Census Profile, 2016 Census
Essex, County [Census division], Ontario and Newfoundland and Labrador [Province]

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Characteristic Essex, CTY
Ontario
[Census division]
Newfoundland and Labrador

[Province]
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Total Male Female Total Male Female
Counts (unless otherwise specified)
Population and dwellings
Population, 2016Census data footnote 1 398,953 ... ... 519,716 ... ...
Population, 2011Census data footnote 1 388,782 ... ... 514,536 ... ...
Population percentage change, 2011 to 2016 2.6 ... ... 1.0 ... ...
Total private dwellingsCensus data footnote 2 168,569 ... ... 265,739 ... ...
Private dwellings occupied by usual residentsCensus data footnote 3 159,053 ... ... 218,673 ... ...
Population density per square kilometre 215.5 ... ... 1.4 ... ...
Land area in square kilometres 1,850.90 ... ... 370,514.08 ... ...
Age characteristics
Total - Age groups and average age of the population - 100% dataCensus data footnote 4 398,950 196,255 202,695 519,715 253,930 265,790
0 to 14 years 66,770 34,370 32,405 74,440 38,200 36,240
0 to 4 years 20,175 10,390 9,785 22,365 11,430 10,930
5 to 9 years 22,635 11,640 10,995 26,040 13,430 12,605
10 to 14 years 23,965 12,340 11,625 26,035 13,340 12,700
15 to 64 years 261,740 130,110 131,635 344,245 168,555 175,695
15 to 19 years 25,220 13,050 12,170 27,255 13,980 13,275
20 to 24 years 27,080 14,060 13,025 27,700 13,915 13,785
25 to 29 years 23,395 11,910 11,485 28,245 14,095 14,150
30 to 34 years 21,815 10,530 11,285 29,405 14,185 15,215
35 to 39 years 23,020 11,080 11,945 30,740 14,555 16,185
40 to 44 years 25,880 12,580 13,295 34,505 16,745 17,765
45 to 49 years 28,020 13,825 14,200 38,665 18,740 19,920
50 to 54 years 31,240 15,500 15,745 42,620 20,730 21,890
55 to 59 years 29,995 14,920 15,075 43,080 21,035 22,045
60 to 64 years 26,070 12,660 13,415 42,025 20,570 21,460
65 years and over 70,440 31,785 38,660 101,025 47,170 53,855
65 to 69 years 23,270 11,160 12,105 37,485 18,310 19,180
70 to 74 years 16,455 7,950 8,505 26,170 12,720 13,445
75 to 79 years 12,130 5,500 6,635 16,950 8,015 8,935
80 to 84 years 8,915 3,895 5,020 11,060 4,885 6,175
85 years and over 9,670 3,270 6,395 9,360 3,245 6,125
85 to 89 years 5,965 2,280 3,680 6,175 2,300 3,875
90 to 94 years 2,915 810 2,100 2,485 790 1,695
95 to 99 years 695 155 535 610 140 475
100 years and over 100 25 80 90 20 75
Total - Distribution (%) of the population by broad age groups - 100% data 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
0 to 14 years 16.7 17.5 16.0 14.3 15.0 13.6
15 to 64 years 65.6 66.3 64.9 66.2 66.4 66.1
65 years and over 17.7 16.2 19.1 19.4 18.6 20.3
85 years and over 2.4 1.7 3.2 1.8 1.3 2.3
Average age of the population 41.4 40.3 42.4 43.7 42.9 44.4
Median age of the population 42.4 41.3 43.5 46.0 45.4 46.6
Household and dwelling characteristics
Total - Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling - 100% dataCensus data footnote 5 159,055 ... ... 218,675 ... ...
Single-detached house 111,145 ... ... 160,245 ... ...
Apartment in a building that has five or more storeys 13,665 ... ... 750 ... ...
Other attached dwellingCensus data footnote 6 33,500 ... ... 56,245 ... ...
Semi-detached house 6,830 ... ... 8,545 ... ...
Row house 8,870 ... ... 10,390 ... ...
Apartment or flat in a duplex 4,485 ... ... 25,235 ... ...
Apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys 13,135 ... ... 11,645 ... ...
Other single-attached house 175 ... ... 435 ... ...
Movable dwellingCensus data footnote 7 745 ... ... 1,430 ... ...
Total - Private households by household size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 8 159,055 ... ... 218,675 ... ...
1 person 45,550 ... ... 53,755 ... ...
2 persons 53,040 ... ... 88,715 ... ...
3 persons 24,055 ... ... 37,700 ... ...
4 persons 22,360 ... ... 28,270 ... ...
5 or more persons 14,045 ... ... 10,235 ... ...
Number of persons in private households 391,005 ... ... 512,255 ... ...
Average household size 2.5 ... ... 2.3 ... ...
Marital status
Total - Marital status for the population aged 15 years and over - 100% dataCensus data footnote 9 332,180 161,890 170,290 445,275 215,720 229,550
Married or living common law 186,655 93,615 93,040 277,300 138,640 138,660
Married 163,055 81,835 81,215 230,815 115,460 115,355
Living common law 23,600 11,775 11,825 46,485 23,180 23,305
Not married and not living common law 145,525 68,275 77,255 167,980 77,085 90,895
Never married 92,590 50,555 42,030 107,650 57,545 50,105
Separated 10,155 4,395 5,760 8,570 3,760 4,815
Divorced 21,875 9,110 12,765 22,225 9,535 12,685
Widowed 20,915 4,220 16,695 29,530 6,245 23,285
Family characteristics
Total - Census families in private households by family size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 10 111,325 ... ... 161,010 ... ...
2 persons 54,890 ... ... 91,965 ... ...
3 persons 23,660 ... ... 36,220 ... ...
4 persons 21,725 ... ... 26,060 ... ...
5 or more persons 11,050 ... ... 6,760 ... ...
Average size of census families 2.9 ... ... 2.7 ... ...
Total number of census families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 11 111,325 ... ... 161,010 ... ...
Total couple families 90,865 ... ... 136,755 ... ...
Married couples 79,070 ... ... 113,520 ... ...
Common-law couples 11,795 ... ... 23,235 ... ...
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent 20,455 ... ... 24,250 ... ...
Female parent 16,360 ... ... 19,295 ... ...
Male parent 4,095 ... ... 4,960 ... ...
Total - Couple census families in private households - 100% data 90,870 ... ... 136,760 ... ...
Couples without children 42,885 ... ... 76,080 ... ...
Couples with children 47,985 ... ... 60,675 ... ...
1 child 17,660 ... ... 29,785 ... ...
2 children 19,925 ... ... 24,525 ... ...
3 or more children 10,400 ... ... 6,365 ... ...
Total - Lone-parent census families in private households - 100% data 20,455 ... ... 24,250 ... ...
1 child 12,010 ... ... 15,885 ... ...
2 children 6,000 ... ... 6,445 ... ...
3 or more children 2,450 ... ... 1,925 ... ...
Total - Persons not in census families in private households - 100% data 63,525 30,850 32,675 80,020 36,715 43,315
Household type
Total - Private households by household type - 100% dataCensus data footnote 12 159,050 ... ... 218,675 ... ...
One-census-family households 106,035 ... ... 154,090 ... ...
Without children in a census familyCensus data footnote 13 40,850 ... ... 73,210 ... ...
With children in a census familyCensus data footnote 14 65,185 ... ... 80,880 ... ...
Multiple-census-family households 2,590 ... ... 3,430 ... ...
Non-census-family households 50,430 ... ... 61,155 ... ...
One-person households 45,550 ... ... 53,750 ... ...
Two-or-more person non-census-family households 4,880 ... ... 7,405 ... ...
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 15 395,110 194,770 200,340 515,680 252,315 263,370
English only 348,270 173,910 174,365 488,800 241,310 247,490
French only 430 175 255 120 60 60
English and French 38,310 17,115 21,200 25,940 10,580 15,365
Neither English nor French 8,105 3,580 4,525 820 365 455
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 16 395,110 194,770 200,340 515,680 252,315 263,365
English 374,515 185,365 189,150 512,350 250,610 261,740
French 10,080 4,700 5,375 2,255 1,205 1,050
English and French 2,560 1,205 1,360 350 180 165
Neither English nor French 7,955 3,500 4,455 725 315 410
Official language minority (number)Census data footnote 17 11,365 5,305 6,055 2,425 1,295 1,135
Official language minority (percentage)Census data footnote 17 2.9 2.7 3.0 0.5 0.5 0.4
Mother tongueThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - Mother tongue for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% dataCensus data footnote 18 395,110 194,770 200,340 515,680 252,310 263,370
Single responses 386,140 190,410 195,725 513,980 251,490 262,495
Official languages 299,180 147,865 151,320 502,060 245,305 256,760
English 288,485 142,875 145,610 499,710 244,065 255,645
French 10,700 4,995 5,710 2,350 1,240 1,115
Non-official languages 86,955 42,550 44,405 11,920 6,190 5,735
Aboriginal languages 55 25 30 2,620 1,270 1,350
Algonquian languages 30 15 20 2,130 1,030 1,100
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 10 5 10 2,120 1,025 1,095
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 1,505 725 780
Moose Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Naskapi 0 0 0 605 295 310
Northern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Plains Cree 0 0 0 5 0 5
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Woods Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree, n.o.s. 10 5 5 5 0 5
Eastern Algonquian languages 0 0 0 5 0 5
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 0 0 0 5 0 0
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 15 5 5 5 5 0
Algonquin 5 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway 15 5 5 0 0 0
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carrier 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chilcotin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dene 5 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 0 490 235 255
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 0 0 0 435 205 230
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 50 30 20
Iroquoian languages 5 0 5 0 0 0
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oneida 5 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 0 0 0
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages 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 5 5 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) 5 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 20 10 5 5 0 0
Non-Aboriginal languages 86,900 42,520 44,380 9,300 4,920 4,380
Afro-Asiatic languages 18,525 9,235 9,295 1,295 730 565
Berber languages 10 10 5 0 5 0
Kabyle 10 5 5 0 0 0
Berber languages, n.i.e. 0 5 0 0 0 0
Cushitic languages 575 250 330 45 20 20
Bilen 0 0 0 10 5 5
Oromo 45 25 25 35 15 15
Somali 525 225 305 0 0 0
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 0 5 0
Semitic languages 17,930 8,970 8,960 1,245 700 545
Amharic 100 55 50 25 10 15
Arabic 14,435 7,250 7,185 1,140 645 490
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 465 230 235 0 0 0
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 2,425 1,180 1,245 0 0 0
Harari 0 5 5 0 0 0
Hebrew 25 15 10 5 5 0
Maltese 215 115 100 5 5 0
Tigrigna 130 60 65 65 30 35
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 130 65 65 0 0 0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 5 5 5 0 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 2,395 1,145 1,255 60 30 25
Khmer (Cambodian) 420 195 230 5 0 5
Vietnamese 1,970 950 1,025 55 30 25
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 2,400 945 1,445 1,120 475 645
Bikol 5 5 0 5 5 0
Cebuano 85 30 55 60 15 40
Fijian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 30 5 20 5 5 5
Ilocano 95 40 60 25 10 15
Malagasy 5 0 5 0 5 0
Malay 90 45 50 25 15 10
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 20 10 10 10 10 5
Pangasinan 5 5 0 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 2,015 795 1,220 970 415 560
Waray-Waray 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 35 15 25 10 5 5
Creole languages 220 100 115 35 20 15
Haitian Creole 15 10 10 0 0 0
Creole, n.o.s. 165 75 90 25 10 5
Creole languages, n.i.e. 35 15 20 15 5 5
Dravidian languages 690 390 300 275 150 120
Kannada 30 15 15 15 5 10
Malayalam 185 100 80 100 55 45
Tamil 305 165 135 115 70 45
Telugu 160 105 55 50 25 20
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 15 5 5 0 0 0
Hmong-Mien languages 5 0 0 0 0 0
Indo-European languages 51,345 25,160 26,185 4,020 2,265 1,760
Albanian 965 465 495 85 45 40
Armenian 210 95 115 5 5 0
Balto-Slavic languages 12,185 5,710 6,480 585 310 275
Baltic languages 75 30 50 10 10 5
Latvian 20 10 10 10 10 5
Lithuanian 55 20 35 0 0 0
Slavic languages 12,110 5,680 6,430 575 300 270
Belarusan 0 0 0 0 5 0
Bosnian 320 160 160 15 10 5
Bulgarian 110 45 65 65 35 30
Croatian 1,755 845 910 30 20 15
Czech 195 80 115 35 20 15
Macedonian 1,185 580 610 5 5 5
Polish 3,095 1,415 1,680 105 55 50
Russian 605 250 355 220 120 100
Serbian 2,850 1,435 1,415 30 15 15
Serbo-Croatian 215 100 115 10 5 5
Slovak 915 415 500 5 5 5
Slovene (Slovenian) 155 65 90 10 5 5
Ukrainian 620 245 370 40 15 25
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 85 45 40 0 5 0
Celtic languages 25 10 15 20 10 5
Scottish Gaelic 15 10 5 10 10 0
Welsh 10 0 5 5 5 5
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 5 10 5 0
Germanic languages 9,125 4,385 4,745 715 425 290
Afrikaans 35 20 20 55 30 25
Danish 65 30 35 55 30 20
Dutch 700 345 350 110 70 40
Frisian 15 10 5 0 0 0
German 8,180 3,920 4,260 380 210 170
Icelandic 0 0 0 30 20 10
Norwegian 5 5 5 55 45 15
Swedish 15 10 5 20 10 5
Vlaams (Flemish) 85 35 50 5 0 0
Yiddish 20 10 10 0 0 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 5 10 5 0
Greek 1,050 515 530 55 40 15
Indo-Iranian languages 8,415 4,365 4,055 1,640 965 670
