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

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Characteristic	Montréal Quebec [Census metropolitan area]			Quebec [Province]
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	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female
	Counts (unless otherwise specified)
Citizenship
Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample data^{Census data footnote 45}	4,009,795	1,966,705	2,043,085	7,965,450	3,941,440	4,024,015
Canadian citizens^{Census data footnote 46}	3,696,245	1,811,975	1,884,270	7,585,545	3,753,190	3,832,350
Canadian citizens aged under 18	772,360	394,515	377,845	1,521,230	779,620	741,610
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over	2,923,885	1,417,465	1,506,425	6,064,310	2,973,575	3,090,740
Not Canadian citizens^{Census data footnote 47}	313,545	154,730	158,815	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 data^{Census data footnote 48}	4,009,795	1,966,705	2,043,090	7,965,450	3,941,440	4,024,015
Non-immigrants^{Census data footnote 49}	3,002,625	1,476,535	1,526,095	6,788,085	3,365,345	3,422,735
Immigrants^{Census data footnote 50}	936,305	452,805	483,500	1,091,310	530,325	560,980
Before 1981	207,840	100,575	107,265	238,655	117,080	121,575
1981 to 1990	112,945	55,685	57,265	127,340	63,150	64,190
1991 to 2000	163,525	77,675	85,850	187,860	89,210	98,650
2001 to 2010	272,725	131,570	141,160	322,280	155,785	166,495
2001 to 2005	118,885	57,445	61,440	140,170	67,835	72,335
2006 to 2010	153,840	74,115	79,720	182,115	87,945	94,165
2011 to 2016^{Census data footnote 51}	179,270	87,305	91,965	215,170	105,105	110,065
Non-permanent residents^{Census data footnote 52}	70,860	37,370	33,490	86,065	45,765	40,295
Age at immigration
Total - Age at immigration for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data^{Census data footnote 53}	936,305	452,800	483,505	1,091,305	530,325	560,980
Under 5 years	90,505	44,550	45,950	112,930	54,600	58,330
5 to 14 years	148,910	74,380	74,540	174,020	87,165	86,855
15 to 24 years	187,480	85,225	102,255	215,350	98,880	116,475
25 to 44 years	445,085	219,540	225,550	515,770	256,095	259,675
45 years and over	64,325	29,110	35,215	73,230	33,590	39,640
Immigrants by selected place of birthUpdate of the 2016 Census immigration data
Total - Selected places of birth for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data^{Census data footnote 54}	936,305	452,800	483,505	1,091,305	530,330	560,980
Americas	210,770	96,160	114,615	247,505	113,190	134,315
Brazil	5,725	2,750	2,970	7,345	3,515	3,830
Colombia	16,670	7,590	9,085	25,580	11,645	13,935
El Salvador	9,955	4,920	5,035	11,120	5,500	5,615
Guyana	2,430	1,060	1,370	2,490	1,085	1,410
Haiti	75,740	32,980	42,755	80,965	35,375	45,585
Jamaica	4,425	1,910	2,510	4,665	2,040	2,625
Mexico	13,080	5,855	7,230	15,820	7,090	8,730
Peru	11,910	5,355	6,555	13,265	5,945	7,325
Trinidad and Tobago	3,885	1,770	2,110	4,075	1,840	2,240
United States^{Census data footnote 55}	17,935	9,055	8,885	25,955	12,800	13,155
Other places of birth in Americas	49,030	22,910	26,115	56,235	26,370	29,870
Europe	254,860	125,050	129,805	311,090	154,910	156,185
Bosnia and Herzegovina	1,085	525	560	3,785	1,890	1,895
