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

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[Province]
Coquitlam, CY
British Columbia
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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 ... ... 139,284 ... ...
Population, 2011Census data footnote 1 7,903,001 ... ... 126,804r ... ...
Population percentage change, 2011 to 2016 3.3 ... ... 9.8 ... ...
Total private dwellingsCensus data footnote 2 3,858,943 ... ... 54,393 ... ...
Private dwellings occupied by usual residentsCensus data footnote 3 3,531,663 ... ... 51,325 ... ...
Population density per square kilometre 6.0 ... ... 1,138.9 ... ...
Land area in square kilometres 1,356,625.27 ... ... 122.30 ... ...
Age characteristics
Total - Age groups and average age of the population - 100% dataCensus data footnote 4 8,164,360 4,016,760 4,147,605 139,285 68,255 71,030
0 to 14 years 1,333,260 682,535 650,720 22,220 11,395 10,830
0 to 4 years 444,930 227,965 216,970 6,895 3,550 3,345
5 to 9 years 469,165 240,225 228,940 7,765 3,890 3,870
10 to 14 years 419,160 214,345 204,815 7,565 3,955 3,610
15 to 64 years 5,335,910 2,664,630 2,671,280 97,680 47,975 49,700
15 to 19 years 429,825 219,070 210,755 9,085 4,745 4,340
20 to 24 years 500,100 252,600 247,500 9,700 5,110 4,595
25 to 29 years 495,410 248,030 247,380 8,620 4,480 4,150
30 to 34 years 515,505 256,440 259,070 8,940 4,370 4,570
35 to 39 years 550,540 274,595 275,945 9,005 4,225 4,785
40 to 44 years 506,525 254,100 252,425 9,835 4,505 5,330
45 to 49 years 519,425 260,410 259,015 11,370 5,355 6,015
50 to 54 years 619,435 309,070 310,370 11,640 5,700 5,945
55 to 59 years 636,475 314,190 322,285 10,720 5,200 5,520
60 to 64 years 562,670 276,140 286,535 8,755 4,295 4,465
65 years and over 1,495,195 669,590 825,605 19,380 8,885 10,495
65 to 69 years 488,175 236,395 251,775 6,800 3,300 3,500
70 to 74 years 373,590 176,905 196,690 4,575 2,145 2,430
75 to 79 years 256,905 116,020 140,890 3,455 1,605 1,855
80 to 84 years 187,835 78,390 109,450 2,345 1,060 1,285
85 years and over 188,685 61,885 126,805 2,210 775 1,435
85 to 89 years 120,635 43,795 76,840 1,395 555 840
90 to 94 years 53,165 15,155 38,015 630 175 455
95 to 99 years 13,035 2,685 10,350 160 40 120
100 years and over 1,850 255 1,600 20 5 20
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 16.0 16.7 15.2
15 to 64 years 65.4 66.3 64.4 70.1 70.3 70.0
65 years and over 18.3 16.7 19.9 13.9 13.0 14.8
85 years and over 2.3 1.5 3.1 1.6 1.1 2.0
Average age of the population 41.9 40.9 42.9 40.2 39.3 41.0
Median age of the population 42.5 41.4 43.6 41.1 39.8 42.3
Household and dwelling characteristics
Total - Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling - 100% dataCensus data footnote 5 3,531,660 ... ... 51,325 ... ...
Single-detached house 1,602,680 ... ... 19,785 ... ...
Apartment in a building that has five or more storeys 187,800 ... ... 5,915 ... ...
Other attached dwellingCensus data footnote 6 1,717,680 ... ... 25,380 ... ...
Semi-detached house 188,245 ... ... 1,590 ... ...
Row house 93,350 ... ... 4,910 ... ...
Apartment or flat in a duplex 265,195 ... ... 7,480 ... ...
Apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys 1,154,955 ... ... 11,375 ... ...
Other single-attached house 15,940 ... ... 15 ... ...
Movable dwellingCensus data footnote 7 23,505 ... ... 255 ... ...
Total - Private households by household size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 8 3,531,665 ... ... 51,325 ... ...
1 person 1,175,230 ... ... 11,410 ... ...
2 persons 1,227,765 ... ... 15,580 ... ...
3 persons 489,460 ... ... 9,890 ... ...
4 persons 426,250 ... ... 9,385 ... ...
5 or more persons 212,960 ... ... 5,050 ... ...
Number of persons in private households 7,965,455 ... ... 138,090 ... ...
Average household size 2.3 ... ... 2.7 ... ...
Marital status
Total - Marital status for the population aged 15 years and over - 100% dataCensus data footnote 9 6,831,105 3,334,220 3,496,885 117,060 56,860 60,200
Married or living common law 3,844,145 1,924,750 1,919,395 69,930 34,660 35,270
Married 2,342,980 1,172,720 1,170,260 62,735 31,060 31,670
Living common law 1,501,160 752,025 749,135 7,195 3,600 3,595
Not married and not living common law 2,986,960 1,409,475 1,577,490 47,135 22,195 24,940
Never married 2,010,580 1,084,300 926,280 33,105 17,925 15,175
Separated 103,625 46,390 57,240 2,790 1,105 1,680
Divorced 483,195 194,430 288,760 6,240 2,230 4,005
Widowed 389,555 84,345 305,210 5,000 935 4,070
Family characteristics
Total - Census families in private households by family size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 10 2,257,560 ... ... 40,080 ... ...
2 persons 1,204,955 ... ... 17,455 ... ...
3 persons 466,310 ... ... 10,345 ... ...
4 persons 412,160 ... ... 9,670 ... ...
5 or more persons 174,140 ... ... 2,615 ... ...
Average size of census families 2.8 ... ... 3.0 ... ...
Total number of census families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 11 2,257,560 ... ... 40,085 ... ...
Total couple families 1,878,095 ... ... 33,910 ... ...
Married couples 1,128,355 ... ... 30,315 ... ...
Common-law couples 749,740 ... ... 3,600 ... ...
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent 379,460 ... ... 6,170 ... ...
Female parent 284,900 ... ... 4,985 ... ...
Male parent 94,565 ... ... 1,185 ... ...
Total - Couple census families in private households - 100% data 1,878,095 ... ... 33,910 ... ...
Couples without children 970,260 ... ... 13,565 ... ...
Couples with children 907,840 ... ... 20,345 ... ...
1 child 356,640 ... ... 8,540 ... ...
2 children 384,875 ... ... 9,280 ... ...
3 or more children 166,315 ... ... 2,520 ... ...
Total - Lone-parent census families in private households - 100% data 379,465 ... ... 6,175 ... ...
1 child 234,695 ... ... 3,890 ... ...
2 children 109,670 ... ... 1,800 ... ...
3 or more children 35,100 ... ... 480 ... ...
Total - Persons not in census families in private households - 100% data 1,579,070 775,765 803,305 19,735 9,230 10,500
Household type
Total - Private households by household type - 100% dataCensus data footnote 12 3,531,660 ... ... 51,325 ... ...
One-census-family households 2,197,340 ... ... 36,220 ... ...
Without children in a census familyCensus data footnote 13 947,305 ... ... 11,815 ... ...
With children in a census familyCensus data footnote 14 1,250,040 ... ... 24,405 ... ...
Multiple-census-family households 29,595 ... ... 1,875 ... ...
Non-census-family households 1,304,725 ... ... 13,230 ... ...
One-person households 1,175,230 ... ... 11,415 ... ...
Two-or-more person non-census-family households 129,500 ... ... 1,815 ... ...
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 4,089,285 138,330 67,900 70,435
English only 372,445 187,595 184,860 122,745 61,225 61,510
French only 4,032,640 1,874,545 2,158,095 60 25 35
English and French 3,586,410 1,884,135 1,702,275 8,710 3,810 4,895
Neither English nor French 75,065 31,000 44,060 6,830 2,840 3,995
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 4,089,285 138,335 67,900 70,435
English 964,120 482,985 481,135 129,250 64,035 65,215
French 6,750,945 3,320,380 3,430,560 1,320 630 690
English and French 278,710 144,060 134,655 1,030 450 580
Neither English nor French 72,775 29,845 42,930 6,735 2,785 3,945
Official language minority (number)Census data footnote 17 1,103,480 555,015 548,465 1,835 850 985
Official language minority (percentage)Census data footnote 17 13.7 14.0 13.4 1.3 1.3 1.4
Mother tongueThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - Mother tongue for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% dataCensus data footnote 18 8,066,555 3,977,270 4,089,285 138,335 67,900 70,435
Single responses 7,881,650 3,884,675 3,996,975 133,980 65,790 68,185
Official languages 6,820,815 3,366,970 3,453,845 71,150 36,065 35,085
English 601,155 301,860 299,300 69,830 35,450 34,380
French 6,219,665 3,065,115 3,154,550 1,320 615 705
Non-official languages 1,060,830 517,700 543,125 62,830 29,730 33,100
Aboriginal languages 45,570 22,530 23,040 20 10 15
Algonquian languages 33,140 16,365 16,770 10 0 10
Blackfoot 5 0 0 0 0 5
Cree-Montagnais languages 31,430 15,575 15,855 10 0 5
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 0 0 0
Southern East Cree 35 15 15 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 5 5 0 0 0 0
Woods Cree 10 5 5 0 0 0
Cree, n.o.s. 15,790 7,920 7,875 5 0 0
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 5 0 5
Algonquin 1,185 555 630 0 0 0
Ojibway 20 10 15 5 0 0
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 0
Northern Athabaskan languages 15 10 5 0 0 5
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) 5 0 0 5 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 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. 5 0 0 0 0 0
Haida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages 11,970 5,955 6,015 0 0 0
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 11,895 5,925 5,970 0 0 0
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 0 0 0
Salish languages 5 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 5 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. 65 30 35 5 5 0
Non-Aboriginal languages 1,015,260 495,175 520,090 62,805 29,725 33,080
Afro-Asiatic languages 197,535 104,185 93,355 1,235 645 595
Berber languages 20,845 11,125 9,720 0 0 5
Kabyle 12,470 6,625 5,840 0 0 0
Berber languages, n.i.e. 8,375 4,500 3,875 0 5 0
Cushitic languages 1,125 545 580 10 5 5
Bilen 10 10 5 0 0 0
Oromo 15 10 5 0 0 0
Somali 1,075 515 560 10 5 5
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 30 20 10 0 0 0
Semitic languages 175,215 92,310 82,900 1,225 640 585
Amharic 745 340 405 25 10 10
Arabic 169,890 89,590 80,300 1,110 580 530
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 150 80 70 15 5 5
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 15 10 5 0 0 0
Harari 0 5 5 0 0 0
Hebrew 3,885 2,040 1,845 30 25 10
Maltese 25 10 15 20 5 15
Tigrigna 385 185 205 25 5 10
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 110 60 50 5 0 5
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 355 200 155 5 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 36,305 17,030 19,275 655 290 365
Khmer (Cambodian) 8,855 4,105 4,750 20 10 15
Vietnamese 27,425 12,920 14,505 635 285 350
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 25 10 15 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 21,635 7,800 13,835 3,510 1,425 2,085
Bikol 115 35 80 10 0 5
Cebuano 885 270 610 125 50 75
Fijian 0 0 0 15 5 5
Hiligaynon 410 125 275 75 30 45
Ilocano 2,060 745 1,315 120 50 70
Malagasy 1,250 590 660 0 0 0
Malay 705 265 440 420 195 220
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 205 90 110 15 5 10
Pangasinan 95 40 50 10 5 5
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 15,545 5,480 10,065 2,705 1,075 1,630
Waray-Waray 50 10 40 10 0 5
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 320 140 180 20 5 15
Creole languages 56,990 25,220 31,770 30 15 10
Haitian Creole 2,220 1,055 1,170 0 0 0
Creole, n.o.s. 53,785 23,675 30,110 20 10 10
Creole languages, n.i.e. 980 490 490 5 5 0
Dravidian languages 14,865 7,435 7,430 190 95 100
Kannada 240 130 110 5 5 5
Malayalam 440 235 205 55 25 30
Tamil 13,600 6,715 6,880 95 45 50
Telugu 570 345 230 35 10 20
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 15 10 5 0 0 5
Hmong-Mien languages 25 10 15 0 5 0
Indo-European languages 553,045 269,625 283,420 22,690 11,115 11,575
Albanian 2,795 1,420 1,370 50 25 20
Armenian 16,430 7,970 8,460 70 35 30
Balto-Slavic languages 68,155 30,960 37,195 5,030 2,420 2,615
Baltic languages 850 335 515 45 25 20
Latvian 290 120 175 25 10 10
Lithuanian 555 215 340 25 15 10
Slavic languages 67,310 30,630 36,675 4,985 2,395 2,595
Belarusan 80 45 35 5 0 0
Bosnian 1,620 805 815 100 55 50
Bulgarian 6,985 3,385 3,600 195 100 100
Croatian 2,330 1,165 1,170 520 260 265
Czech 1,465 690 775 210 105 105
Macedonian 205 105 95 20 10 10
Polish 13,935 6,065 7,865 1,100 530 565
Russian 28,565 12,715 15,850 1,870 885 985
Serbian 3,140 1,590 1,545 355 185 170
Serbo-Croatian 1,805 865 940 55 30 20
Slovak 1,040 455 585 205 85 120
Slovene (Slovenian) 755 350 405 35 15 20
Ukrainian 5,210 2,285 2,920 290 125 170
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 175 90 85 20 10 10
Celtic languages 155 95 60 10 0 5
Scottish Gaelic 20 15 10 5 0 5
Welsh 40 20 20 5 5 0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 90 55 30 0 0 0
Germanic languages 27,540 13,280 14,260 1,575 770 810
Afrikaans 125 60 65 80 40 45
Danish 395 190 200 115 55 60
Dutch 2,825 1,395 1,430 285 140 140
Frisian 10 10 0 5 0 0
German 13,670 6,340 7,330 1,005 495 510
Icelandic 65 30 35 5 5 5
Norwegian 200 100 100 30 15 15
Swedish 555 255 300 50 20 25
Vlaams (Flemish) 540 240 300 5 0 0
Yiddish 8,985 4,560 4,420 0 5 5
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 175 100 75 5 5 0
Greek 38,635 19,435 19,205 205 115 85
Indo-Iranian languages 76,040 39,205 36,835 10,260 5,100 5,165
Indo-Aryan languages 45,845 23,875 21,970 2,890 1,405 1,490