Indo-Aryan languages 7,540 3,940 3,600 1,325 800 530
Bengali 645 320 320 325 220 105
Gujarati 785 455 330 70 45 25
Hindi 705 395 310 175 100 70
Kashmiri 10 0 0 0 5 0
Konkani 5 0 5 0 0 0
Marathi 70 40 30 30 15 10
Nepali 460 225 235 135 75 55
Oriya (Odia) 5 5 0 5 5 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 2,475 1,285 1,185 215 130 90
Sindhi 35 15 15 25 10 10
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 110 55 60 70 35 40
Urdu 2,245 1,145 1,105 285 165 120
Iranian languages 830 400 425 280 145 130
Kurdish 135 70 65 10 10 5
Pashto 50 20 30 30 10 15
Persian (Farsi) 645 310 330 235 125 110
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 45 20 25 30 25 10
Italic (Romance) languages 19,370 9,620 9,750 915 465 455
Catalan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Italian 9,595 4,670 4,925 105 60 45
Portuguese 2,360 1,140 1,215 165 90 70
Romanian 2,235 1,065 1,170 45 15 30
Spanish 5,150 2,720 2,430 595 290 305
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 30 15 20 5 5 0
Japanese 85 40 50 45 15 30
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Georgian 0 0 0 5 0 0
Korean 475 235 235 125 50 80
Mongolic languages 5 0 5 0 0 0
Mongolian 0 0 0 5 0 5
Niger-Congo languages 795 380 415 320 170 145
Akan (Twi) 80 50 35 30 20 10
Bamanankan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Edo 15 10 10 5 5 0
Ewe 10 5 10 5 0 0
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 5 5 5 0 0 0
Ga 5 5 5 0 0 0
Ganda 25 15 10 10 5 5
Igbo 50 20 30 30 20 10
Lingala 25 10 15 10 0 5
Rundi (Kirundi) 35 15 20 10 0 5
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 65 30 35 5 0 5
Shona 10 5 5 30 15 15
Swahili 205 95 115 55 25 25
Wolof 10 0 10 5 5 5
Yoruba 140 70 75 60 40 25
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 115 55 65 65 35 35
Nilo-Saharan languages 195 100 95 35 20 15
Dinka 55 25 30 10 5 5
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 140 75 65 25 15 15
Sign languages 105 45 60 125 70 55
American Sign Language 50 25 25 50 25 20
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 55 25 30 75 45 30
Sino-Tibetan languages 7,220 3,580 3,645 1,620 830 790
Chinese languages 6,855 3,390 3,465 1,590 815 775
Cantonese 2,055 1,015 1,045 360 195 165
Hakka 30 15 15 10 5 5
Mandarin 4,045 2,000 2,045 990 495 490
Min Dong 0 0 0 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 100 45 55 35 15 25
Wu (Shanghainese) 70 25 40 15 5 10
Chinese, n.o.s. 560 290 265 190 100 85
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 5 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 365 190 175 30 10 15
Burmese 45 25 20 10 0 10
Karenic languages 300 155 150 10 5 0
Tibetan 0 0 0 5 5 5
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 20 10 10 5 5 0
Tai-Kadai languages 430 210 225 50 20 30
Lao 235 105 120 5 5 5
Thai 195 95 100 45 20 25
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 465 225 240 70 40 25
Azerbaijani 20 10 10 10 5 0
Turkish 380 185 190 45 35 15
Uyghur 40 15 25 0 0 0
Uzbek 10 5 5 10 5 5
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 15 5 10 5 0 5
Uralic languages 1,510 705 805 90 20 70
Estonian 15 5 5 20 10 10
Finnish 120 55 60 20 5 20
Hungarian 1,380 645 730 55 10 40
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 40 20 20 20 15 5
Multiple responses 8,970 4,355 4,615 1,700 820 880
English and French 1,860 845 1,015 585 250 335
English and non-official language 6,400 3,185 3,215 1,025 530 500
French and non-official language 410 185 230 60 30 30
English, French and non-official language 305 140 160 25 15 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 19 395,115 194,770 200,340 515,675 252,310 263,370
Single responses 377,430 186,145 191,285 513,025 250,995 262,030
Official languages 333,670 164,825 168,845 506,485 247,615 258,865
English 330,760 163,505 167,255 505,550 247,155 258,395
French 2,910 1,320 1,595 935 465 475
Non-official languages 43,760 21,320 22,435 6,545 3,380 3,160
Aboriginal languages 20 10 10 1,910 950 960
Algonquian languages 0 0 5 1,800 890 910
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 0 0 5 1,800 890 910
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 1,200 600 605
Moose Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Naskapi 0 0 0 600 295 310
Northern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Plains Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Woods Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Eastern Algonquian languages 0 0 0 0 5 0
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carrier 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chilcotin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dene 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gwich'in 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sarsi (Sarcee) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sekani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Slavey 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tutchone languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages 0 0 0 105 55 50
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 0 0 0 105 55 50
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 0 0
Iroquoian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oneida 5 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) 5 5 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 10 5 5 0 0 0
Non-Aboriginal languages 43,740 21,310 22,425 4,635 2,430 2,205
Afro-Asiatic languages 11,070 5,310 5,760 830 425 410
Berber languages 5 0 5 5 0 0
Kabyle 5 0 5 0 0 0
Berber languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 0 5
Cushitic languages 375 155 225 40 20 20
Bilen 0 0 0 10 5 0
Oromo 30 15 10 30 20 15
Somali 345 135 205 0 0 5
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Semitic languages 10,685 5,150 5,535 790 400 390
Amharic 45 25 25 10 5 5
Arabic 8,640 4,180 4,460 725 375 355
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 305 145 155 0 0 0
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 1,515 720 795 0 0 0
Harari 5 5 0 0 0 0
Hebrew 5 5 0 0 0 0
Maltese 35 15 20 0 0 0
Tigrigna 55 25 25 50 20 25
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 95 45 50 0 0 0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 1,570 740 830 40 20 20
Khmer (Cambodian) 235 105 125 0 0 0
Vietnamese 1,335 640 700 40 20 15
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 1,045 475 570 500 235 265
Bikol 5 0 0 0 0 0
Cebuano 35 20 15 15 5 10
Fijian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 10 0 5 5 0 0
Ilocano 15 5 10 5 5 0
Malagasy 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malay 30 15 20 5 5 0
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 10 5 0 5 5 5
Pangasinan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 920 415 500 475 225 245
Waray-Waray 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 25 15 15 0 0 0
Creole languages 140 70 75 15 10 5
Haitian Creole 15 10 5 0 0 0
Creole, n.o.s. 120 55 70 10 5 0
Creole languages, n.i.e. 15 10 5 10 5 5
Dravidian languages 345 175 170 120 65 55
Kannada 15 5 10 0 0 5
Malayalam 80 40 45 35 15 15
Tamil 175 90 85 55 30 25
Telugu 70 40 25 25 15 10
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 10 5 5 0 0 0
Hmong-Mien languages 0 0 5 0 0 0
Indo-European languages 22,500 11,040 11,460 1,620 890 730
Albanian 465 235 235 30 20 15
Armenian 95 40 60 5 5 0
Balto-Slavic languages 4,930 2,325 2,600 195 100 100
Baltic languages 10 0 10 0 0 0
Latvian 5 0 0 0 0 0
Lithuanian 10 5 5 0 0 0
Slavic languages 4,915 2,325 2,595 195 100 95
Belarusan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bosnian 165 75 90 5 5 0
Bulgarian 40 15 15 30 15 15
Croatian 565 265 300 0 0 5
Czech 55 25 35 5 5 0
Macedonian 520 260 260 0 0 0
Polish 1,320 615 700 30 15 15
Russian 295 125 165 95 50 45
Serbian 1,470 715 750 10 5 5
Serbo-Croatian 95 40 55 0 0 0
Slovak 275 120 155 5 5 5
Slovene (Slovenian) 25 10 10 0 0 0
Ukrainian 80 30 45 10 5 5
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 25 5 15 0 0 0
Celtic languages 0 0 0 0 5 0
Scottish Gaelic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Welsh 0 0 0 0 0 0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 0 0 0
Germanic languages 2,955 1,460 1,500 155 85 70
Afrikaans 5 5 5 15 5 10
Danish 5 0 0 25 10 10
Dutch 50 25 25 15 10 5
Frisian 5 0 0 0 0 0
German 2,760 1,365 1,390 65 30 25
Icelandic 0 0 0 15 10 10
Norwegian 0 0 0 20 10 5
Swedish 0 0 0 5 0 5
Vlaams (Flemish) 10 5 0 0 0 0
Yiddish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 125 55 70 0 0 0
Greek 395 190 210 10 10 5
Indo-Iranian languages 5,300 2,670 2,630 860 505 360
Indo-Aryan languages 4,805 2,445 2,360 685 410 275
Bengali 385 190 200 150 105 45
Gujarati 505 285 220 20 10 10
Hindi 365 195 175 75 45 30
Kashmiri 0 0 0 0 0 0
Konkani 0 0 5 0 0 0
Marathi 30 15 15 10 5 5
Nepali 385 180 200 95 55 40
Oriya (Odia) 0 5 0 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 1,670 850 820 145 80 60
Sindhi 5 5 0 10 10 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 55 25 30 45 25 20
Urdu 1,405 700 705 130 70 60
Iranian languages 475 215 255 155 85 75
Kurdish 85 40 40 5 0 5
Pashto 30 15 15 10 5 0
Persian (Farsi) 360 165 195 145 75 65
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 20 10 10 15 10 10
Italic (Romance) languages 8,355 4,125 4,225 365 175 190
Catalan 0 0 0 5 0 0
Italian 2,925 1,230 1,695 20 10 10
Portuguese 950 425 525 50 25 25
Romanian 1,135 555 580 10 5 5
Spanish 3,335 1,910 1,425 275 130 145
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 10 0 5 0 0 0
Japanese 35 15 20 20 5 10
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Georgian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Korean 340 175 165 60 30 35
Mongolic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mongolian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 265 125 140 105 50 55
Akan (Twi) 25 15 10 5 0 0
Bamanankan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Edo 5 5 0 0 0 0
Ewe 5 0 0 0 0 0
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 0 5 0 0 0 0
Ga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ganda 0 0 0 5 0 5
Igbo 10 5 10 0 5 0
Lingala 10 10 5 5 0 0
Rundi (Kirundi) 10 5 5 10 0 5
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 10 5 5 0 0 0
Shona 10 5 5 5 5 0
Swahili 70 30 40 45 20 25
Wolof 10 5 5 0 0 0
Yoruba 40 20 25 20 10 5
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 50 20 30 10 5 10
Nilo-Saharan languages 95 40 55 5 10 0
Dinka 30 10 15 5 5 0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 70 30 40 5 5 0
Sign languages 115 60 55 210 120 90
American Sign Language 30 20 15 60 30 30
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 75 40 40 155 85 70
Sino-Tibetan languages 5,220 2,615 2,605 1,040 545 495
Chinese languages 4,905 2,455 2,450 1,030 535 490
Cantonese 1,370 665 705 190 100 90
Hakka 5 5 0 0 0 0
Mandarin 3,050 1,545 1,505 705 365 335
Min Dong 0 0 0 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 45 25 15 15 5 5
Wu (Shanghainese) 50 25 30 0 0 0
Chinese, n.o.s. 385 195 195 120 65 55
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 315 165 155 10 5 5
Burmese 35 15 20 5 0 5
Karenic languages 270 140 130 0 0 0
Tibetan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 10 5 5 5 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages 275 155 125 10 5 5
Lao 125 60 65 5 0 0
Thai 150 90 60 5 0 5
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 245 110 135 30 15 15
Azerbaijani 5 0 0 0 0 0
Turkish 200 95 115 15 5 10
Uyghur 25 10 20 0 0 0
Uzbek 5 0 0 10 0 5
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 10 5 5 5 0 0
Uralic languages 460 200 260 25 10 10
Estonian 0 0 0 10 5 5
Finnish 25 10 15 0 5 0
Hungarian 440 190 245 10 5 5
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 20 10 15 5 5 0
Multiple responses 17,680 8,620 9,060 2,655 1,320 1,340
English and French 1,035 460 575 400 185 215
English and non-official language 15,990 7,895 8,100 2,175 1,095 1,080
French and non-official language 130 50 80 30 15 15
English, French and non-official language 520 215 305 55 25 30
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 20 395,110 194,770 200,340 515,680 252,310 263,365
None 340,690 168,580 172,110 505,060 247,185 257,870
English 18,810 9,310 9,500 3,190 1,655 1,535
French 7,575 3,235 4,335 3,160 1,305 1,855
Non-official language 26,920 13,120 13,805 4,135 2,095 2,035
Aboriginal 45 15 25 685 315 370
Non-Aboriginal 26,875 13,100 13,775 3,450 1,785 1,670
English and French 250 110 140 20 10 5
English and non-official language 375 190 185 45 25 25
French and non-official language 480 220 255 65 35 35
English, French and non-official language 10 5 5 5 5 0
Income of individuals in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 21 324,325 158,215 166,115 437,940 212,785 225,150
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 309,220 151,560 157,660 422,335 205,915 216,425
Median total income in 2015 among recipients ($) 33,040 41,227 26,872 31,754 40,880 25,314
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 309,345 151,565 157,785 422,475 205,925 216,550
