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Entity 15
abortg15 Flag - Member of Aboriginal target group 
agimm15 Age at immigration 
agimmg15 Age group at immigration 
bcnt2g15 Country of Birth 2nd grouping 
bcnt3g15 Country of Birth 3rd grouping 
bcntrc15 Code assigned for country of birth 
bcntrg15 Country of Birth grouping 
eoabor15 Flag - Person reported aboriginal background 
eobrit15 Flag - Person reported British background 
eocan15 Flag - Person reported Canadian background 
eoeuro15 Flag - Person reported European background 
eofr15 Flag - Person reported French background 
eoonvm15 Flag - Person reported other non-visible minority 
eovm15 Flag - Person reported visible minority 
etho1c15 Code for first ethnic background in "Other specify" 
etho2c15 Code for second ethnic background in "Other specify" 
etho3c15 Code for third ethnic background in "Other specify" 
etho4c15 Code for fourth ethnic background in "Other specify" 
etho5c15 Code for fifth ethnic background in "Other specify" 
fathbc15 Flag - Respondent's father was born in Canada 
immprd15 Period of immigration 
immst15 Flag - Person is an immigrant 
immyr15 Year in which person immigrated to Canada 
mothbc15 Flag - Respondent's mother was born in Canada 
motn2g15 Mother tongue, 2nd grouping 
motngc15 Mother tongue code 
motngg15 Mother tongue, grouping 
regind15 Flag - Treaty/Registered Indian 
vismn15 Flag - Person belongs to visible minority group 
vismng15 Visible minority group 

Variable descriptions

abortg15 - Flag - Member of Aboriginal target group

  • Type and length: Character(1.0)
  • Description: Flag to indicate whether person is a member of the Aboriginal target group for Employment Equity purposes.
  • Population: Persons aged 16 and over
  • Range and codes:
    • 1 Yes
    • 2 No
    • 6 Interim Processing Code
    • 7 Don't Know
    • 8 Refusal
    • 9 Not Applicable

agimm15 - Age at immigration

  • Type and length: Numeric(3.0)
  • Description: Age at immigration.
  • Population: Persons aged 16 or older AND immigrated to Canada
  • Range and codes:
    • 000:150
    • 996 Interim Processing Code
    • 997 Don't Know
    • 998 Refusal
    • 999 Not Applicable

agimmg15 - Age group at immigration

  • Type and length: Character(2.0)
  • Description: Age at immigration (groups).
  • Population: Persons aged 16 or older AND immigrated to Canada
  • Range and codes:
    • 01 00-09
    • 02 10-19
    • 03 20-29
    • 04 30-39
    • 05 40-49
    • 06 50 and older
    • 96 Interim Processing Code
    • 97 Don't Know
    • 98 Refusal
    • 99 Not Applicable

bcnt2g15 - Country of Birth 2nd grouping

  • Type and length: Character(2.0)
  • Description: Country of Birth 2nd grouping (geographical areas - 5 categories).
  • Population: Persons aged 16 or older
  • Range and codes:
    • 01 Canada
    • 02 United States
    • 03 Europe
    • 04 Asia
    • 05 Other
    • 96 Interim Processing Code
    • 97 Don't Know
    • 98 Refusal
    • 99 Not Applicable

bcnt3g15 - Country of Birth 3rd grouping

  • Type and length: Character(3.0)
  • Description: Country of Birth 3rd grouping (geographical areas - 225 categories).
    (RESERVED FOR FUTURE USE)
  • Population: Persons aged 16 or older
  • Range and codes:
    • 001 Canada
    • 002 Greenland
    • 003 St. Pierre and Miquelon
    • 004 United States of America
    • 005 Belize
    • 006 Costa Rica
    • 007 El Salvador
    • 008 Guatemala
    • 009 Honduras
    • 010 Mexico
    • 011 Nicaragua
    • 012 Panama
    • 013 Anguilla
    • 014 Antigua and Barbuda
    • 015 Aruba
    • 016 Bahamas
    • 017 Bermuda
    • 018 Cayman Islands
    • 019 Cuba
    • 020 Dominica
    • 021 Dominican Republic
    • 022 Grenada
    • 023 Guadeloupe
    • 024 Haiti
    • 025 Jamaica
    • 026 Martinique
    • 027 Montserrat
    • 028 Netherlands Antilles
    • 029 Puerto Rico
    • 030 Saint Kitts and Nevis
    • 031 Saint Lucia
    • 032 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
    • 033 Trinidad and Tobago
    • 034 Turks and Caicos Islands
    • 035 Virgin Islands (British)
    • 036 Virgin Islands (U.S.A.)
    • 037 Argentina
    • 038 Bolivia
    • 039 Brazil
    • 040 Chile
    • 041 Colombia
    • 042 Ecuador
    • 043 Falkland Islands
    • 044 French Guiana
    • 045 Guyana
    • 046 Paraguay
    • 047 Peru
    • 048 Suriname
    • 049 Uruguay
    • 050 Venezuela
    • 051 Austria
    • 052 Belgium
    • 053 France
    • 054 Germany
    • 055 Liechtenstein
    • 056 Luxembourg
    • 057 Monaco
    • 058 Netherlands
    • 059 Switzerland
    • 060 Belarus
    • 061 Bulgaria
    • 062 Czech Republic
    • 063 Estonia
    • 064 Hungary
    • 065 Latvia
    • 066 Lithuania
    • 067 Moldova, Republic of
    • 068 Poland
    • 069 Slovak Republic
    • 070 Slovenia
    • 071 Romania
    • 072 Russian Federation
    • 073 Ukraine
    • 074 Denmark
    • 075 Finland
    • 076 Iceland
    • 077 Norway
    • 078 Sweden
    • 079 United Kingdom
    • 080 Albania
    • 081 Andorra
    • 082 Bosnia and Herzegovina
    • 083 Croatia
    • 084 Cyprus
    • 085 Gibraltar
    • 086 Greece
    • 087 Italy
    • 088 Malta
    • 089 Portugal
    • 090 San Marino
    • 091 Spain
    • 092 The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
    • 093 Vatican City State (The Holy See)
    • 094 Yugoslavia
    • 095 Benin
    • 096 Burkina Faso
    • 097 Cape Verde (Islands)
    • 098 Gambia
    • 099 Ghana
    • 100 Guinea
    • 101 Guinea-Bissau
    • 102 Ivory Coast
    • 103 Liberia
    • 104 Mali
    • 105 Mauritania
    • 106 Niger
    • 107 Nigeria
    • 108 Senegal
    • 109 Sierre Leone
    • 110 St. Helena and Ascension
    • 111 Togo
    • 112 Burundi
    • 113 Comoros
    • 114 Djibouti, Republic of
    • 115 Ethiopia
    • 116 Eritrea
    • 117 Kenya
    • 118 Madagascar
    • 119 Malawi
    • 120 Mauritius
    • 121 Mayotte
    • 122 Mozambique
    • 123 Reunion
    • 124 Rwanda
    • 125 Seychelles
    • 126 Somali Democratic Republic
    • 127 Tanzania, United Republic of
    • 128 Uganda
    • 129 Zambia
    • 130 Zimbabwe
    • 131 Algeria
    • 132 Egypt
    • 133 Libya
    • 134 Morocco
    • 135 Sudan
    • 136 Tunisia
    • 137 Western Sahara
    • 138 Angola
    • 139 Cameroon
    • 140 Central African Republic
    • 141 Chad
    • 142 Congo
    • 143 Equitorial Guinea
    • 144 Gabon
    • 145 Sao Tome and Principe
    • 146 Zaire
    • 147 Botswana
    • 148 Lesotho
    • 149 Namibia
    • 150 South Africa, Republic of
    • 151 Swaziland
    • 152 Afghanistan
    • 153 Armenia
    • 154 Azerbaijan
    • 155 Kazakhstan
    • 156 Kyrgyz Republic
    • 157 Georgia
    • 158 Tajikistan
    • 159 Turkey
    • 160 Turkmenistan
    • 161 Uzbekistan
    • 162 Bahrain
    • 163 Iran
    • 164 Iraq
    • 165 Israel
    • 166 Jordan
    • 167 Kuwait
    • 168 Lebanon
    • 169 Oman
    • 170 Qatar
    • 171 Saudi Arabia
    • 172 Syria
    • 173 United Arab Emirates
    • 174 Yemen, Republic of
    • 175 China, People's Republic of
    • 176 Hong Kong
    • 177 Japan
    • 178 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of (North)
    • 179 Korea, Republic of (South)
    • 180 Macao
    • 181 Mongolia
    • 182 Taiwan
    • 183 Brunei Darussalam
    • 184 Cambodia
    • 185 Indonesia
    • 186 Kampuchea
    • 187 Lao People's Democratic Republic
    • 188 Malaysia
    • 189 Myanmar
    • 190 Philippines
    • 191 Singapore
    • 192 Thailand
    • 193 Viet Nam
    • 194 Bangladesh
    • 195 Bhutan
    • 196 India
    • 197 Maldives
    • 198 Nepal
    • 199 Pakistan
    • 200 Sri Lanka
    • 201 American Samoa
    • 202 Australia
    • 203 Belau, Republic of
    • 204 Cook Islands
    • 205 Fiji
    • 206 French Polynesia
    • 207 Guam (U.S.A.)
    • 208 Kiribati
    • 209 Marshall Islands
    • 210 Micronesia, Federated States of
    • 211 Nauru
    • 212 New Caledonia
    • 213 New Zealand
    • 214 Palau
    • 215 Papua New Guinea
    • 216 Pitcairn Island
    • 217 Samoa
    • 218 Solomon Islands
    • 219 Tonga
    • 220 Tuvalu
    • 221 U.S. Pacific Trust Territories
    • 222 Vanuata
    • 223 Wallis and Futuna
    • 224 Western Samoa
    • 225 Other, n.e.s.
    • 996 Interim Processing Code
    • 997 Don't Know
    • 998 Refusal
    • 999 Not Applicable

