Census Profile, 2016 Census
North East, [Health region, December 2017], Ontario and Nanaimo, Regional district [Census division], British Columbia

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Characteristic North East,
Ontario
[Health region, December 2017]
Nanaimo, RD
British Columbia
[Census division]
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Total Male Female Total Male Female
Counts (unless otherwise specified)
Population and dwellings
Population, 2016Census data footnote 1 551,801 ... ... 155,698 ... ...
Population, 2011Census data footnote 1 553,091 ... ... 146,574 ... ...
Population percentage change, 2011 to 2016 -0.2 ... ... 6.2 ... ...
Total private dwellingsCensus data footnote 2 289,641 ... ... 73,622 ... ...
Private dwellings occupied by usual residentsCensus data footnote 3 239,300 ... ... 68,904 ... ...
Population density per square kilometre 1.4 ... ... 76.4 ... ...
Land area in square kilometres 395,920.41 ... ... 2,038.04 ... ...
Age characteristics
Total - Age groups and average age of the population - 100% dataCensus data footnote 4 551,800 271,710 280,090 155,695 75,340 80,360
0 to 14 years 83,505 42,670 40,835 19,985 10,250 9,735
0 to 4 years 27,140 13,905 13,235 6,240 3,210 3,030
5 to 9 years 28,535 14,580 13,955 6,995 3,585 3,405
10 to 14 years 27,835 14,190 13,645 6,755 3,455 3,295
15 to 64 years 354,520 176,140 178,375 93,625 45,170 48,460
15 to 19 years 30,420 15,760 14,660 7,445 3,860 3,580
20 to 24 years 31,705 16,285 15,425 7,720 3,940 3,785
25 to 29 years 30,825 15,565 15,260 7,605 3,830 3,780
30 to 34 years 30,325 14,935 15,395 8,045 3,905 4,140
35 to 39 years 30,045 14,660 15,385 7,670 3,710 3,955
40 to 44 years 31,405 15,540 15,865 8,060 3,910 4,150
45 to 49 years 34,785 17,160 17,620 9,145 4,325 4,820
50 to 54 years 45,340 22,170 23,170 10,955 5,115 5,845
55 to 59 years 47,380 23,290 24,090 12,950 6,065 6,885
60 to 64 years 42,295 20,775 21,520 14,030 6,515 7,515
65 years and over 113,770 52,895 60,880 42,090 19,915 22,170
65 to 69 years 37,525 18,715 18,810 13,845 6,650 7,195
70 to 74 years 27,390 13,330 14,060 10,445 5,125 5,320
75 to 79 years 20,510 9,560 10,945 7,320 3,600 3,720
80 to 84 years 14,835 6,510 8,325 5,165 2,470 2,695
85 years and over 13,515 4,780 8,735 5,305 2,065 3,240
85 to 89 years 8,855 3,470 5,385 3,295 1,435 1,855
90 to 94 years 3,695 1,105 2,590 1,535 515 1,025
95 to 99 years 865 190 680 420 110 305
100 years and over 100 20 80 55 10 50
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 15.1 15.7 14.6 12.8 13.6 12.1
15 to 64 years 64.2 64.8 63.7 60.1 60.0 60.3
65 years and over 20.6 19.5 21.7 27.0 26.4 27.6
85 years and over 2.4 1.8 3.1 3.4 2.7 4.0
Average age of the population 43.7 42.8 44.5 47.2 46.3 48.0
Median age of the population 46.1 45.1 47.1 51.1 49.9 52.1
Household and dwelling characteristics
Total - Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling - 100% dataCensus data footnote 5 239,300 ... ... 68,905 ... ...
Single-detached house 164,850 ... ... 44,910 ... ...
Apartment in a building that has five or more storeys 9,950 ... ... 1,320 ... ...
Other attached dwellingCensus data footnote 6 62,345 ... ... 20,045 ... ...
Semi-detached house 11,465 ... ... 2,985 ... ...
Row house 8,200 ... ... 2,940 ... ...
Apartment or flat in a duplex 10,395 ... ... 5,335 ... ...
Apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys 31,495 ... ... 8,640 ... ...
Other single-attached house 780 ... ... 145 ... ...
Movable dwellingCensus data footnote 7 2,155 ... ... 2,635 ... ...
Total - Private households by household size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 8 239,300 ... ... 68,905 ... ...
1 person 71,450 ... ... 20,190 ... ...
2 persons 93,295 ... ... 29,880 ... ...
3 persons 33,880 ... ... 8,775 ... ...
4 persons 27,540 ... ... 6,635 ... ...
5 or more persons 13,135 ... ... 3,430 ... ...
Number of persons in private households 541,700 ... ... 151,630 ... ...
Average household size 2.3 ... ... 2.2 ... ...
Marital status
Total - Marital status for the population aged 15 years and over - 100% dataCensus data footnote 9 468,295 229,035 239,260 135,710 65,085 70,625
Married or living common law 276,270 138,140 138,130 81,785 40,795 40,990
Married 217,905 109,050 108,855 66,730 33,310 33,425
Living common law 58,365 29,095 29,270 15,055 7,485 7,570
Not married and not living common law 192,025 90,900 101,125 53,925 24,290 29,635
Never married 113,750 63,160 50,590 29,520 16,145 13,375
Separated 16,190 7,565 8,625 3,935 1,710 2,225
Divorced 27,605 12,615 14,985 11,130 4,360 6,770
Widowed 34,485 7,555 26,930 9,345 2,075 7,265
Family characteristics
Total - Census families in private households by family size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 10 163,275 ... ... 46,660 ... ...
2 persons 95,285 ... ... 30,495 ... ...
3 persons 32,450 ... ... 8,005 ... ...
4 persons 25,690 ... ... 6,045 ... ...
5 or more persons 9,845 ... ... 2,110 ... ...
Average size of census families 2.7 ... ... 2.6 ... ...
Total number of census families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 11 163,275 ... ... 46,660 ... ...
Total couple families 135,925 ... ... 39,875 ... ...
Married couples 106,750 ... ... 32,350 ... ...
Common-law couples 29,175 ... ... 7,525 ... ...
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent 27,350 ... ... 6,780 ... ...
Female parent 20,860 ... ... 5,245 ... ...
Male parent 6,490 ... ... 1,535 ... ...
Total - Couple census families in private households - 100% data 135,925 ... ... 39,880 ... ...
Couples without children 78,010 ... ... 26,130 ... ...
Couples with children 57,910 ... ... 13,745 ... ...
1 child 25,075 ... ... 6,135 ... ...
2 children 23,650 ... ... 5,630 ... ...
3 or more children 9,185 ... ... 1,985 ... ...
Total - Lone-parent census families in private households - 100% data 27,355 ... ... 6,785 ... ...
1 child 17,275 ... ... 4,365 ... ...
2 children 7,375 ... ... 1,870 ... ...
3 or more children 2,705 ... ... 545 ... ...
Total - Persons not in census families in private households - 100% data 98,275 47,830 50,450 31,280 14,365 16,910
Household type
Total - Private households by household type - 100% dataCensus data footnote 12 239,300 ... ... 68,905 ... ...
One-census-family households 157,045 ... ... 44,635 ... ...
Without children in a census familyCensus data footnote 13 75,580 ... ... 25,190 ... ...
With children in a census familyCensus data footnote 14 81,465 ... ... 19,445 ... ...
Multiple-census-family households 3,070 ... ... 1,000 ... ...
Non-census-family households 79,185 ... ... 23,275 ... ...
One-person households 71,450 ... ... 20,185 ... ...
Two-or-more person non-census-family households 7,735 ... ... 3,085 ... ...
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 15 545,525 269,245 276,275 153,155 74,450 78,710
English only 370,970 187,550 183,420 142,510 69,730 72,775
French only 7,155 3,260 3,895 15 10 10
English and French 166,125 77,935 88,195 10,020 4,455 5,565
Neither English nor French 1,275 515 760 615 260 355
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 16 545,525 269,250 276,275 153,160 74,450 78,710
English 429,370 213,705 215,670 150,450 73,185 77,260
French 112,985 54,130 58,855 1,910 925 985
English and French 1,990 950 1,035 205 90 115
Neither English nor French 1,175 460 715 595 250 350
Official language minority (number)Census data footnote 17 113,980 54,610 59,375 2,015 970 1,045
Official language minority (percentage)Census data footnote 17 20.9 20.3 21.5 1.3 1.3 1.3
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 18 545,525 269,250 276,275 153,155 74,445 78,710
Single responses 535,505 264,515 270,990 151,630 73,735 77,895
Official languages 501,795 248,320 253,480 137,690 67,220 70,475
English 387,385 193,470 193,915 135,570 66,195 69,380
French 114,415 54,850 59,560 2,125 1,025 1,100
Non-official languages 33,710 16,200 17,510 13,940 6,510 7,420
Aboriginal languages 6,975 3,395 3,580 135 55 80
Algonquian languages 6,890 3,350 3,535 20 5 15
Blackfoot 5 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 4,170 2,075 2,100 15 5 15
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Moose Cree 55 30 25 0 0 0
Naskapi 5 0 0 0 0 0
Northern East Cree 20 10 10 0 5 0
Plains Cree 5 0 5 5 0 0
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 225 85 140 0 0 0
Woods Cree 0 0 0 5 0 5
Cree, n.o.s. 3,860 1,945 1,910 10 5 10
Eastern Algonquian languages 5 0 0 0 0 0
Malecite 5 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 0 5 0 0 0 0
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 2,705 1,270 1,435 5 5 0
Algonquin 25 10 10 0 0 0
Ojibway 2,520 1,190 1,330 5 0 0
Oji-Cree 40 15 30 0 0 0
Ottawa (Odawa) 120 60 65 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 10 5 5 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages 5 5 0 5 0 5
Northern Athabaskan languages 5 5 0 5 5 5
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carrier 0 0 0 5 0 0
Chilcotin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dene 0 5 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 5 0 0 5
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Slavey 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey, n.o.s. 5 0 5 0 0 5
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 5 5 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages 10 5 5 5 0 5
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 5 5 0 0 0 5
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 5 0 5 5 5 5
Iroquoian languages 5 0 0 0 0 0
Cayuga 0 5 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 5 5 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 5 0 0 5 0 5
Salish languages 0 0 0 35 15 20
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 0 0 0 30 15 20
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 5 5 0
Siouan languages 0 0 5 0 0 0
Dakota 0 0 0 0 0 0
Stoney 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 0 0 0
Tlingit 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 0 0 0 5 5 5
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nisga'a 0 0 0 5 0 0
Tsimshian 0 0 0 0 5 0
Wakashan languages 0 0 0 40 15 25
Haisla 0 0 0 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 5 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 0 0 0 20 10 5
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 0 0 0 20 10 15
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 55 25 25 15 5 15
Non-Aboriginal languages 26,735 12,800 13,935 13,805 6,460 7,340
Afro-Asiatic languages 860 550 310 365 250 115
Berber languages 20 10 10 0 0 0
Kabyle 15 5 5 0 0 0
Berber languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 0 0 0
Cushitic languages 10 5 5 10 5 5
Bilen 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oromo 5 0 0 0 0 0
Somali 5 5 5 5 0 0
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 5 0 5
Semitic languages 825 530 295 355 245 115
Amharic 10 10 5 10 5 5
Arabic 750 490 260 305 215 90
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 5 0 5 0 0 0
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Harari 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hebrew 15 10 5 30 20 10
Maltese 25 15 10 15 5 5
Tigrigna 15 5 10 0 0 0
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 5 0 0 0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 225 100 125 520 250 270
Khmer (Cambodian) 10 0 10 90 45 45
Vietnamese 220 100 115 430 200 225
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 590 160 435 820 280 540
Bikol 0 0 0 5 0 0
Cebuano 35 5 25 40 10 25
Fijian 0 0 0 5 5 0
Hiligaynon 10 0 5 10 5 10
Ilocano 35 15 25 40 15 20
Malagasy 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malay 25 10 15 30 5 25
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 0 0 0 5 5 5
Pangasinan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 480 125 360 645 220 425
Waray-Waray 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 5 35 20 15
Creole languages 25 15 10 10 5 5
Haitian Creole 5 5 0 0 0 0
Creole, n.o.s. 15 5 10 10 10 5
Creole languages, n.i.e. 5 5 0 0 0 0
Dravidian languages 270 140 135 50 30 20
Kannada 15 5 10 0 0 0
Malayalam 75 30 45 35 20 10
Tamil 90 50 40 15 10 5
Telugu 90 45 35 5 0 0
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hmong-Mien languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Indo-European languages 19,470 9,375 10,095 8,570 4,105 4,460
Albanian 5 5 5 5 5 5
Armenian 20 10 10 10 5 5
Balto-Slavic languages 3,945 1,780 2,160 1,545 730 815
Baltic languages 200 100 100 45 25 20
Latvian 90 45 45 30 15 15
Lithuanian 110 55 55 15 5 10
Slavic languages 3,740 1,680 2,060 1,495 710 790
Belarusan 5 0 0 0 0 0
Bosnian 10 5 5 5 5 5
Bulgarian 35 15 15 25 20 10
Croatian 535 250 285 185 100 85
Czech 185 105 80 155 70 85
Macedonian 25 15 10 20 10 10
Polish 1,360 570 785 325 150 170
Russian 285 115 165 275 115 160
Serbian 130 70 60 60 30 30
Serbo-Croatian 15 10 10 20 5 10
Slovak 125 65 60 75 35 40
Slovene (Slovenian) 145 65 80 35 15 20
Ukrainian 885 380 500 300 140 160
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 15 10 5 20 15 10
