Census Profile, 2016 Census
Québec, Ville [Census subdivision], Quebec and Québec, Territoire équivalent [Census division], Quebec

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Total Male Female Total Male Female
Counts (unless otherwise specified)
Population and dwellings
Population, 2016Census data footnote 1 531,902 ... ... 569,717 ... ...
Population, 2011Census data footnote 1 516,576 r ... ... 551,856r ... ...
Population percentage change, 2011 to 2016 3.0 ... ... 3.2 ... ...
Total private dwellingsCensus data footnote 2 266,409 ... ... 282,180 ... ...
Private dwellings occupied by usual residentsCensus data footnote 3 252,043 ... ... 267,144 ... ...
Population density per square kilometre 1,173.2 ... ... 1,038.3 ... ...
Land area in square kilometres 453.38 ... ... 548.72 ... ...
Age characteristics
Total - Age groups and average age of the population - 100% dataCensus data footnote 4 531,900 257,480 274,420 569,720 276,110 293,605
0 to 14 years 75,090 38,140 36,945 81,000 41,245 39,755
0 to 4 years 26,435 13,520 12,910 27,995 14,325 13,665
5 to 9 years 26,200 13,255 12,945 28,265 14,375 13,890
10 to 14 years 22,455 11,365 11,095 24,735 12,540 12,195
15 to 64 years 347,235 173,185 174,050 372,100 185,515 186,590
15 to 19 years 23,975 12,150 11,825 26,385 13,385 13,000
20 to 24 years 36,485 17,960 18,525 38,865 19,210 19,660
25 to 29 years 38,270 19,320 18,945 39,830 20,150 19,680
30 to 34 years 35,985 18,610 17,370 37,625 19,420 18,205
35 to 39 years 35,990 18,465 17,525 38,140 19,520 18,615
40 to 44 years 30,160 15,430 14,730 32,535 16,565 15,970
45 to 49 years 30,200 15,095 15,110 32,845 16,395 16,450
50 to 54 years 37,875 18,755 19,120 41,245 20,380 20,865
55 to 59 years 40,735 19,755 20,975 44,100 21,415 22,690
60 to 64 years 37,570 17,650 19,920 40,525 19,075 21,445
65 years and over 109,575 46,155 63,415 116,615 49,355 67,260
65 to 69 years 34,265 15,810 18,455 36,720 17,015 19,705
70 to 74 years 27,645 12,390 15,255 29,520 13,295 16,225
75 to 79 years 18,870 8,035 10,835 19,960 8,560 11,400
80 to 84 years 14,030 5,445 8,585 14,800 5,765 9,035
85 years and over 14,765 4,475 10,290 15,620 4,725 10,895
85 to 89 years 9,300 3,105 6,200 9,770 3,265 6,510
90 to 94 years 4,255 1,150 3,100 4,540 1,225 3,315
95 to 99 years 1,070 205 875 1,150 215 935
100 years and over 130 15 120 155 20 130
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 14.1 14.8 13.5 14.2 14.9 13.5
15 to 64 years 65.3 67.3 63.4 65.3 67.2 63.6
65 years and over 20.6 17.9 23.1 20.5 17.9 22.9
85 years and over 2.8 1.7 3.7 2.7 1.7 3.7
Average age of the population 43.2 41.7 44.6 43.2 41.7 44.6
Median age of the population 43.3 41.2 45.5 43.5 41.5 45.6
Household and dwelling characteristics
Total - Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling - 100% dataCensus data footnote 5 252,040 ... ... 267,145 ... ...
Single-detached house 79,320 ... ... 89,245 ... ...
Apartment in a building that has five or more storeys 20,165 ... ... 21,020 ... ...
Other attached dwellingCensus data footnote 6 151,225 ... ... 155,535 ... ...
Semi-detached house 13,545 ... ... 14,475 ... ...
Row house 6,825 ... ... 6,960 ... ...
Apartment or flat in a duplex 17,030 ... ... 17,920 ... ...
Apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys 112,740 ... ... 115,010 ... ...
Other single-attached house 1,090 ... ... 1,170 ... ...
Movable dwellingCensus data footnote 7 1,330 ... ... 1,350 ... ...
Total - Private households by household size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 8 252,045 ... ... 267,145 ... ...
1 person 98,575 ... ... 102,220 ... ...
2 persons 89,390 ... ... 95,230 ... ...
3 persons 30,360 ... ... 32,715 ... ...
4 persons 24,220 ... ... 26,570 ... ...
5 or more persons 9,490 ... ... 10,405 ... ...
Number of persons in private households 516,265 ... ... 552,910 ... ...
Average household size 2.0 ... ... 2.1 ... ...
Marital status
Total - Marital status for the population aged 15 years and over - 100% dataCensus data footnote 9 456,815 219,340 237,475 488,720 234,870 253,850
Married or living common law 246,725 123,540 123,180 266,820 133,575 133,245
Married 130,960 65,460 65,500 142,645 71,290 71,355
Living common law 115,765 58,085 57,680 124,170 62,285 61,890
Not married and not living common law 210,090 95,800 114,290 221,900 101,295 120,610
Never married 143,915 75,445 68,475 152,195 79,835 72,360
Separated 6,275 2,775 3,505 6,610 2,915 3,695
Divorced 33,140 12,060 21,085 34,835 12,725 22,110
Widowed 26,765 5,525 21,240 28,260 5,820 22,440
Family characteristics
Total - Census families in private households by family size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 10 142,925 ... ... 154,170 ... ...
2 persons 83,555 ... ... 89,370 ... ...
3 persons 27,855 ... ... 30,165 ... ...
4 persons 23,290 ... ... 25,580 ... ...
5 or more persons 8,230 ... ... 9,055 ... ...
Average size of census families 2.7 ... ... 2.7 ... ...
Total number of census families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 11 142,925 ... ... 154,165 ... ...
Total couple families 120,670 ... ... 130,465 ... ...
Married couples 62,845 ... ... 68,435 ... ...
Common-law couples 57,820 ... ... 62,025 ... ...
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent 22,255 ... ... 23,700 ... ...
Female parent 16,335 ... ... 17,305 ... ...
Male parent 5,920 ... ... 6,395 ... ...
Total - Couple census families in private households - 100% data 120,675 ... ... 130,465 ... ...
Couples without children 69,240 ... ... 74,185 ... ...
Couples with children 51,430 ... ... 56,285 ... ...
1 child 21,525 ... ... 23,360 ... ...
2 children 21,985 ... ... 24,185 ... ...
3 or more children 7,925 ... ... 8,735 ... ...
Total - Lone-parent census families in private households - 100% data 22,255 ... ... 23,700 ... ...
1 child 14,315 ... ... 15,185 ... ...
2 children 6,335 ... ... 6,805 ... ...
3 or more children 1,610 ... ... 1,710 ... ...
Total - Persons not in census families in private households - 100% data 128,865 60,140 68,730 133,460 62,255 71,200
Household type
Total - Private households by household type - 100% dataCensus data footnote 12 252,040 ... ... 267,145 ... ...
One-census-family households 141,210 ... ... 152,285 ... ...
Without children in a census familyCensus data footnote 13 68,485 ... ... 73,345 ... ...
With children in a census familyCensus data footnote 14 72,725 ... ... 78,940 ... ...
Multiple-census-family households 850 ... ... 935 ... ...
Non-census-family households 109,980 ... ... 113,925 ... ...
One-person households 98,575 ... ... 102,220 ... ...
Two-or-more person non-census-family households 11,405 ... ... 11,705 ... ...
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 15 523,310 254,210 269,100 560,310 272,570 287,740
English only 1,350 735 615 1,385 760 630
French only 309,960 138,060 171,905 330,785 147,505 183,275
English and French 210,160 114,600 95,560 226,265 123,470 102,790
Neither English nor French 1,835 815 1,020 1,875 830 1,040
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 16 523,310 254,210 269,100 560,305 272,570 287,740
English 8,810 4,535 4,280 9,325 4,790 4,535
French 507,325 245,955 261,370 543,605 263,940 279,665
English and French 5,410 2,950 2,465 5,580 3,045 2,530
Neither English nor French 1,765 770 990 1,795 785 1,010
Official language minority (number)Census data footnote 17 11,515 6,005 5,510 12,120 6,320 5,800
Official language minority (percentage)Census data footnote 17 2.2 2.4 2.0 2.2 2.3 2.0
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 18 523,310 254,210 269,100 560,310 272,570 287,740
Single responses 517,560 251,230 266,330 554,295 269,450 284,845
Official languages 491,190 238,120 253,065 527,105 255,950 271,160
English 7,395 3,795 3,600 7,865 4,030 3,830
French 483,790 234,325 249,465 519,245 251,920 267,325
Non-official languages 26,370 13,110 13,260 27,185 13,500 13,685
Aboriginal languages 450 175 280 590 230 350
Algonquian languages 445 170 270 580 230 345
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 440 170 265 570 230 340
Atikamekw 30 15 15 45 20 25
Montagnais (Innu) 395 150 245 510 205 310
Moose Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Naskapi 5 5 5 5 0 0
Northern East Cree 5 0 0 5 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. 5 5 0 0 5 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 5 0 5 10 5 10
Algonquin 5 0 5 10 5 10
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 5 5 5 5 0 5
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 5 5 5 5 5 10
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages 5 0 0 5 0 5
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 0 0 0
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lillooet 0 0 0 0 0 0
Okanagan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Squamish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Straits 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dakota 0 0 0 0 0 0
Stoney 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tlingit 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nisga'a 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haisla 0 0 0 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 0 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 25,920 12,935 12,985 26,600 13,265 13,330
Afro-Asiatic languages 5,445 3,035 2,405 5,550 3,095 2,455
Berber languages 680 380 300 685 385 300
Kabyle 360 195 160 360 200 160
Berber languages, n.i.e. 320 185 140 330 180 140
Cushitic languages 45 20 25 45 20 25
Bilen 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oromo 0 0 0 0 0 0
Somali 45 15 25 45 15 25
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 0 5 0
Semitic languages 4,690 2,625 2,065 4,790 2,680 2,110
Amharic 5 0 5 5 0 5
Arabic 4,665 2,615 2,055 4,765 2,670 2,100
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 10 5 0 10 5 0
Maltese 0 5 0 5 0 0
Tigrigna 5 0 5 10 0 5
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 30 15 15 30 15 15
Austro-Asiatic languages 1,145 540 610 1,170 555 615
Khmer (Cambodian) 375 170 205 380 170 205
Vietnamese 770 365 400 790 380 410
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 5 0 5 5 0 0
Austronesian languages 310 120 195 320 125 200
Bikol 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cebuano 20 0 15 20 5 15
Fijian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 5 0 5 0 0 0
Ilocano 5 0 0 5 0 5
Malagasy 175 85 95 180 85 95
Malay 20 10 10 20 10 10
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pangasinan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 70 20 55 75 20 55
Waray-Waray 5 0 0 5 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 20 10 15 20 10 15
Creole languages 510 240 275 530 245 280
Haitian Creole 45 20 25 45 20 25
Creole, n.o.s. 460 215 245 480 220 260
Creole languages, n.i.e. 5 5 0 5 0 0
Dravidian languages 30 20 10 30 20 15
Kannada 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malayalam 5 5 0 5 5 0
Tamil 15 10 5 20 10 5
Telugu 5 5 0 10 5 5
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hmong-Mien languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Indo-European languages 13,950 6,740 7,210 14,395 6,960 7,440
Albanian 205 105 105 205 105 100
Armenian 60 30 35 65 30 30
Balto-Slavic languages 2,290 1,075 1,215 2,395 1,130 1,270
Baltic languages 15 10 10 20 15 10
Latvian 10 10 5 15 10 0
Lithuanian 5 0 0 5 0 0
Slavic languages 2,275 1,070 1,205 2,375 1,115 1,260
Belarusan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bosnian 600 300 295 615 310 305
Bulgarian 225 105 115 225 105 120
Croatian 85 45 40 90 45 45
Czech 25 10 15 30 10 20
Macedonian 5 5 5 10 5 0
Polish 235 105 125 250 115 135
Russian 575 245 330 605 260 345
Serbian 150 75 75 150 75 75
Serbo-Croatian 255 120 135 270 130 145
Slovak 10 10 5 15 5 5
Slovene (Slovenian) 5 0 5 5 5 0
Ukrainian 100 45 60 105 45 60
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 5 0 0 0
Celtic languages 5 0 0 5 0 5
Scottish Gaelic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Welsh 0 0 0 5 0 5
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 5
Germanic languages 540 240 305 580 255 330
Afrikaans 5 5 0 5 5 0
Danish 10 5 0 10 5 5
Dutch 95 50 45 100 60 50
Frisian 0 0 0 0 0 0
German 385 155 230 410 165 245
Icelandic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Norwegian 5 5 5 5 0 0
Swedish 20 10 10 30 15 15
Vlaams (Flemish) 15 5 10 20 5 10
Yiddish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 10 5 0 10 0 0
Greek 90 50 35 90 50 35
Indo-Iranian languages 1,600 795 810 1,610 800 810
Indo-Aryan languages 1,020 515 505 1,025 520 505
Bengali 70 35 35 70 40 35
Gujarati 20 10 5 20 15 10
Hindi 40 25 15 40 25 15
Kashmiri 0 0 0 0 0 0
Konkani 5 0 0 5 5 0
Marathi 5 5 5 5 0 0
Nepali 845 420 425 845 420 425
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 5 5 0 10 5 5
Sindhi 5 0 5 5 0 5
