Census Profile, 2016 Census
Kitchener [Population centre], Ontario and Newfoundland and Labrador [Province]

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Characteristic Kitchener
Ontario
[Population centre]
Newfoundland and Labrador

[Province]
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Total Male Female Total Male Female
Counts (unless otherwise specified)
Population and dwellings
Population, 2016Census data footnote 1 470,015 ... ... 519,716 ... ...
Population, 2011Census data footnote 1 446,295 r ... ... 514,536 ... ...
Population percentage change, 2011 to 2016 5.3 ... ... 1.0 ... ...
Total private dwellingsCensus data footnote 2 191,637 ... ... 265,739 ... ...
Private dwellings occupied by usual residentsCensus data footnote 3 181,511 ... ... 218,673 ... ...
Population density per square kilometre 1,745.8 ... ... 1.4 ... ...
Land area in square kilometres 269.23 ... ... 370,514.08 ... ...
Age characteristics
Total - Age groups and average age of the population - 100% dataCensus data footnote 4 470,010 231,990 238,025 519,715 253,930 265,790
0 to 14 years 81,770 41,770 39,995 74,440 38,200 36,240
0 to 4 years 26,100 13,390 12,710 22,365 11,430 10,930
5 to 9 years 28,040 14,330 13,710 26,040 13,430 12,605
10 to 14 years 27,620 14,050 13,575 26,035 13,340 12,700
15 to 64 years 321,695 160,345 161,350 344,245 168,555 175,695
15 to 19 years 29,160 14,930 14,230 27,255 13,980 13,275
20 to 24 years 35,985 18,785 17,200 27,700 13,915 13,785
25 to 29 years 34,365 17,400 16,960 28,245 14,095 14,150
30 to 34 years 32,910 16,370 16,540 29,405 14,185 15,215
35 to 39 years 31,080 15,340 15,740 30,740 14,555 16,185
40 to 44 years 31,575 15,450 16,120 34,505 16,745 17,765
45 to 49 years 32,925 16,180 16,745 38,665 18,740 19,920
50 to 54 years 35,495 17,525 17,970 42,620 20,730 21,890
55 to 59 years 31,780 15,700 16,080 43,080 21,035 22,045
60 to 64 years 26,420 12,665 13,765 42,025 20,570 21,460
65 years and over 66,550 29,880 36,675 101,025 47,170 53,855
65 to 69 years 21,945 10,475 11,470 37,485 18,310 19,180
70 to 74 years 15,530 7,170 8,360 26,170 12,720 13,445
75 to 79 years 11,565 5,335 6,225 16,950 8,015 8,935
80 to 84 years 8,515 3,650 4,865 11,060 4,885 6,175
85 years and over 8,995 3,250 5,750 9,360 3,245 6,125
85 to 89 years 5,665 2,130 3,530 6,175 2,300 3,875
90 to 94 years 2,720 995 1,730 2,485 790 1,695
95 to 99 years 530 120 420 610 140 475
100 years and over 75 5 70 90 20 75
Total - Distribution (%) of the population by broad age groups - 100% data 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
0 to 14 years 17.4 18.0 16.8 14.3 15.0 13.6
15 to 64 years 68.4 69.1 67.8 66.2 66.4 66.1
65 years and over 14.2 12.9 15.4 19.4 18.6 20.3
85 years and over 1.9 1.4 2.4 1.8 1.3 2.3
Average age of the population 39.1 38.1 40.0 43.7 42.9 44.4
Median age of the population 38.3 37.1 39.5 46.0 45.4 46.6
Household and dwelling characteristics
Total - Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling - 100% dataCensus data footnote 5 181,510 ... ... 218,675 ... ...
Single-detached house 95,615 ... ... 160,245 ... ...
Apartment in a building that has five or more storeys 21,945 ... ... 750 ... ...
Other attached dwellingCensus data footnote 6 63,785 ... ... 56,245 ... ...
Semi-detached house 11,140 ... ... 8,545 ... ...
Row house 21,885 ... ... 10,390 ... ...
Apartment or flat in a duplex 5,580 ... ... 25,235 ... ...
Apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys 24,915 ... ... 11,645 ... ...
Other single-attached house 270 ... ... 435 ... ...
Movable dwellingCensus data footnote 7 165 ... ... 1,430 ... ...
Total - Private households by household size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 8 181,510 ... ... 218,675 ... ...
1 person 45,985 ... ... 53,755 ... ...
2 persons 59,700 ... ... 88,715 ... ...
3 persons 30,315 ... ... 37,700 ... ...
4 persons 29,105 ... ... 28,270 ... ...
5 or more persons 16,405 ... ... 10,235 ... ...
Number of persons in private households 463,210 ... ... 512,255 ... ...
Average household size 2.6 ... ... 2.3 ... ...
Marital status
Total - Marital status for the population aged 15 years and over - 100% dataCensus data footnote 9 388,250 190,220 198,030 445,275 215,720 229,550
Married or living common law 222,075 110,910 111,170 277,300 138,640 138,660
Married 186,790 93,295 93,500 230,815 115,460 115,355
Living common law 35,280 17,615 17,670 46,485 23,180 23,305
Not married and not living common law 166,170 79,315 86,865 167,980 77,085 90,895
Never married 112,005 61,395 50,610 107,650 57,545 50,105
Separated 12,230 5,155 7,070 8,570 3,760 4,815
Divorced 22,545 8,670 13,870 22,225 9,535 12,685
Widowed 19,395 4,090 15,310 29,530 6,245 23,285
Family characteristics
Total - Census families in private households by family size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 10 131,175 ... ... 161,010 ... ...
2 persons 62,065 ... ... 91,965 ... ...
3 persons 29,540 ... ... 36,220 ... ...
4 persons 28,020 ... ... 26,060 ... ...
5 or more persons 11,560 ... ... 6,760 ... ...
Average size of census families 2.9 ... ... 2.7 ... ...
Total number of census families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 11 131,175 ... ... 161,010 ... ...
Total couple families 108,810 ... ... 136,755 ... ...
Married couples 91,170 ... ... 113,520 ... ...
Common-law couples 17,635 ... ... 23,235 ... ...
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent 22,365 ... ... 24,250 ... ...
Female parent 17,890 ... ... 19,295 ... ...
Male parent 4,475 ... ... 4,960 ... ...
Total - Couple census families in private households - 100% data 108,810 ... ... 136,760 ... ...
Couples without children 48,910 ... ... 76,080 ... ...
Couples with children 59,900 ... ... 60,675 ... ...
1 child 22,835 ... ... 29,785 ... ...
2 children 26,130 ... ... 24,525 ... ...
3 or more children 10,940 ... ... 6,365 ... ...
Total - Lone-parent census families in private households - 100% data 22,370 ... ... 24,250 ... ...
1 child 13,150 ... ... 15,885 ... ...
2 children 6,700 ... ... 6,445 ... ...
3 or more children 2,515 ... ... 1,925 ... ...
Total - Persons not in census families in private households - 100% data 76,580 38,460 38,120 80,020 36,715 43,315
Household type
Total - Private households by household type - 100% dataCensus data footnote 12 181,515 ... ... 218,675 ... ...
One-census-family households 123,100 ... ... 154,090 ... ...
Without children in a census familyCensus data footnote 13 45,685 ... ... 73,210 ... ...
With children in a census familyCensus data footnote 14 77,415 ... ... 80,880 ... ...
Multiple-census-family households 3,960 ... ... 3,430 ... ...
Non-census-family households 54,455 ... ... 61,155 ... ...
One-person households 45,985 ... ... 53,750 ... ...
Two-or-more person non-census-family households 8,465 ... ... 7,405 ... ...
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 15 465,000 229,970 235,030 515,680 252,315 263,370
English only 424,630 212,640 211,990 488,800 241,310 247,490
French only 205 75 130 120 60 60
English and French 31,710 13,820 17,895 25,940 10,580 15,365
Neither English nor French 8,455 3,435 5,020 820 365 455
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 16 465,000 229,970 235,030 515,680 252,315 263,365
English 448,830 222,860 225,970 512,350 250,610 261,740
French 5,345 2,525 2,815 2,255 1,205 1,050
English and French 2,520 1,215 1,305 350 180 165
Neither English nor French 8,305 3,365 4,935 725 315 410
Official language minority (number)Census data footnote 17 6,605 3,140 3,470 2,425 1,295 1,135
Official language minority (percentage)Census data footnote 17 1.4 1.4 1.5 0.5 0.5 0.4
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 18 465,000 229,970 235,035 515,680 252,310 263,370
Single responses 455,495 225,285 230,205 513,980 251,490 262,495
Official languages 342,995 170,445 172,555 502,060 245,305 256,760
English 337,555 167,845 169,715 499,710 244,065 255,645
French 5,440 2,595 2,840 2,350 1,240 1,115
Non-official languages 112,500 54,845 57,655 11,920 6,190 5,735
Aboriginal languages 25 10 20 2,620 1,270 1,350
Algonquian languages 20 5 10 2,130 1,030 1,100
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 5 0 10 2,120 1,025 1,095
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 1,505 725 780
Moose Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Naskapi 0 0 0 605 295 310
Northern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Plains Cree 0 0 0 5 0 5
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 5 0 5 0 0 0
Woods Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree, n.o.s. 5 0 5 5 0 5
Eastern Algonquian languages 0 0 0 5 0 5
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 0 0 0 5 0 0
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 5 0 5 5 5 0
Algonquin 5 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway 10 0 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. 5 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Athabaskan languages 0 0 5 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) 5 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 0 490 235 255
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 0 0 0 435 205 230
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 50 30 20
Iroquoian languages 5 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 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 5 0 5 0 0
Non-Aboriginal languages 112,470 54,835 57,635 9,300 4,920 4,380
Afro-Asiatic languages 9,805 4,970 4,835 1,295 730 565
Berber languages 25 10 10 0 5 0
Kabyle 25 15 10 0 0 0
Berber languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cushitic languages 1,205 580 630 45 20 20
Bilen 100 55 45 10 5 5
Oromo 85 40 45 35 15 15
Somali 985 460 525 0 0 0
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 40 20 20 0 5 0
Semitic languages 8,570 4,375 4,200 1,245 700 545
Amharic 795 375 415 25 10 15
Arabic 6,465 3,355 3,110 1,140 645 490
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 285 145 135 0 0 0
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 35 15 20 0 0 0
Harari 15 5 5 0 0 0
Hebrew 115 60 50 5 5 0
Maltese 60 25 30 5 5 0
Tigrigna 775 370 405 65 30 35
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 40 15 25 0 0 0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 5 5 0 0 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 3,870 1,870 2,000 60 30 25
Khmer (Cambodian) 255 120 135 5 0 5
Vietnamese 3,615 1,755 1,860 55 30 25
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 2,150 775 1,375 1,120 475 645
Bikol 10 5 5 5 5 0
Cebuano 110 30 75 60 15 40
Fijian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 40 15 30 5 5 5
Ilocano 115 40 70 25 10 15
Malagasy 0 0 0 0 5 0
Malay 165 65 100 25 15 10
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 10 5 5 10 10 5
Pangasinan 5 0 0 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 1,655 595 1,065 970 415 560
Waray-Waray 10 0 5 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 35 15 20 10 5 5
Creole languages 155 80 75 35 20 15
Haitian Creole 5 5 0 0 0 0
Creole, n.o.s. 80 35 40 25 10 5
Creole languages, n.i.e. 70 40 25 15 5 5
Dravidian languages 1,745 945 805 275 150 120
Kannada 85 50 35 15 5 10
Malayalam 600 315 285 100 55 45
Tamil 725 395 335 115 70 45
Telugu 315 180 135 50 25 20
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 10 5 10 0 0 0
Hmong-Mien languages 460 220 245 0 0 0
Indo-European languages 74,005 36,130 37,875 4,020 2,265 1,760
Albanian 950 500 455 85 45 40
Armenian 625 315 310 5 5 0
Balto-Slavic languages 17,575 8,445 9,130 585 310 275
Baltic languages 160 75 80 10 10 5
Latvian 70 40 35 10 10 5
Lithuanian 85 35 45 0 0 0
Slavic languages 17,415 8,365 9,050 575 300 270
Belarusan 15 5 10 0 5 0
Bosnian 525 265 260 15 10 5
Bulgarian 150 75 75 65 35 30
Croatian 2,005 1,010 990 30 20 15
Czech 700 325 370 35 20 15
Macedonian 245 120 125 5 5 5
Polish 4,925 2,295 2,625 105 55 50
Russian 1,730 800 935 220 120 100
Serbian 4,925 2,465 2,460 30 15 15
Serbo-Croatian 500 240 265 10 5 5
Slovak 530 240 295 5 5 5
Slovene (Slovenian) 230 115 110 10 5 5
Ukrainian 740 310 425 40 15 25
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 210 100 100 0 5 0
Celtic languages 25 15 10 20 10 5
Scottish Gaelic 5 5 0 10 10 0
Welsh 15 10 5 5 5 5
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 10 5 0 10 5 0
Germanic languages 9,735 4,485 5,245 715 425 290
Afrikaans 90 50 40 55 30 25
Danish 150 70 80 55 30 20
Dutch 1,390 630 760 110 70 40
Frisian 25 15 10 0 0 0
German 7,910 3,640 4,270 380 210 170
Icelandic 5 0 0 30 20 10
Norwegian 30 10 15 55 45 15
Swedish 65 35 30 20 10 5
Vlaams (Flemish) 55 30 25 5 0 0
Yiddish 5 0 0 0 0 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 5 5 0 10 5 0
Greek 1,285 635 650 55 40 15
Indo-Iranian languages 19,185 9,910 9,280 1,640 965 670
Indo-Aryan languages 13,880 7,165 6,715 1,325 800 530
Bengali 905 485 410 325 220 105
Gujarati 2,750 1,420 1,335 70 45 25
Hindi 1,520 830 685 175 100 70
