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1. Reference guide on the social inclusion indicators for ethnocultural groups in Canada, 2024
Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 89-657-X2024002
Description: This document presents a complete list of the social inclusion indicators for ethnocultural groups in Canada that are available on the homepage of our Gender, Diversity and Inclusion Statistics Hub. The information provided for each indicator includes a short description of the corresponding derivation, available data sources, reference years and accessible levels of geographical and disaggregation. Each indicator has a corresponding products number (data tables, visualization tools and analytical documents). This document has been updated to reflect the social inclusion indicators and associated products that are available in 2024.
Release date: 2024-03-26
2. Discrimination and racism in sports in Canada
Stats in brief: 11-001-X202406437257
Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
Release date: 2024-03-04
3. Religion by ethnic or cultural origins: Canada, provinces and territories and census metropolitan areas with parts
Table: 98-10-0341-01
Geography: Canada, Province or territory, Census metropolitan area, Census metropolitan area part
Frequency: Occasional
Universe: Persons in private households in occupied private dwellings, 2021 Census — 25% Sample data

Variable list: Ethnic or cultural origin (530), Religion (25), Age (15C), Gender (3), Single and multiple ethnic or cultural origin responses (3), Generation status (4)

Description: Data on religion by ethnic or cultural origin, generation status, age and gender for the population in private households in Canada, provinces and territories, census metropolitan areas and parts.
Release date: 2023-05-10
4. Black Business Owners in Canada
Articles and reports: 11F0019M2023001
Description: This article examines the socioeconomic characteristics of Black business owners in Canada and compares them with the characteristics of White Canadians and people from other racialized groups. It also explores the characteristics of businesses based on the racial profile of owners.
Release date: 2023-02-22
5. Study: Black Business Owners in Canada
Stats in brief: 11-001-X202305336905
Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
Release date: 2023-02-22
6. Long-form data quality indicators for ethnic or cultural origin, population group and religion: Canada, provinces and territories, census metropolitan areas, census agglomerations and census subdivisions
Table: 98-10-0563-01
Geography: Canada, Province or territory, Census subdivision, Census metropolitan area, Census agglomeration
Frequency: Occasional
Universe: Persons in private households in occupied private dwellings, 2021 Census — 25% Sample data

Variable list: Long-form data quality indicators – Ethnic or cultural origin, population group and religion (6)

Description: Data on long-form data quality indicators for 2021 Census ethnic or cultural origin, population group and religion content, Canada, provinces and territories, census metropolitan areas, census agglomerations and census subdivisions.
Release date: 2023-02-08
7. Long-form data quality indicators for ethnic or cultural origin, population group and religion: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions
Table: 98-10-0564-01
Geography: Canada, Province or territory, Census division, Census subdivision
Frequency: Occasional
Universe: Persons in private households in occupied private dwellings, 2021 Census — 25% Sample data

Variable list: Long-form data quality indicators – Ethnic or cultural origin, population group and religion (6)

Description: Data on long-form data quality indicators for 2021 Census ethnic or cultural origin, population group and religion content, Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions.
Release date: 2023-02-08
8. The Canadian census: A rich portrait of the country’s religious and ethnocultural diversity
Stats in brief: 11-001-X202229932993
Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
Release date: 2022-10-26
9. Ethnic or Cultural Origin Reference Guide, Census of Population, 2021
Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 98-500-X2021008
Description:
This reference guide provides information to help users effectively use and interpret ethnic or cultural origin data from the 2021 Census. This guide contains definitions and explanations of concepts, questions, classifications, data quality and comparability with other sources for this topic.

Release date: 2022-10-26
10. Introduction to ethnocultural and religion concepts, 2021 Census of Population
Stats in brief: 98-20-00032021024
Description:
This video is designed to provide you with a basic understanding of ethnic or cultural origin, population group, visible minority and religion concepts. It defines each of these concepts and explains the importance of this data in painting a picture of Canada's multicultural communities.

