Census Profile, 2016 Census
Oshawa [Census metropolitan area], Ontario and Ontario [Province]

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Total Male Female Total Male Female
Counts (unless otherwise specified)
Population and dwellings
Population, 2016Census data footnote 1 379,848 ... ... 13,448,494 ... ...
Population, 2011Census data footnote 1 356,177 ... ... 12,851,821 ... ...
Population percentage change, 2011 to 2016 6.6 ... ... 4.6 ... ...
Total private dwellingsCensus data footnote 2 142,462 ... ... 5,598,391 ... ...
Private dwellings occupied by usual residentsCensus data footnote 3 138,962 ... ... 5,169,174 ... ...
Population density per square kilometre 420.3 ... ... 14.8 ... ...
Land area in square kilometres 903.69 ... ... 908,699.33 ... ...
Age characteristics
Total - Age groups and average age of the population - 100% dataCensus data footnote 4 379,850 185,435 194,415 13,448,495 6,559,390 6,889,105
0 to 14 years 69,255 35,500 33,760 2,207,970 1,131,615 1,076,350
0 to 4 years 21,575 11,045 10,530 697,360 357,300 340,055
5 to 9 years 23,925 12,245 11,680 756,085 387,320 368,765
10 to 14 years 23,755 12,210 11,545 754,530 387,000 367,530
15 to 64 years 255,095 125,260 129,835 8,988,865 4,412,115 4,576,750
15 to 19 years 24,555 12,370 12,185 811,670 416,730 394,945
20 to 24 years 24,845 12,825 12,025 894,390 457,815 436,570
25 to 29 years 22,275 11,205 11,065 874,350 436,345 438,010
30 to 34 years 23,820 11,585 12,235 864,765 420,800 443,965
35 to 39 years 24,900 11,825 13,075 842,485 402,900 439,585
40 to 44 years 26,255 12,735 13,525 871,875 418,465 453,415
45 to 49 years 27,585 13,280 14,305 937,385 453,105 484,275
50 to 54 years 31,870 15,560 16,310 1,056,345 517,170 539,175
55 to 59 years 27,490 13,620 13,870 989,460 482,280 507,180
60 to 64 years 21,495 10,260 11,235 846,145 406,505 439,640
65 years and over 55,495 24,675 30,820 2,251,655 1,015,655 1,236,000
65 to 69 years 18,525 8,645 9,885 737,745 352,475 385,270
70 to 74 years 13,185 6,255 6,930 528,645 250,455 278,185
75 to 79 years 9,525 4,240 5,280 393,010 179,810 213,195
80 to 84 years 7,090 3,125 3,975 291,185 126,825 164,360
85 years and over 7,165 2,415 4,755 301,075 106,090 194,985
85 to 89 years 4,535 1,680 2,860 188,470 73,045 115,425
90 to 94 years 2,085 620 1,465 88,390 27,400 60,990
95 to 99 years 480 105 380 21,210 5,150 16,060
100 years and over 65 15 50 3,005 495 2,520
Total - Distribution (%) of the population by broad age groups - 100% data 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
0 to 14 years 18.2 19.1 17.4 16.4 17.3 15.6
15 to 64 years 67.2 67.5 66.8 66.8 67.3 66.4
65 years and over 14.6 13.3 15.9 16.7 15.5 17.9
85 years and over 1.9 1.3 2.4 2.2 1.6 2.8
Average age of the population 39.6 38.6 40.5 41.0 40.0 41.9
Median age of the population 40.1 38.9 41.1 41.3 40.2 42.4
Household and dwelling characteristics
Total - Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling - 100% dataCensus data footnote 5 138,960 ... ... 5,169,175 ... ...
Single-detached house 91,135 ... ... 2,807,380 ... ...
Apartment in a building that has five or more storeys 10,605 ... ... 886,705 ... ...
Other attached dwellingCensus data footnote 6 37,135 ... ... 1,460,200 ... ...
Semi-detached house 7,585 ... ... 289,975 ... ...
Row house 13,925 ... ... 460,425 ... ...
Apartment or flat in a duplex 5,170 ... ... 176,080 ... ...
Apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys 10,255 ... ... 522,810 ... ...
Other single-attached house 205 ... ... 10,910 ... ...
Movable dwellingCensus data footnote 7 85 ... ... 14,890 ... ...
Total - Private households by household size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 8 138,960 ... ... 5,169,170 ... ...
1 person 29,660 ... ... 1,341,300 ... ...
2 persons 43,790 ... ... 1,693,525 ... ...
3 persons 25,055 ... ... 834,260 ... ...
4 persons 25,890 ... ... 796,320 ... ...
5 or more persons 14,565 ... ... 503,775 ... ...
Number of persons in private households 375,600 ... ... 13,242,160 ... ...
Average household size 2.7 ... ... 2.6 ... ...
Marital status
Total - Marital status for the population aged 15 years and over - 100% dataCensus data footnote 9 310,590 149,935 160,655 11,240,525 5,427,775 5,812,750
Married or living common law 180,460 90,145 90,315 6,438,085 3,219,290 3,218,795
Married 151,620 75,745 75,880 5,531,930 2,764,275 2,767,655
Living common law 28,840 14,405 14,440 906,155 455,015 451,145
Not married and not living common law 130,135 59,795 70,340 4,802,440 2,208,485 2,593,955
Never married 84,945 45,190 39,755 3,182,785 1,689,180 1,493,605
Separated 10,410 4,255 6,155 328,675 138,140 190,535
Divorced 18,595 6,965 11,625 653,835 252,900 400,935
Widowed 16,180 3,375 12,800 637,150 128,265 508,880
Family characteristics
Total - Census families in private households by family size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 10 109,180 ... ... 3,782,540 ... ...
2 persons 48,655 ... ... 1,815,000 ... ...
3 persons 25,425 ... ... 844,545 ... ...
4 persons 25,230 ... ... 792,435 ... ...
5 or more persons 9,870 ... ... 330,560 ... ...
Average size of census families 3.0 ... ... 2.9 ... ...
Total number of census families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 11 109,180 ... ... 3,782,545 ... ...
Total couple families 88,790 ... ... 3,137,570 ... ...
Married couples 74,380 ... ... 2,684,735 ... ...
Common-law couples 14,410 ... ... 452,840 ... ...
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent 20,390 ... ... 644,975 ... ...
Female parent 16,170 ... ... 518,480 ... ...
Male parent 4,220 ... ... 126,495 ... ...
Total - Couple census families in private households - 100% data 88,785 ... ... 3,137,565 ... ...
Couples without children 36,720 ... ... 1,428,575 ... ...
Couples with children 52,065 ... ... 1,708,995 ... ...
1 child 19,285 ... ... 658,305 ... ...
2 children 23,430 ... ... 738,710 ... ...
3 or more children 9,350 ... ... 311,975 ... ...
Total - Lone-parent census families in private households - 100% data 20,390 ... ... 644,975 ... ...
1 child 11,935 ... ... 386,425 ... ...
2 children 6,135 ... ... 186,240 ... ...
3 or more children 2,320 ... ... 72,310 ... ...
Total - Persons not in census families in private households - 100% data 49,050 22,925 26,125 2,139,825 990,525 1,149,300
Household type
Total - Private households by household type - 100% dataCensus data footnote 12 138,965 ... ... 5,169,175 ... ...
One-census-family households 101,150 ... ... 3,481,885 ... ...
Without children in a census familyCensus data footnote 13 33,695 ... ... 1,311,575 ... ...
With children in a census familyCensus data footnote 14 67,455 ... ... 2,170,315 ... ...
Multiple-census-family households 3,940 ... ... 145,615 ... ...
Non-census-family households 33,880 ... ... 1,541,665 ... ...
One-person households 29,660 ... ... 1,341,305 ... ...
Two-or-more person non-census-family households 4,220 ... ... 200,365 ... ...
Knowledge of official languagesThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - Knowledge of official languages for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% dataCensus data footnote 15 376,805 184,355 192,450 13,312,865 6,503,875 6,808,990
English only 346,670 171,595 175,075 11,455,500 5,689,830 5,765,665
French only 255 115 140 40,040 17,340 22,705
English and French 27,550 11,705 15,840 1,490,390 665,850 824,540
Neither English nor French 2,330 930 1,395 326,935 130,850 196,085
First official language spokenThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - First official language spoken for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% dataCensus data footnote 16 376,805 184,350 192,455 13,312,865 6,503,880 6,808,995
English 367,060 179,960 187,100 12,394,325 6,095,970 6,298,355
French 6,405 3,025 3,380 504,130 236,875 267,250
English and French 1,105 485 620 92,940 42,910 50,030
Neither English nor French 2,240 885 1,355 321,480 128,125 193,355
Official language minority (number)Census data footnote 17 6,960 3,265 3,690 550,600 258,330 292,270
Official language minority (percentage)Census data footnote 17 1.8 1.8 1.9 4.1 4.0 4.3
Mother tongueThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - Mother tongue for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% dataCensus data footnote 18 376,805 184,355 192,455 13,312,870 6,503,875 6,808,990
Single responses 371,050 181,620 189,430 12,946,960 6,327,630 6,619,330
Official languages 326,300 160,255 166,050 9,393,040 4,637,520 4,755,520
English 319,765 157,155 162,610 8,902,320 4,406,210 4,496,110
French 6,540 3,100 3,440 490,715 231,310 259,410
Non-official languages 44,750 21,365 23,380 3,553,920 1,690,110 1,863,810
Aboriginal languages 35 10 20 22,765 10,815 11,950
Algonquian languages 15 5 10 21,235 10,175 11,060
Blackfoot 0 0 0 10 5 5
Cree-Montagnais languages 10 5 5 5,080 2,485 2,595
Atikamekw 0 0 0 5 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 5 5 5
Moose Cree 0 0 0 85 40 45
Naskapi 0 0 0 10 5 5
Northern East Cree 0 0 0 55 25 30
Plains Cree 0 0 0 35 5 30
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 5 0 0
Swampy Cree 0 5 0 355 135 225
Woods Cree 5 5 0 15 10 5
Cree, n.o.s. 0 0 0 4,500 2,255 2,245
Eastern Algonquian languages 0 0 0 90 40 50
Malecite 0 0 0 10 5 0
Mi'kmaq 0 0 0 85 35 50
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 10 5 5 16,025 7,620 8,400
Algonquin 0 0 0 65 30 35
Ojibway 5 0 5 9,505 4,515 4,985
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 6,310 3,015 3,300
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 145 65 80
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 30 20 10
Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 60 20 40
Northern Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 55 20 35
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carrier 0 0 0 5 0 5
Chilcotin 0 0 0 5 0 5
Dene 0 0 0 20 10 10
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 0 5 5 5
Gwich'in 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sarsi (Sarcee) 0 0 0 10 0 5
Sekani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages 0 0 0 5 5 0
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Slavey 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 5
Tahltan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tutchone languages 0 0 0 0 0 5
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 0 5
Haida 0 0 0 0 5 0
Inuit languages 10 0 5 475 165 305
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 5 5 5
Inuktitut 5 0 5 425 145 280
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 45 20 25
Iroquoian languages 5 5 5 710 300 410
Cayuga 0 0 0 40 20 20
Mohawk 5 5 5 590 255 335
Oneida 0 0 0 55 15 40
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 20 5 15
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 0 0 0 25 15 15
Salish languages 0 0 0 5 0 5
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lillooet 0 0 0 0 0 0
Okanagan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 5 0 0
Squamish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Straits 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages 0 0 0 10 5 5
Dakota 0 0 0 5 5 5
Stoney 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 5 5
Tlingit 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 0 0 0 5 5 0
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0 0 0 5
Nisga'a 0 0 0 5 0 0
Tsimshian 0 0 0 0 5 0
Wakashan languages 0 0 0 0 0 5
Haisla 0 0 0 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 0 0 0 5 5 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 5 5 5 235 130 105
Non-Aboriginal languages 44,715 21,355 23,360 3,531,160 1,679,300 1,851,865
Afro-Asiatic languages 2,165 1,150 1,020 253,830 127,720 126,110
Berber languages 0 0 0 725 405 320
Kabyle 0 0 0 425 225 200
Berber languages, n.i.e. 0 0 5 305 180 120
Cushitic languages 55 25 30 24,605 10,730 13,870
Bilen 0 0 0 250 140 110
Oromo 5 5 5 1,445 720 730
Somali 45 20 25 22,680 9,755 12,925
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 225 115 110
Semitic languages 2,110 1,125 985 227,985 116,320 111,665
Amharic 65 40 25 10,720 4,960 5,760
Arabic 1,700 925 770 171,370 88,400 82,965
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 20 10 10 14,555 7,135 7,420
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 5 5 5 4,795 2,365 2,425
Harari 10 5 5 1,030 485 545
Hebrew 30 15 15 11,575 6,220 5,350
Maltese 225 105 120 5,175 2,575 2,600
Tigrigna 25 10 15 7,345 3,470 3,870
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 20 5 10 1,435 705 730
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 5 520 265 250
Austro-Asiatic languages 525 230 300 78,125 35,880 42,240
Khmer (Cambodian) 35 15 20 7,355 3,330 4,020
Vietnamese 485 210 275 70,690 32,520 38,165
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 5 0 5 85 30 50
Austronesian languages 2,395 920 1,475 194,380 76,060 118,315
Bikol 5 0 5 595 260 330
Cebuano 80 30 55 6,545 2,500 4,045
Fijian 5 0 0 80 45 40
Hiligaynon 30 10 20 2,750 1,030 1,725
Ilocano 65 30 35 11,285 4,430 6,860
Malagasy 5 0 0 100 45 55
Malay 60 25 35 5,760 2,520 3,240
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 10 5 5 1,505 670 840
Pangasinan 5 5 5 535 215 315
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 2,110 805 1,305 163,415 63,665 99,755
Waray-Waray 10 5 5 405 140 270
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 10 5 5 1,400 550 850
Creole languages 175 80 100 11,255 5,095 6,165
Haitian Creole 20 10 10 630 290 340
Creole, n.o.s. 70 30 45 8,025 3,580 4,440
Creole languages, n.i.e. 85 35 45 2,605 1,225 1,380
Dravidian languages 2,175 1,065 1,110 148,605 73,530 75,075
Kannada 35 15 20 2,670 1,365 1,305
Malayalam 250 130 115 17,140 8,795 8,350
Tamil 1,775 855 915 117,630 57,310 60,320
Telugu 115 55 60 10,820 5,895 4,925
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 5 0 5 340 165 175
Hmong-Mien languages 0 0 0 525 250 270
Indo-European languages 30,820 14,895 15,920 2,024,365 980,200 1,044,165
Albanian 100 55 45 19,045 9,535 9,510
Armenian 130 60 70 15,070 7,305 7,765
Balto-Slavic languages 7,355 3,330 4,020 410,725 188,695 222,025
Baltic languages 115 55 60 9,080 3,785 5,295
Latvian 65 30 35 3,910 1,650 2,260
Lithuanian 50 25 25 5,175 2,135 3,035
Slavic languages 7,240 3,280 3,960 401,645 184,915 216,730
Belarusan 10 5 5 515 230 280
Bosnian 20 10 5 6,370 3,125 3,245
Bulgarian 70 30 40 9,095 4,355 4,740
Croatian 385 200 185 31,875 15,460 16,410
Czech 140 65 70 10,670 4,930 5,740
Macedonian 700 350 355 15,635 7,470 8,165
Polish 3,235 1,425 1,810 121,075 54,675 66,405
Russian 710 295 415 101,100 45,630 55,470
Serbian 425 225 195 41,740 20,585 21,150
Serbo-Croatian 50 30 15 4,875 2,310 2,570
Slovak 190 70 120 10,280 4,710 5,565
Slovene (Slovenian) 195 90 100 6,740 2,995 3,745
Ukrainian 1,075 460 620 40,375 17,760 22,610
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 35 20 15 1,310 670 635
Celtic languages 50 20 25 1,110 505 605
Scottish Gaelic 20 5 10 450 210 240
Welsh 20 10 15 435 180 260
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 10 5 0 225 120 110
Germanic languages 4,175 1,895 2,285 200,640 94,475 106,165
Afrikaans 85 35 45 2,295 1,125 1,170
Danish 100 50 55 4,265 2,010 2,250
Dutch 1,685 775 910 51,720 24,875 26,840
