Census Profile, 2016 Census
Edmonton, City [Census subdivision], Alberta and Columbia-Shuswap, Regional district [Census division], British Columbia

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Characteristic Edmonton, CY
Alberta
[Census subdivision]
Columbia-Shuswap, RD
British Columbia
[Census division]
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Total Male Female Total Male Female
Counts (unless otherwise specified)
Population and dwellings
Population, 2016Census data footnote 1 932,546 ... ... 51,366 ... ...
Population, 2011Census data footnote 1 812,201 ... ... 50,512 ... ...
Population percentage change, 2011 to 2016 14.8 ... ... 1.7 ... ...
Total private dwellingsCensus data footnote 2 387,950 ... ... 29,798 ... ...
Private dwellings occupied by usual residentsCensus data footnote 3 360,828 ... ... 22,454 ... ...
Population density per square kilometre 1,360.9 ... ... 1.8 ... ...
Land area in square kilometres 685.25 ... ... 28,929.19 ... ...
Age characteristics
Total - Age groups and average age of the population - 100% dataCensus data footnote 4 932,545 465,890 466,655 51,370 25,370 25,995
0 to 14 years 164,520 84,150 80,370 7,045 3,570 3,470
0 to 4 years 60,070 30,600 29,470 2,275 1,150 1,120
5 to 9 years 56,100 28,710 27,385 2,395 1,250 1,145
10 to 14 years 48,350 24,835 23,515 2,370 1,165 1,210
15 to 64 years 655,590 331,860 323,735 31,780 15,705 16,070
15 to 19 years 50,850 26,010 24,840 2,395 1,225 1,170
20 to 24 years 69,115 34,880 34,235 2,140 1,125 1,015
25 to 29 years 85,410 43,425 41,980 2,450 1,200 1,245
30 to 34 years 84,785 43,135 41,645 2,815 1,430 1,390
35 to 39 years 72,790 37,215 35,580 2,915 1,485 1,425
40 to 44 years 62,770 31,950 30,820 2,650 1,350 1,295
45 to 49 years 58,900 29,880 29,025 2,950 1,410 1,535
50 to 54 years 61,825 31,045 30,780 4,005 1,930 2,075
55 to 59 years 59,620 29,820 29,795 4,820 2,300 2,525
60 to 64 years 49,530 24,505 25,030 4,650 2,260 2,390
65 years and over 112,440 49,880 62,555 12,550 6,095 6,455
65 to 69 years 37,215 18,145 19,075 4,245 2,130 2,115
70 to 74 years 24,635 11,330 13,300 3,110 1,530 1,585
75 to 79 years 19,090 8,470 10,620 2,220 1,125 1,100
80 to 84 years 15,165 6,315 8,850 1,565 765 800
85 years and over 16,325 5,620 10,710 1,405 550 860
85 to 89 years 10,225 3,900 6,325 920 395 525
90 to 94 years 4,710 1,415 3,290 370 120 250
95 to 99 years 1,210 275 935 105 30 70
100 years and over 190 30 160 15 0 10
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 17.6 18.1 17.2 13.7 14.1 13.3
15 to 64 years 70.3 71.2 69.4 61.9 61.9 61.8
65 years and over 12.1 10.7 13.4 24.4 24.0 24.8
85 years and over 1.8 1.2 2.3 2.7 2.2 3.3
Average age of the population 37.7 36.9 38.5 46.4 45.8 46.9
Median age of the population 35.7 35.2 36.4 50.5 49.7 51.3
Household and dwelling characteristics
Total - Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling - 100% dataCensus data footnote 5 360,825 ... ... 22,455 ... ...
Single-detached house 180,215 ... ... 15,880 ... ...
Apartment in a building that has five or more storeys 25,790 ... ... 20 ... ...
Other attached dwellingCensus data footnote 6 152,175 ... ... 4,170 ... ...
Semi-detached house 22,215 ... ... 590 ... ...
Row house 36,075 ... ... 875 ... ...
Apartment or flat in a duplex 10,010 ... ... 920 ... ...
Apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys 83,775 ... ... 1,680 ... ...
Other single-attached house 95 ... ... 100 ... ...
Movable dwellingCensus data footnote 7 2,650 ... ... 2,390 ... ...
Total - Private households by household size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 8 360,825 ... ... 22,455 ... ...
1 person 98,055 ... ... 6,230 ... ...
2 persons 117,110 ... ... 10,000 ... ...
3 persons 58,810 ... ... 2,740 ... ...
4 persons 51,650 ... ... 2,315 ... ...
5 or more persons 35,210 ... ... 1,175 ... ...
Number of persons in private households 913,580 ... ... 50,195 ... ...
Average household size 2.5 ... ... 2.2 ... ...
Marital status
Total - Marital status for the population aged 15 years and over - 100% dataCensus data footnote 9 768,030 381,740 386,290 44,325 21,800 22,525
Married or living common law 425,750 214,060 211,695 28,260 14,125 14,135
Married 353,525 177,855 175,670 22,890 11,460 11,430
Living common law 72,230 36,205 36,025 5,370 2,665 2,705
Not married and not living common law 342,280 167,675 174,600 16,065 7,675 8,390
Never married 240,470 133,020 107,450 8,875 5,135 3,740
Separated 18,430 7,930 10,495 1,265 580 685
Divorced 48,940 19,925 29,010 3,060 1,315 1,745
Widowed 34,440 6,795 27,645 2,860 650 2,220
Family characteristics
Total - Census families in private households by family size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 10 247,020 ... ... 15,650 ... ...
2 persons 118,670 ... ... 10,230 ... ...
3 persons 55,525 ... ... 2,510 ... ...
4 persons 50,160 ... ... 2,090 ... ...
5 or more persons 22,665 ... ... 820 ... ...
Average size of census families 2.9 ... ... 2.6 ... ...
Total number of census families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 11 247,015 ... ... 15,650 ... ...
Total couple families 205,460 ... ... 13,870 ... ...
Married couples 169,350 ... ... 11,180 ... ...
Common-law couples 36,110 ... ... 2,685 ... ...
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent 41,555 ... ... 1,785 ... ...
Female parent 32,765 ... ... 1,365 ... ...
Male parent 8,795 ... ... 420 ... ...
Total - Couple census families in private households - 100% data 205,460 ... ... 13,870 ... ...
Couples without children 92,955 ... ... 9,110 ... ...
Couples with children 112,505 ... ... 4,755 ... ...
1 child 44,450 ... ... 2,010 ... ...
2 children 46,910 ... ... 1,960 ... ...
3 or more children 21,140 ... ... 780 ... ...
Total - Lone-parent census families in private households - 100% data 41,560 ... ... 1,785 ... ...
1 child 25,715 ... ... 1,115 ... ...
2 children 11,070 ... ... 495 ... ...
3 or more children 4,770 ... ... 170 ... ...
Total - Persons not in census families in private households - 100% data 186,840 98,305 88,530 9,395 4,690 4,710
Household type
Total - Private households by household type - 100% dataCensus data footnote 12 360,825 ... ... 22,455 ... ...
One-census-family households 228,005 ... ... 15,060 ... ...
Without children in a census familyCensus data footnote 13 85,555 ... ... 8,825 ... ...
With children in a census familyCensus data footnote 14 142,450 ... ... 6,235 ... ...
Multiple-census-family households 9,235 ... ... 290 ... ...
Non-census-family households 123,585 ... ... 7,105 ... ...
One-person households 98,055 ... ... 6,230 ... ...
Two-or-more person non-census-family households 25,530 ... ... 875 ... ...
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 15 921,060 460,380 460,675 50,925 25,225 25,705
English only 833,125 419,990 413,135 47,250 23,590 23,660
French only 1,490 645 845 15 5 5
English and French 66,575 31,780 34,790 3,550 1,570 1,980
Neither English nor French 19,875 7,970 11,905 115 55 55
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 16 921,060 460,380 460,675 50,925 25,220 25,700
English 876,540 439,555 436,990 49,865 24,695 25,170
French 18,805 9,885 8,920 895 450 445
English and French 6,325 3,240 3,085 55 25 35
Neither English nor French 19,395 7,710 11,685 105 55 50
Official language minority (number)Census data footnote 17 21,965 11,505 10,465 930 465 465
Official language minority (percentage)Census data footnote 17 2.4 2.5 2.3 1.8 1.8 1.8
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 18 921,060 460,380 460,675 50,925 25,220 25,705
Single responses 891,125 445,760 445,370 50,510 25,030 25,480
Official languages 605,695 307,085 298,615 46,805 23,255 23,555
English 587,995 297,745 290,245 45,820 22,750 23,075
French 17,705 9,335 8,365 985 505 485
Non-official languages 285,430 138,675 146,750 3,705 1,780 1,925
Aboriginal languages 2,010 755 1,255 45 20 20
Algonquian languages 1,610 610 1,005 10 0 10
Blackfoot 35 5 20 0 0 5
Cree-Montagnais languages 1,495 565 925 5 0 10
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Moose Cree 5 5 5 0 0 0
Naskapi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern East Cree 15 5 10 0 0 5
Plains Cree 300 100 200 0 0 5
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 20 5 15 0 0 0
Woods Cree 130 55 75 0 0 0
Cree, n.o.s. 1,030 400 625 5 0 0
Eastern Algonquian languages 5 0 5 0 0 0
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 5 5 0 0 0 0
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 80 30 50 0 0 0
Algonquin 5 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway 75 25 45 0 0 0
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 5 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages 200 65 135 5 0 0
Northern Athabaskan languages 200 70 130 0 0 0
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver 5 0 5 0 0 0
Carrier 5 0 5 0 0 0
Chilcotin 0 5 0 0 0 0
Dene 130 45 85 5 0 5
Dogrib (Tlicho) 15 5 15 0 0 0
Gwich'in 0 5 0 0 0 0
Sarsi (Sarcee) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sekani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages 40 15 25 0 0 0
North Slavey (Hare) 5 0 10 0 0 0
South Slavey 20 5 15 0 0 0
Slavey, n.o.s. 10 5 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 0 0 0 0
Northern Tutchone 0 0 5 0 0 0
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haida 5 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages 40 10 30 0 0 0
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 10 0 10 0 0 0
Inuktitut 20 10 15 0 0 0
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 10 5 10 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages 5 5 0 0 0 0
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oneida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 5 0 0 0 0
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 25 15 15 0 0 0
Salish languages 0 0 0 30 20 10
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lillooet 0 0 0 0 0 0
Okanagan 0 0 5 0 0 0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 5 0 0 25 15 10
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 85 30 60 5 0 0
Dakota 40 15 30 0 0 0
Stoney 45 20 30 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 5 0 5 0 0 0
Tlingit 0 5 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 5 0 5 0 0 0
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nisga'a 5 0 5 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 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 20 15 10 0 0 0
Non-Aboriginal languages 283,420 137,920 145,495 3,660 1,755 1,905
Afro-Asiatic languages 30,335 15,820 14,515 25 15 5
Berber languages 130 75 60 0 0 0
Kabyle 75 45 30 0 0 0
Berber languages, n.i.e. 55 30 25 0 0 0
Cushitic languages 7,890 3,960 3,930 0 0 0
Bilen 245 140 105 0 0 0
Oromo 1,120 580 540 0 0 0
Somali 6,500 3,230 3,270 5 0 0
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 25 10 10 0 0 0
Semitic languages 22,250 11,745 10,500 20 15 5
Amharic 2,485 1,205 1,280 0 0 0
Arabic 16,695 8,925 7,770 15 10 5
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 65 30 35 0 0 0
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 35 20 10 0 0 0
Harari 170 85 80 0 0 0
Hebrew 390 210 175 0 0 5
Maltese 20 10 10 5 0 0
Tigrigna 2,315 1,215 1,100 0 0 0
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 75 40 30 0 0 0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 65 35 25 0 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 9,400 4,350 5,045 10 5 5
Khmer (Cambodian) 745 355 395 0 0 0
Vietnamese 8,645 3,995 4,650 10 5 5
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 5 5 5 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 37,650 16,545 21,110 200 70 130
Bikol 95 45 50 0 0 0
Cebuano 1,775 750 1,020 10 5 10
Fijian 50 25 20 5 0 5
Hiligaynon 485 215 270 0 0 0
Ilocano 1,680 720 960 0 0 0
Malagasy 10 0 5 0 0 0
Malay 460 210 255 5 5 5
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 310 145 165 0 0 5
Pangasinan 95 40 55 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 32,355 14,230 18,120 175 65 110
Waray-Waray 70 35 35 5 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 270 120 145 0 0 0
Creole languages 975 505 465 5 0 0
Haitian Creole 50 25 25 0 0 0
Creole, n.o.s. 590 330 265 5 0 5
Creole languages, n.i.e. 325 155 175 5 0 0
Dravidian languages 6,440 3,340 3,100 20 15 5
Kannada 195 95 95 5 0 5
Malayalam 3,315 1,700 1,615 10 10 5
Tamil 2,025 1,065 960 0 0 0
Telugu 890 465 420 5 0 0
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 25 10 10 0 0 0
Hmong-Mien languages 10 5 5 0 0 0
Indo-European languages 132,415 65,745 66,670 2,950 1,455 1,495
Albanian 735 405 335 0 0 0
Armenian 155 80 75 0 0 0
Balto-Slavic languages 29,065 13,530 15,540 485 225 260
Baltic languages 255 115 140 5 5 5
Latvian 120 55 65 5 0 0
Lithuanian 135 60 75 5 0 0
Slavic languages 28,815 13,420 15,395 480 220 260
Belarusan 35 15 15 0 0 0
Bosnian 685 345 340 0 0 0
Bulgarian 430 230 205 0 5 0
Croatian 1,735 910 825 25 10 15
Czech 675 335 340 100 45 55
Macedonian 170 90 80 0 0 0
Polish 8,095 3,775 4,325 95 45 45
Russian 5,065 2,360 2,700 75 30 45
Serbian 1,680 845 835 5 0 0
Serbo-Croatian 340 170 170 5 5 0
Slovak 460 235 225 20 10 10
Slovene (Slovenian) 240 110 125 15 5 10
Ukrainian 9,125 3,965 5,170 150 70 80
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 75 35 35 5 0 0
Celtic languages 85 50 35 5 5 5
Scottish Gaelic 45 25 15 5 5 5
Welsh 15 10 5 5 0 5
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 30 20 15 0 0 0
