Census Profile, 2016 Census
Sherbrooke, Territoire équivalent [Census division], Quebec and Nova Scotia [Province]

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Characteristic Sherbrooke,
Quebec
[Census division]
Nova Scotia

[Province]
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Total Male Female Total Male Female
Counts (unless otherwise specified)
Population and dwellings
Population, 2016Census data footnote 1 161,323 ... ... 923,598 ... ...
Population, 2011Census data footnote 1 154,601 ... ... 921,727 ... ...
Population percentage change, 2011 to 2016 4.3 ... ... 0.2 ... ...
Total private dwellingsCensus data footnote 2 80,341 ... ... 458,568 ... ...
Private dwellings occupied by usual residentsCensus data footnote 3 73,506 ... ... 401,990 ... ...
Population density per square kilometre 456.0 ... ... 17.4 ... ...
Land area in square kilometres 353.76 ... ... 52,942.27 ... ...
Age characteristics
Total - Age groups and average age of the population - 100% dataCensus data footnote 4 161,325 78,565 82,760 923,600 446,885 476,715
0 to 14 years 25,945 13,390 12,555 133,825 68,370 65,455
0 to 4 years 8,650 4,485 4,165 42,005 21,365 20,640
5 to 9 years 9,015 4,620 4,390 45,980 23,650 22,330
10 to 14 years 8,280 4,285 4,000 45,845 23,350 22,490
15 to 64 years 105,220 52,335 52,885 605,950 295,100 310,845
15 to 19 years 9,225 4,725 4,505 51,255 26,240 25,015
20 to 24 years 12,750 6,410 6,340 56,160 28,150 28,010
25 to 29 years 11,230 5,795 5,435 53,725 26,790 26,940
30 to 34 years 10,230 5,270 4,960 51,730 25,130 26,600
35 to 39 years 10,395 5,205 5,190 52,010 24,560 27,450
40 to 44 years 9,190 4,480 4,710 57,050 27,245 29,805
45 to 49 years 9,345 4,650 4,700 61,890 29,720 32,170
50 to 54 years 10,890 5,305 5,590 75,675 36,615 39,065
55 to 59 years 11,275 5,430 5,845 76,505 36,925 39,580
60 to 64 years 10,685 5,070 5,610 69,960 33,735 36,225
65 years and over 30,155 12,835 17,315 183,820 83,415 100,405
65 to 69 years 9,465 4,395 5,065 63,710 30,810 32,905
70 to 74 years 7,560 3,485 4,080 45,005 21,520 23,485
75 to 79 years 5,040 2,170 2,865 31,545 14,520 17,030
80 to 84 years 3,825 1,540 2,280 21,915 9,425 12,495
85 years and over 4,275 1,245 3,025 21,645 7,140 14,505
85 to 89 years 2,535 850 1,675 13,205 4,845 8,360
90 to 94 years 1,345 325 1,020 6,320 1,830 4,485
95 to 99 years 350 55 290 1,855 415 1,430
100 years and over 40 5 40 270 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 16.1 17.0 15.2 14.5 15.3 13.7
15 to 64 years 65.2 66.6 63.9 65.6 66.0 65.2
65 years and over 18.7 16.3 20.9 19.9 18.7 21.1
85 years and over 2.6 1.6 3.7 2.3 1.6 3.0
Average age of the population 41.3 39.8 42.8 43.5 42.5 44.4
Median age of the population 40.5 38.5 42.5 45.5 44.5 46.4
Household and dwelling characteristics
Total - Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling - 100% dataCensus data footnote 5 73,510 ... ... 401,990 ... ...
Single-detached house 28,175 ... ... 263,470 ... ...
Apartment in a building that has five or more storeys 1,970 ... ... 21,350 ... ...
Other attached dwellingCensus data footnote 6 42,955 ... ... 102,300 ... ...
Semi-detached house 3,625 ... ... 20,465 ... ...
Row house 2,060 ... ... 10,215 ... ...
Apartment or flat in a duplex 4,390 ... ... 12,435 ... ...
Apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys 32,690 ... ... 58,405 ... ...
Other single-attached house 195 ... ... 780 ... ...
Movable dwellingCensus data footnote 7 405 ... ... 14,870 ... ...
Total - Private households by household size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 8 73,505 ... ... 401,990 ... ...
1 person 27,865 ... ... 118,670 ... ...
2 persons 25,560 ... ... 156,825 ... ...
3 persons 8,605 ... ... 60,250 ... ...
4 persons 7,645 ... ... 44,970 ... ...
5 or more persons 3,830 ... ... 21,275 ... ...
Number of persons in private households 156,260 ... ... 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 9 135,375 65,170 70,205 789,770 378,515 411,255
Married or living common law 71,835 35,900 35,935 454,970 227,220 227,750
Married 39,230 19,630 19,605 369,695 184,705 184,990
Living common law 32,605 16,270 16,330 85,275 42,515 42,760
Not married and not living common law 63,540 29,275 34,265 334,800 151,295 183,505
Never married 43,085 22,735 20,350 209,455 110,175 99,280
Separated 1,720 785 940 24,105 10,450 13,655
Divorced 11,135 4,235 6,900 48,835 19,715 29,115
Widowed 7,595 1,515 6,080 52,405 10,955 41,455
Family characteristics
Total - Census families in private households by family size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 10 42,525 ... ... 270,965 ... ...
2 persons 23,900 ... ... 157,600 ... ...
3 persons 7,920 ... ... 56,625 ... ...
4 persons 7,320 ... ... 41,095 ... ...
5 or more persons 3,390 ... ... 15,645 ... ...
Average size of census families 2.8 ... ... 2.7 ... ...
Total number of census families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 11 42,525 ... ... 270,965 ... ...
Total couple families 35,225 ... ... 224,065 ... ...
Married couples 18,940 ... ... 181,435 ... ...
Common-law couples 16,285 ... ... 42,630 ... ...
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent 7,305 ... ... 46,900 ... ...
Female parent 5,325 ... ... 37,595 ... ...
Male parent 1,975 ... ... 9,305 ... ...
Total - Couple census families in private households - 100% data 35,225 ... ... 224,065 ... ...
Couples without children 19,525 ... ... 128,125 ... ...
Couples with children 15,695 ... ... 95,940 ... ...
1 child 5,720 ... ... 43,810 ... ...
2 children 6,740 ... ... 37,595 ... ...
3 or more children 3,235 ... ... 14,535 ... ...
Total - Lone-parent census families in private households - 100% data 7,300 ... ... 46,900 ... ...
1 child 4,370 ... ... 29,480 ... ...
2 children 2,195 ... ... 12,810 ... ...
3 or more children 735 ... ... 4,610 ... ...
Total - Persons not in census families in private households - 100% data 37,225 17,810 19,415 175,575 81,140 94,435
Household type
Total - Private households by household type - 100% dataCensus data footnote 12 73,505 ... ... 401,990 ... ...
One-census-family households 41,960 ... ... 260,280 ... ...
Without children in a census familyCensus data footnote 13 19,295 ... ... 124,000 ... ...
With children in a census familyCensus data footnote 14 22,670 ... ... 136,280 ... ...
Multiple-census-family households 280 ... ... 5,285 ... ...
Non-census-family households 31,260 ... ... 136,425 ... ...
One-person households 27,865 ... ... 118,675 ... ...
Two-or-more person non-census-family households 3,395 ... ... 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 15 159,195 77,650 81,540 912,300 442,470 469,830
English only 2,190 1,075 1,115 813,480 398,950 414,530
French only 86,730 39,205 47,525 705 305 400
English and French 69,185 36,880 32,305 95,380 41,925 53,460
Neither English nor French 1,090 490 600 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 16 159,195 77,655 81,540 912,295 442,470 469,830
English 7,500 3,695 3,805 879,465 426,535 452,930
French 148,210 72,145 76,065 28,490 13,890 14,600
English and French 2,435 1,345 1,090 1,760 825 930
Neither English nor French 1,045 465 580 2,585 1,215 1,365
Official language minority (number)Census data footnote 17 8,720 4,365 4,350 29,370 14,300 15,070
Official language minority (percentage)Census data footnote 17 5.5 5.6 5.3 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 18 159,195 77,650 81,540 912,295 442,470 469,830
Single responses 157,130 76,610 80,515 904,240 438,550 465,690
Official languages 146,880 71,485 75,395 859,690 416,245 443,445
English 6,215 3,040 3,180 830,220 401,980 428,240
French 140,660 68,450 72,215 29,465 14,265 15,205
Non-official languages 10,250 5,125 5,120 44,550 22,305 22,245
Aboriginal languages 10 0 5 4,290 2,020 2,270
Algonquian languages 5 0 0 4,210 1,985 2,225
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 0 0 0 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 5 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 5 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. 0 0 0 10 0 5
Iroquoian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 5 0 0 0 0 0
Oneida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 0 0 0 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 10,245 5,125 5,120 40,260 20,285 19,975
Afro-Asiatic languages 1,925 1,030 900 7,760 4,275 3,480
Berber languages 150 85 60 10 10 0
Kabyle 105 60 40 5 0 0
Berber languages, n.i.e. 45 30 20 5 5 0
Cushitic languages 10 5 5 130 65 65
Bilen 0 0 0 5 0 0
Oromo 0 0 0 60 30 25
Somali 10 10 0 50 20 30
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 15 5 5
Semitic languages 1,730 920 815 7,615 4,205 3,415
Amharic 5 5 5 115 50 65
Arabic 1,685 895 790 7,110 3,950 3,165
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 5 5 0 5 5 5
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 0 0 5
Harari 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hebrew 10 0 5 210 115 95
Maltese 0 0 0 15 10 5
Tigrigna 0 0 0 140 65 80
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 25 10 15 10 5 10
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 35 15 20 5 0 5
Austro-Asiatic languages 235 110 125 505 245 260
Khmer (Cambodian) 55 25 30 5 5 5
Vietnamese 175 80 95 490 240 250
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 5 0 5 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 65 20 45 2,235 940 1,300
Bikol 5 0 0 5 5 5
Cebuano 10 0 10 150 60 90
Fijian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 0 0 0 25 10 15
Ilocano 0 0 0 55 15 40
Malagasy 20 10 10 0 5 0
Malay 5 0 5 55 25 35
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 0 0 0 15 5 5
Pangasinan 0 0 0 5 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 25 5 20 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 125 60 70 95 60 35
Haitian Creole 10 10 5 5 5 0
Creole, n.o.s. 115 50 65 35 20 10
Creole languages, n.i.e. 5 5 0 55 35 20
Dravidian languages 20 15 10 1,010 595 420
Kannada 10 0 5 40 20 15
Malayalam 5 5 5 365 205 165
Tamil 5 0 5 315 185 130
Telugu 5 0 5 285 180 110
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 5 5
Hmong-Mien languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Indo-European languages 6,320 3,155 3,170 18,590 9,320 9,270
Albanian 25 10 10 275 130 140
Armenian 10 10 5 35 30 10
Balto-Slavic languages 1,335 640 695 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 1,335 640 695 3,375 1,610 1,765
Belarusan 0 0 0 5 5 5
Bosnian 185 95 95 120 60 65
Bulgarian 25 15 10 55 25 30
Croatian 50 15 30 225 105 115
Czech 15 10 5 205 105 100
Macedonian 0 0 0 20 10 15
Polish 115 45 65 795 365 435
Russian 155 55 100 1,285 615 670
Serbian 390 205 180 115 60 65
Serbo-Croatian 335 170 170 80 40 40
Slovak 15 5 10 100 45 55
Slovene (Slovenian) 0 0 0 35 15 15
Ukrainian 35 15 20 320 155 170
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 10 5 10 5 5 5
Celtic languages 0 5 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 0 0 10 5 5
Germanic languages 185 85 100 5,700 2,800 2,900
Afrikaans 0 0 0 120 55 60
Danish 5 5 0 160 105 60
Dutch 35 10 25 1,620 815 805
Frisian 0 0 0 35 20 15
German 130 65 65 3,435 1,645 1,790
Icelandic 5 0 0 45 20 20
Norwegian 0 5 0 110 60 50
Swedish 0 5 0 110 45 65
Vlaams (Flemish) 5 0 0 25 10 10
Yiddish 5 0 0 20 10 5
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 20 5 15
Greek 65 40 25 760 390 365
Indo-Iranian languages 1,570 795 775 4,835 2,650 2,190
Indo-Aryan languages 265 130 140 3,385 1,895 1,490
Bengali 10 10 5 475 290 185
Gujarati 5 0 5 195 125 70
Hindi 15 5 5 745 445 300
Kashmiri 0 0 0 10 5 5
