Census Profile, 2016 Census
Montréal, Territoire équivalent [Census division], Quebec and L'Île-Perrot, Ville [Census subdivision], Quebec

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Characteristic Montréal,
Quebec
[Census division]
L'Île-Perrot, V
Quebec
[Census subdivision]
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Total Male Female Total Male Female
Counts (unless otherwise specified)
Population and dwellings
Population, 2016Census data footnote 1 1,942,044 ... ... 10,756 ... ...
Population, 2011Census data footnote 1 1,886,481 ... ... 10,503 ... ...
Population percentage change, 2011 to 2016 2.9 ... ... 2.4 ... ...
Total private dwellingsCensus data footnote 2 939,112 ... ... 4,831 ... ...
Private dwellings occupied by usual residentsCensus data footnote 3 870,373 ... ... 4,688 ... ...
Population density per square kilometre 3,889.8 ... ... 1,938.4 ... ...
Land area in square kilometres 499.26 ... ... 5.55 ... ...
Age characteristics
Total - Age groups and average age of the population - 100% dataCensus data footnote 4 1,942,045 944,490 997,560 10,755 5,270 5,490
0 to 14 years 304,470 155,320 149,155 1,855 935 920
0 to 4 years 109,740 56,060 53,680 575 290 285
5 to 9 years 104,385 53,250 51,130 640 310 330
10 to 14 years 90,350 46,010 44,340 635 330 305
15 to 64 years 1,313,915 653,520 660,395 7,375 3,645 3,735
15 to 19 years 97,835 49,365 48,465 590 305 280
20 to 24 years 139,720 69,190 70,530 650 340 310
25 to 29 years 153,505 75,655 77,850 640 315 320
30 to 34 years 152,195 74,675 77,520 660 320 340
35 to 39 years 147,480 73,440 74,040 730 360 370
40 to 44 years 128,970 65,105 63,860 780 390 385
45 to 49 years 125,505 63,790 61,715 830 395 435
50 to 54 years 131,865 67,065 64,800 925 460 460
55 to 59 years 127,010 62,680 64,330 845 410 430
60 to 64 years 109,825 52,545 57,285 730 340 395
65 years and over 323,660 135,650 188,010 1,530 690 835
65 to 69 years 95,180 44,325 50,855 565 270 295
70 to 74 years 72,390 31,985 40,410 395 180 210
75 to 79 years 57,290 24,010 33,275 285 125 160
80 to 84 years 46,700 18,670 28,030 150 65 85
85 years and over 52,100 16,660 35,445 135 40 90
85 to 89 years 32,310 11,365 20,945 90 35 50
90 to 94 years 15,195 4,360 10,835 35 5 30
95 to 99 years 3,950 830 3,120 10 0 10
100 years and over 650 100 540 5 0 5
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 15.7 16.4 15.0 17.2 17.7 16.8
15 to 64 years 67.7 69.2 66.2 68.6 69.2 68.0
65 years and over 16.7 14.4 18.8 14.2 13.1 15.2
85 years and over 2.7 1.8 3.6 1.3 0.8 1.6
Average age of the population 40.6 39.4 41.8 40.3 39.5 41.2
Median age of the population 39.1 38.2 40.1 41.7 40.8 42.5
Household and dwelling characteristics
Total - Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling - 100% dataCensus data footnote 5 870,375 ... ... 4,690 ... ...
Single-detached house 99,485 ... ... 2,065 ... ...
Apartment in a building that has five or more storeys 126,600 ... ... 0 ... ...
Other attached dwellingCensus data footnote 6 643,860 ... ... 2,630 ... ...
Semi-detached house 32,185 ... ... 370 ... ...
Row house 33,500 ... ... 340 ... ...
Apartment or flat in a duplex 108,890 ... ... 245 ... ...
Apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys 465,920 ... ... 1,645 ... ...
Other single-attached house 3,370 ... ... 30 ... ...
Movable dwellingCensus data footnote 7 425 ... ... 0 ... ...
Total - Private households by household size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 8 870,370 ... ... 4,690 ... ...
1 person 342,510 ... ... 1,520 ... ...
2 persons 259,295 ... ... 1,595 ... ...
3 persons 118,645 ... ... 730 ... ...
4 persons 97,490 ... ... 595 ... ...
5 or more persons 52,435 ... ... 260 ... ...
Number of persons in private households 1,895,000 ... ... 10,645 ... ...
Average household size 2.2 ... ... 2.3 ... ...
Marital status
Total - Marital status for the population aged 15 years and over - 100% dataCensus data footnote 9 1,637,575 789,170 848,405 8,900 4,335 4,570
Married or living common law 799,705 402,505 397,195 4,910 2,455 2,460
Married 579,130 290,175 288,960 3,135 1,570 1,565
Living common law 220,575 112,335 108,240 1,780 890 895
Not married and not living common law 837,870 386,665 451,205 3,995 1,880 2,110
Never married 585,780 308,260 277,520 2,585 1,400 1,190
Separated 33,630 14,010 19,620 170 85 90
Divorced 127,000 46,890 80,110 815 300 520
Widowed 91,460 17,505 73,960 415 100 320
Family characteristics
Total - Census families in private households by family size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 10 485,285 ... ... 3,075 ... ...
2 persons 241,425 ... ... 1,600 ... ...
3 persons 109,090 ... ... 705 ... ...
4 persons 93,220 ... ... 570 ... ...
5 or more persons 41,555 ... ... 205 ... ...
Average size of census families 2.9 ... ... 2.8 ... ...
Total number of census families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 11 485,285 ... ... 3,080 ... ...
Total couple families 385,585 ... ... 2,415 ... ...
Married couples 275,400 ... ... 1,530 ... ...
Common-law couples 110,185 ... ... 890 ... ...
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent 99,700 ... ... 660 ... ...
Female parent 81,190 ... ... 490 ... ...
Male parent 18,505 ... ... 170 ... ...
Total - Couple census families in private households - 100% data 385,585 ... ... 2,415 ... ...
Couples without children 178,105 ... ... 1,195 ... ...
Couples with children 207,475 ... ... 1,225 ... ...
1 child 82,305 ... ... 495 ... ...
2 children 85,985 ... ... 530 ... ...
3 or more children 39,185 ... ... 195 ... ...
Total - Lone-parent census families in private households - 100% data 99,700 ... ... 660 ... ...
1 child 63,310 ... ... 410 ... ...
2 children 26,780 ... ... 210 ... ...
3 or more children 9,610 ... ... 45 ... ...
Total - Persons not in census families in private households - 100% data 488,715 238,040 250,675 1,980 965 1,010
Household type
Total - Private households by household type - 100% dataCensus data footnote 12 870,375 ... ... 4,690 ... ...
One-census-family households 469,260 ... ... 2,980 ... ...
Without children in a census familyCensus data footnote 13 172,615 ... ... 1,155 ... ...
With children in a census familyCensus data footnote 14 296,640 ... ... 1,825 ... ...
Multiple-census-family households 7,855 ... ... 50 ... ...
Non-census-family households 393,260 ... ... 1,660 ... ...
One-person households 342,505 ... ... 1,520 ... ...
Two-or-more person non-census-family households 50,750 ... ... 140 ... ...
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 1,914,760 933,260 981,495 10,665 5,240 5,420
English only 220,425 109,555 110,870 915 465 450
French only 517,445 230,460 286,990 2,600 1,165 1,435
English and French 1,131,680 575,450 556,225 7,085 3,580 3,505
Neither English nor French 45,210 17,800 27,405 60 30 30
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 1,914,755 933,260 981,500 10,665 5,240 5,425
English 543,485 270,085 273,400 3,085 1,565 1,515
French 1,164,335 562,200 602,135 6,900 3,325 3,575
English and French 163,025 83,800 79,230 625 325 305
Neither English nor French 43,910 17,175 26,735 55 25 30
Official language minority (number)Census data footnote 17 625,000 311,985 313,015 3,390 1,725 1,670
Official language minority (percentage)Census data footnote 17 32.6 33.4 31.9 31.8 32.9 30.8
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 1,914,760 933,265 981,495 10,665 5,240 5,425
Single responses 1,823,085 887,650 935,430 10,275 5,045 5,225
Official languages 1,195,590 584,190 611,405 8,800 4,310 4,490
English 307,080 153,045 154,040 2,380 1,210 1,170
French 888,515 431,145 457,365 6,420 3,100 3,320
Non-official languages 627,490 303,465 324,025 1,475 740 735
Aboriginal languages 580 205 380 5 0 5
Algonquian languages 310 120 190 0 0 0
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 275 100 175 0 0 0
Atikamekw 25 5 20 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 40 10 30 0 0 0
Moose Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Naskapi 15 10 10 0 0 0
Northern East Cree 50 25 30 0 0 0
Plains Cree 5 0 0 0 0 0
Southern East Cree 5 5 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Woods Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree, n.o.s. 130 50 85 0 0 0
Eastern Algonquian languages 15 5 10 0 0 0
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 15 5 10 0 0 0
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 20 15 10 0 0 0
Algonquin 15 10 5 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. 5 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages 10 5 0 0 0 0
Northern Athabaskan languages 5 5 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. 5 5 5 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 210 60 150 5 0 10
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 170 45 130 5 0 5
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 30 10 20 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages 30 15 15 0 0 0
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 30 15 10 0 0 0
Oneida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 5 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 5 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 5 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. 25 15 10 0 0 0
Non-Aboriginal languages 626,905 303,255 323,655 1,465 740 725
Afro-Asiatic languages 122,040 64,460 57,575 150 80 70
Berber languages 13,915 7,405 6,515 15 5 5
Kabyle 8,560 4,560 3,995 15 5 10
Berber languages, n.i.e. 5,360 2,840 2,515 0 5 0
Cushitic languages 695 330 360 0 0 0
Bilen 15 5 10 0 0 0
Oromo 5 5 0 0 0 0
Somali 660 310 355 0 0 0
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 15 10 5 0 0 0
Semitic languages 107,255 56,630 50,625 130 75 60
Amharic 585 275 310 0 0 0
Arabic 102,805 54,340 48,465 120 70 55
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 55 25 25 0 0 0
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 5 0 0 0 0 0
Harari 5 0 0 0 0 0
Hebrew 3,435 1,800 1,635 5 5 5
Maltese 10 5 5 0 0 0
Tigrigna 305 145 160 0 0 0
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 45 25 20 0 0 0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 175 100 75 0 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 24,425 11,465 12,960 15 10 10
Khmer (Cambodian) 4,980 2,315 2,660 5 5 0
Vietnamese 19,435 9,145 10,290 15 10 10
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 10 5 5 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 17,455 6,340 11,115 60 20 35
Bikol 100 35 65 0 0 0
Cebuano 650 230 425 5 0 5
Fijian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 370 120 255 0 0 0
Ilocano 1,910 695 1,210 10 5 5
Malagasy 445 200 250 0 0 0
Malay 455 185 270 5 0 0
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 180 80 95 0 5 0
Pangasinan 80 35 45 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 12,980 4,650 8,330 40 15 25
Waray-Waray 40 5 35 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 240 100 140 0 0 0
Creole languages 36,850 16,270 20,580 55 25 25
Haitian Creole 1,320 630 685 5 0 5
Creole, n.o.s. 35,015 15,370 19,650 45 25 20
Creole languages, n.i.e. 510 265 245 5 0 5
Dravidian languages 11,900 5,990 5,915 10 5 5
Kannada 200 105 95 0 0 0
Malayalam 335 185 150 0 0 0
Tamil 10,860 5,395 5,470 5 5 0
Telugu 495 300 190 0 0 0
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 10 5 5 0 0 0
Hmong-Mien languages 20 10 10 0 0 0
Indo-European languages 328,955 158,575 170,380 1,005 510 495
Albanian 1,735 880 855 0 0 0
Armenian 7,455 3,530 3,925 5 0 0
Balto-Slavic languages 41,965 18,705 23,260 265 135 135
Baltic languages 570 200 365 5 0 0
Latvian 200 75 125 0 0 0
Lithuanian 370 125 240 0 5 0
Slavic languages 41,395 18,505 22,895 260 130 135
Belarusan 50 30 20 0 0 0
Bosnian 290 140 150 0 0 0
Bulgarian 4,300 2,060 2,245 30 15 15
Croatian 1,195 590 605 0 0 0
Czech 830 380 445 0 0 0
Macedonian 100 50 55 0 0 0
Polish 8,875 3,815 5,060 65 40 30
Russian 18,990 8,425 10,565 130 65 65
Serbian 1,490 725 765 5 5 5
Serbo-Croatian 480 215 265 5 5 0
Slovak 640 265 380 10 5 5
Slovene (Slovenian) 405 185 225 0 0 0
Ukrainian 3,680 1,590 2,085 10 0 10
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 80 40 40 0 0 0
Celtic languages 60 35 25 0 0 0
Scottish Gaelic 15 10 0 0 0 0
Welsh 15 5 10 0 0 0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 35 15 10 0 0 0
Germanic languages 15,160 7,225 7,935 40 20 25
Afrikaans 70 35 35 0 0 0
Danish 205 90 115 0 0 0
Dutch 1,175 590 585 0 5 0
Frisian 5 0 0 0 0 0
German 6,075 2,695 3,380 35 15 20
Icelandic 55 25 25 0 0 0
Norwegian 115 60 50 0 0 0
Swedish 335 150 185 0 0 0
Vlaams (Flemish) 140 50 95 0 5 0
Yiddish 6,925 3,495 3,430 0 0 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 70 40 30 0 0 0
Greek 20,075 9,905 10,180 40 25 20
Indo-Iranian languages 52,615 27,185 25,430 90 45 45
Indo-Aryan languages 34,700 18,190 16,515 60 35 30
Bengali 9,620 4,915 4,710 5 0 5
Gujarati 5,120 2,515 2,600 10 5 5
