Census Profile, 2016 Census
Ottawa - Gatineau (Ontario part) [Census metropolitan area], Ontario and Ontario [Province]

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Characteristic Ottawa - Gatineau (Ontario part)
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[Census metropolitan area]
Ontario

[Province]
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Total Male Female Total Male Female
Counts (unless otherwise specified)
Population and dwellings
Population, 2016Census data footnote 1 991,726 ... ... 13,448,494 ... ...
Population, 2011Census data footnote 1 936,908 r ... ... 12,851,821 ... ...
Population percentage change, 2011 to 2016 5.9 ... ... 4.6 ... ...
Total private dwellingsCensus data footnote 2 418,188 ... ... 5,598,391 ... ...
Private dwellings occupied by usual residentsCensus data footnote 3 395,397 ... ... 5,169,174 ... ...
Population density per square kilometre 272.5 ... ... 14.8 ... ...
Land area in square kilometres 3,639.31 ... ... 908,699.33 ... ...
Age characteristics
Total - Age groups and average age of the population - 100% dataCensus data footnote 4 991,730 482,320 509,405 13,448,495 6,559,390 6,889,105
0 to 14 years 165,970 84,435 81,530 2,207,970 1,131,615 1,076,350
0 to 4 years 51,980 26,375 25,605 697,360 357,300 340,055
5 to 9 years 57,335 29,210 28,120 756,085 387,320 368,765
10 to 14 years 56,655 28,850 27,805 754,530 387,000 367,530
15 to 64 years 672,900 329,385 343,520 8,988,865 4,412,115 4,576,750
15 to 19 years 60,795 30,825 29,965 811,670 416,730 394,945
20 to 24 years 71,695 36,230 35,465 894,390 457,815 436,570
25 to 29 years 66,525 33,060 33,465 874,350 436,345 438,010
30 to 34 years 64,970 31,695 33,275 864,765 420,800 443,965
35 to 39 years 63,095 30,015 33,080 842,485 402,900 439,585
40 to 44 years 66,610 31,750 34,855 871,875 418,465 453,415
45 to 49 years 70,275 34,105 36,170 937,385 453,105 484,275
50 to 54 years 78,430 38,660 39,770 1,056,345 517,170 539,175
55 to 59 years 71,535 34,715 36,825 989,460 482,280 507,180
60 to 64 years 58,985 28,345 30,645 846,145 406,505 439,640
65 years and over 152,850 68,505 84,350 2,251,655 1,015,655 1,236,000
65 to 69 years 51,365 24,515 26,850 737,745 352,475 385,270
70 to 74 years 36,095 16,925 19,175 528,645 250,455 278,185
75 to 79 years 26,030 11,835 14,195 393,010 179,810 213,195
80 to 84 years 18,885 8,205 10,680 291,185 126,825 164,360
85 years and over 20,475 7,025 13,450 301,075 106,090 194,985
85 to 89 years 12,265 4,665 7,600 188,470 73,045 115,425
90 to 94 years 6,265 1,935 4,335 88,390 27,400 60,990
95 to 99 years 1,715 395 1,320 21,210 5,150 16,060
100 years and over 230 30 200 3,005 495 2,520
Total - Distribution (%) of the population by broad age groups - 100% data 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
0 to 14 years 16.7 17.5 16.0 16.4 17.3 15.6
15 to 64 years 67.9 68.3 67.4 66.8 67.3 66.4
65 years and over 15.4 14.2 16.6 16.7 15.5 17.9
85 years and over 2.1 1.5 2.6 2.2 1.6 2.8
Average age of the population 40.2 39.2 41.0 41.0 40.0 41.9
Median age of the population 40.2 39.2 41.1 41.3 40.2 42.4
Household and dwelling characteristics
Total - Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling - 100% dataCensus data footnote 5 395,400 ... ... 5,169,175 ... ...
Single-detached house 175,415 ... ... 2,807,380 ... ...
Apartment in a building that has five or more storeys 68,705 ... ... 886,705 ... ...
Other attached dwellingCensus data footnote 6 150,325 ... ... 1,460,200 ... ...
Semi-detached house 21,015 ... ... 289,975 ... ...
Row house 80,200 ... ... 460,425 ... ...
Apartment or flat in a duplex 7,665 ... ... 176,080 ... ...
Apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys 40,945 ... ... 522,810 ... ...
Other single-attached house 500 ... ... 10,910 ... ...
Movable dwellingCensus data footnote 7 950 ... ... 14,890 ... ...
Total - Private households by household size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 8 395,395 ... ... 5,169,170 ... ...
1 person 109,775 ... ... 1,341,300 ... ...
2 persons 132,710 ... ... 1,693,525 ... ...
3 persons 61,685 ... ... 834,260 ... ...
4 persons 58,910 ... ... 796,320 ... ...
5 or more persons 32,315 ... ... 503,775 ... ...
Number of persons in private households 973,340 ... ... 13,242,160 ... ...
Average household size 2.5 ... ... 2.6 ... ...
Marital status
Total - Marital status for the population aged 15 years and over - 100% dataCensus data footnote 9 825,755 397,885 427,870 11,240,525 5,427,775 5,812,750
Married or living common law 468,630 234,210 234,415 6,438,085 3,219,290 3,218,795
Married 391,570 195,370 196,205 5,531,930 2,764,275 2,767,655
Living common law 77,055 38,845 38,215 906,155 455,015 451,145
Not married and not living common law 357,125 163,675 193,455 4,802,440 2,208,485 2,593,955
Never married 246,635 129,070 117,565 3,182,785 1,689,180 1,493,605
Separated 22,285 9,065 13,220 328,675 138,140 190,535
Divorced 48,190 17,480 30,710 653,835 252,900 400,935
Widowed 40,015 8,060 31,955 637,150 128,265 508,880
Family characteristics
Total - Census families in private households by family size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 10 272,295 ... ... 3,782,540 ... ...
2 persons 132,770 ... ... 1,815,000 ... ...
3 persons 58,260 ... ... 844,545 ... ...
4 persons 56,950 ... ... 792,435 ... ...
5 or more persons 24,310 ... ... 330,560 ... ...
Average size of census families 2.9 ... ... 2.9 ... ...
Total number of census families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 11 272,300 ... ... 3,782,545 ... ...
Total couple families 228,930 ... ... 3,137,570 ... ...
Married couples 190,425 ... ... 2,684,735 ... ...
Common-law couples 38,510 ... ... 452,840 ... ...
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent 43,365 ... ... 644,975 ... ...
Female parent 34,410 ... ... 518,480 ... ...
Male parent 8,950 ... ... 126,495 ... ...
Total - Couple census families in private households - 100% data 228,935 ... ... 3,137,565 ... ...
Couples without children 107,340 ... ... 1,428,575 ... ...
Couples with children 121,590 ... ... 1,708,995 ... ...
1 child 45,535 ... ... 658,305 ... ...
2 children 53,280 ... ... 738,710 ... ...
3 or more children 22,770 ... ... 311,975 ... ...
Total - Lone-parent census families in private households - 100% data 43,365 ... ... 644,975 ... ...
1 child 25,430 ... ... 386,425 ... ...
2 children 12,725 ... ... 186,240 ... ...
3 or more children 5,210 ... ... 72,310 ... ...
Total - Persons not in census families in private households - 100% data 174,720 81,210 93,515 2,139,825 990,525 1,149,300
Household type
Total - Private households by household type - 100% dataCensus data footnote 12 395,395 ... ... 5,169,175 ... ...
One-census-family households 259,885 ... ... 3,481,885 ... ...
Without children in a census familyCensus data footnote 13 102,240 ... ... 1,311,575 ... ...
With children in a census familyCensus data footnote 14 157,645 ... ... 2,170,315 ... ...
Multiple-census-family households 6,100 ... ... 145,615 ... ...
Non-census-family households 129,410 ... ... 1,541,665 ... ...
One-person households 109,775 ... ... 1,341,305 ... ...
Two-or-more person non-census-family households 19,635 ... ... 200,365 ... ...
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 15 980,275 477,545 502,730 13,312,865 6,503,875 6,808,990
English only 573,635 291,670 281,965 11,455,500 5,689,830 5,765,665
French only 15,505 6,365 9,140 40,040 17,340 22,705
English and French 377,300 174,030 203,275 1,490,390 665,850 824,540
Neither English nor French 13,835 5,485 8,345 326,935 130,850 196,085
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 16 980,275 477,545 502,730 13,312,865 6,503,880 6,808,995
English 782,875 386,960 395,920 12,394,325 6,095,970 6,298,355
French 162,195 74,990 87,200 504,130 236,875 267,250
English and French 21,715 10,280 11,440 92,940 42,910 50,030
Neither English nor French 13,490 5,315 8,175 321,480 128,125 193,355
Official language minority (number)Census data footnote 17 173,050 80,130 92,920 550,600 258,330 292,270
Official language minority (percentage)Census data footnote 17 17.7 16.8 18.5 4.1 4.0 4.3
Mother tongueThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - Mother tongue for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% dataCensus data footnote 18 980,275 477,545 502,730 13,312,870 6,503,875 6,808,990
Single responses 945,480 460,995 484,490 12,946,960 6,327,630 6,619,330
Official languages 743,155 365,640 377,520 9,393,040 4,637,520 4,755,520
English 592,890 295,680 297,210 8,902,320 4,406,210 4,496,110
French 150,265 69,960 80,305 490,715 231,310 259,410
Non-official languages 202,325 95,355 106,970 3,553,920 1,690,110 1,863,810
Aboriginal languages 670 250 420 22,765 10,815 11,950
Algonquian languages 285 120 165 21,235 10,175 11,060
Blackfoot 0 0 0 10 5 5
Cree-Montagnais languages 155 70 85 5,080 2,485 2,595
Atikamekw 0 0 0 5 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 5 0 5 5 5 5
Moose Cree 5 5 5 85 40 45
Naskapi 5 5 0 10 5 5
Northern East Cree 20 10 10 55 25 30
Plains Cree 10 5 5 35 5 30
Southern East Cree 5 0 0 5 0 0
Swampy Cree 30 10 20 355 135 225
Woods Cree 0 0 0 15 10 5
Cree, n.o.s. 75 35 45 4,500 2,255 2,245
Eastern Algonquian languages 25 10 10 90 40 50
Malecite 5 5 0 10 5 0
Mi'kmaq 20 5 15 85 35 50
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 105 35 70 16,025 7,620 8,400
Algonquin 25 10 20 65 30 35
Ojibway 70 25 50 9,505 4,515 4,985
Oji-Cree 5 5 0 6,310 3,015 3,300
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 145 65 80
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 30 20 10
Athabaskan languages 5 0 5 60 20 40
Northern Athabaskan languages 5 0 5 55 20 35
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carrier 0 0 0 5 0 5
Chilcotin 0 0 0 5 0 5
Dene 5 0 5 20 10 10
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 0 5 5 5
Gwich'in 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sarsi (Sarcee) 0 0 0 10 0 5
Sekani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages 0 0 0 5 5 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 5
Tahltan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tutchone languages 0 0 0 0 0 5
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 0 5
Haida 0 0 0 0 5 0
Inuit languages 340 110 225 475 165 305
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 5 0 5 5 5
Inuktitut 310 100 210 425 145 280
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 25 10 15 45 20 25
Iroquoian languages 30 10 20 710 300 410
Cayuga 0 0 0 40 20 20
Mohawk 25 10 15 590 255 335
Oneida 0 0 0 55 15 40
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 5 5 5 20 5 15
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 0 0 0 25 15 15
Salish languages 5 0 0 5 0 5
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lillooet 0 0 0 0 0 0
Okanagan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 5 0 0
Squamish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Straits 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages 0 0 0 10 5 5
Dakota 0 0 0 5 5 5
Stoney 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 5 5
Tlingit 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 5 0 0 5 5 0
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 5 0 0 0 0 5
Nisga'a 0 0 0 5 0 0
Tsimshian 0 0 0 0 5 0
Wakashan languages 0 0 0 0 0 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) 0 0 0 5 5 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 5 5 0 235 130 105
Non-Aboriginal languages 201,660 95,105 106,555 3,531,160 1,679,300 1,851,865
Afro-Asiatic languages 44,435 22,250 22,180 253,830 127,720 126,110
Berber languages 375 195 175 725 405 320
Kabyle 250 130 115 425 225 200
Berber languages, n.i.e. 125 70 60 305 180 120
Cushitic languages 6,660 2,875 3,785 24,605 10,730 13,870
Bilen 50 25 20 250 140 110
Oromo 215 120 100 1,445 720 730
Somali 6,305 2,680 3,620 22,680 9,755 12,925
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 90 45 50 225 115 110
Semitic languages 37,345 19,150 18,190 227,985 116,320 111,665
Amharic 1,455 685 770 10,720 4,960 5,760
Arabic 34,375 17,720 16,655 171,370 88,400 82,965
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 75 35 45 14,555 7,135 7,420
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 5 5 5 4,795 2,365 2,425
Harari 60 30 30 1,030 485 545
Hebrew 360 190 165 11,575 6,220 5,350
Maltese 35 15 20 5,175 2,575 2,600
Tigrigna 905 440 465 7,345 3,470 3,870
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 70 40 35 1,435 705 730
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 55 30 25 520 265 250
Austro-Asiatic languages 7,060 3,240 3,825 78,125 35,880 42,240
Khmer (Cambodian) 1,100 490 615 7,355 3,330 4,020
Vietnamese 5,950 2,750 3,200 70,690 32,520 38,165
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 10 0 10 85 30 50
Austronesian languages 7,830 2,850 4,985 194,380 76,060 118,315
Bikol 30 10 15 595 260 330
Cebuano 370 125 245 6,545 2,500 4,045
Fijian 0 0 5 80 45 40
Hiligaynon 115 40 75 2,750 1,030 1,725
Ilocano 570 225 350 11,285 4,430 6,860
Malagasy 55 30 30 100 45 55
Malay 400 160 235 5,760 2,520 3,240
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 20 10 15 1,505 670 840
Pangasinan 30 10 20 535 215 315
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 6,075 2,175 3,895 163,415 63,665 99,755
Waray-Waray 40 15 30 405 140 270
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 120 45 80 1,400 550 850
Creole languages 4,245 1,770 2,470 11,255 5,095 6,165
Haitian Creole 300 130 170 630 290 340
Creole, n.o.s. 3,760 1,555 2,205 8,025 3,580 4,440
Creole languages, n.i.e. 180 85 100 2,605 1,225 1,380
Dravidian languages 3,815 1,970 1,845 148,605 73,530 75,075
Kannada 225 115 105 2,670 1,365 1,305
Malayalam 665 345 315 17,140 8,795 8,350
Tamil 2,420 1,230 1,185 117,630 57,310 60,320
Telugu 485 270 220 10,820 5,895 4,925
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 20 10 10 340 165 175
Hmong-Mien languages 0 0 0 525 250 270
Indo-European languages 88,555 42,135 46,415 2,024,365 980,200 1,044,165
Albanian 660 325 335 19,045 9,535 9,510
Armenian 465 240 230 15,070 7,305 7,765
Balto-Slavic languages 20,565 9,220 11,345 410,725 188,695 222,025
Baltic languages 470 200 270 9,080 3,785 5,295
Latvian 255 115 140 3,910 1,650 2,260
Lithuanian 215 90 125 5,175 2,135 3,035
Slavic languages 20,095 9,020 11,075 401,645 184,915 216,730
Belarusan 45 20 20 515 230 280
Bosnian 600 280 325 6,370 3,125 3,245
Bulgarian 850 395 460 9,095 4,355 4,740
Croatian 1,020 475 550 31,875 15,460 16,410
Czech 940 415 520 10,670 4,930 5,740
Macedonian 60 30 35 15,635 7,470 8,165
Polish 5,615 2,530 3,085 121,075 54,675 66,405
Russian 6,210 2,705 3,500 101,100 45,630 55,470
Serbian 1,715 820 895 41,740 20,585 21,150
Serbo-Croatian 520 255 265 4,875 2,310 2,570
Slovak 585 265 320 10,280 4,710 5,565
Slovene (Slovenian) 215 90 125 6,740 2,995 3,745
Ukrainian 1,670 720 955 40,375 17,760 22,610
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 35 20 15 1,310 670 635
Celtic languages 115 55 60 1,110 505 605
Scottish Gaelic 40 20 15 450 210 240
Welsh 50 20 35 435 180 260
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 15 10 10 225 120 110
Germanic languages 9,330 4,280 5,050 200,640 94,475 106,165
Afrikaans 165 80 80 2,295 1,125 1,170
