Census Profile, 2016 Census
Ontario [Province] and Halifax, County [Census division], Nova Scotia

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Nova Scotia
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Total Male Female Total Male Female
Counts (unless otherwise specified)
Population and dwellings
Population, 2016Census data footnote 1 13,448,494 ... ... 403,390 ... ...
Population, 2011Census data footnote 1 12,851,821 ... ... 390,328 ... ...
Population percentage change, 2011 to 2016 4.6 ... ... 3.3 ... ...
Total private dwellingsCensus data footnote 2 5,598,391 ... ... 187,478 ... ...
Private dwellings occupied by usual residentsCensus data footnote 3 5,169,174 ... ... 173,459 ... ...
Population density per square kilometre 14.8 ... ... 73.4 ... ...
Land area in square kilometres 908,699.33 ... ... 5,496.31 ... ...
Age characteristics
Total - Age groups and average age of the population - 100% dataCensus data footnote 4 13,448,495 6,559,390 6,889,105 403,390 195,330 208,060
0 to 14 years 2,207,970 1,131,615 1,076,350 60,535 30,920 29,625
0 to 4 years 697,360 357,300 340,055 19,790 10,085 9,710
5 to 9 years 756,085 387,320 368,765 20,745 10,625 10,125
10 to 14 years 754,530 387,000 367,530 20,000 10,210 9,790
15 to 64 years 8,988,865 4,412,115 4,576,750 279,680 136,280 143,400
15 to 19 years 811,670 416,730 394,945 22,345 11,320 11,025
20 to 24 years 894,390 457,815 436,570 30,225 15,020 15,210
25 to 29 years 874,350 436,345 438,010 30,205 15,180 15,020
30 to 34 years 864,765 420,800 443,965 27,470 13,495 13,980
35 to 39 years 842,485 402,900 439,585 25,710 12,285 13,430
40 to 44 years 871,875 418,465 453,415 26,645 12,815 13,835
45 to 49 years 937,385 453,105 484,275 27,735 13,170 14,565
50 to 54 years 1,056,345 517,170 539,175 32,665 15,860 16,805
55 to 59 years 989,460 482,280 507,180 30,610 14,810 15,795
60 to 64 years 846,145 406,505 439,640 26,065 12,330 13,735
65 years and over 2,251,655 1,015,655 1,236,000 63,170 28,130 35,040
65 to 69 years 737,745 352,475 385,270 22,510 10,635 11,880
70 to 74 years 528,645 250,455 278,185 15,525 7,250 8,280
75 to 79 years 393,010 179,810 213,195 10,440 4,700 5,740
80 to 84 years 291,185 126,825 164,360 7,505 3,195 4,310
85 years and over 301,075 106,090 194,985 7,190 2,355 4,835
85 to 89 years 188,470 73,045 115,425 4,405 1,585 2,825
90 to 94 years 88,390 27,400 60,990 2,115 615 1,505
95 to 99 years 21,210 5,150 16,060 610 145 460
100 years and over 3,005 495 2,520 60 10 50
Total - Distribution (%) of the population by broad age groups - 100% data 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
0 to 14 years 16.4 17.3 15.6 15.0 15.8 14.2
15 to 64 years 66.8 67.3 66.4 69.3 69.8 68.9
65 years and over 16.7 15.5 17.9 15.7 14.4 16.8
85 years and over 2.2 1.6 2.8 1.8 1.2 2.3
Average age of the population 41.0 40.0 41.9 40.9 39.9 41.8
Median age of the population 41.3 40.2 42.4 41.0 39.8 42.1
Household and dwelling characteristics
Total - Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling - 100% dataCensus data footnote 5 5,169,175 ... ... 173,460 ... ...
Single-detached house 2,807,380 ... ... 86,615 ... ...
Apartment in a building that has five or more storeys 886,705 ... ... 21,005 ... ...
Other attached dwellingCensus data footnote 6 1,460,200 ... ... 61,850 ... ...
Semi-detached house 289,975 ... ... 11,790 ... ...
Row house 460,425 ... ... 6,655 ... ...
Apartment or flat in a duplex 176,080 ... ... 6,275 ... ...
Apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys 522,810 ... ... 36,895 ... ...
Other single-attached house 10,910 ... ... 240 ... ...
Movable dwellingCensus data footnote 7 14,890 ... ... 3,995 ... ...
Total - Private households by household size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 8 5,169,170 ... ... 173,455 ... ...
1 person 1,341,300 ... ... 51,180 ... ...
2 persons 1,693,525 ... ... 64,425 ... ...
3 persons 834,260 ... ... 27,260 ... ...
4 persons 796,320 ... ... 21,020 ... ...
5 or more persons 503,775 ... ... 9,575 ... ...
Number of persons in private households 13,242,160 ... ... 397,630 ... ...
Average household size 2.6 ... ... 2.3 ... ...
Marital status
Total - Marital status for the population aged 15 years and over - 100% dataCensus data footnote 9 11,240,525 5,427,775 5,812,750 342,850 164,410 178,440
Married or living common law 6,438,085 3,219,290 3,218,795 192,585 96,120 96,470
Married 5,531,930 2,764,275 2,767,655 154,070 76,915 77,160
Living common law 906,155 455,015 451,145 38,515 19,205 19,310
Not married and not living common law 4,802,440 2,208,485 2,593,955 150,265 68,295 81,970
Never married 3,182,785 1,689,180 1,493,605 102,415 52,850 49,565
Separated 328,675 138,140 190,535 9,785 4,175 5,610
Divorced 653,835 252,900 400,935 20,615 7,615 13,000
Widowed 637,150 128,265 508,880 17,450 3,655 13,800
Family characteristics
Total - Census families in private households by family size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 10 3,782,540 ... ... 113,625 ... ...
2 persons 1,815,000 ... ... 62,590 ... ...
3 persons 844,545 ... ... 24,880 ... ...
4 persons 792,435 ... ... 19,240 ... ...
5 or more persons 330,560 ... ... 6,920 ... ...
Average size of census families 2.9 ... ... 2.8 ... ...
Total number of census families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 11 3,782,545 ... ... 113,630 ... ...
Total couple families 3,137,570 ... ... 94,735 ... ...
Married couples 2,684,735 ... ... 75,480 ... ...
Common-law couples 452,840 ... ... 19,255 ... ...
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent 644,975 ... ... 18,890 ... ...
Female parent 518,480 ... ... 15,260 ... ...
Male parent 126,495 ... ... 3,630 ... ...
Total - Couple census families in private households - 100% data 3,137,565 ... ... 94,730 ... ...
Couples without children 1,428,575 ... ... 50,640 ... ...
Couples with children 1,708,995 ... ... 44,090 ... ...
1 child 658,305 ... ... 19,595 ... ...
2 children 738,710 ... ... 17,945 ... ...
3 or more children 311,975 ... ... 6,545 ... ...
Total - Lone-parent census families in private households - 100% data 644,975 ... ... 18,895 ... ...
1 child 386,425 ... ... 11,950 ... ...
2 children 186,240 ... ... 5,280 ... ...
3 or more children 72,310 ... ... 1,665 ... ...
Total - Persons not in census families in private households - 100% data 2,139,825 990,525 1,149,300 84,200 39,385 44,815
Household type
Total - Private households by household type - 100% dataCensus data footnote 12 5,169,175 ... ... 173,460 ... ...
One-census-family households 3,481,885 ... ... 109,000 ... ...
Without children in a census familyCensus data footnote 13 1,311,575 ... ... 48,760 ... ...
With children in a census familyCensus data footnote 14 2,170,315 ... ... 60,245 ... ...
Multiple-census-family households 145,615 ... ... 2,285 ... ...
Non-census-family households 1,541,665 ... ... 62,170 ... ...
One-person households 1,341,305 ... ... 51,185 ... ...
Two-or-more person non-census-family households 200,365 ... ... 10,985 ... ...
Knowledge of official languagesThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - Knowledge of official languages for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% dataCensus data footnote 15 13,312,865 6,503,875 6,808,990 399,570 193,735 205,840
English only 11,455,500 5,689,830 5,765,665 347,435 170,905 176,530
French only 40,040 17,340 22,705 340 155 185
English and French 1,490,390 665,850 824,540 49,585 21,650 27,935
Neither English nor French 326,935 130,850 196,085 2,210 1,020 1,185
First official language spokenThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - First official language spoken for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% dataCensus data footnote 16 13,312,865 6,503,880 6,808,995 399,575 193,735 205,840
English 12,394,325 6,095,970 6,298,355 386,350 187,275 199,075
French 504,130 236,875 267,250 9,895 4,910 4,980
English and French 92,940 42,910 50,030 1,210 570 640
Neither English nor French 321,480 128,125 193,355 2,115 975 1,145
Official language minority (number)Census data footnote 17 550,600 258,330 292,270 10,505 5,195 5,305
Official language minority (percentage)Census data footnote 17 4.1 4.0 4.3 2.6 2.7 2.6
Mother tongueThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - Mother tongue for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% dataCensus data footnote 18 13,312,870 6,503,875 6,808,990 399,575 193,735 205,840
Single responses 12,946,960 6,327,630 6,619,330 394,425 191,200 203,225
Official languages 9,393,040 4,637,520 4,755,520 363,555 175,515 188,045
English 8,902,320 4,406,210 4,496,110 353,420 170,520 182,895
French 490,715 231,310 259,410 10,145 4,990 5,145
Non-official languages 3,553,920 1,690,110 1,863,810 30,865 15,685 15,180
Aboriginal languages 22,765 10,815 11,950 80 40 35
Algonquian languages 21,235 10,175 11,060 60 35 30
Blackfoot 10 5 5 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 5,080 2,485 2,595 5 5 0
Atikamekw 5 0 0 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 5 5 5 0 0 0
Moose Cree 85 40 45 0 0 0
Naskapi 10 5 5 0 0 0
Northern East Cree 55 25 30 0 0 0
Plains Cree 35 5 30 0 0 0
Southern East Cree 5 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 355 135 225 5 0 0
Woods Cree 15 10 5 0 0 0
Cree, n.o.s. 4,500 2,255 2,245 5 0 5
Eastern Algonquian languages 90 40 50 55 30 25
Malecite 10 5 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 85 35 50 50 30 20
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 16,025 7,620 8,400 5 0 0
Algonquin 65 30 35 0 0 0
Ojibway 9,505 4,515 4,985 0 0 5
Oji-Cree 6,310 3,015 3,300 0 0 0
Ottawa (Odawa) 145 65 80 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 30 20 10 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages 60 20 40 0 0 0
Northern Athabaskan languages 55 20 35 5 0 0
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carrier 5 0 5 0 0 0
Chilcotin 5 0 5 0 0 0
Dene 20 10 10 0 0 0
Dogrib (Tlicho) 5 5 5 0 0 0
Gwich'in 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sarsi (Sarcee) 10 0 5 0 0 0
Sekani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages 5 5 0 0 0 0
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Slavey 0 0 0 5 0 0
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 5 0 0 0
Tahltan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tutchone languages 0 0 5 0 0 0
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 5 0 5 0 0 0
Haida 0 5 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages 475 165 305 10 5 5
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 5 5 5 0 0 0
Inuktitut 425 145 280 10 0 5
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 45 20 25 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages 710 300 410 0 0 0
Cayuga 40 20 20 0 0 0
Mohawk 590 255 335 0 0 0
Oneida 55 15 40 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 20 5 15 0 0 0
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 25 15 15 0 0 0
Salish languages 5 0 5 0 0 0
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lillooet 0 0 0 0 0 0
Okanagan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 5 0 0 0 0 0
Squamish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Straits 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages 10 5 5 0 0 0
Dakota 5 5 5 0 0 0
Stoney 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 10 5 5 0 0 0
Tlingit 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 5 5 0 0 0 0
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 5 0 0 0
Nisga'a 5 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian 0 5 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 0 0 5 0 0 0
Haisla 0 0 0 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 5 5 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 235 130 105 0 0 0
Non-Aboriginal languages 3,531,160 1,679,300 1,851,865 30,790 15,645 15,145
Afro-Asiatic languages 253,830 127,720 126,110 7,020 3,845 3,175
Berber languages 725 405 320 10 5 5
Kabyle 425 225 200 5 0 0
Berber languages, n.i.e. 305 180 120 5 5 0
Cushitic languages 24,605 10,730 13,870 120 60 55
Bilen 250 140 110 5 0 5
Oromo 1,445 720 730 60 35 25
Somali 22,680 9,755 12,925 50 20 30
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 225 115 110 5 0 0
Semitic languages 227,985 116,320 111,665 6,890 3,780 3,110
Amharic 10,720 4,960 5,760 105 45 60
Arabic 171,370 88,400 82,965 6,430 3,550 2,880
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 14,555 7,135 7,420 5 5 5
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 4,795 2,365 2,425 0 0 0
Harari 1,030 485 545 0 0 0
Hebrew 11,575 6,220 5,350 195 110 85
Maltese 5,175 2,575 2,600 5 5 0
Tigrigna 7,345 3,470 3,870 140 65 75
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 1,435 705 730 15 5 5
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 520 265 250 5 5 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 78,125 35,880 42,240 400 195 205
Khmer (Cambodian) 7,355 3,330 4,020 5 5 5
Vietnamese 70,690 32,520 38,165 395 195 200
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 85 30 50 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 194,380 76,060 118,315 1,665 730 935
Bikol 595 260 330 5 0 0
Cebuano 6,545 2,500 4,045 110 45 60
Fijian 80 45 40 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 2,750 1,030 1,725 15 10 10
Ilocano 11,285 4,430 6,860 50 10 35
Malagasy 100 45 55 0 5 0
Malay 5,760 2,520 3,240 40 15 25
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 1,505 670 840 10 5 5
Pangasinan 535 215 315 5 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 163,415 63,665 99,755 1,415 625 790
Waray-Waray 405 140 270 5 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 1,400 550 850 15 5 10
Creole languages 11,255 5,095 6,165 55 40 15
Haitian Creole 630 290 340 0 0 0
Creole, n.o.s. 8,025 3,580 4,440 30 25 5
Creole languages, n.i.e. 2,605 1,225 1,380 25 20 5
Dravidian languages 148,605 73,530 75,075 870 510 360
Kannada 2,670 1,365 1,305 30 15 10
Malayalam 17,140 8,795 8,350 310 165 140
Tamil 117,630 57,310 60,320 255 155 100
Telugu 10,820 5,895 4,925 270 165 100
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 340 165 175 5 5 5
Hmong-Mien languages 525 250 270 0 0 0
Indo-European languages 2,024,365 980,200 1,044,165 12,660 6,400 6,260
Albanian 19,045 9,535 9,510 250 125 125
Armenian 15,070 7,305 7,765 30 20 10
Balto-Slavic languages 410,725 188,695 222,025 2,790 1,355 1,440
Baltic languages 9,080 3,785 5,295 55 15 40
Latvian 3,910 1,650 2,260 25 5 15
Lithuanian 5,175 2,135 3,035 35 5 25
Slavic languages 401,645 184,915 216,730 2,735 1,335 1,395
Belarusan 515 230 280 5 5 5
Bosnian 6,370 3,125 3,245 115 60 60
Bulgarian 9,095 4,355 4,740 40 15 25
Croatian 31,875 15,460 16,410 185 90 100
Czech 10,670 4,930 5,740 140 75 70
Macedonian 15,635 7,470 8,165 10 10 5
Polish 121,075 54,675 66,405 590 290 305
Russian 101,100 45,630 55,470 1,155 565 585
Serbian 41,740 20,585 21,150 110 55 60
Serbo-Croatian 4,875 2,310 2,570 80 40 40
Slovak 10,280 4,710 5,565 85 40 40
Slovene (Slovenian) 6,740 2,995 3,745 20 10 15
Ukrainian 40,375 17,760 22,610 190 95 100
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 1,310 670 635 0 0 0
Celtic languages 1,110 505 605 45 20 25
Scottish Gaelic 450 210 240 25 10 15
Welsh 435 180 260 15 10 0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 225 120 110 0 0 0