Hindi 2,320 1,265 1,060 0 5 0
Kashmiri 15 15 0 0 0 0
Konkani 85 50 35 0 0 0
Marathi 195 120 80 0 0 0
Nepali 160 85 80 0 0 0
Oriya (Odia) 25 20 10 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 8,930 4,950 3,980 35 20 20
Sindhi 260 125 135 0 0 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 445 210 235 0 0 0
Urdu 7,520 3,925 3,595 15 5 10
Iranian languages 17,675 8,860 8,815 25 10 15
Kurdish 580 305 275 0 0 0
Pashto 905 480 425 0 0 0
Persian (Farsi) 16,185 8,070 8,110 25 10 15
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 235 135 100 0 0 0
Italic (Romance) languages 189,890 91,115 98,770 565 295 270
Catalan 215 105 110 0 0 0
Italian 74,490 35,605 38,880 90 55 35
Portuguese 18,525 8,890 9,640 40 25 20
Romanian 18,370 8,715 9,650 195 85 110
Spanish 78,220 37,760 40,460 240 130 110
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 70 40 35 0 0 0
Japanese 1,705 545 1,165 0 0 0
Kartvelian languages 140 70 75 0 0 0
Georgian 140 65 75 0 0 0
Korean 4,155 1,865 2,290 5 0 5
Mongolic languages 155 65 90 0 0 0
Mongolian 155 65 90 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 13,995 7,115 6,880 25 15 10
Akan (Twi) 790 390 400 10 5 5
Bamanankan 695 395 305 0 0 0
Edo 60 35 20 0 0 0
Ewe 330 180 145 0 0 0
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 1,185 615 570 0 0 0
Ga 55 25 30 0 0 0
Ganda 10 5 5 0 0 0
Igbo 80 45 35 0 0 0
Lingala 1,520 695 825 0 5 0
Rundi (Kirundi) 1,185 570 620 0 0 0
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 1,025 460 565 5 5 5
Shona 55 30 25 0 0 0
Swahili 895 425 470 0 0 0
Wolof 1,720 935 785 0 0 0
Yoruba 165 95 65 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 4,220 2,195 2,025 5 0 5
Nilo-Saharan languages 120 70 50 0 0 0
Dinka 0 5 0 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 120 70 50 0 0 0
Sign languages 415 220 195 0 0 0
American Sign Language 35 20 15 0 0 0
Quebec Sign Language 185 90 95 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 195 110 85 0 0 0
Sino-Tibetan languages 52,755 24,555 28,200 95 50 50
Chinese languages 52,615 24,480 28,130 95 50 45
Cantonese 15,850 7,470 8,385 20 10 5
Hakka 300 130 165 0 0 5
Mandarin 30,720 14,205 16,515 70 35 35
Min Dong 20 10 10 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 2,400 1,100 1,300 0 0 0
Wu (Shanghainese) 750 325 425 0 5 5
Chinese, n.o.s. 2,505 1,200 1,305 5 0 0
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 60 30 35 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 140 75 70 0 0 0
Burmese 45 15 30 0 0 0
Karenic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibetan 35 20 15 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 55 35 25 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages 1,845 830 1,020 0 0 5
Lao 1,495 740 755 0 0 5
Thai 350 90 260 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 5 5 5 0 0 0
Turkic languages 5,555 2,835 2,720 20 5 10
Azerbaijani 205 115 90 0 0 0
Turkish 4,935 2,520 2,410 15 5 10
Uyghur 140 75 75 0 0 0
Uzbek 120 60 60 0 0 0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 150 65 85 5 0 0
Uralic languages 4,020 1,775 2,245 30 15 15
Estonian 150 60 90 0 5 0
Finnish 220 70 150 0 0 0
Hungarian 3,650 1,650 2,005 30 10 15
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 395 210 180 0 0 0
Multiple responses 91,675 45,610 46,070 390 190 195
English and French 25,185 12,820 12,370 215 110 105
English and non-official language 18,760 9,105 9,655 75 35 40
French and non-official language 37,330 18,385 18,945 60 35 25
English, French and non-official language 10,410 5,305 5,100 35 15 20
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 1,914,760 933,260 981,495 10,665 5,235 5,425
Single responses 1,740,120 848,190 891,920 10,075 4,935 5,130
Official languages 1,390,200 681,120 709,085 9,250 4,535 4,725
English 437,070 216,650 220,420 2,915 1,470 1,445
French 953,130 464,465 488,665 6,335 3,060 3,275
Non-official languages 349,915 167,075 182,835 815 405 410
Aboriginal languages 230 100 130 5 0 5
Algonquian languages 135 60 75 0 0 0
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 130 60 70 0 0 0
Atikamekw 5 5 5 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 15 5 15 0 0 0
Moose Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Naskapi 5 5 5 0 0 0
Northern East Cree 30 15 15 0 0 0
Plains Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern East Cree 5 0 5 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Woods Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree, n.o.s. 65 30 35 0 0 0
Eastern Algonquian languages 0 5 0 0 0 0
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 5 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquin 5 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 5 0 5 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. 5 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 70 25 45 5 0 5
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 60 20 40 5 0 0
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 10 5 5 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages 10 10 5 0 0 0
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 10 10 5 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. 10 5 5 0 0 0
Non-Aboriginal languages 349,685 166,975 182,705 815 405 405
Afro-Asiatic languages 58,305 29,780 28,525 65 35 35
Berber languages 5,315 2,790 2,525 15 5 10
Kabyle 3,640 1,920 1,720 10 5 5
Berber languages, n.i.e. 1,675 875 800 0 0 0
Cushitic languages 335 145 195 0 0 0
Bilen 5 0 5 0 0 0
Oromo 5 0 0 0 0 0
Somali 325 135 185 0 0 0
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 0 0 0
Semitic languages 52,600 26,815 25,780 55 30 25
Amharic 290 130 155 0 0 0
Arabic 50,575 25,800 24,770 45 25 20
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 35 15 20 0 0 0
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Harari 5 0 0 0 0 0
Hebrew 1,500 775 730 10 5 5
Maltese 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tigrigna 180 85 95 0 0 0
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 15 5 10 0 0 0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 60 25 35 0 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 17,930 8,340 9,585 10 5 10
Khmer (Cambodian) 3,120 1,425 1,695 5 0 0
Vietnamese 14,805 6,915 7,890 10 5 5
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 8,615 3,420 5,190 25 5 15
Bikol 10 5 5 0 0 0
Cebuano 210 90 115 0 0 0
Fijian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 115 50 65 0 0 0
Ilocano 695 285 410 5 0 5
Malagasy 135 70 65 0 0 0
Malay 130 70 65 0 0 0
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 55 30 25 0 0 0
Pangasinan 15 5 5 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 7,195 2,795 4,400 15 5 15
Waray-Waray 10 5 10 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 45 20 30 0 0 0
Creole languages 14,360 6,180 8,180 10 5 10
Haitian Creole 570 260 305 0 0 0
Creole, n.o.s. 13,580 5,825 7,755 10 5 5
Creole languages, n.i.e. 210 95 115 5 0 0
Dravidian languages 9,265 4,605 4,665 0 5 0
Kannada 120 70 55 0 0 0
Malayalam 155 75 80 0 0 0
Tamil 8,700 4,290 4,415 0 0 5
Telugu 280 165 115 0 0 0
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 10 5 5 0 0 0
Hmong-Mien languages 15 10 5 0 0 0
Indo-European languages 185,570 88,155 97,420 590 300 290
Albanian 990 485 505 0 0 0
Armenian 5,185 2,375 2,810 0 0 0
Balto-Slavic languages 25,165 11,655 13,510 190 105 90
Baltic languages 135 55 85 0 0 0
Latvian 55 30 30 0 0 0
Lithuanian 80 30 55 0 0 0
Slavic languages 25,025 11,605 13,430 195 105 90
Belarusan 15 10 10 0 0 0
Bosnian 165 75 90 0 0 0
Bulgarian 3,115 1,500 1,610 25 15 10
Croatian 520 240 280 0 0 0
Czech 245 115 135 0 0 0
Macedonian 60 30 30 0 0 0
Polish 3,985 1,770 2,210 45 30 20
Russian 13,830 6,450 7,385 115 60 55
Serbian 870 430 445 0 0 0
Serbo-Croatian 200 90 110 0 0 0
Slovak 135 65 75 5 5 5
Slovene (Slovenian) 130 55 80 0 0 0
Ukrainian 1,725 765 955 0 0 0
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 20 10 10 0 0 0
Celtic languages 10 10 5 0 0 0
Scottish Gaelic 0 5 0 0 0 0
Welsh 0 0 0 0 0 0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 10 10 0 0 0 0
Germanic languages 6,165 3,130 3,035 10 5 5
Afrikaans 10 5 5 0 0 0
Danish 25 15 10 0 0 0
Dutch 190 90 95 5 0 5
Frisian 0 0 0 0 0 0
German 1,075 485 595 5 5 5
Icelandic 30 15 20 0 0 0
Norwegian 10 10 5 0 0 0
Swedish 75 35 35 0 0 0
Vlaams (Flemish) 10 0 10 0 0 0
Yiddish 4,730 2,475 2,250 0 0 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 5 0 0 0
Greek 10,425 4,915 5,515 5 0 5
Indo-Iranian languages 37,260 18,705 18,555 55 30 30
Indo-Aryan languages 24,025 12,260 11,765 35 20 15
Bengali 7,295 3,620 3,670 0 0 0
Gujarati 3,290 1,600 1,685 5 5 5
Hindi 1,160 600 560 0 0 0
Kashmiri 0 0 0 0 0 0
Konkani 30 15 15 0 0 0
Marathi 65 35 30 0 0 0
Nepali 105 50 55 0 0 0
Oriya (Odia) 15 5 5 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 6,380 3,460 2,925 20 10 5
Sindhi 95 45 50 0 0 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 250 120 125 0 0 0
Urdu 5,350 2,715 2,635 10 5 5
Iranian languages 13,120 6,385 6,740 20 5 15
Kurdish 300 150 145 0 0 0
Pashto 675 335 335 0 0 0
Persian (Farsi) 12,150 5,900 6,255 15 5 10
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 115 60 50 0 0 0
Italic (Romance) languages 100,365 46,870 53,495 325 165 165
Catalan 85 40 45 0 0 0
Italian 27,910 12,205 15,705 10 10 5
Portuguese 9,655 4,555 5,100 20 10 10
Romanian 12,610 6,115 6,500 150 65 85
Spanish 50,085 23,950 26,140 145 80 65
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 25 15 10 0 0 0
Japanese 735 310 430 0 0 0
Kartvelian languages 65 35 30 0 0 0
Georgian 60 30 35 0 0 0
Korean 2,950 1,355 1,595 0 0 5
Mongolic languages 125 60 65 0 0 0
Mongolian 120 60 65 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 3,535 1,725 1,805 5 0 0
Akan (Twi) 370 180 190 0 0 0
Bamanankan 180 100 80 0 0 0
Edo 10 0 5 0 0 0
Ewe 75 30 45 0 0 0
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 355 175 180 0 0 0
Ga 10 5 5 0 0 0
Ganda 0 0 0 0 0 0
Igbo 10 0 5 0 0 0
Lingala 375 155 220 0 0 0
Rundi (Kirundi) 360 170 195 0 0 0
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 270 115 155 0 0 0
Shona 20 10 10 0 0 0
Swahili 275 145 130 0 0 0
Wolof 535 300 240 0 0 0
Yoruba 40 15 20 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 645 325 320 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages 35 20 15 0 0 0
Dinka 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 40 25 15 0 0 0
Sign languages 585 345 245 5 5 5
American Sign Language 45 20 25 0 0 0
Quebec Sign Language 245 130 125 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 290 195 95 5 5 5
Sino-Tibetan languages 41,620 19,770 21,845 75 35 35
Chinese languages 41,560 19,745 21,820 75 35 35
Cantonese 11,620 5,465 6,160 15 5 10
Hakka 105 50 55 0 0 0
Mandarin 26,080 12,475 13,605 55 30 25
Min Dong 0 0 0 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 1,410 645 770 0 0 0
Wu (Shanghainese) 580 265 315 0 0 0
Chinese, n.o.s. 1,730 830 905 0 0 0
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 30 15 15 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 60 30 30 0 0 0
Burmese 20 10 10 0 0 0
Karenic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibetan 15 5 5 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 25 15 10 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages 930 455 475 0 0 0
Lao 810 405 405 0 0 0
Thai 120 50 75 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 3,620 1,800 1,820 10 10 5
Azerbaijani 65 35 35 0 0 0
Turkish 3,315 1,645 1,665 10 5 5
Uyghur 100 55 45 0 0 0
Uzbek 90 45 50 0 0 0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 50 20 30 0 0 0
Uralic languages 1,335 565 775 15 5 5
Estonian 25 10 15 0 0 0
Finnish 35 15 20 0 0 0
Hungarian 1,280 535 735 15 5 10
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 95 55 35 0 0 0
Multiple responses 174,640 85,065 89,575 590 300 290
English and French 34,135 17,340 16,800 290 155 135
English and non-official language 38,285 18,350 19,930 115 55 65
French and non-official language 77,415 36,940 40,475 100 50 45
English, French and non-official language 24,805 12,435 12,365 90 45 50
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 1,914,760 933,260 981,495 10,665 5,240 5,425
None 1,358,395 658,445 699,950 8,070 3,990 4,080
English 164,875 83,085 81,790 1,125 555 570
French 156,830 77,375 79,450 855 410 440
Non-official language 183,265 88,830 94,430 440 200 240
Aboriginal 280 100 180 0 0 0
Non-Aboriginal 182,980 88,730 94,250 435 200 240
English and French 21,910 11,010 10,900 90 45 45
English and non-official language 13,995 6,950 7,045 25 10 15
French and non-official language 14,580 7,085 7,495 50 30 25
English, French and non-official language 905 470 435 5 0 5
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 1,591,005 770,805 820,205 8,795 4,300 4,495
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 1,527,425 741,020 786,410 8,475 4,140 4,325
