Census Profile, 2016 Census
Québec [Census metropolitan area], Quebec and New Brunswick [Province]

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New Brunswick

[Province]
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Total Male Female Total Male Female
Counts (unless otherwise specified)
Population and dwellings
Population, 2016Census data footnote 1 800,296 ... ... 747,101 ... ...
Population, 2011Census data footnote 1 767,310 r ... ... 751,171 ... ...
Population percentage change, 2011 to 2016 4.3 ... ... -0.5 ... ...
Total private dwellingsCensus data footnote 2 382,308 ... ... 359,721 ... ...
Private dwellings occupied by usual residentsCensus data footnote 3 361,891 ... ... 319,773 ... ...
Population density per square kilometre 234.8 ... ... 10.5 ... ...
Land area in square kilometres 3,408.70 ... ... 71,388.81 ... ...
Age characteristics
Total - Age groups and average age of the population - 100% dataCensus data footnote 4 800,295 390,780 409,520 747,105 365,355 381,745
0 to 14 years 124,495 63,425 61,065 110,495 56,320 54,180
0 to 4 years 42,760 21,925 20,835 34,365 17,505 16,860
5 to 9 years 43,985 22,405 21,575 38,250 19,515 18,735
10 to 14 years 37,755 19,100 18,655 37,880 19,295 18,585
15 to 64 years 522,130 260,475 261,660 487,820 240,535 247,285
15 to 19 years 38,400 19,515 18,885 40,605 20,905 19,705
20 to 24 years 51,325 25,500 25,820 41,445 21,280 20,165
25 to 29 years 51,910 26,115 25,795 39,245 19,745 19,505
30 to 34 years 52,670 26,905 25,765 41,510 20,140 21,365
35 to 39 years 55,760 28,280 27,480 44,435 21,585 22,850
40 to 44 years 48,220 24,570 23,655 48,430 23,520 24,910
45 to 49 years 47,675 23,895 23,780 51,300 25,195 26,105
50 to 54 years 58,400 28,995 29,405 61,055 29,795 31,265
55 to 59 years 61,395 29,880 31,510 61,740 30,210 31,530
60 to 64 years 56,370 26,810 29,565 58,060 28,170 29,895
65 years and over 153,670 66,880 86,795 148,785 68,500 80,280
65 to 69 years 50,730 24,005 26,730 52,160 25,595 26,570
70 to 74 years 39,345 18,135 21,215 36,050 17,695 18,360
75 to 79 years 25,690 11,340 14,350 25,300 11,835 13,465
80 to 84 years 18,600 7,440 11,160 17,650 7,515 10,135
85 years and over 19,300 5,960 13,335 17,620 5,860 11,765
85 to 89 years 12,135 4,150 7,985 10,670 3,910 6,760
90 to 94 years 5,565 1,525 4,040 5,305 1,595 3,715
95 to 99 years 1,420 275 1,145 1,435 330 1,110
100 years and over 185 20 160 205 30 185
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 15.6 16.2 14.9 14.8 15.4 14.2
15 to 64 years 65.2 66.7 63.9 65.3 65.8 64.8
65 years and over 19.2 17.1 21.2 19.9 18.7 21.0
85 years and over 2.4 1.5 3.3 2.4 1.6 3.1
Average age of the population 42.4 41.1 43.6 43.6 42.7 44.5
Median age of the population 42.6 41.1 44.2 45.7 44.8 46.6
Household and dwelling characteristics
Total - Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling - 100% dataCensus data footnote 5 361,890 ... ... 319,770 ... ...
Single-detached house 148,965 ... ... 221,515 ... ...
Apartment in a building that has five or more storeys 22,105 ... ... 3,945 ... ...
Other attached dwellingCensus data footnote 6 188,125 ... ... 80,515 ... ...
Semi-detached house 21,135 ... ... 12,470 ... ...
Row house 8,930 ... ... 9,015 ... ...
Apartment or flat in a duplex 22,575 ... ... 13,545 ... ...
Apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys 134,135 ... ... 44,260 ... ...
Other single-attached house 1,345 ... ... 1,230 ... ...
Movable dwellingCensus data footnote 7 2,690 ... ... 13,795 ... ...
Total - Private households by household size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 8 361,890 ... ... 319,775 ... ...
1 person 127,555 ... ... 89,480 ... ...
2 persons 130,555 ... ... 126,820 ... ...
3 persons 46,540 ... ... 49,465 ... ...
4 persons 41,025 ... ... 37,625 ... ...
5 or more persons 16,215 ... ... 16,385 ... ...
Number of persons in private households 779,085 ... ... 730,705 ... ...
Average household size 2.2 ... ... 2.3 ... ...
Marital status
Total - Marital status for the population aged 15 years and over - 100% dataCensus data footnote 9 675,800 327,355 348,450 636,605 309,040 327,570
Married or living common law 386,970 193,615 193,350 379,605 189,790 189,820
Married 202,960 101,425 101,535 302,020 151,100 150,925
Living common law 184,005 92,190 91,815 77,580 38,685 38,895
Not married and not living common law 288,835 133,735 155,105 257,000 119,250 137,745
Never married 199,145 105,315 93,830 158,070 85,640 72,430
Separated 8,675 3,885 4,795 21,290 9,530 11,760
Divorced 44,740 16,910 27,825 35,680 15,275 20,405
Widowed 36,275 7,625 28,650 41,965 8,805 33,160
Family characteristics
Total - Census families in private households by family size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 10 221,915 ... ... 222,865 ... ...
2 persons 124,240 ... ... 129,065 ... ...
3 persons 43,645 ... ... 47,015 ... ...
4 persons 39,775 ... ... 34,860 ... ...
5 or more persons 14,265 ... ... 11,920 ... ...
Average size of census families 2.8 ... ... 2.7 ... ...
Total number of census families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 11 221,915 ... ... 222,865 ... ...
Total couple families 189,720 ... ... 186,680 ... ...
Married couples 97,790 ... ... 147,900 ... ...
Common-law couples 91,930 ... ... 38,780 ... ...
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent 32,195 ... ... 36,185 ... ...
Female parent 23,050 ... ... 28,650 ... ...
Male parent 9,140 ... ... 7,530 ... ...
Total - Couple census families in private households - 100% data 189,725 ... ... 186,675 ... ...
Couples without children 103,985 ... ... 105,625 ... ...
Couples with children 85,735 ... ... 81,060 ... ...
1 child 34,075 ... ... 37,440 ... ...
2 children 37,830 ... ... 32,380 ... ...
3 or more children 13,830 ... ... 11,235 ... ...
Total - Lone-parent census families in private households - 100% data 32,195 ... ... 36,185 ... ...
1 child 20,250 ... ... 23,440 ... ...
2 children 9,570 ... ... 9,570 ... ...
3 or more children 2,380 ... ... 3,170 ... ...
Total - Persons not in census families in private households - 100% data 165,345 78,055 87,290 128,775 61,010 67,770
Household type
Total - Private households by household type - 100% dataCensus data footnote 12 361,890 ... ... 319,770 ... ...
One-census-family households 219,070 ... ... 214,235 ... ...
Without children in a census familyCensus data footnote 13 102,705 ... ... 102,170 ... ...
With children in a census familyCensus data footnote 14 116,370 ... ... 112,070 ... ...
Multiple-census-family households 1,410 ... ... 4,280 ... ...
Non-census-family households 141,410 ... ... 101,255 ... ...
One-person households 127,555 ... ... 89,480 ... ...
Two-or-more person non-census-family households 13,855 ... ... 11,775 ... ...
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 15 789,360 386,725 402,630 736,280 360,440 375,840
English only 1,890 1,040 845 420,820 210,555 210,260
French only 478,090 216,705 261,385 63,140 29,955 33,190
English and French 307,385 168,080 139,305 249,950 118,705 131,245
Neither English nor French 1,995 895 1,095 2,370 1,220 1,150
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 16 789,355 386,725 402,635 736,280 360,440 375,845
English 12,720 6,600 6,125 498,365 244,230 254,135
French 768,480 375,900 392,580 232,450 113,500 118,945
English and French 6,260 3,390 2,870 3,210 1,550 1,655
Neither English nor French 1,900 835 1,060 2,255 1,150 1,100
Official language minority (number)Census data footnote 17 15,850 8,290 7,555 234,055 114,280 119,775
Official language minority (percentage)Census data footnote 17 2.0 2.1 1.9 31.8 31.7 31.9
Mother tongueThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - Mother tongue for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% dataCensus data footnote 18 789,355 386,725 402,630 736,280 360,440 375,845
Single responses 781,875 382,850 399,025 726,990 356,005 370,990
Official languages 751,975 368,010 383,970 703,840 344,285 359,555
English 10,965 5,710 5,250 472,725 231,595 241,135
French 741,010 362,300 378,715 231,110 112,690 118,415
Non-official languages 29,900 14,840 15,060 23,150 11,715 11,435
Aboriginal languages 600 240 365 2,165 1,035 1,135
Algonquian languages 585 230 355 2,130 1,020 1,110
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 575 225 345 10 5 5
Atikamekw 45 20 25 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 520 205 315 0 0 0
Moose Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Naskapi 5 5 0 0 0 0
Northern East Cree 0 0 5 0 0 0
Plains Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Woods Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree, n.o.s. 0 5 0 0 5 0
Eastern Algonquian languages 0 0 0 2,115 1,010 1,105
Malecite 0 0 0 280 125 155
Mi'kmaq 0 0 0 1,835 885 950
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 15 5 10 10 5 5
Algonquin 15 5 10 0 0 0
Ojibway 0 0 0 5 5 0
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 5 0
Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 5 0 5
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 5 0 5
Haida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages 10 5 10 20 5 15
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 10 5 10 15 5 10
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 5 0
Iroquoian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oneida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lillooet 0 0 0 0 0 0
Okanagan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Squamish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Straits 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dakota 0 0 0 0 0 0
Stoney 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tlingit 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nisga'a 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haisla 0 0 0 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 0 0 0 10 0 5
Non-Aboriginal languages 29,295 14,605 14,695 20,990 10,685 10,300
Afro-Asiatic languages 6,040 3,380 2,665 3,190 1,805 1,385
Berber languages 745 420 330 40 25 15
Kabyle 390 215 180 20 10 5
Berber languages, n.i.e. 360 205 150 25 15 10
Cushitic languages 45 25 25 30 15 20
Bilen 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oromo 0 0 0 5 5 5
Somali 45 20 25 25 10 15
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Semitic languages 5,220 2,925 2,295 3,110 1,760 1,355
Amharic 5 0 5 65 35 25
Arabic 5,195 2,910 2,280 2,855 1,615 1,235
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 5 0 0
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Harari 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hebrew 10 5 0 170 90 80
Maltese 0 5 0 0 0 5
Tigrigna 10 5 5 20 15 10
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 30 15 15 5 5 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 1,280 605 670 635 305 330
Khmer (Cambodian) 400 180 220 10 5 10
Vietnamese 870 420 445 620 305 320
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 5 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 395 160 245 1,375 510 865
Bikol 0 0 0 5 0 5
Cebuano 25 5 25 105 35 65
Fijian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 0 0 5 15 5 10
Ilocano 5 0 5 50 15 35
Malagasy 220 100 120 15 5 10
Malay 25 10 15 45 20 30
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 0 0 0 5 0 5
Pangasinan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 100 30 65 1,120 420 700
Waray-Waray 0 0 0 5 0 5
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 20 10 10 15 5 10
Creole languages 575 270 310 135 70 65
Haitian Creole 50 25 25 15 10 5
Creole, n.o.s. 525 240 275 80 30 50
Creole languages, n.i.e. 5 0 5 40 30 10
Dravidian languages 30 20 15 285 155 130
Kannada 0 0 0 20 15 10
Malayalam 5 5 0 40 15 20
Tamil 15 10 5 105 60 50
Telugu 10 5 0 110 60 45
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 0 0
Hmong-Mien languages 0 0 0 5 5 0
Indo-European languages 15,930 7,685 8,245 9,325 4,790 4,530
Albanian 210 105 105 50 25 25
Armenian 65 30 35 30 15 10
Balto-Slavic languages 2,625 1,230 1,395 1,740 865 875
Baltic languages 25 15 10 55 30 30
Latvian 15 10 5 25 10 10
Lithuanian 10 5 0 35 15 15
Slavic languages 2,600 1,215 1,385 1,685 835 850
Belarusan 0 0 0 5 5 0
Bosnian 640 325 315 50 25 25
Bulgarian 235 110 125 20 10 10
Croatian 100 50 45 75 35 40
Czech 40 20 25 55 25 25
Macedonian 5 5 0 15 10 5
Polish 305 140 165 230 105 125
Russian 675 280 400 880 440 435
Serbian 160 80 75 105 55 45
Serbo-Croatian 280 130 150 35 15 20
Slovak 25 15 15 25 15 15
Slovene (Slovenian) 5 0 0 15 10 10
Ukrainian 125 55 65 170 85 90
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 5 5 5 0 0 0
Celtic languages 5 0 0 30 5 20
Scottish Gaelic 0 0 0 15 5 10
Welsh 0 0 5 10 0 10
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 5 0
Germanic languages 795 340 455 2,875 1,415 1,465
Afrikaans 10 5 5 50 30 25
Danish 5 5 0 125 55 75
Dutch 135 70 65 885 470 410
Frisian 0 0 0 35 25 10
German 555 215 340 1,650 780 865
Icelandic 0 0 0 5 0 0
Norwegian 5 5 5 40 25 20
Swedish 40 20 20 50 15 35
Vlaams (Flemish) 25 10 10 20 10 10
Yiddish 0 0 0 10 5 5
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 15 5 10 5 0 0
Greek 105 65 40 145 100 50
Indo-Iranian languages 1,655 820 835 1,850 1,020 835
Indo-Aryan languages 1,025 525 510 1,175 655 525
Bengali 70 35 35 205 120 85
Gujarati 20 10 5 75 40 30