Median after-tax income in 2015 among recipients ($) 30,263 36,829 25,086 28,883 36,040 23,623
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 270,210 136,295 133,910 350,685 178,440 172,240
Median market income in 2015 among recipients ($) 31,258 39,523 24,203 30,580 39,940 23,812
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 234,280 106,815 127,460 320,165 142,895 177,270
Median government transfers in 2015 among recipients ($) 6,139 4,520 6,834 9,208 10,950 8,142
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 223,595 119,410 104,180 299,155 154,695 144,455
Median employment income in 2015 among recipients ($) 30,129 35,426 26,009 31,528 41,659 24,445
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 22 324,330 158,165 166,165 437,935 212,780 225,155
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 309,265 151,560 157,705 422,695 206,060 216,630
Average total income in 2015 among recipients ($) 44,139 52,973 35,650 45,210 56,724 34,259
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 309,395 151,565 157,825 422,850 206,070 216,780
Average after-tax income in 2015 among recipients ($) 37,436 44,102 31,034 37,105 45,371 29,247
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 270,510 136,220 134,295 350,865 178,415 172,450
Average market income in 2015 among recipients ($) 43,419 52,892 33,810 45,500 56,985 33,617
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 234,755 107,020 127,735 320,275 143,070 177,205
Average government transfers in 2015 among recipients ($) 8,116 7,697 8,468 9,823 10,636 9,166
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 223,595 119,170 104,425 299,155 154,695 144,460
Average employment income in 2015 among recipients ($) 42,020 48,637 34,468 46,153 57,421 34,087
Total - Employment income statistics for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 23 324,325 158,165 166,165 437,935 212,785 225,150
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 24 100,680 57,865 42,815 127,135 65,460 61,670
Median employment income in 2015 for full-year full-time workers ($)Census data footnote 25 52,515 59,696 45,314 55,696 64,859 46,313
Average employment income in 2015 for full-year full-time workers ($)Census data footnote 26 63,848 72,166 52,606 67,716 80,565 54,077
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 86.0 89.8 80.6 83.5 86.9 78.3
Employment income (%)Census data footnote 29 68.7 72.2 63.7 72.0 75.7 66.2
Government transfers (%)Census data footnote 30 14.0 10.2 19.4 16.5 13.1 21.7
Total - Total income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 31 324,330 158,215 166,115 437,940 212,785 225,155
Without total income 15,110 6,655 8,455 15,600 6,875 8,730
With total income 309,220 151,560 157,660 422,335 205,910 216,420
Percentage with total income 95.3 95.8 94.9 96.4 96.8 96.1
Under $10,000 (including loss) 46,625 19,925 26,700 54,190 20,040 34,150
$10,000 to $19,999 53,800 20,560 33,240 80,625 30,610 50,015
$20,000 to $29,999 42,810 16,725 26,085 66,445 26,040 40,410
$30,000 to $39,999 36,090 16,275 19,820 50,800 24,220 26,585
$40,000 to $49,999 33,845 17,920 15,920 40,710 20,675 20,030
$50,000 to $59,999 24,160 13,455 10,705 28,815 16,365 12,450
$60,000 to $69,999 17,325 10,335 6,990 22,170 13,390 8,790
$70,000 to $79,999 13,365 8,570 4,800 16,585 9,950 6,640
$80,000 to $89,999 10,610 6,800 3,815 14,525 8,380 6,140
$90,000 to $99,999 8,830 5,100 3,725 11,570 7,230 4,345
$100,000 and over 21,760 15,890 5,870 35,890 29,020 6,870
$100,000 to $149,999 15,145 10,725 4,420 24,160 19,130 5,030
$150,000 and over 6,620 5,165 1,450 11,730 9,890 1,845
Total - After-tax income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 32 324,325 158,215 166,115 437,935 212,790 225,150
Without after-tax income 14,980 6,650 8,330 15,465 6,865 8,600
With after-tax income 309,345 151,565 157,780 422,475 205,920 216,550
Percentage with after-tax income 95.4 95.8 95.0 96.5 96.8 96.2
Under $10,000 (including loss) 47,945 20,155 27,790 55,965 20,310 35,650
$10,000 to $19,999 56,130 21,520 34,605 84,935 32,255 52,675
$20,000 to $29,999 49,495 19,835 29,655 77,570 31,835 45,730
$30,000 to $39,999 44,415 21,605 22,815 60,145 30,005 30,140
$40,000 to $49,999 36,000 19,750 16,255 42,845 23,560 19,285
$50,000 to $59,999 23,675 14,225 9,450 29,740 18,000 11,735
$60,000 to $69,999 16,875 10,975 5,900 21,810 12,880 8,925
$70,000 to $79,999 12,395 7,525 4,865 16,275 10,280 5,995
$80,000 and over 22,415 15,970 6,445 33,195 26,780 6,410
$80,000 to $89,999 7,225 4,780 2,450 9,910 7,385 2,525
$90,000 to $99,999 4,060 2,870 1,190 6,785 5,580 1,205
$100,000 and over 11,130 8,325 2,805 16,495 13,810 2,685
Total - Employment income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 33 324,325 158,215 166,115 437,940 212,785 225,150
Without employment income 100,735 38,805 61,930 138,785 58,090 80,695
With employment income 223,590 119,410 104,180 299,155 154,695 144,460
Percentage with employment income 68.9 75.5 62.7 68.3 72.7 64.2
Under $5,000 (including loss) 41,160 23,555 17,605 41,945 19,065 22,885
$5,000 to $9,999 17,270 7,555 9,715 25,185 9,870 15,315
$10,000 to $19,999 28,995 12,625 16,370 43,245 18,425 24,820
$20,000 to $29,999 23,970 10,360 13,615 34,575 14,615 19,960
$30,000 to $39,999 22,205 10,245 11,960 26,880 13,045 13,840
$40,000 to $49,999 19,715 9,605 10,110 25,000 12,240 12,755
$50,000 to $59,999 15,230 8,550 6,675 19,620 11,050 8,570
$60,000 to $69,999 11,730 7,215 4,520 16,510 9,855 6,655
$70,000 to $79,999 10,335 6,845 3,490 12,995 7,755 5,240
$80,000 and over 32,975 22,850 10,125 53,195 38,785 14,415
$80,000 to $89,999 8,220 5,345 2,880 12,605 7,075 5,530
$90,000 to $99,999 7,540 4,245 3,290 9,920 6,290 3,635
$100,000 and over 17,215 13,265 3,955 30,660 25,415 5,245
Income of households in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for private households by household size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 34 159,050 ... ... 218,670 ... ...
Median total income of households in 2015 ($) 66,658 ... ... 67,272 ... ...
Median after-tax income of households in 2015 ($) 59,274 ... ... 59,060 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for one-person private households - 100% data 45,550 ... ... 53,750 ... ...
Median total income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 34,491 ... ... 27,593 ... ...
Median after-tax income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 31,338 ... ... 25,750 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for two-or-more-person private households - 100% data 113,500 ... ... 164,920 ... ...
Median total income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 84,248 ... ... 83,459 ... ...
Median after-tax income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 74,283 ... ... 72,188 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for private households by household size - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 35 159,055 ... ... 218,675 ... ...
Average total income of households in 2015 ($) 85,824 ... ... 87,392 ... ...
Average after-tax income of households in 2015 ($) 72,821 ... ... 71,750 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for one-person private households - 25% sample data 45,520 ... ... 53,735 ... ...
Average total income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 43,472 ... ... 41,684 ... ...
Average after-tax income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 36,928 ... ... 33,968 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for two-or-more-person private households - 25% sample data 113,530 ... ... 164,940 ... ...
Average total income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 102,806 ... ... 102,281 ... ...
Average after-tax income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 87,212 ... ... 84,058 ... ...
Total - Household total income groups in 2015 for private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 36 159,055 ... ... 218,670 ... ...
Under $5,000 2,715 ... ... 1,610 ... ...
$5,000 to $9,999 2,755 ... ... 3,325 ... ...
$10,000 to $14,999 5,015 ... ... 6,270 ... ...
$15,000 to $19,999 6,275 ... ... 10,620 ... ...
$20,000 to $24,999 6,860 ... ... 11,065 ... ...
$25,000 to $29,999 6,555 ... ... 10,490 ... ...
$30,000 to $34,999 6,925 ... ... 12,560 ... ...
$35,000 to $39,999 7,010 ... ... 9,765 ... ...
$40,000 to $44,999 7,170 ... ... 8,675 ... ...
$45,000 to $49,999 7,065 ... ... 8,390 ... ...
$50,000 to $59,999 13,190 ... ... 15,745 ... ...
$60,000 to $69,999 11,725 ... ... 14,835 ... ...
$70,000 to $79,999 10,530 ... ... 13,210 ... ...
$80,000 to $89,999 9,485 ... ... 11,965 ... ...
$90,000 to $99,999 8,310 ... ... 10,690 ... ...
$100,000 and over 47,460 ... ... 69,465 ... ...
$100,000 to $124,999 16,050 ... ... 21,315 ... ...
$125,000 to $149,999 10,835 ... ... 16,030 ... ...
$150,000 to $199,999 11,960 ... ... 18,490 ... ...
$200,000 and over 8,620 ... ... 13,630 ... ...
Total - Household after-tax income groups in 2015 for private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 32 159,055 ... ... 218,675 ... ...
Under $5,000 2,825 ... ... 1,715 ... ...
$5,000 to $9,999 2,805 ... ... 3,370 ... ...
$10,000 to $14,999 5,085 ... ... 6,350 ... ...
$15,000 to $19,999 6,500 ... ... 10,970 ... ...
$20,000 to $24,999 7,685 ... ... 12,220 ... ...
$25,000 to $29,999 7,415 ... ... 11,580 ... ...
$30,000 to $34,999 8,005 ... ... 13,770 ... ...
$35,000 to $39,999 8,500 ... ... 11,505 ... ...
$40,000 to $44,999 8,405 ... ... 10,270 ... ...
$45,000 to $49,999 8,265 ... ... 10,130 ... ...
$50,000 to $59,999 15,080 ... ... 19,260 ... ...
$60,000 to $69,999 13,420 ... ... 17,415 ... ...
$70,000 to $79,999 11,780 ... ... 15,335 ... ...
$80,000 to $89,999 9,855 ... ... 13,145 ... ...
$90,000 to $99,999 8,225 ... ... 11,470 ... ...
$100,000 and over 35,205 ... ... 50,175 ... ...
$100,000 to $124,999 14,705 ... ... 21,485 ... ...
$125,000 to $149,999 8,685 ... ... 13,060 ... ...
$150,000 and over 11,815 ... ... 15,630 ... ...
Income of economic families in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for economic families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 37 110,170 ... ... 159,665 ... ...
Median total income of economic families in 2015 ($) 84,865 ... ... 83,589 ... ...
Median after-tax income of economic families in 2015 ($) 74,726 ... ... 72,193 ... ...
Average family size of economic families 3.0 ... ... 2.8 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families without children or other relatives in private households - 100% data 39,945 ... ... 71,340 ... ...
Median total income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 76,658 ... ... 69,513 ... ...
Median after-tax income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 67,708 ... ... 61,160 ... ...
Average family size of couple economic families without children or other relatives 2.0 ... ... 2.0 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families with children in private households - 100% data 48,395 ... ... 61,695 ... ...
Median total income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 112,711 ... ... 120,644 ... ...
Median after-tax income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 97,045 ... ... 100,500 ... ...
Average family size of couple economic families with children 4.1 ... ... 3.7 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for lone-parent economic families in private households - 100% data 19,085 ... ... 22,155 ... ...
Median total income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 49,742 ... ... 45,630 ... ...
Median after-tax income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 46,748 ... ... 42,926 ... ...
Average family size of lone-parent economic families 2.7 ... ... 2.5 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for economic families in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 38 110,080 ... ... 159,645 ... ...
Average total income of economic families in 2015 ($) 103,744 ... ... 102,559 ... ...
Average after-tax income of economic families in 2015 ($) 87,901 ... ... 84,156 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families without children or other relatives in private households - 25% sample data 39,800 ... ... 71,405 ... ...
Average total income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 92,840 ... ... 87,485 ... ...
Average after-tax income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 78,093 ... ... 72,251 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families with children in private households - 25% sample data 48,450 ... ... 61,740 ... ...
Average total income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 129,518 ... ... 137,066 ... ...
Average after-tax income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 109,195 ... ... 110,501 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for lone-parent economic families in private households - 25% sample data 18,995 ... ... 22,125 ... ...
Average total income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 62,923 ... ... 57,354 ... ...