Median total income in 2015 among recipients ($) 29,198 31,716 27,061 35,452 39,464 31,243
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 1,527,625 741,070 786,560 8,470 4,140 4,330
Median after-tax income in 2015 among recipients ($) 26,873 28,718 25,306 31,366 34,284 28,186
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 1,319,250 651,485 667,770 7,625 3,820 3,805
Median market income in 2015 among recipients ($) 27,843 31,722 24,323 33,207 37,113 28,358
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 1,220,350 562,060 658,295 6,345 2,870 3,470
Median government transfers in 2015 among recipients ($) 4,964 2,979 7,393 5,838 3,840 7,154
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 1,076,775 552,940 523,830 6,570 3,345 3,225
Median employment income in 2015 among recipients ($) 29,102 31,811 26,411 35,054 38,284 31,957
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 22 1,590,985 770,725 820,255 8,795 4,300 4,500
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 1,526,955 740,630 786,320 8,525 4,175 4,345
Average total income in 2015 among recipients ($) 43,670 50,317 37,410 41,499 46,701 36,495
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 1,527,150 740,680 786,470 8,520 4,175 4,345
Average after-tax income in 2015 among recipients ($) 35,155 39,256 31,292 34,420 37,665 31,298
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 1,318,335 651,120 667,220 7,660 3,840 3,825
Average market income in 2015 among recipients ($) 43,430 51,690 35,370 39,517 45,488 33,522
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 1,220,065 561,415 658,650 6,370 2,910 3,455
Average government transfers in 2015 among recipients ($) 7,727 6,430 8,832 7,994 7,048 8,790
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 1,076,765 553,085 523,680 6,570 3,320 3,250
Average employment income in 2015 among recipients ($) 42,754 49,167 35,982 40,236 45,531 34,821
Total - Employment income statistics for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 23 1,590,980 770,730 820,255 8,800 4,300 4,495
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households who worked full year full time in 2015 - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 24 451,850 249,200 202,655 3,285 1,725 1,560
Median employment income in 2015 for full-year full-time workers ($)Census data footnote 25 47,182 50,049 44,352 47,583 53,195 43,272
Average employment income in 2015 for full-year full-time workers ($)Census data footnote 26 62,105 69,189 53,395 53,183 58,964 46,789
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 85.8 90.2 80.3 85.8 89.5 81.2
Employment income (%)Census data footnote 29 69.1 73.0 64.1 74.7 76.7 72.2
Government transfers (%)Census data footnote 30 14.2 9.8 19.7 14.2 10.5 18.8
Total - Total income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 31 1,591,005 770,800 820,205 8,795 4,300 4,495
Without total income 63,580 29,780 33,800 325 160 165
With total income 1,527,425 741,020 786,405 8,475 4,140 4,325
Percentage with total income 96.0 96.1 95.9 96.4 96.3 96.2
Under $10,000 (including loss) 239,230 118,900 120,330 950 430 525
$10,000 to $19,999 304,770 130,870 173,895 1,360 525 835
$20,000 to $29,999 235,475 104,545 130,935 1,270 545 725
$30,000 to $39,999 186,815 89,430 97,390 1,195 600 595
$40,000 to $49,999 152,610 72,485 80,125 1,115 560 560
$50,000 to $59,999 107,705 52,510 55,195 810 405 410
$60,000 to $69,999 75,560 38,430 37,130 565 325 240
$70,000 to $79,999 57,765 30,275 27,490 410 220 190
$80,000 to $89,999 40,455 22,220 18,230 245 145 100
$90,000 to $99,999 27,515 16,235 11,280 160 100 65
$100,000 and over 99,530 65,125 34,410 380 280 100
$100,000 to $149,999 59,525 37,210 22,315 295 220 75
$150,000 and over 40,005 27,915 12,090 85 65 20
Total - After-tax income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 32 1,591,010 770,800 820,205 8,800 4,300 4,495
Without after-tax income 63,375 29,730 33,650 325 160 165
With after-tax income 1,527,630 741,070 786,560 8,475 4,145 4,330
Percentage with after-tax income 96.0 96.1 95.9 96.3 96.4 96.3
Under $10,000 (including loss) 244,915 120,610 124,305 980 435 540
$10,000 to $19,999 317,790 137,530 180,260 1,450 570 885
$20,000 to $29,999 280,350 127,895 152,455 1,580 705 870
$30,000 to $39,999 233,885 112,565 121,315 1,640 845 800
$40,000 to $49,999 161,415 77,850 83,565 1,205 605 600
$50,000 to $59,999 100,755 51,380 49,375 700 395 305
$60,000 to $69,999 64,225 34,415 29,810 410 220 185
$70,000 to $79,999 37,685 21,995 15,695 215 140 75
$80,000 and over 86,605 56,830 29,775 295 220 75
$80,000 to $89,999 23,470 14,370 9,100 120 80 35
$90,000 to $99,999 15,190 9,590 5,605 65 50 15
$100,000 and over 47,945 32,870 15,070 105 85 25
Total - Employment income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 33 1,591,005 770,800 820,205 8,795 4,300 4,500
Without employment income 514,235 217,860 296,375 2,225 950 1,270
With employment income 1,076,770 552,940 523,830 6,570 3,345 3,225
Percentage with employment income 67.7 71.7 63.9 74.7 77.8 71.7
Under $5,000 (including loss) 149,120 72,790 76,330 715 365 350
$5,000 to $9,999 93,250 43,420 49,830 410 175 235
$10,000 to $19,999 167,710 80,255 87,455 925 415 510
$20,000 to $29,999 139,770 68,060 71,710 810 365 445
$30,000 to $39,999 124,895 62,855 62,045 885 430 455
$40,000 to $49,999 100,740 50,140 50,605 800 390 415
$50,000 to $59,999 74,565 38,930 35,640 590 305 290
$60,000 to $69,999 55,000 29,590 25,405 440 265 175
$70,000 to $79,999 45,820 24,710 21,105 360 200 160
$80,000 and over 125,895 82,190 43,705 630 440 190
$80,000 to $89,999 30,005 17,920 12,080 200 130 70
$90,000 to $99,999 20,740 13,030 7,710 130 85 40
$100,000 and over 75,150 51,240 23,915 300 225 80
Income of households in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for private households by household size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 34 870,370 ... ... 4,690 ... ...
Median total income of households in 2015 ($) 52,519 ... ... 62,771 ... ...
Median after-tax income of households in 2015 ($) 46,559 ... ... 54,197 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for one-person private households - 100% data 342,510 ... ... 1,520 ... ...
Median total income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 30,642 ... ... 36,224 ... ...
Median after-tax income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 27,860 ... ... 31,634 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for two-or-more-person private households - 100% data 527,865 ... ... 3,165 ... ...
Median total income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 71,245 ... ... 79,667 ... ...
Median after-tax income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 62,917 ... ... 68,198 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for private households by household size - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 35 870,370 ... ... 4,690 ... ...
Average total income of households in 2015 ($) 76,614 ... ... 75,434 ... ...
Average after-tax income of households in 2015 ($) 61,682 ... ... 62,566 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for one-person private households - 25% sample data 342,495 ... ... 1,520 ... ...
Average total income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 41,473 ... ... 42,004 ... ...
Average after-tax income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 33,940 ... ... 34,542 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for two-or-more-person private households - 25% sample data 527,885 ... ... 3,165 ... ...
Average total income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 99,413 ... ... 91,465 ... ...
Average after-tax income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 79,682 ... ... 76,005 ... ...
Total - Household total income groups in 2015 for private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 36 870,375 ... ... 4,690 ... ...
Under $5,000 24,465 ... ... 35 ... ...
$5,000 to $9,999 21,890 ... ... 55 ... ...
$10,000 to $14,999 38,235 ... ... 130 ... ...
$15,000 to $19,999 53,475 ... ... 180 ... ...
$20,000 to $24,999 50,070 ... ... 200 ... ...
$25,000 to $29,999 44,750 ... ... 185 ... ...
$30,000 to $34,999 45,720 ... ... 235 ... ...
$35,000 to $39,999 47,060 ... ... 235 ... ...
$40,000 to $44,999 46,110 ... ... 255 ... ...
$45,000 to $49,999 42,660 ... ... 255 ... ...
$50,000 to $59,999 77,510 ... ... 465 ... ...
$60,000 to $69,999 63,470 ... ... 410 ... ...
$70,000 to $79,999 52,580 ... ... 360 ... ...
$80,000 to $89,999 43,035 ... ... 290 ... ...
$90,000 to $99,999 35,265 ... ... 270 ... ...
$100,000 and over 184,085 ... ... 1,130 ... ...
$100,000 to $124,999 62,300 ... ... 500 ... ...
$125,000 to $149,999 39,105 ... ... 270 ... ...
$150,000 to $199,999 40,015 ... ... 235 ... ...
$200,000 and over 42,665 ... ... 125 ... ...
Total - Household after-tax income groups in 2015 for private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 32 870,370 ... ... 4,690 ... ...
Under $5,000 25,565 ... ... 40 ... ...
$5,000 to $9,999 22,120 ... ... 55 ... ...
$10,000 to $14,999 38,565 ... ... 130 ... ...
$15,000 to $19,999 56,115 ... ... 195 ... ...
$20,000 to $24,999 56,305 ... ... 235 ... ...
$25,000 to $29,999 52,835 ... ... 250 ... ...
$30,000 to $34,999 57,450 ... ... 285 ... ...
$35,000 to $39,999 57,290 ... ... 310 ... ...
$40,000 to $44,999 53,145 ... ... 305 ... ...
$45,000 to $49,999 49,970 ... ... 330 ... ...
$50,000 to $59,999 85,660 ... ... 535 ... ...
$60,000 to $69,999 67,270 ... ... 445 ... ...
$70,000 to $79,999 52,000 ... ... 370 ... ...
$80,000 to $89,999 41,020 ... ... 330 ... ...
$90,000 to $99,999 31,890 ... ... 230 ... ...
$100,000 and over 123,165 ... ... 640 ... ...
$100,000 to $124,999 52,170 ... ... 350 ... ...
$125,000 to $149,999 27,430 ... ... 150 ... ...
$150,000 and over 43,565 ... ... 140 ... ...
Income of economic families in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for economic families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 37 489,520 ... ... 3,070 ... ...
Median total income of economic families in 2015 ($) 72,845 ... ... 79,821 ... ...
Median after-tax income of economic families in 2015 ($) 64,039 ... ... 68,288 ... ...
Average family size of economic families 3.0 ... ... 2.9 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families without children or other relatives in private households - 100% data 169,175 ... ... 1,130 ... ...
Median total income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 71,408 ... ... 71,168 ... ...
Median after-tax income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 61,304 ... ... 61,257 ... ...
Average family size of couple economic families without children or other relatives 2.0 ... ... 2.0 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families with children in private households - 100% data 208,095 ... ... 1,225 ... ...
Median total income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 91,649 ... ... 104,448 ... ...
Median after-tax income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 79,750 ... ... 87,366 ... ...
Average family size of couple economic families with children 4.0 ... ... 3.9 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for lone-parent economic families in private households - 100% data 95,475 ... ... 640 ... ...
Median total income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 49,168 ... ... 57,344 ... ...
Median after-tax income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 45,426 ... ... 50,432 ... ...
Average family size of lone-parent economic families 2.6 ... ... 2.5 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for economic families in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 38 489,420 ... ... 3,080 ... ...
Average total income of economic families in 2015 ($) 102,221 ... ... 91,519 ... ...
Average after-tax income of economic families in 2015 ($) 81,540 ... ... 76,033 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families without children or other relatives in private households - 25% sample data 168,840 ... ... 1,140 ... ...
Average total income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 101,556 ... ... 78,829 ... ...
Average after-tax income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 79,271 ... ... 65,946 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families with children in private households - 25% sample data 208,250 ... ... 1,235 ... ...
Average total income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 124,472 ... ... 116,878 ... ...
Average after-tax income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 98,758 ... ... 95,657 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for lone-parent economic families in private households - 25% sample data 95,425 ... ... 640 ... ...
Average total income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 60,918 ... ... 66,074 ... ...
