Census Profile, 2016 Census
Oshawa [Census metropolitan area], Ontario and Alberta [Province]

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Characteristic Oshawa
Ontario
[Census metropolitan area]
Alberta

[Province]
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Total Male Female Total Male Female
Counts (unless otherwise specified)
Population and dwellings
Population, 2016Census data footnote 1 379,848 ... ... 4,067,175 ... ...
Population, 2011Census data footnote 1 356,177 ... ... 3,645,257 ... ...
Population percentage change, 2011 to 2016 6.6 ... ... 11.6 ... ...
Total private dwellingsCensus data footnote 2 142,462 ... ... 1,654,129 ... ...
Private dwellings occupied by usual residentsCensus data footnote 3 138,962 ... ... 1,527,678 ... ...
Population density per square kilometre 420.3 ... ... 6.4 ... ...
Land area in square kilometres 903.69 ... ... 640,330.46 ... ...
Age characteristics
Total - Age groups and average age of the population - 100% dataCensus data footnote 4 379,850 185,435 194,415 4,067,175 2,039,410 2,027,765
0 to 14 years 69,255 35,500 33,760 779,155 399,570 379,580
0 to 4 years 21,575 11,045 10,530 266,515 136,520 129,995
5 to 9 years 23,925 12,245 11,680 270,715 138,990 131,725
10 to 14 years 23,755 12,210 11,545 241,920 124,060 117,860
15 to 64 years 255,095 125,260 129,835 2,787,805 1,408,150 1,379,655
15 to 19 years 24,555 12,370 12,185 240,035 123,625 116,410
20 to 24 years 24,845 12,825 12,025 261,830 133,990 127,840
25 to 29 years 22,275 11,205 11,065 310,940 156,715 154,225
30 to 34 years 23,820 11,585 12,235 333,175 167,555 165,620
35 to 39 years 24,900 11,825 13,075 305,505 153,655 151,850
40 to 44 years 26,255 12,735 13,525 281,205 142,545 138,660
45 to 49 years 27,585 13,280 14,305 269,030 135,855 133,180
50 to 54 years 31,870 15,560 16,310 284,310 142,205 142,100
55 to 59 years 27,490 13,620 13,870 275,540 138,565 136,970
60 to 64 years 21,495 10,260 11,235 226,230 113,440 112,790
65 years and over 55,495 24,675 30,820 500,215 231,690 268,530
65 to 69 years 18,525 8,645 9,885 173,680 85,500 88,180
70 to 74 years 13,185 6,255 6,930 117,035 56,430 60,610
75 to 79 years 9,525 4,240 5,280 83,955 39,105 44,845
80 to 84 years 7,090 3,125 3,975 62,165 27,590 34,575
85 years and over 7,165 2,415 4,755 63,385 23,065 40,320
85 to 89 years 4,535 1,680 2,860 39,965 16,050 23,915
90 to 94 years 2,085 620 1,465 18,025 5,755 12,275
95 to 99 years 480 105 380 4,735 1,145 3,595
100 years and over 65 15 50 650 115 535
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 18.2 19.1 17.4 19.2 19.6 18.7
15 to 64 years 67.2 67.5 66.8 68.5 69.0 68.0
65 years and over 14.6 13.3 15.9 12.3 11.4 13.2
85 years and over 1.9 1.3 2.4 1.6 1.1 2.0
Average age of the population 39.6 38.6 40.5 37.8 37.2 38.4
Median age of the population 40.1 38.9 41.1 36.7 36.2 37.2
Household and dwelling characteristics
Total - Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling - 100% dataCensus data footnote 5 138,960 ... ... 1,527,675 ... ...
Single-detached house 91,135 ... ... 946,225 ... ...
Apartment in a building that has five or more storeys 10,605 ... ... 62,395 ... ...
Other attached dwellingCensus data footnote 6 37,135 ... ... 471,090 ... ...
Semi-detached house 7,585 ... ... 86,765 ... ...
Row house 13,925 ... ... 116,625 ... ...
Apartment or flat in a duplex 5,170 ... ... 43,090 ... ...
Apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys 10,255 ... ... 223,360 ... ...
Other single-attached house 205 ... ... 1,245 ... ...
Movable dwellingCensus data footnote 7 85 ... ... 47,970 ... ...
Total - Private households by household size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 8 138,960 ... ... 1,527,675 ... ...
1 person 29,660 ... ... 366,080 ... ...
2 persons 43,790 ... ... 524,415 ... ...
3 persons 25,055 ... ... 245,075 ... ...
4 persons 25,890 ... ... 233,770 ... ...
5 or more persons 14,565 ... ... 158,335 ... ...
Number of persons in private households 375,600 ... ... 3,978,145 ... ...
Average household size 2.7 ... ... 2.6 ... ...
Marital status
Total - Marital status for the population aged 15 years and over - 100% dataCensus data footnote 9 310,590 149,935 160,655 3,288,020 1,639,835 1,648,185
Married or living common law 180,460 90,145 90,315 1,969,300 988,410 980,895
Married 151,620 75,745 75,880 1,648,945 828,155 820,790
Living common law 28,840 14,405 14,440 320,350 160,250 160,100
Not married and not living common law 130,135 59,795 70,340 1,318,720 651,430 667,290
Never married 84,945 45,190 39,755 905,700 505,310 400,390
Separated 10,410 4,255 6,155 76,150 34,000 42,150
Divorced 18,595 6,965 11,625 195,850 82,040 113,815
Widowed 16,180 3,375 12,800 141,020 30,080 110,940
Family characteristics
Total - Census families in private households by family size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 10 109,180 ... ... 1,114,585 ... ...
2 persons 48,655 ... ... 540,850 ... ...
3 persons 25,425 ... ... 235,245 ... ...
4 persons 25,230 ... ... 227,165 ... ...
5 or more persons 9,870 ... ... 111,330 ... ...
Average size of census families 3.0 ... ... 3.0 ... ...
Total number of census families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 11 109,180 ... ... 1,114,585 ... ...
Total couple families 88,790 ... ... 953,325 ... ...
Married couples 74,380 ... ... 793,195 ... ...
Common-law couples 14,410 ... ... 160,130 ... ...
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent 20,390 ... ... 161,260 ... ...
Female parent 16,170 ... ... 123,490 ... ...
Male parent 4,220 ... ... 37,770 ... ...
Total - Couple census families in private households - 100% data 88,785 ... ... 953,325 ... ...
Couples without children 36,720 ... ... 443,665 ... ...
Couples with children 52,065 ... ... 509,655 ... ...
1 child 19,285 ... ... 190,010 ... ...
2 children 23,430 ... ... 213,910 ... ...
3 or more children 9,350 ... ... 105,735 ... ...
Total - Lone-parent census families in private households - 100% data 20,390 ... ... 161,260 ... ...
1 child 11,935 ... ... 97,180 ... ...
2 children 6,135 ... ... 45,235 ... ...
3 or more children 2,320 ... ... 18,845 ... ...
Total - Persons not in census families in private households - 100% data 49,050 22,925 26,125 678,535 356,875 321,655
Household type
Total - Private households by household type - 100% dataCensus data footnote 12 138,965 ... ... 1,527,675 ... ...
One-census-family households 101,150 ... ... 1,039,985 ... ...
Without children in a census familyCensus data footnote 13 33,695 ... ... 414,570 ... ...
With children in a census familyCensus data footnote 14 67,455 ... ... 625,415 ... ...
Multiple-census-family households 3,940 ... ... 36,120 ... ...
Non-census-family households 33,880 ... ... 451,570 ... ...
One-person households 29,660 ... ... 366,080 ... ...
Two-or-more person non-census-family households 4,220 ... ... 85,490 ... ...
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 15 376,805 184,355 192,450 4,026,650 2,020,510 2,006,140
English only 346,670 171,595 175,075 3,698,765 1,869,670 1,829,095
French only 255 115 140 3,895 1,725 2,165
English and French 27,550 11,705 15,840 264,720 124,400 140,315
Neither English nor French 2,330 930 1,395 59,280 24,715 34,565
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 16 376,805 184,350 192,455 4,026,650 2,020,510 2,006,140
English 367,060 179,960 187,100 3,880,685 1,950,980 1,929,705
French 6,405 3,025 3,380 71,535 37,205 34,330
English and French 1,105 485 620 16,605 8,350 8,255
Neither English nor French 2,240 885 1,355 57,830 23,970 33,860
Official language minority (number)Census data footnote 17 6,960 3,265 3,690 79,840 41,380 38,455
Official language minority (percentage)Census data footnote 17 1.8 1.8 1.9 2.0 2.0 1.9
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 18 376,805 184,355 192,455 4,026,650 2,020,510 2,006,140
Single responses 371,050 181,620 189,430 3,934,580 1,975,615 1,958,970
Official languages 326,300 160,255 166,050 3,063,640 1,552,475 1,511,165
English 319,765 157,155 162,610 2,991,485 1,515,025 1,476,460
French 6,540 3,100 3,440 72,150 37,450 34,705
Non-official languages 44,750 21,365 23,380 870,940 423,140 447,805
Aboriginal languages 35 10 20 23,835 11,290 12,550
Algonquian languages 15 5 10 18,295 8,665 9,630
Blackfoot 0 0 0 2,750 1,305 1,445
Cree-Montagnais languages 10 5 5 14,960 7,105 7,850
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 0 5 0
Moose Cree 0 0 0 10 0 5
Naskapi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern East Cree 0 0 0 50 15 35
Plains Cree 0 0 0 720 280 435
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 0 5 0 50 20 35
Woods Cree 5 5 0 910 430 480
Cree, n.o.s. 0 0 0 13,220 6,355 6,865
Eastern Algonquian languages 0 0 0 30 15 15
Malecite 0 0 0 0 5 0
Mi'kmaq 0 0 0 35 20 15
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 10 5 5 550 235 315
Algonquin 0 0 0 5 0 5
Ojibway 5 0 5 525 230 300
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 15 5 15
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 5
Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 1,865 865 1,000
Northern Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 1,855 860 990
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 35 15 15
Carrier 0 0 0 15 0 15
Chilcotin 0 0 0 5 0 0
Dene 0 0 0 1,470 710 760
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 0 40 10 30
Gwich'in 0 0 0 15 5 10
Sarsi (Sarcee) 0 0 0 70 20 45
Sekani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages 0 0 0 200 90 115
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 10 5 10
South Slavey 0 0 0 155 70 80
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0 35 15 25
Tahltan languages 0 0 0 5 0 5
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tutchone languages 0 0 0 5 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 10 0 10
Haida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages 10 0 5 120 35 85
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 25 5 10
Inuktitut 5 0 5 60 20 45
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 35 10 30
Iroquoian languages 5 5 5 10 10 5
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 5 5 5 5 5 5
Oneida 0 0 0 0 5 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 5
Kutenai 0 0 0 5 0 0
Michif 0 0 0 80 45 35
Salish languages 0 0 0 15 5 10
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 5 5
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 5 0 0
Squamish 0 0 0 5 0 0
Straits 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 0 5
Siouan languages 0 0 0 3,370 1,630 1,745
Dakota 0 0 0 350 165 185
Stoney 0 0 0 3,020 1,460 1,555
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 0 0
Tlingit 0 0 0 5 0 0
Tsimshian languages 0 0 0 15 5 5
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nisga'a 0 0 0 10 5 5
Tsimshian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 0 0 0 5 5 5
Haisla 0 0 0 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 0 0 0 0 0 5
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 0 0 0 0 5 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 5 5 5 55 30 25
Non-Aboriginal languages 44,715 21,355 23,360 847,105 411,850 435,255
Afro-Asiatic languages 2,165 1,150 1,020 68,415 36,215 32,200
Berber languages 0 0 0 340 190 145
Kabyle 0 0 0 165 90 75
Berber languages, n.i.e. 0 0 5 175 100 75
Cushitic languages 55 25 30 12,525 6,495 6,030
Bilen 0 0 0 315 185 130
Oromo 5 5 5 2,650 1,375 1,275
Somali 45 20 25 9,520 4,915 4,605
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 40 20 20
Semitic languages 2,110 1,125 985 55,425 29,450 25,980
Amharic 65 40 25 7,320 3,605 3,720
Arabic 1,700 925 770 40,540 21,840 18,705
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 20 10 10 400 210 190
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 5 5 5 145 80 65
Harari 10 5 5 260 135 120
Hebrew 30 15 15 960 505 460
Maltese 225 105 120 75 30 40
Tigrigna 25 10 15 5,415 2,880 2,535
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 20 5 10 305 155 145
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 5 130 80 50
Austro-Asiatic languages 525 230 300 25,295 11,760 13,535
Khmer (Cambodian) 35 15 20 1,925 910 1,010
Vietnamese 485 210 275 23,350 10,840 12,505
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 5 0 5 25 10 15
Austronesian languages 2,395 920 1,475 115,405 50,190 65,210
Bikol 5 0 5 425 205 225
Cebuano 80 30 55 5,135 2,155 2,980
Fijian 5 0 0 125 75 50
Hiligaynon 30 10 20 1,500 640 855
Ilocano 65 30 35 5,350 2,310 3,040
Malagasy 5 0 0 35 10 25
Malay 60 25 35 1,460 615 845
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 10 5 5 765 370 390
Pangasinan 5 5 5 290 115 175
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 2,110 805 1,305 99,035 43,120 55,920
Waray-Waray 10 5 5 305 145 160
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 10 5 5 980 430 550
Creole languages 175 80 100 1,895 990 910
Haitian Creole 20 10 10 95 45 50
Creole, n.o.s. 70 30 45 1,175 640 540
Creole languages, n.i.e. 85 35 45 625 305 325
Dravidian languages 2,175 1,065 1,110 13,490 7,075 6,415
Kannada 35 15 20 535 270 265
Malayalam 250 130 115 6,345 3,285 3,060
Tamil 1,775 855 915 4,430 2,360 2,070
Telugu 115 55 60 2,130 1,135 995
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 5 0 5 50 25 25
Hmong-Mien languages 0 0 0 105 55 45
Indo-European languages 30,820 14,895 15,920 442,685 220,330 222,355
Albanian 100 55 45 2,345 1,270 1,075
Armenian 130 60 70 500 250 245
Balto-Slavic languages 7,355 3,330 4,020 80,330 37,750 42,580
Baltic languages 115 55 60 1,010 475 535
Latvian 65 30 35 415 195 220
Lithuanian 50 25 25 600 285 315
Slavic languages 7,240 3,280 3,960 79,325 37,275 42,050
Belarusan 10 5 5 65 30 30
Bosnian 20 10 5 1,835 915 920
Bulgarian 70 30 40 1,545 790 755
Croatian 385 200 185 4,655 2,340 2,320
Czech 140 65 70 3,000 1,430 1,575
Macedonian 700 350 355 360 185 175
Polish 3,235 1,425 1,810 20,130 9,425 10,705
Russian 710 295 415 17,810 8,150 9,665
Serbian 425 225 195 4,020 2,035 1,985
Serbo-Croatian 50 30 15 970 480 485
Slovak 190 70 120 2,185 1,070 1,115
Slovene (Slovenian) 195 90 100 695 320 370
Ukrainian 1,075 460 620 21,835 9,985 11,850
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 35 20 15 215 120 100
Celtic languages 50 20 25 370 200 170
Scottish Gaelic 20 5 10 135 70 65
Welsh 20 10 15 175 85 80
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 10 5 0 65 40 25
Germanic languages 4,175 1,895 2,285 104,260 51,525 52,735