Danish 320 145 175 4,265 2,010 2,250
Dutch 2,460 1,180 1,280 51,720 24,875 26,840
Frisian 45 25 20 1,240 630 620
German 5,630 2,500 3,130 131,525 61,520 70,005
Icelandic 20 10 10 210 100 110
Norwegian 140 60 80 940 405 540
Swedish 280 145 140 2,395 1,040 1,350
Vlaams (Flemish) 80 30 45 2,150 925 1,225
Yiddish 180 100 75 3,735 1,765 1,970
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 15 5 10 170 80 85
Greek 2,145 1,125 1,025 55,415 27,305 28,110
Indo-Iranian languages 27,060 13,635 13,425 707,845 357,350 350,495
Indo-Aryan languages 18,425 9,295 9,130 565,600 285,720 279,875
Bengali 3,260 1,620 1,640 46,810 23,615 23,195
Gujarati 1,480 770 715 76,675 38,740 37,940
Hindi 2,885 1,480 1,405 58,735 29,805 28,930
Kashmiri 25 10 15 345 170 175
Konkani 105 55 50 2,510 1,195 1,315
Marathi 285 145 145 5,490 2,805 2,685
Nepali 920 440 485 7,870 3,915 3,960
Oriya (Odia) 40 20 20 715 380 335
Punjabi (Panjabi) 3,895 2,005 1,890 197,060 100,160 96,895
Sindhi 265 120 145 6,840 3,225 3,615
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 815 390 420 10,165 4,925 5,235
Urdu 4,440 2,240 2,200 152,385 76,795 75,595
Iranian languages 8,545 4,290 4,255 139,675 70,270 69,405
Kurdish 655 340 310 6,665 3,615 3,050
Pashto 1,025 520 510 10,950 5,630 5,315
Persian (Farsi) 6,865 3,430 3,435 122,070 61,025 61,040
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 95 60 40 2,565 1,350 1,215
Italic (Romance) languages 28,210 13,255 14,950 614,525 295,030 319,490
Catalan 30 15 15 285 150 135
Italian 9,150 4,535 4,615 231,040 112,440 118,600
Portuguese 4,290 2,015 2,280 150,000 72,280 77,715
Romanian 2,585 1,170 1,410 41,755 19,565 22,190
Spanish 12,130 5,515 6,620 191,025 90,390 100,630
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 20 10 10 420 200 215
Japanese 1,000 305 695 13,260 4,590 8,670
Kartvelian languages 35 10 20 1,200 635 565
Georgian 35 15 20 1,200 635 565
Korean 2,070 880 1,195 69,775 32,035 37,740
Mongolic languages 35 20 15 405 180 220
Mongolian 30 15 15 405 180 225
Niger-Congo languages 5,420 2,385 3,035 35,760 16,705 19,050
Akan (Twi) 355 175 185 9,695 4,510 5,190
Bamanankan 75 30 45 140 60 80
Edo 35 20 15 1,140 475 670
Ewe 75 25 50 560 270 295
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 100 50 50 365 180 185
Ga 60 35 30 600 275 325
Ganda 125 60 65 760 360 400
Igbo 185 95 95 2,090 1,080 1,010
Lingala 325 120 205 850 365 485
Rundi (Kirundi) 845 360 485 1,430 640 785
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 655 240 415 1,330 545 785
Shona 110 45 70 1,455 660 790
Swahili 1,110 490 620 5,525 2,540 2,985
Wolof 80 35 45 290 145 150
Yoruba 235 125 115 4,365 2,260 2,105
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 1,035 490 545 5,155 2,345 2,810
Nilo-Saharan languages 305 140 165 1,610 810 800
Dinka 90 40 45 345 170 175
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 220 95 120 1,260 635 625
Sign languages 230 115 120 3,030 1,570 1,455
American Sign Language 80 30 45 1,305 640 670
Quebec Sign Language 10 5 5 20 10 15
Sign languages, n.i.e 145 75 65 1,700 925 780
Sino-Tibetan languages 32,015 14,865 17,150 611,795 284,865 326,935
Chinese languages 31,205 14,470 16,730 602,610 280,340 322,270
Cantonese 10,185 4,785 5,395 275,315 128,090 147,220
Hakka 155 65 90 6,985 3,140 3,840
Mandarin 18,610 8,585 10,030 283,735 132,275 151,460
Min Dong 50 20 30 855 405 450
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 725 315 415 13,545 6,240 7,300
Wu (Shanghainese) 445 205 245 6,300 2,825 3,470
Chinese, n.o.s. 1,020 490 530 15,645 7,235 8,410
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 15 10 5 240 120 120
Tibeto-Burman languages 815 395 415 9,185 4,520 4,660
Burmese 225 115 110 1,640 775 865
Karenic languages 325 155 170 1,730 865 860
Tibetan 90 50 40 5,115 2,530 2,585
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 170 75 95 700 345 350
Tai-Kadai languages 700 250 450 8,485 3,535 4,945
Lao 345 155 190 5,190 2,480 2,710
Thai 350 90 260 3,270 1,045 2,220
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 25 10 15
Turkic languages 1,660 845 820 22,615 11,745 10,870
Azerbaijani 125 70 55 1,990 1,070 920
Turkish 1,400 715 690 18,415 9,610 8,810
Uyghur 10 5 5 515 255 260
Uzbek 65 30 35 1,055 515 545
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 60 30 35 640 295 345
Uralic languages 2,095 990 1,105 50,670 23,095 27,570
Estonian 155 75 85 4,205 1,810 2,400
Finnish 310 125 185 9,720 4,140 5,580
Hungarian 1,630 790 835 36,740 17,150 19,590
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 145 85 60 1,475 780 690
Multiple responses 34,790 16,555 18,240 365,910 176,250 189,660
English and French 13,195 6,260 6,935 54,045 25,165 28,880
English and non-official language 15,275 7,410 7,865 288,285 140,345 147,940
French and non-official language 3,880 1,760 2,120 12,565 5,735 6,830
English, French and non-official language 2,445 1,125 1,325 11,010 5,000 6,005
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 19 980,275 477,545 502,725 13,312,865 6,503,875 6,808,990
Single responses 921,640 449,890 471,750 12,522,045 6,123,955 6,398,085
Official languages 821,805 402,875 418,930 10,605,725 5,214,425 5,391,300
English 716,540 354,510 362,030 10,328,680 5,084,885 5,243,800
French 105,260 48,360 56,905 277,045 129,540 147,500
Non-official languages 99,840 47,020 52,815 1,916,315 909,530 1,006,780
Aboriginal languages 210 90 120 9,210 4,600 4,610
Algonquian languages 75 30 40 8,685 4,370 4,320
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 55 20 35 2,370 1,205 1,165
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 5 5 0 5 5 5
Moose Cree 0 5 5 10 10 5
Naskapi 5 5 0 10 5 5
Northern East Cree 5 0 5 20 10 15
Plains Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern East Cree 0 0 5 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 5 0 0 105 50 55
Woods Cree 0 0 0 5 5 0
Cree, n.o.s. 30 15 15 2,220 1,135 1,085
Eastern Algonquian languages 0 0 0 5 5 5
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 0 5 0 5 5 0
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 10 5 5 6,305 3,155 3,145
Algonquin 0 0 0 5 0 0
Ojibway 15 5 5 3,315 1,695 1,620
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 2,905 1,420 1,490
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 75 40 35
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 0 0
Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 20 10 10
Northern Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 15 10 10
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carrier 0 0 0 0 5 0
Chilcotin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dene 0 0 0 5 0 5
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 0 0 0 5
Gwich'in 0 0 0 5 0 0
Sarsi (Sarcee) 0 0 0 5 5 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 5 0
Haida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages 135 55 80 160 60 90
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 5 0 0 0 0 5
Inuktitut 115 45 75 140 60 80
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 10 5 10 15 5 10
Iroquoian languages 0 0 0 210 90 120
Cayuga 0 0 0 5 5 5
Mohawk 0 0 0 185 80 100
Oneida 0 0 0 20 5 10
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 0 0 0 0 0 0
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lillooet 0 0 0 0 0 0
Okanagan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Squamish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Straits 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages 0 0 0 5 0 5
Dakota 0 0 0 5 5 0
Stoney 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 5
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 5 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 0 0 5 120 55 65
Non-Aboriginal languages 99,625 46,930 52,695 1,907,105 904,930 1,002,170
Afro-Asiatic languages 24,690 11,865 12,820 138,460 66,865 71,590
Berber languages 220 110 115 345 175 170
Kabyle 185 85 95 255 125 130
Berber languages, n.i.e. 40 20 15 90 50 45
Cushitic languages 3,855 1,580 2,275 14,460 6,100 8,360
Bilen 25 15 15 170 80 85
Oromo 130 65 60 805 380 425
Somali 3,645 1,475 2,170 13,370 5,590 7,780
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 55 25 35 110 50 65
Semitic languages 20,600 10,170 10,425 123,410 60,475 62,940
Amharic 840 400 445 5,625 2,540 3,085
Arabic 19,120 9,465 9,655 94,195 46,505 47,695
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 40 15 20 9,515 4,595 4,920
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 2,915 1,410 1,500
Harari 15 5 10 555 250 305
Hebrew 135 75 60 4,850 2,505 2,345
Maltese 5 5 5 1,090 505 580
Tigrigna 415 195 220 3,920 1,805 2,115
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 20 10 15 755 360 395
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 10 5 5 245 115 125
Austro-Asiatic languages 4,155 1,905 2,250 50,245 23,105 27,140
Khmer (Cambodian) 465 200 260 3,770 1,650 2,120
Vietnamese 3,690 1,700 1,985 46,435 21,435 25,000
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 5 40 20 20
Austronesian languages 3,340 1,400 1,940 85,370 36,525 48,845
Bikol 5 5 5 90 35 55
Cebuano 125 50 70 2,325 1,020 1,315
Fijian 0 0 0 15 10 10
Hiligaynon 45 15 25 910 385 530
Ilocano 230 110 120 4,100 1,780 2,320
Malagasy 20 10 5 35 15 20
Malay 120 50 65 1,810 860 945
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 5 0 0 445 200 250
Pangasinan 10 5 5 90 40 50
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 2,745 1,130 1,615 75,070 31,965 43,105
Waray-Waray 10 0 10 90 35 55
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 40 20 25 380 175 200
Creole languages 1,850 760 1,095 5,325 2,355 2,970
Haitian Creole 155 70 90 355 165 190
Creole, n.o.s. 1,630 655 970 3,995 1,735 2,255
Creole languages, n.i.e. 70 30 35 975 455 520
Dravidian languages 1,845 910 940 96,250 46,575 49,680
Kannada 75 40 35 1,060 540 520
Malayalam 285 145 135 8,760 4,460 4,295
Tamil 1,280 615 670 80,600 38,460 42,140
Telugu 195 105 90 5,705 3,050 2,655
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 10 5 5 125 55 70
Hmong-Mien languages 0 0 0 200 95 105
Indo-European languages 37,570 17,795 19,775 978,300 469,640 508,670
Albanian 295 145 155 9,190 4,580 4,605
Armenian 205 95 110 8,630 4,065 4,560
Balto-Slavic languages 8,995 4,225 4,770 192,945 90,585 102,365
Baltic languages 105 45 60 2,305 950 1,355
Latvian 60 25 35 860 350 515
Lithuanian 50 20 30 1,440 600 840
Slavic languages 8,890 4,185 4,705 190,645 89,635 101,005
Belarusan 20 15 10 175 80 90
Bosnian 305 155 150 3,220 1,595 1,620
Bulgarian 400 190 210 4,830 2,350 2,480
Croatian 330 150 180 11,125 5,275 5,855
Czech 220 105 115 3,070 1,480 1,595
Macedonian 15 10 5 6,255 2,965 3,285
Polish 2,010 925 1,085 52,555 24,510 28,045
Russian 3,645 1,700 1,945 63,570 29,655 33,920
Serbian 1,010 505 505 23,175 11,335 11,840
Serbo-Croatian 200 105 95 1,925 920 1,010
Slovak 195 95 110 3,520 1,680 1,845
Slovene (Slovenian) 20 10 10 1,465 645 815
Ukrainian 510 235 275 15,415 6,995 8,420
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 5 5 0 355 160 190
Celtic languages 10 5 0 120 65 55
Scottish Gaelic 5 5 0 60 30 25
Welsh 0 5 0 30 10 15
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 0 5 0 35 20 15
Germanic languages 1,000 465 530 44,515 21,630 22,880
Afrikaans 40 20 20 755 365 390
Danish 25 10 10 280 135 150
Dutch 170 80 90 4,450 2,145 2,305
Frisian 5 0 0 90 45 45
German 685 305 375 37,255 18,140 19,120
Icelandic 0 0 0 45 20 30
Norwegian 10 5 10 70 30 40
Swedish 55 35 15 385 190 190
Vlaams (Flemish) 5 0 0 145 60 85
Yiddish 15 5 5 370 190 185
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 655 315 340
Greek 635 300 330 21,700 10,160 11,535
Indo-Iranian languages 14,710 7,180 7,530 435,835 215,755 220,080
Indo-Aryan languages 9,620 4,755 4,860 344,050 171,125 172,920
Bengali 1,950 940 1,010 29,590 14,595 14,995
Gujarati 615 315 300 45,445 22,410 23,035
Hindi 1,290 650 635 28,960 14,485 14,475
Kashmiri 5 5 5 65 30 35
Konkani 35 15 20 540 260 280
Marathi 110 50 60 2,420 1,230 1,190
Nepali 735 360 370 5,640 2,815 2,820
Oriya (Odia) 10 5 10 325 160 165
Punjabi (Panjabi) 2,195 1,110 1,090 132,135 66,410 65,725
Sindhi 60 25 35 2,880 1,320 1,560
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 385 190 195 4,595 2,250 2,345
Urdu 2,220 1,095 1,125 91,450 45,160 46,295
Iranian languages 5,070 2,410 2,660 90,730 44,090 46,640
Kurdish 375 195 180 3,675 1,900 1,770
Pashto 645 310 335 6,750 3,360 3,395
Persian (Farsi) 4,050 1,905 2,145 80,305 38,830 41,475
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 25 15 10 1,050 540 515
Italic (Romance) languages 11,720 5,380 6,340 265,375 122,790 142,585
Catalan 20 5 15 135 60 75
Italian 2,520 1,120 1,395 72,960 31,195 41,770
Portuguese 1,865 870 990 67,415 32,065 35,355
Romanian 1,200 560 640 19,920 9,380 10,535
Spanish 6,120 2,820 3,295 104,820 50,035 54,785
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 0 0 5 110 50 60
Japanese 390 135 255 6,040 2,590 3,450
Kartvelian languages 5 5 5 770 420 355
Georgian 5 5 5 775 420 355
Korean 1,145 525 615 48,540 22,685 25,855
Mongolic languages 15 10 5 225 115 110
Mongolian 15 10 5 230 120 110
Niger-Congo languages 1,480 660 820 12,120 5,400 6,725
Akan (Twi) 125 60 65 4,415 1,915 2,495
Bamanankan 15 5 5 25 15 15
Edo 0 0 0 305 120 180
Ewe 20 10 15 135 60 80
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 25 15 15 110 55 55
Ga 15 5 10 175 80 100
Ganda 30 10 20 195 85 110
Igbo 55 25 30 540 265 275
Lingala 75 25 50 225 100 130
Rundi (Kirundi) 265 130 135 475 230 240
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 230 80 145 420 160 260
Shona 20 15 5 455 210 245
Swahili 380 175 205 2,085 925 1,160
Wolof 35 15 15 130 65 65
Yoruba 50 25 30 1,300 625 675
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 145 65 80 1,120 500 625
Nilo-Saharan languages 75 35 45 550 260 290
Dinka 30 15 10 120 60 65
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 50 20 30 425 195 225
Sign languages 330 175 150 4,425 2,485 1,940
American Sign Language 110 55 60 1,605 830 770
Quebec Sign Language 15 10 5 25 15 15
Sign languages, n.i.e 205 115 85 2,795 1,640 1,150
Sino-Tibetan languages 21,070 9,970 11,110 448,200 210,560 237,640
Chinese languages 20,495 9,690 10,805 441,615 207,305 234,310
Cantonese 5,845 2,685 3,160 198,745 91,545 107,200
Hakka 50 20 30 2,870 1,305 1,575
Mandarin 13,470 6,440 7,030 220,535 105,360 115,175
Min Dong 15 5 10 265 115 145
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 280 115 165 5,775 2,635 3,140
Wu (Shanghainese) 250 120 130 3,690 1,735 1,955
Chinese, n.o.s. 580 300 275 9,630 4,565 5,070
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 5 5 0 100 45 55
Tibeto-Burman languages 580 275 300 6,580 3,250 3,330
Burmese 145 70 80 1,010 480 530
Karenic languages 250 120 125 1,360 685 675
Tibetan 70 40 35 3,875 1,925 1,945
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 110 45 65 335 165 170
Tai-Kadai languages 260 105 160 3,865 1,845 2,020
Lao 170 70 95 2,535 1,220 1,315
Thai 95 35 65 1,315 615 695
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 10 5 10
Turkic languages 860 420 440 12,435 6,200 6,230
Azerbaijani 50 25 25 770 385 380
Turkish 750 360 385 10,545 5,245 5,300
Uyghur 0 0 0 290 150 140
Uzbek 35 15 20 585 290 295
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 15 10 5 250 130 120
