Immigration and Ethnocultural Diversity Highlight Tables

Ethnic Origin, both sexes, age (total), Canada, 2016 Census – 25% Sample data The letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census data on ethnic origin

Data table


Ethnic origins Total responses Footnote 28 Single responses Footnote 29 Multiple responses Footnote 30
Total - Ethnic origin Footnote 1 34,460,065 20,297,890 14,162,175
Aboriginal from Central/South America (except Arawak and Maya) 22,720 2,080 20,645
Acadian 119,670 22,980 96,690
Afghan 83,995 70,240 13,755
Afrikaner 1,870 280 1,595
Akan 1,955 1,235 720
Albanian 36,185 28,425 7,760
Algerian 67,330 49,520 17,810
Alsatian 2,800 375 2,425
American 377,410 29,590 347,810
Amhara 1,530 710 820
Angolan 2,955 1,140 1,820
Antiguan 4,505 1,275 3,225
Arab, n.o.s. Footnote 21 111,405 73,330 38,070
Arawak 1,440 55 1,385
Argentinian 20,680 4,165 16,510
Armenian 63,810 34,560 29,250
Ashanti 1,585 765 825
Assyrian 13,830 8,870 4,960
Australian 42,315 4,520 37,800
Austrian 207,050 20,225 186,820
Azerbaijani 6,425 2,280 4,145
Bahamian 3,670 810 2,860
Bangladeshi 45,945 39,255 6,690
Bantu, n.o.s. Footnote 17 3,965 2,315 1,645
Barbadian 37,775 11,605 26,170
Basque 6,970 715 6,250
Bavarian 940 50 890
Belgian 186,665 31,765 154,895
Belizean 1,755 250 1,505
Bengali 22,905 18,435 4,470
Beninese 4,990 2,650 2,340
Berber 37,060 22,965 14,100
Bermudan 3,075 310 2,765
Bhutanese 3,600 2,440 1,160
Black, n.o.s. Footnote 19 30,385 5,535 24,855
Bolivian 5,055 1,890 3,160
Bosnian 26,740 15,610 11,125
Brazilian 36,830 11,035 25,795
Breton 11,845 3,230 8,615
British Isles origins, n.i.e. Footnote 3 644,695 132,830 511,865
Bulgarian 34,560 19,965 14,595
Burkinabe 3,155 1,980 1,165
Burmese 9,335 4,660 4,675
Burundian 10,990 8,965 2,025
Byelorussian 20,710 5,125 15,585
Cambodian (Khmer) 38,490 21,445 17,045
Cameroonian 24,615 20,605 4,010
Canadian 11,135,965 6,436,940 4,699,030
Carib 3,035 130 2,905
Caribbean origins, n.i.e. Footnote 13 26,830 8,930 17,900
Catalan 1,275 200 1,075
Central and West African origins, n.i.e. Footnote 15 15,380 7,800 7,585
Chadian 1,845 1,185 655
Channel Islander 3,590 435 3,155
Chilean 45,190 18,685 26,510
Chinese 1,769,195 1,439,980 329,215
Colombian 96,325 69,040 27,285
Congolese 38,370 29,675 8,685
Coptic 3,535 1,490 2,040
Cornish 1,970 120 1,855
Corsican 1,750 165 1,590
Costa Rican 5,535 2,140 3,395
Croatian 133,965 55,595 78,370
Cuban 29,065 10,040 19,030
Cypriot 5,650 1,265 4,385
Czech 104,585 23,250 81,330
Czechoslovakian, n.o.s. Footnote 6 40,715 5,075 35,640
Danish 207,470 26,985 180,485
Dinka 900 585 320
Djiboutian 1,710 980 730
Dominican 23,130 9,930 13,200
Dutch 1,111,655 289,675 821,980
East and Southeast Asian origins, n.i.e. Footnote 24 6,505 4,235 2,270
East Indian 1,374,710 1,096,845 277,865
Eastern European origins, n.i.e. Footnote 7 20,420 5,875 14,545
