Census Profile, 2016 Census
Nanaimo [Population centre], British Columbia and Saskatchewan [Province]

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Characteristic Nanaimo
British Columbia
[Population centre]
Saskatchewan

[Province]
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Total Male Female Total Male Female
Counts (unless otherwise specified)
Population and dwellings
Population, 2016Census data footnote 1 92,004 ... ... 1,098,352 ... ...
Population, 2011Census data footnote 1 85,357 r ... ... 1,033,381 ... ...
Population percentage change, 2011 to 2016 7.8 ... ... 6.3 ... ...
Total private dwellingsCensus data footnote 2 41,562 ... ... 495,582 ... ...
Private dwellings occupied by usual residentsCensus data footnote 3 39,790 ... ... 432,622 ... ...
Population density per square kilometre 1,266.7 ... ... 1.9 ... ...
Land area in square kilometres 72.63 ... ... 588,243.54 ... ...
Age characteristics
Total - Age groups and average age of the population - 100% dataCensus data footnote 4 92,000 44,380 47,625 1,098,350 545,785 552,565
0 to 14 years 13,325 6,765 6,560 215,685 110,410 105,275
0 to 4 years 4,255 2,145 2,110 73,130 37,335 35,795
5 to 9 years 4,735 2,430 2,305 74,460 38,155 36,305
10 to 14 years 4,335 2,190 2,145 68,095 34,920 33,175
15 to 64 years 58,200 28,250 29,955 712,240 358,110 354,130
15 to 19 years 4,765 2,445 2,320 67,660 34,675 32,980
20 to 24 years 5,585 2,790 2,790 70,060 36,075 33,985
25 to 29 years 5,600 2,830 2,765 77,525 39,290 38,235
30 to 34 years 5,750 2,800 2,950 77,520 38,610 38,915
35 to 39 years 5,195 2,540 2,655 71,590 35,940 35,650
40 to 44 years 5,175 2,525 2,645 64,950 32,515 32,440
45 to 49 years 5,625 2,640 2,980 63,580 31,780 31,795
50 to 54 years 6,340 3,025 3,315 75,245 37,230 38,015
55 to 59 years 7,080 3,360 3,720 76,195 38,070 38,125
60 to 64 years 7,095 3,285 3,805 67,915 33,935 33,985
65 years and over 20,470 9,360 11,115 170,425 77,265 93,160
65 to 69 years 6,555 3,060 3,495 53,230 26,285 26,945
70 to 74 years 4,840 2,345 2,500 37,740 18,225 19,510
75 to 79 years 3,460 1,640 1,820 29,400 13,415 15,985
80 to 84 years 2,560 1,175 1,385 23,115 9,945 13,170
85 years and over 3,060 1,145 1,915 26,940 9,395 17,550
85 to 89 years 1,870 790 1,085 16,280 6,305 9,975
90 to 94 years 900 285 615 8,000 2,515 5,485
95 to 99 years 245 65 180 2,290 520 1,760
100 years and over 40 5 35 375 50 325
Total - Distribution (%) of the population by broad age groups - 100% data 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
0 to 14 years 14.5 15.2 13.8 19.6 20.2 19.1
15 to 64 years 63.3 63.7 62.9 64.8 65.6 64.1
65 years and over 22.3 21.1 23.3 15.5 14.2 16.9
85 years and over 3.3 2.6 4.0 2.5 1.7 3.2
Average age of the population 44.1 43.1 45.1 39.1 38.2 40.0
Median age of the population 45.5 44.0 46.8 37.8 36.9 38.7
Household and dwelling characteristics
Total - Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling - 100% dataCensus data footnote 5 39,790 ... ... 432,620 ... ...
Single-detached house 21,890 ... ... 314,340 ... ...
Apartment in a building that has five or more storeys 1,240 ... ... 10,520 ... ...
Other attached dwellingCensus data footnote 6 15,845 ... ... 98,435 ... ...
Semi-detached house 1,910 ... ... 12,705 ... ...
Row house 1,890 ... ... 18,535 ... ...
Apartment or flat in a duplex 4,735 ... ... 9,385 ... ...
Apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys 7,220 ... ... 57,115 ... ...
Other single-attached house 85 ... ... 700 ... ...
Movable dwellingCensus data footnote 7 820 ... ... 9,325 ... ...
Total - Private households by household size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 8 39,790 ... ... 432,625 ... ...
1 person 12,175 ... ... 121,175 ... ...
2 persons 15,465 ... ... 153,610 ... ...
3 persons 5,655 ... ... 60,240 ... ...
4 persons 4,250 ... ... 56,080 ... ...
5 or more persons 2,245 ... ... 41,520 ... ...
Number of persons in private households 89,370 ... ... 1,070,560 ... ...
Average household size 2.2 ... ... 2.5 ... ...
Marital status
Total - Marital status for the population aged 15 years and over - 100% dataCensus data footnote 9 78,675 37,610 41,065 882,670 435,375 447,290
Married or living common law 44,135 22,000 22,140 520,430 261,075 259,355
Married 35,385 17,640 17,745 437,875 219,800 218,075
Living common law 8,750 4,350 4,400 82,550 41,270 41,280
Not married and not living common law 34,540 15,615 18,925 362,240 174,310 187,930
Never married 20,000 10,880 9,120 242,070 133,750 108,325
Separated 2,495 1,035 1,455 19,795 8,945 10,855
Divorced 6,755 2,555 4,205 47,180 20,985 26,200
Widowed 5,290 1,150 4,145 53,190 10,635 42,555
Family characteristics
Total - Census families in private households by family size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 10 26,030 ... ... 302,260 ... ...
2 persons 15,740 ... ... 157,195 ... ...
3 persons 5,065 ... ... 58,770 ... ...
4 persons 3,865 ... ... 54,125 ... ...
5 or more persons 1,360 ... ... 32,170 ... ...
Average size of census families 2.7 ... ... 2.9 ... ...
Total number of census families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 11 26,035 ... ... 302,260 ... ...
Total couple families 21,455 ... ... 252,765 ... ...
Married couples 17,075 ... ... 211,500 ... ...
Common-law couples 4,375 ... ... 41,265 ... ...
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent 4,580 ... ... 49,495 ... ...
Female parent 3,580 ... ... 38,165 ... ...
Male parent 995 ... ... 11,330 ... ...
Total - Couple census families in private households - 100% data 21,455 ... ... 252,770 ... ...
Couples without children 12,860 ... ... 129,085 ... ...
Couples with children 8,590 ... ... 123,685 ... ...
1 child 3,755 ... ... 45,495 ... ...
2 children 3,565 ... ... 49,035 ... ...
3 or more children 1,265 ... ... 29,150 ... ...
Total - Lone-parent census families in private households - 100% data 4,580 ... ... 49,490 ... ...
1 child 2,880 ... ... 28,110 ... ...
2 children 1,310 ... ... 13,280 ... ...
3 or more children 390 ... ... 8,105 ... ...
Total - Persons not in census families in private households - 100% data 20,055 9,440 10,620 187,765 95,550 92,210
Household type
Total - Private households by household type - 100% dataCensus data footnote 12 39,790 ... ... 432,620 ... ...
One-census-family households 24,810 ... ... 285,675 ... ...
Without children in a census familyCensus data footnote 13 12,310 ... ... 124,620 ... ...
With children in a census familyCensus data footnote 14 12,500 ... ... 161,055 ... ...
Multiple-census-family households 605 ... ... 7,975 ... ...
Non-census-family households 14,380 ... ... 138,965 ... ...
One-person households 12,175 ... ... 121,175 ... ...
Two-or-more person non-census-family households 2,200 ... ... 17,795 ... ...
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 90,215 43,735 46,485 1,083,240 539,100 544,130
English only 83,615 40,835 42,780 1,023,400 511,940 511,460
French only 10 5 10 535 255 280
English and French 6,045 2,675 3,375 51,360 23,290 28,065
Neither English nor French 545 220 315 7,945 3,620 4,325
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 90,215 43,735 46,480 1,083,240 539,105 544,135
English 88,455 42,925 45,530 1,060,225 528,155 532,075
French 1,075 520 555 13,555 6,590 6,960
English and French 160 80 85 1,770 890 885
Neither English nor French 525 210 315 7,685 3,475 4,220
Official language minority (number)Census data footnote 17 1,155 560 595 14,435 7,035 7,405
Official language minority (percentage)Census data footnote 17 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.4
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 90,215 43,730 46,480 1,083,240 539,105 544,135
Single responses 89,165 43,235 45,925 1,064,675 530,145 534,530
Official languages 79,510 38,705 40,800 907,715 452,955 454,760
English 78,310 38,130 40,180 892,615 445,635 446,985
French 1,195 575 620 15,100 7,320 7,775
Non-official languages 9,660 4,530 5,130 156,960 77,195 79,770
Aboriginal languages 110 40 70 28,340 13,685 14,660
Algonquian languages 10 5 10 19,965 9,640 10,325
Blackfoot 0 0 0 10 5 5
Cree-Montagnais languages 15 5 10 19,015 9,190 9,825
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Moose Cree 0 0 0 5 0 0
Naskapi 0 0 0 5 0 0
Northern East Cree 0 0 0 30 15 10
Plains Cree 0 0 0 2,080 975 1,105
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 5 5 5
Swampy Cree 0 0 0 250 115 135
Woods Cree 0 0 0 780 370 410
Cree, n.o.s. 5 5 5 15,860 7,710 8,155
Eastern Algonquian languages 0 0 0 5 0 5
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 0 0 0 5 5 5
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 5 5 0 935 445 490
Algonquin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway 0 0 0 925 440 485
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 10 5 5
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 0 0
Athabaskan languages 5 0 5 7,860 3,800 4,060
Northern Athabaskan languages 5 0 0 7,860 3,805 4,055
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 7,855 3,800 4,055
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 5 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 5 0 0
Haida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages 5 5 0 35 10 20
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 5 5 0
Inuktitut 0 0 0 20 10 15
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 0 5
Iroquoian languages 0 0 0 5 0 5
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 0 0 0 0 0 5
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 5 235 110 125
Salish languages 30 10 20 5 5 0
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 20 10 10 0 0 0
Lillooet 0 0 0 0 0 0
Okanagan 0 0 0 0 5 0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 5 0 0
Squamish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Straits 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 0 5 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 5 5 5 0 0 0
Siouan languages 0 0 0 230 110 120
Dakota 0 0 0 195 85 105
Stoney 0 0 0 5 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 35 20 15
Tlingit 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 5 0 5 5 0 0
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nisga'a 0 0 5 5 0 0
Tsimshian 5 0 5 5 5 0
Wakashan languages 35 10 25 0 0 0
Haisla 0 0 0 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 15 10 5 0 0 0
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 20 5 15 0 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 15 5 10 10 5 5
Non-Aboriginal languages 9,550 4,490 5,055 128,620 63,510 65,110
Afro-Asiatic languages 335 230 105 6,770 3,560 3,215
Berber languages 0 0 0 10 5 0
Kabyle 0 0 0 5 0 0
Berber languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 5 0
Cushitic languages 5 5 5 1,050 505 545
Bilen 0 0 0 55 25 30
Oromo 0 0 0 195 100 90
Somali 5 0 0 775 355 415
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 5 25 15 10
Semitic languages 325 225 100 5,685 3,035 2,650
Amharic 10 5 0 290 140 155
Arabic 290 200 85 4,040 2,200 1,840
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 305 160 145
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 150 75 75
Harari 0 0 0 5 0 0
Hebrew 20 15 10 75 45 30
Maltese 5 5 5 10 5 5
Tigrigna 0 0 0 680 340 340
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 130 65 60
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 25 15 5
Austro-Asiatic languages 465 225 240 2,560 1,250 1,305
Khmer (Cambodian) 90 45 45 135 70 70
Vietnamese 375 175 200 2,420 1,180 1,235
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 610 230 380 23,415 11,130 12,280
Bikol 0 0 0 85 40 40
Cebuano 20 5 15 1,545 685 855
Fijian 5 5 0 25 20 5
Hiligaynon 15 0 10 255 120 140
Ilocano 30 10 20 790 370 415
Malagasy 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malay 20 5 20 125 55 70
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 0 0 0 175 80 95
Pangasinan 0 0 0 40 15 25
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 480 185 295 20,045 9,590 10,455
Waray-Waray 5 0 5 60 30 35
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 30 15 10 265 125 140
Creole languages 10 10 5 220 105 120
Haitian Creole 0 0 0 5 0 5
Creole, n.o.s. 15 5 5 150 70 80
Creole languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 65 30 35
Dravidian languages 25 20 10 1,560 865 700
Kannada 0 0 0 60 35 30
Malayalam 15 10 5 850 455 395
Tamil 10 5 5 350 200 150
Telugu 5 0 5 285 165 120
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 10 0
Hmong-Mien languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Indo-European languages 5,225 2,500 2,725 73,170 36,230 36,930
Albanian 5 5 0 380 190 190
Armenian 5 5 5 70 40 30
Balto-Slavic languages 955 440 515 18,460 8,490 9,970
Baltic languages 20 10 10 175 85 90
Latvian 15 10 5 100 45 50
Lithuanian 10 0 5 75 40 35
Slavic languages 930 430 505 18,285 8,400 9,885
Belarusan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bosnian 5 5 0 225 110 120
Bulgarian 15 10 5 65 35 30
Croatian 135 70 60 455 240 220
Czech 95 40 50 235 115 125
Macedonian 15 5 5 55 30 30
Polish 215 100 115 1,865 850 1,015
Russian 190 85 105 3,045 1,460 1,580
Serbian 30 15 15 465 235 225
Serbo-Croatian 10 5 5 120 60 65
Slovak 50 25 30 115 60 55
Slovene (Slovenian) 10 5 10 80 40 45
Ukrainian 140 55 85 11,270 5,035 6,230
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 15 10 10 290 145 145