Germanic languages 200,640 94,475 106,165 2,075 995 1,080
Afrikaans 2,295 1,125 1,170 75 35 40
Danish 4,265 2,010 2,250 95 65 40
Dutch 51,720 24,875 26,840 490 235 255
Frisian 1,240 630 620 5 0 0
German 131,525 61,520 70,005 1,200 555 650
Icelandic 210 100 110 35 15 15
Norwegian 940 405 540 75 45 30
Swedish 2,395 1,040 1,350 65 25 40
Vlaams (Flemish) 2,150 925 1,225 15 10 5
Yiddish 3,735 1,765 1,970 10 10 5
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 170 80 85 0 0 5
Greek 55,415 27,305 28,110 660 335 325
Indo-Iranian languages 707,845 357,350 350,495 4,295 2,345 1,950
Indo-Aryan languages 565,600 285,720 279,875 2,945 1,645 1,300
Bengali 46,810 23,615 23,195 440 270 175
Gujarati 76,675 38,740 37,940 170 110 60
Hindi 58,735 29,805 28,930 660 400 260
Kashmiri 345 170 175 10 0 5
Konkani 2,510 1,195 1,315 5 0 0
Marathi 5,490 2,805 2,685 65 35 30
Nepali 7,870 3,915 3,960 525 255 270
Oriya (Odia) 715 380 335 5 5 5
Punjabi (Panjabi) 197,060 100,160 96,895 475 255 220
Sindhi 6,840 3,225 3,615 15 10 5
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 10,165 4,925 5,235 140 70 70
Urdu 152,385 76,795 75,595 435 245 195
Iranian languages 139,675 70,270 69,405 1,330 685 640
Kurdish 6,665 3,615 3,050 110 65 50
Pashto 10,950 5,630 5,315 65 35 30
Persian (Farsi) 122,070 61,025 61,040 1,145 585 560
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 2,565 1,350 1,215 25 10 15
Italic (Romance) languages 614,525 295,030 319,490 2,515 1,210 1,305
Catalan 285 150 135 10 5 5
Italian 231,040 112,440 118,600 555 290 265
Portuguese 150,000 72,280 77,715 390 185 200
Romanian 41,755 19,565 22,190 185 90 95
Spanish 191,025 90,390 100,630 1,375 635 735
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 420 200 215 0 0 5
Japanese 13,260 4,590 8,670 250 70 185
Kartvelian languages 1,200 635 565 5 0 0
Georgian 1,200 635 565 5 0 0
Korean 69,775 32,035 37,740 900 380 520
Mongolic languages 405 180 220 5 5 0
Mongolian 405 180 225 5 5 0
Niger-Congo languages 35,760 16,705 19,050 535 270 260
Akan (Twi) 9,695 4,510 5,190 35 15 15
Bamanankan 140 60 80 5 5 5
Edo 1,140 475 670 5 5 0
Ewe 560 270 295 30 20 15
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 365 180 185 0 5 0
Ga 600 275 325 5 5 5
Ganda 760 360 400 20 10 15
Igbo 2,090 1,080 1,010 30 15 15
Lingala 850 365 485 5 5 0
Rundi (Kirundi) 1,430 640 785 20 10 5
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 1,330 545 785 45 20 30
Shona 1,455 660 790 25 10 15
Swahili 5,525 2,540 2,985 120 60 60
Wolof 290 145 150 0 5 0
Yoruba 4,365 2,260 2,105 50 30 20
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 5,155 2,345 2,810 120 65 60
Nilo-Saharan languages 1,610 810 800 65 35 30
Dinka 345 170 175 10 5 5
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 1,260 635 625 55 30 25
Sign languages 3,030 1,570 1,455 115 55 60
American Sign Language 1,305 640 670 55 30 30
Quebec Sign Language 20 10 15 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 1,700 925 780 60 25 30
Sino-Tibetan languages 611,795 284,865 326,935 5,500 2,745 2,755
Chinese languages 602,610 280,340 322,270 5,480 2,735 2,740
Cantonese 275,315 128,090 147,220 925 430 500
Hakka 6,985 3,140 3,840 25 10 15
Mandarin 283,735 132,275 151,460 3,950 1,975 1,975
Min Dong 855 405 450 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 13,545 6,240 7,300 95 45 50
Wu (Shanghainese) 6,300 2,825 3,470 45 25 15
Chinese, n.o.s. 15,645 7,235 8,410 435 250 180
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 240 120 120 10 5 5
Tibeto-Burman languages 9,185 4,520 4,660 20 10 10
Burmese 1,640 775 865 5 0 5
Karenic languages 1,730 865 860 0 0 0
Tibetan 5,115 2,530 2,585 5 5 5
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 700 345 350 10 5 5
Tai-Kadai languages 8,485 3,535 4,945 90 35 50
Lao 5,190 2,480 2,710 5 0 0
Thai 3,270 1,045 2,220 85 35 55
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 25 10 15 0 0 0
Turkic languages 22,615 11,745 10,870 390 215 175
Azerbaijani 1,990 1,070 920 15 10 0
Turkish 18,415 9,610 8,810 250 135 115
Uyghur 515 255 260 5 0 5
Uzbek 1,055 515 545 105 60 50
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 640 295 345 5 5 5
Uralic languages 50,670 23,095 27,570 240 105 135
Estonian 4,205 1,810 2,400 25 10 15
Finnish 9,720 4,140 5,580 35 10 25
Hungarian 36,740 17,150 19,590 175 80 95
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 1,475 780 690 20 5 10
Multiple responses 365,910 176,250 189,660 5,155 2,535 2,615
English and French 54,045 25,165 28,880 1,780 815 960
English and non-official language 288,285 140,345 147,940 3,040 1,555 1,480
French and non-official language 12,565 5,735 6,830 170 90 85
English, French and non-official language 11,010 5,000 6,005 155 75 85
Language spoken most often at homeThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - Language spoken most often at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% dataCensus data footnote 19 13,312,865 6,503,875 6,808,990 399,575 193,735 205,840
Single responses 12,522,045 6,123,955 6,398,085 391,280 189,555 201,725
Official languages 10,605,725 5,214,425 5,391,300 374,875 181,210 193,665
English 10,328,680 5,084,885 5,243,800 371,210 179,410 191,800
French 277,045 129,540 147,500 3,665 1,805 1,860
Non-official languages 1,916,315 909,530 1,006,780 16,405 8,345 8,060
Aboriginal languages 9,210 4,600 4,610 20 10 10
Algonquian languages 8,685 4,370 4,320 20 10 10
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 2,370 1,205 1,165 0 0 0
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 5 5 5 0 0 0
Moose Cree 10 10 5 0 0 0
Naskapi 10 5 5 0 0 0
Northern East Cree 20 10 15 0 0 0
Plains Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 105 50 55 0 0 0
Woods Cree 5 5 0 0 0 0
Cree, n.o.s. 2,220 1,135 1,085 0 0 0
Eastern Algonquian languages 5 5 5 15 10 5
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 5 5 0 15 10 10
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 6,305 3,155 3,145 0 0 0
Algonquin 5 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway 3,315 1,695 1,620 0 5 5
Oji-Cree 2,905 1,420 1,490 0 0 0
Ottawa (Odawa) 75 40 35 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages 20 10 10 0 0 0
Northern Athabaskan languages 15 10 10 0 0 0
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carrier 0 5 0 0 0 0
Chilcotin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dene 5 0 5 0 0 0
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 5 0 0 0
Gwich'in 5 0 0 0 0 0
Sarsi (Sarcee) 5 5 0 0 0 0
Sekani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Slavey 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tutchone languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 5 0 0 0 0
Haida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages 160 60 90 0 0 0
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 5 0 0 0
Inuktitut 140 60 80 0 0 0
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 15 5 10 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages 210 90 120 0 0 0
Cayuga 5 5 5 0 0 0
Mohawk 185 80 100 0 0 0
Oneida 20 5 10 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 5 5 0 0 0 0
Salish languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lillooet 0 0 0 0 0 0
Okanagan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Squamish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Straits 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages 5 0 5 0 0 0
Dakota 5 5 0 0 0 0
Stoney 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 5 0 0 0
Tlingit 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nisga'a 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haisla 0 0 0 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 5 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 120 55 65 0 0 0
Non-Aboriginal languages 1,907,105 904,930 1,002,170 16,390 8,335 8,050
Afro-Asiatic languages 138,460 66,865 71,590 4,195 2,210 1,980
Berber languages 345 175 170 0 0 0
Kabyle 255 125 130 0 0 0
Berber languages, n.i.e. 90 50 45 0 0 0
Cushitic languages 14,460 6,100 8,360 75 35 40
Bilen 170 80 85 5 0 5
Oromo 805 380 425 40 25 20
Somali 13,370 5,590 7,780 30 10 15
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 110 50 65 0 0 0
Semitic languages 123,410 60,475 62,940 4,120 2,180 1,940
Amharic 5,625 2,540 3,085 55 25 25
Arabic 94,195 46,505 47,695 3,845 2,040 1,805
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 9,515 4,595 4,920 5 0 5
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 2,915 1,410 1,500 0 0 0
Harari 555 250 305 5 5 0
Hebrew 4,850 2,505 2,345 120 65 50
Maltese 1,090 505 580 0 0 0
Tigrigna 3,920 1,805 2,115 95 40 55
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 755 360 395 0 0 0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 245 115 125 0 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 50,245 23,105 27,140 255 125 130
Khmer (Cambodian) 3,770 1,650 2,120 0 0 0
Vietnamese 46,435 21,435 25,000 255 125 130
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 40 20 20 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 85,370 36,525 48,845 890 435 460
Bikol 90 35 55 0 0 0
Cebuano 2,325 1,020 1,315 50 20 30
Fijian 15 10 10 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 910 385 530 5 5 5
Ilocano 4,100 1,780 2,320 15 5 5
Malagasy 35 15 20 0 0 0
Malay 1,810 860 945 5 0 0
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 445 200 250 0 0 0
Pangasinan 90 40 50 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 75,070 31,965 43,105 825 400 420
Waray-Waray 90 35 55 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 380 175 200 0 0 0
Creole languages 5,325 2,355 2,970 20 15 5
Haitian Creole 355 165 190 0 0 0
Creole, n.o.s. 3,995 1,735 2,255 5 5 0
Creole languages, n.i.e. 975 455 520 10 10 5
Dravidian languages 96,250 46,575 49,680 390 225 165
Kannada 1,060 540 520 15 5 10
Malayalam 8,760 4,460 4,295 130 75 60
Tamil 80,600 38,460 42,140 120 65 55
Telugu 5,705 3,050 2,655 125 75 50
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 125 55 70 5 0 0
Hmong-Mien languages 200 95 105 0 0 0
Indo-European languages 978,300 469,640 508,670 5,500 2,760 2,740
Albanian 9,190 4,580 4,605 110 55 55
Armenian 8,630 4,065 4,560 15 10 10
Balto-Slavic languages 192,945 90,585 102,365 1,275 625 650
Baltic languages 2,305 950 1,355 15 5 10
Latvian 860 350 515 5 0 0
Lithuanian 1,440 600 840 10 5 10
Slavic languages 190,645 89,635 101,005 1,255 620 635
Belarusan 175 80 90 0 0 0
Bosnian 3,220 1,595 1,620 65 35 35
Bulgarian 4,830 2,350 2,480 20 15 5
Croatian 11,125 5,275 5,855 60 25 35
Czech 3,070 1,480 1,595 40 25 15
Macedonian 6,255 2,965 3,285 0 0 0
Polish 52,555 24,510 28,045 180 80 100
Russian 63,570 29,655 33,920 740 370 370
Serbian 23,175 11,335 11,840 60 30 30
Serbo-Croatian 1,925 920 1,010 30 20 15
Slovak 3,520 1,680 1,845 25 10 10
Slovene (Slovenian) 1,465 645 815 0 0 5
Ukrainian 15,415 6,995 8,420 45 30 20
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 355 160 190 0 5 0
Celtic languages 120 65 55 15 10 5
Scottish Gaelic 60 30 25 15 10 5
Welsh 30 10 15 0 0 0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 35 20 15 5 5 0
Germanic languages 44,515 21,630 22,880 360 175 185
Afrikaans 755 365 390 20 10 10
Danish 280 135 150 10 0 10
Dutch 4,450 2,145 2,305 45 20 25
Frisian 90 45 45 0 0 0
German 37,255 18,140 19,120 240 115 125
Icelandic 45 20 30 25 15 15
Norwegian 70 30 40 15 5 5
Swedish 385 190 190 5 5 5
Vlaams (Flemish) 145 60 85 0 0 0
Yiddish 370 190 185 0 5 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 655 315 340 0 0 0
Greek 21,700 10,160 11,535 250 125 125
Indo-Iranian languages 435,835 215,755 220,080 2,550 1,335 1,215
Indo-Aryan languages 344,050 171,125 172,920 1,650 885 760
Bengali 29,590 14,595 14,995 230 125 105
Gujarati 45,445 22,410 23,035 95 60 30
Hindi 28,960 14,485 14,475 285 175 110
Kashmiri 65 30 35 5 0 0
Konkani 540 260 280 0 0 0
Marathi 2,420 1,230 1,190 30 15 10
Nepali 5,640 2,815 2,820 470 235 235
Oriya (Odia) 325 160 165 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 132,135 66,410 65,725 205 100 105
Sindhi 2,880 1,320 1,560 0 0 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 4,595 2,250 2,345 85 40 40
Urdu 91,450 45,160 46,295 250 130 125
Iranian languages 90,730 44,090 46,640 895 445 450
Kurdish 3,675 1,900 1,770 85 50 35
Pashto 6,750 3,360 3,395 30 15 20
Persian (Farsi) 80,305 38,830 41,475 780 380 395
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 1,050 540 515 5 0 0
Italic (Romance) languages 265,375 122,790 142,585 935 435 500
Catalan 135 60 75 5 5 5
Italian 72,960 31,195 41,770 130 55 75
Portuguese 67,415 32,065 35,355 150 70 85
Romanian 19,920 9,380 10,535 60 30 35
Spanish 104,820 50,035 54,785 585 275 310
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 110 50 60 0 5 0
Japanese 6,040 2,590 3,450 80 25 55
Kartvelian languages 770 420 355 0 0 0
Georgian 775 420 355 0 0 0
Korean 48,540 22,685 25,855 610 270 345
Mongolic languages 225 115 110 0 0 0
Mongolian 230 120 110 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 12,120 5,400 6,725 150 70 80
Akan (Twi) 4,415 1,915 2,495 5 0 5
Bamanankan 25 15 15 0 0 0
Edo 305 120 180 0 0 0
Ewe 135 60 80 15 10 5
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 110 55 55 0 0 0
Ga 175 80 100 0 5 0
Ganda 195 85 110 5 0 5
Igbo 540 265 275 10 5 10
Lingala 225 100 130 5 0 0
Rundi (Kirundi) 475 230 240 10 5 5
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 420 160 260 20 10 10
Shona 455 210 245 0 0 0
Swahili 2,085 925 1,160 55 25 25
Wolof 130 65 65 0 0 0
Yoruba 1,300 625 675 15 10 10
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 1,120 500 625 5 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages 550 260 290 30 10 15
Dinka 120 60 65 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 425 195 225 25 10 10
Sign languages 4,425 2,485 1,940 155 75 80
American Sign Language 1,605 830 770 70 30 35
Quebec Sign Language 25 15 15 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 2,795 1,640 1,150 90 45 45
Sino-Tibetan languages 448,200 210,560 237,640 3,830 1,960 1,865
Chinese languages 441,615 207,305 234,310 3,825 1,960 1,860
Cantonese 198,745 91,545 107,200 525 280 250
Hakka 2,870 1,305 1,575 5 0 5
Mandarin 220,535 105,360 115,175 2,935 1,475 1,460
Min Dong 265 115 145 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 5,775 2,635 3,140 40 25 20
Wu (Shanghainese) 3,690 1,735 1,955 25 10 15
Chinese, n.o.s. 9,630 4,565 5,070 290 175 125
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 100 45 55 0 5 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 6,580 3,250 3,330 5 0 5
Burmese 1,010 480 530 0 0 0
Karenic languages 1,360 685 675 0 0 0
Tibetan 3,875 1,925 1,945 5 0 5
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 335 165 170 5 5 0
Tai-Kadai languages 3,865 1,845 2,020 25 10 15
Lao 2,535 1,220 1,315 0 0 0
Thai 1,315 615 695 25 15 15
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 10 5 10 0 0 0
Turkic languages 12,435 6,200 6,230 190 105 95
Azerbaijani 770 385 380 0 0 5
Turkish 10,545 5,245 5,300 120 65 55
Uyghur 290 150 140 0 0 0
Uzbek 585 290 295 70 35 30
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 250 130 120 0 0 0
Uralic languages 15,330 6,990 8,340 50 25 30
Estonian 790 290 500 5 0 5
Finnish 1,835 780 1,050 5 0 0
Hungarian 12,700 5,915 6,790 45 20 25
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 465 245 225 10 0 5
Multiple responses 790,825 379,925 410,905 8,295 4,175 4,115
