Census Profile, 2016 Census
Nanaimo--Ladysmith [Federal electoral district], British Columbia and Saskatchewan [Province]

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Characteristic Nanaimo--Ladysmith
British Columbia
[Federal electoral district]
Saskatchewan

[Province]
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Total Male Female Total Male Female
Counts (unless otherwise specified)
Population and dwellings
Population, 2016Census data footnote 1 122,710 ... ... 1,098,352 ... ...
Population, 2011Census data footnote 1 114,998 ... ... 1,033,381 ... ...
Population percentage change, 2011 to 2016 6.7 ... ... 6.3 ... ...
Total private dwellingsCensus data footnote 2 56,149 ... ... 495,582 ... ...
Private dwellings occupied by usual residentsCensus data footnote 3 52,963 ... ... 432,622 ... ...
Population density per square kilometre 71.0 ... ... 1.9 ... ...
Land area in square kilometres 1,728.28 ... ... 588,243.54 ... ...
Age characteristics
Total - Age groups and average age of the population - 100% dataCensus data footnote 4 122,710 59,555 63,150 1,098,350 545,785 552,565
0 to 14 years 17,355 8,855 8,505 215,685 110,410 105,275
0 to 4 years 5,480 2,785 2,690 73,130 37,335 35,795
5 to 9 years 6,115 3,145 2,970 74,460 38,155 36,305
10 to 14 years 5,765 2,920 2,840 68,095 34,920 33,175
15 to 64 years 77,155 37,430 39,725 712,240 358,110 354,130
15 to 19 years 6,295 3,230 3,055 67,660 34,675 32,980
20 to 24 years 6,805 3,440 3,365 70,060 36,075 33,985
25 to 29 years 6,785 3,410 3,375 77,525 39,290 38,235
30 to 34 years 7,100 3,445 3,655 77,520 38,610 38,915
35 to 39 years 6,625 3,230 3,395 71,590 35,940 35,650
40 to 44 years 6,855 3,330 3,525 64,950 32,515 32,440
45 to 49 years 7,665 3,625 4,040 63,580 31,780 31,795
50 to 54 years 8,845 4,215 4,625 75,245 37,230 38,015
55 to 59 years 9,965 4,710 5,255 76,195 38,070 38,125
60 to 64 years 10,215 4,790 5,425 67,915 33,935 33,985
65 years and over 28,200 13,275 14,925 170,425 77,265 93,160
65 to 69 years 9,470 4,545 4,925 53,230 26,285 26,945
70 to 74 years 6,870 3,390 3,480 37,740 18,225 19,510
75 to 79 years 4,780 2,320 2,455 29,400 13,415 15,985
80 to 84 years 3,370 1,600 1,765 23,115 9,945 13,170
85 years and over 3,715 1,410 2,300 26,940 9,395 17,550
85 to 89 years 2,315 990 1,325 16,280 6,305 9,975
90 to 94 years 1,070 350 720 8,000 2,515 5,485
95 to 99 years 290 75 220 2,290 520 1,760
100 years and over 45 10 35 375 50 325
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 14.1 14.9 13.5 19.6 20.2 19.1
15 to 64 years 62.9 62.8 62.9 64.8 65.6 64.1
65 years and over 23.0 22.3 23.6 15.5 14.2 16.9
85 years and over 3.0 2.4 3.6 2.5 1.7 3.2
Average age of the population 44.9 44.0 45.7 39.1 38.2 40.0
Median age of the population 47.3 46.2 48.4 37.8 36.9 38.7
Household and dwelling characteristics
Total - Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling - 100% dataCensus data footnote 5 52,965 ... ... 432,620 ... ...
Single-detached house 32,800 ... ... 314,340 ... ...
Apartment in a building that has five or more storeys 1,245 ... ... 10,520 ... ...
Other attached dwellingCensus data footnote 6 17,300 ... ... 98,435 ... ...
Semi-detached house 2,215 ... ... 12,705 ... ...
Row house 2,140 ... ... 18,535 ... ...
Apartment or flat in a duplex 5,165 ... ... 9,385 ... ...
Apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys 7,660 ... ... 57,115 ... ...
Other single-attached house 120 ... ... 700 ... ...
Movable dwellingCensus data footnote 7 1,620 ... ... 9,325 ... ...
Total - Private households by household size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 8 52,960 ... ... 432,625 ... ...
1 person 15,580 ... ... 121,175 ... ...
2 persons 21,370 ... ... 153,610 ... ...
3 persons 7,365 ... ... 60,240 ... ...
4 persons 5,665 ... ... 56,080 ... ...
5 or more persons 2,985 ... ... 41,520 ... ...
Number of persons in private households 119,530 ... ... 1,070,560 ... ...
Average household size 2.3 ... ... 2.5 ... ...
Marital status
Total - Marital status for the population aged 15 years and over - 100% dataCensus data footnote 9 105,355 50,705 54,650 882,670 435,375 447,290
Married or living common law 61,310 30,580 30,730 520,430 261,075 259,355
Married 49,095 24,500 24,595 437,875 219,800 218,075
Living common law 12,215 6,080 6,135 82,550 41,270 41,280
Not married and not living common law 44,040 20,125 23,915 362,240 174,310 187,930
Never married 25,280 13,805 11,475 242,070 133,750 108,325
Separated 3,200 1,370 1,835 19,795 8,945 10,855
Divorced 8,785 3,435 5,345 47,180 20,985 26,200
Widowed 6,780 1,515 5,265 53,190 10,635 42,555
Family characteristics
Total - Census families in private households by family size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 10 35,695 ... ... 302,260 ... ...
2 persons 22,020 ... ... 157,195 ... ...
3 persons 6,705 ... ... 58,770 ... ...
4 persons 5,140 ... ... 54,125 ... ...
5 or more persons 1,830 ... ... 32,170 ... ...
Average size of census families 2.6 ... ... 2.9 ... ...
Total number of census families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 11 35,695 ... ... 302,260 ... ...
Total couple families 29,875 ... ... 252,765 ... ...
Married couples 23,770 ... ... 211,500 ... ...
Common-law couples 6,110 ... ... 41,265 ... ...
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent 5,820 ... ... 49,495 ... ...
Female parent 4,470 ... ... 38,165 ... ...
Male parent 1,345 ... ... 11,330 ... ...
Total - Couple census families in private households - 100% data 29,875 ... ... 252,770 ... ...
Couples without children 18,345 ... ... 129,085 ... ...
Couples with children 11,525 ... ... 123,685 ... ...
1 child 5,065 ... ... 45,495 ... ...
2 children 4,765 ... ... 49,035 ... ...
3 or more children 1,700 ... ... 29,150 ... ...
Total - Lone-parent census families in private households - 100% data 5,820 ... ... 49,490 ... ...
1 child 3,675 ... ... 28,110 ... ...
2 children 1,640 ... ... 13,280 ... ...
3 or more children 505 ... ... 8,105 ... ...
Total - Persons not in census families in private households - 100% data 25,150 11,855 13,295 187,765 95,550 92,210
Household type
Total - Private households by household type - 100% dataCensus data footnote 12 52,965 ... ... 432,620 ... ...
One-census-family households 33,890 ... ... 285,675 ... ...
Without children in a census familyCensus data footnote 13 17,515 ... ... 124,620 ... ...
With children in a census familyCensus data footnote 14 16,370 ... ... 161,055 ... ...
Multiple-census-family households 885 ... ... 7,975 ... ...
Non-census-family households 18,190 ... ... 138,965 ... ...
One-person households 15,580 ... ... 121,175 ... ...
Two-or-more person non-census-family households 2,605 ... ... 17,795 ... ...
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 15 120,800 58,865 61,940 1,083,240 539,100 544,130
English only 112,280 55,130 57,155 1,023,400 511,940 511,460
French only 15 10 10 535 255 280
English and French 7,930 3,490 4,440 51,360 23,290 28,065
Neither English nor French 570 240 335 7,945 3,620 4,325
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 16 120,800 58,865 61,940 1,083,240 539,105 544,135
English 118,625 57,840 60,785 1,060,225 528,155 532,075
French 1,435 715 725 13,555 6,590 6,960
English and French 190 90 105 1,770 890 885
Neither English nor French 550 225 330 7,685 3,475 4,220
Official language minority (number)Census data footnote 17 1,530 755 775 14,435 7,035 7,405
Official language minority (percentage)Census data footnote 17 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.4
Mother tongueThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - Mother tongue for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% dataCensus data footnote 18 120,800 58,865 61,940 1,083,240 539,105 544,135
Single responses 119,555 58,285 61,275 1,064,675 530,145 534,530
Official languages 108,095 52,900 55,195 907,715 452,955 454,760
English 106,515 52,125 54,395 892,615 445,635 446,985
French 1,580 775 805 15,100 7,320 7,775
Non-official languages 11,455 5,385 6,075 156,960 77,195 79,770
Aboriginal languages 215 95 120 28,340 13,685 14,660
Algonquian languages 15 5 10 19,965 9,640 10,325
Blackfoot 0 0 0 10 5 5
Cree-Montagnais languages 10 5 10 19,015 9,190 9,825
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Moose Cree 0 0 0 5 0 0
Naskapi 0 0 0 5 0 0
Northern East Cree 5 0 0 30 15 10
Plains Cree 0 0 5 2,080 975 1,105
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 5 5 5
Swampy Cree 0 0 0 250 115 135
Woods Cree 0 0 0 780 370 410
Cree, n.o.s. 10 5 5 15,860 7,710 8,155
Eastern Algonquian languages 0 0 0 5 0 5
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 0 0 0 5 5 5
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 5 5 0 935 445 490
Algonquin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway 5 5 0 925 440 485
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 10 5 5
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 0 0
Athabaskan languages 5 0 5 7,860 3,800 4,060
Northern Athabaskan languages 5 0 5 7,860 3,805 4,055
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carrier 0 0 5 0 0 0
Chilcotin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dene 0 0 5 7,855 3,800 4,055
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 5 0 5 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 5 0 0 0
Tahltan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tutchone languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 0 0
Haida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages 5 5 5 35 10 20
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 5 5 0
Inuktitut 0 0 0 20 10 15
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 5 10 0 5
Iroquoian languages 0 0 0 5 0 5
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 0 0 0 0 0 5
Oneida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 5 0 0 235 110 125
Salish languages 120 60 60 5 5 0
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 95 45 45 0 0 0
Lillooet 0 0 0 0 0 0
Okanagan 0 0 0 0 5 0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 5 0 0
Squamish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Straits 5 0 5 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 0 5 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 30 15 10 0 0 0
Siouan languages 0 0 0 230 110 120
Dakota 0 0 0 195 85 105
Stoney 5 0 0 5 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 35 20 15
Tlingit 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 10 5 5 5 0 0
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nisga'a 5 5 0 5 0 0
Tsimshian 0 0 0 5 5 0
Wakashan languages 35 15 25 0 0 0
Haisla 0 0 0 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 5 5 0 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 15 10 5 0 0 0
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 15 5 10 0 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 20 5 10 10 5 5
Non-Aboriginal languages 11,240 5,285 5,950 128,620 63,510 65,110
Afro-Asiatic languages 350 245 110 6,770 3,560 3,215
Berber languages 0 0 0 10 5 0
Kabyle 0 0 0 5 0 0
Berber languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 5 0
Cushitic languages 10 0 5 1,050 505 545
Bilen 0 0 0 55 25 30
Oromo 0 0 0 195 100 90
Somali 0 5 0 775 355 415
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 5 25 15 10
Semitic languages 340 235 105 5,685 3,035 2,650
Amharic 10 5 0 290 140 155
Arabic 295 210 85 4,040 2,200 1,840
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 305 160 145
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 150 75 75
Harari 0 0 0 5 0 0
Hebrew 25 20 10 75 45 30
Maltese 10 5 5 10 5 5
Tigrigna 0 0 0 680 340 340
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 130 65 60
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 25 15 5
Austro-Asiatic languages 505 240 260 2,560 1,250 1,305
Khmer (Cambodian) 90 50 45 135 70 70
Vietnamese 410 195 215 2,420 1,180 1,235
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 690 245 440 23,415 11,130 12,280
Bikol 5 0 5 85 40 40
Cebuano 20 5 20 1,545 685 855
Fijian 5 5 0 25 20 5
Hiligaynon 15 5 10 255 120 140
Ilocano 30 10 20 790 370 415
Malagasy 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malay 25 10 15 125 55 70
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 0 0 0 175 80 95
Pangasinan 0 0 0 40 15 25
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 550 200 355 20,045 9,590 10,455
Waray-Waray 5 0 0 60 30 35
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 30 15 10 265 125 140
Creole languages 15 10 5 220 105 120
Haitian Creole 0 0 0 5 0 5
Creole, n.o.s. 15 5 0 150 70 80
Creole languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 65 30 35
Dravidian languages 30 20 10 1,560 865 700
Kannada 0 0 0 60 35 30
Malayalam 15 15 5 850 455 395
Tamil 10 5 5 350 200 150
Telugu 5 0 5 285 165 120
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 10 0
Hmong-Mien languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Indo-European languages 6,495 3,120 3,380 73,170 36,230 36,930
Albanian 5 5 0 380 190 190
Armenian 10 10 5 70 40 30
Balto-Slavic languages 1,165 540 625 18,460 8,490 9,970
Baltic languages 30 10 15 175 85 90
Latvian 15 10 5 100 45 50
Lithuanian 15 5 10 75 40 35
Slavic languages 1,140 530 610 18,285 8,400 9,885
Belarusan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bosnian 5 5 0 225 110 120
Bulgarian 15 10 5 65 35 30
Croatian 160 90 70 455 240 220
Czech 120 55 65 235 115 125
Macedonian 15 5 10 55 30 30
Polish 265 125 150 1,865 850 1,015
Russian 215 90 120 3,045 1,460 1,580