Frisian 60 25 35 1,240 630 620
German 2,115 950 1,165 131,525 61,520 70,005
Icelandic 10 5 5 210 100 110
Norwegian 35 15 15 940 405 540
Swedish 55 30 30 2,395 1,040 1,350
Vlaams (Flemish) 30 10 20 2,150 925 1,225
Yiddish 5 5 0 3,735 1,765 1,970
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 170 80 85
Greek 1,195 610 585 55,415 27,305 28,110
Indo-Iranian languages 7,965 4,040 3,925 707,845 357,350 350,495
Indo-Aryan languages 5,975 3,010 2,970 565,600 285,720 279,875
Bengali 510 260 250 46,810 23,615 23,195
Gujarati 850 420 430 76,675 38,740 37,940
Hindi 600 300 300 58,735 29,805 28,930
Kashmiri 0 0 0 345 170 175
Konkani 25 10 10 2,510 1,195 1,315
Marathi 50 25 25 5,490 2,805 2,685
Nepali 15 10 10 7,870 3,915 3,960
Oriya (Odia) 10 5 0 715 380 335
Punjabi (Panjabi) 825 425 400 197,060 100,160 96,895
Sindhi 90 40 50 6,840 3,225 3,615
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 195 90 100 10,165 4,925 5,235
Urdu 2,795 1,415 1,385 152,385 76,795 75,595
Iranian languages 1,955 1,015 940 139,675 70,270 69,405
Kurdish 35 25 10 6,665 3,615 3,050
Pashto 180 95 85 10,950 5,630 5,315
Persian (Farsi) 1,745 900 845 122,070 61,025 61,040
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 30 15 15 2,565 1,350 1,215
Italic (Romance) languages 9,855 4,885 4,965 614,525 295,030 319,490
Catalan 5 0 5 285 150 135
Italian 3,720 1,945 1,775 231,040 112,440 118,600
Portuguese 2,200 1,075 1,125 150,000 72,280 77,715
Romanian 680 305 370 41,755 19,565 22,190
Spanish 3,245 1,555 1,690 191,025 90,390 100,630
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 420 200 215
Japanese 110 45 70 13,260 4,590 8,670
Kartvelian languages 5 0 0 1,200 635 565
Georgian 0 0 0 1,200 635 565
Korean 420 205 210 69,775 32,035 37,740
Mongolic languages 5 5 0 405 180 220
Mongolian 5 5 0 405 180 225
Niger-Congo languages 580 280 300 35,760 16,705 19,050
Akan (Twi) 95 45 50 9,695 4,510 5,190
Bamanankan 0 5 0 140 60 80
Edo 10 5 5 1,140 475 670
Ewe 10 0 5 560 270 295
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 10 5 5 365 180 185
Ga 10 5 10 600 275 325
Ganda 10 5 5 760 360 400
Igbo 60 30 30 2,090 1,080 1,010
Lingala 15 5 10 850 365 485
Rundi (Kirundi) 20 5 15 1,430 640 785
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 20 5 10 1,330 545 785
Shona 45 20 25 1,455 660 790
Swahili 75 40 35 5,525 2,540 2,985
Wolof 0 0 0 290 145 150
Yoruba 90 45 40 4,365 2,260 2,105
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 105 55 55 5,155 2,345 2,810
Nilo-Saharan languages 10 10 5 1,610 810 800
Dinka 0 0 0 345 170 175
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 10 10 0 1,260 635 625
Sign languages 90 40 50 3,030 1,570 1,455
American Sign Language 40 15 25 1,305 640 670
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 20 10 15
Sign languages, n.i.e 55 25 30 1,700 925 780
Sino-Tibetan languages 3,765 1,735 2,035 611,795 284,865 326,935
Chinese languages 3,735 1,720 2,020 602,610 280,340 322,270
Cantonese 1,455 680 775 275,315 128,090 147,220
Hakka 40 15 20 6,985 3,140 3,840
Mandarin 1,985 910 1,080 283,735 132,275 151,460
Min Dong 5 0 5 855 405 450
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 70 25 40 13,545 6,240 7,300
Wu (Shanghainese) 45 20 20 6,300 2,825 3,470
Chinese, n.o.s. 140 60 80 15,645 7,235 8,410
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 240 120 120
Tibeto-Burman languages 30 15 15 9,185 4,520 4,660
Burmese 10 5 5 1,640 775 865
Karenic languages 0 0 0 1,730 865 860
Tibetan 10 5 5 5,115 2,530 2,585
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 10 5 5 700 345 350
Tai-Kadai languages 160 65 95 8,485 3,535 4,945
Lao 50 20 25 5,190 2,480 2,710
Thai 115 45 75 3,270 1,045 2,220
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 25 10 15
Turkic languages 155 80 75 22,615 11,745 10,870
Azerbaijani 5 0 5 1,990 1,070 920
Turkish 135 75 60 18,415 9,610 8,810
Uyghur 5 5 5 515 255 260
Uzbek 0 0 0 1,055 515 545
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 5 5 0 640 295 345
Uralic languages 1,140 550 590 50,670 23,095 27,570
Estonian 80 45 35 4,205 1,810 2,400
Finnish 150 65 85 9,720 4,140 5,580
Hungarian 915 435 475 36,740 17,150 19,590
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 10 5 5 1,475 780 690
Multiple responses 5,755 2,735 3,020 365,910 176,250 189,660
English and French 1,090 510 575 54,045 25,165 28,880
English and non-official language 4,345 2,070 2,275 288,285 140,345 147,940
French and non-official language 180 85 95 12,565 5,735 6,830
English, French and non-official language 140 60 75 11,010 5,000 6,005
Language spoken most often at homeThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - Language spoken most often at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% dataCensus data footnote 19 376,805 184,350 192,455 13,312,865 6,503,875 6,808,990
Single responses 366,370 179,390 186,980 12,522,045 6,123,955 6,398,085
Official languages 348,655 170,975 177,680 10,605,725 5,214,425 5,391,300
English 346,225 169,815 176,410 10,328,680 5,084,885 5,243,800
French 2,430 1,155 1,270 277,045 129,540 147,500
Non-official languages 17,715 8,420 9,300 1,916,315 909,530 1,006,780
Aboriginal languages 0 0 5 9,210 4,600 4,610
Algonquian languages 0 0 0 8,685 4,370 4,320
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 0 0 0 2,370 1,205 1,165
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 5 5 5
Moose Cree 0 0 0 10 10 5
Naskapi 0 0 0 10 5 5
Northern East Cree 0 0 0 20 10 15
Plains Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 0 0 0 105 50 55
Woods Cree 0 0 0 5 5 0
Cree, n.o.s. 0 0 0 2,220 1,135 1,085
Eastern Algonquian languages 0 0 0 5 5 5
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 0 0 0 5 5 0
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 0 0 0 6,305 3,155 3,145
Algonquin 0 0 0 5 0 0
Ojibway 0 0 0 3,315 1,695 1,620
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 2,905 1,420 1,490
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 75 40 35
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 0 0
Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 20 10 10
Northern Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 15 10 10
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carrier 0 0 0 0 5 0
Chilcotin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dene 0 0 0 5 0 5
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 0 0 0 5
Gwich'in 0 0 0 5 0 0
Sarsi (Sarcee) 0 0 0 5 5 0
Sekani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Slavey 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tutchone languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 5 0
Haida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages 5 0 5 160 60 90
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 0 5
Inuktitut 0 0 0 140 60 80
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 15 5 10
Iroquoian languages 0 0 0 210 90 120
Cayuga 0 0 0 5 5 5
Mohawk 0 0 0 185 80 100
Oneida 0 0 0 20 5 10
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 0 0 0 5 5 0
Salish languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lillooet 0 0 0 0 0 0
Okanagan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Squamish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Straits 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages 0 0 0 5 0 5
Dakota 0 0 0 5 5 0
Stoney 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 5
Tlingit 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nisga'a 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haisla 0 0 0 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 0 0 0 5 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 0 0 0 120 55 65
Non-Aboriginal languages 17,710 8,415 9,300 1,907,105 904,930 1,002,170
Afro-Asiatic languages 895 445 450 138,460 66,865 71,590
Berber languages 0 0 0 345 175 170
Kabyle 0 0 0 255 125 130
Berber languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 90 50 45
Cushitic languages 30 15 15 14,460 6,100 8,360
Bilen 0 0 0 170 80 85
Oromo 10 5 0 805 380 425
Somali 20 5 15 13,370 5,590 7,780
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 110 50 65
Semitic languages 865 430 430 123,410 60,475 62,940
Amharic 15 10 5 5,625 2,540 3,085
Arabic 760 385 380 94,195 46,505 47,695
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 15 5 10 9,515 4,595 4,920
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 5 0 0 2,915 1,410 1,500
Harari 10 0 5 555 250 305
Hebrew 0 0 0 4,850 2,505 2,345
Maltese 45 20 30 1,090 505 580
Tigrigna 5 0 0 3,920 1,805 2,115
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 5 5 5 755 360 395
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 245 115 125
Austro-Asiatic languages 330 145 185 50,245 23,105 27,140
Khmer (Cambodian) 15 5 10 3,770 1,650 2,120
Vietnamese 315 140 180 46,435 21,435 25,000
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 40 20 20
Austronesian languages 700 310 385 85,370 36,525 48,845
Bikol 0 0 0 90 35 55
Cebuano 30 10 15 2,325 1,020 1,315
Fijian 0 0 0 15 10 10
Hiligaynon 10 0 5 910 385 530
Ilocano 10 0 10 4,100 1,780 2,320
Malagasy 5 0 0 35 15 20
Malay 10 0 5 1,810 860 945
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 5 0 5 445 200 250
Pangasinan 0 0 0 90 40 50
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 640 290 355 75,070 31,965 43,105
Waray-Waray 0 0 0 90 35 55
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 380 175 200
Creole languages 50 25 30 5,325 2,355 2,970
Haitian Creole 10 5 5 355 165 190
Creole, n.o.s. 20 5 15 3,995 1,735 2,255
Creole languages, n.i.e. 20 15 15 975 455 520
Dravidian languages 1,380 660 720 96,250 46,575 49,680
Kannada 10 5 5 1,060 540 520
Malayalam 130 80 60 8,760 4,460 4,295
Tamil 1,165 545 620 80,600 38,460 42,140
Telugu 70 30 40 5,705 3,050 2,655
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 125 55 70
Hmong-Mien languages 0 0 0 200 95 105
Indo-European languages 10,990 5,205 5,785 978,300 469,640 508,670
Albanian 40 25 15 9,190 4,580 4,605
Armenian 55 25 30 8,630 4,065 4,560
Balto-Slavic languages 2,545 1,155 1,395 192,945 90,585 102,365
Baltic languages 20 10 5 2,305 950 1,355
Latvian 10 5 5 860 350 515
Lithuanian 10 5 5 1,440 600 840
Slavic languages 2,530 1,150 1,385 190,645 89,635 101,005
Belarusan 0 0 0 175 80 90
Bosnian 5 5 5 3,220 1,595 1,620
Bulgarian 30 20 20 4,830 2,350 2,480
Croatian 95 45 45 11,125 5,275 5,855
Czech 25 15 10 3,070 1,480 1,595
Macedonian 185 75 105 6,255 2,965 3,285
Polish 1,280 590 685 52,555 24,510 28,045
Russian 350 155 200 63,570 29,655 33,920
Serbian 205 95 110 23,175 11,335 11,840
Serbo-Croatian 25 15 10 1,925 920 1,010
Slovak 45 25 25 3,520 1,680 1,845
Slovene (Slovenian) 40 20 20 1,465 645 815
Ukrainian 245 100 150 15,415 6,995 8,420
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 10 5 5 355 160 190
Celtic languages 5 0 0 120 65 55
Scottish Gaelic 0 5 5 60 30 25
Welsh 0 0 0 30 10 15
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 35 20 15
Germanic languages 305 130 175 44,515 21,630 22,880
Afrikaans 30 15 15 755 365 390
Danish 0 0 0 280 135 150
Dutch 85 35 50 4,450 2,145 2,305
Frisian 5 0 5 90 45 45
German 185 75 105 37,255 18,140 19,120
Icelandic 5 0 5 45 20 30
Norwegian 0 0 0 70 30 40
Swedish 5 0 0 385 190 190
Vlaams (Flemish) 0 0 0 145 60 85
Yiddish 0 0 0 370 190 185
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 655 315 340
Greek 310 155 160 21,700 10,160 11,535
Indo-Iranian languages 4,290 2,090 2,205 435,835 215,755 220,080
Indo-Aryan languages 3,195 1,565 1,630 344,050 171,125 172,920
Bengali 275 140 140 29,590 14,595 14,995
Gujarati 420 195 220 45,445 22,410 23,035
Hindi 260 115 140 28,960 14,485 14,475
Kashmiri 0 0 0 65 30 35
Konkani 10 5 5 540 260 280
Marathi 35 15 15 2,420 1,230 1,190
Nepali 10 5 5 5,640 2,815 2,820
Oriya (Odia) 5 5 5 325 160 165
Punjabi (Panjabi) 435 220 215 132,135 66,410 65,725
Sindhi 30 15 15 2,880 1,320 1,560
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 65 30 30 4,595 2,250 2,345
Urdu 1,650 815 835 91,450 45,160 46,295
Iranian languages 1,090 520 570 90,730 44,090 46,640
Kurdish 15 5 10 3,675 1,900 1,770
Pashto 90 45 45 6,750 3,360 3,395
Persian (Farsi) 985 465 515 80,305 38,830 41,475
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 10 5 5 1,050 540 515
Italic (Romance) languages 3,435 1,635 1,800 265,375 122,790 142,585
Catalan 0 0 0 135 60 75
Italian 900 395 500 72,960 31,195 41,770
Portuguese 735 335 395 67,415 32,065 35,355
Romanian 310 145 165 19,920 9,380 10,535
Spanish 1,495 755 735 104,820 50,035 54,785
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 110 50 60
Japanese 50 20 30 6,040 2,590 3,450
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 770 420 355
Georgian 0 0 0 775 420 355
Korean 245 125 120 48,540 22,685 25,855
Mongolic languages 5 0 0 225 115 110
Mongolian 0 5 5 230 120 110
Niger-Congo languages 130 60 70 12,120 5,400 6,725
Akan (Twi) 20 15 15 4,415 1,915 2,495
Bamanankan 0 0 0 25 15 15
Edo 5 0 0 305 120 180
Ewe 0 0 0 135 60 80
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 5 0 5 110 55 55
Ga 0 0 0 175 80 100
Ganda 0 0 5 195 85 110
Igbo 5 0 5 540 265 275
Lingala 10 5 5 225 100 130
Rundi (Kirundi) 15 5 10 475 230 240
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 10 5 5 420 160 260
Shona 5 0 5 455 210 245
Swahili 15 5 10 2,085 925 1,160
Wolof 0 0 0 130 65 65
Yoruba 15 10 5 1,300 625 675
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 20 10 10 1,120 500 625
Nilo-Saharan languages 0 0 5 550 260 290
Dinka 0 0 0 120 60 65
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 425 195 225
Sign languages 150 95 60 4,425 2,485 1,940
American Sign Language 50 25 25 1,605 830 770
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 25 15 15
Sign languages, n.i.e 100 65 35 2,795 1,640 1,150
Sino-Tibetan languages 2,380 1,140 1,240 448,200 210,560 237,640
Chinese languages 2,370 1,135 1,240 441,615 207,305 234,310
Cantonese 815 385 430 198,745 91,545 107,200
Hakka 5 5 5 2,870 1,305 1,575
Mandarin 1,425 680 750 220,535 105,360 115,175
Min Dong 0 0 0 265 115 145
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 20 10 15 5,775 2,635 3,140
Wu (Shanghainese) 20 10 5 3,690 1,735 1,955
Chinese, n.o.s. 85 45 40 9,630 4,565 5,070
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 100 45 55
Tibeto-Burman languages 5 5 0 6,580 3,250 3,330
Burmese 0 0 0 1,010 480 530
Karenic languages 0 0 0 1,360 685 675
Tibetan 5 5 5 3,875 1,925 1,945
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 335 165 170
Tai-Kadai languages 95 45 55 3,865 1,845 2,020
Lao 20 10 10 2,535 1,220 1,315
Thai 75 35 40 1,315 615 695
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 10 5 10
Turkic languages 60 30 30 12,435 6,200 6,230
Azerbaijani 0 0 0 770 385 380
Turkish 60 30 25 10,545 5,245 5,300
Uyghur 5 0 5 290 150 140
Uzbek 0 0 0 585 290 295
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 250 130 120
Uralic languages 250 115 130 15,330 6,990 8,340
Estonian 0 0 5 790 290 500
Finnish 15 10 5 1,835 780 1,050
Hungarian 235 105 130 12,700 5,915 6,790
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 465 245 225
Multiple responses 10,435 4,960 5,475 790,825 379,925 410,905
English and French 835 365 465 45,655 20,895 24,755
