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Ethnic origins, 2006 counts, for Canada, provinces and territories - 20% sample data

Table: Ethnic origins, 2006 counts, for Canada, provinces and territories - 20% sample data
Ethnic origins	Total responses¹	Single responses	Multiple responses¹

Canada !
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
Venezuelan	10,475	3,195	7,285
Eritrean	10,475	8,760	1,715
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
Yemeni	2,300	1,090	1,210
Tatar	2,300	580	1,715
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
Cornish	1,550	65	1,485
Ashanti	1,550	1,180	370
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
Chadian	775	630	150
Pacific Islander, n.i.e.3	775	145	625
Harari	755	470	280
Ibo	715	490	225
Tigrian	670	315	350
Akan	660	470	185
Gambian	625	410	215
Zulu	625	215	410
Samoan	560	45	515
Asian, n.o.s.4	555	145	415
Dinka	495	330	170

Notes:

1. Respondents who reported multiple ethnic origins are counted more than once in this table, as they are included in the multiple responses for each origin they reported. For example, a respondent who reported 'English and Scottish' would be included in the multiple responses for English and for Scottish.

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

3. The abbreviation 'n.i.e.' means 'not included elsewhere.'

4. The abbreviation 'n.o.s.' means 'not otherwise specified.'

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