840 3,464,260 136,543,895 3,035,480 120,623,005 2,514,725 100,601,819 2,301,395 94,269,394 400,265 6,332,535 1,208,345 8,310,511 503,420 9,370,585 563,670 2,340,130 2,302,285 15,920,812 779,985 5,074,868 604,570 4,471,859 322,730 2,049,717 478,210 1,648,807 1,380,510 2,675,500 2,156,950 19,612,769 3,463,835 116,931,043 373,670 3,826,555
Aboriginal ancestryFootnote 33 197,925 182,815 5,542,327 144,850 4,664,098 132,440 4,246,284 124,740 4,029,158 14,850 217,086 26,915 140,674 11,860 198,182 18,895 79,051 132,565 878,359 25,530 147,176 16,310 138,834 23,275 143,852 36,325 172,325 94,575 276,125 86,320 617,695 182,795 4,924,714 7,135 51,898
First Nations (North American Indian) ancestryFootnote 34 150,535 138,345 3,982,036 106,385 3,291,999 96,780 2,991,256 91,615 2,841,575 9,950 149,758 18,750 96,111 8,705 143,402 13,815 61,215 103,095 690,080 19,570 109,234 12,860 113,082 16,925 103,195 28,000 140,384 75,575 224,151 59,560 413,600 138,325 3,568,471 4,815 36,008
Métis ancestry 51,545 48,410 1,693,638 41,690 1,484,905 38,560 1,359,175 35,810 1,288,153 5,340 71,264 8,865 46,654 3,430 59,347 5,550 19,650 32,215 208,626 6,595 42,049 3,880 29,662 6,710 42,913 9,190 35,403 20,870 58,670 28,940 219,518 48,410 1,474,012 2,500 16,847
Inuit ancestry 1,730 1,535 43,831 1,225 36,833 1,130 33,890 1,065 32,152 110 1,700 200 1,590 60 852 155 621 1,100 6,960 155 879 80 607 205 1,158 385 1,671 735 2,694 735 4,929 1,535 38,926 65 162
Non-Aboriginal ancestry onlyFootnote 35 3,448,915 3,281,445 131,001,392 2,890,635 115,958,898 2,382,280 96,355,700 2,176,650 90,240,411 385,410 6,115,451 1,181,430 8,169,837 491,555 9,172,405 544,780 2,261,100 2,169,715 15,042,487 754,450 4,927,754 588,260 4,333,061 299,455 1,905,866 441,885 1,476,478 1,285,935 2,399,373 2,070,630 18,995,077 3,281,045 112,006,324 366,540 3,774,698
Total - Generation statusFootnote 36 3,646,840 3,464,260 136,543,895 3,035,485 120,623,203 2,514,725 100,601,819 2,301,390 94,269,394 400,265 6,332,535 1,208,345 8,310,511 503,420 9,370,585 563,670 2,340,151 2,302,285 15,920,847 779,980 5,074,900 604,575 4,471,896 322,730 2,049,749 478,205 1,648,824 1,380,510 2,675,500 2,156,950 19,612,814 3,463,835 116,931,043 373,670 3,826,555
First generationFootnote 37 1,209,345 1,149,660 40,753,422 975,035 35,221,246 758,695 29,062,131 682,960 27,127,377 132,805 1,934,661 443,930 2,710,346 168,830 2,742,169 172,670 706,796 811,240 5,532,174 266,355 1,605,719 238,145 1,869,995 94,240 602,467 175,180 623,575 500,725 830,372 649,655 5,459,217 1,149,475 35,294,208 125,450 1,295,192
Second generationFootnote 38 785,325 742,125 31,029,998 666,040 27,131,146 532,205 21,604,884 487,510 20,193,659 85,395 1,411,469 288,045 2,170,268 147,870 2,819,443 139,135 536,426 499,190 3,899,013 214,575 1,488,018 175,850 1,248,056 60,675 399,230 82,910 261,835 288,035 501,857 479,585 4,573,548 742,105 26,456,539 93,390 929,135
Third generation or moreFootnote 39 1,652,165 1,572,470 64,760,275 1,394,410 58,270,621 1,223,830 49,934,801 1,130,925 46,948,362 182,065 2,986,404 476,375 3,429,928 186,715 3,808,959 251,865 1,096,907 991,850 6,489,623 299,050 1,981,131 190,580 1,353,809 167,815 1,047,989 220,115 763,415 591,750 1,343,280 1,027,710 9,580,005 1,572,260 55,180,297 154,825 1,602,227
Total - Population by visible minorityFootnote 40 3,646,840 3,464,260 136,543,895 3,035,480 120,623,005 2,514,725 100,601,819 2,301,395 94,269,394 400,265 6,332,535 1,208,345 8,310,511 503,420 9,370,585 563,670 2,340,151 2,302,280 15,920,812 779,985 5,074,900 604,570 4,471,859 322,730 2,049,749 478,210 1,648,824 1,380,510 2,675,500 2,156,955 19,612,814 3,463,840 116,931,043 373,670 3,826,555
