Ethnic Origin. Modified on November 4, 2002. Part A ? Plain Language Definition. Not applicable. Part B ? Detailed Definition. Refers to the ethnic or cultural group(s) to ...

More than 200 different ethnic origins were reported in the 2006 Census. An estimated 5,068,100 individuals were members of the visible minority population.

ethnic group. Social group or category of the population that, in a larger society, is set apart and bound together by common ties of language, nationality, or culture.

An ethnic group or ethnicity is a group of human beings whose members identify with each other, usually on the basis of a presumed common genealogy or ancestry. [1] Ethnic identity ...