Methodology of the Canadian Labour Force Survey
Appendix B
Characteristics of the survey frame and the sample design

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Table B.1
Number of households covered by the frame and provincial sample sizes
Table summary
This table displays the results of Number of households covered by the frame and provincial sample sizes. The information is grouped by Province (appearing as row headers), Households covered by the frame, Households excluded from the frame, Sample financed by Statistics Canada, Sample financed by ESDC and Total sample, calculated using number units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Province Households covered by the frame Households excluded from the frame Sample financed by Statistics Canada Sample financed by ESDC Total sample
number
Newfoundland and Labrador 211,361 7,878 1,852 157 2,009
Prince Edward Island 59,402 277 1,421 0 1,421
Nova-Scotia 408,853 4,281 2,965 0 2,965
New Brunswick 335,516 5,536 2,623 187 2,810
Quebec 3,620,953 23,468 5,108 5,077 10,185
Ontario 5,108,516 49,030 7,036 7,936 14,972
Manitoba 467,146 18,399 3,911 295 4,206
Saskatchewan 400,608 25,012 3,904 218 4,122
Alberta 1,487,737 25,183 3,690 810 4,500
British Columbia 1,881,831 57,057 3,507 1,920 5,427
Canada 13,981,923 216,121 36,017 16,600 52,617
Table B.2
Number of households in remote strata, large-cluster strata, and one-stage strata, by province
Table summary
This table displays the results of Number of households in remote strata. The information is grouped by Province (appearing as row headers), Remote strata, Large-cluster strata, One-stage strata, Strata and Households, calculated using number units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Province Remote strata Large-cluster strata One-stage strata
Strata Households Strata Households Strata Households
number
Newfoundland and Labrador 0 0 0 0 0 0
Prince Edward Island 0 0 0 0 138 59,402
Nova-Scotia 0 0 0 0 0 0
New Brunswick 0 0 0 0 0 0
Quebec 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ontario 5 45,370 4 105,612 0 0
Manitoba 5 12,751 0 0 0 0
Saskatchewan 1 4,100 0 0 0 0
Alberta 1 3,847 0 0 0 0
British Columbia 5 45,366 0 0 0 0
Canada 17 111,434 4 105,612 138 59,402
Table B.3.1
Statistics for the high-income strata
Table summary
This table displays the results of Statistics for the high-income strata. The information is grouped by Census Metropolitan Area (CMA) (appearing as row headers), High-income strata, Households in high-income strata, Prevalence of high-income households in high-income strata, Prevalence of high-income households in the CMA and High-income households in the CMA that are in a high-income stratum, calculated using number and % units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Census Metropolitan Area (CMA) High-income strata Households in high-income strata PrevalenceTable B.3.1 Note 1 of high‑income householdsTable B.3.1 Note 2 in high‑income strata Prevalence of high‑income households in the CMA High‑income households in the CMA that are in a high‑income stratum
number %
St. John’s 1 5,998 41.1 14.5 19.8
Halifax 2 14,173 36.1 11.0 26.4
Saguenay 1 5,436 22.8 6.7 24.7
Quebec City 1 20,720 34.9 8.1 24.2
Sherbrooke 1 6,224 23.7 5.7 26.2
Trois-Rivières 1 5,118 24.4 5.5 29.7
Montreal 3 117,935 37.2 9.1 28.1
Ottawa-Gatineau 2 44,015 48.4 17.5 22.8
Kingston 1 3,722 40.9 12.0 18.6
Oshawa 1 11,087 41.6 15.8 21.3
Toronto 6 159,618 51.2 16.9 23.0
Hamilton 1 17,896 47.1 13.8 20.6
St. Catharines - Niagara 1 12,805 28.3 8.9 24.1
Kitchener - Waterloo 1 12,927 45.0 13.0 23.4
London 1 13,367 40.8 10.6 25.3
Windsor 1 11,131 33.0 10.0 28.0
Greater Sudbury 1 4,201 41.7 13.1 18.3
Thunder Bay 1 3,300 35.6 10.8 20.2
Winnipeg 4 24,268 37.9 10.0 30.1
Regina 1 5,138 54.2 16.2 18.8
Saskatoon 2 9,023 45.1 14.6 25.3
Calgary 1 23,880 64.6 23.4 13.0
Edmonton 1 24,449 56.0 19.6 14.2
Abbotsford 1 4,845 28.2 10.4 20.4
Vancouver 3 66,687 40.5 14.3 19.4
Victoria 1 9,662 32.7 11.2 17.1
Note 1