Uralic languages 505 240 270 15,330 6,990 8,340
Estonian 20 10 10 790 290 500
Finnish 40 20 20 1,835 780 1,050
Hungarian 445 210 235 12,700 5,915 6,790
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 30 20 10 465 245 225
Multiple responses 58,635 27,655 30,980 790,825 379,925 410,905
English and French 13,550 6,225 7,325 45,655 20,895 24,755
English and non-official language 36,975 17,850 19,130 719,595 347,730 371,865
French and non-official language 3,350 1,420 1,930 6,725 2,930 3,795
English, French and non-official language 4,755 2,165 2,590 18,855 8,365 10,490
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 20 980,275 477,545 502,730 13,312,865 6,503,875 6,808,990
None 750,025 370,115 379,910 11,071,665 5,436,665 5,635,000
English 88,080 41,670 46,410 896,170 437,015 459,155
French 64,680 29,735 34,950 243,970 108,390 135,580
Non-official language 68,435 31,920 36,510 1,056,960 501,315 555,645
Aboriginal 420 155 265 14,315 6,580 7,735
Non-Aboriginal 68,015 31,765 36,245 1,042,645 494,735 547,910
English and French 2,630 1,230 1,395 8,150 3,755 4,395
English and non-official language 2,475 1,155 1,320 19,105 9,370 9,735
French and non-official language 3,860 1,675 2,190 16,435 7,165 9,270
English, French and non-official language 85 45 40 415 205 215
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 21 807,620 390,280 417,345 11,038,440 5,342,850 5,695,590
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 772,670 373,435 399,230 10,556,935 5,115,460 5,441,475
Median total income in 2015 among recipients ($) 42,048 48,685 37,030 33,539 39,889 28,676
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 772,950 373,475 399,475 10,559,805 5,115,825 5,443,975
Median after-tax income in 2015 among recipients ($) 37,276 42,389 33,232 30,641 35,753 26,585
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 704,780 345,535 359,245 9,391,800 4,650,130 4,741,675
Median market income in 2015 among recipients ($) 41,860 48,953 35,936 32,871 39,831 27,012
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 532,035 235,840 296,195 7,632,575 3,402,810 4,229,770
Median government transfers in 2015 among recipients ($) 3,349 1,499 4,437 4,206 2,034 5,463
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 580,875 292,860 288,015 7,790,680 3,998,335 3,792,350
Median employment income in 2015 among recipients ($) 41,100 46,359 36,799 33,946 39,490 29,413
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 22 807,620 390,260 417,360 11,038,440 5,342,755 5,695,685
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 772,630 373,260 399,365 10,556,925 5,114,340 5,442,580
Average total income in 2015 among recipients ($) 54,379 62,447 46,838 47,915 56,780 39,585
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 772,925 373,280 399,640 10,559,935 5,114,725 5,445,210
Average after-tax income in 2015 among recipients ($) 44,295 49,942 39,022 39,318 45,443 33,564
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 704,980 345,345 359,630 9,391,645 4,649,230 4,742,415
Average market income in 2015 among recipients ($) 54,465 63,309 45,972 47,890 57,511 38,459
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 531,805 235,725 296,080 7,632,220 3,402,745 4,229,475
Average government transfers in 2015 among recipients ($) 6,802 6,131 7,337 7,346 6,763 7,815
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 580,870 292,325 288,550 7,790,680 3,995,700 3,794,985
Average employment income in 2015 among recipients ($) 52,798 60,064 45,437 47,369 55,263 39,057
Total - Employment income statistics for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 23 807,620 390,260 417,365 11,038,440 5,342,755 5,695,685
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 24 298,675 161,305 137,365 3,737,385 2,082,480 1,654,900
Median employment income in 2015 for full-year full-time workers ($)Census data footnote 25 65,140 70,402 60,342 55,121 60,345 49,713
Average employment income in 2015 for full-year full-time workers ($)Census data footnote 26 74,515 81,525 66,283 68,628 76,536 58,676
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 91.4 93.8 88.3 88.9 92.1 84.7
Employment income (%)Census data footnote 29 72.9 75.1 70.1 72.9 76.0 68.7
Government transfers (%)Census data footnote 30 8.6 6.2 11.7 11.1 7.9 15.3
Total - Total income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 31 807,625 390,275 417,345 11,038,440 5,342,850 5,695,590
Without total income 34,955 16,835 18,120 481,500 227,390 254,115
With total income 772,670 373,440 399,230 10,556,940 5,115,460 5,441,475
Percentage with total income 95.7 95.7 95.7 95.6 95.7 95.5
Under $10,000 (including loss) 103,950 47,405 56,545 1,615,790 711,105 904,685
$10,000 to $19,999 113,765 47,120 66,645 1,829,355 742,710 1,086,645
$20,000 to $29,999 82,805 34,910 47,895 1,410,760 589,975 820,785
$30,000 to $39,999 71,120 30,960 40,165 1,147,510 519,550 627,955
$40,000 to $49,999 68,220 30,170 38,045 1,021,880 489,595 532,285
$50,000 to $59,999 62,465 28,860 33,600 809,115 415,950 393,165
$60,000 to $69,999 55,415 27,370 28,050 630,635 348,525 282,110
$70,000 to $79,999 44,980 23,610 21,375 479,890 277,725 202,165
$80,000 to $89,999 39,150 21,115 18,035 378,185 222,095 156,095
$90,000 to $99,999 34,255 18,320 15,940 324,810 181,815 142,995
$100,000 and over 96,540 63,595 32,945 909,005 616,420 292,585
$100,000 to $149,999 68,545 43,325 25,220 600,995 394,410 206,590
$150,000 and over 27,995 20,270 7,720 308,010 222,010 86,000
Total - After-tax income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 32 807,620 390,275 417,345 11,038,440 5,342,850 5,695,590
Without after-tax income 34,675 16,805 17,870 478,635 227,025 251,610
With after-tax income 772,950 373,475 399,470 10,559,805 5,115,825 5,443,980
Percentage with after-tax income 95.7 95.7 95.7 95.7 95.8 95.6
Under $10,000 (including loss) 108,525 48,305 60,215 1,659,280 722,040 937,235
$10,000 to $19,999 118,390 49,445 68,945 1,906,875 777,330 1,129,540
$20,000 to $29,999 95,735 40,970 54,770 1,623,230 690,290 932,940
$30,000 to $39,999 87,890 38,615 49,270 1,377,100 642,645 734,450
$40,000 to $49,999 84,235 38,265 45,975 1,166,040 585,490 580,555
$50,000 to $59,999 73,490 36,150 37,335 845,305 464,610 380,700
$60,000 to $69,999 58,300 31,250 27,055 604,005 354,015 249,985
$70,000 to $79,999 48,540 26,290 22,250 465,485 268,140 197,345
$80,000 and over 97,850 64,185 33,660 912,490 611,260 301,230
$80,000 to $89,999 34,395 20,395 13,995 299,315 183,410 115,905
$90,000 to $99,999 20,160 13,120 7,040 174,110 116,330 57,785
$100,000 and over 43,290 30,665 12,620 439,070 311,525 127,540
Total - Employment income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 33 807,620 390,275 417,345 11,038,440 5,342,850 5,695,590
Without employment income 226,750 97,415 129,335 3,247,760 1,344,515 1,903,245
With employment income 580,875 292,860 288,015 7,790,680 3,998,335 3,792,350
Percentage with employment income 71.9 75.0 69.0 70.6 74.8 66.6
Under $5,000 (including loss) 71,280 34,655 36,625 1,094,860 546,920 547,940
$5,000 to $9,999 42,925 19,315 23,610 635,305 281,135 354,165
$10,000 to $19,999 69,155 31,400 37,760 1,027,910 464,445 563,465
$20,000 to $29,999 53,690 24,925 28,765 827,805 372,185 455,625
$30,000 to $39,999 47,910 22,590 25,320 767,840 351,925 415,910
$40,000 to $49,999 46,225 21,150 25,075 709,775 341,320 368,450
$50,000 to $59,999 44,100 20,320 23,775 588,220 310,155 278,065
$60,000 to $69,999 39,370 19,255 20,110 465,670 263,430 202,240
$70,000 to $79,999 31,940 16,715 15,225 369,085 218,570 150,515
$80,000 and over 134,275 82,530 51,745 1,304,210 848,245 455,970
$80,000 to $89,999 31,530 16,595 14,935 307,660 182,660 125,005
$90,000 to $99,999 28,195 15,170 13,025 280,530 156,440 124,090
$100,000 and over 74,550 50,765 23,785 716,015 509,140 206,875
Income of households in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for private households by household size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 34 395,395 ... ... 5,169,175 ... ...
Median total income of households in 2015 ($) 86,451 ... ... 74,287 ... ...
Median after-tax income of households in 2015 ($) 74,131 ... ... 65,285 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for one-person private households - 100% data 109,775 ... ... 1,341,300 ... ...
Median total income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 47,185 ... ... 36,900 ... ...
Median after-tax income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 40,886 ... ... 33,219 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for two-or-more-person private households - 100% data 285,620 ... ... 3,827,875 ... ...
Median total income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 107,070 ... ... 90,967 ... ...
Median after-tax income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 91,207 ... ... 79,528 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for private households by household size - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 35 395,400 ... ... 5,169,175 ... ...
Average total income of households in 2015 ($) 106,259 ... ... 97,856 ... ...
Average after-tax income of households in 2015 ($) 86,589 ... ... 80,322 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for one-person private households - 25% sample data 109,785 ... ... 1,341,115 ... ...
Average total income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 56,344 ... ... 49,571 ... ...
Average after-tax income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 45,895 ... ... 40,830 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for two-or-more-person private households - 25% sample data 285,615 ... ... 3,828,060 ... ...
Average total income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 125,445 ... ... 114,773 ... ...
Average after-tax income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 102,230 ... ... 94,157 ... ...
Total - Household total income groups in 2015 for private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 36 395,400 ... ... 5,169,175 ... ...
Under $5,000 6,375 ... ... 86,720 ... ...
$5,000 to $9,999 5,015 ... ... 70,245 ... ...
$10,000 to $14,999 9,355 ... ... 134,395 ... ...
$15,000 to $19,999 11,855 ... ... 185,245 ... ...
$20,000 to $24,999 10,890 ... ... 200,770 ... ...
$25,000 to $29,999 11,400 ... ... 189,450 ... ...
$30,000 to $34,999 11,760 ... ... 202,580 ... ...
$35,000 to $39,999 12,275 ... ... 207,180 ... ...
$40,000 to $44,999 12,820 ... ... 206,605 ... ...
$45,000 to $49,999 12,845 ... ... 202,015 ... ...
$50,000 to $59,999 26,240 ... ... 388,820 ... ...
$60,000 to $69,999 26,215 ... ... 363,580 ... ...
$70,000 to $79,999 24,725 ... ... 335,770 ... ...
$80,000 to $89,999 24,015 ... ... 309,105 ... ...
$90,000 to $99,999 22,800 ... ... 282,740 ... ...
$100,000 and over 166,805 ... ... 1,803,955 ... ...
$100,000 to $124,999 47,000 ... ... 560,090 ... ...
$125,000 to $149,999 35,240 ... ... 394,570 ... ...
$150,000 to $199,999 45,055 ... ... 449,885 ... ...
$200,000 and over 39,515 ... ... 399,410 ... ...
Total - Household after-tax income groups in 2015 for private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 32 395,395 ... ... 5,169,175 ... ...
Under $5,000 6,755 ... ... 92,220 ... ...
$5,000 to $9,999 5,090 ... ... 71,480 ... ...
$10,000 to $14,999 9,490 ... ... 136,550 ... ...
$15,000 to $19,999 12,345 ... ... 192,920 ... ...
$20,000 to $24,999 12,195 ... ... 222,605 ... ...
$25,000 to $29,999 12,945 ... ... 211,440 ... ...
$30,000 to $34,999 14,055 ... ... 232,755 ... ...
$35,000 to $39,999 15,360 ... ... 244,335 ... ...
$40,000 to $44,999 16,165 ... ... 247,645 ... ...
$45,000 to $49,999 16,495 ... ... 241,965 ... ...
$50,000 to $59,999 33,045 ... ... 463,170 ... ...
$60,000 to $69,999 31,180 ... ... 422,695 ... ...
$70,000 to $79,999 30,120 ... ... 388,720 ... ...
$80,000 to $89,999 27,595 ... ... 342,330 ... ...
$90,000 to $99,999 24,185 ... ... 290,720 ... ...
$100,000 and over 128,385 ... ... 1,367,630 ... ...
$100,000 to $124,999 47,220 ... ... 539,915 ... ...
$125,000 to $149,999 32,500 ... ... 334,420 ... ...
$150,000 and over 48,665 ... ... 493,295 ... ...
Income of economic families in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for economic families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 37 270,710 ... ... 3,689,580 ... ...
Median total income of economic families in 2015 ($) 108,922 ... ... 91,089 ... ...
Median after-tax income of economic families in 2015 ($) 92,466 ... ... 79,531 ... ...
Average family size of economic families 3.0 ... ... 3.1 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families without children or other relatives in private households - 100% data 99,935 ... ... 1,280,890 ... ...
Median total income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 101,436 ... ... 81,459 ... ...
Median after-tax income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 86,053 ... ... 71,237 ... ...
Average family size of couple economic families without children or other relatives 2.0 ... ... 2.0 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families with children in private households - 100% data 122,125 ... ... 1,716,115 ... ...
Median total income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 137,389 ... ... 115,381 ... ...
Median after-tax income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 115,206 ... ... 99,205 ... ...
Average family size of couple economic families with children 4.0 ... ... 4.1 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for lone-parent economic families in private households - 100% data 40,750 ... ... 584,180 ... ...
Median total income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 62,872 ... ... 54,363 ... ...
Median after-tax income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 56,740 ... ... 50,317 ... ...
Average family size of lone-parent economic families 2.7 ... ... 2.7 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for economic families in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 38 270,725 ... ... 3,689,080 ... ...
Average total income of economic families in 2015 ($) 127,471 ... ... 115,328 ... ...
Average after-tax income of economic families in 2015 ($) 103,578 ... ... 94,410 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families without children or other relatives in private households - 25% sample data 100,105 ... ... 1,280,580 ... ...
Average total income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 119,861 ... ... 104,425 ... ...
Average after-tax income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 96,589 ... ... 84,952 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families with children in private households - 25% sample data 122,105 ... ... 1,717,295 ... ...
Average total income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 153,868 ... ... 140,590 ... ...
Average after-tax income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 124,274 ... ... 114,144 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for lone-parent economic families in private households - 25% sample data 40,635 ... ... 581,945 ... ...
Average total income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 72,377 ... ... 67,748 ... ...