bcntrc15 - Code assigned for country of birth

  • Type and length: Character(3.0)
  • Description: Country of birth code.
    For detailed code list, see SLID Research Paper 95-01
  • Population: Persons aged 16 or older
  • Range and codes:
    • 027 United Kingdom
    • 028 Italy
    • 029 U.S.A
    • 030 West Germany
    • 031 East Germany
    • 032 Poland
    • 033 Canada
    • 034 Greenland
    • 035 St. Pierre and Miquelon
    • 037 Armenia
    • 038 Azerbaijan
    • 039 Byelorussia
    • 040 Estonia
    • 041 Georgia
    • 042 Kazakhstan
    • 043 Kirgizia
    • 044 Latvia
    • 045 Lithuania
    • 046 Moldavia
    • 047 Russia
    • 048 Tadzhikistan
    • 049 Turkmenistan
    • 050 Ukraine
    • 051 Uzbekistan
    • 052 Croatia
    • 053 Serbia
    • 054 Slovenia
    • 055 Bosnia-Herzegovina
    • 151 Bermuda
    • 152 Bahamas
    • 153 Cuba
    • 154 Cayman Islands
    • 155 Jamaica
    • 156 Turks and Caicos Islands
    • 157 Haiti
    • 158 Dominican Republic
    • 159 Puerto Rico
    • 160 Virgin Islands USA
    • 161 Virgin Islands British
    • 162 Anguilla
    • 163 Netherlands Antilles
    • 164 Antigua
    • 165 St. Christopher-Nevis
    • 166 Montserrat
    • 167 Guadeloupe
    • 168 Dominica
    • 169 Martinique
    • 170 St. Lucia
    • 171 St. Vincent/Grenadines
    • 172 Barbados
    • 173 Grenada
    • 174 Trinidad-Tobago
    • 175 Aruba
    • 176 West Indies
    • 177 Caribbean n.i.e.
    • 211 Mexico
    • 212 Belize
    • 213 Guatemala
    • 214 Honduras
    • 215 El Salvador
    • 216 Nicaragua
    • 217 Costa Rica
    • 218 Panama
    • 219 Central America n.i.e.
    • 251 Argentina
    • 252 Chile
    • 253 Falkland Islands
    • 254 Uruguay
    • 255 Paraguay
    • 256 Bolivia
    • 257 Brazil
    • 258 Peru
    • 259 Ecuador
    • 260 Colombia
    • 261 Venezuela
    • 262 Guyana
    • 263 Surinam
    • 264 French Guiana
    • 265 South America n.i.e.
    • 311 France
    • 312 Monaco
    • 313 Switzerland
    • 314 Liechtenstein
    • 315 Belgium
    • 316 Luxembourg
    • 317 Netherlands
    • 318 Austria
    • 320 Federal Republic of Germany
    • 331 Czech Republic
    • 332 Slovakia
    • 333 Czechoslovakia
    • 334 Hungary
    • 335 Romania
    • 336 Bulgaria
    • 337 USSR
    • 351 Finland
    • 352 Denmark
    • 353 Iceland
    • 354 Norway
    • 355 Sweden
    • 356 Republic of Ireland (EIRE)
    • 358 Ireland n.i.e.
    • 361 Portugal
    • 362 Spain
    • 363 Gibraltar
    • 365 Vatican City State
    • 366 San Marino
    • 367 Malta
    • 368 Andorra
    • 369 Yugoslavia
    • 370 Albania
    • 371 Cyprus
    • 372 Greece
    • 373 Macedonia
    • 374 Europe n.i.e.
    • 411 Turkey
    • 412 Syria
    • 413 Lebanon
    • 414 Israel
    • 415 Jordan
    • 416 Saudi Arabia
    • 417 Republic of Yemen
    • 418 Oman
    • 419 United Arab Emirates
    • 420 Qatar
    • 421 Bahrain
    • 422 Kuwait
    • 423 Iraq
    • 424 Iran
    • 425 Afghanistan
    • 441 People's Republic of China
    • 442 Mongolia
    • 443 Macao
    • 444 Hong Kong
    • 445 Taiwan
    • 446 North Korea
    • 447 South Korea
    • 448 Japan
    • 449 China n.i.e.
    • 450 Korea n.i.e.
    • 461 Union of Myanmar
    • 462 Thailand
    • 463 Laos
    • 464 Kampuchea
    • 465 Viet Nam
    • 466 Malaysia
    • 467 Singapore
    • 468 Brunei
    • 469 Indonesia
    • 470 Philippines
    • 481 Pakistan
    • 482 India
    • 483 Nepal
    • 484 Bhutan
    • 485 Bangladesh
    • 486 Sri Lanka
    • 487 Republic of Maldives
    • 488 Asia n.i.e.
    • 521 Morocco
    • 522 Western Sahara
    • 523 Algeria
    • 524 Tunisia
    • 525 Libya
    • 526 Egypt
    • 527 Sudan
    • 530 Chad
    • 531 Cameroon
    • 532 Sao Tome & Principe
    • 533 Equatorial Guinea
    • 534 Gabon
    • 535 Congo
    • 536 Angola
    • 537 Zaire
    • 538 Central African Republic
    • 541 Cape Verde Islands
    • 542 Mauritania
    • 543 Senegal
    • 544 Gambia
    • 545 Guinea-Bissau
    • 546 Guinea
    • 547 Sierra Leone
    • 548 Liberia
    • 549 Ivory Coast
    • 550 Ghana
    • 551 Togo
    • 552 Benin
    • 553 Nigeria
    • 554 St. Helena and Ascension
    • 555 Niger
    • 556 Burkina Faso
    • 557 Mali
    • 561 Namibia
    • 562 Botswana
    • 563 Republic of South Africa
    • 564 Lesotho
    • 565 Swaziland
    • 571 Zambia
    • 572 Zimbabwe
    • 573 Mozambique
    • 574 Malawi
    • 575 Madagascar
    • 576 Reunion
    • 577 Mauritius
    • 578 Seychelles
    • 579 Comoros
    • 580 Mayotte
    • 581 Tanzania
    • 582 Burundi
    • 583 Rwanda
    • 584 Uganda
    • 585 Kenya
    • 586 Ethiopia
    • 587 Somalia
    • 588 Republic of Djibouti
    • 589 East Africa n.i.e.
    • 590 Africa n.i.e.
    • 592 Eritrea
    • 601 Guam USA
    • 602 Marshall Islands
    • 603 US Pacific Trust Territories
    • 604 Micronesia
    • 606 Papua New Guinea
    • 607 Australia
    • 608 New Zealand
    • 609 New Caledonia
    • 610 Vanuatu
    • 611 Solomon Islands
    • 612 Nauru
    • 613 Kiribati
    • 614 Tuvalu
    • 615 Fiji
    • 616 Wallis & Futuna
    • 617 Tonga
    • 618 Western Samoa
    • 619 American Samoa
    • 620 Cook Islands
    • 621 French Polynesia
    • 622 Pitcairn Island
    • 623 Republic of Belau
    • 799 Other
    • 903 Eastern Europe n.i.e.
    • 904 Western Europe n.i.e.
    • 905 Northern Europe n.i.e.
    • 906 Southern Europe n.i.a.
    • 996 Interim Processing Code
    • 997 Don't Know
    • 998 Refusal
    • 999 Not Applicable

