Census Profile, 2016 Census
Calgary [Population centre], Alberta and Pointe-Claire, Ville [Census subdivision], Quebec

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Characteristic Calgary
Alberta
[Population centre]
Pointe-Claire, V
Quebec
[Census subdivision]
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Total Male Female Total Male Female
Counts (unless otherwise specified)
Population and dwellings
Population, 2016Census data footnote 1 1,237,656 ... ... 31,380 ... ...
Population, 2011Census data footnote 1 1,094,379 r ... ... 30,790 ... ...
Population percentage change, 2011 to 2016 13.1 ... ... 1.9 ... ...
Total private dwellingsCensus data footnote 2 489,271 ... ... 12,835 ... ...
Private dwellings occupied by usual residentsCensus data footnote 3 466,391 ... ... 12,376 ... ...
Population density per square kilometre 2,111.8 ... ... 1,660.0 ... ...
Land area in square kilometres 586.08 ... ... 18.90 ... ...
Age characteristics
Total - Age groups and average age of the population - 100% dataCensus data footnote 4 1,237,650 617,210 620,440 31,380 14,740 16,635
0 to 14 years 226,580 116,325 110,255 4,745 2,455 2,290
0 to 4 years 77,820 39,975 37,840 1,370 710 665
5 to 9 years 79,230 40,790 38,440 1,595 845 755
10 to 14 years 69,530 35,560 33,970 1,775 905 870
15 to 64 years 872,320 437,655 434,665 19,160 9,335 9,825
15 to 19 years 69,630 35,685 33,940 1,910 1,015 895
20 to 24 years 78,480 39,740 38,735 1,910 970 935
25 to 29 years 99,950 49,625 50,325 1,320 685 635
30 to 34 years 109,160 54,535 54,630 1,340 660 680
35 to 39 years 100,160 49,720 50,445 1,595 710 885
40 to 44 years 93,220 46,670 46,545 1,810 855 950
45 to 49 years 87,690 44,345 43,345 2,125 1,000 1,130
50 to 54 years 86,785 43,525 43,255 2,525 1,205 1,320
55 to 59 years 82,155 41,160 40,995 2,500 1,220 1,285
60 to 64 years 65,095 32,645 32,450 2,120 1,020 1,105
65 years and over 138,750 63,230 75,520 7,475 2,960 4,515
65 to 69 years 48,950 23,915 25,035 1,890 850 1,035
70 to 74 years 31,665 15,070 16,590 1,485 670 810
75 to 79 years 22,775 10,250 12,530 1,195 475 720
80 to 84 years 17,360 7,505 9,860 1,175 425 755
85 years and over 18,000 6,495 11,500 1,730 535 1,190
85 to 89 years 11,505 4,530 6,975 990 340 650
90 to 94 years 4,985 1,605 3,375 585 165 425
95 to 99 years 1,355 345 1,010 125 30 95
100 years and over 165 20 145 25 5 15
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 18.3 18.8 17.8 15.1 16.7 13.8
15 to 64 years 70.5 70.9 70.1 61.1 63.3 59.1
65 years and over 11.2 10.2 12.2 23.8 20.1 27.1
85 years and over 1.5 1.1 1.9 5.5 3.6 7.2
Average age of the population 37.6 37.0 38.2 45.3 42.9 47.4
Median age of the population 36.7 36.2 37.1 47.6 45.1 49.6
Household and dwelling characteristics
Total - Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling - 100% dataCensus data footnote 5 466,395 ... ... 12,375 ... ...
Single-detached house 262,430 ... ... 6,565 ... ...
Apartment in a building that has five or more storeys 32,885 ... ... 2,180 ... ...
Other attached dwellingCensus data footnote 6 169,050 ... ... 3,635 ... ...
Semi-detached house 29,430 ... ... 915 ... ...
Row house 44,710 ... ... 1,280 ... ...
Apartment or flat in a duplex 21,860 ... ... 95 ... ...
Apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys 72,850 ... ... 1,330 ... ...
Other single-attached house 195 ... ... 15 ... ...
Movable dwellingCensus data footnote 7 2,025 ... ... 5 ... ...
Total - Private households by household size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 8 466,390 ... ... 12,375 ... ...
1 person 114,185 ... ... 3,710 ... ...
2 persons 150,775 ... ... 3,810 ... ...
3 persons 78,405 ... ... 1,925 ... ...
4 persons 75,220 ... ... 2,070 ... ...
5 or more persons 47,805 ... ... 870 ... ...
Number of persons in private households 1,221,000 ... ... 30,060 ... ...
Average household size 2.6 ... ... 2.4 ... ...
Marital status
Total - Marital status for the population aged 15 years and over - 100% dataCensus data footnote 9 1,011,070 500,885 510,185 26,640 12,290 14,345
Married or living common law 595,925 298,785 297,135 15,210 7,565 7,645
Married 506,035 253,695 252,340 12,845 6,400 6,450
Living common law 89,885 45,090 44,795 2,360 1,165 1,195
Not married and not living common law 415,150 202,105 213,050 11,430 4,725 6,700
Never married 292,725 160,265 132,465 6,740 3,540 3,205
Separated 22,220 9,685 12,540 440 180 265
Divorced 62,225 24,230 37,995 1,820 580 1,245
Widowed 37,970 7,925 30,045 2,425 435 1,990
Family characteristics
Total - Census families in private households by family size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 10 336,770 ... ... 8,590 ... ...
2 persons 155,450 ... ... 3,940 ... ...
3 persons 75,845 ... ... 1,915 ... ...
4 persons 74,685 ... ... 2,065 ... ...
5 or more persons 30,785 ... ... 675 ... ...
Average size of census families 3.0 ... ... 3.0 ... ...
Total number of census families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 11 336,770 ... ... 8,590 ... ...
Total couple families 289,225 ... ... 7,290 ... ...
Married couples 244,295 ... ... 6,110 ... ...
Common-law couples 44,935 ... ... 1,175 ... ...
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent 47,545 ... ... 1,305 ... ...
Female parent 37,050 ... ... 1,030 ... ...
Male parent 10,495 ... ... 275 ... ...
Total - Couple census families in private households - 100% data 289,225 ... ... 7,290 ... ...
Couples without children 126,065 ... ... 3,145 ... ...
Couples with children 163,160 ... ... 4,140 ... ...
1 child 62,340 ... ... 1,520 ... ...
2 children 71,235 ... ... 1,965 ... ...
3 or more children 29,585 ... ... 655 ... ...
Total - Lone-parent census families in private households - 100% data 47,545 ... ... 1,300 ... ...
1 child 29,385 ... ... 790 ... ...
2 children 13,505 ... ... 390 ... ...
3 or more children 4,650 ... ... 120 ... ...
Total - Persons not in census families in private households - 100% data 219,475 112,410 107,070 4,605 1,760 2,845
Household type
Total - Private households by household type - 100% dataCensus data footnote 12 466,395 ... ... 12,375 ... ...
One-census-family households 309,995 ... ... 8,305 ... ...
Without children in a census familyCensus data footnote 13 115,155 ... ... 3,025 ... ...
With children in a census familyCensus data footnote 14 194,840 ... ... 5,285 ... ...
Multiple-census-family households 12,900 ... ... 140 ... ...
Non-census-family households 143,500 ... ... 3,930 ... ...
One-person households 114,185 ... ... 3,705 ... ...
Two-or-more person non-census-family households 29,320 ... ... 220 ... ...
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 1,226,780 612,060 614,725 30,855 14,590 16,270
English only 1,107,090 558,230 548,855 7,670 3,530 4,140
French only 1,165 505 655 1,345 540 800
English and French 89,335 41,345 47,990 21,510 10,395 11,115
Neither English nor French 29,190 11,970 17,220 335 120 210
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 1,226,780 612,060 614,725 30,855 14,590 16,265
English 1,171,870 587,145 584,725 20,780 9,940 10,845
French 18,945 9,585 9,355 7,590 3,485 4,105
English and French 7,390 3,665 3,730 2,160 1,050 1,110
Neither English nor French 28,575 11,660 16,915 325 115 210
Official language minority (number)Census data footnote 17 22,640 11,420 11,220 21,865 10,460 11,395
Official language minority (percentage)Census data footnote 17 1.8 1.9 1.8 70.9 71.7 70.1
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 1,226,785 612,060 614,725 30,860 14,590 16,270
Single responses 1,188,730 593,530 595,195 29,555 13,925 15,625
Official languages 824,410 417,710 406,695 22,285 10,530 11,755
English 806,275 408,530 397,750 15,650 7,490 8,155
French 18,135 9,185 8,950 6,635 3,040 3,600
Non-official languages 364,320 175,820 188,500 7,270 3,400 3,875
Aboriginal languages 695 250 440 20 5 10
Algonquian languages 490 185 300 15 10 10
Blackfoot 225 85 135 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 195 80 115 15 5 10
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 0 5 0 0 0 0
Moose Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Naskapi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern East Cree 0 0 0 10 5 0
Plains Cree 50 20 30 0 0 0
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 10 0 5 0 0 0
Woods Cree 5 5 10 0 0 0
Cree, n.o.s. 125 55 70 10 5 5
Eastern Algonquian languages 10 5 5 0 0 0
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 10 5 5 0 0 0
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 60 10 50 0 0 0
Algonquin 0 5 0 0 0 0
Ojibway 50 10 45 0 0 0
Oji-Cree 5 0 5 0 0 0
Ottawa (Odawa) 5 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages 50 20 35 0 0 0
Northern Athabaskan languages 55 20 35 0 0 0
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carrier 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chilcotin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dene 20 10 10 0 0 0
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 5 0 0 0
Gwich'in 5 0 0 0 0 0
Sarsi (Sarcee) 20 5 15 0 0 0
Sekani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages 5 0 5 0 0 0
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Slavey 5 0 5 0 0 0
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tutchone languages 0 0 5 0 0 0
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages 20 10 10 0 5 0
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 5 5 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 5 5 0 0 5 5
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 10 0 10 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages 0 0 5 0 0 0
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 5 0 0 0 0 0
Oneida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 10 5 10 0 0 0
Salish languages 5 5 0 0 0 0
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lillooet 0 0 0 0 0 0
Okanagan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Squamish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Straits 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages 90 25 70 0 0 0
Dakota 20 5 15 0 0 0
Stoney 70 20 50 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tlingit 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nisga'a 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haisla 0 0 0 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 20 10 10 0 0 0
Non-Aboriginal languages 363,630 175,570 188,060 7,250 3,390 3,860
Afro-Asiatic languages 28,940 15,185 13,760 540 280 255
Berber languages 130 75 55 30 15 10
Kabyle 60 30 30 15 10 5
Berber languages, n.i.e. 75 40 25 15 10 5
Cushitic languages 2,465 1,225 1,240 0 0 0
Bilen 50 30 20 0 0 0
Oromo 940 485 455 0 0 0
Somali 1,460 705 755 0 5 0
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 10 5 5 0 0 0
Semitic languages 26,300 13,855 12,450 505 260 245
Amharic 4,045 1,950 2,090 5 5 0
Arabic 18,355 9,860 8,495 475 245 225
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 280 150 130 5 0 5
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 80 40 40 0 0 0
Harari 70 40 30 0 0 0
Hebrew 480 240 245 25 15 10
Maltese 35 15 15 0 0 0
Tigrigna 2,750 1,460 1,290 0 0 0
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 205 105 110 0 0 0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 40 25 15 5 0 5
Austro-Asiatic languages 13,365 6,235 7,125 100 45 55
Khmer (Cambodian) 835 400 435 20 10 10
Vietnamese 12,520 5,830 6,685 80 35 45
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 5 5 5 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 46,370 20,125 26,240 300 110 185
Bikol 190 85 105 0 0 0
Cebuano 1,925 820 1,100 5 0 5
Fijian 40 20 15 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 665 260 400 5 0 5
Ilocano 2,540 1,110 1,435 10 5 10
Malagasy 20 5 15 5 5 0
Malay 760 330 425 5 0 5
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 260 125 130 0 0 0
Pangasinan 125 50 70 5 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 39,235 17,045 22,185 260 95 165
Waray-Waray 140 65 75 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 475 200 275 0 0 0
Creole languages 605 305 300 60 25 35
Haitian Creole 20 10 5 0 0 0
Creole, n.o.s. 415 205 210 50 25 25
Creole languages, n.i.e. 180 90 85 15 5 5
Dravidian languages 5,125 2,670 2,460 75 35 45
Kannada 285 145 140 0 0 0
Malayalam 2,075 1,065 1,010 10 5 5
Tamil 1,805 955 855 60 20 35
Telugu 930 490 440 5 5 5
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 25 15 15 0 0 0
Hmong-Mien languages 90 45 45 0 0 0
Indo-European languages 175,190 86,705 88,485 4,415 2,080 2,335
Albanian 1,325 700 630 10 5 5
Armenian 245 130 120 95 40 55
Balto-Slavic languages 29,575 13,830 15,745 930 425 505
Baltic languages 495 235 260 45 10 35
Latvian 165 80 95 25 5 15
Lithuanian 325 155 170 20 0 15
Slavic languages 29,080 13,600 15,485 885 415 470
Belarusan 20 10 10 0 0 0
Bosnian 780 390 395 5 5 5
Bulgarian 925 475 450 65 30 35
Croatian 1,890 930 960 20 10 10
Czech 1,360 640 720 35 15 20
Macedonian 150 75 75 0 0 0
Polish 7,670 3,610 4,060 310 145 165
Russian 9,255 4,185 5,070 275 130 145
Serbian 1,815 910 905 50 25 25
Serbo-Croatian 515 250 265 5 0 0
Slovak 1,070 520 555 35 15 20
Slovene (Slovenian) 235 100 135 5 0 5
Ukrainian 3,350 1,485 1,860 80 30 45
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 55 35 20 5 5 0
Celtic languages 115 60 60 0 0 0
Scottish Gaelic 45 25 25 0 0 0
Welsh 55 30 25 0 0 0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 20 10 5 0 0 0
Germanic languages 15,710 7,520 8,185 450 185 265
Afrikaans 805 400 410 5 0 0
Danish 755 385 370 10 5 5
Dutch 3,455 1,725 1,725 90 35 55
Frisian 35 15 15 0 0 0
German 9,925 4,665 5,255 300 120 175
Icelandic 65 35 30 0 0 0
Norwegian 220 95 130 0 0 0
Swedish 275 120 155 20 5 15