Celtic languages 35 10 20 35 15 15
Scottish Gaelic 20 5 15 10 5 5
Welsh 10 5 5 20 10 10
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 5 0 5
Germanic languages 5,115 2,450 2,665 4,265 2,005 2,265
Afrikaans 75 50 30 115 55 65
Danish 115 60 50 365 180 190
Dutch 875 440 440 1,085 515 565
Frisian 15 10 10 10 5 10
German 3,865 1,820 2,045 2,355 1,080 1,275
Icelandic 0 0 5 15 10 5
Norwegian 30 15 20 135 55 80
Swedish 85 35 45 145 70 65
Vlaams (Flemish) 40 25 20 40 25 10
Yiddish 5 5 0 10 10 5
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 5 0
Greek 280 155 130 90 60 30
Indo-Iranian languages 1,550 825 725 1,385 705 675
Indo-Aryan languages 1,380 735 650 1,220 625 595
Bengali 90 50 35 25 15 10
Gujarati 385 210 175 50 25 25
Hindi 270 140 130 140 70 65
Kashmiri 0 0 0 0 0 0
Konkani 5 0 0 0 0 0
Marathi 15 10 5 0 0 0
Nepali 85 40 45 10 5 5
Oriya (Odia) 5 0 0 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 230 120 110 940 470 470
Sindhi 15 5 10 10 5 5
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 35 20 15 10 5 5
Urdu 255 135 115 40 25 20
Iranian languages 165 90 75 160 80 80
Kurdish 10 5 0 0 5 0
Pashto 20 15 10 0 0 0
Persian (Farsi) 135 70 65 160 80 80
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 5 5 5 0 0 0
Italic (Romance) languages 8,515 4,140 4,380 1,235 580 655
Catalan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Italian 6,830 3,330 3,495 350 195 150
Portuguese 670 335 330 200 90 110
Romanian 130 65 65 60 25 30
Spanish 875 395 480 625 270 355
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 20 10 5 0 0 0
Japanese 80 30 55 370 130 235
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 0 0 5
Georgian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Korean 190 100 95 470 195 275
Mongolic languages 5 0 5 0 0 0
Mongolian 5 0 0 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 315 175 145 90 45 45
Akan (Twi) 35 15 20 15 5 5
Bamanankan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Edo 0 0 0 5 0 0
Ewe 5 5 5 0 5 5
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 10 5 5 5 0 5
Ga 0 0 0 0 5 5
Ganda 5 0 0 5 0 5
Igbo 20 15 5 0 0 0
Lingala 15 5 10 0 0 0
Rundi (Kirundi) 15 10 5 0 0 0
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 25 10 10 5 0 5
Shona 25 10 10 5 0 0
Swahili 30 20 15 5 5 0
Wolof 10 5 5 0 0 0
Yoruba 35 20 15 15 5 10
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 85 50 35 25 15 15
Nilo-Saharan languages 5 0 5 0 0 0
Dinka 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 10 0 5 0 0 0
Sign languages 120 60 65 20 15 10
American Sign Language 45 15 25 5 5 5
Quebec Sign Language 5 5 5 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 80 40 35 10 5 5
Sino-Tibetan languages 1,440 690 750 1,925 880 1,040
Chinese languages 1,435 685 745 1,920 875 1,040
Cantonese 580 275 300 505 230 280
Hakka 0 5 0 10 0 5
Mandarin 665 315 350 1,240 570 665
Min Dong 5 5 0 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 15 5 10 35 10 25
Wu (Shanghainese) 5 5 0 15 5 10
Chinese, n.o.s. 165 85 80 125 65 55
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 10 5 5 5 0 0
Burmese 5 0 0 5 0 0
Karenic languages 5 5 5 0 0 0
Tibetan 0 0 0 0 5 0
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages 45 15 35 100 25 75
Lao 5 0 5 5 5 0
Thai 40 10 30 95 20 70
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 40 25 15 35 25 15
Azerbaijani 5 0 0 0 0 0
Turkish 30 25 10 30 20 15
Uyghur 0 5 0 0 0 0
Uzbek 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 5 0
Uralic languages 3,015 1,360 1,650 440 215 225
Estonian 170 75 90 25 15 10
Finnish 2,460 1,085 1,375 135 60 75
Hungarian 385 205 185 275 140 135
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 25 10 10 15 10 5
Multiple responses 10,020 4,730 5,285 1,530 720 810
English and French 7,125 3,360 3,765 385 180 200
English and non-official language 2,585 1,230 1,360 1,090 510 570
French and non-official language 185 90 95 35 10 20
English, French and non-official language 120 50 70 25 10 15
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 19 545,525 269,250 276,275 153,160 74,450 78,710
Single responses 533,885 263,865 270,020 150,735 73,345 77,385
Official languages 522,490 258,420 264,065 146,210 71,150 75,055
English 456,520 227,315 229,205 145,795 70,960 74,840
French 65,965 31,105 34,860 415 190 220
Non-official languages 11,400 5,445 5,955 4,525 2,195 2,330
Aboriginal languages 3,005 1,545 1,460 5 5 5
Algonquian languages 2,970 1,525 1,440 0 0 0
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 2,085 1,075 1,010 0 0 0
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Moose Cree 5 5 0 0 0 0
Naskapi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern East Cree 10 5 0 0 0 0
Plains Cree 0 5 0 0 0 0
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 75 35 40 0 0 0
Woods Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree, n.o.s. 1,995 1,035 965 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 875 450 430 0 0 0
Algonquin 0 0 5 0 0 0
Ojibway 800 405 390 0 0 0
Oji-Cree 10 5 5 0 0 0
Ottawa (Odawa) 65 35 30 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages 5 5 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 5 5 5 0 0 0
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 5 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 5 0 5 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 5 0 0 0
Salish languages 0 0 0 0 0 5
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 5 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 5 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 30 15 20 0 0 5
Non-Aboriginal languages 8,390 3,895 4,490 4,520 2,195 2,325
Afro-Asiatic languages 430 270 165 200 120 80
Berber languages 20 5 10 0 0 0
Kabyle 15 5 10 0 0 0
Berber languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 0 0 0
Cushitic languages 5 0 0 10 0 5
Bilen 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oromo 0 0 0 0 0 0
Somali 0 0 0 5 0 0
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 5 5 5 5
Semitic languages 410 260 150 195 115 75
Amharic 5 0 0 5 0 0
Arabic 390 245 140 175 105 65
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 5 5 5 0 0 0
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Harari 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hebrew 5 0 0 15 5 5
Maltese 0 0 5 0 0 0
Tigrigna 10 10 0 0 0 0
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 0 0 0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 160 85 75 350 170 175
Khmer (Cambodian) 0 0 0 65 30 35
Vietnamese 155 80 75 280 140 140
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 190 70 120 220 100 125
Bikol 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cebuano 5 0 0 5 0 0
Fijian 0 0 0 0 5 0
Hiligaynon 5 0 0 0 5 0
Ilocano 5 0 5 5 0 5
Malagasy 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malay 0 0 0 5 0 0
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 0 0 0 5 0 5
Pangasinan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 180 70 115 190 85 105
Waray-Waray 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 20 5 10
Creole languages 5 5 5 0 0 0
Haitian Creole 0 0 0 0 0 0
Creole, n.o.s. 10 5 5 0 0 0
Creole languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dravidian languages 130 55 75 10 10 5
Kannada 5 0 0 5 0 0
Malayalam 35 10 25 15 10 5
Tamil 45 20 25 0 0 0
Telugu 45 20 25 5 5 0
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hmong-Mien languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Indo-European languages 5,605 2,550 3,060 1,880 915 965
Albanian 0 0 5 0 0 0
Armenian 10 0 0 0 5 0
Balto-Slavic languages 855 370 485 380 175 205
Baltic languages 20 5 15 5 0 5
Latvian 10 5 5 5 0 5
Lithuanian 10 0 10 0 0 0
Slavic languages 830 360 470 370 175 195
Belarusan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bosnian 0 5 0 5 0 0
Bulgarian 15 5 5 10 5 5
Croatian 125 50 75 45 20 25
Czech 40 20 15 45 20 20
Macedonian 5 5 0 5 5 5
Polish 335 150 190 70 30 35
Russian 125 55 65 155 75 85
Serbian 25 15 10 10 5 5
Serbo-Croatian 0 0 0 5 0 5
Slovak 15 5 10 10 5 5
Slovene (Slovenian) 25 15 10 10 5 5
Ukrainian 125 50 80 10 5 5
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Celtic languages 5 5 0 0 0 5
Scottish Gaelic 5 0 5 0 0 0
Welsh 0 0 0 0 0 0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 5 5 0 0 0 0
Germanic languages 1,310 650 665 425 205 215
Afrikaans 35 20 20 45 20 20
Danish 5 0 5 25 10 15
Dutch 65 25 40 100 50 50
Frisian 0 0 0 0 0 0
German 1,190 595 600 225 110 115
Icelandic 0 0 0 5 5 0
Norwegian 0 0 0 5 5 5
Swedish 15 5 5 10 5 5
Vlaams (Flemish) 0 0 0 5 0 5
Yiddish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Greek 105 50 50 20 10 10
Indo-Iranian languages 850 445 405 755 375 385
Indo-Aryan languages 760 395 360 665 335 330
Bengali 40 25 20 10 10 5
Gujarati 245 130 110 15 5 10
Hindi 140 70 75 50 30 25
Kashmiri 0 0 0 0 0 0
Konkani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Marathi 10 5 5 0 0 0
Nepali 50 30 25 5 0 5
Oriya (Odia) 0 5 0 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 145 70 75 560 280 280
Sindhi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 10 5 5 0 0 0
Urdu 120 65 60 25 10 15
Iranian languages 80 45 40 90 40 50
Kurdish 5 5 0 0 0 0
Pashto 10 5 5 0 0 0
Persian (Farsi) 70 35 30 90 40 50
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 10 0 5 0 0 0
Italic (Romance) languages 2,480 1,035 1,445 300 145 155
Catalan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Italian 1,885 750 1,140 45 20 20
Portuguese 215 110 105 50 20 25
Romanian 35 20 20 10 5 5
Spanish 335 160 170 195 100 95
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 10 0 5 0 0 0
Japanese 15 5 10 160 75 85
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 0 0 5
Georgian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Korean 115 60 55 320 145 175
Mongolic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mongolian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 55 30 30 15 10 5
Akan (Twi) 5 5 5 5 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 5 0 0
Ga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ganda 0 0 0 0 0 0
Igbo 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lingala 5 5 0 0 0 0
Rundi (Kirundi) 5 0 0 0 0 0
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 10 5 5 0 0 0
Shona 5 0 0 0 0 0
Swahili 5 5 5 0 0 0
Wolof 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yoruba 10 5 5 5 5 0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 15 5 10 0 5 0
Nilo-Saharan languages 5 0 5 0 0 0
Dinka 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 10 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages 180 95 85 25 15 15
American Sign Language 45 20 25 10 5 5
Quebec Sign Language 5 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 130 70 60 20 15 10
Sino-Tibetan languages 820 420 405 1,230 590 640
Chinese languages 815 415 395 1,225 590 635
Cantonese 295 145 145 235 115 115
Hakka 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mandarin 415 215 205 895 420 470
Min Dong 5 0 0 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 5 5 0 15 5 5
Wu (Shanghainese) 0 0 0 5 5 0
Chinese, n.o.s. 95 55 45 80 45 40
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 10 5 5 0 0 0
Burmese 0 0 0 0 0 0
Karenic languages 10 5 5 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 5 15 20 5 10
Lao 5 5 5 0 0 0
Thai 20 10 15 15 5 10
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 5 5 5 15 10 5
Azerbaijani 0 0 0 0 5 0
Turkish 5 5 0 15 5 10
Uyghur 0 0 0 0 0 0
Uzbek 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Uralic languages 635 250 385 75 35 35
Estonian 20 5 15 10 0 5
Finnish 510 200 310 25 10 10
Hungarian 100 45 55 45 20 25
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 0 5
Multiple responses 11,640 5,385 6,255 2,430 1,105 1,325
English and French 6,715 3,060 3,655 165 65 100
English and non-official language 4,645 2,190 2,455 2,225 1,020 1,195
French and non-official language 115 60 50 10 0 5
English, French and non-official language 170 75 90 40 20 20
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 20 545,520 269,250 276,275 153,160 74,450 78,710
None 454,025 226,750 227,275 144,800 70,625 74,175
English 36,125 16,990 19,140 2,085 1,005 1,080
French 41,615 19,105 22,510 1,480 640 845
Non-official language 13,195 6,150 7,050 4,655 2,115 2,540
Aboriginal 4,255 1,990 2,260 150 65 85
Non-Aboriginal 8,940 4,155 4,785 4,510 2,055 2,450
English and French 75 35 40 15 10 5
English and non-official language 165 80 85 60 35 25
French and non-official language 310 135 180 65 20 45
English, French and non-official language 10 5 5 0 0 0
Income of individuals in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 21 458,365 224,950 233,415 131,685 63,410 68,275
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 442,735 217,935 224,800 127,890 61,560 66,335
Median total income in 2015 among recipients ($) 33,553 41,490 26,919 32,009 39,050 26,862
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 442,945 217,950 225,000 128,025 61,650 66,370
Median after-tax income in 2015 among recipients ($) 30,680 37,263 25,057 28,963 34,413 25,112
