Census Profile, 2016 Census
Canada [Country] and Hamilton, City [Census subdivision], Ontario

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Counts (unless otherwise specified)
Population and dwellings
Population, 2016Census data footnote 1 35,151,728 ... ... 536,917 ... ...
Population, 2011Census data footnote 1 33,476,688 ... ... 519,949 ... ...
Population percentage change, 2011 to 2016 5.0 ... ... 3.3 ... ...
Total private dwellingsCensus data footnote 2 15,412,443 ... ... 222,918 ... ...
Private dwellings occupied by usual residentsCensus data footnote 3 14,072,079 ... ... 211,596 ... ...
Population density per square kilometre 3.9 ... ... 480.6 ... ...
Land area in square kilometres 8,965,588.85 ... ... 1,117.29 ... ...
Age characteristics
Total - Age groups and average age of the population - 100% dataCensus data footnote 4 35,151,730 17,264,200 17,887,530 536,920 262,530 274,390
0 to 14 years 5,839,565 2,992,920 2,846,645 87,120 44,815 42,305
0 to 4 years 1,898,790 973,030 925,760 28,275 14,565 13,710
5 to 9 years 2,018,130 1,034,685 983,445 29,355 15,020 14,335
10 to 14 years 1,922,645 985,200 937,445 29,485 15,230 14,260
15 to 64 years 23,376,530 11,576,130 11,800,400 356,890 176,610 180,285
15 to 19 years 2,026,160 1,039,215 986,940 32,130 16,610 15,515
20 to 24 years 2,242,690 1,144,495 1,098,200 36,710 18,870 17,840
25 to 29 years 2,285,990 1,144,470 1,141,515 35,720 17,915 17,810
30 to 34 years 2,329,395 1,148,290 1,181,110 34,725 17,200 17,525
35 to 39 years 2,288,365 1,118,635 1,169,730 32,400 15,790 16,615
40 to 44 years 2,255,135 1,104,440 1,150,695 32,755 15,855 16,905
45 to 49 years 2,359,965 1,157,760 1,202,210 36,350 17,690 18,655
50 to 54 years 2,678,075 1,318,755 1,359,320 41,950 20,630 21,310
55 to 59 years 2,620,240 1,285,190 1,335,055 40,075 19,725 20,350
60 to 64 years 2,290,510 1,114,885 1,175,630 34,085 16,315 17,765
65 years and over 5,935,630 2,695,150 3,240,485 92,910 41,105 51,805
65 to 69 years 1,972,480 953,075 1,019,405 29,340 13,860 15,480
70 to 74 years 1,420,875 677,975 742,900 21,055 9,925 11,135
75 to 79 years 1,021,850 469,550 552,300 16,110 7,305 8,805
80 to 84 years 749,650 325,765 423,880 12,470 5,195 7,275
85 years and over 770,780 268,790 501,990 13,930 4,815 9,110
85 to 89 years 482,525 185,535 296,990 8,685 3,260 5,425
90 to 94 years 223,510 68,675 154,835 4,165 1,315 2,850
95 to 99 years 56,525 13,240 43,280 955 215 740
100 years and over 8,230 1,340 6,890 125 25 95
Total - Distribution (%) of the population by broad age groups - 100% data 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
0 to 14 years 16.6 17.3 15.9 16.2 17.1 15.4
15 to 64 years 66.5 67.1 66.0 66.5 67.3 65.7
65 years and over 16.9 15.6 18.1 17.3 15.7 18.9
85 years and over 2.2 1.6 2.8 2.6 1.8 3.3
Average age of the population 41.0 40.1 41.9 41.3 40.1 42.4
Median age of the population 41.2 40.2 42.2 41.5 40.0 42.8
Household and dwelling characteristics
Total - Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling - 100% dataCensus data footnote 5 14,072,080 ... ... 211,600 ... ...
Single-detached house 7,541,495 ... ... 121,215 ... ...
Apartment in a building that has five or more storeys 1,391,040 ... ... 33,565 ... ...
Other attached dwellingCensus data footnote 6 4,949,795 ... ... 56,450 ... ...
Semi-detached house 698,800 ... ... 6,490 ... ...
Row house 891,305 ... ... 24,720 ... ...
Apartment or flat in a duplex 784,300 ... ... 6,685 ... ...
Apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys 2,539,390 ... ... 18,110 ... ...
Other single-attached house 36,005 ... ... 450 ... ...
Movable dwellingCensus data footnote 7 189,755 ... ... 365 ... ...
Total - Private households by household size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 8 14,072,080 ... ... 211,595 ... ...
1 person 3,969,790 ... ... 59,575 ... ...
2 persons 4,834,605 ... ... 68,030 ... ...
3 persons 2,140,640 ... ... 33,720 ... ...
4 persons 1,946,275 ... ... 30,960 ... ...
5 or more persons 1,180,770 ... ... 19,310 ... ...
Number of persons in private households 34,460,060 ... ... 527,930 ... ...
Average household size 2.4 ... ... 2.5 ... ...
Marital status
Total - Marital status for the population aged 15 years and over - 100% dataCensus data footnote 9 29,312,160 14,271,280 15,040,885 449,800 217,710 232,085
Married or living common law 16,893,720 8,452,135 8,441,585 246,910 123,480 123,425
Married 13,383,455 6,693,465 6,689,990 208,700 104,375 104,325
Living common law 3,510,265 1,758,670 1,751,590 38,205 19,105 19,100
Not married and not living common law 12,418,440 5,819,140 6,599,300 202,890 94,230 108,660
Never married 8,254,340 4,444,425 3,809,915 131,065 70,920 60,140
Separated 718,295 309,905 408,400 14,680 6,220 8,455
Divorced 1,816,005 725,535 1,090,470 28,945 11,460 17,490
Widowed 1,629,800 339,280 1,290,525 28,200 5,625 22,570
Family characteristics
Total - Census families in private households by family size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 10 9,840,730 ... ... 149,355 ... ...
2 persons 5,007,790 ... ... 72,015 ... ...
3 persons 2,107,830 ... ... 33,455 ... ...
4 persons 1,909,935 ... ... 30,275 ... ...
5 or more persons 815,170 ... ... 13,610 ... ...
Average size of census families 2.9 ... ... 2.9 ... ...
Total number of census families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 11 9,840,730 ... ... 149,355 ... ...
Total couple families 8,227,925 ... ... 120,715 ... ...
Married couples 6,474,005 ... ... 101,625 ... ...
Common-law couples 1,753,920 ... ... 19,090 ... ...
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent 1,612,805 ... ... 28,640 ... ...
Female parent 1,262,340 ... ... 23,090 ... ...
Male parent 350,465 ... ... 5,550 ... ...
Total - Couple census families in private households - 100% data 8,227,925 ... ... 120,715 ... ...
Couples without children 4,024,305 ... ... 54,755 ... ...
Couples with children 4,203,615 ... ... 65,960 ... ...
1 child 1,650,165 ... ... 25,315 ... ...
2 children 1,783,080 ... ... 27,885 ... ...
3 or more children 770,375 ... ... 12,765 ... ...
Total - Lone-parent census families in private households - 100% data 1,612,805 ... ... 28,635 ... ...
1 child 983,485 ... ... 17,265 ... ...
2 children 457,670 ... ... 8,140 ... ...
3 or more children 171,655 ... ... 3,240 ... ...
Total - Persons not in census families in private households - 100% data 6,107,260 2,941,395 3,165,865 89,250 42,230 47,020
Household type
Total - Private households by household type - 100% dataCensus data footnote 12 14,072,075 ... ... 211,595 ... ...
One-census-family households 9,218,225 ... ... 139,620 ... ...
Without children in a census familyCensus data footnote 13 3,782,095 ... ... 51,060 ... ...
With children in a census familyCensus data footnote 14 5,436,135 ... ... 88,560 ... ...
Multiple-census-family households 301,715 ... ... 4,755 ... ...
Non-census-family households 4,552,135 ... ... 67,220 ... ...
One-person households 3,969,790 ... ... 59,575 ... ...
Two-or-more person non-census-family households 582,350 ... ... 7,645 ... ...
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 34,767,255 17,101,170 17,666,080 530,635 259,745 270,890
English only 23,757,525 11,838,075 11,919,455 489,910 242,380 247,535
French only 4,144,685 1,925,845 2,218,840 375 160 215
English and French 6,216,065 3,071,325 3,144,740 30,530 13,280 17,255
Neither English nor French 648,970 265,920 383,045 9,815 3,925 5,890
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 34,767,250 17,101,165 17,666,085 530,635 259,745 270,890
English 26,007,500 12,852,330 13,155,165 512,265 251,770 260,495
French 7,705,755 3,780,105 3,925,650 6,760 3,170 3,590
English and French 417,485 209,130 208,355 1,975 970 1,005
Neither English nor French 636,515 259,600 376,910 9,635 3,830 5,805
Official language minority (number)Census data footnote 17 7,914,495 3,884,670 4,029,825 7,750 3,655 4,090
Official language minority (percentage)Census data footnote 17 22.8 22.7 22.8 1.5 1.4 1.5
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 34,767,255 17,101,170 17,666,085 530,635 259,740 270,895
Single responses 33,948,620 16,702,840 17,245,775 519,075 254,100 264,970
Official languages 26,627,555 13,201,620 13,425,940 396,540 195,590 200,945
English 19,460,850 9,680,125 9,780,725 389,870 192,485 197,385
French 7,166,705 3,521,495 3,645,215 6,670 3,110 3,560
Non-official languages 7,321,065 3,501,220 3,819,840 122,535 58,510 64,025
Aboriginal languages 195,700 94,795 100,900 70 40 30
Algonquian languages 130,450 62,930 67,520 30 20 15
Blackfoot 2,815 1,325 1,490 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 88,445 42,920 45,530 0 5 0
Atikamekw 6,150 3,135 3,015 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 10,230 4,885 5,350 0 0 0
Moose Cree 100 50 55 0 0 0
Naskapi 1,205 590 620 0 0 0
Northern East Cree 315 125 190 0 0 0
Plains Cree 3,065 1,360 1,710 0 0 0
Southern East Cree 45 20 25 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 1,440 585 850 0 0 0
Woods Cree 1,840 865 975 0 0 0
Cree, n.o.s. 64,050 31,305 32,745 5 0 5
Eastern Algonquian languages 6,990 3,310 3,680 5 5 0
Malecite 305 140 160 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 6,690 3,170 3,520 0 0 0
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 32,150 15,350 16,800 20 10 15
Algonquin 1,260 590 670 0 0 0
Ojibway 17,890 8,440 9,450 20 10 10
Oji-Cree 12,855 6,260 6,595 0 0 0
Ottawa (Odawa) 150 65 85 0 5 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 45 25 20 5 0 0
Athabaskan languages 17,365 8,325 9,045 0 0 5
Northern Athabaskan languages 17,315 8,310 9,010 5 0 0
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 110 55 60 0 0 0
Beaver 190 85 105 0 0 0
Carrier 1,025 465 565 0 0 0
Chilcotin 660 295 360 0 0 0
Dene 10,700 5,185 5,515 0 0 0
Dogrib (Tlicho) 1,645 840 815 0 0 0
Gwich'in 260 110 145 0 0 0
Sarsi (Sarcee) 80 25 50 0 0 0
Sekani 90 45 45 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages 1,995 950 1,045 0 0 0
North Slavey (Hare) 765 365 400 0 0 0
South Slavey 945 455 495 0 0 0
Slavey, n.o.s. 280 130 150 0 0 0
Tahltan languages 270 135 140 0 0 0
Kaska (Nahani) 180 90 90 0 0 0
Tahltan 95 40 50 0 0 0
Tutchone languages 290 120 170 0 0 0
Northern Tutchone 215 90 135 0 0 0
Southern Tutchone 70 30 40 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 50 20 35 0 0 0
Haida 75 35 40 0 0 0
Inuit languages 36,545 18,100 18,445 5 5 0
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 1,025 445 575 0 0 0
Inuktitut 35,215 17,530 17,680 0 5 0
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 315 125 185 5 5 0
Iroquoian languages 1,115 485 635 30 15 10
Cayuga 45 20 20 10 10 0
Mohawk 980 430 555 15 5 5
Oneida 55 20 40 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 35 15 20 0 0 5
Kutenai 105 55 55 0 0 0
Michif 465 230 235 0 0 0
Salish languages 2,305 1,130 1,180 0 0 0
Comox 80 45 40 0 0 0
Halkomelem 475 225 245 0 0 0
Lillooet 315 155 155 0 0 0
Okanagan 270 135 135 0 0 0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 445 225 220 0 0 0
Squamish 40 20 20 0 0 0
Straits 80 40 40 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 335 150 185 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 255 135 125 0 0 0
Siouan languages 4,285 2,070 2,220 0 0 0
Dakota 1,215 570 635 0 0 0
Stoney 3,025 1,465 1,555 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 55 30 25 0 0 0
Tlingit 95 40 55 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 1,480 730 755 0 0 0
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 880 435 445 0 0 0
Nisga'a 400 200 200 0 0 0
Tsimshian 200 90 110 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 805 370 435 0 0 0
Haisla 90 40 50 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 95 40 55 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 325 145 185 0 0 0
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 285 135 140 0 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 10 5 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 585 295 295 5 5 5
Non-Aboriginal languages 7,125,365 3,406,425 3,718,945 122,465 58,470 63,995
Afro-Asiatic languages 575,365 298,060 277,300 12,835 6,540 6,295
Berber languages 22,135 11,865 10,270 10 10 5
Kabyle 13,150 6,995 6,155 0 0 0
Berber languages, n.i.e. 8,985 4,865 4,115 10 10 5
Cushitic languages 42,885 20,095 22,790 1,040 490 550
Bilen 805 455 350 5 0 0
Oromo 4,960 2,560 2,400 45 25 15
Somali 36,755 16,895 19,865 1,000 465 530
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 365 195 170 0 0 0
Semitic languages 509,190 265,465 243,725 11,740 6,020 5,715
Amharic 22,465 10,720 11,745 195 95 105
Arabic 419,890 220,785 199,105 8,585 4,465 4,120
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 16,070 7,910 8,160 2,225 1,090 1,130
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 5,545 2,780 2,770 215 110 100
Harari 1,320 635 685 0 5 0
Hebrew 19,530 10,480 9,045 145 80 65
Maltese 5,565 2,765 2,800 125 65 60
Tigrigna 16,650 8,310 8,340 130 60 70
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 2,155 1,085 1,070 115 50 65
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 1,155 635 520 50 20 25
Austro-Asiatic languages 176,725 81,810 94,920 3,980 1,865 2,120
Khmer (Cambodian) 20,130 9,270 10,860 815 375 440
Vietnamese 156,425 72,470 83,955 3,170 1,495 1,680
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 170 65 100 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 511,480 211,580 299,900 5,010 1,965 3,045
Bikol 1,790 790 1,000 25 10 15
Cebuano 19,890 7,930 11,960 190 80 110
Fijian 745 400 345 5 0 0
Hiligaynon 6,885 2,680 4,205 40 10 30
Ilocano 26,345 10,620 15,720 300 120 180
Malagasy 1,430 665 760 0 0 0
Malay 12,275 5,255 7,020 110 40 70
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 4,040 1,865 2,175 30 10 20
Pangasinan 1,390 590 800 5 5 5
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 431,380 178,575 252,810 4,245 1,665 2,580
Waray-Waray 1,110 430 675 10 5 5
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 4,195 1,770 2,425 45 20 30
Creole languages 72,125 32,310 39,820 295 135 155
Haitian Creole 3,030 1,445 1,590 25 10 15
Creole, n.o.s. 64,105 28,455 35,660 170 75 90
Creole languages, n.i.e. 4,985 2,410 2,575 100 45 50
Dravidian languages 189,405 94,765 94,640 1,280 625 655
Kannada 3,970 2,040 1,935 45 25 20
Malayalam 28,570 14,770 13,800 660 320 340
Tamil 140,720 69,080 71,640 470 220 250
Telugu 15,655 8,640 7,020 100 55 40
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 490 240 250 0 0 0
Hmong-Mien languages 795 395 405 0 0 0
Indo-European languages 3,877,330 1,889,400 1,987,930 83,865 40,165 43,695
Albanian 26,890 13,610 13,285 1,275 645 630
Armenian 33,455 16,270 17,185 275 135 140
Balto-Slavic languages 701,975 323,640 378,340 25,235 11,650 13,585
Baltic languages 12,530 5,315 7,215 690 280 405
Latvian 5,455 2,350 3,105 290 120 170
Lithuanian 7,075 2,965 4,115 405 165 240
Slavic languages 689,450 318,325 371,115 24,540 11,360 13,175
Belarusan 810 385 430 5 0 5
Bosnian 12,210 6,035 6,180 935 465 475
Bulgarian 20,025 9,675 10,345 135 55 75
Croatian 48,200 23,540 24,665 4,685 2,260 2,425
Czech 22,290 10,525 11,765 940 425 515
Macedonian 16,775 8,050 8,725 485 235 250
Polish 181,710 82,435 99,275 7,275 3,200 4,075
Russian 188,255 85,400 102,855 1,465 645 825
Serbian 57,350 28,535 28,815 5,465 2,735 2,730
Serbo-Croatian 9,555 4,565 4,985 380 180 200
Slovak 17,580 8,075 9,510 450 200 250
Slovene (Slovenian) 9,790 4,415 5,370 560 245 320
Ukrainian 102,485 45,440 57,040 1,650 660 990
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 2,415 1,255 1,165 105 55 50
Celtic languages 2,690 1,335 1,360 35 15 20
Scottish Gaelic 1,090 540 550 20 5 15
Welsh 1,075 495 575 10 5 5
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 530 295 235 5 0 5
Germanic languages 538,765 258,410 280,350 7,025 3,135 3,890
Afrikaans 10,265 5,115 5,145 135 65 70
Danish 12,630 6,245 6,390 160 75 85
Dutch 99,020 48,200 50,820 2,665 1,215 1,445
Frisian 2,100 1,095 1,005 70 30 35
German 384,035 183,215 200,820 3,825 1,665 2,165
Icelandic 1,285 600 685 10 0 5
