Census Profile, 2016 Census
Canada [Country] and Edmonton Zone [Health region, December 2017], Alberta

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Edmonton Zone
Alberta
[Health region, December 2017]
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Counts (unless otherwise specified)
Population and dwellings
Population, 2016Census data footnote 1 35,151,728 ... ... 1,320,798 ... ...
Population, 2011Census data footnote 1 33,476,688 ... ... 1,159,644 ... ...
Population percentage change, 2011 to 2016 5.0 ... ... 13.9 ... ...
Total private dwellingsCensus data footnote 2 15,412,443 ... ... 537,491 ... ...
Private dwellings occupied by usual residentsCensus data footnote 3 14,072,079 ... ... 501,971 ... ...
Population density per square kilometre 3.9 ... ... 114.0 ... ...
Land area in square kilometres 8,965,588.85 ... ... 11,587.10 ... ...
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 1,320,795 660,185 660,615
0 to 14 years 5,839,565 2,992,920 2,846,645 243,065 124,300 118,760
0 to 4 years 1,898,790 973,030 925,760 85,045 43,330 41,715
5 to 9 years 2,018,130 1,034,685 983,445 83,675 42,735 40,945
10 to 14 years 1,922,645 985,200 937,445 74,340 38,240 36,105
15 to 64 years 23,376,530 11,576,130 11,800,400 914,865 462,015 452,850
15 to 19 years 2,026,160 1,039,215 986,940 75,625 38,880 36,745
20 to 24 years 2,242,690 1,144,495 1,098,200 92,230 47,030 45,200
25 to 29 years 2,285,990 1,144,470 1,141,515 108,975 55,375 53,605
30 to 34 years 2,329,395 1,148,290 1,181,110 112,210 56,650 55,555
35 to 39 years 2,288,365 1,118,635 1,169,730 100,190 50,740 49,455
40 to 44 years 2,255,135 1,104,440 1,150,695 89,475 45,335 44,140
45 to 49 years 2,359,965 1,157,760 1,202,210 85,450 43,010 42,445
50 to 54 years 2,678,075 1,318,755 1,359,320 90,715 45,325 45,395
55 to 59 years 2,620,240 1,285,190 1,335,055 87,520 43,785 43,730
60 to 64 years 2,290,510 1,114,885 1,175,630 72,475 35,900 36,575
65 years and over 5,935,630 2,695,150 3,240,485 162,870 73,865 89,005
65 to 69 years 1,972,480 953,075 1,019,405 55,975 27,260 28,720
70 to 74 years 1,420,875 677,975 742,900 37,505 17,800 19,705
75 to 79 years 1,021,850 469,550 552,300 27,465 12,570 14,895
80 to 84 years 749,650 325,765 423,880 20,640 8,800 11,835
85 years and over 770,780 268,790 501,990 21,285 7,440 13,850
85 to 89 years 482,525 185,535 296,990 13,335 5,190 8,140
90 to 94 years 223,510 68,675 154,835 6,125 1,845 4,280
95 to 99 years 56,525 13,240 43,280 1,585 360 1,225
100 years and over 8,230 1,340 6,890 250 40 210
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 18.4 18.8 18.0
15 to 64 years 66.5 67.1 66.0 69.3 70.0 68.5
65 years and over 16.9 15.6 18.1 12.3 11.2 13.5
85 years and over 2.2 1.6 2.8 1.6 1.1 2.1
Average age of the population 41.0 40.1 41.9 37.8 37.1 38.5
Median age of the population 41.2 40.2 42.2 36.3 35.7 37.0
Household and dwelling characteristics
Total - Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling - 100% dataCensus data footnote 5 14,072,080 ... ... 501,970 ... ...
Single-detached house 7,541,495 ... ... 287,595 ... ...
Apartment in a building that has five or more storeys 1,391,040 ... ... 26,885 ... ...
Other attached dwellingCensus data footnote 6 4,949,795 ... ... 180,535 ... ...
Semi-detached house 698,800 ... ... 31,165 ... ...
Row house 891,305 ... ... 42,805 ... ...
Apartment or flat in a duplex 784,300 ... ... 10,675 ... ...
Apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys 2,539,390 ... ... 95,715 ... ...
Other single-attached house 36,005 ... ... 170 ... ...
Movable dwellingCensus data footnote 7 189,755 ... ... 6,960 ... ...
Total - Private households by household size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 8 14,072,080 ... ... 501,975 ... ...
1 person 3,969,790 ... ... 123,635 ... ...
2 persons 4,834,605 ... ... 168,720 ... ...
3 persons 2,140,640 ... ... 82,470 ... ...
4 persons 1,946,275 ... ... 77,085 ... ...
5 or more persons 1,180,770 ... ... 50,060 ... ...
Number of persons in private households 34,460,060 ... ... 1,296,660 ... ...
Average household size 2.4 ... ... 2.6 ... ...
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 1,077,735 535,885 541,855
Married or living common law 16,893,720 8,452,135 8,441,585 627,330 314,900 312,430
Married 13,383,455 6,693,465 6,689,990 525,215 263,795 261,425
Living common law 3,510,265 1,758,670 1,751,590 102,115 51,110 51,005
Not married and not living common law 12,418,440 5,819,140 6,599,300 450,405 220,985 229,425
Never married 8,254,340 4,444,425 3,809,915 312,235 173,430 138,810
Separated 718,295 309,905 408,400 25,370 10,995 14,375
Divorced 1,816,005 725,535 1,090,470 65,670 27,000 38,675
Widowed 1,629,800 339,280 1,290,525 47,125 9,560 37,570
Family characteristics
Total - Census families in private households by family size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 10 9,840,730 ... ... 360,690 ... ...
2 persons 5,007,790 ... ... 173,160 ... ...
3 persons 2,107,830 ... ... 78,630 ... ...
4 persons 1,909,935 ... ... 74,790 ... ...
5 or more persons 815,170 ... ... 34,110 ... ...
Average size of census families 2.9 ... ... 3.0 ... ...
Total number of census families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 11 9,840,730 ... ... 360,690 ... ...
Total couple families 8,227,925 ... ... 304,660 ... ...
Married couples 6,474,005 ... ... 253,615 ... ...
Common-law couples 1,753,920 ... ... 51,035 ... ...
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent 1,612,805 ... ... 56,035 ... ...
Female parent 1,262,340 ... ... 43,465 ... ...
Male parent 350,465 ... ... 12,565 ... ...
Total - Couple census families in private households - 100% data 8,227,925 ... ... 304,660 ... ...
Couples without children 4,024,305 ... ... 139,080 ... ...
Couples with children 4,203,615 ... ... 165,575 ... ...
1 child 1,650,165 ... ... 63,075 ... ...
2 children 1,783,080 ... ... 70,325 ... ...
3 or more children 770,375 ... ... 32,170 ... ...
Total - Lone-parent census families in private households - 100% data 1,612,805 ... ... 56,030 ... ...
1 child 983,485 ... ... 34,075 ... ...
2 children 457,670 ... ... 15,550 ... ...
3 or more children 171,655 ... ... 6,405 ... ...
Total - Persons not in census families in private households - 100% data 6,107,260 2,941,395 3,165,865 231,890 121,495 110,395
Household type
Total - Private households by household type - 100% dataCensus data footnote 12 14,072,075 ... ... 501,970 ... ...
One-census-family households 9,218,225 ... ... 336,120 ... ...
Without children in a census familyCensus data footnote 13 3,782,095 ... ... 129,400 ... ...
With children in a census familyCensus data footnote 14 5,436,135 ... ... 206,725 ... ...
Multiple-census-family households 301,715 ... ... 11,965 ... ...
Non-census-family households 4,552,135 ... ... 153,885 ... ...
One-person households 3,969,790 ... ... 123,635 ... ...
Two-or-more person non-census-family households 582,350 ... ... 30,250 ... ...
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 1,306,515 653,620 652,895
English only 23,757,525 11,838,075 11,919,455 1,189,010 599,745 589,260
French only 4,144,685 1,925,845 2,218,840 1,760 775 985
English and French 6,216,065 3,071,325 3,144,740 95,095 44,795 50,300
Neither English nor French 648,970 265,920 383,045 20,650 8,300 12,355
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 1,306,515 653,620 652,895
English 26,007,500 12,852,330 13,155,165 1,252,055 627,795 624,260
French 7,705,755 3,780,105 3,925,650 27,450 14,285 13,165
English and French 417,485 209,130 208,355 6,890 3,520 3,370
Neither English nor French 636,515 259,600 376,910 20,125 8,020 12,105
Official language minority (number)Census data footnote 17 7,914,495 3,884,670 4,029,825 30,890 16,045 14,850
Official language minority (percentage)Census data footnote 17 22.8 22.7 22.8 2.4 2.5 2.3
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 1,306,515 653,620 652,895
Single responses 33,948,620 16,702,840 17,245,775 1,272,330 636,995 635,340
Official languages 26,627,555 13,201,620 13,425,940 956,815 484,040 472,780
English 19,460,850 9,680,125 9,780,725 929,745 469,945 459,800
French 7,166,705 3,521,495 3,645,215 27,070 14,095 12,980
Non-official languages 7,321,065 3,501,220 3,819,840 315,520 152,955 162,565
Aboriginal languages 195,700 94,795 100,900 2,745 1,090 1,655
Algonquian languages 130,450 62,930 67,520 2,155 845 1,305
Blackfoot 2,815 1,325 1,490 35 10 25
Cree-Montagnais languages 88,445 42,920 45,530 2,010 795 1,215
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 5 5 5
Naskapi 1,205 590 620 0 0 0
Northern East Cree 315 125 190 20 10 15
Plains Cree 3,065 1,360 1,710 350 120 230
Southern East Cree 45 20 25 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 1,440 585 850 25 10 15
Woods Cree 1,840 865 975 155 65 90
Cree, n.o.s. 64,050 31,305 32,745 1,460 590 865
Eastern Algonquian languages 6,990 3,310 3,680 10 5 5
Malecite 305 140 160 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 6,690 3,170 3,520 10 5 5
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 32,150 15,350 16,800 95 35 60
Algonquin 1,260 590 670 5 0 0
Ojibway 17,890 8,440 9,450 90 35 55
Oji-Cree 12,855 6,260 6,595 0 5 5
Ottawa (Odawa) 150 65 85 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 45 25 20 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages 17,365 8,325 9,045 225 75 145
Northern Athabaskan languages 17,315 8,310 9,010 220 75 145
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 110 55 60 0 0 0
Beaver 190 85 105 5 5 0
Carrier 1,025 465 565 5 0 5
Chilcotin 660 295 360 5 0 0
Dene 10,700 5,185 5,515 145 50 95
Dogrib (Tlicho) 1,645 840 815 20 10 15
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 40 15 25
North Slavey (Hare) 765 365 400 10 0 5
South Slavey 945 455 495 25 10 10
Slavey, n.o.s. 280 130 150 10 5 5
Tahltan languages 270 135 140 0 0 0
Kaska (Nahani) 180 90 90 0 0 0
Tahltan 95 40 50 5 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 5 5
Inuit languages 36,545 18,100 18,445 70 20 50
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 1,025 445 575 10 0 10
Inuktitut 35,215 17,530 17,680 40 15 30
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 315 125 185 15 5 10
Iroquoian languages 1,115 485 635 5 0 0
Cayuga 45 20 20 0 0 0
Mohawk 980 430 555 0 0 5
Oneida 55 20 40 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 35 15 20 0 5 0
Kutenai 105 55 55 0 0 0
Michif 465 230 235 30 20 15
Salish languages 2,305 1,130 1,180 5 0 5
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 5 0 5
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 445 225 220 5 5 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 2,220 225 105 120
Dakota 1,215 570 635 65 25 45
Stoney 3,025 1,465 1,555 155 75 75
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 55 30 25 0 0 0
Tlingit 95 40 55 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 1,480 730 755 5 0 5
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 880 435 445 0 0 0
Nisga'a 400 200 200 5 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 25 20 5
Non-Aboriginal languages 7,125,365 3,406,425 3,718,945 312,770 151,865 160,910
Afro-Asiatic languages 575,365 298,060 277,300 31,260 16,330 14,930
Berber languages 22,135 11,865 10,270 130 75 60
Kabyle 13,150 6,995 6,155 75 45 30
Berber languages, n.i.e. 8,985 4,865 4,115 55 30 25
Cushitic languages 42,885 20,095 22,790 7,910 3,970 3,935
Bilen 805 455 350 245 140 105
Oromo 4,960 2,560 2,400 1,130 580 545
Somali 36,755 16,895 19,865 6,510 3,235 3,275
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 365 195 170 25 10 15
Semitic languages 509,190 265,465 243,725 23,155 12,245 10,910
Amharic 22,465 10,720 11,745 2,510 1,220 1,295
Arabic 419,890 220,785 199,105 17,520 9,375 8,145
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 16,070 7,910 8,160 75 40 35
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 5,545 2,780 2,770 40 25 15
Harari 1,320 635 685 170 85 80
Hebrew 19,530 10,480 9,045 405 220 185
Maltese 5,565 2,765 2,800 30 10 15
Tigrigna 16,650 8,310 8,340 2,330 1,225 1,105
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 2,155 1,085 1,070 80 45 30
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 1,155 635 520 65 45 25
Austro-Asiatic languages 176,725 81,810 94,920 9,640 4,445 5,195
Khmer (Cambodian) 20,130 9,270 10,860 760 360 405
Vietnamese 156,425 72,470 83,955 8,870 4,080 4,785
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 170 65 100 5 5 5
Austronesian languages 511,480 211,580 299,900 42,545 18,510 24,035
Bikol 1,790 790 1,000 115 50 60
Cebuano 19,890 7,930 11,960 1,945 815 1,130
Fijian 745 400 345 55 35 20
Hiligaynon 6,885 2,680 4,205 535 235 295
Ilocano 26,345 10,620 15,720 1,845 780 1,065
Malagasy 1,430 665 760 10 5 5
Malay 12,275 5,255 7,020 515 225 290
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 4,040 1,865 2,175 335 155 175
Pangasinan 1,390 590 800 110 45 65
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 431,380 178,575 252,810 36,725 16,000 20,725
Waray-Waray 1,110 430 675 70 35 35
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 4,195 1,770 2,425 285 130 155
Creole languages 72,125 32,310 39,820 1,020 530 485
Haitian Creole 3,030 1,445 1,590 50 30 30
Creole, n.o.s. 64,105 28,455 35,660 615 345 275
Creole languages, n.i.e. 4,985 2,410 2,575 350 165 190
Dravidian languages 189,405 94,765 94,640 6,790 3,545 3,250
Kannada 3,970 2,040 1,935 205 105 100
Malayalam 28,570 14,770 13,800 3,455 1,785 1,675
Tamil 140,720 69,080 71,640 2,170 1,150 1,025
Telugu 15,655 8,640 7,020 935 495 440
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 490 240 250 25 10 10
Hmong-Mien languages 795 395 405 10 10 0
Indo-European languages 3,877,330 1,889,400 1,987,930 152,440 75,635 76,805
Albanian 26,890 13,610 13,285 770 415 355
Armenian 33,455 16,270 17,185 165 80 85
Balto-Slavic languages 701,975 323,640 378,340 34,685 16,205 18,485
Baltic languages 12,530 5,315 7,215 320 140 175
Latvian 5,455 2,350 3,105 145 70 80
Lithuanian 7,075 2,965 4,115 170 70 95
Slavic languages 689,450 318,325 371,115 34,365 16,060 18,305
Belarusan 810 385 430 35 15 20
Bosnian 12,210 6,035 6,180 715 355 355
Bulgarian 20,025 9,675 10,345 475 245 225
Croatian 48,200 23,540 24,665 2,010 1,050 960
Czech 22,290 10,525 11,765 895 435 460
Macedonian 16,775 8,050 8,725 180 95 90
Polish 181,710 82,435 99,275 9,390 4,380 5,005
Russian 188,255 85,400 102,855 5,730 2,655 3,070
Serbian 57,350 28,535 28,815 1,825 925 905
Serbo-Croatian 9,555 4,565 4,985 360 185 180
Slovak 17,580 8,075 9,510 610 300 310
Slovene (Slovenian) 9,790 4,415 5,370 290 140 155
Ukrainian 102,485 45,440 57,040 11,760 5,245 6,525
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 2,415 1,255 1,165 95 50 45
Celtic languages 2,690 1,335 1,360 120 75 50
Scottish Gaelic 1,090 540 550 50 30 20
Welsh 1,075 495 575 35 25 15
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 530 295 235 40 25 10
Germanic languages 538,765 258,410 280,350 20,980 10,025 10,960
Afrikaans 10,265 5,115 5,145 565 300 270
Danish 12,630 6,245 6,390 740 365 375
Dutch 99,020 48,200 50,820 4,105 1,985 2,120
Frisian 2,100 1,095 1,005 95 50 40
German 384,035 183,215 200,820 14,810 7,020 7,790
Icelandic 1,285 600 685 35 10 20