Kashmiri 5 5 0 0 5 0
Konkani 40 25 20 0 0 0
Marathi 150 75 80 30 15 10
Nepali 255 135 120 135 75 55
Oriya (Odia) 20 10 15 5 5 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 4,575 2,315 2,260 215 130 90
Sindhi 235 110 125 25 10 10
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 240 125 120 70 35 40
Urdu 3,180 1,635 1,550 285 165 120
Iranian languages 5,100 2,645 2,455 280 145 130
Kurdish 630 345 285 10 10 5
Pashto 1,015 535 480 30 10 15
Persian (Farsi) 3,460 1,765 1,690 235 125 110
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 210 105 110 30 25 10
Italic (Romance) languages 24,620 11,825 12,795 915 465 455
Catalan 15 5 10 0 0 0
Italian 1,760 920 835 105 60 45
Portuguese 9,350 4,445 4,900 165 90 70
Romanian 5,280 2,545 2,735 45 15 30
Spanish 8,220 3,905 4,315 595 290 305
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 0 5 0 5 5 0
Japanese 405 155 250 45 15 30
Kartvelian languages 5 0 5 0 0 0
Georgian 5 5 5 5 0 0
Korean 2,055 990 1,065 125 50 80
Mongolic languages 5 5 0 0 0 0
Mongolian 10 5 5 5 0 5
Niger-Congo languages 650 305 345 320 170 145
Akan (Twi) 60 35 30 30 20 10
Bamanankan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Edo 10 5 5 5 5 0
Ewe 15 15 5 5 0 0
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ga 5 10 5 0 0 0
Ganda 10 5 10 10 5 5
Igbo 35 20 15 30 20 10
Lingala 5 0 5 10 0 5
Rundi (Kirundi) 15 5 15 10 0 5
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 35 15 20 5 0 5
Shona 90 40 50 30 15 15
Swahili 140 60 80 55 25 25
Wolof 10 0 5 5 5 5
Yoruba 75 40 30 60 40 25
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 135 50 80 65 35 35
Nilo-Saharan languages 280 135 145 35 20 15
Dinka 5 5 0 10 5 5
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 275 130 145 25 15 15
Sign languages 115 55 60 125 70 55
American Sign Language 70 30 40 50 25 20
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 45 25 20 75 45 30
Sino-Tibetan languages 12,875 6,335 6,540 1,620 830 790
Chinese languages 12,510 6,145 6,365 1,590 815 775
Cantonese 2,145 1,050 1,095 360 195 165
Hakka 75 35 45 10 5 5
Mandarin 9,300 4,550 4,745 990 495 490
Min Dong 5 0 0 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 240 125 115 35 15 25
Wu (Shanghainese) 105 45 60 15 5 10
Chinese, n.o.s. 625 325 300 190 100 85
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 15 10 5 5 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 365 195 175 30 10 15
Burmese 140 70 65 10 0 10
Karenic languages 115 60 55 10 5 0
Tibetan 5 5 5 5 5 5
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 105 55 45 5 5 0
Tai-Kadai languages 1,125 510 615 50 20 30
Lao 1,005 475 530 5 5 5
Thai 120 35 85 45 20 25
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 885 450 435 70 40 25
Azerbaijani 60 35 25 10 5 0
Turkish 760 390 375 45 35 15
Uyghur 15 5 10 0 0 0
Uzbek 15 5 5 10 5 5
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 25 10 20 5 0 5
Uralic languages 1,825 880 940 90 20 70
Estonian 90 40 50 20 10 10
Finnish 140 65 75 20 5 20
Hungarian 1,590 780 815 55 10 40
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 60 35 25 20 15 5
Multiple responses 9,505 4,685 4,825 1,700 820 880
English and French 1,150 560 590 585 250 335
English and non-official language 7,920 3,920 4,005 1,025 530 500
French and non-official language 210 100 110 60 30 30
English, French and non-official language 230 105 120 25 15 15
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 19 465,000 229,970 235,030 515,675 252,310 263,370
Single responses 442,590 218,985 223,605 513,025 250,995 262,030
Official languages 385,030 191,045 193,985 506,485 247,615 258,865
English 383,495 190,330 193,155 505,550 247,155 258,395
French 1,535 710 830 935 465 475
Non-official languages 57,560 27,940 29,625 6,545 3,380 3,160
Aboriginal languages 5 5 5 1,910 950 960
Algonquian languages 0 0 0 1,800 890 910
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 0 0 0 1,800 890 910
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 1,200 600 605
Moose Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Naskapi 0 0 0 600 295 310
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 5 0
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages 0 0 5 0 0 0
Northern Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carrier 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chilcotin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dene 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gwich'in 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sarsi (Sarcee) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sekani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Slavey 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tutchone languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages 0 0 0 105 55 50
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 0 0 0 105 55 50
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 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. 5 0 0 0 0 0
Non-Aboriginal languages 57,555 27,935 29,620 4,635 2,430 2,205
Afro-Asiatic languages 6,310 3,100 3,215 830 425 410
Berber languages 10 5 5 5 0 0
Kabyle 15 10 5 0 0 0
Berber languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 0 5
Cushitic languages 795 360 435 40 20 20
Bilen 85 45 45 10 5 0
Oromo 50 20 30 30 20 15
Somali 650 295 350 0 0 5
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 10 0 5 0 0 0
Semitic languages 5,505 2,730 2,775 790 400 390
Amharic 525 245 285 10 5 5
Arabic 4,185 2,115 2,075 725 375 355
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 170 85 85 0 0 0
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 25 15 10 0 0 0
Harari 10 0 5 0 0 0
Hebrew 55 25 25 0 0 0
Maltese 5 5 0 0 0 0
Tigrigna 505 235 270 50 20 25
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 25 5 15 0 0 0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 5 5 5 0 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 2,475 1,190 1,290 40 20 20
Khmer (Cambodian) 130 55 75 0 0 0
Vietnamese 2,350 1,130 1,215 40 20 15
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 750 325 430 500 235 265
Bikol 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cebuano 20 10 10 15 5 10
Fijian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 20 5 15 5 0 0
Ilocano 25 15 15 5 5 0
Malagasy 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malay 60 25 30 5 5 0
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 0 0 0 5 5 5
Pangasinan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 625 260 360 475 225 245
Waray-Waray 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 5 5 0 0 0 0
Creole languages 85 40 50 15 10 5
Haitian Creole 5 0 0 0 0 0
Creole, n.o.s. 50 20 30 10 5 0
Creole languages, n.i.e. 25 15 10 10 5 5
Dravidian languages 910 485 430 120 65 55
Kannada 35 25 15 0 0 5
Malayalam 355 185 170 35 15 15
Tamil 355 190 165 55 30 25
Telugu 155 85 75 25 15 10
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 10 0 0 0 0 0
Hmong-Mien languages 175 80 95 0 0 0
Indo-European languages 34,310 16,590 17,720 1,620 890 730
Albanian 535 275 260 30 20 15
Armenian 400 195 205 5 5 0
Balto-Slavic languages 8,545 4,135 4,410 195 100 100
Baltic languages 15 5 10 0 0 0
Latvian 5 0 5 0 0 0
Lithuanian 10 5 5 0 0 0
Slavic languages 8,525 4,130 4,400 195 100 95
Belarusan 5 5 5 0 0 0
Bosnian 255 135 120 5 5 0
Bulgarian 65 35 30 30 15 15
Croatian 840 410 435 0 0 5
Czech 230 110 120 5 5 0
Macedonian 125 60 65 0 0 0
Polish 2,065 990 1,075 30 15 15
Russian 970 465 505 95 50 45
Serbian 3,150 1,550 1,600 10 5 5
Serbo-Croatian 220 105 120 0 0 0
Slovak 190 85 105 5 5 5
Slovene (Slovenian) 45 20 25 0 0 0
Ukrainian 270 115 150 10 5 5
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 105 55 45 0 0 0
Celtic languages 5 0 0 0 5 0
Scottish Gaelic 5 5 0 0 0 0
Welsh 0 0 0 0 0 0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Germanic languages 1,240 540 705 155 85 70
Afrikaans 25 15 15 15 5 10
Danish 5 5 5 25 10 10
Dutch 100 45 55 15 10 5
Frisian 5 5 0 0 0 0
German 1,090 465 625 65 30 25
Icelandic 0 5 0 15 10 10
Norwegian 0 0 0 20 10 5
Swedish 15 5 5 5 0 5
Vlaams (Flemish) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yiddish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 0 5 0 0 0 0
Greek 465 210 255 10 10 5
Indo-Iranian languages 11,695 5,835 5,860 860 505 360
Indo-Aryan languages 8,185 4,095 4,090 685 410 275
Bengali 530 270 260 150 105 45
Gujarati 1,655 820 840 20 10 10
Hindi 730 380 350 75 45 30
Kashmiri 0 0 0 0 0 0
Konkani 15 10 5 0 0 0
Marathi 70 30 35 10 5 5
Nepali 150 80 75 95 55 40
Oriya (Odia) 10 0 10 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 3,010 1,505 1,505 145 80 60
Sindhi 110 50 60 10 10 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 120 60 60 45 25 20
Urdu 1,785 890 900 130 70 60
Iranian languages 3,400 1,690 1,705 155 85 75
Kurdish 335 170 165 5 0 5
Pashto 615 305 310 10 5 0
Persian (Farsi) 2,445 1,215 1,230 145 75 65
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 110 50 60 15 10 10
Italic (Romance) languages 11,435 5,400 6,030 365 175 190
Catalan 10 5 10 5 0 0
Italian 335 155 180 20 10 10
Portuguese 3,940 1,830 2,110 50 25 25
Romanian 2,605 1,260 1,345 10 5 5
Spanish 4,535 2,150 2,385 275 130 145
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Japanese 230 105 130 20 5 10
Kartvelian languages 0 0 5 0 0 0
Georgian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Korean 1,485 695 790 60 30 35
Mongolic languages 5 0 5 0 0 0
Mongolian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 170 70 105 105 50 55
Akan (Twi) 15 5 10 5 0 0
Bamanankan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Edo 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ewe 0 0 5 0 0 0
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ganda 5 0 0 5 0 5
Igbo 15 5 5 0 5 0
Lingala 0 0 0 5 0 0
Rundi (Kirundi) 5 5 0 10 0 5
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 5 5 5 0 0 0
Shona 25 10 20 5 5 0
Swahili 60 25 35 45 20 25
Wolof 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yoruba 10 5 5 20 10 5
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 30 10 20 10 5 10
Nilo-Saharan languages 120 60 60 5 10 0
Dinka 0 0 0 5 5 0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 115 55 60 5 5 0
Sign languages 160 85 75 210 120 90
American Sign Language 80 45 40 60 30 30
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 80 45 35 155 85 70
Sino-Tibetan languages 8,875 4,405 4,470 1,040 545 495
Chinese languages 8,550 4,240 4,315 1,030 535 490
Cantonese 1,145 565 580 190 100 90
Hakka 35 20 20 0 0 0
Mandarin 6,815 3,370 3,445 705 365 335
Min Dong 0 0 5 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 70 30 30 15 5 5
Wu (Shanghainese) 65 30 30 0 0 0
Chinese, n.o.s. 410 215 200 120 65 55
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 5 0 5 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 320 165 155 10 5 5
Burmese 135 75 60 5 0 5
Karenic languages 110 55 55 0 0 0
Tibetan 5 0 0 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 70 35 40 5 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages 555 260 295 10 5 5
Lao 505 245 265 5 0 0
Thai 45 15 35 5 0 5
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 415 210 205 30 15 15
Azerbaijani 15 10 10 0 0 0
Turkish 375 190 185 15 5 10
Uyghur 5 0 5 0 0 0
Uzbek 5 0 5 10 0 5
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 15 10 10 5 0 0
Uralic languages 490 235 255 25 10 10
Estonian 10 5 5 10 5 5
Finnish 10 0 10 0 5 0
Hungarian 470 235 235 10 5 5
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 20 10 10 5 5 0
Multiple responses 22,410 10,990 11,420 2,655 1,320 1,340
English and French 640 300 345 400 185 215
English and non-official language 21,320 10,490 10,825 2,175 1,095 1,080
French and non-official language 55 20 35 30 15 15
English, French and non-official language 395 180 215 55 25 30
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 20 465,000 229,970 235,030 515,680 252,310 263,365
None 400,400 198,595 201,815 505,060 247,185 257,870
English 25,755 12,820 12,935 3,190 1,655 1,535
French 4,490 1,920 2,575 3,160 1,305 1,855
Non-official language 33,195 16,085 17,110 4,135 2,095 2,035
Aboriginal 50 15 35 685 315 370
Non-Aboriginal 33,145 16,075 17,075 3,450 1,785 1,670
English and French 190 80 110 20 10 5
English and non-official language 580 295 280 45 25 25
French and non-official language 370 160 205 65 35 35
English, French and non-official language 15 10 10 5 5 0
Income of individuals in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 21 381,585 187,530 194,055 437,940 212,785 225,150
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 365,750 180,335 185,420 422,335 205,915 216,425
Median total income in 2015 among recipients ($) 35,041 42,382 29,285 31,754 40,880 25,314
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 365,800 180,340 185,460 422,475 205,925 216,550
Median after-tax income in 2015 among recipients ($) 31,805 37,637 27,044 28,883 36,040 23,623