Celtic languages 15 5 10 60 30 30
Scottish Gaelic 0 0 0 10 5 5
Welsh 15 5 5 30 10 15
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 5 5 5 25 10 5
Germanic languages 2,050 955 1,090 24,455 11,710 12,745
Afrikaans 80 40 35 880 450 430
Danish 190 95 95 255 145 110
Dutch 495 235 260 1,385 685 700
Frisian 5 0 0 30 20 10
German 1,100 490 610 21,320 10,150 11,170
Icelandic 15 10 5 55 20 25
Norwegian 70 30 40 310 140 165
Swedish 75 45 40 150 60 90
Vlaams (Flemish) 20 10 5 60 25 35
Yiddish 5 5 0 25 10 10
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 5 0
Greek 70 45 25 935 490 445
Indo-Iranian languages 1,270 645 625 22,335 12,065 10,270
Indo-Aryan languages 1,130 575 555 19,995 10,780 9,210
Bengali 25 15 10 2,795 1,495 1,300
Gujarati 40 25 20 2,510 1,420 1,090
Hindi 125 65 60 1,545 880 665
Kashmiri 0 0 0 20 10 10
Konkani 0 0 0 35 15 10
Marathi 5 0 0 140 80 55
Nepali 5 5 0 770 400 370
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 0 25 10 10
Punjabi (Panjabi) 880 445 435 5,250 2,890 2,360
Sindhi 5 5 5 120 65 55
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 10 5 0 270 130 135
Urdu 40 20 20 6,520 3,380 3,135
Iranian languages 140 70 70 2,065 1,130 940
Kurdish 0 0 0 145 80 65
Pashto 0 0 0 555 315 235
Persian (Farsi) 140 65 70 1,370 735 635
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 0 5 0 275 155 120
Italic (Romance) languages 840 400 445 6,470 3,225 3,250
Catalan 0 0 0 5 0 0
Italian 210 110 95 705 365 340
Portuguese 120 60 65 615 265 350
Romanian 50 20 25 850 425 430
Spanish 465 210 260 4,290 2,165 2,125
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 5 5
Japanese 280 100 185 320 100 220
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 5 5 5
Georgian 0 0 0 5 0 5
Korean 395 160 235 1,670 800 865
Mongolic languages 0 0 0 40 20 25
Mongolian 0 0 0 40 20 25
Niger-Congo languages 75 40 40 2,310 1,235 1,075
Akan (Twi) 10 5 5 190 115 75
Bamanankan 5 0 0 0 0 5
Edo 5 5 0 35 20 15
Ewe 0 5 5 50 30 20
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 5 5 0 25 15 5
Ga 0 0 5 20 15 5
Ganda 0 0 0 35 15 20
Igbo 0 0 0 215 125 90
Lingala 0 0 0 30 20 15
Rundi (Kirundi) 0 0 0 145 85 65
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 5 0 5 115 55 60
Shona 5 5 0 90 55 40
Swahili 5 5 0 425 220 205
Wolof 0 0 0 20 10 10
Yoruba 10 0 5 465 240 220
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 25 10 15 430 220 215
Nilo-Saharan languages 0 0 0 335 195 140
Dinka 0 0 0 115 70 45
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 220 120 100
Sign languages 15 5 5 200 100 100
American Sign Language 5 5 0 65 35 35
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 10 5 5 135 70 65
Sino-Tibetan languages 1,750 815 940 13,500 6,700 6,795
Chinese languages 1,750 815 940 12,460 6,165 6,290
Cantonese 430 200 230 3,775 1,830 1,950
Hakka 5 0 5 35 20 15
Mandarin 1,165 540 625 7,230 3,600 3,630
Min Dong 0 0 0 5 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 35 10 20 210 110 100
Wu (Shanghainese) 15 5 10 60 35 25
Chinese, n.o.s. 100 60 40 1,135 570 565
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 5 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 0 0 0 1,040 530 505
Burmese 0 0 0 180 115 65
Karenic languages 0 0 0 810 395 415
Tibetan 0 0 0 15 5 10
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 35 20 20
Tai-Kadai languages 65 10 55 525 235 290
Lao 0 0 0 345 175 170
Thai 65 15 55 180 55 125
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 30 15 10 360 185 175
Azerbaijani 5 5 0 25 10 10
Turkish 25 10 10 290 155 130
Uyghur 0 0 0 5 0 5
Uzbek 5 0 0 30 5 15
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 15 10 10
Uralic languages 260 125 135 1,555 735 820
Estonian 15 5 5 20 10 10
Finnish 75 30 45 205 85 120
Hungarian 165 85 80 1,330 650 685
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 10 10 5 100 55 45
Multiple responses 1,050 495 555 18,560 8,955 9,605
English and French 255 120 130 2,045 985 1,060
English and non-official language 760 360 400 15,925 7,675 8,245
French and non-official language 20 10 15 315 150 165
English, French and non-official language 20 5 10 280 145 135
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 90,215 43,735 46,485 1,083,240 539,100 544,130
Single responses 88,465 42,925 45,545 1,049,130 522,390 526,740
Official languages 84,680 41,080 43,600 968,625 481,845 486,780
English 84,430 40,970 43,465 964,640 479,915 484,730
French 250 115 135 3,985 1,930 2,050
Non-official languages 3,785 1,840 1,945 80,505 40,540 39,960
Aboriginal languages 5 0 5 16,605 8,355 8,245
Algonquian languages 0 0 0 10,145 5,185 4,960
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 0 0 0 10,000 5,105 4,895
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Moose Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Naskapi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Plains Cree 0 0 0 1,195 580 610
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 0 0 0 95 40 55
Woods Cree 0 0 0 180 100 85
Cree, n.o.s. 0 0 0 8,525 4,380 4,145
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 0 140 75 65
Algonquin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway 0 0 0 145 80 70
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 6,360 3,130 3,235
Northern Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 6,365 3,130 3,230
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 6,360 3,130 3,230
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 5 0 5
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 0 0 0 5 0 0
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 45 20 25
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 50 25 20
Dakota 0 0 0 35 15 10
Stoney 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 15 5 10
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) 5 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 0 0 5 0 0 0
Non-Aboriginal languages 3,780 1,840 1,945 63,905 32,185 31,720
Afro-Asiatic languages 185 115 75 4,625 2,340 2,290
Berber languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kabyle 0 0 0 5 0 0
Berber languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cushitic languages 5 0 5 720 335 380
Bilen 0 0 0 30 15 15
Oromo 0 0 0 140 75 70
Somali 5 0 0 530 245 290
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 5 15 5 5
Semitic languages 185 110 70 3,900 1,995 1,905
Amharic 5 0 0 150 75 70
Arabic 165 105 65 2,890 1,500 1,390
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 225 105 120
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 115 60 55
Harari 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hebrew 10 5 5 25 10 15
Maltese 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tigrigna 0 0 0 430 205 220
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 70 40 30
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 305 150 155 1,740 850 895
Khmer (Cambodian) 65 35 30 40 20 25
Vietnamese 240 115 125 1,700 830 865
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 165 80 85 12,515 6,210 6,300
Bikol 0 0 0 15 5 10
Cebuano 5 5 5 580 280 295
Fijian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 0 0 0 110 60 50
Ilocano 5 0 0 240 115 120
Malagasy 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malay 5 5 0 35 20 15
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 0 0 0 70 35 35
Pangasinan 0 0 0 10 5 5
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 140 65 75 11,345 5,630 5,715
Waray-Waray 0 0 0 15 5 5
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 15 5 5 95 50 45
Creole languages 0 0 0 95 35 65
Haitian Creole 0 0 0 0 0 5
Creole, n.o.s. 0 0 0 65 25 40
Creole languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 35 10 20
Dravidian languages 5 5 5 845 440 410
Kannada 0 0 0 20 10 10
Malayalam 5 5 0 525 265 260
Tamil 0 0 0 155 90 65
Telugu 5 0 5 145 75 70
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hmong-Mien languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Indo-European languages 1,460 705 755 31,235 15,915 15,325
Albanian 0 0 0 205 100 100
Armenian 0 5 0 45 25 20
Balto-Slavic languages 280 135 150 5,170 2,560 2,610
Baltic languages 0 0 0 80 35 45
Latvian 0 0 0 40 20 20
Lithuanian 0 0 0 40 15 25
Slavic languages 280 135 155 5,090 2,525 2,560
Belarusan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bosnian 0 0 5 85 45 40
Bulgarian 10 5 5 35 20 15
Croatian 40 15 25 170 85 85
Czech 35 20 20 30 20 15
Macedonian 5 5 0 35 15 15
Polish 50 25 25 480 220 255
Russian 115 55 60 1,725 875 840
Serbian 5 0 0 270 140 130
Serbo-Croatian 5 0 5 45 20 25
Slovak 5 0 5 30 15 15
Slovene (Slovenian) 0 0 0 5 5 0
Ukrainian 5 0 5 2,010 985 1,025
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 170 80 90
Celtic languages 0 0 0 10 5 5
Scottish Gaelic 0 0 0 5 0 5
Welsh 0 0 0 5 0 5
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 5 0
Germanic languages 200 95 110 8,110 3,990 4,120
Afrikaans 35 20 20 530 275 250
Danish 5 0 5 10 5 0
Dutch 55 25 25 200 110 95
Frisian 0 0 0 5 0 0
German 95 40 55 7,290 3,565 3,725
Icelandic 10 5 0 0 0 0
Norwegian 0 0 0 10 5 10
Swedish 5 0 0 10 5 10
Vlaams (Flemish) 0 0 0 0 0 5
Yiddish 0 0 0 5 0 5
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 45 25 20
Greek 20 10 10 395 190 205
Indo-Iranian languages 720 355 365 14,385 7,560 6,825
Indo-Aryan languages 640 320 315 12,960 6,820 6,140
Bengali 15 10 5 1,915 980 930
Gujarati 15 5 5 1,585 865 720
Hindi 45 25 20 880 490 390
Kashmiri 0 0 0 5 0 0
Konkani 0 0 0 10 5 5
Marathi 0 0 0 55 30 30
Nepali 0 5 0 570 290 275
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 540 270 270 3,485 1,885 1,605
Sindhi 0 0 0 55 25 25
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 0 0 0 140 70 70
Urdu 20 10 15 4,265 2,180 2,080
Iranian languages 80 35 50 1,280 660 615
Kurdish 0 0 0 65 40 30
Pashto 0 0 0 345 185 160
Persian (Farsi) 80 30 45 865 435 430
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 150 80 65
Italic (Romance) languages 235 115 120 2,920 1,480 1,435
Catalan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Italian 30 15 15 155 80 75
Portuguese 35 20 20 220 100 115
Romanian 10 10 5 315 165 150
Spanish 150 80 70 2,220 1,130 1,085
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 0 5
Japanese 125 55 65 120 45 75
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Georgian 0 0 5 0 0 0
Korean 265 120 140 1,180 590 595
Mongolic languages 0 0 0 25 10 10
Mongolian 0 0 0 25 10 10
Niger-Congo languages 10 10 10 735 350 380
Akan (Twi) 5 5 0 55 30 25
Bamanankan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Edo 0 0 0 10 0 5
Ewe 0 0 0 5 5 5
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 5 0 5 20 10 10
Ga 5 0 0 0 0 0
Ganda 0 0 0 10 5 5
Igbo 0 0 0 40 15 20
Lingala 0 0 0 15 10 10
Rundi (Kirundi) 0 0 0 85 45 40
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 0 0 0 35 15 25
Shona 0 0 0 35 25 15
Swahili 0 0 0 200 90 110
Wolof 0 0 0 0 5 0
Yoruba 0 0 0 115 55 55
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 100 45 55
Nilo-Saharan languages 0 0 0 135 65 70
Dinka 0 0 0 65 30 30
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 70 35 40
Sign languages 20 10 10 285 175 105
American Sign Language 5 5 5 50 30 20
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 15 10 10 230 150 85
Sino-Tibetan languages 1,165 555 605 9,700 4,835 4,865
Chinese languages 1,165 560 610 8,925 4,450 4,475
Cantonese 210 105 110 2,400 1,140 1,265
Hakka 0 0 0 5 0 0
Mandarin 860 405 460 5,645 2,865 2,780
Min Dong 0 0 0 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 15 10 10 80 45 35
Wu (Shanghainese) 5 5 0 30 15 15
Chinese, n.o.s. 65 40 30 760 385 380
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 5
Tibeto-Burman languages 0 0 0 775 380 395
Burmese 0 0 0 115 65 55
Karenic languages 0 0 0 640 310 335
Tibetan 0 0 0 10 0 5
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 5 5
Tai-Kadai languages 10 5 10 190 85 105
Lao 0 0 0 125 60 60
Thai 10 0 5 70 25 45
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 10 5 5 195 100 95
Azerbaijani 0 0 0 5 5 5
Turkish 10 5 5 170 90 85
Uyghur 0 0 0 0 0 0
Uzbek 0 0 0 10 5 10
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 0 5
Uralic languages 45 20 25 240 125 120
Estonian 5 0 5 10 0 5
Finnish 15 5 10 15 10 5
Hungarian 25 10 15 215 110 105
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 0 0 5 45 25 20
Multiple responses 1,750 815 935 34,110 16,720 17,395
English and French 115 55 60 1,210 575 635
English and non-official language 1,600 745 855 32,250 15,810 16,435
French and non-official language 10 0 5 150 85 70
English, French and non-official language 30 10 15 495 250 250
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 90,215 43,730 46,480 1,083,235 539,100 544,130
None 84,165 40,960 43,210 983,935 490,490 493,450
English 1,675 810 865 41,920 21,045 20,875
French 995 425 570 9,340 4,085 5,255
Non-official language 3,275 1,490 1,785 46,495 22,705 23,785
Aboriginal 125 50 75 13,490 6,445 7,050
Non-Aboriginal 3,150 1,440 1,710 33,005 16,265 16,740
English and French 10 5 5 170 85 85
English and non-official language 55 25 25 860 440 420
French and non-official language 40 10 25 495 245 255
English, French and non-official language 0 0 0 20 5 10
Income of individuals in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 21 76,065 36,545 39,520 857,270 424,245 433,025