Ecuadorian 25,410 13,925 11,485
Edo 1,945 1,180 765
Egyptian 99,140 62,910 36,230
English 6,320,085 1,098,930 5,221,150
Eritrean 25,255 20,625 4,630
Estonian 24,530 6,155 18,375
Ethiopian 44,060 34,260 9,805
Ewe 845 320 525
Fijian 19,370 8,270 11,105
Filipino 837,130 651,390 185,740
Finnish 143,645 25,875 117,765
First Nations (North American Indian) 1,525,565 526,570 999,000
Flemish 11,685 1,485 10,200
French 4,670,595 1,006,180 3,664,415
Frisian 4,590 795 3,790
Gabonese 1,405 595 820
Gambian 975 580 395
Georgian 4,775 1,900 2,875
German 3,322,405 569,650 2,752,750
Ghanaian 35,495 26,535 8,960
Goan 6,070 2,040 4,030
Greek 271,405 141,580 129,830
Grenadian 17,915 7,515 10,400
Guadeloupean 1,130 245 885
Guatemalan 26,270 13,905 12,370
Guinean 7,240 4,705 2,540
Gujarati 8,350 5,290 3,060
Guyanese 84,275 30,825 53,445
Haitian 165,100 125,780 39,320
Harari 660 395 265
Hawaiian 3,295 120 3,175
Hazara 1,515 585 930
Hispanic 11,050 5,660 5,395
Hmong 810 585 220
Honduran 10,650 5,325 5,325
Hungarian 348,085 83,400 264,685
Ibo 5,320 3,475 1,845
Icelandic 101,795 8,630 93,165
Indonesian 21,395 4,775 16,615
Inuit 79,130 44,760 34,370
Iranian 210,405 170,755 39,650
Iraqi 70,925 54,555 16,365
Irish 4,627,000 457,905 4,169,095
Israeli 28,740 6,450 22,280
Italian 1,587,970 695,420 892,550
Ivorian 10,935 7,795 3,140
Jamaican 309,485 161,495 147,995
Japanese 121,485 56,725 64,760
Jewish 143,660 39,710 103,950
Jordanian 14,250 7,955 6,295
Karen 4,515 3,835 680
Kashmiri 3,115 1,095 2,020
Kazakh 3,325 1,465 1,860
Kenyan 10,915 5,445 5,465
Kittitian/Nevisian 2,920 750 2,165
Korean 198,210 177,920 20,285
Kosovar 2,870 1,710 1,160
Kurd 16,320 10,470 5,845
Kuwaiti 2,235 1,080 1,155
Kyrgyz 1,060 580 475
Laotian 24,580 13,375 11,205
Latin, Central and South American origins, n.i.e. Footnote 14 28,455 14,295 14,155
Latvian 30,725 7,040 23,685
Lebanese 219,555 130,590 88,965
Liberian 2,485 1,520 965
Libyan 7,745 5,755 1,985
Lithuanian 59,285 11,185 48,095
Luxembourger 3,915 440 3,475
Macedonian 43,110 18,405 24,705
Malagasy 4,500 2,155 2,345
Malaysian 16,920 2,555 14,365
Malian 4,485 2,310 2,180
Malinké 1,120 675 455
Maltese 41,915 12,820 29,100
Manx 6,125 285 5,845
Maori 2,500 155 2,345
Martinican 2,005 370 1,635
Maure 1,190 400 790
Mauritian 9,325 3,520 5,805
Maya 6,290 1,180 5,105
Métis 600,000 91,255 508,740
Mexican 128,480 54,300 74,180
Moldovan 14,915 7,415 7,505
Mongolian 7,480 2,555 4,925
Montenegrin 4,165 915 3,245
Montserratan 935 190 745
Moroccan 103,945 72,625 31,320
Nepali 17,135 13,695 3,440
New Brunswicker 1,490 500 985
New Zealander 15,395 1,300 14,095
Newfoundlander 22,215 4,895 17,325
Nicaraguan 13,705 6,360 7,350
Nigerian 51,835 38,165 13,670
North African origins, n.i.e. Footnote 16 6,115 2,905 3,210
Northern European origins, n.i.e. Footnote 5 52,785 5,085 47,695
Norwegian 463,275 35,905 427,370
Nova Scotian 3,700 640 3,065