Total visible minority populationFootnote 41 963,550 888,395 27,818,908 742,755 24,681,404 624,835 22,036,768 577,680 20,785,936 87,870 1,250,838 302,285 1,518,120 50,410 722,221 115,750 404,333 613,990 3,137,451 104,300 521,764 97,835 880,263 82,825 531,276 151,105 553,961 424,420 650,168 459,475 3,446,255 888,255 24,372,629 77,745 678,314
South AsianFootnote 42 245,510 228,035 7,392,330 190,375 6,433,366 167,085 5,865,640 154,240 5,474,647 25,490 390,968 70,525 295,461 14,170 191,640 23,440 80,509 160,065 959,206 34,815 165,707 28,025 261,139 30,215 187,297 42,665 161,822 102,040 183,229 126,460 905,835 227,985 6,486,662 14,430 144,518
Chinese 376,265 348,145 10,681,340 289,440 9,517,639 224,060 8,196,389 206,700 7,730,527 31,395 465,952 153,410 838,535 20,850 294,169 58,255 188,393 239,530 1,163,830 40,270 195,426 45,485 412,219 23,610 159,538 50,550 178,112 174,565 218,599 164,155 1,349,628 348,090 9,331,718 44,830 345,856
Black 23,510 21,350 732,800 18,435 645,255 16,575 593,779 15,555 564,278 2,035 29,603 4,385 14,929 1,585 26,969 2,515 9,505 14,430 87,366 2,450 15,472 1,870 14,255 2,580 15,827 3,535 16,615 10,230 25,217 12,150 91,774 21,350 641,018 1,050 4,015
Filipino 100,670 92,910 2,991,931 83,055 2,728,742 77,915 2,601,075 75,370 2,548,179 6,555 52,717 18,275 46,619 3,970 51,807 8,240 29,420 61,685 263,123 7,790 41,962 6,060 55,277 9,195 56,932 18,705 55,664 39,850 53,279 59,295 340,133 92,900 2,651,815 3,960 29,664
Latin American 30,000 27,425 829,275 23,025 736,812 21,270 697,335 19,515 656,527 3,240 40,905 5,045 19,664 890 10,292 2,705 9,411 18,635 92,452 2,000 9,431 1,435 13,019 3,260 22,094 5,640 22,053 12,885 25,845 15,185 98,794 27,420 730,446 1,035 26,304
Arab 10,865 9,790 291,844 7,035 257,690 5,865 233,024 5,305 214,239 990 18,810 2,065 11,873 310 4,109 1,160 8,728 7,145 34,019 585 3,824 435 3,402 805 5,820 1,965 9,441 5,155 11,574 4,195 41,213 9,785 250,515 505 11,380
Southeast AsianFootnote 43 42,125 38,625 1,114,095 31,995 979,610 28,970 914,026 26,180 855,408 4,720 58,656 9,310 36,700 1,220 16,519 3,650 12,435 27,465 134,513 3,045 14,761 2,595 25,339 4,375 25,854 7,770 33,196 19,740 35,360 19,695 124,147 38,625 989,995 2,010 17,887
West AsianFootnote 44 33,435 30,615 937,164 24,160 838,302 20,770 760,912 18,480 706,566 3,645 54,668 8,735 48,599 760 13,882 3,275 14,668 21,555 98,852 2,050 8,684 2,060 19,906 2,445 16,585 4,585 17,173 16,475 36,489 13,560 126,637 30,620 810,464 1,945 19,649
Korean 44,615 39,165 948,822 29,705 837,409 23,850 714,908 20,855 651,063 4,385 63,781 11,275 87,440 1,115 15,509 3,940 19,626 28,945 111,427 3,060 12,560 2,865 25,140 2,060 12,358 7,430 30,939 21,940 30,430 14,360 101,716 39,155 847,119 2,295 45,581
Japanese 30,780 28,840 1,105,728 25,030 987,038 20,150 807,715 18,400 761,752 3,080 45,958 12,095 82,040 4,210 78,485 5,190 18,581 19,140 118,724 5,975 40,704 5,040 34,578 2,085 14,694 4,510 15,164 10,785 13,638 17,270 163,401 28,835 942,375 3,605 20,607
Visible minority, n.i.e.Footnote 45 4,855 4,510 178,459 3,890 161,386 3,435 143,375 3,255 137,327 440 6,111 1,170 10,534 370 5,109 600 2,255 2,905 17,071 605 3,655 455 3,501 470 3,282 760 3,045 1,905 3,553 2,760 25,932 4,510 152,496 380 2,190
Multiple visible minoritiesFootnote 46 20,925 18,980 615,102 16,605 558,301 14,890 507,996 13,840 485,408 1,900 22,703 6,005 25,678 955 13,719 2,785 10,801 12,500 56,839 1,650 9,592 1,500 12,490 1,725 11,065 2,980 10,721 8,840 12,951 10,400 77,087 18,980 537,995 1,685 10,616
