Census Profile, 2016 Census
Bas-Saint-Laurent [Economic region], Quebec and Nova Scotia [Province]

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Characteristic Bas-Saint-Laurent
Quebec
[Economic region]
Nova Scotia

[Province]
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Total Male Female Total Male Female
Counts (unless otherwise specified)
Population and dwellings
Population, 2016Census data footnote 1 197,385 ... ... 923,598 ... ...
Population, 2011Census data footnote 1 199,977 ... ... 921,727 ... ...
Population percentage change, 2011 to 2016 -1.3 ... ... 0.2 ... ...
Total private dwellingsCensus data footnote 2 103,220 ... ... 458,568 ... ...
Private dwellings occupied by usual residentsCensus data footnote 3 89,833 ... ... 401,990 ... ...
Population density per square kilometre 8.9 ... ... 17.4 ... ...
Land area in square kilometres 22,237.07 ... ... 52,942.27 ... ...
Age characteristics
Total - Age groups and average age of the population - 100% dataCensus data footnote 4 197,385 97,495 99,885 923,600 446,885 476,715
0 to 14 years 28,460 14,725 13,735 133,825 68,370 65,455
0 to 4 years 9,170 4,725 4,445 42,005 21,365 20,640
5 to 9 years 10,070 5,285 4,785 45,980 23,650 22,330
10 to 14 years 9,220 4,710 4,505 45,845 23,350 22,490
15 to 64 years 122,185 61,220 60,965 605,950 295,100 310,845
15 to 19 years 9,420 4,865 4,555 51,255 26,240 25,015
20 to 24 years 9,575 4,900 4,680 56,160 28,150 28,010
25 to 29 years 9,345 4,785 4,555 53,725 26,790 26,940
30 to 34 years 9,990 5,080 4,910 51,730 25,130 26,600
35 to 39 years 11,285 5,740 5,545 52,010 24,560 27,450
40 to 44 years 10,365 5,170 5,195 57,050 27,245 29,805
45 to 49 years 10,735 5,345 5,390 61,890 29,720 32,170
50 to 54 years 15,145 7,400 7,750 75,675 36,615 39,065
55 to 59 years 18,365 9,000 9,365 76,505 36,925 39,580
60 to 64 years 17,955 8,935 9,020 69,960 33,735 36,225
65 years and over 46,740 21,555 25,185 183,820 83,415 100,405
65 to 69 years 15,710 7,810 7,900 63,710 30,810 32,905
70 to 74 years 11,465 5,655 5,815 45,005 21,520 23,485
75 to 79 years 7,705 3,635 4,075 31,545 14,520 17,030
80 to 84 years 5,670 2,400 3,275 21,915 9,425 12,495
85 years and over 6,190 2,065 4,125 21,645 7,140 14,505
85 to 89 years 3,900 1,445 2,455 13,205 4,845 8,360
90 to 94 years 1,810 525 1,285 6,320 1,830 4,485
95 to 99 years 410 90 325 1,855 415 1,430
100 years and over 60 5 60 270 45 225
Total - Distribution (%) of the population by broad age groups - 100% data 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
0 to 14 years 14.4 15.1 13.8 14.5 15.3 13.7
15 to 64 years 61.9 62.8 61.0 65.6 66.0 65.2
65 years and over 23.7 22.1 25.2 19.9 18.7 21.1
85 years and over 3.1 2.1 4.1 2.3 1.6 3.0
Average age of the population 45.7 44.7 46.8 43.5 42.5 44.4
Median age of the population 49.8 48.3 51.0 45.5 44.5 46.4
Household and dwelling characteristics
Total - Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling - 100% dataCensus data footnote 5 89,835 ... ... 401,990 ... ...
Single-detached house 58,745 ... ... 263,470 ... ...
Apartment in a building that has five or more storeys 670 ... ... 21,350 ... ...
Other attached dwellingCensus data footnote 6 29,310 ... ... 102,300 ... ...
Semi-detached house 4,575 ... ... 20,465 ... ...
Row house 1,365 ... ... 10,215 ... ...
Apartment or flat in a duplex 4,215 ... ... 12,435 ... ...
Apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys 18,560 ... ... 58,405 ... ...
Other single-attached house 590 ... ... 780 ... ...
Movable dwellingCensus data footnote 7 1,105 ... ... 14,870 ... ...
Total - Private households by household size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 8 89,830 ... ... 401,990 ... ...
1 person 31,410 ... ... 118,670 ... ...
2 persons 34,935 ... ... 156,825 ... ...
3 persons 10,735 ... ... 60,250 ... ...
4 persons 8,705 ... ... 44,970 ... ...
5 or more persons 4,045 ... ... 21,275 ... ...
Number of persons in private households 189,975 ... ... 908,340 ... ...
Average household size 2.1 ... ... 2.3 ... ...
Marital status
Total - Marital status for the population aged 15 years and over - 100% dataCensus data footnote 9 168,925 82,775 86,150 789,770 378,515 411,255
Married or living common law 100,100 50,060 50,040 454,970 227,220 227,750
Married 54,945 27,525 27,420 369,695 184,705 184,990
Living common law 45,160 22,535 22,625 85,275 42,515 42,760
Not married and not living common law 68,825 32,715 36,115 334,800 151,295 183,505
Never married 43,835 24,130 19,705 209,455 110,175 99,280
Separated 1,940 965 975 24,105 10,450 13,655
Divorced 10,955 4,865 6,090 48,835 19,715 29,115
Widowed 12,100 2,760 9,340 52,405 10,955 41,455
Family characteristics
Total - Census families in private households by family size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 10 56,360 ... ... 270,965 ... ...
2 persons 34,135 ... ... 157,600 ... ...
3 persons 10,185 ... ... 56,625 ... ...
4 persons 8,365 ... ... 41,095 ... ...
5 or more persons 3,665 ... ... 15,645 ... ...
Average size of census families 2.7 ... ... 2.7 ... ...
Total number of census families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 11 56,360 ... ... 270,965 ... ...
Total couple families 49,065 ... ... 224,065 ... ...
Married couples 26,500 ... ... 181,435 ... ...
Common-law couples 22,565 ... ... 42,630 ... ...
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent 7,300 ... ... 46,900 ... ...
Female parent 5,355 ... ... 37,595 ... ...
Male parent 1,945 ... ... 9,305 ... ...
Total - Couple census families in private households - 100% data 49,060 ... ... 224,065 ... ...
Couples without children 29,495 ... ... 128,125 ... ...
Couples with children 19,565 ... ... 95,940 ... ...
1 child 8,185 ... ... 43,810 ... ...
2 children 7,860 ... ... 37,595 ... ...
3 or more children 3,525 ... ... 14,535 ... ...
Total - Lone-parent census families in private households - 100% data 7,300 ... ... 46,900 ... ...
1 child 4,640 ... ... 29,480 ... ...
2 children 2,005 ... ... 12,810 ... ...
3 or more children 655 ... ... 4,610 ... ...
Total - Persons not in census families in private households - 100% data 38,250 18,845 19,405 175,575 81,140 94,435
Household type
Total - Private households by household type - 100% dataCensus data footnote 12 89,830 ... ... 401,990 ... ...
One-census-family households 55,760 ... ... 260,280 ... ...
Without children in a census familyCensus data footnote 13 29,215 ... ... 124,000 ... ...
With children in a census familyCensus data footnote 14 26,545 ... ... 136,280 ... ...
Multiple-census-family households 300 ... ... 5,285 ... ...
Non-census-family households 33,780 ... ... 136,425 ... ...
One-person households 31,410 ... ... 118,675 ... ...
Two-or-more person non-census-family households 2,365 ... ... 17,750 ... ...
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 15 194,720 96,415 98,305 912,300 442,470 469,830
English only 150 85 65 813,480 398,950 414,530
French only 158,740 75,940 82,800 705 305 400
English and French 35,785 20,365 15,425 95,380 41,925 53,460
Neither English nor French 45 25 20 2,735 1,295 1,440
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 16 194,720 96,415 98,305 912,295 442,470 469,830
English 1,110 570 540 879,465 426,535 452,930
French 193,345 95,710 97,640 28,490 13,890 14,600
English and French 225 115 110 1,760 825 930
Neither English nor French 40 20 20 2,585 1,215 1,365
Official language minority (number)Census data footnote 17 1,225 630 595 29,370 14,300 15,070
Official language minority (percentage)Census data footnote 17 0.6 0.7 0.6 3.2 3.2 3.2
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 18 194,720 96,415 98,305 912,295 442,470 469,830
Single responses 194,075 96,070 98,005 904,240 438,550 465,690
Official languages 193,150 95,590 97,560 859,690 416,245 443,445
English 1,085 545 550 830,220 401,980 428,240
French 192,065 95,045 97,015 29,465 14,265 15,205
Non-official languages 920 480 440 44,550 22,305 22,245
Aboriginal languages 10 0 5 4,290 2,020 2,270
Algonquian languages 5 0 5 4,210 1,985 2,225
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 5 0 5 15 10 5
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Moose Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Naskapi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Plains Cree 0 0 0 5 0 0
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 0 0 0 5 5 0
Woods Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree, n.o.s. 0 0 0 5 5 0
Eastern Algonquian languages 0 0 0 4,190 1,975 2,215
Malecite 0 0 0 10 5 5
Mi'kmaq 0 0 0 4,185 1,970 2,215
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 0 0 0 10 5 5
Algonquin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway 0 0 0 10 0 10
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 5 5 0
Northern Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 5 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 5 5 5
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 5 0 0
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tutchone languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages 0 0 0 60 30 35
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 0 5
Inuktitut 0 0 0 55 30 30
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 5 5 0 10 0 5
Iroquoian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oneida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 0 0 0 5 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 5
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 0 0 0 5 0 0
Non-Aboriginal languages 915 475 435 40,260 20,285 19,975
Afro-Asiatic languages 205 120 80 7,760 4,275 3,480
Berber languages 20 15 10 10 10 0
Kabyle 20 10 10 5 0 0
Berber languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 5 0
Cushitic languages 0 0 0 130 65 65
Bilen 0 0 0 5 0 0
Oromo 0 0 0 60 30 25
Somali 5 0 0 50 20 30
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 15 5 5
Semitic languages 175 105 70 7,615 4,205 3,415
Amharic 0 0 0 115 50 65
Arabic 175 100 75 7,110 3,950 3,165
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 5 5 5
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 0 0 5
Harari 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hebrew 0 0 0 210 115 95
Maltese 0 0 0 15 10 5
Tigrigna 0 0 0 140 65 80
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 5 10
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 5 5 5 5 0 5
Austro-Asiatic languages 25 10 15 505 245 260
Khmer (Cambodian) 10 0 5 5 5 5
Vietnamese 15 10 10 490 240 250
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 40 30 15 2,235 940 1,300
Bikol 0 0 0 5 5 5
Cebuano 0 0 5 150 60 90
Fijian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 0 0 0 25 10 15
Ilocano 0 0 0 55 15 40
Malagasy 5 5 5 0 5 0
Malay 0 0 5 55 25 35
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 0 0 0 15 5 5
Pangasinan 0 0 0 5 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 30 25 5 1,905 810 1,090
Waray-Waray 0 0 0 5 0 5
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 20 10 15
Creole languages 40 20 25 95 60 35
Haitian Creole 5 0 5 5 5 0
Creole, n.o.s. 30 10 15 35 20 10
Creole languages, n.i.e. 5 5 0 55 35 20
Dravidian languages 0 0 0 1,010 595 420
Kannada 0 0 0 40 20 15
Malayalam 0 0 0 365 205 165
Tamil 0 0 0 315 185 130
Telugu 0 0 0 285 180 110
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 5 5
Hmong-Mien languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Indo-European languages 425 200 220 18,590 9,320 9,270
Albanian 0 0 0 275 130 140
Armenian 15 5 5 35 30 10
Balto-Slavic languages 40 30 15 3,470 1,645 1,830
Baltic languages 0 0 0 100 35 60
Latvian 0 0 0 50 20 30
Lithuanian 0 0 0 45 15 30
Slavic languages 40 25 15 3,375 1,610 1,765
Belarusan 0 0 0 5 5 5
Bosnian 0 0 0 120 60 65
Bulgarian 5 0 5 55 25 30
Croatian 5 5 0 225 105 115
Czech 5 5 0 205 105 100
Macedonian 0 0 0 20 10 15
Polish 10 5 0 795 365 435
Russian 25 15 10 1,285 615 670
Serbian 0 0 0 115 60 65
Serbo-Croatian 0 0 0 80 40 40
Slovak 0 0 0 100 45 55
Slovene (Slovenian) 0 0 0 35 15 15
Ukrainian 5 0 5 320 155 170
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 5 5
Celtic languages 0 0 0 185 80 100
Scottish Gaelic 0 0 0 145 65 85
Welsh 0 0 0 30 10 15
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 0 5 0 10 5 5
Germanic languages 65 35 35 5,700 2,800 2,900
Afrikaans 0 0 0 120 55 60
Danish 0 0 5 160 105 60
Dutch 10 5 0 1,620 815 805
Frisian 0 0 0 35 20 15
German 45 15 25 3,435 1,645 1,790
Icelandic 0 0 0 45 20 20
Norwegian 0 0 0 110 60 50
Swedish 0 0 5 110 45 65
Vlaams (Flemish) 5 5 5 25 10 10
Yiddish 0 0 0 20 10 5
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 20 5 15
Greek 0 0 0 760 390 365
Indo-Iranian languages 15 5 5 4,835 2,650 2,190
Indo-Aryan languages 0 5 0 3,385 1,895 1,490
Bengali 0 0 0 475 290 185
Gujarati 0 0 0 195 125 70
Hindi 0 0 0 745 445 300
Kashmiri 0 0 0 10 5 5
Konkani 0 0 0 5 5 5
Marathi 0 0 0 70 35 35
Nepali 0 0 0 530 255 275