English and non-official language 9,290 4,455 4,840 719,595 347,730 371,865
French and non-official language 55 30 30 6,725 2,930 3,795
English, French and non-official language 250 110 140 18,855 8,365 10,490
Other language spoken regularly at homeThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - Other language(s) spoken regularly at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% dataCensus data footnote 20 376,805 184,350 192,450 13,312,865 6,503,875 6,808,990
None 346,160 170,050 176,110 11,071,665 5,436,665 5,635,000
English 9,370 4,585 4,785 896,170 437,015 459,155
French 4,830 1,990 2,840 243,970 108,390 135,580
Non-official language 15,910 7,490 8,420 1,056,960 501,315 555,645
Aboriginal 45 15 30 14,315 6,580 7,735
Non-Aboriginal 15,865 7,475 8,395 1,042,645 494,735 547,910
English and French 95 35 60 8,150 3,755 4,395
English and non-official language 180 90 90 19,105 9,370 9,735
French and non-official language 255 110 145 16,435 7,165 9,270
English, French and non-official language 0 0 5 415 205 215
Income of individuals in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 21 306,460 148,375 158,080 11,038,440 5,342,850 5,695,590
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 291,745 141,450 150,290 10,556,935 5,115,460 5,441,475
Median total income in 2015 among recipients ($) 37,988 46,516 30,765 33,539 39,889 28,676
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 291,865 141,460 150,400 10,559,805 5,115,825 5,443,975
Median after-tax income in 2015 among recipients ($) 34,127 40,810 28,245 30,641 35,753 26,585
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 263,580 130,745 132,835 9,391,800 4,650,130 4,741,675
Median market income in 2015 among recipients ($) 36,637 45,700 28,361 32,871 39,831 27,012
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 207,115 90,430 116,685 7,632,575 3,402,810 4,229,770
Median government transfers in 2015 among recipients ($) 4,364 2,111 5,552 4,206 2,034 5,463
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 225,245 116,260 108,990 7,790,680 3,998,335 3,792,350
Median employment income in 2015 among recipients ($) 37,299 44,866 31,403 33,946 39,490 29,413
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 22 306,460 148,375 158,085 11,038,440 5,342,755 5,695,685
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 291,525 141,225 150,300 10,556,925 5,114,340 5,442,580
Average total income in 2015 among recipients ($) 48,625 58,153 39,672 47,915 56,780 39,585
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 291,660 141,230 150,430 10,559,935 5,114,725 5,445,210
Average after-tax income in 2015 among recipients ($) 40,099 46,873 33,739 39,318 45,443 33,564
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 263,150 130,505 132,640 9,391,645 4,649,230 4,742,415
Average market income in 2015 among recipients ($) 48,082 58,328 38,001 47,890 57,511 38,459
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 206,880 90,030 116,850 7,632,220 3,402,745 4,229,475
Average government transfers in 2015 among recipients ($) 7,359 6,667 7,892 7,346 6,763 7,815
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 225,250 116,145 109,100 7,790,680 3,995,700 3,794,985
Average employment income in 2015 among recipients ($) 47,383 55,032 39,239 47,369 55,263 39,057
Total - Employment income statistics for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 23 306,455 148,375 158,080 11,038,440 5,342,755 5,695,685
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households who worked full year full time in 2015 - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 24 110,525 61,895 48,625 3,737,385 2,082,480 1,654,900
Median employment income in 2015 for full-year full-time workers ($)Census data footnote 25 60,254 67,120 53,464 55,121 60,345 49,713
Average employment income in 2015 for full-year full-time workers ($)Census data footnote 26 69,060 76,869 59,120 68,628 76,536 58,676
Composition of total income in 2015 of the population aged 15 years and over in private households (%) - 100% dataCensus data footnote 27 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Market income (%)Census data footnote 28 89.2 92.6 84.6 88.9 92.1 84.7
Employment income (%)Census data footnote 29 75.1 77.7 71.5 72.9 76.0 68.7
Government transfers (%)Census data footnote 30 10.8 7.4 15.4 11.1 7.9 15.3
Total - Total income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 31 306,460 148,375 158,085 11,038,440 5,342,850 5,695,590
Without total income 14,715 6,920 7,790 481,500 227,390 254,115
With total income 291,745 141,450 150,295 10,556,940 5,115,460 5,441,475
Percentage with total income 95.2 95.3 95.1 95.6 95.7 95.5
Under $10,000 (including loss) 41,460 17,425 24,035 1,615,790 711,105 904,685
$10,000 to $19,999 45,105 17,190 27,910 1,829,355 742,710 1,086,645
$20,000 to $29,999 34,970 13,215 21,755 1,410,760 589,975 820,785
$30,000 to $39,999 30,295 13,275 17,020 1,147,510 519,550 627,955
$40,000 to $49,999 30,020 14,385 15,640 1,021,880 489,595 532,285
$50,000 to $59,999 24,560 12,715 11,845 809,115 415,950 393,165
$60,000 to $69,999 19,210 10,690 8,520 630,635 348,525 282,110
$70,000 to $79,999 15,400 9,060 6,345 479,890 277,725 202,165
$80,000 to $89,999 12,635 7,505 5,125 378,185 222,095 156,095
$90,000 to $99,999 10,880 6,260 4,620 324,810 181,815 142,995
$100,000 and over 27,220 19,740 7,480 909,005 616,420 292,585
$100,000 to $149,999 19,755 13,900 5,855 600,995 394,410 206,590
$150,000 and over 7,460 5,840 1,620 308,010 222,010 86,000
Total - After-tax income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 32 306,460 148,375 158,085 11,038,440 5,342,850 5,695,590
Without after-tax income 14,595 6,915 7,680 478,635 227,025 251,610
With after-tax income 291,865 141,460 150,405 10,559,805 5,115,825 5,443,980
Percentage with after-tax income 95.2 95.3 95.1 95.7 95.8 95.6
Under $10,000 (including loss) 42,765 17,675 25,095 1,659,280 722,040 937,235
$10,000 to $19,999 47,100 18,025 29,075 1,906,875 777,330 1,129,540
$20,000 to $29,999 40,810 16,015 24,795 1,623,230 690,290 932,940
$30,000 to $39,999 38,110 17,455 20,655 1,377,100 642,645 734,450
$40,000 to $49,999 34,885 17,665 17,215 1,166,040 585,490 580,555
$50,000 to $59,999 25,985 14,440 11,545 845,305 464,610 380,700
$60,000 to $69,999 19,555 11,635 7,920 604,005 354,015 249,985
$70,000 to $79,999 15,530 9,155 6,380 465,485 268,140 197,345
$80,000 and over 27,120 19,395 7,725 912,490 611,260 301,230
$80,000 to $89,999 9,950 6,410 3,545 299,315 183,410 115,905
$90,000 to $99,999 5,860 4,230 1,630 174,110 116,330 57,785
$100,000 and over 11,305 8,750 2,555 439,070 311,525 127,540
Total - Employment income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 33 306,455 148,375 158,085 11,038,440 5,342,850 5,695,590
Without employment income 81,210 32,115 49,100 3,247,760 1,344,515 1,903,245
With employment income 225,245 116,260 108,985 7,790,680 3,998,335 3,792,350
Percentage with employment income 73.5 78.4 68.9 70.6 74.8 66.6
Under $5,000 (including loss) 34,450 18,015 16,430 1,094,860 546,920 547,940
$5,000 to $9,999 16,685 6,995 9,690 635,305 281,135 354,165
$10,000 to $19,999 26,165 11,135 15,030 1,027,910 464,445 563,465
$20,000 to $29,999 20,740 8,940 11,800 827,805 372,185 455,625
$30,000 to $39,999 20,080 8,690 11,390 767,840 351,925 415,910
$40,000 to $49,999 19,440 8,970 10,470 709,775 341,320 368,450
$50,000 to $59,999 17,565 9,045 8,520 588,220 310,155 278,065
$60,000 to $69,999 14,515 8,055 6,460 465,670 263,430 202,240
$70,000 to $79,999 12,475 7,390 5,085 369,085 218,570 150,515
$80,000 and over 43,130 29,030 14,105 1,304,210 848,245 455,970
$80,000 to $89,999 10,755 6,400 4,355 307,660 182,660 125,005
$90,000 to $99,999 9,620 5,530 4,090 280,530 156,440 124,090
$100,000 and over 22,755 17,095 5,665 716,015 509,140 206,875
Income of households in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for private households by household size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 34 138,960 ... ... 5,169,175 ... ...
Median total income of households in 2015 ($) 85,697 ... ... 74,287 ... ...
Median after-tax income of households in 2015 ($) 74,061 ... ... 65,285 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for one-person private households - 100% data 29,660 ... ... 1,341,300 ... ...
Median total income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 40,881 ... ... 36,900 ... ...
Median after-tax income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 36,074 ... ... 33,219 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for two-or-more-person private households - 100% data 109,300 ... ... 3,827,875 ... ...
Median total income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 100,643 ... ... 90,967 ... ...
Median after-tax income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 86,177 ... ... 79,528 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for private households by household size - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 35 138,960 ... ... 5,169,175 ... ...
Average total income of households in 2015 ($) 102,009 ... ... 97,856 ... ...
Average after-tax income of households in 2015 ($) 84,163 ... ... 80,322 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for one-person private households - 25% sample data 29,650 ... ... 1,341,115 ... ...
Average total income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 49,675 ... ... 49,571 ... ...
Average after-tax income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 41,315 ... ... 40,830 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for two-or-more-person private households - 25% sample data 109,315 ... ... 3,828,060 ... ...
Average total income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 116,204 ... ... 114,773 ... ...
Average after-tax income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 95,785 ... ... 94,157 ... ...
Total - Household total income groups in 2015 for private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 36 138,965 ... ... 5,169,175 ... ...
Under $5,000 1,150 ... ... 86,720 ... ...
$5,000 to $9,999 1,130 ... ... 70,245 ... ...
$10,000 to $14,999 2,755 ... ... 134,395 ... ...
$15,000 to $19,999 3,455 ... ... 185,245 ... ...
$20,000 to $24,999 4,290 ... ... 200,770 ... ...
$25,000 to $29,999 4,060 ... ... 189,450 ... ...
$30,000 to $34,999 4,470 ... ... 202,580 ... ...
$35,000 to $39,999 4,480 ... ... 207,180 ... ...
$40,000 to $44,999 5,040 ... ... 206,605 ... ...
$45,000 to $49,999 4,830 ... ... 202,015 ... ...
$50,000 to $59,999 9,980 ... ... 388,820 ... ...
$60,000 to $69,999 9,605 ... ... 363,580 ... ...
$70,000 to $79,999 9,135 ... ... 335,770 ... ...
$80,000 to $89,999 8,800 ... ... 309,105 ... ...
$90,000 to $99,999 8,425 ... ... 282,740 ... ...
$100,000 and over 57,350 ... ... 1,803,955 ... ...
$100,000 to $124,999 17,510 ... ... 560,090 ... ...
$125,000 to $149,999 13,185 ... ... 394,570 ... ...
$150,000 to $199,999 15,375 ... ... 449,885 ... ...
$200,000 and over 11,290 ... ... 399,410 ... ...
Total - Household after-tax income groups in 2015 for private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 32 138,960 ... ... 5,169,175 ... ...
Under $5,000 1,255 ... ... 92,220 ... ...
$5,000 to $9,999 1,160 ... ... 71,480 ... ...
$10,000 to $14,999 2,805 ... ... 136,550 ... ...
$15,000 to $19,999 3,630 ... ... 192,920 ... ...
$20,000 to $24,999 4,795 ... ... 222,605 ... ...
$25,000 to $29,999 4,620 ... ... 211,440 ... ...
$30,000 to $34,999 5,195 ... ... 232,755 ... ...
$35,000 to $39,999 5,770 ... ... 244,335 ... ...
$40,000 to $44,999 5,915 ... ... 247,645 ... ...
$45,000 to $49,999 5,975 ... ... 241,965 ... ...
$50,000 to $59,999 12,255 ... ... 463,170 ... ...
$60,000 to $69,999 11,505 ... ... 422,695 ... ...
$70,000 to $79,999 11,235 ... ... 388,720 ... ...
$80,000 to $89,999 10,415 ... ... 342,330 ... ...
$90,000 to $99,999 8,950 ... ... 290,720 ... ...
$100,000 and over 43,490 ... ... 1,367,630 ... ...
$100,000 to $124,999 17,790 ... ... 539,915 ... ...
$125,000 to $149,999 11,260 ... ... 334,420 ... ...
$150,000 and over 14,445 ... ... 493,295 ... ...
Income of economic families in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for economic families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 37 106,430 ... ... 3,689,580 ... ...
Median total income of economic families in 2015 ($) 100,406 ... ... 91,089 ... ...
Median after-tax income of economic families in 2015 ($) 85,911 ... ... 79,531 ... ...
Average family size of economic families 3.1 ... ... 3.1 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families without children or other relatives in private households - 100% data 32,690 ... ... 1,280,890 ... ...
Median total income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 85,756 ... ... 81,459 ... ...
Median after-tax income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 74,240 ... ... 71,237 ... ...
Average family size of couple economic families without children or other relatives 2.0 ... ... 2.0 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families with children in private households - 100% data 52,550 ... ... 1,716,115 ... ...
Median total income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 126,911 ... ... 115,381 ... ...
Median after-tax income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 106,820 ... ... 99,205 ... ...
Average family size of couple economic families with children 4.0 ... ... 4.1 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for lone-parent economic families in private households - 100% data 18,460 ... ... 584,180 ... ...
Median total income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 60,071 ... ... 54,363 ... ...
Median after-tax income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 54,788 ... ... 50,317 ... ...
Average family size of lone-parent economic families 2.7 ... ... 2.7 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for economic families in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 38 106,430 ... ... 3,689,080 ... ...
Average total income of economic families in 2015 ($) 116,104 ... ... 115,328 ... ...
Average after-tax income of economic families in 2015 ($) 95,559 ... ... 94,410 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families without children or other relatives in private households - 25% sample data 32,630 ... ... 1,280,580 ... ...
Average total income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 100,958 ... ... 104,425 ... ...
Average after-tax income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 83,399 ... ... 84,952 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families with children in private households - 25% sample data 52,625 ... ... 1,717,295 ... ...
Average total income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 141,829 ... ... 140,590 ... ...
Average after-tax income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 115,545 ... ... 114,144 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for lone-parent economic families in private households - 25% sample data 18,440 ... ... 581,945 ... ...
Average total income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 70,363 ... ... 67,748 ... ...
