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

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Counts (unless otherwise specified)
Population and dwellings
Population, 2016Census data footnote 1 800,296 ... ... 8,164,361 ... ...
Population, 2011Census data footnote 1 767,310 r ... ... 7,903,001 ... ...
Population percentage change, 2011 to 2016 4.3 ... ... 3.3 ... ...
Total private dwellingsCensus data footnote 2 382,308 ... ... 3,858,943 ... ...
Private dwellings occupied by usual residentsCensus data footnote 3 361,891 ... ... 3,531,663 ... ...
Population density per square kilometre 234.8 ... ... 6.0 ... ...
Land area in square kilometres 3,408.70 ... ... 1,356,625.27 ... ...
Age characteristics
Total - Age groups and average age of the population - 100% dataCensus data footnote 4 800,295 390,780 409,520 8,164,360 4,016,760 4,147,605
0 to 14 years 124,495 63,425 61,065 1,333,260 682,535 650,720
0 to 4 years 42,760 21,925 20,835 444,930 227,965 216,970
5 to 9 years 43,985 22,405 21,575 469,165 240,225 228,940
10 to 14 years 37,755 19,100 18,655 419,160 214,345 204,815
15 to 64 years 522,130 260,475 261,660 5,335,910 2,664,630 2,671,280
15 to 19 years 38,400 19,515 18,885 429,825 219,070 210,755
20 to 24 years 51,325 25,500 25,820 500,100 252,600 247,500
25 to 29 years 51,910 26,115 25,795 495,410 248,030 247,380
30 to 34 years 52,670 26,905 25,765 515,505 256,440 259,070
35 to 39 years 55,760 28,280 27,480 550,540 274,595 275,945
40 to 44 years 48,220 24,570 23,655 506,525 254,100 252,425
45 to 49 years 47,675 23,895 23,780 519,425 260,410 259,015
50 to 54 years 58,400 28,995 29,405 619,435 309,070 310,370
55 to 59 years 61,395 29,880 31,510 636,475 314,190 322,285
60 to 64 years 56,370 26,810 29,565 562,670 276,140 286,535
65 years and over 153,670 66,880 86,795 1,495,195 669,590 825,605
65 to 69 years 50,730 24,005 26,730 488,175 236,395 251,775
70 to 74 years 39,345 18,135 21,215 373,590 176,905 196,690
75 to 79 years 25,690 11,340 14,350 256,905 116,020 140,890
80 to 84 years 18,600 7,440 11,160 187,835 78,390 109,450
85 years and over 19,300 5,960 13,335 188,685 61,885 126,805
85 to 89 years 12,135 4,150 7,985 120,635 43,795 76,840
90 to 94 years 5,565 1,525 4,040 53,165 15,155 38,015
95 to 99 years 1,420 275 1,145 13,035 2,685 10,350
100 years and over 185 20 160 1,850 255 1,600
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 16.3 17.0 15.7
15 to 64 years 65.2 66.7 63.9 65.4 66.3 64.4
65 years and over 19.2 17.1 21.2 18.3 16.7 19.9
85 years and over 2.4 1.5 3.3 2.3 1.5 3.1
Average age of the population 42.4 41.1 43.6 41.9 40.9 42.9
Median age of the population 42.6 41.1 44.2 42.5 41.4 43.6
Household and dwelling characteristics
Total - Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling - 100% dataCensus data footnote 5 361,890 ... ... 3,531,660 ... ...
Single-detached house 148,965 ... ... 1,602,680 ... ...
Apartment in a building that has five or more storeys 22,105 ... ... 187,800 ... ...
Other attached dwellingCensus data footnote 6 188,125 ... ... 1,717,680 ... ...
Semi-detached house 21,135 ... ... 188,245 ... ...
Row house 8,930 ... ... 93,350 ... ...
Apartment or flat in a duplex 22,575 ... ... 265,195 ... ...
Apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys 134,135 ... ... 1,154,955 ... ...
Other single-attached house 1,345 ... ... 15,940 ... ...
Movable dwellingCensus data footnote 7 2,690 ... ... 23,505 ... ...
Total - Private households by household size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 8 361,890 ... ... 3,531,665 ... ...
1 person 127,555 ... ... 1,175,230 ... ...
2 persons 130,555 ... ... 1,227,765 ... ...
3 persons 46,540 ... ... 489,460 ... ...
4 persons 41,025 ... ... 426,250 ... ...
5 or more persons 16,215 ... ... 212,960 ... ...
Number of persons in private households 779,085 ... ... 7,965,455 ... ...
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 6,831,105 3,334,220 3,496,885
Married or living common law 386,970 193,615 193,350 3,844,145 1,924,750 1,919,395
Married 202,960 101,425 101,535 2,342,980 1,172,720 1,170,260
Living common law 184,005 92,190 91,815 1,501,160 752,025 749,135
Not married and not living common law 288,835 133,735 155,105 2,986,960 1,409,475 1,577,490
Never married 199,145 105,315 93,830 2,010,580 1,084,300 926,280
Separated 8,675 3,885 4,795 103,625 46,390 57,240
Divorced 44,740 16,910 27,825 483,195 194,430 288,760
Widowed 36,275 7,625 28,650 389,555 84,345 305,210
Family characteristics
Total - Census families in private households by family size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 10 221,915 ... ... 2,257,560 ... ...
2 persons 124,240 ... ... 1,204,955 ... ...
3 persons 43,645 ... ... 466,310 ... ...
4 persons 39,775 ... ... 412,160 ... ...
5 or more persons 14,265 ... ... 174,140 ... ...
Average size of census families 2.8 ... ... 2.8 ... ...
Total number of census families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 11 221,915 ... ... 2,257,560 ... ...
Total couple families 189,720 ... ... 1,878,095 ... ...
Married couples 97,790 ... ... 1,128,355 ... ...
Common-law couples 91,930 ... ... 749,740 ... ...
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent 32,195 ... ... 379,460 ... ...
Female parent 23,050 ... ... 284,900 ... ...
Male parent 9,140 ... ... 94,565 ... ...
Total - Couple census families in private households - 100% data 189,725 ... ... 1,878,095 ... ...
Couples without children 103,985 ... ... 970,260 ... ...
Couples with children 85,735 ... ... 907,840 ... ...
1 child 34,075 ... ... 356,640 ... ...
2 children 37,830 ... ... 384,875 ... ...
3 or more children 13,830 ... ... 166,315 ... ...
Total - Lone-parent census families in private households - 100% data 32,195 ... ... 379,465 ... ...
1 child 20,250 ... ... 234,695 ... ...
2 children 9,570 ... ... 109,670 ... ...
3 or more children 2,380 ... ... 35,100 ... ...
Total - Persons not in census families in private households - 100% data 165,345 78,055 87,290 1,579,070 775,765 803,305
Household type
Total - Private households by household type - 100% dataCensus data footnote 12 361,890 ... ... 3,531,660 ... ...
One-census-family households 219,070 ... ... 2,197,340 ... ...
Without children in a census familyCensus data footnote 13 102,705 ... ... 947,305 ... ...
With children in a census familyCensus data footnote 14 116,370 ... ... 1,250,040 ... ...
Multiple-census-family households 1,410 ... ... 29,595 ... ...
Non-census-family households 141,410 ... ... 1,304,725 ... ...
One-person households 127,555 ... ... 1,175,230 ... ...
Two-or-more person non-census-family households 13,855 ... ... 129,500 ... ...
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 8,066,560 3,977,275 4,089,285
English only 1,890 1,040 845 372,445 187,595 184,860
French only 478,090 216,705 261,385 4,032,640 1,874,545 2,158,095
English and French 307,385 168,080 139,305 3,586,410 1,884,135 1,702,275
Neither English nor French 1,995 895 1,095 75,065 31,000 44,060
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 8,066,555 3,977,270 4,089,285
English 12,720 6,600 6,125 964,120 482,985 481,135
French 768,480 375,900 392,580 6,750,945 3,320,380 3,430,560
English and French 6,260 3,390 2,870 278,710 144,060 134,655
Neither English nor French 1,900 835 1,060 72,775 29,845 42,930
Official language minority (number)Census data footnote 17 15,850 8,290 7,555 1,103,480 555,015 548,465
Official language minority (percentage)Census data footnote 17 2.0 2.1 1.9 13.7 14.0 13.4
Mother tongueThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - Mother tongue for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% dataCensus data footnote 18 789,355 386,725 402,630 8,066,555 3,977,270 4,089,285
Single responses 781,875 382,850 399,025 7,881,650 3,884,675 3,996,975
Official languages 751,975 368,010 383,970 6,820,815 3,366,970 3,453,845
English 10,965 5,710 5,250 601,155 301,860 299,300
French 741,010 362,300 378,715 6,219,665 3,065,115 3,154,550
Non-official languages 29,900 14,840 15,060 1,060,830 517,700 543,125
Aboriginal languages 600 240 365 45,570 22,530 23,040
Algonquian languages 585 230 355 33,140 16,365 16,770
Blackfoot 0 0 0 5 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 575 225 345 31,430 15,575 15,855
Atikamekw 45 20 25 6,150 3,135 3,015
Montagnais (Innu) 520 205 315 8,715 4,155 4,555
Moose Cree 0 0 0 0 5 0
Naskapi 5 5 0 590 285 305
Northern East Cree 0 0 5 135 55 80
Plains Cree 0 0 0 5 0 5
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 35 15 15
Swampy Cree 0 0 0 5 5 0
Woods Cree 0 0 0 10 5 5
Cree, n.o.s. 0 5 0 15,790 7,920 7,875
Eastern Algonquian languages 0 0 0 485 225 260
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 0 0 0 485 220 260
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 15 5 10 1,215 565 645
Algonquin 15 5 10 1,185 555 630
Ojibway 0 0 0 20 10 15
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 5 0 5
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 0 5
Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 15 10 5
Northern Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 15 10 5
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 5 0 0
Sekani 0 0 0 0 5 0
Slavey-Hare languages 0 0 0 10 5 0
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Slavey 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0 10 10 0
Tahltan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tutchone languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 0 0
Haida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages 10 5 10 11,970 5,955 6,015
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 10 5 10 11,895 5,925 5,970
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 75 25 45
Iroquoian languages 0 0 0 375 165 210
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 0 0 0 365 160 210
Oneida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 5 5
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 0 0 0 5 5 0
Salish languages 0 0 0 5 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 5 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 65 30 35
Non-Aboriginal languages 29,295 14,605 14,695 1,015,260 495,175 520,090
Afro-Asiatic languages 6,040 3,380 2,665 197,535 104,185 93,355
Berber languages 745 420 330 20,845 11,125 9,720
Kabyle 390 215 180 12,470 6,625 5,840
Berber languages, n.i.e. 360 205 150 8,375 4,500 3,875
Cushitic languages 45 25 25 1,125 545 580
Bilen 0 0 0 10 10 5
Oromo 0 0 0 15 10 5
Somali 45 20 25 1,075 515 560
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 30 20 10
Semitic languages 5,220 2,925 2,295 175,215 92,310 82,900
Amharic 5 0 5 745 340 405
Arabic 5,195 2,910 2,280 169,890 89,590 80,300
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 150 80 70
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 15 10 5
Harari 0 0 0 0 5 5
Hebrew 10 5 0 3,885 2,040 1,845
Maltese 0 5 0 25 10 15
Tigrigna 10 5 5 385 185 205
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 110 60 50
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 30 15 15 355 200 155
Austro-Asiatic languages 1,280 605 670 36,305 17,030 19,275
Khmer (Cambodian) 400 180 220 8,855 4,105 4,750
Vietnamese 870 420 445 27,425 12,920 14,505
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 5 0 0 25 10 15
Austronesian languages 395 160 245 21,635 7,800 13,835
Bikol 0 0 0 115 35 80
Cebuano 25 5 25 885 270 610
Fijian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 0 0 5 410 125 275
Ilocano 5 0 5 2,060 745 1,315
Malagasy 220 100 120 1,250 590 660
Malay 25 10 15 705 265 440
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 0 0 0 205 90 110
Pangasinan 0 0 0 95 40 50
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 100 30 65 15,545 5,480 10,065
Waray-Waray 0 0 0 50 10 40
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 20 10 10 320 140 180
Creole languages 575 270 310 56,990 25,220 31,770
Haitian Creole 50 25 25 2,220 1,055 1,170
Creole, n.o.s. 525 240 275 53,785 23,675 30,110
Creole languages, n.i.e. 5 0 5 980 490 490
Dravidian languages 30 20 15 14,865 7,435 7,430
Kannada 0 0 0 240 130 110
Malayalam 5 5 0 440 235 205
Tamil 15 10 5 13,600 6,715 6,880
Telugu 10 5 0 570 345 230
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 15 10 5
Hmong-Mien languages 0 0 0 25 10 15
Indo-European languages 15,930 7,685 8,245 553,045 269,625 283,420
Albanian 210 105 105 2,795 1,420 1,370
Armenian 65 30 35 16,430 7,970 8,460
Balto-Slavic languages 2,625 1,230 1,395 68,155 30,960 37,195
Baltic languages 25 15 10 850 335 515
Latvian 15 10 5 290 120 175
Lithuanian 10 5 0 555 215 340
Slavic languages 2,600 1,215 1,385 67,310 30,630 36,675
Belarusan 0 0 0 80 45 35
Bosnian 640 325 315 1,620 805 815
Bulgarian 235 110 125 6,985 3,385 3,600
Croatian 100 50 45 2,330 1,165 1,170
Czech 40 20 25 1,465 690 775
Macedonian 5 5 0 205 105 95
Polish 305 140 165 13,935 6,065 7,865
Russian 675 280 400 28,565 12,715 15,850
Serbian 160 80 75 3,140 1,590 1,545
Serbo-Croatian 280 130 150 1,805 865 940
Slovak 25 15 15 1,040 455 585
Slovene (Slovenian) 5 0 0 755 350 405
Ukrainian 125 55 65 5,210 2,285 2,920
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 5 5 5 175 90 85
Celtic languages 5 0 0 155 95 60
Scottish Gaelic 0 0 0 20 15 10
Welsh 0 0 5 40 20 20
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 90 55 30
Germanic languages 795 340 455 27,540 13,280 14,260
Afrikaans 10 5 5 125 60 65
Danish 5 5 0 395 190 200
Dutch 135 70 65 2,825 1,395 1,430
Frisian 0 0 0 10 10 0
German 555 215 340 13,670 6,340 7,330
Icelandic 0 0 0 65 30 35
Norwegian 5 5 5 200 100 100
Swedish 40 20 20 555 255 300
Vlaams (Flemish) 25 10 10 540 240 300
Yiddish 0 0 0 8,985 4,560 4,420
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 15 5 10 175 100 75
Greek 105 65 40 38,635 19,435 19,205