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 73,670 35,345 38,330 822,620 407,715 414,905
Median total income in 2015 among recipients ($) 32,098 38,449 27,501 38,299 46,117 31,978
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 73,745 35,400 38,345 822,745 407,730 415,015
Median after-tax income in 2015 among recipients ($) 29,072 33,838 25,612 34,570 40,492 29,564
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 66,130 32,185 33,945 750,515 378,290 372,225
Median market income in 2015 among recipients ($) 29,100 35,649 23,893 36,883 45,587 29,314
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 55,230 24,325 30,900 550,165 236,760 313,405
Median government transfers in 2015 among recipients ($) 7,347 7,696 7,135 5,340 4,200 5,870
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 52,705 26,365 26,345 636,955 331,975 304,970
Median employment income in 2015 among recipients ($) 27,941 33,244 23,943 36,612 44,551 30,027
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 22 76,090 36,545 39,550 857,300 424,265 433,030
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 73,735 35,330 38,400 822,545 407,840 414,705
Average total income in 2015 among recipients ($) 40,636 47,644 34,188 49,409 58,791 40,184
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 73,795 35,390 38,405 822,655 407,855 414,800
Average after-tax income in 2015 among recipients ($) 34,793 39,781 30,196 40,933 47,453 34,523
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 66,075 32,120 33,955 750,475 378,445 372,035
Average market income in 2015 among recipients ($) 38,417 46,139 31,114 48,491 58,779 38,026
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 55,100 24,285 30,810 549,500 236,590 312,910
Average government transfers in 2015 among recipients ($) 8,308 8,293 8,320 7,734 7,322 8,045
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 52,760 26,295 26,465 636,950 331,745 305,205
Average employment income in 2015 among recipients ($) 36,734 43,196 30,312 46,853 55,728 37,207
Total - Employment income statistics for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 23 76,090 36,545 39,545 857,295 424,260 433,030
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households who worked full year full time in 2015 - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 24 20,775 11,515 9,260 302,780 173,250 129,525
Median employment income in 2015 for full-year full-time workers ($)Census data footnote 25 48,760 54,403 44,450 55,368 62,070 48,579
Average employment income in 2015 for full-year full-time workers ($)Census data footnote 26 55,480 60,758 48,917 64,855 72,366 54,808
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 84.8 88.1 80.7 89.5 92.8 84.8
Employment income (%)Census data footnote 29 64.6 67.9 60.3 73.2 76.8 68.0
Government transfers (%)Census data footnote 30 15.1 12.0 19.3 10.5 7.2 15.2
Total - Total income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 31 76,065 36,545 39,520 857,270 424,245 433,025
Without total income 2,390 1,200 1,190 34,645 16,530 18,120
With total income 73,675 35,345 38,330 822,620 407,715 414,905
Percentage with total income 96.9 96.7 97.0 96.0 96.1 95.8
Under $10,000 (including loss) 9,705 4,225 5,480 105,780 47,325 58,455
$10,000 to $19,999 13,880 5,355 8,525 118,380 46,195 72,180
$20,000 to $29,999 11,170 4,505 6,665 107,890 42,345 65,545
$30,000 to $39,999 9,390 4,200 5,185 95,605 41,315 54,295
$40,000 to $49,999 7,740 3,630 4,115 89,285 42,260 47,025
$50,000 to $59,999 5,935 3,080 2,855 70,395 36,950 33,450
$60,000 to $69,999 4,310 2,590 1,715 53,855 31,055 22,795
$70,000 to $79,999 3,235 2,005 1,230 41,930 25,290 16,645
$80,000 to $89,999 2,405 1,495 910 34,305 20,750 13,560
$90,000 to $99,999 1,755 1,115 640 26,165 16,100 10,060
$100,000 and over 4,150 3,145 1,005 79,030 58,125 20,905
$100,000 to $149,999 3,125 2,325 795 56,160 40,025 16,140
$150,000 and over 1,020 820 205 22,870 18,100 4,770
Total - After-tax income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 32 76,065 36,545 39,520 857,270 424,245 433,025
Without after-tax income 2,315 1,145 1,175 34,520 16,515 18,010
With after-tax income 73,745 35,400 38,345 822,745 407,730 415,015
Percentage with after-tax income 96.9 96.9 97.0 96.0 96.1 95.8
Under $10,000 (including loss) 10,155 4,460 5,695 108,310 48,150 60,160
$10,000 to $19,999 14,625 5,725 8,905 123,690 48,420 75,275
$20,000 to $29,999 13,150 5,525 7,625 125,285 50,160 75,125
$30,000 to $39,999 10,835 4,915 5,925 119,460 54,365 65,100
$40,000 to $49,999 8,295 4,110 4,185 103,250 52,900 50,350
$50,000 to $59,999 5,595 3,270 2,325 73,855 42,315 31,540
$60,000 to $69,999 3,975 2,485 1,490 53,925 32,645 21,280
$70,000 to $79,999 2,740 1,670 1,070 38,615 23,385 15,235
$80,000 and over 4,370 3,245 1,125 76,345 55,395 20,950
$80,000 to $89,999 1,620 1,150 475 24,935 16,370 8,560
$90,000 to $99,999 885 645 240 16,260 11,815 4,445
$100,000 and over 1,860 1,455 405 35,155 27,210 7,945
Total - Employment income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 33 76,060 36,545 39,520 857,270 424,245 433,025
Without employment income 23,355 10,180 13,180 220,320 92,270 128,055
With employment income 52,705 26,360 26,345 636,950 331,980 304,970
Percentage with employment income 69.3 72.1 66.7 74.3 78.3 70.4
Under $5,000 (including loss) 9,525 4,580 4,950 82,210 38,805 43,410
$5,000 to $9,999 4,205 1,785 2,425 46,620 20,310 26,310
$10,000 to $19,999 7,640 3,235 4,405 77,480 33,900 43,575
$20,000 to $29,999 6,255 2,750 3,510 68,175 29,285 38,885
$30,000 to $39,999 5,545 2,385 3,160 66,120 29,825 36,295
$40,000 to $49,999 4,765 2,175 2,590 61,800 29,930 31,870
$50,000 to $59,999 3,795 2,005 1,785 51,075 27,565 23,510
$60,000 to $69,999 2,800 1,700 1,095 39,805 23,605 16,195
$70,000 to $79,999 2,240 1,380 860 32,265 20,015 12,255
$80,000 and over 5,935 4,375 1,565 111,405 78,745 32,665
$80,000 to $89,999 1,745 1,130 620 28,240 17,220 11,020
$90,000 to $99,999 1,295 855 445 21,415 13,645 7,770
$100,000 and over 2,890 2,390 500 61,750 47,885 13,870
Income of households in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for private households by household size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 34 39,790 ... ... 432,625 ... ...
Median total income of households in 2015 ($) 61,449 ... ... 75,412 ... ...
Median after-tax income of households in 2015 ($) 54,750 ... ... 65,784 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for one-person private households - 100% data 12,175 ... ... 121,175 ... ...
Median total income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 32,288 ... ... 38,188 ... ...
Median after-tax income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 29,054 ... ... 34,099 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for two-or-more-person private households - 100% data 27,615 ... ... 311,450 ... ...
Median total income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 79,190 ... ... 94,530 ... ...
Median after-tax income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 69,742 ... ... 81,696 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for private households by household size - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 35 39,790 ... ... 432,620 ... ...
Average total income of households in 2015 ($) 75,296 ... ... 93,942 ... ...
Average after-tax income of households in 2015 ($) 64,526 ... ... 77,837 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for one-person private households - 25% sample data 12,190 ... ... 121,040 ... ...
Average total income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 40,111 ... ... 48,880 ... ...
Average after-tax income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 34,472 ... ... 40,555 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for two-or-more-person private households - 25% sample data 27,600 ... ... 311,580 ... ...
Average total income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 90,839 ... ... 111,447 ... ...
Average after-tax income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 77,802 ... ... 92,320 ... ...
Total - Household total income groups in 2015 for private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 36 39,790 ... ... 432,625 ... ...
Under $5,000 695 ... ... 6,930 ... ...
$5,000 to $9,999 545 ... ... 4,575 ... ...
$10,000 to $14,999 1,435 ... ... 7,675 ... ...
$15,000 to $19,999 1,880 ... ... 18,025 ... ...
$20,000 to $24,999 2,050 ... ... 18,845 ... ...
$25,000 to $29,999 1,720 ... ... 14,875 ... ...
$30,000 to $34,999 1,975 ... ... 17,700 ... ...
$35,000 to $39,999 1,980 ... ... 17,410 ... ...
$40,000 to $44,999 1,975 ... ... 17,345 ... ...
$45,000 to $49,999 1,760 ... ... 16,525 ... ...
$50,000 to $59,999 3,430 ... ... 31,595 ... ...
$60,000 to $69,999 2,980 ... ... 29,700 ... ...
$70,000 to $79,999 2,625 ... ... 27,605 ... ...
$80,000 to $89,999 2,440 ... ... 25,810 ... ...
$90,000 to $99,999 2,095 ... ... 23,280 ... ...
$100,000 and over 10,210 ... ... 154,720 ... ...
$100,000 to $124,999 3,935 ... ... 48,375 ... ...
$125,000 to $149,999 2,465 ... ... 35,320 ... ...
$150,000 to $199,999 2,385 ... ... 40,875 ... ...
$200,000 and over 1,420 ... ... 30,160 ... ...
Total - Household after-tax income groups in 2015 for private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 32 39,790 ... ... 432,625 ... ...
Under $5,000 730 ... ... 7,355 ... ...
$5,000 to $9,999 545 ... ... 4,680 ... ...
$10,000 to $14,999 1,460 ... ... 7,860 ... ...
$15,000 to $19,999 1,935 ... ... 18,625 ... ...
$20,000 to $24,999 2,325 ... ... 20,275 ... ...
$25,000 to $29,999 2,145 ... ... 17,325 ... ...
$30,000 to $34,999 2,320 ... ... 20,700 ... ...
$35,000 to $39,999 2,335 ... ... 20,990 ... ...
$40,000 to $44,999 2,240 ... ... 20,395 ... ...
$45,000 to $49,999 2,060 ... ... 19,790 ... ...
$50,000 to $59,999 3,720 ... ... 37,680 ... ...
$60,000 to $69,999 3,335 ... ... 35,255 ... ...
$70,000 to $79,999 2,985 ... ... 32,575 ... ...
$80,000 to $89,999 2,490 ... ... 28,995 ... ...
$90,000 to $99,999 1,985 ... ... 25,545 ... ...
$100,000 and over 7,180 ... ... 114,570 ... ...
$100,000 to $124,999 3,405 ... ... 47,890 ... ...
$125,000 to $149,999 1,810 ... ... 29,680 ... ...
$150,000 and over 1,965 ... ... 36,995 ... ...
Income of economic families in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for economic families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 37 25,870 ... ... 299,345 ... ...
Median total income of economic families in 2015 ($) 79,380 ... ... 93,747 ... ...
Median after-tax income of economic families in 2015 ($) 69,705 ... ... 81,065 ... ...
Average family size of economic families 2.8 ... ... 3.0 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families without children or other relatives in private households - 100% data 12,060 ... ... 122,845 ... ...
Median total income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 75,630 ... ... 87,865 ... ...
Median after-tax income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 66,625 ... ... 75,765 ... ...
Average family size of couple economic families without children or other relatives 2.0 ... ... 2.0 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families with children in private households - 100% data 8,675 ... ... 124,285 ... ...
Median total income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 106,231 ... ... 119,530 ... ...
Median after-tax income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 91,610 ... ... 101,656 ... ...
Average family size of couple economic families with children 3.9 ... ... 4.1 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for lone-parent economic families in private households - 100% data 4,325 ... ... 44,110 ... ...
Median total income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 45,658 ... ... 50,749 ... ...
Median after-tax income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 42,450 ... ... 47,776 ... ...
Average family size of lone-parent economic families 2.6 ... ... 2.9 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for economic families in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 38 25,850 ... ... 299,455 ... ...
Average total income of economic families in 2015 ($) 90,748 ... ... 111,031 ... ...
Average after-tax income of economic families in 2015 ($) 77,560 ... ... 91,825 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families without children or other relatives in private households - 25% sample data 12,050 ... ... 123,045 ... ...
Average total income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 85,671 ... ... 104,889 ... ...
Average after-tax income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 73,083 ... ... 86,074 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families with children in private households - 25% sample data 8,725 ... ... 124,275 ... ...
Average total income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 114,189 ... ... 135,718 ... ...
Average after-tax income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 96,943 ... ... 111,601 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for lone-parent economic families in private households - 25% sample data 4,310 ... ... 44,125 ... ...
Average total income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 56,203 ... ... 62,208 ... ...
