Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census

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Saskatoon, (CMA) - Saskatchewan

Data quality

Data quality note(s): Saskatoon

  • Global non-response rate (GNR), long-form census questionnaire: 4.9%

Immigrant population

Figure 1.1 Distribution (in percentage) of the immigrant population, Saskatoon, 2001 to 2016

Figure 1.1 description Figure 1.1 Distribution (in percentage) of the immigrant population, Saskatoon, 2001 to 2016

Population by immigrant status and period of immigration, Saskatoon and Saskatchewan, 2016

Immigrant status and period of immigration Saskatoon Saskatchewan
number % of the total population % of the immigrant population number % of the total population % of the immigrant population
Total population in private households 288,900 100.0 ... 1,070,560 100.0 ...
Non-immigrants 239,180 82.8 ... 945,810 88.3 ...
Immigrants 45,160 15.6 100.0 112,495 10.5 100.0
Period of immigration: Before 2001 12,285 4.3 27.2 31,515 2.9 28.0
Period of immigration: 2001 to 2005 4,035 1.4 8.9 8,670 0.8 7.7
Period of immigration: 2006 to 2010 10,255 3.5 22.7 24,370 2.3 21.7
Period of immigration: 2011 to 2016 18,585 6.4 41.2 47,935 4.5 42.6
Non-permanent residents 4,570 1.6 ... 12,260 1.1 ...

Number and distribution (in percentage) of the immigrant population and recent immigrants in census subdivisions, Saskatoon, 2016

Geography Total population Immigrant population Recent immigrants
(2011 to 2016)
Number Number % Number %
Saskatoon 288,900 45,160 15.6 18,585 6.4
Saskatoon 241,415 42,635 17.7 17,995 7.5
Corman Park No. 344 8,440 610 7.2 70 0.8
Warman 10,950 610 5.6 295 2.7
Martensville 9,640 495 5.1 100 1.0
Dundurn No. 314 1,550 170 11.0 0 0.0
Vanscoy No. 345 2,840 170 6.0 20 0.7
Blucher No. 343 2,010 105 5.2 35 1.7
Dundurn 600 45 7.5 30 5.0
Langham 1,425 45 3.2 0 0.0
Delisle 1,035 40 3.9 0 0.0
Dalmeny 1,765 35 2.0 0 0.0
Osler 1,235 35 2.8 20 1.6
Aberdeen 585 25 4.3 0 0.0
Aberdeen No. 373 1,415 25 1.8 0 0.0
Colonsay 415 25 6.0 0 0.0
Allan 630 20 3.2 0 0.0
Clavet 445 20 4.5 0 0.0
Thode 165 15 9.1 0 0.0
Asquith 660 10 1.5 0 0.0
Colonsay No. 342 220 10 4.5 0 0.0
Meacham 145 10 6.9 0 0.0
Shields 285 10 3.5 0 0.0
Bradwell 140 0 0.0 0 0.0
Vanscoy 440 0 0.0 0 0.0
Whitecap 0 0 0

Immigrant population by selected demographic, migration and ethnocultural characteristics, Saskatoon, 2011 and 2016

  2011 2016
All immigrants Recent immigrants
(2006 to 2011)		 All immigrants Recent immigrants
(2011 to 2016)
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Population in private households 27,440 .. 11,505 .. 45,160 .. 18,585 ..
Age groups 27,435 100.0 11,505 100.0 45,160 100.0 18,580 100.0
Less than 15 years 3,210 11.7 2,565 22.3 5,885 13.0 4,160 22.4
15 to 24 years 2,870 10.5 1,640 14.3 5,460 12.1 2,490 13.4
25 to 64 years 17,940 65.4 7,145 62.1 29,135 64.5 11,605 62.5
65 years and older 3,415 12.4 155 1.3 4,680 10.4 330 1.8
Median age 40.2 .. 30.6 .. 38.1 .. 31.1 ..
Admission categories for immigrants admitted since 1980 ... ... ... ... 39,785 100.0 18,580 100.0
Economic immigrants ... ... ... ... 27,015 67.9 14,800 79.7
Principal applicants ... ... ... ... 10,480 26.3 5,705 30.7
Secondary applicants ... ... ... ... 16,535 41.6 9,095 49.0
Immigrants sponsored by family ... ... ... ... 6,530 16.4 2,025 10.9
Refugees ... ... ... ... 6,035 15.2 1,710 9.2
Region of birth1 27,435 100.0 11,505 100.0 45,160 100.0 18,580 100.0
Americas 3,035 11.1 675 5.9 3,640 8.1 885 4.8
Europe 6,670 24.3 1,440 12.5 8,750 19.4 1,810 9.7
Africa 2,000 7.3 920 8.0 3,815 8.4 1,555 8.4
Asia 15,440 56.3 8,395 73.0 28,650 63.4 14,255 76.7
Oceania 295 1.1 75 0.7 300 0.7 75 0.4