Konkani 0 0 0 5 5 5
Marathi 5 5 5 70 35 35
Nepali 185 90 100 530 255 275
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 0 10 5 5
Punjabi (Panjabi) 15 10 0 585 310 270
Sindhi 0 0 0 20 10 5
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 5 5 0 165 85 85
Urdu 20 15 10 575 330 245
Iranian languages 1,300 665 635 1,425 740 690
Kurdish 25 10 15 115 65 50
Pashto 50 25 25 80 45 35
Persian (Farsi) 1,225 625 600 1,230 630 605
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 25 10 15
Italic (Romance) languages 3,130 1,570 1,565 3,335 1,605 1,730
Catalan 10 5 5 10 5 5
Italian 150 90 55 745 400 340
Portuguese 220 105 115 520 245 270
Romanian 155 75 80 225 110 120
Spanish 2,595 1,290 1,310 1,830 840 985
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 5 0
Japanese 40 15 25 360 100 260
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Georgian 0 0 0 5 0 0
Korean 25 10 20 1,095 475 620
Mongolic languages 0 0 0 5 5 5
Mongolian 0 0 0 0 5 0
Niger-Congo languages 970 480 485 630 325 305
Akan (Twi) 0 0 0 40 25 25
Bamanankan 20 15 10 15 5 5
Edo 0 0 0 5 0 5
Ewe 20 5 15 40 25 10
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 5 5 0 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 50 30 25 5 0 5
Rundi (Kirundi) 175 90 85 20 10 5
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 110 55 60 50 15 30
Shona 0 0 0 30 15 15
Swahili 195 90 105 135 65 70
Wolof 85 55 35 10 10 0
Yoruba 0 0 5 65 35 30
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 290 135 155 140 75 70
Nilo-Saharan languages 40 15 25 75 40 40
Dinka 0 0 0 20 10 10
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 35 10 20 55 25 25
Sign languages 20 15 10 190 90 100
American Sign Language 0 0 0 85 40 50
Quebec Sign Language 10 5 5 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 15 5 5 105 50 55
Sino-Tibetan languages 340 160 185 6,665 3,335 3,330
Chinese languages 340 155 180 6,635 3,320 3,315
Cantonese 50 20 25 1,145 535 610
Hakka 0 0 0 20 5 15
Mandarin 250 115 130 4,640 2,325 2,315
Min Dong 0 0 0 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 5 0 0 120 50 70
Wu (Shanghainese) 5 5 5 50 30 20
Chinese, n.o.s. 30 15 20 645 365 280
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 5 5 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 25 5 15 155 55 100
Lao 15 10 5 10 0 5
Thai 10 0 5 150 50 100
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 50 25 20 445 240 205
Azerbaijani 0 0 0 10 10 5
Turkish 45 25 15 305 165 140
Uyghur 0 0 0 5 5 5
Uzbek 5 5 5 110 60 50
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 10 0
Uralic languages 30 10 15 415 180 235
Estonian 0 5 0 40 20 25
Finnish 5 0 5 95 30 60
Hungarian 25 10 15 275 130 150
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 10 5 5 25 10 15
Multiple responses 2,065 1,045 1,020 8,060 3,920 4,140
English and French 1,170 590 585 3,445 1,600 1,850
English and non-official language 115 60 60 4,180 2,110 2,070
French and non-official language 700 360 340 225 115 105
English, French and non-official language 80 40 40 210 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 19 159,195 77,655 81,540 912,300 442,470 469,830
Single responses 155,865 76,010 79,855 900,755 436,755 464,000
Official languages 149,605 72,860 76,745 878,015 425,220 452,795
English 6,065 2,940 3,120 863,550 418,315 445,240
French 143,535 69,910 73,620 14,460 6,910 7,560
Non-official languages 6,260 3,155 3,110 22,740 11,540 11,205
Aboriginal languages 0 0 0 2,570 1,285 1,295
Algonquian languages 0 5 0 2,565 1,280 1,285
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 5 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. 5 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 6,260 3,150 3,105 20,170 10,255 9,915
Afro-Asiatic languages 1,030 535 495 4,630 2,450 2,180
Berber languages 40 20 15 0 0 0
Kabyle 30 20 10 0 0 0
Berber languages, n.i.e. 15 5 5 0 0 0
Cushitic languages 5 5 5 85 40 45
Bilen 0 0 0 5 0 5
Oromo 0 0 0 45 20 25
Somali 10 5 5 25 10 15
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 10 5
Semitic languages 965 500 465 4,540 2,405 2,130
Amharic 5 0 0 55 25 30
Arabic 930 485 445 4,260 2,270 1,990
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 5 5 5 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 5 0 95 40 55
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 25 15 15 0 0 0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 20 10 5 0 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 145 70 75 330 160 165
Khmer (Cambodian) 25 10 15 0 0 0
Vietnamese 115 60 60 330 165 170
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 5 0 0 1,140 550 585
Bikol 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cebuano 5 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 0 0 0 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) 0 0 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 45 30 15 35 20 20
Haitian Creole 0 0 0 0 0 0
Creole, n.o.s. 45 30 15 15 5 5
Creole languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 25 10 15
Dravidian languages 10 5 5 425 240 185
Kannada 5 5 5 15 5 10
Malayalam 5 0 0 140 75 60
Tamil 5 5 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 4,275 2,135 2,130 7,410 3,715 3,690
Albanian 15 10 5 110 60 55
Armenian 5 5 5 15 10 10
Balto-Slavic languages 855 420 435 1,405 680 720
Baltic languages 5 5 0 30 10 15
Latvian 5 0 0 10 5 10
Lithuanian 0 0 0 15 5 10
Slavic languages 850 415 435 1,375 675 700
Belarusan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bosnian 105 55 50 65 30 30
Bulgarian 15 5 5 25 15 10
Croatian 30 15 20 65 25 40
Czech 5 5 0 45 25 20
Macedonian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Polish 60 30 30 235 105 125
Russian 100 40 55 785 385 390
Serbian 290 150 140 60 25 35
Serbo-Croatian 215 110 105 30 15 10
Slovak 10 5 5 20 10 15
Slovene (Slovenian) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ukrainian 15 5 10 55 30 20
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 5 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 25 10 15 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 20 10 15 1,225 600 625
Icelandic 0 0 0 30 10 15
Norwegian 0 5 0 20 5 10
Swedish 0 0 0 15 5 5
Vlaams (Flemish) 5 0 5 5 5 5
Yiddish 0 0 0 5 0 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 15 5 10
Greek 25 20 10 270 135 130
Indo-Iranian languages 1,245 630 620 2,815 1,475 1,335
Indo-Aryan languages 195 100 100 1,850 995 860
Bengali 10 0 5 250 135 115
Gujarati 0 0 0 100 60 35
Hindi 5 5 0 310 190 120
Kashmiri 0 0 0 5 5 0
Konkani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Marathi 5 0 0 30 15 15
Nepali 170 85 90 475 235 240
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 5 5 5 250 125 125
Sindhi 0 0 0 5 5 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 5 0 5 95 45 50
Urdu 5 0 0 340 175 165
Iranian languages 1,050 530 520 960 475 480
Kurdish 10 10 5 85 50 40
Pashto 30 15 10 45 20 20
Persian (Farsi) 1,010 505 505 825 405 420
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 5 0
Italic (Romance) languages 2,100 1,055 1,050 1,240 595 645
Catalan 5 0 0 5 0 0
Italian 35 15 15 165 70 85
Portuguese 155 75 80 195 90 105
Romanian 85 45 40 70 35 35
Spanish 1,830 920 905 810 390 420
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 0 0
Japanese 20 10 10 110 35 70
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Georgian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Korean 20 10 10 710 330 385
Mongolic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mongolian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 365 175 190 165 80 85
Akan (Twi) 0 0 0 10 0 10
Bamanankan 5 0 5 0 0 0
Edo 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ewe 10 5 10 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 20 15 10 0 5 0
Rundi (Kirundi) 65 30 40 10 5 5
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 20 15 10 15 10 10
Shona 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swahili 100 50 50 60 30 35
Wolof 25 15 10 0 0 0
Yoruba 0 0 0 20 10 10
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 105 50 60 10 5 5
Nilo-Saharan languages 25 15 15 35 20 20
Dinka 0 0 0 10 5 10
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 25 10 10 25 10 15
Sign languages 25 10 10 285 145 140
American Sign Language 0 0 0 110 55 60
Quebec Sign Language 10 5 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 20 5 10 175 90 80
Sino-Tibetan languages 250 125 120 4,550 2,345 2,200
Chinese languages 245 120 120 4,545 2,345 2,200
Cantonese 15 10 10 640 335 310
Hakka 0 0 0 5 0 0
Mandarin 200 95 105 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. 25 15 10 415 235 180
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 0 5 5 55 20 35
Lao 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thai 0 0 0 55 15 35
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 30 15 15 215 110 105
Azerbaijani 0 0 0 5 5 0
Turkish 30 15 10 140 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 10 5 10 75 35 40
Estonian 0 0 0 5 5 5
Finnish 0 0 0 15 10 5
Hungarian 15 5 10 55 25 30
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 5 5 0 5 0 0
Multiple responses 3,335 1,645 1,685 11,540 5,715 5,825
English and French 1,210 630 580 2,180 995 1,185
English and non-official language 165 85 85 8,970 4,515 4,450
French and non-official language 1,685 790 900 75 40 30
English, French and non-official language 265 140 125 315 155 160
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 20 159,195 77,650 81,540 912,295 442,470 469,825
None 141,755 68,745 73,010 861,780 418,525 443,260
English 9,265 4,820 4,445 17,005 8,480 8,525
French 4,570 2,305 2,265 16,390 7,210 9,175
Non-official language 2,890 1,430 1,460 16,275 7,850 8,420
Aboriginal 5 5 5 2,135 930 1,205
Non-Aboriginal 2,885 1,425 1,460 14,135 6,920 7,220
English and French 295 150 145 150 70 80
English and non-official language 320 160 160 220 105 115
French and non-official language 85 30 50 470 230 245
English, French and non-official language 10 10 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 21 130,400 63,420 66,980 774,750 372,455 402,290
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 126,050 61,335 64,715 744,260 358,055 386,205
Median total income in 2015 among recipients ($) 31,162 35,200 27,688 31,813 38,379 26,750
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 126,075 61,335 64,740 744,545 358,085 386,455
Median after-tax income in 2015 among recipients ($) 28,171 31,096 25,445 28,627 33,642 24,590
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 111,735 55,320 56,425 648,960 320,380 328,580
Median market income in 2015 among recipients ($) 28,102 32,948 23,842 29,938 36,363 24,497
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 100,660 46,395 54,270 554,985 243,860 311,130
Median government transfers in 2015 among recipients ($) 7,158 5,521 8,281 7,438 8,175 6,961
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 88,990 45,590 43,400 523,020 264,375 258,645
Median employment income in 2015 among recipients ($) 29,310 32,945 26,026 29,979 35,676 25,405
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 22 130,400 63,420 66,980 774,750 372,455 402,295
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 126,155 61,315 64,835 744,275 357,820 386,455
Average total income in 2015 among recipients ($) 38,874 43,280 34,708 41,479 49,413 34,132
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 126,175 61,320 64,855 744,560 357,855 386,710
Average after-tax income in 2015 among recipients ($) 32,424 35,326 29,681 34,175 39,776 28,993
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 111,865 55,315 56,545 648,910 320,370 328,540