Germanic languages 13,130 6,150 6,985 1,845 925 920
Afrikaans 330 170 165 40 20 15
Danish 450 215 235 55 25 25
Dutch 2,440 1,190 1,255 345 160 180
Frisian 60 35 25 5 5 5
German 9,380 4,340 5,045 1,340 685 660
Icelandic 30 15 15 5 0 0
Norwegian 145 60 85 20 15 10
Swedish 185 85 105 30 10 20
Vlaams (Flemish) 45 20 25 5 5 0
Yiddish 55 30 25 0 0 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 0 0 0
Greek 920 505 420 10 5 5
Indo-Iranian languages 61,115 31,380 29,735 220 115 110
Indo-Aryan languages 54,775 28,055 26,720 210 105 105
Bengali 2,275 1,200 1,080 5 0 5
Gujarati 5,540 2,870 2,670 5 0 5
Hindi 8,010 4,020 3,995 20 15 5
Kashmiri 20 10 10 0 0 0
Konkani 145 75 70 0 0 0
Marathi 505 260 245 0 0 0
Nepali 1,895 990 905 5 5 0
Oriya (Odia) 70 40 35 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 26,425 13,570 12,855 160 75 90
Sindhi 905 420 480 0 0 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 1,180 615 565 0 0 0
Urdu 7,810 3,985 3,825 20 15 10
Iranian languages 6,070 3,180 2,890 5 0 5
Kurdish 740 410 335 5 5 5
Pashto 625 330 300 0 0 0
Persian (Farsi) 4,700 2,445 2,255 5 5 0
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 275 145 125 0 0 0
Italic (Romance) languages 27,195 13,650 13,545 380 185 195
Catalan 25 10 10 5 0 0
Italian 4,240 2,070 2,170 235 120 115
Portuguese 4,055 1,980 2,075 45 15 30
Romanian 2,300 1,150 1,145 10 0 5
Spanish 16,570 8,435 8,135 90 40 50
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 10 5 5 5 5 0
Japanese 940 310 630 65 20 40
Kartvelian languages 60 35 25 0 0 0
Georgian 60 40 25 0 0 0
Korean 5,995 2,850 3,145 80 40 40
Mongolic languages 80 35 40 0 0 0
Mongolian 80 35 40 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 6,985 3,530 3,455 5 0 5
Akan (Twi) 840 435 405 0 0 0
Bamanankan 15 10 5 0 0 0
Edo 135 70 70 0 0 0
Ewe 115 70 45 0 0 0
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 135 70 60 0 0 0
Ga 65 40 25 0 0 0
Ganda 205 105 100 0 0 0
Igbo 305 160 145 0 0 0
Lingala 150 75 80 0 0 0
Rundi (Kirundi) 390 190 200 0 0 0
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 605 300 305 0 0 0
Shona 520 255 265 0 0 0
Swahili 1,185 575 605 0 0 0
Wolof 130 85 45 0 0 0
Yoruba 665 370 300 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 1,525 720 810 5 0 5
Nilo-Saharan languages 735 380 360 0 0 0
Dinka 330 170 160 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 405 210 200 5 5 0
Sign languages 295 150 140 20 5 10
American Sign Language 145 70 80 5 0 5
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 5 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 150 85 65 15 5 10
Sino-Tibetan languages 46,565 22,055 24,510 130 60 70
Chinese languages 45,890 21,695 24,200 130 60 70
Cantonese 22,015 10,305 11,705 60 30 30
Hakka 600 285 315 0 0 0
Mandarin 19,460 9,270 10,190 35 15 20
Min Dong 65 25 40 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 1,210 550 660 0 0 0
Wu (Shanghainese) 225 115 115 0 0 0
Chinese, n.o.s. 2,285 1,130 1,155 35 15 20
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 30 5 15 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 675 360 315 0 0 0
Burmese 130 70 60 0 0 0
Karenic languages 425 230 195 0 0 0
Tibetan 20 15 10 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 95 45 55 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages 895 355 540 10 5 10
Lao 360 180 180 0 0 0
Thai 525 170 350 5 5 5
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 10 5 5 0 0 0
Turkic languages 1,975 1,095 875 5 0 5
Azerbaijani 110 65 45 0 0 0
Turkish 1,665 925 745 5 0 0
Uyghur 50 30 20 0 0 0
Uzbek 105 60 45 0 0 0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 45 20 20 5 0 0
Uralic languages 1,450 685 760 140 55 85
Estonian 30 10 20 5 0 5
Finnish 160 65 95 70 25 45
Hungarian 1,255 610 645 70 35 40
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 220 130 95 0 0 5
Multiple responses 29,935 14,625 15,305 420 190 230
English and French 2,715 1,335 1,380 110 55 50
English and non-official language 25,555 12,460 13,090 285 120 160
French and non-official language 1,115 550 560 15 10 5
English, French and non-official language 555 280 280 15 5 10
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 19 921,060 460,385 460,675 50,925 25,220 25,705
Single responses 855,580 428,305 427,270 50,305 24,940 25,360
Official languages 691,360 347,590 343,760 49,420 24,515 24,905
English 683,370 343,475 339,900 49,120 24,365 24,755
French 7,990 4,125 3,865 305 145 155
Non-official languages 164,220 80,715 83,510 885 425 455
Aboriginal languages 415 195 230 5 0 0
Algonquian languages 355 165 190 0 0 0
Blackfoot 10 5 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 330 150 175 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 15 5 5 0 0 0
Plains Cree 50 20 30 0 0 0
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Woods Cree 15 5 15 0 0 0
Cree, n.o.s. 245 115 130 0 0 0
Eastern Algonquian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 0 5 5 0 0 0
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 10 5 5 0 0 0
Algonquin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway 10 10 5 0 0 0
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages 20 5 15 0 0 0
Northern Athabaskan languages 20 5 15 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 15 5 10 0 0 0
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gwich'in 5 0 5 0 0 0
Sarsi (Sarcee) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sekani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages 5 0 5 0 0 0
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Slavey 5 0 5 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 5 0 5 0 0 0
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages 5 0 0 0 0 0
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oneida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 5 0 0 0 0
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 0 5 0 0 0 0
Salish languages 0 0 0 5 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 5 0 5
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 25 15 15 5 0 0
Dakota 10 5 10 0 0 0
Stoney 15 10 10 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 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 15 10 5 0 0 0
Non-Aboriginal languages 163,805 80,520 83,280 875 425 450
Afro-Asiatic languages 19,955 10,125 9,830 10 5 5
Berber languages 95 45 50 0 0 0
Kabyle 50 25 25 0 0 0
Berber languages, n.i.e. 40 20 20 0 0 0
Cushitic languages 5,840 2,925 2,910 5 5 0
Bilen 215 125 90 0 0 0
Oromo 885 450 435 0 0 0
Somali 4,730 2,345 2,380 0 0 0
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 10 5 5 0 0 0
Semitic languages 14,005 7,145 6,865 10 5 5
Amharic 1,695 805 890 0 0 0
Arabic 10,255 5,280 4,970 5 5 0
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 30 15 20 0 0 0
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 15 10 10 0 0 0
Harari 115 55 60 0 0 0
Hebrew 190 100 95 0 0 0
Maltese 10 5 5 0 0 0
Tigrigna 1,650 855 795 0 0 0
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 50 30 20 0 0 0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 20 10 5 0 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 6,150 2,840 3,310 5 5 0
Khmer (Cambodian) 390 180 200 0 0 0
Vietnamese 5,760 2,655 3,105 5 5 0
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 5 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 20,395 9,600 10,795 65 35 30
Bikol 15 10 5 0 0 0
Cebuano 765 365 400 0 0 0
Fijian 25 15 10 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 180 80 100 0 0 0
Ilocano 565 265 300 0 0 0
Malagasy 5 5 0 0 0 0
Malay 120 55 65 0 0 0
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 125 60 65 0 0 0
Pangasinan 15 5 10 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 18,485 8,690 9,795 65 35 30
Waray-Waray 10 0 5 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 80 40 40 0 0 0
Creole languages 555 285 275 0 0 0
Haitian Creole 40 20 20 0 0 0
Creole, n.o.s. 375 195 180 0 0 0
Creole languages, n.i.e. 140 70 75 0 0 0
Dravidian languages 4,235 2,180 2,055 5 0 0
Kannada 75 35 40 0 0 0
Malayalam 2,260 1,160 1,105 5 0 5
Tamil 1,355 715 635 0 0 0
Telugu 540 270 270 0 0 0
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 5 0 5 0 0 0
Hmong-Mien languages 10 5 0 0 0 0
Indo-European languages 70,050 35,140 34,910 605 290 315
Albanian 355 190 165 0 0 0
Armenian 75 35 35 0 0 0
Balto-Slavic languages 11,655 5,675 5,980 70 30 35
Baltic languages 90 45 50 0 0 0
Latvian 40 20 25 0 0 0
Lithuanian 50 25 25 0 0 0
Slavic languages 11,565 5,635 5,935 65 35 30
Belarusan 10 5 5 0 0 0
Bosnian 295 150 145 0 0 0
Bulgarian 265 140 130 0 0 0
Croatian 830 430 405 5 0 0
Czech 210 110 105 25 15 15
Macedonian 85 45 40 0 0 0
Polish 3,475 1,625 1,845 15 5 5
Russian 2,940 1,455 1,485 15 10 10
Serbian 950 475 470 0 0 0
Serbo-Croatian 105 55 55 0 0 0
Slovak 130 65 65 10 0 5
Slovene (Slovenian) 60 35 25 5 0 0
Ukrainian 2,190 1,045 1,140 5 0 0
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 20 5 10 0 0 0
Celtic languages 10 5 5 0 0 0
Scottish Gaelic 5 5 0 0 0 0
Welsh 0 0 5 0 0 0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 0 0 0
Germanic languages 1,785 850 935 310 145 165
Afrikaans 145 70 75 25 10 15
Danish 30 15 15 0 0 0
Dutch 140 65 75 45 20 25
Frisian 0 0 0 0 0 0
German 1,385 660 725 245 110 130
Icelandic 15 10 10 0 0 0
Norwegian 10 0 10 0 0 0
Swedish 45 20 30 0 0 5
Vlaams (Flemish) 10 5 5 0 0 0
Yiddish 0 0 5 0 0 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Greek 325 165 165 0 0 0
Indo-Iranian languages 41,435 21,030 20,405 140 70 70
Indo-Aryan languages 37,435 19,010 18,425 135 70 70
Bengali 1,425 735 690 0 0 0
Gujarati 3,555 1,810 1,750 5 5 0
Hindi 4,875 2,470 2,400 15 10 5
Kashmiri 0 0 5 0 0 0
Konkani 35 20 20 0 0 0
Marathi 315 160 155 0 0 0
Nepali 1,335 700 635 0 0 0
Oriya (Odia) 35 20 15 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 19,800 10,075 9,725 100 50 55
Sindhi 450 220 225 0 0 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 705 370 340 0 0 0
Urdu 4,900 2,425 2,470 20 10 10
Iranian languages 3,885 1,970 1,920 5 0 5
Kurdish 370 195 170 5 0 0
Pashto 405 210 185 0 0 0
Persian (Farsi) 3,120 1,565 1,555 0 0 0
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 110 50 65 0 0 0
Italic (Romance) languages 14,410 7,190 7,220 85 35 45
Catalan 15 5 10 0 0 0
Italian 1,345 610 735 45 15 25
Portuguese 1,800 855 945 10 5 5
Romanian 1,245 620 625 0 0 0
Spanish 10,005 5,100 4,905 30 15 10
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 5 5 0 0 0 0
Japanese 425 170 255 20 10 10
Kartvelian languages 50 25 25 0 0 0
Georgian 50 30 25 0 0 0
Korean 4,380 2,145 2,235 55 30 25
Mongolic languages 50 20 30 0 0 0
Mongolian 50 20 25 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 2,845 1,375 1,470 0 0 0
Akan (Twi) 425 200 220 0 0 0
Bamanankan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Edo 35 15 15 0 0 0
Ewe 40 25 20 0 0 0
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 55 30 20 0 0 0
Ga 15 10 5 0 0 0
Ganda 75 35 40 0 0 0
Igbo 80 40 45 0 0 0
Lingala 35 15 20 0 0 0
Rundi (Kirundi) 195 90 105 0 0 0
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 285 150 135 0 0 0
Shona 200 90 110 0 0 0
Swahili 580 275 305 0 0 0
Wolof 85 45 40 0 0 0
Yoruba 265 140 130 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 470 215 260 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages 365 185 180 0 0 0
Dinka 200 110 90 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 165 75 90 0 0 0
Sign languages 385 220 160 15 15 5
American Sign Language 165 85 80 5 0 0
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 5 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 215 140 85 15 10 10
Sino-Tibetan languages 31,760 15,075 16,690 75 35 35
Chinese languages 31,240 14,800 16,435 75 40 40
Cantonese 14,485 6,700 7,780 30 15 15
Hakka 215 90 120 0 0 0
Mandarin 14,460 7,025 7,430 20 10 10
Min Dong 10 5 5 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 540 225 310 0 0 0
Wu (Shanghainese) 120 60 55 0 0 0
Chinese, n.o.s. 1,410 690 720 25 10 15
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 5 5 5 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 525 275 250 0 0 0
Burmese 90 50 40 0 0 0
Karenic languages 355 190 165 0 0 0
Tibetan 20 10 10 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 60 25 35 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages 430 205 220 0 0 0
Lao 175 85 90 0 0 0
Thai 245 115 130 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 5 5 5 0 0 0
Turkic languages 1,260 670 585 0 0 0
Azerbaijani 45 25 20 0 0 0
Turkish 1,110 590 520 0 0 0
Uyghur 30 20 10 0 0 0
Uzbek 65 30 30 0 0 0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 15 5 5 0 0 0
Uralic languages 430 205 225 25 5 15
Estonian 5 0 0 0 0 0
Finnish 25 10 15 15 5 10
Hungarian 405 195 210 10 0 10
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 75 35 35 0 0 5
Multiple responses 65,480 32,075 33,405 620 280 340
English and French 2,070 1,045 1,015 55 25 30
English and non-official language 61,650 30,160 31,485 555 250 300
French and non-official language 545 265 280 5 0 5
English, French and non-official language 1,220 600 620 10 0 10
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 20 921,065 460,385 460,680 50,925 25,220 25,700
None 749,235 376,135 373,095 48,470 24,095 24,375
English 73,015 36,560 36,455 585 280 300
French 9,560 4,575 4,985 605 275 330
Non-official language 85,880 41,390 44,490 1,230 550 675
Aboriginal 1,815 715 1,105 85 35 45
Non-Aboriginal 84,065 40,675 43,390 1,150 520 630
