Census Profile, 2016 Census
Saanich, District municipality [Census subdivision], British Columbia and Capital, Regional district [Census division], British Columbia

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Characteristic Saanich, DM
British Columbia
[Census subdivision]
Capital, RD
British Columbia
[Census division]
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Total Male Female Total Male Female
Counts (unless otherwise specified)
Population and dwellings
Population, 2016Census data footnote 1 114,148 ... ... 383,360 ... ...
Population, 2011Census data footnote 1 109,752 ... ... 359,991 ... ...
Population percentage change, 2011 to 2016 4.0 ... ... 6.5 ... ...
Total private dwellingsCensus data footnote 2 49,422 ... ... 183,562 ... ...
Private dwellings occupied by usual residentsCensus data footnote 3 46,652 ... ... 170,157 ... ...
Population density per square kilometre 1,099.9 ... ... 163.8 ... ...
Land area in square kilometres 103.78 ... ... 2,340.49 ... ...
Age characteristics
Total - Age groups and average age of the population - 100% dataCensus data footnote 4 114,145 55,335 58,815 383,360 184,900 198,460
0 to 14 years 15,510 7,990 7,520 49,895 25,330 24,565
0 to 4 years 4,765 2,450 2,315 16,125 8,135 7,990
5 to 9 years 5,185 2,695 2,495 16,895 8,635 8,260
10 to 14 years 5,560 2,845 2,710 16,870 8,555 8,320
15 to 64 years 74,925 36,650 38,270 250,375 122,140 128,235
15 to 19 years 6,740 3,430 3,310 18,970 9,480 9,490
20 to 24 years 9,145 4,780 4,370 24,740 12,505 12,235
25 to 29 years 6,780 3,525 3,260 24,405 12,180 12,220
30 to 34 years 6,485 3,230 3,250 24,680 12,325 12,360
35 to 39 years 6,380 3,085 3,300 23,515 11,655 11,860
40 to 44 years 6,665 3,125 3,535 22,685 11,020 11,665
45 to 49 years 7,580 3,650 3,935 24,650 11,965 12,680
50 to 54 years 8,395 4,020 4,375 27,725 13,425 14,305
55 to 59 years 8,525 3,920 4,600 29,495 13,830 15,665
60 to 64 years 8,230 3,880 4,345 29,500 13,755 15,745
65 years and over 23,715 10,690 13,025 83,090 37,430 45,660
65 to 69 years 7,435 3,495 3,940 27,665 13,060 14,605
70 to 74 years 5,315 2,505 2,815 19,225 9,110 10,110
75 to 79 years 3,900 1,775 2,125 13,205 6,130 7,070
80 to 84 years 3,245 1,440 1,805 10,165 4,550 5,615
85 years and over 3,815 1,475 2,340 12,840 4,585 8,255
85 to 89 years 2,220 900 1,320 7,355 2,890 4,470
90 to 94 years 1,240 480 760 4,180 1,380 2,800
95 to 99 years 325 90 235 1,145 290 855
100 years and over 30 5 25 160 25 135
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 13.6 14.4 12.8 13.0 13.7 12.4
15 to 64 years 65.6 66.2 65.1 65.3 66.1 64.6
65 years and over 20.8 19.3 22.1 21.7 20.2 23.0
85 years and over 3.3 2.7 4.0 3.3 2.5 4.2
Average age of the population 43.5 42.3 44.7 44.4 43.3 45.4
Median age of the population 44.5 42.6 46.1 45.5 44.1 46.8
Household and dwelling characteristics
Total - Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling - 100% dataCensus data footnote 5 46,650 ... ... 170,160 ... ...
Single-detached house 22,145 ... ... 70,630 ... ...
Apartment in a building that has five or more storeys 550 ... ... 10,400 ... ...
Other attached dwellingCensus data footnote 6 23,950 ... ... 87,130 ... ...
Semi-detached house 1,185 ... ... 6,220 ... ...
Row house 3,505 ... ... 10,380 ... ...
Apartment or flat in a duplex 10,350 ... ... 25,835 ... ...
Apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys 8,845 ... ... 44,375 ... ...
Other single-attached house 65 ... ... 320 ... ...
Movable dwellingCensus data footnote 7 10 ... ... 1,990 ... ...
Total - Private households by household size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 8 46,650 ... ... 170,155 ... ...
1 person 12,645 ... ... 56,720 ... ...
2 persons 17,285 ... ... 64,200 ... ...
3 persons 7,310 ... ... 22,550 ... ...
4 persons 6,100 ... ... 17,830 ... ...
5 or more persons 3,310 ... ... 8,860 ... ...
Number of persons in private households 111,835 ... ... 372,875 ... ...
Average household size 2.4 ... ... 2.2 ... ...
Marital status
Total - Marital status for the population aged 15 years and over - 100% dataCensus data footnote 9 98,640 47,345 51,295 333,465 159,575 173,890
Married or living common law 56,310 28,045 28,265 187,075 93,310 93,765
Married 47,670 23,735 23,935 150,425 75,000 75,425
Living common law 8,640 4,310 4,330 36,650 18,310 18,340
Not married and not living common law 42,330 19,300 23,025 146,390 66,265 80,125
Never married 27,825 15,010 12,820 90,310 48,280 42,025
Separated 2,195 855 1,340 9,115 4,015 5,095
Divorced 6,665 2,270 4,390 27,535 9,935 17,600
Widowed 5,645 1,165 4,480 19,435 4,030 15,405
Family characteristics
Total - Census families in private households by family size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 10 32,040 ... ... 106,335 ... ...
2 persons 17,705 ... ... 63,895 ... ...
3 persons 6,845 ... ... 20,765 ... ...
4 persons 5,800 ... ... 16,640 ... ...
5 or more persons 1,690 ... ... 5,040 ... ...
Average size of census families 2.7 ... ... 2.7 ... ...
Total number of census families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 11 32,040 ... ... 106,340 ... ...
Total couple families 27,350 ... ... 90,950 ... ...
Married couples 23,030 ... ... 72,630 ... ...
Common-law couples 4,320 ... ... 18,325 ... ...
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent 4,690 ... ... 15,385 ... ...
Female parent 3,685 ... ... 11,945 ... ...
Male parent 1,000 ... ... 3,440 ... ...
Total - Couple census families in private households - 100% data 27,355 ... ... 90,955 ... ...
Couples without children 14,635 ... ... 53,540 ... ...
Couples with children 12,720 ... ... 37,410 ... ...
1 child 5,540 ... ... 16,715 ... ...
2 children 5,550 ... ... 15,840 ... ...
3 or more children 1,630 ... ... 4,850 ... ...
Total - Lone-parent census families in private households - 100% data 4,690 ... ... 15,385 ... ...
1 child 3,075 ... ... 10,350 ... ...
2 children 1,305 ... ... 4,045 ... ...
3 or more children 310 ... ... 990 ... ...
Total - Persons not in census families in private households - 100% data 23,790 10,790 12,995 89,660 40,715 48,945
Household type
Total - Private households by household type - 100% dataCensus data footnote 12 46,650 ... ... 170,160 ... ...
One-census-family households 30,010 ... ... 101,115 ... ...
Without children in a census familyCensus data footnote 13 13,630 ... ... 50,975 ... ...
With children in a census familyCensus data footnote 14 16,380 ... ... 50,140 ... ...
Multiple-census-family households 1,000 ... ... 2,575 ... ...
Non-census-family households 15,645 ... ... 66,465 ... ...
One-person households 12,650 ... ... 56,720 ... ...
Two-or-more person non-census-family households 2,995 ... ... 9,750 ... ...
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 15 112,875 54,635 58,245 377,670 182,240 195,430
English only 101,080 49,440 51,635 336,115 163,740 172,370
French only 35 15 15 155 65 90
English and French 9,895 4,415 5,475 38,265 17,115 21,145
Neither English nor French 1,865 755 1,105 3,140 1,315 1,825
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 16 112,880 54,635 58,245 377,665 182,240 195,430
English 109,340 53,080 56,265 367,440 177,435 190,000
French 1,325 640 690 6,175 3,060 3,115
English and French 380 185 195 1,005 475 530
Neither English nor French 1,825 735 1,095 3,050 1,265 1,785
Official language minority (number)Census data footnote 17 1,515 730 785 6,680 3,295 3,385
Official language minority (percentage)Census data footnote 17 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.8 1.8 1.7
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 18 112,880 54,635 58,240 377,670 182,235 195,430
Single responses 110,895 53,700 57,190 372,385 179,765 192,620
Official languages 88,585 43,525 45,060 322,925 157,545 165,380
English 87,265 42,895 44,370 316,565 154,395 162,165
French 1,315 630 690 6,360 3,145 3,215
Non-official languages 22,315 10,180 12,135 49,465 22,225 27,240
Aboriginal languages 30 15 10 265 120 145
Algonquian languages 10 5 5 45 20 25
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 10 5 5 35 15 15
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Moose Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Naskapi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Plains Cree 0 0 0 15 5 5
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Woods Cree 5 0 5 10 5 5
Cree, n.o.s. 5 5 0 15 10 5
Eastern Algonquian languages 5 0 0 0 0 5
Malecite 0 0 5 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 5 5 5 10 5 5
Algonquin 5 0 0 0 0 5
Ojibway 0 0 0 5 5 5
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 5 5 5 15 5 10
Northern Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 10 5 5
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carrier 0 0 0 5 0 0
Chilcotin 0 0 0 5 0 0
Dene 0 0 0 5 5 0
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gwich'in 0 0 0 5 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 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 5 5 0
Salish languages 10 5 0 150 75 75
Comox 0 0 0 5 0 0
Halkomelem 0 0 0 50 20 30
Lillooet 0 0 0 5 0 0
Okanagan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 5 0 0
Squamish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Straits 0 5 5 80 45 40
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 15 10 10
Siouan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dakota 0 0 0 0 0 0
Stoney 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tlingit 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 5 0 0 5 0 5
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0 5 0 0
Nisga'a 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 10 5 0 30 15 20
Haisla 0 0 0 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 0 5 0 5 0 5
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 0 0 0 25 10 15
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 5 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 0 0 0 5 0 5
Non-Aboriginal languages 22,285 10,165 12,120 49,200 22,105 27,095
Afro-Asiatic languages 745 395 350 1,685 930 760
Berber languages 10 0 0 15 5 5
Kabyle 0 0 0 5 5 5
Berber languages, n.i.e. 5 5 0 10 5 5
Cushitic languages 40 20 15 80 45 45
Bilen 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oromo 10 5 5 25 10 10
Somali 35 15 15 60 30 30
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Semitic languages 700 370 330 1,585 875 715
Amharic 35 20 15 110 45 60
Arabic 570 305 265 1,250 705 545
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 5 5 0
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Harari 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hebrew 50 20 25 115 60 55
Maltese 15 5 5 25 15 10
Tigrigna 30 15 15 75 40 40
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 0 0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 510 220 290 1,120 500 615
Khmer (Cambodian) 50 20 30 135 65 70
Vietnamese 460 205 255 985 440 545
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 1,465 555 910 4,025 1,515 2,515
Bikol 5 0 5 10 0 5
Cebuano 85 25 60 245 90 155
Fijian 0 0 5 5 5 5
Hiligaynon 10 5 5 50 20 25
Ilocano 75 30 45 195 70 120
Malagasy 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malay 35 15 20 105 30 70
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 5 0 0 10 5 5
Pangasinan 5 0 5 10 5 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 1,225 470 755 3,335 1,260 2,085
Waray-Waray 5 5 0 15 10 5
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 15 10 10 40 15 25
Creole languages 15 10 5 45 20 20
Haitian Creole 0 0 0 5 5 0
Creole, n.o.s. 10 5 0 20 15 10
Creole languages, n.i.e. 10 0 5 20 5 15
Dravidian languages 170 95 75 355 185 165
Kannada 5 5 0 20 10 10
Malayalam 40 25 15 90 50 40
Tamil 75 35 40 145 70 70
Telugu 50 30 20 95 50 45
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 5 5
Hmong-Mien languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Indo-European languages 9,850 4,660 5,195 24,945 11,660 13,280
Albanian 40 25 20 125 70 55
Armenian 15 5 10 50 30 20
Balto-Slavic languages 1,445 670 775 4,410 1,995 2,415
Baltic languages 30 25 10 110 65 45
Latvian 10 10 0 55 35 20
Lithuanian 20 15 5 55 30 20
Slavic languages 1,415 650 765 4,300 1,935 2,370
Belarusan 0 0 0 5 5 0
Bosnian 5 0 5 35 10 20
Bulgarian 50 25 25 115 50 60
Croatian 230 115 115 420 210 210
Czech 95 50 45 375 180 195
Macedonian 5 5 0 15 5 10
Polish 315 145 175 1,115 515 600
Russian 320 125 190 1,080 445 640
Serbian 95 50 55 195 90 100
Serbo-Croatian 40 20 25 90 40 45
Slovak 40 20 20 145 65 75
Slovene (Slovenian) 35 15 20 80 35 45
Ukrainian 180 85 100 615 255 355
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 10 5 5 20 15 5
Celtic languages 25 10 15 85 40 40
Scottish Gaelic 5 5 0 25 20 5
Welsh 15 5 10 40 20 25
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 0 10
Germanic languages 2,265 995 1,270 7,960 3,580 4,375
Afrikaans 55 30 30 185 95 90
Danish 105 40 70 465 205 260
Dutch 600 280 315 2,090 980 1,105
Frisian 10 0 0 20 10 15
German 1,355 585 770 4,665 2,055 2,615
Icelandic 5 5 5 30 15 15
Norwegian 60 30 30 220 105 115
Swedish 50 15 30 205 85 125
Vlaams (Flemish) 10 5 10 35 10 25