Vlaams (Flemish) 90 45 50 10 5 5
Yiddish 85 35 40 5 5 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 10 5 0 0 0 0
Greek 1,470 740 735 225 115 115
Indo-Iranian languages 86,810 43,990 42,820 750 375 375
Indo-Aryan languages 74,000 37,325 36,675 535 265 270
Bengali 4,045 2,070 1,970 40 20 20
Gujarati 5,375 2,705 2,670 195 95 100
Hindi 7,025 3,580 3,440 80 35 50
Kashmiri 80 45 35 0 0 0
Konkani 165 80 85 5 5 0
Marathi 840 430 410 10 5 5
Nepali 1,925 1,010 915 5 5 5
Oriya (Odia) 100 50 45 5 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 35,585 17,915 17,675 95 55 40
Sindhi 1,665 780 885 5 5 5
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 925 450 470 5 0 0
Urdu 16,275 8,200 8,075 90 50 45
Iranian languages 11,875 6,170 5,700 215 110 100
Kurdish 740 395 345 5 0 5
Pashto 1,610 825 785 20 15 10
Persian (Farsi) 9,525 4,950 4,575 195 95 95
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 935 490 445 0 0 0
Italic (Romance) languages 39,935 19,740 20,190 1,955 935 1,015
Catalan 45 20 25 0 0 0
Italian 4,995 2,545 2,450 665 340 325
Portuguese 3,360 1,595 1,760 225 105 125
Romanian 4,495 2,285 2,205 365 175 190
Spanish 27,030 13,290 13,740 695 315 380
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 10 5 5 0 0 0
Japanese 2,305 815 1,495 50 15 35
Kartvelian languages 130 75 55 0 0 0
Georgian 130 70 55 0 0 0
Korean 8,875 4,105 4,770 95 40 55
Mongolic languages 450 210 240 5 0 0
Mongolian 445 210 235 5 0 5
Niger-Congo languages 5,575 2,860 2,715 45 25 25
Akan (Twi) 640 335 305 10 0 5
Bamanankan 15 5 5 5 0 5
Edo 100 65 35 5 0 5
Ewe 55 35 25 0 0 0
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 80 45 40 5 0 0
Ga 55 25 25 0 0 0
Ganda 40 15 20 0 0 0
Igbo 680 360 320 5 5 0
Lingala 85 40 45 0 0 0
Rundi (Kirundi) 140 70 75 0 0 0
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 115 60 60 5 0 5
Shona 290 145 150 0 0 0
Swahili 755 365 390 0 0 0
Wolof 120 65 50 0 0 0
Yoruba 1,370 720 650 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 1,040 515 525 15 5 10
Nilo-Saharan languages 1,495 735 755 0 0 0
Dinka 720 360 355 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 775 370 400 0 0 0
Sign languages 235 130 105 5 0 5
American Sign Language 85 45 45 5 0 0
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 5 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 145 90 60 0 0 5
Sino-Tibetan languages 68,080 32,050 36,035 1,325 625 695
Chinese languages 66,845 31,435 35,410 1,325 625 695
Cantonese 33,690 15,835 17,855 255 105 150
Hakka 340 155 185 10 5 10
Mandarin 28,335 13,360 14,975 985 480 505
Min Dong 45 20 20 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 1,675 745 925 15 5 5
Wu (Shanghainese) 370 170 195 25 15 15
Chinese, n.o.s. 2,385 1,150 1,235 25 15 10
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 10 5 5 5 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 1,240 615 625 0 0 0
Burmese 265 135 130 0 0 0
Karenic languages 280 135 150 0 0 0
Tibetan 550 280 265 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 145 65 80 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages 1,005 365 640 25 5 20
Lao 430 195 230 20 10 15
Thai 565 165 400 5 0 10
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 5 5 5 5 0 0
Turkic languages 1,720 945 775 85 35 50
Azerbaijani 240 135 105 5 0 0
Turkish 1,210 680 525 65 30 35
Uyghur 60 30 30 0 0 0
Uzbek 75 35 40 15 5 10
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 140 60 75 5 0 0
Uralic languages 3,755 1,810 1,950 120 60 65
Estonian 90 45 45 10 5 5
Finnish 280 105 170 15 5 10
Hungarian 3,390 1,655 1,735 100 50 50
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 320 190 130 0 0 0
Multiple responses 38,055 18,530 19,530 1,300 660 640
English and French 3,195 1,525 1,670 660 350 310
English and non-official language 33,110 16,170 16,940 330 155 170
French and non-official language 1,005 515 490 135 70 65
English, French and non-official language 750 320 430 175 85 90
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 1,226,785 612,060 614,725 30,860 14,590 16,270
Single responses 1,143,930 571,575 572,355 28,935 13,695 15,240
Official languages 931,960 468,085 463,875 25,305 11,960 13,340
English 924,325 464,195 460,125 19,695 9,395 10,300
French 7,640 3,895 3,745 5,605 2,570 3,040
Non-official languages 211,970 103,485 108,480 3,630 1,735 1,895
Aboriginal languages 185 90 90 5 5 0
Algonquian languages 125 65 60 5 5 0
Blackfoot 60 35 25 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 60 30 30 5 5 5
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 5 5 0 0 0 0
Moose Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Naskapi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern East Cree 0 0 0 5 5 0
Plains Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Woods Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree, n.o.s. 55 30 25 0 0 0
Eastern Algonquian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 5 0 5 0 0 0
Algonquin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway 5 5 5 0 0 0
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages 15 10 10 0 0 0
Northern Athabaskan languages 15 10 10 0 0 0
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carrier 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chilcotin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dene 5 0 5 0 0 0
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 5 0 0 0
Gwich'in 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sarsi (Sarcee) 5 5 0 0 0 0
Sekani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Slavey 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tutchone languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages 5 0 0 0 0 0
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 0 0 5 0 0 0
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oneida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 5 5 0 0 0 0
Salish languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lillooet 0 0 0 0 0 0
Okanagan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Squamish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Straits 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages 25 10 15 0 0 0
Dakota 15 0 10 0 0 0
Stoney 15 10 10 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tlingit 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nisga'a 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haisla 0 0 0 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 5 5 5 0 0 0
Non-Aboriginal languages 211,790 103,400 108,390 3,625 1,730 1,890
Afro-Asiatic languages 17,940 9,160 8,780 240 115 125
Berber languages 60 35 25 15 10 5
Kabyle 25 15 10 5 5 0
Berber languages, n.i.e. 30 20 15 10 5 5
Cushitic languages 1,640 800 840 0 0 0
Bilen 45 25 25 0 0 0
Oromo 700 350 355 0 0 0
Somali 890 425 460 0 0 0
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 5 5 0 0 0 0
Semitic languages 16,220 8,320 7,905 225 105 115
Amharic 2,705 1,295 1,410 5 5 5
Arabic 10,780 5,580 5,195 210 100 115
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 200 100 100 0 0 0
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 65 35 30 0 0 0
Harari 45 25 25 0 0 0
Hebrew 240 120 120 5 0 0
Maltese 5 0 5 0 0 0
Tigrigna 2,045 1,090 955 0 0 0
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 145 75 70 0 0 0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 15 10 10 5 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 8,755 4,120 4,635 50 20 25
Khmer (Cambodian) 425 210 220 10 0 10
Vietnamese 8,325 3,905 4,415 40 15 20
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 5 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 24,790 11,560 13,230 95 40 50
Bikol 30 10 15 0 0 0
Cebuano 815 385 430 0 0 0
Fijian 15 10 5 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 200 95 110 0 0 0
Ilocano 1,020 475 540 5 0 0
Malagasy 10 0 10 0 0 0
Malay 230 125 105 0 0 0
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 65 30 35 0 0 0
Pangasinan 15 10 10 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 22,195 10,340 11,855 90 40 50
Waray-Waray 50 25 25 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 145 60 85 0 0 0
Creole languages 280 145 140 30 15 10
Haitian Creole 5 0 0 0 0 0
Creole, n.o.s. 215 110 110 25 15 10
Creole languages, n.i.e. 65 30 35 5 0 0
Dravidian languages 3,110 1,580 1,530 45 20 30
Kannada 115 60 55 0 0 0
Malayalam 1,275 645 630 5 0 0
Tamil 1,155 580 575 45 15 30
Telugu 550 285 270 5 0 5
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 20 10 15 0 0 0
Hmong-Mien languages 60 30 35 0 0 0
Indo-European languages 97,070 48,290 48,785 1,895 905 995
Albanian 610 325 285 10 5 5
Armenian 105 55 50 40 15 20
Balto-Slavic languages 13,295 6,505 6,795 440 210 230
Baltic languages 225 120 110 10 5 10
Latvian 80 45 35 5 5 0
Lithuanian 150 80 70 5 0 5
Slavic languages 13,070 6,380 6,685 425 205 220
Belarusan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bosnian 350 175 175 5 0 5
Bulgarian 475 240 235 40 15 25
Croatian 680 335 350 5 0 5
Czech 395 190 205 10 5 5
Macedonian 80 40 40 0 0 0
Polish 3,115 1,510 1,610 140 65 70
Russian 5,640 2,730 2,910 175 90 85
Serbian 930 460 475 25 15 15
Serbo-Croatian 175 90 85 0 0 0
Slovak 415 205 210 10 5 5
Slovene (Slovenian) 40 15 25 0 0 0
Ukrainian 760 385 370 10 0 5
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 10 5 5 0 0 0
Celtic languages 15 10 5 0 0 0
Scottish Gaelic 5 5 0 0 0 0
Welsh 5 0 5 0 0 0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 0 0 0
Germanic languages 2,065 975 1,090 40 20 20
Afrikaans 410 195 220 0 0 0
Danish 65 30 30 0 0 0
Dutch 395 190 200 25 10 10
Frisian 0 0 0 0 0 0
German 1,085 505 580 15 5 5
Icelandic 15 10 5 0 0 0
Norwegian 25 10 15 0 0 0
Swedish 50 25 25 5 5 5
Vlaams (Flemish) 10 5 5 0 0 0
Yiddish 10 5 5 0 0 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 5 5 0 0 0 0
Greek 480 225 255 65 35 35
Indo-Iranian languages 58,575 29,405 29,170 440 215 225
Indo-Aryan languages 50,230 25,205 25,025 325 160 165
Bengali 2,700 1,355 1,345 30 10 15
Gujarati 3,045 1,525 1,520 120 55 60
Hindi 3,965 2,040 1,925 40 20 30
Kashmiri 50 25 25 0 0 0
Konkani 35 20 15 0 0 0
Marathi 445 230 215 5 0 5
Nepali 1,330 685 645 5 0 0
Oriya (Odia) 45 25 20 5 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 26,795 13,430 13,365 75 45 35
Sindhi 705 310 395 0 0 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 470 230 240 0 0 0
Urdu 10,645 5,325 5,320 55 25 25
Iranian languages 7,850 3,950 3,905 115 55 60
Kurdish 450 230 225 0 0 0
Pashto 1,030 525 510 5 5 0
Persian (Farsi) 6,370 3,195 3,175 110 50 55
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 490 255 240 0 0 0
Italic (Romance) languages 21,920 10,790 11,130 860 405 450
Catalan 25 10 10 0 0 0
Italian 1,215 535 680 70 30 40
Portuguese 1,645 790 855 95 40 60
Romanian 2,330 1,195 1,135 255 130 130
Spanish 16,715 8,255 8,460 430 205 225
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Japanese 1,070 465 600 15 5 10
Kartvelian languages 80 40 35 0 0 0
Georgian 80 45 35 0 0 0
Korean 6,340 3,015 3,320 75 35 40
Mongolic languages 275 130 145 0 0 0
Mongolian 280 130 145 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 1,745 840 905 10 0 5
Akan (Twi) 300 155 145 5 0 5
Bamanankan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Edo 25 10 15 0 0 0
Ewe 15 10 5 5 0 0
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 45 25 25 0 0 0
Ga 15 5 10 0 0 0
Ganda 5 0 0 0 0 0
Igbo 135 65 70 0 0 0
Lingala 25 10 15 0 0 0
Rundi (Kirundi) 65 30 35 0 0 0
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 25 10 15 0 0 0
Shona 95 45 50 0 0 0
Swahili 340 155 185 0 0 0
Wolof 65 35 25 0 0 0
Yoruba 330 155 170 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 265 130 140 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages 900 435 470 0 0 0
Dinka 440 215 230 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 460 220 240 0 0 0
Sign languages 310 180 135 10 5 5
American Sign Language 75 40 40 0 0 0
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 5 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 235 140 95 10 5 5
Sino-Tibetan languages 46,295 22,025 24,265 1,050 515 540
Chinese languages 45,410 21,585 23,825 1,050 510 540
Cantonese 22,025 10,275 11,745 135 60 80
Hakka 100 35 60 5 0 5
Mandarin 20,865 10,110 10,755 860 430 425
Min Dong 10 0 5 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 670 290 375 5 0 0
Wu (Shanghainese) 210 105 105 25 15 15
Chinese, n.o.s. 1,535 760 775 15 10 10
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 880 440 440 0 0 0
Burmese 175 90 85 0 0 0
Karenic languages 235 105 125 0 0 0
Tibetan 395 205 190 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 70 35 40 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages 380 165 215 15 5 5
Lao 180 75 95 15 10 10
Thai 195 85 110 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 10 5 5 0 0 0
Turkic languages 980 510 470 70 30 35
Azerbaijani 105 55 50 5 0 0
Turkish 730 390 345 45 15 20
Uyghur 45 20 25 0 0 0
Uzbek 50 25 30 15 5 10
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 45 25 25 5 0 0
Uralic languages 1,295 640 660 30 20 20
Estonian 15 5 15 5 5 0
Finnish 35 25 15 0 0 0
Hungarian 1,240 610 630 30 20 15
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 115 70 45 0 0 0
Multiple responses 82,850 40,485 42,365 1,925 895 1,030
English and French 2,160 1,080 1,075 670 320 350
English and non-official language 79,110 38,650 40,460 815 365 445
French and non-official language 370 180 190 145 75 75
English, French and non-official language 1,215 565 645 295 135 160
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 1,226,780 612,060 614,725 30,860 14,590 16,265
None 1,013,605 508,710 504,900 21,765 10,260 11,505