Bengali 10,995 5,620 5,380 50 30 20
Gujarati 6,070 2,980 3,090 385 175 205
Hindi 3,030 1,635 1,390 545 260 280
Kashmiri 20 15 5 0 5 0
Konkani 110 60 55 15 10 10
Marathi 255 145 110 65 35 25
Nepali 1,505 740 765 125 65 65
Oriya (Odia) 35 20 15 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 12,380 6,720 5,660 1,175 555 615
Sindhi 330 160 165 115 55 60
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 645 310 330 115 55 60
Urdu 10,470 5,460 5,010 310 155 150
Iranian languages 29,760 15,105 14,655 7,350 3,685 3,665
Kurdish 985 550 430 240 120 120
Pashto 1,285 680 610 60 30 30
Persian (Farsi) 27,490 13,875 13,615 7,050 3,535 3,515
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 440 225 210 20 10 5
Italic (Romance) languages 323,290 157,260 166,030 5,490 2,650 2,840
Catalan 320 170 150 5 5 5
Italian 104,600 51,705 52,895 1,335 695 645
Portuguese 36,770 17,735 19,035 630 295 340
Romanian 35,840 17,170 18,665 1,125 565 565
Spanish 145,635 70,405 75,235 2,395 1,105 1,290
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 125 75 50 5 5 0
Japanese 2,525 775 1,750 765 270 490
Kartvelian languages 170 80 85 5 5 0
Georgian 170 80 90 0 5 5
Korean 5,160 2,270 2,890 8,565 4,045 4,525
Mongolic languages 190 75 115 40 20 25
Mongolian 195 80 115 40 20 25
Niger-Congo languages 28,355 14,360 13,995 130 55 80
Akan (Twi) 1,050 520 525 25 10 15
Bamanankan 1,200 655 545 0 0 0
Edo 75 45 30 5 5 5
Ewe 730 400 325 5 0 0
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 2,055 1,080 970 0 0 0
Ga 80 40 40 5 5 5
Ganda 35 15 20 5 5 0
Igbo 120 70 50 15 5 5
Lingala 2,465 1,185 1,285 0 0 0
Rundi (Kirundi) 3,345 1,600 1,745 5 5 5
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 2,500 1,115 1,380 5 5 0
Shona 85 45 40 10 5 10
Swahili 3,010 1,460 1,545 25 5 20
Wolof 3,230 1,745 1,485 0 0 0
Yoruba 255 155 100 5 5 5
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 8,135 4,235 3,895 20 10 10
Nilo-Saharan languages 345 180 165 10 5 5
Dinka 5 5 0 5 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 335 170 165 5 5 0
Sign languages 1,330 700 630 35 15 15
American Sign Language 65 35 30 15 5 10
Quebec Sign Language 670 330 340 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 595 340 255 15 10 10
Sino-Tibetan languages 76,840 35,775 41,065 23,805 11,200 12,605
Chinese languages 76,490 35,600 40,895 23,740 11,175 12,570
Cantonese 24,375 11,505 12,875 8,890 4,250 4,640
Hakka 470 215 260 170 80 90
Mandarin 43,700 20,175 23,525 13,360 6,240 7,120
Min Dong 20 10 15 5 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 3,225 1,480 1,745 670 305 370
Wu (Shanghainese) 1,075 465 605 255 115 140
Chinese, n.o.s. 3,535 1,710 1,825 380 175 205
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 90 40 45 10 5 10
Tibeto-Burman languages 345 175 170 65 25 35
Burmese 80 30 50 40 15 20
Karenic languages 70 40 30 0 0 0
Tibetan 110 65 50 15 5 10
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 85 45 40 15 5 5
Tai-Kadai languages 4,895 2,185 2,710 115 40 80
Lao 4,115 1,995 2,120 15 10 10
Thai 765 180 585 95 25 70
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 10 5 10 0 0 0
Turkic languages 7,980 4,095 3,880 350 185 165
Azerbaijani 290 160 130 105 55 50
Turkish 7,155 3,685 3,470 200 110 90
Uyghur 205 100 105 5 0 5
Uzbek 145 70 75 25 10 15
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 185 80 105 15 5 5
Uralic languages 6,400 2,985 3,410 650 295 355
Estonian 195 75 120 10 0 5
Finnish 360 125 240 180 70 110
Hungarian 5,835 2,790 3,045 460 220 240
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 5 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 685 385 300 15 5 15
Multiple responses 184,905 92,600 92,310 4,355 2,110 2,245
English and French 72,395 36,695 35,695 320 155 165
English and non-official language 27,485 13,545 13,945 3,840 1,860 1,975
French and non-official language 67,075 33,110 33,970 80 40 35
English, French and non-official language 17,950 9,245 8,705 115 45 70
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 4,089,285 138,335 67,900 70,435
Single responses 7,743,740 3,819,315 3,924,425 127,615 62,710 64,905
Official languages 7,157,850 3,536,165 3,621,685 88,145 43,990 44,155
English 782,185 391,125 391,060 87,800 43,840 43,960
French 6,375,665 3,145,040 3,230,625 345 155 190
Non-official languages 585,890 283,150 302,735 39,465 18,720 20,750
Aboriginal languages 40,190 20,205 19,980 0 0 5
Algonquian languages 28,695 14,385 14,310 5 0 5
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 28,110 14,105 14,005 0 0 5
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 0 0 0
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 0 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 0 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 0
Non-Aboriginal languages 545,695 262,940 282,755 39,460 18,715 20,745
Afro-Asiatic languages 91,660 46,550 45,110 700 345 360
Berber languages 7,495 3,895 3,605 0 0 0
Kabyle 5,105 2,660 2,450 0 0 0
Berber languages, n.i.e. 2,390 1,235 1,150 0 0 0
Cushitic languages 535 240 295 5 5 5
Bilen 5 0 5 0 0 0
Oromo 5 0 0 0 0 0
Somali 520 230 290 5 5 5
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 5 5 5 0 0 0
Semitic languages 83,520 42,365 41,160 700 340 355
Amharic 340 150 185 10 0 5
Arabic 81,105 41,150 39,955 655 325 330
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 95 50 45 0 0 5
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 10 0 5 0 0 0
Harari 5 0 5 0 0 0
Hebrew 1,705 880 825 20 10 5
Maltese 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tigrigna 205 95 105 10 5 5
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 60 25 35 0 0 0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 105 50 55 0 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 24,980 11,675 13,305 330 140 185
Khmer (Cambodian) 5,180 2,370 2,805 0 0 0
Vietnamese 19,790 9,295 10,495 330 140 190
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 15 5 10 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 9,715 3,960 5,750 1,340 600 740
Bikol 15 5 10 5 0 0
Cebuano 230 100 125 45 20 25
Fijian 0 0 0 5 5 5
Hiligaynon 130 55 75 20 15 10
Ilocano 740 305 435 45 20 25
Malagasy 360 185 170 0 0 0
Malay 175 85 95 130 60 70
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 60 30 30 5 5 5
Pangasinan 10 5 10 5 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 7,905 3,150 4,760 1,075 485 595
Waray-Waray 15 10 10 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 75 35 35 5 0 5
Creole languages 20,705 8,780 11,925 15 5 10
Haitian Creole 855 380 475 0 0 0
Creole, n.o.s. 19,405 8,200 11,210 20 5 10
Creole languages, n.i.e. 440 200 240 0 0 0
Dravidian languages 11,400 5,595 5,805 60 20 35
Kannada 150 85 65 0 0 0
Malayalam 200 100 100 5 0 0
Tamil 10,720 5,215 5,500 40 15 25
Telugu 330 190 135 10 0 5
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 10 5 5 0 0 5
Hmong-Mien languages 15 5 5 0 0 0
Indo-European languages 303,215 146,100 157,115 11,510 5,550 5,955
Albanian 1,615 795 820 25 10 10
Armenian 11,990 5,680 6,310 35 20 15
Balto-Slavic languages 40,405 19,085 21,325 2,490 1,220 1,270
Baltic languages 190 80 105 30 15 15
Latvian 75 40 40 15 10 5
Lithuanian 115 40 70 15 5 10
Slavic languages 40,220 19,000 21,220 2,460 1,205 1,255
Belarusan 25 15 15 0 5 0
Bosnian 965 475 495 40 20 20
Bulgarian 5,125 2,495 2,630 125 60 65
Croatian 1,015 475 545 175 80 95
Czech 460 220 240 65 25 40
Macedonian 130 65 65 15 10 5
Polish 5,970 2,695 3,270 445 215 230
Russian 20,680 9,775 10,900 1,255 610 640
Serbian 2,010 1,020 990 160 90 75
Serbo-Croatian 960 470 490 15 10 5
Slovak 245 120 130 70 35 30
Slovene (Slovenian) 225 95 135 5 0 0
Ukrainian 2,365 1,060 1,300 80 45 40
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 40 15 25 10 5 5
Celtic languages 30 20 10 0 0 0
Scottish Gaelic 5 5 0 0 0 0
Welsh 10 10 0 0 0 5
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 15 15 5 0 0 0
Germanic languages 9,890 4,980 4,905 145 75 75
Afrikaans 15 10 10 30 15 15
Danish 50 25 25 0 0 0
Dutch 375 170 205 20 10 15
Frisian 0 0 0 0 0 0
German 2,550 1,190 1,365 85 45 40
Icelandic 30 15 20 5 0 5
Norwegian 20 5 10 5 0 0
Swedish 105 50 60 0 0 0
Vlaams (Flemish) 70 35 40 0 0 0
Yiddish 6,665 3,485 3,180 0 0 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 10 5 5 0 0 0
Greek 18,545 8,865 9,680 50 20 25
Indo-Iranian languages 53,555 26,845 26,710 6,480 3,135 3,350
Indo-Aryan languages 31,575 15,985 15,585 1,245 580 665
Bengali 8,180 4,055 4,125 25 10 10
Gujarati 3,840 1,860 1,985 155 65 90
Hindi 1,535 790 745 190 90 100
Kashmiri 5 0 0 0 0 0
Konkani 30 15 15 0 5 0
Marathi 80 40 40 35 20 15
Nepali 1,355 655 700 100 50 55
Oriya (Odia) 15 10 5 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 8,840 4,690 4,155 510 240 275
Sindhi 135 65 75 50 25 25
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 365 185 180 45 20 25
Urdu 7,180 3,620 3,565 135 60 75
Iranian languages 21,745 10,740 11,010 5,230 2,545 2,690
Kurdish 510 280 235 170 80 85
Pashto 925 460 465 50 20 25
Persian (Farsi) 20,310 10,005 10,305 5,015 2,440 2,575
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 235 120 120 5 5 5
Italic (Romance) languages 167,190 79,835 87,355 2,285 1,075 1,205
Catalan 110 50 60 5 0 0
Italian 32,935 14,595 18,340 235 100 135
Portuguese 17,260 8,250 9,005 165 80 90
Romanian 24,520 12,000 12,525 565 270 290
Spanish 92,330 44,920 47,415 1,315 625 690
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 35 20 15 0 0 0
Japanese 1,050 425 620 400 160 240
Kartvelian languages 70 35 35 0 0 0
Georgian 70 40 35 0 0 0
Korean 3,540 1,630 1,910 6,875 3,250 3,625
Mongolic languages 145 70 75 25 15 10
Mongolian 145 70 75 20 15 10
Niger-Congo languages 7,250 3,450 3,800 30 15 20
Akan (Twi) 445 215 235 5 5 0
Bamanankan 265 135 125 0 0 0
Edo 10 5 5 5 0 5
Ewe 140 60 80 0 0 0
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 530 255 280 0 0 0
Ga 15 5 10 0 0 0
Ganda 5 5 5 0 5 0
Igbo 15 10 10 0 0 0
Lingala 625 270 355 0 0 0
Rundi (Kirundi) 1,110 510 600 5 5 5
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 530 225 305 0 0 0
Shona 20 10 10 0 0 0
Swahili 1,100 535 565 5 0 5
Wolof 1,035 555 480 0 0 0
Yoruba 55 25 25 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 1,350 635 710 5 5 5
Nilo-Saharan languages 135 70 65 0 0 5
Dinka 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 130 65 65 0 0 0
Sign languages 1,770 1,000 775 45 25 20
American Sign Language 90 35 50 10 5 5
Quebec Sign Language 700 360 340 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 985 600 385 35 20 15
Sino-Tibetan languages 60,370 28,925 31,450 17,695 8,360 9,335
Chinese languages 60,155 28,805 31,345 17,650 8,340 9,310
Cantonese 17,845 8,470 9,375 6,255 2,930 3,325
Hakka 155 75 80 55 25 30
Mandarin 37,075 17,870 19,200 10,680 5,080 5,605
Min Dong 0 0 0 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 1,830 830 1,000 280 130 155
Wu (Shanghainese) 780 355 420 150 70 85
Chinese, n.o.s. 2,435 1,190 1,240 215 115 100
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 40 20 20 5 5 5
Tibeto-Burman languages 215 115 100 45 20 25
Burmese 35 15 20 25 10 15
Karenic languages 65 40 30 0 0 0
Tibetan 70 45 30 10 5 5
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 40 20 20 5 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages 2,375 1,145 1,230 35 15 20
Lao 2,150 1,055 1,100 0 0 5
Thai 225 90 135 30 15 20
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 5,120 2,540 2,575 145 75 70
Azerbaijani 100 50 55 50 25 25
Turkish 4,715 2,340 2,370 85 40 40
Uyghur 140 75 70 5 0 0
Uzbek 105 50 55 5 5 5
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 65 30 35 5 0 0
Uralic languages 2,025 895 1,130 250 130 120
Estonian 30 10 20 0 0 0
Finnish 50 20 30 55 25 30
Hungarian 1,945 860 1,085 190 105 90
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 150 90 60 5 0 0
Multiple responses 322,820 157,960 164,860 10,720 5,190 5,530
English and French 86,715 43,820 42,890 220 110 105
English and non-official language 54,400 26,255 28,140 10,290 4,990 5,305
French and non-official language 139,385 66,610 72,775 35 15 20
English, French and non-official language 42,320 21,270 21,045 175 75 105
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 4,089,285 138,335 67,895 70,435
None 6,825,240 3,356,340 3,468,900 106,290 52,605 53,685
English 513,410 263,670 249,735 15,440 7,535 7,900
French 320,370 158,340 162,030 1,065 505 565
Non-official language 317,790 154,450 163,340 15,080 7,060 8,015
Aboriginal 5,700 2,645 3,060 20 5 10
Non-Aboriginal 312,085 151,810 160,280 15,060 7,060 8,005
English and French 36,235 18,285 17,955 70 25 40
English and non-official language 28,630 14,075 14,555 260 115 145
French and non-official language 23,470 11,365 12,095 125 50 80
English, French and non-official language 1,420 740 680 5 5 0
Income of individuals in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 21 6,634,295 3,260,155 3,374,145 115,875 56,430 59,445
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 6,417,615 3,160,595 3,257,020 110,100 53,590 56,505
Median total income in 2015 among recipients ($) 32,975 37,842 28,522 31,835 39,635 26,081
