Ontario: Census 2001-2006: Ethnic Origin
- Change Year
2006
2001
Male | Female | Total | |
Total - Ethnic origin | 4,744,710 | 5,074,710 | 9,819,420 |
British Isles origins | 1,925,270 | 2,106,320 | 4,031,585 |
Cornish | 325 | 220 | 550 |
English | 1,151,050 | 1,281,395 | 2,432,445 |
Irish | 734,275 | 855,370 | 1,589,645 |
Manx | 685 | 990 | 1,680 |
Scottish | 791,130 | 884,720 | 1,675,855 |
Welsh | 69,910 | 78,050 | 147,960 |
British Isles, n.i.e. (2006) | 75,465 | 85,095 | 160,560 |
British, n.i.e. (2001) | .. | .. | .. |
French origins | 493,790 | 569,780 | 1,063,570 |
Acadian | 4,755 | 4,845 | 9,605 |
French | 491,210 | 567,080 | 1,058,290 |
Aboriginal origins | 137,070 | 153,340 | 290,410 |
Inuit | 1,620 | 1,945 | 3,570 |
Métis | 31,430 | 33,575 | 65,005 |
North American Indian | 106,215 | 120,280 | 226,495 |
Other North American origins | 1,039,750 | 1,117,265 | 2,157,015 |
American | 40,820 | 45,245 | 86,060 |
Canadian | 1,009,125 | 1,083,720 | 2,092,845 |
Newfoundlander | 2,830 | 2,480 | 5,310 |
Nova Scotian | 235 | 350 | 585 |
Ontarian | 315 | 315 | 635 |
Québécois | 1,330 | 1,515 | 2,840 |
Other provincial or regional groups | 380 | 200 | 580 |
Caribbean origins | 127,950 | 159,590 | 287,540 |
Antiguan | 940 | 1,165 | 2,105 |
Bahamian | 360 | 395 | 755 |
Barbadian | 7,545 | 8,485 | 16,035 |
Bermudan | 575 | 590 | 1,170 |
Carib | 560 | 815 | 1,375 |
Cuban | 2,540 | 3,125 | 5,670 |
Dominican, n.o.s. | 1,650 | 1,810 | 3,460 |
Grenadian | 3,005 | 3,920 | 6,925 |
Guyanese | 17,910 | 21,850 | 39,760 |
Haitian | 2,945 | 3,405 | 6,355 |
Jamaican | 61,805 | 78,980 | 140,785 |
Kittitian/Nevisian | 700 | 695 | 1,395 |
Martinican | 80 | 80 | 165 |
Montserratan | 155 | 205 | 360 |
Puerto Rican | 275 | 295 | 575 |
St. Lucian | 875 | 1,650 | 2,525 |
Trinidadian/Tobagonian | 14,930 | 17,880 | 32,805 |
Vincentian/Grenadinian | 2,185 | 3,010 | 5,195 |
West Indian | 15,415 | 19,875 | 35,290 |
Caribbean, n.i.e. | 2,515 | 3,240 | 5,755 |
Latin, Central and South American origins | 57,710 | 63,785 | 121,495 |
Aboriginal from Central/South America | 1,930 | 2,630 | 4,560 |
Argentinian | 2,685 | 2,715 | 5,395 |
Belizean | 120 | 130 | 250 |
Bolivian | 415 | 460 | 870 |
Brazilian | 3,010 | 3,845 | 6,855 |
Chilean | 4,690 | 5,020 | 9,710 |
Colombian | 7,320 | 8,520 | 15,830 |
Costa Rican | 470 | 475 | 950 |
Ecuadorian | 4,855 | 5,460 | 10,320 |
Guatemalan | 2,660 | 2,715 | 5,380 |
Hispanic | 1,145 | 1,160 | 2,310 |
Honduran | 550 | 620 | 1,165 |
Maya | 720 | 605 | 1,325 |
Mexican | 7,985 | 8,375 | 16,360 |
Nicaraguan | 2,005 | 2,295 | 4,305 |
Panamanian | 685 | 760 | 1,445 |
Paraguayan | 90 | 100 | 195 |
Peruvian | 3,150 | 3,820 | 6,970 |
Salvadorean | 9,335 | 9,495 | 18,835 |
Uruguayan | 1,100 | 1,085 | 2,185 |
Venezuelan | 1,460 | 1,915 | 3,375 |
Latin, Central or South American, n.i.e. | 4,240 | 4,715 | 8,955 |
European origins | 1,698,525 | 1,806,540 | 3,505,060 |
Western European origins | 629,965 | 685,520 | 1,315,490 |
Austrian | 26,375 | 28,405 | 54,780 |
Belgian | 20,610 | 21,385 | 41,995 |
Dutch (Netherlands) | 177,710 | 190,275 | 367,990 |
Flemish | 1,620 | 1,930 | 3,550 |
Frisian | 930 | 840 | 1,770 |
German | 426,230 | 470,465 | 896,695 |
Luxembourger | 230 | 340 | 575 |
