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Appendix 4: Glossary of Terms
Census division:
Census division (CD) is the general term for
provincially legislated areas (such as county,
municipalité régionale de comté and regional
district) or their equivalents. Census divisions
are intermediate geographic areas between the
province/territory level and the municipality (census
subdivision). For example, York Region is a census
division.
Employment income:
Total wages and salaries from employment as well
as net income from self-employment.
Established immigrants:
Immigrants who landed in Canada prior to 1991.
Ethnic origin:
The ethnic or cultural origins of the person’s
ancestors.
Household income:
The total incomes of all members of that
household.
Housing cost:
The total of all shelter expenses, for example,
mortgage payment, rent, costs of electricity, heat
and municipal services.
Housing tenure:
Refers to whether some member of the household
owns or rents the dwelling.
Immigrants:
Persons who are, or have been, landed immigrants
in Canada. A landed immigrant is a person who
has been granted the right to live in Canada
permanently by immigration authorities. Some
immigrants have resided in Canada for a number
of years, while others have arrived recently. Most
immigrants are born outside Canada, but a small
number were born in Canada.
In-migrants:
Persons who moved into a census division (e.g.,
York Region) from elsewhere in Canada and outside
of Canada, within the 5 years prior to the Census
Day May 15 for 2001 Census or May 16 for 2006
Census.
Labour force:
Persons aged 25 to 64 who were either employed
or unemployed during the week (Sunday to
Saturday) prior to Census Day May 15 for 2001
Census or May 16 for 2006 Census. Labour force
equals to the sum of the employed and unemployed
population.
Landed immigrants:
Persons who have been granted the right to live in
Canada permanently by immigration authorities.
Low income before tax cut-offs (LICO-BT):
Income levels at which families or persons not in
economic families spend 20% more than average
of their before tax income on food, shelter and
clothing.
Multiple-family households:
Family households that are made up of two or
more families occupying the same dwelling.
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