The reported prevalence is the prevalence according to the 2011 T1 Family File.

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Note 2

A high-income household is a household with a reported annual household income over $150,000.

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Table B.3.2
Statistics for the immigrant strata
Table summary
This table displays the results of Statistics for the immigrant strata. The information is grouped by Province (appearing as row headers), Immigrant strata, Households in the immigrant strata, Prevalence of Immigrant households in the immigrant strata, Prevalence of Immigrant households in the province and Immigrant households in the province that are in an immigrant stratum, calculated using number and % units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Province Immigrant strata Households in the immigrant strata Prevalence of Immigrant householdsTable B.3.2 Note 1 in the immigrant strata Prevalence of Immigrant households in the province Immigrant households in the province that are in an immigrant stratum
number %
Manitoba 2 11,861 16.1 6.3 6.5
Note 1

An immigrant household is a household for which at least one member reported having immigrated to Canada in the last ten years, according to the 2011 National Household Survey.

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Table B.3.3
Statistics for the Aboriginal strata
Table summary
This table displays the results of Statistics for the Aboriginal strata. The information is grouped by Province (appearing as row headers), Aboriginal strata, Households in the Aboriginal strata, Prevalence of Aboriginal households in the Aboriginal strata, Prevalence of Aboriginal households in the province and Aboriginal households in the province that are in an Aboriginal stratum, calculated using number and % units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Province Aboriginal strata Households in the Aboriginal strata Prevalence of Aboriginal householdsTable B.3.3 Note 1 in the Aboriginal strata Prevalence of Aboriginal households in the province Aboriginal households in the province that are in an Aboriginal stratum
number %
Saskatchewan 3 13,743 36.5 10.9 11.5
Alberta 8 123,679 20.2 5.9 28.3
British Columbia 9 143,433 17.1 5.3 24.7
Note 1

An Aboriginal household is a household in which at least one member reported having an Aboriginal status according to the 2011 National Household Survey.