Norwegian 4,615 2,170 2,445 210 100 115
Swedish 6,840 3,015 3,825 270 120 155
Vlaams (Flemish) 3,895 1,730 2,165 80 35 45
Yiddish 13,555 6,750 6,800 55 30 25
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 525 280 240 10 5 5
Greek 106,525 53,350 53,170 1,075 585 490
Indo-Iranian languages 1,312,750 664,120 648,630 64,055 32,905 31,155
Indo-Aryan languages 1,064,760 538,530 526,235 57,435 29,430 28,010
Bengali 73,125 37,410 35,720 2,335 1,230 1,105
Gujarati 108,780 55,105 53,670 5,750 2,980 2,770
Hindi 110,640 55,880 54,765 8,410 4,235 4,175
Kashmiri 565 300 265 20 10 10
Konkani 3,330 1,625 1,710 155 80 75
Marathi 8,295 4,300 3,995 535 275 265
Nepali 18,275 9,230 9,045 1,990 1,040 955
Oriya (Odia) 1,055 560 495 70 40 30
Punjabi (Panjabi) 501,680 253,515 248,160 27,785 14,270 13,515
Sindhi 11,860 5,605 6,260 940 440 500
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 16,335 8,050 8,285 1,305 680 630
Urdu 210,815 106,960 103,860 8,140 4,160 3,980
Iranian languages 242,805 122,835 119,970 6,335 3,320 3,020
Kurdish 11,705 6,345 5,355 755 415 335
Pashto 16,910 8,760 8,145 665 350 310
Persian (Farsi) 214,200 107,725 106,470 4,920 2,555 2,365
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 5,180 2,755 2,425 280 150 130
Italic (Romance) languages 1,154,270 558,660 595,615 30,580 15,350 15,235
Catalan 865 440 425 25 10 15
Italian 375,635 184,415 191,220 4,915 2,435 2,470
Portuguese 221,540 106,630 114,910 4,620 2,260 2,365
Romanian 96,665 46,195 50,470 2,545 1,275 1,270
Spanish 458,850 220,605 238,245 18,465 9,360 9,105
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 720 380 340 15 10 10
Japanese 43,640 14,790 28,855 1,055 340 715
Kartvelian languages 1,715 910 805 70 40 25
Georgian 1,715 910 805 70 35 25
Korean 153,425 70,310 83,115 6,335 3,005 3,325
Mongolic languages 1,575 690 885 80 35 45
Mongolian 1,575 690 880 80 35 45
Niger-Congo languages 91,375 45,075 46,305 7,320 3,700 3,625
Akan (Twi) 13,455 6,490 6,970 890 460 425
Bamanankan 1,535 815 720 15 15 5
Edo 1,670 770 900 140 70 70
Ewe 1,760 950 805 125 75 55
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 2,825 1,495 1,335 140 75 65
Ga 920 445 470 65 40 25
Ganda 1,295 625 665 210 110 105
Igbo 4,235 2,265 1,970 305 165 145
Lingala 3,810 1,785 2,025 160 80 75
Rundi (Kirundi) 5,845 2,785 3,060 405 195 205
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 5,250 2,355 2,895 610 305 305
Shona 3,180 1,520 1,665 565 280 285
Swahili 13,370 6,385 6,990 1,245 605 640
Wolof 3,990 2,170 1,820 130 85 50
Yoruba 9,085 4,785 4,300 695 390 310
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 19,135 9,435 9,695 1,610 765 855
Nilo-Saharan languages 5,870 3,025 2,845 750 385 370
Dinka 2,120 1,115 1,000 335 175 160
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 3,755 1,910 1,840 415 210 205
Sign languages 7,500 3,925 3,575 390 190 200
American Sign Language 2,685 1,320 1,360 180 85 95
Quebec Sign Language 695 340 355 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 4,120 2,265 1,860 210 110 105
Sino-Tibetan languages 1,269,215 589,570 679,645 47,885 22,610 25,275
Chinese languages 1,253,360 581,650 671,715 47,180 22,240 24,945
Cantonese 565,270 262,865 302,405 22,675 10,590 12,085
Hakka 10,910 4,900 6,015 625 290 335
Mandarin 592,040 274,630 317,410 19,925 9,465 10,460
Min Dong 1,230 580 650 70 30 40
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 31,795 14,450 17,350 1,265 580 685
Wu (Shanghainese) 12,915 5,780 7,140 235 120 120
Chinese, n.o.s. 38,580 18,165 20,410 2,370 1,165 1,205
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 610 275 335 30 10 15
Tibeto-Burman languages 15,850 7,925 7,935 705 375 330
Burmese 3,585 1,795 1,790 140 75 70
Karenic languages 4,705 2,355 2,350 435 235 200
Tibetan 6,165 3,080 3,080 25 15 10
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 1,400 695 705 105 45 55
Tai-Kadai languages 22,010 8,870 13,145 1,025 380 640
Lao 12,670 6,145 6,525 380 190 195
Thai 9,255 2,690 6,565 625 185 435
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 80 35 55 15 5 10
Turkic languages 40,140 21,120 19,025 2,080 1,165 915
Azerbaijani 3,260 1,785 1,470 120 75 45
Turkish 32,815 17,375 15,440 1,740 970 770
Uyghur 1,035 510 525 60 35 25
Uzbek 1,715 855 865 110 60 45
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 1,315 590 720 45 25 25
Uralic languages 81,985 37,790 44,195 1,855 885 975
Estonian 5,445 2,325 3,115 45 20 25
Finnish 15,295 6,395 8,900 225 95 135
Hungarian 61,235 29,060 32,175 1,590 770 820
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 10 5 5 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 3,690 2,045 1,645 230 135 100
Multiple responses 818,635 398,325 420,305 34,180 16,625 17,560
English and French 165,320 80,460 84,860 3,920 1,920 1,995
English and non-official language 533,265 259,160 274,100 28,420 13,785 14,635
French and non-official language 86,150 42,170 43,985 1,230 610 620
English, French and non-official language 33,900 16,535 17,365 620 310 305
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 1,306,515 653,620 652,895
Single responses 33,103,860 16,298,475 16,805,395 1,234,645 618,560 616,080
Official languages 29,106,670 14,383,020 14,723,645 1,060,670 533,075 527,590
English 22,162,865 10,966,135 11,196,730 1,049,730 527,480 522,250
French 6,943,800 3,416,890 3,526,910 10,935 5,595 5,340
Non-official languages 3,997,195 1,915,450 2,081,750 173,975 85,480 88,490
Aboriginal languages 118,470 59,720 58,750 540 240 300
Algonquian languages 75,080 37,825 37,260 455 210 245
Blackfoot 1,115 555 555 10 0 5
Cree-Montagnais languages 55,825 28,135 27,685 420 190 230
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 15 5 5
Plains Cree 1,350 665 685 55 25 30
Southern East Cree 20 5 15 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 330 140 190 0 0 5
Woods Cree 800 410 390 20 5 10
Cree, n.o.s. 37,945 19,240 18,710 325 145 185
Eastern Algonquian languages 3,615 1,795 1,820 5 5 5
Malecite 55 30 30 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 3,560 1,770 1,795 5 0 5
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 14,525 7,335 7,190 25 15 10
Algonquin 370 170 200 0 0 0
Ojibway 6,175 3,165 3,015 25 15 10
Oji-Cree 7,900 3,960 3,940 0 0 0
Ottawa (Odawa) 75 40 35 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 5 5 5 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages 10,265 5,125 5,135 25 5 15
Northern Athabaskan languages 10,255 5,120 5,135 25 5 20
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 10 5 10
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 5 0 5
North Slavey (Hare) 340 180 155 0 0 0
South Slavey 370 190 185 5 0 5
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 5
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 165 75 90 0 0 5
Inuktitut 29,230 14,885 14,345 0 0 0
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 90 40 55 5 0 0
Iroquoian languages 285 135 155 0 0 0
Cayuga 10 0 5 0 0 0
Mohawk 255 115 140 0 0 0
Oneida 15 5 10 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 5 0 5 0 5 5
Kutenai 15 10 5 0 0 0
Michif 85 40 45 0 5 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 40 15 20
Dakota 255 140 120 20 10 10
Stoney 1,950 940 1,010 25 10 15
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 10 10 5
Non-Aboriginal languages 3,878,725 1,855,730 2,022,995 173,435 85,235 88,195
Afro-Asiatic languages 307,755 153,275 154,480 20,330 10,315 10,020
Berber languages 8,105 4,215 3,895 95 45 50
Kabyle 5,490 2,855 2,640 50 25 25
Berber languages, n.i.e. 2,620 1,365 1,260 45 20 25
Cushitic languages 27,095 12,455 14,640 5,850 2,930 2,920
Bilen 620 330 285 210 120 90
Oromo 3,410 1,700 1,710 885 455 435
Somali 22,895 10,340 12,555 4,740 2,350 2,390
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 185 85 95 10 5 10
Semitic languages 272,100 136,390 135,720 14,370 7,325 7,040
Amharic 12,780 6,010 6,770 1,700 805 890
Arabic 223,540 112,690 110,850 10,595 5,450 5,145
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 10,510 5,090 5,425 40 20 20
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 3,445 1,695 1,750 20 10 10
Harari 735 335 400 115 55 60
Hebrew 8,560 4,425 4,135 185 95 95
Maltese 1,130 525 605 5 5 5
Tigrigna 10,205 5,040 5,170 1,655 855 795
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 1,200 585 620 55 35 20
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 440 215 230 25 15 10
Austro-Asiatic languages 115,210 53,500 61,710 6,250 2,885 3,365
Khmer (Cambodian) 10,880 4,940 5,945 385 180 205
Vietnamese 104,245 48,525 55,725 5,860 2,700 3,160
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 85 40 45 5 5 0
Austronesian languages 239,785 108,110 131,680 22,800 10,715 12,080
Bikol 290 140 155 10 5 5
Cebuano 7,210 3,325 3,880 810 390 420
Fijian 195 105 90 30 15 10
Hiligaynon 2,205 970 1,240 195 85 110
Ilocano 9,125 4,045 5,080 605 290 315
Malagasy 435 220 210 10 5 5
Malay 3,620 1,710 1,910 135 65 70
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 1,200 565 630 130 60 65
Pangasinan 240 110 135 25 10 15
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 213,790 96,235 117,555 20,760 9,745 11,020
Waray-Waray 310 135 170 10 0 5
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 1,160 545 620 80 40 45
Creole languages 27,860 12,005 15,850 565 285 280
Haitian Creole 1,280 575 705 40 20 20
Creole, n.o.s. 24,575 10,510 14,060 380 200 180
Creole languages, n.i.e. 2,005 920 1,085 150 70 80
Dravidian languages 122,490 59,780 62,710 4,420 2,280 2,140
Kannada 1,630 825 800 80 40 45
Malayalam 15,440 7,865 7,575 2,330 1,195 1,130
Tamil 96,955 46,570 50,385 1,445 760 680
Telugu 8,280 4,430 3,850 560 280 280
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 190 85 105 5 5 5
Hmong-Mien languages 340 160 180 10 10 5
Indo-European languages 1,911,215 927,225 983,985 75,435 37,855 37,580
Albanian 13,135 6,575 6,560 370 195 175
Armenian 21,505 10,165 11,345 75 35 35
Balto-Slavic languages 314,965 149,315 165,650 12,805 6,240 6,570
Baltic languages 3,275 1,400 1,870 120 55 65
Latvian 1,255 530 725 55 25 30
Lithuanian 2,020 870 1,150 65 35 40
Slavic languages 311,690 147,910 163,780 12,685 6,180 6,505
Belarusan 230 105 120 10 5 5
Bosnian 6,045 3,010 3,040 300 155 150
Bulgarian 11,985 5,835 6,150 290 145 145
Croatian 16,775 7,980 8,795 895 455 440
Czech 6,235 3,060 3,180 255 135 120
Macedonian 6,830 3,250 3,580 90 45 40
Polish 74,780 34,910 39,870 3,805 1,790 2,015
Russian 116,595 55,175 61,425 3,260 1,615 1,645
Serbian 31,750 15,665 16,085 1,005 500 500
Serbo-Croatian 3,885 1,865 2,020 120 55 60
Slovak 5,615 2,685 2,920 170 85 90
Slovene (Slovenian) 2,050 905 1,145 70 35 30
Ukrainian 28,250 13,150 15,100 2,395 1,150 1,250
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 670 310 360 25 10 15
Celtic languages 360 205 155 10 5 5
Scottish Gaelic 185 105 80 5 0 5
Welsh 95 50 45 5 0 5
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 80 50 30 5 0 0
Germanic languages 146,455 71,835 74,615 3,080 1,510 1,570
Afrikaans 4,790 2,355 2,435 295 150 140
Danish 855 410 445 40 20 20
Dutch 9,565 4,630 4,935 275 135 140
Frisian 185 95 90 5 0 0
German 120,335 58,905 61,435 2,360 1,150 1,205
Icelandic 270 120 150 20 5 10
Norwegian 345 145 200 15 5 10
Swedish 1,045 500 545 70 30 40
Vlaams (Flemish) 355 170 185 15 10 5
Yiddish 7,080 3,695 3,385 5 0 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 1,625 820 810 0 0 5
Greek 44,545 21,110 23,440 375 190 190
Indo-Iranian languages 838,755 416,960 421,795 43,140 21,900 21,240
Indo-Aryan languages 676,185 337,440 338,745 39,005 19,815 19,190
Bengali 47,350 23,585 23,765 1,455 755 705
Gujarati 64,150 31,740 32,405 3,655 1,850 1,800
Hindi 55,510 27,805 27,710 5,095 2,600 2,495
Kashmiri 135 70 70 0 5 0
Konkani 720 355 370 40 20 15
Marathi 3,780 1,940 1,840 335 170 165
Nepali 13,375 6,710 6,670 1,395 730 670
Oriya (Odia) 470 235 240 35 15 20
Punjabi (Panjabi) 349,145 174,905 174,240 20,655 10,505 10,145
Sindhi 4,975 2,280 2,695 460 230 235
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 7,790 3,860 3,925 785 405 380
Urdu 128,785 63,965 64,820 5,095 2,530 2,570
Iranian languages 160,195 78,310 81,880 4,020 2,035 1,985
Kurdish 6,580 3,400 3,175 375 200 175
Pashto 10,590 5,305 5,290 430 230 200
Persian (Farsi) 143,020 69,600 73,425 3,220 1,610 1,610
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 2,375 1,215 1,160 115 55 65
Italic (Romance) languages 531,485 251,050 280,440 15,580 7,785 7,800
Catalan 355 165 190 10 5 10
Italian 115,415 49,975 65,440 1,405 635 770
Portuguese 98,710 46,915 51,795 1,915 915 1,005
Romanian 53,320 25,795 27,525 1,355 675 685
Spanish 263,510 128,110 135,400 10,880 5,550 5,330
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 180 85 95 5 5 5
Japanese 19,785 8,265 11,515 475 190 285
Kartvelian languages 1,040 565 475 55 30 25
Georgian 1,035 565 475 55 30 25
Korean 109,705 51,385 58,320 4,570 2,245 2,325
Mongolic languages 910 440 470 50 25 30
Mongolian 910 435 470 50 20 25
Niger-Congo languages 28,665 13,340 15,320 2,945 1,420 1,530
Akan (Twi) 5,990 2,695 3,295 445 210 235
Bamanankan 340 180 160 0 0 0
Edo 415 175 240 35 20 15
Ewe 410 185 225 40 20 15
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 825 400 425 55 30 25
Ga 250 105 140 20 10 5
Ganda 345 160 185 80 35 45
Igbo 1,000 485 510 80 35 45
Lingala 1,045 455 590 40 15 25
Rundi (Kirundi) 2,110 990 1,115 195 90 105
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 1,530 670 865 285 150 140
Shona 1,035 475 560 220 100 120
Swahili 5,370 2,500 2,870 585 275 310
Wolof 1,380 745 635 90 50 40
Yoruba 2,615 1,275 1,340 280 145 135
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 4,010 1,850 2,160 495 230 270
Nilo-Saharan languages 2,650 1,305 1,350 370 185 180
Dinka 1,130 580 550 200 110 90
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 1,525 730 800 165 75 90
Sign languages 10,445 5,870 4,570 475 270 210
American Sign Language 3,015 1,560 1,460 195 105 90
Quebec Sign Language 730 375 355 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 6,690 3,935 2,755 285 165 120
Sino-Tibetan languages 924,720 433,530 491,190 32,305 15,330 16,975
Chinese languages 913,365 427,860 485,505 31,770 15,050 16,720
Cantonese 400,215 184,340 215,885 14,700 6,795 7,900
Hakka 4,080 1,820 2,265 215 95 120
Mandarin 462,890 220,075 242,815 14,725 7,150 7,575
Min Dong 345 150 195 15 5 5
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 13,965 6,345 7,625 550 235 315
Wu (Shanghainese) 7,650 3,580 4,075 120 60 60
Chinese, n.o.s. 23,935 11,440 12,500 1,445 705 735
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 280 130 150 10 5 5
Tibeto-Burman languages 11,350 5,670 5,680 540 280 255
Burmese 2,245 1,115 1,125 95 55 45
Karenic languages 3,865 1,935 1,930 365 195 165
Tibetan 4,590 2,305 2,280 25 10 10
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 655 305 345 60 25 35
Tai-Kadai languages 9,565 4,455 5,110 480 220 260
Lao 6,175 2,995 3,180 185 90 95
Thai 3,360 1,450 1,915 285 125 155
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 30 15 15 5 0 5
Turkic languages 22,250 11,205 11,045 1,310 700 610
Azerbaijani 1,245 640 610 55 30 25
Turkish 18,955 9,525 9,430 1,135 605 535
Uyghur 610 315 290 35 20 15
Uzbek 990 505 490 75 40 30