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 329,985 166,325 163,665 350,685 178,440 172,240
Median market income in 2015 among recipients ($) 34,394 42,809 27,365 30,580 39,940 23,812
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 257,190 114,820 142,370 320,165 142,895 177,270
Median government transfers in 2015 among recipients ($) 3,368 1,258 4,851 9,208 10,950 8,142
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 280,950 146,140 134,805 299,155 154,695 144,455
Median employment income in 2015 among recipients ($) 36,212 43,850 29,941 31,528 41,659 24,445
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 22 381,640 187,545 194,100 437,935 212,780 225,155
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 366,120 180,480 185,640 422,695 206,060 216,630
Average total income in 2015 among recipients ($) 45,911 54,400 37,658 45,210 56,724 34,259
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 366,160 180,490 185,670 422,850 206,070 216,780
Average after-tax income in 2015 among recipients ($) 38,265 44,281 32,417 37,105 45,371 29,247
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 329,875 166,260 163,615 350,865 178,415 172,450
Average market income in 2015 among recipients ($) 45,531 54,766 36,146 45,500 56,985 33,617
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 257,450 115,070 142,375 320,275 143,070 177,205
Average government transfers in 2015 among recipients ($) 6,951 6,192 7,564 9,823 10,636 9,166
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 281,075 146,200 134,875 299,155 154,695 144,460
Average employment income in 2015 among recipients ($) 45,733 53,874 36,907 46,153 57,421 34,087
Total - Employment income statistics for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 23 381,645 187,545 194,100 437,935 212,785 225,150
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 24 143,910 81,680 62,230 127,135 65,460 61,670
Median employment income in 2015 for full-year full-time workers ($)Census data footnote 25 54,230 60,144 47,159 55,696 64,859 46,313
Average employment income in 2015 for full-year full-time workers ($)Census data footnote 26 64,469 72,212 54,305 67,716 80,565 54,077
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 89.4 92.8 84.6 83.5 86.9 78.3
Employment income (%)Census data footnote 29 76.4 80.2 71.1 72.0 75.7 66.2
Government transfers (%)Census data footnote 30 10.6 7.2 15.4 16.5 13.1 21.7
Total - Total income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 31 381,585 187,535 194,055 437,940 212,785 225,155
Without total income 15,835 7,200 8,635 15,600 6,875 8,730
With total income 365,755 180,335 185,420 422,335 205,910 216,420
Percentage with total income 95.9 96.2 95.6 96.4 96.8 96.1
Under $10,000 (including loss) 51,965 22,590 29,370 54,190 20,040 34,150
$10,000 to $19,999 59,325 23,510 35,815 80,625 30,610 50,015
$20,000 to $29,999 49,715 20,440 29,275 66,445 26,040 40,410
$30,000 to $39,999 42,725 19,055 23,670 50,800 24,220 26,585
$40,000 to $49,999 38,550 18,590 19,960 40,710 20,675 20,030
$50,000 to $59,999 30,675 16,555 14,120 28,815 16,365 12,450
$60,000 to $69,999 22,870 13,335 9,535 22,170 13,390 8,790
$70,000 to $79,999 17,015 10,390 6,625 16,585 9,950 6,640
$80,000 to $89,999 13,115 8,260 4,860 14,525 8,380 6,140
$90,000 to $99,999 11,580 6,930 4,650 11,570 7,230 4,345
$100,000 and over 28,230 20,690 7,540 35,890 29,020 6,870
$100,000 to $149,999 19,330 13,850 5,480 24,160 19,130 5,030
$150,000 and over 8,900 6,840 2,060 11,730 9,890 1,845
Total - After-tax income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 32 381,585 187,530 194,055 437,935 212,790 225,150
Without after-tax income 15,785 7,195 8,590 15,465 6,865 8,600
With after-tax income 365,800 180,335 185,465 422,475 205,920 216,550
Percentage with after-tax income 95.9 96.2 95.6 96.5 96.8 96.2
Under $10,000 (including loss) 53,160 22,935 30,225 55,965 20,310 35,650
$10,000 to $19,999 62,160 24,685 37,470 84,935 32,255 52,675
$20,000 to $29,999 57,965 24,190 33,775 77,570 31,835 45,730
$30,000 to $39,999 52,085 24,225 27,865 60,145 30,005 30,140
$40,000 to $49,999 44,135 23,105 21,025 42,845 23,560 19,285
$50,000 to $59,999 30,570 17,630 12,940 29,740 18,000 11,735
$60,000 to $69,999 21,105 13,170 7,930 21,810 12,880 8,925
$70,000 to $79,999 16,365 10,020 6,345 16,275 10,280 5,995
$80,000 and over 28,255 20,370 7,885 33,195 26,780 6,410
$80,000 to $89,999 9,540 6,435 3,105 9,910 7,385 2,525
$90,000 to $99,999 5,640 4,030 1,610 6,785 5,580 1,205
$100,000 and over 13,075 9,905 3,170 16,495 13,810 2,685
Total - Employment income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 33 381,585 187,530 194,055 437,940 212,785 225,150
Without employment income 100,635 41,390 59,250 138,785 58,090 80,695
With employment income 280,950 146,145 134,810 299,155 154,695 144,460
Percentage with employment income 73.6 77.9 69.5 68.3 72.7 64.2
Under $5,000 (including loss) 34,575 16,405 18,170 41,945 19,065 22,885
$5,000 to $9,999 21,915 9,505 12,405 25,185 9,870 15,315
$10,000 to $19,999 35,915 15,675 20,245 43,245 18,425 24,820
$20,000 to $29,999 29,385 12,680 16,705 34,575 14,615 19,960
$30,000 to $39,999 30,025 13,310 16,715 26,880 13,045 13,840
$40,000 to $49,999 28,860 14,355 14,505 25,000 12,240 12,755
$50,000 to $59,999 24,130 13,645 10,490 19,620 11,050 8,570
$60,000 to $69,999 17,980 10,860 7,115 16,510 9,855 6,655
$70,000 to $79,999 13,780 8,665 5,120 12,995 7,755 5,240
$80,000 and over 44,380 31,035 13,350 53,195 38,785 14,415
$80,000 to $89,999 11,230 7,245 3,985 12,605 7,075 5,530
$90,000 to $99,999 10,055 6,110 3,945 9,920 6,290 3,635
$100,000 and over 23,100 17,680 5,420 30,660 25,415 5,245
Income of households in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for private households by household size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 34 181,515 ... ... 218,670 ... ...
Median total income of households in 2015 ($) 75,255 ... ... 67,272 ... ...
Median after-tax income of households in 2015 ($) 66,048 ... ... 59,060 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for one-person private households - 100% data 45,990 ... ... 53,750 ... ...
Median total income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 37,933 ... ... 27,593 ... ...
Median after-tax income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 33,860 ... ... 25,750 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for two-or-more-person private households - 100% data 135,525 ... ... 164,920 ... ...
Median total income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 91,413 ... ... 83,459 ... ...
Median after-tax income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 79,660 ... ... 72,188 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for private households by household size - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 35 181,595 ... ... 218,675 ... ...
Average total income of households in 2015 ($) 92,564 ... ... 87,392 ... ...
Average after-tax income of households in 2015 ($) 77,157 ... ... 71,750 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for one-person private households - 25% sample data 46,075 ... ... 53,735 ... ...
Average total income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 47,469 ... ... 41,684 ... ...
Average after-tax income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 39,687 ... ... 33,968 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for two-or-more-person private households - 25% sample data 135,515 ... ... 164,940 ... ...
Average total income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 107,896 ... ... 102,281 ... ...
Average after-tax income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 89,897 ... ... 84,058 ... ...
Total - Household total income groups in 2015 for private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 36 181,510 ... ... 218,670 ... ...
Under $5,000 2,955 ... ... 1,610 ... ...
$5,000 to $9,999 1,975 ... ... 3,325 ... ...
$10,000 to $14,999 4,295 ... ... 6,270 ... ...
$15,000 to $19,999 5,580 ... ... 10,620 ... ...
$20,000 to $24,999 6,870 ... ... 11,065 ... ...
$25,000 to $29,999 6,240 ... ... 10,490 ... ...
$30,000 to $34,999 6,965 ... ... 12,560 ... ...
$35,000 to $39,999 7,280 ... ... 9,765 ... ...
$40,000 to $44,999 7,350 ... ... 8,675 ... ...
$45,000 to $49,999 7,385 ... ... 8,390 ... ...
$50,000 to $59,999 14,100 ... ... 15,745 ... ...
$60,000 to $69,999 13,095 ... ... 14,835 ... ...
$70,000 to $79,999 12,510 ... ... 13,210 ... ...
$80,000 to $89,999 11,455 ... ... 11,965 ... ...
$90,000 to $99,999 10,815 ... ... 10,690 ... ...
$100,000 and over 62,635 ... ... 69,465 ... ...
$100,000 to $124,999 21,045 ... ... 21,315 ... ...
$125,000 to $149,999 14,415 ... ... 16,030 ... ...
$150,000 to $199,999 15,445 ... ... 18,490 ... ...
$200,000 and over 11,735 ... ... 13,630 ... ...
Total - Household after-tax income groups in 2015 for private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 32 181,510 ... ... 218,675 ... ...
Under $5,000 3,130 ... ... 1,715 ... ...
$5,000 to $9,999 2,025 ... ... 3,370 ... ...
$10,000 to $14,999 4,375 ... ... 6,350 ... ...
$15,000 to $19,999 5,825 ... ... 10,970 ... ...
$20,000 to $24,999 7,745 ... ... 12,220 ... ...
$25,000 to $29,999 7,025 ... ... 11,580 ... ...
$30,000 to $34,999 8,260 ... ... 13,770 ... ...
$35,000 to $39,999 8,625 ... ... 11,505 ... ...
$40,000 to $44,999 8,850 ... ... 10,270 ... ...
$45,000 to $49,999 8,830 ... ... 10,130 ... ...
$50,000 to $59,999 16,670 ... ... 19,260 ... ...
$60,000 to $69,999 15,485 ... ... 17,415 ... ...
$70,000 to $79,999 14,485 ... ... 15,335 ... ...
$80,000 to $89,999 12,980 ... ... 13,145 ... ...
$90,000 to $99,999 10,945 ... ... 11,470 ... ...
$100,000 and over 46,245 ... ... 50,175 ... ...
$100,000 to $124,999 19,825 ... ... 21,485 ... ...
$125,000 to $149,999 11,530 ... ... 13,060 ... ...
$150,000 and over 14,890 ... ... 15,630 ... ...
Income of economic families in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for economic families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 37 129,035 ... ... 159,665 ... ...
Median total income of economic families in 2015 ($) 92,118 ... ... 83,589 ... ...
Median after-tax income of economic families in 2015 ($) 80,096 ... ... 72,193 ... ...
Average family size of economic families 3.1 ... ... 2.8 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families without children or other relatives in private households - 100% data 44,605 ... ... 71,340 ... ...
Median total income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 81,777 ... ... 69,513 ... ...
Median after-tax income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 71,442 ... ... 61,160 ... ...
Average family size of couple economic families without children or other relatives 2.0 ... ... 2.0 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families with children in private households - 100% data 60,295 ... ... 61,695 ... ...
Median total income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 115,964 ... ... 120,644 ... ...
Median after-tax income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 99,064 ... ... 100,500 ... ...
Average family size of couple economic families with children 4.0 ... ... 3.7 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for lone-parent economic families in private households - 100% data 20,605 ... ... 22,155 ... ...
Median total income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 54,463 ... ... 45,630 ... ...
Median after-tax income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 50,184 ... ... 42,926 ... ...
Average family size of lone-parent economic families 2.7 ... ... 2.5 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for economic families in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 38 128,995 ... ... 159,645 ... ...
Average total income of economic families in 2015 ($) 109,076 ... ... 102,559 ... ...
Average after-tax income of economic families in 2015 ($) 90,642 ... ... 84,156 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families without children or other relatives in private households - 25% sample data 44,675 ... ... 71,405 ... ...
Average total income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 98,847 ... ... 87,485 ... ...
Average after-tax income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 81,677 ... ... 72,251 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families with children in private households - 25% sample data 60,395 ... ... 61,740 ... ...
Average total income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 132,208 ... ... 137,066 ... ...
Average after-tax income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 109,048 ... ... 110,501 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for lone-parent economic families in private households - 25% sample data 20,485 ... ... 22,125 ... ...
Average total income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 65,401 ... ... 57,354 ... ...