bcntrg15 - Country of Birth grouping

  • Type and length: Character(2.0)
  • Description: Country of Birth grouping (geographical areas - 18 categories).
  • Population: Persons aged 16 or older
  • Range and codes:
    • 01 Canada
    • 02 United States
    • 03 U.K.
    • 04 Western Europe
    • 05 Eastern Europe
    • 06 Northern Europe
    • 07 Southern Europe
    • 08 Europe n.i.e.
    • 09 Middle East
    • 10 Caribbean
    • 11 Mexico and Central America
    • 12 South America
    • 13 Asia
    • 14 Southeast Asia
    • 15 South Asia
    • 16 Africa
    • 17 Australia, New Zealand, Pacific Islands
    • 18 Other, n.i.e.
    • 96 Interim Processing Code
    • 97 Don't Know
    • 98 Refusal
    • 99 Not Applicable

eoabor15 - Flag - Person reported aboriginal background

  • Type and length: Character(1.0)
  • Description: Flag to indicate whether person reported an aboriginal background.
  • Population: Persons aged 16 or older
  • Range and codes:
    • 1 Yes
    • 2 No
    • 6 Interim Processing Code
    • 7 Don't Know
    • 8 Refusal
    • 9 Not Applicable

eobrit15 - Flag - Person reported British background

  • Type and length: Character(1.0)
  • Description: Flag to indicate whether person reported British background.
  • Population: Persons aged 16 or older
  • Range and codes:
    • 1 Yes
    • 2 No
    • 6 Interim Processing Code
    • 7 Don't Know
    • 8 Refusal
    • 9 Not Applicable

eocan15 - Flag - Person reported Canadian background

  • Type and length: Character(1.0)
  • Description: Flag to indicate whether person reported Canadian background.
  • Population: Persons aged 16 or older
  • Range and codes:
    • 1 Yes
    • 2 No
    • 6 Interim Processing Code
    • 7 Don't Know
    • 8 Refusal
    • 9 Not Applicable

eoeuro15 - Flag - Person reported European background

  • Type and length: Character(1.0)
  • Description: Flag to indicate whether a person reported an other European background (i.e., not English and not French).
  • Population: Persons aged 16 or older
  • Range and codes:
    • 1 Yes
    • 2 No
    • 6 Interim Processing Code
    • 7 Don't Know
    • 8 Refusal
    • 9 Not Applicable

eofr15 - Flag - Person reported French background

  • Type and length: Character(1.0)
  • Description: Flag to indicate whether person reported French background.
  • Population: Persons aged 16 or older
  • Range and codes:
    • 1 Yes
    • 2 No
    • 6 Interim Processing Code
    • 7 Don't Know
    • 8 Refusal
    • 9 Not Applicable

eoonvm15 - Flag - Person reported other non-visible minority

  • Type and length: Character(1.0)
  • Description: Flag to indicate whether a person reported an other non-visible minority background (i.e., not Canadian and not European).
  • Population: Persons aged 16 or older
  • Range and codes:
    • 1 Yes
    • 2 No
    • 6 Interim Processing Code
    • 7 Don't Know
    • 8 Refusal
    • 9 Not Applicable

eovm15 - Flag - Person reported visible minority

  • Type and length: Character(1.0)
  • Description: Flag to indicate whether a person reported a visible minority background.
  • Population: Persons aged 16 or older
  • Range and codes:
    • 1 Yes
    • 2 No
    • 6 Interim Processing Code
    • 7 Don't Know
    • 8 Refusal
    • 9 Not Applicable

etho1c15 - Code for first ethnic background in "Other specify"