Norwegian 4,615 2,170 2,445 15 5 10
Swedish 6,840 3,015 3,825 55 25 25
Vlaams (Flemish) 3,895 1,730 2,165 55 30 30
Yiddish 13,555 6,750 6,800 35 20 10
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 525 280 240 5 5 5
Greek 106,525 53,350 53,170 1,600 830 770
Indo-Iranian languages 1,312,750 664,120 648,630 16,280 8,280 8,000
Indo-Aryan languages 1,064,760 538,530 526,235 12,445 6,345 6,095
Bengali 73,125 37,410 35,720 1,165 580 585
Gujarati 108,780 55,105 53,670 1,415 780 635
Hindi 110,640 55,880 54,765 965 520 445
Kashmiri 565 300 265 10 5 5
Konkani 3,330 1,625 1,710 55 30 30
Marathi 8,295 4,300 3,995 60 35 30
Nepali 18,275 9,230 9,045 185 100 85
Oriya (Odia) 1,055 560 495 10 5 5
Punjabi (Panjabi) 501,680 253,515 248,160 4,585 2,330 2,255
Sindhi 11,860 5,605 6,260 95 50 45
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 16,335 8,050 8,285 235 115 125
Urdu 210,815 106,960 103,860 3,675 1,805 1,870
Iranian languages 242,805 122,835 119,970 3,780 1,895 1,885
Kurdish 11,705 6,345 5,355 1,035 545 490
Pashto 16,910 8,760 8,145 245 125 115
Persian (Farsi) 214,200 107,725 106,470 2,500 1,225 1,275
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 5,180 2,755 2,425 60 40 20
Italic (Romance) languages 1,154,270 558,660 595,615 32,150 15,485 16,665
Catalan 865 440 425 15 5 10
Italian 375,635 184,415 191,220 15,380 7,370 8,010
Portuguese 221,540 106,630 114,910 7,270 3,600 3,675
Romanian 96,665 46,195 50,470 1,735 825 905
Spanish 458,850 220,605 238,245 7,725 3,665 4,055
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 720 380 340 25 15 10
Japanese 43,640 14,790 28,855 265 80 180
Kartvelian languages 1,715 910 805 15 5 10
Georgian 1,715 910 805 10 5 10
Korean 153,425 70,310 83,115 1,375 640 740
Mongolic languages 1,575 690 885 0 0 0
Mongolian 1,575 690 880 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 91,375 45,075 46,305 1,360 620 745
Akan (Twi) 13,455 6,490 6,970 200 90 110
Bamanankan 1,535 815 720 0 0 0
Edo 1,670 770 900 20 5 5
Ewe 1,760 950 805 30 10 20
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 2,825 1,495 1,335 10 5 5
Ga 920 445 470 25 15 10
Ganda 1,295 625 665 35 20 20
Igbo 4,235 2,265 1,970 65 30 35
Lingala 3,810 1,785 2,025 25 15 15
Rundi (Kirundi) 5,845 2,785 3,060 55 25 30
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 5,250 2,355 2,895 70 35 35
Shona 3,180 1,520 1,665 175 75 100
Swahili 13,370 6,385 6,990 310 140 175
Wolof 3,990 2,170 1,820 0 0 0
Yoruba 9,085 4,785 4,300 85 50 35
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 19,135 9,435 9,695 265 110 150
Nilo-Saharan languages 5,870 3,025 2,845 130 70 60
Dinka 2,120 1,115 1,000 15 5 5
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 3,755 1,910 1,840 120 60 55
Sign languages 7,500 3,925 3,575 110 55 60
American Sign Language 2,685 1,320 1,360 40 15 25
Quebec Sign Language 695 340 355 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 4,120 2,265 1,860 75 35 35
Sino-Tibetan languages 1,269,215 589,570 679,645 8,085 3,920 4,170
Chinese languages 1,253,360 581,650 671,715 7,755 3,745 4,010
Cantonese 565,270 262,865 302,405 2,775 1,320 1,450
Hakka 10,910 4,900 6,015 35 15 20
Mandarin 592,040 274,630 317,410 4,350 2,115 2,235
Min Dong 1,230 580 650 5 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 31,795 14,450 17,350 180 85 95
Wu (Shanghainese) 12,915 5,780 7,140 65 30 35
Chinese, n.o.s. 38,580 18,165 20,410 340 165 175
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 610 275 335 0 5 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 15,850 7,925 7,935 335 175 155
Burmese 3,585 1,795 1,790 70 30 35
Karenic languages 4,705 2,355 2,350 250 135 115
Tibetan 6,165 3,080 3,080 5 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 1,400 695 705 10 5 10
Tai-Kadai languages 22,010 8,870 13,145 490 230 260
Lao 12,670 6,145 6,525 305 150 155
Thai 9,255 2,690 6,565 185 80 105
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 80 35 55 0 0 0
Turkic languages 40,140 21,120 19,025 680 350 330
Azerbaijani 3,260 1,785 1,470 35 15 20
Turkish 32,815 17,375 15,440 605 310 290
Uyghur 1,035 510 525 5 0 0
Uzbek 1,715 855 865 0 0 0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 1,315 590 720 35 20 20
Uralic languages 81,985 37,790 44,195 2,605 1,165 1,440
Estonian 5,445 2,325 3,115 135 55 80
Finnish 15,295 6,395 8,900 80 40 45
Hungarian 61,235 29,060 32,175 2,385 1,065 1,315
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 10 5 5 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 3,690 2,045 1,645 65 40 30
Multiple responses 818,635 398,325 420,305 11,560 5,640 5,915
English and French 165,320 80,460 84,860 1,190 555 635
English and non-official language 533,265 259,160 274,100 9,745 4,785 4,960
French and non-official language 86,150 42,170 43,985 400 190 205
English, French and non-official language 33,900 16,535 17,365 220 105 115
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 34,767,250 17,101,165 17,666,085 530,630 259,745 270,895
Single responses 33,103,860 16,298,475 16,805,395 504,615 247,065 257,550
Official languages 29,106,670 14,383,020 14,723,645 446,765 219,585 227,175
English 22,162,865 10,966,135 11,196,730 444,465 218,535 225,925
French 6,943,800 3,416,890 3,526,910 2,300 1,050 1,250
Non-official languages 3,997,195 1,915,450 2,081,750 57,850 27,475 30,375
Aboriginal languages 118,470 59,720 58,750 20 10 10
Algonquian languages 75,080 37,825 37,260 10 5 5
Blackfoot 1,115 555 555 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 55,825 28,135 27,685 5 0 0
Atikamekw 5,465 2,825 2,640 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 8,590 4,195 4,395 0 0 0
Moose Cree 10 5 5 0 0 0
Naskapi 1,200 595 605 0 0 0
Northern East Cree 110 55 60 0 0 0
Plains Cree 1,350 665 685 0 0 0
Southern East Cree 20 5 15 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 330 140 190 5 5 5
Woods Cree 800 410 390 0 0 0
Cree, n.o.s. 37,945 19,240 18,710 5 5 0
Eastern Algonquian languages 3,615 1,795 1,820 0 0 0
Malecite 55 30 30 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 3,560 1,770 1,795 0 0 0
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 14,525 7,335 7,190 10 5 5
Algonquin 370 170 200 0 0 0
Ojibway 6,175 3,165 3,015 5 0 5
Oji-Cree 7,900 3,960 3,940 0 0 0
Ottawa (Odawa) 75 40 35 5 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 5 5 5 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages 10,265 5,125 5,135 0 0 0
Northern Athabaskan languages 10,255 5,120 5,135 0 0 0
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 15 10 10 0 0 0
Beaver 50 30 20 0 0 0
Carrier 245 115 130 0 0 0
Chilcotin 255 125 130 0 0 0
Dene 7,710 3,805 3,905 0 0 0
Dogrib (Tlicho) 1,020 550 475 0 0 0
Gwich'in 45 25 25 0 0 0
Sarsi (Sarcee) 10 5 5 0 0 0
Sekani 15 10 5 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages 820 425 395 0 0 0
North Slavey (Hare) 340 180 155 0 0 0
South Slavey 370 190 185 0 0 0
Slavey, n.o.s. 105 55 55 0 0 0
Tahltan languages 25 15 15 0 0 0
Kaska (Nahani) 25 10 10 0 0 0
Tahltan 0 5 5 0 0 0
Tutchone languages 30 15 15 0 0 0
Northern Tutchone 25 15 10 0 0 0
Southern Tutchone 10 0 5 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 15 5 5 0 0 0
Haida 10 5 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages 29,490 14,995 14,495 5 0 0
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 165 75 90 0 0 0
Inuktitut 29,230 14,885 14,345 0 0 0
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 90 40 55 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages 285 135 155 10 5 0
Cayuga 10 0 5 0 0 5
Mohawk 255 115 140 5 0 0
Oneida 15 5 10 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 5 0 5 0 0 0
Kutenai 15 10 5 0 0 0
Michif 85 40 45 0 0 0
Salish languages 285 130 150 0 0 0
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 45 20 25 0 0 0
Lillooet 25 15 10 0 0 0
Okanagan 85 35 45 0 0 0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 55 30 20 0 0 0
Squamish 5 0 5 0 0 0
Straits 20 10 15 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 20 10 10 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 25 15 10 0 0 0
Siouan languages 2,225 1,085 1,140 0 0 0
Dakota 255 140 120 0 0 0
Stoney 1,950 940 1,010 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 20 10 15 0 0 0
Tlingit 5 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 410 210 190 0 0 0
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 315 155 155 0 0 0
Nisga'a 70 40 30 0 0 0
Tsimshian 25 15 15 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 75 45 35 0 0 0
Haisla 20 10 15 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 5 5 5 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 20 10 10 0 0 0
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 30 15 15 0 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 235 110 125 5 5 0
Non-Aboriginal languages 3,878,725 1,855,730 2,022,995 57,830 27,465 30,360
Afro-Asiatic languages 307,755 153,275 154,480 7,810 3,880 3,930
Berber languages 8,105 4,215 3,895 10 5 0
Kabyle 5,490 2,855 2,640 0 0 0
Berber languages, n.i.e. 2,620 1,365 1,260 10 10 5
Cushitic languages 27,095 12,455 14,640 705 325 380
Bilen 620 330 285 5 0 0
Oromo 3,410 1,700 1,710 35 15 20
Somali 22,895 10,340 12,555 670 310 360
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 185 85 95 0 0 0
Semitic languages 272,100 136,390 135,720 7,070 3,530 3,535
Amharic 12,780 6,010 6,770 60 30 35
Arabic 223,540 112,690 110,850 5,210 2,605 2,605
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 10,510 5,090 5,425 1,435 715 720
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 3,445 1,695 1,750 145 75 70
Harari 735 335 400 0 0 0
Hebrew 8,560 4,425 4,135 65 30 40
Maltese 1,130 525 605 20 10 10
Tigrigna 10,205 5,040 5,170 65 35 30
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 1,200 585 620 70 35 35
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 440 215 230 30 15 15
Austro-Asiatic languages 115,210 53,500 61,710 2,560 1,200 1,365
Khmer (Cambodian) 10,880 4,940 5,945 455 195 260
Vietnamese 104,245 48,525 55,725 2,105 1,000 1,105
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 85 40 45 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 239,785 108,110 131,680 2,165 965 1,200
Bikol 290 140 155 5 5 5
Cebuano 7,210 3,325 3,880 80 40 40
Fijian 195 105 90 5 5 0
Hiligaynon 2,205 970 1,240 5 0 0
Ilocano 9,125 4,045 5,080 140 65 75
Malagasy 435 220 210 0 0 0
Malay 3,620 1,710 1,910 25 15 10
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 1,200 565 630 10 5 0
Pangasinan 240 110 135 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 213,790 96,235 117,555 1,900 835 1,065
Waray-Waray 310 135 170 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 1,160 545 620 5 0 5
Creole languages 27,860 12,005 15,850 105 40 65
Haitian Creole 1,280 575 705 15 5 10
Creole, n.o.s. 24,575 10,510 14,060 65 25 45
Creole languages, n.i.e. 2,005 920 1,085 25 10 15
Dravidian languages 122,490 59,780 62,710 640 305 340
Kannada 1,630 825 800 10 5 5
Malayalam 15,440 7,865 7,575 325 155 175
Tamil 96,955 46,570 50,385 250 115 140
Telugu 8,280 4,430 3,850 55 30 25
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 190 85 105 0 0 0
Hmong-Mien languages 340 160 180 0 0 0
Indo-European languages 1,911,215 927,225 983,985 35,770 16,830 18,940
Albanian 13,135 6,575 6,560 685 325 355
Armenian 21,505 10,165 11,345 100 40 55
Balto-Slavic languages 314,965 149,315 165,650 10,895 5,140 5,750
Baltic languages 3,275 1,400 1,870 180 65 110
Latvian 1,255 530 725 85 35 50
Lithuanian 2,020 870 1,150 95 35 60
Slavic languages 311,690 147,910 163,780 10,715 5,070 5,640
Belarusan 230 105 120 0 0 0
Bosnian 6,045 3,010 3,040 510 260 255
Bulgarian 11,985 5,835 6,150 40 15 25
Croatian 16,775 7,980 8,795 1,875 880 1,000
Czech 6,235 3,060 3,180 455 220 240
Macedonian 6,830 3,250 3,580 190 90 100
Polish 74,780 34,910 39,870 3,050 1,385 1,665
Russian 116,595 55,175 61,425 800 380 425
Serbian 31,750 15,665 16,085 2,940 1,460 1,485
Serbo-Croatian 3,885 1,865 2,020 155 80 75
Slovak 5,615 2,685 2,920 95 45 50
Slovene (Slovenian) 2,050 905 1,145 155 65 85
Ukrainian 28,250 13,150 15,100 410 180 230
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 670 310 360 30 15 15
Celtic languages 360 205 155 0 0 0
Scottish Gaelic 185 105 80 0 0 0
Welsh 95 50 45 0 0 0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 80 50 30 0 0 0
Germanic languages 146,455 71,835 74,615 620 290 330
Afrikaans 4,790 2,355 2,435 60 35 30
Danish 855 410 445 5 0 0
Dutch 9,565 4,630 4,935 110 55 55
Frisian 185 95 90 0 0 0
German 120,335 58,905 61,435 435 195 245
Icelandic 270 120 150 0 0 0
Norwegian 345 145 200 0 0 0
Swedish 1,045 500 545 5 5 0
Vlaams (Flemish) 355 170 185 0 0 0
Yiddish 7,080 3,695 3,385 0 0 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 1,625 820 810 0 0 0
Greek 44,545 21,110 23,440 615 300 320
Indo-Iranian languages 838,755 416,960 421,795 9,870 4,910 4,955
Indo-Aryan languages 676,185 337,440 338,745 7,685 3,855 3,830
Bengali 47,350 23,585 23,765 750 365 380
Gujarati 64,150 31,740 32,405 820 435 385
Hindi 55,510 27,805 27,710 455 255 205
Kashmiri 135 70 70 0 0 0
Konkani 720 355 370 15 5 5
Marathi 3,780 1,940 1,840 20 5 10
Nepali 13,375 6,710 6,670 165 90 80
Oriya (Odia) 470 235 240 5 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 349,145 174,905 174,240 3,065 1,535 1,530
Sindhi 4,975 2,280 2,695 50 30 25
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 7,790 3,860 3,925 130 65 60
Urdu 128,785 63,965 64,820 2,215 1,070 1,145
Iranian languages 160,195 78,310 81,880 2,140 1,030 1,110
Kurdish 6,580 3,400 3,175 555 280 280
Pashto 10,590 5,305 5,290 135 60 70
Persian (Farsi) 143,020 69,600 73,425 1,445 690 760
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 2,375 1,215 1,160 40 25 15
Italic (Romance) languages 531,485 251,050 280,440 12,985 5,825 7,170
Catalan 355 165 190 5 5 5
Italian 115,415 49,975 65,440 4,850 1,970 2,875
Portuguese 98,710 46,915 51,795 3,075 1,460 1,615
Romanian 53,320 25,795 27,525 830 400 430
Spanish 263,510 128,110 135,400 4,225 1,990 2,240
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 180 85 95 5 0 0
Japanese 19,785 8,265 11,515 75 30 45
Kartvelian languages 1,040 565 475 10 0 5
Georgian 1,035 565 475 10 5 5
Korean 109,705 51,385 58,320 930 440 495
Mongolic languages 910 440 470 0 0 0
Mongolian 910 435 470 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 28,665 13,340 15,320 490 215 275
Akan (Twi) 5,990 2,695 3,295 70 30 35
Bamanankan 340 180 160 0 0 0
Edo 415 175 240 0 0 5
Ewe 410 185 225 5 5 0
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 825 400 425 5 0 5
Ga 250 105 140 5 5 5
Ganda 345 160 185 5 0 5
Igbo 1,000 485 510 20 10 10
Lingala 1,045 455 590 25 15 10
Rundi (Kirundi) 2,110 990 1,115 25 15 5
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 1,530 670 865 15 10 10
Shona 1,035 475 560 70 25 45
Swahili 5,370 2,500 2,870 175 75 100
Wolof 1,380 745 635 0 0 0
Yoruba 2,615 1,275 1,340 20 10 10
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 4,010 1,850 2,160 50 20 35
Nilo-Saharan languages 2,650 1,305 1,350 45 20 25
Dinka 1,130 580 550 5 5 0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 1,525 730 800 40 15 20
Sign languages 10,445 5,870 4,570 190 105 90
American Sign Language 3,015 1,560 1,460 55 25 30
Quebec Sign Language 730 375 355 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 6,690 3,935 2,755 140 85 60
Sino-Tibetan languages 924,720 433,530 491,190 5,555 2,745 2,815
Chinese languages 913,365 427,860 485,505 5,300 2,610 2,690
Cantonese 400,215 184,340 215,885 1,775 830 940
Hakka 4,080 1,820 2,265 20 5 10
Mandarin 462,890 220,075 242,815 3,150 1,585 1,570
Min Dong 345 150 195 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 13,965 6,345 7,625 80 45 40
Wu (Shanghainese) 7,650 3,580 4,075 40 20 15
Chinese, n.o.s. 23,935 11,440 12,500 240 120 120
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 280 130 150 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 11,350 5,670 5,680 255 130 120
Burmese 2,245 1,115 1,125 50 25 30
Karenic languages 3,865 1,935 1,930 190 105 90
