Table 1
Selected characteristics of northern and southern regions, by province and territory

Table 1
Selected characteristics of northern and southern regions, by province and territory
Table summary
This table displays the results of Selected characteristics of northern and southern regions. The information is grouped by Characteristics (appearing as row headers), Total provinces, Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, South and North, calculated using percent units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Characteristics Total provinces Newfoundland and Labrador Prince Edward Island Nova Scotia New Brunswick Quebec Ontario Manitoba
South North South North South South South South North South North South North
percent
Age  
Under 18 20 23 18 24 21 19 19 20 20 21 20 22 35
18 to 24 9 9 8 10 9 9 8 9 9 9 9 10 11
25 to 34 13 12 11 14 11 11 11 13 12 13 11 13 12
35 and older 57 56 63 52 60 61 61 59 59 57 61 55 41
Demographic characteristics  
Rural populationNote 1 15 43 55 100 37 35 31 17 25 9 34 25 86
Aboriginal populationNote 2 3 19 5 44 2 4 3 1 13 2 13 12 69
Lone parent families 16 17 15 15 16 17 16 17 15 17 17 16 29
Families with 5 or more members 8 9 4 7 8 6 6 7 8 9 7 10 20
Education  
No high school or postsecondary completionNote 3 12 19 20 22 14 15 17 15 19 11 15 15 41
Labour Force StatusNote 4                          
Employment rate 61 58 50 60 60 57 57 60 56 60 55 64 48
Not in the labour force 34 36 41 30 32 37 36 35 38 34 40 32 44
Unemployment rate 5 6 15 14 12 10 11 7 9 8 9 6 14
IncomeNote 5  
In bottom income quintile 20 21 24 15 21 24 23 22 20 18 19 22 49
In top income quintile 20 19 15 27 11 14 13 13 12 23 18 15 10
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Selected characteristics of northern and southern regions, by province and territory
Table summary
This table displays the results of Selected characteristics of northern and southern regions. The information is grouped by Characteristics (appearing as row headers), Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia, Total Territories, Yukon, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Canada, South and North, calculated using percent units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Characteristics Saskatchewan Alberta British Columbia Total Territories Yukon Northwest Territories Nunavut Canada
South North South North South North North North North North South North
percent
Age  
Under 18 23 39 22 26 19 23 28 21 27 39 20 23
18 to 24 10 13 10 10 9 9 11 9 11 13 9 9
25 to 34 13 13 15 16 13 12 15 14 16 16 13 12
35 and older 54 35 53 48 59 56 45 56 46 33 57 55
Demographic characteristics  
Rural populationNote 1 36 100 13 62 10 35 50 19 53 79 15 43
Aboriginal populationNote 2 13 87 5 17 4 19 53 23 52 86 3 21
Lone parent families 16 41 15 14 15 17 23 20 21 28 16 17
Families with 5 or more members 10 22 9 12 7 9 15 7 13 26 8 9
Education  
No high school or postsecondary completionNote 3 14 45 11 20 9 18 24 12 22 46 12 19
Labour Force StatusNote 4  
Employment rate 66 38 69 70 59 61 64 70 67 52 61 59
Not in the labour force 30 53 27 26 36 33 27 23 25 37 34 36
Unemployment rate 6 18 6 6 8 10 12 10 11 18 8 9
IncomeNote 5  
In bottom income quintile 21 51 15 16 22 23 18 13 16 26 20 21
In top income quintile 20 8 30 32 21 20 33 32 42 24 20 20
Note 1.

Information on rural populations in this table is based on population information from the 2013 UCR Survey. Rural populations are those not living in a Census Metropolitan Area (CMA) or Census Agglomeration (CA). Boundaries for CMA and CAs have been adjusted to follow police service boundaries. This definition differs from “Census rural” which is based on population size and density.

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Note 2.

'Aboriginal identity' includes persons who reported being an Aboriginal person that is First Nations (North American Indian), Métis or Inuk (Inuit) and/or those who reported Registered or Treaty Indian status that is registered under the Indian Act of Canada and/or those who reported membership in a First Nation or Indian band. Aboriginal peoples of Canada are defined in the Constitution Act 1982 section 35 (2) as including the Indian, Inuit and Métis peoples of Canada. Users should be aware that the estimates associated with this variable are more affected than most by the incomplete enumeration of certain Indian reserves and Indian settlements in the National Household Survey (NHS). In 2011 there were a total of 36 Indian reserves and Indian settlements that were 'incompletely enumerated' in the NHS. For these reserves or settlements NHS enumeration was either not permitted or was interrupted before it could be completed or was not possible because of natural events (specifically forest fires in Northern Ontario). For additional information please refer to the Aboriginal Peoples Reference Guide National Household Survey (NHS) 2011.

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Note 3.

Includes those with no high school diploma or equivalent nor any postsecondary certificate or degree. Information on education refers to the population 25 to 64 years of age.

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Note 4.

Information on labour force status refers to the population 15 years of age and over. For information on labour force status concepts see the National Household Survey Dictionary. The reference period for labour market activity for the NHS was the week of Sunday, May 1 to Saturday, May 7, 2011. Early enumeration was conducted in remote, isolated parts of the provinces and territories in February, March and April 2011. When enumeration has taken place before May 2011, the reference date used is the date on which the household was enumerated.

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Note 5.

Total of income from all sources, including employment income, income from government programs, pension income, investment income and any other money income. Top quintile and bottom quintile are based on quintiles of adjusted after-tax family income in 2010. The quintiles divide the population ranked by size of adjusted after-tax family income into 5 groups of equal size. The population in the bottom quintile is the one who falls in the lower 20% of the adjusted after-tax family income distribution. The population in the top quintile is the one who falls in the highest 20% of the adjusted after-tax family income distribution. The 5 groups were formed with the full population in private households of Canada, whether or not they reported income.

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Note: Information on age, lone parent families and family size is from the 2011 Census of Population. Information on Aboriginal identity, education, labour and income is based on the 2011 National Household Survey. For more information on these measures, please refer to the National Household Survey Dictionary. Excludes Census and NHS data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements. North encompasses the Territories as well as the northern regions of Newfoundland and Labrador, Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, and British Columbia. South refers to the southern regions of these provinces and includes Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick.
Source: Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2011 Census of Population, 2011 National Household Survey.
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