Average market income in 2015 among recipients ($) 36,264 41,628 31,016 40,299 48,457 32,345
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 100,570 46,185 54,385 555,740 243,445 312,295
Average government transfers in 2015 among recipients ($) 8,428 7,601 9,131 8,495 8,859 8,211
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 88,990 45,445 43,545 523,020 264,475 258,545
Average employment income in 2015 among recipients ($) 36,635 40,713 32,379 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 23 130,400 63,420 66,985 774,750 372,455 402,295
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 37,820 20,270 17,545 245,425 131,095 114,325
Median employment income in 2015 for full-year full-time workers ($)Census data footnote 25 44,065 48,130 40,701 47,665 53,785 42,236
Average employment income in 2015 for full-year full-time workers ($)Census data footnote 26 51,781 56,275 46,589 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 82.8 86.9 77.9 84.6 87.7 80.7
Employment income (%)Census data footnote 29 66.2 69.3 62.5 66.9 69.7 63.3
Government transfers (%)Census data footnote 30 17.2 13.1 22.1 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 31 130,400 63,415 66,980 774,750 372,455 402,295
Without total income 4,350 2,080 2,265 30,485 14,395 16,090
With total income 126,050 61,335 64,715 744,265 358,060 386,205
Percentage with total income 96.7 96.7 96.6 96.1 96.1 96.0
Under $10,000 (including loss) 15,160 7,065 8,095 104,125 43,575 60,545
$10,000 to $19,999 25,425 10,360 15,065 134,355 50,310 84,050
$20,000 to $29,999 20,340 8,945 11,395 114,855 47,195 67,660
$30,000 to $39,999 17,380 8,370 9,010 98,325 45,040 53,280
$40,000 to $49,999 15,050 7,515 7,535 79,435 39,605 39,830
$50,000 to $59,999 10,540 5,725 4,815 57,255 32,255 25,000
$60,000 to $69,999 6,970 3,905 3,060 41,715 25,830 15,885
$70,000 to $79,999 5,080 2,820 2,260 33,195 19,945 13,250
$80,000 to $89,999 3,255 1,975 1,275 25,500 14,900 10,605
$90,000 to $99,999 1,875 1,220 655 15,530 10,095 5,435
$100,000 and over 4,975 3,435 1,540 39,965 29,300 10,665
$100,000 to $149,999 3,385 2,295 1,090 28,130 20,205 7,925
$150,000 and over 1,590 1,145 450 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 32 130,400 63,415 66,980 774,750 372,455 402,295
Without after-tax income 4,325 2,080 2,245 30,205 14,370 15,840
With after-tax income 126,075 61,335 64,735 744,540 358,085 386,455
Percentage with after-tax income 96.7 96.7 96.6 96.1 96.1 96.1
Under $10,000 (including loss) 15,695 7,180 8,510 108,630 44,435 64,195
$10,000 to $19,999 26,705 10,935 15,770 142,975 54,160 88,815
$20,000 to $29,999 24,770 11,280 13,490 138,435 58,900 79,535
$30,000 to $39,999 22,230 11,100 11,130 119,130 56,990 62,145
$40,000 to $49,999 15,360 8,180 7,180 84,245 46,675 37,565
$50,000 to $59,999 9,165 5,055 4,110 56,235 34,590 21,645
$60,000 to $69,999 5,325 3,050 2,280 39,320 23,195 16,125
$70,000 to $79,999 2,630 1,670 955 21,210 13,950 7,260
$80,000 and over 4,200 2,890 1,310 34,360 25,185 9,170
$80,000 to $89,999 1,365 905 460 11,615 8,185 3,430
$90,000 to $99,999 800 565 240 6,825 4,950 1,875
$100,000 and over 2,035 1,425 615 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 33 130,400 63,415 66,980 774,745 372,455 402,295
Without employment income 41,415 17,825 23,580 251,730 108,080 143,650
With employment income 88,990 45,590 43,400 523,020 264,370 258,640
Percentage with employment income 68.2 71.9 64.8 67.5 71.0 64.3
Under $5,000 (including loss) 11,955 6,055 5,900 72,940 34,125 38,820
$5,000 to $9,999 7,740 3,480 4,265 45,820 19,475 26,350
$10,000 to $19,999 13,835 6,175 7,655 76,685 33,555 43,130
$20,000 to $29,999 11,710 5,460 6,245 66,155 29,385 36,770
$30,000 to $39,999 11,505 5,605 5,895 60,485 27,455 33,035
$40,000 to $49,999 9,490 4,895 4,595 49,395 24,470 24,925
$50,000 to $59,999 6,840 4,020 2,825 37,685 21,735 15,955
$60,000 to $69,999 4,655 2,715 1,935 28,695 17,955 10,740
$70,000 to $79,999 4,010 2,230 1,785 24,970 14,750 10,220
$80,000 and over 7,245 4,955 2,290 60,175 41,470 18,705
$80,000 to $89,999 2,290 1,500 790 20,175 11,645 8,535
$90,000 to $99,999 1,390 915 475 11,685 7,975 3,715
$100,000 and over 3,575 2,545 1,030 28,310 21,850 6,460
Income of households in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for private households by household size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 34 73,505 ... ... 401,990 ... ...
Median total income of households in 2015 ($) 51,706 ... ... 60,764 ... ...
Median after-tax income of households in 2015 ($) 45,946 ... ... 53,129 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for one-person private households - 100% data 27,870 ... ... 118,670 ... ...
Median total income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 27,253 ... ... 30,377 ... ...
Median after-tax income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 25,401 ... ... 27,511 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for two-or-more-person private households - 100% data 45,640 ... ... 283,320 ... ...
Median total income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 72,754 ... ... 77,136 ... ...
Median after-tax income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 63,291 ... ... 66,538 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for private households by household size - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 35 73,505 ... ... 401,990 ... ...
Average total income of households in 2015 ($) 66,719 ... ... 76,797 ... ...
Average after-tax income of households in 2015 ($) 55,657 ... ... 63,299 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for one-person private households - 25% sample data 27,840 ... ... 118,705 ... ...
Average total income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 34,594 ... ... 39,601 ... ...
Average after-tax income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 29,514 ... ... 32,962 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for two-or-more-person private households - 25% sample data 45,665 ... ... 283,285 ... ...
Average total income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 86,306 ... ... 92,383 ... ...
Average after-tax income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 71,597 ... ... 76,011 ... ...
Total - Household total income groups in 2015 for private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 36 73,505 ... ... 401,990 ... ...
Under $5,000 1,010 ... ... 6,830 ... ...
$5,000 to $9,999 1,550 ... ... 7,755 ... ...
$10,000 to $14,999 3,740 ... ... 12,330 ... ...
$15,000 to $19,999 4,595 ... ... 20,155 ... ...
$20,000 to $24,999 4,690 ... ... 20,210 ... ...
$25,000 to $29,999 3,610 ... ... 18,700 ... ...
$30,000 to $34,999 4,195 ... ... 21,645 ... ...
$35,000 to $39,999 4,285 ... ... 19,995 ... ...
$40,000 to $44,999 4,205 ... ... 19,285 ... ...
$45,000 to $49,999 3,685 ... ... 18,235 ... ...
$50,000 to $59,999 6,370 ... ... 33,450 ... ...
$60,000 to $69,999 5,420 ... ... 30,470 ... ...
$70,000 to $79,999 4,695 ... ... 27,755 ... ...
$80,000 to $89,999 3,955 ... ... 24,340 ... ...
$90,000 to $99,999 3,265 ... ... 20,240 ... ...
$100,000 and over 14,230 ... ... 100,600 ... ...
$100,000 to $124,999 5,900 ... ... 38,090 ... ...
$125,000 to $149,999 3,560 ... ... 24,330 ... ...
$150,000 to $199,999 2,895 ... ... 23,445 ... ...
$200,000 and over 1,870 ... ... 14,730 ... ...
Total - Household after-tax income groups in 2015 for private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 32 73,505 ... ... 401,990 ... ...
Under $5,000 1,050 ... ... 7,145 ... ...
$5,000 to $9,999 1,565 ... ... 7,885 ... ...
$10,000 to $14,999 3,780 ... ... 12,545 ... ...
$15,000 to $19,999 4,850 ... ... 21,370 ... ...
$20,000 to $24,999 5,275 ... ... 23,030 ... ...
$25,000 to $29,999 4,330 ... ... 22,365 ... ...
$30,000 to $34,999 5,335 ... ... 25,495 ... ...
$35,000 to $39,999 5,115 ... ... 23,945 ... ...
$40,000 to $44,999 4,585 ... ... 22,630 ... ...
$45,000 to $49,999 4,105 ... ... 21,635 ... ...
$50,000 to $59,999 7,315 ... ... 40,585 ... ...
$60,000 to $69,999 6,000 ... ... 35,920 ... ...
$70,000 to $79,999 4,755 ... ... 29,795 ... ...
$80,000 to $89,999 3,780 ... ... 24,160 ... ...
$90,000 to $99,999 3,030 ... ... 19,275 ... ...
$100,000 and over 8,625 ... ... 64,210 ... ...
$100,000 to $124,999 4,650 ... ... 31,985 ... ...
$125,000 to $149,999 1,970 ... ... 15,940 ... ...
$150,000 and over 2,010 ... ... 16,280 ... ...
Income of economic families in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for economic families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 37 42,905 ... ... 269,560 ... ...
Median total income of economic families in 2015 ($) 74,472 ... ... 77,529 ... ...
Median after-tax income of economic families in 2015 ($) 64,455 ... ... 66,728 ... ...
Average family size of economic families 2.8 ... ... 2.8 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families without children or other relatives in private households - 100% data 19,050 ... ... 121,200 ... ...
Median total income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 66,404 ... ... 71,495 ... ...
Median after-tax income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 57,807 ... ... 61,883 ... ...
Average family size of couple economic families without children or other relatives 2.0 ... ... 2.0 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families with children in private households - 100% data 15,760 ... ... 97,460 ... ...
Median total income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 102,645 ... ... 104,981 ... ...
Median after-tax income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 86,682 ... ... 88,099 ... ...
Average family size of couple economic families with children 4.0 ... ... 3.8 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for lone-parent economic families in private households - 100% data 7,155 ... ... 43,560 ... ...
Median total income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 49,894 ... ... 45,597 ... ...
Median after-tax income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 45,571 ... ... 42,309 ... ...
Average family size of lone-parent economic families 2.6 ... ... 2.6 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for economic families in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 38 42,895 ... ... 269,510 ... ...
Average total income of economic families in 2015 ($) 88,126 ... ... 93,027 ... ...
Average after-tax income of economic families in 2015 ($) 72,822 ... ... 76,371 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families without children or other relatives in private households - 25% sample data 19,085 ... ... 121,285 ... ...
Average total income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 79,513 ... ... 85,511 ... ...
Average after-tax income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 65,933 ... ... 70,143 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families with children in private households - 25% sample data 15,800 ... ... 97,490 ... ...
Average total income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 114,105 ... ... 119,890 ... ...
Average after-tax income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 92,606 ... ... 97,021 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for lone-parent economic families in private households - 25% sample data 7,095 ... ... 43,470 ... ...
Average total income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 56,211 ... ... 54,587 ... ...