English and French 45,655 20,895 24,755 1,155 535 620
English and non-official language 719,595 347,730 371,865 6,815 3,480 3,335
French and non-official language 6,725 2,930 3,795 65 40 25
English, French and non-official language 18,855 8,365 10,490 260 125 130
Other language spoken regularly at homeThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - Other language(s) spoken regularly at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% dataCensus data footnote 20 13,312,865 6,503,875 6,808,990 399,575 193,735 205,840
None 11,071,665 5,436,665 5,635,000 370,645 179,735 190,905
English 896,170 437,015 459,155 9,215 4,715 4,500
French 243,970 108,390 135,580 8,485 3,705 4,780
Non-official language 1,056,960 501,315 555,645 10,605 5,290 5,315
Aboriginal 14,315 6,580 7,735 105 50 60
Non-Aboriginal 1,042,645 494,735 547,910 10,500 5,240 5,260
English and French 8,150 3,755 4,395 125 55 70
English and non-official language 19,105 9,370 9,735 190 85 100
French and non-official language 16,435 7,165 9,270 305 140 165
English, French and non-official language 415 205 215 5 0 0
Income of individuals in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 21 11,038,440 5,342,850 5,695,590 337,210 161,965 175,250
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 10,556,935 5,115,460 5,441,475 323,835 155,495 168,340
Median total income in 2015 among recipients ($) 33,539 39,889 28,676 36,089 42,874 31,004
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 10,559,805 5,115,825 5,443,975 323,945 155,510 168,440
Median after-tax income in 2015 among recipients ($) 30,641 35,753 26,585 31,754 36,910 27,847
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 9,391,800 4,650,130 4,741,675 293,570 143,465 150,105
Median market income in 2015 among recipients ($) 32,871 39,831 27,012 34,893 41,760 29,205
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 7,632,575 3,402,810 4,229,770 223,475 93,710 129,765
Median government transfers in 2015 among recipients ($) 4,206 2,034 5,463 4,496 3,892 4,737
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 7,790,680 3,998,335 3,792,350 243,395 121,810 121,585
Median employment income in 2015 among recipients ($) 33,946 39,490 29,413 34,240 40,169 29,594
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 22 11,038,440 5,342,755 5,695,685 337,210 161,965 175,245
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 10,556,925 5,114,340 5,442,580 324,115 155,475 168,640
Average total income in 2015 among recipients ($) 47,915 56,780 39,585 46,429 55,049 38,482
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 10,559,935 5,114,725 5,445,210 324,225 155,500 168,725
Average after-tax income in 2015 among recipients ($) 39,318 45,443 33,564 37,502 43,439 32,031
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 9,391,645 4,649,230 4,742,415 293,720 143,570 150,150
Average market income in 2015 among recipients ($) 47,890 57,511 38,459 45,940 55,168 37,117
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 7,632,220 3,402,745 4,229,475 224,085 93,415 130,665
Average government transfers in 2015 among recipients ($) 7,346 6,763 7,815 6,937 6,831 7,013
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 7,790,680 3,995,700 3,794,985 243,400 121,865 121,535
Average employment income in 2015 among recipients ($) 47,369 55,263 39,057 44,079 51,868 36,269
Total - Employment income statistics for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 23 11,038,440 5,342,755 5,695,685 337,215 161,965 175,250
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households who worked full year full time in 2015 - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 24 3,737,385 2,082,480 1,654,900 125,080 67,375 57,705
Median employment income in 2015 for full-year full-time workers ($)Census data footnote 25 55,121 60,345 49,713 51,704 58,003 45,756
Average employment income in 2015 for full-year full-time workers ($)Census data footnote 26 68,628 76,536 58,676 61,471 69,022 52,655
Composition of total income in 2015 of the population aged 15 years and over in private households (%) - 100% dataCensus data footnote 27 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Market income (%)Census data footnote 28 88.9 92.1 84.7 89.6 92.4 86.0
Employment income (%)Census data footnote 29 72.9 76.0 68.7 71.3 74.0 67.8
Government transfers (%)Census data footnote 30 11.1 7.9 15.3 10.4 7.6 14.0
Total - Total income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 31 11,038,440 5,342,850 5,695,590 337,210 161,965 175,245
Without total income 481,500 227,390 254,115 13,375 6,470 6,910
With total income 10,556,940 5,115,460 5,441,475 323,835 155,495 168,335
Percentage with total income 95.6 95.7 95.5 96.0 96.0 96.1
Under $10,000 (including loss) 1,615,790 711,105 904,685 44,175 19,485 24,690
$10,000 to $19,999 1,829,355 742,710 1,086,645 49,890 19,075 30,815
$20,000 to $29,999 1,410,760 589,975 820,785 43,125 16,945 26,175
$30,000 to $39,999 1,147,510 519,550 627,955 40,210 17,350 22,860
$40,000 to $49,999 1,021,880 489,595 532,285 35,125 16,245 18,880
$50,000 to $59,999 809,115 415,950 393,165 27,080 14,190 12,895
$60,000 to $69,999 630,635 348,525 282,110 21,010 12,085 8,930
$70,000 to $79,999 479,890 277,725 202,165 17,490 10,065 7,425
$80,000 to $89,999 378,185 222,095 156,095 13,780 8,055 5,720
$90,000 to $99,999 324,810 181,815 142,995 8,680 5,610 3,075
$100,000 and over 909,005 616,420 292,585 23,260 16,395 6,870
$100,000 to $149,999 600,995 394,410 206,590 15,960 10,955 5,005
$150,000 and over 308,010 222,010 86,000 7,305 5,435 1,865
Total - After-tax income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 32 11,038,440 5,342,850 5,695,590 337,215 161,965 175,245
Without after-tax income 478,635 227,025 251,610 13,265 6,450 6,810
With after-tax income 10,559,805 5,115,825 5,443,980 323,950 155,510 168,440
Percentage with after-tax income 95.7 95.8 95.6 96.1 96.0 96.1
Under $10,000 (including loss) 1,659,280 722,040 937,235 46,280 19,870 26,410
$10,000 to $19,999 1,906,875 777,330 1,129,540 53,335 20,635 32,700
$20,000 to $29,999 1,623,230 690,290 932,940 53,075 21,540 31,540
$30,000 to $39,999 1,377,100 642,645 734,450 50,375 22,485 27,890
$40,000 to $49,999 1,166,040 585,490 580,555 39,425 20,345 19,080
$50,000 to $59,999 845,305 464,610 380,700 28,460 16,485 11,980
$60,000 to $69,999 604,005 354,015 249,985 21,130 12,340 8,790
$70,000 to $79,999 465,485 268,140 197,345 11,720 7,570 4,150
$80,000 and over 912,490 611,260 301,230 20,150 14,240 5,905
$80,000 to $89,999 299,315 183,410 115,905 6,505 4,395 2,110
$90,000 to $99,999 174,110 116,330 57,785 3,925 2,715 1,210
$100,000 and over 439,070 311,525 127,540 9,710 7,130 2,580
Total - Employment income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 33 11,038,440 5,342,850 5,695,590 337,210 161,965 175,250
Without employment income 3,247,760 1,344,515 1,903,245 93,815 40,155 53,665
With employment income 7,790,680 3,998,335 3,792,350 243,395 121,815 121,585
Percentage with employment income 70.6 74.8 66.6 72.2 75.2 69.4
Under $5,000 (including loss) 1,094,860 546,920 547,940 30,550 13,940 16,620
$5,000 to $9,999 635,305 281,135 354,165 19,565 8,465 11,095
$10,000 to $19,999 1,027,910 464,445 563,465 32,145 14,035 18,110
$20,000 to $29,999 827,805 372,185 455,625 27,995 12,400 15,595
$30,000 to $39,999 767,840 351,925 415,910 27,205 11,875 15,330
$40,000 to $49,999 709,775 341,320 368,450 23,800 10,935 12,870
$50,000 to $59,999 588,220 310,155 278,065 18,570 9,855 8,715
$60,000 to $69,999 465,670 263,430 202,240 15,075 8,810 6,260
$70,000 to $79,999 369,085 218,570 150,515 13,695 7,870 5,825
$80,000 and over 1,304,210 848,245 455,970 34,795 23,630 11,165
$80,000 to $89,999 307,660 182,660 125,005 11,185 6,575 4,610
$90,000 to $99,999 280,530 156,440 124,090 6,745 4,560 2,185
$100,000 and over 716,015 509,140 206,875 16,865 12,500 4,370
Income of households in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for private households by household size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 34 5,169,175 ... ... 173,460 ... ...
Median total income of households in 2015 ($) 74,287 ... ... 69,522 ... ...
Median after-tax income of households in 2015 ($) 65,285 ... ... 59,240 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for one-person private households - 100% data 1,341,300 ... ... 51,185 ... ...
Median total income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 36,900 ... ... 36,094 ... ...
Median after-tax income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 33,219 ... ... 31,580 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for two-or-more-person private households - 100% data 3,827,875 ... ... 122,275 ... ...
Median total income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 90,967 ... ... 87,754 ... ...
Median after-tax income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 79,528 ... ... 74,104 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for private households by household size - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 35 5,169,175 ... ... 173,460 ... ...
Average total income of households in 2015 ($) 97,856 ... ... 86,753 ... ...
Average after-tax income of households in 2015 ($) 80,322 ... ... 70,099 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for one-person private households - 25% sample data 1,341,115 ... ... 51,215 ... ...
Average total income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 49,571 ... ... 44,657 ... ...
Average after-tax income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 40,830 ... ... 36,398 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for two-or-more-person private households - 25% sample data 3,828,060 ... ... 122,240 ... ...
Average total income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 114,773 ... ... 104,389 ... ...
Average after-tax income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 94,157 ... ... 84,218 ... ...
Total - Household total income groups in 2015 for private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 36 5,169,175 ... ... 173,455 ... ...
Under $5,000 86,720 ... ... 3,745 ... ...
$5,000 to $9,999 70,245 ... ... 3,085 ... ...
$10,000 to $14,999 134,395 ... ... 4,970 ... ...
$15,000 to $19,999 185,245 ... ... 6,265 ... ...
$20,000 to $24,999 200,770 ... ... 6,745 ... ...
$25,000 to $29,999 189,450 ... ... 6,525 ... ...
$30,000 to $34,999 202,580 ... ... 7,490 ... ...
$35,000 to $39,999 207,180 ... ... 7,415 ... ...
$40,000 to $44,999 206,605 ... ... 7,450 ... ...
$45,000 to $49,999 202,015 ... ... 7,255 ... ...
$50,000 to $59,999 388,820 ... ... 13,645 ... ...
$60,000 to $69,999 363,580 ... ... 12,730 ... ...
$70,000 to $79,999 335,770 ... ... 12,180 ... ...
$80,000 to $89,999 309,105 ... ... 11,010 ... ...
$90,000 to $99,999 282,740 ... ... 9,460 ... ...
$100,000 and over 1,803,955 ... ... 53,485 ... ...
$100,000 to $124,999 560,090 ... ... 18,540 ... ...
$125,000 to $149,999 394,570 ... ... 12,670 ... ...
$150,000 to $199,999 449,885 ... ... 13,135 ... ...
$200,000 and over 399,410 ... ... 9,145 ... ...
Total - Household after-tax income groups in 2015 for private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 32 5,169,175 ... ... 173,460 ... ...
Under $5,000 92,220 ... ... 3,890 ... ...
$5,000 to $9,999 71,480 ... ... 3,150 ... ...
$10,000 to $14,999 136,550 ... ... 5,045 ... ...
$15,000 to $19,999 192,920 ... ... 6,735 ... ...
$20,000 to $24,999 222,605 ... ... 7,910 ... ...
$25,000 to $29,999 211,440 ... ... 8,185 ... ...
$30,000 to $34,999 232,755 ... ... 9,325 ... ...
$35,000 to $39,999 244,335 ... ... 9,185 ... ...
$40,000 to $44,999 247,645 ... ... 9,095 ... ...
$45,000 to $49,999 241,965 ... ... 8,720 ... ...
$50,000 to $59,999 463,170 ... ... 16,745 ... ...
$60,000 to $69,999 422,695 ... ... 15,685 ... ...
$70,000 to $79,999 388,720 ... ... 13,380 ... ...
$80,000 to $89,999 342,330 ... ... 11,365 ... ...
$90,000 to $99,999 290,720 ... ... 9,490 ... ...
$100,000 and over 1,367,630 ... ... 35,555 ... ...
$100,000 to $124,999 539,915 ... ... 16,610 ... ...
$125,000 to $149,999 334,420 ... ... 8,910 ... ...
$150,000 and over 493,295 ... ... 10,035 ... ...
Income of economic families in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for economic families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 37 3,689,580 ... ... 113,305 ... ...
Median total income of economic families in 2015 ($) 91,089 ... ... 89,366 ... ...
Median after-tax income of economic families in 2015 ($) 79,531 ... ... 75,061 ... ...
Average family size of economic families 3.1 ... ... 2.8 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families without children or other relatives in private households - 100% data 1,280,890 ... ... 47,640 ... ...
Median total income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 81,459 ... ... 83,567 ... ...
Median after-tax income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 71,237 ... ... 70,319 ... ...
Average family size of couple economic families without children or other relatives 2.0 ... ... 2.0 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families with children in private households - 100% data 1,716,115 ... ... 44,645 ... ...
Median total income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 115,381 ... ... 116,667 ... ...
Median after-tax income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 99,205 ... ... 96,180 ... ...
Average family size of couple economic families with children 4.1 ... ... 3.9 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for lone-parent economic families in private households - 100% data 584,180 ... ... 17,620 ... ...
Median total income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 54,363 ... ... 50,942 ... ...
Median after-tax income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 50,317 ... ... 46,308 ... ...
Average family size of lone-parent economic families 2.7 ... ... 2.6 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for economic families in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 38 3,689,080 ... ... 113,240 ... ...
Average total income of economic families in 2015 ($) 115,328 ... ... 106,483 ... ...
Average after-tax income of economic families in 2015 ($) 94,410 ... ... 85,542 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families without children or other relatives in private households - 25% sample data 1,280,580 ... ... 47,645 ... ...
Average total income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 104,425 ... ... 98,899 ... ...
Average after-tax income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 84,952 ... ... 79,264 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families with children in private households - 25% sample data 1,717,295 ... ... 44,710 ... ...
Average total income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 140,590 ... ... 132,993 ... ...
Average after-tax income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 114,144 ... ... 105,727 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for lone-parent economic families in private households - 25% sample data 581,945 ... ... 17,490 ... ...
Average total income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 67,748 ... ... 61,771 ... ...