Yiddish 15 10 5 40 20 20
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 5 0
Greek 105 60 45 320 185 135
Indo-Iranian languages 3,705 1,850 1,855 6,180 3,055 3,125
Indo-Aryan languages 3,305 1,630 1,670 5,220 2,565 2,660
Bengali 100 45 50 150 70 80
Gujarati 65 30 30 150 75 75
Hindi 295 160 140 525 280 245
Kashmiri 0 0 0 5 5 0
Konkani 5 0 5 15 5 5
Marathi 25 10 15 30 15 20
Nepali 40 25 15 75 40 30
Oriya (Odia) 5 0 0 5 0 5
Punjabi (Panjabi) 2,615 1,270 1,350 3,885 1,860 2,025
Sindhi 20 5 10 50 30 20
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 30 15 15 80 45 35
Urdu 115 65 50 265 145 120
Iranian languages 395 210 185 935 480 450
Kurdish 5 5 0 5 10 0
Pashto 20 10 10 50 30 20
Persian (Farsi) 370 200 170 870 445 430
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 5 5 5 30 10 10
Italic (Romance) languages 2,250 1,040 1,210 5,810 2,700 3,110
Catalan 5 0 5 10 5 10
Italian 450 210 240 1,065 525 545
Portuguese 685 315 370 1,410 645 755
Romanian 130 55 70 295 140 155
Spanish 985 460 525 3,025 1,385 1,640
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 5 5 0 10 0 5
Japanese 635 190 445 1,510 425 1,090
Kartvelian languages 5 0 5 10 0 0
Georgian 0 5 5 10 5 0
Korean 785 340 450 1,620 670 945
Mongolic languages 5 0 0 5 0 5
Mongolian 5 0 0 0 0 5
Niger-Congo languages 110 60 50 290 140 140
Akan (Twi) 5 0 0 20 10 10
Bamanankan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Edo 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ewe 5 0 0 5 5 0
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 0 0 0 0 0 5
Ga 0 0 0 0 0 5
Ganda 0 5 0 10 5 5
Igbo 5 0 5 15 0 10
Lingala 5 0 0 0 5 0
Rundi (Kirundi) 0 0 0 5 0 0
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 10 5 10 35 15 15
Shona 5 0 0 15 5 5
Swahili 30 15 15 65 35 30
Wolof 5 5 0 10 10 5
Yoruba 10 5 0 15 10 10
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 30 15 15 80 35 40
Nilo-Saharan languages 10 10 0 15 10 5
Dinka 5 5 0 5 5 5
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 5 5 0 15 10 0
Sign languages 30 20 10 110 60 45
American Sign Language 10 5 5 45 20 20
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 20 15 5 65 40 30
Sino-Tibetan languages 7,500 3,390 4,110 11,945 5,310 6,630
Chinese languages 7,460 3,365 4,090 11,865 5,260 6,600
Cantonese 3,290 1,515 1,770 5,150 2,350 2,800
Hakka 35 5 25 45 15 35
Mandarin 3,605 1,605 2,000 5,785 2,510 3,280
Min Dong 5 0 5 0 0 5
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 140 60 80 230 100 125
Wu (Shanghainese) 85 35 50 125 50 75
Chinese, n.o.s. 300 135 165 520 240 280
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 5 5 0 10 5 5
Tibeto-Burman languages 40 25 15 80 50 35
Burmese 20 15 10 35 25 10
Karenic languages 5 0 0 10 5 5
Tibetan 15 10 5 35 20 15
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 5 0 5
Tai-Kadai languages 90 25 60 320 85 235
Lao 5 0 5 15 5 10
Thai 80 25 55 300 75 225
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 55 30 25 180 105 75
Azerbaijani 5 0 0 15 10 10
Turkish 45 30 20 160 95 65
Uyghur 0 0 0 0 0 0
Uzbek 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 5 5 5
Uralic languages 315 165 155 1,010 460 550
Estonian 10 5 5 65 20 40
Finnish 80 30 50 270 100 170
Hungarian 225 125 95 680 345 335
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 10 5 5 25 15 10
Multiple responses 1,980 935 1,050 5,280 2,470 2,815
English and French 295 140 155 1,090 500 590
English and non-official language 1,600 745 850 3,910 1,840 2,075
French and non-official language 50 25 30 150 70 80
English, French and non-official language 35 20 15 135 60 70
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 19 112,880 54,635 58,240 377,670 182,240 195,435
Single responses 108,680 52,710 55,960 368,105 177,880 190,225
Official languages 98,070 47,780 50,285 348,310 168,790 179,525
English 97,675 47,610 50,065 346,395 167,875 178,525
French 390 170 220 1,910 920 995
Non-official languages 10,610 4,930 5,685 19,795 9,090 10,700
Aboriginal languages 5 0 0 35 10 25
Algonquian languages 5 0 0 0 0 0
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 0 5 0 0 5 0
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Moose Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Naskapi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Plains Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Woods Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree, n.o.s. 5 0 0 0 0 0
Eastern Algonquian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carrier 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chilcotin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dene 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gwich'in 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sarsi (Sarcee) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sekani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Slavey 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tutchone languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages 0 0 0 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 5 0 0 30 10 20
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 0 0 0 5 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 25 10 10
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 5
Siouan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dakota 0 0 0 0 0 0
Stoney 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tlingit 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nisga'a 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 5 0 0 10 5 5
Haisla 0 0 0 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 5 0 5 5 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 10,605 4,930 5,680 19,755 9,080 10,675
Afro-Asiatic languages 370 175 190 820 400 420
Berber languages 0 0 0 5 5 0
Kabyle 0 0 0 5 0 5
Berber languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 0 0
Cushitic languages 10 5 5 35 15 20
Bilen 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oromo 5 5 0 10 5 5
Somali 10 5 5 25 10 20
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Semitic languages 355 170 185 785 385 400
Amharic 0 5 5 30 10 20
Arabic 325 155 165 660 330 325
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Harari 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hebrew 20 10 10 50 25 25
Maltese 0 0 0 5 0 0
Tigrigna 10 5 5 45 15 25
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 0 5
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 5 0 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 285 135 150 605 280 320
Khmer (Cambodian) 30 10 15 70 35 35
Vietnamese 260 125 135 530 245 285
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 565 245 315 1,575 685 890
Bikol 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cebuano 20 10 10 60 30 35
Fijian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 0 5 0 10 5 5
Ilocano 20 5 15 65 25 40
Malagasy 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malay 0 0 0 10 5 5
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pangasinan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 515 225 290 1,420 625 795
Waray-Waray 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 0 0
Creole languages 0 0 0 5 0 5
Haitian Creole 0 0 0 0 0 0
Creole, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 5
Creole languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dravidian languages 55 30 30 130 70 60
Kannada 0 0 0 10 5 5
Malayalam 15 10 5 45 25 20
Tamil 25 10 10 45 25 20
Telugu 15 5 10 35 20 20
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hmong-Mien languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Indo-European languages 3,555 1,700 1,860 7,150 3,385 3,765
Albanian 20 10 15 70 30 35
Armenian 5 0 5 15 5 10
Balto-Slavic languages 430 200 230 1,180 550 630
Baltic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Latvian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lithuanian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavic languages 430 200 230 1,180 550 630
Belarusan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bosnian 0 0 0 5 0 5
Bulgarian 25 15 15 50 25 25
Croatian 85 40 40 125 60 60
Czech 20 10 10 70 30 35
Macedonian 0 0 0 5 5 0
Polish 80 35 40 285 140 145
Russian 125 55 70 445 200 240
Serbian 35 20 20 70 30 35
Serbo-Croatian 20 5 5 25 15 10
Slovak 10 5 5 20 10 10
Slovene (Slovenian) 5 5 10 15 5 5
Ukrainian 30 15 15 75 25 45
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 0 0
Celtic languages 0 0 0 10 5 5
Scottish Gaelic 0 0 0 5 5 0
Welsh 0 0 0 0 0 0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Germanic languages 255 135 125 885 425 460
Afrikaans 10 5 5 50 20 30
Danish 5 5 0 25 15 15
Dutch 50 25 30 190 85 100
Frisian 0 0 0 0 0 0
German 170 90 80 580 290 300
Icelandic 5 0 0 5 0 0
Norwegian 5 0 0 15 5 10
Swedish 5 0 5 20 10 10
Vlaams (Flemish) 0 0 0 5 0 0
Yiddish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Greek 25 15 15 50 25 25
Indo-Iranian languages 2,010 965 1,045 3,080 1,475 1,605
Indo-Aryan languages 1,805 860 945 2,610 1,240 1,370
Bengali 55 25 30 70 30 35
Gujarati 20 10 5 35 15 15
Hindi 120 60 60 185 90 90
Kashmiri 0 0 0 0 0 0
Konkani 0 0 0 0 5 0
Marathi 10 5 5 15 5 10
Nepali 15 10 5 35 20 15
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 1,505 700 805 2,075 970 1,105
Sindhi 0 0 0 10 10 5
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 15 5 5 30 15 15
Urdu 70 45 30 155 75 70
Iranian languages 205 105 100 460 230 230
Kurdish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pashto 5 0 0 25 15 10
Persian (Farsi) 205 105 95 435 215 220
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 5 5 0 10 5 5
Italic (Romance) languages 805 380 430 1,865 870 995
Catalan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Italian 80 30 50 160 70 95
Portuguese 260 115 145 450 205 240
Romanian 55 25 30 100 40 60
Spanish 415 205 205 1,155 550 600
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Japanese 240 100 140 525 205 320
Kartvelian languages 5 0 0 5 0 0
Georgian 0 0 0 5 0 5
Korean 550 240 310 1,030 455 580
Mongolic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mongolian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 25 15 15 75 30 45
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 5 0 0
Ganda 0 0 0 5 0 0
Igbo 0 0 0 5 0 0
Lingala 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rundi (Kirundi) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 5 5 0 15 5 5
Shona 0 0 5 15 5 5
Swahili 10 5 5 20 5 10
Wolof 5 0 0 0 5 5
Yoruba 0 0 0 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 5 5 5 20 10 15
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 45 25 15 140 80 60
American Sign Language 5 0 0 35 20 15
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 40 25 15 105 60 45
Sino-Tibetan languages 4,810 2,205 2,600 7,375 3,340 4,030
Chinese languages 4,795 2,200 2,595 7,345 3,325 4,015
Cantonese 1,915 895 1,020 2,860 1,315 1,545
Hakka 5 0 0 10 5 5
Mandarin 2,600 1,190 1,410 4,035 1,815 2,220
Min Dong 0 0 0 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 50 20 35 75 30 40
Wu (Shanghainese) 40 15 25 65 30 40
Chinese, n.o.s. 190 80 105 300 135 170
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 10 5 5 30 15 15
Burmese 5 5 0 10 5 5
Karenic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibetan 0 0 0 20 5 10
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages 20 10 10 95 45 55
Lao 0 0 0 5 0 0
Thai 20 10 10 95 40 55
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 5 0
Turkic languages 10 5 5 40 20 20
Azerbaijani 0 0 0 5 5 5
Turkish 5 5 5 35 15 20
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 60 30 30 175 85 90
Estonian 5 5 0 5 5 5
Finnish 10 5 5 35 15 15
Hungarian 50 25 20 140 65 70
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 0 0 5 5 0 5
Multiple responses 4,200 1,920 2,275 9,565 4,360 5,210
English and French 160 80 75 685 325 360
English and non-official language 3,960 1,805 2,155 8,635 3,915 4,725
French and non-official language 15 5 10 45 15 25
English, French and non-official language 65 35 40 195 100 100
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 20 112,875 54,635 58,240 377,665 182,240 195,430
None 99,575 48,460 51,115 344,665 167,330 177,330
English 4,765 2,250 2,510 9,650 4,510 5,135
French 1,175 530 650 5,110 2,280 2,830
Non-official language 7,130 3,295 3,835 17,570 7,820 9,750
Aboriginal 25 10 10 410 185 225
Non-Aboriginal 7,105 3,280 3,820 17,160 7,635 9,530
English and French 25 10 10 75 35 40
English and non-official language 95 40 55 220 105 115
French and non-official language 115 50 65 375 155 220
English, French and non-official language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Income of individuals in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 21 96,360 46,325 50,030 323,105 154,705 168,395
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 93,110 44,700 48,410 313,565 150,050 163,515
Median total income in 2015 among recipients ($) 37,300 42,685 33,227 37,101 43,280 32,519
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 93,215 44,785 48,430 313,940 150,340 163,600