Average after-tax income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 49,081 ... ... 47,700 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 21 34,910 16,730 18,180 157,715 73,825 83,890
Median total income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 39 24,869 25,657 24,254 28,180 30,235 26,673
Median after-tax income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 39 23,638 24,090 23,279 25,848 27,176 24,859
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 40 34,885 16,670 18,220 157,410 73,440 83,970
Average total income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 41 32,225 32,942 31,569 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 27,734 28,020 27,473 30,893 31,946 29,973
Total - Economic family income decile group for the population in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 42 156,260 76,745 79,515 908,340 440,700 467,640
In the bottom half of the distribution 97,825 47,040 50,785 519,830 244,725 275,105
In the bottom decile 18,970 9,375 9,595 105,810 49,730 56,080
In the second decile 19,585 8,790 10,795 112,825 49,900 62,920
In the third decile 20,690 9,905 10,780 102,515 48,345 54,175
In the fourth decile 20,220 9,800 10,415 100,645 48,515 52,130
In the fifth decile 18,355 9,165 9,190 98,030 48,235 49,800
In the top half of the distribution 58,435 29,705 28,730 388,510 195,975 192,540
In the sixth decile 17,010 8,650 8,365 94,350 47,240 47,110
In the seventh decile 15,035 7,595 7,440 89,765 45,260 44,505
In the eighth decile 11,695 5,920 5,775 83,140 41,815 41,330
In the ninth decile 8,605 4,440 4,160 69,850 35,450 34,400
In the top decile 6,095 3,100 3,000 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 43 156,260 76,745 79,515 898,345 435,895 462,450
0 to 17 years 30,960 15,995 14,965 159,820 81,670 78,150
0 to 5 years 10,485 5,440 5,045 49,595 25,280 24,310
18 to 64 years 99,075 48,975 50,100 565,395 274,120 291,275
65 years and over 26,230 11,775 14,450 173,125 80,100 93,025
In low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) 27,830 12,895 14,935 154,955 70,415 84,540
0 to 17 years 4,945 2,530 2,415 35,525 18,145 17,380
0 to 5 years 1,610 840 770 12,740 6,470 6,275
18 to 64 years 17,640 8,615 9,025 88,355 40,375 47,985
65 years and over 5,240 1,755 3,490 31,075 11,890 19,185
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) (%) 17.8 16.8 18.8 17.2 16.2 18.3
0 to 17 years (%) 16.0 15.8 16.1 22.2 22.2 22.2
0 to 5 years (%) 15.4 15.4 15.3 25.7 25.6 25.8
18 to 64 years (%) 17.8 17.6 18.0 15.6 14.7 16.5
65 years and over (%) 20.0 14.9 24.2 17.9 14.8 20.6
In low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) 15,905 8,015 7,890 70,745 34,290 36,460
0 to 17 years 2,540 1,275 1,260 15,285 7,805 7,485
0 to 5 years 825 405 420 5,645 2,870 2,775
18 to 64 years 12,620 6,440 6,180 52,220 25,185 27,030
65 years and over 745 300 445 3,240 1,295 1,945
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) (%) 10.2 10.4 9.9 7.9 7.9 7.9
0 to 17 years (%) 8.2 8.0 8.4 9.6 9.6 9.6
0 to 5 years (%) 7.9 7.4 8.3 11.4 11.4 11.4
18 to 64 years (%) 12.7 13.1 12.3 9.2 9.2 9.3
65 years and over (%) 2.8 2.5 3.1 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 44 156,260 76,745 79,515 908,340 440,730 467,605
Official languages 155,180 76,270 78,905 905,700 439,525 466,180
English 70,715 37,935 32,785 905,020 439,215 465,805
French 153,010 75,210 77,800 95,740 42,150 53,585
Non-official languages 17,505 8,520 8,985 64,100 31,380 32,725
Aboriginal languages 0 0 0 5,645 2,685 2,960
Algonquian languages 0 0 0 5,575 2,635 2,935
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 0 0 0 20 15 10
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 10 0 0
Woods Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree, n.o.s. 0 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 0 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 17,505 8,520 8,980 58,490 28,715 29,770
Afro-Asiatic languages 2,540 1,300 1,235 10,730 5,745 4,985
Berber languages 230 155 80 25 15 15
Kabyle 170 110 55 25 15 15
Berber languages, n.i.e. 65 45 20 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 2,445 1,240 1,205 10,635 5,715 4,925
Amharic 0 0 0 260 135 120
Arabic 2,400 1,230 1,170 9,685 5,185 4,500
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 20 15 10 10 10 0
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Harari 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hebrew 30 10 25 630 370 260
Maltese 0 0 0 25 0 25
Tigrigna 0 0 0 140 65 70
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 10 10 10 40 20 20
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 10 10 0 15 10 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 210 105 105 575 260 310
Khmer (Cambodian) 50 20 30 15 0 10
Vietnamese 160 85 75 555 255 300
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 70 20 50 3,035 1,275 1,760
Bikol 0 0 0 10 0 10
Cebuano 25 0 25 185 80 100
Fijian 0 0 0 10 0 0
Hiligaynon 0 0 0 45 20 30
Ilocano 0 0 0 70 20 55
Malagasy 25 20 10 10 0 0
Malay 0 0 10 80 25 60
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 0 0 0 10 10 0
Pangasinan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 30 0 30 2,835 1,195 1,635
Waray-Waray 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 35 15 20
Creole languages 310 150 160 360 185 175
Haitian Creole 20 0 15 35 20 15
Creole, n.o.s. 285 145 135 120 60 65
Creole languages, n.i.e. 10 0 10 210 115 100
Dravidian languages 15 15 0 1,365 785 580
Kannada 0 0 0 75 45 35
Malayalam 0 0 0 560 310 250
Tamil 0 10 0 450 260 190
Telugu 15 10 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 12,175 5,880 6,300 30,820 15,070 15,755
Albanian 25 0 15 405 185 215
Armenian 30 20 15 80 45 30
Balto-Slavic languages 1,735 835 900 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 1,735 835 900 4,010 1,910 2,105
Belarusan 0 0 0 10 0 10
Bosnian 245 115 130 145 60 80
Bulgarian 75 45 30 75 35 35
Croatian 130 45 85 275 105 165
Czech 40 20 25 210 95 110
Macedonian 0 0 0 90 55 30
Polish 140 60 80 900 410 490
Russian 310 165 150 1,945 970 970
Serbian 535 265 270 180 85 95
Serbo-Croatian 345 175 170 115 70 50
Slovak 40 0 30 145 70 75
Slovene (Slovenian) 10 0 10 35 10 20
Ukrainian 45 20 30 425 180 245
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 10 0 10 0 0 0
Celtic languages 10 10 0 1,070 495 580
Scottish Gaelic 10 0 10 910 400 505
Welsh 0 0 0 35 25 10
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 10 0 0 155 80 75
Germanic languages 725 430 295 9,225 4,490 4,740
Afrikaans 10 10 0 320 140 175
Danish 15 15 0 235 125 110
Dutch 70 45 25 2,105 935 1,165
Frisian 0 0 0 60 30 30
German 605 360 245 6,335 3,180 3,155
Icelandic 0 0 0 100 40 60
Norwegian 15 10 10 150 105 40
Swedish 30 20 10 245 115 130
Vlaams (Flemish) 10 0 0 20 10 15
Yiddish 0 0 0 30 15 15
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 15 15 0 125 45 85
Greek 115 60 55 1,315 670 645
Indo-Iranian languages 1,785 925 855 6,535 3,635 2,900
Indo-Aryan languages 415 230 185 4,935 2,790 2,140
Bengali 25 10 15 625 350 275
Gujarati 15 10 10 240 150 90
Hindi 75 60 20 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 100 60 35 620 315 305
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 0 20 10 15
Punjabi (Panjabi) 15 10 0 1,010 570 445
Sindhi 0 0 0 10 0 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 25 20 10 245 125 120
Urdu 200 90 110 1,090 660 425
Iranian languages 1,535 770 765 1,625 865 755
Kurdish 15 10 10 185 110 75
Pashto 145 70 75 85 55 30
Persian (Farsi) 1,480 750 730 1,385 725 660
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 10 0 0 75 40 35
Italic (Romance) languages 8,135 3,805 4,330 9,365 4,270 5,100
Catalan 10 0 10 15 10 10
Italian 505 225 275 1,665 845 820
Portuguese 410 215 190 910 480 430
Romanian 140 65 70 240 140 105
Spanish 7,340 3,420 3,925 6,990 3,020 3,970
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 25 25 0 70 55 20
Japanese 130 70 60 865 335 530
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Georgian 0 0 0 0 10 0
Korean 25 10 15 1,530 685 850
Mongolic languages 0 0 0 10 0 10
Mongolian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 1,635 835 800 1,340 715 620
Akan (Twi) 10 10 0 65 40 30
Bamanankan 85 55 30 10 10 10
Edo 0 0 0 10 10 0
Ewe 20 10 10 80 50 30
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 10 15 0 10 10 0
Ga 0 0 0 30 15 20
Ganda 0 10 0 60 15 40
Igbo 0 0 0 70 45 30
Lingala 225 110 115 30 15 15
Rundi (Kirundi) 250 140 115 0 0 0
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 115 55 60 130 65 65
Shona 0 0 0 65 40 35
Swahili 430 220 205 370 200 175
Wolof 215 105 110 35 15 20
Yoruba 0 10 0 250 125 125
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 500 255 240 300 175 130
Nilo-Saharan languages 55 15 45 50 30 20
Dinka 0 0 0 0 0 10
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 55 10 45 45 30 10
Sign languages 160 60 100 1,605 555 1,045
American Sign Language 0 0 0 795 235 555
Quebec Sign Language 110 45 65 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e. 55 15 35 815 325 495
Sino-Tibetan languages 345 195 155 7,135 3,615 3,515
Chinese languages 345 190 150 7,115 3,610 3,500
Cantonese 35 10 20 1,555 730 820
Hakka 0 0 0 45 25 25
Mandarin 270 145 125 5,435 2,720 2,710
Min Dong 0 0 0 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 20 10 15 195 75 120
Wu (Shanghainese) 0 0 0 60 35 30
Chinese, n.o.s. 50 40 15 575 340 245
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 45 15 30 240 110 130
Lao 30 15 20 20 0 10
Thai 15 0 15 220 100 120
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 90 50 45 620 320 300
Azerbaijani 10 10 0 20 20 0
Turkish 85 40 40 480 225 255
Uyghur 0 0 0 15 0 10
Uzbek 0 0 0 105 60 40
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 10 0 0 10 10 0
Uralic languages 40 10 30 430 200 230
Estonian 10 10 0 50 25 20
Finnish 0 0 0 120 55 70
Hungarian 30 10 20 255 115 140
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 0 10
Other languages, n.i.e. 55 35 25 75 40 35
Citizenship
Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 45 156,260 76,745 79,515 908,340 440,735 467,605
Canadian citizensCensus data footnote 46 149,355 73,205 76,150 878,415 425,340 453,070
Canadian citizens aged under 18 29,375 15,190 14,185 159,440 81,575 77,870
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over 119,975 58,015 61,960 718,970 343,770 375,200
Not Canadian citizensCensus data footnote 47 6,910 3,540 3,370 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 48 156,260 76,745 79,515 908,340 440,730 467,605
Non-immigrantsCensus data footnote 49 141,530 69,235 72,300 842,760 407,740 435,015
ImmigrantsCensus data footnote 50 12,740 6,425 6,315 55,675 27,270 28,405
Before 1981 1,530 815 720 19,200 9,335 9,865
1981 to 1990 815 430 385 4,800 2,330 2,470
1991 to 2000 2,190 1,075 1,115 6,705 3,140 3,560
2001 to 2010 4,400 2,230 2,175 13,185 6,540 6,645
2001 to 2005 1,895 925 965 5,105 2,500 2,600
2006 to 2010 2,510 1,300 1,205 8,080 4,035 4,045