Swiss | 19,685 | 21,205 | 40,890 |
Northern European origins | 90,015 | 101,410 | 191,425 |
Finnish | 26,280 | 30,120 | 56,400 |
Scandinavian origins | 66,855 | 75,160 | 142,015 |
Danish | 19,560 | 20,395 | 39,955 |
Icelandic | 3,990 | 4,335 | 8,325 |
Norwegian | 20,055 | 22,480 | 42,530 |
Swedish | 23,755 | 29,055 | 52,810 |
Scandinavian, n.i.e. | 2,895 | 2,775 | 5,670 |
Eastern European origins | 443,980 | 488,260 | 932,240 |
Baltic origins | 22,490 | 25,145 | 47,630 |
Estonian | 5,905 | 6,925 | 12,825 |
Latvian | 6,570 | 7,095 | 13,665 |
Lithuanian | 10,490 | 11,780 | 22,270 |
Byelorussian | 2,510 | 2,490 | 5,005 |
Czech and Slovak origins | 32,565 | 35,265 | 67,830 |
Czech | 14,925 | 16,515 | 31,440 |
Czechoslovakian | 4,990 | 5,255 | 10,250 |
Slovak | 13,775 | 14,460 | 28,235 |
Hungarian (Magyar) | 57,165 | 60,975 | 118,135 |
Polish | 175,195 | 195,850 | 371,045 |
Romanian | 30,815 | 34,105 | 64,915 |
Russian | 62,175 | 70,480 | 132,650 |
Ukrainian | 126,355 | 138,685 | 265,045 |
Southern European origins | 638,200 | 650,150 | 1,288,360 |
Albanian | 6,475 | 6,105 | 12,580 |
Bosnian | 4,130 | 4,560 | 8,685 |
Bulgarian | 5,765 | 5,905 | 11,670 |
Croatian | 28,070 | 28,095 | 56,165 |
Cypriot | 1,030 | 870 | 1,895 |
Greek | 52,595 | 51,095 | 103,690 |
Italian | 335,410 | 334,715 | 670,125 |
Kosovar | 265 | 195 | 460 |
Macedonian | 13,685 | 13,595 | 27,280 |
Maltese | 12,050 | 11,915 | 23,960 |
Montenegrin | 530 | 505 | 1,040 |
Portuguese | 107,815 | 111,120 | 218,930 |
Serbian | 20,485 | 19,940 | 40,425 |
Sicilian | 1,050 | 910 | 1,960 |
Slovenian | 9,125 | 9,450 | 18,575 |
Spanish | 51,565 | 64,635 | 116,200 |
Yugoslav, n.i.e. | 14,060 | 14,670 | 28,730 |
Other European origins | 76,635 | 79,245 | 155,880 |
Basque | 385 | 340 | 720 |
Gypsy (Roma) | 350 | 500 | 850 |
Jewish | 69,965 | 73,115 | 143,085 |
Slav (European) | 950 | 850 | 1,800 |
European, n.i.e. | 5,640 | 5,190 | 10,830 |
African origins | 78,870 | 85,820 | 164,690 |
Afrikaner | 200 | 185 | 385 |
Akan | 175 | 115 | 290 |
Amhara | 210 | 180 | 390 |
Angolan | 420 | 320 | 740 |
Ashanti | 580 | 455 | 1,035 |
Bantu | 280 | 235 | 520 |
Black | 10,845 | 13,390 | 24,240 |
Burundian | 465 | 530 | 995 |
Cameroonian | 345 | 275 | 625 |
Chadian | 65 | 10 | 80 |
Congolese (Zairian) | 905 | 1,055 | 1,960 |
Congolese, n.o.s. | 500 | 660 | 1,165 |
Dinka | 55 | 10 | 65 |
East African | 505 | 755 | 1,265 |
Eritrean | 2,450 | 2,645 | 5,090 |
Ethiopian | 4,840 | 5,185 | 10,030 |
Gabonese | .. | 30 | 30 |
Gambian | 125 | 90 | 215 |
Ghanaian | 5,960 | 6,325 | 12,285 |
Guinean, n.o.s. | 105 | 115 | 220 |
Harari | 165 | 175 | 345 |
Ibo | 195 | 150 | 345 |
Ivorian | 125 | 125 | 255 |
Kenyan | 930 | 1,100 | 2,025 |
Malagasy | 45 | 80 | 125 |
Malian | 40 | 35 | 80 |
Mauritian | 675 | 795 | 1,470 |
Nigerian | 4,505 | 4,375 | 8,880 |
Oromo | 540 | 370 | 910 |
Peulh | 30 | 20 | 55 |
Rwandan | 615 | 725 | 1,345 |
Senegalese | 125 | 95 | 220 |
Seychellois | 55 | 80 | 135 |
Sierra Leonean | 245 | 305 | 545 |
Somali | 7,410 | 9,915 | 17,325 |
South African | 4,420 | 4,675 | 9,100 |
Sudanese | 2,420 | 2,020 | 4,445 |
Tanzanian | 615 | 560 | 1,175 |
Tigrian | 145 | 110 | 255 |
Togolese | 185 | 80 | 270 |
Ugandan | 615 | 825 | 1,440 |
Yoruba | 995 | 640 | 1,635 |