  • Type and length: Character(3.0)
  • Description: Code for first "Other specified" ethnic background.
    For detailed code list, see SLID Research Paper 95-01.
  • Population: Persons aged 16 or older
  • Range and codes:
    • 004 Welsh
    • 005 British
    • 007 Acadian
    • 008 Franco-manitoban
    • 009 Franco-ontarian
    • 010 French canadian
    • 011 Québécois
    • 016 Amerindian
    • 017 Canadian
    • 019 American
    • 020 Cuban
    • 021 Haitian
    • 022 Jamaican
    • 023 Barbadian
    • 024 Puerto rican
    • 025 Caribbean n.i.e.
    • 026 British west indian
    • 027 Argentinean
    • 028 Brazilian
    • 029 Chilean
    • 030 Ecuadorian
    • 031 Mexican
    • 032 Peruvian
    • 033 Colombian
    • 034 Salvadoran
    • 035 Nicaraguan
    • 036 Guatemalan
    • 037 Hispanic n.i.e.
    • 038 Central & South american n.i.e.
    • 039 African black n.i.e.
    • 040 Afro-american
    • 041 Afro-canadian
    • 042 Black west indian
    • 043 Black n.i.e.
    • 045 African n.i.e.
    • 046 Austrian
    • 047 Belgian
    • 048 Flemish
    • 049 Luxembourger
    • 050 Swiss
    • 053 Finnish
    • 054 Danish
    • 055 Icelander
    • 056 Norwegian
    • 057 Swede
    • 058 Scandinavian n.i.e.
    • 059 Laplander
    • 060 Estonian
    • 061 Latvian
    • 062 Lithuanian
    • 063 Byelorussian
    • 064 Czech
    • 065 Czechoslovak
    • 066 Hungarian
    • 067 Romanian
    • 068 Russian
    • 069 Slovak
    • 072 Albanian
    • 073 Bulgarian
    • 074 Croatian
    • 075 Macedonian
    • 076 Serbian
    • 077 Slovene
    • 078 Yugoslav
    • 079 Cypriot
    • 080 Greek
    • 082 Sicilian
    • 083 Maltese
    • 084 Portuguese
    • 085 Spanish
    • 086 Basque
    • 087 Gypsy
    • 088 European n.i.e.
    • 089 Egyptian
    • 090 Lebanese
    • 091 Palestinian
    • 092 Syrian
    • 093 Algerian
    • 094 Middle East Arab n.i.e.
    • 095 Armenian
    • 096 Iranian
    • 097 Israeli
    • 098 Turk
    • 099 Afghan
    • 100 Kurd
    • 101 West Asian n.i.e.
    • 102 Punjabi
    • 103 Sinhalese
    • 104 Tamil
    • 105 Indian (asian)
    • 106 Bangladeshi
    • 107 Pakistani
    • 108 Sri lankan
    • 109 Japanese
    • 110 Korean
    • 111 Filipino
    • 112 Burmese
    • 113 Kampuchean
    • 114 Laotian
    • 115 Thai
    • 116 Vietnamese
    • 117 East Indian n.i.e.
    • 118 Malayan
    • 119 Tibetan
    • 120 Mongol
    • 122 Asian n.i.e.
    • 123 Fiji islander
    • 124 Polynesian
    • 125 Pacific islander n.i.e.
    • 126 Australian/New Zealander
    • 129 Buddhist
    • 130 Hindu
    • 131 Sikh
    • 132 Muslim
    • 133 Doukhobor
    • 134 Hutterite
    • 135 Mennonite
    • 136 Religious n.i.e.
    • 137 White n.i.e.
    • 138 Guyanese
    • 139 Settler n.i.e.
    • 140 Ismaili
    • 141 Serbo-croat
    • 142 Iraqi
    • 143 Bengali
    • 144 Gujarati
    • 145 Indo-chinese
    • 146 Baltic
    • 147 Hmong
    • 148 Balkan
    • 149 Ethiopian
    • 150 Ghanian
    • 151 Somali
    • 152 Trinidadian/Tobagonian
    • 153 Uruguayan
    • 154 Creole
    • 158 Afro-caribbean n.i.e.
    • 159 Indian guyanese
    • 160 Moroccan
    • 170 South asian n.i.e.
    • 171 West asian n.i.e.
    • 172 South east asian n.i.e.
    • 173 Indonesian
    • 208 French
    • 209 English
    • 210 German
    • 211 Scottish
    • 212 Italian
    • 213 Irish
    • 214 Ukrainian
    • 215 Chinese
    • 216 Dutch
    • 217 Jewish
    • 218 Polish
    • 219 Black n.i.e.
    • 220 North American Indian
    • 221 Métis
    • 222 Inuit
    • 223 None
    • 996 Interim Processing Code
    • 997 Don't Know
    • 998 Refusal
    • 999 Not Applicable

etho2c15 - Code for second ethnic background in "Other specify"

  • Type and length: Character(3.0)
  • Description: Code for second "Other specified" ethnic background.
    For detailed code list, see SLID Research Paper 95-01.
  • Population: Persons aged 16 or older
  • Range and codes:
    • 004 Welsh
    • 005 British
    • 007 Acadian
    • 008 Franco-manitoban
    • 009 Franco-ontarian
    • 010 French canadian
    • 011 Québécois
    • 016 Amerindian
    • 017 Canadian
    • 019 American
    • 020 Cuban
    • 021 Haitian
    • 022 Jamaican
    • 023 Barbadian
    • 024 Puerto rican
    • 025 Caribbean n.i.e.
    • 026 British west indian
    • 027 Argentinean
    • 028 Brazilian
    • 029 Chilean
    • 030 Ecuadorian
    • 031 Mexican
    • 032 Peruvian
    • 033 Colombian
    • 034 Salvadoran
    • 035 Nicaraguan
    • 036 Guatemalan
    • 037 Hispanic n.i.e.
    • 038 Central & South american n.i.e.
    • 039 African black n.i.e.
    • 040 Afro-american
    • 041 Afro-canadian
    • 042 Black west indian
    • 043 Black n.i.e.
    • 045 African n.i.e.
    • 046 Austrian
    • 047 Belgian
    • 048 Flemish
    • 049 Luxembourger
    • 050 Swiss
    • 053 Finnish
    • 054 Danish
    • 055 Icelander
    • 056 Norwegian
    • 057 Swede
    • 058 Scandinavian n.i.e.
    • 059 Laplander
    • 060 Estonian
    • 061 Latvian
    • 062 Lithuanian
    • 063 Byelorussian
    • 064 Czech
    • 065 Czechoslovak
    • 066 Hungarian
    • 067 Romanian
    • 068 Russian
    • 069 Slovak
    • 072 Albanian
    • 073 Bulgarian
    • 074 Croatian
    • 075 Macedonian
    • 076 Serbian
    • 077 Slovene
    • 078 Yugoslav
    • 079 Cypriot
    • 080 Greek
    • 082 Sicilian
    • 083 Maltese
    • 084 Portuguese
    • 085 Spanish
    • 086 Basque
    • 087 Gypsy
    • 088 European n.i.e.
    • 089 Egyptian
    • 090 Lebanese
    • 091 Palestinian
    • 092 Syrian
    • 093 Algerian
    • 094 Middle East Arab n.i.e.
    • 095 Armenian
    • 096 Iranian
    • 097 Israeli
    • 098 Turk
    • 099 Afghan
    • 100 Kurd
    • 101 West Asian n.i.e.
    • 102 Punjabi
    • 103 Sinhalese
    • 104 Tamil
    • 105 Indian (asian)
    • 106 Bangladeshi
    • 107 Pakistani
    • 108 Sri lankan
    • 109 Japanese
    • 110 Korean
    • 111 Filipino
    • 112 Burmese
    • 113 Kampuchean
    • 114 Laotian
    • 115 Thai
    • 116 Vietnamese
    • 117 East Indian n.i.e.
    • 118 Malayan
    • 119 Tibetan
    • 120 Mongol
    • 122 Asian n.i.e.
    • 123 Fiji islander
    • 124 Polynesian
    • 125 Pacific islander n.i.e.
    • 126 Australian/New Zealander
    • 129 Buddhist
    • 130 Hindu
    • 131 Sikh
    • 132 Muslim
    • 133 Doukhobor
    • 134 Hutterite
    • 135 Mennonite
    • 136 Religious n.i.e.
    • 137 White n.i.e.
    • 138 Guyanese
    • 139 Settler n.i.e.
    • 140 Ismaili
    • 141 Serbo-croat
    • 142 Iraqi
    • 143 Bengali
    • 144 Gujarati
    • 145 Indo-chinese
    • 146 Baltic
    • 147 Hmong
    • 148 Balkan
    • 149 Ethiopian
    • 150 Ghanian
    • 151 Somali
    • 152 Trinidadian/Tobagonian
    • 153 Uruguayan
    • 154 Creole
    • 158 Afro-caribbean n.i.e.
    • 159 Indian guyanese
    • 160 Moroccan
    • 170 South asian n.i.e.
    • 171 West asian n.i.e.
    • 172 South east asian n.i.e.
    • 173 Indonesian
    • 208 French
    • 209 English
    • 210 German
    • 211 Scottish
    • 212 Italian
    • 213 Irish
    • 214 Ukrainian
    • 215 Chinese
    • 216 Dutch
    • 217 Jewish
    • 218 Polish
    • 219 Black n.i.e.
    • 220 North American Indian
    • 221 Métis
    • 222 Inuit
    • 223 None
    • 996 Interim Processing Code
    • 997 Don't Know
    • 998 Refusal
    • 999 Not Applicable