Top places of birth of immigrants and recent immigrants,2 Saskatoon, 2016

Place of birth 2016
Number Percent Rank
Immigrant population 45,160 100.0 ...
Philippines 9,485 21.0 1
China 3,800 8.4 2
Pakistan 3,725 8.2 3
India 3,485 7.7 4
United Kingdom 2,490 5.5 5
Recent immigrants (2011 to 2016) 18,580 100.0 ...
Philippines 5,040 27.1 1
Pakistan 1,955 10.5 2
India 1,925 10.4 3
China 1,850 10.0 4
Bangladesh 910 4.9 5

Immigrant population and recent immigrants by non-official language spoken most often at home,3 Saskatoon, 2016

Languages 2016
Number Percent Rank
Immigrant population 45,155 100.0 ...
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 6,710 14.9 1
Urdu 2,840 6.3 2
Mandarin 2,555 5.7 3
Recent immigrants (2011 to 2016) 18,580 100.0 ...
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 3,750 20.2 1
Mandarin 1,525 8.2 2
Urdu 1,490 8.0 3

Generation status

Population by generation status and median age, Saskatoon, 2011 and 2016

Generation status 2011 2016
Number Percent Median age Number Percent Median age
Total population in private households 258,045 100.0 34.9 288,905 100.0 35.2
First generation (born abroad) 31,535 12.2 37.8 50,820 17.6 36.4
Second generation (born in Canada with at least one parent born abroad) 36,130 14.0 53.0 37,790 13.1 42.4
Born in Canada with both parents born abroad 14,715 5.7 55.0 16,665 5.8 30.2
Born in Canada with one parent born in Canada and the other born abroad 21,415 8.3 52.3 21,130 7.3 50.6
Third generation or more (born in Canada with both parents born in Canada) 190,375 73.8 32.1 200,285 69.3 34.2

Visible minority population

Figure 1.2 Population (in percentage) belonging to a visible minority group, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan and Canada 1996 to 2016

Figure 1.2 description Figure 1.2 Population (in percentage) belonging to a visible minority group, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan and Canada 1996 to 2016

Population by visible minority group and median age, Saskatoon, 2011 and 2016

  2011 2016
Number % of the total population % of the visible minority population Median age Number % of the total population % of the visible minority population Median age
Total population in private households 258,045 100.0 .. 34.9 288,905 100.0 .. 35.2
Visible minority population 28,670 11.1 100.0 29.1 49,295 17.1 100.0 29.9
South Asian 6,065 2.4 21.2 28.4 13,670 4.7 27.7 29.1
Chinese 5,375 2.1 18.7 28.7 7,815 2.7 15.9 31.1
Black 2,550 1.0 8.9 25.1 5,580 1.9 11.3 25.4
Filipino 6,900 2.7 24.1 32.0 11,345 3.9 23.0 32.4
Latin American 1,320 0.5 4.6 33.6 2,065 0.7 4.2 32.8
Arab 1,435 0.6 5.0 25.0 2,340 0.8 4.7 27.0
Southeast Asian 1,845 0.7 6.4 28.2 2,305 0.8 4.7 31.8
West Asian 1,080 0.4 3.8 28.9 1,180 0.4 2.4 31.9
Korean 385 0.1 1.3 32.6 585 0.2 1.2 27.5
Japanese 295 0.1 1.0 17.1 415 0.1 0.8 27.1
Visible minority, n.i.e. 465 0.2 1.6 24.9 490 0.2 1.0 30.1
Multiple visible minorities 950 0.4 3.3 23.9 1,490 0.5 3.0 25.5
Not a visible minority 229,375 88.9 .. 36.0 239,610 82.9 .. 36.8

Census subdivisions with a population of 5,000 or more and with the highest proportion of visible minorities, Saskatoon, 2016

Geography Visible minority population
Name of the census subdivision Number % of the total population of the CSD
Saskatoon 47,780 19.8
Warman 560 5.1
Martensville 350 3.6
Corman Park No. 344 285 3.4

Ethnic and cultural origins of the population

The three most commonly reported ethnic origins,4 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan and Canada, 2016

Ethnic origin Saskatoon Saskatchewan Canada
Number of responses % Rank Number of responses % Rank Number of responses % Rank
German 82,285 28.5 1 296,385 27.7 1 3,322,400 9.6 6
English 66,930 23.2 2 253,205 23.7 2 6,320,085 18.3 2
Canadian 54,590 18.9 3 220,960 20.6 3 11,135,970 32.3 1

Figure 1.3 Percentage of the population by region of ethnic origin,5 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan and Canada, 2016

Figure 1.3 description Figure 1.3 Percentage of the population by region of ethnic origin,5 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan and Canada, 2016

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Source:

Statistics Canada. 2017. Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-404-X2016001. Ottawa, Ontario. Data products, 2016 Census.

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