Serbian 50 20 25 465 235 225
Serbo-Croatian 20 5 10 120 60 65
Slovak 55 25 30 115 60 55
Slovene (Slovenian) 20 10 10 80 40 45
Ukrainian 190 80 110 11,270 5,035 6,230
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 20 10 15 290 145 145
Celtic languages 25 15 15 60 30 30
Scottish Gaelic 5 0 0 10 5 5
Welsh 15 5 5 30 10 15
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 5 5 5 25 10 5
Germanic languages 2,850 1,345 1,510 24,455 11,710 12,745
Afrikaans 95 50 45 880 450 430
Danish 250 125 130 255 145 110
Dutch 700 340 360 1,385 685 700
Frisian 10 5 5 30 20 10
German 1,545 695 850 21,320 10,150 11,170
Icelandic 10 10 5 55 20 25
Norwegian 100 50 55 310 140 165
Swedish 90 45 45 150 60 90
Vlaams (Flemish) 25 15 5 60 25 35
Yiddish 5 5 0 25 10 10
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 5 0
Greek 95 55 35 935 490 445
Indo-Iranian languages 1,320 665 655 22,335 12,065 10,270
Indo-Aryan languages 1,170 595 580 19,995 10,780 9,210
Bengali 25 10 10 2,795 1,495 1,300
Gujarati 40 20 20 2,510 1,420 1,090
Hindi 130 70 60 1,545 880 665
Kashmiri 0 0 0 20 10 10
Konkani 0 0 0 35 15 10
Marathi 0 0 0 140 80 55
Nepali 10 5 5 770 400 370
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 0 25 10 10
Punjabi (Panjabi) 910 460 455 5,250 2,890 2,360
Sindhi 5 5 5 120 65 55
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 5 0 0 270 130 135
Urdu 40 20 20 6,520 3,380 3,135
Iranian languages 150 75 75 2,065 1,130 940
Kurdish 5 0 0 145 80 65
Pashto 0 0 0 555 315 235
Persian (Farsi) 145 70 75 1,370 735 635
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 275 155 120
Italic (Romance) languages 1,020 485 540 6,470 3,225 3,250
Catalan 0 0 0 5 0 0
Italian 275 145 130 705 365 340
Portuguese 150 70 80 615 265 350
Romanian 55 25 30 850 425 430
Spanish 540 245 295 4,290 2,165 2,125
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 5 5
Japanese 315 110 205 320 100 220
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 5 5 5
Georgian 5 0 0 5 0 5
Korean 430 180 250 1,670 800 865
Mongolic languages 0 0 0 40 20 25
Mongolian 0 0 0 40 20 25
Niger-Congo languages 90 40 45 2,310 1,235 1,075
Akan (Twi) 10 5 5 190 115 75
Bamanankan 0 0 0 0 0 5
Edo 0 5 0 35 20 15
Ewe 5 0 0 50 30 20
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 5 0 0 25 15 5
Ga 5 0 0 20 15 5
Ganda 5 0 5 35 15 20
Igbo 5 5 0 215 125 90
Lingala 0 0 0 30 20 15
Rundi (Kirundi) 0 5 0 145 85 65
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 0 0 5 115 55 60
Shona 0 5 0 90 55 40
Swahili 5 5 5 425 220 205
Wolof 0 0 0 20 10 10
Yoruba 15 5 10 465 240 220
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 25 10 15 430 220 215
Nilo-Saharan languages 0 0 0 335 195 140
Dinka 0 0 0 115 70 45
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 220 120 100
Sign languages 15 10 5 200 100 100
American Sign Language 5 0 5 65 35 35
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 10 5 5 135 70 65
Sino-Tibetan languages 1,845 855 995 13,500 6,700 6,795
Chinese languages 1,845 850 995 12,460 6,165 6,290
Cantonese 460 210 250 3,775 1,830 1,950
Hakka 5 0 5 35 20 15
Mandarin 1,215 560 655 7,230 3,600 3,630
Min Dong 0 0 0 5 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 35 10 25 210 110 100
Wu (Shanghainese) 10 5 5 60 35 25
Chinese, n.o.s. 110 60 45 1,135 570 565
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 0 0 0 1,040 530 505
Burmese 0 0 0 180 115 65
Karenic languages 0 0 0 810 395 415
Tibetan 0 0 0 15 5 10
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 35 20 20
Tai-Kadai languages 80 15 65 525 235 290
Lao 5 0 5 345 175 170
Thai 75 10 65 180 55 125
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 35 20 10 360 185 175
Azerbaijani 0 0 0 25 10 10
Turkish 25 15 10 290 155 130
Uyghur 0 0 0 5 0 5
Uzbek 5 0 0 30 5 15
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 15 10 10
Uralic languages 340 175 170 1,555 735 820
Estonian 20 10 10 20 10 10
Finnish 115 60 60 205 85 120
Hungarian 210 110 100 1,330 650 685
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 15 10 5 100 55 45
Multiple responses 1,250 580 665 18,560 8,955 9,605
English and French 305 140 165 2,045 985 1,060
English and non-official language 890 420 470 15,925 7,675 8,245
French and non-official language 30 15 15 315 150 165
English, French and non-official language 25 10 15 280 145 135
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 19 120,805 58,865 61,940 1,083,240 539,100 544,130
Single responses 118,755 57,920 60,835 1,049,130 522,390 526,740
Official languages 114,630 55,910 58,715 968,625 481,845 486,780
English 114,300 55,755 58,545 964,640 479,915 484,730
French 325 155 175 3,985 1,930 2,050
Non-official languages 4,125 2,010 2,115 80,505 40,540 39,960
Aboriginal languages 15 5 5 16,605 8,355 8,245
Algonquian languages 0 0 0 10,145 5,185 4,960
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 0 0 0 10,000 5,105 4,895
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 1,195 580 610
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 0 0 0 95 40 55
Woods Cree 0 0 0 180 100 85
Cree, n.o.s. 0 0 0 8,525 4,380 4,145
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 0 140 75 65
Algonquin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway 0 0 0 145 80 70
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 6,360 3,130 3,235
Northern Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 6,365 3,130 3,230
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 6,360 3,130 3,230
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 5 0 5
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 0 0 0 5 0 0
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 0 0
Iroquoian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oneida 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 45 20 25
Salish languages 10 10 5 0 0 0
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 15 5 5 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 50 25 20
Dakota 0 0 0 35 15 10
Stoney 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 15 5 10
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 5 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 4,115 2,005 2,110 63,905 32,185 31,720
Afro-Asiatic languages 195 115 75 4,625 2,340 2,290
Berber languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kabyle 0 0 0 5 0 0
Berber languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cushitic languages 5 5 5 720 335 380
Bilen 0 0 0 30 15 15
Oromo 0 0 0 140 75 70
Somali 5 0 0 530 245 290
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 5 15 5 5
Semitic languages 185 115 75 3,900 1,995 1,905
Amharic 5 5 0 150 75 70
Arabic 175 105 65 2,890 1,500 1,390
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 225 105 120
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 115 60 55
Harari 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hebrew 10 10 5 25 10 15
Maltese 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tigrigna 0 0 0 430 205 220
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 70 40 30
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 335 165 170 1,740 850 895
Khmer (Cambodian) 65 30 30 40 20 25
Vietnamese 270 130 135 1,700 830 865
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 185 85 100 12,515 6,210 6,300
Bikol 0 0 0 15 5 10
Cebuano 0 0 0 580 280 295
Fijian 5 0 0 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 0 0 5 110 60 50
Ilocano 5 0 0 240 115 120
Malagasy 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malay 0 0 0 35 20 15
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 0 0 0 70 35 35
Pangasinan 0 0 0 10 5 5
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 165 70 90 11,345 5,630 5,715
Waray-Waray 0 0 0 15 5 5
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 10 5 10 95 50 45
Creole languages 0 0 0 95 35 65
Haitian Creole 0 0 0 0 0 5
Creole, n.o.s. 0 0 0 65 25 40
Creole languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 35 10 20
Dravidian languages 10 5 5 845 440 410
Kannada 5 0 0 20 10 10
Malayalam 10 5 5 525 265 260
Tamil 0 0 0 155 90 65
Telugu 0 0 0 145 75 70
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hmong-Mien languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Indo-European languages 1,625 795 835 31,235 15,915 15,325
Albanian 0 0 0 205 100 100
Armenian 0 5 0 45 25 20
Balto-Slavic languages 305 145 160 5,170 2,560 2,610
Baltic languages 0 0 0 80 35 45
Latvian 0 0 0 40 20 20
Lithuanian 0 0 0 40 15 25
Slavic languages 305 145 160 5,090 2,525 2,560
Belarusan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bosnian 5 0 0 85 45 40
Bulgarian 10 5 5 35 20 15
Croatian 40 15 25 170 85 85
Czech 40 20 20 30 20 15
Macedonian 0 5 0 35 15 15
Polish 50 20 30 480 220 255
Russian 125 60 65 1,725 875 840
Serbian 5 5 5 270 140 130
Serbo-Croatian 5 0 5 45 20 25
Slovak 5 0 5 30 15 15
Slovene (Slovenian) 0 0 5 5 5 0
Ukrainian 10 0 5 2,010 985 1,025
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 170 80 90
Celtic languages 5 0 0 10 5 5
Scottish Gaelic 0 0 0 5 0 5
Welsh 0 0 0 5 0 5
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 5 0
Germanic languages 270 135 135 8,110 3,990 4,120
Afrikaans 35 20 20 530 275 250
Danish 15 5 5 10 5 0
Dutch 70 35 35 200 110 95
Frisian 0 0 0 5 0 0
German 140 65 70 7,290 3,565 3,725
Icelandic 5 5 0 0 0 0
Norwegian 5 0 0 10 5 10
Swedish 5 5 5 10 5 10
Vlaams (Flemish) 0 5 0 0 0 5
Yiddish 0 0 0 5 0 5
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 45 25 20
Greek 30 15 15 395 190 205
Indo-Iranian languages 735 360 370 14,385 7,560 6,825
Indo-Aryan languages 650 325 325 12,960 6,820 6,140
Bengali 15 10 5 1,915 980 930
Gujarati 15 5 5 1,585 865 720
Hindi 45 30 20 880 490 390
Kashmiri 0 0 0 5 0 0
Konkani 0 0 0 10 5 5
Marathi 0 0 0 55 30 30
Nepali 5 0 0 570 290 275
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 550 275 280 3,485 1,885 1,605
Sindhi 0 0 0 55 25 25
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 0 5 0 140 70 70
Urdu 20 10 15 4,265 2,180 2,080
Iranian languages 80 35 50 1,280 660 615
Kurdish 0 0 0 65 40 30
Pashto 0 0 0 345 185 160
Persian (Farsi) 80 35 45 865 435 430
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 150 80 65
Italic (Romance) languages 285 140 140 2,920 1,480 1,435
Catalan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Italian 40 20 20 155 80 75
Portuguese 40 20 25 220 100 115
Romanian 15 5 10 315 165 150
Spanish 185 100 90 2,220 1,130 1,085
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 0 5
Japanese 140 65 75 120 45 75
Kartvelian languages 0 0 5 0 0 0
Georgian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Korean 295 135 150 1,180 590 595
Mongolic languages 0 0 0 25 10 10
Mongolian 0 0 0 25 10 10
Niger-Congo languages 15 5 10 735 350 380
Akan (Twi) 5 5 5 55 30 25
Bamanankan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Edo 0 0 0 10 0 5
Ewe 0 0 0 5 5 5
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 0 5 0 20 10 10
Ga 5 0 0 0 0 0
Ganda 0 0 0 10 5 5
Igbo 0 0 0 40 15 20
Lingala 0 0 0 15 10 10
Rundi (Kirundi) 0 0 0 85 45 40
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 0 0 0 35 15 25
Shona 0 0 0 35 25 15
Swahili 0 0 0 200 90 110
Wolof 0 0 0 0 5 0
Yoruba 5 0 0 115 55 55
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 100 45 55
Nilo-Saharan languages 0 0 0 135 65 70
Dinka 0 0 0 65 30 30
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 70 35 40
Sign languages 25 10 10 285 175 105
American Sign Language 5 0 5 50 30 20
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 15 10 10 230 150 85
Sino-Tibetan languages 1,210 575 635 9,700 4,835 4,865
Chinese languages 1,210 575 635 8,925 4,450 4,475
Cantonese 225 110 110 2,400 1,140 1,265
Hakka 0 0 0 5 0 0
Mandarin 890 415 475 5,645 2,865 2,780
Min Dong 0 0 0 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 20 10 10 80 45 35
Wu (Shanghainese) 5 0 5 30 15 15
Chinese, n.o.s. 75 45 35 760 385 380
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 5
Tibeto-Burman languages 0 0 0 775 380 395
Burmese 0 0 0 115 65 55
Karenic languages 0 0 0 640 310 335
Tibetan 0 0 0 10 0 5
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 5 5
Tai-Kadai languages 10 5 5 190 85 105
Lao 0 0 0 125 60 60
Thai 10 5 5 70 25 45
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 10 5 10 195 100 95
Azerbaijani 0 0 0 5 5 5
Turkish 10 0 5 170 90 85
Uyghur 0 0 0 0 0 0
Uzbek 0 0 0 10 5 10
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 0 5
Uralic languages 55 30 30 240 125 120
Estonian 0 0 0 10 0 5
Finnish 15 10 5 15 10 5
Hungarian 40 20 20 215 110 105
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 5 0 5 45 25 20
Multiple responses 2,045 945 1,105 34,110 16,720 17,395
English and French 140 65 80 1,210 575 635
English and non-official language 1,860 865 995 32,250 15,810 16,435
French and non-official language 5 0 5 150 85 70
English, French and non-official language 35 15 20 495 250 250
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 20 120,805 58,865 61,935 1,083,235 539,100 544,130
None 113,580 55,565 58,015 983,935 490,490 493,450
English 1,845 890 950 41,920 21,045 20,875
French 1,280 550 730 9,340 4,085 5,255
Non-official language 3,985 1,800 2,180 46,495 22,705 23,785
Aboriginal 250 110 135 13,490 6,445 7,050
Non-Aboriginal 3,735 1,690 2,040 33,005 16,265 16,740
English and French 15 10 0 170 85 85
English and non-official language 55 30 25 860 440 420
French and non-official language 50 15 35 495 245 255
English, French and non-official language 0 0 0 20 5 10