Tibetan 4,590 2,305 2,280 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 655 305 345 10 5 5
Tai-Kadai languages 9,565 4,455 5,110 280 145 135
Lao 6,175 2,995 3,180 175 90 85
Thai 3,360 1,450 1,915 105 55 50
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 30 15 15 0 0 0
Turkic languages 22,250 11,205 11,045 350 180 180
Azerbaijani 1,245 640 610 10 5 0
Turkish 18,955 9,525 9,430 330 165 170
Uyghur 610 315 290 0 0 0
Uzbek 990 505 490 0 0 0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 455 230 225 10 5 5
Uralic languages 23,245 10,715 12,535 810 360 450
Estonian 975 365 610 20 10 10
Finnish 2,790 1,220 1,565 5 0 5
Hungarian 19,485 9,125 10,355 785 350 435
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 1,110 605 500 30 15 15
Multiple responses 1,663,390 802,695 860,690 26,020 12,675 13,340
English and French 160,185 77,940 82,235 815 390 425
English and non-official language 1,284,975 620,375 664,600 24,605 12,015 12,595
French and non-official language 148,915 70,915 78,000 165 80 85
English, French and non-official language 69,315 33,465 35,850 440 195 240
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 34,767,255 17,101,165 17,666,080 530,635 259,745 270,890
None 29,615,245 14,612,175 15,003,065 462,505 227,300 235,210
English 2,109,340 1,045,215 1,064,120 24,665 12,100 12,565
French 731,095 342,245 388,855 4,170 1,740 2,425
Non-official language 2,151,690 1,023,940 1,127,750 38,260 18,110 20,150
Aboriginal 90,740 42,890 47,850 100 50 50
Non-Aboriginal 2,060,945 981,055 1,079,895 38,160 18,060 20,100
English and French 47,970 23,785 24,190 185 80 105
English and non-official language 61,075 30,045 31,030 440 230 210
French and non-official language 48,755 22,690 26,065 410 185 230
English, French and non-official language 2,080 1,075 1,010 5 0 0
Income of individuals in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 21 28,642,980 13,990,620 14,652,355 441,055 214,050 227,005
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 27,488,530 13,444,335 14,044,190 422,250 204,960 217,295
Median total income in 2015 among recipients ($) 34,204 40,782 28,860 32,917 39,174 28,056
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 27,499,185 13,449,010 14,050,175 422,350 204,970 217,380
Median after-tax income in 2015 among recipients ($) 30,866 35,933 26,621 30,175 35,276 26,142
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 24,583,315 12,296,595 12,286,725 371,365 184,245 187,125
Median market income in 2015 among recipients ($) 32,762 39,925 26,613 31,674 38,568 25,865
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 19,743,240 8,755,815 10,987,430 311,410 139,555 171,855
Median government transfers in 2015 among recipients ($) 5,453 4,199 6,136 5,375 3,136 6,497
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 20,428,685 10,547,760 9,880,925 306,895 159,365 147,525
Median employment income in 2015 among recipients ($) 33,684 39,836 28,474 33,209 38,437 28,993
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 22 28,643,015 13,990,430 14,652,585 441,055 214,030 227,030
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 27,489,395 13,441,555 14,047,845 422,435 204,875 217,565
Average total income in 2015 among recipients ($) 47,487 56,740 38,632 43,966 51,255 37,103
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 27,500,230 13,446,230 14,053,995 422,525 204,890 217,640
Average after-tax income in 2015 among recipients ($) 38,977 45,404 32,828 36,820 41,918 32,021
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 24,584,065 12,295,015 12,289,055 371,340 184,050 187,300
Average market income in 2015 among recipients ($) 46,885 56,803 36,962 43,381 51,495 35,408
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 19,742,130 8,752,070 10,990,060 311,000 139,420 171,580
Average government transfers in 2015 among recipients ($) 7,738 7,345 8,050 7,922 7,339 8,396
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 20,428,670 10,542,540 9,886,130 306,895 159,335 147,560
Average employment income in 2015 among recipients ($) 46,057 54,369 37,193 43,099 48,918 36,815
Total - Employment income statistics for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 23 28,643,015 13,990,430 14,652,585 441,060 214,030 227,030
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 9,367,045 5,231,015 4,136,035 145,570 81,005 64,565
Median employment income in 2015 for full-year full-time workers ($)Census data footnote 25 53,431 59,326 47,420 53,880 59,430 48,308
Average employment income in 2015 for full-year full-time workers ($)Census data footnote 26 65,997 74,289 55,510 62,903 69,433 54,710
Composition of total income in 2015 of the population aged 15 years and over in private households (%) - 100% dataCensus data footnote 27 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Market income (%)Census data footnote 28 88.3 91.6 83.7 86.7 90.2 82.2
Employment income (%)Census data footnote 29 72.0 75.2 67.7 71.5 74.9 67.0
Government transfers (%)Census data footnote 30 11.7 8.4 16.3 13.3 9.8 17.8
Total - Total income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 31 28,642,980 13,990,620 14,652,360 441,055 214,050 227,005
Without total income 1,154,450 546,285 608,165 18,805 9,090 9,715
With total income 27,488,530 13,444,335 14,044,195 422,250 204,960 217,290
Percentage with total income 96.0 96.1 95.8 95.7 95.8 95.7
Under $10,000 (including loss) 3,877,620 1,668,960 2,208,655 60,815 27,315 33,500
$10,000 to $19,999 4,680,380 1,867,600 2,812,785 74,265 29,655 44,605
$20,000 to $29,999 3,807,840 1,593,335 2,214,505 61,205 24,890 36,315
$30,000 to $39,999 3,206,175 1,472,670 1,733,510 48,715 22,500 26,215
$40,000 to $49,999 2,827,045 1,376,565 1,450,480 42,880 20,780 22,100
$50,000 to $59,999 2,179,775 1,145,685 1,034,090 33,395 17,370 16,020
$60,000 to $69,999 1,655,070 938,755 716,310 25,570 14,430 11,145
$70,000 to $79,999 1,271,850 745,830 526,015 18,820 11,300 7,520
$80,000 to $89,999 966,885 579,290 387,590 14,550 8,880 5,670
$90,000 to $99,999 749,290 452,240 297,050 12,630 7,215 5,420
$100,000 and over 2,266,600 1,603,400 663,195 29,410 20,630 8,780
$100,000 to $149,999 1,493,570 1,024,210 469,365 20,320 13,880 6,445
$150,000 and over 773,025 579,190 193,830 9,090 6,755 2,340
Total - After-tax income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 32 28,642,980 13,990,620 14,652,360 441,055 214,050 227,005
Without after-tax income 1,143,795 541,620 602,175 18,705 9,080 9,630
With after-tax income 27,499,185 13,449,010 14,050,175 422,350 204,975 217,375
Percentage with after-tax income 96.0 96.1 95.9 95.8 95.8 95.8
Under $10,000 (including loss) 4,004,475 1,706,825 2,297,645 62,340 27,690 34,650
$10,000 to $19,999 4,905,055 1,972,920 2,932,130 77,460 30,970 46,485
$20,000 to $29,999 4,489,925 1,926,175 2,563,755 70,340 29,300 41,045
$30,000 to $39,999 3,924,960 1,870,705 2,054,250 58,745 27,835 30,910
$40,000 to $49,999 3,144,200 1,619,670 1,524,525 48,410 24,765 23,645
$50,000 to $59,999 2,209,280 1,245,570 963,705 34,165 19,275 14,895
$60,000 to $69,999 1,540,300 912,230 628,065 23,455 14,205 9,245
$70,000 to $79,999 1,076,180 654,570 421,610 17,960 10,595 7,360
$80,000 and over 2,204,820 1,540,335 664,485 29,475 20,335 9,140
$80,000 to $89,999 688,705 444,550 244,145 10,665 6,790 3,875
$90,000 to $99,999 420,975 291,090 129,885 5,625 3,950 1,680
$100,000 and over 1,095,140 804,690 290,445 13,190 9,600 3,585
Total - Employment income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 33 28,642,980 13,990,625 14,652,360 441,060 214,055 227,005
Without employment income 8,214,295 3,442,860 4,771,430 134,160 54,685 79,475
With employment income 20,428,690 10,547,760 9,880,925 306,895 159,365 147,530
Percentage with employment income 71.3 75.4 67.4 69.6 74.5 65.0
Under $5,000 (including loss) 2,778,990 1,357,430 1,421,560 45,470 24,620 20,855
$5,000 to $9,999 1,602,140 697,025 905,120 24,535 10,965 13,575
$10,000 to $19,999 2,736,010 1,212,855 1,523,155 40,530 17,955 22,575
$20,000 to $29,999 2,293,785 1,022,090 1,271,695 33,030 14,600 18,435
$30,000 to $39,999 2,149,860 1,001,065 1,148,795 30,880 13,740 17,145
$40,000 to $49,999 1,928,565 946,625 981,940 28,585 13,665 14,920
$50,000 to $59,999 1,554,100 839,045 715,055 24,495 13,115 11,385
$60,000 to $69,999 1,220,310 708,270 512,040 18,830 11,040 7,795
$70,000 to $79,999 992,170 591,945 400,225 14,635 9,055 5,580
$80,000 and over 3,172,770 2,171,415 1,001,355 45,885 30,620 15,265
$80,000 to $89,999 773,755 475,700 298,055 11,885 7,340 4,545
$90,000 to $99,999 623,980 382,330 241,650 11,140 6,320 4,815
$100,000 and over 1,775,030 1,313,385 461,645 22,855 16,955 5,905
Income of households in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for private households by household size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 34 14,072,080 ... ... 211,595 ... ...
Median total income of households in 2015 ($) 70,336 ... ... 69,024 ... ...
Median after-tax income of households in 2015 ($) 61,348 ... ... 61,168 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for one-person private households - 100% data 3,969,790 ... ... 59,580 ... ...
Median total income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 35,174 ... ... 33,153 ... ...
Median after-tax income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 31,446 ... ... 30,294 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for two-or-more-person private households - 100% data 10,102,290 ... ... 152,020 ... ...
Median total income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 88,249 ... ... 88,222 ... ...
Median after-tax income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 76,419 ... ... 77,378 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for private households by household size - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 35 14,072,075 ... ... 211,600 ... ...
Average total income of households in 2015 ($) 92,764 ... ... 87,775 ... ...
Average after-tax income of households in 2015 ($) 76,171 ... ... 73,524 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for one-person private households - 25% sample data 3,967,765 ... ... 59,540 ... ...
Average total income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 46,799 ... ... 42,475 ... ...
Average after-tax income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 38,685 ... ... 36,039 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for two-or-more-person private households - 25% sample data 10,104,315 ... ... 152,060 ... ...
Average total income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 110,813 ... ... 105,511 ... ...
Average after-tax income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 90,890 ... ... 88,201 ... ...
Total - Household total income groups in 2015 for private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 36 14,072,075 ... ... 211,595 ... ...
Under $5,000 228,790 ... ... 3,110 ... ...
$5,000 to $9,999 200,315 ... ... 2,865 ... ...
$10,000 to $14,999 374,575 ... ... 6,590 ... ...
$15,000 to $19,999 565,940 ... ... 8,450 ... ...
$20,000 to $24,999 602,800 ... ... 9,765 ... ...
$25,000 to $29,999 538,710 ... ... 8,765 ... ...
$30,000 to $34,999 603,480 ... ... 8,930 ... ...
$35,000 to $39,999 606,600 ... ... 9,460 ... ...
$40,000 to $44,999 596,110 ... ... 9,145 ... ...
$45,000 to $49,999 578,325 ... ... 8,745 ... ...
$50,000 to $59,999 1,097,345 ... ... 16,580 ... ...
$60,000 to $69,999 1,010,415 ... ... 14,835 ... ...
$70,000 to $79,999 924,320 ... ... 13,300 ... ...
$80,000 to $89,999 836,765 ... ... 12,360 ... ...
$90,000 to $99,999 745,655 ... ... 11,395 ... ...
$100,000 and over 4,561,920 ... ... 67,325 ... ...
$100,000 to $124,999 1,470,255 ... ... 22,110 ... ...
$125,000 to $149,999 1,016,245 ... ... 15,255 ... ...
$150,000 to $199,999 1,116,140 ... ... 17,105 ... ...
$200,000 and over 959,285 ... ... 12,855 ... ...
Total - Household after-tax income groups in 2015 for private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 32 14,072,075 ... ... 211,595 ... ...
Under $5,000 243,780 ... ... 3,270 ... ...
$5,000 to $9,999 203,865 ... ... 2,935 ... ...
$10,000 to $14,999 380,680 ... ... 6,675 ... ...
$15,000 to $19,999 591,660 ... ... 8,790 ... ...
$20,000 to $24,999 673,740 ... ... 10,870 ... ...
$25,000 to $29,999 628,225 ... ... 9,740 ... ...
$30,000 to $34,999 719,825 ... ... 10,335 ... ...
$35,000 to $39,999 725,675 ... ... 10,915 ... ...
$40,000 to $44,999 711,180 ... ... 10,750 ... ...
$45,000 to $49,999 691,695 ... ... 10,320 ... ...
$50,000 to $59,999 1,299,680 ... ... 19,135 ... ...
$60,000 to $69,999 1,169,515 ... ... 16,905 ... ...
$70,000 to $79,999 1,041,635 ... ... 15,590 ... ...
$80,000 to $89,999 900,055 ... ... 13,635 ... ...
$90,000 to $99,999 757,295 ... ... 11,590 ... ...
$100,000 and over 3,333,575 ... ... 50,140 ... ...
$100,000 to $124,999 1,371,945 ... ... 20,900 ... ...
$125,000 to $149,999 809,540 ... ... 12,690 ... ...
$150,000 and over 1,152,090 ... ... 16,550 ... ...
Income of economic families in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for economic families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 37 9,688,845 ... ... 146,680 ... ...
Median total income of economic families in 2015 ($) 88,306 ... ... 88,506 ... ...
Median after-tax income of economic families in 2015 ($) 76,372 ... ... 77,524 ... ...
Average family size of economic families 3.0 ... ... 3.1 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families without children or other relatives in private households - 100% data 3,706,220 ... ... 49,660 ... ...
Median total income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 78,976 ... ... 78,534 ... ...
Median after-tax income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 68,309 ... ... 69,175 ... ...
Average family size of couple economic families without children or other relatives 2.0 ... ... 2.0 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families with children in private households - 100% data 4,222,140 ... ... 66,375 ... ...
Median total income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 113,465 ... ... 114,867 ... ...
Median after-tax income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 96,608 ... ... 98,603 ... ...
Average family size of couple economic families with children 4.0 ... ... 4.0 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for lone-parent economic families in private households - 100% data 1,481,410 ... ... 26,390 ... ...
Median total income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 53,193 ... ... 52,546 ... ...
Median after-tax income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 48,856 ... ... 48,903 ... ...
Average family size of lone-parent economic families 2.7 ... ... 2.7 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for economic families in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 38 9,689,855 ... ... 146,805 ... ...
Average total income of economic families in 2015 ($) 111,235 ... ... 105,908 ... ...
Average after-tax income of economic families in 2015 ($) 91,040 ... ... 88,381 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families without children or other relatives in private households - 25% sample data 3,706,400 ... ... 49,700 ... ...
Average total income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 101,086 ... ... 96,059 ... ...
Average after-tax income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 82,296 ... ... 79,825 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families with children in private households - 25% sample data 4,225,855 ... ... 66,505 ... ...
Average total income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 137,094 ... ... 130,511 ... ...
Average after-tax income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 111,307 ... ... 107,794 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for lone-parent economic families in private households - 25% sample data 1,477,190 ... ... 26,325 ... ...
Average total income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 65,549 ... ... 63,514 ... ...