Croatia	1,590	815	775	2,140	1,085	1,050
France	56,805	30,005	26,800	81,225	43,490	37,735
Germany	6,595	2,890	3,700	9,750	4,365	5,390
Greece	17,885	8,790	9,095	18,420	9,135	9,285
Hungary	3,030	1,440	1,590	3,325	1,620	1,700
Ireland^{Census data footnote 56}	660	375	285	820	485	330
Italy	48,935	23,950	24,985	51,025	25,370	25,655
Netherlands	1,310	705	600	1,990	1,035	955
Poland	9,380	4,045	5,330	10,735	4,675	6,060
Portugal	16,460	7,960	8,500	18,985	9,185	9,800
Romania	26,145	12,405	13,745	28,695	13,695	15,005
Russian Federation	10,290	4,530	5,760	11,355	4,975	6,375
Serbia^{Census data footnote 57}	1,320	610	715	1,790	830	960
Ukraine	7,760	3,385	4,375	8,670	3,800	4,870
United Kingdom^{Census data footnote 58}	10,385	5,345	5,045	12,905	6,645	6,260
Other places of birth in Europe	35,225	17,275	17,945	45,500	22,630	22,870
Africa	204,635	105,405	99,230	241,410	125,250	116,165
Algeria	54,275	28,225	26,050	59,465	31,180	28,280
Egypt	18,495	9,675	8,820	19,490	10,290	9,200
Ethiopia	865	425	435	995	495	495
Kenya	635	290	340	785	355	430
Morocco	54,495	28,020	26,475	60,700	31,435	29,270
Nigeria	1,140	620	525	1,340	740	600
Somalia	475	235	245	580	270	310
South Africa, Republic of	670	365	305	865	475	385
Other places of birth in Africa	73,580	37,550	36,035	97,200	50,005	47,190
Asia	264,955	125,605	139,345	289,825	136,175	153,655
Afghanistan	6,150	3,070	3,085	7,280	3,640	3,640
Bangladesh	7,745	3,895	3,845	7,940	3,990	3,950
China^{Census data footnote 59}	43,350	18,265	25,080	49,555	19,905	29,655
Hong Kong^{Census data footnote 60}	4,535	2,220	2,315	4,730	2,290	2,435
India	17,455	8,995	8,460	17,865	9,195	8,670
Iran^{Census data footnote 61}	16,545	8,240	8,305	17,760	8,880	8,885
Iraq	2,945	1,585	1,365	3,735	1,960	1,775
Japan	1,435	345	1,090	1,725	395	1,330
Korea, South^{Census data footnote 62}	3,620	1,690	1,930	4,230	1,995	2,230
Lebanon	35,765	18,940	16,825	39,135	20,800	18,340
Pakistan	9,515	5,015	4,500	10,010	5,260	4,750
Philippines	23,235	8,725	14,510	24,410	9,040	15,370
Sri Lanka	10,620	5,275	5,345	10,715	5,335	5,380
Syria^{Census data footnote 63}	16,310	8,040	8,265	17,775	8,800	8,980
Taiwan	2,495	1,030	1,470	2,735	1,100	1,635
Viet Nam	23,465	10,865	12,600	25,440	11,765	13,675
Other places of birth in Asia	39,760	19,400	20,355	44,795	21,840	22,950
Oceania and other places of birth^{Census data footnote 64}	1,095	585	510	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 data^{Census data footnote 54}	179,270	87,300	91,965	215,170	105,105	110,065
Americas	40,205	19,070	21,130	47,710	22,625	25,085
Brazil	2,260	1,140	1,125	3,010	1,495	1,520
Colombia	5,270	2,475	2,790	7,540	3,465	4,075
Cuba	1,950	980	970	2,565	1,260	1,315
Haiti	15,770	7,165	8,610	16,880	7,690	9,190
Jamaica	155	110	50	190	140	55
Mexico	3,465	1,610	1,850	4,210	1,955	2,255
United States^{Census data footnote 55}	3,300	1,850	1,455	3,990	2,265	1,720
Venezuela^{Census data footnote 65}	1,725	825	900	1,955	935	1,020
Other places of birth in Americas	6,305	2,920	3,390	7,365	3,425	3,935
Europe	31,585	15,965	15,615	39,320	20,085	19,235
France	14,995	8,020	6,975	20,030	10,855	9,175
Germany	445	205	245	580	250	330
Ireland^{Census data footnote 56}	105	75	30	135	105	35
Moldova^{Census data footnote 66}	3,570	1,620	1,945	3,750	1,695	2,055