English 92,670 46,130 46,540 2,765 1,300 1,470
French 11,895 5,435 6,460 3,635 1,795 1,840
Non-official language 104,740 49,860 54,880 1,965 890 1,070
Aboriginal 605 240 365 10 0 5
Non-Aboriginal 104,130 49,625 54,510 1,950 885 1,065
English and French 640 325 320 310 150 160
English and non-official language 2,060 1,045 1,015 100 50 55
French and non-official language 1,130 535 600 305 145 155
English, French and non-official language 35 20 15 20 5 10
Income of individuals in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 21 995,125 494,055 501,070 25,320 11,925 13,395
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 944,760 469,085 475,675 24,100 11,305 12,800
Median total income in 2015 among recipients ($) 43,329 52,561 35,519 38,380 44,393 34,166
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 944,950 469,140 475,810 24,110 11,310 12,800
Median after-tax income in 2015 among recipients ($) 38,523 45,393 32,357 33,497 37,918 30,230
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 883,485 448,790 434,700 22,240 10,525 11,715
Median market income in 2015 among recipients ($) 43,196 52,389 34,907 34,683 42,368 28,685
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 543,870 215,680 328,190 17,660 7,455 10,205
Median government transfers in 2015 among recipients ($) 2,952 1,869 3,373 6,884 4,564 8,074
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 769,375 399,655 369,720 17,265 8,695 8,565
Median employment income in 2015 among recipients ($) 43,639 52,188 36,017 35,761 41,427 31,027
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 22 995,210 494,100 501,115 25,320 11,900 13,425
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 945,390 469,290 476,095 24,105 11,275 12,830
Average total income in 2015 among recipients ($) 67,771 85,509 50,286 51,488 60,401 43,658
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 945,555 469,340 476,215 24,115 11,275 12,835
Average after-tax income in 2015 among recipients ($) 53,910 66,244 41,754 40,716 46,525 35,615
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 883,795 448,920 434,875 22,155 10,520 11,640
Average market income in 2015 among recipients ($) 68,519 86,325 50,138 49,228 59,435 40,003
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 543,805 215,575 328,230 17,690 7,490 10,200
Average government transfers in 2015 among recipients ($) 6,459 6,381 6,511 8,509 7,443 9,292
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 769,535 399,690 369,845 17,265 8,765 8,500
Average employment income in 2015 among recipients ($) 64,591 79,653 48,313 48,830 56,739 40,669
Total - Employment income statistics for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 23 995,210 494,095 501,110 25,320 11,895 13,425
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 24 361,015 205,600 155,405 8,120 4,390 3,725
Median employment income in 2015 for full-year full-time workers ($)Census data footnote 25 65,913 73,256 57,818 57,906 64,964 52,549
Average employment income in 2015 for full-year full-time workers ($)Census data footnote 26 89,601 103,821 70,787 71,183 81,240 59,330
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 94.6 96.6 91.2 88.3 92.2 83.2
Employment income (%)Census data footnote 29 77.3 79.1 74.1 68.8 73.9 62.2
Government transfers (%)Census data footnote 30 5.4 3.4 8.8 11.7 7.8 16.7
Total - Total income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 31 995,125 494,055 501,065 25,320 11,925 13,400
Without total income 50,360 24,965 25,395 1,220 620 600
With total income 944,760 469,085 475,675 24,100 11,300 12,795
Percentage with total income 94.9 94.9 94.9 95.2 94.8 95.5
Under $10,000 (including loss) 123,335 48,650 74,680 3,300 1,450 1,845
$10,000 to $19,999 118,265 47,890 70,370 3,490 1,420 2,070
$20,000 to $29,999 107,715 43,760 63,960 3,020 1,170 1,850
$30,000 to $39,999 92,285 41,415 50,870 2,655 1,125 1,530
$40,000 to $49,999 88,695 42,385 46,305 2,490 1,075 1,415
$50,000 to $59,999 75,965 38,245 37,720 1,935 865 1,070
$60,000 to $69,999 62,445 33,330 29,115 1,585 790 790
$70,000 to $79,999 50,120 28,200 21,915 1,340 650 690
$80,000 to $89,999 40,085 23,095 16,990 1,030 545 485
$90,000 to $99,999 34,025 19,435 14,600 695 400 295
$100,000 and over 151,815 102,675 49,140 2,575 1,825 755
$100,000 to $149,999 83,580 52,185 31,390 1,630 1,125 505
$150,000 and over 68,235 50,485 17,750 945 700 250
Total - After-tax income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 32 995,125 494,055 501,070 25,320 11,920 13,400
Without after-tax income 50,170 24,915 25,255 1,210 615 600
With after-tax income 944,950 469,140 475,810 24,110 11,310 12,800
Percentage with after-tax income 95.0 95.0 95.0 95.2 94.9 95.5
Under $10,000 (including loss) 126,295 49,590 76,700 3,480 1,485 1,995
$10,000 to $19,999 123,390 50,210 73,185 3,670 1,500 2,175
$20,000 to $29,999 124,510 51,355 73,155 3,660 1,475 2,185
$30,000 to $39,999 115,510 53,830 61,680 3,535 1,525 2,010
$40,000 to $49,999 107,240 53,445 53,795 2,790 1,240 1,550
$50,000 to $59,999 83,795 44,620 39,175 2,185 1,105 1,085
$60,000 to $69,999 62,835 35,585 27,255 1,565 810 755
$70,000 to $79,999 47,860 27,685 20,175 990 605 390
$80,000 and over 153,515 102,820 50,695 2,230 1,570 660
$80,000 to $89,999 36,125 21,065 15,065 655 425 230
$90,000 to $99,999 24,865 15,440 9,425 410 295 125
$100,000 and over 92,525 66,320 26,210 1,165 850 310
Total - Employment income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 33 995,120 494,055 501,070 25,320 11,925 13,395
Without employment income 225,745 94,400 131,345 8,055 3,230 4,830
With employment income 769,375 399,655 369,720 17,265 8,700 8,565
Percentage with employment income 77.3 80.9 73.8 68.2 73.0 63.9
Under $5,000 (including loss) 80,400 36,470 43,930 2,540 1,265 1,280
$5,000 to $9,999 49,660 21,190 28,460 1,305 565 740
$10,000 to $19,999 84,725 36,915 47,810 2,120 940 1,175
$20,000 to $29,999 73,195 31,700 41,495 1,725 750 975
$30,000 to $39,999 70,515 32,850 37,660 1,635 715 915
$40,000 to $49,999 69,210 33,630 35,580 1,510 690 820
$50,000 to $59,999 60,825 30,800 30,025 1,220 565 660
$60,000 to $69,999 50,320 27,550 22,770 1,040 535 505
$70,000 to $79,999 41,285 23,440 17,850 1,015 500 510
$80,000 and over 189,240 125,105 64,135 3,150 2,170 980
$80,000 to $89,999 33,800 19,870 13,930 665 395 270
$90,000 to $99,999 29,690 17,030 12,655 505 300 205
$100,000 and over 125,750 88,205 37,550 1,980 1,475 510
Income of households in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for private households by household size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 34 466,390 ... ... 12,380 ... ...
Median total income of households in 2015 ($) 97,300 ... ... 80,242 ... ...
Median after-tax income of households in 2015 ($) 83,048 ... ... 67,115 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for one-person private households - 100% data 114,180 ... ... 3,705 ... ...
Median total income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 52,329 ... ... 39,968 ... ...
Median after-tax income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 44,651 ... ... 34,566 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for two-or-more-person private households - 100% data 352,210 ... ... 8,665 ... ...
Median total income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 115,386 ... ... 101,966 ... ...
Median after-tax income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 98,189 ... ... 84,690 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for private households by household size - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 35 466,440 ... ... 12,375 ... ...
Average total income of households in 2015 ($) 137,359 ... ... 100,294 ... ...
Average after-tax income of households in 2015 ($) 109,284 ... ... 79,335 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for one-person private households - 25% sample data 114,225 ... ... 3,715 ... ...
Average total income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 71,377 ... ... 55,191 ... ...
Average after-tax income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 56,965 ... ... 43,863 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for two-or-more-person private households - 25% sample data 352,215 ... ... 8,660 ... ...
Average total income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 158,757 ... ... 119,633 ... ...
Average after-tax income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 126,252 ... ... 94,544 ... ...
Total - Household total income groups in 2015 for private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 36 466,390 ... ... 12,375 ... ...
Under $5,000 7,095 ... ... 160 ... ...
$5,000 to $9,999 4,355 ... ... 100 ... ...
$10,000 to $14,999 5,255 ... ... 185 ... ...
$15,000 to $19,999 9,365 ... ... 375 ... ...
$20,000 to $24,999 13,760 ... ... 455 ... ...
$25,000 to $29,999 10,675 ... ... 450 ... ...
$30,000 to $34,999 11,865 ... ... 435 ... ...
$35,000 to $39,999 12,935 ... ... 475 ... ...
$40,000 to $44,999 13,220 ... ... 455 ... ...
$45,000 to $49,999 13,590 ... ... 475 ... ...
$50,000 to $59,999 28,320 ... ... 895 ... ...
$60,000 to $69,999 28,780 ... ... 925 ... ...
$70,000 to $79,999 27,950 ... ... 795 ... ...
$80,000 to $89,999 27,105 ... ... 755 ... ...
$90,000 to $99,999 25,665 ... ... 675 ... ...
$100,000 and over 226,460 ... ... 4,780 ... ...
$100,000 to $124,999 55,690 ... ... 1,485 ... ...
$125,000 to $149,999 42,510 ... ... 1,020 ... ...
$150,000 to $199,999 54,900 ... ... 1,210 ... ...
$200,000 and over 73,355 ... ... 1,065 ... ...
Total - Household after-tax income groups in 2015 for private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 32 466,390 ... ... 12,380 ... ...
Under $5,000 7,680 ... ... 175 ... ...
$5,000 to $9,999 4,430 ... ... 100 ... ...
$10,000 to $14,999 5,440 ... ... 195 ... ...
$15,000 to $19,999 9,780 ... ... 385 ... ...
$20,000 to $24,999 14,760 ... ... 525 ... ...
$25,000 to $29,999 12,315 ... ... 525 ... ...
$30,000 to $34,999 14,280 ... ... 600 ... ...
$35,000 to $39,999 15,695 ... ... 590 ... ...
$40,000 to $44,999 16,750 ... ... 600 ... ...
$45,000 to $49,999 17,610 ... ... 595 ... ...
$50,000 to $59,999 35,495 ... ... 1,140 ... ...
$60,000 to $69,999 35,025 ... ... 1,055 ... ...
$70,000 to $79,999 33,905 ... ... 910 ... ...
$80,000 to $89,999 31,910 ... ... 895 ... ...
$90,000 to $99,999 28,510 ... ... 770 ... ...
$100,000 and over 182,825 ... ... 3,320 ... ...
$100,000 to $124,999 57,345 ... ... 1,395 ... ...
$125,000 to $149,999 40,165 ... ... 815 ... ...
$150,000 and over 85,310 ... ... 1,100 ... ...
Income of economic families in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for economic families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 37 331,055 ... ... 8,535 ... ...
Median total income of economic families in 2015 ($) 113,955 ... ... 102,229 ... ...
Median after-tax income of economic families in 2015 ($) 96,946 ... ... 84,785 ... ...
Average family size of economic families 3.1 ... ... 3.0 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families without children or other relatives in private households - 100% data 113,275 ... ... 2,965 ... ...
Median total income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 106,943 ... ... 89,003 ... ...
Median after-tax income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 90,309 ... ... 73,939 ... ...
Average family size of couple economic families without children or other relatives 2.0 ... ... 2.0 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families with children in private households - 100% data 163,050 ... ... 4,155 ... ...
Median total income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 135,381 ... ... 124,891 ... ...
Median after-tax income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 114,198 ... ... 102,191 ... ...
Average family size of couple economic families with children 4.1 ... ... 3.9 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for lone-parent economic families in private households - 100% data 43,260 ... ... 1,250 ... ...
Median total income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 67,079 ... ... 66,688 ... ...
Median after-tax income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 60,304 ... ... 58,163 ... ...
Average family size of lone-parent economic families 2.6 ... ... 2.6 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for economic families in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 38 331,075 ... ... 8,550 ... ...
Average total income of economic families in 2015 ($) 159,385 ... ... 119,396 ... ...
Average after-tax income of economic families in 2015 ($) 126,303 ... ... 94,332 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families without children or other relatives in private households - 25% sample data 113,300 ... ... 2,970 ... ...
Average total income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 154,632 ... ... 104,684 ... ...
Average after-tax income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 121,675 ... ... 82,696 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families with children in private households - 25% sample data 163,125 ... ... 4,150 ... ...
Average total income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 183,674 ... ... 142,802 ... ...
Average after-tax income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 144,622 ... ... 112,094 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for lone-parent economic families in private households - 25% sample data 42,900 ... ... 1,235 ... ...
Average total income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 88,799 ... ... 78,562 ... ...