Average after-tax income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 60,192 ... ... 58,742 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 21 40,580 19,655 20,920 1,818,815 867,175 951,640
Median total income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 39 36,116 40,492 33,090 32,097 33,925 30,753
Median after-tax income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 39 32,498 35,649 30,294 29,417 30,678 28,442
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 40 40,520 19,705 20,820 1,814,575 864,020 950,555
Average total income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 41 44,874 49,180 40,800 44,298 46,765 42,057
Average after-tax income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 41 37,634 40,397 35,019 36,874 38,228 35,644
Total - Economic family income decile group for the population in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 42 375,605 183,810 191,795 13,242,160 6,472,205 6,769,955
In the bottom half of the distribution 154,840 72,855 81,985 6,335,170 3,016,275 3,318,895
In the bottom decile 27,170 12,950 14,220 1,346,645 651,310 695,335
In the second decile 27,390 12,045 15,345 1,280,675 581,380 699,290
In the third decile 29,835 13,870 15,965 1,237,415 583,840 653,575
In the fourth decile 33,430 15,945 17,485 1,223,510 589,740 633,770
In the fifth decile 37,020 18,050 18,970 1,246,925 610,000 636,930
In the top half of the distribution 220,760 110,950 109,805 6,906,990 3,455,930 3,451,060
In the sixth decile 39,910 19,780 20,130 1,279,095 629,635 649,465
In the seventh decile 43,495 21,570 21,925 1,321,220 655,840 665,375
In the eighth decile 47,155 23,660 23,495 1,382,795 691,630 691,165
In the ninth decile 50,080 25,380 24,705 1,464,415 736,030 728,385
In the top decile 40,125 20,565 19,560 1,459,465 742,795 716,670
Low income in 2015
Total - Low-income status in 2015 for the population in private households to whom low-income concepts are applicable - 100% dataCensus data footnote 43 375,605 183,810 191,795 13,184,055 6,442,930 6,741,130
0 to 17 years 83,635 42,655 40,975 2,656,535 1,361,905 1,294,630
0 to 5 years 26,140 13,400 12,745 835,000 428,025 406,975
18 to 64 years 239,350 117,280 122,075 8,418,960 4,110,615 4,308,345
65 years and over 52,620 23,875 28,745 2,108,560 970,405 1,138,155
In low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) 38,475 17,490 20,990 1,898,975 886,530 1,012,445
0 to 17 years 11,450 5,830 5,620 489,905 251,830 238,080
0 to 5 years 3,835 1,965 1,870 165,140 84,825 80,310
18 to 64 years 22,620 10,230 12,395 1,155,315 538,535 616,780
65 years and over 4,405 1,430 2,975 253,755 96,170 157,585
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) (%) 10.2 9.5 10.9 14.4 13.8 15.0
0 to 17 years (%) 13.7 13.7 13.7 18.4 18.5 18.4
0 to 5 years (%) 14.7 14.7 14.7 19.8 19.8 19.7
18 to 64 years (%) 9.5 8.7 10.2 13.7 13.1 14.3
65 years and over (%) 8.4 6.0 10.3 12.0 9.9 13.8
In low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) 21,705 10,590 11,115 1,298,590 627,935 670,650
0 to 17 years 5,655 2,920 2,740 304,390 156,575 147,815
0 to 5 years 1,915 1,005 915 102,750 52,810 49,935
18 to 64 years 15,055 7,285 7,775 887,640 430,545 457,095
65 years and over 990 385 605 106,555 40,815 65,740
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) (%) 5.8 5.8 5.8 9.8 9.7 9.9
0 to 17 years (%) 6.8 6.8 6.7 11.5 11.5 11.4
0 to 5 years (%) 7.3 7.5 7.2 12.3 12.3 12.3
18 to 64 years (%) 6.3 6.2 6.4 10.5 10.5 10.6
65 years and over (%) 1.9 1.6 2.1 5.1 4.2 5.8
Knowledge of languagesThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - Knowledge of languages for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 44 375,605 183,810 191,795 13,242,160 6,472,240 6,769,925
Official languages 373,240 182,750 190,490 12,918,075 6,342,930 6,575,145
English 373,030 182,655 190,370 12,879,045 6,326,225 6,552,825
French 27,645 11,860 15,785 1,521,020 677,505 843,510
Non-official languages 56,995 27,525 29,465 4,431,270 2,115,510 2,315,760
Aboriginal languages 95 35 55 33,855 15,815 18,035
Algonquian languages 55 20 40 30,630 14,505 16,125
Blackfoot 0 0 0 15 15 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 30 10 20 6,560 3,160 3,395
Atikamekw 0 0 0 10 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 10 0 10
Moose Cree 0 0 0 145 70 75
Naskapi 0 0 0 25 10 10
Northern East Cree 0 0 0 65 25 45
Plains Cree 10 0 10 105 50 50
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 10 0 10 605 255 350
Woods Cree 10 0 0 45 25 25
Cree, n.o.s. 0 0 10 5,620 2,760 2,865
Eastern Algonquian languages 0 0 0 180 95 85
Malecite 0 0 0 20 20 0
Mi'kmaq 0 0 0 160 75 85
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 30 10 20 23,980 11,285 12,690
Algonquin 0 0 0 205 95 105
Ojibway 30 10 15 16,220 7,600 8,630
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 7,515 3,585 3,935
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 200 105 100
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 85 40 50
Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 85 25 65
Northern Athabaskan languages 10 0 10 80 25 55
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 10 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carrier 0 0 0 10 0 10
Chilcotin 0 0 0 10 0 10
Dene 0 0 10 45 20 30
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 0 10 0 10
Gwich'in 0 0 0 10 0 10
Sarsi (Sarcee) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sekani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages 0 0 0 10 0 0
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Slavey 0 0 0 0 0 10
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tutchone languages 0 0 0 10 0 0
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages 10 0 0 840 320 525
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 10 0 10
Inuktitut 0 0 10 730 285 445
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 105 35 70
Iroquoian languages 20 20 10 1,940 810 1,125
Cayuga 0 0 0 120 35 85
Mohawk 25 20 0 1,625 710 915
Oneida 0 0 0 180 55 125
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 50 25 25
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 0 0 0 180 65 110
Salish languages 0 0 0 10 0 10
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lillooet 0 0 0 0 0 0
Okanagan 0 0 0 0 10 0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Squamish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Straits 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 0 10
Siouan languages 0 0 0 40 10 30
Dakota 0 0 0 20 10 10
Stoney 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 20 0 15
Tlingit 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 0 0 0 10 0 10
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0 10 0 10
Nisga'a 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian 0 0 0 10 0 10
Wakashan languages 0 0 0 10 10 0
Haisla 0 0 0 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 0 0 10
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 0 0 0 10 0 0
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 0 0 0 210 100 110
Non-Aboriginal languages 56,905 27,495 29,415 4,397,690 2,099,820 2,297,865
Afro-Asiatic languages 2,810 1,470 1,335 362,645 183,050 179,595
Berber languages 0 0 0 925 505 415
Kabyle 0 0 0 530 280 255
Berber languages, n.i.e. 10 0 10 390 225 165
Cushitic languages 75 45 35 34,160 15,155 19,000
Bilen 0 0 0 355 200 160
Oromo 10 10 0 2,075 905 1,175
Somali 70 30 40 31,535 13,925 17,610
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 370 170 205
Semitic languages 2,710 1,420 1,285 330,315 168,750 161,570
Amharic 75 45 30 16,010 7,565 8,445
Arabic 2,180 1,170 1,010 246,015 127,015 119,000
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 15 10 10 17,825 8,775 9,050
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 20 10 0 6,185 3,045 3,140
Harari 20 0 15 1,310 660 645
Hebrew 135 65 70 43,255 22,165 21,090
Maltese 280 120 160 7,020 3,455 3,570
Tigrigna 10 10 10 9,385 4,320 5,065
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 25 15 15 1,985 1,010 975
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 30 15 15 1,125 535 590
Austro-Asiatic languages 590 250 340 99,830 46,210 53,620
Khmer (Cambodian) 80 40 40 10,045 4,490 5,550
Vietnamese 515 210 305 90,265 41,965 48,300
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 60 10 50
Austronesian languages 3,265 1,270 2,000 249,435 98,295 151,150
Bikol 10 0 0 755 340 425
Cebuano 225 95 125 9,475 3,650 5,830
Fijian 0 0 0 110 40 65
Hiligaynon 40 15 25 3,110 1,205 1,910
Ilocano 110 45 65 15,235 5,940 9,295
Malagasy 0 0 0 215 115 100
Malay 175 70 105 9,780 4,500 5,280
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 50 15 35 1,935 855 1,080
Pangasinan 10 0 0 565 245 320
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 2,910 1,130 1,780 232,935 91,110 141,820
Waray-Waray 0 0 0 410 125 285
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 35 20 15 1,785 755 1,030
Creole languages 600 260 335 30,260 13,525 16,735
Haitian Creole 40 20 25 1,430 605 830
Creole, n.o.s. 225 95 135 19,375 8,480 10,895
Creole languages, n.i.e. 335 160 175 9,685 4,525 5,155
Dravidian languages 2,855 1,460 1,395 196,315 97,975 98,335
Kannada 95 55 40 5,775 2,930 2,845
Malayalam 335 155 175 22,880 11,535 11,345
Tamil 2,395 1,250 1,145 157,700 77,975 79,730
Telugu 170 70 100 16,315 8,925 7,390
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 495 250 240
Hmong-Mien languages 0 0 0 545 265 280
Indo-European languages 39,535 19,360 20,180 2,608,060 1,265,535 1,342,525
Albanian 115 60 55 22,375 11,180 11,195
Armenian 155 70 80 18,435 8,860 9,575
Balto-Slavic languages 8,680 4,100 4,590 473,565 221,450 252,120
Baltic languages 105 45 55 10,545 4,495 6,050
Latvian 55 30 25 4,675 2,070 2,610
Lithuanian 50 20 30 5,875 2,430 3,445
Slavic languages 8,600 4,055 4,545 465,170 217,885 247,285
Belarusan 15 15 0 1,360 680 680
Bosnian 60 35 25 9,915 4,905 5,010
Bulgarian 85 45 35 10,410 5,060 5,350
Croatian 630 320 310 46,580 22,880 23,700
Czech 255 140 115 14,045 6,615 7,430
Macedonian 905 445 460 21,505 10,365 11,140
Polish 3,640 1,675 1,965 142,985 65,415 77,575
Russian 1,135 465 670 138,735 64,355 74,380
Serbian 720 375 340 53,250 26,725 26,525
Serbo-Croatian 45 25 20 5,815 2,845 2,965
Slovak 195 100 95 12,035 5,550 6,490
Slovene (Slovenian) 230 95 130 7,935 3,550 4,390
Ukrainian 1,420 655 765 54,615 24,125 30,490
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 65 35 30 1,750 935 815
Celtic languages 140 65 80 3,800 1,880 1,920
Scottish Gaelic 70 40 35 1,480 720 765
Welsh 30 0 20 685 300 390
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 50 20 30 1,650 870 785
Germanic languages 5,305 2,420 2,880 274,305 130,610 143,700
Afrikaans 215 80 130 7,360 3,625 3,735
Danish 125 45 85 5,440 2,455 2,980
Dutch 1,780 825 950 63,410 29,875 33,535
Frisian 70 30 40 1,655 820 835
German 3,040 1,400 1,645 189,035 90,730 98,305
Icelandic 20 10 15 285 130 155
Norwegian 60 40 20 2,140 975 1,165
Swedish 110 55 55 5,125 2,345 2,785
Vlaams (Flemish) 30 10 20 2,275 1,050 1,225
Yiddish 20 10 10 7,175 3,535 3,640
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 3,290 1,645 1,645
Greek 1,800 895 900 80,690 40,105 40,590
Indo-Iranian languages 10,330 5,200 5,130 915,765 463,175 452,585
Indo-Aryan languages 8,335 4,170 4,160 759,390 384,940 374,450
Bengali 665 335 330 59,685 30,420 29,265
Gujarati 1,140 555 585 103,890 52,380 51,510
Hindi 2,535 1,285 1,250 250,095 127,765 122,335
Kashmiri 15 10 0 600 300 300
Konkani 65 40 25 5,490 2,515 2,975
Marathi 100 45 50 10,360 5,380 4,980
Nepali 25 15 15 10,245 5,115 5,135
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 0 1,090 515 570
Punjabi (Panjabi) 1,715 905 810 282,065 145,050 137,015
Sindhi 135 60 75 11,515 5,385 6,130
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 440 180 260 18,555 9,230 9,330
Urdu 4,040 2,060 1,975 231,500 117,305 114,190
Iranian languages 2,140 1,090 1,045 163,490 81,710 81,785
Kurdish 35 25 10 8,795 4,755 4,040
Pashto 165 95 65 15,315 8,145 7,170
Persian (Farsi) 2,020 1,015 1,005 145,465 72,275 73,190
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 90 55 35 4,665 2,495 2,175
Italic (Romance) languages 13,930 7,015 6,910 880,330 418,225 462,105
Catalan 0 0 0 515 275 240
Italian 5,395 2,815 2,580 333,645 161,190 172,455
Portuguese 2,575 1,285 1,290 193,520 93,885 99,635
Romanian 880 415 470 49,635 23,205 26,430
Spanish 5,465 2,700 2,765 337,615 156,040 181,580
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 20 10 10 1,355 745 605
Japanese 240 90 150 25,675 11,535 14,140
Kartvelian languages 0 0 10 1,555 775 780
Georgian 0 0 0 1,555 770 785
Korean 460 240 220 79,175 36,930 42,245
Mongolic languages 0 0 0 515 225 285
Mongolian 0 0 0 515 225 285
Niger-Congo languages 1,195 585 610 70,570 33,620 36,945
Akan (Twi) 185 100 85 15,950 7,520 8,435
Bamanankan 20 10 0 385 195 185
Edo 20 10 15 2,130 930 1,195
Ewe 15 0 10 880 435 445
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 10 0 0 700 320 375
Ga 15 10 10 1,340 645 695
Ganda 0 0 0 1,225 550 675
Igbo 70 35 35 4,025 2,105 1,920
Lingala 125 80 50 4,885 2,165 2,720
Rundi (Kirundi) 50 20 35 2,555 1,080 1,475
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 70 35 35 2,220 885 1,330
Shona 80 35 45 2,350 1,055 1,300
Swahili 210 110 100 16,750 8,110 8,640
Wolof 0 0 0 730 355 375
Yoruba 200 95 105 10,495 5,345 5,150
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 315 150 160 11,210 5,255 5,950
Nilo-Saharan languages 15 10 0 2,025 1,020 1,010
Dinka 0 0 0 415 220 200
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 15 10 0 1,615 805 810
Sign languages 655 230 430 18,865 7,645 11,220
American Sign Language 420 125 295 10,220 3,695 6,525
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 235 60 180
Sign languages, n.i.e. 240 105 140 8,690 4,005 4,680
Sino-Tibetan languages 4,295 2,020 2,280 689,145 324,575 364,565
Chinese languages 4,245 1,995 2,250 679,170 319,635 359,530
Cantonese 1,775 790 990 341,875 159,280 182,600
Hakka 20 10 10 7,865 3,445 4,420
Mandarin 2,610 1,235 1,375 385,395 179,890 205,510
Min Dong 0 0 0 810 330 480
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 115 65 55 16,980 7,650 9,330
Wu (Shanghainese) 65 40 25 8,305 3,860 4,440
Chinese, n.o.s. 215 105 110 16,455 7,710 8,745
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 185 95 90
Tibeto-Burman languages 60 35 25 10,460 5,200 5,260
Burmese 15 0 10 2,215 1,055 1,165
Karenic languages 0 0 0 1,820 905 920
Tibetan 35 15 15 5,695 2,845 2,850
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 10 10 0 1,245 645 605
Tai-Kadai languages 195 135 60 11,120 4,945 6,180
Lao 90 45 40 6,740 3,215 3,520
Thai 125 90 30 5,195 2,065 3,135
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 30 10 20
Turkic languages 225 120 105 33,335 17,310 16,025
Azerbaijani 20 0 15 3,260 1,710 1,550
Turkish 210 115 90 27,850 14,510 13,340
Uyghur 0 0 0 700 350 345
Uzbek 0 0 0 1,405 700 705
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 915 450 465
Uralic languages 1,245 630 615 58,370 27,060 31,310
Estonian 65 40 25 4,785 2,155 2,625
Finnish 140 65 80 11,145 4,865 6,280
Hungarian 1,035 525 510 42,545 20,070 22,480
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 60 30 30 3,675 1,950 1,725
Citizenship
Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 45 375,600 183,810 191,795 13,242,160 6,472,240 6,769,920
Canadian citizensCensus data footnote 46 362,730 177,510 185,220 12,223,065 5,987,360 6,235,705
