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¶ … statistics being studied were the general demographic statistics from the 2006 census. These statistics provide insight into the ethnic diversity of Canada. There were a number of significant statistics that were noted. The statistics on languages spoken at home reveal a number of different things. Among them is the substantial amount of diversity among First Nations, but also the lack of native language speakers in that group, with the largest being Cree at 47,190 speakers but most being only a few hundred or thousand speakers. Native speakers of other languages are also varied. There are sixteen languages with at least 100,000 people who speak the language at home. The list of languages spoken at least somewhat at home reveals even more about the diversity of the country with over 10,000 speakers of dozens of different languages, some quite obscure.
There are also interesting statistics with respect to the source of immigrants. The figures illustrate that immigrants come from all over the world, with a fairly even distribution from a number of key regions. The figures with respect to ethnicity are also interesting -- First Nations are the largest visible minority group when taken as a whole and there are some very large other groups as well.
2. From these statistics, the conclusion can be drawn...
In terms of percentage of population, many groups make a significant contribution to Canada's make up. It is also possible to conclude that many of these are relatively new immigrants, as there is a considerable number of Canadians who speak non-official languages at home still. These types of general observations can be drawn from the statistics, as they are easy to see. It is reasonable to interpret that these figures represent a greater degree of diversity than can be found in most other countries. The degree to which this is possible is limited by the fact that statistics for other countries are not available, but there are few countries in the world where the native inhabitants only account for 5.37% of the population.
The conclusion can also be drawn that Canada is an aging population, if the previous census' data is known as well. The current data only reflects the average age of Canadians, but does not encompass trends. The data provides only a snapshot, and other data sets are required to move beyond generating conclusions that reflect the snapshot only.
3. For the most part, these statistics are only useful for drawing generalizations. The data is general, and is simply a reflection of reality. The data is not useful for significant interpretation.…
Works Cited:
StatsCan. (2006). Selected demographic, cultural, educational, labor force and income characteristics. Statistics Canada. Retrieved May 23, 2011 from http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/tbt/Rp-eng.cfm?LANG=E&APATH=3&DETAIL=0&DIM=0&FL=A&FREE=0&GC=0&GID=0&GK=0&GRP=1&PID=99016&PRID=0&PTYPE=88971,97154&S=0&SHOWALL=0&SUB=0&Temporal=2006&THEME=70&VID=0&VNAMEE=&VNAMEF=
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