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Ethnic origins, 2006 counts, for Canada, provinces and territories - 20% sample data
Ethnic origins | Total responses1 | Single responses | Multiple responses1 | |
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Total population2 | 31,241,030 | 18,319,580 | 12,921,445 | |
Canadian | 10,066,290 | 5,748,725 | 4,317,570 | |
English | 6,570,015 | 1,367,125 | 5,202,890 | |
French | 4,941,210 | 1,230,535 | 3,710,675 | |
Scottish | 4,719,850 | 568,515 | 4,151,340 | |
Irish | 4,354,155 | 491,030 | 3,863,125 | |
German | 3,179,425 | 670,640 | 2,508,785 | |
Italian | 1,445,335 | 741,045 | 704,285 | |
Chinese | 1,346,510 | 1,135,365 | 211,145 | |
North American Indian | 1,253,615 | 512,150 | 741,470 | |
Ukrainian | 1,209,085 | 300,590 | 908,495 | |
Dutch (Netherlands) | 1,035,965 | 303,400 | 732,560 | |
Polish | 984,565 | 269,375 | 715,190 | |
East Indian | 962,665 | 780,175 | 182,495 | |
Russian | 500,600 | 98,245 | 402,355 | |
Welsh | 440,965 | 27,115 | 413,855 | |
Filipino | 436,190 | 321,390 | 114,800 | |
Norwegian | 432,515 | 44,790 | 387,725 | |
Portuguese | 410,850 | 262,230 | 148,625 | |
Métis | 409,065 | 77,295 | 331,770 | |
British Isles, n.i.e.3 | 403,915 | 94,145 | 309,770 | |
Swedish | 334,765 | 28,445 | 306,325 | |
Spanish | 325,730 | 67,475 | 258,255 | |
American | 316,350 | 28,785 | 287,565 | |
Hungarian (Magyar) | 315,510 | 88,685 | 226,820 | |
Jewish | 315,120 | 134,045 | 181,070 | |
Greek | 242,685 | 145,250 | 97,435 | |
Jamaican | 231,110 | 134,320 | 96,785 | |
Danish | 200,035 | 33,770 | 166,265 | |
Austrian | 194,255 | 27,060 | 167,195 | |
Romanian | 192,170 | 79,650 | 112,515 | |
Vietnamese | 180,125 | 136,445 | 43,685 | |
Belgian | 168,910 | 33,670 | 135,240 | |
Lebanese | 165,150 | 103,855 | 61,295 | |
Québécois | 146,585 | 96,835 | 49,750 | |
Korean | 146,550 | 137,790 | 8,755 | |
African, n.i.e.3 | 138,750 | 52,745 | 86,005 | |
Swiss | 137,775 | 25,180 | 112,600 | |
Finnish | 131,040 | 30,195 | 100,850 | |
Pakistani | 124,730 | 89,605 | 35,125 | |
Iranian | 121,510 | 99,225 | 22,280 | |
Croatian | 110,880 | 56,405 | 54,475 | |
Sri Lankan | 103,625 | 79,515 | 24,105 | |
Haitian | 102,430 | 80,920 | 21,505 | |
Japanese | 98,900 | 56,470 | 42,430 | |
Czech | 98,090 | 23,570 | 74,520 | |
Acadian | 96,145 | 26,370 | 69,775 | |
Icelandic | 88,875 | 9,950 | 78,925 | |
Arab, n.i.e.3 | 86,135 | 55,565 | 30,565 | |
Serbian | 72,690 | 46,035 | 26,650 | |
Inuit | 65,885 | 40,975 | 24,910 | |
Yugoslav, n.i.e.3 | 65,305 | 21,095 | 44,200 | |
Slovak | 64,145 | 20,970 | 43,180 | |
Mexican | 61,505 | 26,080 | 35,425 | |
Black | 61,430 | 32,510 | 28,910 | |
Guyanese | 61,085 | 28,565 | 32,520 | |
South Asian, n.i.e.3 | 60,895 | 48,815 | 12,080 | |
Salvadorean | 59,145 | 42,145 | 17,000 | |
West Indian | 58,800 | 25,890 | 32,910 | |
Trinidadian/Tobagonian | 58,415 | 23,215 | 35,200 | |
Egyptian | 54,875 | 33,225 | 21,655 | |
Punjabi | 53,520 | 32,065 | 21,455 | |
Armenian | 50,500 | 32,530 | 17,970 | |
Afghan | 48,090 | 41,590 | 6,500 | |