Canadian citizens aged under 18 82,270 41,930 40,340 2,546,075 1,305,820 1,240,255
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over 280,460 135,580 144,880 9,676,990 4,681,540 4,995,445
Not Canadian citizensCensus data footnote 47 12,870 6,300 6,575 1,019,095 484,880 534,215
Immigrant status and period of immigration
Total - Immigrant status and period of immigration for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 48 375,605 183,810 191,795 13,242,160 6,472,240 6,769,920
Non-immigrantsCensus data footnote 49 306,075 150,495 155,575 9,188,815 4,555,270 4,633,545
ImmigrantsCensus data footnote 50 67,575 32,140 35,435 3,852,145 1,814,665 2,037,480
Before 1981 29,040 13,715 15,325 1,077,745 507,500 570,240
1981 to 1990 9,705 4,710 4,990 513,995 246,235 267,755
1991 to 2000 11,450 5,480 5,975 834,510 390,315 444,195
2001 to 2010 12,830 6,055 6,775 953,730 446,895 506,835
2001 to 2005 6,870 3,250 3,620 490,560 230,950 259,610
2006 to 2010 5,960 2,805 3,155 463,170 215,945 247,225
2011 to 2016Census data footnote 51 4,545 2,180 2,365 472,170 223,715 248,450
Non-permanent residentsCensus data footnote 52 1,955 1,175 785 201,200 102,305 98,895
Age at immigration
Total - Age at immigration for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 53 67,570 32,140 35,430 3,852,145 1,814,665 2,037,485
Under 5 years 8,290 4,230 4,055 369,955 184,255 185,705
5 to 14 years 14,680 7,405 7,280 685,085 345,865 339,225
15 to 24 years 16,525 7,290 9,235 855,475 381,025 474,450
25 to 44 years 24,265 11,580 12,680 1,579,500 741,340 838,160
45 years and over 3,815 1,630 2,180 362,130 162,180 199,945
Immigrants by selected place of birthThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census immigration data
Total - Selected places of birth for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 54 67,575 32,140 35,430 3,852,145 1,814,665 2,037,480
Americas 16,170 7,365 8,805 598,950 265,930 333,025
Brazil 305 105 195 14,705 6,700 8,010
Colombia 370 185 190 28,815 13,085 15,730
El Salvador 245 130 115 20,920 10,165 10,750
Guyana 2,570 1,150 1,420 79,745 35,325 44,420
Haiti 125 55 70 10,195 4,410 5,785
Jamaica 4,675 2,105 2,570 119,840 51,320 68,525
Mexico 345 140 210 30,075 13,895 16,185
Peru 180 75 105 10,550 4,660 5,895
Trinidad and Tobago 2,205 1,095 1,110 52,810 23,515 29,300
United StatesCensus data footnote 55 2,290 955 1,335 109,005 47,170 61,830
Other places of birth in Americas 2,855 1,365 1,490 122,280 55,685 66,600
Europe 28,890 13,890 15,000 1,144,295 546,250 598,050
Bosnia and Herzegovina 230 145 85 21,300 10,655 10,645
Croatia 425 210 210 27,330 13,495 13,835
France 220 140 80 13,385 6,310 7,070
Germany 1,720 835 885 63,460 29,685 33,775
Greece 715 380 330 36,575 18,225 18,350
Hungary 555 315 245 22,085 10,495 11,590
IrelandCensus data footnote 56 620 290 330 15,275 7,415 7,860
Italy 2,445 1,335 1,110 157,815 78,510 79,305
Netherlands 1,580 775 805 47,400 23,910 23,490
Poland 2,250 980 1,275 96,000 43,155 52,845
Portugal 1,225 625 600 103,025 50,240 52,785
Romania 800 385 415 42,720 19,720 23,000
Russian Federation 420 165 250 42,980 18,540 24,440
SerbiaCensus data footnote 57 350 165 185 23,695 11,610 12,085
Ukraine 505 220 280 39,945 18,150 21,795
United KingdomCensus data footnote 58 12,465 5,800 6,670 264,125 125,730 138,390
Other places of birth in Europe 2,370 1,130 1,240 127,190 60,395 66,790
Africa 3,465 1,750 1,715 226,770 109,585 117,185
Algeria 15 10 10 2,925 1,480 1,450
Egypt 400 215 185 34,510 18,000 16,510
Ethiopia 120 60 55 15,570 7,230 8,340
Kenya 205 85 120 14,940 6,910 8,025
Morocco 75 55 25 5,485 2,690 2,795
Nigeria 445 205 240 20,630 10,285 10,345
Somalia 35 20 15 16,970 6,845 10,125
South Africa, Republic of 515 275 235 19,390 9,545 9,840
Other places of birth in Africa 1,650 820 835 96,355 46,610 49,745
Asia 18,770 8,970 9,795 1,869,805 886,570 983,240
Afghanistan 970 485 485 33,145 16,490 16,655
Bangladesh 425 210 220 39,410 19,970 19,440
ChinaCensus data footnote 59 2,240 1,010 1,230 317,225 143,705 173,515
Hong KongCensus data footnote 60 505 225 280 108,030 50,945 57,090
India 3,235 1,615 1,620 360,540 179,950 180,590
IranCensus data footnote 61 485 265 220 86,810 43,445 43,360
Iraq 150 80 75 50,390 25,280 25,115
Japan 85 15 70 8,145 2,550 5,585
Korea, SouthCensus data footnote 62 405 215 195 57,085 26,660 30,425
Lebanon 370 205 165 34,545 18,145 16,405
Pakistan 2,500 1,315 1,185 142,265 71,925 70,345
Philippines 3,190 1,290 1,900 231,760 93,730 138,030
Sri Lanka 1,830 880 950 109,855 53,640 56,215
SyriaCensus data footnote 63 55 30 20 22,680 11,405 11,270
Taiwan 115 55 65 17,840 7,775 10,065
Viet Nam 430 170 260 80,525 36,545 43,985
Other places of birth in Asia 1,775 905 875 169,555 84,400 85,160
Oceania and other places of birthCensus data footnote 64 280 165 115 12,330 6,330 5,990
Recent immigrants by selected places of birth
Total - Selected places of birth for the recent immigrant population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 54 4,545 2,180 2,365 472,170 223,720 248,450
Americas 1,040 550 485 60,700 29,005 31,700
Brazil 40 15 25 3,180 1,505 1,675
Colombia 70 45 30 4,520 2,005 2,520
Cuba 25 10 15 1,950 910 1,045
Haiti 40 25 20 2,575 1,140 1,435
Jamaica 235 150 85 8,935 4,840 4,090
Mexico 55 25 30 5,670 2,745 2,925
United StatesCensus data footnote 55 240 120 115 14,635 7,225 7,405
VenezuelaCensus data footnote 65 25 10 10 2,460 1,120 1,340
Other places of birth in Americas 310 155 155 16,775 7,510 9,265
Europe 540 270 270 45,295 22,250 23,045
France 10 10 0 2,010 1,025 985
Germany 10 10 0 1,695 885 805
IrelandCensus data footnote 56 25 20 0 1,900 1,185 715
MoldovaCensus data footnote 66 0 0 0 880 400 480
Romania 60 25 30 2,425 995 1,430
Russian Federation 10 0 10 4,905 1,790 3,115
Ukraine 65 25 35 4,455 2,005 2,445
United KingdomCensus data footnote 58 185 105 80 7,780 4,515 3,265
Other places of birth in Europe 180 75 100 19,245 9,450 9,795
Africa 475 255 215 39,380 19,045 20,330
Algeria 0 0 0 415 180 240
Cameroon 10 0 0 1,390 640 750
Congo, Democratic Republic of the 20 15 10 1,835 845 990
Côte d'Ivoire 20 10 0 605 245 360
Egypt 125 65 60 8,220 4,290 3,935
Eritrea 0 0 0 2,055 1,010 1,045
Ethiopia 0 0 0 2,505 1,115 1,385
Morocco 10 0 0 655 275 375
Nigeria 90 50 40 5,910 2,895 3,015
Somalia 0 0 0 2,065 965 1,100
South Africa, Republic of 55 25 30 1,410 715 695
Tunisia 0 0 0 310 155 150
Other places of birth in Africa 150 85 65 12,010 5,715 6,295
Asia 2,440 1,065 1,380 324,820 152,205 172,615
Afghanistan 60 25 35 5,785 2,845 2,945
Bangladesh 55 25 25 8,180 4,055 4,125
ChinaCensus data footnote 59 415 185 230 58,840 26,025 32,815
Hong KongCensus data footnote 60 10 0 0 1,985 800 1,190
India 530 250 280 69,325 35,060 34,265
IranCensus data footnote 61 80 40 45 21,225 10,300 10,930
Iraq 30 0 20 14,645 7,315 7,330
Israel 10 10 0 2,050 1,085 970
Japan 25 0 25 1,385 370 1,015
Korea, SouthCensus data footnote 62 20 10 15 6,320 2,855 3,470
Lebanon 20 10 10 3,230 1,685 1,545
Nepal 0 0 0 3,395 1,725 1,665
Pakistan 315 155 160 25,435 12,425 13,015
Philippines 475 155 315 53,190 21,740 31,450
Saudi Arabia 70 40 30 3,140 1,615 1,530
Sri Lanka 135 65 70 8,185 3,580 4,605
SyriaCensus data footnote 63 10 0 0 12,710 6,590 6,120
Taiwan 15 0 0 1,015 435 580
Turkey 0 10 0 2,590 1,440 1,145
United Arab Emirates 20 10 10 4,290 2,230 2,055
Viet Nam 15 0 10 3,885 1,520 2,365
Other places of birth in Asia 145 70 70 13,995 6,505 7,485
Oceania and otherCensus data footnote 64 55 40 15 1,980 1,215 765
Australia 45 35 10 1,535 965 565
Other places of birthCensus data footnote 67 10 10 10 445 250 200
Generation status
Total - Generation status for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 68 375,605 183,810 191,795 13,242,160 6,472,240 6,769,920
First generationCensus data footnote 69 70,785 33,960 36,825 4,122,840 1,953,095 2,169,740
Second generationCensus data footnote 70 86,790 43,465 43,330 3,049,835 1,525,300 1,524,540
Third generation or moreCensus data footnote 71 218,030 106,380 111,645 6,069,485 2,993,845 3,075,640
Admission category and applicant type
Total - Admission category and applicant type for the immigrant population in private households who landed between 1980 and 2016 - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 72 39,545 18,890 20,655 2,825,480 1,331,730 1,493,750
Economic immigrantsCensus data footnote 73 18,125 9,070 9,055 1,364,380 677,695 686,685
Principal applicantsCensus data footnote 74 7,005 4,440 2,560 540,795 338,460 202,335
Secondary applicantsCensus data footnote 75 11,125 4,625 6,500 823,580 339,240 484,350
Immigrants sponsored by familyCensus data footnote 76 15,070 6,390 8,680 940,405 382,890 557,520
RefugeesCensus data footnote 77 5,970 3,260 2,710 482,665 253,750 228,910
Other immigrantsCensus data footnote 78 380 170 210 38,035 17,400 20,640
Aboriginal population
Total - Aboriginal identity for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 79 375,605 183,810 191,795 13,242,160 6,472,240 6,769,920
Aboriginal identityCensus data footnote 80 8,965 4,265 4,705 374,395 179,970 194,420
Single Aboriginal responsesCensus data footnote 81 8,560 4,085 4,475 361,125 173,685 187,445
First Nations (North American Indian)Census data footnote 82 5,065 2,425 2,640 236,680 112,840 123,845
Métis 3,345 1,595 1,745 120,585 59,015 61,570
Inuk (Inuit) 155 65 85 3,860 1,835 2,030
Multiple Aboriginal responsesCensus data footnote 83 185 80 105 5,730 2,680 3,045
Aboriginal responses not included elsewhereCensus data footnote 84 220 100 120 7,540 3,615 3,930
Non-Aboriginal identity 366,635 179,545 187,090 12,867,765 6,292,265 6,575,500
Total - Population by Registered or Treaty Indian status for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 85 375,600 183,810 191,795 13,242,160 6,472,240 6,769,925
Registered or Treaty IndianCensus data footnote 86 2,395 1,200 1,200 170,895 81,560 89,335
Not a Registered or Treaty Indian 373,210 182,610 190,600 13,071,265 6,390,680 6,680,585
Total - Aboriginal ancestry for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 87 375,605 183,810 191,790 13,242,160 6,472,240 6,769,920
Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 88 1,255 590 670 112,875 54,840 58,035
Single Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 89 1,225 580 645 111,575 54,180 57,395
First Nations (North American Indian) single ancestryCensus data footnote 82 810 380 425 97,430 47,130 50,305
Métis single ancestry 405 200 205 12,925 6,490 6,435
Inuit single ancestry 10 0 10 1,220 565 655
Multiple Aboriginal ancestries (only)Census data footnote 90 30 10 25 1,295 665 640
First Nations (North American Indian) and Métis ancestries 25 0 20 1,055 545 510
First Nations (North American Indian) and Inuit ancestries 10 0 0 145 70 75
Métis and Inuit ancestries 0 0 0 65 25 40
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis and Inuit ancestries 0 0 0 30 20 10
Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 91 13,435 6,230 7,200 405,425 192,320 213,100
Single Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 92 13,025 6,005 7,020 395,205 187,695 207,510
First Nations (North American Indian) and non-Aboriginal ancestries 9,765 4,525 5,240 276,920 130,810 146,110
Métis and non-Aboriginal ancestries 3,065 1,385 1,685 113,785 54,830 58,955
Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 195 95 95 4,500 2,050 2,450
Multiple Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 93 405 225 180 10,215 4,620 5,590
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis and non-Aboriginal ancestries 405 220 185 9,305 4,205 5,100
First Nations (North American Indian), Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 10 10 0 595 290 305
Métis, Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 0 0 0 300 125 170
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis, Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 0 0 0 15 0 10
Non-Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 94 360,915 176,990 183,920 12,723,865 6,225,080 6,498,785
Visible minority population
Total - Visible minority for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 95 375,605 183,810 191,795 13,242,160 6,472,240 6,769,920
Total visible minority populationCensus data footnote 96 64,560 32,000 32,555 3,885,585 1,878,075 2,007,505
South AsianCensus data footnote 97 15,930 8,245 7,685 1,150,415 582,010 568,400
Chinese 5,870 2,795 3,080 754,550 359,230 395,315
Black 21,290 10,300 10,990 627,715 296,270 331,445
Filipino 5,240 2,380 2,865 311,675 132,440 179,230
Latin American 3,170 1,655 1,520 195,950 93,645 102,310
Arab 2,210 1,205 1,000 210,435 109,585 100,850
Southeast AsianCensus data footnote 98 1,240 580 660 133,855 63,255 70,605
West AsianCensus data footnote 99 2,010 1,010 995 154,670 77,385 77,280
Korean 605 335 270 88,935 42,445 46,495
Japanese 805 405 400 30,830 13,595 17,235
Visible minority, n.i.e.Census data footnote 100 2,770 1,315 1,455 97,970 46,105 51,860
Multiple visible minoritiesCensus data footnote 101 3,410 1,770 1,640 128,585 62,105 66,485
Not a visible minorityCensus data footnote 102 311,045 151,805 159,240 9,356,575 4,594,165 4,762,410
Ethnic origin populationThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census data on ethnic origin
Total - Ethnic origin for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 103 375,600 183,810 191,795 13,242,160 6,472,240 6,769,920
North American Aboriginal origins 14,690 6,815 7,870 518,300 247,160 271,135
First Nations (North American Indian) 11,015 5,140 5,875 385,505 183,075 202,430
Inuit 215 100 115 6,870 3,150 3,720
Métis 3,900 1,810 2,090 137,485 66,245 71,235
Other North American origins 123,925 60,965 62,960 3,220,595 1,585,255 1,635,340
Acadian 550 270 280 16,580 8,135 8,450
American 4,400 2,110 2,285 140,165 67,480 72,690
Canadian 120,305 59,260 61,045 3,109,770 1,531,645 1,578,125
New Brunswicker 15 10 0 320 190 125
Newfoundlander 700 335 355 10,850 5,520 5,325
Nova Scotian 55 45 10 1,485 685 800
Ontarian 70 30 40 2,165 1,085 1,075
Québécois 165 105 55 5,390 2,730 2,665
Other North American origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 104 30 10 15 675 375 300
European origins 269,780 130,930 138,855 8,151,470 3,978,900 4,172,570
British Isles origins 197,435 94,805 102,625 4,900,430 2,380,595 2,519,835
Channel Islander 10 0 10 1,120 530 590
Cornish 0 0 0 755 370 385
English 115,285 54,995 60,290 2,808,805 1,357,650 1,451,160
Irish 83,360 38,920 44,440 2,095,460 991,625 1,103,835
Manx 90 25 65 2,450 1,320 1,130
Scottish 84,405 40,410 43,995 2,107,295 1,016,260 1,091,030
Welsh 8,485 3,935 4,550 198,475 94,555 103,920
British Isles origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 105 13,045 6,000 7,045 323,185 152,525 170,660
French origins 37,485 17,670 19,815 1,350,520 643,360 707,160
Alsatian 10 0 10 1,235 495 740
Breton 0 0 0 290 175 120
Corsican 0 0 0 205 125 85
French 37,475 17,665 19,805 1,349,255 642,790 706,470
Western European origins (except French origins) 52,170 25,115 27,055 1,766,975 864,010 902,970
Austrian 2,450 1,260 1,195 72,475 35,415 37,065
Bavarian 10 0 10 450 225 230
Belgian 1,190 570 615 57,890 28,460 29,430
Dutch 18,425 8,880 9,545 527,750 259,585 268,165
Flemish 90 55 35 4,005 2,005 1,995
Frisian 45 10 30 2,705 1,400 1,305
German 32,865 15,680 17,190 1,189,670 579,315 610,355
Luxembourger 15 0 15 915 500 415
Swiss 1,320 695 625 59,835 29,395 30,440
Western European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 106 35 20 20 1,095 560 530