Romania	2,680	1,150	1,535	2,945	1,260	1,685
Russian Federation	1,805	815	990	1,970	865	1,105
Ukraine	2,155	990	1,165	2,460	1,110	1,350
United Kingdom^{Census data footnote 58}	710	465	250	860	565	290
Other places of birth in Europe	5,125	2,635	2,485	6,590	3,385	3,205
Africa	59,780	29,715	30,065	74,200	37,110	37,090
Algeria	15,030	7,355	7,670	16,380	8,060	8,320
Cameroon	5,695	2,770	2,925	7,550	3,705	3,845
Congo, Democratic Republic of the	2,115	1,010	1,105	3,370	1,655	1,715
Côte d'Ivoire	3,650	1,790	1,860	5,070	2,505	2,565
Egypt	4,185	2,165	2,020	4,360	2,260	2,095
Eritrea	45	30	20	50	30	20
Ethiopia	120	60	60	125	65	60
Morocco	11,850	5,875	5,975	13,475	6,675	6,805
Nigeria	445	230	215	540	280	260
Somalia	70	40	35	95	40	50
South Africa, Republic of	140	85	55	175	115	60
Tunisia	4,670	2,355	2,315	5,855	3,025	2,825
Other places of birth in Africa	11,765	5,950	5,810	17,155	8,690	8,470
Asia	47,430	22,385	25,050	53,595	25,070	28,525
Afghanistan	1,040	475	565	1,555	715	840
Bangladesh	840	445	400	860	455	405
China^{Census data footnote 59}	9,820	4,455	5,365	10,705	4,805	5,895
Hong Kong^{Census data footnote 60}	95	35	60	120	35	80
India	2,870	1,505	1,365	2,960	1,555	1,405
Iran^{Census data footnote 61}	7,090	3,345	3,740	7,505	3,545	3,960
Iraq	635	310	320	985	465	515
Israel	600	355	245	645	390	255
Japan	295	30	260	330	30	295
Korea, South^{Census data footnote 62}	750	335	420	825	370	455
Lebanon	3,620	1,935	1,685	3,955	2,100	1,860
Nepal	70	40	35	360	165	195
Pakistan	1,570	800	770	1,815	920	895
Philippines	5,245	2,255	2,995	5,635	2,345	3,290
Saudi Arabia	425	200	225	435	210	225
Sri Lanka	855	375	475	860	380	480
Syria^{Census data footnote 63}	6,350	3,185	3,165	7,455	3,740	3,715
Taiwan	120	50	70	170	60	105
Turkey	515	270	245	585	300	285
United Arab Emirates	280	145	130	300	160	145
Viet Nam	1,305	495	815	1,505	560	945
Other places of birth in Asia	3,030	1,330	1,700	4,025	1,765	2,265
Oceania and other^{Census data footnote 64}	265	165	100	345	215	135
Australia	140	90	55	190	120	70
Other places of birth^{Census data footnote 67}	125	75	50	155	95	65
Generation status
Total - Generation status for the population in private households - 25% sample data^{Census data footnote 68}	4,009,795	1,966,705	2,043,090	7,965,450	3,941,440	4,024,015
First generation^{Census data footnote 69}	1,025,695	499,825	525,875	1,204,895	590,175	614,720
Second generation^{Census data footnote 70}	651,190	328,560	322,630	792,085	399,535	392,550
Third generation or more^{Census data footnote 71}	2,332,905	1,138,320	1,194,580	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 data^{Census data footnote 72}	741,595	358,465	383,125	867,685	420,465	447,220
Economic immigrants^{Census data footnote 73}	408,710	211,560	197,150	469,015	243,915	225,100
Principal applicants^{Census data footnote 74}	194,940	118,480	76,460	224,720	137,975	86,745
Secondary applicants^{Census data footnote 75}	213,775	93,085	120,690	244,300	105,945	138,360
Immigrants sponsored by family^{Census data footnote 76}	204,725	81,180	123,550	241,225	96,130	145,095
Refugees^{Census data footnote 77}	117,890	60,855	57,035	146,295	75,100	71,195
Other immigrants^{Census data footnote 78}	10,270	4,875	5,395	11,150	5,320	5,825

