canada 2001 census

The Canada 2001 Census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population. Census day was May 15 2001. On that 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. It should be noted that the official Statistics Canada population estimate for 2001 was 31,021,300. This is considered a more accurate population number than the actual count. The next census will be the 2006 Census.

Canada by the numbers

A summary of information about Canada.

30,007,094
Dwellings	12,548,588
Men	14,706,850
Women	15,300,245
Median age	37.6 years
verage earnings	$ 31,757

Census summary

Canada has experienced one of the smallest census-to-census growth rates in its population. From 1996 to 2001, the nation's population increased only 4.0%. The Census counted 30,007,094 people on May 15, 2001, compared with 28,846,761 on May 14, 1996. Only three provinces and one territory had growth rates above the national average. Alberta's population soared 10.3%, Ontario gained 6.1% and British Columbia, 4.9%. Nunavut's population rose 8.1%. The population of Newfoundland and Labrador declined for the second consecutive census period. Urbanization continued. In 2001, 79.4% of Canadians lived in an urban centre of 10,000 people or more, compared with 78.5% in 1996. Outside the urban centres, the population of rural and small-town areas declined 0.4%. In 2001, just over 64% of the nation's population, or about 19,297,000 people, lived in the 27 census metropolitan areas (CMAs), up slightly from 63% in 1996. Seven of these 27 CMAs saw their populations grow at a rate of at least double the national average. The strongest rise, by far, occurred in Calgary. From 1996 to 2001, the nation's population concentrated further in four broad urban regions: the extended Golden Horseshoe in southern Ontario; Montral and environs; British Columbia's Lower Mainland and southern Vancouver Island; and the Calgary-Edmonton corridor. In 2001, 51% of Canada's population lived in these regions, compared with 49% in 1996.

Population by province

2001 Census	1996 Census	% Change
a href="/encyclopedia/Newfoundland-and-Labrador" title="Newfoundland and Labrador">Newfoundland and Labrador	512,930	551,792	-7.0
a href="/encyclopedia/Prince-Edward-Island" title="Prince Edward Island">Prince Edward Island	135,294	134,557	0.5
a href="/encyclopedia/Nova-Scotia" title="Nova Scotia">Nova Scotia	908,007	909,282	-0.1
a href="/encyclopedia/New-Brunswick" title="New Brunswick">New Brunswick	729,498	738,133	-1.2
a href="/encyclopedia/Quebec" title="Quebec">Quebec	7,237,479	7,138,795	1.4
a href="/encyclopedia/Ontario" title="Ontario">Ontario	11,410,046	10,753,573	6.1
a href="/encyclopedia/Manitoba" title="Manitoba">Manitoba	1,119,583	1,113,898	0.5
a href="/encyclopedia/Saskatchewan" title="Saskatchewan">Saskatchewan	978,933	990,237	-1.1
a href="/encyclopedia/Alberta" title="Alberta">Alberta	2,974,807	2,696,826	10.3
a href="/encyclopedia/British-Columbia" title="British Columbia">British Columbia	3,907,738	3,724,500	4.9
a href="/encyclopedia/Yukon-Territory" title="Yukon Territory">Yukon Territory	28,674	30,766	-6.8
a href="/encyclopedia/Northwest-Territories" title="Northwest Territories">Northwest Territories	37,360	39,672	-5.8
a href="/encyclopedia/Nunavut" title="Nunavut">Nunavut	26,745	24,730 A	8.1

Demographics

Mother tongue

Main article Language in Canada
Population by mother tongue of Canada's official languages:

Population
a href="/encyclopedia/English-language" title="English language">English	17,572,170
a href="/encyclopedia/French-language" title="French language">French	6,741,955
a href="/encyclopedia/Bilingual" title="Bilingual">Bilingual	122,660
ther	5,202,240

First nations

Population of First Peoples in Canada:

976,305
a href="/encyclopedia/First-Nations-of-Canada-" title="First Nations of Canada "> North American Indian	608,850
Mtis	292,305
a href="/encyclopedia/Inuit" title="Inuit">Inuit	45,070

Ethnic origin

Main article: List of Canadians by ethnicity
Population by ethnic origin. Only those origins with more than 250,000 respondants are included here. It should be noted that this is based entirely on self reporting.