English and French 655 335 315 10 5 5
English and non-official language 1,795 935 855 10 10 5
French and non-official language 890 435 460 20 10 15
English, French and non-official language 45 25 15 0 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 21 749,380 373,235 376,150 43,165 21,320 21,850
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 712,245 354,980 357,260 42,235 20,975 21,260
Median total income in 2015 among recipients ($) 41,836 51,506 33,820 31,558 41,254 24,774
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 712,370 355,010 357,370 42,275 21,000 21,280
Median after-tax income in 2015 among recipients ($) 37,352 44,584 31,031 28,609 36,199 23,373
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 656,950 335,805 321,145 38,445 19,530 18,915
Median market income in 2015 among recipients ($) 41,821 51,517 33,069 27,425 37,062 20,314
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 432,325 178,805 253,525 30,790 14,025 16,765
Median government transfers in 2015 among recipients ($) 3,567 2,571 4,014 8,392 9,428 7,716
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 576,325 301,585 274,740 29,780 15,490 14,280
Median employment income in 2015 among recipients ($) 43,069 52,280 34,903 26,408 35,968 20,266
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 22 749,395 373,375 376,020 43,165 21,320 21,845
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 712,520 355,075 357,440 42,150 20,950 21,200
Average total income in 2015 among recipients ($) 57,032 69,876 44,272 42,219 51,841 32,711
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 712,670 355,105 357,560 42,210 20,970 21,240
Average after-tax income in 2015 among recipients ($) 46,823 55,986 37,723 35,723 42,829 28,707
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 657,115 335,780 321,335 38,415 19,500 18,910
Average market income in 2015 among recipients ($) 57,236 70,309 43,574 39,049 48,698 29,098
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 431,590 178,230 253,360 31,095 14,180 16,915
Average government transfers in 2015 among recipients ($) 7,011 6,751 7,194 8,992 9,618 8,468
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 576,330 301,010 275,315 29,775 15,525 14,250
Average employment income in 2015 among recipients ($) 54,801 65,829 42,745 37,381 46,741 27,182
Total - Employment income statistics for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 23 749,395 373,375 376,020 43,165 21,315 21,850
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 24 267,435 151,130 116,305 10,610 6,240 4,365
Median employment income in 2015 for full-year full-time workers ($)Census data footnote 25 62,030 69,850 54,443 50,112 60,961 39,567
Average employment income in 2015 for full-year full-time workers ($)Census data footnote 26 74,180 84,054 61,348 56,664 65,294 44,332
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 92.6 95.2 88.5 84.4 87.6 79.1
Employment income (%)Census data footnote 29 77.4 79.6 73.9 62.3 65.9 56.6
Government transfers (%)Census data footnote 30 7.4 4.8 11.5 15.6 12.4 20.9
Total - Total income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 31 749,380 373,230 376,145 43,165 21,320 21,850
Without total income 37,140 18,250 18,890 935 345 590
With total income 712,245 354,980 357,260 42,230 20,975 21,260
Percentage with total income 95.0 95.1 95.0 97.8 98.4 97.3
Under $10,000 (including loss) 89,175 35,580 53,600 5,520 2,075 3,450
$10,000 to $19,999 93,515 36,960 56,560 7,850 2,825 5,020
$20,000 to $29,999 86,675 34,500 52,175 6,860 2,780 4,085
$30,000 to $39,999 73,335 32,130 41,210 5,365 2,490 2,875
$40,000 to $49,999 70,490 33,175 37,320 4,295 2,275 2,025
$50,000 to $59,999 62,445 31,450 31,000 3,145 1,900 1,250
$60,000 to $69,999 51,365 28,510 22,855 2,565 1,705 855
$70,000 to $79,999 40,570 24,485 16,085 1,835 1,280 560
$80,000 to $89,999 31,440 19,520 11,920 1,315 890 425
$90,000 to $99,999 26,250 16,215 10,035 930 720 215
$100,000 and over 86,985 62,475 24,510 2,555 2,035 515
$100,000 to $149,999 58,565 40,680 17,890 1,880 1,500 380
$150,000 and over 28,415 21,795 6,625 675 535 135
Total - After-tax income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 32 749,380 373,230 376,150 43,165 21,320 21,845
Without after-tax income 37,010 18,225 18,780 890 320 570
With after-tax income 712,375 355,010 357,365 42,275 20,995 21,280
Percentage with after-tax income 95.1 95.1 95.0 97.9 98.5 97.4
Under $10,000 (including loss) 90,875 36,085 54,790 5,840 2,215 3,630
$10,000 to $19,999 97,655 38,725 58,930 8,340 3,115 5,230
$20,000 to $29,999 100,035 40,460 59,575 7,855 3,250 4,610
$30,000 to $39,999 92,180 42,085 50,095 6,130 2,995 3,135
$40,000 to $49,999 87,355 43,450 43,910 4,480 2,595 1,885
$50,000 to $59,999 69,290 38,480 30,810 3,305 2,180 1,125
$60,000 to $69,999 49,970 30,460 19,510 2,255 1,560 695
$70,000 to $79,999 36,960 23,005 13,955 1,485 1,060 425
$80,000 and over 88,055 62,255 25,800 2,580 2,030 550
$80,000 to $89,999 27,180 17,610 9,565 880 690 195
$90,000 to $99,999 17,325 11,960 5,365 585 470 115
$100,000 and over 43,555 32,685 10,870 1,115 875 245
Total - Employment income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 33 749,380 373,235 376,145 43,165 21,315 21,850
Without employment income 173,050 71,650 101,405 13,390 5,825 7,565
With employment income 576,330 301,585 274,740 29,775 15,495 14,285
Percentage with employment income 76.9 80.8 73.0 69.0 72.7 65.4
Under $5,000 (including loss) 56,045 24,765 31,275 5,770 2,710 3,060
$5,000 to $9,999 37,925 15,895 22,030 2,515 1,050 1,470
$10,000 to $19,999 65,325 27,965 37,360 4,255 1,725 2,535
$20,000 to $29,999 55,825 23,765 32,065 3,545 1,425 2,120
$30,000 to $39,999 55,460 25,405 30,050 2,985 1,350 1,635
$40,000 to $49,999 55,750 26,865 28,885 2,405 1,235 1,170
$50,000 to $59,999 51,430 26,250 25,175 1,920 1,135 785
$60,000 to $69,999 42,090 24,000 18,090 1,600 1,110 490
$70,000 to $79,999 34,395 21,275 13,120 1,250 910 345
$80,000 and over 122,080 85,395 36,685 3,520 2,840 680
$80,000 to $89,999 27,055 17,255 9,800 995 700 300
$90,000 to $99,999 23,455 14,625 8,825 705 580 125
$100,000 and over 71,570 53,520 18,055 1,820 1,560 255
Income of households in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for private households by household size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 34 360,830 ... ... 22,450 ... ...
Median total income of households in 2015 ($) 87,225 ... ... 64,009 ... ...
Median after-tax income of households in 2015 ($) 75,057 ... ... 56,754 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for one-person private households - 100% data 98,055 ... ... 6,230 ... ...
Median total income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 47,935 ... ... 30,714 ... ...
Median after-tax income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 41,497 ... ... 27,991 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for two-or-more-person private households - 100% data 262,770 ... ... 16,225 ... ...
Median total income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 106,260 ... ... 78,759 ... ...
Median after-tax income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 91,076 ... ... 69,290 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for private households by household size - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 35 360,830 ... ... 22,455 ... ...
Average total income of households in 2015 ($) 112,619 ... ... 79,251 ... ...
Average after-tax income of households in 2015 ($) 92,480 ... ... 67,153 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for one-person private households - 25% sample data 98,075 ... ... 6,245 ... ...
Average total income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 59,678 ... ... 41,008 ... ...
Average after-tax income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 48,955 ... ... 35,267 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for two-or-more-person private households - 25% sample data 262,755 ... ... 16,210 ... ...
Average total income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 132,380 ... ... 93,980 ... ...
Average after-tax income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 108,726 ... ... 79,433 ... ...
Total - Household total income groups in 2015 for private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 36 360,830 ... ... 22,455 ... ...
Under $5,000 5,945 ... ... 280 ... ...
$5,000 to $9,999 3,715 ... ... 290 ... ...
$10,000 to $14,999 5,165 ... ... 640 ... ...
$15,000 to $19,999 8,960 ... ... 995 ... ...
$20,000 to $24,999 12,595 ... ... 1,130 ... ...
$25,000 to $29,999 10,135 ... ... 980 ... ...
$30,000 to $34,999 10,675 ... ... 1,120 ... ...
$35,000 to $39,999 11,685 ... ... 1,110 ... ...
$40,000 to $44,999 11,660 ... ... 1,035 ... ...
$45,000 to $49,999 11,920 ... ... 980 ... ...
$50,000 to $59,999 24,290 ... ... 1,945 ... ...
$60,000 to $69,999 24,405 ... ... 1,775 ... ...
$70,000 to $79,999 23,325 ... ... 1,665 ... ...
$80,000 to $89,999 21,765 ... ... 1,390 ... ...
$90,000 to $99,999 20,695 ... ... 1,240 ... ...
$100,000 and over 153,885 ... ... 5,880 ... ...
$100,000 to $124,999 43,970 ... ... 2,295 ... ...
$125,000 to $149,999 33,125 ... ... 1,460 ... ...
$150,000 to $199,999 40,385 ... ... 1,310 ... ...
$200,000 and over 36,400 ... ... 810 ... ...
Total - Household after-tax income groups in 2015 for private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 32 360,830 ... ... 22,455 ... ...
Under $5,000 6,225 ... ... 315 ... ...
$5,000 to $9,999 3,770 ... ... 300 ... ...
$10,000 to $14,999 5,285 ... ... 670 ... ...
$15,000 to $19,999 9,320 ... ... 1,025 ... ...
$20,000 to $24,999 13,480 ... ... 1,300 ... ...
$25,000 to $29,999 11,560 ... ... 1,180 ... ...
$30,000 to $34,999 12,875 ... ... 1,305 ... ...
$35,000 to $39,999 14,125 ... ... 1,245 ... ...
$40,000 to $44,999 14,795 ... ... 1,205 ... ...
$45,000 to $49,999 15,210 ... ... 1,125 ... ...
$50,000 to $59,999 30,590 ... ... 2,265 ... ...
$60,000 to $69,999 29,205 ... ... 2,060 ... ...
$70,000 to $79,999 27,310 ... ... 1,770 ... ...
$80,000 to $89,999 25,495 ... ... 1,455 ... ...
$90,000 to $99,999 22,435 ... ... 1,180 ... ...
$100,000 and over 119,135 ... ... 4,060 ... ...
$100,000 to $124,999 44,215 ... ... 2,030 ... ...
$125,000 to $149,999 29,245 ... ... 965 ... ...
$150,000 and over 45,675 ... ... 1,065 ... ...
Income of economic families in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for economic families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 37 244,435 ... ... 15,555 ... ...
Median total income of economic families in 2015 ($) 105,101 ... ... 77,937 ... ...
Median after-tax income of economic families in 2015 ($) 90,025 ... ... 68,654 ... ...
Average family size of economic families 3.1 ... ... 2.7 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families without children or other relatives in private households - 100% data 83,525 ... ... 8,705 ... ...
Median total income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 100,821 ... ... 71,533 ... ...
Median after-tax income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 85,642 ... ... 63,246 ... ...
Average family size of couple economic families without children or other relatives 2.0 ... ... 2.0 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families with children in private households - 100% data 112,650 ... ... 4,815 ... ...
Median total income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 125,416 ... ... 104,204 ... ...
Median after-tax income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 106,474 ... ... 90,324 ... ...
Average family size of couple economic families with children 4.1 ... ... 3.9 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for lone-parent economic families in private households - 100% data 38,025 ... ... 1,645 ... ...
Median total income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 62,791 ... ... 46,240 ... ...
Median after-tax income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 56,914 ... ... 42,816 ... ...
Average family size of lone-parent economic families 2.7 ... ... 2.6 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for economic families in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 38 244,235 ... ... 15,565 ... ...
Average total income of economic families in 2015 ($) 132,588 ... ... 93,224 ... ...
Average after-tax income of economic families in 2015 ($) 108,579 ... ... 78,813 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families without children or other relatives in private households - 25% sample data 83,505 ... ... 8,665 ... ...
Average total income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 132,253 ... ... 86,690 ... ...
Average after-tax income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 106,714 ... ... 72,779 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families with children in private households - 25% sample data 112,720 ... ... 4,830 ... ...
Average total income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 153,451 ... ... 115,304 ... ...
Average after-tax income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 125,412 ... ... 97,638 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for lone-parent economic families in private households - 25% sample data 37,770 ... ... 1,635 ... ...
Average total income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 76,259 ... ... 56,684 ... ...