Average after-tax income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 49,847 ... ... 54,678 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 21 18,050 8,595 9,460 161,805 82,400 79,405
Median total income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 39 27,941 29,114 27,211 35,875 40,000 32,247
Median after-tax income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 39 25,818 26,362 25,400 32,415 35,306 29,777
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 40 18,080 8,630 9,455 161,560 82,510 79,050
Average total income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 41 35,967 37,831 34,265 45,756 49,739 41,598
Average after-tax income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 41 31,118 32,143 30,182 38,229 40,766 35,581
Total - Economic family income decile group for the population in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 42 89,370 43,295 46,075 1,070,555 533,385 537,175
In the bottom half of the distribution 49,405 23,250 26,155 506,055 243,040 263,010
In the bottom decile 11,765 5,570 6,190 111,770 55,530 56,245
In the second decile 10,270 4,615 5,650 104,900 46,610 58,285
In the third decile 9,275 4,350 4,925 94,035 44,535 49,500
In the fourth decile 9,280 4,450 4,825 96,045 47,015 49,030
In the fifth decile 8,820 4,270 4,555 99,300 49,350 49,950
In the top half of the distribution 39,960 20,040 19,920 564,505 290,345 274,160
In the sixth decile 8,595 4,230 4,365 104,200 52,705 51,495
In the seventh decile 8,840 4,395 4,445 109,400 55,670 53,725
In the eighth decile 8,525 4,250 4,285 115,215 59,255 55,965
In the ninth decile 7,955 4,035 3,920 121,965 62,875 59,085
In the top decile 6,045 3,140 2,910 113,730 59,840 53,885
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 88,780 43,010 45,770 1,014,605 505,225 509,380
0 to 17 years 15,865 8,085 7,780 230,205 117,925 112,275
0 to 5 years 5,130 2,595 2,535 79,345 40,700 38,645
18 to 64 years 54,460 26,215 28,240 631,280 316,125 315,155
65 years and over 18,455 8,705 9,750 153,120 71,180 81,950
In low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) 15,140 6,950 8,190 130,220 60,375 69,845
0 to 17 years 3,635 1,855 1,775 41,010 20,960 20,050
0 to 5 years 1,255 630 620 15,420 7,850 7,575
18 to 64 years 9,170 4,200 4,965 67,080 31,315 35,765
65 years and over 2,335 890 1,445 22,130 8,100 14,025
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) (%) 17.1 16.2 17.9 12.8 12.0 13.7
0 to 17 years (%) 22.9 22.9 22.8 17.8 17.8 17.9
0 to 5 years (%) 24.5 24.3 24.5 19.4 19.3 19.6
18 to 64 years (%) 16.8 16.0 17.6 10.6 9.9 11.3
65 years and over (%) 12.7 10.2 14.8 14.5 11.4 17.1
In low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) 9,405 4,570 4,835 59,440 29,890 29,545
0 to 17 years 2,050 1,075 975 17,870 9,140 8,735
0 to 5 years 715 380 340 7,005 3,540 3,465
18 to 64 years 6,885 3,305 3,580 38,775 19,470 19,305
65 years and over 470 195 275 2,795 1,280 1,510
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) (%) 10.6 10.6 10.6 5.9 5.9 5.8
0 to 17 years (%) 12.9 13.3 12.5 7.8 7.8 7.8
0 to 5 years (%) 13.9 14.6 13.4 8.8 8.7 9.0
18 to 64 years (%) 12.6 12.6 12.7 6.1 6.2 6.1
65 years and over (%) 2.5 2.2 2.8 1.8 1.8 1.8
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 89,445 43,315 46,130 1,070,560 533,385 537,175
Official languages 88,905 43,085 45,820 1,062,885 529,920 532,965
English 88,895 43,080 45,820 1,062,275 529,630 532,645
French 6,035 2,700 3,330 51,325 23,600 27,725
Non-official languages 12,740 5,965 6,770 187,450 91,805 95,645
Aboriginal languages 250 120 125 38,110 18,390 19,720
Algonquian languages 45 30 15 28,270 13,675 14,590
Blackfoot 0 0 0 10 10 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 20 10 10 27,065 13,115 13,950
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Moose Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Naskapi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern East Cree 0 0 0 40 30 15
Plains Cree 0 0 0 3,665 1,770 1,900
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 0 0 0 470 185 285
Woods Cree 0 0 0 1,260 570 695
Cree, n.o.s. 15 10 10 21,870 10,695 11,175
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 20 15 0 1,310 620 695
Algonquin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway 20 20 10 1,300 610 690
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 10 0 0
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages 10 0 10 9,120 4,350 4,770
Northern Athabaskan languages 10 0 10 9,105 4,345 4,760
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 10 0 10 9,105 4,350 4,755
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gwich'in 0 0 0 10 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 10 0 10
Haida 15 10 10 10 0 10
Inuit languages 10 0 0 10 0 0
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 10 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages 0 0 0 10 10 10
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 0 0 0 10 0 10
Oneida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 10 0 10 505 240 260
Salish languages 80 40 45 0 0 0
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 60 25 35 0 0 0
Lillooet 10 10 0 0 0 0
Okanagan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Squamish 10 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. 10 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages 0 0 0 510 255 250
Dakota 0 0 0 415 205 210
Stoney 0 0 0 10 10 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 90 50 45
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 85 40 50 0 0 0
Haisla 0 0 0 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 35 25 15 0 0 0
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 50 20 35 0 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 10 0 0 30 15 20
Non-Aboriginal languages 12,500 5,850 6,650 149,475 73,470 76,000
Afro-Asiatic languages 390 255 135 8,595 4,585 4,015
Berber languages 0 0 0 40 35 0
Kabyle 0 0 0 10 10 0
Berber languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 30 25 0
Cushitic languages 10 0 10 1,305 620 690
Bilen 0 0 0 85 40 45
Oromo 0 0 0 160 70 90
Somali 0 0 0 1,090 520 570
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 10 0 10 0 0 0
Semitic languages 375 260 125 7,500 4,075 3,425
Amharic 0 0 0 545 255 290
Arabic 330 240 85 5,605 3,165 2,435
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 505 240 265
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 195 95 100
Harari 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hebrew 35 15 25 470 245 230
Maltese 0 10 0 0 0 0
Tigrigna 10 0 0 705 350 355
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 245 120 125
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 10 0 10 70 35 30
Austro-Asiatic languages 500 265 230 3,315 1,685 1,635
Khmer (Cambodian) 105 65 35 210 105 105
Vietnamese 405 200 205 3,105 1,580 1,525
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 810 280 530 29,705 14,065 15,640
Bikol 0 0 0 90 30 55
Cebuano 105 45 60 2,115 945 1,170
Fijian 10 0 10 20 10 10
Hiligaynon 15 0 15 285 130 150
Ilocano 45 25 20 785 365 415
Malagasy 0 0 0 10 0 0
Malay 50 10 40 215 95 115
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 0 0 0 265 130 135
Pangasinan 0 0 0 45 25 20
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 715 245 475 28,655 13,575 15,080
Waray-Waray 0 0 0 35 25 10
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 10 0 10 300 145 155
Creole languages 25 10 10 495 230 270
Haitian Creole 10 10 0 10 0 0
Creole, n.o.s. 0 0 10 240 95 145
Creole languages, n.i.e. 15 0 10 250 125 120
Dravidian languages 45 20 25 2,190 1,205 980
Kannada 10 0 10 115 65 55
Malayalam 20 15 10 1,170 625 540
Tamil 20 0 15 635 345 290
Telugu 0 0 0 435 270 165
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 15 0 15
Hmong-Mien languages 10 10 0 0 0 0
Indo-European languages 7,530 3,555 3,975 81,985 40,685 41,300
Albanian 0 10 0 560 275 285
Armenian 10 0 10 115 65 45
Balto-Slavic languages 1,005 455 555 20,395 9,470 10,925
Baltic languages 10 10 10 225 120 110
Latvian 10 10 0 135 60 70
Lithuanian 0 0 0 95 60 35
Slavic languages 995 450 545 20,265 9,400 10,860
Belarusan 0 0 0 20 0 15
Bosnian 10 10 0 325 155 165
Bulgarian 15 10 10 75 40 35
Croatian 175 95 90 605 355 250
Czech 115 55 60 300 155 150
Macedonian 15 10 10 65 35 35
Polish 200 85 115 2,185 1,040 1,145
Russian 225 80 140 5,275 2,585 2,690
Serbian 75 20 50 790 410 385
Serbo-Croatian 35 25 0 80 30 50
Slovak 40 10 25 125 85 40
Slovene (Slovenian) 15 10 0 105 50 50
Ukrainian 190 75 115 13,090 5,770 7,325
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 15 10 10 345 205 140
Celtic languages 50 25 20 165 105 65
Scottish Gaelic 15 10 10 55 35 25
Welsh 15 0 10 50 30 20
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 20 10 10 70 45 20
Germanic languages 2,715 1,245 1,470 21,275 10,435 10,840
Afrikaans 205 120 85 1,455 750 705
Danish 200 85 110 320 195 125
Dutch 615 275 345 1,510 720 790
Frisian 25 10 10 25 15 15
German 1,545 720 820 17,390 8,525 8,870
Icelandic 0 10 10 70 40 30
Norwegian 105 50 50 415 180 235
Swedish 125 45 75 230 95 130
Vlaams (Flemish) 25 15 10 80 25 50
Yiddish 30 15 10 75 35 30
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 265 135 125
Greek 115 60 55 1,470 725 745
Indo-Iranian languages 1,610 815 795 27,395 14,650 12,740
Indo-Aryan languages 1,405 700 700 25,355 13,530 11,825
Bengali 35 15 15 3,520 1,895 1,620
Gujarati 75 30 45 3,320 1,760 1,555
Hindi 385 175 210 8,040 4,480 3,560
Kashmiri 0 0 0 40 25 20
Konkani 10 0 0 40 30 15
Marathi 0 0 0 185 120 70
Nepali 15 0 15 835 435 400
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 0 25 15 10
Punjabi (Panjabi) 1,100 575 520 8,300 4,635 3,665
Sindhi 10 10 0 180 105 75
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 10 0 0 355 205 150
Urdu 100 60 35 9,455 4,815 4,635
Iranian languages 205 110 95 2,285 1,240 1,040
Kurdish 0 0 0 145 90 60
Pashto 0 0 0 555 315 240
Persian (Farsi) 205 110 95 1,630 870 760
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 10 0 10 275 135 140
Italic (Romance) languages 2,240 1,050 1,190 12,660 6,085 6,570
Catalan 0 0 0 0 10 0
Italian 370 160 205 1,360 670 690
Portuguese 225 100 130 885 380 505
Romanian 75 45 30 1,105 525 575
Spanish 1,675 785 885 9,605 4,635 4,965
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 40 30 10
Japanese 490 210 280 1,205 540 665
Kartvelian languages 10 0 10 15 0 15
Georgian 10 0 10 15 0 10
Korean 360 175 185 1,930 850 1,080
Mongolic languages 0 0 0 55 20 30
Mongolian 0 0 0 60 25 30
Niger-Congo languages 175 105 70 4,125 2,245 1,885
Akan (Twi) 15 15 0 355 185 170
Bamanankan 0 0 0 0 0 10
Edo 0 0 0 20 0 20
Ewe 0 10 0 100 45 55
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 10 0 10 60 45 15
Ga 10 10 0 45 25 15
Ganda 25 10 15 20 10 10
Igbo 35 25 10 625 325 300
Lingala 0 0 0 140 70 65
Rundi (Kirundi) 0 0 0 280 150 130
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 10 0 10 125 65 55
Shona 10 10 0 150 90 55
Swahili 30 15 15 950 570 380
Wolof 0 0 0 40 25 15
Yoruba 35 30 10 965 470 495
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 20 15 0 815 480 335
Nilo-Saharan languages 0 0 0 300 150 145
Dinka 0 0 0 100 65 40
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 195 90 105
Sign languages 135 40 95 1,565 585 985
American Sign Language 70 25 45 650 215 435
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e. 65 15 50 915 365 545
Sino-Tibetan languages 2,035 955 1,075 14,580 7,115 7,470
Chinese languages 2,025 950 1,070 13,630 6,625 7,005
Cantonese 540 245 295 4,675 2,245 2,435
Hakka 0 0 0 30 10 20
Mandarin 1,455 685 775 8,995 4,335 4,660
Min Dong 0 0 0 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 60 10 40 260 125 135
Wu (Shanghainese) 25 10 10 45 20 30
Chinese, n.o.s. 110 55 55 1,245 620 630
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 0 10
Tibeto-Burman languages 10 10 0 960 495 460
Burmese 0 10 0 315 185 130
Karenic languages 0 0 0 635 310 325
Tibetan 0 0 0 30 15 10
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 70 25 40
Tai-Kadai languages 65 10 55 635 245 385
Lao 10 0 0 410 170 240
Thai 65 10 50 275 105 170
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 60 30 35 640 365 285
Azerbaijani 30 15 20 25 20 10
Turkish 30 15 15 530 310 220
Uyghur 0 0 0 0 0 0
Uzbek 0 0 0 60 25 35
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 10 0 0 25 10 15
Uralic languages 270 105 165 1,765 850 915
Estonian 15 10 10 20 15 10
Finnish 75 30 40 360 170 190
Hungarian 190 70 120 1,385 670 715
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 20 10 10 340 210 135