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 6,419,175 3,160,780 3,258,400 110,255 53,740 56,510
Median after-tax income in 2015 among recipients ($) 29,535 33,110 26,119 28,848 34,672 24,606
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 5,685,690 2,866,470 2,819,220 99,335 49,375 49,960
Median market income in 2015 among recipients ($) 30,067 35,597 25,012 31,897 40,091 24,998
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 4,973,245 2,300,800 2,672,445 75,755 31,900 43,850
Median government transfers in 2015 among recipients ($) 7,307 5,851 8,246 2,148 1,068 3,115
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 4,627,795 2,408,420 2,219,370 82,455 42,270 40,185
Median employment income in 2015 among recipients ($) 31,263 35,627 27,219 34,288 41,964 27,935
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 22 6,634,280 3,260,040 3,374,245 115,880 56,385 59,490
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 6,417,010 3,159,415 3,257,595 110,130 53,505 56,630
Average total income in 2015 among recipients ($) 42,546 49,087 36,203 43,731 52,827 35,137
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 6,418,440 3,159,550 3,258,890 110,295 53,660 56,635
Average after-tax income in 2015 among recipients ($) 34,887 39,292 30,616 36,575 42,906 30,577
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 5,685,905 2,866,415 2,819,485 99,090 49,205 49,885
Average market income in 2015 among recipients ($) 40,505 47,810 33,079 44,052 53,771 34,467
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 75,970 31,705 44,260
Average government transfers in 2015 among recipients ($) 8,590 7,846 9,229 5,936 5,699 6,105
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 4,627,775 2,408,655 2,219,120 82,455 42,240 40,210
Average employment income in 2015 among recipients ($) 40,382 45,974 34,313 45,056 54,334 35,309
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 3,374,240 115,875 56,385 59,495
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 36,360 21,135 15,225
Median employment income in 2015 for full-year full-time workers ($)Census data footnote 25 47,111 51,622 42,433 56,143 63,107 49,187
Average employment income in 2015 for full-year full-time workers ($)Census data footnote 26 56,564 62,750 49,085 66,928 75,402 55,166
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 90.8 93.7 86.6
Employment income (%)Census data footnote 29 68.4 71.4 64.6 77.1 80.9 71.7
Government transfers (%)Census data footnote 30 15.6 11.7 20.9 9.2 6.3 13.4
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 3,374,140 115,875 56,430 59,445
Without total income 216,685 99,555 117,125 5,780 2,835 2,940
With total income 6,417,615 3,160,595 3,257,020 110,095 53,595 56,505
Percentage with total income 96.7 96.9 96.5 95.0 95.0 95.1
Under $10,000 (including loss) 789,595 351,935 437,660 21,325 8,840 12,490
$10,000 to $19,999 1,188,135 476,630 711,500 18,350 7,430 10,920
$20,000 to $29,999 976,210 428,390 547,830 13,285 5,705 7,580
$30,000 to $39,999 852,735 414,105 438,625 11,030 5,005 6,030
$40,000 to $49,999 747,995 378,215 369,780 10,250 4,840 5,405
$50,000 to $59,999 540,265 292,110 248,150 8,400 4,205 4,195
$60,000 to $69,999 375,935 214,805 161,130 6,450 3,665 2,780
$70,000 to $79,999 286,025 164,240 121,790 5,010 2,865 2,140
$80,000 to $89,999 189,350 113,715 75,635 3,890 2,375 1,515
$90,000 to $99,999 122,750 80,090 42,660 2,965 1,860 1,110
$100,000 and over 348,620 246,360 102,255 9,155 6,805 2,350
$100,000 to $149,999 236,515 164,145 72,370 6,270 4,495 1,770
$150,000 and over 112,105 82,215 29,885 2,885 2,310 575
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 3,374,140 115,875 56,430 59,445
Without after-tax income 215,120 99,375 115,750 5,620 2,690 2,930
With after-tax income 6,419,175 3,160,780 3,258,395 110,255 53,740 56,515
Percentage with after-tax income 96.8 97.0 96.6 95.1 95.2 95.1
Under $10,000 (including loss) 822,725 359,045 463,675 21,935 9,240 12,695
$10,000 to $19,999 1,246,480 505,165 741,315 19,200 7,895 11,305
$20,000 to $29,999 1,192,885 541,080 651,810 15,565 6,865 8,700
$30,000 to $39,999 1,096,510 553,200 543,315 13,310 6,145 7,165
$40,000 to $49,999 793,150 425,040 368,115 11,630 5,655 5,975
$50,000 to $59,999 498,475 283,130 215,345 8,630 4,800 3,825
$60,000 to $69,999 309,415 180,470 128,945 6,000 3,510 2,490
$70,000 to $79,999 167,895 108,500 59,395 4,580 2,800 1,785
$80,000 and over 291,635 205,155 86,485 9,400 6,825 2,570
$80,000 to $89,999 95,010 64,670 30,335 2,990 1,975 1,015
$90,000 to $99,999 55,980 39,080 16,905 1,940 1,390 550
$100,000 and over 140,645 101,405 39,240 4,475 3,465 1,005
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 3,374,145 115,875 56,430 59,445
Without employment income 2,006,505 851,730 1,154,775 33,420 14,160 19,260
With employment income 4,627,790 2,408,420 2,219,375 82,450 42,270 40,185
Percentage with employment income 69.8 73.9 65.8 71.2 74.9 67.6
Under $5,000 (including loss) 606,300 311,780 294,520 11,925 5,210 6,715
$5,000 to $9,999 367,030 162,150 204,885 6,315 2,645 3,670
$10,000 to $19,999 681,920 305,995 375,920 10,730 4,800 5,935
$20,000 to $29,999 586,140 269,950 316,195 8,735 4,055 4,680
$30,000 to $39,999 565,425 277,135 288,285 8,025 3,685 4,340
$40,000 to $49,999 476,665 247,105 229,560 7,840 3,710 4,130
$50,000 to $59,999 359,180 203,580 155,600 6,460 3,325 3,140
$60,000 to $69,999 266,650 156,255 110,395 5,050 2,900 2,150
$70,000 to $79,999 224,040 129,890 94,150 4,135 2,485 1,655
$80,000 and over 494,440 344,585 149,855 13,230 9,460 3,770
$80,000 to $89,999 139,830 90,295 49,540 3,310 2,045 1,265
$90,000 to $99,999 93,860 64,160 29,700 2,490 1,645 845
$100,000 and over 260,745 190,125 70,620 7,440 5,775 1,660
Income of households in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for private households by household size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 34 3,531,665 ... ... 51,325 ... ...
Median total income of households in 2015 ($) 59,822 ... ... 74,383 ... ...
Median after-tax income of households in 2015 ($) 52,207 ... ... 65,020 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for one-person private households - 100% data 1,175,230 ... ... 11,415 ... ...
Median total income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 31,574 ... ... 38,505 ... ...
Median after-tax income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 28,469 ... ... 33,939 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for two-or-more-person private households - 100% data 2,356,430 ... ... 39,910 ... ...
Median total income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 78,645 ... ... 90,892 ... ...
Median after-tax income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 67,665 ... ... 79,097 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for private households by household size - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 35 3,531,665 ... ... 51,325 ... ...
Average total income of households in 2015 ($) 77,306 ... ... 93,837 ... ...
Average after-tax income of households in 2015 ($) 63,404 ... ... 78,598 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for one-person private households - 25% sample data 1,174,695 ... ... 11,410 ... ...
Average total income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 40,042 ... ... 45,368 ... ...
Average after-tax income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 33,262 ... ... 38,360 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for two-or-more-person private households - 25% sample data 2,356,970 ... ... 39,915 ... ...
Average total income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 95,878 ... ... 107,693 ... ...
Average after-tax income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 78,426 ... ... 90,101 ... ...
Total - Household total income groups in 2015 for private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 36 3,531,665 ... ... 51,325 ... ...
Under $5,000 47,170 ... ... 1,620 ... ...
$5,000 to $9,999 56,315 ... ... 840 ... ...
$10,000 to $14,999 119,570 ... ... 1,185 ... ...
$15,000 to $19,999 180,865 ... ... 1,670 ... ...
$20,000 to $24,999 179,690 ... ... 1,840 ... ...
$25,000 to $29,999 154,150 ... ... 2,040 ... ...
$30,000 to $34,999 185,000 ... ... 2,025 ... ...
$35,000 to $39,999 184,435 ... ... 1,980 ... ...
$40,000 to $44,999 179,855 ... ... 2,020 ... ...
$45,000 to $49,999 170,445 ... ... 1,920 ... ...
$50,000 to $59,999 313,600 ... ... 3,740 ... ...
$60,000 to $69,999 273,620 ... ... 3,400 ... ...
$70,000 to $79,999 241,940 ... ... 3,115 ... ...
$80,000 to $89,999 208,620 ... ... 2,815 ... ...
$90,000 to $99,999 176,355 ... ... 2,595 ... ...
$100,000 and over 860,030 ... ... 18,535 ... ...
$100,000 to $124,999 327,435 ... ... 5,375 ... ...
$125,000 to $149,999 204,105 ... ... 4,115 ... ...
$150,000 to $199,999 192,155 ... ... 4,920 ... ...
$200,000 and over 136,335 ... ... 4,120 ... ...
Total - Household after-tax income groups in 2015 for private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 32 3,531,660 ... ... 51,325 ... ...
Under $5,000 50,445 ... ... 1,675 ... ...
$5,000 to $9,999 57,335 ... ... 850 ... ...
$10,000 to $14,999 120,860 ... ... 1,220 ... ...
$15,000 to $19,999 190,300 ... ... 1,720 ... ...
$20,000 to $24,999 202,905 ... ... 2,060 ... ...
$25,000 to $29,999 187,365 ... ... 2,425 ... ...
$30,000 to $34,999 231,765 ... ... 2,470 ... ...
$35,000 to $39,999 225,695 ... ... 2,400 ... ...
$40,000 to $44,999 211,990 ... ... 2,325 ... ...
$45,000 to $49,999 202,760 ... ... 2,350 ... ...
$50,000 to $59,999 363,775 ... ... 4,200 ... ...
$60,000 to $69,999 309,825 ... ... 3,780 ... ...
$70,000 to $79,999 256,150 ... ... 3,510 ... ...
$80,000 to $89,999 208,765 ... ... 3,055 ... ...
$90,000 to $99,999 166,295 ... ... 2,765 ... ...
$100,000 and over 545,440 ... ... 14,520 ... ...
$100,000 to $124,999 269,170 ... ... 5,550 ... ...
$125,000 to $149,999 130,225 ... ... 3,585 ... ...
$150,000 and over 146,045 ... ... 5,385 ... ...
Income of economic families in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for economic families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 37 2,261,890 ... ... 38,875 ... ...
Median total income of economic families in 2015 ($) 79,378 ... ... 90,425 ... ...
Median after-tax income of economic families in 2015 ($) 68,152 ... ... 78,677 ... ...
Average family size of economic families 2.9 ... ... 3.1 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families without children or other relatives in private households - 100% data 930,195 ... ... 11,610 ... ...
Median total income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 70,075 ... ... 80,614 ... ...
Median after-tax income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 60,224 ... ... 70,381 ... ...
Average family size of couple economic families without children or other relatives 2.0 ... ... 2.0 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families with children in private households - 100% data 911,980 ... ... 20,370 ... ...
Median total income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 105,246 ... ... 112,251 ... ...
Median after-tax income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 88,844 ... ... 96,554 ... ...
Average family size of couple economic families with children 3.9 ... ... 3.9 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for lone-parent economic families in private households - 100% data 364,085 ... ... 5,660 ... ...
Median total income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 52,708 ... ... 50,351 ... ...
Median after-tax income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 47,805 ... ... 46,227 ... ...
Average family size of lone-parent economic families 2.6 ... ... 2.6 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for economic families in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 38 2,262,045 ... ... 38,850 ... ...
Average total income of economic families in 2015 ($) 96,863 ... ... 107,551 ... ...
Average after-tax income of economic families in 2015 ($) 79,060 ... ... 89,844 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families without children or other relatives in private households - 25% sample data 929,645 ... ... 11,620 ... ...
Average total income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 86,304 ... ... 95,751 ... ...
Average after-tax income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 70,167 ... ... 79,277 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families with children in private households - 25% sample data 912,560 ... ... 20,405 ... ...
Average total income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 122,835 ... ... 127,102 ... ...
Average after-tax income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 99,279 ... ... 105,846 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for lone-parent economic families in private households - 25% sample data 363,610 ... ... 5,680 ... ...
Average total income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 61,753 ... ... 62,277 ... ...