Note(s):

Footnote 45

'Citizenship' refers to the country where the person has citizenship. A person may have more than one citizenship. A person may be stateless, that is, they may have no citizenship. Citizenship can be by birth or naturalization.

For more information on citizenship variables, including information on their classifications, the questions from which they are derived, data quality and their comparability with other sources of data, please refer to the Place of Birth, Generation Status, Citizenship and Immigration Reference Guide, Census of Population, 2016.

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Footnote 46

'Canadian citizens' includes persons who are citizens of Canada only and persons who are citizens of Canada and at least one other country.

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Footnote 47

'Not Canadian citizens' includes persons who are not citizens of Canada. They may be citizens of one or more other countries. Persons who are stateless are included in this category.

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Footnote 48

Immigrant status refers to whether the person is a non-immigrant, an immigrant or a non-permanent resident.

Period of immigration refers to the period in which the immigrant first obtained landed immigrant or permanent resident status.

For more information on immigration variables, including information on their classifications, the questions from which they are derived, data quality and their comparability with other sources of data, please refer to the Place of Birth, Generation Status, Citizenship and Immigration Reference Guide, Census of Population, 2016.

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Footnote 49

'Non-immigrants' includes persons who are Canadian citizens by birth.

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Footnote 50

'Immigrants' includes persons who are, or who have ever been, landed immigrants or permanent residents. Such persons have been granted the right to live in Canada permanently by immigration authorities. Immigrants who have obtained Canadian citizenship by naturalization are included in this category. In the 2016 Census of Population, 'Immigrants' includes immigrants who landed in Canada on or prior to May 10, 2016.

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Footnote 51

Includes immigrants who landed in Canada on or prior to May 10, 2016.

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Footnote 52

'Non-permanent residents' includes persons from another country who have a work or study permit or who are refugee claimants, and their family members sharing the same permit and living in Canada with them.

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Footnote 53

'Age at immigration' refers to the age at which an immigrant first obtained landed immigrant or permanent resident status.

'Immigrant' refers to a person who is, or who has ever been, a landed immigrant or permanent resident. Such a person has been granted the right to live in Canada permanently by immigration authorities. Immigrants who have obtained Canadian citizenship by naturalization are included in this group. In the 2016 Census of Population, 'Immigrant' includes immigrants who landed in Canada on or prior to May 10, 2016.

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Footnote 54

'Recent immigrant' refers to an immigrant who first obtained his or her landed immigrant or permanent resident status between January 1, 2011 and May 10, 2016.

The places of birth selected are the most frequently reported by recent immigrants at the Canada level.

'Place of birth' refers to the name of the geographic location where the person was born. The geographic location is specified according to geographic boundaries current at the time of data collection, not the geographic boundaries at the time of birth. In the 2016 Census of Population, the geographic location refers to a country if the person was born outside Canada.

For more information on immigration and place of birth variables, including information on their classifications, the questions from which they are derived, data quality and their comparability with other sources of data, please refer to the Place of Birth, Generation Status, Citizenship and Immigration Reference Guide, Census of Population, 2016.

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Footnote 55

The official name of United States is United States of America.

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Footnote 56

Ireland is also referred to as Republic of Ireland.

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Footnote 57

Serbia excludes Kosovo.

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Footnote 58

The official name of United Kingdom is United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. United Kingdom includes Scotland, Wales, England and Northern Ireland (excludes Isle of Man, the Channel Islands and British Overseas Territories).