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 0 0 0 5 0 5
Urdu 30 15 15 30 15 15
Iranian languages 485 240 245 485 240 245
Kurdish 45 30 20 45 30 15
Pashto 0 0 0 0 0 0
Persian (Farsi) 435 210 225 440 210 225
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 95 35 60 95 35 60
Italic (Romance) languages 9,150 4,440 4,715 9,445 4,595 4,855
Catalan 15 10 5 15 5 5
Italian 490 270 215 520 290 230
Portuguese 1,465 720 745 1,510 750 765
Romanian 750 360 390 790 380 410
Spanish 6,425 3,075 3,350 6,605 3,165 3,435
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 5 0 5 10 5 5
Japanese 140 40 100 145 45 100
Kartvelian languages 5 0 0 0 0 5
Georgian 0 0 0 5 0 5
Korean 25 10 20 25 10 20
Mongolic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mongolian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 2,655 1,365 1,290 2,685 1,380 1,300
Akan (Twi) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bamanankan 70 40 30 70 40 30
Edo 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ewe 45 25 20 45 25 25
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 155 90 60 155 95 60
Ga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ganda 0 5 0 5 0 5
Igbo 0 0 0 0 5 0
Lingala 110 55 55 110 55 60
Rundi (Kirundi) 460 225 230 460 225 235
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 295 130 165 300 130 170
Shona 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swahili 490 235 255 495 240 255
Wolof 270 150 125 275 150 130
Yoruba 10 10 0 10 10 5
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 745 405 340 755 405 345
Nilo-Saharan languages 35 15 15 35 15 15
Dinka 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 30 15 15 30 15 15
Sign languages 100 50 50 100 50 50
American Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Quebec Sign Language 60 25 30 55 25 30
Sign languages, n.i.e 45 25 15 45 25 20
Sino-Tibetan languages 1,175 565 615 1,215 575 640
Chinese languages 1,080 510 570 1,115 525 590
Cantonese 230 125 110 250 125 120
Hakka 5 5 0 5 0 0
Mandarin 725 330 390 735 335 405
Min Dong 0 0 0 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 30 15 15 30 15 15
Wu (Shanghainese) 15 10 10 15 10 10
Chinese, n.o.s. 70 35 35 75 35 40
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 100 50 45 100 55 45
Burmese 10 5 10 10 5 5
Karenic languages 70 40 30 70 40 30
Tibetan 5 5 0 5 5 0
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 15 10 5 15 5 5
Tai-Kadai languages 140 50 90 145 55 90
Lao 90 40 45 90 45 45
Thai 50 10 45 55 10 45
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 5 0 0
Turkic languages 75 45 25 75 45 30
Azerbaijani 15 10 10 20 10 10
Turkish 50 30 20 50 35 20
Uyghur 0 0 0 0 0 0
Uzbek 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 5 5 5 5 0 5
Uralic languages 115 60 55 120 60 60
Estonian 5 0 0 5 5 5
Finnish 10 0 5 10 5 5
Hungarian 100 50 50 105 60 50
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 55 35 15 60 40 20
Multiple responses 5,750 2,985 2,770 6,015 3,120 2,895
English and French 2,615 1,390 1,220 2,775 1,480 1,300
English and non-official language 195 100 100 205 110 100
French and non-official language 2,690 1,355 1,340 2,775 1,395 1,375
English, French and non-official language 245 135 115 255 140 115
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 19 523,310 254,210 269,100 560,305 272,570 287,740
Single responses 514,185 249,655 264,530 550,830 267,820 283,005
Official languages 500,685 243,090 257,595 536,960 261,065 275,890
English 5,595 2,875 2,715 5,945 3,065 2,875
French 495,095 240,215 254,880 531,015 258,000 273,010
Non-official languages 13,505 6,565 6,940 13,870 6,755 7,115
Aboriginal languages 200 85 120 285 120 165
Algonquian languages 185 80 110 275 115 155
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 185 80 105 270 115 155
Atikamekw 5 0 5 10 5 5
Montagnais (Innu) 180 75 105 260 110 145
Moose Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Naskapi 0 0 5 0 0 5
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 5 0 0
Algonquin 0 0 0 0 5 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 5 5 0 5
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 5 0 0 5 0 5
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages 0 0 5 5 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 0 0 0
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lillooet 0 0 0 0 0 0
Okanagan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Squamish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Straits 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dakota 0 0 0 0 0 0
Stoney 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tlingit 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nisga'a 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haisla 0 0 0 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 5 0 5 5 0 5
Non-Aboriginal languages 13,305 6,485 6,820 13,590 6,630 6,955
Afro-Asiatic languages 2,085 1,075 1,005 2,095 1,080 1,015
Berber languages 220 115 105 220 110 105
Kabyle 145 70 70 145 70 70
Berber languages, n.i.e. 75 40 35 75 40 35
Cushitic languages 10 5 5 10 5 10
Bilen 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oromo 0 0 0 0 0 0
Somali 10 5 5 10 5 5
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 0 5 0
Semitic languages 1,840 950 890 1,855 960 900
Amharic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arabic 1,835 945 885 1,850 955 890
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 5 0 5 5 0 0
Maltese 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tigrigna 0 0 0 0 0 0
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 10 10 5 10 5 5
Austro-Asiatic languages 625 280 350 640 280 355
Khmer (Cambodian) 180 80 100 180 80 100
Vietnamese 440 200 245 455 205 250
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 5 0 5 5 0 5
Austronesian languages 85 45 45 85 45 45
Bikol 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cebuano 0 0 0 0 0 0
Fijian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ilocano 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malagasy 55 30 30 60 30 30
Malay 5 5 5 5 0 0
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pangasinan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 15 10 5 15 10 5
Waray-Waray 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 10 5 5 15 10 5
Creole languages 125 50 70 125 55 75
Haitian Creole 5 5 0 5 5 0
Creole, n.o.s. 115 45 65 120 50 75
Creole languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 0 0
Dravidian languages 15 5 5 10 5 5
Kannada 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malayalam 5 0 5 5 0 0
Tamil 5 5 0 5 0 0
Telugu 0 0 0 5 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 8,415 4,080 4,335 8,645 4,205 4,435
Albanian 100 50 50 100 50 50
Armenian 35 20 15 35 20 15
Balto-Slavic languages 1,275 615 655 1,330 645 685
Baltic languages 10 5 5 10 5 5
Latvian 5 0 5 5 0 5
Lithuanian 5 0 0 0 0 0
Slavic languages 1,265 615 655 1,320 635 680
Belarusan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bosnian 355 175 185 365 180 190
Bulgarian 135 65 70 135 65 70
Croatian 50 25 20 55 25 25
Czech 10 5 5 10 5 5
Macedonian 5 5 0 0 5 0
Polish 75 35 45 80 35 45
Russian 350 170 180 365 175 190
Serbian 100 50 45 100 50 50
Serbo-Croatian 130 60 70 140 65 70
Slovak 5 0 0 0 0 0
Slovene (Slovenian) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ukrainian 55 25 35 65 30 35
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 5 0 5
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 80 40 45 90 40 50
Afrikaans 0 0 0 0 0 0
Danish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dutch 15 10 5 20 10 5
Frisian 0 0 0 0 0 0
German 65 25 35 70 30 40
Icelandic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Norwegian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swedish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Vlaams (Flemish) 0 0 0 5 5 5
Yiddish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Greek 15 5 10 20 5 10
Indo-Iranian languages 1,340 650 685 1,340 655 690
Indo-Aryan languages 910 450 465 910 450 460
Bengali 45 20 25 45 25 25
Gujarati 15 10 10 15 10 10
Hindi 15 10 5 15 5 5
Kashmiri 0 0 0 0 0 0
Konkani 0 0 0 5 5 0
Marathi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nepali 820 400 415 815 400 415
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sindhi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Urdu 10 10 5 10 5 5
Iranian languages 340 170 175 340 165 175
Kurdish 25 10 10 20 10 10
Pashto 0 0 0 0 0 0
Persian (Farsi) 325 155 165 325 155 165
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 90 35 50 85 35 50
Italic (Romance) languages 5,565 2,695 2,870 5,725 2,785 2,935
Catalan 5 0 5 5 0 5
Italian 100 45 55 100 45 55
Portuguese 985 490 495 1,020 510 505
Romanian 415 205 210 440 215 220
Spanish 4,065 1,960 2,110 4,160 2,015 2,150
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Japanese 55 20 40 60 20 40
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Georgian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Korean 10 5 10 5 0 10
Mongolic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mongolian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 735 340 390 735 340 395
Akan (Twi) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bamanankan 15 5 10 15 5 10
Edo 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ewe 5 5 5 10 5 5
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 20 10 10 20 10 10
Ga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ganda 0 0 0 0 0 0
Igbo 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lingala 30 15 15 25 15 15
Rundi (Kirundi) 165 75 90 165 75 90
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 50 20 30 55 20 30
Shona 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swahili 165 80 85 170 85 90
Wolof 85 45 45 90 50 45
Yoruba 0 0 0 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 190 80 105 190 85 110
Nilo-Saharan languages 20 10 5 15 10 5
Dinka 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 15 5 10 15 10 5
Sign languages 125 65 60 125 65 60
American Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Quebec Sign Language 70 35 35 70 40 30
Sign languages, n.i.e 55 30 25 55 30 30
Sino-Tibetan languages 900 455 440 915 465 445
Chinese languages 805 405 400 825 420 405
Cantonese 150 75 70 155 80 75
Hakka 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mandarin 580 290 285 580 295 285
Min Dong 0 0 0 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 20 10 10 20 10 10
Wu (Shanghainese) 10 5 5 10 5 5
Chinese, n.o.s. 55 25 25 60 30 30
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 90 50 45 95 50 40
Burmese 15 10 5 15 10 5
Karenic languages 65 35 30 70 35 30
Tibetan 0 0 0 5 0 5
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 5 0 5 5 0 5
Tai-Kadai languages 50 20 30 50 20 30
Lao 30 10 20 30 10 20
Thai 20 10 10 20 10 15
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 25 10 10 25 10 15
Azerbaijani 5 0 0 5 0 0
Turkish 20 5 10 15 5 10
Uyghur 0 0 0 0 0 0
Uzbek 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 5 5 5 5 0 5
Uralic languages 25 15 15 25 15 15
Estonian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Finnish 0 0 0 5 0 0
Hungarian 25 15 15 30 10 10
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 15 5 5 15 10 10
Multiple responses 9,125 4,555 4,570 9,475 4,745 4,730
English and French 2,615 1,385 1,230 2,795 1,490 1,305
English and non-official language 210 100 110 220 110 115
French and non-official language 5,700 2,765 2,930 5,845 2,835 3,015
English, French and non-official language 600 305 300 615 310 305
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 20 523,310 254,210 269,100 560,310 272,565 287,740
None 479,590 231,290 248,300 513,985 248,240 265,745
English 23,125 12,730 10,395 24,900 13,715 11,185
French 9,215 4,525 4,690 9,595 4,730 4,870
Non-official language 9,620 4,770 4,850 9,985 4,955 5,030
Aboriginal 185 70 120 225 90 140
Non-Aboriginal 9,435 4,705 4,730 9,755 4,865 4,890
English and French 510 270 240 530 280 245
English and non-official language 975 495 480 1,035 515 520
French and non-official language 235 105 130 250 110 140
English, French and non-official language 35 20 15 35 25 10
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 21 441,330 213,835 227,490 472,065 228,995 243,070
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 432,640 209,745 222,895 462,555 224,500 238,055
Median total income in 2015 among recipients ($) 36,626 40,961 32,674 37,013 41,468 32,954
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 432,715 209,755 222,960 462,640 224,515 238,125
Median after-tax income in 2015 among recipients ($) 32,140 35,350 29,138 32,405 35,709 29,329
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 396,005 195,315 200,690 424,495 209,615 214,880
Median market income in 2015 among recipients ($) 33,017 38,090 28,244 33,369 38,507 28,501
