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Table of Contents – Population Universe

Introduction to the Population Universe

Aboriginal:

Aboriginal Identity

Aboriginal Origin

Member of an Indian Band or First Nation

Registered or Treaty Indian

Agriculture:

Census Farm

Farm Operator

Rural Farm Population

Citizenship

Demography:

Age

Common-law Status

Date of Birth

Legal Marital Status

Marital Status

Sex

Disability

Ethnic Origin

Immigration:

Age at Immigration

Immigrant Population

Landed Immigrant Status

Non-immigrant Population

Non-permanent Resident

Period of Immigration

Year of Immigration

Income:

Average Income of Individuals

Benefits from Canada or Quebec Pension Plan

Benefits from Employment Insurance

Canada Child Tax Benefits

Composition of Income

Constant Dollars Income

Dividends, Interest on Bonds, Deposits and Savings Certificates, and Other Investment Income

Earner or Employment Income Recipient

Earnings or Employment Income

Government Transfer Payments

Major Source of Income

Market Income

Median Income of Individuals

Net Farm Income

Net Non-farm Income from Unincorporated Business and/or Professional Practice

Old Age Security Pension and Guaranteed Income Supplement

Other Income from Government Sources

Other Money Income

Retirement Pensions, Superannuation and Annuities, Including Those from RRSPs and RRIFs

Standard Error of Average Income

Total Income

Wages and Salaries

Institutional Resident

Journey to Work:

Commuting Distance

Mode of Transportation

Place of Work Status

Workplace Location

Labour Market Activities:

Class of Worker

Employed (in Reference Week)

Employment Rate (in Reference Week)

Experienced Labour Force (in Reference Week)

Full-time or Part-time Weeks Worked in 2000

Historical Labour Force Activity (based on the 1971 Concepts) – (in Reference Week)

Hours Worked for Pay or in Self-employment (in Reference Week)

Incorporation Status

Industry (based on the 1997 North American Industry Classification System [NAICS])

Industry (based on the 1980 Standard Industrial Classification [SIC])

Inexperienced Labour Force (in Reference Week)

Labour Force Activity (in Reference Week)

Labour Force (in Reference Week)

Looked for Paid Work in Past Four Weeks (Full- or Part-time Work)

New Job to Start in Four Weeks or Less (from Reference Week)

Not in the Labour Force (in Reference Week)

Occupation (based on the 2001 National Occupational Classification for Statistics [NOC–S 2001])

Occupation (Historical)

On Temporary Lay-off or Absent from Job or Business (in Reference Week)

Participation Rate (in Reference Week)

Reasons Unable to Start a Job (in Reference Week)

Unemployed (in Reference Week)

Unemployment Rate (in Reference Week)

Weeks Worked in 2000

When Last Worked for Pay or in Self-employment

Work Activity in 2000

Language:

First Official Language Spoken

Home Language

Knowledge of Non-official Languages

Knowledge of Official Languages

Language of Work

Mother Tongue

Mobility:

Census Agglomeration of Current Residence

Census Division of Current Residence

Census Metropolitan Area of Current Residence

Census Subdivision of Current Residence

Province or Territory of Current Residence

Mobility 1: Census Division of Residence 1 Year Ago

Mobility 1: Census Metropolitan Area or Census Agglomeration of Residence 1 Year Ago

Mobility 1: Census Subdivision of Residence 1 Year Ago

Mobility 1: Census Subdivision Type of Residence 1 Year Ago

Mobility 1: Components of Migration (In- and Out-)

Mobility 1: Country of Residence 1 Year Ago

Mobility 1: Mobility Status – Place of Residence 1 Year Ago

Mobility 1: Population Size of Census Subdivision of Residence 1 Year Ago

Mobility 1: Population Size of Current Census Subdivision of Residence

Mobility 1: Province or Territory of Residence 1 Year Ago

Mobility 1: Rural/Urban Classification of Place of Residence 1 Year Ago

Mobility 5: Census Division of Residence 5 Years Ago

Mobility 5: Census Metropolitan Area or Census Agglomeration of Residence 5 Years Ago

Mobility 5: Census Subdivision of Residence 5 Years Ago

Mobility 5: Census Subdivision Type of Residence 5 Years Ago

Mobility 5: Components of Migration (In- and Out-)

Mobility 5: Country of Residence 5 Years Ago

Mobility 5: Mobility Status – Place of Residence 5 Years Ago

Mobility 5: Population Size of Census Subdivision of Residence 5 Years Ago

Mobility 5: Population Size of Current Census Subdivision of Residence

Mobility 5: Province or Territory of Residence 5 Years Ago

Mobility 5: Rural/Urban Classification of Place of Residence 5 Years Ago

Place of Birth:

Father

Generation Status

Mother

Respondent

Population Group

Presence of Children

Relationship to Household Reference Person (Person 1)

Religion

Schooling:

Degree in Medicine, Dentistry, Veterinary Medicine or Optometry

Highest Degree, Certificate or Diploma

Highest Grade of Elementary or Secondary Schooling

Highest Level of Schooling

Major Field of Study (MFS) – Census Historical

Major Field of Study – Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP_MFS)

Major Field of Study – International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED_MFS)

School Attendance

Secondary (High) School Graduation Certificate

Total Years of Schooling

Trades and College Certificates or Diplomas

University Certificate Above Bachelor Level

Years of College Education

Years of University

Unpaid Work:

Hours Spent Doing Unpaid Housework

Hours Spent Looking After Children, Without Pay

Hours Spent Providing Unpaid Care or Assistance to Seniors

Usual Place of Residence

Visible Minorities

 

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