2011 to 2016Census data footnote 51 3,800 1,885 1,920 11,790 5,925 5,865
Non-permanent residentsCensus data footnote 52 1,990 1,095 905 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 12,735 6,420 6,315 55,675 27,270 28,410
Under 5 years 1,880 965 920 7,280 3,495 3,785
5 to 14 years 2,445 1,215 1,230 10,445 5,240 5,205
15 to 24 years 2,075 955 1,125 10,170 4,670 5,500
25 to 44 years 5,550 2,880 2,670 22,980 11,315 11,660
45 years and over 780 410 370 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 12,735 6,420 6,315 55,680 27,270 28,410
Americas 3,420 1,640 1,775 10,610 4,830 5,780
Brazil 140 75 65 175 75 100
Colombia 1,085 535 550 175 90 85
El Salvador 120 60 60 95 50 45
Guyana 10 10 0 170 85 90
Haiti 220 90 135 55 30 30
Jamaica 0 0 0 480 210 275
Mexico 255 135 125 325 155 175
Peru 145 60 85 105 35 75
Trinidad and Tobago 0 0 0 220 120 100
United StatesCensus data footnote 55 655 290 365 7,375 3,320 4,055
Other places of birth in Americas 790 390 400 1,430 675 750
Europe 3,605 1,930 1,670 22,110 11,195 10,920
Bosnia and Herzegovina 690 355 335 210 115 100
Croatia 95 50 50 180 75 105
France 1,370 765 610 610 330 280
Germany 130 80 55 2,600 1,270 1,330
Greece 70 40 35 505 270 235
Hungary 10 0 0 110 40 65
IrelandCensus data footnote 56 0 0 0 475 225 255
Italy 65 45 20 525 310 215
Netherlands 30 10 25 1,645 790 855
Poland 90 45 40 630 265 365
Portugal 20 15 10 220 140 80
Romania 150 80 70 180 100 80
Russian Federation 140 70 70 585 270 315
SerbiaCensus data footnote 57 115 35 80 90 45 45
Ukraine 45 20 25 335 145 195
United KingdomCensus data footnote 58 95 60 35 11,275 5,815 5,460
Other places of birth in Europe 480 260 220 1,930 985 945
Africa 3,205 1,720 1,480 3,525 1,855 1,675
Algeria 470 270 200 25 15 15
Egypt 70 35 35 770 395 370
Ethiopia 0 0 0 185 105 85
Kenya 0 0 0 125 75 50
Morocco 535 315 220 80 50 30
Nigeria 0 0 0 350 185 165
Somalia 0 0 0 65 30 35
South Africa, Republic of 10 0 10 460 205 250
Other places of birth in Africa 2,115 1,100 1,020 1,465 790 675
Asia 2,495 1,115 1,380 18,955 9,100 9,855
Afghanistan 745 375 370 100 40 60
Bangladesh 10 10 10 315 180 135
ChinaCensus data footnote 59 315 85 230 2,830 1,140 1,685
Hong KongCensus data footnote 60 15 0 10 280 130 155
India 35 20 10 2,225 1,190 1,040
IranCensus data footnote 61 150 70 85 970 525 440
Iraq 155 75 85 525 250 285
Japan 10 0 0 225 60 170
Korea, SouthCensus data footnote 62 20 10 10 870 340 530
Lebanon 55 35 25 1,370 755 610
Pakistan 245 120 120 615 315 295
Philippines 45 0 35 2,570 1,035 1,540
Sri Lanka 0 0 0 310 140 175
SyriaCensus data footnote 63 260 110 150 1,150 565 580
Taiwan 30 0 15 225 100 120
Viet Nam 150 70 75 450 205 245
Other places of birth in Asia 260 120 140 3,930 2,130 1,795
Oceania and other places of birthCensus data footnote 64 20 10 10 480 295 180
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 3,800 1,880 1,920 11,785 5,920 5,870
Americas 645 290 350 1,390 675 715
Brazil 40 25 20 95 40 55
Colombia 250 115 140 15 0 15
Cuba 50 25 25 70 40 30
Haiti 40 15 20 20 15 0
Jamaica 0 0 0 195 100 95
Mexico 95 50 35 105 55 45
United StatesCensus data footnote 55 65 30 35 615 310 305
VenezuelaCensus data footnote 65 15 0 10 15 10 10
Other places of birth in Americas 90 30 60 275 115 165
Europe 465 255 210 2,210 1,165 1,045
France 260 145 115 110 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 15 0 10 40 25 15
Russian Federation 50 25 25 180 75 100
Ukraine 30 15 15 140 55 80
United KingdomCensus data footnote 58 15 15 0 1,080 620 460
Other places of birth in Europe 95 55 45 355 165 190
Africa 1,465 755 715 1,085 600 485
Algeria 150 90 65 15 0 10
Cameroon 95 55 40 0 0 10
Congo, Democratic Republic of the 215 100 115 55 30 25
Côte d'Ivoire 145 60 85 0 0 0
Egypt 35 15 20 205 105 95
Eritrea 0 0 0 70 40 30
Ethiopia 0 0 0 45 35 10
Morocco 120 60 60 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 80 50 35 10 10 0
Other places of birth in Africa 625 335 290 365 220 150
Asia 1,220 570 650 7,035 3,435 3,600
Afghanistan 450 215 230 20 0 20
Bangladesh 0 0 0 80 50 30
ChinaCensus data footnote 59 70 30 35 985 465 520
Hong KongCensus data footnote 60 0 0 0 10 0 0
India 15 10 10 900 490 410
IranCensus data footnote 61 80 40 40 260 135 125
Iraq 90 40 50 245 125 120
Israel 0 0 0 280 180 100
Japan 0 0 0 70 25 50
Korea, SouthCensus data footnote 62 0 0 0 225 75 150
Lebanon 20 15 10 75 35 40
Nepal 10 10 0 185 95 85
Pakistan 175 90 80 145 80 65
Philippines 15 0 15 1,500 640 860
Saudi Arabia 0 0 0 125 75 50
Sri Lanka 0 0 0 100 55 50
SyriaCensus data footnote 63 235 100 135 890 420 460
Taiwan 20 10 15 0 0 0
Turkey 0 0 0 100 55 40
United Arab Emirates 0 0 0 70 45 20
Viet Nam 15 10 0 65 20 45
Other places of birth in Asia 40 10 25 715 370 345
Oceania and otherCensus data footnote 64 0 0 0 70 50 20
Australia 0 0 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 68 156,260 76,745 79,515 908,340 440,735 467,605
First generationCensus data footnote 69 15,295 7,775 7,520 70,310 35,320 34,990
Second generationCensus data footnote 70 8,665 4,255 4,405 69,125 33,765 35,360
Third generation or moreCensus data footnote 71 132,305 64,710 67,585 768,905 371,645 397,260
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 11,305 5,650 5,650 37,000 18,195 18,805
Economic immigrantsCensus data footnote 73 4,335 2,300 2,030 21,830 11,270 10,560
Principal applicantsCensus data footnote 74 1,905 1,260 650 8,710 5,865 2,845
Secondary applicantsCensus data footnote 75 2,425 1,045 1,380 13,115 5,405 7,710
Immigrants sponsored by familyCensus data footnote 76 2,125 945 1,180 10,415 4,455 5,955
RefugeesCensus data footnote 77 4,715 2,340 2,375 4,520 2,345 2,175
Other immigrantsCensus data footnote 78 130 60 65 235 120 115
Aboriginal population
Total - Aboriginal identity for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 79 156,260 76,745 79,515 908,340 440,730 467,605
Aboriginal identityCensus data footnote 80 1,715 835 880 51,495 24,900 26,595
Single Aboriginal responsesCensus data footnote 81 1,645 805 835 49,935 24,175 25,765
First Nations (North American Indian)Census data footnote 82 835 375 465 25,830 12,460 13,370
Métis 760 415 345 23,315 11,325 11,985
Inuk (Inuit) 50 20 30 795 385 410
Multiple Aboriginal responsesCensus data footnote 83 35 0 25 835 425 410
Aboriginal responses not included elsewhereCensus data footnote 84 40 20 20 725 300 420
Non-Aboriginal identity 154,540 75,910 78,635 856,850 415,835 441,015
Total - Population by Registered or Treaty Indian status for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 85 156,260 76,745 79,515 908,340 440,735 467,610
Registered or Treaty IndianCensus data footnote 86 310 155 155 18,940 9,135 9,805
Not a Registered or Treaty Indian 155,955 76,590 79,365 889,405 431,595 457,800
Total - Aboriginal ancestry for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 87 156,260 76,745 79,515 908,340 440,735 467,610
Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 88 1,390 565 830 15,055 7,255 7,805
Single Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 89 1,360 550 810 14,780 7,120 7,655
First Nations (North American Indian) single ancestryCensus data footnote 82 1,190 490 700 11,995 5,790 6,210
Métis single ancestry 160 60 100 2,560 1,245 1,315
Inuit single ancestry 15 0 10 220 85 135
Multiple Aboriginal ancestries (only)Census data footnote 90 30 10 20 275 135 145
First Nations (North American Indian) and Métis ancestries 25 10 15 210 95 115
First Nations (North American Indian) and Inuit ancestries 0 0 10 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 4,705 2,340 2,370 58,980 27,665 31,315
Single Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 92 4,605 2,285 2,315 56,830 26,660 30,170
First Nations (North American Indian) and non-Aboriginal ancestries 4,155 2,060 2,095 34,375 15,975 18,400
Métis and non-Aboriginal ancestries 425 215 205 21,200 10,120 11,080
Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 25 15 15 1,255 560 690
Multiple Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 93 105 50 50 2,145 1,005 1,140
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis and non-Aboriginal ancestries 80 35 40 1,850 855 995
First Nations (North American Indian), Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 20 0 10 135 50 80
Métis, Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 10 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 94 150,160 73,845 76,320 834,300 405,810 428,495
Visible minority population
Total - Visible minority for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 95 156,260 76,745 79,515 908,340 440,735 467,605
Total visible minority populationCensus data footnote 96 11,430 5,700 5,730 58,650 29,305 29,350
South AsianCensus data footnote 97 450 235 210 7,910 4,385 3,525
Chinese 530 215 315 8,640 4,210 4,435
Black 3,520 1,745 1,770 21,915 10,735 11,175
Filipino 65 15 45 3,400 1,485 1,920
Latin American 2,710 1,335 1,380 1,685 820 865
Arab 1,935 1,035 900 8,110 4,375 3,735
Southeast AsianCensus data footnote 98 470 235 235 1,195 525 670
West AsianCensus data footnote 99 1,295 635 655 1,540 805 740
Korean 60 30 35 1,540 685 855
Japanese 65 30 30 695 295 405
Visible minority, n.i.e.Census data footnote 100 50 25 25 630 300 330
Multiple visible minoritiesCensus data footnote 101 285 160 125 1,385 690 695
Not a visible minorityCensus data footnote 102 144,830 71,045 73,785 849,690 411,430 438,260
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 103 156,260 76,745 79,515 908,340 440,730 467,610
North American Aboriginal origins 6,100 2,900 3,200 74,040 34,920 39,115
First Nations (North American Indian) 5,470 2,605 2,865 48,640 22,805 25,835
Inuit 65 30 35 1,840 830 1,010
Métis 695 330 360 26,025 12,435 13,585
Other North American origins 110,450 53,895 56,555 410,825 197,970 212,855
Acadian 595 255 335 23,700 11,050 12,650
American 895 460 430 7,515 3,730 3,785
Canadian 106,695 52,015 54,670 387,360 186,955 200,405
New Brunswicker 15 0 10 35 15 20
Newfoundlander 0 0 0 1,750 835 910
Nova Scotian 10 0 10 1,295 625 665
Ontarian 10 0 0 95 65 35
Québécois 3,750 1,870 1,880 380 190 185
Other North American origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 104 0 0 0 20 0 15
European origins 57,085 28,250 28,835 621,525 299,755 321,760
British Isles origins 14,310 6,715 7,595 513,725 246,085 267,645
Channel Islander 10 10 0 90 25 60
Cornish 0 0 0 105 45 65
English 4,565 2,115 2,455 262,375 124,610 137,765
Irish 8,855 4,020 4,835 195,865 91,260 104,605
Manx 0 0 0 145 70 70
Scottish 3,445 1,710 1,730 272,880 129,640 143,240
Welsh 230 90 145 17,135 8,105 9,030
British Isles origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 105 350 195 155 18,975 8,955 10,020
French origins 42,320 21,170 21,150 149,665 70,095 79,570
Alsatian 25 10 10 25 20 10
Breton 255 115 140 15 10 10
Corsican 10 0 0 20 20 0
French 42,180 21,105 21,080 149,625 70,065 79,565
Western European origins (except French origins) 4,250 2,140 2,110 125,110 59,420 65,690
Austrian 150 85 60 1,775 880 895
Bavarian 0 0 0 10 10 10