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 331,640 150,470 181,170 352,305 159,675 192,630
Median government transfers in 2015 among recipients ($) 7,108 5,425 8,110 7,064 5,440 8,038
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 315,115 162,265 152,850 338,240 174,240 164,000
Median employment income in 2015 among recipients ($) 33,774 37,121 30,522 34,115 37,491 30,810
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 22 441,325 213,795 227,525 472,065 228,965 243,095
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 432,645 209,750 222,895 462,600 224,540 238,055
Average total income in 2015 among recipients ($) 44,113 49,931 38,639 44,774 50,877 39,017
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 432,690 209,750 222,930 462,640 224,545 238,095
Average after-tax income in 2015 among recipients ($) 36,313 40,376 32,491 36,750 41,001 32,742
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 395,850 195,810 200,040 424,350 210,120 214,230
Average market income in 2015 among recipients ($) 41,289 47,776 34,940 41,965 48,724 35,335
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 331,025 150,100 180,930 351,585 159,230 192,350
Average government transfers in 2015 among recipients ($) 8,281 7,448 8,971 8,261 7,448 8,934
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 315,105 162,815 152,290 338,240 174,855 163,380
Average employment income in 2015 among recipients ($) 40,589 44,769 36,120 41,193 45,576 36,502
Total - Employment income statistics for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 23 441,320 213,795 227,525 472,065 228,970 243,095
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 24 144,935 77,545 67,390 155,955 83,475 72,485
Median employment income in 2015 for full-year full-time workers ($)Census data footnote 25 48,404 52,380 44,468 48,948 53,078 44,920
Average employment income in 2015 for full-year full-time workers ($)Census data footnote 26 55,655 60,485 50,097 56,445 61,495 50,630
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 85.6 89.3 81.1 85.9 89.6 81.5
Employment income (%)Census data footnote 29 67.0 69.6 63.8 67.3 69.8 64.2
Government transfers (%)Census data footnote 30 14.4 10.7 18.9 14.1 10.4 18.5
Total - Total income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 31 441,330 213,835 227,490 472,065 228,995 243,070
Without total income 8,690 4,090 4,595 9,510 4,495 5,015
With total income 432,640 209,745 222,895 462,555 224,500 238,050
Percentage with total income 98.0 98.1 98.0 98.0 98.0 97.9
Under $10,000 (including loss) 41,925 18,700 23,225 44,995 20,025 24,970
$10,000 to $19,999 73,090 29,140 43,945 77,040 30,600 46,445
$20,000 to $29,999 61,755 26,095 35,655 65,005 27,440 37,560
$30,000 to $39,999 60,520 28,065 32,460 63,985 29,600 34,385
$40,000 to $49,999 55,780 26,540 29,235 59,370 28,250 31,120
$50,000 to $59,999 42,420 22,055 20,360 45,345 23,565 21,780
$60,000 to $69,999 29,740 16,940 12,800 32,070 18,255 13,810
$70,000 to $79,999 22,225 12,940 9,285 24,190 13,995 10,200
$80,000 to $89,999 14,310 8,450 5,860 15,795 9,295 6,500
$90,000 to $99,999 8,105 5,240 2,870 8,980 5,785 3,200
$100,000 and over 22,775 15,580 7,195 25,780 17,690 8,090
$100,000 to $149,999 15,715 10,460 5,260 17,685 11,785 5,900
$150,000 and over 7,055 5,115 1,940 8,090 5,900 2,190
Total - After-tax income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 32 441,330 213,840 227,490 472,065 228,995 243,070
Without after-tax income 8,610 4,080 4,530 9,425 4,480 4,945
With after-tax income 432,720 209,755 222,960 462,640 224,515 238,120
Percentage with after-tax income 98.0 98.1 98.0 98.0 98.0 98.0
Under $10,000 (including loss) 44,920 19,105 25,810 48,265 20,480 27,785
$10,000 to $19,999 76,130 30,890 45,235 80,235 32,440 47,790
$20,000 to $29,999 78,110 33,980 44,130 82,315 35,760 46,550
$30,000 to $39,999 79,815 38,165 41,645 84,525 40,370 44,150
$40,000 to $49,999 60,800 31,380 29,415 64,980 33,580 31,395
$50,000 to $59,999 39,010 22,285 16,725 42,115 23,995 18,120
$60,000 to $69,999 23,160 13,420 9,740 25,505 14,700 10,805
$70,000 to $79,999 11,305 7,140 4,160 12,595 7,945 4,655
$80,000 and over 19,480 13,385 6,095 22,115 15,255 6,865
$80,000 to $89,999 6,460 4,215 2,245 7,270 4,765 2,505
$90,000 to $99,999 3,845 2,635 1,210 4,360 2,990 1,365
$100,000 and over 9,165 6,530 2,640 10,485 7,495 2,990
Total - Employment income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 33 441,330 213,835 227,490 472,065 228,995 243,070
Without employment income 126,215 51,575 74,640 133,825 54,755 79,070
With employment income 315,110 162,260 152,850 338,240 174,235 164,005
Percentage with employment income 71.4 75.9 67.2 71.7 76.1 67.5
Under $5,000 (including loss) 37,765 19,755 18,010 40,735 21,380 19,355
$5,000 to $9,999 23,785 10,530 13,250 25,385 11,260 14,125
$10,000 to $19,999 43,670 19,880 23,785 46,355 21,070 25,285
$20,000 to $29,999 37,955 17,615 20,345 40,085 18,550 21,535
$30,000 to $39,999 39,525 18,915 20,610 41,805 19,945 21,860
$40,000 to $49,999 35,765 17,275 18,490 38,065 18,315 19,750
$50,000 to $59,999 26,850 14,605 12,245 28,740 15,565 13,175
$60,000 to $69,999 20,755 12,170 8,585 22,395 13,065 9,330
$70,000 to $79,999 16,875 9,880 6,995 18,430 10,715 7,715
$80,000 and over 32,170 21,640 10,535 36,245 24,370 11,880
$80,000 to $89,999 10,070 6,325 3,750 11,160 6,950 4,210
$90,000 to $99,999 5,820 3,910 1,915 6,525 4,350 2,175
$100,000 and over 16,275 11,410 4,870 18,565 13,065 5,495
Income of households in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for private households by household size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 34 252,045 ... ... 267,145 ... ...
Median total income of households in 2015 ($) 59,881 ... ... 61,175 ... ...
Median after-tax income of households in 2015 ($) 51,591 ... ... 52,592 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for one-person private households - 100% data 98,575 ... ... 102,220 ... ...
Median total income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 34,865 ... ... 35,079 ... ...
Median after-tax income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 30,877 ... ... 31,020 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for two-or-more-person private households - 100% data 153,465 ... ... 164,925 ... ...
Median total income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 83,398 ... ... 84,677 ... ...
Median after-tax income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 70,887 ... ... 71,835 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for private households by household size - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 35 252,040 ... ... 267,145 ... ...
Average total income of households in 2015 ($) 75,724 ... ... 77,532 ... ...
Average after-tax income of households in 2015 ($) 62,340 ... ... 63,644 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for one-person private households - 25% sample data 98,575 ... ... 102,200 ... ...
Average total income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 41,139 ... ... 41,575 ... ...
Average after-tax income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 34,346 ... ... 34,654 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for two-or-more-person private households - 25% sample data 153,465 ... ... 164,945 ... ...
Average total income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 97,939 ... ... 99,811 ... ...
Average after-tax income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 80,322 ... ... 81,607 ... ...
Total - Household total income groups in 2015 for private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 36 252,040 ... ... 267,145 ... ...
Under $5,000 2,365 ... ... 2,460 ... ...
$5,000 to $9,999 3,480 ... ... 3,570 ... ...
$10,000 to $14,999 8,710 ... ... 8,880 ... ...
$15,000 to $19,999 12,475 ... ... 12,820 ... ...
$20,000 to $24,999 12,590 ... ... 12,995 ... ...
$25,000 to $29,999 10,775 ... ... 11,130 ... ...
$30,000 to $34,999 12,890 ... ... 13,395 ... ...
$35,000 to $39,999 13,830 ... ... 14,380 ... ...
$40,000 to $44,999 13,545 ... ... 14,100 ... ...
$45,000 to $49,999 12,535 ... ... 13,100 ... ...
$50,000 to $59,999 23,070 ... ... 24,180 ... ...
$60,000 to $69,999 19,910 ... ... 21,015 ... ...
$70,000 to $79,999 17,700 ... ... 18,730 ... ...
$80,000 to $89,999 14,965 ... ... 15,970 ... ...
$90,000 to $99,999 12,405 ... ... 13,320 ... ...
$100,000 and over 60,790 ... ... 67,110 ... ...
$100,000 to $124,999 23,935 ... ... 25,810 ... ...
$125,000 to $149,999 14,710 ... ... 16,125 ... ...
$150,000 to $199,999 13,335 ... ... 14,955 ... ...
$200,000 and over 8,815 ... ... 10,220 ... ...
Total - Household after-tax income groups in 2015 for private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 32 252,045 ... ... 267,145 ... ...
Under $5,000 2,560 ... ... 2,670 ... ...
$5,000 to $9,999 3,555 ... ... 3,645 ... ...
$10,000 to $14,999 8,805 ... ... 8,985 ... ...
$15,000 to $19,999 13,140 ... ... 13,505 ... ...
$20,000 to $24,999 14,420 ... ... 14,890 ... ...
$25,000 to $29,999 13,995 ... ... 14,490 ... ...
$30,000 to $34,999 17,325 ... ... 17,990 ... ...
$35,000 to $39,999 17,035 ... ... 17,745 ... ...
$40,000 to $44,999 15,965 ... ... 16,660 ... ...
$45,000 to $49,999 14,735 ... ... 15,450 ... ...
$50,000 to $59,999 26,100 ... ... 27,480 ... ...
$60,000 to $69,999 21,780 ... ... 23,130 ... ...
$70,000 to $79,999 18,085 ... ... 19,360 ... ...
$80,000 to $89,999 14,745 ... ... 15,850 ... ...
$90,000 to $99,999 12,135 ... ... 13,090 ... ...
$100,000 and over 37,665 ... ... 42,200 ... ...
$100,000 to $124,999 19,130 ... ... 21,030 ... ...
$125,000 to $149,999 8,905 ... ... 10,015 ... ...
$150,000 and over 9,630 ... ... 11,155 ... ...
Income of economic families in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for economic families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 37 144,485 ... ... 155,740 ... ...
Median total income of economic families in 2015 ($) 84,980 ... ... 86,222 ... ...
Median after-tax income of economic families in 2015 ($) 71,980 ... ... 72,885 ... ...
Average family size of economic families 2.7 ... ... 2.7 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families without children or other relatives in private households - 100% data 67,725 ... ... 72,545 ... ...
Median total income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 76,428 ... ... 77,000 ... ...
Median after-tax income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 65,026 ... ... 65,429 ... ...
Average family size of couple economic families without children or other relatives 2.0 ... ... 2.0 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families with children in private households - 100% data 51,605 ... ... 56,475 ... ...
Median total income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 114,879 ... ... 116,806 ... ...
Median after-tax income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 95,661 ... ... 97,104 ... ...
Average family size of couple economic families with children 3.8 ... ... 3.8 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for lone-parent economic families in private households - 100% data 21,835 ... ... 23,245 ... ...
Median total income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 57,099 ... ... 57,802 ... ...
Median after-tax income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 50,910 ... ... 51,418 ... ...
Average family size of lone-parent economic families 2.5 ... ... 2.5 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for economic families in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 38 144,495 ... ... 155,745 ... ...
Average total income of economic families in 2015 ($) 99,761 ... ... 101,627 ... ...
Average after-tax income of economic families in 2015 ($) 81,540 ... ... 82,820 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families without children or other relatives in private households - 25% sample data 67,720 ... ... 72,550 ... ...
Average total income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 89,386 ... ... 90,127 ... ...
Average after-tax income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 72,982 ... ... 73,498 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families with children in private households - 25% sample data 51,575 ... ... 56,475 ... ...
Average total income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 129,233 ... ... 132,151 ... ...
Average after-tax income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 104,557 ... ... 106,496 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for lone-parent economic families in private households - 25% sample data 21,790 ... ... 23,175 ... ...
Average total income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 66,147 ... ... 67,198 ... ...