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 455 230 225 10 10 0
Uralic languages 23,245 10,715 12,535 505 240 270
Estonian 975 365 610 5 0 0
Finnish 2,790 1,220 1,565 30 10 20
Hungarian 19,485 9,125 10,355 475 230 250
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 1,110 605 500 75 40 35
Multiple responses 1,663,390 802,695 860,690 71,875 35,060 36,815
English and French 160,185 77,940 82,235 2,765 1,370 1,390
English and non-official language 1,284,975 620,375 664,600 67,190 32,750 34,435
French and non-official language 148,915 70,915 78,000 585 280 305
English, French and non-official language 69,315 33,465 35,850 1,340 655 680
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 1,306,520 653,620 652,895
None 29,615,245 14,612,175 15,003,065 1,111,780 558,745 553,035
English 2,109,340 1,045,215 1,064,120 79,250 39,670 39,585
French 731,095 342,245 388,855 14,795 6,915 7,880
Non-official language 2,151,690 1,023,940 1,127,750 97,020 46,425 50,595
Aboriginal 90,740 42,890 47,850 2,560 1,070 1,495
Non-Aboriginal 2,060,945 981,055 1,079,895 94,455 45,355 49,105
English and French 47,970 23,785 24,190 685 350 335
English and non-official language 61,075 30,045 31,030 1,870 975 895
French and non-official language 48,755 22,690 26,065 1,060 515 550
English, French and non-official language 2,080 1,075 1,010 50 25 20
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 1,054,130 525,280 528,855
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 27,488,530 13,444,335 14,044,190 1,003,805 500,705 503,100
Median total income in 2015 among recipients ($) 34,204 40,782 28,860 43,863 55,929 34,264
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 27,499,185 13,449,010 14,050,175 1,004,045 500,740 503,300
Median after-tax income in 2015 among recipients ($) 30,866 35,933 26,621 38,871 47,810 31,283
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 24,583,315 12,296,595 12,286,725 933,245 477,470 455,775
Median market income in 2015 among recipients ($) 32,762 39,925 26,613 43,476 55,515 33,195
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 19,743,240 8,755,815 10,987,430 594,270 239,340 354,935
Median government transfers in 2015 among recipients ($) 5,453 4,199 6,136 3,924 3,483 4,106
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 20,428,685 10,547,760 9,880,925 815,700 427,895 387,800
Median employment income in 2015 among recipients ($) 33,684 39,836 28,474 44,532 56,006 34,864
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 22 28,643,015 13,990,430 14,652,585 1,054,235 525,435 528,800
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 27,489,395 13,441,555 14,047,845 1,004,450 500,870 503,575
Average total income in 2015 among recipients ($) 47,487 56,740 38,632 60,744 76,680 44,894
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 1,004,710 500,915 503,795
Average after-tax income in 2015 among recipients ($) 38,977 45,404 32,828 49,474 60,924 38,090
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 24,584,065 12,295,015 12,289,055 933,270 477,175 456,100
Average market income in 2015 among recipients ($) 46,885 56,803 36,962 60,819 76,898 43,997
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 19,742,130 8,752,070 10,990,060 594,040 239,110 354,925
Average government transfers in 2015 among recipients ($) 7,738 7,345 8,050 7,161 7,164 7,158
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 20,428,670 10,542,540 9,886,130 815,740 426,890 388,850
Average employment income in 2015 among recipients ($) 46,057 54,369 37,193 57,572 71,023 42,804
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 1,054,240 525,440 528,800
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 4,136,035 382,020 219,290 162,735
Median employment income in 2015 for full-year full-time workers ($)Census data footnote 25 53,431 59,326 47,420 65,025 74,939 55,025
Average employment income in 2015 for full-year full-time workers ($)Census data footnote 26 65,997 74,289 55,510 78,395 90,554 62,010
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 93.0 95.6 88.8
Employment income (%)Census data footnote 29 72.0 75.2 67.7 77.1 79.3 73.3
Government transfers (%)Census data footnote 30 11.7 8.4 16.3 7.0 4.4 11.2
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 1,054,130 525,275 528,850
Without total income 1,154,450 546,285 608,165 50,325 24,570 25,750
With total income 27,488,530 13,444,335 14,044,195 1,003,805 500,705 503,100
Percentage with total income 96.0 96.1 95.8 95.2 95.3 95.1
Under $10,000 (including loss) 3,877,620 1,668,960 2,208,655 123,520 46,605 76,915
$10,000 to $19,999 4,680,380 1,867,600 2,812,785 124,760 47,255 77,500
$20,000 to $29,999 3,807,840 1,593,335 2,214,505 116,970 45,165 71,805
$30,000 to $39,999 3,206,175 1,472,670 1,733,510 98,980 42,010 56,970
$40,000 to $49,999 2,827,045 1,376,565 1,450,480 95,630 43,785 51,845
$50,000 to $59,999 2,179,775 1,145,685 1,034,090 85,640 42,155 43,485
$60,000 to $69,999 1,655,070 938,755 716,310 71,790 39,345 32,445
$70,000 to $79,999 1,271,850 745,830 526,015 58,070 34,695 23,375
$80,000 to $89,999 966,885 579,290 387,590 46,225 28,845 17,380
$90,000 to $99,999 749,290 452,240 297,050 39,770 24,760 15,010
$100,000 and over 2,266,600 1,603,400 663,195 142,450 106,080 36,365
$100,000 to $149,999 1,493,570 1,024,210 469,365 92,950 66,420 26,530
$150,000 and over 773,025 579,190 193,830 49,500 39,660 9,840
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 1,054,130 525,275 528,855
Without after-tax income 1,143,795 541,620 602,175 50,090 24,535 25,555
With after-tax income 27,499,185 13,449,010 14,050,175 1,004,045 500,740 503,300
Percentage with after-tax income 96.0 96.1 95.9 95.2 95.3 95.2
Under $10,000 (including loss) 4,004,475 1,706,825 2,297,645 126,410 47,375 79,040
$10,000 to $19,999 4,905,055 1,972,920 2,932,130 130,580 49,605 80,975
$20,000 to $29,999 4,489,925 1,926,175 2,563,755 135,275 52,940 82,330
$30,000 to $39,999 3,924,960 1,870,705 2,054,250 124,025 55,055 68,970
$40,000 to $49,999 3,144,200 1,619,670 1,524,525 119,190 57,965 61,225
$50,000 to $59,999 2,209,280 1,245,570 963,705 96,760 53,160 43,600
$60,000 to $69,999 1,540,300 912,230 628,065 72,300 44,055 28,245
$70,000 to $79,999 1,076,180 654,570 421,610 55,645 35,025 20,620
$80,000 and over 2,204,820 1,540,335 664,485 143,855 105,565 38,290
$80,000 to $89,999 688,705 444,550 244,145 41,995 27,750 14,240
$90,000 to $99,999 420,975 291,090 129,885 27,745 19,800 7,945
$100,000 and over 1,095,140 804,690 290,445 74,115 58,015 16,100
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 1,054,130 525,275 528,855
Without employment income 8,214,295 3,442,860 4,771,430 238,430 97,380 141,055
With employment income 20,428,690 10,547,760 9,880,925 815,695 427,900 387,800
Percentage with employment income 71.3 75.4 67.4 77.4 81.5 73.3
Under $5,000 (including loss) 2,778,990 1,357,430 1,421,560 82,855 36,745 46,105
$5,000 to $9,999 1,602,140 697,025 905,120 53,060 21,780 31,280
$10,000 to $19,999 2,736,010 1,212,855 1,523,155 88,985 36,695 52,290
$20,000 to $29,999 2,293,785 1,022,090 1,271,695 75,155 30,810 44,350
$30,000 to $39,999 2,149,860 1,001,065 1,148,795 73,685 32,490 41,195
$40,000 to $49,999 1,928,565 946,625 981,940 74,125 34,405 39,715
$50,000 to $59,999 1,554,100 839,045 715,055 69,050 34,240 34,810
$60,000 to $69,999 1,220,310 708,270 512,040 57,885 32,255 25,630
$70,000 to $79,999 992,170 591,945 400,225 48,360 29,695 18,665
$80,000 and over 3,172,770 2,171,415 1,001,355 192,540 138,785 53,755
$80,000 to $89,999 773,755 475,700 298,055 39,285 25,205 14,085
$90,000 to $99,999 623,980 382,330 241,650 35,505 22,325 13,175
$100,000 and over 1,775,030 1,313,385 461,645 117,750 91,255 26,495
Income of households in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for private households by household size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 34 14,072,080 ... ... 501,970 ... ...
Median total income of households in 2015 ($) 70,336 ... ... 94,355 ... ...
Median after-tax income of households in 2015 ($) 61,348 ... ... 80,505 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for one-person private households - 100% data 3,969,790 ... ... 123,635 ... ...
Median total income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 35,174 ... ... 49,049 ... ...
Median after-tax income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 31,446 ... ... 42,311 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for two-or-more-person private households - 100% data 10,102,290 ... ... 378,335 ... ...
Median total income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 88,249 ... ... 112,995 ... ...
Median after-tax income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 76,419 ... ... 95,857 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for private households by household size - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 35 14,072,075 ... ... 502,060 ... ...
Average total income of households in 2015 ($) 92,764 ... ... 121,529 ... ...
Average after-tax income of households in 2015 ($) 76,171 ... ... 99,007 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for one-person private households - 25% sample data 3,967,765 ... ... 123,690 ... ...
Average total income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 46,799 ... ... 61,866 ... ...
Average after-tax income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 38,685 ... ... 50,474 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for two-or-more-person private households - 25% sample data 10,104,315 ... ... 378,365 ... ...
Average total income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 110,813 ... ... 141,033 ... ...
Average after-tax income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 90,890 ... ... 114,873 ... ...
Total - Household total income groups in 2015 for private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 36 14,072,075 ... ... 501,970 ... ...
Under $5,000 228,790 ... ... 7,135 ... ...
$5,000 to $9,999 200,315 ... ... 4,390 ... ...
$10,000 to $14,999 374,575 ... ... 6,095 ... ...
$15,000 to $19,999 565,940 ... ... 10,695 ... ...
$20,000 to $24,999 602,800 ... ... 16,045 ... ...
$25,000 to $29,999 538,710 ... ... 12,680 ... ...
$30,000 to $34,999 603,480 ... ... 13,415 ... ...
$35,000 to $39,999 606,600 ... ... 14,720 ... ...
$40,000 to $44,999 596,110 ... ... 14,900 ... ...
$45,000 to $49,999 578,325 ... ... 15,225 ... ...
$50,000 to $59,999 1,097,345 ... ... 31,275 ... ...
$60,000 to $69,999 1,010,415 ... ... 31,785 ... ...
$70,000 to $79,999 924,320 ... ... 30,900 ... ...
$80,000 to $89,999 836,765 ... ... 29,300 ... ...
$90,000 to $99,999 745,655 ... ... 28,285 ... ...
$100,000 and over 4,561,920 ... ... 235,130 ... ...
$100,000 to $124,999 1,470,255 ... ... 62,070 ... ...
$125,000 to $149,999 1,016,245 ... ... 48,995 ... ...
$150,000 to $199,999 1,116,140 ... ... 62,940 ... ...
$200,000 and over 959,285 ... ... 61,125 ... ...
Total - Household after-tax income groups in 2015 for private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 32 14,072,075 ... ... 501,970 ... ...
Under $5,000 243,780 ... ... 7,570 ... ...
$5,000 to $9,999 203,865 ... ... 4,480 ... ...
$10,000 to $14,999 380,680 ... ... 6,260 ... ...
$15,000 to $19,999 591,660 ... ... 11,175 ... ...
$20,000 to $24,999 673,740 ... ... 17,170 ... ...
$25,000 to $29,999 628,225 ... ... 14,460 ... ...
$30,000 to $34,999 719,825 ... ... 16,075 ... ...
$35,000 to $39,999 725,675 ... ... 17,890 ... ...
$40,000 to $44,999 711,180 ... ... 18,810 ... ...
$45,000 to $49,999 691,695 ... ... 19,570 ... ...
$50,000 to $59,999 1,299,680 ... ... 39,775 ... ...
$60,000 to $69,999 1,169,515 ... ... 38,625 ... ...
$70,000 to $79,999 1,041,635 ... ... 37,315 ... ...
$80,000 to $89,999 900,055 ... ... 35,450 ... ...
$90,000 to $99,999 757,295 ... ... 31,955 ... ...
$100,000 and over 3,333,575 ... ... 185,390 ... ...
$100,000 to $124,999 1,371,945 ... ... 65,355 ... ...
$125,000 to $149,999 809,540 ... ... 45,270 ... ...
$150,000 and over 1,152,090 ... ... 74,765 ... ...
Income of economic families in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for economic families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 37 9,688,845 ... ... 356,810 ... ...
Median total income of economic families in 2015 ($) 88,306 ... ... 111,934 ... ...
Median after-tax income of economic families in 2015 ($) 76,372 ... ... 94,875 ... ...
Average family size of economic families 3.0 ... ... 3.1 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families without children or other relatives in private households - 100% data 3,706,220 ... ... 126,620 ... ...
Median total income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 78,976 ... ... 104,151 ... ...
Median after-tax income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 68,309 ... ... 88,064 ... ...
Average family size of couple economic families without children or other relatives 2.0 ... ... 2.0 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families with children in private households - 100% data 4,222,140 ... ... 166,145 ... ...
Median total income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 113,465 ... ... 135,167 ... ...
Median after-tax income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 96,608 ... ... 113,331 ... ...
Average family size of couple economic families with children 4.0 ... ... 4.1 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for lone-parent economic families in private households - 100% data 1,481,410 ... ... 51,190 ... ...
Median total income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 53,193 ... ... 65,343 ... ...
Median after-tax income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 48,856 ... ... 58,824 ... ...
Average family size of lone-parent economic families 2.7 ... ... 2.7 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for economic families in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 38 9,689,855 ... ... 356,630 ... ...
Average total income of economic families in 2015 ($) 111,235 ... ... 141,143 ... ...
Average after-tax income of economic families in 2015 ($) 91,040 ... ... 114,678 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families without children or other relatives in private households - 25% sample data 3,706,400 ... ... 126,570 ... ...
Average total income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 101,086 ... ... 137,030 ... ...
Average after-tax income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 82,296 ... ... 110,179 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families with children in private households - 25% sample data 4,225,855 ... ... 166,185 ... ...
Average total income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 137,094 ... ... 164,660 ... ...
Average after-tax income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 111,307 ... ... 133,319 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for lone-parent economic families in private households - 25% sample data 1,477,190 ... ... 51,055 ... ...
Average total income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 65,549 ... ... 79,853 ... ...