Average after-tax income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 52,129 ... ... 56,585 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 21 443,405 218,395 225,010 1,790 875 915
Median total income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 39 27,024 26,960 27,071 34,381 36,672 32,619
Median after-tax income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 39 25,186 24,951 25,373 30,059 31,680 28,966
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 40 442,760 217,830 224,930 1,780 910 875
Average total income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 41 37,613 38,298 36,950 40,222 43,079 37,254
Average after-tax income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 41 31,122 31,265 30,983 33,144 34,837 31,386
Total - Economic family income decile group for the population in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 42 1,894,995 925,870 969,130 10,650 5,235 5,415
In the bottom half of the distribution 1,202,765 579,085 623,680 6,050 2,900 3,155
In the bottom decile 287,610 143,600 144,005 735 345 395
In the second decile 252,935 116,590 136,340 1,065 500 560
In the third decile 255,250 122,140 133,110 1,390 660 735
In the fourth decile 221,160 106,575 114,585 1,395 675 715
In the fifth decile 185,815 90,175 95,640 1,465 720 750
In the top half of the distribution 692,230 346,780 345,450 4,600 2,335 2,265
In the sixth decile 160,105 78,680 81,425 1,350 670 685
In the seventh decile 143,930 71,540 72,390 1,205 620 585
In the eighth decile 132,120 66,215 65,905 985 510 470
In the ninth decile 119,890 60,885 59,005 670 335 330
In the top decile 136,185 69,465 66,725 390 200 195
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 1,894,995 925,865 969,135 10,650 5,230 5,415
0 to 17 years 358,105 182,640 175,460 2,185 1,105 1,080
0 to 5 years 130,840 66,865 63,970 715 350 360
18 to 64 years 1,247,980 617,995 629,985 7,035 3,470 3,565
65 years and over 288,910 125,230 163,680 1,430 660 765
In low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) 403,880 193,540 210,345 1,240 575 665
0 to 17 years 81,100 41,415 39,685 260 140 120
0 to 5 years 29,655 15,075 14,580 75 35 40
18 to 64 years 262,435 129,925 132,505 770 355 405
65 years and over 60,350 22,195 38,150 215 80 135
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) (%) 21.3 20.9 21.7 11.6 11.0 12.3
0 to 17 years (%) 22.6 22.7 22.6 11.9 12.7 11.1
0 to 5 years (%) 22.7 22.5 22.8 10.5 10.0 11.1
18 to 64 years (%) 21.0 21.0 21.0 10.9 10.2 11.4
65 years and over (%) 20.9 17.7 23.3 15.0 12.1 17.6
In low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) 339,685 166,970 172,710 915 415 505
0 to 17 years 61,200 31,295 29,910 170 85 90
0 to 5 years 22,345 11,355 10,985 50 25 25
18 to 64 years 236,690 120,520 116,175 600 280 320
65 years and over 41,790 15,160 26,630 145 50 95
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) (%) 17.9 18.0 17.8 8.6 7.9 9.3
0 to 17 years (%) 17.1 17.1 17.0 7.8 7.7 8.3
0 to 5 years (%) 17.1 17.0 17.2 7.0 7.1 6.9
18 to 64 years (%) 19.0 19.5 18.4 8.5 8.1 9.0
65 years and over (%) 14.5 12.1 16.3 10.1 7.6 12.4
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 1,894,995 925,815 969,180 10,650 5,230 5,415
Official languages 1,850,005 908,350 941,655 10,600 5,215 5,385
English 1,342,265 680,010 662,255 7,990 4,055 3,930
French 1,631,820 799,640 832,180 9,685 4,745 4,935
Non-official languages 900,345 433,465 466,885 2,250 1,090 1,160
Aboriginal languages 755 340 415 10 10 0
Algonquian languages 330 185 145 10 0 0
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 265 130 130 0 0 0
Atikamekw 10 0 0 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 55 25 30 0 0 0
Moose Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Naskapi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern East Cree 70 40 25 0 0 0
Plains Cree 10 10 0 0 0 0
Southern East Cree 0 10 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 0 0 10 0 0 0
Woods Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree, n.o.s. 120 45 75 0 0 0
Eastern Algonquian languages 25 25 0 0 10 0
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 30 20 10 10 0 0
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 25 20 10 0 0 0
Algonquin 20 10 10 0 0 0
Ojibway 10 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. 10 10 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 10 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 370 120 250 10 10 10
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 335 110 220 10 10 0
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 40 15 30 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages 45 35 10 0 0 0
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 35 35 0 0 0 0
Oneida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 10 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 10 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. 10 0 0 0 0 0
Non-Aboriginal languages 899,645 433,150 466,495 2,235 1,075 1,160
Afro-Asiatic languages 188,110 98,615 89,495 265 115 145
Berber languages 18,525 9,830 8,695 35 15 20
Kabyle 11,195 5,980 5,210 20 10 10
Berber languages, n.i.e. 7,440 3,905 3,535 10 0 10
Cushitic languages 1,045 510 540 0 0 0
Bilen 35 20 15 0 0 0
Oromo 25 20 10 0 0 0
Somali 975 460 515 0 0 0
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 10 0 0 0 0 0
Semitic languages 178,735 93,595 85,140 250 110 140
Amharic 820 405 415 0 0 0
Arabic 162,300 85,065 77,240 220 100 115
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 70 35 40 0 0 0
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Harari 10 10 0 0 0 0
Hebrew 16,165 8,435 7,730 30 10 20
Maltese 10 10 0 0 0 0
Tigrigna 255 125 130 0 0 0
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 80 55 25 0 0 0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 435 220 215 0 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 30,725 14,715 16,010 15 10 10
Khmer (Cambodian) 6,335 3,050 3,285 0 0 0
Vietnamese 24,615 11,780 12,835 15 10 10
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 20 15 10 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 25,320 9,560 15,760 100 30 70
Bikol 105 45 55 0 0 0
Cebuano 715 260 455 0 0 0
Fijian 0 10 0 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 445 160 290 0 0 0
Ilocano 2,270 825 1,440 10 0 10
Malagasy 835 405 435 0 0 0
Malay 715 290 425 0 0 0
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 165 80 85 0 0 0
Pangasinan 50 15 30 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 22,770 8,440 14,335 100 30 65
Waray-Waray 40 10 30 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 320 150 175 0 0 0
Creole languages 70,350 31,455 38,895 70 45 30
Haitian Creole 2,895 1,370 1,525 0 0 0
Creole, n.o.s. 66,340 29,580 36,765 70 40 25
Creole languages, n.i.e. 1,485 705 780 0 0 0
Dravidian languages 14,890 7,650 7,240 0 0 0
Kannada 365 180 180 0 0 0
Malayalam 395 225 170 0 0 0
Tamil 13,650 6,960 6,695 0 0 0
Telugu 835 485 345 0 0 0
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 15 10 0 0 0 0
Hmong-Mien languages 30 15 15 0 0 0
Indo-European languages 490,850 234,270 256,580 1,615 800 815
Albanian 2,065 1,045 1,025 0 0 0
Armenian 9,210 4,370 4,840 0 0 0
Balto-Slavic languages 53,575 24,605 28,970 250 130 125
Baltic languages 715 330 385 0 0 0
Latvian 240 110 135 0 0 0
Lithuanian 475 225 255 0 0 0
Slavic languages 52,990 24,340 28,645 255 125 125
Belarusan 190 80 110 0 0 10
Bosnian 330 150 180 0 0 0
Bulgarian 4,430 2,115 2,310 20 15 10
Croatian 1,795 855 940 10 0 0
Czech 1,275 575 700 10 0 10
Macedonian 140 55 80 10 0 0
Polish 11,085 4,910 6,170 55 35 20
Russian 30,185 14,095 16,090 150 80 70
Serbian 1,935 890 1,050 0 0 0
Serbo-Croatian 635 275 360 0 0 0
Slovak 850 395 450 10 0 10
Slovene (Slovenian) 570 270 305 0 0 0
Ukrainian 6,175 2,680 3,495 15 0 20
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 95 45 55 0 0 0
Celtic languages 280 175 105 0 0 0
Scottish Gaelic 85 55 30 0 0 0
Welsh 45 20 20 0 0 0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 160 100 55 0 0 0
Germanic languages 34,400 16,995 17,405 65 30 30
Afrikaans 230 165 70 0 0 0
Danish 450 210 240 0 0 0
Dutch 2,350 1,225 1,120 0 0 0
Frisian 0 10 0 0 0 0
German 21,045 10,415 10,630 60 25 30
Icelandic 95 65 30 0 0 0
Norwegian 300 135 165 0 0 0
Swedish 920 410 510 0 10 0
Vlaams (Flemish) 250 70 185 0 0 0
Yiddish 9,880 4,910 4,965 0 0 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 85 45 40 0 0 0
Greek 26,310 12,845 13,465 70 35 35
Indo-Iranian languages 64,655 33,330 31,320 140 55 80
Indo-Aryan languages 43,825 22,985 20,840 85 30 50
Bengali 11,090 5,680 5,410 20 10 15
Gujarati 6,565 3,235 3,330 0 0 0
Hindi 11,865 6,415 5,450 10 0 10
Kashmiri 35 30 10 0 0 0
Konkani 115 55 60 0 0 0
Marathi 375 195 180 0 0 0
Nepali 135 75 60 0 0 0
Oriya (Odia) 40 20 15 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 12,800 7,135 5,665 30 10 20
Sindhi 350 160 195 0 0 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 925 440 485 10 10 0
Urdu 11,255 5,930 5,315 40 20 20
Iranian languages 21,235 10,575 10,660 55 25 35
Kurdish 675 340 335 0 0 0
Pashto 1,140 615 525 0 10 0
Persian (Farsi) 19,650 9,770 9,880 55 25 30
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 450 260 190 0 0 0
Italic (Romance) languages 320,755 150,495 170,260 1,125 570 560
Catalan 550 330 220 0 0 0
Italian 114,505 54,380 60,120 165 95 75
Portuguese 27,360 13,775 13,585 70 35 35
Romanian 22,115 10,440 11,675 345 175 175
Spanish 176,745 81,465 95,285 580 285 295
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 230 145 85 0 0 0
Japanese 4,275 1,930 2,345 10 10 0
Kartvelian languages 190 90 100 0 0 0
Georgian 195 90 95 0 0 0
Korean 4,930 2,315 2,620 0 0 0
Mongolic languages 205 110 95 0 0 0
Mongolian 205 105 100 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 26,800 13,565 13,240 50 15 30
Akan (Twi) 1,350 710 640 10 10 0
Bamanankan 1,305 685 620 0 0 0
Edo 145 60 80 0 0 0
Ewe 730 490 240 0 0 0
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 2,090 1,115 980 0 0 0
Ga 170 100 75 0 0 0
Ganda 30 10 25 0 0 0
Igbo 180 115 60 0 0 0
Lingala 5,470 2,455 3,015 15 10 10
Rundi (Kirundi) 1,510 715 790 0 0 0
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 1,420 680 745 0 0 0
Shona 105 55 50 0 0 0
Swahili 2,985 1,500 1,490 10 10 10
Wolof 3,295 1,800 1,495 0 0 0
Yoruba 590 330 260 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 8,970 4,620 4,345 15 0 15
Nilo-Saharan languages 205 125 75 0 0 0
Dinka 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 205 130 75 0 0 0
Sign languages 2,135 890 1,245 10 10 0
American Sign Language 300 125 180 0 0 0
Quebec Sign Language 1,160 435 730 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e. 760 370 390 10 0 10
Sino-Tibetan languages 61,480 28,975 32,505 145 80 65
Chinese languages 61,355 28,905 32,450 145 80 65
Cantonese 20,895 9,735 11,155 0 10 0
Hakka 385 170 210 0 0 0
Mandarin 40,720 18,965 21,755 135 75 60
Min Dong 15 10 10 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 2,990 1,310 1,675 0 0 0
Wu (Shanghainese) 925 420 505 10 0 0
Chinese, n.o.s. 3,410 1,665 1,745 0 0 0
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 75 35 45 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 155 95 65 0 0 0
Burmese 70 40 30 0 0 0
Karenic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibetan 30 25 0 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 60 25 30 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages 2,785 1,315 1,475 0 0 0
Lao 2,100 1,035 1,060 0 0 0
Thai 970 400 570 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e. 10 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 8,200 4,105 4,100 15 10 0
Azerbaijani 400 220 175 0 0 0
Turkish 7,400 3,705 3,695 15 10 10
Uyghur 175 85 90 0 0 0
Uzbek 185 80 110 0 0 0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 175 85 85 0 10 0
Uralic languages 4,905 2,205 2,705 60 20 40
Estonian 105 45 60 0 0 0
Finnish 270 100 170 0 0 0
Hungarian 4,525 2,060 2,470 60 25 40
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 1,070 590 485 0 0 0
Citizenship
Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 45 1,895,000 925,815 969,185 10,650 5,235 5,420
Canadian citizensCensus data footnote 46 1,648,430 803,195 845,235 10,310 5,065 5,240
Canadian citizens aged under 18 322,920 164,560 158,370 2,100 1,040 1,065