Average after-tax income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 56,237 ... ... 56,907 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 21 121,165 56,710 64,455 125,375 58,645 66,735
Median total income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 39 32,311 33,632 31,209 32,567 33,956 31,413
Median after-tax income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 39 28,974 29,791 28,376 29,169 30,049 28,508
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 40 121,010 56,405 64,605 125,235 58,370 66,865
Average total income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 41 38,597 40,437 36,990 39,006 41,070 37,204
Average after-tax income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 41 32,477 33,503 31,581 32,768 33,950 31,737
Total - Economic family income decile group for the population in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 42 516,260 251,905 264,365 552,915 270,160 282,750
In the bottom half of the distribution 272,480 128,610 143,865 285,060 134,600 150,460
In the bottom decile 41,775 20,620 21,150 42,870 21,165 21,705
In the second decile 50,060 21,900 28,160 51,815 22,620 29,195
In the third decile 56,175 26,300 29,875 58,665 27,465 31,200
In the fourth decile 62,435 29,750 32,690 65,905 31,435 34,465
In the fifth decile 62,030 30,040 31,990 65,810 31,910 33,900
In the top half of the distribution 243,785 123,290 120,495 267,850 135,560 132,295
In the sixth decile 62,150 30,805 31,345 66,590 33,045 33,545
In the seventh decile 59,925 30,400 29,530 65,115 33,050 32,065
In the eighth decile 51,610 26,220 25,390 56,645 28,760 27,880
In the ninth decile 39,795 20,280 19,515 44,710 22,780 21,925
In the top decile 30,295 15,580 14,715 34,785 17,915 16,865
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 43 516,265 251,900 264,365 550,790 269,105 281,685
0 to 17 years 88,250 44,915 43,335 95,125 48,505 46,615
0 to 5 years 31,790 16,220 15,570 33,610 17,170 16,445
18 to 64 years 331,040 164,430 166,605 353,090 175,330 177,765
65 years and over 96,975 42,550 54,425 102,580 45,270 57,310
In low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) 63,530 28,925 34,605 65,065 29,600 35,465
0 to 17 years 9,370 4,745 4,625 9,620 4,885 4,735
0 to 5 years 3,220 1,650 1,570 3,275 1,675 1,595
18 to 64 years 39,335 19,480 19,860 40,170 19,880 20,290
65 years and over 14,820 4,700 10,120 15,280 4,835 10,445
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) (%) 12.3 11.5 13.1 11.8 11.0 12.6
0 to 17 years (%) 10.6 10.6 10.7 10.1 10.1 10.2
0 to 5 years (%) 10.1 10.2 10.1 9.7 9.8 9.7
18 to 64 years (%) 11.9 11.8 11.9 11.4 11.3 11.4
65 years and over (%) 15.3 11.0 18.6 14.9 10.7 18.2
In low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) 53,605 25,300 28,305 54,685 25,775 28,910
0 to 17 years 6,675 3,360 3,310 6,835 3,455 3,375
0 to 5 years 2,290 1,160 1,140 2,330 1,175 1,155
18 to 64 years 36,775 18,855 17,915 37,420 19,170 18,250
65 years and over 10,160 3,085 7,070 10,430 3,150 7,280
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) (%) 10.4 10.0 10.7 9.9 9.6 10.3
0 to 17 years (%) 7.6 7.5 7.6 7.2 7.1 7.2
0 to 5 years (%) 7.2 7.2 7.3 6.9 6.8 7.0
18 to 64 years (%) 11.1 11.5 10.8 10.6 10.9 10.3
65 years and over (%) 10.5 7.3 13.0 10.2 7.0 12.7
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 44 516,250 251,890 264,360 552,915 270,160 282,750
Official languages 514,385 251,070 263,315 551,010 269,315 281,700
English 209,965 114,550 95,420 226,090 123,425 102,665
French 513,130 250,405 262,725 549,715 268,635 281,080
Non-official languages 54,730 25,965 28,765 57,095 27,020 30,080
Aboriginal languages 595 245 350 780 335 440
Algonquian languages 505 215 290 680 305 375
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 475 205 265 640 285 350
Atikamekw 50 10 35 65 20 45
Montagnais (Innu) 405 175 225 550 250 300
Moose Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Naskapi 35 15 20 30 10 15
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 10 10 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 30 10 20 35 15 20
Algonquin 10 0 10 15 10 10
Ojibway 20 10 15 20 0 15
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 45 15 30 50 15 30
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 45 15 30 45 15 35
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages 30 10 25 35 10 25
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. 25 10 25 35 10 30
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lillooet 0 0 0 0 0 0
Okanagan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Squamish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Straits 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dakota 0 0 0 0 0 0
Stoney 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tlingit 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nisga'a 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haisla 0 0 0 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 20 10 15 20 10 10
Non-Aboriginal languages 54,150 25,725 28,425 56,340 26,695 29,650
Afro-Asiatic languages 7,870 4,265 3,605 8,010 4,335 3,675
Berber languages 800 430 375 820 435 385
Kabyle 405 220 185 415 220 190
Berber languages, n.i.e. 400 210 185 405 215 190
Cushitic languages 55 20 35 55 20 35
Bilen 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oromo 0 0 0 0 0 0
Somali 50 20 35 55 20 35
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Semitic languages 7,425 4,045 3,380 7,540 4,105 3,440
Amharic 10 0 10 10 0 0
Arabic 7,370 4,010 3,365 7,490 4,065 3,420
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 55 40 15 50 40 15
Maltese 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tigrigna 0 0 0 0 0 10
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 75 35 35 70 35 35
Austro-Asiatic languages 1,450 690 760 1,485 705 775
Khmer (Cambodian) 545 275 270 545 275 275
Vietnamese 930 425 500 960 440 520
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 350 160 195 365 160 210
Bikol 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cebuano 20 10 15 15 10 15
Fijian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 0 0 0 10 0 0
Ilocano 10 0 10 0 0 10
Malagasy 170 70 95 165 70 95
Malay 60 30 25 55 35 25
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pangasinan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 85 35 50 100 35 65
Waray-Waray 10 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 45 30 20 55 30 25
Creole languages 1,130 545 580 1,150 560 590
Haitian Creole 110 65 45 110 65 45
Creole, n.o.s. 890 415 480 910 425 485
Creole languages, n.i.e. 125 65 60 130 70 55
Dravidian languages 15 0 10 15 10 10
Kannada 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malayalam 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tamil 0 0 0 0 0 0
Telugu 15 0 10 15 0 10
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hmong-Mien languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Indo-European languages 36,870 16,820 20,050 38,710 17,635 21,080
Albanian 285 165 120 280 165 120
Armenian 20 15 0 25 20 10
Balto-Slavic languages 2,880 1,435 1,440 2,985 1,485 1,500
Baltic languages 10 0 0 0 10 0
Latvian 10 10 0 0 0 0
Lithuanian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavic languages 2,870 1,430 1,440 2,980 1,475 1,505
Belarusan 10 0 0 10 0 0
Bosnian 620 335 275 635 345 290
Bulgarian 135 60 75 145 70 80
Croatian 155 75 80 155 75 80
Czech 40 30 15 50 25 15
Macedonian 15 15 0 10 15 0
Polish 340 170 170 355 175 180
Russian 1,115 530 585 1,160 545 610
Serbian 180 95 80 180 95 85
Serbo-Croatian 365 155 210 380 165 215
Slovak 30 25 0 35 20 10
Slovene (Slovenian) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ukrainian 155 75 80 170 80 90
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Celtic languages 10 0 0 10 10 0
Scottish Gaelic 10 0 0 0 10 0
Welsh 0 0 0 0 0 0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 0 10
Germanic languages 3,150 1,630 1,515 3,330 1,725 1,605
Afrikaans 15 15 0 20 15 10
Danish 35 20 15 40 20 15
Dutch 255 155 95 255 160 90
Frisian 0 0 0 0 0 0
German 2,775 1,415 1,360 2,935 1,500 1,430
Icelandic 10 0 0 10 0 10
Norwegian 15 10 0 15 10 10
Swedish 80 40 40 90 45 45
Vlaams (Flemish) 20 10 10 20 10 10
Yiddish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 15 0 10 20 10 10
Greek 235 120 115 235 125 115
Indo-Iranian languages 1,865 890 975 1,880 905 980
Indo-Aryan languages 1,075 545 535 1,095 550 545
Bengali 100 60 40 100 60 40
Gujarati 25 10 15 30 15 15
Hindi 210 120 85 205 120 85
Kashmiri 0 0 0 0 0 0
Konkani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Marathi 10 0 0 10 10 10
Nepali 810 390 425 825 395 430
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 10 10 0 15 0 0
Sindhi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Urdu 45 25 15 45 25 15
Iranian languages 615 290 330 620 295 330
Kurdish 65 30 30 60 30 30
Pashto 0 0 0 0 0 0
Persian (Farsi) 570 270 305 575 275 300
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 200 75 120 200 80 120
Italic (Romance) languages 30,055 13,350 16,710 31,640 14,035 17,605
Catalan 75 35 40 75 35 40
Italian 2,470 1,090 1,385 2,585 1,125 1,460
Portuguese 2,505 1,250 1,260 2,620 1,305 1,315
Romanian 965 435 530 1,025 470 560
Spanish 25,405 11,130 14,275 26,770 11,725 15,045
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 10 15 0 10 10 0
Japanese 475 270 210 485 265 215
Kartvelian languages 10 0 10 10 0 10
Georgian 10 0 10 10 0 10
Korean 40 15 30 40 15 30
Mongolic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mongolian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 4,460 2,395 2,060 4,510 2,430 2,080
Akan (Twi) 10 0 0 10 10 0
Bamanankan 160 95 65 160 95 65
Edo 10 0 0 0 0 0
Ewe 80 50 25 80 55 25
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 250 145 110 245 140 105
Ga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ganda 15 15 0 10 10 0
Igbo 0 0 0 0 10 0
Lingala 470 260 215 470 260 215
Rundi (Kirundi) 650 335 315 645 330 315
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 395 190 200 405 200 200
Shona 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swahili 990 555 435 995 560 440
Wolof 595 355 235 615 370 240
Yoruba 15 10 0 20 10 10
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 1,610 840 770 1,635 855 780
Nilo-Saharan languages 160 65 95 165 65 100
Dinka 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 160 65 100 165 65 100
Sign languages 560 185 370 590 195 395
American Sign Language 15 0 10 15 0 15
Quebec Sign Language 365 130 240 395 135 255
Sign languages, n.i.e. 200 60 140 210 65 150
Sino-Tibetan languages 1,675 800 880 1,740 815 925
Chinese languages 1,520 715 805 1,580 730 855
Cantonese 420 220 200 440 220 220
Hakka 10 0 0 10 10 0
Mandarin 1,055 485 570 1,085 495 590
Min Dong 0 0 0 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 45 20 30 50 25 30
Wu (Shanghainese) 25 10 15 25 10 15
Chinese, n.o.s. 115 55 60 130 55 70
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 155 85 75 160 85 70
Burmese 55 35 25 60 35 25
Karenic languages 105 60 45 105 55 50
Tibetan 10 10 0 10 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 20 0 10 15 0 10
Tai-Kadai languages 165 85 80 180 90 90
Lao 80 45 40 85 45 35
Thai 100 55 45 110 60 55
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 100 55 45 105 50 50
Azerbaijani 25 10 15 25 10 10
Turkish 75 45 30 75 50 35
Uyghur 0 0 0 0 0 0
Uzbek 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 0 0
Uralic languages 190 95 90 200 95 105
Estonian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Finnish 40 15 25 40 10 25
Hungarian 150 80 70 165 90 75
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 240 105 130 240 105 135
Citizenship
Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 45 516,250 251,890 264,360 552,910 270,155 282,755
Canadian citizensCensus data footnote 46 496,520 242,130 254,390 532,775 260,210 272,570
Canadian citizens aged under 18 84,545 43,190 41,355 91,775 46,980 44,805
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over 411,975 198,940 213,035 441,000 213,230 227,765
Not Canadian citizensCensus data footnote 47 19,730 9,760 9,965 20,135 9,950 10,185
Immigrant status and period of immigration
Total - Immigrant status and period of immigration for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 48 516,250 251,890 264,365 552,915 270,160 282,755
Non-immigrantsCensus data footnote 49 473,965 230,665 243,305 509,255 248,305 260,950
ImmigrantsCensus data footnote 50 37,340 18,705 18,635 38,665 19,315 19,355
Before 1981 4,095 2,260 1,830 4,360 2,405 1,955
1981 to 1990 2,700 1,340 1,360 2,820 1,400 1,420
1991 to 2000 5,335 2,465 2,865 5,540 2,565 2,975
2001 to 2010 13,365 6,795 6,580 13,840 6,985 6,850
2001 to 2005 5,105 2,665 2,435 5,355 2,750 2,605
2006 to 2010 8,265 4,120 4,140 8,485 4,230 4,250
2011 to 2016Census data footnote 51 11,845 5,845 6,000 12,105 5,960 6,145
Non-permanent residentsCensus data footnote 52 4,940 2,525 2,420 4,990 2,545 2,450
Age at immigration
Total - Age at immigration for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 53 37,340 18,700 18,635 38,670 19,315 19,355
Under 5 years 4,930 2,170 2,765 5,200 2,245 2,950
5 to 14 years 5,360 2,730 2,635 5,540 2,815 2,730