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 0 10 5 5
Punjabi (Panjabi) 0 0 0 585 310 270
Sindhi 0 0 0 20 10 5
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 0 0 0 165 85 85
Urdu 0 0 0 575 330 245
Iranian languages 10 5 5 1,425 740 690
Kurdish 5 0 0 115 65 50
Pashto 0 0 0 80 45 35
Persian (Farsi) 5 0 5 1,230 630 605
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 25 10 15
Italic (Romance) languages 290 135 160 3,335 1,605 1,730
Catalan 0 0 0 10 5 5
Italian 40 25 15 745 400 340
Portuguese 25 10 15 520 245 270
Romanian 15 5 5 225 110 120
Spanish 210 95 120 1,830 840 985
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 5 0
Japanese 0 0 0 360 100 260
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Georgian 0 5 0 5 0 0
Korean 5 0 5 1,095 475 620
Mongolic languages 0 0 0 5 5 5
Mongolian 0 0 0 0 5 0
Niger-Congo languages 55 30 20 630 325 305
Akan (Twi) 0 0 0 40 25 25
Bamanankan 0 5 0 15 5 5
Edo 0 0 0 5 0 5
Ewe 0 0 0 40 25 10
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 5 0 5 5 5 0
Ga 0 0 0 10 5 5
Ganda 0 0 0 20 5 15
Igbo 0 0 0 45 20 20
Lingala 5 0 0 5 0 5
Rundi (Kirundi) 0 5 0 20 10 5
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 5 0 5 50 15 30
Shona 0 0 0 30 15 15
Swahili 0 5 5 135 65 70
Wolof 5 5 0 10 10 0
Yoruba 0 0 0 65 35 30
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 25 15 5 140 75 70
Nilo-Saharan languages 0 0 0 75 40 40
Dinka 0 0 0 20 10 10
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 55 25 25
Sign languages 5 5 5 190 90 100
American Sign Language 0 0 0 85 40 50
Quebec Sign Language 5 5 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 5 5 5 105 50 55
Sino-Tibetan languages 65 30 30 6,665 3,335 3,330
Chinese languages 60 30 35 6,635 3,320 3,315
Cantonese 20 10 10 1,145 535 610
Hakka 0 0 0 20 5 15
Mandarin 25 10 15 4,640 2,325 2,315
Min Dong 0 0 0 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 0 0 0 120 50 70
Wu (Shanghainese) 0 0 0 50 30 20
Chinese, n.o.s. 15 5 5 645 365 280
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 15 5 10
Tibeto-Burman languages 0 0 0 30 15 20
Burmese 0 0 0 15 5 10
Karenic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibetan 0 0 0 5 0 5
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 5 5
Tai-Kadai languages 15 10 10 155 55 100
Lao 15 5 10 10 0 5
Thai 5 0 0 150 50 100
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 5 0 0 445 240 205
Azerbaijani 0 0 0 10 10 5
Turkish 5 5 0 305 165 140
Uyghur 0 0 0 5 5 5
Uzbek 0 0 0 110 60 50
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 10 0
Uralic languages 20 10 5 415 180 235
Estonian 0 0 0 40 20 25
Finnish 0 5 0 95 30 60
Hungarian 15 10 5 275 130 150
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 5 5 0 25 10 15
Multiple responses 650 350 300 8,060 3,920 4,140
English and French 460 245 210 3,445 1,600 1,850
English and non-official language 10 5 10 4,180 2,110 2,070
French and non-official language 160 85 75 225 115 105
English, French and non-official language 25 10 10 210 90 120
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 19 194,720 96,415 98,305 912,300 442,470 469,830
Single responses 193,985 96,040 97,950 900,755 436,755 464,000
Official languages 193,665 95,865 97,800 878,015 425,220 452,795
English 650 350 305 863,550 418,315 445,240
French 193,015 95,515 97,495 14,460 6,910 7,560
Non-official languages 325 175 145 22,740 11,540 11,205
Aboriginal languages 0 0 0 2,570 1,285 1,295
Algonquian languages 0 0 0 2,565 1,280 1,285
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 0 0 5 0 0 0
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Moose Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Naskapi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Plains Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Woods Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Eastern Algonquian languages 0 0 0 2,560 1,280 1,280
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 0 0 0 2,560 1,275 1,280
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway 0 0 0 5 0 0
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carrier 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chilcotin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dene 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gwich'in 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sarsi (Sarcee) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sekani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Slavey 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tutchone languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages 0 0 0 5 0 5
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 0 0 0 5 0 0
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 0 0
Iroquoian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oneida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 0 0 0 5 0 5
Salish languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lillooet 0 0 0 0 0 0
Okanagan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Squamish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Straits 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dakota 0 0 0 0 0 0
Stoney 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tlingit 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nisga'a 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haisla 0 0 0 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 0 0 0 5 0 0
Non-Aboriginal languages 325 175 145 20,170 10,255 9,915
Afro-Asiatic languages 55 25 30 4,630 2,450 2,180
Berber languages 5 5 5 0 0 0
Kabyle 10 0 5 0 0 0
Berber languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cushitic languages 0 0 0 85 40 45
Bilen 0 0 0 5 0 5
Oromo 0 0 0 45 20 25
Somali 0 0 0 25 10 15
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 10 5
Semitic languages 45 25 25 4,540 2,405 2,130
Amharic 0 0 0 55 25 30
Arabic 45 20 25 4,260 2,270 1,990
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 0 5 0
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Harari 0 0 0 5 0 0
Hebrew 0 0 0 125 70 55
Maltese 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tigrigna 0 0 0 95 40 55
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 5 0 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 5 5 5 330 160 165
Khmer (Cambodian) 5 0 0 0 0 0
Vietnamese 5 5 0 330 165 170
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 35 30 5 1,140 550 585
Bikol 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cebuano 0 0 0 55 20 35
Fijian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 0 0 0 5 5 5
Ilocano 0 0 0 15 5 5
Malagasy 5 0 5 0 0 0
Malay 0 0 0 0 0 5
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pangasinan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 30 30 0 1,065 520 545
Waray-Waray 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Creole languages 5 5 0 35 20 20
Haitian Creole 0 5 0 0 0 0
Creole, n.o.s. 5 0 5 15 5 5
Creole languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 25 10 15
Dravidian languages 0 0 0 425 240 185
Kannada 0 0 0 15 5 10
Malayalam 0 0 0 140 75 60
Tamil 0 0 0 140 80 60
Telugu 0 0 0 125 80 50
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 5 5
Hmong-Mien languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Indo-European languages 145 75 70 7,410 3,715 3,690
Albanian 0 0 0 110 60 55
Armenian 20 10 10 15 10 10
Balto-Slavic languages 10 5 5 1,405 680 720
Baltic languages 0 0 0 30 10 15
Latvian 0 0 0 10 5 10
Lithuanian 0 0 0 15 5 10
Slavic languages 15 5 5 1,375 675 700
Belarusan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bosnian 0 0 0 65 30 30
Bulgarian 0 0 0 25 15 10
Croatian 0 0 0 65 25 40
Czech 0 0 0 45 25 20
Macedonian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Polish 0 5 0 235 105 125
Russian 5 5 5 785 385 390
Serbian 0 0 0 60 25 35
Serbo-Croatian 0 0 0 30 15 10
Slovak 0 0 0 20 10 15
Slovene (Slovenian) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ukrainian 0 0 0 55 30 20
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 5 0
Celtic languages 0 0 0 60 35 30
Scottish Gaelic 0 0 0 60 35 30
Welsh 0 0 0 0 0 0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 0 0
Germanic languages 5 0 0 1,490 725 760
Afrikaans 0 0 0 30 15 15
Danish 0 0 0 15 0 15
Dutch 0 0 0 135 70 70
Frisian 0 0 0 5 0 0
German 0 0 0 1,225 600 625
Icelandic 0 0 0 30 10 15
Norwegian 0 0 0 20 5 10
Swedish 0 0 0 15 5 5
Vlaams (Flemish) 0 0 0 5 5 5
Yiddish 0 0 0 5 0 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 15 5 10
Greek 0 0 0 270 135 130
Indo-Iranian languages 0 0 5 2,815 1,475 1,335
Indo-Aryan languages 0 0 0 1,850 995 860
Bengali 0 0 0 250 135 115
Gujarati 0 0 0 100 60 35
Hindi 0 0 0 310 190 120
Kashmiri 0 0 0 5 5 0
Konkani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Marathi 0 0 0 30 15 15
Nepali 0 0 0 475 235 240
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 0 0 0 250 125 125
Sindhi 0 0 0 5 5 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 0 0 0 95 45 50
Urdu 0 0 0 340 175 165
Iranian languages 5 0 0 960 475 480
Kurdish 0 0 0 85 50 40
Pashto 0 0 0 45 20 20
Persian (Farsi) 5 0 0 825 405 420
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 5 0
Italic (Romance) languages 115 60 55 1,240 595 645
Catalan 0 0 0 5 0 0
Italian 0 5 5 165 70 85
Portuguese 5 5 5 195 90 105
Romanian 15 5 10 70 35 35
Spanish 85 45 45 810 390 420
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 0 0
Japanese 0 0 0 110 35 70
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Georgian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Korean 0 0 0 710 330 385
Mongolic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mongolian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 5 5 5 165 80 85
Akan (Twi) 0 0 0 10 0 10
Bamanankan 5 0 0 0 0 0
Edo 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ewe 0 0 0 15 5 5
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ga 0 0 0 5 0 0
Ganda 0 0 0 5 0 5
Igbo 0 0 0 15 5 5
Lingala 0 0 0 0 5 0
Rundi (Kirundi) 0 0 0 10 5 5
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 0 0 0 15 10 10
Shona 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swahili 0 0 0 60 30 35
Wolof 5 5 0 0 0 0
Yoruba 0 0 0 20 10 10
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 5 0 5 10 5 5
Nilo-Saharan languages 0 0 0 35 20 20
Dinka 0 0 0 10 5 10
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 25 10 15
Sign languages 10 5 5 285 145 140
American Sign Language 0 0 0 110 55 60
Quebec Sign Language 0 5 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 5 5 5 175 90 80
Sino-Tibetan languages 45 25 20 4,550 2,345 2,200
Chinese languages 45 25 20 4,545 2,345 2,200
Cantonese 15 10 5 640 335 310
Hakka 0 0 0 5 0 0
Mandarin 15 10 5 3,410 1,740 1,675
Min Dong 0 0 0 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 0 0 0 45 25 25
Wu (Shanghainese) 0 0 0 25 10 10
Chinese, n.o.s. 10 5 5 415 235 180
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 5 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 0 0 0 5 0 5
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 5 0 5
Tai-Kadai languages 10 5 5 55 20 35
Lao 10 5 5 0 0 0
Thai 0 0 0 55 15 35
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 5 5 5 215 110 105
Azerbaijani 0 0 0 5 5 0
Turkish 5 0 5 140 70 75
Uyghur 0 0 0 0 0 0
Uzbek 0 0 0 70 40 30
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 5 0
Uralic languages 0 0 0 75 35 40
Estonian 0 0 0 5 5 5
Finnish 0 0 0 15 10 5
Hungarian 0 0 0 55 25 30
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 0 0
Multiple responses 730 375 360 11,540 5,715 5,825
English and French 435 230 205 2,180 995 1,185
English and non-official language 15 10 5 8,970 4,515 4,450
French and non-official language 240 115 130 75 40 30
English, French and non-official language 35 20 20 315 155 160
Other language spoken regularly at homeThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - Other language(s) spoken regularly at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% dataCensus data footnote 20 194,720 96,415 98,310 912,295 442,470 469,825
None 189,890 93,785 96,110 861,780 418,525 443,260
English 3,625 2,015 1,605 17,005 8,480 8,525
French 545 290 255 16,390 7,210 9,175
Non-official language 545 270 270 16,275 7,850 8,420
Aboriginal 10 5 5 2,135 930 1,205
Non-Aboriginal 535 270 265 14,135 6,920 7,220
English and French 15 5 10 150 70 80
English and non-official language 85 35 55 220 105 115
French and non-official language 10 5 5 470 230 245
English, French and non-official language 5 5 5 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 21 161,570 80,215 81,350 774,750 372,455 402,290
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 157,900 78,575 79,325 744,260 358,055 386,205
Median total income in 2015 among recipients ($) 30,538 35,375 25,954 31,813 38,379 26,750
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 157,935 78,585 79,355 744,545 358,085 386,455
Median after-tax income in 2015 among recipients ($) 27,570 31,158 24,039 28,627 33,642 24,590