Ontarian 3,920 1,105 2,815
Oromo 3,355 2,410 945
Other African origins, n.i.e. Footnote 20 212,005 76,790 135,210
Other Asian origins, n.i.e. Footnote 25 22,740 15,760 6,980
Other European origins, n.i.e. Footnote 11 67,895 33,360 34,535
Other North American origins, n.i.e. Footnote 2 1,895 655 1,240
Pacific Islands origins, n.i.e. Footnote 27 2,335 470 1,865
Pakistani 215,555 156,300 59,255
Palestinian 44,820 25,195 19,630
Panamanian 4,700 1,090 3,610
Paraguayan 4,325 670 3,660
Pashtun 4,810 2,245 2,565
Peruvian 42,145 20,645 21,500
Peulh 2,440 1,425 1,015
Polish 1,106,585 264,415 842,170
Polynesian, n.o.s. Footnote 26 1,530 150 1,375
Portuguese 482,610 264,815 217,790
Puerto Rican 3,410 445 2,960
Punjabi 118,400 71,535 46,860
Québécois 194,555 119,985 74,575
Roma (Gypsy) 4,630 745 3,895
Romanian 238,050 96,910 141,145
Russian 622,445 120,165 502,280
Rwandan 10,775 8,080 2,690
Salvadorean 66,215 40,510 25,705
Samoan 1,105 90 1,015
Saudi Arabian 6,810 4,200 2,615
Scottish 4,799,010 475,575 4,323,430
Senegalese 10,175 6,490 3,685
Serbian 96,535 52,730 43,800
Seychellois 1,285 575 710
Sicilian 6,940 1,345 5,600
Sierra Leonean 2,620 1,580 1,040
Singaporean 2,850 495 2,355
Sinhalese 7,285 4,355 2,930
Slavic, n.o.s. Footnote 10 4,870 1,470 3,400
Slovak 72,290 20,475 51,815
Slovenian 40,470 13,690 26,780
Somali 62,550 54,750 7,790
South African 41,380 8,005 33,370
South Asian origins, n.i.e. Footnote 23 76,400 55,445 20,955
Southern and East African origins, n.i.e. Footnote 18 17,305 7,220 10,085
Southern European origins, n.i.e. Footnote 9 2,165 440 1,730
Spanish 396,460 70,330 326,130
Sri Lankan 152,590 114,120 38,475
St. Lucian 8,985 4,040 4,945
Sudanese 19,960 15,250 4,710
Swedish 349,640 21,775 327,870
Swiss 155,120 25,235 129,885
Syrian 77,050 43,685 33,365
Taiwanese 36,515 23,260 13,250
Tajik 2,910 1,240 1,665
Tamil 48,670 22,145 26,525
Tanzanian 4,710 1,835 2,875
Tatar 4,825 880 3,940
Thai 19,005 7,740 11,265
Tibetan 8,040 7,015 1,030
Tigrian 2,155 1,340 810
Togolese 5,300 3,095 2,205
Trinidadian/Tobagonian 78,965 23,900 55,065
Tunisian 25,650 17,620 8,030
Turk 63,955 29,885 34,070
Turkmen 1,040 390 655
Ugandan 5,705 3,245 2,460
Uighur 1,555 1,010 540
Ukrainian 1,359,655 273,810 1,085,845
Uruguayan 6,795 1,810 4,985
Uzbek 3,920 1,730 2,190
Venezuelan 26,345 10,305 16,040
Vietnamese 240,615 165,385 75,225
Vincentian/Grenadinian 17,425 7,245 10,180
Welsh 474,805 25,190 449,615
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins, n.i.e. Footnote 22 25,285 13,430 11,855
West Indian, n.o.s. Footnote 12 70,275 30,260 40,010
Western European origins, n.i.e. Footnote 4 3,370 840 2,530
Wolof 835 465 375
Yemeni 6,640 2,940 3,700
Yoruba 9,585 6,870 2,715
Yugoslavian, n.o.s. Footnote 8 38,480 8,570 29,910
Zambian 1,865 1,055 805
Zimbabwean 8,090 4,945 3,140
Zulu 945 285 660
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