Zambian | 110 | 145 | 255 |
Zimbabwean | 755 | 825 | 1,580 |
Zulu | 130 | 85 | 220 |
African, n.i.e. | 27,480 | 28,710 | 56,195 |
Arab origins | 70,645 | 64,405 | 135,050 |
Egyptian | 11,620 | 9,975 | 21,595 |
Iraqi | 8,220 | 7,370 | 15,595 |
Jordanian | 1,745 | 1,590 | 3,335 |
Kuwaiti | 400 | 380 | 775 |
Lebanese | 23,375 | 23,195 | 46,565 |
Libyan | 400 | 320 | 720 |
Maghrebi origins | 3,820 | 3,165 | 6,985 |
Algerian | 660 | 565 | 1,225 |
Berber | 390 | 225 | 620 |
Moroccan | 2,220 | 1,875 | 4,100 |
Tunisian | 450 | 395 | 840 |
Maghrebi, n.i.e. | 265 | 230 | 495 |
Palestinian | 5,770 | 4,885 | 10,655 |
Saudi Arabian | 610 | 445 | 1,055 |
Syrian | 3,995 | 4,200 | 8,200 |
Yemeni | 605 | 540 | 1,145 |
Arab, n.i.e. | 14,875 | 12,235 | 27,110 |
West Asian origins | 69,220 | 65,665 | 134,885 |
Afghan | 11,025 | 10,835 | 21,865 |
Armenian | 9,450 | 9,625 | 19,075 |
Assyrian | 2,815 | 3,035 | 5,850 |
Azerbaijani | 835 | 930 | 1,765 |
Georgian | 560 | 495 | 1,055 |
Iranian | 29,830 | 27,515 | 57,340 |
Israeli | 2,290 | 2,210 | 4,505 |
Kurd | 1,985 | 1,565 | 3,550 |
Pashtun | 395 | 365 | 760 |
Tatar | 445 | 560 | 1,005 |
Turk | 9,590 | 8,430 | 18,015 |
West Asian, n.i.e. | 2,770 | 2,670 | 5,445 |
South Asian origins | 314,465 | 314,285 | 628,755 |
Bangladeshi | 5,985 | 5,440 | 11,430 |
Bengali | 3,000 | 2,605 | 5,605 |
East Indian | 219,370 | 224,020 | 443,390 |
Goan | 1,485 | 1,730 | 3,220 |
Gujarati | 850 | 905 | 1,755 |
Kashmiri | 475 | 505 | 985 |
Nepali | 815 | 655 | 1,470 |
Pakistani | 31,790 | 29,525 | 61,315 |
Punjabi | 10,045 | 9,785 | 19,835 |
Sinhalese | 1,590 | 1,555 | 3,150 |
Sri Lankan | 32,615 | 31,900 | 64,510 |
Tamil | 11,760 | 11,480 | 23,235 |
South Asian, n.i.e. | 16,005 | 15,395 | 31,400 |
East and Southeast Asian origins | 386,550 | 452,530 | 839,080 |
Burmese | 910 | 980 | 1,885 |
Cambodian | 3,420 | 3,950 | 7,365 |
Chinese | 249,755 | 276,710 | 526,465 |
Filipino | 66,750 | 98,035 | 164,790 |
Hmong | 190 | 195 | 390 |
Indonesian | 2,155 | 2,625 | 4,780 |
Japanese | 12,000 | 14,915 | 26,915 |
Khmer | 185 | 155 | 340 |
Korean | 27,865 | 30,710 | 58,570 |
Laotian | 3,125 | 3,440 | 6,565 |
Malaysian | 1,940 | 2,480 | 4,420 |
Mongolian | 620 | 610 | 1,230 |
Singaporean | 210 | 290 | 500 |
Taiwanese | 2,035 | 2,175 | 4,210 |
Thai | 1,015 | 1,860 | 2,875 |
Tibetan | 1,405 | 1,430 | 2,830 |
Vietnamese | 29,615 | 32,765 | 62,385 |
East or Southeast Asian, n.i.e. | 1,695 | 1,755 | 3,450 |
Asian, n.o.s. | 45 | 105 | 150 |
Oceania origins | 5,515 | 5,960 | 11,470 |
Australian | 3,705 | 3,960 | 7,665 |
New Zealander | 1,180 | 1,140 | 2,325 |
Pacific Islands origins | 720 | 970 | 1,695 |
Fijian | 315 | 490 | 805 |
Hawaiian | 130 | 95 | 225 |
Maori | 85 | 110 | 195 |
Polynesian | 50 | 95 | 150 |
Samoan | 80 | 55 | 135 |
Pacific Islander, n.i.e. | 90 | 130 | 220 |
Figures may not add to total due to random rounding.
Gender breakdowns are not available for 2001.
Not all ethnic origins are available for 2001.
Source: Compiled by the Community Accounts Unit based on information provided from the Census of Population 2006, Statistics Canada.Copyright: Newfoundland & Labrador Statistics Agency
Government of Newfoundland and Labrador
Data last updated on January 6, 2017