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 386,120 194,300 191,820 115,410 56,380 59,030
Median market income in 2015 among recipients ($) 31,034 39,614 24,027 28,056 34,912 22,523
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 331,265 152,030 179,240 97,055 43,595 53,460
Median government transfers in 2015 among recipients ($) 8,346 8,569 7,978 8,570 9,511 8,114
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 311,055 164,710 146,345 86,710 43,855 42,855
Median employment income in 2015 among recipients ($) 31,632 38,447 26,866 25,825 30,707 22,128
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 22 458,365 224,950 233,415 131,685 63,380 68,305
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 442,430 217,660 224,770 127,950 61,535 66,410
Average total income in 2015 among recipients ($) 43,602 52,257 35,222 41,934 49,945 34,511
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 442,640 217,665 224,970 128,055 61,625 66,430
Average after-tax income in 2015 among recipients ($) 36,774 43,088 30,666 35,659 41,491 30,248
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 385,810 194,230 191,580 115,425 56,335 59,090
Average market income in 2015 among recipients ($) 42,070 51,207 32,806 38,961 47,399 30,915
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 331,685 152,135 179,555 97,080 43,655 53,425
Average government transfers in 2015 among recipients ($) 9,226 9,388 9,088 8,945 9,235 8,708
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 311,050 164,230 146,825 86,705 43,665 43,045
Average employment income in 2015 among recipients ($) 41,804 48,909 33,857 36,011 42,397 29,533
Total - Employment income statistics for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 23 458,365 224,955 233,415 131,685 63,380 68,305
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 24 137,300 75,865 61,430 32,065 17,830 14,235
Median employment income in 2015 for full-year full-time workers ($)Census data footnote 25 54,468 63,033 46,362 48,369 54,248 43,590
Average employment income in 2015 for full-year full-time workers ($)Census data footnote 26 62,323 70,570 52,137 55,680 61,320 48,617
Composition of total income in 2015 of the population aged 15 years and over in private households (%) - 100% dataCensus data footnote 27 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Market income (%)Census data footnote 28 84.2 87.5 79.4 83.7 86.8 79.7
Employment income (%)Census data footnote 29 67.3 70.4 62.7 58.7 61.6 54.9
Government transfers (%)Census data footnote 30 15.8 12.5 20.6 16.3 13.2 20.3
Total - Total income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 31 458,365 224,950 233,415 131,685 63,410 68,275
Without total income 15,630 7,015 8,615 3,795 1,850 1,940
With total income 442,735 217,935 224,800 127,890 61,560 66,330
Percentage with total income 96.6 96.9 96.3 97.1 97.1 97.2
Under $10,000 (including loss) 58,055 23,285 34,770 16,560 6,935 9,625
$10,000 to $19,999 79,640 30,430 49,210 24,000 9,015 14,985
$20,000 to $29,999 64,345 26,255 38,090 19,880 8,140 11,750
$30,000 to $39,999 53,275 25,265 28,005 16,400 7,365 9,035
$40,000 to $49,999 45,685 23,040 22,645 13,495 6,515 6,980
$50,000 to $59,999 35,260 18,995 16,265 10,015 5,415 4,600
$60,000 to $69,999 26,275 15,655 10,615 7,490 4,595 2,890
$70,000 to $79,999 19,435 12,200 7,235 5,475 3,395 2,075
$80,000 to $89,999 15,185 9,770 5,415 4,080 2,585 1,495
$90,000 to $99,999 13,620 8,355 5,260 2,925 1,900 1,030
$100,000 and over 31,970 24,685 7,290 7,570 5,705 1,865
$100,000 to $149,999 24,490 18,770 5,720 5,495 4,095 1,400
$150,000 and over 7,485 5,915 1,570 2,075 1,615 460
Total - After-tax income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 32 458,365 224,950 233,415 131,685 63,410 68,275
Without after-tax income 15,415 7,000 8,415 3,665 1,760 1,900
With after-tax income 442,945 217,950 225,000 128,025 61,650 66,375
Percentage with after-tax income 96.6 96.9 96.4 97.2 97.2 97.2
Under $10,000 (including loss) 60,185 23,685 36,500 17,580 7,390 10,190
$10,000 to $19,999 82,860 31,770 51,090 25,285 9,700 15,585
$20,000 to $29,999 74,000 30,780 43,215 23,235 9,770 13,465
$30,000 to $39,999 62,950 31,160 31,785 18,725 8,670 10,055
$40,000 to $49,999 51,190 27,100 24,090 14,190 7,270 6,925
$50,000 to $59,999 35,595 21,100 14,495 9,675 5,815 3,860
$60,000 to $69,999 24,935 16,035 8,895 6,710 4,230 2,480
$70,000 to $79,999 20,040 12,755 7,285 4,610 2,870 1,735
$80,000 and over 31,195 23,555 7,645 8,005 5,935 2,070
$80,000 to $89,999 12,320 8,855 3,470 2,805 2,000 805
$90,000 to $99,999 7,000 5,430 1,565 1,595 1,165 430
$100,000 and over 11,880 9,270 2,610 3,605 2,770 835
Total - Employment income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 33 458,365 224,950 233,415 131,685 63,410 68,270
Without employment income 147,315 60,245 87,070 44,980 19,560 25,420
With employment income 311,055 164,710 146,345 86,705 43,855 42,850
Percentage with employment income 67.9 73.2 62.7 65.8 69.2 62.8
Under $5,000 (including loss) 54,470 30,740 23,735 18,170 9,005 9,165
$5,000 to $9,999 25,160 10,630 14,525 7,060 3,070 3,990
$10,000 to $19,999 38,595 16,480 22,110 12,265 5,200 7,070
$20,000 to $29,999 32,140 13,820 18,325 9,920 4,345 5,580
$30,000 to $39,999 29,755 12,615 17,135 8,655 3,725 4,930
$40,000 to $49,999 27,330 12,620 14,715 7,380 3,405 3,975
$50,000 to $59,999 22,785 12,290 10,500 5,745 3,065 2,675
$60,000 to $69,999 17,345 10,605 6,740 4,345 2,705 1,635
$70,000 to $79,999 14,210 9,075 5,130 3,450 2,155 1,300
$80,000 and over 49,260 35,830 13,430 9,720 7,180 2,535
$80,000 to $89,999 12,215 7,970 4,245 2,775 1,790 990
$90,000 to $99,999 11,825 7,285 4,540 1,985 1,325 660
$100,000 and over 25,220 20,570 4,645 4,955 4,070 885
Income of households in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for private households by household size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 34 239,300 ... ... 68,905 ... ...
Median total income of households in 2015 ($) 63,851 ... ... 62,349 ... ...
Median after-tax income of households in 2015 ($) 56,970 ... ... 55,521 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for one-person private households - 100% data 71,450 ... ... 20,185 ... ...
Median total income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 30,381 ... ... 31,875 ... ...
Median after-tax income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 28,086 ... ... 28,809 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for two-or-more-person private households - 100% data 167,855 ... ... 48,720 ... ...
Median total income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 82,857 ... ... 78,395 ... ...
Median after-tax income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 72,865 ... ... 69,150 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for private households by household size - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 35 239,300 ... ... 68,905 ... ...
Average total income of households in 2015 ($) 80,614 ... ... 77,868 ... ...
Average after-tax income of households in 2015 ($) 68,022 ... ... 66,269 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for one-person private households - 25% sample data 71,390 ... ... 20,155 ... ...
Average total income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 40,425 ... ... 40,901 ... ...
Average after-tax income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 34,610 ... ... 35,050 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for two-or-more-person private households - 25% sample data 167,910 ... ... 48,750 ... ...
Average total income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 97,702 ... ... 93,151 ... ...
Average after-tax income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 82,228 ... ... 79,177 ... ...
Total - Household total income groups in 2015 for private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 36 239,300 ... ... 68,900 ... ...
Under $5,000 2,675 ... ... 1,160 ... ...
$5,000 to $9,999 3,505 ... ... 935 ... ...
$10,000 to $14,999 8,665 ... ... 2,170 ... ...
$15,000 to $19,999 11,260 ... ... 3,130 ... ...
$20,000 to $24,999 12,740 ... ... 3,435 ... ...
$25,000 to $29,999 10,475 ... ... 2,985 ... ...
$30,000 to $34,999 11,490 ... ... 3,440 ... ...
$35,000 to $39,999 11,405 ... ... 3,430 ... ...
$40,000 to $44,999 10,905 ... ... 3,375 ... ...
$45,000 to $49,999 10,475 ... ... 3,115 ... ...
$50,000 to $59,999 19,220 ... ... 5,950 ... ...
$60,000 to $69,999 16,930 ... ... 5,405 ... ...
$70,000 to $79,999 15,020 ... ... 4,715 ... ...
$80,000 to $89,999 13,665 ... ... 4,300 ... ...
$90,000 to $99,999 12,095 ... ... 3,730 ... ...
$100,000 and over 68,785 ... ... 17,610 ... ...
$100,000 to $124,999 23,850 ... ... 6,745 ... ...
$125,000 to $149,999 16,555 ... ... 4,180 ... ...
$150,000 to $199,999 17,615 ... ... 4,035 ... ...
$200,000 and over 10,770 ... ... 2,645 ... ...
Total - Household after-tax income groups in 2015 for private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 32 239,300 ... ... 68,905 ... ...
Under $5,000 2,855 ... ... 1,245 ... ...
$5,000 to $9,999 3,590 ... ... 950 ... ...
$10,000 to $14,999 8,735 ... ... 2,220 ... ...
$15,000 to $19,999 11,660 ... ... 3,220 ... ...
$20,000 to $24,999 14,065 ... ... 3,915 ... ...
$25,000 to $29,999 11,705 ... ... 3,680 ... ...
$30,000 to $34,999 13,075 ... ... 4,020 ... ...
$35,000 to $39,999 12,985 ... ... 4,010 ... ...
$40,000 to $44,999 12,830 ... ... 3,885 ... ...
$45,000 to $49,999 11,960 ... ... 3,595 ... ...
$50,000 to $59,999 22,700 ... ... 6,690 ... ...
$60,000 to $69,999 19,235 ... ... 5,980 ... ...
$70,000 to $79,999 17,390 ... ... 5,275 ... ...
$80,000 to $89,999 14,935 ... ... 4,420 ... ...
$90,000 to $99,999 12,535 ... ... 3,405 ... ...
$100,000 and over 49,045 ... ... 12,375 ... ...
$100,000 to $124,999 22,375 ... ... 5,805 ... ...
$125,000 to $149,999 12,840 ... ... 3,045 ... ...
$150,000 and over 13,825 ... ... 3,525 ... ...
Income of economic families in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for economic families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 37 162,215 ... ... 46,275 ... ...
Median total income of economic families in 2015 ($) 83,125 ... ... 78,469 ... ...
Median after-tax income of economic families in 2015 ($) 73,000 ... ... 69,084 ... ...
Average family size of economic families 2.8 ... ... 2.7 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families without children or other relatives in private households - 100% data 74,010 ... ... 24,775 ... ...
Median total income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 75,008 ... ... 74,504 ... ...
Median after-tax income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 66,310 ... ... 65,871 ... ...
Average family size of couple economic families without children or other relatives 2.0 ... ... 2.0 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families with children in private households - 100% data 58,635 ... ... 13,900 ... ...
Median total income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 116,419 ... ... 104,867 ... ...
Median after-tax income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 99,055 ... ... 90,807 ... ...
Average family size of couple economic families with children 3.9 ... ... 3.9 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for lone-parent economic families in private households - 100% data 25,510 ... ... 6,360 ... ...
Median total income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 47,663 ... ... 45,102 ... ...
Median after-tax income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 44,904 ... ... 41,856 ... ...
Average family size of lone-parent economic families 2.6 ... ... 2.6 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for economic families in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 38 162,295 ... ... 46,275 ... ...
Average total income of economic families in 2015 ($) 98,051 ... ... 93,187 ... ...
Average after-tax income of economic families in 2015 ($) 82,410 ... ... 79,044 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families without children or other relatives in private households - 25% sample data 73,885 ... ... 24,840 ... ...
Average total income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 87,847 ... ... 90,186 ... ...
Average after-tax income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 74,042 ... ... 76,037 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families with children in private households - 25% sample data 58,625 ... ... 13,935 ... ...
Average total income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 128,646 ... ... 115,337 ... ...
Average after-tax income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 106,447 ... ... 97,625 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for lone-parent economic families in private households - 25% sample data 25,480 ... ... 6,350 ... ...
Average total income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 58,281 ... ... 54,615 ... ...