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over 1,325,505 638,635 686,870 8,210 4,030 4,180
Not Canadian citizensCensus data footnote 47 246,565 122,620 123,945 340 165 170
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 1,894,995 925,815 969,185 10,645 5,235 5,415
Non-immigrantsCensus data footnote 49 1,187,260 582,140 605,120 8,915 4,385 4,525
ImmigrantsCensus data footnote 50 644,680 310,250 334,430 1,715 840 870
Before 1981 141,755 66,725 75,035 285 105 175
1981 to 1990 74,335 36,560 37,775 230 135 95
1991 to 2000 108,760 51,330 57,430 355 170 185
2001 to 2010 181,195 87,585 93,610 685 345 335
2001 to 2005 74,840 36,150 38,695 310 160 145
2006 to 2010 106,360 51,435 54,920 380 190 190
2011 to 2016Census data footnote 51 138,635 68,055 70,585 160 80 75
Non-permanent residentsCensus data footnote 52 63,060 33,425 29,630 25 10 15
Age at immigration
Total - Age at immigration for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 53 644,685 310,250 334,430 1,715 840 870
Under 5 years 58,110 28,910 29,200 210 105 100
5 to 14 years 97,545 48,375 49,175 275 145 130
15 to 24 years 128,855 58,300 70,560 280 90 190
25 to 44 years 314,350 153,930 160,420 855 450 405
45 years and over 45,815 20,740 25,075 105 45 50
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 54 644,685 310,250 334,435 1,715 840 875
Americas 140,935 64,340 76,600 385 220 165
Brazil 3,960 1,865 2,090 0 0 10
Colombia 9,135 4,295 4,835 20 10 10
El Salvador 6,965 3,470 3,500 15 0 10
Guyana 1,825 765 1,060 10 10 0
Haiti 50,160 21,900 28,255 70 40 30
Jamaica 3,555 1,525 2,035 0 0 0
Mexico 9,155 4,205 4,955 80 55 25
Peru 7,400 3,280 4,115 15 15 10
Trinidad and Tobago 2,895 1,305 1,595 10 10 10
United StatesCensus data footnote 55 12,335 6,325 6,005 60 25 35
Other places of birth in Americas 33,555 15,400 18,160 90 50 40
Europe 172,245 82,670 89,580 705 330 380
Bosnia and Herzegovina 735 370 365 0 0 0
Croatia 1,075 540 540 0 0 0
France 38,165 20,010 18,155 75 45 35
Germany 4,240 1,780 2,455 25 10 15
Greece 10,320 4,995 5,320 15 10 0
Hungary 2,270 1,025 1,240 15 0 10
IrelandCensus data footnote 56 490 270 220 0 0 0
Italy 39,105 18,405 20,700 30 20 10
Netherlands 915 490 420 0 0 0
Poland 6,930 2,955 3,975 40 25 15
Portugal 9,480 4,385 5,100 50 25 30
Romania 14,250 6,555 7,695 250 115 135
Russian Federation 7,480 3,245 4,235 30 20 10
SerbiaCensus data footnote 57 1,040 465 575 0 0 0
Ukraine 5,750 2,490 3,260 55 25 30
United KingdomCensus data footnote 58 7,105 3,680 3,420 60 15 45
Other places of birth in Europe 22,890 10,990 11,900 60 30 30
Africa 143,550 74,055 69,495 215 110 105
Algeria 40,140 20,915 19,220 25 20 10
Egypt 12,710 6,535 6,170 55 25 25
Ethiopia 735 370 370 0 0 0
Kenya 425 205 220 0 0 0
Morocco 37,365 19,155 18,205 50 15 35
Nigeria 910 495 415 0 0 0
Somalia 440 205 230 0 0 0
South Africa, Republic of 505 275 230 0 0 0
Other places of birth in Africa 50,335 25,885 24,450 85 50 40
Asia 187,130 88,725 98,400 400 180 220
Afghanistan 1,490 735 755 0 0 0
Bangladesh 6,865 3,440 3,425 0 10 10
ChinaCensus data footnote 59 30,715 13,440 17,275 115 60 55
Hong KongCensus data footnote 60 2,800 1,335 1,460 0 0 0
India 13,340 6,920 6,425 10 10 10
IranCensus data footnote 61 14,160 6,970 7,190 35 15 20
Iraq 1,980 1,035 945 0 0 0
Japan 1,150 300 855 0 0 0
Korea, SouthCensus data footnote 62 2,800 1,265 1,535 0 0 0
Lebanon 20,015 10,680 9,335 40 15 25
Pakistan 6,725 3,550 3,180 20 10 10
Philippines 20,535 7,730 12,805 100 30 65
Sri Lanka 8,315 4,135 4,180 10 0 0
SyriaCensus data footnote 63 10,080 5,050 5,025 0 0 0
Taiwan 1,660 675 985 10 0 0
Viet Nam 17,845 8,295 9,550 15 10 10
Other places of birth in Asia 26,650 13,175 13,470 40 25 15
Oceania and other places of birthCensus data footnote 64 825 460 360 10 0 0
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 54 138,635 68,050 70,585 160 85 75
Americas 29,030 13,815 15,215 40 15 25
Brazil 1,730 870 860 10 0 0
Colombia 3,180 1,535 1,645 0 0 10
Cuba 1,265 650 615 10 0 0
Haiti 11,775 5,370 6,405 10 10 0
Jamaica 125 90 35 0 0 0
Mexico 2,595 1,215 1,380 15 10 10
United StatesCensus data footnote 55 2,510 1,415 1,095 0 0 0
VenezuelaCensus data footnote 65 1,125 540 585 0 0 0
Other places of birth in Americas 4,720 2,130 2,595 0 0 0
Europe 24,950 12,790 12,155 35 30 10
France 12,465 6,725 5,735 10 10 0
Germany 325 155 175 0 0 0
IrelandCensus data footnote 56 80 60 20 0 0 0
MoldovaCensus data footnote 66 2,905 1,325 1,575 0 0 0
Romania 1,695 735 960 20 15 10
Russian Federation 1,445 680 765 0 0 0
Ukraine 1,640 750 895 0 0 0
United KingdomCensus data footnote 58 520 345 180 0 10 0
Other places of birth in Europe 3,880 2,015 1,870 0 0 0
Africa 47,375 23,710 23,665 25 15 10
Algeria 13,150 6,440 6,710 0 0 0
Cameroon 4,260 2,085 2,170 0 0 0
Congo, Democratic Republic of the 1,655 785 875 0 0 10
Côte d'Ivoire 2,795 1,385 1,415 0 0 0
Egypt 3,215 1,720 1,490 0 0 0
Eritrea 45 30 15 0 0 0
Ethiopia 110 60 50 0 0 0
Morocco 9,615 4,790 4,820 0 0 0
Nigeria 400 210 180 0 0 0
Somalia 75 40 40 0 0 0
South Africa, Republic of 105 50 45 0 0 0
Tunisia 3,730 1,885 1,850 0 0 0
Other places of birth in Africa 8,225 4,225 4,000 10 10 0
Asia 37,060 17,590 19,470 60 25 30
Afghanistan 255 110 145 0 0 0
Bangladesh 790 415 375 0 0 0
ChinaCensus data footnote 59 7,780 3,565 4,215 10 0 10
Hong KongCensus data footnote 60 75 25 55 0 0 0
India 2,395 1,295 1,100 10 10 0
IranCensus data footnote 61 6,745 3,180 3,560 0 0 0
Iraq 380 180 205 0 0 0
Israel 490 275 210 0 0 0
Japan 245 25 215 0 0 0
Korea, SouthCensus data footnote 62 665 260 400 0 0 0
Lebanon 2,285 1,270 1,015 10 0 10
Nepal 40 25 20 0 0 0
Pakistan 1,095 590 505 0 0 0
Philippines 4,825 2,080 2,745 10 10 10
Saudi Arabia 345 170 175 0 10 0
Sri Lanka 685 300 390 0 0 0
SyriaCensus data footnote 63 3,980 2,030 1,950 0 0 0
Taiwan 105 50 50 0 0 0
Turkey 395 205 190 10 0 10
United Arab Emirates 205 90 110 0 0 0
Viet Nam 1,020 400 620 10 0 0
Other places of birth in Asia 2,260 1,050 1,210 0 0 10
Oceania and otherCensus data footnote 64 225 145 80 0 0 0
Australia 115 80 40 0 0 0
Other places of birthCensus data footnote 67 105 65 40 0 0 0
Generation status
Total - Generation status for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 68 1,894,995 925,810 969,180 10,650 5,230 5,415
First generationCensus data footnote 69 719,985 350,065 369,915 1,765 860 905
Second generationCensus data footnote 70 404,595 203,185 201,415 1,575 735 835
Third generation or moreCensus data footnote 71 770,420 372,570 397,850 7,315 3,635 3,675
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 72 511,335 247,530 263,805 1,445 735 715
Economic immigrantsCensus data footnote 73 285,275 147,400 137,875 885 420 465
Principal applicantsCensus data footnote 74 141,270 84,080 57,190 385 200 180
Secondary applicantsCensus data footnote 75 144,010 63,325 80,685 505 225 280
Immigrants sponsored by familyCensus data footnote 76 139,475 55,585 83,890 390 210 175
RefugeesCensus data footnote 77 78,760 40,880 37,885 165 100 70
Other immigrantsCensus data footnote 78 7,825 3,670 4,160 0 0 0
Aboriginal population
Total - Aboriginal identity for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 79 1,894,995 925,815 969,185 10,650 5,230 5,415
Aboriginal identityCensus data footnote 80 13,100 6,090 7,010 150 95 55
Single Aboriginal responsesCensus data footnote 81 12,325 5,735 6,595 145 95 50
First Nations (North American Indian)Census data footnote 82 5,905 2,785 3,125 85 50 30
Métis 5,745 2,725 3,025 45 35 10
Inuk (Inuit) 670 225 445 15 0 10
Multiple Aboriginal responsesCensus data footnote 83 300 145 155 0 0 0
Aboriginal responses not included elsewhereCensus data footnote 84 470 210 260 0 0 0
Non-Aboriginal identity 1,881,900 919,725 962,175 10,500 5,140 5,360
Total - Population by Registered or Treaty Indian status for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 85 1,895,000 925,815 969,185 10,650 5,230 5,415
Registered or Treaty IndianCensus data footnote 86 3,380 1,665 1,715 60 30 25
Not a Registered or Treaty Indian 1,891,620 924,150 967,470 10,590 5,200 5,390
Total - Aboriginal ancestry for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 87 1,894,995 925,815 969,185 10,650 5,230 5,415
Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 88 6,345 2,820 3,525 90 45 45
Single Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 89 6,060 2,685 3,380 95 45 45
First Nations (North American Indian) single ancestryCensus data footnote 82 4,825 2,160 2,675 75 40 35
Métis single ancestry 905 430 475 15 10 0
Inuit single ancestry 330 95 235 0 0 0
Multiple Aboriginal ancestries (only)Census data footnote 90 285 135 150 0 0 0
First Nations (North American Indian) and Métis ancestries 185 85 95 0 0 0
First Nations (North American Indian) and Inuit ancestries 95 45 50 0 0 0
Métis and Inuit ancestries 0 0 0 0 0 0
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis and Inuit ancestries 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 91 39,260 17,620 21,645 395 205 190
Single Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 92 38,625 17,315 21,310 395 205 190
First Nations (North American Indian) and non-Aboriginal ancestries 33,525 15,010 18,515 345 175 165
Métis and non-Aboriginal ancestries 4,530 2,080 2,445 30 20 15
Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 570 225 345 20 15 10
Multiple Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 93 635 300 335 0 0 0
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis and non-Aboriginal ancestries 485 240 250 0 0 0
First Nations (North American Indian), Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 100 45 60 0 0 0
Métis, Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 40 20 20 0 0 0
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis, Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 0 0 0 0 0 0
Non-Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 94 1,849,395 905,380 944,015 10,165 4,980 5,185
Visible minority population
Total - Visible minority for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 95 1,894,995 925,815 969,185 10,650 5,235 5,415
Total visible minority populationCensus data footnote 96 623,895 305,345 318,545 1,510 715 795
South AsianCensus data footnote 97 65,665 34,270 31,390 130 50 80
Chinese 63,465 29,420 34,040 170 95 70
Black 180,580 86,145 94,430 445 230 215
Filipino 28,680 11,625 17,060 145 55 95
Latin American 71,375 34,600 36,775 280 155 125
Arab 129,940 68,880 61,060 230 95 130
Southeast AsianCensus data footnote 98 37,325 17,830 19,495 25 0 20
West AsianCensus data footnote 99 18,930 9,395 9,540 40 15 25
Korean 5,620 2,650 2,965 0 0 0
Japanese 3,060 1,175 1,885 10 0 10
Visible minority, n.i.e.Census data footnote 100 5,545 2,630 2,915 0 0 0
Multiple visible minoritiesCensus data footnote 101 13,720 6,720 6,995 25 0 25
Not a visible minorityCensus data footnote 102 1,271,105 620,470 650,635 9,140 4,520 4,620
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 1,894,995 925,815 969,185 10,650 5,235 5,420
North American Aboriginal origins 45,600 20,430 25,170 485 250 235
First Nations (North American Indian) 39,225 17,585 21,645 420 215 205
Inuit 1,145 430 715 25 15 10
Métis 6,150 2,850 3,295 45 25 25
Other North American origins 591,040 283,995 307,045 5,550 2,685 2,865
Acadian 6,570 3,030 3,540 80 35 50
American 16,130 7,775 8,355 55 20 35
Canadian 542,980 259,895 283,085 5,215 2,530 2,680
New Brunswicker 175 75 95 0 0 0
Newfoundlander 235 115 120 10 0 10
Nova Scotian 195 90 100 0 0 0
Ontarian 270 130 140 10 0 0
Québécois 37,925 19,190 18,740 225 120 105
Other North American origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 104 80 40 40 0 0 0
European origins 876,355 429,400 446,955 5,610 2,775 2,835
British Isles origins 213,610 102,280 111,330 2,045 960 1,085
Channel Islander 220 95 125 0 0 0
Cornish 35 15 20 0 0 0
English 80,065 39,050 41,020 840 385 460
Irish 117,040 54,530 62,510 1,165 550 620
Manx 110 65 45 0 0 0
Scottish 71,115 33,825 37,290 730 330 400
Welsh 5,465 2,595 2,875 25 0 20
British Isles origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 105 15,790 7,470 8,320 160 70 85
French origins 372,960 185,485 187,475 2,805 1,405 1,405
Alsatian 295 140 155 0 0 0
Breton 1,990 1,015 980 10 10 0
Corsican 650 380 270 0 0 0
French 371,250 184,600 186,645 2,805 1,400 1,400
