Census Profile, 2016 Census
Quebec [Province] and Surrey, City [Census subdivision], British Columbia

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Characteristic Quebec

[Province]
Surrey, CY
British Columbia
[Census subdivision]
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Total Male Female Total Male Female
Counts (unless otherwise specified)
Population and dwellings
Population, 2016Census data footnote 1 8,164,361 ... ... 517,887 ... ...
Population, 2011Census data footnote 1 7,903,001 ... ... 468,251 ... ...
Population percentage change, 2011 to 2016 3.3 ... ... 10.6 ... ...
Total private dwellingsCensus data footnote 2 3,858,943 ... ... 181,159 ... ...
Private dwellings occupied by usual residentsCensus data footnote 3 3,531,663 ... ... 169,964 ... ...
Population density per square kilometre 6.0 ... ... 1,636.8 ... ...
Land area in square kilometres 1,356,625.27 ... ... 316.41 ... ...
Age characteristics
Total - Age groups and average age of the population - 100% dataCensus data footnote 4 8,164,360 4,016,760 4,147,605 517,885 256,400 261,485
0 to 14 years 1,333,260 682,535 650,720 92,550 47,860 44,680
0 to 4 years 444,930 227,965 216,970 29,090 15,010 14,085
5 to 9 years 469,165 240,225 228,940 32,055 16,675 15,380
10 to 14 years 419,160 214,345 204,815 31,400 16,180 15,220
15 to 64 years 5,335,910 2,664,630 2,671,280 352,350 174,490 177,860
15 to 19 years 429,825 219,070 210,755 34,330 17,880 16,455
20 to 24 years 500,100 252,600 247,500 35,075 18,445 16,630
25 to 29 years 495,410 248,030 247,380 33,770 16,820 16,950
30 to 34 years 515,505 256,440 259,070 36,540 17,715 18,825
35 to 39 years 550,540 274,595 275,945 36,040 17,265 18,775
40 to 44 years 506,525 254,100 252,425 36,325 17,350 18,975
45 to 49 years 519,425 260,410 259,015 37,195 18,135 19,060
50 to 54 years 619,435 309,070 310,370 38,020 18,960 19,060
55 to 59 years 636,475 314,190 322,285 34,785 17,180 17,605
60 to 64 years 562,670 276,140 286,535 30,265 14,735 15,530
65 years and over 1,495,195 669,590 825,605 72,990 34,045 38,940
65 to 69 years 488,175 236,395 251,775 25,545 12,325 13,220
70 to 74 years 373,590 176,905 196,690 17,970 8,610 9,350
75 to 79 years 256,905 116,020 140,890 12,560 5,945 6,620
80 to 84 years 187,835 78,390 109,450 8,470 3,920 4,550
85 years and over 188,685 61,885 126,805 8,445 3,240 5,200
85 to 89 years 120,635 43,795 76,840 5,275 2,230 3,040
90 to 94 years 53,165 15,155 38,015 2,360 785 1,575
95 to 99 years 13,035 2,685 10,350 680 175 500
100 years and over 1,850 255 1,600 130 45 85
Total - Distribution (%) of the population by broad age groups - 100% data 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
0 to 14 years 16.3 17.0 15.7 17.9 18.7 17.1
15 to 64 years 65.4 66.3 64.4 68.0 68.1 68.0
65 years and over 18.3 16.7 19.9 14.1 13.3 14.9
85 years and over 2.3 1.5 3.1 1.6 1.3 2.0
Average age of the population 41.9 40.9 42.9 39.0 38.2 39.8
Median age of the population 42.5 41.4 43.6 38.7 37.7 39.6
Household and dwelling characteristics
Total - Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling - 100% dataCensus data footnote 5 3,531,660 ... ... 169,965 ... ...
Single-detached house 1,602,680 ... ... 60,195 ... ...
Apartment in a building that has five or more storeys 187,800 ... ... 6,055 ... ...
Other attached dwellingCensus data footnote 6 1,717,680 ... ... 102,375 ... ...
Semi-detached house 188,245 ... ... 3,495 ... ...
Row house 93,350 ... ... 26,630 ... ...
Apartment or flat in a duplex 265,195 ... ... 37,535 ... ...
Apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys 1,154,955 ... ... 34,560 ... ...
Other single-attached house 15,940 ... ... 160 ... ...
Movable dwellingCensus data footnote 7 23,505 ... ... 1,345 ... ...
Total - Private households by household size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 8 3,531,665 ... ... 169,965 ... ...
1 person 1,175,230 ... ... 34,515 ... ...
2 persons 1,227,765 ... ... 47,115 ... ...
3 persons 489,460 ... ... 28,225 ... ...
4 persons 426,250 ... ... 30,595 ... ...
5 or more persons 212,960 ... ... 29,510 ... ...
Number of persons in private households 7,965,455 ... ... 511,540 ... ...
Average household size 2.3 ... ... 3.0 ... ...
Marital status
Total - Marital status for the population aged 15 years and over - 100% dataCensus data footnote 9 6,831,105 3,334,220 3,496,885 425,340 208,540 216,800
Married or living common law 3,844,145 1,924,750 1,919,395 255,680 127,605 128,075
Married 2,342,980 1,172,720 1,170,260 232,650 116,095 116,550
Living common law 1,501,160 752,025 749,135 23,030 11,510 11,525
Not married and not living common law 2,986,960 1,409,475 1,577,490 169,660 80,930 88,725
Never married 2,010,580 1,084,300 926,280 116,675 63,800 52,870
Separated 103,625 46,390 57,240 10,195 4,215 5,985
Divorced 483,195 194,430 288,760 21,845 8,650 13,200
Widowed 389,555 84,345 305,210 20,945 4,265 16,680
Family characteristics
Total - Census families in private households by family size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 10 2,257,560 ... ... 144,495 ... ...
2 persons 1,204,955 ... ... 61,060 ... ...
3 persons 466,310 ... ... 32,880 ... ...
4 persons 412,160 ... ... 35,880 ... ...
5 or more persons 174,140 ... ... 14,680 ... ...
Average size of census families 2.8 ... ... 3.1 ... ...
Total number of census families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 11 2,257,560 ... ... 144,500 ... ...
Total couple families 1,878,095 ... ... 122,895 ... ...
Married couples 1,128,355 ... ... 111,380 ... ...
Common-law couples 749,740 ... ... 11,515 ... ...
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent 379,460 ... ... 21,605 ... ...
Female parent 284,900 ... ... 17,335 ... ...
Male parent 94,565 ... ... 4,270 ... ...
Total - Couple census families in private households - 100% data 1,878,095 ... ... 122,895 ... ...
Couples without children 970,260 ... ... 48,180 ... ...
Couples with children 907,840 ... ... 74,715 ... ...
1 child 356,640 ... ... 26,570 ... ...
2 children 384,875 ... ... 34,060 ... ...
3 or more children 166,315 ... ... 14,090 ... ...
Total - Lone-parent census families in private households - 100% data 379,465 ... ... 21,600 ... ...
1 child 234,695 ... ... 12,880 ... ...
2 children 109,670 ... ... 6,315 ... ...
3 or more children 35,100 ... ... 2,405 ... ...
Total - Persons not in census families in private households - 100% data 1,579,070 775,765 803,305 69,550 33,260 36,290
Household type
Total - Private households by household type - 100% dataCensus data footnote 12 3,531,660 ... ... 169,965 ... ...
One-census-family households 2,197,340 ... ... 115,660 ... ...
Without children in a census familyCensus data footnote 13 947,305 ... ... 36,060 ... ...
With children in a census familyCensus data footnote 14 1,250,040 ... ... 79,605 ... ...
Multiple-census-family households 29,595 ... ... 13,545 ... ...
Non-census-family households 1,304,725 ... ... 40,755 ... ...
One-person households 1,175,230 ... ... 34,515 ... ...
Two-or-more person non-census-family households 129,500 ... ... 6,240 ... ...
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 8,066,560 3,977,275 4,089,285 513,405 254,160 259,245
English only 372,445 187,595 184,860 456,620 229,945 226,665
French only 4,032,640 1,874,545 2,158,095 245 130 115
English and French 3,586,410 1,884,135 1,702,275 23,055 10,345 12,710
Neither English nor French 75,065 31,000 44,060 33,480 13,725 19,750
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 8,066,555 3,977,270 4,089,285 513,400 254,160 259,245
English 964,120 482,985 481,135 473,985 237,530 236,455
French 6,750,945 3,320,380 3,430,560 3,640 1,815 1,825
English and French 278,710 144,060 134,655 2,690 1,270 1,420
Neither English nor French 72,775 29,845 42,930 33,080 13,535 19,545
Official language minority (number)Census data footnote 17 1,103,480 555,015 548,465 4,990 2,455 2,535
Official language minority (percentage)Census data footnote 17 13.7 14.0 13.4 1.0 1.0 1.0
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 8,066,555 3,977,270 4,089,285 513,400 254,155 259,245
Single responses 7,881,650 3,884,675 3,996,975 491,865 243,460 248,410
Official languages 6,820,815 3,366,970 3,453,845 251,165 126,945 124,220
English 601,155 301,860 299,300 247,685 125,210 122,475
French 6,219,665 3,065,115 3,154,550 3,475 1,735 1,745
Non-official languages 1,060,830 517,700 543,125 240,700 116,510 124,190
Aboriginal languages 45,570 22,530 23,040 105 30 75
Algonquian languages 33,140 16,365 16,770 50 15 40
Blackfoot 5 0 0 5 0 5
Cree-Montagnais languages 31,430 15,575 15,855 30 10 20
Atikamekw 6,150 3,135 3,015 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 8,715 4,155 4,555 0 0 0
Moose Cree 0 5 0 0 0 0
Naskapi 590 285 305 0 0 0
Northern East Cree 135 55 80 0 0 0
Plains Cree 5 0 5 5 0 10
Southern East Cree 35 15 15 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 5 5 0 0 0 5
Woods Cree 10 5 5 0 0 0
Cree, n.o.s. 15,790 7,920 7,875 20 10 10
Eastern Algonquian languages 485 225 260 0 0 0
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 485 220 260 0 0 0
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 1,215 565 645 15 5 10
Algonquin 1,185 555 630 0 0 0
Ojibway 20 10 15 10 5 5
Oji-Cree 5 0 5 0 0 0
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 5 0 5 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages 15 10 5 5 0 5
Northern Athabaskan languages 15 10 5 5 5 5
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carrier 0 0 0 5 0 0
Chilcotin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dene 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gwich'in 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sarsi (Sarcee) 5 0 0 0 0 0
Sekani 0 5 0 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages 10 5 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. 10 10 0 0 0 5
Tahltan languages 0 0 0 5 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. 5 0 0 0 0 0
Haida 0 0 0 0 5 0
Inuit languages 11,970 5,955 6,015 10 0 10
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 5 0 0
Inuktitut 11,895 5,925 5,970 10 0 5
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 75 25 45 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages 375 165 210 0 0 0
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 365 160 210 0 0 0
Oneida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 5 5 5 0 0 0
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 5 5 0 5 0 5
Salish languages 5 0 0 5 0 5
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lillooet 0 0 0 5 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 5 0 0 0 5
Siouan languages 0 0 0 5 0 0
Dakota 0 0 0 0 0 0
Stoney 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tlingit 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 0 0 0 10 0 10
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0 5 0 0
Nisga'a 0 0 0 5 5 0
Tsimshian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 0 0 0 5 0 0
Haisla 0 0 0 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 0 0 0 5 5 0
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 0 0 0 0 0 5
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 65 30 35 10 5 5
Non-Aboriginal languages 1,015,260 495,175 520,090 240,600 116,480 124,120
Afro-Asiatic languages 197,535 104,185 93,355 7,190 3,690 3,500
Berber languages 20,845 11,125 9,720 5 0 5
Kabyle 12,470 6,625 5,840 5 0 5
Berber languages, n.i.e. 8,375 4,500 3,875 0 0 0
Cushitic languages 1,125 545 580 780 370 405
Bilen 10 10 5 0 0 0
Oromo 15 10 5 20 10 10
Somali 1,075 515 560 755 365 395
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 30 20 10 0 0 0
Semitic languages 175,215 92,310 82,900 6,385 3,305 3,080
Amharic 745 340 405 305 150 160
Arabic 169,890 89,590 80,300 4,940 2,560 2,380
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 150 80 70 435 215 220
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 15 10 5 390 215 175
Harari 0 5 5 5 0 5
Hebrew 3,885 2,040 1,845 55 30 25
Maltese 25 10 15 10 5 5
Tigrigna 385 185 205 155 80 75
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 110 60 50 95 45 50
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 355 200 155 20 10 10
Austro-Asiatic languages 36,305 17,030 19,275 7,010 3,260 3,750
Khmer (Cambodian) 8,855 4,105 4,750 650 290 360
Vietnamese 27,425 12,920 14,505 6,365 2,965 3,395
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 25 10 15 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 21,635 7,800 13,835 20,825 9,065 11,760
Bikol 115 35 80 65 30 35
Cebuano 885 270 610 860 350 505
Fijian 0 0 0 210 105 105
Hiligaynon 410 125 275 260 115 145
Ilocano 2,060 745 1,315 1,045 435 610
Malagasy 1,250 590 660 0 0 0
Malay 705 265 440 430 190 240
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 205 90 110 110 50 60
Pangasinan 95 40 50 85 35 50
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 15,545 5,480 10,065 17,540 7,660 9,885
Waray-Waray 50 10 40 35 20 15
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 320 140 180 185 80 110
Creole languages 56,990 25,220 31,770 260 130 125
Haitian Creole 2,220 1,055 1,170 10 10 5
Creole, n.o.s. 53,785 23,675 30,110 155 80 80
Creole languages, n.i.e. 980 490 490 90 50 45
Dravidian languages 14,865 7,435 7,430 1,735 880 850
Kannada 240 130 110 55 30 30
Malayalam 440 235 205 695 350 345
Tamil 13,600 6,715 6,880 790 405 385
Telugu 570 345 230 170 95 80
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 15 10 5 20 10 10
Hmong-Mien languages 25 10 15 35 20 15
Indo-European languages 553,045 269,625 283,420 157,060 77,565 79,500
Albanian 2,795 1,420 1,370 315 160 155
Armenian 16,430 7,970 8,460 95 50 45
Balto-Slavic languages 68,155 30,960 37,195 7,515 3,615 3,905
Baltic languages 850 335 515 50 20 30
Latvian 290 120 175 25 15 10
Lithuanian 555 215 340 25 5 15
Slavic languages 67,310 30,630 36,675 7,465 3,590 3,875
Belarusan 80 45 35 0 0 0
Bosnian 1,620 805 815 150 75 75
Bulgarian 6,985 3,385 3,600 110 55 55
Croatian 2,330 1,165 1,170 670 335 335
Czech 1,465 690 775 450 210 240
Macedonian 205 105 95 10 5 5
Polish 13,935 6,065 7,865 2,515 1,245 1,270
Russian 28,565 12,715 15,850 1,795 830 965
Serbian 3,140 1,590 1,545 470 250 220
Serbo-Croatian 1,805 865 940 85 50 40
Slovak 1,040 455 585 290 135 155
Slovene (Slovenian) 755 350 405 90 45 45
Ukrainian 5,210 2,285 2,920 800 345 455
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 175 90 85 30 20 10
Celtic languages 155 95 60 40 20 25
Scottish Gaelic 20 15 10 20 5 10
Welsh 40 20 20 20 5 10
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 90 55 30 5 5 5
Germanic languages 27,540 13,280 14,260 6,660 3,115 3,545
Afrikaans 125 60 65 220 100 120
Danish 395 190 200 415 215 200
Dutch 2,825 1,395 1,430 1,545 720 825
Frisian 10 10 0 30 10 20