Average after-tax income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 62,278 ... ... 58,742 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 21 153,895 72,850 81,050 1,818,815 867,175 951,640
Median total income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 39 38,696 37,447 39,700 32,097 33,925 30,753
Median after-tax income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 39 34,592 33,423 35,423 29,417 30,678 28,442
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 40 153,450 72,355 81,095 1,814,575 864,020 950,555
Average total income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 41 48,903 48,930 48,879 44,298 46,765 42,057
Average after-tax income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 41 40,373 40,063 40,650 36,874 38,228 35,644
Total - Economic family income decile group for the population in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 42 973,345 474,575 498,765 13,242,160 6,472,205 6,769,955
In the bottom half of the distribution 371,130 177,095 194,040 6,335,170 3,016,275 3,318,895
In the bottom decile 89,760 44,080 45,680 1,346,645 651,310 695,335
In the second decile 71,735 33,320 38,415 1,280,675 581,380 699,290
In the third decile 65,310 30,895 34,410 1,237,415 583,840 653,575
In the fourth decile 67,935 32,280 35,655 1,223,510 589,740 633,770
In the fifth decile 76,395 36,520 39,875 1,246,925 610,000 636,930
In the top half of the distribution 602,210 297,480 304,725 6,906,990 3,455,930 3,451,060
In the sixth decile 86,800 41,630 45,170 1,279,095 629,635 649,465
In the seventh decile 99,625 48,465 51,165 1,321,220 655,840 665,375
In the eighth decile 118,395 58,370 60,025 1,382,795 691,630 691,165
In the ninth decile 146,150 72,580 73,565 1,464,415 736,030 728,385
In the top decile 151,240 76,440 74,800 1,459,465 742,795 716,670
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 43 973,340 474,580 498,765 13,184,055 6,442,930 6,741,130
0 to 17 years 200,180 101,865 98,315 2,656,535 1,361,905 1,294,630
0 to 5 years 63,015 32,085 30,935 835,000 428,025 406,975
18 to 64 years 632,875 308,060 324,815 8,418,960 4,110,615 4,308,345
65 years and over 140,285 64,655 75,630 2,108,560 970,405 1,138,155
In low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) 118,870 56,280 62,585 1,898,975 886,530 1,012,445
0 to 17 years 31,065 16,070 14,995 489,905 251,830 238,080
0 to 5 years 10,460 5,445 5,010 165,140 84,825 80,310
18 to 64 years 74,715 35,085 39,630 1,155,315 538,535 616,780
65 years and over 13,090 5,125 7,960 253,755 96,170 157,585
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) (%) 12.2 11.9 12.5 14.4 13.8 15.0
0 to 17 years (%) 15.5 15.8 15.3 18.4 18.5 18.4
0 to 5 years (%) 16.6 17.0 16.2 19.8 19.8 19.7
18 to 64 years (%) 11.8 11.4 12.2 13.7 13.1 14.3
65 years and over (%) 9.3 7.9 10.5 12.0 9.9 13.8
In low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) 100,200 48,785 51,410 1,298,590 627,935 670,650
0 to 17 years 22,975 11,835 11,140 304,390 156,575 147,815
0 to 5 years 7,870 4,115 3,750 102,750 52,810 49,935
18 to 64 years 68,950 33,805 35,140 887,640 430,545 457,095
65 years and over 8,280 3,150 5,130 106,555 40,815 65,740
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) (%) 10.3 10.3 10.3 9.8 9.7 9.9
0 to 17 years (%) 11.5 11.6 11.3 11.5 11.5 11.4
0 to 5 years (%) 12.5 12.8 12.1 12.3 12.3 12.3
18 to 64 years (%) 10.9 11.0 10.8 10.5 10.5 10.6
65 years and over (%) 5.9 4.9 6.8 5.1 4.2 5.8
Knowledge of languagesThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - Knowledge of languages for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 44 973,345 474,575 498,765 13,242,160 6,472,240 6,769,925
Official languages 959,580 469,135 490,445 12,918,075 6,342,930 6,575,145
English 944,480 463,200 481,280 12,879,045 6,326,225 6,552,825
French 390,515 178,975 211,540 1,521,020 677,505 843,510
Non-official languages 279,535 131,115 148,415 4,431,270 2,115,510 2,315,760
Aboriginal languages 1,145 430 720 33,855 15,815 18,035
Algonquian languages 500 195 300 30,630 14,505 16,125
Blackfoot 10 0 0 15 15 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 205 80 125 6,560 3,160 3,395
Atikamekw 0 0 0 10 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 10 10 0 10
Moose Cree 0 0 10 145 70 75
Naskapi 20 10 10 25 10 10
Northern East Cree 30 15 15 65 25 45
Plains Cree 10 0 0 105 50 50
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 50 20 35 605 255 350
Woods Cree 20 10 10 45 25 25
Cree, n.o.s. 85 30 50 5,620 2,760 2,865
Eastern Algonquian languages 30 20 10 180 95 85
Malecite 10 10 0 20 20 0
Mi'kmaq 20 10 10 160 75 85
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 265 100 165 23,980 11,285 12,690
Algonquin 45 20 20 205 95 105
Ojibway 205 70 130 16,220 7,600 8,630
Oji-Cree 10 10 10 7,515 3,585 3,935
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 200 105 100
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 85 40 50
Athabaskan languages 15 0 10 85 25 65
Northern Athabaskan languages 15 10 10 80 25 55
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 10 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carrier 0 0 0 10 0 10
Chilcotin 0 0 0 10 0 10
Dene 15 0 0 45 20 30
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 0 10 0 10
Gwich'in 0 0 0 10 0 10
Sarsi (Sarcee) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sekani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages 0 0 0 10 0 0
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Slavey 0 0 0 0 0 10
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tutchone languages 0 0 10 10 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 590 220 370 840 320 525
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 10 10 0 10
Inuktitut 530 200 335 730 285 445
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 45 15 30 105 35 70
Iroquoian languages 50 15 40 1,940 810 1,125
Cayuga 0 0 0 120 35 85
Mohawk 50 15 40 1,625 710 915
Oneida 0 0 0 180 55 125
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 50 25 25
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 0 0 0 180 65 110
Salish languages 0 0 0 10 0 10
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lillooet 0 0 0 0 0 0
Okanagan 0 0 0 0 10 0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Squamish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Straits 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 0 10
Siouan languages 0 0 0 40 10 30
Dakota 0 0 0 20 10 10
Stoney 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 20 0 15
Tlingit 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 0 0 0 10 0 10
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0 10 0 10
Nisga'a 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian 0 0 0 10 0 10
Wakashan languages 10 0 0 10 10 0
Haisla 0 0 0 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 0 0 10
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 0 0 0 10 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 0 210 100 110
Non-Aboriginal languages 278,450 130,715 147,730 4,397,690 2,099,820 2,297,865
Afro-Asiatic languages 61,725 30,965 30,760 362,645 183,050 179,595
Berber languages 540 285 255 925 505 415
Kabyle 420 220 195 530 280 255
Berber languages, n.i.e. 125 65 60 390 225 165
Cushitic languages 9,300 4,160 5,140 34,160 15,155 19,000
Bilen 85 55 35 355 200 160
Oromo 380 175 205 2,075 905 1,175
Somali 8,770 3,895 4,870 31,535 13,925 17,610
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 135 55 80 370 170 205
Semitic languages 52,885 26,995 25,890 330,315 168,750 161,570
Amharic 1,985 940 1,040 16,010 7,565 8,445
Arabic 48,310 24,775 23,540 246,015 127,015 119,000
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 80 30 45 17,825 8,775 9,050
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 6,185 3,045 3,140
Harari 35 20 15 1,310 660 645
Hebrew 1,865 1,010 855 43,255 22,165 21,090
Maltese 65 25 40 7,020 3,455 3,570
Tigrigna 1,175 490 680 9,385 4,320 5,065
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 240 150 90 1,985 1,010 975
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 135 65 75 1,125 535 590
Austro-Asiatic languages 8,710 4,115 4,595 99,830 46,210 53,620
Khmer (Cambodian) 1,530 685 845 10,045 4,490 5,550
Vietnamese 7,225 3,450 3,780 90,265 41,965 48,300
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 10 60 10 50
Austronesian languages 10,210 3,785 6,425 249,435 98,295 151,150
Bikol 30 10 20 755 340 425
Cebuano 575 210 365 9,475 3,650 5,830
Fijian 10 0 10 110 40 65
Hiligaynon 165 55 110 3,110 1,205 1,910
Ilocano 705 295 405 15,235 5,940 9,295
Malagasy 100 55 50 215 115 100
Malay 620 270 345 9,780 4,500 5,280
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 65 20 40 1,935 855 1,080
Pangasinan 60 25 35 565 245 320
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 9,150 3,320 5,835 232,935 91,110 141,820
Waray-Waray 35 10 30 410 125 285
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 110 50 60 1,785 755 1,030
Creole languages 9,515 3,995 5,520 30,260 13,525 16,735
Haitian Creole 475 180 295 1,430 605 830
Creole, n.o.s. 8,445 3,545 4,900 19,375 8,480 10,895
Creole languages, n.i.e. 640 285 355 9,685 4,525 5,155
Dravidian languages 5,065 2,555 2,505 196,315 97,975 98,335
Kannada 470 235 235 5,775 2,930 2,845
Malayalam 835 375 455 22,880 11,535 11,345
Tamil 3,335 1,705 1,625 157,700 77,975 79,730
Telugu 795 420 375 16,315 8,925 7,390
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 30 25 10 495 250 240
Hmong-Mien languages 10 0 0 545 265 280
Indo-European languages 133,050 62,565 70,485 2,608,060 1,265,535 1,342,525
Albanian 785 385 410 22,375 11,180 11,195
Armenian 660 350 315 18,435 8,860 9,575
Balto-Slavic languages 24,820 11,365 13,460 473,565 221,450 252,120
Baltic languages 530 230 305 10,545 4,495 6,050
Latvian 260 105 155 4,675 2,070 2,610
Lithuanian 270 120 150 5,875 2,430 3,445
Slavic languages 24,380 11,170 13,220 465,170 217,885 247,285
Belarusan 125 60 65 1,360 680 680
Bosnian 1,025 475 550 9,915 4,905 5,010
Bulgarian 1,055 485 570 10,410 5,060 5,350
Croatian 1,850 915 930 46,580 22,880 23,700
Czech 1,345 580 760 14,045 6,615 7,430
Macedonian 95 35 60 21,505 10,365 11,140
Polish 6,605 3,020 3,580 142,985 65,415 77,575
Russian 9,230 4,255 4,975 138,735 64,355 74,380
Serbian 2,085 1,020 1,070 53,250 26,725 26,525
Serbo-Croatian 570 295 275 5,815 2,845 2,965
Slovak 930 390 535 12,035 5,550 6,490
Slovene (Slovenian) 275 125 145 7,935 3,550 4,390
Ukrainian 2,355 995 1,360 54,615 24,125 30,490
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 55 15 45 1,750 935 815
Celtic languages 405 195 205 3,800 1,880 1,920
Scottish Gaelic 155 75 75 1,480 720 765
Welsh 90 35 55 685 300 390
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 165 90 75 1,650 870 785
Germanic languages 17,645 8,410 9,240 274,305 130,610 143,700
Afrikaans 410 205 205 7,360 3,625 3,735
Danish 435 190 245 5,440 2,455 2,980
Dutch 3,135 1,480 1,650 63,410 29,875 33,535
Frisian 70 25 35 1,655 820 835
German 12,825 6,120 6,705 189,035 90,730 98,305
Icelandic 45 20 25 285 130 155
Norwegian 345 145 200 2,140 975 1,165
Swedish 605 295 310 5,125 2,345 2,785
Vlaams (Flemish) 85 35 45 2,275 1,050 1,225
Yiddish 355 185 170 7,175 3,535 3,640
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 25 15 10 3,290 1,645 1,645
Greek 3,155 1,595 1,555 80,690 40,105 40,590
Indo-Iranian languages 35,455 17,970 17,480 915,765 463,175 452,585
Indo-Aryan languages 25,920 13,170 12,745 759,390 384,940 374,450
Bengali 4,250 2,185 2,070 59,685 30,420 29,265
Gujarati 2,275 1,225 1,050 103,890 52,380 51,510
Hindi 10,390 5,375 5,015 250,095 127,765 122,335
Kashmiri 10 0 0 600 300 300
Konkani 140 75 65 5,490 2,515 2,975
Marathi 575 310 260 10,360 5,380 4,980
Nepali 1,270 640 635 10,245 5,115 5,135
Oriya (Odia) 75 40 30 1,090 515 570
Punjabi (Panjabi) 6,285 3,245 3,040 282,065 145,050 137,015
Sindhi 500 225 275 11,515 5,385 6,130
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 1,065 485 585 18,555 9,230 9,330
Urdu 7,210 3,615 3,600 231,500 117,305 114,190
Iranian languages 10,055 5,085 4,975 163,490 81,710 81,785
Kurdish 755 400 355 8,795 4,755 4,040
Pashto 1,400 755 645 15,315 8,145 7,170
Persian (Farsi) 8,680 4,350 4,330 145,465 72,275 73,190
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 200 120 85 4,665 2,495 2,175
Italic (Romance) languages 55,550 24,915 30,630 880,330 418,225 462,105
Catalan 80 30 45 515 275 240
Italian 15,665 7,470 8,195 333,645 161,190 172,455
Portuguese 6,250 3,085 3,165 193,520 93,885 99,635
Romanian 2,890 1,350 1,545 49,635 23,205 26,430
Spanish 33,950 14,535 19,415 337,615 156,040 181,580
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 110 65 45 1,355 745 605
Japanese 2,525 1,200 1,330 25,675 11,535 14,140
Kartvelian languages 40 15 25 1,555 775 780
Georgian 40 20 20 1,555 770 785
Korean 2,585 1,095 1,490 79,175 36,930 42,245
Mongolic languages 40 20 20 515 225 285
Mongolian 40 25 15 515 225 285
Niger-Congo languages 10,655 4,710 5,950 70,570 33,620 36,945
Akan (Twi) 630 330 300 15,950 7,520 8,435
Bamanankan 155 75 85 385 195 185
Edo 95 35 55 2,130 930 1,195
Ewe 205 80 125 880 435 445
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 165 70 95 700 320 375
Ga 160 85 75 1,340 645 695
Ganda 210 65 145 1,225 550 675
Igbo 305 165 140 4,025 2,105 1,920
Lingala 1,770 745 1,030 4,885 2,165 2,720
Rundi (Kirundi) 1,590 650 945 2,555 1,080 1,475
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 970 360 610 2,220 885 1,330
Shona 175 60 115 2,350 1,055 1,300
Swahili 3,070 1,340 1,735 16,750 8,110 8,640
Wolof 205 110 95 730 355 375
Yoruba 755 395 355 10,495 5,345 5,150
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 2,290 1,050 1,240 11,210 5,255 5,950
Nilo-Saharan languages 325 140 185 2,025 1,020 1,010
Dinka 190 85 105 415 220 200
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 130 50 75 1,615 805 810
Sign languages 1,730 700 1,030 18,865 7,645 11,220
American Sign Language 910 315 590 10,220 3,695 6,525
Quebec Sign Language 105 30 75 235 60 180
Sign languages, n.i.e. 770 370 395 8,690 4,005 4,680
Sino-Tibetan languages 36,535 17,260 19,275 689,145 324,575 364,565
Chinese languages 35,645 16,830 18,815 679,170 319,635 359,530
Cantonese 12,725 6,020 6,705 341,875 159,280 182,600
Hakka 265 125 145 7,865 3,445 4,420
Mandarin 24,590 11,360 13,235 385,395 179,890 205,510
Min Dong 40 15 25 810 330 480
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 1,035 470 565 16,980 7,650 9,330
Wu (Shanghainese) 415 205 215 8,305 3,860 4,440
Chinese, n.o.s. 1,015 535 480 16,455 7,710 8,745
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 25 10 15 185 95 90
Tibeto-Burman languages 920 440 480 10,460 5,200 5,260
Burmese 305 145 165 2,215 1,055 1,165
Karenic languages 370 185 185 1,820 905 920
Tibetan 55 30 25 5,695 2,845 2,850
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 360 155 205 1,245 645 605
Tai-Kadai languages 1,020 415 605 11,120 4,945 6,180
Lao 460 205 255 6,740 3,215 3,520
Thai 625 235 390 5,195 2,065 3,135
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 30 10 20
Turkic languages 2,425 1,210 1,215 33,335 17,310 16,025
Azerbaijani 140 80 60 3,260 1,710 1,550
Turkish 2,090 1,050 1,040 27,850 14,510 13,340
Uyghur 40 25 15 700 350 345
Uzbek 80 20 60 1,405 700 705
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 125 60 65 915 450 465