Average after-tax income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 56,687 ... ... 68,410 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 21 5,313,545 2,608,845 2,704,705 195,665 104,485 91,175
Median total income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 39 31,890 34,483 29,801 43,116 48,086 38,131
Median after-tax income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 39 28,959 30,746 27,495 37,996 41,505 34,405
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 40 5,299,050 2,596,985 2,702,070 195,635 104,545 91,090
Average total income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 41 42,939 46,085 39,915 54,583 59,952 48,422
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 45,030 48,557 40,981
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 1,296,660 649,275 647,385
In the bottom half of the distribution 17,229,835 8,256,970 8,972,865 481,445 231,695 249,755
In the bottom decile 3,445,950 1,672,900 1,773,050 92,925 45,300 47,620
In the second decile 3,445,660 1,564,965 1,880,700 85,750 39,065 46,685
In the third decile 3,446,165 1,641,930 1,804,235 91,555 43,390 48,165
In the fourth decile 3,445,850 1,677,120 1,768,730 100,225 48,910 51,315
In the fifth decile 3,446,210 1,700,060 1,746,150 110,990 55,020 55,970
In the top half of the distribution 17,230,230 8,714,580 8,515,650 815,215 417,580 397,630
In the sixth decile 3,445,695 1,716,510 1,729,185 121,525 60,450 61,080
In the seventh decile 3,446,470 1,730,975 1,715,500 134,230 67,730 66,500
In the eighth decile 3,445,940 1,741,640 1,704,300 153,050 78,340 74,710
In the ninth decile 3,446,045 1,751,850 1,694,195 182,080 93,525 88,555
In the top decile 3,446,080 1,773,600 1,672,475 224,325 117,535 106,790
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 1,292,270 647,070 645,200
0 to 17 years 6,836,380 3,504,250 3,332,125 285,085 145,930 139,155
0 to 5 years 2,228,770 1,142,505 1,086,270 101,160 51,565 49,595
18 to 64 years 21,695,090 10,690,090 11,005,005 859,530 432,130 427,395
65 years and over 5,436,830 2,529,930 2,906,905 147,655 69,005 78,650
In low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) 4,809,940 2,243,200 2,566,740 120,135 56,485 63,655
0 to 17 years 1,163,830 597,570 566,255 37,720 19,320 18,395
0 to 5 years 396,095 203,055 193,030 14,285 7,305 6,975
18 to 64 years 2,855,290 1,341,590 1,513,700 70,965 32,985 37,975
65 years and over 790,825 304,040 486,780 11,450 4,180 7,280
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) (%) 14.2 13.4 14.9 9.3 8.7 9.9
0 to 17 years (%) 17.0 17.1 17.0 13.2 13.2 13.2
0 to 5 years (%) 17.8 17.8 17.8 14.1 14.2 14.1
18 to 64 years (%) 13.2 12.5 13.8 8.3 7.6 8.9
65 years and over (%) 14.5 12.0 16.7 7.8 6.1 9.3
In low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) 3,128,995 1,519,370 1,609,630 103,480 50,325 53,150
0 to 17 years 696,025 357,255 338,770 29,125 14,860 14,265
0 to 5 years 236,435 121,170 115,260 11,110 5,670 5,440
18 to 64 years 2,157,745 1,057,585 1,100,160 68,810 33,340 35,470
65 years and over 275,225 104,525 170,695 5,540 2,125 3,420
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) (%) 9.2 9.1 9.3 8.0 7.8 8.2
0 to 17 years (%) 10.2 10.2 10.2 10.2 10.2 10.3
0 to 5 years (%) 10.6 10.6 10.6 11.0 11.0 11.0
18 to 64 years (%) 9.9 9.9 10.0 8.0 7.7 8.3
65 years and over (%) 5.1 4.1 5.9 3.8 3.1 4.3
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 1,296,805 649,300 647,500
Official languages 33,818,210 16,709,290 17,108,920 1,276,450 641,135 635,315
English 29,748,265 14,806,270 14,941,995 1,274,775 640,415 634,360
French 10,242,945 4,952,455 5,290,495 96,015 45,005 51,005
Non-official languages 9,369,280 4,488,185 4,881,090 397,995 193,525 204,475
Aboriginal languages 263,845 127,550 136,295 4,955 2,070 2,890
Algonquian languages 177,570 85,505 92,065 4,155 1,665 2,485
Blackfoot 5,645 2,695 2,950 40 10 35
Cree-Montagnais languages 116,585 56,515 60,070 3,970 1,595 2,380
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 20 0 15
Naskapi 1,465 710 755 0 0 0
Northern East Cree 545 225 320 10 0 15
Plains Cree 5,905 2,705 3,200 960 365 600
Southern East Cree 40 30 10 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 2,345 995 1,350 30 15 15
Woods Cree 2,665 1,230 1,435 255 125 135
Cree, n.o.s. 86,115 42,080 44,035 2,695 1,090 1,605
Eastern Algonquian languages 9,765 4,710 5,050 10 10 0
Malecite 755 370 390 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 9,025 4,350 4,670 0 0 0
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 46,685 22,100 24,585 180 65 115
Algonquin 2,480 1,165 1,315 0 0 0
Ojibway 28,585 13,365 15,220 170 60 110
Oji-Cree 15,610 7,575 8,030 10 0 0
Ottawa (Odawa) 205 105 105 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 120 60 60 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages 23,655 11,340 12,320 320 135 195
Northern Athabaskan languages 23,570 11,300 12,265 320 130 190
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 210 105 100 0 10 0
Beaver 340 180 165 0 0 10
Carrier 2,105 955 1,145 30 0 20
Chilcotin 1,150 535 610 10 10 0
Dene 13,060 6,270 6,790 215 80 130
Dogrib (Tlicho) 2,375 1,210 1,165 45 20 20
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 35 20 10
North Slavey (Hare) 1,010 475 530 15 15 0
South Slavey 1,365 660 710 10 0 0
Slavey, n.o.s. 680 320 360 10 0 0
Tahltan languages 630 340 285 0 0 0
Kaska (Nahani) 365 205 170 0 0 0
Tahltan 270 140 130 10 0 10
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 10 10 0
Inuit languages 42,980 21,355 21,630 65 30 35
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 1,975 895 1,080 10 0 15
Inuktitut 40,620 20,280 20,340 30 10 20
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 470 225 240 25 20 0
Iroquoian languages 2,800 1,240 1,555 10 10 0
Cayuga 125 40 85 10 10 0
Mohawk 2,415 1,120 1,295 10 0 0
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 50 25 25
Salish languages 5,750 2,730 3,015 30 15 15
Comox 185 75 110 0 0 0
Halkomelem 1,060 475 585 10 0 0
Lillooet 790 405 385 0 0 0
Okanagan 820 370 450 10 10 0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 1,305 640 665 10 0 0
Squamish 285 125 155 0 0 0
Straits 360 160 200 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 450 220 235 0 0 10
Salish languages, n.i.e. 565 295 270 0 0 0
Siouan languages 5,430 2,665 2,770 385 205 175
Dakota 1,760 870 890 115 65 50
Stoney 3,675 1,805 1,875 280 150 130
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 20 0 10
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 1,305 645 660 0 0 0
Nisga'a 1,060 545 515 15 0 10
Tsimshian 410 180 235 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 1,490 680 805 10 10 0
Haisla 175 65 110 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 125 50 75 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 605 285 320 0 10 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 4,745,660 393,185 191,525 201,655
Afro-Asiatic languages 837,355 432,560 404,795 44,805 23,225 21,580
Berber languages 29,460 15,745 13,715 210 105 100
Kabyle 17,120 9,100 8,015 85 50 40
Berber languages, n.i.e. 12,505 6,735 5,775 120 60 65
Cushitic languages 57,125 26,870 30,250 9,795 4,985 4,810
Bilen 1,085 625 470 240 140 100
Oromo 6,245 3,070 3,175 1,210 645 560
Somali 49,665 23,070 26,590 8,400 4,220 4,180
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 480 220 265 30 10 15
Semitic languages 771,130 400,780 370,350 35,980 18,760 17,215
Amharic 33,670 16,675 16,995 4,085 2,080 2,010
Arabic 629,055 329,235 299,820 28,255 14,875 13,380
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 19,745 9,720 10,020 70 40 30
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 7,115 3,505 3,610 20 15 10
Harari 1,710 855 860 235 95 140
Hebrew 75,020 38,730 36,290 1,460 760 700
Maltese 7,625 3,760 3,870 75 35 40
Tigrigna 21,340 10,640 10,705 3,130 1,590 1,545
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 3,220 1,655 1,565 160 85 70
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 2,775 1,440 1,335 150 90 60
Austro-Asiatic languages 224,865 105,845 119,020 12,860 6,000 6,860
Khmer (Cambodian) 27,035 12,640 14,400 1,100 530 570
Vietnamese 198,895 93,735 105,155 11,805 5,500 6,305
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 190 70 120 10 10 10
Austronesian languages 656,200 273,075 383,125 53,390 23,370 30,015
Bikol 2,075 885 1,190 75 40 40
Cebuano 27,045 10,960 16,085 2,500 1,115 1,390
Fijian 1,660 955 705 145 85 60
Hiligaynon 7,925 3,200 4,720 515 215 300
Ilocano 34,530 13,805 20,730 2,415 1,020 1,400
Malagasy 2,335 1,120 1,220 15 10 0
Malay 22,470 10,370 12,100 1,240 560 680
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 5,425 2,445 2,980 515 240 275
Pangasinan 1,800 790 1,015 175 70 105
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 612,735 253,210 359,530 50,665 22,120 28,550
Waray-Waray 1,395 530 860 105 30 70
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 5,585 2,540 3,040 420 175 245
Creole languages 155,615 70,545 85,070 2,150 1,150 1,000
Haitian Creole 6,850 3,140 3,710 115 65 55
Creole, n.o.s. 133,045 59,890 73,160 1,285 710 580
Creole languages, n.i.e. 16,635 7,955 8,675 770 385 385
Dravidian languages 250,180 126,220 123,960 8,935 4,710 4,225
Kannada 8,245 4,180 4,065 385 185 195
Malayalam 37,810 19,410 18,400 4,550 2,345 2,205
Tamil 189,860 94,640 95,220 3,165 1,725 1,445
Telugu 23,160 12,770 10,390 1,365 730 630
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 790 385 405 60 35 25
Hmong-Mien languages 870 435 435 25 15 15
Indo-European languages 5,158,010 2,506,455 2,651,555 195,225 96,920 98,305
Albanian 31,930 16,140 15,790 885 490 395
Armenian 41,295 19,980 21,315 200 80 125
Balto-Slavic languages 817,315 384,960 432,350 40,035 18,880 21,150
Baltic languages 14,675 6,470 8,205 540 255 290
Latvian 6,500 2,960 3,540 250 120 125
Lithuanian 8,185 3,510 4,675 295 135 165
Slavic languages 805,915 379,965 425,945 39,710 18,730 20,975
Belarusan 2,265 1,070 1,195 110 60 55
Bosnian 18,265 9,055 9,215 1,135 550 590
Bulgarian 22,425 10,920 11,505 540 270 270
Croatian 69,840 34,515 35,325 2,815 1,555 1,265
Czech 28,720 13,675 15,050 1,045 445 600
Macedonian 23,075 11,190 11,880 225 105 125
Polish 214,965 99,365 115,600 11,315 5,555 5,760
Russian 269,645 127,055 142,595 9,225 4,350 4,875
Serbian 73,775 37,040 36,740 2,480 1,200 1,280
Serbo-Croatian 11,275 5,525 5,750 440 215 225
Slovak 21,470 10,215 11,255 760 405 355
Slovene (Slovenian) 11,495 5,205 6,290 285 140 145
Ukrainian 132,115 58,820 73,300 14,380 6,220 8,160
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 3,000 1,590 1,405 110 60 50
Celtic languages 9,165 4,705 4,455 430 240 190
Scottish Gaelic 3,980 2,010 1,975 155 70 90
Welsh 1,690 830 860 100 65 40
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 3,590 1,915 1,680 190 110 75
Germanic languages 695,535 337,215 358,320 28,630 14,115 14,515
Afrikaans 23,410 11,795 11,610 1,215 605 615
Danish 15,745 7,320 8,425 780 375 405
Dutch 120,865 57,885 62,990 4,835 2,335 2,500
Frisian 2,910 1,515 1,395 100 65 30
German 502,730 245,745 256,985 21,070 10,550 10,520
Icelandic 1,780 830 945 55 20 35
Norwegian 8,120 3,860 4,260 455 195 255
Swedish 14,140 6,510 7,635 580 270 310
Vlaams (Flemish) 4,400 1,945 2,455 80 35 50
Yiddish 20,985 10,435 10,550 70 40 35
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 8,710 4,425 4,285 20 10 10
Greek 150,965 75,510 75,455 1,585 785 790
Indo-Iranian languages 1,658,220 840,850 817,365 79,025 40,725 38,305
Indo-Aryan languages 1,387,805 704,370 683,435 72,275 37,165 35,110
Bengali 91,220 46,935 44,285 2,815 1,485 1,330
Gujarati 149,045 74,765 74,285 7,515 3,745 3,770
Hindi 433,365 221,665 211,700 27,465 14,320 13,145
Kashmiri 905 490 420 55 30 25
Konkani 6,790 3,185 3,605 165 75 90
Marathi 15,570 8,200 7,365 845 465 375
Nepali 21,380 10,915 10,470 1,970 1,065 905
Oriya (Odia) 1,535 755 775 100 55 45
Punjabi (Panjabi) 668,240 341,450 326,790 36,195 18,670 17,525
Sindhi 20,260 9,310 10,945 1,740 800 935
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 27,825 13,970 13,855 1,825 935 885
Urdu 322,220 164,685 157,535 12,280 6,370 5,910
Iranian languages 281,715 142,030 139,680 7,260 3,805 3,455
Kurdish 15,290 8,290 7,000 855 515 335
Pashto 23,180 12,465 10,715 810 440 365
Persian (Farsi) 252,320 126,565 125,755 5,815 2,990 2,825
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 8,875 4,715 4,155 475 265 210
Italic (Romance) languages 1,897,630 898,530 999,100 49,065 23,990 25,075
Catalan 2,035 1,145 890 75 40 35
Italian 574,725 278,500 296,225 8,385 4,190 4,200
Portuguese 295,955 144,465 151,485 6,100 3,005 3,095
Romanian 115,050 55,275 59,770 3,015 1,545 1,465
Spanish 995,255 460,250 535,010 33,215 16,055 17,155
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 2,680 1,610 1,075 95 45 45
Japanese 83,090 36,760 46,335 2,540 1,105 1,435
Kartvelian languages 2,150 1,075 1,075 60 25 35
Georgian 2,150 1,080 1,070 60 25 40
Korean 172,755 80,170 92,590 7,195 3,395 3,805
Mongolic languages 2,090 960 1,130 145 65 80
Mongolian 2,090 960 1,130 145 60 85
Niger-Congo languages 177,215 88,135 89,080 13,245 6,720 6,520
Akan (Twi) 22,145 10,810 11,340 1,440 710 725
Bamanankan 3,190 1,660 1,530 40 20 15
Edo 3,220 1,510 1,705 285 140 145
Ewe 3,000 1,685 1,315 155 85 75
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 4,725 2,460 2,260 160 80 80
Ga 2,250 1,140 1,110 195 105 95
Ganda 2,495 1,175 1,320 430 205 220
Igbo 8,850 4,710 4,140 605 330 275
Lingala 17,010 7,865 9,145 750 370 380
Rundi (Kirundi) 8,590 4,075 4,515 600 285 315
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 7,860 3,600 4,260 910 480 430
Shona 5,425 2,530 2,905 1,025 500 525
Swahili 38,680 19,565 19,115 3,535 1,860 1,670
Wolof 8,240 4,455 3,785 220 135 90
Yoruba 22,420 11,475 10,940 1,600 835 770
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 40,760 20,375 20,385 3,300 1,615 1,685
Nilo-Saharan languages 7,015 3,520 3,495 940 465 475
Dinka 2,475 1,280 1,190 570 265 305
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 4,555 2,240 2,315 370 200 170
Sign languages 48,115 18,985 29,130 2,720 1,060 1,660
American Sign Language 21,930 7,780 14,155 1,535 560 980
Quebec Sign Language 4,665 1,665 3,005 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e. 22,275 9,835 12,440 1,190 495 695
Sino-Tibetan languages 1,430,440 672,100 758,340 55,160 26,595 28,565
Chinese languages 1,413,110 663,465 749,640 54,310 26,145 28,160
Cantonese 699,125 325,840 373,285 28,750 13,715 15,040
Hakka 12,445 5,555 6,890 700 310 395
Mandarin 814,450 377,635 436,815 28,215 13,450 14,760
Min Dong 1,045 440 600 30 10 15
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 42,840 19,005 23,835 1,610 720 890
Wu (Shanghainese) 16,530 7,490 9,040 255 125 140
Chinese, n.o.s. 41,690 19,995 21,690 2,410 1,205 1,205