Average after-tax income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 56,687 ... ... 56,084 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 21 5,313,545 2,608,845 2,704,705 77,185 37,400 39,790
Median total income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 39 31,890 34,483 29,801 29,985 31,606 28,738
Median after-tax income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 39 28,959 30,746 27,495 27,742 28,856 26,908
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 40 5,299,050 2,596,985 2,702,070 76,920 37,110 39,815
Average total income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 41 42,939 46,085 39,915 39,322 40,905 37,847
Average after-tax income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 41 35,801 37,724 33,952 33,571 34,253 32,936
Total - Economic family income decile group for the population in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 42 34,460,065 16,971,550 17,488,515 527,930 258,710 269,220
In the bottom half of the distribution 17,229,835 8,256,970 8,972,865 260,965 124,270 136,695
In the bottom decile 3,445,950 1,672,900 1,773,050 55,730 27,035 28,695
In the second decile 3,445,660 1,564,965 1,880,700 52,770 23,585 29,185
In the third decile 3,446,165 1,641,930 1,804,235 50,855 23,990 26,865
In the fourth decile 3,445,850 1,677,120 1,768,730 50,490 24,340 26,150
In the fifth decile 3,446,210 1,700,060 1,746,150 51,115 25,320 25,800
In the top half of the distribution 17,230,230 8,714,580 8,515,650 266,965 134,440 132,525
In the sixth decile 3,445,695 1,716,510 1,729,185 52,125 25,900 26,225
In the seventh decile 3,446,470 1,730,975 1,715,500 54,610 27,345 27,265
In the eighth decile 3,445,940 1,741,640 1,704,300 55,585 27,975 27,605
In the ninth decile 3,446,045 1,751,850 1,694,195 56,995 28,840 28,160
In the top decile 3,446,080 1,773,600 1,672,475 47,650 24,375 23,275
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 33,968,295 16,724,265 17,244,035 527,930 258,710 269,225
0 to 17 years 6,836,380 3,504,250 3,332,125 105,460 54,260 51,200
0 to 5 years 2,228,770 1,142,505 1,086,270 33,955 17,450 16,505
18 to 64 years 21,695,090 10,690,090 11,005,005 335,605 165,250 170,355
65 years and over 5,436,830 2,529,930 2,906,905 86,865 39,195 47,670
In low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) 4,809,940 2,243,200 2,566,740 80,915 37,515 43,405
0 to 17 years 1,163,830 597,570 566,255 22,175 11,290 10,885
0 to 5 years 396,095 203,055 193,030 7,760 3,925 3,830
18 to 64 years 2,855,290 1,341,590 1,513,700 48,630 22,665 25,965
65 years and over 790,825 304,040 486,780 10,110 3,555 6,555
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) (%) 14.2 13.4 14.9 15.3 14.5 16.1
0 to 17 years (%) 17.0 17.1 17.0 21.0 20.8 21.3
0 to 5 years (%) 17.8 17.8 17.8 22.9 22.5 23.2
18 to 64 years (%) 13.2 12.5 13.8 14.5 13.7 15.2
65 years and over (%) 14.5 12.0 16.7 11.6 9.1 13.8
In low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) 3,128,995 1,519,370 1,609,630 64,745 30,875 33,870
0 to 17 years 696,025 357,255 338,770 16,530 8,410 8,115
0 to 5 years 236,435 121,170 115,260 5,885 2,980 2,905
18 to 64 years 2,157,745 1,057,585 1,100,160 41,745 20,240 21,500
65 years and over 275,225 104,525 170,695 6,470 2,220 4,250
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) (%) 9.2 9.1 9.3 12.3 11.9 12.6
0 to 17 years (%) 10.2 10.2 10.2 15.7 15.5 15.8
0 to 5 years (%) 10.6 10.6 10.6 17.3 17.1 17.6
18 to 64 years (%) 9.9 9.9 10.0 12.4 12.2 12.6
65 years and over (%) 5.1 4.1 5.9 7.4 5.7 8.9
Knowledge of languagesThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - Knowledge of languages for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 44 34,460,065 16,971,575 17,488,485 527,930 258,710 269,225
Official languages 33,818,210 16,709,290 17,108,920 518,185 254,795 263,395
English 29,748,265 14,806,270 14,941,995 517,735 254,560 263,170
French 10,242,945 4,952,455 5,290,495 30,835 13,600 17,230
Non-official languages 9,369,280 4,488,185 4,881,090 151,090 72,345 78,745
Aboriginal languages 263,845 127,550 136,295 225 110 115
Algonquian languages 177,570 85,505 92,065 95 55 40
Blackfoot 5,645 2,695 2,950 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 116,585 56,515 60,070 25 10 15
Atikamekw 6,640 3,335 3,305 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 11,440 5,500 5,945 0 0 0
Moose Cree 195 80 115 0 0 0
Naskapi 1,465 710 755 0 0 0
Northern East Cree 545 225 320 0 0 0
Plains Cree 5,905 2,705 3,200 0 0 0
Southern East Cree 40 30 10 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 2,345 995 1,350 10 10 10
Woods Cree 2,665 1,230 1,435 0 0 0
Cree, n.o.s. 86,115 42,080 44,035 15 10 10
Eastern Algonquian languages 9,765 4,710 5,050 0 0 0
Malecite 755 370 390 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 9,025 4,350 4,670 10 10 0
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 46,685 22,100 24,585 60 40 25
Algonquin 2,480 1,165 1,315 0 0 0
Ojibway 28,585 13,365 15,220 55 35 25
Oji-Cree 15,610 7,575 8,030 0 0 0
Ottawa (Odawa) 205 105 105 10 10 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 120 60 60 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages 23,655 11,340 12,320 0 0 0
Northern Athabaskan languages 23,570 11,300 12,265 0 0 0
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 210 105 100 0 0 0
Beaver 340 180 165 0 0 0
Carrier 2,105 955 1,145 0 0 0
Chilcotin 1,150 535 610 0 0 0
Dene 13,060 6,270 6,790 0 0 0
Dogrib (Tlicho) 2,375 1,210 1,165 0 0 0
Gwich'in 360 165 200 0 0 0
Sarsi (Sarcee) 150 60 90 0 0 0
Sekani 185 85 100 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages 2,815 1,340 1,475 0 0 0
North Slavey (Hare) 1,010 475 530 0 0 0
South Slavey 1,365 660 710 0 0 0
Slavey, n.o.s. 680 320 360 0 0 0
Tahltan languages 630 340 285 0 0 0
Kaska (Nahani) 365 205 170 0 0 0
Tahltan 270 140 130 0 0 0
Tutchone languages 420 160 260 0 0 0
Northern Tutchone 285 115 170 0 0 0
Southern Tutchone 145 50 95 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 85 35 50 0 0 0
Haida 465 205 260 0 0 0
Inuit languages 42,980 21,355 21,630 10 0 10
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 1,975 895 1,080 0 0 0
Inuktitut 40,620 20,280 20,340 10 0 10
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 470 225 240 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages 2,800 1,240 1,555 115 55 60
Cayuga 125 40 85 40 15 20
Mohawk 2,415 1,120 1,295 95 55 45
Oneida 180 60 125 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 115 45 75 0 0 0
Kutenai 175 95 80 0 0 0
Michif 1,210 585 625 0 0 0
Salish languages 5,750 2,730 3,015 0 0 0
Comox 185 75 110 0 0 0
Halkomelem 1,060 475 585 0 0 0
Lillooet 790 405 385 0 0 0
Okanagan 820 370 450 0 0 0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 1,305 640 665 0 0 0
Squamish 285 125 155 0 0 0
Straits 360 160 200 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 450 220 235 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 565 295 270 0 0 0
Siouan languages 5,430 2,665 2,770 0 0 0
Dakota 1,760 870 890 0 0 0
Stoney 3,675 1,805 1,875 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 140 70 70 0 0 0
Tlingit 260 140 120 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 2,730 1,350 1,380 0 0 0
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 1,305 645 660 0 0 0
Nisga'a 1,060 545 515 0 0 0
Tsimshian 410 180 235 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 1,490 680 805 0 0 0
Haisla 175 65 110 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 125 50 75 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 605 285 320 0 0 0
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 565 265 300 0 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 30 20 10 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 665 310 360 0 0 0
Non-Aboriginal languages 9,107,075 4,361,420 4,745,660 150,865 72,240 78,630
Afro-Asiatic languages 837,355 432,560 404,795 16,100 8,285 7,815
Berber languages 29,460 15,745 13,715 15 0 10
Kabyle 17,120 9,100 8,015 0 0 0
Berber languages, n.i.e. 12,505 6,735 5,775 15 0 10
Cushitic languages 57,125 26,870 30,250 1,180 480 700
Bilen 1,085 625 470 0 0 0
Oromo 6,245 3,070 3,175 85 35 50
Somali 49,665 23,070 26,590 1,100 450 650
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 480 220 265 0 0 0
Semitic languages 771,130 400,780 370,350 14,980 7,825 7,155
Amharic 33,670 16,675 16,995 260 135 125
Arabic 629,055 329,235 299,820 12,060 6,295 5,760
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 19,745 9,720 10,020 2,820 1,420 1,395
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 7,115 3,505 3,610 315 160 150
Harari 1,710 855 860 0 0 0
Hebrew 75,020 38,730 36,290 500 280 215
Maltese 7,625 3,760 3,870 235 120 115
Tigrigna 21,340 10,640 10,705 140 65 75
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 3,220 1,655 1,565 60 25 35
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 2,775 1,440 1,335 65 30 30
Austro-Asiatic languages 224,865 105,845 119,020 4,590 2,145 2,440
Khmer (Cambodian) 27,035 12,640 14,400 1,010 440 565
Vietnamese 198,895 93,735 105,155 3,605 1,725 1,885
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 190 70 120 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 656,200 273,075 383,125 6,535 2,605 3,935
Bikol 2,075 885 1,190 25 15 10
Cebuano 27,045 10,960 16,085 190 55 135
Fijian 1,660 955 705 25 15 10
Hiligaynon 7,925 3,200 4,720 60 20 40
Ilocano 34,530 13,805 20,730 455 180 275
Malagasy 2,335 1,120 1,220 0 0 0
Malay 22,470 10,370 12,100 220 105 120
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 5,425 2,445 2,980 40 15 25
Pangasinan 1,800 790 1,015 15 10 10
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 612,735 253,210 359,530 6,075 2,405 3,665
Waray-Waray 1,395 530 860 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 5,585 2,540 3,040 60 20 45
Creole languages 155,615 70,545 85,070 690 330 360
Haitian Creole 6,850 3,140 3,710 75 30 50
Creole, n.o.s. 133,045 59,890 73,160 255 125 125
Creole languages, n.i.e. 16,635 7,955 8,675 365 175 190
Dravidian languages 250,180 126,220 123,960 1,615 770 845
Kannada 8,245 4,180 4,065 55 35 20
Malayalam 37,810 19,410 18,400 820 380 440
Tamil 189,860 94,640 95,220 695 330 365
Telugu 23,160 12,770 10,390 155 95 65
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 790 385 405 0 0 0
Hmong-Mien languages 870 435 435 0 0 0
Indo-European languages 5,158,010 2,506,455 2,651,555 104,685 50,190 54,490
Albanian 31,930 16,140 15,790 1,570 785 785
Armenian 41,295 19,980 21,315 395 195 200
Balto-Slavic languages 817,315 384,960 432,350 29,495 13,875 15,620
Baltic languages 14,675 6,470 8,205 825 350 475
Latvian 6,500 2,960 3,540 365 155 205
Lithuanian 8,185 3,510 4,675 460 190 270
Slavic languages 805,915 379,965 425,945 28,720 13,555 15,170
Belarusan 2,265 1,070 1,195 30 10 25
Bosnian 18,265 9,055 9,215 1,295 665 625
Bulgarian 22,425 10,920 11,505 105 40 70
Croatian 69,840 34,515 35,325 6,780 3,310 3,470
Czech 28,720 13,675 15,050 1,290 590 700
Macedonian 23,075 11,190 11,880 730 325 405
Polish 214,965 99,365 115,600 8,610 3,840 4,770
Russian 269,645 127,055 142,595 2,450 1,180 1,275
Serbian 73,775 37,040 36,740 6,280 3,180 3,100
Serbo-Croatian 11,275 5,525 5,750 380 185 195
Slovak 21,470 10,215 11,255 530 260 275
Slovene (Slovenian) 11,495 5,205 6,290 675 285 395
Ukrainian 132,115 58,820 73,300 2,105 855 1,250
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 3,000 1,590 1,405 190 115 70
Celtic languages 9,165 4,705 4,455 135 55 80
Scottish Gaelic 3,980 2,010 1,975 60 30 25
Welsh 1,690 830 860 25 10 15
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 3,590 1,915 1,680 50 20 35
Germanic languages 695,535 337,215 358,320 9,610 4,285 5,325
Afrikaans 23,410 11,795 11,610 290 130 155
Danish 15,745 7,320 8,425 220 85 135
Dutch 120,865 57,885 62,990 3,060 1,415 1,640
Frisian 2,910 1,515 1,395 110 55 50
German 502,730 245,745 256,985 5,940 2,630 3,310
Icelandic 1,780 830 945 0 0 0
Norwegian 8,120 3,860 4,260 35 15 20
Swedish 14,140 6,510 7,635 155 70 85
Vlaams (Flemish) 4,400 1,945 2,455 40 30 20
Yiddish 20,985 10,435 10,550 60 15 35
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 8,710 4,425 4,285 0 10 0
Greek 150,965 75,510 75,455 2,205 1,170 1,030
Indo-Iranian languages 1,658,220 840,850 817,365 20,460 10,285 10,175
Indo-Aryan languages 1,387,805 704,370 683,435 16,275 8,195 8,080
Bengali 91,220 46,935 44,285 1,580 780 795
Gujarati 149,045 74,765 74,285 1,750 925 825
Hindi 433,365 221,665 211,700 4,415 2,245 2,175
Kashmiri 905 490 420 0 0 0
Konkani 6,790 3,185 3,605 80 30 50
Marathi 15,570 8,200 7,365 125 80 45
Nepali 21,380 10,915 10,470 210 110 95
Oriya (Odia) 1,535 755 775 10 10 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 668,240 341,450 326,790 6,645 3,405 3,235
Sindhi 20,260 9,310 10,945 210 100 110
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 27,825 13,970 13,855 290 150 145
Urdu 322,220 164,685 157,535 5,560 2,745 2,810
Iranian languages 281,715 142,030 139,680 4,395 2,180 2,210
Kurdish 15,290 8,290 7,000 1,550 795 755
Pashto 23,180 12,465 10,715 355 200 160
Persian (Farsi) 252,320 126,565 125,755 2,690 1,310 1,380
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 8,875 4,715 4,155 135 75 60
Italic (Romance) languages 1,897,630 898,530 999,100 43,090 20,605 22,485
Catalan 2,035 1,145 890 15 10 0
Italian 574,725 278,500 296,225 20,665 9,865 10,805
Portuguese 295,955 144,465 151,485 9,260 4,615 4,640
Romanian 115,050 55,275 59,770 1,985 935 1,050
Spanish 995,255 460,250 535,010 12,355 5,750 6,610
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 2,680 1,610 1,075 80 60 20
Japanese 83,090 36,760 46,335 655 325 325
Kartvelian languages 2,150 1,075 1,075 0 0 10
Georgian 2,150 1,080 1,070 10 0 10
Korean 172,755 80,170 92,590 1,720 770 950
Mongolic languages 2,090 960 1,130 0 0 0
Mongolian 2,090 960 1,130 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 177,215 88,135 89,080 2,675 1,265 1,410
Akan (Twi) 22,145 10,810 11,340 405 200 205
Bamanankan 3,190 1,660 1,530 0 0 0
Edo 3,220 1,510 1,705 30 10 25
Ewe 3,000 1,685 1,315 45 15 30
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 4,725 2,460 2,260 20 10 15
Ga 2,250 1,140 1,110 40 15 25
Ganda 2,495 1,175 1,320 50 25 20
Igbo 8,850 4,710 4,140 190 130 60
Lingala 17,010 7,865 9,145 335 150 180
Rundi (Kirundi) 8,590 4,075 4,515 65 25 40
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 7,860 3,600 4,260 195 85 105
Shona 5,425 2,530 2,905 340 145 200
Swahili 38,680 19,565 19,115 685 315 375
Wolof 8,240 4,455 3,785 15 10 15
Yoruba 22,420 11,475 10,940 205 105 100
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 40,760 20,375 20,385 455 210 245
Nilo-Saharan languages 7,015 3,520 3,495 255 125 130
Dinka 2,475 1,280 1,190 20 15 10
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 4,555 2,240 2,315 230 115 115
Sign languages 48,115 18,985 29,130 815 355 460
American Sign Language 21,930 7,780 14,155 375 120 250
Quebec Sign Language 4,665 1,665 3,005 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e. 22,275 9,835 12,440 450 235 215
Sino-Tibetan languages 1,430,440 672,100 758,340 8,945 4,345 4,600
Chinese languages 1,413,110 663,465 749,640 8,545 4,130 4,415
Cantonese 699,125 325,840 373,285 3,430 1,630 1,800
Hakka 12,445 5,555 6,890 50 20 30
Mandarin 814,450 377,635 436,815 5,345 2,600 2,745
Min Dong 1,045 440 600 20 15 10
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 42,840 19,005 23,835 245 105 145
Wu (Shanghainese) 16,530 7,490 9,040 130 60 70
Chinese, n.o.s. 41,690 19,995 21,690 370 180 190
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 590 250 340 10 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 18,270 9,100 9,175 395 210 185
Burmese 4,995 2,490 2,500 65 40 25
Karenic languages 4,895 2,425 2,475 360 185 175
Tibetan 7,050 3,555 3,490 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 2,375 1,160 1,220 10 10 0
Tai-Kadai languages 30,400 13,210 17,195 775 380 400