Belgian 1,130 585 545 2,615 1,320 1,305
Dutch 350 165 175 32,045 14,640 17,410
Flemish 10 10 10 160 80 80
Frisian 10 10 0 50 20 30
German 2,390 1,235 1,160 97,555 46,450 51,100
Luxembourger 0 0 0 30 20 10
Swiss 410 155 255 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) 440 205 240 14,985 7,075 7,910
Danish 110 65 45 3,700 1,695 2,005
Finnish 10 10 10 1,140 505 630
Icelandic 25 10 20 660 295 370
Norwegian 145 60 80 5,170 2,535 2,635
Swedish 85 30 50 3,565 1,575 1,990
Northern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 107 85 45 35 1,365 750 620
Eastern European origins 1,730 775 950 29,685 14,315 15,370
Bulgarian 80 45 35 280 130 145
Byelorussian 40 15 25 195 85 105
Czech 65 35 25 1,165 620 545
Czechoslovakian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 108 45 20 25 420 175 245
Estonian 10 10 0 345 185 165
Hungarian 180 60 125 2,700 1,320 1,380
Latvian 0 0 0 380 160 220
Lithuanian 15 0 10 1,150 510 635
Moldovan 10 0 10 10 0 10
Polish 580 250 335 11,575 5,525 6,050
Romanian 275 150 130 1,190 540 650
Russian 300 120 175 4,775 2,210 2,570
Slovak 75 30 45 610 320 290
Ukrainian 325 135 190 9,115 4,475 4,640
Eastern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 109 15 0 15 310 150 160
Southern European origins 5,580 2,800 2,785 28,680 13,790 14,890
Albanian 25 10 15 285 140 145
Bosnian 425 195 230 155 75 75
Catalan 20 10 10 0 0 0
Croatian 185 90 95 680 325 360
Cypriot 0 0 0 40 30 15
Greek 250 100 150 3,360 1,705 1,650
Italian 2,550 1,315 1,240 15,620 7,605 8,015
Kosovar 0 0 0 255 115 145
Macedonian 15 0 15 165 90 80
Maltese 15 10 10 440 215 220
Montenegrin 25 10 15 20 10 10
Portuguese 455 215 240 3,580 1,700 1,880
Serbian 610 285 325 255 120 135
Sicilian 25 20 0 40 20 15
Slovenian 25 10 15 150 70 85
Spanish 1,275 650 625 4,300 1,875 2,425
Yugoslavian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 110 210 130 85 400 205 200
Southern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 111 10 0 0 85 50 40
Other European origins 390 170 215 5,465 2,845 2,625
Basque 70 40 30 160 75 85
Jewish 85 20 65 2,040 1,040 1,000
Roma (Gypsy) 0 0 0 135 110 25
Slavic, n.o.s.Census data footnote 112 10 10 0 25 25 0
Other European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 113 220 105 115 3,145 1,610 1,535
Caribbean origins 915 450 460 5,220 2,580 2,640
Antiguan 0 0 0 100 50 55
Bahamian 0 0 0 230 105 115
Barbadian 25 15 10 575 300 275
Bermudan 0 0 0 185 90 100
Carib 0 0 0 45 30 10
Cuban 105 45 60 340 145 195
Dominican 110 75 35 150 85 65
Grenadian 25 20 10 35 20 20
Guadeloupean 30 20 15 0 0 0
Haitian 580 270 310 115 50 65
Jamaican 20 10 10 2,075 1,050 1,025
Kittitian/Nevisian 0 0 0 45 15 30
Martinican 15 10 10 10 10 0
Montserratan 0 0 0 10 10 0
Puerto Rican 10 0 10 115 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 15 10 0 785 420 365
Caribbean origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 115 40 15 30 330 155 180
Latin, Central and South American origins 3,425 1,695 1,730 3,055 1,525 1,525
Aboriginal from Central/South America (except Arawak and Maya) 95 50 50 185 90 100
Arawak 0 0 0 0 0 0
Argentinian 105 65 35 65 40 25
Belizean 0 0 0 25 20 10
Bolivian 10 0 0 40 20 15
Brazilian 210 95 115 280 140 135
Chilean 125 80 50 130 80 45
Colombian 1,325 670 655 430 210 225
Costa Rican 0 0 10 35 10 25
Ecuadorian 20 10 10 50 20 30
Guatemalan 185 75 110 90 65 35
Guyanese 15 15 0 350 160 195
Hispanic 10 10 0 60 35 25
Honduran 85 50 35 50 35 20
Maya 15 0 15 70 35 30
Mexican 505 270 240 810 415 395
Nicaraguan 195 90 105 45 20 25
Panamanian 10 0 10 25 10 15
Paraguayan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Peruvian 220 90 120 180 85 95
Salvadorean 240 125 120 110 75 35
Uruguayan 30 15 15 15 0 20
Venezuelan 95 40 60 80 50 30
Latin, Central and South American origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 116 110 45 65 185 80 105
African origins 5,025 2,680 2,345 17,655 8,560 9,095
Central and West African origins 1,805 930 880 1,335 700 635
Akan 10 10 0 10 0 10
Angolan 25 20 10 10 0 10
Ashanti 0 0 0 0 10 0
Beninese 55 50 10 20 10 10
Burkinabe 60 25 35 0 0 10
Cameroonian 230 130 105 70 35 35
Chadian 65 30 35 0 0 0
Congolese 555 255 300 180 95 85
Edo 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ewe 10 10 10 0 0 0
Gabonese 20 10 10 10 0 0
Gambian 10 0 0 10 0 10
Ghanaian 25 15 0 185 105 85
Guinean 30 15 15 30 20 10
Ibo 0 0 0 90 50 40
Ivorian 70 40 35 10 0 0
Liberian 30 20 10 15 10 10
Malian 100 45 50 10 0 10
Malinké 0 0 0 15 10 10
Nigerian 50 35 20 445 240 210
Peulh 20 15 0 0 10 0
Senegalese 185 85 100 10 10 0
Sierra Leonean 0 0 0 80 45 35
Togolese 95 50 45 70 30 35
Wolof 25 20 0 0 0 0
Yoruba 0 0 0 65 25 45
Central and West African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 117 280 150 125 120 65 50
North African origins 1,985 1,105 885 2,030 1,045 980
Algerian 440 235 210 85 45 40
Berber 380 235 145 70 50 20
Coptic 0 0 0 30 10 20
Dinka 0 0 0 0 0 0
Egyptian 205 110 100 1,295 695 600
Libyan 35 20 20 215 105 110
Maure 0 0 0 10 0 10
Moroccan 705 380 325 130 60 70
Sudanese 40 35 10 130 50 80
Tunisian 265 145 115 65 25 35
North African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 118 30 15 15 90 40 50
Southern and East African origins 790 415 375 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 95 65 30 10 10 0
Burundian 360 175 185 10 0 0
Djiboutian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Eritrean 0 0 0 160 85 75
Ethiopian 10 0 0 280 120 155
Harari 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kenyan 0 0 0 160 85 75
Malagasy 105 60 45 20 0 15
Mauritian 15 0 10 0 0 0
Oromo 0 0 0 25 15 15
Rwandan 145 65 80 105 55 50
Seychellois 0 0 0 0 0 0
Somali 10 0 0 180 75 100
South African 10 0 10 520 255 265
Tanzanian 10 10 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 40 30 10 170 100 75
Other African origins 560 310 250 12,620 5,990 6,635
Black, n.o.s.Census data footnote 121 40 30 10 2,255 1,060 1,195
Other African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 122 530 285 240 10,460 4,965 5,495
Asian origins 4,955 2,410 2,545 42,500 21,445 21,050
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins 3,150 1,550 1,600 17,205 8,915 8,295
Afghan 1,145 570 580 230 80 150
Arab, n.o.s.Census data footnote 123 555 285 270 1,600 835 770
Armenian 75 35 35 265 160 110
Assyrian 0 0 0 10 10 0
Azerbaijani 0 10 0 20 20 0
Georgian 0 0 0 20 15 10
Hazara 25 10 10 0 0 0
Iranian 255 125 130 1,405 785 620
Iraqi 215 85 130 595 270 325
Israeli 0 0 0 245 120 120
Jordanian 15 10 10 260 150 115
Kazakh 0 0 0 45 30 20
Kurd 15 10 10 230 120 115
Kuwaiti 0 0 0 245 115 130
Kyrgyz 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lebanese 300 180 115 7,445 3,815 3,630
Palestinian 20 10 10 990 535 455
Pashtun 20 10 15 30 15 10
Saudi Arabian 10 10 0 725 470 255
Syrian 530 235 295 2,190 1,090 1,100
Tajik 25 10 10 20 10 10
Tatar 0 0 0 40 15 25
Turk 110 60 55 690 320 370
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 40 20 20 780 410 370
South Asian origins 425 235 195 8,495 4,690 3,805
Bangladeshi 25 10 10 240 135 110
Bengali 0 0 0 65 40 20
Bhutanese 60 35 20 225 100 125
East Indian 200 105 90 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 45 30 10 430 220 210
Pakistani 60 25 30 665 405 260
Punjabi 0 0 0 230 110 115
Sinhalese 25 20 10 40 10 30
Sri Lankan 0 0 0 340 150 190
Tamil 15 0 10 60 30 35
South Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 125 0 0 0 470 290 175
East and Southeast Asian origins 1,400 650 750 16,715 7,850 8,870
Burmese 0 0 0 15 0 10
Cambodian (Khmer) 90 35 50 55 15 40
Chinese 630 260 375 9,695 4,720 4,980
Filipino 70 20 45 3,580 1,585 1,995
Hmong 0 0 0 0 0 0
Indonesian 10 10 0 140 65 75
Japanese 90 45 50 905 385 515
Karen 0 0 0 0 0 0
Korean 60 20 40 1,590 700 895
Laotian 65 30 35 15 0 10
Malaysian 0 0 0 80 30 45
Mongolian 40 45 0 55 30 30
Singaporean 0 0 0 10 10 0
Taiwanese 25 10 15 240 100 140
Thai 30 20 10 245 85 155
Tibetan 0 0 0 10 0 10
Vietnamese 350 190 155 760 355 410
East and Southeast Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 126 10 0 0 75 45 25
Other Asian origins 15 15 10 410 190 215
Other Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 127 20 15 10 410 190 215
Oceania origins 40 15 25 895 450 445
Australian 15 0 10 490 255 235
New Zealander 10 10 10 290 155 130
Pacific Islands origins 15 10 0 125 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 10 0 0 20 15 10
Samoan 0 0 0 10 0 10
Pacific Islands origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 129 10 0 0 30 0 20
Household characteristics
Total - Private households by tenure - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 130 73,505 ... ... 401,990 ... ...
Owner 37,920 ... ... 276,095 ... ...
Renter 35,585 ... ... 123,595 ... ...
Band housing 0 ... ... 2,300 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by condominium status - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 131 73,505 ... ... 401,990 ... ...
Condominium 6,515 ... ... 13,370 ... ...
Not condominium 66,990 ... ... 388,625 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 132 73,505 ... ... 401,990 ... ...
No bedrooms 690 ... ... 1,140 ... ...
1 bedroom 12,215 ... ... 45,675 ... ...
2 bedrooms 24,225 ... ... 105,410 ... ...
3 bedrooms 23,555 ... ... 158,975 ... ...
4 or more bedrooms 12,815 ... ... 90,785 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 133 73,505 ... ... 401,990 ... ...
1 to 4 rooms 29,515 ... ... 87,755 ... ...
5 rooms 12,410 ... ... 64,655 ... ...
6 rooms 7,635 ... ... 66,855 ... ...
7 rooms 7,620 ... ... 57,085 ... ...
8 or more rooms 16,325 ... ... 125,635 ... ...
Average number of rooms per dwelling 5.7 ... ... 6.5 ... ...
Total - Private households by number of persons per room - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 134 73,505 ... ... 401,990 ... ...
One person or fewer per room 73,035 ... ... 399,855 ... ...
More than 1 person per room 470 ... ... 2,130 ... ...
Total - Private households by housing suitability - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 135 73,505 ... ... 401,990 ... ...
Suitable 71,830 ... ... 390,445 ... ...
Not suitable 1,675 ... ... 11,540 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by period of construction - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 136 73,505 ... ... 401,990 ... ...
1960 or before 14,795 ... ... 112,530 ... ...
1961 to 1980 22,570 ... ... 113,715 ... ...
1981 to 1990 11,130 ... ... 59,105 ... ...
1991 to 2000 9,410 ... ... 49,825 ... ...
2001 to 2005 4,150 ... ... 23,045 ... ...
2006 to 2010 5,820 ... ... 23,925 ... ...
2011 to 2016Census data footnote 137 5,630 ... ... 19,840 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 138 73,505 ... ... 401,990 ... ...
Only regular maintenance or minor repairs needed 69,905 ... ... 366,615 ... ...
Major repairs needed 3,600 ... ... 35,375 ... ...
Total - Private households by number of household maintainers - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 139 73,505 ... ... 401,990 ... ...