Average after-tax income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 53,052 ... ... 54,435 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 21 1,433,210 711,180 722,030 16,210 7,920 8,290
Median total income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 39 29,195 31,526 27,210 32,928 36,293 30,208
Median after-tax income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 39 26,706 28,214 25,434 29,676 32,226 27,756
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 40 1,430,625 708,225 722,405 16,080 7,620 8,460
Average total income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 41 37,684 39,840 35,571 39,652 43,256 36,407
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 33,795 36,264 31,571
Total - Economic family income decile group for the population in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 42 7,965,455 3,941,475 4,023,970 138,090 67,820 70,270
In the bottom half of the distribution 4,577,885 2,216,770 2,361,115 66,015 31,560 34,455
In the bottom decile 747,785 368,385 379,395 18,305 8,705 9,605
In the second decile 898,605 408,705 489,900 13,035 6,090 6,945
In the third decile 997,185 481,975 515,210 11,430 5,415 6,010
In the fourth decile 996,230 490,275 505,960 11,360 5,520 5,840
In the fifth decile 938,080 467,425 470,655 11,890 5,830 6,060
In the top half of the distribution 3,387,565 1,724,710 1,662,855 72,075 36,260 35,815
In the sixth decile 881,640 444,865 436,775 12,330 6,080 6,250
In the seventh decile 806,685 409,470 397,220 13,670 6,800 6,870
In the eighth decile 700,450 357,000 343,455 15,025 7,545 7,480
In the ninth decile 557,160 286,195 270,960 15,715 7,955 7,760
In the top decile 441,630 227,185 214,445 15,340 7,880 7,460
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 4,001,945 138,090 67,825 70,270
0 to 17 years 1,564,410 800,455 763,960 27,520 14,200 13,320
0 to 5 years 532,410 272,790 259,625 8,315 4,250 4,070
18 to 64 years 5,021,875 2,498,900 2,522,980 92,060 44,950 47,115
65 years and over 1,335,220 620,210 715,010 18,510 8,675 9,835
In low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) 1,160,190 542,405 617,785 24,500 11,525 12,980
0 to 17 years 222,955 114,410 108,540 5,940 3,090 2,850
0 to 5 years 75,270 38,595 36,670 1,595 810 790
18 to 64 years 688,130 334,825 353,305 15,530 7,140 8,390
65 years and over 249,110 93,170 155,930 3,030 1,300 1,735
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) (%) 14.6 13.8 15.4 17.7 17.0 18.5
0 to 17 years (%) 14.3 14.3 14.2 21.6 21.8 21.4
0 to 5 years (%) 14.1 14.1 14.1 19.2 19.1 19.4
18 to 64 years (%) 13.7 13.4 14.0 16.9 15.9 17.8
65 years and over (%) 18.7 15.0 21.8 16.4 15.0 17.6
In low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) 731,340 358,085 373,260 20,360 9,670 10,690
0 to 17 years 129,325 66,400 62,925 4,995 2,620 2,375
0 to 5 years 44,375 22,705 21,675 1,295 680 615
18 to 64 years 514,540 261,485 253,060 13,530 6,290 7,245
65 years and over 87,475 30,205 57,270 1,835 765 1,075
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) (%) 9.2 9.1 9.3 14.7 14.3 15.2
0 to 17 years (%) 8.3 8.3 8.2 18.2 18.5 17.8
0 to 5 years (%) 8.3 8.3 8.3 15.6 16.0 15.1
18 to 64 years (%) 10.2 10.5 10.0 14.7 14.0 15.4
65 years and over (%) 6.6 4.9 8.0 9.9 8.8 10.9
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 4,024,015 138,090 67,820 70,270
Official languages 7,891,110 3,911,220 3,979,890 131,245 64,980 66,265
English 3,930,690 2,058,470 1,872,225 131,205 64,965 66,235
French 7,522,350 3,725,145 3,797,200 8,395 3,710 4,680
Non-official languages 1,610,980 776,265 834,720 73,190 34,835 38,355
Aboriginal languages 50,890 25,190 25,700 40 25 15
Algonquian languages 37,515 18,545 18,965 10 10 0
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 34,415 17,050 17,370 0 0 0
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 0 0 0
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 0 0 0
Eastern Algonquian languages 885 460 420 0 0 0
Malecite 10 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 880 460 425 0 0 0
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 2,340 1,105 1,235 0 0 0
Algonquin 2,240 1,055 1,185 0 0 0
Ojibway 105 50 50 10 0 0
Oji-Cree 10 0 0 0 0 0
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 35 20 10 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages 20 10 10 0 10 0
Northern Athabaskan languages 20 15 10 10 10 0
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carrier 0 0 0 10 10 0
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 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 12,595 6,270 6,330 0 0 0
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 12,485 6,210 6,270 0 0 0
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 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 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 30 10 20
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nisga'a 0 0 0 25 10 20
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 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 73,145 34,815 38,335
Afro-Asiatic languages 301,035 157,545 143,490 1,790 925 860
Berber languages 27,595 14,650 12,945 0 0 0
Kabyle 16,170 8,580 7,590 0 0 0
Berber languages, n.i.e. 11,580 6,150 5,425 0 0 0
Cushitic languages 1,550 745 805 10 0 0
Bilen 35 20 10 0 0 0
Oromo 45 30 10 10 10 0
Somali 1,460 680 780 0 0 0
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 10 10 0 0 0 0
Semitic languages 286,625 149,970 136,660 1,780 925 860
Amharic 1,145 540 600 50 25 20
Arabic 267,965 140,280 127,685 1,525 780 745
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 195 95 95 15 0 10
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 10 0 0 0 0 0
Harari 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hebrew 18,035 9,490 8,540 160 95 65
Maltese 40 10 25 30 15 15
Tigrigna 420 195 225 10 0 0
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 180 85 95 10 0 0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 810 430 380 0 0 10
Austro-Asiatic languages 46,050 21,955 24,095 715 330 385
Khmer (Cambodian) 11,840 5,620 6,220 20 0 20
Vietnamese 34,580 16,520 18,060 695 330 370
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 40 25 15 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 31,230 11,820 19,410 4,875 2,105 2,770
Bikol 105 45 60 0 0 0
Cebuano 1,105 360 750 210 70 140
Fijian 15 0 10 40 15 30
Hiligaynon 540 195 350 155 80 75
Ilocano 2,500 890 1,610 235 90 145
Malagasy 1,980 940 1,040 0 0 0
Malay 1,210 525 690 715 350 355
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 195 95 100 50 15 30
Pangasinan 60 20 40 10 10 10
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 26,705 9,785 16,915 3,955 1,665 2,290
Waray-Waray 55 10 45 15 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 540 270 275 20 10 10
Creole languages 115,445 51,970 63,475 100 70 30
Haitian Creole 4,910 2,285 2,620 0 0 0
Creole, n.o.s. 108,315 48,615 59,705 75 55 25
Creole languages, n.i.e. 2,835 1,390 1,445 25 20 10
Dravidian languages 18,710 9,495 9,210 290 120 165
Kannada 415 210 205 25 10 15
Malayalam 510 285 220 80 35 50
Tamil 17,245 8,680 8,565 170 80 90
Telugu 930 540 390 30 10 20
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 15 10 0 0 0 0
Hmong-Mien languages 35 15 25 10 0 0
Indo-European languages 912,945 435,785 477,155 28,230 13,775 14,460
Albanian 3,375 1,730 1,645 30 10 20
Armenian 20,290 9,790 10,500 55 25 30
Balto-Slavic languages 88,425 41,725 46,700 5,715 2,865 2,855
Baltic languages 1,080 500 585 40 15 25
Latvian 335 150 185 10 0 0
Lithuanian 755 350 410 30 10 15
Slavic languages 87,520 41,315 46,205 5,705 2,865 2,840
Belarusan 365 150 215 25 0 20
Bosnian 1,975 990 985 110 60 45
Bulgarian 7,345 3,595 3,750 215 120 90
Croatian 3,580 1,760 1,820 825 425 400
Czech 2,070 975 1,095 280 135 150
Macedonian 285 140 145 20 15 10
Polish 17,760 8,090 9,665 1,135 585 550
Russian 46,665 22,265 24,400 2,350 1,125 1,225
Serbian 4,050 1,980 2,070 585 310 270
Serbo-Croatian 2,385 1,140 1,245 35 20 15
Slovak 1,520 705 820 230 115 115
Slovene (Slovenian) 970 490 480 45 20 25
Ukrainian 9,015 3,885 5,135 455 185 270
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 150 75 75 15 0 10
Celtic languages 495 305 195 10 10 0
Scottish Gaelic 155 95 65 10 10 0
Welsh 85 45 40 0 0 0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 265 175 95 0 0 0
Germanic languages 63,370 31,835 31,530 2,360 1,145 1,215
Afrikaans 415 260 150 325 175 150
Danish 835 410 420 170 75 95
Dutch 5,060 2,665 2,395 295 140 155
Frisian 15 10 0 0 0 0
German 43,475 21,950 21,530 1,470 705 765
Icelandic 140 80 60 20 10 15
Norwegian 510 255 255 55 40 20
Swedish 1,580 785 795 90 40 50
Vlaams (Flemish) 760 265 495 0 0 0
Yiddish 12,375 6,225 6,155 0 0 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 270 125 140 0 0 0
Greek 51,060 25,520 25,540 300 160 135
Indo-Iranian languages 93,655 48,040 45,615 12,595 6,290 6,310
Indo-Aryan languages 59,570 30,870 28,700 4,350 2,145 2,205
Bengali 12,870 6,610 6,260 85 45 45
Gujarati 7,950 3,860 4,090 880 420 460
Hindi 15,570 8,285 7,280 1,790 885 905
Kashmiri 45 35 15 0 0 0
Konkani 150 70 75 20 10 10
Marathi 475 240 230 150 80 70
Nepali 1,445 725 720 165 90 75
Oriya (Odia) 55 35 20 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 17,860 9,690 8,165 1,680 830 845
Sindhi 500 240 255 245 105 140
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 1,335 625 710 110 65 40
Urdu 16,545 8,655 7,890 410 205 210
Iranian languages 35,420 17,830 17,585 8,290 4,170 4,120
Kurdish 1,255 665 590 315 150 160
Pashto 1,825 1,005 825 85 50 35
Persian (Farsi) 32,965 16,560 16,405 8,105 4,090 4,015
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 845 425 420 100 45 55
Italic (Romance) languages 627,545 293,620 333,920 7,955 3,700 4,255
Catalan 890 525 365 0 10 0
Italian 173,710 84,430 89,275 2,150 1,055 1,095
Portuguese 55,100 27,620 27,475 850 375 475
Romanian 42,655 20,550 22,110 1,130 555 575
Spanish 390,355 177,610 212,745 4,185 1,885 2,300
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 490 345 145 30 20 10
Japanese 7,040 3,340 3,695 1,435 640 795
Kartvelian languages 220 110 110 10 0 0
Georgian 215 105 110 10 10 10
Korean 6,260 2,825 3,430 9,595 4,645 4,950
Mongolic languages 270 135 130 0 10 0
Mongolian 265 135 130 10 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 52,840 26,665 26,175 325 190 130
Akan (Twi) 1,800 945 855 40 20 20
Bamanankan 2,385 1,240 1,145 0 0 0
Edo 190 95 95 0 10 0
Ewe 1,410 865 545 10 10 0
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 3,400 1,785 1,620 0 0 0
Ga 315 155 160 0 0 0
Ganda 90 40 55 10 0 0
Igbo 275 190 90 10 0 0
Lingala 9,630 4,430 5,200 20 10 15
Rundi (Kirundi) 4,490 2,210 2,285 15 0 10
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 3,535 1,640 1,895 15 10 15
Shona 150 75 80 25 10 15
Swahili 8,015 4,080 3,935 145 80 60
Wolof 6,555 3,545 3,015 0 0 0
Yoruba 885 485 395 10 10 0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 17,720 9,125 8,595 65 45 25
Nilo-Saharan languages 695 345 350 15 10 10
Dinka 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 695 345 350 15 10 0
Sign languages 7,775 3,095 4,675 140 60 85
American Sign Language 675 245 435 100 40 65
Quebec Sign Language 4,405 1,590 2,815 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e. 2,960 1,350 1,605 40 20 20
Sino-Tibetan languages 90,460 42,695 47,770 26,625 12,505 14,110
Chinese languages 90,060 42,480 47,580 26,575 12,480 14,095
Cantonese 31,885 14,900 16,980 11,070 5,185 5,885
Hakka 545 240 310 205 100 110
Mandarin 59,240 27,560 31,685 18,065 8,410 9,655
Min Dong 15 10 10 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 4,215 1,860 2,350 1,055 485 565
Wu (Shanghainese) 1,230 535 690 310 140 165
Chinese, n.o.s. 4,800 2,380 2,425 485 260 230
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 90 40 55 20 0 15
Tibeto-Burman languages 430 235 195 55 30 20
Burmese 140 75 60 30 20 10
Karenic languages 105 55 45 0 0 0
Tibetan 65 50 10 0 0 10
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 140 65 80 20 10 0
Tai-Kadai languages 7,280 3,400 3,880 145 55 95
Lao 5,785 2,850 2,935 20 10 10
Thai 2,255 875 1,375 130 40 90
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e. 15 10 10 0 0 0
Turkic languages 12,475 6,265 6,210 655 285 365
Azerbaijani 510 275 235 130 50 80
Turkish 11,415 5,755 5,665 505 215 280
Uyghur 230 110 120 0 0 0
Uzbek 230 105 125 55 35 25
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 235 115 120 20 0 20
Uralic languages 7,870 3,710 4,160 680 330 350
Estonian 150 55 95 15 10 10
Finnish 500 195 305 150 55 90
Hungarian 7,215 3,450 3,765 515 265 250
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 2,140 1,170 970 35 15 20
Citizenship
Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 45 7,965,450 3,941,440 4,024,015 138,090 67,820 70,270