Average after-tax income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 74,698 ... ... 64,191 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 21 187,195 98,000 89,200 4,125 1,590 2,530
Median total income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 39 44,340 47,222 41,237 38,668 41,626 37,056
Median after-tax income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 39 38,947 40,898 36,764 33,426 35,264 32,663
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 40 186,825 97,950 88,875 4,055 1,485 2,575
Average total income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 41 60,493 65,466 55,012 54,363 61,112 50,468
Average after-tax income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 41 49,025 52,251 45,471 43,240 46,772 41,201
Total - Economic family income decile group for the population in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 42 1,221,000 609,875 611,130 30,060 14,375 15,690
In the bottom half of the distribution 453,240 220,780 232,465 12,615 5,805 6,805
In the bottom decile 89,985 44,940 45,045 1,640 780 855
In the second decile 80,570 37,495 43,075 2,045 870 1,175
In the third decile 87,195 41,815 45,380 2,750 1,270 1,480
In the fourth decile 93,255 45,805 47,455 3,035 1,425 1,615
In the fifth decile 102,240 50,730 51,515 3,135 1,465 1,675
In the top half of the distribution 767,755 389,095 378,665 17,450 8,565 8,880
In the sixth decile 109,090 54,620 54,470 3,555 1,720 1,840
In the seventh decile 117,105 58,835 58,270 3,505 1,685 1,810
In the eighth decile 130,070 65,760 64,310 3,640 1,775 1,865
In the ninth decile 156,095 78,820 77,275 3,365 1,675 1,685
In the top decile 255,400 131,060 124,340 3,385 1,710 1,680
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 1,221,000 609,870 611,130 30,065 14,375 15,685
0 to 17 years 266,820 136,855 129,965 5,865 3,060 2,805
0 to 5 years 93,315 47,870 45,450 1,660 860 800
18 to 64 years 826,185 413,300 412,880 17,980 8,695 9,285
65 years and over 128,000 59,720 68,285 6,215 2,615 3,595
In low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) 113,380 54,425 58,955 2,600 1,150 1,445
0 to 17 years 34,385 17,710 16,675 540 280 255
0 to 5 years 12,390 6,365 6,025 115 60 60
18 to 64 years 68,255 32,640 35,610 1,425 675 750
65 years and over 10,745 4,080 6,665 635 195 440
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) (%) 9.3 8.9 9.6 8.6 8.0 9.2
0 to 17 years (%) 12.9 12.9 12.8 9.2 9.2 9.1
0 to 5 years (%) 13.3 13.3 13.3 6.9 7.0 7.5
18 to 64 years (%) 8.3 7.9 8.6 7.9 7.8 8.1
65 years and over (%) 8.4 6.8 9.8 10.2 7.5 12.2
In low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) 106,190 52,690 53,490 2,000 915 1,085
0 to 17 years 28,425 14,660 13,770 410 220 190
0 to 5 years 10,190 5,240 4,945 80 40 40
18 to 64 years 71,390 35,450 35,945 1,175 575 600
65 years and over 6,365 2,585 3,780 415 125 295
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) (%) 8.7 8.6 8.8 6.7 6.4 6.9
0 to 17 years (%) 10.7 10.7 10.6 7.0 7.2 6.8
0 to 5 years (%) 10.9 10.9 10.9 4.8 4.7 5.0
18 to 64 years (%) 8.6 8.6 8.7 6.5 6.6 6.5
65 years and over (%) 5.0 4.3 5.5 6.7 4.8 8.2
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 1,221,065 609,875 611,195 30,060 14,375 15,690
Official languages 1,192,040 597,685 594,355 29,730 14,245 15,480
English 1,190,850 597,160 593,685 28,445 13,705 14,745
French 90,150 41,690 48,460 22,635 10,830 11,805
Non-official languages 459,765 223,005 236,760 10,135 4,705 5,430
Aboriginal languages 1,145 445 700 10 0 10
Algonquian languages 825 320 505 0 0 0
Blackfoot 340 115 220 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 395 170 225 0 0 0
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Moose Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Naskapi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Plains Cree 90 35 50 0 0 0
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 15 10 10 0 0 0
Woods Cree 55 10 45 0 0 0
Cree, n.o.s. 235 115 115 0 0 10
Eastern Algonquian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 100 40 60 0 0 0
Algonquin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway 90 35 55 0 0 0
Oji-Cree 10 0 10 0 0 0
Ottawa (Odawa) 10 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages 125 55 70 0 0 0
Northern Athabaskan languages 130 55 70 0 0 0
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carrier 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chilcotin 10 0 10 0 0 0
Dene 20 10 15 0 0 0
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 10 0 0 0
Gwich'in 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sarsi (Sarcee) 90 35 50 0 0 0
Sekani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages 0 10 0 0 0 0
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Slavey 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tutchone languages 0 0 10 0 0 0
Northern Tutchone 0 0 10 0 0 0
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages 35 15 20 0 0 0
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 25 10 10 0 0 0
Inuktitut 0 0 0 10 0 10
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages 10 10 0 0 0 0
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 10 10 0 0 0 0
Oneida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 20 0 15 0 0 0
Salish languages 0 0 10 0 0 0
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lillooet 0 0 0 0 0 0
Okanagan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 10 0 0 0 0
Squamish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Straits 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages 120 35 90 0 0 0
Dakota 60 30 35 0 0 0
Stoney 80 15 65 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 10 0 0 0
Tlingit 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 15 10 0 0 0 0
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 15 10 0 0 0 0
Nisga'a 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 0 0 10 0 0 0
Haisla 0 0 0 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 15 10 10 0 0 0
Non-Aboriginal languages 458,645 222,570 236,070 10,125 4,705 5,425
Afro-Asiatic languages 40,545 21,255 19,290 950 445 505
Berber languages 205 140 60 65 40 25
Kabyle 110 65 50 50 30 20
Berber languages, n.i.e. 90 80 10 15 10 10
Cushitic languages 3,580 1,825 1,760 0 0 0
Bilen 65 40 20 0 0 0
Oromo 1,370 715 655 0 0 0
Somali 2,175 1,085 1,090 0 0 0
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 30 10 20 0 0 0
Semitic languages 37,380 19,665 17,720 900 415 480
Amharic 5,745 2,910 2,840 0 0 0
Arabic 27,475 14,610 12,865 795 370 430
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 305 145 160 0 0 0
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 90 45 45 0 0 0
Harari 95 45 50 0 0 0
Hebrew 1,550 740 805 100 45 50
Maltese 35 20 10 0 0 0
Tigrigna 3,550 1,925 1,625 0 0 0
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 245 135 110 0 0 0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 160 95 65 10 10 10
Austro-Asiatic languages 17,185 8,185 9,005 125 70 60
Khmer (Cambodian) 1,140 620 520 35 20 15
Vietnamese 16,105 7,590 8,515 80 50 35
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 58,325 25,175 33,155 435 180 255
Bikol 165 65 100 0 0 0
Cebuano 2,680 1,205 1,475 0 0 0
Fijian 120 65 55 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 920 365 560 0 0 10
Ilocano 3,645 1,580 2,060 40 10 35
Malagasy 45 15 25 25 10 15
Malay 1,440 680 765 25 0 20
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 405 200 210 0 0 0
Pangasinan 205 80 120 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 55,150 23,645 31,505 365 155 210
Waray-Waray 190 70 115 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 550 235 320 0 10 0
Creole languages 1,665 820 845 210 95 110
Haitian Creole 35 20 15 10 10 10
Creole, n.o.s. 1,070 530 540 170 80 95
Creole languages, n.i.e. 565 275 290 25 20 10
Dravidian languages 7,020 3,670 3,350 165 85 80
Kannada 530 270 270 10 10 0
Malayalam 2,475 1,300 1,175 35 25 10
Tamil 3,140 1,635 1,505 130 60 70
Telugu 1,295 680 615 0 10 0
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 70 40 35 0 0 0
Hmong-Mien languages 85 40 45 0 0 0
Indo-European languages 231,575 115,000 116,575 6,445 2,940 3,505
Albanian 1,685 885 800 10 10 0
Armenian 295 165 130 150 70 80
Balto-Slavic languages 34,535 16,765 17,775 1,100 505 590
Baltic languages 590 280 305 50 20 35
Latvian 230 115 115 15 10 10
Lithuanian 360 165 195 40 10 30
Slavic languages 34,175 16,590 17,580 1,045 490 550
Belarusan 70 30 40 10 0 10
Bosnian 1,230 655 575 0 0 0
Bulgarian 1,075 575 500 45 25 20
Croatian 2,520 1,240 1,280 25 15 15
Czech 1,635 770 860 80 50 35
Macedonian 270 145 120 0 0 0
Polish 8,895 4,245 4,650 395 185 210
Russian 13,245 6,395 6,855 400 185 215
Serbian 2,300 1,135 1,165 25 10 20
Serbo-Croatian 565 310 260 15 10 0
Slovak 1,460 800 655 35 10 25
Slovene (Slovenian) 285 135 150 10 10 0
Ukrainian 4,465 2,025 2,445 65 30 35
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 55 30 25 0 0 0
Celtic languages 440 205 235 0 0 0
Scottish Gaelic 165 80 85 0 0 0
Welsh 85 55 35 0 0 0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 190 75 110 0 0 0
Germanic languages 24,180 11,950 12,230 745 315 430
Afrikaans 1,675 905 770 0 0 0
Danish 930 440 485 15 0 10
Dutch 4,255 2,095 2,165 120 45 75
Frisian 55 25 30 0 0 0
German 16,755 8,375 8,375 585 255 330
Icelandic 80 40 40 0 0 0
Norwegian 455 175 280 0 0 0
Swedish 605 280 325 30 0 30
Vlaams (Flemish) 115 55 55 0 0 0
Yiddish 175 95 80 20 15 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 60 25 40 0 0 0
Greek 2,310 1,165 1,145 310 120 190
Indo-Iranian languages 108,155 54,950 53,205 1,045 525 515
Indo-Aryan languages 95,730 48,350 47,380 725 355 360
Bengali 4,960 2,490 2,470 80 40 35
Gujarati 8,355 4,065 4,290 270 135 135
Hindi 28,330 14,520 13,810 370 180 190
Kashmiri 65 45 20 0 0 0
Konkani 370 195 180 0 0 10
Marathi 1,525 795 730 25 15 10
Nepali 2,210 1,220 995 0 0 0
Oriya (Odia) 150 75 75 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 46,930 23,830 23,100 130 65 65
Sindhi 2,605 1,145 1,465 10 0 10
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 1,360 675 680 10 10 10
Urdu 24,925 12,725 12,200 90 60 35
Iranian languages 13,295 6,980 6,320 330 175 160
Kurdish 950 520 430 0 0 0
Pashto 2,160 1,165 990 0 0 0
Persian (Farsi) 10,545 5,540 5,005 330 175 155
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 1,135 610 525 0 0 0
Italic (Romance) languages 65,685 31,890 33,795 3,395 1,555 1,845
Catalan 70 40 30 0 0 0
Italian 8,880 4,390 4,490 1,200 545 650
Portuguese 4,950 2,430 2,525 265 120 150
Romanian 5,560 2,875 2,690 425 215 215
Spanish 48,635 23,450 25,185 1,745 760 985
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 70 40 30 10 0 10
Japanese 4,140 1,870 2,270 120 50 70
Kartvelian languages 130 75 50 10 0 0
Georgian 130 75 50 0 0 0
Korean 9,895 4,585 5,305 115 40 75
Mongolic languages 655 310 345 0 0 0
Mongolian 650 305 350 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 11,345 5,770 5,575 75 40 35
Akan (Twi) 1,050 560 490 10 10 0
Bamanankan 15 10 10 0 0 0
Edo 215 130 85 10 0 10
Ewe 70 30 35 10 10 0
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 130 70 55 0 0 0
Ga 85 55 30 0 0 0
Ganda 75 35 45 0 0 0
Igbo 1,420 745 675 10 0 0
Lingala 425 230 195 0 0 0
Rundi (Kirundi) 170 95 80 0 0 0
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 105 45 60 0 0 0
Shona 475 205 270 0 0 0
Swahili 2,290 1,140 1,150 10 0 0
Wolof 330 195 135 10 10 0
Yoruba 3,265 1,670 1,595 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 2,050 995 1,060 30 20 10
Nilo-Saharan languages 1,655 765 890 0 0 0
Dinka 785 380 400 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 875 380 490 0 0 0
Sign languages 1,495 625 870 20 10 10
American Sign Language 805 305 505 15 10 0
Quebec Sign Language 10 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e. 710 335 375 10 0 10
Sino-Tibetan languages 78,975 37,670 41,305 1,545 765 780
Chinese languages 77,485 36,945 40,545 1,540 765 780
Cantonese 42,435 20,075 22,360 355 140 215
Hakka 425 185 245 10 0 10
Mandarin 38,790 18,285 20,505 1,270 635 635
Min Dong 60 35 25 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 2,350 990 1,360 30 10 15
Wu (Shanghainese) 570 250 320 45 25 20
Chinese, n.o.s. 3,020 1,485 1,535 55 35 25
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 15 0 0 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 1,520 735 790 0 0 0
Burmese 345 160 180 0 0 0
Karenic languages 295 145 150 0 0 0
Tibetan 805 405 400 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 150 60 95 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages 1,325 545 775 70 35 30
Lao 555 255 300 50 25 25
Thai 830 315 515 15 10 0
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e. 15 10 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 2,525 1,340 1,180 200 95 105
Azerbaijani 350 170 185 30 10 20
Turkish 1,650 940 710 150 75 70
Uyghur 135 60 70 0 0 0
Uzbek 245 110 135 25 10 20