German 13,670 6,340 7,330 4,070 1,885 2,185
Icelandic 65 30 35 30 10 15
Norwegian 200 100 100 150 70 80
Swedish 555 255 300 135 60 75
Vlaams (Flemish) 540 240 300 35 25 15
Yiddish 8,985 4,560 4,420 15 5 5
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 175 100 75 5 0 0
Greek 38,635 19,435 19,205 600 310 285
Indo-Iranian languages 76,040 39,205 36,835 131,600 65,300 66,300
Indo-Aryan languages 45,845 23,875 21,970 128,070 63,475 64,595
Bengali 10,995 5,620 5,380 685 350 335
Gujarati 6,070 2,980 3,090 1,485 740 745
Hindi 3,030 1,635 1,390 13,260 6,345 6,915
Kashmiri 20 15 5 5 5 0
Konkani 110 60 55 65 30 40
Marathi 255 145 110 80 35 40
Nepali 1,505 740 765 410 215 200
Oriya (Odia) 35 20 15 10 10 5
Punjabi (Panjabi) 12,380 6,720 5,660 106,100 52,785 53,315
Sindhi 330 160 165 210 105 100
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 645 310 330 680 335 340
Urdu 10,470 5,460 5,010 5,075 2,520 2,555
Iranian languages 29,760 15,105 14,655 3,410 1,760 1,650
Kurdish 985 550 430 170 95 70
Pashto 1,285 680 610 525 280 245
Persian (Farsi) 27,490 13,875 13,615 2,710 1,385 1,335
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 440 225 210 115 60 50
Italic (Romance) languages 323,290 157,260 166,030 10,235 5,005 5,230
Catalan 320 170 150 10 10 5
Italian 104,600 51,705 52,895 1,335 715 620
Portuguese 36,770 17,735 19,035 1,435 660 770
Romanian 35,840 17,170 18,665 715 365 350
Spanish 145,635 70,405 75,235 6,730 3,250 3,485
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 125 75 50 5 0 5
Japanese 2,525 775 1,750 1,075 385 690
Kartvelian languages 170 80 85 0 0 0
Georgian 170 80 90 5 5 0
Korean 5,160 2,270 2,890 8,065 3,770 4,300
Mongolic languages 190 75 115 25 10 10
Mongolian 195 80 115 20 15 10
Niger-Congo languages 28,355 14,360 13,995 1,030 535 495
Akan (Twi) 1,050 520 525 185 115 75
Bamanankan 1,200 655 545 0 0 0
Edo 75 45 30 50 30 20
Ewe 730 400 325 30 20 15
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 2,055 1,080 970 5 0 0
Ga 80 40 40 15 5 10
Ganda 35 15 20 15 10 5
Igbo 120 70 50 65 35 30
Lingala 2,465 1,185 1,285 20 10 10
Rundi (Kirundi) 3,345 1,600 1,745 55 25 30
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 2,500 1,115 1,380 35 10 25
Shona 85 45 40 45 15 25
Swahili 3,010 1,460 1,545 215 110 105
Wolof 3,230 1,745 1,485 0 5 5
Yoruba 255 155 100 85 55 35
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 8,135 4,235 3,895 210 95 120
Nilo-Saharan languages 345 180 165 95 40 55
Dinka 5 5 0 5 5 0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 335 170 165 90 40 50
Sign languages 1,330 700 630 185 100 85
American Sign Language 65 35 30 70 35 35
Quebec Sign Language 670 330 340 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 595 340 255 115 65 45
Sino-Tibetan languages 76,840 35,775 41,065 33,570 15,880 17,690
Chinese languages 76,490 35,600 40,895 32,780 15,480 17,305
Cantonese 24,375 11,505 12,875 7,095 3,350 3,740
Hakka 470 215 260 215 100 115
Mandarin 43,700 20,175 23,525 22,885 10,790 12,095
Min Dong 20 10 15 25 15 10
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 3,225 1,480 1,745 1,320 630 690
Wu (Shanghainese) 1,075 465 605 335 165 175
Chinese, n.o.s. 3,535 1,710 1,825 865 415 450
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 90 40 45 35 20 20
Tibeto-Burman languages 345 175 170 790 400 390
Burmese 80 30 50 335 185 150
Karenic languages 70 40 30 335 160 175
Tibetan 110 65 50 60 25 35
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 85 45 40 60 30 35
Tai-Kadai languages 4,895 2,185 2,710 780 340 435
Lao 4,115 1,995 2,120 525 270 255
Thai 765 180 585 250 65 190
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 10 5 10 5 0 0
Turkic languages 7,980 4,095 3,880 390 205 185
Azerbaijani 290 160 130 20 10 5
Turkish 7,155 3,685 3,470 260 145 115
Uyghur 205 100 105 60 30 35
Uzbek 145 70 75 20 10 5
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 185 80 105 40 15 20
Uralic languages 6,400 2,985 3,410 1,170 545 625
Estonian 195 75 120 60 30 30
Finnish 360 125 240 240 105 135
Hungarian 5,835 2,790 3,045 870 410 455
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 5 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 685 385 300 100 50 45
Multiple responses 184,905 92,600 92,310 21,540 10,695 10,840
English and French 72,395 36,695 35,695 775 380 395
English and non-official language 27,485 13,545 13,945 20,190 10,050 10,145
French and non-official language 67,075 33,110 33,970 270 135 135
English, French and non-official language 17,950 9,245 8,705 295 135 160
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 8,066,560 3,977,270 4,089,285 513,400 254,155 259,245
Single responses 7,743,740 3,819,315 3,924,425 459,485 227,590 231,885
Official languages 7,157,850 3,536,165 3,621,685 305,320 152,610 152,710
English 782,185 391,125 391,060 304,195 152,030 152,170
French 6,375,665 3,145,040 3,230,625 1,125 585 540
Non-official languages 585,890 283,150 302,735 154,160 74,980 79,175
Aboriginal languages 40,190 20,205 19,980 15 5 5
Algonquian languages 28,695 14,385 14,310 5 5 5
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 28,110 14,105 14,005 5 5 0
Atikamekw 5,465 2,825 2,640 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 7,375 3,590 3,790 0 0 0
Moose Cree 5 5 0 0 0 0
Naskapi 590 295 290 0 0 0
Northern East Cree 60 30 30 0 0 0
Plains Cree 5 0 0 0 0 0
Southern East Cree 15 5 10 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 5 5 5 0 0 0
Woods Cree 0 5 0 0 0 0
Cree, n.o.s. 14,590 7,355 7,235 5 0 5
Eastern Algonquian languages 220 115 110 0 0 0
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 220 110 105 0 0 0
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 370 170 200 5 0 0
Algonquin 360 165 195 0 0 0
Ojibway 5 5 0 0 0 0
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages 0 0 5 0 0 0
Northern Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carrier 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chilcotin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dene 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gwich'in 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sarsi (Sarcee) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sekani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Slavey 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tutchone languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haida 0 0 0 5 0 0
Inuit languages 11,375 5,770 5,615 0 0 0
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 5 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 11,350 5,750 5,600 0 0 0
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 20 15 10 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages 70 35 35 0 0 0
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 70 35 30 0 0 0
Oneida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 0 0 0
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages 5 5 5 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. 5 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dakota 0 0 0 0 0 0
Stoney 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tlingit 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nisga'a 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haisla 0 0 0 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 35 10 25 0 0 5
Non-Aboriginal languages 545,695 262,940 282,755 154,145 74,980 79,170
Afro-Asiatic languages 91,660 46,550 45,110 4,770 2,375 2,400
Berber languages 7,495 3,895 3,605 0 0 0
Kabyle 5,105 2,660 2,450 5 0 0
Berber languages, n.i.e. 2,390 1,235 1,150 5 0 0
Cushitic languages 535 240 295 455 200 255
Bilen 5 0 5 0 0 0
Oromo 5 0 0 5 5 5
Somali 520 230 290 445 190 255
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 5 5 5 5 0 0
Semitic languages 83,520 42,365 41,160 4,315 2,175 2,140
Amharic 340 150 185 135 60 75
Arabic 81,105 41,150 39,955 3,450 1,740 1,710
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 95 50 45 300 150 150
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 10 0 5 280 150 125
Harari 5 0 5 0 0 0
Hebrew 1,705 880 825 10 5 5
Maltese 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tigrigna 205 95 105 75 35 35
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 60 25 35 65 30 30
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 105 50 55 0 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 24,980 11,675 13,305 4,560 2,130 2,430
Khmer (Cambodian) 5,180 2,370 2,805 395 190 210
Vietnamese 19,790 9,295 10,495 4,165 1,940 2,220
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 15 5 10 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 9,715 3,960 5,750 9,225 4,235 4,985
Bikol 15 5 10 15 5 5
Cebuano 230 100 125 305 130 170
Fijian 0 0 0 60 40 30
Hiligaynon 130 55 75 60 30 30
Ilocano 740 305 435 345 155 185
Malagasy 360 185 170 0 0 0
Malay 175 85 95 110 50 60
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 60 30 30 20 5 15
Pangasinan 10 5 10 15 10 10
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 7,905 3,150 4,760 8,240 3,785 4,455
Waray-Waray 15 10 10 5 5 5
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 75 35 35 40 20 25
Creole languages 20,705 8,780 11,925 150 70 80
Haitian Creole 855 380 475 5 0 0
Creole, n.o.s. 19,405 8,200 11,210 105 50 60
Creole languages, n.i.e. 440 200 240 45 25 25
Dravidian languages 11,400 5,595 5,805 885 440 445
Kannada 150 85 65 25 10 10
Malayalam 200 100 100 365 180 180
Tamil 10,720 5,215 5,500 410 200 210
Telugu 330 190 135 80 45 40
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 10 5 5 15 5 5
Hmong-Mien languages 15 5 5 10 5 5
Indo-European languages 303,215 146,100 157,115 100,595 49,680 50,920
Albanian 1,615 795 820 200 90 100
Armenian 11,990 5,680 6,310 35 15 20
Balto-Slavic languages 40,405 19,085 21,325 3,090 1,510 1,580
Baltic languages 190 80 105 5 5 0
Latvian 75 40 40 0 0 0
Lithuanian 115 40 70 5 0 0
Slavic languages 40,220 19,000 21,220 3,090 1,510 1,580
Belarusan 25 15 15 0 0 0
Bosnian 965 475 495 70 35 40
Bulgarian 5,125 2,495 2,630 50 30 20
Croatian 1,015 475 545 190 90 100
Czech 460 220 240 135 65 65
Macedonian 130 65 65 5 5 5
Polish 5,970 2,695 3,270 1,030 505 525
Russian 20,680 9,775 10,900 1,035 505 530
Serbian 2,010 1,020 990 205 110 95
Serbo-Croatian 960 470 490 20 10 15
Slovak 245 120 130 85 40 40
Slovene (Slovenian) 225 95 135 5 5 5
Ukrainian 2,365 1,060 1,300 250 110 140
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 40 15 25 10 5 5
Celtic languages 30 20 10 5 5 0
Scottish Gaelic 5 5 0 0 0 0
Welsh 10 10 0 0 0 0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 15 15 5 0 0 0
Germanic languages 9,890 4,980 4,905 665 300 365
Afrikaans 15 10 10 100 45 60
Danish 50 25 25 25 10 10
Dutch 375 170 205 105 45 65
Frisian 0 0 0 0 0 0
German 2,550 1,190 1,365 390 180 210
Icelandic 30 15 20 10 5 5
Norwegian 20 5 10 15 5 10
Swedish 105 50 60 10 5 5
Vlaams (Flemish) 70 35 40 5 5 0
Yiddish 6,665 3,485 3,180 0 0 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 10 5 5 5 0 0
Greek 18,545 8,865 9,680 190 100 90
Indo-Iranian languages 53,555 26,845 26,710 91,725 45,365 46,360
Indo-Aryan languages 31,575 15,985 15,585 89,565 44,275 45,295
Bengali 8,180 4,055 4,125 410 210 200
Gujarati 3,840 1,860 1,985 735 340 395
Hindi 1,535 790 745 6,885 3,280 3,605
Kashmiri 5 0 0 0 0 0
Konkani 30 15 15 10 5 5
Marathi 80 40 40 30 15 15
Nepali 1,355 655 700 245 120 120
Oriya (Odia) 15 10 5 5 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 8,840 4,690 4,155 77,615 38,520 39,090
Sindhi 135 65 75 80 40 45
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 365 185 180 290 140 150
Urdu 7,180 3,620 3,565 3,260 1,600 1,655
Iranian languages 21,745 10,740 11,010 2,065 1,045 1,025
Kurdish 510 280 235 110 60 45
Pashto 925 460 465 315 160 155
Persian (Farsi) 20,310 10,005 10,305 1,640 820 820
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 235 120 120 95 50 45
Italic (Romance) languages 167,190 79,835 87,355 4,695 2,300 2,395
Catalan 110 50 60 5 5 0
Italian 32,935 14,595 18,340 240 110 125
Portuguese 17,260 8,250 9,005 510 240 270
Romanian 24,520 12,000 12,525 310 155 155
Spanish 92,330 44,920 47,415 3,630 1,790 1,835
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 35 20 15 5 5 5
Japanese 1,050 425 620 450 190 260
Kartvelian languages 70 35 35 0 0 0
Georgian 70 40 35 0 0 0
Korean 3,540 1,630 1,910 6,435 3,015 3,420
Mongolic languages 145 70 75 5 0 5
Mongolian 145 70 75 10 5 5
Niger-Congo languages 7,250 3,450 3,800 340 155 185
Akan (Twi) 445 215 235 70 40 30
Bamanankan 265 135 125 0 0 0
Edo 10 5 5 15 10 5
Ewe 140 60 80 5 0 0
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 530 255 280 0 0 0
Ga 15 5 10 0 0 0
Ganda 5 5 5 0 0 0
Igbo 15 10 10 10 0 10
Lingala 625 270 355 10 5 10
Rundi (Kirundi) 1,110 510 600 20 5 20
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 530 225 305 30 10 20
Shona 20 10 10 10 5 5
Swahili 1,100 535 565 85 35 55
Wolof 1,035 555 480 0 0 0
Yoruba 55 25 25 20 10 10
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 1,350 635 710 50 25 30
Nilo-Saharan languages 135 70 65 40 15 25
Dinka 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 130 65 65 40 10 25
Sign languages 1,770 1,000 775 230 120 105
American Sign Language 90 35 50 85 40 45
Quebec Sign Language 700 360 340 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 985 600 385 150 80 65
Sino-Tibetan languages 60,370 28,925 31,450 25,545 12,120 13,430
Chinese languages 60,155 28,805 31,345 24,905 11,790 13,115
Cantonese 17,845 8,470 9,375 4,620 2,180 2,440
Hakka 155 75 80 60 25 35
Mandarin 37,075 17,870 19,200 18,820 8,910 9,910
Min Dong 0 0 0 0 0 5
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 1,830 830 1,000 625 300 330
Wu (Shanghainese) 780 355 420 195 90 100
Chinese, n.o.s. 2,435 1,190 1,240 555 265 285
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 40 20 20 25 15 10
Tibeto-Burman languages 215 115 100 640 325 310
Burmese 35 15 20 285 155 130
Karenic languages 65 40 30 310 155 160
Tibetan 70 45 30 25 15 15
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 40 20 20 25 10 10
Tai-Kadai languages 2,375 1,145 1,230 375 175 200
Lao 2,150 1,055 1,100 270 135 135
Thai 225 90 135 105 40 65
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 5,120 2,540 2,575 180 95 85
Azerbaijani 100 50 55 5 0 5
Turkish 4,715 2,340 2,370 125 65 55
Uyghur 140 75 70 30 15 15
Uzbek 105 50 55 10 10 0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 65 30 35 5 0 0
Uralic languages 2,025 895 1,130 300 135 165
Estonian 30 10 20 20 5 10
Finnish 50 20 30 45 20 25
Hungarian 1,945 860 1,085 240 115 130
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 150 90 60 40 15 25
Multiple responses 322,820 157,960 164,860 53,920 26,565 27,355
English and French 86,715 43,820 42,890 525 245 285