Canadian citizensCensus data footnote 46 7,585,545 3,753,190 3,832,350 118,870 58,850 60,020
Canadian citizens aged under 18 1,521,230 779,620 741,610 24,335 12,635 11,700
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over 6,064,310 2,973,575 3,090,740 94,535 46,220 48,320
Not Canadian citizensCensus data footnote 47 379,910 188,245 191,665 19,225 8,970 10,255
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 4,024,015 138,090 67,820 70,270
Non-immigrantsCensus data footnote 49 6,788,085 3,365,345 3,422,735 73,150 37,050 36,105
ImmigrantsCensus data footnote 50 1,091,310 530,325 560,980 61,060 28,965 32,090
Before 1981 238,655 117,080 121,575 10,015 4,835 5,180
1981 to 1990 127,340 63,150 64,190 6,465 3,190 3,275
1991 to 2000 187,860 89,210 98,650 16,680 7,950 8,730
2001 to 2010 322,280 155,785 166,495 18,365 8,565 9,800
2001 to 2005 140,170 67,835 72,335 9,440 4,425 5,015
2006 to 2010 182,115 87,945 94,165 8,930 4,140 4,780
2011 to 2016Census data footnote 51 215,170 105,105 110,065 9,530 4,430 5,100
Non-permanent residentsCensus data footnote 52 86,065 45,765 40,295 3,880 1,800 2,080
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 61,055 28,970 32,090
Under 5 years 112,930 54,600 58,330 5,145 2,645 2,500
5 to 14 years 174,020 87,165 86,855 10,720 5,790 4,930
15 to 24 years 215,350 98,880 116,475 10,235 4,735 5,505
25 to 44 years 515,770 256,095 259,675 27,545 12,190 15,360
45 years and over 73,230 33,590 39,640 7,410 3,610 3,795
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 61,060 28,970 32,090
Americas 247,505 113,190 134,315 3,615 1,710 1,910
Brazil 7,345 3,515 3,830 200 80 120
Colombia 25,580 11,645 13,935 175 75 100
El Salvador 11,120 5,500 5,615 345 155 190
Guyana 2,490 1,085 1,410 55 30 25
Haiti 80,965 35,375 45,585 50 35 15
Jamaica 4,665 2,040 2,625 135 80 60
Mexico 15,820 7,090 8,730 550 210 340
Peru 13,265 5,945 7,325 195 75 115
Trinidad and Tobago 4,075 1,840 2,240 135 85 55
United StatesCensus data footnote 55 25,955 12,800 13,155 1,065 570 490
Other places of birth in Americas 56,235 26,370 29,870 710 315 390
Europe 311,090 154,910 156,185 10,590 5,140 5,450
Bosnia and Herzegovina 3,785 1,890 1,895 215 105 105
Croatia 2,140 1,085 1,050 380 205 175
France 81,225 43,490 37,735 120 65 55
Germany 9,750 4,365 5,390 595 280 315
Greece 18,420 9,135 9,285 90 45 45
Hungary 3,325 1,620 1,700 260 120 140
IrelandCensus data footnote 56 820 485 330 115 70 45
Italy 51,025 25,370 25,655 855 440 415
Netherlands 1,990 1,035 955 235 135 100
Poland 10,735 4,675 6,060 880 430 455
Portugal 18,985 9,185 9,800 265 125 135
Romania 28,695 13,695 15,005 940 485 455
Russian Federation 11,355 4,975 6,375 920 420 505
SerbiaCensus data footnote 57 1,790 830 960 320 175 145
Ukraine 8,670 3,800 4,870 445 200 250
United KingdomCensus data footnote 58 12,905 6,645 6,260 2,450 1,125 1,330
Other places of birth in Europe 45,500 22,630 22,870 1,500 715 785
Africa 241,410 125,250 116,165 1,950 970 980
Algeria 59,465 31,180 28,280 0 0 10
Egypt 19,490 10,290 9,200 290 155 135
Ethiopia 995 495 495 50 25 25
Kenya 785 355 430 320 160 155
Morocco 60,700 31,435 29,270 35 15 15
Nigeria 1,340 740 600 20 10 10
Somalia 580 270 310 10 10 0
South Africa, Republic of 865 475 385 545 290 255
Other places of birth in Africa 97,200 50,005 47,190 685 310 375
Asia 289,825 136,175 153,655 44,200 20,820 23,380
Afghanistan 7,280 3,640 3,640 780 400 380
Bangladesh 7,940 3,990 3,950 40 30 15
ChinaCensus data footnote 59 49,555 19,905 29,655 10,980 5,030 5,955
Hong KongCensus data footnote 60 4,730 2,290 2,435 4,550 2,210 2,340
India 17,865 9,195 8,670 1,745 820 925
IranCensus data footnote 61 17,760 8,880 8,885 6,100 3,065 3,030
Iraq 3,735 1,960 1,775 355 160 195
Japan 1,725 395 1,330 505 140 365
Korea, SouthCensus data footnote 62 4,230 1,995 2,230 7,215 3,455 3,750
Lebanon 39,135 20,800 18,340 150 105 50
Pakistan 10,010 5,260 4,750 280 150 130
Philippines 24,410 9,040 15,370 4,140 1,745 2,395
Sri Lanka 10,715 5,335 5,380 185 105 80
SyriaCensus data footnote 63 17,775 8,800 8,980 320 150 175
Taiwan 2,735 1,100 1,635 2,745 1,310 1,435
Viet Nam 25,440 11,765 13,675 675 290 380
Other places of birth in Asia 44,795 21,840 22,950 3,430 1,650 1,785
Oceania and other places of birthCensus data footnote 64 1,480 805 670 700 335 370
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 9,530 4,430 5,100
Americas 47,710 22,625 25,085 535 260 280
Brazil 3,010 1,495 1,520 50 25 30
Colombia 7,540 3,465 4,075 25 10 15
Cuba 2,565 1,260 1,315 0 0 0
Haiti 16,880 7,690 9,190 0 0 0
Jamaica 190 140 55 10 10 0
Mexico 4,210 1,955 2,255 175 75 105
United StatesCensus data footnote 55 3,990 2,265 1,720 140 65 75
VenezuelaCensus data footnote 65 1,955 935 1,020 0 0 10
Other places of birth in Americas 7,365 3,425 3,935 120 75 50
Europe 39,320 20,085 19,235 795 375 420
France 20,030 10,855 9,175 15 0 10
Germany 580 250 330 15 10 10
IrelandCensus data footnote 56 135 105 35 15 15 0
MoldovaCensus data footnote 66 3,750 1,695 2,055 35 10 20
Romania 2,945 1,260 1,685 85 40 50
Russian Federation 1,970 865 1,105 235 100 135
Ukraine 2,460 1,110 1,350 50 20 30
United KingdomCensus data footnote 58 860 565 290 110 55 50
Other places of birth in Europe 6,590 3,385 3,205 240 110 125
Africa 74,200 37,110 37,090 230 130 105
Algeria 16,380 8,060 8,320 0 0 0
Cameroon 7,550 3,705 3,845 0 0 0
Congo, Democratic Republic of the 3,370 1,655 1,715 0 0 0
Côte d'Ivoire 5,070 2,505 2,565 0 0 0
Egypt 4,360 2,260 2,095 125 50 70
Eritrea 50 30 20 0 0 0
Ethiopia 125 65 60 10 0 0
Morocco 13,475 6,675 6,805 10 0 10
Nigeria 540 280 260 10 10 0
Somalia 95 40 50 0 0 0
South Africa, Republic of 175 115 60 45 35 15
Tunisia 5,855 3,025 2,825 0 0 0
Other places of birth in Africa 17,155 8,690 8,470 40 20 20
Asia 53,595 25,070 28,525 7,920 3,650 4,265
Afghanistan 1,555 715 840 160 105 55
Bangladesh 860 455 405 10 0 0
ChinaCensus data footnote 59 10,705 4,805 5,895 2,370 1,035 1,335
Hong KongCensus data footnote 60 120 35 80 185 75 110
India 2,960 1,555 1,405 155 70 85
IranCensus data footnote 61 7,505 3,545 3,960 1,605 835 775
Iraq 985 465 515 120 55 60
Israel 645 390 255 40 25 10
Japan 330 30 295 65 15 55
Korea, SouthCensus data footnote 62 825 370 455 1,495 670 825
Lebanon 3,955 2,100 1,860 15 15 0
Nepal 360 165 195 20 10 10
Pakistan 1,815 920 895 25 15 0
Philippines 5,635 2,345 3,290 685 295 390
Saudi Arabia 435 210 225 10 0 0
Sri Lanka 860 380 480 30 10 20
SyriaCensus data footnote 63 7,455 3,740 3,715 275 130 150
Taiwan 170 60 105 180 70 115
Turkey 585 300 285 15 10 0
United Arab Emirates 300 160 145 20 10 15
Viet Nam 1,505 560 945 50 25 35
Other places of birth in Asia 4,025 1,765 2,265 395 175 220
Oceania and otherCensus data footnote 64 345 215 135 50 15 30
Australia 190 120 70 25 0 15
Other places of birthCensus data footnote 67 155 95 65 25 10 10
Generation status
Total - Generation status for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 68 7,965,450 3,941,440 4,024,015 138,095 67,825 70,270
First generationCensus data footnote 69 1,204,895 590,175 614,720 65,805 31,215 34,585
Second generationCensus data footnote 70 792,085 399,535 392,550 32,170 16,235 15,935
Third generation or moreCensus data footnote 71 5,968,475 2,951,730 3,016,745 40,120 20,380 19,745
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 51,645 24,410 27,235
Economic immigrantsCensus data footnote 73 469,015 243,915 225,100 34,905 17,195 17,715
Principal applicantsCensus data footnote 74 224,720 137,975 86,745 12,505 8,260 4,240
Secondary applicantsCensus data footnote 75 244,300 105,945 138,360 22,400 8,935 13,465
Immigrants sponsored by familyCensus data footnote 76 241,225 96,130 145,095 10,380 3,960 6,425
RefugeesCensus data footnote 77 146,295 75,100 71,195 5,665 2,920 2,745
Other immigrantsCensus data footnote 78 11,150 5,320 5,825 690 340 350
Aboriginal population
Total - Aboriginal identity for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 79 7,965,450 3,941,440 4,024,010 138,095 67,820 70,270
Aboriginal identityCensus data footnote 80 182,885 91,890 90,995 3,100 1,480 1,620
Single Aboriginal responsesCensus data footnote 81 175,960 88,635 87,325 2,965 1,410 1,555
First Nations (North American Indian)Census data footnote 82 92,655 45,510 47,145 1,660 825 835
Métis 69,365 36,260 33,100 1,265 570 695
Inuk (Inuit) 13,940 6,865 7,075 35 10 30
Multiple Aboriginal responsesCensus data footnote 83 2,760 1,330 1,430 100 45 55
Aboriginal responses not included elsewhereCensus data footnote 84 4,170 1,930 2,245 30 30 0
Non-Aboriginal identity 7,782,560 3,849,550 3,933,015 134,995 66,345 68,655
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 4,024,015 138,095 67,820 70,270
Registered or Treaty IndianCensus data footnote 86 77,490 38,580 38,915 865 425 440
Not a Registered or Treaty Indian 7,887,960 3,902,860 3,985,100 137,225 67,395 69,830
Total - Aboriginal ancestry for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 87 7,965,455 3,941,440 4,024,015 138,095 67,820 70,270
Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 88 118,780 58,535 60,245 455 250 205
Single Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 89 115,480 56,930 58,550 450 245 200
First Nations (North American Indian) single ancestryCensus data footnote 82 87,700 42,730 44,965 330 160 170
Métis single ancestry 17,585 9,225 8,360 120 85 30
Inuit single ancestry 10,200 4,980 5,220 0 0 0
Multiple Aboriginal ancestries (only)Census data footnote 90 3,300 1,605 1,700 10 0 0
First Nations (North American Indian) and Métis ancestries 2,220 1,115 1,105 0 0 0
First Nations (North American Indian) and Inuit ancestries 995 455 540 0 0 0
Métis and Inuit ancestries 65 25 40 0 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 3,415 1,625 1,785
Single Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 92 235,365 111,205 124,165 3,250 1,545 1,700
First Nations (North American Indian) and non-Aboriginal ancestries 193,625 90,650 102,975 2,165 1,090 1,080
Métis and non-Aboriginal ancestries 37,080 18,320 18,760 1,065 450 615
Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 4,660 2,230 2,425 15 10 10
Multiple Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 93 5,280 2,700 2,575 165 80 80
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis and non-Aboriginal ancestries 4,040 2,105 1,940 165 80 85
First Nations (North American Indian), Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 990 475 515 0 0 0
Métis, Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 225 110 115 0 0 0
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis, Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 25 15 10 0 0 0
Non-Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 94 7,606,025 3,769,000 3,837,030 134,225 65,945 68,280
Visible minority population
Total - Visible minority for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 95 7,965,450 3,941,440 4,024,015 138,095 67,820 70,270
Total visible minority populationCensus data footnote 96 1,032,365 505,180 527,185 69,270 33,305 35,965
South AsianCensus data footnote 97 90,335 46,750 43,585 6,220 3,040 3,185
Chinese 99,505 44,370 55,135 28,935 13,865 15,070
Black 319,230 154,110 165,120 1,515 835 680
Filipino 34,910 14,275 20,635 5,445 2,395 3,050
Latin American 133,920 64,655 69,260 2,190 980 1,210
Arab 213,740 113,420 100,320 1,390 670 715
Southeast AsianCensus data footnote 98 62,820 29,960 32,865 1,760 785 975
West AsianCensus data footnote 99 32,405 16,200 16,210 7,750 3,945 3,805
Korean 8,055 3,865 4,190 9,930 4,875 5,060
Japanese 4,570 1,755 2,820 1,535 660 875
Visible minority, n.i.e.Census data footnote 100 9,840 4,670 5,175 275 135 140
Multiple visible minoritiesCensus data footnote 101 23,045 11,160 11,885 2,315 1,120 1,195
Not a visible minorityCensus data footnote 102 6,933,085 3,436,260 3,496,830 68,825 34,520 34,305
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 4,024,010 138,095 67,820 70,270
North American Aboriginal origins 359,430 172,440 186,985 3,870 1,875 1,990
First Nations (North American Indian) 289,610 137,550 152,065 2,665 1,335 1,335
Inuit 17,175 8,300 8,880 15 10 10
Métis 61,260 30,915 30,345 1,355 615 740
Other North American origins 4,850,145 2,390,545 2,459,605 19,435 9,635 9,805
Acadian 34,785 16,440 18,345 60 15 40
American 45,050 21,470 23,580 1,500 700 800
Canadian 4,647,840 2,288,280 2,359,555 18,450 9,190 9,265
New Brunswicker 750 370 380 0 0 0
Newfoundlander 570 280 295 10 0 10
Nova Scotian 365 155 215 0 0 0
Ontarian 1,345 660 685 0 0 0
Québécois 184,005 93,895 90,110 10 10 0
Other North American origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 104 205 110 100 0 0 10
European origins 3,037,890 1,511,060 1,526,825 67,060 33,445 33,610
British Isles origins 745,715 360,135 385,575 39,310 19,490 19,820
Channel Islander 1,440 725 720 0 0 0
Cornish 70 35 40 20 15 0