Lithuanian | 46,690 | 11,425 | 35,260 | |
Moroccan | 44,630 | 28,105 | 16,520 | |
Colombian | 44,100 | 31,145 | 12,960 | |
Turk | 43,695 | 23,355 | 20,340 | |
Chilean | 38,180 | 19,215 | 18,960 | |
Somali | 37,785 | 34,025 | 3,765 | |
Maltese | 37,120 | 13,085 | 24,035 | |
Macedonian | 37,055 | 18,515 | 18,540 | |
Czechoslovakian | 36,970 | 6,360 | 30,615 | |
Scandinavian, n.i.e.3 | 36,140 | 4,700 | 31,440 | |
Slovenian | 35,935 | 15,160 | 20,775 | |
European, n.i.e.3 | 35,795 | 17,010 | 18,785 | |
Tamil | 34,590 | 18,010 | 16,585 | |
Syrian | 31,375 | 13,315 | 18,055 | |
Australian | 30,635 | 2,975 | 27,660 | |
Barbadian | 30,435 | 11,660 | 18,775 | |
Iraqi | 29,955 | 22,055 | 7,900 | |
Algerian | 28,065 | 19,750 | 8,315 | |
Latvian | 27,870 | 7,720 | 20,150 | |
Bulgarian | 27,255 | 16,480 | 10,775 | |
Peruvian | 25,970 | 13,360 | 12,610 | |
South African | 25,855 | 5,710 | 20,145 | |
Cambodian | 25,245 | 15,905 | 9,335 | |
Bangladeshi | 24,600 | 20,915 | 3,680 | |
Palestinian | 23,975 | 14,610 | 9,360 | |
Estonian | 23,930 | 8,445 | 15,485 | |
Ethiopian | 23,400 | 18,865 | 4,535 | |
Ghanaian | 23,225 | 18,610 | 4,615 | |
Latin, Central or South American, n.i.e.3 | 22,470 | 12,580 | 9,895 | |
Albanian | 22,395 | 18,480 | 3,915 | |
Bosnian | 21,045 | 14,815 | 6,225 | |
Laotian | 20,110 | 13,745 | 6,365 | |
Nigerian | 19,515 | 13,615 | 5,900 | |
Guatemalan | 18,205 | 10,405 | 7,800 | |
Taiwanese | 17,705 | 11,950 | 5,750 | |
Newfoundlander | 17,025 | 4,760 | 12,265 | |
Ecuadorian | 16,485 | 10,350 | 6,135 | |
Brazilian | 15,755 | 4,220 | 11,530 | |
Berber | 14,630 | 9,370 | 5,255 | |
Indonesian | 14,320 | 3,225 | 11,095 | |
Cuban | 14,110 | 4,130 | 9,975 | |
Argentinian | 13,975 | 3,100 | 10,875 | |
Aboriginal from Central/South America | 12,870 | 1,485 | 11,380 | |
Caribbean, n.i.e.3 | 12,735 | 4,845 | 7,890 | |
Sudanese | 12,640 | 9,995 | 2,640 | |
Fijian | 12,560 | 6,240 | 6,320 | |
Flemish | 12,430 | 2,170 | 10,255 | |
Dominican, n.o.s.4 | 12,200 | 5,465 | 6,730 | |
Grenadian | 12,185 | 5,895 | 6,295 | |
Malaysian | 12,165 | 1,820 | 10,345 | |
Bengali | 12,130 | 9,460 | 2,675 | |
West Asian, n.i.e.3 | 12,080 | 7,570 | 4,505 | |
Nicaraguan | 11,150 | 6,460 | 4,690 | |
Israeli | 10,755 | 2,520 | 8,235 | |
Byelorussian | 10,505 | 2,620 | 7,885 | |
Eritrean | 10,475 | 8,760 | 1,715 | |
Venezuelan | 10,475 | 3,195 | 7,285 | |
New Zealander | 10,465 | 1,135 | 9,335 | |
Vincentian/Grenadinian | 10,140 | 4,715 | 5,425 | |
Thai | 10,015 | 4,210 | 5,810 | |
Tunisian | 9,520 | 6,095 | 3,430 | |
Kurd | 9,205 | 6,465 | 2,740 | |
East or Southeast Asian, n.i.e.3 | 8,990 | 7,270 | 1,725 | |
Congolese (Zairian) | 8,685 | 7,050 | 1,640 | |
Assyrian | 8,650 | 6,145 | 2,505 | |
Congolese, n.o.s.4 | 8,415 | 6,400 | 2,015 | |
Jordanian | 6,905 | 4,250 | 2,655 | |
Honduran | 5,845 | 3,330 | 2,515 | |
Sinhalese | 5,820 | 3,770 | 2,050 | |
Rwandan | 5,670 | 4,385 | 1,280 | |
Slav (European) | 5,475 | 1,915 | 3,560 | |
Basque | 4,975 | 715 | 4,260 | |
Kenyan | 4,955 | 2,315 | 2,635 | |
Hispanic | 4,900 | 2,705 | 2,195 | |
