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- New census results show growing numbers of people in the U.S. identify with more than one race. As the country becomes more multiracial, the Census Bureau is rethinking how it explains diversity.
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What is the 6th wave of data from the 2021 census?
Oct 26, 2022 · The sixth wave of data from the 2021 Census was released by Statistics Canada this morning, covering two topics: (i) the ethnocultural and religious diversity of Canada and (ii) the mobility and migration of the population.
- Immigration and Citizenship
- Place of Birth of Person/Parents
- Ethnic Or Cultural Origins
- Population Groups
- Religion
- Language
- Minority Language Educational Rights
- Additional Information
Why are these questions asked?
The citizenship question provides information on the legal citizenship status of Canada’s population and the number of people who hold more than one citizenship. A question on citizenship has been included in the census since 1901. The immigration variables provide information on the number of immigrants and non-permanent residents in Canada, as well as on the year in which immigrants were admitted to Canada. Additional variables such as immigrant admission category and applicant type provide...
Current trends and data gaps for this topic
According to the 2016 Census, there were more than 7.5 million foreign-born individuals who came to Canada through the immigration process, representing over one-fifth (21.9%) of Canada's total population. Based on Statistics Canada's population projections from 2017, this proportion could reach between 24.5% and 30.0% by 2036. To ensure that the census measures important trends in society and continues to produce relevant, high-quality data, content changes were proposed for the immigration...
Approach for the 2021 Census
As a result of its consultations and testing and a feasibility study, Statistics Canada has modified the wording and format of the citizenship question. In addition, immigrant status and year of immigration information will be obtained from IRCC’s administrative records.
Why are these questions asked?
The question on the place of birth of person is used to determine the Canadian province or territory or the country outside Canada in which the respondent was born. It provides information on the diversity of the Canadian population and on population movements within Canada and from other countries to Canada. The question on the place of birth of parents is used to determine the country in which each of the respondent’s parents was born. The main purpose of this question is to derive the gene...
Current trends and data gaps for this topic
The growth of the immigrant population and changes in source countries of immigration over the decades have led to greater diversification of the Canadian population’s ethnocultural characteristics. According to the 2016 Census, close to 2.2 million children under the age of 15 living in private households were born outside Canada (first generation) or had at least one parent born outside Canada (second generation). This corresponds to 37.5% of the total population of Canadian children. If cu...
Approach for the 2021 Census
As a result of its consultations and testing, Statistics Canada has modified the wording and format of the question on the place of birth of parents. No changes were made to the wording of the question on the place of birth of person for 2021.
Why are these questions asked?
A question on ethnic or cultural origins has been included on the Census of Population since 1871. Furthermore, a question on this topic was asked in censuses even prior to Confederation, reflecting a long-standing, continuing and widespread demand for information on the ethnic and cultural diversity of the population. Today, this information is used to support federal legislation, policies and programs such as the Canadian Multiculturalism Act and the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms....
Current trends and data gaps for this topic
To ensure that the census measures important trends in society and continues to produce relevant, high quality data, Statistics Canada has modified the wording and format of the question on ethnic or cultural origins. Canada is an increasingly diverse country and the revised question will better measure this growing diversity and remove the influence on responses, including only a small number of examples of ethnic or cultural origins on the questionnaire. The revised question will not includ...
Approach for the 2021 Census
As a result of its consultations, testing and analysis of past census results, Statistics Canada has modified the wording and format of the question on ethnic or cultural origins.
Why are these questions asked?
The primary purpose of the population group question on the census is to derive counts for the visible minority population. “Visible minority” refers to whether a person is designated as belonging to the visible minority population, as defined by the Employment Equity Act, and, if so, the visible minority group to which the person belongs. Data on Canada’s visible minority population are used by governments, businesses, community groups, health care providers, researchers and a variety of org...
Current trends and data gaps for this topic
Canada is an increasingly diverse country—data from the 2016 Census indicated that 22.3% of the population were designated as belonging to one or more visible minority groups. Through population projections from 2017, Statistics Canada projects that this percentage would rise to between 31.2% and 35.9% by 2036. To ensure that the census measures important trends in society and continues to produce relevant, high quality data, Statistics Canada will continue to use the same wording for the que...
Approach for the 2021 Census
As a result of its consultations and testing, Statistics Canada will use the same wording for the question on population group in the 2021 Census as was used in the 2016 Census. This will allow for the visible minority population to be derived in accordance with the Employment Equity Act, thereby maintaining data quality and historical comparability.