Northern European origins (except British Isles origins) 7,785 3,685 4,100 266,085 127,885 138,195
Danish 1,880 890 985 53,555 26,355 27,195
Finnish 1,690 790 905 76,755 36,955 39,800
Icelandic 520 235 285 13,215 6,325 6,895
Norwegian 1,700 810 885 59,335 28,350 30,980
Swedish 2,060 980 1,080 71,035 32,705 38,325
Northern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 107 405 195 210 12,540 6,400 6,140
Eastern European origins 37,910 18,255 19,655 1,339,610 644,610 695,000
Bulgarian 300 160 140 16,750 8,230 8,525
Byelorussian 210 135 80 11,690 5,645 6,045
Czech 1,040 535 505 42,340 20,815 21,530
Czechoslovakian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 108 420 195 225 14,810 6,820 7,990
Estonian 435 270 165 15,075 7,255 7,825
Hungarian 4,545 2,235 2,310 163,500 79,850 83,655
Latvian 440 235 210 18,095 8,615 9,480
Lithuanian 645 280 365 35,100 16,965 18,135
Moldovan 25 15 10 3,905 1,910 1,995
Polish 15,115 7,215 7,900 523,490 251,575 271,910
Romanian 1,900 920 980 98,235 46,825 51,410
Russian 3,615 1,660 1,955 220,850 103,650 117,200
Slovak 1,110 575 540 40,535 19,645 20,885
Ukrainian 13,705 6,575 7,125 376,440 181,725 194,715
Eastern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 109 85 50 30 10,330 4,940 5,390
Southern European origins 45,785 23,155 22,630 1,772,160 880,335 891,830
Albanian 200 100 95 25,980 13,085 12,895
Bosnian 180 110 70 14,680 7,255 7,425
Catalan 0 0 0 285 180 110
Croatian 1,580 820 760 82,220 41,350 40,875
Cypriot 95 25 70 4,400 2,170 2,230
Greek 4,690 2,355 2,335 148,555 74,830 73,720
Italian 22,870 11,765 11,100 931,805 467,100 464,705
Kosovar 20 0 20 1,305 655 650
Macedonian 2,105 1,095 1,005 39,440 19,820 19,625
Maltese 2,255 1,025 1,230 35,255 17,525 17,730
Montenegrin 30 15 15 2,545 1,295 1,250
Portuguese 7,830 3,890 3,940 324,930 160,970 163,960
Serbian 950 500 450 66,835 34,035 32,800
Sicilian 225 105 115 4,190 2,090 2,100
Slovenian 745 390 350 26,485 13,215 13,275
Spanish 5,050 2,415 2,640 171,145 78,880 92,265
Yugoslavian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 110 645 350 295 20,245 9,785 10,460
Southern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 111 10 0 0 965 425 540
Other European origins 1,875 995 880 105,865 53,050 52,820
Basque 50 20 25 1,585 805 780
Jewish 845 460 390 77,280 38,860 38,425
Roma (Gypsy) 15 10 10 2,295 1,050 1,245
Slavic, n.o.s.Census data footnote 112 85 40 45 2,065 1,110 955
Other European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 113 895 475 415 23,290 11,540 11,750
Caribbean origins 20,225 9,645 10,580 462,600 213,660 248,940
Antiguan 165 85 80 3,275 1,480 1,800
Bahamian 115 60 55 2,305 1,190 1,115
Barbadian 1,595 765 835 26,625 12,375 14,250
Bermudan 40 20 25 2,010 925 1,085
Carib 180 50 130 2,295 855 1,440
Cuban 340 175 170 14,490 6,625 7,865
Dominican 280 125 160 9,180 4,420 4,760
Grenadian 605 260 340 14,690 6,420 8,275
Guadeloupean 0 0 0 70 20 50
Haitian 285 125 150 17,715 8,085 9,630
Jamaican 11,850 5,715 6,140 257,060 119,100 137,955
Kittitian/Nevisian 80 35 45 2,260 1,090 1,175
Martinican 0 0 0 195 65 125
Montserratan 25 10 15 620 300 325
Puerto Rican 50 35 15 1,495 755 740
St. Lucian 295 145 145 7,170 3,195 3,985
Trinidadian/Tobagonian 3,415 1,640 1,770 59,560 27,850 31,710
Vincentian/Grenadinian 630 285 345 12,155 5,250 6,905
West Indian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 114 2,530 1,095 1,440 56,865 25,380 31,480
Caribbean origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 115 555 270 285 16,970 7,770 9,195
Latin, Central and South American origins 8,315 4,040 4,275 322,210 153,045 169,165
Aboriginal from Central/South America (except Arawak and Maya) 295 150 145 10,795 5,040 5,750
Arawak 75 25 50 1,055 470 585
Argentinian 150 85 60 11,460 5,620 5,840
Belizean 40 15 20 810 395 415
Bolivian 60 30 30 1,885 935 955
Brazilian 390 140 250 18,395 8,760 9,635
Chilean 335 155 180 14,625 7,015 7,610
Colombian 560 305 255 40,820 19,345 21,480
Costa Rican 65 40 25 2,790 1,380 1,410
Ecuadorian 340 140 195 20,385 9,650 10,735
Guatemalan 260 155 105 10,040 4,870 5,170
Guyanese 3,535 1,680 1,860 73,360 34,050 39,315
Hispanic 90 40 50 5,805 2,790 3,015
Honduran 50 25 20 3,360 1,590 1,765
Maya 55 30 25 2,500 1,285 1,215
Mexican 920 495 420 43,120 20,735 22,380
Nicaraguan 80 40 45 7,100 3,440 3,665
Panamanian 115 50 65 2,475 1,125 1,355
Paraguayan 15 0 10 600 280 320
Peruvian 310 170 140 14,780 6,985 7,800
Salvadorean 325 170 165 27,595 13,530 14,070
Uruguayan 45 35 15 4,200 2,150 2,050
Venezuelan 365 195 170 11,750 5,320 6,430
Latin, Central and South American origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 116 270 110 160 14,095 6,745 7,350
African origins 8,560 4,315 4,250 414,095 203,260 210,835
Central and West African origins 1,785 935 845 85,735 42,745 42,990
Akan 15 15 0 965 540 425
Angolan 55 45 10 1,635 815 820
Ashanti 15 10 10 1,205 620 585
Beninese 0 0 0 555 280 270
Burkinabe 0 0 0 415 190 225
Cameroonian 160 75 85 4,700 2,330 2,370
Chadian 0 0 0 645 320 325
Congolese 295 175 115 10,425 4,960 5,460
Edo 10 0 0 1,025 545 480
Ewe 10 0 10 180 95 80
Gabonese 0 0 0 170 80 90
Gambian 0 0 0 630 305 330
Ghanaian 375 190 190 24,850 12,060 12,790
Guinean 45 35 15 1,105 550 560
Ibo 40 35 0 1,940 1,035 905
Ivorian 65 20 45 1,350 600 745
Liberian 0 0 0 770 365 405
Malian 15 0 0 490 250 240
Malinké 0 0 0 345 160 185
Nigerian 575 280 300 26,560 13,620 12,940
Peulh 0 0 0 135 80 55
Senegalese 10 0 0 1,000 500 495
Sierra Leonean 50 30 25 1,175 585 585
Togolese 0 0 0 670 370 300
Wolof 0 0 0 80 45 35
Yoruba 145 65 85 4,055 2,155 1,900
Central and West African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 117 110 60 50 4,745 2,340 2,410
North African origins 1,060 555 510 86,665 44,970 41,695
Algerian 40 20 20 4,065 2,035 2,030
Berber 0 0 0 1,845 985 860
Coptic 30 10 20 2,305 1,185 1,120
Dinka 0 0 0 205 110 95
Egyptian 665 320 340 52,845 27,465 25,375
Libyan 100 55 40 3,785 2,015 1,760
Maure 0 0 0 290 160 125
Moroccan 130 90 35 12,305 6,310 6,000
Sudanese 35 20 15 8,975 4,600 4,375
Tunisian 20 15 10 2,295 1,210 1,085
North African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 118 65 25 40 1,755 920 830
Southern and East African origins 1,750 885 860 128,910 61,680 67,230
Afrikaner 0 0 0 560 285 275
Amhara 10 0 0 720 360 360
Bantu, n.o.s.Census data footnote 119 35 20 10 870 455 415
Burundian 80 40 40 3,105 1,465 1,640
Djiboutian 10 0 10 1,035 460 575
Eritrean 50 15 30 11,870 5,740 6,125
Ethiopian 170 85 90 22,560 10,755 11,800
Harari 0 0 0 475 255 215
Kenyan 130 60 70 5,860 2,780 3,080
Malagasy 0 0 0 430 200 230
Mauritian 50 10 40 3,600 1,830 1,770
Oromo 10 0 10 1,290 610 685
Rwandan 50 25 20 3,215 1,380 1,830
Seychellois 25 10 20 350 140 205
Somali 105 55 55 40,995 19,200 21,795
South African 620 340 280 19,760 9,790 9,970
Tanzanian 70 50 15 2,610 1,300 1,315
Tigrian 0 0 0 770 395 375
Ugandan 45 25 20 2,950 1,445 1,505
Zambian 45 25 20 805 410 395
Zimbabwean 140 65 70 3,425 1,595 1,830
Zulu 20 15 0 440 225 215
Southern and East African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 120 195 80 115 8,475 3,900 4,570
Other African origins 4,145 2,030 2,120 119,670 57,245 62,420
Black, n.o.s.Census data footnote 121 700 350 350 17,380 7,720 9,660
Other African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 122 3,535 1,725 1,815 103,560 50,150 53,410
Asian origins 40,775 20,265 20,510 3,100,450 1,506,795 1,593,655
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins 6,730 3,470 3,260 523,340 265,615 257,730
Afghan 1,745 870 875 54,535 27,255 27,280
Arab, n.o.s.Census data footnote 123 670 355 315 44,705 23,345 21,360
Armenian 440 215 225 29,675 14,570 15,105
Assyrian 10 0 10 12,075 6,140 5,935
Azerbaijani 20 10 10 4,105 1,995 2,110
Georgian 10 10 0 2,815 1,415 1,395
Hazara 0 0 0 680 390 290
Iranian 815 430 385 117,065 58,995 58,065
Iraqi 215 125 90 50,460 25,420 25,035
Israeli 190 110 80 17,080 8,890 8,185
Jordanian 145 90 55 9,660 5,110 4,545
Kazakh 10 10 0 1,325 610 715
Kurd 40 25 15 9,210 4,880 4,330
Kuwaiti 10 0 0 1,510 795 715
Kyrgyz 20 10 10 340 130 210
Lebanese 1,170 535 635 86,245 43,700 42,545
Palestinian 505 290 210 28,480 15,215 13,270
Pashtun 20 15 10 3,010 1,635 1,375
Saudi Arabian 150 90 60 3,660 1,975 1,685
Syrian 345 185 160 31,440 15,570 15,870
Tajik 35 15 15 1,850 880 970
Tatar 25 10 20 2,135 930 1,205
Turk 475 265 215 34,165 17,340 16,825
Turkmen 0 0 0 695 345 355
Uighur 0 0 0 755 385 375
Uzbek 70 30 35 2,400 1,155 1,240
Yemeni 0 0 0 4,225 2,065 2,155
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 124 140 90 50 16,270 8,395 7,875
South Asian origins 18,310 9,395 8,915 1,182,845 595,480 587,370
Bangladeshi 325 165 165 29,195 14,965 14,230
Bengali 125 70 50 15,235 7,795 7,445
Bhutanese 0 0 0 1,450 710 735
East Indian 12,125 6,240 5,880 774,500 390,015 384,480
Goan 65 25 40 4,775 2,245 2,525
Gujarati 65 35 30 5,915 3,055 2,860
Kashmiri 65 45 20 1,795 900 895
Nepali 25 15 15 8,150 4,070 4,080
Pakistani 2,795 1,425 1,370 149,060 75,860 73,200
Punjabi 330 180 150 55,455 28,580 26,875
Sinhalese 70 25 45 5,195 2,545 2,645
Sri Lankan 2,215 1,125 1,090 124,270 60,685 63,585
Tamil 590 330 260 42,760 21,705 21,050
South Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 125 1,105 535 570 58,705 29,705 29,005
East and Southeast Asian origins 16,785 7,900 8,885 1,422,890 659,650 763,245
Burmese 80 30 55 4,420 2,105 2,315
Cambodian (Khmer) 125 80 45 14,655 6,810 7,845
Chinese 8,585 4,090 4,500 849,345 403,280 446,065
Filipino 5,865 2,655 3,210 337,760 144,830 192,930
Hmong 0 0 0 650 340 305
Indonesian 265 135 125 9,325 4,305 5,025
Japanese 1,060 515 545 41,620 18,530 23,090
Karen 0 0 0 1,645 830 815
Korean 655 345 315 93,420 44,585 48,835
Laotian 120 65 50 9,875 4,865 5,015
Malaysian 190 110 80 7,310 3,370 3,935
Mongolian 60 35 30 2,940 1,390 1,545
Singaporean 10 10 10 1,260 565 700
Taiwanese 65 20 45 10,060 4,595 5,465
Thai 175 105 75 6,865 2,725 4,135
Tibetan 35 15 20 6,365 3,175 3,185
Vietnamese 710 315 395 107,640 51,350 56,290
East and Southeast Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 126 40 20 15 4,375 2,165 2,210
Other Asian origins 135 70 70 13,430 6,575 6,855
Other Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 127 140 70 70 13,430 6,575 6,855
Oceania origins 685 365 320 20,680 10,435 10,240
Australian 470 250 225 13,315 6,780 6,530
New Zealander 145 75 70 4,250 2,255 2,000
Pacific Islands origins 95 55 35 3,490 1,625 1,860
Fijian 55 35 15 1,610 665 945
Hawaiian 25 15 10 470 235 240
Maori 0 0 0 485 255 230
Polynesian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 128 0 0 0 275 115 165
Samoan 0 0 0 225 140 85
Pacific Islands origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 129 15 10 0 555 265 290
Household characteristics
Total - Private households by tenure - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 130 138,960 ... ... 5,169,175 ... ...
Owner 108,085 ... ... 3,601,825 ... ...
Renter 30,875 ... ... 1,559,720 ... ...
Band housing 0 ... ... 7,635 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by condominium status - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 131 138,965 ... ... 5,169,170 ... ...
Condominium 8,525 ... ... 680,495 ... ...
Not condominium 130,440 ... ... 4,488,680 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 132 138,965 ... ... 5,169,175 ... ...
No bedrooms 350 ... ... 33,950 ... ...
1 bedroom 9,845 ... ... 699,980 ... ...
2 bedrooms 21,470 ... ... 1,122,145 ... ...
3 bedrooms 59,780 ... ... 1,876,905 ... ...
4 or more bedrooms 47,520 ... ... 1,436,185 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 133 138,960 ... ... 5,169,170 ... ...
1 to 4 rooms 21,340 ... ... 1,369,660 ... ...
5 rooms 18,270 ... ... 718,020 ... ...
6 rooms 23,715 ... ... 770,730 ... ...
7 rooms 23,225 ... ... 713,595 ... ...
8 or more rooms 52,415 ... ... 1,597,165 ... ...
Average number of rooms per dwelling 6.9 ... ... 6.3 ... ...
Total - Private households by number of persons per room - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 134 138,960 ... ... 5,169,175 ... ...
One person or fewer per room 137,735 ... ... 5,046,810 ... ...
More than 1 person per room 1,230 ... ... 122,360 ... ...
Total - Private households by housing suitability - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 135 138,965 ... ... 5,169,175 ... ...
Suitable 133,785 ... ... 4,858,170 ... ...
Not suitable 5,175 ... ... 311,005 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by period of construction - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 136 138,960 ... ... 5,169,175 ... ...
1960 or before 24,810 ... ... 1,293,135 ... ...
1961 to 1980 35,435 ... ... 1,449,585 ... ...
1981 to 1990 21,895 ... ... 709,135 ... ...
1991 to 2000 20,695 ... ... 622,565 ... ...
2001 to 2005 14,995 ... ... 396,130 ... ...
2006 to 2010 12,070 ... ... 368,235 ... ...
2011 to 2016Census data footnote 137 9,070 ... ... 330,390 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 138 138,960 ... ... 5,169,175 ... ...
Only regular maintenance or minor repairs needed 131,710 ... ... 4,851,335 ... ...
Major repairs needed 7,250 ... ... 317,840 ... ...
Total - Private households by number of household maintainers - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 139 138,960 ... ... 5,169,170 ... ...
1 household maintainer 75,245 ... ... 2,962,065 ... ...
2 household maintainers 60,285 ... ... 2,059,710 ... ...
3 or more household maintainers 3,430 ... ... 147,400 ... ...
Total - Private households by age of primary household maintainers - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 140 138,965 ... ... 5,169,175 ... ...
15 to 24 years 2,000 ... ... 135,835 ... ...
25 to 34 years 17,195 ... ... 681,685 ... ...
35 to 44 years 26,225 ... ... 880,070 ... ...
45 to 54 years 32,930 ... ... 1,113,885 ... ...
55 to 64 years 27,920 ... ... 1,047,185 ... ...
65 to 74 years 18,615 ... ... 738,445 ... ...
75 to 84 years 10,325 ... ... 414,210 ... ...
85 years and over 3,750 ... ... 157,860 ... ...
Total - Owner and tenant households with household total income greater than zero, in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings by shelter-cost-to-income ratio - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 141 138,550 ... ... 5,106,290 ... ...
Spending less than 30% of income on shelter costs 104,210 ... ... 3,694,385 ... ...
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs 34,335 ... ... 1,411,900 ... ...
30% to less than 100% 31,000 ... ... 1,208,010 ... ...
Total - Owner households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data 107,775 ... ... 3,557,485 ... ...
% of owner households with a mortgageCensus data footnote 142 68.8 ... ... 61.0 ... ...
% of owner households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costsCensus data footnote 141 18.0 ... ... 19.8 ... ...
Median monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,531 ... ... 1,299 ... ...
Average monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,552 ... ... 1,463 ... ...
Median value of dwellings ($)Census data footnote 144 423,962 ... ... 400,496 ... ...
Average value of dwellings ($)Census data footnote 144 461,757 ... ... 506,409 ... ...
Total - Tenant households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data 30,855 ... ... 1,554,940 ... ...
% of tenant households in subsidized housingCensus data footnote 145 15.3 ... ... 15.0 ... ...
% of tenant households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costsCensus data footnote 141 48.5 ... ... 45.7 ... ...