Average after-tax income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 57,230 ... ... 50,395 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 21 66,795 34,350 32,445 69,430 32,260 37,175
Median total income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 39 32,051 34,792 29,700 26,545 30,718 24,334
Median after-tax income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 39 29,341 31,354 27,585 24,852 27,806 23,469
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 40 66,925 34,220 32,705 69,470 32,190 37,280
Average total income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 41 40,918 43,612 38,098 39,398 45,493 34,137
Average after-tax income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 41 34,646 36,266 32,950 32,455 36,753 28,743
Total - Economic family income decile group for the population in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 42 463,210 229,210 234,000 512,255 250,910 261,340
In the bottom half of the distribution 218,940 105,215 113,730 254,565 119,495 135,070
In the bottom decile 43,575 21,355 22,220 45,825 21,025 24,800
In the second decile 40,000 18,020 21,980 62,600 27,510 35,090
In the third decile 42,895 20,160 22,735 49,300 23,290 26,015
In the fourth decile 45,255 22,065 23,190 48,540 23,710 24,825
In the fifth decile 47,225 23,620 23,605 48,295 23,955 24,340
In the top half of the distribution 244,270 123,990 120,275 257,685 131,420 126,270
In the sixth decile 49,460 24,815 24,650 49,765 24,975 24,790
In the seventh decile 49,740 25,240 24,500 50,430 25,400 25,035
In the eighth decile 51,070 25,870 25,195 52,970 26,900 26,075
In the ninth decile 50,665 25,870 24,790 55,005 28,170 26,840
In the top decile 43,330 22,195 21,140 49,510 25,975 23,535
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 43 463,210 229,205 234,005 509,340 249,445 259,895
0 to 17 years 98,240 50,095 48,145 89,425 45,880 43,545
0 to 5 years 31,535 16,205 15,330 26,950 13,780 13,170
18 to 64 years 303,490 151,005 152,485 324,715 158,305 166,410
65 years and over 61,485 28,105 33,375 95,200 45,265 49,935
In low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) 59,495 27,645 31,845 78,595 34,740 43,850
0 to 17 years 15,965 8,085 7,885 15,920 8,110 7,810
0 to 5 years 5,715 2,905 2,810 5,205 2,670 2,530
18 to 64 years 36,780 17,140 19,640 40,420 17,430 22,990
65 years and over 6,755 2,430 4,325 22,250 9,200 13,055
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) (%) 12.8 12.1 13.6 15.4 13.9 16.9
0 to 17 years (%) 16.3 16.1 16.4 17.8 17.7 17.9
0 to 5 years (%) 18.1 17.9 18.3 19.3 19.4 19.2
18 to 64 years (%) 12.1 11.4 12.9 12.4 11.0 13.8
65 years and over (%) 11.0 8.6 13.0 23.4 20.3 26.1
In low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) 36,765 18,410 18,355 29,200 13,915 15,285
0 to 17 years 8,440 4,335 4,105 6,065 3,095 2,970
0 to 5 years 2,955 1,520 1,435 2,035 1,080 955
18 to 64 years 26,885 13,460 13,430 21,880 10,305 11,570
65 years and over 1,440 620 825 1,255 510 750
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) (%) 7.9 8.0 7.8 5.7 5.6 5.9
0 to 17 years (%) 8.6 8.7 8.5 6.8 6.7 6.8
0 to 5 years (%) 9.4 9.4 9.4 7.6 7.8 7.3
18 to 64 years (%) 8.9 8.9 8.8 6.7 6.5 7.0
65 years and over (%) 2.3 2.2 2.5 1.3 1.1 1.5
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 44 463,360 229,245 234,115 512,250 250,910 261,340
Official languages 454,925 225,825 229,105 511,220 250,445 260,775
English 454,740 225,760 228,980 511,100 250,390 260,705
French 31,885 13,945 17,940 25,965 10,395 15,575
Non-official languages 134,110 65,485 68,625 17,245 8,800 8,445
Aboriginal languages 100 35 65 3,035 1,425 1,610
Algonquian languages 85 30 60 2,270 1,085 1,180
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 20 0 15 2,220 1,070 1,150
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 1,575 765 810
Moose Cree 0 0 0 10 0 10
Naskapi 0 0 0 665 315 350
Northern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Plains Cree 0 0 10 0 0 0
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 10 0 10 0 0 0
Woods Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree, n.o.s. 10 0 10 10 0 10
Eastern Algonquian languages 10 0 10 50 15 35
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 10 0 10 50 15 35
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 70 25 45 0 10 0
Algonquin 10 0 10 0 0 0
Ojibway 60 30 30 10 10 0
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carrier 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chilcotin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dene 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gwich'in 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sarsi (Sarcee) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sekani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Slavey 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tutchone languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages 0 0 0 765 340 425
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 0 0 0 690 290 400
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 75 50 25
Iroquoian languages 10 10 0 0 0 0
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 10 0 0 0 0 0
Oneida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 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 10 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 10 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 10 0 0 0 0 0
Non-Aboriginal languages 134,010 65,450 68,560 14,220 7,380 6,840
Afro-Asiatic languages 12,235 6,305 5,930 1,705 930 770
Berber languages 0 0 0 20 10 15
Kabyle 0 0 0 0 0 0
Berber languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 20 0 10
Cushitic languages 1,530 785 735 35 10 25
Bilen 160 75 80 0 0 0
Oromo 85 40 45 15 10 10
Somali 1,190 610 575 20 10 15
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 120 65 50 0 0 0
Semitic languages 10,960 5,640 5,320 1,640 900 735
Amharic 1,125 555 575 50 35 20
Arabic 8,605 4,465 4,140 1,560 860 700
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 275 155 120 0 0 0
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 45 25 20 0 0 0
Harari 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hebrew 380 225 155 10 10 10
Maltese 95 60 35 10 10 10
Tigrigna 1,045 460 580 25 20 10
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 50 30 20 0 0 0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 45 30 15 35 15 15
Austro-Asiatic languages 4,815 2,295 2,515 55 30 25
Khmer (Cambodian) 310 135 175 0 0 0
Vietnamese 4,525 2,180 2,350 50 25 20
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 10 0 10 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 2,675 910 1,760 1,315 530 785
Bikol 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cebuano 95 10 80 95 30 75
Fijian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 60 15 40 0 0 0
Ilocano 90 25 60 35 10 30
Malagasy 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malay 325 140 185 110 70 40
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 20 10 15 0 0 0
Pangasinan 10 0 10 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 2,275 745 1,530 1,170 450 715
Waray-Waray 10 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 15 10 10 15 10 10
Creole languages 450 230 220 60 30 25
Haitian Creole 10 10 0 0 0 0
Creole, n.o.s. 240 125 115 35 15 20
Creole languages, n.i.e. 220 110 115 25 15 10
Dravidian languages 2,340 1,255 1,085 450 245 210
Kannada 200 115 90 35 10 25
Malayalam 655 310 340 150 75 80
Tamil 1,185 660 530 245 145 100
Telugu 445 250 190 45 30 15
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 10 0 10 0 0 0
Hmong-Mien languages 480 225 255 0 0 0
Indo-European languages 91,000 44,405 46,600 7,080 3,835 3,245
Albanian 985 550 435 125 70 60
Armenian 765 370 400 0 0 0
Balto-Slavic languages 20,030 9,590 10,440 855 450 405
Baltic languages 195 100 90 15 0 10
Latvian 125 70 60 10 0 10
Lithuanian 70 35 35 0 0 0
Slavic languages 19,865 9,505 10,355 845 450 400
Belarusan 70 25 40 0 0 0
Bosnian 795 380 420 20 15 10
Bulgarian 160 70 85 60 25 35
Croatian 3,020 1,445 1,575 65 45 20
Czech 880 450 430 50 25 25
Macedonian 340 150 190 10 10 10
Polish 5,530 2,550 2,975 125 85 40
Russian 2,520 1,135 1,385 515 250 265
Serbian 6,055 3,100 2,955 15 20 0
Serbo-Croatian 605 285 315 10 0 0
Slovak 700 365 340 15 15 0
Slovene (Slovenian) 285 135 155 0 0 0
Ukrainian 915 365 555 120 55 70
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 235 115 120 0 0 0
Celtic languages 80 40 40 115 75 35
Scottish Gaelic 45 20 25 30 30 0
Welsh 20 10 15 40 30 10
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 20 15 0 50 20 25
Germanic languages 13,355 6,040 7,310 1,765 965 800
Afrikaans 210 115 95 85 50 40
Danish 210 90 115 100 55 45
Dutch 1,790 740 1,050 150 80 75
Frisian 40 20 20 0 0 0
German 11,165 5,095 6,070 1,270 685 580
Icelandic 10 10 0 50 35 20
Norwegian 75 40 35 130 75 55
Swedish 125 85 35 55 40 15
Vlaams (Flemish) 65 30 35 0 10 0
Yiddish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 10 10 0 0 0 0
Greek 1,770 885 880 95 55 40
Indo-Iranian languages 23,480 12,185 11,295 2,070 1,230 840
Indo-Aryan languages 18,450 9,635 8,820 1,760 1,070 690
Bengali 1,155 630 530 370 240 125
Gujarati 3,310 1,715 1,590 60 35 20
Hindi 6,355 3,375 2,985 595 355 240
Kashmiri 10 10 10 0 0 0
Konkani 70 40 25 10 0 0
Marathi 255 135 125 25 10 15
Nepali 380 205 175 175 110 60
Oriya (Odia) 20 0 15 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 6,460 3,370 3,085 485 305 180
Sindhi 355 170 190 0 0 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 390 190 200 80 45 35
Urdu 5,480 2,855 2,630 405 255 145
Iranian languages 5,500 2,795 2,705 275 150 130
Kurdish 825 410 415 25 25 0
Pashto 1,005 520 485 50 35 15
Persian (Farsi) 3,970 2,015 1,950 205 90 110
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 325 145 180 70 45 30
Italic (Romance) languages 32,990 15,840 17,150 2,450 1,240 1,210
Catalan 15 10 10 10 10 0
Italian 2,905 1,505 1,400 360 190 165
Portuguese 11,470 5,590 5,875 395 215 180
Romanian 6,470 3,110 3,365 55 30 25
Spanish 13,050 6,090 6,965 1,820 895 930
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 15 10 10 20 10 15
Japanese 815 415 400 155 45 110
Kartvelian languages 10 0 10 0 0 0
Georgian 10 0 10 0 0 0
Korean 2,175 1,055 1,115 130 50 75
Mongolic languages 10 10 10 0 0 10
Mongolian 15 10 0 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 1,080 570 515 795 445 345
Akan (Twi) 90 55 35 60 55 10
Bamanankan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Edo 25 15 15 10 10 0
Ewe 10 0 0 10 10 0
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ga 10 10 0 0 0 0
Ganda 25 0 25 55 35 20
Igbo 95 70 25 90 45 45
Lingala 100 60 45 10 10 0
Rundi (Kirundi) 30 10 30 10 10 10
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 40 10 35 25 15 20
Shona 35 20 10 105 35 75
Swahili 360 170 195 180 110 70
Wolof 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yoruba 230 145 90 200 115 80
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 160 80 75 130 75 60
Nilo-Saharan languages 380 165 215 55 35 20
Dinka 0 0 10 35 25 10
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 380 165 210 20 10 15
Sign languages 575 215 360 710 315 395
American Sign Language 415 140 275 350 130 215
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e. 165 80 80 370 190 180
Sino-Tibetan languages 14,520 7,205 7,315 1,870 1,025 840
Chinese languages 14,140 7,010 7,130 1,820 995 820
Cantonese 3,060 1,495 1,565 395 230 165
Hakka 155 65 90 0 0 0
Mandarin 10,995 5,390 5,605 1,265 665 595
Min Dong 0 10 0 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 360 175 180 35 25 15
Wu (Shanghainese) 145 80 65 10 10 10
Chinese, n.o.s. 770 405 365 265 160 110
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 10 0 10 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 410 215 190 50 30 20
Burmese 155 80 75 25 15 10
Karenic languages 95 50 45 35 25 10
Tibetan 0 10 0 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 275 140 135 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages 1,170 540 630 65 30 35
Lao 1,045 490 550 15 10 0
Thai 190 65 125 55 25 30
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 1,475 790 685 80 50 30
Azerbaijani 145 100 45 0 0 0
Turkish 1,275 685 590 60 45 15
Uyghur 0 0 10 0 0 0
Uzbek 45 15 25 20 10 10
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 55 30 30 10 0 10
Uralic languages 2,125 1,055 1,070 120 35 80
Estonian 145 75 65 25 15 10
Finnish 140 65 75 15 0 10
Hungarian 1,845 915 925 85 25 65
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 145 80 60 40 20 20
Citizenship
Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 45 463,360 229,250 234,115 512,250 250,910 261,335
Canadian citizensCensus data footnote 46 430,715 213,045 217,665 503,160 245,925 257,240
Canadian citizens aged under 18 94,155 47,980 46,175 88,805 45,585 43,220
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over 336,560 165,065 171,495 414,355 200,335 214,020