Average after-tax income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 51,828 ... ... 48,552 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 21 88,050 43,165 44,885 28,340 13,105 15,235
Median total income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 39 28,583 32,373 25,969 28,316 29,504 27,720
Median after-tax income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 39 26,611 29,583 24,669 26,153 26,696 25,786
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 40 87,785 42,780 45,005 28,340 13,070 15,270
Average total income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 41 38,479 42,711 34,456 37,161 38,845 35,719
Average after-tax income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 41 33,069 35,783 30,489 32,056 32,927 31,310
Total - Economic family income decile group for the population in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 42 541,705 267,535 274,170 151,625 73,645 77,990
In the bottom half of the distribution 274,860 130,900 143,960 82,375 38,905 43,470
In the bottom decile 56,685 27,370 29,315 18,115 8,670 9,445
In the second decile 58,275 25,525 32,750 17,200 7,735 9,465
In the third decile 54,080 25,555 28,525 15,895 7,435 8,455
In the fourth decile 52,740 25,860 26,875 15,745 7,560 8,180
In the fifth decile 53,080 26,590 26,490 15,425 7,500 7,925
In the top half of the distribution 266,845 136,630 130,210 69,255 34,740 34,515
In the sixth decile 52,310 26,250 26,055 14,925 7,320 7,600
In the seventh decile 54,825 27,905 26,925 14,975 7,485 7,495
In the eighth decile 57,575 29,480 28,095 14,600 7,285 7,315
In the ninth decile 58,830 30,345 28,490 13,725 6,960 6,765
In the top decile 43,310 22,655 20,650 11,030 5,690 5,345
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 43 523,820 258,455 265,360 150,595 73,110 77,480
0 to 17 years 95,665 49,040 46,630 24,010 12,350 11,660
0 to 5 years 30,555 15,710 14,840 7,515 3,855 3,665
18 to 64 years 322,765 159,515 163,255 87,500 41,860 45,640
65 years and over 105,380 49,900 55,480 39,090 18,900 20,185
In low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) 78,175 35,635 42,540 24,345 11,240 13,105
0 to 17 years 18,110 9,335 8,780 5,330 2,775 2,555
0 to 5 years 6,810 3,465 3,340 1,730 900 825
18 to 64 years 46,055 21,345 24,710 14,365 6,595 7,775
65 years and over 14,010 4,960 9,055 4,645 1,875 2,770
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) (%) 14.9 13.8 16.0 16.2 15.4 16.9
0 to 17 years (%) 18.9 19.0 18.8 22.2 22.5 21.9
0 to 5 years (%) 22.3 22.1 22.5 23.0 23.3 22.5
18 to 64 years (%) 14.3 13.4 15.1 16.4 15.8 17.0
65 years and over (%) 13.3 9.9 16.3 11.9 9.9 13.7
In low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) 34,075 16,780 17,300 12,960 6,360 6,595
0 to 17 years 7,205 3,710 3,495 2,645 1,385 1,260
0 to 5 years 2,950 1,515 1,440 860 460 400
18 to 64 years 25,265 12,450 12,815 9,555 4,625 4,925
65 years and over 1,600 615 985 760 345 415
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) (%) 6.5 6.5 6.5 8.6 8.7 8.5
0 to 17 years (%) 7.5 7.6 7.5 11.0 11.2 10.8
0 to 5 years (%) 9.7 9.6 9.7 11.4 11.9 10.9
18 to 64 years (%) 7.8 7.8 7.8 10.9 11.0 10.8
65 years and over (%) 1.5 1.2 1.8 1.9 1.8 2.1
Knowledge of languagesThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - Knowledge of languages for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 44 541,700 267,530 274,170 151,630 73,645 77,985
Official languages 540,365 266,990 273,380 151,025 73,375 77,650
English 533,290 263,830 269,460 151,015 73,370 77,645
French 172,420 80,895 91,525 9,955 4,490 5,460
Non-official languages 45,335 22,025 23,310 18,905 8,880 10,030
Aboriginal languages 10,330 4,955 5,375 325 160 160
Algonquian languages 10,100 4,860 5,240 50 30 15
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 5,330 2,640 2,685 25 10 15
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Moose Cree 120 65 60 0 0 0
Naskapi 0 10 0 0 0 0
Northern East Cree 35 10 25 10 10 0
Plains Cree 15 10 0 0 0 0
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 440 200 240 0 0 0
Woods Cree 0 10 0 0 0 0
Cree, n.o.s. 4,755 2,370 2,380 20 0 15
Eastern Algonquian languages 10 10 0 0 0 0
Malecite 10 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 4,810 2,240 2,575 30 25 0
Algonquin 50 25 25 0 0 0
Ojibway 4,550 2,110 2,445 25 20 10
Oji-Cree 85 35 50 0 0 0
Ottawa (Odawa) 155 85 75 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 10 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages 20 10 10 10 0 0
Northern Athabaskan languages 15 10 10 0 0 10
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carrier 10 0 0 0 0 0
Chilcotin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dene 10 10 0 10 0 10
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 15 0 10
Inuit languages 45 15 25 15 10 0
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 15 10 10 0 0 0
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 25 0 20 0 10 0
Iroquoian languages 10 0 10 0 0 0
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 10 0 10 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 85 35 50 10 0 10
Salish languages 0 0 0 130 60 70
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 0 0 0 105 50 60
Lillooet 0 0 0 0 10 0
Okanagan 0 0 0 10 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 15 10 0
Siouan languages 0 10 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 0 105 50 50
Haisla 0 0 0 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 0 0 0 50 25 20
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 0 0 0 50 20 35
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 90 40 45 0 0 10
Non-Aboriginal languages 35,025 17,075 17,945 18,585 8,715 9,875
Afro-Asiatic languages 1,255 735 525 440 285 155
Berber languages 20 10 10 10 10 0
Kabyle 20 10 15 0 0 0
Berber languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cushitic languages 10 10 0 10 0 10
Bilen 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oromo 0 0 0 0 0 0
Somali 10 10 0 0 0 0
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 10
Semitic languages 1,245 730 515 425 275 150
Amharic 10 0 10 0 0 0
Arabic 1,115 660 450 335 250 85
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 10 0 0 0 0 0
Harari 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hebrew 50 20 30 80 30 50
Maltese 50 35 20 0 0 10
Tigrigna 10 10 10 0 0 0
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 10 0 0 0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 315 150 165 580 295 285
Khmer (Cambodian) 15 0 10 100 65 35
Vietnamese 300 145 160 485 235 250
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 720 220 505 1,170 390 780
Bikol 10 0 10 0 0 0
Cebuano 90 30 60 125 50 75
Fijian 0 10 0 10 0 0
Hiligaynon 15 0 0 15 0 15
Ilocano 50 15 30 70 25 40
Malagasy 0 10 0 0 0 0
Malay 65 40 25 90 35 60
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 10 10 0 0 0 10
Pangasinan 0 0 0 0 10 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 635 170 465 1,025 325 700
Waray-Waray 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 10 0 0 25 10 15
Creole languages 90 60 30 35 20 15
Haitian Creole 20 10 10 0 0 0
Creole, n.o.s. 25 10 10 15 10 0
Creole languages, n.i.e. 55 40 15 10 0 10
Dravidian languages 385 200 180 85 35 45
Kannada 20 10 10 10 0 10
Malayalam 50 25 25 55 25 30
Tamil 160 95 65 20 0 15
Telugu 180 85 100 0 0 0
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hmong-Mien languages 0 0 0 10 10 0
Indo-European languages 25,730 12,510 13,225 12,415 5,920 6,500
Albanian 20 0 15 0 0 0
Armenian 10 10 0 10 0 0
Balto-Slavic languages 3,955 1,815 2,140 1,665 770 890
Baltic languages 210 115 95 25 10 15
Latvian 105 65 45 15 10 10
Lithuanian 100 55 45 10 0 0
Slavic languages 3,755 1,705 2,055 1,640 760 880
Belarusan 10 0 0 0 0 0
Bosnian 20 15 0 15 10 10
Bulgarian 30 25 10 25 15 15
Croatian 630 280 350 275 155 120
Czech 260 130 125 185 90 90
Macedonian 20 20 0 20 10 10
Polish 1,370 580 790 320 140 175
Russian 390 155 240 365 145 220
Serbian 155 85 70 95 30 60
Serbo-Croatian 25 15 10 35 25 15
Slovak 130 85 45 80 35 45
Slovene (Slovenian) 125 40 85 30 20 15
Ukrainian 845 380 465 340 140 200
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 35 25 15 15 0 10
Celtic languages 100 60 40 95 55 40
Scottish Gaelic 50 25 25 40 20 15
Welsh 20 10 10 35 25 15
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 30 30 0 25 10 10
Germanic languages 6,080 2,975 3,105 5,555 2,635 2,920
Afrikaans 165 110 50 310 175 140
Danish 120 75 45 420 175 245
Dutch 1,085 520 565 1,345 615 730
Frisian 10 0 0 35 15 20
German 4,725 2,310 2,415 3,260 1,575 1,685
Icelandic 0 0 0 10 10 0
Norwegian 65 25 50 170 60 105
Swedish 130 55 70 195 95 100
Vlaams (Flemish) 25 15 10 60 30 20
Yiddish 20 15 10 30 20 15
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 10 10
Greek 470 235 230 150 90 55
Indo-Iranian languages 2,065 1,085 975 1,770 890 880
Indo-Aryan languages 1,865 985 885 1,550 770 780
Bengali 145 70 70 35 15 20
Gujarati 455 255 190 75 30 45
Hindi 980 525 460 415 195 220
Kashmiri 0 0 0 0 0 0
Konkani 0 0 10 10 0 0
Marathi 50 25 25 10 10 0
Nepali 95 40 55 20 0 25
Oriya (Odia) 10 10 10 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 320 170 145 1,205 620 585
Sindhi 0 0 0 10 10 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 35 25 10 10 10 0
Urdu 420 210 210 105 65 45
Iranian languages 225 125 100 225 125 105
Kurdish 30 15 10 0 0 0
Pashto 30 25 10 0 0 0
Persian (Farsi) 165 90 75 225 120 105
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 20 10 10 10 0 10
Italic (Romance) languages 13,550 6,585 6,965 3,635 1,730 1,900
Catalan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Italian 9,250 4,490 4,760 700 345 355
Portuguese 915 505 405 370 160 210
Romanian 135 60 75 90 55 35
Spanish 3,580 1,640 1,940 2,665 1,245 1,420
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 50 30 20 10 0 0
Japanese 185 85 100 605 280 330
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Georgian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Korean 280 145 140 405 195 210
Mongolic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mongolian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 465 285 175 210 120 90
Akan (Twi) 55 30 20 20 10 10
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 10
Ga 0 0 0 0 10 0
Ganda 0 0 0 20 10 20
Igbo 25 15 10 35 25 10
Lingala 70 35 35 0 0 0
Rundi (Kirundi) 25 10 20 0 0 0
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 15 10 10 0 0 0
Shona 35 20 15 10 10 0
Swahili 90 45 50 35 20 20
Wolof 0 10 0 10 0 0
Yoruba 65 45 15 55 30 20
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 160 120 40 30 25 10
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 945 395 550 220 80 140
American Sign Language 405 160 245 95 35 65
Quebec Sign Language 30 10 25 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e. 520 235 290 135 50 85
Sino-Tibetan languages 1,685 910 775 2,275 1,085 1,195
Chinese languages 1,680 905 775 2,270 1,080 1,190
Cantonese 780 420 360 660 295 370
Hakka 0 0 0 10 0 0
Mandarin 840 460 385 1,575 760 815
Min Dong 10 0 0 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 35 15 15 60 15 45
Wu (Shanghainese) 10 10 10 25 10 10
Chinese, n.o.s. 165 85 85 130 60 65
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 10 0 0 15 10 0
Burmese 0 0 0 0 0 0
Karenic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibetan 0 0 0 0 10 0
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 10
Tai-Kadai languages 35 10 25 105 25 80
Lao 0 10 10 15 0 15
Thai 30 10 20 100 25 75
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 50 35 15 75 35 40
Azerbaijani 15 10 10 30 10 20
Turkish 30 25 10 40 20 20
Uyghur 0 10 0 0 0 0
Uzbek 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 10 0
Uralic languages 3,385 1,585 1,800 505 205 305
Estonian 165 90 85 35 15 15
Finnish 2,825 1,270 1,555 125 50 75
Hungarian 395 235 165 345 135 215
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 10 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 60 30 30 30 25 10
Citizenship
Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 45 541,700 267,530 274,170 151,625 73,640 77,985
Canadian citizensCensus data footnote 46 534,320 263,955 270,365 145,125 70,555 74,565
Canadian citizens aged under 18 100,795 51,785 49,010 23,565 12,245 11,325
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over 433,525 212,170 221,350 121,560 58,315 63,245
Not Canadian citizensCensus data footnote 47 7,380 3,570 3,810 6,500 3,085 3,420
Immigrant status and period of immigration
Total - Immigrant status and period of immigration for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 48 541,700 267,530 274,170 151,630 73,645 77,985
