The 1996 Canadian census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population. Census day was May 14, 1996. On that day, Statistics Canada attempted to count every person in Canada. The total population count of Canada was 28,846,761.[1] This was a 5.7% increase over the 1991 census of 27,296,859.[1]
^ ab"Census of Canada, A population and dwelling counts" (PDF). Statistics Canada. 1997. Retrieved 2010-06-22.
External links
1996 Census - Statistics Canada's page on the 1996 census.
May 04, 2023
1996, canadian, census, detailed, enumeration, canadian, population, census, 1996, that, statistics, canada, attempted, count, every, person, canada, total, population, count, canada, this, increase, over, 1991, census, 1991, 1996, 2001, general, informationco. The 1996 Canadian census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population Census day was May 14 1996 On that day Statistics Canada attempted to count every person in Canada The total population count of Canada was 28 846 761 1 This was a 5 7 increase over the 1991 census of 27 296 859 1 1996 Canadian census 1991 May 14 1996 2001 General informationCountryCanadaResultsTotal population28 846 761 5 7 The previous census was the 1991 census and the following census was in 2001 census Contents 1 Canada by the numbers 2 Population by province 3 Demographics 3 1 Mother tongue 3 2 Aboriginal peoples 3 3 Ethnic origin 3 4 Visible minorities 3 5 Age 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksCanada by the numbers EditA summary of information about Canada Total population 28 846 761Dwellings 10 899 427Men 14 170 025Women 14 676 735Median age 35 3 yearsAverage earnings 26 474Population by province EditProvince 1996 census 1991 census change Newfoundland and Labrador 551 792 568 474 2 9 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 7Demographics EditMother tongue Edit Population by mother tongue of Canada s official languages Mother tongue PopulationEnglish 16 890 615French 6 636 660Bilingual 107 945Other 4 598 290Aboriginal peoples Edit Population of Aboriginal peoples in Canada Aboriginal Population 799 010North American Indian 529 035Metis 204 115Inuit 40 225Ethnic origin Edit Main article List of Canadians by ethnicity Population by ethnic origin 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 2Total population 28 528 125 18 303 625 10 224 495Canadian 8 806 275 5 326 995 3 479 285English 6 832 095 2 048 275 4 783 820French 5 597 845 2 665 250 2 932 595Scottish 4 260 840 642 970 3 617 870Irish 3 767 610 504 030 3 263 580German 2 757 140 726 145 2 030 990Italian 1 207 475 729 455 478 025North American Indian 1 101 955 477 630 624 330Ukrainian 1 026 475 331 680 694 790Chinese 921 585 800 470 121 115Dutch Netherlands 916 215 313 880 602 335Polish 786 735 265 930 520 805East Indian 723 345 590 145 133 200Jewish 351 705 195 810 155 900Norwegian 346 310 47 805 298 500Welsh 338 905 27 915 310 990Portuguese 335 110 252 640 82 470Swedish 278 975 31 200 247 775Russian 272 335 46 885 225 450Hungarian Magyar 250 525 94 185 156 340Visible minorities Edit Visible minority Total responses of PopulationChinese 860 150 3 02South Asian 670 590 2 35Black 573 860 2 01Arab West Asian 244 665 0 86Filipino 234 195 0 82Others 614 025 2 15Not a visible minority 25 330 645 88 79Age Edit Population by age Age PopulationUnder 15 years 5 901 27515 24 years 3 857 17525 44 years 9 360 61545 64 years 6 199 85565 74 years 2 061 93575 years and over 1 465 910See also Edit History portal Canada portalList of population of Canada by years Demographics of Canada Ethnic groups in Canada History of immigration to CanadaReferences Edit a b Census of Canada A population and dwelling counts PDF Statistics Canada 1997 Retrieved 2010 06 22 External links Edit1996 Census Statistics Canada s page on the 1996 census Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1996 Canadian census amp oldid 1091146821, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