English 228,520 111,855 116,670 24,905 12,100 12,805
Irish 446,215 211,545 234,665 13,390 6,370 7,025
Manx 200 105 95 25 15 10
Scottish 215,030 103,395 111,635 18,085 8,820 9,270
Welsh 10,765 5,075 5,690 2,275 1,110 1,170
British Isles origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 105 32,525 15,440 17,080 2,465 1,255 1,210
French origins 1,878,795 941,770 937,025 8,355 4,135 4,215
Alsatian 1,050 520 525 0 0 0
Breton 11,140 5,410 5,725 0 0 0
Corsican 1,270 690 580 10 10 0
French 1,870,545 937,665 932,875 8,350 4,130 4,215
Western European origins (except French origins) 244,380 119,115 125,260 15,115 7,555 7,565
Austrian 12,710 6,285 6,430 1,120 575 545
Bavarian 40 30 20 0 0 0
Belgian 51,340 25,295 26,050 445 200 245
Dutch 26,000 12,805 13,190 3,560 1,755 1,810
Flemish 1,345 660 685 70 45 25
Frisian 15 20 0 0 0 0
German 142,225 68,250 73,975 10,690 5,365 5,325
Luxembourger 910 445 460 40 30 10
Swiss 24,500 12,615 11,885 495 240 255
Western European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 106 125 80 50 30 15 15
Northern European origins (except British Isles origins) 25,460 12,490 12,975 6,980 3,405 3,580
Danish 5,700 2,815 2,885 1,120 515 610
Finnish 3,130 1,430 1,700 790 380 415
Icelandic 955 480 470 545 255 285
Norwegian 7,820 3,835 3,985 2,525 1,295 1,235
Swedish 6,840 3,275 3,565 2,250 1,025 1,215
Northern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 107 2,500 1,265 1,230 385 230 155
Eastern European origins 249,940 121,660 128,285 15,985 7,830 8,155
Bulgarian 9,570 4,675 4,895 265 150 115
Byelorussian 2,530 1,235 1,295 115 50 70
Czech 6,295 2,965 3,330 655 320 335
Czechoslovakian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 108 2,150 1,100 1,050 210 115 95
Estonian 890 460 435 70 25 45
Hungarian 28,280 13,970 14,310 1,910 885 1,030
Latvian 1,740 835 905 155 85 65
Lithuanian 6,630 3,320 3,305 180 90 90
Moldovan 7,620 3,710 3,900 55 20 40
Polish 79,040 38,705 40,335 4,115 2,070 2,045
Romanian 53,060 25,935 27,125 1,620 785 835
Russian 55,230 26,405 28,830 3,410 1,640 1,765
Slovak 4,770 2,375 2,395 460 210 250
Ukrainian 42,550 20,575 21,975 5,505 2,730 2,775
Eastern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 109 2,900 1,505 1,400 75 40 35
Southern European origins 549,750 273,670 276,080 14,625 7,375 7,250
Albanian 3,760 1,950 1,805 90 30 60
Bosnian 2,970 1,485 1,490 200 100 95
Catalan 735 395 340 0 0 0
Croatian 6,745 3,375 3,370 1,465 785 685
Cypriot 480 240 245 15 15 0
Greek 71,330 36,235 35,090 870 445 425
Italian 326,700 162,650 164,045 7,705 3,990 3,715
Kosovar 505 295 210 0 0 0
Macedonian 775 400 370 45 10 40
Maltese 1,220 615 610 120 55 65
Montenegrin 450 250 200 30 15 15
Portuguese 69,805 34,825 34,980 1,670 860 810
Serbian 5,950 2,915 3,040 655 350 300
Sicilian 1,435 710 725 0 0 0
Slovenian 2,510 1,225 1,280 155 75 75
Spanish 85,360 41,745 43,615 2,640 1,190 1,450
Yugoslavian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 110 3,270 1,595 1,670 165 70 95
Southern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 111 300 155 145 10 0 10
Other European origins 38,670 19,875 18,800 840 465 380
Basque 3,620 1,930 1,690 20 10 15
Jewish 25,235 12,955 12,280 370 200 165
Roma (Gypsy) 475 270 205 15 0 10
Slavic, n.o.s.Census data footnote 112 360 180 185 15 10 0
Other European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 113 9,215 4,690 4,530 420 235 185
Caribbean origins 201,625 93,935 107,690 955 515 445
Antiguan 380 170 205 20 10 10
Bahamian 430 205 225 0 0 0
Barbadian 5,570 2,585 2,985 95 45 45
Bermudan 115 50 65 0 0 0
Carib 405 150 255 0 0 0
Cuban 9,830 4,800 5,035 35 20 15
Dominican 11,560 5,320 6,235 10 10 10
Grenadian 1,965 790 1,175 20 15 0
Guadeloupean 1,010 475 535 0 0 0
Haitian 143,165 66,245 76,925 120 60 60
Jamaican 14,100 6,785 7,315 345 200 140
Kittitian/Nevisian 360 200 160 10 0 0
Martinican 1,775 820 950 0 0 0
Montserratan 240 140 105 0 0 0
Puerto Rican 530 270 255 10 0 0
St. Lucian 860 450 405 0 0 0
Trinidadian/Tobagonian 6,585 2,925 3,660 160 85 70
Vincentian/Grenadinian 4,020 1,695 2,325 25 15 10
West Indian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 114 5,635 2,610 3,025 140 70 65
Caribbean origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 115 4,195 1,995 2,205 65 25 40
Latin, Central and South American origins 167,275 81,215 86,065 3,140 1,460 1,685
Aboriginal from Central/South America (except Arawak and Maya) 6,100 2,885 3,210 75 30 50
Arawak 180 60 120 0 0 0
Argentinian 4,950 2,490 2,460 75 35 45
Belizean 80 40 40 10 0 10
Bolivian 1,730 815 915 25 10 20
Brazilian 8,345 4,075 4,275 285 140 145
Chilean 14,060 7,055 7,005 255 105 145
Colombian 33,965 15,915 18,050 265 125 140
Costa Rican 1,180 570 610 35 20 20
Ecuadorian 2,720 1,255 1,470 95 45 50
Guatemalan 10,175 5,380 4,795 85 55 25
Guyanese 3,670 1,810 1,860 70 35 40
Hispanic 1,155 570 585 120 30 85
Honduran 4,335 2,135 2,200 35 15 25
Maya 1,670 935 735 15 10 0
Mexican 26,930 13,185 13,745 910 390 515
Nicaraguan 2,805 1,360 1,445 60 25 30
Panamanian 1,460 755 710 0 10 0
Paraguayan 365 155 205 10 0 10
Peruvian 19,735 9,240 10,495 240 120 125
Salvadorean 19,200 9,535 9,665 430 220 215
Uruguayan 1,755 815 940 10 10 10
Venezuelan 7,475 3,430 4,045 135 60 75
Latin, Central and South American origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 116 5,845 2,965 2,880 130 65 60
African origins 382,665 196,910 185,755 2,140 1,065 1,075
Central and West African origins 86,695 44,720 41,975 195 105 90
Akan 630 325 310 0 0 0
Angolan 875 425 450 0 0 0
Ashanti 120 90 35 0 0 0
Beninese 4,125 2,220 1,915 0 0 0
Burkinabe 2,465 1,325 1,145 0 0 0
Cameroonian 17,095 8,635 8,465 0 0 10
Chadian 1,045 525 520 0 0 0
Congolese 20,210 9,960 10,250 15 10 10
Edo 110 60 45 0 0 0
Ewe 460 265 200 0 0 0
Gabonese 1,165 545 620 0 0 0
Gambian 150 95 55 0 0 0
Ghanaian 3,235 1,660 1,575 65 30 30
Guinean 5,255 2,765 2,485 10 0 10
Ibo 185 95 95 10 10 0
Ivorian 8,545 4,350 4,200 0 10 0
Liberian 150 60 90 0 0 0
Malian 3,535 1,755 1,775 0 0 0
Malinké 635 340 295 0 0 0
Nigerian 2,820 1,510 1,310 75 45 30
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 0 0 0
Togolese 4,080 2,210 1,870 0 0 0
Wolof 660 390 270 0 0 0
Yoruba 460 225 235 10 0 0
Central and West African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 117 6,955 3,690 3,275 15 10 0
North African origins 225,125 117,725 107,410 580 270 305
Algerian 60,375 31,185 29,190 30 20 10
Berber 33,825 17,840 15,985 0 0 0
Coptic 685 385 305 10 10 0
Dinka 15 10 10 0 0 0
Egyptian 29,400 15,295 14,100 450 220 230
Libyan 1,075 590 485 10 0 10
Maure 530 290 240 0 0 0
Moroccan 85,940 44,520 41,420 85 45 35
Sudanese 370 220 150 65 30 40
Tunisian 21,475 11,775 9,695 0 0 0
North African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 118 3,340 1,845 1,490 0 0 0
Southern and East African origins 28,925 14,225 14,705 805 420 385
Afrikaner 115 75 40 20 10 10
Amhara 65 30 35 0 0 0
Bantu, n.o.s.Census data footnote 119 1,905 1,040 870 0 0 0
Burundian 6,015 2,945 3,070 10 0 10
Djiboutian 450 205 245 0 0 0
Eritrean 580 290 290 0 0 0
Ethiopian 1,575 785 785 85 35 50
Harari 20 10 10 0 0 0
Kenyan 530 270 260 30 20 10
Malagasy 3,735 1,815 1,920 0 0 0
Mauritian 3,695 1,735 1,960 60 30 30
Oromo 20 15 10 0 0 0
Rwandan 5,130 2,445 2,685 25 15 10
Seychellois 775 345 425 0 0 0
Somali 1,785 865 915 45 20 25
South African 900 490 420 390 200 190
Tanzanian 325 190 140 0 0 0
Tigrian 95 35 55 0 0 0
Ugandan 290 135 160 40 25 15
Zambian 45 20 25 0 0 0
Zimbabwean 300 150 145 30 0 20
Zulu 70 35 35 15 10 0
Southern and East African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 120 1,790 915 875 115 80 40
Other African origins 46,805 22,845 23,965 590 285 305
Black, n.o.s.Census data footnote 121 3,800 1,845 1,950 85 30 50
Other African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 122 43,785 21,415 22,370 510 255 255
Asian origins 563,150 275,170 287,980 66,600 32,120 34,480
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins 240,795 123,985 116,810 10,730 5,445 5,280
Afghan 10,945 5,550 5,395 1,095 575 525
Arab, n.o.s.Census data footnote 123 44,875 23,680 21,195 345 165 180
Armenian 27,380 13,515 13,865 90 40 50
Assyrian 370 205 165 35 25 10
Azerbaijani 555 295 255 165 80 85
Georgian 635 295 345 15 0 10
Hazara 385 190 200 10 10 10
Iranian 25,530 12,845 12,685 7,300 3,675 3,630
Iraqi 5,520 2,780 2,740 310 140 175
Israeli 6,060 3,235 2,830 70 30 40
Jordanian 1,610 840 770 20 0 15
Kazakh 620 295 325 20 10 15
Kurd 2,135 1,180 960 285 145 145
Kuwaiti 95 50 50 0 0 0
Kyrgyz 260 140 120 10 0 0
Lebanese 78,140 40,695 37,450 450 250 205
Palestinian 6,865 3,520 3,345 145 100 45
Pashtun 515 280 235 35 20 15
Saudi Arabian 645 390 255 0 0 0
Syrian 27,465 13,845 13,620 310 160 155
Tajik 390 180 210 30 10 15
Tatar 910 430 485 50 30 20
Turk 15,060 7,520 7,545 415 210 210
Turkmen 65 45 25 0 0 10
Uighur 375 185 190 0 0 0
Uzbek 465 210 255 75 45 30
Yemeni 805 450 355 0 0 0
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 124 2,465 1,385 1,075 215 105 110
South Asian origins 95,670 48,925 46,745 6,155 2,985 3,170
Bangladeshi 7,075 3,625 3,450 40 25 15
Bengali 4,125 2,035 2,090 10 0 10
Bhutanese 420 205 215 75 50 25
East Indian 51,650 26,505 25,140 4,955 2,360 2,590
Goan 210 105 110 30 20 10
Gujarati 420 205 215 15 10 10
Kashmiri 260 155 105 0 0 0
Nepali 930 460 470 130 60 70
Pakistani 13,535 7,000 6,535 335 155 185
Punjabi 2,970 1,675 1,295 240 125 115
Sinhalese 310 135 175 10 0 0
Sri Lankan 14,750 7,300 7,450 285 150 135
Tamil 3,100 1,610 1,495 40 30 15
South Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 125 2,135 1,190 945 300 135 165
East and Southeast Asian origins 229,985 103,805 126,180 50,105 23,860 26,240
Burmese 530 270 255 70 45 25
Cambodian (Khmer) 15,345 7,360 7,985 70 35 40
Chinese 121,445 54,595 66,850 30,840 14,745 16,090
Filipino 37,910 15,590 22,320 6,095 2,725 3,370
Hmong 35 10 20 10 0 10
Indonesian 1,320 570 755 475 245 230
Japanese 6,495 2,615 3,875 1,925 875 1,050
Karen 95 55 40 0 0 0
Korean 8,740 4,155 4,580 10,205 5,015 5,195
Laotian 7,625 3,860 3,770 40 20 20
Malaysian 645 300 340 370 140 225
Mongolian 960 470 485 45 20 25
Singaporean 105 65 40 90 30 55
Taiwanese 2,205 940 1,265 1,405 670 730
Thai 2,695 1,065 1,635 145 55 90
Tibetan 80 45 30 10 0 10
Vietnamese 43,080 20,790 22,290 970 485 485
East and Southeast Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 126 275 125 155 40 20 25
Other Asian origins 1,765 905 865 65 35 40
Other Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 127 1,770 905 860 65 30 35
Oceania origins 3,250 1,730 1,515 985 430 555
Australian 2,055 1,125 935 335 145 185
New Zealander 490 245 245 155 60 95
Pacific Islands origins 785 410 380 525 230 295
Fijian 70 25 40 395 160 235
Hawaiian 60 40 20 45 25 25
Maori 90 55 35 20 15 10
Polynesian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 128 290 145 145 20 0 15
Samoan 15 15 0 10 0 0
Pacific Islands origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 129 295 155 145 40 25 10
Household characteristics
Total - Private households by tenure - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 130 3,531,665 ... ... 51,325 ... ...
Owner 2,163,735 ... ... 36,785 ... ...
Renter 1,362,010 ... ... 14,540 ... ...
Band housing 5,915 ... ... 0 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by condominium status - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 131 3,531,660 ... ... 51,325 ... ...
Condominium 413,325 ... ... 15,665 ... ...
Not condominium 3,118,340 ... ... 35,660 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 132 3,531,665 ... ... 51,325 ... ...
No bedrooms 23,725 ... ... 180 ... ...
1 bedroom 573,370 ... ... 7,430 ... ...
2 bedrooms 1,100,310 ... ... 13,685 ... ...
3 bedrooms 1,157,300 ... ... 12,310 ... ...
4 or more bedrooms 676,955 ... ... 17,720 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 133 3,531,665 ... ... 51,325 ... ...
1 to 4 rooms 1,258,215 ... ... 18,565 ... ...
5 rooms 620,935 ... ... 6,560 ... ...
6 rooms 432,090 ... ... 5,520 ... ...
7 rooms 403,255 ... ... 5,070 ... ...
8 or more rooms 817,165 ... ... 15,620 ... ...
Average number of rooms per dwelling 5.8 ... ... 6.1 ... ...
Total - Private households by number of persons per room - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 134 3,531,665 ... ... 51,325 ... ...
One person or fewer per room 3,492,135 ... ... 49,710 ... ...
More than 1 person per room 39,530 ... ... 1,615 ... ...
Total - Private households by housing suitability - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 135 3,531,660 ... ... 51,325 ... ...
Suitable 3,398,910 ... ... 47,945 ... ...
Not suitable 132,755 ... ... 3,375 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by period of construction - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 136 3,531,660 ... ... 51,325 ... ...