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Table B.4
Characteristics of sample design by sub-provincial regions
Table summary
This table displays the results of Characteristics of sample design by sub-provincial regions. The information is grouped by Province (appearing as row headers), PSUs, Strata, Population, Dwellings, Households and Sampled households, calculated using number and % units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Province PSUs Strata Population Dwellings Households Sampled households
number % number %
Newfoundland and Labrador 995 37 493,776 241,034 211,361 100.0 2,009 100.0
EIER
01 371 14 194,504 90,920 84,973 40.2 692 34.4
02 624 23 299,272 150,114 126,388 59.8 1,317 65.6
ER
1010 512 19 259,803 124,902 112,432 53.2 971 48.3
1020 76 3 34,938 17,406 14,668 6.9 150 7.5
1030 192 7 95,199 45,846 39,773 18.8 433 21.6
1040 215 8 103,836 52,880 44,488 21.0 455 22.6
CMA/CA-Design Type Indicator
St. John’s (CMA) 375 14 196,966 91,949 85,892 40.6 699 34.8
Corner Brook 52 2 27,433 12,105 11,503 5.4 125 6.2
Other Urban 235 10 118,513 54,344 50,459 23.9 525 26.1
Non-Urban 333 11 150,864 82,636 63,507 30.0 659 32.8
Stratum type
Regular 968 36 477,623 234,782 205,363 97.2 1,960 97.6
High income 27 1 16,153 6,252 5,998 2.8 49 2.4
Prince Edward Island NA 138 139,424 69,987 59,402 100.0 1,421 100.0
EIER
03 NA 66 64,438 31,227 28,392 47.8 679 47.8
062 NA 72 74,986 38,760 31,010 52.2 742 52.2
ER
1110 NA 138 139,424 69,987 59,402 100.0 1,421 100.0
CMA/CA-Design Type Indicator
Charlottetown NA 66 64,438 31,227 28,392 47.8 679 47.8
Summerside NA 18 16,488 7,747 7,342 12.4 176 12.4
Other Urban NA 7 7,447 3,925 3,286 5.5 79 5.5
Non-Urban NA 47 51,051 27,088 20,382 34.3 488 34.3
Stratum type
One-stage NA 138 139,424 69,987 59,402 100.0 1,421 100.0
Nova Scotia 1,726 57 909,763 459,722 408,853 100.0 2,965 100.0
EIER
04 333 12 166,885 88,754 74,769 18.3 654 22.0
05 704 23 362,358 188,303 162,738 39.8 1,242 41.9
06 689 22 380,520 182,665 171,346 41.9 1,069 36.1
ER
1210 263 10 129,954 67,389 58,419 14.3 532 17.9
1220 304 11 152,348 81,041 69,226 16.9 546 18.4
1230 230 7 121,924 59,335 53,427 13.1 382 12.9
1240 224 7 115,445 63,490 52,170 12.8 409 13.8
1250 705 22 390,092 188,467 175,611 43.0 1,096 37.0
CMA/CA-Design Type Indicator
Halifax (CMA) 705 22 390,092 188,467 175,611 43.0 1,096 37.0
Cape Breton 195 8 97,398 48,831 44,326 10.8 404 13.6
Truro 84 3 45,041 23,038 20,688 5.1 163 5.5
New Glasgow 72 3 35,342 17,843 16,199 4.0 128 4.3
Other Urban 213 8 108,377 55,000 50,043 12.2 379 12.8
Non-Urban 457 13 233,513 126,543 101,986 24.9 795 26.8
Stratum type
Regular 1,657 55 868,980 445,069 394,680 96.5 2,877 97.0
High income 69 2 40,783 14,653 14,173 3.5 88 3.0
New Brunswick 1,478 50 737,765 371,662 335,516 100.0 2,810 100.0
EIER
07 750 24 388,553 188,036 174,494 52.0 1,191 42.4
08 225 9 110,386 57,003 51,141 15.2 595 21.2
09 503 18 238,826 126,623 109,881 32.7 1,024 36.5
ER
1310 337 12 155,303 78,953 72,071 21.5 697 24.8