Lao 17,235 8,240 8,990 520 250 270
Thai 15,390 5,875 9,520 355 170 185
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e. 115 50 65 0 0 0
Turkic languages 60,530 31,585 28,945 945 475 475
Azerbaijani 5,450 2,885 2,565 50 20 30
Turkish 50,775 26,605 24,165 875 440 435
Uyghur 1,385 685 700 15 0 10
Uzbek 2,465 1,230 1,235 0 0 0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 1,870 905 965 35 20 15
Uralic languages 94,810 44,270 50,545 2,945 1,345 1,600
Estonian 6,070 2,750 3,315 170 75 90
Finnish 17,595 7,540 10,050 55 25 30
Hungarian 71,285 34,005 37,280 2,720 1,240 1,475
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 25 10 10 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 9,730 5,375 4,355 235 140 95
Citizenship
Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 45 34,460,065 16,971,580 17,488,490 527,930 258,710 269,220
Canadian citizensCensus data footnote 46 32,034,590 15,799,495 16,235,090 497,490 244,095 253,390
Canadian citizens aged under 18 6,652,795 3,412,785 3,240,010 100,610 51,815 48,795
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over 25,381,795 12,386,710 12,995,080 396,875 192,280 204,600
Not Canadian citizensCensus data footnote 47 2,425,480 1,172,085 1,253,400 30,445 14,615 15,835
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 34,460,065 16,971,575 17,488,485 527,930 258,710 269,225
Non-immigrantsCensus data footnote 49 26,412,610 13,124,325 13,288,290 391,335 193,900 197,430
ImmigrantsCensus data footnote 50 7,540,830 3,586,495 3,954,330 130,365 61,495 68,875
Before 1981 1,941,510 927,795 1,013,715 50,625 23,640 26,985
1981 to 1990 915,555 439,245 476,310 16,570 8,115 8,455
1991 to 2000 1,486,655 696,720 789,940 23,695 11,370 12,330
2001 to 2010 1,985,035 940,570 1,044,465 26,330 12,075 14,250
2001 to 2005 928,935 439,890 489,050 12,920 5,880 7,035
2006 to 2010 1,056,095 500,680 555,415 13,410 6,190 7,215
2011 to 2016Census data footnote 51 1,212,075 582,175 629,895 13,150 6,295 6,855
Non-permanent residentsCensus data footnote 52 506,625 260,755 245,870 6,230 3,315 2,920
Age at immigration
Total - Age at immigration for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 53 7,540,830 3,586,500 3,954,335 130,370 61,495 68,875
Under 5 years 731,340 364,165 367,175 14,640 7,220 7,420
5 to 14 years 1,311,810 665,870 645,945 26,920 13,595 13,325
15 to 24 years 1,604,430 724,430 880,005 31,680 14,125 17,560
25 to 44 years 3,198,920 1,513,970 1,684,950 48,430 22,665 25,760
45 years and over 694,320 318,060 376,260 8,695 3,880 4,815
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 7,540,830 3,586,495 3,954,330 130,365 61,490 68,875
Americas 1,128,745 510,650 618,100 17,010 7,520 9,490
Brazil 29,320 13,235 16,080 330 145 180
Colombia 70,035 32,065 37,965 1,395 640 755
El Salvador 48,080 23,865 24,215 1,595 775 825
Guyana 87,685 38,940 48,745 1,230 515 715
Haiti 93,480 40,955 52,525 210 105 105
Jamaica 138,345 59,960 78,390 2,780 1,255 1,525
Mexico 80,585 37,530 43,055 600 290 310
Peru 29,615 12,950 16,665 225 110 115
Trinidad and Tobago 65,040 29,325 35,710 1,250 510 735
United StatesCensus data footnote 55 253,715 113,505 140,215 3,900 1,600 2,300
Other places of birth in Americas 232,850 108,325 124,530 3,490 1,580 1,910
Europe 2,088,410 1,015,145 1,073,260 63,400 30,100 33,295
Bosnia and Herzegovina 36,135 18,050 18,085 2,710 1,380 1,330
Croatia 40,045 20,005 20,035 4,800 2,345 2,450
France 105,565 55,395 50,170 385 185 205
Germany 145,845 69,525 76,320 3,020 1,345 1,675
Greece 62,715 31,580 31,135 1,355 725 630
Hungary 36,820 17,945 18,875 1,490 700 790
IrelandCensus data footnote 56 28,325 14,355 13,970 575 280 295
Italy 236,640 118,595 118,040 10,790 5,230 5,560
Netherlands 88,475 45,185 43,295 2,495 1,235 1,260
Poland 146,465 66,450 80,020 5,775 2,610 3,165
Portugal 139,450 68,150 71,300 5,600 2,800 2,800
Romania 90,305 42,795 47,510 1,710 790 920
Russian Federation 78,685 34,265 44,420 700 290 410
SerbiaCensus data footnote 57 33,320 16,325 17,000 1,730 830 900
Ukraine 73,030 33,360 39,665 855 365 490
United KingdomCensus data footnote 58 499,115 243,225 255,890 13,965 6,370 7,590
Other places of birth in Europe 247,470 119,945 127,530 5,445 2,625 2,820
Africa 637,485 322,510 314,970 7,495 3,610 3,880
Algeria 64,620 33,920 30,705 70 40 35
Egypt 64,615 34,125 30,495 805 435 365
Ethiopia 32,790 15,980 16,810 355 145 205
Kenya 27,150 12,810 14,340 440 195 245
Morocco 69,655 36,120 33,535 175 95 75
Nigeria 42,430 21,830 20,600 415 200 215
Somalia 27,230 12,070 15,160 580 215 365
South Africa, Republic of 44,660 22,205 22,460 635 300 335
Other places of birth in Africa 264,320 133,450 130,870 4,020 1,980 2,035
Asia 3,629,160 1,709,985 1,919,175 42,025 20,045 21,985
Afghanistan 51,955 26,030 25,930 945 460 490
Bangladesh 58,735 29,875 28,865 1,020 505 515
ChinaCensus data footnote 59 649,260 290,800 358,460 3,875 1,740 2,140
Hong KongCensus data footnote 60 208,940 98,020 110,915 630 300 330
India 668,565 334,030 334,540 6,585 3,280 3,305
IranCensus data footnote 61 154,425 77,970 76,455 1,190 575 620
Iraq 68,485 34,785 33,705 4,750 2,405 2,345
Japan 27,240 7,955 19,285 210 80 125
Korea, SouthCensus data footnote 62 123,305 57,170 66,140 1,095 485 610
Lebanon 88,745 47,295 41,450 965 455 515
Pakistan 202,260 103,225 99,035 3,685 1,790 1,895
Philippines 588,305 247,095 341,210 5,890 2,345 3,545
Sri Lanka 131,995 64,825 67,170 600 300 300
SyriaCensus data footnote 63 52,960 26,595 26,365 1,820 930 890
Taiwan 63,770 28,170 35,605 245 120 130
Viet Nam 169,250 78,000 91,250 2,785 1,280 1,500
Other places of birth in Asia 320,965 158,150 162,815 5,725 3,005 2,725
Oceania and other places of birthCensus data footnote 64 57,030 28,210 28,825 440 220 220
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 1,212,075 582,180 629,895 13,150 6,300 6,855
Americas 152,595 72,870 79,720 2,015 1,055 960
Brazil 8,500 4,000 4,490 45 25 25
Colombia 15,300 6,885 8,415 260 125 135
Cuba 5,370 2,545 2,820 115 50 60
Haiti 19,985 9,160 10,830 90 45 45
Jamaica 12,495 6,680 5,820 310 185 125
Mexico 18,660 9,090 9,575 110 55 55
United StatesCensus data footnote 55 33,060 16,480 16,580 540 290 245
VenezuelaCensus data footnote 65 6,425 2,990 3,435 15 0 15
Other places of birth in Americas 32,790 15,040 17,750 530 270 255
Europe 140,030 70,995 69,035 1,865 900 965
France 24,150 13,000 11,150 45 20 25
Germany 6,300 3,255 3,045 40 25 20
IrelandCensus data footnote 56 5,660 3,540 2,120 55 45 10
MoldovaCensus data footnote 66 5,900 2,735 3,165 15 10 10
Romania 7,610 3,330 4,280 100 35 65
Russian Federation 11,565 4,485 7,080 115 40 80
Ukraine 13,425 6,015 7,410 80 25 55
United KingdomCensus data footnote 58 24,445 14,235 10,215 365 200 165
Other places of birth in Europe 40,970 20,405 20,570 1,045 520 525
Africa 162,800 81,545 81,245 1,665 735 930
Algeria 17,175 8,440 8,735 15 10 10
Cameroon 10,265 5,005 5,255 45 25 20
Congo, Democratic Republic of the 7,400 3,570 3,835 155 90 60
Côte d'Ivoire 6,240 3,030 3,210 0 0 10
Egypt 16,115 8,445 7,665 210 95 115
Eritrea 6,050 3,195 2,855 60 20 40
Ethiopia 7,510 3,625 3,890 85 35 50
Morocco 15,105 7,470 7,635 30 20 10
Nigeria 17,285 8,850 8,435 110 45 65
Somalia 5,335 2,600 2,730 145 65 75
South Africa, Republic of 5,765 2,935 2,830 45 25 20
Tunisia 6,700 3,475 3,230 20 0 10
Other places of birth in Africa 41,855 20,905 20,950 750 305 445
Asia 748,700 352,095 396,610 7,555 3,580 3,975
Afghanistan 9,240 4,530 4,710 115 55 60
Bangladesh 12,900 6,445 6,460 125 60 65
ChinaCensus data footnote 59 129,020 57,745 71,270 645 260 385
Hong KongCensus data footnote 60 4,975 2,090 2,880 10 10 0
India 147,190 75,145 72,045 1,010 505 500
IranCensus data footnote 61 42,070 20,580 21,490 255 115 130
Iraq 20,665 10,345 10,320 1,095 555 540
Israel 4,740 2,615 2,130 45 20 20
Japan 4,905 1,250 3,655 30 10 25
Korea, SouthCensus data footnote 62 21,710 9,630 12,075 130 45 90
Lebanon 9,375 4,980 4,400 160 80 85
Nepal 7,505 3,780 3,715 50 20 30
Pakistan 41,480 20,530 20,945 695 320 380
Philippines 188,810 83,050 105,760 1,080 415 665
Saudi Arabia 5,465 2,820 2,640 65 25 35
Sri Lanka 11,495 5,190 6,305 35 15 15
SyriaCensus data footnote 63 29,945 15,245 14,700 1,240 670 570
Taiwan 4,310 1,685 2,625 0 0 10
Turkey 4,255 2,365 1,890 45 35 10
United Arab Emirates 6,135 3,220 2,910 100 70 35
Viet Nam 11,210 4,500 6,705 110 45 65
Other places of birth in Asia 31,320 14,345 16,970 510 260 250
Oceania and otherCensus data footnote 64 7,955 4,670 3,280 45 25 25
Australia 4,965 2,950 2,010 30 10 20
Other places of birthCensus data footnote 67 2,990 1,720 1,270 15 15 0
Generation status
Total - Generation status for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 68 34,460,060 16,971,575 17,488,485 527,930 258,710 269,220
First generationCensus data footnote 69 8,219,555 3,936,045 4,283,505 138,540 65,845 72,685
Second generationCensus data footnote 70 6,100,725 3,053,075 3,047,650 133,170 66,055 67,115
Third generation or moreCensus data footnote 71 20,139,790 9,982,460 10,157,330 256,225 126,805 129,420
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 5,703,615 2,709,530 2,994,085 81,230 38,625 42,605
Economic immigrantsCensus data footnote 73 2,994,130 1,496,240 1,497,885 30,250 14,990 15,255
Principal applicantsCensus data footnote 74 1,220,755 755,370 465,380 11,460 7,175 4,285
Secondary applicantsCensus data footnote 75 1,773,380 740,870 1,032,510 18,790 7,820 10,975
Immigrants sponsored by familyCensus data footnote 76 1,782,490 728,085 1,054,400 25,160 10,330 14,830
RefugeesCensus data footnote 77 858,845 453,675 405,175 24,535 12,695 11,835
Other immigrantsCensus data footnote 78 68,145 31,530 36,615 1,285 610 675
Aboriginal population
Total - Aboriginal identity for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 79 34,460,065 16,971,575 17,488,485 527,930 258,710 269,225
Aboriginal identityCensus data footnote 80 1,673,785 813,520 860,265 12,135 5,890 6,245
Single Aboriginal responsesCensus data footnote 81 1,629,805 792,970 836,835 11,655 5,645 6,005
First Nations (North American Indian)Census data footnote 82 977,235 471,510 505,725 8,445 4,050 4,400
Métis 587,545 289,435 298,115 3,085 1,555 1,525
Inuk (Inuit) 65,030 32,030 32,995 125 45 85
Multiple Aboriginal responsesCensus data footnote 83 21,310 10,165 11,145 185 90 100
Aboriginal responses not included elsewhereCensus data footnote 84 22,670 10,385 12,290 290 150 140
Non-Aboriginal identity 32,786,280 16,158,060 16,628,225 515,795 252,820 262,975
Total - Population by Registered or Treaty Indian status for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 85 34,460,065 16,971,580 17,488,490 527,930 258,705 269,220
Registered or Treaty IndianCensus data footnote 86 820,120 395,670 424,445 4,430 2,105 2,325
Not a Registered or Treaty Indian 33,639,945 16,575,905 17,064,040 523,500 256,600 266,895
Total - Aboriginal ancestry for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 87 34,460,065 16,971,575 17,488,490 527,930 258,710 269,220
Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 88 727,790 356,970 370,815 2,435 1,165 1,270
Single Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 89 709,235 347,985 361,245 2,405 1,155 1,245
First Nations (North American Indian) single ancestryCensus data footnote 82 573,215 280,040 293,180 2,125 1,025 1,105
Métis single ancestry 91,255 45,740 45,515 265 130 135
Inuit single ancestry 44,765 22,210 22,555 10 0 10
Multiple Aboriginal ancestries (only)Census data footnote 90 18,555 8,985 9,565 35 15 20
First Nations (North American Indian) and Métis ancestries 15,140 7,305 7,835 30 15 20
First Nations (North American Indian) and Inuit ancestries 2,470 1,205 1,265 0 0 0
Métis and Inuit ancestries 770 390 380 0 0 0
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis and Inuit ancestries 170 85 85 0 0 0
Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 91 1,402,735 669,710 733,025 15,230 7,370 7,860
Single Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 92 1,347,610 644,210 703,400 14,975 7,265 7,710
First Nations (North American Indian) and non-Aboriginal ancestries 881,455 418,215 463,235 11,880 5,780 6,100
Métis and non-Aboriginal ancestries 441,000 213,940 227,065 2,915 1,425 1,490
Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 25,155 12,045 13,105 180 60 120
Multiple Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 93 55,125 25,505 29,625 255 110 150
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis and non-Aboriginal ancestries 49,325 22,740 26,585 235 95 140
First Nations (North American Indian), Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 3,470 1,655 1,815 10 10 10
Métis, Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 2,005 940 1,065 0 0 0
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis, Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 325 170 160 0 0 10
Non-Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 94 32,329,545 15,944,900 16,384,645 510,270 250,170 260,090
Visible minority population
Total - Visible minority for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 95 34,460,065 16,971,575 17,488,485 527,930 258,710 269,225
Total visible minority populationCensus data footnote 96 7,674,580 3,725,090 3,949,495 100,060 48,800 51,255
South AsianCensus data footnote 97 1,924,635 977,690 946,945 22,105 11,060 11,055
Chinese 1,577,060 746,400 830,665 10,070 4,875 5,195
Black 1,198,540 580,070 618,475 20,245 9,920 10,325
Filipino 780,125 341,800 438,330 8,150 3,480 4,670
Latin American 447,325 215,460 231,860 8,425 4,015 4,415
Arab 523,235 276,425 246,810 10,330 5,520 4,810
Southeast AsianCensus data footnote 98 313,260 148,880 164,385 6,505 3,115 3,390
West AsianCensus data footnote 99 264,305 133,475 130,825 4,800 2,390 2,415
Korean 188,710 89,110 99,600 2,090 990 1,095
Japanese 92,920 40,105 52,815 1,060 465 590
Visible minority, n.i.e.Census data footnote 100 132,090 62,540 69,550 2,530 1,225 1,305
Multiple visible minoritiesCensus data footnote 101 232,375 113,140 119,230 3,745 1,755 1,990
Not a visible minorityCensus data footnote 102 26,785,480 13,246,485 13,539,000 427,875 209,905 217,970
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 34,460,065 16,971,575 17,488,485 527,930 258,710 269,225
North American Aboriginal origins 2,130,520 1,026,675 1,103,840 17,665 8,535 9,130
First Nations (North American Indian) 1,525,570 731,410 794,155 14,290 6,920 7,375
Inuit 79,130 38,695 40,435 215 75 145
Métis 599,995 291,310 308,690 3,450 1,665 1,785
Other North American origins 11,628,535 5,745,695 5,882,835 129,550 64,130 65,420
Acadian 119,675 57,805 61,865 695 370 330
American 377,405 182,690 194,715 5,940 2,835 3,105
Canadian 11,135,965 5,501,595 5,634,370 124,935 61,895 63,040
New Brunswicker 1,490 800 685 20 10 10
Newfoundlander 22,215 11,420 10,800 285 125 160
Nova Scotian 3,700 1,770 1,930 95 40 55
Ontarian 3,925 1,980 1,945 60 25 30
Québécois 194,560 99,320 95,235 120 50 75
Other North American origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 104 1,895 950 945 60 30 30
European origins 19,683,320 9,687,715 9,995,605 383,000 187,360 195,640
British Isles origins 11,211,850 5,474,735 5,737,115 224,420 108,830 115,590
Channel Islander 3,595 1,740 1,855 65 30 35
Cornish 1,975 995 975 25 10 15
English 6,320,085 3,069,515 3,250,570 130,705 62,925 67,780
Irish 4,627,000 2,195,620 2,431,385 87,825 41,710 46,120
Manx 6,125 3,090 3,040 120 50 70
Scottish 4,799,005 2,323,390 2,475,620 98,765 47,270 51,485
Welsh 474,805 226,600 248,210 9,970 4,660 5,305
British Isles origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 105 644,695 307,090 337,610 15,030 7,135 7,895
French origins 4,680,820 2,283,480 2,397,340 43,650 20,820 22,825
Alsatian 2,800 1,300 1,495 25 15 15
Breton 11,845 5,765 6,080 10 10 0
Corsican 1,750 950 805 0 0 0
French 4,670,595 2,278,430 2,392,165 43,620 20,805 22,820