15 to 24 years 5,810 2,860 2,955 6,005 2,955 3,050
25 to 44 years 19,295 10,005 9,290 19,940 10,330 9,610
45 years and over 1,945 950 995 1,985 980 1,005
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 37,340 18,705 18,635 38,665 19,310 19,350
Americas 8,290 3,850 4,440 8,615 4,005 4,615
Brazil 805 385 420 845 400 445
Colombia 2,575 1,225 1,355 2,595 1,230 1,365
El Salvador 315 150 170 335 160 180
Guyana 10 0 0 10 0 10
Haiti 945 415 525 985 445 545
Jamaica 20 15 0 20 15 0
Mexico 735 360 380 755 370 380
Peru 365 145 225 425 170 255
Trinidad and Tobago 15 0 15 15 0 15
United StatesCensus data footnote 55 785 340 450 850 375 475
Other places of birth in Americas 1,720 815 905 1,785 835 945
Europe 11,820 6,170 5,650 12,385 6,465 5,915
Bosnia and Herzegovina 835 415 425 870 430 440
Croatia 65 20 45 65 15 45
France 6,195 3,405 2,785 6,410 3,540 2,870
Germany 525 200 325 575 220 355
Greece 70 40 30 70 40 30
Hungary 65 40 25 65 45 25
IrelandCensus data footnote 56 10 10 0 10 10 0
Italy 335 210 125 350 210 135
Netherlands 35 15 25 35 10 25
Poland 215 85 125 225 90 135
Portugal 450 230 225 460 230 225
Romania 595 285 310 655 320 335
Russian Federation 230 105 120 230 110 120
SerbiaCensus data footnote 57 60 40 20 55 35 20
Ukraine 180 75 100 200 85 110
United KingdomCensus data footnote 58 205 135 70 215 140 80
Other places of birth in Europe 1,760 865 895 1,895 920 970
Africa 11,710 6,355 5,355 11,930 6,460 5,470
Algeria 1,685 925 755 1,720 945 775
Egypt 240 120 120 245 120 125
Ethiopia 10 0 0 10 10 0
Kenya 40 15 25 40 15 30
Morocco 1,960 1,085 875 1,990 1,095 895
Nigeria 35 20 15 35 25 15
Somalia 10 0 10 0 0 0
South Africa, Republic of 30 15 20 35 15 15
Other places of birth in Africa 7,700 4,165 3,535 7,855 4,245 3,610
Asia 5,480 2,300 3,190 5,695 2,350 3,345
Afghanistan 90 55 40 95 50 40
Bangladesh 115 55 65 120 55 65
ChinaCensus data footnote 59 1,330 370 965 1,425 375 1,050
Hong KongCensus data footnote 60 50 10 40 55 15 45
India 65 35 25 70 35 30
IranCensus data footnote 61 290 140 150 295 145 150
Iraq 120 45 75 120 45 75
Japan 90 10 75 100 15 90
Korea, SouthCensus data footnote 62 115 65 50 120 70 50
Lebanon 215 120 90 235 135 105
Pakistan 25 15 10 25 15 10
Philippines 110 45 70 125 40 80
Sri Lanka 0 0 0 0 0 0
SyriaCensus data footnote 63 335 170 160 335 175 165
Taiwan 30 15 10 35 20 20
Viet Nam 685 305 380 720 320 400
Other places of birth in Asia 1,805 840 965 1,830 850 975
Oceania and other places of birthCensus data footnote 64 35 35 10 40 30 10
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 11,845 5,840 6,000 12,110 5,965 6,145
Americas 2,510 1,185 1,325 2,555 1,205 1,350
Brazil 540 255 285 545 255 290
Colombia 845 395 450 850 395 455
Cuba 185 105 85 200 110 95
Haiti 295 125 170 295 125 170
Jamaica 10 0 0 0 10 0
Mexico 195 95 100 200 100 100
United StatesCensus data footnote 55 85 45 35 95 55 40
VenezuelaCensus data footnote 65 100 50 50 100 50 50
Other places of birth in Americas 255 120 145 265 120 150
Europe 2,660 1,435 1,225 2,775 1,485 1,290
France 1,955 1,050 905 1,985 1,060 930
Germany 40 20 20 40 20 15
IrelandCensus data footnote 56 10 10 0 0 0 0
MoldovaCensus data footnote 66 110 45 70 110 45 65
Romania 35 10 20 55 25 25
Russian Federation 20 10 10 20 10 10
Ukraine 70 30 35 80 35 45
United KingdomCensus data footnote 58 40 35 0 40 35 10
Other places of birth in Europe 400 235 160 445 250 190
Africa 4,930 2,455 2,475 5,025 2,500 2,530
Algeria 415 195 220 415 195 220
Cameroon 720 340 380 720 340 385
Congo, Democratic Republic of the 280 160 120 275 155 120
Côte d'Ivoire 710 360 345 715 365 355
Egypt 30 15 15 30 20 10
Eritrea 0 0 0 10 0 0
Ethiopia 0 0 0 0 0 0
Morocco 650 315 335 655 310 340
Nigeria 0 10 0 10 0 0
Somalia 0 0 0 10 0 0
South Africa, Republic of 10 10 0 10 0 0
Tunisia 590 315 270 600 330 275
Other places of birth in Africa 1,525 755 775 1,585 785 800
Asia 1,725 755 975 1,730 755 975
Afghanistan 0 0 10 10 0 10
Bangladesh 15 0 10 15 10 0
ChinaCensus data footnote 59 180 70 105 180 75 105
Hong KongCensus data footnote 60 15 0 15 15 0 15
India 25 10 15 25 10 15
IranCensus data footnote 61 155 70 85 160 75 85
Iraq 90 30 55 85 30 60
Israel 0 0 0 0 0 0
Japan 15 0 10 15 0 15
Korea, SouthCensus data footnote 62 10 0 0 15 10 0
Lebanon 35 10 20 35 10 20
Nepal 235 110 130 235 110 125
Pakistan 0 0 10 10 0 10
Philippines 40 10 30 40 10 35
Saudi Arabia 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sri Lanka 0 0 0 0 0 0
SyriaCensus data footnote 63 265 130 135 265 135 130
Taiwan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkey 10 10 0 15 10 0
United Arab Emirates 0 0 10 10 0 0
Viet Nam 90 35 55 90 35 55
Other places of birth in Asia 540 245 295 540 240 300
Oceania and otherCensus data footnote 64 15 10 0 10 10 0
Australia 10 0 0 0 0 0
Other places of birthCensus data footnote 67 10 10 0 10 10 0
Generation status
Total - Generation status for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 68 516,250 251,885 264,360 552,915 270,155 282,750
First generationCensus data footnote 69 44,255 22,185 22,070 45,790 22,880 22,910
Second generationCensus data footnote 70 24,135 12,190 11,945 25,405 12,860 12,545
Third generation or moreCensus data footnote 71 447,865 217,515 230,345 481,715 234,420 247,295
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 33,575 16,600 16,975 34,660 17,075 17,580
Economic immigrantsCensus data footnote 73 18,370 9,870 8,505 19,020 10,180 8,840
Principal applicantsCensus data footnote 74 9,360 6,140 3,215 9,645 6,325 3,320
Secondary applicantsCensus data footnote 75 9,020 3,730 5,290 9,375 3,855 5,515
Immigrants sponsored by familyCensus data footnote 76 7,515 2,940 4,570 7,890 3,070 4,820
RefugeesCensus data footnote 77 7,550 3,715 3,830 7,615 3,750 3,860
Other immigrantsCensus data footnote 78 140 75 65 140 75 65
Aboriginal population
Total - Aboriginal identity for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 79 516,250 251,890 264,360 552,910 270,155 282,750
Aboriginal identityCensus data footnote 80 7,290 3,585 3,710 9,180 4,490 4,685
Single Aboriginal responsesCensus data footnote 81 6,925 3,450 3,480 8,775 4,345 4,430
First Nations (North American Indian)Census data footnote 82 3,525 1,730 1,795 5,225 2,550 2,680
Métis 3,265 1,670 1,595 3,415 1,740 1,675
Inuk (Inuit) 135 50 80 135 55 80
Multiple Aboriginal responsesCensus data footnote 83 115 35 85 130 40 90
Aboriginal responses not included elsewhereCensus data footnote 84 250 100 145 280 110 165
Non-Aboriginal identity 508,960 248,305 260,655 543,730 265,665 278,065
Total - Population by Registered or Treaty Indian status for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 85 516,250 251,890 264,360 552,910 270,160 282,755
Registered or Treaty IndianCensus data footnote 86 2,940 1,405 1,530 4,635 2,225 2,410
Not a Registered or Treaty Indian 513,315 250,485 262,830 548,280 267,935 280,345
Total - Aboriginal ancestry for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 87 516,250 251,890 264,360 552,910 270,160 282,755
Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 88 4,015 1,860 2,160 4,540 2,100 2,435
Single Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 89 3,900 1,815 2,080 4,405 2,060 2,350
First Nations (North American Indian) single ancestryCensus data footnote 82 3,165 1,480 1,680 3,660 1,710 1,945
Métis single ancestry 685 315 365 690 325 370
Inuit single ancestry 55 20 30 55 25 30
Multiple Aboriginal ancestries (only)Census data footnote 90 115 40 80 135 45 90
First Nations (North American Indian) and Métis ancestries 100 40 60 120 50 70
First Nations (North American Indian) and Inuit ancestries 15 0 15 15 0 15
Métis and Inuit ancestries 0 0 0 0 0 0
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis and Inuit ancestries 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 91 13,720 6,450 7,270 15,485 7,310 8,170
Single Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 92 13,405 6,315 7,095 15,155 7,175 7,985
First Nations (North American Indian) and non-Aboriginal ancestries 11,455 5,340 6,110 13,125 6,155 6,970
Métis and non-Aboriginal ancestries 1,835 905 930 1,910 950 960
Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 115 60 55 120 65 55
Multiple Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 93 320 140 180 325 140 190
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis and non-Aboriginal ancestries 295 130 170 305 130 175
First Nations (North American Indian), Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 15 10 10 15 15 0
Métis, Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 0 0 0 0 0 10
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis, Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 0 0 0 0 0 0
Non-Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 94 498,515 243,585 254,935 532,890 260,740 272,145
Visible minority population
Total - Visible minority for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 95 516,250 251,890 264,360 552,915 270,155 282,750
Total visible minority populationCensus data footnote 96 33,240 16,685 16,555 34,180 17,080 17,095
South AsianCensus data footnote 97 1,390 700 690 1,415 720 695
Chinese 2,175 780 1,390 2,355 820 1,530
Black 12,430 6,500 5,935 12,730 6,670 6,055
Filipino 200 110 90 220 110 115
Latin American 6,675 3,170 3,510 6,855 3,225 3,625
Arab 6,245 3,495 2,750 6,325 3,530 2,790
Southeast AsianCensus data footnote 98 2,390 1,125 1,270 2,455 1,145 1,310
West AsianCensus data footnote 99 605 275 335 605 275 335
Korean 195 110 85 210 120 85
Japanese 195 60 135 210 65 145
Visible minority, n.i.e.Census data footnote 100 280 155 125 315 170 145
Multiple visible minoritiesCensus data footnote 101 450 210 240 485 225 255
Not a visible minorityCensus data footnote 102 483,010 235,205 247,805 518,735 253,080 265,655
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 103 516,250 251,890 264,360 552,910 270,160 282,750
North American Aboriginal origins 17,735 8,310 9,425 20,020 9,415 10,605
First Nations (North American Indian) 15,040 7,000 8,045 17,240 8,055 9,190
Inuit 210 100 110 210 100 110
Métis 2,915 1,390 1,525 3,030 1,450 1,585
Other North American origins 366,200 177,075 189,125 394,300 191,110 203,190
Acadian 2,615 1,205 1,410 2,760 1,285 1,475
American 2,010 940 1,070 2,170 1,020 1,145
Canadian 353,305 170,695 182,610 380,475 184,215 196,265
New Brunswicker 50 30 25 50 25 20
Newfoundlander 25 10 15 25 10 15
Nova Scotian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ontarian 55 30 25 55 25 25
Québécois 12,640 6,310 6,325 13,470 6,765 6,705
Other North American origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 104 10 0 10 10 0 0
European origins 191,585 94,835 96,750 204,650 101,405 103,250
British Isles origins 40,490 19,175 21,320 43,230 20,445 22,780
Channel Islander 165 75 85 160 80 85
Cornish 0 0 0 0 0 0
English 7,925 3,915 4,005 8,435 4,185 4,250
Irish 26,895 12,605 14,290 28,785 13,445 15,340
Manx 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scottish 10,725 4,945 5,780 11,400 5,250 6,150
Welsh 220 90 125 235 95 140
British Isles origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 105 590 295 300 630 315 315
French origins 153,160 76,185 76,970 163,745 81,550 82,195
Alsatian 85 55 35 90 55 35
Breton 940 415 525 1,020 475 550
Corsican 80 20 60 80 20 60
French 152,415 75,840 76,575 162,965 81,180 81,785
Western European origins (except French origins) 12,565 6,135 6,430 13,380 6,565 6,815
Austrian 350 210 145 370 220 155
Bavarian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Belgian 2,880 1,450 1,425 3,020 1,520 1,495
Dutch 795 365 430 850 390 460
Flemish 110 60 45 110 65 50
Frisian 0 0 0 0 0 0
German 7,425 3,455 3,970 7,975 3,740 4,235
Luxembourger 85 65 20 105 75 30
Swiss 1,610 860 750 1,710 920 790
Western European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 106 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern European origins (except British Isles origins) 1,000 505 495 1,095 555 545
Danish 160 100 65 175 115 65
Finnish 100 45 60 100 40 55
Icelandic 20 15 10 20 15 10
Norwegian 370 200 175 395 215 185
Swedish 245 95 145 260 100 160
Northern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 107 150 75 80 190 85 95
Eastern European origins 5,340 2,555 2,780 5,665 2,730 2,940
Bulgarian 205 100 105 215 110 105
Byelorussian 40 20 30 45 15 30
Czech 190 110 85 200 115 85
Czechoslovakian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 108 35 30 10 35 25 0
Estonian 10 10 0 10 10 0
Hungarian 560 270 295 605 285 320
Latvian 15 15 0 15 15 0
Lithuanian 80 45 35 110 65 45
Moldovan 175 75 105 195 80 115
Polish 1,620 780 835 1,705 820 880
Romanian 1,195 560 630 1,270 605 660
Russian 970 455 520 1,020 475 545
Slovak 145 75 70 150 75 75
Ukrainian 840 375 460 865 385 475
Eastern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 109 0 10 0 0 0 0
Southern European origins 14,020 7,000 7,020 14,830 7,360 7,470
Albanian 275 160 120 275 160 120
Bosnian 790 415 375 840 445 395
Catalan 40 30 15 45 25 15
Croatian 290 160 125 300 170 130
Cypriot 10 0 10 10 0 10
Greek 695 355 345 710 360 350
Italian 6,680 3,380 3,305 7,125 3,605 3,525
Kosovar 55 40 15 55 40 20
Macedonian 40 20 20 35 25 15