Median monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,051 ... ... 1,045 ... ...
Average monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,109 ... ... 1,109 ... ...
Highest certificate, diploma or degree
Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 146 306,460 148,375 158,080 11,038,440 5,342,755 5,695,685
No certificate, diploma or degree 52,645 27,010 25,635 1,935,355 961,690 973,670
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificateCensus data footnote 147 92,715 45,755 46,960 3,026,100 1,485,320 1,540,770
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 161,100 75,605 85,495 6,076,985 2,895,745 3,181,235
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma 20,785 15,270 5,520 664,180 471,055 193,120
Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 148 9,335 5,765 3,570 324,370 199,510 124,855
Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 149 11,450 9,505 1,950 339,810 271,545 68,260
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma 80,435 34,395 46,040 2,298,715 981,785 1,316,930
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level 5,180 2,220 2,965 242,005 107,065 134,945
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above 54,700 23,730 30,970 2,872,085 1,335,845 1,536,250
Bachelor's degree 40,195 17,040 23,155 1,911,530 854,135 1,057,395
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level 3,835 1,455 2,380 189,370 83,670 105,695
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry 1,000 520 480 79,760 42,295 37,460
Master's degree 8,745 4,160 4,585 593,645 294,180 299,470
Earned doctorateCensus data footnote 150 925 545 375 97,790 61,560 36,230
Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 146 204,655 99,255 105,405 7,229,120 3,498,620 3,730,495
No certificate, diploma or degree 19,550 11,435 8,105 752,995 404,770 348,225
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificateCensus data footnote 147 57,090 29,285 27,805 1,768,955 895,020 873,935
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 128,025 58,525 69,495 4,707,165 2,198,830 2,508,335
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma 14,555 10,720 3,830 446,390 315,975 130,420
Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 148 6,560 4,090 2,465 218,980 134,685 84,295
Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 149 7,995 6,630 1,360 227,410 181,290 46,120
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma 64,715 27,505 37,215 1,782,530 762,505 1,020,030
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level 3,805 1,585 2,215 170,925 75,935 94,995
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above 44,950 18,715 26,230 2,307,320 1,044,420 1,262,895
Bachelor's degree 32,730 13,415 19,315 1,519,850 668,450 851,400
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level 3,190 1,115 2,075 148,960 62,370 86,590
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry 815 390 420 63,790 30,895 32,895
Master's degree 7,505 3,405 4,100 500,415 239,160 261,255
Earned doctorateCensus data footnote 150 715 390 325 74,310 43,545 30,765
Major field of study - Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2016
Total - Major field of study - Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2016 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 151 306,460 148,375 158,085 11,038,440 5,342,755 5,695,685
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 152 145,355 72,770 72,590 4,961,455 2,447,010 2,514,445
Education 9,680 2,260 7,420 349,745 79,245 270,505
13. Education 9,680 2,260 7,420 349,750 79,245 270,505
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 6,330 3,055 3,275 246,075 109,955 136,120
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services 1,435 1,075 355 38,745 28,735 10,010
50. Visual and performing arts 4,900 1,980 2,920 207,325 81,220 126,110
Humanities 7,210 2,675 4,535 359,560 133,350 226,210
16. Aboriginal and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics 500 110 390 37,900 8,170 29,730
23. English language and literature/letters 2,010 520 1,485 98,440 28,290 70,145
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities 1,815 575 1,235 95,345 32,940 62,410
30A Interdisciplinary humanitiesCensus data footnote 153 45 20 25 2,165 805 1,365
38. Philosophy and religious studies 410 245 160 24,255 13,425 10,830
39. Theology and religious vocations 750 450 305 28,175 17,120 11,055
54. History 1,350 720 630 57,295 30,015 27,280
55. French language and literature/letters 340 30 305 15,990 2,590 13,400
Social and behavioural sciences and law 21,355 5,815 15,540 810,410 269,735 540,670
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies 215 25 190 10,765 2,210 8,560
09. Communication, journalism and related programs 2,530 980 1,550 81,500 31,825 49,675
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences 4,255 290 3,965 141,750 11,775 129,975
22. Legal professions and studies 4,330 805 3,525 128,860 45,275 83,590
30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciencesCensus data footnote 154 410 55 355 16,210 3,400 12,815
42. Psychology 3,200 620 2,575 122,545 29,640 92,905
45. Social sciences 6,410 3,035 3,370 308,775 145,620 163,155
Business, management and public administration 33,035 12,460 20,580 1,279,665 527,085 752,580
30.16 Accounting and computer science 70 25 50 2,725 895 1,830
44. Public administration and social service professions 3,200 445 2,760 108,935 21,405 87,530
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services 29,765 11,990 17,775 1,168,005 504,780 663,225
Physical and life sciences and technologies 4,795 2,395 2,395 253,905 124,050 129,850
26. Biological and biomedical sciences 2,005 865 1,140 110,950 45,120 65,835
30.01 Biological and physical sciences 1,215 545 670 54,745 24,800 29,945
30C Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciencesCensus data footnote 155 70 15 55 3,830 1,190 2,640
40. Physical sciences 1,240 845 390 72,355 48,145 24,205
41. Science technologies/technicians 265 115 150 12,025 4,795 7,235
Mathematics, computer and information sciences 6,030 3,900 2,125 290,045 185,310 104,730
11. Computer and information sciences and support services 4,915 3,370 1,550 220,550 150,765 69,790
25. Library science 265 40 225 15,220 2,450 12,770
27. Mathematics and statistics 755 420 335 49,025 28,515 20,515
30D Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciencesCensus data footnote 156 90 70 20 5,235 3,580 1,655
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies 33,910 31,505 2,400 1,173,030 1,055,050 117,985
04. Architecture and related services 950 730 220 51,845 34,590 17,265
14. Engineering 5,315 4,525 790 334,085 271,010 63,070
15. Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields 8,275 7,450 825 237,775 214,500 23,275
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation 0 0 0 160 30 125
46. Construction trades 7,605 7,420 180 198,790 194,555 4,235
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians 7,785 7,575 210 225,860 220,545 5,315
48. Precision production 3,980 3,800 180 124,515 119,820 4,695
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 2,150 1,320 825 106,895 67,015 39,880
01. Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences 1,225 725 505 66,035 41,790 24,240
03. Natural resources and conservation 925 600 325 40,860 25,230 15,635
Health and related fields 24,775 4,125 20,650 865,970 173,780 692,185
31. Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies 2,700 1,420 1,280 75,715 37,005 38,705
51. Health professions and related programs 21,860 2,570 19,290 767,680 124,280 643,400
60. Dental, medical and veterinary residency programs 220 130 85 22,575 12,490 10,075
Personal, protective and transportation services 11,820 6,105 5,715 340,285 170,915 169,375
12. Personal and culinary services 5,445 1,365 4,085 183,925 49,390 134,535
28. Military science, leadership and operational art 10 10 0 2,135 1,815 320
29. Military technologies and applied sciences 30 30 0 2,610 2,385 225
43. Security and protective services 4,810 3,285 1,520 98,325 68,625 29,695
49. Transportation and materials moving 1,525 1,425 105 53,290 48,695 4,595
Other 25 0 25 1,405 260 1,145
30.99 Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies, other 25 0 25 1,405 255 1,145
Total - Major field of study - Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2016 for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 151 204,660 99,250 105,405 7,229,120 3,498,625 3,730,500
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 152 76,635 40,720 35,915 2,521,950 1,299,790 1,222,160
Education 7,400 1,675 5,735 243,635 52,670 190,965
13. Education 7,405 1,670 5,735 243,635 52,670 190,965
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 4,930 2,335 2,595 192,630 85,175 107,450
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services 1,010 755 255 28,705 21,070 7,635
50. Visual and performing arts 3,925 1,585 2,340 163,925 64,105 99,815
Humanities 5,535 1,950 3,585 266,665 95,805 170,855
16. Aboriginal and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics 370 65 310 29,210 5,775 23,435
23. English language and literature/letters 1,560 385 1,175 73,110 20,225 52,885
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities 1,375 440 940 72,145 24,330 47,815
30A Interdisciplinary humanitiesCensus data footnote 153 30 15 15 1,665 615 1,045
38. Philosophy and religious studies 285 155 130 17,755 9,925 7,830
39. Theology and religious vocations 545 325 220 19,390 11,790 7,605
54. History 1,080 550 525 42,315 21,735 20,585
55. French language and literature/letters 285 20 265 11,075 1,415 9,655
Social and behavioural sciences and law 17,785 4,590 13,195 648,285 207,200 441,085
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies 170 25 140 8,630 1,785 6,845
09. Communication, journalism and related programs 2,125 830 1,295 67,115 26,015 41,105
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences 3,460 190 3,270 111,550 8,405 103,145
22. Legal professions and studies 3,855 625 3,230 108,895 34,250 74,650
30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciencesCensus data footnote 154 335 45 295 12,875 2,705 10,170
42. Psychology 2,560 430 2,130 93,770 21,045 72,725
45. Social sciences 5,280 2,435 2,840 245,445 113,000 132,445
Business, management and public administration 27,185 10,090 17,090 1,026,975 414,425 612,550
30.16 Accounting and computer science 55 25 35 2,225 715 1,510
44. Public administration and social service professions 2,670 375 2,290 88,130 16,590 71,540
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services 24,455 9,685 14,765 936,620 397,120 539,500
Physical and life sciences and technologies 3,750 1,745 2,005 190,235 88,535 101,700
26. Biological and biomedical sciences 1,565 645 920 84,580 33,150 51,425
30.01 Biological and physical sciences 965 395 570 41,255 18,020 23,240
30C Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciencesCensus data footnote 155 60 10 50 3,135 975 2,165
40. Physical sciences 950 615 335 52,490 33,175 19,310
41. Science technologies/technicians 210 90 125 8,775 3,215 5,555
Mathematics, computer and information sciences 5,290 3,475 1,815 252,275 162,360 89,915
11. Computer and information sciences and support services 4,415 3,065 1,360 198,775 136,120 62,655
25. Library science 210 35 175 10,755 1,765 8,995
27. Mathematics and statistics 580 320 260 38,160 21,440 16,720
30D Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciencesCensus data footnote 156 80 60 20 4,580 3,030 1,550
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies 25,630 23,690 1,940 878,300 779,075 99,225
04. Architecture and related services 755 580 170 42,115 27,365 14,745
14. Engineering 4,030 3,360 670 266,040 211,240 54,800
15. Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields 6,475 5,840 635 178,830 160,160 18,675
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation 0 0 0 140 25 115
46. Construction trades 5,700 5,550 145 141,515 138,160 3,360
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians 5,830 5,650 180 162,855 158,770 4,080
48. Precision production 2,845 2,710 140 86,805 83,355 3,450
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 1,725 995 735 82,775 49,710 33,065
01. Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences 935 505 430 50,160 30,065 20,095
03. Natural resources and conservation 795 490 305 32,615 19,650 12,965
Health and related fields 19,630 3,240 16,390 664,880 133,665 531,220
31. Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies 2,180 1,110 1,070 58,160 27,950 30,205
51. Health professions and related programs 17,295 2,040 15,255 589,085 96,720 492,365
60. Dental, medical and veterinary residency programs 165 90 75 17,640 8,990 8,645
Personal, protective and transportation services 9,150 4,750 4,400 259,400 129,985 129,415
12. Personal and culinary services 4,060 945 3,115 137,250 36,225 101,030
28. Military science, leadership and operational art 10 0 10 1,685 1,405 280
29. Military technologies and applied sciences 20 20 0 1,415 1,270 145
43. Security and protective services 3,870 2,660 1,210 77,190 52,840 24,345
49. Transportation and materials moving 1,190 1,125 70 41,855 38,245 3,610
Other 15 0 15 1,125 220 900
30.99 Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies, other 10 0 15 1,125 225 900
Location of study compared with province or territory of residence with countries outside Canada
Total - Location of study compared with province or territory of residence with countries outside Canada for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 157 306,460 148,375 158,080 11,038,440 5,342,755 5,695,685
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 145,355 72,765 72,590 4,961,460 2,447,010 2,514,445
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 158 161,100 75,610 85,495 6,076,985 2,895,745 3,181,240
Location of study inside Canada 141,205 65,535 75,670 4,786,950 2,261,260 2,525,690
Same as province or territory of residence 133,145 61,540 71,605 4,414,485 2,081,525 2,332,960
Different than province or territory of residence 8,065 3,995 4,070 372,470 179,735 192,730
Location of study outside CanadaCensus data footnote 159 19,895 10,075 9,820 1,290,035 634,485 655,545
United StatesCensus data footnote 160 3,530 1,835 1,695 167,260 89,350 77,910
Philippines 1,475 530 940 115,410 39,750 75,655
India 1,510 730 780 169,340 85,500 83,840
United KingdomCensus data footnote 161 3,485 2,095 1,395 115,690 66,215 49,470
ChinaCensus data footnote 162 860 395 465 98,415 46,230 52,185
France 110 70 40 10,775 5,800 4,975
Other 8,930 4,425 4,505 613,145 301,635 311,510
Total - Location of study compared with province or territory of residence with countries outside Canada for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 157 204,655 99,250 105,405 7,229,120 3,498,620 3,730,500
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 76,635 40,725 35,910 2,521,955 1,299,795 1,222,160
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 158 128,020 58,530 69,495 4,707,170 2,198,830 2,508,335
Location of study inside Canada 113,615 51,655 61,960 3,713,145 1,728,610 1,984,540
Same as province or territory of residence 107,375 48,605 58,775 3,432,015 1,593,170 1,838,850
Different than province or territory of residence 6,235 3,050 3,195 281,130 135,440 145,690
Location of study outside CanadaCensus data footnote 159 14,405 6,875 7,530 994,025 470,225 523,800
United StatesCensus data footnote 160 2,860 1,430 1,425 127,005 65,045 61,960
Philippines 1,125 385 745 97,230 32,925 64,300
India 1,260 590 670 143,205 70,040 73,175
United KingdomCensus data footnote 161 1,545 890 650 62,325 34,315 28,010
ChinaCensus data footnote 162 740 325 410 82,020 37,900 44,125
France 100 70 30 8,705 4,630 4,070
Other 6,780 3,180 3,595 473,530 225,365 248,160
Labour force status
Total - Population aged 15 years and over by Labour force status - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 163 306,455 148,375 158,080 11,038,440 5,342,755 5,695,680
In the labour force 203,165 104,150 99,015 7,141,675 3,689,625 3,452,055
Employed 186,205 95,000 91,200 6,612,150 3,414,255 3,197,895
Unemployed 16,960 9,150 7,810 529,525 275,370 254,160
Not in the labour force 103,290 44,220 59,070 3,896,765 1,653,130 2,243,630
Participation rate 66.3 70.2 62.6 64.7 69.1 60.6
Employment rate 60.8 64.0 57.7 59.9 63.9 56.1
Unemployment rate 8.3 8.8 7.9 7.4 7.5 7.4
Work activity during the reference year
Total population aged 15 years and over by work activity during the reference year - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 164 306,455 148,375 158,085 11,038,440 5,342,755 5,695,685
Did not workCensus data footnote 165 98,805 41,900 56,905 3,696,235 1,561,475 2,134,755
Worked 207,655 106,475 101,180 7,342,205 3,781,280 3,560,925
Worked full year, full timeCensus data footnote 166 112,715 63,345 49,370 3,837,565 2,148,635 1,688,935
Worked part year and/or part timeCensus data footnote 167 94,940 43,130 51,805 3,504,645 1,632,645 1,871,995
Average weeks worked in reference year 43.4 44.0 42.8 42.9 43.4 42.3
Class of worker
Total labour force aged 15 years and over by class of worker - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 168 203,170 104,155 99,015 7,141,675 3,689,625 3,452,055
Class of worker - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 5,195 2,455 2,740 171,050 81,735 89,315
All classes of workersCensus data footnote 170 197,975 101,700 96,275 6,970,625 3,607,890 3,362,735
Employee 179,550 90,200 89,345 6,146,035 3,084,740 3,061,295
Self-employedCensus data footnote 171 18,425 11,490 6,935 824,595 523,145 301,445
Occupation - National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2016
Total labour force population aged 15 years and over by occupation - National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2016 - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 172 203,165 104,150 99,015 7,141,675 3,689,625 3,452,050
Occupation - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 5,190 2,455 2,740 171,045 81,735 89,315
All occupationsCensus data footnote 170 197,975 101,700 96,275 6,970,625 3,607,890 3,362,735
0 Management occupations 21,685 13,120 8,565 790,880 483,240 307,635