Western European origins (except French origins) 4,600,855 2,258,095 2,342,760 78,950 38,490 40,460
Austrian 207,050 100,775 106,275 3,400 1,635 1,760
Bavarian 940 485 455 15 0 0
Belgian 186,665 91,395 95,270 1,570 835 745
Dutch 1,111,655 546,565 565,090 28,400 14,010 14,390
Flemish 11,685 5,730 5,960 140 90 50
Frisian 4,590 2,395 2,195 165 95 70
German 3,322,405 1,626,785 1,695,615 50,400 24,295 26,105
Luxembourger 3,915 2,025 1,890 20 10 10
Swiss 155,120 76,935 78,185 1,460 695 765
Western European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 106 3,365 1,645 1,720 55 25 30
Northern European origins (except British Isles origins) 1,201,320 579,005 622,315 8,540 3,975 4,565
Danish 207,470 100,660 106,810 2,305 1,080 1,230
Finnish 143,645 69,045 74,600 1,675 825 850
Icelandic 101,795 49,875 51,915 320 160 155
Norwegian 463,275 223,075 240,200 1,785 780 1,005
Swedish 349,645 163,545 186,095 2,535 1,155 1,385
Northern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 107 52,780 26,965 25,820 480 235 250
Eastern European origins 3,431,245 1,666,740 1,764,505 67,920 32,655 35,265
Bulgarian 34,565 16,935 17,625 450 230 215
Byelorussian 20,710 10,190 10,515 200 70 135
Czech 104,580 51,555 53,030 2,410 1,190 1,220
Czechoslovakian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 108 40,715 19,235 21,480 940 395 545
Estonian 24,530 11,715 12,815 615 300 315
Hungarian 348,085 170,040 178,045 11,220 5,370 5,850
Latvian 30,725 14,920 15,805 970 485 480
Lithuanian 59,285 28,745 30,535 1,975 910 1,065
Moldovan 14,915 7,265 7,650 45 15 25
Polish 1,106,585 533,830 572,750 28,440 13,845 14,595
Romanian 238,050 114,705 123,345 4,500 2,120 2,380
Russian 622,445 297,600 324,850 5,740 2,720 3,025
Slovak 72,285 35,360 36,925 2,040 1,070 975
Ukrainian 1,359,655 663,560 696,095 18,990 9,060 9,930
Eastern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 109 20,415 9,895 10,520 310 135 180
Southern European origins 3,012,375 1,494,605 1,517,775 110,330 55,455 54,880
Albanian 36,185 18,385 17,800 1,645 815 835
Bosnian 26,740 13,320 13,420 2,115 1,045 1,065
Catalan 1,280 740 535 25 25 10
Croatian 133,970 67,825 66,140 10,360 5,210 5,150
Cypriot 5,650 2,850 2,795 110 55 55
Greek 271,410 137,405 134,005 5,030 2,670 2,365
Italian 1,587,965 794,525 793,445 62,335 31,400 30,935
Kosovar 2,865 1,470 1,395 305 145 155
Macedonian 43,110 21,650 21,460 1,265 700 565
Maltese 41,920 20,955 20,965 1,105 590 515
Montenegrin 4,160 2,180 1,985 175 100 80
Portuguese 482,605 239,360 243,250 16,225 8,250 7,980
Serbian 96,530 49,095 47,440 7,590 3,965 3,620
Sicilian 6,940 3,500 3,435 610 270 340
Slovenian 40,470 20,105 20,365 1,920 920 1,005
Spanish 396,460 184,520 211,945 6,285 2,825 3,460
Yugoslavian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 110 38,480 18,620 19,860 1,220 660 560
Southern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 111 2,170 1,030 1,135 70 35 30
Other European origins 226,695 115,110 111,580 2,760 1,320 1,440
Basque 6,965 3,690 3,275 35 25 10
Jewish 143,660 72,625 71,035 1,465 665 800
Roma (Gypsy) 4,630 2,195 2,440 300 145 155
Slavic, n.o.s.Census data footnote 112 4,870 2,560 2,310 175 90 85
Other European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 113 67,890 34,730 33,160 835 425 410
Caribbean origins 749,155 349,810 399,345 12,725 6,015 6,710
Antiguan 4,500 2,115 2,385 65 30 35
Bahamian 3,675 1,915 1,760 80 25 60
Barbadian 37,780 17,745 20,035 685 315 365
Bermudan 3,075 1,435 1,640 90 55 35
Carib 3,030 1,175 1,860 35 15 15
Cuban 29,065 13,800 15,270 750 345 410
Dominican 23,130 11,000 12,125 400 205 195
Grenadian 17,915 7,835 10,080 350 170 180
Guadeloupean 1,125 515 605 0 0 0
Haitian 165,095 76,460 88,635 345 145 195
Jamaican 309,485 145,080 164,410 7,460 3,515 3,940
Kittitian/Nevisian 2,915 1,460 1,460 45 35 15
Martinican 2,010 900 1,110 0 0 0
Montserratan 930 460 470 10 0 10
Puerto Rican 3,405 1,645 1,765 45 20 15
St. Lucian 8,985 4,095 4,890 115 50 60
Trinidadian/Tobagonian 78,965 37,325 41,635 1,765 850 915
Vincentian/Grenadinian 17,420 7,475 9,945 210 120 95
West Indian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 114 70,270 31,625 38,645 1,070 430 640
Caribbean origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 115 26,830 12,520 14,310 420 200 215
Latin, Central and South American origins 674,640 325,210 349,430 11,785 5,575 6,205
Aboriginal from Central/South America (except Arawak and Maya) 22,725 10,875 11,850 415 200 220
Arawak 1,440 610 830 55 20 35
Argentinian 20,680 10,130 10,545 410 215 195
Belizean 1,755 915 845 25 10 15
Bolivian 5,055 2,480 2,580 55 35 20
Brazilian 36,830 17,380 19,455 530 235 300
Chilean 45,190 22,280 22,910 510 220 290
Colombian 96,325 45,590 50,735 1,915 910 1,005
Costa Rican 5,535 2,680 2,855 100 35 60
Ecuadorian 25,405 11,995 13,415 290 155 135
Guatemalan 26,275 13,360 12,915 815 395 420
Guyanese 84,275 39,530 44,745 1,835 885 955
Hispanic 11,055 5,380 5,670 265 120 150
Honduran 10,650 5,235 5,415 255 90 165
Maya 6,285 3,350 2,940 130 60 70
Mexican 128,485 62,890 65,595 1,275 625 650
Nicaraguan 13,705 6,650 7,055 315 135 180
Panamanian 4,700 2,210 2,495 70 35 35
Paraguayan 4,325 2,165 2,160 25 10 15
Peruvian 42,145 19,645 22,505 325 180 140
Salvadorean 66,220 32,960 33,255 2,190 1,080 1,105
Uruguayan 6,795 3,390 3,410 95 55 45
Venezuelan 26,345 12,220 14,125 225 90 135
Latin, Central and South American origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 116 28,455 13,930 14,525 630 280 355
African origins 1,067,930 539,805 528,120 14,435 7,190 7,250
Central and West African origins 230,110 118,040 112,070 3,255 1,630 1,625
Akan 1,955 1,090 870 25 10 15
Angolan 2,960 1,475 1,480 130 55 75
Ashanti 1,585 855 735 25 20 10
Beninese 4,995 2,670 2,320 15 0 10
Burkinabe 3,150 1,665 1,485 25 15 0
Cameroonian 24,615 12,390 12,230 160 85 75
Chadian 1,845 955 885 275 125 150
Congolese 38,365 18,925 19,440 710 355 360
Edo 1,945 1,095 855 0 0 0
Ewe 845 470 375 0 0 0
Gabonese 1,405 660 750 0 0 0
Gambian 975 495 475 10 0 10
Ghanaian 35,495 17,720 17,770 870 430 435
Guinean 7,240 3,785 3,455 40 15 25
Ibo 5,315 2,850 2,470 60 45 15
Ivorian 10,935 5,485 5,450 25 15 15
Liberian 2,485 1,130 1,360 40 20 15
Malian 4,490 2,280 2,210 0 0 0
Malinké 1,125 585 535 0 0 0
Nigerian 51,835 27,025 24,805 810 450 365
Peulh 2,435 1,270 1,170 0 0 0
Senegalese 10,175 5,500 4,670 25 10 25
Sierra Leonean 2,620 1,330 1,295 40 25 10
Togolese 5,300 2,870 2,430 0 0 0
Wolof 840 495 345 0 0 0
Yoruba 9,585 5,075 4,515 35 10 20
Central and West African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 117 15,380 7,940 7,445 115 35 85
North African origins 355,045 185,775 169,270 2,595 1,435 1,160
Algerian 67,335 34,755 32,580 135 80 55
Berber 37,060 19,685 17,375 30 15 15
Coptic 3,535 1,860 1,680 50 35 15
Dinka 900 500 400 35 20 20
Egyptian 99,140 51,730 47,410 1,315 715 600
Libyan 7,740 4,135 3,605 140 80 60
Maure 1,190 655 535 0 0 0
Moroccan 103,940 54,005 49,945 285 165 120
Sudanese 19,960 10,315 9,645 645 365 280
Tunisian 25,645 13,985 11,665 45 30 15
North African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 118 6,115 3,320 2,795 80 40 40
Southern and East African origins 260,145 128,325 131,815 4,270 2,045 2,225
Afrikaner 1,870 955 915 10 10 0
Amhara 1,530 815 715 40 20 20
Bantu, n.o.s.Census data footnote 119 3,965 2,175 1,785 85 45 40
Burundian 10,990 5,405 5,580 85 40 50
Djiboutian 1,710 790 920 10 0 0
Eritrean 25,255 12,830 12,430 185 85 100
Ethiopian 44,065 21,680 22,385 450 220 235
Harari 665 355 305 0 0 0
Kenyan 10,915 5,230 5,685 255 95 160
Malagasy 4,500 2,175 2,325 0 0 0
Mauritian 9,325 4,655 4,665 30 15 15
Oromo 3,350 1,745 1,605 55 45 20
Rwandan 10,775 5,065 5,705 285 140 145
Seychellois 1,285 575 710 0 0 0
Somali 62,550 30,215 32,330 1,250 535 710
South African 41,375 20,575 20,800 715 375 335
Tanzanian 4,710 2,400 2,310 120 45 80
Tigrian 2,155 1,160 995 0 0 0
Ugandan 5,705 2,875 2,830 110 60 55
Zambian 1,860 935 920 45 20 30
Zimbabwean 8,090 3,975 4,110 425 205 220
Zulu 945 475 475 95 55 40
Southern and East African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 120 17,305 8,445 8,860 275 135 135
Other African origins 239,560 116,400 123,165 4,560 2,180 2,380
Black, n.o.s.Census data footnote 121 30,385 14,015 16,370 725 350 380
Other African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 122 212,005 103,790 108,215 3,885 1,865 2,025
Asian origins 6,095,235 2,958,120 3,137,115 74,200 36,010 38,195
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins 1,011,145 518,170 492,980 21,110 10,695 10,410
Afghan 83,995 42,320 41,675 1,495 735 760
Arab, n.o.s.Census data footnote 123 111,400 58,930 52,475 2,725 1,415 1,315
Armenian 63,810 31,505 32,305 960 475 485
Assyrian 13,835 7,115 6,720 2,070 1,035 1,030
Azerbaijani 6,425 3,230 3,200 75 30 40
Georgian 4,775 2,430 2,345 30 15 15
Hazara 1,515 810 705 45 35 10
Iranian 210,405 106,565 103,840 1,975 980 1,000
Iraqi 70,925 35,965 34,955 3,295 1,695 1,600
Israeli 28,735 15,065 13,675 320 170 145
Jordanian 14,250 7,520 6,735 605 310 290
Kazakh 3,330 1,615 1,710 25 10 15
Kurd 16,315 8,810 7,515 1,460 730 730
Kuwaiti 2,235 1,185 1,055 0 10 0
Kyrgyz 1,060 510 550 0 0 0
Lebanese 219,555 112,970 106,590 2,090 980 1,115
Palestinian 44,820 23,900 20,920 1,585 870 720
Pashtun 4,810 2,565 2,245 115 60 50
Saudi Arabian 6,810 3,935 2,880 125 65 60
Syrian 77,045 38,445 38,600 1,635 870 760
Tajik 2,905 1,410 1,495 0 0 0
Tatar 4,825 2,155 2,670 20 10 10
Turk 63,955 32,855 31,100 1,240 605 630
Turkmen 1,040 540 500 20 10 0
Uighur 1,555 775 785 15 10 10
Uzbek 3,920 1,920 2,000 10 10 0
Yemeni 6,645 3,335 3,305 300 155 145
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 124 25,280 13,180 12,100 595 290 300
South Asian origins 1,963,330 993,595 969,735 22,990 11,455 11,535
Bangladeshi 45,940 23,645 22,300 885 440 445
Bengali 22,900 11,730 11,180 350 190 160
Bhutanese 3,600 1,765 1,835 15 10 10
East Indian 1,374,710 694,990 679,720 15,790 7,915 7,880
Goan 6,070 2,915 3,155 50 20 25
Gujarati 8,350 4,305 4,050 100 35 65
Kashmiri 3,115 1,605 1,510 70 25 40
Nepali 17,140 8,715 8,420 175 95 85
Pakistani 215,555 110,420 105,140 3,935 1,945 1,990
Punjabi 118,400 61,155 57,240 1,190 590 595
Sinhalese 7,285 3,605 3,685 155 85 70
Sri Lankan 152,595 75,010 77,585 790 360 430
Tamil 48,670 24,845 23,825 125 65 65
South Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 125 76,400 38,815 37,585 1,010 500 505
East and Southeast Asian origins 3,163,360 1,467,205 1,696,155 30,650 14,170 16,485
Burmese 9,335 4,535 4,795 75 40 35
Cambodian (Khmer) 38,490 18,515 19,980 1,395 640 755
Chinese 1,769,195 836,150 933,045 12,555 5,915 6,645
Filipino 837,130 369,105 468,025 8,820 3,845 4,975
Hmong 805 420 390 0 0 0
Indonesian 21,390 9,950 11,440 200 80 125
Japanese 121,485 53,415 68,070 1,395 615 775
Karen 4,510 2,275 2,240 385 205 180
Korean 198,210 93,680 104,525 2,135 1,035 1,105
Laotian 24,580 12,190 12,390 760 335 425
Malaysian 16,920 7,735 9,185 200 95 110
Mongolian 7,480 3,560 3,915 60 25 35
Singaporean 2,850 1,325 1,520 0 0 10
Taiwanese 36,510 16,570 19,945 175 80 95
Thai 19,010 7,330 11,680 450 190 260
Tibetan 8,040 4,055 3,985 0 0 0
Vietnamese 240,615 115,935 124,680 4,170 2,015 2,155
East and Southeast Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 126 6,500 3,150 3,355 90 40 50
Other Asian origins 22,745 11,280 11,460 430 190 240
Other Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 127 22,740 11,280 11,460 435 190 245
Oceania origins 85,470 43,030 42,440 825 425 400
Australian 42,315 21,710 20,605 490 255 235
New Zealander 15,395 8,065 7,330 180 95 80
Pacific Islands origins 29,485 14,240 15,250 170 85 85
Fijian 19,375 9,280 10,090 60 25 35
Hawaiian 3,295 1,500 1,795 15 10 10
Maori 2,500 1,310 1,195 35 15 20
Polynesian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 128 1,530 725 805 0 0 0
Samoan 1,100 625 475 25 25 0
Pacific Islands origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 129 2,335 1,145 1,185 30 0 25
Household characteristics
Total - Private households by tenure - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 130 14,072,075 ... ... 211,600 ... ...
Owner 9,541,320 ... ... 143,050 ... ...
Renter 4,474,530 ... ... 68,545 ... ...
Band housing 56,230 ... ... 0 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by condominium status - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 131 14,072,075 ... ... 211,595 ... ...
Condominium 1,874,840 ... ... 21,040 ... ...
Not condominium 12,197,240 ... ... 190,560 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 132 14,072,080 ... ... 211,595 ... ...
No bedrooms 93,345 ... ... 1,265 ... ...
1 bedroom 1,925,015 ... ... 29,840 ... ...
2 bedrooms 3,547,090 ... ... 44,235 ... ...
3 bedrooms 4,836,485 ... ... 85,380 ... ...
4 or more bedrooms 3,670,145 ... ... 50,880 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 133 14,072,075 ... ... 211,595 ... ...
1 to 4 rooms 4,068,915 ... ... 51,925 ... ...
5 rooms 2,177,045 ... ... 29,685 ... ...
6 rooms 1,981,585 ... ... 32,915 ... ...
7 rooms 1,790,180 ... ... 30,960 ... ...
8 or more rooms 4,054,355 ... ... 66,105 ... ...
Average number of rooms per dwelling 6.2 ... ... 6.4 ... ...
Total - Private households by number of persons per room - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 134 14,072,080 ... ... 211,595 ... ...
One person or fewer per room 13,802,060 ... ... 208,140 ... ...
More than 1 person per room 270,020 ... ... 3,455 ... ...
Total - Private households by housing suitability - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 135 14,072,075 ... ... 211,595 ... ...
Suitable 13,376,345 ... ... 200,675 ... ...
Not suitable 695,730 ... ... 10,925 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by period of construction - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 136 14,072,080 ... ... 211,595 ... ...
1960 or before 3,126,380 ... ... 74,470 ... ...
1961 to 1980 4,185,510 ... ... 61,565 ... ...
1981 to 1990 1,977,640 ... ... 24,785 ... ...
1991 to 2000 1,746,390 ... ... 20,635 ... ...
2001 to 2005 976,390 ... ... 9,835 ... ...
2006 to 2010 1,089,750 ... ... 10,165 ... ...
2011 to 2016Census data footnote 137 970,015 ... ... 10,155 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 138 14,072,080 ... ... 211,595 ... ...
Only regular maintenance or minor repairs needed 13,151,600 ... ... 196,785 ... ...
Major repairs needed 920,480 ... ... 14,815 ... ...
Total - Private households by number of household maintainers - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 139 14,072,080 ... ... 211,595 ... ...
1 household maintainer 8,324,865 ... ... 124,255 ... ...
2 household maintainers 5,404,800 ... ... 81,765 ... ...
3 or more household maintainers 342,415 ... ... 5,580 ... ...
Total - Private households by age of primary household maintainers - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 140 14,072,080 ... ... 211,595 ... ...
15 to 24 years 437,230 ... ... 5,325 ... ...
25 to 34 years 1,991,685 ... ... 27,955 ... ...
35 to 44 years 2,414,920 ... ... 34,220 ... ...
45 to 54 years 2,862,870 ... ... 44,050 ... ...
55 to 64 years 2,859,315 ... ... 43,335 ... ...
65 to 74 years 2,034,220 ... ... 30,660 ... ...
75 to 84 years 1,084,700 ... ... 18,175 ... ...
85 years and over 387,135 ... ... 7,875 ... ...
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 13,798,305 ... ... 210,795 ... ...
Spending less than 30% of income on shelter costs 10,472,355 ... ... 155,740 ... ...
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs 3,325,950 ... ... 55,055 ... ...
30% to less than 100% 2,861,615 ... ... 48,330 ... ...
Total - Owner households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data 9,368,330 ... ... 142,455 ... ...
% of owner households with a mortgageCensus data footnote 142 60.7 ... ... 60.3 ... ...
% of owner households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costsCensus data footnote 141 16.6 ... ... 16.8 ... ...