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 136,810 70,040 66,770 648,960 320,380 328,580
Median market income in 2015 among recipients ($) 26,537 31,359 22,406 29,938 36,363 24,497
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 128,005 61,595 66,405 554,985 243,860 311,130
Median government transfers in 2015 among recipients ($) 9,167 9,011 9,302 7,438 8,175 6,961
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 107,875 57,260 50,615 523,020 264,375 258,645
Median employment income in 2015 among recipients ($) 27,523 31,546 23,971 29,979 35,676 25,405
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 22 161,585 80,250 81,330 774,750 372,455 402,295
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 158,015 78,640 79,375 744,275 357,820 386,455
Average total income in 2015 among recipients ($) 36,525 41,624 31,474 41,479 49,413 34,132
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 158,040 78,635 79,395 744,560 357,855 386,710
Average after-tax income in 2015 among recipients ($) 31,051 34,746 27,390 34,175 39,776 28,993
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 136,850 70,005 66,845 648,910 320,370 328,540
Average market income in 2015 among recipients ($) 33,092 38,274 27,666 40,299 48,457 32,345
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 128,065 61,590 66,475 555,740 243,445 312,295
Average government transfers in 2015 among recipients ($) 9,705 9,642 9,764 8,495 8,859 8,211
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 107,875 57,295 50,585 523,020 264,475 258,545
Average employment income in 2015 among recipients ($) 33,334 37,144 29,019 39,522 46,606 32,275
Total - Employment income statistics for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 23 161,580 80,255 81,330 774,750 372,455 402,295
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 44,730 24,250 20,480 245,425 131,095 114,325
Median employment income in 2015 for full-year full-time workers ($)Census data footnote 25 41,585 45,355 38,109 47,665 53,785 42,236
Average employment income in 2015 for full-year full-time workers ($)Census data footnote 26 47,000 51,179 42,052 56,820 63,886 48,717
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 78.4 81.7 74.2 84.6 87.7 80.7
Employment income (%)Census data footnote 29 62.4 65.2 58.8 66.9 69.7 63.3
Government transfers (%)Census data footnote 30 21.6 18.3 25.8 15.4 12.3 19.3
Total - Total income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 31 161,570 80,220 81,350 774,750 372,455 402,295
Without total income 3,665 1,640 2,025 30,485 14,395 16,090
With total income 157,905 78,580 79,325 744,265 358,060 386,205
Percentage with total income 97.7 98.0 97.5 96.1 96.1 96.0
Under $10,000 (including loss) 16,990 6,630 10,365 104,125 43,575 60,545
$10,000 to $19,999 33,570 13,505 20,065 134,355 50,310 84,050
$20,000 to $29,999 27,055 12,560 14,500 114,855 47,195 67,660
$30,000 to $39,999 24,240 12,565 11,675 98,325 45,040 53,280
$40,000 to $49,999 20,125 11,010 9,115 79,435 39,605 39,830
$50,000 to $59,999 12,915 7,630 5,285 57,255 32,255 25,000
$60,000 to $69,999 7,855 4,895 2,955 41,715 25,830 15,885
$70,000 to $79,999 5,700 3,280 2,420 33,195 19,945 13,250
$80,000 to $89,999 3,265 2,020 1,245 25,500 14,900 10,605
$90,000 to $99,999 1,880 1,305 575 15,530 10,095 5,435
$100,000 and over 4,300 3,170 1,125 39,965 29,300 10,665
$100,000 to $149,999 3,080 2,295 790 28,130 20,205 7,925
$150,000 and over 1,215 875 340 11,835 9,095 2,745
Total - After-tax income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 32 161,565 80,220 81,350 774,750 372,455 402,295
Without after-tax income 3,635 1,635 1,995 30,205 14,370 15,840
With after-tax income 157,940 78,580 79,355 744,540 358,085 386,455
Percentage with after-tax income 97.8 98.0 97.5 96.1 96.1 96.1
Under $10,000 (including loss) 17,745 6,795 10,955 108,630 44,435 64,195
$10,000 to $19,999 35,185 14,250 20,935 142,975 54,160 88,815
$20,000 to $29,999 33,835 16,330 17,505 138,435 58,900 79,535
$30,000 to $39,999 30,180 16,355 13,820 119,130 56,990 62,145
$40,000 to $49,999 19,160 11,210 7,950 84,245 46,675 37,565
$50,000 to $59,999 10,115 5,995 4,120 56,235 34,590 21,645
$60,000 to $69,999 5,610 3,335 2,275 39,320 23,195 16,125
$70,000 to $79,999 2,505 1,700 805 21,210 13,950 7,260
$80,000 and over 3,600 2,620 980 34,360 25,185 9,170
$80,000 to $89,999 1,255 930 325 11,615 8,185 3,430
$90,000 to $99,999 710 525 185 6,825 4,950 1,875
$100,000 and over 1,640 1,165 470 15,915 12,050 3,860
Total - Employment income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 33 161,565 80,220 81,350 774,745 372,455 402,295
Without employment income 53,695 22,955 30,735 251,730 108,080 143,650
With employment income 107,875 57,265 50,615 523,020 264,370 258,640
Percentage with employment income 66.8 71.4 62.2 67.5 71.0 64.3
Under $5,000 (including loss) 15,720 8,330 7,390 72,940 34,125 38,820
$5,000 to $9,999 8,820 3,710 5,110 45,820 19,475 26,350
$10,000 to $19,999 16,930 7,685 9,245 76,685 33,555 43,130
$20,000 to $29,999 16,240 7,715 8,520 66,155 29,385 36,770
$30,000 to $39,999 14,935 7,905 7,035 60,485 27,455 33,035
$40,000 to $49,999 11,520 6,710 4,805 49,395 24,470 24,925
$50,000 to $59,999 7,780 4,940 2,840 37,685 21,735 15,955
$60,000 to $69,999 5,185 3,200 1,980 28,695 17,955 10,740
$70,000 to $79,999 4,260 2,380 1,880 24,970 14,750 10,220
$80,000 and over 6,485 4,675 1,805 60,175 41,470 18,705
$80,000 to $89,999 2,210 1,470 740 20,175 11,645 8,535
$90,000 to $99,999 1,325 960 360 11,685 7,975 3,715
$100,000 and over 2,950 2,250 700 28,310 21,850 6,460
Income of households in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for private households by household size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 34 89,835 ... ... 401,990 ... ...
Median total income of households in 2015 ($) 52,426 ... ... 60,764 ... ...
Median after-tax income of households in 2015 ($) 46,641 ... ... 53,129 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for one-person private households - 100% data 31,415 ... ... 118,670 ... ...
Median total income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 26,693 ... ... 30,377 ... ...
Median after-tax income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 24,956 ... ... 27,511 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for two-or-more-person private households - 100% data 58,420 ... ... 283,320 ... ...
Median total income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 70,660 ... ... 77,136 ... ...
Median after-tax income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 61,709 ... ... 66,538 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for private households by household size - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 35 89,835 ... ... 401,990 ... ...
Average total income of households in 2015 ($) 64,248 ... ... 76,797 ... ...
Average after-tax income of households in 2015 ($) 54,625 ... ... 63,299 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for one-person private households - 25% sample data 31,390 ... ... 118,705 ... ...
Average total income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 33,715 ... ... 39,601 ... ...
Average after-tax income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 28,984 ... ... 32,962 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for two-or-more-person private households - 25% sample data 58,440 ... ... 283,285 ... ...
Average total income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 80,649 ... ... 92,383 ... ...
Average after-tax income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 68,398 ... ... 76,011 ... ...
Total - Household total income groups in 2015 for private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 36 89,835 ... ... 401,990 ... ...
Under $5,000 645 ... ... 6,830 ... ...
$5,000 to $9,999 1,270 ... ... 7,755 ... ...
$10,000 to $14,999 3,690 ... ... 12,330 ... ...
$15,000 to $19,999 6,235 ... ... 20,155 ... ...
$20,000 to $24,999 5,120 ... ... 20,210 ... ...
$25,000 to $29,999 4,750 ... ... 18,700 ... ...
$30,000 to $34,999 6,345 ... ... 21,645 ... ...
$35,000 to $39,999 5,280 ... ... 19,995 ... ...
$40,000 to $44,999 4,930 ... ... 19,285 ... ...
$45,000 to $49,999 4,510 ... ... 18,235 ... ...
$50,000 to $59,999 8,365 ... ... 33,450 ... ...
$60,000 to $69,999 7,080 ... ... 30,470 ... ...
$70,000 to $79,999 6,425 ... ... 27,755 ... ...
$80,000 to $89,999 5,385 ... ... 24,340 ... ...
$90,000 to $99,999 4,255 ... ... 20,240 ... ...
$100,000 and over 15,550 ... ... 100,600 ... ...
$100,000 to $124,999 7,330 ... ... 38,090 ... ...
$125,000 to $149,999 3,785 ... ... 24,330 ... ...
$150,000 to $199,999 2,960 ... ... 23,445 ... ...
$200,000 and over 1,470 ... ... 14,730 ... ...
Total - Household after-tax income groups in 2015 for private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 32 89,830 ... ... 401,990 ... ...
Under $5,000 690 ... ... 7,145 ... ...
$5,000 to $9,999 1,290 ... ... 7,885 ... ...
$10,000 to $14,999 3,720 ... ... 12,545 ... ...
$15,000 to $19,999 6,495 ... ... 21,370 ... ...
$20,000 to $24,999 5,830 ... ... 23,030 ... ...
$25,000 to $29,999 5,865 ... ... 22,365 ... ...
$30,000 to $34,999 7,340 ... ... 25,495 ... ...
$35,000 to $39,999 6,340 ... ... 23,945 ... ...
$40,000 to $44,999 5,580 ... ... 22,630 ... ...
$45,000 to $49,999 5,255 ... ... 21,635 ... ...
$50,000 to $59,999 9,595 ... ... 40,585 ... ...
$60,000 to $69,999 8,040 ... ... 35,920 ... ...
$70,000 to $79,999 6,470 ... ... 29,795 ... ...
$80,000 to $89,999 4,990 ... ... 24,160 ... ...
$90,000 to $99,999 3,635 ... ... 19,275 ... ...
$100,000 and over 8,700 ... ... 64,210 ... ...
$100,000 to $124,999 5,105 ... ... 31,985 ... ...
$125,000 to $149,999 1,945 ... ... 15,940 ... ...
$150,000 and over 1,645 ... ... 16,280 ... ...
Income of economic families in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for economic families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 37 56,820 ... ... 269,560 ... ...
Median total income of economic families in 2015 ($) 71,010 ... ... 77,529 ... ...
Median after-tax income of economic families in 2015 ($) 61,962 ... ... 66,728 ... ...
Average family size of economic families 2.7 ... ... 2.8 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families without children or other relatives in private households - 100% data 28,835 ... ... 121,200 ... ...
Median total income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 61,320 ... ... 71,495 ... ...
Median after-tax income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 54,001 ... ... 61,883 ... ...
Average family size of couple economic families without children or other relatives 2.0 ... ... 2.0 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families with children in private households - 100% data 19,650 ... ... 97,460 ... ...
Median total income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 96,921 ... ... 104,981 ... ...
Median after-tax income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 82,671 ... ... 88,099 ... ...
Average family size of couple economic families with children 3.8 ... ... 3.8 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for lone-parent economic families in private households - 100% data 7,130 ... ... 43,560 ... ...
Median total income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 48,574 ... ... 45,597 ... ...
Median after-tax income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 44,961 ... ... 42,309 ... ...
Average family size of lone-parent economic families 2.5 ... ... 2.6 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for economic families in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 38 56,860 ... ... 269,510 ... ...
Average total income of economic families in 2015 ($) 81,050 ... ... 93,027 ... ...
Average after-tax income of economic families in 2015 ($) 68,656 ... ... 76,371 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families without children or other relatives in private households - 25% sample data 28,820 ... ... 121,285 ... ...
Average total income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 70,142 ... ... 85,511 ... ...
Average after-tax income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 59,734 ... ... 70,143 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families with children in private households - 25% sample data 19,665 ... ... 97,490 ... ...
Average total income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 107,282 ... ... 119,890 ... ...
Average after-tax income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 89,479 ... ... 97,021 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for lone-parent economic families in private households - 25% sample data 7,165 ... ... 43,470 ... ...
Average total income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 54,193 ... ... 54,587 ... ...