Citizenship
Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 45 89,445 43,315 46,130 1,070,555 533,385 537,175
Canadian citizensCensus data footnote 46 84,870 41,100 43,775 998,035 496,635 501,395
Canadian citizens aged under 18 15,505 7,925 7,580 237,720 121,535 116,185
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over 69,365 33,175 36,190 760,310 375,105 385,210
Not Canadian citizensCensus data footnote 47 4,575 2,220 2,355 72,525 36,750 35,780
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 89,445 43,320 46,130 1,070,560 533,385 537,170
Non-immigrantsCensus data footnote 49 74,540 36,205 38,340 945,810 470,790 475,025
ImmigrantsCensus data footnote 50 13,470 6,305 7,160 112,490 55,800 56,690
Before 1981 6,850 3,325 3,520 16,650 8,190 8,465
1981 to 1990 1,380 610 770 5,545 2,670 2,875
1991 to 2000 1,515 675 840 9,315 4,645 4,665
2001 to 2010 2,430 1,100 1,325 33,045 16,410 16,635
2001 to 2005 1,090 500 590 8,670 4,165 4,505
2006 to 2010 1,340 605 730 24,370 12,245 12,130
2011 to 2016Census data footnote 51 1,295 595 705 47,935 23,880 24,055
Non-permanent residentsCensus data footnote 52 1,435 805 630 12,255 6,800 5,455
Age at immigration
Total - Age at immigration for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 53 13,470 6,310 7,160 112,495 55,795 56,695
Under 5 years 1,605 805 805 12,060 6,100 5,965
5 to 14 years 2,420 1,195 1,220 21,295 11,015 10,280
15 to 24 years 3,080 1,375 1,705 19,295 8,990 10,305
25 to 44 years 5,410 2,510 2,900 50,945 25,060 25,890
45 years and over 950 425 525 8,895 4,635 4,260
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 13,470 6,310 7,165 112,490 55,800 56,690
Americas 1,670 720 955 10,765 5,010 5,760
Brazil 45 15 30 185 65 120
Colombia 55 15 35 555 275 280
El Salvador 15 0 10 630 290 340
Guyana 20 10 10 155 75 85
Haiti 15 0 15 65 45 20
Jamaica 30 0 20 815 425 395
Mexico 95 35 55 1,330 665 665
Peru 55 20 35 165 60 100
Trinidad and Tobago 30 20 20 210 105 110
United StatesCensus data footnote 55 1,100 510 595 4,845 2,045 2,800
Other places of birth in Americas 220 90 130 1,805 955 845
Europe 6,855 3,380 3,475 23,640 11,900 11,740
Bosnia and Herzegovina 15 10 10 455 215 245
Croatia 155 70 85 445 280 165
France 95 50 45 215 90 125
Germany 765 360 410 2,575 1,280 1,295
Greece 45 35 10 605 325 280
Hungary 125 55 65 395 215 180
IrelandCensus data footnote 56 95 50 50 845 490 355
Italy 135 75 60 570 305 265
Netherlands 490 225 270 1,220 585 635
Poland 150 85 65 1,395 690 705
Portugal 45 25 20 220 105 120
Romania 90 45 45 695 335 360
Russian Federation 75 30 50 805 345 460
SerbiaCensus data footnote 57 50 20 25 585 305 280
Ukraine 55 25 35 3,280 1,630 1,650
United KingdomCensus data footnote 58 3,710 1,845 1,860 7,020 3,520 3,505
Other places of birth in Europe 760 380 375 2,320 1,195 1,125
Africa 595 325 265 10,285 5,360 4,925
Algeria 0 0 0 50 35 15
Egypt 30 20 10 435 230 205
Ethiopia 10 10 0 635 285 355
Kenya 25 15 10 425 225 200
Morocco 15 15 0 180 95 80
Nigeria 25 15 10 1,695 845 855
Somalia 0 10 0 635 335 300
South Africa, Republic of 315 175 145 1,775 920 855
Other places of birth in Africa 170 80 90 4,455 2,390 2,065
Asia 4,140 1,795 2,350 67,120 33,175 33,945
Afghanistan 0 0 0 515 230 285
Bangladesh 25 10 10 2,575 1,365 1,210
ChinaCensus data footnote 59 815 370 445 7,485 3,445 4,035
Hong KongCensus data footnote 60 130 80 55 765 370 400
India 860 425 435 9,630 5,190 4,435
IranCensus data footnote 61 185 105 85 785 465 325
Iraq 0 10 0 1,175 625 550
Japan 160 40 115 265 65 200
Korea, SouthCensus data footnote 62 285 120 160 1,120 475 645
Lebanon 20 15 0 255 160 90
Pakistan 40 10 25 6,860 3,575 3,280
Philippines 700 235 460 26,860 12,655 14,210
Sri Lanka 20 15 10 440 235 205
SyriaCensus data footnote 63 55 20 35 1,155 610 550
Taiwan 70 30 40 180 80 100
Viet Nam 360 155 210 2,615 1,340 1,280
Other places of birth in Asia 410 155 260 4,425 2,290 2,140
Oceania and other places of birthCensus data footnote 64 210 95 110 675 350 325
Recent immigrants by selected places of birth
Total - Selected places of birth for the recent immigrant population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 54 1,295 590 700 47,935 23,880 24,055
Americas 135 75 55 2,320 1,090 1,230
Brazil 20 10 10 45 10 35
Colombia 0 10 0 115 55 65
Cuba 10 0 0 35 20 15
Haiti 0 0 0 10 10 0
Jamaica 0 0 0 405 230 180
Mexico 15 10 10 435 215 225
United StatesCensus data footnote 55 90 60 30 745 330 420
VenezuelaCensus data footnote 65 0 0 0 35 10 30
Other places of birth in Americas 0 0 0 490 220 270
Europe 220 85 135 4,855 2,405 2,455
France 0 0 0 50 15 45
Germany 50 0 45 190 105 80
IrelandCensus data footnote 56 10 0 0 525 315 205
MoldovaCensus data footnote 66 0 0 0 100 50 50
Romania 0 0 0 95 35 60
Russian Federation 20 0 15 220 85 135
Ukraine 20 0 15 1,320 550 770
United KingdomCensus data footnote 58 100 60 45 855 495 355
Other places of birth in Europe 20 10 10 1,505 755 750
Africa 55 40 15 4,405 2,315 2,085
Algeria 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cameroon 0 0 0 70 35 30
Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0 0 0 245 145 100
Côte d'Ivoire 0 0 0 15 15 0
Egypt 0 0 0 160 75 85
Eritrea 10 0 10 305 145 160
Ethiopia 0 0 0 190 110 85
Morocco 10 10 0 90 40 45
Nigeria 10 10 0 1,035 525 520
Somalia 0 0 0 300 170 125
South Africa, Republic of 20 10 0 550 285 265
Tunisia 0 0 0 85 45 40
Other places of birth in Africa 15 10 0 1,360 725 635
Asia 875 395 480 36,205 17,980 18,225
Afghanistan 0 0 0 125 45 85
Bangladesh 15 10 10 1,495 780 720
ChinaCensus data footnote 59 255 110 145 3,345 1,595 1,750
Hong KongCensus data footnote 60 0 0 0 75 35 40
India 100 50 50 6,150 3,315 2,840
IranCensus data footnote 61 10 0 0 330 180 150
Iraq 0 0 0 405 200 205
Israel 0 0 0 95 55 35
Japan 10 0 0 40 10 35
Korea, SouthCensus data footnote 62 75 30 40 475 195 280
Lebanon 0 0 0 80 50 30
Nepal 10 0 10 235 145 90
Pakistan 0 0 0 3,460 1,780 1,680
Philippines 270 135 140 16,615 7,905 8,715
Saudi Arabia 0 0 0 125 90 30
Sri Lanka 0 0 0 145 85 60
SyriaCensus data footnote 63 60 20 40 1,105 585 520
Taiwan 10 0 10 60 30 30
Turkey 0 0 0 80 45 35
United Arab Emirates 10 0 10 85 55 30
Viet Nam 20 0 15 855 415 445
Other places of birth in Asia 40 20 20 815 395 420
Oceania and otherCensus data footnote 64 10 0 10 150 90 60
Australia 0 0 0 85 55 30
Other places of birthCensus data footnote 67 0 0 0 65 30 30
Generation status
Total - Generation status for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 68 89,450 43,315 46,130 1,070,560 533,385 537,175
First generationCensus data footnote 69 15,655 7,515 8,145 127,720 64,125 63,595
Second generationCensus data footnote 70 17,660 8,380 9,280 129,250 62,550 66,705
Third generation or moreCensus data footnote 71 56,130 27,425 28,700 813,580 406,710 406,870
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 6,890 3,140 3,750 96,750 48,140 48,610
Economic immigrantsCensus data footnote 73 3,450 1,680 1,770 66,930 34,420 32,510
Principal applicantsCensus data footnote 74 1,410 805 605 26,475 17,690 8,790
Secondary applicantsCensus data footnote 75 2,040 875 1,165 40,455 16,735 23,725
Immigrants sponsored by familyCensus data footnote 76 2,635 1,040 1,590 16,835 6,740 10,095
RefugeesCensus data footnote 77 760 390 370 12,625 6,810 5,820
Other immigrantsCensus data footnote 78 50 25 25 350 170 185
Aboriginal population
Total - Aboriginal identity for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 79 89,445 43,320 46,130 1,070,555 533,385 537,175
Aboriginal identityCensus data footnote 80 6,920 3,200 3,715 175,020 84,730 90,290
Single Aboriginal responsesCensus data footnote 81 6,775 3,145 3,630 172,810 83,750 89,055
First Nations (North American Indian)Census data footnote 82 4,430 2,055 2,370 114,570 55,275 59,290
Métis 2,305 1,065 1,240 57,880 28,325 29,550
Inuk (Inuit) 40 20 20 360 145 215
Multiple Aboriginal responsesCensus data footnote 83 90 40 50 1,305 605 705
Aboriginal responses not included elsewhereCensus data footnote 84 55 10 40 905 375 530
Non-Aboriginal identity 82,530 40,115 42,415 895,535 448,655 446,885
Total - Population by Registered or Treaty Indian status for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 85 89,445 43,320 46,130 1,070,555 533,385 537,170
Registered or Treaty IndianCensus data footnote 86 3,510 1,690 1,825 110,370 52,930 57,440
Not a Registered or Treaty Indian 85,935 41,630 44,305 960,190 480,455 479,735
Total - Aboriginal ancestry for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 87 89,445 43,315 46,130 1,070,555 533,385 537,175
Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 88 2,380 1,170 1,215 98,315 47,665 50,650
Single Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 89 2,350 1,165 1,190 94,565 45,900 48,665
First Nations (North American Indian) single ancestryCensus data footnote 82 2,050 1,015 1,035 84,015 40,960 43,055
Métis single ancestry 300 145 150 10,465 4,905 5,560
Inuit single ancestry 0 0 10 85 40 50
Multiple Aboriginal ancestries (only)Census data footnote 90 30 10 20 3,750 1,765 1,985
First Nations (North American Indian) and Métis ancestries 25 10 25 3,640 1,705 1,935
First Nations (North American Indian) and Inuit ancestries 0 10 0 70 30 40
Métis and Inuit ancestries 0 0 0 20 15 10
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis and Inuit ancestries 0 0 0 15 15 0
Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 91 5,525 2,530 2,995 79,035 38,120 40,915
Single Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 92 5,310 2,445 2,875 72,560 35,130 37,430
First Nations (North American Indian) and non-Aboriginal ancestries 3,415 1,595 1,815 36,680 17,715 18,960
Métis and non-Aboriginal ancestries 1,825 800 1,025 35,545 17,265 18,285
Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 75 45 30 335 150 180
Multiple Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 93 215 90 125 6,480 2,990 3,485
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis and non-Aboriginal ancestries 210 90 115 6,355 2,930 3,420
First Nations (North American Indian), Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 10 0 10 80 40 45
Métis, Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 0 0 0 15 0 10
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis, Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 0 0 0 30 15 15
Non-Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 94 81,535 39,615 41,920 893,205 447,595 445,610
Visible minority population
Total - Visible minority for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 95 89,445 43,320 46,125 1,070,560 533,385 537,170
Total visible minority populationCensus data footnote 96 8,875 4,295 4,585 115,875 58,810 57,065
South AsianCensus data footnote 97 1,970 1,020 945 29,960 16,065 13,895
Chinese 2,320 1,115 1,205 15,545 7,545 7,995
Black 645 340 305 14,925 7,845 7,085
Filipino 935 410 520 32,340 15,540 16,795
Latin American 480 205 275 4,195 2,095 2,095
Arab 275 195 80 4,300 2,385 1,915
Southeast AsianCensus data footnote 98 790 340 445 5,745 2,940 2,800
West AsianCensus data footnote 99 175 95 80 2,065 1,100 965
Korean 400 180 220 1,875 795 1,085
Japanese 535 215 325 955 420 530
Visible minority, n.i.e.Census data footnote 100 65 40 30 1,150 605 545
Multiple visible minoritiesCensus data footnote 101 280 130 145 2,820 1,460 1,355
Not a visible minorityCensus data footnote 102 80,565 39,020 41,550 954,685 474,575 480,110
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 89,445 43,320 46,130 1,070,560 533,385 537,170
North American Aboriginal origins 7,910 3,700 4,210 177,355 85,790 91,565
First Nations (North American Indian) 5,710 2,710 3,000 130,880 63,405 67,475
Inuit 85 45 35 650 305 345
Métis 2,360 1,040 1,320 56,090 26,860 29,235
Other North American origins 24,315 11,875 12,440 230,620 115,250 115,370
Acadian 130 90 40 485 270 215
American 1,800 890 910 13,455 6,410 7,045
Canadian 23,020 11,215 11,800 220,960 110,550 110,410
New Brunswicker 0 0 0 10 10 0
Newfoundlander 60 25 40 130 65 60
Nova Scotian 0 0 0 25 10 20
Ontarian 10 0 0 20 20 10
Québécois 15 10 10 240 100 140
Other North American origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 104 0 0 0 85 35 55
European origins 70,000 33,500 36,505 759,080 375,755 383,325
British Isles origins 52,345 25,075 27,275 427,735 210,345 217,390
Channel Islander 0 10 0 10 0 0
Cornish 15 10 10 35 15 20
English 33,920 16,065 17,855 253,205 123,490 129,715
Irish 16,990 7,815 9,180 155,725 74,480 81,245
Manx 60 30 25 250 120 130
Scottish 22,905 10,850 12,055 193,330 94,500 98,825