Uralic languages 2,645 1,280 1,365 58,370 27,060 31,310
Estonian 245 120 125 4,785 2,155 2,625
Finnish 495 225 270 11,145 4,865 6,280
Hungarian 1,915 940 975 42,545 20,070 22,480
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 385 250 135 3,675 1,950 1,725
Citizenship
Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 45 973,345 474,575 498,765 13,242,160 6,472,240 6,769,920
Canadian citizensCensus data footnote 46 910,260 444,570 465,690 12,223,065 5,987,360 6,235,705
Canadian citizens aged under 18 190,375 96,850 93,525 2,546,075 1,305,820 1,240,255
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over 719,885 347,720 372,165 9,676,990 4,681,540 4,995,445
Not Canadian citizensCensus data footnote 47 63,085 30,005 33,075 1,019,095 484,880 534,215
Immigrant status and period of immigration
Total - Immigrant status and period of immigration for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 48 973,345 474,575 498,765 13,242,160 6,472,240 6,769,920
Non-immigrantsCensus data footnote 49 738,430 363,910 374,520 9,188,815 4,555,270 4,633,545
ImmigrantsCensus data footnote 50 219,705 102,820 116,885 3,852,145 1,814,665 2,037,480
Before 1981 55,325 26,585 28,740 1,077,745 507,500 570,240
1981 to 1990 30,100 14,405 15,695 513,995 246,235 267,755
1991 to 2000 50,115 22,705 27,410 834,510 390,315 444,195
2001 to 2010 53,920 24,755 29,165 953,730 446,895 506,835
2001 to 2005 25,420 11,625 13,790 490,560 230,950 259,610
2006 to 2010 28,505 13,130 15,375 463,170 215,945 247,225
2011 to 2016Census data footnote 51 30,250 14,370 15,875 472,170 223,715 248,450
Non-permanent residentsCensus data footnote 52 15,210 7,850 7,355 201,200 102,305 98,895
Age at immigration
Total - Age at immigration for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 53 219,705 102,820 116,885 3,852,145 1,814,665 2,037,485
Under 5 years 24,320 12,010 12,310 369,955 184,255 185,705
5 to 14 years 39,325 19,975 19,350 685,085 345,865 339,225
15 to 24 years 46,175 20,750 25,425 855,475 381,025 474,450
25 to 44 years 91,205 41,795 49,410 1,579,500 741,340 838,160
45 years and over 18,680 8,290 10,390 362,130 162,180 199,945
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 54 219,705 102,820 116,885 3,852,145 1,814,665 2,037,480
Americas 33,440 14,555 18,880 598,950 265,930 333,025
Brazil 1,000 450 545 14,705 6,700 8,010
Colombia 1,275 490 790 28,815 13,085 15,730
El Salvador 1,735 800 935 20,920 10,165 10,750
Guyana 1,395 650 740 79,745 35,325 44,420
Haiti 6,440 2,665 3,775 10,195 4,410 5,785
Jamaica 3,020 1,295 1,725 119,840 51,320 68,525
Mexico 1,330 540 785 30,075 13,895 16,185
Peru 825 370 455 10,550 4,660 5,895
Trinidad and Tobago 1,265 495 770 52,810 23,515 29,300
United StatesCensus data footnote 55 8,555 3,825 4,730 109,005 47,170 61,830
Other places of birth in Americas 6,600 2,970 3,630 122,280 55,685 66,600
Europe 57,260 27,370 29,885 1,144,295 546,250 598,050
Bosnia and Herzegovina 1,620 785 830 21,300 10,655 10,645
Croatia 810 385 425 27,330 13,495 13,835
France 2,350 1,060 1,295 13,385 6,310 7,070
Germany 4,150 1,770 2,385 63,460 29,685 33,775
Greece 930 495 440 36,575 18,225 18,350
Hungary 845 430 415 22,085 10,495 11,590
IrelandCensus data footnote 56 845 380 460 15,275 7,415 7,860
Italy 5,455 2,810 2,645 157,815 78,510 79,305
Netherlands 2,100 1,055 1,045 47,400 23,910 23,490
Poland 4,215 1,890 2,320 96,000 43,155 52,845
Portugal 2,010 1,020 985 103,025 50,240 52,785
Romania 2,420 1,140 1,280 42,720 19,720 23,000
Russian Federation 2,900 1,245 1,655 42,980 18,540 24,440
SerbiaCensus data footnote 57 880 415 460 23,695 11,610 12,085
Ukraine 1,795 850 945 39,945 18,150 21,795
United KingdomCensus data footnote 58 16,500 8,305 8,195 264,125 125,730 138,390
Other places of birth in Europe 7,440 3,335 4,105 127,190 60,395 66,790
Africa 30,575 14,055 16,520 226,770 109,585 117,185
Algeria 1,055 495 555 2,925 1,480 1,450
Egypt 3,420 1,790 1,630 34,510 18,000 16,510
Ethiopia 2,215 1,020 1,195 15,570 7,230 8,340
Kenya 1,070 545 525 14,940 6,910 8,025
Morocco 1,235 565 670 5,485 2,690 2,795
Nigeria 1,270 585 690 20,630 10,285 10,345
Somalia 3,895 1,495 2,405 16,970 6,845 10,125
South Africa, Republic of 875 455 420 19,390 9,545 9,840
Other places of birth in Africa 15,545 7,110 8,440 96,355 46,610 49,745
Asia 97,595 46,385 51,205 1,869,805 886,570 983,240
Afghanistan 2,395 1,215 1,180 33,145 16,490 16,655
Bangladesh 2,655 1,375 1,275 39,410 19,970 19,440
ChinaCensus data footnote 59 17,480 7,600 9,885 317,225 143,705 173,515
Hong KongCensus data footnote 60 3,025 1,515 1,510 108,030 50,945 57,090
India 10,560 5,300 5,260 360,540 179,950 180,590
IranCensus data footnote 61 4,400 2,190 2,210 86,810 43,445 43,360
Iraq 3,555 1,905 1,650 50,390 25,280 25,115
Japan 735 180 555 8,145 2,550 5,585
Korea, SouthCensus data footnote 62 1,695 745 950 57,085 26,660 30,425
Lebanon 11,065 5,785 5,280 34,545 18,145 16,405
Pakistan 3,845 1,930 1,920 142,265 71,925 70,345
Philippines 8,915 3,355 5,560 231,760 93,730 138,030
Sri Lanka 2,335 1,105 1,230 109,855 53,640 56,215
SyriaCensus data footnote 63 3,125 1,595 1,525 22,680 11,405 11,270
Taiwan 840 360 480 17,840 7,775 10,065
Viet Nam 5,610 2,570 3,040 80,525 36,545 43,985
Other places of birth in Asia 15,340 7,655 7,690 169,555 84,400 85,160
Oceania and other places of birthCensus data footnote 64 840 450 390 12,330 6,330 5,990
Recent immigrants by selected places of birth
Total - Selected places of birth for the recent immigrant population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 54 30,250 14,370 15,880 472,170 223,720 248,450
Americas 4,130 1,865 2,265 60,700 29,005 31,700
Brazil 140 80 60 3,180 1,505 1,675
Colombia 195 80 110 4,520 2,005 2,520
Cuba 130 65 60 1,950 910 1,045
Haiti 1,310 555 755 2,575 1,140 1,435
Jamaica 115 65 50 8,935 4,840 4,090
Mexico 245 100 145 5,670 2,745 2,925
United StatesCensus data footnote 55 1,185 590 595 14,635 7,225 7,405
VenezuelaCensus data footnote 65 125 35 90 2,460 1,120 1,340
Other places of birth in Americas 700 290 405 16,775 7,510 9,265
Europe 2,590 1,260 1,330 45,295 22,250 23,045
France 280 155 130 2,010 1,025 985
Germany 160 75 90 1,695 885 805
IrelandCensus data footnote 56 70 45 25 1,900 1,185 715
MoldovaCensus data footnote 66 35 15 20 880 400 480
Romania 120 60 60 2,425 995 1,430
Russian Federation 350 145 205 4,905 1,790 3,115
Ukraine 215 105 110 4,455 2,005 2,445
United KingdomCensus data footnote 58 625 315 305 7,780 4,515 3,265
Other places of birth in Europe 730 340 380 19,245 9,450 9,795
Africa 6,195 2,795 3,395 39,380 19,045 20,330
Algeria 135 50 85 415 180 240
Cameroon 330 165 165 1,390 640 750
Congo, Democratic Republic of the 725 270 455 1,835 845 990
Côte d'Ivoire 170 55 115 605 245 360
Egypt 780 420 365 8,220 4,290 3,935
Eritrea 250 115 130 2,055 1,010 1,045
Ethiopia 330 120 215 2,505 1,115 1,385
Morocco 170 75 95 655 275 375
Nigeria 385 170 215 5,910 2,895 3,015
Somalia 360 150 210 2,065 965 1,100
South Africa, Republic of 100 50 55 1,410 715 695
Tunisia 105 40 65 310 155 150
Other places of birth in Africa 2,360 1,125 1,235 12,010 5,715 6,295
Asia 17,195 8,380 8,815 324,820 152,205 172,615
Afghanistan 530 270 265 5,785 2,845 2,945
Bangladesh 535 265 265 8,180 4,055 4,125
ChinaCensus data footnote 59 2,590 1,100 1,490 58,840 26,025 32,815
Hong KongCensus data footnote 60 80 45 35 1,985 800 1,190
India 1,925 1,060 870 69,325 35,060 34,265
IranCensus data footnote 61 775 365 415 21,225 10,300 10,930
Iraq 1,075 565 515 14,645 7,315 7,330
Israel 190 105 85 2,050 1,085 970
Japan 105 25 85 1,385 370 1,015
Korea, SouthCensus data footnote 62 215 75 145 6,320 2,855 3,470
Lebanon 900 480 420 3,230 1,685 1,545
Nepal 290 160 130 3,395 1,725 1,665
Pakistan 640 350 290 25,435 12,425 13,015
Philippines 2,640 1,090 1,545 53,190 21,740 31,450
Saudi Arabia 365 205 160 3,140 1,615 1,530
Sri Lanka 220 95 120 8,185 3,580 4,605
SyriaCensus data footnote 63 1,820 980 835 12,710 6,590 6,120
Taiwan 40 20 20 1,015 435 580
Turkey 185 95 90 2,590 1,440 1,145
United Arab Emirates 340 210 135 4,290 2,230 2,055
Viet Nam 200 80 115 3,885 1,520 2,365
Other places of birth in Asia 1,540 730 805 13,995 6,505 7,485
Oceania and otherCensus data footnote 64 140 75 70 1,980 1,215 765
Australia 125 70 50 1,535 965 565
Other places of birthCensus data footnote 67 20 0 20 445 250 200
Generation status
Total - Generation status for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 68 973,345 474,575 498,765 13,242,160 6,472,240 6,769,920
First generationCensus data footnote 69 244,535 115,650 128,885 4,122,840 1,953,095 2,169,740
Second generationCensus data footnote 70 196,210 98,430 97,785 3,049,835 1,525,300 1,524,540
Third generation or moreCensus data footnote 71 532,600 260,500 272,100 6,069,485 2,993,845 3,075,640
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 72 167,450 77,755 89,690 2,825,480 1,331,730 1,493,750
Economic immigrantsCensus data footnote 73 77,245 38,495 38,750 1,364,380 677,695 686,685
Principal applicantsCensus data footnote 74 32,120 19,715 12,400 540,795 338,460 202,335
Secondary applicantsCensus data footnote 75 45,130 18,780 26,345 823,580 339,240 484,350
Immigrants sponsored by familyCensus data footnote 76 48,390 19,090 29,300 940,405 382,890 557,520
RefugeesCensus data footnote 77 39,835 19,355 20,485 482,665 253,750 228,910
Other immigrantsCensus data footnote 78 1,980 815 1,160 38,035 17,400 20,640
Aboriginal population
Total - Aboriginal identity for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 79 973,340 474,580 498,765 13,242,160 6,472,240 6,769,920
Aboriginal identityCensus data footnote 80 25,035 11,860 13,170 374,395 179,970 194,420
Single Aboriginal responsesCensus data footnote 81 23,790 11,335 12,455 361,125 173,685 187,445
First Nations (North American Indian)Census data footnote 82 12,160 5,790 6,370 236,680 112,840 123,845
Métis 10,450 5,015 5,435 120,585 59,015 61,570
Inuk (Inuit) 1,175 530 645 3,860 1,835 2,030
Multiple Aboriginal responsesCensus data footnote 83 565 235 330 5,730 2,680 3,045
Aboriginal responses not included elsewhereCensus data footnote 84 680 290 385 7,540 3,615 3,930
Non-Aboriginal identity 948,310 462,715 485,600 12,867,765 6,292,265 6,575,500
Total - Population by Registered or Treaty Indian status for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 85 973,340 474,575 498,765 13,242,160 6,472,240 6,769,925
Registered or Treaty IndianCensus data footnote 86 6,420 2,955 3,460 170,895 81,560 89,335
Not a Registered or Treaty Indian 966,920 471,620 495,300 13,071,265 6,390,680 6,680,585
Total - Aboriginal ancestry for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 87 973,345 474,580 498,770 13,242,160 6,472,240 6,769,920
Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 88 4,515 1,990 2,520 112,875 54,840 58,035
Single Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 89 4,430 1,955 2,475 111,575 54,180 57,395
First Nations (North American Indian) single ancestryCensus data footnote 82 2,905 1,300 1,605 97,430 47,130 50,305
Métis single ancestry 995 410 585 12,925 6,490 6,435
Inuit single ancestry 530 245 280 1,220 565 655
Multiple Aboriginal ancestries (only)Census data footnote 90 80 35 40 1,295 665 640
First Nations (North American Indian) and Métis ancestries 60 30 25 1,055 545 510
First Nations (North American Indian) and Inuit ancestries 15 0 10 145 70 75
Métis and Inuit ancestries 0 0 0 65 25 40
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis and Inuit ancestries 10 10 10 30 20 10
Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 91 42,030 19,625 22,405 405,425 192,320 213,100
Single Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 92 40,920 19,180 21,740 395,205 187,695 207,510
First Nations (North American Indian) and non-Aboriginal ancestries 28,230 13,090 15,140 276,920 130,810 146,110
Métis and non-Aboriginal ancestries 11,785 5,680 6,105 113,785 54,830 58,955
Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 905 410 495 4,500 2,050 2,450
Multiple Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 93 1,110 445 665 10,215 4,620 5,590
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis and non-Aboriginal ancestries 1,010 410 600 9,305 4,205 5,100
First Nations (North American Indian), Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 60 25 35 595 290 305
Métis, Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 40 10 30 300 125 170
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis, Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 0 0 0 15 0 10
Non-Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 94 926,795 452,960 473,840 12,723,865 6,225,080 6,498,785
Visible minority population
Total - Visible minority for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 95 973,345 474,575 498,765 13,242,160 6,472,240 6,769,920
Total visible minority populationCensus data footnote 96 243,115 117,065 126,055 3,885,585 1,878,075 2,007,505
South AsianCensus data footnote 97 38,980 19,825 19,150 1,150,415 582,010 568,400
Chinese 41,155 19,530 21,625 754,550 359,230 395,315
Black 60,975 28,545 32,430 627,715 296,270 331,445
Filipino 12,135 4,845 7,290 311,675 132,440 179,230
Latin American 11,350 5,105 6,245 195,950 93,645 102,310
Arab 41,120 21,430 19,685 210,435 109,585 100,850
Southeast AsianCensus data footnote 98 12,410 5,875 6,535 133,855 63,255 70,605
West AsianCensus data footnote 99 9,010 4,595 4,420 154,670 77,385 77,280
Korean 2,960 1,345 1,620 88,935 42,445 46,495
Japanese 2,440 1,015 1,425 30,830 13,595 17,235
Visible minority, n.i.e.Census data footnote 100 2,655 1,195 1,465 97,970 46,105 51,860
Multiple visible minoritiesCensus data footnote 101 7,925 3,760 4,165 128,585 62,105 66,485
Not a visible minorityCensus data footnote 102 730,225 357,510 372,710 9,356,575 4,594,165 4,762,410
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 103 973,340 474,580 498,765 13,242,160 6,472,240 6,769,920
North American Aboriginal origins 46,545 21,615 24,930 518,300 247,160 271,135
First Nations (North American Indian) 32,285 14,855 17,425 385,505 183,075 202,430
Inuit 1,555 700 860 6,870 3,150 3,720
Métis 13,905 6,550 7,355 137,485 66,245 71,235
Other North American origins 302,950 148,550 154,395 3,220,595 1,585,255 1,635,340
Acadian 4,015 1,955 2,060 16,580 8,135 8,450
American 12,375 6,115 6,260 140,165 67,480 72,690
Canadian 291,710 142,875 148,830 3,109,770 1,531,645 1,578,125
New Brunswicker 40 25 15 320 190 125
Newfoundlander 745 465 280 10,850 5,520 5,325
Nova Scotian 105 65 40 1,485 685 800
Ontarian 365 165 200 2,165 1,085 1,075
Québécois 920 470 450 5,390 2,730 2,665
Other North American origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 104 30 20 10 675 375 300
European origins 623,750 304,380 319,370 8,151,470 3,978,900 4,172,570
British Isles origins 412,015 201,785 210,235 4,900,430 2,380,595 2,519,835
Channel Islander 100 30 70 1,120 530 590
Cornish 70 45 25 755 370 385
English 204,965 101,425 103,535 2,808,805 1,357,650 1,451,160
Irish 210,780 99,930 110,855 2,095,460 991,625 1,103,835
Manx 185 110 75 2,450 1,320 1,130
Scottish 180,005 88,305 91,705 2,107,295 1,016,260 1,091,030
Welsh 17,845 8,570 9,275 198,475 94,555 103,920
British Isles origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 105 34,600 16,240 18,355 323,185 152,525 170,660
