Volume 2:2 SUMMER 2003 ÉTÉ 5 Ethnic Origin and the Canadian Census: Background and Prospects By Richard Bourhis 9 Questioning Ethnicity: Q and A on Ethnic Identity and the Census of Canada By Jack Jedwab 11 Overview of the Relationship between Country of Birth of Parents and Ethnic Origins as reported in the 2001 Census of Canada By John Kralt 15 Ethnicity, Health and the Census: Moving Beyond “Culture-by-Proxy” By Joanna Anneke Rummens 19 Spatial Residential Patterns of Selected Ethnic Groups: Their Significance and Policy Implications By T.R. Balakrishnan 24 The Intergenerational Transfer of Ethnic Identity in Canada at the Turn of the Twenty-first Century By Dr. Madeline Kalbach 27 Reporting Métis in Urban Centres on the 1996 Census By Lorna Jantzen Canadian Diversity is published by This edition of “Canadian Diversity” is published in partnership with the Citizenship Diversité canadienne est publié par and Heritage sector of the Department of Canadian Heritage. 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The New Data on Ethnic Origin not only for ethnic origin – using the traditional This special issue of Canadian Diversity has question about a respondent’s ancestry – but also been put together to provide a background and for the place of birth of each of the respondent’s stimulus for discussion on the conceptual frame- parents. This combination of available information work and the development of indicators of ethnicity is precious to those who work in the realm of in Canada. Currently, the most comprehensive and research, program development and policy-making consistent data source for measures of ethnicity is in Canada, as it allows for timely analysis and the Census of Population, conducted every five comparison of different concepts related to measur- years, which asks a 20% sample of the Canadian ing ethnicity – origin and place of birth of parents. population to report on the ethnic origin(s) of their All of the articles make a contribution to the ancestors. In addition, in 2002, a new survey on debate around data on ethnicity and diversity in issues of ethnicity in Canadian society – the Ethnic the Canadian context. While the perspectives pre- Diversity Survey – was conducted by Statistics sented do differ on the utility of ethnic origin data Canada in partnership with the Department of from the Census and the need for measurements and Canadian Heritage. The goal of the survey was to indicators of present day ethnic identity, each article deconstruct issues of ethnic ancestry and identity in eloquently outlines applications and challenges order to better understand people’s lived experiences related to the use of ethnic origin data in diverse of diversity in Canadian society. The collection of fields of study. Disciplines ranging from geography articles brought together here provide context for to psychology to demography to health all rely on current applications of research on ethnicity in ethnic origin data as an integral element of their Canada as well as stimulating discussion about how baseline portraits of Canadian society. Questions best to collect data and do applied research using remain, however, of how best to capture that data, these concepts in the future, given the changing how indicators can be improved to more accurately demographic of our country. reflect the diversity and increasing complexity of our The articles selected for this publication have population, what data gaps exist that still need to be been taken from a symposium on “Ethnic Origin filled and how that will be done. Our hope is that Data from the 2001 Census: Implications for Policy these articles will provide both the background Research”, held in Ottawa on March 28th, 2003. The context and the impetus for a more vigorous and symposium was organized by the Citizenship and informed discussion on these issues, as we work Heritage sector of the Department of Canadian more with the data from the 2001 Census, await the Heritage, which is proud to encourage and facilitate results of the groundbreaking Ethnic Diversity such a discussion on issues of ethnicity and diversity. Survey, and move towards the next Census of These are issues which are of importance to all Population in 2006. We encourage comments and Canadians, as well as being an integral part of the feedback, both directly to the authors and to the mandate of the Department of Canadian Heritage. Department of Canadian Heritage. The contributors to this volume come from a wide range of disciplines and backgrounds, but they Eileen Sarkar all share a common interest in researching issues of Assistant Deputy Minister ethnicity and diversity in Canadian society and have Citizenship and Heritage experience with the complex and detailed data on Department of Canadian Heritage ethnic origin we are privileged to have access to through Canada’s Census of Population. In particu- lar, 2002 and 2003 have been exciting years for researchers as new data is released from first Canadian Census of the millennium, which was carried out on May 15th, 2001. Most significant to the analytic articles in this collection, the 2001 Census is unique in