Census Profile, 2016 Census
Toronto [Census metropolitan area], Ontario and Nanaimo, Regional district [Census division], British Columbia

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Characteristic Toronto
Ontario
[Census metropolitan area]
Nanaimo, RD
British Columbia
[Census division]
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Total Male Female Total Male Female
Counts (unless otherwise specified)
Population and dwellings
Population, 2016Census data footnote 1 5,928,040 ... ... 155,698 ... ...
Population, 2011Census data footnote 1 5,583,064 ... ... 146,574 ... ...
Population percentage change, 2011 to 2016 6.2 ... ... 6.2 ... ...
Total private dwellingsCensus data footnote 2 2,235,145 ... ... 73,622 ... ...
Private dwellings occupied by usual residentsCensus data footnote 3 2,135,909 ... ... 68,904 ... ...
Population density per square kilometre 1,003.8 ... ... 76.4 ... ...
Land area in square kilometres 5,905.84 ... ... 2,038.04 ... ...
Age characteristics
Total - Age groups and average age of the population - 100% dataCensus data footnote 4 5,928,040 2,876,755 3,051,290 155,695 75,340 80,360
0 to 14 years 985,615 505,690 479,920 19,985 10,250 9,735
0 to 4 years 310,070 158,835 151,235 6,240 3,210 3,030
5 to 9 years 338,320 173,665 164,660 6,995 3,585 3,405
10 to 14 years 337,220 173,190 164,035 6,755 3,455 3,295
15 to 64 years 4,083,850 1,988,910 2,094,935 93,625 45,170 48,460
15 to 19 years 366,525 188,790 177,735 7,445 3,860 3,580
20 to 24 years 411,945 210,445 201,500 7,720 3,940 3,785
25 to 29 years 424,345 209,785 214,560 7,605 3,830 3,780
30 to 34 years 419,845 201,620 218,220 8,045 3,905 4,140
35 to 39 years 406,175 190,620 215,555 7,670 3,710 3,955
40 to 44 years 414,490 195,580 218,910 8,060 3,910 4,150
45 to 49 years 440,145 210,225 229,920 9,145 4,325 4,820
50 to 54 years 460,465 225,115 235,350 10,955 5,115 5,845
55 to 59 years 407,175 198,170 209,005 12,950 6,065 6,885
60 to 64 years 332,740 158,560 174,175 14,030 6,515 7,515
65 years and over 858,580 382,150 476,435 42,090 19,915 22,170
65 to 69 years 280,910 132,275 148,635 13,845 6,650 7,195
70 to 74 years 197,490 91,745 105,745 10,445 5,125 5,320
75 to 79 years 151,925 68,045 83,880 7,320 3,600 3,720
80 to 84 years 113,220 49,005 64,215 5,165 2,470 2,695
85 years and over 115,030 41,080 73,955 5,305 2,065 3,240
85 to 89 years 72,340 28,160 44,175 3,295 1,435 1,855
90 to 94 years 33,400 10,570 22,835 1,535 515 1,025
95 to 99 years 8,030 2,115 5,915 420 110 305
100 years and over 1,270 230 1,040 55 10 50
Total - Distribution (%) of the population by broad age groups - 100% data 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
0 to 14 years 16.6 17.6 15.7 12.8 13.6 12.1
15 to 64 years 68.9 69.1 68.7 60.1 60.0 60.3
65 years and over 14.5 13.3 15.6 27.0 26.4 27.6
85 years and over 1.9 1.4 2.4 3.4 2.7 4.0
Average age of the population 39.7 38.7 40.6 47.2 46.3 48.0
Median age of the population 39.4 38.2 40.4 51.1 49.9 52.1
Household and dwelling characteristics
Total - Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling - 100% dataCensus data footnote 5 2,135,910 ... ... 68,905 ... ...
Single-detached house 846,405 ... ... 44,910 ... ...
Apartment in a building that has five or more storeys 626,905 ... ... 1,320 ... ...
Other attached dwellingCensus data footnote 6 661,955 ... ... 20,045 ... ...
Semi-detached house 158,815 ... ... 2,985 ... ...
Row house 195,245 ... ... 2,940 ... ...
Apartment or flat in a duplex 89,975 ... ... 5,335 ... ...
Apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys 214,365 ... ... 8,640 ... ...
Other single-attached house 3,555 ... ... 145 ... ...
Movable dwellingCensus data footnote 7 640 ... ... 2,635 ... ...
Total - Private households by household size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 8 2,135,910 ... ... 68,905 ... ...
1 person 519,795 ... ... 20,190 ... ...
2 persons 598,700 ... ... 29,880 ... ...
3 persons 373,775 ... ... 8,775 ... ...
4 persons 377,170 ... ... 6,635 ... ...
5 or more persons 266,470 ... ... 3,430 ... ...
Number of persons in private households 5,862,855 ... ... 151,630 ... ...
Average household size 2.7 ... ... 2.2 ... ...
Marital status
Total - Marital status for the population aged 15 years and over - 100% dataCensus data footnote 9 4,942,430 2,371,060 2,571,365 135,710 65,085 70,625
Married or living common law 2,758,170 1,378,855 1,379,315 81,785 40,795 40,990
Married 2,466,925 1,230,930 1,235,995 66,730 33,310 33,425
Living common law 291,240 147,925 143,320 15,055 7,485 7,570
Not married and not living common law 2,184,260 992,210 1,192,050 53,925 24,290 29,635
Never married 1,537,495 798,270 739,220 29,520 16,145 13,375
Separated 130,030 51,235 78,795 3,935 1,710 2,225
Divorced 271,530 97,385 174,150 11,130 4,360 6,770
Widowed 245,200 45,310 199,890 9,345 2,075 7,265
Family characteristics
Total - Census families in private households by family size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 10 1,625,790 ... ... 46,660 ... ...
2 persons 682,915 ... ... 30,495 ... ...
3 persons 397,625 ... ... 8,005 ... ...
4 persons 391,440 ... ... 6,045 ... ...
5 or more persons 153,805 ... ... 2,110 ... ...
Average size of census families 3.0 ... ... 2.6 ... ...
Total number of census families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 11 1,625,790 ... ... 46,660 ... ...
Total couple families 1,333,645 ... ... 39,875 ... ...
Married couples 1,188,130 ... ... 32,350 ... ...
Common-law couples 145,515 ... ... 7,525 ... ...
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent 292,150 ... ... 6,780 ... ...
Female parent 241,820 ... ... 5,245 ... ...
Male parent 50,325 ... ... 1,535 ... ...
Total - Couple census families in private households - 100% data 1,333,645 ... ... 39,880 ... ...
Couples without children 509,835 ... ... 26,130 ... ...
Couples with children 823,805 ... ... 13,745 ... ...
1 child 312,605 ... ... 6,135 ... ...
2 children 366,295 ... ... 5,630 ... ...
3 or more children 144,910 ... ... 1,985 ... ...
Total - Lone-parent census families in private households - 100% data 292,145 ... ... 6,785 ... ...
1 child 173,080 ... ... 4,365 ... ...
2 children 85,025 ... ... 1,870 ... ...
3 or more children 34,040 ... ... 545 ... ...
Total - Persons not in census families in private households - 100% data 923,210 415,830 507,380 31,280 14,365 16,910
Household type
Total - Private households by household type - 100% dataCensus data footnote 12 2,135,910 ... ... 68,905 ... ...
One-census-family households 1,430,535 ... ... 44,635 ... ...
Without children in a census familyCensus data footnote 13 434,860 ... ... 25,190 ... ...
With children in a census familyCensus data footnote 14 995,670 ... ... 19,445 ... ...
Multiple-census-family households 93,790 ... ... 1,000 ... ...
Non-census-family households 611,585 ... ... 23,275 ... ...
One-person households 519,790 ... ... 20,185 ... ...
Two-or-more person non-census-family households 91,795 ... ... 3,085 ... ...
Knowledge of official languagesThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - Knowledge of official languages for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% dataCensus data footnote 15 5,883,670 2,858,785 3,024,885 153,155 74,450 78,710
English only 5,154,905 2,553,030 2,601,880 142,510 69,730 72,775
French only 4,855 2,035 2,815 15 10 10
English and French 464,980 201,080 263,900 10,020 4,455 5,565
Neither English nor French 258,925 102,635 156,290 615 260 355
First official language spokenThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - First official language spoken for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% dataCensus data footnote 16 5,883,665 2,858,785 3,024,885 153,160 74,450 78,710
English 5,503,690 2,700,905 2,802,785 150,450 73,185 77,260
French 72,790 33,545 39,245 1,910 925 985
English and French 51,895 23,470 28,425 205 90 115
Neither English nor French 255,295 100,870 154,430 595 250 350
Official language minority (number)Census data footnote 17 98,735 45,280 53,455 2,015 970 1,045
Official language minority (percentage)Census data footnote 17 1.7 1.6 1.8 1.3 1.3 1.3
Mother tongueThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - Mother tongue for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% dataCensus data footnote 18 5,883,670 2,858,785 3,024,880 153,155 74,445 78,710
Single responses 5,645,915 2,743,825 2,902,090 151,630 73,735 77,895
Official languages 3,127,355 1,550,385 1,576,970 137,690 67,220 70,475
English 3,061,820 1,520,045 1,541,775 135,570 66,195 69,380
French 65,535 30,340 35,195 2,125 1,025 1,100
Non-official languages 2,518,555 1,193,440 1,325,120 13,940 6,510 7,420
Aboriginal languages 575 255 325 135 55 80
Algonquian languages 400 175 230 20 5 15
Blackfoot 5 10 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 115 45 70 15 5 15
Atikamekw 5 0 5 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 5 5 0 0 0 0
Moose Cree 10 0 10 0 0 0
Naskapi 5 5 0 0 0 0
Northern East Cree 5 0 0 0 5 0
Plains Cree 10 0 5 5 0 0
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 30 10 20 0 0 0
Woods Cree 5 0 0 5 0 5
Cree, n.o.s. 55 20 35 10 5 10
Eastern Algonquian languages 25 10 15 0 0 0
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 25 10 15 0 0 0
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 250 115 140 5 5 0
Algonquin 5 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway 230 105 120 5 0 0
Oji-Cree 10 5 5 0 0 0
Ottawa (Odawa) 15 5 10 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 10 0 5 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages 25 10 15 5 0 5
Northern Athabaskan languages 25 10 15 5 5 5
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carrier 0 5 0 5 0 0
Chilcotin 5 0 5 0 0 0
Dene 5 5 5 0 0 0
Dogrib (Tlicho) 5 0 0 0 0 0
Gwich'in 5 0 5 0 0 0
Sarsi (Sarcee) 5 5 5 0 0 0
Sekani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages 0 0 0 0 0 5
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Slavey 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 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 5 0 0 0 0
Haida 0 5 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages 35 15 20 5 0 5
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 30 10 20 0 0 5
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 5 5
Iroquoian languages 20 5 10 0 0 0
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 15 10 5 0 0 0
Oneida 5 0 5 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 5 0 0 5 0 5
Salish languages 5 0 0 35 15 20
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 0 0 0 30 15 20
Lillooet 0 0 0 0 0 0
Okanagan 0 5 0 0 0 0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Squamish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Straits 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 5 0
Siouan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dakota 5 0 0 0 0 0
Stoney 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tlingit 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 0 0 0 5 5 5
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nisga'a 0 0 0 5 0 0
Tsimshian 0 0 0 0 5 0
Wakashan languages 0 0 5 40 15 25
Haisla 0 0 0 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 5 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 0 0 0 20 10 5
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 0 0 0 20 10 15
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 80 40 40 15 5 15
Non-Aboriginal languages 2,517,980 1,193,185 1,324,795 13,805 6,460 7,340
Afro-Asiatic languages 140,140 69,950 70,195 365 250 115
Berber languages 220 130 90 0 0 0
Kabyle 105 60 50 0 0 0
Berber languages, n.i.e. 115 70 45 0 0 0
Cushitic languages 14,405 6,195 8,205 10 5 5
Bilen 80 45 35 0 0 0
Oromo 1,005 490 515 0 0 0
Somali 13,255 5,625 7,630 5 0 0
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 65 35 30 5 0 5
Semitic languages 125,160 63,435 61,725 355 245 115
Amharic 7,460 3,375 4,085 10 5 5
Arabic 85,175 43,805 41,365 305 215 90
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 10,195 4,985 5,215 0 0 0
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 1,845 920 925 0 0 0
Harari 930 435 490 0 0 0
Hebrew 10,390 5,560 4,830 30 20 10
Maltese 3,525 1,730 1,795 15 5 5
Tigrigna 4,725 2,160 2,560 0 0 0
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 925 465 460 0 0 0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 355 185 175 0 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 51,160 23,360 27,800 520 250 270
Khmer (Cambodian) 3,090 1,400 1,690 90 45 45
Vietnamese 48,005 21,935 26,070 430 200 225
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 65 25 40 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 160,980 63,835 97,150 820 280 540
Bikol 470 210 260 5 0 0
Cebuano 5,080 2,020 3,055 40 10 25
Fijian 55 25 25 5 5 0
Hiligaynon 2,320 890 1,435 10 5 10
Ilocano 9,415 3,685 5,735 40 15 20
Malagasy 25 15 15 0 0 0
Malay 4,420 1,995 2,430 30 5 25
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 1,305 580 725 5 5 5
Pangasinan 450 185 270 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 136,115 53,725 82,385 645 220 425
Waray-Waray 315 105 205 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 1,015 400 610 35 20 15
Creole languages 5,505 2,575 2,930 10 5 5
Haitian Creole 200 95 110 0 0 0
Creole, n.o.s. 3,380 1,600 1,785 10 10 5
Creole languages, n.i.e. 1,920 875 1,040 0 0 0
Dravidian languages 133,415 65,680 67,740 50 30 20
Kannada 2,025 1,015 1,010 0 0 0
Malayalam 12,530 6,430 6,100 35 20 10
Tamil 109,580 53,225 56,355 15 10 5
Telugu 9,015 4,880 4,135 5 0 0
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 275 135 140 0 0 0
Hmong-Mien languages 25 10 15 0 0 0
Indo-European languages 1,372,335 664,655 707,680 8,570 4,105 4,460
Albanian 13,260 6,615 6,645 5 5 5
Armenian 12,570 6,070 6,505 10 5 5
Balto-Slavic languages 261,650 119,970 141,685 1,545 730 815
Baltic languages 5,445 2,185 3,260 45 25 20
Latvian 2,255 905 1,350 30 15 15
Lithuanian 3,185 1,280 1,910 15 5 10
Slavic languages 256,205 117,785 138,420 1,495 710 790
Belarusan 355 170 185 0 0 0
Bosnian 2,750 1,330 1,415 5 5 5
Bulgarian 6,945 3,350 3,590 25 20 10
Croatian 16,525 7,925 8,595 185 100 85
Czech 4,795 2,215 2,580 155 70 85
Macedonian 12,010 5,700 6,315 20 10 10
Polish 69,860 31,625 38,240 325 150 170
Russian 83,105 37,735 45,375 275 115 160
Serbian 21,420 10,425 10,995 60 30 30
Serbo-Croatian 2,420 1,130 1,290 20 5 10
Slovak 5,260 2,455 2,800 75 35 40
Slovene (Slovenian) 3,705 1,630 2,075 35 15 20
Ukrainian 26,550 11,840 14,710 300 140 160
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 510 265 245 20 15 10
Celtic languages 460 210 250 35 15 15
Scottish Gaelic 165 75 90 10 5 5
Welsh 150 65 85 20 10 10
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 140 75 70 5 0 5
Germanic languages 45,990 20,810 25,180 4,265 2,005 2,265
Afrikaans 985 475 510 115 55 65