Median after-tax income in 2015 among recipients ($) 33,186 37,280 30,139 32,999 37,664 29,515
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 86,805 41,905 44,900 291,005 139,955 151,050
Median market income in 2015 among recipients ($) 34,397 40,424 29,463 34,287 41,169 28,761
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 65,315 28,125 37,190 220,730 95,175 125,555
Median government transfers in 2015 among recipients ($) 4,652 3,648 5,024 5,626 5,487 5,685
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 69,795 34,780 35,015 235,565 117,030 118,530
Median employment income in 2015 among recipients ($) 31,552 35,654 28,183 31,820 37,181 27,515
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 22 96,355 46,325 50,035 323,120 154,690 168,430
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 92,920 44,555 48,370 313,485 149,965 163,515
Average total income in 2015 among recipients ($) 47,721 54,714 41,280 48,004 56,068 40,608
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 93,055 44,670 48,385 313,905 150,315 163,590
Average after-tax income in 2015 among recipients ($) 39,827 44,501 35,512 39,939 45,390 34,931
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 86,710 41,770 44,945 291,045 139,970 151,075
Average market income in 2015 among recipients ($) 45,743 53,545 38,491 46,044 55,034 37,714
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 65,275 28,280 36,990 220,660 95,125 125,535
Average government transfers in 2015 among recipients ($) 7,168 7,112 7,211 7,466 7,411 7,508
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 69,795 34,645 35,150 235,565 117,480 118,085
Average employment income in 2015 among recipients ($) 41,906 48,066 35,834 41,654 48,343 35,000
Total - Employment income statistics for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 23 96,360 46,325 50,035 323,120 154,690 168,430
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 29,045 15,800 13,245 100,060 54,770 45,290
Median employment income in 2015 for full-year full-time workers ($)Census data footnote 25 55,152 60,343 50,743 53,896 59,237 49,179
Average employment income in 2015 for full-year full-time workers ($)Census data footnote 26 63,979 70,119 56,652 61,987 67,979 54,742
Composition of total income in 2015 of the population aged 15 years and over in private households (%) - 100% dataCensus data footnote 27 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Market income (%)Census data footnote 28 89.5 91.9 86.6 89.0 91.5 85.9
Employment income (%)Census data footnote 29 65.7 68.3 62.5 65.5 68.2 62.2
Government transfers (%)Census data footnote 30 10.5 8.1 13.4 11.0 8.5 14.1
Total - Total income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 31 96,360 46,325 50,035 323,105 154,705 168,395
Without total income 3,245 1,625 1,620 9,540 4,660 4,880
With total income 93,110 44,695 48,410 313,565 150,045 163,520
Percentage with total income 96.6 96.5 96.8 97.0 97.0 97.1
Under $10,000 (including loss) 12,700 5,765 6,940 38,870 16,965 21,900
$10,000 to $19,999 14,235 5,840 8,395 49,620 20,050 29,565
$20,000 to $29,999 11,875 4,940 6,940 41,670 16,905 24,760
$30,000 to $39,999 10,545 4,580 5,965 37,070 15,960 21,110
$40,000 to $49,999 9,930 4,405 5,525 34,105 15,280 18,825
$50,000 to $59,999 8,265 3,910 4,355 27,780 13,445 14,335
$60,000 to $69,999 6,260 3,375 2,880 21,305 11,800 9,505
$70,000 to $79,999 5,135 2,850 2,285 17,165 9,825 7,335
$80,000 to $89,999 3,900 2,260 1,635 12,865 7,740 5,130
$90,000 to $99,999 2,820 1,695 1,125 9,080 5,505 3,570
$100,000 and over 7,445 5,075 2,370 24,050 16,570 7,480
$100,000 to $149,999 5,095 3,410 1,690 16,365 11,040 5,325
$150,000 and over 2,345 1,665 680 7,680 5,530 2,155
Total - After-tax income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 32 96,355 46,325 50,035 323,105 154,710 168,395
Without after-tax income 3,140 1,535 1,605 9,165 4,370 4,790
With after-tax income 93,215 44,790 48,430 313,940 150,340 163,600
Percentage with after-tax income 96.7 96.7 96.8 97.2 97.2 97.2
Under $10,000 (including loss) 13,415 6,095 7,325 41,265 18,090 23,170
$10,000 to $19,999 14,960 6,275 8,690 52,180 21,485 30,690
$20,000 to $29,999 14,180 6,065 8,115 50,090 20,890 29,200
$30,000 to $39,999 12,550 5,470 7,085 43,960 19,300 24,665
$40,000 to $49,999 11,315 5,205 6,110 38,350 17,920 20,430
$50,000 to $59,999 8,355 4,400 3,955 28,240 15,315 12,930
$60,000 to $69,999 6,250 3,520 2,735 20,580 12,015 8,565
$70,000 to $79,999 4,295 2,500 1,800 14,105 8,350 5,755
$80,000 and over 7,890 5,265 2,625 25,175 16,985 8,190
$80,000 to $89,999 2,565 1,615 955 8,045 5,125 2,925
$90,000 to $99,999 1,565 1,045 520 4,955 3,320 1,630
$100,000 and over 3,765 2,610 1,155 12,180 8,545 3,635
Total - Employment income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 33 96,355 46,325 50,035 323,100 154,710 168,400
Without employment income 26,560 11,545 15,015 87,545 37,680 49,870
With employment income 69,795 34,780 35,015 235,560 117,035 118,530
Percentage with employment income 72.4 75.1 70.0 72.9 75.6 70.4
Under $5,000 (including loss) 11,935 5,685 6,250 39,980 18,660 21,320
$5,000 to $9,999 5,580 2,480 3,095 17,595 7,535 10,060
$10,000 to $19,999 9,080 4,080 5,000 30,295 13,185 17,110
$20,000 to $29,999 7,155 3,340 3,810 25,355 11,395 13,960
$30,000 to $39,999 6,665 3,025 3,635 23,315 10,625 12,685
$40,000 to $49,999 6,585 2,810 3,775 22,630 9,985 12,645
$50,000 to $59,999 5,345 2,545 2,800 18,335 8,980 9,360
$60,000 to $69,999 4,115 2,275 1,840 14,165 8,050 6,115
$70,000 to $79,999 3,640 2,060 1,575 12,320 7,240 5,085
$80,000 and over 9,705 6,470 3,235 31,575 21,390 10,185
$80,000 to $89,999 2,890 1,720 1,175 9,570 5,885 3,680
$90,000 to $99,999 1,975 1,240 730 6,525 4,135 2,385
$100,000 and over 4,835 3,505 1,330 15,485 11,360 4,120
Income of households in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for private households by household size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 34 46,650 ... ... 170,160 ... ...
Median total income of households in 2015 ($) 77,282 ... ... 69,665 ... ...
Median after-tax income of households in 2015 ($) 67,320 ... ... 60,652 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for one-person private households - 100% data 12,650 ... ... 56,720 ... ...
Median total income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 38,765 ... ... 37,429 ... ...
Median after-tax income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 34,387 ... ... 33,293 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for two-or-more-person private households - 100% data 34,005 ... ... 113,440 ... ...
Median total income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 96,812 ... ... 91,630 ... ...
Median after-tax income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 83,821 ... ... 79,439 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for private households by household size - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 35 46,650 ... ... 170,160 ... ...
Average total income of households in 2015 ($) 95,051 ... ... 88,438 ... ...
Average after-tax income of households in 2015 ($) 79,439 ... ... 73,679 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for one-person private households - 25% sample data 12,645 ... ... 56,740 ... ...
Average total income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 48,100 ... ... 47,186 ... ...
Average after-tax income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 40,768 ... ... 39,804 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for two-or-more-person private households - 25% sample data 34,010 ... ... 113,420 ... ...
Average total income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 112,507 ... ... 109,075 ... ...
Average after-tax income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 93,816 ... ... 90,626 ... ...
Total - Household total income groups in 2015 for private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 36 46,655 ... ... 170,155 ... ...
Under $5,000 1,015 ... ... 3,455 ... ...
$5,000 to $9,999 560 ... ... 2,210 ... ...
$10,000 to $14,999 1,105 ... ... 5,135 ... ...
$15,000 to $19,999 1,440 ... ... 6,730 ... ...
$20,000 to $24,999 1,680 ... ... 7,220 ... ...
$25,000 to $29,999 1,545 ... ... 6,455 ... ...
$30,000 to $34,999 1,605 ... ... 6,945 ... ...
$35,000 to $39,999 1,735 ... ... 7,255 ... ...
$40,000 to $44,999 1,750 ... ... 7,175 ... ...
$45,000 to $49,999 1,740 ... ... 7,140 ... ...
$50,000 to $59,999 3,585 ... ... 13,590 ... ...
$60,000 to $69,999 3,205 ... ... 12,195 ... ...
$70,000 to $79,999 3,165 ... ... 11,510 ... ...
$80,000 to $89,999 2,900 ... ... 10,455 ... ...
$90,000 to $99,999 2,605 ... ... 9,250 ... ...
$100,000 and over 17,025 ... ... 53,445 ... ...
$100,000 to $124,999 5,450 ... ... 18,110 ... ...
$125,000 to $149,999 3,950 ... ... 12,490 ... ...
$150,000 to $199,999 4,405 ... ... 13,120 ... ...
$200,000 and over 3,220 ... ... 9,730 ... ...
Total - Household after-tax income groups in 2015 for private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 32 46,650 ... ... 170,155 ... ...
Under $5,000 1,065 ... ... 3,690 ... ...
$5,000 to $9,999 570 ... ... 2,255 ... ...
$10,000 to $14,999 1,150 ... ... 5,235 ... ...
$15,000 to $19,999 1,515 ... ... 7,045 ... ...
$20,000 to $24,999 1,930 ... ... 8,440 ... ...
$25,000 to $29,999 1,855 ... ... 7,935 ... ...
$30,000 to $34,999 1,985 ... ... 8,525 ... ...
$35,000 to $39,999 2,070 ... ... 8,680 ... ...
$40,000 to $44,999 2,070 ... ... 8,520 ... ...
$45,000 to $49,999 2,220 ... ... 8,505 ... ...
$50,000 to $59,999 4,065 ... ... 15,235 ... ...
$60,000 to $69,999 3,820 ... ... 14,075 ... ...
$70,000 to $79,999 3,460 ... ... 12,570 ... ...
$80,000 to $89,999 3,140 ... ... 10,925 ... ...
$90,000 to $99,999 2,795 ... ... 9,140 ... ...
$100,000 and over 12,950 ... ... 39,390 ... ...
$100,000 to $124,999 5,310 ... ... 16,900 ... ...
$125,000 to $149,999 3,360 ... ... 9,950 ... ...
$150,000 and over 4,280 ... ... 12,545 ... ...
Income of economic families in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for economic families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 37 31,665 ... ... 105,660 ... ...
Median total income of economic families in 2015 ($) 97,794 ... ... 92,455 ... ...
Median after-tax income of economic families in 2015 ($) 84,399 ... ... 79,935 ... ...
Average family size of economic families 2.9 ... ... 2.7 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families without children or other relatives in private households - 100% data 13,535 ... ... 50,465 ... ...
Median total income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 90,121 ... ... 86,885 ... ...
Median after-tax income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 78,077 ... ... 75,253 ... ...
Average family size of couple economic families without children or other relatives 2.0 ... ... 2.0 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families with children in private households - 100% data 12,775 ... ... 37,615 ... ...
Median total income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 122,029 ... ... 117,510 ... ...
Median after-tax income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 104,699 ... ... 100,468 ... ...
Average family size of couple economic families with children 3.9 ... ... 3.9 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for lone-parent economic families in private households - 100% data 4,425 ... ... 14,580 ... ...
Median total income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 57,817 ... ... 54,039 ... ...
Median after-tax income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 51,988 ... ... 48,843 ... ...
Average family size of lone-parent economic families 2.5 ... ... 2.5 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for economic families in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 38 31,595 ... ... 105,735 ... ...
Average total income of economic families in 2015 ($) 114,025 ... ... 110,112 ... ...
Average after-tax income of economic families in 2015 ($) 94,669 ... ... 91,130 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families without children or other relatives in private households - 25% sample data 13,545 ... ... 50,480 ... ...
Average total income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 108,423 ... ... 106,410 ... ...
Average after-tax income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 89,259 ... ... 87,194 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families with children in private households - 25% sample data 12,785 ... ... 37,690 ... ...
Average total income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 137,024 ... ... 133,386 ... ...
Average after-tax income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 113,397 ... ... 110,337 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for lone-parent economic families in private households - 25% sample data 4,365 ... ... 14,505 ... ...
Average total income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 67,316 ... ... 63,658 ... ...