etho3c15 - Code for third ethnic background in "Other specify"

  • Type and length: Character(3.0)
  • Description: Code for third "Other specified" ethnic background.
    For detailed code list, see SLID Research Paper 95-01.
  • Population: Persons aged 16 or older
  • Range and codes:
    • 004 Welsh
    • 005 British
    • 007 Acadian
    • 008 Franco-manitoban
    • 009 Franco-ontarian
    • 010 French canadian
    • 011 Québécois
    • 016 Amerindian
    • 017 Canadian
    • 019 American
    • 020 Cuban
    • 021 Haitian
    • 022 Jamaican
    • 023 Barbadian
    • 024 Puerto rican
    • 025 Caribbean n.i.e.
    • 026 British west indian
    • 027 Argentinean
    • 028 Brazilian
    • 029 Chilean
    • 030 Ecuadorian
    • 031 Mexican
    • 032 Peruvian
    • 033 Colombian
    • 034 Salvadoran
    • 035 Nicaraguan
    • 036 Guatemalan
    • 037 Hispanic n.i.e.
    • 038 Central & South american n.i.e.
    • 039 African black n.i.e.
    • 040 Afro-american
    • 041 Afro-canadian
    • 042 Black west indian
    • 043 Black n.i.e.
    • 045 African n.i.e.
    • 046 Austrian
    • 047 Belgian
    • 048 Flemish
    • 049 Luxembourger
    • 050 Swiss
    • 053 Finnish
    • 054 Danish
    • 055 Icelander
    • 056 Norwegian
    • 057 Swede
    • 058 Scandinavian n.i.e.
    • 059 Laplander
    • 060 Estonian
    • 061 Latvian
    • 062 Lithuanian
    • 063 Byelorussian
    • 064 Czech
    • 065 Czechoslovak
    • 066 Hungarian
    • 067 Romanian
    • 068 Russian
    • 069 Slovak
    • 072 Albanian
    • 073 Bulgarian
    • 074 Croatian
    • 075 Macedonian
    • 076 Serbian
    • 077 Slovene
    • 078 Yugoslav
    • 079 Cypriot
    • 080 Greek
    • 082 Sicilian
    • 083 Maltese
    • 084 Portuguese
    • 085 Spanish
    • 086 Basque
    • 087 Gypsy
    • 088 European n.i.e.
    • 089 Egyptian
    • 090 Lebanese
    • 091 Palestinian
    • 092 Syrian
    • 093 Algerian
    • 094 Middle East Arab n.i.e.
    • 095 Armenian
    • 096 Iranian
    • 097 Israeli
    • 098 Turk
    • 099 Afghan
    • 100 Kurd
    • 101 West Asian n.i.e.
    • 102 Punjabi
    • 103 Sinhalese
    • 104 Tamil
    • 105 Indian (asian)
    • 106 Bangladeshi
    • 107 Pakistani
    • 108 Sri lankan
    • 109 Japanese
    • 110 Korean
    • 111 Filipino
    • 112 Burmese
    • 113 Kampuchean
    • 114 Laotian
    • 115 Thai
    • 116 Vietnamese
    • 117 East Indian n.i.e.
    • 118 Malayan
    • 119 Tibetan
    • 120 Mongol
    • 122 Asian n.i.e.
    • 123 Fiji islander
    • 124 Polynesian
    • 125 Pacific islander n.i.e.
    • 126 Australian/New Zealander
    • 129 Buddhist
    • 130 Hindu
    • 131 Sikh
    • 132 Muslim
    • 133 Doukhobor
    • 134 Hutterite
    • 135 Mennonite
    • 136 Religious n.i.e.
    • 137 White n.i.e.
    • 138 Guyanese
    • 139 Settler n.i.e.
    • 140 Ismaili
    • 141 Serbo-croat
    • 142 Iraqi
    • 143 Bengali
    • 144 Gujarati
    • 145 Indo-chinese
    • 146 Baltic
    • 147 Hmong
    • 148 Balkan
    • 149 Ethiopian
    • 150 Ghanian
    • 151 Somali
    • 152 Trinidadian/Tobagonian
    • 153 Uruguayan
    • 154 Creole
    • 158 Afro-caribbean n.i.e.
    • 159 Indian guyanese
    • 160 Moroccan
    • 170 South asian n.i.e.
    • 171 West asian n.i.e.
    • 172 South east asian n.i.e.
    • 173 Indonesian
    • 208 French
    • 209 English
    • 210 German
    • 211 Scottish
    • 212 Italian
    • 213 Irish
    • 214 Ukrainian
    • 215 Chinese
    • 216 Dutch
    • 217 Jewish
    • 218 Polish
    • 219 Black n.i.e.
    • 220 North American Indian
    • 221 Métis
    • 222 Inuit
    • 223 None
    • 996 Interim Processing Code
    • 997 Don't Know
    • 998 Refusal
    • 999 Not Applicable

etho4c15 - Code for fourth ethnic background in "Other specify"