Hindi 40 25 15 225 135 95
Kashmiri 0 0 0 0 0 0
Konkani 0 0 5 10 5 5
Marathi 0 5 0 50 20 25
Nepali 850 420 425 180 90 90
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 0 0 0 5
Punjabi (Panjabi) 10 5 0 125 75 50
Sindhi 5 5 5 25 10 10
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 0 0 0 30 15 15
Urdu 35 15 15 240 140 100
Iranian languages 530 265 265 655 355 305
Kurdish 50 30 20 55 30 25
Pashto 0 0 0 25 15 10
Persian (Farsi) 485 235 245 580 310 270
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 95 35 60 15 10 10
Italic (Romance) languages 10,475 5,095 5,380 2,605 1,355 1,250
Catalan 15 10 10 5 5 0
Italian 620 345 270 400 225 175
Portuguese 1,675 820 850 260 130 130
Romanian 850 400 445 485 250 240
Spanish 7,315 3,510 3,805 1,460 755 705
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 10 5 0 5 0 0
Japanese 165 50 115 110 25 85
Kartvelian languages 5 0 5 0 0 0
Georgian 5 0 5 0 0 0
Korean 40 15 25 1,550 800 750
Mongolic languages 0 0 0 5 5 0
Mongolian 5 0 5 5 5 5
Niger-Congo languages 2,805 1,450 1,355 700 385 315
Akan (Twi) 0 5 0 25 10 10
Bamanankan 75 40 30 60 35 25
Edo 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ewe 50 30 20 5 5 0
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 160 95 65 40 30 15
Ga 0 0 0 5 5 5
Ganda 0 5 0 10 0 0
Igbo 5 0 0 30 20 10
Lingala 115 60 55 25 15 15
Rundi (Kirundi) 480 235 240 45 25 20
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 305 130 170 40 20 20
Shona 0 0 0 20 10 10
Swahili 505 245 260 135 65 70
Wolof 310 175 140 25 20 10
Yoruba 15 10 5 30 15 20
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 790 430 355 195 105 85
Nilo-Saharan languages 35 20 15 5 0 0
Dinka 0 0 0 5 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 30 15 15 5 0 0
Sign languages 115 55 60 145 75 70
American Sign Language 0 0 0 40 20 30
Quebec Sign Language 65 30 40 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 50 30 20 95 55 45
Sino-Tibetan languages 1,380 650 725 3,115 1,570 1,545
Chinese languages 1,280 595 680 3,085 1,555 1,530
Cantonese 270 140 130 440 225 210
Hakka 0 0 0 20 10 10
Mandarin 875 390 480 2,250 1,105 1,150
Min Dong 0 0 0 0 5 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 30 15 20 35 15 15
Wu (Shanghainese) 15 5 10 100 45 55
Chinese, n.o.s. 85 40 40 240 150 85
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 5 5
Tibeto-Burman languages 100 50 50 30 15 15
Burmese 10 5 5 0 0 5
Karenic languages 70 35 30 25 15 10
Tibetan 5 5 0 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 15 10 10 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages 200 75 120 60 15 50
Lao 130 60 65 5 0 0
Thai 75 15 55 55 10 45
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 90 55 35 105 60 45
Azerbaijani 20 10 5 5 5 5
Turkish 65 45 25 75 50 30
Uyghur 0 0 0 0 0 0
Uzbek 0 0 0 10 5 5
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 5 10 5 5
Uralic languages 145 80 70 250 115 135
Estonian 0 5 5 20 5 10
Finnish 15 5 10 45 15 30
Hungarian 130 70 60 185 90 95
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 60 40 20 25 10 10
Multiple responses 7,480 3,880 3,605 9,290 4,440 4,855
English and French 3,775 1,990 1,785 7,285 3,470 3,815
English and non-official language 235 120 115 1,535 725 810
French and non-official language 3,175 1,610 1,565 330 175 155
English, French and non-official language 295 160 140 145 65 75
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 19 789,360 386,725 402,630 736,280 360,435 375,845
Single responses 778,085 381,065 397,020 724,940 355,025 369,910
Official languages 763,185 373,810 389,380 712,250 348,510 363,740
English 8,360 4,345 4,015 505,935 247,610 258,325
French 754,830 369,470 385,360 206,315 100,900 105,415
Non-official languages 14,900 7,255 7,645 12,690 6,515 6,175
Aboriginal languages 285 115 165 820 400 420
Algonquian languages 275 115 155 820 395 420
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 270 115 155 0 5 0
Atikamekw 10 5 5 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 255 110 145 0 0 0
Moose Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Naskapi 5 0 5 0 0 0
Northern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Plains Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Woods Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 5 0
Eastern Algonquian languages 0 0 0 815 395 420
Malecite 0 0 0 50 25 25
Mi'kmaq 0 0 0 765 370 395
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 5 5 0 0 0 0
Algonquin 0 5 0 0 0 0
Ojibway 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carrier 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chilcotin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dene 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gwich'in 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sarsi (Sarcee) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sekani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Slavey 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tutchone languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages 0 0 0 5 5 0
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 5 0 5 5 0 0
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oneida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 5 0 0 0
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 0 0 0 5 0 0
Salish languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lillooet 0 0 0 0 0 0
Okanagan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Squamish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Straits 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dakota 0 0 0 0 0 0
Stoney 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tlingit 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nisga'a 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haisla 0 0 0 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 5 0 5 0 0 0
Non-Aboriginal languages 14,615 7,135 7,475 11,870 6,115 5,750
Afro-Asiatic languages 2,245 1,155 1,090 2,285 1,210 1,075
Berber languages 235 115 115 0 0 0
Kabyle 165 85 80 0 0 0
Berber languages, n.i.e. 75 40 35 0 0 0
Cushitic languages 10 5 5 20 10 10
Bilen 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oromo 0 0 0 0 0 0
Somali 10 5 5 20 5 10
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 5 0 0 0
Semitic languages 1,985 1,025 960 2,265 1,200 1,065
Amharic 0 0 0 20 10 10
Arabic 1,975 1,020 960 2,110 1,125 990
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Harari 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hebrew 10 5 0 130 60 70
Maltese 0 0 0 0 0 5
Tigrigna 5 0 0 5 0 5
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 15 5 10 5 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 680 305 375 525 255 270
Khmer (Cambodian) 185 80 105 5 5 0
Vietnamese 485 225 265 520 250 270
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 10 0 5 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 105 55 50 510 235 270
Bikol 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cebuano 0 0 0 40 15 25
Fijian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ilocano 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malagasy 65 35 35 5 0 5
Malay 5 0 5 15 0 5
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pangasinan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 20 15 10 450 215 235
Waray-Waray 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 10 5 5 0 0 5
Creole languages 145 60 80 65 25 35
Haitian Creole 5 5 5 0 0 0
Creole, n.o.s. 135 60 80 20 0 15
Creole languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 45 20 20
Dravidian languages 10 5 5 110 60 45
Kannada 0 0 0 5 0 0
Malayalam 5 5 0 20 5 10
Tamil 5 0 5 35 20 20
Telugu 0 0 0 45 30 15
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 0 0
Hmong-Mien languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Indo-European languages 9,255 4,500 4,760 4,160 2,175 1,990
Albanian 100 50 50 30 15 10
Armenian 35 20 15 20 5 10
Balto-Slavic languages 1,420 685 730 975 505 470
Baltic languages 10 5 5 35 20 15
Latvian 5 0 0 10 5 5
Lithuanian 5 0 0 25 15 10
Slavic languages 1,410 680 725 935 480 455
Belarusan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bosnian 370 180 190 25 15 10
Bulgarian 135 70 70 5 5 0
Croatian 50 30 25 25 10 15
Czech 10 5 5 5 0 5
Macedonian 5 0 0 0 0 0
Polish 100 45 50 55 25 30
Russian 405 190 220 620 320 305
Serbian 100 55 50 80 45 35
Serbo-Croatian 140 65 75 5 5 5
Slovak 0 0 0 5 5 5
Slovene (Slovenian) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ukrainian 70 35 35 90 50 40
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 0 0 0
Celtic languages 0 0 0 10 0 5
Scottish Gaelic 0 0 0 5 0 5
Welsh 0 0 0 0 0 0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Germanic languages 125 60 65 640 320 320
Afrikaans 0 0 0 35 15 20
Danish 0 0 0 5 5 5
Dutch 25 15 10 150 80 75
Frisian 0 0 0 5 0 5
German 90 40 55 425 215 210
Icelandic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Norwegian 0 0 0 5 0 5
Swedish 5 5 0 5 0 5
Vlaams (Flemish) 10 5 5 10 5 5
Yiddish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Greek 15 10 10 45 25 25
Indo-Iranian languages 1,380 670 710 1,140 595 545
Indo-Aryan languages 910 445 460 655 335 325
Bengali 45 25 25 130 70 60
Gujarati 15 10 10 40 15 20
Hindi 15 10 10 115 60 50
Kashmiri 0 0 0 0 0 0
Konkani 0 0 0 5 5 0
Marathi 0 0 0 20 10 10
Nepali 820 400 415 135 60 75
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 0 0 0 50 25 25
Sindhi 0 0 0 10 5 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 0 0 0 5 5 5
Urdu 20 5 5 140 75 70
Iranian languages 380 185 195 470 255 220
Kurdish 20 15 10 35 25 10
Pashto 0 0 0 15 5 5
Persian (Farsi) 360 175 185 425 225 195
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 85 35 50 15 10 5
Italic (Romance) languages 6,175 3,010 3,175 1,305 705 600
Catalan 5 0 5 5 5 0
Italian 120 55 65 85 40 45
Portuguese 1,085 540 545 110 50 60
Romanian 465 230 235 290 145 140
Spanish 4,505 2,180 2,325 820 470 350
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Japanese 65 25 40 20 10 15
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Georgian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Korean 15 0 15 1,245 645 605
Mongolic languages 0 0 0 5 0 0
Mongolian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 765 360 405 240 125 120
Akan (Twi) 0 0 0 10 5 10
Bamanankan 10 5 10 20 15 5
Edo 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ewe 5 5 5 0 0 0
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 20 10 10 10 10 5
Ga 0 0 0 5 0 0
Ganda 0 0 0 0 0 0
Igbo 0 0 0 5 5 0
Lingala 30 15 15 10 5 5
Rundi (Kirundi) 175 80 95 20 15 10
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 50 20 30 10 5 5
Shona 0 0 0 5 0 5
Swahili 170 80 90 80 35 45
Wolof 105 55 50 5 5 0
Yoruba 0 0 0 5 5 5
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 185 85 110 50 25 25
Nilo-Saharan languages 20 5 10 0 0 0
Dinka 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 20 5 10 0 0 0
Sign languages 150 75 70 200 115 85
American Sign Language 0 0 0 55 30 25
Quebec Sign Language 80 40 35 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 75 40 35 150 90 60
Sino-Tibetan languages 1,015 520 500 2,390 1,210 1,175
Chinese languages 925 470 455 2,365 1,195 1,170
Cantonese 165 90 80 260 130 130
Hakka 0 0 0 5 0 0
Mandarin 670 340 330 1,855 930 920
Min Dong 0 0 0 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 25 10 10 15 10 5
Wu (Shanghainese) 10 0 5 85 40 45
Chinese, n.o.s. 60 30 30 140 80 55
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 0 5
Tibeto-Burman languages 90 50 45 25 15 10
Burmese 15 5 5 5 0 0
Karenic languages 70 40 30 20 10 10
Tibetan 0 5 5 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages 70 30 40 10 0 5
Lao 40 20 25 0 0 0
Thai 25 10 15 10 5 5
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 35 15 15 30 15 10
Azerbaijani 5 5 0 0 0 0
Turkish 25 10 15 25 15 5
Uyghur 0 0 0 0 0 0
Uzbek 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 5 5 5 0 0 0
Uralic languages 30 10 15 70 35 40
Estonian 0 0 0 5 0 0
Finnish 5 0 0 5 5 5
Hungarian 30 10 10 55 30 30
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 15 10 10 0 0 0
Multiple responses 11,270 5,655 5,615 11,345 5,415 5,925
English and French 3,755 1,995 1,760 7,275 3,370 3,905
English and non-official language 245 120 130 3,435 1,715 1,720
French and non-official language 6,550 3,190 3,365 340 185 160
English, French and non-official language 715 360 355 290 140 145
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 20 789,355 386,730 402,635 736,280 360,435 375,845
None 729,355 355,120 374,240 647,960 318,560 329,400
English 35,055 19,290 15,760 49,925 24,065 25,855
French 11,460 5,665 5,795 30,030 13,760 16,275
Non-official language 11,255 5,540 5,715 7,545 3,650 3,895
Aboriginal 230 90 140 1,300 625 685
Non-Aboriginal 11,020 5,450 5,570 6,240 3,030 3,210
English and French 580 310 275 180 90 90
English and non-official language 1,320 645 675 300 160 145
French and non-official language 295 130 165 335 155 185
English, French and non-official language 35 25 10 10 5 5
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 21 654,810 319,850 334,960 620,390 301,645 318,745
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 641,470 313,630 327,840 594,705 289,220 305,485
Median total income in 2015 among recipients ($) 38,249 43,201 33,775 30,961 37,516 25,796