Average after-tax income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 48,108 ... ... 47,700 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 21 35,640 17,585 18,050 157,715 73,825 83,890
Median total income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 39 25,726 28,416 23,851 28,180 30,235 26,673
Median after-tax income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 39 24,228 25,894 22,872 25,848 27,176 24,859
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 40 35,590 17,740 17,845 157,410 73,440 83,970
Average total income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 41 32,682 34,291 31,082 36,847 38,945 35,012
Average after-tax income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 41 28,193 29,146 27,245 30,893 31,946 29,973
Total - Economic family income decile group for the population in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 42 189,975 94,910 95,065 908,340 440,700 467,640
In the bottom half of the distribution 122,270 60,090 62,185 519,830 244,725 275,105
In the bottom decile 15,475 7,520 7,950 105,810 49,730 56,080
In the second decile 26,675 12,360 14,310 112,825 49,900 62,920
In the third decile 27,105 13,510 13,595 102,515 48,345 54,175
In the fourth decile 27,695 13,900 13,795 100,645 48,515 52,130
In the fifth decile 25,330 12,795 12,535 98,030 48,235 49,800
In the top half of the distribution 67,705 34,820 32,885 388,510 195,975 192,540
In the sixth decile 22,310 11,450 10,860 94,350 47,240 47,110
In the seventh decile 18,285 9,355 8,930 89,765 45,260 44,505
In the eighth decile 13,340 6,820 6,520 83,140 41,815 41,330
In the ninth decile 8,605 4,505 4,100 69,850 35,450 34,400
In the top decile 5,160 2,695 2,465 51,410 26,210 25,195
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 43 189,975 94,910 95,065 898,345 435,895 462,450
0 to 17 years 33,875 17,570 16,305 159,820 81,670 78,150
0 to 5 years 11,185 5,760 5,420 49,595 25,280 24,310
18 to 64 years 115,460 57,640 57,815 565,395 274,120 291,275
65 years and over 40,640 19,700 20,935 173,125 80,100 93,025
In low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) 29,830 13,930 15,895 154,955 70,415 84,540
0 to 17 years 3,840 2,005 1,830 35,525 18,145 17,380
0 to 5 years 1,220 655 565 12,740 6,470 6,275
18 to 64 years 15,510 7,510 8,000 88,355 40,375 47,985
65 years and over 10,480 4,415 6,065 31,075 11,890 19,185
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) (%) 15.7 14.7 16.7 17.2 16.2 18.3
0 to 17 years (%) 11.3 11.4 11.2 22.2 22.2 22.2
0 to 5 years (%) 10.9 11.4 10.4 25.7 25.6 25.8
18 to 64 years (%) 13.4 13.0 13.8 15.6 14.7 16.5
65 years and over (%) 25.8 22.4 29.0 17.9 14.8 20.6
In low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) 9,450 4,860 4,585 70,745 34,290 36,460
0 to 17 years 1,060 555 510 15,285 7,805 7,485
0 to 5 years 325 175 155 5,645 2,870 2,775
18 to 64 years 7,820 4,080 3,745 52,220 25,185 27,030
65 years and over 565 225 340 3,240 1,295 1,945
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) (%) 5.0 5.1 4.8 7.9 7.9 7.9
0 to 17 years (%) 3.1 3.2 3.1 9.6 9.6 9.6
0 to 5 years (%) 2.9 3.0 2.9 11.4 11.4 11.4
18 to 64 years (%) 6.8 7.1 6.5 9.2 9.2 9.3
65 years and over (%) 1.4 1.1 1.6 1.9 1.6 2.1
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 44 189,975 94,905 95,075 908,340 440,730 467,605
Official languages 189,925 94,875 95,050 905,700 439,525 466,180
English 35,355 20,220 15,135 905,020 439,215 465,805
French 189,820 94,815 95,005 95,740 42,150 53,585
Non-official languages 3,730 1,695 2,040 64,100 31,380 32,725
Aboriginal languages 25 10 20 5,645 2,685 2,960
Algonquian languages 20 0 20 5,575 2,635 2,935
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 25 0 20 20 15 10
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 15 0 10 0 0 0
Moose Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Naskapi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Plains Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 0 0 0 10 0 0
Woods Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree, n.o.s. 10 0 0 10 10 0
Eastern Algonquian languages 0 0 0 5,550 2,625 2,920
Malecite 0 0 0 10 0 10
Mi'kmaq 0 0 0 5,540 2,625 2,920
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 0 0 0 10 0 10
Algonquin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway 0 0 0 10 0 10
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 15 15 10
Northern Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 10 10 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 10 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 10
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Slavey 0 0 0 0 0 10
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan languages 0 0 0 0 10 0
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan 0 0 0 10 10 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 10 0 0 35 25 15
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 0 0 0 30 15 10
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 10 0
Iroquoian languages 0 0 0 10 10 0
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 0 0 0 10 10 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 10 0 10
Salish languages 0 0 0 10 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 10 10 0
Siouan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dakota 0 0 0 0 0 0
Stoney 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tlingit 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nisga'a 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haisla 0 0 0 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Non-Aboriginal languages 3,710 1,690 2,020 58,490 28,715 29,770
Afro-Asiatic languages 255 160 95 10,730 5,745 4,985
Berber languages 25 15 10 25 15 15
Kabyle 0 10 0 25 15 15
Berber languages, n.i.e. 20 10 10 0 0 0
Cushitic languages 0 0 0 155 65 95
Bilen 0 0 0 20 15 10
Oromo 0 0 0 40 15 20
Somali 0 0 0 75 25 55
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 20 10 10
Semitic languages 235 140 85 10,635 5,715 4,925
Amharic 0 0 0 260 135 120
Arabic 225 140 85 9,685 5,185 4,500
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 10 10 0
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Harari 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hebrew 10 0 0 630 370 260
Maltese 0 0 0 25 0 25
Tigrigna 0 0 0 140 65 70
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 40 20 20
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 15 10 10 15 10 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 30 25 10 575 260 310
Khmer (Cambodian) 10 10 10 15 0 10
Vietnamese 15 10 0 555 255 300
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 10 10 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 60 35 20 3,035 1,275 1,760
Bikol 0 0 0 10 0 10
Cebuano 0 0 0 185 80 100
Fijian 0 0 0 10 0 0
Hiligaynon 0 0 0 45 20 30
Ilocano 0 0 0 70 20 55
Malagasy 0 0 0 10 0 0
Malay 10 10 10 80 25 60
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 0 0 0 10 10 0
Pangasinan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 40 35 10 2,835 1,195 1,635
Waray-Waray 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 10 0 10 35 15 20
Creole languages 140 70 70 360 185 175
Haitian Creole 10 10 0 35 20 15
Creole, n.o.s. 115 55 65 120 60 65
Creole languages, n.i.e. 20 10 0 210 115 100
Dravidian languages 0 0 0 1,365 785 580
Kannada 0 0 0 75 45 35
Malayalam 0 0 0 560 310 250
Tamil 0 0 0 450 260 190
Telugu 0 0 0 350 215 135
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hmong-Mien languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Indo-European languages 2,960 1,280 1,675 30,820 15,070 15,755
Albanian 0 0 0 405 185 215
Armenian 55 25 30 80 45 30
Balto-Slavic languages 130 80 50 4,095 1,935 2,160
Baltic languages 0 0 0 110 35 80
Latvian 0 0 0 50 15 35
Lithuanian 0 0 0 55 15 40
Slavic languages 130 80 55 4,010 1,910 2,105
Belarusan 0 0 0 10 0 10
Bosnian 0 0 0 145 60 80
Bulgarian 0 0 0 75 35 35
Croatian 10 10 0 275 105 165
Czech 0 0 0 210 95 110
Macedonian 0 0 0 90 55 30
Polish 20 10 15 900 410 490
Russian 95 60 35 1,945 970 970
Serbian 0 0 0 180 85 95
Serbo-Croatian 10 0 0 115 70 50
Slovak 10 0 0 145 70 75
Slovene (Slovenian) 0 0 0 35 10 20
Ukrainian 0 0 0 425 180 245
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Celtic languages 0 0 0 1,070 495 580
Scottish Gaelic 0 0 0 910 400 505
Welsh 0 0 0 35 25 10
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 155 80 75
Germanic languages 370 185 185 9,225 4,490 4,740
Afrikaans 0 0 0 320 140 175
Danish 0 0 0 235 125 110
Dutch 50 25 25 2,105 935 1,165
Frisian 0 0 0 60 30 30
German 285 135 150 6,335 3,180 3,155
Icelandic 0 10 0 100 40 60
Norwegian 0 0 0 150 105 40
Swedish 10 0 10 245 115 130
Vlaams (Flemish) 15 0 10 20 10 15
Yiddish 0 0 0 30 15 15
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 10 10 10 125 45 85
Greek 10 10 0 1,315 670 645
Indo-Iranian languages 30 20 15 6,535 3,635 2,900
Indo-Aryan languages 15 10 0 4,935 2,790 2,140
Bengali 0 0 0 625 350 275
Gujarati 10 0 0 240 150 90
Hindi 15 10 0 2,270 1,300 975
Kashmiri 0 0 0 15 0 10
Konkani 0 0 0 15 15 0
Marathi 0 0 0 135 85 45
Nepali 0 0 0 620 315 305
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 0 20 10 15
Punjabi (Panjabi) 10 10 0 1,010 570 445
Sindhi 0 0 0 10 0 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 0 0 0 245 125 120
Urdu 0 0 0 1,090 660 425
Iranian languages 15 0 10 1,625 865 755
Kurdish 15 0 10 185 110 75
Pashto 0 0 0 85 55 30
Persian (Farsi) 0 0 0 1,385 725 660
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 75 40 35
Italic (Romance) languages 2,510 1,055 1,460 9,365 4,270 5,100
Catalan 10 0 0 15 10 10
Italian 210 85 115 1,665 845 820
Portuguese 65 40 25 910 480 430
Romanian 20 10 10 240 140 105
Spanish 2,315 975 1,340 6,990 3,020 3,970
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 70 55 20
Japanese 0 0 0 865 335 530
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Georgian 0 0 0 0 10 0
Korean 0 0 0 1,530 685 850
Mongolic languages 0 0 0 10 0 10
Mongolian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 180 100 80 1,340 715 620
Akan (Twi) 0 0 0 65 40 30
Bamanankan 15 0 10 10 10 10
Edo 0 0 0 10 10 0
Ewe 0 0 0 80 50 30
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 0 0 10 10 10 0
Ga 0 0 0 30 15 20
Ganda 0 0 0 60 15 40
Igbo 0 0 0 70 45 30
Lingala 15 0 20 30 15 15
Rundi (Kirundi) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 20 10 10 130 65 65
Shona 0 0 0 65 40 35
Swahili 10 0 10 370 200 175
Wolof 50 40 10 35 15 20
Yoruba 0 0 0 250 125 125
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 75 45 35 300 175 130
Nilo-Saharan languages 0 0 0 50 30 20
Dinka 0 0 0 0 0 10
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 45 30 10
Sign languages 40 10 25 1,605 555 1,045
American Sign Language 0 0 0 795 235 555
Quebec Sign Language 25 0 20 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e. 15 10 10 815 325 495
Sino-Tibetan languages 130 55 75 7,135 3,615 3,515
Chinese languages 130 60 70 7,115 3,610 3,500
Cantonese 60 30 35 1,555 730 820
Hakka 0 0 0 45 25 25
Mandarin 85 40 45 5,435 2,720 2,710
Min Dong 0 0 0 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 0 0 0 195 75 120
Wu (Shanghainese) 0 0 0 60 35 30
Chinese, n.o.s. 10 0 10 575 340 245
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 0 0 0 20 10 15
Burmese 0 0 0 0 0 0
Karenic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibetan 0 0 0 20 10 15
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages 15 10 10 240 110 130
Lao 15 0 10 20 0 10
Thai 0 0 0 220 100 120
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e. 0 0 10 0 0 0
Turkic languages 20 10 10 620 320 300
Azerbaijani 0 0 0 20 20 0
Turkish 20 10 10 480 225 255
Uyghur 0 0 0 15 0 10
Uzbek 0 0 0 105 60 40
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 10 0
Uralic languages 10 0 0 430 200 230
Estonian 0 0 0 50 25 20
Finnish 0 0 0 120 55 70
Hungarian 0 0 10 255 115 140
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 0 10
Other languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 75 40 35
Citizenship
Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 45 189,975 94,900 95,070 908,340 440,735 467,605
Canadian citizensCensus data footnote 46 188,545 94,115 94,430 878,415 425,340 453,070
Canadian citizens aged under 18 33,660 17,395 16,270 159,440 81,575 77,870
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over 154,885 76,725 78,165 718,970 343,770 375,200
Not Canadian citizensCensus data footnote 47 1,430 790 645 29,930 15,395 14,535
Immigrant status and period of immigration