Release date: 2022-10-26

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61. Ethnic Origin (247), Generation Status (4), Single and Multiple Ethnic Origin Responses (3), Age Groups (9) and Sex (3) for the Population 15 Years and Over of Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 2006 Census - 20% Sample Data Archived
Table: 97-562-X2006012
Description:
Data for Canada, provinces, territories, census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations are shown in this table.
This table is part of the topic 'Ethnic origin and visible minorities', which presents data on ethnic groups in Canada: their size, geographic location, and demographic characteristics. Similar information is available for Canada's visible minority population.
This table can be found in topic bundle: Ethnic Origin and Visible Minorities, 2006 Census, Catalogue no. 97-562-XCB2006004.
It is possible to subscribe to all the day-of-release topic bundles. Refer to Catalogue no. 97-569-XCB for more information.
This table is available free on the Internet, Catalogue no. 97-562-XWE2006012.
Release date: 2008-04-02
62. Ethnic Origin (247), Generation Status (4), Single and Multiple Ethnic Origin Responses (3) and Sex (3) for the Population 15 Years and Over of Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Divisions and Census Subdivisions, 2006 Census - 20% Sample Data Archived
Table: 97-562-X2006015
Description:
Data for Canada, provinces, territories, census divisions and census subdivisions are shown in this table.
This table is part of the topic 'Ethnic origin and visible minorities', which presents data on ethnic groups in Canada: their size, geographic location, and demographic characteristics. Similar information is available for Canada's visible minority population.
This table can be found in topic bundle: Ethnic Origin and Visible Minorities, 2006 Census, Catalogue no. 97-562-XCB2006004.
It is possible to subscribe to all the day-of-release topic bundles. Refer to Catalogue no. 97-569-XCB for more information.
This table is available free on the Internet, Catalogue no. 97-562-XWE2006015.
Release date: 2008-04-02
63. The Haitian Community in Canada Archived
Profile of a community or region: 89-621-X2007011
Description:
This report describes the basic social and economic characteristics of people of the Haitian community in Canada. It is part of a series of profiles of the country's major non-European ethnic groups.
Canadians of Haitian origin make up one of the largest non-European ethnic groups in Canada. In 2001, there were just over 82,000 people of Haitian origin living in Canada making them the 10th largest non-European community in the country, after Chinese, East Indian, Filipino, Jamaican, Vietnamese, Lebanese, Korean, Iranian and Japanese.
Release date: 2007-08-28
64. The Jamaican Community in Canada Archived
Profile of a community or region: 89-621-X2007012
Description:
This report describes the basic social and economic characteristics of people of the Jamaican community in Canada. It is part of a series of profiles of the country's major non-European ethnic groups.
Canadians of Jamaican origin make up one of the largest non-European ethnic groups in Canada. In 2001, the Jamaican community was the 4th largest non-European ethnic group in Canada after the Chinese, East Indian, and Filipino communities. That year, there were just over 210,000 people of Jamaican origin living in Canada. Together, they represented almost 1% of the total Canadian population.
Release date: 2007-08-28
65. The Japanese Community in Canada Archived
Profile of a community or region: 89-621-X2007013
Description:
This report describes the basic social and economic characteristics of people of the Japanese community in Canada. It is part of a series of profiles of the country's major non-European ethnic groups.
Canadians of Japanese origin make up the 9th largest non-European ethnic group in the country, after Chinese, East Indian, Filipino, Jamaican, Vietnamese, Lebanese, Korean, and Iranian. In 2001, just over 85,000 people of Japanese origin lived in Canada, representing 0.3% of the Canadian population.
Release date: 2007-08-28
66. The Korean Community in Canada Archived
Profile of a community or region: 89-621-X2007014
Description:
This report describes the basic social and economic characteristics of the Korean community in Canada. It is part of a series of profiles of the country's major ethnic communities.
Canadians of Korean origin make up one of the largest non-European ethnic groups in Canada. In fact, the Korean community is the 7th largest non-European ethnic group in the country, after the Chinese, East Indian, Filipino, Jamaican, Vietnamese, and Lebanese populations. In 2001, just over 100,000 people of Korean origin lived in Canada. That year, they made up 0.3% of the total Canadian population.
Release date: 2007-08-28
67. The Lebanese Community in Canada Archived
Profile of a community or region: 89-621-X2007015
Description:
This report describes the basic social and economic characteristics of people of the Lebanese community in Canada. It is part of a series of profiles of the country's major non-European ethnic groups.
The Lebanese population in Canada is also growing considerably faster than the overall population. Between 1996 and 2001, for example, the number of people who said they had Lebanese origins rose by 9%, while the overall population grew by only 4%.
Release date: 2007-08-28
68. Profiles of Ethnic Communities in Canada Archived
Table: 89-621-X
Description:
Canadian society is becoming increasingly diverse. The series profiles a number of growing ethnic communities in Canada. The reports document the demographic distribution, family status, educational attainment levels, labour force participation, and income characteristics of each ethnic grouping.
Release date: 2007-08-28
69. The Caribbean Community in Canada Archived
Profile of a community or region: 89-621-X2007007
Description:
Canadians of Caribbean origin makes up one of the largest non-European ethnic origin groupings in Canada. In 2001, over a half a million people of Caribbean origin lived in Canada. That year, they represented almost 2% of the total population of Canada.
This report describes the basic social and economic characteristics of people in Canada who have an ethnic or cultural origin that originates in the Caribbean. It is part of a series of profiles of the country's major non-European ethnic groups.
Release date: 2007-08-14
70. The Latin American Community in Canada Archived
Profile of a community or region: 89-621-X2007008
Description:
There were almost a quarter of a million Canadians with Latin American origin living in Canada in 2001. The Latin American community is also one of the fastest growing cultural groups in Canada; indeed, the number of people reporting Latin American origins rose by 32% between 1996 and 2001, while the overall population grew by only 4% in the same period.
This report describes the basic social and economic characteristics of people in Canada who have an ethnic or cultural origin that originates in Latin America. It is part of a series of profiles of the country's major ethnic groups.
Release date: 2007-08-14