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 641,595 313,650 327,950 594,920 289,245 305,680
Median after-tax income in 2015 among recipients ($) 33,322 36,934 29,934 28,107 33,169 23,945
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 593,300 295,270 298,025 516,780 259,945 256,835
Median market income in 2015 among recipients ($) 34,499 40,016 29,220 28,444 34,830 23,278
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 480,130 217,610 262,515 439,645 193,975 245,675
Median government transfers in 2015 among recipients ($) 7,059 5,617 7,941 8,164 9,210 7,321
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 478,745 247,190 231,560 423,915 219,135 204,780
Median employment income in 2015 among recipients ($) 35,466 39,498 31,639 29,124 34,784 24,769
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 22 654,805 319,825 334,985 620,395 301,650 318,745
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 641,685 313,800 327,885 594,650 289,140 305,510
Average total income in 2015 among recipients ($) 45,829 52,425 39,516 39,141 46,154 32,504
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 641,775 313,810 327,965 594,870 289,165 305,700
Average after-tax income in 2015 among recipients ($) 37,503 42,089 33,115 33,022 38,151 28,171
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 593,400 295,955 297,440 516,685 259,855 256,830
Average market income in 2015 among recipients ($) 42,836 50,045 35,663 37,432 44,240 30,543
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 479,925 217,500 262,425 440,195 194,240 245,955
Average government transfers in 2015 among recipients ($) 8,312 7,540 8,951 8,938 9,519 8,480
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 478,745 248,005 230,745 423,915 218,800 205,110
Average employment income in 2015 among recipients ($) 42,113 46,952 36,913 37,611 43,456 31,376
Total - Employment income statistics for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 23 654,810 319,820 334,985 620,390 301,645 318,745
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 24 223,480 119,955 103,520 197,290 104,215 93,075
Median employment income in 2015 for full-year full-time workers ($)Census data footnote 25 49,707 54,032 45,395 46,349 52,010 41,058
Average employment income in 2015 for full-year full-time workers ($)Census data footnote 26 57,042 62,415 50,815 54,011 60,796 46,415
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 86.4 90.0 81.9 83.2 86.2 79.0
Employment income (%)Census data footnote 29 68.6 70.8 65.7 68.5 71.3 64.7
Government transfers (%)Census data footnote 30 13.6 10.0 18.1 16.8 13.8 21.0
Total - Total income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 31 654,810 319,845 334,960 620,390 301,650 318,745
Without total income 13,340 6,215 7,120 25,680 12,430 13,260
With total income 641,470 313,630 327,840 594,710 289,220 305,490
Percentage with total income 98.0 98.1 97.9 95.9 95.9 95.8
Under $10,000 (including loss) 61,045 26,440 34,605 80,700 32,655 48,050
$10,000 to $19,999 101,425 39,805 61,615 109,015 40,415 68,600
$20,000 to $29,999 86,775 36,750 50,025 99,025 40,480 58,540
$30,000 to $39,999 87,280 40,175 47,105 83,770 41,360 42,405
$40,000 to $49,999 83,495 40,120 43,380 65,795 35,080 30,715
$50,000 to $59,999 65,095 34,270 30,820 44,810 26,560 18,250
$60,000 to $69,999 47,060 26,990 20,075 32,185 20,270 11,920
$70,000 to $79,999 35,555 20,665 14,885 24,565 14,130 10,430
$80,000 to $89,999 23,150 13,775 9,375 17,095 9,915 7,180
$90,000 to $99,999 13,490 8,715 4,775 10,240 6,980 3,260
$100,000 and over 37,100 25,925 11,175 27,515 21,380 6,135
$100,000 to $149,999 25,675 17,425 8,255 19,765 15,195 4,570
$150,000 and over 11,425 8,500 2,930 7,750 6,185 1,565
Total - After-tax income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 32 654,810 319,850 334,960 620,390 301,645 318,750
Without after-tax income 13,210 6,195 7,010 25,470 12,405 13,070
With after-tax income 641,600 313,650 327,950 594,920 289,240 305,680
Percentage with after-tax income 98.0 98.1 97.9 95.9 95.9 95.9
Under $10,000 (including loss) 65,410 27,085 38,325 83,590 33,140 50,455
$10,000 to $19,999 105,965 42,385 63,585 115,730 43,245 72,485
$20,000 to $29,999 110,450 47,950 62,495 118,940 51,335 67,610
$30,000 to $39,999 116,920 56,240 60,670 98,230 50,770 47,460
$40,000 to $49,999 93,175 48,850 44,325 67,470 38,665 28,810
$50,000 to $59,999 61,905 35,505 26,400 42,775 26,495 16,280
$60,000 to $69,999 37,495 21,645 15,850 28,790 16,435 12,355
$70,000 to $79,999 18,715 11,825 6,890 14,945 10,205 4,740
$80,000 and over 31,565 22,155 9,410 24,450 18,955 5,500
$80,000 to $89,999 10,515 7,035 3,480 8,385 6,340 2,040
$90,000 to $99,999 6,260 4,335 1,925 5,060 3,970 1,090
$100,000 and over 14,790 10,790 4,005 11,005 8,640 2,365
Total - Employment income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 33 654,810 319,845 334,965 620,390 301,645 318,745
Without employment income 176,065 72,660 103,405 196,475 82,515 113,965
With employment income 478,745 247,190 231,555 423,910 219,140 204,775
Percentage with employment income 73.1 77.3 69.1 68.3 72.6 64.2
Under $5,000 (including loss) 55,460 29,030 26,430 54,590 26,540 28,045
$5,000 to $9,999 34,955 15,385 19,570 36,840 15,720 21,120
$10,000 to $19,999 63,170 28,250 34,925 65,895 29,920 35,975
$20,000 to $29,999 54,820 24,775 30,045 59,240 25,955 33,280
$30,000 to $39,999 58,790 27,645 31,150 50,190 24,930 25,260
$40,000 to $49,999 55,110 26,810 28,300 42,140 22,160 19,980
$50,000 to $59,999 42,320 23,175 19,145 29,910 18,180 11,730
$60,000 to $69,999 33,525 19,700 13,825 23,390 14,620 8,770
$70,000 to $79,999 27,205 16,015 11,190 19,515 10,565 8,950
$80,000 and over 53,385 36,410 16,980 42,210 30,540 11,665
$80,000 to $89,999 16,580 10,490 6,090 13,190 7,840 5,345
$90,000 to $99,999 9,900 6,645 3,255 8,105 5,685 2,420
$100,000 and over 26,915 19,280 7,630 20,915 17,015 3,895
Income of households in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for private households by household size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 34 361,890 ... ... 319,770 ... ...
Median total income of households in 2015 ($) 65,359 ... ... 59,347 ... ...
Median after-tax income of households in 2015 ($) 55,890 ... ... 52,553 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for one-person private households - 100% data 127,555 ... ... 89,480 ... ...
Median total income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 35,943 ... ... 28,747 ... ...
Median after-tax income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 31,610 ... ... 26,387 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for two-or-more-person private households - 100% data 234,340 ... ... 230,290 ... ...
Median total income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 87,791 ... ... 74,207 ... ...
Median after-tax income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 74,102 ... ... 65,063 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for private households by household size - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 35 361,890 ... ... 319,775 ... ...
Average total income of households in 2015 ($) 81,261 ... ... 72,786 ... ...
Average after-tax income of households in 2015 ($) 66,508 ... ... 61,431 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for one-person private households - 25% sample data 127,520 ... ... 89,455 ... ...
Average total income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 42,288 ... ... 36,505 ... ...
Average after-tax income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 35,172 ... ... 31,242 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for two-or-more-person private households - 25% sample data 234,375 ... ... 230,320 ... ...
Average total income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 102,466 ... ... 86,878 ... ...
Average after-tax income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 83,558 ... ... 73,156 ... ...
Total - Household total income groups in 2015 for private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 36 361,890 ... ... 319,775 ... ...
Under $5,000 2,880 ... ... 3,940 ... ...
$5,000 to $9,999 4,180 ... ... 7,800 ... ...
$10,000 to $14,999 10,415 ... ... 6,835 ... ...
$15,000 to $19,999 15,410 ... ... 17,765 ... ...
$20,000 to $24,999 15,980 ... ... 16,400 ... ...
$25,000 to $29,999 13,780 ... ... 16,335 ... ...
$30,000 to $34,999 17,205 ... ... 17,830 ... ...
$35,000 to $39,999 18,295 ... ... 16,875 ... ...
$40,000 to $44,999 18,165 ... ... 15,365 ... ...
$45,000 to $49,999 17,125 ... ... 14,845 ... ...
$50,000 to $59,999 31,915 ... ... 27,735 ... ...
$60,000 to $69,999 28,380 ... ... 25,205 ... ...
$70,000 to $79,999 25,820 ... ... 22,750 ... ...
$80,000 to $89,999 22,645 ... ... 19,415 ... ...
$90,000 to $99,999 19,400 ... ... 16,030 ... ...
$100,000 and over 100,300 ... ... 74,655 ... ...
$100,000 to $124,999 38,355 ... ... 29,535 ... ...
$125,000 to $149,999 24,550 ... ... 18,605 ... ...
$150,000 to $199,999 22,690 ... ... 17,050 ... ...
$200,000 and over 14,700 ... ... 9,460 ... ...
Total - Household after-tax income groups in 2015 for private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 32 361,890 ... ... 319,770 ... ...
Under $5,000 3,155 ... ... 4,090 ... ...
$5,000 to $9,999 4,280 ... ... 7,880 ... ...
$10,000 to $14,999 10,545 ... ... 6,980 ... ...
$15,000 to $19,999 16,270 ... ... 18,630 ... ...
$20,000 to $24,999 18,335 ... ... 18,705 ... ...
$25,000 to $29,999 18,000 ... ... 18,580 ... ...
$30,000 to $34,999 23,060 ... ... 20,540 ... ...
$35,000 to $39,999 22,925 ... ... 19,550 ... ...
$40,000 to $44,999 21,775 ... ... 18,165 ... ...
$45,000 to $49,999 20,405 ... ... 17,920 ... ...
$50,000 to $59,999 36,880 ... ... 32,930 ... ...
$60,000 to $69,999 32,160 ... ... 29,175 ... ...
$70,000 to $79,999 27,775 ... ... 23,970 ... ...
$80,000 to $89,999 23,340 ... ... 19,330 ... ...
$90,000 to $99,999 19,515 ... ... 15,105 ... ...
$100,000 and over 63,465 ... ... 48,225 ... ...
$100,000 to $124,999 32,100 ... ... 25,135 ... ...
$125,000 to $149,999 15,230 ... ... 11,980 ... ...
$150,000 and over 16,135 ... ... 11,110 ... ...
Income of economic families in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for economic families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 37 223,575 ... ... 221,680 ... ...
Median total income of economic families in 2015 ($) 89,081 ... ... 74,353 ... ...
Median after-tax income of economic families in 2015 ($) 74,978 ... ... 65,100 ... ...
Average family size of economic families 2.8 ... ... 2.8 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families without children or other relatives in private households - 100% data 101,570 ... ... 99,865 ... ...
Median total income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 78,020 ... ... 67,988 ... ...
Median after-tax income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 66,094 ... ... 59,801 ... ...
Average family size of couple economic families without children or other relatives 2.0 ... ... 2.0 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families with children in private households - 100% data 86,010 ... ... 82,260 ... ...
Median total income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 118,728 ... ... 100,315 ... ...
Median after-tax income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 98,277 ... ... 85,717 ... ...
Average family size of couple economic families with children 3.8 ... ... 3.8 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for lone-parent economic families in private households - 100% data 31,555 ... ... 33,580 ... ...
Median total income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 59,196 ... ... 42,992 ... ...
Median after-tax income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 52,365 ... ... 40,671 ... ...
Average family size of lone-parent economic families 2.5 ... ... 2.6 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for economic families in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 38 223,545 ... ... 221,740 ... ...
Average total income of economic families in 2015 ($) 103,956 ... ... 87,048 ... ...
Average after-tax income of economic families in 2015 ($) 84,553 ... ... 73,197 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families without children or other relatives in private households - 25% sample data 101,635 ... ... 99,840 ... ...
Average total income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 90,854 ... ... 79,085 ... ...
Average after-tax income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 73,993 ... ... 66,576 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families with children in private households - 25% sample data 85,955 ... ... 82,415 ... ...
Average total income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 133,422 ... ... 111,901 ... ...
Average after-tax income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 107,503 ... ... 92,699 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for lone-parent economic families in private households - 25% sample data 31,455 ... ... 33,455 ... ...
Average total income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 69,420 ... ... 51,119 ... ...