1320 398 12 201,789 103,053 91,456 27.3 657 23.4
1330 337 11 168,517 83,684 76,248 22.7 627 22.3
1340 247 9 133,660 66,365 59,181 17.6 440 15.7
1350 159 6 78,496 39,607 36,560 10.9 389 13.8
CMA/CA-Design Type Indicator
Moncton (CMA) 273 8 138,596 67,328 62,885 18.7 408 14.5
Saint John (CMA) 256 8 127,813 62,684 57,608 17.2 392 14.0
Fredericton 165 6 92,914 44,250 41,500 12.4 291 10.3
Bathurst 75 3 33,343 17,717 16,130 4.8 156 5.6
Miramichi 55 2 26,889 13,272 12,157 3.6 118 4.2
Edmundston 45 2 21,698 12,065 11,277 3.4 120 4.3
Other Urban 169 6 82,037 41,339 38,235 11.4 379 13.5
Non-Urban 440 15 214,475 113,007 95,724 28.5 947 33.7
Stratum type
Regular 1,478 50 737,765 371,662 335,516 100.0 2,810 100.0
Quebec 15,296 210 7,831,321 3,914,006 3,620,953 100.0 10,185 100.0
EIER
10 281 8 135,446 71,862 64,498 1.8 471 4.6
11 1,522 19 756,546 380,465 364,288 10.1 878 8.6
12 316 12 148,215 80,176 74,992 2.1 723 7.1
13 301 13 154,167 78,491 70,221 1.9 813 8.0
14 337 11 169,087 89,244 82,807 2.3 664 6.5
15 1,021 15 520,259 256,370 240,625 6.6 721 7.1
16 7,236 58 3,791,701 1,788,374 1,699,706 46.9 2,042 20.0
17 2,035 18 1,033,672 580,860 497,902 13.8 919 9.0
18 458 13 223,026 128,442 106,911 3.0 705 6.9
19 907 14 440,313 234,837 207,541 5.7 744 7.3
20 570 18 305,660 148,838 138,635 3.8 860 8.4
21 312 11 153,229 76,047 72,827 2.0 644 6.3
ER
2410 186 6 91,501 47,889 43,092 1.2 352 3.5
2415 424 7 199,492 108,381 96,591 2.7 332 3.3
2420 1,403 16 699,011 364,264 341,854 9.4 756 7.4
2425 810 18 410,444 204,018 188,150 5.2 1,053 10.3
2430 620 18 310,558 170,550 150,125 4.1 1,016 10
2433 484 5 233,940 117,487 110,318 3.0 247 2.4
2435 2,743 27 1,441,851 665,695 636,527 17.6 1,160 11.4
2440 3,682 32 1,886,479 964,739 902,456 24.9 1,162 11.4
2445 722 6 401,555 169,067 163,577 4.5 200 2.0
2450 903 6 468,048 222,711 203,375 5.6 239 2.3
2455 1,055 9 556,460 286,272 248,081 6.9 370 3.6
2460 693 20 366,212 189,489 167,141 4.6 1,004 9.9
2465 288 8 141,432 74,126 68,367 1.9 383 3.8
2470 532 13 259,237 144,550 131,193 3.6 764 7.5
2475 551 14 271,650 139,028 127,857 3.5 818 8.0
2480 167 4 79,621 39,055 36,210 1.0 232 2.3
2490 33 1 13,830 6,685 6,039 0.2 97 1.0
CMA/CA-Design Type Indicator
Saguenay (CMA) 318 11 157,063 78,373 74,477 2.1 659 6.5
Quebec (CMA) 1,540 19 765,457 384,703 368,299 10.2 889 8.7
Sherbrooke (CMA) 409 14 201,890 108,641 99,134 2.7 795 7.8
Trois-Rivieres (CMA) 322 12 151,593 81,820 76,560 2.1 738 7.2
Granby 159 2 77,077 39,112 36,957 1.0 114 1.1
Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu 184 3 92,394 43,555 42,305 1.2 130 1.3
Montreal (CMA) 7,297 58 3,824,225 1,802,903 1,713,615 47.3 2,057 20.2
Gatineau (CMA) 586 18 314,227 154,081 142,301 3.9 883 8.7
Rouyn-Noranda/Val-d’Or 142 5 73,398 39,569 37,029 1.0 207 2.0
Saint-Georges 71 3 34,642 17,816 16,622 0.5 196 1.9
Other Urban 2,333 36 1,149,527 598,274 562,191 15.5 1,828 17.9
Non-Urban 1,935 29 989,828 565,159 451,463 12.5 1,688 16.6
Stratum type