Average after-tax income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 55,544 ... ... 50,395 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 21 55,755 27,625 28,130 69,430 32,260 37,175
Median total income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 39 30,925 33,959 29,003 26,545 30,718 24,334
Median after-tax income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 39 28,486 30,643 27,049 24,852 27,806 23,469
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 40 55,755 27,620 28,135 69,470 32,190 37,280
Average total income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 41 40,004 43,110 36,955 39,398 45,493 34,137
Average after-tax income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 41 34,190 36,099 32,315 32,455 36,753 28,743
Total - Economic family income decile group for the population in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 42 391,000 192,530 198,475 512,255 250,910 261,340
In the bottom half of the distribution 198,645 94,520 104,120 254,565 119,495 135,070
In the bottom decile 44,115 21,345 22,770 45,825 21,025 24,800
In the second decile 39,885 17,820 22,070 62,600 27,510 35,090
In the third decile 38,715 18,170 20,550 49,300 23,290 26,015
In the fourth decile 37,830 18,220 19,610 48,540 23,710 24,825
In the fifth decile 38,095 18,965 19,130 48,295 23,955 24,340
In the top half of the distribution 192,355 98,010 94,350 257,685 131,420 126,270
In the sixth decile 38,825 19,510 19,310 49,765 24,975 24,790
In the seventh decile 38,775 19,665 19,115 50,430 25,400 25,035
In the eighth decile 39,840 20,380 19,455 52,970 26,900 26,075
In the ninth decile 39,635 20,265 19,370 55,005 28,170 26,840
In the top decile 35,285 18,190 17,095 49,510 25,975 23,535
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 43 391,000 192,530 198,475 509,340 249,445 259,895
0 to 17 years 81,610 41,975 39,635 89,425 45,880 43,545
0 to 5 years 24,350 12,525 11,825 26,950 13,780 13,170
18 to 64 years 243,540 120,225 123,315 324,715 158,305 166,410
65 years and over 65,845 30,330 35,525 95,200 45,265 49,935
In low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) 64,665 30,230 34,435 78,595 34,740 43,850
0 to 17 years 18,480 9,450 9,035 15,920 8,110 7,810
0 to 5 years 6,340 3,240 3,105 5,205 2,670 2,530
18 to 64 years 38,655 18,110 20,545 40,420 17,430 22,990
65 years and over 7,530 2,675 4,855 22,250 9,200 13,055
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) (%) 16.5 15.7 17.3 15.4 13.9 16.9
0 to 17 years (%) 22.6 22.5 22.8 17.8 17.7 17.9
0 to 5 years (%) 26.0 25.9 26.3 19.3 19.4 19.2
18 to 64 years (%) 15.9 15.1 16.7 12.4 11.0 13.8
65 years and over (%) 11.4 8.8 13.7 23.4 20.3 26.1
In low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) 34,975 17,360 17,620 29,200 13,915 15,285
0 to 17 years 8,960 4,550 4,405 6,065 3,095 2,970
0 to 5 years 3,170 1,645 1,520 2,035 1,080 955
18 to 64 years 24,330 12,110 12,225 21,880 10,305 11,570
65 years and over 1,685 700 990 1,255 510 750
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) (%) 8.9 9.0 8.9 5.7 5.6 5.9
0 to 17 years (%) 11.0 10.8 11.1 6.8 6.7 6.8
0 to 5 years (%) 13.0 13.1 12.9 7.6 7.8 7.3
18 to 64 years (%) 10.0 10.1 9.9 6.7 6.5 7.0
65 years and over (%) 2.6 2.3 2.8 1.3 1.1 1.5
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 44 391,000 192,530 198,475 512,250 250,910 261,340
Official languages 383,855 189,610 194,245 511,220 250,445 260,775
English 383,490 189,460 194,035 511,100 250,390 260,705
French 38,630 17,135 21,485 25,965 10,395 15,575
Non-official languages 104,210 51,290 52,915 17,245 8,800 8,445
Aboriginal languages 90 40 50 3,035 1,425 1,610
Algonquian languages 40 15 25 2,270 1,085 1,180
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 30 10 15 2,220 1,070 1,150
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 1,575 765 810
Moose Cree 0 0 0 10 0 10
Naskapi 0 0 0 665 315 350
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. 20 15 10 10 0 10
Eastern Algonquian languages 0 0 0 50 15 35
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 0 0 0 50 15 35
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 15 10 10 0 10 0
Algonquin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway 15 0 15 10 10 0
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carrier 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chilcotin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dene 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gwich'in 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sarsi (Sarcee) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sekani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Slavey 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tutchone languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages 0 0 0 765 340 425
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 0 0 0 690 290 400
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 75 50 25
Iroquoian languages 30 15 20 0 0 0
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oneida 25 10 20 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 10 0 0 0 0
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 10 10 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 15 10 10 0 0 0
Dakota 0 0 0 0 0 0
Stoney 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 10 10 10 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 10 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 10 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Non-Aboriginal languages 104,125 51,255 52,870 14,220 7,380 6,840
Afro-Asiatic languages 23,415 11,750 11,665 1,705 930 770
Berber languages 0 10 0 20 10 15
Kabyle 0 0 0 0 0 0
Berber languages, n.i.e. 10 10 0 20 0 10
Cushitic languages 750 335 420 35 10 25
Bilen 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oromo 75 30 45 15 10 10
Somali 675 300 370 20 10 15
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Semitic languages 22,765 11,460 11,310 1,640 900 735
Amharic 215 100 115 50 35 20
Arabic 20,540 10,380 10,155 1,560 860 700
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 545 290 255 0 0 0
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 3,280 1,570 1,710 0 0 0
Harari 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hebrew 115 45 75 10 10 10
Maltese 325 175 150 10 10 10
Tigrigna 155 60 95 25 20 10
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 180 65 115 0 0 0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 10 10 0 35 15 15
Austro-Asiatic languages 2,880 1,410 1,475 55 30 25
Khmer (Cambodian) 610 290 315 0 0 0
Vietnamese 2,285 1,120 1,160 50 25 20
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 3,015 1,205 1,810 1,315 530 785
Bikol 25 20 10 0 0 0
Cebuano 160 70 85 95 30 75
Fijian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 35 0 25 0 0 0
Ilocano 175 70 110 35 10 30
Malagasy 0 0 10 0 0 0
Malay 75 55 15 110 70 40
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 45 20 25 0 0 0
Pangasinan 10 0 0 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 2,765 1,065 1,700 1,170 450 715
Waray-Waray 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 70 40 30 15 10 10
Creole languages 450 175 275 60 30 25
Haitian Creole 10 0 10 0 0 0
Creole, n.o.s. 365 135 235 35 15 20
Creole languages, n.i.e. 75 45 40 25 15 10
Dravidian languages 875 495 380 450 245 210
Kannada 55 30 20 35 10 25
Malayalam 140 60 80 150 75 80
Tamil 555 325 230 245 145 100
Telugu 175 110 65 45 30 15
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hmong-Mien languages 10 0 10 0 0 0
Indo-European languages 61,325 30,375 30,950 7,080 3,835 3,245
Albanian 1,315 625 690 125 70 60
Armenian 245 120 130 0 0 0
Balto-Slavic languages 13,705 6,600 7,110 855 450 405
Baltic languages 100 30 70 15 0 10
Latvian 25 10 20 10 0 10
Lithuanian 70 30 45 0 0 0
Slavic languages 13,610 6,570 7,045 845 450 400
Belarusan 15 0 15 0 0 0
Bosnian 375 195 180 20 15 10
Bulgarian 105 50 55 60 25 35
Croatian 2,505 1,230 1,280 65 45 20
Czech 245 120 125 50 25 25
Macedonian 1,435 725 715 10 10 10
Polish 3,605 1,665 1,935 125 85 40
Russian 1,075 490 580 515 250 265
Serbian 3,695 1,880 1,815 15 20 0
Serbo-Croatian 230 120 115 10 0 0
Slovak 965 425 540 15 15 0
Slovene (Slovenian) 180 75 100 0 0 0
Ukrainian 595 225 360 120 55 70
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 140 70 65 0 0 0
Celtic languages 35 10 25 115 75 35
Scottish Gaelic 15 10 10 30 30 0
Welsh 0 0 0 40 30 10
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 15 0 10 50 20 25
Germanic languages 10,960 5,460 5,500 1,765 965 800
Afrikaans 130 65 65 85 50 40
Danish 115 55 65 100 55 45
Dutch 765 380 390 150 80 75
Frisian 20 15 10 0 0 0
German 9,640 4,860 4,780 1,270 685 580
Icelandic 0 0 0 50 35 20
Norwegian 10 0 10 130 75 55
Swedish 45 25 15 55 40 15
Vlaams (Flemish) 100 40 60 0 10 0
Yiddish 15 10 15 0 0 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 625 295 325 0 0 0
Greek 1,560 770 790 95 55 40
Indo-Iranian languages 10,485 5,620 4,865 2,070 1,230 840
Indo-Aryan languages 9,430 5,070 4,360 1,760 1,070 690
Bengali 815 420 390 370 240 125
Gujarati 950 585 365 60 35 20
Hindi 2,750 1,575 1,175 595 355 240
Kashmiri 45 15 30 0 0 0
Konkani 15 10 0 10 0 0
Marathi 115 65 55 25 10 15
Nepali 445 235 210 175 110 60
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 3,285 1,730 1,555 485 305 180
Sindhi 75 45 30 0 0 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 145 75 70 80 45 35
Urdu 3,525 1,830 1,695 405 255 145
Iranian languages 1,070 570 505 275 150 130
Kurdish 170 100 70 25 25 0
Pashto 50 25 25 50 35 15
Persian (Farsi) 875 465 415 205 90 110
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 95 50 45 70 45 30
Italic (Romance) languages 24,690 12,160 12,520 2,450 1,240 1,210
Catalan 0 0 0 10 10 0
Italian 12,535 6,205 6,325 360 190 165
Portuguese 3,010 1,490 1,520 395 215 180
Romanian 2,595 1,220 1,375 55 30 25
Spanish 7,230 3,635 3,595 1,820 895 930
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 35 20 15 20 10 15
Japanese 235 135 100 155 45 110
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Georgian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Korean 525 270 250 130 50 75
Mongolic languages 0 0 0 0 0 10
Mongolian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 1,330 665 660 795 445 345
Akan (Twi) 130 80 45 60 55 10
Bamanankan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Edo 40 20 15 10 10 0
Ewe 25 10 15 10 10 0
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ga 10 10 0 0 0 0
Ganda 10 10 0 55 35 20
Igbo 115 55 60 90 45 45
Lingala 130 60 70 10 10 0
Rundi (Kirundi) 125 55 70 10 10 10
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 115 45 70 25 15 20
Shona 10 0 10 105 35 75
Swahili 335 175 160 180 110 70
Wolof 20 0 15 0 0 0
Yoruba 270 140 130 200 115 80
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 260 120 140 130 75 60
Nilo-Saharan languages 160 85 80 55 35 20
Dinka 35 15 20 35 25 10
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 125 65 60 20 10 15
Sign languages 720 300 420 710 315 395
American Sign Language 415 160 255 350 130 215
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e. 310 145 160 370 190 180
Sino-Tibetan languages 8,065 3,870 4,195 1,870 1,025 840
Chinese languages 7,765 3,715 4,050 1,820 995 820
Cantonese 2,560 1,195 1,370 395 230 165
Hakka 20 0 20 0 0 0
Mandarin 5,035 2,400 2,635 1,265 665 595
Min Dong 0 0 0 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 280 145 135 35 25 15
Wu (Shanghainese) 115 45 70 10 10 10
Chinese, n.o.s. 500 255 240 265 160 110
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 310 160 155 50 30 20
Burmese 85 40 45 25 15 10
Karenic languages 275 135 135 35 25 10
Tibetan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 10 0 0 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages 545 250 295 65 30 35
Lao 330 155 170 15 10 0
Thai 310 140 170 55 25 30
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 645 330 315 80 50 30
Azerbaijani 30 25 0 0 0 0
Turkish 580 285 290 60 45 15
Uyghur 20 15 10 0 0 0
Uzbek 10 0 0 20 10 10
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 20 10 10 10 0 10
Uralic languages 2,005 1,010 990 120 35 80
Estonian 20 10 10 25 15 10
Finnish 110 60 50 15 0 10
Hungarian 1,875 940 935 85 25 65
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 100 50 50 40 20 20
Citizenship
Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 45 391,000 192,530 198,475 512,250 250,910 261,335
Canadian citizensCensus data footnote 46 368,575 181,630 186,940 503,160 245,925 257,240
Canadian citizens aged under 18 78,200 40,225 37,980 88,805 45,585 43,220