Indo-Iranian languages 1,655 820 835 76,040 39,205 36,835
Indo-Aryan languages 1,025 525 510 45,845 23,875 21,970
Bengali 70 35 35 10,995 5,620 5,380
Gujarati 20 10 5 6,070 2,980 3,090
Hindi 40 25 15 3,030 1,635 1,390
Kashmiri 0 0 0 20 15 5
Konkani 0 0 5 110 60 55
Marathi 0 5 0 255 145 110
Nepali 850 420 425 1,505 740 765
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 0 35 20 15
Punjabi (Panjabi) 10 5 0 12,380 6,720 5,660
Sindhi 5 5 5 330 160 165
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 0 0 0 645 310 330
Urdu 35 15 15 10,470 5,460 5,010
Iranian languages 530 265 265 29,760 15,105 14,655
Kurdish 50 30 20 985 550 430
Pashto 0 0 0 1,285 680 610
Persian (Farsi) 485 235 245 27,490 13,875 13,615
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 95 35 60 440 225 210
Italic (Romance) languages 10,475 5,095 5,380 323,290 157,260 166,030
Catalan 15 10 10 320 170 150
Italian 620 345 270 104,600 51,705 52,895
Portuguese 1,675 820 850 36,770 17,735 19,035
Romanian 850 400 445 35,840 17,170 18,665
Spanish 7,315 3,510 3,805 145,635 70,405 75,235
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 10 5 0 125 75 50
Japanese 165 50 115 2,525 775 1,750
Kartvelian languages 5 0 5 170 80 85
Georgian 5 0 5 170 80 90
Korean 40 15 25 5,160 2,270 2,890
Mongolic languages 0 0 0 190 75 115
Mongolian 5 0 5 195 80 115
Niger-Congo languages 2,805 1,450 1,355 28,355 14,360 13,995
Akan (Twi) 0 5 0 1,050 520 525
Bamanankan 75 40 30 1,200 655 545
Edo 0 0 0 75 45 30
Ewe 50 30 20 730 400 325
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 160 95 65 2,055 1,080 970
Ga 0 0 0 80 40 40
Ganda 0 5 0 35 15 20
Igbo 5 0 0 120 70 50
Lingala 115 60 55 2,465 1,185 1,285
Rundi (Kirundi) 480 235 240 3,345 1,600 1,745
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 305 130 170 2,500 1,115 1,380
Shona 0 0 0 85 45 40
Swahili 505 245 260 3,010 1,460 1,545
Wolof 310 175 140 3,230 1,745 1,485
Yoruba 15 10 5 255 155 100
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 790 430 355 8,135 4,235 3,895
Nilo-Saharan languages 35 20 15 345 180 165
Dinka 0 0 0 5 5 0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 30 15 15 335 170 165
Sign languages 115 55 60 1,330 700 630
American Sign Language 0 0 0 65 35 30
Quebec Sign Language 65 30 40 670 330 340
Sign languages, n.i.e 50 30 20 595 340 255
Sino-Tibetan languages 1,380 650 725 76,840 35,775 41,065
Chinese languages 1,280 595 680 76,490 35,600 40,895
Cantonese 270 140 130 24,375 11,505 12,875
Hakka 0 0 0 470 215 260
Mandarin 875 390 480 43,700 20,175 23,525
Min Dong 0 0 0 20 10 15
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 30 15 20 3,225 1,480 1,745
Wu (Shanghainese) 15 5 10 1,075 465 605
Chinese, n.o.s. 85 40 40 3,535 1,710 1,825
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 90 40 45
Tibeto-Burman languages 100 50 50 345 175 170
Burmese 10 5 5 80 30 50
Karenic languages 70 35 30 70 40 30
Tibetan 5 5 0 110 65 50
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 15 10 10 85 45 40
Tai-Kadai languages 200 75 120 4,895 2,185 2,710
Lao 130 60 65 4,115 1,995 2,120
Thai 75 15 55 765 180 585
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 10 5 10
Turkic languages 90 55 35 7,980 4,095 3,880
Azerbaijani 20 10 5 290 160 130
Turkish 65 45 25 7,155 3,685 3,470
Uyghur 0 0 0 205 100 105
Uzbek 0 0 0 145 70 75
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 5 185 80 105
Uralic languages 145 80 70 6,400 2,985 3,410
Estonian 0 5 5 195 75 120
Finnish 15 5 10 360 125 240
Hungarian 130 70 60 5,835 2,790 3,045
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 5
Other languages, n.i.e. 60 40 20 685 385 300
Multiple responses 7,480 3,880 3,605 184,905 92,600 92,310
English and French 3,775 1,990 1,785 72,395 36,695 35,695
English and non-official language 235 120 115 27,485 13,545 13,945
French and non-official language 3,175 1,610 1,565 67,075 33,110 33,970
English, French and non-official language 295 160 140 17,950 9,245 8,705
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 8,066,560 3,977,270 4,089,285
Single responses 778,085 381,065 397,020 7,743,740 3,819,315 3,924,425
Official languages 763,185 373,810 389,380 7,157,850 3,536,165 3,621,685
English 8,360 4,345 4,015 782,185 391,125 391,060
French 754,830 369,470 385,360 6,375,665 3,145,040 3,230,625
Non-official languages 14,900 7,255 7,645 585,890 283,150 302,735
Aboriginal languages 285 115 165 40,190 20,205 19,980
Algonquian languages 275 115 155 28,695 14,385 14,310
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 270 115 155 28,110 14,105 14,005
Atikamekw 10 5 5 5,465 2,825 2,640
Montagnais (Innu) 255 110 145 7,375 3,590 3,790
Moose Cree 0 0 0 5 5 0
Naskapi 5 0 5 590 295 290
Northern East Cree 0 0 0 60 30 30
Plains Cree 0 0 0 5 0 0
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 15 5 10
Swampy Cree 0 0 0 5 5 5
Woods Cree 0 0 0 0 5 0
Cree, n.o.s. 0 0 0 14,590 7,355 7,235
Eastern Algonquian languages 0 0 0 220 115 110
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 0 0 0 220 110 105
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 5 5 0 370 170 200
Algonquin 0 5 0 360 165 195
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 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 0 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 0 0 0
Haida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages 0 0 0 11,375 5,770 5,615
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 5 0
Inuktitut 5 0 5 11,350 5,750 5,600
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 20 15 10
Iroquoian languages 0 0 0 70 35 35
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 0 0 0 70 35 30
Oneida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 5 5 0 0
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages 0 0 0 5 5 5
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lillooet 0 0 0 0 0 0
Okanagan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Squamish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Straits 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 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 35 10 25
Non-Aboriginal languages 14,615 7,135 7,475 545,695 262,940 282,755
Afro-Asiatic languages 2,245 1,155 1,090 91,660 46,550 45,110
Berber languages 235 115 115 7,495 3,895 3,605
Kabyle 165 85 80 5,105 2,660 2,450
Berber languages, n.i.e. 75 40 35 2,390 1,235 1,150
Cushitic languages 10 5 5 535 240 295
Bilen 0 0 0 5 0 5
Oromo 0 0 0 5 0 0
Somali 10 5 5 520 230 290
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 5 5 5 5
Semitic languages 1,985 1,025 960 83,520 42,365 41,160
Amharic 0 0 0 340 150 185
Arabic 1,975 1,020 960 81,105 41,150 39,955
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 95 50 45
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 10 0 5
Harari 0 0 0 5 0 5
Hebrew 10 5 0 1,705 880 825
Maltese 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tigrigna 5 0 0 205 95 105
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 60 25 35
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 15 5 10 105 50 55
Austro-Asiatic languages 680 305 375 24,980 11,675 13,305
Khmer (Cambodian) 185 80 105 5,180 2,370 2,805
Vietnamese 485 225 265 19,790 9,295 10,495
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 10 0 5 15 5 10
Austronesian languages 105 55 50 9,715 3,960 5,750
Bikol 0 0 0 15 5 10
Cebuano 0 0 0 230 100 125
Fijian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 0 0 0 130 55 75
Ilocano 0 0 0 740 305 435
Malagasy 65 35 35 360 185 170
Malay 5 0 5 175 85 95
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 0 0 0 60 30 30
Pangasinan 0 0 0 10 5 10
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 20 15 10 7,905 3,150 4,760
Waray-Waray 0 0 0 15 10 10
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 10 5 5 75 35 35
Creole languages 145 60 80 20,705 8,780 11,925
Haitian Creole 5 5 5 855 380 475
Creole, n.o.s. 135 60 80 19,405 8,200 11,210
Creole languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 440 200 240
Dravidian languages 10 5 5 11,400 5,595 5,805
Kannada 0 0 0 150 85 65
Malayalam 5 5 0 200 100 100
Tamil 5 0 5 10,720 5,215 5,500
Telugu 0 0 0 330 190 135
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 5 5
Hmong-Mien languages 0 0 0 15 5 5
Indo-European languages 9,255 4,500 4,760 303,215 146,100 157,115
Albanian 100 50 50 1,615 795 820
Armenian 35 20 15 11,990 5,680 6,310
Balto-Slavic languages 1,420 685 730 40,405 19,085 21,325
Baltic languages 10 5 5 190 80 105
Latvian 5 0 0 75 40 40
Lithuanian 5 0 0 115 40 70
Slavic languages 1,410 680 725 40,220 19,000 21,220
Belarusan 0 0 0 25 15 15
Bosnian 370 180 190 965 475 495
Bulgarian 135 70 70 5,125 2,495 2,630
Croatian 50 30 25 1,015 475 545
Czech 10 5 5 460 220 240
Macedonian 5 0 0 130 65 65
Polish 100 45 50 5,970 2,695 3,270
Russian 405 190 220 20,680 9,775 10,900
Serbian 100 55 50 2,010 1,020 990
Serbo-Croatian 140 65 75 960 470 490
Slovak 0 0 0 245 120 130
Slovene (Slovenian) 0 0 0 225 95 135
Ukrainian 70 35 35 2,365 1,060 1,300
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 40 15 25
Celtic languages 0 0 0 30 20 10
Scottish Gaelic 0 0 0 5 5 0
Welsh 0 0 0 10 10 0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 15 15 5
Germanic languages 125 60 65 9,890 4,980 4,905
Afrikaans 0 0 0 15 10 10
Danish 0 0 0 50 25 25
Dutch 25 15 10 375 170 205
Frisian 0 0 0 0 0 0
German 90 40 55 2,550 1,190 1,365
Icelandic 0 0 0 30 15 20
Norwegian 0 0 0 20 5 10
Swedish 5 5 0 105 50 60
Vlaams (Flemish) 10 5 5 70 35 40
Yiddish 0 0 0 6,665 3,485 3,180
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 5 5
Greek 15 10 10 18,545 8,865 9,680
Indo-Iranian languages 1,380 670 710 53,555 26,845 26,710
Indo-Aryan languages 910 445 460 31,575 15,985 15,585
Bengali 45 25 25 8,180 4,055 4,125
Gujarati 15 10 10 3,840 1,860 1,985
Hindi 15 10 10 1,535 790 745
Kashmiri 0 0 0 5 0 0
Konkani 0 0 0 30 15 15
Marathi 0 0 0 80 40 40
Nepali 820 400 415 1,355 655 700
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 0 15 10 5
Punjabi (Panjabi) 0 0 0 8,840 4,690 4,155
Sindhi 0 0 0 135 65 75
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 0 0 0 365 185 180
Urdu 20 5 5 7,180 3,620 3,565
Iranian languages 380 185 195 21,745 10,740 11,010
Kurdish 20 15 10 510 280 235
Pashto 0 0 0 925 460 465
Persian (Farsi) 360 175 185 20,310 10,005 10,305
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 85 35 50 235 120 120
Italic (Romance) languages 6,175 3,010 3,175 167,190 79,835 87,355
Catalan 5 0 5 110 50 60
Italian 120 55 65 32,935 14,595 18,340
Portuguese 1,085 540 545 17,260 8,250 9,005
Romanian 465 230 235 24,520 12,000 12,525
Spanish 4,505 2,180 2,325 92,330 44,920 47,415
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 35 20 15
Japanese 65 25 40 1,050 425 620
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 70 35 35
Georgian 0 0 0 70 40 35
Korean 15 0 15 3,540 1,630 1,910
Mongolic languages 0 0 0 145 70 75
Mongolian 0 0 0 145 70 75
Niger-Congo languages 765 360 405 7,250 3,450 3,800
Akan (Twi) 0 0 0 445 215 235
Bamanankan 10 5 10 265 135 125
Edo 0 0 0 10 5 5
Ewe 5 5 5 140 60 80
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 20 10 10 530 255 280
Ga 0 0 0 15 5 10
Ganda 0 0 0 5 5 5
Igbo 0 0 0 15 10 10
Lingala 30 15 15 625 270 355
Rundi (Kirundi) 175 80 95 1,110 510 600
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 50 20 30 530 225 305
Shona 0 0 0 20 10 10
Swahili 170 80 90 1,100 535 565
Wolof 105 55 50 1,035 555 480
Yoruba 0 0 0 55 25 25
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 185 85 110 1,350 635 710
Nilo-Saharan languages 20 5 10 135 70 65
Dinka 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 20 5 10 130 65 65
Sign languages 150 75 70 1,770 1,000 775
American Sign Language 0 0 0 90 35 50
Quebec Sign Language 80 40 35 700 360 340
Sign languages, n.i.e 75 40 35 985 600 385
Sino-Tibetan languages 1,015 520 500 60,370 28,925 31,450
Chinese languages 925 470 455 60,155 28,805 31,345
Cantonese 165 90 80 17,845 8,470 9,375
Hakka 0 0 0 155 75 80
Mandarin 670 340 330 37,075 17,870 19,200
Min Dong 0 0 0 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 25 10 10 1,830 830 1,000
Wu (Shanghainese) 10 0 5 780 355 420
Chinese, n.o.s. 60 30 30 2,435 1,190 1,240
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 40 20 20
Tibeto-Burman languages 90 50 45 215 115 100
Burmese 15 5 5 35 15 20
Karenic languages 70 40 30 65 40 30
Tibetan 0 5 5 70 45 30
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 40 20 20
Tai-Kadai languages 70 30 40 2,375 1,145 1,230
Lao 40 20 25 2,150 1,055 1,100
Thai 25 10 15 225 90 135
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 35 15 15 5,120 2,540 2,575
Azerbaijani 5 5 0 100 50 55
Turkish 25 10 15 4,715 2,340 2,370
Uyghur 0 0 0 140 75 70
Uzbek 0 0 0 105 50 55
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 5 5 5 65 30 35
Uralic languages 30 10 15 2,025 895 1,130
Estonian 0 0 0 30 10 20
Finnish 5 0 0 50 20 30
Hungarian 30 10 10 1,945 860 1,085
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 15 10 10 150 90 60
Multiple responses 11,270 5,655 5,615 322,820 157,960 164,860
English and French 3,755 1,995 1,760 86,715 43,820 42,890
English and non-official language 245 120 130 54,400 26,255 28,140
French and non-official language 6,550 3,190 3,365 139,385 66,610 72,775
English, French and non-official language 715 360 355 42,320 21,270 21,045
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 8,066,555 3,977,275 4,089,285
None 729,355 355,120 374,240 6,825,240 3,356,340 3,468,900
English 35,055 19,290 15,760 513,410 263,670 249,735
French 11,460 5,665 5,795 320,370 158,340 162,030
Non-official language 11,255 5,540 5,715 317,790 154,450 163,340
Aboriginal 230 90 140 5,700 2,645 3,060
Non-Aboriginal 11,020 5,450 5,570 312,085 151,810 160,280
English and French 580 310 275 36,235 18,285 17,955