Regular 14,553 202 7,413,606 3,751,224 3,465,520 95.7 9,846 96.7
High income 743 8 417,715 162,782 155,433 4.3 339 3.3
Ontario 22,236 309 12,730,148 5,477,602 5,108,516 100.0 14,972 100.0
EIER
22 1,687 17 935,933 415,258 396,252 7.8 806 5.4
23 782 13 416,250 205,566 182,577 3.6 726 4.9
24 292 12 155,376 73,971 67,834 1.3 873 5.8
25 2,089 18 1,090,705 541,133 462,725 9.1 867 5.8
26 626 12 356,176 141,919 137,164 2.7 591 3.9
27 8,881 79 5,581,914 2,197,692 2,099,508 41.1 2,837 18.9
28 1,326 17 721,048 309,359 296,630 5.8 797 5.3
29 759 14 391,318 182,318 169,399 3.3 633 4.2
30 822 14 450,231 208,966 193,341 3.8 688 4.6
31 520 12 274,109 119,378 111,313 2.2 629 4.2
32 594 11 311,650 139,089 128,883 2.5 549 3.7
33 835 15 476,125 200,660 190,867 3.7 702 4.7
34 610 14 314,289 144,659 133,009 2.6 704 4.7
35 995 18 539,640 232,347 217,496 4.3 806 5.4
36 298 13 155,870 76,469 71,365 1.4 830 5.5
37 237 11 119,688 57,703 53,657 1.1 808 5.4
38 883 19 439,826 231,115 196,496 3.8 1,126 7.5
ER
3510 2,285 26 1,244,910 563,913 531,768 10.4 1,338 8.9
3515 817 18 445,204 221,807 195,081 3.8 1,168 7.8
3520 653 7 342,068 180,126 149,627 2.9 303 2.0
3530 9,396 90 5,877,168 2,316,567 2,213,911 43.3 3,397 22.7
3540 2,233 33 1,210,144 523,106 483,073 9.5 1,532 10.2
3550 2,564 42 1,363,189 602,342 569,131 11.1 2,018 13.5
3560 1,153 19 629,578 283,731 264,963 5.2 917 6.1
3570 1,188 25 616,906 279,804 258,160 5.1 1,233 8.2
3580 529 6 285,597 140,919 121,284 2.4 302 2.0
3590 1,019 28 520,573 269,509 235,513 4.6 1,682 11.2
3595 399 15 194,811 95,778 86,005 1.7 1,082 7.2
CMA/CA-Design Type Indicator
Cornwall 121 2 58,957 27,624 26,541 0.5 104 0.7
Ottawa (CMA) 1,663 17 921,824 409,551 390,751 7.6 795 5.3
Kingston (CMA) 293 12 156,144 74,755 68,162 1.3 877 5.9
Peterborough (CMA) 223 4 117,610 56,754 51,745 1.0 187 1.2
Oshawa (CMA) 626 12 356,176 141,919 137,164 2.7 591 3.9
Toronto (CMA) 8,881 79 5,581,914 2,197,692 2,099,508 41.1 2,837 18.9
Hamilton (CMA) 1,326 17 721,048 309,359 296,630 5.8 797 5.3
St-Catharines/Niagara (CMA) 759 14 391,318 182,318 169,399 3.3 633 4.2
Kitchener/Camb./Wat. (CMA) 835 15 476,125 200,660 190,867 3.7 702 4.7
Brantford (CMA) 246 6 129,288 55,589 53,131 1.0 336 2.2
Norfolk 123 3 62,822 29,088 26,572 0.5 134 0.9
Guelph (CMA) 260 6 140,802 62,481 58,021 1.1 270 1.8
London (CMA) 869 15 474,237 218,577 202,713 4.0 721 4.8
Chatham-Kent 210 5 103,671 48,265 44,715 0.9 239 1.6
Windsor (CMA) 605 12 319,247 142,690 131,879 2.6 562 3.8
Sarnia 178 4 88,915 41,944 39,716 0.8 213 1.4
Barrie (CMA) 365 4 187,013 76,350 71,872 1.4 193 1.3
North Bay 126 3 64,163 31,204 29,118 0.6 149 1.0
Greater Sudbury (CMA) 306 13 160,274 78,566 73,344 1.4 853 5.7
Sault Ste-Marie 163 4 78,693 37,424 35,426 0.7 181 1.2
Thunder Bay (CMA) 239 11 120,736 58,299 54,091 1.1 815 5.4
Leamington 84 2 49,765 20,247 18,928 0.4 101 0.7
Timmins 76 2 43,165 20,284 19,217 0.4 98 0.7
Other Urban 2,079 29 1,088,446 527,628 483,428 9.5 1,476 9.9
Non-Urban 1,580 19 837,795 428,334 335,578 6.6 1,107 7.4