Maltese 50 15 30 50 15 35
Montenegrin 15 0 10 15 10 10
Portuguese 2,235 1,085 1,150 2,385 1,145 1,240
Serbian 370 200 175 375 200 175
Sicilian 25 15 10 35 15 20
Slovenian 40 20 20 40 20 15
Spanish 3,535 1,740 1,795 3,795 1,820 1,975
Yugoslavian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 110 150 70 80 155 70 80
Southern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 111 30 10 25 30 10 25
Other European origins 820 430 385 920 495 425
Basque 205 110 95 235 135 100
Jewish 175 90 85 175 90 80
Roma (Gypsy) 10 0 0 0 0 0
Slavic, n.o.s.Census data footnote 112 35 15 20 30 15 20
Other European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 113 405 210 190 470 250 220
Caribbean origins 2,935 1,450 1,490 3,100 1,535 1,565
Antiguan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bahamian 10 0 0 20 0 15
Barbadian 45 25 15 40 25 15
Bermudan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carib 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cuban 455 245 215 465 245 220
Dominican 285 125 165 295 125 170
Grenadian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Guadeloupean 110 45 65 110 45 70
Haitian 1,720 830 890 1,835 895 935
Jamaican 140 90 45 145 90 50
Kittitian/Nevisian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Martinican 80 25 55 85 25 60
Montserratan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Puerto Rican 25 15 10 30 15 15
St. Lucian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Trinidadian/Tobagonian 30 10 20 30 15 20
Vincentian/Grenadinian 0 0 0 0 0 0
West Indian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 114 20 10 15 25 15 15
Caribbean origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 115 120 55 65 140 70 70
Latin, Central and South American origins 8,435 4,020 4,415 8,660 4,110 4,550
Aboriginal from Central/South America (except Arawak and Maya) 260 125 130 265 125 140
Arawak 10 10 10 10 0 10
Argentinian 155 85 75 190 100 95
Belizean 10 10 0 0 0 0
Bolivian 70 30 40 75 35 40
Brazilian 805 400 405 825 400 420
Chilean 735 375 360 745 380 365
Colombian 3,185 1,545 1,640 3,220 1,555 1,660
Costa Rican 10 0 10 10 10 0
Ecuadorian 95 45 50 95 45 50
Guatemalan 110 45 60 110 45 65
Guyanese 40 15 25 40 15 25
Hispanic 45 10 30 45 10 35
Honduran 135 65 70 140 65 80
Maya 40 20 15 40 25 20
Mexican 1,420 635 785 1,460 655 805
Nicaraguan 90 35 55 95 35 55
Panamanian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Paraguayan 50 15 35 45 10 40
Peruvian 635 295 340 690 320 370
Salvadorean 475 235 240 480 240 235
Uruguayan 40 10 30 40 10 35
Venezuelan 190 100 90 190 105 85
Latin, Central and South American origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 116 225 100 120 240 110 130
African origins 18,335 9,645 8,690 18,715 9,845 8,870
Central and West African origins 7,275 3,910 3,365 7,390 3,975 3,415
Akan 65 30 35 65 25 35
Angolan 10 0 0 10 10 10
Ashanti 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beninese 465 260 210 485 275 210
Burkinabe 235 150 90 235 150 90
Cameroonian 1,445 735 710 1,455 740 720
Chadian 55 30 30 55 25 30
Congolese 1,550 870 680 1,555 875 685
Edo 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ewe 45 15 30 45 15 30
Gabonese 130 70 60 140 70 70
Gambian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ghanaian 85 55 30 80 55 30
Guinean 320 175 145 320 180 145
Ibo 15 0 0 15 10 10
Ivorian 1,045 545 500 1,090 565 530
Liberian 30 0 30 30 0 30
Malian 225 125 100 225 125 100
Malinké 25 20 10 25 20 10
Nigerian 90 35 50 100 50 50
Peulh 110 65 45 110 70 40
Senegalese 850 475 380 875 495 385
Sierra Leonean 0 0 0 0 0 0
Togolese 305 170 135 305 170 135
Wolof 60 40 20 60 35 20
Yoruba 0 0 0 0 10 0
Central and West African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 117 670 310 355 690 330 360
North African origins 7,410 3,905 3,505 7,570 3,985 3,585
Algerian 2,015 1,055 960 2,045 1,070 975
Berber 1,190 650 545 1,230 670 560
Coptic 10 0 0 10 10 0
Dinka 0 0 0 0 0 0
Egyptian 415 180 240 425 180 245
Libyan 15 10 10 10 10 0
Maure 30 20 10 30 20 10
Moroccan 2,350 1,270 1,080 2,400 1,290 1,105
Sudanese 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tunisian 1,670 885 785 1,710 910 800
North African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 118 150 80 70 150 75 75
Southern and East African origins 2,100 1,065 1,030 2,170 1,105 1,065
Afrikaner 0 0 0 10 0 10
Amhara 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bantu, n.o.s.Census data footnote 119 95 70 20 95 70 20
Burundian 760 400 370 765 395 365
Djiboutian 15 15 0 15 15 0
Eritrean 10 10 0 30 10 15
Ethiopian 0 0 10 10 0 10
Harari 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kenyan 0 0 0 0 10 0
Malagasy 295 120 175 305 125 180
Mauritian 65 25 35 75 35 40
Oromo 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rwandan 520 245 275 545 260 290
Seychellois 10 0 0 0 0 0
Somali 65 30 40 70 30 40
South African 45 25 15 45 25 20
Tanzanian 40 30 15 40 30 15
Tigrian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ugandan 70 30 45 70 25 50
Zambian 0 0 10 0 0 10
Zimbabwean 0 0 0 0 0 0
Zulu 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern and East African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 120 205 115 85 205 115 90
Other African origins 1,870 945 925 1,895 960 935
Black, n.o.s.Census data footnote 121 125 70 55 130 75 55
Other African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 122 1,815 915 905 1,845 930 910
Asian origins 12,205 5,935 6,275 12,650 6,095 6,560
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins 4,765 2,540 2,230 4,860 2,585 2,280
Afghan 150 70 80 150 75 80
Arab, n.o.s.Census data footnote 123 2,060 1,155 910 2,065 1,160 905
Armenian 195 115 75 200 120 80
Assyrian 0 0 0 10 0 0
Azerbaijani 15 0 10 15 0 10
Georgian 30 10 25 30 10 25
Hazara 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iranian 525 245 280 530 250 280
Iraqi 120 50 70 120 50 70
Israeli 15 10 0 15 10 10
Jordanian 10 10 0 10 10 0
Kazakh 10 10 0 15 10 10
Kurd 50 30 20 55 30 20
Kuwaiti 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kyrgyz 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lebanese 860 430 425 935 465 475
Palestinian 90 50 40 90 55 40
Pashtun 0 0 10 0 0 0
Saudi Arabian 10 10 10 10 0 0
Syrian 475 235 235 480 240 240
Tajik 10 0 10 10 0 10
Tatar 25 20 10 25 15 0
Turk 235 125 115 235 120 115
Turkmen 0 0 0 0 0 0
Uighur 0 0 0 0 0 0
Uzbek 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yemeni 60 40 20 60 35 25
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 124 25 20 10 30 20 10
South Asian origins 1,395 705 690 1,415 715 700
Bangladeshi 45 25 20 40 25 20
Bengali 20 10 10 20 10 10
Bhutanese 195 85 115 195 85 115
East Indian 625 340 290 645 345 305
Goan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gujarati 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kashmiri 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nepali 435 195 235 430 200 235
Pakistani 75 55 20 80 55 25
Punjabi 10 10 10 15 0 0
Sinhalese 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sri Lankan 10 0 0 10 10 0
Tamil 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 125 0 0 0 0 10 0
East and Southeast Asian origins 6,130 2,730 3,395 6,455 2,835 3,625
Burmese 260 120 145 255 115 140
Cambodian (Khmer) 725 370 360 730 370 365
Chinese 2,950 1,125 1,820 3,145 1,180 1,970
Filipino 230 115 110 245 115 135
Hmong 0 0 0 0 0 0
Indonesian 45 20 20 45 20 25
Japanese 360 150 210 395 170 225
Karen 90 50 40 95 55 40
Korean 205 120 90 220 125 95
Laotian 215 110 105 220 105 115
Malaysian 0 0 0 10 0 0
Mongolian 15 0 15 15 0 15
Singaporean 0 0 0 0 0 0
Taiwanese 30 15 10 40 20 20
Thai 130 45 80 130 50 85
Tibetan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Vietnamese 1,550 805 745 1,600 830 770
East and Southeast Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 126 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other Asian origins 10 10 0 10 10 10
Other Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 127 0 0 0 10 10 10
Oceania origins 125 70 50 125 80 55
Australian 55 35 20 55 35 15
New Zealander 20 10 10 20 15 10
Pacific Islands origins 55 30 25 55 30 20
Fijian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hawaiian 0 10 0 10 0 0
Maori 0 0 0 0 0 0
Polynesian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 128 25 10 15 20 0 15
Samoan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pacific Islands origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 129 25 20 10 25 20 10
Household characteristics
Total - Private households by tenure - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 130 252,040 ... ... 267,145 ... ...
Owner 134,615 ... ... 146,675 ... ...
Renter 117,425 ... ... 120,430 ... ...
Band housing 0 ... ... 35 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by condominium status - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 131 252,040 ... ... 267,145 ... ...
Condominium 43,125 ... ... 44,765 ... ...
Not condominium 208,915 ... ... 222,380 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 132 252,040 ... ... 267,140 ... ...
No bedrooms 2,670 ... ... 2,685 ... ...
1 bedroom 54,280 ... ... 55,610 ... ...
2 bedrooms 87,570 ... ... 91,300 ... ...
3 bedrooms 68,890 ... ... 74,485 ... ...
4 or more bedrooms 38,625 ... ... 43,070 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 133 252,040 ... ... 267,145 ... ...
1 to 4 rooms 114,180 ... ... 117,400 ... ...
5 rooms 41,360 ... ... 43,375 ... ...
6 rooms 24,585 ... ... 26,415 ... ...
7 rooms 22,795 ... ... 24,920 ... ...
8 or more rooms 49,125 ... ... 55,035 ... ...
Average number of rooms per dwelling 5.4 ... ... 5.5 ... ...
Total - Private households by number of persons per room - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 134 252,040 ... ... 267,145 ... ...
One person or fewer per room 250,895 ... ... 265,980 ... ...
More than 1 person per room 1,140 ... ... 1,165 ... ...
Total - Private households by housing suitability - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 135 252,040 ... ... 267,145 ... ...
Suitable 246,715 ... ... 261,650 ... ...
Not suitable 5,325 ... ... 5,495 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by period of construction - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 136 252,040 ... ... 267,145 ... ...
1960 or before 58,275 ... ... 59,595 ... ...
1961 to 1980 82,275 ... ... 87,120 ... ...
1981 to 1990 38,280 ... ... 41,290 ... ...
1991 to 2000 27,720 ... ... 30,365 ... ...
2001 to 2005 12,670 ... ... 13,835 ... ...
2006 to 2010 16,780 ... ... 17,705 ... ...
2011 to 2016Census data footnote 137 16,040 ... ... 17,225 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 138 252,040 ... ... 267,145 ... ...
Only regular maintenance or minor repairs needed 239,085 ... ... 253,685 ... ...
Major repairs needed 12,960 ... ... 13,465 ... ...
Total - Private households by number of household maintainers - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 139 252,040 ... ... 267,145 ... ...
1 household maintainer 158,850 ... ... 166,950 ... ...
2 household maintainers 90,355 ... ... 97,285 ... ...
3 or more household maintainers 2,840 ... ... 2,910 ... ...
Total - Private households by age of primary household maintainers - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 140 252,040 ... ... 267,140 ... ...
15 to 24 years 11,500 ... ... 11,725 ... ...
25 to 34 years 40,510 ... ... 42,100 ... ...
35 to 44 years 39,700 ... ... 42,105 ... ...
45 to 54 years 42,490 ... ... 45,970 ... ...
55 to 64 years 49,970 ... ... 53,655 ... ...
65 to 74 years 40,465 ... ... 43,020 ... ...
75 to 84 years 20,395 ... ... 21,360 ... ...
85 years and over 7,005 ... ... 7,210 ... ...
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 141 251,875 ... ... 266,010 ... ...
Spending less than 30% of income on shelter costs 200,930 ... ... 213,585 ... ...
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs 50,940 ... ... 52,425 ... ...
30% to less than 100% 45,825 ... ... 47,165 ... ...
Total - Owner households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data 134,585 ... ... 146,005 ... ...
% of owner households with a mortgageCensus data footnote 142 62.0 ... ... 61.7 ... ...
% of owner households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costsCensus data footnote 141 10.6 ... ... 10.3 ... ...
Median monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,042 ... ... 1,043 ... ...
Average monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,101 ... ... 1,104 ... ...
Median value of dwellings ($)Census data footnote 144 268,837 ... ... 274,581 ... ...
Average value of dwellings ($)Census data footnote 144 298,042 ... ... 301,324 ... ...
Total - Tenant households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data 117,415 ... ... 120,135 ... ...
% of tenant households in subsidized housingCensus data footnote 145 11.3 ... ... 11.2 ... ...
% of tenant households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costsCensus data footnote 141 31.3 ... ... 31.1 ... ...
Median monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 744 ... ... 745 ... ...
Average monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 799 ... ... 800 ... ...