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 21 102,210 49,380 52,830 857,270 424,245 433,025
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 98,935 47,760 51,175 822,620 407,715 414,905
Median total income in 2015 among recipients ($) 32,204 39,035 27,252 38,299 46,117 31,978
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 99,040 47,845 51,195 822,745 407,730 415,015
Median after-tax income in 2015 among recipients ($) 29,179 34,347 25,428 34,570 40,492 29,564
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 88,840 43,535 45,310 750,515 378,290 372,225
Median market income in 2015 among recipients ($) 28,987 35,869 23,589 36,883 45,587 29,314
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 73,825 32,885 40,940 550,165 236,760 313,405
Median government transfers in 2015 among recipients ($) 7,683 8,252 7,309 5,340 4,200 5,870
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 70,125 35,320 34,795 636,955 331,975 304,970
Median employment income in 2015 among recipients ($) 27,636 33,386 23,531 36,612 44,551 30,027
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 22 102,205 49,315 52,885 857,300 424,265 433,030
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 98,920 47,685 51,230 822,545 407,840 414,705
Average total income in 2015 among recipients ($) 41,133 48,846 33,954 49,409 58,791 40,184
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 99,000 47,760 51,245 822,655 407,855 414,800
Average after-tax income in 2015 among recipients ($) 35,149 40,710 29,966 40,933 47,453 34,523
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 88,805 43,470 45,335 750,475 378,445 372,035
Average market income in 2015 among recipients ($) 38,778 47,070 30,827 48,491 58,779 38,026
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 73,580 32,795 40,780 549,500 236,590 312,910
Average government transfers in 2015 among recipients ($) 8,495 8,631 8,386 7,734 7,322 8,045
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 70,080 35,205 34,875 636,950 331,745 305,205
Average employment income in 2015 among recipients ($) 37,164 44,318 29,944 46,853 55,728 37,207
Total - Employment income statistics for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 23 102,200 49,315 52,890 857,295 424,260 433,030
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 27,465 15,365 12,095 302,780 173,250 129,525
Median employment income in 2015 for full-year full-time workers ($)Census data footnote 25 49,579 56,178 44,592 55,368 62,070 48,579
Average employment income in 2015 for full-year full-time workers ($)Census data footnote 26 56,255 62,137 48,784 64,855 72,366 54,808
Composition of total income in 2015 of the population aged 15 years and over in private households (%) - 100% dataCensus data footnote 27 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Market income (%)Census data footnote 28 84.7 87.8 80.6 89.5 92.8 84.8
Employment income (%)Census data footnote 29 63.8 67.1 59.4 73.2 76.8 68.0
Government transfers (%)Census data footnote 30 15.3 12.2 19.4 10.5 7.2 15.2
Total - Total income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 31 102,210 49,380 52,830 857,270 424,245 433,025
Without total income 3,275 1,615 1,660 34,645 16,530 18,120
With total income 98,935 47,760 51,170 822,620 407,715 414,905
Percentage with total income 96.8 96.7 96.9 96.0 96.1 95.8
Under $10,000 (including loss) 13,335 5,720 7,615 105,780 47,325 58,455
$10,000 to $19,999 18,370 7,070 11,300 118,380 46,195 72,180
$20,000 to $29,999 14,855 6,020 8,835 107,890 42,345 65,545
$30,000 to $39,999 12,515 5,595 6,915 95,605 41,315 54,295
$40,000 to $49,999 10,350 4,880 5,470 89,285 42,260 47,025
$50,000 to $59,999 7,810 4,085 3,725 70,395 36,950 33,450
$60,000 to $69,999 5,825 3,575 2,250 53,855 31,055 22,795
$70,000 to $79,999 4,360 2,725 1,635 41,930 25,290 16,645
$80,000 to $89,999 3,250 2,035 1,220 34,305 20,750 13,560
$90,000 to $99,999 2,395 1,565 830 26,165 16,100 10,060
$100,000 and over 5,870 4,490 1,380 79,030 58,125 20,905
$100,000 to $149,999 4,380 3,300 1,085 56,160 40,025 16,140
$150,000 and over 1,490 1,190 295 22,870 18,100 4,770
Total - After-tax income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 32 102,210 49,380 52,830 857,270 424,245 433,025
Without after-tax income 3,170 1,535 1,635 34,520 16,515 18,010
With after-tax income 99,040 47,840 51,195 822,745 407,730 415,015
Percentage with after-tax income 96.9 96.9 96.9 96.0 96.1 95.8
Under $10,000 (including loss) 13,995 6,050 7,945 108,310 48,150 60,160
$10,000 to $19,999 19,360 7,585 11,770 123,690 48,420 75,275
$20,000 to $29,999 17,425 7,300 10,125 125,285 50,160 75,125
$30,000 to $39,999 14,430 6,565 7,865 119,460 54,365 65,100
$40,000 to $49,999 11,020 5,510 5,510 103,250 52,900 50,350
$50,000 to $59,999 7,560 4,515 3,045 73,855 42,315 31,540
$60,000 to $69,999 5,320 3,345 1,970 53,925 32,645 21,280
$70,000 to $79,999 3,750 2,340 1,410 38,615 23,385 15,235
$80,000 and over 6,180 4,630 1,555 76,345 55,395 20,950
$80,000 to $89,999 2,270 1,615 650 24,935 16,370 8,560
$90,000 to $99,999 1,265 945 320 16,260 11,815 4,445
$100,000 and over 2,645 2,070 580 35,155 27,210 7,945
Total - Employment income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 33 102,210 49,380 52,830 857,270 424,245 433,025
Without employment income 32,090 14,055 18,030 220,320 92,270 128,055
With employment income 70,125 35,320 34,795 636,950 331,980 304,970
Percentage with employment income 68.6 71.5 65.9 74.3 78.3 70.4
Under $5,000 (including loss) 13,295 6,455 6,835 82,210 38,805 43,410
$5,000 to $9,999 5,575 2,405 3,165 46,620 20,310 26,310
$10,000 to $19,999 9,940 4,200 5,740 77,480 33,900 43,575
$20,000 to $29,999 8,130 3,515 4,615 68,175 29,285 38,885
$30,000 to $39,999 7,165 3,020 4,145 66,120 29,825 36,295
$40,000 to $49,999 6,135 2,800 3,335 61,800 29,930 31,870
$50,000 to $59,999 4,905 2,595 2,310 51,075 27,565 23,510
$60,000 to $69,999 3,765 2,345 1,420 39,805 23,605 16,195
$70,000 to $79,999 2,980 1,855 1,125 32,265 20,015 12,255
$80,000 and over 8,240 6,140 2,105 111,405 78,745 32,665
$80,000 to $89,999 2,355 1,520 835 28,240 17,220 11,020
$90,000 to $99,999 1,765 1,195 570 21,415 13,645 7,770
$100,000 and over 4,125 3,425 695 61,750 47,885 13,870
Income of households in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for private households by household size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 34 52,965 ... ... 432,625 ... ...
Median total income of households in 2015 ($) 62,804 ... ... 75,412 ... ...
Median after-tax income of households in 2015 ($) 55,871 ... ... 65,784 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for one-person private households - 100% data 15,580 ... ... 121,175 ... ...
Median total income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 32,375 ... ... 38,188 ... ...
Median after-tax income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 29,155 ... ... 34,099 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for two-or-more-person private households - 100% data 37,385 ... ... 311,450 ... ...
Median total income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 79,759 ... ... 94,530 ... ...
Median after-tax income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 70,211 ... ... 81,696 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for private households by household size - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 35 52,950 ... ... 432,620 ... ...
Average total income of households in 2015 ($) 76,845 ... ... 93,942 ... ...
Average after-tax income of households in 2015 ($) 65,720 ... ... 77,837 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for one-person private households - 25% sample data 15,570 ... ... 121,040 ... ...
Average total income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 40,912 ... ... 48,880 ... ...
Average after-tax income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 35,063 ... ... 40,555 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for two-or-more-person private households - 25% sample data 37,380 ... ... 311,580 ... ...
Average total income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 91,811 ... ... 111,447 ... ...
Average after-tax income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 78,488 ... ... 92,320 ... ...
Total - Household total income groups in 2015 for private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 36 52,965 ... ... 432,625 ... ...
Under $5,000 910 ... ... 6,930 ... ...
$5,000 to $9,999 730 ... ... 4,575 ... ...
$10,000 to $14,999 1,780 ... ... 7,675 ... ...
$15,000 to $19,999 2,420 ... ... 18,025 ... ...
$20,000 to $24,999 2,600 ... ... 18,845 ... ...
$25,000 to $29,999 2,250 ... ... 14,875 ... ...
$30,000 to $34,999 2,580 ... ... 17,700 ... ...
$35,000 to $39,999 2,585 ... ... 17,410 ... ...
$40,000 to $44,999 2,610 ... ... 17,345 ... ...
$45,000 to $49,999 2,360 ... ... 16,525 ... ...
$50,000 to $59,999 4,520 ... ... 31,595 ... ...
$60,000 to $69,999 3,975 ... ... 29,700 ... ...
$70,000 to $79,999 3,565 ... ... 27,605 ... ...
$80,000 to $89,999 3,225 ... ... 25,810 ... ...
$90,000 to $99,999 2,805 ... ... 23,280 ... ...
$100,000 and over 14,050 ... ... 154,720 ... ...
$100,000 to $124,999 5,400 ... ... 48,375 ... ...
$125,000 to $149,999 3,350 ... ... 35,320 ... ...
$150,000 to $199,999 3,300 ... ... 40,875 ... ...
$200,000 and over 1,995 ... ... 30,160 ... ...
Total - Household after-tax income groups in 2015 for private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 32 52,965 ... ... 432,625 ... ...
Under $5,000 965 ... ... 7,355 ... ...
$5,000 to $9,999 730 ... ... 4,680 ... ...
$10,000 to $14,999 1,815 ... ... 7,860 ... ...
$15,000 to $19,999 2,495 ... ... 18,625 ... ...
$20,000 to $24,999 2,975 ... ... 20,275 ... ...
$25,000 to $29,999 2,770 ... ... 17,325 ... ...
$30,000 to $34,999 3,035 ... ... 20,700 ... ...
$35,000 to $39,999 3,075 ... ... 20,990 ... ...
$40,000 to $44,999 2,970 ... ... 20,395 ... ...
$45,000 to $49,999 2,705 ... ... 19,790 ... ...
$50,000 to $59,999 4,990 ... ... 37,680 ... ...
$60,000 to $69,999 4,475 ... ... 35,255 ... ...
$70,000 to $79,999 3,950 ... ... 32,575 ... ...
$80,000 to $89,999 3,410 ... ... 28,995 ... ...
$90,000 to $99,999 2,735 ... ... 25,545 ... ...
$100,000 and over 9,875 ... ... 114,570 ... ...
$100,000 to $124,999 4,630 ... ... 47,890 ... ...
$125,000 to $149,999 2,510 ... ... 29,680 ... ...
$150,000 and over 2,730 ... ... 36,995 ... ...
Income of economic families in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for economic families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 37 35,335 ... ... 299,345 ... ...
Median total income of economic families in 2015 ($) 79,820 ... ... 93,747 ... ...
Median after-tax income of economic families in 2015 ($) 70,135 ... ... 81,065 ... ...
Average family size of economic families 2.7 ... ... 3.0 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families without children or other relatives in private households - 100% data 17,190 ... ... 122,845 ... ...
Median total income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 75,793 ... ... 87,865 ... ...
Median after-tax income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 66,714 ... ... 75,765 ... ...
Average family size of couple economic families without children or other relatives 2.0 ... ... 2.0 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families with children in private households - 100% data 11,660 ... ... 124,285 ... ...
Median total income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 106,545 ... ... 119,530 ... ...
Median after-tax income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 91,932 ... ... 101,656 ... ...
Average family size of couple economic families with children 3.9 ... ... 4.1 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for lone-parent economic families in private households - 100% data 5,430 ... ... 44,110 ... ...
Median total income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 45,650 ... ... 50,749 ... ...
Median after-tax income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 42,328 ... ... 47,776 ... ...
Average family size of lone-parent economic families 2.6 ... ... 2.9 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for economic families in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 38 35,300 ... ... 299,455 ... ...
Average total income of economic families in 2015 ($) 91,753 ... ... 111,031 ... ...
Average after-tax income of economic families in 2015 ($) 78,285 ... ... 91,825 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families without children or other relatives in private households - 25% sample data 17,160 ... ... 123,045 ... ...
Average total income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 86,697 ... ... 104,889 ... ...
Average after-tax income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 73,763 ... ... 86,074 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families with children in private households - 25% sample data 11,770 ... ... 124,275 ... ...
Average total income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 114,950 ... ... 135,718 ... ...
Average after-tax income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 97,524 ... ... 111,601 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for lone-parent economic families in private households - 25% sample data 5,375 ... ... 44,125 ... ...
Average total income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 55,599 ... ... 62,208 ... ...