Afrikaans 85 35 45 3,010 1,475 1,535
Danish 100 50 55 2,380 1,245 1,135
Dutch 1,685 775 910 16,135 8,095 8,045
Frisian 60 25 35 360 200 160
German 2,115 950 1,165 80,050 39,435 40,615
Icelandic 10 5 5 115 55 60
Norwegian 35 15 15 815 370 445
Swedish 55 30 30 875 405 470
Vlaams (Flemish) 30 10 20 320 150 170
Yiddish 5 5 0 140 70 70
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 55 30 25
Greek 1,195 610 585 3,130 1,655 1,475
Indo-Iranian languages 7,965 4,040 3,925 166,805 85,250 81,560
Indo-Aryan languages 5,975 3,010 2,970 145,900 74,320 71,580
Bengali 510 260 250 7,000 3,630 3,370
Gujarati 850 420 430 13,140 6,785 6,355
Hindi 600 300 300 17,055 8,675 8,385
Kashmiri 0 0 0 105 60 50
Konkani 25 10 10 370 190 185
Marathi 50 25 25 1,510 775 730
Nepali 15 10 10 5,175 2,690 2,490
Oriya (Odia) 10 5 0 190 100 90
Punjabi (Panjabi) 825 425 400 68,695 34,935 33,760
Sindhi 90 40 50 2,770 1,300 1,475
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 195 90 100 2,590 1,320 1,265
Urdu 2,795 1,415 1,385 27,295 13,865 13,430
Iranian languages 1,955 1,015 940 19,600 10,235 9,365
Kurdish 35 25 10 1,550 845 705
Pashto 180 95 85 2,560 1,320 1,235
Persian (Farsi) 1,745 900 845 15,490 8,070 7,425
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 30 15 15 1,310 695 615
Italic (Romance) languages 9,855 4,885 4,965 84,940 42,425 42,515
Catalan 5 0 5 75 30 45
Italian 3,720 1,945 1,775 11,375 5,760 5,615
Portuguese 2,200 1,075 1,125 9,050 4,380 4,670
Romanian 680 305 370 8,035 4,080 3,955
Spanish 3,245 1,555 1,690 56,370 28,160 28,205
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 35 20 15
Japanese 110 45 70 4,875 1,715 3,160
Kartvelian languages 5 0 0 230 130 105
Georgian 0 0 0 230 130 100
Korean 420 205 210 17,920 8,485 9,435
Mongolic languages 5 5 0 545 255 290
Mongolian 5 5 0 540 255 290
Niger-Congo languages 580 280 300 15,360 7,870 7,495
Akan (Twi) 95 45 50 1,755 915 835
Bamanankan 0 5 0 35 20 15
Edo 10 5 5 275 155 120
Ewe 10 0 5 245 145 100
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 10 5 5 230 120 100
Ga 10 5 10 145 80 65
Ganda 10 5 5 280 145 135
Igbo 60 30 30 1,165 625 540
Lingala 15 5 10 270 130 140
Rundi (Kirundi) 20 5 15 605 305 295
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 20 5 10 805 405 400
Shona 45 20 25 1,100 545 555
Swahili 75 40 35 2,380 1,160 1,215
Wolof 0 0 0 280 165 110
Yoruba 90 45 40 2,435 1,305 1,125
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 105 55 55 3,370 1,640 1,735
Nilo-Saharan languages 10 10 5 2,720 1,395 1,330
Dinka 0 0 0 1,345 705 640
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 10 10 0 1,375 685 690
Sign languages 90 40 50 830 440 390
American Sign Language 40 15 25 335 165 165
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 55 25 30 495 275 225
Sino-Tibetan languages 3,765 1,735 2,035 122,450 57,740 64,705
Chinese languages 3,735 1,720 2,020 120,375 56,675 63,700
Cantonese 1,455 680 775 59,145 27,755 31,385
Hakka 40 15 20 990 465 530
Mandarin 1,985 910 1,080 50,660 23,940 26,720
Min Dong 5 0 5 115 50 65
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 70 25 40 3,060 1,375 1,695
Wu (Shanghainese) 45 20 20 630 305 330
Chinese, n.o.s. 140 60 80 5,725 2,770 2,955
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 40 15 25
Tibeto-Burman languages 30 15 15 2,075 1,065 1,005
Burmese 10 5 5 430 230 200
Karenic languages 0 0 0 795 415 380
Tibetan 10 5 5 575 295 275
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 10 5 5 275 130 140
Tai-Kadai languages 160 65 95 2,670 955 1,710
Lao 50 20 25 1,020 485 535
Thai 115 45 75 1,630 465 1,165
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 20 10 15
Turkic languages 155 80 75 4,050 2,250 1,800
Azerbaijani 5 0 5 365 215 155
Turkish 135 75 60 3,140 1,760 1,375
Uyghur 5 5 5 130 70 60
Uzbek 0 0 0 205 115 90
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 5 5 0 215 95 120
Uralic languages 1,140 550 590 7,470 3,600 3,870
Estonian 80 45 35 190 90 105
Finnish 150 65 85 810 330 480
Hungarian 915 435 475 6,470 3,185 3,285
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 10 5 5 690 415 280
Multiple responses 5,755 2,735 3,020 92,070 44,900 47,175
English and French 1,090 510 575 10,230 4,950 5,280
English and non-official language 4,345 2,070 2,275 77,520 37,815 39,705
French and non-official language 180 85 95 2,685 1,375 1,305
English, French and non-official language 140 60 75 1,640 760 880
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 19 376,805 184,350 192,455 4,026,655 2,020,510 2,006,145
Single responses 366,370 179,390 186,980 3,837,615 1,928,230 1,909,385
Official languages 348,655 170,975 177,680 3,354,885 1,690,490 1,664,395
English 346,225 169,815 176,410 3,327,255 1,676,360 1,650,895
French 2,430 1,155 1,270 27,630 14,130 13,500
Non-official languages 17,715 8,420 9,300 482,725 237,740 244,990
Aboriginal languages 0 0 5 9,970 4,940 5,020
Algonquian languages 0 0 0 7,175 3,575 3,605
Blackfoot 0 0 0 1,110 555 555
Cree-Montagnais languages 0 0 0 5,875 2,925 2,945
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Moose Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Naskapi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern East Cree 0 0 0 20 10 10
Plains Cree 0 0 0 125 60 60
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 0 0 0 5 0 5
Woods Cree 0 0 0 600 300 295
Cree, n.o.s. 0 0 0 5,120 2,540 2,575
Eastern Algonquian languages 0 0 0 5 5 5
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 0 0 0 5 5 0
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 0 0 0 190 95 95
Algonquin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway 0 0 0 185 90 95
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 0 620 320 300
Northern Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 620 325 300
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 10 5 0
Carrier 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chilcotin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dene 0 0 0 540 280 260
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 0 5 0 0
Gwich'in 0 0 0 5 0 5
Sarsi (Sarcee) 0 0 0 5 5 0
Sekani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages 0 0 0 60 35 30
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Slavey 0 0 0 55 30 25
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0 5 5 5
Tahltan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tutchone languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages 5 0 5 10 0 10
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 5 0 0
Inuktitut 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 0 5
Iroquoian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oneida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 0 5
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 0 0 0 10 5 5
Salish languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lillooet 0 0 0 0 0 0
Okanagan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Squamish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Straits 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages 0 0 0 2,125 1,025 1,095
Dakota 0 0 0 175 85 85
Stoney 0 0 0 1,945 935 1,010
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 25 15 10
Non-Aboriginal languages 17,710 8,415 9,300 472,760 232,800 239,965
Afro-Asiatic languages 895 445 450 43,770 22,535 21,235
Berber languages 0 0 0 200 105 95
Kabyle 0 0 0 90 45 40
Berber languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 105 60 45
Cushitic languages 30 15 15 9,220 4,750 4,470
Bilen 0 0 0 280 160 115
Oromo 10 5 0 2,075 1,060 1,015
Somali 20 5 15 6,850 3,520 3,325
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 15 5 10
Semitic languages 865 430 430 34,310 17,660 16,655
Amharic 15 10 5 4,915 2,390 2,530
Arabic 760 385 380 24,230 12,555 11,675
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 15 5 10 260 130 130
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 5 0 0 95 50 40
Harari 10 0 5 165 80 85
Hebrew 0 0 0 460 235 225
Maltese 45 20 30 15 10 10
Tigrigna 5 0 0 3,955 2,095 1,860
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 5 5 5 210 110 100
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 45 20 20
Austro-Asiatic languages 330 145 185 16,355 7,635 8,715
Khmer (Cambodian) 15 5 10 960 460 500
Vietnamese 315 140 180 15,380 7,175 8,205
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 15 0 10
Austronesian languages 700 310 385 60,860 28,765 32,100
Bikol 0 0 0 70 40 35
Cebuano 30 10 15 2,110 1,015 1,090
Fijian 0 0 0 45 25 20
Hiligaynon 10 0 5 470 215 255
Ilocano 10 0 10 1,975 935 1,035
Malagasy 5 0 0 20 10 10
Malay 10 0 5 405 205 195
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 5 0 5 220 110 110
Pangasinan 0 0 0 45 20 30
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 640 290 355 55,105 26,005 29,100
Waray-Waray 0 0 0 125 60 60
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 280 120 155
Creole languages 50 25 30 970 495 475
Haitian Creole 10 5 5 50 25 25
Creole, n.o.s. 20 5 15 655 345 310
Creole languages, n.i.e. 20 15 15 270 125 140
Dravidian languages 1,380 660 720 8,460 4,335 4,125
Kannada 10 5 5 210 105 105
Malayalam 130 80 60 4,060 2,070 1,990
Tamil 1,165 545 620 2,915 1,515 1,395
Telugu 70 30 40 1,245 635 615
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 30 10 15
Hmong-Mien languages 0 0 0 70 35 35
Indo-European languages 10,990 5,205 5,785 230,270 115,280 114,995
Albanian 40 25 15 1,060 570 485
Armenian 55 25 30 215 115 105
Balto-Slavic languages 2,545 1,155 1,395 30,220 14,820 15,400
Baltic languages 20 10 5 410 210 200
Latvian 10 5 5 165 85 80
Lithuanian 10 5 5 250 125 120
Slavic languages 2,530 1,150 1,385 29,815 14,610 15,205
Belarusan 0 0 0 15 10 5
Bosnian 5 5 5 785 400 385
Bulgarian 30 20 20 825 415 405
Croatian 95 45 45 1,800 905 895
Czech 25 15 10 875 440 430
Macedonian 185 75 105 175 90 85
Polish 1,280 590 685 7,705 3,675 4,030
Russian 350 155 200 10,145 4,965 5,175
Serbian 205 95 110 2,100 1,045 1,055
Serbo-Croatian 25 15 10 315 160 155
Slovak 45 25 25 710 345 365
Slovene (Slovenian) 40 20 20 150 70 75
Ukrainian 245 100 150 4,180 2,060 2,110
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 10 5 5 55 30 25
Celtic languages 5 0 0 40 25 15
Scottish Gaelic 0 5 5 15 15 5
Welsh 0 0 0 15 5 5
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 5 0
Germanic languages 305 130 175 40,915 20,280 20,625
Afrikaans 30 15 15 1,705 835 875
Danish 0 0 0 150 75 75
Dutch 85 35 50 1,980 985 1,000
Frisian 5 0 5 60 30 30
German 185 75 105 36,295 18,010 18,290
Icelandic 5 0 5 30 15 15
Norwegian 0 0 0 60 20 35
Swedish 5 0 0 145 65 80
Vlaams (Flemish) 0 0 0 60 30 25
Yiddish 0 0 0 15 5 5
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 425 215 210
Greek 310 155 160 1,015 490 525
Indo-Iranian languages 4,290 2,090 2,205 111,975 56,535 55,445
Indo-Aryan languages 3,195 1,565 1,630 98,610 49,790 48,815
Bengali 275 140 140 4,530 2,300 2,225
Gujarati 420 195 220 8,025 4,085 3,935
Hindi 260 115 140 9,945 5,115 4,825
Kashmiri 0 0 0 50 20 25
Konkani 10 5 5 75 40 40
Marathi 35 15 15 845 440 405
Nepali 10 5 5 3,710 1,905 1,805
Oriya (Odia) 5 5 5 95 50 45
Punjabi (Panjabi) 435 220 215 51,010 25,720 25,295
Sindhi 30 15 15 1,240 575 665
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 65 30 30 1,480 750 730
Urdu 1,650 815 835 17,600 8,795 8,810
Iranian languages 1,090 520 570 12,720 6,415 6,305
Kurdish 15 5 10 850 440 410
Pashto 90 45 45 1,640 845 795
Persian (Farsi) 985 465 515 10,230 5,135 5,100
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 10 5 5 650 325 325
Italic (Romance) languages 3,435 1,635 1,800 44,830 22,445 22,385
Catalan 0 0 0 35 10 20
Italian 900 395 500 2,840 1,275 1,560
Portuguese 735 335 395 3,905 1,875 2,030
Romanian 310 145 165 4,135 2,115 2,020
Spanish 1,495 755 735 33,910 17,160 16,755
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 5 5
Japanese 50 20 30 2,245 945 1,300
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 160 85 70
Georgian 0 0 0 160 85 70
Korean 245 125 120 12,775 6,205 6,570
Mongolic languages 5 0 0 335 160 175
Mongolian 0 5 5 335 155 175
Niger-Congo languages 130 60 70 5,600 2,725 2,875
Akan (Twi) 20 15 15 845 415 430
Bamanankan 0 0 0 10 10 0
Edo 5 0 0 70 35 35
Ewe 0 0 0 80 45 35
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 5 0 5 105 55 45
Ga 0 0 0 40 20 20
Ganda 0 0 5 95 50 50
Igbo 5 0 5 265 125 145
Lingala 10 5 5 85 35 45
Rundi (Kirundi) 15 5 10 280 135 145
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 10 5 5 350 175 170
Shona 5 0 5 410 190 225
Swahili 15 5 10 1,090 530 565
Wolof 0 0 0 170 95 75
Yoruba 15 10 5 690 340 350
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 20 10 10 1,015 485 535
Nilo-Saharan languages 0 0 5 1,525 765 755
Dinka 0 0 0 800 420 380
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 725 350 375
Sign languages 150 95 60 1,095 630 465
American Sign Language 50 25 25 325 170 155
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 100 65 35 765 455 310
Sino-Tibetan languages 2,380 1,140 1,240 82,380 39,230 43,155
Chinese languages 2,370 1,135 1,240 80,880 38,455 42,420
Cantonese 815 385 430 38,275 17,810 20,460
Hakka 5 5 5 315 135 185
Mandarin 1,425 680 750 37,125 18,030 19,095
Min Dong 0 0 0 20 5 10
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 20 10 15 1,245 540 705
Wu (Shanghainese) 20 10 5 340 175 165
Chinese, n.o.s. 85 45 40 3,550 1,760 1,785
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 5 5
Tibeto-Burman languages 5 5 0 1,500 770 730
Burmese 0 0 0 280 145 130
Karenic languages 0 0 0 665 340 320
Tibetan 5 5 5 420 220 200
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 140 65 75
Tai-Kadai languages 95 45 55 1,130 505 625
Lao 20 10 10 465 215 245
Thai 75 35 40 655 285 370
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 10 5 10
Turkic languages 60 30 30 2,390 1,270 1,120
Azerbaijani 0 0 0 155 90 75
Turkish 60 30 25 1,945 1,030 915
Uyghur 5 0 5 80 45 40
Uzbek 0 0 0 135 70 65
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 70 35 25
Uralic languages 250 115 130 2,130 1,040 1,085
Estonian 0 0 5 25 10 15
Finnish 15 10 5 105 50 50
Hungarian 235 105 130 1,995 980 1,015
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 240 140 95
Multiple responses 10,435 4,960 5,475 189,040 92,280 96,760
English and French 835 365 465 6,885 3,410 3,475
English and non-official language 9,290 4,455 4,840 178,070 86,895 91,170
French and non-official language 55 30 30 1,125 540 580
English, French and non-official language 250 110 140 2,965 1,430 1,530