Not Canadian citizensCensus data footnote 47 32,650 16,205 16,450 9,090 4,990 4,100
Immigrant status and period of immigration
Total - Immigrant status and period of immigration for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 48 463,360 229,250 234,115 512,255 250,910 261,340
Non-immigrantsCensus data footnote 49 341,260 169,505 171,755 496,410 242,465 253,940
ImmigrantsCensus data footnote 50 112,910 54,790 58,120 12,080 6,230 5,850
Before 1981 33,085 15,945 17,145 3,430 1,765 1,660
1981 to 1990 14,860 7,350 7,510 905 455 450
1991 to 2000 22,845 11,195 11,655 1,210 625 585
2001 to 2010 28,490 13,690 14,800 2,860 1,490 1,370
2001 to 2005 14,170 6,835 7,345 995 500 495
2006 to 2010 14,320 6,860 7,460 1,865 990 875
2011 to 2016Census data footnote 51 13,620 6,610 7,015 3,675 1,890 1,780
Non-permanent residentsCensus data footnote 52 9,190 4,950 4,235 3,770 2,215 1,550
Age at immigration
Total - Age at immigration for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 53 112,910 54,790 58,120 12,075 6,230 5,845
Under 5 years 12,735 6,520 6,210 1,535 745 790
5 to 14 years 22,520 11,730 10,785 2,095 1,090 1,005
15 to 24 years 24,220 10,785 13,435 2,090 1,035 1,050
25 to 44 years 45,435 22,175 23,260 5,420 2,840 2,580
45 years and over 8,005 3,585 4,425 940 515 425
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 54 112,905 54,790 58,120 12,080 6,230 5,850
Americas 16,505 7,600 8,905 2,280 1,080 1,205
Brazil 480 220 260 30 15 15
Colombia 1,615 730 885 110 50 65
El Salvador 1,935 910 1,025 10 10 0
Guyana 2,240 1,015 1,225 30 15 10
Haiti 40 20 15 0 10 0
Jamaica 1,870 940 935 110 45 70
Mexico 755 340 420 90 35 55
Peru 180 85 95 20 0 15
Trinidad and Tobago 675 305 370 30 15 15
United StatesCensus data footnote 55 3,505 1,465 2,040 1,535 730 805
Other places of birth in Americas 3,200 1,570 1,630 300 155 145
Europe 47,740 23,130 24,610 4,215 2,325 1,885
Bosnia and Herzegovina 3,095 1,600 1,505 45 20 25
Croatia 1,965 965 1,000 10 10 0
France 285 145 140 160 95 70
Germany 4,150 1,910 2,240 365 210 155
Greece 570 260 310 30 20 10
Hungary 765 370 390 40 10 30
IrelandCensus data footnote 56 410 205 205 180 95 85
Italy 1,065 605 460 80 60 20
Netherlands 1,375 655 725 95 55 40
Poland 4,030 1,855 2,175 75 50 30
Portugal 6,800 3,270 3,530 140 80 60
Romania 4,910 2,335 2,575 55 15 35
Russian Federation 755 340 420 165 90 70
SerbiaCensus data footnote 57 2,420 1,220 1,205 10 10 0
Ukraine 715 320 390 85 25 60
United KingdomCensus data footnote 58 10,040 4,945 5,095 2,215 1,215 1,000
Other places of birth in Europe 4,390 2,150 2,240 465 270 195
Africa 7,130 3,580 3,550 1,215 655 560
Algeria 55 30 30 30 20 0
Egypt 1,175 620 550 215 135 80
Ethiopia 945 480 470 50 30 25
Kenya 405 195 215 25 10 20
Morocco 50 25 20 25 20 0
Nigeria 305 185 125 185 105 80
Somalia 720 335 380 10 0 0
South Africa, Republic of 470 235 240 135 55 80
Other places of birth in Africa 3,000 1,485 1,520 535 280 260
Asia 41,260 20,335 20,925 4,295 2,145 2,150
Afghanistan 1,255 565 690 45 15 25
Bangladesh 690 360 325 165 95 70
ChinaCensus data footnote 59 6,280 2,985 3,295 835 405 425
Hong KongCensus data footnote 60 765 430 335 80 60 25
India 8,245 4,215 4,035 640 355 285
IranCensus data footnote 61 1,560 845 710 65 35 35
Iraq 1,935 1,000 935 220 115 105
Japan 140 40 100 15 0 15
Korea, SouthCensus data footnote 62 1,415 745 675 35 0 25
Lebanon 630 330 300 35 35 10
Pakistan 3,725 1,945 1,780 245 145 95
Philippines 2,380 895 1,485 855 330 530
Sri Lanka 905 445 460 115 65 50
SyriaCensus data footnote 63 1,630 835 795 315 145 175
Taiwan 455 225 230 35 20 15
Viet Nam 3,300 1,540 1,760 30 15 20
Other places of birth in Asia 5,945 2,935 3,010 570 315 255
Oceania and other places of birthCensus data footnote 64 270 140 130 70 20 50
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 13,620 6,610 7,015 3,675 1,890 1,785
Americas 1,595 730 865 460 230 230
Brazil 50 25 25 20 0 15
Colombia 265 90 165 10 0 10
Cuba 85 35 50 30 15 15
Haiti 15 10 10 0 0 0
Jamaica 145 90 55 70 20 45
Mexico 90 35 55 30 20 0
United StatesCensus data footnote 55 520 215 310 195 110 90
VenezuelaCensus data footnote 65 25 10 15 25 20 0
Other places of birth in Americas 400 215 190 80 30 45
Europe 1,630 785 845 545 310 230
France 40 25 20 65 30 30
Germany 95 50 45 30 15 15
IrelandCensus data footnote 56 55 35 25 30 30 10
MoldovaCensus data footnote 66 30 10 20 0 0 0
Romania 250 105 155 0 0 0
Russian Federation 80 30 55 45 30 15
Ukraine 60 20 40 40 0 45
United KingdomCensus data footnote 58 265 160 105 160 100 60
Other places of birth in Europe 750 350 395 170 110 60
Africa 1,530 755 770 620 320 300
Algeria 15 10 0 10 10 0
Cameroon 10 0 10 0 0 0
Congo, Democratic Republic of the 15 0 10 30 0 20
Côte d'Ivoire 10 10 0 0 0 10
Egypt 290 135 150 115 65 55
Eritrea 345 155 185 25 15 15
Ethiopia 215 95 120 30 15 15
Morocco 0 0 0 10 10 0
Nigeria 110 75 40 125 70 60
Somalia 205 100 105 0 0 0
South Africa, Republic of 60 25 35 50 25 25
Tunisia 0 0 10 0 0 0
Other places of birth in Africa 270 150 115 210 110 95
Asia 8,830 4,305 4,525 2,010 1,010 1,005
Afghanistan 225 75 150 10 0 10
Bangladesh 135 45 85 50 30 25
ChinaCensus data footnote 59 1,385 660 725 275 130 145
Hong KongCensus data footnote 60 25 10 15 0 0 0
India 1,790 980 805 175 100 75
IranCensus data footnote 61 495 275 220 35 15 20
Iraq 850 490 360 75 40 30
Israel 40 25 15 0 0 0
Japan 20 10 15 0 0 0
Korea, SouthCensus data footnote 62 160 65 95 15 0 10
Lebanon 65 35 35 25 20 0
Nepal 75 30 45 55 30 30
Pakistan 620 295 330 95 60 30
Philippines 585 175 405 595 270 330
Saudi Arabia 115 80 35 35 25 15
Sri Lanka 90 45 50 60 30 30
SyriaCensus data footnote 63 1,055 545 515 300 135 165
Taiwan 70 40 35 0 10 10
Turkey 95 65 35 10 10 0
United Arab Emirates 60 20 40 30 15 15
Viet Nam 260 100 160 0 0 10
Other places of birth in Asia 600 260 345 155 100 60
Oceania and otherCensus data footnote 64 40 35 10 35 15 20
Australia 25 25 0 20 10 10
Other places of birthCensus data footnote 67 15 15 0 15 10 0
Generation status
Total - Generation status for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 68 463,360 229,245 234,110 512,250 250,910 261,340
First generationCensus data footnote 69 124,260 60,920 63,335 16,840 8,935 7,900
Second generationCensus data footnote 70 99,465 50,245 49,215 13,820 6,900 6,920
Third generation or moreCensus data footnote 71 239,640 118,080 121,565 481,595 235,080 246,515
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 81,535 39,660 41,875 8,805 4,565 4,245
Economic immigrantsCensus data footnote 73 34,515 18,090 16,430 4,930 2,655 2,270
Principal applicantsCensus data footnote 74 12,580 9,200 3,380 2,260 1,535 725
Secondary applicantsCensus data footnote 75 21,940 8,890 13,050 2,670 1,125 1,545
Immigrants sponsored by familyCensus data footnote 76 23,010 9,090 13,915 2,355 1,115 1,240
RefugeesCensus data footnote 77 23,340 12,185 11,160 1,485 770 720
Other immigrantsCensus data footnote 78 665 300 370 35 20 15
Aboriginal population
Total - Aboriginal identity for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 79 463,360 229,250 234,110 512,255 250,910 261,340
Aboriginal identityCensus data footnote 80 8,180 3,920 4,260 45,730 22,105 23,625
Single Aboriginal responsesCensus data footnote 81 7,765 3,710 4,055 42,615 20,515 22,100
First Nations (North American Indian)Census data footnote 82 5,025 2,365 2,665 28,375 13,615 14,760
Métis 2,585 1,275 1,310 7,790 3,790 4,000
Inuk (Inuit) 150 70 85 6,450 3,110 3,335
Multiple Aboriginal responsesCensus data footnote 83 165 110 55 555 305 255
Aboriginal responses not included elsewhereCensus data footnote 84 250 100 150 2,560 1,280 1,275
Non-Aboriginal identity 455,180 225,330 229,850 466,525 228,810 237,710
Total - Population by Registered or Treaty Indian status for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 85 463,360 229,245 234,110 512,250 250,910 261,340
Registered or Treaty IndianCensus data footnote 86 2,320 1,105 1,220 21,155 10,170 10,990
Not a Registered or Treaty Indian 461,040 228,145 232,895 491,095 240,745 250,355
Total - Aboriginal ancestry for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 87 463,360 229,250 234,115 512,250 250,910 261,340
Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 88 1,300 620 685 18,965 9,340 9,630
Single Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 89 1,270 595 680 18,210 8,950 9,260
First Nations (North American Indian) single ancestryCensus data footnote 82 1,015 470 545 12,185 5,935 6,255
Métis single ancestry 230 120 110 2,440 1,255 1,185
Inuit single ancestry 20 0 25 3,585 1,760 1,820
Multiple Aboriginal ancestries (only)Census data footnote 90 30 25 10 760 385 370
First Nations (North American Indian) and Métis ancestries 30 20 10 75 30 50
First Nations (North American Indian) and Inuit ancestries 0 0 0 225 110 115
Métis and Inuit ancestries 0 0 0 415 230 180
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis and Inuit ancestries 0 0 0 45 20 25
Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 91 12,465 5,965 6,495 39,585 18,825 20,760
Single Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 92 12,180 5,835 6,345 37,850 18,000 19,850
First Nations (North American Indian) and non-Aboriginal ancestries 9,170 4,360 4,815 30,420 14,410 16,005
Métis and non-Aboriginal ancestries 2,705 1,320 1,385 3,655 1,800 1,860
Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 300 155 140 3,775 1,785 1,990
Multiple Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 93 285 130 155 1,730 825 910
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis and non-Aboriginal ancestries 245 110 130 500 215 285
First Nations (North American Indian), Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 30 15 15 510 245 260
Métis, Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 15 10 0 670 340 335
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis, Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 0 0 0 55 20 35
Non-Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 94 449,590 222,665 226,925 453,700 222,750 230,950
Visible minority population
Total - Visible minority for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 95 463,360 229,245 234,110 512,250 250,915 261,340
Total visible minority populationCensus data footnote 96 97,400 48,965 48,435 11,810 6,145 5,665
South AsianCensus data footnote 97 25,835 13,550 12,280 2,645 1,540 1,100
Chinese 15,575 7,725 7,850 2,325 1,265 1,065
Black 14,850 7,660 7,185 2,355 1,205 1,150
Filipino 3,425 1,400 2,020 1,390 550 835
Latin American 8,915 4,315 4,600 635 305 330
Arab 7,040 3,660 3,385 1,375 760 620
Southeast AsianCensus data footnote 98 8,000 3,835 4,165 340 190 150
West AsianCensus data footnote 99 4,240 2,150 2,095 220 90 125
Korean 2,415 1,210 1,200 80 30 45
Japanese 730 320 405 60 30 35
Visible minority, n.i.e.Census data footnote 100 3,180 1,540 1,645 150 65 80
Multiple visible minoritiesCensus data footnote 101 3,195 1,595 1,605 255 120 135
Not a visible minorityCensus data footnote 102 365,960 180,280 185,675 500,440 244,765 255,675
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 103 463,360 229,250 234,110 512,250 250,910 261,340
North American Aboriginal origins 13,765 6,580 7,185 58,550 28,165 30,385
First Nations (North American Indian) 10,490 4,970 5,520 44,015 20,995 23,025
Inuit 370 180 190 9,270 4,515 4,750
Métis 3,225 1,580 1,650 7,855 3,910 3,950
Other North American origins 119,670 59,005 60,665 280,640 137,030 143,610
Acadian 545 220 320 490 235 255
American 4,955 2,530 2,425 1,890 960 930
Canadian 115,500 56,895 58,605 276,130 134,745 141,390
New Brunswicker 10 0 0 0 0 0
Newfoundlander 1,180 585 595 4,080 2,090 1,990
Nova Scotian 95 40 50 30 15 15
Ontarian 55 25 30 20 0 15
Québécois 145 85 60 100 60 40
Other North American origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 104 10 10 10 10 10 10
European origins 322,190 158,025 164,170 274,460 134,070 140,390
British Isles origins 191,375 93,320 98,055 259,460 126,485 132,980
Channel Islander 25 20 10 85 40 45
Cornish 10 0 0 35 15 15
English 107,055 51,905 55,150 191,855 93,405 98,450
Irish 79,945 37,705 42,245 106,225 51,035 55,190
Manx 80 40 45 50 35 20
Scottish 81,875 39,465 42,410 34,650 16,580 18,075
Welsh 7,970 3,810 4,160 4,380 2,155 2,225
British Isles origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 105 13,625 6,485 7,145 6,025 2,845 3,180
French origins 41,770 20,040 21,735 26,845 12,685 14,155
Alsatian 205 85 125 0 0 10
Breton 10 10 0 10 0 0
Corsican 10 10 10 0 0 0
French 41,565 19,960 21,605 26,835 12,680 14,150
Western European origins (except French origins) 114,515 55,635 58,890 11,045 5,440 5,605
Austrian 3,905 1,900 2,005 360 160 205
Bavarian 0 0 0 20 15 10
Belgian 1,720 870 845 195 95 105
Dutch 21,240 10,315 10,915 2,150 1,030 1,120
Flemish 195 105 90 55 25 25
Frisian 90 45 45 0 0 0
German 93,570 45,465 48,105 8,620 4,270 4,355