Average after-tax income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 58,473 ... ... 45,687 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 21 154,950 73,360 81,585 114,825 54,970 59,850
Median total income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 39 33,620 35,596 32,027 27,250 30,122 25,182
Median after-tax income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 39 29,950 31,119 28,919 25,167 27,154 23,916
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 40 154,775 72,985 81,785 114,375 54,300 60,075
Average total income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 41 39,860 42,360 37,630 34,738 37,330 32,395
Average after-tax income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 41 33,389 34,880 32,057 29,845 31,431 28,411
Total - Economic family income decile group for the population in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 42 779,085 383,165 395,925 730,710 357,860 372,850
In the bottom half of the distribution 381,490 181,395 200,090 428,180 204,170 224,005
In the bottom decile 50,875 25,110 25,765 80,120 37,430 42,695
In the second decile 65,945 28,900 37,050 94,165 42,190 51,980
In the third decile 78,255 36,890 41,365 87,075 41,905 45,170
In the fourth decile 91,135 43,855 47,280 85,610 42,275 43,335
In the fifth decile 95,275 46,650 48,625 81,200 40,375 40,825
In the top half of the distribution 397,595 201,765 195,830 302,530 153,685 148,845
In the sixth decile 98,395 49,190 49,205 77,345 38,915 38,425
In the seventh decile 98,030 49,865 48,170 73,185 37,190 36,005
In the eighth decile 85,225 43,265 41,965 65,090 32,815 32,275
In the ninth decile 66,730 34,090 32,635 52,050 26,635 25,410
In the top decile 49,215 25,350 23,860 34,860 18,130 16,730
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 43 776,965 382,110 394,855 722,550 353,870 368,680
0 to 17 years 145,710 74,270 71,445 131,930 67,285 64,645
0 to 5 years 51,550 26,400 25,150 40,900 20,805 20,100
18 to 64 years 495,160 246,140 249,020 452,805 221,675 231,130
65 years and over 136,095 61,705 74,395 137,820 64,915 72,905
In low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) 79,480 36,105 43,370 123,820 55,990 67,825
0 to 17 years 12,105 6,170 5,935 29,250 14,930 14,320
0 to 5 years 4,045 2,085 1,955 10,285 5,260 5,030
18 to 64 years 48,005 23,630 24,375 66,745 29,975 36,770
65 years and over 19,365 6,305 13,065 27,830 11,090 16,745
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) (%) 10.2 9.4 11.0 17.1 15.8 18.4
0 to 17 years (%) 8.3 8.3 8.3 22.2 22.2 22.2
0 to 5 years (%) 7.8 7.9 7.8 25.1 25.3 25.0
18 to 64 years (%) 9.7 9.6 9.8 14.7 13.5 15.9
65 years and over (%) 14.2 10.2 17.6 20.2 17.1 23.0
In low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) 63,420 29,790 33,630 49,830 24,165 25,660
0 to 17 years 8,130 4,135 3,995 11,520 5,890 5,630
0 to 5 years 2,725 1,390 1,335 4,200 2,145 2,055
18 to 64 years 43,050 21,990 21,060 35,680 17,255 18,425
65 years and over 12,240 3,670 8,575 2,630 1,025 1,605
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) (%) 8.2 7.8 8.5 6.9 6.8 7.0
0 to 17 years (%) 5.6 5.6 5.6 8.7 8.8 8.7
0 to 5 years (%) 5.3 5.3 5.3 10.3 10.3 10.2
18 to 64 years (%) 8.7 8.9 8.5 7.9 7.8 8.0
65 years and over (%) 9.0 5.9 11.5 1.9 1.6 2.2
Knowledge of languagesThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - Knowledge of languages for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 44 779,085 383,160 395,920 730,710 357,855 372,850
Official languages 777,065 382,250 394,815 728,310 356,615 371,690
English 307,085 168,175 138,900 666,315 326,905 339,415
French 775,365 381,385 393,980 310,550 147,845 162,705
Non-official languages 67,190 31,485 35,710 34,880 17,355 17,525
Aboriginal languages 805 355 450 3,065 1,470 1,595
Algonquian languages 695 310 380 2,990 1,455 1,540
Blackfoot 0 10 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 645 300 350 10 0 10
Atikamekw 65 15 45 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 560 260 300 0 0 0
Moose Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Naskapi 30 15 20 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 10
Woods Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree, n.o.s. 10 0 0 0 0 0
Eastern Algonquian languages 0 0 0 2,965 1,435 1,530
Malecite 0 0 0 720 335 385
Mi'kmaq 10 0 0 2,265 1,115 1,150
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 45 15 25 15 15 0
Algonquin 20 10 10 0 10 0
Ojibway 20 10 15 10 10 0
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages 10 0 0 10 0 0
Northern Athabaskan languages 0 10 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 10 10 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 55 20 40 55 10 45
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 55 20 40 45 10 40
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages 40 10 25 10 0 10
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 0 0 0 10 0 10
Oneida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 35 10 25 0 0 0
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 0 0 0 10 10 0
Salish languages 0 0 0 0 10 0
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lillooet 0 0 0 0 0 0
Okanagan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Squamish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Straits 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dakota 0 0 0 0 0 0
Stoney 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tlingit 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nisga'a 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haisla 0 0 0 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 20 10 15 0 0 0
Non-Aboriginal languages 66,420 31,150 35,270 31,865 15,915 15,955
Afro-Asiatic languages 8,770 4,780 3,985 4,355 2,385 1,980
Berber languages 980 520 455 80 40 35
Kabyle 505 260 240 40 20 15
Berber languages, n.i.e. 485 265 215 40 25 20
Cushitic languages 55 20 35 15 10 0
Bilen 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oromo 0 0 0 0 0 0
Somali 55 20 35 10 10 0
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Semitic languages 8,240 4,525 3,715 4,300 2,340 1,960
Amharic 0 0 0 165 100 65
Arabic 8,180 4,485 3,695 3,685 2,030 1,660
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Harari 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hebrew 50 40 15 435 205 230
Maltese 0 0 0 0 10 0
Tigrigna 0 0 10 50 25 25
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 70 35 35 15 15 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 1,620 770 850 835 430 400
Khmer (Cambodian) 585 285 295 10 0 0
Vietnamese 1,065 490 575 820 435 390
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 0 0
Austronesian languages 415 165 250 1,790 695 1,090
Bikol 10 0 10 10 0 10
Cebuano 25 10 20 185 70 115
Fijian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 0 0 0 35 10 30
Ilocano 10 0 0 50 10 45
Malagasy 195 80 115 25 10 15
Malay 65 30 35 75 20 55
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pangasinan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 115 35 85 1,595 625 970
Waray-Waray 10 0 10 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 60 30 25 20 15 0
Creole languages 1,340 650 690 430 195 235
Haitian Creole 125 70 50 50 20 30
Creole, n.o.s. 1,090 510 580 240 105 135
Creole languages, n.i.e. 130 70 55 140 75 65
Dravidian languages 20 10 10 435 245 195
Kannada 0 0 0 60 30 25
Malayalam 0 0 0 55 35 25
Tamil 0 0 0 190 115 75
Telugu 15 10 10 175 90 85
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 20 10 10
Hmong-Mien languages 0 0 0 10 10 0
Indo-European languages 46,990 21,140 25,850 16,505 8,155 8,350
Albanian 290 165 120 80 45 35
Armenian 30 20 10 60 35 25
Balto-Slavic languages 3,385 1,665 1,720 2,065 1,100 965
Baltic languages 10 10 0 55 40 20
Latvian 10 0 0 20 10 10
Lithuanian 0 0 0 30 20 10
Slavic languages 3,370 1,650 1,725 2,025 1,070 955
Belarusan 0 10 10 10 0 0
Bosnian 660 355 310 75 40 40
Bulgarian 145 65 80 45 15 35
Croatian 170 80 90 95 45 55
Czech 70 45 30 115 65 45
Macedonian 15 15 0 35 25 10
Polish 480 225 255 320 165 160
Russian 1,340 630 705 1,200 630 570
Serbian 185 100 85 90 70 20
Serbo-Croatian 390 175 220 40 30 10
Slovak 60 40 20 45 15 30
Slovene (Slovenian) 0 0 0 15 10 0
Ukrainian 220 100 120 310 145 165
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 10 10
Celtic languages 15 10 0 140 40 100
Scottish Gaelic 15 10 0 95 20 75
Welsh 0 0 0 10 0 10
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 40 20 20
Germanic languages 4,130 2,135 1,990 4,745 2,360 2,380
Afrikaans 25 15 0 130 70 60
Danish 40 20 25 155 60 95
Dutch 300 185 115 1,185 560 625
Frisian 0 0 0 50 40 15
German 3,650 1,860 1,790 3,260 1,675 1,580
Icelandic 0 0 0 10 10 0
Norwegian 20 15 10 130 65 65
Swedish 120 65 55 110 45 60
Vlaams (Flemish) 35 15 15 40 20 25
Yiddish 0 0 0 20 20 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 20 10 15 0 0 0
Greek 265 145 125 220 125 95
Indo-Iranian languages 1,955 940 1,015 2,325 1,275 1,050
Indo-Aryan languages 1,110 560 550 1,570 875 695
Bengali 105 60 40 225 150 80
Gujarati 25 10 15 110 45 65
Hindi 205 120 85 790 430 355
Kashmiri 0 0 0 0 0 0
Konkani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Marathi 0 0 10 55 20 30
Nepali 825 395 430 185 90 95
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 15 10 0 205 130 75
Sindhi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 0 0 0 35 10 20
Urdu 55 35 20 355 215 140
Iranian languages 680 325 355 805 430 375
Kurdish 60 30 30 130 65 60
Pashto 10 0 0 60 45 20
Persian (Farsi) 630 305 330 620 330 285
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 200 75 125 10 0 0
Italic (Romance) languages 39,020 17,085 21,935 7,600 3,540 4,055
Catalan 90 40 45 15 10 0
Italian 3,125 1,400 1,725 825 405 420
Portuguese 2,965 1,480 1,485 450 250 200
Romanian 1,080 500 580 555 290 265
Spanish 33,440 14,385 19,055 6,065 2,775 3,290
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 20 25 0 10 0 10
Japanese 555 305 250 430 190 240
Kartvelian languages 0 0 10 0 0 0
Georgian 10 0 10 0 0 0
Korean 45 10 30 1,695 860 835
Mongolic languages 15 10 0 10 10 10
Mongolian 15 10 0 15 10 10
Niger-Congo languages 4,715 2,555 2,160 1,525 890 640
Akan (Twi) 10 10 0 35 15 25
Bamanankan 170 95 70 155 70 85
Edo 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ewe 80 55 25 0 0 0
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 260 150 110 100 85 15
Ga 0 0 0 10 10 0
Ganda 10 10 0 10 10 0
Igbo 10 0 0 60 50 15
Lingala 495 275 220 125 95 35
Rundi (Kirundi) 675 350 325 90 55 35
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 410 200 205 70 40 30
Shona 0 0 0 40 15 25
Swahili 1,020 575 450 355 185 170
Wolof 650 400 255 70 45 25
Yoruba 15 10 0 60 45 20
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 1,715 895 820 545 315 230
Nilo-Saharan languages 165 60 100 10 0 0
Dinka 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 165 65 100 0 0 0
Sign languages 715 235 480 1,155 450 705
American Sign Language 20 0 15 425 150 280
Quebec Sign Language 470 160 310 15 10 0
Sign languages, n.i.e. 260 80 185 745 305 435
Sino-Tibetan languages 1,970 940 1,030 3,585 1,885 1,700
Chinese languages 1,815 855 955 3,510 1,855 1,660
Cantonese 460 225 230 610 285 320
Hakka 10 10 0 0 0 0
Mandarin 1,295 610 680 2,760 1,455 1,310
Min Dong 0 0 0 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 55 20 30 60 30 30
Wu (Shanghainese) 25 10 15 140 65 75
Chinese, n.o.s. 135 60 75 310 195 115
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 40 10 30
Tibeto-Burman languages 155 85 75 70 30 40
Burmese 60 35 25 0 0 0
Karenic languages 105 60 50 65 25 45
Tibetan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 20 10 0 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages 270 130 140 85 20 65
Lao 130 70 55 10 0 10
Thai 160 70 85 80 20 60
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 130 60 65 175 105 75
Azerbaijani 25 10 15 0 0 0
Turkish 100 50 45 165 105 60
Uyghur 0 0 0 0 0 0
Uzbek 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 10 0 10 10 0 10
Uralic languages 220 110 110 270 130 140
Estonian 0 0 0 20 15 0
Finnish 40 15 30 35 15 20
Hungarian 175 95 80 220 105 115
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 255 110 145 100 70 30
Citizenship
Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 45 779,090 383,165 395,925 730,710 357,855 372,855
Canadian citizensCensus data footnote 46 756,400 371,880 384,520 710,775 347,905 362,875
Canadian citizens aged under 18 141,750 72,335 69,415 130,785 66,795 63,990
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over 614,650 299,545 315,110 579,995 281,110 298,880
Not Canadian citizensCensus data footnote 47 22,685 11,280 11,400 19,925 9,950 9,980
Immigrant status and period of immigration
Total - Immigrant status and period of immigration for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 48 779,085 383,165 395,925 730,710 357,855 372,850
Non-immigrantsCensus data footnote 49 729,160 357,985 371,170 692,535 339,090 353,445
ImmigrantsCensus data footnote 50 44,550 22,440 22,110 33,810 16,175 17,640
Before 1981 5,430 3,020 2,405 11,545 5,265 6,275
1981 to 1990 3,380 1,750 1,630 2,735 1,340 1,390
1991 to 2000 6,440 3,000 3,440 2,975 1,490 1,490
2001 to 2010 15,850 8,010 7,840 7,235 3,530 3,710