Average after-tax income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 49,332 ... ... 54,678 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 21 22,575 10,750 11,825 161,805 82,400 79,405
Median total income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 39 28,292 29,773 27,386 35,875 40,000 32,247
Median after-tax income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 39 26,077 26,917 25,513 32,415 35,306 29,777
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 40 22,565 10,690 11,875 161,560 82,510 79,050
Average total income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 41 36,780 39,368 34,450 45,756 49,739 41,598
Average after-tax income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 41 31,743 33,309 30,333 38,229 40,766 35,581
Total - Economic family income decile group for the population in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 42 119,530 58,220 61,315 1,070,555 533,385 537,175
In the bottom half of the distribution 64,925 30,715 34,215 506,055 243,040 263,010
In the bottom decile 15,080 7,190 7,885 111,770 55,530 56,245
In the second decile 13,465 6,095 7,365 104,900 46,610 58,285
In the third decile 12,245 5,760 6,490 94,035 44,535 49,500
In the fourth decile 12,255 5,915 6,340 96,045 47,015 49,030
In the fifth decile 11,880 5,750 6,125 99,300 49,350 49,950
In the top half of the distribution 54,605 27,505 27,100 564,505 290,345 274,160
In the sixth decile 11,650 5,750 5,900 104,200 52,705 51,495
In the seventh decile 11,785 5,890 5,890 109,400 55,670 53,725
In the eighth decile 11,710 5,865 5,850 115,215 59,255 55,965
In the ninth decile 10,985 5,595 5,395 121,965 62,875 59,085
In the top decile 8,475 4,405 4,070 113,730 59,840 53,885
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 43 117,765 57,310 60,455 1,014,605 505,225 509,380
0 to 17 years 20,365 10,410 9,960 230,205 117,925 112,275
0 to 5 years 6,495 3,300 3,190 79,345 40,700 38,645
18 to 64 years 71,550 34,430 37,120 631,280 316,125 315,155
65 years and over 25,850 12,470 13,380 153,120 71,180 81,950
In low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) 19,185 8,860 10,325 130,220 60,375 69,845
0 to 17 years 4,455 2,290 2,160 41,010 20,960 20,050
0 to 5 years 1,500 775 725 15,420 7,850 7,575
18 to 64 years 11,475 5,265 6,215 67,080 31,315 35,765
65 years and over 3,250 1,305 1,945 22,130 8,100 14,025
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) (%) 16.3 15.5 17.1 12.8 12.0 13.7
0 to 17 years (%) 21.9 22.0 21.7 17.8 17.8 17.9
0 to 5 years (%) 23.1 23.5 22.7 19.4 19.3 19.6
18 to 64 years (%) 16.0 15.3 16.7 10.6 9.9 11.3
65 years and over (%) 12.6 10.5 14.5 14.5 11.4 17.1
In low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) 11,015 5,375 5,645 59,440 29,890 29,545
0 to 17 years 2,335 1,225 1,110 17,870 9,140 8,735
0 to 5 years 785 425 360 7,005 3,540 3,465
18 to 64 years 8,110 3,895 4,215 38,775 19,470 19,305
65 years and over 575 255 320 2,795 1,280 1,510
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) (%) 9.4 9.4 9.3 5.9 5.9 5.8
0 to 17 years (%) 11.5 11.8 11.1 7.8 7.8 7.8
0 to 5 years (%) 12.1 12.9 11.3 8.8 8.7 9.0
18 to 64 years (%) 11.3 11.3 11.4 6.1 6.2 6.1
65 years and over (%) 2.2 2.0 2.4 1.8 1.8 1.8
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 44 119,490 58,100 61,395 1,070,560 533,385 537,175
Official languages 118,945 57,865 61,080 1,062,885 529,920 532,965
English 118,920 57,855 61,070 1,062,275 529,630 532,645
French 7,750 3,420 4,335 51,325 23,600 27,725
Non-official languages 15,630 7,265 8,365 187,450 91,805 95,645
Aboriginal languages 485 250 240 38,110 18,390 19,720
Algonquian languages 50 35 15 28,270 13,675 14,590
Blackfoot 0 0 0 10 10 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 25 10 10 27,065 13,115 13,950
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 40 30 15
Plains Cree 0 0 0 3,665 1,770 1,900
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 0 0 0 470 185 285
Woods Cree 0 0 0 1,260 570 695
Cree, n.o.s. 20 0 10 21,870 10,695 11,175
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 30 20 10 1,310 620 695
Algonquin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway 25 20 0 1,300 610 690
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 10 0 0
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages 10 0 0 9,120 4,350 4,770
Northern Athabaskan languages 0 0 10 9,105 4,345 4,760
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 9,105 4,350 4,755
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gwich'in 0 0 0 10 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 10 0 10
Haida 15 10 0 10 0 10
Inuit languages 10 0 0 10 0 0
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 10 10 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages 0 0 0 10 10 10
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 0 0 0 10 0 10
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 10 505 240 260
Salish languages 305 160 145 0 0 0
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 285 145 135 0 0 0
Lillooet 10 10 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. 15 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages 10 0 10 510 255 250
Dakota 0 0 0 415 205 210
Stoney 10 0 0 10 10 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 90 50 45
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 90 40 55 0 0 0
Haisla 0 0 0 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 40 25 15 0 0 0
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 50 20 35 0 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 10 0 0 30 15 20
Non-Aboriginal languages 15,150 7,015 8,135 149,475 73,470 76,000
Afro-Asiatic languages 400 265 135 8,595 4,585 4,015
Berber languages 0 0 0 40 35 0
Kabyle 0 0 0 10 10 0
Berber languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 30 25 0
Cushitic languages 10 0 10 1,305 620 690
Bilen 0 0 0 85 40 45
Oromo 0 0 0 160 70 90
Somali 0 0 0 1,090 520 570
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 10 0 0 0 0 0
Semitic languages 390 265 125 7,500 4,075 3,425
Amharic 10 0 10 545 255 290
Arabic 335 250 85 5,605 3,165 2,435
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 505 240 265
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 195 95 100
Harari 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hebrew 40 10 30 470 245 230
Maltese 10 10 0 0 0 0
Tigrigna 0 0 10 705 350 355
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 245 120 125
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 10 0 0 70 35 30
Austro-Asiatic languages 535 275 265 3,315 1,685 1,635
Khmer (Cambodian) 100 65 35 210 105 105
Vietnamese 440 205 230 3,105 1,580 1,525
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 960 325 640 29,705 14,065 15,640
Bikol 0 0 0 90 30 55
Cebuano 110 45 60 2,115 945 1,170
Fijian 10 0 10 20 10 10
Hiligaynon 15 0 15 285 130 150
Ilocano 50 25 25 785 365 415
Malagasy 0 0 0 10 0 0
Malay 70 20 50 215 95 115
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 10 0 0 265 130 135
Pangasinan 0 0 0 45 25 20
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 845 275 575 28,655 13,575 15,080
Waray-Waray 0 0 0 35 25 10
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 10 10 10 300 145 155
Creole languages 25 15 15 495 230 270
Haitian Creole 0 0 0 10 0 0
Creole, n.o.s. 10 0 0 240 95 145
Creole languages, n.i.e. 10 10 10 250 125 120
Dravidian languages 45 20 30 2,190 1,205 980
Kannada 0 0 10 115 65 55
Malayalam 20 10 10 1,170 625 540
Tamil 20 0 10 635 345 290
Telugu 0 0 0 435 270 165
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 15 0 15
Hmong-Mien languages 10 0 0 0 0 0
Indo-European languages 9,630 4,525 5,105 81,985 40,685 41,300
Albanian 0 10 0 560 275 285
Armenian 10 10 10 115 65 45
Balto-Slavic languages 1,245 585 665 20,395 9,470 10,925
Baltic languages 15 10 10 225 120 110
Latvian 10 0 0 135 60 70
Lithuanian 10 0 0 95 60 35
Slavic languages 1,235 575 660 20,265 9,400 10,860
Belarusan 0 0 0 20 0 15
Bosnian 10 10 10 325 155 165
Bulgarian 20 15 10 75 40 35
Croatian 210 110 100 605 355 250
Czech 140 65 70 300 155 150
Macedonian 20 10 0 65 35 35
Polish 260 120 140 2,185 1,040 1,145
Russian 290 110 175 5,275 2,585 2,690
Serbian 90 30 60 790 410 385
Serbo-Croatian 35 30 10 80 30 50
Slovak 50 15 30 125 85 40
Slovene (Slovenian) 15 10 10 105 50 50
Ukrainian 225 90 130 13,090 5,770 7,325
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 15 0 10 345 205 140
Celtic languages 60 30 20 165 105 65
Scottish Gaelic 20 10 10 55 35 25
Welsh 15 10 0 50 30 20
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 20 10 10 70 45 20
Germanic languages 3,930 1,825 2,105 21,275 10,435 10,840
Afrikaans 230 130 105 1,455 750 705
Danish 275 115 165 320 195 125
Dutch 935 430 505 1,510 720 790
Frisian 30 15 15 25 15 15
German 2,325 1,105 1,220 17,390 8,525 8,870
Icelandic 10 0 0 70 40 30
Norwegian 145 65 75 415 180 235
Swedish 150 45 100 230 95 130
Vlaams (Flemish) 35 15 15 80 25 50
Yiddish 25 15 15 75 35 30
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 265 135 125
Greek 155 85 70 1,470 725 745
Indo-Iranian languages 1,675 845 835 27,395 14,650 12,740
Indo-Aryan languages 1,460 720 740 25,355 13,530 11,825
Bengali 35 20 20 3,520 1,895 1,620
Gujarati 75 30 45 3,320 1,760 1,555
Hindi 390 180 215 8,040 4,480 3,560
Kashmiri 0 0 0 40 25 20
Konkani 10 10 0 40 30 15
Marathi 0 0 0 185 120 70
Nepali 20 0 15 835 435 400
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 0 25 15 10
Punjabi (Panjabi) 1,150 595 555 8,300 4,635 3,665
Sindhi 10 10 0 180 105 75
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 10 0 0 355 205 150
Urdu 105 60 45 9,455 4,815 4,635
Iranian languages 215 115 100 2,285 1,240 1,040
Kurdish 0 0 0 145 90 60
Pashto 0 0 0 555 315 240
Persian (Farsi) 215 115 100 1,630 870 760
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 10 0 10 275 135 140
Italic (Romance) languages 2,895 1,340 1,560 12,660 6,085 6,570
Catalan 0 0 0 0 10 0
Italian 500 240 260 1,360 670 690
Portuguese 295 115 180 885 380 505
Romanian 80 50 35 1,105 525 575
Spanish 2,150 990 1,165 9,605 4,635 4,965
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 10 0 10 40 30 10
Japanese 550 235 315 1,205 540 665
Kartvelian languages 10 0 0 15 0 15
Georgian 0 0 0 15 0 10
Korean 375 175 195 1,930 850 1,080
Mongolic languages 0 0 0 55 20 30
Mongolian 0 0 0 60 25 30
Niger-Congo languages 200 115 85 4,125 2,245 1,885
Akan (Twi) 15 15 0 355 185 170
Bamanankan 0 0 0 0 0 10
Edo 0 0 0 20 0 20
Ewe 0 0 0 100 45 55
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 10 0 0 60 45 15
Ga 10 10 0 45 25 15
Ganda 20 0 15 20 10 10
Igbo 35 25 10 625 325 300
Lingala 0 0 0 140 70 65
Rundi (Kirundi) 0 0 0 280 150 130
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 0 0 10 125 65 55
Shona 10 10 0 150 90 55
Swahili 35 15 25 950 570 380
Wolof 0 0 0 40 25 15
Yoruba 55 35 20 965 470 495
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 30 20 10 815 480 335
Nilo-Saharan languages 0 0 0 300 150 145
Dinka 0 0 0 100 65 40
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 195 90 105
Sign languages 180 45 135 1,565 585 985
American Sign Language 90 25 65 650 215 435
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e. 95 20 70 915 365 545
Sino-Tibetan languages 2,145 1,005 1,130 14,580 7,115 7,470
Chinese languages 2,130 1,000 1,130 13,630 6,625 7,005
Cantonese 590 265 330 4,675 2,245 2,435
Hakka 0 0 10 30 10 20
Mandarin 1,505 715 795 8,995 4,335 4,660
Min Dong 0 0 0 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 65 20 50 260 125 135
Wu (Shanghainese) 25 10 15 45 20 30
Chinese, n.o.s. 120 55 65 1,245 620 630
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 0 10
Tibeto-Burman languages 10 0 10 960 495 460
Burmese 10 0 0 315 185 130
Karenic languages 0 0 0 635 310 325
Tibetan 0 0 0 30 15 10
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 70 25 40
Tai-Kadai languages 95 25 75 635 245 385
Lao 10 0 10 410 170 240
Thai 90 20 70 275 105 170
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 80 40 40 640 365 285
Azerbaijani 30 10 20 25 20 10
Turkish 45 25 15 530 310 220
Uyghur 0 0 0 0 0 0
Uzbek 0 0 0 60 25 35
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 25 10 15
Uralic languages 385 160 225 1,765 850 915
Estonian 20 15 0 20 15 10
Finnish 125 55 70 360 170 190
Hungarian 235 95 145 1,385 670 715
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 10 10 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 25 15 0 340 210 135
Citizenship
Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 45 119,490 58,100 61,395 1,070,555 533,385 537,175
Canadian citizensCensus data footnote 46 114,070 55,515 58,555 998,035 496,635 501,395
Canadian citizens aged under 18 20,265 10,375 9,885 237,720 121,535 116,185