Non-immigrantsCensus data footnote 49 510,805 252,565 258,240 126,320 61,680 64,640
ImmigrantsCensus data footnote 50 29,405 14,140 15,270 23,680 11,055 12,620
Before 1981 18,765 9,015 9,745 14,170 6,820 7,350
1981 to 1990 2,235 1,155 1,080 2,265 985 1,280
1991 to 2000 2,380 1,090 1,285 2,200 945 1,255
2001 to 2010 3,765 1,835 1,930 3,345 1,505 1,840
2001 to 2005 1,595 790 805 1,490 650 840
2006 to 2010 2,160 1,045 1,120 1,855 855 1,005
2011 to 2016Census data footnote 51 2,265 1,040 1,220 1,705 800 900
Non-permanent residentsCensus data footnote 52 1,495 830 665 1,625 905 720
Age at immigration
Total - Age at immigration for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 53 29,405 14,135 15,270 23,680 11,060 12,625
Under 5 years 4,595 2,315 2,280 2,800 1,375 1,420
5 to 14 years 6,255 3,175 3,080 4,215 2,065 2,150
15 to 24 years 7,870 3,545 4,320 5,680 2,490 3,195
25 to 44 years 9,465 4,560 4,905 9,305 4,380 4,930
45 years and over 1,230 540 685 1,680 750 930
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 29,405 14,140 15,265 23,680 11,060 12,625
Americas 4,580 1,950 2,630 2,820 1,165 1,655
Brazil 50 15 35 60 15 50
Colombia 70 40 30 55 15 40
El Salvador 45 25 20 15 10 10
Guyana 80 30 45 25 20 10
Haiti 45 25 20 20 0 15
Jamaica 305 140 165 45 10 30
Mexico 155 45 115 145 50 95
Peru 45 10 40 65 20 40
Trinidad and Tobago 105 60 45 45 15 30
United StatesCensus data footnote 55 3,130 1,325 1,805 2,070 895 1,175
Other places of birth in Americas 550 245 305 270 115 155
Europe 18,850 9,260 9,595 14,490 7,080 7,410
Bosnia and Herzegovina 60 35 25 45 10 35
Croatia 325 150 175 230 130 105
France 290 125 165 180 95 80
Germany 2,450 1,190 1,270 1,700 810 885
Greece 235 125 110 70 55 20
Hungary 320 195 125 205 85 120
IrelandCensus data footnote 56 240 150 90 240 115 125
Italy 4,520 2,275 2,245 235 145 95
Netherlands 775 445 330 1,085 495 595
Poland 735 290 440 240 125 120
Portugal 515 280 240 120 85 40
Romania 155 85 70 110 55 55
Russian Federation 165 55 105 125 40 90
SerbiaCensus data footnote 57 115 80 35 50 30 20
Ukraine 165 65 95 95 40 55
United KingdomCensus data footnote 58 4,975 2,330 2,640 8,225 4,020 4,205
Other places of birth in Europe 2,820 1,390 1,435 1,535 750 790
Africa 1,145 645 500 930 495 435
Algeria 65 35 35 10 0 0
Egypt 100 65 35 30 20 15
Ethiopia 10 0 10 25 10 15
Kenya 20 10 10 30 15 10
Morocco 25 20 10 10 10 0
Nigeria 125 70 55 40 20 25
Somalia 10 10 0 0 0 0
South Africa, Republic of 170 100 70 540 290 255
Other places of birth in Africa 625 345 275 235 120 120
Asia 4,585 2,135 2,450 4,965 2,115 2,845
Afghanistan 50 20 25 0 0 0
Bangladesh 85 50 40 30 15 15
ChinaCensus data footnote 59 925 390 535 940 440 500
Hong KongCensus data footnote 60 130 75 60 165 100 75
India 1,070 510 555 960 475 490
IranCensus data footnote 61 95 55 45 215 115 95
Iraq 30 20 10 0 10 0
Japan 45 10 35 205 55 155
Korea, SouthCensus data footnote 62 155 70 80 330 135 195
Lebanon 110 70 40 20 20 0
Pakistan 265 130 135 35 10 25
Philippines 640 180 460 940 310 630
Sri Lanka 90 65 25 25 15 10
SyriaCensus data footnote 63 80 45 40 60 20 35
Taiwan 40 20 15 80 40 45
Viet Nam 325 170 160 405 165 240
Other places of birth in Asia 450 260 190 545 200 350
Oceania and other places of birthCensus data footnote 64 240 145 90 480 200 280
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 2,265 1,045 1,225 1,705 805 900
Americas 385 170 215 220 125 95
Brazil 10 0 10 15 10 15
Colombia 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cuba 10 0 10 0 0 10
Haiti 10 0 10 10 10 0
Jamaica 25 20 10 0 0 0
Mexico 20 10 10 20 0 15
United StatesCensus data footnote 55 230 105 130 155 95 65
VenezuelaCensus data footnote 65 10 0 0 0 0 0
Other places of birth in Americas 80 30 45 0 0 0
Europe 255 115 145 365 165 200
France 0 0 0 0 10 0
Germany 10 0 10 75 10 65
IrelandCensus data footnote 56 0 0 0 10 10 10
MoldovaCensus data footnote 66 0 0 0 0 0 0
Romania 20 10 10 0 0 0
Russian Federation 25 0 20 30 10 30
Ukraine 30 15 15 20 10 15
United KingdomCensus data footnote 58 90 45 45 190 120 70
Other places of birth in Europe 90 40 45 35 20 15
Africa 335 170 165 70 45 25
Algeria 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cameroon 30 15 15 0 0 0
Congo, Democratic Republic of the 40 15 20 0 0 0
Côte d'Ivoire 25 10 20 0 0 0
Egypt 40 30 10 0 0 0
Eritrea 10 10 0 10 0 10
Ethiopia 0 0 0 0 0 0
Morocco 10 0 0 0 0 0
Nigeria 40 20 20 0 0 0
Somalia 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Africa, Republic of 35 25 10 35 20 10
Tunisia 20 10 15 0 0 0
Other places of birth in Africa 85 35 50 15 15 0
Asia 1,215 530 685 1,025 460 565
Afghanistan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bangladesh 15 0 15 15 10 10
ChinaCensus data footnote 59 115 40 70 275 125 150
Hong KongCensus data footnote 60 0 0 0 15 15 0
India 410 200 210 115 55 55
IranCensus data footnote 61 40 30 10 10 10 0
Iraq 10 0 0 0 0 0
Israel 0 0 0 0 0 0
Japan 25 10 25 15 0 10
Korea, SouthCensus data footnote 62 15 15 0 80 35 45
Lebanon 10 10 0 0 0 0
Nepal 20 10 10 10 0 10
Pakistan 90 35 50 0 0 0
Philippines 205 65 140 345 150 195
Saudi Arabia 10 0 0 0 0 0
Sri Lanka 0 0 0 0 0 0
SyriaCensus data footnote 63 65 35 30 60 20 35
Taiwan 0 0 10 10 10 0
Turkey 0 0 0 0 0 0
United Arab Emirates 0 0 10 0 0 0
Viet Nam 95 50 50 30 0 25
Other places of birth in Asia 95 30 60 40 20 20
Oceania and otherCensus data footnote 64 75 60 20 25 10 15
Australia 70 55 15 10 0 10
Other places of birthCensus data footnote 67 10 0 0 15 10 15
Generation status
Total - Generation status for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 68 541,700 267,530 274,170 151,630 73,640 77,985
First generationCensus data footnote 69 32,405 15,735 16,665 26,395 12,560 13,835
Second generationCensus data footnote 70 57,340 28,115 29,225 31,065 14,980 16,085
Third generation or moreCensus data footnote 71 451,965 223,680 228,285 94,165 46,105 48,070
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 10,955 5,290 5,670 9,935 4,455 5,480
Economic immigrantsCensus data footnote 73 5,000 2,630 2,370 5,060 2,460 2,605
Principal applicantsCensus data footnote 74 2,170 1,495 680 2,190 1,270 920
Secondary applicantsCensus data footnote 75 2,830 1,135 1,695 2,875 1,190 1,680
Immigrants sponsored by familyCensus data footnote 76 4,690 1,900 2,790 3,895 1,515 2,385
RefugeesCensus data footnote 77 1,155 685 470 865 435 430
Other immigrantsCensus data footnote 78 110 75 35 110 45 65
Aboriginal population
Total - Aboriginal identity for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 79 541,705 267,530 274,170 151,630 73,640 77,985
Aboriginal identityCensus data footnote 80 72,820 35,755 37,065 10,635 5,000 5,635
Single Aboriginal responsesCensus data footnote 81 71,015 34,900 36,115 10,330 4,875 5,465
First Nations (North American Indian)Census data footnote 82 44,770 21,460 23,310 6,225 2,980 3,255
Métis 25,985 13,300 12,680 4,040 1,860 2,180
Inuk (Inuit) 260 140 120 65 35 30
Multiple Aboriginal responsesCensus data footnote 83 775 355 420 185 95 90
Aboriginal responses not included elsewhereCensus data footnote 84 1,035 500 530 115 30 85
Non-Aboriginal identity 468,880 231,775 237,105 140,990 68,640 72,350
Total - Population by Registered or Treaty Indian status for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 85 541,700 267,530 274,170 151,630 73,645 77,985
Registered or Treaty IndianCensus data footnote 86 39,295 18,940 20,350 4,780 2,315 2,465
Not a Registered or Treaty Indian 502,415 248,590 253,825 146,845 71,325 75,525
Total - Aboriginal ancestry for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 87 541,700 267,530 274,175 151,625 73,640 77,985
Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 88 28,125 13,950 14,175 3,175 1,570 1,605
Single Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 89 27,805 13,775 14,040 3,135 1,560 1,575
First Nations (North American Indian) single ancestryCensus data footnote 82 24,520 11,995 12,525 2,630 1,280 1,350
Métis single ancestry 3,195 1,735 1,460 490 275 215
Inuit single ancestry 95 40 50 15 0 0
Multiple Aboriginal ancestries (only)Census data footnote 90 320 180 135 40 15 30
First Nations (North American Indian) and Métis ancestries 230 135 100 35 10 25
First Nations (North American Indian) and Inuit ancestries 70 35 25 10 10 0
Métis and Inuit ancestries 25 10 10 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 55,770 26,880 28,890 9,115 4,315 4,800
Single Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 92 54,070 26,040 28,030 8,705 4,145 4,560
First Nations (North American Indian) and non-Aboriginal ancestries 30,775 14,535 16,240 5,310 2,525 2,790
Métis and non-Aboriginal ancestries 22,955 11,360 11,595 3,300 1,570 1,730
Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 340 145 195 95 55 35
Multiple Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 93 1,700 840 855 410 170 240
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis and non-Aboriginal ancestries 1,575 795 775 395 165 230
First Nations (North American Indian), Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 95 45 50 15 0 10
Métis, Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 20 0 25 0 0 0
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis, Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 10 0 10 0 0 0
Non-Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 94 457,805 226,695 231,110 139,340 67,755 71,580
Visible minority population
Total - Visible minority for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 95 541,700 267,530 274,175 151,630 73,645 77,990
Total visible minority populationCensus data footnote 96 13,265 6,675 6,585 10,855 5,195 5,660
South AsianCensus data footnote 97 2,970 1,540 1,430 2,255 1,150 1,105
Chinese 2,400 1,225 1,175 2,695 1,290 1,400
Black 3,170 1,680 1,490 950 500 445
Filipino 930 315 610 1,290 520 770
Latin American 715 320 390 565 240 325
Arab 990 570 420 270 195 80
Southeast AsianCensus data footnote 98 570 265 310 985 440 550
West AsianCensus data footnote 99 215 95 115 195 105 90
Korean 325 180 150 465 210 260
Japanese 255 110 140 725 320 400
Visible minority, n.i.e.Census data footnote 100 300 150 155 110 60 55
Multiple visible minoritiesCensus data footnote 101 420 215 210 345 160 185
Not a visible minorityCensus data footnote 102 528,440 260,855 267,585 140,775 68,445 72,325
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 103 541,700 267,530 274,175 151,630 73,640 77,985
North American Aboriginal origins 83,895 40,835 43,065 12,290 5,885 6,400
First Nations (North American Indian) 57,265 27,540 29,730 8,390 3,980 4,410
Inuit 650 280 370 125 70 55
Métis 28,005 14,040 13,965 4,225 2,015 2,205
Other North American origins 240,390 117,840 122,550 40,125 19,755 20,370
Acadian 845 420 420 225 140 75
American 4,955 2,435 2,525 3,130 1,540 1,590
Canadian 236,045 115,660 120,380 37,825 18,615 19,210
New Brunswicker 25 10 10 0 0 0
Newfoundlander 505 255 250 105 35 70
Nova Scotian 80 35 45 0 0 0
Ontarian 235 135 100 10 0 0
Québécois 705 355 350 45 20 30
Other North American origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 104 0 0 0 0 0 0
European origins 387,735 190,680 197,060 124,015 59,690 64,325
British Isles origins 233,955 114,115 119,840 93,020 44,715 48,305
Channel Islander 15 10 0 20 10 15
Cornish 50 15 35 30 20 15
English 129,270 62,670 66,595 60,815 28,880 31,930
Irish 103,895 49,375 54,520 29,780 13,630 16,150
Manx 95 30 70 95 50 45
Scottish 94,870 46,035 48,835 40,020 18,950 21,075
Welsh 7,540 3,660 3,885 6,050 2,840 3,205
British Isles origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 105 9,875 4,780 5,095 5,805 2,645 3,165
French origins 167,245 80,830 86,420 16,620 7,695 8,930
Alsatian 10 0 0 0 0 0
Breton 25 15 10 10 0 0
Corsican 0 0 0 0 0 0
French 167,225 80,805 86,415 16,610 7,685 8,925
Western European origins (except French origins) 65,490 32,140 33,350 33,090 15,550 17,540
Austrian 2,120 1,030 1,085 1,665 775 890
Bavarian 25 10 15 10 0 0
Belgian 1,495 755 740 980 480 505
Dutch 15,160 7,480 7,680 8,785 4,125 4,660
Flemish 70 35 30 115 50 65
Frisian 10 10 0 20 0 15
German 48,985 23,885 25,100 23,480 10,995 12,490
Luxembourger 30 20 15 20 10 15
Swiss 2,185 1,035 1,155 980 480 505
Western European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 106 30 30 0 10 10 0
Northern European origins (except British Isles origins) 26,280 12,755 13,520 16,855 8,045 8,810
Danish 2,290 1,120 1,170 3,155 1,455 1,700
Finnish 15,860 7,765 8,095 1,585 765 825
Icelandic 660 260 400 1,195 575 620