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1. Discrimination and racism in sports in Canada
Stats in brief: 11-001-X202406437257
Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
Release date: 2024-03-04
2. Black Business Owners in Canada
Articles and reports: 11F0019M2023001
Description: This article examines the socioeconomic characteristics of Black business owners in Canada and compares them with the characteristics of White Canadians and people from other racialized groups. It also explores the characteristics of businesses based on the racial profile of owners.
Release date: 2023-02-22
3. Study: Black Business Owners in Canada
Stats in brief: 11-001-X202305336905
Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
Release date: 2023-02-22
4. The Canadian census: A rich portrait of the country’s religious and ethnocultural diversity
Stats in brief: 11-001-X202229932993
Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
Release date: 2022-10-26
5. Introduction to ethnocultural and religion concepts, 2021 Census of Population
Stats in brief: 98-20-00032021024
Description:
This video is designed to provide you with a basic understanding of ethnic or cultural origin, population group, visible minority and religion concepts. It defines each of these concepts and explains the importance of this data in painting a picture of Canada's multicultural communities.

Release date: 2022-10-26
6. COVID-19 mortality among racialized populations in Canada and its association with income
Stats in brief: 45-28-0001202200100010
Description:
This study explores the 2020 COVID-19 mortality among racialized populations in Canada and its association with income. The results are based on the Canadian Census Health and Environmental Cohort (CanCHEC) which combined the long-form 2016 Census with Canadian Vital Statistics- Death Database from 2016-2020.

Release date: 2022-08-30
7. Do cancer incidence and mortality rates differ among ethnicities in Canada?
Articles and reports: 82-003-X202100800001
Description:
Cancer incidence rates have been shown to vary by ethnicity, and the increasing awareness of and interest in reporting ethnic health inequalities have been growing internationally. The objective of this study was to assess cancer incidence and mortality rates by ethnicity in Canada. The study used the 2006 Canadian Census Health and Environment Cohort, linked to the Canadian Cancer Registry and the Canadian Vital Statistics-Death Database, to determine cancer cases and mortality from 2006 to 2016. Ethnicity was categorized as non-Indigenous North American (NINA); European; Caribbean; Latin, Central and South American (LCSA); African; East Asian; South Asian; and West Central Asian and Middle Eastern.

Release date: 2021-08-18
8. Technical report on changes in response related to the census ethnic origin question: Focus on Jewish origins, 2016 Census integrated with 2011 National Household Survey
Articles and reports: 89-657-X2019009
Description:
According to the 2016 Census, the number of individuals living in Canada who reported Jewish ethnic origins was lower than the number who reported Jewish ethnic origins according to the 2011 National Household Survey (NHS).
This paper seeks to describe the investigation that occurred during the certification of the 2016 Census results, and provide additional information related to the population whose responses changed over time. It includes sections related to: different factors that may have caused the drop in reported Jewish ethnic origins; effects of changes to the list of ethnic origin examples over time; ethnic origin responses for those who dropped "Jewish" as a response in 2016; and sociodemographic characteristics of the population who changed their responses.
Release date: 2019-07-26
9. Toronto – A data Story on Ethnocultural Diversity and Inclusion in Canada Archived
Stats in brief: 11-631-X2019002
Geography: Census metropolitan area
Description:
This presentation on Ethnocultural Diversity and Inclusion in Canada shows an overview of the evolution of ethnic, cultural, religious and linguistic diversity and its measurement in Canada, with a focus on one of the country’s largest metropolitan areas: Toronto. It also outlines the inherent challenges and opportunities embedded in the measurement of diversity and highlights some of the very real socio-economic disparities observed on the road to inclusiveness and integration.
Release date: 2019-07-03
10. The role of social capital and ethnocultural characteristics in the employment income of immigrants over time
Articles and reports: 75-006-X201900100009
Description:
This study examines the impact of social capital and ethnocultural characteristics on the evolution of employment income of a cohort of immigrants who arrived in Canada in 2001, based on two linked datasets: the Longitudinal Survey of Immigrants to Canada (LSIC) and the Longitudinal Immigration Database (IMDB). The study examines the employment income of this cohort in their first 15 years in Canada (i.e., from 2002 to 2016).