Total - Immigrant status and period of immigration for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 48 189,975 94,900 95,075 908,340 440,730 467,605
Non-immigrantsCensus data footnote 49 186,985 93,380 93,605 842,760 407,740 435,015
ImmigrantsCensus data footnote 50 2,445 1,235 1,210 55,675 27,270 28,405
Before 1981 460 230 230 19,200 9,335 9,865
1981 to 1990 220 100 115 4,800 2,330 2,470
1991 to 2000 350 145 210 6,705 3,140 3,560
2001 to 2010 800 390 415 13,185 6,540 6,645
2001 to 2005 350 165 190 5,105 2,500 2,600
2006 to 2010 450 225 220 8,080 4,035 4,045
2011 to 2016Census data footnote 51 615 370 245 11,790 5,925 5,865
Non-permanent residentsCensus data footnote 52 550 285 265 9,900 5,720 4,185
Age at immigration
Total - Age at immigration for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 53 2,445 1,235 1,210 55,675 27,270 28,410
Under 5 years 505 185 320 7,280 3,495 3,785
5 to 14 years 410 185 220 10,445 5,240 5,205
15 to 24 years 410 215 195 10,170 4,670 5,500
25 to 44 years 1,000 570 425 22,980 11,315 11,660
45 years and over 120 75 40 4,800 2,550 2,250
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 2,445 1,240 1,210 55,680 27,270 28,410
Americas 545 225 320 10,610 4,830 5,780
Brazil 0 0 10 175 75 100
Colombia 60 35 25 175 90 85
El Salvador 10 0 0 95 50 45
Guyana 0 0 0 170 85 90
Haiti 100 40 55 55 30 30
Jamaica 0 0 0 480 210 275
Mexico 15 10 0 325 155 175
Peru 0 0 0 105 35 75
Trinidad and Tobago 0 0 0 220 120 100
United StatesCensus data footnote 55 220 85 135 7,375 3,320 4,055
Other places of birth in Americas 140 50 85 1,430 675 750
Europe 1,015 590 425 22,110 11,195 10,920
Bosnia and Herzegovina 10 0 0 210 115 100
Croatia 0 0 0 180 75 105
France 650 385 265 610 330 280
Germany 25 10 15 2,600 1,270 1,330
Greece 0 0 0 505 270 235
Hungary 0 0 0 110 40 65
IrelandCensus data footnote 56 0 0 0 475 225 255
Italy 20 20 0 525 310 215
Netherlands 10 0 0 1,645 790 855
Poland 10 0 10 630 265 365
Portugal 0 0 0 220 140 80
Romania 20 0 10 180 100 80
Russian Federation 25 15 10 585 270 315
SerbiaCensus data footnote 57 0 0 0 90 45 45
Ukraine 0 0 0 335 145 195
United KingdomCensus data footnote 58 30 15 20 11,275 5,815 5,460
Other places of birth in Europe 215 130 90 1,930 985 945
Africa 405 230 170 3,525 1,855 1,675
Algeria 20 15 10 25 15 15
Egypt 10 0 0 770 395 370
Ethiopia 0 0 0 185 105 85
Kenya 0 0 0 125 75 50
Morocco 65 50 20 80 50 30
Nigeria 0 0 0 350 185 165
Somalia 0 0 0 65 30 35
South Africa, Republic of 0 0 0 460 205 250
Other places of birth in Africa 310 170 140 1,465 790 675
Asia 470 175 295 18,955 9,100 9,855
Afghanistan 0 0 0 100 40 60
Bangladesh 0 0 0 315 180 135
ChinaCensus data footnote 59 235 30 200 2,830 1,140 1,685
Hong KongCensus data footnote 60 0 0 0 280 130 155
India 0 0 0 2,225 1,190 1,040
IranCensus data footnote 61 0 0 0 970 525 440
Iraq 0 0 0 525 250 285
Japan 0 0 0 225 60 170
Korea, SouthCensus data footnote 62 55 30 20 870 340 530
Lebanon 20 20 0 1,370 755 610
Pakistan 0 0 0 615 315 295
Philippines 25 20 0 2,570 1,035 1,540
Sri Lanka 0 0 0 310 140 175
SyriaCensus data footnote 63 0 0 0 1,150 565 580
Taiwan 10 0 0 225 100 120
Viet Nam 25 10 15 450 205 245
Other places of birth in Asia 105 60 45 3,930 2,130 1,795
Oceania and other places of birthCensus data footnote 64 10 10 0 480 295 180
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 54 615 370 245 11,785 5,920 5,870
Americas 75 30 50 1,390 675 715
Brazil 0 0 10 95 40 55
Colombia 10 0 10 15 0 15
Cuba 0 0 0 70 40 30
Haiti 15 0 15 20 15 0
Jamaica 0 0 0 195 100 95
Mexico 0 0 0 105 55 45
United StatesCensus data footnote 55 20 0 15 615 310 305
VenezuelaCensus data footnote 65 0 0 0 15 10 10
Other places of birth in Americas 25 15 10 275 115 165
Europe 220 155 65 2,210 1,165 1,045
France 170 130 40 110 55 55
Germany 0 0 0 215 110 100
IrelandCensus data footnote 56 0 0 0 75 50 25
MoldovaCensus data footnote 66 0 0 0 25 10 15
Romania 0 0 0 40 25 15
Russian Federation 10 0 0 180 75 100
Ukraine 10 10 0 140 55 80
United KingdomCensus data footnote 58 10 10 0 1,080 620 460
Other places of birth in Europe 30 15 15 355 165 190
Africa 195 110 80 1,085 600 485
Algeria 10 0 0 15 0 10
Cameroon 55 25 35 0 0 10
Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0 0 0 55 30 25
Côte d'Ivoire 0 10 0 0 0 0
Egypt 0 0 0 205 105 95
Eritrea 0 0 0 70 40 30
Ethiopia 0 0 0 45 35 10
Morocco 10 0 0 30 15 10
Nigeria 0 0 0 200 100 100
Somalia 0 0 0 10 0 10
South Africa, Republic of 0 0 0 80 35 45
Tunisia 20 15 0 10 10 0
Other places of birth in Africa 100 60 40 365 220 150
Asia 115 65 50 7,035 3,435 3,600
Afghanistan 0 0 0 20 0 20
Bangladesh 0 0 0 80 50 30
ChinaCensus data footnote 59 30 10 20 985 465 520
Hong KongCensus data footnote 60 0 0 0 10 0 0
India 10 0 0 900 490 410
IranCensus data footnote 61 0 0 0 260 135 125
Iraq 0 0 0 245 125 120
Israel 25 25 0 280 180 100
Japan 0 0 0 70 25 50
Korea, SouthCensus data footnote 62 0 0 0 225 75 150
Lebanon 0 0 0 75 35 40
Nepal 0 0 0 185 95 85
Pakistan 0 0 0 145 80 65
Philippines 20 15 0 1,500 640 860
Saudi Arabia 0 0 0 125 75 50
Sri Lanka 0 0 0 100 55 50
SyriaCensus data footnote 63 0 0 0 890 420 460
Taiwan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkey 10 0 10 100 55 40
United Arab Emirates 0 0 0 70 45 20
Viet Nam 0 0 0 65 20 45
Other places of birth in Asia 30 15 15 715 370 345
Oceania and otherCensus data footnote 64 10 10 0 70 50 20
Australia 0 10 0 35 30 0
Other places of birthCensus data footnote 67 0 0 0 35 15 15
Generation status
Total - Generation status for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 68 189,975 94,900 95,075 908,340 440,735 467,605
First generationCensus data footnote 69 3,165 1,610 1,555 70,310 35,320 34,990
Second generationCensus data footnote 70 2,945 1,360 1,585 69,125 33,765 35,360
Third generation or moreCensus data footnote 71 183,870 91,935 91,935 768,905 371,645 397,260
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 2,015 1,030 990 37,000 18,195 18,805
Economic immigrantsCensus data footnote 73 990 540 450 21,830 11,270 10,560
Principal applicantsCensus data footnote 74 540 325 215 8,710 5,865 2,845
Secondary applicantsCensus data footnote 75 450 215 235 13,115 5,405 7,710
Immigrants sponsored by familyCensus data footnote 76 915 425 490 10,415 4,455 5,955
RefugeesCensus data footnote 77 110 55 50 4,520 2,345 2,175
Other immigrantsCensus data footnote 78 0 0 0 235 120 115
Aboriginal population
Total - Aboriginal identity for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 79 189,975 94,900 95,075 908,340 440,730 467,605
Aboriginal identityCensus data footnote 80 3,540 1,800 1,735 51,495 24,900 26,595
Single Aboriginal responsesCensus data footnote 81 3,265 1,680 1,580 49,935 24,175 25,765
First Nations (North American Indian)Census data footnote 82 1,085 535 550 25,830 12,460 13,370
Métis 2,140 1,145 1,000 23,315 11,325 11,985
Inuk (Inuit) 35 10 35 795 385 410
Multiple Aboriginal responsesCensus data footnote 83 115 60 50 835 425 410
Aboriginal responses not included elsewhereCensus data footnote 84 160 55 105 725 300 420
Non-Aboriginal identity 186,440 93,100 93,335 856,850 415,835 441,015
Total - Population by Registered or Treaty Indian status for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 85 189,975 94,900 95,075 908,340 440,735 467,610
Registered or Treaty IndianCensus data footnote 86 960 460 495 18,940 9,135 9,805
Not a Registered or Treaty Indian 189,015 94,440 94,580 889,405 431,595 457,800
Total - Aboriginal ancestry for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 87 189,975 94,900 95,075 908,340 440,735 467,610
Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 88 2,230 1,150 1,080 15,055 7,255 7,805
Single Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 89 2,130 1,100 1,030 14,780 7,120 7,655
First Nations (North American Indian) single ancestryCensus data footnote 82 1,295 645 650 11,995 5,790 6,210
Métis single ancestry 805 450 355 2,560 1,245 1,315
Inuit single ancestry 35 0 25 220 85 135
Multiple Aboriginal ancestries (only)Census data footnote 90 100 50 50 275 135 145
First Nations (North American Indian) and Métis ancestries 85 50 35 210 95 115
First Nations (North American Indian) and Inuit ancestries 15 0 15 25 20 10
Métis and Inuit ancestries 0 0 0 30 20 15
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis and Inuit ancestries 0 0 0 10 0 10
Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 91 4,480 2,125 2,360 58,980 27,665 31,315
Single Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 92 4,395 2,075 2,325 56,830 26,660 30,170
First Nations (North American Indian) and non-Aboriginal ancestries 3,160 1,435 1,725 34,375 15,975 18,400
Métis and non-Aboriginal ancestries 1,225 635 595 21,200 10,120 11,080
Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 10 0 0 1,255 560 690
Multiple Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 93 90 50 35 2,145 1,005 1,140
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis and non-Aboriginal ancestries 85 50 30 1,850 855 995
First Nations (North American Indian), Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 0 0 0 135 50 80
Métis, Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 0 0 0 130 90 45
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis, Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 0 0 0 30 10 20
Non-Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 94 183,265 91,625 91,640 834,300 405,810 428,495
Visible minority population
Total - Visible minority for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 95 189,975 94,900 95,075 908,340 440,735 467,605
Total visible minority populationCensus data footnote 96 1,830 890 940 58,650 29,305 29,350
South AsianCensus data footnote 97 70 45 25 7,910 4,385 3,525
Chinese 320 45 275 8,640 4,210 4,435
Black 705 390 315 21,915 10,735 11,175
Filipino 40 35 10 3,400 1,485 1,920
Latin American 175 75 95 1,685 820 865
Arab 230 135 100 8,110 4,375 3,735
Southeast AsianCensus data footnote 98 75 45 35 1,195 525 670
West AsianCensus data footnote 99 0 0 0 1,540 805 740
Korean 60 35 25 1,540 685 855
Japanese 10 0 0 695 295 405
Visible minority, n.i.e.Census data footnote 100 70 35 35 630 300 330
Multiple visible minoritiesCensus data footnote 101 75 45 30 1,385 690 695
Not a visible minorityCensus data footnote 102 188,140 94,005 94,135 849,690 411,430 438,260
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 103 189,975 94,900 95,070 908,340 440,730 467,610
North American Aboriginal origins 6,710 3,275 3,435 74,040 34,920 39,115
First Nations (North American Indian) 4,640 2,180 2,460 48,640 22,805 25,835
Inuit 60 10 50 1,840 830 1,010
Métis 2,200 1,185 1,010 26,025 12,435 13,585
Other North American origins 156,515 77,815 78,700 410,825 197,970 212,855
Acadian 1,050 525 530 23,700 11,050 12,650
American 675 335 340 7,515 3,730 3,785
Canadian 152,530 75,820 76,705 387,360 186,955 200,405
New Brunswicker 15 10 0 35 15 20
Newfoundlander 0 0 0 1,750 835 910
Nova Scotian 0 0 0 1,295 625 665
Ontarian 20 10 10 95 65 35
Québécois 3,810 1,940 1,870 380 190 185
Other North American origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 104 0 0 0 20 0 15
European origins 53,635 26,700 26,935 621,525 299,755 321,760
British Isles origins 8,865 4,250 4,615 513,725 246,085 267,645
Channel Islander 85 45 45 90 25 60
Cornish 0 0 0 105 45 65
English 1,820 880 940 262,375 124,610 137,765
Irish 5,205 2,450 2,750 195,865 91,260 104,605
Manx 10 0 0 145 70 70
Scottish 2,530 1,180 1,350 272,880 129,640 143,240
Welsh 40 15 25 17,135 8,105 9,030
British Isles origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 105 150 65 80 18,975 8,955 10,020
French origins 47,140 23,605 23,530 149,665 70,095 79,570
Alsatian 10 0 0 25 20 10
Breton 260 150 110 15 10 10
Corsican 15 0 10 20 20 0
French 47,035 23,540 23,495 149,625 70,065 79,565
Western European origins (except French origins) 2,160 1,040 1,115 125,110 59,420 65,690
Austrian 10 10 0 1,775 880 895
Bavarian 0 0 0 10 10 10
Belgian 445 205 245 2,615 1,320 1,305
Dutch 215 105 105 32,045 14,640 17,410
Flemish 20 10 10 160 80 80
Frisian 0 0 0 50 20 30
German 1,295 630 665 97,555 46,450 51,100
Luxembourger 45 15 25 30 20 10
Swiss 285 130 155 2,705 1,335 1,375
Western European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 106 0 0 0 140 75 60
Northern European origins (except British Isles origins) 155 75 80 14,985 7,075 7,910
Danish 20 10 15 3,700 1,695 2,005
Finnish 25 10 10 1,140 505 630
Icelandic 10 10 0 660 295 370
Norwegian 55 25 35 5,170 2,535 2,635
Swedish 20 10 15 3,565 1,575 1,990
