Table 2
Eastern Vancouver Island ecoregion

Some land cover classes are aggregated. 'Developed land' includes built-up areas, lawns, road surfaces, industrial sites and farmsteads. 'Other' refers to unclassified land types due to shadow and clouds in the satellite imagery. 'Snow and ice' refers to land with snow and ice throughout the year. Land cover is based on LANDSAT satellite data from 1996 to 2003.

Land cover statistics have not been compiled nationally from this source.

Dependable agricultural land is defined as land designated as Class 1, Class 2 and Class 3 by the Canada Land Inventory.

Settlements can be defined as tracts of land where humans have altered the physical environment by constructing residential, commercial and institutional buildings and the associated infrastructure of roads and public spaces. Settlements include cities, towns, villages and other dense concentrations of human population. The methodology used for delineating settlements in Canada was made possible through the analysis of data extracted from satellite imagery and the use of census data. For more information on settlements please see: N. Hofmann, A. Elgarawany, H. Larocque, G. Filoso and T. Dennis, 2010, "Introducing a New Concept and Methodology for Delineating Settlement Boundaries: A Research Project on Canadian Settlements," Environment Accounts and Statistics Analytical and Technical Paper Series , Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 16-001-M, no. 11.

Refers to persons who were either employed or unemployed during the reference week (Sunday to Saturday) prior to Census Day (May 16, 2006).

Includes agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting; and mining and oil and gas extraction.

Includes management of companies and enterprises; administrative and support, waste management and remediation services; other services (except public administration); and public administration.

Figures do not add up to the total due to suppression and random rounding of confidential data.