Unless otherwise noted, all definitions come from the Statistics Canada 2006 Census Dictionary. Click on any link to get more detailed information.
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Location Qutoient
The location quotient is a metric which defines how different a spatial unit (in this case census tracts) is, relative to the overall area (in this case the combined Vancouver and Abbotsford CMAs).
Census Metropolitan Area (CMA) or Census Agglomeration (CA)
A census metropolitan area (CMA) or a census agglomeration (CA) is formed by one or more adjacent municipalities centred on a large urban area (known as the urban core). A CMA must have a total population of at least 100,000 of which 50,000 or more must live in the urban core. A CA must have an urban core population of at least 10,000. To be included in the CMA or CA, other adjacent municipalities must have a high degree of integration with the central urban area, as measured by commuting flows derived from census place of work data.
Census Subdivision (CSD)
Area that is a municipality or an area that is deemed to be equivalent to a municipality for statistical reporting purposes (e.g., as an Indian reserve or an unorganized territory). Municipal status is defined by laws in effect in each province and territory in Canada.
Census Tract (CT)
Census tracts (CTs) are small, relatively stable geographic areas that usually have a population of 2,500 to 8,000. They are located in census metropolitan areas and in census agglomerations with an urban core population of 50,000 or more in the previous census.
Generation Status
Refers to the generational status of a person, that is, 1st generation (persons born outside Canada), 2nd generation (persons born inside Canada with at least one parent born outside Canada) or 3rd generation or more (persons born inside Canada with parents born inside Canada).
Ethnic Origin
Refers to the ethnic or cultural origins of the respondent's ancestors.
Immigrant Population
Refers to people 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.
Mother Tongue
Refers to the first language learned at home in childhood and still understood by the individual at the time of the census.
Place of Origin
Detailed information on what specific countries are associated with general area statistics, such as East Asia, South Asia and Southeast Asia.
Visible Minority
Persons, other than Aboriginal peoples, who are non-Caucasian in race or non-white in colour.