English and non-official language 1,320 645 675 28,630 14,075 14,555
French and non-official language 295 130 165 23,470 11,365 12,095
English, French and non-official language 35 25 10 1,420 740 680
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 6,634,295 3,260,155 3,374,145
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 641,470 313,630 327,840 6,417,615 3,160,595 3,257,020
Median total income in 2015 among recipients ($) 38,249 43,201 33,775 32,975 37,842 28,522
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 641,595 313,650 327,950 6,419,175 3,160,780 3,258,400
Median after-tax income in 2015 among recipients ($) 33,322 36,934 29,934 29,535 33,110 26,119
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 593,300 295,270 298,025 5,685,690 2,866,470 2,819,220
Median market income in 2015 among recipients ($) 34,499 40,016 29,220 30,067 35,597 25,012
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 480,130 217,610 262,515 4,973,245 2,300,800 2,672,445
Median government transfers in 2015 among recipients ($) 7,059 5,617 7,941 7,307 5,851 8,246
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 478,745 247,190 231,560 4,627,795 2,408,420 2,219,370
Median employment income in 2015 among recipients ($) 35,466 39,498 31,639 31,263 35,627 27,219
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 22 654,805 319,825 334,985 6,634,280 3,260,040 3,374,245
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 641,685 313,800 327,885 6,417,010 3,159,415 3,257,595
Average total income in 2015 among recipients ($) 45,829 52,425 39,516 42,546 49,087 36,203
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 641,775 313,810 327,965 6,418,440 3,159,550 3,258,890
Average after-tax income in 2015 among recipients ($) 37,503 42,089 33,115 34,887 39,292 30,616
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 593,400 295,955 297,440 5,685,905 2,866,415 2,819,485
Average market income in 2015 among recipients ($) 42,836 50,045 35,663 40,505 47,810 33,079
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 479,925 217,500 262,425 4,972,650 2,299,595 2,673,050
Average government transfers in 2015 among recipients ($) 8,312 7,540 8,951 8,590 7,846 9,229
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 478,745 248,005 230,745 4,627,775 2,408,655 2,219,120
Average employment income in 2015 among recipients ($) 42,113 46,952 36,913 40,382 45,974 34,313
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 6,634,280 3,260,040 3,374,240
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 2,036,965 1,114,940 922,025
Median employment income in 2015 for full-year full-time workers ($)Census data footnote 25 49,707 54,032 45,395 47,111 51,622 42,433
Average employment income in 2015 for full-year full-time workers ($)Census data footnote 26 57,042 62,415 50,815 56,564 62,750 49,085
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 84.4 88.3 79.1
Employment income (%)Census data footnote 29 68.6 70.8 65.7 68.4 71.4 64.6
Government transfers (%)Census data footnote 30 13.6 10.0 18.1 15.6 11.7 20.9
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 6,634,295 3,260,155 3,374,140
Without total income 13,340 6,215 7,120 216,685 99,555 117,125
With total income 641,470 313,630 327,840 6,417,615 3,160,595 3,257,020
Percentage with total income 98.0 98.1 97.9 96.7 96.9 96.5
Under $10,000 (including loss) 61,045 26,440 34,605 789,595 351,935 437,660
$10,000 to $19,999 101,425 39,805 61,615 1,188,135 476,630 711,500
$20,000 to $29,999 86,775 36,750 50,025 976,210 428,390 547,830
$30,000 to $39,999 87,280 40,175 47,105 852,735 414,105 438,625
$40,000 to $49,999 83,495 40,120 43,380 747,995 378,215 369,780
$50,000 to $59,999 65,095 34,270 30,820 540,265 292,110 248,150
$60,000 to $69,999 47,060 26,990 20,075 375,935 214,805 161,130
$70,000 to $79,999 35,555 20,665 14,885 286,025 164,240 121,790
$80,000 to $89,999 23,150 13,775 9,375 189,350 113,715 75,635
$90,000 to $99,999 13,490 8,715 4,775 122,750 80,090 42,660
$100,000 and over 37,100 25,925 11,175 348,620 246,360 102,255
$100,000 to $149,999 25,675 17,425 8,255 236,515 164,145 72,370
$150,000 and over 11,425 8,500 2,930 112,105 82,215 29,885
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 6,634,295 3,260,150 3,374,140
Without after-tax income 13,210 6,195 7,010 215,120 99,375 115,750
With after-tax income 641,600 313,650 327,950 6,419,175 3,160,780 3,258,395
Percentage with after-tax income 98.0 98.1 97.9 96.8 97.0 96.6
Under $10,000 (including loss) 65,410 27,085 38,325 822,725 359,045 463,675
$10,000 to $19,999 105,965 42,385 63,585 1,246,480 505,165 741,315
$20,000 to $29,999 110,450 47,950 62,495 1,192,885 541,080 651,810
$30,000 to $39,999 116,920 56,240 60,670 1,096,510 553,200 543,315
$40,000 to $49,999 93,175 48,850 44,325 793,150 425,040 368,115
$50,000 to $59,999 61,905 35,505 26,400 498,475 283,130 215,345
$60,000 to $69,999 37,495 21,645 15,850 309,415 180,470 128,945
$70,000 to $79,999 18,715 11,825 6,890 167,895 108,500 59,395
$80,000 and over 31,565 22,155 9,410 291,635 205,155 86,485
$80,000 to $89,999 10,515 7,035 3,480 95,010 64,670 30,335
$90,000 to $99,999 6,260 4,335 1,925 55,980 39,080 16,905
$100,000 and over 14,790 10,790 4,005 140,645 101,405 39,240
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 6,634,295 3,260,155 3,374,145
Without employment income 176,065 72,660 103,405 2,006,505 851,730 1,154,775
With employment income 478,745 247,190 231,555 4,627,790 2,408,420 2,219,375
Percentage with employment income 73.1 77.3 69.1 69.8 73.9 65.8
Under $5,000 (including loss) 55,460 29,030 26,430 606,300 311,780 294,520
$5,000 to $9,999 34,955 15,385 19,570 367,030 162,150 204,885
$10,000 to $19,999 63,170 28,250 34,925 681,920 305,995 375,920
$20,000 to $29,999 54,820 24,775 30,045 586,140 269,950 316,195
$30,000 to $39,999 58,790 27,645 31,150 565,425 277,135 288,285
$40,000 to $49,999 55,110 26,810 28,300 476,665 247,105 229,560
$50,000 to $59,999 42,320 23,175 19,145 359,180 203,580 155,600
$60,000 to $69,999 33,525 19,700 13,825 266,650 156,255 110,395
$70,000 to $79,999 27,205 16,015 11,190 224,040 129,890 94,150
$80,000 and over 53,385 36,410 16,980 494,440 344,585 149,855
$80,000 to $89,999 16,580 10,490 6,090 139,830 90,295 49,540
$90,000 to $99,999 9,900 6,645 3,255 93,860 64,160 29,700
$100,000 and over 26,915 19,280 7,630 260,745 190,125 70,620
Income of households in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for private households by household size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 34 361,890 ... ... 3,531,665 ... ...
Median total income of households in 2015 ($) 65,359 ... ... 59,822 ... ...
Median after-tax income of households in 2015 ($) 55,890 ... ... 52,207 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for one-person private households - 100% data 127,555 ... ... 1,175,230 ... ...
Median total income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 35,943 ... ... 31,574 ... ...
Median after-tax income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 31,610 ... ... 28,469 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for two-or-more-person private households - 100% data 234,340 ... ... 2,356,430 ... ...
Median total income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 87,791 ... ... 78,645 ... ...
Median after-tax income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 74,102 ... ... 67,665 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for private households by household size - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 35 361,890 ... ... 3,531,665 ... ...
Average total income of households in 2015 ($) 81,261 ... ... 77,306 ... ...
Average after-tax income of households in 2015 ($) 66,508 ... ... 63,404 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for one-person private households - 25% sample data 127,520 ... ... 1,174,695 ... ...
Average total income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 42,288 ... ... 40,042 ... ...
Average after-tax income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 35,172 ... ... 33,262 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for two-or-more-person private households - 25% sample data 234,375 ... ... 2,356,970 ... ...
Average total income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 102,466 ... ... 95,878 ... ...
Average after-tax income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 83,558 ... ... 78,426 ... ...
Total - Household total income groups in 2015 for private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 36 361,890 ... ... 3,531,665 ... ...
Under $5,000 2,880 ... ... 47,170 ... ...
$5,000 to $9,999 4,180 ... ... 56,315 ... ...
$10,000 to $14,999 10,415 ... ... 119,570 ... ...
$15,000 to $19,999 15,410 ... ... 180,865 ... ...
$20,000 to $24,999 15,980 ... ... 179,690 ... ...
$25,000 to $29,999 13,780 ... ... 154,150 ... ...
$30,000 to $34,999 17,205 ... ... 185,000 ... ...
$35,000 to $39,999 18,295 ... ... 184,435 ... ...
$40,000 to $44,999 18,165 ... ... 179,855 ... ...
$45,000 to $49,999 17,125 ... ... 170,445 ... ...
$50,000 to $59,999 31,915 ... ... 313,600 ... ...
$60,000 to $69,999 28,380 ... ... 273,620 ... ...
$70,000 to $79,999 25,820 ... ... 241,940 ... ...
$80,000 to $89,999 22,645 ... ... 208,620 ... ...
$90,000 to $99,999 19,400 ... ... 176,355 ... ...
$100,000 and over 100,300 ... ... 860,030 ... ...
$100,000 to $124,999 38,355 ... ... 327,435 ... ...
$125,000 to $149,999 24,550 ... ... 204,105 ... ...
$150,000 to $199,999 22,690 ... ... 192,155 ... ...
$200,000 and over 14,700 ... ... 136,335 ... ...
Total - Household after-tax income groups in 2015 for private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 32 361,890 ... ... 3,531,660 ... ...
Under $5,000 3,155 ... ... 50,445 ... ...
$5,000 to $9,999 4,280 ... ... 57,335 ... ...
$10,000 to $14,999 10,545 ... ... 120,860 ... ...
$15,000 to $19,999 16,270 ... ... 190,300 ... ...
$20,000 to $24,999 18,335 ... ... 202,905 ... ...
$25,000 to $29,999 18,000 ... ... 187,365 ... ...
$30,000 to $34,999 23,060 ... ... 231,765 ... ...
$35,000 to $39,999 22,925 ... ... 225,695 ... ...
$40,000 to $44,999 21,775 ... ... 211,990 ... ...
$45,000 to $49,999 20,405 ... ... 202,760 ... ...
$50,000 to $59,999 36,880 ... ... 363,775 ... ...
$60,000 to $69,999 32,160 ... ... 309,825 ... ...
$70,000 to $79,999 27,775 ... ... 256,150 ... ...
$80,000 to $89,999 23,340 ... ... 208,765 ... ...
$90,000 to $99,999 19,515 ... ... 166,295 ... ...
$100,000 and over 63,465 ... ... 545,440 ... ...
$100,000 to $124,999 32,100 ... ... 269,170 ... ...
$125,000 to $149,999 15,230 ... ... 130,225 ... ...
$150,000 and over 16,135 ... ... 146,045 ... ...
Income of economic families in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for economic families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 37 223,575 ... ... 2,261,890 ... ...
Median total income of economic families in 2015 ($) 89,081 ... ... 79,378 ... ...
Median after-tax income of economic families in 2015 ($) 74,978 ... ... 68,152 ... ...
Average family size of economic families 2.8 ... ... 2.9 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families without children or other relatives in private households - 100% data 101,570 ... ... 930,195 ... ...
Median total income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 78,020 ... ... 70,075 ... ...
Median after-tax income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 66,094 ... ... 60,224 ... ...
Average family size of couple economic families without children or other relatives 2.0 ... ... 2.0 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families with children in private households - 100% data 86,010 ... ... 911,980 ... ...
Median total income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 118,728 ... ... 105,246 ... ...
Median after-tax income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 98,277 ... ... 88,844 ... ...
Average family size of couple economic families with children 3.8 ... ... 3.9 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for lone-parent economic families in private households - 100% data 31,555 ... ... 364,085 ... ...
Median total income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 59,196 ... ... 52,708 ... ...
Median after-tax income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 52,365 ... ... 47,805 ... ...
Average family size of lone-parent economic families 2.5 ... ... 2.6 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for economic families in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 38 223,545 ... ... 2,262,045 ... ...
Average total income of economic families in 2015 ($) 103,956 ... ... 96,863 ... ...
Average after-tax income of economic families in 2015 ($) 84,553 ... ... 79,060 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families without children or other relatives in private households - 25% sample data 101,635 ... ... 929,645 ... ...
Average total income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 90,854 ... ... 86,304 ... ...
Average after-tax income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 73,993 ... ... 70,167 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families with children in private households - 25% sample data 85,955 ... ... 912,560 ... ...
Average total income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 133,422 ... ... 122,835 ... ...
Average after-tax income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 107,503 ... ... 99,279 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for lone-parent economic families in private households - 25% sample data 31,455 ... ... 363,610 ... ...
Average total income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 69,420 ... ... 61,753 ... ...