Welsh 3,650 1,685 1,965 17,790 8,510 9,280
British Isles origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 105 3,345 1,510 1,835 16,095 7,900 8,190
French origins 9,935 4,685 5,255 125,810 60,920 64,890
Alsatian 0 0 0 10 10 10
Breton 0 10 0 25 10 15
Corsican 0 0 0 15 0 15
French 9,930 4,675 5,250 125,775 60,910 64,870
Western European origins (except French origins) 19,075 8,815 10,265 336,715 166,380 170,340
Austrian 875 415 465 17,565 8,670 8,895
Bavarian 0 0 0 50 45 0
Belgian 650 310 345 9,660 4,745 4,915
Dutch 5,020 2,265 2,750 36,230 17,500 18,730
Flemish 60 30 25 805 415 395
Frisian 10 0 10 70 35 35
German 13,655 6,320 7,335 296,385 146,600 149,780
Luxembourger 10 10 10 500 275 225
Swiss 480 220 260 4,710 2,370 2,340
Western European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 106 0 0 0 35 25 15
Northern European origins (except British Isles origins) 9,750 4,680 5,080 115,995 56,380 59,615
Danish 1,740 825 915 11,530 5,605 5,935
Finnish 960 430 535 5,400 2,585 2,815
Icelandic 725 350 375 8,255 4,055 4,205
Norwegian 4,005 2,020 1,990 68,640 33,310 35,335
Swedish 2,875 1,325 1,550 32,815 15,630 17,185
Northern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 107 450 190 260 3,530 1,735 1,790
Eastern European origins 11,640 5,290 6,345 243,055 119,620 123,435
Bulgarian 40 15 25 355 190 160
Byelorussian 25 0 25 290 150 140
Czech 455 210 245 4,960 2,545 2,415
Czechoslovakian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 108 255 95 165 2,765 1,270 1,495
Estonian 125 45 75 265 150 115
Hungarian 1,285 490 795 27,885 13,730 14,155
Latvian 125 80 40 535 265 265
Lithuanian 115 55 60 1,045 550 500
Moldovan 10 10 0 345 145 200
Polish 3,330 1,455 1,875 59,950 28,680 31,275
Romanian 550 280 275 12,730 6,215 6,515
Russian 2,075 935 1,140 39,395 19,620 19,775
Slovak 180 55 120 1,390 750 645
Ukrainian 5,015 2,375 2,640 143,700 70,670 73,025
Eastern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 109 35 20 15 255 115 135
Southern European origins 6,185 2,975 3,210 27,415 13,420 13,995
Albanian 45 30 15 605 310 290
Bosnian 20 10 10 515 260 260
Catalan 0 0 0 15 10 10
Croatian 510 245 255 2,570 1,295 1,275
Cypriot 0 0 0 45 35 10
Greek 390 205 185 2,880 1,475 1,400
Italian 3,545 1,750 1,790 11,310 5,585 5,725
Kosovar 0 0 0 30 25 10
Macedonian 30 15 15 110 45 65
Maltese 55 30 25 125 65 60
Montenegrin 10 0 10 85 40 40
Portuguese 530 255 270 1,885 850 1,035
Serbian 120 40 75 1,300 670 630
Sicilian 20 0 20 100 75 25
Slovenian 110 45 65 640 275 365
Spanish 1,025 425 600 5,670 2,615 3,050
Yugoslavian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 110 215 110 105 1,065 535 525
Southern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 111 0 0 0 35 0 30
Other European origins 505 265 240 3,885 2,075 1,805
Basque 0 10 0 50 40 10
Jewish 170 90 80 1,725 905 815
Roma (Gypsy) 0 0 0 165 85 80
Slavic, n.o.s.Census data footnote 112 35 15 20 200 95 105
Other European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 113 295 155 135 1,755 965 790
Caribbean origins 340 125 205 3,810 2,005 1,805
Antiguan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bahamian 0 10 0 15 10 0
Barbadian 25 10 20 110 45 60
Bermudan 0 0 0 20 20 0
Carib 0 0 0 10 0 10
Cuban 25 10 20 185 125 55
Dominican 0 0 0 115 75 45
Grenadian 0 0 0 60 25 30
Guadeloupean 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haitian 10 0 10 110 75 40
Jamaican 130 65 65 2,250 1,200 1,050
Kittitian/Nevisian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Martinican 10 0 0 0 0 0
Montserratan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Puerto Rican 30 20 10 55 15 40
St. Lucian 0 0 0 45 15 25
Trinidadian/Tobagonian 90 25 60 415 215 200
Vincentian/Grenadinian 15 10 10 30 20 0
West Indian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 114 15 0 15 355 135 225
Caribbean origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 115 15 10 10 190 90 100
Latin, Central and South American origins 885 425 465 6,695 3,295 3,400
Aboriginal from Central/South America (except Arawak and Maya) 35 20 15 300 150 150
Arawak 0 0 0 0 0 0
Argentinian 30 10 20 160 60 95
Belizean 0 0 0 55 35 15
Bolivian 0 0 0 45 30 15
Brazilian 95 35 60 305 150 155
Chilean 85 50 30 860 450 415
Colombian 80 20 60 705 335 370
Costa Rican 10 0 10 50 15 35
Ecuadorian 0 0 10 105 70 30
Guatemalan 20 10 10 270 135 140
Guyanese 20 15 10 185 110 75
Hispanic 35 20 10 125 75 50
Honduran 45 15 20 95 45 50
Maya 20 10 10 140 75 65
Mexican 310 160 155 2,125 1,060 1,065
Nicaraguan 40 25 15 140 50 90
Panamanian 10 0 10 15 0 10
Paraguayan 10 0 0 40 30 10
Peruvian 55 25 25 295 120 175
Salvadorean 25 0 25 765 350 415
Uruguayan 0 0 0 65 20 40
Venezuelan 40 20 15 55 30 30
Latin, Central and South American origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 116 20 10 0 320 165 160
African origins 1,020 560 460 16,170 8,480 7,690
Central and West African origins 135 90 40 4,440 2,355 2,090
Akan 0 0 0 115 80 40
Angolan 0 0 0 10 0 10
Ashanti 0 0 0 10 10 0
Beninese 0 0 0 0 0 0
Burkinabe 0 0 0 20 15 10
Cameroonian 0 0 0 205 90 110
Chadian 10 10 0 0 0 0
Congolese 0 0 0 530 290 240
Edo 0 0 0 40 20 15
Ewe 0 0 0 10 0 0
Gabonese 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gambian 0 0 0 40 20 15
Ghanaian 20 15 10 555 320 235
Guinean 0 0 0 25 20 10
Ibo 0 0 0 485 275 215
Ivorian 0 0 0 75 35 45
Liberian 10 0 10 85 25 60
Malian 0 0 0 30 15 15
Malinké 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nigerian 85 60 25 1,715 875 835
Peulh 0 0 0 0 0 0
Senegalese 10 0 0 20 15 10
Sierra Leonean 10 0 0 40 25 10
Togolese 0 0 0 55 35 20
Wolof 0 0 0 0 10 0
Yoruba 10 0 0 520 270 255
Central and West African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 117 10 0 0 235 115 125
North African origins 65 55 15 2,190 1,210 980
Algerian 10 0 10 70 50 15
Berber 0 0 0 55 45 15
Coptic 0 0 0 40 15 20
Dinka 0 0 0 35 20 15
Egyptian 25 25 0 535 290 245
Libyan 0 0 0 205 115 85
Maure 0 0 0 0 0 0
Moroccan 35 25 10 220 110 115
Sudanese 0 0 0 935 515 420
Tunisian 10 0 0 105 60 50
North African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 118 0 0 0 40 30 10
Southern and East African origins 445 230 215 6,320 3,210 3,110
Afrikaner 10 0 10 60 35 30
Amhara 0 0 0 20 10 10
Bantu, n.o.s.Census data footnote 119 0 0 0 45 30 10
Burundian 0 0 0 300 155 145
Djiboutian 0 0 0 10 10 10
Eritrean 0 0 0 1,130 540 590
Ethiopian 0 0 0 675 335 345
Harari 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kenyan 30 0 20 190 95 95
Malagasy 0 0 0 10 0 10
Mauritian 10 10 0 205 90 110
Oromo 0 0 0 140 65 75
Rwandan 15 10 10 80 20 60
Seychellois 0 0 0 10 10 0
Somali 10 0 0 1,275 635 635
South African 300 155 140 1,295 680 615
Tanzanian 0 0 0 55 35 20
Tigrian 0 0 0 45 30 15
Ugandan 35 10 20 90 40 50
Zambian 0 0 0 190 90 100
Zimbabwean 20 15 0 260 170 90
Zulu 0 0 0 35 30 10
Southern and East African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 120 30 20 15 535 300 240
Other African origins 380 190 185 3,605 1,940 1,665
Black, n.o.s.Census data footnote 121 35 10 20 345 190 160
Other African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 122 345 175 165 3,290 1,770 1,525
Asian origins 8,610 4,105 4,505 99,125 49,845 49,280
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins 965 530 435 9,415 5,015 4,400
Afghan 0 0 0 780 390 385
Arab, n.o.s.Census data footnote 123 150 110 40 1,175 645 530
Armenian 35 15 25 240 130 115
Assyrian 0 0 0 215 120 95
Azerbaijani 0 0 0 50 25 25
Georgian 15 0 15 35 20 10
Hazara 0 0 0 25 10 20
Iranian 325 165 155 1,345 740 600
Iraqi 10 0 10 1,290 690 605
Israeli 20 0 25 120 75 50
Jordanian 0 0 0 75 40 30
Kazakh 20 10 15 30 15 15
Kurd 0 0 0 200 110 90
Kuwaiti 10 0 0 10 0 0
Kyrgyz 0 0 0 30 10 20
Lebanese 165 95 65 1,360 660 700
Palestinian 0 0 0 120 60 55
Pashtun 0 0 0 175 100 75
Saudi Arabian 70 75 0 110 80 30
Syrian 130 50 75 1,365 740 625
Tajik 0 0 0 10 10 0
Tatar 10 10 10 60 25 35
Turk 45 20 25 860 450 405
Turkmen 0 0 0 20 10 10
Uighur 0 0 0 0 0 0
Uzbek 0 0 0 70 15 50
Yemeni 10 0 10 45 20 20
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 124 30 30 0 265 130 130
South Asian origins 2,060 1,065 990 29,830 15,955 13,870
Bangladeshi 10 0 0 2,040 1,090 945
Bengali 15 10 0 600 350 250
Bhutanese 0 0 0 210 110 100
East Indian 1,775 925 855 18,695 10,090 8,600
Goan 0 0 0 45 25 15
Gujarati 10 10 10 195 105 95
Kashmiri 0 0 0 115 75 40
Nepali 20 0 15 565 320 245
Pakistani 15 0 15 6,255 3,220 3,035
Punjabi 190 100 85 1,425 790 635
Sinhalese 10 0 0 65 30 30
Sri Lankan 35 25 10 515 290 225
Tamil 0 0 0 120 65 55
South Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 125 25 10 10 1,075 545 530
East and Southeast Asian origins 5,625 2,520 3,105 60,010 28,955 31,060
Burmese 15 10 0 465 210 260
Cambodian (Khmer) 145 80 70 305 165 145
Chinese 2,800 1,315 1,485 19,075 9,300 9,780
Filipino 1,055 415 640 33,630 16,200 17,425
Hmong 10 0 10 0 0 0
Indonesian 125 60 70 220 115 105
Japanese 645 270 380 1,220 530 690
Karen 0 0 0 585 290 290
Korean 410 185 220 2,025 870 1,155
Laotian 10 0 10 705 335 380
Malaysian 45 10 35 160 75 80
Mongolian 10 10 10 205 105 100
Singaporean 15 0 10 10 0 10
Taiwanese 65 20 40 265 115 155
Thai 80 15 65 420 170 250
Tibetan 0 0 0 50 35 25
Vietnamese 560 245 315 3,690 1,885 1,800
East and Southeast Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 126 10 0 10 95 40 55
Other Asian origins 20 10 10 735 340 390
Other Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 127 20 10 10 735 345 385
Oceania origins 650 330 315 1,430 760 665
Australian 335 175 165 890 505 385
New Zealander 105 40 60 265 140 125
Pacific Islands origins 205 115 95 310 140 170
Fijian 55 30 25 110 60 50
Hawaiian 120 70 55 25 10 10
Maori 20 15 10 45 0 35
Polynesian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 128 10 0 10 25 15 10
Samoan 0 0 0 55 25 30
Pacific Islands origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 129 10 0 0 60 25 35
Household characteristics
Total - Private households by tenure - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 130 39,790 ... ... 432,620 ... ...
Owner 26,975 ... ... 311,470 ... ...
Renter 12,765 ... ... 109,685 ... ...
Band housing 55 ... ... 11,470 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by condominium status - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 131 39,790 ... ... 432,620 ... ...
Condominium 6,045 ... ... 41,960 ... ...
Not condominium 33,745 ... ... 390,660 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 132 39,790 ... ... 432,625 ... ...
No bedrooms 270 ... ... 1,290 ... ...
1 bedroom 4,820 ... ... 40,600 ... ...
2 bedrooms 11,410 ... ... 97,340 ... ...
3 bedrooms 12,750 ... ... 148,060 ... ...
4 or more bedrooms 10,545 ... ... 145,330 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 133 39,790 ... ... 432,620 ... ...
1 to 4 rooms 10,825 ... ... 92,375 ... ...
5 rooms 6,610 ... ... 67,645 ... ...
6 rooms 5,745 ... ... 64,215 ... ...
7 rooms 4,660 ... ... 57,945 ... ...
8 or more rooms 11,950 ... ... 150,440 ... ...
Average number of rooms per dwelling 6.3 ... ... 6.7 ... ...
Total - Private households by number of persons per room - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 134 39,790 ... ... 432,625 ... ...
One person or fewer per room 39,560 ... ... 422,915 ... ...
More than 1 person per room 225 ... ... 9,705 ... ...
Total - Private households by housing suitability - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 135 39,790 ... ... 432,620 ... ...
Suitable 38,565 ... ... 412,220 ... ...
Not suitable 1,225 ... ... 20,410 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by period of construction - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 136 39,790 ... ... 432,620 ... ...
1960 or before 5,735 ... ... 101,805 ... ...
1961 to 1980 11,685 ... ... 150,440 ... ...
1981 to 1990 6,145 ... ... 62,270 ... ...
1991 to 2000 7,750 ... ... 33,495 ... ...
2001 to 2005 2,420 ... ... 17,905 ... ...
2006 to 2010 3,485 ... ... 28,610 ... ...
2011 to 2016Census data footnote 137 2,580 ... ... 38,095 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 138 39,790 ... ... 432,625 ... ...
Only regular maintenance or minor repairs needed 37,395 ... ... 395,105 ... ...
Major repairs needed 2,400 ... ... 37,520 ... ...
Total - Private households by number of household maintainers - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 139 39,795 ... ... 432,620 ... ...
1 household maintainer 23,185 ... ... 261,245 ... ...
2 household maintainers 15,540 ... ... 162,550 ... ...
3 or more household maintainers 1,065 ... ... 8,825 ... ...