English and non-official language 54,400 26,255 28,140 52,775 26,050 26,725
French and non-official language 139,385 66,610 72,775 120 45 70
English, French and non-official language 42,320 21,270 21,045 500 225 280
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 8,066,555 3,977,275 4,089,285 513,400 254,160 259,245
None 6,825,240 3,356,340 3,468,900 395,270 196,135 199,135
English 513,410 263,670 249,735 57,240 28,705 28,530
French 320,370 158,340 162,030 2,525 1,150 1,375
Non-official language 317,790 154,450 163,340 56,675 27,335 29,340
Aboriginal 5,700 2,645 3,060 95 40 55
Non-Aboriginal 312,085 151,810 160,280 56,580 27,295 29,285
English and French 36,235 18,285 17,955 200 100 100
English and non-official language 28,630 14,075 14,555 1,100 540 560
French and non-official language 23,470 11,365 12,095 375 180 195
English, French and non-official language 1,420 740 680 10 10 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 6,634,295 3,260,155 3,374,145 419,060 205,495 213,570
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 6,417,615 3,160,595 3,257,020 397,735 195,290 202,440
Median total income in 2015 among recipients ($) 32,975 37,842 28,522 29,822 36,533 24,663
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 6,419,175 3,160,780 3,258,400 398,230 195,735 202,495
Median after-tax income in 2015 among recipients ($) 29,535 33,110 26,119 27,200 32,228 23,441
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 5,685,690 2,866,470 2,819,220 349,505 176,850 172,655
Median market income in 2015 among recipients ($) 30,067 35,597 25,012 29,979 37,122 23,748
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 4,973,245 2,300,800 2,672,445 285,365 122,180 163,185
Median government transfers in 2015 among recipients ($) 7,307 5,851 8,246 3,266 1,478 4,330
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 4,627,795 2,408,420 2,219,370 301,705 156,635 145,070
Median employment income in 2015 among recipients ($) 31,263 35,627 27,219 30,804 37,394 25,015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 22 6,634,280 3,260,040 3,374,245 419,065 205,530 213,540
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 6,417,010 3,159,415 3,257,595 397,880 195,320 202,560
Average total income in 2015 among recipients ($) 42,546 49,087 36,203 39,978 47,640 32,589
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 6,418,440 3,159,550 3,258,890 398,370 195,760 202,605
Average after-tax income in 2015 among recipients ($) 34,887 39,292 30,616 33,815 39,183 28,628
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 5,685,905 2,866,415 2,819,485 350,080 176,880 173,200
Average market income in 2015 among recipients ($) 40,505 47,810 33,079 40,195 48,434 31,782
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 4,972,650 2,299,595 2,673,050 285,325 122,325 163,000
Average government transfers in 2015 among recipients ($) 8,590 7,846 9,229 6,430 6,033 6,728
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 4,627,775 2,408,655 2,219,120 301,705 156,380 145,325
Average employment income in 2015 among recipients ($) 40,382 45,974 34,313 40,014 47,626 31,823
Total - Employment income statistics for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 23 6,634,280 3,260,040 3,374,240 419,065 205,525 213,540
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 2,036,965 1,114,940 922,025 124,605 72,975 51,630
Median employment income in 2015 for full-year full-time workers ($)Census data footnote 25 47,111 51,622 42,433 50,026 55,725 44,357
Average employment income in 2015 for full-year full-time workers ($)Census data footnote 26 56,564 62,750 49,085 59,318 66,016 49,850
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 84.4 88.3 79.1 88.5 92.1 83.4
Employment income (%)Census data footnote 29 68.4 71.4 64.6 75.6 79.6 69.8
Government transfers (%)Census data footnote 30 15.6 11.7 20.9 11.5 7.9 16.6
Total - Total income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 31 6,634,295 3,260,155 3,374,140 419,065 205,495 213,570
Without total income 216,685 99,555 117,125 21,330 10,205 11,125
With total income 6,417,615 3,160,595 3,257,020 397,735 195,295 202,445
Percentage with total income 96.7 96.9 96.5 94.9 95.0 94.8
Under $10,000 (including loss) 789,595 351,935 437,660 69,415 28,885 40,535
$10,000 to $19,999 1,188,135 476,630 711,500 76,230 31,215 45,015
$20,000 to $29,999 976,210 428,390 547,830 54,095 23,260 30,840
$30,000 to $39,999 852,735 414,105 438,625 46,405 21,720 24,690
$40,000 to $49,999 747,995 378,215 369,780 39,630 19,750 19,880
$50,000 to $59,999 540,265 292,110 248,150 30,080 16,185 13,890
$60,000 to $69,999 375,935 214,805 161,130 22,130 13,355 8,775
$70,000 to $79,999 286,025 164,240 121,790 15,900 10,105 5,790
$80,000 to $89,999 189,350 113,715 75,635 12,205 7,815 4,400
$90,000 to $99,999 122,750 80,090 42,660 8,375 5,565 2,815
$100,000 and over 348,620 246,360 102,255 23,265 17,445 5,820
$100,000 to $149,999 236,515 164,145 72,370 16,225 11,865 4,360
$150,000 and over 112,105 82,215 29,885 7,040 5,580 1,460
Total - After-tax income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 32 6,634,295 3,260,150 3,374,140 419,065 205,495 213,570
Without after-tax income 215,120 99,375 115,750 20,830 9,760 11,070
With after-tax income 6,419,175 3,160,780 3,258,395 398,230 195,735 202,495
Percentage with after-tax income 96.8 97.0 96.6 95.0 95.3 94.8
Under $10,000 (including loss) 822,725 359,045 463,675 71,655 30,315 41,335
$10,000 to $19,999 1,246,480 505,165 741,315 79,805 33,255 46,555
$20,000 to $29,999 1,192,885 541,080 651,810 64,300 28,495 35,805
$30,000 to $39,999 1,096,510 553,200 543,315 54,050 26,070 27,975
$40,000 to $49,999 793,150 425,040 368,115 42,865 22,185 20,685
$50,000 to $59,999 498,475 283,130 215,345 29,110 17,155 11,955
$60,000 to $69,999 309,415 180,470 128,945 19,245 12,240 7,005
$70,000 to $79,999 167,895 108,500 59,395 13,140 8,310 4,835
$80,000 and over 291,635 205,155 86,485 24,065 17,720 6,345
$80,000 to $89,999 95,010 64,670 30,335 7,915 5,410 2,510
$90,000 to $99,999 55,980 39,080 16,905 4,725 3,505 1,220
$100,000 and over 140,645 101,405 39,240 11,420 8,805 2,615
Total - Employment income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 33 6,634,295 3,260,155 3,374,145 419,065 205,495 213,570
Without employment income 2,006,505 851,730 1,154,775 117,355 48,860 68,500
With employment income 4,627,790 2,408,420 2,219,375 301,710 156,635 145,070
Percentage with employment income 69.8 73.9 65.8 72.0 76.2 67.9
Under $5,000 (including loss) 606,300 311,780 294,520 41,110 18,615 22,490
$5,000 to $9,999 367,030 162,150 204,885 24,800 10,380 14,425
$10,000 to $19,999 681,920 305,995 375,920 44,505 19,570 24,935
$20,000 to $29,999 586,140 269,950 316,195 37,220 17,150 20,065
$30,000 to $39,999 565,425 277,135 288,285 34,510 16,805 17,705
$40,000 to $49,999 476,665 247,105 229,560 30,535 15,565 14,970
$50,000 to $59,999 359,180 203,580 155,600 23,420 13,180 10,240
$60,000 to $69,999 266,650 156,255 110,395 17,575 11,210 6,365
$70,000 to $79,999 224,040 129,890 94,150 12,945 8,490 4,455
$80,000 and over 494,440 344,585 149,855 35,085 25,660 9,425
$80,000 to $89,999 139,830 90,295 49,540 10,220 6,655 3,565
$90,000 to $99,999 93,860 64,160 29,700 6,800 4,735 2,065
$100,000 and over 260,745 190,125 70,620 18,065 14,270 3,795
Income of households in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for private households by household size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 34 3,531,665 ... ... 169,965 ... ...
Median total income of households in 2015 ($) 59,822 ... ... 77,494 ... ...
Median after-tax income of households in 2015 ($) 52,207 ... ... 68,060 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for one-person private households - 100% data 1,175,230 ... ... 34,515 ... ...
Median total income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 31,574 ... ... 37,675 ... ...
Median after-tax income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 28,469 ... ... 33,381 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for two-or-more-person private households - 100% data 2,356,430 ... ... 135,445 ... ...
Median total income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 78,645 ... ... 90,657 ... ...
Median after-tax income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 67,665 ... ... 79,548 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for private households by household size - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 35 3,531,665 ... ... 169,965 ... ...
Average total income of households in 2015 ($) 77,306 ... ... 93,586 ... ...
Average after-tax income of households in 2015 ($) 63,404 ... ... 79,256 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for one-person private households - 25% sample data 1,174,695 ... ... 34,500 ... ...
Average total income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 40,042 ... ... 45,234 ... ...
Average after-tax income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 33,262 ... ... 38,166 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for two-or-more-person private households - 25% sample data 2,356,970 ... ... 135,465 ... ...
Average total income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 95,878 ... ... 105,900 ... ...
Average after-tax income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 78,426 ... ... 89,720 ... ...
Total - Household total income groups in 2015 for private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 36 3,531,665 ... ... 169,965 ... ...
Under $5,000 47,170 ... ... 3,065 ... ...
$5,000 to $9,999 56,315 ... ... 1,950 ... ...
$10,000 to $14,999 119,570 ... ... 3,975 ... ...
$15,000 to $19,999 180,865 ... ... 5,235 ... ...
$20,000 to $24,999 179,690 ... ... 5,585 ... ...
$25,000 to $29,999 154,150 ... ... 5,820 ... ...
$30,000 to $34,999 185,000 ... ... 5,990 ... ...
$35,000 to $39,999 184,435 ... ... 6,400 ... ...
$40,000 to $44,999 179,855 ... ... 6,490 ... ...
$45,000 to $49,999 170,445 ... ... 6,550 ... ...
$50,000 to $59,999 313,600 ... ... 13,000 ... ...
$60,000 to $69,999 273,620 ... ... 12,310 ... ...
$70,000 to $79,999 241,940 ... ... 11,340 ... ...
$80,000 to $89,999 208,620 ... ... 11,095 ... ...
$90,000 to $99,999 176,355 ... ... 9,675 ... ...
$100,000 and over 860,030 ... ... 61,475 ... ...
$100,000 to $124,999 327,435 ... ... 20,385 ... ...
$125,000 to $149,999 204,105 ... ... 14,075 ... ...
$150,000 to $199,999 192,155 ... ... 15,450 ... ...
$200,000 and over 136,335 ... ... 11,570 ... ...
Total - Household after-tax income groups in 2015 for private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 32 3,531,660 ... ... 169,965 ... ...
Under $5,000 50,445 ... ... 3,255 ... ...
$5,000 to $9,999 57,335 ... ... 1,985 ... ...
$10,000 to $14,999 120,860 ... ... 4,030 ... ...
$15,000 to $19,999 190,300 ... ... 5,435 ... ...
$20,000 to $24,999 202,905 ... ... 6,340 ... ...
$25,000 to $29,999 187,365 ... ... 6,915 ... ...
$30,000 to $34,999 231,765 ... ... 7,340 ... ...
$35,000 to $39,999 225,695 ... ... 7,650 ... ...
$40,000 to $44,999 211,990 ... ... 7,985 ... ...
$45,000 to $49,999 202,760 ... ... 7,785 ... ...
$50,000 to $59,999 363,775 ... ... 14,970 ... ...
$60,000 to $69,999 309,825 ... ... 13,950 ... ...
$70,000 to $79,999 256,150 ... ... 13,175 ... ...
$80,000 to $89,999 208,765 ... ... 11,775 ... ...
$90,000 to $99,999 166,295 ... ... 10,275 ... ...
$100,000 and over 545,440 ... ... 47,105 ... ...
$100,000 to $124,999 269,170 ... ... 19,380 ... ...
$125,000 to $149,999 130,225 ... ... 11,780 ... ...
$150,000 and over 146,045 ... ... 15,950 ... ...
Income of economic families in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for economic families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 37 2,261,890 ... ... 132,070 ... ...
Median total income of economic families in 2015 ($) 79,378 ... ... 89,793 ... ...
Median after-tax income of economic families in 2015 ($) 68,152 ... ... 78,901 ... ...
Average family size of economic families 2.9 ... ... 3.5 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families without children or other relatives in private households - 100% data 930,195 ... ... 35,330 ... ...
Median total income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 70,075 ... ... 79,991 ... ...
Median after-tax income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 60,224 ... ... 69,731 ... ...
Average family size of couple economic families without children or other relatives 2.0 ... ... 2.0 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families with children in private households - 100% data 911,980 ... ... 73,685 ... ...
Median total income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 105,246 ... ... 104,953 ... ...
Median after-tax income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 88,844 ... ... 91,865 ... ...
Average family size of couple economic families with children 3.9 ... ... 4.4 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for lone-parent economic families in private households - 100% data 364,085 ... ... 18,180 ... ...
Median total income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 52,708 ... ... 53,135 ... ...
Median after-tax income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 47,805 ... ... 48,352 ... ...
Average family size of lone-parent economic families 2.6 ... ... 2.7 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for economic families in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 38 2,262,045 ... ... 131,980 ... ...
Average total income of economic families in 2015 ($) 96,863 ... ... 104,987 ... ...
Average after-tax income of economic families in 2015 ($) 79,060 ... ... 88,838 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families without children or other relatives in private households - 25% sample data 929,645 ... ... 35,250 ... ...
Average total income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 86,304 ... ... 95,517 ... ...
Average after-tax income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 70,167 ... ... 79,370 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families with children in private households - 25% sample data 912,560 ... ... 73,805 ... ...
Average total income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 122,835 ... ... 119,698 ... ...
Average after-tax income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 99,279 ... ... 101,378 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for lone-parent economic families in private households - 25% sample data 363,610 ... ... 18,050 ... ...
Average total income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 61,753 ... ... 62,818 ... ...