2001 to 2005 6,255 3,210 3,045 2,435 1,110 1,330
2006 to 2010 9,600 4,800 4,795 4,800 2,415 2,385
2011 to 2016Census data footnote 51 13,445 6,660 6,785 9,330 4,560 4,770
Non-permanent residentsCensus data footnote 52 5,380 2,740 2,640 4,360 2,590 1,770
Age at immigration
Total - Age at immigration for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 53 44,550 22,440 22,110 33,815 16,175 17,635
Under 5 years 6,185 2,725 3,465 5,135 2,350 2,790
5 to 14 years 6,365 3,235 3,130 7,290 3,585 3,705
15 to 24 years 6,965 3,470 3,495 5,790 2,525 3,265
25 to 44 years 22,740 11,860 10,880 12,640 6,100 6,535
45 years and over 2,290 1,155 1,140 2,955 1,615 1,340
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 44,550 22,445 22,110 33,815 16,175 17,635
Americas 9,900 4,645 5,250 9,420 4,205 5,210
Brazil 925 430 495 55 20 30
Colombia 2,790 1,315 1,475 215 85 130
El Salvador 400 190 210 115 85 30
Guyana 10 0 0 80 40 45
Haiti 1,140 515 620 170 70 100
Jamaica 20 15 0 120 85 40
Mexico 925 470 450 160 50 110
Peru 455 190 270 60 35 25
Trinidad and Tobago 20 0 20 115 70 40
United StatesCensus data footnote 55 1,175 540 635 7,620 3,315 4,305
Other places of birth in Americas 2,040 970 1,070 715 355 360
Europe 15,225 8,095 7,130 10,985 5,335 5,650
Bosnia and Herzegovina 900 440 455 100 55 50
Croatia 70 25 50 60 35 25
France 8,165 4,560 3,600 760 425 340
Germany 795 320 475 1,615 740 880
Greece 75 45 30 95 60 40
Hungary 70 40 25 100 35 65
IrelandCensus data footnote 56 15 10 10 160 75 85
Italy 440 275 165 210 125 85
Netherlands 50 25 30 975 505 465
Poland 285 115 170 195 90 100
Portugal 510 260 255 130 85 45
Romania 705 345 355 485 245 240
Russian Federation 255 125 135 245 115 135
SerbiaCensus data footnote 57 60 40 20 30 25 10
Ukraine 265 135 135 250 120 130
United KingdomCensus data footnote 58 270 165 100 4,600 2,160 2,445
Other places of birth in Europe 2,300 1,175 1,125 970 455 515
Africa 12,900 7,035 5,870 2,565 1,420 1,140
Algeria 1,940 1,075 865 165 90 75
Egypt 260 135 130 120 75 45
Ethiopia 10 0 0 120 65 60
Kenya 40 15 25 60 30 30
Morocco 2,185 1,210 975 200 120 75
Nigeria 35 25 15 115 65 50
Somalia 10 0 10 15 10 10
South Africa, Republic of 30 10 15 165 85 80
Other places of birth in Africa 8,390 4,555 3,830 1,615 885 725
Asia 6,475 2,630 3,845 10,625 5,105 5,520
Afghanistan 90 50 40 20 10 0
Bangladesh 120 55 65 100 55 50
ChinaCensus data footnote 59 1,770 445 1,325 2,210 1,040 1,175
Hong KongCensus data footnote 60 60 10 45 120 60 55
India 70 35 35 820 435 380
IranCensus data footnote 61 345 175 170 490 260 230
Iraq 125 45 75 70 25 45
Japan 115 10 105 90 15 75
Korea, SouthCensus data footnote 62 140 85 60 1,495 775 720
Lebanon 290 185 105 390 225 165
Pakistan 35 20 15 225 130 95
Philippines 155 55 100 1,340 475 870
Sri Lanka 10 10 0 40 15 30
SyriaCensus data footnote 63 340 175 170 1,225 605 620
Taiwan 60 35 25 80 25 55
Viet Nam 790 350 435 720 355 365
Other places of birth in Asia 1,970 900 1,070 1,195 600 595
Oceania and other places of birthCensus data footnote 64 55 40 15 220 110 110
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 13,445 6,665 6,785 9,325 4,555 4,775
Americas 2,800 1,340 1,465 900 430 475
Brazil 565 265 300 20 10 10
Colombia 905 425 480 40 20 15
Cuba 200 110 90 10 10 10
Haiti 330 140 190 45 15 30
Jamaica 10 10 0 40 25 10
Mexico 275 140 135 25 10 20
United StatesCensus data footnote 55 105 65 40 585 285 300
VenezuelaCensus data footnote 65 105 50 50 25 10 20
Other places of birth in Americas 315 140 170 110 45 70
Europe 3,285 1,750 1,540 1,405 695 710
France 2,375 1,275 1,105 300 165 130
Germany 50 25 20 85 45 45
IrelandCensus data footnote 56 10 10 0 30 15 15
MoldovaCensus data footnote 66 120 50 75 25 10 20
Romania 65 30 35 245 130 120
Russian Federation 15 10 10 90 35 55
Ukraine 85 40 50 100 50 50
United KingdomCensus data footnote 58 55 45 15 240 145 100
Other places of birth in Europe 510 275 240 280 105 180
Africa 5,500 2,770 2,730 975 550 425
Algeria 520 250 270 15 20 0
Cameroon 800 375 425 45 35 10
Congo, Democratic Republic of the 275 160 125 155 75 80
Côte d'Ivoire 755 380 365 10 0 0
Egypt 35 20 15 40 20 20
Eritrea 10 0 0 35 15 25
Ethiopia 0 0 0 45 20 25
Morocco 720 360 360 40 30 10
Nigeria 0 0 0 40 15 25
Somalia 10 0 10 10 0 10
South Africa, Republic of 10 0 0 35 20 15
Tunisia 700 385 310 50 30 20
Other places of birth in Africa 1,680 840 835 455 265 185
Asia 1,840 790 1,045 6,015 2,865 3,150
Afghanistan 10 10 0 0 0 0
Bangladesh 10 10 0 25 10 15
ChinaCensus data footnote 59 215 85 125 1,390 690 700
Hong KongCensus data footnote 60 15 0 15 10 10 0
India 25 10 15 265 140 125
IranCensus data footnote 61 175 85 95 255 130 125
Iraq 85 30 60 45 20 25
Israel 0 0 0 200 90 110
Japan 20 0 20 15 0 15
Korea, SouthCensus data footnote 62 15 10 10 600 290 310
Lebanon 40 15 25 130 75 55
Nepal 235 105 125 45 15 35
Pakistan 0 0 10 70 40 30
Philippines 45 15 35 925 345 580
Saudi Arabia 0 0 0 45 40 10
Sri Lanka 0 0 0 0 0 0
SyriaCensus data footnote 63 265 130 135 1,145 550 595
Taiwan 10 0 0 10 0 0
Turkey 10 0 0 45 40 10
United Arab Emirates 10 0 10 30 20 10
Viet Nam 85 40 55 500 250 255
Other places of birth in Asia 560 240 315 265 100 160
Oceania and otherCensus data footnote 64 20 10 0 40 25 15
Australia 0 0 0 20 10 10
Other places of birthCensus data footnote 67 15 10 0 20 10 10
Generation status
Total - Generation status for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 68 779,085 383,160 395,920 730,710 357,855 372,850
First generationCensus data footnote 69 52,710 26,545 26,170 41,395 20,445 20,955
Second generationCensus data footnote 70 31,425 15,950 15,480 43,370 21,150 22,220
Third generation or moreCensus data footnote 71 694,945 340,670 354,275 645,945 316,270 329,675
Admission category and applicant type
Total - Admission category and applicant type for the immigrant population in private households who landed between 1980 and 2016 - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 72 39,570 19,625 19,945 22,665 11,085 11,575
Economic immigrantsCensus data footnote 73 21,795 11,770 10,025 13,205 6,735 6,470
Principal applicantsCensus data footnote 74 11,020 7,305 3,720 5,115 3,595 1,520
Secondary applicantsCensus data footnote 75 10,775 4,465 6,305 8,090 3,140 4,950
Immigrants sponsored by familyCensus data footnote 76 9,610 3,840 5,765 6,100 2,625 3,475
RefugeesCensus data footnote 77 8,000 3,925 4,075 3,240 1,675 1,570
Other immigrantsCensus data footnote 78 170 90 80 110 55 60
Aboriginal population
Total - Aboriginal identity for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 79 779,085 383,165 395,925 730,710 357,860 372,855
Aboriginal identityCensus data footnote 80 11,515 5,665 5,850 29,385 14,690 14,695
Single Aboriginal responsesCensus data footnote 81 10,990 5,460 5,530 28,160 14,120 14,040
First Nations (North American Indian)Census data footnote 82 6,230 3,010 3,215 17,575 8,555 9,015
Métis 4,610 2,395 2,220 10,200 5,370 4,835
Inuk (Inuit) 150 60 95 385 190 190
Multiple Aboriginal responsesCensus data footnote 83 145 40 105 470 210 260
Aboriginal responses not included elsewhereCensus data footnote 84 380 165 215 750 360 390
Non-Aboriginal identity 767,570 377,500 390,075 701,325 343,170 358,155
Total - Population by Registered or Treaty Indian status for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 85 779,085 383,165 395,925 730,705 357,855 372,850
Registered or Treaty IndianCensus data footnote 86 5,270 2,565 2,710 14,305 7,085 7,225
Not a Registered or Treaty Indian 773,815 380,600 393,210 716,405 350,775 365,625
Total - Aboriginal ancestry for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 87 779,085 383,165 395,925 730,710 357,860 372,850
Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 88 5,870 2,730 3,145 12,785 6,335 6,450
Single Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 89 5,710 2,670 3,040 12,495 6,175 6,320
First Nations (North American Indian) single ancestryCensus data footnote 82 4,655 2,185 2,470 10,635 5,200 5,435
Métis single ancestry 1,000 465 535 1,695 900 800
Inuit single ancestry 60 25 30 165 75 85
Multiple Aboriginal ancestries (only)Census data footnote 90 160 55 110 290 165 130
First Nations (North American Indian) and Métis ancestries 145 55 90 235 125 110
First Nations (North American Indian) and Inuit ancestries 15 0 20 25 15 15
Métis and Inuit ancestries 0 0 0 20 20 0
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis and Inuit ancestries 0 0 0 10 0 0
Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 91 20,330 9,650 10,690 33,795 16,295 17,500
Single Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 92 19,925 9,470 10,450 32,505 15,690 16,815
First Nations (North American Indian) and non-Aboriginal ancestries 17,210 8,045 9,165 24,255 11,640 12,615
Métis and non-Aboriginal ancestries 2,575 1,345 1,230 7,765 3,810 3,955
Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 140 80 60 480 240 245
Multiple Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 93 410 180 235 1,295 600 690
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis and non-Aboriginal ancestries 380 160 215 1,165 540 630
First Nations (North American Indian), Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 20 15 10 60 30 30
Métis, Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 10 0 10 40 20 25
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis, Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 0 0 0 25 15 10
Non-Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 94 752,880 370,790 382,090 684,125 335,230 348,895
Visible minority population
Total - Visible minority for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 95 779,085 383,160 395,920 730,710 357,855 372,850
Total visible minority populationCensus data footnote 96 38,260 19,080 19,180 24,535 12,470 12,070
South AsianCensus data footnote 97 1,540 805 740 2,535 1,385 1,150
Chinese 2,840 960 1,875 3,925 1,970 1,955
Black 14,025 7,330 6,695 7,000 3,540 3,460
Filipino 275 135 140 1,980 835 1,145
Latin American 7,720 3,635 4,080 1,285 650 635
Arab 6,945 3,915 3,025 2,960 1,650 1,310
Southeast AsianCensus data footnote 98 2,785 1,305 1,480 1,230 600 630
West AsianCensus data footnote 99 670 300 365 730 415 320
Korean 235 135 100 1,685 885 800
Japanese 260 80 180 230 70 160
Visible minority, n.i.e.Census data footnote 100 380 195 185 305 135 175
Multiple visible minoritiesCensus data footnote 101 590 280 315 675 345 330
Not a visible minorityCensus data footnote 102 740,825 364,080 376,740 706,170 345,385 360,785
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 103 779,085 383,165 395,920 730,705 357,860 372,850
North American Aboriginal origins 26,210 12,375 13,830 46,585 22,625 23,955
First Nations (North American Indian) 22,420 10,455 11,965 36,405 17,570 18,840
Inuit 250 120 125 830 420 410
Métis 4,110 2,025 2,080 10,960 5,435 5,530
Other North American origins 573,500 280,175 293,325 428,865 209,615 219,250
Acadian 3,495 1,610 1,880 29,505 14,455 15,060
American 3,065 1,455 1,610 7,175 3,575 3,605
Canadian 555,220 270,960 284,260 407,370 199,020 208,350
New Brunswicker 75 40 30 240 135 105
Newfoundlander 35 15 20 445 190 250
Nova Scotian 15 0 15 65 40 25
Ontarian 55 30 30 0 0 10
Québécois 18,030 9,130 8,900 770 410 365
Other North American origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 104 10 0 10 20 20 0
European origins 279,745 139,235 140,505 424,850 206,715 218,135
British Isles origins 58,605 27,905 30,710 314,655 151,970 162,690
Channel Islander 175 85 90 125 45 85
Cornish 0 0 0 45 25 20
English 11,260 5,575 5,690 168,205 80,795 87,415
Irish 39,360 18,620 20,735 147,245 69,515 77,730
Manx 0 0 0 45 40 10
Scottish 15,185 6,985 8,195 134,455 64,400 70,055
Welsh 310 130 180 10,110 4,825 5,290
British Isles origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 105 885 425 460 10,640 4,885 5,755
French origins 226,795 113,405 113,390 163,270 79,105 84,165
Alsatian 95 55 45 15 10 0
Breton 1,335 620 715 55 30 30
Corsican 100 30 65 0 0 0
French 225,770 112,920 112,850 163,245 79,090 84,155
Western European origins (except French origins) 17,420 8,655 8,760 49,825 24,100 25,725
Austrian 475 285 185 1,000 530 475
Bavarian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Belgian 3,855 1,985 1,870 1,470 650 815
Dutch 1,075 505 575 15,230 7,290 7,945
Flemish 125 75 50 100 65 40
Frisian 0 0 0 40 25 15
German 10,530 5,025 5,510 34,205 16,575 17,630
Luxembourger 125 90 35 0 10 0
Swiss 2,125 1,130 995 1,145 545 595
Western European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 106 0 10 0 35 20 15
Northern European origins (except British Isles origins) 1,580 785 790 10,400 5,080 5,320
Danish 250 145 105 3,960 1,885 2,075
Finnish 110 50 60 465 235 225
Icelandic 35 20 15 250 135 115
Norwegian 600 315 285 3,330 1,650 1,680
Swedish 370 155 215 2,010 1,010 1,005
Northern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 107 300 140 160 820 410 410
Eastern European origins 6,960 3,360 3,600 11,590 5,600 5,995
Bulgarian 215 105 105 155 60 100
Byelorussian 45 15 25 85 45 40
Czech 310 160 145 435 215 225
Czechoslovakian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 108 70 40 35 175 80 100
Estonian 0 10 0 100 35 60