Average after-tax income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 65,861 ... ... 50,482 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 21 157,810 84,815 72,995 8,490 4,250 4,240
Median total income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 39 41,697 45,587 37,593 29,526 34,967 26,112
Median after-tax income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 39 36,995 39,683 34,027 26,902 30,829 24,542
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 40 157,765 84,825 72,940 8,440 4,295 4,150
Average total income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 41 52,314 56,488 47,461 38,894 42,450 35,210
Average after-tax income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 41 43,421 46,146 40,252 33,287 35,936 30,543
Total - Economic family income decile group for the population in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 42 913,580 457,210 456,375 50,195 24,880 25,315
In the bottom half of the distribution 375,455 181,915 193,540 27,195 12,985 14,215
In the bottom decile 76,415 37,485 38,930 5,070 2,380 2,690
In the second decile 69,260 32,005 37,250 5,765 2,605 3,165
In the third decile 71,660 34,285 37,375 5,675 2,680 2,995
In the fourth decile 75,965 37,405 38,565 5,415 2,650 2,765
In the fifth decile 82,150 40,730 41,420 5,275 2,675 2,605
In the top half of the distribution 538,125 275,295 262,835 22,995 11,895 11,100
In the sixth decile 87,485 43,610 43,875 5,310 2,685 2,620
In the seventh decile 93,285 47,125 46,160 5,200 2,640 2,565
In the eighth decile 102,770 52,610 50,160 4,695 2,460 2,230
In the ninth decile 118,060 60,660 57,400 4,345 2,275 2,065
In the top decile 136,525 71,290 65,235 3,455 1,830 1,625
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 43 913,580 457,210 456,375 49,570 24,555 25,010
0 to 17 years 193,235 98,860 94,380 8,370 4,240 4,130
0 to 5 years 71,515 36,475 35,035 2,690 1,390 1,300
18 to 64 years 619,535 312,185 307,350 29,555 14,545 15,015
65 years and over 100,815 46,170 54,650 11,645 5,775 5,870
In low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) 99,735 47,255 52,480 7,350 3,365 3,990
0 to 17 years 31,190 15,955 15,240 1,520 775 745
0 to 5 years 12,270 6,280 5,985 520 280 240
18 to 64 years 59,930 28,155 31,770 4,115 1,875 2,240
65 years and over 8,620 3,145 5,470 1,715 715 1,005
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) (%) 10.9 10.3 11.5 14.8 13.7 16.0
0 to 17 years (%) 16.1 16.1 16.1 18.2 18.3 18.0
0 to 5 years (%) 17.2 17.2 17.1 19.3 20.1 18.5
18 to 64 years (%) 9.7 9.0 10.3 13.9 12.9 14.9
65 years and over (%) 8.6 6.8 10.0 14.7 12.4 17.1
In low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) 91,090 44,565 46,520 2,800 1,360 1,435
0 to 17 years 25,155 12,830 12,320 505 255 255
0 to 5 years 9,920 5,070 4,850 160 90 75
18 to 64 years 61,135 29,895 31,240 2,080 1,000 1,075
65 years and over 4,800 1,840 2,955 215 100 110
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) (%) 10.0 9.7 10.2 5.6 5.5 5.7
0 to 17 years (%) 13.0 13.0 13.1 6.0 6.0 6.2
0 to 5 years (%) 13.9 13.9 13.8 5.9 6.5 5.8
18 to 64 years (%) 9.9 9.6 10.2 7.0 6.9 7.2
65 years and over (%) 4.8 4.0 5.4 1.8 1.7 1.9
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 44 913,585 457,210 456,375 50,195 24,880 25,315
Official languages 893,915 449,325 444,585 50,105 24,835 25,275
English 892,545 448,740 443,805 50,075 24,820 25,260
French 67,445 31,990 35,455 3,560 1,645 1,915
Non-official languages 357,820 174,580 183,240 4,935 2,290 2,650
Aboriginal languages 3,660 1,475 2,185 160 75 80
Algonquian languages 3,100 1,195 1,910 30 20 10
Blackfoot 40 10 30 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 2,960 1,145 1,815 35 20 15
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Moose Cree 20 0 15 0 0 0
Naskapi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern East Cree 10 0 15 0 0 0
Plains Cree 855 310 540 20 0 10
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 25 10 15 0 0 0
Woods Cree 215 100 115 0 0 0
Cree, n.o.s. 1,840 715 1,120 15 15 10
Eastern Algonquian languages 10 10 0 0 0 0
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 0 10 0 0 0 0
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 125 40 90 0 0 0
Algonquin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway 125 35 85 0 0 0
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages 270 115 160 15 0 0
Northern Athabaskan languages 275 115 160 10 10 10
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 10 0 0 0
Carrier 25 10 15 0 0 0
Chilcotin 10 0 0 0 0 0
Dene 175 70 105 0 0 0
Dogrib (Tlicho) 40 25 20 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 35 20 10 10 0 10
North Slavey (Hare) 20 10 10 0 0 0
South Slavey 0 0 0 10 0 0
Slavey, n.o.s. 10 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan 10 0 10 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 10 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages 60 30 35 0 0 0
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 15 0 15 0 0 0
Inuktitut 30 15 20 0 0 0
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 15 15 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages 10 10 0 0 0 0
Cayuga 0 10 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 10 0 0 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 50 30 20 0 0 0
Salish languages 25 10 15 115 55 65
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 10 10 0 0 0 0
Lillooet 0 0 0 0 0 0
Okanagan 10 10 0 25 10 20
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 90 45 45
Squamish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Straits 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 10 0 0 10
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages 145 80 70 0 0 0
Dakota 70 40 30 0 0 0
Stoney 85 45 40 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tlingit 10 10 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 20 10 10 0 0 0
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 10 0 10 0 0 0
Nisga'a 15 10 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) 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. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Non-Aboriginal languages 354,280 173,170 181,110 4,790 2,210 2,575
Afro-Asiatic languages 43,075 22,315 20,760 40 20 15
Berber languages 205 105 100 0 0 0
Kabyle 85 45 40 0 0 0
Berber languages, n.i.e. 120 60 60 0 0 0
Cushitic languages 9,765 4,975 4,785 0 0 0
Bilen 245 140 100 0 0 0
Oromo 1,200 645 560 0 0 0
Somali 8,370 4,215 4,155 0 0 0
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 30 10 20 0 0 0
Semitic languages 34,290 17,870 16,425 45 25 20
Amharic 4,040 2,055 1,985 0 0 0
Arabic 26,705 14,050 12,660 35 20 15
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 60 35 25 0 0 0
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 20 15 0 0 0 0
Harari 240 95 140 0 0 0
Hebrew 1,390 730 660 10 0 0
Maltese 40 20 20 10 0 0
Tigrigna 3,120 1,580 1,535 0 0 0
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 155 85 70 0 0 0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 150 85 65 0 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 12,500 5,840 6,660 0 0 0
Khmer (Cambodian) 1,065 510 555 0 0 0
Vietnamese 11,485 5,355 6,125 0 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 10 10 10 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 47,290 20,890 26,395 255 80 175
Bikol 60 25 30 0 0 0
Cebuano 2,290 1,035 1,250 15 10 15
Fijian 130 85 50 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 475 190 280 0 0 0
Ilocano 2,190 930 1,260 10 10 10
Malagasy 15 0 0 0 0 0
Malay 1,105 510 595 10 10 10
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 485 220 270 0 0 0
Pangasinan 165 70 95 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 44,790 19,725 25,065 240 75 170
Waray-Waray 105 35 70 10 0 10
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 410 170 240 0 0 0
Creole languages 2,015 1,085 920 15 0 10
Haitian Creole 115 65 50 0 0 0
Creole, n.o.s. 1,205 670 535 0 0 0
Creole languages, n.i.e. 705 365 340 10 10 10
Dravidian languages 8,495 4,470 4,025 20 15 10
Kannada 340 165 175 0 0 0
Malayalam 4,390 2,250 2,140 10 10 0
Tamil 2,960 1,610 1,350 15 0 10
Telugu 1,295 690 605 0 0 0
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 65 35 25 0 0 0
Hmong-Mien languages 30 15 10 0 0 0
Indo-European languages 169,120 84,245 84,875 3,960 1,910 2,055
Albanian 880 485 395 10 0 0
Armenian 185 75 110 0 0 0
Balto-Slavic languages 33,535 15,825 17,710 530 255 275
Baltic languages 420 200 220 0 0 0
Latvian 195 90 105 0 0 0
Lithuanian 225 110 115 0 0 0
Slavic languages 33,305 15,715 17,585 530 255 280
Belarusan 95 45 45 0 0 0
Bosnian 1,110 540 570 0 0 0
Bulgarian 465 240 230 0 0 0
Croatian 2,460 1,350 1,105 40 20 15
Czech 800 355 445 120 45 70
Macedonian 220 105 120 0 0 0
Polish 9,790 4,765 5,015 120 45 75
Russian 8,175 3,885 4,295 105 55 50
Serbian 2,305 1,110 1,195 15 10 15
Serbo-Croatian 420 200 215 0 0 0
Slovak 540 295 240 35 30 10
Slovene (Slovenian) 220 115 100 15 0 10
Ukrainian 11,210 4,785 6,425 105 50 55
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 90 45 50 0 0 0
Celtic languages 330 205 125 30 15 20
Scottish Gaelic 125 65 55 10 0 0
Welsh 65 45 20 15 0 10
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 145 95 50 0 10 0
Germanic languages 18,965 9,315 9,655 2,155 1,055 1,095
Afrikaans 795 395 405 70 25 40
Danish 475 220 250 35 25 10
Dutch 2,860 1,390 1,475 355 165 190
Frisian 65 45 25 15 10 10
German 14,295 7,110 7,180 1,660 830 835
Icelandic 35 15 20 0 0 0
Norwegian 315 125 195 45 25 20
Swedish 410 210 200 30 10 20
Vlaams (Flemish) 35 10 25 0 0 0
Yiddish 70 35 35 0 0 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 10 0 10 0 0 0
Greek 1,300 635 665 10 0 10
Indo-Iranian languages 75,425 38,920 36,505 260 145 115
Indo-Aryan languages 68,980 35,490 33,485 260 140 115
Bengali 2,760 1,460 1,300 0 0 0
Gujarati 7,275 3,620 3,655 10 10 0
Hindi 26,305 13,735 12,570 80 40 35
Kashmiri 50 30 20 0 0 0
Konkani 125 50 75 0 0 0
Marathi 815 450 365 0 0 0
Nepali 1,925 1,040 880 0 0 0
Oriya (Odia) 100 55 45 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 34,305 17,695 16,605 165 95 75
Sindhi 1,675 770 910 25 15 15
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 1,695 860 835 0 0 0
Urdu 11,850 6,170 5,675 40 25 15
Iranian languages 6,935 3,670 3,265 10 10 0
Kurdish 855 520 335 0 0 0
Pashto 790 435 355 0 0 0
Persian (Farsi) 5,510 2,865 2,645 10 10 0
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 450 250 210 0 0 0
Italic (Romance) languages 42,430 20,840 21,585 1,125 505 625
Catalan 75 40 35 10 0 10
Italian 7,250 3,610 3,640 330 155 175
Portuguese 5,290 2,615 2,670 95 40 55
Romanian 2,795 1,435 1,360 0 0 0
Spanish 28,510 13,865 14,650 730 320 415
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 85 40 40 10 10 0
Japanese 2,140 930 1,200 135 35 95
Kartvelian languages 60 20 35 0 0 0
Georgian 60 25 40 0 0 0
Korean 6,685 3,155 3,530 70 25 40
Mongolic languages 150 65 80 0 0 0
Mongolian 145 65 80 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 12,615 6,395 6,215 20 10 10
Akan (Twi) 1,370 680 690 0 0 0
Bamanankan 25 15 15 0 0 0
Edo 250 115 130 0 0 0
Ewe 150 80 70 0 0 0
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 155 80 80 0 0 0
Ga 185 100 85 0 0 0
Ganda 425 205 215 0 0 0
Igbo 600 330 270 0 0 0
Lingala 700 340 360 0 0 0
Rundi (Kirundi) 580 280 305 0 0 0
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 895 470 425 0 0 0
Shona 895 440 450 0 0 0
Swahili 3,380 1,800 1,580 15 10 15
Wolof 225 135 90 0 0 0
Yoruba 1,555 805 745 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 3,115 1,515 1,600 10 0 10
Nilo-Saharan languages 925 455 465 0 0 0
Dinka 570 260 310 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 355 195 160 0 0 0
Sign languages 2,075 835 1,240 50 10 40
American Sign Language 1,245 450 800 25 0 15
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e. 840 385 450 25 10 25
Sino-Tibetan languages 53,530 25,835 27,690 155 75 75
Chinese languages 52,725 25,415 27,305 155 80 80
Cantonese 27,980 13,370 14,610 45 25 25
Hakka 660 285 370 0 0 0
Mandarin 27,395 13,080 14,315 75 35 40
Min Dong 20 10 15 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 1,535 690 850 0 0 0
Wu (Shanghainese) 255 120 135 0 0 0
Chinese, n.o.s. 2,330 1,180 1,155 40 25 20
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 45 20 25 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 830 430 395 0 0 0
Burmese 235 120 110 0 0 0
Karenic languages 450 230 225 0 0 0
Tibetan 45 20 20 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 150 80 70 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages 1,085 445 640 10 0 0
Lao 515 240 275 0 0 10
