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Table A-2.1
Descriptive statistics - Proportion of migrants by selected socio-demographic characteristics, 2005 to 2006

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Demographic characteristic Migrated to: Total Population
Central municipalities (Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver) Peripheral municipalities (Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver) Other census metropolitan areas Mid-size urban centres Rural areas near urban centres Remote rural areas/ territories
  percentage number
Total 0.4 1.1 1.5 0.8 0.3 0.9 5.0 24,777,825
Sex Male 0.4 1.1 1.5 0.8 0.3 0.9 5.0 12,024,340
Female 0.4 1.1 1.5 0.8 0.3 0.9 4.9 12,753,485
Age group 15 to 19 years 0.4 0.8 1.6 0.8 0.2 0.8 4.7 1,659,810
20 to 29 years 1.2 2.0 3.7 1.7 0.5 1.7 10.8 3,891,880
30 to 44 years 0.5 1.5 1.7 0.8 0.3 0.9 5.7 6,640,095
45 to 59 years 0.2 0.7 0.8 0.5 0.2 0.6 3.1 6,962,260
60 years and over 0.1 0.5 0.6 0.4 0.2 0.5 2.3 5,623,780
Marital status Married/common law 0.3 1.1 1.3 0.7 0.3 0.8 4.5 14,921,240
Single 0.8 1.2 2.2 1.0 0.3 1.0 6.4 6,428,655
Divorced, separated 0.5 1.2 1.7 0.9 0.3 1.0 5.6 2,056,880
Widowed 0.2 0.6 0.7 0.4 0.2 0.5 2.6 1,371,050
Presence of children No children 0.6 1.1 1.8 0.9 0.3 1.0 5.6 15,380,030
Children, all aged 2 and over 0.2 0.8 0.9 0.5 0.2 0.5 3.1 7,765,465
Recent birth of first child 0.5 2.6 2.7 1.4 0.6 1.6 9.4 681,185
Recent birth of second child 0.3 1.8 2.1 1.0 0.4 1.2 6.8 623,690
Recent birth of third child (or over)  0.2 1.2 1.8 1.0 0.4 1.4 6.0 327,460
Education level Less than high school diploma 0.2 0.7 1.0 0.7 0.3 1.0 3.9 5,612,930
High school 0.4 1.0 1.6 0.8 0.3 0.8 4.8 6,442,780
Trade school 0.3 1.0 1.3 0.9 0.4 1.1 5.0 2,762,340
College 0.4 1.2 1.8 0.9 0.3 0.9 5.6 4,383,120
University (less than bachelor's) 0.5 1.4 1.2 0.6 0.2 0.6 4.5 1,104,145
University (bachelor's or higher) 0.9 1.6 2.0 0.7 0.2 0.6 5.9 4,472,505
Aboriginal identity Aboriginal 0.2 0.5 2.2 1.7 0.3 2.7 7.6 795,765
Non-Aboriginal 0.4 1.1 1.5 0.7 0.3 0.8 4.9 23,982,055
Immigrant status and visible minority status Non-immigrant, non-visible 0.4 0.9 1.7 0.9 0.4 1.1 5.3 18,540,135
Immigrant before 1996, non-visible 0.3 0.8 0.9 0.4 0.2 0.4 2.9 2,306,045
Recent immigrant, non-visible 0.9 2.6 1.6 0.5 0.2 0.5 6.3 369,210
Non-immigrant, visible minority 1.1 1.9 1.4 0.3 0.1 0.2 4.9 605,530
Immigrant before 1996, visible minority 0.6 1.8 0.6 0.1 0.0 0.1 3.1 1,873,380
Recent immigrant, visible minority 1.0 3.0 1.5 0.3 0.0 0.1 6.0 1,083,530
Census sub-division of origin (2005) Urban 0.5 1.3 1.5 0.6 0.3 0.6 4.7 20,079,275
Rural 0.2 0.3 1.6 1.3 0.4 2.1 5.9 4,698,555
Source:  Statistics Canada, Census of Population, 2006.
Table source: Statistics Canada, 2008, Report on the Demographic Situation in Canada: 2005 and 2006, catalogue number 91-209-X.

 

Date Modified: 2009-11-18

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