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 205 90 110 10 10 10
Uralic languages 4,540 2,185 2,360 160 85 75
Estonian 110 45 60 15 10 10
Finnish 300 140 165 25 10 15
Hungarian 4,120 1,990 2,130 120 70 50
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 10 10 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 770 435 335 0 0 0
Citizenship
Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 45 1,221,070 609,875 611,195 30,065 14,375 15,690
Canadian citizensCensus data footnote 46 1,074,380 538,880 535,510 28,195 13,440 14,760
Canadian citizens aged under 18 242,400 124,240 118,160 5,485 2,870 2,620
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over 831,980 414,635 417,340 22,710 10,565 12,140
Not Canadian citizensCensus data footnote 47 146,685 70,995 75,690 1,865 935 930
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 1,221,070 609,875 611,195 30,065 14,375 15,685
Non-immigrantsCensus data footnote 49 812,685 411,335 401,350 21,715 10,405 11,310
ImmigrantsCensus data footnote 50 382,575 185,600 196,980 7,940 3,745 4,195
Before 1981 63,985 31,855 32,130 2,665 1,225 1,440
1981 to 1990 38,205 18,155 20,055 1,065 485 580
1991 to 2000 64,705 30,950 33,750 1,325 605 715
2001 to 2010 126,145 61,265 64,875 2,000 965 1,035
2001 to 2005 56,770 27,755 29,010 1,060 530 525
2006 to 2010 69,375 33,510 35,865 940 435 505
2011 to 2016Census data footnote 51 89,535 43,370 46,160 885 460 425
Non-permanent residentsCensus data footnote 52 25,805 12,940 12,865 400 225 185
Age at immigration
Total - Age at immigration for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 53 382,580 185,600 196,980 7,945 3,745 4,200
Under 5 years 34,915 17,805 17,115 845 415 430
5 to 14 years 64,760 33,690 31,070 1,220 605 610
15 to 24 years 74,440 34,200 40,240 1,610 670 940
25 to 44 years 172,630 82,925 89,705 3,760 1,835 1,930
45 years and over 35,830 16,980 18,850 505 225 280
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 54 382,580 185,600 196,980 7,945 3,745 4,195
Americas 40,965 19,530 21,435 1,205 500 700
Brazil 1,420 640 780 70 30 45
Colombia 5,545 2,630 2,910 80 30 50
El Salvador 2,335 1,180 1,160 10 0 10
Guyana 825 410 415 35 15 20
Haiti 485 260 230 35 10 20
Jamaica 2,830 1,280 1,550 85 50 35
Mexico 4,105 2,050 2,055 160 75 90
Peru 1,075 445 635 65 0 60
Trinidad and Tobago 1,375 655 720 80 40 40
United StatesCensus data footnote 55 10,700 4,910 5,790 305 130 175
Other places of birth in Americas 10,255 5,070 5,185 275 120 155
Europe 72,995 36,510 36,485 2,790 1,360 1,430
Bosnia and Herzegovina 1,950 990 955 0 0 0
Croatia 1,225 640 590 10 0 10
France 1,200 585 615 315 165 145
Germany 5,715 2,730 2,990 115 60 55
Greece 890 470 425 65 35 35
Hungary 1,845 925 920 65 45 25
IrelandCensus data footnote 56 1,620 855 765 45 30 15
Italy 3,625 1,955 1,670 235 140 90
Netherlands 2,915 1,555 1,360 60 25 40
Poland 6,395 3,015 3,375 265 105 155
Portugal 1,075 480 595 65 25 40
Romania 4,225 2,125 2,105 315 150 165
Russian Federation 3,870 1,685 2,190 120 50 75
SerbiaCensus data footnote 57 1,055 530 525 35 15 25
Ukraine 2,855 1,310 1,545 35 15 25
United KingdomCensus data footnote 58 22,150 11,435 10,715 610 290 320
Other places of birth in Europe 10,375 5,235 5,140 415 205 215
Africa 39,195 20,065 19,135 820 415 405
Algeria 745 400 345 60 35 25
Egypt 2,840 1,510 1,330 325 160 160
Ethiopia 5,195 2,565 2,630 0 0 0
Kenya 2,605 1,275 1,330 15 0 10
Morocco 660 340 320 85 40 45
Nigeria 7,360 3,825 3,540 55 30 25
Somalia 1,340 635 705 0 0 0
South Africa, Republic of 2,675 1,410 1,265 25 15 15
Other places of birth in Africa 15,770 8,100 7,670 260 130 125
Asia 225,895 107,730 118,170 3,105 1,460 1,645
Afghanistan 3,200 1,715 1,485 10 10 0
Bangladesh 3,095 1,590 1,510 60 25 30
ChinaCensus data footnote 59 34,535 15,920 18,610 890 440 450
Hong KongCensus data footnote 60 10,935 5,310 5,620 80 30 50
India 44,215 22,225 21,985 390 210 185
IranCensus data footnote 61 5,700 2,930 2,770 275 125 150
Iraq 3,535 1,890 1,645 0 0 0
Japan 1,485 435 1,055 50 10 40
Korea, SouthCensus data footnote 62 6,975 3,265 3,715 85 25 55
Lebanon 4,115 2,180 1,930 180 90 90
Pakistan 17,065 8,865 8,195 115 65 50
Philippines 51,430 22,420 29,010 375 160 215
Sri Lanka 1,960 1,010 955 55 25 25
SyriaCensus data footnote 63 2,150 1,125 1,025 35 10 25
Taiwan 2,185 930 1,255 60 30 30
Viet Nam 14,820 6,915 7,900 65 35 35
Other places of birth in Asia 18,495 8,995 9,495 400 170 225
Oceania and other places of birthCensus data footnote 64 3,535 1,770 1,755 20 10 10
Recent immigrants by selected places of birth
Total - Selected places of birth for the recent immigrant population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 54 89,530 43,370 46,160 885 465 425
Americas 8,710 4,380 4,330 175 70 105
Brazil 510 230 280 25 15 15
Colombia 1,230 595 640 30 10 20
Cuba 125 60 65 0 0 0
Haiti 140 90 50 0 0 0
Jamaica 430 220 205 15 10 0
Mexico 1,790 955 835 65 25 40
United StatesCensus data footnote 55 1,875 900 975 25 10 15
VenezuelaCensus data footnote 65 1,105 540 560 10 0 0
Other places of birth in Americas 1,505 785 715 10 0 10
Europe 8,670 4,435 4,230 150 85 65
France 270 155 120 35 20 10
Germany 420 195 225 0 0 0
IrelandCensus data footnote 56 575 365 215 0 0 0
MoldovaCensus data footnote 66 420 240 180 0 0 0
Romania 570 285 285 70 30 40
Russian Federation 630 215 415 30 15 15
Ukraine 795 325 465 10 0 10
United KingdomCensus data footnote 58 2,320 1,330 985 10 10 0
Other places of birth in Europe 2,670 1,320 1,350 10 10 0
Africa 11,590 5,865 5,720 115 70 45
Algeria 130 65 70 0 0 0
Cameroon 565 280 280 10 10 0
Congo, Democratic Republic of the 215 95 115 0 0 0
Côte d'Ivoire 95 45 45 0 0 0
Egypt 1,095 570 525 35 25 10
Eritrea 1,035 600 440 0 0 0
Ethiopia 1,585 735 855 0 0 0
Morocco 185 70 120 20 10 10
Nigeria 3,780 1,975 1,805 25 20 10
Somalia 240 90 150 0 0 0
South Africa, Republic of 435 255 185 0 0 0
Tunisia 70 40 30 0 0 0
Other places of birth in Africa 2,150 1,045 1,105 30 10 15
Asia 59,835 28,215 31,620 440 230 205
Afghanistan 465 255 215 0 0 0
Bangladesh 745 350 395 0 0 0
ChinaCensus data footnote 59 6,205 2,795 3,410 200 115 90
Hong KongCensus data footnote 60 415 190 225 0 0 0
India 12,665 6,425 6,240 55 30 25
IranCensus data footnote 61 2,240 1,125 1,115 50 20 25
Iraq 1,220 645 570 0 0 0
Israel 215 110 110 0 0 0
Japan 330 75 255 0 0 0
Korea, SouthCensus data footnote 62 1,800 730 1,070 30 10 20
Lebanon 500 265 235 15 10 0
Nepal 1,115 585 530 0 0 0
Pakistan 4,325 2,110 2,220 0 0 0
Philippines 21,130 9,560 11,570 40 25 15
Saudi Arabia 340 170 170 0 0 0
Sri Lanka 335 160 180 10 10 10
SyriaCensus data footnote 63 1,380 700 675 0 0 0
Taiwan 320 110 215 20 10 10
Turkey 145 60 80 0 0 0
United Arab Emirates 435 225 210 0 0 0
Viet Nam 1,155 480 680 0 0 0
Other places of birth in Asia 2,350 1,090 1,255 15 0 10
Oceania and otherCensus data footnote 64 735 475 260 0 0 0
Australia 505 310 195 0 0 0
Other places of birthCensus data footnote 67 225 165 60 0 0 0
Generation status
Total - Generation status for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 68 1,221,070 609,875 611,195 30,060 14,370 15,685
First generationCensus data footnote 69 416,850 203,105 213,745 8,545 4,070 4,475
Second generationCensus data footnote 70 263,750 133,320 130,435 7,525 3,720 3,810
Third generation or moreCensus data footnote 71 540,465 273,445 267,020 13,990 6,585 7,405
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 72 324,835 156,910 167,920 5,390 2,565 2,825
Economic immigrantsCensus data footnote 73 183,995 92,680 91,310 3,455 1,695 1,760
Principal applicantsCensus data footnote 74 72,950 45,695 27,260 1,460 885 580
Secondary applicantsCensus data footnote 75 111,040 46,985 64,055 1,995 810 1,185
Immigrants sponsored by familyCensus data footnote 76 91,920 37,580 54,340 1,340 585 750
RefugeesCensus data footnote 77 46,200 25,280 20,915 565 270 300
Other immigrantsCensus data footnote 78 2,720 1,370 1,350 30 20 10
Aboriginal population
Total - Aboriginal identity for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 79 1,221,070 609,870 611,200 30,060 14,375 15,685
Aboriginal identityCensus data footnote 80 35,150 16,590 18,565 205 95 110
Single Aboriginal responsesCensus data footnote 81 34,290 16,175 18,120 195 95 100
First Nations (North American Indian)Census data footnote 82 15,485 7,080 8,405 125 55 75
Métis 18,450 8,960 9,495 70 45 20
Inuk (Inuit) 355 140 220 10 0 0
Multiple Aboriginal responsesCensus data footnote 83 365 210 155 0 0 0
Aboriginal responses not included elsewhereCensus data footnote 84 495 210 285 10 0 0
Non-Aboriginal identity 1,185,915 593,285 592,635 29,855 14,275 15,580
Total - Population by Registered or Treaty Indian status for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 85 1,221,070 609,870 611,195 30,060 14,370 15,690
Registered or Treaty IndianCensus data footnote 86 12,565 5,675 6,890 70 30 35
Not a Registered or Treaty Indian 1,208,505 604,195 604,305 29,990 14,345 15,650
Total - Aboriginal ancestry for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 87 1,221,070 609,870 611,200 30,060 14,375 15,685
Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 88 8,325 3,855 4,470 60 30 25
Single Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 89 8,080 3,720 4,360 55 30 30
First Nations (North American Indian) single ancestryCensus data footnote 82 5,865 2,680 3,190 45 20 25
Métis single ancestry 2,105 995 1,110 15 10 10
Inuit single ancestry 105 45 60 0 10 0
Multiple Aboriginal ancestries (only)Census data footnote 90 250 140 105 0 0 0
First Nations (North American Indian) and Métis ancestries 240 135 95 0 0 0
First Nations (North American Indian) and Inuit ancestries 0 0 0 0 0 0
Métis and Inuit ancestries 0 0 0 0 0 0
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis and Inuit ancestries 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 91 37,965 18,100 19,865 660 300 360
Single Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 92 36,440 17,385 19,050 660 305 350
First Nations (North American Indian) and non-Aboriginal ancestries 20,225 9,535 10,695 490 230 260
Métis and non-Aboriginal ancestries 15,850 7,710 8,140 160 70 90
Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 355 140 215 10 0 10
Multiple Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 93 1,530 715 815 0 0 0
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis and non-Aboriginal ancestries 1,455 675 780 0 0 10
First Nations (North American Indian), Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 35 20 20 0 0 0
Métis, Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 35 20 20 0 0 0
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis, Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 0 0 0 0 0 0
Non-Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 94 1,174,775 587,920 586,860 29,340 14,040 15,300
Visible minority population
Total - Visible minority for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 95 1,221,070 609,870 611,200 30,060 14,370 15,690
Total visible minority populationCensus data footnote 96 441,710 217,600 224,110 6,640 3,250 3,395
South AsianCensus data footnote 97 115,455 58,560 56,890 1,115 585 530
Chinese 87,800 42,885 44,915 1,805 850 945
Black 51,420 26,370 25,055 995 545 450
Filipino 67,475 30,320 37,155 585 270 310
Latin American 26,210 13,005 13,205 400 155 240
Arab 25,120 13,315 11,805 535 255 280
Southeast AsianCensus data footnote 98 21,515 10,350 11,165 235 140 100
West AsianCensus data footnote 99 12,610 6,665 5,945 285 140 150
Korean 10,635 4,970 5,670 130 50 85
Japanese 5,175 2,290 2,890 145 45 95
Visible minority, n.i.e.Census data footnote 100 4,410 2,055 2,355 170 90 80
Multiple visible minoritiesCensus data footnote 101 13,885 6,820 7,065 255 120 135
Not a visible minorityCensus data footnote 102 779,355 392,275 387,080 23,415 11,120 12,295
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 1,221,065 609,875 611,195 30,060 14,375 15,690
North American Aboriginal origins 46,290 21,955 24,335 720 335 385
First Nations (North American Indian) 27,830 13,045 14,790 530 250 280
Inuit 550 225 320 15 0 10
Métis 19,695 9,540 10,150 175 80 95
Other North American origins 248,725 126,295 122,430 8,905 4,260 4,645
Acadian 1,585 825 750 155 65 90
American 20,455 9,950 10,510 545 255 285
Canadian 233,875 118,990 114,885 8,380 3,995 4,380
New Brunswicker 25 20 10 10 0 0
Newfoundlander 490 285 205 15 0 10
Nova Scotian 45 35 15 0 0 0
Ontarian 45 35 10 0 0 0
Québécois 365 215 150 145 70 70
Other North American origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 104 145 90 60 15 0 10
European origins 703,685 351,395 352,285 20,020 9,560 10,460
British Isles origins 447,635 223,550 224,080 11,220 5,350 5,870
Channel Islander 130 75 60 0 0 0
Cornish 85 15 70 0 0 0
English 253,760 125,995 127,765 5,490 2,695 2,795
Irish 169,125 81,845 87,290 5,375 2,440 2,935
Manx 295 165 135 10 0 10
Scottish 204,615 101,690 102,930 4,870 2,235 2,635
Welsh 23,395 11,360 12,035 400 175 220