French origins 202,680 96,615 106,060 1,350,520 643,360 707,160
Alsatian 50 20 25 1,235 495 740
Breton 135 80 60 290 175 120
Corsican 55 40 15 205 125 85
French 202,595 96,560 106,035 1,349,255 642,790 706,470
Western European origins (except French origins) 120,640 58,840 61,800 1,766,975 864,010 902,970
Austrian 5,940 2,910 3,030 72,475 35,415 37,065
Bavarian 70 20 45 450 225 230
Belgian 4,600 2,175 2,425 57,890 28,460 29,430
Dutch 30,945 15,430 15,515 527,750 259,585 268,165
Flemish 465 250 220 4,005 2,005 1,995
Frisian 80 50 30 2,705 1,400 1,305
German 83,520 40,425 43,100 1,189,670 579,315 610,355
Luxembourger 120 70 55 915 500 415
Swiss 4,610 2,250 2,360 59,835 29,395 30,440
Western European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 106 135 60 75 1,095 560 530
Northern European origins (except British Isles origins) 24,220 12,170 12,050 266,085 127,885 138,195
Danish 5,395 2,790 2,605 53,555 26,355 27,195
Finnish 4,005 2,020 1,980 76,755 36,955 39,800
Icelandic 1,495 695 795 13,215 6,325 6,895
Norwegian 6,560 3,280 3,285 59,335 28,350 30,980
Swedish 7,095 3,415 3,680 71,035 32,705 38,325
Northern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 107 1,535 885 645 12,540 6,400 6,140
Eastern European origins 88,575 42,555 46,025 1,339,610 644,610 695,000
Bulgarian 1,455 680 775 16,750 8,230 8,525
Byelorussian 835 405 430 11,690 5,645 6,045
Czech 3,705 1,705 1,995 42,340 20,815 21,530
Czechoslovakian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 108 740 320 420 14,810 6,820 7,990
Estonian 975 435 540 15,075 7,255 7,825
Hungarian 8,780 4,330 4,450 163,500 79,850 83,655
Latvian 1,085 460 625 18,095 8,615 9,480
Lithuanian 2,450 1,210 1,245 35,100 16,965 18,135
Moldovan 375 155 220 3,905 1,910 1,995
Polish 33,470 15,990 17,480 523,490 251,575 271,910
Romanian 6,340 3,060 3,275 98,235 46,825 51,410
Russian 15,620 7,220 8,405 220,850 103,650 117,200
Slovak 2,580 1,210 1,370 40,535 19,645 20,885
Ukrainian 26,015 12,585 13,435 376,440 181,725 194,715
Eastern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 109 1,040 550 480 10,330 4,940 5,390
Southern European origins 83,445 40,735 42,710 1,772,160 880,335 891,830
Albanian 1,080 530 550 25,980 13,085 12,895
Bosnian 1,270 600 670 14,680 7,255 7,425
Catalan 15 0 0 285 180 110
Croatian 3,595 1,725 1,870 82,220 41,350 40,875
Cypriot 165 60 100 4,400 2,170 2,230
Greek 7,160 3,610 3,550 148,555 74,830 73,720
Italian 47,240 23,530 23,710 931,805 467,100 464,705
Kosovar 55 30 25 1,305 655 650
Macedonian 560 210 345 39,440 19,820 19,625
Maltese 650 330 320 35,255 17,525 17,730
Montenegrin 150 70 80 2,545 1,295 1,250
Portuguese 9,555 4,670 4,890 324,930 160,970 163,960
Serbian 2,675 1,335 1,340 66,835 34,035 32,800
Sicilian 275 130 140 4,190 2,090 2,100
Slovenian 1,265 615 655 26,485 13,215 13,275
Spanish 12,535 5,535 6,995 171,145 78,880 92,265
Yugoslavian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 110 850 395 455 20,245 9,785 10,460
Southern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 111 65 25 40 965 425 540
Other European origins 8,185 4,190 3,990 105,865 53,050 52,820
Basque 290 165 130 1,585 805 780
Jewish 5,820 3,005 2,815 77,280 38,860 38,425
Roma (Gypsy) 80 40 40 2,295 1,050 1,245
Slavic, n.o.s.Census data footnote 112 195 100 100 2,065 1,110 955
Other European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 113 1,850 930 920 23,290 11,540 11,750
Caribbean origins 26,070 11,745 14,325 462,600 213,660 248,940
Antiguan 270 150 115 3,275 1,480 1,800
Bahamian 160 105 50 2,305 1,190 1,115
Barbadian 1,260 535 725 26,625 12,375 14,250
Bermudan 100 55 45 2,010 925 1,085
Carib 105 35 75 2,295 855 1,440
Cuban 1,135 515 620 14,490 6,625 7,865
Dominican 720 315 405 9,180 4,420 4,760
Grenadian 300 155 140 14,690 6,420 8,275
Guadeloupean 10 0 10 70 20 50
Haitian 10,095 4,485 5,610 17,715 8,085 9,630
Jamaican 7,900 3,635 4,265 257,060 119,100 137,955
Kittitian/Nevisian 40 20 25 2,260 1,090 1,175
Martinican 30 20 15 195 65 125
Montserratan 45 25 20 620 300 325
Puerto Rican 105 40 70 1,495 755 740
St. Lucian 770 295 480 7,170 3,195 3,985
Trinidadian/Tobagonian 2,040 925 1,115 59,560 27,850 31,710
Vincentian/Grenadinian 235 80 155 12,155 5,250 6,905
West Indian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 114 1,605 680 925 56,865 25,380 31,480
Caribbean origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 115 1,045 495 550 16,970 7,770 9,195
Latin, Central and South American origins 18,075 8,365 9,705 322,210 153,045 169,165
Aboriginal from Central/South America (except Arawak and Maya) 810 385 425 10,795 5,040 5,750
Arawak 60 25 35 1,055 470 585
Argentinian 665 365 300 11,460 5,620 5,840
Belizean 95 40 50 810 395 415
Bolivian 145 75 65 1,885 935 955
Brazilian 1,155 570 585 18,395 8,760 9,635
Chilean 1,085 550 535 14,625 7,015 7,610
Colombian 1,955 890 1,065 40,820 19,345 21,480
Costa Rican 165 65 95 2,790 1,380 1,410
Ecuadorian 255 145 120 20,385 9,650 10,735
Guatemalan 425 155 270 10,040 4,870 5,170
Guyanese 1,980 960 1,015 73,360 34,050 39,315
Hispanic 345 185 160 5,805 2,790 3,015
Honduran 285 90 195 3,360 1,590 1,765
Maya 325 165 165 2,500 1,285 1,215
Mexican 2,900 1,235 1,665 43,120 20,735 22,380
Nicaraguan 1,095 545 550 7,100 3,440 3,665
Panamanian 110 55 55 2,475 1,125 1,355
Paraguayan 35 20 15 600 280 320
Peruvian 1,280 605 680 14,780 6,985 7,800
Salvadorean 2,190 1,065 1,125 27,595 13,530 14,070
Uruguayan 95 35 55 4,200 2,150 2,050
Venezuelan 915 345 570 11,750 5,320 6,430
Latin, Central and South American origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 116 1,215 500 710 14,095 6,745 7,350
African origins 56,250 27,110 29,135 414,095 203,260 210,835
Central and West African origins 11,995 5,900 6,095 85,735 42,745 42,990
Akan 105 65 45 965 540 425
Angolan 195 85 110 1,635 815 820
Ashanti 20 10 0 1,205 620 585
Beninese 115 70 40 555 280 270
Burkinabe 285 125 160 415 190 225
Cameroonian 1,295 675 620 4,700 2,330 2,370
Chadian 150 80 75 645 320 325
Congolese 3,950 1,760 2,190 10,425 4,960 5,460
Edo 50 25 25 1,025 545 480
Ewe 15 10 10 180 95 80
Gabonese 110 60 50 170 80 90
Gambian 35 20 15 630 305 330
Ghanaian 1,360 750 615 24,850 12,060 12,790
Guinean 270 120 150 1,105 550 560
Ibo 110 50 55 1,940 1,035 905
Ivorian 510 220 295 1,350 600 745
Liberian 95 55 40 770 365 405
Malian 165 75 90 490 250 240
Malinké 75 45 35 345 160 185
Nigerian 2,030 1,045 985 26,560 13,620 12,940
Peulh 65 40 30 135 80 55
Senegalese 360 175 185 1,000 500 495
Sierra Leonean 100 40 55 1,175 585 585
Togolese 310 160 155 670 370 300
Wolof 35 25 10 80 45 35
Yoruba 345 210 135 4,055 2,155 1,900
Central and West African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 117 885 450 435 4,745 2,340 2,410
North African origins 12,970 6,675 6,300 86,665 44,970 41,695
Algerian 1,345 670 680 4,065 2,035 2,030
Berber 890 480 415 1,845 985 860
Coptic 120 55 60 2,305 1,185 1,120
Dinka 50 20 30 205 110 95
Egyptian 5,870 3,080 2,790 52,845 27,465 25,375
Libyan 1,215 625 595 3,785 2,015 1,760
Maure 40 30 10 290 160 125
Moroccan 2,170 1,060 1,110 12,305 6,310 6,000
Sudanese 850 425 425 8,975 4,600 4,375
Tunisian 650 335 315 2,295 1,210 1,085
North African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 118 455 235 225 1,755 920 830
Southern and East African origins 23,055 10,800 12,265 128,910 61,680 67,230
Afrikaner 50 25 25 560 285 275
Amhara 70 50 25 720 360 360
Bantu, n.o.s.Census data footnote 119 370 170 200 870 455 415
Burundian 1,915 855 1,060 3,105 1,465 1,640
Djiboutian 730 305 425 1,035 460 575
Eritrean 1,350 620 730 11,870 5,740 6,125
Ethiopian 2,850 1,300 1,550 22,560 10,755 11,800
Harari 10 0 10 475 255 215
Kenyan 605 305 300 5,860 2,780 3,080
Malagasy 215 110 110 430 200 230
Mauritian 345 150 195 3,600 1,830 1,770
Oromo 285 145 140 1,290 610 685
Rwandan 1,310 530 780 3,215 1,380 1,830
Seychellois 30 10 25 350 140 205
Somali 10,380 4,910 5,465 40,995 19,200 21,795
South African 1,185 590 595 19,760 9,790 9,970
Tanzanian 285 120 165 2,610 1,300 1,315
Tigrian 180 85 95 770 395 375
Ugandan 395 190 205 2,950 1,445 1,505
Zambian 140 60 80 805 410 395
Zimbabwean 315 155 165 3,425 1,595 1,830
Zulu 45 35 15 440 225 215
Southern and East African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 120 1,275 635 635 8,475 3,900 4,570
Other African origins 9,555 4,440 5,110 119,670 57,245 62,420
Black, n.o.s.Census data footnote 121 1,180 465 710 17,380 7,720 9,660
Other African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 122 8,560 4,070 4,495 103,560 50,150 53,410
Asian origins 180,915 88,640 92,275 3,100,450 1,506,795 1,593,655
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins 64,805 33,385 31,425 523,340 265,615 257,730
Afghan 3,955 2,015 1,935 54,535 27,255 27,280
Arab, n.o.s.Census data footnote 123 7,290 3,725 3,560 44,705 23,345 21,360
Armenian 1,480 755 720 29,675 14,570 15,105
Assyrian 130 55 75 12,075 6,140 5,935
Azerbaijani 215 85 130 4,105 1,995 2,110
Georgian 170 100 65 2,815 1,415 1,395
Hazara 50 30 25 680 390 290
Iranian 6,855 3,440 3,420 117,065 58,995 58,065
Iraqi 4,730 2,510 2,225 50,460 25,420 25,035
Israeli 720 390 335 17,080 8,890 8,185
Jordanian 1,475 800 680 9,660 5,110 4,545
Kazakh 155 75 80 1,325 610 715
Kurd 805 435 370 9,210 4,880 4,330
Kuwaiti 965 485 480 1,510 795 715
Kyrgyz 35 25 10 340 130 210
Lebanese 26,225 13,445 12,780 86,245 43,700 42,545
Palestinian 4,005 2,230 1,770 28,480 15,215 13,270
Pashtun 225 115 110 3,010 1,635 1,375
Saudi Arabian 580 275 300 3,660 1,975 1,685
Syrian 4,545 2,355 2,190 31,440 15,570 15,870
Tajik 95 50 45 1,850 880 970
Tatar 150 55 95 2,135 930 1,205
Turk 2,915 1,535 1,375 34,165 17,340 16,825
Turkmen 105 55 50 695 345 355
Uighur 50 35 20 755 385 375
Uzbek 165 75 90 2,400 1,155 1,240
Yemeni 1,000 510 490 4,225 2,065 2,155
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 124 2,105 1,075 1,030 16,270 8,395 7,875
South Asian origins 41,015 20,755 20,260 1,182,845 595,480 587,370
Bangladeshi 2,275 1,190 1,090 29,195 14,965 14,230
Bengali 1,040 525 520 15,235 7,795 7,445
Bhutanese 315 165 150 1,450 710 735
East Indian 27,910 14,145 13,770 774,500 390,015 384,480
Goan 125 70 55 4,775 2,245 2,525
Gujarati 180 110 75 5,915 3,055 2,860
Kashmiri 50 15 35 1,795 900 895
Nepali 890 435 455 8,150 4,070 4,080
Pakistani 4,495 2,250 2,245 149,060 75,860 73,200
Punjabi 1,125 585 540 55,455 28,580 26,875
Sinhalese 290 150 145 5,195 2,545 2,645
Sri Lankan 2,665 1,320 1,345 124,270 60,685 63,585
Tamil 940 465 475 42,760 21,705 21,050
South Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 125 2,210 1,105 1,105 58,705 29,705 29,005
East and Southeast Asian origins 76,895 35,350 41,545 1,422,890 659,650 763,245
Burmese 605 300 305 4,420 2,105 2,315
Cambodian (Khmer) 2,335 1,080 1,260 14,655 6,810 7,845
Chinese 46,565 21,895 24,670 849,345 403,280 446,065
Filipino 13,345 5,415 7,935 337,760 144,830 192,930
Hmong 0 0 0 650 340 305
Indonesian 600 255 345 9,325 4,305 5,025
Japanese 3,120 1,290 1,830 41,620 18,530 23,090
Karen 285 150 135 1,645 830 815
Korean 3,190 1,475 1,710 93,420 44,585 48,835
Laotian 675 315 370 9,875 4,865 5,015
Malaysian 475 175 300 7,310 3,370 3,935
Mongolian 300 170 135 2,940 1,390 1,545
Singaporean 45 20 25 1,260 565 700
Taiwanese 720 330 390 10,060 4,595 5,465
Thai 655 215 440 6,865 2,725 4,135
Tibetan 90 40 50 6,365 3,175 3,185
Vietnamese 8,815 4,335 4,480 107,640 51,350 56,290
East and Southeast Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 126 250 140 110 4,375 2,165 2,210
Other Asian origins 345 155 190 13,430 6,575 6,855
Other Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 127 345 155 190 13,430 6,575 6,855
Oceania origins 2,005 970 1,030 20,680 10,435 10,240
Australian 1,340 620 720 13,315 6,780 6,530
New Zealander 470 260 205 4,250 2,255 2,000
Pacific Islands origins 230 100 130 3,490 1,625 1,860
Fijian 55 20 35 1,610 665 945
Hawaiian 15 0 10 470 235 240
Maori 20 15 0 485 255 230
Polynesian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 128 80 20 60 275 115 165
Samoan 45 30 10 225 140 85
Pacific Islands origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 129 40 20 15 555 265 290
Household characteristics
Total - Private households by tenure - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 130 395,395 ... ... 5,169,175 ... ...
Owner 263,665 ... ... 3,601,825 ... ...
Renter 131,730 ... ... 1,559,720 ... ...
Band housing 0 ... ... 7,635 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by condominium status - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 131 395,395 ... ... 5,169,170 ... ...
Condominium 58,980 ... ... 680,495 ... ...
Not condominium 336,420 ... ... 4,488,680 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 132 395,400 ... ... 5,169,175 ... ...
No bedrooms 2,495 ... ... 33,950 ... ...
1 bedroom 54,470 ... ... 699,980 ... ...
2 bedrooms 81,215 ... ... 1,122,145 ... ...
3 bedrooms 152,300 ... ... 1,876,905 ... ...
4 or more bedrooms 104,920 ... ... 1,436,185 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 133 395,395 ... ... 5,169,170 ... ...
1 to 4 rooms 102,015 ... ... 1,369,660 ... ...
5 rooms 51,030 ... ... 718,020 ... ...
6 rooms 57,330 ... ... 770,730 ... ...
7 rooms 58,305 ... ... 713,595 ... ...
8 or more rooms 126,715 ... ... 1,597,165 ... ...
Average number of rooms per dwelling 6.4 ... ... 6.3 ... ...
Total - Private households by number of persons per room - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 134 395,395 ... ... 5,169,175 ... ...
One person or fewer per room 389,455 ... ... 5,046,810 ... ...
More than 1 person per room 5,945 ... ... 122,360 ... ...
Total - Private households by housing suitability - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 135 395,400 ... ... 5,169,175 ... ...
Suitable 377,565 ... ... 4,858,170 ... ...
Not suitable 17,830 ... ... 311,005 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by period of construction - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 136 395,395 ... ... 5,169,175 ... ...
1960 or before 68,830 ... ... 1,293,135 ... ...
1961 to 1980 118,425 ... ... 1,449,585 ... ...
1981 to 1990 66,525 ... ... 709,135 ... ...
1991 to 2000 47,930 ... ... 622,565 ... ...
2001 to 2005 31,235 ... ... 396,130 ... ...
2006 to 2010 32,520 ... ... 368,235 ... ...
2011 to 2016Census data footnote 137 29,930 ... ... 330,390 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 138 395,395 ... ... 5,169,175 ... ...
Only regular maintenance or minor repairs needed 374,220 ... ... 4,851,335 ... ...
Major repairs needed 21,175 ... ... 317,840 ... ...
Total - Private households by number of household maintainers - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 139 395,400 ... ... 5,169,170 ... ...
1 household maintainer 220,745 ... ... 2,962,065 ... ...
2 household maintainers 164,600 ... ... 2,059,710 ... ...
3 or more household maintainers 10,050 ... ... 147,400 ... ...
Total - Private households by age of primary household maintainers - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 140 395,395 ... ... 5,169,175 ... ...
15 to 24 years 15,455 ... ... 135,835 ... ...
25 to 34 years 58,575 ... ... 681,685 ... ...
35 to 44 years 69,605 ... ... 880,070 ... ...
45 to 54 years 86,425 ... ... 1,113,885 ... ...
55 to 64 years 76,580 ... ... 1,047,185 ... ...
65 to 74 years 52,400 ... ... 738,445 ... ...