Danish 1,570 710 855 365 180 190
Dutch 8,585 4,045 4,540 1,085 515 565
Frisian 135 60 75 10 5 10
German 29,425 13,140 16,285 2,355 1,080 1,275
Icelandic 85 40 45 15 10 5
Norwegian 380 170 210 135 55 80
Swedish 1,140 485 660 145 70 65
Vlaams (Flemish) 280 110 170 40 25 10
Yiddish 3,355 1,555 1,800 10 10 5
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 50 20 25 5 5 0
Greek 41,225 20,005 21,215 90 60 30
Indo-Iranian languages 589,495 296,750 292,745 1,385 705 675
Indo-Aryan languages 476,470 239,960 236,510 1,220 625 595
Bengali 38,325 19,275 19,045 25 15 10
Gujarati 64,115 32,120 31,995 50 25 25
Hindi 48,140 24,165 23,975 140 70 65
Kashmiri 275 140 140 0 0 0
Konkani 2,155 1,020 1,135 0 0 0
Marathi 4,465 2,270 2,200 0 0 0
Nepali 4,685 2,350 2,330 10 5 5
Oriya (Odia) 585 315 270 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 171,230 86,995 84,230 940 470 470
Sindhi 5,800 2,720 3,085 10 5 5
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 7,860 3,805 4,055 10 5 5
Urdu 128,845 64,790 64,060 40 25 20
Iranian languages 111,100 55,775 55,330 160 80 80
Kurdish 2,775 1,555 1,220 0 5 0
Pashto 7,685 3,960 3,730 0 0 0
Persian (Farsi) 100,640 50,255 50,380 160 80 80
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 1,920 1,020 910 0 0 0
Italic (Romance) languages 407,685 194,225 213,460 1,235 580 655
Catalan 165 90 75 0 0 0
Italian 151,415 72,645 78,770 350 195 150
Portuguese 104,305 50,075 54,235 200 90 110
Romanian 25,075 11,670 13,400 60 25 30
Spanish 126,500 59,645 66,860 625 270 355
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 225 105 125 0 0 0
Japanese 9,650 3,370 6,280 370 130 235
Kartvelian languages 1,110 595 515 0 0 5
Georgian 1,110 595 515 0 0 0
Korean 55,005 25,250 29,750 470 195 275
Mongolic languages 345 155 190 0 0 0
Mongolian 345 155 190 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 24,130 11,310 12,820 90 45 45
Akan (Twi) 8,490 3,905 4,580 15 5 5
Bamanankan 60 30 30 0 0 0
Edo 1,020 410 610 5 0 0
Ewe 370 185 190 0 5 5
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 220 115 105 5 0 5
Ga 440 200 245 0 5 5
Ganda 515 245 270 5 0 5
Igbo 1,520 775 750 0 0 0
Lingala 375 175 200 0 0 0
Rundi (Kirundi) 355 165 185 0 0 0
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 380 175 210 5 0 5
Shona 680 325 355 5 0 0
Swahili 3,215 1,495 1,715 5 5 0
Wolof 160 90 80 0 0 0
Yoruba 3,380 1,720 1,655 15 5 10
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 2,945 1,310 1,635 25 15 15
Nilo-Saharan languages 360 200 160 0 0 0
Dinka 45 25 15 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 315 170 145 0 0 0
Sign languages 1,220 665 555 20 15 10
American Sign Language 470 250 220 5 5 5
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 750 420 330 10 5 5
Sino-Tibetan languages 516,670 239,930 276,740 1,925 880 1,040
Chinese languages 510,185 236,775 273,415 1,920 875 1,040
Cantonese 247,710 115,020 132,680 505 230 280
Hakka 6,495 2,915 3,580 10 0 5
Mandarin 227,085 105,655 121,435 1,240 570 665
Min Dong 765 370 395 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 11,580 5,345 6,235 35 10 25
Wu (Shanghainese) 5,290 2,380 2,910 15 5 10
Chinese, n.o.s. 11,075 4,995 6,080 125 65 55
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 190 95 95 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 6,485 3,160 3,325 5 0 0
Burmese 1,005 450 555 5 0 0
Karenic languages 265 125 140 0 0 0
Tibetan 4,875 2,410 2,470 0 5 0
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 335 175 160 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages 3,935 1,600 2,340 100 25 75
Lao 2,275 1,095 1,180 5 5 0
Thai 1,640 495 1,145 95 20 70
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 25 10 15 0 0 0
Turkic languages 16,700 8,685 8,015 35 25 15
Azerbaijani 1,615 865 745 0 0 0
Turkish 13,700 7,145 6,550 30 20 15
Uyghur 385 195 195 0 0 0
Uzbek 595 300 295 0 0 0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 405 180 225 0 5 0
Uralic languages 24,330 10,880 13,455 440 215 225
Estonian 2,685 1,100 1,585 25 15 10
Finnish 2,515 1,010 1,505 135 60 75
Hungarian 19,130 8,765 10,360 275 140 135
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 5 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 960 495 465 15 10 5
Multiple responses 237,755 114,960 122,795 1,530 720 810
English and French 14,945 6,895 8,050 385 180 200
English and non-official language 210,320 102,445 107,880 1,090 510 570
French and non-official language 6,050 2,715 3,330 35 10 20
English, French and non-official language 6,440 2,910 3,535 25 10 15
Language spoken most often at homeThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - Language spoken most often at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% dataCensus data footnote 19 5,883,670 2,858,785 3,024,880 153,160 74,450 78,710
Single responses 5,321,900 2,588,170 2,733,730 150,735 73,345 77,385
Official languages 3,866,565 1,899,565 1,966,995 146,210 71,150 75,055
English 3,836,765 1,885,800 1,950,970 145,795 70,960 74,840
French 29,795 13,770 16,030 415 190 220
Non-official languages 1,455,335 688,605 766,730 4,525 2,195 2,330
Aboriginal languages 160 85 80 5 5 5
Algonquian languages 80 40 35 0 0 0
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 20 10 10 0 0 0
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 5 5 0 0 0 0
Moose Cree 0 5 0 0 0 0
Naskapi 5 5 5 0 0 0
Northern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Plains Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 0 5 0 0 0 0
Woods Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree, n.o.s. 10 5 10 0 0 0
Eastern Algonquian languages 5 5 0 0 0 0
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 5 5 0 0 0 0
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 45 20 20 0 0 0
Algonquin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway 35 20 15 0 0 0
Oji-Cree 5 0 5 0 0 0
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages 15 5 5 0 0 0
Northern Athabaskan languages 10 5 5 0 0 0
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carrier 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chilcotin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dene 5 0 0 0 0 0
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 5 0 0 0
Gwich'in 5 5 5 0 0 0
Sarsi (Sarcee) 5 5 0 0 0 0
Sekani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Slavey 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tutchone languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 0 0 0
Haida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages 10 5 0 0 0 0
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 15 5 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages 5 5 0 0 0 0
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 5 0 5 0 0 0
Oneida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 0 5 0 0 0 0
Salish languages 0 0 5 0 0 5
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lillooet 0 0 0 0 0 0
Okanagan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Squamish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Straits 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages 0 5 0 0 0 0
Dakota 0 0 0 0 0 0
Stoney 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tlingit 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nisga'a 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 0 0 0 0 5 0
Haisla 0 0 0 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 0 0 0 5 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 50 25 30 0 0 5
Non-Aboriginal languages 1,455,175 688,520 766,655 4,520 2,195 2,325
Afro-Asiatic languages 74,095 35,480 38,615 200 120 80
Berber languages 65 30 30 0 0 0
Kabyle 35 15 15 0 0 0
Berber languages, n.i.e. 35 15 15 0 0 0
Cushitic languages 8,380 3,530 4,850 10 0 5
Bilen 40 15 20 0 0 0
Oromo 545 250 290 0 0 0
Somali 7,765 3,250 4,520 5 0 0
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 30 15 20 5 5 5
Semitic languages 65,465 31,830 33,635 195 115 75
Amharic 3,815 1,680 2,135 5 0 0
Arabic 45,020 22,145 22,875 175 105 65
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 6,790 3,255 3,535 0 0 0
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 1,095 535 560 0 0 0
Harari 520 235 285 0 0 0
Hebrew 4,395 2,265 2,135 15 5 5
Maltese 875 395 475 0 0 0
Tigrigna 2,480 1,085 1,395 0 0 0
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 480 225 250 0 0 0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 185 90 95 0 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 33,450 15,260 18,190 350 170 175
Khmer (Cambodian) 1,655 725 935 65 30 35
Vietnamese 31,760 14,525 17,235 280 140 140
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 30 15 20 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 72,495 30,930 41,570 220 100 125
Bikol 85 35 45 0 0 0
Cebuano 1,875 810 1,065 5 0 0
Fijian 10 10 5 0 5 0
Hiligaynon 780 335 445 0 5 0
Ilocano 3,455 1,480 1,970 5 0 5
Malagasy 10 5 5 0 0 0
Malay 1,455 705 750 5 0 0
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 405 180 225 5 0 5
Pangasinan 80 35 40 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 63,985 27,170 36,815 190 85 105
Waray-Waray 75 30 45 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 285 135 150 20 5 10
Creole languages 2,845 1,315 1,535 0 0 0
Haitian Creole 120 55 60 0 0 0
Creole, n.o.s. 1,950 900 1,050 0 0 0
Creole languages, n.i.e. 780 355 425 0 0 0
Dravidian languages 88,295 42,605 45,695 10 10 5
Kannada 830 415 410 5 0 0
Malayalam 6,400 3,260 3,140 15 10 5
Tamil 76,095 36,265 39,830 0 0 0
Telugu 4,870 2,615 2,255 5 5 0
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 95 40 50 0 0 0
Hmong-Mien languages 5 0 5 0 0 0
Indo-European languages 723,495 347,435 376,055 1,880 915 965
Albanian 6,385 3,195 3,190 0 0 0
Armenian 7,475 3,530 3,940 0 5 0
Balto-Slavic languages 135,230 63,280 71,950 380 175 205
Baltic languages 1,640 680 960 5 0 5
Latvian 600 245 355 5 0 5
Lithuanian 1,045 440 605 0 0 0
Slavic languages 133,590 62,600 70,995 370 175 195
Belarusan 125 60 65 0 0 0
Bosnian 1,330 645 690 5 0 0
Bulgarian 3,860 1,875 1,980 10 5 5
Croatian 5,940 2,845 3,095 45 20 25
Czech 1,415 685 730 45 20 20
Macedonian 4,970 2,355 2,615 5 5 5
Polish 33,325 15,550 17,775 70 30 35
Russian 53,675 24,950 28,720 155 75 85
Serbian 12,200 5,910 6,290 10 5 5
Serbo-Croatian 935 435 500 5 0 5
Slovak 2,290 1,115 1,175 10 5 5
Slovene (Slovenian) 890 385 500 10 5 5
Ukrainian 12,515 5,720 6,790 10 5 5
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 135 55 80 0 0 0
Celtic languages 65 35 30 0 0 5
Scottish Gaelic 25 15 10 0 0 0
Welsh 20 5 10 0 0 0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 25 10 10 0 0 0
Germanic languages 5,315 2,430 2,885 425 205 215
Afrikaans 265 125 145 45 20 20
Danish 135 65 75 25 10 15
Dutch 655 300 350 100 50 50
Frisian 5 0 0 0 0 0
German 3,590 1,625 1,965 225 110 115
Icelandic 20 5 15 5 5 0
Norwegian 45 15 20 5 5 5
Swedish 220 100 120 10 5 5
Vlaams (Flemish) 25 15 10 5 0 5
Yiddish 350 175 175 0 0 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 10 5 0 0 0 0
Greek 16,940 7,905 9,035 20 10 10
Indo-Iranian languages 367,340 181,800 185,540 755 375 385
Indo-Aryan languages 292,940 145,580 147,360 665 335 330
Bengali 24,615 12,140 12,470 10 10 5
Gujarati 38,265 18,750 19,515 15 5 10
Hindi 23,995 11,925 12,065 50 30 25
Kashmiri 50 25 25 0 0 0
Konkani 440 215 230 0 0 0
Marathi 2,000 1,030 970 0 0 0
Nepali 3,085 1,560 1,525 5 0 5
Oriya (Odia) 270 135 140 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 116,045 58,355 57,690 560 280 280
Sindhi 2,485 1,140 1,350 0 0 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 3,580 1,750 1,825 0 0 0
Urdu 78,105 38,560 39,550 25 10 15
Iranian languages 73,635 35,825 37,805 90 40 50
Kurdish 1,470 795 675 0 0 0
Pashto 4,850 2,430 2,415 0 0 0
Persian (Farsi) 67,315 32,600 34,715 90 40 50
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 770 395 375 0 0 0
Italic (Romance) languages 184,745 85,260 99,480 300 145 155
Catalan 80 40 45 0 0 0
Italian 51,815 22,250 29,560 45 20 20
Portuguese 50,210 24,070 26,135 50 20 25
Romanian 12,200 5,660 6,540 10 5 5
Spanish 70,370 33,205 37,165 195 100 95
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 65 30 35 0 0 0
Japanese 4,550 1,950 2,600 160 75 85
Kartvelian languages 745 405 335 0 0 5
Georgian 745 405 335 0 0 0
Korean 38,435 17,960 20,475 320 145 175
Mongolic languages 200 100 95 0 0 0
Mongolian 200 100 95 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 8,925 3,985 4,945 15 10 5
Akan (Twi) 4,040 1,745 2,300 5 0 0
Bamanankan 15 10 10 0 0 0
Edo 295 115 175 0 0 0
Ewe 95 40 55 0 0 0
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 75 35 40 5 0 0
Ga 150 65 85 0 0 0
Ganda 155 70 85 0 0 0
Igbo 410 205 205 0 0 0
Lingala 95 40 55 0 0 0
Rundi (Kirundi) 125 60 65 0 0 0
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 115 50 65 0 0 0
Shona 235 115 125 0 0 0
Swahili 1,225 540 690 0 0 0
Wolof 80 45 35 0 0 0
Yoruba 1,080 520 560 5 5 0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 735 330 405 0 5 0
Nilo-Saharan languages 90 45 45 0 0 0
Dinka 15 5 5 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 75 40 40 0 0 0
Sign languages 1,910 1,085 825 25 15 15
American Sign Language 720 375 345 10 5 5
Quebec Sign Language 0 5 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 1,190 710 480 20 15 10
Sino-Tibetan languages 385,150 180,140 205,005 1,230 590 640
Chinese languages 380,550 177,880 202,675 1,225 590 635
Cantonese 182,755 84,030 98,725 235 115 115
Hakka 2,725 1,240 1,490 0 0 0
Mandarin 179,665 85,535 94,135 895 420 470
Min Dong 240 105 135 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 5,065 2,315 2,745 15 5 5
Wu (Shanghainese) 3,130 1,465 1,665 5 5 0
Chinese, n.o.s. 6,890 3,155 3,735 80 45 40
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 85 35 50 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 4,595 2,265 2,330 0 0 0
Burmese 575 260 310 0 0 0
Karenic languages 215 105 110 0 0 0
Tibetan 3,705 1,845 1,860 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 100 55 50 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages 1,635 765 865 20 5 10
Lao 1,050 505 540 0 0 0
Thai 575 255 320 15 5 10
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 10 5 5 0 0 0
Turkic languages 9,495 4,755 4,740 15 10 5
Azerbaijani 645 325 320 0 5 0
Turkish 8,155 4,070 4,090 15 5 10
Uyghur 225 120 105 0 0 0
Uzbek 315 165 145 0 0 0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 150 70 80 0 0 0
Uralic languages 9,040 4,135 4,900 75 35 35
Estonian 650 240 410 10 0 5
Finnish 510 220 290 25 10 10
Hungarian 7,875 3,680 4,200 45 20 25
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 320 165 155 5 0 5
Multiple responses 561,765 270,615 291,155 2,430 1,105 1,325
English and French 13,015 5,965 7,055 165 65 100
English and non-official language 535,630 258,900 276,730 2,225 1,020 1,195
French and non-official language 2,390 1,055 1,340 10 0 5