British Isles origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 105 31,570 15,495 16,075 1,065 490 575
French origins 100,320 49,510 50,810 6,150 2,965 3,180
Alsatian 35 15 20 15 0 15
Breton 20 0 15 10 0 10
Corsican 15 10 10 0 0 0
French 100,280 49,490 50,785 6,135 2,965 3,175
Western European origins (except French origins) 220,095 108,670 111,425 2,835 1,420 1,420
Austrian 12,600 6,050 6,550 225 110 110
Bavarian 20 10 0 0 0 0
Belgian 5,485 2,700 2,790 155 95 60
Dutch 45,565 22,740 22,820 565 280 285
Flemish 475 190 285 0 0 0
Frisian 145 70 70 0 0 0
German 169,470 83,405 86,070 1,870 935 940
Luxembourger 220 110 110 0 0 0
Swiss 6,730 3,175 3,555 250 140 105
Western European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 106 350 160 190 10 0 0
Northern European origins (except British Isles origins) 80,340 38,680 41,660 580 285 295
Danish 15,865 7,790 8,075 100 45 55
Finnish 4,720 2,255 2,470 155 65 85
Icelandic 6,680 3,255 3,425 20 10 10
Norwegian 35,215 16,710 18,505 105 60 45
Swedish 22,830 10,905 11,920 220 95 120
Northern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 107 3,445 1,740 1,705 30 30 0
Eastern European origins 178,655 87,410 91,245 3,705 1,830 1,875
Bulgarian 1,570 800 765 50 30 15
Byelorussian 785 395 385 45 20 25
Czech 6,640 3,365 3,275 160 70 90
Czechoslovakian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 108 2,125 1,005 1,120 35 25 10
Estonian 1,040 435 605 50 25 20
Hungarian 19,315 9,480 9,830 400 225 175
Latvian 1,010 480 530 65 35 30
Lithuanian 2,225 1,065 1,165 165 70 95
Moldovan 905 470 435 10 10 0
Polish 48,590 23,630 24,960 1,285 635 650
Romanian 12,120 5,700 6,425 640 300 340
Russian 33,185 15,745 17,440 665 325 340
Slovak 4,200 2,175 2,025 120 50 70
Ukrainian 77,580 37,930 39,650 660 350 310
Eastern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 109 840 440 400 30 15 15
Southern European origins 83,005 41,325 41,680 4,090 1,970 2,120
Albanian 1,795 920 875 45 35 10
Bosnian 1,595 875 725 0 0 10
Catalan 50 25 25 0 0 0
Croatian 5,575 2,835 2,740 60 40 15
Cypriot 60 25 35 25 10 15
Greek 6,155 3,160 2,990 635 300 340
Italian 37,810 19,030 18,780 2,520 1,185 1,335
Kosovar 155 75 75 0 0 0
Macedonian 485 230 255 0 0 0
Maltese 505 250 255 25 25 0
Montenegrin 125 70 50 25 10 15
Portuguese 7,650 3,870 3,780 350 175 175
Serbian 3,200 1,610 1,590 100 45 55
Sicilian 115 60 55 0 0 0
Slovenian 1,600 870 725 25 25 0
Spanish 20,655 9,665 10,990 635 295 340
Yugoslavian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 110 1,420 720 700 30 15 20
Southern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 111 115 50 60 10 10 0
Other European origins 8,585 4,240 4,345 200 90 105
Basque 180 80 100 0 0 0
Jewish 4,220 2,035 2,185 150 65 85
Roma (Gypsy) 165 90 75 0 0 0
Slavic, n.o.s.Census data footnote 112 420 210 215 0 0 0
Other European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 113 3,635 1,850 1,785 40 25 15
Caribbean origins 14,045 6,945 7,100 775 385 400
Antiguan 255 160 95 0 0 0
Bahamian 115 55 55 0 0 0
Barbadian 770 365 405 75 35 40
Bermudan 115 45 70 0 0 0
Carib 60 10 45 10 0 0
Cuban 790 365 425 20 10 10
Dominican 290 185 105 25 10 10
Grenadian 200 90 115 15 0 10
Guadeloupean 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haitian 850 440 415 120 60 65
Jamaican 6,570 3,220 3,345 235 125 115
Kittitian/Nevisian 65 50 10 0 0 0
Martinican 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montserratan 0 0 10 10 0 0
Puerto Rican 220 120 100 10 10 0
St. Lucian 325 165 160 10 0 15
Trinidadian/Tobagonian 1,915 955 965 110 35 70
Vincentian/Grenadinian 315 135 185 40 20 20
West Indian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 114 1,035 505 530 150 75 75
Caribbean origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 115 1,080 505 580 45 15 30
Latin, Central and South American origins 33,485 16,500 16,985 920 435 485
Aboriginal from Central/South America (except Arawak and Maya) 790 410 380 45 25 25
Arawak 75 10 70 0 0 0
Argentinian 745 370 375 35 20 20
Belizean 135 90 45 0 0 0
Bolivian 245 125 115 0 0 0
Brazilian 1,535 660 875 105 40 60
Chilean 2,915 1,475 1,445 35 10 25
Colombian 7,105 3,380 3,720 165 55 105
Costa Rican 280 125 150 0 0 0
Ecuadorian 420 170 250 30 15 10
Guatemalan 1,140 600 535 15 10 10
Guyanese 1,045 565 475 75 45 25
Hispanic 705 320 385 10 10 10
Honduran 350 180 170 0 0 0
Maya 205 105 105 0 0 0
Mexican 7,555 3,875 3,680 310 165 140
Nicaraguan 875 405 475 0 0 0
Panamanian 140 60 80 0 0 0
Paraguayan 160 70 90 0 0 0
Peruvian 1,420 610 815 45 10 35
Salvadorean 2,770 1,425 1,350 25 15 10
Uruguayan 120 70 55 10 0 0
Venezuelan 3,285 1,660 1,620 25 0 20
Latin, Central and South American origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 116 1,570 770 795 0 0 10
African origins 55,620 28,515 27,105 1,250 635 610
Central and West African origins 15,495 8,050 7,445 250 150 90
Akan 95 55 40 0 0 0
Angolan 155 70 80 0 0 0
Ashanti 65 45 20 0 0 0
Beninese 115 45 75 15 10 10
Burkinabe 20 0 15 0 0 0
Cameroonian 960 465 495 60 20 40
Chadian 45 35 10 0 0 0
Congolese 1,340 640 695 20 0 10
Edo 285 165 120 30 20 10
Ewe 70 40 30 0 0 0
Gabonese 25 0 20 0 0 0
Gambian 75 40 35 15 10 10
Ghanaian 1,690 900 790 40 35 0
Guinean 155 85 65 10 15 0
Ibo 1,055 535 515 10 0 10
Ivorian 135 75 60 0 0 0
Liberian 295 145 150 0 0 0
Malian 25 25 0 0 0 0
Malinké 25 10 10 0 0 0
Nigerian 7,395 3,875 3,515 70 50 25
Peulh 45 25 20 0 0 0
Senegalese 275 185 90 0 0 0
Sierra Leonean 215 110 105 0 0 0
Togolese 75 30 40 15 10 0
Wolof 40 30 10 0 0 0
Yoruba 1,670 920 755 0 0 0
Central and West African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 117 580 260 325 10 10 0
North African origins 11,070 5,795 5,275 705 335 365
Algerian 810 415 400 105 45 55
Berber 340 195 145 90 65 25
Coptic 115 60 55 0 0 0
Dinka 265 150 115 0 0 0
Egyptian 4,360 2,325 2,035 395 205 190
Libyan 575 305 270 15 10 0
Maure 0 0 0 0 0 0
Moroccan 1,035 550 485 110 30 80
Sudanese 3,255 1,625 1,630 10 0 10
Tunisian 475 245 225 10 0 0
North African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 118 270 150 120 20 15 10
Southern and East African origins 20,325 10,355 9,965 100 45 55
Afrikaner 100 55 45 0 0 0
Amhara 220 115 105 0 0 0
Bantu, n.o.s.Census data footnote 119 185 100 90 0 0 0
Burundian 195 110 85 0 0 0
Djiboutian 15 0 0 0 0 0
Eritrean 3,750 2,015 1,740 0 0 0
Ethiopian 6,355 3,205 3,150 0 0 0
Harari 50 25 25 0 0 0
Kenyan 905 410 490 25 0 20
Malagasy 45 20 30 30 15 15
Mauritian 250 150 100 20 10 10
Oromo 675 350 330 0 0 0
Rwandan 180 75 100 0 0 0
Seychellois 25 10 10 15 10 10
Somali 2,755 1,385 1,370 0 0 0
South African 2,390 1,185 1,200 15 10 0
Tanzanian 440 175 260 0 0 0
Tigrian 430 235 195 0 0 0
Ugandan 325 190 135 0 0 0
Zambian 115 75 40 0 0 0
Zimbabwean 745 370 370 0 0 0
Zulu 35 20 15 0 0 0
Southern and East African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 120 1,440 695 740 0 0 0
Other African origins 9,730 4,810 4,920 205 105 100
Black, n.o.s.Census data footnote 121 845 405 440 10 10 0
Other African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 122 8,965 4,440 4,525 200 95 105
Asian origins 366,030 179,085 186,945 5,960 2,910 3,050
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins 46,200 24,100 22,100 1,665 830 830
Afghan 5,205 2,795 2,410 10 15 0
Arab, n.o.s.Census data footnote 123 4,865 2,630 2,235 80 45 40
Armenian 960 475 485 305 135 165
Assyrian 315 180 140 0 10 0
Azerbaijani 290 115 175 0 0 0
Georgian 215 120 95 0 0 0
Hazara 265 140 125 0 0 0
Iranian 8,350 4,335 4,015 390 200 185
Iraqi 3,645 1,910 1,740 10 0 0
Israeli 695 370 325 50 20 30
Jordanian 560 290 265 15 10 10
Kazakh 290 120 170 0 0 0
Kurd 880 505 375 10 0 10
Kuwaiti 45 40 10 0 0 0
Kyrgyz 150 90 60 0 0 0
Lebanese 12,730 6,555 6,180 525 260 260
Palestinian 1,550 825 730 100 45 60
Pashtun 375 175 200 0 0 0
Saudi Arabian 155 95 60 0 0 0
Syrian 3,190 1,565 1,620 130 60 70
Tajik 170 105 70 0 0 0
Tatar 340 145 195 30 20 10
Turk 2,455 1,345 1,110 120 60 60
Turkmen 55 40 20 0 0 0
Uighur 150 75 75 0 0 0
Uzbek 255 110 140 25 10 15
Yemeni 545 270 275 0 0 0
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 124 1,330 690 640 0 0 0
South Asian origins 114,955 58,430 56,530 1,255 665 590
Bangladeshi 2,355 1,165 1,190 35 15 20
Bengali 950 475 475 30 15 15
Bhutanese 160 85 80 0 0 0
East Indian 84,575 42,715 41,860 970 525 440
Goan 285 145 145 10 10 0
Gujarati 295 140 150 30 20 10
Kashmiri 575 275 295 0 0 0
Nepali 1,880 1,015 865 0 0 0
Pakistani 17,585 9,010 8,575 110 60 45
Punjabi 7,885 4,100 3,790 15 0 10
Sinhalese 360 190 170 0 0 0
Sri Lankan 2,335 1,225 1,110 110 50 60
Tamil 410 210 205 10 0 0
South Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 125 2,460 1,245 1,210 10 10 0
East and Southeast Asian origins 206,955 97,665 109,295 3,115 1,450 1,665
Burmese 745 370 375 15 15 0
Cambodian (Khmer) 2,005 1,085 920 55 30 25
Chinese 102,020 49,450 52,570 2,015 955 1,060
Filipino 71,620 32,360 39,260 665 305 360
Hmong 0 0 0 0 0 0
Indonesian 1,425 650 775 25 10 15
Japanese 7,080 3,120 3,960 160 60 100
Karen 300 145 155 0 0 0
Korean 11,240 5,235 6,000 125 45 85
Laotian 815 370 440 50 30 20
Malaysian 1,255 570 680 15 10 10
Mongolian 1,065 495 575 0 0 0
Singaporean 205 110 100 0 0 0
Taiwanese 1,135 505 635 35 20 15
Thai 970 360 605 20 10 15
Tibetan 885 460 425 0 0 0
Vietnamese 19,425 9,385 10,040 90 60 25
East and Southeast Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 126 305 160 145 0 0 0
Other Asian origins 1,585 795 785 10 10 0
Other Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 127 1,585 800 785 10 10 0
Oceania origins 5,465 2,825 2,640 80 40 40
Australian 3,010 1,590 1,420 70 35 30
New Zealander 1,100 575 520 10 0 10
Pacific Islands origins 1,455 710 740 0 10 0
Fijian 940 440 500 0 0 0
Hawaiian 150 65 85 0 0 0
Maori 135 60 75 0 0 0
Polynesian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 128 75 45 25 0 10 0
Samoan 60 45 10 0 0 0
Pacific Islands origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 129 115 60 55 0 10 0
Household characteristics
Total - Private households by tenure - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 130 466,440 ... ... 12,375 ... ...
Owner 333,250 ... ... 8,700 ... ...
Renter 133,190 ... ... 3,680 ... ...
Band housing 0 ... ... 0 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by condominium status - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 131 466,440 ... ... 12,375 ... ...
Condominium 104,630 ... ... 950 ... ...
Not condominium 361,810 ... ... 11,425 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 132 466,440 ... ... 12,375 ... ...
No bedrooms 1,765 ... ... 80 ... ...
1 bedroom 50,715 ... ... 1,620 ... ...
2 bedrooms 105,125 ... ... 2,305 ... ...
3 bedrooms 163,430 ... ... 5,060 ... ...
4 or more bedrooms 145,405 ... ... 3,310 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 133 466,440 ... ... 12,375 ... ...
1 to 4 rooms 126,900 ... ... 3,085 ... ...
5 rooms 71,525 ... ... 1,490 ... ...
6 rooms 67,640 ... ... 1,675 ... ...
7 rooms 58,660 ... ... 1,910 ... ...
8 or more rooms 141,710 ... ... 4,215 ... ...
Average number of rooms per dwelling 6.3 ... ... 6.4 ... ...
Total - Private households by number of persons per room - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 134 466,440 ... ... 12,380 ... ...
One person or fewer per room 454,640 ... ... 12,275 ... ...
More than 1 person per room 11,800 ... ... 100 ... ...
Total - Private households by housing suitability - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 135 466,440 ... ... 12,375 ... ...
Suitable 444,145 ... ... 12,085 ... ...
Not suitable 22,295 ... ... 290 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by period of construction - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 136 466,440 ... ... 12,375 ... ...
1960 or before 46,435 ... ... 4,900 ... ...
1961 to 1980 136,445 ... ... 3,540 ... ...
1981 to 1990 60,915 ... ... 1,705 ... ...
1991 to 2000 73,380 ... ... 835 ... ...
2001 to 2005 52,615 ... ... 570 ... ...
2006 to 2010 50,200 ... ... 490 ... ...
2011 to 2016Census data footnote 137 46,455 ... ... 335 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 138 466,440 ... ... 12,375 ... ...
Only regular maintenance or minor repairs needed 446,360 ... ... 11,480 ... ...
Major repairs needed 20,075 ... ... 895 ... ...
Total - Private households by number of household maintainers - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 139 466,440 ... ... 12,375 ... ...
1 household maintainer 260,935 ... ... 7,310 ... ...
2 household maintainers 187,705 ... ... 4,915 ... ...
3 or more household maintainers 17,800 ... ... 145 ... ...
Total - Private households by age of primary household maintainers - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 140 466,440 ... ... 12,375 ... ...
15 to 24 years 13,330 ... ... 100 ... ...
25 to 34 years 90,020 ... ... 935 ... ...
35 to 44 years 101,280 ... ... 1,795 ... ...
45 to 54 years 99,230 ... ... 2,545 ... ...