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 590 250 340 45 20 25
Tibeto-Burman languages 18,270 9,100 9,175 875 455 415
Burmese 4,995 2,490 2,500 240 125 115
Karenic languages 4,895 2,425 2,475 475 245 230
Tibetan 7,050 3,555 3,490 45 25 20
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 2,375 1,160 1,220 175 100 80
Tai-Kadai languages 30,400 13,210 17,195 1,315 525 795
Lao 17,235 8,240 8,990 580 270 310
Thai 15,390 5,875 9,520 835 275 560
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e. 115 50 65 15 10 0
Turkic languages 60,530 31,585 28,945 2,910 1,615 1,295
Azerbaijani 5,450 2,885 2,565 250 135 115
Turkish 50,775 26,605 24,165 2,380 1,335 1,040
Uyghur 1,385 685 700 145 65 75
Uzbek 2,465 1,230 1,235 145 75 70
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 1,870 905 965 70 30 40
Uralic languages 94,810 44,270 50,545 2,325 1,120 1,205
Estonian 6,070 2,750 3,315 40 25 10
Finnish 17,595 7,540 10,050 415 165 245
Hungarian 71,285 34,005 37,280 1,875 925 950
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 25 10 10 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 9,730 5,375 4,355 705 400 305
Citizenship
Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 45 34,460,065 16,971,580 17,488,490 1,296,800 649,300 647,505
Canadian citizensCensus data footnote 46 32,034,590 15,799,495 16,235,090 1,162,395 582,770 579,625
Canadian citizens aged under 18 6,652,795 3,412,785 3,240,010 264,605 135,390 129,215
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over 25,381,795 12,386,710 12,995,080 897,785 447,375 450,410
Not Canadian citizensCensus data footnote 47 2,425,480 1,172,085 1,253,400 134,410 66,535 67,875
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 1,296,805 649,305 647,500
Non-immigrantsCensus data footnote 49 26,412,610 13,124,325 13,288,290 959,790 483,675 476,115
ImmigrantsCensus data footnote 50 7,540,830 3,586,495 3,954,330 308,625 150,855 157,770
Before 1981 1,941,510 927,795 1,013,715 61,205 30,580 30,630
1981 to 1990 915,555 439,245 476,310 34,045 16,645 17,405
1991 to 2000 1,486,655 696,720 789,940 46,800 21,960 24,845
2001 to 2010 1,985,035 940,570 1,044,465 88,080 43,325 44,755
2001 to 2005 928,935 439,890 489,050 36,495 17,840 18,655
2006 to 2010 1,056,095 500,680 555,415 51,585 25,485 26,100
2011 to 2016Census data footnote 51 1,212,075 582,175 629,895 78,490 38,350 40,140
Non-permanent residentsCensus data footnote 52 506,625 260,755 245,870 28,385 14,770 13,615
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 3,954,335 308,625 150,855 157,770
Under 5 years 731,340 364,165 367,175 29,380 15,185 14,195
5 to 14 years 1,311,810 665,870 645,945 53,470 27,775 25,695
15 to 24 years 1,604,430 724,430 880,005 63,380 29,060 34,320
25 to 44 years 3,198,920 1,513,970 1,684,950 137,065 67,050 70,010
45 years and over 694,320 318,060 376,260 25,335 11,785 13,550
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 3,954,330 308,625 150,855 157,770
Americas 1,128,745 510,650 618,100 31,630 15,195 16,435
Brazil 29,320 13,235 16,080 805 330 475
Colombia 70,035 32,065 37,965 2,610 1,305 1,300
El Salvador 48,080 23,865 24,215 3,050 1,555 1,500
Guyana 87,685 38,940 48,745 1,410 625 785
Haiti 93,480 40,955 52,525 545 305 240
Jamaica 138,345 59,960 78,390 2,800 1,265 1,535
Mexico 80,585 37,530 43,055 2,450 1,235 1,215
Peru 29,615 12,950 16,665 555 215 335
Trinidad and Tobago 65,040 29,325 35,710 1,630 800 830
United StatesCensus data footnote 55 253,715 113,505 140,215 8,625 4,025 4,600
Other places of birth in Americas 232,850 108,325 124,530 7,170 3,540 3,635
Europe 2,088,410 1,015,145 1,073,260 65,685 32,675 33,005
Bosnia and Herzegovina 36,135 18,050 18,085 1,940 990 950
Croatia 40,045 20,005 20,035 1,435 770 660
France 105,565 55,395 50,170 775 350 430
Germany 145,845 69,525 76,320 7,165 3,570 3,590
Greece 62,715 31,580 31,135 655 370 285
Hungary 36,820 17,945 18,875 975 480 490
IrelandCensus data footnote 56 28,325 14,355 13,970 1,525 815 710
Italy 236,640 118,595 118,040 3,520 1,900 1,625
Netherlands 88,475 45,185 43,295 3,825 2,025 1,795
Poland 146,465 66,450 80,020 8,020 3,875 4,145
Portugal 139,450 68,150 71,300 2,575 1,270 1,305
Romania 90,305 42,795 47,510 2,330 1,180 1,155
Russian Federation 78,685 34,265 44,420 2,305 985 1,325
SerbiaCensus data footnote 57 33,320 16,325 17,000 880 390 490
Ukraine 73,030 33,360 39,665 3,770 1,655 2,120
United KingdomCensus data footnote 58 499,115 243,225 255,890 16,880 8,610 8,265
Other places of birth in Europe 247,470 119,945 127,530 7,110 3,445 3,670
Africa 637,485 322,510 314,970 37,190 19,235 17,955
Algeria 64,620 33,920 30,705 380 195 185
Egypt 64,615 34,125 30,495 2,055 1,155 895
Ethiopia 32,790 15,980 16,810 4,015 2,045 1,965
Kenya 27,150 12,810 14,340 2,000 1,025 970
Morocco 69,655 36,120 33,535 805 500 305
Nigeria 42,430 21,830 20,600 3,255 1,735 1,525
Somalia 27,230 12,070 15,160 4,590 2,255 2,335
South Africa, Republic of 44,660 22,205 22,460 2,250 1,070 1,180
Other places of birth in Africa 264,320 133,450 130,870 17,840 9,250 8,585
Asia 3,629,160 1,709,985 1,919,175 169,875 81,635 88,240
Afghanistan 51,955 26,030 25,930 1,495 770 720
Bangladesh 58,735 29,875 28,865 1,615 810 810
ChinaCensus data footnote 59 649,260 290,800 358,460 19,710 9,025 10,685
Hong KongCensus data footnote 60 208,940 98,020 110,915 7,355 3,555 3,800
India 668,565 334,030 334,540 38,830 19,850 18,980
IranCensus data footnote 61 154,425 77,970 76,455 2,720 1,440 1,280
Iraq 68,485 34,785 33,705 2,100 1,145 960
Japan 27,240 7,955 19,285 690 195 495
Korea, SouthCensus data footnote 62 123,305 57,170 66,140 5,000 2,350 2,650
Lebanon 88,745 47,295 41,450 5,050 2,750 2,295
Pakistan 202,260 103,225 99,035 8,255 4,245 4,010
Philippines 588,305 247,095 341,210 45,360 19,890 25,465
Sri Lanka 131,995 64,825 67,170 2,120 1,055 1,070
SyriaCensus data footnote 63 52,960 26,595 26,365 2,015 1,090 920
Taiwan 63,770 28,170 35,605 1,030 450 585
Viet Nam 169,250 78,000 91,250 10,420 4,870 5,555
Other places of birth in Asia 320,965 158,150 162,815 16,130 8,165 7,965
Oceania and other places of birthCensus data footnote 64 57,030 28,210 28,825 4,240 2,110 2,135
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 78,490 38,350 40,140
Americas 152,595 72,870 79,720 5,880 2,765 3,115
Brazil 8,500 4,000 4,490 270 110 155
Colombia 15,300 6,885 8,415 580 235 340
Cuba 5,370 2,545 2,820 250 115 135
Haiti 19,985 9,160 10,830 175 100 80
Jamaica 12,495 6,680 5,820 685 295 395
Mexico 18,660 9,090 9,575 975 505 470
United StatesCensus data footnote 55 33,060 16,480 16,580 1,485 675 810
VenezuelaCensus data footnote 65 6,425 2,990 3,435 230 85 140
Other places of birth in Americas 32,790 15,040 17,750 1,230 640 590
Europe 140,030 70,995 69,035 7,300 3,745 3,560
France 24,150 13,000 11,150 110 55 50
Germany 6,300 3,255 3,045 520 295 225
IrelandCensus data footnote 56 5,660 3,540 2,120 535 330 200
MoldovaCensus data footnote 66 5,900 2,735 3,165 210 85 120
Romania 7,610 3,330 4,280 375 175 200
Russian Federation 11,565 4,485 7,080 440 165 275
Ukraine 13,425 6,015 7,410 905 420 490
United KingdomCensus data footnote 58 24,445 14,235 10,215 1,850 1,030 820
Other places of birth in Europe 40,970 20,405 20,570 2,370 1,185 1,180
Africa 162,800 81,545 81,245 11,805 5,980 5,825
Algeria 17,175 8,440 8,735 40 15 30
Cameroon 10,265 5,005 5,255 370 180 195
Congo, Democratic Republic of the 7,400 3,570 3,835 530 245 280
Côte d'Ivoire 6,240 3,030 3,210 285 130 155
Egypt 16,115 8,445 7,665 750 415 335
Eritrea 6,050 3,195 2,855 990 515 470
Ethiopia 7,510 3,625 3,890 1,220 630 595
Morocco 15,105 7,470 7,635 250 150 100
Nigeria 17,285 8,850 8,435 1,565 835 730
Somalia 5,335 2,600 2,730 1,390 685 705
South Africa, Republic of 5,765 2,935 2,830 500 250 250
Tunisia 6,700 3,475 3,230 155 75 80
Other places of birth in Africa 41,855 20,905 20,950 3,760 1,860 1,895
Asia 748,700 352,095 396,610 52,780 25,485 27,295
Afghanistan 9,240 4,530 4,710 225 120 105
Bangladesh 12,900 6,445 6,460 555 265 285
ChinaCensus data footnote 59 129,020 57,745 71,270 3,680 1,650 2,030
Hong KongCensus data footnote 60 4,975 2,090 2,880 310 115 200
India 147,190 75,145 72,045 13,565 7,090 6,475
IranCensus data footnote 61 42,070 20,580 21,490 890 480 410
Iraq 20,665 10,345 10,320 705 360 345
Israel 4,740 2,615 2,130 250 135 115
Japan 4,905 1,250 3,655 195 60 130
Korea, SouthCensus data footnote 62 21,710 9,630 12,075 1,500 745 750
Lebanon 9,375 4,980 4,400 785 400 385
Nepal 7,505 3,780 3,715 1,095 580 515
Pakistan 41,480 20,530 20,945 1,985 995 990
Philippines 188,810 83,050 105,760 21,470 9,795 11,680
Saudi Arabia 5,465 2,820 2,640 380 210 165
Sri Lanka 11,495 5,190 6,305 760 365 400
SyriaCensus data footnote 63 29,945 15,245 14,700 1,390 740 645
Taiwan 4,310 1,685 2,625 130 40 90
Turkey 4,255 2,365 1,890 220 130 90
United Arab Emirates 6,135 3,220 2,910 305 170 140
Viet Nam 11,210 4,500 6,705 760 295 460
Other places of birth in Asia 31,320 14,345 16,970 1,635 750 885
Oceania and otherCensus data footnote 64 7,955 4,670 3,280 725 380 345
Australia 4,965 2,950 2,010 275 145 130
Other places of birthCensus data footnote 67 2,990 1,720 1,270 450 235 215
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 1,296,805 649,305 647,500
First generationCensus data footnote 69 8,219,555 3,936,045 4,283,505 343,900 169,135 174,765
Second generationCensus data footnote 70 6,100,725 3,053,075 3,047,650 256,445 128,720 127,725
Third generation or moreCensus data footnote 71 20,139,790 9,982,460 10,157,330 696,455 351,445 345,010
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 2,994,085 252,295 122,765 129,525
Economic immigrantsCensus data footnote 73 2,994,130 1,496,240 1,497,885 135,780 68,720 67,060
Principal applicantsCensus data footnote 74 1,220,755 755,370 465,380 55,155 34,170 20,985
Secondary applicantsCensus data footnote 75 1,773,380 740,870 1,032,510 80,625 34,550 46,075
Immigrants sponsored by familyCensus data footnote 76 1,782,490 728,085 1,054,400 72,520 30,015 42,505
RefugeesCensus data footnote 77 858,845 453,675 405,175 42,330 23,155 19,175
Other immigrantsCensus data footnote 78 68,145 31,530 36,615 1,665 875 790
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 1,296,800 649,305 647,500
Aboriginal identityCensus data footnote 80 1,673,785 813,520 860,265 76,110 36,075 40,030
Single Aboriginal responsesCensus data footnote 81 1,629,805 792,970 836,835 74,330 35,270 39,060
First Nations (North American Indian)Census data footnote 82 977,235 471,510 505,725 33,820 15,730 18,090
Métis 587,545 289,435 298,115 39,395 18,960 20,435
Inuk (Inuit) 65,030 32,030 32,995 1,115 585 535
Multiple Aboriginal responsesCensus data footnote 83 21,310 10,165 11,145 1,075 505 575
Aboriginal responses not included elsewhereCensus data footnote 84 22,670 10,385 12,290 700 295 400
Non-Aboriginal identity 32,786,280 16,158,060 16,628,225 1,220,695 613,225 607,470
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 1,296,800 649,300 647,500
Registered or Treaty IndianCensus data footnote 86 820,120 395,670 424,445 29,560 13,535 16,025
Not a Registered or Treaty Indian 33,639,945 16,575,905 17,064,040 1,267,240 635,765 631,480
Total - Aboriginal ancestry for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 87 34,460,065 16,971,575 17,488,490 1,296,805 649,300 647,505
Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 88 727,790 356,970 370,815 23,305 10,870 12,435
Single Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 89 709,235 347,985 361,245 22,255 10,395 11,860
First Nations (North American Indian) single ancestryCensus data footnote 82 573,215 280,040 293,180 15,960 7,435 8,525
Métis single ancestry 91,255 45,740 45,515 6,010 2,830 3,180
Inuit single ancestry 44,765 22,210 22,555 280 135 145
Multiple Aboriginal ancestries (only)Census data footnote 90 18,555 8,985 9,565 1,055 475 580
First Nations (North American Indian) and Métis ancestries 15,140 7,305 7,835 970 430 535
First Nations (North American Indian) and Inuit ancestries 2,470 1,205 1,265 50 25 20
Métis and Inuit ancestries 770 390 380 30 15 15
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis and Inuit ancestries 170 85 85 10 0 10
Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 91 1,402,735 669,710 733,025 66,395 31,975 34,420
Single Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 92 1,347,610 644,210 703,400 62,870 30,440 32,435
First Nations (North American Indian) and non-Aboriginal ancestries 881,455 418,215 463,235 34,190 16,430 17,765
Métis and non-Aboriginal ancestries 441,000 213,940 227,065 27,690 13,460 14,235
Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 25,155 12,045 13,105 985 550 440
Multiple Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 93 55,125 25,505 29,625 3,525 1,535 1,985
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis and non-Aboriginal ancestries 49,325 22,740 26,585 3,260 1,420 1,845
First Nations (North American Indian), Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 3,470 1,655 1,815 140 65 75
Métis, Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 2,005 940 1,065 105 45 65
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis, Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 325 170 160 10 10 0
Non-Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 94 32,329,545 15,944,900 16,384,645 1,207,105 606,460 600,645
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 1,296,805 649,300 647,505
Total visible minority populationCensus data footnote 96 7,674,580 3,725,090 3,949,495 363,920 180,585 183,335
South AsianCensus data footnote 97 1,924,635 977,690 946,945 91,415 47,195 44,225
Chinese 1,577,060 746,400 830,665 60,205 29,265 30,935
Black 1,198,540 580,070 618,475 57,815 29,680 28,140
Filipino 780,125 341,800 438,330 61,005 27,520 33,480
Latin American 447,325 215,460 231,860 18,760 9,525 9,235
Arab 523,235 276,425 246,810 25,470 13,590 11,880
Southeast AsianCensus data footnote 98 313,260 148,880 164,385 17,255 8,260 8,995
West AsianCensus data footnote 99 264,305 133,475 130,825 6,750 3,480 3,270
Korean 188,710 89,110 99,600 7,605 3,640 3,965
Japanese 92,920 40,105 52,815 2,470 980 1,495
Visible minority, n.i.e.Census data footnote 100 132,090 62,540 69,550 4,040 1,915 2,120
Multiple visible minoritiesCensus data footnote 101 232,375 113,140 119,230 11,130 5,525 5,605
Not a visible minorityCensus data footnote 102 26,785,480 13,246,485 13,539,000 932,885 468,720 464,165
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 1,296,805 649,300 647,500
North American Aboriginal origins 2,130,520 1,026,675 1,103,840 89,700 42,840 46,855
First Nations (North American Indian) 1,525,570 731,410 794,155 54,590 25,810 28,780
Inuit 79,130 38,695 40,435 1,615 845 770
Métis 599,995 291,310 308,690 38,090 18,200 19,890
Other North American origins 11,628,535 5,745,695 5,882,835 281,520 143,300 138,225
