1996 Canadian census

Census in Canada

1996 Canadian census

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General information
Country| Canada
Results
Total population| 28,846,761 ( 5.7%)
Most populous ​province/territory| Ontario (10,753,573)
Least populous ​province/territory| Yukon (30,766)

The 1996 Canadian census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population. Census day was May 14, 1996. On that day, Statistics Canada attempted to count every person in Canada. The total population count of Canada was 28,846,761.[1] This was a 5.7% increase over the 1991 census of 27,296,859.[1]

The previous census was the 1991 census and the following census was in 2001 census.

## Canada by the numbers[edit]

A summary of information about Canada.

Total population | 28,846,761

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Dwellings | 10,899,427
Men | 14,170,025
Women | 14,676,735
Median age | 35.3 years
Average earnings | $26,474

## Population by province[edit]

Rank  | Province or territory  | Population as of
1996 census  | Population as of
1991 census  | Change  | Percent
change

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1  |  Ontario | 10,753,573  | 10,084,885  | 668,688  | 6.6
2  |  Quebec | 7,138,795  | 6,895,963  | 242,832  | 3.5
3  |  British Columbia | 3,724,500  | 3,282,061  | 442,439  | 13.5
4  |  Alberta | 2,696,826  | 2,545,553  | 151,273  | 5.9
5  |  Manitoba | 1,113,898  | 1,091,942  | 21,956  | 2.0
6  |  Saskatchewan | 990,237  | 988,928  | 2,969  | 0.1
7  |  Nova Scotia | 909,282  | 899,942  | 9,340  | 1.0
8  |  New Brunswick | 738,133  | 723,900  | 14,233  | 2.0
9  |  Newfoundland and Labrador | 551,792  | 568,474  | -16,682  | -2.9
10  |  Prince Edward Island | 134,557  | 129,765  | 4,792  | 3.7
11  |  Northwest Territories | 64,402  | 57,649  | 6,753  | 11.7
12  |  Yukon | 30,766  | 27,797  | 2,969  | 10.7
|  Canada | 28,846,761  | 27,296,859  | 1,549,902  | 5.7

## Demographics[edit]

### Mother tongue[edit]

Population by mother tongue of Canada's official languages:

Mother tongue | Population

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English | 16,890,615
French | 6,636,660
Bilingual | 107,945
Other | 4,598,290

### Aboriginal peoples[edit]

Population of Aboriginal peoples in Canada:

Aboriginal Population | 799,010

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North American Indian | 529,035
Metis | 204,115
Inuit | 40,225

### Ethnic origin[edit]

Main article: List of Canadians by ethnicity

Population by ethnic origin. Only those origins with more than 250,000 respondents are included here. This is based entirely on self reporting.

Ethnic origins | Total responses | Single responses | Multiple responses 2

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Total population | 28,528,125 | 18,303,625 | 10,224,495
Canadian | 8,806,275 | 5,326,995 | 3,479,285
English | 6,832,095 | 2,048,275 | 4,783,820
French | 5,597,845 | 2,665,250 | 2,932,595
Scottish | 4,260,840 | 642,970 | 3,617,870
Irish | 3,767,610 | 504,030 | 3,263,580
German | 2,757,140 | 726,145 | 2,030,990
Italian | 1,207,475 | 729,455 | 478,025
North American Indian | 1,101,955 | 477,630 | 624,330
Ukrainian | 1,026,475 | 331,680 | 694,790
Chinese | 921,585 | 800,470 | 121,115
Dutch (Netherlands) | 916,215 | 313,880 | 602,335
Polish | 786,735 | 265,930 | 520,805
East Indian | 723,345 | 590,145 | 133,200
Jewish | 351,705 | 195,810 | 155,900
Norwegian | 346,310 | 47,805 | 298,500
Welsh | 338,905 | 27,915 | 310,990
Portuguese | 335,110 | 252,640 | 82,470
Swedish | 278,975 | 31,200 | 247,775
Russian | 272,335 | 46,885 | 225,450
Hungarian (Magyar) | 250,525 | 94,185 | 156,340

### Visible minorities[edit]

Visible minority | Total responses | % of Population

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Chinese | 860,150 | 3.02
South Asian | 670,590 | 2.35
Black | 573,860 | 2.01
Arab/West Asian | 244,665 | 0.86
Filipino | 234,195 | 0.82
Others | 614,025 | 2.15
Not a visible
minority | 25,330,645 | 88.79

### Age[edit]

Population by age:

Age | Population

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Under 15 years | 5,901,275
15–24 years | 3,857,175
25–44 years | 9,360,615
45–64 years | 6,199,855
65–74 years | 2,061,935
75 years and over | 1,465,910

## See also[edit]

* History portal
* Canada portal

* List of population of Canada by years
* Demographics of Canada
* Ethnic groups in Canada
* History of immigration to Canada

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b "Census of Canada, A population and dwelling counts" (PDF). Statistics Canada. 1997. Retrieved 2010-06-22.

## External links[edit]

* 1996 Census \- Statistics Canada's page on the 1996 census.

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