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over 290,375 141,410 148,965 414,355 200,335 214,020
Not Canadian citizensCensus data footnote 47 22,430 10,895 11,530 9,090 4,990 4,100
Immigrant status and period of immigration
Total - Immigrant status and period of immigration for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 48 391,000 192,530 198,470 512,255 250,910 261,340
Non-immigrantsCensus data footnote 49 300,465 148,720 151,750 496,410 242,465 253,940
ImmigrantsCensus data footnote 50 85,810 40,975 44,840 12,080 6,230 5,850
Before 1981 28,710 13,855 14,855 3,430 1,765 1,660
1981 to 1990 10,370 4,975 5,390 905 455 450
1991 to 2000 17,590 8,210 9,380 1,210 625 585
2001 to 2010 18,340 8,680 9,660 2,860 1,490 1,370
2001 to 2005 9,170 4,405 4,765 995 500 495
2006 to 2010 9,170 4,280 4,890 1,865 990 875
2011 to 2016Census data footnote 51 10,800 5,255 5,550 3,675 1,890 1,780
Non-permanent residentsCensus data footnote 52 4,725 2,845 1,885 3,770 2,215 1,550
Age at immigration
Total - Age at immigration for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 53 85,810 40,970 44,835 12,075 6,230 5,845
Under 5 years 10,520 5,275 5,245 1,535 745 790
5 to 14 years 16,355 8,410 7,945 2,095 1,090 1,005
15 to 24 years 20,215 9,005 11,215 2,090 1,035 1,050
25 to 44 years 31,875 15,150 16,725 5,420 2,840 2,580
45 years and over 6,850 3,135 3,710 940 515 425
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 85,810 40,975 44,835 12,080 6,230 5,850
Americas 15,380 6,685 8,695 2,280 1,080 1,205
Brazil 190 75 110 30 15 15
Colombia 405 190 215 110 50 65
El Salvador 820 385 435 10 10 0
Guyana 100 30 70 30 15 10
Haiti 225 60 160 0 10 0
Jamaica 755 365 390 110 45 70
Mexico 3,890 1,900 1,985 90 35 55
Peru 40 10 35 20 0 15
Trinidad and Tobago 280 120 160 30 15 15
United StatesCensus data footnote 55 6,920 2,700 4,220 1,535 730 805
Other places of birth in Americas 1,750 845 910 300 155 145
Europe 31,815 15,600 16,220 4,215 2,325 1,885
Bosnia and Herzegovina 1,145 545 595 45 20 25
Croatia 2,015 1,050 965 10 10 0
France 365 175 190 160 95 70
Germany 1,310 650 655 365 210 155
Greece 815 420 395 30 20 10
Hungary 810 380 430 40 10 30
IrelandCensus data footnote 56 160 75 85 180 95 85
Italy 6,625 3,370 3,260 80 60 20
Netherlands 680 380 295 95 55 40
Poland 2,460 1,125 1,335 75 50 30
Portugal 1,655 800 855 140 80 60
Romania 2,300 1,070 1,235 55 15 35
Russian Federation 450 210 240 165 90 70
SerbiaCensus data footnote 57 1,660 860 795 10 10 0
Ukraine 275 125 155 85 25 60
United KingdomCensus data footnote 58 5,120 2,430 2,690 2,215 1,215 1,000
Other places of birth in Europe 3,970 1,950 2,020 465 270 195
Africa 4,090 2,015 2,075 1,215 655 560
Algeria 70 40 30 30 20 0
Egypt 435 225 210 215 135 80
Ethiopia 235 120 115 50 30 25
Kenya 80 50 35 25 10 20
Morocco 70 30 35 25 20 0
Nigeria 490 265 225 185 105 80
Somalia 360 135 225 10 0 0
South Africa, Republic of 375 175 200 135 55 80
Other places of birth in Africa 1,975 980 995 535 280 260
Asia 34,360 16,575 17,785 4,295 2,145 2,150
Afghanistan 115 40 70 45 15 25
Bangladesh 615 310 300 165 95 70
ChinaCensus data footnote 59 3,900 1,695 2,205 835 405 425
Hong KongCensus data footnote 60 525 260 270 80 60 25
India 4,010 2,135 1,875 640 355 285
IranCensus data footnote 61 650 340 310 65 35 35
Iraq 6,255 2,980 3,280 220 115 105
Japan 45 15 30 15 0 15
Korea, SouthCensus data footnote 62 360 190 170 35 0 25
Lebanon 4,565 2,280 2,285 35 35 10
Pakistan 2,105 1,090 1,020 245 145 95
Philippines 2,830 1,130 1,700 855 330 530
Sri Lanka 235 120 120 115 65 50
SyriaCensus data footnote 63 1,775 870 905 315 145 175
Taiwan 270 135 130 35 20 15
Viet Nam 1,740 860 880 30 15 20
Other places of birth in Asia 4,355 2,130 2,230 570 315 255
Oceania and other places of birthCensus data footnote 64 165 95 65 70 20 50
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 10,805 5,250 5,545 3,675 1,890 1,785
Americas 1,940 975 960 460 230 230
Brazil 30 15 15 20 0 15
Colombia 35 10 30 10 0 10
Cuba 25 10 20 30 15 15
Haiti 100 25 80 0 0 0
Jamaica 105 65 40 70 20 45
Mexico 390 220 175 30 20 0
United StatesCensus data footnote 55 955 510 445 195 110 90
VenezuelaCensus data footnote 65 70 25 40 25 20 0
Other places of birth in Americas 220 110 110 80 30 45
Europe 780 380 400 545 310 230
France 10 10 0 65 30 30
Germany 35 25 10 30 15 15
IrelandCensus data footnote 56 0 0 0 30 30 10
MoldovaCensus data footnote 66 10 0 0 0 0 0
Romania 85 35 50 0 0 0
Russian Federation 20 10 10 45 30 15
Ukraine 15 0 15 40 0 45
United KingdomCensus data footnote 58 115 65 45 160 100 60
Other places of birth in Europe 480 220 265 170 110 60
Africa 935 460 475 620 320 300
Algeria 10 10 0 10 10 0
Cameroon 35 20 15 0 0 0
Congo, Democratic Republic of the 170 110 65 30 0 20
Côte d'Ivoire 25 10 20 0 0 10
Egypt 100 50 50 115 65 55
Eritrea 50 30 20 25 15 15
Ethiopia 50 25 25 30 15 15
Morocco 25 10 15 10 10 0
Nigeria 100 50 50 125 70 60
Somalia 100 40 60 0 0 0
South Africa, Republic of 15 10 15 50 25 25
Tunisia 0 0 10 0 0 0
Other places of birth in Africa 260 115 150 210 110 95
Asia 7,125 3,420 3,710 2,010 1,010 1,005
Afghanistan 0 0 0 10 0 10
Bangladesh 175 85 90 50 30 25
ChinaCensus data footnote 59 800 335 465 275 130 145
Hong KongCensus data footnote 60 0 10 0 0 0 0
India 810 485 320 175 100 75
IranCensus data footnote 61 110 45 60 35 15 20
Iraq 2,095 990 1,100 75 40 30
Israel 0 0 10 0 0 0
Japan 10 0 10 0 0 0
Korea, SouthCensus data footnote 62 45 10 35 15 0 10
Lebanon 295 160 135 25 20 0
Nepal 70 30 45 55 30 30
Pakistan 345 145 195 95 60 30
Philippines 465 160 305 595 270 330
Saudi Arabia 120 45 75 35 25 15
Sri Lanka 15 0 0 60 30 30
SyriaCensus data footnote 63 1,060 545 520 300 135 165
Taiwan 45 25 15 0 10 10
Turkey 50 25 25 10 10 0
United Arab Emirates 60 40 15 30 15 15
Viet Nam 60 20 40 0 0 10
Other places of birth in Asia 490 240 250 155 100 60
Oceania and otherCensus data footnote 64 25 15 10 35 15 20
Australia 25 10 0 20 10 10
Other places of birthCensus data footnote 67 0 10 0 15 10 0
Generation status
Total - Generation status for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 68 391,005 192,530 198,470 512,250 250,910 261,340
First generationCensus data footnote 69 93,020 45,190 47,830 16,840 8,935 7,900
Second generationCensus data footnote 70 84,790 42,260 42,530 13,820 6,900 6,920
Third generation or moreCensus data footnote 71 213,195 105,080 108,110 481,595 235,080 246,515
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 58,080 27,580 30,500 8,805 4,565 4,245
Economic immigrantsCensus data footnote 73 20,190 10,580 9,615 4,930 2,655 2,270
Principal applicantsCensus data footnote 74 7,565 5,485 2,080 2,260 1,535 725
Secondary applicantsCensus data footnote 75 12,625 5,095 7,530 2,670 1,125 1,545
Immigrants sponsored by familyCensus data footnote 76 18,860 7,355 11,505 2,355 1,115 1,240
RefugeesCensus data footnote 77 17,980 9,110 8,870 1,485 770 720
Other immigrantsCensus data footnote 78 1,045 540 510 35 20 15
Aboriginal population
Total - Aboriginal identity for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 79 391,000 192,530 198,470 512,255 250,910 261,340
Aboriginal identityCensus data footnote 80 9,870 4,785 5,085 45,730 22,105 23,625
Single Aboriginal responsesCensus data footnote 81 9,360 4,540 4,820 42,615 20,515 22,100
First Nations (North American Indian)Census data footnote 82 4,390 2,070 2,320 28,375 13,615 14,760
Métis 4,910 2,430 2,475 7,790 3,790 4,000
Inuk (Inuit) 60 30 25 6,450 3,110 3,335
Multiple Aboriginal responsesCensus data footnote 83 235 100 135 555 305 255
Aboriginal responses not included elsewhereCensus data footnote 84 270 150 120 2,560 1,280 1,275
Non-Aboriginal identity 381,135 187,745 193,390 466,525 228,810 237,710
Total - Population by Registered or Treaty Indian status for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 85 391,005 192,530 198,470 512,250 250,910 261,340
Registered or Treaty IndianCensus data footnote 86 2,560 1,215 1,345 21,155 10,170 10,990
Not a Registered or Treaty Indian 388,440 191,315 197,125 491,095 240,745 250,355
Total - Aboriginal ancestry for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 87 391,000 192,530 198,475 512,250 250,910 261,340
Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 88 1,480 690 795 18,965 9,340 9,630
Single Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 89 1,455 675 780 18,210 8,950 9,260
First Nations (North American Indian) single ancestryCensus data footnote 82 1,000 420 590 12,185 5,935 6,255
Métis single ancestry 440 260 180 2,440 1,255 1,185
Inuit single ancestry 15 0 15 3,585 1,760 1,820
Multiple Aboriginal ancestries (only)Census data footnote 90 30 15 10 760 385 370
First Nations (North American Indian) and Métis ancestries 25 15 15 75 30 50
First Nations (North American Indian) and Inuit ancestries 0 0 0 225 110 115
Métis and Inuit ancestries 0 0 0 415 230 180
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis and Inuit ancestries 0 0 0 45 20 25
Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 91 15,640 7,205 8,430 39,585 18,825 20,760
Single Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 92 15,435 7,125 8,315 37,850 18,000 19,850
First Nations (North American Indian) and non-Aboriginal ancestries 10,825 4,905 5,920 30,420 14,410 16,005
Métis and non-Aboriginal ancestries 4,540 2,200 2,340 3,655 1,800 1,860
Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 75 25 55 3,775 1,785 1,990
Multiple Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 93 200 80 120 1,730 825 910
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis and non-Aboriginal ancestries 195 80 115 500 215 285
First Nations (North American Indian), Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 10 0 0 510 245 260
Métis, Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 0 0 0 670 340 335
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis, Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 0 0 0 55 20 35
Non-Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 94 373,880 184,640 189,245 453,700 222,750 230,950
Visible minority population
Total - Visible minority for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 95 391,005 192,530 198,470 512,250 250,915 261,340
Total visible minority populationCensus data footnote 96 70,720 35,425 35,300 11,810 6,145 5,665
South AsianCensus data footnote 97 11,845 6,395 5,450 2,645 1,540 1,100
Chinese 8,755 4,265 4,490 2,325 1,265 1,065
Black 13,120 6,475 6,645 2,355 1,205 1,150
Filipino 4,065 1,860 2,205 1,390 550 835
Latin American 4,060 1,940 2,115 635 305 330
Arab 18,395 9,400 9,000 1,375 760 620
Southeast AsianCensus data footnote 98 4,305 2,090 2,215 340 190 150
West AsianCensus data footnote 99 1,540 765 780 220 90 125
Korean 590 325 265 80 30 45
Japanese 210 100 110 60 30 35
Visible minority, n.i.e.Census data footnote 100 1,565 715 845 150 65 80
Multiple visible minoritiesCensus data footnote 101 2,280 1,095 1,185 255 120 135
Not a visible minorityCensus data footnote 102 320,280 157,105 163,175 500,440 244,765 255,675
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 103 391,005 192,530 198,470 512,250 250,910 261,340
North American Aboriginal origins 17,120 7,890 9,225 58,550 28,165 30,385
First Nations (North American Indian) 12,050 5,410 6,640 44,015 20,995 23,025
Inuit 95 20 75 9,270 4,515 4,750
Métis 5,200 2,555 2,645 7,855 3,910 3,950
Other North American origins 113,775 55,870 57,905 280,640 137,030 143,610
Acadian 290 130 165 490 235 255
American 6,385 3,050 3,335 1,890 960 930
Canadian 109,480 53,795 55,685 276,130 134,745 141,390
New Brunswicker 0 0 0 0 0 0
Newfoundlander 140 80 60 4,080 2,090 1,990
Nova Scotian 10 0 10 30 15 15
Ontarian 55 25 30 20 0 15
Québécois 155 85 75 100 60 40
Other North American origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 104 25 20 10 10 10 10
European origins 272,660 133,140 139,520 274,460 134,070 140,390
British Isles origins 143,680 69,395 74,285 259,460 126,485 132,980
Channel Islander 10 0 10 85 40 45
Cornish 15 10 0 35 15 15
English 81,540 39,300 42,235 191,855 93,405 98,450
Irish 58,990 27,600 31,390 106,225 51,035 55,190
Manx 45 25 20 50 35 20
Scottish 54,085 25,850 28,235 34,650 16,580 18,075
Welsh 4,690 2,290 2,405 4,380 2,155 2,225
British Isles origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 105 6,865 3,060 3,805 6,025 2,845 3,180
French origins 92,080 44,190 47,890 26,845 12,685 14,155
Alsatian 10 0 10 0 0 10
Breton 0 0 0 10 0 0
Corsican 0 0 0 0 0 0
French 92,070 44,190 47,885 26,835 12,680 14,150
Western European origins (except French origins) 60,390 29,565 30,825 11,045 5,440 5,605
Austrian 1,740 850 890 360 160 205
Bavarian 10 0 10 20 15 10
Belgian 3,700 1,795 1,905 195 95 105
