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2006 Canada Census

2006 Canada Census

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• Winnipeg housing costs aren't eating more of paycheque

  OTTAWA -- Canadians are forking out more for groceries and gas these days, but here's some good news for the family budget: a new analysis of census data suggests people in the Winnipeg region are still spending about the same portion of their paycheques on housing as they were at the beginning of the decade.
  Home ownership in Canada at record levels

  The median cost of housing in the Winnipeg region was $7,903 a year -- or $659 a month -- in 2006, Statistics Canada reported Wednesday in a new report on shelter costs across the country.

  That means the average household in Winnipeg region spent 16.9 per cent of its income on housing and shelter costs in 2006. The previous census data from 2001 indicated households in the Winnipeg region spent 17.2 per cent of their income on housing costs.

  Statistics Canada defines shelter costs for homeowners as mortgage payments, property taxes, condo fees and utilities. For renters, the costs include rental payments and utilities.

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• Home ownership in Canada at record levels

  By Colin Perkel TORONTO -- Never before have so many Canadians owned homes. And never before have they owed so much for the privilege. <Continued>

• Census 2006: Winnipeg incomes rise

   The latest census data suggests the average family in the Winnipeg region has a little more in its wallets than it did the last time Statistics Canada asked people about how much money they make. <Continued>

• Young people entering workforce earning less than parents

  By Tobi Cohen TORONTO — Young people entering the job market today may be better educated, but they're earning less money than their parents did a generation ago, according to new census data released Thursday by Statistics Canada. <Continued>

• Rich richer, poor poorer, middle class same

  By Tobi Cohen OTTAWA — Now more than ever, Canada's rich are getting richer while the poor get poorer and the middle class stagnates, according to the latest census data released Thursday by Statistics Canada.
  
  More 2006 Census earnings and income results <Continued>

• Almost 900,000 Canadian children living in poverty

  By Loryanne Anthony TORONTO — Almost a decade after the deadline by which the House of Commons was unanimously resolved to eliminate child poverty, Statistics Canada says there are still almost 900,000 children living in the poorest of homes. a <Continued>

• Highly educated immigrants still lagging in earnings

  By Colin Perkel TORONTO — Piloting his cab through the congested streets of Toronto, Ifzal Ahmad is looking forward to the day when he can come up with $35,000 for a course that should allow him to again become a mechanical engineer. <Continued>

• Young women fail to close income gap as men profit from oil boom out West

  By Leanne Davis OTTAWA — Twenty-something women landing their first full-time jobs have made no ground in closing the income gap with men, as the booming oil and construction industries line the pockets of young, uneducated men, the latest census shows. <Continued>

• Staying in school means bigger salaries in the long run

  By Tobi Cohen OTTAWA — Staying in school pays off according to the latest census data released Thursday by Statistics Canada. <Continued>

• Poverty down, incomes up among today's seniors

   OTTAWA — The number of seniors living in poverty has declined dramatically over the past 25 years as incomes for those over 65 more than doubled, according to the latest census data released Thursday by Statistics Canada. <Continued>

• 8 in 10 grant Statstics Can access to their tax records

   OTTAWA — Statistics Canada's request to view your confidential tax information proved overwhelmingly popular with respondents to the 2006 census, with 8 in 10 agreeing to hand over their tax records. <Continued>

• B.C. sees earnings drop despite employment growth

   OTTAWA — Census numbers released today show British Columbia residents are seeing their earnings drop despite higher-than-average employment growth in the province. <Continued>

• By the numbers

   Some key numbers culled from the 2006 census on income and earnings, released Thursday by Statistics Canada. <Continued>

• One-in-seven here a visible minority

   OTTAWA -- One out of every seven people in the Winnipeg region is a visible minority, according to new census data which shows the face of Canada continues to change from the country's European origins.
  Young workers in city region 'greenest' commuters
  Visible minorities pass 5-million mark <Continued>

• Visible minorities pass 5-million mark

  By Tobi Cohen  OTTAWA -- For the first time in Canada's history, visible minorities have surpassed the five million mark as a new wave of immigrants from Asia is changing the face of Canada at a staggering rate, according to new census data released Wednesday by Statistics Canada. <Continued>

• Young workers in Winnipeg region are 'greenest' commuters

   OTTAWA -- Young workers in the Winnipeg region are more likely to pick "green" commuting options than their older co-workers, the latest census information shows. <Continued>

• Younger Canadian workers turning green: 2006 census shows

  By Bill Graveland CALGARY -- Young Canadians are more likely than their older colleagues to go green and cycle, walk or take public transit to work according to the latest census data released Wednesday by Statistics Canada. <Continued>

• Interracial marriages forming at unprecedented rates

  By Lauren La Rose TORONTO -- Four decades after Hollywood's first interracial kiss in "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner" shocked mainstream America, Canada's multicultural society is increasingly showing signs that love is colour blind. <Continued>

• 'Canadian' ethnicity popular option, particularly among 3rd generation: census

   OTTAWA -- He doesn't fit the pasty white profile of "Joe" from the famous Molson Canadian ad that promoted a cool new brand of patriotism, but Victor Wong has a similar message -- with a twist to match the new, more colourful face of Canada. <Continued>