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 20 376,805 184,350 192,450 4,026,650 2,020,510 2,006,140
None 346,160 170,050 176,110 3,492,295 1,760,240 1,732,055
English 9,370 4,585 4,785 221,305 110,655 110,650
French 4,830 1,990 2,840 41,840 19,470 22,375
Non-official language 15,910 7,490 8,420 262,255 125,640 136,615
Aboriginal 45 15 30 17,430 8,325 9,105
Non-Aboriginal 15,865 7,475 8,395 244,825 117,315 127,510
English and French 95 35 60 1,535 775 760
English and non-official language 180 90 90 4,545 2,345 2,195
French and non-official language 255 110 145 2,795 1,340 1,455
English, French and non-official language 0 0 5 85 50 40
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 21 306,460 148,375 158,080 3,206,050 1,602,690 1,603,360
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 291,745 141,450 150,290 3,053,470 1,528,275 1,525,190
Median total income in 2015 among recipients ($) 37,988 46,516 30,765 42,717 54,891 33,213
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 291,865 141,460 150,400 3,054,135 1,528,420 1,525,715
Median after-tax income in 2015 among recipients ($) 34,127 40,810 28,245 38,067 47,131 30,478
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 263,580 130,745 132,835 2,839,590 1,458,560 1,381,030
Median market income in 2015 among recipients ($) 36,637 45,700 28,361 42,330 54,528 32,099
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 207,115 90,430 116,685 1,785,065 711,210 1,073,855
Median government transfers in 2015 among recipients ($) 4,364 2,111 5,552 4,093 3,834 4,185
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 225,245 116,260 108,990 2,473,665 1,301,630 1,172,030
Median employment income in 2015 among recipients ($) 37,299 44,866 31,403 42,679 54,361 32,982
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 22 306,460 148,375 158,085 3,206,045 1,602,810 1,603,235
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 291,525 141,225 150,300 3,054,555 1,528,100 1,526,455
Average total income in 2015 among recipients ($) 48,625 58,153 39,672 62,778 80,001 45,535
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 291,660 141,230 150,430 3,055,230 1,528,240 1,526,995
Average after-tax income in 2015 among recipients ($) 40,099 46,873 33,739 50,683 62,938 38,417
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 263,150 130,505 132,640 2,840,675 1,458,210 1,382,465
Average market income in 2015 among recipients ($) 48,082 58,328 38,001 62,997 80,282 44,766
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 206,880 90,030 116,850 1,784,345 710,105 1,074,240
Average government transfers in 2015 among recipients ($) 7,359 6,667 7,892 7,175 7,298 7,093
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 225,250 116,145 109,100 2,473,665 1,299,805 1,173,855
Average employment income in 2015 among recipients ($) 47,383 55,032 39,239 59,343 74,073 43,031
Total - Employment income statistics for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 23 306,455 148,375 158,080 3,206,050 1,602,810 1,603,240
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 24 110,525 61,895 48,625 1,152,385 669,770 482,615
Median employment income in 2015 for full-year full-time workers ($)Census data footnote 25 60,254 67,120 53,464 64,090 73,781 53,836
Average employment income in 2015 for full-year full-time workers ($)Census data footnote 26 69,060 76,869 59,120 81,586 94,822 63,218
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 89.2 92.6 84.6 93.3 95.8 89.1
Employment income (%)Census data footnote 29 75.1 77.7 71.5 76.5 78.9 72.3
Government transfers (%)Census data footnote 30 10.8 7.4 15.4 6.7 4.2 10.9
Total - Total income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 31 306,460 148,375 158,085 3,206,050 1,602,690 1,603,360
Without total income 14,715 6,920 7,790 152,585 74,410 78,170
With total income 291,745 141,450 150,295 3,053,470 1,528,280 1,525,190
Percentage with total income 95.2 95.3 95.1 95.2 95.4 95.1
Under $10,000 (including loss) 41,460 17,425 24,035 389,580 146,450 243,130
$10,000 to $19,999 45,105 17,190 27,910 385,235 147,125 238,110
$20,000 to $29,999 34,970 13,215 21,755 364,915 142,810 222,105
$30,000 to $39,999 30,295 13,275 17,020 305,680 131,185 174,490
$40,000 to $49,999 30,020 14,385 15,640 286,615 133,715 152,900
$50,000 to $59,999 24,560 12,715 11,845 247,830 124,720 123,115
$60,000 to $69,999 19,210 10,690 8,520 205,840 114,405 91,430
$70,000 to $79,999 15,400 9,060 6,345 165,640 99,645 65,995
$80,000 to $89,999 12,635 7,505 5,125 132,720 82,700 50,020
$90,000 to $99,999 10,880 6,260 4,620 114,010 70,655 43,350
$100,000 and over 27,220 19,740 7,480 455,410 334,865 120,550
$100,000 to $149,999 19,755 13,900 5,855 274,185 191,710 82,475
$150,000 and over 7,460 5,840 1,620 181,225 143,150 38,075
Total - After-tax income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 32 306,460 148,375 158,085 3,206,050 1,602,690 1,603,365
Without after-tax income 14,595 6,915 7,680 151,915 74,270 77,645
With after-tax income 291,865 141,460 150,405 3,054,135 1,528,420 1,525,715
Percentage with after-tax income 95.2 95.3 95.1 95.3 95.4 95.2
Under $10,000 (including loss) 42,765 17,675 25,095 399,005 149,280 249,725
$10,000 to $19,999 47,100 18,025 29,075 402,780 154,330 248,450
$20,000 to $29,999 40,810 16,015 24,795 420,955 166,650 254,300
$30,000 to $39,999 38,110 17,455 20,655 377,590 169,665 207,925
$40,000 to $49,999 34,885 17,665 17,215 347,960 172,595 175,365
$50,000 to $59,999 25,985 14,440 11,545 276,970 153,985 122,985
$60,000 to $69,999 19,555 11,635 7,920 208,265 127,045 81,220
$70,000 to $79,999 15,530 9,155 6,380 160,580 100,970 59,610
$80,000 and over 27,120 19,395 7,725 460,030 333,895 126,140
$80,000 to $89,999 9,950 6,410 3,545 121,015 78,400 42,620
$90,000 to $99,999 5,860 4,230 1,630 82,020 57,375 24,645
$100,000 and over 11,305 8,750 2,555 257,000 198,120 58,875
Total - Employment income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 33 306,455 148,375 158,085 3,206,050 1,602,690 1,603,360
Without employment income 81,210 32,115 49,100 732,385 301,060 431,330
With employment income 225,245 116,260 108,985 2,473,665 1,301,630 1,172,035
Percentage with employment income 73.5 78.4 68.9 77.2 81.2 73.1
Under $5,000 (including loss) 34,450 18,015 16,430 273,835 122,830 151,005
$5,000 to $9,999 16,685 6,995 9,690 164,095 68,100 95,990
$10,000 to $19,999 26,165 11,135 15,030 274,105 113,680 160,430
$20,000 to $29,999 20,740 8,940 11,800 235,620 96,855 138,760
$30,000 to $39,999 20,080 8,690 11,390 227,450 100,650 126,805
$40,000 to $49,999 19,440 8,970 10,470 219,155 103,680 115,475
$50,000 to $59,999 17,565 9,045 8,520 195,145 99,285 95,860
$60,000 to $69,999 14,515 8,055 6,460 163,465 92,950 70,515
$70,000 to $79,999 12,475 7,390 5,085 135,150 83,240 51,910
$80,000 and over 43,130 29,030 14,105 585,640 420,365 165,280
$80,000 to $89,999 10,755 6,400 4,355 111,045 71,210 39,835
$90,000 to $99,999 9,620 5,530 4,090 99,785 62,305 37,480
$100,000 and over 22,755 17,095 5,665 374,815 286,855 87,960
Income of households in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for private households by household size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 34 138,960 ... ... 1,527,680 ... ...
Median total income of households in 2015 ($) 85,697 ... ... 93,835 ... ...
Median after-tax income of households in 2015 ($) 74,061 ... ... 80,300 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for one-person private households - 100% data 29,660 ... ... 366,080 ... ...
Median total income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 40,881 ... ... 47,948 ... ...
Median after-tax income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 36,074 ... ... 41,502 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for two-or-more-person private households - 100% data 109,300 ... ... 1,161,600 ... ...
Median total income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 100,643 ... ... 111,435 ... ...
Median after-tax income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 86,177 ... ... 94,830 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for private households by household size - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 35 138,960 ... ... 1,527,675 ... ...
Average total income of households in 2015 ($) 102,009 ... ... 125,522 ... ...
Average after-tax income of households in 2015 ($) 84,163 ... ... 101,361 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for one-person private households - 25% sample data 29,650 ... ... 365,000 ... ...
Average total income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 49,675 ... ... 64,341 ... ...
Average after-tax income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 41,315 ... ... 52,116 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for two-or-more-person private households - 25% sample data 109,315 ... ... 1,162,675 ... ...
Average total income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 116,204 ... ... 144,729 ... ...
Average after-tax income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 95,785 ... ... 116,821 ... ...
Total - Household total income groups in 2015 for private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 36 138,965 ... ... 1,527,680 ... ...
Under $5,000 1,150 ... ... 21,660 ... ...
$5,000 to $9,999 1,130 ... ... 13,555 ... ...
$10,000 to $14,999 2,755 ... ... 18,070 ... ...
$15,000 to $19,999 3,455 ... ... 33,045 ... ...
$20,000 to $24,999 4,290 ... ... 51,505 ... ...
$25,000 to $29,999 4,060 ... ... 38,615 ... ...
$30,000 to $34,999 4,470 ... ... 42,580 ... ...
$35,000 to $39,999 4,480 ... ... 46,630 ... ...
$40,000 to $44,999 5,040 ... ... 46,520 ... ...
$45,000 to $49,999 4,830 ... ... 46,825 ... ...
$50,000 to $59,999 9,980 ... ... 95,425 ... ...
$60,000 to $69,999 9,605 ... ... 95,340 ... ...
$70,000 to $79,999 9,135 ... ... 92,345 ... ...
$80,000 to $89,999 8,800 ... ... 88,775 ... ...
$90,000 to $99,999 8,425 ... ... 84,570 ... ...
$100,000 and over 57,350 ... ... 712,215 ... ...
$100,000 to $124,999 17,510 ... ... 184,595 ... ...
$125,000 to $149,999 13,185 ... ... 142,910 ... ...
$150,000 to $199,999 15,375 ... ... 181,960 ... ...
$200,000 and over 11,290 ... ... 202,745 ... ...
Total - Household after-tax income groups in 2015 for private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 32 138,960 ... ... 1,527,680 ... ...
Under $5,000 1,255 ... ... 23,395 ... ...
$5,000 to $9,999 1,160 ... ... 13,860 ... ...
$10,000 to $14,999 2,805 ... ... 18,600 ... ...
$15,000 to $19,999 3,630 ... ... 34,540 ... ...
$20,000 to $24,999 4,795 ... ... 55,010 ... ...
$25,000 to $29,999 4,620 ... ... 44,170 ... ...
$30,000 to $34,999 5,195 ... ... 50,280 ... ...
$35,000 to $39,999 5,770 ... ... 55,645 ... ...
$40,000 to $44,999 5,915 ... ... 57,695 ... ...
$45,000 to $49,999 5,975 ... ... 59,195 ... ...
$50,000 to $59,999 12,255 ... ... 119,200 ... ...
$60,000 to $69,999 11,505 ... ... 116,250 ... ...
$70,000 to $79,999 11,235 ... ... 112,675 ... ...
$80,000 to $89,999 10,415 ... ... 106,235 ... ...
$90,000 to $99,999 8,950 ... ... 95,600 ... ...
$100,000 and over 43,490 ... ... 565,335 ... ...
$100,000 to $124,999 17,790 ... ... 192,795 ... ...
$125,000 to $149,999 11,260 ... ... 132,240 ... ...
$150,000 and over 14,445 ... ... 240,305 ... ...
Income of economic families in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for economic families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 37 106,430 ... ... 1,099,900 ... ...
Median total income of economic families in 2015 ($) 100,406 ... ... 109,997 ... ...
Median after-tax income of economic families in 2015 ($) 85,911 ... ... 93,588 ... ...
Average family size of economic families 3.1 ... ... 3.1 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families without children or other relatives in private households - 100% data 32,690 ... ... 407,300 ... ...
Median total income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 85,756 ... ... 101,283 ... ...
Median after-tax income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 74,240 ... ... 86,043 ... ...
Average family size of couple economic families without children or other relatives 2.0 ... ... 2.0 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families with children in private households - 100% data 52,550 ... ... 511,375 ... ...
Median total income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 126,911 ... ... 133,186 ... ...
Median after-tax income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 106,820 ... ... 111,951 ... ...
Average family size of couple economic families with children 4.0 ... ... 4.1 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for lone-parent economic families in private households - 100% data 18,460 ... ... 146,045 ... ...
Median total income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 60,071 ... ... 62,909 ... ...
Median after-tax income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 54,788 ... ... 57,079 ... ...
Average family size of lone-parent economic families 2.7 ... ... 2.7 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for economic families in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 38 106,430 ... ... 1,101,485 ... ...
Average total income of economic families in 2015 ($) 116,104 ... ... 144,493 ... ...
Average after-tax income of economic families in 2015 ($) 95,559 ... ... 116,343 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families without children or other relatives in private households - 25% sample data 32,630 ... ... 408,625 ... ...
Average total income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 100,958 ... ... 137,805 ... ...
Average after-tax income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 83,399 ... ... 110,236 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families with children in private households - 25% sample data 52,625 ... ... 512,615 ... ...
Average total income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 141,829 ... ... 169,354 ... ...
Average after-tax income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 115,545 ... ... 135,623 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for lone-parent economic families in private households - 25% sample data 18,440 ... ... 145,115 ... ...
Average total income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 70,363 ... ... 80,406 ... ...