Average after-tax income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 58,473 ... ... 53,052 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 21 154,950 73,360 81,585 1,433,210 711,180 722,030
Median total income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 39 33,620 35,596 32,027 29,195 31,526 27,210
Median after-tax income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 39 29,950 31,119 28,919 26,706 28,214 25,434
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 40 154,775 72,985 81,785 1,430,625 708,225 722,405
Average total income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 41 39,860 42,360 37,630 37,684 39,840 35,571
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 31,513 32,729 30,321
Total - Economic family income decile group for the population in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 42 779,085 383,165 395,925 7,965,455 3,941,475 4,023,970
In the bottom half of the distribution 381,490 181,395 200,090 4,577,885 2,216,770 2,361,115
In the bottom decile 50,875 25,110 25,765 747,785 368,385 379,395
In the second decile 65,945 28,900 37,050 898,605 408,705 489,900
In the third decile 78,255 36,890 41,365 997,185 481,975 515,210
In the fourth decile 91,135 43,855 47,280 996,230 490,275 505,960
In the fifth decile 95,275 46,650 48,625 938,080 467,425 470,655
In the top half of the distribution 397,595 201,765 195,830 3,387,565 1,724,710 1,662,855
In the sixth decile 98,395 49,190 49,205 881,640 444,865 436,775
In the seventh decile 98,030 49,865 48,170 806,685 409,470 397,220
In the eighth decile 85,225 43,265 41,965 700,450 357,000 343,455
In the ninth decile 66,730 34,090 32,635 557,160 286,195 270,960
In the top decile 49,215 25,350 23,860 441,630 227,185 214,445
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 7,921,505 3,919,560 4,001,945
0 to 17 years 145,710 74,270 71,445 1,564,410 800,455 763,960
0 to 5 years 51,550 26,400 25,150 532,410 272,790 259,625
18 to 64 years 495,160 246,140 249,020 5,021,875 2,498,900 2,522,980
65 years and over 136,095 61,705 74,395 1,335,220 620,210 715,010
In low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) 79,480 36,105 43,370 1,160,190 542,405 617,785
0 to 17 years 12,105 6,170 5,935 222,955 114,410 108,540
0 to 5 years 4,045 2,085 1,955 75,270 38,595 36,670
18 to 64 years 48,005 23,630 24,375 688,130 334,825 353,305
65 years and over 19,365 6,305 13,065 249,110 93,170 155,930
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) (%) 10.2 9.4 11.0 14.6 13.8 15.4
0 to 17 years (%) 8.3 8.3 8.3 14.3 14.3 14.2
0 to 5 years (%) 7.8 7.9 7.8 14.1 14.1 14.1
18 to 64 years (%) 9.7 9.6 9.8 13.7 13.4 14.0
65 years and over (%) 14.2 10.2 17.6 18.7 15.0 21.8
In low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) 63,420 29,790 33,630 731,340 358,085 373,260
0 to 17 years 8,130 4,135 3,995 129,325 66,400 62,925
0 to 5 years 2,725 1,390 1,335 44,375 22,705 21,675
18 to 64 years 43,050 21,990 21,060 514,540 261,485 253,060
65 years and over 12,240 3,670 8,575 87,475 30,205 57,270
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) (%) 8.2 7.8 8.5 9.2 9.1 9.3
0 to 17 years (%) 5.6 5.6 5.6 8.3 8.3 8.2
0 to 5 years (%) 5.3 5.3 5.3 8.3 8.3 8.3
18 to 64 years (%) 8.7 8.9 8.5 10.2 10.5 10.0
65 years and over (%) 9.0 5.9 11.5 6.6 4.9 8.0
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 7,965,450 3,941,440 4,024,015
Official languages 777,065 382,250 394,815 7,891,110 3,911,220 3,979,890
English 307,085 168,175 138,900 3,930,690 2,058,470 1,872,225
French 775,365 381,385 393,980 7,522,350 3,725,145 3,797,200
Non-official languages 67,190 31,485 35,710 1,610,980 776,265 834,720
Aboriginal languages 805 355 450 50,890 25,190 25,700
Algonquian languages 695 310 380 37,515 18,545 18,965
Blackfoot 0 10 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 645 300 350 34,415 17,050 17,370
Atikamekw 65 15 45 6,640 3,335 3,305
Montagnais (Innu) 560 260 300 9,850 4,735 5,115
Moose Cree 0 0 0 0 10 0
Naskapi 30 15 20 775 385 385
Northern East Cree 0 0 0 260 130 130
Plains Cree 0 0 0 10 0 0
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 35 25 10
Swampy Cree 0 0 0 15 0 10
Woods Cree 0 0 0 10 10 0
Cree, n.o.s. 10 0 0 17,175 8,600 8,575
Eastern Algonquian languages 0 0 0 885 460 420
Malecite 0 0 0 10 0 0
Mi'kmaq 10 0 0 880 460 425
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 45 15 25 2,340 1,105 1,235
Algonquin 20 10 10 2,240 1,055 1,185
Ojibway 20 10 15 105 50 50
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 10 0 0
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 35 20 10
Athabaskan languages 10 0 0 20 10 10
Northern Athabaskan languages 0 10 0 20 15 10
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carrier 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chilcotin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dene 0 0 0 10 0 10
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 0 0 0 10
Gwich'in 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sarsi (Sarcee) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sekani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages 0 0 0 10 0 0
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Slavey 10 10 0 10 10 0
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 10 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 12,595 6,270 6,330
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 55 20 40 12,485 6,210 6,270
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 115 60 60
Iroquoian languages 40 10 25 740 360 375
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 0 0 0 690 350 335
Oneida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 35 10 25 50 15 35
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 0 0 0 30 15 10
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 10 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 10
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 90 40 55
Non-Aboriginal languages 66,420 31,150 35,270 1,560,375 751,215 809,160
Afro-Asiatic languages 8,770 4,780 3,985 301,035 157,545 143,490
Berber languages 980 520 455 27,595 14,650 12,945
Kabyle 505 260 240 16,170 8,580 7,590
Berber languages, n.i.e. 485 265 215 11,580 6,150 5,425
Cushitic languages 55 20 35 1,550 745 805
Bilen 0 0 0 35 20 10
Oromo 0 0 0 45 30 10
Somali 55 20 35 1,460 680 780
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 10 0
Semitic languages 8,240 4,525 3,715 286,625 149,970 136,660
Amharic 0 0 0 1,145 540 600
Arabic 8,180 4,485 3,695 267,965 140,280 127,685
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 195 95 95
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 10 0 0
Harari 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hebrew 50 40 15 18,035 9,490 8,540
Maltese 0 0 0 40 10 25
Tigrigna 0 0 10 420 195 225
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 180 85 95
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 70 35 35 810 430 380
Austro-Asiatic languages 1,620 770 850 46,050 21,955 24,095
Khmer (Cambodian) 585 285 295 11,840 5,620 6,220
Vietnamese 1,065 490 575 34,580 16,520 18,060
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 40 25 15
Austronesian languages 415 165 250 31,230 11,820 19,410
Bikol 10 0 10 105 45 60
Cebuano 25 10 20 1,105 360 750
Fijian 0 0 0 15 0 10
Hiligaynon 0 0 0 540 195 350
Ilocano 10 0 0 2,500 890 1,610
Malagasy 195 80 115 1,980 940 1,040
Malay 65 30 35 1,210 525 690
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 0 0 0 195 95 100
Pangasinan 0 0 0 60 20 40
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 115 35 85 26,705 9,785 16,915
Waray-Waray 10 0 10 55 10 45
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 60 30 25 540 270 275
Creole languages 1,340 650 690 115,445 51,970 63,475
Haitian Creole 125 70 50 4,910 2,285 2,620
Creole, n.o.s. 1,090 510 580 108,315 48,615 59,705
Creole languages, n.i.e. 130 70 55 2,835 1,390 1,445
Dravidian languages 20 10 10 18,710 9,495 9,210
Kannada 0 0 0 415 210 205
Malayalam 0 0 0 510 285 220
Tamil 0 0 0 17,245 8,680 8,565
Telugu 15 10 10 930 540 390
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 15 10 0
Hmong-Mien languages 0 0 0 35 15 25
Indo-European languages 46,990 21,140 25,850 912,945 435,785 477,155
Albanian 290 165 120 3,375 1,730 1,645
Armenian 30 20 10 20,290 9,790 10,500
Balto-Slavic languages 3,385 1,665 1,720 88,425 41,725 46,700
Baltic languages 10 10 0 1,080 500 585
Latvian 10 0 0 335 150 185
Lithuanian 0 0 0 755 350 410
Slavic languages 3,370 1,650 1,725 87,520 41,315 46,205
Belarusan 0 10 10 365 150 215
Bosnian 660 355 310 1,975 990 985
Bulgarian 145 65 80 7,345 3,595 3,750
Croatian 170 80 90 3,580 1,760 1,820
Czech 70 45 30 2,070 975 1,095
Macedonian 15 15 0 285 140 145
Polish 480 225 255 17,760 8,090 9,665
Russian 1,340 630 705 46,665 22,265 24,400
Serbian 185 100 85 4,050 1,980 2,070
Serbo-Croatian 390 175 220 2,385 1,140 1,245
Slovak 60 40 20 1,520 705 820
Slovene (Slovenian) 0 0 0 970 490 480
Ukrainian 220 100 120 9,015 3,885 5,135
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 150 75 75
Celtic languages 15 10 0 495 305 195
Scottish Gaelic 15 10 0 155 95 65
Welsh 0 0 0 85 45 40
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 265 175 95
Germanic languages 4,130 2,135 1,990 63,370 31,835 31,530
Afrikaans 25 15 0 415 260 150
Danish 40 20 25 835 410 420
Dutch 300 185 115 5,060 2,665 2,395
Frisian 0 0 0 15 10 0
German 3,650 1,860 1,790 43,475 21,950 21,530
Icelandic 0 0 0 140 80 60
Norwegian 20 15 10 510 255 255
Swedish 120 65 55 1,580 785 795
Vlaams (Flemish) 35 15 15 760 265 495
Yiddish 0 0 0 12,375 6,225 6,155
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 20 10 15 270 125 140
Greek 265 145 125 51,060 25,520 25,540
Indo-Iranian languages 1,955 940 1,015 93,655 48,040 45,615
Indo-Aryan languages 1,110 560 550 59,570 30,870 28,700
Bengali 105 60 40 12,870 6,610 6,260
Gujarati 25 10 15 7,950 3,860 4,090
Hindi 205 120 85 15,570 8,285 7,280
Kashmiri 0 0 0 45 35 15
Konkani 0 0 0 150 70 75
Marathi 0 0 10 475 240 230
Nepali 825 395 430 1,445 725 720
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 0 55 35 20
Punjabi (Panjabi) 15 10 0 17,860 9,690 8,165
Sindhi 0 0 0 500 240 255
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 0 0 0 1,335 625 710
Urdu 55 35 20 16,545 8,655 7,890
Iranian languages 680 325 355 35,420 17,830 17,585
Kurdish 60 30 30 1,255 665 590
Pashto 10 0 0 1,825 1,005 825
Persian (Farsi) 630 305 330 32,965 16,560 16,405
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 200 75 125 845 425 420
Italic (Romance) languages 39,020 17,085 21,935 627,545 293,620 333,920
Catalan 90 40 45 890 525 365
Italian 3,125 1,400 1,725 173,710 84,430 89,275
Portuguese 2,965 1,480 1,485 55,100 27,620 27,475
Romanian 1,080 500 580 42,655 20,550 22,110
Spanish 33,440 14,385 19,055 390,355 177,610 212,745
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 20 25 0 490 345 145
Japanese 555 305 250 7,040 3,340 3,695
Kartvelian languages 0 0 10 220 110 110
Georgian 10 0 10 215 105 110
Korean 45 10 30 6,260 2,825 3,430
Mongolic languages 15 10 0 270 135 130
Mongolian 15 10 0 265 135 130
Niger-Congo languages 4,715 2,555 2,160 52,840 26,665 26,175
Akan (Twi) 10 10 0 1,800 945 855
Bamanankan 170 95 70 2,385 1,240 1,145
Edo 0 0 0 190 95 95
Ewe 80 55 25 1,410 865 545
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 260 150 110 3,400 1,785 1,620
Ga 0 0 0 315 155 160
Ganda 10 10 0 90 40 55
Igbo 10 0 0 275 190 90
Lingala 495 275 220 9,630 4,430 5,200
Rundi (Kirundi) 675 350 325 4,490 2,210 2,285
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 410 200 205 3,535 1,640 1,895
Shona 0 0 0 150 75 80
Swahili 1,020 575 450 8,015 4,080 3,935
Wolof 650 400 255 6,555 3,545 3,015
Yoruba 15 10 0 885 485 395
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 1,715 895 820 17,720 9,125 8,595
Nilo-Saharan languages 165 60 100 695 345 350
Dinka 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 165 65 100 695 345 350
Sign languages 715 235 480 7,775 3,095 4,675
American Sign Language 20 0 15 675 245 435
Quebec Sign Language 470 160 310 4,405 1,590 2,815
Sign languages, n.i.e. 260 80 185 2,960 1,350 1,605
Sino-Tibetan languages 1,970 940 1,030 90,460 42,695 47,770
Chinese languages 1,815 855 955 90,060 42,480 47,580
Cantonese 460 225 230 31,885 14,900 16,980
Hakka 10 10 0 545 240 310
Mandarin 1,295 610 680 59,240 27,560 31,685
Min Dong 0 0 0 15 10 10
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 55 20 30 4,215 1,860 2,350
Wu (Shanghainese) 25 10 15 1,230 535 690
Chinese, n.o.s. 135 60 75 4,800 2,380 2,425
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 90 40 55
Tibeto-Burman languages 155 85 75 430 235 195
Burmese 60 35 25 140 75 60
Karenic languages 105 60 50 105 55 45
Tibetan 0 0 0 65 50 10
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 20 10 0 140 65 80
Tai-Kadai languages 270 130 140 7,280 3,400 3,880
Lao 130 70 55 5,785 2,850 2,935
Thai 160 70 85 2,255 875 1,375
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 15 10 10
Turkic languages 130 60 65 12,475 6,265 6,210
Azerbaijani 25 10 15 510 275 235
Turkish 100 50 45 11,415 5,755 5,665
Uyghur 0 0 0 230 110 120
Uzbek 0 0 0 230 105 125
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 10 0 10 235 115 120
Uralic languages 220 110 110 7,870 3,710 4,160
Estonian 0 0 0 150 55 95
Finnish 40 15 30 500 195 305
Hungarian 175 95 80 7,215 3,450 3,765
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 255 110 145 2,140 1,170 970
Citizenship
Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 45 779,090 383,165 395,925 7,965,450 3,941,440 4,024,015