Average after-tax income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 58,613 ... ... 55,409 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 21 21,355 9,795 11,560 82,365 37,715 44,650
Median total income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 39 30,006 28,846 30,984 32,199 32,549 31,940
Median after-tax income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 39 27,446 26,323 28,335 29,037 29,094 28,989
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 40 21,400 10,060 11,340 82,225 37,735 44,490
Average total income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 41 38,851 37,658 39,909 41,417 43,027 40,052
Average after-tax income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 41 33,395 32,103 34,542 35,284 36,105 34,588
Total - Economic family income decile group for the population in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 42 111,830 54,290 57,540 372,875 179,965 192,905
In the bottom half of the distribution 48,825 22,985 25,835 174,015 81,325 92,695
In the bottom decile 12,130 5,905 6,225 40,710 19,645 21,060
In the second decile 8,535 3,860 4,675 32,860 14,650 18,215
In the third decile 8,705 4,090 4,620 32,020 14,760 17,260
In the fourth decile 9,155 4,295 4,865 32,810 15,265 17,540
In the fifth decile 10,290 4,840 5,450 35,615 17,000 18,615
In the top half of the distribution 63,015 31,305 31,705 198,855 98,640 100,215
In the sixth decile 11,150 5,430 5,715 37,265 17,960 19,305
In the seventh decile 12,035 5,925 6,110 39,395 19,445 19,950
In the eighth decile 13,285 6,655 6,625 41,105 20,505 20,600
In the ninth decile 14,035 7,020 7,015 42,330 21,265 21,070
In the top decile 12,510 6,265 6,240 38,770 19,470 19,300
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 43 111,830 54,290 57,540 367,660 177,465 190,190
0 to 17 years 19,210 9,850 9,365 59,440 30,145 29,300
0 to 5 years 5,730 2,930 2,795 19,010 9,555 9,455
18 to 64 years 70,535 34,320 36,215 232,945 112,650 120,295
65 years and over 22,085 10,125 11,960 75,270 34,675 40,600
In low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) 13,760 6,395 7,365 48,985 22,685 26,300
0 to 17 years 2,910 1,515 1,400 9,300 4,850 4,445
0 to 5 years 830 430 400 2,885 1,495 1,390
18 to 64 years 8,960 4,195 4,770 31,570 14,655 16,915
65 years and over 1,890 690 1,205 8,115 3,175 4,940
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) (%) 12.3 11.8 12.8 13.3 12.8 13.8
0 to 17 years (%) 15.1 15.4 14.9 15.6 16.1 15.2
0 to 5 years (%) 14.5 14.7 14.3 15.2 15.6 14.7
18 to 64 years (%) 12.7 12.2 13.2 13.6 13.0 14.1
65 years and over (%) 8.6 6.8 10.1 10.8 9.2 12.2
In low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) 10,575 5,210 5,365 32,930 16,045 16,885
0 to 17 years 1,835 935 910 5,350 2,745 2,605
0 to 5 years 470 245 220 1,495 775 725
18 to 64 years 8,175 4,055 4,120 25,325 12,355 12,970
65 years and over 560 220 345 2,250 940 1,315
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) (%) 9.5 9.6 9.3 9.0 9.0 8.9
0 to 17 years (%) 9.6 9.5 9.7 9.0 9.1 8.9
0 to 5 years (%) 8.2 8.4 7.9 7.9 8.1 7.7
18 to 64 years (%) 11.6 11.8 11.4 10.9 11.0 10.8
65 years and over (%) 2.5 2.2 2.9 3.0 2.7 3.2
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 44 111,835 54,290 57,540 372,875 179,965 192,910
Official languages 109,985 53,540 56,440 369,775 178,695 191,085
English 109,960 53,530 56,430 369,630 178,640 190,990
French 9,815 4,245 5,565 38,010 16,840 21,165
Non-official languages 28,620 13,280 15,340 69,245 31,415 37,835
Aboriginal languages 65 20 45 740 335 410
Algonquian languages 30 10 30 140 60 80
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 20 0 15 120 55 70
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 10 40 20 20
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Woods Cree 0 0 0 15 0 20
Cree, n.o.s. 10 0 10 70 35 40
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 10 0 10 15 10 10
Algonquin 0 0 10 10 0 0
Ojibway 0 0 10 10 10 10
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages 10 0 0 30 15 15
Northern Athabaskan languages 15 0 0 30 15 10
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carrier 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chilcotin 10 0 0 10 10 0
Dene 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 10 10 0 10
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 10 10 0
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Slavey 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 10 0 10 10 0
Tahltan languages 0 0 0 10 10 0
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 10 0 0
Tahltan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tutchone languages 0 0 0 0 0 10
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 10 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 10 10 10
Inuit languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 0 0 0 0 10 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 20 10 10
Salish languages 15 0 15 420 195 225
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 0 0 0 30 10 20
Lillooet 0 0 0 0 0 0
Okanagan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Squamish 0 0 0 10 0 0
Straits 15 0 15 345 155 190
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 10 0 45 25 15
Siouan languages 0 0 0 10 10 0
Dakota 0 0 0 0 0 0
Stoney 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tlingit 0 0 0 10 0 0
Tsimshian languages 0 0 0 25 10 10
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0 10 0 10
Nisga'a 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian 0 0 0 15 10 10
Wakashan languages 20 10 10 90 35 50
Haisla 0 0 0 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 10 0 0 25 10 20
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 10 10 10 60 25 35
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 0 0 0 25 10 15
Non-Aboriginal languages 28,565 13,270 15,300 68,550 31,105 37,450
Afro-Asiatic languages 935 520 415 2,335 1,265 1,060
Berber languages 0 0 0 10 10 0
Kabyle 0 0 0 0 0 0
Berber languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 10 0
Cushitic languages 65 30 35 125 55 75
Bilen 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oromo 10 0 0 30 15 20
Somali 60 25 35 95 35 55
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Semitic languages 865 485 380 2,195 1,215 985
Amharic 35 20 15 140 65 80
Arabic 705 390 315 1,660 955 700
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 0 10 0
Harari 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hebrew 95 55 45 345 160 185
Maltese 20 15 10 35 20 15
Tigrigna 40 20 20 65 30 35
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 10 0 0 20 15 10
Austro-Asiatic languages 630 315 320 1,390 650 740
Khmer (Cambodian) 90 55 35 175 95 80
Vietnamese 545 265 285 1,220 555 665
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 2,055 740 1,320 5,355 1,920 3,435
Bikol 10 0 0 10 0 10
Cebuano 115 40 75 375 160 215
Fijian 10 10 0 10 0 0
Hiligaynon 10 0 10 100 30 70
Ilocano 160 65 100 285 105 175
Malagasy 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malay 120 55 70 320 125 205
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 15 10 10 25 10 15
Pangasinan 0 10 0 20 10 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 1,860 655 1,205 4,815 1,705 3,110
Waray-Waray 10 0 0 25 10 20
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 55 25 35 100 40 50
Creole languages 35 25 10 160 80 75
Haitian Creole 0 0 0 10 10 0
Creole, n.o.s. 30 25 0 75 55 20
Creole languages, n.i.e. 0 0 10 70 20 50
Dravidian languages 205 110 95 425 235 190
Kannada 15 10 10 30 20 10
Malayalam 85 50 40 155 95 60
Tamil 70 35 35 195 105 90
Telugu 55 20 30 95 45 50
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 10 10 0 10 0 10
Hmong-Mien languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Indo-European languages 14,320 6,805 7,515 39,430 18,285 21,145
Albanian 45 25 15 145 95 50
Armenian 10 0 10 70 35 40
Balto-Slavic languages 1,740 870 865 5,140 2,375 2,765
Baltic languages 40 30 10 90 60 35
Latvian 10 10 0 45 25 20
Lithuanian 35 25 10 45 35 10
Slavic languages 1,700 840 855 5,050 2,315 2,735
Belarusan 0 0 0 10 10 0
Bosnian 30 10 20 55 15 40
Bulgarian 50 25 25 150 80 75
Croatian 425 230 195 755 395 360
Czech 140 80 55 545 260 285
Macedonian 0 0 0 15 10 0
Polish 290 130 155 1,195 540 650
Russian 580 260 320 1,710 760 950
Serbian 120 40 80 235 105 125
Serbo-Croatian 15 10 0 60 40 20
Slovak 45 35 15 155 80 75
Slovene (Slovenian) 25 10 15 55 15 40
Ukrainian 180 100 85 755 320 440
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 10 0 10 15 10 0
Celtic languages 30 20 10 150 60 90
Scottish Gaelic 10 0 0 60 30 30
Welsh 10 0 10 55 20 35
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 15 0 10 35 15 20
Germanic languages 3,765 1,710 2,055 12,105 5,580 6,530
Afrikaans 240 120 125 595 290 300
Danish 195 80 115 640 285 355
Dutch 740 390 345 2,275 1,115 1,155
Frisian 10 0 15 60 20 40
German 2,515 1,105 1,410 8,230 3,750 4,475
Icelandic 35 15 20 95 50 45
Norwegian 85 35 50 305 165 140
Swedish 95 35 65 385 175 215
Vlaams (Flemish) 30 15 20 70 35 40
Yiddish 15 0 10 55 15 40
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 10 0
Greek 190 105 90 540 290 250
Indo-Iranian languages 4,530 2,295 2,230 8,025 4,035 3,990
Indo-Aryan languages 4,115 2,070 2,045 6,865 3,450 3,420
Bengali 90 35 55 145 55 90
Gujarati 105 60 50 195 105 90
Hindi 1,010 540 470 1,895 990 900
Kashmiri 0 0 0 10 10 0
Konkani 15 10 0 15 10 10
Marathi 20 10 10 50 30 20
Nepali 40 15 20 95 30 70
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 3,390 1,675 1,715 5,310 2,620 2,690
Sindhi 15 10 15 70 30 40
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 25 15 10 75 35 35
Urdu 240 135 105 535 300 235
Iranian languages 410 220 190 1,150 575 580
Kurdish 10 0 0 20 10 10
Pashto 10 10 0 35 25 10
Persian (Farsi) 395 210 185 1,120 550 570
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 15 10 10 80 55 25
Italic (Romance) languages 4,630 2,060 2,570 15,145 6,660 8,485
Catalan 25 15 10 55 30 30
Italian 770 350 420 2,385 1,020 1,365
Portuguese 670 330 345 1,765 835 935
Romanian 130 55 75 300 135 170
Spanish 3,260 1,410 1,850 11,415 4,945 6,465
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 25 10 20 55 25 30
Japanese 1,065 465 595 2,940 1,240 1,700
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 10 0 0
Georgian 0 0 0 10 0 0
Korean 980 445 535 1,875 820 1,050
Mongolic languages 10 0 10 10 0 10
Mongolian 10 0 10 10 0 10
Niger-Congo languages 215 120 100 655 325 330
Akan (Twi) 0 0 0 10 0 0
Bamanankan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Edo 10 0 0 10 0 0
Ewe 0 10 0 10 10 10
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ganda 15 0 10 20 10 10
Igbo 25 10 15 45 15 30
Lingala 0 0 0 20 15 0
Rundi (Kirundi) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 15 0 10 50 25 25
Shona 0 0 0 70 45 20
Swahili 90 60 35 280 140 140
Wolof 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yoruba 35 15 15 90 40 50
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 50 20 25 135 60 75
Nilo-Saharan languages 10 10 0 25 10 15
Dinka 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 10 0 0 30 15 15
Sign languages 290 105 180 865 320 550
American Sign Language 105 30 80 440 145 300
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e. 180 75 100 425 170 255
Sino-Tibetan languages 7,890 3,640 4,250 13,090 5,965 7,130
Chinese languages 7,865 3,625 4,240 13,045 5,950 7,105
Cantonese 3,780 1,775 2,005 5,935 2,820 3,115
Hakka 20 10 15 35 10 25
Mandarin 4,480 2,025 2,455 7,750 3,420 4,320
Min Dong 0 0 0 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 165 60 105 275 100 175
Wu (Shanghainese) 55 15 45 135 55 85
Chinese, n.o.s. 260 115 145 475 180 295
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 10 0 0 10
Tibeto-Burman languages 20 15 10 45 15 30
Burmese 0 0 0 0 0 0
Karenic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibetan 10 10 0 15 10 0
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 15 0 10 20 10 15
Tai-Kadai languages 140 55 85 440 170 270
Lao 0 0 0 25 20 10
Thai 135 55 85 415 150 260
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 80 50 30 310 175 135
Azerbaijani 0 0 0 35 20 10
Turkish 65 45 20 280 155 120
Uyghur 0 0 0 10 0 0
Uzbek 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 10 0 10 10 0 10
Uralic languages 340 185 160 1,125 535 590
Estonian 0 0 0 80 25 50
Finnish 65 30 40 230 80 145
Hungarian 265 150 120 820 425 395
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 15 10 10 85 50 35
Citizenship
Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 45 111,835 54,295 57,540 372,875 179,965 192,915
Canadian citizensCensus data footnote 46 103,015 50,330 52,685 349,885 169,665 180,220
Canadian citizens aged under 18 18,015 9,260 8,745 57,630 29,290 28,335
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over 85,005 41,065 43,935 292,255 140,375 151,880
