CERIS datafiles: Census of Canada, 1996
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Immigrants: age 0-14,
15-29,
30-64,
65 and over,
United States: total,
age 0-14,
age 15-29,
age 30-64,
age 65 and over.
Immigrants:
total,
Black,
South Asian,
Chinese,
Korean,
Japanese,
Southeast Asian,
Filipino,
Arab/West Asian,
Latin American,
Pacific Islanders and those classified in the category "visible minority n.i.e.' and multiple visible minority responses,
Aboriginal identity as well as respondents who were not considered to be members of a visible minority group.
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Census of Canada, 1996
Profile files (univariate frequencies) [Custom products for Metropolis Centres only. Part of the Core Dataset]
The Core Dataset is available as provided by Statistics Canada. Users are invited to provide comments and report
problems with the data and documentation to the CERIS data committee (contact information below). As well, users may contact the CERIS
data committee for more information about the data, including comments and errors reported by other users.
Documentation
Core data set proposal, Centres of Excellence: working document, March 20,2000. [MS Word format]
CORETAB.doc
Data quality
DATQEN.TXT
Variable lookup table. [MS Excel format]
Note: includes Custom tabulations created for Metropolis Centres only.lookup.xls
Target group profiles
Table II.a.1: Target group profile (845) of the total population including the non-permanent residents.
Geographic areas: Canada and CSDs in Montreal, Toronto, Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Regina, Saskatoon, and Winnipeg (165)
Source: 1996 census. 20% sample data.
TotPop01.IVT
Table II.a.2: Target group profile (845) of the total non-immigrant population.
Geographic areas: Canada and CSDs in Montreal, Toronto, Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Regina, Saskatoon, and Winnipeg (165)
Source: 1996 census. 20% sample data.
TotPop02.IVT
Table II.a.3: Target group profile (845) of the total immigrant population.
Geographic areas: Canada and CSDs in Montreal, Toronto, Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Regina, Saskatoon, and Winnipeg (165)
Source: 1996 census. 20% sample data.
TotPop03.IVT
Period of immigration by age groups (26 profiles)
Table II.b: Target group profile (845) of immigrants, age [group], based on age at the time of the 1996 census.
Geographic areas: Canada and CSDs in Montreal, Toronto, Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Regina, Saskatoon, and Winnipeg (165)
Source: 1996 census. 20% sample data.
Non-immigrants: age 0-14,
15-29,
30-64,
65 and over,
Immigrated before 1971: total,
age 15-29,
30-64,
65 and over,
Immigrated between 1971 and 1980: total,
age 15-29,
30-64,
65 and over,
Immigrated between 1981 and 1990: total,
age 0-14,
15-29,
30-64,
65 and over,
Immigrated between 1991 and 1996: total,
age 0-14,
15-29,
30-64,
65 and over,
Place of birth by age groups (70 profiles)
Table II.c: Target group profile (845) of total immigrants born in [country], age [groups], based on age at the time of the 1996 census.
Geographic areas: Canada and CSDs in Montreal, Toronto, Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Regina, Saskatoon, and Winnipeg (165)
Source: 1996 census. 20% sample data.
Central and South America: total,
age 0-14,
age 15-29,
age 30-64,
age 65 and over.
Caribbean and Bermuda: total,
age 0-14,
age 15-29,
age 30-64,
age 65 and over.
United Kingdom: total,
age 0-14,
age 15-29,
age 30-64,
age 65 and over.
Other Northern Europe and Western Europe: total,
age 0-14,
age 15-29,
age 30-64,
age 65 and over.
Eastern Europe: total,
age 0-14,
age 15-29,
age 30-64,
age 65 and over.
Southern Europe: total,
age 0-14,
age 15-29,
age 30-64,
age 65 and over.
Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco and Tunisia: total,
age 0-14,
age 15-29,
age 30-64,
age 65 and over.
Other Africa: total,
age 0-14,
age 15-29,
age 30-64,
age 65 and over.
West Central Asia and the Middle East: total,
age 0-14,
age 15-29,
age 30-64,
age 65 and over.
Eastern Asia: total,
age 0-14,
age 15-29,
age 30-64,
age 65 and over.
South-east Asia: total,
age 0-14,
age 15-29,
age 30-64,
age 65 and over.
Southern Asia: total,
age 0-14,
age 15-29,
age 30-64,
age 65 and over.
Oceania and other countries: total,
age 0-14,
age 15-29,
age 30-64,
age 65 and over.