Average after-tax income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 58,742 ... ... 52,451 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 21 1,818,815 867,175 951,640 75,935 36,005 39,935
Median total income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 39 32,097 33,925 30,753 31,382 32,060 30,864
Median after-tax income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 39 29,417 30,678 28,442 28,151 28,435 27,912
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 40 1,814,575 864,020 950,555 75,880 35,780 40,105
Average total income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 41 44,298 46,765 42,057 39,406 40,479 38,449
Average after-tax income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 41 36,874 38,228 35,644 32,585 32,916 32,290
Total - Economic family income decile group for the population in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 42 13,242,160 6,472,205 6,769,955 397,635 192,810 204,820
In the bottom half of the distribution 6,335,170 3,016,275 3,318,895 200,095 93,985 106,110
In the bottom decile 1,346,645 651,310 695,335 45,315 21,885 23,435
In the second decile 1,280,675 581,380 699,290 36,810 16,250 20,555
In the third decile 1,237,415 583,840 653,575 37,695 17,410 20,285
In the fourth decile 1,223,510 589,740 633,770 39,240 18,550 20,685
In the fifth decile 1,246,925 610,000 636,930 41,030 19,890 21,140
In the top half of the distribution 6,906,990 3,455,930 3,451,060 197,535 98,830 98,705
In the sixth decile 1,279,095 629,635 649,465 41,390 20,585 20,805
In the seventh decile 1,321,220 655,840 665,375 42,875 21,440 21,435
In the eighth decile 1,382,795 691,630 691,165 43,135 21,495 21,640
In the ninth decile 1,464,415 736,030 728,385 38,760 19,485 19,275
In the top decile 1,459,465 742,795 716,670 31,380 15,820 15,555
Low income in 2015
Total - Low-income status in 2015 for the population in private households to whom low-income concepts are applicable - 100% dataCensus data footnote 43 13,184,055 6,442,930 6,741,130 397,370 192,700 204,675
0 to 17 years 2,656,535 1,361,905 1,294,630 72,900 37,155 35,750
0 to 5 years 835,000 428,025 406,975 23,875 12,155 11,715
18 to 64 years 8,418,960 4,110,615 4,308,345 264,835 128,510 136,325
65 years and over 2,108,560 970,405 1,138,155 59,635 27,040 32,600
In low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) 1,898,975 886,530 1,012,445 58,825 27,410 31,415
0 to 17 years 489,905 251,830 238,080 13,690 6,975 6,720
0 to 5 years 165,140 84,825 80,310 5,090 2,540 2,540
18 to 64 years 1,155,315 538,535 616,780 37,995 17,830 20,170
65 years and over 253,755 96,170 157,585 7,135 2,605 4,530
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) (%) 14.4 13.8 15.0 14.8 14.2 15.3
0 to 17 years (%) 18.4 18.5 18.4 18.8 18.8 18.8
0 to 5 years (%) 19.8 19.8 19.7 21.3 20.9 21.7
18 to 64 years (%) 13.7 13.1 14.3 14.3 13.9 14.8
65 years and over (%) 12.0 9.9 13.8 12.0 9.6 13.9
In low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) 1,298,590 627,935 670,650 38,240 18,730 19,505
0 to 17 years 304,390 156,575 147,815 7,790 3,985 3,810
0 to 5 years 102,750 52,810 49,935 2,985 1,520 1,465
18 to 64 years 887,640 430,545 457,095 28,875 14,135 14,740
65 years and over 106,555 40,815 65,740 1,570 610 960
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) (%) 9.8 9.7 9.9 9.6 9.7 9.5
0 to 17 years (%) 11.5 11.5 11.4 10.7 10.7 10.7
0 to 5 years (%) 12.3 12.3 12.3 12.5 12.5 12.5
18 to 64 years (%) 10.5 10.5 10.6 10.9 11.0 10.8
65 years and over (%) 5.1 4.2 5.8 2.6 2.3 2.9
Knowledge of languagesThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - Knowledge of languages for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 44 13,242,160 6,472,240 6,769,925 397,635 192,815 204,815
Official languages 12,918,075 6,342,930 6,575,145 395,460 191,890 203,565
English 12,879,045 6,326,225 6,552,825 395,185 191,765 203,420
French 1,521,020 677,505 843,510 49,665 21,765 27,905
Non-official languages 4,431,270 2,115,510 2,315,760 43,820 21,810 22,005
Aboriginal languages 33,855 15,815 18,035 195 85 105
Algonquian languages 30,630 14,505 16,125 160 60 105
Blackfoot 15 15 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 6,560 3,160 3,395 10 0 10
Atikamekw 10 0 0 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 10 0 10 0 0 0
Moose Cree 145 70 75 0 0 0
Naskapi 25 10 10 0 0 0
Northern East Cree 65 25 45 0 0 0
Plains Cree 105 50 50 0 0 0
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 605 255 350 0 0 10
Woods Cree 45 25 25 0 0 0
Cree, n.o.s. 5,620 2,760 2,865 0 0 0
Eastern Algonquian languages 180 95 85 155 60 90
Malecite 20 20 0 0 0 10
Mi'kmaq 160 75 85 155 60 90
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 23,980 11,285 12,690 0 0 0
Algonquin 205 95 105 0 0 0
Ojibway 16,220 7,600 8,630 0 0 0
Oji-Cree 7,515 3,585 3,935 0 0 0
Ottawa (Odawa) 200 105 100 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 85 40 50 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages 85 25 65 10 0 10
Northern Athabaskan languages 80 25 55 10 0 10
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 10 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carrier 10 0 10 0 0 0
Chilcotin 10 0 10 0 0 0
Dene 45 20 30 0 0 0
Dogrib (Tlicho) 10 0 10 0 0 0
Gwich'in 10 0 10 0 0 0
Sarsi (Sarcee) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sekani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages 10 0 0 0 0 0
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Slavey 0 0 10 0 0 10
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan languages 0 0 0 10 0 0
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan 0 0 0 0 10 0
Tutchone languages 10 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages 840 320 525 10 10 0
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 10 0 10 0 0 0
Inuktitut 730 285 445 10 10 0
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 105 35 70 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages 1,940 810 1,125 10 10 0
Cayuga 120 35 85 0 0 0
Mohawk 1,625 710 915 10 10 0
Oneida 180 55 125 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 50 25 25 0 0 0
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 180 65 110 0 0 10
Salish languages 10 0 10 0 0 0
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lillooet 0 0 0 0 0 0
Okanagan 0 10 0 0 0 0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Squamish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Straits 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 10 0 10 0 0 0
Siouan languages 40 10 30 0 0 0
Dakota 20 10 10 0 0 0
Stoney 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 20 0 15 0 0 0
Tlingit 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 10 0 10 0 0 0
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 10 0 10 0 0 0
Nisga'a 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian 10 0 10 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 10 10 0 0 0 0
Haisla 0 0 0 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 0 0 10 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 10 0 0 0 0 0
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 210 100 110 0 0 0
Non-Aboriginal languages 4,397,690 2,099,820 2,297,865 43,635 21,735 21,895
Afro-Asiatic languages 362,645 183,050 179,595 9,820 5,290 4,530
Berber languages 925 505 415 25 15 15
Kabyle 530 280 255 25 15 15
Berber languages, n.i.e. 390 225 165 0 0 0
Cushitic languages 34,160 15,155 19,000 140 55 90
Bilen 355 200 160 25 10 15
Oromo 2,075 905 1,175 35 20 20
Somali 31,535 13,925 17,610 75 25 55
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 370 170 205 10 0 0
Semitic languages 330,315 168,750 161,570 9,745 5,275 4,470
Amharic 16,010 7,565 8,445 260 135 125
Arabic 246,015 127,015 119,000 8,850 4,765 4,080
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 17,825 8,775 9,050 0 0 0
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 6,185 3,045 3,140 0 0 0
Harari 1,310 660 645 0 0 0
Hebrew 43,255 22,165 21,090 575 335 235
Maltese 7,020 3,455 3,570 10 0 10
Tigrigna 9,385 4,320 5,065 140 65 70
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 1,985 1,010 975 35 20 20
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 1,125 535 590 0 10 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 99,830 46,210 53,620 460 205 255
Khmer (Cambodian) 10,045 4,490 5,550 15 10 15
Vietnamese 90,265 41,965 48,300 440 200 245
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 60 10 50 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 249,435 98,295 151,150 2,270 985 1,285
Bikol 755 340 425 10 0 10
Cebuano 9,475 3,650 5,830 110 55 55
Fijian 110 40 65 10 10 0
Hiligaynon 3,110 1,205 1,910 40 15 25
Ilocano 15,235 5,940 9,295 55 10 40
Malagasy 215 115 100 0 0 10
Malay 9,780 4,500 5,280 40 10 30
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 1,935 855 1,080 0 0 0
Pangasinan 565 245 320 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 232,935 91,110 141,820 2,155 940 1,215
Waray-Waray 410 125 285 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 1,785 755 1,030 25 0 20
Creole languages 30,260 13,525 16,735 220 110 120
Haitian Creole 1,430 605 830 10 10 0
Creole, n.o.s. 19,375 8,480 10,895 90 45 50
Creole languages, n.i.e. 9,685 4,525 5,155 120 60 65
Dravidian languages 196,315 97,975 98,335 1,205 690 520
Kannada 5,775 2,930 2,845 75 40 35
Malayalam 22,880 11,535 11,345 490 260 235
Tamil 157,700 77,975 79,730 370 225 145
Telugu 16,315 8,925 7,390 330 200 125
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 495 250 240 0 0 0
Hmong-Mien languages 545 265 280 0 0 0
Indo-European languages 2,608,060 1,265,535 1,342,525 20,810 10,305 10,505
Albanian 22,375 11,180 11,195 375 180 195
Armenian 18,435 8,860 9,575 75 45 25
Balto-Slavic languages 473,565 221,450 252,120 3,195 1,520 1,680
Baltic languages 10,545 4,495 6,050 65 20 45
Latvian 4,675 2,070 2,610 25 10 20
Lithuanian 5,875 2,430 3,445 45 15 25
Slavic languages 465,170 217,885 247,285 3,145 1,500 1,650
Belarusan 1,360 680 680 0 0 0
Bosnian 9,915 4,905 5,010 120 50 70
Bulgarian 10,410 5,060 5,350 40 25 25
Croatian 46,580 22,880 23,700 230 85 140
Czech 14,045 6,615 7,430 155 80 75
Macedonian 21,505 10,365 11,140 70 35 30
Polish 142,985 65,415 77,575 645 285 355
Russian 138,735 64,355 74,380 1,665 840 830
Serbian 53,250 26,725 26,525 140 60 75
Serbo-Croatian 5,815 2,845 2,965 105 60 45
Slovak 12,035 5,550 6,490 95 45 50
Slovene (Slovenian) 7,935 3,550 4,390 20 0 15
Ukrainian 54,615 24,125 30,490 260 125 135
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 1,750 935 815 0 0 0
Celtic languages 3,800 1,880 1,920 305 145 160
Scottish Gaelic 1,480 720 765 200 85 110
Welsh 685 300 390 15 0 10
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 1,650 870 785 115 55 60
Germanic languages 274,305 130,610 143,700 4,315 2,105 2,210
Afrikaans 7,360 3,625 3,735 240 110 135
Danish 5,440 2,455 2,980 135 75 60
Dutch 63,410 29,875 33,535 745 315 430
Frisian 1,655 820 835 15 0 10
German 189,035 90,730 98,305 3,005 1,515 1,495
Icelandic 285 130 155 65 25 40
Norwegian 2,140 975 1,165 85 65 15
Swedish 5,125 2,345 2,785 170 70 105
Vlaams (Flemish) 2,275 1,050 1,225 10 0 0
Yiddish 7,175 3,535 3,640 25 15 10
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 3,290 1,645 1,645 0 0 10
Greek 80,690 40,105 40,590 1,190 600 590
Indo-Iranian languages 915,765 463,175 452,585 5,660 3,170 2,500
Indo-Aryan languages 759,390 384,940 374,450 4,225 2,405 1,820
Bengali 59,685 30,420 29,265 545 300 240
Gujarati 103,890 52,380 51,510 195 130 75
Hindi 250,095 127,765 122,335 2,005 1,150 855
Kashmiri 600 300 300 10 0 0
Konkani 5,490 2,515 2,975 15 15 10
Marathi 10,360 5,380 4,980 110 70 40
Nepali 10,245 5,115 5,135 620 315 305
Oriya (Odia) 1,090 515 570 25 0 15
Punjabi (Panjabi) 282,065 145,050 137,015 815 455 360
Sindhi 11,515 5,385 6,130 10 0 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 18,555 9,230 9,330 210 110 95
Urdu 231,500 117,305 114,190 880 540 340
Iranian languages 163,490 81,710 81,785 1,455 780 670
Kurdish 8,795 4,755 4,040 180 105 80
Pashto 15,315 8,145 7,170 55 40 15
Persian (Farsi) 145,465 72,275 73,190 1,240 655 585
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 4,665 2,495 2,175 65 30 30
Italic (Romance) languages 880,330 418,225 462,105 6,610 3,040 3,575
Catalan 515 275 240 20 15 10
Italian 333,645 161,190 172,455 1,225 620 605
Portuguese 193,520 93,885 99,635 675 370 305
Romanian 49,635 23,205 26,430 210 125 85
Spanish 337,615 156,040 181,580 4,830 2,110 2,715
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 1,355 745 605 45 30 10
Japanese 25,675 11,535 14,140 640 245 395
Kartvelian languages 1,555 775 780 0 10 0
Georgian 1,555 770 785 0 10 0
Korean 79,175 36,930 42,245 1,190 510 680
Mongolic languages 515 225 285 0 0 0
Mongolian 515 225 285 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 70,570 33,620 36,945 1,145 625 520
Akan (Twi) 15,950 7,520 8,435 35 20 15
Bamanankan 385 195 185 10 0 10
Edo 2,130 930 1,195 10 0 0
Ewe 880 435 445 70 40 30
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 700 320 375 10 10 0
Ga 1,340 645 695 25 15 15
Ganda 1,225 550 675 55 15 40
Igbo 4,025 2,105 1,920 75 45 30
Lingala 4,885 2,165 2,720 30 15 20
Rundi (Kirundi) 2,555 1,080 1,475 0 0 0
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 2,220 885 1,330 125 55 65
Shona 2,350 1,055 1,300 55 35 20
Swahili 16,750 8,110 8,640 340 185 150
Wolof 730 355 375 30 10 20
Yoruba 10,495 5,345 5,150 215 105 105
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 11,210 5,255 5,950 235 130 100
Nilo-Saharan languages 2,025 1,020 1,010 40 25 15
Dinka 415 220 200 10 0 10
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 1,615 805 810 35 25 10
Sign languages 18,865 7,645 11,220 925 315 615
American Sign Language 10,220 3,695 6,525 565 180 385
Quebec Sign Language 235 60 180 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e. 8,690 4,005 4,680 370 140 235
Sino-Tibetan languages 689,145 324,575 364,565 5,840 2,975 2,865
Chinese languages 679,170 319,635 359,530 5,825 2,975 2,850
Cantonese 341,875 159,280 182,600 1,245 600 650
Hakka 7,865 3,445 4,420 45 25 25
Mandarin 385,395 179,890 205,510 4,535 2,275 2,265
Min Dong 810 330 480 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 16,980 7,650 9,330 155 60 90
Wu (Shanghainese) 8,305 3,860 4,440 50 20 25
Chinese, n.o.s. 16,455 7,710 8,745 410 255 155
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 185 95 90 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 10,460 5,200 5,260 20 10 10
Burmese 2,215 1,055 1,165 0 0 0
Karenic languages 1,820 905 920 0 0 0
Tibetan 5,695 2,845 2,850 15 0 10
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 1,245 645 605 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages 11,120 4,945 6,180 165 75 85
Lao 6,740 3,215 3,520 15 10 10
Thai 5,195 2,065 3,135 150 75 75
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e. 30 10 20 0 0 0
Turkic languages 33,335 17,310 16,025 535 280 255
Azerbaijani 3,260 1,710 1,550 20 20 0
Turkish 27,850 14,510 13,340 395 190 205
Uyghur 700 350 345 15 0 10
Uzbek 1,405 700 705 105 65 40
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 915 450 465 10 10 10
Uralic languages 58,370 27,060 31,310 245 120 125
Estonian 4,785 2,155 2,625 45 20 20
Finnish 11,145 4,865 6,280 50 20 35
Hungarian 42,545 20,070 22,480 140 80 65
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 3,675 1,950 1,725 40 15 30
Citizenship
Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 45 13,242,160 6,472,240 6,769,920 397,630 192,815 204,815
Canadian citizensCensus data footnote 46 12,223,065 5,987,360 6,235,705 376,250 181,625 194,620