Thai 650 220 430 10 10 0
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e. 15 10 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 2,785 1,535 1,255 10 10 0
Azerbaijani 225 120 105 0 0 0
Turkish 2,290 1,275 1,020 10 10 0
Uyghur 145 70 75 0 0 0
Uzbek 145 80 70 0 0 0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 65 30 35 0 0 0
Uralic languages 1,815 850 965 120 40 75
Estonian 25 15 10 0 0 10
Finnish 290 95 190 70 20 50
Hungarian 1,505 735 765 45 20 25
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 640 370 275 0 0 0
Citizenship
Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 45 913,585 457,210 456,370 50,195 24,880 25,315
Canadian citizensCensus data footnote 46 793,725 397,565 396,165 48,500 24,075 24,430
Canadian citizens aged under 18 173,215 88,605 84,610 8,295 4,195 4,100
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over 620,515 308,960 311,555 40,205 19,880 20,325
Not Canadian citizensCensus data footnote 47 119,860 59,645 60,215 1,695 810 885
Immigrant status and period of immigration
Total - Immigrant status and period of immigration for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 48 913,585 457,210 456,370 50,195 24,880 25,315
Non-immigrantsCensus data footnote 49 613,865 309,585 304,280 44,570 22,165 22,410
ImmigrantsCensus data footnote 50 274,360 134,350 140,005 5,315 2,555 2,765
Before 1981 48,220 24,090 24,135 3,035 1,520 1,515
1981 to 1990 30,460 15,010 15,455 500 200 300
1991 to 2000 43,245 20,325 22,915 540 250 290
2001 to 2010 80,875 39,850 41,025 740 360 380
2001 to 2005 33,690 16,395 17,295 260 135 130
2006 to 2010 47,185 23,450 23,730 480 225 255
2011 to 2016Census data footnote 51 71,555 35,075 36,480 495 220 270
Non-permanent residentsCensus data footnote 52 25,360 13,275 12,085 305 165 140
Age at immigration
Total - Age at immigration for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 53 274,355 134,350 140,010 5,320 2,555 2,765
Under 5 years 25,255 13,065 12,190 695 350 345
5 to 14 years 45,825 23,775 22,050 1,010 500 505
15 to 24 years 56,420 25,910 30,510 1,190 570 620
25 to 44 years 123,445 60,725 62,715 2,075 955 1,120
45 years and over 23,410 10,870 12,540 350 175 175
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 54 274,355 134,350 140,010 5,320 2,550 2,765
Americas 26,650 12,960 13,685 890 410 480
Brazil 655 270 390 25 15 10
Colombia 2,455 1,260 1,195 10 0 10
El Salvador 2,895 1,465 1,430 0 10 0
Guyana 1,265 575 690 15 10 10
Haiti 505 275 230 15 10 10
Jamaica 2,510 1,155 1,355 15 0 10
Mexico 2,045 1,040 1,010 10 0 10
Peru 475 190 290 10 10 0
Trinidad and Tobago 1,405 690 710 10 10 0
United StatesCensus data footnote 55 6,230 3,005 3,220 715 320 390
Other places of birth in Americas 6,205 3,030 3,175 65 30 35
Europe 49,280 24,425 24,850 3,390 1,720 1,670
Bosnia and Herzegovina 1,815 925 890 15 15 0
Croatia 1,255 655 600 20 15 10
France 575 265 310 30 20 10
Germany 4,745 2,340 2,405 695 395 300
Greece 560 320 235 10 0 10
Hungary 755 370 385 30 15 15
IrelandCensus data footnote 56 975 550 425 15 10 10
Italy 3,050 1,590 1,460 150 80 65
Netherlands 2,200 1,200 1,000 310 160 145
Poland 6,965 3,355 3,610 60 25 30
Portugal 2,335 1,160 1,170 35 15 15
Romania 2,130 1,085 1,045 20 10 15
Russian Federation 1,975 870 1,100 60 25 30
SerbiaCensus data footnote 57 810 360 450 15 0 10
Ukraine 3,445 1,520 1,925 20 15 10
United KingdomCensus data footnote 58 10,175 5,190 4,980 1,430 705 725
Other places of birth in Europe 5,520 2,670 2,855 480 220 260
Africa 35,155 18,180 16,970 145 45 100
Algeria 350 185 170 0 0 0
Egypt 1,860 1,045 820 0 0 0
Ethiopia 3,950 2,020 1,935 0 0 0
Kenya 1,840 955 885 10 0 10
Morocco 775 480 295 0 0 0
Nigeria 3,045 1,610 1,430 0 0 0
Somalia 4,570 2,250 2,320 0 0 0
South Africa, Republic of 1,715 825 890 105 35 75
Other places of birth in Africa 17,050 8,820 8,230 35 15 15
Asia 159,590 76,970 82,620 705 280 425
Afghanistan 1,455 750 705 0 0 0
Bangladesh 1,555 785 775 0 0 0
ChinaCensus data footnote 59 19,150 8,790 10,360 95 35 60
Hong KongCensus data footnote 60 7,145 3,460 3,685 20 0 15
India 37,035 18,895 18,140 165 90 75
IranCensus data footnote 61 2,525 1,350 1,180 10 10 0
Iraq 1,965 1,060 905 0 0 0
Japan 590 160 425 40 10 30
Korea, SouthCensus data footnote 62 4,640 2,175 2,465 60 35 25
Lebanon 4,690 2,530 2,160 0 0 0
Pakistan 7,950 4,085 3,870 25 10 10
Philippines 40,585 17,950 22,635 190 45 145
Sri Lanka 2,000 990 1,015 0 0 0
SyriaCensus data footnote 63 1,985 1,080 895 25 20 10
Taiwan 965 420 545 10 0 0
Viet Nam 10,180 4,775 5,405 0 0 0
Other places of birth in Asia 15,180 7,720 7,460 75 30 45
Oceania and other places of birthCensus data footnote 64 3,685 1,805 1,875 190 95 95
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 71,555 35,070 36,480 495 220 275
Americas 5,095 2,450 2,645 85 35 50
Brazil 210 90 120 0 0 0
Colombia 515 225 295 0 0 0
Cuba 200 95 110 0 0 0
Haiti 170 95 75 0 0 0
Jamaica 630 275 350 10 10 0
Mexico 820 440 390 0 0 0
United StatesCensus data footnote 55 1,205 570 635 60 25 35
VenezuelaCensus data footnote 65 210 75 135 0 0 0
Other places of birth in Americas 1,135 590 545 15 10 15
Europe 5,825 2,970 2,860 175 75 100
France 90 45 45 0 0 0
Germany 385 215 170 35 20 15
IrelandCensus data footnote 56 370 250 125 0 0 0
MoldovaCensus data footnote 66 175 70 95 0 0 0
Romania 345 165 180 0 0 0
Russian Federation 410 155 255 20 15 10
Ukraine 845 385 465 0 0 0
United KingdomCensus data footnote 58 1,105 635 475 80 35 45
Other places of birth in Europe 2,090 1,040 1,045 30 0 25
Africa 11,455 5,800 5,660 0 0 0
Algeria 45 10 30 0 0 0
Cameroon 370 175 195 0 0 0
Congo, Democratic Republic of the 515 240 280 0 0 0
Côte d'Ivoire 270 115 150 0 0 0
Egypt 700 380 320 0 0 0
Eritrea 990 520 470 0 0 0
Ethiopia 1,195 625 575 0 0 0
Morocco 240 140 100 0 0 0
Nigeria 1,495 785 710 0 0 0
Somalia 1,380 685 695 0 0 0
South Africa, Republic of 425 215 210 0 0 0
Tunisia 150 75 75 0 0 0
Other places of birth in Africa 3,680 1,825 1,850 10 10 0
Asia 48,605 23,575 25,035 150 55 95
Afghanistan 215 110 105 0 0 0
Bangladesh 550 265 285 0 0 0
ChinaCensus data footnote 59 3,605 1,630 1,970 30 20 15
Hong KongCensus data footnote 60 305 110 195 0 0 0
India 13,125 6,815 6,310 20 10 15
IranCensus data footnote 61 880 480 405 0 0 0
Iraq 685 345 335 0 0 0
Israel 240 130 110 0 0 0
Japan 185 65 125 0 0 10
Korea, SouthCensus data footnote 62 1,460 735 720 0 0 0
Lebanon 730 370 360 0 0 0
Nepal 1,075 565 510 0 0 0
Pakistan 1,960 980 985 0 0 0
Philippines 18,285 8,390 9,890 55 15 40
Saudi Arabia 360 200 160 0 0 0
Sri Lanka 720 340 380 0 0 0
SyriaCensus data footnote 63 1,375 735 640 25 20 0
Taiwan 130 40 85 10 0 10
Turkey 215 135 85 0 0 0
United Arab Emirates 295 160 135 0 0 0
Viet Nam 725 285 440 0 0 0
Other places of birth in Asia 1,490 685 805 10 0 10
Oceania and otherCensus data footnote 64 575 285 290 75 50 30
Australia 170 90 85 50 30 15
Other places of birthCensus data footnote 67 400 195 205 30 15 15
Generation status
Total - Generation status for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 68 913,585 457,210 456,375 50,195 24,885 25,315
First generationCensus data footnote 69 304,795 150,175 154,620 5,865 2,850 3,020
Second generationCensus data footnote 70 196,420 99,020 97,405 9,795 4,840 4,955
Third generation or moreCensus data footnote 71 412,370 208,015 204,355 34,530 17,190 17,345
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 72 230,295 112,385 117,910 2,350 1,080 1,270
Economic immigrantsCensus data footnote 73 121,945 61,885 60,055 1,350 675 670
Principal applicantsCensus data footnote 74 49,650 30,900 18,750 595 385 210
Secondary applicantsCensus data footnote 75 72,290 30,980 41,305 760 295 460
Immigrants sponsored by familyCensus data footnote 76 66,270 27,565 38,710 890 355 535
RefugeesCensus data footnote 77 40,500 22,105 18,390 90 30 55
Other immigrantsCensus data footnote 78 1,585 835 750 20 10 15
Aboriginal population
Total - Aboriginal identity for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 79 913,585 457,210 456,370 50,195 24,880 25,315
Aboriginal identityCensus data footnote 80 50,280 23,490 26,785 3,645 1,700 1,940
Single Aboriginal responsesCensus data footnote 81 49,000 22,895 26,105 3,540 1,650 1,895
First Nations (North American Indian)Census data footnote 82 22,840 10,425 12,415 1,670 785 890
Métis 25,440 12,090 13,350 1,845 865 980
Inuk (Inuit) 715 375 340 30 0 30
Multiple Aboriginal responsesCensus data footnote 83 765 360 400 80 45 35
Aboriginal responses not included elsewhereCensus data footnote 84 515 235 280 15 10 10
Non-Aboriginal identity 863,305 433,715 429,590 46,555 23,180 23,375
Total - Population by Registered or Treaty Indian status for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 85 913,580 457,210 456,375 50,195 24,880 25,315
Registered or Treaty IndianCensus data footnote 86 19,880 8,885 10,990 1,120 515 605
Not a Registered or Treaty Indian 893,705 448,325 445,385 49,075 24,365 24,710
Total - Aboriginal ancestry for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 87 913,585 457,210 456,375 50,195 24,880 25,315
Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 88 15,955 7,260 8,695 765 355 410
Single Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 89 15,135 6,890 8,240 750 350 405
First Nations (North American Indian) single ancestryCensus data footnote 82 10,460 4,735 5,725 540 260 275
Métis single ancestry 4,505 2,075 2,430 205 85 120
Inuit single ancestry 165 75 95 10 0 10
Multiple Aboriginal ancestries (only)Census data footnote 90 820 370 450 15 10 10
First Nations (North American Indian) and Métis ancestries 775 345 425 15 10 10
First Nations (North American Indian) and Inuit ancestries 20 15 10 0 0 0
Métis and Inuit ancestries 20 15 10 0 0 0
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis and Inuit ancestries 10 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 91 42,130 20,205 21,925 3,530 1,740 1,790
Single Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 92 39,685 19,165 20,520 3,330 1,635 1,695
First Nations (North American Indian) and non-Aboriginal ancestries 22,480 10,895 11,585 1,860 890 965
Métis and non-Aboriginal ancestries 16,610 7,965 8,645 1,455 740 715
Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 595 305 290 15 0 15
Multiple Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 93 2,440 1,040 1,405 200 105 90
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis and non-Aboriginal ancestries 2,315 1,000 1,315 200 110 95
First Nations (North American Indian), Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 65 20 45 0 0 0
Métis, Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 55 20 40 0 0 0
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis, Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 10 0 0 0 0 0
Non-Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 94 855,500 429,745 425,755 45,900 22,780 23,115
Visible minority population
Total - Visible minority for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 95 913,585 457,210 456,370 50,195 24,880 25,315
Total visible minority populationCensus data footnote 96 339,035 168,615 170,425 1,620 730 890
South AsianCensus data footnote 97 86,550 44,685 41,860 355 195 160
Chinese 57,715 28,075 29,645 265 125 140
Black 54,285 27,815 26,470 175 90 85
Filipino 53,980 24,555 29,430 270 85 185
Latin American 16,980 8,650 8,335 65 30 40
Arab 23,970 12,785 11,190 25 10 15
Southeast AsianCensus data footnote 98 16,305 7,845 8,460 45 15 30
West AsianCensus data footnote 99 6,390 3,300 3,095 10 10 0
Korean 7,025 3,365 3,660 100 45 55
Japanese 1,940 740 1,195 275 105 165
Visible minority, n.i.e.Census data footnote 100 3,655 1,705 1,950 30 20 10
Multiple visible minoritiesCensus data footnote 101 10,255 5,115 5,135 15 10 10
Not a visible minorityCensus data footnote 102 574,545 288,595 285,950 48,575 24,150 24,425
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 103 913,585 457,210 456,375 50,195 24,880 25,315
North American Aboriginal origins 58,080 27,465 30,615 4,300 2,095 2,200
First Nations (North American Indian) 36,125 17,010 19,115 2,615 1,270 1,345
Inuit 940 445 490 25 0 25
Métis 24,295 11,420 12,875 1,875 940 935
Other North American origins 168,865 85,990 82,870 13,375 6,660 6,710
Acadian 1,140 640 500 85 40 45
American 12,540 6,080 6,465 1,165 560 605
Canadian 159,070 80,990 78,080 12,490 6,205 6,280
New Brunswicker 10 0 0 0 0 0
Newfoundlander 380 235 145 40 30 10
Nova Scotian 65 45 15 0 0 0
Ontarian 10 0 0 0 0 0
Québécois 315 180 135 30 10 20
Other North American origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 104 55 20 30 0 0 0
European origins 509,695 254,155 255,540 42,400 21,005 21,395
