Immigrants who have obtained Canadian citizenship by naturalization are included in this group.In the 2016 Census of Population, data on admission category and applicant type are available for immigrants who landed in Canada between January 1, 1980 and May 10, 2016.For more information on immigration variables, including information on their classifications, data quality and their comparability with other sources of data, please refer to the 'Economic immigrants' includes immigrants who have been selected for their ability to contribute to Canada's economy through their ability to meet labour market needs, to own and manage or to build a business, to make a substantial investment, to create their own employment or to meet specific provincial or territorial labour market needs. It is equivalent to total income minus government transfers. If no person in the household is identified as making any such payments, the first person listed is selected by default.Primary household maintainer - The first person in the household identified as someone who pays the rent, or the mortgage, or the taxes, or the electricity or other services or utilities for the dwelling. The geographic location is specified according to geographic boundaries current at the time of data collection, not the geographic boundaries at the time of birth. 'Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestries' includes persons who have First Nations (North American Indian), Métis and/or Inuit ancestry, as well as non-Aboriginal ancestry. Generally, an adult is listed first followed, if applicable, by their spouse or common-law partner and then by their children. Some refugees were in Canada when they applied for refugee protection for themselves and their family members (either with them in Canada or abroad). 'Ethnic origin' refers to the ethnic or cultural origins of the person's ancestors. Receipts that are included as income are:After-tax income - Total income less income taxes of the statistical unit during a specified reference period. Provincial and territorial income taxes include health care premiums in certain jurisdictions. United Kingdom includes Scotland, Wales, England and Northern Ireland (excludes Isle of Man, the Channel Islands and British Overseas Territories).Refers to whether a person aged 15 years and over was employed, unemployed or not in the labour force during the week of Sunday, May 1 to Saturday, May 7, 2016.Early enumeration was conducted in remote, isolated parts of the provinces and territories. 'Citizenship' refers to the country where the person has citizenship. If no person in the household is identified as making any such payments, the first person listed is selected by default.The order of the persons in a household is determined by the order in which they are listed on the questionnaire. 'Non-Aboriginal ancestry (only)' includes persons who have non-Aboriginal ancestry only.Visible minority refers to whether a person belongs to a visible minority group as defined by the For more information on the Visible minority variable, including information on its classification, the questions from which it is derived, data quality and its comparability with other sources of data, please refer to the For example, 'East Indian,' 'Pakistani,' 'Sri Lankan', etc.For example, 'Vietnamese,' 'Cambodian,' 'Laotian,' 'Thai,' etc.The abbreviation 'n.i.e.' Partially divided rooms are considered to be separate rooms if they are considered as such by the respondent (e.g., L-shaped dining-room and living-room arrangements).Persons per room - Refers to an indicator of the level of crowding in a private dwelling. Citizenship can be by birth or naturalization.For more information on citizenship variables, including information on their classifications, the questions from which they are derived, data quality and their comparability with other sources of data, please refer to the 'Canadian citizens' includes persons who are citizens of Canada only and persons who are citizens of Canada and at least one other country. Some persons maintain a residence close to work and commute to their home on weekends. 'Private dwelling occupied by usual residents' refers to a private dwelling in which a person or a group of persons is permanently residing.
A condominium is a residential complex in which dwellings are owned individually while land and common elements are held in joint ownership with others.Bedrooms - Refers to rooms in a private dwelling that are designed mainly for sleeping purposes even if they are now used for other purposes, such as guest rooms and television rooms. It is calculated by dividing the number of persons in the household by the number of rooms in the dwelling.Housing suitability - Refers to whether a private household is living in suitable accommodations according to the National Occupancy Standard (NOS); that is, whether the dwelling has enough bedrooms for the size and composition of the household.
Its population is projected to more than double by the year 2031, with estimates putting the population at that time at 228,000. The existence of substantial in-kind transfers (such as subsidized housing and First Nations band housing) and sizeable barter economies or consumption from own production (such as product from hunting, farming or fishing) could make the interpretation of low-income statistics more difficult in these situations.Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) - The Low-income measure, after tax, refers to a fixed percentage (50%) of median-adjusted after-tax income of private households. Average incomes of households are calculated for all units, whether or not they had income.Total income - The sum of certain incomes (in cash and, in some circumstances, in kind) of the statistical unit during a specified reference period. Receipts that are included as income are:For the 2016 Census, the reference period is the calendar year 2015 for all income variables.Total income - The sum of certain incomes (in cash and, in some circumstances, in kind) of the statistical unit during a specified reference period.
Provincial and territorial income taxes include health care premiums in certain jurisdictions. Statistical units with income that is below the low-income line are considered to be in low income.For the 2016 Census, the reference period is the calendar year 2015 for all income variables.The low-income concepts are not applied in the territories and in certain areas based on census subdivision type (such as Indian reserves).