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 146 441,320 213,795 227,525 472,065 228,970 243,095
No certificate, diploma or degree 61,370 29,510 31,865 64,760 31,215 33,545
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificateCensus data footnote 147 90,165 40,945 49,220 95,905 43,600 52,305
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 289,780 143,340 146,445 311,405 154,155 157,255
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma 69,190 41,700 27,490 73,745 44,480 29,270
Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 148 50,240 26,545 23,695 53,655 28,370 25,280
Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 149 18,950 15,160 3,795 20,090 16,110 3,985
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma 90,015 40,160 49,855 96,925 43,385 53,535
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level 16,940 6,405 10,535 18,335 6,975 11,365
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above 113,635 55,075 58,560 122,395 59,315 63,080
Bachelor's degree 69,740 32,525 37,215 75,595 35,235 40,360
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level 8,560 4,085 4,475 9,160 4,345 4,810
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry 3,580 1,870 1,715 3,865 2,000 1,865
Master's degree 26,105 12,970 13,130 27,805 13,900 13,905
Earned doctorateCensus data footnote 150 5,650 3,625 2,030 5,965 3,825 2,140
Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 146 284,205 141,030 143,175 304,255 150,800 153,455
No certificate, diploma or degree 22,450 12,660 9,785 23,455 13,250 10,205
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificateCensus data footnote 147 46,075 22,520 23,550 48,730 23,750 24,985
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 215,680 105,840 109,840 232,065 113,805 118,260
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma 52,505 31,030 21,475 55,870 33,005 22,860
Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 148 38,740 19,985 18,760 41,325 21,325 20,000
Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 149 13,760 11,045 2,710 14,540 11,680 2,860
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma 62,490 28,695 33,795 67,150 30,900 36,245
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level 10,775 4,315 6,460 11,745 4,690 7,060
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above 89,910 41,800 48,110 97,310 45,210 52,100
Bachelor's degree 54,715 25,095 29,630 59,660 27,305 32,355
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level 6,295 2,700 3,590 6,750 2,860 3,890
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry 2,745 1,225 1,520 3,010 1,330 1,675
Master's degree 21,790 10,235 11,560 23,270 11,005 12,265
Earned doctorateCensus data footnote 150 4,360 2,555 1,810 4,625 2,710 1,915
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 151 441,320 213,795 227,530 472,065 228,970 243,095
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 152 151,540 70,455 81,085 160,660 74,815 85,845
Education 20,585 5,345 15,240 22,230 5,770 16,460
13. Education 20,590 5,345 15,240 22,235 5,775 16,460
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 12,555 5,870 6,680 13,150 6,135 7,015
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services 2,430 1,680 750 2,560 1,765 795
50. Visual and performing arts 10,120 4,190 5,935 10,595 4,370 6,220
Humanities 18,735 8,150 10,585 19,860 8,710 11,150
16. Aboriginal and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics 2,480 635 1,840 2,605 655 1,945
23. English language and literature/letters 400 155 245 410 155 255
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities 9,220 4,260 4,955 9,865 4,590 5,275
30A Interdisciplinary humanitiesCensus data footnote 153 150 85 70 160 85 70
38. Philosophy and religious studies 955 625 330 1,015 670 345
39. Theology and religious vocations 935 515 415 990 560 430
54. History 1,695 1,005 695 1,775 1,050 725
55. French language and literature/letters 2,905 880 2,025 3,040 935 2,100
Social and behavioural sciences and law 30,490 11,405 19,080 32,475 12,095 20,380
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies 165 45 120 170 45 125
09. Communication, journalism and related programs 4,245 1,385 2,850 4,550 1,490 3,060
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences 5,195 560 4,635 5,560 600 4,960
22. Legal professions and studies 6,435 2,645 3,785 6,885 2,795 4,090
30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciencesCensus data footnote 154 990 175 815 1,040 185 855
42. Psychology 4,020 1,080 2,940 4,275 1,135 3,135
45. Social sciences 9,450 5,515 3,930 10,000 5,845 4,160
Business, management and public administration 66,910 26,570 40,340 72,735 28,965 43,765
30.16 Accounting and computer science 50 20 30 55 15 40
44. Public administration and social service professions 4,630 1,250 3,385 4,975 1,320 3,650
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services 62,230 25,305 36,925 67,705 27,625 40,075
Physical and life sciences and technologies 12,725 6,965 5,760 13,685 7,490 6,200
26. Biological and biomedical sciences 4,970 2,305 2,660 5,340 2,470 2,875
30.01 Biological and physical sciences 1,250 785 465 1,335 830 505
30C Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciencesCensus data footnote 155 3,165 1,525 1,635 3,455 1,665 1,790
40. Physical sciences 2,825 2,120 710 3,015 2,280 735
41. Science technologies/technicians 515 230 285 530 240 295
Mathematics, computer and information sciences 14,700 10,810 3,890 15,635 11,460 4,175
11. Computer and information sciences and support services 12,415 9,665 2,750 13,175 10,220 2,965
25. Library science 1,080 310 770 1,125 320 805
27. Mathematics and statistics 1,005 695 310 1,120 765 350
30D Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciencesCensus data footnote 156 195 135 55 215 155 55
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies 50,455 45,935 4,520 54,415 49,615 4,800
04. Architecture and related services 2,245 1,295 950 2,365 1,380 985
14. Engineering 9,585 8,135 1,450 10,450 8,880 1,565
15. Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields 9,985 9,070 915 10,885 9,885 1,000
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation 0 0 0 10 0 0
46. Construction trades 12,130 11,615 515 12,860 12,330 530
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians 10,335 9,970 365 11,245 10,870 375
48. Precision production 6,170 5,850 320 6,600 6,265 330
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 5,355 3,440 1,915 5,775 3,745 2,030
01. Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences 2,580 1,370 1,205 2,795 1,495 1,305
03. Natural resources and conservation 2,770 2,065 710 2,985 2,250 735
Health and related fields 37,235 8,120 29,115 39,980 8,705 31,280
31. Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies 2,095 1,160 935 2,260 1,275 985
51. Health professions and related programs 33,915 6,290 27,620 36,415 6,715 29,705
60. Dental, medical and veterinary residency programs 1,230 670 560 1,305 715 590
Personal, protective and transportation services 19,795 10,630 9,165 21,185 11,360 9,825
12. Personal and culinary services 11,850 3,930 7,920 12,580 4,100 8,480
28. Military science, leadership and operational art 20 20 0 20 20 0
29. Military technologies and applied sciences 145 140 10 160 155 10
43. Security and protective services 3,515 2,570 950 3,840 2,815 1,030
49. Transportation and materials moving 4,265 3,970 295 4,585 4,280 305
Other 240 90 150 275 100 175
30.99 Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies, other 240 90 150 275 100 175
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 151 284,200 141,025 143,175 304,255 150,800 153,450
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 152 68,520 35,185 33,335 72,185 36,995 35,190
Education 13,260 3,225 10,040 14,400 3,475 10,925
13. Education 13,260 3,225 10,035 14,400 3,475 10,925
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 9,585 4,510 5,075 9,985 4,670 5,315
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services 1,840 1,220 615 1,945 1,285 660
50. Visual and performing arts 7,745 3,285 4,460 8,045 3,385 4,655
Humanities 11,425 4,990 6,435 12,060 5,300 6,765
16. Aboriginal and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics 1,950 505 1,450 2,070 520 1,550
23. English language and literature/letters 310 120 190 320 120 205
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities 4,635 2,330 2,305 4,940 2,510 2,430
30A Interdisciplinary humanitiesCensus data footnote 153 125 85 45 125 80 45
38. Philosophy and religious studies 650 410 240 695 445 255
39. Theology and religious vocations 495 290 205 525 315 210
54. History 1,180 685 495 1,230 715 515
55. French language and literature/letters 2,075 575 1,505 2,160 600 1,555
Social and behavioural sciences and law 23,520 8,375 15,140 25,160 8,940 16,220
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies 140 40 100 145 40 105
09. Communication, journalism and related programs 3,600 1,210 2,395 3,885 1,305 2,580
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences 4,130 435 3,690 4,440 470 3,965
22. Legal professions and studies 4,895 1,740 3,150 5,255 1,860 3,395
30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciencesCensus data footnote 154 710 115 590 740 125 615
42. Psychology 2,900 725 2,170 3,100 775 2,325
45. Social sciences 7,155 4,110 3,045 7,605 4,370 3,230
Business, management and public administration 52,120 19,785 32,335 56,755 21,625 35,130
30.16 Accounting and computer science 30 15 20 40 15 25
44. Public administration and social service professions 3,590 875 2,715 3,875 915 2,965
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services 48,495 18,895 29,600 52,835 20,695 32,135
Physical and life sciences and technologies 7,945 4,405 3,540 8,485 4,685 3,795
26. Biological and biomedical sciences 4,070 1,810 2,260 4,380 1,925 2,455
30.01 Biological and physical sciences 700 470 230 750 495 255
30C Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciencesCensus data footnote 155 590 350 235 605 360 245
40. Physical sciences 2,215 1,600 620 2,365 1,725 645
41. Science technologies/technicians 375 175 195 385 185 200
Mathematics, computer and information sciences 12,900 9,485 3,410 13,730 10,080 3,645
11. Computer and information sciences and support services 11,255 8,755 2,495 11,950 9,280 2,670
25. Library science 845 225 620 880 230 650
27. Mathematics and statistics 655 410 240 740 465 275
30D Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciencesCensus data footnote 156 145 95 45 155 110 45
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies 37,980 34,065 3,915 40,920 36,770 4,155
04. Architecture and related services 1,840 1,030 805 1,935 1,095 835
14. Engineering 7,585 6,275 1,310 8,320 6,900 1,415
15. Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields 7,675 6,885 795 8,340 7,490 850
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation 10 0 0 0 0 0
46. Construction trades 8,615 8,190 420 9,145 8,705 435
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians 7,545 7,260 285 8,175 7,875 295
48. Precision production 4,715 4,415 295 5,005 4,700 310
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 4,380 2,735 1,650 4,690 2,955 1,740
01. Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences 2,065 1,075 995 2,230 1,165 1,065
03. Natural resources and conservation 2,320 1,665 650 2,460 1,780 675
Health and related fields 27,015 6,020 20,985 29,205 6,500 22,705
31. Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies 1,735 955 775 1,870 1,045 825
51. Health professions and related programs 24,360 4,650 19,700 26,340 5,000 21,340
60. Dental, medical and veterinary residency programs 920 415 505 995 455 540
Personal, protective and transportation services 15,335 8,160 7,170 16,440 8,725 7,720
12. Personal and culinary services 9,125 2,980 6,145 9,715 3,105 6,610
28. Military science, leadership and operational art 10 15 0 15 15 0
29. Military technologies and applied sciences 95 90 0 100 95 0
43. Security and protective services 2,670 1,900 770 2,935 2,095 835
49. Transportation and materials moving 3,435 3,175 255 3,680 3,410 265
Other 215 75 135 245 85 160
30.99 Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies, other 215 75 135 245 80 160
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 157 441,325 213,795 227,525 472,065 228,965 243,095
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 151,540 70,455 81,085 160,660 74,820 85,845
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 158 289,785 143,340 146,445 311,405 154,155 157,250
Location of study inside Canada 273,625 134,675 138,955 294,600 145,135 149,465
Same as province or territory of residence 268,435 131,635 136,805 288,995 141,875 147,115
Different than province or territory of residence 5,185 3,040 2,145 5,605 3,260 2,350
Location of study outside CanadaCensus data footnote 159 16,155 8,665 7,490 16,805 9,015 7,785
United StatesCensus data footnote 160 1,245 815 435 1,355 885 470
Philippines 65 15 50 80 15 60
India 70 50 20 70 50 20
United KingdomCensus data footnote 161 310 205 100 315 215 100
ChinaCensus data footnote 162 300 140 160 320 150 175
France 5,290 2,990 2,300 5,435 3,085 2,350
Other 8,880 4,455 4,425 9,225 4,620 4,610
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 157 284,205 141,025 143,175 304,255 150,805 153,450
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 68,520 35,185 33,335 72,185 36,995 35,190
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 158 215,680 105,845 109,845 232,070 113,810 118,260
Location of study inside Canada 201,970 98,745 103,225 217,840 106,460 111,385
Same as province or territory of residence 198,340 96,640 101,700 213,895 104,205 109,690
Different than province or territory of residence 3,630 2,105 1,525 3,950 2,255 1,690
Location of study outside CanadaCensus data footnote 159 13,715 7,100 6,615 14,225 7,345 6,880
United StatesCensus data footnote 160 700 425 275 775 465 305
Philippines 65 15 50 75 10 60
India 55 35 15 55 30 15
United KingdomCensus data footnote 161 225 150 70 235 165 70
ChinaCensus data footnote 162 265 120 150 280 120 160
France 4,385 2,420 1,965 4,490 2,480 2,010
Other 8,020 3,935 4,080 8,325 4,075 4,255
Labour force status
Total - Population aged 15 years and over by Labour force status - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 163 441,325 213,795 227,525 472,065 228,970 243,100
In the labour force 287,510 148,035 139,470 308,265 158,705 149,560
Employed 273,270 139,685 133,585 293,255 149,870 143,385
Unemployed 14,230 8,355 5,880 15,010 8,835 6,175
Not in the labour force 153,815 65,755 88,060 163,800 70,260 93,535
Participation rate 65.1 69.2 61.3 65.3 69.3 61.5
Employment rate 61.9 65.3 58.7 62.1 65.5 59.0
Unemployment rate 4.9 5.6 4.2 4.9 5.6 4.1
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 164 441,320 213,795 227,530 472,060 228,970 243,095
Did not workCensus data footnote 165 141,610 59,365 82,235 150,380 63,165 87,215
Worked 299,710 154,425 145,285 321,685 165,800 155,885
Worked full year, full timeCensus data footnote 166 147,420 79,100 68,320 158,645 85,140 73,495