Not Canadian citizensCensus data footnote 47 8,820 3,960 4,855 22,990 10,300 12,695
Immigrant status and period of immigration
Total - Immigrant status and period of immigration for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 48 111,835 54,295 57,540 372,875 179,965 192,910
Non-immigrantsCensus data footnote 49 83,925 41,455 42,470 297,135 145,405 151,740
ImmigrantsCensus data footnote 50 24,755 11,320 13,435 68,925 31,295 37,630
Before 1981 10,250 4,930 5,320 32,495 15,135 17,355
1981 to 1990 2,745 1,200 1,540 7,490 3,325 4,170
1991 to 2000 3,820 1,690 2,130 8,990 3,990 5,000
2001 to 2010 5,040 2,190 2,855 12,065 5,295 6,770
2001 to 2005 2,255 960 1,290 5,100 2,235 2,865
2006 to 2010 2,790 1,225 1,565 6,960 3,055 3,905
2011 to 2016Census data footnote 51 2,905 1,320 1,590 7,885 3,555 4,335
Non-permanent residentsCensus data footnote 52 3,155 1,520 1,640 6,815 3,265 3,550
Age at immigration
Total - Age at immigration for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 53 24,755 11,320 13,440 68,920 31,295 37,625
Under 5 years 2,595 1,295 1,300 7,845 3,830 4,010
5 to 14 years 4,075 2,045 2,030 12,090 5,850 6,235
15 to 24 years 5,670 2,550 3,120 15,520 6,940 8,575
25 to 44 years 10,255 4,480 5,780 27,870 12,160 15,710
45 years and over 2,160 955 1,205 5,605 2,510 3,095
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 24,755 11,320 13,440 68,925 31,295 37,630
Americas 2,845 1,230 1,620 10,570 4,580 5,990
Brazil 90 55 35 195 95 105
Colombia 100 50 55 305 125 180
El Salvador 85 40 45 175 70 105
Guyana 35 15 20 100 40 60
Haiti 20 10 10 65 25 40
Jamaica 70 35 40 300 165 135
Mexico 200 90 115 795 350 440
Peru 40 10 30 145 65 80
Trinidad and Tobago 65 30 35 250 90 160
United StatesCensus data footnote 55 1,690 700 985 6,930 3,015 3,915
Other places of birth in Americas 465 200 260 1,310 540 770
Europe 8,945 4,330 4,610 31,665 15,055 16,610
Bosnia and Herzegovina 90 40 50 125 60 65
Croatia 200 115 80 375 205 165
France 155 50 105 570 215 360
Germany 890 395 490 3,160 1,400 1,760
Greece 95 60 40 230 135 90
Hungary 200 125 80 545 305 240
IrelandCensus data footnote 56 130 75 60 480 250 230
Italy 240 115 130 680 355 325
Netherlands 525 300 225 1,695 875 825
Poland 220 100 120 905 375 525
Portugal 365 160 205 700 320 385
Romania 125 60 70 315 150 165
Russian Federation 200 90 115 615 275 340
SerbiaCensus data footnote 57 80 35 35 155 90 65
Ukraine 125 60 65 425 205 225
United KingdomCensus data footnote 58 4,340 2,070 2,275 17,630 8,330 9,300
Other places of birth in Europe 960 485 475 3,060 1,520 1,540
Africa 1,005 475 530 2,925 1,420 1,505
Algeria 10 10 0 10 10 0
Egypt 50 30 20 195 130 70
Ethiopia 65 30 35 180 75 100
Kenya 60 25 35 210 75 135
Morocco 30 10 15 115 70 45
Nigeria 50 30 20 130 65 65
Somalia 30 15 15 55 25 30
South Africa, Republic of 410 180 230 1,190 560 630
Other places of birth in Africa 305 150 160 840 410 425
Asia 11,565 5,105 6,460 22,390 9,585 12,805
Afghanistan 10 10 0 70 45 30
Bangladesh 50 15 25 70 30 35
ChinaCensus data footnote 59 3,530 1,550 1,980 5,590 2,375 3,220
Hong KongCensus data footnote 60 760 360 400 1,245 585 660
India 2,375 1,160 1,210 3,715 1,845 1,870
IranCensus data footnote 61 310 165 145 780 380 400
Iraq 30 20 10 100 55 45
Japan 320 75 250 905 210 695
Korea, SouthCensus data footnote 62 610 270 340 1,160 510 655
Lebanon 60 35 20 140 85 60
Pakistan 180 100 85 400 220 180
Philippines 1,770 650 1,125 4,380 1,560 2,820
Sri Lanka 45 15 30 130 55 70
SyriaCensus data footnote 63 40 25 15 150 85 70
Taiwan 360 150 205 665 250 420
Viet Nam 430 195 235 935 420 515
Other places of birth in Asia 680 305 375 1,935 875 1,060
Oceania and other places of birthCensus data footnote 64 395 180 215 1,380 655 720
Recent immigrants by selected places of birth
Total - Selected places of birth for the recent immigrant population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 54 2,905 1,320 1,590 7,880 3,550 4,335
Americas 280 120 160 1,110 460 650
Brazil 35 25 10 50 30 15
Colombia 10 0 10 50 10 45
Cuba 0 0 0 15 0 20
Haiti 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jamaica 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mexico 45 30 20 195 90 105
United StatesCensus data footnote 55 120 45 75 645 265 375
VenezuelaCensus data footnote 65 0 0 0 10 0 10
Other places of birth in Americas 60 25 35 145 60 90
Europe 310 155 160 1,235 640 590
France 10 0 10 50 20 25
Germany 35 15 15 105 55 55
IrelandCensus data footnote 56 15 15 10 50 30 15
MoldovaCensus data footnote 66 0 0 0 10 0 10
Romania 0 0 0 15 10 10
Russian Federation 40 20 25 90 45 50
Ukraine 30 10 20 85 25 60
United KingdomCensus data footnote 58 115 70 50 555 335 220
Other places of birth in Europe 65 25 35 270 115 150
Africa 115 60 55 435 210 225
Algeria 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cameroon 0 0 0 0 0 0
Congo, Democratic Republic of the 10 0 10 20 10 20
Côte d'Ivoire 0 0 0 0 0 0
Egypt 10 0 10 30 20 10
Eritrea 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ethiopia 10 0 0 25 15 15
Morocco 0 0 0 20 10 15
Nigeria 15 10 10 60 35 20
Somalia 0 0 0 10 0 10
South Africa, Republic of 25 15 10 110 40 70
Tunisia 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other places of birth in Africa 50 30 20 155 80 75
Asia 2,165 955 1,205 4,980 2,145 2,835
Afghanistan 0 0 0 10 0 0
Bangladesh 0 0 0 15 10 10
ChinaCensus data footnote 59 590 245 345 1,030 435 595
Hong KongCensus data footnote 60 40 20 15 60 35 20
India 335 180 155 525 300 220
IranCensus data footnote 61 45 30 20 165 80 80
Iraq 10 0 0 30 15 15
Israel 0 0 0 30 20 10
Japan 25 0 25 120 35 80
Korea, SouthCensus data footnote 62 215 105 110 430 175 255
Lebanon 0 0 0 15 10 10
Nepal 20 0 15 50 15 35
Pakistan 15 0 10 65 35 30
Philippines 735 300 435 1,870 740 1,135
Saudi Arabia 10 0 0 40 20 25
Sri Lanka 0 0 0 0 0 0
SyriaCensus data footnote 63 0 0 0 95 45 50
Taiwan 20 0 20 105 35 70
Turkey 10 0 0 20 10 0
United Arab Emirates 15 10 10 25 10 10
Viet Nam 10 0 10 60 30 35
Other places of birth in Asia 70 30 40 230 95 135
Oceania and otherCensus data footnote 64 35 25 10 125 95 30
Australia 20 10 10 80 55 20
Other places of birthCensus data footnote 67 20 20 0 45 40 10
Generation status
Total - Generation status for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 68 111,835 54,295 57,540 372,875 179,960 192,915
First generationCensus data footnote 69 29,060 13,460 15,605 79,745 36,635 43,115
Second generationCensus data footnote 70 27,430 13,365 14,060 86,280 41,840 44,440
Third generation or moreCensus data footnote 71 55,340 27,470 27,875 206,845 101,490 105,355
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 15,060 6,670 8,390 37,750 16,810 20,940
Economic immigrantsCensus data footnote 73 8,315 3,930 4,380 20,115 9,495 10,625
Principal applicantsCensus data footnote 74 3,355 1,905 1,455 8,780 4,780 4,000
Secondary applicantsCensus data footnote 75 4,955 2,030 2,925 11,335 4,715 6,620
Immigrants sponsored by familyCensus data footnote 76 5,690 2,160 3,535 14,465 5,670 8,795
RefugeesCensus data footnote 77 950 535 415 2,825 1,485 1,345
Other immigrantsCensus data footnote 78 105 50 55 350 165 180
Aboriginal population
Total - Aboriginal identity for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 79 111,835 54,295 57,540 372,875 179,960 192,910
Aboriginal identityCensus data footnote 80 3,490 1,550 1,935 17,880 8,260 9,615
Single Aboriginal responsesCensus data footnote 81 3,325 1,470 1,850 17,200 7,965 9,235
First Nations (North American Indian)Census data footnote 82 1,720 710 1,010 10,230 4,735 5,500
Métis 1,550 730 820 6,830 3,185 3,650
Inuk (Inuit) 50 25 25 135 50 85
Multiple Aboriginal responsesCensus data footnote 83 95 45 45 370 180 185
Aboriginal responses not included elsewhereCensus data footnote 84 70 30 40 310 120 190
Non-Aboriginal identity 108,350 52,745 55,605 354,995 171,700 183,300
Total - Population by Registered or Treaty Indian status for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 85 111,835 54,290 57,540 372,875 179,965 192,910
Registered or Treaty IndianCensus data footnote 86 1,200 470 725 7,725 3,510 4,215
Not a Registered or Treaty Indian 110,635 53,820 56,815 365,150 176,455 188,695
Total - Aboriginal ancestry for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 87 111,835 54,290 57,540 372,875 179,960 192,915
Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 88 645 310 335 4,835 2,350 2,485
Single Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 89 600 285 315 4,735 2,295 2,435
First Nations (North American Indian) single ancestryCensus data footnote 82 475 230 240 4,105 1,970 2,140
Métis single ancestry 115 55 55 590 320 275
Inuit single ancestry 10 0 15 30 10 25
Multiple Aboriginal ancestries (only)Census data footnote 90 45 20 25 105 60 50
First Nations (North American Indian) and Métis ancestries 20 15 10 80 45 30
First Nations (North American Indian) and Inuit ancestries 25 10 15 25 0 15
Métis and Inuit ancestries 0 0 0 0 0 0
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis and Inuit ancestries 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 91 4,280 1,945 2,335 18,040 8,275 9,760
Single Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 92 4,095 1,845 2,250 17,155 7,915 9,240
First Nations (North American Indian) and non-Aboriginal ancestries 2,640 1,125 1,515 11,030 5,145 5,885
Métis and non-Aboriginal ancestries 1,400 690 715 5,950 2,685 3,265
Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 50 35 25 180 90 95
Multiple Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 93 185 95 90 885 360 520
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis and non-Aboriginal ancestries 170 85 85 845 345 505
First Nations (North American Indian), Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 0 0 0 10 10 0
Métis, Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 10 10 0 30 10 20
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis, Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 0 0 0 0 0 0
Non-Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 94 106,905 52,040 54,865 350,005 169,335 180,665
Visible minority population
Total - Visible minority for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 95 111,835 54,290 57,545 372,875 179,965 192,915
Total visible minority populationCensus data footnote 96 24,750 11,750 12,995 50,990 23,790 27,200
South AsianCensus data footnote 97 5,640 2,810 2,825 10,280 5,205 5,075
Chinese 9,675 4,570 5,110 16,460 7,605 8,855
Black 1,155 585 565 3,535 1,845 1,690
Filipino 2,440 965 1,480 6,150 2,365 3,780
Latin American 815 415 405 2,675 1,255 1,420
Arab 680 370 310 1,480 870 615
Southeast AsianCensus data footnote 98 995 490 510 2,550 1,185 1,370
West AsianCensus data footnote 99 430 235 200 1,095 560 535
Korean 1,080 500 580 2,110 950 1,165
Japanese 975 415 555 2,635 1,035 1,600
Visible minority, n.i.e.Census data footnote 100 185 100 85 495 225 265
Multiple visible minoritiesCensus data footnote 101 685 310 375 1,515 690 825
Not a visible minorityCensus data footnote 102 87,085 42,545 44,545 321,885 156,180 165,705
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 103 111,835 54,290 57,540 372,875 179,960 192,910
North American Aboriginal origins 4,925 2,250 2,670 22,870 10,625 12,250
First Nations (North American Indian) 3,335 1,465 1,865 16,095 7,520 8,570
Inuit 105 50 55 275 125 150
Métis 1,715 850 865 7,490 3,395 4,095
Other North American origins 26,410 13,050 13,360 95,560 47,160 48,400
Acadian 175 90 85 550 290 260
American 2,540 1,135 1,405 8,995 4,205 4,795
Canadian 24,725 12,265 12,465 89,015 44,005 45,015
New Brunswicker 0 0 0 10 10 0
Newfoundlander 30 10 20 155 105 55
Nova Scotian 0 0 0 10 0 15
Ontarian 10 0 0 25 0 30
Québécois 55 40 20 290 130 155
Other North American origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 104 0 0 10 35 10 25
European origins 81,165 39,385 41,780 293,500 141,260 152,240
British Isles origins 61,725 29,860 31,865 226,415 109,100 117,315
Channel Islander 25 10 15 95 45 50
Cornish 25 10 15 135 80 55
English 41,055 19,855 21,200 147,585 70,730 76,855
Irish 20,685 9,505 11,170 76,705 35,080 41,625
Manx 75 20 55 270 135 140
Scottish 28,365 13,395 14,970 102,985 48,735 54,250
Welsh 4,005 1,825 2,185 14,740 6,815 7,925
British Isles origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 105 4,250 2,020 2,230 15,835 7,360 8,475
French origins 10,280 4,680 5,600 40,645 18,445 22,205
Alsatian 0 0 0 30 25 10
Breton 0 0 0 25 10 15
Corsican 10 0 10 15 10 10
French 10,275 4,680 5,600 40,600 18,410 22,190
Western European origins (except French origins) 21,175 10,280 10,890 74,865 35,610 39,260
Austrian 1,275 565 710 4,490 2,050 2,440
Bavarian 0 0 0 50 20 35
Belgian 600 310 290 2,210 1,015 1,190
Dutch 5,435 2,735 2,700 18,560 8,825 9,735
Flemish 80 25 50 245 100 145
