Section 1

The Children and Youth of Canada

Children and youth make up a significant part of the entire population and understanding their distribution and composition is important. This section presents the changing demographics of Canada’s children and youth including the growing Aboriginal population.

Section 1.1

The Number of Children and Youth in Canada

1.1.1

Number of children and youth from birth to 24 years, by age group, Canada, 2000 and 2010

1.1.2

Proportion of the total population who were children and youth from birth to 24 years, by age group, Canada, 2000 and 2010

1.1.3

Children and youth from birth to age 24, as a proportion of the total population, by province and territory, 2010

1.1.4

Population pyramid, by age and sex, Canada, 2010

Section 1.2

Aboriginal Children and Youth in Canada

1.2.5

Population reporting Aboriginal identity, by province and territory, 2006

1.2.6

Canada's Aboriginal population, by Aboriginal identity, 2006, Total = 1,172,795

1.2.7

Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal populations by age group, as a proportion of their total populations, Canada, 2006

1.2.8

Population reporting First Nations identity, by province and territory, 2006

1.2.9

Population reporting Métis identity, by province and territory, 2006

1.2.10

Distribution of the Inuit population, by region, Canada, 2006, Total = 50,485

1.2.11

Number of children and youth 0 to 24 years reporting an Aboriginal identity, by province and territory, 2006

1.2.12

Percentage of the total population of children and youth 0 to 24 years reporting an Aboriginal identity, by province and territory, 2006

1.2.13

Distribution of children and youth reporting Aboriginal identity, by age group, Canada, 2006, Total = 560,895

Section 1.3

Urban and Rural Composition

1.3.14

Percentage of the population living in urban centres, Canada, provinces and territories, 2006

1.3.15

Children and youth under 25 in select large urban areas, and as a proportion of the total population in each urban area, Canada, 2006

Section 1.4

Language

1.4.16

Proportion of the Canadian population (all ages), by language spoken most often at home, 2006

1.4.17

Proportion of Canadian children under 25 years, by language spoken most often at home, 2006

1.4.18

Proportion of First Nations children and youth 2 to 24 years with an Aboriginal mother tongue, by Status and residence, on- vs. off-reserve, Canada, 2006

1.4.19

Proportion of Canadian children and youth under 25 years speaking only a non-official language most often at home, by province and territory, 2006

1.4.20

Top 10 non-official languages spoken at home by children and youth under age 25 years, Canada, 2006

1.4.21

Top three non-official languages spoken at home, children and youth 0 to 24, Canada, provinces and territories, 2006

Section 1.5

Families Immigrating to Canada

1.5.22

Number of recent immigrants coming to Canada, by leading countries of origin, 2001 to 2006

1.5.23

Annual number of immigrants projected (2035/36) according to low, medium and high immigration, Canada, provinces and territories (thousands)

1.5.24

Proportion of children and youth under 25 years who have immigrated to Canada, by province and territory, 2006

1.5.25

Distribution of permanent Canadian residents under age 25, by region of origin, 2010, Total = 97,702

1.5.26

Number of permanent residents under age 25, by immigration class, and proportion of permanent residents in each immigration class, Canada, 2010

1.5.27

Total entries of children and youth under 25 who were refugee claimants, Canada, 2001 to 2010

Section 1.6

Children and Families from Visible Minority groups

1.6.28

Visible minority population under age 25, by leading country of origin, Canada, 2006

1.6.29

Proportion of children and youth under 25 years who are a member of a visible minority group, by province and territory, 2006

Section 1.7

Religion

1.7.30

Population of Canada, by religious affiliation, 2001