Western European origins (except French origins) 82,830 39,975 42,860 445 205 235
Austrian 6,820 3,305 3,515 25 15 10
Bavarian 30 20 20 0 0 0
Belgian 14,125 6,890 7,235 40 20 25
Dutch 10,050 4,920 5,135 95 50 45
Flemish 445 230 210 0 0 0
Frisian 0 10 0 0 0 0
German 49,385 23,475 25,910 290 125 165
Luxembourger 355 175 185 0 0 0
Swiss 7,685 3,950 3,740 25 15 10
Western European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 106 85 50 35 0 0 0
Northern European origins (except British Isles origins) 10,760 5,215 5,545 85 45 35
Danish 2,460 1,090 1,370 10 0 0
Finnish 1,520 685 830 10 10 10
Icelandic 515 270 250 0 0 0
Norwegian 2,860 1,475 1,390 25 10 15
Swedish 3,410 1,605 1,805 30 20 15
Northern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 107 800 395 405 10 0 0
Eastern European origins 145,755 70,100 75,655 1,055 515 535
Bulgarian 5,500 2,610 2,890 25 15 10
Byelorussian 1,575 770 805 0 10 10
Czech 3,735 1,815 1,920 20 10 10
Czechoslovakian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 108 1,105 575 535 10 0 10
Estonian 630 330 300 0 0 0
Hungarian 16,875 8,270 8,605 155 60 90
Latvian 1,230 585 645 0 0 0
Lithuanian 4,225 2,105 2,115 10 0 10
Moldovan 5,110 2,490 2,620 10 10 0
Polish 46,865 22,825 24,035 210 110 100
Romanian 29,635 14,290 15,345 340 150 190
Russian 38,265 18,115 20,155 165 85 75
Slovak 2,405 1,190 1,210 15 0 15
Ukrainian 23,600 11,240 12,355 230 130 100
Eastern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 109 2,545 1,315 1,230 10 0 0
Southern European origins 273,825 134,115 139,710 975 520 450
Albanian 2,295 1,180 1,120 0 0 0
Bosnian 580 280 295 0 0 0
Catalan 470 245 225 0 0 0
Croatian 3,175 1,600 1,570 20 0 15
Cypriot 255 140 115 0 0 0
Greek 35,805 17,910 17,895 145 85 60
Italian 168,110 82,250 85,860 575 305 270
Kosovar 260 140 120 0 0 0
Macedonian 415 220 195 0 0 0
Maltese 605 335 270 0 10 0
Montenegrin 245 140 100 0 0 0
Portuguese 29,890 14,800 15,085 125 55 70
Serbian 2,760 1,265 1,495 0 0 10
Sicilian 550 290 265 0 0 0
Slovenian 1,360 645 710 10 0 15
Spanish 43,300 20,870 22,435 160 90 65
Yugoslavian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 110 1,270 570 700 0 0 0
Southern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 111 130 85 45 0 0 0
Other European origins 24,805 12,690 12,110 115 55 65
Basque 1,270 705 565 0 0 0
Jewish 19,845 10,105 9,735 70 35 30
Roma (Gypsy) 250 155 90 0 0 0
Slavic, n.o.s.Census data footnote 112 195 95 100 0 0 0
Other European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 113 3,450 1,760 1,685 45 15 30
Caribbean origins 119,515 54,900 64,620 355 175 185
Antiguan 235 125 115 15 0 15
Bahamian 225 120 105 0 0 0
Barbadian 3,765 1,660 2,100 55 35 20
Bermudan 60 20 40 0 0 0
Carib 300 115 180 0 0 0
Cuban 4,820 2,310 2,505 45 30 15
Dominican 6,945 3,160 3,785 30 0 30
Grenadian 1,495 590 900 20 10 10
Guadeloupean 495 225 270 0 0 0
Haitian 82,000 37,695 44,305 145 70 65
Jamaican 9,595 4,440 5,155 30 10 20
Kittitian/Nevisian 275 130 140 0 0 0
Martinican 1,025 495 525 0 0 0
Montserratan 140 70 65 0 0 0
Puerto Rican 285 145 145 0 0 0
St. Lucian 530 260 265 0 0 0
Trinidadian/Tobagonian 4,325 1,940 2,385 35 10 25
Vincentian/Grenadinian 3,285 1,345 1,940 0 0 0
West Indian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 114 3,795 1,665 2,125 20 10 10
Caribbean origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 115 2,945 1,350 1,600 10 10 10
Latin, Central and South American origins 85,035 41,350 43,685 320 170 145
Aboriginal from Central/South America (except Arawak and Maya) 3,405 1,635 1,770 10 10 10
Arawak 120 30 95 0 0 0
Argentinian 2,740 1,390 1,350 0 0 0
Belizean 25 10 10 0 0 0
Bolivian 930 440 485 0 0 0
Brazilian 4,350 2,105 2,245 0 0 10
Chilean 6,855 3,460 3,395 35 20 15
Colombian 12,530 5,945 6,580 80 40 40
Costa Rican 595 300 295 0 0 0
Ecuadorian 1,615 715 895 0 0 0
Guatemalan 5,830 3,000 2,830 0 0 0
Guyanese 2,465 1,205 1,255 15 10 10
Hispanic 590 320 265 0 0 0
Honduran 2,815 1,355 1,460 0 0 0
Maya 960 565 400 0 0 0
Mexican 13,835 6,685 7,150 85 60 35
Nicaraguan 1,500 755 750 0 0 0
Panamanian 830 425 410 0 0 0
Paraguayan 190 95 95 0 0 0
Peruvian 10,190 4,805 5,385 35 20 10
Salvadorean 11,535 5,710 5,820 25 10 10
Uruguayan 870 400 470 0 0 0
Venezuelan 4,020 1,830 2,195 15 10 10
Latin, Central and South American origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 116 3,410 1,730 1,680 45 20 25
African origins 224,260 115,410 108,850 455 225 230
Central and West African origins 45,140 23,345 21,795 105 45 65
Akan 395 210 185 0 0 0
Angolan 470 225 245 0 0 0
Ashanti 65 55 0 0 0 0
Beninese 1,885 950 935 20 10 15
Burkinabe 1,245 670 580 0 0 0
Cameroonian 8,790 4,475 4,310 30 0 25
Chadian 655 340 310 0 0 0
Congolese 9,960 4,845 5,115 30 20 15
Edo 95 50 40 0 0 0
Ewe 215 135 85 0 0 0
Gabonese 450 195 255 0 0 0
Gambian 80 45 35 0 0 0
Ghanaian 2,240 1,130 1,115 15 0 10
Guinean 3,080 1,630 1,450 0 0 0
Ibo 135 60 75 0 0 0
Ivorian 4,360 2,195 2,170 0 0 0
Liberian 60 25 35 0 0 0
Malian 1,815 920 900 0 0 0
Malinké 400 210 190 0 0 0
Nigerian 1,815 975 835 0 0 0
Peulh 1,310 660 650 0 0 0
Senegalese 4,070 2,220 1,845 0 0 0
Sierra Leonean 80 40 40 0 0 0
Togolese 1,865 980 880 15 10 10
Wolof 355 210 145 0 0 0
Yoruba 285 140 140 0 0 0
Central and West African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 117 3,410 1,845 1,565 0 0 0
North African origins 142,110 74,140 67,970 250 130 115
Algerian 40,120 20,825 19,295 10 10 0
Berber 21,550 11,345 10,205 55 20 25
Coptic 375 210 165 0 0 0
Dinka 0 0 0 0 0 0
Egyptian 17,790 9,220 8,570 140 80 55
Libyan 770 410 360 0 0 0
Maure 355 205 150 0 0 0
Moroccan 53,670 27,715 25,955 45 15 30
Sudanese 215 110 105 0 0 0
Tunisian 12,870 6,975 5,890 10 10 0
North African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 118 2,135 1,205 930 0 0 0
Southern and East African origins 13,315 6,550 6,765 15 10 10
Afrikaner 75 65 10 0 0 0
Amhara 25 10 10 0 0 0
Bantu, n.o.s.Census data footnote 119 900 495 405 0 0 0
Burundian 2,015 970 1,045 0 0 0
Djiboutian 220 100 125 0 0 0
Eritrean 335 175 155 0 0 0
Ethiopian 1,130 565 565 0 0 0
Harari 15 10 10 0 0 0
Kenyan 300 135 160 0 0 0
Malagasy 1,490 750 745 0 0 0
Mauritian 1,735 825 910 0 0 0
Oromo 10 10 0 0 0 0
Rwandan 1,995 935 1,055 10 10 0
Seychellois 480 220 255 0 0 0
Somali 1,230 590 635 0 0 0
South African 540 280 265 0 0 0
Tanzanian 140 80 55 0 0 0
Tigrian 60 25 40 0 0 0
Ugandan 115 50 65 0 0 0
Zambian 30 15 15 0 0 0
Zimbabwean 225 120 105 0 0 0
Zulu 50 20 20 0 0 0
Southern and East African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 120 875 425 455 0 0 0
Other African origins 25,930 12,605 13,325 125 60 70
Black, n.o.s.Census data footnote 121 2,125 990 1,135 10 0 0
Other African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 122 24,195 11,815 12,380 125 55 65
Asian origins 353,565 173,390 180,180 845 410 440
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins 137,895 70,990 66,905 340 175 160
Afghan 2,395 1,205 1,185 15 10 10
Arab, n.o.s.Census data footnote 123 27,100 14,270 12,830 40 25 10
Armenian 13,180 6,420 6,765 35 20 15
Assyrian 185 110 75 10 10 0
Azerbaijani 435 225 215 0 0 0
Georgian 520 245 280 0 0 0
Hazara 10 10 10 0 0 0
Iranian 19,670 9,825 9,845 30 10 25
Iraqi 3,380 1,685 1,690 0 0 0
Israeli 5,195 2,745 2,450 10 10 0
Jordanian 1,075 565 515 20 10 10
Kazakh 445 220 225 0 0 0
Kurd 1,395 755 640 0 0 0
Kuwaiti 55 25 25 0 0 0
Kyrgyz 210 115 95 0 0 0
Lebanese 40,100 21,075 19,025 130 60 75
Palestinian 4,555 2,330 2,225 0 0 0
Pashtun 340 185 155 0 0 0
Saudi Arabian 550 330 220 0 0 0
Syrian 15,765 8,050 7,715 10 0 15
Tajik 110 40 70 0 0 0
Tatar 650 315 340 0 0 0
Turk 9,590 4,620 4,970 25 10 10
Turkmen 25 15 10 0 0 0
Uighur 295 130 155 0 0 0
Uzbek 340 165 180 0 0 0
Yemeni 610 320 285 15 15 0
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 124 1,765 980 785 0 10 0
South Asian origins 68,825 35,490 33,335 145 60 85
Bangladeshi 6,115 3,155 2,955 10 0 0
Bengali 3,575 1,730 1,840 0 0 0
Bhutanese 0 0 0 0 0 0
East Indian 35,830 18,630 17,190 100 45 60
Goan 160 75 90 0 0 0
Gujarati 340 165 175 0 0 0
Kashmiri 230 140 85 0 0 0
Nepali 180 95 80 0 0 0
Pakistani 9,510 4,880 4,630 20 10 0
Punjabi 2,125 1,235 890 0 0 0
Sinhalese 205 85 125 10 0 0
Sri Lankan 11,255 5,590 5,665 10 0 0
Tamil 2,505 1,320 1,185 0 0 0
South Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 125 1,585 875 705 20 10 10
East and Southeast Asian origins 148,715 67,730 80,985 375 170 200
Burmese 175 100 75 0 0 0
Cambodian (Khmer) 7,745 3,775 3,975 0 0 0
Chinese 76,085 35,390 40,690 190 100 90
Filipino 30,545 12,430 18,115 145 60 85
Hmong 35 10 20 0 0 0
Indonesian 790 340 450 0 0 0
Japanese 4,025 1,580 2,445 10 0 0
Karen 0 0 0 0 0 0
Korean 6,035 2,860 3,180 0 0 0
Laotian 2,805 1,445 1,365 0 0 0
Malaysian 425 190 235 0 0 0
Mongolian 510 230 280 10 10 0
Singaporean 90 50 45 10 10 0
Taiwanese 1,365 570 795 0 0 0
Thai 1,105 450 655 10 0 10
Tibetan 40 20 15 0 0 0
Vietnamese 28,155 13,530 14,625 20 10 15
East and Southeast Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 126 225 105 120 0 0 0
Other Asian origins 1,275 675 600 0 0 0
Other Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 127 1,275 675 595 0 0 0
Oceania origins 1,870 1,005 865 0 0 0
Australian 1,240 705 540 0 0 0
New Zealander 265 130 135 0 0 0
Pacific Islands origins 425 205 220 0 0 0
Fijian 35 15 20 0 0 0
Hawaiian 25 10 20 0 0 0
Maori 50 40 20 0 0 0
Polynesian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 128 130 60 70 0 0 0
Samoan 10 10 0 0 0 0
Pacific Islands origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 129 200 100 105 0 0 0
Household characteristics
Total - Private households by tenure - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 130 870,375 ... ... 4,685 ... ...
Owner 348,230 ... ... 3,150 ... ...
Renter 522,140 ... ... 1,535 ... ...
Band housing 0 ... ... 0 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by condominium status - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 131 870,375 ... ... 4,690 ... ...
Condominium 161,045 ... ... 730 ... ...
Not condominium 709,330 ... ... 3,960 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 132 870,375 ... ... 4,690 ... ...
No bedrooms 14,110 ... ... 10 ... ...
1 bedroom 254,690 ... ... 540 ... ...
2 bedrooms 292,930 ... ... 1,795 ... ...
3 bedrooms 216,835 ... ... 1,550 ... ...
4 or more bedrooms 91,805 ... ... 800 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 133 870,375 ... ... 4,690 ... ...
1 to 4 rooms 467,490 ... ... 1,655 ... ...
5 rooms 163,460 ... ... 880 ... ...
6 rooms 79,935 ... ... 665 ... ...
7 rooms 58,855 ... ... 550 ... ...
8 or more rooms 100,625 ... ... 940 ... ...
Average number of rooms per dwelling 4.8 ... ... 5.7 ... ...
Total - Private households by number of persons per room - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 134 870,375 ... ... 4,690 ... ...
One person or fewer per room 845,575 ... ... 4,650 ... ...
More than 1 person per room 24,795 ... ... 40 ... ...
Total - Private households by housing suitability - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 135 870,375 ... ... 4,685 ... ...
Suitable 799,140 ... ... 4,525 ... ...
Not suitable 71,230 ... ... 165 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by period of construction - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 136 870,375 ... ... 4,685 ... ...
1960 or before 334,260 ... ... 595 ... ...
1961 to 1980 284,020 ... ... 1,310 ... ...
1981 to 1990 100,065 ... ... 935 ... ...
1991 to 2000 55,905 ... ... 850 ... ...
2001 to 2005 28,930 ... ... 450 ... ...
2006 to 2010 32,720 ... ... 340 ... ...
2011 to 2016Census data footnote 137 34,465 ... ... 200 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 138 870,375 ... ... 4,685 ... ...
Only regular maintenance or minor repairs needed 801,740 ... ... 4,445 ... ...
Major repairs needed 68,630 ... ... 245 ... ...
Total - Private households by number of household maintainers - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 139 870,370 ... ... 4,685 ... ...
1 household maintainer 584,240 ... ... 2,920 ... ...
2 household maintainers 266,165 ... ... 1,730 ... ...
3 or more household maintainers 19,970 ... ... 35 ... ...
Total - Private households by age of primary household maintainers - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 140 870,375 ... ... 4,685 ... ...