Visible minority by immigrant status (24 profiles)
Table II.d: Target group profile (845) of immigrants who reported [minority] to the population group (visible
minority) question.
Geographic areas: Canada and CSDs in Montreal, Toronto, Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Regina, Saskatoon, and Winnipeg (165)
Source: 1996 census. 20% sample data.
Non-immigrants:
total,
Black,
South Asian,
Chinese,
Korean,
Japanese,
Southeast Asian,
Filipino,
Arab/West Asian,
Latin American,
Pacific Islanders and those classified in the category "visible minority n.i.e.' and multiple visible minority responses,
Aboriginal identity as well as respondents who were not considered to be members of a visible minority group.
Nation tables (cross-tabulations)
Table 4.1: Total population by immigrant status (4).
Geographic areas: Canada, provinces and territories
Source: 1901-1996 censuses. 20% sample data.
N01_0411.IVT
Table 4.2: Immigrants and non-permanent residents by place of birth (260) and sex (3).
Geographic areas: Canada, provinces and territories
Source: 1996 census. 20% sample data.
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Table 4.3: Immigrant population by place of birth (260a) and sex (3), showing
period of immigration (6).
Geographic areas: Canada, provinces and territories and CMAs
Source: 1996 census. 20% sample data.
N03_0411.IVT
Table 4.4: Immigrant population by selected places of birth (84) and sex (3).
Geographic areas: Canada, provinces and territories and CMAs
Source: 1986-1996 census. 20% sample data.
N04_0411.IVT
Table 4.5: Immigrant population by selected places of birth (16), age
groups (7b), and sex (3), showing period of immigration (6).
Geographic areas: Canada, provinces and territories and CMAs
Source: 1996 census. 20% sample data.
N05_0411.IVT
Table 4.6: Immigrant population by selected places of birth (16), age at immigration
(12), and sex (3), showing period of immigration (6).
Geographic areas: Canada, provinces and territories and CMAs
Source: 1996 census. 20% sample data.
N06_0411.IVT
Table 4.7: Immigrant population by citizenship (8), and sex (3),
showing period of immigration (6).
Geographic areas: Canada, provinces and territories and CMAs
Source: 1996 census. 20% sample data.
N07_0411.IVT
Table 4.8: Total population by country(ies) of citizenship (202), and sex (3),
showing single and multiple responses (4).
Geographic areas: Canada, provinces and territories
Source: 1996 census. 20% sample data.
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Table 4.9: Non-immigrant population by place of birth (15), showing province
or territory of residence (13) and sex (3).
Geographic areas: provinces and territories
Source: 1996 census. 20% sample data.
N09_0411.IVT
Table 5.1: Top 10 places of birth (11) for total immigrants, immigrants arriving
before 1961 and recent immigrants.
Geographic areas: Canada, provinces and territories, and selected CMAs imm1.htm
Table 5.2: Immigrant population by place of birth (16), showing period of immigration (5).
Geographic areas: Canada (n=1)
Source: Census of Canada, 1996. 20% sample data.
imm2a.htm
Table 5.3: Total population by citizenship status (27) and sex (3).
Geographic areas: Canada (n=1)
Source: Census of Canada, 1996. 20% sample data.
imm3.htm
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Custom tabulation for Metropolis Centres [Part of the Core Dataset]
The Core Dataset is available as provided by Statistics Canada. Users are invited to provide comments and report
problems with the data and documentation to the CERIS data committee (contact information below). As well, users may contact the CERIS
data committee for more information about the data, including comments and errors reported by other users.
Documentation
Core data set proposal, Centres of Excellence: working document, March 20,2000. [MS Word format]
CORETAB.doc
Data quality
DATQEN.TXT
Variable lookup table. [MS Excel format]
Note: includes Custom tabulations created for Metropolis Centres only.lookup.xls
Table I.1: Population 15 years and over by period of immigration (8), knowledge of official language (5), sex (3),
age groups (5), highest level of schooling (9) and derived visible minority/ethnic origin (43), showing labour force activity (5).
Geographic areas: Canada and Montreal, Toronto, Winnipeg, Regina, Saskatoon, Calgary, Edmonton, Vancouver
Source: 1996 census. 20% sample data.
part1T1.IVT
Table I.2a: Population 15 years and over who worked since January 1, 1995 with employment income by period of
immigration (8), sex (3), age groups (5), employment equity occupational groups (15) (NOC) and derived visible
minority/ethnic origin (44), showing employment income counts and median 1995 employment income (2).
