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Visible minority population, by provinces and territories (1996 Census)

Definitions
Visible minority population: The Employment Equity Act defines the visible minority population as "persons, other than Aboriginal peoples, who are non-Caucasian in race or non-white in colour." The visible minority population includes the following groups: Chinese, South Asian , Black, Arab/West Asian, Filipino, Southeast Asian, Latin American, Japanese, Korean and Pacific Islander.

Notes
1. Visible minority not included elsewhere. Includes respondents who reported a single write-in response indicating a Pacific Islander group (e.g., Fijian or Polynesian) or another single write-in response likely to be a visible minority group (e.g., Guyanese, West Indian).

2. Includes respondents who reported more than one visible minority group.


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