Luxembourger 80 50 25 0 0 0
Swiss 4,265 2,100 2,165 245 140 110
Western European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 106 0 10 0 25 0 20
Northern European origins (except British Isles origins) 8,235 4,090 4,140 3,940 1,885 2,055
Danish 1,755 870 880 685 345 340
Finnish 1,665 835 830 240 95 150
Icelandic 455 225 235 190 100 90
Norwegian 2,110 1,055 1,055 1,710 845 870
Swedish 2,120 1,005 1,115 995 405 585
Northern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 107 585 340 245 320 185 140
Eastern European origins 57,575 27,870 29,705 4,230 2,055 2,175
Bulgarian 370 175 200 80 40 40
Byelorussian 375 170 205 35 15 15
Czech 2,215 1,095 1,115 180 100 80
Czechoslovakian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 108 500 195 305 55 15 45
Estonian 475 235 245 35 20 15
Hungarian 7,710 3,795 3,915 415 175 240
Latvian 565 270 290 70 45 25
Lithuanian 1,020 535 485 110 45 65
Moldovan 130 50 80 0 0 0
Polish 22,865 11,145 11,720 1,540 735 805
Romanian 9,055 4,250 4,800 180 85 100
Russian 6,245 2,930 3,310 910 480 430
Slovak 1,770 910 860 65 25 45
Ukrainian 11,850 5,695 6,155 1,350 700 650
Eastern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 109 190 95 90 80 35 50
Southern European origins 60,405 30,420 29,980 4,765 2,320 2,450
Albanian 1,130 620 505 45 20 30
Bosnian 1,325 655 670 45 30 20
Catalan 10 0 0 10 0 10
Croatian 4,580 2,255 2,330 160 90 75
Cypriot 615 315 305 20 10 0
Greek 3,675 1,865 1,810 380 220 165
Italian 17,220 8,850 8,375 1,715 875 840
Kosovar 120 60 55 0 0 0
Macedonian 780 335 455 20 0 20
Maltese 680 345 335 135 80 50
Montenegrin 175 75 100 10 10 0
Portuguese 19,890 10,030 9,865 1,215 595 615
Serbian 6,810 3,460 3,350 55 40 15
Sicilian 115 75 35 10 0 10
Slovenian 1,100 530 565 15 0 10
Spanish 5,200 2,440 2,765 1,105 475 635
Yugoslavian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 110 1,480 745 735 35 10 25
Southern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 111 20 15 0 20 10 10
Other European origins 2,185 1,095 1,095 1,065 550 520
Basque 75 25 45 65 45 20
Jewish 1,150 590 565 285 140 140
Roma (Gypsy) 45 20 25 100 55 45
Slavic, n.o.s.Census data footnote 112 95 45 50 0 0 10
Other European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 113 840 430 410 615 315 305
Caribbean origins 9,530 4,820 4,710 885 455 430
Antiguan 50 25 20 10 10 0
Bahamian 45 15 35 10 10 0
Barbadian 795 410 385 95 55 40
Bermudan 120 45 70 25 10 20
Carib 35 25 0 0 0 0
Cuban 605 260 345 140 85 55
Dominican 250 135 120 25 20 0
Grenadian 195 100 95 0 0 0
Guadeloupean 10 0 0 0 0 0
Haitian 105 50 50 25 10 10
Jamaican 5,040 2,585 2,460 395 185 210
Kittitian/Nevisian 75 40 35 0 0 0
Martinican 10 0 10 0 0 0
Montserratan 30 20 0 0 0 0
Puerto Rican 65 25 35 10 10 0
St. Lucian 130 70 60 0 0 0
Trinidadian/Tobagonian 1,320 665 655 100 50 50
Vincentian/Grenadinian 170 75 90 0 0 0
West Indian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 114 1,045 495 545 60 20 40
Caribbean origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 115 240 115 125 40 20 25
Latin, Central and South American origins 12,925 6,155 6,775 925 410 520
Aboriginal from Central/South America (except Arawak and Maya) 365 180 185 10 0 10
Arawak 10 10 0 0 0 0
Argentinian 210 90 115 70 40 35
Belizean 0 0 0 10 0 10
Bolivian 45 10 30 25 15 10
Brazilian 640 300 340 45 20 25
Chilean 380 160 215 25 10 20
Colombian 2,350 1,090 1,265 160 80 80
Costa Rican 55 30 25 0 0 0
Ecuadorian 260 135 125 55 30 30
Guatemalan 635 305 325 40 15 25
Guyanese 2,525 1,215 1,310 55 35 25
Hispanic 315 160 155 50 25 30
Honduran 140 85 55 25 0 20
Maya 140 90 55 30 15 20
Mexican 1,285 585 705 245 90 150
Nicaraguan 605 320 285 20 10 15
Panamanian 50 25 20 0 0 0
Paraguayan 40 10 30 0 0 0
Peruvian 345 195 150 30 10 15
Salvadorean 2,290 1,090 1,200 15 10 0
Uruguayan 40 20 25 0 0 0
Venezuelan 310 140 175 75 45 30
Latin, Central and South American origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 116 695 315 380 75 25 45
African origins 12,590 6,425 6,165 2,705 1,470 1,240
Central and West African origins 1,425 805 620 750 430 320
Akan 15 10 0 0 10 0
Angolan 20 20 10 0 0 0
Ashanti 15 10 10 10 10 0
Beninese 25 10 15 0 0 0
Burkinabe 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cameroonian 50 10 35 35 15 25
Chadian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Congolese 190 100 85 130 80 55
Edo 10 0 0 0 0 0
Ewe 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gabonese 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gambian 10 10 10 0 0 0
Ghanaian 225 105 120 65 40 20
Guinean 0 10 0 0 0 0
Ibo 65 20 40 20 20 0
Ivorian 10 0 0 15 10 10
Liberian 70 45 30 15 0 10
Malian 0 10 0 0 10 0
Malinké 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nigerian 595 355 240 360 190 170
Peulh 10 0 0 0 0 0
Senegalese 10 0 0 0 0 0
Sierra Leonean 40 20 20 0 0 10
Togolese 0 0 0 10 0 0
Wolof 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yoruba 120 75 45 80 65 10
Central and West African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 117 135 60 80 30 25 10
North African origins 3,350 1,760 1,585 630 380 250
Algerian 110 65 45 20 20 10
Berber 15 10 0 25 10 10
Coptic 25 20 0 0 0 0
Dinka 0 0 0 0 0 0
Egyptian 1,925 1,005 920 320 185 135
Libyan 165 100 65 165 85 75
Maure 0 0 0 0 0 0
Moroccan 175 90 85 40 35 10
Sudanese 965 490 470 75 60 20
Tunisian 35 20 15 0 0 0
North African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 118 25 20 0 0 0 0
Southern and East African origins 5,325 2,625 2,700 610 340 270
Afrikaner 20 20 0 0 0 0
Amhara 35 25 15 10 0 0
Bantu, n.o.s.Census data footnote 119 25 20 10 0 0 0
Burundian 35 10 30 25 15 10
Djiboutian 10 0 10 0 0 0
Eritrean 1,400 670 730 55 25 25
Ethiopian 1,350 650 700 70 45 25
Harari 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kenyan 85 50 30 10 10 0
Malagasy 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mauritian 70 45 30 20 10 10
Oromo 35 20 15 10 0 0
Rwandan 80 30 45 0 0 0
Seychellois 15 10 10 20 10 10
Somali 1,495 785 715 30 15 15
South African 500 210 290 120 75 50
Tanzanian 25 10 10 40 35 0
Tigrian 70 40 30 0 0 0
Ugandan 70 25 45 55 30 30
Zambian 0 10 0 35 25 10
Zimbabwean 75 30 40 110 40 70
Zulu 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern and East African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 120 250 125 125 65 25 40
Other African origins 2,885 1,430 1,455 805 365 435
Black, n.o.s.Census data footnote 121 350 135 205 65 35 30
Other African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 122 2,560 1,295 1,260 755 345 415
Asian origins 74,950 37,570 37,380 10,095 5,240 4,850
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins 15,950 8,190 7,760 2,660 1,365 1,295
Afghan 2,165 1,035 1,125 10 0 10
Arab, n.o.s.Census data footnote 123 1,410 785 625 355 200 160
Armenian 1,180 640 540 55 20 30
Assyrian 155 90 65 0 10 0
Azerbaijani 145 75 70 10 0 10
Georgian 70 20 50 0 0 0
Hazara 55 35 15 0 0 0
Iranian 2,320 1,250 1,065 215 110 110
Iraqi 1,575 825 750 265 145 115
Israeli 175 90 80 0 0 0
Jordanian 380 185 195 135 80 50
Kazakh 10 10 0 15 0 10
Kurd 760 385 370 10 0 0
Kuwaiti 40 25 15 15 0 10
Kyrgyz 15 0 15 0 0 0
Lebanese 1,590 745 845 995 465 530
Palestinian 985 490 490 95 60 35
Pashtun 275 135 140 0 0 0
Saudi Arabian 185 110 70 35 20 15
Syrian 1,665 850 820 335 170 165
Tajik 160 80 75 60 15 40
Tatar 15 0 10 0 0 0
Turk 1,565 805 760 100 75 25
Turkmen 50 20 35 10 0 0
Uighur 10 0 10 0 0 0
Uzbek 50 15 40 20 10 0
Yemeni 30 20 10 0 0 0
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 124 580 295 280 40 20 20
South Asian origins 26,575 13,820 12,760 2,740 1,570 1,175
Bangladeshi 660 355 305 240 155 85
Bengali 260 140 125 60 35 25
Bhutanese 140 75 60 50 40 10
East Indian 18,595 9,660 8,935 1,820 1,020 805
Goan 50 20 25 0 0 0
Gujarati 285 140 145 0 0 0
Kashmiri 45 20 25 0 0 0
Nepali 330 185 150 95 60 40
Pakistani 4,210 2,230 1,975 335 215 120
Punjabi 1,500 765 735 40 25 20
Sinhalese 240 115 125 10 0 0
Sri Lankan 860 455 405 120 65 55
Tamil 300 150 150 55 35 20
South Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 125 1,270 650 625 90 25 60
East and Southeast Asian origins 33,005 15,870 17,135 4,735 2,315 2,420
Burmese 565 270 295 35 15 10
Cambodian (Khmer) 480 225 260 25 20 0
Chinese 18,170 9,030 9,140 2,700 1,435 1,265
Filipino 3,910 1,625 2,285 1,525 615 910
Hmong 545 275 270 0 0 0
Indonesian 395 190 205 70 35 35
Japanese 1,000 455 550 100 35 70
Karen 85 45 35 35 25 10
Korean 2,525 1,275 1,250 100 35 60
Laotian 1,615 780 835 25 10 20
Malaysian 125 80 45 120 70 50
Mongolian 85 45 40 10 10 10
Singaporean 30 25 10 0 0 0
Taiwanese 310 145 165 30 20 10
Thai 390 160 230 65 35 30
Tibetan 0 0 0 15 10 0
Vietnamese 5,445 2,670 2,770 75 40 35
East and Southeast Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 126 185 95 95 10 0 0
Other Asian origins 440 215 225 45 30 15
Other Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 127 440 215 225 45 30 15
Oceania origins 625 330 300 240 115 125
Australian 435 220 215 165 75 85
New Zealander 125 80 40 25 15 10
Pacific Islands origins 75 25 45 45 20 25
Fijian 10 0 10 0 0 10
Hawaiian 10 10 10 10 0 0
Maori 10 0 0 0 0 0
Polynesian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 128 10 0 10 10 0 10
Samoan 25 15 10 10 10 0
Pacific Islands origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 129 0 0 0 15 10 0
Household characteristics
Total - Private households by tenure - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 130 181,595 ... ... 218,670 ... ...
Owner 119,875 ... ... 167,700 ... ...
Renter 61,715 ... ... 50,530 ... ...
Band housing 0 ... ... 445 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by condominium status - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 131 181,595 ... ... 218,675 ... ...
Condominium 20,535 ... ... 4,630 ... ...
Not condominium 161,065 ... ... 214,045 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 132 181,590 ... ... 218,675 ... ...
No bedrooms 530 ... ... 230 ... ...
1 bedroom 20,930 ... ... 11,785 ... ...
2 bedrooms 39,585 ... ... 48,445 ... ...
3 bedrooms 78,610 ... ... 102,580 ... ...
4 or more bedrooms 41,940 ... ... 55,630 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 133 181,590 ... ... 218,675 ... ...
1 to 4 rooms 43,475 ... ... 32,240 ... ...
5 rooms 26,825 ... ... 34,295 ... ...
6 rooms 29,930 ... ... 39,180 ... ...
7 rooms 25,975 ... ... 34,060 ... ...
8 or more rooms 55,390 ... ... 78,895 ... ...
Average number of rooms per dwelling 6.4 ... ... 6.9 ... ...
Total - Private households by number of persons per room - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 134 181,590 ... ... 218,675 ... ...
One person or fewer per room 178,665 ... ... 217,795 ... ...
More than 1 person per room 2,930 ... ... 880 ... ...
Total - Private households by housing suitability - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 135 181,590 ... ... 218,675 ... ...
Suitable 173,075 ... ... 214,690 ... ...
Not suitable 8,520 ... ... 3,985 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by period of construction - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 136 181,595 ... ... 218,675 ... ...
1960 or before 35,960 ... ... 43,255 ... ...
1961 to 1980 52,675 ... ... 71,280 ... ...
1981 to 1990 27,110 ... ... 34,040 ... ...
1991 to 2000 24,850 ... ... 25,375 ... ...
2001 to 2005 16,585 ... ... 12,395 ... ...
2006 to 2010 13,375 ... ... 16,210 ... ...
2011 to 2016Census data footnote 137 11,040 ... ... 16,120 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 138 181,595 ... ... 218,675 ... ...
Only regular maintenance or minor repairs needed 172,175 ... ... 204,465 ... ...
Major repairs needed 9,420 ... ... 14,210 ... ...
Total - Private households by number of household maintainers - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 139 181,595 ... ... 218,675 ... ...
1 household maintainer 99,980 ... ... 128,070 ... ...
2 household maintainers 76,185 ... ... 87,205 ... ...
3 or more household maintainers 5,430 ... ... 3,400 ... ...
Total - Private households by age of primary household maintainers - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 140 181,590 ... ... 218,670 ... ...
15 to 24 years 7,305 ... ... 5,730 ... ...
25 to 34 years 29,220 ... ... 25,840 ... ...
35 to 44 years 33,235 ... ... 33,600 ... ...
45 to 54 years 39,205 ... ... 44,480 ... ...
55 to 64 years 33,975 ... ... 47,380 ... ...
65 to 74 years 22,095 ... ... 38,295 ... ...
75 to 84 years 12,030 ... ... 18,275 ... ...
85 years and over 4,525 ... ... 5,080 ... ...
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 141 181,360 ... ... 217,560 ... ...
Spending less than 30% of income on shelter costs 136,880 ... ... 180,060 ... ...
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs 44,480 ... ... 37,505 ... ...
30% to less than 100% 38,645 ... ... 33,880 ... ...
Total - Owner households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data 119,870 ... ... 167,335 ... ...