55 to 64 years 85,280 ... ... 2,760 ... ...
65 to 74 years 45,995 ... ... 2,095 ... ...
75 to 84 years 22,995 ... ... 1,305 ... ...
85 years and over 8,305 ... ... 845 ... ...
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 141 464,080 ... ... 12,365 ... ...
Spending less than 30% of income on shelter costs 360,895 ... ... 9,585 ... ...
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs 103,180 ... ... 2,780 ... ...
30% to less than 100% 88,930 ... ... 2,455 ... ...
Total - Owner households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data 333,235 ... ... 8,700 ... ...
% of owner households with a mortgageCensus data footnote 142 66.7 ... ... 54.4 ... ...
% of owner households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costsCensus data footnote 141 16.5 ... ... 13.0 ... ...
Median monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,586 ... ... 1,103 ... ...
Average monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,611 ... ... 1,240 ... ...
Median value of dwellings ($)Census data footnote 144 450,322 ... ... 375,760 ... ...
Average value of dwellings ($)Census data footnote 144 517,942 ... ... 416,061 ... ...
Total - Tenant households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data 133,190 ... ... 3,675 ... ...
% of tenant households in subsidized housingCensus data footnote 145 10.2 ... ... 11.1 ... ...
% of tenant households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costsCensus data footnote 141 36.7 ... ... 44.8 ... ...
Median monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,308 ... ... 1,103 ... ...
Average monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,354 ... ... 1,196 ... ...
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 146 995,205 494,095 501,110 25,320 11,895 13,425
No certificate, diploma or degree 134,445 68,580 65,865 2,490 1,270 1,220
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificateCensus data footnote 147 257,010 128,455 128,555 5,725 2,645 3,080
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 603,750 297,060 306,685 17,110 7,980 9,125
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma 65,455 48,585 16,870 1,825 1,135 690
Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 148 23,950 13,665 10,285 1,175 680 500
Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 149 41,500 34,920 6,585 650 460 190
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma 175,745 74,265 101,485 5,005 2,035 2,970
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level 31,685 13,040 18,640 1,020 420 600
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above 330,865 161,175 169,690 9,260 4,395 4,860
Bachelor's degree 230,230 109,110 121,120 5,825 2,630 3,200
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level 17,400 8,030 9,370 850 345 500
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry 8,655 4,235 4,425 195 100 95
Master's degree 63,930 32,975 30,955 2,005 1,070 935
Earned doctorateCensus data footnote 150 10,650 6,835 3,820 380 250 135
Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 146 720,405 359,295 361,110 15,270 7,275 7,995
No certificate, diploma or degree 58,820 32,035 26,785 650 415 230
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificateCensus data footnote 147 157,735 80,555 77,180 2,750 1,325 1,425
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 503,850 246,705 257,145 11,870 5,530 6,340
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma 50,370 38,010 12,360 1,135 715 425
Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 148 17,770 10,345 7,425 745 455 285
Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 149 32,600 27,670 4,935 390 255 135
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma 141,365 60,495 80,870 2,980 1,280 1,700
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level 25,545 10,545 15,000 655 265 395
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above 286,575 137,655 148,920 7,095 3,275 3,820
Bachelor's degree 198,340 93,270 105,065 4,490 1,980 2,510
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level 14,525 6,595 7,930 635 250 390
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry 7,705 3,540 4,165 135 60 75
Master's degree 57,340 28,925 28,410 1,575 830 750
Earned doctorateCensus data footnote 150 8,670 5,320 3,350 255 160 100
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 151 995,205 494,100 501,110 25,320 11,895 13,425
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 152 391,460 197,040 194,425 8,215 3,910 4,300
Education 35,195 7,430 27,765 1,210 285 925
13. Education 35,195 7,430 27,765 1,205 285 920
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 19,950 8,325 11,620 825 315 510
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services 3,260 2,270 995 90 80 15
50. Visual and performing arts 16,685 6,060 10,630 735 245 495
Humanities 27,690 10,035 17,655 1,380 465 910
16. Aboriginal and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics 3,035 625 2,415 325 55 270
23. English language and literature/letters 6,980 1,835 5,140 270 75 200
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities 8,525 2,845 5,680 395 140 255
30A Interdisciplinary humanitiesCensus data footnote 153 125 60 65 0 10 0
38. Philosophy and religious studies 1,855 1,015 840 60 40 25
39. Theology and religious vocations 2,680 1,630 1,050 60 25 30
54. History 3,755 1,880 1,880 165 100 65
55. French language and literature/letters 740 150 585 100 30 70
Social and behavioural sciences and law 65,540 23,280 42,260 2,235 815 1,415
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies 735 125 610 20 15 10
09. Communication, journalism and related programs 8,130 2,740 5,395 225 85 145
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences 7,730 825 6,910 260 35 225
22. Legal professions and studies 12,205 4,310 7,890 205 55 150
30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciencesCensus data footnote 154 860 200 660 20 0 20
42. Psychology 10,290 2,320 7,970 360 85 270
45. Social sciences 25,590 12,765 12,825 1,140 545 595
Business, management and public administration 139,545 58,510 81,030 4,145 1,720 2,420
30.16 Accounting and computer science 175 65 105 10 0 10
44. Public administration and social service professions 6,950 1,200 5,750 125 20 105
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services 132,420 57,245 75,180 4,005 1,700 2,310
Physical and life sciences and technologies 32,295 17,580 14,710 1,225 705 520
26. Biological and biomedical sciences 10,155 4,080 6,080 365 145 215
30.01 Biological and physical sciences 6,025 2,915 3,110 340 195 145
30C Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciencesCensus data footnote 155 305 115 195 100 55 45
40. Physical sciences 14,470 10,030 4,445 395 300 95
41. Science technologies/technicians 1,335 445 885 30 10 25
Mathematics, computer and information sciences 27,160 17,580 9,580 775 485 290
11. Computer and information sciences and support services 22,105 15,375 6,735 580 400 185
25. Library science 1,460 210 1,250 90 10 80
27. Mathematics and statistics 3,300 1,805 1,490 90 70 20
30D Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciencesCensus data footnote 156 300 190 105 0 0 0
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies 141,635 120,755 20,880 2,795 2,440 350
04. Architecture and related services 5,350 3,270 2,080 110 65 50
14. Engineering 58,720 46,645 12,070 1,285 1,060 225
15. Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields 26,770 21,725 5,045 555 485 75
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation 35 0 30 0 0 0
46. Construction trades 22,095 21,395 700 275 270 0
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians 19,140 18,540 605 365 365 0
48. Precision production 9,525 9,180 345 195 195 0
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 9,055 4,780 4,275 200 95 105
01. Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences 4,665 2,630 2,030 125 70 55
03. Natural resources and conservation 4,385 2,145 2,245 75 30 50
Health and related fields 82,035 17,425 64,615 1,785 355 1,435
31. Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies 6,885 3,385 3,500 130 55 70
51. Health professions and related programs 72,655 12,730 59,930 1,570 245 1,325
60. Dental, medical and veterinary residency programs 2,495 1,315 1,185 85 45 35
Personal, protective and transportation services 23,590 11,340 12,245 540 295 250
12. Personal and culinary services 15,855 5,095 10,760 280 70 210
28. Military science, leadership and operational art 105 95 10 0 0 0
29. Military technologies and applied sciences 145 125 20 10 0 0
43. Security and protective services 3,285 2,220 1,070 110 80 30
49. Transportation and materials moving 4,200 3,810 395 150 140 10
Other 60 20 45 0 0 0
30.99 Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies, other 60 20 45 0 0 0
Total - Major field of study - Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2016 for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 151 720,405 359,295 361,110 15,270 7,275 7,990
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 152 216,550 112,590 103,965 3,400 1,745 1,655
Education 26,940 5,300 21,645 690 175 520
13. Education 26,945 5,295 21,645 695 170 520
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 16,545 6,820 9,725 600 220 375
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services 2,680 1,850 830 65 45 15
50. Visual and performing arts 13,860 4,970 8,895 535 170 355
Humanities 23,135 8,215 14,920 890 325 565
16. Aboriginal and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics 2,595 525 2,075 235 35 195
23. English language and literature/letters 5,900 1,535 4,365 165 50 115
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities 7,335 2,405 4,925 230 95 135
30A Interdisciplinary humanitiesCensus data footnote 153 120 60 55 10 0 0
38. Philosophy and religious studies 1,495 815 675 45 25 20
39. Theology and religious vocations 2,020 1,200 820 45 25 20
54. History 3,135 1,550 1,585 115 85 35
55. French language and literature/letters 540 125 415 55 10 40
Social and behavioural sciences and law 56,210 19,660 36,545 1,695 635 1,055
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies 615 120 500 20 10 0
09. Communication, journalism and related programs 7,080 2,340 4,745 180 80 110
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences 6,295 650 5,645 190 30 160
22. Legal professions and studies 10,610 3,525 7,085 180 45 135
30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciencesCensus data footnote 154 730 175 555 20 0 20
42. Psychology 8,665 1,870 6,800 280 55 220
45. Social sciences 22,200 10,975 11,225 830 415 415
Business, management and public administration 118,600 49,620 68,980 2,995 1,245 1,750
30.16 Accounting and computer science 150 65 85 10 0 10
44. Public administration and social service professions 5,890 970 4,915 105 10 90
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services 112,560 48,580 63,980 2,885 1,235 1,650
Physical and life sciences and technologies 26,200 13,905 12,290 680 380 305
26. Biological and biomedical sciences 8,375 3,285 5,095 270 95 175
30.01 Biological and physical sciences 4,955 2,410 2,545 100 60 35
30C Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciencesCensus data footnote 155 240 105 135 25 15 15
40. Physical sciences 11,620 7,790 3,835 260 205 55
41. Science technologies/technicians 1,005 315 695 20 0 15
Mathematics, computer and information sciences 24,470 15,875 8,595 685 430 255
11. Computer and information sciences and support services 20,410 14,175 6,230 540 365 175
25. Library science 1,165 175 995 70 10 60
27. Mathematics and statistics 2,635 1,370 1,270 70 55 10
30D Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciencesCensus data footnote 156 255 160 105 10 10 10
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies 117,760 99,215 18,545 1,895 1,610 290
04. Architecture and related services 4,450 2,585 1,865 100 60 35
14. Engineering 51,090 40,000 11,090 950 760 195
15. Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields 21,885 17,690 4,200 305 255 50
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation 30 0 30 0 0 0
46. Construction trades 18,060 17,455 600 175 175 0
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians 15,035 14,555 480 250 245 0
48. Precision production 7,210 6,925 285 115 110 0
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 7,865 4,030 3,835 130 55 75
01. Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences 3,890 2,135 1,760 80 35 45
03. Natural resources and conservation 3,975 1,900 2,075 50 25 25
Health and related fields 67,250 14,710 52,540 1,180 230 950
31. Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies 5,835 2,905 2,930 105 45 60
51. Health professions and related programs 59,180 10,680 48,500 1,030 160 870
60. Dental, medical and veterinary residency programs 2,235 1,125 1,110 40 15 25
Personal, protective and transportation services 18,835 9,340 9,495 425 225 205
12. Personal and culinary services 12,475 4,170 8,305 210 40 165
28. Military science, leadership and operational art 75 65 10 0 0 0
29. Military technologies and applied sciences 75 70 10 0 10 0
43. Security and protective services 2,685 1,845 835 85 55 30
49. Transportation and materials moving 3,530 3,195 335 125 120 10
Other 50 15 30 0 0 0
30.99 Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies, other 50 15 35 0 0 0
Location of study compared with province or territory of residence with countries outside Canada
Total - Location of study compared with province or territory of residence with countries outside Canada for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 157 995,210 494,100 501,110 25,320 11,895 13,420
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 391,465 197,035 194,420 8,210 3,910 4,295
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 158 603,750 297,060 306,685 17,105 7,985 9,125
Location of study inside Canada 445,270 219,840 225,430 13,655 6,240 7,415
Same as province or territory of residence 308,130 151,020 157,110 12,320 5,600 6,720
Different than province or territory of residence 137,140 68,825 68,320 1,335 645 690
Location of study outside CanadaCensus data footnote 159 158,475 77,220 81,260 3,455 1,740 1,710
United StatesCensus data footnote 160 18,870 10,835 8,035 430 255 175
Philippines 27,005 10,400 16,605 155 55 100
India 18,585 9,255 9,330 110 70 45
United KingdomCensus data footnote 161 12,830 7,345 5,490 360 215 145
ChinaCensus data footnote 162 11,810 5,565 6,250 380 190 190
France 1,175 680 500 225 140 90
Other 68,200 33,145 35,055 1,785 820 970
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 157 720,405 359,290 361,110 15,270 7,275 7,995
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 216,550 112,590 103,965 3,400 1,745 1,650
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 158 503,850 246,705 257,145 11,870 5,535 6,335
Location of study inside Canada 367,885 181,930 185,960 9,445 4,320 5,125
Same as province or territory of residence 254,900 125,155 129,745 8,510 3,870 4,635
Different than province or territory of residence 112,985 56,770 56,210 935 440 490
Location of study outside CanadaCensus data footnote 159 135,965 64,775 71,185 2,425 1,215 1,210
United StatesCensus data footnote 160 14,875 8,305 6,565 255 155 100
Philippines 24,980 9,530 15,450 135 45 85
India 16,790 8,220 8,570 85 55 35
United KingdomCensus data footnote 161 9,210 5,270 3,940 165 115 50
ChinaCensus data footnote 162 10,395 4,800 5,595 350 170 180
France 1,025 605 430 165 105 60
Other 58,685 28,040 30,645 1,265 575 695
Labour force status
Total - Population aged 15 years and over by Labour force status - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 163 995,210 494,100 501,110 25,320 11,895 13,425
In the labour force 727,400 386,440 340,960 15,750 8,125 7,625
Employed 658,130 347,640 310,490 14,775 7,560 7,220
Unemployed 69,270 38,805 30,470 980 570 405
Not in the labour force 267,810 107,660 160,150 9,570 3,770 5,795
Participation rate 73.1 78.2 68.0 62.2 68.3 56.8
Employment rate 66.1 70.4 62.0 58.4 63.6 53.8
Unemployment rate 9.5 10.0 8.9 6.2 7.0 5.3
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 164 995,210 494,100 501,115 25,320 11,895 13,425
Did not workCensus data footnote 165 245,050 97,105 147,950 8,855 3,460 5,395
Worked 750,155 396,995 353,160 16,465 8,440 8,025
Worked full year, full timeCensus data footnote 166 374,015 215,020 159,000 8,360 4,555 3,805
Worked part year and/or part timeCensus data footnote 167 376,140 181,975 194,160 8,105 3,885 4,220
Average weeks worked in reference year 42.5 43.2 41.7 42.4 42.3 42.4
Class of worker
Total labour force aged 15 years and over by class of worker - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 168 727,400 386,440 340,960 15,750 8,130 7,625