Median monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,130 ... ... 1,227 ... ...
Average monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,313 ... ... 1,350 ... ...
Median value of dwellings ($)Census data footnote 144 341,556 ... ... 399,370 ... ...
Average value of dwellings ($)Census data footnote 144 443,058 ... ... 430,555 ... ...
Total - Tenant households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data 4,452,850 ... ... 68,525 ... ...
% of tenant households in subsidized housingCensus data footnote 145 13.0 ... ... 15.5 ... ...
% of tenant households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costsCensus data footnote 141 40.0 ... ... 45.4 ... ...
Median monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 910 ... ... 892 ... ...
Average monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,002 ... ... 947 ... ...
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 28,643,015 13,990,435 14,652,580 441,055 214,025 227,030
No certificate, diploma or degree 5,239,575 2,667,995 2,571,585 87,880 43,720 44,155
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificateCensus data footnote 147 7,576,400 3,686,630 3,889,770 125,450 62,085 63,355
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 15,827,040 7,635,805 8,191,230 227,735 108,215 119,520
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma 2,800,260 1,906,610 893,650 30,600 21,575 9,025
Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 148 1,549,880 880,365 669,515 14,470 8,640 5,830
Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 149 1,250,385 1,026,250 224,140 16,130 12,930 3,195
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma 5,553,825 2,326,940 3,226,890 99,070 42,415 56,655
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level 813,335 331,940 481,395 8,155 3,530 4,625
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above 6,659,615 3,070,315 3,589,300 89,910 40,695 49,210
Bachelor's degree 4,443,835 1,967,905 2,475,935 60,000 26,045 33,960
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level 462,295 203,725 258,570 5,980 2,570 3,410
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry 190,925 102,530 88,395 3,050 1,655 1,395
Master's degree 1,331,045 651,510 679,535 17,025 8,005 9,010
Earned doctorateCensus data footnote 150 231,510 144,640 86,870 3,860 2,425 1,435
Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 146 18,931,380 9,268,555 9,662,830 285,660 139,455 146,205
No certificate, diploma or degree 2,169,790 1,200,110 969,685 34,945 19,070 15,875
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificateCensus data footnote 147 4,494,585 2,247,020 2,247,565 74,620 38,465 36,160
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 12,267,005 5,821,425 6,445,580 176,095 81,925 94,170
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma 2,042,430 1,377,775 664,650 20,770 14,595 6,170
Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 148 1,145,035 639,785 505,250 9,920 5,950 3,965
Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 149 897,390 737,990 159,405 10,850 8,645 2,205
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma 4,241,985 1,786,065 2,455,920 78,170 33,605 44,565
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level 580,885 240,040 340,850 5,700 2,445 3,260
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above 5,401,705 2,417,555 2,984,155 71,455 31,285 40,170
Bachelor's degree 3,590,080 1,562,160 2,027,925 47,145 20,005 27,140
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level 362,455 151,205 211,250 4,690 1,875 2,810
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry 153,290 74,440 78,855 2,490 1,245 1,245
Master's degree 1,120,190 527,335 592,850 14,090 6,385 7,700
Earned doctorateCensus data footnote 150 175,685 102,415 73,275 3,040 1,770 1,270
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 28,643,015 13,990,430 14,652,585 441,060 214,025 227,030
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 152 12,815,980 6,354,625 6,461,350 213,325 105,810 107,515
Education 1,060,095 251,290 808,800 13,525 3,515 10,010
13. Education 1,060,095 251,290 808,805 13,525 3,515 10,005
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 596,230 268,050 328,180 9,155 4,350 4,810
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services 99,020 72,865 26,150 1,705 1,235 465
50. Visual and performing arts 497,210 195,185 302,025 7,455 3,115 4,340
Humanities 850,840 330,490 520,345 13,365 5,225 8,135
16. Aboriginal and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics 98,000 22,100 75,900 1,175 235 940
23. English language and literature/letters 178,590 52,785 125,810 3,515 1,100 2,415
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities 275,525 104,135 171,390 3,145 1,120 2,030
30A Interdisciplinary humanitiesCensus data footnote 153 4,160 1,640 2,520 85 35 45
38. Philosophy and religious studies 51,930 30,185 21,750 1,110 630 480
39. Theology and religious vocations 77,490 46,285 31,200 1,140 680 460
54. History 111,465 59,965 51,500 2,470 1,330 1,140
55. French language and literature/letters 53,680 13,400 40,290 725 105 620
Social and behavioural sciences and law 1,761,900 586,455 1,175,445 28,090 9,150 18,935
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies 24,685 5,660 19,025 260 60 195
09. Communication, journalism and related programs 182,275 68,030 114,245 2,995 1,270 1,730
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences 324,660 26,065 298,595 5,240 350 4,890
22. Legal professions and studies 289,600 102,660 186,945 3,645 1,140 2,510
30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciencesCensus data footnote 154 35,445 8,150 27,295 665 115 550
42. Psychology 281,470 71,230 210,230 3,670 935 2,735
45. Social sciences 623,775 304,660 319,110 11,605 5,275 6,330
Business, management and public administration 3,360,045 1,272,475 2,087,565 41,430 16,100 25,330
30.16 Accounting and computer science 6,190 1,850 4,340 70 10 65
44. Public administration and social service professions 237,835 48,815 189,015 4,190 645 3,545
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services 3,116,025 1,221,805 1,894,215 37,160 15,445 21,715
Physical and life sciences and technologies 614,280 315,665 298,615 9,390 4,845 4,545
26. Biological and biomedical sciences 249,955 105,560 144,400 4,130 1,835 2,295
30.01 Biological and physical sciences 125,600 61,685 63,915 1,785 760 1,015
30C Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciencesCensus data footnote 155 28,155 12,625 15,530 90 45 45
40. Physical sciences 179,305 122,815 56,485 2,840 2,025 815
41. Science technologies/technicians 31,270 12,980 18,290 550 180 370
Mathematics, computer and information sciences 651,480 420,370 231,110 7,840 4,845 2,990
11. Computer and information sciences and support services 514,685 356,435 158,250 5,740 3,775 1,965
25. Library science 40,820 6,495 34,320 625 80 545
27. Mathematics and statistics 86,655 50,930 35,725 1,340 895 445
30D Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciencesCensus data footnote 156 9,325 6,510 2,815 135 100 40
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies 3,327,405 3,022,700 304,700 47,875 44,150 3,725
04. Architecture and related services 114,315 72,880 41,435 2,095 1,600 500
14. Engineering 752,465 615,880 136,585 8,665 7,335 1,330
15. Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields 620,065 551,855 68,205 11,470 10,175 1,295
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation 410 85 325 10 0 10
46. Construction trades 702,155 682,710 19,445 9,340 9,170 175
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians 731,135 709,430 21,705 9,815 9,645 175
48. Precision production 406,855 389,850 17,005 6,470 6,230 240
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 339,050 219,040 120,010 3,330 1,935 1,395
01. Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences 205,930 127,925 78,005 2,295 1,285 1,015
03. Natural resources and conservation 133,120 91,115 42,005 1,030 650 385
Health and related fields 2,266,720 441,180 1,825,545 39,315 7,220 32,090
31. Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies 164,295 81,260 83,040 3,435 1,595 1,835
51. Health professions and related programs 2,047,680 329,010 1,718,670 34,830 5,050 29,780
60. Dental, medical and veterinary residency programs 54,740 30,910 23,830 1,055 575 480
Personal, protective and transportation services 995,825 507,200 488,630 14,370 6,865 7,505
12. Personal and culinary services 565,555 151,530 414,025 8,210 2,015 6,190
28. Military science, leadership and operational art 3,505 3,080 420 75 50 25
29. Military technologies and applied sciences 7,900 7,230 670 50 50 0
43. Security and protective services 206,745 150,540 56,205 3,995 2,865 1,130
49. Transportation and materials moving 212,125 194,810 17,315 2,040 1,880 155
Other 3,170 885 2,280 55 0 45
30.99 Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies, other 3,170 890 2,280 55 10 45
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 18,931,385 9,268,555 9,662,825 285,655 139,455 146,205
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 152 6,664,380 3,447,130 3,217,250 109,570 57,530 52,035
Education 727,515 160,315 567,205 9,840 2,535 7,305
13. Education 727,515 160,315 567,200 9,835 2,530 7,305
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 467,905 208,365 259,545 7,050 3,325 3,725
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services 74,530 53,995 20,535 1,200 870 330
50. Visual and performing arts 393,375 154,370 239,005 5,845 2,450 3,395
Humanities 614,815 232,425 382,390 10,095 3,815 6,280
16. Aboriginal and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics 76,540 16,200 60,340 945 185 760
23. English language and literature/letters 133,800 38,310 95,485 2,630 805 1,830
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities 191,005 71,770 119,235 2,400 840 1,560
30A Interdisciplinary humanitiesCensus data footnote 153 3,140 1,250 1,895 75 25 45
38. Philosophy and religious studies 37,870 21,930 15,940 810 450 365
39. Theology and religious vocations 52,295 31,200 21,090 790 450 340
54. History 82,565 43,475 39,085 1,890 985 905
55. French language and literature/letters 37,600 8,285 29,315 550 70 480
Social and behavioural sciences and law 1,417,625 453,100 964,525 22,145 7,030 15,115
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies 20,300 4,595 15,705 215 50 165
09. Communication, journalism and related programs 152,080 56,125 95,955 2,515 1,045 1,470
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences 259,845 19,160 240,685 4,000 245 3,755
22. Legal professions and studies 241,170 76,720 164,445 3,070 815 2,255
30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciencesCensus data footnote 154 27,310 6,390 20,920 525 90 435
42. Psychology 218,470 51,570 166,900 2,820 665 2,155
45. Social sciences 498,450 238,540 259,915 9,005 4,115 4,885
Business, management and public administration 2,696,770 1,000,895 1,695,875 32,985 12,525 20,460
30.16 Accounting and computer science 4,955 1,480 3,475 65 0 60
44. Public administration and social service professions 192,190 36,890 155,305 3,410 510 2,900
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services 2,499,625 962,530 1,537,095 29,505 12,005 17,500
Physical and life sciences and technologies 449,870 222,120 227,755 7,080 3,475 3,605
26. Biological and biomedical sciences 195,830 79,945 115,880 3,135 1,335 1,805
30.01 Biological and physical sciences 89,205 42,265 46,945 1,295 545 755
30C Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciencesCensus data footnote 155 9,280 3,850 5,430 70 40 30
40. Physical sciences 132,935 87,025 45,905 2,135 1,430 705
41. Science technologies/technicians 22,625 9,035 13,590 445 125 315
Mathematics, computer and information sciences 567,415 368,840 198,575 6,715 4,260 2,460
11. Computer and information sciences and support services 464,000 321,805 142,190 5,165 3,440 1,720
25. Library science 29,955 4,870 25,080 400 55 350
27. Mathematics and statistics 65,620 36,895 28,725 1,030 670 355
30D Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciencesCensus data footnote 156 7,840 5,270 2,575 125 90 35
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies 2,532,555 2,271,735 260,820 35,730 32,620 3,110
04. Architecture and related services 93,135 57,280 35,850 1,705 1,315 395
14. Engineering 612,265 490,980 121,285 6,640 5,475 1,165
15. Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields 475,045 418,595 56,450 8,940 7,845 1,095
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation 350 70 275 10 0 10
46. Construction trades 515,630 499,670 15,960 6,555 6,405 150
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians 540,800 523,425 17,375 7,410 7,285 125
48. Precision production 295,335 281,715 13,620 4,465 4,295 170
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 269,445 167,680 101,770 2,670 1,475 1,190
01. Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences 159,975 94,680 65,295 1,815 955 860
03. Natural resources and conservation 109,470 73,000 36,470 850 520 330
Health and related fields 1,749,545 342,395 1,407,145 30,615 5,600 25,015
31. Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies 129,560 63,315 66,245 2,665 1,220 1,445
51. Health professions and related programs 1,576,945 256,895 1,320,050 27,070 3,940 23,130
60. Dental, medical and veterinary residency programs 43,040 22,185 20,860 875 440 440
Personal, protective and transportation services 770,950 392,820 378,135 11,130 5,265 5,870
12. Personal and culinary services 431,415 114,395 317,025 6,235 1,435 4,795
28. Military science, leadership and operational art 2,725 2,355 375 45 20 20
29. Military technologies and applied sciences 4,425 3,975 445 30 25 0
43. Security and protective services 162,995 116,750 46,240 3,215 2,295 920
49. Transportation and materials moving 169,400 155,340 14,050 1,615 1,480 130
Other 2,590 745 1,845 45 10 40
30.99 Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies, other 2,585 740 1,845 50 10 35
Location of study compared with province or territory of residence with countries outside Canada
Total - Location of study compared with province or territory of residence with countries outside Canada for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 157 28,643,015 13,990,435 14,652,585 441,055 214,030 227,030
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 12,815,975 6,354,625 6,461,350 213,325 105,810 107,515
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 158 15,827,040 7,635,805 8,191,235 227,730 108,215 119,520
Location of study inside Canada 13,117,190 6,299,305 6,817,890 192,210 90,580 101,625
Same as province or territory of residence 11,519,215 5,503,640 6,015,575 183,530 86,495 97,035
Different than province or territory of residence 1,597,975 795,655 802,315 8,675 4,085 4,585
Location of study outside CanadaCensus data footnote 159 2,709,850 1,336,505 1,373,345 35,530 17,635 17,895
United StatesCensus data footnote 160 349,540 189,995 159,545 5,835 2,865 2,970
Philippines 298,830 109,820 189,020 2,485 820 1,665
India 281,415 142,410 138,995 2,960 1,525 1,440
United KingdomCensus data footnote 161 232,035 131,050 100,980 4,150 2,325 1,825
ChinaCensus data footnote 162 205,375 94,690 110,685 1,415 615 800
France 88,860 50,400 38,455 195 110 85
Other 1,253,790 618,135 635,655 18,490 9,385 9,110
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 18,931,380 9,268,555 9,662,830 285,660 139,460 146,205
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 6,664,380 3,447,125 3,217,250 109,565 57,530 52,035
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 158 12,267,005 5,821,430 6,445,575 176,095 81,925 94,170
Location of study inside Canada 10,134,590 4,807,045 5,327,545 150,165 69,735 80,430
Same as province or territory of residence 8,918,160 4,207,495 4,710,665 143,670 66,655 77,015
Different than province or territory of residence 1,216,425 599,545 616,875 6,495 3,080 3,415
Location of study outside CanadaCensus data footnote 159 2,132,415 1,014,385 1,118,030 25,925 12,190 13,735
United StatesCensus data footnote 160 254,245 131,955 122,290 4,610 2,155 2,450
Philippines 263,095 96,025 167,065 2,030 660 1,375
India 239,535 117,445 122,090 2,330 1,140 1,190
United KingdomCensus data footnote 161 133,655 73,575 60,085 1,865 1,000 870
ChinaCensus data footnote 162 175,825 79,635 96,190 1,150 485 660
France 72,920 40,610 32,310 165 95 70
Other 993,135 475,145 517,990 13,775 6,655 7,120
Labour force status
Total - Population aged 15 years and over by Labour force status - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 163 28,643,020 13,990,430 14,652,585 441,055 214,025 227,035
In the labour force 18,672,475 9,731,830 8,940,645 278,640 144,050 134,585
Employed 17,230,040 8,923,540 8,306,490 259,065 133,290 125,775
Unemployed 1,442,435 808,285 634,150 19,575 10,760 8,810
Not in the labour force 9,970,545 4,258,605 5,711,945 162,415 69,970 92,440
Participation rate 65.2 69.6 61.0 63.2 67.3 59.3
Employment rate 60.2 63.8 56.7 58.7 62.3 55.4
Unemployment rate 7.7 8.3 7.1 7.0 7.5 6.5
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 28,643,020 13,990,430 14,652,580 441,060 214,030 227,030
Did not workCensus data footnote 165 9,282,005 3,930,570 5,351,440 154,910 66,825 88,090
Worked 19,361,010 10,059,865 9,301,150 286,140 147,200 138,940
Worked full year, full timeCensus data footnote 166 9,626,010 5,402,110 4,223,895 149,070 83,445 65,625
Worked part year and/or part timeCensus data footnote 167 9,735,005 4,657,755 5,077,245 137,070 63,760 73,310
Average weeks worked in reference year 42.4 42.9 42.0 43.1 43.4 42.7
Class of worker
Total labour force aged 15 years and over by class of worker - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 168 18,672,470 9,731,825 8,940,640 278,640 144,055 134,585
Class of worker - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 404,350 197,705 206,640 6,655 3,395 3,260
All classes of workersCensus data footnote 170 18,268,125 9,534,120 8,734,000 271,985 140,660 131,325
Employee 16,073,685 8,158,745 7,914,940 243,900 122,890 121,010
Self-employedCensus data footnote 171 2,194,440 1,375,380 819,060 28,085 17,770 10,320
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 18,672,470 9,731,830 8,940,645 278,640 144,055 134,590
Occupation - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 404,350 197,710 206,640 6,655 3,395 3,260