Total responses	Single responses	Multiple responses 2
otal population	29,639,035	18,307,540	11,331,490
a href="/encyclopedia/Canadian" title="Canadian">Canadian	11,682,680	6,748,135	4,934,550
a href="/encyclopedia/English-people" title="English people">English	5,978,875	1,479,520	4,499,355
a href="/encyclopedia/French-people" title="French people">French	4,668,410	1,060,755	3,607,655
a href="/encyclopedia/Scottish-people" title="Scottish people">Scottish	4,157,210	607,235	3,549,975
a href="/encyclopedia/Irish-ethnicity" title="Irish ethnicity">Irish	3,822,660	496,865	3,325,800
a href="/encyclopedia/Ethnic-German" title="Ethnic German">German	2,742,765	705,595	2,037,170
a href="/encyclopedia/Italians" title="Italians">Italian	1,270,370	726,275	544,090
a href="/encyclopedia/Chinese" title="Chinese">Chinese	1,094,700	936,210	158,490
a href="/encyclopedia/Ukrainians" title="Ukrainians">Ukrainian	1,071,060	326,200	744,860
a href="/encyclopedia/First-Nations" title="First Nations">North American Indian	1,000,890	455,805	545,085
a href="/encyclopedia/Dutch" title="Dutch">Dutch (Netherlands)	923,310	316,220	607,090
a href="/encyclopedia/Poles" title="Poles">Polish	817,085	260,415	556,670
a href="/encyclopedia/East-Indian" title="East Indian">East Indian	713,330	581,665	131,665
a href="/encyclopedia/Norwegians" title="Norwegians">Norwegian	363,760	47,230	316,530
a href="/encyclopedia/Portuguese-people" title="Portuguese people">Portuguese	357,690	252,835	104,855
a href="/encyclopedia/Welsh" title="Welsh">Welsh	350,365	28,445	321,925
a href="/encyclopedia/Jewish" title="Jewish">Jewish	348,605	186,475	162,130
a href="/encyclopedia/Russians" title="Russians">Russian	337,960	70,890	267,070
a href="/encyclopedia/Filipino" title="Filipino">Filipino	327,545	266,140	61,410
a href="/encyclopedia/Mtis-people-(Canada)" title="Mtis people (Canada)">Mtis	307,845	72,210	235,635
a href="/encyclopedia/Swedes" title="Swedes">Swedish	282,760	30,440	252,320
a href="/encyclopedia/Magyars" title="Magyars">Hungarian (Magyar)	267,255	91,795	175,460
a href="/encyclopedia/American" title="American">American (USA)	250,010	25,200	224,805

Religion

Main article: Religion in Canada
Population by religion. Only those religions with more than 250,000 respondants are included here. It should be noted that this is based entirely on self reporting.

Total responses	% of Population
a href="/encyclopedia/Roman-Catholic" title="Roman Catholic">Roman Catholic	12,793,125	43.2
o religion	4,796,325	16.2
a href="/encyclopedia/United-Church-of-Canada" title="United Church of Canada">United Church	2,839,125	9.6
a href="/encyclopedia/Anglican" title="Anglican">Anglican	2,035,500	6.9
a href="/encyclopedia/Christianity" title="Christianity">Christian n.i.e.	780,450	2.6
a href="/encyclopedia/Baptist" title="Baptist">Baptist	729,470	2.5
a href="/encyclopedia/Lutheran" title="Lutheran">Lutheran	606,590	2.0
a href="/encyclopedia/Islam" title="Islam">Muslim	579,640	2.0
a href="/encyclopedia/Protestant" title="Protestant">Protestant n.i.e.	549,205	1.9
a href="/encyclopedia/Presbyterian" title="Presbyterian">Presbyterian	409,830	1.4
a href="/encyclopedia/Pentecostal" title="Pentecostal">Pentecostal	369,475	1.2
a href="/encyclopedia/Judaism" title="Judaism">Jewish	329,995	1.1
a href="/encyclopedia/Buddhist" title="Buddhist">Buddhist	300,345	1.0
a href="/encyclopedia/Hindu" title="Hindu">Hindu	297,200	1.0
a href="/encyclopedia/Sikhism" title="Sikhism">Sikh	278,410	0.9

Visible minorities

Total responses	% of Population
a href="/encyclopedia/Chinese-Canadian" title="Chinese Canadian">Chinese	1,029,395	3.47
a href="/encyclopedia/South-Asian-Canadian" title="South Asian Canadian">South Asian	917,070	3.09
a href="/encyclopedia/Black-Canadian" title="Black Canadian">Black	662,215	2.23
a href="/encyclopedia/Filipino-Canadian" title="Filipino Canadian">Filipino	308,575	1.04
thers	1,066,590	3.60
ot a visible minority	25,655,185	86.56

Age

Population by age:

Population
0-4 years	1,696,285
-14 years	4,029,255
5-19 years	2,053,325
0-24 years	1,955,810
5-44 years	9,096,560
5-54 years	4,419,290
5-64 years	2,868,015
5-74 years	2,142,835
5-84 years	1,329,810
5 years and over	415,910

Methodology

Every person is legally required to return the census questionaire that required answering basic demographic information. In addition randomly selected people were legally required to complete a much more detailed questionaire. On May 15, 2001, Statistics Canada had thousands of canvasers who went around to try and ensure that the entire population was counted. For the first time, this included canvasers who went to homeless shelters to ensure that the homeless were included in the census. In addition to a small number of individuals that refuse to participate, some first nation communities refused to participate en masse and therefore some of the statistics are inaccuarate. This is noted as footnotes in many of the effected results.

Effects of Census

The census numbers are the basis of the federal governments transfer payments to the provinces and therefore when a province looses population, In addition, the census numbers are one of the elements that Elections Canada uses to create the boundaries of federal ridings.