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Footnote 59

China excludes Hong Kong and Macao.

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Footnote 60

The full name of Hong Kong is the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China.

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Footnote 61

The official name of Iran is Islamic Republic of Iran.

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Footnote 62

The official name of South Korea is Republic of Korea.

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Footnote 63

The official name of Syria is Syrian Arab Republic.

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Footnote 64

The category 'Oceania and other' includes places of birth in Oceania and responses not included elsewhere, such as 'born at sea.'

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Footnote 65

The official name of Venezuela is Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela.

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Footnote 66

The official name of Moldova is Republic of Moldova.

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Footnote 67

The category 'Other places of birth' includes other places of birth in Oceania and responses not included elsewhere, such as 'born at sea.'

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Footnote 68

Generation status refers to whether or not the person or the person's parents were born in Canada.

For more information on generation status variables, including information on their classifications, the questions from which they are derived, data quality and their comparability with other sources of data, please refer to the Place of Birth, Generation Status, Citizenship and Immigration Reference Guide, Census of Population, 2016.

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Footnote 69

'First generation' includes persons who were born outside Canada. For the most part, these are people who are now, or once were, immigrants to Canada.

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Footnote 70

'Second generation' includes persons who were born in Canada and had at least one parent born outside Canada. For the most part, these are the children of immigrants.

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Footnote 71

'Third generation or more' includes persons who were born in Canada with both parents born in Canada.

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Footnote 72

'Admission category' refers to the name of the immigration program or group of programs under which an immigrant has been granted for the first time the right to live in Canada permanently by immigration authorities.

'Applicant type' refers to whether an immigrant was identified as the principal applicant, the spouse or the dependant on the application for permanent residence.

'Immigrant' refers to a person who is, or who has ever been, a landed immigrant or permanent resident. Such a person has been granted the right to live in Canada permanently by immigration authorities. Immigrants who have obtained Canadian citizenship by naturalization are included in this group.In the 2016 Census of Population, data on admission category and applicant type are available for immigrants who landed in Canada between January 1, 1980 and May 10, 2016.

For more information on immigration variables, including information on their classifications, data quality and their comparability with other sources of data, please refer to the Place of Birth, Generation Status, Citizenship and Immigration Reference Guide, Census of Population, 2016.

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Footnote 73

'Economic immigrants' includes immigrants who have been selected for their ability to contribute to Canada's economy through their ability to meet labour market needs, to own and manage or to build a business, to make a substantial investment, to create their own employment or to meet specific provincial or territorial labour market needs.

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Footnote 74

'Principal applicants' includes immigrants who were identified as the principal applicant on the application for permanent residence.

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Footnote 75

'Secondary applicants' includes immigrants who were identified as the married spouse, the common-law or conjugal partner or the dependant of the principal applicant on the application for permanent residence.

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Footnote 76

'Immigrants sponsored by family' includes immigrants who were sponsored by a Canadian citizen or permanent resident and were granted permanent resident status on the basis of their relationship either as the spouse, partner, parent, grand-parent, child or other relative of this sponsor. The terms 'family class' or 'family reunification' are sometimes used to refer to this category.

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Footnote 77

'Refugees' includes immigrants who were granted permanent resident status on the basis of a well-founded fear of returning to their home country. This category includes persons who had a well-founded fear of persecution for reasons of race, religion, nationality, membership in particular social group or for political opinion (Geneva Convention refugees) as well as persons who had been seriously and personally affected by civil war or armed conflict, or have suffered a massive violation of human rights. Some refugees were in Canada when they applied for refugee protection for themselves and their family members (either with them in Canada or abroad). Others were abroad and were referred for resettlement to Canada by the United Nations Refugee Agency, another designated referral organization or private sponsors.

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Footnote 78

'Other immigrants' includes immigrants who were granted permanent resident status under a program that does not fall under the economic immigrants, the immigrants sponsored by family or the refugee categories.

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Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population.

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2017. Montréal [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 25, 2024).

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