The Canada 1996 Census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

 population. Census day was May 14, 1996. On that day, Statistics Canada

Statistics Canada

Statistics Canada is the Canadian federal government agency commissioned with producing statistics to help better understand Canada, its population, resources, economy, society, and culture. Its headquarters is in Ottawa....

 attempted to count every person in Canada. The total population count of Canada was 28,846,761. This was a 5.7% increase over the 1991 Census of 27,296,859.

The following census was the 2001 Census

Canada 2001 Census

The Canada 2001 Census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population. Census day was May 15, 2001. On that day, Statistics Canada attempted to count every person in Canada. The total population count of Canada was 30,007,094. This was a 4% increase over 1996 Census of 28,846,761. In...

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Canada by the numbers

A summary of information about Canada.

Total Population	28,846,761
Dwellings	10,899,427
Men	14,170,025
Women	14,676,735
Median age	35.3 years
Average earnings	$26,474

Population by province

Province	1996 Census	1991 Census	% Change
Newfoundland and Labrador	551,792	568,474
Prince Edward Island	134,557	129,765	3.7
Nova Scotia	909,282	899,942	1.0
New Brunswick	738,133	723,900	2.0
Quebec	7,138,795	6,895,963	3.5
Ontario	10,753,573	10,084,885	6.6
Manitoba	1,113,898	1,091,942	2.0
Saskatchewan	990,237	988,928	0.1
Alberta	2,696,826	2,545,553	5.9
British Columbia	3,724,500	3,282,061	13.5
Yukon	30,766	27,797	10.7
Northwest Territories	64,402	57,649	11.7

Mother Tongue

Population by mother tongue of Canada's official languages:

Mother tongue	Population
English English language English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...	16,890,615
French French language French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...	6,636,660
Bilingual	107,945
Other	4,598,290

Aboriginal peoples

Population of Aboriginal peoples in Canada

Aboriginal peoples in Canada

Aboriginal peoples in Canada comprise the First Nations, Inuit and Métis. The descriptors "Indian" and "Eskimo" have fallen into disuse in Canada and are commonly considered pejorative....

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Aboriginal Population	799,010
North American Indian	529,035
Metis Métis people (Canada) The Métis are one of the Aboriginal peoples in Canada who trace their descent to mixed First Nations parentage. The term was historically a catch-all describing the offspring of any such union, but within generations the culture syncretised into what is today a distinct aboriginal group, with...	204,115
Inuit Inuit The Inuit are a group of culturally similar indigenous peoples inhabiting the Arctic regions of Canada , Denmark , Russia and the United States . Inuit means “the people” in the Inuktitut language...	40,225

Ethnic origin

Population by ethnic origin

Ethnic origin

The concept of ethnic origin is an attempt to classify people, not according to their current nationality, but according to where their ancestors came from...