Mauritian | 4,860 | 1,590 | 3,270 | |
Goan | 4,815 | 1,465 | 3,350 | |
Burundian | 4,650 | 4,050 | 600 | |
Manx | 4,635 | 340 | 4,290 | |
Maya | 4,620 | 940 | 3,685 | |
St. Lucian | 4,605 | 1,950 | 2,655 | |
Burmese | 4,590 | 2,095 | 2,495 | |
Uruguayan | 4,550 | 1,490 | 3,065 | |
Cameroonian | 4,440 | 3,540 | 895 | |
Sicilian | 4,360 | 800 | 3,565 | |
Tibetan | 4,275 | 3,750 | 525 | |
Frisian | 4,145 | 1,035 | 3,110 | |
Mongolian | 3,965 | 1,015 | 2,950 | |
Nepali | 3,780 | 2,975 | 800 | |
Panamanian | 3,575 | 1,055 | 2,520 | |
Zimbabwean | 3,570 | 2,425 | 1,140 | |
Azerbaijani | 3,465 | 1,480 | 1,985 | |
Costa Rican | 3,445 | 1,515 | 1,930 | |
Antiguan | 3,415 | 1,335 | 2,080 | |
Cypriot | 3,395 | 830 | 2,570 | |
Ugandan | 3,315 | 2,025 | 1,290 | |
Yoruba | 3,310 | 2,120 | 1,190 | |
Luxembourger | 3,225 | 530 | 2,695 | |
Senegalese | 3,160 | 1,735 | 1,425 | |
Bolivian | 3,035 | 1,460 | 1,570 | |
Gujarati | 2,980 | 1,625 | 1,350 | |
East African | 2,940 | 840 | 2,100 | |
Gypsy (Roma) | 2,905 | 320 | 2,580 | |
Saudi Arabian | 2,735 | 1,490 | 1,240 | |
Libyan | 2,720 | 1,805 | 915 | |
Other provincial or regional groups | 2,700 | 950 | 1,750 | |
Bermudan | 2,495 | 315 | 2,180 | |
Guinean, n.o.s.4 | 2,470 | 1,525 | 945 | |
Hawaiian | 2,390 | 75 | 2,315 | |
Montenegrin | 2,370 | 675 | 1,700 | |
Tatar | 2,300 | 580 | 1,715 | |
Yemeni | 2,300 | 1,090 | 1,210 | |
Tanzanian | 2,220 | 875 | 1,340 | |
Kittitian/Nevisian | 2,210 | 830 | 1,380 | |
Georgian | 2,200 | 695 | 1,505 | |
Carib | 2,190 | 45 | 2,150 | |
Angolan | 2,155 | 1,060 | 1,095 | |
Ivorian | 2,045 | 1,220 | 820 | |
Puerto Rican | 2,020 | 310 | 1,705 | |
Paraguayan | 1,995 | 290 | 1,705 | |
Sierra Leonean | 1,990 | 1,290 | 705 | |
Oromo | 1,890 | 1,250 | 635 | |
Nova Scotian | 1,875 | 615 | 1,265 | |
Afrikaner | 1,865 | 350 | 1,510 | |
Maghrebi, n.i.e.3 | 1,800 | 505 | 1,295 | |
Togolese | 1,750 | 840 | 915 | |
Pashtun | 1,695 | 870 | 820 | |
Kashmiri | 1,680 | 700 | 980 | |
Bahamian | 1,655 | 355 | 1,300 | |
Ontarian | 1,650 | 615 | 1,035 | |
Bantu | 1,600 | 820 | 775 | |
Kuwaiti | 1,575 | 900 | 675 | |
Maori | 1,555 | 125 | 1,430 | |
Ashanti | 1,550 | 1,180 | 370 | |
Cornish | 1,550 | 65 | 1,485 | |
Kosovar | 1,530 | 1,065 | 465 | |
Malagasy | 1,505 | 730 | 775 | |
Singaporean | 1,390 | 300 | 1,085 | |
Malian | 1,370 | 610 | 760 | |
Khmer | 1,185 | 665 | 520 | |
Polynesian | 1,100 | 70 | 1,035 | |
Amhara | 1,065 | 625 | 440 | |
Peulh | 985 | 540 | 450 | |
Zambian | 940 | 525 | 420 | |
Seychellois | 905 | 500 | 405 | |
Martinican | 895 | 140 | 750 | |
Belizean | 875 | 135 | 735 | |
Hmong | 820 | 530 | 290 | |
Montserratan | 815 | 315 | 495 | |
Gabonese | 790 | 440 | 350 | |
Pacific Islander, n.i.e.3 | 775 | 145 | 625 | |
Chadian | 775 | 630 | 150 | |
Harari | 755 | 470 | 280 | |
Ibo | 715 | 490 | 225 | |
Tigrian | 670 | 315 | 350 | |
Akan | 660 | 470 | 185 | |
Zulu | 625 | 215 | 410 | |
Gambian | 625 | 410 | 215 | |
Samoan | 560 | 45 | 515 | |
Asian, n.o.s.4 | 555 | 145 | 415 | |
Dinka | 495 | 330 | 170 |
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