Sponsor | UIA Federations Canada and Jewish Community Council [Federation] of Ottawa / Vaad Ha'Ir |
Principal Investigator | Charles Shahar (Charles.Shahar@federationcja.org), Research Coordinator, UAI Federations Canada. |
Study Dates | May 1-15, 2001 Canadian Census. Data provided to UAI Federations Canada by Statistics Canada. |
Population Estimates | The estimated Jewish population of Ottawa (Ontario Province, capital of Canada) was 13,445 in 2001.
Jews comprise 1.3% of the total population of Ottawa. |
Key Findings | Available reports on the Jewish Community of Ottawa parallel the series of reports based on the 2001 Census which have been issued for Canadian Jews nationally and most Canadian cities with significant Jewish populations (all available at the Data Bank).
The available reports include: (1) Basic Demographics focuses on Jewish numbers, population trends, demographic characteristics. (2) Jewish Populations in Geographic Areas focuses on geographic distribution patterns and comparisons(3) The Jewish Elderly report summarizes data on the number of Jewish seniors, Jewish seniors in poverty, and Jewish survivors of the Nazi Holocaust.(4) The Jewish Poor provides insight into poverty among Ottawa's Jews. (5) Immigration and Language. (6) Issues in Jewish Identity summarizes data on intermarriage, raising children as Jews (including intermarried households), and Jewish education. NOTE: A Jewish Families Report was only issued for all Canadian Jews in the national series; it includes additional intermarriage-related analyses. The National report includes comparisons among the largest Jewish communities in Canada. - Data tables summarizing the Jewish family materials for Ottawa are available below.
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Sample |
Adult Jewish respondents residing in Ottawa interviewed during the 2001 Census.
Definitions of Jewish persons based on combination of census questions on religion of respondent and ethnicity.
See Appendix 1 in Basic Demographics for discussion of |
Related Links |
Jewish Federation of Ottawa |
| | UIA Federations Canada |