15 to 24 years 39,040 ... ... 135 ... ...
25 to 34 years 151,650 ... ... 655 ... ...
35 to 44 years 163,270 ... ... 825 ... ...
45 to 54 years 161,100 ... ... 1,125 ... ...
55 to 64 years 152,865 ... ... 975 ... ...
65 to 74 years 109,830 ... ... 610 ... ...
75 to 84 years 65,970 ... ... 285 ... ...
85 years and over 26,650 ... ... 75 ... ...
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 141 868,760 ... ... 4,680 ... ...
Spending less than 30% of income on shelter costs 606,785 ... ... 3,635 ... ...
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs 261,975 ... ... 1,045 ... ...
30% to less than 100% 219,820 ... ... 960 ... ...
Total - Owner households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data 348,225 ... ... 3,155 ... ...
% of owner households with a mortgageCensus data footnote 142 59.3 ... ... 72.4 ... ...
% of owner households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costsCensus data footnote 141 20.2 ... ... 16.5 ... ...
Median monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,218 ... ... 1,163 ... ...
Average monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,366 ... ... 1,179 ... ...
Median value of dwellings ($)Census data footnote 144 399,785 ... ... 250,421 ... ...
Average value of dwellings ($)Census data footnote 144 462,244 ... ... 265,150 ... ...
Total - Tenant households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data 522,140 ... ... 1,535 ... ...
% of tenant households in subsidized housingCensus data footnote 145 8.7 ... ... 3.2 ... ...
% of tenant households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costsCensus data footnote 141 36.8 ... ... 34.1 ... ...
Median monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 778 ... ... 745 ... ...
Average monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 851 ... ... 783 ... ...
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 1,590,980 770,730 820,255 8,795 4,300 4,495
No certificate, diploma or degree 268,125 127,735 140,390 1,605 825 780
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificateCensus data footnote 147 324,455 159,965 164,490 2,280 1,085 1,190
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 998,410 483,035 515,370 4,915 2,390 2,520
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma 158,510 88,680 69,830 1,415 855 565
Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 148 115,485 59,085 56,400 1,070 590 485
Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 149 43,030 29,595 13,435 345 265 80
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma 260,250 119,475 140,775 1,745 765 985
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level 63,120 26,705 36,415 300 115 190
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above 516,530 248,170 268,360 1,450 660 785
Bachelor's degree 301,965 139,970 161,995 995 465 535
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level 48,790 22,955 25,830 140 60 85
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry 15,170 7,760 7,415 40 20 30
Master's degree 125,995 62,965 63,030 225 100 125
Earned doctorateCensus data footnote 150 24,610 14,520 10,085 45 25 20
Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 146 1,067,000 528,725 538,275 6,135 2,975 3,155
No certificate, diploma or degree 112,980 59,375 53,605 725 390 335
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificateCensus data footnote 147 178,710 93,475 85,230 1,455 705 755
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 775,310 375,870 399,440 3,945 1,885 2,065
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma 119,695 65,705 53,990 1,065 630 435
Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 148 88,605 44,645 43,960 795 430 365
Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 149 31,095 21,060 10,030 270 195 70
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma 177,940 84,760 93,180 1,315 570 745
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level 47,550 20,660 26,885 245 90 150
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above 430,130 204,745 225,380 1,320 585 730
Bachelor's degree 248,180 115,200 132,985 925 425 505
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level 40,235 18,395 21,840 125 55 70
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry 11,910 5,425 6,485 35 10 30
Master's degree 109,920 54,580 55,340 190 80 115
Earned doctorateCensus data footnote 150 19,885 11,150 8,725 40 30 15
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 1,590,985 770,730 820,255 8,795 4,300 4,500
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 152 592,575 287,695 304,880 3,880 1,905 1,975
Education 53,045 11,820 41,225 250 25 225
13. Education 53,045 11,820 41,225 250 25 225
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 65,705 31,355 34,350 205 80 125
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services 8,345 6,205 2,140 15 10 10
50. Visual and performing arts 57,365 25,145 32,220 190 75 115
Humanities 77,355 30,055 47,300 230 85 140
16. Aboriginal and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics 15,000 3,490 11,510 30 0 30
23. English language and literature/letters 8,220 2,515 5,700 25 10 20
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities 27,880 11,405 16,475 110 45 60
30A Interdisciplinary humanitiesCensus data footnote 153 285 105 185 0 0 0
38. Philosophy and religious studies 4,830 2,990 1,840 15 10 0
39. Theology and religious vocations 2,430 1,705 725 10 0 10
54. History 7,040 3,975 3,060 30 10 25
55. French language and literature/letters 11,675 3,875 7,805 0 10 0
Social and behavioural sciences and law 141,250 52,575 88,675 515 160 350
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies 2,010 530 1,480 0 0 0
09. Communication, journalism and related programs 20,935 7,630 13,305 65 25 45
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences 17,860 1,995 15,865 120 0 120
22. Legal professions and studies 25,305 10,650 14,655 80 20 60
30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciencesCensus data footnote 154 3,105 835 2,275 10 0 0
42. Psychology 18,865 4,905 13,955 30 10 25
45. Social sciences 53,170 26,025 27,145 210 105 100
Business, management and public administration 228,555 98,790 129,760 1,295 455 835
30.16 Accounting and computer science 245 95 145 10 10 0
44. Public administration and social service professions 10,680 2,520 8,165 40 15 25
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services 217,625 96,175 121,455 1,250 440 810
Physical and life sciences and technologies 51,035 27,060 23,975 165 90 80
26. Biological and biomedical sciences 20,305 8,320 11,980 55 25 30
30.01 Biological and physical sciences 9,495 5,530 3,970 15 10 10
30C Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciencesCensus data footnote 155 4,380 2,310 2,065 25 10 20
40. Physical sciences 15,330 10,085 5,240 55 45 15
41. Science technologies/technicians 1,525 805 720 15 0 10
Mathematics, computer and information sciences 52,280 36,525 15,760 210 155 55
11. Computer and information sciences and support services 41,680 31,280 10,405 190 145 45
25. Library science 3,625 755 2,870 0 0 0
27. Mathematics and statistics 6,135 3,855 2,275 15 10 0
30D Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciencesCensus data footnote 156 840 630 205 0 0 0
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies 161,710 137,995 23,710 1,080 1,000 75
04. Architecture and related services 11,440 6,565 4,875 10 0 0
14. Engineering 66,425 52,940 13,490 225 180 40
15. Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields 24,465 21,825 2,635 275 260 15
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation 25 10 15 0 0 0
46. Construction trades 22,655 21,670 985 150 135 15
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians 23,180 22,285 890 285 280 0
48. Precision production 13,525 12,700 820 140 145 0
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 9,600 5,025 4,570 55 20 40
01. Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences 6,105 3,180 2,920 40 10 30
03. Natural resources and conservation 3,500 1,845 1,650 20 10 10
Health and related fields 113,455 28,650 84,800 510 105 400
31. Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies 6,710 3,425 3,285 60 40 20
51. Health professions and related programs 101,665 22,475 79,185 440 55 385
60. Dental, medical and veterinary residency programs 5,085 2,755 2,335 0 10 0
Personal, protective and transportation services 44,270 23,130 21,140 400 205 195
12. Personal and culinary services 28,675 10,020 18,660 210 60 150
28. Military science, leadership and operational art 55 50 0 0 0 0
29. Military technologies and applied sciences 170 170 0 0 0 0
43. Security and protective services 7,455 5,825 1,630 70 40 30
49. Transportation and materials moving 7,905 7,060 845 120 105 20
Other 145 55 90 0 0 0
30.99 Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies, other 145 55 90 0 0 0
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 1,067,000 528,725 538,280 6,130 2,975 3,155
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 152 291,685 152,855 138,830 2,185 1,090 1,090
Education 37,035 8,115 28,920 210 20 190
13. Education 37,030 8,110 28,920 210 20 190
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 52,420 25,525 26,900 130 50 85
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services 6,460 4,740 1,720 0 10 0
50. Visual and performing arts 45,955 20,785 25,175 130 40 85
Humanities 53,455 20,955 32,500 155 60 100
16. Aboriginal and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics 11,875 2,820 9,050 25 0 25
23. English language and literature/letters 6,265 1,920 4,340 25 10 15
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities 16,240 7,070 9,170 50 20 30
30A Interdisciplinary humanitiesCensus data footnote 153 190 70 120 0 0 0
38. Philosophy and religious studies 3,530 2,200 1,330 15 10 0
39. Theology and religious vocations 1,565 1,100 460 10 0 10
54. History 5,260 3,050 2,210 25 10 20
55. French language and literature/letters 8,535 2,715 5,820 10 10 0
Social and behavioural sciences and law 110,575 40,835 69,740 440 125 315
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies 1,665 445 1,220 0 0 0
09. Communication, journalism and related programs 17,580 6,520 11,055 55 20 40
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences 14,035 1,380 12,655 110 10 110
22. Legal professions and studies 20,640 8,225 12,415 65 15 55
30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciencesCensus data footnote 154 2,215 615 1,600 0 0 10
42. Psychology 14,185 3,610 10,570 20 0 25
45. Social sciences 40,250 20,035 20,210 175 95 80
Business, management and public administration 184,055 79,015 105,045 1,060 370 690
30.16 Accounting and computer science 205 90 120 0 0 0
44. Public administration and social service professions 8,555 2,030 6,525 40 15 25
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services 175,300 76,900 98,400 1,020 355 665
Physical and life sciences and technologies 34,915 17,965 16,955 135 75 55
26. Biological and biomedical sciences 16,520 6,645 9,875 45 20 25
30.01 Biological and physical sciences 4,635 2,710 1,925 0 0 0
30C Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciencesCensus data footnote 155 1,090 615 475 15 10 0
40. Physical sciences 11,490 7,355 4,135 55 35 15
41. Science technologies/technicians 1,180 635 550 10 10 10
Mathematics, computer and information sciences 45,775 32,340 13,435 185 140 45
11. Computer and information sciences and support services 37,730 28,385 9,345 165 135 35
25. Library science 2,765 645 2,120 0 0 10
27. Mathematics and statistics 4,625 2,845 1,780 15 10 10
30D Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciencesCensus data footnote 156 655 460 195 0 0 0
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies 127,855 107,035 20,820 865 790 80
04. Architecture and related services 9,630 5,365 4,260 0 0 10
14. Engineering 56,565 44,315 12,255 200 155 45
15. Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields 18,385 16,350 2,040 235 220 15
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation 25 10 20 0 0 0
46. Construction trades 16,340 15,500 845 90 80 15
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians 17,245 16,530 715 230 225 10
48. Precision production 9,655 8,970 685 105 105 0
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 8,060 4,150 3,910 50 15 30
01. Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences 5,045 2,570 2,475 35 10 30
03. Natural resources and conservation 3,020 1,585 1,430 15 10 0
Health and related fields 86,710 21,765 64,945 415 85 325
31. Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies 5,535 2,815 2,715 45 35 10
51. Health professions and related programs 77,255 17,060 60,195 365 45 320
60. Dental, medical and veterinary residency programs 3,920 1,885 2,035 0 0 0
Personal, protective and transportation services 34,345 18,150 16,195 300 155 150
12. Personal and culinary services 21,990 7,735 14,255 170 45 125
28. Military science, leadership and operational art 35 25 10 0 0 0
29. Military technologies and applied sciences 120 120 0 0 0 0
43. Security and protective services 5,770 4,515 1,255 45 25 20
49. Transportation and materials moving 6,435 5,765 670 95 85 10
Other 120 35 90 0 0 0
30.99 Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies, other 125 35 90 0 0 0
Location of study compared with province or territory of residence with countries outside Canada
Total - Location of study compared with province or territory of residence with countries outside Canada for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 157 1,590,985 770,730 820,255 8,795 4,300 4,495
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 592,575 287,690 304,880 3,880 1,910 1,975
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 158 998,410 483,035 515,370 4,915 2,395 2,525
Location of study inside Canada 766,825 365,725 401,100 4,300 2,085 2,220
Same as province or territory of residence 730,595 346,900 383,695 4,100 1,995 2,105
Different than province or territory of residence 36,225 18,820 17,410 200 85 110
Location of study outside CanadaCensus data footnote 159 231,585 117,315 114,270 615 310 305
United StatesCensus data footnote 160 16,020 9,365 6,655 60 25 35
Philippines 10,640 3,035 7,605 40 15 25
India 5,395 2,935 2,465 0 0 0
United KingdomCensus data footnote 161 7,135 4,090 3,045 25 15 10
ChinaCensus data footnote 162 12,015 5,430 6,585 60 35 20
France 39,955 22,250 17,705 30 15 20
Other 140,420 70,205 70,215 395 210 190
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 1,067,000 528,720 538,280 6,130 2,975 3,155
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 291,685 152,855 138,835 2,185 1,090 1,095
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 158 775,310 375,870 399,440 3,945 1,885 2,060
Location of study inside Canada 584,410 280,785 303,620 3,400 1,605 1,795
Same as province or territory of residence 556,135 266,180 289,960 3,230 1,530 1,705
Different than province or territory of residence 28,270 14,605 13,660 170 75 90
Location of study outside CanadaCensus data footnote 159 190,905 95,085 95,825 545 280 265
United StatesCensus data footnote 160 11,570 6,575 4,990 55 25 30
Philippines 9,045 2,505 6,540 30 15 15
India 3,905 1,980 1,925 0 0 0
United KingdomCensus data footnote 161 4,800 2,760 2,045 15 10 0
ChinaCensus data footnote 162 10,835 4,830 6,005 60 35 25
France 34,215 18,870 15,340 25 10 15
Other 116,535 57,560 58,975 370 185 180
Labour force status