English, French and non-official language 10,730 4,700 6,035 40 20 20
Other language spoken regularly at homeThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - Other language(s) spoken regularly at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% dataCensus data footnote 20 5,883,670 2,858,785 3,024,885 153,160 74,450 78,710
None 4,489,770 2,189,920 2,299,850 144,800 70,625 74,175
English 594,565 291,580 302,985 2,085 1,005 1,080
French 52,850 22,910 29,940 1,480 640 845
Non-official language 720,320 342,165 378,160 4,655 2,115 2,540
Aboriginal 480 205 275 150 65 85
Non-Aboriginal 719,840 341,955 377,885 4,510 2,055 2,450
English and French 4,015 1,855 2,165 15 10 5
English and non-official language 13,540 6,615 6,925 60 35 25
French and non-official language 8,355 3,630 4,730 65 20 45
English, French and non-official language 255 120 135 0 0 0
Income of individuals in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 21 4,879,095 2,345,200 2,533,895 131,685 63,410 68,275
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 4,631,950 2,227,300 2,404,650 127,890 61,560 66,335
Median total income in 2015 among recipients ($) 31,705 36,559 28,070 32,009 39,050 26,862
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 4,632,745 2,227,500 2,405,245 128,025 61,650 66,370
Median after-tax income in 2015 among recipients ($) 29,242 33,167 26,233 28,963 34,413 25,112
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 4,084,930 2,011,885 2,073,045 115,410 56,380 59,030
Median market income in 2015 among recipients ($) 32,705 38,299 28,006 28,056 34,912 22,523
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 3,323,485 1,463,175 1,860,305 97,055 43,595 53,460
Median government transfers in 2015 among recipients ($) 2,205 1,016 3,814 8,570 9,511 8,114
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 3,454,585 1,751,255 1,703,330 86,710 43,855 42,855
Median employment income in 2015 among recipients ($) 34,838 39,549 30,701 25,825 30,707 22,128
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 22 4,879,095 2,345,190 2,533,905 131,685 63,380 68,305
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 4,632,420 2,227,415 2,405,000 127,950 61,535 66,410
Average total income in 2015 among recipients ($) 50,479 60,343 41,343 41,934 49,945 34,511
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 4,633,195 2,227,640 2,405,550 128,055 61,625 66,430
Average after-tax income in 2015 among recipients ($) 40,565 47,026 34,582 35,659 41,491 30,248
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 4,085,085 2,011,905 2,073,175 115,425 56,335 59,090
Average market income in 2015 among recipients ($) 52,042 62,785 41,617 38,961 47,399 30,915
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 3,323,000 1,463,150 1,859,850 97,080 43,655 53,425
Average government transfers in 2015 among recipients ($) 6,392 5,530 7,071 8,945 9,235 8,708
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 3,454,590 1,751,680 1,702,905 86,705 43,665 43,045
Average employment income in 2015 among recipients ($) 51,801 61,164 42,171 36,011 42,397 29,533
Total - Employment income statistics for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 23 4,879,095 2,345,195 2,533,900 131,685 63,380 68,305
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households who worked full year full time in 2015 - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 24 1,645,880 909,065 736,815 32,065 17,830 14,235
Median employment income in 2015 for full-year full-time workers ($)Census data footnote 25 56,454 60,974 51,880 48,369 54,248 43,590
Average employment income in 2015 for full-year full-time workers ($)Census data footnote 26 74,722 84,091 63,161 55,680 61,320 48,617
Composition of total income in 2015 of the population aged 15 years and over in private households (%) - 100% dataCensus data footnote 27 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Market income (%)Census data footnote 28 90.9 93.9 86.8 83.7 86.8 79.7
Employment income (%)Census data footnote 29 76.5 79.7 72.1 58.7 61.6 54.9
Government transfers (%)Census data footnote 30 9.1 6.1 13.2 16.3 13.2 20.3
Total - Total income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 31 4,879,095 2,345,195 2,533,895 131,685 63,410 68,275
Without total income 247,145 117,900 129,245 3,795 1,850 1,940
With total income 4,631,950 2,227,295 2,404,655 127,890 61,560 66,330
Percentage with total income 94.9 95.0 94.9 97.1 97.1 97.2
Under $10,000 (including loss) 816,625 368,835 447,795 16,560 6,935 9,625
$10,000 to $19,999 824,160 348,745 475,420 24,000 9,015 14,985
$20,000 to $29,999 589,070 254,985 334,085 19,880 8,140 11,750
$30,000 to $39,999 463,975 209,685 254,290 16,400 7,365 9,035
$40,000 to $49,999 407,495 189,100 218,390 13,495 6,515 6,980
$50,000 to $59,999 325,105 158,480 166,620 10,015 5,415 4,600
$60,000 to $69,999 258,085 134,225 123,855 7,490 4,595 2,890
$70,000 to $79,999 203,100 111,065 92,035 5,475 3,395 2,075
$80,000 to $89,999 161,920 90,560 71,355 4,080 2,585 1,495
$90,000 to $99,999 137,570 73,985 63,585 2,925 1,900 1,030
$100,000 and over 444,845 287,620 157,225 7,570 5,705 1,865
$100,000 to $149,999 272,905 168,210 104,700 5,495 4,095 1,400
$150,000 and over 171,935 119,415 52,525 2,075 1,615 460
Total - After-tax income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 32 4,879,095 2,345,200 2,533,895 131,685 63,410 68,275
Without after-tax income 246,350 117,700 128,650 3,665 1,760 1,900
With after-tax income 4,632,740 2,227,495 2,405,245 128,025 61,650 66,375
Percentage with after-tax income 95.0 95.0 94.9 97.2 97.2 97.2
Under $10,000 (including loss) 830,700 373,605 457,095 17,580 7,390 10,190
$10,000 to $19,999 856,665 364,095 492,575 25,285 9,700 15,585
$20,000 to $29,999 673,015 294,190 378,830 23,235 9,770 13,465
$30,000 to $39,999 552,905 254,030 298,870 18,725 8,670 10,055
$40,000 to $49,999 472,370 226,445 245,925 14,190 7,270 6,925
$50,000 to $59,999 348,665 180,280 168,385 9,675 5,815 3,860
$60,000 to $69,999 256,270 141,835 114,435 6,710 4,230 2,480
$70,000 to $79,999 198,170 109,175 88,995 4,610 2,870 1,735
$80,000 and over 443,970 283,840 160,130 8,005 5,935 2,070
$80,000 to $89,999 132,515 76,100 56,410 2,805 2,000 805
$90,000 to $99,999 79,285 49,680 29,605 1,595 1,165 430
$100,000 and over 232,170 158,060 74,115 3,605 2,770 835
Total - Employment income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 33 4,879,095 2,345,200 2,533,895 131,685 63,410 68,270
Without employment income 1,424,510 593,940 830,565 44,980 19,560 25,420
With employment income 3,454,590 1,751,260 1,703,330 86,705 43,855 42,850
Percentage with employment income 70.8 74.7 67.2 65.8 69.2 62.8
Under $5,000 (including loss) 432,990 203,395 229,595 18,170 9,005 9,165
$5,000 to $9,999 286,225 129,320 156,910 7,060 3,070 3,990
$10,000 to $19,999 470,970 221,325 249,645 12,265 5,200 7,070
$20,000 to $29,999 371,235 170,795 200,440 9,920 4,345 5,580
$30,000 to $39,999 336,685 157,540 179,150 8,655 3,725 4,930
$40,000 to $49,999 310,550 147,370 163,180 7,380 3,405 3,975
$50,000 to $59,999 255,620 129,510 126,105 5,745 3,065 2,675
$60,000 to $69,999 206,215 110,510 95,705 4,345 2,705 1,635
$70,000 to $79,999 166,035 93,745 72,290 3,450 2,155 1,300
$80,000 and over 618,065 387,750 230,315 9,720 7,180 2,535
$80,000 to $89,999 136,480 78,255 58,230 2,775 1,790 990
$90,000 to $99,999 121,935 65,620 56,320 1,985 1,325 660
$100,000 and over 359,645 243,875 115,775 4,955 4,070 885
Income of households in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for private households by household size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 34 2,135,910 ... ... 68,905 ... ...
Median total income of households in 2015 ($) 78,373 ... ... 62,349 ... ...
Median after-tax income of households in 2015 ($) 68,632 ... ... 55,521 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for one-person private households - 100% data 519,790 ... ... 20,185 ... ...
Median total income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 39,560 ... ... 31,875 ... ...
Median after-tax income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 35,294 ... ... 28,809 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for two-or-more-person private households - 100% data 1,616,120 ... ... 48,720 ... ...
Median total income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 94,463 ... ... 78,395 ... ...
Median after-tax income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 82,594 ... ... 69,150 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for private households by household size - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 35 2,135,910 ... ... 68,905 ... ...
Average total income of households in 2015 ($) 109,480 ... ... 77,868 ... ...
Average after-tax income of households in 2015 ($) 87,993 ... ... 66,269 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for one-person private households - 25% sample data 519,930 ... ... 20,155 ... ...
Average total income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 55,833 ... ... 40,901 ... ...
Average after-tax income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 44,755 ... ... 35,050 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for two-or-more-person private households - 25% sample data 1,615,980 ... ... 48,750 ... ...
Average total income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 126,740 ... ... 93,151 ... ...
Average after-tax income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 101,904 ... ... 79,177 ... ...
Total - Household total income groups in 2015 for private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 36 2,135,910 ... ... 68,900 ... ...
Under $5,000 47,170 ... ... 1,160 ... ...
$5,000 to $9,999 32,275 ... ... 935 ... ...
$10,000 to $14,999 50,900 ... ... 2,170 ... ...
$15,000 to $19,999 75,725 ... ... 3,130 ... ...
$20,000 to $24,999 73,110 ... ... 3,435 ... ...
$25,000 to $29,999 74,910 ... ... 2,985 ... ...
$30,000 to $34,999 76,830 ... ... 3,440 ... ...
$35,000 to $39,999 78,800 ... ... 3,430 ... ...
$40,000 to $44,999 78,620 ... ... 3,375 ... ...
$45,000 to $49,999 77,375 ... ... 3,115 ... ...
$50,000 to $59,999 150,140 ... ... 5,950 ... ...
$60,000 to $69,999 141,320 ... ... 5,405 ... ...
$70,000 to $79,999 131,390 ... ... 4,715 ... ...
$80,000 to $89,999 122,205 ... ... 4,300 ... ...
$90,000 to $99,999 113,055 ... ... 3,730 ... ...
$100,000 and over 812,085 ... ... 17,610 ... ...
$100,000 to $124,999 229,055 ... ... 6,745 ... ...
$125,000 to $149,999 167,755 ... ... 4,180 ... ...
$150,000 to $199,999 200,605 ... ... 4,035 ... ...
$200,000 and over 214,660 ... ... 2,645 ... ...
Total - Household after-tax income groups in 2015 for private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 32 2,135,905 ... ... 68,905 ... ...
Under $5,000 49,905 ... ... 1,245 ... ...
$5,000 to $9,999 32,655 ... ... 950 ... ...
$10,000 to $14,999 51,760 ... ... 2,220 ... ...
$15,000 to $19,999 78,605 ... ... 3,220 ... ...
$20,000 to $24,999 80,190 ... ... 3,915 ... ...
$25,000 to $29,999 82,520 ... ... 3,680 ... ...
$30,000 to $34,999 87,360 ... ... 4,020 ... ...
$35,000 to $39,999 92,550 ... ... 4,010 ... ...
$40,000 to $44,999 95,185 ... ... 3,885 ... ...
$45,000 to $49,999 93,510 ... ... 3,595 ... ...
$50,000 to $59,999 179,885 ... ... 6,690 ... ...
$60,000 to $69,999 165,340 ... ... 5,980 ... ...
$70,000 to $79,999 153,020 ... ... 5,275 ... ...
$80,000 to $89,999 136,810 ... ... 4,420 ... ...
$90,000 to $99,999 118,465 ... ... 3,405 ... ...
$100,000 and over 638,165 ... ... 12,375 ... ...
$100,000 to $124,999 229,315 ... ... 5,805 ... ...
$125,000 to $149,999 149,930 ... ... 3,045 ... ...
$150,000 and over 258,915 ... ... 3,525 ... ...
Income of economic families in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for economic families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 37 1,557,640 ... ... 46,275 ... ...
Median total income of economic families in 2015 ($) 94,132 ... ... 78,469 ... ...
Median after-tax income of economic families in 2015 ($) 82,232 ... ... 69,084 ... ...
Average family size of economic families 3.3 ... ... 2.7 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families without children or other relatives in private households - 100% data 423,565 ... ... 24,775 ... ...
Median total income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 85,201 ... ... 74,504 ... ...
Median after-tax income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 73,904 ... ... 65,871 ... ...
Average family size of couple economic families without children or other relatives 2.0 ... ... 2.0 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families with children in private households - 100% data 822,810 ... ... 13,900 ... ...
Median total income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 114,050 ... ... 104,867 ... ...
Median after-tax income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 98,699 ... ... 90,807 ... ...
Average family size of couple economic families with children 4.1 ... ... 3.9 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for lone-parent economic families in private households - 100% data 257,415 ... ... 6,360 ... ...
Median total income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 57,120 ... ... 45,102 ... ...
Median after-tax income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 52,715 ... ... 41,856 ... ...
Average family size of lone-parent economic families 2.7 ... ... 2.6 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for economic families in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 38 1,556,795 ... ... 46,275 ... ...
Average total income of economic families in 2015 ($) 127,226 ... ... 93,187 ... ...
Average after-tax income of economic families in 2015 ($) 102,021 ... ... 79,044 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families without children or other relatives in private households - 25% sample data 423,700 ... ... 24,840 ... ...
Average total income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 120,527 ... ... 90,186 ... ...
Average after-tax income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 94,618 ... ... 76,037 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families with children in private households - 25% sample data 823,190 ... ... 13,935 ... ...
Average total income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 148,914 ... ... 115,337 ... ...
Average after-tax income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 118,944 ... ... 97,625 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for lone-parent economic families in private households - 25% sample data 255,745 ... ... 6,350 ... ...
Average total income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 73,609 ... ... 54,615 ... ...