Geographic areas: Canada and selected CMAs/CSDs (40)
Source: 1996 census. 20% sample data.
part1T2a.IVT
Table I.2b: Population 15 years and over who worked since January 1, 1995 with employment income by period of immigration
(8), sex (3), age groups (5), industry broad categories (14) and derived visible minority/ethnic origin (44), showing
employment income counts and median 1995 employment income (2).
Geographic areas: Canada and selected CMAs/CSDs (40)
Source: 1996 census. 20% sample data.
part1T2b.IVT
Table I.3: Experienced labour force 15 years and over with income by period of immigration (8), class of worker (6),
sex (3), age groups (5) and derived visible minority/ethnic origin (44), showing sources of income and median 1995
income (7).
Geographic areas: Canada and selected CMAs/CSDs (40)
Source: 1996 census. 20% sample data.
part1T3.IVT
Table I.4: Census families in private households by immigrant status and period of immigration of spouses/partners
and lone parents (23), visible minority status of spouses/partners and lone parents (13) and family structure and number
and status of family members in the labour force (28), showing census family income (2) and average family income.
Geographic areas: Canada and selected CMAs/CSDs (40)
Source: 1996 census. 20% sample data.
part1T4.IVT
General characteristics
Table III.1: General characteristics of individuals: population 15 years and over by sex (3), highest level of schooling
(3), home language (4), immigrant status/period of immigration (4), visible minority/ethnic origin (21) showing income (2).
Geographic areas: census tracts (CTs) in Montreal, Toronto, Winnipeg, Saskatoon, Regina, Calgary, Edmonton, Abbotsford,
and Vancouver (2492)
Source: 1996 census. 20% sample data.
part3T1.ivt [24 megabytes]
Table III.2: General characteristics of households: private households by household structure (7), immigrant status/period
of immigration (4), and derived visible minority/ethnic origin (25) showing total income (6).
Geographic areas: census tracts (CTs) in Montreal, Toronto, Winnipeg, Saskatoon, Regina, Calgary, Edmonton, Abbotsford,
and Vancouver (2492)
Source: 1996 census. 20% sample data.
part3T2.ivt [26 megabytes]
Table III.3: private households in non-farm, non-reserve dwellings with a household income greater than 0, showing household
structure (6), immigrant status/period of immigration (4), and derived visible minority/ethnic origin (12) showing
household profile (15).
Geographic areas: census tracts (CTs) in Montreal, Toronto, Winnipeg, Saskatoon, Regina, Calgary, Edmonton, Abbotsford,
and Vancouver (2492)
Source: 1996 census. 20% sample data.
part3T3.ivt [29 megabytes]
Table III.4: total population by visible minority/ethnic origin (29) and sex (3), showing immigrant
status/period of immigration (9)
Geographic areas: census tracts (CTs) and enumeration areas (EAs) in Montreal, Toronto, Winnipeg, Saskatoon, Regina, Calgary, Edmonton, Abbotsford,
and Vancouver (18093)
Source: 1996 census. 20% sample data.