Norwegian 3,675 1,775 1,900 7,050 3,440 3,615
Swedish 5,280 2,490 2,790 4,960 2,290 2,675
Northern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 107 515 275 245 735 355 380
Eastern European origins 40,220 20,030 20,190 20,170 9,380 10,790
Bulgarian 205 95 105 65 30 40
Byelorussian 125 75 50 40 15 25
Czech 1,020 535 490 825 395 435
Czechoslovakian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 108 630 330 300 410 155 260
Estonian 795 460 330 235 100 135
Hungarian 2,805 1,360 1,440 2,255 915 1,340
Latvian 455 220 230 225 115 105
Lithuanian 845 425 425 220 115 105
Moldovan 0 0 0 0 10 0
Polish 15,635 7,860 7,775 5,610 2,505 3,105
Romanian 1,225 670 550 890 450 440
Russian 2,935 1,290 1,645 3,675 1,735 1,945
Slovak 910 470 435 360 175 185
Ukrainian 18,050 8,850 9,195 8,690 4,160 4,530
Eastern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 109 50 25 20 75 50 30
Southern European origins 51,130 25,365 25,770 9,595 4,785 4,815
Albanian 35 15 15 55 30 25
Bosnian 30 15 15 30 15 10
Catalan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Croatian 2,430 1,230 1,195 785 410 375
Cypriot 20 10 10 10 0 0
Greek 1,645 785 860 630 300 335
Italian 42,075 21,045 21,035 5,355 2,710 2,650
Kosovar 0 0 0 0 0 0
Macedonian 215 135 80 40 25 15
Maltese 475 250 225 80 45 35
Montenegrin 30 15 10 15 10 10
Portuguese 1,965 1,040 920 855 485 375
Serbian 375 215 160 205 75 130
Sicilian 70 45 25 30 10 20
Slovenian 570 275 290 170 85 90
Spanish 2,100 805 1,295 1,510 665 845
Yugoslavian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 110 715 350 365 410 200 210
Southern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 111 30 10 20 10 10 0
Other European origins 1,490 805 680 865 445 420
Basque 20 0 20 10 0 0
Jewish 645 335 305 325 165 155
Roma (Gypsy) 55 30 25 40 20 30
Slavic, n.o.s.Census data footnote 112 20 10 10 35 10 25
Other European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 113 740 420 320 460 240 220
Caribbean origins 2,285 1,125 1,160 460 200 265
Antiguan 50 15 25 10 0 10
Bahamian 30 10 20 10 0 0
Barbadian 125 50 80 50 25 30
Bermudan 40 15 20 15 0 15
Carib 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cuban 75 25 45 25 0 25
Dominican 90 45 55 0 0 0
Grenadian 25 0 20 0 10 0
Guadeloupean 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haitian 110 60 50 20 10 10
Jamaican 1,195 620 575 180 100 80
Kittitian/Nevisian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Martinican 0 0 0 10 0 0
Montserratan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Puerto Rican 65 30 35 40 25 15
St. Lucian 50 30 20 0 0 0
Trinidadian/Tobagonian 240 130 115 85 20 60
Vincentian/Grenadinian 30 15 15 20 10 15
West Indian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 114 170 95 70 20 10 15
Caribbean origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 115 70 30 40 30 15 15
Latin, Central and South American origins 1,665 785 880 1,180 555 620
Aboriginal from Central/South America (except Arawak and Maya) 75 35 45 40 20 20
Arawak 10 10 10 0 10 0
Argentinian 65 35 30 40 15 25
Belizean 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bolivian 15 10 10 0 0 0
Brazilian 75 45 25 120 35 85
Chilean 70 30 40 135 80 60
Colombian 135 75 60 85 20 60
Costa Rican 10 10 0 0 0 10
Ecuadorian 45 25 25 10 0 0
Guatemalan 50 25 20 20 10 10
Guyanese 170 75 90 40 25 15
Hispanic 40 15 20 30 20 10
Honduran 15 15 10 45 25 25
Maya 30 15 15 20 10 10
Mexican 545 235 310 430 210 225
Nicaraguan 0 0 10 45 30 15
Panamanian 0 0 0 10 0 10
Paraguayan 0 0 0 10 0 10
Peruvian 170 80 90 60 30 35
Salvadorean 85 50 35 35 10 30
Uruguayan 25 10 15 0 0 0
Venezuelan 20 0 20 40 25 20
Latin, Central and South American origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 116 45 10 35 35 25 15
African origins 2,985 1,500 1,480 1,550 815 735
Central and West African origins 690 395 295 185 110 75
Akan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Angolan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ashanti 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beninese 0 0 0 0 0 0
Burkinabe 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cameroonian 50 25 20 0 0 0
Chadian 10 10 0 0 10 0
Congolese 155 90 65 0 0 0
Edo 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ewe 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gabonese 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gambian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ghanaian 95 65 30 20 15 10
Guinean 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ibo 0 10 0 0 0 0
Ivorian 50 30 20 0 0 0
Liberian 0 0 0 10 0 0
Malian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malinké 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nigerian 230 115 115 130 75 55
Peulh 0 0 0 0 0 0
Senegalese 0 0 0 10 10 0
Sierra Leonean 10 10 10 0 0 0
Togolese 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wolof 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yoruba 35 20 20 10 10 0
Central and West African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 117 35 25 15 10 10 10
North African origins 485 240 250 110 80 30
Algerian 100 50 45 20 20 0
Berber 20 10 10 0 0 0
Coptic 10 10 10 0 0 0
Dinka 0 0 0 0 0 0
Egyptian 145 80 70 30 25 10
Libyan 10 0 0 0 0 0
Maure 0 0 0 15 0 10
Moroccan 45 25 25 35 30 10
Sudanese 40 20 20 0 0 0
Tunisian 70 25 45 0 10 0
North African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 118 55 25 25 0 0 0
Southern and East African origins 550 285 265 705 345 360
Afrikaner 0 0 0 25 20 10
Amhara 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bantu, n.o.s.Census data footnote 119 0 0 0 0 0 0
Burundian 30 15 15 0 0 0
Djiboutian 10 10 0 0 0 0
Eritrean 15 0 10 0 0 0
Ethiopian 15 0 10 35 15 20
Harari 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kenyan 60 25 30 35 15 20
Malagasy 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mauritian 0 0 0 0 10 0
Oromo 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rwandan 15 10 0 15 10 10
Seychellois 10 10 10 10 0 0
Somali 50 30 20 10 10 0
South African 225 100 120 480 240 240
Tanzanian 0 0 10 0 0 0
Tigrian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ugandan 10 10 0 30 10 20
Zambian 10 0 0 0 0 0
Zimbabwean 50 25 25 30 15 15
Zulu 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern and East African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 120 110 70 40 35 15 15
Other African origins 1,325 620 710 565 285 280
Black, n.o.s.Census data footnote 121 225 85 140 60 20 40
Other African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 122 1,120 535 580 510 265 245
Asian origins 10,975 5,410 5,565 10,405 4,910 5,495
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins 2,460 1,320 1,140 1,070 580 490
Afghan 65 25 40 0 0 0
Arab, n.o.s.Census data footnote 123 395 255 140 160 120 45
Armenian 80 45 35 50 30 20
Assyrian 10 0 10 0 0 0
Azerbaijani 15 10 10 10 10 10
Georgian 0 10 0 25 10 15
Hazara 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iranian 245 130 115 345 175 170
Iraqi 30 20 0 10 0 10
Israeli 40 30 10 40 0 40
Jordanian 25 10 20 0 0 0
Kazakh 10 10 10 20 10 10
Kurd 40 30 15 0 0 0
Kuwaiti 0 0 0 10 10 0
Kyrgyz 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lebanese 885 415 470 175 105 70
Palestinian 85 30 50 10 0 10
Pashtun 30 20 10 0 0 0
Saudi Arabian 115 80 35 70 70 0
Syrian 240 140 95 140 50 85
Tajik 15 0 15 0 0 0
Tatar 0 0 0 10 0 10
Turk 165 90 75 65 35 30
Turkmen 0 0 0 0 0 0
Uighur 0 0 0 0 0 0
Uzbek 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yemeni 10 0 0 0 0 10
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 124 90 55 40 30 30 0
South Asian origins 3,320 1,690 1,625 2,370 1,205 1,160
Bangladeshi 85 50 35 10 0 10
Bengali 45 25 20 15 10 0
Bhutanese 0 0 0 0 0 0
East Indian 2,470 1,275 1,195 2,055 1,050 1,010
Goan 15 0 10 0 0 0
Gujarati 20 15 10 10 0 0
Kashmiri 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nepali 55 15 40 25 10 20
Pakistani 375 185 190 15 0 15
Punjabi 50 15 30 200 110 90
Sinhalese 10 0 0 0 10 0
Sri Lankan 185 115 75 40 30 15
Tamil 15 10 15 0 0 10
South Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 125 150 65 85 30 15 10
East and Southeast Asian origins 5,300 2,455 2,845 7,015 3,140 3,875
Burmese 10 10 10 25 15 0
Cambodian (Khmer) 60 30 30 145 80 70
Chinese 3,050 1,485 1,575 3,260 1,535 1,715
Filipino 1,060 350 715 1,500 560 935
Hmong 0 0 0 10 10 0
Indonesian 85 40 40 200 110 90
Japanese 330 155 175 855 380 470
Karen 0 0 0 0 0 0
Korean 320 175 150 475 220 255
Laotian 15 10 10 0 0 10
Malaysian 35 10 25 50 10 40
Mongolian 20 10 10 25 15 10
Singaporean 0 0 0 15 10 10
Taiwanese 20 10 20 75 35 40
Thai 40 15 20 125 30 95
Tibetan 0 0 0 10 0 0
Vietnamese 495 255 240 655 285 370
East and Southeast Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 126 0 0 0 10 0 0
Other Asian origins 40 20 15 20 10 10
Other Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 127 40 20 15 20 10 10
Oceania origins 525 265 260 1,020 490 530
Australian 425 215 215 525 245 280
New Zealander 55 25 25 210 95 115
Pacific Islands origins 55 25 25 280 150 130
Fijian 15 10 0 55 30 25
Hawaiian 15 10 15 160 85 80
Maori 10 10 0 20 15 0
Polynesian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 128 10 10 10 15 10 15
Samoan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pacific Islands origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 129 10 0 10 35 15 15
Household characteristics
Total - Private households by tenure - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 130 239,300 ... ... 68,900 ... ...
Owner 167,425 ... ... 50,930 ... ...
Renter 70,095 ... ... 17,900 ... ...
Band housing 1,780 ... ... 75 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by condominium status - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 131 239,300 ... ... 68,900 ... ...
Condominium 5,200 ... ... 8,555 ... ...
Not condominium 234,105 ... ... 60,350 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 132 239,300 ... ... 68,905 ... ...
No bedrooms 650 ... ... 360 ... ...
1 bedroom 26,680 ... ... 6,990 ... ...
2 bedrooms 58,940 ... ... 21,135 ... ...
3 bedrooms 97,000 ... ... 24,770 ... ...
4 or more bedrooms 56,030 ... ... 15,650 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 133 239,300 ... ... 68,905 ... ...
1 to 4 rooms 54,715 ... ... 16,675 ... ...
5 rooms 39,305 ... ... 12,095 ... ...
6 rooms 40,995 ... ... 11,210 ... ...
7 rooms 34,915 ... ... 9,055 ... ...
8 or more rooms 69,370 ... ... 19,860 ... ...
Average number of rooms per dwelling 6.3 ... ... 6.3 ... ...
Total - Private households by number of persons per room - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 134 239,300 ... ... 68,900 ... ...
One person or fewer per room 238,005 ... ... 68,560 ... ...
More than 1 person per room 1,295 ... ... 340 ... ...
Total - Private households by housing suitability - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 135 239,300 ... ... 68,905 ... ...
Suitable 233,430 ... ... 67,095 ... ...
Not suitable 5,865 ... ... 1,810 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by period of construction - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 136 239,300 ... ... 68,900 ... ...
1960 or before 78,115 ... ... 7,685 ... ...
1961 to 1980 86,145 ... ... 19,585 ... ...
1981 to 1990 30,950 ... ... 11,200 ... ...
1991 to 2000 21,705 ... ... 14,905 ... ...
2001 to 2005 6,765 ... ... 4,995 ... ...
2006 to 2010 8,415 ... ... 6,335 ... ...
2011 to 2016Census data footnote 137 7,215 ... ... 4,195 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 138 239,300 ... ... 68,905 ... ...
Only regular maintenance or minor repairs needed 216,995 ... ... 64,840 ... ...
Major repairs needed 22,305 ... ... 4,065 ... ...
Total - Private households by number of household maintainers - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 139 239,300 ... ... 68,900 ... ...
1 household maintainer 148,955 ... ... 39,030 ... ...
2 household maintainers 87,385 ... ... 28,365 ... ...
3 or more household maintainers 2,960 ... ... 1,510 ... ...
Total - Private households by age of primary household maintainers - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 140 239,300 ... ... 68,905 ... ...
15 to 24 years 7,615 ... ... 1,855 ... ...
25 to 34 years 29,050 ... ... 6,865 ... ...
35 to 44 years 33,335 ... ... 8,445 ... ...
45 to 54 years 45,820 ... ... 11,290 ... ...
55 to 64 years 51,655 ... ... 15,330 ... ...
65 to 74 years 40,325 ... ... 14,465 ... ...
75 to 84 years 23,440 ... ... 7,895 ... ...
85 years and over 8,060 ... ... 2,755 ... ...
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 141 231,595 ... ... 68,165 ... ...