Average after-tax income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 62,869 ... ... 48,552 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 21 747,115 353,075 394,040 28,340 13,105 15,235
Median total income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 39 32,613 33,636 31,818 28,316 29,504 27,720
Median after-tax income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 39 29,868 30,519 29,362 26,153 26,696 25,786
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 40 745,705 351,920 393,790 28,340 13,070 15,270
Average total income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 41 47,973 50,595 45,630 37,161 38,845 35,719
Average after-tax income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 41 39,048 40,380 37,857 32,056 32,927 31,310
Total - Economic family income decile group for the population in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 42 5,862,855 2,849,955 3,012,895 151,625 73,645 77,990
In the bottom half of the distribution 2,813,285 1,338,400 1,474,885 82,375 38,905 43,470
In the bottom decile 652,620 315,260 337,360 18,115 8,670 9,445
In the second decile 583,750 269,305 314,445 17,200 7,735 9,465
In the third decile 539,335 254,260 285,075 15,895 7,435 8,455
In the fourth decile 518,440 248,375 270,065 15,745 7,560 8,180
In the fifth decile 519,140 251,205 267,935 15,425 7,500 7,925
In the top half of the distribution 3,049,570 1,511,555 1,538,015 69,255 34,740 34,515
In the sixth decile 528,520 256,980 271,540 14,925 7,320 7,600
In the seventh decile 546,775 267,890 278,885 14,975 7,485 7,495
In the eighth decile 580,185 286,725 293,460 14,600 7,285 7,315
In the ninth decile 639,880 318,340 321,540 13,725 6,960 6,765
In the top decile 754,210 381,625 372,590 11,030 5,690 5,345
Low income in 2015
Total - Low-income status in 2015 for the population in private households to whom low-income concepts are applicable - 100% dataCensus data footnote 43 5,862,595 2,849,835 3,012,760 150,595 73,110 77,480
0 to 17 years 1,195,910 614,060 581,850 24,010 12,350 11,660
0 to 5 years 374,440 191,880 182,555 7,515 3,855 3,665
18 to 64 years 3,851,275 1,866,775 1,984,495 87,500 41,860 45,640
65 years and over 815,415 369,005 446,405 39,090 18,900 20,185
In low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) 912,405 430,210 482,200 24,345 11,240 13,105
0 to 17 years 235,120 121,220 113,905 5,330 2,775 2,555
0 to 5 years 75,855 39,055 36,795 1,730 900 825
18 to 64 years 565,145 264,585 300,560 14,365 6,595 7,775
65 years and over 112,140 44,405 67,735 4,645 1,875 2,770
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) (%) 15.6 15.1 16.0 16.2 15.4 16.9
0 to 17 years (%) 19.7 19.7 19.6 22.2 22.5 21.9
0 to 5 years (%) 20.3 20.4 20.2 23.0 23.3 22.5
18 to 64 years (%) 14.7 14.2 15.1 16.4 15.8 17.0
65 years and over (%) 13.8 12.0 15.2 11.9 9.9 13.7
In low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) 749,935 359,355 390,585 12,960 6,360 6,595
0 to 17 years 178,525 91,985 86,540 2,645 1,385 1,260
0 to 5 years 58,105 29,855 28,245 860 460 400
18 to 64 years 499,350 239,960 259,390 9,555 4,625 4,925
65 years and over 72,065 27,410 44,660 760 345 415
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) (%) 12.8 12.6 13.0 8.6 8.7 8.5
0 to 17 years (%) 14.9 15.0 14.9 11.0 11.2 10.8
0 to 5 years (%) 15.5 15.6 15.5 11.4 11.9 10.9
18 to 64 years (%) 13.0 12.9 13.1 10.9 11.0 10.8
65 years and over (%) 8.8 7.4 10.0 1.9 1.8 2.1
Knowledge of languagesThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - Knowledge of languages for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 44 5,862,855 2,849,990 3,012,865 151,630 73,645 77,985
Official languages 5,605,085 2,747,700 2,857,380 151,025 73,375 77,650
English 5,600,485 2,745,820 2,854,665 151,015 73,370 77,645
French 466,820 200,835 265,990 9,955 4,490 5,460
Non-official languages 3,115,825 1,485,485 1,630,340 18,905 8,880 10,030
Aboriginal languages 1,105 450 655 325 160 160
Algonquian languages 940 395 545 50 30 15
Blackfoot 10 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 190 90 95 25 10 15
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 10 10 0
Plains Cree 50 30 20 0 0 0
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 30 10 15 0 0 0
Woods Cree 15 10 0 0 0 0
Cree, n.o.s. 100 45 55 20 0 15
Eastern Algonquian languages 45 20 25 0 0 0
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 45 25 25 0 0 0
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 705 280 425 30 25 0
Algonquin 15 10 10 0 0 0
Ojibway 675 270 405 25 20 10
Oji-Cree 10 0 10 0 0 0
Ottawa (Odawa) 20 10 0 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 10 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages 15 0 10 10 0 0
Northern Athabaskan languages 10 10 10 0 0 10
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carrier 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chilcotin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dene 10 0 10 10 0 10
Dogrib (Tlicho) 10 0 0 0 0 0
Gwich'in 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sarsi (Sarcee) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sekani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Slavey 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tutchone languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haida 0 0 0 15 0 10
Inuit languages 20 10 10 15 10 0
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 15 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 10 10 10 0 10 0
Iroquoian languages 60 20 40 0 0 0
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 45 15 35 0 0 0
Oneida 10 10 10 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 15 10 0 10 0 10
Salish languages 10 0 0 130 60 70
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 0 0 0 105 50 60
Lillooet 0 0 0 0 10 0
Okanagan 10 0 0 10 0 0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Squamish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Straits 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 10 0 0 15 10 0
Siouan languages 0 0 10 0 0 0
Dakota 10 0 0 0 0 0
Stoney 0 0 10 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tlingit 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 10 0 10 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 10 105 50 50
Haisla 0 0 0 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 10 0 0 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 0 0 0 50 25 20
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 0 0 0 50 20 35
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 30 20 15 0 0 10
Non-Aboriginal languages 3,114,775 1,485,055 1,629,720 18,585 8,715 9,875
Afro-Asiatic languages 211,335 106,115 105,215 440 285 155
Berber languages 245 135 110 10 10 0
Kabyle 80 40 40 0 0 0
Berber languages, n.i.e. 170 95 75 0 0 0
Cushitic languages 20,445 8,910 11,530 10 0 10
Bilen 85 50 35 0 0 0
Oromo 1,390 590 800 0 0 0
Somali 18,965 8,250 10,715 0 0 0
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 85 30 50 0 0 10
Semitic languages 191,925 97,710 94,215 425 275 150
Amharic 11,440 5,325 6,115 0 0 0
Arabic 125,970 65,090 60,880 335 250 85
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 12,500 6,090 6,410 0 0 0
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 2,220 1,110 1,105 0 0 0
Harari 1,250 635 620 0 0 0
Hebrew 38,385 19,590 18,795 80 30 50
Maltese 4,675 2,295 2,380 0 0 10
Tigrigna 5,960 2,790 3,180 0 0 0
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 1,135 555 580 0 0 0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 720 335 390 10 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 67,000 30,750 36,245 580 295 285
Khmer (Cambodian) 4,340 1,900 2,445 100 65 35
Vietnamese 62,935 29,000 33,935 485 235 250
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 40 0 35 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 205,810 81,995 123,815 1,170 390 780
Bikol 580 260 325 0 0 0
Cebuano 7,350 2,960 4,395 125 50 75
Fijian 50 20 30 10 0 0
Hiligaynon 2,545 1,015 1,530 15 0 15
Ilocano 12,740 5,000 7,740 70 25 40
Malagasy 90 45 45 0 0 0
Malay 7,305 3,360 3,945 90 35 60
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 1,600 735 875 0 0 10
Pangasinan 450 200 255 0 10 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 193,480 76,640 116,840 1,025 325 700
Waray-Waray 320 100 220 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 1,275 525 750 25 10 15
Creole languages 16,750 7,530 9,220 35 20 15
Haitian Creole 645 290 355 0 0 0
Creole, n.o.s. 9,125 4,110 5,015 15 10 0
Creole languages, n.i.e. 7,130 3,185 3,945 10 0 10
Dravidian languages 176,480 87,740 88,740 85 35 45
Kannada 4,470 2,245 2,215 10 0 10
Malayalam 17,255 8,785 8,475 55 25 30
Tamil 146,145 71,915 74,225 20 0 15
Telugu 13,615 7,460 6,150 0 0 0
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 440 225 210 0 0 0
Hmong-Mien languages 25 10 15 10 10 0
Indo-European languages 1,768,825 861,040 907,780 12,415 5,920 6,500
Albanian 15,375 7,695 7,680 0 0 0
Armenian 15,225 7,275 7,950 10 0 0
Balto-Slavic languages 300,880 140,300 160,580 1,665 770 890
Baltic languages 6,340 2,595 3,745 25 10 15
Latvian 2,630 1,115 1,520 15 10 10
Lithuanian 3,710 1,480 2,230 10 0 0
Slavic languages 296,240 138,420 157,820 1,640 760 880
Belarusan 945 495 450 0 0 0
Bosnian 4,355 2,110 2,250 15 10 10
Bulgarian 8,055 3,940 4,120 25 15 15
Croatian 23,785 11,605 12,180 275 155 120
Czech 6,300 2,975 3,325 185 90 90
Macedonian 16,730 8,025 8,700 20 10 10
Polish 83,545 38,245 45,300 320 140 175
Russian 111,165 51,675 59,485 365 145 220
Serbian 27,390 13,560 13,830 95 30 60
Serbo-Croatian 2,865 1,390 1,475 35 25 15
Slovak 6,085 2,790 3,295 80 35 45
Slovene (Slovenian) 4,450 2,010 2,440 30 20 15
Ukrainian 38,030 17,050 20,980 340 140 200
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 630 360 265 15 0 10
Celtic languages 1,910 985 920 95 55 40
Scottish Gaelic 650 325 320 40 20 15
Welsh 235 115 125 35 25 15
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 1,025 550 475 25 10 10
Germanic languages 80,940 38,460 42,480 5,555 2,635 2,920
Afrikaans 4,255 2,095 2,160 310 175 140
Danish 2,125 965 1,165 420 175 245
Dutch 11,655 5,440 6,215 1,345 615 730
Frisian 195 75 115 35 15 20
German 55,040 26,285 28,755 3,260 1,575 1,685
Icelandic 130 55 75 10 10 0
Norwegian 960 460 500 170 60 105
Swedish 2,570 1,165 1,410 195 95 100
Vlaams (Flemish) 265 110 150 60 30 20
Yiddish 6,510 3,200 3,305 30 20 15
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 105 50 55 10 10 10
Greek 60,400 29,665 30,735 150 90 55
Indo-Iranian languages 765,115 386,165 378,955 1,770 890 880
Indo-Aryan languages 639,795 323,555 316,245 1,550 770 780
Bengali 48,410 24,580 23,830 35 15 20
Gujarati 87,570 43,795 43,770 75 30 45
Hindi 207,780 105,570 102,210 415 195 220
Kashmiri 475 240 235 0 0 0
Konkani 4,995 2,265 2,730 10 0 0
Marathi 8,630 4,460 4,170 10 10 0
Nepali 6,385 3,155 3,235 20 0 25
Oriya (Odia) 930 445 480 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 243,875 125,225 118,655 1,205 620 585
Sindhi 9,685 4,545 5,135 10 10 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 15,135 7,605 7,525 10 10 0
Urdu 194,390 98,385 96,005 105 65 45
Iranian languages 130,695 65,170 65,520 225 125 105
Kurdish 3,845 2,175 1,670 0 0 0
Pashto 11,400 6,040 5,365 0 0 0
Persian (Farsi) 119,790 59,470 60,320 225 120 105
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 3,515 1,895 1,620 10 0 10
Italic (Romance) languages 567,300 268,895 298,410 3,635 1,730 1,900
Catalan 315 165 150 0 0 0
Italian 220,425 105,435 114,985 700 345 355
Portuguese 134,220 64,585 69,640 370 160 210
Romanian 29,765 13,805 15,965 90 55 35
Spanish 206,090 95,990 110,100 2,665 1,245 1,420
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 655 320 340 10 0 0
Japanese 17,460 7,535 9,920 605 280 330
Kartvelian languages 1,465 740 725 0 0 0
Georgian 1,465 740 725 0 0 0
Korean 62,350 29,150 33,205 405 195 210
Mongolic languages 445 190 255 0 0 0
Mongolian 445 190 255 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 47,720 22,705 25,015 210 120 90
Akan (Twi) 13,715 6,345 7,365 20 10 10
Bamanankan 200 110 90 0 0 0
Edo 1,890 825 1,070 0 0 0
Ewe 520 270 250 0 0 0
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 485 245 240 0 0 10
Ga 1,005 490 515 0 10 0
Ganda 865 410 455 20 10 20
Igbo 2,925 1,445 1,475 35 25 10
Lingala 2,080 895 1,185 0 0 0
Rundi (Kirundi) 535 255 285 0 0 0
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 695 295 400 0 0 0
Shona 1,175 515 655 10 10 0
Swahili 10,350 5,110 5,240 35 20 20
Wolof 415 185 230 10 0 0
Yoruba 7,935 3,980 3,960 55 30 20
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 6,340 2,935 3,405 30 25 10
Nilo-Saharan languages 500 285 215 0 0 0
Dinka 85 65 25 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 415 220 195 0 0 0
Sign languages 5,980 2,555 3,425 220 80 140
American Sign Language 3,505 1,325 2,175 95 35 65
Quebec Sign Language 10 0 15 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e. 2,575 1,280 1,295 135 50 85
Sino-Tibetan languages 581,165 272,700 308,470 2,275 1,085 1,195
Chinese languages 574,095 269,220 304,875 2,270 1,080 1,190
Cantonese 306,700 142,590 164,115 660 295 370
Hakka 7,185 3,150 4,035 10 0 0
Mandarin 313,605 145,835 167,765 1,575 760 815
Min Dong 710 285 425 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 13,985 6,265 7,715 60 15 45
Wu (Shanghainese) 6,885 3,200 3,685 25 10 10
Chinese, n.o.s. 11,470 5,200 6,270 130 60 65
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 135 75 60 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 7,455 3,695 3,770 15 10 0
Burmese 1,325 600 720 0 0 0
Karenic languages 245 115 135 0 0 0
Tibetan 5,465 2,725 2,740 0 10 0
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 500 290 210 0 0 10
Tai-Kadai languages 5,070 2,155 2,915 105 25 80
Lao 2,895 1,370 1,525 15 0 15
Thai 2,450 915 1,535 100 25 75
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e. 30 10 20 0 0 0
Turkic languages 24,680 12,835 11,845 75 35 40
Azerbaijani 2,645 1,345 1,300 30 10 20
Turkish 20,745 10,830 9,915 40 20 20
Uyghur 490 225 265 0 0 0
Uzbek 815 440 375 0 0 0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 560 270 290 10 10 0
Uralic languages 27,660 12,555 15,095 505 205 305
Estonian 2,995 1,295 1,705 35 15 15
Finnish 2,835 1,215 1,615 125 50 75
Hungarian 21,890 10,070 11,830 345 135 215
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 10 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 2,300 1,195 1,105 30 25 10
Citizenship
Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 45 5,862,855 2,849,990 3,012,860 151,625 73,640 77,985