Hungarian 705 335 370 1,280 615 665
Latvian 20 15 10 185 105 80
Lithuanian 125 80 50 325 165 160
Moldovan 200 85 110 35 20 15
Polish 2,235 1,090 1,145 3,445 1,670 1,780
Romanian 1,365 665 700 945 485 460
Russian 1,265 575 690 2,260 1,015 1,245
Slovak 195 90 105 250 130 125
Ukrainian 1,110 510 595 3,535 1,750 1,785
Eastern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 109 30 25 10 70 25 45
Southern European origins 18,280 9,115 9,165 13,450 6,560 6,890
Albanian 275 160 115 120 65 55
Bosnian 875 460 420 120 65 55
Catalan 45 30 20 10 10 0
Croatian 355 195 160 310 120 190
Cypriot 10 0 10 30 20 10
Greek 905 445 455 950 485 465
Italian 9,280 4,735 4,545 7,460 3,615 3,845
Kosovar 60 40 15 0 0 0
Macedonian 50 30 25 80 35 45
Maltese 60 25 40 115 45 65
Montenegrin 15 0 10 20 20 0
Portuguese 2,855 1,375 1,475 1,785 840 945
Serbian 390 205 190 130 90 35
Sicilian 55 25 30 15 10 0
Slovenian 65 40 25 130 60 60
Spanish 4,455 2,150 2,305 2,555 1,220 1,330
Yugoslavian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 110 160 70 90 120 55 65
Southern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 111 35 0 25 20 10 10
Other European origins 1,200 635 560 1,805 960 840
Basque 325 175 145 90 50 40
Jewish 190 95 90 785 410 375
Roma (Gypsy) 0 10 0 30 20 15
Slavic, n.o.s.Census data footnote 112 35 15 20 30 10 15
Other European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 113 650 345 305 875 480 395
Caribbean origins 3,770 1,885 1,880 2,275 1,045 1,230
Antiguan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bahamian 15 0 15 35 15 15
Barbadian 40 30 15 100 60 40
Bermudan 0 0 0 130 40 90
Carib 0 0 0 10 0 0
Cuban 495 255 240 235 135 100
Dominican 410 190 215 80 35 40
Grenadian 0 0 0 20 0 15
Guadeloupean 115 45 70 35 20 15
Haitian 2,230 1,115 1,115 305 140 160
Jamaican 180 105 70 750 350 395
Kittitian/Nevisian 0 0 0 10 10 0
Martinican 115 30 85 0 0 0
Montserratan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Puerto Rican 30 20 10 85 40 40
St. Lucian 0 0 0 15 10 10
Trinidadian/Tobagonian 30 15 15 150 70 75
Vincentian/Grenadinian 10 0 0 45 10 35
West Indian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 114 35 20 15 245 110 135
Caribbean origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 115 185 95 90 185 65 120
Latin, Central and South American origins 9,930 4,730 5,200 2,135 1,110 1,025
Aboriginal from Central/South America (except Arawak and Maya) 285 130 145 65 40 25
Arawak 0 0 0 0 0 0
Argentinian 225 115 110 30 10 20
Belizean 10 0 0 0 0 10
Bolivian 130 45 90 55 35 20
Brazilian 930 440 490 60 15 45
Chilean 820 425 395 95 40 55
Colombian 3,485 1,690 1,805 265 105 160
Costa Rican 30 15 15 30 15 15
Ecuadorian 115 60 55 30 20 10
Guatemalan 185 100 90 125 40 85
Guyanese 40 15 20 115 50 70
Hispanic 70 20 50 75 35 35
Honduran 155 65 90 50 20 25
Maya 60 40 25 90 45 45
Mexican 1,775 825 950 700 395 300
Nicaraguan 140 55 85 20 20 0
Panamanian 20 0 10 15 15 0
Paraguayan 50 15 40 0 0 0
Peruvian 785 350 435 90 45 45
Salvadorean 590 300 285 135 95 40
Uruguayan 60 25 40 10 0 0
Venezuelan 205 110 95 60 35 30
Latin, Central and South American origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 116 255 120 135 110 65 50
African origins 20,540 10,855 9,685 6,705 3,535 3,170
Central and West African origins 7,910 4,235 3,675 1,835 1,045 790
Akan 65 30 35 20 10 10
Angolan 10 0 10 25 10 10
Ashanti 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beninese 515 285 230 0 10 0
Burkinabe 255 150 95 75 50 30
Cameroonian 1,560 785 775 150 110 40
Chadian 70 35 35 0 0 0
Congolese 1,660 925 730 415 250 165
Edo 0 0 0 10 0 0
Ewe 45 15 30 0 0 0
Gabonese 165 80 85 15 10 0
Gambian 10 10 0 0 0 0
Ghanaian 100 65 35 90 55 35
Guinean 355 190 165 175 125 50
Ibo 15 10 10 80 55 25
Ivorian 1,135 585 555 60 30 30
Liberian 30 0 30 80 45 35
Malian 255 135 110 125 55 65
Malinké 30 15 15 0 0 0
Nigerian 105 50 55 230 115 115
Peulh 120 75 45 40 25 20
Senegalese 930 530 400 105 45 60
Sierra Leonean 0 0 0 20 0 20
Togolese 315 175 135 40 20 25
Wolof 75 50 25 0 0 0
Yoruba 0 10 0 50 25 25
Central and West African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 117 755 365 390 225 135 90
North African origins 8,520 4,550 3,965 1,200 705 495
Algerian 2,320 1,220 1,100 190 90 90
Berber 1,420 785 635 180 105 70
Coptic 10 10 0 0 0 0
Dinka 0 0 0 0 0 0
Egyptian 490 220 270 210 130 80
Libyan 10 10 10 185 85 100
Maure 40 25 10 0 0 0
Moroccan 2,715 1,480 1,230 365 255 115
Sudanese 0 0 0 15 10 10
Tunisian 1,890 1,015 870 140 80 60
North African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 118 150 80 70 15 10 10
Southern and East African origins 2,315 1,200 1,115 1,050 565 485
Afrikaner 0 0 10 0 0 0
Amhara 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bantu, n.o.s.Census data footnote 119 95 75 20 30 25 0
Burundian 810 425 385 105 55 50
Djiboutian 30 20 10 0 0 0
Eritrean 30 15 15 115 80 40
Ethiopian 0 0 10 180 105 70
Harari 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kenyan 10 0 0 10 0 0
Malagasy 325 130 195 60 20 35
Mauritian 100 50 50 0 10 0
Oromo 0 0 0 30 10 20
Rwandan 575 280 295 105 50 55
Seychellois 10 0 0 10 0 10
Somali 70 30 40 30 25 0
South African 50 30 15 225 95 130
Tanzanian 45 25 15 0 0 0
Tigrian 10 0 10 0 0 0
Ugandan 75 30 45 25 15 15
Zambian 0 0 0 25 10 15
Zimbabwean 0 0 0 60 30 30
Zulu 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern and East African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 120 205 120 90 80 40 40
Other African origins 2,150 1,080 1,070 2,850 1,360 1,485
Black, n.o.s.Census data footnote 121 145 80 65 385 140 245
Other African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 122 2,075 1,040 1,030 2,475 1,225 1,245
Asian origins 14,530 6,955 7,570 19,410 9,775 9,635
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins 5,500 2,930 2,575 6,835 3,590 3,240
Afghan 150 75 75 25 10 20
Arab, n.o.s.Census data footnote 123 2,255 1,265 990 590 300 295
Armenian 230 145 90 115 60 50
Assyrian 0 10 0 15 10 0
Azerbaijani 10 0 10 10 0 10
Georgian 30 10 25 10 10 10
Hazara 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iranian 615 290 330 665 365 305
Iraqi 120 50 70 105 50 55
Israeli 15 10 0 175 85 90
Jordanian 0 0 0 180 105 75
Kazakh 15 10 0 0 10 0
Kurd 50 30 25 80 45 30
Kuwaiti 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kyrgyz 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lebanese 1,175 595 580 2,825 1,435 1,395
Palestinian 125 70 55 75 40 30
Pashtun 0 0 10 20 10 10
Saudi Arabian 10 10 10 85 65 20
Syrian 545 285 260 1,685 865 825
Tajik 10 0 10 0 0 0
Tatar 30 20 10 25 10 15
Turk 265 130 130 235 150 85
Turkmen 0 0 0 10 15 0
Uighur 0 0 0 0 0 0
Uzbek 0 0 0 40 25 10
Yemeni 60 40 25 35 20 15
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 124 25 20 10 50 35 15
South Asian origins 1,520 780 735 2,975 1,590 1,385
Bangladeshi 50 25 20 150 95 55
Bengali 20 15 10 50 40 10
Bhutanese 200 85 115 35 20 15
East Indian 710 380 330 2,150 1,105 1,045
Goan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gujarati 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kashmiri 0 0 0 10 0 0
Nepali 440 210 235 160 75 90
Pakistani 90 65 30 255 160 100
Punjabi 10 0 10 45 35 15
Sinhalese 0 0 0 15 0 10
Sri Lankan 0 10 0 100 45 55
Tamil 0 0 0 25 15 10
South Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 125 0 0 0 85 50 35
East and Southeast Asian origins 7,595 3,295 4,305 9,640 4,610 5,030
Burmese 260 115 140 25 15 10
Cambodian (Khmer) 805 400 400 60 30 30
Chinese 3,670 1,325 2,345 4,480 2,230 2,250
Filipino 310 150 160 2,130 870 1,265
Hmong 0 0 0 0 0 0
Indonesian 55 20 35 100 30 65
Japanese 475 200 280 305 115 185
Karen 90 50 40 65 30 35
Korean 280 160 115 1,675 875 795
Laotian 305 150 160 0 10 0
Malaysian 10 0 0 30 15 15
Mongolian 45 20 25 45 30 15
Singaporean 10 0 0 10 10 0
Taiwanese 65 35 35 60 30 30
Thai 195 60 135 100 30 70
Tibetan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Vietnamese 1,830 970 870 885 450 435
East and Southeast Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 126 0 0 0 10 0 10
Other Asian origins 10 10 10 110 70 45
Other Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 127 10 10 0 115 65 45
Oceania origins 155 95 65 470 210 260
Australian 65 40 25 290 120 165
New Zealander 20 15 10 135 70 70
Pacific Islands origins 70 45 25 55 30 20
Fijian 10 0 0 0 0 0
Hawaiian 0 10 0 30 10 15
Maori 0 0 0 10 10 0
Polynesian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 128 35 20 20 10 0 10
Samoan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pacific Islands origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 129 25 20 10 10 10 0
Household characteristics
Total - Private households by tenure - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 130 361,890 ... ... 319,770 ... ...
Owner 217,920 ... ... 238,040 ... ...
Renter 143,935 ... ... 79,865 ... ...
Band housing 35 ... ... 1,865 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by condominium status - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 131 361,890 ... ... 319,770 ... ...
Condominium 52,670 ... ... 10,580 ... ...
Not condominium 309,220 ... ... 309,195 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 132 361,890 ... ... 319,775 ... ...
No bedrooms 2,895 ... ... 680 ... ...
1 bedroom 64,165 ... ... 28,370 ... ...
2 bedrooms 119,330 ... ... 88,115 ... ...
3 bedrooms 109,845 ... ... 125,865 ... ...
4 or more bedrooms 65,660 ... ... 76,745 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 133 361,890 ... ... 319,770 ... ...
1 to 4 rooms 141,005 ... ... 66,540 ... ...
5 rooms 57,000 ... ... 56,365 ... ...
6 rooms 39,765 ... ... 54,070 ... ...
7 rooms 38,735 ... ... 45,825 ... ...
8 or more rooms 85,390 ... ... 96,970 ... ...
Average number of rooms per dwelling 5.7 ... ... 6.5 ... ...
Total - Private households by number of persons per room - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 134 361,890 ... ... 319,770 ... ...
One person or fewer per room 360,490 ... ... 318,195 ... ...
More than 1 person per room 1,400 ... ... 1,575 ... ...
Total - Private households by housing suitability - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 135 361,890 ... ... 319,770 ... ...
Suitable 355,140 ... ... 312,370 ... ...
Not suitable 6,750 ... ... 7,405 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by period of construction - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 136 361,890 ... ... 319,770 ... ...
1960 or before 74,245 ... ... 76,690 ... ...
1961 to 1980 113,535 ... ... 98,720 ... ...
1981 to 1990 56,335 ... ... 45,630 ... ...
1991 to 2000 42,865 ... ... 39,825 ... ...
2001 to 2005 21,770 ... ... 19,090 ... ...
2006 to 2010 27,710 ... ... 22,530 ... ...
2011 to 2016Census data footnote 137 25,420 ... ... 17,290 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 138 361,895 ... ... 319,770 ... ...
Only regular maintenance or minor repairs needed 344,100 ... ... 293,155 ... ...
Major repairs needed 17,790 ... ... 26,625 ... ...
Total - Private households by number of household maintainers - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 139 361,890 ... ... 319,770 ... ...
1 household maintainer 218,945 ... ... 195,585 ... ...
2 household maintainers 139,505 ... ... 120,195 ... ...
3 or more household maintainers 3,440 ... ... 3,995 ... ...
Total - Private households by age of primary household maintainers - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 140 361,890 ... ... 319,775 ... ...
15 to 24 years 14,185 ... ... 10,375 ... ...
25 to 34 years 55,590 ... ... 38,585 ... ...
35 to 44 years 60,700 ... ... 50,050 ... ...
45 to 54 years 64,765 ... ... 61,860 ... ...
55 to 64 years 73,585 ... ... 68,145 ... ...
65 to 74 years 57,380 ... ... 53,435 ... ...
75 to 84 years 27,090 ... ... 27,655 ... ...
85 years and over 8,600 ... ... 9,675 ... ...
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 141 360,195 ... ... 314,325 ... ...
Spending less than 30% of income on shelter costs 296,060 ... ... 261,385 ... ...
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs 64,135 ... ... 52,935 ... ...
30% to less than 100% 57,905 ... ... 47,190 ... ...
Total - Owner households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data 216,800 ... ... 235,950 ... ...
% of owner households with a mortgageCensus data footnote 142 63.0 ... ... 55.9 ... ...
% of owner households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costsCensus data footnote 141 9.7 ... ... 10.3 ... ...
Median monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,048 ... ... 741 ... ...
Average monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,101 ... ... 876 ... ...
Median value of dwellings ($)Census data footnote 144 274,433 ... ... 150,010 ... ...
Average value of dwellings ($)Census data footnote 144 300,188 ... ... 170,071 ... ...
Total - Tenant households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data 143,575 ... ... 79,370 ... ...
% of tenant households in subsidized housingCensus data footnote 145 10.8 ... ... 14.4 ... ...
% of tenant households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costsCensus data footnote 141 30.1 ... ... 36.5 ... ...
Median monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 743 ... ... 704 ... ...