Worked part year and/or part timeCensus data footnote 167 152,295 75,325 76,970 163,045 80,660 82,380
Average weeks worked in reference year 43.4 43.5 43.4 43.5 43.5 43.4
Class of worker
Total labour force aged 15 years and over by class of worker - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 168 287,510 148,035 139,470 308,265 158,705 149,560
Class of worker - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 4,475 2,255 2,220 4,680 2,375 2,305
All classes of workersCensus data footnote 170 283,030 145,780 137,245 303,580 156,330 147,250
Employee 256,935 130,280 126,660 275,395 139,630 135,765
Self-employedCensus data footnote 171 26,090 15,505 10,590 28,185 16,700 11,485
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 172 287,505 148,035 139,470 308,265 158,705 149,560
Occupation - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 4,475 2,255 2,220 4,680 2,375 2,310
All occupationsCensus data footnote 170 283,025 145,785 137,245 303,585 156,330 147,250
0 Management occupations 24,525 15,125 9,400 27,010 16,750 10,255
1 Business, finance and administration occupations 52,010 17,425 34,585 55,765 18,635 37,130
2 Natural and applied sciences and related occupations 27,070 21,000 6,070 28,950 22,420 6,530
3 Health occupations 23,500 5,325 18,175 25,210 5,680 19,525
4 Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services 37,725 13,720 24,005 40,655 14,800 25,860
5 Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport 9,880 4,820 5,060 10,510 5,075 5,435
6 Sales and service occupations 71,635 35,100 36,535 76,325 37,450 38,870
7 Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations 28,410 26,810 1,600 30,335 28,620 1,720
8 Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations 1,645 1,470 180 1,805 1,595 210
9 Occupations in manufacturing and utilities 6,630 4,995 1,635 7,015 5,305 1,710
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 173 287,505 148,040 139,470 308,265 158,705 149,555
Industry - NAICS2012 - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 4,475 2,255 2,225 4,685 2,375 2,305
All industry categoriesCensus data footnote 170 283,030 145,785 137,250 303,585 156,330 147,250
11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 1,290 840 450 1,480 980 500
21 Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction 495 410 85 505 415 90
22 Utilities 1,305 995 310 1,385 1,060 320
23 Construction 13,165 11,600 1,570 14,085 12,380 1,705
31-33 Manufacturing 17,565 12,975 4,595 19,070 14,085 4,985
41 Wholesale trade 8,240 6,110 2,135 9,070 6,715 2,350
44-45 Retail trade 34,360 16,675 17,685 36,850 17,925 18,925
48-49 Transportation and warehousing 9,445 7,635 1,815 10,265 8,245 2,015
51 Information and cultural industries 5,690 3,605 2,080 5,985 3,810 2,170
52 Finance and insurance 14,090 5,910 8,180 15,445 6,510 8,930
53 Real estate and rental and leasing 4,470 2,720 1,755 4,765 2,905 1,860
54 Professional, scientific and technical services 22,095 13,195 8,905 23,570 14,030 9,545
55 Management of companies and enterprises 145 55 85 160 65 95
56 Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services 12,455 8,165 4,290 13,160 8,600 4,560
61 Educational services 21,060 7,460 13,600 22,690 8,040 14,650
62 Health care and social assistance 38,945 8,910 30,035 41,625 9,460 32,160
71 Arts, entertainment and recreation 5,675 2,875 2,800 6,030 3,060 2,965
72 Accommodation and food services 23,360 11,480 11,880 24,655 12,095 12,560
81 Other services (except public administration) 12,640 5,665 6,975 13,460 6,035 7,425
91 Public administration 36,545 18,510 18,035 39,340 19,905 19,435
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 174 273,270 139,690 133,585 293,255 149,870 143,385
Worked at home 14,535 7,350 7,180 15,805 7,945 7,860
Worked outside Canada 490 310 185 525 325 195
No fixed workplace address 21,335 15,770 5,565 22,535 16,670 5,865
Worked at usual place 236,915 116,255 120,660 254,385 124,925 129,460
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 236,915 116,255 120,660 254,390 124,925 129,460
Commute within census subdivision (CSD) of residence 209,715 99,360 110,350 212,725 100,885 111,840
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) within census division (CD) of residence 6,540 3,705 2,835 19,020 9,620 9,395
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) and census division (CD) within province or territory of residence 20,260 12,885 7,370 22,190 14,085 8,105
Commute to a different province or territory 405 300 105 455 335 120
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 175 258,250 132,025 126,225 276,925 141,595 135,325
Car, truck, van - as a driver 184,000 98,495 85,505 199,675 106,860 92,810
Car, truck, van - as a passenger 9,940 3,265 6,675 10,755 3,510 7,245
Public transit 37,375 15,930 21,445 38,635 16,405 22,230
Walked 20,335 9,900 10,440 20,970 10,175 10,795
Bicycle 4,370 3,080 1,290 4,495 3,190 1,305
Other method 2,225 1,360 865 2,395 1,450 940
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 176 258,250 132,030 126,225 276,920 141,595 135,325
Less than 15 minutes 69,140 34,325 34,820 74,675 37,165 37,510
15 to 29 minutes 117,975 62,025 55,945 126,220 66,330 59,890
30 to 44 minutes 48,500 24,245 24,250 51,955 26,025 25,930
45 to 59 minutes 14,225 6,800 7,420 15,180 7,225 7,950
60 minutes and over 8,410 4,630 3,780 8,900 4,850 4,050
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 177 258,250 132,025 126,225 276,920 141,595 135,325
Between 5 a.m. and 5:59 a.m. 9,150 6,715 2,435 9,675 7,100 2,580
Between 6 a.m. and 6:59 a.m. 44,420 27,985 16,435 47,320 29,885 17,440
Between 7 a.m. and 7:59 a.m. 91,740 43,080 48,655 99,340 46,815 52,530
Between 8 a.m. and 8:59 a.m. 54,435 24,515 29,920 58,545 26,315 32,230
Between 9 a.m. and 11:59 a.m. 23,145 10,195 12,950 24,570 10,865 13,705
Between 12 p.m. and 4:59 a.m. 35,365 19,530 15,830 37,465 20,625 16,845
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 178 306,415 157,685 148,725 328,815 169,265 159,550
Single responses 297,715 152,740 144,980 319,545 163,985 155,560
Official languages 297,225 152,535 144,690 319,040 163,775 155,260
English 6,240 3,750 2,490 6,830 4,115 2,720
French 290,985 148,780 142,200 312,205 159,660 152,545
Non-official languages 500 205 290 505 210 300
Aboriginal languages 30 10 20 40 15 25
Algonquian languages 25 10 20 35 15 20
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 30 10 20 40 15 25
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 30 10 20 35 10 25
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 10 0 0
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 0 0 10 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 0 0 0
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lillooet 0 0 0 0 0 0
Okanagan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Squamish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Straits 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dakota 0 0 0 0 0 0
Stoney 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tlingit 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nisga'a 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haisla 0 0 0 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 0 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 465 195 270 470 200 275
Afro-Asiatic languages 15 10 10 15 10 10
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 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bilen 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oromo 0 0 0 0 0 0
Somali 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Semitic languages 15 10 10 15 0 0
Amharic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arabic 15 0 10 15 10 10
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 0 0 0 0 0 0
Maltese 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tigrigna 0 0 0 0 0 0
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 50 20 30 50 20 25
Khmer (Cambodian) 20 10 10 20 10 10
Vietnamese 25 10 15 25 10 15
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bikol 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cebuano 0 0 0 0 0 0
Fijian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ilocano 0 0 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) 0 0 0 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 10 0 0 10
Haitian Creole 0 0 0 0 0 0
Creole, n.o.s. 0 0 10 10 0 10
Creole languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dravidian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kannada 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malayalam 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tamil 0 0 0 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 275 110 165 280 110 165
Albanian 0 0 0 0 0 10
Armenian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Balto-Slavic languages 25 10 15 25 10 15
Baltic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Latvian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lithuanian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavic languages 30 10 15 25 10 15
Belarusan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bosnian 10 0 10 10 0 10
Bulgarian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Croatian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Czech 0 0 0 0 0 0
Macedonian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Polish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Russian 15 10 10 15 0 10
Serbian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Serbo-Croatian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slovak 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slovene (Slovenian) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ukrainian 0 0 0 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 15 10 0 15 10 10
Afrikaans 0 0 0 0 0 0
Danish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dutch 0 0 0 0 0 0
Frisian 0 0 0 0 0 0
German 15 10 10 15 10 0
Icelandic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Norwegian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swedish 0 0 0 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 30 15 20 30 15 20
Indo-Aryan languages 20 10 15 25 10 20
Bengali 0 0 10 10 0 0
Gujarati 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hindi 0 0 0 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 20 0 15 15 0 10
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sindhi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Urdu 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iranian languages 10 10 0 10 10 0
Kurdish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pashto 0 0 0 0 0 0
Persian (Farsi) 10 10 0 10 10 0
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Italic (Romance) languages 200 80 125 200 80 125
Catalan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Italian 0 10 0 0 10 0
Portuguese 65 30 35 65 30 30
Romanian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Spanish 130 45 85 130 45 90
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Japanese 10 0 10 10 0 10
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Georgian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Korean 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mongolic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mongolian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 10 0 0 10 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 10 0 10 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 20 0 25 20 0 20
American Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Quebec Sign Language 10 0 15 15 0 10
Sign languages, n.i.e 0 0 10 10 0 10
Sino-Tibetan languages 65 45 15 65 40 20
Chinese languages 65 45 20 65 45 20
Cantonese 25 20 10 25 20 0
Hakka 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mandarin 35 20 10 35 25 10
Min Dong 0 0 0 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wu (Shanghainese) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chinese, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Burmese 0 0 0 0 0 0
Karenic languages 0 0 0 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 20 10 15 20 0 15
Lao 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thai 20 10 15 20 0 15
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 10 0 0 0 0 0
Azerbaijani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkish 0 10 0 0 0 0
Uyghur 0 0 0 0 0 0
Uzbek 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Uralic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Estonian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Finnish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hungarian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Multiple responses 8,695 4,945 3,750 9,270 5,280 3,990
English and French 7,925 4,615 3,310 8,470 4,930 3,540
English and non-official language 65 25 40 65 25 40
French and non-official language 400 160 235 415 170 250
English, French and non-official language 305 150 160 325 155 165
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 179 306,415 157,690 148,730 328,810 169,265 159,550
None 242,095 120,085 122,020 259,630 128,715 130,915
English 57,180 33,720 23,455 61,525 36,360 25,160
French 4,805 2,825 1,980 5,255 3,085 2,175
Non-official language 1,425 675 750 1,475 705 765
Aboriginal 65 40 30 90 45 50
Non-Aboriginal 1,360 640 715 1,390 665 720
English and French 25 10 15 25 10 15
English and non-official language 815 340 475 835 355 485
French and non-official language 65 35 30 65 35 30
English, French and non-official language 0 10 0 0 10 0
Mobility status - Place of residence 1 year ago
Total - Mobility status 1 year ago - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 180 511,255 249,355 261,900 547,635 267,480 280,155
Non-movers 444,720 216,290 228,430 478,430 233,145 245,285
Movers 66,540 33,070 33,475 69,205 34,340 34,875
Non-migrants 50,160 25,090 25,070 51,560 25,750 25,805
Migrants 16,380 7,980 8,405 17,650 8,580 9,070
Internal migrants 12,770 6,290 6,475 14,015 6,880 7,135
Intraprovincial migrants 11,950 5,845 6,105 13,165 6,410 6,750
Interprovincial migrants 815 445 370 855 470 385
External migrants 3,615 1,685 1,930 3,635 1,705 1,930
Mobility status - Place of residence 5 years ago
Total - Mobility status 5 years ago - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 181 489,780 238,585 251,195 524,850 256,055 268,790
Non-movers 298,675 144,210 154,465 324,125 156,910 167,220
Movers 191,105 94,375 96,725 200,720 99,150 101,565
Non-migrants 136,150 67,455 68,690 141,290 70,030 71,260
Migrants 54,955 26,920 28,035 59,435 29,125 30,310
Internal migrants 41,325 20,280 21,040 45,505 22,350 23,155
Intraprovincial migrants 38,680 18,860 19,820 42,765 20,890 21,875
Interprovincial migrants 2,645 1,420 1,225 2,735 1,455 1,275
External migrants 13,630 6,640 6,990 13,925 6,770 7,150

Source

Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population.

How to cite

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2017. Québec, V [Census subdivision], Quebec and Québec, [Census division], Quebec (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 April 16, 2024).

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