Cultural Diversity in Canada: The Social Construction of Racial Difference
Table 4: Composition of Ethnic Origins in Canada, 1996
| |
Number |
% |
| British Single Origin |
3,267,520 |
11.5 |
| French Single Origin |
2,683,840 |
9.4 |
| British/FrenchMultipleOrigins |
8,547,145 |
30.0 |
| Non-British & Non-French Single and Multiple Origins |
14,029,610 * |
49.2 ** |
| Total Population |
28,528,115 |
100.0 |
| |
* Number |
** % |
| Other European Origins |
3,742,890 |
13.1 |
| Canadian origins (Single and Multiple) |
5,906,045 |
20.7 |
| Aboriginal |
477,630 |
1.7 |
| Asian |
1,968,465 |
6.9 |
| Arabic |
188,435 |
0.7 |
| African |
137,315 |
0.5 |
| Latin, Central and South American |
423,930 |
1.5 |
| Pacific Islanders |
5,765 |
0.0 |
| Other (Single and Multiple origins) |
1,179,135 |
4.1 |
| Total Non-British and Non-French |
14,029,610 |
49.2 |
Sources:
Statistics Canada, 1996 Census of Canada, “Total Population by Ethnic Categories (36) and Sex (3), For Canada, Provinces, Territories and Census Metropolitan Areas, 1996”
(Census 20% Sample Data) (93f0026XDB96002). Ottawa: Statistics, 1998.