Canadian citizensCensus data footnote 46 5,134,440 2,503,870 2,630,575 145,125 70,555 74,565
Canadian citizens aged under 18 1,102,940 565,995 536,940 23,565 12,245 11,325
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over 4,031,505 1,937,875 2,093,635 121,560 58,315 63,245
Not Canadian citizensCensus data footnote 47 728,410 346,120 382,285 6,500 3,085 3,420
Immigrant status and period of immigration
Total - Immigrant status and period of immigration for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 48 5,862,855 2,849,990 3,012,860 151,630 73,645 77,985
Non-immigrantsCensus data footnote 49 3,020,405 1,511,930 1,508,475 126,320 61,680 64,640
ImmigrantsCensus data footnote 50 2,705,550 1,269,995 1,435,560 23,680 11,055 12,620
Before 1981 611,635 284,800 326,830 14,170 6,820 7,350
1981 to 1990 370,195 177,010 193,190 2,265 985 1,280
1991 to 2000 638,770 298,245 340,520 2,200 945 1,255
2001 to 2010 728,025 341,100 386,925 3,345 1,505 1,840
2001 to 2005 379,400 178,780 200,620 1,490 650 840
2006 to 2010 348,620 162,320 186,305 1,855 855 1,005
2011 to 2016Census data footnote 51 356,930 168,835 188,095 1,705 800 900
Non-permanent residentsCensus data footnote 52 136,895 68,065 68,830 1,625 905 720
Age at immigration
Total - Age at immigration for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 53 2,705,550 1,269,990 1,435,560 23,680 11,060 12,625
Under 5 years 225,470 112,150 113,325 2,800 1,375 1,420
5 to 14 years 449,875 226,440 223,440 4,215 2,065 2,150
15 to 24 years 588,860 261,700 327,155 5,680 2,490 3,195
25 to 44 years 1,154,390 541,415 612,980 9,305 4,380 4,930
45 years and over 286,960 128,295 158,665 1,680 750 930
Immigrants by selected place of birthThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census immigration data
Total - Selected places of birth for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 54 2,705,550 1,269,990 1,435,560 23,680 11,060 12,625
Americas 409,865 181,700 228,165 2,820 1,165 1,655
Brazil 10,625 4,950 5,675 60 15 50
Colombia 17,150 7,850 9,295 55 15 40
El Salvador 11,110 5,535 5,580 15 10 10
Guyana 69,025 30,505 38,515 25 20 10
Haiti 2,590 1,225 1,370 20 0 15
Jamaica 99,660 41,700 57,960 45 10 30
Mexico 11,395 5,070 6,320 145 50 95
Peru 8,095 3,600 4,500 65 20 40
Trinidad and Tobago 43,135 19,035 24,095 45 15 30
United StatesCensus data footnote 55 46,695 21,755 24,940 2,070 895 1,175
Other places of birth in Americas 90,390 40,480 49,915 270 115 155
Europe 617,555 291,735 325,815 14,490 7,080 7,410
Bosnia and Herzegovina 9,630 4,760 4,875 45 10 35
Croatia 12,010 5,760 6,250 230 130 105
France 6,890 3,220 3,670 180 95 80
Germany 22,970 10,725 12,240 1,700 810 885
Greece 27,885 13,595 14,290 70 55 20
Hungary 11,925 5,380 6,540 205 85 120
IrelandCensus data footnote 56 8,115 3,955 4,160 240 115 125
Italy 103,620 50,525 53,090 235 145 95
Netherlands 7,620 3,700 3,915 1,085 495 595
Poland 57,450 25,810 31,640 240 125 120
Portugal 71,045 34,235 36,810 120 85 40
Romania 25,515 11,630 13,890 110 55 55
Russian Federation 34,385 14,875 19,510 125 40 90
SerbiaCensus data footnote 57 13,080 6,355 6,725 50 30 20
Ukraine 32,110 14,690 17,420 95 40 55
United KingdomCensus data footnote 58 99,165 47,375 51,790 8,225 4,020 4,205
Other places of birth in Europe 74,130 35,130 38,995 1,535 750 790
Africa 152,755 73,585 79,165 930 495 435
Algeria 1,240 650 595 10 0 0
Egypt 24,820 12,865 11,950 30 20 15
Ethiopia 10,865 4,965 5,900 25 10 15
Kenya 11,305 5,165 6,140 30 15 10
Morocco 3,480 1,700 1,780 10 10 0
Nigeria 16,400 8,135 8,260 40 20 25
Somalia 10,850 4,350 6,500 0 0 0
South Africa, Republic of 13,040 6,345 6,690 540 290 255
Other places of birth in Africa 60,760 29,410 31,355 235 120 120
Asia 1,518,125 719,445 798,680 4,965 2,115 2,845
Afghanistan 25,420 12,730 12,690 0 0 0
Bangladesh 32,385 16,330 16,055 30 15 15
ChinaCensus data footnote 59 266,840 121,555 145,290 940 440 500
Hong KongCensus data footnote 60 100,060 46,985 53,080 165 100 75
India 307,275 153,190 154,085 960 475 490
IranCensus data footnote 61 74,530 37,130 37,395 215 115 95
Iraq 29,230 14,640 14,595 0 10 0
Japan 5,880 1,905 3,975 205 55 155
Korea, SouthCensus data footnote 62 45,700 21,285 24,420 330 135 195
Lebanon 13,610 7,315 6,295 20 20 0
Pakistan 119,085 60,120 58,960 35 10 25
Philippines 192,265 78,690 113,570 940 310 630
Sri Lanka 101,550 49,580 51,965 25 15 10
SyriaCensus data footnote 63 10,830 5,430 5,400 60 20 35
Taiwan 14,980 6,510 8,465 80 40 45
Viet Nam 59,365 26,830 32,540 405 165 240
Other places of birth in Asia 119,120 59,225 59,900 545 200 350
Oceania and other places of birthCensus data footnote 64 7,260 3,525 3,730 480 200 280
Recent immigrants by selected places of birth
Total - Selected places of birth for the recent immigrant population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 54 356,930 168,835 188,095 1,705 805 900
Americas 40,810 19,490 21,320 220 125 95
Brazil 2,595 1,225 1,370 15 10 15
Colombia 2,610 1,220 1,385 0 0 0
Cuba 1,200 535 660 0 0 10
Haiti 865 415 450 10 10 0
Jamaica 7,300 3,825 3,475 0 0 0
Mexico 3,045 1,450 1,590 20 0 15
United StatesCensus data footnote 55 8,075 4,090 3,990 155 95 65
VenezuelaCensus data footnote 65 1,880 875 1,005 0 0 0
Other places of birth in Americas 13,250 5,845 7,395 0 0 0
Europe 31,805 15,585 16,225 365 165 200
France 1,400 675 725 0 10 0
Germany 915 490 420 75 10 65
IrelandCensus data footnote 56 1,490 935 560 10 10 10
MoldovaCensus data footnote 66 775 365 415 0 0 0
Romania 1,490 590 900 0 0 0
Russian Federation 3,935 1,430 2,505 30 10 30
Ukraine 3,655 1,690 1,960 20 10 15
United KingdomCensus data footnote 58 3,990 2,385 1,605 190 120 70
Other places of birth in Europe 14,150 7,020 7,135 35 20 15
Africa 24,760 12,150 12,615 70 45 25
Algeria 205 95 115 0 0 0
Cameroon 805 355 450 0 0 0
Congo, Democratic Republic of the 565 250 315 0 0 0
Côte d'Ivoire 290 135 150 0 0 0
Egypt 5,975 3,105 2,870 0 0 0
Eritrea 1,065 520 540 10 0 10
Ethiopia 1,665 755 915 0 0 0
Morocco 365 145 220 0 0 0
Nigeria 4,805 2,340 2,460 0 0 0
Somalia 1,155 555 600 0 0 0
South Africa, Republic of 810 440 370 35 20 10
Tunisia 125 90 40 0 0 0
Other places of birth in Africa 6,950 3,375 3,575 15 15 0
Asia 258,265 120,865 137,405 1,025 460 565
Afghanistan 4,615 2,315 2,300 0 0 0
Bangladesh 6,870 3,400 3,465 15 10 10
ChinaCensus data footnote 59 49,815 22,155 27,660 275 125 150
Hong KongCensus data footnote 60 1,815 730 1,085 15 15 0
India 58,820 29,560 29,260 115 55 55
IranCensus data footnote 61 18,635 9,020 9,620 10 10 0
Iraq 8,270 4,125 4,150 0 0 0
Israel 1,665 880 785 0 0 0
Japan 965 265 700 15 0 10
Korea, SouthCensus data footnote 62 4,885 2,215 2,665 80 35 45
Lebanon 1,440 780 660 0 0 0
Nepal 2,430 1,245 1,190 10 0 10
Pakistan 21,750 10,650 11,100 0 0 0
Philippines 43,590 17,995 25,595 345 150 195
Saudi Arabia 2,135 1,085 1,045 0 0 0
Sri Lanka 7,395 3,220 4,175 0 0 0
SyriaCensus data footnote 63 5,505 2,855 2,650 60 20 35
Taiwan 760 300 460 10 10 0
Turkey 2,055 1,145 910 0 0 0
United Arab Emirates 3,375 1,695 1,680 0 0 0
Viet Nam 2,690 1,060 1,625 30 0 25
Other places of birth in Asia 8,780 4,155 4,625 40 20 20
Oceania and otherCensus data footnote 64 1,285 755 535 25 10 15
Australia 1,005 615 390 10 0 10
Other places of birthCensus data footnote 67 285 140 150 15 10 15
Generation status
Total - Generation status for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 68 5,862,855 2,849,990 3,012,865 151,630 73,640 77,985
First generationCensus data footnote 69 2,874,265 1,354,410 1,519,860 26,395 12,560 13,835
Second generationCensus data footnote 70 1,676,530 844,955 831,575 31,065 14,980 16,085
Third generation or moreCensus data footnote 71 1,312,060 650,630 661,430 94,165 46,105 48,070
Admission category and applicant type
Total - Admission category and applicant type for the immigrant population in private households who landed between 1980 and 2016 - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 72 2,129,485 1,002,290 1,127,200 9,935 4,455 5,480
Economic immigrantsCensus data footnote 73 1,063,255 525,765 537,490 5,060 2,460 2,605
Principal applicantsCensus data footnote 74 424,005 261,635 162,370 2,190 1,270 920
Secondary applicantsCensus data footnote 75 639,250 264,130 375,115 2,875 1,190 1,680
Immigrants sponsored by familyCensus data footnote 76 717,295 293,165 424,130 3,895 1,515 2,385
RefugeesCensus data footnote 77 319,285 169,830 149,460 865 435 430
Other immigrantsCensus data footnote 78 29,655 13,530 16,120 110 45 65
Aboriginal population
Total - Aboriginal identity for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 79 5,862,855 2,849,995 3,012,860 151,630 73,640 77,985
Aboriginal identityCensus data footnote 80 46,320 21,815 24,505 10,635 5,000 5,635
Single Aboriginal responsesCensus data footnote 81 43,735 20,505 23,230 10,330 4,875 5,465
First Nations (North American Indian)Census data footnote 82 27,800 12,935 14,875 6,225 2,980 3,255
Métis 15,240 7,245 7,995 4,040 1,860 2,180
Inuk (Inuit) 690 320 365 65 35 30
Multiple Aboriginal responsesCensus data footnote 83 1,130 530 595 185 95 90
Aboriginal responses not included elsewhereCensus data footnote 84 1,455 780 670 115 30 85
Non-Aboriginal identity 5,816,540 2,828,180 2,988,360 140,990 68,640 72,350
Total - Population by Registered or Treaty Indian status for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 85 5,862,855 2,849,990 3,012,860 151,630 73,645 77,985
Registered or Treaty IndianCensus data footnote 86 14,865 6,865 8,005 4,780 2,315 2,465
Not a Registered or Treaty Indian 5,847,985 2,843,125 3,004,860 146,845 71,325 75,525
Total - Aboriginal ancestry for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 87 5,862,855 2,849,990 3,012,860 151,625 73,640 77,985
Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 88 7,435 3,410 4,020 3,175 1,570 1,605
Single Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 89 7,255 3,325 3,930 3,135 1,560 1,575
First Nations (North American Indian) single ancestryCensus data footnote 82 5,765 2,610 3,155 2,630 1,280 1,350
Métis single ancestry 1,375 665 715 490 275 215
Inuit single ancestry 120 55 65 15 0 0
Multiple Aboriginal ancestries (only)Census data footnote 90 175 85 90 40 15 30
First Nations (North American Indian) and Métis ancestries 125 65 60 35 10 25
First Nations (North American Indian) and Inuit ancestries 25 10 10 10 10 0
Métis and Inuit ancestries 15 0 15 0 0 0
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis and Inuit ancestries 20 15 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 91 66,540 31,435 35,105 9,115 4,315 4,800
Single Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 92 64,835 30,640 34,190 8,705 4,145 4,560
First Nations (North American Indian) and non-Aboriginal ancestries 49,115 23,300 25,815 5,310 2,525 2,790
Métis and non-Aboriginal ancestries 14,790 6,905 7,890 3,300 1,570 1,730
Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 930 435 490 95 55 35
Multiple Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 93 1,710 795 910 410 170 240
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis and non-Aboriginal ancestries 1,445 655 785 395 165 230
First Nations (North American Indian), Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 170 80 85 15 0 10
Métis, Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 90 50 45 0 0 0
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis, Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 0 10 0 0 0 0
Non-Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 94 5,788,885 2,815,145 2,973,735 139,340 67,755 71,580
Visible minority population
Total - Visible minority for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 95 5,862,855 2,849,990 3,012,860 151,630 73,645 77,990
Total visible minority populationCensus data footnote 96 3,011,905 1,449,235 1,562,675 10,855 5,195 5,660
South AsianCensus data footnote 97 973,225 490,875 482,350 2,255 1,150 1,105
Chinese 631,050 300,215 330,830 2,695 1,290 1,400
Black 442,020 204,665 237,350 950 500 445
Filipino 254,475 108,655 145,825 1,290 520 770
Latin American 132,945 63,735 69,210 565 240 325
Arab 105,610 54,840 50,770 270 195 80
Southeast AsianCensus data footnote 98 83,535 39,210 44,335 985 440 550
West AsianCensus data footnote 99 123,760 61,875 61,885 195 105 90
Korean 69,670 33,180 36,485 465 210 260
Japanese 20,655 8,970 11,685 725 320 400
Visible minority, n.i.e.Census data footnote 100 77,780 36,315 41,465 110 60 55
Multiple visible minoritiesCensus data footnote 101 97,190 46,700 50,490 345 160 185
Not a visible minorityCensus data footnote 102 2,850,950 1,400,760 1,450,190 140,775 68,445 72,325
Ethnic origin populationThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census data on ethnic origin
Total - Ethnic origin for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 103 5,862,855 2,849,995 3,012,865 151,630 73,640 77,985
North American Aboriginal origins 73,975 34,840 39,130 12,290 5,885 6,400
First Nations (North American Indian) 56,655 26,735 29,915 8,390 3,980 4,410
Inuit 1,360 645 710 125 70 55
Métis 17,860 8,350 9,505 4,225 2,015 2,205
Other North American origins 786,975 390,020 396,955 40,125 19,755 20,370
Acadian 4,215 2,085 2,125 225 140 75
American 49,455 23,985 25,470 3,130 1,540 1,590
Canadian 746,965 370,515 376,445 37,825 18,615 19,210
New Brunswicker 85 55 35 0 0 0
Newfoundlander 3,280 1,675 1,605 105 35 70
Nova Scotian 645 295 355 0 0 0
Ontarian 645 370 275 10 0 0
Québécois 1,570 780 785 45 20 30
Other North American origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 104 245 130 115 0 0 0
European origins 2,760,845 1,345,375 1,415,470 124,015 59,690 64,325
British Isles origins 1,287,260 629,030 658,230 93,020 44,715 48,305
Channel Islander 445 235 210 20 10 15
Cornish 205 105 95 30 20 15
English 732,555 358,040 374,515 60,815 28,880 31,930
Irish 544,380 260,305 284,070 29,780 13,630 16,150
Manx 815 475 345 95 50 45
Scottish 543,760 263,155 280,605 40,020 18,950 21,075
Welsh 56,210 26,940 29,275 6,050 2,840 3,205
British Isles origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 105 107,900 51,560 56,340 5,805 2,645 3,165
French origins 248,150 117,595 130,555 16,620 7,695 8,930
Alsatian 355 140 215 0 0 0
Breton 60 35 20 10 0 0
Corsican 60 30 30 0 0 0
French 247,790 117,430 130,360 16,610 7,685 8,925
Western European origins (except French origins) 396,070 192,485 203,585 33,090 15,550 17,540
Austrian 30,375 14,775 15,600 1,665 775 890
Bavarian 155 65 85 10 0 0
Belgian 9,770 4,540 5,230 980 480 505
Dutch 98,890 47,530 51,360 8,785 4,125 4,660
Flemish 910 430 475 115 50 65
Frisian 400 230 165 20 0 15