Canadian citizensCensus data footnote 46 756,400 371,880 384,520 7,585,545 3,753,190 3,832,350
Canadian citizens aged under 18 141,750 72,335 69,415 1,521,230 779,620 741,610
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over 614,650 299,545 315,110 6,064,310 2,973,575 3,090,740
Not Canadian citizensCensus data footnote 47 22,685 11,280 11,400 379,910 188,245 191,665
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 7,965,450 3,941,440 4,024,015
Non-immigrantsCensus data footnote 49 729,160 357,985 371,170 6,788,085 3,365,345 3,422,735
ImmigrantsCensus data footnote 50 44,550 22,440 22,110 1,091,310 530,325 560,980
Before 1981 5,430 3,020 2,405 238,655 117,080 121,575
1981 to 1990 3,380 1,750 1,630 127,340 63,150 64,190
1991 to 2000 6,440 3,000 3,440 187,860 89,210 98,650
2001 to 2010 15,850 8,010 7,840 322,280 155,785 166,495
2001 to 2005 6,255 3,210 3,045 140,170 67,835 72,335
2006 to 2010 9,600 4,800 4,795 182,115 87,945 94,165
2011 to 2016Census data footnote 51 13,445 6,660 6,785 215,170 105,105 110,065
Non-permanent residentsCensus data footnote 52 5,380 2,740 2,640 86,065 45,765 40,295
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 1,091,305 530,325 560,980
Under 5 years 6,185 2,725 3,465 112,930 54,600 58,330
5 to 14 years 6,365 3,235 3,130 174,020 87,165 86,855
15 to 24 years 6,965 3,470 3,495 215,350 98,880 116,475
25 to 44 years 22,740 11,860 10,880 515,770 256,095 259,675
45 years and over 2,290 1,155 1,140 73,230 33,590 39,640
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 1,091,305 530,330 560,980
Americas 9,900 4,645 5,250 247,505 113,190 134,315
Brazil 925 430 495 7,345 3,515 3,830
Colombia 2,790 1,315 1,475 25,580 11,645 13,935
El Salvador 400 190 210 11,120 5,500 5,615
Guyana 10 0 0 2,490 1,085 1,410
Haiti 1,140 515 620 80,965 35,375 45,585
Jamaica 20 15 0 4,665 2,040 2,625
Mexico 925 470 450 15,820 7,090 8,730
Peru 455 190 270 13,265 5,945 7,325
Trinidad and Tobago 20 0 20 4,075 1,840 2,240
United StatesCensus data footnote 55 1,175 540 635 25,955 12,800 13,155
Other places of birth in Americas 2,040 970 1,070 56,235 26,370 29,870
Europe 15,225 8,095 7,130 311,090 154,910 156,185
Bosnia and Herzegovina 900 440 455 3,785 1,890 1,895
Croatia 70 25 50 2,140 1,085 1,050
France 8,165 4,560 3,600 81,225 43,490 37,735
Germany 795 320 475 9,750 4,365 5,390
Greece 75 45 30 18,420 9,135 9,285
Hungary 70 40 25 3,325 1,620 1,700
IrelandCensus data footnote 56 15 10 10 820 485 330
Italy 440 275 165 51,025 25,370 25,655
Netherlands 50 25 30 1,990 1,035 955
Poland 285 115 170 10,735 4,675 6,060
Portugal 510 260 255 18,985 9,185 9,800
Romania 705 345 355 28,695 13,695 15,005
Russian Federation 255 125 135 11,355 4,975 6,375
SerbiaCensus data footnote 57 60 40 20 1,790 830 960
Ukraine 265 135 135 8,670 3,800 4,870
United KingdomCensus data footnote 58 270 165 100 12,905 6,645 6,260
Other places of birth in Europe 2,300 1,175 1,125 45,500 22,630 22,870
Africa 12,900 7,035 5,870 241,410 125,250 116,165
Algeria 1,940 1,075 865 59,465 31,180 28,280
Egypt 260 135 130 19,490 10,290 9,200
Ethiopia 10 0 0 995 495 495
Kenya 40 15 25 785 355 430
Morocco 2,185 1,210 975 60,700 31,435 29,270
Nigeria 35 25 15 1,340 740 600
Somalia 10 0 10 580 270 310
South Africa, Republic of 30 10 15 865 475 385
Other places of birth in Africa 8,390 4,555 3,830 97,200 50,005 47,190
Asia 6,475 2,630 3,845 289,825 136,175 153,655
Afghanistan 90 50 40 7,280 3,640 3,640
Bangladesh 120 55 65 7,940 3,990 3,950
ChinaCensus data footnote 59 1,770 445 1,325 49,555 19,905 29,655
Hong KongCensus data footnote 60 60 10 45 4,730 2,290 2,435
India 70 35 35 17,865 9,195 8,670
IranCensus data footnote 61 345 175 170 17,760 8,880 8,885
Iraq 125 45 75 3,735 1,960 1,775
Japan 115 10 105 1,725 395 1,330
Korea, SouthCensus data footnote 62 140 85 60 4,230 1,995 2,230
Lebanon 290 185 105 39,135 20,800 18,340
Pakistan 35 20 15 10,010 5,260 4,750
Philippines 155 55 100 24,410 9,040 15,370
Sri Lanka 10 10 0 10,715 5,335 5,380
SyriaCensus data footnote 63 340 175 170 17,775 8,800 8,980
Taiwan 60 35 25 2,735 1,100 1,635
Viet Nam 790 350 435 25,440 11,765 13,675
Other places of birth in Asia 1,970 900 1,070 44,795 21,840 22,950
Oceania and other places of birthCensus data footnote 64 55 40 15 1,480 805 670
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 6,785 215,170 105,105 110,065
Americas 2,800 1,340 1,465 47,710 22,625 25,085
Brazil 565 265 300 3,010 1,495 1,520
Colombia 905 425 480 7,540 3,465 4,075
Cuba 200 110 90 2,565 1,260 1,315
Haiti 330 140 190 16,880 7,690 9,190
Jamaica 10 10 0 190 140 55
Mexico 275 140 135 4,210 1,955 2,255
United StatesCensus data footnote 55 105 65 40 3,990 2,265 1,720
VenezuelaCensus data footnote 65 105 50 50 1,955 935 1,020
Other places of birth in Americas 315 140 170 7,365 3,425 3,935
Europe 3,285 1,750 1,540 39,320 20,085 19,235
France 2,375 1,275 1,105 20,030 10,855 9,175
Germany 50 25 20 580 250 330
IrelandCensus data footnote 56 10 10 0 135 105 35
MoldovaCensus data footnote 66 120 50 75 3,750 1,695 2,055
Romania 65 30 35 2,945 1,260 1,685
Russian Federation 15 10 10 1,970 865 1,105
Ukraine 85 40 50 2,460 1,110 1,350
United KingdomCensus data footnote 58 55 45 15 860 565 290
Other places of birth in Europe 510 275 240 6,590 3,385 3,205
Africa 5,500 2,770 2,730 74,200 37,110 37,090
Algeria 520 250 270 16,380 8,060 8,320
Cameroon 800 375 425 7,550 3,705 3,845
Congo, Democratic Republic of the 275 160 125 3,370 1,655 1,715
Côte d'Ivoire 755 380 365 5,070 2,505 2,565
Egypt 35 20 15 4,360 2,260 2,095
Eritrea 10 0 0 50 30 20
Ethiopia 0 0 0 125 65 60
Morocco 720 360 360 13,475 6,675 6,805
Nigeria 0 0 0 540 280 260
Somalia 10 0 10 95 40 50
South Africa, Republic of 10 0 0 175 115 60
Tunisia 700 385 310 5,855 3,025 2,825
Other places of birth in Africa 1,680 840 835 17,155 8,690 8,470
Asia 1,840 790 1,045 53,595 25,070 28,525
Afghanistan 10 10 0 1,555 715 840
Bangladesh 10 10 0 860 455 405
ChinaCensus data footnote 59 215 85 125 10,705 4,805 5,895
Hong KongCensus data footnote 60 15 0 15 120 35 80
India 25 10 15 2,960 1,555 1,405
IranCensus data footnote 61 175 85 95 7,505 3,545 3,960
Iraq 85 30 60 985 465 515
Israel 0 0 0 645 390 255
Japan 20 0 20 330 30 295
Korea, SouthCensus data footnote 62 15 10 10 825 370 455
Lebanon 40 15 25 3,955 2,100 1,860
Nepal 235 105 125 360 165 195
Pakistan 0 0 10 1,815 920 895
Philippines 45 15 35 5,635 2,345 3,290
Saudi Arabia 0 0 0 435 210 225
Sri Lanka 0 0 0 860 380 480
SyriaCensus data footnote 63 265 130 135 7,455 3,740 3,715
Taiwan 10 0 0 170 60 105
Turkey 10 0 0 585 300 285
United Arab Emirates 10 0 10 300 160 145
Viet Nam 85 40 55 1,505 560 945
Other places of birth in Asia 560 240 315 4,025 1,765 2,265
Oceania and otherCensus data footnote 64 20 10 0 345 215 135
Australia 0 0 0 190 120 70
Other places of birthCensus data footnote 67 15 10 0 155 95 65
Generation status
Total - Generation status for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 68 779,085 383,160 395,920 7,965,450 3,941,440 4,024,015
First generationCensus data footnote 69 52,710 26,545 26,170 1,204,895 590,175 614,720
Second generationCensus data footnote 70 31,425 15,950 15,480 792,085 399,535 392,550
Third generation or moreCensus data footnote 71 694,945 340,670 354,275 5,968,475 2,951,730 3,016,745
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 19,945 867,685 420,465 447,220
Economic immigrantsCensus data footnote 73 21,795 11,770 10,025 469,015 243,915 225,100
Principal applicantsCensus data footnote 74 11,020 7,305 3,720 224,720 137,975 86,745
Secondary applicantsCensus data footnote 75 10,775 4,465 6,305 244,300 105,945 138,360
Immigrants sponsored by familyCensus data footnote 76 9,610 3,840 5,765 241,225 96,130 145,095
RefugeesCensus data footnote 77 8,000 3,925 4,075 146,295 75,100 71,195
Other immigrantsCensus data footnote 78 170 90 80 11,150 5,320 5,825
Aboriginal population
Total - Aboriginal identity for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 79 779,085 383,165 395,925 7,965,450 3,941,440 4,024,010
Aboriginal identityCensus data footnote 80 11,515 5,665 5,850 182,885 91,890 90,995
Single Aboriginal responsesCensus data footnote 81 10,990 5,460 5,530 175,960 88,635 87,325
First Nations (North American Indian)Census data footnote 82 6,230 3,010 3,215 92,655 45,510 47,145
Métis 4,610 2,395 2,220 69,365 36,260 33,100
Inuk (Inuit) 150 60 95 13,940 6,865 7,075
Multiple Aboriginal responsesCensus data footnote 83 145 40 105 2,760 1,330 1,430
Aboriginal responses not included elsewhereCensus data footnote 84 380 165 215 4,170 1,930 2,245
Non-Aboriginal identity 767,570 377,500 390,075 7,782,560 3,849,550 3,933,015
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 7,965,455 3,941,440 4,024,015
Registered or Treaty IndianCensus data footnote 86 5,270 2,565 2,710 77,490 38,580 38,915
Not a Registered or Treaty Indian 773,815 380,600 393,210 7,887,960 3,902,860 3,985,100
Total - Aboriginal ancestry for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 87 779,085 383,165 395,925 7,965,455 3,941,440 4,024,015
Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 88 5,870 2,730 3,145 118,780 58,535 60,245
Single Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 89 5,710 2,670 3,040 115,480 56,930 58,550
First Nations (North American Indian) single ancestryCensus data footnote 82 4,655 2,185 2,470 87,700 42,730 44,965
Métis single ancestry 1,000 465 535 17,585 9,225 8,360
Inuit single ancestry 60 25 30 10,200 4,980 5,220
Multiple Aboriginal ancestries (only)Census data footnote 90 160 55 110 3,300 1,605 1,700
First Nations (North American Indian) and Métis ancestries 145 55 90 2,220 1,115 1,105
First Nations (North American Indian) and Inuit ancestries 15 0 20 995 455 540
Métis and Inuit ancestries 0 0 0 65 25 40
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis and Inuit ancestries 0 0 0 20 10 15
Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 91 20,330 9,650 10,690 240,650 113,905 126,740
Single Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 92 19,925 9,470 10,450 235,365 111,205 124,165
First Nations (North American Indian) and non-Aboriginal ancestries 17,210 8,045 9,165 193,625 90,650 102,975
Métis and non-Aboriginal ancestries 2,575 1,345 1,230 37,080 18,320 18,760
Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 140 80 60 4,660 2,230 2,425
Multiple Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 93 410 180 235 5,280 2,700 2,575
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis and non-Aboriginal ancestries 380 160 215 4,040 2,105 1,940
First Nations (North American Indian), Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 20 15 10 990 475 515
Métis, Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 10 0 10 225 110 115
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 7,606,025 3,769,000 3,837,030
Visible minority population
Total - Visible minority for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 95 779,085 383,160 395,920 7,965,450 3,941,440 4,024,015
Total visible minority populationCensus data footnote 96 38,260 19,080 19,180 1,032,365 505,180 527,185
South AsianCensus data footnote 97 1,540 805 740 90,335 46,750 43,585
Chinese 2,840 960 1,875 99,505 44,370 55,135
Black 14,025 7,330 6,695 319,230 154,110 165,120
Filipino 275 135 140 34,910 14,275 20,635
Latin American 7,720 3,635 4,080 133,920 64,655 69,260
Arab 6,945 3,915 3,025 213,740 113,420 100,320
Southeast AsianCensus data footnote 98 2,785 1,305 1,480 62,820 29,960 32,865
West AsianCensus data footnote 99 670 300 365 32,405 16,200 16,210
Korean 235 135 100 8,055 3,865 4,190
Japanese 260 80 180 4,570 1,755 2,820
Visible minority, n.i.e.Census data footnote 100 380 195 185 9,840 4,670 5,175
Multiple visible minoritiesCensus data footnote 101 590 280 315 23,045 11,160 11,885
Not a visible minorityCensus data footnote 102 740,825 364,080 376,740 6,933,085 3,436,260 3,496,830
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 7,965,455 3,941,435 4,024,010
North American Aboriginal origins 26,210 12,375 13,830 359,430 172,440 186,985
First Nations (North American Indian) 22,420 10,455 11,965 289,610 137,550 152,065
Inuit 250 120 125 17,175 8,300 8,880
Métis 4,110 2,025 2,080 61,260 30,915 30,345
Other North American origins 573,500 280,175 293,325 4,850,145 2,390,545 2,459,605
Acadian 3,495 1,610 1,880 34,785 16,440 18,345
American 3,065 1,455 1,610 45,050 21,470 23,580
Canadian 555,220 270,960 284,260 4,647,840 2,288,280 2,359,555
New Brunswicker 75 40 30 750 370 380
Newfoundlander 35 15 20 570 280 295
Nova Scotian 15 0 15 365 155 215
Ontarian 55 30 30 1,345 660 685
Québécois 18,030 9,130 8,900 184,005 93,895 90,110
Other North American origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 104 10 0 10 205 110 100
European origins 279,745 139,235 140,505 3,037,890 1,511,060 1,526,825
British Isles origins 58,605 27,905 30,710 745,715 360,135 385,575
Channel Islander 175 85 90 1,440 725 720
Cornish 0 0 0 70 35 40
English 11,260 5,575 5,690 228,520 111,855 116,670
Irish 39,360 18,620 20,735 446,215 211,545 234,665
Manx 0 0 0 200 105 95
Scottish 15,185 6,985 8,195 215,030 103,395 111,635
Welsh 310 130 180 10,765 5,075 5,690
British Isles origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 105 885 425 460 32,525 15,440 17,080
French origins 226,795 113,405 113,390 1,878,795 941,770 937,025
Alsatian 95 55 45 1,050 520 525
Breton 1,335 620 715 11,140 5,410 5,725
Corsican 100 30 65 1,270 690 580
French 225,770 112,920 112,850 1,870,545 937,665 932,875
Western European origins (except French origins) 17,420 8,655 8,760 244,380 119,115 125,260