Average monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 796 ... ... 741 ... ...
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 146 654,810 319,820 334,990 620,395 301,650 318,745
No certificate, diploma or degree 89,600 44,070 45,525 136,745 71,600 65,140
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificateCensus data footnote 147 132,550 61,145 71,405 176,750 85,345 91,405
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 432,660 214,605 218,055 306,895 144,700 162,200
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma 109,145 67,440 41,710 56,595 39,965 16,630
Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 148 78,365 42,205 36,165 29,630 17,320 12,315
Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 149 30,775 25,230 5,550 26,965 22,645 4,320
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma 136,930 60,775 76,150 135,065 56,055 79,005
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level 25,580 9,770 15,805 11,610 3,995 7,620
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above 161,010 76,625 84,390 103,630 44,685 58,945
Bachelor's degree 101,740 46,590 55,155 73,330 30,165 43,165
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level 12,160 5,655 6,500 6,735 2,795 3,935
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry 5,010 2,565 2,445 2,755 1,600 1,160
Master's degree 34,990 17,315 17,670 17,745 8,170 9,585
Earned doctorateCensus data footnote 150 7,115 4,500 2,615 3,065 1,955 1,110
Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 146 429,140 212,840 216,300 400,785 194,715 206,070
No certificate, diploma or degree 32,570 18,560 14,000 55,645 32,390 23,260
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificateCensus data footnote 147 69,200 33,960 35,235 114,330 56,430 57,895
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 327,380 160,315 167,060 230,810 105,890 124,915
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma 83,725 50,770 32,955 37,710 26,335 11,375
Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 148 60,930 32,035 28,895 19,900 11,430 8,475
Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 149 22,790 18,730 4,055 17,805 14,905 2,900
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma 97,160 44,050 53,115 104,595 43,695 60,900
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level 16,925 6,655 10,275 7,685 2,660 5,020
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above 129,570 58,845 70,725 80,825 33,195 47,625
Bachelor's degree 81,590 36,440 45,150 57,560 23,115 34,450
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level 9,160 3,820 5,340 5,160 1,920 3,240
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry 3,865 1,655 2,215 2,190 1,110 1,080
Master's degree 29,380 13,730 15,650 13,730 5,770 7,960
Earned doctorateCensus data footnote 150 5,565 3,200 2,365 2,190 1,285 905
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 151 654,810 319,825 334,985 620,395 301,645 318,745
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 152 222,150 105,220 116,930 313,495 156,945 156,545
Education 31,525 8,025 23,495 25,570 6,725 18,845
13. Education 31,520 8,030 23,495 25,565 6,720 18,845
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 16,815 7,545 9,270 6,140 2,800 3,335
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services 3,195 2,190 1,005 1,155 905 250
50. Visual and performing arts 13,615 5,355 8,265 4,990 1,900 3,085
Humanities 25,625 11,160 14,460 12,430 5,245 7,190
16. Aboriginal and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics 3,245 810 2,440 1,040 255 785
23. English language and literature/letters 525 180 350 2,395 715 1,675
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities 13,200 6,095 7,105 3,055 1,065 1,990
30A Interdisciplinary humanitiesCensus data footnote 153 180 100 75 55 20 35
38. Philosophy and religious studies 1,175 800 375 725 455 270
39. Theology and religious vocations 1,260 715 540 2,150 1,325 825
54. History 2,190 1,270 925 2,190 1,185 1,005
55. French language and literature/letters 3,850 1,195 2,650 830 220 605
Social and behavioural sciences and law 42,160 15,100 27,065 23,780 6,945 16,835
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies 220 50 170 190 35 155
09. Communication, journalism and related programs 5,900 1,960 3,940 1,725 710 1,015
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences 8,055 775 7,275 6,015 305 5,710
22. Legal professions and studies 8,835 3,535 5,300 3,935 1,325 2,615
30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciencesCensus data footnote 154 1,285 225 1,060 420 95 325
42. Psychology 5,570 1,400 4,175 5,075 1,355 3,725
45. Social sciences 12,295 7,150 5,145 6,420 3,120 3,300
Business, management and public administration 101,980 39,570 62,410 67,605 19,470 48,135
30.16 Accounting and computer science 60 20 40 230 35 190
44. Public administration and social service professions 6,800 1,695 5,105 5,670 1,010 4,660
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services 95,120 37,860 57,265 61,705 18,425 43,285
Physical and life sciences and technologies 17,620 9,600 8,025 7,625 3,930 3,700
26. Biological and biomedical sciences 6,750 3,055 3,695 3,320 1,525 1,800
30.01 Biological and physical sciences 1,855 1,140 710 1,845 825 1,025
30C Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciencesCensus data footnote 155 4,355 2,110 2,245 130 30 100
40. Physical sciences 3,875 2,935 935 1,720 1,265 455
41. Science technologies/technicians 790 355 435 610 285 325
Mathematics, computer and information sciences 20,270 14,670 5,610 11,275 7,185 4,095
11. Computer and information sciences and support services 17,230 13,155 4,070 9,975 6,640 3,335
25. Library science 1,390 370 1,020 620 95 525
27. Mathematics and statistics 1,360 920 445 620 395 225
30D Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciencesCensus data footnote 156 295 220 75 55 45 10
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies 81,555 75,005 6,550 70,800 67,070 3,735
04. Architecture and related services 3,440 2,050 1,390 500 365 140
14. Engineering 13,780 11,775 2,005 8,020 7,015 1,010
15. Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields 16,295 14,825 1,470 13,010 11,575 1,430
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation 10 0 10 0 0 0
46. Construction trades 19,500 18,830 670 18,910 18,555 350
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians 17,570 17,045 530 20,075 19,570 505
48. Precision production 10,950 10,475 470 10,290 9,985 300
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 8,665 5,615 3,050 6,370 4,715 1,650
01. Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences 4,520 2,440 2,080 2,970 1,840 1,130
03. Natural resources and conservation 4,145 3,175 965 3,395 2,875 520
Health and related fields 55,530 11,660 43,870 49,795 7,490 42,305
31. Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies 3,170 1,780 1,390 2,770 1,325 1,445
51. Health professions and related programs 50,715 8,975 41,740 46,160 5,600 40,550
60. Dental, medical and veterinary residency programs 1,645 905 740 870 565 305
Personal, protective and transportation services 30,595 16,550 14,045 25,460 13,110 12,355
12. Personal and culinary services 17,390 5,295 12,090 13,835 2,735 11,095
28. Military science, leadership and operational art 65 60 10 105 95 10
29. Military technologies and applied sciences 260 245 10 390 355 40
43. Security and protective services 5,675 4,225 1,455 4,665 3,795 875
49. Transportation and materials moving 7,210 6,725 490 6,465 6,135 325
Other 325 115 215 50 25 25
30.99 Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies, other 330 115 210 45 25 20
Total - Major field of study - Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2016 for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 151 429,145 212,840 216,300 400,780 194,710 206,070
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 152 101,760 52,520 49,235 169,970 88,820 81,150
Education 20,970 4,865 16,110 16,350 3,830 12,520
13. Education 20,975 4,865 16,110 16,350 3,835 12,515
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 12,830 5,695 7,135 4,690 2,140 2,550
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services 2,445 1,600 850 830 630 200
50. Visual and performing arts 10,385 4,095 6,285 3,860 1,510 2,350
Humanities 15,660 6,810 8,850 8,810 3,450 5,360
16. Aboriginal and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics 2,565 635 1,930 820 195 625
23. English language and literature/letters 385 135 245 1,725 490 1,235
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities 6,870 3,415 3,455 2,125 650 1,475
30A Interdisciplinary humanitiesCensus data footnote 153 135 90 50 35 10 30
38. Philosophy and religious studies 800 520 275 500 295 215
39. Theology and religious vocations 665 390 270 1,460 860 595
54. History 1,535 880 660 1,630 855 775
55. French language and literature/letters 2,710 750 1,965 520 100 420
Social and behavioural sciences and law 33,195 11,235 21,955 18,970 5,210 13,760
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies 185 45 140 135 20 115
09. Communication, journalism and related programs 5,050 1,700 3,355 1,500 630 870
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences 6,605 610 5,995 4,685 235 4,450
22. Legal professions and studies 6,790 2,360 4,430 3,280 940 2,340
30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciencesCensus data footnote 154 920 160 760 335 70 260
42. Psychology 4,185 975 3,210 4,015 980 3,035
45. Social sciences 9,455 5,390 4,070 5,015 2,330 2,680
Business, management and public administration 80,695 29,975 50,730 52,915 15,055 37,860
30.16 Accounting and computer science 45 15 35 215 40 175
44. Public administration and social service professions 5,350 1,205 4,150 4,505 735 3,770
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services 75,300 28,755 46,545 48,190 14,280 33,915
Physical and life sciences and technologies 11,130 6,095 5,035 5,620 2,710 2,905
26. Biological and biomedical sciences 5,595 2,400 3,195 2,580 1,135 1,445
30.01 Biological and physical sciences 1,095 690 400 1,275 540 730
30C Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciencesCensus data footnote 155 790 475 315 110 20 95
40. Physical sciences 3,075 2,250 830 1,185 820 370
41. Science technologies/technicians 580 280 295 465 195 270
Mathematics, computer and information sciences 17,930 12,970 4,960 9,710 6,285 3,425
11. Computer and information sciences and support services 15,655 11,970 3,690 8,815 5,910 2,905
25. Library science 1,120 265 850 415 70 345
27. Mathematics and statistics 910 560 350 430 265 170
30D Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciencesCensus data footnote 156 240 170 70 55 50 0
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies 62,195 56,525 5,670 51,150 47,940 3,210
04. Architecture and related services 2,835 1,650 1,185 395 270 120
14. Engineering 11,060 9,245 1,815 6,230 5,295 935
15. Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields 12,700 11,435 1,265 10,405 9,135 1,270
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation 15 0 10 0 0 0
46. Construction trades 14,190 13,640 550 13,110 12,825 290
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians 13,025 12,610 415 14,025 13,635 395
48. Precision production 8,365 7,940 425 6,980 6,770 210
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 7,080 4,415 2,660 5,010 3,575 1,430
01. Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences 3,660 1,895 1,765 2,355 1,395 960
03. Natural resources and conservation 3,420 2,525 895 2,655 2,185 470
Health and related fields 41,355 8,730 32,625 38,135 5,850 32,285
31. Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies 2,620 1,445 1,180 2,145 1,060 1,085
51. Health professions and related programs 37,500 6,730 30,765 35,295 4,385 30,905
60. Dental, medical and veterinary residency programs 1,235 555 680 695 405 285
Personal, protective and transportation services 24,045 12,900 11,140 19,415 9,810 9,600
12. Personal and culinary services 13,610 4,080 9,530 10,520 1,945 8,575
28. Military science, leadership and operational art 45 45 10 95 85 10
29. Military technologies and applied sciences 175 165 10 220 190 35
43. Security and protective services 4,395 3,220 1,175 3,460 2,760 705
49. Transportation and materials moving 5,820 5,390 425 5,115 4,835 285
Other 295 100 195 45 25 20
30.99 Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies, other 295 100 200 40 25 15
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 157 654,805 319,825 334,985 620,390 301,650 318,745
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 222,150 105,215 116,930 313,495 156,945 156,545
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 158 432,660 214,600 218,055 306,900 144,700 162,200
Location of study inside Canada 413,150 204,030 209,115 290,645 136,490 154,155
Same as province or territory of residence 405,315 199,495 205,825 229,835 106,610 123,230
Different than province or territory of residence 7,830 4,540 3,290 60,810 29,880 30,925
Location of study outside CanadaCensus data footnote 159 19,510 10,570 8,940 16,255 8,205 8,050
United StatesCensus data footnote 160 1,680 1,095 580 5,360 2,675 2,685
Philippines 90 15 75 920 285 635
India 70 50 20 460 230 230
United KingdomCensus data footnote 161 405 270 130 1,995 1,175 815
ChinaCensus data footnote 162 395 185 215 1,105 550 555
France 6,575 3,790 2,785 660 370 290
Other 10,305 5,165 5,130 5,755 2,920 2,835
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 157 429,140 212,840 216,300 400,785 194,715 206,070
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 101,760 52,525 49,240 169,970 88,815 81,155
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 158 327,380 160,315 167,065 230,815 105,895 124,920
Location of study inside Canada 310,970 151,785 159,185 218,710 100,175 118,535
Same as province or territory of residence 305,255 148,560 156,695 172,760 78,520 94,240
Different than province or territory of residence 5,720 3,225 2,495 45,950 21,660 24,295
Location of study outside CanadaCensus data footnote 159 16,405 8,530 7,875 12,105 5,715 6,380
United StatesCensus data footnote 160 955 575 380 3,460 1,555 1,905
Philippines 80 15 65 875 260 615
India 50 35 15 345 160 180
United KingdomCensus data footnote 161 305 200 100 1,070 575 490
ChinaCensus data footnote 162 340 145 195 1,025 475 550
France 5,465 3,050 2,415 525 300 225
Other 9,210 4,510 4,700 4,800 2,390 2,415
Labour force status
Total - Population aged 15 years and over by Labour force status - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 163 654,810 319,825 334,990 620,390 301,650 318,745
In the labour force 437,240 225,505 211,730 381,790 197,005 184,790
Employed 417,195 213,590 203,605 339,045 170,050 168,995
Unemployed 20,040 11,910 8,125 42,745 26,950 15,795
Not in the labour force 217,575 94,315 123,255 238,600 104,645 133,955
Participation rate 66.8 70.5 63.2 61.5 65.3 58.0
Employment rate 63.7 66.8 60.8 54.7 56.4 53.0
Unemployment rate 4.6 5.3 3.8 11.2 13.7 8.5
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 164 654,810 319,825 334,985 620,390 301,645 318,745
Did not workCensus data footnote 165 198,595 84,180 114,415 217,930 94,105 123,825
Worked 456,215 235,640 220,570 402,465 207,540 194,920
Worked full year, full timeCensus data footnote 166 227,280 122,335 104,945 201,230 106,785 94,450
Worked part year and/or part timeCensus data footnote 167 228,935 113,305 115,630 201,225 100,760 100,475
Average weeks worked in reference year 43.6 43.7 43.6 41.0 40.6 41.5
Class of worker
Total labour force aged 15 years and over by class of worker - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 168 437,235 225,510 211,730 381,795 197,000 184,790
Class of worker - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 6,070 3,085 2,985 7,320 3,790 3,530
All classes of workersCensus data footnote 170 431,165 222,420 208,745 374,470 193,210 181,260
Employee 389,675 197,715 191,960 342,685 173,560 169,125
Self-employedCensus data footnote 171 41,490 24,705 16,785 31,785 19,655 12,130
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 172 437,235 225,505 211,730 381,790 197,005 184,790
Occupation - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 6,070 3,085 2,985 7,320 3,790 3,530
All occupationsCensus data footnote 170 431,165 222,420 208,745 374,470 193,215 181,255
0 Management occupations 39,795 25,085 14,710 34,015 20,605 13,415
1 Business, finance and administration occupations 78,465 25,335 53,130 52,695 14,200 38,495