  • Type and length: Character(3.0)
  • Description: Code for fourth "Other specified" ethnic background.
    For detailed code list, see SLID Research Paper 95-01.
  • Population: Persons aged 16 or older
  • Range and codes:
    • 004 Welsh
    • 005 British
    • 007 Acadian
    • 008 Franco-manitoban
    • 009 Franco-ontarian
    • 010 French canadian
    • 011 Québécois
    • 016 Amerindian
    • 017 Canadian
    • 019 American
    • 020 Cuban
    • 021 Haitian
    • 022 Jamaican
    • 023 Barbadian
    • 024 Puerto rican
    • 025 Caribbean n.i.e.
    • 026 British west indian
    • 027 Argentinean
    • 028 Brazilian
    • 029 Chilean
    • 030 Ecuadorian
    • 031 Mexican
    • 032 Peruvian
    • 033 Colombian
    • 034 Salvadoran
    • 035 Nicaraguan
    • 036 Guatemalan
    • 037 Hispanic n.i.e.
    • 038 Central & South american n.i.e.
    • 039 African black n.i.e.
    • 040 Afro-american
    • 041 Afro-canadian
    • 042 Black west indian
    • 043 Black n.i.e.
    • 045 African n.i.e.
    • 046 Austrian
    • 047 Belgian
    • 048 Flemish
    • 049 Luxembourger
    • 050 Swiss
    • 053 Finnish
    • 054 Danish
    • 055 Icelander
    • 056 Norwegian
    • 057 Swede
    • 058 Scandinavian n.i.e.
    • 059 Laplander
    • 060 Estonian
    • 061 Latvian
    • 062 Lithuanian
    • 063 Byelorussian
    • 064 Czech
    • 065 Czechoslovak
    • 066 Hungarian
    • 067 Romanian
    • 068 Russian
    • 069 Slovak
    • 072 Albanian
    • 073 Bulgarian
    • 074 Croatian
    • 075 Macedonian
    • 076 Serbian
    • 077 Slovene
    • 078 Yugoslav
    • 079 Cypriot
    • 080 Greek
    • 082 Sicilian
    • 083 Maltese
    • 084 Portuguese
    • 085 Spanish
    • 086 Basque
    • 087 Gypsy
    • 088 European n.i.e.
    • 089 Egyptian
    • 090 Lebanese
    • 091 Palestinian
    • 092 Syrian
    • 093 Algerian
    • 094 Middle East Arab n.i.e.
    • 095 Armenian
    • 096 Iranian
    • 097 Israeli
    • 098 Turk
    • 099 Afghan
    • 100 Kurd
    • 101 West Asian n.i.e.
    • 102 Punjabi
    • 103 Sinhalese
    • 104 Tamil
    • 105 Indian (asian)
    • 106 Bangladeshi
    • 107 Pakistani
    • 108 Sri lankan
    • 109 Japanese
    • 110 Korean
    • 111 Filipino
    • 112 Burmese
    • 113 Kampuchean
    • 114 Laotian
    • 115 Thai
    • 116 Vietnamese
    • 117 East Indian n.i.e.
    • 118 Malayan
    • 119 Tibetan
    • 120 Mongol
    • 122 Asian n.i.e.
    • 123 Fiji islander
    • 124 Polynesian
    • 125 Pacific islander n.i.e.
    • 126 Australian/New Zealander
    • 129 Buddhist
    • 130 Hindu
    • 131 Sikh
    • 132 Muslim
    • 133 Doukhobor
    • 134 Hutterite
    • 135 Mennonite
    • 136 Religious n.i.e.
    • 137 White n.i.e.
    • 138 Guyanese
    • 139 Settler n.i.e.
    • 140 Ismaili
    • 141 Serbo-croat
    • 142 Iraqi
    • 143 Bengali
    • 144 Gujarati
    • 145 Indo-chinese
    • 146 Baltic
    • 147 Hmong
    • 148 Balkan
    • 149 Ethiopian
    • 150 Ghanian
    • 151 Somali
    • 152 Trinidadian/Tobagonian
    • 153 Uruguayan
    • 154 Creole
    • 158 Afro-caribbean n.i.e.
    • 159 Indian guyanese
    • 160 Moroccan
    • 170 South asian n.i.e.
    • 171 West asian n.i.e.
    • 172 South east asian n.i.e.
    • 173 Indonesian
    • 208 French
    • 209 English
    • 210 German
    • 211 Scottish
    • 212 Italian
    • 213 Irish
    • 214 Ukrainian
    • 215 Chinese
    • 216 Dutch
    • 217 Jewish
    • 218 Polish
    • 219 Black n.i.e.
    • 220 North American Indian
    • 221 Métis
    • 222 Inuit
    • 223 None
    • 996 Interim Processing Code
    • 997 Don't Know
    • 998 Refusal
    • 999 Not Applicable

etho5c15 - Code for fifth ethnic background in "Other specify"