1 Business, finance and administration occupations 31,135 8,535 22,605 1,124,770 357,215 767,555
2 Natural and applied sciences and related occupations 11,780 9,295 2,480 516,110 399,195 116,915
3 Health occupations 12,385 1,885 10,500 447,045 90,495 356,550
4 Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services 24,685 7,640 17,045 831,340 265,075 566,265
5 Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport 5,340 2,345 2,990 225,720 104,445 121,275
6 Sales and service occupations 47,705 20,310 27,395 1,632,085 709,375 922,710
7 Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations 30,625 28,670 1,955 927,820 866,870 60,950
8 Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations 2,600 2,185 420 113,405 88,150 25,260
9 Occupations in manufacturing and utilities 10,030 7,710 2,320 361,455 243,835 117,620
Industry - North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 2012
Total labour force population aged 15 years and over by Industry - North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 2012 - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 173 203,165 104,150 99,015 7,141,675 3,689,625 3,452,050
Industry - NAICS2012 - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 5,195 2,455 2,735 171,050 81,730 89,315
All industry categoriesCensus data footnote 170 197,975 101,695 96,280 6,970,625 3,607,890 3,362,735
11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 1,365 885 480 102,070 67,005 35,070
21 Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction 355 255 100 32,340 27,920 4,415
22 Utilities 5,300 3,965 1,340 50,820 38,195 12,630
23 Construction 15,990 14,200 1,790 476,835 419,600 57,230
31-33 Manufacturing 17,805 13,235 4,565 683,335 482,800 200,530
41 Wholesale trade 7,360 5,065 2,300 270,745 178,945 91,800
44-45 Retail trade 23,610 11,135 12,475 783,540 367,175 416,365
48-49 Transportation and warehousing 9,490 7,260 2,230 329,240 242,045 87,190
51 Information and cultural industries 5,115 2,825 2,290 176,715 101,045 75,670
52 Finance and insurance 9,945 4,070 5,880 380,765 169,590 211,180
53 Real estate and rental and leasing 3,600 1,765 1,830 144,275 77,385 66,890
54 Professional, scientific and technical services 12,495 6,395 6,105 567,825 316,685 251,140
55 Management of companies and enterprises 375 135 240 12,365 5,290 7,075
56 Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services 9,990 5,675 4,315 338,640 190,210 148,430
61 Educational services 16,300 4,615 11,685 528,470 163,680 364,795
62 Health care and social assistance 21,970 3,090 18,880 754,555 134,270 620,275
71 Arts, entertainment and recreation 4,245 2,240 2,010 147,425 75,330 72,095
72 Accommodation and food services 12,640 4,890 7,750 478,070 201,260 276,805
81 Other services (except public administration) 7,955 3,705 4,255 296,960 133,220 163,745
91 Public administration 12,075 6,305 5,765 415,635 216,250 199,385
Place of work status
Total - Place of work status for the employed labour force aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 174 186,205 95,005 91,200 6,612,150 3,414,255 3,197,900
Worked at home 11,635 5,530 6,105 480,290 242,495 237,795
Worked outside Canada 375 250 120 39,145 25,995 13,150
No fixed workplace address 22,140 16,340 5,795 736,715 536,140 200,570
Worked at usual place 152,055 72,875 79,175 5,355,995 2,609,620 2,746,375
Commuting destinationThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census commuting destination data
Total - Commuting destination for the employed labour force aged 15 years and over in private households with a usual place of work - 25% sample data 152,050 72,875 79,175 5,356,000 2,609,625 2,746,375
Commute within census subdivision (CSD) of residence 47,650 19,450 28,200 3,109,070 1,418,260 1,690,810
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) within census division (CD) of residence 53,795 25,305 28,495 857,565 419,960 437,605
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) and census division (CD) within province or territory of residence 50,200 27,870 22,330 1,350,375 749,770 600,605
Commute to a different province or territory 405 250 155 38,990 21,630 17,355
Main mode of commuting
Total - Main mode of commuting for the employed labour force aged 15 years and over in private households with a usual place of work or no fixed workplace address - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 175 174,195 89,220 84,980 6,092,710 3,145,765 2,946,945
Car, truck, van - as a driver 139,200 73,560 65,635 4,375,215 2,392,270 1,982,945
Car, truck, van - as a passenger 10,775 5,295 5,480 372,480 151,880 220,600
Public transit 16,635 6,980 9,655 888,920 376,690 512,235
Walked 5,455 2,220 3,235 320,015 143,885 176,130
Bicycle 505 385 110 75,460 50,200 25,260
Other method 1,630 780 855 60,620 30,835 29,785
Commuting duration
Total - Commuting duration for the employed labour force aged 15 years and over in private households with a usual place of work or no fixed workplace address - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 176 174,200 89,220 84,975 6,092,715 3,145,765 2,946,950
Less than 15 minutes 40,725 16,925 23,800 1,463,845 675,540 788,310
15 to 29 minutes 50,955 24,140 26,815 1,964,690 991,525 973,165
30 to 44 minutes 27,650 15,275 12,380 1,295,375 706,155 589,225
45 to 59 minutes 17,770 10,760 7,005 612,415 336,090 276,325
60 minutes and over 37,095 22,125 14,975 756,385 436,455 319,930
Time leaving for work
Total - Time leaving for work for the employed labour force aged 15 years and over in private households with a usual place of work or no fixed workplace address - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 177 174,195 89,215 84,980 6,092,715 3,145,765 2,946,950
Between 5 a.m. and 5:59 a.m. 18,385 13,485 4,900 413,515 296,265 117,245
Between 6 a.m. and 6:59 a.m. 34,935 20,445 14,490 1,039,255 640,810 398,445
Between 7 a.m. and 7:59 a.m. 41,585 19,450 22,125 1,571,230 778,100 793,130
Between 8 a.m. and 8:59 a.m. 30,320 11,300 19,020 1,354,870 577,565 777,310
Between 9 a.m. and 11:59 a.m. 17,345 7,180 10,160 740,330 328,410 411,920
Between 12 p.m. and 4:59 a.m. 31,630 17,350 14,280 973,515 524,620 448,895
Language used most often at work
Total - Language used most often at work for the population in private households aged 15 years and over who worked since January 1, 2015 - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 178 213,995 109,545 104,450 7,579,085 3,895,880 3,683,200
Single responses 212,500 108,925 103,570 7,434,675 3,828,665 3,606,015
Official languages 211,760 108,500 103,265 7,319,360 3,767,405 3,551,955
English 210,695 108,245 102,450 7,225,210 3,732,550 3,492,655
French 1,065 245 815 94,145 34,850 59,295
Non-official languages 735 430 310 115,320 61,255 54,060
Aboriginal languages 0 0 0 1,485 765 715
Algonquian languages 0 0 0 1,420 745 675
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 0 0 0 370 220 150
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Moose Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Naskapi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Plains Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Woods Cree 0 0 0 0 0 10
Cree, n.o.s. 0 0 0 360 215 145
Eastern Algonquian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 0 0 0 1,050 525 525
Algonquin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway 0 0 0 495 235 265
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 545 290 260
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 10 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carrier 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chilcotin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dene 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gwich'in 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sarsi (Sarcee) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sekani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Slavey 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tutchone languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages 0 0 0 25 0 20
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 0 0 0 25 10 20
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages 0 0 0 25 10 20
Cayuga 0 0 0 10 0 10
Mohawk 0 0 0 20 10 10
Oneida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lillooet 0 0 0 0 0 0
Okanagan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Squamish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Straits 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dakota 0 0 0 0 0 0
Stoney 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tlingit 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nisga'a 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haisla 0 0 0 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 0 0 0 0 10 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 0 0 0 10 0 0
Non-Aboriginal languages 735 430 310 113,835 60,490 53,340
Afro-Asiatic languages 15 10 10 3,305 1,995 1,310
Berber languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kabyle 0 0 0 0 0 0
Berber languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cushitic languages 0 0 0 125 45 80
Bilen 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oromo 0 0 0 15 10 10
Somali 0 0 0 110 35 70
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Semitic languages 10 10 10 3,175 1,955 1,225
Amharic 0 0 0 75 30 45
Arabic 10 10 10 2,430 1,605 825
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 145 110 40
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 35 20 15
Harari 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hebrew 0 0 0 395 140 260
Maltese 0 0 0 20 15 10
Tigrigna 0 0 0 60 30 25
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 10 0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 15 0 15 2,575 1,065 1,510
Khmer (Cambodian) 0 0 0 95 50 50
Vietnamese 15 10 15 2,480 1,015 1,465
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 10 0 0 1,280 495 790
Bikol 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cebuano 0 0 0 25 10 15
Fijian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 0 0 0 10 10 0
Ilocano 0 0 0 40 20 20
Malagasy 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malay 0 0 0 55 20 30
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pangasinan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 10 0 10 1,145 435 705
Waray-Waray 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 0 10
Creole languages 0 0 0 60 35 30
Haitian Creole 0 0 0 15 0 0
Creole, n.o.s. 0 0 0 50 25 20
Creole languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 10 0
Dravidian languages 30 20 10 1,980 945 1,035
Kannada 0 0 0 10 0 10
Malayalam 10 10 10 75 45 30
Tamil 25 20 10 1,870 900 975
Telugu 0 0 0 35 10 20
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hmong-Mien languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Indo-European languages 370 250 120 38,960 21,375 17,580
Albanian 0 0 0 275 170 105
Armenian 0 0 0 145 75 75
Balto-Slavic languages 55 20 35 6,655 3,165 3,495
Baltic languages 0 0 0 70 25 40
Latvian 0 0 0 20 10 10
Lithuanian 0 0 0 45 20 25
Slavic languages 60 20 40 6,595 3,135 3,455
Belarusan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bosnian 0 0 0 100 55 40
Bulgarian 0 0 0 120 85 40
Croatian 0 0 0 155 100 50
Czech 0 0 0 25 20 10
Macedonian 0 0 0 85 35 45
Polish 30 10 20 1,925 960 960
Russian 15 10 10 2,905 1,240 1,670
Serbian 0 10 0 390 240 145
Serbo-Croatian 0 0 0 20 10 10
Slovak 0 0 0 55 40 20
Slovene (Slovenian) 0 0 0 15 0 10
Ukrainian 10 0 10 780 320 460
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 10 0 0 10 10 0
Celtic languages 0 0 0 15 10 10
Scottish Gaelic 0 0 0 10 0 0
Welsh 0 0 0 0 0 0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 10 0
Germanic languages 10 10 0 6,905 3,655 3,250
Afrikaans 0 0 0 0 0 0
Danish 0 0 0 30 15 20
Dutch 10 0 0 790 425 365
Frisian 0 0 0 25 20 10
German 0 0 0 5,690 3,005 2,690
Icelandic 0 0 0 0 10 0
Norwegian 0 0 0 30 10 20
Swedish 0 0 0 55 15 35
Vlaams (Flemish) 0 0 0 10 10 10
Yiddish 0 0 0 20 0 20
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 240 155 80
Greek 0 0 0 405 240 165
Indo-Iranian languages 75 30 40 11,880 6,560 5,315
Indo-Aryan languages 65 25 40 9,205 4,900 4,310
Bengali 0 0 0 335 160 170
Gujarati 10 0 0 730 255 475
Hindi 0 0 0 800 380 415
Kashmiri 0 0 0 0 0 0
Konkani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Marathi 0 0 0 30 10 20
Nepali 0 0 0 80 30 50
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 20 0 15 6,025 3,480 2,550
Sindhi 0 0 0 20 10 15
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 10 0 10 30 15 10
Urdu 30 20 10 1,150 555 600
Iranian languages 10 10 10 2,660 1,655 1,005
Kurdish 0 0 0 105 95 15
Pashto 0 0 0 20 10 15
Persian (Farsi) 15 0 0 2,530 1,555 975
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 0 10
Italic (Romance) languages 230 190 40 12,680 7,505 5,170
Catalan 0 0 0 10 0 10
Italian 10 0 0 945 505 445
Portuguese 35 25 10 5,815 3,865 1,950
Romanian 0 0 0 300 140 160
Spanish 190 165 20 5,590 2,985 2,605
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 20 10 10
Japanese 0 0 0 1,010 360 655
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 15 0 10
Georgian 0 0 0 15 0 10
Korean 15 10 10 4,945 2,505 2,445
Mongolic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mongolian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 10 10 0 120 55 65
Akan (Twi) 0 0 0 20 0 20
Bamanankan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Edo 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ewe 0 0 0 0 0 0
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ga 0 0 0 0 10 0
Ganda 0 0 0 25 15 15
Igbo 0 0 0 10 0 0
Lingala 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rundi (Kirundi) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 0 0 0 15 0 10
Shona 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swahili 10 10 0 20 10 0
Wolof 0 0 0 10 0 0
Yoruba 0 0 0 10 0 10
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 20 20 0
Nilo-Saharan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dinka 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages 10 0 10 810 295 515
American Sign Language 10 0 10 575 170 410
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 10 0 10
Sign languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 225 130 100
Sino-Tibetan languages 265 140 125 57,620 30,735 26,890
Chinese languages 265 135 125 57,535 30,690 26,840
Cantonese 65 25 40 26,955 14,190 12,770
Hakka 0 0 0 30 10 25
Mandarin 190 110 85 29,090 15,730 13,360
Min Dong 0 0 0 30 15 10
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 0 0 0 250 155 90
Wu (Shanghainese) 0 0 0 35 20 10
Chinese, n.o.s. 0 0 0 1,145 565 580
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 0 0 0 90 50 45
Burmese 0 0 0 10 10 10
Karenic languages 0 0 0 30 10 20
Tibetan 0 0 0 45 30 15
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages 0 0 0 235 95 145
Lao 0 0 0 80 40 35
Thai 0 0 0 160 55 105
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 0 0 0 465 315 150
Azerbaijani 0 0 0 15 15 0
Turkish 0 0 0 440 295 140
Uyghur 0 0 0 10 10 0
Uzbek 0 0 0 10 0 0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Uralic languages 0 0 0 420 205 220
Estonian 0 0 0 45 10 35
Finnish 0 0 0 75 25 50
Hungarian 0 0 0 295 165 130
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 0 10
Multiple responses 1,500 620 880 144,405 67,215 77,185
English and French 920 350 565 63,665 26,760 36,900
English and non-official language 560 260 295 78,240 39,330 38,910
French and non-official language 0 0 0 175 75 100
English, French and non-official language 20 10 15 2,325 1,055 1,270
Other language used regularly at work
Total - Other language(s) used regularly at work for the population in private households aged 15 years and over who worked since January 1, 2015 - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 179 214,000 109,545 104,450 7,579,080 3,895,880 3,683,200
None 208,465 107,020 101,445 6,975,415 3,605,485 3,369,930
English 985 265 715 109,150 48,930 60,220
French 2,615 1,180 1,435 260,050 118,655 141,395
Non-official language 1,870 1,055 820 226,490 119,130 107,360
Aboriginal 0 0 0 5,970 2,480 3,490
Non-Aboriginal 1,865 1,055 815 220,520 116,650 103,870
English and French 0 0 0 245 100 150
English and non-official language 25 0 20 1,620 780 845
French and non-official language 40 20 15 6,080 2,780 3,300
English, French and non-official language 0 0 0 35 25 10
Mobility status - Place of residence 1 year ago
Total - Mobility status 1 year ago - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 180 371,715 181,875 189,840 13,106,990 6,403,470 6,703,520
Non-movers 330,675 161,805 168,870 11,475,985 5,603,290 5,872,695
Movers 41,035 20,070 20,965 1,631,005 800,180 830,820
Non-migrants 18,775 8,995 9,780 941,380 460,170 481,210
Migrants 22,260 11,075 11,185 689,625 340,015 349,610
Internal migrants 20,985 10,415 10,565 535,180 263,055 272,120
Intraprovincial migrants 19,875 9,845 10,030 467,890 229,080 238,810
Interprovincial migrants 1,110 570 535 67,290 33,980 33,315
External migrants 1,280 660 620 154,445 76,955 77,490
Mobility status - Place of residence 5 years ago
Total - Mobility status 5 years ago - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 181 354,060 172,910 181,150 12,546,040 6,116,715 6,429,325
Non-movers 225,920 110,750 115,170 7,887,825 3,845,945 4,041,880
Movers 128,150 62,165 65,980 4,658,215 2,270,770 2,387,445
Non-migrants 58,505 28,145 30,355 2,545,875 1,238,055 1,307,820
Migrants 69,645 34,020 35,625 2,112,340 1,032,710 1,079,630
Internal migrants 64,130 31,205 32,925 1,562,375 761,630 800,740
Intraprovincial migrants 61,435 29,925 31,515 1,380,900 672,540 708,360
Interprovincial migrants 2,690 1,285 1,410 181,480 89,090 92,390
External migrants 5,515 2,810 2,705 549,965 271,080 278,885

Source

Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population.

How to cite

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2017. Oshawa [Census metropolitan area], Ontario and Ontario [Province] (table). Census Profile. 2016 Census. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-316-X2016001. Ottawa. Released November 29, 2017.
https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/index.cfm?Lang=E (accessed May 9, 2024).

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