2 Natural and applied sciences and related occupations 39,455 30,370 9,085 20,705 16,300 4,405
3 Health occupations 35,460 7,495 27,965 30,730 4,870 25,865
4 Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services 57,675 20,610 37,065 45,640 15,355 30,285
5 Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport 13,345 6,375 6,970 6,610 2,925 3,685
6 Sales and service occupations 103,735 49,815 53,915 91,035 36,535 54,505
7 Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations 48,165 45,690 2,470 59,925 57,015 2,910
8 Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations 3,310 2,785 530 14,485 12,280 2,205
9 Occupations in manufacturing and utilities 11,770 8,860 2,910 18,620 13,130 5,495
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 173 437,240 225,505 211,730 381,795 197,000 184,790
Industry - NAICS2012 - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 6,075 3,085 2,985 7,320 3,790 3,530
All industry categoriesCensus data footnote 170 431,165 222,420 208,745 374,470 193,210 181,260
11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 3,480 2,385 1,095 15,135 12,025 3,115
21 Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction 815 680 135 4,345 3,765 580
22 Utilities 1,945 1,515 425 3,350 2,615 735
23 Construction 23,390 20,625 2,770 27,795 25,195 2,595
31-33 Manufacturing 32,015 23,885 8,130 32,405 23,215 9,195
41 Wholesale trade 13,400 9,855 3,545 11,170 8,180 2,990
44-45 Retail trade 51,145 24,725 26,420 46,180 21,220 24,950
48-49 Transportation and warehousing 14,895 11,935 2,960 17,680 13,295 4,390
51 Information and cultural industries 7,580 4,800 2,780 6,615 3,700 2,915
52 Finance and insurance 24,810 9,860 14,945 12,415 4,090 8,325
53 Real estate and rental and leasing 6,365 3,875 2,490 3,830 2,245 1,585
54 Professional, scientific and technical services 31,630 18,620 13,010 17,240 9,485 7,750
55 Management of companies and enterprises 210 85 125 345 145 195
56 Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services 17,440 11,290 6,155 18,530 10,060 8,475
61 Educational services 31,725 10,770 20,955 26,090 8,180 17,905
62 Health care and social assistance 58,410 12,430 45,985 51,380 7,955 43,430
71 Arts, entertainment and recreation 7,930 4,020 3,905 5,950 3,065 2,885
72 Accommodation and food services 32,310 15,280 17,030 24,825 8,460 16,365
81 Other services (except public administration) 18,800 8,650 10,150 17,105 8,365 8,745
91 Public administration 52,880 27,145 25,735 32,090 17,960 14,135
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 174 417,200 213,590 203,605 339,045 170,050 168,995
Worked at home 23,490 11,790 11,700 19,445 9,485 9,955
Worked outside Canada 775 525 255 1,315 885 430
No fixed workplace address 33,120 25,040 8,080 37,925 28,630 9,300
Worked at usual place 359,810 176,245 183,570 280,360 131,055 149,310
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 359,810 176,245 183,570 280,360 131,055 149,310
Commute within census subdivision (CSD) of residence 253,535 119,695 133,835 127,230 57,560 69,670
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) within census division (CD) of residence 23,070 12,040 11,030 97,230 44,565 52,665
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) and census division (CD) within province or territory of residence 82,530 44,000 38,530 50,560 25,155 25,410
Commute to a different province or territory 680 505 170 5,345 3,775 1,565
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 175 392,925 201,280 191,650 318,285 159,680 158,605
Car, truck, van - as a driver 300,565 160,105 140,460 266,035 135,575 130,460
Car, truck, van - as a passenger 15,375 5,245 10,135 24,455 9,855 14,600
Public transit 43,535 18,470 25,070 7,290 3,600 3,690
Walked 24,760 11,745 13,015 14,650 6,900 7,755
Bicycle 5,160 3,655 1,500 1,210 800 405
Other method 3,530 2,070 1,465 4,645 2,950 1,695
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 176 392,925 201,280 191,650 318,290 159,680 158,605
Less than 15 minutes 104,830 51,640 53,190 135,690 63,885 71,810
15 to 29 minutes 169,865 89,190 80,670 118,075 58,505 59,570
30 to 44 minutes 80,430 41,400 39,030 39,230 21,385 17,845
45 to 59 minutes 24,155 11,550 12,605 12,945 7,275 5,670
60 minutes and over 13,650 7,500 6,150 12,345 8,635 3,710
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 177 392,925 201,280 191,650 318,285 159,680 158,605
Between 5 a.m. and 5:59 a.m. 15,290 11,440 3,850 17,850 12,755 5,100
Between 6 a.m. and 6:59 a.m. 74,760 47,710 27,050 51,825 30,905 20,925
Between 7 a.m. and 7:59 a.m. 140,880 65,425 75,455 112,460 55,470 56,990
Between 8 a.m. and 8:59 a.m. 78,150 34,425 43,725 64,235 25,835 38,400
Between 9 a.m. and 11:59 a.m. 32,185 13,810 18,375 25,595 9,415 16,180
Between 12 p.m. and 4:59 a.m. 51,660 28,470 23,195 46,320 25,300 21,020
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 178 465,845 240,200 225,640 413,695 212,875 200,820
Single responses 453,515 233,055 220,465 395,120 204,270 190,850
Official languages 452,940 232,800 220,140 394,015 203,660 190,355
English 9,480 5,720 3,755 304,775 160,255 144,515
French 443,460 227,075 216,385 89,240 43,400 45,840
Non-official languages 575 255 325 1,105 615 490
Aboriginal languages 35 10 25 255 140 115
Algonquian languages 35 15 20 250 135 110
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 35 15 25 0 0 0
Atikamekw 10 0 10 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 35 10 20 0 0 0
Moose Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Naskapi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Plains Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Woods Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Eastern Algonquian languages 0 0 0 255 135 110
Malecite 0 0 0 15 10 10
Mi'kmaq 0 0 0 240 135 110
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carrier 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chilcotin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dene 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gwich'in 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sarsi (Sarcee) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sekani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Slavey 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tutchone languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 10 0 10 0 0 0
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oneida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lillooet 0 0 0 0 0 0
Okanagan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Squamish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Straits 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dakota 0 0 0 0 0 0
Stoney 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tlingit 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nisga'a 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haisla 0 0 0 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Non-Aboriginal languages 535 240 300 855 475 380
Afro-Asiatic languages 15 10 10 160 105 50
Berber languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kabyle 0 0 0 0 0 0
Berber languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cushitic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bilen 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oromo 0 0 0 0 0 0
Somali 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Semitic languages 15 0 0 160 105 55
Amharic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arabic 15 0 10 140 100 45
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Harari 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hebrew 0 0 0 25 10 10
Maltese 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tigrigna 0 0 0 0 0 0
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 50 20 25 40 20 20
Khmer (Cambodian) 20 10 10 0 0 0
Vietnamese 25 10 15 45 20 20
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 0 0 0 15 0 10
Bikol 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cebuano 0 0 0 0 0 0
Fijian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ilocano 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malagasy 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malay 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pangasinan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 0 0 0 15 10 10
Waray-Waray 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Creole languages 0 0 10 0 0 0
Haitian Creole 0 0 0 0 0 0
Creole, n.o.s. 10 0 10 0 0 0
Creole languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dravidian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kannada 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malayalam 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tamil 0 0 0 0 0 0
Telugu 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hmong-Mien languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Indo-European languages 325 135 185 170 95 80
Albanian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Armenian 0 0 0 10 10 10
Balto-Slavic languages 30 10 20 30 10 20
Baltic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Latvian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lithuanian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavic languages 30 10 20 30 10 20
Belarusan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bosnian 10 10 10 0 0 0
Bulgarian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Croatian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Czech 0 0 0 0 0 0
Macedonian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Polish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Russian 20 0 15 25 10 15
Serbian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Serbo-Croatian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slovak 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slovene (Slovenian) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ukrainian 0 0 0 10 0 0
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Celtic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scottish Gaelic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Welsh 0 0 0 0 0 0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Germanic languages 15 0 10 25 10 15
Afrikaans 0 0 0 0 0 0
Danish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dutch 0 0 0 0 0 0
Frisian 0 0 0 0 0 0
German 15 10 10 25 10 15
Icelandic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Norwegian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swedish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Vlaams (Flemish) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yiddish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Greek 0 0 0 0 0 0
Indo-Iranian languages 30 15 20 40 30 10
Indo-Aryan languages 20 0 15 0 0 0
Bengali 10 0 10 0 0 0
Gujarati 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hindi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kashmiri 0 0 0 0 0 0
Konkani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Marathi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nepali 15 0 15 0 0 0
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sindhi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Urdu 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iranian languages 10 0 0 35 25 10
Kurdish 0 0 0 15 15 0
Pashto 0 0 0 0 0 0
Persian (Farsi) 10 10 0 25 15 10
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Italic (Romance) languages 240 105 135 65 35 25
Catalan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Italian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Portuguese 70 35 35 0 0 0
Romanian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Spanish 165 60 105 65 35 30
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Japanese 10 0 10 10 0 0
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Georgian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Korean 0 0 0 60 35 25
Mongolic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mongolian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Akan (Twi) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bamanankan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Edo 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ewe 0 0 0 0 0 0
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ganda 0 0 0 0 0 0
Igbo 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lingala 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rundi (Kirundi) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 0 10 0 0 0 0
Shona 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swahili 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wolof 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yoruba 0 0 0 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dinka 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages 40 10 30 30 20 10
American Sign Language 0 0 0 10 10 10
Quebec Sign Language 20 0 20 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 20 10 10 20 20 0
Sino-Tibetan languages 70 50 20 365 185 175
Chinese languages 75 50 20 360 185 175
Cantonese 25 20 10 35 15 25
Hakka 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mandarin 45 35 15 295 150 150
Min Dong 0 0 0 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wu (Shanghainese) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chinese, n.o.s. 0 0 0 30 25 10
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Burmese 0 0 0 0 0 0
Karenic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibetan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages 20 10 15 0 0 0
Lao 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thai 20 10 15 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 10 0 0 0 0 0
Azerbaijani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkish 0 0 0 0 10 0
Uyghur 0 0 0 0 0 0
Uzbek 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Uralic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Estonian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Finnish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hungarian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Multiple responses 12,325 7,150 5,175 18,575 8,605 9,970
English and French 11,370 6,730 4,650 18,045 8,350 9,695
English and non-official language 70 30 35 475 240 235
French and non-official language 485 190 295 10 0 10
English, French and non-official language 400 205 195 45 15 35
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 179 465,845 240,200 225,645 413,690 212,875 200,820
None 370,985 184,450 186,535 322,045 167,900 154,150
English 84,765 50,195 34,570 44,925 21,560 23,360
French 7,220 4,245 2,975 44,415 22,175 22,240
Non-official language 1,755 835 920 2,090 1,115 975
Aboriginal 110 60 50 615 285 330
Non-Aboriginal 1,640 770 870 1,475 830 645
English and French 20 10 15 0 0 0
English and non-official language 1,010 430 585 55 20 35
French and non-official language 80 35 40 160 95 65
English, French and non-official language 0 10 10 0 0 0
Mobility status - Place of residence 1 year ago
Total - Mobility status 1 year ago - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 180 770,955 379,020 391,935 724,030 354,435 369,600
Non-movers 681,920 335,025 346,895 641,310 314,280 327,020
Movers 89,035 44,000 45,035 82,720 40,150 42,570
Non-migrants 63,010 31,375 31,635 45,630 21,830 23,800
Migrants 26,025 12,625 13,400 37,090 18,320 18,765
Internal migrants 21,955 10,685 11,275 32,585 15,995 16,585
Intraprovincial migrants 20,740 10,020 10,720 21,995 10,555 11,445
Interprovincial migrants 1,215 665 545 10,585 5,445 5,140
External migrants 4,070 1,940 2,130 4,505 2,320 2,185
Mobility status - Place of residence 5 years ago
Total - Mobility status 5 years ago - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 181 736,385 361,465 374,915 696,160 340,310 355,845
Non-movers 470,745 230,585 240,165 480,830 237,150 243,685
Movers 265,645 130,880 134,760 215,325 103,155 112,165
Non-migrants 176,880 87,390 89,495 113,835 53,935 59,900
Migrants 88,755 43,495 45,265 101,490 49,215 52,275
Internal migrants 73,325 35,935 37,395 89,980 43,165 46,815
Intraprovincial migrants 69,295 33,805 35,490 60,645 28,475 32,165
Interprovincial migrants 4,030 2,125 1,905 29,335 14,685 14,650
External migrants 15,430 7,565 7,865 11,510 6,050 5,455

Source

Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population.

How to cite

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2017. Québec [Census metropolitan area], Quebec and New Brunswick [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 16, 2024).

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