German 271,815 132,610 139,205 23,480 10,995 12,490
Luxembourger 305 145 155 20 10 15
Swiss 14,705 7,290 7,415 980 480 505
Western European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 106 530 260 275 10 10 0
Northern European origins (except British Isles origins) 69,205 33,340 35,865 16,855 8,045 8,810
Danish 15,455 7,630 7,825 3,155 1,455 1,700
Finnish 16,385 7,650 8,735 1,585 765 825
Icelandic 3,985 2,005 1,985 1,195 575 620
Norwegian 16,390 8,040 8,345 7,050 3,440 3,615
Swedish 18,590 8,565 10,020 4,960 2,290 2,675
Northern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 107 3,515 1,665 1,845 735 355 380
Eastern European origins 596,425 284,470 311,955 20,170 9,380 10,790
Bulgarian 11,220 5,545 5,675 65 30 40
Byelorussian 8,240 4,040 4,205 40 15 25
Czech 16,630 8,030 8,600 825 395 435
Czechoslovakian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 108 4,755 2,275 2,480 410 155 260
Estonian 7,655 3,580 4,075 235 100 135
Hungarian 59,720 29,025 30,690 2,255 915 1,340
Latvian 9,660 4,505 5,155 225 115 105
Lithuanian 19,520 9,380 10,140 220 115 105
Moldovan 3,020 1,545 1,475 0 10 0
Polish 237,245 113,300 123,940 5,610 2,505 3,105
Romanian 50,515 24,070 26,445 890 450 440
Russian 139,910 65,150 74,760 3,675 1,735 1,945
Slovak 14,580 7,040 7,540 360 175 185
Ukrainian 144,330 69,230 75,105 8,690 4,160 4,530
Eastern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 109 7,290 3,405 3,885 75 50 30
Southern European origins 988,415 488,295 500,120 9,595 4,785 4,815
Albanian 17,685 8,940 8,745 55 30 25
Bosnian 6,485 3,150 3,335 30 15 10
Catalan 160 105 60 0 0 0
Croatian 37,460 18,715 18,745 785 410 375
Cypriot 2,620 1,295 1,325 10 0 0
Greek 99,145 49,730 49,410 630 300 335
Italian 484,365 241,940 242,420 5,355 2,710 2,650
Kosovar 485 255 225 0 0 0
Macedonian 28,315 14,150 14,165 40 25 15
Maltese 19,440 9,580 9,860 80 45 35
Montenegrin 1,465 700 770 15 10 10
Portuguese 210,425 102,945 107,480 855 485 375
Serbian 33,055 16,630 16,425 205 75 130
Sicilian 1,575 790 780 30 10 20
Slovenian 13,135 6,605 6,530 170 85 90
Spanish 106,690 49,790 56,895 1,510 665 845
Yugoslavian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 110 6,775 3,280 3,495 410 200 210
Southern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 111 510 210 300 10 10 0
Other European origins 72,270 36,185 36,085 865 445 420
Basque 815 400 415 10 0 0
Jewish 59,195 29,745 29,450 325 165 155
Roma (Gypsy) 1,220 575 645 40 20 30
Slavic, n.o.s.Census data footnote 112 980 525 455 35 10 25
Other European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 113 10,520 5,160 5,360 460 240 220
Caribbean origins 346,530 157,300 189,230 460 200 265
Antiguan 2,430 1,075 1,355 10 0 10
Bahamian 1,255 635 615 10 0 0
Barbadian 18,395 8,370 10,030 50 25 30
Bermudan 1,000 470 540 15 0 15
Carib 1,795 640 1,150 0 0 0
Cuban 9,290 4,200 5,090 25 0 25
Dominican 6,365 3,035 3,335 0 0 0
Grenadian 12,380 5,330 7,050 0 10 0
Guadeloupean 40 10 30 0 0 0
Haitian 5,150 2,425 2,715 20 10 10
Jamaican 200,330 91,035 109,295 180 100 80
Kittitian/Nevisian 1,855 875 985 0 0 0
Martinican 160 50 105 10 0 0
Montserratan 440 210 230 0 0 0
Puerto Rican 750 400 360 40 25 15
St. Lucian 5,405 2,355 3,045 0 0 0
Trinidadian/Tobagonian 44,300 20,370 23,925 85 20 60
Vincentian/Grenadinian 10,290 4,345 5,950 20 10 15
West Indian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 114 46,300 20,555 25,740 20 10 15
Caribbean origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 115 13,305 5,940 7,365 30 15 15
Latin, Central and South American origins 213,985 100,945 113,030 1,180 555 620
Aboriginal from Central/South America (except Arawak and Maya) 7,115 3,305 3,810 40 20 20
Arawak 710 315 395 0 10 0
Argentinian 8,415 4,075 4,335 40 15 25
Belizean 355 170 185 0 0 0
Bolivian 1,325 660 665 0 0 0
Brazilian 13,065 6,295 6,780 120 35 85
Chilean 10,435 5,010 5,425 135 80 60
Colombian 24,875 11,890 12,985 85 20 60
Costa Rican 1,770 905 865 0 0 10
Ecuadorian 17,930 8,495 9,440 10 0 0
Guatemalan 5,915 2,850 3,065 20 10 10
Guyanese 57,985 26,585 31,405 40 25 15
Hispanic 3,655 1,780 1,875 30 20 10
Honduran 1,750 810 940 45 25 25
Maya 1,135 555 575 20 10 10
Mexican 19,785 9,185 10,600 430 210 225
Nicaraguan 3,655 1,765 1,890 45 30 15
Panamanian 1,805 775 1,030 10 0 10
Paraguayan 305 140 160 10 0 10
Peruvian 10,665 4,935 5,725 60 30 35
Salvadorean 15,130 7,480 7,650 35 10 30
Uruguayan 3,450 1,770 1,680 0 0 0
Venezuelan 8,260 3,780 4,480 40 25 20
Latin, Central and South American origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 116 9,255 4,505 4,745 35 25 15
African origins 266,640 130,030 136,610 1,550 815 735
Central and West African origins 58,830 29,030 29,800 185 110 75
Akan 700 395 305 0 0 0
Angolan 1,030 490 535 0 0 0
Ashanti 1,070 545 525 0 0 0
Beninese 370 190 180 0 0 0
Burkinabe 100 45 55 0 0 0
Cameroonian 2,535 1,250 1,285 0 0 0
Chadian 185 95 90 0 10 0
Congolese 3,985 1,895 2,085 0 0 0
Edo 935 490 445 0 0 0
Ewe 160 90 70 0 0 0
Gabonese 45 10 35 0 0 0
Gambian 545 255 295 0 0 0
Ghanaian 20,465 9,735 10,730 20 15 10
Guinean 680 335 340 0 0 0
Ibo 1,495 775 720 0 0 0
Ivorian 615 285 330 0 0 0
Liberian 335 140 200 10 0 0
Malian 260 140 125 0 0 0
Malinké 220 105 120 0 0 0
Nigerian 19,330 9,790 9,545 130 75 55
Peulh 60 40 20 0 0 0
Senegalese 535 280 255 10 10 0
Sierra Leonean 815 400 415 0 0 0
Togolese 315 205 105 0 0 0
Wolof 45 25 25 0 0 0
Yoruba 2,925 1,545 1,375 10 10 0
Central and West African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 117 2,895 1,415 1,480 10 10 10
North African origins 53,740 27,655 26,090 110 80 30
Algerian 1,700 835 870 20 20 0
Berber 680 365 315 0 0 0
Coptic 1,815 935 885 0 0 0
Dinka 35 25 10 0 0 0
Egyptian 36,340 18,715 17,625 30 25 10
Libyan 1,275 685 600 0 0 0
Maure 235 130 105 15 0 10
Moroccan 8,595 4,440 4,160 35 30 10
Sudanese 3,735 1,825 1,915 0 0 0
Tunisian 1,085 580 505 0 10 0
North African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 118 840 450 390 0 0 0
Southern and East African origins 80,285 38,330 41,955 705 345 360
Afrikaner 340 175 170 25 20 10
Amhara 500 240 260 0 0 0
Bantu, n.o.s.Census data footnote 119 305 170 135 0 0 0
Burundian 710 385 325 0 0 0
Djiboutian 205 95 115 0 0 0
Eritrean 7,625 3,685 3,940 0 0 0
Ethiopian 15,990 7,670 8,325 35 15 20
Harari 460 250 210 0 0 0
Kenyan 3,960 1,830 2,130 35 15 20
Malagasy 180 75 100 0 0 0
Mauritian 2,820 1,465 1,355 0 10 0
Oromo 830 370 460 0 0 0
Rwandan 1,105 490 620 15 10 10
Seychellois 165 65 95 10 0 0
Somali 25,550 11,820 13,740 10 10 0
South African 11,950 6,010 5,940 480 240 240
Tanzanian 1,850 925 920 0 0 0
Tigrian 410 210 200 0 0 0
Ugandan 2,010 980 1,030 30 10 20
Zambian 385 195 190 0 0 0
Zimbabwean 1,760 815 945 30 15 15
Zulu 205 100 110 0 0 0
Southern and East African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 120 5,470 2,415 3,055 35 15 15
Other African origins 77,575 36,805 40,775 565 285 280
Black, n.o.s.Census data footnote 121 10,975 4,750 6,220 60 20 40
Other African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 122 67,415 32,440 34,975 510 265 245
Asian origins 2,437,365 1,181,245 1,256,120 10,405 4,910 5,495
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins 330,340 167,015 163,330 1,070 580 490
Afghan 41,735 20,950 20,780 0 0 0
Arab, n.o.s.Census data footnote 123 23,205 12,005 11,195 160 120 45
Armenian 21,710 10,545 11,165 50 30 20
Assyrian 7,705 3,955 3,745 0 0 0
Azerbaijani 3,340 1,620 1,720 10 10 10
Georgian 2,390 1,220 1,165 25 10 15
Hazara 515 280 235 0 0 0
Iranian 97,110 48,770 48,345 345 175 170
Iraqi 29,045 14,570 14,480 10 0 10
Israeli 14,490 7,510 6,975 40 0 40
Jordanian 5,325 2,865 2,460 0 0 0
Kazakh 975 445 530 20 10 10
Kurd 4,355 2,330 2,025 0 0 0
Kuwaiti 375 215 160 10 10 0
Kyrgyz 245 85 160 0 0 0
Lebanese 29,750 15,125 14,625 175 105 70
Palestinian 15,555 8,380 7,170 10 0 10
Pashtun 2,145 1,180 965 0 0 0
Saudi Arabian 1,655 865 785 70 70 0
Syrian 16,150 7,855 8,300 140 50 85
Tajik 1,425 670 755 0 0 0
Tatar 1,785 760 1,025 10 0 10
Turk 23,085 11,685 11,405 65 35 30
Turkmen 405 205 200 0 0 0
Uighur 545 255 290 0 0 0
Uzbek 1,745 870 880 0 0 0
Yemeni 2,530 1,205 1,325 0 0 10
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 124 10,180 5,245 4,930 30 30 0
South Asian origins 995,125 499,465 495,660 2,370 1,205 1,160
Bangladeshi 23,400 11,960 11,435 10 0 10
Bengali 12,515 6,390 6,125 15 10 0
Bhutanese 150 80 65 0 0 0
East Indian 643,370 322,810 320,555 2,055 1,050 1,010
Goan 4,040 1,880 2,160 0 0 0
Gujarati 4,980 2,575 2,400 10 0 0
Kashmiri 1,345 690 650 0 0 0
Nepali 5,395 2,645 2,745 25 10 20
Pakistani 122,950 62,455 60,490 15 0 15
Punjabi 47,760 24,560 23,205 200 110 90
Sinhalese 4,030 1,970 2,055 0 10 0
Sri Lankan 114,400 55,790 58,615 40 30 15
Tamil 40,115 20,345 19,775 0 0 10
South Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 125 49,895 25,275 24,620 30 15 10
East and Southeast Asian origins 1,134,050 525,470 608,580 7,015 3,140 3,875
Burmese 2,165 970 1,195 25 15 0
Cambodian (Khmer) 6,430 2,970 3,460 145 80 70
Chinese 700,705 332,650 368,055 3,260 1,535 1,715
Filipino 274,670 118,265 156,405 1,500 560 935
Hmong 55 25 30 10 10 0
Indonesian 6,120 2,825 3,290 200 110 90
Japanese 28,045 12,350 15,695 855 380 470
Karen 265 115 145 0 0 0
Korean 73,385 34,950 38,445 475 220 255
Laotian 4,205 2,080 2,125 0 0 10
Malaysian 5,625 2,660 2,960 50 10 40
Mongolian 1,940 885 1,060 25 15 10
Singaporean 1,070 480 590 15 10 10
Taiwanese 7,975 3,625 4,350 75 35 40
Thai 3,390 1,275 2,115 125 30 95
Tibetan 6,015 3,015 3,000 10 0 0
Vietnamese 73,740 34,880 38,865 655 285 370
East and Southeast Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 126 3,400 1,675 1,725 10 0 0
Other Asian origins 10,705 5,285 5,420 20 10 10
Other Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 127 10,710 5,285 5,420 20 10 10
Oceania origins 9,705 4,915 4,785 1,020 490 530
Australian 5,925 3,095 2,830 525 245 280
New Zealander 1,945 1,030 915 210 95 115
Pacific Islands origins 2,045 935 1,110 280 150 130
Fijian 1,185 495 690 55 30 25
Hawaiian 225 115 115 160 85 80
Maori 200 105 90 20 15 0
Polynesian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 128 115 45 70 15 10 15
Samoan 90 45 50 0 0 0
Pacific Islands origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 129 340 160 180 35 15 15
Household characteristics
Total - Private households by tenure - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 130 2,135,910 ... ... 68,900 ... ...
Owner 1,420,360 ... ... 50,930 ... ...
Renter 715,540 ... ... 17,900 ... ...
Band housing 10 ... ... 75 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by condominium status - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 131 2,135,910 ... ... 68,900 ... ...
Condominium 445,650 ... ... 8,555 ... ...
Not condominium 1,690,260 ... ... 60,350 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 132 2,135,910 ... ... 68,905 ... ...
No bedrooms 24,165 ... ... 360 ... ...
1 bedroom 384,275 ... ... 6,990 ... ...
2 bedrooms 452,930 ... ... 21,135 ... ...
3 bedrooms 627,365 ... ... 24,770 ... ...
4 or more bedrooms 647,170 ... ... 15,650 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 133 2,135,905 ... ... 68,905 ... ...
1 to 4 rooms 751,950 ... ... 16,675 ... ...
5 rooms 290,215 ... ... 12,095 ... ...
6 rooms 278,975 ... ... 11,210 ... ...
7 rooms 249,710 ... ... 9,055 ... ...
8 or more rooms 565,055 ... ... 19,860 ... ...
Average number of rooms per dwelling 5.9 ... ... 6.3 ... ...
Total - Private households by number of persons per room - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 134 2,135,910 ... ... 68,900 ... ...
One person or fewer per room 2,042,675 ... ... 68,560 ... ...
More than 1 person per room 93,235 ... ... 340 ... ...
Total - Private households by housing suitability - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 135 2,135,905 ... ... 68,905 ... ...
Suitable 1,930,485 ... ... 67,095 ... ...
Not suitable 205,420 ... ... 1,810 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by period of construction - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 136 2,135,910 ... ... 68,900 ... ...
1960 or before 437,615 ... ... 7,685 ... ...
1961 to 1980 566,970 ... ... 19,585 ... ...
1981 to 1990 300,455 ... ... 11,200 ... ...
1991 to 2000 268,320 ... ... 14,905 ... ...
2001 to 2005 198,705 ... ... 4,995 ... ...
2006 to 2010 185,715 ... ... 6,335 ... ...
2011 to 2016Census data footnote 137 178,125 ... ... 4,195 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 138 2,135,910 ... ... 68,905 ... ...
Only regular maintenance or minor repairs needed 2,019,695 ... ... 64,840 ... ...
Major repairs needed 116,215 ... ... 4,065 ... ...
Total - Private households by number of household maintainers - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 139 2,135,910 ... ... 68,900 ... ...
1 household maintainer 1,205,800 ... ... 39,030 ... ...
2 household maintainers 841,650 ... ... 28,365 ... ...
3 or more household maintainers 88,460 ... ... 1,510 ... ...
Total - Private households by age of primary household maintainers - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 140 2,135,905 ... ... 68,905 ... ...
15 to 24 years 48,555 ... ... 1,855 ... ...
25 to 34 years 296,125 ... ... 6,865 ... ...
35 to 44 years 406,810 ... ... 8,445 ... ...
45 to 54 years 497,290 ... ... 11,290 ... ...
55 to 64 years 414,985 ... ... 15,330 ... ...
65 to 74 years 264,505 ... ... 14,465 ... ...
75 to 84 years 149,385 ... ... 7,895 ... ...
85 years and over 58,260 ... ... 2,755 ... ...
Total - Owner and tenant households with household total income greater than zero, in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings by shelter-cost-to-income ratio - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 141 2,130,850 ... ... 68,165 ... ...
Spending less than 30% of income on shelter costs 1,418,495 ... ... 51,540 ... ...
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs 712,350 ... ... 16,625 ... ...
30% to less than 100% 589,435 ... ... 14,415 ... ...
Total - Owner households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data 1,418,695 ... ... 50,390 ... ...
% of owner households with a mortgageCensus data footnote 142 63.2 ... ... 53.0 ... ...
% of owner households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costsCensus data footnote 141 26.7 ... ... 16.0 ... ...
Median monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,655 ... ... 818 ... ...
Average monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,755 ... ... 1,047 ... ...
Median value of dwellings ($)Census data footnote 144 647,648 ... ... 390,750 ... ...