  • Type and length: Character(3.0)
  • Description: Code for fifth "Other specified" ethnic background.
    For detailed code list, see SLID Research Paper 95-01.
  • Population: Persons aged 16 or older
  • Range and codes:
    • 004 Welsh
    • 005 British
    • 007 Acadian
    • 008 Franco-manitoban
    • 009 Franco-ontarian
    • 010 French canadian
    • 011 Québécois
    • 016 Amerindian
    • 017 Canadian
    • 019 American
    • 020 Cuban
    • 021 Haitian
    • 022 Jamaican
    • 023 Barbadian
    • 024 Puerto rican
    • 025 Caribbean n.i.e.
    • 026 British west indian
    • 027 Argentinean
    • 028 Brazilian
    • 029 Chilean
    • 030 Ecuadorian
    • 031 Mexican
    • 032 Peruvian
    • 033 Colombian
    • 034 Salvadoran
    • 035 Nicaraguan
    • 036 Guatemalan
    • 037 Hispanic n.i.e.
    • 038 Central & South american n.i.e.
    • 039 African black n.i.e.
    • 040 Afro-american
    • 041 Afro-canadian
    • 042 Black west indian
    • 043 Black n.i.e.
    • 045 African n.i.e.
    • 046 Austrian
    • 047 Belgian
    • 048 Flemish
    • 049 Luxembourger
    • 050 Swiss
    • 053 Finnish
    • 054 Danish
    • 055 Icelander
    • 056 Norwegian
    • 057 Swede
    • 058 Scandinavian n.i.e.
    • 059 Laplander
    • 060 Estonian
    • 061 Latvian
    • 062 Lithuanian
    • 063 Byelorussian
    • 064 Czech
    • 065 Czechoslovak
    • 066 Hungarian
    • 067 Romanian
    • 068 Russian
    • 069 Slovak
    • 072 Albanian
    • 073 Bulgarian
    • 074 Croatian
    • 075 Macedonian
    • 076 Serbian
    • 077 Slovene
    • 078 Yugoslav
    • 079 Cypriot
    • 080 Greek
    • 082 Sicilian
    • 083 Maltese
    • 084 Portuguese
    • 085 Spanish
    • 086 Basque
    • 087 Gypsy
    • 088 European n.i.e.
    • 089 Egyptian
    • 090 Lebanese
    • 091 Palestinian
    • 092 Syrian
    • 093 Algerian
    • 094 Middle East Arab n.i.e.
    • 095 Armenian
    • 096 Iranian
    • 097 Israeli
    • 098 Turk
    • 099 Afghan
    • 100 Kurd
    • 101 West Asian n.i.e.
    • 102 Punjabi
    • 103 Sinhalese
    • 104 Tamil
    • 105 Indian (asian)
    • 106 Bangladeshi
    • 107 Pakistani
    • 108 Sri lankan
    • 109 Japanese
    • 110 Korean
    • 111 Filipino
    • 112 Burmese
    • 113 Kampuchean
    • 114 Laotian
    • 115 Thai
    • 116 Vietnamese
    • 117 East Indian n.i.e.
    • 118 Malayan
    • 119 Tibetan
    • 120 Mongol
    • 122 Asian n.i.e.
    • 123 Fiji islander
    • 124 Polynesian
    • 125 Pacific islander n.i.e.
    • 126 Australian/New Zealander
    • 129 Buddhist
    • 130 Hindu
    • 131 Sikh
    • 132 Muslim
    • 133 Doukhobor
    • 134 Hutterite
    • 135 Mennonite
    • 136 Religious n.i.e.
    • 137 White n.i.e.
    • 138 Guyanese
    • 139 Settler n.i.e.
    • 140 Ismaili
    • 141 Serbo-croat
    • 142 Iraqi
    • 143 Bengali
    • 144 Gujarati
    • 145 Indo-chinese
    • 146 Baltic
    • 147 Hmong
    • 148 Balkan
    • 149 Ethiopian
    • 150 Ghanian
    • 151 Somali
    • 152 Trinidadian/Tobagonian
    • 153 Uruguayan
    • 154 Creole
    • 158 Afro-caribbean n.i.e.
    • 159 Indian guyanese
    • 160 Moroccan
    • 170 South asian n.i.e.
    • 171 West asian n.i.e.
    • 172 South east asian n.i.e.
    • 173 Indonesian
    • 208 French
    • 209 English
    • 210 German
    • 211 Scottish
    • 212 Italian
    • 213 Irish
    • 214 Ukrainian
    • 215 Chinese
    • 216 Dutch
    • 217 Jewish
    • 218 Polish
    • 219 Black n.i.e.
    • 220 North American Indian
    • 221 Métis
    • 222 Inuit
    • 223 None
    • 996 Interim Processing Code
    • 997 Don't Know
    • 998 Refusal
    • 999 Not Applicable

fathbc15 - Flag - Respondent's father was born in Canada

  • Type and length: Character(1.0)
  • Description: Flag to indicate if respondent's father was born in Canada.
    This information is not available for respondents who joined the survey prior to reference year 1996.
  • Population: Persons aged 16 or older
  • Range and codes:
    • 1 Yes
    • 2 No
    • 6 Interim Processing Code
    • 7 Don't Know
    • 8 Refusal
    • 9 Not Applicable

immprd15 - Period of immigration

  • Type and length: Character(2.0)
  • Description: Period of immigration.
  • Population: Persons aged 16 or older AND immigrated to Canada
  • Range and codes:
    • 01 1944 and before
    • 02 1945-1959
    • 03 1960-1969
    • 04 1970-1979
    • 05 1980-1989
    • 06 1990-1999
    • 07 2000-2009
    • 96 Interim Processing Code
    • 97 Don't Know
    • 98 Refusal
    • 99 Not Applicable

immst15 - Flag - Person is an immigrant

  • Type and length: Character(1.0)
  • Description: Flag to indicate whether a person is an immigrant.
  • Population: Persons aged 16 or older
  • Range and codes:
    • 1 Yes
    • 2 No
    • 6 Interim Processing Code
    • 7 Don't Know
    • 8 Refusal
    • 9 Not Applicable

immyr15 - Year in which person immigrated to Canada

  • Type and length: Numeric(4.0) Format: YYYY
  • Description: Year in which person immigrated to Canada.
  • Population: Persons aged 16 or older
  • Range and codes:
    • 1800:9995
    • 9996 Interim Processing Code
    • 9997 Don't Know
    • 9998 Refusal
    • 9999 Not Applicable

mothbc15 - Flag - Respondent's mother was born in Canada

  • Type and length: Character(1.0)
  • Description: Flag to indicate if respondent's mother was born in Canada.
    This information is not available for respondents who joined the survey prior to reference year 1996.
  • Population: Persons aged 16 or older
  • Range and codes:
    • 1 Yes
    • 2 No
    • 6 Interim Processing Code
    • 7 Don't Know
    • 8 Refusal
    • 9 Not Applicable

motn2g15 - Mother tongue, 2nd grouping

  • Type and length: Character(1.0)
  • Description: Mother tongue 2nd grouping (3 categories).
  • Population: Persons aged 16 or older
  • Range and codes:
    • 1 English
    • 2 French
    • 3 Other
    • 6 Interim Processing Code
    • 7 Don't Know
    • 8 Refusal
    • 9 Not Applicable