Average after-tax income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 60,192 ... ... 68,470 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 21 40,580 19,655 20,920 577,475 308,835 268,640
Median total income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 39 36,116 40,492 33,090 42,598 47,903 37,344
Median after-tax income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 39 32,498 35,649 30,294 37,648 41,340 33,785
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 40 40,520 19,705 20,820 573,385 306,195 267,190
Average total income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 41 44,874 49,180 40,800 56,856 63,468 49,280
Average after-tax income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 41 37,634 40,397 35,019 46,559 50,990 41,481
Total - Economic family income decile group for the population in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 42 375,605 183,810 191,795 3,978,150 1,998,500 1,979,650
In the bottom half of the distribution 154,840 72,855 81,985 1,527,695 739,210 788,485
In the bottom decile 27,170 12,950 14,220 293,490 143,880 149,605
In the second decile 27,390 12,045 15,345 278,635 128,055 150,575
In the third decile 29,835 13,870 15,965 297,695 142,090 155,605
In the fourth decile 33,430 15,945 17,485 315,570 154,815 160,760
In the fifth decile 37,020 18,050 18,970 342,305 170,375 171,935
In the top half of the distribution 220,760 110,950 109,805 2,450,450 1,259,285 1,191,160
In the sixth decile 39,910 19,780 20,130 366,250 183,860 182,390
In the seventh decile 43,495 21,570 21,925 397,275 201,465 195,810
In the eighth decile 47,155 23,660 23,495 443,585 227,385 216,200
In the ninth decile 50,080 25,380 24,705 522,545 268,995 253,555
In the top decile 40,125 20,565 19,560 720,795 377,585 343,215
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 43 375,605 183,810 191,795 3,925,220 1,971,735 1,953,485
0 to 17 years 83,635 42,655 40,975 893,255 458,330 434,925
0 to 5 years 26,140 13,400 12,745 310,080 158,825 151,260
18 to 64 years 239,350 117,280 122,075 2,580,730 1,298,440 1,282,295
65 years and over 52,620 23,875 28,745 451,235 214,965 236,265
In low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) 38,475 17,490 20,990 363,890 171,945 191,940
0 to 17 years 11,450 5,830 5,620 114,215 58,665 55,555
0 to 5 years 3,835 1,965 1,870 41,755 21,350 20,400
18 to 64 years 22,620 10,230 12,395 210,870 98,415 112,455
65 years and over 4,405 1,430 2,975 38,800 14,875 23,925
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) (%) 10.2 9.5 10.9 9.3 8.7 9.8
0 to 17 years (%) 13.7 13.7 13.7 12.8 12.8 12.8
0 to 5 years (%) 14.7 14.7 14.7 13.5 13.4 13.5
18 to 64 years (%) 9.5 8.7 10.2 8.2 7.6 8.8
65 years and over (%) 8.4 6.0 10.3 8.6 6.9 10.1
In low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) 21,705 10,590 11,115 273,515 134,180 139,335
0 to 17 years 5,655 2,920 2,740 76,930 39,385 37,550
0 to 5 years 1,915 1,005 915 28,190 14,420 13,770
18 to 64 years 15,055 7,285 7,775 181,805 88,715 93,095
65 years and over 990 385 605 14,780 6,085 8,695
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) (%) 5.8 5.8 5.8 7.0 6.8 7.1
0 to 17 years (%) 6.8 6.8 6.7 8.6 8.6 8.6
0 to 5 years (%) 7.3 7.5 7.2 9.1 9.1 9.1
18 to 64 years (%) 6.3 6.2 6.4 7.0 6.8 7.3
65 years and over (%) 1.9 1.6 2.1 3.3 2.8 3.7
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 44 375,605 183,810 191,795 3,978,145 1,998,500 1,979,645
Official languages 373,240 182,750 190,490 3,920,530 1,974,435 1,946,095
English 373,030 182,655 190,370 3,916,805 1,972,800 1,944,005
French 27,645 11,860 15,785 264,600 123,940 140,660
Non-official languages 56,995 27,525 29,465 1,082,425 527,770 554,655
Aboriginal languages 95 35 55 36,465 17,415 19,045
Algonquian languages 55 20 40 29,675 14,120 15,555
Blackfoot 0 0 0 5,575 2,665 2,905
Cree-Montagnais languages 30 10 20 23,465 11,155 12,310
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Moose Cree 0 0 0 25 0 15
Naskapi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern East Cree 0 0 0 90 20 70
Plains Cree 10 0 10 1,580 620 965
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 10 10 0
Swampy Cree 10 0 10 45 25 25
Woods Cree 10 0 0 1,135 525 610
Cree, n.o.s. 0 0 10 20,665 9,990 10,675
Eastern Algonquian languages 0 0 0 35 15 15
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 0 0 0 35 15 15
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 30 10 20 955 425 530
Algonquin 0 0 0 10 10 0
Ojibway 30 10 15 925 415 505
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 20 10 15
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 0 0 10
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 10 0
Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 2,640 1,255 1,385
Northern Athabaskan languages 10 0 10 2,630 1,250 1,380
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 0 10 0
Beaver 0 0 0 85 50 35
Carrier 0 0 0 45 10 35
Chilcotin 0 0 0 20 15 10
Dene 0 0 10 2,010 975 1,035
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 0 75 30 45
Gwich'in 0 0 0 10 0 10
Sarsi (Sarcee) 0 0 0 150 65 85
Sekani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages 0 0 0 285 140 145
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 25 15 10
South Slavey 0 0 0 190 90 100
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0 75 35 45
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 10
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 10 0 10
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 0 10
Haida 0 0 0 10 0 10
Inuit languages 10 0 0 135 50 80
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 35 10 25
Inuktitut 0 0 10 60 20 35
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 40 25 20
Iroquoian languages 20 20 10 40 25 10
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 10 0
Mohawk 25 20 0 35 25 0
Oneida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 10 10
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 0 0 0 145 75 70
Salish languages 0 0 0 50 25 25
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 0 0 0 10 0 0
Lillooet 0 0 0 0 0 0
Okanagan 0 0 0 15 10 10
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 10 0 10
Squamish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Straits 0 0 0 10 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 10 0 10
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 0 0
Siouan languages 0 0 0 4,050 2,005 2,045
Dakota 0 0 0 530 285 245
Stoney 0 0 0 3,650 1,790 1,855
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 0 10
Tlingit 0 0 0 10 0 0
Tsimshian languages 0 0 0 35 15 15
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0 20 10 10
Nisga'a 0 0 0 15 0 0
Tsimshian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 0 0 0 10 10 0
Haisla 0 0 0 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 0 0 0 10 10 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 30 15 15
Non-Aboriginal languages 56,905 27,495 29,415 1,046,245 510,495 535,750
Afro-Asiatic languages 2,810 1,470 1,335 96,210 50,675 45,535
Berber languages 0 0 0 540 335 205
Kabyle 0 0 0 225 125 90
Berber languages, n.i.e. 10 0 10 315 210 110
Cushitic languages 75 45 35 15,445 8,055 7,385
Bilen 0 0 0 370 235 135
Oromo 10 10 0 3,125 1,625 1,500
Somali 70 30 40 12,030 6,240 5,795
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 55 20 40
Semitic languages 2,710 1,420 1,285 82,200 43,405 38,800
Amharic 75 45 30 10,870 5,595 5,275
Arabic 2,180 1,170 1,010 62,730 33,365 29,370
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 15 10 10 430 225 210
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 20 10 0 150 70 75
Harari 20 0 15 340 150 185
Hebrew 135 65 70 3,250 1,650 1,600
Maltese 280 120 160 145 85 55
Tigrigna 10 10 10 7,315 3,915 3,400
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 25 15 15 450 250 205
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 30 15 15 375 225 145
Austro-Asiatic languages 590 250 340 32,730 15,440 17,290
Khmer (Cambodian) 80 40 40 2,700 1,375 1,330
Vietnamese 515 210 305 30,150 14,130 16,015
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 15 0 10
Austronesian languages 3,265 1,270 2,000 145,745 63,615 82,130
Bikol 10 0 0 330 150 180
Cebuano 225 95 125 6,690 2,940 3,750
Fijian 0 0 0 340 195 145
Hiligaynon 40 15 25 1,760 745 1,020
Ilocano 110 45 65 7,370 3,160 4,215
Malagasy 0 0 0 80 40 40
Malay 175 70 105 3,040 1,435 1,610
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 50 15 35 1,185 565 625
Pangasinan 10 0 0 445 190 250
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 2,910 1,130 1,780 138,440 60,115 78,325
Waray-Waray 0 0 0 420 170 245
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 35 20 15 1,160 505 650
Creole languages 600 260 335 4,585 2,390 2,195
Haitian Creole 40 20 25 255 140 115
Creole, n.o.s. 225 95 135 2,675 1,425 1,250
Creole languages, n.i.e. 335 160 175 1,680 840 850
Dravidian languages 2,855 1,460 1,395 18,190 9,660 8,525
Kannada 95 55 40 1,035 520 515
Malayalam 335 155 175 8,150 4,255 3,900
Tamil 2,395 1,250 1,145 7,195 3,900 3,295
Telugu 170 70 100 2,910 1,560 1,345
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 150 80 70
Hmong-Mien languages 0 0 0 115 55 55
Indo-European languages 39,535 19,360 20,180 550,490 274,510 275,980
Albanian 115 60 55 2,880 1,550 1,325
Armenian 155 70 80 530 255 275
Balto-Slavic languages 8,680 4,100 4,590 93,150 44,750 48,395
Baltic languages 105 45 55 1,360 660 705
Latvian 55 30 25 590 300 290
Lithuanian 50 20 30 775 360 415
Slavic languages 8,600 4,055 4,545 92,300 44,340 47,960
Belarusan 15 15 0 200 95 105
Bosnian 60 35 25 2,880 1,450 1,435
Bulgarian 85 45 35 1,795 945 850
Croatian 630 320 310 6,280 3,260 3,025
Czech 255 140 115 3,590 1,650 1,940
Macedonian 905 445 460 535 270 265
Polish 3,640 1,675 1,965 23,650 11,455 12,195
Russian 1,135 465 670 27,375 13,195 14,175
Serbian 720 375 340 5,355 2,630 2,730
Serbo-Croatian 45 25 20 1,095 550 540
Slovak 195 100 95 2,780 1,495 1,285
Slovene (Slovenian) 230 95 130 735 360 375
Ukrainian 1,420 655 765 26,600 11,980 14,620
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 65 35 30 250 120 130
Celtic languages 140 65 80 1,180 615 560
Scottish Gaelic 70 40 35 440 215 225
Welsh 30 0 20 315 180 130
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 50 20 30 450 220 225
Germanic languages 5,305 2,420 2,880 112,670 56,325 56,345
Afrikaans 215 80 130 5,165 2,655 2,515
Danish 125 45 85 2,800 1,360 1,440
Dutch 1,780 825 950 19,480 9,595 9,890
Frisian 70 30 40 475 275 205
German 3,040 1,400 1,645 83,010 41,905 41,105
Icelandic 20 10 15 160 70 95
Norwegian 60 40 20 1,450 635 810
Swedish 110 55 55 1,635 800 835
Vlaams (Flemish) 30 10 20 380 170 215
Yiddish 20 10 10 250 130 115
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 2,115 1,095 1,015
Greek 1,800 895 900 4,935 2,535 2,400
Indo-Iranian languages 10,330 5,200 5,130 206,725 106,045 100,675
Indo-Aryan languages 8,335 4,170 4,160 186,005 95,045 90,960
Bengali 665 335 330 8,530 4,385 4,140
Gujarati 1,140 555 585 18,005 8,945 9,055
Hindi 2,535 1,285 1,250 61,290 31,900 29,385
Kashmiri 15 10 0 125 80 45
Konkani 65 40 25 625 300 320
Marathi 100 45 50 2,575 1,385 1,195
Nepali 25 15 15 5,510 3,000 2,510
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 0 255 135 120
Punjabi (Panjabi) 1,715 905 810 90,485 46,350 44,135
Sindhi 135 60 75 4,595 2,065 2,530
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 440 180 260 3,800 1,925 1,875
Urdu 4,040 2,060 1,975 41,235 21,245 20,000
Iranian languages 2,140 1,090 1,045 22,140 11,665 10,475
Kurdish 35 25 10 1,930 1,100 825
Pashto 165 95 65 3,330 1,795 1,530
Persian (Farsi) 2,020 1,015 1,005 17,600 9,220 8,375
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 90 55 35 1,760 960 805
Italic (Romance) languages 13,930 7,015 6,910 142,340 69,885 72,450
Catalan 0 0 0 170 95 80
Italian 5,395 2,815 2,580 19,900 9,875 10,020
Portuguese 2,575 1,285 1,290 12,670 6,255 6,415
Romanian 880 415 470 9,915 5,185 4,735
Spanish 5,465 2,700 2,765 104,445 50,960 53,490
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 20 10 10 250 130 125
Japanese 240 90 150 9,215 4,115 5,100
Kartvelian languages 0 0 10 225 130 100
Georgian 0 0 0 230 130 100
Korean 460 240 220 19,950 9,405 10,545
Mongolic languages 0 0 0 800 375 430
Mongolian 0 0 0 800 370 430
Niger-Congo languages 1,195 585 610 29,430 14,980 14,450
Akan (Twi) 185 100 85 2,925 1,505 1,420
Bamanankan 20 10 0 60 30 30
Edo 20 10 15 620 325 290
Ewe 15 0 10 335 170 165
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 10 0 0 300 165 135
Ga 15 10 10 345 190 155
Ganda 0 0 0 610 305 305
Igbo 70 35 35 2,550 1,345 1,210
Lingala 125 80 50 1,240 640 605
Rundi (Kirundi) 50 20 35 830 420 410
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 70 35 35 1,155 605 550
Shona 80 35 45 1,810 850 960
Swahili 210 110 100 6,700 3,470 3,235
Wolof 0 0 0 600 365 235
Yoruba 200 95 105 5,930 3,035 2,890
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 315 150 160 6,585 3,265 3,320
Nilo-Saharan languages 15 10 0 3,070 1,495 1,575
Dinka 0 0 0 1,655 825 825
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 15 10 0 1,425 675 750
Sign languages 655 230 430 5,910 2,350 3,555
American Sign Language 420 125 295 3,085 1,130 1,955
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 10
Sign languages, n.i.e. 240 105 140 2,855 1,230 1,625
Sino-Tibetan languages 4,295 2,020 2,280 141,860 67,945 73,915
Chinese languages 4,245 1,995 2,250 139,385 66,700 72,685
Cantonese 1,775 790 990 74,770 35,490 39,280
Hakka 20 10 10 1,180 515 660
Mandarin 2,610 1,235 1,375 70,510 33,310 37,195
Min Dong 0 0 0 85 50 40
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 115 65 55 4,140 1,765 2,380
Wu (Shanghainese) 65 40 25 855 380 470
Chinese, n.o.s. 215 105 110 6,335 3,160 3,175
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 55 25 35
Tibeto-Burman languages 60 35 25 2,590 1,290 1,300
Burmese 15 0 10 605 305 295
Karenic languages 0 0 0 805 415 390
Tibetan 35 15 15 860 430 430
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 10 10 0 445 215 235
Tai-Kadai languages 195 135 60 3,705 1,510 2,195
Lao 90 45 40 1,520 730 795