Austrian 475 285 185 12,710 6,285 6,430
Bavarian 0 0 0 40 30 20
Belgian 3,855 1,985 1,870 51,340 25,295 26,050
Dutch 1,075 505 575 26,000 12,805 13,190
Flemish 125 75 50 1,345 660 685
Frisian 0 0 0 15 20 0
German 10,530 5,025 5,510 142,225 68,250 73,975
Luxembourger 125 90 35 910 445 460
Swiss 2,125 1,130 995 24,500 12,615 11,885
Western European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 106 0 10 0 125 80 50
Northern European origins (except British Isles origins) 1,580 785 790 25,460 12,490 12,975
Danish 250 145 105 5,700 2,815 2,885
Finnish 110 50 60 3,130 1,430 1,700
Icelandic 35 20 15 955 480 470
Norwegian 600 315 285 7,820 3,835 3,985
Swedish 370 155 215 6,840 3,275 3,565
Northern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 107 300 140 160 2,500 1,265 1,230
Eastern European origins 6,960 3,360 3,600 249,940 121,660 128,285
Bulgarian 215 105 105 9,570 4,675 4,895
Byelorussian 45 15 25 2,530 1,235 1,295
Czech 310 160 145 6,295 2,965 3,330
Czechoslovakian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 108 70 40 35 2,150 1,100 1,050
Estonian 0 10 0 890 460 435
Hungarian 705 335 370 28,280 13,970 14,310
Latvian 20 15 10 1,740 835 905
Lithuanian 125 80 50 6,630 3,320 3,305
Moldovan 200 85 110 7,620 3,710 3,900
Polish 2,235 1,090 1,145 79,040 38,705 40,335
Romanian 1,365 665 700 53,060 25,935 27,125
Russian 1,265 575 690 55,230 26,405 28,830
Slovak 195 90 105 4,770 2,375 2,395
Ukrainian 1,110 510 595 42,550 20,575 21,975
Eastern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 109 30 25 10 2,900 1,505 1,400
Southern European origins 18,280 9,115 9,165 549,750 273,670 276,080
Albanian 275 160 115 3,760 1,950 1,805
Bosnian 875 460 420 2,970 1,485 1,490
Catalan 45 30 20 735 395 340
Croatian 355 195 160 6,745 3,375 3,370
Cypriot 10 0 10 480 240 245
Greek 905 445 455 71,330 36,235 35,090
Italian 9,280 4,735 4,545 326,700 162,650 164,045
Kosovar 60 40 15 505 295 210
Macedonian 50 30 25 775 400 370
Maltese 60 25 40 1,220 615 610
Montenegrin 15 0 10 450 250 200
Portuguese 2,855 1,375 1,475 69,805 34,825 34,980
Serbian 390 205 190 5,950 2,915 3,040
Sicilian 55 25 30 1,435 710 725
Slovenian 65 40 25 2,510 1,225 1,280
Spanish 4,455 2,150 2,305 85,360 41,745 43,615
Yugoslavian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 110 160 70 90 3,270 1,595 1,670
Southern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 111 35 0 25 300 155 145
Other European origins 1,200 635 560 38,670 19,875 18,800
Basque 325 175 145 3,620 1,930 1,690
Jewish 190 95 90 25,235 12,955 12,280
Roma (Gypsy) 0 10 0 475 270 205
Slavic, n.o.s.Census data footnote 112 35 15 20 360 180 185
Other European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 113 650 345 305 9,215 4,690 4,530
Caribbean origins 3,770 1,885 1,880 201,625 93,935 107,690
Antiguan 0 0 0 380 170 205
Bahamian 15 0 15 430 205 225
Barbadian 40 30 15 5,570 2,585 2,985
Bermudan 0 0 0 115 50 65
Carib 0 0 0 405 150 255
Cuban 495 255 240 9,830 4,800 5,035
Dominican 410 190 215 11,560 5,320 6,235
Grenadian 0 0 0 1,965 790 1,175
Guadeloupean 115 45 70 1,010 475 535
Haitian 2,230 1,115 1,115 143,165 66,245 76,925
Jamaican 180 105 70 14,100 6,785 7,315
Kittitian/Nevisian 0 0 0 360 200 160
Martinican 115 30 85 1,775 820 950
Montserratan 0 0 0 240 140 105
Puerto Rican 30 20 10 530 270 255
St. Lucian 0 0 0 860 450 405
Trinidadian/Tobagonian 30 15 15 6,585 2,925 3,660
Vincentian/Grenadinian 10 0 0 4,020 1,695 2,325
West Indian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 114 35 20 15 5,635 2,610 3,025
Caribbean origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 115 185 95 90 4,195 1,995 2,205
Latin, Central and South American origins 9,930 4,730 5,200 167,275 81,215 86,065
Aboriginal from Central/South America (except Arawak and Maya) 285 130 145 6,100 2,885 3,210
Arawak 0 0 0 180 60 120
Argentinian 225 115 110 4,950 2,490 2,460
Belizean 10 0 0 80 40 40
Bolivian 130 45 90 1,730 815 915
Brazilian 930 440 490 8,345 4,075 4,275
Chilean 820 425 395 14,060 7,055 7,005
Colombian 3,485 1,690 1,805 33,965 15,915 18,050
Costa Rican 30 15 15 1,180 570 610
Ecuadorian 115 60 55 2,720 1,255 1,470
Guatemalan 185 100 90 10,175 5,380 4,795
Guyanese 40 15 20 3,670 1,810 1,860
Hispanic 70 20 50 1,155 570 585
Honduran 155 65 90 4,335 2,135 2,200
Maya 60 40 25 1,670 935 735
Mexican 1,775 825 950 26,930 13,185 13,745
Nicaraguan 140 55 85 2,805 1,360 1,445
Panamanian 20 0 10 1,460 755 710
Paraguayan 50 15 40 365 155 205
Peruvian 785 350 435 19,735 9,240 10,495
Salvadorean 590 300 285 19,200 9,535 9,665
Uruguayan 60 25 40 1,755 815 940
Venezuelan 205 110 95 7,475 3,430 4,045
Latin, Central and South American origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 116 255 120 135 5,845 2,965 2,880
African origins 20,540 10,855 9,685 382,665 196,910 185,755
Central and West African origins 7,910 4,235 3,675 86,695 44,720 41,975
Akan 65 30 35 630 325 310
Angolan 10 0 10 875 425 450
Ashanti 0 0 0 120 90 35
Beninese 515 285 230 4,125 2,220 1,915
Burkinabe 255 150 95 2,465 1,325 1,145
Cameroonian 1,560 785 775 17,095 8,635 8,465
Chadian 70 35 35 1,045 525 520
Congolese 1,660 925 730 20,210 9,960 10,250
Edo 0 0 0 110 60 45
Ewe 45 15 30 460 265 200
Gabonese 165 80 85 1,165 545 620
Gambian 10 10 0 150 95 55
Ghanaian 100 65 35 3,235 1,660 1,575
Guinean 355 190 165 5,255 2,765 2,485
Ibo 15 10 10 185 95 95
Ivorian 1,135 585 555 8,545 4,350 4,200
Liberian 30 0 30 150 60 90
Malian 255 135 110 3,535 1,755 1,775
Malinké 30 15 15 635 340 295
Nigerian 105 50 55 2,820 1,510 1,310
Peulh 120 75 45 2,110 1,080 1,030
Senegalese 930 530 400 8,250 4,420 3,835
Sierra Leonean 0 0 0 110 55 55
Togolese 315 175 135 4,080 2,210 1,870
Wolof 75 50 25 660 390 270
Yoruba 0 10 0 460 225 235
Central and West African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 117 755 365 390 6,955 3,690 3,275
North African origins 8,520 4,550 3,965 225,125 117,725 107,410
Algerian 2,320 1,220 1,100 60,375 31,185 29,190
Berber 1,420 785 635 33,825 17,840 15,985
Coptic 10 10 0 685 385 305
Dinka 0 0 0 15 10 10
Egyptian 490 220 270 29,400 15,295 14,100
Libyan 10 10 10 1,075 590 485
Maure 40 25 10 530 290 240
Moroccan 2,715 1,480 1,230 85,940 44,520 41,420
Sudanese 0 0 0 370 220 150
Tunisian 1,890 1,015 870 21,475 11,775 9,695
North African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 118 150 80 70 3,340 1,845 1,490
Southern and East African origins 2,315 1,200 1,115 28,925 14,225 14,705
Afrikaner 0 0 10 115 75 40
Amhara 0 0 0 65 30 35
Bantu, n.o.s.Census data footnote 119 95 75 20 1,905 1,040 870
Burundian 810 425 385 6,015 2,945 3,070
Djiboutian 30 20 10 450 205 245
Eritrean 30 15 15 580 290 290
Ethiopian 0 0 10 1,575 785 785
Harari 0 0 0 20 10 10
Kenyan 10 0 0 530 270 260
Malagasy 325 130 195 3,735 1,815 1,920
Mauritian 100 50 50 3,695 1,735 1,960
Oromo 0 0 0 20 15 10
Rwandan 575 280 295 5,130 2,445 2,685
Seychellois 10 0 0 775 345 425
Somali 70 30 40 1,785 865 915
South African 50 30 15 900 490 420
Tanzanian 45 25 15 325 190 140
Tigrian 10 0 10 95 35 55
Ugandan 75 30 45 290 135 160
Zambian 0 0 0 45 20 25
Zimbabwean 0 0 0 300 150 145
Zulu 0 0 0 70 35 35
Southern and East African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 120 205 120 90 1,790 915 875
Other African origins 2,150 1,080 1,070 46,805 22,845 23,965
Black, n.o.s.Census data footnote 121 145 80 65 3,800 1,845 1,950
Other African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 122 2,075 1,040 1,030 43,785 21,415 22,370
Asian origins 14,530 6,955 7,570 563,150 275,170 287,980
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins 5,500 2,930 2,575 240,795 123,985 116,810
Afghan 150 75 75 10,945 5,550 5,395
Arab, n.o.s.Census data footnote 123 2,255 1,265 990 44,875 23,680 21,195
Armenian 230 145 90 27,380 13,515 13,865
Assyrian 0 10 0 370 205 165
Azerbaijani 10 0 10 555 295 255
Georgian 30 10 25 635 295 345
Hazara 0 0 0 385 190 200
Iranian 615 290 330 25,530 12,845 12,685
Iraqi 120 50 70 5,520 2,780 2,740
Israeli 15 10 0 6,060 3,235 2,830
Jordanian 0 0 0 1,610 840 770
Kazakh 15 10 0 620 295 325
Kurd 50 30 25 2,135 1,180 960
Kuwaiti 0 0 0 95 50 50
Kyrgyz 0 0 0 260 140 120
Lebanese 1,175 595 580 78,140 40,695 37,450
Palestinian 125 70 55 6,865 3,520 3,345
Pashtun 0 0 10 515 280 235
Saudi Arabian 10 10 10 645 390 255
Syrian 545 285 260 27,465 13,845 13,620
Tajik 10 0 10 390 180 210
Tatar 30 20 10 910 430 485
Turk 265 130 130 15,060 7,520 7,545
Turkmen 0 0 0 65 45 25
Uighur 0 0 0 375 185 190
Uzbek 0 0 0 465 210 255
Yemeni 60 40 25 805 450 355
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 124 25 20 10 2,465 1,385 1,075
South Asian origins 1,520 780 735 95,670 48,925 46,745
Bangladeshi 50 25 20 7,075 3,625 3,450
Bengali 20 15 10 4,125 2,035 2,090
Bhutanese 200 85 115 420 205 215
East Indian 710 380 330 51,650 26,505 25,140
Goan 0 0 0 210 105 110
Gujarati 0 0 0 420 205 215
Kashmiri 0 0 0 260 155 105
Nepali 440 210 235 930 460 470
Pakistani 90 65 30 13,535 7,000 6,535
Punjabi 10 0 10 2,970 1,675 1,295
Sinhalese 0 0 0 310 135 175
Sri Lankan 0 10 0 14,750 7,300 7,450
Tamil 0 0 0 3,100 1,610 1,495
South Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 125 0 0 0 2,135 1,190 945
East and Southeast Asian origins 7,595 3,295 4,305 229,985 103,805 126,180
Burmese 260 115 140 530 270 255
Cambodian (Khmer) 805 400 400 15,345 7,360 7,985
Chinese 3,670 1,325 2,345 121,445 54,595 66,850
Filipino 310 150 160 37,910 15,590 22,320
Hmong 0 0 0 35 10 20
Indonesian 55 20 35 1,320 570 755
Japanese 475 200 280 6,495 2,615 3,875
Karen 90 50 40 95 55 40
Korean 280 160 115 8,740 4,155 4,580
Laotian 305 150 160 7,625 3,860 3,770
Malaysian 10 0 0 645 300 340
Mongolian 45 20 25 960 470 485
Singaporean 10 0 0 105 65 40
Taiwanese 65 35 35 2,205 940 1,265
Thai 195 60 135 2,695 1,065 1,635
Tibetan 0 0 0 80 45 30
Vietnamese 1,830 970 870 43,080 20,790 22,290
East and Southeast Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 126 0 0 0 275 125 155
Other Asian origins 10 10 10 1,765 905 865
Other Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 127 10 10 0 1,770 905 860
Oceania origins 155 95 65 3,250 1,730 1,515
Australian 65 40 25 2,055 1,125 935
New Zealander 20 15 10 490 245 245
Pacific Islands origins 70 45 25 785 410 380
Fijian 10 0 0 70 25 40
Hawaiian 0 10 0 60 40 20
Maori 0 0 0 90 55 35
Polynesian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 128 35 20 20 290 145 145
Samoan 0 0 0 15 15 0
Pacific Islands origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 129 25 20 10 295 155 145
Household characteristics
Total - Private households by tenure - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 130 361,890 ... ... 3,531,665 ... ...
Owner 217,920 ... ... 2,163,735 ... ...
Renter 143,935 ... ... 1,362,010 ... ...
Band housing 35 ... ... 5,915 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by condominium status - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 131 361,890 ... ... 3,531,660 ... ...
Condominium 52,670 ... ... 413,325 ... ...
Not condominium 309,220 ... ... 3,118,340 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 132 361,890 ... ... 3,531,665 ... ...
No bedrooms 2,895 ... ... 23,725 ... ...
1 bedroom 64,165 ... ... 573,370 ... ...
2 bedrooms 119,330 ... ... 1,100,310 ... ...
3 bedrooms 109,845 ... ... 1,157,300 ... ...
4 or more bedrooms 65,660 ... ... 676,955 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 133 361,890 ... ... 3,531,665 ... ...
1 to 4 rooms 141,005 ... ... 1,258,215 ... ...
5 rooms 57,000 ... ... 620,935 ... ...
6 rooms 39,765 ... ... 432,090 ... ...
7 rooms 38,735 ... ... 403,255 ... ...
8 or more rooms 85,390 ... ... 817,165 ... ...
Average number of rooms per dwelling 5.7 ... ... 5.8 ... ...
Total - Private households by number of persons per room - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 134 361,890 ... ... 3,531,665 ... ...
One person or fewer per room 360,490 ... ... 3,492,135 ... ...
More than 1 person per room 1,400 ... ... 39,530 ... ...
Total - Private households by housing suitability - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 135 361,890 ... ... 3,531,660 ... ...
Suitable 355,140 ... ... 3,398,910 ... ...
Not suitable 6,750 ... ... 132,755 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by period of construction - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 136 361,890 ... ... 3,531,660 ... ...
1960 or before 74,245 ... ... 894,495 ... ...
1961 to 1980 113,535 ... ... 1,116,760 ... ...
1981 to 1990 56,335 ... ... 503,495 ... ...
1991 to 2000 42,865 ... ... 369,020 ... ...
2001 to 2005 21,770 ... ... 196,830 ... ...
2006 to 2010 27,710 ... ... 241,545 ... ...
2011 to 2016Census data footnote 137 25,420 ... ... 209,515 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 138 361,895 ... ... 3,531,665 ... ...
Only regular maintenance or minor repairs needed 344,100 ... ... 3,304,625 ... ...
Major repairs needed 17,790 ... ... 227,040 ... ...
Total - Private households by number of household maintainers - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 139 361,890 ... ... 3,531,665 ... ...
1 household maintainer 218,945 ... ... 2,221,970 ... ...
2 household maintainers 139,505 ... ... 1,264,195 ... ...
3 or more household maintainers 3,440 ... ... 45,500 ... ...
Total - Private households by age of primary household maintainers - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 140 361,890 ... ... 3,531,665 ... ...
15 to 24 years 14,185 ... ... 119,495 ... ...
25 to 34 years 55,590 ... ... 498,070 ... ...
35 to 44 years 60,700 ... ... 603,840 ... ...
45 to 54 years 64,765 ... ... 682,290 ... ...
55 to 64 years 73,585 ... ... 731,390 ... ...