motngc15 - Mother tongue code

  • Type and length: Character(3.0)
  • Description: Mother tongue code.
  • Population: Persons aged 16 or older
  • Range and codes:
    • 001 English
    • 002 French
    • 003 Dutch
    • 004 Flemish
    • 005 Frisian
    • 006 Danish
    • 007 Icelandic
    • 008 Norwegian
    • 009 Swedish
    • 010 Yiddish
    • 011 Alsace
    • 012 German
    • 013 Luxembourgish
    • 014 Faeroese
    • 015 Afrikaans
    • 016 Germanic languages, n.i.e.
    • 017 Portuguese
    • 018 Spanish
    • 019 Romanian
    • 020 Italian
    • 021 Catalan
    • 022 Corsican
    • 023 Friulian
    • 024 Ladin
    • 025 Occitan
    • 026 Sardinian
    • 027 Romansch
    • 028 Romance languages, n.i.e.
    • 029 Greek
    • 030 Armenian
    • 031 Gaelic languages
    • 032 Welsh
    • 033 Irish
    • 034 Scottish
    • 035 Celtic languages, n.i.e.
    • 036 Latvian (Lettish)
    • 037 Lithuanian
    • 038 Russian
    • 039 Byelorussian
    • 040 Bulgarian
    • 041 Serbo-Croatian
    • 042 Croatian
    • 043 Serbian
    • 044 Slovenian
    • 045 Czech
    • 046 Macedonian
    • 047 Polish
    • 048 Ukrainian
    • 049 Yugoslavian n.i.e.
    • 050 Slovak
    • 051 Slavic languages, n.i.e.
    • 052 Ossetic
    • 053 Kurdish
    • 054 Baluchi
    • 055 Tadzhik
    • 056 Persian (Farsi)
    • 057 Punjabi
    • 058 Lahnda
    • 059 Sindhi
    • 060 Pahari
    • 061 Gujarati
    • 062 Marathi
    • 063 Konkani
    • 064 Maldivian
    • 065 Sinhalese
    • 066 Rajasthani
    • 067 Bihari
    • 068 Hindi
    • 069 Urdu
    • 070 Assamese
    • 071 Bengali
    • 072 Oriya
    • 073 Bhili
    • 074 Bhojpuri
    • 075 Garhwali
    • 076 Kashmiri
    • 077 Pashto
    • 078 Romany
    • 079 Nepali
    • 080 Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.
    • 081 Malayalam
    • 082 Tamil
    • 083 Telugu
    • 084 Kannada
    • 085 Dravidian languages, n.i.e.
    • 086 Japanese
    • 087 Korean
    • 088 Thai
    • 089 Lao
    • 090 Tai n.i.e.
    • 091 Chinese
    • 092 Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.
    • 093 Vietnamese
    • 094 Khmer (Cambodian)
    • 095 Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e.
    • 096 Asiatic languages, n.i.e.
    • 097 Caucasian languages
    • 098 Malay-Bahasa
    • 099 Pilipino
    • 100 Tagalog
    • 101 Malayo-Polynesian languages, n.i.e.
    • 102 Arabic
    • 103 Hebrew
    • 104 Maltese
    • 105 Semitic languages, n.i.e.
    • 106 Turkish
    • 107 Altai-Turkic languages, n.i.e.
    • 108 Estonian
    • 109 Finnish
    • 110 Hungarian
    • 111 Finno-Ugric - Other
    • 112 Swahili
    • 113 Bantu languages, n.i.e.
    • 114 Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.
    • 115 African languages, n.i.e.
    • 116 Cree
    • 117 Ojibway
    • 118 Blackfoot
    • 119 Malecite
    • 120 Micmac
    • 121 Montagnais-Naskapi
    • 122 Delaware
    • 123 Abenaki
    • 124 Potawatomi
    • 125 Algonkian
    • 126 Algonquian languages, n.i.e.
    • 127 Chipewyan
    • 128 South Slave
    • 129 Carrier
    • 130 Sarcee
    • 131 Beaver
    • 132 Tagish
    • 133 Sekani
    • 134 Chilcotin
    • 135 Dogrib
    • 136 North Slave (Hare)
    • 137 Kutchin-Gwich'in (Loucheux)
    • 138 Kaska-Nahani
    • 139 Tahltan
    • 140 Tutchone
    • 141 Athapaskan languages, n.i.e.
    • 142 Mohawk
    • 143 Cayuga
    • 144 Oneida
    • 145 Onondaga
    • 146 Seneca
    • 147 Tuscarora
    • 148 Iroquoian languages, n.i.e.
    • 149 Bella Coola
    • 150 Comox
    • 151 Halkomelem
    • 152 Lillooet
    • 153 Okanagan
    • 154 Sechelt
    • 155 Shuswap
    • 156 Squamish
    • 157 Thompson
    • 158 Salish languages n.i.e.
    • 159 Tsimshian
    • 160 Gitskan
    • 161 Haisla
    • 162 Heiltsuk
    • 163 Kwakiutl
    • 164 Nootka
    • 165 Wakashan languages n.i.e.
    • 166 Haida
    • 167 Dakota
    • 168 Tlingit
    • 169 Chillok
    • 170 Kutenai
    • 171 Amerindian languages, n.i.e.
    • 172 Inuktitut
    • 173 Albanian
    • 174 Basque
    • 175 Creole
    • 176 Haitian
    • 177 Pidgin
    • 178 Creole - Other
    • 179 Belgian
    • 180 Czechoslovakian
    • 181 Scandinavian
    • 182 Swiss
    • 183 Sign
    • 184 Other
    • 186 Mandarin
    • 187 Cantonese
    • 300 English and French
    • 301 English and Italian
    • 302 English and Ukrainian
    • 303 English and Chinese
    • 304 English and German
    • 305 English and Dutch
    • 306 English and Greek
    • 307 English and Pilipino
    • 308 English and Portuguese
    • 309 English and Polish
    • 310 English and Punjabi
    • 311 French and Italian
    • 312 French and Spanish
    • 313 French and Portuguese
    • 314 French and Arabic
    • 315 French and Creole
    • 316 French and Chinese
    • 317 French and Vietnamese
    • 318 German and Yiddish
    • 319 German and Ukrainian
    • 320 German and Dutch
    • 321 German and Italian
    • 322 Russian and Polish
    • 323 Russian and Armenian
    • 324 Russian and Ukrainian
    • 325 Greek and Macedonian
    • 326 Polish and Ukrainian
    • 327 Hindi and Punjabi
    • 328 Hindi and Urdu
    • 996 Interim Processing Code
    • 997 Don't Know
    • 998 Refusal
    • 999 Not Applicable

motngg15 - Mother tongue, grouping

  • Type and length: Character(2.0)
  • Description: Mother tongue grouping (14 categories).
  • Population: Persons aged 16 or older
  • Range and codes:
    • 01 English
    • 02 French
    • 03 Germanic
    • 04 Netherlandic & Belgium
    • 05 Slavic languages
    • 06 Scandinavian & Baltic
    • 07 Romance languages
    • 08 Finno-Ugric languages
    • 09 Greek/Turkish/Semitic
    • 10 Chinese and other Sino-tibetan
    • 11 Asiatic/Malayo/Polynesian
    • 12 Indo-Iranian & Dravidian
    • 13 North American aboriginal languages
    • 14 Other, n.i.e.
    • 96 Interim Processing Code
    • 97 Don't Know
    • 98 Refusal
    • 99 Not Applicable

regind15 - Flag - Treaty/Registered Indian

  • Type and length: Character(1.0)
  • Description: Flag to indicate if a person is a Treaty Indian or Registered Indian as defined by the Indian Act of Canada.
  • Population: Persons aged 16 or older
  • Range and codes:
    • 1 Yes
    • 2 No
    • 6 Interim Processing Code
    • 7 Don't Know
    • 8 Refusal
    • 9 Not Applicable

vismn15 - Flag - Person belongs to visible minority group

  • Type and length: Character(1.0)
  • Description: Flag to indicate whether a person belongs to a visible minority group.
  • Population: Persons aged 16 or older
  • Range and codes:
    • 1 Yes
    • 2 No
    • 6 Interim Processing Code
    • 7 Don't Know
    • 8 Refusal
    • 9 Not Applicable

vismng15 - Visible minority group

  • Type and length: Character(2.0)
  • Description: Visible minority group.
  • Population: Persons aged 16 or older
  • Range and codes:
    • 01 Black
    • 02 South Asian (Indo Pakistani)
    • 03 Chinese
    • 04 Korean
    • 05 Japanese
    • 06 South East Asian
    • 07 Filipino
    • 08 Oceanic (Other Pacific Islanders)
    • 09 West Asian & North African (Arab)
    • 10 Latin American (Visible Minority)
    • 11 Not a Visible Minority
    • 96 Interim Processing Code
    • 97 Don't Know
    • 98 Refusal
    • 99 Not Applicable