75 to 84 years 27,030 ... ... 414,210 ... ...
85 years and over 9,320 ... ... 157,860 ... ...
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 141 393,925 ... ... 5,106,290 ... ...
Spending less than 30% of income on shelter costs 301,280 ... ... 3,694,385 ... ...
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs 92,655 ... ... 1,411,900 ... ...
30% to less than 100% 78,795 ... ... 1,208,010 ... ...
Total - Owner households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data 262,565 ... ... 3,557,485 ... ...
% of owner households with a mortgageCensus data footnote 142 61.2 ... ... 61.0 ... ...
% of owner households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costsCensus data footnote 141 14.1 ... ... 19.8 ... ...
Median monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,437 ... ... 1,299 ... ...
Average monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,502 ... ... 1,463 ... ...
Median value of dwellings ($)Census data footnote 144 399,633 ... ... 400,496 ... ...
Average value of dwellings ($)Census data footnote 144 437,539 ... ... 506,409 ... ...
Total - Tenant households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data 131,685 ... ... 1,554,940 ... ...
% of tenant households in subsidized housingCensus data footnote 145 15.7 ... ... 15.0 ... ...
% of tenant households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costsCensus data footnote 141 42.3 ... ... 45.7 ... ...
Median monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,110 ... ... 1,045 ... ...
Average monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,146 ... ... 1,109 ... ...
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 146 807,620 390,260 417,365 11,038,440 5,342,755 5,695,685
No certificate, diploma or degree 100,595 50,025 50,570 1,935,355 961,690 973,670
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificateCensus data footnote 147 196,910 97,140 99,770 3,026,100 1,485,320 1,540,770
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 510,125 243,090 267,030 6,076,985 2,895,745 3,181,235
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma 35,080 22,300 12,785 664,180 471,055 193,120
Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 148 19,050 10,560 8,490 324,370 199,510 124,855
Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 149 16,030 11,740 4,295 339,810 271,545 68,260
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma 164,390 73,040 91,350 2,298,715 981,785 1,316,930
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level 15,880 6,495 9,385 242,005 107,065 134,945
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above 294,770 141,260 153,510 2,872,085 1,335,845 1,536,250
Bachelor's degree 181,860 83,450 98,410 1,911,530 854,135 1,057,395
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level 16,550 7,095 9,460 189,370 83,670 105,695
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry 6,830 3,400 3,430 79,760 42,295 37,460
Master's degree 73,825 36,895 36,930 593,645 294,180 299,470
Earned doctorateCensus data footnote 150 15,700 10,425 5,275 97,790 61,560 36,230
Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 146 535,830 258,735 277,095 7,229,120 3,498,620 3,730,495
No certificate, diploma or degree 34,400 18,465 15,935 752,995 404,770 348,225
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificateCensus data footnote 147 105,580 54,310 51,270 1,768,955 895,020 873,935
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 395,855 185,960 209,890 4,707,165 2,198,830 2,508,335
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma 24,315 15,330 8,985 446,390 315,975 130,420
Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 148 13,240 7,205 6,030 218,980 134,685 84,295
Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 149 11,075 8,125 2,955 227,410 181,290 46,120
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma 127,650 57,610 70,040 1,782,530 762,505 1,020,030
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level 10,610 4,505 6,105 170,925 75,935 94,995
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above 233,275 108,515 124,765 2,307,320 1,044,420 1,262,895
Bachelor's degree 142,855 64,760 78,095 1,519,850 668,450 851,400
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level 12,625 4,980 7,650 148,960 62,370 86,590
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry 5,420 2,415 3,005 63,790 30,895 32,895
Master's degree 60,970 29,410 31,560 500,415 239,160 261,255
Earned doctorateCensus data footnote 150 11,405 6,955 4,450 74,310 43,545 30,765
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 151 807,620 390,260 417,365 11,038,440 5,342,755 5,695,685
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 152 297,500 147,165 150,335 4,961,455 2,447,010 2,514,445
Education 28,345 6,370 21,975 349,745 79,245 270,505
13. Education 28,340 6,370 21,980 349,750 79,245 270,505
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 18,000 7,980 10,020 246,075 109,955 136,120
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services 3,780 2,735 1,045 38,745 28,735 10,010
50. Visual and performing arts 14,225 5,250 8,975 207,325 81,220 126,110
Humanities 34,435 13,015 21,420 359,560 133,350 226,210
16. Aboriginal and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics 5,365 1,100 4,260 37,900 8,170 29,730
23. English language and literature/letters 9,115 2,735 6,380 98,440 28,290 70,145
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities 6,395 2,355 4,040 95,345 32,940 62,410
30A Interdisciplinary humanitiesCensus data footnote 153 340 105 235 2,165 805 1,365
38. Philosophy and religious studies 2,425 1,355 1,075 24,255 13,425 10,830
39. Theology and religious vocations 1,850 1,095 755 28,175 17,120 11,055
54. History 6,740 3,815 2,930 57,295 30,015 27,280
55. French language and literature/letters 2,210 460 1,750 15,990 2,590 13,400
Social and behavioural sciences and law 90,825 34,690 56,130 810,410 269,735 540,670
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies 1,445 390 1,055 10,765 2,210 8,560
09. Communication, journalism and related programs 9,500 3,380 6,120 81,500 31,825 49,675
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences 9,550 810 8,745 141,750 11,775 129,975
22. Legal professions and studies 14,310 5,395 8,910 128,860 45,275 83,590
30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciencesCensus data footnote 154 1,835 505 1,330 16,210 3,400 12,815
42. Psychology 13,650 3,430 10,225 122,545 29,640 92,905
45. Social sciences 40,535 20,790 19,750 308,775 145,620 163,155
Business, management and public administration 99,390 42,425 56,965 1,279,665 527,085 752,580
30.16 Accounting and computer science 185 85 100 2,725 895 1,830
44. Public administration and social service professions 10,290 2,985 7,310 108,935 21,405 87,530
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services 88,910 39,350 49,560 1,168,005 504,780 663,225
Physical and life sciences and technologies 26,930 13,755 13,170 253,905 124,050 129,850
26. Biological and biomedical sciences 13,270 5,460 7,810 110,950 45,120 65,835
30.01 Biological and physical sciences 3,940 1,950 1,980 54,745 24,800 29,945
30C Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciencesCensus data footnote 155 290 65 220 3,830 1,190 2,640
40. Physical sciences 8,630 5,960 2,670 72,355 48,145 24,205
41. Science technologies/technicians 800 315 485 12,025 4,795 7,235
Mathematics, computer and information sciences 35,435 22,995 12,440 290,045 185,310 104,730
11. Computer and information sciences and support services 26,715 18,835 7,880 220,550 150,765 69,790
25. Library science 2,685 560 2,125 15,220 2,450 12,770
27. Mathematics and statistics 4,990 2,925 2,065 49,025 28,515 20,515
30D Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciencesCensus data footnote 156 1,040 670 370 5,235 3,580 1,655
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies 83,075 72,080 10,990 1,173,030 1,055,050 117,985
04. Architecture and related services 4,615 2,975 1,640 51,845 34,590 17,265
14. Engineering 35,940 29,265 6,680 334,085 271,010 63,070
15. Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields 18,030 16,175 1,855 237,775 214,500 23,275
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation 35 0 30 160 30 125
46. Construction trades 9,650 9,405 245 198,790 194,555 4,235
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians 10,980 10,640 340 225,860 220,545 5,315
48. Precision production 3,815 3,615 200 124,515 119,820 4,695
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 7,460 4,075 3,385 106,895 67,015 39,880
01. Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences 4,240 2,450 1,785 66,035 41,790 24,240
03. Natural resources and conservation 3,220 1,615 1,605 40,860 25,230 15,635
Health and related fields 63,255 13,605 49,650 865,970 173,780 692,185
31. Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies 6,150 2,950 3,200 75,715 37,005 38,705
51. Health professions and related programs 54,910 9,495 45,420 767,680 124,280 643,400
60. Dental, medical and veterinary residency programs 2,190 1,165 1,025 22,575 12,490 10,075
Personal, protective and transportation services 22,910 12,070 10,840 340,285 170,915 169,375
12. Personal and culinary services 12,130 3,620 8,510 183,925 49,390 134,535
28. Military science, leadership and operational art 810 670 145 2,135 1,815 320
29. Military technologies and applied sciences 490 445 40 2,610 2,385 225
43. Security and protective services 6,960 5,045 1,915 98,325 68,625 29,695
49. Transportation and materials moving 2,520 2,295 225 53,290 48,695 4,595
Other 70 30 40 1,405 260 1,145
30.99 Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies, other 70 25 40 1,405 255 1,145
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 151 535,835 258,735 277,095 7,229,120 3,498,625 3,730,500
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 152 139,980 72,775 67,205 2,521,950 1,299,790 1,222,160
Education 19,665 4,205 15,460 243,635 52,670 190,965
13. Education 19,665 4,205 15,455 243,635 52,670 190,965
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 13,845 6,090 7,760 192,630 85,175 107,450
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services 2,890 2,010 880 28,705 21,070 7,635
50. Visual and performing arts 10,960 4,075 6,880 163,925 64,105 99,815
Humanities 24,670 9,245 15,425 266,665 95,805 170,855
16. Aboriginal and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics 4,185 815 3,365 29,210 5,775 23,435
23. English language and literature/letters 6,530 1,960 4,570 73,110 20,225 52,885
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities 4,440 1,640 2,800 72,145 24,330 47,815
30A Interdisciplinary humanitiesCensus data footnote 153 260 75 190 1,665 615 1,045
38. Philosophy and religious studies 1,705 975 735 17,755 9,925 7,830
39. Theology and religious vocations 1,270 785 480 19,390 11,790 7,605
54. History 4,925 2,770 2,160 42,315 21,735 20,585
55. French language and literature/letters 1,355 225 1,130 11,075 1,415 9,655
Social and behavioural sciences and law 72,455 26,620 45,840 648,285 207,200 441,085
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies 1,180 295 885 8,630 1,785 6,845
09. Communication, journalism and related programs 7,595 2,680 4,920 67,115 26,015 41,105
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences 7,535 640 6,895 111,550 8,405 103,145
22. Legal professions and studies 12,055 4,120 7,930 108,895 34,250 74,650
30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciencesCensus data footnote 154 1,490 425 1,070 12,875 2,705 10,170
42. Psychology 10,485 2,515 7,970 93,770 21,045 72,725
45. Social sciences 32,110 15,945 16,165 245,445 113,000 132,445
Business, management and public administration 79,090 33,005 46,085 1,026,975 414,425 612,550
30.16 Accounting and computer science 165 70 90 2,225 715 1,510
44. Public administration and social service professions 8,215 2,305 5,910 88,130 16,590 71,540
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services 70,710 30,625 40,080 936,620 397,120 539,500
Physical and life sciences and technologies 19,605 9,335 10,265 190,235 88,535 101,700
26. Biological and biomedical sciences 10,060 3,915 6,150 84,580 33,150 51,425
30.01 Biological and physical sciences 2,775 1,330 1,440 41,255 18,020 23,240
30C Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciencesCensus data footnote 155 220 55 165 3,135 975 2,165
40. Physical sciences 6,000 3,845 2,160 52,490 33,175 19,310
41. Science technologies/technicians 555 195 360 8,775 3,215 5,555
Mathematics, computer and information sciences 30,895 20,190 10,710 252,275 162,360 89,915
11. Computer and information sciences and support services 24,360 17,110 7,245 198,775 136,120 62,655
25. Library science 1,900 415 1,485 10,755 1,765 8,995
27. Mathematics and statistics 3,710 2,090 1,615 38,160 21,440 16,720
30D Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciencesCensus data footnote 156 930 575 360 4,580 3,030 1,550
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies 63,985 54,675 9,310 878,300 779,075 99,225
04. Architecture and related services 3,665 2,275 1,390 42,115 27,365 14,745
14. Engineering 28,570 22,735 5,830 266,040 211,240 54,800
15. Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields 13,815 12,375 1,445 178,830 160,160 18,675
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation 25 0 25 140 25 115
46. Construction trades 7,170 6,965 200 141,515 138,160 3,360
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians 8,060 7,785 275 162,855 158,770 4,080
48. Precision production 2,675 2,545 135 86,805 83,355 3,450
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 5,770 2,960 2,815 82,775 49,710 33,065
01. Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences 3,085 1,635 1,450 50,160 30,065 20,095
03. Natural resources and conservation 2,685 1,325 1,360 32,615 19,650 12,965
Health and related fields 48,235 10,525 37,710 664,880 133,665 531,220
31. Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies 4,830 2,275 2,555 58,160 27,950 30,205
51. Health professions and related programs 41,695 7,455 34,240 589,085 96,720 492,365
60. Dental, medical and veterinary residency programs 1,705 795 915 17,640 8,990 8,645
Personal, protective and transportation services 17,565 9,085 8,485 259,400 129,985 129,415
12. Personal and culinary services 9,285 2,780 6,505 137,250 36,225 101,030
28. Military science, leadership and operational art 675 540 135 1,685 1,405 280
29. Military technologies and applied sciences 290 250 35 1,415 1,270 145
43. Security and protective services 5,455 3,840 1,610 77,190 52,840 24,345
49. Transportation and materials moving 1,865 1,670 195 41,855 38,245 3,610
Other 65 30 35 1,125 220 900
30.99 Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies, other 70 30 40 1,125 225 900
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 157 807,620 390,260 417,360 11,038,440 5,342,755 5,695,685
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 297,500 147,170 150,335 4,961,460 2,447,010 2,514,445
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 158 510,120 243,090 267,030 6,076,985 2,895,745 3,181,240
Location of study inside Canada 431,055 205,015 226,045 4,786,950 2,261,260 2,525,690
Same as province or territory of residence 352,025 167,175 184,855 4,414,485 2,081,525 2,332,960
Different than province or territory of residence 79,030 37,840 41,190 372,470 179,735 192,730
Location of study outside CanadaCensus data footnote 159 79,065 38,080 40,985 1,290,035 634,485 655,545
United StatesCensus data footnote 160 11,990 6,690 5,300 167,260 89,350 77,910
Philippines 4,455 1,370 3,090 115,410 39,750 75,655
India 5,555 2,680 2,875 169,340 85,500 83,840
United KingdomCensus data footnote 161 9,870 5,550 4,320 115,690 66,215 49,470
ChinaCensus data footnote 162 6,255 2,860 3,395 98,415 46,230 52,185
France 2,100 1,050 1,050 10,775 5,800 4,975
Other 38,830 17,880 20,950 613,145 301,635 311,510
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 157 535,835 258,735 277,100 7,229,120 3,498,620 3,730,500
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 139,980 72,775 67,200 2,521,955 1,299,795 1,222,160
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 158 395,850 185,960 209,895 4,707,170 2,198,830 2,508,335
Location of study inside Canada 336,995 158,885 178,110 3,713,145 1,728,610 1,984,540
Same as province or territory of residence 276,550 130,080 146,475 3,432,015 1,593,170 1,838,850
Different than province or territory of residence 60,445 28,810 31,640 281,130 135,440 145,690
Location of study outside CanadaCensus data footnote 159 58,855 27,070 31,780 994,025 470,225 523,800
United StatesCensus data footnote 160 8,620 4,570 4,050 127,005 65,045 61,960
Philippines 3,855 1,160 2,690 97,230 32,925 64,300
India 3,955 1,850 2,105 143,205 70,040 73,175
United KingdomCensus data footnote 161 5,680 3,085 2,595 62,325 34,315 28,010
ChinaCensus data footnote 162 4,585 2,025 2,560 82,020 37,900 44,125
France 1,680 820 855 8,705 4,630 4,070
Other 30,480 13,555 16,925 473,530 225,365 248,160
Labour force status
Total - Population aged 15 years and over by Labour force status - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 163 807,625 390,260 417,360 11,038,440 5,342,755 5,695,680
In the labour force 545,635 277,955 267,680 7,141,675 3,689,625 3,452,055
Employed 506,990 257,430 249,565 6,612,150 3,414,255 3,197,895
Unemployed 38,640 20,530 18,115 529,525 275,370 254,160
Not in the labour force 261,985 112,305 149,680 3,896,765 1,653,130 2,243,630
Participation rate 67.6 71.2 64.1 64.7 69.1 60.6
Employment rate 62.8 66.0 59.8 59.9 63.9 56.1