Northern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 107 30 20 10 1,365 750 620
Eastern European origins 330 185 150 29,685 14,315 15,370
Bulgarian 0 0 0 280 130 145
Byelorussian 10 10 0 195 85 105
Czech 0 0 0 1,165 620 545
Czechoslovakian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 108 10 0 0 420 175 245
Estonian 0 0 0 345 185 165
Hungarian 35 10 20 2,700 1,320 1,380
Latvian 0 0 0 380 160 220
Lithuanian 10 10 0 1,150 510 635
Moldovan 0 0 10 10 0 10
Polish 135 70 60 11,575 5,525 6,050
Romanian 50 25 30 1,190 540 650
Russian 40 30 10 4,775 2,210 2,570
Slovak 10 0 0 610 320 290
Ukrainian 75 50 25 9,115 4,475 4,640
Eastern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 109 0 0 0 310 150 160
Southern European origins 1,405 700 705 28,680 13,790 14,890
Albanian 0 0 0 285 140 145
Bosnian 0 0 0 155 75 75
Catalan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Croatian 20 10 15 680 325 360
Cypriot 0 0 0 40 30 15
Greek 95 20 75 3,360 1,705 1,650
Italian 910 480 430 15,620 7,605 8,015
Kosovar 0 0 0 255 115 145
Macedonian 0 0 0 165 90 80
Maltese 0 0 0 440 215 220
Montenegrin 0 0 0 20 10 10
Portuguese 125 50 70 3,580 1,700 1,880
Serbian 15 0 10 255 120 135
Sicilian 0 0 0 40 20 15
Slovenian 0 0 0 150 70 85
Spanish 340 185 150 4,300 1,875 2,425
Yugoslavian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 110 10 0 10 400 205 200
Southern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 111 0 0 0 85 50 40
Other European origins 265 150 115 5,465 2,845 2,625
Basque 60 30 30 160 75 85
Jewish 50 35 15 2,040 1,040 1,000
Roma (Gypsy) 10 10 0 135 110 25
Slavic, n.o.s.Census data footnote 112 0 0 0 25 25 0
Other European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 113 150 70 75 3,145 1,610 1,535
Caribbean origins 295 135 160 5,220 2,580 2,640
Antiguan 0 0 0 100 50 55
Bahamian 0 0 0 230 105 115
Barbadian 10 0 10 575 300 275
Bermudan 0 0 0 185 90 100
Carib 0 0 0 45 30 10
Cuban 0 0 0 340 145 195
Dominican 35 20 15 150 85 65
Grenadian 0 0 0 35 20 20
Guadeloupean 10 0 10 0 0 0
Haitian 195 95 100 115 50 65
Jamaican 10 0 0 2,075 1,050 1,025
Kittitian/Nevisian 0 0 0 45 15 30
Martinican 40 15 20 10 10 0
Montserratan 0 0 0 10 10 0
Puerto Rican 0 0 0 115 40 75
St. Lucian 0 0 0 65 20 50
Trinidadian/Tobagonian 0 0 0 325 170 155
Vincentian/Grenadinian 0 0 0 35 20 15
West Indian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 114 0 0 0 785 420 365
Caribbean origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 115 0 0 0 330 155 180
Latin, Central and South American origins 325 140 190 3,055 1,525 1,525
Aboriginal from Central/South America (except Arawak and Maya) 0 0 0 185 90 100
Arawak 0 0 0 0 0 0
Argentinian 20 0 20 65 40 25
Belizean 0 0 0 25 20 10
Bolivian 0 0 0 40 20 15
Brazilian 10 0 0 280 140 135
Chilean 65 40 25 130 80 45
Colombian 80 35 45 430 210 225
Costa Rican 0 0 0 35 10 25
Ecuadorian 0 0 0 50 20 30
Guatemalan 20 10 10 90 65 35
Guyanese 0 0 0 350 160 195
Hispanic 0 0 0 60 35 25
Honduran 0 0 0 50 35 20
Maya 0 0 0 70 35 30
Mexican 55 20 35 810 415 395
Nicaraguan 10 10 0 45 20 25
Panamanian 15 15 0 25 10 15
Paraguayan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Peruvian 0 0 0 180 85 95
Salvadorean 20 0 15 110 75 35
Uruguayan 0 0 0 15 0 20
Venezuelan 30 15 20 80 50 30
Latin, Central and South American origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 116 10 0 0 185 80 105
African origins 830 490 340 17,655 8,560 9,095
Central and West African origins 285 170 115 1,335 700 635
Akan 0 0 0 10 0 10
Angolan 0 0 0 10 0 10
Ashanti 0 0 0 0 10 0
Beninese 20 10 10 20 10 10
Burkinabe 10 0 0 0 0 10
Cameroonian 60 30 25 70 35 35
Chadian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Congolese 35 15 20 180 95 85
Edo 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ewe 0 10 0 0 0 0
Gabonese 0 0 0 10 0 0
Gambian 0 0 0 10 0 10
Ghanaian 0 0 0 185 105 85
Guinean 10 10 10 30 20 10
Ibo 0 0 0 90 50 40
Ivorian 30 25 10 10 0 0
Liberian 0 0 0 15 10 10
Malian 30 15 20 10 0 10
Malinké 0 0 0 15 10 10
Nigerian 10 10 10 445 240 210
Peulh 0 0 0 0 10 0
Senegalese 65 50 15 10 10 0
Sierra Leonean 0 0 0 80 45 35
Togolese 10 10 0 70 30 35
Wolof 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yoruba 0 0 0 65 25 45
Central and West African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 117 50 30 20 120 65 50
North African origins 300 175 125 2,030 1,045 980
Algerian 25 15 15 85 45 40
Berber 30 20 10 70 50 20
Coptic 10 0 0 30 10 20
Dinka 0 0 0 0 0 0
Egyptian 20 10 10 1,295 695 600
Libyan 0 0 0 215 105 110
Maure 0 0 0 10 0 10
Moroccan 180 105 80 130 60 70
Sudanese 0 0 0 130 50 80
Tunisian 50 30 20 65 25 35
North African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 118 0 0 0 90 40 50
Southern and East African origins 145 70 70 1,865 920 945
Afrikaner 0 0 0 25 10 20
Amhara 0 0 0 10 10 0
Bantu, n.o.s.Census data footnote 119 0 0 0 10 10 0
Burundian 10 10 0 10 0 0
Djiboutian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Eritrean 0 0 0 160 85 75
Ethiopian 0 0 0 280 120 155
Harari 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kenyan 0 0 0 160 85 75
Malagasy 40 25 15 20 0 15
Mauritian 10 0 10 0 0 0
Oromo 0 0 0 25 15 15
Rwandan 45 20 15 105 55 50
Seychellois 0 0 0 0 0 0
Somali 0 0 0 180 75 100
South African 0 0 0 520 255 265
Tanzanian 0 0 0 60 45 20
Tigrian 0 0 0 15 0 10
Ugandan 0 0 0 60 25 40
Zambian 0 0 0 80 35 50
Zimbabwean 0 0 0 100 55 45
Zulu 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern and East African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 120 55 30 20 170 100 75
Other African origins 115 80 30 12,620 5,990 6,635
Black, n.o.s.Census data footnote 121 15 15 0 2,255 1,060 1,195
Other African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 122 100 65 35 10,460 4,965 5,495
Asian origins 895 400 495 42,500 21,445 21,050
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins 270 155 110 17,205 8,915 8,295
Afghan 0 0 0 230 80 150
Arab, n.o.s.Census data footnote 123 30 25 10 1,600 835 770
Armenian 60 25 30 265 160 110
Assyrian 0 0 0 10 10 0
Azerbaijani 0 0 0 20 20 0
Georgian 0 0 0 20 15 10
Hazara 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iranian 0 0 0 1,405 785 620
Iraqi 0 0 0 595 270 325
Israeli 0 0 0 245 120 120
Jordanian 0 0 0 260 150 115
Kazakh 0 0 0 45 30 20
Kurd 0 0 0 230 120 115
Kuwaiti 0 0 0 245 115 130
Kyrgyz 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lebanese 120 65 55 7,445 3,815 3,630
Palestinian 0 0 0 990 535 455
Pashtun 0 0 0 30 15 10
Saudi Arabian 0 0 0 725 470 255
Syrian 0 10 0 2,190 1,090 1,100
Tajik 15 10 0 20 10 10
Tatar 0 0 0 40 15 25
Turk 25 10 15 690 320 370
Turkmen 0 0 0 10 10 10
Uighur 0 0 0 10 10 0
Uzbek 0 0 0 90 60 30
Yemeni 0 0 0 205 105 95
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 124 0 0 0 780 410 370
South Asian origins 55 30 25 8,495 4,690 3,805
Bangladeshi 0 0 0 240 135 110
Bengali 10 10 0 65 40 20
Bhutanese 0 0 0 225 100 125
East Indian 40 20 25 6,255 3,460 2,795
Goan 0 0 0 10 10 0
Gujarati 0 0 0 10 0 0
Kashmiri 0 0 0 0 10 0
Nepali 0 0 0 430 220 210
Pakistani 0 0 0 665 405 260
Punjabi 0 10 0 230 110 115
Sinhalese 0 0 0 40 10 30
Sri Lankan 0 0 0 340 150 190
Tamil 0 0 0 60 30 35
South Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 125 0 0 0 470 290 175
East and Southeast Asian origins 575 215 360 16,715 7,850 8,870
Burmese 0 0 0 15 0 10
Cambodian (Khmer) 20 15 10 55 15 40
Chinese 405 110 295 9,695 4,720 4,980
Filipino 55 45 10 3,580 1,585 1,995
Hmong 0 0 0 0 0 0
Indonesian 0 0 0 140 65 75
Japanese 0 0 0 905 385 515
Karen 0 0 0 0 0 0
Korean 65 40 25 1,590 700 895
Laotian 0 0 0 15 0 10
Malaysian 0 0 0 80 30 45
Mongolian 0 0 0 55 30 30
Singaporean 0 0 0 10 10 0
Taiwanese 0 0 10 240 100 140
Thai 0 0 0 245 85 155
Tibetan 0 0 0 10 0 10
Vietnamese 50 35 15 760 355 410
East and Southeast Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 126 0 0 10 75 45 25
Other Asian origins 0 0 10 410 190 215
Other Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 127 0 0 10 410 190 215
Oceania origins 30 20 10 895 450 445
Australian 25 25 0 490 255 235
New Zealander 0 0 10 290 155 130
Pacific Islands origins 10 0 10 125 55 70
Fijian 0 0 0 15 10 10
Hawaiian 0 0 0 25 10 15
Maori 0 0 0 40 20 25
Polynesian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 128 0 0 0 20 15 10
Samoan 0 0 0 10 0 10
Pacific Islands origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 129 0 0 0 30 0 20
Household characteristics
Total - Private households by tenure - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 130 89,835 ... ... 401,990 ... ...
Owner 63,325 ... ... 276,095 ... ...
Renter 26,510 ... ... 123,595 ... ...
Band housing 0 ... ... 2,300 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by condominium status - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 131 89,835 ... ... 401,990 ... ...
Condominium 4,960 ... ... 13,370 ... ...
Not condominium 84,875 ... ... 388,625 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 132 89,835 ... ... 401,990 ... ...
No bedrooms 490 ... ... 1,140 ... ...
1 bedroom 10,255 ... ... 45,675 ... ...
2 bedrooms 23,800 ... ... 105,410 ... ...
3 bedrooms 30,330 ... ... 158,975 ... ...
4 or more bedrooms 24,955 ... ... 90,785 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 133 89,835 ... ... 401,990 ... ...
1 to 4 rooms 24,190 ... ... 87,755 ... ...
5 rooms 13,860 ... ... 64,655 ... ...
6 rooms 12,855 ... ... 66,855 ... ...
7 rooms 12,510 ... ... 57,085 ... ...
8 or more rooms 26,420 ... ... 125,635 ... ...
Average number of rooms per dwelling 6.3 ... ... 6.5 ... ...
Total - Private households by number of persons per room - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 134 89,835 ... ... 401,990 ... ...
One person or fewer per room 89,670 ... ... 399,855 ... ...
More than 1 person per room 160 ... ... 2,130 ... ...
Total - Private households by housing suitability - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 135 89,830 ... ... 401,990 ... ...
Suitable 88,855 ... ... 390,445 ... ...
Not suitable 980 ... ... 11,540 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by period of construction - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 136 89,835 ... ... 401,990 ... ...
1960 or before 30,550 ... ... 112,530 ... ...
1961 to 1980 27,905 ... ... 113,715 ... ...
1981 to 1990 12,570 ... ... 59,105 ... ...
1991 to 2000 7,620 ... ... 49,825 ... ...
2001 to 2005 3,040 ... ... 23,045 ... ...
2006 to 2010 4,055 ... ... 23,925 ... ...
2011 to 2016Census data footnote 137 4,090 ... ... 19,840 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 138 89,830 ... ... 401,990 ... ...
Only regular maintenance or minor repairs needed 83,570 ... ... 366,615 ... ...
Major repairs needed 6,265 ... ... 35,375 ... ...
Total - Private households by number of household maintainers - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 139 89,835 ... ... 401,990 ... ...
1 household maintainer 58,760 ... ... 241,800 ... ...
2 household maintainers 30,560 ... ... 152,970 ... ...
3 or more household maintainers 505 ... ... 7,220 ... ...
Total - Private households by age of primary household maintainers - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 140 89,830 ... ... 401,990 ... ...
15 to 24 years 2,890 ... ... 14,575 ... ...
25 to 34 years 10,095 ... ... 49,695 ... ...
35 to 44 years 12,130 ... ... 59,550 ... ...
45 to 54 years 15,100 ... ... 77,555 ... ...
55 to 64 years 22,015 ... ... 85,360 ... ...
65 to 74 years 17,290 ... ... 66,865 ... ...
75 to 84 years 7,960 ... ... 35,980 ... ...
85 years and over 2,345 ... ... 12,405 ... ...
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 88,595 ... ... 395,860 ... ...
Spending less than 30% of income on shelter costs 75,030 ... ... 310,540 ... ...
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs 13,565 ... ... 85,315 ... ...
30% to less than 100% 12,395 ... ... 74,290 ... ...
Total - Owner households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data 62,270 ... ... 273,525 ... ...
% of owner households with a mortgageCensus data footnote 142 53.6 ... ... 55.2 ... ...
% of owner households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costsCensus data footnote 141 9.6 ... ... 12.0 ... ...
Median monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 661 ... ... 819 ... ...
Average monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 787 ... ... 987 ... ...
Median value of dwellings ($)Census data footnote 144 150,451 ... ... 199,886 ... ...
Average value of dwellings ($)Census data footnote 144 168,853 ... ... 230,441 ... ...