Acadian 119,675 57,805 61,865 1,905 1,090 820
American 377,405 182,690 194,715 20,080 9,700 10,380
Canadian 11,135,965 5,501,595 5,634,370 266,165 135,565 130,600
New Brunswicker 1,490 800 685 20 15 10
Newfoundlander 22,215 11,420 10,800 560 310 245
Nova Scotian 3,700 1,770 1,930 80 50 30
Ontarian 3,925 1,980 1,945 15 10 10
Québécois 194,560 99,320 95,235 495 280 215
Other North American origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 104 1,895 950 945 80 40 45
European origins 19,683,320 9,687,715 9,995,605 814,100 405,805 408,290
British Isles origins 11,211,850 5,474,735 5,737,115 470,195 234,675 235,520
Channel Islander 3,595 1,740 1,855 70 20 45
Cornish 1,975 995 975 75 50 30
English 6,320,085 3,069,515 3,250,570 258,190 127,605 130,590
Irish 4,627,000 2,195,620 2,431,385 185,935 90,225 95,710
Manx 6,125 3,090 3,040 275 125 150
Scottish 4,799,005 2,323,390 2,475,620 208,275 103,075 105,200
Welsh 474,805 226,600 248,210 24,700 11,960 12,745
British Isles origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 105 644,695 307,090 337,610 28,175 13,750 14,425
French origins 4,680,820 2,283,480 2,397,340 142,900 69,465 73,430
Alsatian 2,800 1,300 1,495 85 45 35
Breton 11,845 5,765 6,080 35 20 15
Corsican 1,750 950 805 90 50 40
French 4,670,595 2,278,430 2,392,165 142,765 69,390 73,375
Western European origins (except French origins) 4,600,855 2,258,095 2,342,760 274,300 135,440 138,860
Austrian 207,050 100,775 106,275 13,775 6,555 7,220
Bavarian 940 485 455 45 20 25
Belgian 186,665 91,395 95,270 7,050 3,415 3,635
Dutch 1,111,655 546,565 565,090 57,420 28,265 29,155
Flemish 11,685 5,730 5,960 730 315 420
Frisian 4,590 2,395 2,195 145 90 55
German 3,322,405 1,626,785 1,695,615 213,150 105,125 108,020
Luxembourger 3,915 2,025 1,890 205 110 95
Swiss 155,120 76,935 78,185 6,225 3,180 3,045
Western European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 106 3,365 1,645 1,720 175 70 105
Northern European origins (except British Isles origins) 1,201,320 579,005 622,315 93,650 45,015 48,630
Danish 207,470 100,660 106,810 15,700 7,500 8,190
Finnish 143,645 69,045 74,600 5,315 2,640 2,675
Icelandic 101,795 49,875 51,915 5,355 2,760 2,595
Norwegian 463,275 223,075 240,200 43,555 20,880 22,670
Swedish 349,645 163,545 186,095 29,435 13,455 15,980
Northern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 107 52,780 26,965 25,820 4,195 2,090 2,110
Eastern European origins 3,431,245 1,666,740 1,764,505 253,620 122,920 130,700
Bulgarian 34,565 16,935 17,625 905 465 440
Byelorussian 20,710 10,190 10,515 1,065 585 485
Czech 104,580 51,555 53,030 6,110 3,020 3,090
Czechoslovakian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 108 40,715 19,235 21,480 3,000 1,455 1,545
Estonian 24,530 11,715 12,815 660 305 360
Hungarian 348,085 170,040 178,045 14,535 7,070 7,460
Latvian 30,725 14,920 15,805 1,225 565 660
Lithuanian 59,285 28,745 30,535 2,035 1,005 1,030
Moldovan 14,915 7,265 7,650 375 170 205
Polish 1,106,585 533,830 572,750 72,770 35,305 37,465
Romanian 238,050 114,705 123,345 11,585 5,630 5,955
Russian 622,445 297,600 324,850 28,300 13,440 14,860
Slovak 72,285 35,360 36,925 3,220 1,515 1,705
Ukrainian 1,359,655 663,560 696,095 159,840 77,285 82,560
Eastern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 109 20,415 9,895 10,520 615 315 295
Southern European origins 3,012,375 1,494,605 1,517,775 77,100 38,655 38,450
Albanian 36,185 18,385 17,800 805 445 360
Bosnian 26,740 13,320 13,420 1,535 770 765
Catalan 1,280 740 535 30 30 10
Croatian 133,970 67,825 66,140 5,275 2,905 2,370
Cypriot 5,650 2,850 2,795 65 40 20
Greek 271,410 137,405 134,005 5,005 2,575 2,425
Italian 1,587,965 794,525 793,445 33,810 17,180 16,630
Kosovar 2,865 1,470 1,395 175 90 85
Macedonian 43,110 21,650 21,460 400 200 200
Maltese 41,920 20,955 20,965 495 260 235
Montenegrin 4,160 2,180 1,985 105 70 40
Portuguese 482,605 239,360 243,250 10,705 5,450 5,245
Serbian 96,530 49,095 47,440 3,415 1,665 1,750
Sicilian 6,940 3,500 3,435 90 45 50
Slovenian 40,470 20,105 20,365 1,380 720 655
Spanish 396,460 184,520 211,945 16,620 7,625 8,995
Yugoslavian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 110 38,480 18,620 19,860 1,685 825 855
Southern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 111 2,170 1,030 1,135 60 35 25
Other European origins 226,695 115,110 111,580 7,305 3,870 3,430
Basque 6,965 3,690 3,275 120 60 65
Jewish 143,660 72,625 71,035 3,680 2,005 1,675
Roma (Gypsy) 4,630 2,195 2,440 110 50 60
Slavic, n.o.s.Census data footnote 112 4,870 2,560 2,310 290 140 145
Other European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 113 67,890 34,730 33,160 3,135 1,635 1,505
Caribbean origins 749,155 349,810 399,345 15,230 7,605 7,630
Antiguan 4,500 2,115 2,385 130 65 60
Bahamian 3,675 1,915 1,760 105 70 35
Barbadian 37,780 17,745 20,035 860 425 435
Bermudan 3,075 1,435 1,640 45 30 15
Carib 3,030 1,175 1,860 50 25 25
Cuban 29,065 13,800 15,270 965 515 450
Dominican 23,130 11,000 12,125 360 185 175
Grenadian 17,915 7,835 10,080 340 180 165
Guadeloupean 1,125 515 605 0 0 0
Haitian 165,095 76,460 88,635 880 505 375
Jamaican 309,485 145,080 164,410 7,460 3,670 3,790
Kittitian/Nevisian 2,915 1,460 1,460 25 10 20
Martinican 2,010 900 1,110 10 0 0
Montserratan 930 460 470 20 0 20
Puerto Rican 3,405 1,645 1,765 100 45 55
St. Lucian 8,985 4,095 4,890 230 120 110
Trinidadian/Tobagonian 78,965 37,325 41,635 2,470 1,275 1,195
Vincentian/Grenadinian 17,420 7,475 9,945 140 50 95
West Indian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 114 70,270 31,625 38,645 1,090 525 565
Caribbean origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 115 26,830 12,520 14,310 920 450 470
Latin, Central and South American origins 674,640 325,210 349,430 24,525 12,250 12,270
Aboriginal from Central/South America (except Arawak and Maya) 22,725 10,875 11,850 770 335 435
Arawak 1,440 610 830 15 15 0
Argentinian 20,680 10,130 10,545 385 220 170
Belizean 1,755 915 845 55 35 20
Bolivian 5,055 2,480 2,580 85 35 50
Brazilian 36,830 17,380 19,455 965 460 510
Chilean 45,190 22,280 22,910 3,935 1,965 1,965
Colombian 96,325 45,590 50,735 3,575 1,760 1,810
Costa Rican 5,535 2,680 2,855 150 75 70
Ecuadorian 25,405 11,995 13,415 300 150 150
Guatemalan 26,275 13,360 12,915 700 375 330
Guyanese 84,275 39,530 44,745 1,610 770 845
Hispanic 11,055 5,380 5,670 760 395 360
Honduran 10,650 5,235 5,415 180 110 70
Maya 6,285 3,350 2,940 230 115 115
Mexican 128,485 62,890 65,595 5,110 2,655 2,460
Nicaraguan 13,705 6,650 7,055 510 265 245
Panamanian 4,700 2,210 2,495 105 50 50
Paraguayan 4,325 2,165 2,160 25 20 10
Peruvian 42,145 19,645 22,505 865 420 450
Salvadorean 66,220 32,960 33,255 3,980 2,000 1,980
Uruguayan 6,795 3,390 3,410 135 85 50
Venezuelan 26,345 12,220 14,125 710 330 380
Latin, Central and South American origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 116 28,455 13,930 14,525 1,080 550 530
African origins 1,067,930 539,805 528,120 59,330 30,555 28,770
Central and West African origins 230,110 118,040 112,070 12,940 6,815 6,120
Akan 1,955 1,090 870 25 15 10
Angolan 2,960 1,475 1,480 125 70 50
Ashanti 1,585 855 735 35 25 15
Beninese 4,995 2,670 2,320 35 25 15
Burkinabe 3,150 1,665 1,485 70 45 30
Cameroonian 24,615 12,390 12,230 780 385 390
Chadian 1,845 955 885 0 10 0
Congolese 38,365 18,925 19,440 2,275 1,195 1,080
Edo 1,945 1,095 855 210 125 80
Ewe 845 470 375 55 30 25
Gabonese 1,405 660 750 0 0 0
Gambian 975 495 475 40 25 10
Ghanaian 35,495 17,720 17,770 2,110 1,095 1,010
Guinean 7,240 3,785 3,455 285 150 135
Ibo 5,315 2,850 2,470 385 215 170
Ivorian 10,935 5,485 5,450 405 215 185
Liberian 2,485 1,130 1,360 650 305 340
Malian 4,490 2,280 2,210 35 15 20
Malinké 1,125 585 535 70 40 30
Nigerian 51,835 27,025 24,805 3,570 1,850 1,720
Peulh 2,435 1,270 1,170 65 40 25
Senegalese 10,175 5,500 4,670 250 155 90
Sierra Leonean 2,620 1,330 1,295 470 250 220
Togolese 5,300 2,870 2,430 50 20 30
Wolof 840 495 345 20 10 10
Yoruba 9,585 5,075 4,515 830 420 405
Central and West African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 117 15,380 7,940 7,445 880 495 380
North African origins 355,045 185,775 169,270 9,230 4,840 4,395
Algerian 67,335 34,755 32,580 500 230 270
Berber 37,060 19,685 17,375 240 155 85
Coptic 3,535 1,860 1,680 95 45 50
Dinka 900 500 400 200 105 95
Egyptian 99,140 51,730 47,410 3,355 1,775 1,580
Libyan 7,740 4,135 3,605 590 300 290
Maure 1,190 655 535 35 20 10
Moroccan 103,940 54,005 49,945 1,190 640 550
Sudanese 19,960 10,315 9,645 2,745 1,445 1,295
Tunisian 25,645 13,985 11,665 375 180 190
North African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 118 6,115 3,320 2,795 235 115 125
Southern and East African origins 260,145 128,325 131,815 27,415 14,115 13,300
Afrikaner 1,870 955 915 80 45 30
Amhara 1,530 815 715 185 95 90
Bantu, n.o.s.Census data footnote 119 3,965 2,175 1,785 410 230 185
Burundian 10,990 5,405 5,580 695 380 310
Djiboutian 1,710 790 920 155 85 70
Eritrean 25,255 12,830 12,430 3,475 1,790 1,690
Ethiopian 44,065 21,680 22,385 5,325 2,670 2,655
Harari 665 355 305 120 60 55
Kenyan 10,915 5,230 5,685 970 505 460
Malagasy 4,500 2,175 2,325 50 30 15
Mauritian 9,325 4,655 4,665 205 110 100
Oromo 3,350 1,745 1,605 555 355 205
Rwandan 10,775 5,065 5,705 1,125 600 530
Seychellois 1,285 575 710 0 10 0
Somali 62,550 30,215 32,330 9,805 4,995 4,805
South African 41,375 20,575 20,800 1,775 890 880
Tanzanian 4,710 2,400 2,310 470 300 175
Tigrian 2,155 1,160 995 255 130 125
Ugandan 5,705 2,875 2,830 655 355 300
Zambian 1,860 935 920 95 50 45
Zimbabwean 8,090 3,975 4,110 1,380 690 690
Zulu 945 475 475 175 75 95
Southern and East African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 120 17,305 8,445 8,860 1,510 770 740
Other African origins 239,560 116,400 123,165 10,970 5,470 5,505
Black, n.o.s.Census data footnote 121 30,385 14,015 16,370 1,200 610 585
Other African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 122 212,005 103,790 108,215 9,955 4,950 5,005
Asian origins 6,095,235 2,958,120 3,137,115 288,660 141,975 146,680
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins 1,011,145 518,170 492,980 40,165 21,075 19,090
Afghan 83,995 42,320 41,675 2,485 1,310 1,180
Arab, n.o.s.Census data footnote 123 111,400 58,930 52,475 4,415 2,405 2,015
Armenian 63,810 31,505 32,305 625 310 310
Assyrian 13,835 7,115 6,720 160 70 85
Azerbaijani 6,425 3,230 3,200 300 150 150
Georgian 4,775 2,430 2,345 95 45 50
Hazara 1,515 810 705 100 55 45
Iranian 210,405 106,565 103,840 4,630 2,375 2,250
Iraqi 70,925 35,965 34,955 2,065 1,085 980
Israeli 28,735 15,065 13,675 705 365 345
Jordanian 14,250 7,520 6,735 635 320 320
Kazakh 3,330 1,615 1,710 105 50 55
Kurd 16,315 8,810 7,515 1,065 600 465
Kuwaiti 2,235 1,185 1,055 115 55 60
Kyrgyz 1,060 510 550 30 15 10
Lebanese 219,555 112,970 106,590 15,075 7,820 7,265
Palestinian 44,820 23,900 20,920 2,905 1,605 1,295
Pashtun 4,810 2,565 2,245 235 105 130
Saudi Arabian 6,810 3,935 2,880 195 95 100
Syrian 77,045 38,445 38,600 3,015 1,545 1,470
Tajik 2,905 1,410 1,495 65 40 20
Tatar 4,825 2,155 2,670 135 55 85
Turk 63,955 32,855 31,100 2,755 1,520 1,235
Turkmen 1,040 540 500 50 15 30
Uighur 1,555 775 785 100 50 45
Uzbek 3,920 1,920 2,000 175 85 90
Yemeni 6,645 3,335 3,305 255 130 125
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 124 25,280 13,180 12,100 885 495 390
South Asian origins 1,963,330 993,595 969,735 91,600 47,185 44,415
Bangladeshi 45,940 23,645 22,300 1,450 715 730
Bengali 22,900 11,730 11,180 610 345 270
Bhutanese 3,600 1,765 1,835 80 45 30
East Indian 1,374,710 694,990 679,720 72,250 37,095 35,150
Goan 6,070 2,915 3,155 85 40 40
Gujarati 8,350 4,305 4,050 480 250 230
Kashmiri 3,115 1,605 1,510 105 55 50
Nepali 17,140 8,715 8,420 1,840 990 850
Pakistani 215,555 110,420 105,140 8,380 4,330 4,050
Punjabi 118,400 61,155 57,240 6,270 3,320 2,955
Sinhalese 7,285 3,605 3,685 270 155 115
Sri Lankan 152,595 75,010 77,585 2,330 1,175 1,145
Tamil 48,670 24,845 23,825 480 250 230
South Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 125 76,400 38,815 37,585 1,945 1,010 940
East and Southeast Asian origins 3,163,360 1,467,205 1,696,155 158,390 74,440 83,945
Burmese 9,335 4,535 4,795 450 235 215
Cambodian (Khmer) 38,490 18,515 19,980 1,565 805 765
Chinese 1,769,195 836,150 933,045 71,945 34,655 37,290
Filipino 837,130 369,105 468,025 64,220 29,110 35,110
Hmong 805 420 390 0 0 0
Indonesian 21,390 9,950 11,440 950 455 500
Japanese 121,485 53,415 68,070 3,635 1,560 2,070
Karen 4,510 2,275 2,240 395 225 170
Korean 198,210 93,680 104,525 8,000 3,825 4,180
Laotian 24,580 12,190 12,390 765 395 370
Malaysian 16,920 7,735 9,185 1,465 670 795
Mongolian 7,480 3,560 3,915 350 155 190
Singaporean 2,850 1,325 1,520 150 75 80
Taiwanese 36,510 16,570 19,945 665 290 375
Thai 19,010 7,330 11,680 1,035 375 660
Tibetan 8,040 4,055 3,985 40 25 15
Vietnamese 240,615 115,935 124,680 14,175 6,825 7,355
East and Southeast Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 126 6,500 3,150 3,355 370 190 175
Other Asian origins 22,745 11,280 11,460 945 505 440
Other Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 127 22,740 11,280 11,460 945 500 435
Oceania origins 85,470 43,030 42,440 4,955 2,555 2,400
Australian 42,315 21,710 20,605 1,940 1,015 920
New Zealander 15,395 8,065 7,330 700 385 320
Pacific Islands origins 29,485 14,240 15,250 2,435 1,215 1,215
Fijian 19,375 9,280 10,090 1,905 930 975
Hawaiian 3,295 1,500 1,795 150 70 75
Maori 2,500 1,310 1,195 200 105 90
Polynesian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 128 1,530 725 805 60 25 30
Samoan 1,100 625 475 60 40 20
Pacific Islands origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 129 2,335 1,145 1,185 70 50 20
Household characteristics
Total - Private households by tenure - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 130 14,072,075 ... ... 502,060 ... ...
Owner 9,541,320 ... ... 349,430 ... ...
Renter 4,474,530 ... ... 151,765 ... ...
Band housing 56,230 ... ... 865 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by condominium status - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 131 14,072,075 ... ... 502,060 ... ...
Condominium 1,874,840 ... ... 99,565 ... ...
Not condominium 12,197,240 ... ... 402,490 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 132 14,072,080 ... ... 502,060 ... ...
No bedrooms 93,345 ... ... 2,635 ... ...
1 bedroom 1,925,015 ... ... 56,300 ... ...
2 bedrooms 3,547,090 ... ... 107,765 ... ...
3 bedrooms 4,836,485 ... ... 177,390 ... ...
4 or more bedrooms 3,670,145 ... ... 157,970 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 133 14,072,075 ... ... 502,055 ... ...
1 to 4 rooms 4,068,915 ... ... 136,545 ... ...
5 rooms 2,177,045 ... ... 77,035 ... ...
6 rooms 1,981,585 ... ... 71,100 ... ...
7 rooms 1,790,180 ... ... 63,270 ... ...