All occupationsCensus data footnote 170 18,268,120 9,534,120 8,734,005 271,990 140,660 131,325
0 Management occupations 2,013,370 1,251,165 762,205 26,770 16,430 10,340
1 Business, finance and administration occupations 2,874,305 862,870 2,011,440 38,810 11,560 27,255
2 Natural and applied sciences and related occupations 1,273,660 990,560 283,105 15,600 12,580 3,015
3 Health occupations 1,245,885 244,730 1,001,155 21,740 4,200 17,545
4 Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services 2,138,445 672,945 1,465,495 33,110 10,730 22,380
5 Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport 557,275 255,705 301,570 7,760 3,625 4,130
6 Sales and service occupations 4,265,895 1,843,510 2,422,390 66,560 27,500 39,060
7 Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations 2,668,875 2,504,290 164,585 40,685 38,320 2,365
8 Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations 416,135 331,920 84,215 4,685 3,595 1,090
9 Occupations in manufacturing and utilities 814,285 576,435 237,845 16,275 12,125 4,145
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 18,672,475 9,731,830 8,940,640 278,645 144,055 134,585
Industry - NAICS2012 - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 404,350 197,710 206,640 6,655 3,395 3,260
All industry categoriesCensus data footnote 170 18,268,125 9,534,120 8,734,000 271,985 140,660 131,330
11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 444,680 310,000 134,675 2,860 1,750 1,115
21 Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction 271,300 219,880 51,420 315 285 35
22 Utilities 136,350 100,135 36,210 1,315 990 320
23 Construction 1,365,010 1,196,550 168,455 20,110 17,610 2,500
31-33 Manufacturing 1,596,570 1,149,745 446,820 33,155 25,375 7,780
41 Wholesale trade 665,685 451,230 214,455 11,105 7,770 3,340
44-45 Retail trade 2,110,200 984,090 1,126,115 32,200 14,575 17,625
48-49 Transportation and warehousing 876,050 656,375 219,670 11,465 8,525 2,940
51 Information and cultural industries 420,350 243,650 176,705 5,545 3,205 2,345
52 Finance and insurance 790,580 327,865 462,715 10,830 4,335 6,500
53 Real estate and rental and leasing 333,305 184,350 148,955 4,870 2,600 2,270
54 Professional, scientific and technical services 1,335,125 740,520 594,605 15,705 8,550 7,155
55 Management of companies and enterprises 28,795 12,795 16,000 400 170 230
56 Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services 802,420 462,825 339,590 14,125 8,360 5,765
61 Educational services 1,346,585 420,845 925,735 24,300 8,100 16,200
62 Health care and social assistance 2,138,025 383,755 1,754,270 36,280 6,460 29,825
71 Arts, entertainment and recreation 379,740 192,875 186,865 4,840 2,580 2,260
72 Accommodation and food services 1,283,725 535,210 748,515 18,320 7,285 11,040
81 Other services (except public administration) 814,695 371,880 442,815 11,740 5,520 6,220
91 Public administration 1,128,945 589,530 539,405 12,485 6,625 5,860
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 17,230,035 8,923,540 8,306,495 259,065 133,290 125,775
Worked at home 1,272,285 639,500 632,785 15,785 7,575 8,210
Worked outside Canada 78,815 54,235 24,580 985 720 265
No fixed workplace address 1,987,260 1,487,445 499,820 29,165 21,435 7,730
Worked at usual place 13,891,675 6,742,360 7,149,315 213,130 103,560 109,570
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 13,891,680 6,742,365 7,149,315 213,135 103,560 109,575
Commute within census subdivision (CSD) of residence 8,102,115 3,723,115 4,379,005 142,620 63,325 79,290
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) within census division (CD) of residence 2,906,390 1,435,640 1,470,750 0 0 0
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) and census division (CD) within province or territory of residence 2,725,205 1,492,170 1,233,030 70,100 40,005 30,090
Commute to a different province or territory 157,970 91,445 66,525 420 230 190
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 15,878,940 8,229,810 7,649,135 242,295 124,990 117,300
Car, truck, van - as a driver 11,748,095 6,380,120 5,367,975 183,830 99,285 84,545
Car, truck, van - as a passenger 868,920 349,855 519,065 17,350 7,800 9,555
Public transit 1,968,215 846,735 1,121,485 25,540 10,615 14,930
Walked 877,985 392,950 485,030 11,210 4,710 6,495
Bicycle 222,130 146,615 75,515 2,245 1,585 660
Other method 193,595 113,525 80,060 2,120 1,005 1,115
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 15,878,945 8,229,810 7,649,130 242,295 124,990 117,300
Less than 15 minutes 4,449,920 2,071,365 2,378,555 52,365 23,475 28,885
15 to 29 minutes 5,314,295 2,725,165 2,589,130 92,595 44,985 47,615
30 to 44 minutes 3,228,845 1,782,680 1,446,165 47,840 26,055 21,785
45 to 59 minutes 1,391,060 768,115 622,940 21,280 12,710 8,570
60 minutes and over 1,494,830 882,485 612,345 28,215 17,765 10,445
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 15,878,940 8,229,810 7,649,135 242,295 124,990 117,305
Between 5 a.m. and 5:59 a.m. 1,073,680 781,230 292,455 21,160 15,895 5,270
Between 6 a.m. and 6:59 a.m. 2,814,750 1,754,045 1,060,710 45,135 28,000 17,130
Between 7 a.m. and 7:59 a.m. 4,458,835 2,217,210 2,241,620 58,895 28,360 30,530
Between 8 a.m. and 8:59 a.m. 3,349,975 1,408,710 1,941,265 48,540 18,960 29,585
Between 9 a.m. and 11:59 a.m. 1,756,265 752,940 1,003,325 26,495 10,970 15,525
Between 12 p.m. and 4:59 a.m. 2,425,435 1,315,670 1,109,765 42,075 22,810 19,265
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 19,956,255 10,342,970 9,613,285 295,380 151,820 143,555
Single responses 19,365,980 10,042,855 9,323,130 292,690 150,525 142,165
Official languages 19,090,545 9,897,470 9,193,075 291,015 149,605 141,410
English 15,265,335 7,952,010 7,313,320 289,890 149,295 140,590
French 3,825,215 1,945,465 1,879,750 1,125 310 815
Non-official languages 275,430 145,380 130,055 1,670 920 755
Aboriginal languages 24,950 12,385 12,565 0 0 0
Algonquian languages 14,440 7,370 7,070 0 0 0
Blackfoot 80 45 35 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 11,540 5,820 5,720 0 0 0
Atikamekw 1,095 580 515 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 2,055 970 1,085 0 0 0
Moose Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Naskapi 370 180 190 0 0 0
Northern East Cree 40 25 10 0 0 0
Plains Cree 95 60 35 0 0 0
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 15 10 0 0 0 0
Woods Cree 75 35 40 0 0 0
Cree, n.o.s. 7,795 3,965 3,835 0 0 0
Eastern Algonquian languages 925 510 420 0 0 0
Malecite 10 0 10 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 915 505 410 0 0 0
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 1,895 995 900 0 0 0
Algonquin 45 20 25 0 0 0
Ojibway 765 380 385 0 0 0
Oji-Cree 1,080 595 485 0 0 0
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 10 0 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages 1,140 530 610 0 0 0
Northern Athabaskan languages 1,135 525 610 0 0 0
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carrier 20 0 15 0 0 0
Chilcotin 20 0 10 0 0 0
Dene 770 360 405 0 0 0
Dogrib (Tlicho) 165 80 80 0 0 0
Gwich'in 10 10 10 0 0 0
Sarsi (Sarcee) 0 10 0 0 0 0
Sekani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages 135 65 70 0 0 0
North Slavey (Hare) 95 45 45 0 0 0
South Slavey 35 20 20 0 0 0
Slavey, n.o.s. 10 10 0 0 0 0
Tahltan languages 10 10 10 0 0 0
Kaska (Nahani) 10 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tutchone languages 0 0 10 0 0 0
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern Tutchone 0 0 10 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haida 10 0 10 0 0 0
Inuit languages 8,845 4,255 4,595 0 0 0
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 35 10 25 0 0 0
Inuktitut 8,800 4,240 4,555 0 0 0
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 15 10 10 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages 35 10 30 0 0 0
Cayuga 10 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 35 10 25 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 10 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages 110 25 85 0 0 0
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 15 10 10 0 0 0
Lillooet 15 10 10 0 0 0
Okanagan 20 10 20 0 0 0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 35 0 30 0 0 0
Squamish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Straits 15 0 15 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 10 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 10 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages 260 155 105 0 0 0
Dakota 20 10 10 0 0 0
Stoney 240 145 95 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tlingit 10 10 10 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 25 0 20 0 0 0
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 10 10 10 0 0 0
Nisga'a 10 10 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian 0 0 10 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 35 15 20 0 0 0
Haisla 0 0 0 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 15 10 10 0 0 0
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 10 10 10 0 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 30 15 15 0 0 0
Non-Aboriginal languages 250,485 132,990 117,490 1,675 915 760
Afro-Asiatic languages 7,380 4,530 2,850 105 60 50
Berber languages 35 10 30 0 0 0
Kabyle 20 0 20 0 0 0
Berber languages, n.i.e. 15 10 15 0 0 0
Cushitic languages 275 105 170 0 0 0
Bilen 10 10 10 0 0 0
Oromo 45 25 20 0 0 0
Somali 220 80 145 0 0 0
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Semitic languages 7,065 4,420 2,650 105 55 50
Amharic 200 95 100 10 0 0
Arabic 5,585 3,695 1,890 95 45 45
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 205 155 55 10 10 0
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 30 20 15 0 0 0
Harari 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hebrew 825 335 490 0 0 0
Maltese 25 15 10 0 0 0
Tigrigna 135 70 60 0 0 0
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 65 35 30 0 0 0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 10 0 10 0 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 8,550 3,790 4,760 120 55 65
Khmer (Cambodian) 475 230 245 10 0 10
Vietnamese 8,070 3,560 4,510 120 55 65
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 3,850 1,750 2,095 15 10 10
Bikol 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cebuano 75 20 55 0 0 0
Fijian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 25 0 15 0 0 0
Ilocano 110 50 60 0 0 0
Malagasy 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malay 140 75 65 0 0 0
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 10 0 10 0 0 0
Pangasinan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 3,450 1,580 1,875 15 10 10
Waray-Waray 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 40 25 15 0 0 0
Creole languages 350 125 225 0 0 0
Haitian Creole 25 10 15 0 10 0
Creole, n.o.s. 315 110 200 0 0 0
Creole languages, n.i.e. 15 0 10 0 0 0
Dravidian languages 2,225 1,060 1,165 10 0 0
Kannada 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malayalam 90 50 45 0 0 0
Tamil 2,090 1,005 1,080 0 0 0
Telugu 45 10 35 0 0 0
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hmong-Mien languages 10 10 0 0 0 0
Indo-European languages 85,550 47,305 38,245 890 505 390
Albanian 350 220 125 30 20 10
Armenian 450 220 230 0 0 0
Balto-Slavic languages 10,075 4,745 5,330 285 175 115
Baltic languages 95 35 60 10 10 10
Latvian 40 10 25 10 0 0
Lithuanian 60 25 30 0 0 0
Slavic languages 9,980 4,710 5,270 280 170 110
Belarusan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bosnian 155 90 65 35 10 20
Bulgarian 205 110 90 0 0 0
Croatian 220 130 95 40 30 10
Czech 70 40 30 10 10 0
Macedonian 95 45 55 0 0 0
Polish 2,500 1,265 1,235 65 35 30
Russian 4,850 2,135 2,720 25 15 10
Serbian 530 320 210 90 65 30
Serbo-Croatian 30 25 0 0 0 0
Slovak 100 60 40 10 10 0
Slovene (Slovenian) 15 0 10 0 0 0
Ukrainian 1,210 485 725 10 10 10
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 10 10 0 0 0 0
Celtic languages 25 20 10 0 0 0
Scottish Gaelic 15 15 0 0 0 0
Welsh 0 0 0 0 0 0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 10 10 10 0 0 0
Germanic languages 13,285 7,455 5,835 15 0 10
Afrikaans 85 40 40 0 0 0
Danish 90 50 35 0 0 0
Dutch 1,165 630 540 0 0 0
Frisian 40 25 15 0 0 0
German 10,065 5,715 4,345 10 0 0
Icelandic 0 10 0 0 0 0
Norwegian 65 30 40 0 0 0
Swedish 125 55 70 10 0 10
Vlaams (Flemish) 35 20 15 0 0 0
Yiddish 895 390 505 0 0 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 720 495 225 0 0 0
Greek 1,020 545 475 10 0 0
Indo-Iranian languages 37,330 21,140 16,190 205 125 85
Indo-Aryan languages 32,485 18,125 14,360 180 100 75
Bengali 530 275 245 10 0 0
Gujarati 880 300 585 30 15 10
Hindi 1,405 755 650 10 10 0
Kashmiri 0 0 0 0 0 0
Konkani 10 0 0 0 0 0
Marathi 30 15 15 0 0 0
Nepali 195 95 100 0 0 0
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 27,870 15,945 11,920 85 45 40
Sindhi 35 10 30 0 0 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 40 25 20 0 0 0
Urdu 1,495 705 790 50 30 20
Iranian languages 4,820 3,000 1,815 25 20 10
Kurdish 185 150 40 0 0 0
Pashto 50 20 25 0 0 0
Persian (Farsi) 4,580 2,830 1,750 25 20 0
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 20 10 15 0 0 0
Italic (Romance) languages 23,025 12,965 10,060 350 175 170
Catalan 30 10 20 0 0 0
Italian 1,705 895 805 20 10 10
Portuguese 7,490 4,795 2,695 160 110 50
Romanian 745 365 380 0 0 0
Spanish 13,030 6,885 6,145 160 55 110
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 25 10 10 0 0 0
Japanese 3,255 1,195 2,065 30 20 15
Kartvelian languages 30 10 20 0 0 0
Georgian 30 10 20 0 0 0
Korean 12,150 6,260 5,885 55 10 40
Mongolic languages 10 10 0 0 0 0
Mongolian 10 0 10 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 235 120 115 10 0 10
Akan (Twi) 25 10 20 0 0 0
Bamanankan 10 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 10 0 0 0 0 0
Ganda 20 10 10 0 0 0
Igbo 10 10 0 0 0 0
Lingala 10 0 10 0 0 0
Rundi (Kirundi) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 25 0 15 0 0 0
Shona 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swahili 80 50 30 0 0 0
Wolof 10 0 10 0 0 0
Yoruba 15 0 15 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 30 20 0 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dinka 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages 1,920 740 1,180 10 10 0
American Sign Language 1,145 340 810 10 0 0
Quebec Sign Language 135 15 115 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 640 390 255 0 0 0
Sino-Tibetan languages 122,880 65,030 57,850 420 250 170
Chinese languages 122,610 64,880 57,730 400 240 165
Cantonese 58,815 30,485 28,340 165 120 50
Hakka 70 25 45 0 0 0
Mandarin 60,090 32,430 27,665 220 115 105
Min Dong 25 15 10 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 565 335 225 0 0 0
Wu (Shanghainese) 105 65 45 0 0 0
Chinese, n.o.s. 2,930 1,530 1,405 15 10 10
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 270 155 115 15 10 10
Burmese 75 35 35 0 0 0
Karenic languages 135 75 55 20 10 0
Tibetan 50 30 20 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 15 10 10 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages 675 270 405 10 10 10
Lao 150 70 80 0 0 0
Thai 525 205 325 10 10 10
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 750 475 275 0 0 0
Azerbaijani 30 20 0 0 0 0
Turkish 685 435 255 0 0 0
Uyghur 15 15 0 0 0 0
Uzbek 15 10 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Uralic languages 595 270 325 10 10 0
Estonian 50 15 40 0 0 0
Finnish 105 40 65 0 0 0
Hungarian 435 225 215 0 0 0
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 80 45 35 0 0 0
Multiple responses 590,270 300,115 290,155 2,685 1,295 1,390
English and French 412,680 211,095 201,585 690 260 430
English and non-official language 154,285 77,870 76,420 1,960 1,025 935
French and non-official language 7,830 3,595 4,235 0 0 0
English, French and non-official language 15,475 7,565 7,915 35 15 30
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 19,956,250 10,342,970 9,613,290 295,375 151,825 143,555
None 17,456,725 9,056,235 8,400,490 284,555 146,755 137,800
English 1,259,225 661,460 597,765 1,545 610 935
French 705,780 349,035 356,745 3,005 1,105 1,900
Non-official language 496,565 257,455 239,105 6,080 3,250 2,830
Aboriginal 37,615 17,215 20,400 15 10 10
Non-Aboriginal 458,945 240,245 218,710 6,065 3,240 2,820
English and French 2,535 1,200 1,335 0 0 10
English and non-official language 18,040 8,765 9,280 20 10 0
French and non-official language 17,265 8,730 8,540 170 85 85
English, French and non-official language 115 90 30 0 0 0
Mobility status - Place of residence 1 year ago
Total - Mobility status 1 year ago - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 180 34,091,785 16,783,745 17,308,035 522,360 255,865 266,500
Non-movers 29,644,795 14,593,190 15,051,605 460,065 225,005 235,060
Movers 4,446,990 2,190,555 2,256,435 62,295 30,860 31,440
Non-migrants 2,623,515 1,292,750 1,330,760 40,575 19,930 20,645
Migrants 1,823,475 897,805 925,670 21,720 10,925 10,790
Internal migrants 1,451,005 713,060 737,945 17,035 8,385 8,655
Intraprovincial migrants 1,189,525 580,895 608,630 15,315 7,470 7,850
Interprovincial migrants 261,475 132,160 129,315 1,715 915 800
External migrants 372,475 184,745 187,730 4,680 2,545 2,140
Mobility status - Place of residence 5 years ago
Total - Mobility status 5 years ago - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 181 32,568,560 16,004,315 16,564,245 499,650 244,260 255,390
Non-movers 20,134,760 9,902,645 10,232,115 320,160 156,205 163,955
Movers 12,433,805 6,101,675 6,332,130 179,495 88,060 91,435
Non-migrants 6,755,630 3,314,730 3,440,905 113,675 55,500 58,175
Migrants 5,678,175 2,786,945 2,891,230 65,820 32,565 33,260
Internal migrants 4,296,720 2,104,325 2,192,395 50,675 24,805 25,865
Intraprovincial migrants 3,467,670 1,689,950 1,777,720 46,210 22,620 23,595
Interprovincial migrants 829,045 414,375 414,670 4,460 2,185 2,270
External migrants 1,381,460 682,625 698,835 15,150 7,755 7,390

Source

Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population.

How to cite

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2017. Canada [Country] and Hamilton, C [Census subdivision], Ontario (table). Census Profile. 2016 Census. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-316-X2016001. Ottawa. Released November 29, 2017.
https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/index.cfm?Lang=E (accessed June 18, 2024).

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