1960 or before 894,495 ... ... 3,880 ... ...
1961 to 1980 1,116,760 ... ... 14,035 ... ...
1981 to 1990 503,495 ... ... 9,270 ... ...
1991 to 2000 369,020 ... ... 11,155 ... ...
2001 to 2005 196,830 ... ... 2,395 ... ...
2006 to 2010 241,545 ... ... 4,110 ... ...
2011 to 2016Census data footnote 137 209,515 ... ... 6,485 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 138 3,531,665 ... ... 51,325 ... ...
Only regular maintenance or minor repairs needed 3,304,625 ... ... 48,435 ... ...
Major repairs needed 227,040 ... ... 2,885 ... ...
Total - Private households by number of household maintainers - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 139 3,531,665 ... ... 51,325 ... ...
1 household maintainer 2,221,970 ... ... 28,455 ... ...
2 household maintainers 1,264,195 ... ... 20,680 ... ...
3 or more household maintainers 45,500 ... ... 2,195 ... ...
Total - Private households by age of primary household maintainers - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 140 3,531,665 ... ... 51,325 ... ...
15 to 24 years 119,495 ... ... 1,360 ... ...
25 to 34 years 498,070 ... ... 6,095 ... ...
35 to 44 years 603,840 ... ... 9,335 ... ...
45 to 54 years 682,290 ... ... 12,575 ... ...
55 to 64 years 731,390 ... ... 11,095 ... ...
65 to 74 years 541,630 ... ... 6,555 ... ...
75 to 84 years 270,280 ... ... 3,210 ... ...
85 years and over 84,680 ... ... 1,100 ... ...
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 ... ... 51,190 ... ...
Spending less than 30% of income on shelter costs 2,763,105 ... ... 34,865 ... ...
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs 733,355 ... ... 16,320 ... ...
30% to less than 100% 647,975 ... ... 12,820 ... ...
Total - Owner households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data 2,141,690 ... ... 36,780 ... ...
% of owner households with a mortgageCensus data footnote 142 61.9 ... ... 62.5 ... ...
% of owner households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costsCensus data footnote 141 12.9 ... ... 26.1 ... ...
Median monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 983 ... ... 1,417 ... ...
Average monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,085 ... ... 1,578 ... ...
Median value of dwellings ($)Census data footnote 144 250,302 ... ... 849,515 ... ...
Average value of dwellings ($)Census data footnote 144 290,484 ... ... 866,539 ... ...
Total - Tenant households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data 1,358,265 ... ... 14,545 ... ...
% of tenant households in subsidized housingCensus data footnote 145 9.3 ... ... 10.9 ... ...
% of tenant households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costsCensus data footnote 141 33.7 ... ... 46.6 ... ...
Median monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 720 ... ... 1,125 ... ...
Average monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 775 ... ... 1,217 ... ...
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 3,374,240 115,875 56,380 59,490
No certificate, diploma or degree 1,323,070 674,955 648,115 14,470 7,290 7,180
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificateCensus data footnote 147 1,426,980 674,820 752,155 33,910 16,160 17,750
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 3,884,235 1,910,260 1,973,970 67,495 32,935 34,555
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma 1,120,730 681,515 439,215 7,910 5,740 2,170
Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 148 806,585 435,090 371,495 3,390 1,935 1,450
Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 149 314,145 246,425 67,720 4,520 3,800 720
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma 1,165,515 506,775 658,740 20,600 8,700 11,900
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level 236,255 93,680 142,575 4,250 1,780 2,475
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above 1,361,730 628,290 733,440 34,735 16,720 18,020
Bachelor's degree 872,060 384,275 487,790 23,820 11,120 12,700
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level 118,955 54,255 64,695 2,505 1,090 1,415
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry 39,045 19,865 19,185 815 415 405
Master's degree 281,215 139,280 141,935 6,465 3,360 3,105
Earned doctorateCensus data footnote 150 50,455 30,615 19,840 1,130 740 390
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 78,575 37,955 40,615
No certificate, diploma or degree 580,635 323,880 256,750 4,770 2,620 2,150
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificateCensus data footnote 147 808,955 396,620 412,330 19,080 9,245 9,835
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 2,982,345 1,447,305 1,535,040 54,720 26,090 28,630
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma 866,595 513,575 353,015 5,795 4,200 1,595
Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 148 631,795 330,140 301,655 2,465 1,390 1,075
Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 149 234,800 183,440 51,360 3,330 2,805 525
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma 832,430 367,185 465,245 16,270 6,740 9,530
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level 167,025 67,530 99,495 3,235 1,315 1,910
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above 1,116,300 499,010 617,290 29,425 13,835 15,590
Bachelor's degree 712,935 308,760 404,175 20,040 9,120 10,920
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level 94,240 40,085 54,160 2,065 890 1,180
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry 30,775 13,505 17,270 680 325 350
Master's degree 238,300 113,895 124,410 5,715 2,910 2,805
Earned doctorateCensus data footnote 150 40,050 22,780 17,270 920 590 335
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 3,374,245 115,875 56,380 59,490
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 152 2,750,050 1,349,775 1,400,270 48,385 23,450 24,935
Education 273,320 62,470 210,845 3,755 835 2,920
13. Education 273,320 62,470 210,845 3,755 835 2,920
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 156,720 71,485 85,240 3,070 1,240 1,830
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services 25,380 18,280 7,100 525 360 165
50. Visual and performing arts 131,340 53,200 78,140 2,545 880 1,665
Humanities 215,735 86,065 129,675 4,010 1,430 2,580
16. Aboriginal and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics 32,180 7,165 25,020 795 160 630
23. English language and literature/letters 12,900 4,060 8,835 1,055 340 715
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities 103,120 42,685 60,435 1,150 395 760
30A Interdisciplinary humanitiesCensus data footnote 153 880 395 485 15 10 10
38. Philosophy and religious studies 10,400 6,650 3,755 180 110 70
39. Theology and religious vocations 10,125 6,200 3,930 310 215 95
54. History 17,055 9,990 7,065 365 180 180
55. French language and literature/letters 29,070 8,920 20,155 145 30 120
Social and behavioural sciences and law 380,995 125,025 255,975 7,790 2,740 5,055
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies 4,315 1,165 3,150 100 25 70
09. Communication, journalism and related programs 48,530 16,690 31,845 840 320 520
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences 77,470 6,070 71,400 1,195 85 1,110
22. Legal professions and studies 67,185 25,785 41,395 1,010 290 725
30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciencesCensus data footnote 154 9,905 2,035 7,870 130 40 90
42. Psychology 57,335 14,030 43,305 1,255 315 935
45. Social sciences 116,255 59,245 57,015 3,270 1,665 1,605
Business, management and public administration 879,190 321,450 557,740 15,160 6,325 8,830
30.16 Accounting and computer science 815 300 520 35 20 15
44. Public administration and social service professions 47,715 10,490 37,225 525 110 415
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services 830,660 310,665 519,990 14,600 6,200 8,400
Physical and life sciences and technologies 140,990 76,780 64,215 3,280 1,740 1,535
26. Biological and biomedical sciences 49,705 20,900 28,805 1,115 520 590
30.01 Biological and physical sciences 23,210 13,865 9,350 765 430 335
30C Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciencesCensus data footnote 155 21,890 10,810 11,080 70 20 55
40. Physical sciences 39,060 27,545 11,515 1,200 740 465
41. Science technologies/technicians 7,120 3,660 3,465 135 35 95
Mathematics, computer and information sciences 152,105 104,850 47,255 3,645 2,400 1,250
11. Computer and information sciences and support services 125,480 92,730 32,750 2,910 2,090 815
25. Library science 11,110 2,145 8,965 170 20 155
27. Mathematics and statistics 13,415 8,365 5,045 520 260 260
30D Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciencesCensus data footnote 156 2,100 1,605 495 55 35 20
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies 828,400 758,350 70,055 14,355 12,525 1,825
04. Architecture and related services 29,015 17,055 11,960 650 420 235
14. Engineering 150,450 124,585 25,865 5,445 4,325 1,120
15. Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields 150,640 135,445 15,195 2,385 2,090 295
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation 60 20 40 0 0 0
46. Construction trades 185,385 179,995 5,390 2,555 2,475 75
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians 184,280 178,510 5,770 2,300 2,230 75
48. Precision production 128,580 122,750 5,830 1,015 990 25
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 85,485 56,900 28,585 920 555 360
01. Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences 51,770 30,870 20,900 510 295 215
03. Natural resources and conservation 33,715 26,025 7,690 405 265 145
Health and related fields 480,230 95,450 384,780 8,620 1,910 6,710
31. Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies 27,955 14,675 13,280 760 365 400
51. Health professions and related programs 441,105 74,630 366,470 7,645 1,440 6,205
60. Dental, medical and veterinary residency programs 11,160 6,140 5,020 220 110 110
Personal, protective and transportation services 290,005 151,070 138,935 2,865 1,225 1,640
12. Personal and culinary services 164,595 43,720 120,875 1,995 530 1,465
28. Military science, leadership and operational art 290 270 20 0 0 0
29. Military technologies and applied sciences 1,345 1,245 100 15 15 0
43. Security and protective services 54,625 42,415 12,210 380 275 105
49. Transportation and materials moving 69,160 63,425 5,740 475 410 65
Other 1,055 375 680 20 0 20
30.99 Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies, other 1,055 375 675 20 0 20
Total - Major field of study - Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2016 for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 151 4,371,935 2,167,805 2,204,130 78,570 37,955 40,620
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 152 1,389,585 720,500 669,085 23,850 11,870 11,980
Education 180,615 37,990 142,625 2,660 580 2,075
13. Education 180,615 37,990 142,625 2,655 580 2,080
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 122,045 55,575 66,475 2,515 960 1,555
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services 19,510 13,740 5,770 440 290 145
50. Visual and performing arts 102,535 41,830 60,705 2,075 665 1,410
Humanities 138,330 54,580 83,750 3,360 1,165 2,195
16. Aboriginal and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics 25,220 5,455 19,765 695 130 565
23. English language and literature/letters 9,585 2,990 6,595 880 280 605
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities 57,730 25,305 32,430 935 305 630
30A Interdisciplinary humanitiesCensus data footnote 153 600 255 350 15 10 0
38. Philosophy and religious studies 6,980 4,415 2,570 155 105 50
39. Theology and religious vocations 5,415 3,380 2,035 260 180 80
54. History 12,235 7,140 5,095 290 140 145
55. French language and literature/letters 20,555 5,640 14,915 125 20 115
Social and behavioural sciences and law 301,550 95,120 206,430 6,490 2,180 4,315
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies 3,550 925 2,620 95 20 70
09. Communication, journalism and related programs 40,275 13,900 26,370 720 245 475
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences 63,120 4,295 58,825 1,010 70 945
22. Legal professions and studies 53,620 18,830 34,790 835 220 610
30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciencesCensus data footnote 154 6,840 1,420 5,420 110 40 70
42. Psychology 44,540 10,255 34,285 1,010 245 760
45. Social sciences 89,610 45,495 44,110 2,720 1,340 1,380
Business, management and public administration 706,400 248,920 457,480 12,815 5,185 7,635
30.16 Accounting and computer science 615 215 400 30 20 15
44. Public administration and social service professions 38,320 7,835 30,485 425 90 335
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services 667,470 240,870 426,600 12,360 5,075 7,290
Physical and life sciences and technologies 92,480 49,390 43,090 2,505 1,260 1,245
26. Biological and biomedical sciences 40,895 16,635 24,260 875 395 480
30.01 Biological and physical sciences 12,450 7,435 5,015 560 305 260
30C Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciencesCensus data footnote 155 4,175 2,385 1,785 60 10 50
40. Physical sciences 29,705 20,255 9,445 900 525 370
41. Science technologies/technicians 5,255 2,675 2,580 105 20 80
Mathematics, computer and information sciences 132,750 91,865 40,885 3,245 2,150 1,100
11. Computer and information sciences and support services 112,715 83,240 29,470 2,660 1,920 735
25. Library science 8,720 1,665 7,055 140 15 130
27. Mathematics and statistics 9,725 5,815 3,915 405 190 220
30D Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciencesCensus data footnote 156 1,585 1,150 440 40 25 15
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies 639,185 577,845 61,335 11,385 9,775 1,610
04. Architecture and related services 24,260 13,870 10,385 530 320 210
14. Engineering 126,835 103,165 23,665 4,590 3,590 1,000
15. Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields 116,595 103,710 12,885 1,870 1,625 250
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation 50 15 30 0 0 0
46. Construction trades 134,865 130,350 4,510 1,910 1,845 60
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians 139,935 135,155 4,780 1,755 1,695 60
48. Precision production 96,655 91,580 5,075 720 700 25
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 69,865 45,215 24,655 725 425 300
01. Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences 41,755 23,965 17,795 380 205 175
03. Natural resources and conservation 28,110 21,250 6,860 345 220 125
Health and related fields 368,600 72,245 296,355 6,820 1,485 5,330
31. Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies 22,660 11,635 11,030 605 275 330
51. Health professions and related programs 337,320 56,510 280,810 6,040 1,135 4,905
60. Dental, medical and veterinary residency programs 8,620 4,110 4,510 180 80 100
Personal, protective and transportation services 229,640 118,260 111,375 2,195 925 1,265
12. Personal and culinary services 129,245 32,830 96,410 1,525 405 1,115
28. Military science, leadership and operational art 225 200 25 0 0 0
29. Military technologies and applied sciences 875 795 80 10 0 0
43. Security and protective services 42,550 32,575 9,975 315 220 90
49. Transportation and materials moving 56,750 51,860 4,890 345 295 55
Other 890 300 595 10 0 15
30.99 Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies, other 890 300 595 10 0 15
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 3,374,240 115,875 56,385 59,495