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over 93,805 45,140 48,665 760,310 375,105 385,210
Not Canadian citizensCensus data footnote 47 5,425 2,585 2,840 72,525 36,750 35,780
Immigrant status and period of immigration
Total - Immigrant status and period of immigration for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 48 119,495 58,100 61,395 1,070,560 533,385 537,170
Non-immigrantsCensus data footnote 49 100,565 49,170 51,395 945,810 470,790 475,025
ImmigrantsCensus data footnote 50 17,440 8,095 9,345 112,490 55,800 56,690
Before 1981 9,525 4,545 4,980 16,650 8,190 8,465
1981 to 1990 1,805 795 1,015 5,545 2,670 2,875
1991 to 2000 1,850 830 1,015 9,315 4,645 4,665
2001 to 2010 2,765 1,235 1,530 33,045 16,410 16,635
2001 to 2005 1,220 545 680 8,670 4,165 4,505
2006 to 2010 1,545 690 850 24,370 12,245 12,130
2011 to 2016Census data footnote 51 1,490 685 800 47,935 23,880 24,055
Non-permanent residentsCensus data footnote 52 1,490 835 655 12,255 6,800 5,455
Age at immigration
Total - Age at immigration for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 53 17,435 8,090 9,345 112,495 55,795 56,695
Under 5 years 2,150 1,055 1,100 12,060 6,100 5,965
5 to 14 years 3,180 1,520 1,660 21,295 11,015 10,280
15 to 24 years 4,105 1,795 2,310 19,295 8,990 10,305
25 to 44 years 6,725 3,135 3,595 50,945 25,060 25,890
45 years and over 1,275 590 690 8,895 4,635 4,260
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 17,435 8,095 9,340 112,490 55,800 56,690
Americas 2,180 890 1,290 10,765 5,010 5,760
Brazil 55 15 40 185 65 120
Colombia 55 15 40 555 275 280
El Salvador 15 0 10 630 290 340
Guyana 15 10 10 155 75 85
Haiti 15 0 15 65 45 20
Jamaica 25 10 20 815 425 395
Mexico 100 35 65 1,330 665 665
Peru 55 20 40 165 60 100
Trinidad and Tobago 35 15 20 210 105 110
United StatesCensus data footnote 55 1,550 660 885 4,845 2,045 2,800
Other places of birth in Americas 260 110 155 1,805 955 845
Europe 9,700 4,765 4,930 23,640 11,900 11,740
Bosnia and Herzegovina 40 15 20 455 215 245
Croatia 180 90 90 445 280 165
France 130 65 60 215 90 125
Germany 1,105 510 590 2,575 1,280 1,295
Greece 70 50 15 605 325 280
Hungary 175 70 105 395 215 180
IrelandCensus data footnote 56 125 65 65 845 490 355
Italy 170 95 75 570 305 265
Netherlands 760 360 395 1,220 585 635
Poland 190 115 75 1,395 690 705
Portugal 75 45 30 220 105 120
Romania 100 60 45 695 335 360
Russian Federation 90 30 65 805 345 460
SerbiaCensus data footnote 57 50 30 20 585 305 280
Ukraine 60 20 40 3,280 1,630 1,650
United KingdomCensus data footnote 58 5,345 2,625 2,720 7,020 3,520 3,505
Other places of birth in Europe 1,035 520 510 2,320 1,195 1,125
Africa 705 375 325 10,285 5,360 4,925
Algeria 10 0 0 50 35 15
Egypt 25 20 0 435 230 205
Ethiopia 10 0 0 635 285 355
Kenya 30 20 15 425 225 200
Morocco 10 10 0 180 95 80
Nigeria 45 20 25 1,695 845 855
Somalia 0 0 0 635 335 300
South Africa, Republic of 375 200 180 1,775 920 855
Other places of birth in Africa 190 95 95 4,455 2,390 2,065
Asia 4,525 1,925 2,600 67,120 33,175 33,945
Afghanistan 0 0 0 515 230 285
Bangladesh 25 15 15 2,575 1,365 1,210
ChinaCensus data footnote 59 865 395 475 7,485 3,445 4,035
Hong KongCensus data footnote 60 155 90 65 765 370 400
India 885 430 455 9,630 5,190 4,435
IranCensus data footnote 61 195 110 90 785 465 325
Iraq 10 10 0 1,175 625 550
Japan 180 45 140 265 65 200
Korea, SouthCensus data footnote 62 285 115 170 1,120 475 645
Lebanon 25 20 0 255 160 90
Pakistan 35 10 25 6,860 3,575 3,280
Philippines 825 270 560 26,860 12,655 14,210
Sri Lanka 20 10 10 440 235 205
SyriaCensus data footnote 63 55 25 35 1,155 610 550
Taiwan 95 45 50 180 80 100
Viet Nam 370 160 210 2,615 1,340 1,280
Other places of birth in Asia 490 190 300 4,425 2,290 2,140
Oceania and other places of birthCensus data footnote 64 330 140 190 675 350 325
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 1,490 690 800 47,935 23,880 24,055
Americas 170 95 75 2,320 1,090 1,230
Brazil 15 10 10 45 10 35
Colombia 10 0 0 115 55 65
Cuba 10 10 0 35 20 15
Haiti 0 0 0 10 10 0
Jamaica 0 0 0 405 230 180
Mexico 15 0 10 435 215 225
United StatesCensus data footnote 55 110 65 45 745 330 420
VenezuelaCensus data footnote 65 0 0 0 35 10 30
Other places of birth in Americas 10 15 0 490 220 270
Europe 285 125 160 4,855 2,405 2,455
France 0 10 0 50 15 45
Germany 60 10 50 190 105 80
IrelandCensus data footnote 56 10 0 0 525 315 205
MoldovaCensus data footnote 66 0 0 0 100 50 50
Romania 0 0 0 95 35 60
Russian Federation 25 0 20 220 85 135
Ukraine 20 10 15 1,320 550 770
United KingdomCensus data footnote 58 145 85 60 855 495 355
Other places of birth in Europe 25 15 10 1,505 755 750
Africa 60 35 25 4,405 2,315 2,085
Algeria 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cameroon 0 0 0 70 35 30
Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0 0 0 245 145 100
Côte d'Ivoire 0 0 0 15 15 0
Egypt 0 0 0 160 75 85
Eritrea 0 0 0 305 145 160
Ethiopia 0 0 0 190 110 85
Morocco 10 10 0 90 40 45
Nigeria 10 0 0 1,035 525 520
Somalia 0 0 0 300 170 125
South Africa, Republic of 20 15 0 550 285 265
Tunisia 0 0 0 85 45 40
Other places of birth in Africa 20 15 10 1,360 725 635
Asia 960 425 530 36,205 17,980 18,225
Afghanistan 0 0 0 125 45 85
Bangladesh 15 10 10 1,495 780 720
ChinaCensus data footnote 59 265 115 150 3,345 1,595 1,750
Hong KongCensus data footnote 60 0 0 0 75 35 40
India 100 50 50 6,150 3,315 2,840
IranCensus data footnote 61 10 0 10 330 180 150
Iraq 0 0 0 405 200 205
Israel 0 0 0 95 55 35
Japan 15 10 10 40 10 35
Korea, SouthCensus data footnote 62 75 30 40 475 195 280
Lebanon 10 10 0 80 50 30
Nepal 10 0 10 235 145 90
Pakistan 0 0 0 3,460 1,780 1,680
Philippines 330 150 175 16,615 7,905 8,715
Saudi Arabia 0 0 0 125 90 30
Sri Lanka 0 0 0 145 85 60
SyriaCensus data footnote 63 60 20 35 1,105 585 520
Taiwan 0 0 0 60 30 30
Turkey 0 0 0 80 45 35
United Arab Emirates 10 0 0 85 55 30
Viet Nam 20 0 15 855 415 445
Other places of birth in Asia 45 20 30 815 395 420
Oceania and otherCensus data footnote 64 15 0 10 150 90 60
Australia 10 0 10 85 55 30
Other places of birthCensus data footnote 67 10 0 10 65 30 30
Generation status
Total - Generation status for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 68 119,495 58,100 61,390 1,070,560 533,385 537,175
First generationCensus data footnote 69 19,875 9,435 10,440 127,720 64,125 63,595
Second generationCensus data footnote 70 23,895 11,425 12,470 129,250 62,550 66,705
Third generation or moreCensus data footnote 71 75,730 37,250 38,480 813,580 406,710 406,870
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 8,215 3,725 4,490 96,750 48,140 48,610
Economic immigrantsCensus data footnote 73 4,130 1,990 2,140 66,930 34,420 32,510
Principal applicantsCensus data footnote 74 1,745 1,000 750 26,475 17,690 8,790
Secondary applicantsCensus data footnote 75 2,385 995 1,390 40,455 16,735 23,725
Immigrants sponsored by familyCensus data footnote 76 3,195 1,260 1,930 16,835 6,740 10,095
RefugeesCensus data footnote 77 830 440 385 12,625 6,810 5,820
Other immigrantsCensus data footnote 78 65 30 35 350 170 185
Aboriginal population
Total - Aboriginal identity for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 79 119,495 58,100 61,395 1,070,555 533,385 537,175
Aboriginal identityCensus data footnote 80 10,125 4,825 5,300 175,020 84,730 90,290
Single Aboriginal responsesCensus data footnote 81 9,935 4,745 5,185 172,810 83,750 89,055
First Nations (North American Indian)Census data footnote 82 6,520 3,100 3,420 114,570 55,275 59,290
Métis 3,350 1,605 1,745 57,880 28,325 29,550
Inuk (Inuit) 65 40 20 360 145 215
Multiple Aboriginal responsesCensus data footnote 83 100 50 45 1,305 605 705
Aboriginal responses not included elsewhereCensus data footnote 84 95 30 65 905 375 530
Non-Aboriginal identity 109,370 53,275 56,095 895,535 448,655 446,885
Total - Population by Registered or Treaty Indian status for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 85 119,495 58,100 61,395 1,070,555 533,385 537,170
Registered or Treaty IndianCensus data footnote 86 5,295 2,580 2,715 110,370 52,930 57,440
Not a Registered or Treaty Indian 114,195 55,520 58,675 960,190 480,455 479,735
Total - Aboriginal ancestry for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 87 119,495 58,100 61,395 1,070,555 533,385 537,175
Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 88 3,830 1,935 1,890 98,315 47,665 50,650
Single Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 89 3,795 1,930 1,870 94,565 45,900 48,665
First Nations (North American Indian) single ancestryCensus data footnote 82 3,350 1,680 1,675 84,015 40,960 43,055
Métis single ancestry 430 240 190 10,465 4,905 5,560
Inuit single ancestry 15 10 10 85 40 50
Multiple Aboriginal ancestries (only)Census data footnote 90 35 10 25 3,750 1,765 1,985
First Nations (North American Indian) and Métis ancestries 30 10 25 3,640 1,705 1,935
First Nations (North American Indian) and Inuit ancestries 0 0 0 70 30 40
Métis and Inuit ancestries 0 0 0 20 15 10
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis and Inuit ancestries 0 0 0 15 15 0
Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 91 7,595 3,580 4,020 79,035 38,120 40,915
Single Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 92 7,240 3,430 3,810 72,560 35,130 37,430
First Nations (North American Indian) and non-Aboriginal ancestries 4,525 2,135 2,390 36,680 17,715 18,960
Métis and non-Aboriginal ancestries 2,625 1,235 1,390 35,545 17,265 18,285
Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 85 55 25 335 150 180
Multiple Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 93 360 150 205 6,480 2,990 3,485
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis and non-Aboriginal ancestries 335 140 195 6,355 2,930 3,420
First Nations (North American Indian), Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 25 10 15 80 40 45
Métis, Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 0 0 0 15 0 10
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis, Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 0 0 0 30 15 15
Non-Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 94 108,065 52,580 55,485 893,205 447,595 445,610
Visible minority population
Total - Visible minority for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 95 119,495 58,100 61,395 1,070,560 533,385 537,170
Total visible minority populationCensus data footnote 96 9,755 4,660 5,090 115,875 58,810 57,065
South AsianCensus data footnote 97 2,065 1,065 995 29,960 16,065 13,895
Chinese 2,475 1,170 1,305 15,545 7,545 7,995
Black 785 405 375 14,925 7,845 7,085
Filipino 1,095 460 635 32,340 15,540 16,795
Latin American 510 215 295 4,195 2,095 2,095
Arab 275 195 75 4,300 2,385 1,915
Southeast AsianCensus data footnote 98 855 370 485 5,745 2,940 2,800
West AsianCensus data footnote 99 190 105 85 2,065 1,100 965
Korean 430 200 230 1,875 795 1,085
Japanese 645 265 380 955 420 530
Visible minority, n.i.e.Census data footnote 100 75 45 35 1,150 605 545
Multiple visible minoritiesCensus data footnote 101 340 155 190 2,820 1,460 1,355
Not a visible minorityCensus data footnote 102 109,740 53,435 56,300 954,685 474,575 480,110
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 103 119,495 58,100 61,390 1,070,560 533,385 537,170
North American Aboriginal origins 11,430 5,520 5,910 177,355 85,790 91,565
First Nations (North American Indian) 8,270 3,975 4,300 130,880 63,405 67,475
Inuit 130 80 55 650 305 345
Métis 3,420 1,625 1,795 56,090 26,860 29,235
Other North American origins 32,415 15,935 16,480 230,620 115,250 115,370
Acadian 190 115 75 485 270 215
American 2,635 1,295 1,345 13,455 6,410 7,045
Canadian 30,440 14,955 15,480 220,960 110,550 110,410
New Brunswicker 0 0 0 10 10 0
Newfoundlander 100 35 60 130 65 60
Nova Scotian 0 0 0 25 10 20
Ontarian 0 0 0 20 20 10
Québécois 25 15 15 240 100 140
Other North American origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 104 10 0 10 85 35 55
European origins 94,940 45,700 49,245 759,080 375,755 383,325
British Isles origins 71,465 34,395 37,070 427,735 210,345 217,390
Channel Islander 10 0 10 10 0 0
Cornish 20 10 0 35 15 20
English 46,670 22,190 24,480 253,205 123,490 129,715
Irish 23,145 10,590 12,550 155,725 74,480 81,245
Manx 85 40 40 250 120 130
Scottish 31,310 14,960 16,350 193,330 94,500 98,825
Welsh 4,820 2,250 2,570 17,790 8,510 9,280
British Isles origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 105 4,315 1,945 2,375 16,095 7,900 8,190
French origins 12,980 6,055 6,925 125,810 60,920 64,890
Alsatian 0 0 0 10 10 10
Breton 0 10 0 25 10 15
Corsican 0 0 0 15 0 15
French 12,970 6,050 6,920 125,775 60,910 64,870
Western European origins (except French origins) 25,845 11,930 13,915 336,715 166,380 170,340