% of owner households with a mortgageCensus data footnote 142 64.6 ... ... 49.0 ... ...
% of owner households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costsCensus data footnote 141 15.2 ... ... 10.6 ... ...
Median monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,349 ... ... 743 ... ...
Average monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,378 ... ... 984 ... ...
Median value of dwellings ($)Census data footnote 144 349,141 ... ... 219,228 ... ...
Average value of dwellings ($)Census data footnote 144 382,700 ... ... 243,157 ... ...
Total - Tenant households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data 61,715 ... ... 50,415 ... ...
% of tenant households in subsidized housingCensus data footnote 145 12.2 ... ... 22.2 ... ...
% of tenant households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costsCensus data footnote 141 42.7 ... ... 39.4 ... ...
Median monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 994 ... ... 802 ... ...
Average monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,051 ... ... 836 ... ...
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 146 381,645 187,540 194,100 437,935 212,785 225,155
No certificate, diploma or degree 68,140 33,835 34,295 102,665 51,170 51,495
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificateCensus data footnote 147 111,780 55,775 56,000 109,480 50,205 59,275
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 201,730 97,930 103,795 225,790 111,405 114,380
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma 23,305 16,460 6,845 49,435 36,325 13,110
Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 148 11,020 6,580 4,440 24,305 14,660 9,645
Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 149 12,285 9,885 2,405 25,130 21,665 3,460
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma 80,310 34,745 45,565 101,250 42,910 58,340
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level 6,405 3,045 3,360 10,400 4,280 6,125
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above 91,710 43,680 48,030 64,700 27,900 36,800
Bachelor's degree 60,545 27,675 32,870 42,850 17,810 25,040
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level 5,415 2,460 2,960 2,995 1,395 1,605
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry 2,055 1,115 940 1,790 1,055 735
Master's degree 18,985 9,230 9,755 14,820 6,180 8,640
Earned doctorateCensus data footnote 150 4,710 3,200 1,510 2,250 1,465 785
Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 146 255,205 125,790 129,415 287,880 139,650 148,230
No certificate, diploma or degree 27,835 14,900 12,940 45,170 23,965 21,205
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificateCensus data footnote 147 66,775 33,930 32,840 65,210 30,300 34,910
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 160,590 76,960 83,635 177,495 85,380 92,115
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma 16,595 11,765 4,835 36,075 26,475 9,605
Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 148 7,865 4,695 3,165 18,045 10,900 7,145
Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 149 8,735 7,070 1,670 18,030 15,580 2,455
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma 64,260 27,955 36,310 81,955 34,175 47,780
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level 4,585 2,185 2,400 6,680 2,970 3,710
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above 75,150 35,060 40,095 52,785 21,760 31,025
Bachelor's degree 48,525 21,955 26,575 34,555 13,960 20,595
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level 4,495 1,945 2,550 2,410 1,070 1,340
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry 1,655 790 860 1,515 810 700
Master's degree 16,570 7,830 8,745 12,610 4,860 7,755
Earned doctorateCensus data footnote 150 3,905 2,540 1,365 1,705 1,060 645
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 151 381,645 187,545 194,100 437,935 212,780 225,150
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 152 179,915 89,615 90,300 212,145 101,375 110,770
Education 10,085 2,305 7,775 19,040 5,665 13,375
13. Education 10,080 2,305 7,775 19,035 5,665 13,375
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 7,110 3,060 4,050 3,660 1,705 1,950
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services 1,230 865 365 760 590 170
50. Visual and performing arts 5,880 2,195 3,685 2,900 1,115 1,785
Humanities 13,385 4,995 8,390 7,180 2,965 4,220
16. Aboriginal and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics 1,145 260 885 470 125 350
23. English language and literature/letters 3,565 955 2,610 1,735 610 1,120
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities 2,845 895 1,955 1,675 540 1,135
30A Interdisciplinary humanitiesCensus data footnote 153 120 45 75 70 45 20
38. Philosophy and religious studies 1,130 570 565 595 315 280
39. Theology and religious vocations 1,695 985 710 1,325 740 585
54. History 2,205 1,175 1,030 870 490 380
55. French language and literature/letters 675 105 570 440 95 340
Social and behavioural sciences and law 24,820 7,895 16,925 13,825 4,140 9,685
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies 295 65 230 315 95 215
09. Communication, journalism and related programs 2,740 1,030 1,710 850 320 535
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences 4,550 345 4,200 3,695 280 3,410
22. Legal professions and studies 3,030 910 2,120 1,930 595 1,345
30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciencesCensus data footnote 154 560 140 420 170 40 130
42. Psychology 4,420 1,125 3,295 2,340 595 1,745
45. Social sciences 9,230 4,280 4,950 4,515 2,220 2,300
Business, management and public administration 38,650 15,270 23,380 47,775 11,015 36,760
30.16 Accounting and computer science 80 20 60 150 30 125
44. Public administration and social service professions 3,645 655 2,990 2,725 510 2,220
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services 34,925 14,595 20,330 44,900 10,480 34,420
Physical and life sciences and technologies 8,640 4,325 4,315 5,570 2,930 2,645
26. Biological and biomedical sciences 3,425 1,370 2,055 2,225 960 1,265
30.01 Biological and physical sciences 1,885 895 990 1,280 650 635
30C Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciencesCensus data footnote 155 85 15 65 130 55 80
40. Physical sciences 2,920 1,915 1,010 1,665 1,190 475
41. Science technologies/technicians 325 125 200 270 75 190
Mathematics, computer and information sciences 12,080 8,000 4,080 8,305 4,255 4,055
11. Computer and information sciences and support services 8,240 5,755 2,490 7,085 3,705 3,380
25. Library science 490 80 405 475 70 400
27. Mathematics and statistics 3,000 1,905 1,095 690 420 265
30D Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciencesCensus data footnote 156 345 255 90 60 50 10
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies 44,410 39,670 4,735 61,025 55,930 5,095
04. Architecture and related services 1,495 920 580 275 200 75
14. Engineering 12,495 10,070 2,430 6,685 5,515 1,175
15. Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields 9,665 8,620 1,045 12,325 10,200 2,130
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation 10 0 0 20 10 15
46. Construction trades 6,705 6,510 190 19,465 18,750 720
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians 7,410 7,205 205 14,775 14,250 520
48. Precision production 6,630 6,350 280 7,480 7,015 465
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 3,355 1,850 1,505 3,630 2,395 1,240
01. Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences 1,785 925 860 1,170 620 555
03. Natural resources and conservation 1,565 925 645 2,465 1,780 685
Health and related fields 26,980 4,755 22,220 32,275 5,370 26,905
31. Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies 3,105 1,360 1,750 1,585 880 705
51. Health professions and related programs 23,315 3,080 20,235 30,030 4,130 25,900
60. Dental, medical and veterinary residency programs 550 315 235 655 355 295
Personal, protective and transportation services 11,880 5,755 6,120 23,495 15,050 8,450
12. Personal and culinary services 6,550 1,800 4,750 9,540 2,345 7,185
28. Military science, leadership and operational art 25 25 0 15 15 0
29. Military technologies and applied sciences 80 60 20 175 150 20
43. Security and protective services 3,575 2,405 1,170 2,285 1,735 545
49. Transportation and materials moving 1,645 1,470 180 11,490 10,795 695
Other 335 45 295 0 0 0
30.99 Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies, other 335 40 295 10 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 151 255,205 125,790 129,415 287,880 139,650 148,230
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 152 94,610 48,830 45,785 110,380 54,270 56,115
Education 7,580 1,660 5,920 12,575 3,380 9,200
13. Education 7,585 1,665 5,925 12,580 3,380 9,195
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 5,615 2,350 3,265 2,940 1,310 1,635
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services 875 640 235 510 355 155
50. Visual and performing arts 4,745 1,710 3,030 2,430 955 1,480
Humanities 10,105 3,630 6,475 5,105 2,045 3,055
16. Aboriginal and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics 860 135 725 360 80 275
23. English language and literature/letters 2,785 725 2,055 1,260 420 840
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities 2,100 665 1,435 1,185 390 790
30A Interdisciplinary humanitiesCensus data footnote 153 75 20 50 65 45 15
38. Philosophy and religious studies 815 405 410 415 215 195
39. Theology and religious vocations 1,245 720 525 835 475 355
54. History 1,740 910 830 675 365 315
55. French language and literature/letters 495 50 440 320 60 260
Social and behavioural sciences and law 19,815 6,115 13,700 11,820 3,365 8,450
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies 230 40 185 260 75 190
09. Communication, journalism and related programs 2,310 875 1,430 710 245 465
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences 3,540 245 3,300 3,175 250 2,920
22. Legal professions and studies 2,555 710 1,845 1,675 450 1,225
30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciencesCensus data footnote 154 425 110 315 130 30 100
42. Psychology 3,420 800 2,620 1,945 455 1,495
45. Social sciences 7,330 3,330 4,005 3,925 1,865 2,060
Business, management and public administration 31,825 12,335 19,485 39,285 8,560 30,725
30.16 Accounting and computer science 80 20 60 125 25 100
44. Public administration and social service professions 3,090 535 2,555 2,295 370 1,925
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services 28,655 11,785 16,870 36,865 8,160 28,705
Physical and life sciences and technologies 6,695 3,300 3,400 4,275 2,175 2,100
26. Biological and biomedical sciences 2,720 1,065 1,655 1,665 665 1,005
30.01 Biological and physical sciences 1,400 670 730 1,020 515 510
30C Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciencesCensus data footnote 155 75 10 60 75 35 40
40. Physical sciences 2,250 1,460 790 1,320 900 425
41. Science technologies/technicians 255 90 160 190 60 125
Mathematics, computer and information sciences 10,555 7,030 3,520 7,640 3,965 3,675
11. Computer and information sciences and support services 7,490 5,230 2,260 6,670 3,510 3,165
25. Library science 400 65 330 345 65 285
27. Mathematics and statistics 2,360 1,505 850 560 340 220
30D Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciencesCensus data footnote 156 310 230 80 55 50 0
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies 34,995 30,930 4,065 46,125 42,065 4,060
04. Architecture and related services 1,270 750 520 230 165 65
14. Engineering 10,460 8,355 2,105 5,500 4,465 1,030
15. Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields 7,745 6,850 890 9,790 8,085 1,705
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation 0 0 0 15 0 15
46. Construction trades 4,995 4,835 165 14,430 13,915 510
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians 5,545 5,370 170 10,765 10,340 420
48. Precision production 4,980 4,770 215 5,400 5,090 310
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 2,665 1,415 1,250 3,025 1,945 1,085
01. Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences 1,400 685 715 930 460 475
03. Natural resources and conservation 1,265 735 535 2,095 1,485 610
Health and related fields 21,040 3,595 17,440 25,620 4,275 21,350
31. Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies 2,365 1,000 1,365 1,265 730 530
51. Health professions and related programs 18,240 2,385 15,860 23,810 3,275 20,540
60. Dental, medical and veterinary residency programs 425 215 215 545 265 275
Personal, protective and transportation services 9,445 4,545 4,900 19,080 12,300 6,785
12. Personal and culinary services 5,030 1,275 3,755 7,705 1,895 5,815
28. Military science, leadership and operational art 15 15 0 10 15 0
29. Military technologies and applied sciences 30 25 10 160 130 25
43. Security and protective services 2,960 1,960 1,000 1,885 1,440 445
49. Transportation and materials moving 1,410 1,270 140 9,330 8,825 505
Other 250 40 210 0 0 0
30.99 Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies, other 250 45 210 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 157 381,645 187,545 194,100 437,935 212,785 225,150
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 179,915 89,615 90,300 212,145 101,375 110,775
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 158 201,730 97,930 103,795 225,790 111,405 114,380
Location of study inside Canada 165,690 79,310 86,380 217,745 107,100 110,645
Same as province or territory of residence 155,755 74,440 81,315 188,225 92,155 96,070
Different than province or territory of residence 9,930 4,875 5,065 29,520 14,945 14,575
Location of study outside CanadaCensus data footnote 159 36,040 18,615 17,420 8,045 4,305 3,735
United StatesCensus data footnote 160 4,870 2,675 2,200 2,175 1,205 965
Philippines 1,255 365 885 820 305 515
India 4,375 2,355 2,020 405 230 180
United KingdomCensus data footnote 161 3,550 2,170 1,380 1,495 905 585
ChinaCensus data footnote 162 2,850 1,360 1,495 335 190 140
France 195 110 90 125 65 60
Other 18,945 9,585 9,355 2,695 1,410 1,285
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 157 255,200 125,790 129,415 287,880 139,650 148,230
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 94,610 48,830 45,780 110,380 54,270 56,115
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 158 160,590 76,960 83,635 177,500 85,380 92,115
Location of study inside Canada 133,050 63,415 69,630 171,300 82,140 89,165
Same as province or territory of residence 125,110 59,485 65,630 147,040 70,500 76,540
Different than province or territory of residence 7,940 3,930 4,005 24,265 11,635 12,630
Location of study outside CanadaCensus data footnote 159 27,545 13,545 14,000 6,195 3,245 2,955
United StatesCensus data footnote 160 3,820 2,010 1,810 1,375 725 650
Philippines 1,120 320 795 765 295 470
India 3,475 1,765 1,710 360 195 165
United KingdomCensus data footnote 161 1,965 1,130 835 1,010 645 370
ChinaCensus data footnote 162 2,320 1,090 1,230 285 165 125
France 150 80 65 110 55 55
Other 14,700 7,145 7,555 2,285 1,160 1,125
Labour force status
Total - Population aged 15 years and over by Labour force status - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 163 381,640 187,545 194,100 437,935 212,785 225,150
In the labour force 260,465 136,185 124,280 256,855 133,110 123,745
Employed 243,010 127,280 115,735 216,705 108,395 108,310
Unemployed 17,460 8,910 8,550 40,150 24,715 15,440
Not in the labour force 121,175 51,355 69,820 181,080 79,675 101,405
Participation rate 68.2 72.6 64.0 58.7 62.6 55.0
Employment rate 63.7 67.9 59.6 49.5 50.9 48.1
Unemployment rate 6.7 6.5 6.9 15.6 18.6 12.5
Work activity during the reference year
Total population aged 15 years and over by work activity during the reference year - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 164 381,645 187,545 194,100 437,935 212,785 225,150
Did not workCensus data footnote 165 113,430 47,605 65,825 158,915 67,920 90,995
Worked 268,215 139,940 128,275 279,020 144,865 134,155