Canadian citizens aged under 18 2,546,075 1,305,820 1,240,255 69,485 35,410 34,070
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over 9,676,990 4,681,540 4,995,445 306,770 146,220 160,550
Not Canadian citizensCensus data footnote 47 1,019,095 484,880 534,215 21,385 11,180 10,195
Immigrant status and period of immigration
Total - Immigrant status and period of immigration for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 48 13,242,160 6,472,240 6,769,920 397,630 192,815 204,820
Non-immigrantsCensus data footnote 49 9,188,815 4,555,270 4,633,545 352,630 169,835 182,795
ImmigrantsCensus data footnote 50 3,852,145 1,814,665 2,037,480 37,205 18,415 18,795
Before 1981 1,077,745 507,500 570,240 10,100 4,910 5,185
1981 to 1990 513,995 246,235 267,755 3,035 1,530 1,500
1991 to 2000 834,510 390,315 444,195 4,895 2,370 2,525
2001 to 2010 953,730 446,895 506,835 9,760 4,925 4,840
2001 to 2005 490,560 230,950 259,610 3,760 1,890 1,865
2006 to 2010 463,170 215,945 247,225 6,000 3,030 2,970
2011 to 2016Census data footnote 51 472,170 223,715 248,450 9,420 4,680 4,740
Non-permanent residentsCensus data footnote 52 201,200 102,305 98,895 7,795 4,565 3,235
Age at immigration
Total - Age at immigration for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 53 3,852,145 1,814,665 2,037,485 37,205 18,415 18,795
Under 5 years 369,955 184,255 185,705 4,640 2,225 2,415
5 to 14 years 685,085 345,865 339,225 6,970 3,525 3,445
15 to 24 years 855,475 381,025 474,450 6,630 3,180 3,445
25 to 44 years 1,579,500 741,340 838,160 16,235 8,050 8,185
45 years and over 362,130 162,180 199,945 2,735 1,435 1,300
Immigrants by selected place of birthThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census immigration data
Total - Selected places of birth for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 54 3,852,145 1,814,665 2,037,480 37,210 18,415 18,790
Americas 598,950 265,930 333,025 5,485 2,570 2,915
Brazil 14,705 6,700 8,010 135 60 65
Colombia 28,815 13,085 15,730 115 65 50
El Salvador 20,920 10,165 10,750 75 40 40
Guyana 79,745 35,325 44,420 145 70 75
Haiti 10,195 4,410 5,785 40 20 20
Jamaica 119,840 51,320 68,525 345 135 210
Mexico 30,075 13,895 16,185 225 115 115
Peru 10,550 4,660 5,895 80 25 60
Trinidad and Tobago 52,810 23,515 29,300 175 100 75
United StatesCensus data footnote 55 109,005 47,170 61,830 3,225 1,480 1,745
Other places of birth in Americas 122,280 55,685 66,600 925 470 455
Europe 1,144,295 546,250 598,050 12,250 6,210 6,045
Bosnia and Herzegovina 21,300 10,655 10,645 195 100 95
Croatia 27,330 13,495 13,835 130 50 80
France 13,385 6,310 7,070 340 190 150
Germany 63,460 29,685 33,775 1,150 585 565
Greece 36,575 18,225 18,350 455 235 220
Hungary 22,085 10,495 11,590 80 35 45
IrelandCensus data footnote 56 15,275 7,415 7,860 285 100 175
Italy 157,815 78,510 79,305 380 210 165
Netherlands 47,400 23,910 23,490 470 185 280
Poland 96,000 43,155 52,845 465 190 270
Portugal 103,025 50,240 52,785 180 115 65
Romania 42,720 19,720 23,000 150 90 60
Russian Federation 42,980 18,540 24,440 505 245 260
SerbiaCensus data footnote 57 23,695 11,610 12,085 65 30 30
Ukraine 39,945 18,150 21,795 270 125 145
United KingdomCensus data footnote 58 264,125 125,730 138,390 5,900 3,110 2,795
Other places of birth in Europe 127,190 60,395 66,790 1,245 600 645
Africa 226,770 109,585 117,185 3,030 1,565 1,460
Algeria 2,925 1,480 1,450 10 0 0
Egypt 34,510 18,000 16,510 730 375 350
Ethiopia 15,570 7,230 8,340 170 90 85
Kenya 14,940 6,910 8,025 120 70 45
Morocco 5,485 2,690 2,795 70 45 20
Nigeria 20,630 10,285 10,345 290 145 145
Somalia 16,970 6,845 10,125 60 35 30
South Africa, Republic of 19,390 9,545 9,840 355 155 200
Other places of birth in Africa 96,355 46,610 49,745 1,225 650 570
Asia 1,869,805 886,570 983,240 16,210 7,920 8,290
Afghanistan 33,145 16,490 16,655 100 40 60
Bangladesh 39,410 19,970 19,440 250 145 105
ChinaCensus data footnote 59 317,225 143,705 173,515 2,345 975 1,375
Hong KongCensus data footnote 60 108,030 50,945 57,090 250 115 135
India 360,540 179,950 180,590 1,875 990 890
IranCensus data footnote 61 86,810 43,445 43,360 840 460 380
Iraq 50,390 25,280 25,115 530 250 280
Japan 8,145 2,550 5,585 170 60 110
Korea, SouthCensus data footnote 62 57,085 26,660 30,425 715 290 430
Lebanon 34,545 18,145 16,405 1,205 665 540
Pakistan 142,265 71,925 70,345 450 225 225
Philippines 231,760 93,730 138,030 2,030 860 1,165
Sri Lanka 109,855 53,640 56,215 265 120 145
SyriaCensus data footnote 63 22,680 11,405 11,270 1,040 500 545
Taiwan 17,840 7,775 10,065 175 95 85
Viet Nam 80,525 36,545 43,985 355 170 190
Other places of birth in Asia 169,555 84,400 85,160 3,600 1,965 1,630
Oceania and other places of birthCensus data footnote 64 12,330 6,330 5,990 235 155 80
Recent immigrants by selected places of birth
Total - Selected places of birth for the recent immigrant population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 54 472,170 223,720 248,450 9,425 4,685 4,740
Americas 60,700 29,005 31,700 990 450 540
Brazil 3,180 1,505 1,675 85 35 50
Colombia 4,520 2,005 2,520 10 0 15
Cuba 1,950 910 1,045 65 35 30
Haiti 2,575 1,140 1,435 15 10 10
Jamaica 8,935 4,840 4,090 130 60 70
Mexico 5,670 2,745 2,925 90 45 40
United StatesCensus data footnote 55 14,635 7,225 7,405 365 165 195
VenezuelaCensus data footnote 65 2,460 1,120 1,340 10 10 0
Other places of birth in Americas 16,775 7,510 9,265 225 85 140
Europe 45,295 22,250 23,045 1,390 720 665
France 2,010 1,025 985 80 45 35
Germany 1,695 885 805 90 40 45
IrelandCensus data footnote 56 1,900 1,185 715 40 15 25
MoldovaCensus data footnote 66 880 400 480 25 10 15
Romania 2,425 995 1,430 30 15 15
Russian Federation 4,905 1,790 3,115 160 65 100
Ukraine 4,455 2,005 2,445 135 60 80
United KingdomCensus data footnote 58 7,780 4,515 3,265 540 325 215
Other places of birth in Europe 19,245 9,450 9,795 290 140 155
Africa 39,380 19,045 20,330 960 510 445
Algeria 415 180 240 10 0 0
Cameroon 1,390 640 750 0 0 0
Congo, Democratic Republic of the 1,835 845 990 55 25 25
Côte d'Ivoire 605 245 360 0 0 0
Egypt 8,220 4,290 3,935 185 100 85
Eritrea 2,055 1,010 1,045 60 40 25
Ethiopia 2,505 1,115 1,385 40 25 15
Morocco 655 275 375 25 15 10
Nigeria 5,910 2,895 3,015 150 70 80
Somalia 2,065 965 1,100 10 0 10
South Africa, Republic of 1,410 715 695 70 30 45
Tunisia 310 155 150 0 10 0
Other places of birth in Africa 12,010 5,715 6,295 350 200 145
Asia 324,820 152,205 172,615 6,065 2,990 3,070
Afghanistan 5,785 2,845 2,945 25 0 20
Bangladesh 8,180 4,055 4,125 65 40 25
ChinaCensus data footnote 59 58,840 26,025 32,815 855 395 455
Hong KongCensus data footnote 60 1,985 800 1,190 0 0 10
India 69,325 35,060 34,265 755 415 340
IranCensus data footnote 61 21,225 10,300 10,930 250 130 120
Iraq 14,645 7,315 7,330 245 125 120
Israel 2,050 1,085 970 260 170 90
Japan 1,385 370 1,015 65 25 35
Korea, SouthCensus data footnote 62 6,320 2,855 3,470 190 65 120
Lebanon 3,230 1,685 1,545 75 30 45
Nepal 3,395 1,725 1,665 185 95 85
Pakistan 25,435 12,425 13,015 90 50 45
Philippines 53,190 21,740 31,450 1,160 515 645
Saudi Arabia 3,140 1,615 1,530 115 65 50
Sri Lanka 8,185 3,580 4,605 85 50 45
SyriaCensus data footnote 63 12,710 6,590 6,120 790 365 425
Taiwan 1,015 435 580 0 0 10
Turkey 2,590 1,440 1,145 70 45 30
United Arab Emirates 4,290 2,230 2,055 60 35 25
Viet Nam 3,885 1,520 2,365 45 15 30
Other places of birth in Asia 13,995 6,505 7,485 675 355 325
Oceania and otherCensus data footnote 64 1,980 1,215 765 20 10 10
Australia 1,535 965 565 10 10 10
Other places of birthCensus data footnote 67 445 250 200 15 10 0
Generation status
Total - Generation status for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 68 13,242,160 6,472,240 6,769,920 397,635 192,815 204,815
First generationCensus data footnote 69 4,122,840 1,953,095 2,169,740 47,920 24,395 23,525
Second generationCensus data footnote 70 3,049,835 1,525,300 1,524,540 38,625 18,960 19,660
Third generation or moreCensus data footnote 71 6,069,485 2,993,845 3,075,640 311,090 149,455 161,630
Admission category and applicant type
Total - Admission category and applicant type for the immigrant population in private households who landed between 1980 and 2016 - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 72 2,825,480 1,331,730 1,493,750 27,440 13,660 13,780
Economic immigrantsCensus data footnote 73 1,364,380 677,695 686,685 16,465 8,580 7,890
Principal applicantsCensus data footnote 74 540,795 338,460 202,335 6,335 4,335 2,005
Secondary applicantsCensus data footnote 75 823,580 339,240 484,350 10,130 4,250 5,880
Immigrants sponsored by familyCensus data footnote 76 940,405 382,890 557,520 6,715 2,880 3,835
RefugeesCensus data footnote 77 482,665 253,750 228,910 4,080 2,105 1,975
Other immigrantsCensus data footnote 78 38,035 17,400 20,640 175 85 85
Aboriginal population
Total - Aboriginal identity for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 79 13,242,160 6,472,240 6,769,920 397,635 192,815 204,815
Aboriginal identityCensus data footnote 80 374,395 179,970 194,420 15,815 7,455 8,355
Single Aboriginal responsesCensus data footnote 81 361,125 173,685 187,445 15,270 7,200 8,065
First Nations (North American Indian)Census data footnote 82 236,680 112,840 123,845 7,955 3,785 4,175
Métis 120,585 59,015 61,570 6,910 3,230 3,680
Inuk (Inuit) 3,860 1,835 2,030 400 185 220
Multiple Aboriginal responsesCensus data footnote 83 5,730 2,680 3,045 275 130 140
Aboriginal responses not included elsewhereCensus data footnote 84 7,540 3,615 3,930 270 125 140
Non-Aboriginal identity 12,867,765 6,292,265 6,575,500 381,815 185,355 196,465
Total - Population by Registered or Treaty Indian status for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 85 13,242,160 6,472,240 6,769,925 397,630 192,815 204,815
Registered or Treaty IndianCensus data footnote 86 170,895 81,560 89,335 4,015 1,905 2,110
Not a Registered or Treaty Indian 13,071,265 6,390,680 6,680,585 393,615 190,910 202,705
Total - Aboriginal ancestry for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 87 13,242,160 6,472,240 6,769,920 397,635 192,810 204,820
Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 88 112,875 54,840 58,035 2,600 1,170 1,425
Single Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 89 111,575 54,180 57,395 2,510 1,145 1,365
First Nations (North American Indian) single ancestryCensus data footnote 82 97,430 47,130 50,305 1,715 790 925
Métis single ancestry 12,925 6,490 6,435 685 325 365
Inuit single ancestry 1,220 565 655 110 30 80
Multiple Aboriginal ancestries (only)Census data footnote 90 1,295 665 640 85 25 55
First Nations (North American Indian) and Métis ancestries 1,055 545 510 60 15 45
First Nations (North American Indian) and Inuit ancestries 145 70 75 10 0 10
Métis and Inuit ancestries 65 25 40 15 0 10
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis and Inuit ancestries 30 20 10 0 0 10
Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 91 405,425 192,320 213,100 24,130 11,040 13,085
Single Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 92 395,205 187,695 207,510 23,265 10,620 12,650
First Nations (North American Indian) and non-Aboriginal ancestries 276,920 130,810 146,110 16,330 7,425 8,910
Métis and non-Aboriginal ancestries 113,785 54,830 58,955 6,315 2,890 3,420
Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 4,500 2,050 2,450 620 300 320
Multiple Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 93 10,215 4,620 5,590 860 420 440
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis and non-Aboriginal ancestries 9,305 4,205 5,100 700 335 370
First Nations (North American Indian), Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 595 290 305 90 45 45
Métis, Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 300 125 170 60 40 25
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis, Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 15 0 10 0 0 0
Non-Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 94 12,723,865 6,225,080 6,498,785 370,905 180,600 190,305
Visible minority population
Total - Visible minority for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 95 13,242,160 6,472,240 6,769,920 397,635 192,810 204,820
Total visible minority populationCensus data footnote 96 3,885,585 1,878,075 2,007,505 45,290 22,740 22,555
South AsianCensus data footnote 97 1,150,415 582,010 568,400 6,555 3,690 2,860
Chinese 754,550 359,230 395,315 6,970 3,450 3,525
Black 627,715 296,270 331,445 15,090 7,305 7,785
Filipino 311,675 132,440 179,230 2,575 1,130 1,450
Latin American 195,950 93,645 102,310 1,210 610 600
Arab 210,435 109,585 100,850 7,335 3,950 3,385
Southeast AsianCensus data footnote 98 133,855 63,255 70,605 865 375 490
West AsianCensus data footnote 99 154,670 77,385 77,280 1,395 725 665
Korean 88,935 42,445 46,495 1,225 520 705
Japanese 30,830 13,595 17,235 485 215 270
Visible minority, n.i.e.Census data footnote 100 97,970 46,105 51,860 490 230 265
Multiple visible minoritiesCensus data footnote 101 128,585 62,105 66,485 1,090 540 555
Not a visible minorityCensus data footnote 102 9,356,575 4,594,165 4,762,410 352,345 170,075 182,265
Ethnic origin populationThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census data on ethnic origin
Total - Ethnic origin for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 103 13,242,160 6,472,240 6,769,920 397,630 192,810 204,820
North American Aboriginal origins 518,300 247,160 271,135 26,725 12,215 14,510
First Nations (North American Indian) 385,505 183,075 202,430 18,920 8,620 10,300
Inuit 6,870 3,150 3,720 905 425 480
Métis 137,485 66,245 71,235 7,850 3,615 4,235
Other North American origins 3,220,595 1,585,255 1,635,340 163,560 78,245 85,315
Acadian 16,580 8,135 8,450 10,120 4,530 5,590
American 140,165 67,480 72,690 3,950 1,910 2,040
Canadian 3,109,770 1,531,645 1,578,125 152,835 73,390 79,445
New Brunswicker 320 190 125 30 10 20
Newfoundlander 10,850 5,520 5,325 885 395 495
Nova Scotian 1,485 685 800 750 345 405
Ontarian 2,165 1,085 1,075 30 10 15
Québécois 5,390 2,730 2,665 230 120 115
Other North American origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 104 675 375 300 15 10 10
European origins 8,151,470 3,978,900 4,172,570 276,190 132,910 143,280
British Isles origins 4,900,430 2,380,595 2,519,835 228,910 109,560 119,345
Channel Islander 1,120 530 590 40 10 30
Cornish 755 370 385 60 35 25
English 2,808,805 1,357,650 1,451,160 121,795 58,375 63,415
Irish 2,095,460 991,625 1,103,835 95,065 44,145 50,920
Manx 2,450 1,320 1,130 80 40 35
Scottish 2,107,295 1,016,260 1,091,030 113,480 53,570 59,905
Welsh 198,475 94,555 103,920 8,850 4,160 4,690
British Isles origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 105 323,185 152,525 170,660 11,350 5,340 6,005
French origins 1,350,520 643,360 707,160 66,425 30,905 35,515
Alsatian 1,235 495 740 15 10 0
Breton 290 175 120 0 0 0
Corsican 205 125 85 0 10 0
French 1,349,255 642,790 706,470 66,410 30,900 35,515
Western European origins (except French origins) 1,766,975 864,010 902,970 56,580 26,830 29,750
Austrian 72,475 35,415 37,065 1,010 540 465
Bavarian 450 225 230 0 0 0
Belgian 57,890 28,460 29,430 995 480 510
Dutch 527,750 259,585 268,165 13,220 6,020 7,205
Flemish 4,005 2,005 1,995 70 50 15
Frisian 2,705 1,400 1,305 15 0 10
German 1,189,670 579,315 610,355 45,110 21,395 23,715
Luxembourger 915 500 415 15 10 0
Swiss 59,835 29,395 30,440 1,395 715 675
Western European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 106 1,095 560 530 90 60 35
Northern European origins (except British Isles origins) 266,085 127,885 138,195 8,015 3,835 4,175