Austrian 1,285 620 660 17,565 8,670 8,895
Bavarian 10 10 0 50 45 0
Belgian 805 400 405 9,660 4,745 4,915
Dutch 7,080 3,245 3,840 36,230 17,500 18,730
Flemish 80 45 40 805 415 395
Frisian 10 0 0 70 35 35
German 18,210 8,320 9,895 296,385 146,600 149,780
Luxembourger 20 10 15 500 275 225
Swiss 705 335 370 4,710 2,370 2,340
Western European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 106 0 0 0 35 25 15
Northern European origins (except British Isles origins) 13,175 6,270 6,905 115,995 56,380 59,615
Danish 2,445 1,170 1,275 11,530 5,605 5,935
Finnish 1,375 625 750 5,400 2,585 2,815
Icelandic 950 460 490 8,255 4,055 4,205
Norwegian 5,420 2,640 2,780 68,640 33,310 35,335
Swedish 3,740 1,665 2,075 32,815 15,630 17,185
Northern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 107 620 310 315 3,530 1,735 1,790
Eastern European origins 15,615 7,200 8,405 243,055 119,620 123,435
Bulgarian 60 25 35 355 190 160
Byelorussian 40 0 35 290 150 140
Czech 595 270 330 4,960 2,545 2,415
Czechoslovakian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 108 380 135 245 2,765 1,270 1,495
Estonian 165 75 90 265 150 115
Hungarian 1,815 715 1,100 27,885 13,730 14,155
Latvian 170 105 70 535 265 265
Lithuanian 185 85 95 1,045 550 500
Moldovan 10 10 0 345 145 200
Polish 4,455 2,000 2,450 59,950 28,680 31,275
Romanian 710 345 365 12,730 6,215 6,515
Russian 2,810 1,295 1,515 39,395 19,620 19,775
Slovak 235 90 150 1,390 750 645
Ukrainian 6,705 3,215 3,485 143,700 70,670 73,025
Eastern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 109 45 25 15 255 115 135
Southern European origins 8,080 3,915 4,165 27,415 13,420 13,995
Albanian 50 35 15 605 310 290
Bosnian 25 15 15 515 260 260
Catalan 0 0 0 15 10 10
Croatian 615 300 310 2,570 1,295 1,275
Cypriot 0 0 0 45 35 10
Greek 615 300 310 2,880 1,475 1,400
Italian 4,495 2,190 2,305 11,310 5,585 5,725
Kosovar 0 0 0 30 25 10
Macedonian 45 25 20 110 45 65
Maltese 65 30 30 125 65 60
Montenegrin 15 15 10 85 40 40
Portuguese 725 390 335 1,885 850 1,035
Serbian 185 85 105 1,300 670 630
Sicilian 25 10 20 100 75 25
Slovenian 125 55 70 640 275 365
Spanish 1,250 525 720 5,670 2,615 3,050
Yugoslavian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 110 330 160 175 1,065 535 525
Southern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 111 10 0 0 35 0 30
Other European origins 710 375 340 3,885 2,075 1,805
Basque 0 10 0 50 40 10
Jewish 235 115 120 1,725 905 815
Roma (Gypsy) 20 10 10 165 85 80
Slavic, n.o.s.Census data footnote 112 45 20 25 200 95 105
Other European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 113 405 215 185 1,755 965 790
Caribbean origins 435 180 255 3,810 2,005 1,805
Antiguan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bahamian 0 0 0 15 10 0
Barbadian 50 20 30 110 45 60
Bermudan 35 20 15 20 20 0
Carib 0 0 0 10 0 10
Cuban 25 10 20 185 125 55
Dominican 0 0 0 115 75 45
Grenadian 0 10 0 60 25 30
Guadeloupean 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haitian 15 0 10 110 75 40
Jamaican 145 70 75 2,250 1,200 1,050
Kittitian/Nevisian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Martinican 10 0 10 0 0 0
Montserratan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Puerto Rican 35 20 15 55 15 40
St. Lucian 0 0 0 45 15 25
Trinidadian/Tobagonian 85 25 60 415 215 200
Vincentian/Grenadinian 15 0 10 30 20 0
West Indian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 114 40 10 30 355 135 225
Caribbean origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 115 30 20 10 190 90 100
Latin, Central and South American origins 1,025 480 545 6,695 3,295 3,400
Aboriginal from Central/South America (except Arawak and Maya) 50 25 25 300 150 150
Arawak 10 0 0 0 0 0
Argentinian 35 10 25 160 60 95
Belizean 0 0 0 55 35 15
Bolivian 0 0 0 45 30 15
Brazilian 105 40 70 305 150 155
Chilean 105 55 45 860 450 415
Colombian 80 20 60 705 335 370
Costa Rican 10 0 15 50 15 35
Ecuadorian 10 10 10 105 70 30
Guatemalan 20 10 10 270 135 140
Guyanese 30 20 10 185 110 75
Hispanic 35 20 10 125 75 50
Honduran 45 15 25 95 45 50
Maya 45 15 25 140 75 65
Mexican 345 180 165 2,125 1,060 1,065
Nicaraguan 35 25 15 140 50 90
Panamanian 0 0 10 15 0 10
Paraguayan 10 0 0 40 30 10
Peruvian 55 30 25 295 120 175
Salvadorean 25 0 25 765 350 415
Uruguayan 0 0 0 65 20 40
Venezuelan 40 20 20 55 30 30
Latin, Central and South American origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 116 30 15 15 320 165 160
African origins 1,270 685 590 16,170 8,480 7,690
Central and West African origins 170 100 70 4,440 2,355 2,090
Akan 0 0 0 115 80 40
Angolan 0 0 0 10 0 10
Ashanti 0 0 0 10 10 0
Beninese 0 0 0 0 0 0
Burkinabe 0 0 0 20 15 10
Cameroonian 0 0 0 205 90 110
Chadian 0 10 0 0 0 0
Congolese 0 0 0 530 290 240
Edo 0 0 0 40 20 15
Ewe 0 0 0 10 0 0
Gabonese 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gambian 0 0 0 40 20 15
Ghanaian 20 15 0 555 320 235
Guinean 0 0 0 25 20 10
Ibo 0 0 0 485 275 215
Ivorian 0 0 0 75 35 45
Liberian 10 0 10 85 25 60
Malian 0 0 0 30 15 15
Malinké 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nigerian 125 70 50 1,715 875 835
Peulh 0 0 0 0 0 0
Senegalese 10 10 0 20 15 10
Sierra Leonean 0 0 0 40 25 10
Togolese 0 0 0 55 35 20
Wolof 0 0 0 0 10 0
Yoruba 10 10 0 520 270 255
Central and West African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 117 10 10 10 235 115 125
North African origins 85 70 15 2,190 1,210 980
Algerian 25 15 0 70 50 15
Berber 0 0 0 55 45 15
Coptic 0 0 0 40 15 20
Dinka 0 0 0 35 20 15
Egyptian 25 25 0 535 290 245
Libyan 0 0 0 205 115 85
Maure 0 0 0 0 0 0
Moroccan 35 30 10 220 110 115
Sudanese 0 0 0 935 515 420
Tunisian 10 10 0 105 60 50
North African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 118 0 0 0 40 30 10
Southern and East African origins 550 275 275 6,320 3,210 3,110
Afrikaner 0 0 10 60 35 30
Amhara 0 0 0 20 10 10
Bantu, n.o.s.Census data footnote 119 0 0 0 45 30 10
Burundian 0 0 0 300 155 145
Djiboutian 0 0 0 10 10 10
Eritrean 0 0 0 1,130 540 590
Ethiopian 10 10 0 675 335 345
Harari 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kenyan 50 25 25 190 95 95
Malagasy 0 0 0 10 0 10
Mauritian 0 10 0 205 90 110
Oromo 0 0 0 140 65 75
Rwandan 15 10 10 80 20 60
Seychellois 0 0 0 10 10 0
Somali 0 0 0 1,275 635 635
South African 365 185 185 1,295 680 615
Tanzanian 0 10 0 55 35 20
Tigrian 0 0 0 45 30 15
Ugandan 40 10 25 90 40 50
Zambian 0 0 0 190 90 100
Zimbabwean 25 15 10 260 170 90
Zulu 0 0 10 35 30 10
Southern and East African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 120 35 15 15 535 300 240
Other African origins 465 230 235 3,605 1,940 1,665
Black, n.o.s.Census data footnote 121 60 10 50 345 190 160
Other African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 122 405 220 185 3,290 1,770 1,525
Asian origins 9,495 4,505 4,985 99,125 49,845 49,280
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins 1,025 570 455 9,415 5,015 4,400
Afghan 0 0 0 780 390 385
Arab, n.o.s.Census data footnote 123 150 115 40 1,175 645 530
Armenian 40 20 20 240 130 115
Assyrian 0 0 0 215 120 95
Azerbaijani 10 0 0 50 25 25
Georgian 25 10 15 35 20 10
Hazara 0 0 0 25 10 20
Iranian 335 175 165 1,345 740 600
Iraqi 10 0 10 1,290 690 605
Israeli 25 0 30 120 75 50
Jordanian 0 0 0 75 40 30
Kazakh 20 10 15 30 15 15
Kurd 0 0 0 200 110 90
Kuwaiti 10 0 0 10 0 0
Kyrgyz 0 0 0 30 10 20
Lebanese 175 110 65 1,360 660 700
Palestinian 10 0 0 120 60 55
Pashtun 0 0 0 175 100 75
Saudi Arabian 70 70 0 110 80 30
Syrian 130 50 75 1,365 740 625
Tajik 0 0 0 10 10 0
Tatar 10 0 0 60 25 35
Turk 60 30 25 860 450 405
Turkmen 0 0 0 20 10 10
Uighur 0 0 0 0 0 0
Uzbek 0 0 0 70 15 50
Yemeni 0 0 10 45 20 20
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 124 30 30 0 265 130 130
South Asian origins 2,170 1,115 1,060 29,830 15,955 13,870
Bangladeshi 10 0 10 2,040 1,090 945
Bengali 15 10 0 600 350 250
Bhutanese 0 0 0 210 110 100
East Indian 1,865 965 900 18,695 10,090 8,600
Goan 0 0 0 45 25 15
Gujarati 10 10 0 195 105 95
Kashmiri 0 0 0 115 75 40
Nepali 25 10 20 565 320 245
Pakistani 20 0 10 6,255 3,220 3,035
Punjabi 185 100 85 1,425 790 635
Sinhalese 15 10 10 65 30 30
Sri Lankan 40 25 15 515 290 225
Tamil 0 0 10 120 65 55
South Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 125 20 15 10 1,075 545 530
East and Southeast Asian origins 6,340 2,840 3,505 60,010 28,955 31,060
Burmese 10 10 0 465 210 260
Cambodian (Khmer) 150 80 70 305 165 145
Chinese 3,025 1,400 1,630 19,075 9,300 9,780
Filipino 1,270 500 770 33,630 16,200 17,425
Hmong 10 10 10 0 0 0
Indonesian 180 105 80 220 115 105
Japanese 770 330 440 1,220 530 690
Karen 0 0 0 585 290 290
Korean 440 205 235 2,025 870 1,155
Laotian 0 0 0 705 335 380
Malaysian 60 10 45 160 75 80
Mongolian 20 15 10 205 105 100
Singaporean 15 0 10 10 0 10
Taiwanese 80 40 45 265 115 155
Thai 115 25 90 420 170 250
Tibetan 0 0 0 50 35 25
Vietnamese 600 255 340 3,690 1,885 1,800
East and Southeast Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 126 10 10 0 95 40 55
Other Asian origins 20 10 10 735 340 390
Other Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 127 20 10 10 735 345 385
Oceania origins 785 400 385 1,430 760 665
Australian 415 205 210 890 505 385
New Zealander 135 65 70 265 140 125
Pacific Islands origins 235 130 110 310 140 170
Fijian 60 35 25 110 60 50
Hawaiian 130 75 65 25 10 10
Maori 20 15 10 45 0 35
Polynesian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 128 15 0 15 25 15 10
Samoan 0 0 0 55 25 30
Pacific Islands origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 129 10 0 10 60 25 35
Household characteristics
Total - Private households by tenure - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 130 52,950 ... ... 432,620 ... ...
Owner 37,910 ... ... 311,470 ... ...
Renter 14,885 ... ... 109,685 ... ...
Band housing 155 ... ... 11,470 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by condominium status - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 131 52,945 ... ... 432,620 ... ...
Condominium 6,560 ... ... 41,960 ... ...
Not condominium 46,385 ... ... 390,660 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 132 52,950 ... ... 432,625 ... ...
No bedrooms 320 ... ... 1,290 ... ...
1 bedroom 5,760 ... ... 40,600 ... ...
2 bedrooms 14,990 ... ... 97,340 ... ...
3 bedrooms 18,015 ... ... 148,060 ... ...
4 or more bedrooms 13,860 ... ... 145,330 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 133 52,950 ... ... 432,620 ... ...
1 to 4 rooms 13,180 ... ... 92,375 ... ...
5 rooms 8,725 ... ... 67,645 ... ...
6 rooms 8,035 ... ... 64,215 ... ...
7 rooms 6,710 ... ... 57,945 ... ...
8 or more rooms 16,300 ... ... 150,440 ... ...
Average number of rooms per dwelling 6.4 ... ... 6.7 ... ...
Total - Private households by number of persons per room - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 134 52,950 ... ... 432,625 ... ...
One person or fewer per room 52,655 ... ... 422,915 ... ...
More than 1 person per room 295 ... ... 9,705 ... ...
Total - Private households by housing suitability - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 135 52,950 ... ... 432,620 ... ...
Suitable 51,450 ... ... 412,220 ... ...
Not suitable 1,500 ... ... 20,410 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by period of construction - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 136 52,950 ... ... 432,620 ... ...
1960 or before 7,660 ... ... 101,805 ... ...
1961 to 1980 15,530 ... ... 150,440 ... ...
1981 to 1990 7,975 ... ... 62,270 ... ...
1991 to 2000 10,485 ... ... 33,495 ... ...
2001 to 2005 3,255 ... ... 17,905 ... ...
2006 to 2010 4,730 ... ... 28,610 ... ...
2011 to 2016Census data footnote 137 3,320 ... ... 38,095 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 138 52,950 ... ... 432,625 ... ...
Only regular maintenance or minor repairs needed 49,475 ... ... 395,105 ... ...
Major repairs needed 3,475 ... ... 37,520 ... ...
Total - Private households by number of household maintainers - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 139 52,945 ... ... 432,620 ... ...
1 household maintainer 30,455 ... ... 261,245 ... ...
2 household maintainers 21,190 ... ... 162,550 ... ...
3 or more household maintainers 1,305 ... ... 8,825 ... ...
Total - Private households by age of primary household maintainers - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 140 52,950 ... ... 432,625 ... ...
15 to 24 years 1,685 ... ... 18,235 ... ...
25 to 34 years 6,155 ... ... 72,225 ... ...
35 to 44 years 7,320 ... ... 73,675 ... ...
45 to 54 years 9,345 ... ... 77,920 ... ...
55 to 64 years 11,660 ... ... 84,110 ... ...
65 to 74 years 9,820 ... ... 56,280 ... ...
75 to 84 years 5,160 ... ... 34,845 ... ...
85 years and over 1,805 ... ... 15,340 ... ...