British Isles origins 283,430 142,360 141,070 29,170 14,220 14,945
Channel Islander 45 10 35 10 10 0
Cornish 55 30 25 10 10 10
English 153,740 76,265 77,475 18,475 9,070 9,400
Irish 113,795 55,845 57,950 9,625 4,545 5,075
Manx 205 100 100 20 10 15
Scottish 126,100 62,595 63,505 12,870 6,080 6,795
Welsh 15,155 7,350 7,810 1,995 865 1,130
British Isles origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 105 17,660 8,550 9,115 1,485 715 770
French origins 85,655 41,405 44,250 6,135 2,975 3,160
Alsatian 60 40 25 0 0 0
Breton 30 20 15 0 0 0
Corsican 70 45 25 0 0 0
French 85,565 41,345 44,215 6,130 2,975 3,160
Western European origins (except French origins) 160,235 79,155 81,080 14,985 7,525 7,460
Austrian 8,775 4,135 4,640 960 495 465
Bavarian 40 15 20 0 0 0
Belgian 3,595 1,720 1,875 365 160 205
Dutch 33,265 16,315 16,950 3,560 1,760 1,800
Flemish 355 195 160 45 25 20
Frisian 90 65 25 10 10 0
German 124,170 61,225 62,945 10,575 5,325 5,250
Luxembourger 110 60 55 15 15 0
Swiss 3,615 1,895 1,720 910 435 475
Western European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 106 120 45 80 75 35 40
Northern European origins (except British Isles origins) 54,800 26,210 28,590 6,015 3,005 3,020
Danish 9,140 4,375 4,765 735 370 365
Finnish 3,285 1,560 1,725 680 345 340
Icelandic 3,330 1,735 1,595 325 155 170
Norwegian 25,330 12,145 13,190 2,480 1,245 1,240
Swedish 17,045 7,660 9,385 2,085 1,010 1,075
Northern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 107 2,695 1,305 1,395 270 165 105
Eastern European origins 161,670 77,950 83,725 7,615 3,650 3,960
Bulgarian 640 340 295 0 0 0
Byelorussian 895 470 420 30 25 0
Czech 3,930 1,930 2,000 365 170 195
Czechoslovakian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 108 1,655 805 855 140 55 90
Estonian 480 235 245 50 20 25
Hungarian 9,630 4,610 5,025 570 280 295
Latvian 870 395 470 60 40 20
Lithuanian 1,260 610 655 75 35 40
Moldovan 335 145 190 0 0 0
Polish 46,705 22,385 24,325 1,800 865 930
Romanian 8,285 4,035 4,250 300 170 135
Russian 18,660 8,895 9,760 1,655 805 855
Slovak 2,130 1,020 1,105 120 70 45
Ukrainian 98,820 47,525 51,295 3,495 1,650 1,845
Eastern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 109 480 250 235 15 0 15
Southern European origins 58,880 29,385 29,500 3,055 1,450 1,610
Albanian 805 445 365 0 0 0
Bosnian 1,420 700 720 25 15 10
Catalan 35 30 10 10 10 0
Croatian 4,175 2,315 1,860 155 75 85
Cypriot 25 10 10 10 0 10
Greek 3,650 1,905 1,750 100 50 55
Italian 23,890 11,950 11,945 1,985 960 1,025
Kosovar 170 90 85 0 0 0
Macedonian 355 185 175 15 15 0
Maltese 280 160 125 15 10 0
Montenegrin 100 65 40 0 0 0
Portuguese 8,650 4,430 4,220 230 125 105
Serbian 2,990 1,455 1,535 80 25 55
Sicilian 80 40 40 20 0 15
Slovenian 940 485 450 65 40 25
Spanish 13,845 6,405 7,440 365 140 225
Yugoslavian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 110 1,125 560 560 100 50 45
Southern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 111 55 35 25 0 0 0
Other European origins 5,700 3,035 2,670 190 105 85
Basque 85 30 55 10 0 0
Jewish 3,060 1,665 1,395 90 45 35
Roma (Gypsy) 90 40 50 10 10 10
Slavic, n.o.s.Census data footnote 112 185 90 90 15 10 10
Other European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 113 2,325 1,225 1,100 70 35 30
Caribbean origins 13,200 6,585 6,620 75 45 30
Antiguan 120 55 65 0 0 0
Bahamian 100 70 30 0 0 0
Barbadian 740 350 390 0 0 0
Bermudan 25 15 15 0 0 0
Carib 30 15 10 0 0 0
Cuban 770 405 365 15 10 0
Dominican 315 160 150 0 0 0
Grenadian 325 175 145 0 0 0
Guadeloupean 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haitian 810 455 360 10 10 10
Jamaican 6,445 3,185 3,260 15 10 10
Kittitian/Nevisian 25 0 20 0 0 0
Martinican 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montserratan 15 0 15 0 0 0
Puerto Rican 50 15 30 0 0 0
St. Lucian 210 115 95 0 0 0
Trinidadian/Tobagonian 2,175 1,140 1,035 15 15 0
Vincentian/Grenadinian 130 45 85 0 0 0
West Indian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 114 960 465 500 0 10 0
Caribbean origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 115 830 405 425 0 0 0
Latin, Central and South American origins 21,365 10,685 10,675 300 165 135
Aboriginal from Central/South America (except Arawak and Maya) 680 300 375 10 0 10
Arawak 15 15 0 0 0 0
Argentinian 280 160 120 25 15 10
Belizean 45 25 15 0 0 0
Bolivian 50 20 30 0 0 0
Brazilian 795 395 405 30 15 15
Chilean 3,525 1,745 1,785 25 10 10
Colombian 3,335 1,660 1,670 20 10 10
Costa Rican 125 65 60 0 0 0
Ecuadorian 240 115 125 0 0 0
Guatemalan 635 335 305 0 0 0
Guyanese 1,420 690 730 10 0 0
Hispanic 650 345 310 10 0 0
Honduran 130 75 50 0 0 0
Maya 220 110 115 0 0 0
Mexican 4,135 2,135 2,000 120 65 50
Nicaraguan 495 265 235 0 0 0
Panamanian 100 50 50 0 0 0
Paraguayan 25 15 10 10 10 0
Peruvian 770 375 400 10 10 0
Salvadorean 3,695 1,855 1,840 10 10 0
Uruguayan 125 80 50 0 0 10
Venezuelan 555 250 300 30 20 10
Latin, Central and South American origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 116 880 460 420 0 0 10
African origins 55,415 28,480 26,935 285 135 155
Central and West African origins 12,255 6,405 5,850 10 0 0
Akan 25 20 10 0 0 0
Angolan 120 75 45 0 0 0
Ashanti 40 20 15 0 0 0
Beninese 40 25 15 0 0 0
Burkinabe 55 30 30 0 0 0
Cameroonian 730 355 375 0 0 0
Chadian 10 10 0 0 0 0
Congolese 2,165 1,125 1,040 0 0 0
Edo 135 85 50 0 0 0
Ewe 55 30 25 0 0 0
Gabonese 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gambian 40 25 10 0 0 0
Ghanaian 2,005 1,045 960 0 0 0
Guinean 260 130 130 0 0 0
Ibo 385 220 170 0 0 0
Ivorian 395 210 185 0 0 0
Liberian 635 305 335 0 0 0
Malian 35 15 20 0 0 0
Malinké 70 45 30 0 0 0
Nigerian 3,350 1,720 1,625 0 0 0
Peulh 60 40 20 0 0 0
Senegalese 250 155 90 0 0 0
Sierra Leonean 455 235 225 0 0 0
Togolese 45 20 30 0 0 0
Wolof 25 10 15 0 0 0
Yoruba 810 405 405 0 0 0
Central and West African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 117 840 475 370 10 0 0
North African origins 8,720 4,555 4,160 10 0 10
Algerian 445 200 245 0 0 0
Berber 240 155 85 0 0 0
Coptic 55 30 30 0 0 0
Dinka 200 105 100 0 0 0
Egyptian 3,095 1,620 1,475 0 0 0
Libyan 590 300 290 0 0 0
Maure 30 20 15 0 0 0
Moroccan 1,100 600 500 0 0 0
Sudanese 2,710 1,425 1,280 0 0 10
Tunisian 340 160 180 0 0 0
North African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 118 210 105 105 0 0 0
Southern and East African origins 26,255 13,560 12,695 150 60 85
Afrikaner 50 30 15 0 0 0
Amhara 185 95 90 0 0 0
Bantu, n.o.s.Census data footnote 119 415 230 185 0 0 0
Burundian 665 365 300 0 0 0
Djiboutian 155 85 70 0 0 0
Eritrean 3,465 1,780 1,690 0 0 0
Ethiopian 5,210 2,605 2,605 0 0 0
Harari 120 60 55 0 0 0
Kenyan 880 470 405 0 0 0
Malagasy 50 30 20 0 0 0
Mauritian 205 105 100 0 0 0
Oromo 550 345 205 0 0 0
Rwandan 1,100 580 520 0 0 0
Seychellois 0 10 0 0 0 0
Somali 9,760 4,980 4,780 0 0 0
South African 1,235 620 610 110 50 60
Tanzanian 450 290 165 0 0 0
Tigrian 255 130 125 0 0 0
Ugandan 625 345 275 0 0 0
Zambian 90 50 40 0 0 0
Zimbabwean 1,245 630 615 10 0 10
Zulu 155 70 80 0 0 0
Southern and East African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 120 1,390 710 680 40 15 20
Other African origins 9,360 4,615 4,745 125 65 60
Black, n.o.s.Census data footnote 121 1,000 500 500 0 10 0
Other African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 122 8,540 4,205 4,330 120 55 65
Asian origins 267,595 132,065 135,530 1,635 745 890
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins 36,990 19,470 17,520 145 85 60
Afghan 2,415 1,275 1,135 0 0 0
Arab, n.o.s.Census data footnote 123 4,160 2,265 1,895 10 0 10
Armenian 465 245 220 15 10 10
Assyrian 100 55 50 0 0 0
Azerbaijani 280 145 140 10 0 0
Georgian 90 40 45 10 0 0
Hazara 105 55 50 0 0 0
Iranian 4,165 2,175 1,990 10 0 0
Iraqi 1,915 995 920 0 0 0
Israeli 665 350 320 0 0 0
Jordanian 605 290 315 0 0 0
Kazakh 100 50 50 0 0 0
Kurd 1,060 600 460 0 0 0
Kuwaiti 105 50 60 0 0 0
Kyrgyz 30 20 10 0 0 0
Lebanese 13,700 7,065 6,635 35 20 15
Palestinian 2,690 1,490 1,200 0 0 0
Pashtun 215 100 115 0 0 0
Saudi Arabian 185 95 90 0 0 0
Syrian 2,775 1,450 1,325 40 30 15
Tajik 65 45 20 0 0 0
Tatar 120 55 70 10 10 10
Turk 2,505 1,370 1,130 10 10 0
Turkmen 50 15 30 0 0 0
Uighur 100 50 50 0 0 0
Uzbek 170 85 80 0 0 0
Yemeni 250 125 120 0 0 0
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 124 835 470 370 10 0 10
South Asian origins 86,420 44,510 41,910 405 215 190
Bangladeshi 1,395 695 700 0 0 0
Bengali 580 335 245 0 0 0
Bhutanese 80 45 35 0 0 0
East Indian 67,935 34,850 33,080 340 185 155
Goan 25 10 20 15 10 0
Gujarati 480 250 230 0 0 0
Kashmiri 105 55 45 0 0 0
Nepali 1,775 960 820 0 0 0
Pakistani 8,015 4,160 3,855 25 15 15
Punjabi 5,945 3,160 2,785 20 0 10
Sinhalese 215 115 90 0 10 0
Sri Lankan 2,160 1,090 1,075 0 0 0
Tamil 470 245 225 10 10 0
South Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 125 1,870 970 900 10 15 0
East and Southeast Asian origins 145,480 68,710 76,770 1,080 450 635
Burmese 410 205 205 0 0 0
Cambodian (Khmer) 1,485 760 720 0 0 0
Chinese 67,970 32,820 35,150 330 160 165
Filipino 57,050 26,050 31,000 310 95 210
Hmong 0 0 0 0 0 0
Indonesian 820 385 430 15 10 0
Japanese 2,985 1,255 1,720 305 110 190
Karen 395 225 175 0 0 0
Korean 7,385 3,525 3,855 115 60 60
Laotian 645 335 315 0 0 0
Malaysian 1,325 635 695 0 0 0
Mongolian 325 145 180 20 10 10
Singaporean 120 55 65 0 0 0
Taiwanese 615 270 340 0 0 0
Thai 820 305 510 10 0 10
Tibetan 45 25 20 0 0 0
Vietnamese 13,690 6,590 7,100 10 0 10
East and Southeast Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 126 360 185 170 0 0 0
Other Asian origins 895 485 410 0 0 0
Other Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 127 895 485 410 0 0 0
Oceania origins 3,635 1,870 1,765 380 205 175
Australian 1,160 625 530 285 160 120
New Zealander 495 275 215 90 40 50
Pacific Islands origins 2,030 990 1,035 10 10 10
Fijian 1,715 830 885 0 0 0
Hawaiian 90 45 45 0 0 0
Maori 125 65 60 0 10 0
Polynesian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 128 35 10 25 0 0 10
Samoan 45 25 15 0 0 0
Pacific Islands origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 129 25 20 0 0 0 0
Household characteristics
Total - Private households by tenure - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 130 360,830 ... ... 22,450 ... ...
Owner 232,000 ... ... 17,890 ... ...
Renter 128,830 ... ... 4,525 ... ...
Band housing 0 ... ... 40 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by condominium status - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 131 360,830 ... ... 22,455 ... ...
Condominium 83,375 ... ... 1,815 ... ...
Not condominium 277,455 ... ... 20,640 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 132 360,830 ... ... 22,455 ... ...
No bedrooms 2,490 ... ... 45 ... ...
1 bedroom 50,595 ... ... 1,885 ... ...
2 bedrooms 86,955 ... ... 5,780 ... ...
3 bedrooms 123,340 ... ... 7,970 ... ...
4 or more bedrooms 97,450 ... ... 6,770 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 133 360,825 ... ... 22,455 ... ...
1 to 4 rooms 118,320 ... ... 4,450 ... ...
5 rooms 58,640 ... ... 3,705 ... ...
6 rooms 50,525 ... ... 3,420 ... ...
7 rooms 41,935 ... ... 3,130 ... ...
8 or more rooms 91,410 ... ... 7,745 ... ...
Average number of rooms per dwelling 5.9 ... ... 6.7 ... ...
Total - Private households by number of persons per room - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 134 360,825 ... ... 22,455 ... ...
One person or fewer per room 350,070 ... ... 22,305 ... ...
More than 1 person per room 10,760 ... ... 150 ... ...
Total - Private households by housing suitability - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 135 360,830 ... ... 22,450 ... ...
Suitable 337,315 ... ... 22,045 ... ...
Not suitable 23,510 ... ... 410 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by period of construction - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 136 360,830 ... ... 22,455 ... ...
1960 or before 54,260 ... ... 2,700 ... ...
1961 to 1980 112,725 ... ... 7,980 ... ...
1981 to 1990 44,195 ... ... 2,810 ... ...
1991 to 2000 37,530 ... ... 4,405 ... ...
2001 to 2005 32,755 ... ... 1,345 ... ...
2006 to 2010 35,585 ... ... 2,060 ... ...
2011 to 2016Census data footnote 137 43,780 ... ... 1,145 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 138 360,825 ... ... 22,455 ... ...
Only regular maintenance or minor repairs needed 340,280 ... ... 20,875 ... ...
Major repairs needed 20,550 ... ... 1,580 ... ...
Total - Private households by number of household maintainers - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 139 360,830 ... ... 22,455 ... ...
1 household maintainer 207,895 ... ... 13,090 ... ...