65 to 74 years 57,380 ... ... 541,630 ... ...
75 to 84 years 27,090 ... ... 270,280 ... ...
85 years and over 8,600 ... ... 84,680 ... ...
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 ... ... 3,496,460 ... ...
Spending less than 30% of income on shelter costs 296,060 ... ... 2,763,105 ... ...
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs 64,135 ... ... 733,355 ... ...
30% to less than 100% 57,905 ... ... 647,975 ... ...
Total - Owner households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data 216,800 ... ... 2,141,690 ... ...
% of owner households with a mortgageCensus data footnote 142 63.0 ... ... 61.9 ... ...
% of owner households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costsCensus data footnote 141 9.7 ... ... 12.9 ... ...
Median monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,048 ... ... 983 ... ...
Average monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,101 ... ... 1,085 ... ...
Median value of dwellings ($)Census data footnote 144 274,433 ... ... 250,302 ... ...
Average value of dwellings ($)Census data footnote 144 300,188 ... ... 290,484 ... ...
Total - Tenant households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data 143,575 ... ... 1,358,265 ... ...
% of tenant households in subsidized housingCensus data footnote 145 10.8 ... ... 9.3 ... ...
% of tenant households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costsCensus data footnote 141 30.1 ... ... 33.7 ... ...
Median monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 743 ... ... 720 ... ...
Average monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 796 ... ... 775 ... ...
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 6,634,280 3,260,035 3,374,240
No certificate, diploma or degree 89,600 44,070 45,525 1,323,070 674,955 648,115
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificateCensus data footnote 147 132,550 61,145 71,405 1,426,980 674,820 752,155
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 432,660 214,605 218,055 3,884,235 1,910,260 1,973,970
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma 109,145 67,440 41,710 1,120,730 681,515 439,215
Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 148 78,365 42,205 36,165 806,585 435,090 371,495
Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 149 30,775 25,230 5,550 314,145 246,425 67,720
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma 136,930 60,775 76,150 1,165,515 506,775 658,740
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level 25,580 9,770 15,805 236,255 93,680 142,575
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above 161,010 76,625 84,390 1,361,730 628,290 733,440
Bachelor's degree 101,740 46,590 55,155 872,060 384,275 487,790
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level 12,160 5,655 6,500 118,955 54,255 64,695
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry 5,010 2,565 2,445 39,045 19,865 19,185
Master's degree 34,990 17,315 17,670 281,215 139,280 141,935
Earned doctorateCensus data footnote 150 7,115 4,500 2,615 50,455 30,615 19,840
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 4,371,935 2,167,810 2,204,125
No certificate, diploma or degree 32,570 18,560 14,000 580,635 323,880 256,750
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificateCensus data footnote 147 69,200 33,960 35,235 808,955 396,620 412,330
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 327,380 160,315 167,060 2,982,345 1,447,305 1,535,040
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma 83,725 50,770 32,955 866,595 513,575 353,015
Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 148 60,930 32,035 28,895 631,795 330,140 301,655
Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 149 22,790 18,730 4,055 234,800 183,440 51,360
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma 97,160 44,050 53,115 832,430 367,185 465,245
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level 16,925 6,655 10,275 167,025 67,530 99,495
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above 129,570 58,845 70,725 1,116,300 499,010 617,290
Bachelor's degree 81,590 36,440 45,150 712,935 308,760 404,175
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level 9,160 3,820 5,340 94,240 40,085 54,160
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry 3,865 1,655 2,215 30,775 13,505 17,270
Master's degree 29,380 13,730 15,650 238,300 113,895 124,410
Earned doctorateCensus data footnote 150 5,565 3,200 2,365 40,050 22,780 17,270
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 6,634,280 3,260,040 3,374,245
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 152 222,150 105,220 116,930 2,750,050 1,349,775 1,400,270
Education 31,525 8,025 23,495 273,320 62,470 210,845
13. Education 31,520 8,030 23,495 273,320 62,470 210,845
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 16,815 7,545 9,270 156,720 71,485 85,240
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services 3,195 2,190 1,005 25,380 18,280 7,100
50. Visual and performing arts 13,615 5,355 8,265 131,340 53,200 78,140
Humanities 25,625 11,160 14,460 215,735 86,065 129,675
16. Aboriginal and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics 3,245 810 2,440 32,180 7,165 25,020
23. English language and literature/letters 525 180 350 12,900 4,060 8,835
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities 13,200 6,095 7,105 103,120 42,685 60,435
30A Interdisciplinary humanitiesCensus data footnote 153 180 100 75 880 395 485
38. Philosophy and religious studies 1,175 800 375 10,400 6,650 3,755
39. Theology and religious vocations 1,260 715 540 10,125 6,200 3,930
54. History 2,190 1,270 925 17,055 9,990 7,065
55. French language and literature/letters 3,850 1,195 2,650 29,070 8,920 20,155
Social and behavioural sciences and law 42,160 15,100 27,065 380,995 125,025 255,975
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies 220 50 170 4,315 1,165 3,150
09. Communication, journalism and related programs 5,900 1,960 3,940 48,530 16,690 31,845
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences 8,055 775 7,275 77,470 6,070 71,400
22. Legal professions and studies 8,835 3,535 5,300 67,185 25,785 41,395
30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciencesCensus data footnote 154 1,285 225 1,060 9,905 2,035 7,870
42. Psychology 5,570 1,400 4,175 57,335 14,030 43,305
45. Social sciences 12,295 7,150 5,145 116,255 59,245 57,015
Business, management and public administration 101,980 39,570 62,410 879,190 321,450 557,740
30.16 Accounting and computer science 60 20 40 815 300 520
44. Public administration and social service professions 6,800 1,695 5,105 47,715 10,490 37,225
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services 95,120 37,860 57,265 830,660 310,665 519,990
Physical and life sciences and technologies 17,620 9,600 8,025 140,990 76,780 64,215
26. Biological and biomedical sciences 6,750 3,055 3,695 49,705 20,900 28,805
30.01 Biological and physical sciences 1,855 1,140 710 23,210 13,865 9,350
30C Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciencesCensus data footnote 155 4,355 2,110 2,245 21,890 10,810 11,080
40. Physical sciences 3,875 2,935 935 39,060 27,545 11,515
41. Science technologies/technicians 790 355 435 7,120 3,660 3,465
Mathematics, computer and information sciences 20,270 14,670 5,610 152,105 104,850 47,255
11. Computer and information sciences and support services 17,230 13,155 4,070 125,480 92,730 32,750
25. Library science 1,390 370 1,020 11,110 2,145 8,965
27. Mathematics and statistics 1,360 920 445 13,415 8,365 5,045
30D Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciencesCensus data footnote 156 295 220 75 2,100 1,605 495
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies 81,555 75,005 6,550 828,400 758,350 70,055
04. Architecture and related services 3,440 2,050 1,390 29,015 17,055 11,960
14. Engineering 13,780 11,775 2,005 150,450 124,585 25,865
15. Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields 16,295 14,825 1,470 150,640 135,445 15,195
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation 10 0 10 60 20 40
46. Construction trades 19,500 18,830 670 185,385 179,995 5,390
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians 17,570 17,045 530 184,280 178,510 5,770
48. Precision production 10,950 10,475 470 128,580 122,750 5,830
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 8,665 5,615 3,050 85,485 56,900 28,585
01. Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences 4,520 2,440 2,080 51,770 30,870 20,900
03. Natural resources and conservation 4,145 3,175 965 33,715 26,025 7,690
Health and related fields 55,530 11,660 43,870 480,230 95,450 384,780
31. Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies 3,170 1,780 1,390 27,955 14,675 13,280
51. Health professions and related programs 50,715 8,975 41,740 441,105 74,630 366,470
60. Dental, medical and veterinary residency programs 1,645 905 740 11,160 6,140 5,020
Personal, protective and transportation services 30,595 16,550 14,045 290,005 151,070 138,935
12. Personal and culinary services 17,390 5,295 12,090 164,595 43,720 120,875
28. Military science, leadership and operational art 65 60 10 290 270 20
29. Military technologies and applied sciences 260 245 10 1,345 1,245 100
43. Security and protective services 5,675 4,225 1,455 54,625 42,415 12,210
49. Transportation and materials moving 7,210 6,725 490 69,160 63,425 5,740
Other 325 115 215 1,055 375 680
30.99 Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies, other 330 115 210 1,055 375 675
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 4,371,935 2,167,805 2,204,130
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 152 101,760 52,520 49,235 1,389,585 720,500 669,085
Education 20,970 4,865 16,110 180,615 37,990 142,625
13. Education 20,975 4,865 16,110 180,615 37,990 142,625
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 12,830 5,695 7,135 122,045 55,575 66,475
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services 2,445 1,600 850 19,510 13,740 5,770
50. Visual and performing arts 10,385 4,095 6,285 102,535 41,830 60,705
Humanities 15,660 6,810 8,850 138,330 54,580 83,750
16. Aboriginal and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics 2,565 635 1,930 25,220 5,455 19,765
23. English language and literature/letters 385 135 245 9,585 2,990 6,595
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities 6,870 3,415 3,455 57,730 25,305 32,430
30A Interdisciplinary humanitiesCensus data footnote 153 135 90 50 600 255 350
38. Philosophy and religious studies 800 520 275 6,980 4,415 2,570
39. Theology and religious vocations 665 390 270 5,415 3,380 2,035
54. History 1,535 880 660 12,235 7,140 5,095
55. French language and literature/letters 2,710 750 1,965 20,555 5,640 14,915
Social and behavioural sciences and law 33,195 11,235 21,955 301,550 95,120 206,430
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies 185 45 140 3,550 925 2,620
09. Communication, journalism and related programs 5,050 1,700 3,355 40,275 13,900 26,370
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences 6,605 610 5,995 63,120 4,295 58,825
22. Legal professions and studies 6,790 2,360 4,430 53,620 18,830 34,790
30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciencesCensus data footnote 154 920 160 760 6,840 1,420 5,420
42. Psychology 4,185 975 3,210 44,540 10,255 34,285
45. Social sciences 9,455 5,390 4,070 89,610 45,495 44,110
Business, management and public administration 80,695 29,975 50,730 706,400 248,920 457,480
30.16 Accounting and computer science 45 15 35 615 215 400
44. Public administration and social service professions 5,350 1,205 4,150 38,320 7,835 30,485
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services 75,300 28,755 46,545 667,470 240,870 426,600
Physical and life sciences and technologies 11,130 6,095 5,035 92,480 49,390 43,090
26. Biological and biomedical sciences 5,595 2,400 3,195 40,895 16,635 24,260
30.01 Biological and physical sciences 1,095 690 400 12,450 7,435 5,015
30C Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciencesCensus data footnote 155 790 475 315 4,175 2,385 1,785
40. Physical sciences 3,075 2,250 830 29,705 20,255 9,445
41. Science technologies/technicians 580 280 295 5,255 2,675 2,580
Mathematics, computer and information sciences 17,930 12,970 4,960 132,750 91,865 40,885
11. Computer and information sciences and support services 15,655 11,970 3,690 112,715 83,240 29,470
25. Library science 1,120 265 850 8,720 1,665 7,055
27. Mathematics and statistics 910 560 350 9,725 5,815 3,915
30D Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciencesCensus data footnote 156 240 170 70 1,585 1,150 440
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies 62,195 56,525 5,670 639,185 577,845 61,335
04. Architecture and related services 2,835 1,650 1,185 24,260 13,870 10,385
14. Engineering 11,060 9,245 1,815 126,835 103,165 23,665
15. Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields 12,700 11,435 1,265 116,595 103,710 12,885
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation 15 0 10 50 15 30
46. Construction trades 14,190 13,640 550 134,865 130,350 4,510
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians 13,025 12,610 415 139,935 135,155 4,780
48. Precision production 8,365 7,940 425 96,655 91,580 5,075
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 7,080 4,415 2,660 69,865 45,215 24,655
01. Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences 3,660 1,895 1,765 41,755 23,965 17,795
03. Natural resources and conservation 3,420 2,525 895 28,110 21,250 6,860
Health and related fields 41,355 8,730 32,625 368,600 72,245 296,355
31. Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies 2,620 1,445 1,180 22,660 11,635 11,030
51. Health professions and related programs 37,500 6,730 30,765 337,320 56,510 280,810
60. Dental, medical and veterinary residency programs 1,235 555 680 8,620 4,110 4,510
Personal, protective and transportation services 24,045 12,900 11,140 229,640 118,260 111,375
12. Personal and culinary services 13,610 4,080 9,530 129,245 32,830 96,410
28. Military science, leadership and operational art 45 45 10 225 200 25
29. Military technologies and applied sciences 175 165 10 875 795 80
43. Security and protective services 4,395 3,220 1,175 42,550 32,575 9,975
49. Transportation and materials moving 5,820 5,390 425 56,750 51,860 4,890
Other 295 100 195 890 300 595
30.99 Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies, other 295 100 200 890 300 595
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 6,634,280 3,260,040 3,374,240
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 222,150 105,215 116,930 2,750,045 1,349,775 1,400,270
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 158 432,660 214,600 218,055 3,884,235 1,910,265 1,973,970
Location of study inside Canada 413,150 204,030 209,115 3,509,610 1,716,730 1,792,880
Same as province or territory of residence 405,315 199,495 205,825 3,367,195 1,642,930 1,724,270
Different than province or territory of residence 7,830 4,540 3,290 142,415 73,800 68,610
Location of study outside CanadaCensus data footnote 159 19,510 10,570 8,940 374,620 193,530 181,090
United StatesCensus data footnote 160 1,680 1,095 580 28,320 16,915 11,410
Philippines 90 15 75 12,515 3,600 8,920
India 70 50 20 6,805 3,660 3,150
United KingdomCensus data footnote 161 405 270 130 11,250 6,535 4,715
ChinaCensus data footnote 162 395 185 215 17,155 7,755 9,395
France 6,575 3,790 2,785 69,665 39,885 29,780
Other 10,305 5,165 5,130 228,905 115,185 113,725
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 4,371,935 2,167,810 2,204,130
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 101,760 52,525 49,240 1,389,590 720,505 669,085
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 158 327,380 160,315 167,065 2,982,350 1,447,305 1,535,045
Location of study inside Canada 310,970 151,785 159,185 2,676,230 1,293,455 1,382,780
Same as province or territory of residence 305,255 148,560 156,695 2,567,605 1,238,320 1,329,280
Different than province or territory of residence 5,720 3,225 2,495 108,630 55,125 53,500
Location of study outside CanadaCensus data footnote 159 16,405 8,530 7,875 306,115 153,850 152,265
United StatesCensus data footnote 160 955 575 380 19,655 11,145 8,505