Unemployment rate 7.1 7.4 6.8 7.4 7.5 7.4
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 164 807,620 390,260 417,365 11,038,440 5,342,755 5,695,685
Did not workCensus data footnote 165 248,270 106,310 141,960 3,696,235 1,561,475 2,134,755
Worked 559,350 283,950 275,400 7,342,205 3,781,280 3,560,925
Worked full year, full timeCensus data footnote 166 305,870 166,205 139,665 3,837,565 2,148,635 1,688,935
Worked part year and/or part timeCensus data footnote 167 253,480 117,745 135,735 3,504,645 1,632,645 1,871,995
Average weeks worked in reference year 43.3 43.8 42.9 42.9 43.4 42.3
Class of worker
Total labour force aged 15 years and over by class of worker - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 168 545,635 277,960 267,680 7,141,675 3,689,625 3,452,055
Class of worker - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 12,940 6,445 6,500 171,050 81,735 89,315
All classes of workersCensus data footnote 170 532,695 271,510 261,185 6,970,625 3,607,890 3,362,735
Employee 477,995 238,650 239,340 6,146,035 3,084,740 3,061,295
Self-employedCensus data footnote 171 54,700 32,860 21,845 824,595 523,145 301,445
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 172 545,635 277,955 267,680 7,141,675 3,689,625 3,452,050
Occupation - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 12,940 6,445 6,495 171,045 81,735 89,315
All occupationsCensus data footnote 170 532,690 271,515 261,180 6,970,625 3,607,890 3,362,735
0 Management occupations 64,085 38,635 25,450 790,880 483,240 307,635
1 Business, finance and administration occupations 97,110 32,580 64,530 1,124,770 357,215 767,555
2 Natural and applied sciences and related occupations 64,140 48,445 15,690 516,110 399,195 116,915
3 Health occupations 34,690 7,965 26,720 447,045 90,495 356,550
4 Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services 86,190 31,275 54,910 831,340 265,075 566,265
5 Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport 20,015 8,820 11,200 225,720 104,445 121,275
6 Sales and service occupations 113,765 55,915 57,845 1,632,085 709,375 922,710
7 Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations 42,225 39,860 2,370 927,820 866,870 60,950
8 Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations 5,080 4,155 925 113,405 88,150 25,260
9 Occupations in manufacturing and utilities 5,395 3,865 1,525 361,455 243,835 117,620
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 173 545,635 277,960 267,675 7,141,675 3,689,625 3,452,050
Industry - NAICS2012 - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 12,945 6,445 6,495 171,050 81,730 89,315
All industry categoriesCensus data footnote 170 532,695 271,515 261,180 6,970,625 3,607,890 3,362,735
11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 2,900 1,845 1,055 102,070 67,005 35,070
21 Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction 545 460 80 32,340 27,920 4,415
22 Utilities 1,415 1,050 365 50,820 38,195 12,630
23 Construction 26,705 23,255 3,450 476,835 419,600 57,230
31-33 Manufacturing 16,885 11,915 4,970 683,335 482,800 200,530
41 Wholesale trade 12,840 9,340 3,505 270,745 178,945 91,800
44-45 Retail trade 55,950 28,645 27,305 783,540 367,175 416,365
48-49 Transportation and warehousing 15,835 11,725 4,110 329,240 242,045 87,190
51 Information and cultural industries 14,435 9,060 5,375 176,715 101,045 75,670
52 Finance and insurance 17,485 8,105 9,380 380,765 169,590 211,180
53 Real estate and rental and leasing 9,555 5,165 4,390 144,275 77,385 66,890
54 Professional, scientific and technical services 53,680 32,710 20,975 567,825 316,685 251,140
55 Management of companies and enterprises 430 155 270 12,365 5,290 7,075
56 Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services 23,460 14,265 9,195 338,640 190,210 148,430
61 Educational services 43,325 14,415 28,905 528,470 163,680 364,795
62 Health care and social assistance 58,020 12,175 45,845 754,555 134,270 620,275
71 Arts, entertainment and recreation 10,565 5,170 5,400 147,425 75,330 72,095
72 Accommodation and food services 35,310 17,550 17,760 478,070 201,260 276,805
81 Other services (except public administration) 22,345 9,070 13,285 296,960 133,220 163,745
91 Public administration 111,000 55,420 55,580 415,635 216,250 199,385
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 174 506,995 257,425 249,565 6,612,150 3,414,255 3,197,900
Worked at home 36,895 18,435 18,460 480,290 242,495 237,795
Worked outside Canada 2,155 1,485 675 39,145 25,995 13,150
No fixed workplace address 43,280 30,965 12,315 736,715 536,140 200,570
Worked at usual place 424,660 206,545 218,115 5,355,995 2,609,620 2,746,375
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 424,660 206,545 218,115 5,356,000 2,609,625 2,746,375
Commute within census subdivision (CSD) of residence 376,580 181,850 194,730 3,109,070 1,418,260 1,690,810
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) within census division (CD) of residence 1,360 655 700 857,565 419,960 437,605
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) and census division (CD) within province or territory of residence 24,595 12,785 11,810 1,350,375 749,770 600,605
Commute to a different province or territory 22,130 11,255 10,870 38,990 21,630 17,355
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 175 467,940 237,510 230,430 6,092,710 3,145,765 2,946,945
Car, truck, van - as a driver 299,290 162,390 136,895 4,375,215 2,392,270 1,982,945
Car, truck, van - as a passenger 27,200 8,530 18,665 372,480 151,880 220,600
Public transit 91,935 41,210 50,725 888,920 376,690 512,235
Walked 33,280 15,650 17,630 320,015 143,885 176,130
Bicycle 11,545 7,440 4,100 75,460 50,200 25,260
Other method 4,700 2,285 2,410 60,620 30,835 29,785
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 176 467,940 237,510 230,430 6,092,715 3,145,765 2,946,950
Less than 15 minutes 92,885 44,390 48,490 1,463,845 675,540 788,310
15 to 29 minutes 172,315 88,990 83,325 1,964,690 991,525 973,165
30 to 44 minutes 117,325 61,645 55,675 1,295,375 706,155 589,225
45 to 59 minutes 50,220 24,865 25,355 612,415 336,090 276,325
60 minutes and over 35,200 17,610 17,585 756,385 436,455 319,930
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 177 467,940 237,510 230,430 6,092,715 3,145,765 2,946,950
Between 5 a.m. and 5:59 a.m. 22,325 14,835 7,490 413,515 296,265 117,245
Between 6 a.m. and 6:59 a.m. 83,850 46,200 37,650 1,039,255 640,810 398,445
Between 7 a.m. and 7:59 a.m. 136,490 65,355 71,135 1,571,230 778,100 793,130
Between 8 a.m. and 8:59 a.m. 112,410 53,805 58,610 1,354,870 577,565 777,310
Between 9 a.m. and 11:59 a.m. 52,700 25,205 27,490 740,330 328,410 411,920
Between 12 p.m. and 4:59 a.m. 60,160 32,105 28,055 973,515 524,620 448,895
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 178 575,030 291,650 283,375 7,579,085 3,895,880 3,683,200
Single responses 545,800 278,345 267,460 7,434,675 3,828,665 3,606,015
Official languages 542,310 276,590 265,720 7,319,360 3,767,405 3,551,955
English 510,345 264,295 246,050 7,225,210 3,732,550 3,492,655
French 31,965 12,290 19,675 94,145 34,850 59,295
Non-official languages 3,485 1,750 1,735 115,320 61,255 54,060
Aboriginal languages 30 0 30 1,485 765 715
Algonquian languages 10 0 0 1,420 745 675
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 0 0 0 370 220 150
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 10
Cree, n.o.s. 10 0 0 360 215 145
Eastern Algonquian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 0 0 0 1,050 525 525
Algonquin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway 0 0 0 495 235 265
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 545 290 260
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 10 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 25 0 20 25 0 20
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 25 10 20 25 10 20
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages 0 0 0 25 10 20
Cayuga 0 0 0 10 0 10
Mohawk 0 0 0 20 10 10
Oneida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lillooet 0 0 0 0 0 0
Okanagan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Squamish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Straits 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dakota 0 0 0 0 0 0
Stoney 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tlingit 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nisga'a 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haisla 0 0 0 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 0 0 0 0 10 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 0 10 0 10 0 0
Non-Aboriginal languages 3,455 1,745 1,710 113,835 60,490 53,340
Afro-Asiatic languages 610 360 250 3,305 1,995 1,310
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 20 0 20 125 45 80
Bilen 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oromo 0 0 0 15 10 10
Somali 20 0 20 110 35 70
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Semitic languages 590 360 230 3,175 1,955 1,225
Amharic 10 0 0 75 30 45
Arabic 560 345 220 2,430 1,605 825
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 145 110 40
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 35 20 15
Harari 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hebrew 20 15 10 395 140 260
Maltese 0 0 0 20 15 10
Tigrigna 0 0 0 60 30 25
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 10 0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 135 50 90 2,575 1,065 1,510
Khmer (Cambodian) 0 0 0 95 50 50
Vietnamese 140 50 90 2,480 1,015 1,465
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 45 20 25 1,280 495 790
Bikol 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cebuano 0 0 0 25 10 15
Fijian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 0 0 0 10 10 0
Ilocano 0 0 0 40 20 20
Malagasy 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malay 10 10 0 55 20 30
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pangasinan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 30 10 20 1,145 435 705
Waray-Waray 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 0 10 0 10 0 10
Creole languages 20 15 10 60 35 30
Haitian Creole 10 10 10 15 0 0
Creole, n.o.s. 15 10 0 50 25 20
Creole languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 10 0
Dravidian languages 10 10 0 1,980 945 1,035
Kannada 0 0 0 10 0 10
Malayalam 10 10 0 75 45 30
Tamil 10 0 0 1,870 900 975
Telugu 0 0 0 35 10 20
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hmong-Mien languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Indo-European languages 900 400 505 38,960 21,375 17,580
Albanian 0 0 0 275 170 105
Armenian 0 0 10 145 75 75
Balto-Slavic languages 270 90 175 6,655 3,165 3,495
Baltic languages 0 0 0 70 25 40
Latvian 0 0 0 20 10 10
Lithuanian 0 0 0 45 20 25
Slavic languages 265 90 180 6,595 3,135 3,455
Belarusan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bosnian 10 0 0 100 55 40
Bulgarian 10 10 0 120 85 40
Croatian 0 10 0 155 100 50
Czech 0 0 0 25 20 10
Macedonian 0 0 0 85 35 45
Polish 45 15 30 1,925 960 960
Russian 145 40 110 2,905 1,240 1,670
Serbian 25 10 15 390 240 145
Serbo-Croatian 0 0 0 20 10 10
Slovak 0 0 0 55 40 20
Slovene (Slovenian) 0 0 0 15 0 10
Ukrainian 30 10 15 780 320 460
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 10 0
Celtic languages 0 0 0 15 10 10
Scottish Gaelic 0 0 0 10 0 0
Welsh 0 0 0 0 0 0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 10 10 10 0
Germanic languages 135 65 75 6,905 3,655 3,250
Afrikaans 0 0 0 0 0 0
Danish 0 0 0 30 15 20
Dutch 15 10 10 790 425 365
Frisian 0 0 0 25 20 10
German 95 45 50 5,690 3,005 2,690
Icelandic 0 0 0 0 10 0
Norwegian 0 0 0 30 10 20
Swedish 10 0 10 55 15 35
Vlaams (Flemish) 0 0 0 10 10 10
Yiddish 0 0 0 20 0 20
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 240 155 80
Greek 10 10 0 405 240 165
Indo-Iranian languages 120 60 60 11,880 6,560 5,315
Indo-Aryan languages 55 35 20 9,205 4,900 4,310
Bengali 10 10 0 335 160 170
Gujarati 0 0 0 730 255 475
Hindi 20 15 0 800 380 415
Kashmiri 0 0 0 0 0 0
Konkani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Marathi 0 0 0 30 10 20
Nepali 0 0 10 80 30 50
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 10 0 10 6,025 3,480 2,550
Sindhi 0 0 0 20 10 15
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 0 0 0 30 15 10
Urdu 20 15 10 1,150 555 600
Iranian languages 60 25 35 2,660 1,655 1,005
Kurdish 0 0 0 105 95 15
Pashto 10 0 10 20 10 15
Persian (Farsi) 50 20 30 2,530 1,555 975
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 0 10
Italic (Romance) languages 365 180 185 12,680 7,505 5,170
Catalan 0 0 0 10 0 10
Italian 45 30 10 945 505 445
Portuguese 85 60 30 5,815 3,865 1,950
Romanian 0 0 0 300 140 160
Spanish 235 95 145 5,590 2,985 2,605
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 20 10 10
Japanese 60 25 30 1,010 360 655
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 15 0 10
Georgian 0 0 0 15 0 10
Korean 85 45 40 4,945 2,505 2,445
Mongolic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mongolian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 25 15 15 120 55 65
Akan (Twi) 0 0 0 20 0 20
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 10 0
Ganda 0 0 0 25 15 15
Igbo 10 0 0 10 0 0
Lingala 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rundi (Kirundi) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 10 0 15 15 0 10
Shona 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swahili 0 0 0 20 10 0
Wolof 0 0 0 10 0 0
Yoruba 0 0 0 10 0 10
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 20 20 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 45 20 25 810 295 515
American Sign Language 35 15 20 575 170 410
Quebec Sign Language 10 0 10 10 0 10
Sign languages, n.i.e 10 0 0 225 130 100
Sino-Tibetan languages 1,430 750 680 57,620 30,735 26,890
Chinese languages 1,425 745 675 57,535 30,690 26,840
Cantonese 555 315 240 26,955 14,190 12,770
Hakka 0 0 0 30 10 25
Mandarin 820 395 430 29,090 15,730 13,360
Min Dong 0 0 0 30 15 10
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 0 0 0 250 155 90
Wu (Shanghainese) 10 10 0 35 20 10
Chinese, n.o.s. 45 35 10 1,145 565 580
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 10 10 0 90 50 45
Burmese 10 0 0 10 10 10
Karenic languages 0 0 0 30 10 20
Tibetan 0 0 0 45 30 15
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages 40 25 10 235 95 145
Lao 15 10 0 80 40 35
Thai 25 15 10 160 55 105
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 25 15 10 465 315 150
Azerbaijani 0 0 0 15 15 0
Turkish 20 10 15 440 295 140
Uyghur 10 10 0 10 10 0
Uzbek 0 0 0 10 0 0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Uralic languages 10 10 0 420 205 220
Estonian 0 0 0 45 10 35
Finnish 10 10 10 75 25 50
Hungarian 0 0 0 295 165 130
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 10 0 0 10 0 10
Multiple responses 29,230 13,310 15,920 144,405 67,215 77,185
English and French 25,160 11,350 13,815 63,665 26,760 36,900
English and non-official language 3,295 1,605 1,690 78,240 39,330 38,910
French and non-official language 70 20 50 175 75 100
English, French and non-official language 710 340 370 2,325 1,055 1,270
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 179 575,030 291,655 283,375 7,579,080 3,895,880 3,683,200
None 430,960 225,245 205,715 6,975,415 3,605,485 3,369,930
English 23,405 9,745 13,665 109,150 48,930 60,220
French 109,935 51,355 58,590 260,050 118,655 141,395
Non-official language 9,205 4,630 4,570 226,490 119,130 107,360
Aboriginal 130 50 85 5,970 2,480 3,490
Non-Aboriginal 9,070 4,585 4,485 220,520 116,650 103,870
English and French 120 40 80 245 100 150
English and non-official language 145 65 75 1,620 780 845
French and non-official language 1,250 575 675 6,080 2,780 3,300
English, French and non-official language 10 0 10 35 25 10
Mobility status - Place of residence 1 year ago
Total - Mobility status 1 year ago - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 180 963,460 469,570 493,890 13,106,990 6,403,470 6,703,520
Non-movers 835,235 406,670 428,560 11,475,985 5,603,290 5,872,695
Movers 128,230 62,900 65,330 1,631,005 800,180 830,820
Non-migrants 88,220 43,300 44,915 941,380 460,170 481,210
Migrants 40,010 19,600 20,415 689,625 340,015 349,610
Internal migrants 27,520 13,310 14,215 535,180 263,055 272,120
Intraprovincial migrants 16,465 7,835 8,630 467,890 229,080 238,810
Interprovincial migrants 11,060 5,475 5,580 67,290 33,980 33,315
External migrants 12,490 6,290 6,200 154,445 76,955 77,490
Mobility status - Place of residence 5 years ago
Total - Mobility status 5 years ago - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 181 921,485 448,425 473,060 12,546,040 6,116,715 6,429,325
Non-movers 559,325 271,590 287,730 7,887,825 3,845,945 4,041,880
Movers 362,160 176,830 185,330 4,658,215 2,270,770 2,387,445
Non-migrants 235,705 115,115 120,590 2,545,875 1,238,055 1,307,820
Migrants 126,455 61,720 64,740 2,112,340 1,032,710 1,079,630
Internal migrants 84,760 40,800 43,960 1,562,375 761,630 800,740
Intraprovincial migrants 50,860 24,310 26,550 1,380,900 672,540 708,360
Interprovincial migrants 33,900 16,490 17,415 181,480 89,090 92,390
External migrants 41,695 20,920 20,775 549,965 271,080 278,885

Source

Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population.

How to cite

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2017. Ottawa - Gatineau (Ontario part) [Census metropolitan area], Ontario and Ontario [Province] (table). Census Profile. 2016 Census. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-316-X2016001. Ottawa. Released November 29, 2017.
https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/index.cfm?Lang=E (accessed May 2, 2024).

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