Spending less than 30% of income on shelter costs 181,015 ... ... 51,540 ... ...
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs 50,575 ... ... 16,625 ... ...
30% to less than 100% 45,690 ... ... 14,415 ... ...
Total - Owner households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data 162,995 ... ... 50,390 ... ...
% of owner households with a mortgageCensus data footnote 142 55.4 ... ... 53.0 ... ...
% of owner households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costsCensus data footnote 141 13.0 ... ... 16.0 ... ...
Median monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 942 ... ... 818 ... ...
Average monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,099 ... ... 1,047 ... ...
Median value of dwellings ($)Census data footnote 144 219,732 ... ... 390,750 ... ...
Average value of dwellings ($)Census data footnote 144 252,568 ... ... 433,774 ... ...
Total - Tenant households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data 68,835 ... ... 17,830 ... ...
% of tenant households in subsidized housingCensus data footnote 145 20.1 ... ... 11.6 ... ...
% of tenant households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costsCensus data footnote 141 42.7 ... ... 48.0 ... ...
Median monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 806 ... ... 923 ... ...
Average monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 840 ... ... 982 ... ...
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 146 458,365 224,950 233,415 131,685 63,375 68,305
No certificate, diploma or degree 103,430 52,975 50,460 19,310 10,275 9,045
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificateCensus data footnote 147 122,750 58,235 64,520 39,470 18,350 21,120
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 232,185 113,740 118,440 72,900 34,760 38,145
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma 42,255 32,560 9,705 14,875 10,990 3,890
Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 148 20,860 14,550 6,310 5,910 3,295 2,620
Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 149 21,400 18,005 3,395 8,965 7,695 1,275
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma 118,835 51,310 67,530 27,010 10,245 16,765
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level 6,670 2,745 3,920 5,755 2,090 3,665
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above 64,420 27,125 37,290 25,260 11,430 13,830
Bachelor's degree 46,930 18,540 28,390 15,905 6,835 9,070
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level 4,925 2,105 2,825 1,965 800 1,160
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry 1,925 1,275 650 850 555 290
Master's degree 9,095 4,195 4,895 5,400 2,550 2,850
Earned doctorateCensus data footnote 150 1,550 1,015 535 1,140 680 460
Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 146 289,745 142,400 147,345 77,440 36,485 40,950
No certificate, diploma or degree 39,260 21,795 17,465 7,630 4,445 3,195
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificateCensus data footnote 147 75,975 37,340 38,630 21,955 10,590 11,370
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 174,515 83,265 91,250 47,850 21,455 26,390
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma 27,670 21,400 6,270 9,035 6,735 2,295
Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 148 13,700 9,665 4,040 3,685 2,085 1,600
Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 149 13,970 11,730 2,235 5,345 4,650 695
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma 93,485 40,395 53,095 18,100 6,675 11,425
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level 4,450 1,915 2,530 3,825 1,355 2,470
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above 48,910 19,560 29,355 16,890 6,695 10,195
Bachelor's degree 35,790 13,725 22,065 10,965 4,235 6,730
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level 3,615 1,425 2,195 1,230 450 775
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry 1,480 890 590 555 295 255
Master's degree 6,885 2,830 4,050 3,580 1,450 2,125
Earned doctorateCensus data footnote 150 1,140 685 455 565 260 310
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 151 458,365 224,950 233,415 131,685 63,380 68,305
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 152 226,185 111,210 114,970 58,785 28,620 30,160
Education 15,875 3,865 12,005 6,100 1,615 4,485
13. Education 15,875 3,865 12,010 6,100 1,610 4,490
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 4,640 2,230 2,410 2,565 1,080 1,480
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services 1,045 785 265 400 290 110
50. Visual and performing arts 3,595 1,445 2,150 2,165 790 1,380
Humanities 8,120 3,175 4,940 2,920 1,235 1,685
16. Aboriginal and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics 640 125 515 230 80 155
23. English language and literature/letters 1,890 500 1,390 1,015 365 650
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities 1,985 725 1,260 660 225 435
30A Interdisciplinary humanitiesCensus data footnote 153 55 15 40 20 0 15
38. Philosophy and religious studies 695 340 355 155 95 60
39. Theology and religious vocations 835 490 340 320 210 110
54. History 1,485 850 635 450 255 195
55. French language and literature/letters 535 125 405 70 10 60
Social and behavioural sciences and law 23,210 6,760 16,450 6,930 2,330 4,595
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies 420 110 305 135 25 105
09. Communication, journalism and related programs 1,775 610 1,165 460 210 250
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences 6,080 475 5,615 1,545 175 1,370
22. Legal professions and studies 3,730 1,280 2,450 1,165 360 800
30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciencesCensus data footnote 154 480 95 385 85 35 50
42. Psychology 4,285 965 3,325 1,235 350 880
45. Social sciences 6,440 3,230 3,210 2,300 1,170 1,135
Business, management and public administration 39,460 11,725 27,735 13,350 4,475 8,870
30.16 Accounting and computer science 80 20 60 30 0 25
44. Public administration and social service professions 6,930 1,215 5,715 960 195 760
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services 32,445 10,490 21,955 12,360 4,270 8,085
Physical and life sciences and technologies 6,375 3,445 2,925 2,520 1,380 1,135
26. Biological and biomedical sciences 2,815 1,200 1,605 1,260 595 665
30.01 Biological and physical sciences 800 410 385 375 180 195
30C Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciencesCensus data footnote 155 75 15 65 25 20 10
40. Physical sciences 2,140 1,540 600 715 530 185
41. Science technologies/technicians 540 275 270 150 60 95
Mathematics, computer and information sciences 5,245 3,165 2,085 1,755 1,020 735
11. Computer and information sciences and support services 4,070 2,685 1,385 1,290 830 460
25. Library science 410 30 380 205 30 175
27. Mathematics and statistics 690 390 300 230 150 80
30D Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciencesCensus data footnote 156 75 50 20 25 0 15
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies 60,035 56,975 3,065 15,720 14,850 870
04. Architecture and related services 790 610 185 335 205 125
14. Engineering 4,575 4,050 525 2,055 1,860 195
15. Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields 15,345 13,990 1,350 2,760 2,490 270
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation 10 0 10 0 0 0
46. Construction trades 12,025 11,695 330 4,680 4,550 130
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians 18,690 18,295 395 4,085 3,995 95
48. Precision production 8,610 8,330 280 1,800 1,755 50
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 6,000 4,300 1,700 2,500 1,655 840
01. Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences 1,745 1,035 710 1,175 600 575
03. Natural resources and conservation 4,255 3,265 990 1,325 1,060 265
Health and related fields 43,280 7,105 36,175 13,090 2,335 10,755
31. Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies 2,920 1,515 1,405 770 365 410
51. Health professions and related programs 39,775 5,185 34,595 12,065 1,795 10,270
60. Dental, medical and veterinary residency programs 590 415 180 255 175 85
Personal, protective and transportation services 19,910 10,985 8,920 5,450 2,780 2,665
12. Personal and culinary services 8,680 1,965 6,715 3,450 1,005 2,450
28. Military science, leadership and operational art 35 35 0 0 0 0
29. Military technologies and applied sciences 145 140 10 40 35 0
43. Security and protective services 5,790 3,970 1,825 530 420 105
49. Transportation and materials moving 5,255 4,880 370 1,425 1,315 115
Other 40 10 35 10 0 15
30.99 Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies, other 40 10 30 15 0 15
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 151 289,750 142,400 147,345 77,440 36,490 40,950
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 152 115,235 59,135 56,095 29,590 15,030 14,560
Education 10,475 2,330 8,145 3,545 795 2,750
13. Education 10,480 2,330 8,150 3,545 795 2,745
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 3,495 1,660 1,840 1,745 680 1,065
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services 750 545 205 225 150 75
50. Visual and performing arts 2,745 1,115 1,635 1,515 530 990
Humanities 5,405 2,050 3,350 1,820 755 1,065
16. Aboriginal and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics 485 100 390 140 50 95
23. English language and literature/letters 1,230 295 930 660 230 430
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities 1,435 530 905 435 140 290
30A Interdisciplinary humanitiesCensus data footnote 153 45 15 30 0 0 10
38. Philosophy and religious studies 365 170 195 85 50 35
39. Theology and religious vocations 515 315 200 175 110 65
54. History 1,020 575 445 295 170 120
55. French language and literature/letters 305 55 255 25 0 25
Social and behavioural sciences and law 18,560 5,010 13,550 4,920 1,455 3,470
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies 280 75 210 100 15 85
09. Communication, journalism and related programs 1,515 545 975 355 155 200
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences 5,050 355 4,695 1,150 135 1,015
22. Legal professions and studies 3,150 960 2,190 865 220 640
30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciencesCensus data footnote 154 415 80 335 65 25 40
42. Psychology 3,280 635 2,650 810 185 625
45. Social sciences 4,870 2,365 2,505 1,575 715 860
Business, management and public administration 31,105 8,795 22,305 8,815 2,760 6,055
30.16 Accounting and computer science 55 10 40 20 0 15
44. Public administration and social service professions 5,770 975 4,795 690 120 575
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services 25,285 7,810 17,475 8,105 2,640 5,465
Physical and life sciences and technologies 4,720 2,440 2,280 1,525 735 790
26. Biological and biomedical sciences 2,115 895 1,215 865 385 475
30.01 Biological and physical sciences 565 275 290 235 90 140
30C Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciencesCensus data footnote 155 55 15 45 20 20 0
40. Physical sciences 1,595 1,080 515 330 210 115
41. Science technologies/technicians 390 180 205 85 30 55
Mathematics, computer and information sciences 4,350 2,610 1,735 1,305 785 520
11. Computer and information sciences and support services 3,500 2,295 1,205 1,075 725 350
25. Library science 290 20 270 125 10 115
27. Mathematics and statistics 495 255 240 85 45 40
30D Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciencesCensus data footnote 156 60 40 20 10 0 0
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies 43,625 41,165 2,460 9,560 8,895 665
04. Architecture and related services 590 435 150 220 105 120
14. Engineering 3,385 2,960 425 1,120 960 160
15. Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields 11,690 10,590 1,100 1,565 1,395 170
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation 10 0 10 0 0 0
46. Construction trades 8,305 8,035 270 3,145 3,040 110
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians 13,630 13,330 295 2,480 2,415 60
48. Precision production 6,030 5,810 215 1,030 980 45
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 4,640 3,190 1,450 1,805 1,135 675
01. Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences 1,325 715 610 810 385 430
03. Natural resources and conservation 3,310 2,470 840 995 745 250
Health and related fields 32,565 5,455 27,115 9,090 1,610 7,480
31. Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies 2,285 1,170 1,115 570 265 305
51. Health professions and related programs 29,805 3,970 25,830 8,370 1,260 7,105
60. Dental, medical and veterinary residency programs 470 305 165 145 85 65
Personal, protective and transportation services 15,535 8,550 6,985 3,710 1,855 1,850
12. Personal and culinary services 6,520 1,430 5,095 2,395 730 1,665
28. Military science, leadership and operational art 40 35 0 0 0 0
29. Military technologies and applied sciences 70 65 10 10 10 0
43. Security and protective services 4,730 3,180 1,560 355 265 90
49. Transportation and materials moving 4,175 3,845 335 950 850 95
Other 35 10 35 10 0 10
30.99 Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies, other 35 0 30 10 0 10
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 157 458,365 224,950 233,415 131,685 63,380 68,305
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 226,180 111,210 114,975 58,785 28,620 30,160
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 158 232,185 113,740 118,445 72,900 34,760 38,150
Location of study inside Canada 220,780 107,660 113,115 62,850 29,480 33,370
Same as province or territory of residence 211,225 102,815 108,405 43,705 20,230 23,480
Different than province or territory of residence 9,550 4,840 4,710 19,145 9,255 9,895
Location of study outside CanadaCensus data footnote 159 11,405 6,085 5,325 10,050 5,280 4,775
United StatesCensus data footnote 160 4,640 2,520 2,115 2,360 1,305 1,055
Philippines 345 90 260 490 130 360
India 690 330 355 330 175 150
United KingdomCensus data footnote 161 1,520 845 675 3,060 1,745 1,315
ChinaCensus data footnote 162 175 50 125 400 195 210
France 95 50 45 40 15 25
Other 3,935 2,190 1,750 3,370 1,705 1,665
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 157 289,745 142,400 147,345 77,440 36,485 40,950
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 115,230 59,140 56,100 29,590 15,030 14,560
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 158 174,510 83,265 91,250 47,845 21,460 26,385
Location of study inside Canada 167,215 79,665 87,550 42,940 19,215 23,725
Same as province or territory of residence 160,560 76,285 84,280 31,890 14,075 17,815
Different than province or territory of residence 6,650 3,380 3,270 11,050 5,140 5,910
Location of study outside CanadaCensus data footnote 159 7,300 3,605 3,700 4,905 2,245 2,665
United StatesCensus data footnote 160 3,210 1,630 1,585 1,160 575 585
Philippines 275 70 210 410 115 295
India 595 295 300 250 125 125
United KingdomCensus data footnote 161 610 330 275 1,060 570 490
ChinaCensus data footnote 162 165 50 115 355 170 180
France 60 30 35 0 0 10
Other 2,375 1,195 1,185 1,665 695 970
Labour force status
Total - Population aged 15 years and over by Labour force status - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 163 458,365 224,950 233,415 131,685 63,380 68,305
In the labour force 268,380 138,860 129,520 72,745 37,005 35,745
Employed 243,110 123,390 119,725 67,125 33,745 33,385
Unemployed 25,270 15,470 9,795 5,620 3,260 2,355
Not in the labour force 189,985 86,090 103,895 58,940 26,375 32,560
Participation rate 58.6 61.7 55.5 55.2 58.4 52.3
Employment rate 53.0 54.9 51.3 51.0 53.2 48.9
Unemployment rate 9.4 11.1 7.6 7.7 8.8 6.6
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 164 458,370 224,950 233,415 131,685 63,380 68,305
Did not workCensus data footnote 165 175,220 78,025 97,190 54,255 24,220 30,035
Worked 283,145 146,920 136,225 77,430 39,160 38,275