Total - Private households by age of primary household maintainers - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 140 39,790 ... ... 432,625 ... ...
15 to 24 years 1,560 ... ... 18,235 ... ...
25 to 34 years 5,210 ... ... 72,225 ... ...
35 to 44 years 5,760 ... ... 73,675 ... ...
45 to 54 years 6,945 ... ... 77,920 ... ...
55 to 64 years 8,345 ... ... 84,110 ... ...
65 to 74 years 6,800 ... ... 56,280 ... ...
75 to 84 years 3,760 ... ... 34,845 ... ...
85 years and over 1,405 ... ... 15,340 ... ...
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 39,560 ... ... 396,790 ... ...
Spending less than 30% of income on shelter costs 28,860 ... ... 316,505 ... ...
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs 10,695 ... ... 80,295 ... ...
30% to less than 100% 9,380 ... ... 70,690 ... ...
Total - Owner households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data 26,845 ... ... 289,805 ... ...
% of owner households with a mortgageCensus data footnote 142 59.1 ... ... 57.9 ... ...
% of owner households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costsCensus data footnote 141 17.1 ... ... 12.1 ... ...
Median monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 992 ... ... 1,001 ... ...
Average monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,131 ... ... 1,178 ... ...
Median value of dwellings ($)Census data footnote 144 369,271 ... ... 299,606 ... ...
Average value of dwellings ($)Census data footnote 144 401,601 ... ... 318,917 ... ...
Total - Tenant households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data 12,730 ... ... 107,535 ... ...
% of tenant households in subsidized housingCensus data footnote 145 12.2 ... ... 21.4 ... ...
% of tenant households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costsCensus data footnote 141 47.9 ... ... 42.1 ... ...
Median monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 911 ... ... 965 ... ...
Average monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 978 ... ... 1,021 ... ...
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 76,090 36,545 39,550 857,295 424,265 433,035
No certificate, diploma or degree 11,410 5,925 5,485 177,210 96,680 80,530
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificateCensus data footnote 147 23,490 11,310 12,175 261,210 133,730 127,480
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 41,190 19,305 21,885 418,880 193,855 225,025
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma 8,015 5,800 2,215 89,440 64,100 25,340
Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 148 3,240 1,730 1,510 38,045 21,495 16,550
Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 149 4,780 4,070 705 51,395 42,605 8,790
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma 14,665 5,570 9,090 146,770 51,240 95,530
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level 3,570 1,270 2,300 28,195 10,790 17,405
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above 14,940 6,665 8,275 154,480 67,730 86,745
Bachelor's degree 9,610 4,155 5,455 112,760 47,490 65,270
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level 1,110 460 645 7,635 3,400 4,235
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry 490 310 175 4,830 2,580 2,245
Master's degree 3,095 1,365 1,725 24,375 11,095 13,275
Earned doctorateCensus data footnote 150 640 365 270 4,880 3,155 1,725
Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 146 47,335 22,595 24,740 566,245 282,510 283,735
No certificate, diploma or degree 4,655 2,665 1,985 69,200 42,050 27,150
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificateCensus data footnote 147 13,490 6,755 6,730 168,035 88,530 79,505
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 29,190 13,165 16,025 329,005 151,930 177,075
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma 5,055 3,735 1,325 66,955 48,885 18,075
Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 148 2,080 1,140 945 27,765 16,095 11,670
Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 149 2,975 2,590 385 39,190 32,785 6,400
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma 10,530 3,975 6,555 115,085 41,085 74,000
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level 2,515 890 1,625 19,380 7,775 11,605
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above 11,090 4,570 6,520 127,585 54,190 73,395
Bachelor's degree 7,290 2,990 4,295 92,905 38,180 54,730
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level 770 305 465 5,890 2,525 3,365
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry 335 180 155 4,065 1,995 2,070
Master's degree 2,295 910 1,380 20,975 9,170 11,805
Earned doctorateCensus data footnote 150 400 185 215 3,750 2,320 1,435
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 76,095 36,545 39,545 857,295 424,265 433,030
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 152 34,900 17,240 17,660 438,420 230,405 208,005
Education 3,100 835 2,270 40,995 10,635 30,355
13. Education 3,100 835 2,265 40,990 10,635 30,350
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 1,385 575 805 8,870 4,150 4,720
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services 215 170 40 2,015 1,455 560
50. Visual and performing arts 1,170 410 765 6,850 2,690 4,160
Humanities 1,795 800 1,000 15,400 6,905 8,495
16. Aboriginal and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics 145 60 85 1,030 260 770
23. English language and literature/letters 625 250 380 3,180 990 2,190
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities 430 155 275 3,105 1,185 1,920
30A Interdisciplinary humanitiesCensus data footnote 153 10 0 0 35 0 30
38. Philosophy and religious studies 95 60 40 1,180 695 480
39. Theology and religious vocations 205 140 60 4,700 2,645 2,050
54. History 265 135 130 1,760 1,000 760
55. French language and literature/letters 25 0 20 425 120 300
Social and behavioural sciences and law 4,165 1,405 2,755 30,500 10,015 20,485
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies 70 20 55 750 185 565
09. Communication, journalism and related programs 245 115 135 2,060 905 1,160
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences 970 110 860 6,805 425 6,380
22. Legal professions and studies 590 180 415 5,410 1,930 3,480
30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciencesCensus data footnote 154 70 25 50 465 155 310
42. Psychology 755 200 560 5,555 1,480 4,075
45. Social sciences 1,455 770 695 9,455 4,940 4,510
Business, management and public administration 7,785 2,615 5,165 85,800 25,105 60,695
30.16 Accounting and computer science 0 0 10 240 50 190
44. Public administration and social service professions 590 115 475 8,250 1,710 6,545
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services 7,190 2,500 4,685 77,310 23,350 53,960
Physical and life sciences and technologies 1,470 745 725 11,455 5,905 5,550
26. Biological and biomedical sciences 820 385 440 5,675 2,515 3,160
30.01 Biological and physical sciences 215 80 135 1,395 725 670
30C Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciencesCensus data footnote 155 20 20 0 105 25 80
40. Physical sciences 310 220 90 3,240 2,265 970
41. Science technologies/technicians 105 45 55 1,045 375 670
Mathematics, computer and information sciences 1,130 720 415 11,695 7,040 4,655
11. Computer and information sciences and support services 910 620 290 9,390 6,135 3,250
25. Library science 90 10 80 990 85 905
27. Mathematics and statistics 120 85 40 1,145 700 445
30D Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciencesCensus data footnote 156 10 0 10 170 110 55
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies 8,205 7,760 445 93,145 86,660 6,485
04. Architecture and related services 175 105 65 1,520 960 560
14. Engineering 1,085 975 105 14,090 11,790 2,300
15. Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields 1,395 1,260 135 13,790 12,290 1,505
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0
46. Construction trades 2,535 2,460 75 24,650 23,840 810
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians 2,090 2,045 45 26,325 25,535 790
48. Precision production 935 915 20 12,765 12,240 525
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 1,210 825 380 16,655 12,040 4,615
01. Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences 505 265 235 13,585 9,885 3,705
03. Natural resources and conservation 700 560 145 3,075 2,160 910
Health and related fields 7,760 1,445 6,315 74,750 12,215 62,530
31. Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies 495 240 255 4,340 2,030 2,315
51. Health professions and related programs 7,080 1,080 6,000 69,090 9,460 59,630
60. Dental, medical and veterinary residency programs 195 130 65 1,315 725 590
Personal, protective and transportation services 3,180 1,565 1,610 29,585 13,165 16,420
12. Personal and culinary services 2,135 655 1,485 18,450 3,845 14,605
28. Military science, leadership and operational art 0 0 0 10 10 10
29. Military technologies and applied sciences 20 15 10 175 160 20
43. Security and protective services 285 230 55 5,070 3,705 1,360
49. Transportation and materials moving 730 665 70 5,880 5,450 430
Other 10 0 10 40 20 20
30.99 Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies, other 10 0 10 40 20 20
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 47,335 22,595 24,740 566,245 282,510 283,730
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 152 18,140 9,425 8,720 237,235 130,580 106,660
Education 2,050 465 1,585 28,195 6,885 21,310
13. Education 2,050 460 1,585 28,195 6,885 21,310
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 970 390 580 7,175 3,350 3,825
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services 125 95 30 1,550 1,100 450
50. Visual and performing arts 850 295 550 5,630 2,250 3,380
Humanities 1,240 545 690 11,760 5,110 6,650
16. Aboriginal and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics 95 40 55 825 205 620
23. English language and literature/letters 465 180 285 2,470 745 1,735
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities 305 115 185 2,515 910 1,605
30A Interdisciplinary humanitiesCensus data footnote 153 0 0 0 30 10 25
38. Philosophy and religious studies 50 30 20 920 540 380
39. Theology and religious vocations 125 85 40 3,345 1,905 1,435
54. History 185 100 85 1,365 725 640
55. French language and literature/letters 20 0 15 285 75 205
Social and behavioural sciences and law 3,225 1,015 2,210 25,830 8,205 17,625
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies 40 10 35 670 165 505
09. Communication, journalism and related programs 210 100 115 1,870 800 1,065
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences 765 90 675 5,680 350 5,330
22. Legal professions and studies 485 130 360 4,735 1,550 3,185
30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciencesCensus data footnote 154 60 15 40 370 120 250
42. Psychology 565 135 425 4,335 1,055 3,280
45. Social sciences 1,090 535 555 8,175 4,160 4,010
Business, management and public administration 5,560 1,875 3,685 69,300 20,470 48,835
30.16 Accounting and computer science 0 10 10 195 35 165
44. Public administration and social service professions 455 95 365 6,795 1,230 5,570
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services 5,095 1,785 3,310 62,310 19,205 43,105
Physical and life sciences and technologies 1,000 470 530 8,985 4,575 4,405
26. Biological and biomedical sciences 600 265 330 4,490 1,995 2,495
30.01 Biological and physical sciences 145 50 95 1,085 530 550
30C Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciencesCensus data footnote 155 15 15 0 95 25 70
40. Physical sciences 175 115 60 2,545 1,700 845
41. Science technologies/technicians 70 25 40 770 320 450
Mathematics, computer and information sciences 895 600 295 10,235 6,210 4,030
11. Computer and information sciences and support services 790 560 235 8,590 5,615 2,970
25. Library science 60 0 55 730 60 670
27. Mathematics and statistics 40 35 10 760 430 335
30D Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciencesCensus data footnote 156 0 10 0 160 105 55
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies 5,340 5,010 330 72,720 67,225 5,500
04. Architecture and related services 135 70 70 1,215 745 470
14. Engineering 660 575 85 11,685 9,635 2,045
15. Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields 890 810 75 11,195 9,865 1,330
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0
46. Construction trades 1,755 1,695 60 18,905 18,275 630
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians 1,330 1,305 30 19,855 19,240 620
48. Precision production 570 550 20 9,865 9,460 410
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 950 625 325 13,365 9,360 4,005
01. Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences 385 200 190 10,720 7,545 3,175
03. Natural resources and conservation 565 425 140 2,645 1,815 835
Health and related fields 5,755 1,100 4,655 57,985 9,720 48,265
31. Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies 385 195 190 3,520 1,635 1,890
51. Health professions and related programs 5,250 835 4,415 53,345 7,510 45,835
60. Dental, medical and veterinary residency programs 120 70 50 1,120 580 545
Personal, protective and transportation services 2,205 1,070 1,135 23,415 10,820 12,600
12. Personal and culinary services 1,500 470 1,030 14,320 3,175 11,155
28. Military science, leadership and operational art 0 0 0 10 10 0
29. Military technologies and applied sciences 0 10 0 100 95 0
43. Security and protective services 205 155 45 4,055 2,955 1,105
49. Transportation and materials moving 495 440 60 4,935 4,590 340
Other 10 0 10 35 15 20
30.99 Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies, other 10 0 10 35 10 20
Location of study compared with province or territory of residence with countries outside Canada
Total - Location of study compared with province or territory of residence with countries outside Canada for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 157 76,090 36,545 39,550 857,300 424,265 433,035
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 34,900 17,240 17,660 438,415 230,410 208,005
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 158 41,190 19,305 21,890 418,880 193,855 225,025
Location of study inside Canada 35,580 16,465 19,110 366,620 167,715 198,905
Same as province or territory of residence 26,245 11,865 14,380 293,455 130,990 162,465
Different than province or territory of residence 9,335 4,600 4,735 73,165 36,725 36,445
Location of study outside CanadaCensus data footnote 159 5,615 2,840 2,775 52,260 26,140 26,120
United StatesCensus data footnote 160 1,195 655 540 7,230 3,670 3,560
Philippines 330 100 235 13,980 6,230 7,750
India 280 155 125 6,215 3,280 2,930
United KingdomCensus data footnote 161 1,465 805 660 3,250 1,830 1,420
ChinaCensus data footnote 162 385 185 200 2,730 1,295 1,435
France 30 10 20 220 125 95
Other 1,930 925 1,005 18,630 9,705 8,925
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 47,335 22,590 24,740 566,245 282,510 283,735
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 18,140 9,430 8,715 237,235 130,580 106,660
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 158 29,195 13,170 16,025 329,010 151,930 177,075
Location of study inside Canada 25,955 11,690 14,265 283,450 129,445 154,005
Same as province or territory of residence 20,045 8,810 11,235 225,420 100,405 125,010
Different than province or territory of residence 5,915 2,880 3,030 58,035 29,035 28,995
Location of study outside CanadaCensus data footnote 159 3,235 1,480 1,760 45,560 22,490 23,070
United StatesCensus data footnote 160 635 305 330 5,210 2,495 2,715
Philippines 285 90 200 13,335 5,950 7,385
India 210 110 105 5,560 2,935 2,625
United KingdomCensus data footnote 161 645 330 315 2,180 1,275 905
ChinaCensus data footnote 162 335 165 170 2,520 1,180 1,345
France 0 0 0 200 115 85
Other 1,115 480 635 16,555 8,540 8,015
Labour force status
Total - Population aged 15 years and over by Labour force status - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 163 76,090 36,545 39,545 857,295 424,260 433,035
In the labour force 45,570 22,990 22,575 585,540 311,110 274,430