Average value of dwellings ($)Census data footnote 144 734,924 ... ... 433,774 ... ...
Total - Tenant households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data 715,420 ... ... 17,830 ... ...
% of tenant households in subsidized housingCensus data footnote 145 14.6 ... ... 11.6 ... ...
% of tenant households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costsCensus data footnote 141 46.9 ... ... 48.0 ... ...
Median monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,207 ... ... 923 ... ...
Average monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,264 ... ... 982 ... ...
Highest certificate, diploma or degree
Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 146 4,879,095 2,345,195 2,533,900 131,685 63,375 68,305
No certificate, diploma or degree 794,735 377,800 416,930 19,310 10,275 9,045
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificateCensus data footnote 147 1,262,345 621,135 641,215 39,470 18,350 21,120
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 2,822,010 1,346,255 1,475,755 72,900 34,760 38,145
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma 216,485 144,375 72,110 14,875 10,990 3,890
Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 148 116,425 69,165 47,260 5,910 3,295 2,620
Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 149 100,065 75,215 24,850 8,965 7,695 1,275
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma 844,670 369,815 474,855 27,010 10,245 16,765
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level 134,705 60,270 74,435 5,755 2,090 3,665
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above 1,626,155 771,800 854,355 25,260 11,430 13,830
Bachelor's degree 1,075,760 494,850 580,905 15,905 6,835 9,070
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level 107,255 49,015 58,245 1,965 800 1,160
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry 44,785 22,370 22,420 850 555 290
Master's degree 350,785 176,595 174,185 5,400 2,550 2,850
Earned doctorateCensus data footnote 150 47,570 28,965 18,600 1,140 680 460
Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 146 3,288,690 1,578,640 1,710,055 77,440 36,485 40,950
No certificate, diploma or degree 316,395 160,105 156,295 7,630 4,445 3,195
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificateCensus data footnote 147 718,855 360,435 358,420 21,955 10,590 11,370
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 2,253,435 1,058,095 1,195,340 47,850 21,455 26,390
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma 147,990 97,935 50,050 9,035 6,735 2,295
Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 148 79,985 47,200 32,785 3,685 2,085 1,600
Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 149 68,005 50,740 17,270 5,345 4,650 695
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma 660,375 288,290 372,080 18,100 6,675 11,425
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level 101,090 44,915 56,180 3,825 1,355 2,470
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above 1,343,990 626,960 717,030 16,890 6,695 10,195
Bachelor's degree 876,470 399,455 477,015 10,965 4,235 6,730
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level 87,155 38,320 48,835 1,230 450 775
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry 36,605 17,060 19,545 555 295 255
Master's degree 306,310 150,595 155,715 3,580 1,450 2,125
Earned doctorateCensus data footnote 150 37,445 21,525 15,920 565 260 310
Major field of study - Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2016
Total - Major field of study - Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2016 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 151 4,879,095 2,345,190 2,533,900 131,685 63,380 68,305
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 152 2,057,085 998,935 1,058,145 58,785 28,620 30,160
Education 143,825 29,335 114,490 6,100 1,615 4,485
13. Education 143,825 29,335 114,490 6,100 1,610 4,490
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 138,915 62,540 76,375 2,565 1,080 1,480
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services 18,065 13,420 4,645 400 290 110
50. Visual and performing arts 120,850 49,120 71,735 2,165 790 1,380
Humanities 190,960 67,430 123,535 2,920 1,235 1,685
16. Aboriginal and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics 22,465 4,895 17,570 230 80 155
23. English language and literature/letters 53,980 15,275 38,705 1,015 365 650
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities 57,545 19,230 38,315 660 225 435
30A Interdisciplinary humanitiesCensus data footnote 153 925 420 505 20 0 15
38. Philosophy and religious studies 12,380 6,900 5,485 155 95 60
39. Theology and religious vocations 10,235 6,460 3,765 320 210 110
54. History 26,685 13,230 13,455 450 255 195
55. French language and literature/letters 6,750 1,015 5,735 70 10 60
Social and behavioural sciences and law 404,445 141,120 263,325 6,930 2,330 4,595
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies 5,520 1,040 4,480 135 25 105
09. Communication, journalism and related programs 44,435 17,305 27,130 460 210 250
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences 57,210 5,340 51,870 1,545 175 1,370
22. Legal professions and studies 69,375 26,940 42,430 1,165 360 800
30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciencesCensus data footnote 154 6,765 1,550 5,220 85 35 50
42. Psychology 56,380 13,470 42,905 1,235 350 880
45. Social sciences 164,760 75,470 89,290 2,300 1,170 1,135
Business, management and public administration 683,170 305,955 377,210 13,350 4,475 8,870
30.16 Accounting and computer science 1,380 525 855 30 0 25
44. Public administration and social service professions 41,330 8,545 32,785 960 195 760
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services 640,460 296,885 343,575 12,360 4,270 8,085
Physical and life sciences and technologies 135,195 63,275 71,920 2,520 1,380 1,135
26. Biological and biomedical sciences 56,780 22,320 34,460 1,260 595 665
30.01 Biological and physical sciences 33,525 14,700 18,820 375 180 195
30C Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciencesCensus data footnote 155 2,425 770 1,655 25 20 10
40. Physical sciences 37,715 23,855 13,860 715 530 185
41. Science technologies/technicians 4,745 1,620 3,125 150 60 95
Mathematics, computer and information sciences 167,300 108,360 58,945 1,755 1,020 735
11. Computer and information sciences and support services 129,355 88,860 40,490 1,290 830 460
25. Library science 5,930 975 4,950 205 30 175
27. Mathematics and statistics 29,330 16,665 12,665 230 150 80
30D Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciencesCensus data footnote 156 2,690 1,845 840 25 0 15
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies 483,705 417,195 66,510 15,720 14,850 870
04. Architecture and related services 30,785 19,780 11,000 335 205 125
14. Engineering 209,840 167,090 42,755 2,055 1,860 195
15. Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields 82,390 74,000 8,390 2,760 2,490 270
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation 105 25 75 0 0 0
46. Construction trades 62,875 61,525 1,345 4,680 4,550 130
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians 64,895 63,235 1,660 4,085 3,995 95
48. Precision production 32,825 31,545 1,280 1,800 1,755 50
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 31,395 16,880 14,510 2,500 1,655 840
01. Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences 18,615 10,510 8,105 1,175 600 575
03. Natural resources and conservation 12,775 6,370 6,410 1,325 1,060 265
Health and related fields 329,520 79,140 250,380 13,090 2,335 10,755
31. Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies 27,935 14,250 13,685 770 365 410
51. Health professions and related programs 289,225 58,445 230,780 12,065 1,795 10,270
60. Dental, medical and veterinary residency programs 12,370 6,450 5,920 255 175 85
Personal, protective and transportation services 113,240 54,930 58,315 5,450 2,780 2,665
12. Personal and culinary services 69,505 21,485 48,025 3,450 1,005 2,450
28. Military science, leadership and operational art 400 355 45 0 0 0
29. Military technologies and applied sciences 545 510 30 40 35 0
43. Security and protective services 27,635 19,200 8,440 530 420 105
49. Transportation and materials moving 15,155 13,380 1,775 1,425 1,315 115
Other 335 95 235 10 0 15
30.99 Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies, other 335 100 235 15 0 15
Total - Major field of study - Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2016 for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 151 3,288,690 1,578,640 1,710,050 77,440 36,490 40,950
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 152 1,035,250 520,540 514,710 29,590 15,030 14,560
Education 105,195 20,910 84,285 3,545 795 2,750
13. Education 105,195 20,910 84,285 3,545 795 2,745
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 111,390 50,080 61,305 1,745 680 1,065
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services 13,840 10,300 3,535 225 150 75
50. Visual and performing arts 97,550 39,775 57,770 1,515 530 990
Humanities 148,140 50,890 97,255 1,820 755 1,065
16. Aboriginal and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics 17,660 3,540 14,120 140 50 95
23. English language and literature/letters 41,970 11,575 30,395 660 230 430
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities 45,505 14,730 30,775 435 140 290
30A Interdisciplinary humanitiesCensus data footnote 153 740 345 390 0 0 10
38. Philosophy and religious studies 9,615 5,405 4,205 85 50 35
39. Theology and religious vocations 7,505 4,705 2,800 175 110 65
54. History 20,195 9,940 10,250 295 170 120
55. French language and literature/letters 4,965 635 4,325 25 0 25
Social and behavioural sciences and law 328,240 111,705 216,530 4,920 1,455 3,470
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies 4,530 880 3,645 100 15 85
09. Communication, journalism and related programs 36,715 14,295 22,425 355 155 200
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences 44,120 3,755 40,370 1,150 135 1,015
22. Legal professions and studies 58,950 20,950 38,000 865 220 640
30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciencesCensus data footnote 154 5,295 1,275 4,020 65 25 40
42. Psychology 44,300 10,030 34,270 810 185 625
45. Social sciences 134,325 60,520 73,810 1,575 715 860
Business, management and public administration 564,595 248,210 316,390 8,815 2,760 6,055
30.16 Accounting and computer science 1,160 430 735 20 0 15
44. Public administration and social service professions 33,415 6,830 26,585 690 120 575
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services 530,015 240,955 289,060 8,105 2,640 5,465
Physical and life sciences and technologies 103,055 46,585 56,475 1,525 735 790
26. Biological and biomedical sciences 43,415 16,535 26,875 865 385 475
30.01 Biological and physical sciences 25,865 11,000 14,865 235 90 140
30C Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciencesCensus data footnote 155 1,995 655 1,335 20 20 0
40. Physical sciences 28,260 17,290 10,970 330 210 115
41. Science technologies/technicians 3,535 1,110 2,430 85 30 55
Mathematics, computer and information sciences 148,790 96,820 51,970 1,305 785 520
11. Computer and information sciences and support services 118,355 81,355 37,000 1,075 725 350
25. Library science 4,220 735 3,485 125 10 115
27. Mathematics and statistics 23,830 13,135 10,700 85 45 40
30D Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciencesCensus data footnote 156 2,380 1,595 790 10 0 0
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies 373,050 316,715 56,335 9,560 8,895 665
04. Architecture and related services 25,325 15,870 9,455 220 105 120
14. Engineering 171,640 134,400 37,240 1,120 960 160
15. Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields 61,555 55,085 6,465 1,565 1,395 170
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation 95 20 75 0 0 0
46. Construction trades 45,310 44,305 1,000 3,145 3,040 110
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians 47,060 45,880 1,170 2,480 2,415 60
48. Precision production 22,075 21,155 915 1,030 980 45
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 24,915 12,845 12,070 1,805 1,135 675
01. Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences 14,535 7,740 6,800 810 385 430
03. Natural resources and conservation 10,375 5,105 5,270 995 745 250
Health and related fields 260,215 62,080 198,135 9,090 1,610 7,480
31. Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies 21,080 10,715 10,365 570 265 305
51. Health professions and related programs 229,345 46,565 182,780 8,370 1,260 7,105
60. Dental, medical and veterinary residency programs 9,790 4,795 4,990 145 85 65
Personal, protective and transportation services 85,575 41,185 44,390 3,710 1,855 1,850
12. Personal and culinary services 52,095 15,715 36,385 2,395 730 1,665
28. Military science, leadership and operational art 285 245 40 0 0 0
29. Military technologies and applied sciences 255 240 15 10 10 0
43. Security and protective services 20,920 14,315 6,605 355 265 90
49. Transportation and materials moving 12,015 10,670 1,345 950 850 95
Other 285 80 205 10 0 10
30.99 Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies, other 285 75 210 10 0 10
Location of study compared with province or territory of residence with countries outside Canada
Total - Location of study compared with province or territory of residence with countries outside Canada for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 157 4,879,095 2,345,195 2,533,905 131,685 63,380 68,305
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 2,057,080 998,935 1,058,145 58,785 28,620 30,160
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 158 2,822,010 1,346,255 1,475,760 72,900 34,760 38,150
Location of study inside Canada 1,913,405 904,105 1,009,300 62,850 29,480 33,370
Same as province or territory of residence 1,765,910 831,915 934,000 43,705 20,230 23,480
Different than province or territory of residence 147,495 72,195 75,305 19,145 9,255 9,895
Location of study outside CanadaCensus data footnote 159 908,605 442,150 466,460 10,050 5,280 4,775
United StatesCensus data footnote 160 83,885 46,165 37,725 2,360 1,305 1,055
Philippines 96,085 33,600 62,485 490 130 360
India 142,155 71,730 70,420 330 175 150
United KingdomCensus data footnote 161 59,990 33,500 26,490 3,060 1,745 1,315
ChinaCensus data footnote 162 78,940 37,355 41,580 400 195 210
France 6,680 3,625 3,055 40 15 25
Other 440,875 216,165 224,710 3,370 1,705 1,665
Total - Location of study compared with province or territory of residence with countries outside Canada for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 157 3,288,690 1,578,635 1,710,055 77,440 36,485 40,950
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 1,035,250 520,540 514,715 29,590 15,030 14,560
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 158 2,253,435 1,058,100 1,195,340 47,845 21,460 26,385
Location of study inside Canada 1,525,890 713,690 812,200 42,940 19,215 23,725
Same as province or territory of residence 1,408,565 656,055 752,510 31,890 14,075 17,815
Different than province or territory of residence 117,325 57,635 59,690 11,050 5,140 5,910
Location of study outside CanadaCensus data footnote 159 727,550 344,405 383,140 4,905 2,245 2,665
United StatesCensus data footnote 160 66,805 35,720 31,085 1,160 575 585
Philippines 81,210 27,965 53,245 410 115 295
India 122,145 59,885 62,265 250 125 125
United KingdomCensus data footnote 161 37,190 20,385 16,805 1,060 570 490
ChinaCensus data footnote 162 66,635 31,040 35,595 355 170 180
France 5,615 3,030 2,590 0 0 10
Other 347,945 166,390 181,555 1,665 695 970
Labour force status
Total - Population aged 15 years and over by Labour force status - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 163 4,879,095 2,345,190 2,533,900 131,685 63,380 68,305
In the labour force 3,234,350 1,670,030 1,564,315 72,745 37,005 35,745
Employed 2,984,990 1,546,745 1,438,250 67,125 33,745 33,385
Unemployed 249,360 123,290 126,070 5,620 3,260 2,355
Not in the labour force 1,644,740 675,160 969,585 58,940 26,375 32,560
Participation rate 66.3 71.2 61.7 55.2 58.4 52.3
Employment rate 61.2 66.0 56.8 51.0 53.2 48.9
Unemployment rate 7.7 7.4 8.1 7.7 8.8 6.6
Work activity during the reference year
Total population aged 15 years and over by work activity during the reference year - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 164 4,879,095 2,345,190 2,533,905 131,685 63,380 68,305
Did not workCensus data footnote 165 1,592,740 654,475 938,270 54,255 24,220 30,035
Worked 3,286,350 1,690,715 1,595,635 77,430 39,160 38,275
Worked full year, full timeCensus data footnote 166 1,694,705 941,950 752,765 33,335 18,690 14,640
Worked part year and/or part timeCensus data footnote 167 1,591,645 748,775 842,875 44,095 20,470 23,630
Average weeks worked in reference year 42.6 43.3 41.9 41.3 41.3 41.2
Class of worker
Total labour force aged 15 years and over by class of worker - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 168 3,234,350 1,670,035 1,564,320 72,745 37,000 35,745
Class of worker - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 90,210 41,705 48,505 1,490 850 635
All classes of workersCensus data footnote 170 3,144,140 1,628,325 1,515,815 71,255 36,150 35,105
Employee 2,744,970 1,368,035 1,376,935 59,345 29,190 30,155
Self-employedCensus data footnote 171 399,170 260,290 138,885 11,910 6,960 4,950