Class of worker - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 15,175 6,980 8,195 385 175 210
All classes of workersCensus data footnote 170 712,220 379,460 332,765 15,370 7,955 7,415
Employee 632,520 328,780 303,740 13,395 6,655 6,740
Self-employedCensus data footnote 171 79,705 50,675 29,025 1,975 1,300 675
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 172 727,400 386,440 340,960 15,750 8,130 7,625
Occupation - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 15,175 6,980 8,190 385 180 205
All occupationsCensus data footnote 170 712,225 379,460 332,765 15,370 7,955 7,420
0 Management occupations 78,170 50,195 27,970 2,245 1,425 820
1 Business, finance and administration occupations 126,355 40,255 86,100 2,870 975 1,895
2 Natural and applied sciences and related occupations 79,675 61,985 17,695 1,620 1,315 305
3 Health occupations 46,840 9,625 37,210 960 190 770
4 Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services 72,725 23,280 49,445 1,875 575 1,305
5 Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport 19,040 8,195 10,845 810 385 425
6 Sales and service occupations 163,590 72,885 90,705 3,270 1,580 1,690
7 Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations 99,345 92,710 6,640 1,130 1,085 45
8 Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations 9,845 8,085 1,760 115 105 10
9 Occupations in manufacturing and utilities 16,635 12,240 4,395 470 320 150
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 173 727,400 386,440 340,960 15,755 8,125 7,625
Industry - NAICS2012 - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 15,175 6,980 8,195 380 175 210
All industry categoriesCensus data footnote 170 712,220 379,455 332,765 15,370 7,955 7,420
11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 2,485 1,435 1,055 30 20 15
21 Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction 44,755 27,955 16,800 20 10 10
22 Utilities 7,975 5,050 2,925 75 50 25
23 Construction 64,960 56,280 8,685 445 405 40
31-33 Manufacturing 36,825 27,150 9,670 1,670 1,155 515
41 Wholesale trade 25,880 17,645 8,230 1,145 640 505
44-45 Retail trade 78,685 38,345 40,340 1,600 740 860
48-49 Transportation and warehousing 39,765 28,015 11,750 930 620 315
51 Information and cultural industries 14,375 8,605 5,775 540 310 225
52 Finance and insurance 26,420 11,645 14,775 720 395 325
53 Real estate and rental and leasing 14,460 8,245 6,215 355 205 150
54 Professional, scientific and technical services 76,775 44,995 31,780 1,815 1,080 735
55 Management of companies and enterprises 3,435 1,825 1,605 30 0 20
56 Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services 30,815 17,925 12,895 580 355 230
61 Educational services 45,005 14,380 30,625 1,545 525 1,025
62 Health care and social assistance 77,105 14,375 62,730 1,575 280 1,290
71 Arts, entertainment and recreation 16,270 7,885 8,385 430 235 195
72 Accommodation and food services 50,545 21,570 28,980 830 425 400
81 Other services (except public administration) 29,960 12,230 17,730 525 225 295
91 Public administration 25,730 13,925 11,810 515 275 245
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 174 658,125 347,640 310,490 14,775 7,555 7,220
Worked at home 44,725 21,325 23,400 1,355 745 610
Worked outside Canada 2,810 2,145 665 95 85 20
No fixed workplace address 89,305 66,790 22,510 1,030 765 265
Worked at usual place 521,290 257,375 263,915 12,290 5,965 6,325
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 521,290 257,375 263,910 12,290 5,960 6,325
Commute within census subdivision (CSD) of residence 489,460 237,345 252,115 2,615 1,035 1,580
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) within census division (CD) of residence 21,065 12,400 8,670 8,755 4,380 4,380
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) and census division (CD) within province or territory of residence 7,745 5,780 1,965 800 480 320
Commute to a different province or territory 3,015 1,855 1,160 115 70 50
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 175 610,590 324,165 286,425 13,320 6,730 6,590
Car, truck, van - as a driver 433,730 243,310 190,420 9,465 4,965 4,495
Car, truck, van - as a passenger 31,375 10,730 20,645 575 170 410
Public transit 96,510 43,190 53,315 2,565 1,250 1,310
Walked 30,265 14,550 15,715 455 200 255
Bicycle 9,860 6,910 2,945 180 110 70
Other method 8,855 5,470 3,380 80 35 40
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 176 610,590 324,165 286,425 13,320 6,735 6,585
Less than 15 minutes 105,445 48,710 56,740 3,360 1,540 1,820
15 to 29 minutes 256,495 136,765 119,730 4,585 2,355 2,230
30 to 44 minutes 161,505 91,555 69,945 2,485 1,305 1,185
45 to 59 minutes 50,720 27,095 23,630 1,330 685 645
60 minutes and over 36,425 20,045 16,380 1,555 850 705
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 177 610,590 324,165 286,425 13,320 6,735 6,585
Between 5 a.m. and 5:59 a.m. 40,155 27,800 12,355 430 330 100
Between 6 a.m. and 6:59 a.m. 123,570 74,495 49,080 1,975 1,285 690
Between 7 a.m. and 7:59 a.m. 179,975 93,225 86,750 4,490 2,070 2,420
Between 8 a.m. and 8:59 a.m. 108,835 51,345 57,495 3,310 1,515 1,790
Between 9 a.m. and 11:59 a.m. 67,150 29,290 37,860 1,575 690 890
Between 12 p.m. and 4:59 a.m. 90,900 48,015 42,885 1,540 840 705
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 178 771,270 406,730 364,535 16,835 8,645 8,190
Single responses 761,730 402,170 359,560 14,290 7,415 6,880
Official languages 752,110 397,185 354,930 14,170 7,350 6,815
English 750,255 396,625 353,630 10,040 5,300 4,740
French 1,860 560 1,300 4,135 2,055 2,080
Non-official languages 9,615 4,985 4,630 120 60 60
Aboriginal languages 10 0 10 0 0 0
Algonquian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Moose Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Naskapi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Plains Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Woods Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Eastern Algonquian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages 10 10 0 0 0 0
Northern Athabaskan languages 0 10 0 0 0 0
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carrier 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chilcotin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dene 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gwich'in 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sarsi (Sarcee) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sekani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Slavey 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tutchone languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oneida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lillooet 0 0 0 0 0 0
Okanagan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Squamish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Straits 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dakota 0 0 0 0 0 0
Stoney 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tlingit 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nisga'a 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haisla 0 0 0 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Non-Aboriginal languages 9,605 4,985 4,630 120 60 65
Afro-Asiatic languages 340 205 135 0 0 10
Berber languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kabyle 0 0 0 0 0 0
Berber languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cushitic languages 10 10 0 0 0 0
Bilen 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oromo 0 0 0 0 0 0
Somali 10 0 10 0 0 0
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Semitic languages 335 200 130 10 0 10
Amharic 45 30 15 0 0 0
Arabic 240 150 90 10 0 10
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 10 10 0 0 0 0
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Harari 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hebrew 30 10 20 0 0 0
Maltese 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tigrigna 10 0 10 0 0 0
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 790 290 495 0 10 0
Khmer (Cambodian) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Vietnamese 785 290 500 10 10 0
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 315 145 175 0 0 0
Bikol 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cebuano 0 0 0 0 0 0
Fijian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ilocano 15 0 15 0 0 0
Malagasy 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malay 0 0 10 0 0 0
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pangasinan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 285 140 145 0 0 0
Waray-Waray 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Creole languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haitian Creole 0 0 0 0 0 0
Creole, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Creole languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dravidian languages 20 10 10 0 0 0
Kannada 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malayalam 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tamil 15 10 10 0 0 0
Telugu 0 0 10 0 0 0
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hmong-Mien languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Indo-European languages 3,050 1,690 1,360 35 20 15
Albanian 20 15 10 0 0 0
Armenian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Balto-Slavic languages 310 155 155 0 0 0
Baltic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Latvian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lithuanian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavic languages 310 155 160 0 0 0
Belarusan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bosnian 10 10 0 0 0 0
Bulgarian 10 0 0 0 0 0
Croatian 10 10 10 0 0 0
Czech 0 0 0 0 0 0
Macedonian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Polish 100 70 25 0 0 0
Russian 155 60 100 0 0 0
Serbian 10 0 0 0 0 0
Serbo-Croatian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slovak 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slovene (Slovenian) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ukrainian 25 0 20 0 0 0
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Celtic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scottish Gaelic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Welsh 0 0 0 0 0 0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Germanic languages 80 45 35 25 10 10
Afrikaans 15 10 10 0 0 0
Danish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dutch 0 0 0 0 0 0
Frisian 0 0 0 0 0 0
German 50 35 20 15 15 0
Icelandic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Norwegian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swedish 10 10 10 0 0 0
Vlaams (Flemish) 10 0 0 0 0 0
Yiddish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Greek 10 10 10 0 0 0
Indo-Iranian languages 1,790 1,070 725 10 0 0
Indo-Aryan languages 1,650 980 670 0 0 0
Bengali 15 10 10 0 0 0
Gujarati 20 10 10 0 0 0
Hindi 110 50 55 0 0 0
Kashmiri 0 0 0 0 0 0
Konkani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Marathi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nepali 25 20 15 0 0 0
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 1,365 855 510 0 0 0
Sindhi 10 0 0 0 0 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 10 10 0 0 0 0
Urdu 105 40 65 0 0 0
Iranian languages 135 85 50 0 0 0
Kurdish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pashto 20 15 0 0 0 0
Persian (Farsi) 115 65 50 0 0 0
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 10 0 0 0 0 0
Italic (Romance) languages 840 405 435 10 0 10
Catalan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Italian 10 10 0 0 0 0
Portuguese 90 45 45 0 0 0
Romanian 50 35 15 0 0 0
Spanish 690 320 370 10 0 0
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Japanese 95 35 60 10 0 0
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Georgian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Korean 470 195 280 0 0 0
Mongolic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mongolian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 25 10 20 0 0 0
Akan (Twi) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bamanankan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Edo 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ewe 0 0 0 0 0 0
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ganda 0 0 0 0 0 0
Igbo 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lingala 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rundi (Kirundi) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shona 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swahili 20 10 15 0 0 0
Wolof 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yoruba 10 0 10 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dinka 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages 55 20 35 0 0 0
American Sign Language 25 10 20 0 0 0
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 30 15 15 0 0 0
Sino-Tibetan languages 4,365 2,330 2,035 65 35 35
Chinese languages 4,330 2,310 2,015 65 30 35
Cantonese 2,830 1,465 1,365 10 10 10
Hakka 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mandarin 1,360 770 590 45 30 20
Min Dong 0 0 0 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 15 0 10 0 0 0
Wu (Shanghainese) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chinese, n.o.s. 125 75 50 10 0 10
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 35 20 15 0 0 0
Burmese 15 10 0 0 0 0
Karenic languages 15 10 0 0 0 0
Tibetan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 10 10 0 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages 10 10 0 0 0 0
Lao 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thai 10 10 0 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 25 10 10 0 0 10
Azerbaijani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkish 20 10 10 10 0 10
Uyghur 0 0 0 0 0 0
Uzbek 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Uralic languages 45 30 15 0 0 0
Estonian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Finnish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hungarian 40 35 15 0 0 0
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 10 0 0 0 0 0
Multiple responses 9,535 4,560 4,975 2,540 1,230 1,315
English and French 1,525 615 910 2,365 1,145 1,220
English and non-official language 7,865 3,875 3,985 80 45 40
French and non-official language 20 10 15 0 0 10
English, French and non-official language 130 65 70 85 35 50
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 179 771,265 406,730 364,535 16,835 8,640 8,190
None 735,050 388,360 346,690 7,760 4,055 3,705
English 4,985 2,355 2,630 2,900 1,460 1,440
French 7,140 3,250 3,890 5,805 2,935 2,875
Non-official language 23,465 12,445 11,025 245 135 115
Aboriginal 75 20 60 10 0 10
Non-Aboriginal 23,390 12,425 10,960 240 135 110
English and French 25 10 15 15 15 0
English and non-official language 110 50 55 30 15 10
French and non-official language 495 265 230 80 30 50
English, French and non-official language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mobility status - Place of residence 1 year ago
Total - Mobility status 1 year ago - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 180 1,205,770 601,970 603,795 29,835 14,260 15,575
Non-movers 1,014,540 505,275 509,265 26,890 12,765 14,125
Movers 191,230 96,700 94,530 2,945 1,495 1,450
Non-migrants 142,630 72,720 69,910 1,335 690 645
Migrants 48,595 23,975 24,625 1,605 805 805
Internal migrants 28,020 13,785 14,235 1,300 655 650
Intraprovincial migrants 13,535 6,780 6,755 1,160 575 585
Interprovincial migrants 14,490 7,005 7,480 140 75 60
External migrants 20,575 10,185 10,390 310 150 155
Mobility status - Place of residence 5 years ago
Total - Mobility status 5 years ago - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 181 1,143,585 569,985 573,595 28,730 13,705 15,030
Non-movers 615,955 305,415 310,540 19,925 9,415 10,515
Movers 527,630 264,575 263,060 8,800 4,290 4,510
Non-migrants 330,990 167,285 163,700 3,785 1,860 1,925
Migrants 196,640 97,285 99,355 5,020 2,430 2,585
Internal migrants 109,560 54,755 54,805 3,900 1,880 2,025
Intraprovincial migrants 40,130 20,085 20,050 3,550 1,725 1,825
Interprovincial migrants 69,425 34,670 34,755 355 155 200
External migrants 87,080 42,525 44,555 1,115 555 560

Source

Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population.

How to cite

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2017. Calgary [Population centre], Alberta and Pointe-Claire, V [Census subdivision], Quebec (table). Census Profile. 2016 Census. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-316-X2016001. Ottawa. Released November 29, 2017.
https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/index.cfm?Lang=E (accessed June 15, 2024).

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