part3T4.ivt [10 megabytes]
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Custom tabulations for Citizenship and Immigration [Contract No. AO4066]
Table 1: Population 15 years of age and over by sex (3), age groups (5), immigrant status (10), highest level of
schooling (7) and knowledge of official languages (5), showing labour force activity (7)
Geographic areas: Canada, provinces, regions, CMAs & non-CMA (n=45)cict1.ivt
Table 2: Population 15 years of age and over with income (all sources) by sex (3), age groups (5), immigrant status (10),
highest level of schooling (7) and knowledge of official languages (5), showing selected sources of income and statistics
(22)
Geographic areas: Canada, provinces, regions, CMAs & non-CMA (n=45)cict2.ivt
Table 3: Population 15 years of age and over with wages or salaries who worked in 1995 by sex (3), age groups (5),
immigrant status (10), highest level of schooling (7), knowledge of official languages (5) and work activity (3),
showing counts, average and median weekly income from wages and salaries (3)
Geographic areas: Canada, provinces, regions, CMAs & non-CMA (n=45)cict3.ivt
Table 4: Population 15 years of age and over who worked in 1995 by sex (3), age groups (5), immigrant status (10),
highest level of schooling (7), knowledge of official languages (5) and work activity (3), showing counts, average number
of weeks worked (2)
Geographic areas: Canada, provinces, regions, CMAs & non-CMA (n=45)cict4.ivt
Table 5: Employed labour force 15 years of age and over by sex (3), age groups (5), immigrant status (10),
highest level of schooling (7), knowledge of official languages (5) and hours worked (5), showing counts, average
and median number of hours worked per week (3)
Geographic areas: Canada, provinces, regions, CMAs & non-CMA (n=45)cict5.ivt
Table 6: Population 15 years of age and over by sex (3), age groups (5), immigrant status (10), highest level of
schooling (7), knowledge of official languages (5) and labour force activity (10)
Geographic areas: Canada, provinces, regions, CMAs & non-CMA (n=45)cict6.ivt
Table 9: Population 15 years of age and over by sex (3), age groups (5), immigrant status (10), highest level of
schooling (7), knowledge of official languages (5) and population groups (13), showing labour force activity (7)
Geographic areas: Canada, provinces and territories
Canada, Atlantic provs & Quebec,
Canada, Ontario,
Canada, West and North
Table 10: Population 15 years of age and over with income (all sources) by sex (3),
age groups (5), immigrant status (10), highest level of schooling (7), knowledge of official
languages (5) and population groups (13), showing selected sources of income and statistics (22)
Geographic areas: Canada, provinces & territories
Atlantic region,
Nova Scotia,
Quebec,
Ontario,
Manitoba,
Saskatchewan,
Alberta,
British Columbia & North
Table 11: Population 15 years of age and over with wages or salaries who worked in 1995 by sex (3), age groups (5),
immigrant status (10), highest level of schooling (7), knowledge of official languages (5) and population group (13),
showing counts, average and median weekly income from wages and salaries (3)
Geographic areas: Canada, provinces, regions, CMAs & non-CMA (n=45)cict11.ivt
Table 12: Population 15 years of age and over who worked in 1995 by sex (3), age groups (5), immigrant status (10),
highest level of schooling (7), knowledge of official languages (5) and population groups (13), showing work activity (5)
Geographic areas: Canada, provinces & territories (n=47)
Atlantic provs & Quebec,
Ontario,
West & North
Table 13: Employed labour force 15 years of age and over by sex (3), age groups (5), immigrant status (10),
highest level of schooling (7), knowledge of official languages (5) and population groups (13), showing counts,
average and median number of hours worked per week (3)
Geographic areas: Canada, provinces, regions, CMAs & non-CMA (n=45)cict13.ivt
Table 14: Population 15 years of age and over by sex (3), age groups (5), immigrant status (10), highest level of
schooling (7), knowledge of official languages (5), population groups (13) and labour force activity (10)
Geographic areas: Canada, provinces & territories, CMAs & non-CMA (n=46)
Atlantic region,
Quebec,
Ontario (revised),
Manitoba & Saskatchewan,
Alberta, B.C. & North regions
Table 15: Population 15 years of age and over by sex (3), age groups (5), immigrant status (10), highest level of
schooling (7), knowledge of official languages (5) and mother tongue (9), showing labour force activity (7)
Geographic areas: Canada, provinces & territories, CMAs & non-CMA (n=46)
Atlantic and Central regions
West & North regions
Table 16: Population 15 years of age and over with income (all sources) by sex (3), age groups (5), immigrant status (10),
highest level of schooling (7), knowledge of official languages (5) and mother tongue (9), showing selected sources of
income and statistics (22)
Geographic areas: Canada, provinces & territories, CMAs & non-CMA (n=49)
Atlantic region,
Quebec,
Ontario,
Manitoba & Saskatchewan,
Alberta,
B.C. & North regions
Table 17: Population 15 years of age and over with wages or salaries who worked in 1995 by sex (3), age groups (5),