Employed 42,045 20,995 21,045 544,095 286,330 257,760
Unemployed 3,525 1,990 1,530 41,445 24,775 16,665
Not in the labour force 30,525 13,555 16,970 271,760 113,155 158,605
Participation rate 59.9 62.9 57.1 68.3 73.3 63.4
Employment rate 55.3 57.4 53.2 63.5 67.5 59.5
Unemployment rate 7.7 8.7 6.8 7.1 8.0 6.1
Work activity during the reference year
Total population aged 15 years and over by work activity during the reference year - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 164 76,090 36,545 39,545 857,295 424,260 433,030
Did not workCensus data footnote 165 28,195 12,600 15,595 242,835 100,140 142,695
Worked 47,895 23,945 23,950 614,460 324,130 290,335
Worked full year, full timeCensus data footnote 166 21,410 11,950 9,460 313,945 180,260 133,690
Worked part year and/or part timeCensus data footnote 167 26,485 11,995 14,490 300,515 143,870 156,650
Average weeks worked in reference year 41.8 42.0 41.5 42.6 43.1 41.9
Class of worker
Total labour force aged 15 years and over by class of worker - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 168 45,570 22,990 22,580 585,535 311,110 274,425
Class of worker - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 1,010 580 425 10,230 5,205 5,020
All classes of workersCensus data footnote 170 44,555 22,405 22,155 575,310 305,900 269,405
Employee 38,540 18,855 19,685 490,180 250,460 239,710
Self-employedCensus data footnote 171 6,015 3,550 2,470 85,130 55,440 29,695
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 45,565 22,985 22,580 585,535 311,105 274,430
Occupation - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 1,010 580 430 10,225 5,205 5,020
All occupationsCensus data footnote 170 44,560 22,410 22,150 575,310 305,905 269,410
0 Management occupations 4,310 2,595 1,720 81,060 54,030 27,035
1 Business, finance and administration occupations 5,940 1,550 4,390 80,640 20,280 60,355
2 Natural and applied sciences and related occupations 2,690 2,190 505 28,325 21,685 6,640
3 Health occupations 3,935 790 3,140 41,675 6,510 35,170
4 Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services 4,895 1,490 3,400 64,685 19,715 44,970
5 Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport 1,310 525 785 10,760 4,025 6,735
6 Sales and service occupations 12,735 5,245 7,495 124,090 50,165 73,920
7 Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations 6,665 6,255 405 99,755 93,540 6,215
8 Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations 1,070 905 165 28,155 22,590 5,565
9 Occupations in manufacturing and utilities 1,005 860 145 16,165 13,370 2,800
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 45,570 22,990 22,580 585,540 311,105 274,430
Industry - NAICS2012 - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 1,010 585 425 10,225 5,200 5,020
All industry categoriesCensus data footnote 170 44,560 22,405 22,150 575,310 305,905 269,410
11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 1,000 815 185 51,255 36,820 14,440
21 Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction 310 280 25 23,070 20,040 3,025
22 Utilities 220 170 55 5,395 3,780 1,610
23 Construction 3,865 3,410 455 49,310 43,460 5,850
31-33 Manufacturing 1,895 1,435 465 26,710 21,000 5,710
41 Wholesale trade 1,100 855 245 20,480 15,325 5,155
44-45 Retail trade 6,665 3,065 3,600 63,360 30,185 33,180
48-49 Transportation and warehousing 2,000 1,570 430 24,755 19,385 5,370
51 Information and cultural industries 1,230 780 450 10,005 5,055 4,950
52 Finance and insurance 1,445 500 940 20,155 6,495 13,655
53 Real estate and rental and leasing 765 410 360 7,650 4,425 3,220
54 Professional, scientific and technical services 2,840 1,565 1,270 25,250 12,985 12,265
55 Management of companies and enterprises 15 10 0 1,340 680 660
56 Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services 2,340 1,340 1,005 16,395 9,660 6,735
61 Educational services 3,075 970 2,110 45,360 13,670 31,690
62 Health care and social assistance 6,745 1,315 5,430 72,625 11,285 61,335
71 Arts, entertainment and recreation 855 375 480 10,545 5,120 5,425
72 Accommodation and food services 3,925 1,560 2,365 37,785 14,295 23,490
81 Other services (except public administration) 2,060 855 1,205 25,680 12,590 13,090
91 Public administration 2,215 1,145 1,075 38,180 19,640 18,535
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 42,045 20,995 21,045 544,095 286,330 257,760
Worked at home 3,305 1,565 1,740 59,385 34,110 25,275
Worked outside Canada 135 85 50 840 550 295
No fixed workplace address 6,340 4,815 1,520 68,510 54,860 13,650
Worked at usual place 32,265 14,525 17,735 415,355 196,815 218,545
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 32,265 14,530 17,735 415,355 196,815 218,540
Commute within census subdivision (CSD) of residence 26,455 11,100 15,360 288,875 131,440 157,430
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) within census division (CD) of residence 3,375 1,870 1,500 89,420 45,175 44,250
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) and census division (CD) within province or territory of residence 2,075 1,280 800 28,040 15,365 12,675
Commute to a different province or territory 350 280 75 9,015 4,830 4,185
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 38,600 19,345 19,255 483,865 251,675 232,190
Car, truck, van - as a driver 30,680 15,525 15,150 402,405 216,695 185,705
Car, truck, van - as a passenger 2,360 1,015 1,345 27,960 10,265 17,695
Public transit 1,600 700 895 13,825 5,380 8,445
Walked 2,495 1,075 1,420 27,120 11,505 15,615
Bicycle 610 410 200 5,475 3,415 2,065
Other method 855 615 240 7,075 4,410 2,665
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 38,600 19,345 19,255 483,865 251,675 232,190
Less than 15 minutes 17,250 7,830 9,425 212,525 101,290 111,235
15 to 29 minutes 14,470 7,145 7,330 179,160 95,105 84,055
30 to 44 minutes 4,115 2,505 1,605 53,345 30,035 23,310
45 to 59 minutes 1,065 680 385 17,630 10,285 7,345
60 minutes and over 1,700 1,185 515 21,205 14,960 6,245
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 38,600 19,350 19,255 483,865 251,675 232,190
Between 5 a.m. and 5:59 a.m. 2,190 1,510 685 29,630 21,835 7,800
Between 6 a.m. and 6:59 a.m. 4,980 3,235 1,740 88,420 56,715 31,705
Between 7 a.m. and 7:59 a.m. 10,490 5,430 5,060 158,875 83,520 75,355
Between 8 a.m. and 8:59 a.m. 9,135 3,735 5,400 101,065 40,385 60,680
Between 9 a.m. and 11:59 a.m. 5,280 2,100 3,180 41,740 16,680 25,065
Between 12 p.m. and 4:59 a.m. 6,525 3,340 3,190 64,140 32,540 31,600
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 49,385 24,635 24,750 633,325 332,450 300,875
Single responses 49,180 24,520 24,660 630,465 331,130 299,335
Official languages 48,935 24,380 24,560 626,545 329,115 297,435
English 48,840 24,360 24,480 624,555 328,520 296,030
French 95 15 80 1,995 590 1,405
Non-official languages 245 145 100 3,920 2,020 1,895
Aboriginal languages 0 0 0 1,540 775 770
Algonquian languages 0 0 0 915 485 435
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 0 0 0 905 470 430
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Moose Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Naskapi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Plains Cree 0 0 0 95 55 40
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Woods Cree 0 0 0 40 25 20
Cree, n.o.s. 0 0 0 770 395 375
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 15 10 10
Algonquin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway 0 0 0 15 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 0 620 290 340
Northern Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 625 285 340
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 0 625 285 335
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gwich'in 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sarsi (Sarcee) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sekani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Slavey 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tutchone languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oneida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages 10 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 10 0 0
Dakota 0 0 0 0 10 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 245 140 100 2,375 1,245 1,130
Afro-Asiatic languages 10 10 0 115 100 20
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 10 0 10
Bilen 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oromo 0 0 0 0 0 0
Somali 0 0 0 10 0 10
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Semitic languages 0 0 0 110 95 10
Amharic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arabic 0 10 0 75 65 0
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 20 20 0
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Harari 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hebrew 0 0 0 0 0 0
Maltese 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tigrigna 0 0 0 10 0 10
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 10 0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 65 35 30 245 135 115
Khmer (Cambodian) 10 10 0 0 0 0
Vietnamese 50 30 25 245 135 115
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 10 0 0 205 105 95
Bikol 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cebuano 0 0 0 10 10 10
Fijian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ilocano 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malagasy 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malay 0 0 0 10 0 10
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pangasinan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 10 10 0 185 100 85
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 40 25 15 560 250 305
Albanian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Armenian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Balto-Slavic languages 10 10 10 100 35 60
Baltic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Latvian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lithuanian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavic languages 10 0 0 95 35 60
Belarusan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bosnian 0 0 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 0 0 0 0 0 0
Russian 10 0 0 25 10 10
Serbian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Serbo-Croatian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slovak 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slovene (Slovenian) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ukrainian 0 0 0 65 20 50
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 0 10 0 165 95 65
Afrikaans 0 0 0 30 10 20
Danish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dutch 0 0 0 40 25 20
Frisian 0 0 0 0 0 0
German 0 0 0 80 50 30
Icelandic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Norwegian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swedish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Vlaams (Flemish) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yiddish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 15 0
Greek 0 0 0 0 0 10
Indo-Iranian languages 15 10 10 180 75 100
Indo-Aryan languages 15 0 10 160 70 90
Bengali 0 0 0 25 15 10
Gujarati 0 0 0 0 0 10
Hindi 0 0 0 20 10 10
Kashmiri 0 0 0 0 0 0
Konkani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Marathi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nepali 0 0 0 10 0 10
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 15 0 10 40 20 20
Sindhi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 0 0 0 10 0 0
Urdu 0 0 0 50 25 30
Iranian languages 0 0 0 20 10 15
Kurdish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pashto 0 0 0 0 0 0
Persian (Farsi) 0 0 0 25 0 15
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Italic (Romance) languages 10 10 0 110 45 70
Catalan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Italian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Portuguese 0 0 0 0 0 0
Romanian 0 0 0 10 0 0
Spanish 0 10 10 105 40 60
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Japanese 10 10 10 10 0 10
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Georgian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Korean 20 10 10 110 40 70
Mongolic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mongolian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 0 0 0 10 0 0
Akan (Twi) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bamanankan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Edo 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ewe 0 0 0 0 0 0
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ganda 0 0 0 0 0 0
Igbo 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lingala 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rundi (Kirundi) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 0 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 0 0 0 60 35 30
American Sign Language 0 0 0 10 0 10
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 50 30 20
Sino-Tibetan languages 100 60 40 1,030 560 465
Chinese languages 100 65 40 990 540 450
Cantonese 20 15 0 250 140 105
Hakka 0 0 0 10 0 10
Mandarin 70 35 30 605 310 300
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. 10 10 10 135 90 40
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 0 0 0 40 25 20
Burmese 0 0 0 15 10 0
Karenic languages 0 0 0 25 20 10
Tibetan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages 0 0 0 15 10 0
Lao 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thai 0 0 0 10 0 10
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 0 0 0 15 10 0
Azerbaijani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkish 0 0 0 15 0 0
Uyghur 0 0 0 0 0 0
Uzbek 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Uralic languages 0 0 0 10 0 10
Estonian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Finnish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hungarian 0 0 0 10 0 10
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Multiple responses 205 115 85 2,860 1,315 1,540
English and French 45 15 25 650 235 410
English and non-official language 150 95 55 2,190 1,065 1,125
French and non-official language 0 0 0 0 0 0
English, French and non-official language 10 0 10 20 15 0
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 49,385 24,635 24,750 633,320 332,445 300,875
None 48,205 24,120 24,080 613,955 323,280 290,670
English 180 75 105 3,515 1,450 2,070
French 325 150 170 3,800 1,675 2,125
Non-official language 660 290 375 11,880 5,960 5,925
Aboriginal 40 10 30 4,590 2,095 2,490
Non-Aboriginal 620 280 340 7,290 3,860 3,435
English and French 0 0 0 0 0 0
English and non-official language 0 0 0 10 0 10
French and non-official language 15 10 10 170 90 85
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 88,730 43,005 45,725 1,055,820 525,975 529,850
Non-movers 72,755 35,255 37,500 905,630 451,665 453,965
Movers 15,970 7,750 8,225 150,195 74,310 75,880
Non-migrants 10,005 4,860 5,145 89,005 43,990 45,015
Migrants 5,970 2,890 3,080 61,185 30,320 30,865
Internal migrants 5,150 2,490 2,665 49,930 24,855 25,075
Intraprovincial migrants 3,465 1,610 1,860 35,965 17,690 18,275
Interprovincial migrants 1,685 880 805 13,970 7,165 6,805
External migrants 820 405 415 11,255 5,465 5,790
Mobility status - Place of residence 5 years ago
Total - Mobility status 5 years ago - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 181 85,185 41,220 43,965 998,200 496,505 501,695
Non-movers 45,660 22,090 23,565 602,890 300,715 302,175
Movers 39,525 19,125 20,400 395,310 195,790 199,520
Non-migrants 21,660 10,410 11,250 201,450 99,955 101,495
Migrants 17,865 8,715 9,150 193,860 95,835 98,025
Internal migrants 15,110 7,355 7,755 147,360 72,815 74,540
Intraprovincial migrants 10,190 4,895 5,290 98,780 47,825 50,950
Interprovincial migrants 4,925 2,460 2,460 48,585 24,995 23,590
External migrants 2,760 1,360 1,400 46,500 23,015 23,485

Source

Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population.

How to cite

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2017. Nanaimo [Population centre], British Columbia and Saskatchewan [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 3, 2024).

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