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Plain language definition
This dimension covers a wide range of variables, including Aboriginal identity, Visible minority status, immigrant status and mobility status
Detailed definition
This dimension covers a wide range of variables, including Aboriginal identity, Visible minority status, immigrant status and mobility status
Values (English)
Total - Aboriginal identity
Aboriginal identity
First Nations (North American Indian)
Métis
Inuk (Inuit)
Non-Aboriginal identity
Total - Visible Minority
Total visible minority population
South Asian
Chinese
Black
Filipino
Latin American
Arab
Southeast Asian
West Asian
Korean
Japanese
Visible minority, n.i.e.
Not a visible minority
Born in Canada
Total - Immigrant status and period of immigration
Non-immigrants
Immigrants
Before 1991
1991 to 1995
1996 to 2000
2001 to 2005
2006 to 2010
2011 to 2016
Non-permanent residents
Mobility Status 5 years ago
Same address (dwelling)
Movers - different address 5 years ago
Non-Migrant -Same CSD, different dwelling
Migrants
Internal Migrants - Different CSD in Canada
External Migrants - Outside Canada
Migrants within a CMA
Intraprovincial migrant between CMAs
Interprovincial migrant between CMAs
Intraprovincial migrant from a non-CMA to a CMA
Interprovincial migrant from a non-CMA to a CMA
Intraprovincial migrant from a CMA to a non-CMA
Interprovincial migrant from a CMA to a non-CMA
Intraprovincial migrant from a non-CMA to a non-CMA
Interprovincial migrant from a non-CMA to a non-CMA
Interprovincial migrant