Average after-tax income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 53,052 ... ... 55,188 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 21 1,433,210 711,180 722,030 52,060 26,955 25,105
Median total income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 39 29,195 31,526 27,210 31,548 32,897 30,263
Median after-tax income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 39 26,706 28,214 25,434 28,501 29,419 27,643
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 40 1,430,625 708,225 722,405 51,935 26,555 25,385
Average total income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 41 37,684 39,840 35,571 39,475 40,766 38,124
Average after-tax income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 41 31,513 32,729 30,321 33,616 34,316 32,884
Total - Economic family income decile group for the population in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 42 7,965,455 3,941,475 4,023,970 511,540 253,320 258,220
In the bottom half of the distribution 4,577,885 2,216,770 2,361,115 263,500 128,320 135,180
In the bottom decile 747,785 368,385 379,395 53,940 26,540 27,400
In the second decile 898,605 408,705 489,900 49,270 23,365 25,905
In the third decile 997,185 481,975 515,210 51,145 24,800 26,350
In the fourth decile 996,230 490,275 505,960 54,560 26,650 27,905
In the fifth decile 938,080 467,425 470,655 54,580 26,960 27,615
In the top half of the distribution 3,387,565 1,724,710 1,662,855 248,040 125,000 123,035
In the sixth decile 881,640 444,865 436,775 54,190 26,860 27,335
In the seventh decile 806,685 409,470 397,220 53,400 26,775 26,620
In the eighth decile 700,450 357,000 343,455 52,060 26,370 25,685
In the ninth decile 557,160 286,195 270,960 48,155 24,395 23,760
In the top decile 441,630 227,185 214,445 40,240 20,600 19,640
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 7,921,505 3,919,560 4,001,945 511,540 253,325 258,215
0 to 17 years 1,564,410 800,455 763,960 112,320 58,195 54,120
0 to 5 years 532,410 272,790 259,625 35,185 18,145 17,040
18 to 64 years 5,021,875 2,498,900 2,522,980 330,060 162,380 167,680
65 years and over 1,335,220 620,210 715,010 69,165 32,745 36,420
In low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) 1,160,190 542,405 617,785 75,640 36,500 39,145
0 to 17 years 222,955 114,410 108,540 21,985 11,355 10,625
0 to 5 years 75,270 38,595 36,670 6,795 3,440 3,350
18 to 64 years 688,130 334,825 353,305 44,940 21,345 23,600
65 years and over 249,110 93,170 155,930 8,715 3,795 4,915
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) (%) 14.6 13.8 15.4 14.8 14.4 15.2
0 to 17 years (%) 14.3 14.3 14.2 19.6 19.5 19.6
0 to 5 years (%) 14.1 14.1 14.1 19.3 19.0 19.7
18 to 64 years (%) 13.7 13.4 14.0 13.6 13.1 14.1
65 years and over (%) 18.7 15.0 21.8 12.6 11.6 13.5
In low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) 731,340 358,085 373,260 60,260 29,565 30,695
0 to 17 years 129,325 66,400 62,925 16,925 8,705 8,225
0 to 5 years 44,375 22,705 21,675 5,170 2,595 2,575
18 to 64 years 514,540 261,485 253,060 38,355 18,710 19,645
65 years and over 87,475 30,205 57,270 4,980 2,150 2,825
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) (%) 9.2 9.1 9.3 11.8 11.7 11.9
0 to 17 years (%) 8.3 8.3 8.2 15.1 15.0 15.2
0 to 5 years (%) 8.3 8.3 8.3 14.7 14.3 15.1
18 to 64 years (%) 10.2 10.5 10.0 11.6 11.5 11.7
65 years and over (%) 6.6 4.9 8.0 7.2 6.6 7.8
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 7,965,450 3,941,440 4,024,015 511,540 253,265 258,275
Official languages 7,891,110 3,911,220 3,979,890 478,215 239,765 238,450
English 3,930,690 2,058,470 1,872,225 478,010 239,640 238,370
French 7,522,350 3,725,145 3,797,200 22,960 10,450 12,510
Non-official languages 1,610,980 776,265 834,720 287,750 139,540 148,210
Aboriginal languages 50,890 25,190 25,700 225 80 140
Algonquian languages 37,515 18,545 18,965 95 30 65
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 34,415 17,050 17,370 45 20 25
Atikamekw 6,640 3,335 3,305 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 9,850 4,735 5,115 0 0 0
Moose Cree 0 10 0 0 0 0
Naskapi 775 385 385 0 0 0
Northern East Cree 260 130 130 0 0 0
Plains Cree 10 0 0 20 10 10
Southern East Cree 35 25 10 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 15 0 10 0 0 0
Woods Cree 10 10 0 0 0 0
Cree, n.o.s. 17,175 8,600 8,575 20 10 10
Eastern Algonquian languages 885 460 420 10 0 10
Malecite 10 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 880 460 425 10 0 10
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 2,340 1,105 1,235 45 10 35
Algonquin 2,240 1,055 1,185 0 0 0
Ojibway 105 50 50 45 10 30
Oji-Cree 10 0 0 10 0 10
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 35 20 10 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages 20 10 10 10 0 0
Northern Athabaskan languages 20 15 10 10 0 0
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carrier 0 0 0 0 0 10
Chilcotin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dene 10 0 10 0 0 0
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 10 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 10 0 0 0 0 0
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Slavey 10 10 0 0 0 0
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 10 0 0 0 0
Tahltan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 0 10 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 20 20 10
Inuit languages 12,595 6,270 6,330 20 10 10
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 12,485 6,210 6,270 20 0 10
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 115 60 60 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages 740 360 375 0 0 0
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 690 350 335 0 0 0
Oneida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 50 15 35 0 0 0
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 30 15 10 10 0 0
Salish languages 0 0 0 45 10 30
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lillooet 0 0 0 10 0 10
Okanagan 0 0 0 35 15 20
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 10 0 10
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 0 10
Siouan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dakota 10 0 0 0 0 0
Stoney 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tlingit 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 0 0 10 0 0 10
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0 0 0 10
Nisga'a 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 0 0 0 15 0 10
Haisla 0 0 0 10 0 0
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 0 0 0 10 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. 90 40 55 0 0 0
Non-Aboriginal languages 1,560,375 751,215 809,160 287,525 139,460 148,070
Afro-Asiatic languages 301,035 157,545 143,490 9,070 4,570 4,500
Berber languages 27,595 14,650 12,945 30 10 20
Kabyle 16,170 8,580 7,590 25 10 15
Berber languages, n.i.e. 11,580 6,150 5,425 10 0 0
Cushitic languages 1,550 745 805 1,055 460 600
Bilen 35 20 10 0 0 0
Oromo 45 30 10 15 10 10
Somali 1,460 680 780 1,045 455 590
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 10 10 0 10 0 10
Semitic languages 286,625 149,970 136,660 8,065 4,130 3,935
Amharic 1,145 540 600 505 240 265
Arabic 267,965 140,280 127,685 6,835 3,510 3,320
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 195 95 95 480 245 235
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 10 0 0 475 240 235
Harari 0 0 0 10 0 0
Hebrew 18,035 9,490 8,540 220 135 80
Maltese 40 10 25 55 15 40
Tigrigna 420 195 225 220 135 85
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 180 85 95 230 115 110
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 810 430 380 25 10 10
Austro-Asiatic languages 46,050 21,955 24,095 8,750 4,205 4,545
Khmer (Cambodian) 11,840 5,620 6,220 770 350 425
Vietnamese 34,580 16,520 18,060 8,025 3,880 4,145
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 40 25 15 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 31,230 11,820 19,410 26,440 11,550 14,885
Bikol 105 45 60 115 50 60
Cebuano 1,105 360 750 1,180 445 730
Fijian 15 0 10 540 320 225
Hiligaynon 540 195 350 335 175 160
Ilocano 2,500 890 1,610 1,285 495 785
Malagasy 1,980 940 1,040 0 0 0
Malay 1,210 525 690 1,010 425 590
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 195 95 100 140 70 70
Pangasinan 60 20 40 95 45 50
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 26,705 9,785 16,915 24,320 10,560 13,760
Waray-Waray 55 10 45 65 35 30
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 540 270 275 230 105 125
Creole languages 115,445 51,970 63,475 735 385 355
Haitian Creole 4,910 2,285 2,620 20 10 10
Creole, n.o.s. 108,315 48,615 59,705 460 235 225
Creole languages, n.i.e. 2,835 1,390 1,445 270 140 135
Dravidian languages 18,710 9,495 9,210 2,575 1,375 1,205
Kannada 415 210 205 105 35 65
Malayalam 510 285 220 1,020 555 470
Tamil 17,245 8,680 8,565 1,315 705 610
Telugu 930 540 390 290 170 120
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 15 10 0 10 10 10
Hmong-Mien languages 35 15 25 20 10 10
Indo-European languages 912,945 435,785 477,155 191,080 94,570 96,515
Albanian 3,375 1,730 1,645 445 205 240
Armenian 20,290 9,790 10,500 160 95 65
Balto-Slavic languages 88,425 41,725 46,700 8,790 4,340 4,450
Baltic languages 1,080 500 585 35 20 20
Latvian 335 150 185 20 15 0
Lithuanian 755 350 410 15 0 15
Slavic languages 87,520 41,315 46,205 8,760 4,330 4,430
Belarusan 365 150 215 0 10 0
Bosnian 1,975 990 985 270 135 135
Bulgarian 7,345 3,595 3,750 185 80 105
Croatian 3,580 1,760 1,820 870 445 425
Czech 2,070 975 1,095 540 255 290
Macedonian 285 140 145 25 10 10
Polish 17,760 8,090 9,665 2,830 1,420 1,415
Russian 46,665 22,265 24,400 2,490 1,225 1,265
Serbian 4,050 1,980 2,070 650 340 305
Serbo-Croatian 2,385 1,140 1,245 90 45 40
Slovak 1,520 705 820 390 185 205
Slovene (Slovenian) 970 490 480 120 70 50
Ukrainian 9,015 3,885 5,135 1,060 450 605
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 150 75 75 55 30 20
Celtic languages 495 305 195 85 40 50
Scottish Gaelic 155 95 65 50 30 15
Welsh 85 45 40 25 10 25
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 265 175 95 15 0 10
Germanic languages 63,370 31,835 31,530 8,745 4,080 4,665
Afrikaans 415 260 150 585 260 320
Danish 835 410 420 390 165 225
Dutch 5,060 2,665 2,395 1,815 840 980
Frisian 15 10 0 35 20 20
German 43,475 21,950 21,530 5,675 2,705 2,965
Icelandic 140 80 60 15 10 0
Norwegian 510 255 255 190 90 100
Swedish 1,580 785 795 300 135 170
Vlaams (Flemish) 760 265 495 30 15 15
Yiddish 12,375 6,225 6,155 25 15 10
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 270 125 140 15 10 0
Greek 51,060 25,520 25,540 900 475 430
Indo-Iranian languages 93,655 48,040 45,615 157,915 78,645 79,265
Indo-Aryan languages 59,570 30,870 28,700 154,075 76,740 77,340
Bengali 12,870 6,610 6,260 980 485 495
Gujarati 7,950 3,860 4,090 2,060 995 1,065
Hindi 15,570 8,285 7,280 39,080 18,940 20,140
Kashmiri 45 35 15 15 10 10
Konkani 150 70 75 70 35 35
Marathi 475 240 230 165 80 90
Nepali 1,445 725 720 465 225 240
Oriya (Odia) 55 35 20 25 15 10
Punjabi (Panjabi) 17,860 9,690 8,165 128,515 64,430 64,090
Sindhi 500 240 255 380 195 185
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 1,335 625 710 950 510 445
Urdu 16,545 8,655 7,890 7,950 4,050 3,900
Iranian languages 35,420 17,830 17,585 4,295 2,150 2,145
Kurdish 1,255 665 590 315 175 140
Pashto 1,825 1,005 825 795 430 365
Persian (Farsi) 32,965 16,560 16,405 3,485 1,735 1,750
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 845 425 420 280 140 140
Italic (Romance) languages 627,545 293,620 333,920 15,840 7,670 8,170
Catalan 890 525 365 0 10 0
Italian 173,710 84,430 89,275 2,170 1,180 995
Portuguese 55,100 27,620 27,475 1,930 875 1,060
Romanian 42,655 20,550 22,110 840 450 390
Spanish 390,355 177,610 212,745 11,310 5,340 5,965
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 490 345 145 15 0 10
Japanese 7,040 3,340 3,695 2,035 910 1,125
Kartvelian languages 220 110 110 10 0 0
Georgian 215 105 110 10 10 10
Korean 6,260 2,825 3,430 8,915 4,165 4,745
Mongolic languages 270 135 130 55 35 20
Mongolian 265 135 130 55 30 20
Niger-Congo languages 52,840 26,665 26,175 1,870 960 910
Akan (Twi) 1,800 945 855 240 140 95
Bamanankan 2,385 1,240 1,145 0 0 0
Edo 190 95 95 75 40 30
Ewe 1,410 865 545 45 30 10
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 3,400 1,785 1,620 10 0 0
Ga 315 155 160 65 40 25
Ganda 90 40 55 30 15 10
Igbo 275 190 90 90 45 35
Lingala 9,630 4,430 5,200 90 45 50
Rundi (Kirundi) 4,490 2,210 2,285 55 20 35
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 3,535 1,640 1,895 85 35 50
Shona 150 75 80 60 30 25
Swahili 8,015 4,080 3,935 620 350 270
Wolof 6,555 3,545 3,015 10 0 10
Yoruba 885 485 395 255 125 125
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 17,720 9,125 8,595 450 180 270
Nilo-Saharan languages 695 345 350 70 40 30
Dinka 0 0 0 10 15 0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 695 345 350 55 20 35
Sign languages 7,775 3,095 4,675 645 195 445
American Sign Language 675 245 435 315 75 240
Quebec Sign Language 4,405 1,590 2,815 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e. 2,960 1,350 1,605 355 130 215
Sino-Tibetan languages 90,460 42,695 47,770 37,450 17,735 19,715
Chinese languages 90,060 42,480 47,580 36,485 17,235 19,250
Cantonese 31,885 14,900 16,980 9,360 4,395 4,960
Hakka 545 240 310 275 130 150
Mandarin 59,240 27,560 31,685 28,980 13,620 15,360
Min Dong 15 10 10 10 10 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 4,215 1,860 2,350 1,865 885 980
Wu (Shanghainese) 1,230 535 690 385 170 215
Chinese, n.o.s. 4,800 2,380 2,425 840 385 460
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 90 40 55 40 20 20
Tibeto-Burman languages 430 235 195 1,020 525 495
Burmese 140 75 60 475 255 220
Karenic languages 105 55 45 495 235 265
Tibetan 65 50 10 90 55 35
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 140 65 80 50 15 35
Tai-Kadai languages 7,280 3,400 3,880 1,015 450 565
Lao 5,785 2,850 2,935 690 335 350
Thai 2,255 875 1,375 415 145 265
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e. 15 10 10 0 0 0
Turkic languages 12,475 6,265 6,210 465 250 215
Azerbaijani 510 275 235 20 10 10
Turkish 11,415 5,755 5,665 395 220 175
Uyghur 230 110 120 35 15 25
Uzbek 230 105 125 25 10 0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 235 115 120 15 0 10
Uralic languages 7,870 3,710 4,160 1,510 700 810
Estonian 150 55 95 80 35 45
Finnish 500 195 305 295 125 175
Hungarian 7,215 3,450 3,765 1,140 540 595
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 2,140 1,170 970 185 95 90
Citizenship
Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 45 7,965,450 3,941,440 4,024,015 511,540 253,265 258,275
Canadian citizensCensus data footnote 46 7,585,545 3,753,190 3,832,350 439,690 218,815 220,870
Canadian citizens aged under 18 1,521,230 779,620 741,610 102,480 53,305 49,175
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over 6,064,310 2,973,575 3,090,740 337,215 165,515 171,700
Not Canadian citizensCensus data footnote 47 379,910 188,245 191,665 71,850 34,445 37,405
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 7,965,450 3,941,440 4,024,015 511,540 253,265 258,275
Non-immigrantsCensus data footnote 49 6,788,085 3,365,345 3,422,735 281,190 142,415 138,775
ImmigrantsCensus data footnote 50 1,091,310 530,325 560,980 220,155 105,615 114,540
Before 1981 238,655 117,080 121,575 37,055 18,325 18,725
1981 to 1990 127,340 63,150 64,190 25,490 12,275 13,220
1991 to 2000 187,860 89,210 98,650 52,570 25,120 27,455
2001 to 2010 322,280 155,785 166,495 68,700 32,460 36,235
2001 to 2005 140,170 67,835 72,335 32,005 14,965 17,040
2006 to 2010 182,115 87,945 94,165 36,695 17,500 19,200
2011 to 2016Census data footnote 51 215,170 105,105 110,065 36,340 17,435 18,905
Non-permanent residentsCensus data footnote 52 86,065 45,765 40,295 10,195 5,235 4,960
Age at immigration
Total - Age at immigration for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 53 1,091,305 530,325 560,980 220,155 105,615 114,535
Under 5 years 112,930 54,600 58,330 16,360 8,585 7,780
5 to 14 years 174,020 87,165 86,855 31,945 16,425 15,520
15 to 24 years 215,350 98,880 116,475 55,145 24,875 30,280
25 to 44 years 515,770 256,095 259,675 83,940 40,600 43,340
45 years and over 73,230 33,590 39,640 32,755 15,135 17,625
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 1,091,305 530,330 560,980 220,155 105,615 114,540
Americas 247,505 113,190 134,315 11,340 5,300 6,045
Brazil 7,345 3,515 3,830 330 125 210
Colombia 25,580 11,645 13,935 650 290 360
El Salvador 11,120 5,500 5,615 1,385 745 645
Guyana 2,490 1,085 1,410 205 90 115
Haiti 80,965 35,375 45,585 85 30 55
Jamaica 4,665 2,040 2,625 615 335 280
Mexico 15,820 7,090 8,730 890 355 540
Peru 13,265 5,945 7,325 320 160 155
Trinidad and Tobago 4,075 1,840 2,240 385 185 200
United StatesCensus data footnote 55 25,955 12,800 13,155 3,915 1,780 2,135
Other places of birth in Americas 56,235 26,370 29,870 2,560 1,205 1,360
Europe 311,090 154,910 156,185 25,910 12,925 12,990
Bosnia and Herzegovina 3,785 1,890 1,895 450 230 220
Croatia 2,140 1,085 1,050 500 255 250
France 81,225 43,490 37,735 245 100 145
Germany 9,750 4,365 5,390 2,450 1,195 1,255
Greece 18,420 9,135 9,285 420 220 200
Hungary 3,325 1,620 1,700 715 370 340
IrelandCensus data footnote 56 820 485 330 340 180 155
Italy 51,025 25,370 25,655 940 510 430
Netherlands 1,990 1,035 955 1,355 690 660
Poland 10,735 4,675 6,060 2,235 1,110 1,125
Portugal 18,985 9,185 9,800 810 400 410
Romania 28,695 13,695 15,005 700 360 340
Russian Federation 11,355 4,975 6,375 780 310 460
SerbiaCensus data footnote 57 1,790 830 960 310 155 150
Ukraine 8,670 3,800 4,870 710 365 345
United KingdomCensus data footnote 58 12,905 6,645 6,260 9,655 4,875 4,775
Other places of birth in Europe 45,500 22,630 22,870 3,300 1,585 1,715
Africa 241,410 125,250 116,165 7,000 3,545 3,450
Algeria 59,465 31,180 28,280 85 60 30
Egypt 19,490 10,290 9,200 355 175 180
Ethiopia 995 495 495 455 220 240
Kenya 785 355 430 705 370 340
Morocco 60,700 31,435 29,270 180 90 95
Nigeria 1,340 740 600 585 310 275
Somalia 580 270 310 600 270 330
South Africa, Republic of 865 475 385 1,010 495 515
Other places of birth in Africa 97,200 50,005 47,190 3,010 1,555 1,455
Asia 289,825 136,175 153,655 166,110 79,380 86,730
Afghanistan 7,280 3,640 3,640 1,660 800 860
Bangladesh 7,940 3,990 3,950 615 310 305
ChinaCensus data footnote 59 49,555 19,905 29,655 18,490 8,650 9,840
Hong KongCensus data footnote 60 4,730 2,290 2,435 2,370 1,095 1,275
India 17,865 9,195 8,670 81,730 39,960 41,775
IranCensus data footnote 61 17,760 8,880 8,885 965 545 420
Iraq 3,735 1,960 1,775 2,580 1,305 1,270
Japan 1,725 395 1,330 755 240 520
Korea, SouthCensus data footnote 62 4,230 1,995 2,230 6,455 3,070 3,385
Lebanon 39,135 20,800 18,340 510 250 260
Pakistan 10,010 5,260 4,750 4,985 2,490 2,495
Philippines 24,410 9,040 15,370 24,120 10,630 13,485
Sri Lanka 10,715 5,335 5,380 1,365 735 620
SyriaCensus data footnote 63 17,775 8,800 8,980 895 435 465
Taiwan 2,735 1,100 1,635 5,335 2,460 2,870
Viet Nam 25,440 11,765 13,675 5,355 2,515 2,840
Other places of birth in Asia 44,795 21,840 22,950 7,945 3,885 4,060
Oceania and other places of birthCensus data footnote 64 1,480 805 670 9,790 4,465 5,325
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 54 215,170 105,105 110,065 36,335 17,435 18,900
Americas 47,710 22,625 25,085 1,430 740 690
Brazil 3,010 1,495 1,520 105 40 70
Colombia 7,540 3,465 4,075 80 45 35
Cuba 2,565 1,260 1,315 0 10 0
Haiti 16,880 7,690 9,190 0 0 0
Jamaica 190 140 55 60 35 20
Mexico 4,210 1,955 2,255 245 125 125
United StatesCensus data footnote 55 3,990 2,265 1,720 420 240 175
VenezuelaCensus data footnote 65 1,955 935 1,020 15 10 10
Other places of birth in Americas 7,365 3,425 3,935 490 240 255
Europe 39,320 20,085 19,235 1,295 665 630
France 20,030 10,855 9,175 15 10 10
Germany 580 250 330 65 40 30
IrelandCensus data footnote 56 135 105 35 45 35 10
MoldovaCensus data footnote 66 3,750 1,695 2,055 15 0 10
Romania 2,945 1,260 1,685 65 25 35
Russian Federation 1,970 865 1,105 55 20 40
Ukraine 2,460 1,110 1,350 140 55 90
United KingdomCensus data footnote 58 860 565 290 480 280 195
Other places of birth in Europe 6,590 3,385 3,205 425 200 225
Africa 74,200 37,110 37,090 1,505 765 745
Algeria 16,380 8,060 8,320 15 15 0
Cameroon 7,550 3,705 3,845 15 0 10
Congo, Democratic Republic of the 3,370 1,655 1,715 70 50 25
Côte d'Ivoire 5,070 2,505 2,565 10 0 10
Egypt 4,360 2,260 2,095 55 45 20
Eritrea 50 30 20 80 35 50
Ethiopia 125 65 60 45 30 20
Morocco 13,475 6,675 6,805 45 25 25
Nigeria 540 280 260 215 100 115
Somalia 95 40 50 250 100 150
South Africa, Republic of 175 115 60 120 80 45
Tunisia 5,855 3,025 2,825 15 10 0
Other places of birth in Africa 17,155 8,690 8,470 560 280 280
Asia 53,595 25,070 28,525 31,595 15,020 16,570
Afghanistan 1,555 715 840 265 130 135
Bangladesh 860 455 405 95 45 50
ChinaCensus data footnote 59 10,705 4,805 5,895 4,645 2,150 2,495
Hong KongCensus data footnote 60 120 35 80 125 35 90
India 2,960 1,555 1,405 15,020 7,510 7,505
IranCensus data footnote 61 7,505 3,545 3,960 180 85 95
Iraq 985 465 515 1,090 530 560
Israel 645 390 255 15 10 10
Japan 330 30 295 80 10 75
Korea, SouthCensus data footnote 62 825 370 455 1,080 510 570
Lebanon 3,955 2,100 1,860 75 35 40
Nepal 360 165 195 80 30 45
Pakistan 1,815 920 895 885 400 485
Philippines 5,635 2,345 3,290 5,255 2,400 2,860
Saudi Arabia 435 210 225 60 10 50
Sri Lanka 860 380 480 170 90 80
SyriaCensus data footnote 63 7,455 3,740 3,715 790 385 410
Taiwan 170 60 105 420 140 285
Turkey 585 300 285 20 10 10
United Arab Emirates 300 160 145 110 75 35
Viet Nam 1,505 560 945 365 105 255
Other places of birth in Asia 4,025 1,765 2,265 760 340 425
Oceania and otherCensus data footnote 64 345 215 135 515 245 270
Australia 190 120 70 95 60 40
Other places of birthCensus data footnote 67 155 95 65 420 190 235
Generation status
Total - Generation status for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 68 7,965,450 3,941,440 4,024,015 511,545 253,265 258,275
First generationCensus data footnote 69 1,204,895 590,175 614,720 233,045 112,175 120,865
Second generationCensus data footnote 70 792,085 399,535 392,550 139,000 70,930 68,075
Third generation or moreCensus data footnote 71 5,968,475 2,951,730 3,016,745 139,495 70,165 69,330
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 72 867,685 420,465 447,220 186,290 88,930 97,360
Economic immigrantsCensus data footnote 73 469,015 243,915 225,100 78,855 39,035 39,825
Principal applicantsCensus data footnote 74 224,720 137,975 86,745 29,945 17,740 12,205
Secondary applicantsCensus data footnote 75 244,300 105,945 138,360 48,910 21,300 27,615
Immigrants sponsored by familyCensus data footnote 76 241,225 96,130 145,095 85,795 38,395 47,395
RefugeesCensus data footnote 77 146,295 75,100 71,195 20,490 10,940 9,550
Other immigrantsCensus data footnote 78 11,150 5,320 5,825 1,150 560 595
Aboriginal population
Total - Aboriginal identity for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 79 7,965,450 3,941,440 4,024,010 511,540 253,270 258,275
Aboriginal identityCensus data footnote 80 182,885 91,890 90,995 13,460 6,375 7,085
Single Aboriginal responsesCensus data footnote 81 175,960 88,635 87,325 13,140 6,210 6,930
First Nations (North American Indian)Census data footnote 82 92,655 45,510 47,145 7,335 3,395 3,940
Métis 69,365 36,260 33,100 5,685 2,765 2,920
Inuk (Inuit) 13,940 6,865 7,075 115 55 60
Multiple Aboriginal responsesCensus data footnote 83 2,760 1,330 1,430 200 110 90
Aboriginal responses not included elsewhereCensus data footnote 84 4,170 1,930 2,245 120 55 65
Non-Aboriginal identity 7,782,560 3,849,550 3,933,015 498,080 246,890 251,190
Total - Population by Registered or Treaty Indian status for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 85 7,965,455 3,941,440 4,024,015 511,540 253,265 258,275
Registered or Treaty IndianCensus data footnote 86 77,490 38,580 38,915 4,205 1,805 2,400
Not a Registered or Treaty Indian 7,887,960 3,902,860 3,985,100 507,335 251,460 255,875
Total - Aboriginal ancestry for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 87 7,965,455 3,941,440 4,024,015 511,540 253,265 258,275
Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 88 118,780 58,535 60,245 2,760 1,345 1,415
Single Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 89 115,480 56,930 58,550 2,710 1,330 1,385
First Nations (North American Indian) single ancestryCensus data footnote 82 87,700 42,730 44,965 1,940 930 1,005
Métis single ancestry 17,585 9,225 8,360 730 385 345
Inuit single ancestry 10,200 4,980 5,220 45 10 35
Multiple Aboriginal ancestries (only)Census data footnote 90 3,300 1,605 1,700 50 15 35
First Nations (North American Indian) and Métis ancestries 2,220 1,115 1,105 35 10 25
First Nations (North American Indian) and Inuit ancestries 995 455 540 0 0 0
Métis and Inuit ancestries 65 25 40 10 0 0
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis and Inuit ancestries 20 10 15 0 0 0
Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 91 240,650 113,905 126,740 12,885 6,105 6,780
Single Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 92 235,365 111,205 124,165 12,465 5,905 6,555
First Nations (North American Indian) and non-Aboriginal ancestries 193,625 90,650 102,975 7,815 3,655 4,160
Métis and non-Aboriginal ancestries 37,080 18,320 18,760 4,560 2,205 2,355
Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 4,660 2,230 2,425 85 45 40
Multiple Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 93 5,280 2,700 2,575 420 195 225
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis and non-Aboriginal ancestries 4,040 2,105 1,940 400 195 210
First Nations (North American Indian), Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 990 475 515 10 0 0
Métis, Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 225 110 115 10 0 10
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis, Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 25 15 10 10 0 0
Non-Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 94 7,606,025 3,769,000 3,837,030 495,895 245,820 250,075
Visible minority population
Total - Visible minority for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 95 7,965,450 3,941,440 4,024,015 511,540 253,265 258,275
Total visible minority populationCensus data footnote 96 1,032,365 505,180 527,185 299,245 147,125 152,120
South AsianCensus data footnote 97 90,335 46,750 43,585 168,040 84,330 83,705
Chinese 99,505 44,370 55,135 39,890 18,865 21,030
Black 319,230 154,110 165,120 9,455 4,845 4,610
Filipino 34,910 14,275 20,635 31,865 14,575 17,285
Latin American 133,920 64,655 69,260 7,065 3,395 3,670
Arab 213,740 113,420 100,320 5,765 2,955 2,820
Southeast AsianCensus data footnote 98 62,820 29,960 32,865 13,010 6,445 6,560
West AsianCensus data footnote 99 32,405 16,200 16,210 3,720 1,910 1,805
Korean 8,055 3,865 4,190 9,285 4,355 4,930
Japanese 4,570 1,755 2,820 2,850 1,320 1,530
Visible minority, n.i.e.Census data footnote 100 9,840 4,670 5,175 1,995 1,005 990
Multiple visible minoritiesCensus data footnote 101 23,045 11,160 11,885 6,320 3,130 3,190
Not a visible minorityCensus data footnote 102 6,933,085 3,436,260 3,496,830 212,295 106,140 106,155
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 7,965,455 3,941,435 4,024,010 511,540 253,265 258,275
North American Aboriginal origins 359,430 172,440 186,985 15,645 7,450 8,200
First Nations (North American Indian) 289,610 137,550 152,065 10,210 4,800 5,410
Inuit 17,175 8,300 8,880 165 60 105
Métis 61,260 30,915 30,345 5,750 2,800 2,945
Other North American origins 4,850,145 2,390,545 2,459,605 71,305 36,115 35,195
Acadian 34,785 16,440 18,345 140 70 70
American 45,050 21,470 23,580 5,290 2,700 2,595
Canadian 4,647,840 2,288,280 2,359,555 67,735 34,330 33,415
New Brunswicker 750 370 380 0 0 0
Newfoundlander 570 280 295 90 65 20
Nova Scotian 365 155 215 0 0 10
Ontarian 1,345 660 685 0 0 0
Québécois 184,005 93,895 90,110 110 50 65
Other North American origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 104 205 110 100 25 10 15
European origins 3,037,890 1,511,060 1,526,825 200,365 99,410 100,950
British Isles origins 745,715 360,135 385,575 127,825 63,495 64,335
Channel Islander 1,440 725 720 0 0 0
Cornish 70 35 40 35 20 20
English 228,520 111,855 116,670 78,895 38,620 40,280
Irish 446,215 211,545 234,665 43,735 20,930 22,800
Manx 200 105 95 80 40 35
Scottish 215,030 103,395 111,635 56,210 27,975 28,235
Welsh 10,765 5,075 5,690 6,885 3,355 3,530
British Isles origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 105 32,525 15,440 17,080 8,555 4,355 4,195
French origins 1,878,795 941,770 937,025 24,825 11,845 12,970
Alsatian 1,050 520 525 30 10 25
Breton 11,140 5,410 5,725 0 0 0
Corsican 1,270 690 580 15 10 0
French 1,870,545 937,665 932,875 24,780 11,830 12,950
Western European origins (except French origins) 244,380 119,115 125,260 57,295 28,265 29,025
Austrian 12,710 6,285 6,430 3,240 1,560 1,680
Bavarian 40 30 20 0 10 0
Belgian 51,340 25,295 26,050 1,210 640 565
Dutch 26,000 12,805 13,190 14,815 7,270 7,540