8 or more rooms 4,054,355 ... ... 154,110 ... ...
Average number of rooms per dwelling 6.2 ... ... 6.3 ... ...
Total - Private households by number of persons per room - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 134 14,072,080 ... ... 502,055 ... ...
One person or fewer per room 13,802,060 ... ... 490,135 ... ...
More than 1 person per room 270,020 ... ... 11,925 ... ...
Total - Private households by housing suitability - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 135 14,072,075 ... ... 502,055 ... ...
Suitable 13,376,345 ... ... 475,130 ... ...
Not suitable 695,730 ... ... 26,930 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by period of construction - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 136 14,072,080 ... ... 502,060 ... ...
1960 or before 3,126,380 ... ... 61,430 ... ...
1961 to 1980 4,185,510 ... ... 153,795 ... ...
1981 to 1990 1,977,640 ... ... 61,085 ... ...
1991 to 2000 1,746,390 ... ... 59,650 ... ...
2001 to 2005 976,390 ... ... 48,040 ... ...
2006 to 2010 1,089,750 ... ... 56,925 ... ...
2011 to 2016Census data footnote 137 970,015 ... ... 61,135 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 138 14,072,080 ... ... 502,060 ... ...
Only regular maintenance or minor repairs needed 13,151,600 ... ... 474,860 ... ...
Major repairs needed 920,480 ... ... 27,200 ... ...
Total - Private households by number of household maintainers - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 139 14,072,080 ... ... 502,060 ... ...
1 household maintainer 8,324,865 ... ... 283,625 ... ...
2 household maintainers 5,404,800 ... ... 200,125 ... ...
3 or more household maintainers 342,415 ... ... 18,300 ... ...
Total - Private households by age of primary household maintainers - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 140 14,072,080 ... ... 502,055 ... ...
15 to 24 years 437,230 ... ... 19,675 ... ...
25 to 34 years 1,991,685 ... ... 97,135 ... ...
35 to 44 years 2,414,920 ... ... 100,360 ... ...
45 to 54 years 2,862,870 ... ... 99,665 ... ...
55 to 64 years 2,859,315 ... ... 92,545 ... ...
65 to 74 years 2,034,220 ... ... 54,380 ... ...
75 to 84 years 1,084,700 ... ... 28,505 ... ...
85 years and over 387,135 ... ... 9,795 ... ...
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 ... ... 496,330 ... ...
Spending less than 30% of income on shelter costs 10,472,355 ... ... 387,505 ... ...
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs 3,325,950 ... ... 108,825 ... ...
30% to less than 100% 2,861,615 ... ... 94,860 ... ...
Total - Owner households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data 9,368,330 ... ... 346,850 ... ...
% of owner households with a mortgageCensus data footnote 142 60.7 ... ... 65.0 ... ...
% of owner households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costsCensus data footnote 141 16.6 ... ... 15.1 ... ...
Median monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,130 ... ... 1,535 ... ...
Average monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,313 ... ... 1,557 ... ...
Median value of dwellings ($)Census data footnote 144 341,556 ... ... 399,942 ... ...
Average value of dwellings ($)Census data footnote 144 443,058 ... ... 437,538 ... ...
Total - Tenant households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data 4,452,850 ... ... 151,560 ... ...
% of tenant households in subsidized housingCensus data footnote 145 13.0 ... ... 10.3 ... ...
% of tenant households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costsCensus data footnote 141 40.0 ... ... 37.8 ... ...
Median monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 910 ... ... 1,254 ... ...
Average monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,002 ... ... 1,291 ... ...
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 1,054,235 525,435 528,800
No certificate, diploma or degree 5,239,575 2,667,995 2,571,585 162,550 82,800 79,745
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificateCensus data footnote 147 7,576,400 3,686,630 3,889,770 295,890 144,360 151,530
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 15,827,040 7,635,805 8,191,230 595,795 298,280 297,520
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma 2,800,260 1,906,610 893,650 103,780 83,310 20,470
Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 148 1,549,880 880,365 669,515 29,175 17,715 11,460
Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 149 1,250,385 1,026,250 224,140 74,605 65,590 9,010
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma 5,553,825 2,326,940 3,226,890 202,420 84,750 117,670
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level 813,335 331,940 481,395 34,000 13,480 20,525
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above 6,659,615 3,070,315 3,589,300 255,600 116,740 138,855
Bachelor's degree 4,443,835 1,967,905 2,475,935 177,195 76,745 100,450
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level 462,295 203,725 258,570 13,920 6,295 7,625
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry 190,925 102,530 88,395 8,045 4,340 3,705
Master's degree 1,331,045 651,510 679,535 45,905 22,695 23,220
Earned doctorateCensus data footnote 150 231,510 144,640 86,870 10,530 6,670 3,855
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 9,662,830 740,350 370,655 369,695
No certificate, diploma or degree 2,169,790 1,200,110 969,685 72,100 38,890 33,210
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificateCensus data footnote 147 4,494,585 2,247,020 2,247,565 183,535 90,730 92,805
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 12,267,005 5,821,425 6,445,580 484,715 241,030 243,675
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma 2,042,430 1,377,775 664,650 80,435 65,485 14,945
Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 148 1,145,035 639,785 505,250 21,380 13,410 7,970
Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 149 897,390 737,990 159,405 59,045 52,075 6,975
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma 4,241,985 1,786,065 2,455,920 164,095 69,130 94,970
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level 580,885 240,040 340,850 26,380 10,580 15,800
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above 5,401,705 2,417,555 2,984,155 213,805 95,840 117,965
Bachelor's degree 3,590,080 1,562,160 2,027,925 147,835 63,425 84,410
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level 362,455 151,205 211,250 10,820 4,760 6,055
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry 153,290 74,440 78,855 6,835 3,455 3,380
Master's degree 1,120,190 527,335 592,850 40,005 19,160 20,850
Earned doctorateCensus data footnote 150 175,685 102,415 73,275 8,310 5,040 3,270
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 1,054,235 525,440 528,800
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 152 12,815,980 6,354,625 6,461,350 458,440 227,155 231,280
Education 1,060,095 251,290 808,800 42,060 10,670 31,395
13. Education 1,060,095 251,290 808,805 42,060 10,670 31,395
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 596,230 268,050 328,180 17,040 7,435 9,605
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services 99,020 72,865 26,150 3,285 2,265 1,020
50. Visual and performing arts 497,210 195,185 302,025 13,755 5,175 8,585
Humanities 850,840 330,490 520,345 24,100 9,995 14,100
16. Aboriginal and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics 98,000 22,100 75,900 2,725 780 1,945
23. English language and literature/letters 178,590 52,785 125,810 5,150 1,615 3,530
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities 275,525 104,135 171,390 7,485 2,785 4,700
30A Interdisciplinary humanitiesCensus data footnote 153 4,160 1,640 2,520 70 30 40
38. Philosophy and religious studies 51,930 30,185 21,750 1,705 1,015 690
39. Theology and religious vocations 77,490 46,285 31,200 3,440 1,985 1,455
54. History 111,465 59,965 51,500 2,950 1,655 1,295
55. French language and literature/letters 53,680 13,400 40,290 570 125 445
Social and behavioural sciences and law 1,761,900 586,455 1,175,445 54,225 18,015 36,210
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies 24,685 5,660 19,025 905 200 705
09. Communication, journalism and related programs 182,275 68,030 114,245 5,335 2,245 3,090
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences 324,660 26,065 298,595 9,430 780 8,655
22. Legal professions and studies 289,600 102,660 186,945 10,120 3,335 6,785
30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciencesCensus data footnote 154 35,445 8,150 27,295 740 245 490
42. Psychology 281,470 71,230 210,230 10,480 2,965 7,510
45. Social sciences 623,775 304,660 319,110 17,210 8,240 8,970
Business, management and public administration 3,360,045 1,272,475 2,087,565 118,515 44,895 73,625
30.16 Accounting and computer science 6,190 1,850 4,340 205 55 150
44. Public administration and social service professions 237,835 48,815 189,015 7,005 1,470 5,530
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services 3,116,025 1,221,805 1,894,215 111,305 43,370 67,935
Physical and life sciences and technologies 614,280 315,665 298,615 25,940 13,130 12,800
26. Biological and biomedical sciences 249,955 105,560 144,400 10,150 4,450 5,700
30.01 Biological and physical sciences 125,600 61,685 63,915 6,235 2,785 3,450
30C Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciencesCensus data footnote 155 28,155 12,625 15,530 145 25 120
40. Physical sciences 179,305 122,815 56,485 7,390 4,950 2,440
41. Science technologies/technicians 31,270 12,980 18,290 2,020 920 1,095
Mathematics, computer and information sciences 651,480 420,370 231,110 21,490 13,180 8,315
11. Computer and information sciences and support services 514,685 356,435 158,250 16,960 11,305 5,655
25. Library science 40,820 6,495 34,320 1,800 240 1,560
27. Mathematics and statistics 86,655 50,930 35,725 2,585 1,535 1,050
30D Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciencesCensus data footnote 156 9,325 6,510 2,815 145 90 55
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies 3,327,405 3,022,700 304,700 156,315 141,560 14,750
04. Architecture and related services 114,315 72,880 41,435 4,040 2,635 1,405
14. Engineering 752,465 615,880 136,585 34,310 28,075 6,235
15. Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields 620,065 551,855 68,205 29,305 25,610 3,695
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation 410 85 325 10 10 0
46. Construction trades 702,155 682,710 19,445 36,945 35,450 1,495
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians 731,135 709,430 21,705 30,840 29,835 1,000
48. Precision production 406,855 389,850 17,005 20,865 19,955 910
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 339,050 219,040 120,010 10,595 6,280 4,310
01. Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences 205,930 127,925 78,005 6,630 3,805 2,820
03. Natural resources and conservation 133,120 91,115 42,005 3,965 2,475 1,485
Health and related fields 2,266,720 441,180 1,825,545 95,020 18,435 76,580
31. Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies 164,295 81,260 83,040 5,935 2,765 3,165
51. Health professions and related programs 2,047,680 329,010 1,718,670 86,470 14,185 72,285
60. Dental, medical and veterinary residency programs 54,740 30,910 23,830 2,615 1,485 1,130
Personal, protective and transportation services 995,825 507,200 488,630 30,450 14,645 15,805
12. Personal and culinary services 565,555 151,530 414,025 18,050 4,955 13,095
28. Military science, leadership and operational art 3,505 3,080 420 55 50 10
29. Military technologies and applied sciences 7,900 7,230 670 330 290 35
43. Security and protective services 206,745 150,540 56,205 6,470 4,210 2,255
49. Transportation and materials moving 212,125 194,810 17,315 5,555 5,140 410
Other 3,170 885 2,280 50 30 25
30.99 Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies, other 3,170 890 2,280 55 25 30
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 9,662,825 740,345 370,655 369,695
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 152 6,664,380 3,447,130 3,217,250 255,635 129,625 126,015
Education 727,515 160,315 567,205 31,215 7,405 23,805
13. Education 727,515 160,315 567,200 31,215 7,405 23,805
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 467,905 208,365 259,545 13,720 5,935 7,780
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services 74,530 53,995 20,535 2,490 1,715 780
50. Visual and performing arts 393,375 154,370 239,005 11,225 4,225 7,000
Humanities 614,815 232,425 382,390 19,490 7,945 11,545
16. Aboriginal and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics 76,540 16,200 60,340 2,285 635 1,650
23. English language and literature/letters 133,800 38,310 95,485 4,170 1,285 2,880
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities 191,005 71,770 119,235 6,250 2,295 3,955
30A Interdisciplinary humanitiesCensus data footnote 153 3,140 1,250 1,895 60 30 25
38. Philosophy and religious studies 37,870 21,930 15,940 1,390 825 565
39. Theology and religious vocations 52,295 31,200 21,090 2,610 1,520 1,085
54. History 82,565 43,475 39,085 2,315 1,270 1,045
55. French language and literature/letters 37,600 8,285 29,315 420 80 345
Social and behavioural sciences and law 1,417,625 453,100 964,525 45,735 14,800 30,935
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies 20,300 4,595 15,705 770 175 600
09. Communication, journalism and related programs 152,080 56,125 95,955 4,640 1,895 2,740
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences 259,845 19,160 240,685 7,785 640 7,145
22. Legal professions and studies 241,170 76,720 164,445 8,800 2,600 6,200
30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciencesCensus data footnote 154 27,310 6,390 20,920 595 210 385
42. Psychology 218,470 51,570 166,900 8,495 2,340 6,160
45. Social sciences 498,450 238,540 259,915 14,650 6,940 7,715
Business, management and public administration 2,696,770 1,000,895 1,695,875 98,705 37,170 61,535
30.16 Accounting and computer science 4,955 1,480 3,475 175 45 130
44. Public administration and social service professions 192,190 36,890 155,305 5,830 1,140 4,690
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services 2,499,625 962,530 1,537,095 92,705 35,995 56,710
Physical and life sciences and technologies 449,870 222,120 227,755 20,295 9,965 10,330
26. Biological and biomedical sciences 195,830 79,945 115,880 8,055 3,440 4,620
30.01 Biological and physical sciences 89,205 42,265 46,945 4,680 2,095 2,585
30C Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciencesCensus data footnote 155 9,280 3,850 5,430 150 30 115
40. Physical sciences 132,935 87,025 45,905 5,870 3,755 2,110
41. Science technologies/technicians 22,625 9,035 13,590 1,550 650 895
Mathematics, computer and information sciences 567,415 368,840 198,575 18,875 11,630 7,240
11. Computer and information sciences and support services 464,000 321,805 142,190 15,340 10,225 5,115
25. Library science 29,955 4,870 25,080 1,420 205 1,220
27. Mathematics and statistics 65,620 36,895 28,725 2,000 1,140 865
30D Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciencesCensus data footnote 156 7,840 5,270 2,575 110 65 40
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies 2,532,555 2,271,735 260,820 127,195 114,335 12,850
04. Architecture and related services 93,135 57,280 35,850 3,270 2,040 1,230
14. Engineering 612,265 490,980 121,285 29,250 23,705 5,545
15. Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields 475,045 418,595 56,450 23,975 20,855 3,120
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation 350 70 275 10 10 0
46. Construction trades 515,630 499,670 15,960 29,835 28,520 1,315
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians 540,800 523,425 17,375 24,205 23,345 855
48. Precision production 295,335 281,715 13,620 16,645 15,860 785
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 269,445 167,680 101,770 8,400 4,745 3,655
01. Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences 159,975 94,680 65,295 5,045 2,675 2,370
03. Natural resources and conservation 109,470 73,000 36,470 3,350 2,070 1,280
Health and related fields 1,749,545 342,395 1,407,145 76,635 15,120 61,515
31. Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies 129,560 63,315 66,245 4,860 2,295 2,565
51. Health professions and related programs 1,576,945 256,895 1,320,050 69,550 11,635 57,915
60. Dental, medical and veterinary residency programs 43,040 22,185 20,860 2,225 1,195 1,035
Personal, protective and transportation services 770,950 392,820 378,135 24,405 11,940 12,465
12. Personal and culinary services 431,415 114,395 317,025 14,155 3,955 10,195
28. Military science, leadership and operational art 2,725 2,355 375 50 45 0
29. Military technologies and applied sciences 4,425 3,975 445 220 190 30
43. Security and protective services 162,995 116,750 46,240 5,415 3,475 1,935
49. Transportation and materials moving 169,400 155,340 14,050 4,570 4,270 300
Other 2,590 745 1,845 45 25 15
30.99 Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies, other 2,585 740 1,845 45 25 20
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 1,054,235 525,440 528,800
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 12,815,975 6,354,625 6,461,350 458,440 227,155 231,280
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 158 15,827,040 7,635,805 8,191,235 595,795 298,280 297,520
Location of study inside Canada 13,117,190 6,299,305 6,817,890 477,645 240,585 237,060