Not a visible minorityFootnote 47 2,683,290 2,575,865 108,724,976 2,292,725 95,941,603 1,889,890 78,565,043 1,723,710 73,483,455 312,385 5,081,615 906,060 6,792,389 453,010 8,648,274 447,915 1,935,798 1,688,295 12,783,359 675,690 4,553,139 506,740 3,591,632 239,905 1,518,441 327,105 1,094,863 956,090 2,025,334 1,697,475 16,166,515 2,575,585 92,558,404 295,930 3,148,236
Total - Immigrant status and period of immigrationFootnote 48 3,646,840 3,464,260 136,543,895 3,035,485 120,623,203 2,514,725 100,601,819 2,301,390 94,269,189 400,265 6,332,535 1,208,345 8,310,511 503,420 9,370,585 563,670 2,340,151 2,302,280 15,920,812 779,985 5,074,868 604,575 4,471,896 322,730 2,049,717 478,210 1,648,824 1,380,510 2,675,500 2,156,955 19,612,814 3,463,835 116,931,211 373,670 3,826,555
Non-immigrantsFootnote 49 2,448,860 2,325,335 96,297,557 2,070,320 85,879,994 1,765,115 71,935,072 1,626,820 67,506,394 268,870 4,428,652 768,000 5,627,701 335,415 6,648,324 393,020 1,669,041 1,497,265 10,417,491 514,605 3,476,500 367,005 2,605,687 229,355 1,452,852 304,475 1,030,132 883,890 1,852,312 1,514,080 14,242,298 2,325,100 82,055,378 249,355 2,532,010
ImmigrantsFootnote 50 1,139,250 1,085,250 38,914,920 928,320 33,517,941 717,400 27,539,178 643,770 25,674,895 128,510 1,864,041 431,430 2,635,962 167,125 2,705,034 166,040 637,798 764,690 5,396,966 264,080 1,591,357 236,345 1,854,420 90,270 574,560 169,125 598,035 461,115 778,556 621,860 5,182,617 1,085,070 33,732,178 122,375 1,270,762
Before 1981 384,555 380,040 16,209,864 331,760 13,107,432 206,345 8,947,758 177,925 8,249,718 46,700 698,101 197,655 1,526,431 139,215 2,305,919 81,440 327,338 286,815 3,102,267 206,465 1,363,671 179,440 1,312,918 18,150 115,654 23,380 62,568 140,720 247,475 248,105 2,340,144 380,005 13,869,651 64,205 770,699
1981 to 1990 156,450 153,845 5,982,478 130,260 5,372,310 110,230 4,780,717 98,790 4,471,007 20,215 309,488 59,145 362,085 11,420 152,577 20,220 76,986 99,315 609,942 24,735 99,157 24,730 224,520 13,975 89,578 26,220 82,918 64,525 113,747 93,095 829,001 153,795 5,153,410 16,235 151,115
1991 to 2000 301,145 288,035 9,186,575 241,035 8,187,223 204,840 7,505,520 185,370 6,996,454 33,855 508,842 97,740 411,736 10,180 148,917 36,130 121,133 198,690 999,423 24,125 85,811 32,180 317,015 25,945 166,541 58,755 219,758 136,220 210,265 149,500 1,102,098 288,000 8,084,515 25,520 195,642
2001 to 2009 259,705 238,840 6,936,718 205,850 6,299,364 179,415 5,788,431 165,845 5,462,796 26,130 325,671 71,480 316,195 5,765 92,539 26,065 102,220 162,905 637,401 8,185 39,904 0 0 30,405 191,804 56,820 219,425 106,455 186,272 122,100 831,520 238,780 6,105,214 15,555 116,880
2001 to 2005 142,775 132,160 4,002,700 114,940 3,639,540 100,410 3,359,291 92,005 3,151,469 15,925 207,912 41,915 173,694 3,055 49,585 15,595 56,779 90,585 363,185 5,275 24,252 0 0 17,055 109,923 33,115 123,855 57,655 105,127 69,615 480,494 132,105 3,522,209 10,160 96,168
2006 to 2009 116,925 106,685 2,934,025 90,905 2,659,977 79,005 2,428,977 73,840 2,311,321 10,200 117,820 29,565 142,499 2,710 42,954 10,475 45,441 72,325 274,216 2,910 15,628 0 0 13,350 81,848 23,705 95,588 48,800 81,145 52,485 351,026 106,680 2,583,132 5,395 20,675
Total - Mother tongueFootnote 51 3,646,835 3,464,260 136,543,698 3,035,480 120,623,005 2,514,725 100,601,819 2,301,395 94,269,394 400,260 6,332,535 1,208,345 8,310,511 503,420 9,370,585 563,670 2,340,151 2,302,280 15,920,847 779,980 5,074,900 604,570 4,471,896 322,730 2,049,749 478,205 1,648,807 1,380,510 2,675,510 2,156,955 19,612,814 3,463,835 116,931,043 373,670 3,826,555
English 2,527,530 2,411,550 101,424,346 2,152,275 90,337,823 1,814,765 74,974,643 1,665,780 70,244,510 285,855 4,730,078 818,190 6,026,115 379,795 7,551,474 416,740 1,785,548 1,556,895 11,086,385 566,490 3,828,425 408,280 2,861,641 230,800 1,464,198 311,480 1,047,134 899,980 1,884,958 1,588,260 15,154,101 2,411,310 86,270,272 270,740 2,756,745