Flemish 1,345 660 685 125 45 80
Frisian 15 20 0 70 15 55
German 142,225 68,250 73,975 41,390 20,330 21,060
Luxembourger 910 445 460 45 25 20
Swiss 24,500 12,615 11,885 1,485 815 665
Western European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 106 125 80 50 105 50 55
Northern European origins (except British Isles origins) 25,460 12,490 12,975 22,910 11,005 11,905
Danish 5,700 2,815 2,885 4,080 1,970 2,115
Finnish 3,130 1,430 1,700 2,255 1,060 1,200
Icelandic 955 480 470 1,790 910 880
Norwegian 7,820 3,835 3,985 9,530 4,650 4,880
Swedish 6,840 3,275 3,565 6,770 3,150 3,620
Northern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 107 2,500 1,265 1,230 790 380 410
Eastern European origins 249,940 121,660 128,285 43,235 21,305 21,925
Bulgarian 9,570 4,675 4,895 290 125 170
Byelorussian 2,530 1,235 1,295 160 85 75
Czech 6,295 2,965 3,330 1,670 785 890
Czechoslovakian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 108 2,150 1,100 1,050 520 270 250
Estonian 890 460 435 295 155 145
Hungarian 28,280 13,970 14,310 4,575 2,275 2,300
Latvian 1,740 835 905 250 140 110
Lithuanian 6,630 3,320 3,305 335 130 205
Moldovan 7,620 3,710 3,900 80 50 35
Polish 79,040 38,705 40,335 12,100 5,860 6,240
Romanian 53,060 25,935 27,125 2,540 1,300 1,240
Russian 55,230 26,405 28,830 8,585 3,990 4,595
Slovak 4,770 2,375 2,395 915 410 505
Ukrainian 42,550 20,575 21,975 17,850 8,985 8,860
Eastern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 109 2,900 1,505 1,400 190 100 90
Southern European origins 549,750 273,670 276,080 29,580 14,525 15,060
Albanian 3,760 1,950 1,805 465 200 260
Bosnian 2,970 1,485 1,490 390 180 210
Catalan 735 395 340 10 10 0
Croatian 6,745 3,375 3,370 1,805 960 845
Cypriot 480 240 245 45 25 15
Greek 71,330 36,235 35,090 2,245 1,160 1,085
Italian 326,700 162,650 164,045 11,460 5,710 5,750
Kosovar 505 295 210 40 15 25
Macedonian 775 400 370 75 30 40
Maltese 1,220 615 610 160 80 70
Montenegrin 450 250 200 60 40 20
Portuguese 69,805 34,825 34,980 4,390 2,115 2,270
Serbian 5,950 2,915 3,040 970 510 465
Sicilian 1,435 710 725 35 20 10
Slovenian 2,510 1,225 1,280 440 220 225
Spanish 85,360 41,745 43,615 8,285 3,905 4,380
Yugoslavian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 110 3,270 1,595 1,670 475 220 255
Southern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 111 300 155 145 20 10 0
Other European origins 38,670 19,875 18,800 2,135 1,045 1,085
Basque 3,620 1,930 1,690 60 40 15
Jewish 25,235 12,955 12,280 910 425 485
Roma (Gypsy) 475 270 205 35 10 20
Slavic, n.o.s.Census data footnote 112 360 180 185 65 30 30
Other European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 113 9,215 4,690 4,530 1,085 555 530
Caribbean origins 201,625 93,935 107,690 3,655 1,855 1,800
Antiguan 380 170 205 10 0 15
Bahamian 430 205 225 0 10 0
Barbadian 5,570 2,585 2,985 225 130 100
Bermudan 115 50 65 30 15 15
Carib 405 150 255 10 10 0
Cuban 9,830 4,800 5,035 210 85 120
Dominican 11,560 5,320 6,235 100 55 50
Grenadian 1,965 790 1,175 65 35 30
Guadeloupean 1,010 475 535 0 0 0
Haitian 143,165 66,245 76,925 155 60 95
Jamaican 14,100 6,785 7,315 1,690 930 765
Kittitian/Nevisian 360 200 160 10 10 0
Martinican 1,775 820 950 0 0 0
Montserratan 240 140 105 10 10 10
Puerto Rican 530 270 255 40 10 30
St. Lucian 860 450 405 40 10 30
Trinidadian/Tobagonian 6,585 2,925 3,660 605 320 285
Vincentian/Grenadinian 4,020 1,695 2,325 100 45 55
West Indian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 114 5,635 2,610 3,025 365 170 195
Caribbean origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 115 4,195 1,995 2,205 255 115 145
Latin, Central and South American origins 167,275 81,215 86,065 8,650 4,175 4,475
Aboriginal from Central/South America (except Arawak and Maya) 6,100 2,885 3,210 335 195 135
Arawak 180 60 120 10 0 0
Argentinian 4,950 2,490 2,460 110 40 70
Belizean 80 40 40 10 0 10
Bolivian 1,730 815 915 15 0 15
Brazilian 8,345 4,075 4,275 460 185 275
Chilean 14,060 7,055 7,005 510 275 240
Colombian 33,965 15,915 18,050 785 390 395
Costa Rican 1,180 570 610 75 25 45
Ecuadorian 2,720 1,255 1,470 40 25 10
Guatemalan 10,175 5,380 4,795 650 310 340
Guyanese 3,670 1,810 1,860 245 105 135
Hispanic 1,155 570 585 300 150 160
Honduran 4,335 2,135 2,200 445 255 185
Maya 1,670 935 735 175 75 100
Mexican 26,930 13,185 13,745 2,130 990 1,140
Nicaraguan 2,805 1,360 1,445 285 120 160
Panamanian 1,460 755 710 15 10 10
Paraguayan 365 155 205 65 25 40
Peruvian 19,735 9,240 10,495 395 205 185
Salvadorean 19,200 9,535 9,665 1,600 845 755
Uruguayan 1,755 815 940 25 15 10
Venezuelan 7,475 3,430 4,045 115 55 60
Latin, Central and South American origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 116 5,845 2,965 2,880 630 275 350
African origins 382,665 196,910 185,755 10,310 5,190 5,120
Central and West African origins 86,695 44,720 41,975 1,905 1,025 880
Akan 630 325 310 20 10 10
Angolan 875 425 450 10 10 10
Ashanti 120 90 35 65 20 40
Beninese 4,125 2,220 1,915 0 0 0
Burkinabe 2,465 1,325 1,145 20 15 0
Cameroonian 17,095 8,635 8,465 0 0 0
Chadian 1,045 525 520 0 0 0
Congolese 20,210 9,960 10,250 325 165 160
Edo 110 60 45 30 20 10
Ewe 460 265 200 30 15 20
Gabonese 1,165 545 620 10 0 0
Gambian 150 95 55 10 0 10
Ghanaian 3,235 1,660 1,575 485 275 210
Guinean 5,255 2,765 2,485 25 10 15
Ibo 185 95 95 65 30 35
Ivorian 8,545 4,350 4,200 20 10 10
Liberian 150 60 90 115 50 65
Malian 3,535 1,755 1,775 0 0 0
Malinké 635 340 295 0 0 0
Nigerian 2,820 1,510 1,310 685 360 320
Peulh 2,110 1,080 1,030 0 0 0
Senegalese 8,250 4,420 3,835 0 0 0
Sierra Leonean 110 55 55 35 10 25
Togolese 4,080 2,210 1,870 25 20 0
Wolof 660 390 270 0 0 0
Yoruba 460 225 235 30 20 10
Central and West African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 117 6,955 3,690 3,275 125 60 60
North African origins 225,125 117,725 107,410 1,370 715 655
Algerian 60,375 31,185 29,190 70 40 35
Berber 33,825 17,840 15,985 35 25 10
Coptic 685 385 305 10 0 0
Dinka 15 10 10 0 0 0
Egyptian 29,400 15,295 14,100 620 315 300
Libyan 1,075 590 485 50 35 10
Maure 530 290 240 0 0 0
Moroccan 85,940 44,520 41,420 270 140 130
Sudanese 370 220 150 290 135 150
Tunisian 21,475 11,775 9,695 35 20 15
North African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 118 3,340 1,845 1,490 10 10 0
Southern and East African origins 28,925 14,225 14,705 4,190 1,990 2,200
Afrikaner 115 75 40 35 25 15
Amhara 65 30 35 45 25 25
Bantu, n.o.s.Census data footnote 119 1,905 1,040 870 60 40 20
Burundian 6,015 2,945 3,070 140 55 85
Djiboutian 450 205 245 0 0 0
Eritrean 580 290 290 240 140 100
Ethiopian 1,575 785 785 555 265 295
Harari 20 10 10 0 0 0
Kenyan 530 270 260 270 140 130
Malagasy 3,735 1,815 1,920 0 0 0
Mauritian 3,695 1,735 1,960 210 120 90
Oromo 20 15 10 0 0 10
Rwandan 5,130 2,445 2,685 60 20 35
Seychellois 775 345 425 0 0 0
Somali 1,785 865 915 1,185 540 645
South African 900 490 420 960 455 505
Tanzanian 325 190 140 60 20 40
Tigrian 95 35 55 45 30 15
Ugandan 290 135 160 75 30 40
Zambian 45 20 25 10 0 10
Zimbabwean 300 150 145 120 65 55
Zulu 70 35 35 20 15 10
Southern and East African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 120 1,790 915 875 270 90 175
Other African origins 46,805 22,845 23,965 3,040 1,555 1,480
Black, n.o.s.Census data footnote 121 3,800 1,845 1,950 300 145 150
Other African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 122 43,785 21,415 22,370 2,775 1,430 1,345
Asian origins 563,150 275,170 287,980 277,695 136,410 141,285
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins 240,795 123,985 116,810 12,815 6,585 6,230
Afghan 10,945 5,550 5,395 2,620 1,240 1,385
Arab, n.o.s.Census data footnote 123 44,875 23,680 21,195 1,390 775 615
Armenian 27,380 13,515 13,865 290 155 140
Assyrian 370 205 165 205 115 95
Azerbaijani 555 295 255 45 35 10
Georgian 635 295 345 55 10 40
Hazara 385 190 200 15 10 0
Iranian 25,530 12,845 12,685 1,660 905 760
Iraqi 5,520 2,780 2,740 2,505 1,235 1,265
Israeli 6,060 3,235 2,830 105 60 45
Jordanian 1,610 840 770 170 100 70
Kazakh 620 295 325 15 15 0
Kurd 2,135 1,180 960 285 165 120
Kuwaiti 95 50 50 15 15 0
Kyrgyz 260 140 120 55 45 15
Lebanese 78,140 40,695 37,450 1,185 570 615
Palestinian 6,865 3,520 3,345 720 365 355
Pashtun 515 280 235 170 110 60
Saudi Arabian 645 390 255 20 15 0
Syrian 27,465 13,845 13,620 935 440 495
Tajik 390 180 210 85 40 40
Tatar 910 430 485 90 50 40
Turk 15,060 7,520 7,545 670 405 265
Turkmen 65 45 25 15 10 10
Uighur 375 185 190 40 15 25
Uzbek 465 210 255 45 20 25
Yemeni 805 450 355 45 30 10
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 124 2,465 1,385 1,075 555 280 270
South Asian origins 95,670 48,925 46,745 164,005 82,310 81,695
Bangladeshi 7,075 3,625 3,450 515 265 250
Bengali 4,125 2,035 2,090 220 95 120
Bhutanese 420 205 215 0 0 10
East Indian 51,650 26,505 25,140 138,210 69,235 68,975
Goan 210 105 110 25 15 10
Gujarati 420 205 215 120 55 70
Kashmiri 260 155 105 70 35 40
Nepali 930 460 470 465 215 245
Pakistani 13,535 7,000 6,535 5,650 2,925 2,725
Punjabi 2,970 1,675 1,295 22,195 11,225 10,970
Sinhalese 310 135 175 305 170 135
Sri Lankan 14,750 7,300 7,450 1,480 805 675
Tamil 3,100 1,610 1,495 300 185 115
South Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 125 2,135 1,190 945 3,635 1,805 1,830
East and Southeast Asian origins 229,985 103,805 126,180 102,065 48,140 53,925
Burmese 530 270 255 610 335 275
Cambodian (Khmer) 15,345 7,360 7,985 1,160 550 610
Chinese 121,445 54,595 66,850 45,085 21,435 23,645
Filipino 37,910 15,590 22,320 33,920 15,610 18,315
Hmong 35 10 20 0 0 0
Indonesian 1,320 570 755 945 460 485
Japanese 6,495 2,615 3,875 3,695 1,755 1,940
Karen 95 55 40 525 255 270
Korean 8,740 4,155 4,580 9,450 4,430 5,015
Laotian 7,625 3,860 3,770 1,055 540 515
Malaysian 645 300 340 655 350 310
Mongolian 960 470 485 100 60 40
Singaporean 105 65 40 100 45 50
Taiwanese 2,205 940 1,265 2,540 1,170 1,375
Thai 2,695 1,065 1,635 520 215 310
Tibetan 80 45 30 125 75 50
Vietnamese 43,080 20,790 22,290 9,200 4,575 4,625
East and Southeast Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 126 275 125 155 145 65 85
Other Asian origins 1,765 905 865 505 260 245
Other Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 127 1,770 905 860 500 255 245
Oceania origins 3,250 1,730 1,515 9,155 4,485 4,670
Australian 2,055 1,125 935 995 495 500
New Zealander 490 245 245 420 200 215
Pacific Islands origins 785 410 380 7,805 3,830 3,975
Fijian 70 25 40 7,320 3,625 3,690
Hawaiian 60 40 20 155 50 105
Maori 90 55 35 100 45 50
Polynesian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 128 290 145 145 85 40 45
Samoan 15 15 0 80 45 30
Pacific Islands origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 129 295 155 145 140 60 80
Household characteristics
Total - Private households by tenure - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 130 3,531,665 ... ... 169,965 ... ...
Owner 2,163,735 ... ... 120,940 ... ...
Renter 1,362,010 ... ... 49,025 ... ...
Band housing 5,915 ... ... 0 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by condominium status - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 131 3,531,660 ... ... 169,965 ... ...
Condominium 413,325 ... ... 38,195 ... ...
Not condominium 3,118,340 ... ... 131,770 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 132 3,531,665 ... ... 169,965 ... ...
No bedrooms 23,725 ... ... 845 ... ...
1 bedroom 573,370 ... ... 18,985 ... ...
2 bedrooms 1,100,310 ... ... 42,665 ... ...
3 bedrooms 1,157,300 ... ... 48,100 ... ...
4 or more bedrooms 676,955 ... ... 59,370 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 133 3,531,665 ... ... 169,965 ... ...
1 to 4 rooms 1,258,215 ... ... 53,205 ... ...
5 rooms 620,935 ... ... 24,475 ... ...
6 rooms 432,090 ... ... 21,675 ... ...
7 rooms 403,255 ... ... 17,450 ... ...
8 or more rooms 817,165 ... ... 53,150 ... ...
Average number of rooms per dwelling 5.8 ... ... 6.3 ... ...
Total - Private households by number of persons per room - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 134 3,531,665 ... ... 169,965 ... ...
One person or fewer per room 3,492,135 ... ... 159,915 ... ...
More than 1 person per room 39,530 ... ... 10,050 ... ...
Total - Private households by housing suitability - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 135 3,531,660 ... ... 169,960 ... ...
Suitable 3,398,910 ... ... 154,380 ... ...
Not suitable 132,755 ... ... 15,590 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by period of construction - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 136 3,531,660 ... ... 169,965 ... ...
1960 or before 894,495 ... ... 8,335 ... ...
1961 to 1980 1,116,760 ... ... 31,085 ... ...
1981 to 1990 503,495 ... ... 32,345 ... ...
1991 to 2000 369,020 ... ... 36,140 ... ...
2001 to 2005 196,830 ... ... 18,495 ... ...
2006 to 2010 241,545 ... ... 24,015 ... ...
2011 to 2016Census data footnote 137 209,515 ... ... 19,550 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 138 3,531,665 ... ... 169,965 ... ...
Only regular maintenance or minor repairs needed 3,304,625 ... ... 162,920 ... ...
Major repairs needed 227,040 ... ... 7,045 ... ...
Total - Private households by number of household maintainers - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 139 3,531,665 ... ... 169,965 ... ...
1 household maintainer 2,221,970 ... ... 90,450 ... ...
2 household maintainers 1,264,195 ... ... 69,480 ... ...
3 or more household maintainers 45,500 ... ... 10,035 ... ...
Total - Private households by age of primary household maintainers - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 140 3,531,665 ... ... 169,960 ... ...
15 to 24 years 119,495 ... ... 3,805 ... ...
25 to 34 years 498,070 ... ... 21,995 ... ...
35 to 44 years 603,840 ... ... 34,310 ... ...
45 to 54 years 682,290 ... ... 39,945 ... ...
55 to 64 years 731,390 ... ... 34,670 ... ...
65 to 74 years 541,630 ... ... 21,630 ... ...
75 to 84 years 270,280 ... ... 10,070 ... ...
85 years and over 84,680 ... ... 3,535 ... ...
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 3,496,460 ... ... 169,530 ... ...
Spending less than 30% of income on shelter costs 2,763,105 ... ... 121,735 ... ...
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs 733,355 ... ... 47,795 ... ...
30% to less than 100% 647,975 ... ... 40,600 ... ...
Total - Owner households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data 2,141,690 ... ... 120,685 ... ...
% of owner households with a mortgageCensus data footnote 142 61.9 ... ... 68.1 ... ...
% of owner households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costsCensus data footnote 141 12.9 ... ... 24.5 ... ...