Danish 53,555 26,355 27,195 1,890 895 1,000
Finnish 76,755 36,955 39,800 610 250 360
Icelandic 13,215 6,325 6,895 420 185 235
Norwegian 59,335 28,350 30,980 2,780 1,390 1,395
Swedish 71,035 32,705 38,325 1,920 880 1,040
Northern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 107 12,540 6,400 6,140 690 380 310
Eastern European origins 1,339,610 644,610 695,000 16,140 8,015 8,120
Bulgarian 16,750 8,230 8,525 175 80 100
Byelorussian 11,690 5,645 6,045 135 70 65
Czech 42,340 20,815 21,530 665 360 305
Czechoslovakian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 108 14,810 6,820 7,990 155 65 85
Estonian 15,075 7,255 7,825 255 125 125
Hungarian 163,500 79,850 83,655 1,400 725 675
Latvian 18,095 8,615 9,480 240 90 155
Lithuanian 35,100 16,965 18,135 600 270 325
Moldovan 3,905 1,910 1,995 10 0 0
Polish 523,490 251,575 271,910 5,905 2,900 3,005
Romanian 98,235 46,825 51,410 715 355 365
Russian 220,850 103,650 117,200 2,975 1,405 1,570
Slovak 40,535 19,645 20,885 355 215 140
Ukrainian 376,440 181,725 194,715 5,155 2,640 2,515
Eastern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 109 10,330 4,940 5,390 190 80 105
Southern European origins 1,772,160 880,335 891,830 16,775 7,980 8,795
Albanian 25,980 13,085 12,895 255 140 120
Bosnian 14,680 7,255 7,425 120 55 65
Catalan 285 180 110 0 0 10
Croatian 82,220 41,350 40,875 455 200 250
Cypriot 4,400 2,170 2,230 25 15 10
Greek 148,555 74,830 73,720 2,430 1,240 1,190
Italian 931,805 467,100 464,705 8,190 3,940 4,245
Kosovar 1,305 655 650 240 115 130
Macedonian 39,440 19,820 19,625 100 55 50
Maltese 35,255 17,525 17,730 235 105 135
Montenegrin 2,545 1,295 1,250 15 0 10
Portuguese 324,930 160,970 163,960 2,335 1,105 1,235
Serbian 66,835 34,035 32,800 185 85 105
Sicilian 4,190 2,090 2,100 10 0 10
Slovenian 26,485 13,215 13,275 105 45 60
Spanish 171,145 78,880 92,265 2,685 1,175 1,510
Yugoslavian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 110 20,245 9,785 10,460 190 95 95
Southern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 111 965 425 540 65 35 25
Other European origins 105,865 53,050 52,820 3,610 1,830 1,775
Basque 1,585 805 780 105 40 60
Jewish 77,280 38,860 38,425 1,490 725 765
Roma (Gypsy) 2,295 1,050 1,245 60 40 15
Slavic, n.o.s.Census data footnote 112 2,065 1,110 955 20 15 0
Other European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 113 23,290 11,540 11,750 1,965 1,015 955
Caribbean origins 462,600 213,660 248,940 3,570 1,740 1,825
Antiguan 3,275 1,480 1,800 80 45 35
Bahamian 2,305 1,190 1,115 195 90 100
Barbadian 26,625 12,375 14,250 400 205 200
Bermudan 2,010 925 1,085 155 85 70
Carib 2,295 855 1,440 40 30 10
Cuban 14,490 6,625 7,865 270 125 145
Dominican 9,180 4,420 4,760 120 65 60
Grenadian 14,690 6,420 8,275 20 10 0
Guadeloupean 70 20 50 0 0 0
Haitian 17,715 8,085 9,630 85 25 60
Jamaican 257,060 119,100 137,955 1,295 640 655
Kittitian/Nevisian 2,260 1,090 1,175 35 15 20
Martinican 195 65 125 10 0 10
Montserratan 620 300 325 0 0 0
Puerto Rican 1,495 755 740 50 15 35
St. Lucian 7,170 3,195 3,985 60 20 40
Trinidadian/Tobagonian 59,560 27,850 31,710 250 145 110
Vincentian/Grenadinian 12,155 5,250 6,905 30 20 10
West Indian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 114 56,865 25,380 31,480 460 240 215
Caribbean origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 115 16,970 7,770 9,195 275 135 145
Latin, Central and South American origins 322,210 153,045 169,165 2,060 1,045 1,015
Aboriginal from Central/South America (except Arawak and Maya) 10,795 5,040 5,750 145 75 70
Arawak 1,055 470 585 0 0 0
Argentinian 11,460 5,620 5,840 50 30 20
Belizean 810 395 415 10 0 10
Bolivian 1,885 935 955 35 20 20
Brazilian 18,395 8,760 9,635 215 115 100
Chilean 14,625 7,015 7,610 85 50 30
Colombian 40,820 19,345 21,480 235 125 110
Costa Rican 2,790 1,380 1,410 25 0 20
Ecuadorian 20,385 9,650 10,735 25 15 10
Guatemalan 10,040 4,870 5,170 55 35 15
Guyanese 73,360 34,050 39,315 270 125 145
Hispanic 5,805 2,790 3,015 55 30 25
Honduran 3,360 1,590 1,765 30 25 10
Maya 2,500 1,285 1,215 60 35 25
Mexican 43,120 20,735 22,380 465 230 240
Nicaraguan 7,100 3,440 3,665 35 10 25
Panamanian 2,475 1,125 1,355 15 0 10
Paraguayan 600 280 320 0 0 0
Peruvian 14,780 6,985 7,800 140 65 80
Salvadorean 27,595 13,530 14,070 80 55 30
Uruguayan 4,200 2,150 2,050 15 0 15
Venezuelan 11,750 5,320 6,430 55 40 20
Latin, Central and South American origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 116 14,095 6,745 7,350 150 80 70
African origins 414,095 203,260 210,835 12,510 6,005 6,505
Central and West African origins 85,735 42,745 42,990 1,080 565 515
Akan 965 540 425 0 0 0
Angolan 1,635 815 820 15 0 10
Ashanti 1,205 620 585 0 0 0
Beninese 555 280 270 0 0 0
Burkinabe 415 190 225 0 10 0
Cameroonian 4,700 2,330 2,370 25 15 10
Chadian 645 320 325 0 0 0
Congolese 10,425 4,960 5,460 165 85 80
Edo 1,025 545 480 0 0 0
Ewe 180 95 80 0 0 0
Gabonese 170 80 90 0 10 0
Gambian 630 305 330 10 0 10
Ghanaian 24,850 12,060 12,790 145 80 60
Guinean 1,105 550 560 25 15 10
Ibo 1,940 1,035 905 90 50 40
Ivorian 1,350 600 745 10 10 0
Liberian 770 365 405 20 10 10
Malian 490 250 240 10 0 10
Malinké 345 160 185 15 10 0
Nigerian 26,560 13,620 12,940 360 185 170
Peulh 135 80 55 10 10 0
Senegalese 1,000 500 495 10 10 0
Sierra Leonean 1,175 585 585 40 30 10
Togolese 670 370 300 65 35 35
Wolof 80 45 35 0 0 0
Yoruba 4,055 2,155 1,900 65 20 40
Central and West African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 117 4,745 2,340 2,410 110 65 50
North African origins 86,665 44,970 41,695 1,715 900 815
Algerian 4,065 2,035 2,030 30 25 0
Berber 1,845 985 860 55 35 20
Coptic 2,305 1,185 1,120 25 10 20
Dinka 205 110 95 0 0 0
Egyptian 52,845 27,465 25,375 1,175 630 545
Libyan 3,785 2,015 1,760 185 95 95
Maure 290 160 125 0 10 0
Moroccan 12,305 6,310 6,000 115 55 60
Sudanese 8,975 4,600 4,375 115 45 70
Tunisian 2,295 1,210 1,085 40 20 20
North African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 118 1,755 920 830 45 25 20
Southern and East African origins 128,910 61,680 67,230 1,580 775 810
Afrikaner 560 285 275 25 10 20
Amhara 720 360 360 10 10 0
Bantu, n.o.s.Census data footnote 119 870 455 415 0 10 0
Burundian 3,105 1,465 1,640 10 0 0
Djiboutian 1,035 460 575 0 0 0
Eritrean 11,870 5,740 6,125 145 75 70
Ethiopian 22,560 10,755 11,800 250 105 145
Harari 475 255 215 0 0 0
Kenyan 5,860 2,780 3,080 145 85 60
Malagasy 430 200 230 15 0 20
Mauritian 3,600 1,830 1,770 10 0 0
Oromo 1,290 610 685 30 15 15
Rwandan 3,215 1,380 1,830 95 50 50
Seychellois 350 140 205 0 0 0
Somali 40,995 19,200 21,795 165 75 90
South African 19,760 9,790 9,970 400 180 215
Tanzanian 2,610 1,300 1,315 50 35 15
Tigrian 770 395 375 15 0 10
Ugandan 2,950 1,445 1,505 60 20 35
Zambian 805 410 395 75 30 45
Zimbabwean 3,425 1,595 1,830 80 55 30
Zulu 440 225 215 0 0 0
Southern and East African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 120 8,475 3,900 4,570 115 65 50
Other African origins 119,670 57,245 62,420 8,315 3,875 4,445
Black, n.o.s.Census data footnote 121 17,380 7,720 9,660 1,460 670 790
Other African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 122 103,560 50,150 53,410 6,940 3,240 3,700
Asian origins 3,100,450 1,506,795 1,593,655 33,575 17,045 16,530
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins 523,340 265,615 257,730 13,800 7,140 6,655
Afghan 54,535 27,255 27,280 230 75 155
Arab, n.o.s.Census data footnote 123 44,705 23,345 21,360 1,385 725 660
Armenian 29,675 14,570 15,105 215 125 90
Assyrian 12,075 6,140 5,935 0 0 0
Azerbaijani 4,105 1,995 2,110 20 15 0
Georgian 2,815 1,415 1,395 20 10 10
Hazara 680 390 290 0 0 0
Iranian 117,065 58,995 58,065 1,200 680 515
Iraqi 50,460 25,420 25,035 585 265 325
Israeli 17,080 8,890 8,185 220 115 100
Jordanian 9,660 5,110 4,545 255 140 110
Kazakh 1,325 610 715 35 20 15
Kurd 9,210 4,880 4,330 225 110 115
Kuwaiti 1,510 795 715 205 105 100
Kyrgyz 340 130 210 0 0 0
Lebanese 86,245 43,700 42,545 5,205 2,620 2,590
Palestinian 28,480 15,215 13,270 925 500 425
Pashtun 3,010 1,635 1,375 10 10 0
Saudi Arabian 3,660 1,975 1,685 675 440 235
Syrian 31,440 15,570 15,870 1,660 805 850
Tajik 1,850 880 970 20 10 10
Tatar 2,135 930 1,205 35 10 25
Turk 34,165 17,340 16,825 565 270 295
Turkmen 695 345 355 10 0 0
Uighur 755 385 375 10 10 10
Uzbek 2,400 1,155 1,240 90 60 30
Yemeni 4,225 2,065 2,155 205 105 100
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 124 16,270 8,395 7,875 765 405 365
South Asian origins 1,182,845 595,480 587,370 6,880 3,885 3,005
Bangladeshi 29,195 14,965 14,230 210 120 85
Bengali 15,235 7,795 7,445 55 30 15
Bhutanese 1,450 710 735 210 85 120
East Indian 774,500 390,015 384,480 5,030 2,855 2,175
Goan 4,775 2,245 2,525 10 10 0
Gujarati 5,915 3,055 2,860 0 0 10
Kashmiri 1,795 900 895 10 0 0
Nepali 8,150 4,070 4,080 425 220 210
Pakistani 149,060 75,860 73,200 465 290 175
Punjabi 55,455 28,580 26,875 165 75 85
Sinhalese 5,195 2,545 2,645 10 0 10
Sri Lankan 124,270 60,685 63,585 285 140 150
Tamil 42,760 21,705 21,050 60 25 35
South Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 125 58,705 29,705 29,005 390 240 145
East and Southeast Asian origins 1,422,890 659,650 763,245 12,855 6,035 6,820
Burmese 4,420 2,105 2,315 15 0 10
Cambodian (Khmer) 14,655 6,810 7,845 50 15 35
Chinese 849,345 403,280 446,065 7,605 3,700 3,905
Filipino 337,760 144,830 192,930 2,680 1,195 1,485
Hmong 650 340 305 0 0 0
Indonesian 9,325 4,305 5,025 95 45 50
Japanese 41,620 18,530 23,090 600 245 355
Karen 1,645 830 815 0 0 0
Korean 93,420 44,585 48,835 1,280 540 740
Laotian 9,875 4,865 5,015 10 0 10
Malaysian 7,310 3,370 3,935 50 20 30
Mongolian 2,940 1,390 1,545 30 10 20
Singaporean 1,260 565 700 0 0 0
Taiwanese 10,060 4,595 5,465 180 85 90
Thai 6,865 2,725 4,135 170 60 110
Tibetan 6,365 3,175 3,185 10 0 0
Vietnamese 107,640 51,350 56,290 585 260 320
East and Southeast Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 126 4,375 2,165 2,210 50 35 15
Other Asian origins 13,430 6,575 6,855 295 140 155
Other Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 127 13,430 6,575 6,855 295 140 155
Oceania origins 20,680 10,435 10,240 550 270 285
Australian 13,315 6,780 6,530 285 140 150
New Zealander 4,250 2,255 2,000 190 110 80
Pacific Islands origins 3,490 1,625 1,860 85 35 55
Fijian 1,610 665 945 10 10 0
Hawaiian 470 235 240 10 0 15
Maori 485 255 230 35 15 25
Polynesian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 128 275 115 165 15 10 10
Samoan 225 140 85 0 0 10
Pacific Islands origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 129 555 265 290 10 0 10
Household characteristics
Total - Private households by tenure - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 130 5,169,175 ... ... 173,460 ... ...
Owner 3,601,825 ... ... 104,250 ... ...
Renter 1,559,720 ... ... 69,180 ... ...
Band housing 7,635 ... ... 30 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by condominium status - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 131 5,169,170 ... ... 173,460 ... ...
Condominium 680,495 ... ... 10,415 ... ...
Not condominium 4,488,680 ... ... 163,045 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 132 5,169,175 ... ... 173,460 ... ...
No bedrooms 33,950 ... ... 880 ... ...
1 bedroom 699,980 ... ... 25,150 ... ...
2 bedrooms 1,122,145 ... ... 45,370 ... ...
3 bedrooms 1,876,905 ... ... 62,950 ... ...
4 or more bedrooms 1,436,185 ... ... 39,110 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 133 5,169,170 ... ... 173,460 ... ...
1 to 4 rooms 1,369,660 ... ... 46,250 ... ...
5 rooms 718,020 ... ... 25,385 ... ...
6 rooms 770,730 ... ... 24,840 ... ...
7 rooms 713,595 ... ... 22,375 ... ...
8 or more rooms 1,597,165 ... ... 54,610 ... ...
Average number of rooms per dwelling 6.3 ... ... 6.4 ... ...
Total - Private households by number of persons per room - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 134 5,169,175 ... ... 173,455 ... ...
One person or fewer per room 5,046,810 ... ... 172,115 ... ...
More than 1 person per room 122,360 ... ... 1,350 ... ...
Total - Private households by housing suitability - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 135 5,169,175 ... ... 173,455 ... ...
Suitable 4,858,170 ... ... 167,470 ... ...
Not suitable 311,005 ... ... 5,990 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by period of construction - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 136 5,169,175 ... ... 173,460 ... ...
1960 or before 1,293,135 ... ... 35,105 ... ...
1961 to 1980 1,449,585 ... ... 49,470 ... ...
1981 to 1990 709,135 ... ... 27,070 ... ...
1991 to 2000 622,565 ... ... 24,820 ... ...
2001 to 2005 396,130 ... ... 13,190 ... ...
2006 to 2010 368,235 ... ... 12,695 ... ...
2011 to 2016Census data footnote 137 330,390 ... ... 11,110 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 138 5,169,175 ... ... 173,460 ... ...
Only regular maintenance or minor repairs needed 4,851,335 ... ... 161,990 ... ...
Major repairs needed 317,840 ... ... 11,470 ... ...
Total - Private households by number of household maintainers - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 139 5,169,170 ... ... 173,455 ... ...
1 household maintainer 2,962,065 ... ... 98,520 ... ...
2 household maintainers 2,059,710 ... ... 70,355 ... ...
3 or more household maintainers 147,400 ... ... 4,585 ... ...
Total - Private households by age of primary household maintainers - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 140 5,169,175 ... ... 173,460 ... ...
15 to 24 years 135,835 ... ... 9,080 ... ...
25 to 34 years 681,685 ... ... 27,935 ... ...
35 to 44 years 880,070 ... ... 28,940 ... ...
45 to 54 years 1,113,885 ... ... 34,535 ... ...
55 to 64 years 1,047,185 ... ... 33,710 ... ...
65 to 74 years 738,445 ... ... 23,385 ... ...
75 to 84 years 414,210 ... ... 12,040 ... ...
85 years and over 157,860 ... ... 3,835 ... ...
Total - Owner and tenant households with household total income greater than zero, in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings by shelter-cost-to-income ratio - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 141 5,106,290 ... ... 172,790 ... ...
Spending less than 30% of income on shelter costs 3,694,385 ... ... 129,585 ... ...
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs 1,411,900 ... ... 43,205 ... ...
30% to less than 100% 1,208,010 ... ... 36,570 ... ...
Total - Owner households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data 3,557,485 ... ... 104,185 ... ...
% of owner households with a mortgageCensus data footnote 142 61.0 ... ... 64.0 ... ...
% of owner households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costsCensus data footnote 141 19.8 ... ... 12.9 ... ...
Median monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,299 ... ... 1,187 ... ...
Average monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,463 ... ... 1,268 ... ...
Median value of dwellings ($)Census data footnote 144 400,496 ... ... 269,126 ... ...
Average value of dwellings ($)Census data footnote 144 506,409 ... ... 307,511 ... ...
Total - Tenant households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data 1,554,940 ... ... 69,085 ... ...
% of tenant households in subsidized housingCensus data footnote 145 15.0 ... ... 8.3 ... ...
% of tenant households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costsCensus data footnote 141 45.7 ... ... 43.3 ... ...
Median monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,045 ... ... 962 ... ...
Average monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,109 ... ... 1,035 ... ...