Occupation - National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2016
Total labour force population aged 15 years and over by occupation - National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2016 - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 172 3,234,355 1,670,030 1,564,320 72,745 37,005 35,740
Occupation - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 90,215 41,710 48,505 1,490 855 635
All occupationsCensus data footnote 170 3,144,140 1,628,325 1,515,815 71,255 36,150 35,105
0 Management occupations 376,890 228,640 148,255 7,190 4,260 2,925
1 Business, finance and administration occupations 576,955 203,575 373,375 9,355 2,325 7,030
2 Natural and applied sciences and related occupations 269,965 206,395 63,570 4,155 3,350 795
3 Health occupations 173,475 41,565 131,915 5,950 1,230 4,715
4 Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services 357,990 109,080 248,905 7,505 2,335 5,170
5 Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport 127,395 62,535 64,855 2,210 880 1,325
6 Sales and service occupations 735,270 338,725 396,550 19,285 7,625 11,660
7 Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations 351,740 327,065 24,675 11,500 10,835 665
8 Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations 24,245 19,360 4,885 2,365 1,860 510
9 Occupations in manufacturing and utilities 150,215 91,390 58,825 1,740 1,440 295
Industry - North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 2012
Total labour force population aged 15 years and over by Industry - North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 2012 - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 173 3,234,350 1,670,035 1,564,315 72,745 37,005 35,745
Industry - NAICS2012 - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 90,210 41,710 48,505 1,490 850 635
All industry categoriesCensus data footnote 170 3,144,140 1,628,320 1,515,815 71,260 36,150 35,105
11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 9,410 5,515 3,890 2,255 1,650 610
21 Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction 4,500 3,110 1,395 685 630 55
22 Utilities 15,860 10,905 4,955 280 205 75
23 Construction 191,430 166,670 24,750 6,920 6,080 840
31-33 Manufacturing 285,825 188,490 97,335 3,425 2,570 855
41 Wholesale trade 143,725 88,880 54,845 1,825 1,355 465
44-45 Retail trade 338,675 161,855 176,820 10,150 4,660 5,490
48-49 Transportation and warehousing 168,165 123,115 45,050 3,270 2,500 765
51 Information and cultural industries 106,940 61,970 44,970 1,680 975 705
52 Finance and insurance 247,475 118,710 128,760 2,160 725 1,440
53 Real estate and rental and leasing 82,665 44,590 38,075 1,420 715 700
54 Professional, scientific and technical services 339,305 191,155 148,150 4,620 2,475 2,145
55 Management of companies and enterprises 8,680 3,615 5,065 30 20 15
56 Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services 162,185 89,190 72,995 3,785 2,135 1,645
61 Educational services 229,025 70,820 158,200 4,620 1,430 3,190
62 Health care and social assistance 287,975 58,110 229,865 9,950 1,910 8,040
71 Arts, entertainment and recreation 63,745 33,560 30,185 1,485 695 785
72 Accommodation and food services 204,315 93,560 110,760 5,970 2,200 3,770
81 Other services (except public administration) 134,570 56,235 78,335 3,315 1,410 1,905
91 Public administration 119,675 58,255 61,415 3,410 1,815 1,605
Place of work status
Total - Place of work status for the employed labour force aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 174 2,984,990 1,546,745 1,438,245 67,130 33,740 33,385
Worked at home 218,365 111,020 107,345 6,520 3,025 3,495
Worked outside Canada 19,580 13,225 6,350 240 145 95
No fixed workplace address 346,205 246,815 99,395 10,970 8,245 2,720
Worked at usual place 2,400,845 1,175,685 1,225,160 49,400 22,330 27,070
Commuting destinationThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census commuting destination data
Total - Commuting destination for the employed labour force aged 15 years and over in private households with a usual place of work - 25% sample data 2,400,850 1,175,685 1,225,160 49,400 22,330 27,070
Commute within census subdivision (CSD) of residence 1,353,665 614,770 738,890 31,675 13,300 18,375
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) within census division (CD) of residence 243,620 119,725 123,890 13,115 6,105 7,005
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) and census division (CD) within province or territory of residence 798,155 437,940 360,215 3,925 2,395 1,535
Commute to a different province or territory 5,410 3,250 2,160 685 530 155
Main mode of commuting
Total - Main mode of commuting for the employed labour force aged 15 years and over in private households with a usual place of work or no fixed workplace address - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 175 2,747,050 1,422,500 1,324,550 60,375 30,575 29,795
Car, truck, van - as a driver 1,714,795 982,905 731,890 48,810 24,840 23,970
Car, truck, van - as a passenger 154,360 56,295 98,065 3,480 1,520 1,955
Public transit 667,255 281,110 386,145 1,995 910 1,085
Walked 144,135 64,380 79,750 3,630 1,600 2,030
Bicycle 39,320 24,920 14,395 850 565 285
Other method 27,190 12,890 14,300 1,605 1,145 455
Commuting duration
Total - Commuting duration for the employed labour force aged 15 years and over in private households with a usual place of work or no fixed workplace address - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 176 2,747,050 1,422,500 1,324,550 60,370 30,580 29,795
Less than 15 minutes 391,400 177,910 213,490 25,400 11,675 13,720
15 to 29 minutes 783,980 398,445 385,535 22,120 10,860 11,255
30 to 44 minutes 726,575 394,790 331,790 7,585 4,485 3,090
45 to 59 minutes 372,095 198,325 173,770 2,225 1,375 850
60 minutes and over 473,000 253,030 219,970 3,045 2,170 870
Time leaving for work
Total - Time leaving for work for the employed labour force aged 15 years and over in private households with a usual place of work or no fixed workplace address - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 177 2,747,055 1,422,500 1,324,555 60,370 30,575 29,795
Between 5 a.m. and 5:59 a.m. 158,945 113,980 44,970 3,470 2,390 1,085
Between 6 a.m. and 6:59 a.m. 416,640 250,560 166,080 8,170 5,185 2,990
Between 7 a.m. and 7:59 a.m. 699,920 339,560 360,360 16,445 8,870 7,575
Between 8 a.m. and 8:59 a.m. 649,740 299,940 349,800 14,105 5,720 8,380
Between 9 a.m. and 11:59 a.m. 404,420 192,285 212,135 8,480 3,320 5,155
Between 12 p.m. and 4:59 a.m. 417,380 226,175 191,205 9,700 5,090 4,610
Language used most often at work
Total - Language used most often at work for the population in private households aged 15 years and over who worked since January 1, 2015 - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 178 3,404,195 1,747,775 1,656,415 79,905 40,275 39,630
Single responses 3,323,390 1,708,945 1,614,450 79,645 40,130 39,510
Official languages 3,230,665 1,659,815 1,570,850 79,355 39,975 39,385
English 3,218,730 1,656,605 1,562,120 79,195 39,945 39,250
French 11,940 3,210 8,725 165 25 135
Non-official languages 92,725 49,125 43,600 285 160 130
Aboriginal languages 10 0 10 0 0 0
Algonquian languages 0 0 10 0 0 0
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 0 0 10 0 0 0
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Moose Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Naskapi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Plains Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Woods Cree 10 0 0 0 0 0
Cree, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Eastern Algonquian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway 0 0 10 0 0 0
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carrier 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chilcotin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dene 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gwich'in 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sarsi (Sarcee) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sekani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Slavey 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tutchone languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oneida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lillooet 0 0 0 0 0 0
Okanagan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Squamish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Straits 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dakota 0 0 0 0 0 0
Stoney 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tlingit 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nisga'a 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haisla 0 0 0 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Non-Aboriginal languages 92,715 49,125 43,590 285 160 130
Afro-Asiatic languages 1,865 1,065 805 10 10 0
Berber languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kabyle 0 0 0 0 0 0
Berber languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cushitic languages 100 45 60 0 0 0
Bilen 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oromo 15 10 0 0 0 0
Somali 85 30 55 0 0 0
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Semitic languages 1,755 1,020 735 10 10 0
Amharic 55 20 35 0 0 0
Arabic 1,165 760 405 0 10 0
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 110 75 30 0 0 0
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 10 0 0 0 0
Harari 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hebrew 360 115 245 0 0 0
Maltese 25 15 0 0 0 0
Tigrigna 45 25 20 0 0 0
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 0 10 0 0 0 0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 10 0 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 1,780 740 1,045 80 35 45
Khmer (Cambodian) 45 30 25 15 0 0
Vietnamese 1,735 715 1,025 60 25 40
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 1,105 415 690 10 0 0
Bikol 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cebuano 20 10 15 0 0 0
Fijian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 15 0 10 0 0 0
Ilocano 35 15 20 0 0 0
Malagasy 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malay 40 15 20 0 0 0
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pangasinan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 990 370 615 10 0 0
Waray-Waray 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 10 0 0 0
Creole languages 25 20 10 0 0 0
Haitian Creole 0 0 0 0 0 0
Creole, n.o.s. 20 15 10 0 0 0
Creole languages, n.i.e. 10 0 0 0 0 0
Dravidian languages 1,910 905 1,000 0 0 0
Kannada 10 0 0 0 0 0
Malayalam 55 30 30 0 0 0
Tamil 1,815 870 945 0 0 0
Telugu 35 0 25 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 27,005 14,870 12,135 55 30 30
Albanian 210 125 85 0 0 0
Armenian 140 65 70 0 0 0
Balto-Slavic languages 5,315 2,575 2,745 15 0 0
Baltic languages 55 20 30 0 0 0
Latvian 10 10 10 0 0 0
Lithuanian 45 15 30 0 0 0
Slavic languages 5,260 2,550 2,710 15 10 10
Belarusan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bosnian 45 30 10 0 0 0
Bulgarian 115 75 40 0 0 0
Croatian 95 55 35 0 0 0
Czech 15 10 10 0 0 0
Macedonian 80 35 40 0 0 0
Polish 1,490 800 690 0 0 0
Russian 2,515 1,095 1,415 10 10 10
Serbian 160 110 55 0 0 0
Serbo-Croatian 20 10 0 0 0 0
Slovak 45 30 15 0 0 0
Slovene (Slovenian) 10 0 10 0 0 0
Ukrainian 680 290 390 0 0 0
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 380 145 230 10 10 0
Afrikaans 0 0 0 10 0 0
Danish 20 0 10 0 0 0
Dutch 60 40 25 0 0 0
Frisian 0 0 0 0 0 0
German 240 70 165 10 10 0
Icelandic 10 0 0 0 0 0
Norwegian 10 10 0 0 0 0
Swedish 20 10 15 0 0 0
Vlaams (Flemish) 10 10 0 0 0 0
Yiddish 20 10 10 0 0 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Greek 340 190 155 0 0 0
Indo-Iranian languages 10,855 6,035 4,815 20 10 15
Indo-Aryan languages 8,405 4,500 3,905 15 10 10
Bengali 300 145 155 0 0 0
Gujarati 615 210 405 0 0 0
Hindi 740 355 385 0 0 0
Kashmiri 0 0 0 0 0 0
Konkani 0 10 0 0 0 0
Marathi 30 10 15 0 0 0
Nepali 60 20 35 0 0 0
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 5,635 3,250 2,385 15 10 15
Sindhi 20 10 15 0 0 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 20 15 10 0 0 0
Urdu 985 480 505 0 0 0
Iranian languages 2,445 1,535 910 0 0 0
Kurdish 85 75 10 0 0 0
Pashto 10 10 10 0 0 0
Persian (Farsi) 2,350 1,460 890 0 0 0
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Italic (Romance) languages 9,760 5,730 4,030 15 10 0
Catalan 10 0 0 0 0 0
Italian 775 415 355 0 0 0
Portuguese 5,070 3,365 1,705 10 10 0
Romanian 245 105 140 0 0 0
Spanish 3,660 1,840 1,820 15 10 0
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Japanese 775 250 520 10 10 10
Kartvelian languages 10 10 10 0 0 0
Georgian 10 10 10 0 0 0
Korean 4,265 2,155 2,105 20 10 10
Mongolic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mongolian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 70 35 35 0 0 0
Akan (Twi) 15 0 15 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 20 15 10 0 0 0
Igbo 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lingala 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rundi (Kirundi) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shona 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swahili 0 10 0 0 0 0
Wolof 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yoruba 0 0 10 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 15 10 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 350 140 210 0 0 0
American Sign Language 245 80 170 0 0 0
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 110 65 45 0 0 0
Sino-Tibetan languages 52,745 28,050 24,695 105 70 40
Chinese languages 52,700 28,020 24,675 105 70 35
Cantonese 25,335 13,205 12,130 25 25 10
Hakka 35 10 25 0 0 0
Mandarin 26,135 14,210 11,930 70 40 35
Min Dong 25 15 10 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 220 145 75 0 0 0
Wu (Shanghainese) 30 20 10 0 0 0
Chinese, n.o.s. 910 420 490 10 0 0
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 50 30 20 0 0 0
Burmese 10 0 0 0 0 0
Karenic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibetan 40 25 15 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages 70 30 40 0 0 0
Lao 10 0 10 0 0 0
Thai 65 30 30 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 415 285 130 0 0 0
Azerbaijani 10 10 0 0 0 0
Turkish 400 270 130 0 0 0
Uyghur 0 10 0 0 0 0
Uzbek 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Uralic languages 305 140 165 0 0 0
Estonian 50 15 35 0 0 0
Finnish 45 10 35 0 0 0
Hungarian 220 125 95 0 0 0
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 0 0 10 0 0 0
Multiple responses 80,805 38,835 41,970 265 145 125
English and French 16,405 6,285 10,115 65 30 35
English and non-official language 63,155 31,990 31,165 195 115 80
French and non-official language 85 45 40 10 0 0
English, French and non-official language 1,160 510 645 10 0 10
Other language used regularly at work
Total - Other language(s) used regularly at work for the population in private households aged 15 years and over who worked since January 1, 2015 - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 179 3,404,200 1,747,780 1,656,420 79,910 40,280 39,630
None 3,137,830 1,614,155 1,523,680 78,270 39,595 38,670
English 44,560 21,510 23,050 250 85 170
French 47,885 20,415 27,475 595 250 340
Non-official language 169,430 89,575 79,855 780 340 440
Aboriginal 155 50 105 45 10 35
Non-Aboriginal 169,270 89,525 79,750 735 330 405
English and French 85 45 45 0 0 0
English and non-official language 1,225 585 640 0 0 0
French and non-official language 3,160 1,480 1,675 15 0 15
English, French and non-official language 25 20 0 0 0 0
Mobility status - Place of residence 1 year ago
Total - Mobility status 1 year ago - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 180 5,802,555 2,819,345 2,983,215 150,580 73,150 77,430
Non-movers 5,070,300 2,459,065 2,611,235 126,475 61,380 65,090
Movers 732,260 360,275 371,980 24,100 11,770 12,335
Non-migrants 433,235 212,190 221,040 13,050 6,325 6,730
Migrants 299,025 148,080 150,940 11,050 5,445 5,605
Internal migrants 194,570 96,145 98,430 10,010 4,935 5,080
Intraprovincial migrants 168,510 83,115 85,395 7,175 3,510 3,665
Interprovincial migrants 26,065 13,030 13,030 2,835 1,425 1,410
External migrants 104,455 51,940 52,515 1,035 510 525
Mobility status - Place of residence 5 years ago
Total - Mobility status 5 years ago - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 181 5,553,650 2,691,730 2,861,915 145,350 70,510 74,840
Non-movers 3,411,530 1,646,850 1,764,680 82,855 40,335 42,515
Movers 2,142,120 1,044,880 1,097,235 62,495 30,170 32,325
Non-migrants 1,174,140 570,770 603,370 29,455 14,160 15,295
Migrants 967,975 474,110 493,860 33,045 16,010 17,030
Internal migrants 577,355 282,680 294,680 29,410 14,235 15,175
Intraprovincial migrants 510,305 250,225 260,080 20,320 9,790 10,535
Interprovincial migrants 67,050 32,450 34,600 9,090 4,445 4,640
External migrants 390,620 191,435 199,185 3,630 1,780 1,855

Source

Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population.

How to cite

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2017. Toronto [Census metropolitan area], Ontario and Nanaimo, RD [Census division], British Columbia (table). Census Profile. 2016 Census. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-316-X2016001. Ottawa. Released November 29, 2017.
https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/index.cfm?Lang=E (accessed June 13, 2024).

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