Median monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 983 ... ... 1,498 ... ...
Average monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,085 ... ... 1,608 ... ...
Median value of dwellings ($)Census data footnote 144 250,302 ... ... 698,205 ... ...
Average value of dwellings ($)Census data footnote 144 290,484 ... ... 757,863 ... ...
Total - Tenant households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data 1,358,265 ... ... 48,990 ... ...
% of tenant households in subsidized housingCensus data footnote 145 9.3 ... ... 11.2 ... ...
% of tenant households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costsCensus data footnote 141 33.7 ... ... 37.4 ... ...
Median monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 720 ... ... 908 ... ...
Average monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 775 ... ... 1,049 ... ...
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 6,634,280 3,260,035 3,374,240 419,065 205,530 213,535
No certificate, diploma or degree 1,323,070 674,955 648,115 78,070 37,955 40,115
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificateCensus data footnote 147 1,426,980 674,820 752,155 135,910 68,470 67,440
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 3,884,235 1,910,260 1,973,970 205,080 99,100 105,985
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma 1,120,730 681,515 439,215 28,805 20,930 7,880
Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 148 806,585 435,090 371,495 13,110 7,705 5,405
Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 149 314,145 246,425 67,720 15,695 13,225 2,470
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma 1,165,515 506,775 658,740 69,095 28,140 40,955
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level 236,255 93,680 142,575 16,490 7,305 9,190
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above 1,361,730 628,290 733,440 90,690 42,725 47,960
Bachelor's degree 872,060 384,275 487,790 61,130 28,275 32,860
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level 118,955 54,255 64,695 6,620 2,820 3,795
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry 39,045 19,865 19,185 2,550 1,395 1,160
Master's degree 281,215 139,280 141,935 18,405 8,860 9,545
Earned doctorateCensus data footnote 150 50,455 30,615 19,840 1,980 1,375 605
Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 146 4,371,935 2,167,810 2,204,125 280,900 136,390 144,510
No certificate, diploma or degree 580,635 323,880 256,750 35,180 17,805 17,375
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificateCensus data footnote 147 808,955 396,620 412,330 82,810 42,025 40,780
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 2,982,345 1,447,305 1,535,040 162,915 76,560 86,350
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma 866,595 513,575 353,015 20,550 14,840 5,705
Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 148 631,795 330,140 301,655 9,580 5,605 3,975
Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 149 234,800 183,440 51,360 10,965 9,235 1,730
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma 832,430 367,185 465,245 54,145 21,675 32,470
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level 167,025 67,530 99,495 12,305 5,345 6,960
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above 1,116,300 499,010 617,290 75,915 34,705 41,215
Bachelor's degree 712,935 308,760 404,175 50,675 22,865 27,810
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level 94,240 40,085 54,160 5,340 2,190 3,150
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry 30,775 13,505 17,270 2,150 1,110 1,040
Master's degree 238,300 113,895 124,410 16,205 7,515 8,690
Earned doctorateCensus data footnote 150 40,050 22,780 17,270 1,545 1,020 525
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 6,634,280 3,260,040 3,374,245 419,065 205,530 213,540
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 152 2,750,050 1,349,775 1,400,270 213,985 106,425 107,555
Education 273,320 62,470 210,845 12,685 2,720 9,965
13. Education 273,320 62,470 210,845 12,690 2,720 9,970
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 156,720 71,485 85,240 6,635 2,960 3,675
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services 25,380 18,280 7,100 1,330 1,025 310
50. Visual and performing arts 131,340 53,200 78,140 5,300 1,935 3,370
Humanities 215,735 86,065 129,675 15,085 6,005 9,085
16. Aboriginal and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics 32,180 7,165 25,020 1,795 450 1,345
23. English language and literature/letters 12,900 4,060 8,835 2,945 880 2,065
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities 103,120 42,685 60,435 6,925 2,750 4,170
30A Interdisciplinary humanitiesCensus data footnote 153 880 395 485 45 30 15
38. Philosophy and religious studies 10,400 6,650 3,755 470 290 180
39. Theology and religious vocations 10,125 6,200 3,930 1,230 775 450
54. History 17,055 9,990 7,065 1,505 785 720
55. French language and literature/letters 29,070 8,920 20,155 165 35 135
Social and behavioural sciences and law 380,995 125,025 255,975 21,680 7,315 14,365
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies 4,315 1,165 3,150 180 35 145
09. Communication, journalism and related programs 48,530 16,690 31,845 1,670 600 1,070
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences 77,470 6,070 71,400 3,715 210 3,505
22. Legal professions and studies 67,185 25,785 41,395 3,200 990 2,210
30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciencesCensus data footnote 154 9,905 2,035 7,870 275 60 210
42. Psychology 57,335 14,030 43,305 3,540 935 2,600
45. Social sciences 116,255 59,245 57,015 9,095 4,475 4,625
Business, management and public administration 879,190 321,450 557,740 43,715 18,845 24,870
30.16 Accounting and computer science 815 300 520 75 15 60
44. Public administration and social service professions 47,715 10,490 37,225 1,705 440 1,270
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services 830,660 310,665 519,990 41,930 18,395 23,540
Physical and life sciences and technologies 140,990 76,780 64,215 8,185 4,220 3,960
26. Biological and biomedical sciences 49,705 20,900 28,805 2,795 1,215 1,585
30.01 Biological and physical sciences 23,210 13,865 9,350 2,770 1,395 1,375
30C Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciencesCensus data footnote 155 21,890 10,810 11,080 60 10 50
40. Physical sciences 39,060 27,545 11,515 2,210 1,485 725
41. Science technologies/technicians 7,120 3,660 3,465 345 115 230
Mathematics, computer and information sciences 152,105 104,850 47,255 9,495 6,050 3,450
11. Computer and information sciences and support services 125,480 92,730 32,750 7,915 5,305 2,605
25. Library science 11,110 2,145 8,965 300 30 270
27. Mathematics and statistics 13,415 8,365 5,045 1,225 685 540
30D Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciencesCensus data footnote 156 2,100 1,605 495 60 30 30
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies 828,400 758,350 70,055 41,590 37,775 3,805
04. Architecture and related services 29,015 17,055 11,960 1,130 770 360
14. Engineering 150,450 124,585 25,865 11,810 9,820 1,995
15. Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields 150,640 135,445 15,195 6,965 6,190 775
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation 60 20 40 0 0 0
46. Construction trades 185,385 179,995 5,390 8,830 8,540 290
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians 184,280 178,510 5,770 8,440 8,200 240
48. Precision production 128,580 122,750 5,830 4,400 4,255 150
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 85,485 56,900 28,585 2,630 1,690 940
01. Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences 51,770 30,870 20,900 1,870 1,145 725
03. Natural resources and conservation 33,715 26,025 7,690 755 545 215
Health and related fields 480,230 95,450 384,780 32,695 6,505 26,195
31. Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies 27,955 14,675 13,280 1,740 880 860
51. Health professions and related programs 441,105 74,630 366,470 30,415 5,305 25,110
60. Dental, medical and veterinary residency programs 11,160 6,140 5,020 540 315 225
Personal, protective and transportation services 290,005 151,070 138,935 10,670 5,010 5,660
12. Personal and culinary services 164,595 43,720 120,875 6,920 1,915 5,005
28. Military science, leadership and operational art 290 270 20 25 25 0
29. Military technologies and applied sciences 1,345 1,245 100 55 50 0
43. Security and protective services 54,625 42,415 12,210 1,515 1,090 430
49. Transportation and materials moving 69,160 63,425 5,740 2,155 1,930 230
Other 1,055 375 680 10 10 0
30.99 Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies, other 1,055 375 675 15 10 10
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 4,371,935 2,167,805 2,204,130 280,900 136,390 144,510
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 152 1,389,585 720,500 669,085 117,990 59,825 58,160
Education 180,615 37,990 142,625 9,000 1,710 7,295
13. Education 180,615 37,990 142,625 9,005 1,705 7,295
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 122,045 55,575 66,475 5,190 2,260 2,930
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services 19,510 13,740 5,770 960 745 215
50. Visual and performing arts 102,535 41,830 60,705 4,230 1,510 2,715
Humanities 138,330 54,580 83,750 12,220 4,540 7,680
16. Aboriginal and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics 25,220 5,455 19,765 1,445 325 1,125
23. English language and literature/letters 9,585 2,990 6,595 2,270 595 1,680
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities 57,730 25,305 32,430 5,840 2,190 3,650
30A Interdisciplinary humanitiesCensus data footnote 153 600 255 350 40 30 10
38. Philosophy and religious studies 6,980 4,415 2,570 375 230 155
39. Theology and religious vocations 5,415 3,380 2,035 900 540 365
54. History 12,235 7,140 5,095 1,215 605 615
55. French language and literature/letters 20,555 5,640 14,915 125 40 90
Social and behavioural sciences and law 301,550 95,120 206,430 17,595 5,695 11,905
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies 3,550 925 2,620 160 30 125
09. Communication, journalism and related programs 40,275 13,900 26,370 1,405 510 890
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences 63,120 4,295 58,825 3,085 180 2,905
22. Legal professions and studies 53,620 18,830 34,790 2,615 760 1,855
30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciencesCensus data footnote 154 6,840 1,420 5,420 220 40 180
42. Psychology 44,540 10,255 34,285 2,805 700 2,105
45. Social sciences 89,610 45,495 44,110 7,310 3,470 3,840
Business, management and public administration 706,400 248,920 457,480 35,995 15,310 20,685
30.16 Accounting and computer science 615 215 400 60 20 40
44. Public administration and social service professions 38,320 7,835 30,485 1,385 350 1,035
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services 667,470 240,870 426,600 34,550 14,945 19,605
Physical and life sciences and technologies 92,480 49,390 43,090 6,035 2,950 3,080
26. Biological and biomedical sciences 40,895 16,635 24,260 2,180 920 1,255
30.01 Biological and physical sciences 12,450 7,435 5,015 1,925 890 1,040
30C Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciencesCensus data footnote 155 4,175 2,385 1,785 45 0 45
40. Physical sciences 29,705 20,255 9,445 1,650 1,075 575
41. Science technologies/technicians 5,255 2,675 2,580 230 60 170
Mathematics, computer and information sciences 132,750 91,865 40,885 8,480 5,380 3,100
11. Computer and information sciences and support services 112,715 83,240 29,470 7,205 4,815 2,385
25. Library science 8,720 1,665 7,055 240 30 205
27. Mathematics and statistics 9,725 5,815 3,915 985 510 480
30D Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciencesCensus data footnote 156 1,585 1,150 440 55 20 30
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies 639,185 577,845 61,335 31,650 28,295 3,350
04. Architecture and related services 24,260 13,870 10,385 930 615 315
14. Engineering 126,835 103,165 23,665 9,670 7,850 1,820
15. Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields 116,595 103,710 12,885 5,070 4,410 660
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation 50 15 30 0 0 0
46. Construction trades 134,865 130,350 4,510 6,545 6,295 250
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians 139,935 135,155 4,780 6,335 6,155 175
48. Precision production 96,655 91,580 5,075 3,100 2,975 125
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 69,865 45,215 24,655 2,010 1,275 735
01. Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences 41,755 23,965 17,795 1,440 885 555
03. Natural resources and conservation 28,110 21,250 6,860 575 390 180
Health and related fields 368,600 72,245 296,355 26,520 5,315 21,205
31. Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies 22,660 11,635 11,030 1,360 670 685
51. Health professions and related programs 337,320 56,510 280,810 24,680 4,380 20,300
60. Dental, medical and veterinary residency programs 8,620 4,110 4,510 480 265 220
Personal, protective and transportation services 229,640 118,260 111,375 8,210 3,820 4,395
12. Personal and culinary services 129,245 32,830 96,410 5,255 1,410 3,840
28. Military science, leadership and operational art 225 200 25 10 10 0
29. Military technologies and applied sciences 875 795 80 15 20 0
43. Security and protective services 42,550 32,575 9,975 1,215 855 360
49. Transportation and materials moving 56,750 51,860 4,890 1,705 1,515 190
Other 890 300 595 15 10 0
30.99 Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies, other 890 300 595 10 10 0
Location of study compared with province or territory of residence with countries outside Canada
Total - Location of study compared with province or territory of residence with countries outside Canada for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 157 6,634,280 3,260,040 3,374,240 419,060 205,525 213,535
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 2,750,045 1,349,775 1,400,270 213,980 106,425 107,555
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 158 3,884,235 1,910,265 1,973,970 205,080 99,105 105,980
Location of study inside Canada 3,509,610 1,716,730 1,792,880 133,615 64,270 69,350
Same as province or territory of residence 3,367,195 1,642,930 1,724,270 113,430 53,830 59,600
Different than province or territory of residence 142,415 73,800 68,610 20,180 10,435 9,750
Location of study outside CanadaCensus data footnote 159 374,620 193,530 181,090 71,465 34,835 36,630
United StatesCensus data footnote 160 28,320 16,915 11,410 5,330 2,910 2,420
Philippines 12,515 3,600 8,920 11,500 4,640 6,865
India 6,805 3,660 3,150 21,295 10,540 10,750
United KingdomCensus data footnote 161 11,250 6,535 4,715 4,180 2,525 1,655
ChinaCensus data footnote 162 17,155 7,755 9,395 8,290 3,785 4,495
France 69,665 39,885 29,780 155 85 65
Other 228,905 115,185 113,725 20,720 10,350 10,375
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 4,371,935 2,167,810 2,204,130 280,900 136,390 144,505
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 1,389,590 720,505 669,085 117,985 59,830 58,155
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 158 2,982,350 1,447,305 1,535,045 162,915 76,565 86,350
Location of study inside Canada 2,676,230 1,293,455 1,382,780 104,120 48,935 55,185
Same as province or territory of residence 2,567,605 1,238,320 1,329,280 89,810 41,745 48,065
Different than province or territory of residence 108,630 55,125 53,500 14,305 7,190 7,115
Location of study outside CanadaCensus data footnote 159 306,115 153,850 152,265 58,800 27,630 31,170
United StatesCensus data footnote 160 19,655 11,145 8,505 3,945 2,110 1,835
Philippines 10,545 2,935 7,610 10,100 4,065 6,040
India 4,865 2,465 2,400 18,255 8,640 9,620
United KingdomCensus data footnote 161 7,390 4,245 3,145 2,590 1,585 1,005
ChinaCensus data footnote 162 15,420 6,865 8,550 7,460 3,365 4,095
France 57,315 32,115 25,205 105 50 55
Other 190,930 94,085 96,850 16,340 7,810 8,525
Labour force status
Total - Population aged 15 years and over by Labour force status - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 163 6,634,280 3,260,040 3,374,245 419,065 205,525 213,535
In the labour force 4,255,500 2,214,735 2,040,765 274,690 145,365 129,320
Employed 3,949,325 2,037,105 1,912,220 256,875 136,945 119,930
Unemployed 306,170 177,630 128,540 17,815 8,420 9,390
Not in the labour force 2,378,780 1,045,300 1,333,480 144,380 60,165 84,220
Participation rate 64.1 67.9 60.5 65.5 70.7 60.6
Employment rate 59.5 62.5 56.7 61.3 66.6 56.2
Unemployment rate 7.2 8.0 6.3 6.5 5.8 7.3
Work activity during the reference year
Total population aged 15 years and over by work activity during the reference year - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 164 6,634,280 3,260,035 3,374,240 419,065 205,530 213,540
Did not workCensus data footnote 165 2,228,315 967,660 1,260,655 138,395 57,610 80,785
Worked 4,405,965 2,292,375 2,113,585 280,670 147,920 132,750
Worked full year, full timeCensus data footnote 166 2,084,020 1,145,805 938,215 127,975 75,260 52,710
Worked part year and/or part timeCensus data footnote 167 2,321,945 1,146,575 1,175,375 152,700 72,655 80,045
Average weeks worked in reference year 42.5 42.7 42.3 41.8 42.9 40.6
Class of worker
Total labour force aged 15 years and over by class of worker - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 168 4,255,500 2,214,735 2,040,765 274,685 145,365 129,320