1 household maintainer 45,975 ... ... 241,800 ... ...
2 household maintainers 26,680 ... ... 152,970 ... ...
3 or more household maintainers 850 ... ... 7,220 ... ...
Total - Private households by age of primary household maintainers - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 140 73,510 ... ... 401,990 ... ...
15 to 24 years 4,975 ... ... 14,575 ... ...
25 to 34 years 11,825 ... ... 49,695 ... ...
35 to 44 years 11,740 ... ... 59,550 ... ...
45 to 54 years 12,935 ... ... 77,555 ... ...
55 to 64 years 13,805 ... ... 85,360 ... ...
65 to 74 years 10,995 ... ... 66,865 ... ...
75 to 84 years 5,360 ... ... 35,980 ... ...
85 years and over 1,865 ... ... 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 73,395 ... ... 395,860 ... ...
Spending less than 30% of income on shelter costs 56,790 ... ... 310,540 ... ...
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs 16,610 ... ... 85,315 ... ...
30% to less than 100% 14,905 ... ... 74,290 ... ...
Total - Owner households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data 37,860 ... ... 273,525 ... ...
% of owner households with a mortgageCensus data footnote 142 63.9 ... ... 55.2 ... ...
% of owner households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costsCensus data footnote 141 11.7 ... ... 12.0 ... ...
Median monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 969 ... ... 819 ... ...
Average monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,010 ... ... 987 ... ...
Median value of dwellings ($)Census data footnote 144 210,819 ... ... 199,886 ... ...
Average value of dwellings ($)Census data footnote 144 241,318 ... ... 230,441 ... ...
Total - Tenant households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data 35,580 ... ... 123,060 ... ...
% of tenant households in subsidized housingCensus data footnote 145 7.9 ... ... 12.3 ... ...
% of tenant households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costsCensus data footnote 141 34.3 ... ... 42.8 ... ...
Median monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 628 ... ... 849 ... ...
Average monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 680 ... ... 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 146 130,400 63,415 66,980 774,745 372,455 402,295
No certificate, diploma or degree 23,355 11,760 11,595 153,705 79,885 73,825
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificateCensus data footnote 147 26,970 12,885 14,085 195,900 95,205 100,695
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 80,075 38,770 41,305 425,140 197,365 227,775
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma 22,900 13,440 9,460 76,810 54,075 22,735
Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 148 16,930 8,655 8,275 42,625 25,015 17,610
Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 149 5,975 4,790 1,185 34,185 29,060 5,125
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma 24,805 10,635 14,165 168,805 67,030 101,775
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level 4,095 1,630 2,460 18,380 6,975 11,405
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above 28,270 13,055 15,210 161,150 69,290 91,855
Bachelor's degree 16,445 6,975 9,475 108,385 45,185 63,205
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level 2,070 920 1,150 9,495 4,020 5,475
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry 1,245 635 605 4,700 2,595 2,110
Master's degree 6,555 3,205 3,345 32,645 13,840 18,805
Earned doctorateCensus data footnote 150 1,960 1,330 630 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 82,395 40,455 41,935 494,505 237,795 256,710
No certificate, diploma or degree 9,635 5,350 4,290 60,280 34,820 25,460
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificateCensus data footnote 147 13,880 6,940 6,940 116,280 57,600 58,675
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 58,875 28,170 30,710 317,950 145,375 172,570
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma 17,565 9,935 7,630 52,370 37,255 15,115
Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 148 13,300 6,505 6,795 29,105 17,300 11,810
Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 149 4,270 3,435 835 23,265 19,955 3,310
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma 16,075 7,165 8,910 128,010 51,890 76,120
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level 2,605 975 1,625 11,595 4,325 7,275
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above 22,630 10,095 12,540 125,970 51,905 74,065
Bachelor's degree 13,155 5,550 7,600 85,240 34,830 50,410
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level 1,535 605 930 6,895 2,610 4,285
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry 1,015 455 560 3,775 1,850 1,925
Master's degree 5,350 2,465 2,880 26,025 10,380 15,640
Earned doctorateCensus data footnote 150 1,575 1,015 565 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 151 130,400 63,415 66,980 774,750 372,455 402,295
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 152 50,325 24,645 25,685 349,605 175,090 174,520
Education 6,855 1,735 5,125 31,395 8,460 22,930
13. Education 6,860 1,735 5,120 31,390 8,465 22,930
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 2,360 1,020 1,345 10,700 5,095 5,605
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services 415 320 95 2,070 1,565 505
50. Visual and performing arts 1,945 695 1,250 8,635 3,530 5,100
Humanities 5,275 2,270 3,005 18,830 7,520 11,310
16. Aboriginal and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics 535 125 410 1,175 355 820
23. English language and literature/letters 195 60 135 5,110 1,530 3,580
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities 2,600 1,080 1,525 4,545 1,540 3,000
30A Interdisciplinary humanitiesCensus data footnote 153 15 10 0 65 25 35
38. Philosophy and religious studies 220 150 75 1,240 675 565
39. Theology and religious vocations 435 260 175 2,200 1,340 860
54. History 500 320 180 3,615 1,865 1,755
55. French language and literature/letters 770 255 505 880 190 695
Social and behavioural sciences and law 7,280 2,405 4,870 40,155 11,980 28,175
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies 165 55 110 635 145 490
09. Communication, journalism and related programs 730 235 500 3,285 1,260 2,025
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences 1,440 110 1,330 9,115 750 8,365
22. Legal professions and studies 1,215 490 725 6,110 1,920 4,185
30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciencesCensus data footnote 154 205 40 165 610 135 475
42. Psychology 1,935 565 1,365 8,170 2,060 6,110
45. Social sciences 1,590 910 685 12,240 5,710 6,520
Business, management and public administration 16,280 5,900 10,380 93,075 27,030 66,045
30.16 Accounting and computer science 15 15 0 205 55 150
44. Public administration and social service professions 1,215 285 925 6,285 1,345 4,940
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services 15,045 5,600 9,440 86,590 25,630 60,960
Physical and life sciences and technologies 3,785 2,200 1,590 15,340 7,650 7,685
26. Biological and biomedical sciences 1,470 725 740 6,910 2,990 3,925
30.01 Biological and physical sciences 355 175 175 3,340 1,455 1,880
30C Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciencesCensus data footnote 155 995 590 400 165 35 120
40. Physical sciences 805 615 190 4,260 3,005 1,255
41. Science technologies/technicians 170 85 85 665 165 500
Mathematics, computer and information sciences 2,560 1,800 760 15,745 9,355 6,390
11. Computer and information sciences and support services 2,155 1,570 575 12,750 8,055 4,695
25. Library science 115 40 75 1,210 175 1,040
27. Mathematics and statistics 265 170 95 1,590 995 600
30D Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciencesCensus data footnote 156 30 15 10 200 135 65
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies 16,370 15,205 1,165 92,920 87,340 5,580
04. Architecture and related services 260 155 110 1,370 860 510
14. Engineering 2,795 2,365 430 11,925 10,290 1,640
15. Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields 3,595 3,255 340 17,805 16,110 1,695
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation 0 0 0 10 0 10
46. Construction trades 3,655 3,580 75 24,800 24,235 570
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians 3,325 3,245 85 25,465 24,680 780
48. Precision production 2,740 2,615 125 11,545 11,165 380
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 1,500 935 565 7,630 4,615 3,015
01. Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences 715 370 345 4,215 2,160 2,055
03. Natural resources and conservation 780 565 215 3,410 2,450 960
Health and related fields 12,390 2,795 9,595 66,770 10,595 56,175
31. Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies 725 435 290 3,560 1,730 1,825
51. Health professions and related programs 11,200 2,105 9,100 61,755 7,955 53,800
60. Dental, medical and veterinary residency programs 460 255 205 1,460 910 550
Personal, protective and transportation services 5,300 2,490 2,815 32,535 17,700 14,830
12. Personal and culinary services 3,620 985 2,635 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 15 15 0 905 850 50
43. Security and protective services 875 740 135 4,540 3,535 1,005
49. Transportation and materials moving 795 745 50 9,220 8,625 600
Other 105 20 90 45 10 40
30.99 Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies, other 105 20 90 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 82,395 40,455 41,940 494,505 237,795 256,710
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 152 23,520 12,290 11,230 176,560 92,420 84,135
Education 4,735 1,050 3,685 20,590 4,940 15,650
13. Education 4,735 1,055 3,685 20,585 4,940 15,650
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 1,670 735 935 8,145 3,855 4,285
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services 325 245 80 1,515 1,140 375
50. Visual and performing arts 1,340 490 850 6,630 2,715 3,915
Humanities 2,990 1,310 1,685 13,745 5,275 8,465
16. Aboriginal and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics 365 75 295 895 280 615
23. English language and literature/letters 130 45 85 3,800 1,095 2,705
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities 1,245 555 685 3,425 1,125 2,305
30A Interdisciplinary humanitiesCensus data footnote 153 10 0 0 60 25 35
38. Philosophy and religious studies 135 85 50 910 490 420
39. Theology and religious vocations 240 160 80 1,330 795 535
54. History 365 240 125 2,710 1,340 1,370
55. French language and literature/letters 510 145 365 620 130 490
Social and behavioural sciences and law 5,470 1,680 3,790 32,650 9,150 23,500
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies 145 45 100 520 110 410
09. Communication, journalism and related programs 565 205 355 2,750 1,030 1,720
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences 1,155 55 1,095 7,395 580 6,810
22. Legal professions and studies 895 335 565 5,225 1,380 3,845
30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciencesCensus data footnote 154 145 25 120 460 100 355
42. Psychology 1,380 350 1,030 6,545 1,580 4,970
45. Social sciences 1,185 660 525 9,755 4,360 5,390
Business, management and public administration 12,525 4,235 8,290 69,255 20,285 48,970
30.16 Accounting and computer science 10 10 0 175 40 135
44. Public administration and social service professions 950 195 755 5,140 1,025 4,120
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services 11,565 4,035 7,535 63,935 19,220 44,715
Physical and life sciences and technologies 2,150 1,255 885 11,075 5,385 5,690
26. Biological and biomedical sciences 1,160 565 595 5,285 2,240 3,045
30.01 Biological and physical sciences 140 75 65 2,390 1,030 1,360
30C Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciencesCensus data footnote 155 150 120 30 130 30 100
40. Physical sciences 590 430 160 2,910 2,005 905
41. Science technologies/technicians 115 70 40 365 85 275
Mathematics, computer and information sciences 2,155 1,535 625 13,625 8,240 5,385
11. Computer and information sciences and support services 1,885 1,395 490 11,505 7,330 4,170
25. Library science 80 25 55 815 115 700
27. Mathematics and statistics 170 105 65 1,130 660 470
30D Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciencesCensus data footnote 156 20 10 15 175 125 50
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies 12,465 11,460 1,010 67,930 63,180 4,750
04. Architecture and related services 185 105 75 1,020 585 430
14. Engineering 2,470 2,075 395 8,585 7,230 1,355
15. Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields 2,840 2,545 300 13,410 11,920 1,495
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 10
46. Construction trades 2,495 2,455 45 18,355 17,835 515
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians 2,535 2,465 70 18,540 17,910 625
48. Precision production 1,940 1,825 110 8,020 7,700 325
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 1,245 755 495 5,995 3,475 2,520
01. Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences 595 300 300 3,270 1,570 1,695
03. Natural resources and conservation 645 455 195 2,725 1,905 825
Health and related fields 9,175 2,130 7,040 50,220 8,215 42,010
31. Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies 565 335 235 2,730 1,350 1,380