Frisian 50 20 25 95 45 45
German 14,820 7,175 7,640 53,065 25,230 27,830
Luxembourger 20 0 20 65 15 55
Swiss 805 385 420 2,920 1,430 1,490
Western European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 106 55 20 30 115 55 55
Northern European origins (except British Isles origins) 9,050 4,340 4,705 33,080 15,560 17,520
Danish 1,750 870 880 6,410 3,065 3,345
Finnish 785 345 435 2,865 1,350 1,515
Icelandic 705 300 400 2,760 1,305 1,445
Norwegian 3,375 1,655 1,720 12,710 5,935 6,780
Swedish 2,815 1,360 1,460 9,855 4,515 5,345
Northern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 107 490 235 250 1,725 875 855
Eastern European origins 13,025 6,290 6,735 48,300 22,970 25,335
Bulgarian 80 40 40 285 135 155
Byelorussian 105 50 50 225 115 105
Czech 550 265 290 2,080 965 1,120
Czechoslovakian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 108 190 105 85 635 290 350
Estonian 70 30 40 435 175 260
Hungarian 1,480 705 775 5,120 2,500 2,620
Latvian 135 65 65 545 265 280
Lithuanian 240 120 120 865 435 435
Moldovan 30 15 15 70 30 40
Polish 3,650 1,805 1,840 14,170 6,765 7,410
Romanian 580 280 295 2,435 1,130 1,305
Russian 2,635 1,305 1,320 8,945 4,325 4,620
Slovak 240 120 120 785 385 400
Ukrainian 5,395 2,570 2,830 20,105 9,405 10,705
Eastern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 109 110 30 75 385 170 215
Southern European origins 7,950 3,770 4,175 25,525 12,040 13,480
Albanian 65 40 20 200 125 75
Bosnian 45 15 20 90 35 50
Catalan 10 10 10 25 15 10
Croatian 710 415 290 1,780 940 845
Cypriot 20 10 10 30 10 25
Greek 640 305 330 2,065 970 1,100
Italian 3,510 1,645 1,870 12,045 5,750 6,290
Kosovar 0 0 0 0 0 0
Macedonian 15 15 0 105 50 45
Maltese 100 40 60 320 160 160
Montenegrin 10 10 0 30 25 10
Portuguese 1,215 590 630 3,495 1,625 1,875
Serbian 195 65 130 635 310 325
Sicilian 10 0 0 70 35 35
Slovenian 130 60 70 450 230 225
Spanish 1,500 680 820 4,995 2,170 2,825
Yugoslavian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 110 190 100 90 595 280 315
Southern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 111 50 30 25 65 45 25
Other European origins 1,100 555 540 3,650 1,795 1,850
Basque 60 35 30 130 55 70
Jewish 510 260 250 1,815 885 935
Roma (Gypsy) 25 0 20 100 40 60
Slavic, n.o.s.Census data footnote 112 25 15 0 65 35 35
Other European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 113 480 240 240 1,550 785 765
Caribbean origins 605 280 325 2,320 1,045 1,275
Antiguan 10 0 0 15 0 10
Bahamian 0 0 0 10 10 0
Barbadian 35 10 30 165 65 100
Bermudan 30 15 20 75 40 35
Carib 0 10 0 10 0 0
Cuban 35 10 25 145 50 100
Dominican 0 0 0 60 15 45
Grenadian 30 10 20 60 20 45
Guadeloupean 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haitian 30 15 10 105 60 45
Jamaican 275 130 145 1,015 485 530
Kittitian/Nevisian 0 0 0 0 10 10
Martinican 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montserratan 0 10 0 10 10 0
Puerto Rican 20 15 10 75 25 50
St. Lucian 0 0 0 10 0 10
Trinidadian/Tobagonian 65 25 35 285 135 150
Vincentian/Grenadinian 0 0 0 20 15 0
West Indian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 114 55 35 20 235 90 140
Caribbean origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 115 35 20 15 140 75 70
Latin, Central and South American origins 1,730 790 940 5,125 2,315 2,815
Aboriginal from Central/South America (except Arawak and Maya) 110 50 65 235 105 125
Arawak 0 0 0 0 0 0
Argentinian 60 15 40 165 55 110
Belizean 10 0 15 15 0 10
Bolivian 20 10 10 40 25 20
Brazilian 85 55 30 280 115 170
Chilean 120 65 55 425 190 230
Colombian 125 60 65 470 215 255
Costa Rican 45 20 25 105 50 55
Ecuadorian 30 10 20 120 50 65
Guatemalan 65 40 25 170 85 80
Guyanese 40 15 25 190 75 115
Hispanic 20 15 10 80 35 40
Honduran 10 10 10 55 25 30
Maya 30 20 15 80 35 55
Mexican 685 325 360 1,970 915 1,055
Nicaraguan 65 25 35 150 85 65
Panamanian 0 0 0 25 10 20
Paraguayan 0 0 0 25 10 15
Peruvian 35 10 20 200 95 110
Salvadorean 85 25 60 220 100 115
Uruguayan 0 0 0 15 10 0
Venezuelan 40 10 35 90 35 60
Latin, Central and South American origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 116 165 75 90 305 150 155
African origins 1,680 840 835 5,225 2,680 2,540
Central and West African origins 160 75 85 505 250 255
Akan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Angolan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ashanti 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beninese 0 0 0 0 10 0
Burkinabe 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cameroonian 10 0 10 10 0 0
Chadian 20 15 10 25 10 10
Congolese 20 10 20 65 25 40
Edo 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ewe 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gabonese 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gambian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ghanaian 15 10 10 65 35 35
Guinean 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ibo 10 0 0 15 10 10
Ivorian 0 0 0 25 0 25
Liberian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malian 0 0 0 10 10 10
Malinké 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nigerian 65 40 30 215 115 100
Peulh 0 0 0 0 0 0
Senegalese 0 0 0 30 20 10
Sierra Leonean 0 0 0 20 0 15
Togolese 10 10 0 15 15 0
Wolof 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yoruba 0 0 0 0 0 10
Central and West African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 117 30 10 20 70 35 30
North African origins 310 175 135 885 495 395
Algerian 15 15 0 25 25 0
Berber 0 0 0 20 15 0
Coptic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dinka 0 0 0 0 0 0
Egyptian 135 75 65 395 220 175
Libyan 105 60 40 170 115 60
Maure 0 0 0 0 0 0
Moroccan 55 25 25 190 105 85
Sudanese 10 0 0 30 15 15
Tunisian 15 10 10 65 35 30
North African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 118 0 0 0 25 10 25
Southern and East African origins 820 400 420 2,275 1,140 1,135
Afrikaner 55 25 30 125 60 60
Amhara 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bantu, n.o.s.Census data footnote 119 0 0 0 10 0 10
Burundian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Djiboutian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Eritrean 30 20 15 65 30 35
Ethiopian 85 40 50 220 105 115
Harari 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kenyan 40 25 15 175 95 80
Malagasy 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mauritian 0 0 0 35 15 20
Oromo 0 0 0 20 10 15
Rwandan 20 10 10 70 40 30
Seychellois 0 0 0 0 0 0
Somali 70 30 40 125 65 60
South African 420 195 225 1,180 590 590
Tanzanian 15 15 0 25 15 10
Tigrian 0 0 0 10 0 0
Ugandan 35 30 0 50 30 15
Zambian 15 10 15 30 10 15
Zimbabwean 15 15 0 65 35 30
Zulu 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern and East African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 120 55 25 25 155 80 80
Other African origins 420 205 215 1,630 825 810
Black, n.o.s.Census data footnote 121 75 40 35 225 115 115
Other African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 122 370 175 195 1,430 720 710
Asian origins 23,475 11,040 12,435 47,515 21,885 25,635
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins 1,735 890 845 4,745 2,405 2,340
Afghan 40 25 15 165 90 75
Arab, n.o.s.Census data footnote 123 215 110 105 370 205 170
Armenian 65 20 45 315 160 155
Assyrian 0 0 0 20 15 10
Azerbaijani 0 0 0 40 25 15
Georgian 15 10 10 40 25 15
Hazara 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iranian 535 270 265 1,460 695 765
Iraqi 60 50 15 110 75 35
Israeli 55 30 25 145 75 70
Jordanian 70 45 25 115 65 45
Kazakh 10 0 10 30 0 25
Kurd 10 10 0 35 25 10
Kuwaiti 10 10 0 15 10 10
Kyrgyz 10 0 0 0 0 0
Lebanese 250 110 135 720 345 375
Palestinian 50 25 20 165 80 85
Pashtun 0 0 0 0 0 0
Saudi Arabian 115 65 50 240 145 100
Syrian 105 60 50 400 190 210
Tajik 15 15 10 15 10 0
Tatar 25 15 10 50 20 30
Turk 120 80 40 420 220 200
Turkmen 10 0 0 25 10 15
Uighur 20 15 10 25 15 15
Uzbek 0 0 0 0 10 0
Yemeni 0 0 0 25 10 10
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 124 110 55 55 200 110 95
South Asian origins 5,795 2,885 2,910 10,850 5,495 5,350
Bangladeshi 45 20 30 70 30 40
Bengali 25 10 20 40 15 25
Bhutanese 15 10 10 15 10 10
East Indian 5,040 2,520 2,520 9,230 4,660 4,575
Goan 20 10 10 75 55 25
Gujarati 40 20 20 60 25 40
Kashmiri 0 0 0 10 0 0
Nepali 25 15 10 105 30 75
Pakistani 155 90 70 460 270 190
Punjabi 455 205 255 760 385 375
Sinhalese 0 0 10 25 10 10
Sri Lankan 50 15 35 165 70 100
Tamil 20 10 10 70 40 30
South Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 125 130 55 75 200 95 105
East and Southeast Asian origins 16,060 7,325 8,740 32,260 14,175 18,090
Burmese 10 10 0 65 20 40
Cambodian (Khmer) 110 65 45 230 125 105
Chinese 10,295 4,820 5,475 17,980 8,260 9,720
Filipino 2,665 1,070 1,600 6,730 2,655 4,075
Hmong 10 0 0 10 0 0
Indonesian 125 45 80 425 155 275
Japanese 1,150 495 655 3,130 1,230 1,895
Karen 0 0 0 0 0 0
Korean 1,120 530 595 2,170 985 1,185
Laotian 35 25 10 95 60 30
Malaysian 140 55 85 300 105 190
Mongolian 15 10 10 75 40 35
Singaporean 30 20 15 65 30 25
Taiwanese 200 65 140 455 170 280
Thai 140 50 90 495 180 320
Tibetan 20 10 10 30 15 10
Vietnamese 715 330 385 1,665 780 890
East and Southeast Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 126 20 0 15 50 0 45
Other Asian origins 100 50 50 180 80 100
Other Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 127 105 50 50 185 80 100
Oceania origins 760 365 395 2,660 1,255 1,405
Australian 360 170 190 1,385 635 750
New Zealander 195 100 105 630 340 295
Pacific Islands origins 210 105 105 745 335 410
Fijian 45 30 15 120 75 50
Hawaiian 75 25 45 335 140 195
Maori 50 25 25 155 50 105
Polynesian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 128 20 10 10 50 20 25
Samoan 10 10 0 70 45 30
Pacific Islands origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 129 20 15 0 35 30 10
Household characteristics
Total - Private households by tenure - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 130 46,655 ... ... 170,155 ... ...
Owner 32,635 ... ... 107,775 ... ...
Renter 14,015 ... ... 62,270 ... ...
Band housing 0 ... ... 110 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by condominium status - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 131 46,650 ... ... 170,155 ... ...
Condominium 7,060 ... ... 30,160 ... ...
Not condominium 39,595 ... ... 140,000 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 132 46,655 ... ... 170,160 ... ...
No bedrooms 315 ... ... 2,370 ... ...
1 bedroom 5,630 ... ... 32,945 ... ...
2 bedrooms 11,565 ... ... 49,895 ... ...
3 bedrooms 14,025 ... ... 46,095 ... ...
4 or more bedrooms 15,125 ... ... 38,855 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 133 46,650 ... ... 170,160 ... ...
1 to 4 rooms 12,050 ... ... 59,820 ... ...
5 rooms 6,315 ... ... 25,240 ... ...
6 rooms 5,970 ... ... 21,310 ... ...
7 rooms 5,760 ... ... 18,125 ... ...
8 or more rooms 16,555 ... ... 45,675 ... ...
Average number of rooms per dwelling 6.5 ... ... 5.9 ... ...
Total - Private households by number of persons per room - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 134 46,650 ... ... 170,155 ... ...
One person or fewer per room 46,115 ... ... 168,650 ... ...
More than 1 person per room 540 ... ... 1,505 ... ...
Total - Private households by housing suitability - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 135 46,655 ... ... 170,160 ... ...
Suitable 45,115 ... ... 164,105 ... ...
Not suitable 1,535 ... ... 6,055 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by period of construction - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 136 46,650 ... ... 170,160 ... ...
1960 or before 11,900 ... ... 40,440 ... ...
1961 to 1980 15,480 ... ... 54,755 ... ...
1981 to 1990 8,430 ... ... 25,275 ... ...
1991 to 2000 5,880 ... ... 21,145 ... ...
2001 to 2005 1,955 ... ... 8,375 ... ...
2006 to 2010 1,845 ... ... 11,775 ... ...
2011 to 2016Census data footnote 137 1,160 ... ... 8,390 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 138 46,655 ... ... 170,155 ... ...
Only regular maintenance or minor repairs needed 44,450 ... ... 160,960 ... ...
Major repairs needed 2,205 ... ... 9,200 ... ...
Total - Private households by number of household maintainers - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 139 46,655 ... ... 170,155 ... ...
1 household maintainer 24,540 ... ... 96,760 ... ...
2 household maintainers 20,120 ... ... 68,230 ... ...
3 or more household maintainers 1,995 ... ... 5,170 ... ...
Total - Private households by age of primary household maintainers - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 140 46,650 ... ... 170,160 ... ...
15 to 24 years 2,275 ... ... 7,010 ... ...
25 to 34 years 5,225 ... ... 22,895 ... ...
35 to 44 years 6,610 ... ... 24,430 ... ...
45 to 54 years 9,025 ... ... 30,380 ... ...
55 to 64 years 9,550 ... ... 34,895 ... ...