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 52,170 ... ... 396,790 ... ...
Spending less than 30% of income on shelter costs 38,965 ... ... 316,505 ... ...
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs 13,205 ... ... 80,295 ... ...
30% to less than 100% 11,540 ... ... 70,690 ... ...
Total - Owner households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data 37,400 ... ... 289,805 ... ...
% of owner households with a mortgageCensus data footnote 142 57.7 ... ... 57.9 ... ...
% of owner households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costsCensus data footnote 141 16.8 ... ... 12.1 ... ...
Median monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 948 ... ... 1,001 ... ...
Average monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,103 ... ... 1,178 ... ...
Median value of dwellings ($)Census data footnote 144 375,022 ... ... 299,606 ... ...
Average value of dwellings ($)Census data footnote 144 411,408 ... ... 318,917 ... ...
Total - Tenant households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data 14,805 ... ... 107,535 ... ...
% of tenant households in subsidized housingCensus data footnote 145 11.7 ... ... 21.4 ... ...
% of tenant households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costsCensus data footnote 141 46.9 ... ... 42.1 ... ...
Median monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 911 ... ... 965 ... ...
Average monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 975 ... ... 1,021 ... ...
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 146 102,200 49,315 52,890 857,295 424,265 433,035
No certificate, diploma or degree 15,555 8,210 7,345 177,210 96,680 80,530
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificateCensus data footnote 147 30,830 14,585 16,245 261,210 133,730 127,480
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 55,815 26,515 29,300 418,880 193,855 225,025
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma 11,480 8,540 2,945 89,440 64,100 25,340
Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 148 4,600 2,605 1,995 38,045 21,495 16,550
Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 149 6,880 5,930 945 51,395 42,605 8,790
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma 20,420 7,780 12,640 146,770 51,240 95,530
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level 4,680 1,675 3,010 28,195 10,790 17,405
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above 19,245 8,530 10,710 154,480 67,730 86,745
Bachelor's degree 12,160 5,185 6,970 112,760 47,490 65,270
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level 1,445 600 845 7,635 3,400 4,235
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry 655 430 230 4,830 2,580 2,245
Master's degree 4,125 1,815 2,310 24,375 11,095 13,275
Earned doctorateCensus data footnote 150 850 495 360 4,880 3,155 1,725
Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 146 63,250 30,145 33,105 566,245 282,510 283,735
No certificate, diploma or degree 6,375 3,690 2,685 69,200 42,050 27,150
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificateCensus data footnote 147 17,815 8,720 9,090 168,035 88,530 79,505
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 39,065 17,735 21,335 329,005 151,930 177,075
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma 7,365 5,520 1,845 66,955 48,885 18,075
Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 148 3,000 1,695 1,305 27,765 16,095 11,670
Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 149 4,365 3,825 540 39,190 32,785 6,400
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma 14,510 5,405 9,110 115,085 41,085 74,000
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level 3,265 1,135 2,125 19,380 7,775 11,605
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above 13,925 5,670 8,250 127,585 54,190 73,395
Bachelor's degree 9,085 3,690 5,400 92,905 38,180 54,730
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level 980 360 620 5,890 2,525 3,365
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry 435 240 190 4,065 1,995 2,070
Master's degree 2,920 1,140 1,780 20,975 9,170 11,805
Earned doctorateCensus data footnote 150 495 235 255 3,750 2,320 1,435
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 151 102,205 49,315 52,890 857,295 424,265 433,030
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 152 46,385 22,795 23,585 438,420 230,405 208,005
Education 4,265 1,075 3,195 40,995 10,635 30,355
13. Education 4,270 1,075 3,195 40,990 10,635 30,350
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 2,005 890 1,110 8,870 4,150 4,720
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services 290 220 70 2,015 1,455 560
50. Visual and performing arts 1,710 665 1,045 6,850 2,690 4,160
Humanities 2,315 980 1,340 15,400 6,905 8,495
16. Aboriginal and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics 180 65 115 1,030 260 770
23. English language and literature/letters 800 290 515 3,180 990 2,190
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities 540 190 350 3,105 1,185 1,920
30A Interdisciplinary humanitiesCensus data footnote 153 10 0 10 35 0 30
38. Philosophy and religious studies 125 75 55 1,180 695 480
39. Theology and religious vocations 275 165 105 4,700 2,645 2,050
54. History 350 190 160 1,760 1,000 760
55. French language and literature/letters 35 0 30 425 120 300
Social and behavioural sciences and law 5,370 1,765 3,605 30,500 10,015 20,485
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies 100 20 80 750 185 565
09. Communication, journalism and related programs 320 140 180 2,060 905 1,160
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences 1,250 150 1,105 6,805 425 6,380
22. Legal professions and studies 855 225 625 5,410 1,930 3,480
30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciencesCensus data footnote 154 85 20 65 465 155 310
42. Psychology 920 255 665 5,555 1,480 4,075
45. Social sciences 1,845 950 890 9,455 4,940 4,510
Business, management and public administration 10,175 3,280 6,895 85,800 25,105 60,695
30.16 Accounting and computer science 0 0 10 240 50 190
44. Public administration and social service professions 800 185 615 8,250 1,710 6,545
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services 9,365 3,090 6,275 77,310 23,350 53,960
Physical and life sciences and technologies 1,910 995 910 11,455 5,905 5,550
26. Biological and biomedical sciences 1,050 500 545 5,675 2,515 3,160
30.01 Biological and physical sciences 270 115 155 1,395 725 670
30C Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciencesCensus data footnote 155 25 15 10 105 25 80
40. Physical sciences 425 305 125 3,240 2,265 970
41. Science technologies/technicians 135 55 80 1,045 375 670
Mathematics, computer and information sciences 1,375 855 515 11,695 7,040 4,655
11. Computer and information sciences and support services 1,090 740 350 9,390 6,135 3,250
25. Library science 140 20 115 990 85 905
27. Mathematics and statistics 140 90 50 1,145 700 445
30D Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciencesCensus data footnote 156 10 0 10 170 110 55
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies 11,900 11,225 680 93,145 86,660 6,485
04. Architecture and related services 230 130 105 1,520 960 560
14. Engineering 1,460 1,300 160 14,090 11,790 2,300
15. Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields 1,995 1,800 190 13,790 12,290 1,505
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0
46. Construction trades 3,555 3,465 90 24,650 23,840 810
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians 3,200 3,115 90 26,325 25,535 790
48. Precision production 1,460 1,420 40 12,765 12,240 525
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 1,875 1,300 580 16,655 12,040 4,615
01. Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences 790 420 370 13,585 9,885 3,705
03. Natural resources and conservation 1,085 870 210 3,075 2,160 910
Health and related fields 10,275 1,900 8,380 74,750 12,215 62,530
31. Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies 665 315 350 4,340 2,030 2,315
51. Health professions and related programs 9,395 1,430 7,960 69,090 9,460 59,630
60. Dental, medical and veterinary residency programs 220 150 65 1,315 725 590
Personal, protective and transportation services 4,335 2,260 2,075 29,585 13,165 16,420
12. Personal and culinary services 2,780 870 1,910 18,450 3,845 14,605
28. Military science, leadership and operational art 10 0 0 10 10 10
29. Military technologies and applied sciences 15 15 0 175 160 20
43. Security and protective services 400 315 80 5,070 3,705 1,360
49. Transportation and materials moving 1,130 1,055 80 5,880 5,450 430
Other 15 0 15 40 20 20
30.99 Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies, other 15 0 15 40 20 20
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 63,250 30,145 33,110 566,245 282,510 283,730
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 152 24,185 12,410 11,775 237,235 130,580 106,660
Education 2,770 585 2,185 28,195 6,885 21,310
13. Education 2,770 585 2,190 28,195 6,885 21,310
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 1,435 600 830 7,175 3,350 3,825
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services 195 135 60 1,550 1,100 450
50. Visual and performing arts 1,240 470 770 5,630 2,250 3,380
Humanities 1,570 650 920 11,760 5,110 6,650
16. Aboriginal and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics 115 45 75 825 205 620
23. English language and literature/letters 575 210 365 2,470 745 1,735
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities 385 135 250 2,515 910 1,605
30A Interdisciplinary humanitiesCensus data footnote 153 0 0 0 30 10 25
38. Philosophy and religious studies 65 35 30 920 540 380
39. Theology and religious vocations 170 105 70 3,345 1,905 1,435
54. History 235 125 105 1,365 725 640
55. French language and literature/letters 15 0 15 285 75 205
Social and behavioural sciences and law 4,125 1,245 2,880 25,830 8,205 17,625
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies 75 10 65 670 165 505
09. Communication, journalism and related programs 260 115 145 1,870 800 1,065
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences 985 120 870 5,680 350 5,330
22. Legal professions and studies 695 160 535 4,735 1,550 3,185
30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciencesCensus data footnote 154 75 15 55 370 120 250
42. Psychology 670 165 505 4,335 1,055 3,280
45. Social sciences 1,370 660 710 8,175 4,160 4,010
Business, management and public administration 7,205 2,290 4,920 69,300 20,470 48,835
30.16 Accounting and computer science 10 0 10 195 35 165
44. Public administration and social service professions 605 135 465 6,795 1,230 5,570
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services 6,595 2,150 4,445 62,310 19,205 43,105
Physical and life sciences and technologies 1,215 590 625 8,985 4,575 4,405
26. Biological and biomedical sciences 740 345 395 4,490 1,995 2,495
30.01 Biological and physical sciences 165 55 110 1,085 530 550
30C Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciencesCensus data footnote 155 20 15 10 95 25 70
40. Physical sciences 225 150 75 2,545 1,700 845
41. Science technologies/technicians 70 25 45 770 320 450
Mathematics, computer and information sciences 1,090 705 385 10,235 6,210 4,030
11. Computer and information sciences and support services 945 655 290 8,590 5,615 2,970
25. Library science 90 10 75 730 60 670
27. Mathematics and statistics 55 35 15 760 430 335
30D Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciencesCensus data footnote 156 0 0 0 160 105 55
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies 7,685 7,175 505 72,720 67,225 5,500
04. Architecture and related services 175 75 100 1,215 745 470
14. Engineering 870 745 125 11,685 9,635 2,045
15. Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields 1,230 1,115 115 11,195 9,865 1,330
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0
46. Construction trades 2,440 2,360 75 18,905 18,275 630
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians 2,065 2,010 55 19,855 19,240 620
48. Precision production 900 865 35 9,865 9,460 410
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 1,465 970 495 13,365 9,360 4,005
01. Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences 620 330 290 10,720 7,545 3,175
03. Natural resources and conservation 850 645 205 2,645 1,815 835
Health and related fields 7,480 1,390 6,090 57,985 9,720 48,265
31. Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies 495 240 255 3,520 1,635 1,890
51. Health professions and related programs 6,850 1,065 5,790 53,345 7,510 45,835
60. Dental, medical and veterinary residency programs 135 85 50 1,120 580 545
Personal, protective and transportation services 3,005 1,535 1,480 23,415 10,820 12,600
12. Personal and culinary services 1,945 610 1,335 14,320 3,175 11,155
28. Military science, leadership and operational art 0 0 0 10 10 0
29. Military technologies and applied sciences 0 10 0 100 95 0
43. Security and protective services 300 230 65 4,055 2,955 1,105
49. Transportation and materials moving 755 685 75 4,935 4,590 340
Other 10 0 10 35 15 20
30.99 Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies, other 10 0 10 35 10 20
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 157 102,200 49,315 52,890 857,300 424,265 433,035
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 46,385 22,800 23,590 438,415 230,410 208,005
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 158 55,820 26,520 29,300 418,880 193,855 225,025
Location of study inside Canada 48,545 22,795 25,750 366,620 167,715 198,905
Same as province or territory of residence 35,850 16,580 19,265 293,455 130,990 162,465
Different than province or territory of residence 12,695 6,215 6,485 73,165 36,725 36,445
Location of study outside CanadaCensus data footnote 159 7,275 3,720 3,555 52,260 26,140 26,120
United StatesCensus data footnote 160 1,680 905 775 7,230 3,670 3,560
Philippines 425 110 310 13,980 6,230 7,750
India 280 155 125 6,215 3,280 2,930
United KingdomCensus data footnote 161 2,030 1,120 910 3,250 1,830 1,420
ChinaCensus data footnote 162 390 190 200 2,730 1,295 1,435
France 30 10 20 220 125 95
Other 2,440 1,225 1,215 18,630 9,705 8,925
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 63,250 30,145 33,105 566,245 282,510 283,735
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 24,185 12,410 11,775 237,235 130,580 106,660
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 158 39,065 17,735 21,335 329,010 151,930 177,075
Location of study inside Canada 35,110 15,905 19,200 283,450 129,445 154,005
Same as province or territory of residence 27,095 12,030 15,060 225,420 100,405 125,010
Different than province or territory of residence 8,015 3,875 4,140 58,035 29,035 28,995
Location of study outside CanadaCensus data footnote 159 3,955 1,825 2,135 45,560 22,490 23,070
United StatesCensus data footnote 160 890 445 450 5,210 2,495 2,715
Philippines 360 100 260 13,335 5,950 7,385
India 210 105 105 5,560 2,935 2,625
United KingdomCensus data footnote 161 845 455 390 2,180 1,275 905
ChinaCensus data footnote 162 340 170 175 2,520 1,180 1,345
France 10 0 0 200 115 85
Other 1,300 555 745 16,555 8,540 8,015
Labour force status
Total - Population aged 15 years and over by Labour force status - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 163 102,205 49,310 52,885 857,295 424,260 433,035
In the labour force 60,380 30,705 29,675 585,540 311,110 274,430
Employed 55,690 28,010 27,685 544,095 286,330 257,760
Unemployed 4,690 2,700 1,990 41,445 24,775 16,665
Not in the labour force 41,825 18,605 23,215 271,760 113,155 158,605
Participation rate 59.1 62.3 56.1 68.3 73.3 63.4
Employment rate 54.5 56.8 52.3 63.5 67.5 59.5
Unemployment rate 7.8 8.8 6.7 7.1 8.0 6.1
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 164 102,200 49,310 52,890 857,295 424,260 433,030
Did not workCensus data footnote 165 38,740 17,290 21,445 242,835 100,140 142,695
Worked 63,470 32,025 31,445 614,460 324,130 290,335
Worked full year, full timeCensus data footnote 166 28,400 15,950 12,445 313,945 180,260 133,690
Worked part year and/or part timeCensus data footnote 167 35,070 16,070 19,005 300,515 143,870 156,650
Average weeks worked in reference year 41.7 41.9 41.5 42.6 43.1 41.9
Class of worker
Total labour force aged 15 years and over by class of worker - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 168 60,380 30,705 29,675 585,535 311,110 274,425
Class of worker - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 1,325 770 555 10,230 5,205 5,020