Total - Population aged 15 years and over by Labour force status - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 163 1,590,980 770,730 820,255 8,800 4,300 4,495
In the labour force 1,019,360 529,940 489,425 6,175 3,110 3,065
Employed 927,720 480,600 447,115 5,770 2,895 2,875
Unemployed 91,645 49,335 42,310 410 215 190
Not in the labour force 571,625 240,795 330,835 2,625 1,190 1,430
Participation rate 64.1 68.8 59.7 70.2 72.3 68.2
Employment rate 58.3 62.4 54.5 65.6 67.3 64.0
Unemployment rate 9.0 9.3 8.6 6.6 6.9 6.2
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 1,590,985 770,730 820,255 8,800 4,300 4,500
Did not workCensus data footnote 165 553,110 233,515 319,595 2,505 1,110 1,395
Worked 1,037,875 537,220 500,660 6,290 3,190 3,100
Worked full year, full timeCensus data footnote 166 466,195 258,815 207,380 3,320 1,750 1,575
Worked part year and/or part timeCensus data footnote 167 571,675 278,400 293,270 2,970 1,440 1,525
Average weeks worked in reference year 41.7 42.1 41.2 43.7 43.7 43.7
Class of worker
Total labour force aged 15 years and over by class of worker - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 168 1,019,360 529,935 489,420 6,175 3,110 3,065
Class of worker - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 37,225 18,855 18,375 135 55 75
All classes of workersCensus data footnote 170 982,135 511,085 471,050 6,040 3,050 2,990
Employee 861,390 435,915 425,475 5,425 2,665 2,765
Self-employedCensus data footnote 171 120,740 75,170 45,575 615 385 225
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 1,019,360 529,935 489,425 6,175 3,110 3,065
Occupation - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 37,230 18,855 18,375 135 60 75
All occupationsCensus data footnote 170 982,135 511,080 471,050 6,040 3,050 2,990
0 Management occupations 102,460 62,870 39,590 600 380 220
1 Business, finance and administration occupations 174,400 64,685 109,715 1,165 350 815
2 Natural and applied sciences and related occupations 86,460 67,345 19,110 490 385 105
3 Health occupations 66,460 17,440 49,020 350 45 305
4 Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services 128,005 41,290 86,720 575 115 460
5 Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport 56,345 28,500 27,845 135 80 60
6 Sales and service occupations 244,935 124,900 120,040 1,480 635 845
7 Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations 78,995 74,080 4,915 840 780 60
8 Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations 4,615 3,825 790 35 35 0
9 Occupations in manufacturing and utilities 39,460 26,150 13,310 370 265 105
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 1,019,360 529,935 489,425 6,175 3,110 3,065
Industry - NAICS2012 - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 37,230 18,855 18,380 135 55 75
All industry categoriesCensus data footnote 170 982,130 511,085 471,050 6,040 3,050 2,990
11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 2,495 1,570 930 30 10 15
21 Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction 1,065 790 280 15 10 10
22 Utilities 4,680 2,860 1,825 30 25 10
23 Construction 31,500 27,345 4,155 330 270 65
31-33 Manufacturing 87,555 59,285 28,265 790 490 300
41 Wholesale trade 44,740 27,130 17,610 510 300 210
44-45 Retail trade 107,155 52,620 54,535 660 305 350
48-49 Transportation and warehousing 44,395 33,130 11,265 465 320 145
51 Information and cultural industries 43,110 25,720 17,390 165 105 60
52 Finance and insurance 49,540 24,125 25,415 160 60 100
53 Real estate and rental and leasing 20,385 12,020 8,365 110 40 70
54 Professional, scientific and technical services 107,075 62,855 44,220 470 255 210
55 Management of companies and enterprises 1,525 630 900 10 10 0
56 Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services 52,300 31,480 20,815 320 210 110
61 Educational services 85,270 31,335 53,935 340 105 235
62 Health care and social assistance 118,530 28,480 90,055 645 80 565
71 Arts, entertainment and recreation 26,285 13,675 12,605 95 45 45
72 Accommodation and food services 72,915 38,965 33,950 320 120 205
81 Other services (except public administration) 44,295 18,450 25,840 285 140 140
91 Public administration 37,320 18,620 18,700 310 165 150
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 174 927,715 480,605 447,115 5,765 2,895 2,875
Worked at home 65,840 34,655 31,185 390 240 150
Worked outside Canada 4,345 3,000 1,345 10 0 10
No fixed workplace address 74,690 51,335 23,355 525 385 145
Worked at usual place 782,840 391,615 391,225 4,840 2,265 2,570
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 782,845 391,615 391,230 4,840 2,270 2,570
Commute within census subdivision (CSD) of residence 575,810 278,865 296,940 450 150 300
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) within census division (CD) of residence 134,040 69,050 64,995 810 330 480
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) and census division (CD) within province or territory of residence 69,715 41,695 28,020 3,560 1,785 1,775
Commute to a different province or territory 3,275 2,005 1,265 20 10 20
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 175 857,530 442,945 414,580 5,370 2,655 2,715
Car, truck, van - as a driver 427,530 250,230 177,305 4,500 2,330 2,175
Car, truck, van - as a passenger 26,400 8,575 17,820 245 75 170
Public transit 295,860 128,960 166,895 435 170 265
Walked 69,410 31,975 37,440 145 55 90
Bicycle 30,645 18,895 11,745 20 15 10
Other method 7,695 4,310 3,380 25 10 15
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 176 857,530 442,945 414,580 5,365 2,655 2,715
Less than 15 minutes 130,495 64,645 65,850 930 380 545
15 to 29 minutes 287,415 153,305 134,115 1,895 955 945
30 to 44 minutes 244,380 130,560 113,820 1,305 730 580
45 to 59 minutes 107,170 52,160 55,010 530 260 270
60 minutes and over 88,065 42,275 45,790 705 330 375
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 177 857,530 442,945 414,585 5,370 2,655 2,715
Between 5 a.m. and 5:59 a.m. 43,455 30,780 12,675 500 335 165
Between 6 a.m. and 6:59 a.m. 120,205 69,870 50,335 1,345 790 550
Between 7 a.m. and 7:59 a.m. 237,660 111,655 126,000 1,440 575 860
Between 8 a.m. and 8:59 a.m. 209,795 98,520 111,275 890 340 550
Between 9 a.m. and 11:59 a.m. 119,630 58,555 61,070 445 160 290
Between 12 p.m. and 4:59 a.m. 126,790 73,560 53,225 745 445 300
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 1,074,970 555,425 519,540 6,480 3,275 3,200
Single responses 914,950 471,330 443,615 5,585 2,830 2,750
Official languages 901,375 464,545 436,830 5,565 2,825 2,745
English 292,300 156,175 136,130 1,730 860 865
French 609,070 308,365 300,705 3,835 1,965 1,875
Non-official languages 13,575 6,790 6,790 20 10 10
Aboriginal languages 50 15 40 0 0 10
Algonquian languages 25 10 15 0 0 0
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 25 10 10 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 15 10 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. 10 0 0 0 0 0
Eastern Algonquian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 0 0 0 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 25 0 20 0 0 0
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 25 0 20 0 0 0
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oneida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages 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 13,530 6,780 6,755 15 10 10
Afro-Asiatic languages 1,140 690 450 0 0 0
Berber languages 20 0 15 0 0 0
Kabyle 20 0 20 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 1,120 690 430 0 0 0
Amharic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arabic 1,000 625 375 0 0 0
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 120 65 60 0 0 0
Maltese 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tigrigna 0 0 0 0 0 0
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 1,305 650 660 0 0 0
Khmer (Cambodian) 175 75 105 0 0 0
Vietnamese 1,130 575 560 0 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 125 60 60 0 0 0
Bikol 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cebuano 0 0 0 0 0 0
Fijian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ilocano 10 0 0 0 0 0
Malagasy 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malay 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pangasinan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 105 45 60 0 0 0
Waray-Waray 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 10 0 0 0 0 0
Creole languages 185 60 125 0 0 0
Haitian Creole 10 10 10 0 0 0
Creole, n.o.s. 180 60 120 0 0 0
Creole languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dravidian languages 120 65 60 0 0 0
Kannada 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malayalam 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tamil 120 70 55 0 0 0
Telugu 10 0 10 0 0 0
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hmong-Mien languages 10 10 0 0 0 0
Indo-European languages 5,980 2,910 3,065 20 10 10
Albanian 15 15 0 0 0 0
Armenian 110 60 45 0 0 0
Balto-Slavic languages 885 400 485 0 0 0
Baltic languages 15 10 10 0 0 0
Latvian 10 10 0 0 0 0
Lithuanian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavic languages 870 390 480 0 0 0
Belarusan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bosnian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bulgarian 25 10 20 0 0 0
Croatian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Czech 10 0 0 0 0 0
Macedonian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Polish 145 60 85 0 0 0
Russian 565 270 290 0 0 0
Serbian 10 10 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 105 35 70 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 755 300 455 0 0 0
Afrikaans 0 0 0 0 0 0
Danish 10 0 10 0 0 0
Dutch 15 0 15 0 0 0
Frisian 0 0 0 0 0 0
German 175 65 110 0 0 0
Icelandic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Norwegian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swedish 10 0 0 0 0 0
Vlaams (Flemish) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yiddish 545 230 320 0 0 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Greek 310 160 150 0 0 0
Indo-Iranian languages 925 545 380 0 0 0
Indo-Aryan languages 435 275 165 0 0 0
Bengali 85 65 20 0 0 0
Gujarati 15 10 10 0 0 0
Hindi 30 20 10 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 0 0 0
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 255 150 100 0 0 0
Sindhi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Urdu 60 35 25 0 0 0
Iranian languages 485 270 215 0 0 0
Kurdish 10 0 10 0 0 0
Pashto 10 0 0 0 0 0
Persian (Farsi) 475 270 200 0 0 0
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Italic (Romance) languages 2,985 1,440 1,550 15 10 10
Catalan 10 0 10 0 0 0
Italian 455 255 200 0 0 0
Portuguese 375 220 160 0 0 0
Romanian 230 105 120 10 0 10
Spanish 1,915 860 1,050 10 0 0
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Japanese 180 70 110 0 0 0
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Georgian 10 0 10 0 0 0
Korean 275 140 135 0 0 0
Mongolic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mongolian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Akan (Twi) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bamanankan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Edo 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ewe 0 0 0 0 0 0
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ganda 0 0 0 0 0 0
Igbo 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lingala 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rundi (Kirundi) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shona 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swahili 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wolof 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yoruba 0 0 0 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dinka 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages 65 25 35 0 0 0
American Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Quebec Sign Language 30 0 30 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 35 25 10 0 0 0
Sino-Tibetan languages 4,000 2,045 1,950 0 0 0
Chinese languages 4,000 2,050 1,950 0 0 0
Cantonese 1,615 785 835 0 0 0
Hakka 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mandarin 2,155 1,160 1,000 0 0 0
Min Dong 0 0 0 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 50 25 25 0 0 0
Wu (Shanghainese) 15 10 0 0 0 0
Chinese, n.o.s. 160 75 85 0 0 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 25 15 15 0 0 0
Lao 10 10 0 0 0 0
Thai 15 0 10 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 75 35 40 0 0 0
Azerbaijani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkish 80 35 40 0 0 0
Uyghur 0 0 0 0 0 0
Uzbek 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Uralic languages 30 0 25 0 0 0
Estonian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Finnish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hungarian 30 0 30 0 0 0
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 0 0 10 0 0 0
Multiple responses 160,020 84,100 75,925 890 440 450
English and French 144,525 76,125 68,400 855 420 440
English and non-official language 4,385 2,475 1,905 15 10 0
French and non-official language 3,725 1,770 1,960 0 0 0
English, French and non-official language 7,385 3,720 3,660 20 15 10
Other language used regularly at work
Total - Other language(s) used regularly at work for the population in private households aged 15 years and over who worked since January 1, 2015 - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 179 1,074,970 555,425 519,540 6,480 3,275 3,200
None 585,490 298,310 287,175 2,945 1,500 1,445
English 289,290 152,320 136,975 2,320 1,200 1,115
French 159,505 83,705 75,800 1,105 510 595
Non-official language 27,455 14,470 12,985 65 55 15
Aboriginal 120 55 70 0 0 0
Non-Aboriginal 27,335 14,410 12,920 70 55 15
English and French 1,145 535 610 0 0 10
English and non-official language 7,690 3,670 4,020 0 0 10
French and non-official language 4,370 2,405 1,965 20 10 15
English, French and non-official language 30 20 10 0 0 0
Mobility status - Place of residence 1 year ago
Total - Mobility status 1 year ago - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 180 1,872,860 914,480 958,380 10,495 5,165 5,330
Non-movers 1,596,465 775,885 820,580 9,255 4,525 4,730
Movers 276,395 138,595 137,800 1,240 640 600
Non-migrants 192,940 96,765 96,170 425 205 225
Migrants 83,455 41,825 41,630 815 440 375
Internal migrants 43,805 21,870 21,935 795 425 365
Intraprovincial migrants 35,005 17,190 17,815 765 410 350
Interprovincial migrants 8,800 4,680 4,120 30 20 10
External migrants 39,650 19,960 19,695 20 15 10
Mobility status - Place of residence 5 years ago
Total - Mobility status 5 years ago - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 181 1,785,390 869,675 915,715 10,070 4,930 5,150
Non-movers 1,013,590 485,800 527,790 6,475 3,205 3,270
Movers 771,800 383,875 387,925 3,600 1,720 1,875
Non-migrants 487,230 242,160 245,075 1,345 670 675
Migrants 284,570 141,715 142,850 2,255 1,055 1,200
Internal migrants 126,750 62,015 64,740 2,140 1,005 1,135
Intraprovincial migrants 105,505 51,380 54,120 2,055 960 1,090
Interprovincial migrants 21,250 10,630 10,615 90 45 45
External migrants 157,815 79,705 78,115 110 50 65

Source

Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population.

How to cite

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2017. Montréal, [Census division], Quebec and L'Île-Perrot, V [Census subdivision], Quebec (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 5, 2024).

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