Highest certificate, diploma or degree
Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 146 11,038,440 5,342,755 5,695,685 337,215 161,965 175,250
No certificate, diploma or degree 1,935,355 961,690 973,670 49,440 25,160 24,280
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificateCensus data footnote 147 3,026,100 1,485,320 1,540,770 85,440 43,010 42,425
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 6,076,985 2,895,745 3,181,235 202,335 93,795 108,540
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma 664,180 471,055 193,120 26,270 18,000 8,270
Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 148 324,370 199,510 124,855 14,480 8,135 6,345
Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 149 339,810 271,545 68,260 11,790 9,865 1,925
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma 2,298,715 981,785 1,316,930 69,975 29,400 40,575
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level 242,005 107,065 134,945 7,855 3,195 4,665
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above 2,872,085 1,335,845 1,536,250 98,230 43,195 55,035
Bachelor's degree 1,911,530 854,135 1,057,395 65,785 28,265 37,515
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level 189,370 83,670 105,695 5,150 2,245 2,910
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry 79,760 42,295 37,460 2,780 1,490 1,290
Master's degree 593,645 294,180 299,470 20,595 8,750 11,845
Earned doctorateCensus data footnote 150 97,790 61,560 36,230 3,920 2,445 1,475
Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 146 7,229,120 3,498,620 3,730,495 225,425 108,730 116,690
No certificate, diploma or degree 752,995 404,770 348,225 18,865 10,520 8,340
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificateCensus data footnote 147 1,768,955 895,020 873,935 49,630 25,550 24,085
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 4,707,165 2,198,830 2,508,335 156,935 72,660 84,270
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma 446,390 315,975 130,420 18,455 13,000 5,455
Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 148 218,980 134,685 84,295 10,105 5,910 4,195
Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 149 227,410 181,290 46,120 8,345 7,090 1,260
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma 1,782,530 762,505 1,020,030 53,905 23,350 30,555
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level 170,925 75,935 94,995 5,300 2,140 3,160
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above 2,307,320 1,044,420 1,262,895 79,275 34,170 45,105
Bachelor's degree 1,519,850 668,450 851,400 53,070 22,730 30,340
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level 148,960 62,370 86,590 4,060 1,650 2,405
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry 63,790 30,895 32,895 2,295 1,115 1,180
Master's degree 500,415 239,160 261,255 17,040 7,060 9,970
Earned doctorateCensus data footnote 150 74,310 43,545 30,765 2,815 1,605 1,215
Major field of study - Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2016
Total - Major field of study - Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2016 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 151 11,038,440 5,342,755 5,695,685 337,215 161,965 175,245
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 152 4,961,455 2,447,010 2,514,445 134,875 68,170 66,705
Education 349,745 79,245 270,505 12,640 3,225 9,415
13. Education 349,750 79,245 270,505 12,640 3,225 9,415
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 246,075 109,955 136,120 6,785 3,190 3,590
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services 38,745 28,735 10,010 1,315 970 345
50. Visual and performing arts 207,325 81,220 126,110 5,465 2,220 3,245
Humanities 359,560 133,350 226,210 10,725 4,105 6,620
16. Aboriginal and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics 37,900 8,170 29,730 745 230 510
23. English language and literature/letters 98,440 28,290 70,145 3,225 970 2,255
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities 95,345 32,940 62,410 2,300 765 1,540
30A Interdisciplinary humanitiesCensus data footnote 153 2,165 805 1,365 45 20 30
38. Philosophy and religious studies 24,255 13,425 10,830 715 385 330
39. Theology and religious vocations 28,175 17,120 11,055 855 515 345
54. History 57,295 30,015 27,280 2,255 1,125 1,135
55. French language and literature/letters 15,990 2,590 13,400 585 105 475
Social and behavioural sciences and law 810,410 269,735 540,670 23,790 7,680 16,115
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies 10,765 2,210 8,560 420 85 325
09. Communication, journalism and related programs 81,500 31,825 49,675 2,300 840 1,460
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences 141,750 11,775 129,975 4,020 310 3,705
22. Legal professions and studies 128,860 45,275 83,590 3,605 1,200 2,405
30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciencesCensus data footnote 154 16,210 3,400 12,815 390 100 290
42. Psychology 122,545 29,640 92,905 5,035 1,315 3,725
45. Social sciences 308,775 145,620 163,155 8,030 3,830 4,200
Business, management and public administration 1,279,665 527,085 752,580 47,175 16,450 30,730
30.16 Accounting and computer science 2,725 895 1,830 70 15 55
44. Public administration and social service professions 108,935 21,405 87,530 2,855 685 2,170
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services 1,168,005 504,780 663,225 44,250 15,745 28,505
Physical and life sciences and technologies 253,905 124,050 129,850 9,850 4,745 5,100
26. Biological and biomedical sciences 110,950 45,120 65,835 4,595 1,885 2,710
30.01 Biological and physical sciences 54,745 24,800 29,945 2,020 790 1,235
30C Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciencesCensus data footnote 155 3,830 1,190 2,640 95 25 70
40. Physical sciences 72,355 48,145 24,205 2,810 1,965 845
41. Science technologies/technicians 12,025 4,795 7,235 325 85 240
Mathematics, computer and information sciences 290,045 185,310 104,730 9,670 6,195 3,475
11. Computer and information sciences and support services 220,550 150,765 69,790 7,775 5,300 2,470
25. Library science 15,220 2,450 12,770 705 100 600
27. Mathematics and statistics 49,025 28,515 20,515 1,060 685 375
30D Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciencesCensus data footnote 156 5,235 3,580 1,655 135 100 30
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies 1,173,030 1,055,050 117,985 37,885 34,940 2,950
04. Architecture and related services 51,845 34,590 17,265 960 620 340
14. Engineering 334,085 271,010 63,070 7,830 6,660 1,170
15. Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields 237,775 214,500 23,275 8,520 7,790 730
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation 160 30 125 10 0 10
46. Construction trades 198,790 194,555 4,235 8,730 8,495 240
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians 225,860 220,545 5,315 8,060 7,735 325
48. Precision production 124,515 119,820 4,695 3,780 3,640 140
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 106,895 67,015 39,880 2,230 1,195 1,035
01. Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences 66,035 41,790 24,240 1,030 510 520
03. Natural resources and conservation 40,860 25,230 15,635 1,200 680 515
Health and related fields 865,970 173,780 692,185 28,890 5,360 23,530
31. Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies 75,715 37,005 38,705 1,900 905 1,000
51. Health professions and related programs 767,680 124,280 643,400 26,040 3,880 22,160
60. Dental, medical and veterinary residency programs 22,575 12,490 10,075 950 575 375
Personal, protective and transportation services 340,285 170,915 169,375 12,650 6,705 5,945
12. Personal and culinary services 183,925 49,390 134,535 7,160 1,905 5,260
28. Military science, leadership and operational art 2,135 1,815 320 185 175 0
29. Military technologies and applied sciences 2,610 2,385 225 515 475 40
43. Security and protective services 98,325 68,625 29,695 2,020 1,610 415
49. Transportation and materials moving 53,290 48,695 4,595 2,765 2,540 225
Other 1,405 260 1,145 40 10 35
30.99 Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies, other 1,405 255 1,145 40 10 35
Total - Major field of study - Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2016 for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 151 7,229,120 3,498,625 3,730,500 225,425 108,730 116,690
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 152 2,521,950 1,299,790 1,222,160 68,495 36,070 32,425
Education 243,635 52,670 190,965 8,765 2,100 6,665
13. Education 243,635 52,670 190,965 8,765 2,100 6,665
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 192,630 85,175 107,450 5,320 2,520 2,805
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services 28,705 21,070 7,635 970 730 240
50. Visual and performing arts 163,925 64,105 99,815 4,355 1,785 2,565
Humanities 266,665 95,805 170,855 8,300 3,110 5,195
16. Aboriginal and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics 29,210 5,775 23,435 600 180 420
23. English language and literature/letters 73,110 20,225 52,885 2,540 770 1,765
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities 72,145 24,330 47,815 1,825 610 1,215
30A Interdisciplinary humanitiesCensus data footnote 153 1,665 615 1,045 50 15 30
38. Philosophy and religious studies 17,755 9,925 7,830 565 290 280
39. Theology and religious vocations 19,390 11,790 7,605 555 330 225
54. History 42,315 21,735 20,585 1,745 830 910
55. French language and literature/letters 11,075 1,415 9,655 430 80 350
Social and behavioural sciences and law 648,285 207,200 441,085 19,595 6,095 13,500
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies 8,630 1,785 6,845 350 70 285
09. Communication, journalism and related programs 67,115 26,015 41,105 1,965 700 1,270
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences 111,550 8,405 103,145 3,290 255 3,035
22. Legal professions and studies 108,895 34,250 74,650 3,135 925 2,210
30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciencesCensus data footnote 154 12,875 2,705 10,170 300 70 230
42. Psychology 93,770 21,045 72,725 4,035 1,040 2,995
45. Social sciences 245,445 113,000 132,445 6,515 3,030 3,475
Business, management and public administration 1,026,975 414,425 612,550 36,275 12,865 23,410
30.16 Accounting and computer science 2,225 715 1,510 65 15 55
44. Public administration and social service professions 88,130 16,590 71,540 2,330 555 1,775
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services 936,620 397,120 539,500 33,880 12,295 21,580
Physical and life sciences and technologies 190,235 88,535 101,700 7,310 3,490 3,825
26. Biological and biomedical sciences 84,580 33,150 51,425 3,575 1,470 2,105
30.01 Biological and physical sciences 41,255 18,020 23,240 1,485 600 885
30C Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciencesCensus data footnote 155 3,135 975 2,165 90 25 65
40. Physical sciences 52,490 33,175 19,310 1,965 1,355 605
41. Science technologies/technicians 8,775 3,215 5,555 200 35 165
Mathematics, computer and information sciences 252,275 162,360 89,915 8,505 5,570 2,935
11. Computer and information sciences and support services 198,775 136,120 62,655 7,135 4,915 2,215
25. Library science 10,755 1,765 8,995 485 75 405
27. Mathematics and statistics 38,160 21,440 16,720 775 490 290
30D Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciencesCensus data footnote 156 4,580 3,030 1,550 115 90 25
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies 878,300 779,075 99,225 28,880 26,370 2,505
04. Architecture and related services 42,115 27,365 14,745 735 445 290
14. Engineering 266,040 211,240 54,800 5,890 4,915 980
15. Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields 178,830 160,160 18,675 6,725 6,075 650
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation 140 25 115 10 0 0
46. Construction trades 141,515 138,160 3,360 6,650 6,415 235
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians 162,855 158,770 4,080 6,115 5,870 245
48. Precision production 86,805 83,355 3,450 2,760 2,650 110
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 82,775 49,710 33,065 1,835 980 860
01. Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences 50,160 30,065 20,095 835 420 420
03. Natural resources and conservation 32,615 19,650 12,965 1,000 555 440
Health and related fields 664,880 133,665 531,220 22,215 4,285 17,930
31. Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies 58,160 27,950 30,205 1,510 760 755
51. Health professions and related programs 589,085 96,720 492,365 19,950 3,100 16,845
60. Dental, medical and veterinary residency programs 17,640 8,990 8,645 755 430 330
Personal, protective and transportation services 259,400 129,985 129,415 9,890 5,285 4,605
12. Personal and culinary services 137,250 36,225 101,030 5,630 1,575 4,055
28. Military science, leadership and operational art 1,685 1,405 280 165 160 0
29. Military technologies and applied sciences 1,415 1,270 145 315 285 30
43. Security and protective services 77,190 52,840 24,345 1,600 1,270 335
49. Transportation and materials moving 41,855 38,245 3,610 2,175 1,995 180
Other 1,125 220 900 40 10 35
30.99 Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies, other 1,125 225 900 40 10 35
Location of study compared with province or territory of residence with countries outside Canada
Total - Location of study compared with province or territory of residence with countries outside Canada for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 157 11,038,440 5,342,755 5,695,685 337,210 161,965 175,245
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 4,961,460 2,447,010 2,514,445 134,875 68,170 66,705
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 158 6,076,985 2,895,745 3,181,240 202,335 93,795 108,540
Location of study inside Canada 4,786,950 2,261,260 2,525,690 184,280 84,675 99,605
Same as province or territory of residence 4,414,485 2,081,525 2,332,960 140,675 63,335 77,340
Different than province or territory of residence 372,470 179,735 192,730 43,600 21,340 22,265
Location of study outside CanadaCensus data footnote 159 1,290,035 634,485 655,545 18,060 9,125 8,935
United StatesCensus data footnote 160 167,260 89,350 77,910 3,800 2,005 1,790
Philippines 115,410 39,750 75,655 1,110 390 715
India 169,340 85,500 83,840 1,470 775 695
United KingdomCensus data footnote 161 115,690 66,215 49,470 3,180 1,855 1,325
ChinaCensus data footnote 162 98,415 46,230 52,185 810 315 495
France 10,775 5,800 4,975 245 145 105
Other 613,145 301,635 311,510 7,440 3,630 3,805
Total - Location of study compared with province or territory of residence with countries outside Canada for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 157 7,229,120 3,498,620 3,730,500 225,425 108,730 116,695
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 2,521,955 1,299,795 1,222,160 68,490 36,070 32,425
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 158 4,707,170 2,198,830 2,508,335 156,930 72,660 84,270
Location of study inside Canada 3,713,145 1,728,610 1,984,540 142,990 65,865 77,120
Same as province or territory of residence 3,432,015 1,593,170 1,838,850 108,650 49,100 59,555
Different than province or territory of residence 281,130 135,440 145,690 34,340 16,770 17,565
Location of study outside CanadaCensus data footnote 159 994,025 470,225 523,800 13,940 6,800 7,145
United StatesCensus data footnote 160 127,005 65,045 61,960 2,510 1,270 1,235
Philippines 97,230 32,925 64,300 1,030 370 655
India 143,205 70,040 73,175 1,170 605 565
United KingdomCensus data footnote 161 62,325 34,315 28,010 2,045 1,175 875
ChinaCensus data footnote 162 82,020 37,900 44,125 660 255 400
France 8,705 4,630 4,070 200 115 85
Other 473,530 225,365 248,160 6,325 2,995 3,330
Labour force status
Total - Population aged 15 years and over by Labour force status - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 163 11,038,440 5,342,755 5,695,680 337,215 161,965 175,245
In the labour force 7,141,675 3,689,625 3,452,055 225,945 115,060 110,880
Employed 6,612,150 3,414,255 3,197,895 209,425 105,890 103,530
Unemployed 529,525 275,370 254,160 16,515 9,165 7,350
Not in the labour force 3,896,765 1,653,130 2,243,630 111,275 46,900 64,370
Participation rate 64.7 69.1 60.6 67.0 71.0 63.3
Employment rate 59.9 63.9 56.1 62.1 65.4 59.1
Unemployment rate 7.4 7.5 7.4 7.3 8.0 6.6
Work activity during the reference year
Total population aged 15 years and over by work activity during the reference year - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 164 11,038,440 5,342,755 5,695,685 337,215 161,965 175,250
Did not workCensus data footnote 165 3,696,235 1,561,475 2,134,755 102,100 43,110 58,990
Worked 7,342,205 3,781,280 3,560,925 235,115 118,860 116,260
Worked full year, full timeCensus data footnote 166 3,837,565 2,148,635 1,688,935 128,810 69,905 58,910
Worked part year and/or part timeCensus data footnote 167 3,504,645 1,632,645 1,871,995 106,300 48,955 57,345
Average weeks worked in reference year 42.9 43.4 42.3 43.1 43.6 42.7
Class of worker
Total labour force aged 15 years and over by class of worker - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 168 7,141,675 3,689,625 3,452,055 225,940 115,060 110,880
Class of worker - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 171,050 81,735 89,315 4,080 2,125 1,955
All classes of workersCensus data footnote 170 6,970,625 3,607,890 3,362,735 221,860 112,935 108,925
Employee 6,146,035 3,084,740 3,061,295 201,655 100,725 100,925
Self-employedCensus data footnote 171 824,595 523,145 301,445 20,210 12,215 8,000
Occupation - National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2016
Total labour force population aged 15 years and over by occupation - National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2016 - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 172 7,141,675 3,689,625 3,452,050 225,940 115,060 110,880
Occupation - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 171,045 81,735 89,315 4,080 2,120 1,960
All occupationsCensus data footnote 170 6,970,625 3,607,890 3,362,735 221,860 112,940 108,925
0 Management occupations 790,880 483,240 307,635 24,335 14,500 9,835
