Minority Views on the Canadian Anti-Terrorism Act

Appendix 3

2001 – Census of Canada: Ethnic Origin Groups

Ethnic Origin 

Source: Statistics Canada ΠCatalogue No. 92-378-XIE

2001 Census Dictionary ΠInternet Version, Appendix C, p.297-302

Definition: Refers to the ethnic or cultural group(s) to which the respondent(s) ancestors belong. In 2001, the respondent was asked is: To which ethnic or cultural group(s) did this person(s) ancestors belong? The 2001 question of ethnic origin did not include any mark-in categories. Participants were required to write in their ethnic origin(s) in four write-in spaces. In 2001, the ethnic origin question gave 25 examples: Canadian, French, English, Chinese, Italian, German, Scottish, Irish, Cree, Micmac, Métis, Inuit (Eskimo),East Indian, Ukrainian, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese, Filipino, Jewish, Greek, Jamaican, Vietnamese, Lebanese, Chilean and Somali.

Ethnic Origin Groups

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