immigrant status (10), highest level of schooling (7), knowledge of official languages (5) and mother tongue (9),
showing counts, average and median income from wages and salaries (3)
Geographic areas: Canada, provinces, regions, CMAs & non-CMA (n=45)cict17.ivt
Table 18: Population 15 years of age and over who worked in 1995 by sex (3), age groups (5), immigrant status (10),
highest level of schooling (7), knowledge of official languages (5) and mother tongue (9), showing work activity (5)
Geographic areas: Canada, provinces, regions, CMAs & non-CMA (n=45)cict18.ivt
Table 19: Employed labour force 15 years of age and over by sex (3), age groups (5), immigrant status (10),
highest level of schooling (7), knowledge of official languages (5) and mother tongue (9), showing counts, average and
median number of hours worked per week (3)
Geographic areas: Canada, provinces, regions, CMAs & non-CMA (n=45)cict19.ivt
Table 20: Population 15 years of age and over by sex (3), age groups (5), immigrant status (10), highest level of
schooling (7), knowledge of official languages (5), mother tongue (9) and labour force activity (10)
Geographic areas: Canada, provinces & territories (n=45)Atlantic provs & Quebec,
Ontario,
West and North
Table 21: Population 15 years of age and over by sex (3), age groups (5), immigrant status (10), highest level of
schooling (7), knowledge of official languages (5) and home language (9), showing labour force activity (7)
Geographic areas: Canada, provinces & territories, CMAs & non-CMA (n=46)
Ontario,
Canada (excl. Ontario)
Table 22: Population 15 years of age and over with income (all sources) by sex (3), age groups (5), immigrant
status (10), highest level of schooling (7) and knowledge of official languages (5), home language (9) showing selected
sources of income and statistics (22)
Geographic areas: Canada, provinces & regions, CMAs & non-CMA (n=49)
Atlantic region,
Quebec,
Ontario,
Manitoba & Saskatchewan,
Alberta,
B.C. & North regions
Table 23: Population 15 years of age and over with wages or salaries who worked in 1995 by sex (3), age groups (5),
immigrant status (10), highest level of schooling (7), knowledge of official languages (5), and home language (9),
showing counts, average and median weekly income from wages and salaries (3)
Geographic areas: Canada, provinces, regions, CMAs & non-CMA (n=45)cict23.ivt
Table 24: Population 15 years of age and over by sex (3), age groups (5), immigrant status (10), highest level of
schooling (7), knowledge of official languages (5) and home language (9), showing work activity (7)
Geographic areas: Canada, provinces, regions, CMAs & non-CMA (n=45)cict24.ivt
Table 25: Employed labour force 15 years of age and over by sex (3), age groups (5), immigrant status (10),
highest level of schooling (7), knowledge of official language (5), and home language (9), showing counts, average and
median number of hours worked per week (3)
Geographic areas: Canada, provinces, regions, CMAs & non-CMA (n=45)cict25.ivt
Table 26: Population 15 years of age and over by sex (3), age groups (5), immigrant status (10), highest level of
schooling (7), knowledge of official languages (5), home language (9) and labour force activity (10)
Geographic areas: Canada, provinces and regions, (n=47)
Atlantic provs & Quebec,
Ontario,
West and North
Table 27: Population 15 years of age and over by sex (3), age groups (5), immigrant status (10), highest level of
schooling (7) and world area of origin (15), showing labour force activity (7)
Geographic areas: Canada, provinces, regions, CMAs & non-CMA (n=45)cict27.ivt
Table 28: Population 15 years of age and over with income (all sources) by sex (3), age groups (5), immigrant
status (10), highest level of schooling (7) and world area of origin (15), showing selected sources of income and
statistics (22)
Geographic areas: Canada, provinces and regions, (n=47)
Atlantic provs & Quebec
Ontario
West and Nort
Table 29: Population 15 years of age and over with wages or salaries who worked in 1995 by sex (3), age groups (5),
immigrant status (10), highest level of schooling (7) and world area of origin (15), showing counts, average and median
weekly income from wages and salaries (3)
Geographic areas: Canada, provinces, regions, CMAs & non-CMA (n=45)cict29.ivt
Table 30: Population 15 years of age and over who worked in 1995 by sex (3), age groups (5), immigrant status (10),
highest level of schooling (7), world area of origin (15) and work activity (3), showing counts, average number of weeks
worked (2)
Geographic areas: Canada, provinces, regions, CMAs & non-CMA (n=45)cict30.ivt
Table 31: Employed labour force 15 years of age and over by sex (3), age groups (5), immigrant status (10), highest
level of schooling (7) and world area of origin (15), showing counts, average and median number of hours worked per week (3)
Geographic areas: Canada, provinces, regions, CMAs & non-CMA (n=45)cict31.ivt
Table 32: Population 15 years of age and over by sex (3), age groups (5), immigrant status (10), highest level of
schooling (7), world area of origin (15) and labour force activity (10)
Geographic areas: Canada, provinces, regions, CMAs & non-CMA (n=45)cict32.ivt
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