Stratum type
Regular 20,398 283 11,507,031 5,010,408 4,663,465 91.3 13,755 91.9
High income 1,462 17 895,718 302,548 294,069 5.8 738 4.9
Large-cluster 153 4 223,170 111,764 105,612 2.1 143 1.0
Remote 223 5 104,229 52,882 45,370 0.9 336 2.2
Manitoba 2,098 79 1,137,354 504,897 467,146 100.0 4,206 100.0
EIER
39 1,316 48 723,733 318,220 303,303 64.9 2,400 57.1
40 626 22 336,826 143,707 132,184 28.3 1,092 26.0
41 156 9 76,795 42,970 31,659 6.8 714 17.0
ER
4610 178 6 101,814 42,443 37,108 7.9 443 10.5
4620 103 4 60,285 23,032 22,102 4.7 178 4.2
4630 208 7 105,934 50,037 44,998 9.6 329 7.8
4640 83 3 44,427 17,168 16,090 3.4 129 3.1
4650 1,220 46 666,760 296,287 283,024 60.6 2,242 53.3
4660 152 6 86,657 41,411 33,835 7.2 407 9.7
4670 84 3 38,953 19,575 17,238 3.7 149 3.5
4680 70 5 32,524 14,944 12,751 2.7 329 7.8
CMA/CA-Design Type Indicator
Winnipeg (CMA) 1,327 48 730,013 320,336 305,366 65.4 2,416 57.4
Brandon 101 4 53,229 24,342 23,241 5.0 170 4.0
Thompson 26 2 12,829 5,486 4,821 1.0 124 3.0
Other Urban 249 12 135,516 61,082 57,869 12.4 625 14.9
Non-Urban 395 13 205,767 93,651 75,849 16.2 870 20.7
Stratum type
Regular 1,847 68 998,748 452,489 418,266 89.5 3,594 85.4
High income 126 4 73,108 24,695 24,268 5.2 192 4.6
Immigrant 55 2 32,974 12,769 11,861 2.5 91 2.2
Remote 70 5 32,524 14,944 12,751 2.7 329 7.8
Saskatchewan 1,881 67 946,824 436,428 400,608 100.0 4,122 100.0
EIER
42 419 15 210,410 96,261 91,367 22.8 868 21.1
43 480 18 260,249 116,976 110,387 27.6 1,056 25.6
44 607 18 285,062 138,379 122,755 30.6 1,038 25.2
45 375 16 191,103 84,812 76,099 19.0 1,160 28.1
ER
4710 561 19 280,215 129,336 120,764 30.1 1,099 26.7
4720 213 7 95,908 46,827 41,711 10.4 355 8.6
4730 577 20 306,992 138,486 129,710 32.4 1,229 29.8
4740 163 5 76,671 38,633 33,931 8.5 303 7.4
4750 347 15 174,638 78,565 70,392 17.6 1,073 26.0
4760 20 1 12,400 4,581 4,100 1.0 62 1.5
CMA/CA-Design Type Indicator
Regina (CMA) 419 15 210,410 96,261 91,367 22.8 868 21.1
Saskatoon (CMA) 480 18 260,249 116,976 110,387 27.6 1,056 25.6
Moose Jaw 74 3 34,512 16,832 15,895 4.0 135 3.3
Prince Albert 78 3 42,507 17,584 16,323 4.1 249 6.0
Other Urban 360 13 179,748 83,221 78,000 19.5 841 20.4
Non-Urban 470 15 219,398 105,554 88,636 22.1 973 23.6
Stratum type
Regular 1,728 60 857,680 402,423 368,604 92.0 3,793 92.0
Aboriginal 66 3 34,197 14,954 13,743 3.4 131 3.2
High income 67 3 42,547 14,470 14,161 3.5 135 3.3
Remote 20 1 12,400 4,581 4,100 1.0 62 1.5
Alberta 6,379 88 3,557,377 1,606,911 1,487,737 100.0 4,500 100.0
EIER
46 2,096 22 1,213,088 531,335 503,607 33.9 1,023 22.7
47 2,039 20 1,156,330 527,074 492,333 33.1 966 21.5
48 402 19 219,533 101,180 85,891 5.8 1,219 27.1
49 1,842 27 968,426 447,322 405,906 27.3 1,292 28.7
ER
4810 486 10 263,065 120,431 110,508 7.4 458 10.2
4820 370 5 188,248 85,872 78,273 5.3 256 5.7
4830 2,267 23 1,308,684 573,157 542,207 36.4 1,099 24.4
4840 150 1 77,699 40,338 33,612 2.3 83 1.8
4850 369 5 184,575 86,584 78,714 5.3 244 5.4