Total - Tenant households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data 26,365 ... ... 123,060 ... ...
% of tenant households in subsidized housingCensus data footnote 145 14.2 ... ... 12.3 ... ...
% of tenant households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costsCensus data footnote 141 28.8 ... ... 42.8 ... ...
Median monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 557 ... ... 849 ... ...
Average monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 602 ... ... 909 ... ...
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 146 161,580 80,255 81,330 774,745 372,455 402,295
No certificate, diploma or degree 38,540 20,565 17,975 153,705 79,885 73,825
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificateCensus data footnote 147 32,515 14,485 18,030 195,900 95,205 100,695
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 90,525 45,200 45,325 425,140 197,365 227,775
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma 35,930 22,875 13,050 76,810 54,075 22,735
Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 148 26,205 15,180 11,030 42,625 25,015 17,610
Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 149 9,720 7,695 2,025 34,185 29,060 5,125
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma 28,435 11,745 16,695 168,805 67,030 101,775
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level 5,270 1,835 3,440 18,380 6,975 11,405
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above 20,890 8,750 12,140 161,150 69,290 91,855
Bachelor's degree 14,860 5,785 9,080 108,385 45,185 63,205
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level 1,735 830 905 9,495 4,020 5,475
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry 630 295 330 4,700 2,595 2,110
Master's degree 3,055 1,445 1,610 32,645 13,840 18,805
Earned doctorateCensus data footnote 150 610 395 210 5,925 3,655 2,270
Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 146 102,065 50,815 51,255 494,505 237,795 256,710
No certificate, diploma or degree 16,655 9,420 7,230 60,280 34,820 25,460
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificateCensus data footnote 147 17,615 8,065 9,550 116,280 57,600 58,675
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 67,800 33,335 34,470 317,950 145,375 172,570
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma 28,045 17,445 10,600 52,370 37,255 15,115
Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 148 20,700 11,645 9,050 29,105 17,300 11,810
Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 149 7,345 5,800 1,550 23,265 19,955 3,310
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma 20,265 8,475 11,790 128,010 51,890 76,120
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level 3,280 1,190 2,090 11,595 4,325 7,275
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above 16,205 6,225 9,985 125,970 51,905 74,065
Bachelor's degree 11,600 4,220 7,380 85,240 34,830 50,410
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level 1,185 465 720 6,895 2,610 4,285
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry 525 210 315 3,775 1,850 1,925
Master's degree 2,440 1,070 1,370 26,025 10,380 15,640
Earned doctorateCensus data footnote 150 455 255 200 4,045 2,240 1,805
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 151 161,580 80,250 81,330 774,750 372,455 402,295
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 152 71,055 35,050 36,005 349,605 175,090 174,520
Education 9,000 2,045 6,955 31,395 8,460 22,930
13. Education 9,000 2,045 6,950 31,390 8,465 22,930
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 1,980 745 1,230 10,700 5,095 5,605
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services 295 210 85 2,070 1,565 505
50. Visual and performing arts 1,685 535 1,145 8,635 3,530 5,100
Humanities 3,290 1,455 1,835 18,830 7,520 11,310
16. Aboriginal and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics 205 15 180 1,175 355 820
23. English language and literature/letters 45 15 30 5,110 1,530 3,580
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities 1,760 780 980 4,545 1,540 3,000
30A Interdisciplinary humanitiesCensus data footnote 153 0 0 0 65 25 35
38. Philosophy and religious studies 170 105 65 1,240 675 565
39. Theology and religious vocations 260 135 125 2,200 1,340 860
54. History 260 195 65 3,615 1,865 1,755
55. French language and literature/letters 595 215 380 880 190 695
Social and behavioural sciences and law 4,725 1,395 3,330 40,155 11,980 28,175
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies 55 20 35 635 145 490
09. Communication, journalism and related programs 450 155 290 3,285 1,260 2,025
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences 1,510 75 1,435 9,115 750 8,365
22. Legal professions and studies 590 180 415 6,110 1,920 4,185
30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciencesCensus data footnote 154 195 35 160 610 135 475
42. Psychology 820 235 585 8,170 2,060 6,110
45. Social sciences 1,110 695 415 12,240 5,710 6,520
Business, management and public administration 18,175 5,140 13,040 93,075 27,030 66,045
30.16 Accounting and computer science 40 10 35 205 55 150
44. Public administration and social service professions 1,405 230 1,175 6,285 1,345 4,940
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services 16,735 4,905 11,835 86,590 25,630 60,960
Physical and life sciences and technologies 2,425 1,275 1,150 15,340 7,650 7,685
26. Biological and biomedical sciences 975 485 495 6,910 2,990 3,925
30.01 Biological and physical sciences 220 125 95 3,340 1,455 1,880
30C Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciencesCensus data footnote 155 505 210 300 165 35 120
40. Physical sciences 575 385 190 4,260 3,005 1,255
41. Science technologies/technicians 145 75 70 665 165 500
Mathematics, computer and information sciences 1,795 1,170 625 15,745 9,355 6,390
11. Computer and information sciences and support services 1,460 1,040 420 12,750 8,055 4,695
25. Library science 170 40 130 1,210 175 1,040
27. Mathematics and statistics 140 70 70 1,590 995 600
30D Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciencesCensus data footnote 156 25 25 10 200 135 65
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies 22,595 21,460 1,135 92,920 87,340 5,580
04. Architecture and related services 595 340 260 1,370 860 510
14. Engineering 1,365 1,225 140 11,925 10,290 1,640
15. Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields 3,885 3,570 310 17,805 16,110 1,695
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation 0 0 0 10 0 10
46. Construction trades 5,700 5,590 110 24,800 24,235 570
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians 6,340 6,165 175 25,465 24,680 780
48. Precision production 4,700 4,560 140 11,545 11,165 380
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 4,915 3,720 1,200 7,630 4,615 3,015
01. Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences 2,720 1,860 855 4,215 2,160 2,055
03. Natural resources and conservation 2,200 1,860 345 3,410 2,450 960
Health and related fields 12,905 2,170 10,740 66,770 10,595 56,175
31. Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies 825 450 375 3,560 1,730 1,825
51. Health professions and related programs 11,920 1,635 10,285 61,755 7,955 53,800
60. Dental, medical and veterinary residency programs 160 80 75 1,460 910 550
Personal, protective and transportation services 8,680 4,615 4,065 32,535 17,700 14,830
12. Personal and culinary services 4,965 1,175 3,790 17,625 4,455 13,170
28. Military science, leadership and operational art 0 0 0 250 240 10
29. Military technologies and applied sciences 25 20 0 905 850 50
43. Security and protective services 1,135 935 195 4,540 3,535 1,005
49. Transportation and materials moving 2,555 2,480 80 9,220 8,625 600
Other 35 10 30 45 10 40
30.99 Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies, other 35 10 25 50 10 40
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 151 102,065 50,815 51,250 494,505 237,795 256,710
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 152 34,265 17,485 16,780 176,560 92,420 84,135
Education 5,455 1,100 4,360 20,590 4,940 15,650
13. Education 5,455 1,100 4,360 20,585 4,940 15,650
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 1,515 565 955 8,145 3,855 4,285
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services 225 160 65 1,515 1,140 375
50. Visual and performing arts 1,295 405 890 6,630 2,715 3,915
Humanities 1,895 830 1,060 13,745 5,275 8,465
16. Aboriginal and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics 160 15 150 895 280 615
23. English language and literature/letters 30 10 25 3,800 1,095 2,705
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities 950 465 485 3,425 1,125 2,305
30A Interdisciplinary humanitiesCensus data footnote 153 10 10 10 60 25 35
38. Philosophy and religious studies 75 55 20 910 490 420
39. Theology and religious vocations 100 35 60 1,330 795 535
54. History 195 130 65 2,710 1,340 1,370
55. French language and literature/letters 375 120 260 620 130 490
Social and behavioural sciences and law 3,695 1,010 2,690 32,650 9,150 23,500
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies 35 0 35 520 110 410
09. Communication, journalism and related programs 350 110 240 2,750 1,030 1,720
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences 1,240 65 1,170 7,395 580 6,810
22. Legal professions and studies 425 100 325 5,225 1,380 3,845
30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciencesCensus data footnote 154 120 20 100 460 100 355
42. Psychology 645 180 470 6,545 1,580 4,970
45. Social sciences 885 540 350 9,755 4,360 5,390
Business, management and public administration 14,405 3,750 10,650 69,255 20,285 48,970
30.16 Accounting and computer science 15 10 10 175 40 135
44. Public administration and social service professions 1,115 170 950 5,140 1,025 4,120
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services 13,270 3,575 9,700 63,935 19,220 44,715
Physical and life sciences and technologies 1,605 840 765 11,075 5,385 5,690
26. Biological and biomedical sciences 780 375 405 5,285 2,240 3,045
30.01 Biological and physical sciences 155 90 65 2,390 1,030 1,360
30C Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciencesCensus data footnote 155 95 45 50 130 30 100
40. Physical sciences 450 275 170 2,910 2,005 905
41. Science technologies/technicians 130 60 65 365 85 275
Mathematics, computer and information sciences 1,470 970 500 13,625 8,240 5,385
11. Computer and information sciences and support services 1,255 890 365 11,505 7,330 4,170
25. Library science 125 30 100 815 115 700
27. Mathematics and statistics 60 35 30 1,130 660 470
30D Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciencesCensus data footnote 156 30 20 0 175 125 50
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies 17,190 16,255 930 67,930 63,180 4,750
04. Architecture and related services 475 260 215 1,020 585 430
14. Engineering 1,100 965 135 8,585 7,230 1,355
15. Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields 2,995 2,755 235 13,410 11,920 1,495
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 10
46. Construction trades 4,140 4,055 90 18,355 17,835 515
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians 4,755 4,630 125 18,540 17,910 625
48. Precision production 3,725 3,590 130 8,020 7,700 325
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 3,970 2,930 1,035 5,995 3,475 2,520
01. Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences 2,165 1,440 715 3,270 1,570 1,695
03. Natural resources and conservation 1,805 1,490 315 2,725 1,905 825
Health and related fields 9,670 1,550 8,120 50,220 8,215 42,010
31. Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies 615 330 285 2,730 1,350 1,380
51. Health professions and related programs 8,925 1,165 7,760 46,385 6,215 40,165
60. Dental, medical and veterinary residency programs 130 55 75 1,110 650 460
Personal, protective and transportation services 6,885 3,505 3,375 24,685 13,375 11,310
12. Personal and culinary services 4,020 870 3,155 13,490 3,480 10,000
28. Military science, leadership and operational art 0 0 0 205 200 10
29. Military technologies and applied sciences 15 15 0 475 435 40
43. Security and protective services 830 680 150 3,465 2,655 815
49. Transportation and materials moving 2,020 1,945 70 7,045 6,595 450
Other 35 10 25 45 10 40
30.99 Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies, other 35 15 20 50 10 35
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 157 161,580 80,250 81,330 774,745 372,455 402,295
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 71,055 35,050 36,010 349,605 175,090 174,515
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 158 90,525 45,200 45,325 425,145 197,365 227,775
Location of study inside Canada 89,375 44,575 44,805 396,690 182,875 213,810
Same as province or territory of residence 87,855 43,765 44,095 315,140 141,965 173,175
Different than province or territory of residence 1,520 805 710 81,550 40,915 40,640
Location of study outside CanadaCensus data footnote 159 1,145 625 520 28,450 14,485 13,965
United StatesCensus data footnote 160 200 120 80 7,950 4,110 3,840
Philippines 20 25 0 1,530 540 995
India 0 0 0 1,755 935 825
United KingdomCensus data footnote 161 40 20 20 5,530 3,225 2,305
ChinaCensus data footnote 162 10 0 15 1,080 445 635
France 510 295 215 350 210 145
Other 355 160 195 10,255 5,030 5,225
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 157 102,065 50,815 51,255 494,510 237,800 256,710
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 34,270 17,485 16,785 176,560 92,420 84,140
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 158 67,800 33,330 34,465 317,950 145,380 172,575
Location of study inside Canada 66,945 32,885 34,060 297,430 135,465 161,965
Same as province or territory of residence 66,040 32,445 33,595 236,720 105,480 131,235
Different than province or territory of residence 905 435 470 60,710 29,980 30,730
Location of study outside CanadaCensus data footnote 159 855 445 410 20,525 9,915 10,605
United StatesCensus data footnote 160 115 70 40 4,905 2,370 2,540
Philippines 25 25 0 1,415 520 900
India 0 0 0 1,385 725 660
United KingdomCensus data footnote 161 30 15 20 3,455 1,930 1,525
ChinaCensus data footnote 162 15 0 10 810 335 475
France 375 200 175 245 140 100
Other 295 130 165 8,305 3,900 4,405
Labour force status
Total - Population aged 15 years and over by Labour force status - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 163 161,585 80,250 81,330 774,750 372,455 402,290
In the labour force 94,575 49,660 44,915 474,595 242,775 231,820
Employed 86,100 43,820 42,280 427,310 215,010 212,305
Unemployed 8,475 5,840 2,635 47,280 27,765 19,520
Not in the labour force 67,005 30,590 36,415 300,155 129,680 170,475
Participation rate 58.5 61.9 55.2 61.3 65.2 57.6
Employment rate 53.3 54.6 52.0 55.2 57.7 52.8
Unemployment rate 9.0 11.8 5.9 10.0 11.4 8.4
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 164 161,585 80,255 81,330 774,750 372,455 402,295
Did not workCensus data footnote 165 60,720 27,285 33,435 274,375 117,550 156,825
Worked 100,860 52,965 47,895 500,370 254,905 245,465
Worked full year, full timeCensus data footnote 166 45,450 24,675 20,780 252,820 135,940 116,880
Worked part year and/or part timeCensus data footnote 167 55,410 28,295 27,115 247,550 118,965 128,585
Average weeks worked in reference year 41.2 40.8 41.5 41.6 41.5 41.7
Class of worker
Total labour force aged 15 years and over by class of worker - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 168 94,575 49,660 44,910 474,590 242,775 231,820
Class of worker - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 1,765 1,055 710 9,265 4,800 4,470
All classes of workersCensus data footnote 170 92,805 48,605 44,200 465,330 237,975 227,350
Employee 82,565 42,490 40,080 420,745 210,170 210,570
Self-employedCensus data footnote 171 10,240 6,120 4,120 44,585 27,805 16,775
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 94,575 49,665 44,910 474,595 242,775 231,820
Occupation - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 1,765 1,055 710 9,265 4,800 4,470