Worked full year, full timeCensus data footnote 166 140,615 78,025 62,590 33,335 18,690 14,640
Worked part year and/or part timeCensus data footnote 167 142,530 68,895 73,635 44,095 20,470 23,630
Average weeks worked in reference year 42.0 42.0 42.1 41.3 41.3 41.2
Class of worker
Total labour force aged 15 years and over by class of worker - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 168 268,380 138,865 129,520 72,745 37,000 35,745
Class of worker - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 5,635 2,855 2,780 1,490 850 635
All classes of workersCensus data footnote 170 262,745 136,005 126,735 71,255 36,150 35,105
Employee 238,720 121,135 117,585 59,345 29,190 30,155
Self-employedCensus data footnote 171 24,025 14,875 9,150 11,910 6,960 4,950
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 172 268,380 138,865 129,515 72,745 37,005 35,740
Occupation - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 5,635 2,855 2,780 1,490 855 635
All occupationsCensus data footnote 170 262,745 136,005 126,735 71,255 36,150 35,105
0 Management occupations 24,165 14,660 9,510 7,190 4,260 2,925
1 Business, finance and administration occupations 36,275 8,525 27,750 9,355 2,325 7,030
2 Natural and applied sciences and related occupations 13,435 10,715 2,730 4,155 3,350 795
3 Health occupations 22,010 3,765 18,240 5,950 1,230 4,715
4 Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services 32,210 9,500 22,710 7,505 2,335 5,170
5 Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport 4,565 1,835 2,725 2,210 880 1,325
6 Sales and service occupations 62,760 24,665 38,095 19,285 7,625 11,660
7 Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations 47,535 44,730 2,810 11,500 10,835 665
8 Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations 11,455 10,515 945 2,365 1,860 510
9 Occupations in manufacturing and utilities 8,320 7,100 1,220 1,740 1,440 295
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 173 268,380 138,865 129,520 72,745 37,005 35,745
Industry - NAICS2012 - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 5,635 2,855 2,785 1,490 850 635
All industry categoriesCensus data footnote 170 262,745 136,005 126,740 71,260 36,150 35,105
11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 4,875 3,640 1,240 2,255 1,650 610
21 Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction 15,540 14,065 1,475 685 630 55
22 Utilities 2,560 2,005 560 280 205 75
23 Construction 21,160 18,900 2,260 6,920 6,080 840
31-33 Manufacturing 16,635 14,000 2,635 3,425 2,570 855
41 Wholesale trade 6,170 4,830 1,340 1,825 1,355 465
44-45 Retail trade 33,390 15,270 18,120 10,150 4,660 5,490
48-49 Transportation and warehousing 12,300 9,035 3,260 3,270 2,500 765
51 Information and cultural industries 3,295 1,660 1,635 1,680 975 705
52 Finance and insurance 6,055 1,965 4,095 2,160 725 1,440
53 Real estate and rental and leasing 3,605 2,130 1,475 1,420 715 700
54 Professional, scientific and technical services 10,365 5,250 5,120 4,620 2,475 2,145
55 Management of companies and enterprises 135 95 45 30 20 15
56 Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services 10,995 6,110 4,890 3,785 2,135 1,645
61 Educational services 20,925 5,990 14,935 4,620 1,430 3,190
62 Health care and social assistance 39,395 6,160 33,235 9,950 1,910 8,040
71 Arts, entertainment and recreation 4,900 2,490 2,410 1,485 695 785
72 Accommodation and food services 19,505 7,025 12,480 5,970 2,200 3,770
81 Other services (except public administration) 11,165 5,520 5,640 3,315 1,410 1,905
91 Public administration 19,775 9,870 9,900 3,410 1,815 1,605
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 174 243,110 123,385 119,720 67,130 33,740 33,385
Worked at home 12,445 6,115 6,330 6,520 3,025 3,495
Worked outside Canada 520 330 190 240 145 95
No fixed workplace address 26,945 20,325 6,620 10,970 8,245 2,720
Worked at usual place 203,200 96,615 106,585 49,400 22,330 27,070
Commuting destinationThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census commuting destination data
Total - Commuting destination for the employed labour force aged 15 years and over in private households with a usual place of work - 25% sample data 203,195 96,615 106,585 49,400 22,330 27,070
Commute within census subdivision (CSD) of residence 159,560 73,710 85,850 31,675 13,300 18,375
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) within census division (CD) of residence 27,335 13,350 13,985 13,115 6,105 7,005
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) and census division (CD) within province or territory of residence 15,010 8,500 6,515 3,925 2,395 1,535
Commute to a different province or territory 1,290 1,055 240 685 530 155
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 175 230,145 116,935 113,205 60,375 30,575 29,795
Car, truck, van - as a driver 186,815 97,025 89,785 48,810 24,840 23,970
Car, truck, van - as a passenger 15,820 6,895 8,925 3,480 1,520 1,955
Public transit 7,735 3,315 4,415 1,995 910 1,085
Walked 14,845 6,325 8,515 3,630 1,600 2,030
Bicycle 1,490 1,120 365 850 565 285
Other method 3,450 2,250 1,200 1,605 1,145 455
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 176 230,140 116,940 113,205 60,370 30,580 29,795
Less than 15 minutes 104,810 48,425 56,390 25,400 11,675 13,720
15 to 29 minutes 75,635 38,175 37,455 22,120 10,860 11,255
30 to 44 minutes 28,115 15,775 12,335 7,585 4,485 3,090
45 to 59 minutes 10,385 6,265 4,120 2,225 1,375 850
60 minutes and over 11,195 8,295 2,905 3,045 2,170 870
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 177 230,140 116,935 113,205 60,370 30,575 29,795
Between 5 a.m. and 5:59 a.m. 17,440 13,655 3,785 3,470 2,390 1,085
Between 6 a.m. and 6:59 a.m. 41,365 26,255 15,115 8,170 5,185 2,990
Between 7 a.m. and 7:59 a.m. 63,385 32,300 31,085 16,445 8,870 7,575
Between 8 a.m. and 8:59 a.m. 52,610 18,375 34,230 14,105 5,720 8,380
Between 9 a.m. and 11:59 a.m. 19,635 7,175 12,455 8,480 3,320 5,155
Between 12 p.m. and 4:59 a.m. 35,715 19,180 16,535 9,700 5,090 4,610
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 178 291,670 150,845 140,820 79,905 40,275 39,630
Single responses 282,955 147,105 135,850 79,645 40,130 39,510
Official languages 281,945 146,560 135,390 79,355 39,975 39,385
English 264,480 139,755 124,725 79,195 39,945 39,250
French 17,470 6,805 10,660 165 25 135
Non-official languages 1,010 545 460 285 160 130
Aboriginal languages 470 260 210 0 0 0
Algonquian languages 465 265 210 0 0 0
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 325 195 125 0 0 0
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Moose Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Naskapi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Plains Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Woods Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree, n.o.s. 325 200 125 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 140 55 80 0 0 0
Algonquin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway 135 55 75 0 0 0
Oji-Cree 0 0 10 0 0 0
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 10 0 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carrier 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chilcotin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dene 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gwich'in 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sarsi (Sarcee) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sekani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Slavey 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tutchone languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 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. 10 0 10 0 0 0
Non-Aboriginal languages 535 285 250 285 160 130
Afro-Asiatic languages 0 10 0 10 10 0
Berber languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kabyle 0 0 0 0 0 0
Berber languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cushitic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bilen 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oromo 0 0 0 0 0 0
Somali 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Semitic languages 10 10 0 10 10 0
Amharic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arabic 10 10 0 0 10 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 0 0 0 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 10 10 10 80 35 45
Khmer (Cambodian) 0 0 0 15 0 0
Vietnamese 15 10 0 60 25 40
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 0 0 0 10 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 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malagasy 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malay 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pangasinan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 0 0 0 10 0 0
Waray-Waray 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Creole languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haitian Creole 0 0 0 0 0 0
Creole, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Creole languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dravidian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kannada 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malayalam 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tamil 0 0 0 0 0 0
Telugu 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hmong-Mien languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Indo-European languages 340 165 175 55 30 30
Albanian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Armenian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Balto-Slavic languages 10 0 0 15 0 0
Baltic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Latvian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lithuanian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavic languages 0 0 0 15 10 10
Belarusan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bosnian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bulgarian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Croatian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Czech 0 0 0 0 0 0
Macedonian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Polish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Russian 0 0 0 10 10 10
Serbian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Serbo-Croatian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slovak 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slovene (Slovenian) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ukrainian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Celtic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scottish Gaelic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Welsh 0 0 0 0 0 0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Germanic languages 270 125 140 10 10 0
Afrikaans 0 0 0 10 0 0
Danish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dutch 15 10 10 0 0 0
Frisian 0 0 0 0 0 0
German 245 120 125 10 10 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 0 0 0 0 0 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Greek 0 0 0 0 0 0
Indo-Iranian languages 10 0 10 20 10 15
Indo-Aryan languages 10 10 10 15 10 10
Bengali 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gujarati 10 10 10 0 0 0
Hindi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kashmiri 0 0 0 0 0 0
Konkani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Marathi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nepali 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 0 0 0 15 10 15
Sindhi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Urdu 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iranian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kurdish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pashto 0 0 0 0 0 0
Persian (Farsi) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Italic (Romance) languages 55 30 25 15 10 0
Catalan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Italian 15 10 10 0 0 0
Portuguese 25 15 10 10 10 0
Romanian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Spanish 20 15 15 15 10 0
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Japanese 0 0 10 10 10 10
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Georgian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Korean 0 0 0 20 10 10
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 35 20 10 0 0 0
American Sign Language 20 15 10 0 0 0
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 10 10 0 0 0 0
Sino-Tibetan languages 125 80 45 105 70 40
Chinese languages 125 80 50 105 70 35
Cantonese 75 50 25 25 25 10
Hakka 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mandarin 40 20 25 70 40 35
Min Dong 0 0 0 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wu (Shanghainese) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chinese, n.o.s. 10 10 0 10 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 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lao 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Azerbaijani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkish 0 0 0 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 20 10 15 0 0 0
Estonian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Finnish 10 0 10 0 0 0
Hungarian 10 0 0 0 0 0
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Multiple responses 8,710 3,740 4,970 265 145 125
English and French 8,265 3,545 4,720 65 30 35
English and non-official language 380 160 220 195 115 80
French and non-official language 10 0 10 10 0 0
English, French and non-official language 60 40 20 10 0 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 179 291,670 150,850 140,825 79,910 40,280 39,630
None 238,405 125,985 112,425 78,270 39,595 38,670
English 11,225 4,740 6,485 250 85 170
French 39,270 18,790 20,480 595 250 340
Non-official language 2,590 1,255 1,340 780 340 440
Aboriginal 1,450 625 825 45 10 35
Non-Aboriginal 1,140 625 510 735 330 405
English and French 10 0 0 0 0 0
English and non-official language 25 15 10 0 0 0
French and non-official language 150 65 80 15 0 15
English, French and non-official language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mobility status - Place of residence 1 year ago
Total - Mobility status 1 year ago - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 180 536,680 264,890 271,790 150,580 73,150 77,430
Non-movers 474,655 235,080 239,575 126,475 61,380 65,090
Movers 62,030 29,810 32,215 24,100 11,770 12,335
Non-migrants 40,250 19,045 21,205 13,050 6,325 6,730
Migrants 21,775 10,765 11,015 11,050 5,445 5,605
Internal migrants 20,720 10,240 10,475 10,010 4,935 5,080
Intraprovincial migrants 18,775 9,205 9,565 7,175 3,510 3,665
Interprovincial migrants 1,940 1,035 905 2,835 1,425 1,410
External migrants 1,060 515 545 1,035 510 525
Mobility status - Place of residence 5 years ago
Total - Mobility status 5 years ago - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 181 514,665 253,535 261,130 145,350 70,510 74,840
Non-movers 342,995 170,525 172,470 82,855 40,335 42,515
Movers 171,670 83,015 88,655 62,495 30,170 32,325
Non-migrants 106,585 51,435 55,150 29,455 14,160 15,295
Migrants 65,085 31,580 33,510 33,045 16,010 17,030
Internal migrants 61,535 29,825 31,710 29,410 14,235 15,175
Intraprovincial migrants 55,885 26,885 28,995 20,320 9,790 10,535
Interprovincial migrants 5,650 2,935 2,715 9,090 4,445 4,640
External migrants 3,555 1,755 1,795 3,630 1,780 1,855

Source

Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population.

How to cite

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2017. North East, [Health region, December 2017], Ontario and Nanaimo, RD [Census division], British Columbia (table). Census Profile. 2016 Census. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-316-X2016001. Ottawa. Released November 29, 2017.
https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/index.cfm?Lang=E (accessed June 4, 2024).

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