4860 2,106 21 1,195,404 545,189 508,837 34.2 1,017 22.6
4870 420 10 219,245 100,116 88,673 6.0 646 14.4
4880 211 11 120,457 55,224 46,913 3.2 696 15.5
CMA/CA-Design Type Indicator
Medicine Hat 139 2 71,178 34,740 32,133 2.2 93 2.1
Lethbridge 202 6 106,372 51,205 46,935 3.2 273 6.1
Calgary (CMA) 2,096 22 1,213,088 531,335 503,607 33.9 1,023 22.7
Red Deer 183 2 90,564 42,740 39,968 2.7 124 2.7
Edmonton (CMA) 2,039 20 1,156,330 527,074 492,333 33.1 966 21.5
Wood Buffalo 101 5 62,239 28,574 23,387 1.6 347 7.7
Other Urban 901 16 478,801 228,491 207,711 14.0 882 19.6
Non-Urban 718 15 378,805 162,752 141,663 9.5 792 17.6
Stratum type
Regular 5,594 77 3,101,778 1,418,114 1,311,882 88.2 4,008 89.1
Aboriginal 551 8 302,531 134,499 123,679 8.3 344 7.6
High income 213 2 140,572 49,991 48,329 3.2 96 2.1
Remote 21 1 12,496 4,307 3,847 0.3 52 1.1
British Columbia 7,909 118 4,267,875 2,048,300 1,881,831 100.0 5,427 100.0
EIER
50 1,238 17 634,074 337,928 299,073 15.9 790 14.6
51 283 11 169,924 69,132 64,213 3.4 663 12.2
52 4,069 41 2,301,575 1,042,496 977,381 51.9 1,578 29.1
53 676 17 338,615 179,073 165,293 8.8 829 15.3
54 1,069 18 535,082 279,895 251,482 13.4 842 15.5
55 574 14 288,605 139,776 124,389 6.6 725 13.4
ER
5910 1,456 29 722,820 381,455 350,067 18.6 1,412 26.0
5920 4,659 58 2,630,450 1,193,330 1,111,808 59.1 2,525 46.5
5930 953 12 492,573 259,231 231,736 12.3 557 10.3
5940 285 5 141,501 78,697 67,337 3.6 233 4.3
5950 286 6 145,526 72,346 64,669 3.4 262 4.8
5960 86 2 40,732 20,105 17,610 0.9 123 2.3
5970 70 2 34,835 15,565 13,866 0.7 99 1.8
5980 114 4 59,438 27,571 24,738 1.3 216 4.0
CMA/CA-Design Type Indicator
Kelowna (CMA) 308 5 171,018 88,648 79,290 4.2 249 4.6
Chilliwack 165 3 88,128 40,789 38,117 2.0 154 2.8
Abbotsford - Mission (CMA) 283 11 169,924 69,132 64,213 3.4 663 12.2
Vancouver (CMA) 4,069 41 2,301,575 1,042,496 977,381 51.9 1,578 29.1
Victoria (CMA) 676 17 338,615 179,073 165,293 8.8 829 15.3
Nanaimo 206 3 97,153 49,989 46,729 2.5 144 2.7
Prince George 160 3 83,764 40,156 36,700 2.0 149 2.7
Fort St. John 50 2 26,380 12,041 11,087 0.6 97 1.8
Other Urban 1,487 23 741,046 381,504 347,422 18.5 1,144 21.1
Non-Urban 505 9 250,272 144,472 115,599 6.1 420 7.7
Stratum type
Regular 6,685 99 3,606,814 1,751,931 1,611,838 85.7 4,558 84.0
Aboriginal 610 9 327,646 156,267 143,433 7.6 379 7.0
High income 393 5 225,316 85,945 81,194 4.3 206 3.8
Remote 221 5 108,099 54,157 45,366 2.4 284 5.2
Canada (provinces only) 60,136 1,153 32,751,627 15,130,549 13,981,923 100.0 52,617 100.0
Stratum type
Regular 54,908 930 29,570,025 13,838,102 12,775,134 91.4 47,201 89.7
Aboriginal 1,227 20 664,374 305,720 280,855 2.0 854 1.6
High income 3,100 42 1,851,912 661,336 637,625 4.6 1,844 3.5
Immigrant 55 2 32,974 12,769 11,861 0.1 91 0.2
Large-cluster 153 4 223,170 111,764 105,612 0.8 143 0.3
One-stage 138 138 139,424 69,987 59,402 0.4 1,421 2.7
Remote 555 17 269,748 130,871 111,434 0.8 1,063 2.0
Note: See Appendix A.2 for abbreviations