2 household maintainers 137,815 ... ... 8,975 ... ...
3 or more household maintainers 15,120 ... ... 390 ... ...
Total - Private households by age of primary household maintainers - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 140 360,830 ... ... 22,455 ... ...
15 to 24 years 16,240 ... ... 465 ... ...
25 to 34 years 75,735 ... ... 2,260 ... ...
35 to 44 years 72,120 ... ... 2,985 ... ...
45 to 54 years 69,115 ... ... 3,860 ... ...
55 to 64 years 64,310 ... ... 5,410 ... ...
65 to 74 years 35,865 ... ... 4,345 ... ...
75 to 84 years 19,920 ... ... 2,425 ... ...
85 years and over 7,520 ... ... 715 ... ...
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 141 359,000 ... ... 21,705 ... ...
Spending less than 30% of income on shelter costs 272,335 ... ... 17,190 ... ...
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs 86,665 ... ... 4,515 ... ...
30% to less than 100% 75,300 ... ... 3,865 ... ...
Total - Owner households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data 231,945 ... ... 17,240 ... ...
% of owner households with a mortgageCensus data footnote 142 65.1 ... ... 51.9 ... ...
% of owner households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costsCensus data footnote 141 16.5 ... ... 15.6 ... ...
Median monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,515 ... ... 715 ... ...
Average monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,538 ... ... 986 ... ...
Median value of dwellings ($)Census data footnote 144 390,262 ... ... 349,659 ... ...
Average value of dwellings ($)Census data footnote 144 424,715 ... ... 384,003 ... ...
Total - Tenant households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data 128,835 ... ... 4,475 ... ...
% of tenant households in subsidized housingCensus data footnote 145 10.6 ... ... 13.2 ... ...
% of tenant households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costsCensus data footnote 141 38.1 ... ... 40.6 ... ...
Median monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,232 ... ... 852 ... ...
Average monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,264 ... ... 927 ... ...
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 146 749,395 373,375 376,015 43,165 21,315 21,850
No certificate, diploma or degree 115,355 57,730 57,630 7,735 4,170 3,570
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificateCensus data footnote 147 205,670 102,785 102,890 12,840 6,000 6,840
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 428,360 212,860 215,500 22,595 11,150 11,440
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma 63,630 50,090 13,545 6,200 4,605 1,595
Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 148 19,695 11,975 7,725 2,535 1,440 1,090
Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 149 43,930 38,120 5,815 3,670 3,160 505
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma 134,855 57,270 77,590 9,000 3,405 5,590
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level 25,145 10,225 14,915 1,535 515 1,015
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above 204,730 95,280 109,455 5,865 2,625 3,240
Bachelor's degree 138,325 61,285 77,040 3,960 1,645 2,315
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level 11,155 5,095 6,060 420 155 260
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry 6,925 3,650 3,275 180 120 65
Master's degree 38,890 19,250 19,645 1,200 640 560
Earned doctorateCensus data footnote 150 9,435 6,005 3,430 100 65 40
Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 146 530,020 266,425 263,590 26,920 13,175 13,745
No certificate, diploma or degree 53,515 28,450 25,065 3,180 1,900 1,275
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificateCensus data footnote 147 126,285 64,770 61,520 8,040 3,785 4,250
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 350,220 173,210 177,010 15,695 7,480 8,210
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma 49,075 39,190 9,890 4,155 3,115 1,040
Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 148 14,455 9,070 5,385 1,700 975 725
Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 149 34,620 30,115 4,500 2,455 2,135 315
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma 109,475 47,015 62,460 6,370 2,360 4,010
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level 19,670 8,100 11,575 980 350 630
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above 172,000 78,905 93,090 4,180 1,655 2,530
Bachelor's degree 115,385 50,835 64,545 2,920 1,075 1,840
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level 8,895 3,990 4,905 265 90 175
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry 5,985 2,975 3,015 145 85 55
Master's degree 34,210 16,520 17,685 790 365 425
Earned doctorateCensus data footnote 150 7,530 4,585 2,945 65 40 25
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 151 749,395 373,380 376,020 43,170 21,315 21,850
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 152 321,030 160,515 160,515 20,570 10,165 10,405
Education 28,520 7,260 21,260 1,980 555 1,420
13. Education 28,515 7,255 21,260 1,975 555 1,425
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 13,345 5,965 7,385 560 240 320
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services 2,370 1,665 705 115 90 25
50. Visual and performing arts 10,975 4,300 6,680 450 150 290
Humanities 19,635 8,175 11,450 880 360 525
16. Aboriginal and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics 2,385 705 1,675 75 20 50
23. English language and literature/letters 4,330 1,425 2,900 185 45 140
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities 6,150 2,305 3,845 260 90 170
30A Interdisciplinary humanitiesCensus data footnote 153 65 25 40 0 0 0
38. Philosophy and religious studies 1,395 840 550 75 40 40
39. Theology and religious vocations 2,390 1,400 985 190 115 75
54. History 2,480 1,375 1,105 75 45 35
55. French language and literature/letters 450 100 350 20 0 20
Social and behavioural sciences and law 41,705 14,650 27,055 1,515 465 1,055
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies 735 185 550 0 0 0
09. Communication, journalism and related programs 4,105 1,790 2,315 140 55 80
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences 6,695 645 6,055 385 10 380
22. Legal professions and studies 7,545 2,835 4,710 255 75 180
30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciencesCensus data footnote 154 585 190 395 10 10 10
42. Psychology 8,050 2,265 5,785 285 100 185
45. Social sciences 13,980 6,745 7,240 435 210 225
Business, management and public administration 87,090 34,325 52,760 4,000 1,150 2,845
30.16 Accounting and computer science 135 30 105 15 10 15
44. Public administration and social service professions 5,160 1,135 4,025 350 45 300
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services 81,795 33,160 48,635 3,630 1,095 2,535
Physical and life sciences and technologies 21,120 10,655 10,460 555 290 265
26. Biological and biomedical sciences 8,490 3,755 4,740 255 110 140
30.01 Biological and physical sciences 4,910 2,160 2,755 120 55 65
30C Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciencesCensus data footnote 155 120 25 95 0 0 0
40. Physical sciences 6,255 4,125 2,125 135 110 30
41. Science technologies/technicians 1,345 590 750 45 25 25
Mathematics, computer and information sciences 17,520 10,910 6,610 405 195 210
11. Computer and information sciences and support services 13,885 9,345 4,540 295 170 125
25. Library science 1,330 195 1,135 65 0 60
27. Mathematics and statistics 2,180 1,290 890 45 25 25
30D Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciencesCensus data footnote 156 120 80 40 0 0 0
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies 104,225 93,125 11,100 5,860 5,510 350
04. Architecture and related services 3,210 2,105 1,110 90 60 25
14. Engineering 28,715 23,405 5,310 500 420 80
15. Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields 19,525 17,010 2,515 985 910 75
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0
46. Construction trades 22,650 21,695 960 1,760 1,700 60
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians 17,160 16,570 590 1,645 1,575 70
48. Precision production 12,955 12,340 615 885 845 40
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 6,875 3,840 3,030 1,030 685 345
01. Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences 4,295 2,305 1,990 475 250 225
03. Natural resources and conservation 2,575 1,535 1,045 555 435 120
Health and related fields 68,405 14,385 54,025 3,790 610 3,180
31. Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies 4,140 1,985 2,150 415 235 175
51. Health professions and related programs 61,900 11,080 50,820 3,350 355 2,990
60. Dental, medical and veterinary residency programs 2,370 1,320 1,055 30 15 15
Personal, protective and transportation services 19,885 9,540 10,340 2,025 1,090 935
12. Personal and culinary services 12,430 3,855 8,575 1,195 350 845
28. Military science, leadership and operational art 45 40 0 0 0 0
29. Military technologies and applied sciences 235 215 20 25 20 10
43. Security and protective services 3,775 2,310 1,460 165 125 35
49. Transportation and materials moving 3,400 3,120 280 640 595 45
Other 45 25 20 0 0 0
30.99 Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies, other 40 25 20 0 0 0
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 151 530,020 266,430 263,595 26,915 13,170 13,745
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 152 179,800 93,215 86,585 11,220 5,695 5,530
Education 21,225 5,100 16,125 1,115 235 880
13. Education 21,225 5,105 16,125 1,115 235 880
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 10,880 4,870 6,005 365 140 230
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services 1,860 1,295 560 65 35 25
50. Visual and performing arts 9,015 3,575 5,445 310 105 205
Humanities 16,040 6,520 9,520 585 245 340
16. Aboriginal and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics 1,995 575 1,420 60 20 40
23. English language and literature/letters 3,560 1,150 2,410 125 35 85
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities 5,145 1,880 3,265 190 60 125
30A Interdisciplinary humanitiesCensus data footnote 153 45 20 25 0 0 0
38. Philosophy and religious studies 1,160 705 455 45 25 20
39. Theology and religious vocations 1,850 1,080 770 115 70 40
54. History 1,945 1,040 900 50 35 20
55. French language and literature/letters 335 60 270 0 0 10
Social and behavioural sciences and law 35,050 12,030 23,020 1,135 295 840
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies 625 160 470 0 0 0
09. Communication, journalism and related programs 3,595 1,520 2,075 105 30 70
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences 5,480 525 4,950 295 10 295
22. Legal professions and studies 6,520 2,220 4,300 180 35 140
30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciencesCensus data footnote 154 485 160 320 10 10 0
42. Psychology 6,505 1,765 4,745 195 65 130
45. Social sciences 11,835 5,675 6,165 340 145 195
Business, management and public administration 72,845 28,645 44,200 2,760 725 2,035
30.16 Accounting and computer science 115 20 90 15 0 10
44. Public administration and social service professions 4,345 910 3,440 270 30 240
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services 68,380 27,710 40,670 2,475 690 1,785
Physical and life sciences and technologies 16,515 8,075 8,440 390 180 205
26. Biological and biomedical sciences 6,685 2,885 3,800 200 85 120
30.01 Biological and physical sciences 3,680 1,595 2,085 80 35 45
30C Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciencesCensus data footnote 155 120 25 90 0 0 0
40. Physical sciences 4,980 3,145 1,835 75 45 25
41. Science technologies/technicians 1,045 415 630 25 15 15
Mathematics, computer and information sciences 15,555 9,775 5,780 305 160 150
11. Computer and information sciences and support services 12,660 8,535 4,125 235 155 80
25. Library science 1,055 175 880 45 0 45
27. Mathematics and statistics 1,740 995 745 30 10 25
30D Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciencesCensus data footnote 156 95 65 30 0 0 0
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies 85,180 75,560 9,615 3,955 3,660 295
04. Architecture and related services 2,590 1,640 950 60 35 25
14. Engineering 24,660 19,955 4,710 340 270 70
15. Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields 16,115 13,995 2,120 660 600 60
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation 10 0 0 0 0 0
46. Construction trades 18,100 17,265 840 1,210 1,150 55
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians 13,370 12,895 480 1,110 1,055 55
48. Precision production 10,340 9,820 525 585 550 30
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 5,510 2,930 2,580 815 500 310
01. Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences 3,340 1,640 1,700 360 165 200
03. Natural resources and conservation 2,170 1,290 880 455 340 110
Health and related fields 55,480 11,890 43,585 2,745 475 2,265
31. Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies 3,315 1,635 1,690 375 205 165
51. Health professions and related programs 50,110 9,185 40,930 2,345 255 2,095
60. Dental, medical and veterinary residency programs 2,045 1,080 975 20 15 10
Personal, protective and transportation services 15,910 7,795 8,115 1,520 860 665
12. Personal and culinary services 9,750 3,115 6,630 870 285 585
28. Military science, leadership and operational art 40 35 0 0 0 0
29. Military technologies and applied sciences 150 130 15 15 10 0
43. Security and protective services 3,135 1,880 1,255 140 100 35
49. Transportation and materials moving 2,840 2,630 210 500 460 40
Other 35 25 10 0 0 0
30.99 Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies, other 35 25 10 0 0 0
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 157 749,395 373,375 376,020 43,170 21,315 21,850
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 321,030 160,515 160,520 20,570 10,165 10,405
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 158 428,360 212,860 215,505 22,595 11,155 11,445
Location of study inside Canada 324,955 162,355 162,595 19,955 9,740 10,215
Same as province or territory of residence 259,315 128,810 130,505 12,585 5,975 6,610
Different than province or territory of residence 65,640 33,550 32,095 7,370 3,765 3,605
Location of study outside CanadaCensus data footnote 159 103,405 50,505 52,900 2,640 1,415 1,225
United StatesCensus data footnote 160 8,990 5,170 3,825 685 445 240
Philippines 22,250 8,720 13,525 135 25 110
India 17,560 8,905 8,655 70 35 30
United KingdomCensus data footnote 161 5,615 3,255 2,365 570 310 260
ChinaCensus data footnote 162 5,980 2,780 3,200 25 10 15
France 550 330 220 10 10 10
Other 42,460 21,340 21,115 1,150 590 560
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 157 530,025 266,425 263,595 26,915 13,175 13,745
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 179,800 93,215 86,585 11,225 5,690 5,530
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 158 350,220 173,210 177,010 15,695 7,485 8,210
Location of study inside Canada 261,445 130,645 130,800 14,130 6,730 7,410
Same as province or territory of residence 207,805 103,355 104,450 9,205 4,240 4,965
Different than province or territory of residence 53,635 27,285 26,355 4,930 2,490 2,445
Location of study outside CanadaCensus data footnote 159 88,780 42,565 46,210 1,560 755 810
United StatesCensus data footnote 160 6,820 3,770 3,050 420 245 175
Philippines 20,450 7,940 12,510 105 20 85
India 15,615 7,785 7,835 55 25 30
United KingdomCensus data footnote 161 3,910 2,310 1,600 220 115 105
ChinaCensus data footnote 162 5,205 2,400 2,805 20 0 15
France 480 290 185 15 10 0
Other 36,295 18,070 18,220 725 335 390
Labour force status
Total - Population aged 15 years and over by Labour force status - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 163 749,395 373,375 376,015 43,170 21,320 21,850
In the labour force 537,755 286,320 251,435 25,395 13,380 12,015