. 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
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 French Canadian French Canadian or Francophone Canadian, , generally refers to the descendents of French colonists who arrived in New France in the 17th and 18th centuries...	5,597,845	2,665,250	2,932,595
Scottish	4,260,840	642,970	3,617,870
Irish Irish Canadian Irish Canadian are immigrants and descendants of immigrants who originated in Ireland. 1.2 million Irish immigrants arrived, 1825 to 1970, at least half of those in the period from 1831-1850. By 1867, they were the second largest ethnic group , and comprised 24% of Canada's population...	3,767,610	504,030	3,263,580
German German-Canadian German Canadians are Canadians of ethnic German ancestry. The 2006 Canadian census put the number of Canadians of German ethnicity at 3,179,425. Only a small fraction of German Canadians are descendants of immigrants from what is today Germany...	2,757,140	726,145	2,030,990
Italian Italian-Canadian An Italian Canadian is a Canadian of Italian descent or heritage. According to the 2006 census of Canada, 1,445,335 Canadians consider themselves to be of Italian origin. The Italian-Canadian population climbed by more than 12% and half have combined Italian origins along with another ethnic...	1,207,475	729,455	478,025
North American Indian First Nations First Nations is a term that collectively refers to various Aboriginal peoples in Canada who are neither Inuit nor Métis. There are currently over 630 recognised First Nations governments or bands spread across Canada, roughly half of which are in the provinces of Ontario and British Columbia. The...	1,101,955	477,630	624,330
Ukrainian Ukrainian Canadian A Ukrainian Canadian is a person of Ukrainian descent or origin who was born in or immigrated to Canada. In 2006, there were an estimated 1,209,085 persons residing in Canada of Ukrainian origin, making them Canada's ninth largest ethnic group; and giving Canada the world's third-largest...	1,026,475	331,680	694,790
Chinese Chinese Canadian Chinese Canadians are Canadians of Chinese descent. They constitute the second-largest visible minority group in Canada, after South Asian Canadians...	921,585	800,470	121,115
Dutch Dutch Canadians According to the Canada 2006 Census, there are 1,035,965 Canadians of Dutch descent, including those of full or partial ancestry.-History:The first Dutch people to come to Canada were Dutch-Americans among the United Empire Loyalists. The largest wave was in the late nineteenth and early twentieth...  (Netherlands)	916,215	313,880	602,335
Polish Polish Canadians Polish Canadians are Citizens of Canada with Polish ancestry, and Poles who immigrated to Canada from abroad. According to the 2001 census by Statistics Canada, 984,585 Canadians claim full or partial Polish ancestry.-History:...	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 Welsh Canadian As of 2006 440,965 Canadian identify themselves as having some Welsh descent, with 27,115 of these identifying as exclusively Welsh.-The Welsh in Canada:...	338,905	27,915	310,990
Portuguese Portuguese Canadians Portuguese Canadians are both Canadians born with Portuguese descent or citizenship or Portuguese born with Canadian descent or citizenship . According to StatCan, in 2006, there were 410,850 persons of Portuguese descent living in Canada, or 1.3% of the nation's total population...	335,110	252,640	82,470
Swedish Swedish-Canadian The term Swedish Kanuck refers to a naturalized Canadian citizen hailing from Sweden or professing Swedish descent. The 'Swedish-Canadian' community in Canada is 330,000 strong. The vast majority of them reside west of Lake Superior, primarily in Winnipeg, Calgary, Edmonton and Vancouver. Toronto...	278,975	31,200	247,775
Russian Russian Canadians A Russian-Canadian is a citizen or permanent resident of Canada who is from Russia or of Russian descent.-Number of Russian Canadians:Data from this section from Statistics Canada, 2006.* Total: 500,600.* Single Response: 98,245....	272,335	46,885	225,450
Hungarian Hungarian Canadians Hungarian-Canadians are persons in Canada of Hungarian ancestry. According to Canada 2001 Census, there are 315,510 Canadians of Hungarian ancestry. The Hungarian minority is the 23rd largest ethnic group of Canada...  (Magyar)	250,525	94,185	156,340

Visible minorities

Visible minority	Total responses	% of Population
Chinese Chinese Canadian Chinese Canadians are Canadians of Chinese descent. They constitute the second-largest visible minority group in Canada, after South Asian Canadians...	860,150	3.02
South Asian	670,590	2.35
Black Black Canadian 'Black Canadians is a designation used for people of Black African descent, who are citizens or permanent residents of Canada. The term specifically refers to Canadians with Sub-Saharan African ancestry. The majority of Black Canadians are of Caribbean origin...	573,860	2.01
Arab/West Asian	244,665	0.86
Filipino Filipino Canadian Filipino Canadians are Canadians of Filipino ancestry. Filipino-Canadians are the fourth-largest subgroup of the Overseas Filipinos.Canada only had a small population of Filipinos until the late 20th century. To date, there are currently around 400,000 Filipino Canadians in Canada, most of them...	234,195	0.82
Others	614,025	2.15
Not a visible minority	25,330,645	88.79

Age

Population by age:

Age	Population
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

• List of population of Canada by years
• Demographics of Canada
  Demographics of Canada
  This article about the demographic features of the population of Canada, including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population, the People of Canada....
  
  
• Ethnic groups in Canada
• History of immigration to Canada
  History of immigration to Canada
  The history of immigration to Canada extends back thousands of years. Anthropologists continue to argue over various possible models of migration to modern day Canada, as well as their pre-contact populations. The Inuit are believed to have arrived entirely separately from other indigenous peoples...
  
  

External links

• 1996 Census - Statistics Canada's page on the 1996 Census.