Same as province or territory of residence 11,519,215 5,503,640 6,015,575 380,785 191,290 189,495
Different than province or territory of residence 1,597,975 795,655 802,315 96,865 49,300 47,565
Location of study outside CanadaCensus data footnote 159 2,709,850 1,336,505 1,373,345 118,150 57,695 60,460
United StatesCensus data footnote 160 349,540 189,995 159,545 11,945 6,725 5,210
Philippines 298,830 109,820 189,020 25,450 9,875 15,575
India 281,415 142,410 138,995 18,415 9,370 9,050
United KingdomCensus data footnote 161 232,035 131,050 100,980 8,035 4,605 3,430
ChinaCensus data footnote 162 205,375 94,690 110,685 6,160 2,845 3,315
France 88,860 50,400 38,455 635 385 245
Other 1,253,790 618,135 635,655 47,515 23,885 23,630
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 9,662,830 740,345 370,655 369,695
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 6,664,380 3,447,125 3,217,250 255,635 129,625 126,015
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 158 12,267,005 5,821,430 6,445,575 484,715 241,030 243,680
Location of study inside Canada 10,134,590 4,807,045 5,327,545 384,315 193,000 191,320
Same as province or territory of residence 8,918,160 4,207,495 4,710,665 305,860 153,300 152,560
Different than province or territory of residence 1,216,425 599,545 616,875 78,455 39,700 38,760
Location of study outside CanadaCensus data footnote 159 2,132,415 1,014,385 1,118,030 100,395 48,035 52,360
United StatesCensus data footnote 160 254,245 131,955 122,290 9,075 4,925 4,150
Philippines 263,095 96,025 167,065 23,490 9,030 14,460
India 239,535 117,445 122,090 16,315 8,155 8,155
United KingdomCensus data footnote 161 133,655 73,575 60,085 5,440 3,145 2,295
ChinaCensus data footnote 162 175,825 79,635 96,190 5,380 2,465 2,915
France 72,920 40,610 32,310 550 335 210
Other 993,135 475,145 517,990 40,155 19,985 20,170
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 1,054,235 525,435 528,800
In the labour force 18,672,475 9,731,830 8,940,645 757,805 404,615 353,185
Employed 17,230,040 8,923,540 8,306,490 693,745 366,165 327,585
Unemployed 1,442,435 808,285 634,150 64,055 38,450 25,605
Not in the labour force 9,970,545 4,258,605 5,711,945 296,435 120,825 175,615
Participation rate 65.2 69.6 61.0 71.9 77.0 66.8
Employment rate 60.2 63.8 56.7 65.8 69.7 61.9
Unemployment rate 7.7 8.3 7.1 8.5 9.5 7.2
Work activity during the reference year
Total population aged 15 years and over by work activity during the reference year - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 164 28,643,020 13,990,430 14,652,580 1,054,235 525,440 528,800
Did not workCensus data footnote 165 9,282,005 3,930,570 5,351,440 268,075 107,550 160,525
Worked 19,361,010 10,059,865 9,301,150 786,165 417,885 368,275
Worked full year, full timeCensus data footnote 166 9,626,010 5,402,110 4,223,895 393,005 227,025 165,980
Worked part year and/or part timeCensus data footnote 167 9,735,005 4,657,755 5,077,245 393,155 190,860 202,295
Average weeks worked in reference year 42.4 42.9 42.0 42.6 43.2 42.0
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 8,940,640 757,805 404,615 353,185
Class of worker - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 404,350 197,705 206,640 12,910 5,985 6,920
All classes of workersCensus data footnote 170 18,268,125 9,534,120 8,734,000 744,895 398,630 346,260
Employee 16,073,685 8,158,745 7,914,940 669,875 350,715 319,160
Self-employedCensus data footnote 171 2,194,440 1,375,380 819,060 75,015 47,910 27,110
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 8,940,645 757,800 404,620 353,190
Occupation - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 404,350 197,710 206,640 12,910 5,985 6,920
All occupationsCensus data footnote 170 18,268,120 9,534,120 8,734,005 744,895 398,630 346,265
0 Management occupations 2,013,370 1,251,165 762,205 79,210 49,560 29,650
1 Business, finance and administration occupations 2,874,305 862,870 2,011,440 118,920 32,780 86,145
2 Natural and applied sciences and related occupations 1,273,660 990,560 283,105 54,855 42,945 11,910
3 Health occupations 1,245,885 244,730 1,001,155 54,305 10,660 43,645
4 Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services 2,138,445 672,945 1,465,495 81,080 28,610 52,475
5 Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport 557,275 255,705 301,570 17,255 7,055 10,200
6 Sales and service occupations 4,265,895 1,843,510 2,422,390 164,210 69,320 94,885
7 Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations 2,668,875 2,504,290 164,585 139,415 129,075 10,340
8 Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations 416,135 331,920 84,215 13,915 11,545 2,370
9 Occupations in manufacturing and utilities 814,285 576,435 237,845 21,730 17,085 4,645
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 8,940,640 757,800 404,615 353,190
Industry - NAICS2012 - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 404,350 197,710 206,640 12,910 5,985 6,920
All industry categoriesCensus data footnote 170 18,268,125 9,534,120 8,734,000 744,890 398,630 346,265
11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 444,680 310,000 134,675 6,360 3,970 2,390
21 Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction 271,300 219,880 51,420 23,270 19,380 3,890
22 Utilities 136,350 100,135 36,210 7,645 5,400 2,245
23 Construction 1,365,010 1,196,550 168,455 87,605 74,225 13,380
31-33 Manufacturing 1,596,570 1,149,745 446,820 46,005 34,890 11,115
41 Wholesale trade 665,685 451,230 214,455 30,525 21,750 8,775
44-45 Retail trade 2,110,200 984,090 1,126,115 83,620 38,160 45,460
48-49 Transportation and warehousing 876,050 656,375 219,670 35,595 26,805 8,795
51 Information and cultural industries 420,350 243,650 176,705 10,995 6,225 4,770
52 Finance and insurance 790,580 327,865 462,715 24,525 8,680 15,850
53 Real estate and rental and leasing 333,305 184,350 148,955 14,415 8,020 6,395
54 Professional, scientific and technical services 1,335,125 740,520 594,605 51,860 29,330 22,530
55 Management of companies and enterprises 28,795 12,795 16,000 1,065 450 615
56 Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services 802,420 462,825 339,590 28,455 16,325 12,135
61 Educational services 1,346,585 420,845 925,735 51,905 17,090 34,815
62 Health care and social assistance 2,138,025 383,755 1,754,270 86,535 15,265 71,270
71 Arts, entertainment and recreation 379,740 192,875 186,865 13,855 6,710 7,145
72 Accommodation and food services 1,283,725 535,210 748,515 51,635 21,460 30,180
81 Other services (except public administration) 814,695 371,880 442,815 35,560 16,900 18,660
91 Public administration 1,128,945 589,530 539,405 53,470 27,605 25,865
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 8,306,495 693,750 366,165 327,580
Worked at home 1,272,285 639,500 632,785 38,960 17,450 21,505
Worked outside Canada 78,815 54,235 24,580 1,690 1,180 510
No fixed workplace address 1,987,260 1,487,445 499,820 99,025 75,780 23,250
Worked at usual place 13,891,675 6,742,360 7,149,315 554,065 271,755 282,315
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 7,149,315 554,065 271,755 282,310
Commute within census subdivision (CSD) of residence 8,102,115 3,723,115 4,379,005 392,920 178,885 214,040
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) within census division (CD) of residence 2,906,390 1,435,640 1,470,750 144,980 81,405 63,575
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 13,785 9,925 3,860
Commute to a different province or territory 157,970 91,445 66,525 2,380 1,540 840
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 7,649,135 653,090 347,530 305,560
Car, truck, van - as a driver 11,748,095 6,380,120 5,367,975 506,065 284,135 221,925
Car, truck, van - as a passenger 868,920 349,855 519,065 33,245 12,795 20,450
Public transit 1,968,215 846,735 1,121,485 73,585 29,960 43,625
Walked 877,985 392,950 485,030 24,140 10,380 13,755
Bicycle 222,130 146,615 75,515 6,425 4,165 2,265
Other method 193,595 113,525 80,060 9,630 6,090 3,540
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 7,649,130 653,090 347,530 305,560
Less than 15 minutes 4,449,920 2,071,365 2,378,555 137,450 60,925 76,525
15 to 29 minutes 5,314,295 2,725,165 2,589,130 257,780 137,715 120,065
30 to 44 minutes 3,228,845 1,782,680 1,446,165 163,820 93,060 70,765
45 to 59 minutes 1,391,060 768,115 622,940 54,335 30,805 23,525
60 minutes and over 1,494,830 882,485 612,345 39,705 25,030 14,680
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 7,649,135 653,090 347,530 305,565
Between 5 a.m. and 5:59 a.m. 1,073,680 781,230 292,455 49,715 37,220 12,495
Between 6 a.m. and 6:59 a.m. 2,814,750 1,754,045 1,060,710 132,655 83,440 49,220
Between 7 a.m. and 7:59 a.m. 4,458,835 2,217,210 2,241,620 195,615 99,920 95,695
Between 8 a.m. and 8:59 a.m. 3,349,975 1,408,710 1,941,265 111,230 48,160 63,070
Between 9 a.m. and 11:59 a.m. 1,756,265 752,940 1,003,325 64,745 26,910 37,835
Between 12 p.m. and 4:59 a.m. 2,425,435 1,315,670 1,109,765 99,125 51,875 47,245
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 9,613,285 808,705 428,070 380,640
Single responses 19,365,980 10,042,855 9,323,130 801,065 424,370 376,695
Official languages 19,090,545 9,897,470 9,193,075 794,780 421,180 373,595
English 15,265,335 7,952,010 7,313,320 792,255 420,330 371,925
French 3,825,215 1,945,465 1,879,750 2,520 855 1,670
Non-official languages 275,430 145,380 130,055 6,280 3,185 3,100
Aboriginal languages 24,950 12,385 12,565 15 10 10
Algonquian languages 14,440 7,370 7,070 15 10 0
Blackfoot 80 45 35 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 11,540 5,820 5,720 10 10 10
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 15 10 10
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 10 0
Dakota 20 10 10 0 0 0
Stoney 240 145 95 0 10 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 6,265 3,170 3,095
Afro-Asiatic languages 7,380 4,530 2,850 510 305 200
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 60 25 35
Bilen 10 10 10 0 0 0
Oromo 45 25 20 10 0 0
Somali 220 80 145 55 25 30
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Semitic languages 7,065 4,420 2,650 445 275 165
Amharic 200 95 100 40 15 20
Arabic 5,585 3,695 1,890 325 225 100
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 205 155 55 0 0 0
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 30 20 15 0 0 0
Harari 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hebrew 825 335 490 25 0 15
Maltese 25 15 10 0 0 0
Tigrigna 135 70 60 15 0 10
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 65 35 30 50 25 25
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 10 0 10 0 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 8,550 3,790 4,760 425 190 230
Khmer (Cambodian) 475 230 245 10 0 0
Vietnamese 8,070 3,560 4,510 410 185 230
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 3,850 1,750 2,095 325 180 145
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 15 10 10
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 1,875 300 170 130
Waray-Waray 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 40 25 15 0 0 0
Creole languages 350 125 225 10 0 0
Haitian Creole 25 10 15 0 0 0
Creole, n.o.s. 315 110 200 0 0 0
Creole languages, n.i.e. 15 0 10 10 0 0
Dravidian languages 2,225 1,060 1,165 25 15 10
Kannada 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malayalam 90 50 45 10 0 10
Tamil 2,090 1,005 1,080 15 10 10
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 2,140 1,135 1,010
Albanian 350 220 125 10 10 10
Armenian 450 220 230 0 0 0
Balto-Slavic languages 10,075 4,745 5,330 310 155 150
Baltic languages 95 35 60 0 0 0
Latvian 40 10 25 0 0 0
Lithuanian 60 25 30 0 0 0
Slavic languages 9,980 4,710 5,270 315 160 150
Belarusan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bosnian 155 90 65 0 0 0
Bulgarian 205 110 90 0 0 0
Croatian 220 130 95 0 0 0
Czech 70 40 30 0 0 0
Macedonian 95 45 55 0 10 0
Polish 2,500 1,265 1,235 120 65 60
Russian 4,850 2,135 2,720 80 30 45
Serbian 530 320 210 10 0 0
Serbo-Croatian 30 25 0 0 0 0
Slovak 100 60 40 20 10 10
Slovene (Slovenian) 15 0 10 0 0 0
Ukrainian 1,210 485 725 75 40 30
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 95 50 45
Afrikaans 85 40 40 0 0 0
Danish 90 50 35 0 0 10
Dutch 1,165 630 540 20 10 10
Frisian 40 25 15 0 0 0
German 10,065 5,715 4,345 65 45 25
Icelandic 0 10 0 0 0 0
Norwegian 65 30 40 10 0 10
Swedish 125 55 70 0 0 0
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 0 0 0
Indo-Iranian languages 37,330 21,140 16,190 1,270 710 560
Indo-Aryan languages 32,485 18,125 14,360 1,195 665 535
Bengali 530 275 245 15 0 10
Gujarati 880 300 585 65 10 50
Hindi 1,405 755 650 110 60 45
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 10 0 0
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 27,870 15,945 11,920 975 575 400
Sindhi 35 10 30 0 0 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 40 25 20 0 0 0
Urdu 1,495 705 790 40 10 25
Iranian languages 4,820 3,000 1,815 65 50 25
Kurdish 185 150 40 15 10 10
Pashto 50 20 25 0 0 0
Persian (Farsi) 4,580 2,830 1,750 55 35 15
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 20 10 15 0 0 0
Italic (Romance) languages 23,025 12,965 10,060 460 210 245
Catalan 30 10 20 0 0 0
Italian 1,705 895 805 15 10 10
Portuguese 7,490 4,795 2,695 40 20 20
Romanian 745 365 380 0 0 0
Spanish 13,030 6,885 6,145 400 180 220
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 25 10 10 0 0 0
Japanese 3,255 1,195 2,065 30 10 25
Kartvelian languages 30 10 20 0 0 0
Georgian 30 10 20 0 0 0
Korean 12,150 6,260 5,885 260 120 140
Mongolic languages 10 10 0 0 0 0
Mongolian 10 0 10 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 235 120 115 10 0 0
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 1,180 125 65 60
American Sign Language 1,145 340 810 80 30 50
Quebec Sign Language 135 15 115 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 640 390 255 40 35 10
Sino-Tibetan languages 122,880 65,030 57,850 2,315 1,100 1,215
Chinese languages 122,610 64,880 57,730 2,300 1,090 1,215
Cantonese 58,815 30,485 28,340 1,480 725 745
Hakka 70 25 45 10 0 0
Mandarin 60,090 32,430 27,665 705 310 400
Min Dong 25 15 10 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 565 335 225 15 10 10
Wu (Shanghainese) 105 65 45 0 0 0
Chinese, n.o.s. 2,930 1,530 1,405 95 45 50
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 270 155 115 10 10 10
Burmese 75 35 35 0 0 0
Karenic languages 135 75 55 10 10 10
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 25 10 15
Lao 150 70 80 0 0 0
Thai 525 205 325 30 10 15
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 750 475 275 50 20 25
Azerbaijani 30 20 0 0 0 0
Turkish 685 435 255 35 15 20
Uyghur 15 15 0 0 0 0
Uzbek 15 10 0 10 10 0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Uralic languages 595 270 325 15 10 10
Estonian 50 15 40 0 0 0
Finnish 105 40 65 10 0 0
Hungarian 435 225 215 10 10 10
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 80 45 35 10 0 10
Multiple responses 590,270 300,115 290,155 7,640 3,700 3,945
English and French 412,680 211,095 201,585 1,865 890 975
English and non-official language 154,285 77,870 76,420 5,630 2,745 2,890
French and non-official language 7,830 3,595 4,235 20 10 15
English, French and non-official language 15,475 7,565 7,915 130 60 75
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 9,613,290 808,710 428,070 380,635
None 17,456,725 9,056,235 8,400,490 776,205 411,870 364,335
English 1,259,225 661,460 597,765 4,420 1,910 2,510
French 705,780 349,035 356,745 8,815 4,290 4,525
Non-official language 496,565 257,455 239,105 18,790 9,760 9,030
Aboriginal 37,615 17,215 20,400 370 140 230
Non-Aboriginal 458,945 240,245 218,710 18,420 9,620 8,800
English and French 2,535 1,200 1,335 0 0 0
English and non-official language 18,040 8,765 9,280 75 30 40
French and non-official language 17,265 8,730 8,540 410 210 195
English, French and non-official language 115 90 30 10 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 1,279,510 640,675 638,835
Non-movers 29,644,795 14,593,190 15,051,605 1,070,150 535,850 534,305
Movers 4,446,990 2,190,555 2,256,435 209,355 104,830 104,530
Non-migrants 2,623,515 1,292,750 1,330,760 138,845 70,100 68,740
Migrants 1,823,475 897,805 925,670 70,515 34,725 35,785
Internal migrants 1,451,005 713,060 737,945 53,785 26,870 26,915
Intraprovincial migrants 1,189,525 580,895 608,630 38,260 19,085 19,175
Interprovincial migrants 261,475 132,160 129,315 15,520 7,785 7,740
External migrants 372,475 184,745 187,730 16,730 7,855 8,875
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 1,211,875 605,960 605,915
Non-movers 20,134,760 9,902,645 10,232,115 652,385 324,895 327,490
Movers 12,433,805 6,101,675 6,332,130 559,490 281,065 278,425
Non-migrants 6,755,630 3,314,730 3,440,905 306,930 154,255 152,675
Migrants 5,678,175 2,786,945 2,891,230 252,565 126,810 125,750
Internal migrants 4,296,720 2,104,325 2,192,395 177,130 89,220 87,905
Intraprovincial migrants 3,467,670 1,689,950 1,777,720 103,790 51,185 52,600
Interprovincial migrants 829,045 414,375 414,670 73,340 38,030 35,305
External migrants 1,381,460 682,625 698,835 75,435 37,590 37,845

Source

Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population.

How to cite

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2017. Canada [Country] and Edmonton Zone [Health region, December 2017], Alberta (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 17, 2024).

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