Population group of person, category

The data for this variable are reported using the following classification(s) and/or list(s):

'Population group' refers to the population group or groups to which the person belongs, for example, White, Chinese, South Asian, Black, Filipino, Latin American, Southeast Asian, Arab, West Asian, Korean or Japanese. These population groups are the groups used on questionnaires which collect data on the visible minority population for Employment Equity purposes. The Employment Equity Act defines visible minorities as "persons, other than Aboriginal peoples, who are non-Caucasian in race or non-white in colour".

'Person' refers to an individual and is the unit of analysis for most social statistics programmes.

Place of birth of person, category

The data for this variable are reported using the following classification(s) and/or list(s):

'Place of birth' refers to the name of the province, territory or country in which the person was born. It may refer to a province or territory if the person was born in Canada. It refers to a country if the person was born outside Canada. The geographic location is specified according to boundaries current at the time the data are collected, not the boundaries at the time of birth.

'Person' refers to an individual and is the unit of analysis for most social statistics programmes.

Mother tongue of person, name

The data for this variable are reported using the following classification(s) and/or list(s):

'Mother tongue' refers to the first language learned at home in childhood and still understood by the person at the time the data was collected. If the person no longer understands the first language learned, the mother tongue is the second language learned. For a person who learned two languages at the same time in early childhood, the mother tongue is the language this person spoke most often at home before starting school. The person has two mother tongues only if the two languages were used equally often and are still understood by the person. For a child who has not yet learned to speak, the mother tongue is the language spoken most often to this child at home. The child has two mother tongues only if both languages are spoken equally often so that the child learns both languages at the same time.

'Person' refers to an individual and is the unit of analysis for most social statistics programmes.

Knowledge of official languages of person, category

The data for this variable are reported using the following classification(s) and/or list(s):

'Knowledge of official languages' refers to whether the person can conduct a conversation in English, French, in both or in neither language. For a child who has not yet learned to speak, this includes languages that the child is learning to speak at home.

'Person' refers to an individual and is the unit of analysis for most social statistics programmes.

Knowledge of non-official languages of person, category

The data for this variable are reported using the following classification(s) and/or list(s):

'Knowledge of non-official languages' refers to whether the person can conduct a conversation in a language other than English or French. For a child who has not yet learned to speak, this includes languages that the child is learning to speak at home. The number of languages that can be reported may vary between surveys, depending on the objectives of the survey.

'Person' refers to an individual and is the unit of analysis for most social statistics programmes.

Language spoken most often at home of person, name

The data for this variable are reported using the following classification(s) and/or list(s):

'Language spoken most often at home' refers to the language the person speaks most often at home at the time of data collection. A person can report more than one language as "spoken most often at home" if the languages are spoken equally often.

For a person who lives alone, the language spoken most often at home is the language in which he or she feels most comfortable. For a child who has not yet learned to speak, this is the language spoken most often to the child at home. Where two languages are spoken to the child, the language spoken most often at home is the language spoken most often. If both languages are used equally often, then both languages are included here.

'Person' refers to an individual and is the unit of analysis for most social statistics programmes.

Generation status of person, category

The data for this variable are reported using the following classification(s) and/or list(s):

'Generation status' refers to whether or not the person or the person's parents were born in Canada.

'Person' refers to an individual and is the unit of analysis for most social statistics programmes.

First official language spoken of person, category

The data for this variable are reported using the following classification(s) and/or list(s):

'First official language spoken' is specified within the framework of the Official Languages Act. It refers to the first official language (i.e. English or French) spoken by the person.

'Person' refers to an individual and is the unit of analysis for most social statistics programmes.

Registered or Treaty Indian status of person, category

The data for this variable are reported using the following classification(s) and/or list(s):

'Registered or Treaty Indian status' refers to whether or not a person reported being a Registered or Treaty Indian. Registered Indian refers to persons who are registered under the Indian Act of Canada. Treaty Indians are persons who belong to a First Nation or Indian band that signed a treaty with the Crown. Registered or Treaty Indians are sometimes also called Status Indians.

'Person' refers to an individual and is the unit of analysis for most social statistics programmes.

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