Dutch 12,175 5,855 6,315 2,150 1,030 1,120
Flemish 150 70 75 55 25 25
Frisian 20 10 10 0 0 0
German 45,980 22,540 23,440 8,620 4,270 4,355
Luxembourger 30 20 0 0 0 0
Swiss 875 400 475 245 140 110
Western European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 106 50 40 10 25 0 20
Northern European origins (except British Isles origins) 5,200 2,380 2,825 3,940 1,885 2,055
Danish 1,150 525 625 685 345 340
Finnish 1,355 635 715 240 95 150
Icelandic 185 100 90 190 100 90
Norwegian 1,275 555 720 1,710 845 870
Swedish 1,175 490 685 995 405 585
Northern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 107 290 145 145 320 185 140
Eastern European origins 48,470 23,300 25,170 4,230 2,055 2,175
Bulgarian 230 115 120 80 40 40
Byelorussian 120 40 75 35 15 15
Czech 1,430 670 755 180 100 80
Czechoslovakian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 108 905 400 505 55 15 45
Estonian 115 60 55 35 20 15
Hungarian 8,965 4,440 4,525 415 175 240
Latvian 125 80 50 70 45 25
Lithuanian 570 270 300 110 45 65
Moldovan 25 10 20 0 0 0
Polish 15,600 7,450 8,150 1,540 735 805
Romanian 6,325 3,000 3,325 180 85 100
Russian 5,345 2,540 2,805 910 480 430
Slovak 3,300 1,515 1,785 65 25 45
Ukrainian 12,445 5,975 6,465 1,350 700 650
Eastern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 109 150 70 85 80 35 50
Southern European origins 63,855 31,785 32,070 4,765 2,320 2,450
Albanian 1,565 775 785 45 20 30
Bosnian 610 305 305 45 30 20
Catalan 10 0 0 10 0 10
Croatian 4,215 2,080 2,140 160 90 75
Cypriot 30 20 15 20 10 0
Greek 2,945 1,445 1,505 380 220 165
Italian 37,450 18,565 18,880 1,715 875 840
Kosovar 70 20 50 0 0 0
Macedonian 2,275 1,135 1,140 20 0 20
Maltese 1,380 745 630 135 80 50
Montenegrin 160 100 60 10 10 0
Portuguese 5,875 2,940 2,935 1,215 595 615
Serbian 4,745 2,495 2,250 55 40 15
Sicilian 220 125 105 10 0 10
Slovenian 880 380 500 15 0 10
Spanish 3,360 1,655 1,705 1,105 475 635
Yugoslavian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 110 1,670 815 855 35 10 25
Southern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 111 40 20 20 20 10 10
Other European origins 1,465 675 780 1,065 550 520
Basque 30 15 15 65 45 20
Jewish 770 385 385 285 140 140
Roma (Gypsy) 55 20 40 100 55 45
Slavic, n.o.s.Census data footnote 112 40 15 25 0 0 10
Other European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 113 565 250 310 615 315 305
Caribbean origins 4,115 1,890 2,225 885 455 430
Antiguan 25 0 25 10 10 0
Bahamian 30 20 10 10 10 0
Barbadian 190 95 95 95 55 40
Bermudan 10 0 0 25 10 20
Carib 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cuban 285 130 150 140 85 55
Dominican 120 50 70 25 20 0
Grenadian 35 0 30 0 0 0
Guadeloupean 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haitian 385 140 245 25 10 10
Jamaican 2,145 1,050 1,100 395 185 210
Kittitian/Nevisian 10 0 10 0 0 0
Martinican 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montserratan 10 0 10 0 0 0
Puerto Rican 105 50 55 10 10 0
St. Lucian 30 15 15 0 0 0
Trinidadian/Tobagonian 570 235 340 100 50 50
Vincentian/Grenadinian 55 15 40 0 0 0
West Indian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 114 290 140 145 60 20 40
Caribbean origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 115 75 35 35 40 20 25
Latin, Central and South American origins 7,060 3,405 3,655 925 410 520
Aboriginal from Central/South America (except Arawak and Maya) 220 85 135 10 0 10
Arawak 0 0 0 0 0 0
Argentinian 165 100 65 70 40 35
Belizean 70 35 30 10 0 10
Bolivian 60 25 35 25 15 10
Brazilian 225 125 105 45 20 25
Chilean 120 40 80 25 10 20
Colombian 530 245 285 160 80 80
Costa Rican 100 45 55 0 0 0
Ecuadorian 95 25 70 55 30 30
Guatemalan 255 150 100 40 15 25
Guyanese 260 95 165 55 35 25
Hispanic 270 105 160 50 25 30
Honduran 195 130 70 25 0 20
Maya 145 80 65 30 15 20
Mexican 3,070 1,570 1,500 245 90 150
Nicaraguan 225 100 130 20 10 15
Panamanian 50 20 40 0 0 0
Paraguayan 20 15 10 0 0 0
Peruvian 75 25 55 30 10 15
Salvadorean 950 415 530 15 10 0
Uruguayan 20 15 0 0 0 0
Venezuelan 225 85 135 75 45 30
Latin, Central and South American origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 116 215 110 105 75 25 45
African origins 10,535 5,295 5,240 2,705 1,470 1,240
Central and West African origins 1,915 1,015 905 750 430 320
Akan 55 30 25 0 10 0
Angolan 25 10 10 0 0 0
Ashanti 0 0 0 10 10 0
Beninese 0 0 0 0 0 0
Burkinabe 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cameroonian 105 45 60 35 15 25
Chadian 10 0 0 0 0 0
Congolese 385 220 170 130 80 55
Edo 15 10 10 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 170 100 70 65 40 20
Guinean 0 10 0 0 0 0
Ibo 80 45 35 20 20 0
Ivorian 0 0 0 15 10 10
Liberian 55 20 30 15 0 10
Malian 0 0 0 0 10 0
Malinké 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nigerian 1,010 535 470 360 190 170
Peulh 0 0 0 0 0 0
Senegalese 20 10 15 0 0 0
Sierra Leonean 10 0 10 0 0 10
Togolese 0 0 0 10 0 0
Wolof 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yoruba 70 40 25 80 65 10
Central and West African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 117 60 30 30 30 25 10
North African origins 1,950 1,055 895 630 380 250
Algerian 130 65 70 20 20 10
Berber 0 10 0 25 10 10
Coptic 55 30 25 0 0 0
Dinka 10 0 0 0 0 0
Egyptian 810 420 390 320 185 135
Libyan 200 115 80 165 85 75
Maure 0 0 0 0 0 0
Moroccan 95 40 60 40 35 10
Sudanese 685 370 310 75 60 20
Tunisian 45 35 10 0 0 0
North African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 118 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern and East African origins 2,200 1,055 1,145 610 340 270
Afrikaner 20 15 0 0 0 0
Amhara 0 0 0 10 0 0
Bantu, n.o.s.Census data footnote 119 0 0 0 0 0 0
Burundian 105 45 55 25 15 10
Djiboutian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Eritrean 170 85 85 55 25 25
Ethiopian 375 195 185 70 45 25
Harari 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kenyan 25 15 10 10 10 0
Malagasy 15 10 10 0 0 0
Mauritian 80 35 45 20 10 10
Oromo 40 20 20 10 0 0
Rwandan 155 70 80 0 0 0
Seychellois 0 0 10 20 10 10
Somali 900 430 470 30 15 15
South African 280 125 155 120 75 50
Tanzanian 45 25 25 40 35 0
Tigrian 10 10 0 0 0 0
Ugandan 35 20 20 55 30 30
Zambian 10 10 0 35 25 10
Zimbabwean 0 0 10 110 40 70
Zulu 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern and East African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 120 100 35 60 65 25 40
Other African origins 4,805 2,360 2,440 805 365 435
Black, n.o.s.Census data footnote 121 1,015 480 535 65 35 30
Other African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 122 3,820 1,900 1,920 755 345 415
Asian origins 61,480 30,905 30,570 10,095 5,240 4,850
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins 30,435 15,235 15,200 2,660 1,365 1,295
Afghan 250 100 155 10 0 10
Arab, n.o.s.Census data footnote 123 3,415 1,785 1,635 355 200 160
Armenian 600 265 335 55 20 30
Assyrian 560 255 305 0 10 0
Azerbaijani 45 35 10 10 0 10
Georgian 20 15 10 0 0 0
Hazara 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iranian 1,045 540 500 215 110 110
Iraqi 7,250 3,525 3,720 265 145 115
Israeli 120 50 75 0 0 0
Jordanian 525 250 280 135 80 50
Kazakh 0 0 0 15 0 10
Kurd 165 100 60 10 0 0
Kuwaiti 30 20 10 15 0 10
Kyrgyz 0 10 0 0 0 0
Lebanese 12,545 6,375 6,175 995 465 530
Palestinian 1,555 810 750 95 60 35
Pashtun 0 0 0 0 0 0
Saudi Arabian 130 90 35 35 20 15
Syrian 2,385 1,150 1,235 335 170 165
Tajik 0 0 0 60 15 40
Tatar 15 10 0 0 0 0
Turk 935 420 520 100 75 25
Turkmen 0 0 0 10 0 0
Uighur 20 10 15 0 0 0
Uzbek 0 0 0 20 10 0
Yemeni 130 65 60 0 0 0
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 124 830 430 400 40 20 20
South Asian origins 12,110 6,530 5,580 2,740 1,570 1,175
Bangladeshi 355 190 165 240 155 85
Bengali 150 85 65 60 35 25
Bhutanese 205 110 95 50 40 10
East Indian 7,935 4,305 3,630 1,820 1,020 805
Goan 15 10 10 0 0 0
Gujarati 65 40 25 0 0 0
Kashmiri 45 20 25 0 0 0
Nepali 320 165 155 95 60 40
Pakistani 2,385 1,270 1,115 335 215 120
Punjabi 610 360 245 40 25 20
Sinhalese 30 20 10 10 0 0
Sri Lankan 320 150 170 120 65 55
Tamil 80 40 40 55 35 20
South Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 125 715 375 335 90 25 60
East and Southeast Asian origins 19,145 9,250 9,900 4,735 2,315 2,420
Burmese 200 105 95 35 15 10
Cambodian (Khmer) 830 395 435 25 20 0
Chinese 10,115 4,935 5,175 2,700 1,435 1,265
Filipino 4,490 2,035 2,455 1,525 615 910
Hmong 15 10 0 0 0 0
Indonesian 105 70 40 70 35 35
Japanese 285 140 145 100 35 70
Karen 205 110 90 35 25 10
Korean 645 345 295 100 35 60
Laotian 510 260 250 25 10 20
Malaysian 60 30 35 120 70 50
Mongolian 20 10 10 10 10 10
Singaporean 20 10 0 0 0 0
Taiwanese 130 75 65 30 20 10
Thai 365 155 210 65 35 30
Tibetan 0 0 0 15 10 0
Vietnamese 2,665 1,330 1,335 75 40 35
East and Southeast Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 126 75 40 35 10 0 0
Other Asian origins 315 160 155 45 30 15
Other Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 127 310 160 150 45 30 15
Oceania origins 310 175 135 240 115 125
Australian 190 95 95 165 75 85
New Zealander 75 50 25 25 15 10
Pacific Islands origins 60 45 15 45 20 25
Fijian 20 10 10 0 0 10
Hawaiian 25 20 10 10 0 0
Maori 0 10 0 0 0 0
Polynesian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 128 0 0 0 10 0 10
Samoan 0 0 0 10 10 0
Pacific Islands origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 129 10 10 0 15 10 0
Household characteristics
Total - Private households by tenure - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 130 159,050 ... ... 218,670 ... ...
Owner 115,780 ... ... 167,700 ... ...
Renter 43,270 ... ... 50,530 ... ...
Band housing 0 ... ... 445 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by condominium status - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 131 159,055 ... ... 218,675 ... ...
Condominium 9,885 ... ... 4,630 ... ...
Not condominium 149,170 ... ... 214,045 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 132 159,055 ... ... 218,675 ... ...
No bedrooms 775 ... ... 230 ... ...
1 bedroom 17,475 ... ... 11,785 ... ...
2 bedrooms 34,855 ... ... 48,445 ... ...
3 bedrooms 66,705 ... ... 102,580 ... ...
4 or more bedrooms 39,240 ... ... 55,630 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 133 159,050 ... ... 218,675 ... ...
1 to 4 rooms 31,830 ... ... 32,240 ... ...
5 rooms 22,135 ... ... 34,295 ... ...
6 rooms 25,195 ... ... 39,180 ... ...
7 rooms 23,895 ... ... 34,060 ... ...
8 or more rooms 55,990 ... ... 78,895 ... ...
Average number of rooms per dwelling 6.7 ... ... 6.9 ... ...
Total - Private households by number of persons per room - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 134 159,055 ... ... 218,675 ... ...
One person or fewer per room 156,830 ... ... 217,795 ... ...
More than 1 person per room 2,225 ... ... 880 ... ...
Total - Private households by housing suitability - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 135 159,055 ... ... 218,675 ... ...
Suitable 152,495 ... ... 214,690 ... ...
Not suitable 6,560 ... ... 3,985 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by period of construction - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 136 159,050 ... ... 218,675 ... ...
1960 or before 54,255 ... ... 43,255 ... ...
1961 to 1980 43,810 ... ... 71,280 ... ...
1981 to 1990 14,250 ... ... 34,040 ... ...
1991 to 2000 22,605 ... ... 25,375 ... ...
2001 to 2005 12,825 ... ... 12,395 ... ...
2006 to 2010 6,290 ... ... 16,210 ... ...
2011 to 2016Census data footnote 137 5,020 ... ... 16,120 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 138 159,055 ... ... 218,675 ... ...
Only regular maintenance or minor repairs needed 148,630 ... ... 204,465 ... ...
Major repairs needed 10,420 ... ... 14,210 ... ...
Total - Private households by number of household maintainers - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 139 159,055 ... ... 218,675 ... ...
1 household maintainer 98,095 ... ... 128,070 ... ...
2 household maintainers 58,210 ... ... 87,205 ... ...
3 or more household maintainers 2,755 ... ... 3,400 ... ...
Total - Private households by age of primary household maintainers - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 140 159,055 ... ... 218,670 ... ...
15 to 24 years 4,430 ... ... 5,730 ... ...
25 to 34 years 18,565 ... ... 25,840 ... ...
35 to 44 years 26,105 ... ... 33,600 ... ...
45 to 54 years 33,895 ... ... 44,480 ... ...
55 to 64 years 32,750 ... ... 47,380 ... ...
65 to 74 years 24,255 ... ... 38,295 ... ...
75 to 84 years 13,640 ... ... 18,275 ... ...
85 years and over 5,415 ... ... 5,080 ... ...
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 141 157,885 ... ... 217,560 ... ...