65 to 74 years 7,620 ... ... 28,915 ... ...
75 to 84 years 4,415 ... ... 15,020 ... ...
85 years and over 1,925 ... ... 6,610 ... ...
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 46,390 ... ... 166,925 ... ...
Spending less than 30% of income on shelter costs 34,075 ... ... 119,385 ... ...
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs 12,315 ... ... 47,540 ... ...
30% to less than 100% 10,355 ... ... 40,450 ... ...
Total - Owner households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data 32,465 ... ... 105,280 ... ...
% of owner households with a mortgageCensus data footnote 142 53.0 ... ... 56.3 ... ...
% of owner households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costsCensus data footnote 141 18.7 ... ... 19.1 ... ...
Median monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,094 ... ... 1,156 ... ...
Average monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,418 ... ... 1,388 ... ...
Median value of dwellings ($)Census data footnote 144 648,205 ... ... 577,597 ... ...
Average value of dwellings ($)Census data footnote 144 685,665 ... ... 634,182 ... ...
Total - Tenant households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data 14,000 ... ... 61,905 ... ...
% of tenant households in subsidized housingCensus data footnote 145 13.4 ... ... 12.0 ... ...
% of tenant households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costsCensus data footnote 141 44.9 ... ... 44.5 ... ...
Median monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,084 ... ... 1,003 ... ...
Average monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,180 ... ... 1,113 ... ...
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 96,360 46,320 50,030 323,120 154,690 168,430
No certificate, diploma or degree 11,565 5,815 5,750 38,385 20,050 18,335
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificateCensus data footnote 147 27,430 13,060 14,370 91,460 43,515 47,945
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 57,365 27,450 29,915 193,275 91,125 102,145
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma 7,075 5,320 1,760 26,190 19,215 6,980
Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 148 2,730 1,555 1,180 10,580 5,890 4,695
Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 149 4,345 3,765 580 15,610 13,325 2,285
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma 17,415 6,895 10,520 62,695 24,725 37,970
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level 2,755 1,065 1,690 9,355 3,440 5,910
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above 30,110 14,170 15,945 95,035 43,745 51,285
Bachelor's degree 18,465 8,315 10,145 58,360 25,610 32,750
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level 1,900 795 1,105 6,255 2,670 3,590
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry 995 575 415 2,875 1,720 1,155
Master's degree 6,870 3,275 3,600 21,845 10,145 11,695
Earned doctorateCensus data footnote 150 1,890 1,210 680 5,695 3,600 2,100
Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 146 58,470 28,030 30,440 203,455 98,130 105,325
No certificate, diploma or degree 3,790 2,210 1,580 14,850 8,965 5,885
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificateCensus data footnote 147 13,575 6,570 7,010 50,430 25,200 25,230
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 41,105 19,250 21,850 138,175 63,965 74,210
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma 4,635 3,515 1,120 17,770 13,290 4,480
Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 148 1,755 1,000 745 7,050 4,015 3,030
Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 149 2,885 2,515 370 10,725 9,270 1,450
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma 12,630 5,160 7,470 45,720 18,450 27,275
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level 1,790 745 1,050 6,080 2,375 3,700
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above 22,045 9,825 12,220 68,600 29,850 38,755
Bachelor's degree 13,720 6,025 7,700 43,395 18,455 24,935
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level 1,325 530 795 4,270 1,745 2,530
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry 675 295 375 1,925 980 950
Master's degree 5,190 2,345 2,850 15,855 6,900 8,955
Earned doctorateCensus data footnote 150 1,135 630 505 3,155 1,770 1,380
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 96,360 46,325 50,035 323,120 154,690 168,430
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 152 38,990 18,870 20,125 129,845 63,565 66,280
Education 4,575 1,150 3,420 14,805 3,980 10,825
13. Education 4,575 1,150 3,420 14,810 3,980 10,825
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 2,170 890 1,275 8,775 3,600 5,165
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services 250 195 55 950 765 180
50. Visual and performing arts 1,920 705 1,215 7,825 2,840 4,990
Humanities 3,620 1,415 2,210 12,775 5,130 7,640
16. Aboriginal and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics 610 135 470 1,675 460 1,215
23. English language and literature/letters 1,070 315 755 4,210 1,315 2,900
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities 720 285 440 2,300 900 1,395
30A Interdisciplinary humanitiesCensus data footnote 153 40 20 25 125 45 75
38. Philosophy and religious studies 160 105 55 860 545 320
39. Theology and religious vocations 295 195 100 865 550 315
54. History 605 330 275 2,190 1,210 980
55. French language and literature/letters 120 30 90 540 110 430
Social and behavioural sciences and law 7,865 3,230 4,635 27,290 10,595 16,700
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies 160 50 110 600 150 455
09. Communication, journalism and related programs 485 170 310 2,170 770 1,400
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences 925 85 845 3,390 345 3,050
22. Legal professions and studies 1,140 440 700 3,855 1,450 2,405
30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciencesCensus data footnote 154 135 50 80 625 255 375
42. Psychology 1,625 525 1,100 5,280 1,720 3,565
45. Social sciences 3,395 1,905 1,490 11,370 5,915 5,450
Business, management and public administration 10,380 4,210 6,170 34,165 13,235 20,930
30.16 Accounting and computer science 10 10 0 45 25 20
44. Public administration and social service professions 1,030 330 700 3,855 1,165 2,690
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services 9,340 3,875 5,465 30,260 12,040 18,215
Physical and life sciences and technologies 3,290 1,775 1,515 9,365 5,170 4,195
26. Biological and biomedical sciences 1,625 755 870 4,490 2,075 2,415
30.01 Biological and physical sciences 475 215 265 1,335 620 710
30C Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciencesCensus data footnote 155 20 0 20 70 15 60
40. Physical sciences 1,095 790 305 3,220 2,400 820
41. Science technologies/technicians 70 15 55 250 60 195
Mathematics, computer and information sciences 2,625 1,710 910 7,315 4,855 2,460
11. Computer and information sciences and support services 1,935 1,395 545 5,515 4,020 1,500
25. Library science 230 20 205 660 95 565
27. Mathematics and statistics 420 265 160 1,025 660 365
30D Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciencesCensus data footnote 156 45 35 0 110 80 30
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies 9,470 8,540 930 31,680 28,965 2,725
04. Architecture and related services 345 195 150 1,355 875 480
14. Engineering 2,295 1,910 380 6,170 5,335 835
15. Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields 1,900 1,640 260 6,660 5,880 780
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation 10 0 0 25 0 25
46. Construction trades 2,655 2,595 60 8,505 8,320 185
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians 1,395 1,375 15 5,520 5,305 205
48. Precision production 885 830 55 3,460 3,240 215
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 1,210 795 420 4,325 2,675 1,655
01. Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences 575 360 220 2,170 1,245 925
03. Natural resources and conservation 635 435 200 2,160 1,435 730
Health and related fields 9,335 2,200 7,140 31,855 6,920 24,940
31. Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies 725 390 330 2,105 1,110 1,000
51. Health professions and related programs 8,285 1,615 6,675 28,835 5,235 23,605
60. Dental, medical and veterinary residency programs 325 195 135 915 575 340
Personal, protective and transportation services 2,815 1,525 1,290 10,875 5,980 4,895
12. Personal and culinary services 1,850 730 1,125 6,840 2,670 4,170
28. Military science, leadership and operational art 40 40 0 155 140 10
29. Military technologies and applied sciences 40 40 0 265 240 25
43. Security and protective services 405 295 110 1,500 1,040 465
49. Transportation and materials moving 475 420 60 2,110 1,890 220
Other 10 10 10 40 20 20
30.99 Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies, other 10 0 0 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 58,470 28,035 30,435 203,455 98,130 105,325
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 152 17,365 8,780 8,590 65,280 34,165 31,115
Education 2,810 670 2,140 8,660 2,230 6,430
13. Education 2,805 670 2,140 8,660 2,230 6,430
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 1,585 665 920 6,435 2,600 3,835
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services 195 135 60 635 485 150
50. Visual and performing arts 1,385 525 860 5,800 2,115 3,690
Humanities 2,520 915 1,600 8,595 3,320 5,275
16. Aboriginal and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics 465 80 380 1,125 265 860
23. English language and literature/letters 725 195 530 2,815 855 1,970
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities 555 230 325 1,685 660 1,030
30A Interdisciplinary humanitiesCensus data footnote 153 20 10 15 75 35 40
38. Philosophy and religious studies 100 55 45 535 325 210
39. Theology and religious vocations 200 125 75 530 295 235
54. History 390 220 165 1,525 845 685
55. French language and literature/letters 65 10 60 300 45 250
Social and behavioural sciences and law 5,830 2,255 3,575 20,360 7,420 12,945
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies 130 40 90 450 95 350
09. Communication, journalism and related programs 400 135 270 1,825 620 1,200
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences 700 55 645 2,580 265 2,315
22. Legal professions and studies 855 280 570 2,870 895 1,980
30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciencesCensus data footnote 154 105 50 60 535 225 305
42. Psychology 1,080 305 775 3,590 1,045 2,540
45. Social sciences 2,565 1,395 1,165 8,515 4,270 4,250
Business, management and public administration 7,710 3,095 4,615 25,145 9,490 15,655
30.16 Accounting and computer science 0 0 0 30 20 15
44. Public administration and social service professions 735 205 530 2,685 720 1,960
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services 6,975 2,890 4,085 22,430 8,750 13,680
Physical and life sciences and technologies 2,205 1,155 1,045 6,455 3,315 3,140
26. Biological and biomedical sciences 1,135 535 600 3,355 1,485 1,865
30.01 Biological and physical sciences 350 165 190 940 435 500
30C Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciencesCensus data footnote 155 10 0 10 40 0 35
40. Physical sciences 670 445 220 1,990 1,355 630
41. Science technologies/technicians 40 10 30 135 25 105
Mathematics, computer and information sciences 2,130 1,430 705 5,975 4,075 1,900
11. Computer and information sciences and support services 1,755 1,265 490 4,910 3,605 1,310
25. Library science 125 20 105 385 70 315
27. Mathematics and statistics 220 120 95 590 340 245
30D Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciencesCensus data footnote 156 30 25 10 85 65 25
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies 6,535 5,790 750 22,335 20,115 2,220
04. Architecture and related services 220 100 120 940 545 400
14. Engineering 1,685 1,355 330 4,355 3,635 720
15. Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields 1,245 1,055 185 4,545 3,940 605
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation 0 0 0 15 0 15
46. Construction trades 1,870 1,810 55 6,220 6,065 155
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians 925 915 10 3,860 3,695 165
48. Precision production 595 545 45 2,405 2,240 165
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 945 575 370 3,315 1,920 1,395
01. Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences 435 260 175 1,605 890 720
03. Natural resources and conservation 510 315 190 1,715 1,035 680
Health and related fields 6,765 1,585 5,180 22,865 5,035 17,830
31. Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies 600 320 280 1,700 875 825
51. Health professions and related programs 5,965 1,165 4,790 20,605 3,860 16,740
60. Dental, medical and veterinary residency programs 210 100 110 560 300 255
Personal, protective and transportation services 2,050 1,105 945 7,990 4,425 3,565
12. Personal and culinary services 1,400 575 820 5,065 2,085 2,985
28. Military science, leadership and operational art 20 20 0 105 90 15
29. Military technologies and applied sciences 15 10 0 170 145 20
43. Security and protective services 265 195 75 1,135 770 360
49. Transportation and materials moving 355 305 50 1,510 1,335 180
Other 0 10 0 35 15 20
30.99 Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies, other 10 10 0 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 96,355 46,325 50,035 323,125 154,690 168,430
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 38,990 18,875 20,120 129,845 63,565 66,280
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 158 57,365 27,450 29,915 193,275 91,125 102,150
Location of study inside Canada 46,990 22,525 24,465 161,960 76,215 85,750
Same as province or territory of residence 35,050 16,610 18,440 113,135 52,405 60,730
Different than province or territory of residence 11,945 5,915 6,025 48,825 23,810 25,020
Location of study outside CanadaCensus data footnote 159 10,375 4,925 5,450 31,310 14,910 16,400
United StatesCensus data footnote 160 2,365 1,280 1,085 8,220 4,230 3,990
Philippines 970 310 660 2,590 810 1,785
India 665 345 315 1,125 590 535
United KingdomCensus data footnote 161 1,875 990 885 7,230 3,785 3,445
ChinaCensus data footnote 162 975 425 545 1,620 645 970
France 50 15 35 300 135 170
Other 3,475 1,550 1,920 10,225 4,725 5,495
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 58,470 28,030 30,435 203,450 98,130 105,325
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 17,365 8,785 8,585 65,280 34,160 31,115
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 158 41,105 19,250 21,850 138,170 63,965 74,205
Location of study inside Canada 34,205 16,260 17,945 118,710 55,475 63,230
Same as province or territory of residence 26,575 12,535 14,040 86,795 39,925 46,875
Different than province or territory of residence 7,630 3,725 3,910 31,910 15,555 16,355
Location of study outside CanadaCensus data footnote 159 6,895 2,995 3,900 19,470 8,490 10,980
United StatesCensus data footnote 160 1,365 680 690 4,525 2,130 2,395
Philippines 855 265 590 2,330 705 1,625
India 500 220 275 855 385 470
United KingdomCensus data footnote 161 830 380 450 3,040 1,495 1,540
ChinaCensus data footnote 162 810 375 430 1,370 555 815
France 40 15 30 220 90 130
Other 2,490 1,055 1,435 7,125 3,125 4,005
Labour force status
Total - Population aged 15 years and over by Labour force status - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 163 96,355 46,325 50,035 323,120 154,690 168,430
In the labour force 60,270 30,375 29,895 205,935 104,100 101,840
Employed 56,845 28,515 28,325 194,510 97,915 96,590
Unemployed 3,430 1,860 1,565 11,430 6,180 5,245
Not in the labour force 36,090 15,945 20,140 117,185 50,595 66,595
Participation rate 62.5 65.6 59.7 63.7 67.3 60.5
Employment rate 59.0 61.6 56.6 60.2 63.3 57.3
Unemployment rate 5.7 6.1 5.2 5.6 5.9 5.2
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 96,355 46,320 50,035 323,120 154,690 168,430