All classes of workersCensus data footnote 170 59,055 29,940 29,115 575,310 305,900 269,405
Employee 50,225 24,785 25,445 490,180 250,460 239,710
Self-employedCensus data footnote 171 8,830 5,160 3,675 85,130 55,440 29,695
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 60,385 30,705 29,675 585,535 311,105 274,430
Occupation - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 1,325 765 555 10,225 5,205 5,020
All occupationsCensus data footnote 170 59,055 29,940 29,115 575,310 305,905 269,410
0 Management occupations 5,985 3,565 2,420 81,060 54,030 27,035
1 Business, finance and administration occupations 7,760 1,930 5,825 80,640 20,280 60,355
2 Natural and applied sciences and related occupations 3,545 2,860 680 28,325 21,685 6,640
3 Health occupations 4,880 960 3,925 41,675 6,510 35,170
4 Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services 6,420 2,010 4,410 64,685 19,715 44,970
5 Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport 1,820 725 1,090 10,760 4,025 6,735
6 Sales and service occupations 15,955 6,350 9,610 124,090 50,165 73,920
7 Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations 9,470 8,900 570 99,755 93,540 6,215
8 Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations 1,685 1,360 330 28,155 22,590 5,565
9 Occupations in manufacturing and utilities 1,530 1,280 250 16,165 13,370 2,800
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 60,380 30,710 29,675 585,540 311,105 274,430
Industry - NAICS2012 - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 1,325 770 555 10,225 5,200 5,020
All industry categoriesCensus data footnote 170 59,055 29,935 29,115 575,310 305,905 269,410
11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 1,805 1,350 455 51,255 36,820 14,440
21 Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction 460 420 40 23,070 20,040 3,025
22 Utilities 290 225 65 5,395 3,780 1,610
23 Construction 5,300 4,670 630 49,310 43,460 5,850
31-33 Manufacturing 3,035 2,365 670 26,710 21,000 5,710
41 Wholesale trade 1,515 1,165 350 20,480 15,325 5,155
44-45 Retail trade 8,300 3,745 4,565 63,360 30,185 33,180
48-49 Transportation and warehousing 2,890 2,235 655 24,755 19,385 5,370
51 Information and cultural industries 1,485 890 590 10,005 5,055 4,950
52 Finance and insurance 1,860 640 1,220 20,155 6,495 13,655
53 Real estate and rental and leasing 1,040 545 505 7,650 4,425 3,220
54 Professional, scientific and technical services 3,740 2,000 1,740 25,250 12,985 12,265
55 Management of companies and enterprises 25 20 0 1,340 680 660
56 Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services 3,080 1,745 1,330 16,395 9,660 6,735
61 Educational services 3,990 1,230 2,755 45,360 13,670 31,690
62 Health care and social assistance 8,395 1,595 6,800 72,625 11,285 61,335
71 Arts, entertainment and recreation 1,130 485 640 10,545 5,120 5,425
72 Accommodation and food services 4,920 1,840 3,085 37,785 14,295 23,490
81 Other services (except public administration) 2,730 1,160 1,570 25,680 12,590 13,090
91 Public administration 3,070 1,625 1,445 38,180 19,640 18,535
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 55,690 28,005 27,685 544,095 286,330 257,760
Worked at home 4,970 2,335 2,635 59,385 34,110 25,275
Worked outside Canada 185 110 80 840 550 295
No fixed workplace address 8,795 6,645 2,145 68,510 54,860 13,650
Worked at usual place 41,740 18,915 22,830 415,355 196,815 218,545
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 41,740 18,915 22,825 415,355 196,815 218,540
Commute within census subdivision (CSD) of residence 29,180 12,140 17,040 288,875 131,440 157,430
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) within census division (CD) of residence 7,490 3,835 3,650 89,420 45,175 44,250
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) and census division (CD) within province or territory of residence 4,555 2,525 2,025 28,040 15,365 12,675
Commute to a different province or territory 520 410 110 9,015 4,830 4,185
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 50,535 25,565 24,975 483,865 251,675 232,190
Car, truck, van - as a driver 40,745 20,775 19,970 402,405 216,695 185,705
Car, truck, van - as a passenger 2,940 1,270 1,670 27,960 10,265 17,695
Public transit 1,905 870 1,035 13,825 5,380 8,445
Walked 2,990 1,305 1,680 27,120 11,505 15,615
Bicycle 710 470 235 5,475 3,415 2,065
Other method 1,245 870 375 7,075 4,410 2,665
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 50,535 25,560 24,975 483,865 251,675 232,190
Less than 15 minutes 21,180 9,650 11,530 212,525 101,290 111,235
15 to 29 minutes 19,030 9,505 9,520 179,160 95,105 84,055
30 to 44 minutes 6,310 3,705 2,605 53,345 30,035 23,310
45 to 59 minutes 1,525 975 550 17,630 10,285 7,345
60 minutes and over 2,490 1,725 765 21,205 14,960 6,245
Time leaving for work
Total - Time leaving for work for the employed labour force aged 15 years and over in private households with a usual place of work or no fixed workplace address - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 177 50,535 25,565 24,970 483,865 251,675 232,190
Between 5 a.m. and 5:59 a.m. 3,030 2,080 950 29,630 21,835 7,800
Between 6 a.m. and 6:59 a.m. 7,035 4,590 2,450 88,420 56,715 31,705
Between 7 a.m. and 7:59 a.m. 13,835 7,415 6,425 158,875 83,520 75,355
Between 8 a.m. and 8:59 a.m. 11,490 4,575 6,920 101,065 40,385 60,680
Between 9 a.m. and 11:59 a.m. 6,715 2,600 4,115 41,740 16,680 25,065
Between 12 p.m. and 4:59 a.m. 8,420 4,305 4,120 64,140 32,540 31,600
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 65,550 33,005 32,545 633,325 332,450 300,875
Single responses 65,335 32,890 32,450 630,465 331,130 299,335
Official languages 65,075 32,735 32,340 626,545 329,115 297,435
English 64,935 32,715 32,225 624,555 328,520 296,030
French 140 25 115 1,995 590 1,405
Non-official languages 260 155 110 3,920 2,020 1,895
Aboriginal languages 0 0 0 1,540 775 770
Algonquian languages 0 0 0 915 485 435
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 0 0 0 905 470 430
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 95 55 40
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Woods Cree 0 0 0 40 25 20
Cree, n.o.s. 0 0 0 770 395 375
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 15 10 10
Algonquin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway 0 0 0 15 10 0
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 620 290 340
Northern Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 625 285 340
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 0 625 285 335
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 10 10 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 10 0 0
Dakota 0 0 0 0 10 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 255 145 110 2,375 1,245 1,130
Afro-Asiatic languages 10 10 0 115 100 20
Berber languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kabyle 0 0 0 0 0 0
Berber languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cushitic languages 0 0 0 10 0 10
Bilen 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oromo 0 0 0 0 0 0
Somali 0 0 0 10 0 10
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Semitic languages 0 0 0 110 95 10
Amharic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arabic 0 10 0 75 65 0
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 20 20 0
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Harari 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hebrew 0 0 0 0 0 0
Maltese 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tigrigna 0 0 0 10 0 10
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 10 0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 65 35 30 245 135 115
Khmer (Cambodian) 10 10 10 0 0 0
Vietnamese 55 25 25 245 135 115
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 0 10 0 205 105 95
Bikol 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cebuano 0 0 0 10 10 10
Fijian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ilocano 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malagasy 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malay 0 0 0 10 0 10
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pangasinan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 0 10 0 185 100 85
Waray-Waray 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Creole languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haitian Creole 0 0 0 0 0 0
Creole, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Creole languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dravidian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kannada 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malayalam 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tamil 0 0 0 0 0 0
Telugu 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hmong-Mien languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Indo-European languages 45 25 15 560 250 305
Albanian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Armenian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Balto-Slavic languages 10 0 0 100 35 60
Baltic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Latvian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lithuanian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavic languages 10 0 0 95 35 60
Belarusan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bosnian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bulgarian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Croatian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Czech 0 0 0 0 0 0
Macedonian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Polish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Russian 10 10 0 25 10 10
Serbian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Serbo-Croatian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slovak 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slovene (Slovenian) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ukrainian 0 0 0 65 20 50
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Celtic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scottish Gaelic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Welsh 0 0 0 0 0 0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Germanic languages 10 15 0 165 95 65
Afrikaans 0 10 0 30 10 20
Danish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dutch 0 0 0 40 25 20
Frisian 0 0 0 0 0 0
German 10 0 0 80 50 30
Icelandic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Norwegian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swedish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Vlaams (Flemish) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yiddish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 15 0
Greek 0 0 0 0 0 10
Indo-Iranian languages 15 0 10 180 75 100
Indo-Aryan languages 15 10 10 160 70 90
Bengali 0 0 0 25 15 10
Gujarati 0 0 0 0 0 10
Hindi 0 0 0 20 10 10
Kashmiri 0 0 0 0 0 0
Konkani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Marathi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nepali 0 0 0 10 0 10
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 15 0 10 40 20 20
Sindhi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 0 0 0 10 0 0
Urdu 0 0 0 50 25 30
Iranian languages 0 0 0 20 10 15
Kurdish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pashto 0 0 0 0 0 0
Persian (Farsi) 0 0 0 25 0 15
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Italic (Romance) languages 15 0 10 110 45 70
Catalan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Italian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Portuguese 10 0 0 0 0 0
Romanian 0 0 0 10 0 0
Spanish 15 10 0 105 40 60
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Japanese 10 0 0 10 0 10
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Georgian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Korean 20 10 15 110 40 70
Mongolic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mongolian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 0 0 0 10 0 0
Akan (Twi) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bamanankan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Edo 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ewe 0 0 0 0 0 0
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ganda 0 0 0 0 0 0
Igbo 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lingala 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rundi (Kirundi) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shona 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swahili 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wolof 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yoruba 0 0 0 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dinka 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages 0 0 0 60 35 30
American Sign Language 0 0 0 10 0 10
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 50 30 20
Sino-Tibetan languages 100 60 40 1,030 560 465
Chinese languages 100 60 40 990 540 450
Cantonese 20 20 10 250 140 105
Hakka 0 0 0 10 0 10
Mandarin 70 40 35 605 310 300
Min Dong 0 0 0 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wu (Shanghainese) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chinese, n.o.s. 0 10 0 135 90 40
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 0 0 0 40 25 20
Burmese 0 0 0 15 10 0
Karenic languages 0 0 0 25 20 10
Tibetan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages 0 0 0 15 10 0
Lao 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thai 0 0 0 10 0 10
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 0 0 0 15 10 0
Azerbaijani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkish 0 0 0 15 0 0
Uyghur 0 0 0 0 0 0
Uzbek 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Uralic languages 0 0 0 10 0 10
Estonian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Finnish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hungarian 0 0 0 10 0 10
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Multiple responses 215 115 100 2,860 1,315 1,540
English and French 45 15 30 650 235 410
English and non-official language 155 90 60 2,190 1,065 1,125
French and non-official language 0 0 0 0 0 0
English, French and non-official language 15 0 0 20 15 0
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 65,545 33,005 32,545 633,320 332,445 300,875
None 64,115 32,405 31,710 613,955 323,280 290,670
English 225 80 145 3,515 1,450 2,070
French 440 195 245 3,800 1,675 2,125
Non-official language 745 315 435 11,880 5,960 5,925
Aboriginal 75 15 60 4,590 2,095 2,490
Non-Aboriginal 670 300 370 7,290 3,860 3,435
English and French 0 0 0 0 0 0
English and non-official language 0 0 0 10 0 10
French and non-official language 25 10 15 170 90 85
English, French and non-official language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mobility status - Place of residence 1 year ago
Total - Mobility status 1 year ago - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 180 118,575 57,695 60,880 1,055,820 525,975 529,850
Non-movers 98,700 48,120 50,575 905,630 451,665 453,965
Movers 19,880 9,575 10,305 150,195 74,310 75,880
Non-migrants 11,790 5,680 6,110 89,005 43,990 45,015
Migrants 8,085 3,890 4,195 61,185 30,320 30,865
Internal migrants 7,215 3,465 3,755 49,930 24,855 25,075
Intraprovincial migrants 4,975 2,335 2,645 35,965 17,690 18,275
Interprovincial migrants 2,245 1,130 1,110 13,970 7,165 6,805
External migrants 870 425 440 11,255 5,465 5,790
Mobility status - Place of residence 5 years ago
Total - Mobility status 5 years ago - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 181 114,010 55,390 58,615 998,200 496,505 501,695
Non-movers 64,575 31,590 32,985 602,890 300,715 302,175
Movers 49,435 23,800 25,630 395,310 195,790 199,520
Non-migrants 25,685 12,335 13,355 201,450 99,955 101,495
Migrants 23,745 11,465 12,280 193,860 95,835 98,025
Internal migrants 20,700 9,970 10,730 147,360 72,815 74,540
Intraprovincial migrants 14,270 6,810 7,460 98,780 47,825 50,950
Interprovincial migrants 6,435 3,165 3,270 48,585 24,995 23,590
External migrants 3,040 1,495 1,550 46,500 23,015 23,485

Source

Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population.

How to cite

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2017. Nanaimo--Ladysmith [Federal electoral district], British Columbia and Saskatchewan [Province] (table). Census Profile. 2016 Census. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-316-X2016001. Ottawa. Released November 29, 2017.
https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/index.cfm?Lang=E (accessed June 3, 2024).

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