Thai 125 90 30 2,400 850 1,545
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 45 25 25
Turkic languages 225 120 105 5,795 3,180 2,625
Azerbaijani 20 0 15 630 325 300
Turkish 210 115 90 4,255 2,420 1,835
Uyghur 0 0 0 290 135 155
Uzbek 0 0 0 425 200 225
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 355 170 180
Uralic languages 1,245 630 615 8,895 4,315 4,575
Estonian 65 40 25 185 85 105
Finnish 140 65 80 1,045 455 590
Hungarian 1,035 525 510 7,660 3,770 3,890
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 60 30 30 1,820 1,025 790
Citizenship
Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 45 375,600 183,810 191,795 3,978,145 1,998,495 1,979,645
Canadian citizensCensus data footnote 46 362,730 177,510 185,220 3,622,740 1,825,135 1,797,600
Canadian citizens aged under 18 82,270 41,930 40,340 854,815 439,065 415,755
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over 280,460 135,580 144,880 2,767,920 1,386,070 1,381,850
Not Canadian citizensCensus data footnote 47 12,870 6,300 6,575 355,410 173,365 182,045
Immigrant status and period of immigration
Total - Immigrant status and period of immigration for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 48 375,605 183,810 191,795 3,978,145 1,998,495 1,979,650
Non-immigrantsCensus data footnote 49 306,075 150,495 155,575 3,062,775 1,550,445 1,512,335
ImmigrantsCensus data footnote 50 67,575 32,140 35,435 845,220 412,320 432,895
Before 1981 29,040 13,715 15,325 163,460 81,620 81,840
1981 to 1990 9,705 4,710 4,990 86,350 41,690 44,660
1991 to 2000 11,450 5,480 5,975 131,560 62,930 68,630
2001 to 2010 12,830 6,055 6,775 256,055 125,235 130,820
2001 to 2005 6,870 3,250 3,620 109,145 53,425 55,720
2006 to 2010 5,960 2,805 3,155 146,910 71,810 75,100
2011 to 2016Census data footnote 51 4,545 2,180 2,365 207,790 100,845 106,945
Non-permanent residentsCensus data footnote 52 1,955 1,175 785 70,155 35,735 34,420
Age at immigration
Total - Age at immigration for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 53 67,570 32,140 35,430 845,220 412,320 432,895
Under 5 years 8,290 4,230 4,055 82,175 42,200 39,975
5 to 14 years 14,680 7,405 7,280 149,815 77,820 71,995
15 to 24 years 16,525 7,290 9,235 168,965 78,215 90,755
25 to 44 years 24,265 11,580 12,680 372,805 180,265 192,535
45 years and over 3,815 1,630 2,180 71,450 33,820 37,630
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 67,575 32,140 35,430 845,215 412,325 432,895
Americas 16,170 7,365 8,805 103,540 49,345 54,190
Brazil 305 105 195 2,545 1,100 1,440
Colombia 370 185 190 9,535 4,570 4,960
El Salvador 245 130 115 7,255 3,725 3,530
Guyana 2,570 1,150 1,420 2,555 1,200 1,355
Haiti 125 55 70 1,270 675 600
Jamaica 4,675 2,105 2,570 6,845 3,170 3,680
Mexico 345 140 210 15,665 7,860 7,805
Peru 180 75 105 1,920 780 1,140
Trinidad and Tobago 2,205 1,095 1,110 3,415 1,670 1,750
United StatesCensus data footnote 55 2,290 955 1,335 30,460 13,675 16,785
Other places of birth in Americas 2,855 1,365 1,490 22,075 10,925 11,150
Europe 28,890 13,890 15,000 189,770 95,355 94,415
Bosnia and Herzegovina 230 145 85 4,555 2,325 2,230
Croatia 425 210 210 3,080 1,615 1,465
France 220 140 80 2,535 1,215 1,320
Germany 1,720 835 885 19,205 9,485 9,715
Greece 715 380 330 2,005 1,115 890
Hungary 555 315 245 3,665 1,880 1,785
IrelandCensus data footnote 56 620 290 330 3,935 2,100 1,835
Italy 2,445 1,335 1,110 8,110 4,370 3,745
Netherlands 1,580 775 805 14,035 7,420 6,610
Poland 2,250 980 1,275 16,925 8,045 8,880
Portugal 1,225 625 600 4,050 1,985 2,070
Romania 800 385 415 7,725 3,930 3,795
Russian Federation 420 165 250 7,260 3,135 4,125
SerbiaCensus data footnote 57 350 165 185 2,255 1,080 1,170
Ukraine 505 220 280 8,150 3,700 4,455
United KingdomCensus data footnote 58 12,465 5,800 6,670 59,215 30,280 28,935
Other places of birth in Europe 2,370 1,130 1,240 23,060 11,670 11,390
Africa 3,465 1,750 1,715 89,740 46,705 43,030
Algeria 15 10 10 1,340 715 625
Egypt 400 215 185 5,320 2,940 2,375
Ethiopia 120 60 55 10,570 5,355 5,215
Kenya 205 85 120 5,120 2,555 2,565
Morocco 75 55 25 1,695 1,005 695
Nigeria 445 205 240 12,405 6,520 5,880
Somalia 35 20 15 7,060 3,665 3,395
South Africa, Republic of 515 275 235 7,355 3,670 3,685
Other places of birth in Africa 1,650 820 835 38,865 20,275 18,590
Asia 18,770 8,970 9,795 452,225 215,955 236,265
Afghanistan 970 485 485 5,190 2,765 2,430
Bangladesh 425 210 220 5,085 2,590 2,500
ChinaCensus data footnote 59 2,240 1,010 1,230 57,690 26,510 31,185
Hong KongCensus data footnote 60 505 225 280 19,110 9,265 9,850
India 3,235 1,615 1,620 91,660 46,625 45,035
IranCensus data footnote 61 485 265 220 8,910 4,655 4,250
Iraq 150 80 75 5,935 3,205 2,730
Japan 85 15 70 3,065 905 2,160
Korea, SouthCensus data footnote 62 405 215 195 13,850 6,530 7,320
Lebanon 370 205 165 10,395 5,640 4,750
Pakistan 2,500 1,315 1,185 28,075 14,630 13,445
Philippines 3,190 1,290 1,900 123,830 54,075 69,755
Sri Lanka 1,830 880 950 4,835 2,475 2,365
SyriaCensus data footnote 63 55 30 20 4,800 2,515 2,280
Taiwan 115 55 65 3,455 1,460 2,000
Viet Nam 430 170 260 27,080 12,645 14,435
Other places of birth in Asia 1,775 905 875 39,250 19,485 19,765
Oceania and other places of birthCensus data footnote 64 280 165 115 9,940 4,950 4,990
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 4,545 2,180 2,365 207,790 100,845 106,945
Americas 1,040 550 485 20,060 9,660 10,400
Brazil 40 15 25 860 370 490
Colombia 70 45 30 2,295 1,020 1,275
Cuba 25 10 15 465 215 255
Haiti 40 25 20 385 240 150
Jamaica 235 150 85 1,660 765 895
Mexico 55 25 30 4,405 2,250 2,150
United StatesCensus data footnote 55 240 120 115 4,645 2,130 2,515
VenezuelaCensus data footnote 65 25 10 10 1,570 745 820
Other places of birth in Americas 310 155 155 3,785 1,930 1,855
Europe 540 270 270 20,870 10,830 10,045
France 10 10 0 425 240 180
Germany 10 10 0 1,370 710 655
IrelandCensus data footnote 56 25 20 0 1,355 835 520
MoldovaCensus data footnote 66 0 0 0 715 365 350
Romania 60 25 30 1,100 545 555
Russian Federation 10 0 10 1,235 430 805
Ukraine 65 25 35 2,340 1,060 1,280
United KingdomCensus data footnote 58 185 105 80 6,225 3,570 2,650
Other places of birth in Europe 180 75 100 6,100 3,065 3,040
Africa 475 255 215 27,770 14,165 13,610
Algeria 0 0 0 255 115 135
Cameroon 10 0 0 1,055 515 545
Congo, Democratic Republic of the 20 15 10 805 365 440
Côte d'Ivoire 20 10 0 420 210 210
Egypt 125 65 60 1,940 1,045 895
Eritrea 0 0 0 2,390 1,335 1,055
Ethiopia 0 0 0 3,445 1,670 1,780
Morocco 10 0 0 515 265 250
Nigeria 90 50 40 6,110 3,200 2,910
Somalia 0 0 0 2,120 1,110 1,010
South Africa, Republic of 55 25 30 1,590 800 785
Tunisia 0 0 0 255 135 125
Other places of birth in Africa 150 85 65 6,870 3,400 3,470
Asia 2,440 1,065 1,380 137,110 65,055 72,050
Afghanistan 60 25 35 810 435 375
Bangladesh 55 25 25 1,355 635 715
ChinaCensus data footnote 59 415 185 230 10,525 4,700 5,825
Hong KongCensus data footnote 60 10 0 0 750 305 450
India 530 250 280 28,820 14,915 13,900
IranCensus data footnote 61 80 40 45 3,265 1,665 1,600
Iraq 30 0 20 2,010 1,045 960
Israel 10 10 0 480 250 230
Japan 25 0 25 665 195 475
Korea, SouthCensus data footnote 62 20 10 15 3,840 1,710 2,125
Lebanon 20 10 10 1,470 755 710
Nepal 0 0 0 2,615 1,380 1,240
Pakistan 315 155 160 6,910 3,420 3,490
Philippines 475 155 315 59,390 26,960 32,435
Saudi Arabia 70 40 30 820 435 385
Sri Lanka 135 65 70 1,345 650 695
SyriaCensus data footnote 63 10 0 0 3,340 1,705 1,630
Taiwan 15 0 0 505 165 340
Turkey 0 10 0 390 215 180
United Arab Emirates 20 10 10 810 430 375
Viet Nam 15 0 10 2,040 795 1,240
Other places of birth in Asia 145 70 70 4,965 2,285 2,680
Oceania and otherCensus data footnote 64 55 40 15 1,980 1,135 845
Australia 45 35 10 1,065 600 465
Other places of birthCensus data footnote 67 10 10 10 915 535 375
Generation status
Total - Generation status for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 68 375,605 183,810 191,795 3,978,145 1,998,500 1,979,650
First generationCensus data footnote 69 70,785 33,960 36,825 938,500 460,015 478,480
Second generationCensus data footnote 70 86,790 43,465 43,330 742,455 374,065 368,390
Third generation or moreCensus data footnote 71 218,030 106,380 111,645 2,297,195 1,164,420 1,132,775
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 39,545 18,890 20,655 694,945 337,380 357,565
Economic immigrantsCensus data footnote 73 18,125 9,070 9,055 387,275 195,845 191,430
Principal applicantsCensus data footnote 74 7,005 4,440 2,560 154,700 96,855 57,850
Secondary applicantsCensus data footnote 75 11,125 4,625 6,500 232,570 98,990 133,575
Immigrants sponsored by familyCensus data footnote 76 15,070 6,390 8,680 198,575 81,650 116,920
RefugeesCensus data footnote 77 5,970 3,260 2,710 103,785 57,130 46,650
Other immigrantsCensus data footnote 78 380 170 210 5,320 2,745 2,570
Aboriginal population
Total - Aboriginal identity for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 79 375,605 183,810 191,795 3,978,145 1,998,495 1,979,650
Aboriginal identityCensus data footnote 80 8,965 4,265 4,705 258,640 125,445 133,195
Single Aboriginal responsesCensus data footnote 81 8,560 4,085 4,475 253,460 123,115 130,340
First Nations (North American Indian)Census data footnote 82 5,065 2,425 2,640 136,585 65,755 70,835
Métis 3,345 1,595 1,745 114,370 56,170 58,200
Inuk (Inuit) 155 65 85 2,500 1,195 1,305
Multiple Aboriginal responsesCensus data footnote 83 185 80 105 2,905 1,350 1,555
Aboriginal responses not included elsewhereCensus data footnote 84 220 100 120 2,280 975 1,300
Non-Aboriginal identity 366,635 179,545 187,090 3,719,505 1,873,055 1,846,450
Total - Population by Registered or Treaty Indian status for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 85 375,600 183,810 191,795 3,978,145 1,998,500 1,979,645
Registered or Treaty IndianCensus data footnote 86 2,395 1,200 1,200 123,235 59,065 64,170
Not a Registered or Treaty Indian 373,210 182,610 190,600 3,854,915 1,939,430 1,915,475
Total - Aboriginal ancestry for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 87 375,605 183,810 191,790 3,978,145 1,998,500 1,979,645
Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 88 1,255 590 670 103,600 50,680 52,915
Single Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 89 1,225 580 645 99,940 48,860 51,070
First Nations (North American Indian) single ancestryCensus data footnote 82 810 380 425 81,685 39,815 41,870
Métis single ancestry 405 200 205 17,515 8,690 8,820
Inuit single ancestry 10 0 10 735 355 380
Multiple Aboriginal ancestries (only)Census data footnote 90 30 10 25 3,665 1,820 1,845
First Nations (North American Indian) and Métis ancestries 25 0 20 3,490 1,725 1,765
First Nations (North American Indian) and Inuit ancestries 10 0 0 105 55 50
Métis and Inuit ancestries 0 0 0 50 35 15
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis and Inuit ancestries 0 0 0 20 0 15
Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 91 13,435 6,230 7,200 200,215 97,055 103,160
Single Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 92 13,025 6,005 7,020 189,830 92,295 97,530
First Nations (North American Indian) and non-Aboriginal ancestries 9,765 4,525 5,240 104,875 50,595 54,280
Métis and non-Aboriginal ancestries 3,065 1,385 1,685 82,585 40,530 42,060
Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 195 95 95 2,365 1,170 1,195
Multiple Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 93 405 225 180 10,385 4,760 5,625
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis and non-Aboriginal ancestries 405 220 185 9,760 4,465 5,295
First Nations (North American Indian), Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 10 10 0 310 155 155
Métis, Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 0 0 0 270 110 160
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis, Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 0 0 0 40 25 20
Non-Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 94 360,915 176,990 183,920 3,674,330 1,850,760 1,823,570
Visible minority population
Total - Visible minority for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 95 375,605 183,810 191,795 3,978,145 1,998,495 1,979,645
Total visible minority populationCensus data footnote 96 64,560 32,000 32,555 933,165 461,460 471,705
South AsianCensus data footnote 97 15,930 8,245 7,685 230,930 118,535 112,390
Chinese 5,870 2,795 3,080 158,200 77,035 81,165
Black 21,290 10,300 10,990 129,390 66,960 62,440
Filipino 5,240 2,380 2,865 166,195 74,770 91,425
Latin American 3,170 1,655 1,520 55,090 27,560 27,525
Arab 2,210 1,205 1,000 56,700 30,245 26,450
Southeast AsianCensus data footnote 98 1,240 580 660 43,985 21,025 22,960
West AsianCensus data footnote 99 2,010 1,010 995 20,980 11,010 9,965
Korean 605 335 270 21,275 10,130 11,145
Japanese 805 405 400 12,165 5,495 6,670
Visible minority, n.i.e.Census data footnote 100 2,770 1,315 1,455 9,900 4,700 5,205
Multiple visible minoritiesCensus data footnote 101 3,410 1,770 1,640 28,360 13,985 14,375
Not a visible minorityCensus data footnote 102 311,045 151,805 159,240 3,044,980 1,537,040 1,507,940
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 103 375,600 183,810 191,795 3,978,150 1,998,500 1,979,645
North American Aboriginal origins 14,690 6,815 7,870 303,815 147,735 156,075
First Nations (North American Indian) 11,015 5,140 5,875 200,290 96,845 103,445
Inuit 215 100 115 3,900 1,915 1,985
Métis 3,900 1,810 2,090 113,735 55,590 58,150
Other North American origins 123,925 60,965 62,960 955,040 486,735 468,305
Acadian 550 270 280 5,545 2,970 2,570
American 4,400 2,110 2,285 72,355 35,480 36,875
Canadian 120,305 59,260 61,045 902,315 460,335 441,975
New Brunswicker 15 10 0 50 35 15
Newfoundlander 700 335 355 1,985 1,135 850
Nova Scotian 55 45 10 190 115 70
Ontarian 70 30 40 110 65 45
Québécois 165 105 55 1,380 750 630
Other North American origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 104 30 10 15 415 210 205
European origins 269,780 130,930 138,855 2,580,720 1,292,280 1,288,440
British Isles origins 197,435 94,805 102,625 1,581,265 787,205 794,060
Channel Islander 10 0 10 225 115 115
Cornish 0 0 0 210 90 115