Employed 490,665 258,430 232,235 23,110 11,960 11,145
Unemployed 47,090 27,890 19,195 2,285 1,420 865
Not in the labour force 211,635 87,055 124,585 17,770 7,940 9,835
Participation rate 71.8 76.7 66.9 58.8 62.8 55.0
Employment rate 65.5 69.2 61.8 53.5 56.1 51.0
Unemployment rate 8.8 9.7 7.6 9.0 10.6 7.2
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 164 749,395 373,380 376,015 43,170 21,320 21,850
Did not workCensus data footnote 165 194,450 78,930 115,520 15,770 6,865 8,910
Worked 554,945 294,445 260,495 27,390 14,450 12,940
Worked full year, full timeCensus data footnote 166 275,070 156,575 118,500 11,045 6,495 4,555
Worked part year and/or part timeCensus data footnote 167 279,875 137,875 142,000 16,345 7,965 8,385
Average weeks worked in reference year 42.5 43.1 42.0 40.1 40.3 39.8
Class of worker
Total labour force aged 15 years and over by class of worker - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 168 537,755 286,320 251,435 25,395 13,380 12,015
Class of worker - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 10,340 4,755 5,585 285 120 165
All classes of workersCensus data footnote 170 527,415 281,565 245,850 25,110 13,260 11,850
Employee 479,505 250,395 229,115 20,610 10,540 10,075
Self-employedCensus data footnote 171 47,915 31,175 16,740 4,495 2,720 1,775
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 172 537,760 286,325 251,435 25,395 13,380 12,020
Occupation - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 10,340 4,755 5,585 285 120 165
All occupationsCensus data footnote 170 527,415 281,565 245,855 25,110 13,255 11,850
0 Management occupations 50,775 30,960 19,810 2,910 1,735 1,170
1 Business, finance and administration occupations 83,555 24,800 58,755 2,790 545 2,250
2 Natural and applied sciences and related occupations 41,425 32,415 9,010 1,275 1,000 275
3 Health occupations 41,170 8,850 32,320 1,525 290 1,235
4 Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services 58,085 20,490 37,590 2,030 460 1,570
5 Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport 12,865 5,570 7,295 640 235 405
6 Sales and service occupations 122,890 53,330 69,560 6,325 2,295 4,030
7 Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations 93,910 87,180 6,725 5,180 4,815 365
8 Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations 7,380 6,280 1,095 1,320 970 350
9 Occupations in manufacturing and utilities 15,380 11,685 3,690 1,115 910 200
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 173 537,755 286,320 251,435 25,395 13,380 12,015
Industry - NAICS2012 - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 10,340 4,755 5,585 285 125 165
All industry categoriesCensus data footnote 170 527,415 281,565 245,850 25,110 13,255 11,850
11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 1,645 970 675 1,390 990 395
21 Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction 12,710 10,705 2,005 500 425 75
22 Utilities 4,900 3,390 1,505 160 135 25
23 Construction 57,780 49,525 8,250 2,825 2,430 400
31-33 Manufacturing 31,945 24,080 7,870 2,225 1,745 475
41 Wholesale trade 20,515 14,520 5,990 400 285 110
44-45 Retail trade 60,745 27,950 32,795 3,120 1,300 1,820
48-49 Transportation and warehousing 24,625 19,140 5,480 1,450 1,195 255
51 Information and cultural industries 8,600 4,995 3,600 250 110 140
52 Finance and insurance 18,265 6,715 11,550 575 120 455
53 Real estate and rental and leasing 10,475 5,995 4,475 590 300 295
54 Professional, scientific and technical services 38,545 22,340 16,205 1,120 505 615
55 Management of companies and enterprises 680 285 390 10 0 10
56 Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services 21,155 12,475 8,675 1,105 570 540
61 Educational services 37,985 13,555 24,425 1,335 355 980
62 Health care and social assistance 64,850 12,600 52,255 2,370 340 2,030
71 Arts, entertainment and recreation 9,950 4,965 4,985 1,085 570 520
72 Accommodation and food services 39,970 17,210 22,760 2,535 900 1,635
81 Other services (except public administration) 24,940 11,475 13,460 1,165 530 630
91 Public administration 37,155 18,665 18,485 905 450 450
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 174 490,665 258,430 232,240 23,110 11,960 11,150
Worked at home 23,160 10,650 12,505 2,280 1,080 1,205
Worked outside Canada 1,285 845 435 45 30 15
No fixed workplace address 69,145 52,655 16,490 4,010 3,005 1,005
Worked at usual place 397,085 194,275 202,805 16,780 7,850 8,930
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 397,080 194,280 202,805 16,780 7,850 8,930
Commute within census subdivision (CSD) of residence 343,335 158,730 184,600 10,645 4,780 5,860
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) within census division (CD) of residence 43,910 28,500 15,410 3,735 1,650 2,085
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) and census division (CD) within province or territory of residence 8,240 6,030 2,210 2,030 1,165 870
Commute to a different province or territory 1,595 1,015 585 375 255 120
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 175 466,230 246,935 219,290 20,785 10,850 9,930
Car, truck, van - as a driver 342,145 194,400 147,745 16,515 8,810 7,705
Car, truck, van - as a passenger 25,080 9,375 15,705 1,240 550 695
Public transit 67,990 27,300 40,695 220 105 120
Walked 19,025 8,235 10,790 1,420 580 835
Bicycle 5,575 3,605 1,970 865 465 400
Other method 6,405 4,020 2,385 525 345 180
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 176 466,225 246,930 219,295 20,790 10,850 9,930
Less than 15 minutes 89,070 40,640 48,430 11,575 5,525 6,055
15 to 29 minutes 197,445 104,950 92,500 4,910 2,525 2,390
30 to 44 minutes 116,625 65,550 51,075 2,035 1,190 850
45 to 59 minutes 34,770 18,960 15,815 720 490 235
60 minutes and over 28,310 16,835 11,480 1,530 1,125 410
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 177 466,225 246,930 219,295 20,790 10,850 9,935
Between 5 a.m. and 5:59 a.m. 32,505 23,745 8,760 1,590 1,205 380
Between 6 a.m. and 6:59 a.m. 89,450 54,910 34,550 3,720 2,535 1,185
Between 7 a.m. and 7:59 a.m. 139,240 71,020 68,220 5,225 2,775 2,450
Between 8 a.m. and 8:59 a.m. 81,710 37,205 44,500 4,720 1,700 3,015
Between 9 a.m. and 11:59 a.m. 50,340 21,835 28,505 2,240 795 1,445
Between 12 p.m. and 4:59 a.m. 72,975 38,220 34,755 3,300 1,840 1,465
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 178 571,775 302,245 269,530 28,355 14,865 13,490
Single responses 565,005 298,920 266,085 28,325 14,850 13,470
Official languages 559,025 295,910 263,115 28,280 14,835 13,445
English 557,260 295,220 262,040 28,190 14,795 13,395
French 1,765 690 1,075 90 35 50
Non-official languages 5,980 3,005 2,975 40 20 20
Aboriginal languages 10 0 0 10 0 10
Algonquian languages 10 10 0 0 0 0
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 10 0 0 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 0 0 0 0
Cree, n.o.s. 0 0 0 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 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 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 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 0 0 0 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 10 0 10
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 10
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 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Non-Aboriginal languages 5,975 3,005 2,975 35 20 15
Afro-Asiatic languages 485 290 195 0 0 0
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 65 25 35 0 0 0
Bilen 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oromo 10 0 0 0 0 0
Somali 55 20 35 0 0 0
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Semitic languages 425 260 160 0 0 0
Amharic 30 10 20 0 0 0
Arabic 310 215 95 0 0 0
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Harari 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hebrew 20 10 10 0 0 0
Maltese 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tigrigna 15 0 10 0 0 0
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 50 25 25 0 0 0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 415 185 230 0 0 0
Khmer (Cambodian) 10 0 0 0 0 0
Vietnamese 405 180 225 0 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 310 175 135 0 0 0
Bikol 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cebuano 0 0 10 0 0 0
Fijian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ilocano 15 10 0 0 0 0
Malagasy 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malay 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pangasinan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 290 165 120 0 0 0
Waray-Waray 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Creole languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haitian Creole 0 0 0 0 0 0
Creole, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Creole languages, n.i.e. 0 0 10 0 0 0
Dravidian languages 20 15 10 0 0 0
Kannada 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malayalam 10 10 10 0 0 0
Tamil 15 0 10 0 0 0
Telugu 0 0 0 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 2,020 1,055 960 15 10 10
Albanian 10 10 10 0 0 0
Armenian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Balto-Slavic languages 295 150 145 0 0 0
Baltic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Latvian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lithuanian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavic languages 295 150 145 0 0 0
Belarusan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bosnian 10 10 0 0 0 0
Bulgarian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Croatian 10 0 10 0 0 0
Czech 0 0 0 0 0 0
Macedonian 0 10 0 0 0 0
Polish 115 65 55 0 0 0
Russian 75 25 50 0 0 0
Serbian 0 0 10 0 0 0
Serbo-Croatian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slovak 15 0 10 0 0 0
Slovene (Slovenian) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ukrainian 65 45 25 0 0 0
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Celtic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scottish Gaelic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Welsh 0 0 0 0 0 0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Germanic languages 45 10 30 15 10 0
Afrikaans 0 0 0 0 0 0
Danish 10 0 10 0 0 0
Dutch 0 0 10 0 0 0
Frisian 0 0 0 0 0 0
German 25 15 15 10 0 0
Icelandic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Norwegian 10 0 10 0 0 0
Swedish 10 0 10 0 0 0
Vlaams (Flemish) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yiddish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Greek 0 0 0 0 0 0
Indo-Iranian languages 1,245 700 545 0 0 0
Indo-Aryan languages 1,175 650 525 0 0 0
Bengali 10 10 10 0 0 0
Gujarati 60 10 50 0 0 0
Hindi 105 60 45 0 0 0
Kashmiri 0 0 0 0 0 0
Konkani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Marathi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nepali 0 0 10 0 0 0
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 950 565 385 0 0 0
Sindhi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Urdu 45 15 30 0 0 0
Iranian languages 70 45 20 0 0 0
Kurdish 15 10 10 0 0 0
Pashto 0 0 0 0 0 0
Persian (Farsi) 50 35 20 0 0 0
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Italic (Romance) languages 420 190 230 10 0 0
Catalan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Italian 0 0 10 0 0 0
Portuguese 40 25 20 0 0 0
Romanian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Spanish 375 170 210 10 0 0
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Japanese 30 10 20 0 0 0
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Georgian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Korean 260 120 140 0 0 0
Mongolic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mongolian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 10 0 10 0 0 0
Akan (Twi) 0 0 0 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 0 0 0 0 0
Ganda 0 0 0 0 0 0
Igbo 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lingala 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rundi (Kirundi) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shona 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swahili 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wolof 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yoruba 0 0 0 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 0 0 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 90 45 40 0 0 0
American Sign Language 70 30 40 0 0 0
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 20 20 0 0 0 0
Sino-Tibetan languages 2,275 1,075 1,200 20 10 10
Chinese languages 2,260 1,070 1,195 15 10 10
Cantonese 1,470 725 745 0 0 0
Hakka 10 10 0 0 0 0
Mandarin 685 305 385 0 0 0
Min Dong 0 0 0 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 10 0 10 0 0 0
Wu (Shanghainese) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chinese, n.o.s. 85 30 50 20 10 10
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 15 0 10 0 0 0
Burmese 0 0 0 0 0 0
Karenic languages 10 0 10 0 0 0
Tibetan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages 10 0 0 0 0 0
Lao 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thai 10 0 10 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 45 25 20 0 0 0
Azerbaijani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkish 35 15 20 0 0 0
Uyghur 0 0 0 0 0 0
Uzbek 10 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Uralic languages 10 0 0 0 0 0
Estonian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Finnish 10 0 0 0 0 0
Hungarian 10 0 0 0 0 0
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 10 0 0 0 0 0
Multiple responses 6,765 3,325 3,445 35 15 20
English and French 1,410 700 710 10 0 10
English and non-official language 5,230 2,570 2,665 30 10 15
French and non-official language 20 10 15 0 0 0
English, French and non-official language 105 55 55 0 0 0
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 179 571,775 302,245 269,535 28,360 14,865 13,490
None 544,260 288,400 255,855 27,700 14,575 13,125
English 3,730 1,710 2,025 80 20 55
French 6,230 3,070 3,165 390 170 220
Non-official language 17,110 8,845 8,270 170 100 70
Aboriginal 200 65 135 35 15 15
Non-Aboriginal 16,905 8,775 8,130 135 80 55
English and French 0 0 0 0 0 0
English and non-official language 70 30 45 0 0 0
French and non-official language 370 195 180 15 10 10
English, French and non-official language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mobility status - Place of residence 1 year ago
Total - Mobility status 1 year ago - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 180 901,050 450,935 450,110 49,770 24,690 25,080
Non-movers 740,360 369,935 370,425 42,125 20,940 21,180
Movers 160,690 81,000 79,690 7,650 3,750 3,900
Non-migrants 116,940 59,445 57,505 3,575 1,705 1,865
Migrants 43,745 21,560 22,180 4,070 2,035 2,030
Internal migrants 28,770 14,570 14,195 3,845 1,935 1,910
Intraprovincial migrants 17,415 8,895 8,520 2,395 1,150 1,245
Interprovincial migrants 11,355 5,675 5,680 1,450 790 660
External migrants 14,975 6,990 7,990 225 100 125
Mobility status - Place of residence 5 years ago
Total - Mobility status 5 years ago - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 181 853,655 426,795 426,850 47,930 23,830 24,095
Non-movers 437,380 216,630 220,755 29,920 15,020 14,905
Movers 416,270 210,170 206,100 18,010 8,815 9,195
Non-migrants 248,260 125,235 123,030 7,210 3,470 3,740
Migrants 168,005 84,935 83,075 10,795 5,345 5,455
Internal migrants 99,855 50,915 48,945 10,080 4,995 5,090
Intraprovincial migrants 45,235 22,360 22,870 6,330 3,110 3,225
Interprovincial migrants 54,620 28,550 26,075 3,750 1,885 1,870
External migrants 68,150 34,020 34,130 715 355 365

Source

Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population.

How to cite

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2017. Edmonton, CY [Census subdivision], Alberta and Columbia-Shuswap, RD [Census division], British Columbia (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 3, 2024).

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