Spending less than 30% of income on shelter costs 124,345 ... ... 180,060 ... ...
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs 33,535 ... ... 37,505 ... ...
30% to less than 100% 28,960 ... ... 33,880 ... ...
Total - Owner households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data 114,735 ... ... 167,335 ... ...
% of owner households with a mortgageCensus data footnote 142 59.2 ... ... 49.0 ... ...
% of owner households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costsCensus data footnote 141 12.7 ... ... 10.6 ... ...
Median monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 957 ... ... 743 ... ...
Average monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,091 ... ... 984 ... ...
Median value of dwellings ($)Census data footnote 144 200,559 ... ... 219,228 ... ...
Average value of dwellings ($)Census data footnote 144 246,774 ... ... 243,157 ... ...
Total - Tenant households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data 43,245 ... ... 50,415 ... ...
% of tenant households in subsidized housingCensus data footnote 145 17.4 ... ... 22.2 ... ...
% of tenant households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costsCensus data footnote 141 44.0 ... ... 39.4 ... ...
Median monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 784 ... ... 802 ... ...
Average monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 817 ... ... 836 ... ...
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 146 324,325 158,165 166,160 437,935 212,785 225,155
No certificate, diploma or degree 62,035 30,885 31,145 102,665 51,170 51,495
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificateCensus data footnote 147 100,700 49,675 51,025 109,480 50,205 59,275
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 161,595 77,605 83,990 225,790 111,405 114,380
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma 21,595 15,845 5,750 49,435 36,325 13,110
Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 148 9,350 5,770 3,580 24,305 14,660 9,645
Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 149 12,250 10,080 2,175 25,130 21,665 3,460
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma 70,380 29,455 40,925 101,250 42,910 58,340
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level 5,795 2,480 3,310 10,400 4,280 6,125
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above 63,825 29,825 34,000 64,700 27,900 36,800
Bachelor's degree 42,945 18,990 23,950 42,850 17,810 25,040
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level 4,650 2,025 2,620 2,995 1,395 1,605
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry 1,965 1,205 760 1,790 1,055 735
Master's degree 11,980 6,165 5,815 14,820 6,180 8,640
Earned doctorateCensus data footnote 150 2,290 1,440 850 2,250 1,465 785
Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 146 206,545 100,645 105,905 287,880 139,650 148,230
No certificate, diploma or degree 23,580 12,745 10,840 45,170 23,965 21,205
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificateCensus data footnote 147 60,760 30,850 29,915 65,210 30,300 34,910
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 122,205 57,045 65,160 177,495 85,380 92,115
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma 14,140 10,335 3,805 36,075 26,475 9,605
Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 148 6,100 3,795 2,305 18,045 10,900 7,145
Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 149 8,040 6,540 1,500 18,030 15,580 2,455
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma 54,650 22,660 31,990 81,955 34,175 47,780
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level 3,845 1,635 2,215 6,680 2,970 3,710
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above 49,570 22,425 27,145 52,785 21,760 31,025
Bachelor's degree 32,960 14,185 18,775 34,555 13,960 20,595
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level 3,650 1,525 2,125 2,410 1,070 1,340
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry 1,585 915 670 1,515 810 700
Master's degree 9,605 4,775 4,830 12,610 4,860 7,755
Earned doctorateCensus data footnote 150 1,765 1,025 745 1,705 1,060 645
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 151 324,330 158,165 166,160 437,935 212,780 225,150
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 152 162,730 80,560 82,175 212,145 101,375 110,770
Education 10,720 2,665 8,055 19,040 5,665 13,375
13. Education 10,720 2,665 8,055 19,035 5,665 13,375
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 3,895 1,695 2,195 3,660 1,705 1,950
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services 510 380 135 760 590 170
50. Visual and performing arts 3,380 1,315 2,060 2,900 1,115 1,785
Humanities 6,710 2,710 4,000 7,180 2,965 4,220
16. Aboriginal and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics 660 135 525 470 125 350
23. English language and literature/letters 1,695 555 1,145 1,735 610 1,120
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities 1,515 605 910 1,675 540 1,135
30A Interdisciplinary humanitiesCensus data footnote 153 50 25 25 70 45 20
38. Philosophy and religious studies 355 215 140 595 315 280
39. Theology and religious vocations 715 405 305 1,325 740 585
54. History 1,215 670 550 870 490 380
55. French language and literature/letters 510 110 395 440 95 340
Social and behavioural sciences and law 18,025 5,795 12,225 13,825 4,140 9,685
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies 175 20 160 315 95 215
09. Communication, journalism and related programs 2,240 1,095 1,145 850 320 535
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences 3,745 215 3,530 3,695 280 3,410
22. Legal professions and studies 2,595 905 1,690 1,930 595 1,345
30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciencesCensus data footnote 154 225 40 190 170 40 130
42. Psychology 3,680 965 2,715 2,340 595 1,745
45. Social sciences 5,355 2,555 2,800 4,515 2,220 2,300
Business, management and public administration 29,620 11,305 18,315 47,775 11,015 36,760
30.16 Accounting and computer science 80 20 60 150 30 125
44. Public administration and social service professions 2,965 545 2,420 2,725 510 2,220
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services 26,575 10,740 15,835 44,900 10,480 34,420
Physical and life sciences and technologies 5,600 2,665 2,940 5,570 2,930 2,645
26. Biological and biomedical sciences 2,420 970 1,455 2,225 960 1,265
30.01 Biological and physical sciences 1,150 480 670 1,280 650 635
30C Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciencesCensus data footnote 155 15 10 15 130 55 80
40. Physical sciences 1,485 1,035 455 1,665 1,190 475
41. Science technologies/technicians 525 185 350 270 75 190
Mathematics, computer and information sciences 5,560 3,395 2,165 8,305 4,255 4,055
11. Computer and information sciences and support services 4,410 2,885 1,525 7,085 3,705 3,380
25. Library science 290 45 245 475 70 400
27. Mathematics and statistics 810 440 370 690 420 265
30D Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciencesCensus data footnote 156 45 25 20 60 50 10
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies 38,430 35,565 2,865 61,025 55,930 5,095
04. Architecture and related services 1,030 780 250 275 200 75
14. Engineering 8,315 6,965 1,345 6,685 5,515 1,175
15. Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields 7,340 6,565 775 12,325 10,200 2,130
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation 0 0 0 20 10 15
46. Construction trades 6,290 6,160 130 19,465 18,750 720
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians 6,985 6,825 160 14,775 14,250 520
48. Precision production 8,465 8,265 205 7,480 7,015 465
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 2,405 1,535 870 3,630 2,395 1,240
01. Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences 1,780 1,155 625 1,170 620 555
03. Natural resources and conservation 625 385 245 2,465 1,780 685
Health and related fields 29,585 5,415 24,170 32,275 5,370 26,905
31. Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies 1,935 1,005 935 1,585 880 705
51. Health professions and related programs 27,230 4,135 23,090 30,030 4,130 25,900
60. Dental, medical and veterinary residency programs 420 275 140 655 355 295
Personal, protective and transportation services 11,025 4,835 6,185 23,495 15,050 8,450
12. Personal and culinary services 6,450 1,315 5,140 9,540 2,345 7,185
28. Military science, leadership and operational art 35 35 0 15 15 0
29. Military technologies and applied sciences 60 50 10 175 150 20
43. Security and protective services 3,175 2,270 905 2,285 1,735 545
49. Transportation and materials moving 1,305 1,170 135 11,490 10,795 695
Other 25 10 10 0 0 0
30.99 Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies, other 20 15 10 10 0 0
Total - Major field of study - Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2016 for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 151 206,545 100,640 105,910 287,880 139,650 148,230
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 152 84,345 43,595 40,750 110,380 54,270 56,115
Education 7,410 1,690 5,715 12,575 3,380 9,200
13. Education 7,410 1,695 5,720 12,580 3,380 9,195
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 2,885 1,200 1,680 2,940 1,310 1,635
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services 370 255 110 510 355 155
50. Visual and performing arts 2,520 945 1,575 2,430 955 1,480
Humanities 4,550 1,800 2,750 5,105 2,045 3,055
16. Aboriginal and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics 495 85 415 360 80 275
23. English language and literature/letters 1,105 365 740 1,260 420 840
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities 1,120 445 675 1,185 390 790
30A Interdisciplinary humanitiesCensus data footnote 153 25 25 0 65 45 15
38. Philosophy and religious studies 245 150 95 415 215 195
39. Theology and religious vocations 470 290 180 835 475 355
54. History 750 380 370 675 365 315
55. French language and literature/letters 335 65 270 320 60 260
Social and behavioural sciences and law 14,355 4,325 10,030 11,820 3,365 8,450
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies 120 15 100 260 75 190
09. Communication, journalism and related programs 1,900 925 970 710 245 465
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences 3,085 160 2,920 3,175 250 2,920
22. Legal professions and studies 2,080 600 1,475 1,675 450 1,225
30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciencesCensus data footnote 154 155 25 130 130 30 100
42. Psychology 2,800 620 2,175 1,945 455 1,495
45. Social sciences 4,215 1,975 2,240 3,925 1,865 2,060
Business, management and public administration 22,930 8,460 14,475 39,285 8,560 30,725
30.16 Accounting and computer science 50 10 40 125 25 100
44. Public administration and social service professions 2,355 410 1,940 2,295 370 1,925
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services 20,525 8,035 12,495 36,865 8,160 28,705
Physical and life sciences and technologies 3,830 1,720 2,115 4,275 2,175 2,100
26. Biological and biomedical sciences 1,615 595 1,020 1,665 665 1,005
30.01 Biological and physical sciences 845 330 515 1,020 515 510
30C Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciencesCensus data footnote 155 15 10 10 75 35 40
40. Physical sciences 995 665 325 1,320 900 425
41. Science technologies/technicians 360 120 240 190 60 125
Mathematics, computer and information sciences 4,640 2,875 1,765 7,640 3,965 3,675
11. Computer and information sciences and support services 3,830 2,525 1,305 6,670 3,510 3,165
25. Library science 175 20 155 345 65 285
27. Mathematics and statistics 595 320 275 560 340 220
30D Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciencesCensus data footnote 156 40 20 15 55 50 0
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies 28,260 25,890 2,370 46,125 42,065 4,060
04. Architecture and related services 855 650 210 230 165 65
14. Engineering 6,520 5,365 1,155 5,500 4,465 1,030
15. Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields 5,650 4,970 680 9,790 8,085 1,705
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation 0 0 0 15 0 15
46. Construction trades 4,180 4,095 85 14,430 13,915 510
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians 4,805 4,680 125 10,765 10,340 420
48. Precision production 6,245 6,130 115 5,400 5,090 310
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 1,795 1,100 695 3,025 1,945 1,085
01. Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences 1,335 815 525 930 460 475
03. Natural resources and conservation 460 290 170 2,095 1,485 610
Health and related fields 23,105 4,230 18,875 25,620 4,275 21,350
31. Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies 1,380 700 680 1,265 730 530
51. Health professions and related programs 21,410 3,330 18,080 23,810 3,275 20,540
60. Dental, medical and veterinary residency programs 315 195 115 545 265 275
Personal, protective and transportation services 8,420 3,750 4,675 19,080 12,300 6,785
12. Personal and culinary services 4,865 1,000 3,860 7,705 1,895 5,815
28. Military science, leadership and operational art 30 30 0 10 15 0
29. Military technologies and applied sciences 30 20 10 160 130 25
43. Security and protective services 2,420 1,720 700 1,885 1,440 445
49. Transportation and materials moving 1,075 975 100 9,330 8,825 505
Other 25 15 10 0 0 0
30.99 Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies, other 25 10 10 0 0 0
Location of study compared with province or territory of residence with countries outside Canada
Total - Location of study compared with province or territory of residence with countries outside Canada for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 157 324,330 158,165 166,160 437,935 212,785 225,150
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 162,730 80,560 82,175 212,145 101,375 110,775
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 158 161,595 77,605 83,990 225,790 111,405 114,380
Location of study inside Canada 133,810 63,065 70,745 217,745 107,100 110,645
Same as province or territory of residence 129,310 60,805 68,510 188,225 92,155 96,070
Different than province or territory of residence 4,500 2,260 2,240 29,520 14,945 14,575
Location of study outside CanadaCensus data footnote 159 27,785 14,545 13,240 8,045 4,305 3,735
United StatesCensus data footnote 160 8,535 4,585 3,950 2,175 1,205 965
Philippines 1,445 510 940 820 305 515
India 1,880 1,060 820 405 230 180
United KingdomCensus data footnote 161 1,820 1,130 690 1,495 905 585
ChinaCensus data footnote 162 1,850 860 990 335 190 140
France 180 110 75 125 65 60
Other 12,075 6,295 5,785 2,695 1,410 1,285
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 157 206,545 100,645 105,905 287,880 139,650 148,230
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 84,340 43,590 40,750 110,380 54,270 56,115
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 158 122,205 57,050 65,155 177,500 85,380 92,115
Location of study inside Canada 101,900 46,965 54,940 171,300 82,140 89,165
Same as province or territory of residence 98,730 45,360 53,365 147,040 70,500 76,540
Different than province or territory of residence 3,175 1,605 1,570 24,265 11,635 12,630
Location of study outside CanadaCensus data footnote 159 20,300 10,085 10,220 6,195 3,245 2,955
United StatesCensus data footnote 160 6,545 3,435 3,110 1,375 725 650
Philippines 1,065 365 705 765 295 470
India 1,315 645 670 360 195 165
United KingdomCensus data footnote 161 885 515 370 1,010 645 370