English 115,285 54,995 60,290 899,440 444,010 455,440
Irish 83,360 38,920 44,440 596,750 288,710 308,040
Manx 90 25 65 945 450 495
Scottish 84,405 40,410 43,995 704,205 347,740 356,460
Welsh 8,485 3,935 4,550 80,455 38,715 41,740
British Isles origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 105 13,045 6,000 7,045 90,865 44,055 46,815
French origins 37,485 17,670 19,815 411,560 201,160 210,395
Alsatian 10 0 10 200 120 80
Breton 0 0 0 60 25 35
Corsican 0 0 0 125 65 70
French 37,475 17,665 19,805 411,315 201,030 210,290
Western European origins (except French origins) 52,170 25,115 27,055 915,185 455,115 460,065
Austrian 2,450 1,260 1,195 39,530 19,225 20,305
Bavarian 10 0 10 110 60 55
Belgian 1,190 570 615 21,210 10,320 10,890
Dutch 18,425 8,880 9,545 195,720 97,735 97,990
Flemish 90 55 35 2,005 870 1,140
Frisian 45 10 30 685 380 305
German 32,865 15,680 17,190 712,955 353,755 359,195
Luxembourger 15 0 15 680 355 320
Swiss 1,320 695 625 24,310 11,905 12,410
Western European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 106 35 20 20 830 390 440
Northern European origins (except British Isles origins) 7,785 3,685 4,100 329,990 159,695 170,295
Danish 1,880 890 985 60,380 29,240 31,135
Finnish 1,690 790 905 17,755 8,780 8,975
Icelandic 520 235 285 20,225 10,050 10,175
Norwegian 1,700 810 885 156,595 75,160 81,430
Swedish 2,060 980 1,080 97,840 46,445 51,385
Northern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 107 405 195 210 13,515 7,005 6,505
Eastern European origins 37,910 18,255 19,655 685,270 336,430 348,845
Bulgarian 300 160 140 2,935 1,510 1,425
Byelorussian 210 135 80 2,200 1,165 1,035
Czech 1,040 535 505 20,865 10,405 10,460
Czechoslovakian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 108 420 195 225 10,055 4,800 5,255
Estonian 435 270 165 2,715 1,240 1,470
Hungarian 4,545 2,235 2,310 56,270 27,385 28,885
Latvian 440 235 210 3,245 1,585 1,660
Lithuanian 645 280 365 6,090 2,915 3,175
Moldovan 25 15 10 1,585 790 790
Polish 15,115 7,215 7,900 186,510 91,115 95,395
Romanian 1,900 920 980 34,230 16,520 17,710
Russian 3,615 1,660 1,955 107,800 51,840 55,960
Slovak 1,110 575 540 11,010 5,495 5,515
Ukrainian 13,705 6,575 7,125 369,090 181,600 187,490
Eastern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 109 85 50 30 1,910 1,015 895
Southern European origins 45,785 23,155 22,630 215,725 107,495 108,230
Albanian 200 100 95 2,935 1,555 1,385
Bosnian 180 110 70 3,870 1,985 1,890
Catalan 0 0 0 85 55 25
Croatian 1,580 820 760 14,220 7,535 6,690
Cypriot 95 25 70 160 90 70
Greek 4,690 2,355 2,335 15,025 7,790 7,235
Italian 22,870 11,765 11,100 101,265 50,975 50,285
Kosovar 20 0 20 420 210 210
Macedonian 2,105 1,095 1,005 1,015 485 535
Maltese 2,255 1,025 1,230 1,560 845 715
Montenegrin 30 15 15 290 185 105
Portuguese 7,830 3,890 3,940 22,385 11,395 10,985
Serbian 950 500 450 7,755 3,875 3,875
Sicilian 225 105 115 330 160 170
Slovenian 745 390 350 3,885 2,010 1,875
Spanish 5,050 2,415 2,640 48,055 22,225 25,835
Yugoslavian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 110 645 350 295 5,120 2,495 2,625
Southern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 111 10 0 0 245 120 125
Other European origins 1,875 995 880 22,805 11,700 11,105
Basque 50 20 25 425 210 215
Jewish 845 460 390 9,780 4,890 4,885
Roma (Gypsy) 15 10 10 465 220 245
Slavic, n.o.s.Census data footnote 112 85 40 45 995 505 490
Other European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 113 895 475 415 11,255 5,940 5,310
Caribbean origins 20,225 9,645 10,580 36,120 18,050 18,070
Antiguan 165 85 80 455 265 190
Bahamian 115 60 55 310 180 130
Barbadian 1,595 765 835 2,065 980 1,080
Bermudan 40 20 25 210 120 90
Carib 180 50 130 135 45 85
Cuban 340 175 170 2,175 1,110 1,060
Dominican 280 125 160 930 530 395
Grenadian 605 260 340 595 300 295
Guadeloupean 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haitian 285 125 150 2,235 1,210 1,025
Jamaican 11,850 5,715 6,140 17,325 8,540 8,785
Kittitian/Nevisian 80 35 45 95 65 30
Martinican 0 0 0 10 0 0
Montserratan 25 10 15 30 10 25
Puerto Rican 50 35 15 460 225 240
St. Lucian 295 145 145 595 295 300
Trinidadian/Tobagonian 3,415 1,640 1,770 5,180 2,685 2,490
Vincentian/Grenadinian 630 285 345 535 215 325
West Indian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 114 2,530 1,095 1,440 2,670 1,275 1,395
Caribbean origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 115 555 270 285 2,305 1,110 1,200
Latin, Central and South American origins 8,315 4,040 4,275 78,405 39,030 39,375
Aboriginal from Central/South America (except Arawak and Maya) 295 150 145 1,980 965 1,015
Arawak 75 25 50 105 30 70
Argentinian 150 85 60 1,385 705 680
Belizean 40 15 20 445 250 190
Bolivian 60 30 30 590 305 285
Brazilian 390 140 250 3,030 1,330 1,700
Chilean 335 155 180 8,105 4,115 3,990
Colombian 560 305 255 12,585 6,060 6,525
Costa Rican 65 40 25 575 270 305
Ecuadorian 340 140 195 890 405 485
Guatemalan 260 155 105 2,395 1,270 1,120
Guyanese 3,535 1,680 1,860 3,095 1,545 1,555
Hispanic 90 40 50 1,785 905 885
Honduran 50 25 20 760 405 355
Maya 55 30 25 580 310 275
Mexican 920 495 420 22,475 11,430 11,045
Nicaraguan 80 40 45 1,675 825 855
Panamanian 115 50 65 320 150 170
Paraguayan 15 0 10 340 155 190
Peruvian 310 170 140 2,740 1,245 1,495
Salvadorean 325 170 165 8,810 4,545 4,270
Uruguayan 45 35 15 315 180 135
Venezuelan 365 195 170 4,690 2,295 2,390
Latin, Central and South American origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 116 270 110 160 3,430 1,735 1,695
African origins 8,560 4,315 4,250 136,510 70,620 65,885
Central and West African origins 1,785 935 845 33,170 17,430 15,735
Akan 15 15 0 130 80 50
Angolan 55 45 10 295 155 140
Ashanti 15 10 10 130 70 55
Beninese 0 0 0 200 90 105
Burkinabe 0 0 0 100 50 50
Cameroonian 160 75 85 2,040 1,010 1,035
Chadian 0 0 0 75 55 20
Congolese 295 175 115 4,095 2,100 1,990
Edo 10 0 0 555 320 235
Ewe 10 0 10 125 70 55
Gabonese 0 0 0 25 10 20
Gambian 0 0 0 110 60 50
Ghanaian 375 190 190 4,470 2,365 2,100
Guinean 45 35 15 455 235 215
Ibo 40 35 0 1,760 935 825
Ivorian 65 20 45 655 355 295
Liberian 0 0 0 1,040 495 540
Malian 15 0 0 70 45 25
Malinké 0 0 0 95 55 45
Nigerian 575 280 300 13,010 6,815 6,200
Peulh 0 0 0 105 70 35
Senegalese 10 0 0 575 370 205
Sierra Leonean 50 30 25 740 395 345
Togolese 0 0 0 150 70 80
Wolof 0 0 0 70 45 25
Yoruba 145 65 85 2,990 1,600 1,385
Central and West African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 117 110 60 50 1,865 985 875
North African origins 1,060 555 510 23,235 12,305 10,935
Algerian 40 20 20 1,620 805 815
Berber 0 0 0 685 415 270
Coptic 30 10 20 225 115 110
Dinka 0 0 0 565 320 250
Egyptian 665 320 340 8,525 4,515 4,010
Libyan 100 55 40 1,300 665 635
Maure 0 0 0 95 70 25
Moroccan 130 90 35 2,510 1,380 1,130
Sudanese 35 20 15 7,070 3,695 3,375
Tunisian 20 15 10 940 480 455
North African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 118 65 25 40 575 315 260
Southern and East African origins 1,750 885 860 56,560 29,285 27,275
Afrikaner 0 0 0 315 155 160
Amhara 10 0 0 450 240 215
Bantu, n.o.s.Census data footnote 119 35 20 10 700 395 310
Burundian 80 40 40 975 555 420
Djiboutian 10 0 10 170 90 75
Eritrean 50 15 30 7,960 4,250 3,715
Ethiopian 170 85 90 13,225 6,710 6,510
Harari 0 0 0 165 85 80
Kenyan 130 60 70 2,175 1,035 1,140
Malagasy 0 0 0 125 55 70
Mauritian 50 10 40 550 310 235
Oromo 10 0 10 1,355 765 595
Rwandan 50 25 20 1,420 745 675
Seychellois 25 10 20 35 25 10
Somali 105 55 55 14,100 7,315 6,790
South African 620 340 280 6,635 3,310 3,320
Tanzanian 70 50 15 1,030 525 505
Tigrian 0 0 0 700 380 320
Ugandan 45 25 20 1,155 645 510
Zambian 45 25 20 265 155 110
Zimbabwean 140 65 70 2,590 1,300 1,285
Zulu 20 15 0 295 135 160
Southern and East African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 120 195 80 115 3,875 2,010 1,870
Other African origins 4,145 2,030 2,120 26,150 12,995 13,155
Black, n.o.s.Census data footnote 121 700 350 350 2,525 1,220 1,305
Other African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 122 3,535 1,725 1,815 23,960 11,950 12,010
Asian origins 40,775 20,265 20,510 756,335 370,390 385,945
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins 6,730 3,470 3,260 97,355 51,035 46,315
Afghan 1,745 870 875 8,540 4,545 3,995
Arab, n.o.s.Census data footnote 123 670 355 315 10,470 5,690 4,780
Armenian 440 215 225 1,780 865 910
Assyrian 10 0 10 560 300 255
Azerbaijani 20 10 10 615 280 335
Georgian 10 10 0 400 230 165
Hazara 0 0 0 365 190 170
Iranian 815 430 385 13,925 7,220 6,705
Iraqi 215 125 90 6,165 3,250 2,915
Israeli 190 110 80 1,565 830 740
Jordanian 145 90 55 1,325 670 655
Kazakh 10 10 0 565 260 310
Kurd 40 25 15 2,040 1,160 880
Kuwaiti 10 0 0 185 110 80
Kyrgyz 20 10 10 200 110 90
Lebanese 1,170 535 635 32,365 16,835 15,525
Palestinian 505 290 210 4,880 2,675 2,210
Pashtun 20 15 10 645 305 345
Saudi Arabian 150 90 60 390 205 180
Syrian 345 185 160 7,215 3,605 3,610
Tajik 35 15 15 265 160 105
Tatar 25 10 20 530 215 315
Turk 475 265 215 5,745 3,155 2,595
Turkmen 0 0 0 105 55 50
Uighur 0 0 0 270 125 140
Uzbek 70 30 35 485 225 260
Yemeni 0 0 0 930 440 485
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 124 140 90 50 2,445 1,305 1,140
South Asian origins 18,310 9,395 8,915 231,550 118,855 112,695
Bangladeshi 325 165 165 4,155 2,085 2,070
Bengali 125 70 50 1,660 870 790
Bhutanese 0 0 0 815 410 400
East Indian 12,125 6,240 5,880 174,510 89,140 85,370
Goan 65 25 40 495 265 225
Gujarati 65 35 30 855 445 410
Kashmiri 65 45 20 720 355 365
Nepali 25 15 15 4,600 2,490 2,110
Pakistani 2,795 1,425 1,370 29,265 15,075 14,190
Punjabi 330 180 150 15,645 8,230 7,420
Sinhalese 70 25 45 750 400 355
Sri Lankan 2,215 1,125 1,090 5,585 2,885 2,695
Tamil 590 330 260 1,050 565 485
South Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 125 1,105 535 570 4,845 2,500 2,335
East and Southeast Asian origins 16,785 7,900 8,885 431,135 202,400 228,735
Burmese 80 30 55 1,270 650 615
Cambodian (Khmer) 125 80 45 4,260 2,245 2,015
Chinese 8,585 4,090 4,500 188,280 90,735 97,545
Filipino 5,865 2,655 3,210 175,130 79,150 95,975
Hmong 0 0 0 0 0 0
Indonesian 265 135 125 3,005 1,425 1,575
Japanese 1,060 515 545 16,595 7,510 9,085
Karen 0 0 0 740 390 345
Korean 655 345 315 22,410 10,655 11,755
Laotian 120 65 50 2,050 1,020 1,030
Malaysian 190 110 80 2,970 1,340 1,630
Mongolian 60 35 30 1,565 725 835
Singaporean 10 10 10 370 180 190
Taiwanese 65 20 45 1,995 855 1,140
Thai 175 105 75 2,735 980 1,750
Tibetan 35 15 20 965 500 465
Vietnamese 710 315 395 36,780 17,720 19,060
East and Southeast Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 126 40 20 15 735 385 345
Other Asian origins 135 70 70 3,115 1,580 1,530
Other Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 127 140 70 70 3,115 1,585 1,530
Oceania origins 685 365 320 15,500 7,825 7,680
Australian 470 250 225 7,785 3,975 3,810
New Zealander 145 75 70 2,905 1,535 1,370
Pacific Islands origins 95 55 35 5,150 2,510 2,635
Fijian 55 35 15 3,325 1,580 1,745
Hawaiian 25 15 10 425 190 235
Maori 0 0 0 640 325 320
Polynesian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 128 0 0 0 205 105 95
Samoan 0 0 0 280 180 100
Pacific Islands origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 129 15 10 0 375 195 180
Household characteristics
Total - Private households by tenure - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 130 138,960 ... ... 1,527,680 ... ...
Owner 108,085 ... ... 1,105,795 ... ...
Renter 30,875 ... ... 412,150 ... ...
Band housing 0 ... ... 9,730 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by condominium status - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 131 138,965 ... ... 1,527,675 ... ...
Condominium 8,525 ... ... 256,015 ... ...
Not condominium 130,440 ... ... 1,271,660 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 132 138,965 ... ... 1,527,680 ... ...
No bedrooms 350 ... ... 5,440 ... ...
1 bedroom 9,845 ... ... 139,820 ... ...
2 bedrooms 21,470 ... ... 322,370 ... ...
3 bedrooms 59,780 ... ... 540,505 ... ...
4 or more bedrooms 47,520 ... ... 519,545 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 133 138,960 ... ... 1,527,680 ... ...
1 to 4 rooms 21,340 ... ... 358,650 ... ...
5 rooms 18,270 ... ... 238,870 ... ...
6 rooms 23,715 ... ... 224,335 ... ...
7 rooms 23,225 ... ... 201,560 ... ...
8 or more rooms 52,415 ... ... 504,270 ... ...
Average number of rooms per dwelling 6.9 ... ... 6.5 ... ...
Total - Private households by number of persons per room - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 134 138,960 ... ... 1,527,675 ... ...
One person or fewer per room 137,735 ... ... 1,494,875 ... ...
More than 1 person per room 1,230 ... ... 32,805 ... ...
Total - Private households by housing suitability - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 135 138,965 ... ... 1,527,675 ... ...
Suitable 133,785 ... ... 1,458,550 ... ...
Not suitable 5,175 ... ... 69,125 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by period of construction - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 136 138,960 ... ... 1,527,680 ... ...
1960 or before 24,810 ... ... 177,780 ... ...
1961 to 1980 35,435 ... ... 439,505 ... ...
1981 to 1990 21,895 ... ... 193,360 ... ...
1991 to 2000 20,695 ... ... 216,410 ... ...
2001 to 2005 14,995 ... ... 157,420 ... ...
2006 to 2010 12,070 ... ... 180,645 ... ...
2011 to 2016Census data footnote 137 9,070 ... ... 162,560 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 138 138,960 ... ... 1,527,680 ... ...
Only regular maintenance or minor repairs needed 131,710 ... ... 1,440,440 ... ...
Major repairs needed 7,250 ... ... 87,240 ... ...
Total - Private households by number of household maintainers - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 139 138,960 ... ... 1,527,680 ... ...
1 household maintainer 75,245 ... ... 873,125 ... ...
2 household maintainers 60,285 ... ... 605,830 ... ...
3 or more household maintainers 3,430 ... ... 48,725 ... ...
Total - Private households by age of primary household maintainers - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 140 138,965 ... ... 1,527,680 ... ...