Class of worker - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 101,485 51,640 49,850 5,765 2,520 3,245
All classes of workersCensus data footnote 170 4,154,015 2,163,095 1,990,915 268,920 142,845 126,075
Employee 3,664,920 1,863,740 1,801,185 237,120 121,515 115,605
Self-employedCensus data footnote 171 489,090 299,355 189,730 31,800 21,330 10,475
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 4,255,500 2,214,735 2,040,765 274,685 145,365 129,325
Occupation - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 101,490 51,640 49,850 5,765 2,520 3,245
All occupationsCensus data footnote 170 4,154,010 2,163,095 1,990,915 268,920 142,840 126,075
0 Management occupations 418,450 263,585 154,875 26,110 16,695 9,410
1 Business, finance and administration occupations 677,390 210,525 466,865 39,845 12,055 27,795
2 Natural and applied sciences and related occupations 286,270 222,375 63,895 14,255 11,485 2,770
3 Health occupations 295,765 57,160 238,610 17,700 3,505 14,195
4 Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services 502,945 147,145 355,795 24,670 7,375 17,295
5 Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport 135,730 64,370 71,365 6,110 2,980 3,135
6 Sales and service occupations 988,610 449,820 538,790 70,405 29,370 41,040
7 Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations 574,675 544,100 30,570 51,130 47,980 3,155
8 Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations 67,290 55,610 11,685 5,310 3,075 2,230
9 Occupations in manufacturing and utilities 206,875 148,405 58,475 13,375 8,320 5,060
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 4,255,495 2,214,735 2,040,765 274,685 145,370 129,320
Industry - NAICS2012 - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 101,490 51,635 49,850 5,765 2,520 3,245
All industry categoriesCensus data footnote 170 4,154,010 2,163,095 1,990,915 268,925 142,845 126,075
11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 84,060 60,460 23,595 4,715 2,025 2,690
21 Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction 20,920 18,175 2,745 630 485 145
22 Utilities 28,410 20,650 7,755 1,330 870 460
23 Construction 254,055 223,770 30,285 25,775 22,735 3,040
31-33 Manufacturing 458,315 332,080 126,240 23,375 15,895 7,485
41 Wholesale trade 157,365 104,885 52,475 12,190 8,000 4,190
44-45 Retail trade 508,170 239,625 268,545 31,115 14,265 16,855
48-49 Transportation and warehousing 187,550 142,550 45,000 24,310 19,785 4,525
51 Information and cultural industries 100,775 59,705 41,070 5,575 3,550 2,020
52 Finance and insurance 165,140 66,175 98,965 10,680 4,360 6,325
53 Real estate and rental and leasing 61,380 36,505 24,875 5,235 3,065 2,165
54 Professional, scientific and technical services 288,715 161,030 127,685 16,685 8,930 7,750
55 Management of companies and enterprises 3,305 1,270 2,035 475 210 265
56 Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services 176,185 108,280 67,905 15,020 8,755 6,260
61 Educational services 306,575 96,170 210,405 15,025 4,435 10,590
62 Health care and social assistance 532,680 99,380 433,295 28,675 4,910 23,770
71 Arts, entertainment and recreation 84,130 44,235 39,895 4,515 2,215 2,300
72 Accommodation and food services 278,500 123,235 155,265 20,425 7,360 13,065
81 Other services (except public administration) 193,700 89,455 104,245 12,350 5,545 6,800
91 Public administration 264,085 135,455 128,630 10,835 5,465 5,370
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 3,949,325 2,037,105 1,912,220 256,875 136,945 119,930
Worked at home 266,285 134,325 131,960 16,085 7,920 8,165
Worked outside Canada 10,600 7,580 3,020 1,845 1,300 545
No fixed workplace address 351,595 265,405 86,185 45,075 34,270 10,805
Worked at usual place 3,320,850 1,629,795 1,691,050 193,870 93,455 100,410
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 3,320,845 1,629,795 1,691,050 193,865 93,450 100,415
Commute within census subdivision (CSD) of residence 1,732,155 810,895 921,260 85,015 36,240 48,780
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) within census division (CD) of residence 485,450 234,700 250,750 104,565 54,650 49,915
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) and census division (CD) within province or territory of residence 1,037,125 549,095 488,030 3,550 2,105 1,445
Commute to a different province or territory 66,125 35,110 31,015 740 460 275
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 3,672,445 1,895,200 1,777,240 238,945 127,725 111,215
Car, truck, van - as a driver 2,739,405 1,475,775 1,263,625 176,815 100,280 76,540
Car, truck, van - as a passenger 133,760 51,045 82,715 16,435 7,620 8,815
Public transit 503,285 217,465 285,820 35,560 15,285 20,275
Walked 205,350 93,595 111,760 6,615 2,475 4,140
Bicycle 54,625 36,470 18,155 915 680 235
Other method 36,010 20,845 15,170 2,605 1,385 1,220
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 3,672,440 1,895,200 1,777,240 238,940 127,725 111,220
Less than 15 minutes 1,035,455 493,225 542,235 39,955 17,195 22,765
15 to 29 minutes 1,200,455 617,010 583,445 70,385 35,540 34,845
30 to 44 minutes 777,955 425,640 352,310 60,040 35,720 24,320
45 to 59 minutes 343,540 184,440 159,100 30,910 18,145 12,765
60 minutes and over 315,035 174,875 140,160 37,655 21,130 16,525
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 3,672,440 1,895,205 1,777,240 238,945 127,725 111,220
Between 5 a.m. and 5:59 a.m. 256,150 192,835 63,315 23,215 15,850 7,360
Between 6 a.m. and 6:59 a.m. 675,585 420,120 255,465 45,875 27,435 18,435
Between 7 a.m. and 7:59 a.m. 1,133,510 527,925 605,580 53,400 27,475 25,925
Between 8 a.m. and 8:59 a.m. 714,935 296,300 418,630 41,315 19,655 21,660
Between 9 a.m. and 11:59 a.m. 349,845 148,715 201,125 31,815 13,770 18,040
Between 12 p.m. and 4:59 a.m. 542,425 309,295 233,125 43,330 23,540 19,790
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 4,529,770 2,352,115 2,177,655 292,675 153,680 138,995
Single responses 4,187,865 2,169,480 2,018,385 281,240 147,485 133,760
Official languages 4,153,710 2,152,290 2,001,420 264,180 137,980 126,205
English 541,720 294,935 246,780 263,810 137,865 125,945
French 3,611,990 1,857,350 1,754,640 370 110 260
Non-official languages 34,160 17,190 16,970 17,065 9,510 7,550
Aboriginal languages 12,670 6,180 6,490 0 0 0
Algonquian languages 8,350 4,095 4,260 0 0 0
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 8,285 4,060 4,220 0 0 0
Atikamekw 1,100 580 515 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 1,800 840 960 0 0 0
Moose Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Naskapi 210 105 100 0 0 0
Northern East Cree 35 20 15 0 0 0
Plains Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Woods Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree, n.o.s. 5,145 2,515 2,630 0 0 0
Eastern Algonquian languages 30 20 10 0 0 0
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 25 20 10 0 0 0
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 45 15 25 0 0 0
Algonquin 45 20 30 0 0 0
Ojibway 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carrier 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chilcotin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dene 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gwich'in 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sarsi (Sarcee) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sekani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Slavey 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tutchone languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages 4,305 2,080 2,220 0 0 0
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 4,290 2,075 2,215 0 0 0
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 10 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages 15 0 15 0 0 0
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 10 0 15 0 0 0
Oneida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lillooet 0 0 0 0 0 0
Okanagan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Squamish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Straits 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dakota 0 0 0 0 0 0
Stoney 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tlingit 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nisga'a 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haisla 0 0 0 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 0 0 10 0 0 0
Non-Aboriginal languages 21,490 11,005 10,480 17,060 9,510 7,550
Afro-Asiatic languages 1,895 1,125 775 100 70 25
Berber languages 35 10 30 0 0 0
Kabyle 15 0 20 0 0 0
Berber languages, n.i.e. 15 0 10 0 0 0
Cushitic languages 0 0 0 10 0 0
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 1,860 1,110 745 90 70 20
Amharic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arabic 1,715 1,045 665 85 65 20
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 10 0 10 0 10 0
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Harari 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hebrew 140 70 70 0 0 0
Maltese 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tigrigna 0 0 0 0 0 0
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 10 0 0 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 1,725 850 870 525 190 340
Khmer (Cambodian) 315 140 175 20 15 10
Vietnamese 1,410 710 695 505 175 335
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 135 65 70 190 95 100
Bikol 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cebuano 0 0 0 10 0 10
Fijian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ilocano 10 0 0 15 0 0
Malagasy 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malay 0 0 0 10 0 0
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 0 0 10 0 0 0
Pangasinan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 115 50 60 165 80 80
Waray-Waray 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Creole languages 275 90 190 0 0 0
Haitian Creole 10 0 10 0 0 0
Creole, n.o.s. 265 90 175 0 0 0
Creole languages, n.i.e. 10 0 0 0 0 0
Dravidian languages 150 75 75 15 10 10
Kannada 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malayalam 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tamil 145 75 70 15 10 10
Telugu 0 0 10 0 0 0
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hmong-Mien languages 10 0 10 0 0 0
Indo-European languages 10,165 5,255 4,910 11,350 6,575 4,780
Albanian 30 20 10 0 0 0
Armenian 275 130 145 0 0 0
Balto-Slavic languages 1,130 500 635 70 30 40
Baltic languages 15 0 10 0 0 0
Latvian 15 10 10 0 0 0
Lithuanian 0 10 0 0 0 0
Slavic languages 1,115 495 625 75 35 45
Belarusan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bosnian 10 0 0 0 0 0
Bulgarian 55 20 30 0 0 0
Croatian 10 0 10 0 10 0
Czech 10 0 10 0 0 0
Macedonian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Polish 170 65 105 15 0 10
Russian 735 340 395 30 10 25
Serbian 10 15 0 20 10 10
Serbo-Croatian 10 10 0 0 0 0
Slovak 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slovene (Slovenian) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ukrainian 110 35 75 0 0 0
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Celtic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scottish Gaelic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Welsh 0 0 0 0 0 0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Germanic languages 1,285 575 715 15 0 20
Afrikaans 0 0 0 0 0 0
Danish 15 10 0 0 0 0
Dutch 25 10 15 10 0 0
Frisian 0 0 0 0 0 0
German 370 170 195 0 0 10
Icelandic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Norwegian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swedish 15 10 10 0 0 10
Vlaams (Flemish) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yiddish 860 375 485 0 0 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Greek 525 260 270 15 10 10
Indo-Iranian languages 1,385 780 600 11,060 6,425 4,635
Indo-Aryan languages 680 390 295 11,035 6,410 4,625
Bengali 110 70 35 10 10 0
Gujarati 20 0 10 25 0 20
Hindi 35 20 15 180 95 85
Kashmiri 0 0 0 0 0 0
Konkani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Marathi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nepali 20 0 10 10 10 10
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 415 225 190 10,775 6,270 4,500
Sindhi 0 0 0 0 0 10
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Urdu 85 50 35 30 20 15
Iranian languages 700 395 305 20 15 10
Kurdish 15 0 15 20 15 0
Pashto 10 0 15 0 0 0
Persian (Farsi) 675 385 285 10 10 0
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 10 0 0 0 0 0
Italic (Romance) languages 5,525 2,990 2,540 185 115 70
Catalan 15 0 15 0 0 0
Italian 590 315 275 0 0 0
Portuguese 635 365 270 25 15 10
Romanian 320 140 175 15 10 0
Spanish 3,975 2,165 1,810 155 90 65
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 10 0 0 0 0 0
Japanese 235 80 150 40 20 15
Kartvelian languages 10 0 10 0 0 0
Georgian 10 0 0 0 0 0
Korean 300 150 150 1,010 540 465
Mongolic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mongolian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 45 25 20 0 0 0
Akan (Twi) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bamanankan 0 10 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 10 0 0 0 0
Shona 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swahili 25 20 0 0 0 0
Wolof 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yoruba 10 0 0 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 0 0 10 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 205 60 140 35 10 25
American Sign Language 0 0 0 25 0 25
Quebec Sign Language 125 20 110 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 70 45 30 10 10 0
Sino-Tibetan languages 6,070 3,125 2,945 3,775 1,995 1,780
Chinese languages 6,075 3,130 2,950 3,755 1,985 1,770
Cantonese 2,655 1,325 1,330 745 385 355
Hakka 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mandarin 3,100 1,630 1,465 2,840 1,495 1,345
Min Dong 0 0 0 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 70 40 30 65 40 30
Wu (Shanghainese) 15 10 10 10 0 0
Chinese, n.o.s. 235 130 110 105 60 40
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 0 0 0 25 10 10
Burmese 0 0 0 10 0 10
Karenic languages 0 0 0 15 10 10
Tibetan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages 110 40 75 0 0 10
Lao 55 25 30 0 0 0
Thai 55 10 40 10 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 110 60 50 10 0 0
Azerbaijani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkish 110 55 55 0 10 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 40 10 40 0 0 10
Estonian 10 0 0 0 0 0
Finnish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hungarian 35 0 35 0 0 0
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 10 0 10 10 0 0
Multiple responses 341,900 182,635 159,265 11,435 6,195 5,240
English and French 315,620 169,365 146,255 445 195 250
English and non-official language 6,545 3,655 2,890 10,940 5,990 4,950
French and non-official language 7,525 3,460 4,065 0 0 0
English, French and non-official language 12,205 6,160 6,055 50 10 40
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 4,529,770 2,352,110 2,177,655 292,675 153,680 138,995
None 3,107,035 1,588,345 1,518,690 262,465 137,020 125,435
English 1,031,380 555,940 475,440 6,685 3,950 2,735
French 317,490 169,785 147,705 1,315 570 740
Non-official language 49,850 25,900 23,950 21,985 12,035 9,945
Aboriginal 4,985 2,285 2,705 10 10 10
Non-Aboriginal 44,865 23,620 21,245 21,975 12,035 9,935
English and French 2,185 1,040 1,140 0 0 0
English and non-official language 14,910 7,255 7,655 100 30 65
French and non-official language 6,855 3,795 3,055 130 60 65
English, French and non-official language 65 50 20 0 0 0
Mobility status - Place of residence 1 year ago
Total - Mobility status 1 year ago - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 180 7,880,315 3,897,740 3,982,575 505,835 250,410 255,430
Non-movers 6,965,520 3,447,320 3,518,195 427,380 211,355 216,025
Movers 914,800 450,420 464,380 78,455 39,055 39,405
Non-migrants 547,410 269,850 277,560 47,880 23,715 24,165
Migrants 367,385 180,565 186,820 30,580 15,340 15,240
Internal migrants 305,465 149,335 156,135 20,835 10,455 10,380
Intraprovincial migrants 284,280 137,945 146,330 16,930 8,410 8,520
Interprovincial migrants 21,190 11,385 9,805 3,910 2,040 1,865
External migrants 61,920 31,235 30,685 9,735 4,885 4,855
Mobility status - Place of residence 5 years ago
Total - Mobility status 5 years ago - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 181 7,520,960 3,714,155 3,806,805 482,610 238,500 244,110
Non-movers 4,825,870 2,388,805 2,437,065 268,040 132,485 135,555
Movers 2,695,090 1,325,345 1,369,740 214,570 106,015 108,555
Non-migrants 1,507,665 741,220 766,440 122,410 60,335 62,070
Migrants 1,187,425 584,125 603,295 92,165 45,680 46,480
Internal migrants 949,170 464,830 484,340 54,305 26,980 27,325
Intraprovincial migrants 893,800 436,525 457,270 44,835 22,155 22,675
Interprovincial migrants 55,370 28,300 27,070 9,470 4,820 4,650
External migrants 238,250 119,295 118,960 37,860 18,700 19,155

Source

Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population.

How to cite

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2017. Quebec [Province] and Surrey, CY [Census subdivision], British Columbia (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 10, 2024).

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