Release date: 2019-06-19

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1. Reference guide on the social inclusion indicators for ethnocultural groups in Canada, 2024
Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 89-657-X2024002
Description: This document presents a complete list of the social inclusion indicators for ethnocultural groups in Canada that are available on the homepage of our Gender, Diversity and Inclusion Statistics Hub. The information provided for each indicator includes a short description of the corresponding derivation, available data sources, reference years and accessible levels of geographical and disaggregation. Each indicator has a corresponding products number (data tables, visualization tools and analytical documents). This document has been updated to reflect the social inclusion indicators and associated products that are available in 2024.
Release date: 2024-03-26
2. Ethnic or Cultural Origin Reference Guide, Census of Population, 2021
Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 98-500-X2021008
Description:
This reference guide provides information to help users effectively use and interpret ethnic or cultural origin data from the 2021 Census. This guide contains definitions and explanations of concepts, questions, classifications, data quality and comparability with other sources for this topic.

Release date: 2022-10-26
3. Ethnic or cultural origins: Technical report on changes for the 2021 Census
Notices and consultations: 98-20-00022020001
Description:
The 2019 Census Test included three different versions of a question on ethnic or cultural origins. This paper summarizes the results of the 2019 Census Test and, using these results, provides the rationale for modifying the question on ethnic or cultural origins.
Release date: 2020-07-20
4. Ethnic Origin Reference Guide, Census of Population, 2016
Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 98-500-X2016008
Description:
This guide focuses on the following topic: ethnic origin. This reference guide provides information that enables users to effectively use, apply and interpret data from the 2016 Census. This guide contains definitions and explanations of concepts, classifications, data quality and comparability to other sources. Additional information is included for specific variables to help general users better understand the concepts and questions used in the Census.
Release date: 2017-10-25
5. Ethnic Origin Reference Guide, National Household Survey, 2011 Archived
Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 99-010-X2011006
Description:
This reference guide provides information that enables users to effectively use, apply and interpret data from the 2011 National Household Survey (NHS). This guide contains definitions and explanations of concepts, classifications, data quality and comparability to other sources. Additional information is included for specific variables to help general users better understand the concepts and questions used in the NHS.
Release date: 2013-05-08
6. Ethnic Origin Reference Guide, 2006 Census Archived
Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 97-562-G2006025
Description:
This guide focuses on the following demographic variable: Ethnic origin. Provides information that enables users to effectively use, apply and interpret data from the 2006 Census. Each guide contains definitions and explanations on census concepts, data quality and historical comparability. Additional information will be included for specific variables to help general users better understand the concepts and questions used in the census.
Release date: 2008-07-29
7. Ethnic Origin Reference Guide, 2006 Census Archived
Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 97-562-P2006025
Description:
This guide focuses on the following demographic variable: Ethnic origin.
Provides information that enables users to effectively use, apply and interpret data from the 2006 Census. Each guide contains definitions and explanations on census concepts. Additional information will be included for specific variables to help general users better understand the concepts and questions used in the census.
Release date: 2008-04-02
8. 2001 Census Ethnic Origin User Guide Archived
Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 92-403-G
Description:
This guide provides general information on the ethnic origin concept in the census and how the question of ethnicity has changed over time. In addition, the guide discusses the historical comparability of the ethnic origin data.
Release date: 2004-03-25
9. The Survey of Labour and Income Dynamics (SLID) Coding Structure: Mother Tongue, Country of Birth and Ethnic Background Archived
Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 75F0002M1995001
Description:
This paper presents the Survey of Labour and Income Dynamics (SLID) coding structure for the variables on country of birth, mother tongue and ethnic background.
Release date: 1995-12-30
10. Ethnic Diversity Survey
Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 4508
Description: There are two primary objectives of the survey. First of all, the survey will help us to better understand how people's backgrounds affect their participation in the social, economic and cultural life of Canada. Secondly, the survey will provide information to better understand how Canadians of different ethnic backgrounds interpret and report their ethnicity.

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