All occupationsCensus data footnote 170 92,810 48,610 44,195 465,330 237,975 227,350
0 Management occupations 8,800 5,630 3,170 45,530 27,170 18,365
1 Business, finance and administration occupations 12,550 3,235 9,315 67,495 17,930 49,565
2 Natural and applied sciences and related occupations 4,420 3,340 1,085 27,450 21,980 5,465
3 Health occupations 7,565 1,265 6,295 37,600 6,290 31,310
4 Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services 11,295 2,920 8,370 58,165 20,975 37,185
5 Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport 1,735 710 1,025 12,490 5,560 6,930
6 Sales and service occupations 21,545 8,825 12,715 113,135 45,385 67,750
7 Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations 15,290 14,800 485 67,625 64,200 3,430
8 Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations 4,080 3,440 635 18,380 15,730 2,650
9 Occupations in manufacturing and utilities 5,535 4,440 1,095 17,460 12,755 4,705
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 94,575 49,660 44,910 474,595 242,775 231,820
Industry - NAICS2012 - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 1,765 1,055 710 9,265 4,795 4,465
All industry categoriesCensus data footnote 170 92,805 48,605 44,200 465,330 237,975 227,350
11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 6,220 4,750 1,470 17,775 14,165 3,610
21 Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction 825 715 110 4,025 3,630 390
22 Utilities 685 550 135 2,880 2,115 760
23 Construction 5,800 5,225 570 33,555 30,185 3,370
31-33 Manufacturing 10,300 8,180 2,115 32,375 23,565 8,810
41 Wholesale trade 2,195 1,760 440 13,345 9,650 3,690
44-45 Retail trade 12,145 5,765 6,380 59,570 26,295 33,280
48-49 Transportation and warehousing 4,180 3,390 790 19,660 14,980 4,680
51 Information and cultural industries 1,995 1,225 775 9,310 5,250 4,055
52 Finance and insurance 2,090 595 1,495 15,240 5,690 9,545
53 Real estate and rental and leasing 895 545 350 6,870 3,890 2,980
54 Professional, scientific and technical services 3,530 1,630 1,895 26,065 14,090 11,975
55 Management of companies and enterprises 35 10 30 625 255 365
56 Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services 2,665 1,765 900 22,240 12,950 9,295
61 Educational services 7,235 2,160 5,080 35,480 11,705 23,780
62 Health care and social assistance 13,920 2,420 11,500 64,390 10,435 53,955
71 Arts, entertainment and recreation 1,325 720 605 9,385 4,555 4,835
72 Accommodation and food services 6,300 2,080 4,215 33,115 12,095 21,025
81 Other services (except public administration) 5,165 2,360 2,805 19,195 8,875 10,320
91 Public administration 5,305 2,765 2,540 40,225 23,590 16,635
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 86,100 43,820 42,280 427,310 215,010 212,300
Worked at home 6,560 3,165 3,395 28,075 13,780 14,300
Worked outside Canada 90 75 20 1,665 1,185 485
No fixed workplace address 7,060 5,445 1,610 51,545 38,965 12,575
Worked at usual place 72,390 35,135 37,250 346,020 161,075 184,945
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 72,390 35,135 37,255 346,020 161,075 184,945
Commute within census subdivision (CSD) of residence 41,725 19,530 22,195 251,000 116,125 134,875
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) within census division (CD) of residence 18,820 9,010 9,805 57,510 23,850 33,655
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) and census division (CD) within province or territory of residence 11,375 6,300 5,075 32,230 17,425 14,805
Commute to a different province or territory 465 285 180 5,285 3,675 1,610
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 79,445 40,580 38,865 397,570 200,045 197,525
Car, truck, van - as a driver 68,155 35,135 33,020 310,240 159,660 150,580
Car, truck, van - as a passenger 2,880 1,260 1,620 29,150 12,090 17,055
Public transit 645 375 275 25,315 11,425 13,890
Walked 6,090 2,700 3,390 24,870 11,635 13,235
Bicycle 620 460 155 2,480 1,695 785
Other method 1,055 650 400 5,520 3,535 1,985
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 79,445 40,580 38,865 397,565 200,045 197,525
Less than 15 minutes 44,775 21,625 23,150 136,245 62,375 73,880
15 to 29 minutes 22,250 11,405 10,845 145,310 73,055 72,260
30 to 44 minutes 7,495 4,175 3,320 69,795 37,770 32,025
45 to 59 minutes 2,310 1,360 955 24,405 13,070 11,335
60 minutes and over 2,615 2,015 595 21,815 13,785 8,030
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 79,445 40,580 38,865 397,570 200,045 197,520
Between 5 a.m. and 5:59 a.m. 4,280 3,155 1,120 23,775 16,345 7,430
Between 6 a.m. and 6:59 a.m. 12,015 8,610 3,400 76,185 44,615 31,570
Between 7 a.m. and 7:59 a.m. 29,515 14,385 15,125 119,920 60,740 59,185
Between 8 a.m. and 8:59 a.m. 17,545 6,505 11,045 83,505 32,835 50,670
Between 9 a.m. and 11:59 a.m. 5,055 1,640 3,415 35,470 14,005 21,465
Between 12 p.m. and 4:59 a.m. 11,040 6,275 4,760 58,715 31,510 27,205
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 178 103,335 54,225 49,115 514,080 261,365 252,710
Single responses 101,930 53,370 48,555 510,800 259,940 250,860
Official languages 101,925 53,370 48,550 509,100 258,990 250,105
English 1,130 695 435 502,960 256,380 246,585
French 100,795 52,680 48,120 6,135 2,615 3,525
Non-official languages 10 0 0 1,705 950 755
Aboriginal languages 0 0 0 650 350 295
Algonquian languages 0 0 0 650 355 295
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Moose Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Naskapi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Plains Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Woods Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Eastern Algonquian languages 0 0 0 645 350 290
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 0 0 0 645 355 295
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carrier 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chilcotin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dene 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gwich'in 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sarsi (Sarcee) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sekani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Slavey 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tutchone languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 0 0
Iroquoian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oneida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lillooet 0 0 0 0 0 0
Okanagan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Squamish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Straits 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dakota 0 0 0 0 0 0
Stoney 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tlingit 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nisga'a 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haisla 0 0 0 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Non-Aboriginal languages 0 0 0 1,055 600 455
Afro-Asiatic languages 0 0 0 195 150 45
Berber languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kabyle 0 0 0 0 0 0
Berber languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cushitic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bilen 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oromo 0 0 0 0 0 0
Somali 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Semitic languages 0 0 0 190 150 45
Amharic 0 0 0 10 0 10
Arabic 0 0 0 165 135 30
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Harari 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hebrew 0 0 0 25 15 10
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 0 0 0 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 0 0 0 10 0 10
Khmer (Cambodian) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Vietnamese 0 0 0 10 0 10
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 0 0 0 15 10 15
Bikol 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cebuano 0 0 0 0 0 0
Fijian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ilocano 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malagasy 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malay 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pangasinan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 0 0 0 20 0 10
Waray-Waray 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Creole languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haitian Creole 0 0 0 0 0 0
Creole, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Creole languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dravidian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kannada 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malayalam 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tamil 0 0 0 0 0 0
Telugu 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hmong-Mien languages 0 0 0 0 10 0
Indo-European languages 0 0 0 385 225 160
Albanian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Armenian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Balto-Slavic languages 0 0 0 30 20 15
Baltic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Latvian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lithuanian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavic languages 0 0 0 25 20 10
Belarusan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bosnian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bulgarian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Croatian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Czech 0 0 0 0 0 0
Macedonian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Polish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Russian 0 0 0 25 20 10
Serbian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Serbo-Croatian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slovak 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slovene (Slovenian) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ukrainian 0 0 0 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 0 0 0 190 115 75
Afrikaans 0 0 0 0 0 0
Danish 0 0 0 10 10 10
Dutch 0 0 0 0 0 0
Frisian 0 0 0 0 0 0
German 0 0 0 155 85 65
Icelandic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Norwegian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swedish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Vlaams (Flemish) 0 0 0 0 10 0
Yiddish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 20 10 0
Greek 0 0 0 0 10 0
Indo-Iranian languages 0 0 0 50 30 20
Indo-Aryan languages 0 0 0 20 20 0
Bengali 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gujarati 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hindi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kashmiri 0 0 0 0 0 0
Konkani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Marathi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nepali 0 0 0 15 15 0
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 0 0 0 10 10 0
Sindhi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Urdu 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iranian languages 0 0 0 30 10 15
Kurdish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pashto 0 0 0 0 0 0
Persian (Farsi) 0 0 0 30 10 20
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Italic (Romance) languages 10 0 0 105 50 60
Catalan 10 0 0 0 0 0
Italian 0 0 0 10 10 0
Portuguese 0 0 0 30 15 15
Romanian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Spanish 0 0 0 75 30 40
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Japanese 0 0 0 35 10 25
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Georgian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Korean 0 0 0 50 20 25
Mongolic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mongolian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Akan (Twi) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bamanankan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Edo 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ewe 0 0 0 0 0 0
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ganda 0 0 0 0 0 0
Igbo 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lingala 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rundi (Kirundi) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shona 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swahili 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wolof 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yoruba 0 0 0 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dinka 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages 0 0 0 45 20 25
American Sign Language 0 0 0 20 10 10
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 25 15 15
Sino-Tibetan languages 0 0 0 310 165 145
Chinese languages 0 0 0 305 165 145
Cantonese 0 0 0 80 45 35
Hakka 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mandarin 0 0 0 210 105 110
Min Dong 0 0 0 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wu (Shanghainese) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chinese, n.o.s. 0 0 0 15 15 0
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 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lao 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thai 0 0 0 0 0 10
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 0 0 0 10 0 10
Azerbaijani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkish 0 0 0 10 0 10
Uyghur 0 0 0 0 0 0
Uzbek 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Uralic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Estonian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Finnish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hungarian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 10 0
Multiple responses 1,410 855 555 3,270 1,420 1,850
English and French 1,390 845 540 2,295 950 1,345
English and non-official language 10 0 10 930 460 470
French and non-official language 0 0 0 0 0 10
English, French and non-official language 10 10 0 40 15 30
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 179 103,335 54,225 49,115 514,075 261,365 252,710
None 92,810 47,880 44,930 491,875 250,710 241,170
English 9,665 5,825 3,840 5,115 2,370 2,745
French 720 450 270 13,405 6,555 6,855
Non-official language 80 45 35 3,430 1,600 1,825
Aboriginal 10 10 0 855 365 490
Non-Aboriginal 75 40 35 2,570 1,240 1,330
English and French 0 0 0 10 0 10
English and non-official language 45 20 25 0 10 0
French and non-official language 15 10 10 230 130 105
English, French and non-official language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mobility status - Place of residence 1 year ago
Total - Mobility status 1 year ago - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 180 188,220 93,950 94,270 900,450 436,790 463,660
Non-movers 170,895 85,470 85,425 792,100 384,560 407,535
Movers 17,325 8,480 8,840 108,350 52,230 56,120
Non-migrants 9,775 4,835 4,935 68,165 32,930 35,235
Migrants 7,550 3,645 3,910 40,185 19,300 20,885
Internal migrants 7,330 3,530 3,800 33,720 16,055 17,665
Intraprovincial migrants 7,135 3,415 3,725 18,480 8,390 10,090
Interprovincial migrants 195 115 80 15,240 7,665 7,570
External migrants 215 115 105 6,470 3,240 3,225
Mobility status - Place of residence 5 years ago
Total - Mobility status 5 years ago - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 181 180,835 90,280 90,555 866,425 419,580 446,845
Non-movers 128,770 64,715 64,055 582,705 283,125 299,575
Movers 52,065 25,565 26,500 283,720 136,455 147,265
Non-migrants 27,890 13,770 14,120 169,570 81,405 88,165
Migrants 24,180 11,795 12,385 114,150 55,045 59,100
Internal migrants 23,280 11,295 11,990 94,885 45,015 49,860
Intraprovincial migrants 22,640 10,950 11,690 50,330 23,230 27,095
Interprovincial migrants 635 340 295 44,555 21,785 22,770
External migrants 895 500 395 19,270 10,035 9,240

Source

Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population.

How to cite

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2017. Bas-Saint-Laurent [Economic region], Quebec and Nova Scotia [Province] (table). Census Profile. 2016 Census. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-316-X2016001. Ottawa. Released November 29, 2017.
https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/index.cfm?Lang=E (accessed June 3, 2024).

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