1 Business, finance and administration occupations 1,124,770 357,215 767,555 36,720 10,880 25,840
2 Natural and applied sciences and related occupations 516,110 399,195 116,915 17,555 14,105 3,445
3 Health occupations 447,045 90,495 356,550 17,440 3,410 14,025
4 Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services 831,340 265,075 566,265 30,390 12,015 18,375
5 Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport 225,720 104,445 121,275 7,555 3,570 3,980
6 Sales and service occupations 1,632,085 709,375 922,710 55,170 24,350 30,815
7 Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations 927,820 866,870 60,950 26,175 24,875 1,295
8 Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations 113,405 88,150 25,260 2,740 2,310 430
9 Occupations in manufacturing and utilities 361,455 243,835 117,620 3,785 2,915 870
Industry - North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 2012
Total labour force population aged 15 years and over by Industry - North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 2012 - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 173 7,141,675 3,689,625 3,452,050 225,940 115,060 110,885
Industry - NAICS2012 - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 171,050 81,730 89,315 4,075 2,120 1,955
All industry categoriesCensus data footnote 170 6,970,625 3,607,890 3,362,735 221,865 112,940 108,925
11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 102,070 67,005 35,070 1,445 1,070 375
21 Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction 32,340 27,920 4,415 1,115 975 140
22 Utilities 50,820 38,195 12,630 1,595 1,045 550
23 Construction 476,835 419,600 57,230 13,815 12,285 1,530
31-33 Manufacturing 683,335 482,800 200,530 10,005 7,310 2,690
41 Wholesale trade 270,745 178,945 91,800 7,065 5,105 1,965
44-45 Retail trade 783,540 367,175 416,365 26,560 11,990 14,570
48-49 Transportation and warehousing 329,240 242,045 87,190 10,025 7,640 2,385
51 Information and cultural industries 176,715 101,045 75,670 6,320 3,610 2,715
52 Finance and insurance 380,765 169,590 211,180 10,365 4,235 6,130
53 Real estate and rental and leasing 144,275 77,385 66,890 4,390 2,455 1,935
54 Professional, scientific and technical services 567,825 316,685 251,140 17,540 9,885 7,655
55 Management of companies and enterprises 12,365 5,290 7,075 230 90 140
56 Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services 338,640 190,210 148,430 11,680 6,815 4,865
61 Educational services 528,470 163,680 364,795 17,535 5,930 11,600
62 Health care and social assistance 754,555 134,270 620,275 28,990 5,410 23,580
71 Arts, entertainment and recreation 147,425 75,330 72,095 4,835 2,495 2,345
72 Accommodation and food services 478,070 201,260 276,805 16,120 6,840 9,285
81 Other services (except public administration) 296,960 133,220 163,745 8,850 3,785 5,065
91 Public administration 415,635 216,250 199,385 23,370 13,970 9,395
Place of work status
Total - Place of work status for the employed labour force aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 174 6,612,150 3,414,255 3,197,900 209,420 105,890 103,530
Worked at home 480,290 242,495 237,795 13,585 6,565 7,010
Worked outside Canada 39,145 25,995 13,150 1,045 710 325
No fixed workplace address 736,715 536,140 200,570 22,220 16,365 5,855
Worked at usual place 5,355,995 2,609,620 2,746,375 172,585 82,250 90,340
Commuting destinationThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census commuting destination data
Total - Commuting destination for the employed labour force aged 15 years and over in private households with a usual place of work - 25% sample data 5,356,000 2,609,625 2,746,375 172,585 82,250 90,335
Commute within census subdivision (CSD) of residence 3,109,070 1,418,260 1,690,810 166,460 78,615 87,840
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) within census division (CD) of residence 857,565 419,960 437,605 155 105 50
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) and census division (CD) within province or territory of residence 1,350,375 749,770 600,605 4,155 2,315 1,835
Commute to a different province or territory 38,990 21,630 17,355 1,820 1,215 605
Main mode of commuting
Total - Main mode of commuting for the employed labour force aged 15 years and over in private households with a usual place of work or no fixed workplace address - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 175 6,092,710 3,145,765 2,946,945 194,800 98,610 96,190
Car, truck, van - as a driver 4,375,215 2,392,270 1,982,945 137,130 73,100 64,030
Car, truck, van - as a passenger 372,480 151,880 220,600 14,265 5,220 9,045
Public transit 888,920 376,690 512,235 22,975 9,955 13,015
Walked 320,015 143,885 176,130 15,935 7,500 8,430
Bicycle 75,460 50,200 25,260 1,965 1,310 655
Other method 60,620 30,835 29,785 2,535 1,525 1,010
Commuting duration
Total - Commuting duration for the employed labour force aged 15 years and over in private households with a usual place of work or no fixed workplace address - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 176 6,092,715 3,145,765 2,946,950 194,800 98,610 96,190
Less than 15 minutes 1,463,845 675,540 788,310 48,595 22,265 26,335
15 to 29 minutes 1,964,690 991,525 973,165 79,445 41,265 38,180
30 to 44 minutes 1,295,375 706,155 589,225 42,835 22,665 20,170
45 to 59 minutes 612,415 336,090 276,325 13,960 6,945 7,020
60 minutes and over 756,385 436,455 319,930 9,960 5,470 4,490
Time leaving for work
Total - Time leaving for work for the employed labour force aged 15 years and over in private households with a usual place of work or no fixed workplace address - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 177 6,092,715 3,145,765 2,946,950 194,805 98,610 96,190
Between 5 a.m. and 5:59 a.m. 413,515 296,265 117,245 9,340 6,045 3,295
Between 6 a.m. and 6:59 a.m. 1,039,255 640,810 398,445 38,000 22,710 15,295
Between 7 a.m. and 7:59 a.m. 1,571,230 778,100 793,130 58,985 29,475 29,510
Between 8 a.m. and 8:59 a.m. 1,354,870 577,565 777,310 41,875 17,975 23,905
Between 9 a.m. and 11:59 a.m. 740,330 328,410 411,920 19,595 8,615 10,980
Between 12 p.m. and 4:59 a.m. 973,515 524,620 448,895 27,000 13,790 13,210
Language used most often at work
Total - Language used most often at work for the population in private households aged 15 years and over who worked since January 1, 2015 - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 178 7,579,085 3,895,880 3,683,200 241,390 121,770 119,620
Single responses 7,434,675 3,828,665 3,606,015 239,880 121,140 118,740
Official languages 7,319,360 3,767,405 3,551,955 239,140 120,740 118,400
English 7,225,210 3,732,550 3,492,655 237,620 120,350 117,270
French 94,145 34,850 59,295 1,520 390 1,130
Non-official languages 115,320 61,255 54,060 740 395 340
Aboriginal languages 1,485 765 715 0 0 0
Algonquian languages 1,420 745 675 0 0 0
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 370 220 150 0 0 0
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Moose Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Naskapi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Plains Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Woods Cree 0 0 10 0 0 0
Cree, n.o.s. 360 215 145 0 0 0
Eastern Algonquian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 1,050 525 525 0 0 0
Algonquin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway 495 235 265 0 0 0
Oji-Cree 545 290 260 0 0 0
Ottawa (Odawa) 10 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carrier 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chilcotin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dene 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gwich'in 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sarsi (Sarcee) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sekani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Slavey 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tutchone languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages 25 0 20 0 0 0
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 25 10 20 0 0 0
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages 25 10 20 0 0 0
Cayuga 10 0 10 0 0 0
Mohawk 20 10 10 0 0 0
Oneida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lillooet 0 0 0 0 0 0
Okanagan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Squamish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Straits 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dakota 0 0 0 0 0 0
Stoney 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tlingit 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nisga'a 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haisla 0 0 0 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 0 10 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 10 0 0 0 0 0
Non-Aboriginal languages 113,835 60,490 53,340 740 400 340
Afro-Asiatic languages 3,305 1,995 1,310 155 110 40
Berber languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kabyle 0 0 0 0 0 0
Berber languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cushitic languages 125 45 80 0 0 0
Bilen 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oromo 15 10 10 0 0 0
Somali 110 35 70 0 0 0
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Semitic languages 3,175 1,955 1,225 150 110 35
Amharic 75 30 45 10 0 10
Arabic 2,430 1,605 825 125 100 25
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 145 110 40 0 0 0
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 35 20 15 0 0 0
Harari 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hebrew 395 140 260 20 15 10
Maltese 20 15 10 0 0 0
Tigrigna 60 30 25 0 0 0
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 10 10 0 0 0 0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 2,575 1,065 1,510 0 0 10
Khmer (Cambodian) 95 50 50 0 0 0
Vietnamese 2,480 1,015 1,465 0 0 10
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 1,280 495 790 10 0 10
Bikol 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cebuano 25 10 15 0 0 0
Fijian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 10 10 0 0 0 0
Ilocano 40 20 20 0 0 0
Malagasy 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malay 55 20 30 0 0 0
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pangasinan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 1,145 435 705 15 0 10
Waray-Waray 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 10 0 10 0 0 0
Creole languages 60 35 30 0 0 0
Haitian Creole 15 0 0 0 0 0
Creole, n.o.s. 50 25 20 0 0 0
Creole languages, n.i.e. 10 10 0 0 0 0
Dravidian languages 1,980 945 1,035 0 0 0
Kannada 10 0 10 0 0 0
Malayalam 75 45 30 0 0 0
Tamil 1,870 900 975 0 0 0
Telugu 35 10 20 0 0 0
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hmong-Mien languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Indo-European languages 38,960 21,375 17,580 200 110 95
Albanian 275 170 105 0 0 0
Armenian 145 75 75 0 0 0
Balto-Slavic languages 6,655 3,165 3,495 30 15 10
Baltic languages 70 25 40 10 0 0
Latvian 20 10 10 10 0 0
Lithuanian 45 20 25 0 0 0
Slavic languages 6,595 3,135 3,455 25 20 10
Belarusan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bosnian 100 55 40 0 0 0
Bulgarian 120 85 40 0 0 0
Croatian 155 100 50 0 0 0
Czech 25 20 10 0 0 0
Macedonian 85 35 45 0 0 0
Polish 1,925 960 960 0 0 0
Russian 2,905 1,240 1,670 30 20 0
Serbian 390 240 145 0 0 0
Serbo-Croatian 20 10 10 0 0 0
Slovak 55 40 20 0 0 0
Slovene (Slovenian) 15 0 10 0 0 0
Ukrainian 780 320 460 0 0 0
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 10 10 0 0 0 0
Celtic languages 15 10 10 0 0 0
Scottish Gaelic 10 0 0 0 0 0
Welsh 0 0 0 0 0 0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 10 10 0 0 0 0
Germanic languages 6,905 3,655 3,250 40 20 20
Afrikaans 0 0 0 0 0 0
Danish 30 15 20 10 10 0
Dutch 790 425 365 0 0 0
Frisian 25 20 10 0 0 0
German 5,690 3,005 2,690 25 10 15
Icelandic 0 10 0 0 0 0
Norwegian 30 10 20 0 0 0
Swedish 55 15 35 0 0 0
Vlaams (Flemish) 10 10 10 0 0 0
Yiddish 20 0 20 0 0 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 240 155 80 0 0 0
Greek 405 240 165 10 10 0
Indo-Iranian languages 11,880 6,560 5,315 50 30 15
Indo-Aryan languages 9,205 4,900 4,310 20 20 0
Bengali 335 160 170 0 0 0
Gujarati 730 255 475 0 0 0
Hindi 800 380 415 0 0 0
Kashmiri 0 0 0 0 0 0
Konkani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Marathi 30 10 20 0 0 0
Nepali 80 30 50 20 15 0
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 6,025 3,480 2,550 10 0 0
Sindhi 20 10 15 0 0 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 30 15 10 0 0 0
Urdu 1,150 555 600 0 0 0
Iranian languages 2,660 1,655 1,005 30 10 15
Kurdish 105 95 15 0 0 0
Pashto 20 10 15 0 0 0
Persian (Farsi) 2,530 1,555 975 30 15 20
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 10 0 10 0 0 0
Italic (Romance) languages 12,680 7,505 5,170 75 35 45
Catalan 10 0 10 0 0 0
Italian 945 505 445 0 10 0
Portuguese 5,815 3,865 1,950 30 10 15
Romanian 300 140 160 0 0 0
Spanish 5,590 2,985 2,605 40 15 25
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 20 10 10 0 0 0
Japanese 1,010 360 655 25 10 15
Kartvelian languages 15 0 10 0 0 0
Georgian 15 0 10 0 0 0
Korean 4,945 2,505 2,445 30 10 20
Mongolic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mongolian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 120 55 65 0 0 0
Akan (Twi) 20 0 20 0 0 0
Bamanankan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Edo 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ewe 0 0 0 0 0 0
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ga 0 10 0 0 0 0
Ganda 25 15 15 0 0 0
Igbo 10 0 0 0 0 0
Lingala 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rundi (Kirundi) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 15 0 10 0 0 0
Shona 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swahili 20 10 0 0 0 0
Wolof 10 0 0 0 0 0
Yoruba 10 0 10 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 20 20 0 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dinka 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages 810 295 515 30 0 25
American Sign Language 575 170 410 15 0 10
Quebec Sign Language 10 0 10 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 225 130 100 10 0 15
Sino-Tibetan languages 57,620 30,735 26,890 280 150 130
Chinese languages 57,535 30,690 26,840 280 150 130
Cantonese 26,955 14,190 12,770 65 35 25
Hakka 30 10 25 0 0 0
Mandarin 29,090 15,730 13,360 205 100 100
Min Dong 30 15 10 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 250 155 90 0 0 0
Wu (Shanghainese) 35 20 10 0 0 0
Chinese, n.o.s. 1,145 565 580 15 15 0
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 90 50 45 0 0 0
Burmese 10 10 10 0 0 0
Karenic languages 30 10 20 0 0 0
Tibetan 45 30 15 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages 235 95 145 0 0 0
Lao 80 40 35 0 0 0
Thai 160 55 105 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 465 315 150 10 0 10
Azerbaijani 15 15 0 0 0 0
Turkish 440 295 140 10 0 0
Uyghur 10 10 0 0 0 0
Uzbek 10 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Uralic languages 420 205 220 0 0 0
Estonian 45 10 35 0 0 0
Finnish 75 25 50 0 0 0
Hungarian 295 165 130 0 0 0
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 10 0 10 0 0 0
Multiple responses 144,405 67,215 77,185 1,510 630 880
English and French 63,665 26,760 36,900 915 330 585
English and non-official language 78,240 39,330 38,910 560 280 275
French and non-official language 175 75 100 0 0 10
English, French and non-official language 2,325 1,055 1,270 30 15 15
Other language used regularly at work
Total - Other language(s) used regularly at work for the population in private households aged 15 years and over who worked since January 1, 2015 - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 179 7,579,080 3,895,880 3,683,200 241,390 121,770 119,620
None 6,975,415 3,605,485 3,369,930 230,965 116,690 114,270
English 109,150 48,930 60,220 1,330 460 870
French 260,050 118,655 141,395 7,045 3,575 3,465
Non-official language 226,490 119,130 107,360 1,905 955 950
Aboriginal 5,970 2,480 3,490 30 15 15
Non-Aboriginal 220,520 116,650 103,870 1,875 940 935
English and French 245 100 150 10 0 0
English and non-official language 1,620 780 845 0 0 0
French and non-official language 6,080 2,780 3,300 150 85 60
English, French and non-official language 35 25 10 0 0 0
Mobility status - Place of residence 1 year ago
Total - Mobility status 1 year ago - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 180 13,106,990 6,403,470 6,703,520 393,840 190,960 202,880
Non-movers 11,475,985 5,603,290 5,872,695 335,125 162,405 172,720
Movers 1,631,005 800,180 830,820 58,715 28,550 30,160
Non-migrants 941,380 460,170 481,210 41,640 20,275 21,365
Migrants 689,625 340,015 349,610 17,070 8,275 8,795
Internal migrants 535,180 263,055 272,120 12,075 5,790 6,285
Intraprovincial migrants 467,890 229,080 238,810 4,120 1,835 2,285
Interprovincial migrants 67,290 33,980 33,315 7,950 3,950 4,005
External migrants 154,445 76,955 77,490 5,000 2,490 2,505
Mobility status - Place of residence 5 years ago
Total - Mobility status 5 years ago - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 181 12,546,040 6,116,715 6,429,325 377,835 182,825 195,010
Non-movers 7,887,825 3,845,945 4,041,880 227,440 109,710 117,730
Movers 4,658,215 2,270,770 2,387,445 150,395 73,115 77,285
Non-migrants 2,545,875 1,238,055 1,307,820 99,295 48,135 51,160
Migrants 2,112,340 1,032,710 1,079,630 51,100 24,980 26,125
Internal migrants 1,562,375 761,630 800,740 36,440 17,330 19,110
Intraprovincial migrants 1,380,900 672,540 708,360 12,010 5,400 6,605
Interprovincial migrants 181,480 89,090 92,390 24,435 11,920 12,505
External migrants 549,965 271,080 278,885 14,660 7,650 7,010

Source

Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population.

How to cite

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2017. Ontario [Province] and Halifax, CTY [Census division], Nova Scotia (table). Census Profile. 2016 Census. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-316-X2016001. Ottawa. Released November 29, 2017.
https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/index.cfm?Lang=E (accessed June 5, 2024).

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