• Some key numbers

   OTTAWA -- Some key numbers culled from the 2006 census on visible minorities, ethnic origins of the population and commuting, released Wednesday by Statistics Canada: <Continued>

• Men inch forward in housework, childcare, but still lag behind women: census

  By Sheryl Ubelacker TORONTO -- On the days when Brent MacFadyen is home, on days off between 18-hour shifts moving drilling rigs in Alberta's oil patch, his wife says he takes over the household chores -- getting their two young daughters off to school, making sure the kitchen is spotless and doing laundry. <Continued>

• Commuters stick to their cars instead of boarding public transit

  By David Friend OTTAWA -- If the morning commute had a medal for dogged dedication, IBM Corp. employee Anne Hay would be a sterling candidate for the honour. <Continued>

• Car is still king for commuters in Winnipeg region

   OTTAWA -- The car is still king when it comes to commuting in the Winnipeg region as new census data shows that more than six times as many people use a vehicle to get to work than use public transit.
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• Canadian workforce aging dramatically

  By David Friend OTTAWA -- Canada's workforce is aging dramatically as the baby boom generation slides into retirement, census data released today shows, and labour analysts are sounding alarm bells about the economic fallout if shortages in IT, skilled labour and health care are allowed to materialize. <Continued>

• Young Canadians better educated, but are they more successful than parents?

  By David Friend OTTAWA -- When Melinda Richter began her post-secondary education in religious studies nearly seven years ago, she didn't expect the journey through higher learning would ultimately leave her wracked with indecision. <Continued>

• Brain drain sends surge of post-secondary grads to Alberta: 2006 census

  By John Cotter EDMONTON -- From the prestigious halls of Oxford University, Patrick MacDonald considered more than a few attractive offers on where to start his career as a research scientist. <Continued>

• More immigrants living and working in mother tongue: census

  By Camille Bains VANCOUVER -- Bimal Kular is busy ironing crisp, white napkins while eight other women scurry around preparing tantalizing sauces, homemade cheese and a sizzling oil, onion and cumin mixture before hungry diners arrive at one of Vancouver's most renowned restaurants. <Continued>

• Native population tops million mark

  By Sue Bailey OTTAWA -- Canada's native population has topped the million mark for the first time in the latest census, with slightly more than half the country's 1.2 million aboriginals living off reserve.
  Winnipeg leads the way with the largest native population of 68,380 or 10 per cent of its total. Edmonton is second with 52,100 or five per cent of its total, and Vancouver has 40,310 or two per cent. <Continued>

• Job programs aren't keeping up to aboriginal growth

  By Aldo Santin Manitoba's aboriginal population continues to be the fastest growing segment in the province, new data from Statistics Canada shows, but analysts this morning said that existing programs and services have not provided the jobs and education necessary for these people to play a role in Manitoba's growth.
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• Significant increase in Winnipeg region's aboriginal population

   OTTAWA -- The Winnipeg region has experienced a significant increase in the number of aboriginal people living in and around the city over the last few years, reflecting a national trend that indicates more Canadians than ever who identify themselves as aboriginal are living in the country's urban centres.
  Native population tops million mark <Continued>

• Aboriginal diversity spans language, culture in new census release

  By Bob Weber  INUVIK, N.W.T -- Their steady murmur was the soundtrack to the recently completed hearings on a proposed Mackenzie Valley natural gas pipeline, as they are to virtually any important public event in the Northwest Territories. <Continued>

• Canada’s aboriginal population

   OTTAWA -- A breakdown of Canada's aboriginal population, according to 2006 census data released Tuesday by Statistics Canada: <Continued>

• Census seeks to distinguish between being aboriginal and feeling aboriginal

  By Bob Weber INUVIK, N.W.T -- Ask Willie Simon who he is and he'll give you a look that asks why you're even bothering. <Continued>

• Highlights of the census of immigration, citizenship and language

   IMMIGRATION AND CITIZENSHIP <Continued>

• Flood of immigrants causing strain on Canada's largest cities

  Colin Perkel, THE CANADIAN PRESS  TORONTO - Canada's three largest cities are struggling to cope with a flood of newcomers primarily from China, India, the Philippines and Pakistan as immigration approaches levels not seen since the end of the "Great Migration" a century ago. <Continued>

• Boomtown Fort McMurray, Alta., braces for more newcomers: census

  Dean Bennett, THE CANADIAN PRESS FORT McMURRAY, Alta. - Fifty-seven year old Gerald Morrison has only' months to go before he can "get out of Dodge" and retire to Port Hawkesbury, N.S. <Continued>

• Quebec immigrants turning to French over English: census

  Jonathan Montpetit, THE CANADIAN PRESS  RENO, Nev. - The hunt for a serial rapist spread fear around a college campus Sunday after police linked a'-year-old woman's death to at least two other attacks in the area. <Continued>

• French-immersion students lose linguistic duality over time: census

  Sheryl Ubelacher, THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO - For Jessica Harris, going to school meant learning all her subjects - from her earliest ABCs to high school math and science - en francais. <Continued>

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