Worked full year, full timeCensus data footnote 166 146,700 83,605 63,095 128,865 66,480 62,385
Worked part year and/or part timeCensus data footnote 167 121,515 56,330 65,185 150,155 78,385 71,770
Average weeks worked in reference year 43.4 44.0 42.8 38.9 38.3 39.5
Class of worker
Total labour force aged 15 years and over by class of worker - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 168 260,465 136,185 124,280 256,855 133,110 123,745
Class of worker - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 5,190 2,530 2,660 5,055 2,700 2,350
All classes of workersCensus data footnote 170 255,280 133,655 121,625 251,795 130,405 121,395
Employee 232,215 119,605 112,610 236,110 120,790 115,315
Self-employedCensus data footnote 171 23,065 14,050 9,015 15,690 9,615 6,075
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 172 260,465 136,185 124,280 256,855 133,110 123,745
Occupation - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 5,190 2,535 2,655 5,055 2,705 2,350
All occupationsCensus data footnote 170 255,280 133,660 121,625 251,800 130,405 121,390
0 Management occupations 26,010 15,765 10,250 20,870 11,930 8,940
1 Business, finance and administration occupations 37,855 11,240 26,615 32,115 8,130 23,985
2 Natural and applied sciences and related occupations 22,840 17,790 5,045 16,780 13,320 3,460
3 Health occupations 14,055 2,195 11,860 18,865 3,190 15,675
4 Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services 27,985 9,285 18,695 32,515 8,935 23,585
5 Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport 6,785 2,925 3,855 4,830 2,045 2,790
6 Sales and service occupations 58,640 24,190 34,450 56,205 21,550 34,650
7 Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations 35,360 33,030 2,325 47,890 45,235 2,655
8 Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations 2,940 2,275 660 11,845 9,800 2,045
9 Occupations in manufacturing and utilities 22,815 14,955 7,860 9,885 6,270 3,615
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 173 260,470 136,190 124,280 256,855 133,110 123,745
Industry - NAICS2012 - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 5,190 2,535 2,660 5,055 2,705 2,355
All industry categoriesCensus data footnote 170 255,280 133,655 121,625 251,800 130,405 121,395
11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 1,305 740 560 8,720 6,635 2,085
21 Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction 325 285 40 9,780 8,190 1,595
22 Utilities 940 740 200 2,695 2,065 625
23 Construction 16,185 14,250 1,940 27,360 24,470 2,885
31-33 Manufacturing 41,990 29,600 12,390 16,735 11,520 5,215
41 Wholesale trade 10,490 7,300 3,195 5,640 4,065 1,580
44-45 Retail trade 28,300 13,210 15,090 31,755 13,635 18,125
48-49 Transportation and warehousing 10,525 7,870 2,660 12,235 9,105 3,125
51 Information and cultural industries 7,535 4,315 3,215 3,690 1,975 1,715
52 Finance and insurance 15,865 5,805 10,065 5,255 1,585 3,675
53 Real estate and rental and leasing 4,255 2,215 2,040 2,520 1,515 1,005
54 Professional, scientific and technical services 19,705 11,630 8,075 10,885 6,005 4,885
55 Management of companies and enterprises 400 205 195 200 115 90
56 Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services 10,865 6,170 4,700 7,375 4,150 3,230
61 Educational services 22,195 7,870 14,325 17,800 6,130 11,670
62 Health care and social assistance 24,850 3,815 21,030 37,130 6,040 31,090
71 Arts, entertainment and recreation 4,180 2,145 2,030 3,595 1,885 1,720
72 Accommodation and food services 17,265 6,620 10,645 17,660 6,285 11,370
81 Other services (except public administration) 9,385 4,480 4,905 10,565 4,680 5,890
91 Public administration 8,720 4,400 4,320 20,190 10,365 9,825
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 174 243,010 127,280 115,730 216,705 108,390 108,310
Worked at home 13,875 6,475 7,395 9,965 4,315 5,655
Worked outside Canada 990 695 295 650 530 120
No fixed workplace address 22,860 16,870 5,990 26,135 20,220 5,910
Worked at usual place 205,285 103,235 102,050 179,955 83,330 96,625
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 205,290 103,235 102,050 179,955 83,335 96,625
Commute within census subdivision (CSD) of residence 101,745 46,180 55,560 96,140 41,420 54,720
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) within census division (CD) of residence 69,275 35,590 33,685 71,710 33,265 38,445
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) and census division (CD) within province or territory of residence 33,745 21,155 12,595 8,615 5,795 2,820
Commute to a different province or territory 520 310 210 3,495 2,850 645
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 175 228,150 120,105 108,040 206,085 103,555 102,540
Car, truck, van - as a driver 183,035 99,080 83,955 167,405 83,525 83,875
Car, truck, van - as a passenger 15,805 6,855 8,950 16,255 6,690 9,565
Public transit 15,125 6,790 8,335 5,185 3,340 1,845
Walked 9,835 4,510 5,325 10,010 4,405 5,605
Bicycle 2,600 1,990 610 315 260 55
Other method 1,745 880 865 6,925 5,330 1,595
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 176 228,145 120,105 108,040 206,090 103,555 102,540
Less than 15 minutes 68,295 32,305 35,990 95,355 42,345 53,015
15 to 29 minutes 97,220 50,060 47,160 68,435 34,355 34,085
30 to 44 minutes 34,795 20,050 14,745 20,960 11,500 9,460
45 to 59 minutes 12,060 7,210 4,850 6,490 3,755 2,730
60 minutes and over 15,770 10,480 5,290 14,850 11,605 3,245
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 177 228,145 120,110 108,040 206,090 103,555 102,540
Between 5 a.m. and 5:59 a.m. 16,925 11,835 5,095 11,825 9,160 2,665
Between 6 a.m. and 6:59 a.m. 39,595 25,815 13,775 25,555 17,110 8,450
Between 7 a.m. and 7:59 a.m. 53,480 26,755 26,720 64,365 33,725 30,635
Between 8 a.m. and 8:59 a.m. 50,875 21,925 28,945 54,780 20,795 33,990
Between 9 a.m. and 11:59 a.m. 25,655 11,340 14,315 19,175 6,340 12,830
Between 12 p.m. and 4:59 a.m. 41,620 22,440 19,180 30,390 16,420 13,970
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 178 276,785 144,120 132,670 286,035 148,060 137,975
Single responses 274,765 143,220 131,540 285,380 147,830 137,555
Official languages 272,850 142,185 130,665 284,750 147,500 137,250
English 272,035 141,995 130,040 283,805 147,190 136,610
French 815 190 625 945 310 640
Non-official languages 1,910 1,035 875 630 330 300
Aboriginal languages 0 0 0 440 205 230
Algonquian languages 0 0 0 415 200 215
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 0 0 0 415 200 210
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 250 125 125
Moose Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Naskapi 0 0 0 165 75 90
Northern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Plains Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Woods Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Eastern Algonquian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carrier 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chilcotin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dene 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gwich'in 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sarsi (Sarcee) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sekani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Slavey 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tutchone languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages 0 0 0 20 10 20
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 0 0 0 25 10 20
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 10
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 1,915 1,035 875 190 120 70
Afro-Asiatic languages 145 110 40 25 20 0
Berber languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kabyle 0 0 0 0 0 0
Berber languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cushitic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bilen 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oromo 0 0 0 0 0 0
Somali 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Semitic languages 145 105 35 20 20 10
Amharic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arabic 130 100 30 20 20 0
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Harari 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hebrew 10 10 0 0 0 0
Maltese 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tigrigna 10 0 0 0 0 0
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 150 55 90 0 0 0
Khmer (Cambodian) 0 0 10 0 0 0
Vietnamese 145 60 90 0 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 10 10 10 15 10 0
Bikol 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cebuano 0 0 0 0 0 0
Fijian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ilocano 0 0 10 0 0 0
Malagasy 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malay 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pangasinan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 0 0 0 15 10 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 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kannada 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malayalam 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tamil 0 0 0 0 0 0
Telugu 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hmong-Mien languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Indo-European languages 815 450 360 35 25 10
Albanian 25 20 10 0 0 0
Armenian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Balto-Slavic languages 155 60 100 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 160 60 95 0 0 0
Belarusan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bosnian 10 10 0 0 0 0
Bulgarian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Croatian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Czech 0 0 0 0 0 0
Macedonian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Polish 45 10 30 0 0 0
Russian 25 0 15 0 0 0
Serbian 50 25 25 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 30 10 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 45 20 20 25 20 10
Afrikaans 0 0 0 0 0 0
Danish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dutch 10 0 10 0 0 0
Frisian 0 0 0 0 0 0
German 35 20 20 10 0 0
Icelandic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Norwegian 0 0 0 10 10 0
Swedish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Vlaams (Flemish) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yiddish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Greek 10 10 0 0 0 0
Indo-Iranian languages 220 110 115 0 0 0
Indo-Aryan languages 185 85 95 0 0 0
Bengali 15 0 10 0 0 0
Gujarati 25 10 15 0 0 0
Hindi 15 10 10 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 15 10 0 0 0 0
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 80 55 30 0 0 0
Sindhi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Urdu 35 15 25 0 0 0
Iranian languages 45 20 20 0 0 0
Kurdish 15 10 0 0 0 0
Pashto 0 0 0 0 0 0
Persian (Farsi) 30 10 15 0 0 0
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Italic (Romance) languages 360 235 120 15 10 10
Catalan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Italian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Portuguese 165 110 55 0 10 0
Romanian 35 25 15 0 0 0
Spanish 160 105 50 10 0 0
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 10 0 0 0 0 0
Japanese 15 0 10 0 0 0
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Georgian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Korean 150 85 70 10 0 10
Mongolic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mongolian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Akan (Twi) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bamanankan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Edo 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ewe 0 0 0 0 0 0
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ganda 0 0 0 0 0 0
Igbo 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lingala 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rundi (Kirundi) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shona 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swahili 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wolof 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yoruba 0 0 0 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dinka 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages 40 15 25 35 15 15
American Sign Language 40 20 25 20 0 15
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 10 15 0
Sino-Tibetan languages 535 285 255 80 50 35
Chinese languages 535 280 255 85 50 30
Cantonese 105 55 50 30 20 10
Hakka 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mandarin 385 195 190 15 10 10
Min Dong 0 0 0 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wu (Shanghainese) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chinese, n.o.s. 40 20 15 40 25 15
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Burmese 0 0 0 0 0 0
Karenic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibetan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 10 10 10 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages 30 20 10 0 0 0
Lao 20 15 0 0 0 0
Thai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 10 10 0 0 0 0
Azerbaijani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkish 10 10 0 0 0 0
Uyghur 0 0 0 0 0 0
Uzbek 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Uralic languages 15 0 10 0 0 0
Estonian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Finnish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hungarian 15 10 10 0 0 0
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Multiple responses 2,025 895 1,125 655 230 420
English and French 555 155 400 480 135 340
English and non-official language 1,435 730 705 170 95 70
French and non-official language 0 0 0 10 0 0
English, French and non-official language 35 10 20 0 0 10
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 179 276,785 144,120 132,670 286,035 148,060 137,975
None 267,110 139,685 127,425 281,215 146,080 135,130
English 1,315 535 780 1,115 405 710
French 2,895 1,100 1,795 2,665 1,060 1,605
Non-official language 5,285 2,745 2,535 995 475 520
Aboriginal 10 10 0 435 175 265
Non-Aboriginal 5,275 2,740 2,530 555 300 255
English and French 0 0 0 10 0 0
English and non-official language 25 15 10 0 10 0
French and non-official language 160 40 120 40 30 10
English, French and non-official language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mobility status - Place of residence 1 year ago
Total - Mobility status 1 year ago - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 180 458,255 226,675 231,580 507,965 248,690 259,270
Non-movers 391,085 193,085 198,005 457,145 224,045 233,100
Movers 67,170 33,590 33,585 50,825 24,650 26,170
Non-migrants 38,385 19,255 19,130 26,690 12,990 13,695
Migrants 28,785 14,330 14,455 24,135 11,655 12,475
Internal migrants 22,590 11,230 11,355 22,190 10,710 11,475
Intraprovincial migrants 20,095 9,975 10,120 15,445 7,375 8,070
Interprovincial migrants 2,490 1,255 1,235 6,745 3,340 3,405
External migrants 6,195 3,100 3,095 1,945 950 995
Mobility status - Place of residence 5 years ago
Total - Mobility status 5 years ago - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 181 437,395 216,075 221,320 489,795 239,505 250,295
Non-movers 261,600 128,465 133,140 347,175 169,930 177,245
Movers 175,790 87,610 88,180 142,625 69,575 73,050
Non-migrants 97,500 48,355 49,145 69,950 33,920 36,030
Migrants 78,290 39,250 39,040 72,675 35,660 37,015
Internal migrants 59,255 29,555 29,705 66,305 32,250 34,055
Intraprovincial migrants 53,835 26,830 27,015 42,755 20,410 22,345
Interprovincial migrants 5,420 2,725 2,695 23,545 11,835 11,710
External migrants 19,040 9,700 9,335 6,370 3,410 2,965

Source

Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population.

How to cite

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2017. Kitchener [Population centre], Ontario and Newfoundland and Labrador [Province] (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 2, 2024).

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