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CodeSystem: Ferlab.bio CodeSystem/qc-ethnicity

Official URL: http://fhir.cqgc.ferlab.bio/CodeSystem/qc-ethnicity Version: 0.1.0
Active as of 2025-08-25 Computable Name: qc-ethnicity

Classification of people living in Quebec in a named category of humans sharing a common history, geographic origin or nationality. The ethnic codes used to represent these concepts are based on a list provided by the genomic sequencing center

This Code system is referenced in the content logical definition of the following value sets:

This case-sensitive code system http://fhir.cqgc.ferlab.bio/CodeSystem/qc-ethnicity defines the following codes:

CodeDisplayDefinitionFrench (fr)
CA-FR French Canadian Descendants of the First Nations of the St. Lawrence Valley Canadien français
EU European Caucasian Anyone from or whose ancestors originate from the European continent (excluding French Canadians). Caucasien européen
AFR African or Caribbean Person belonging to ethnic group with total or partial ancestry from any of the black racial groups of Africa. Africain ou caribéen
LAT-AM Hispanic and Latino American Canadian or Quebecois who are descendants of people from Latin America Hispanique
ES-AS East and Southeast Asian Canadian or Quebecois who are descendants of people from east and southeast asia Asiatique de l'est et du sud-est
SO-AS South Asian Canadian or Quebecois who are descendants of people from south asia Asiatique du sud
ABOR Aboriginal Person who are descendants of the natives or the indigenous peoples of the Americas Amérindien
MIX Mixted Ethnicities Individual descending from more than one ethnic group Origine mixte
OTH Other Other ethnicity Autre