French 51,175 49,880 2,191,848 44,110 1,907,601 35,065 1,530,588 31,680 1,425,441 6,335 105,052 18,415 131,598 10,435 180,407 8,455 65,018 33,190 284,244 15,915 104,259 12,560 93,053 5,075 34,195 4,940 15,639 18,240 37,105 34,100 334,903 49,840 1,856,993 5,720 63,019
Non-official language 1,018,980 957,850 31,433,185 800,490 27,053,266 631,450 22,918,870 572,415 21,469,928 104,050 1,449,085 358,050 2,089,865 109,095 1,575,982 132,235 468,411 681,515 4,379,988 190,645 1,098,252 178,175 1,473,470 82,925 525,565 154,760 561,779 441,745 720,916 509,375 3,940,336 957,715 27,492,741 93,545 961,916
Aboriginal 8,320 8,005 167,907 4,410 98,438 3,465 89,196 3,325 88,222 210 961 660 1,446 750 5,482 600 2,384 7,145 69,339 3,155 12,908 2,945 30,786 620 4,543 1,230 6,522 5,725 14,583 1,380 7,189 8,005 160,620 130 538
Non-Aboriginal 1,010,660 949,845 31,265,251 796,085 26,954,702 627,990 22,829,675 569,090 21,381,531 103,845 1,448,087 357,390 2,088,429 108,345 1,570,445 131,635 466,029 674,375 4,310,649 187,490 1,085,342 175,230 1,442,728 82,300 520,988 153,530 555,277 436,025 706,332 507,995 3,933,145 949,715 27,332,144 93,415 961,366
English and French 2,785 2,655 90,832 2,255 76,435 1,845 63,403 1,645 58,903 350 4,510 805 4,161 400 7,446 455 1,449 1,895 14,402 790 5,398 495 3,670 205 1,136 250 892 1,390 3,319 1,490 11,128 2,655 79,709 240 1,936
English and non-official language 44,595 40,615 1,339,030 34,800 1,190,624 30,335 1,066,498 28,730 1,026,896 3,465 39,654 12,320 53,322 3,460 51,850 5,470 18,810 27,635 148,464 5,835 36,411 4,785 37,765 3,595 23,788 6,520 22,322 18,350 28,166 22,675 162,560 40,605 1,176,569 3,225 36,603
French and non-official language 1,540 1,485 57,261 1,340 50,450 1,080 41,114 975 37,223 180 3,967 475 5,095 215 3,372 280 873 1,000 6,759 280 1,948 255 1,996 110 855 255 985 680 970 935 7,724 1,480 49,536 155 1,182
English, French and non-official language 235 235 7,564 220 6,967 180 6,513 175 6,281 30 70 90 409 20 93 45 16 145 539 25 140 30 265 0 0 15 35 130 83 125 2,022 235 5,545 40 4,983
Total - First official language spokenFootnote 52 3,646,840 3,464,260 136,543,698 3,035,485 120,623,005 2,514,720 100,601,819 2,301,395 94,269,394 400,265 6,332,535 1,208,345 8,310,511 503,415 9,370,585 563,665 2,340,151 2,302,280 15,920,812 779,985 5,074,868 604,570 4,471,859 322,735 2,049,717 478,210 1,648,824 1,380,515 2,675,500 2,156,955 19,612,769 3,463,840 116,931,043 373,670 3,826,555
English 3,468,345 3,295,155 131,914,688 2,911,715 117,070,671 2,430,185 97,770,455 2,224,995 91,644,952 386,405 6,125,431 1,148,950 7,978,135 482,405 9,089,688 543,265 2,232,550 2,169,790 14,844,067 733,460 4,858,313 553,360 3,975,350 307,360 1,955,947 457,000 1,559,961 1,284,920 2,494,483 2,087,365 19,093,639 3,294,830 112,821,033 360,025 3,672,869
French 48,705 47,380 2,108,159 41,955 1,847,747 33,730 1,487,030 30,410 1,377,805 6,160 109,312 17,495 131,542 9,365 164,609 7,980 64,411 31,245 260,646 14,185 93,206 11,290 83,527 4,890 33,565 4,980 15,531 17,200 34,784 32,365 326,379 47,335 1,781,813 5,470 64,543
English and French 12,950 11,175 382,058 9,610 344,435 8,180 302,967 7,540 282,846 1,340 20,004 3,625 22,336 770 13,689 1,645 5,439 7,290 37,785 1,270 7,555 1,270 10,128 875 5,883 1,800 6,479 4,930 7,771 5,675 48,594 11,175 333,446 1,010 2,802
Neither English nor French 116,835 110,550 2,138,764 72,195 1,360,373 42,630 1,041,403 38,445 963,777 6,355 77,715 38,280 178,527 10,880 102,610 10,780 37,770 93,960 778,350 31,065 115,783 38,655 402,884 9,605 54,324 14,435 66,873 73,460 138,471 31,540 144,170 110,495 1,994,571 7,165 86,338

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Footnote(s)

Footnote 1

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

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Footnote 2

For the 2011 National Household Survey (NHS) estimates, the global non-response rate (GNR) is used as an indicator of data quality. This indicator combines complete non-response (household) and partial non-response (question) into a single rate. The value of the GNR is presented to users. A smaller GNR indicates a lower risk of non-response bias and as a result, lower risk of inaccuracy. The threshold used for estimates' suppression is a GNR of 50% or more. For more information, please refer to the National Household Survey User Guide, 2011.

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Footnote 3

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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Footnote 4

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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Footnote 6

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

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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 20

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

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Footnote 21

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 22

'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 23

'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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'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 25

'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 26

'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 27

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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'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 29

'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 30

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 31

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 32

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 33

'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 34

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 35

'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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'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 39

'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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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 42

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

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Footnote 43

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

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Footnote 44

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

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Footnote 45

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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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 47

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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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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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 51

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

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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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