15 to 24 years 2,000 ... ... 53,955 ... ...
25 to 34 years 17,195 ... ... 281,820 ... ...
35 to 44 years 26,225 ... ... 307,930 ... ...
45 to 54 years 32,930 ... ... 310,435 ... ...
55 to 64 years 27,920 ... ... 288,480 ... ...
65 to 74 years 18,615 ... ... 169,505 ... ...
75 to 84 years 10,325 ... ... 86,970 ... ...
85 years and over 3,750 ... ... 28,585 ... ...
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 141 138,550 ... ... 1,479,270 ... ...
Spending less than 30% of income on shelter costs 104,210 ... ... 1,170,780 ... ...
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs 34,335 ... ... 308,485 ... ...
30% to less than 100% 31,000 ... ... 268,795 ... ...
Total - Owner households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data 107,775 ... ... 1,075,465 ... ...
% of owner households with a mortgageCensus data footnote 142 68.8 ... ... 65.2 ... ...
% of owner households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costsCensus data footnote 141 18.0 ... ... 15.1 ... ...
Median monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,531 ... ... 1,481 ... ...
Average monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,552 ... ... 1,531 ... ...
Median value of dwellings ($)Census data footnote 144 423,962 ... ... 400,104 ... ...
Average value of dwellings ($)Census data footnote 144 461,757 ... ... 449,790 ... ...
Total - Tenant households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data 30,855 ... ... 410,225 ... ...
% of tenant households in subsidized housingCensus data footnote 145 15.3 ... ... 10.4 ... ...
% of tenant households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costsCensus data footnote 141 48.5 ... ... 36.0 ... ...
Median monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,051 ... ... 1,243 ... ...
Average monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,109 ... ... 1,279 ... ...
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 146 306,460 148,375 158,080 3,206,050 1,602,810 1,603,235
No certificate, diploma or degree 52,645 27,010 25,635 540,665 284,020 256,640
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificateCensus data footnote 147 92,715 45,755 46,960 895,885 440,665 455,220
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 161,100 75,605 85,495 1,769,500 878,130 891,375
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma 20,785 15,270 5,520 309,465 242,160 67,305
Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 148 9,335 5,765 3,570 94,735 56,255 38,480
Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 149 11,450 9,505 1,950 214,730 185,905 28,825
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma 80,435 34,395 46,040 615,480 250,590 364,895
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level 5,180 2,220 2,965 94,620 36,875 57,750
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above 54,700 23,730 30,970 749,930 348,510 401,425
Bachelor's degree 40,195 17,040 23,155 530,085 235,610 294,470
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level 3,835 1,455 2,380 39,955 18,075 21,880
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry 1,000 520 480 21,850 11,810 10,045
Master's degree 8,745 4,160 4,585 133,265 67,215 66,055
Earned doctorateCensus data footnote 150 925 545 375 24,770 15,805 8,965
Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 146 204,655 99,255 105,405 2,257,820 1,131,030 1,126,795
No certificate, diploma or degree 19,550 11,435 8,105 244,755 136,085 108,675
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificateCensus data footnote 147 57,090 29,285 27,805 569,435 283,290 286,145
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 128,025 58,525 69,495 1,443,635 711,655 731,975
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma 14,555 10,720 3,830 238,220 189,180 49,035
Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 148 6,560 4,090 2,465 69,415 42,445 26,970
Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 149 7,995 6,630 1,360 168,805 146,740 22,065
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma 64,715 27,505 37,215 496,375 203,350 293,020
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level 3,805 1,585 2,215 73,315 29,315 44,005
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above 44,950 18,715 26,230 635,730 289,810 345,920
Bachelor's degree 32,730 13,415 19,315 448,235 197,045 251,195
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level 3,190 1,115 2,075 32,095 14,155 17,940
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry 815 390 420 18,855 9,505 9,350
Master's degree 7,505 3,405 4,100 116,975 57,230 59,740
Earned doctorateCensus data footnote 150 715 390 325 19,570 11,875 7,695
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 151 306,460 148,375 158,085 3,206,045 1,602,810 1,603,235
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 152 145,355 72,770 72,590 1,436,545 724,680 711,865
Education 9,680 2,260 7,420 121,930 29,000 92,930
13. Education 9,680 2,260 7,420 121,930 29,000 92,930
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 6,330 3,055 3,275 49,660 20,960 28,705
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services 1,435 1,075 355 9,130 6,305 2,820
50. Visual and performing arts 4,900 1,980 2,920 40,535 14,650 25,885
Humanities 7,210 2,675 4,535 69,305 27,480 41,830
16. Aboriginal and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics 500 110 390 6,790 1,620 5,170
23. English language and literature/letters 2,010 520 1,485 15,110 4,270 10,840
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities 1,815 575 1,235 20,660 7,275 13,390
30A Interdisciplinary humanitiesCensus data footnote 153 45 20 25 225 105 125
38. Philosophy and religious studies 410 245 160 4,890 2,750 2,140
39. Theology and religious vocations 750 450 305 11,435 6,560 4,865
54. History 1,350 720 630 8,600 4,560 4,045
55. French language and literature/letters 340 30 305 1,595 345 1,250
Social and behavioural sciences and law 21,355 5,815 15,540 159,735 51,705 108,030
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies 215 25 190 2,345 470 1,875
09. Communication, journalism and related programs 2,530 980 1,550 17,180 6,320 10,865
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences 4,255 290 3,965 28,750 2,185 26,570
22. Legal professions and studies 4,330 805 3,525 29,000 9,355 19,645
30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciencesCensus data footnote 154 410 55 355 2,190 605 1,580
42. Psychology 3,200 620 2,575 27,275 6,765 20,515
45. Social sciences 6,410 3,035 3,370 52,985 26,000 26,985
Business, management and public administration 33,035 12,460 20,580 361,530 133,045 228,485
30.16 Accounting and computer science 70 25 50 670 155 520
44. Public administration and social service professions 3,200 445 2,760 21,565 4,015 17,555
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services 29,765 11,990 17,775 339,295 128,885 210,410
Physical and life sciences and technologies 4,795 2,395 2,395 72,850 38,330 34,525
26. Biological and biomedical sciences 2,005 865 1,140 25,850 10,955 14,895
30.01 Biological and physical sciences 1,215 545 670 15,410 7,270 8,145
30C Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciencesCensus data footnote 155 70 15 55 555 170 385
40. Physical sciences 1,240 845 390 26,130 17,875 8,255
41. Science technologies/technicians 265 115 150 4,900 2,055 2,845
Mathematics, computer and information sciences 6,030 3,900 2,125 60,830 37,710 23,120
11. Computer and information sciences and support services 4,915 3,370 1,550 48,975 32,855 16,125
25. Library science 265 40 225 4,295 515 3,780
27. Mathematics and statistics 755 420 335 7,050 4,020 3,035
30D Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciencesCensus data footnote 156 90 70 20 515 330 185
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies 33,910 31,505 2,400 463,185 415,665 47,520
04. Architecture and related services 950 730 220 11,325 7,140 4,190
14. Engineering 5,315 4,525 790 110,345 89,275 21,070
15. Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields 8,275 7,450 825 84,800 72,145 12,655
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation 0 0 0 60 10 50
46. Construction trades 7,605 7,420 180 100,370 96,810 3,560
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians 7,785 7,575 210 103,880 100,100 3,785
48. Precision production 3,980 3,800 180 52,400 50,195 2,205
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 2,150 1,320 825 44,270 27,245 17,025
01. Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences 1,225 725 505 28,440 17,860 10,580
03. Natural resources and conservation 925 600 325 15,830 9,390 6,445
Health and related fields 24,775 4,125 20,650 270,920 51,220 219,700
31. Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies 2,700 1,420 1,280 19,300 9,110 10,195
51. Health professions and related programs 21,860 2,570 19,290 245,265 38,460 206,810
60. Dental, medical and veterinary residency programs 220 130 85 6,350 3,650 2,695
Personal, protective and transportation services 11,820 6,105 5,715 95,140 45,720 49,415
12. Personal and culinary services 5,445 1,365 4,085 57,285 14,985 42,305
28. Military science, leadership and operational art 10 10 0 250 230 20
29. Military technologies and applied sciences 30 30 0 740 655 85
43. Security and protective services 4,810 3,285 1,520 16,985 11,590 5,400
49. Transportation and materials moving 1,525 1,425 105 19,880 18,270 1,610
Other 25 0 25 150 60 95
30.99 Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies, other 25 0 25 145 60 95
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 151 204,660 99,250 105,405 2,257,820 1,131,025 1,126,795
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 152 76,635 40,720 35,915 814,190 419,370 394,820
Education 7,400 1,675 5,735 91,020 19,920 71,105
13. Education 7,405 1,670 5,735 91,025 19,920 71,100
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 4,930 2,335 2,595 40,255 16,670 23,585
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services 1,010 755 255 7,095 4,810 2,285
50. Visual and performing arts 3,925 1,585 2,340 33,155 11,860 21,300
Humanities 5,535 1,950 3,585 55,985 21,840 34,145
16. Aboriginal and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics 370 65 310 5,690 1,310 4,380
23. English language and literature/letters 1,560 385 1,175 12,345 3,425 8,920
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities 1,375 440 940 17,320 6,020 11,300
30A Interdisciplinary humanitiesCensus data footnote 153 30 15 15 200 95 100
38. Philosophy and religious studies 285 155 130 3,930 2,205 1,725
39. Theology and religious vocations 545 325 220 8,500 4,960 3,545
54. History 1,080 550 525 6,855 3,565 3,285
55. French language and literature/letters 285 20 265 1,140 245 895
Social and behavioural sciences and law 17,785 4,590 13,195 135,545 42,855 92,685
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies 170 25 140 2,025 425 1,600
09. Communication, journalism and related programs 2,125 830 1,295 14,880 5,360 9,520
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences 3,460 190 3,270 23,730 1,770 21,960
22. Legal professions and studies 3,855 625 3,230 25,095 7,395 17,705
30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciencesCensus data footnote 154 335 45 295 1,790 530 1,255
42. Psychology 2,560 430 2,130 22,460 5,290 17,170
45. Social sciences 5,280 2,435 2,840 45,565 22,095 23,465
Business, management and public administration 27,185 10,090 17,090 301,995 110,825 191,170
30.16 Accounting and computer science 55 25 35 560 135 420
44. Public administration and social service professions 2,670 375 2,290 18,035 3,130 14,910
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services 24,455 9,685 14,765 283,400 107,560 175,840
Physical and life sciences and technologies 3,750 1,745 2,005 58,120 29,655 28,465
26. Biological and biomedical sciences 1,565 645 920 20,925 8,620 12,310
30.01 Biological and physical sciences 965 395 570 12,175 5,740 6,435
30C Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciencesCensus data footnote 155 60 10 50 460 155 305
40. Physical sciences 950 615 335 20,785 13,645 7,140
41. Science technologies/technicians 210 90 125 3,775 1,500 2,270
Mathematics, computer and information sciences 5,290 3,475 1,815 53,975 33,590 20,385
11. Computer and information sciences and support services 4,415 3,065 1,360 44,735 29,980 14,750
25. Library science 210 35 175 3,400 440 2,965
27. Mathematics and statistics 580 320 260 5,420 2,915 2,500
30D Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciencesCensus data footnote 156 80 60 20 420 255 165
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies 25,630 23,690 1,940 376,875 335,210 41,670
04. Architecture and related services 755 580 170 9,335 5,630 3,710
14. Engineering 4,030 3,360 670 95,005 75,840 19,170
15. Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields 6,475 5,840 635 69,300 58,610 10,690
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation 0 0 0 55 10 50
46. Construction trades 5,700 5,550 145 80,455 77,430 3,020
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians 5,830 5,650 180 81,470 78,290 3,180
48. Precision production 2,845 2,710 140 41,255 39,405 1,850
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 1,725 995 735 35,820 21,060 14,760
01. Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences 935 505 430 21,990 12,970 9,025
03. Natural resources and conservation 795 490 305 13,825 8,090 5,740
Health and related fields 19,630 3,240 16,390 217,640 42,225 175,410
31. Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies 2,180 1,110 1,070 15,955 7,530 8,425
51. Health professions and related programs 17,295 2,040 15,255 196,250 31,775 164,475
60. Dental, medical and veterinary residency programs 165 90 75 5,435 2,925 2,505
Personal, protective and transportation services 9,150 4,750 4,400 76,300 37,755 38,540
12. Personal and culinary services 4,060 945 3,115 44,755 12,085 32,670
28. Military science, leadership and operational art 10 0 10 190 170 20
29. Military technologies and applied sciences 20 20 0 460 410 50
43. Security and protective services 3,870 2,660 1,210 14,100 9,595 4,505
49. Transportation and materials moving 1,190 1,125 70 16,795 15,490 1,305
Other 15 0 15 115 55 60
30.99 Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies, other 10 0 15 110 55 60
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 157 306,460 148,375 158,080 3,206,045 1,602,810 1,603,235
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 145,355 72,765 72,590 1,436,545 724,685 711,865
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 158 161,100 75,610 85,495 1,769,505 878,130 891,370
Location of study inside Canada 141,205 65,535 75,670 1,424,855 709,950 714,905
Same as province or territory of residence 133,145 61,540 71,605 1,064,560 530,135 534,430
Different than province or territory of residence 8,065 3,995 4,070 360,290 179,815 180,475
Location of study outside CanadaCensus data footnote 159 19,895 10,075 9,820 344,645 168,180 176,465
United StatesCensus data footnote 160 3,530 1,835 1,695 45,690 25,545 20,145
Philippines 1,475 530 940 68,760 26,480 42,280
India 1,510 730 780 41,560 21,025 20,535
United KingdomCensus data footnote 161 3,485 2,095 1,395 28,630 16,255 12,370
ChinaCensus data footnote 162 860 395 465 18,850 8,805 10,050
France 110 70 40 2,150 1,275 875
Other 8,930 4,425 4,505 139,010 68,800 70,210
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 157 204,655 99,250 105,405 2,257,820 1,131,030 1,126,795
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 76,635 40,725 35,910 814,190 419,375 394,820
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 158 128,020 58,530 69,495 1,443,630 711,655 731,980
Location of study inside Canada 113,615 51,655 61,960 1,150,780 572,180 578,595
Same as province or territory of residence 107,375 48,605 58,775 857,370 426,365 431,010
Different than province or territory of residence 6,235 3,050 3,195 293,410 145,820 147,590
Location of study outside CanadaCensus data footnote 159 14,405 6,875 7,530 292,850 139,470 153,380
United StatesCensus data footnote 160 2,860 1,430 1,425 34,655 18,640 16,015
Philippines 1,125 385 745 64,000 24,435 39,565
India 1,260 590 670 37,240 18,505 18,740
United KingdomCensus data footnote 161 1,545 890 650 20,065 11,390 8,675
ChinaCensus data footnote 162 740 325 410 16,600 7,630 8,965
France 100 70 30 1,870 1,105 765
Other 6,780 3,180 3,595 118,425 57,770 60,655
Labour force status
Total - Population aged 15 years and over by Labour force status - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 163 306,455 148,375 158,080 3,206,050 1,602,810 1,603,235
In the labour force 203,165 104,150 99,015 2,302,945 1,238,280 1,064,655
Employed 186,205 95,000 91,200 2,096,105 1,114,360 981,745
Unemployed 16,960 9,150 7,810 206,835 123,925 82,910
Not in the labour force 103,290 44,220 59,070 903,105 364,525 538,580
Participation rate 66.3 70.2 62.6 71.8 77.3 66.4
Employment rate 60.8 64.0 57.7 65.4 69.5 61.2
Unemployment rate 8.3 8.8 7.9 9.0 10.0 7.8
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 164 306,455 148,375 158,085 3,206,050 1,602,810 1,603,235
Did not workCensus data footnote 165 98,805 41,900 56,905 806,150 318,845 487,310