Why are these questions asked?
A question on religion has been included on the decennial Census of Population since 1871, reflecting a long-standing, continuing and widespread demand for information about religious affiliation and diversity in Canada. Information on the religion of the population is commonly used by governments, as well as by religious groups, denominations and associations across the country. For example, it is used to assess the need and potential for separate religious schools in some provinces.
Current trends and data gaps for this topic
To ensure that the census measures important trends in society and continues to produce relevant, high-quality data, Statistics Canada has modified the format of the question on religion. Canada is an increasingly diverse country and the revised question will better measure the growing religious diversity in the country. The revised question will include the same examples of religions and denominations on the questionnaire as had been included in 2011. However, the question will also include...
Approach for the 2021 Census
As a result of its consultations and testing, Statistics Canada has modified the wording and format of the question on religion.
Why are these questions asked?
Questions on language (knowledge of official languages, home language, mother tongue, knowledge of non-official languages and language of work) provide a portrait of different aspects of languages in Canada. This information is notably used to 1. estimate the need for services in English and French 2. determine the rate of English–French bilingualism 3. provide important information on the use of languages in and outside the home 4. better understand the current state and evolution of Canada’...
Current trends and data gaps for this topic
Canada is a diverse country, linguistically, as evidenced from 2016 Census data. For example, 19.4% of the population speaks more than one language at home. To ensure that the census measures important trends in society and continues to produce relevant, high-quality data, content changes to the home language and language of work questions were proposed for the 2021 Census. These changes alleviate response burden and improve the quality of the data on the growing number of Canadians reporting...
Approach for the 2021 Census
As a result of its consultations and testing, Statistics Canada has modified the wording and format of the questions on languages spoken at home and languages used at work. Changes to the mother tongue question were also tested.
Why are these questions asked?
Having high-quality information on minority language rights-holders in Canada is important to ensure the vitality of official language minority communities. A rights-holder is a person who can exercise their constitutional right to enroll their child in an official language minority school in Canada, namely an English-language school in Quebec or a French-language school in Canada outside Quebec. Statistics Canada has conducted extensive qualitative and quantitative testing in collaboration w...
Current trends and data gaps for this topic
The availability of quality statistical evidence plays a key role in planning public services in Canada, such as school infrastructure and teaching services in the minority official language. In late 2016, various representatives of associations, school boards and official language minority communities (OLMCs) asked the Government of Canada and Statistics Canada to add questions to the 2021 Census to assess the needs of education in the minority language for OLMCs, and particularly to enumera...
Approach for the 2021 Census
Over the past three years, Statistics Canada has worked with a number of key partners, including Canadian Heritage and an advisory committee on language statistics and on rights-holders, to determine the best way to measure the number of children of rights-holders in Canada. To produce quality data on the three above-mentioned criteria under section 23 of the Charter, Statistics Canada adopted a five-part approach: 1. Statistics Canada, in cooperation with expert advisors, developed fiveNote...
The content of the 2021 Census questionnaire is the result of extensive engagement, discussions and testing, including comprehensive one-on-one interviews and a rigorous 2019 Census Test involving more than 135,000 households across Canada. Additional information on this can be found in the 2019 Census Content Test: Design and methodologyfact sheet...
Oct 26, 2022 · Canada is known for its ethnocultural and religious diversity, a characteristic of the country valued by the vast majority of Canadians. According to the 2020 General Social Survey, 92.0% of the population aged 15 and older agreed that ethnic or cultural diversity is a Canadian value.
Jun 19, 2024 · In fact, according to the 2020 General Social Survey - Social Identity, 92.0% of the population aged 15 years and older agreed that ethnic or cultural diversity is a Canadian value. There are various questions in the Census of Population and in Statistics Canada’s social surveys to measure the ethnocultural diversity of the population.
Sep 6, 2023 · Data from the 2001 and 2021 censuses of population have been used to examine population growth and changing demographics of racialized people. On August 23, 2023, a study conducted by Statistics Canada published new data for 11 subgroups of the racialized population, their generational composition and changes in their share of people with a ...
Jan 1, 2023 · Diversity has become more important to us as we have become more diverse. Canadians are not only adapting to change, they are embracing it. As we look to the new year, Canadians can prepare to engage in arguments over very Canadian things, such as the appropriate size of the Canada Health Transfer.