51. Health professions and related programs 8,230 1,610 6,620 46,385 6,215 40,165
60. Dental, medical and veterinary residency programs 385 190 190 1,110 650 460
Personal, protective and transportation services 4,215 2,005 2,210 24,685 13,375 11,310
12. Personal and culinary services 2,810 755 2,050 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 10 10 0 475 435 40
43. Security and protective services 720 600 115 3,465 2,655 815
49. Transportation and materials moving 675 635 40 7,045 6,595 450
Other 85 15 70 45 10 40
30.99 Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies, other 85 15 75 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 157 130,400 63,415 66,985 774,745 372,455 402,295
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 50,325 24,645 25,680 349,605 175,090 174,515
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 158 80,070 38,770 41,300 425,145 197,365 227,775
Location of study inside Canada 75,415 36,180 39,235 396,690 182,875 213,810
Same as province or territory of residence 74,075 35,480 38,595 315,140 141,965 173,175
Different than province or territory of residence 1,340 700 640 81,550 40,915 40,640
Location of study outside CanadaCensus data footnote 159 4,660 2,590 2,065 28,450 14,485 13,965
United StatesCensus data footnote 160 470 325 145 7,950 4,110 3,840
Philippines 25 0 25 1,530 540 995
India 30 20 15 1,755 935 825
United KingdomCensus data footnote 161 90 70 25 5,530 3,225 2,305
ChinaCensus data footnote 162 85 35 50 1,080 445 635
France 1,310 765 545 350 210 145
Other 2,635 1,370 1,270 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 82,395 40,455 41,940 494,510 237,800 256,710
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 23,515 12,285 11,230 176,560 92,420 84,140
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 158 58,875 28,170 30,710 317,950 145,380 172,575
Location of study inside Canada 55,125 26,195 28,930 297,430 135,465 161,965
Same as province or territory of residence 54,175 25,730 28,445 236,720 105,480 131,235
Different than province or territory of residence 945 470 485 60,710 29,980 30,730
Location of study outside CanadaCensus data footnote 159 3,755 1,970 1,780 20,525 9,915 10,605
United StatesCensus data footnote 160 310 190 120 4,905 2,370 2,540
Philippines 20 0 25 1,415 520 900
India 25 15 10 1,385 725 660
United KingdomCensus data footnote 161 55 35 15 3,455 1,930 1,525
ChinaCensus data footnote 162 65 25 45 810 335 475
France 990 560 425 245 140 100
Other 2,290 1,140 1,150 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 163 130,400 63,415 66,985 774,750 372,455 402,290
In the labour force 81,740 41,845 39,895 474,595 242,775 231,820
Employed 76,080 38,700 37,390 427,310 215,010 212,305
Unemployed 5,655 3,145 2,505 47,280 27,765 19,520
Not in the labour force 48,660 21,575 27,090 300,155 129,680 170,475
Participation rate 62.7 66.0 59.6 61.3 65.2 57.6
Employment rate 58.3 61.0 55.8 55.2 57.7 52.8
Unemployment rate 6.9 7.5 6.3 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 164 130,400 63,420 66,985 774,750 372,455 402,295
Did not workCensus data footnote 165 44,895 19,615 25,285 274,375 117,550 156,825
Worked 85,505 43,805 41,700 500,370 254,905 245,465
Worked full year, full timeCensus data footnote 166 38,575 20,790 17,780 252,820 135,940 116,880
Worked part year and/or part timeCensus data footnote 167 46,930 23,015 23,915 247,550 118,965 128,585
Average weeks worked in reference year 42.2 42.0 42.4 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 81,740 41,840 39,895 474,590 242,775 231,820
Class of worker - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 2,075 1,050 1,025 9,265 4,800 4,470
All classes of workersCensus data footnote 170 79,665 40,795 38,870 465,330 237,975 227,350
Employee 71,320 36,080 35,240 420,745 210,170 210,570
Self-employedCensus data footnote 171 8,345 4,710 3,630 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 81,740 41,845 39,895 474,595 242,775 231,820
Occupation - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 2,075 1,055 1,025 9,265 4,800 4,470
All occupationsCensus data footnote 170 79,660 40,790 38,870 465,330 237,975 227,350
0 Management occupations 6,510 4,030 2,480 45,530 27,170 18,365
1 Business, finance and administration occupations 11,130 3,415 7,715 67,495 17,930 49,565
2 Natural and applied sciences and related occupations 5,260 4,340 920 27,450 21,980 5,465
3 Health occupations 7,915 1,770 6,140 37,600 6,290 31,310
4 Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services 12,005 3,935 8,070 58,165 20,975 37,185
5 Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport 2,155 1,075 1,075 12,490 5,560 6,930
6 Sales and service occupations 19,465 8,805 10,665 113,135 45,385 67,750
7 Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations 9,690 9,280 410 67,625 64,200 3,430
8 Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations 875 775 95 18,380 15,730 2,650
9 Occupations in manufacturing and utilities 4,655 3,360 1,290 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 81,740 41,845 39,895 474,595 242,775 231,820
Industry - NAICS2012 - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 2,080 1,050 1,025 9,265 4,795 4,465
All industry categoriesCensus data footnote 170 79,665 40,790 38,870 465,330 237,975 227,350
11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 725 525 205 17,775 14,165 3,610
21 Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction 100 90 0 4,025 3,630 390
22 Utilities 240 195 40 2,880 2,115 760
23 Construction 4,375 3,885 495 33,555 30,185 3,370
31-33 Manufacturing 10,465 8,000 2,460 32,375 23,565 8,810
41 Wholesale trade 1,940 1,395 545 13,345 9,650 3,690
44-45 Retail trade 10,225 4,835 5,385 59,570 26,295 33,280
48-49 Transportation and warehousing 1,915 1,510 400 19,660 14,980 4,680
51 Information and cultural industries 1,275 850 425 9,310 5,250 4,055
52 Finance and insurance 2,065 715 1,350 15,240 5,690 9,545
53 Real estate and rental and leasing 950 565 390 6,870 3,890 2,980
54 Professional, scientific and technical services 4,785 2,710 2,085 26,065 14,090 11,975
55 Management of companies and enterprises 25 15 10 625 255 365
56 Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services 3,195 1,985 1,215 22,240 12,950 9,295
61 Educational services 9,150 3,400 5,750 35,480 11,705 23,780
62 Health care and social assistance 13,385 2,965 10,415 64,390 10,435 53,955
71 Arts, entertainment and recreation 1,255 740 515 9,385 4,555 4,835
72 Accommodation and food services 5,885 2,500 3,385 33,115 12,095 21,025
81 Other services (except public administration) 3,810 1,725 2,085 19,195 8,875 10,320
91 Public administration 3,890 2,195 1,700 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 76,080 38,695 37,385 427,310 215,010 212,300
Worked at home 4,555 2,275 2,280 28,075 13,780 14,300
Worked outside Canada 235 165 70 1,665 1,185 485
No fixed workplace address 5,575 4,210 1,370 51,545 38,965 12,575
Worked at usual place 65,710 32,050 33,660 346,020 161,075 184,945
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 65,715 32,050 33,660 346,020 161,075 184,945
Commute within census subdivision (CSD) of residence 53,980 25,105 28,875 251,000 116,125 134,875
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) within census division (CD) of residence 0 0 0 57,510 23,850 33,655
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) and census division (CD) within province or territory of residence 11,620 6,870 4,745 32,230 17,425 14,805
Commute to a different province or territory 110 70 40 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 71,285 36,255 35,030 397,570 200,045 197,525
Car, truck, van - as a driver 59,390 30,805 28,590 310,240 159,660 150,580
Car, truck, van - as a passenger 2,900 1,140 1,760 29,150 12,090 17,055
Public transit 3,815 1,575 2,235 25,315 11,425 13,890
Walked 4,075 1,965 2,110 24,870 11,635 13,235
Bicycle 560 480 80 2,480 1,695 785
Other method 550 295 260 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 71,290 36,260 35,035 397,565 200,045 197,525
Less than 15 minutes 27,425 13,525 13,900 136,245 62,375 73,880
15 to 29 minutes 32,065 15,725 16,340 145,310 73,055 72,260
30 to 44 minutes 7,855 4,490 3,370 69,795 37,770 32,025
45 to 59 minutes 1,990 1,180 810 24,405 13,070 11,335
60 minutes and over 1,945 1,335 610 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 71,285 36,255 35,035 397,570 200,045 197,520
Between 5 a.m. and 5:59 a.m. 2,450 1,730 715 23,775 16,345 7,430
Between 6 a.m. and 6:59 a.m. 10,615 7,415 3,195 76,185 44,615 31,570
Between 7 a.m. and 7:59 a.m. 25,510 12,230 13,280 119,920 60,740 59,185
Between 8 a.m. and 8:59 a.m. 15,920 6,565 9,355 83,505 32,835 50,670
Between 9 a.m. and 11:59 a.m. 5,690 2,380 3,305 35,470 14,005 21,465
Between 12 p.m. and 4:59 a.m. 11,100 5,930 5,175 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 88,050 44,940 43,115 514,080 261,365 252,710
Single responses 84,885 43,200 41,685 510,800 259,940 250,860
Official languages 84,665 43,100 41,560 509,100 258,990 250,105
English 4,000 2,140 1,865 502,960 256,380 246,585
French 80,660 40,965 39,700 6,135 2,615 3,525
Non-official languages 220 95 125 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 215 95 125 1,055 600 455
Afro-Asiatic languages 25 25 10 195 150 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 25 20 0 190 150 45
Amharic 0 0 0 10 0 10
Arabic 25 20 10 165 135 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 10 10 0 10
Khmer (Cambodian) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Vietnamese 10 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 150 55 95 385 225 160
Albanian 10 0 0 0 0 0
Armenian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Balto-Slavic languages 10 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 10 0 10 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 10 0 0 0
Russian 10 10 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 10 10 10 190 115 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 10 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 100 40 60 50 30 20
Indo-Aryan languages 15 15 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 15 15 0 0 0 0
Iranian languages 80 20 60 30 10 15
Kurdish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pashto 10 0 0 0 0 0
Persian (Farsi) 75 20 50 30 10 20
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Italic (Romance) languages 25 0 20 105 50 60
Catalan 0 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 25 0 25 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 10 0 10 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 10 10 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 10 0 10 45 20 25
American Sign Language 0 0 0 20 10 10
Quebec Sign Language 10 0 10 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 25 15 15
Sino-Tibetan languages 15 10 10 310 165 145
Chinese languages 15 10 10 305 165 145
Cantonese 0 0 0 80 45 35
Hakka 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mandarin 20 10 10 210 105 110
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 3,165 1,735 1,430 3,270 1,420 1,850
English and French 3,000 1,660 1,340 2,295 950 1,345
English and non-official language 25 10 10 930 460 470
French and non-official language 85 30 55 0 0 10
English, French and non-official language 50 30 25 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 88,050 44,940 43,115 514,075 261,365 252,710
None 62,980 31,725 31,255 491,875 250,710 241,170
English 21,790 11,490 10,300 5,115 2,370 2,745
French 2,525 1,350 1,170 13,405 6,555 6,855
Non-official language 470 215 255 3,430 1,600 1,825
Aboriginal 0 0 0 855 365 490
Non-Aboriginal 465 210 255 2,570 1,240 1,330
English and French 20 10 10 10 0 10
English and non-official language 235 115 115 0 10 0
French and non-official language 35 20 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 180 154,575 75,880 78,695 900,450 436,790 463,660
Non-movers 129,475 63,470 66,005 792,100 384,560 407,535
Movers 25,100 12,410 12,690 108,350 52,230 56,120
Non-migrants 17,360 8,675 8,685 68,165 32,930 35,235
Migrants 7,740 3,735 4,010 40,185 19,300 20,885
Internal migrants 5,730 2,730 2,995 33,720 16,055 17,665
Intraprovincial migrants 5,415 2,555 2,865 18,480 8,390 10,090
Interprovincial migrants 310 175 130 15,240 7,665 7,570
External migrants 2,015 1,005 1,010 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 181 147,640 72,330 75,310 866,425 419,580 446,845
Non-movers 83,455 40,670 42,785 582,705 283,125 299,575
Movers 64,180 31,655 32,525 283,720 136,455 147,265
Non-migrants 42,080 20,785 21,300 169,570 81,405 88,165
Migrants 22,100 10,875 11,230 114,150 55,045 59,100
Internal migrants 16,990 8,380 8,610 94,885 45,015 49,860
Intraprovincial migrants 16,165 7,965 8,200 50,330 23,230 27,095
Interprovincial migrants 830 415 410 44,555 21,785 22,770
External migrants 5,110 2,495 2,620 19,270 10,035 9,240

Source

Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population.

How to cite

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2017. Sherbrooke, [Census division], 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 4, 2024).

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