Philippines 80 15 65 10,545 2,935 7,610
India 50 35 15 4,865 2,465 2,400
United KingdomCensus data footnote 161 305 200 100 7,390 4,245 3,145
ChinaCensus data footnote 162 340 145 195 15,420 6,865 8,550
France 5,465 3,050 2,415 57,315 32,115 25,205
Other 9,210 4,510 4,700 190,930 94,085 96,850
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 6,634,280 3,260,040 3,374,245
In the labour force 437,240 225,505 211,730 4,255,500 2,214,735 2,040,765
Employed 417,195 213,590 203,605 3,949,325 2,037,105 1,912,220
Unemployed 20,040 11,910 8,125 306,170 177,630 128,540
Not in the labour force 217,575 94,315 123,255 2,378,780 1,045,300 1,333,480
Participation rate 66.8 70.5 63.2 64.1 67.9 60.5
Employment rate 63.7 66.8 60.8 59.5 62.5 56.7
Unemployment rate 4.6 5.3 3.8 7.2 8.0 6.3
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 6,634,280 3,260,035 3,374,240
Did not workCensus data footnote 165 198,595 84,180 114,415 2,228,315 967,660 1,260,655
Worked 456,215 235,640 220,570 4,405,965 2,292,375 2,113,585
Worked full year, full timeCensus data footnote 166 227,280 122,335 104,945 2,084,020 1,145,805 938,215
Worked part year and/or part timeCensus data footnote 167 228,935 113,305 115,630 2,321,945 1,146,575 1,175,375
Average weeks worked in reference year 43.6 43.7 43.6 42.5 42.7 42.3
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 4,255,500 2,214,735 2,040,765
Class of worker - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 6,070 3,085 2,985 101,485 51,640 49,850
All classes of workersCensus data footnote 170 431,165 222,420 208,745 4,154,015 2,163,095 1,990,915
Employee 389,675 197,715 191,960 3,664,920 1,863,740 1,801,185
Self-employedCensus data footnote 171 41,490 24,705 16,785 489,090 299,355 189,730
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 4,255,500 2,214,735 2,040,765
Occupation - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 6,070 3,085 2,985 101,490 51,640 49,850
All occupationsCensus data footnote 170 431,165 222,420 208,745 4,154,010 2,163,095 1,990,915
0 Management occupations 39,795 25,085 14,710 418,450 263,585 154,875
1 Business, finance and administration occupations 78,465 25,335 53,130 677,390 210,525 466,865
2 Natural and applied sciences and related occupations 39,455 30,370 9,085 286,270 222,375 63,895
3 Health occupations 35,460 7,495 27,965 295,765 57,160 238,610
4 Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services 57,675 20,610 37,065 502,945 147,145 355,795
5 Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport 13,345 6,375 6,970 135,730 64,370 71,365
6 Sales and service occupations 103,735 49,815 53,915 988,610 449,820 538,790
7 Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations 48,165 45,690 2,470 574,675 544,100 30,570
8 Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations 3,310 2,785 530 67,290 55,610 11,685
9 Occupations in manufacturing and utilities 11,770 8,860 2,910 206,875 148,405 58,475
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 4,255,495 2,214,735 2,040,765
Industry - NAICS2012 - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 6,075 3,085 2,985 101,490 51,635 49,850
All industry categoriesCensus data footnote 170 431,165 222,420 208,745 4,154,010 2,163,095 1,990,915
11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 3,480 2,385 1,095 84,060 60,460 23,595
21 Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction 815 680 135 20,920 18,175 2,745
22 Utilities 1,945 1,515 425 28,410 20,650 7,755
23 Construction 23,390 20,625 2,770 254,055 223,770 30,285
31-33 Manufacturing 32,015 23,885 8,130 458,315 332,080 126,240
41 Wholesale trade 13,400 9,855 3,545 157,365 104,885 52,475
44-45 Retail trade 51,145 24,725 26,420 508,170 239,625 268,545
48-49 Transportation and warehousing 14,895 11,935 2,960 187,550 142,550 45,000
51 Information and cultural industries 7,580 4,800 2,780 100,775 59,705 41,070
52 Finance and insurance 24,810 9,860 14,945 165,140 66,175 98,965
53 Real estate and rental and leasing 6,365 3,875 2,490 61,380 36,505 24,875
54 Professional, scientific and technical services 31,630 18,620 13,010 288,715 161,030 127,685
55 Management of companies and enterprises 210 85 125 3,305 1,270 2,035
56 Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services 17,440 11,290 6,155 176,185 108,280 67,905
61 Educational services 31,725 10,770 20,955 306,575 96,170 210,405
62 Health care and social assistance 58,410 12,430 45,985 532,680 99,380 433,295
71 Arts, entertainment and recreation 7,930 4,020 3,905 84,130 44,235 39,895
72 Accommodation and food services 32,310 15,280 17,030 278,500 123,235 155,265
81 Other services (except public administration) 18,800 8,650 10,150 193,700 89,455 104,245
91 Public administration 52,880 27,145 25,735 264,085 135,455 128,630
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 3,949,325 2,037,105 1,912,220
Worked at home 23,490 11,790 11,700 266,285 134,325 131,960
Worked outside Canada 775 525 255 10,600 7,580 3,020
No fixed workplace address 33,120 25,040 8,080 351,595 265,405 86,185
Worked at usual place 359,810 176,245 183,570 3,320,850 1,629,795 1,691,050
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 3,320,845 1,629,795 1,691,050
Commute within census subdivision (CSD) of residence 253,535 119,695 133,835 1,732,155 810,895 921,260
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) within census division (CD) of residence 23,070 12,040 11,030 485,450 234,700 250,750
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) and census division (CD) within province or territory of residence 82,530 44,000 38,530 1,037,125 549,095 488,030
Commute to a different province or territory 680 505 170 66,125 35,110 31,015
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 3,672,445 1,895,200 1,777,240
Car, truck, van - as a driver 300,565 160,105 140,460 2,739,405 1,475,775 1,263,625
Car, truck, van - as a passenger 15,375 5,245 10,135 133,760 51,045 82,715
Public transit 43,535 18,470 25,070 503,285 217,465 285,820
Walked 24,760 11,745 13,015 205,350 93,595 111,760
Bicycle 5,160 3,655 1,500 54,625 36,470 18,155
Other method 3,530 2,070 1,465 36,010 20,845 15,170
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 3,672,440 1,895,200 1,777,240
Less than 15 minutes 104,830 51,640 53,190 1,035,455 493,225 542,235
15 to 29 minutes 169,865 89,190 80,670 1,200,455 617,010 583,445
30 to 44 minutes 80,430 41,400 39,030 777,955 425,640 352,310
45 to 59 minutes 24,155 11,550 12,605 343,540 184,440 159,100
60 minutes and over 13,650 7,500 6,150 315,035 174,875 140,160
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 3,672,440 1,895,205 1,777,240
Between 5 a.m. and 5:59 a.m. 15,290 11,440 3,850 256,150 192,835 63,315
Between 6 a.m. and 6:59 a.m. 74,760 47,710 27,050 675,585 420,120 255,465
Between 7 a.m. and 7:59 a.m. 140,880 65,425 75,455 1,133,510 527,925 605,580
Between 8 a.m. and 8:59 a.m. 78,150 34,425 43,725 714,935 296,300 418,630
Between 9 a.m. and 11:59 a.m. 32,185 13,810 18,375 349,845 148,715 201,125
Between 12 p.m. and 4:59 a.m. 51,660 28,470 23,195 542,425 309,295 233,125
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 4,529,770 2,352,115 2,177,655
Single responses 453,515 233,055 220,465 4,187,865 2,169,480 2,018,385
Official languages 452,940 232,800 220,140 4,153,710 2,152,290 2,001,420
English 9,480 5,720 3,755 541,720 294,935 246,780
French 443,460 227,075 216,385 3,611,990 1,857,350 1,754,640
Non-official languages 575 255 325 34,160 17,190 16,970
Aboriginal languages 35 10 25 12,670 6,180 6,490
Algonquian languages 35 15 20 8,350 4,095 4,260
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 35 15 25 8,285 4,060 4,220
Atikamekw 10 0 10 1,100 580 515
Montagnais (Innu) 35 10 20 1,800 840 960
Moose Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Naskapi 0 0 0 210 105 100
Northern East Cree 0 0 0 35 20 15
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 5,145 2,515 2,630
Eastern Algonquian languages 0 0 0 30 20 10
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 0 0 0 25 20 10
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 0 0 0 45 15 25
Algonquin 0 0 0 45 20 30
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 4,305 2,080 2,220
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 10 0 10 4,290 2,075 2,215
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 0 0
Iroquoian languages 0 0 0 15 0 15
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 0 0 0 10 0 15
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 10
Non-Aboriginal languages 535 240 300 21,490 11,005 10,480
Afro-Asiatic languages 15 10 10 1,895 1,125 775
Berber languages 0 0 0 35 10 30
Kabyle 0 0 0 15 0 20
Berber languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 15 0 10
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 1,860 1,110 745
Amharic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arabic 15 0 10 1,715 1,045 665
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 10 0 10
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Harari 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hebrew 0 0 0 140 70 70
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 10 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 50 20 25 1,725 850 870
Khmer (Cambodian) 20 10 10 315 140 175
Vietnamese 25 10 15 1,410 710 695
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 0 0 0 135 65 70
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 10 0 0
Malagasy 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malay 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 0 0 0 0 0 10
Pangasinan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 0 0 0 115 50 60
Waray-Waray 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Creole languages 0 0 10 275 90 190
Haitian Creole 0 0 0 10 0 10
Creole, n.o.s. 10 0 10 265 90 175
Creole languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 0 0
Dravidian languages 0 0 0 150 75 75
Kannada 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malayalam 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tamil 0 0 0 145 75 70
Telugu 0 0 0 0 0 10
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hmong-Mien languages 0 0 0 10 0 10
Indo-European languages 325 135 185 10,165 5,255 4,910
Albanian 0 0 0 30 20 10
Armenian 0 0 0 275 130 145
Balto-Slavic languages 30 10 20 1,130 500 635
Baltic languages 0 0 0 15 0 10
Latvian 0 0 0 15 10 10
Lithuanian 0 0 0 0 10 0
Slavic languages 30 10 20 1,115 495 625
Belarusan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bosnian 10 10 10 10 0 0
Bulgarian 0 0 0 55 20 30
Croatian 0 0 0 10 0 10
Czech 0 0 0 10 0 10
Macedonian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Polish 0 0 0 170 65 105
Russian 20 0 15 735 340 395
Serbian 0 0 0 10 15 0
Serbo-Croatian 0 0 0 10 10 0
Slovak 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slovene (Slovenian) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ukrainian 0 0 0 110 35 75
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 1,285 575 715
Afrikaans 0 0 0 0 0 0
Danish 0 0 0 15 10 0
Dutch 0 0 0 25 10 15
Frisian 0 0 0 0 0 0
German 15 10 10 370 170 195
Icelandic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Norwegian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swedish 0 0 0 15 10 10
Vlaams (Flemish) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yiddish 0 0 0 860 375 485
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Greek 0 0 0 525 260 270
Indo-Iranian languages 30 15 20 1,385 780 600
Indo-Aryan languages 20 0 15 680 390 295
Bengali 10 0 10 110 70 35
Gujarati 0 0 0 20 0 10
Hindi 0 0 0 35 20 15
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 20 0 10
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 0 0 0 415 225 190
Sindhi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Urdu 0 0 0 85 50 35
Iranian languages 10 0 0 700 395 305
Kurdish 0 0 0 15 0 15
Pashto 0 0 0 10 0 15
Persian (Farsi) 10 10 0 675 385 285
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 0 0
Italic (Romance) languages 240 105 135 5,525 2,990 2,540
Catalan 0 0 0 15 0 15
Italian 0 0 0 590 315 275
Portuguese 70 35 35 635 365 270
Romanian 0 0 0 320 140 175
Spanish 165 60 105 3,975 2,165 1,810
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 0 0
Japanese 10 0 10 235 80 150
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 10 0 10
Georgian 0 0 0 10 0 0
Korean 0 0 0 300 150 150
Mongolic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mongolian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 0 0 0 45 25 20
Akan (Twi) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bamanankan 0 0 0 0 10 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 10 0
Shona 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swahili 0 0 0 25 20 0
Wolof 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yoruba 0 0 0 10 0 0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 10
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 30 205 60 140
American Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Quebec Sign Language 20 0 20 125 20 110
Sign languages, n.i.e 20 10 10 70 45 30
Sino-Tibetan languages 70 50 20 6,070 3,125 2,945
Chinese languages 75 50 20 6,075 3,130 2,950
Cantonese 25 20 10 2,655 1,325 1,330
Hakka 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mandarin 45 35 15 3,100 1,630 1,465
Min Dong 0 0 0 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 0 0 0 70 40 30
Wu (Shanghainese) 0 0 0 15 10 10
Chinese, n.o.s. 0 0 0 235 130 110
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 15 110 40 75
Lao 0 0 0 55 25 30
Thai 20 10 15 55 10 40
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 10 0 0 110 60 50
Azerbaijani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkish 0 0 0 110 55 55
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 40 10 40
Estonian 0 0 0 10 0 0
Finnish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hungarian 0 0 0 35 0 35
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 0 10
Multiple responses 12,325 7,150 5,175 341,900 182,635 159,265
English and French 11,370 6,730 4,650 315,620 169,365 146,255
English and non-official language 70 30 35 6,545 3,655 2,890
French and non-official language 485 190 295 7,525 3,460 4,065
English, French and non-official language 400 205 195 12,205 6,160 6,055
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 4,529,770 2,352,110 2,177,655
None 370,985 184,450 186,535 3,107,035 1,588,345 1,518,690
English 84,765 50,195 34,570 1,031,380 555,940 475,440
French 7,220 4,245 2,975 317,490 169,785 147,705
Non-official language 1,755 835 920 49,850 25,900 23,950
Aboriginal 110 60 50 4,985 2,285 2,705
Non-Aboriginal 1,640 770 870 44,865 23,620 21,245
English and French 20 10 15 2,185 1,040 1,140
English and non-official language 1,010 430 585 14,910 7,255 7,655
French and non-official language 80 35 40 6,855 3,795 3,055
English, French and non-official language 0 10 10 65 50 20
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 7,880,315 3,897,740 3,982,575
Non-movers 681,920 335,025 346,895 6,965,520 3,447,320 3,518,195
Movers 89,035 44,000 45,035 914,800 450,420 464,380
Non-migrants 63,010 31,375 31,635 547,410 269,850 277,560
Migrants 26,025 12,625 13,400 367,385 180,565 186,820
Internal migrants 21,955 10,685 11,275 305,465 149,335 156,135
Intraprovincial migrants 20,740 10,020 10,720 284,280 137,945 146,330
Interprovincial migrants 1,215 665 545 21,190 11,385 9,805
External migrants 4,070 1,940 2,130 61,920 31,235 30,685
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 7,520,960 3,714,155 3,806,805
Non-movers 470,745 230,585 240,165 4,825,870 2,388,805 2,437,065
Movers 265,645 130,880 134,760 2,695,090 1,325,345 1,369,740
Non-migrants 176,880 87,390 89,495 1,507,665 741,220 766,440
Migrants 88,755 43,495 45,265 1,187,425 584,125 603,295
Internal migrants 73,325 35,935 37,395 949,170 464,830 484,340
Intraprovincial migrants 69,295 33,805 35,490 893,800 436,525 457,270
Interprovincial migrants 4,030 2,125 1,905 55,370 28,300 27,070
External migrants 15,430 7,565 7,865 238,250 119,295 118,960

Source

Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population.

How to cite

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2017. Québec [Census metropolitan area], Quebec and Quebec [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 April 19, 2024).

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