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 2,750,045 1,349,775 1,400,270 48,385 23,450 24,935
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 158 3,884,235 1,910,265 1,973,970 67,495 32,935 34,560
Location of study inside Canada 3,509,610 1,716,730 1,792,880 43,480 21,525 21,955
Same as province or territory of residence 3,367,195 1,642,930 1,724,270 36,450 17,815 18,635
Different than province or territory of residence 142,415 73,800 68,610 7,025 3,710 3,320
Location of study outside CanadaCensus data footnote 159 374,620 193,530 181,090 24,015 11,410 12,605
United StatesCensus data footnote 160 28,320 16,915 11,410 2,085 1,290 795
Philippines 12,515 3,600 8,920 2,075 815 1,255
India 6,805 3,660 3,150 720 345 375
United KingdomCensus data footnote 161 11,250 6,535 4,715 1,275 740 530
ChinaCensus data footnote 162 17,155 7,755 9,395 4,370 2,000 2,370
France 69,665 39,885 29,780 80 45 35
Other 228,905 115,185 113,725 13,410 6,180 7,235
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 78,570 37,955 40,620
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 1,389,590 720,505 669,085 23,850 11,870 11,980
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 158 2,982,350 1,447,305 1,535,045 54,725 26,090 28,635
Location of study inside Canada 2,676,230 1,293,455 1,382,780 35,130 17,190 17,945
Same as province or territory of residence 2,567,605 1,238,320 1,329,280 29,700 14,285 15,415
Different than province or territory of residence 108,630 55,125 53,500 5,430 2,905 2,530
Location of study outside CanadaCensus data footnote 159 306,115 153,850 152,265 19,595 8,905 10,690
United StatesCensus data footnote 160 19,655 11,145 8,505 1,685 1,010 670
Philippines 10,545 2,935 7,610 1,715 660 1,055
India 4,865 2,465 2,400 560 250 315
United KingdomCensus data footnote 161 7,390 4,245 3,145 875 495 375
ChinaCensus data footnote 162 15,420 6,865 8,550 3,775 1,710 2,065
France 57,315 32,115 25,205 85 45 40
Other 190,930 94,085 96,850 10,900 4,725 6,180
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 3,374,245 115,875 56,385 59,495
In the labour force 4,255,500 2,214,735 2,040,765 75,475 39,780 35,695
Employed 3,949,325 2,037,105 1,912,220 70,875 37,250 33,625
Unemployed 306,170 177,630 128,540 4,595 2,530 2,070
Not in the labour force 2,378,780 1,045,300 1,333,480 40,400 16,605 23,795
Participation rate 64.1 67.9 60.5 65.1 70.6 60.0
Employment rate 59.5 62.5 56.7 61.2 66.1 56.5
Unemployment rate 7.2 8.0 6.3 6.1 6.4 5.8
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 3,374,240 115,875 56,385 59,490
Did not workCensus data footnote 165 2,228,315 967,660 1,260,655 38,240 15,860 22,375
Worked 4,405,965 2,292,375 2,113,585 77,640 40,525 37,120
Worked full year, full timeCensus data footnote 166 2,084,020 1,145,805 938,215 37,395 21,820 15,575
Worked part year and/or part timeCensus data footnote 167 2,321,945 1,146,575 1,175,375 40,245 18,705 21,545
Average weeks worked in reference year 42.5 42.7 42.3 42.3 43.3 41.2
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 75,475 39,785 35,695
Class of worker - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 101,485 51,640 49,850 1,500 745 755
All classes of workersCensus data footnote 170 4,154,015 2,163,095 1,990,915 73,980 39,040 34,940
Employee 3,664,920 1,863,740 1,801,185 64,290 32,810 31,480
Self-employedCensus data footnote 171 489,090 299,355 189,730 9,690 6,230 3,460
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 75,475 39,780 35,695
Occupation - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 101,490 51,640 49,850 1,500 745 760
All occupationsCensus data footnote 170 4,154,010 2,163,095 1,990,915 73,975 39,040 34,935
0 Management occupations 418,450 263,585 154,875 8,925 5,750 3,175
1 Business, finance and administration occupations 677,390 210,525 466,865 12,905 3,980 8,930
2 Natural and applied sciences and related occupations 286,270 222,375 63,895 6,505 5,165 1,345
3 Health occupations 295,765 57,160 238,610 4,510 1,095 3,415
4 Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services 502,945 147,145 355,795 7,900 2,655 5,245
5 Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport 135,730 64,370 71,365 2,725 1,355 1,370
6 Sales and service occupations 988,610 449,820 538,790 18,490 8,215 10,280
7 Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations 574,675 544,100 30,570 9,700 9,145 555
8 Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations 67,290 55,610 11,685 580 495 85
9 Occupations in manufacturing and utilities 206,875 148,405 58,475 1,735 1,195 540
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 75,475 39,785 35,695
Industry - NAICS2012 - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 101,490 51,635 49,850 1,500 740 755
All industry categoriesCensus data footnote 170 4,154,010 2,163,095 1,990,915 73,975 39,040 34,940
11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 84,060 60,460 23,595 260 175 80
21 Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction 20,920 18,175 2,745 230 160 70
22 Utilities 28,410 20,650 7,755 500 320 180
23 Construction 254,055 223,770 30,285 6,095 5,285 805
31-33 Manufacturing 458,315 332,080 126,240 4,705 3,275 1,425
41 Wholesale trade 157,365 104,885 52,475 3,310 2,200 1,110
44-45 Retail trade 508,170 239,625 268,545 9,105 4,370 4,730
48-49 Transportation and warehousing 187,550 142,550 45,000 3,375 2,600 770
51 Information and cultural industries 100,775 59,705 41,070 2,805 1,800 1,010
52 Finance and insurance 165,140 66,175 98,965 3,955 1,795 2,160
53 Real estate and rental and leasing 61,380 36,505 24,875 1,855 975 880
54 Professional, scientific and technical services 288,715 161,030 127,685 7,450 4,360 3,085
55 Management of companies and enterprises 3,305 1,270 2,035 140 60 80
56 Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services 176,185 108,280 67,905 3,120 1,785 1,335
61 Educational services 306,575 96,170 210,405 5,395 1,745 3,655
62 Health care and social assistance 532,680 99,380 433,295 7,420 1,415 6,010
71 Arts, entertainment and recreation 84,130 44,235 39,895 1,475 785 695
72 Accommodation and food services 278,500 123,235 155,265 6,075 2,705 3,370
81 Other services (except public administration) 193,700 89,455 104,245 3,380 1,485 1,900
91 Public administration 264,085 135,455 128,630 3,325 1,745 1,580
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 70,880 37,250 33,625
Worked at home 266,285 134,325 131,960 5,665 2,820 2,850
Worked outside Canada 10,600 7,580 3,020 795 560 230
No fixed workplace address 351,595 265,405 86,185 9,450 6,970 2,480
Worked at usual place 3,320,850 1,629,795 1,691,050 54,965 26,900 28,070
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 54,965 26,900 28,065
Commute within census subdivision (CSD) of residence 1,732,155 810,895 921,260 12,865 5,210 7,655
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) within census division (CD) of residence 485,450 234,700 250,750 41,215 21,100 20,120
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) and census division (CD) within province or territory of residence 1,037,125 549,095 488,030 665 420 240
Commute to a different province or territory 66,125 35,110 31,015 220 165 55
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 64,415 33,870 30,545
Car, truck, van - as a driver 2,739,405 1,475,775 1,263,625 45,990 25,875 20,110
Car, truck, van - as a passenger 133,760 51,045 82,715 3,485 1,250 2,230
Public transit 503,285 217,465 285,820 11,540 5,175 6,365
Walked 205,350 93,595 111,760 2,360 875 1,490
Bicycle 54,625 36,470 18,155 385 295 90
Other method 36,010 20,845 15,170 660 400 265
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 64,415 33,870 30,545
Less than 15 minutes 1,035,455 493,225 542,235 10,985 4,610 6,375
15 to 29 minutes 1,200,455 617,010 583,445 16,240 7,960 8,280
30 to 44 minutes 777,955 425,640 352,310 15,985 9,410 6,580
45 to 59 minutes 343,540 184,440 159,100 9,770 5,670 4,105
60 minutes and over 315,035 174,875 140,160 11,435 6,220 5,215
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 64,415 33,865 30,550
Between 5 a.m. and 5:59 a.m. 256,150 192,835 63,315 4,490 3,205 1,280
Between 6 a.m. and 6:59 a.m. 675,585 420,120 255,465 11,485 7,050 4,440
Between 7 a.m. and 7:59 a.m. 1,133,510 527,925 605,580 16,515 8,535 7,980
Between 8 a.m. and 8:59 a.m. 714,935 296,300 418,630 12,600 5,795 6,800
Between 9 a.m. and 11:59 a.m. 349,845 148,715 201,125 9,955 4,515 5,440
Between 12 p.m. and 4:59 a.m. 542,425 309,295 233,125 9,370 4,760 4,605
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 80,605 41,935 38,670
Single responses 4,187,865 2,169,480 2,018,385 78,445 40,830 37,620
Official languages 4,153,710 2,152,290 2,001,420 74,680 38,800 35,875
English 541,720 294,935 246,780 74,510 38,755 35,750
French 3,611,990 1,857,350 1,754,640 170 45 125
Non-official languages 34,160 17,190 16,970 3,770 2,025 1,745
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 3,770 2,025 1,745
Afro-Asiatic languages 1,895 1,125 775 25 10 15
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 0 0 0
Bilen 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oromo 0 0 0 0 0 0
Somali 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Semitic languages 1,860 1,110 745 25 15 15
Amharic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arabic 1,715 1,045 665 20 10 15
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 10 0 10 0 0 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 20 15 10
Khmer (Cambodian) 315 140 175 0 0 0
Vietnamese 1,410 710 695 20 20 0
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 135 65 70 25 20 0
Bikol 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cebuano 0 0 0 0 0 0
Fijian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ilocano 10 0 0 0 0 0
Malagasy 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malay 0 0 0 20 15 0
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 0 0 10 0 0 0
Pangasinan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 115 50 60 0 0 0
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 0 0 0
Kannada 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malayalam 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tamil 145 75 70 0 0 0
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 4,910 430 260 170
Albanian 30 20 10 0 0 0
Armenian 275 130 145 0 0 0
Balto-Slavic languages 1,130 500 635 70 25 50
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 70 25 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 0 0
Czech 10 0 10 0 0 0
Macedonian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Polish 170 65 105 15 10 0
Russian 735 340 395 45 10 35
Serbian 10 15 0 0 0 0
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 20 10 10
Afrikaans 0 0 0 0 0 0
Danish 15 10 0 0 0 0
Dutch 25 10 15 0 0 0
Frisian 0 0 0 0 0 0
German 370 170 195 10 0 10
Icelandic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Norwegian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swedish 15 10 10 10 0 0
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 0 0 0
Indo-Iranian languages 1,385 780 600 245 180 65
Indo-Aryan languages 680 390 295 25 15 10
Bengali 110 70 35 0 0 0
Gujarati 20 0 10 0 0 0
Hindi 35 20 15 0 10 0
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 0 0 0
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 415 225 190 15 10 10
Sindhi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Urdu 85 50 35 0 0 0
Iranian languages 700 395 305 225 165 55
Kurdish 15 0 15 10 10 0
Pashto 10 0 15 0 0 0
Persian (Farsi) 675 385 285 220 160 60
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 10 0 0 0 0 0
Italic (Romance) languages 5,525 2,990 2,540 100 50 50
Catalan 15 0 15 0 0 0
Italian 590 315 275 10 0 10
Portuguese 635 365 270 15 10 10
Romanian 320 140 175 15 10 0
Spanish 3,975 2,165 1,810 60 30 30
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 10 0 0 0 0 0
Japanese 235 80 150 70 20 50
Kartvelian languages 10 0 10 0 0 0
Georgian 10 0 0 0 0 0
Korean 300 150 150 1,150 615 540
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 25 10 20
American Sign Language 0 0 0 20 0 20
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 2,005 1,070 930
Chinese languages 6,075 3,130 2,950 2,005 1,075 930
Cantonese 2,655 1,325 1,330 835 450 390
Hakka 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mandarin 3,100 1,630 1,465 1,120 600 520
Min Dong 0 0 0 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 70 40 30 0 0 10
Wu (Shanghainese) 15 10 10 10 0 10
Chinese, n.o.s. 235 130 110 40 30 15
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Burmese 0 0 0 0 0 0
Karenic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibetan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages 110 40 75 10 10 0
Lao 55 25 30 0 0 0
Thai 55 10 40 15 0 10
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 110 60 50 0 0 0
Azerbaijani 0 0 0 10 0 0
Turkish 110 55 55 0 0 0
Uyghur 0 0 0 0 0 0
Uzbek 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Uralic languages 40 10 40 0 0 0
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 0 0 0
Multiple responses 341,900 182,635 159,265 2,165 1,105 1,055
English and French 315,620 169,365 146,255 140 60 80
English and non-official language 6,545 3,655 2,890 2,005 1,045 960
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 20 10 10
Other language used regularly at work
Total - Other language(s) used regularly at work for the population in private households aged 15 years and over who worked since January 1, 2015 - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 179 4,529,770 2,352,110 2,177,655 80,605 41,930 38,670
None 3,107,035 1,588,345 1,518,690 72,895 38,005 34,895
English 1,031,380 555,940 475,440 1,855 945 910
French 317,490 169,785 147,705 515 205 310
Non-official language 49,850 25,900 23,950 5,250 2,750 2,505
Aboriginal 4,985 2,285 2,705 0 0 0
Non-Aboriginal 44,865 23,620 21,245 5,250 2,745 2,500
English and French 2,185 1,040 1,140 0 0 0
English and non-official language 14,910 7,255 7,655 30 20 15
French and non-official language 6,855 3,795 3,055 50 15 35
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 3,982,575 136,825 67,210 69,625
Non-movers 6,965,520 3,447,320 3,518,195 116,795 57,420 59,375
Movers 914,800 450,420 464,380 20,030 9,785 10,240
Non-migrants 547,410 269,850 277,560 8,820 4,215 4,605
Migrants 367,385 180,565 186,820 11,210 5,570 5,640
Internal migrants 305,465 149,335 156,135 8,140 4,110 4,030
Intraprovincial migrants 284,280 137,945 146,330 6,825 3,425 3,400
Interprovincial migrants 21,190 11,385 9,805 1,315 685 630
External migrants 61,920 31,235 30,685 3,070 1,460 1,610
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 3,806,805 131,195 64,265 66,925
Non-movers 4,825,870 2,388,805 2,437,065 74,745 36,880 37,865
Movers 2,695,090 1,325,345 1,369,740 56,450 27,385 29,060
Non-migrants 1,507,665 741,220 766,440 22,910 11,255 11,655
Migrants 1,187,425 584,125 603,295 33,545 16,135 17,410
Internal migrants 949,170 464,830 484,340 22,530 10,935 11,595
Intraprovincial migrants 893,800 436,525 457,270 19,505 9,435 10,070
Interprovincial migrants 55,370 28,300 27,070 3,025 1,505 1,520
External migrants 238,250 119,295 118,960 11,015 5,200 5,820

Source

Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population.

How to cite

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2017. Quebec [Province] and Coquitlam, 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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