ChinaCensus data footnote 162 1,245 565 680 285 165 125
France 125 75 50 110 55 55
Other 9,120 4,485 4,630 2,285 1,160 1,125
Labour force status
Total - Population aged 15 years and over by Labour force status - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 163 324,330 158,165 166,160 437,935 212,785 225,150
In the labour force 195,090 101,860 93,230 256,855 133,110 123,745
Employed 180,800 94,415 86,380 216,705 108,395 108,310
Unemployed 14,290 7,445 6,845 40,150 24,715 15,440
Not in the labour force 129,240 56,305 72,935 181,080 79,675 101,405
Participation rate 60.2 64.4 56.1 58.7 62.6 55.0
Employment rate 55.7 59.7 52.0 49.5 50.9 48.1
Unemployment rate 7.3 7.3 7.3 15.6 18.6 12.5
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 164 324,330 158,165 166,160 437,935 212,785 225,150
Did not workCensus data footnote 165 124,930 54,050 70,880 158,915 67,920 90,995
Worked 199,400 104,115 95,280 279,020 144,865 134,155
Worked full year, full timeCensus data footnote 166 102,740 59,260 43,485 128,865 66,480 62,385
Worked part year and/or part timeCensus data footnote 167 96,660 44,860 51,800 150,155 78,385 71,770
Average weeks worked in reference year 43.2 43.5 42.7 38.9 38.3 39.5
Class of worker
Total labour force aged 15 years and over by class of worker - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 168 195,090 101,860 93,230 256,855 133,110 123,745
Class of worker - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 5,410 2,540 2,870 5,055 2,700 2,350
All classes of workersCensus data footnote 170 189,675 99,320 90,360 251,795 130,405 121,395
Employee 172,290 88,150 84,145 236,110 120,790 115,315
Self-employedCensus data footnote 171 17,385 11,170 6,215 15,690 9,615 6,075
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 172 195,090 101,860 93,230 256,855 133,110 123,745
Occupation - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 5,415 2,540 2,870 5,055 2,705 2,350
All occupationsCensus data footnote 170 189,680 99,320 90,360 251,800 130,405 121,390
0 Management occupations 16,460 10,350 6,110 20,870 11,930 8,940
1 Business, finance and administration occupations 24,525 6,975 17,555 32,115 8,130 23,985
2 Natural and applied sciences and related occupations 11,480 9,495 1,985 16,780 13,320 3,460
3 Health occupations 15,255 2,745 12,505 18,865 3,190 15,675
4 Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services 19,215 5,980 13,235 32,515 8,935 23,585
5 Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport 3,620 1,515 2,105 4,830 2,045 2,790
6 Sales and service occupations 44,590 17,425 27,160 56,205 21,550 34,650
7 Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations 29,820 27,860 1,960 47,890 45,235 2,655
8 Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations 4,065 2,860 1,210 11,845 9,800 2,045
9 Occupations in manufacturing and utilities 20,645 14,115 6,530 9,885 6,270 3,615
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 173 195,090 101,860 93,230 256,855 133,110 123,745
Industry - NAICS2012 - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 5,410 2,540 2,875 5,055 2,705 2,355
All industry categoriesCensus data footnote 170 189,675 99,320 90,355 251,800 130,405 121,395
11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 5,250 3,175 2,075 8,720 6,635 2,085
21 Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction 460 430 30 9,780 8,190 1,595
22 Utilities 1,010 750 260 2,695 2,065 625
23 Construction 10,800 9,550 1,250 27,360 24,470 2,885
31-33 Manufacturing 38,355 28,490 9,860 16,735 11,520 5,215
41 Wholesale trade 5,390 3,595 1,790 5,640 4,065 1,580
44-45 Retail trade 20,275 8,870 11,405 31,755 13,635 18,125
48-49 Transportation and warehousing 8,470 6,210 2,260 12,235 9,105 3,125
51 Information and cultural industries 2,040 1,105 935 3,690 1,975 1,715
52 Finance and insurance 5,960 2,005 3,950 5,255 1,585 3,675
53 Real estate and rental and leasing 2,450 1,375 1,075 2,520 1,515 1,005
54 Professional, scientific and technical services 9,215 5,315 3,900 10,885 6,005 4,885
55 Management of companies and enterprises 135 80 55 200 115 90
56 Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services 8,420 4,950 3,470 7,375 4,150 3,230
61 Educational services 13,815 4,205 9,610 17,800 6,130 11,670
62 Health care and social assistance 23,440 3,795 19,645 37,130 6,040 31,090
71 Arts, entertainment and recreation 5,010 2,445 2,565 3,595 1,885 1,720
72 Accommodation and food services 14,285 5,435 8,850 17,660 6,285 11,370
81 Other services (except public administration) 7,775 3,745 4,030 10,565 4,680 5,890
91 Public administration 7,135 3,800 3,340 20,190 10,365 9,825
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 174 180,800 94,415 86,385 216,705 108,390 108,310
Worked at home 8,030 4,070 3,960 9,965 4,315 5,655
Worked outside Canada 6,695 4,235 2,460 650 530 120
No fixed workplace address 16,625 11,965 4,665 26,135 20,220 5,910
Worked at usual place 149,440 74,145 75,300 179,955 83,330 96,625
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 149,440 74,150 75,300 179,955 83,335 96,625
Commute within census subdivision (CSD) of residence 80,385 37,465 42,920 96,140 41,420 54,720
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) within census division (CD) of residence 64,670 34,345 30,325 71,710 33,265 38,445
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) and census division (CD) within province or territory of residence 4,080 2,140 1,945 8,615 5,795 2,820
Commute to a different province or territory 305 200 105 3,495 2,850 645
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 175 166,070 86,110 79,960 206,085 103,555 102,540
Car, truck, van - as a driver 142,255 74,840 67,415 167,405 83,525 83,875
Car, truck, van - as a passenger 10,425 4,680 5,740 16,255 6,690 9,565
Public transit 4,725 1,950 2,780 5,185 3,340 1,845
Walked 5,650 2,650 3,000 10,010 4,405 5,605
Bicycle 1,605 1,185 420 315 260 55
Other method 1,410 800 610 6,925 5,330 1,595
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 176 166,070 86,110 79,960 206,090 103,555 102,540
Less than 15 minutes 57,435 27,905 29,525 95,355 42,345 53,015
15 to 29 minutes 74,160 38,935 35,230 68,435 34,355 34,085
30 to 44 minutes 24,580 13,720 10,865 20,960 11,500 9,460
45 to 59 minutes 6,605 3,675 2,935 6,490 3,755 2,730
60 minutes and over 3,285 1,875 1,410 14,850 11,605 3,245
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 177 166,070 86,105 79,960 206,090 103,555 102,540
Between 5 a.m. and 5:59 a.m. 11,780 7,875 3,905 11,825 9,160 2,665
Between 6 a.m. and 6:59 a.m. 32,235 21,895 10,345 25,555 17,110 8,450
Between 7 a.m. and 7:59 a.m. 38,965 19,815 19,155 64,365 33,725 30,635
Between 8 a.m. and 8:59 a.m. 30,650 11,125 19,525 54,780 20,795 33,990
Between 9 a.m. and 11:59 a.m. 16,765 6,590 10,175 19,175 6,340 12,830
Between 12 p.m. and 4:59 a.m. 35,670 18,815 16,855 30,390 16,420 13,970
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 178 206,270 107,515 98,755 286,035 148,060 137,975
Single responses 204,315 106,595 97,725 285,380 147,830 137,555
Official languages 202,910 105,785 97,130 284,750 147,500 137,250
English 201,250 105,395 95,855 283,805 147,190 136,610
French 1,660 390 1,275 945 310 640
Non-official languages 1,400 810 595 630 330 300
Aboriginal languages 0 0 0 440 205 230
Algonquian languages 0 0 0 415 200 215
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 0 0 0 415 200 210
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 250 125 125
Moose Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Naskapi 0 0 0 165 75 90
Northern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Plains Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Woods Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Eastern Algonquian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carrier 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chilcotin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dene 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gwich'in 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sarsi (Sarcee) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sekani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Slavey 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tutchone languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages 0 0 0 20 10 20
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 0 0 0 25 10 20
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 10
Iroquoian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oneida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lillooet 0 0 0 0 0 0
Okanagan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Squamish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Straits 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dakota 0 0 0 0 0 0
Stoney 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tlingit 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nisga'a 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haisla 0 0 0 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Non-Aboriginal languages 1,400 805 595 190 120 70
Afro-Asiatic languages 225 155 70 25 20 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 225 155 70 20 20 10
Amharic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arabic 195 135 60 20 20 0
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 10 10 0 0 0 0
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 20 15 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 85 40 45 0 0 0
Khmer (Cambodian) 15 10 10 0 0 0
Vietnamese 70 30 35 0 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 10 0 10 15 10 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) 10 0 10 15 10 0
Waray-Waray 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Creole languages 10 0 0 0 0 0
Haitian Creole 0 0 0 0 0 0
Creole, n.o.s. 0 0 10 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 560 340 230 35 25 10
Albanian 10 10 0 0 0 0
Armenian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Balto-Slavic languages 60 20 40 0 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 60 20 35 0 0 0
Belarusan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bosnian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bulgarian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Croatian 10 0 0 0 0 0
Czech 0 0 0 0 0 0
Macedonian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Polish 35 10 30 0 0 0
Russian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Serbian 25 20 10 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 155 100 55 25 20 10
Afrikaans 0 0 0 0 0 0
Danish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dutch 0 0 0 0 0 0
Frisian 0 0 0 0 0 0
German 95 60 30 10 0 0
Icelandic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Norwegian 0 0 0 10 10 0
Swedish 0 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. 60 35 25 0 0 0
Greek 10 0 0 0 0 0
Indo-Iranian languages 30 10 20 0 0 0
Indo-Aryan languages 25 10 15 0 0 0
Bengali 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gujarati 10 0 0 0 0 0
Hindi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kashmiri 0 0 0 0 0 0
Konkani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Marathi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nepali 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 20 15 10 0 0 0
Sindhi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Urdu 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iranian languages 0 0 10 0 0 0
Kurdish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pashto 0 0 0 0 0 0
Persian (Farsi) 10 0 10 0 0 0
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Italic (Romance) languages 305 195 110 15 10 10
Catalan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Italian 10 0 0 0 0 0
Portuguese 45 15 25 0 10 0
Romanian 10 10 0 0 0 0
Spanish 235 165 70 10 0 0
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Japanese 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Georgian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Korean 15 10 0 10 0 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 15 0 15 35 15 15
American Sign Language 0 0 10 20 0 15
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 10 0 10 10 15 0
Sino-Tibetan languages 445 255 195 80 50 35
Chinese languages 435 255 180 85 50 30
Cantonese 170 105 65 30 20 10
Hakka 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mandarin 225 130 95 15 10 10
Min Dong 0 0 0 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 20 10 10 0 0 0
Wu (Shanghainese) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chinese, n.o.s. 25 10 10 40 25 15
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 15 0 10 0 0 0
Burmese 0 0 0 0 0 0
Karenic languages 10 0 10 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 15 10 15 0 0 0
Lao 10 10 0 0 0 0
Thai 10 0 10 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 15 0 15 0 0 0
Estonian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Finnish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hungarian 15 10 15 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 1,955 925 1,030 655 230 420
English and French 650 235 415 480 135 340
English and non-official language 1,250 665 585 170 95 70
French and non-official language 0 0 0 10 0 0
English, French and non-official language 50 20 30 0 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 179 206,265 107,515 98,755 286,035 148,060 137,975
None 197,105 103,255 93,845 281,215 146,080 135,130
English 1,525 550 970 1,115 405 710
French 2,850 1,050 1,800 2,665 1,060 1,605
Non-official language 4,645 2,575 2,070 995 475 520
Aboriginal 10 0 10 435 175 265
Non-Aboriginal 4,635 2,575 2,060 555 300 255
English and French 0 0 0 10 0 0
English and non-official language 30 10 15 0 10 0
French and non-official language 115 60 50 40 30 10
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 180 387,195 190,495 196,700 507,965 248,690 259,270
Non-movers 341,930 167,840 174,095 457,145 224,045 233,100
Movers 45,265 22,655 22,610 50,825 24,650 26,170
Non-migrants 27,640 13,795 13,840 26,690 12,990 13,695
Migrants 17,630 8,855 8,770 24,135 11,655 12,475
Internal migrants 13,365 6,660 6,710 22,190 10,710 11,475
Intraprovincial migrants 11,330 5,595 5,735 15,445 7,375 8,070
Interprovincial migrants 2,035 1,055 975 6,745 3,340 3,405
External migrants 4,260 2,200 2,060 1,945 950 995
Mobility status - Place of residence 5 years ago
Total - Mobility status 5 years ago - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 181 370,750 181,915 188,835 489,795 239,505 250,295
Non-movers 242,770 118,720 124,045 347,175 169,930 177,245
Movers 127,985 63,195 64,790 142,625 69,575 73,050
Non-migrants 76,640 37,555 39,080 69,950 33,920 36,030
Migrants 51,345 25,635 25,710 72,675 35,660 37,015
Internal migrants 38,445 18,910 19,540 66,305 32,250 34,055
Intraprovincial migrants 33,790 16,535 17,260 42,755 20,410 22,345
Interprovincial migrants 4,655 2,375 2,280 23,545 11,835 11,710
External migrants 12,895 6,725 6,170 6,370 3,410 2,965

Source

Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population.

How to cite

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2017. Essex, CTY [Census division], Ontario and Newfoundland and Labrador [Province] (table). Census Profile. 2016 Census. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-316-X2016001. Ottawa. Released November 29, 2017.
https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/index.cfm?Lang=E (accessed June 9, 2024).

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