Worked 207,655 106,475 101,180 2,399,895 1,283,965 1,115,930
Worked full year, full timeCensus data footnote 166 112,715 63,345 49,370 1,193,860 698,530 495,330
Worked part year and/or part timeCensus data footnote 167 94,940 43,130 51,805 1,206,035 585,430 620,595
Average weeks worked in reference year 43.4 44.0 42.8 42.5 43.1 41.7
Class of worker
Total labour force aged 15 years and over by class of worker - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 168 203,170 104,155 99,015 2,302,940 1,238,285 1,064,660
Class of worker - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 5,195 2,455 2,740 40,005 18,650 21,360
All classes of workersCensus data footnote 170 197,975 101,700 96,275 2,262,935 1,219,635 1,043,300
Employee 179,550 90,200 89,345 1,984,225 1,042,630 941,595
Self-employedCensus data footnote 171 18,425 11,490 6,935 278,710 177,010 101,705
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 172 203,165 104,150 99,015 2,302,940 1,238,280 1,064,660
Occupation - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 5,190 2,455 2,740 40,010 18,645 21,360
All occupationsCensus data footnote 170 197,975 101,700 96,275 2,262,935 1,219,635 1,043,300
0 Management occupations 21,685 13,120 8,565 261,505 167,260 94,245
1 Business, finance and administration occupations 31,135 8,535 22,605 353,965 95,685 258,280
2 Natural and applied sciences and related occupations 11,780 9,295 2,480 175,025 136,240 38,795
3 Health occupations 12,385 1,885 10,500 150,415 28,130 122,290
4 Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services 24,685 7,640 17,045 228,325 74,105 154,220
5 Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport 5,340 2,345 2,990 50,170 19,960 30,210
6 Sales and service occupations 47,705 20,310 27,395 491,495 204,245 287,255
7 Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations 30,625 28,670 1,955 406,495 376,375 30,120
8 Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations 2,600 2,185 420 72,465 59,465 13,000
9 Occupations in manufacturing and utilities 10,030 7,710 2,320 73,070 58,170 14,895
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 173 203,165 104,150 99,015 2,302,940 1,238,280 1,064,660
Industry - NAICS2012 - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 5,195 2,455 2,735 40,005 18,650 21,360
All industry categoriesCensus data footnote 170 197,975 101,695 96,280 2,262,935 1,219,630 1,043,305
11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 1,365 885 480 64,035 43,045 20,990
21 Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction 355 255 100 142,490 109,105 33,390
22 Utilities 5,300 3,965 1,340 21,940 15,345 6,595
23 Construction 15,990 14,200 1,790 236,370 201,640 34,730
31-33 Manufacturing 17,805 13,235 4,565 127,535 96,045 31,490
41 Wholesale trade 7,360 5,065 2,300 80,610 56,840 23,775
44-45 Retail trade 23,610 11,135 12,475 249,880 115,065 134,810
48-49 Transportation and warehousing 9,490 7,260 2,230 115,295 83,675 31,620
51 Information and cultural industries 5,115 2,825 2,290 33,045 18,625 14,420
52 Finance and insurance 9,945 4,070 5,880 69,225 25,230 43,995
53 Real estate and rental and leasing 3,600 1,765 1,830 41,520 23,075 18,450
54 Professional, scientific and technical services 12,495 6,395 6,105 167,800 94,565 73,240
55 Management of companies and enterprises 375 135 240 5,560 2,760 2,795
56 Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services 9,990 5,675 4,315 87,350 49,595 37,760
61 Educational services 16,300 4,615 11,685 147,270 44,160 103,110
62 Health care and social assistance 21,970 3,090 18,880 245,875 41,235 204,645
71 Arts, entertainment and recreation 4,245 2,240 2,010 44,880 21,550 23,335
72 Accommodation and food services 12,640 4,890 7,750 153,790 62,220 91,570
81 Other services (except public administration) 7,955 3,705 4,255 105,865 50,455 55,405
91 Public administration 12,075 6,305 5,765 122,595 65,420 57,175
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 174 186,205 95,005 91,200 2,096,110 1,114,360 981,745
Worked at home 11,635 5,530 6,105 162,465 77,935 84,530
Worked outside Canada 375 250 120 6,270 4,715 1,555
No fixed workplace address 22,140 16,340 5,795 307,065 236,995 70,070
Worked at usual place 152,055 72,875 79,175 1,620,310 794,720 825,595
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 152,050 72,875 79,175 1,620,310 794,720 825,595
Commute within census subdivision (CSD) of residence 47,650 19,450 28,200 1,186,170 554,850 631,330
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) within census division (CD) of residence 53,795 25,305 28,495 358,010 190,730 167,280
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) and census division (CD) within province or territory of residence 50,200 27,870 22,330 64,360 41,925 22,435
Commute to a different province or territory 405 250 155 11,770 7,210 4,560
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 175 174,195 89,220 84,980 1,927,375 1,031,710 895,665
Car, truck, van - as a driver 139,200 73,560 65,635 1,497,440 832,890 664,545
Car, truck, van - as a passenger 10,775 5,295 5,480 99,635 40,215 59,420
Public transit 16,635 6,980 9,655 194,560 88,325 106,235
Walked 5,455 2,220 3,235 85,805 38,030 47,775
Bicycle 505 385 110 21,925 14,685 7,240
Other method 1,630 780 855 28,015 17,560 10,455
Commuting duration
Total - Commuting duration for the employed labour force aged 15 years and over in private households with a usual place of work or no fixed workplace address - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 176 174,200 89,220 84,975 1,927,375 1,031,710 895,665
Less than 15 minutes 40,725 16,925 23,800 519,085 237,105 281,980
15 to 29 minutes 50,955 24,140 26,815 706,940 377,165 329,780
30 to 44 minutes 27,650 15,275 12,380 422,070 243,905 178,165
45 to 59 minutes 17,770 10,760 7,005 148,620 86,485 62,135
60 minutes and over 37,095 22,125 14,975 130,665 87,060 43,605
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 177 174,195 89,215 84,980 1,927,375 1,031,710 895,665
Between 5 a.m. and 5:59 a.m. 18,385 13,485 4,900 145,660 107,460 38,200
Between 6 a.m. and 6:59 a.m. 34,935 20,445 14,490 395,425 254,225 141,200
Between 7 a.m. and 7:59 a.m. 41,585 19,450 22,125 567,530 297,825 269,705
Between 8 a.m. and 8:59 a.m. 30,320 11,300 19,020 347,270 147,425 199,845
Between 9 a.m. and 11:59 a.m. 17,345 7,180 10,160 188,660 77,175 111,490
Between 12 p.m. and 4:59 a.m. 31,630 17,350 14,280 282,820 147,600 135,225
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 178 213,995 109,545 104,450 2,467,410 1,314,320 1,153,090
Single responses 212,500 108,925 103,570 2,446,600 1,304,240 1,142,360
Official languages 211,760 108,500 103,265 2,425,545 1,292,940 1,132,610
English 210,695 108,245 102,450 2,418,990 1,290,870 1,128,120
French 1,065 245 815 6,560 2,070 4,490
Non-official languages 735 430 310 21,055 11,305 9,750
Aboriginal languages 0 0 0 1,000 550 450
Algonquian languages 0 0 0 670 355 315
Blackfoot 0 0 0 75 50 30
Cree-Montagnais languages 0 0 0 565 295 270
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Moose Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Naskapi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Plains Cree 0 0 0 10 10 0
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Woods Cree 0 0 0 30 10 20
Cree, n.o.s. 0 0 0 535 280 255
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 20 15 10
Algonquin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway 0 0 0 25 15 10
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 75 45 30
Northern Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 75 40 35
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 60 35 25
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gwich'in 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sarsi (Sarcee) 0 0 0 0 10 0
Sekani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages 0 0 0 15 10 10
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Slavey 0 0 0 10 10 10
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tutchone languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oneida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lillooet 0 0 0 0 0 0
Okanagan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Squamish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Straits 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages 0 0 0 255 155 105
Dakota 0 0 0 15 10 10
Stoney 0 0 0 240 140 95
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 735 430 310 20,050 10,755 9,300
Afro-Asiatic languages 15 10 10 940 575 360
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 0 100 45 55
Bilen 0 0 0 10 0 10
Oromo 0 0 0 25 15 15
Somali 0 0 0 60 25 35
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Semitic languages 10 10 10 840 530 305
Amharic 0 0 0 85 50 35
Arabic 10 10 10 610 415 195
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 10 10 0
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Harari 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hebrew 0 0 0 50 15 35
Maltese 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tigrigna 0 0 0 40 15 25
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 50 25 25
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 15 0 15 1,305 515 790
Khmer (Cambodian) 0 0 0 15 10 0
Vietnamese 15 10 15 1,290 505 780
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 10 0 0 850 420 430
Bikol 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cebuano 0 0 0 15 0 10
Fijian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 0 0 0 10 0 10
Ilocano 0 0 0 30 10 20
Malagasy 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malay 0 0 0 10 10 10
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pangasinan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 10 0 10 785 405 380
Waray-Waray 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 0 10
Creole languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haitian Creole 0 0 0 0 0 0
Creole, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Creole languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dravidian languages 30 20 10 55 25 35
Kannada 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malayalam 10 10 10 15 10 0
Tamil 25 20 10 35 15 15
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 370 250 120 8,280 4,855 3,425
Albanian 0 0 0 30 20 10
Armenian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Balto-Slavic languages 55 20 35 690 335 355
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 40 695 335 360
Belarusan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bosnian 0 0 0 15 15 0
Bulgarian 0 0 0 10 0 10
Croatian 0 0 0 15 10 15
Czech 0 0 0 0 0 0
Macedonian 0 0 0 10 10 0
Polish 30 10 20 220 135 85
Russian 15 10 10 275 120 160
Serbian 0 10 0 25 0 20
Serbo-Croatian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slovak 0 0 0 25 0 20
Slovene (Slovenian) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ukrainian 10 0 10 100 40 55
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 10 0 0 0 0 0
Celtic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scottish Gaelic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Welsh 0 0 0 0 0 0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Germanic languages 10 10 0 2,535 1,700 840
Afrikaans 0 0 0 30 10 20
Danish 0 0 0 10 0 10
Dutch 10 0 0 145 80 65
Frisian 0 0 0 0 0 0
German 0 0 0 2,160 1,455 700
Icelandic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Norwegian 0 0 0 10 0 10
Swedish 0 0 0 15 10 10
Vlaams (Flemish) 0 0 0 0 0 10
Yiddish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 165 135 30
Greek 0 0 0 20 15 0
Indo-Iranian languages 75 30 40 3,215 1,870 1,350
Indo-Aryan languages 65 25 40 3,010 1,735 1,275
Bengali 0 0 0 25 10 15
Gujarati 10 0 0 75 15 60
Hindi 0 0 0 210 110 100
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 40 20 15
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 20 0 15 2,480 1,510 970
Sindhi 0 0 0 10 0 10
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 10 0 10 10 10 0
Urdu 30 20 10 155 50 100
Iranian languages 10 10 10 200 130 70
Kurdish 0 0 0 15 10 0
Pashto 0 0 0 15 15 0
Persian (Farsi) 15 0 0 175 105 70
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Italic (Romance) languages 230 190 40 1,780 920 860
Catalan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Italian 10 0 0 30 10 15
Portuguese 35 25 10 140 70 70
Romanian 0 0 0 50 30 20
Spanish 190 165 20 1,560 800 760
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Japanese 0 0 0 195 75 125
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Georgian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Korean 15 10 10 785 350 435
Mongolic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mongolian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 10 10 0 35 10 30
Akan (Twi) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bamanankan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Edo 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ewe 0 0 0 0 0 0
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ganda 0 0 0 0 0 0
Igbo 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lingala 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rundi (Kirundi) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shona 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swahili 10 10 0 30 10 25
Wolof 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yoruba 0 0 0 0 0 10
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dinka 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages 10 0 10 230 120 115
American Sign Language 10 0 10 125 40 85
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 105 80 30
Sino-Tibetan languages 265 140 125 7,080 3,665 3,420
Chinese languages 265 135 125 7,035 3,635 3,400
Cantonese 65 25 40 4,545 2,340 2,205
Hakka 0 0 0 15 0 10
Mandarin 190 110 85 2,170 1,125 1,045
Min Dong 0 0 0 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 0 0 0 30 10 15
Wu (Shanghainese) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chinese, n.o.s. 0 0 0 275 155 125
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 0 0 0 45 30 20
Burmese 0 0 0 10 10 10
Karenic languages 0 0 0 25 15 10
Tibetan 0 0 0 0 0 10
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages 0 0 0 125 60 65
Lao 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thai 0 0 0 130 60 65
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 0 0 0 80 35 45
Azerbaijani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkish 0 0 0 65 30 30
Uyghur 0 0 0 0 0 0
Uzbek 0 0 0 10 0 10
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 0 10
Uralic languages 0 0 0 70 45 25
Estonian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Finnish 0 0 0 10 10 0
Hungarian 0 0 0 65 40 25
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 10 0
Multiple responses 1,500 620 880 20,810 10,080 10,735
English and French 920 350 565 4,525 2,050 2,475
English and non-official language 560 260 295 15,935 7,860 8,075
French and non-official language 0 0 0 55 25 30
English, French and non-official language 20 10 15 295 140 155
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 179 214,000 109,545 104,450 2,467,410 1,314,320 1,153,095
None 208,465 107,020 101,445 2,370,575 1,264,955 1,105,620
English 985 265 715 13,805 6,540 7,270
French 2,615 1,180 1,435 23,920 11,380 12,545
Non-official language 1,870 1,055 820 57,640 30,700 26,935
Aboriginal 0 0 0 5,045 2,370 2,680
Non-Aboriginal 1,865 1,055 815 52,590 28,335 24,260
English and French 0 0 0 30 15 15
English and non-official language 25 0 20 215 105 110
French and non-official language 40 20 15 1,220 625 595
English, French and non-official language 0 0 0 0 10 0
Mobility status - Place of residence 1 year ago
Total - Mobility status 1 year ago - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 180 371,715 181,875 189,840 3,925,440 1,971,515 1,953,920
Non-movers 330,675 161,805 168,870 3,318,340 1,667,060 1,651,280
Movers 41,035 20,070 20,965 607,095 304,450 302,640
Non-migrants 18,775 8,995 9,780 394,230 199,640 194,590
Migrants 22,260 11,075 11,185 212,865 104,815 108,050
Internal migrants 20,985 10,415 10,565 166,390 82,335 84,055
Intraprovincial migrants 19,875 9,845 10,030 120,105 59,845 60,260
Interprovincial migrants 1,110 570 535 46,280 22,490 23,795
External migrants 1,280 660 620 46,475 22,480 23,995
Mobility status - Place of residence 5 years ago
Total - Mobility status 5 years ago - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 181 354,060 172,910 181,150 3,714,635 1,863,450 1,851,190
Non-movers 225,920 110,750 115,170 2,052,580 1,028,510 1,024,070
Movers 128,150 62,165 65,980 1,662,055 834,935 827,120
Non-migrants 58,505 28,145 30,355 899,165 454,700 444,465
Migrants 69,645 34,020 35,625 762,890 380,235 382,655
Internal migrants 64,130 31,205 32,925 559,860 280,255 279,610
Intraprovincial migrants 61,435 29,925 31,515 333,775 165,900 167,875
Interprovincial migrants 2,690 1,285 1,410 226,090 114,355 111,730
External migrants 5,515 2,810 2,705 203,025 99,980 103,045

Source

Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population.

How to cite

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2017. Oshawa [Census metropolitan area], Ontario and Alberta [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 6, 2024).

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