List of variables used for the optimal stratification

The list of variables used for the optimal stratification is identical to that used in the last redesign.

The choice of stratification variables was adapted to each region for which optimal stratification was used. For each PSU in the region, the variables below were obtained from Census 2011 or NHS 2011 data. If a variable represented less than 2% of the total population, it was dropped. For categories such as services, if a sub-category, such as financial services, had too few employed persons, then the global variable was used instead. A category was considered significant if it represented more than 2% of the population.

Number of persons employed in the following sectors:

Total employed

Total income
Population aged 15+
Population aged 15 to 24
Population aged 55+
Number of one-person households
Number of two-person households
Number of owned dwellings
Total gross rent
Population with high school education
Mother tongue English
Mother tongue French
Mother tongue other than English/French



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Acknowledgement

Sincere thanks are due to the many people who contributed in various ways to this document.

Our gratitude goes first to the primary authors of the various chapters: Lihua An, Justin Francis, Guy Laflamme, Yves Lafortune, Scott Meyer, Elisabeth Neusy, Steven Thomas and Sylvia White. These people worked on different aspects of the 2015 redesign of the methodology of the Labour Force Survey, and thus were the best people to write about it.

Besides these, numerous people in Household Survey Methods Division, Labour Statistics Division, and elsewhere in Statistics Canada, were also involved in the planning, reviewing, verification, revision, translation and production of this document. Sincere thanks are due to all of them.

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Table of contents

Abstract - Main page
Chapter 1 Introduction and overview
Chapter 2 Sample design
Chapter 3 Sampling frame creation and maintenance
Chapter 4 Collection
Chapter 5 Processing and imputation
Chapter 6 Weighting and estimation
Chapter 7 Variance estimation
Chapter 8 Data quality
Chapter 9 LFS frame for other surveys
Appendices
References

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