What language(s), other than English or French, can this person speak well enough to conduct a conversation?

[Statistics Canada. 1991 Census Handbook. Ottawa: Supply and Services Canada, 1992.pp.46]

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What language does this person speak most often at home?

[Statistics Canada. 1991 Census Handbook. Ottawa: Supply and Services Canada, 1992.pp.47]

What is the language that this person first learned at home in childhood and still understands? If this person no longer understands the first language learned, indicate the second language learned.

[Statistics Canada. 1991 Census Handbook. Ottawa: Supply and Services Canada, 1992.pp.47]

Report the first language learned at home before starting school. If this language is no longer understood, report the second language learned.

If more than one language is understood, report the language first learned at home. If two languages were learned at the same time, report the language spoken most often as a child at home. If both languages were used equally often, report both.

Where was this person born? Mark or specify one only, according to present boundaries.

[Statistics Canada. 1991 Census Handbook. Ottawa: Supply and Services Canada, 1992.pp.48]

If a person is not sure of the country of birth because of boundary changes since the time of birth, enter the name of the nearest city or district.

Of what country is this person a citizen? Mark more than one circle, if applicable.

[Statistics Canada. 1991 Census Handbook. Ottawa: Supply and Services Canada, 1992.pp.48]

Mark Canada, by birth for persons:

born in Canada (see exception below);
born outside Canada if, at the time of birth, one or both parents were Canadian citizens and if Canadian citizenship has been retained.

For example, if born in West Geramny and, at the time of birth, one or both paretns were employed with the Canadian Armed Forces in West Germany, mark Canada, by birth. Also mark Same as country of birth (other than Canada), if that citizenship is still retained.

EXCEPTION
DO NOT MARK Canada, by birth if born in Canada and at the time of birth one parent was: a) in the service of a foreign government, or b) employed by a person in (a), or c) in the service of an international organization whose personnel were granted diplomatic privileges,

AND, neither parent was a Canadian citizen or permanent resident (landed immigrant).

Persons who have become Canadian citizens by naturalization would normally have received citizenship cerificates from the Canadian government.

For persons who have dual citizenship, mark all of the categories that apply; for example, Canada, by naturalization and Same as country of birth (other than Canada).

If born outside Canada and not a Canaidan citizen, mark Same as country of birth (other than Canada) if this citizenship is still retained. Otherwise, mark Other country.

If former citizenship has been lost and if Canadian citizenship has not yet been obtained, or if a person has no citizenship for any other reason--mark Other country.

Is this person now, or has this person ever been, a landed immigrant?

[Statistics Canada. 1991 Census Handbook. Ottawa: Supply and Services Canada, 1992.pp.49]

A landed immigrant is a person who is not a Canadian citizen by birth, but who has been granted the right to live here permanently by Canadian immigration authorities.

For persons who are: Canadian citizens by birth, student authorization holders, employment authorization holders, refugee claimants and ministerial permit holders, answer No to this question.

In what year did this person first become a landed immigrant in Canada? If exact year is not known, enter best estimate.

[Statistics Canada. 1991 Census Handbook. Ottawa: Supply and Services Canada, 1992.pp.49]

To which ethnic or cultural group(s) did ths person's ancestors belong? Mark or specify as many as applicable.

Note: While most people of Canada view themselves as Canadian, information about their ancestral origins has been collected since the 1901 Census to reflect the changing composition of the Canadian population and is needed to ensure that everyone, regardless of his/her ethnic or cultural background, has equal opportunity to share fully in the economic, social, cultural and political life of Canada. Therefore, this question refers to the origins of the person's ancestors.

Examples of other ethnic or cultural groups are: Portuguese, Greek, Indian from India, Pakistani, Filipino, Vietnamese, Japanese, Lebanese, Haitian, etc.

[Statistics Canada. 1991 Census Handbook. Ottawa: Supply and Services Canada, 1992.pp.50]

When determining cultural origin, report the specific ethnic group to which ancestors belonged rather than the language they spoke. For example, report Haitian rather than French, or Austrian rather than German.

For persons of South Asian origin, do not report Indian. Please specify Indian from India, Indian from Fiji, Indian from Guyana, etc., or indicate the group such as Punjabi, Tamil, Pakistani.

What is this person's religion?

Indicate a specific denomination or religion even if this person is not currently a practising member of that group.

For example, Roman Catholic, Ukrainian Catholic, United Church, Anglican, Presbyterian, Lutheran, Baptist, Pentecostal, Greek Orthodox, Jewish, Mennonite, Jehovah's Witnesses, Salvation Army, Islam, Buddhist, Hindu, Sikh.

[Statistics Canada. 1991 Census Handbook. Ottawa: Supply and Services Canada, 1992.pp.51]

Specify one denomination or religion only

_______

__No religion

Print a specific denomination or religion even for persons who are not currently practising members of that group.

For infants or children, indicate the denomination or religion in which they will be raised.

For persons who are members of a specific group within a larger religion, specify the particular name or term for this group.

For persons who have no connection or affiliation with any religious group or denomination, mark the circle labelled No religion. However, specify atheist or agnostic if these forms of belief apply.