Did not workCensus data footnote 165 32,435 14,225 18,210 106,435 45,635 60,800
Worked 63,925 32,095 31,830 216,685 109,055 107,630
Worked full year, full timeCensus data footnote 166 29,915 16,330 13,590 103,045 56,645 46,395
Worked part year and/or part timeCensus data footnote 167 34,005 15,765 18,240 113,640 52,405 61,230
Average weeks worked in reference year 42.0 42.4 41.6 42.4 42.9 41.9
Class of worker
Total labour force aged 15 years and over by class of worker - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 168 60,270 30,375 29,895 205,935 104,095 101,835
Class of worker - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 930 455 470 3,160 1,540 1,620
All classes of workersCensus data footnote 170 59,345 29,920 29,425 202,775 102,550 100,220
Employee 50,890 24,900 25,995 172,955 85,120 87,830
Self-employedCensus data footnote 171 8,455 5,020 3,435 29,820 17,435 12,385
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 60,270 30,375 29,895 205,935 104,095 101,840
Occupation - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 925 460 465 3,160 1,540 1,615
All occupationsCensus data footnote 170 59,345 29,920 29,425 202,775 102,555 100,220
0 Management occupations 6,525 3,870 2,660 22,630 13,345 9,285
1 Business, finance and administration occupations 9,460 2,865 6,595 32,140 9,200 22,940
2 Natural and applied sciences and related occupations 5,095 3,950 1,145 15,765 12,275 3,495
3 Health occupations 5,060 1,250 3,810 15,985 3,900 12,090
4 Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services 8,250 3,010 5,240 28,850 10,905 17,945
5 Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport 2,210 880 1,330 8,080 3,445 4,630
6 Sales and service occupations 14,695 6,865 7,830 49,860 22,790 27,070
7 Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations 6,275 5,870 405 22,895 21,630 1,265
8 Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations 1,035 800 235 3,920 3,020 895
9 Occupations in manufacturing and utilities 735 560 180 2,650 2,050 600
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 60,270 30,375 29,895 205,935 104,095 101,840
Industry - NAICS2012 - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 930 460 470 3,160 1,540 1,620
All industry categoriesCensus data footnote 170 59,340 29,920 29,425 202,775 102,555 100,220
11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 575 335 235 2,305 1,460 840
21 Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction 120 110 10 630 555 80
22 Utilities 140 105 35 500 405 95
23 Construction 3,895 3,500 390 13,935 12,575 1,360
31-33 Manufacturing 1,955 1,470 485 7,055 5,240 1,815
41 Wholesale trade 1,155 805 350 3,790 2,635 1,150
44-45 Retail trade 6,915 3,530 3,380 23,520 11,315 12,200
48-49 Transportation and warehousing 2,340 1,795 545 7,780 5,770 2,015
51 Information and cultural industries 1,225 670 550 4,215 2,425 1,790
52 Finance and insurance 1,905 865 1,040 6,180 2,555 3,630
53 Real estate and rental and leasing 1,165 610 555 4,305 2,245 2,060
54 Professional, scientific and technical services 5,100 2,935 2,165 17,115 9,805 7,310
55 Management of companies and enterprises 55 15 35 210 75 130
56 Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services 2,440 1,440 995 9,280 5,430 3,850
61 Educational services 5,595 2,065 3,530 16,620 5,975 10,645
62 Health care and social assistance 8,305 1,990 6,310 27,450 6,225 21,225
71 Arts, entertainment and recreation 1,690 855 840 5,675 2,715 2,960
72 Accommodation and food services 5,515 2,605 2,910 18,650 8,705 9,945
81 Other services (except public administration) 2,465 945 1,515 8,695 3,490 5,205
91 Public administration 6,795 3,255 3,540 24,870 12,965 11,895
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 56,840 28,515 28,330 194,510 97,915 96,595
Worked at home 4,780 2,345 2,435 17,495 8,555 8,940
Worked outside Canada 265 195 75 820 540 280
No fixed workplace address 6,720 4,780 1,935 24,035 17,480 6,550
Worked at usual place 45,075 21,195 23,880 152,160 71,335 80,825
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 45,075 21,195 23,880 152,160 71,335 80,825
Commute within census subdivision (CSD) of residence 16,055 7,290 8,770 56,880 25,260 31,625
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) within census division (CD) of residence 27,940 13,290 14,645 91,175 43,620 47,555
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) and census division (CD) within province or territory of residence 835 485 350 3,050 1,770 1,275
Commute to a different province or territory 245 130 115 1,055 685 370
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 51,790 25,980 25,815 176,190 88,815 87,375
Car, truck, van - as a driver 35,425 18,245 17,190 114,990 59,895 55,100
Car, truck, van - as a passenger 2,580 810 1,765 8,520 3,145 5,375
Public transit 6,165 2,580 3,585 18,820 7,775 11,040
Walked 3,250 1,510 1,735 18,115 8,120 9,995
Bicycle 3,250 2,165 1,085 11,400 7,055 4,340
Other method 1,120 665 460 4,345 2,825 1,520
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 51,790 25,975 25,820 176,190 88,815 87,375
Less than 15 minutes 14,595 6,995 7,605 53,615 25,405 28,210
15 to 29 minutes 26,730 13,580 13,155 72,040 36,475 35,560
30 to 44 minutes 7,780 4,035 3,745 31,910 17,195 14,715
45 to 59 minutes 1,610 760 845 10,720 5,460 5,260
60 minutes and over 1,075 610 465 7,905 4,275 3,630
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 51,790 25,980 25,815 176,190 88,815 87,375
Between 5 a.m. and 5:59 a.m. 1,770 1,195 580 7,540 5,070 2,475
Between 6 a.m. and 6:59 a.m. 6,660 3,990 2,670 28,135 16,980 11,150
Between 7 a.m. and 7:59 a.m. 14,700 7,365 7,340 47,980 24,355 23,630
Between 8 a.m. and 8:59 a.m. 14,050 6,405 7,640 43,760 19,005 24,750
Between 9 a.m. and 11:59 a.m. 7,185 3,135 4,045 24,025 10,385 13,640
Between 12 p.m. and 4:59 a.m. 7,430 3,885 3,540 24,745 13,020 11,730
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 65,955 33,115 32,840 223,215 112,270 110,945
Single responses 65,425 32,920 32,505 221,950 111,735 110,215
Official languages 64,725 32,595 32,135 220,745 111,190 109,555
English 64,585 32,565 32,020 220,080 111,005 109,075
French 145 30 115 660 190 475
Non-official languages 690 320 375 1,210 545 665
Aboriginal languages 0 0 10 20 0 15
Algonquian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Moose Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Naskapi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Plains Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Woods Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Eastern Algonquian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carrier 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chilcotin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dene 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gwich'in 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sarsi (Sarcee) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sekani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Slavey 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tutchone languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages 0 0 0 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 0 0 20 10 15
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lillooet 0 0 0 10 10 0
Okanagan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Squamish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Straits 10 0 10 15 0 10
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dakota 0 0 0 0 0 0
Stoney 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tlingit 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nisga'a 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haisla 0 0 0 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Non-Aboriginal languages 690 325 370 1,185 535 655
Afro-Asiatic languages 0 0 0 10 10 0
Berber languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kabyle 0 0 0 0 0 0
Berber languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cushitic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bilen 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oromo 0 0 0 0 0 0
Somali 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Semitic languages 0 0 0 10 10 0
Amharic 0 0 0 10 10 0
Arabic 0 0 0 10 10 0
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Harari 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hebrew 0 0 0 0 0 0
Maltese 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tigrigna 0 0 0 0 0 0
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 15 10 0 50 25 25
Khmer (Cambodian) 0 0 0 10 10 0
Vietnamese 20 0 0 40 25 15
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 10 10 10 20 0 15
Bikol 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cebuano 0 0 0 0 0 0
Fijian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ilocano 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malagasy 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malay 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pangasinan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 10 10 0 20 10 10
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 120 45 80 230 70 160
Albanian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Armenian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Balto-Slavic languages 30 10 25 55 10 45
Baltic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Latvian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lithuanian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavic languages 30 10 25 60 10 45
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 10
Russian 25 10 15 40 15 35
Serbian 10 0 0 0 0 10
Serbo-Croatian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slovak 0 0 10 0 0 0
Slovene (Slovenian) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ukrainian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Celtic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scottish Gaelic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Welsh 0 0 0 0 0 0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Germanic languages 15 0 10 35 10 20
Afrikaans 0 0 0 0 0 0
Danish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dutch 0 0 0 10 10 0
Frisian 0 0 0 0 0 0
German 10 0 0 20 10 20
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 0 0 0
Greek 0 0 0 0 0 0
Indo-Iranian languages 50 20 30 55 20 30
Indo-Aryan languages 45 20 25 45 20 25
Bengali 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gujarati 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hindi 0 10 0 10 10 0
Kashmiri 0 0 0 0 0 0
Konkani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Marathi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nepali 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 40 10 30 35 15 25
Sindhi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Urdu 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iranian languages 0 0 10 0 0 0
Kurdish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pashto 0 0 0 0 0 0
Persian (Farsi) 0 0 10 10 0 0
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Italic (Romance) languages 30 15 15 85 30 60
Catalan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Italian 0 0 0 10 0 0
Portuguese 0 0 0 10 0 10
Romanian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Spanish 35 15 20 70 25 45
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Japanese 45 15 30 80 20 60
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Georgian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Korean 65 45 20 100 55 45
Mongolic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mongolian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Akan (Twi) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bamanankan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Edo 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ewe 0 0 0 0 0 0
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ganda 0 0 0 0 0 0
Igbo 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lingala 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rundi (Kirundi) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shona 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swahili 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wolof 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yoruba 0 0 0 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dinka 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages 25 0 20 50 10 40
American Sign Language 25 10 15 45 10 35
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sino-Tibetan languages 400 195 200 600 315 280
Chinese languages 400 200 200 600 320 285
Cantonese 190 100 90 295 165 130
Hakka 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mandarin 185 90 95 285 145 140
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. 15 10 10 20 0 15
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Burmese 0 0 0 0 0 0
Karenic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibetan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages 0 0 0 25 0 20
Lao 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thai 0 0 0 25 10 20
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 10 10 0 15 10 10
Azerbaijani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkish 10 0 0 15 10 10
Uyghur 0 0 0 0 0 0
Uzbek 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Uralic languages 0 0 0 0 0 10
Estonian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Finnish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hungarian 0 0 0 0 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 535 200 335 1,260 535 725
English and French 100 30 70 430 190 245
English and non-official language 420 155 260 800 340 470
French and non-official language 0 0 0 10 0 0
English, French and non-official language 15 10 0 25 10 15
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 65,960 33,115 32,840 223,215 112,270 110,945
None 63,425 32,020 31,405 215,565 108,775 106,790
English 430 175 260 1,060 370 690
French 675 265 415 3,090 1,530 1,565
Non-official language 1,370 630 735 3,310 1,495 1,815
Aboriginal 20 0 10 80 30 45
Non-Aboriginal 1,350 620 730 3,225 1,460 1,765
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 45 30 20 180 95 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 180 110,970 53,865 57,100 369,775 178,430 191,350
Non-movers 94,910 45,815 49,090 309,555 149,130 160,430
Movers 16,060 8,050 8,015 60,220 29,295 30,925
Non-migrants 10,400 5,250 5,150 35,595 17,405 18,190
Migrants 5,665 2,800 2,865 24,625 11,890 12,730
Internal migrants 4,200 2,085 2,115 20,580 9,865 10,710
Intraprovincial migrants 2,820 1,365 1,455 13,280 6,210 7,065
Interprovincial migrants 1,380 720 665 7,300 3,660 3,640
External migrants 1,460 715 750 4,045 2,025 2,025
Mobility status - Place of residence 5 years ago
Total - Mobility status 5 years ago - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 181 107,025 51,920 55,110 356,820 171,985 184,835
Non-movers 65,135 31,190 33,945 201,460 96,885 104,575
Movers 41,890 20,725 21,165 155,355 75,100 80,255
Non-migrants 24,520 12,250 12,270 85,610 41,655 43,955
Migrants 17,375 8,475 8,890 69,745 33,440 36,305
Internal migrants 12,180 6,090 6,095 55,945 26,965 28,980
Intraprovincial migrants 8,150 4,095 4,055 35,445 16,915 18,535
Interprovincial migrants 4,030 1,990 2,040 20,500 10,050 10,450
External migrants 5,190 2,390 2,800 13,800 6,475 7,330

Source

Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population.

How to cite

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2017. Saanich, DM [Census subdivision], British Columbia and Capital, RD [Census division], British Columbia (table). Census Profile. 2016 Census. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-316-X2016001. Ottawa. Released November 29, 2017.
https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/index.cfm?Lang=E (accessed May 26, 2024).

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