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

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Characteristic Hamilton
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Total Male Female Total Male Female
Counts (unless otherwise specified)
Population and dwellings
Population, 2016Census data footnote 1 747,545 ... ... 13,448,494 ... ...
Population, 2011Census data footnote 1 721,053 ... ... 12,851,821 ... ...
Population percentage change, 2011 to 2016 3.7 ... ... 4.6 ... ...
Total private dwellingsCensus data footnote 2 306,034 ... ... 5,598,391 ... ...
Private dwellings occupied by usual residentsCensus data footnote 3 293,345 ... ... 5,169,174 ... ...
Population density per square kilometre 544.9 ... ... 14.8 ... ...
Land area in square kilometres 1,371.89 ... ... 908,699.33 ... ...
Age characteristics
Total - Age groups and average age of the population - 100% dataCensus data footnote 4 747,545 363,800 383,745 13,448,495 6,559,390 6,889,105
0 to 14 years 122,535 63,115 59,425 2,207,970 1,131,615 1,076,350
0 to 4 years 39,020 20,080 18,945 697,360 357,300 340,055
5 to 9 years 41,495 21,320 20,170 756,085 387,320 368,765
10 to 14 years 42,025 21,715 20,310 754,530 387,000 367,530
15 to 64 years 491,520 241,915 249,605 8,988,865 4,412,115 4,576,750
15 to 19 years 44,430 22,900 21,530 811,670 416,730 394,945
20 to 24 years 48,350 24,905 23,445 894,390 457,815 436,570
25 to 29 years 46,315 23,155 23,160 874,350 436,345 438,010
30 to 34 years 46,850 22,925 23,920 864,765 420,800 443,965
35 to 39 years 45,915 22,220 23,695 842,485 402,900 439,585
40 to 44 years 47,590 22,950 24,640 871,875 418,465 453,415
45 to 49 years 51,650 25,080 26,565 937,385 453,105 484,275
50 to 54 years 58,460 28,560 29,895 1,056,345 517,170 539,175
55 to 59 years 55,230 27,015 28,215 989,460 482,280 507,180
60 to 64 years 46,725 22,195 24,530 846,145 406,505 439,640
65 years and over 133,490 58,770 74,720 2,251,655 1,015,655 1,236,000
65 to 69 years 41,200 19,250 21,945 737,745 352,475 385,270
70 to 74 years 30,585 14,285 16,290 528,645 250,455 278,185
75 to 79 years 23,470 10,585 12,885 393,010 179,810 213,195
80 to 84 years 18,105 7,600 10,505 291,185 126,825 164,360
85 years and over 20,135 7,050 13,090 301,075 106,090 194,985
85 to 89 years 12,560 4,810 7,750 188,470 73,045 115,425
90 to 94 years 6,020 1,870 4,145 88,390 27,400 60,990
95 to 99 years 1,385 335 1,050 21,210 5,150 16,060
100 years and over 180 30 145 3,005 495 2,520
Total - Distribution (%) of the population by broad age groups - 100% data 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
0 to 14 years 16.4 17.3 15.5 16.4 17.3 15.6
15 to 64 years 65.8 66.5 65.0 66.8 67.3 66.4
65 years and over 17.9 16.2 19.5 16.7 15.5 17.9
85 years and over 2.7 1.9 3.4 2.2 1.6 2.8
Average age of the population 41.6 40.3 42.7 41.0 40.0 41.9
Median age of the population 42.1 40.6 43.4 41.3 40.2 42.4
Household and dwelling characteristics
Total - Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling - 100% dataCensus data footnote 5 293,345 ... ... 5,169,175 ... ...
Single-detached house 165,055 ... ... 2,807,380 ... ...
Apartment in a building that has five or more storeys 45,395 ... ... 886,705 ... ...
Other attached dwellingCensus data footnote 6 82,465 ... ... 1,460,200 ... ...
Semi-detached house 9,830 ... ... 289,975 ... ...
Row house 40,025 ... ... 460,425 ... ...
Apartment or flat in a duplex 7,675 ... ... 176,080 ... ...
Apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys 24,355 ... ... 522,810 ... ...
Other single-attached house 590 ... ... 10,910 ... ...
Movable dwellingCensus data footnote 7 425 ... ... 14,890 ... ...
Total - Private households by household size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 8 293,345 ... ... 5,169,170 ... ...
1 person 79,480 ... ... 1,341,300 ... ...
2 persons 96,050 ... ... 1,693,525 ... ...
3 persons 46,910 ... ... 834,260 ... ...
4 persons 45,190 ... ... 796,320 ... ...
5 or more persons 25,715 ... ... 503,775 ... ...
Number of persons in private households 734,885 ... ... 13,242,160 ... ...
Average household size 2.5 ... ... 2.6 ... ...
Marital status
Total - Marital status for the population aged 15 years and over - 100% dataCensus data footnote 9 625,010 300,685 324,320 11,240,525 5,427,775 5,812,750
Married or living common law 354,180 176,970 177,210 6,438,085 3,219,290 3,218,795
Married 303,005 151,420 151,585 5,531,930 2,764,275 2,767,655
Living common law 51,180 25,555 25,625 906,155 455,015 451,145
Not married and not living common law 270,830 123,715 147,115 4,802,440 2,208,485 2,593,955
Never married 172,635 92,780 79,860 3,182,785 1,689,180 1,493,605
Separated 19,730 8,255 11,480 328,675 138,140 190,535
Divorced 39,345 14,850 24,495 653,835 252,900 400,935
Widowed 39,115 7,835 31,285 637,150 128,265 508,880
Family characteristics
Total - Census families in private households by family size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 10 210,825 ... ... 3,782,540 ... ...
2 persons 101,305 ... ... 1,815,000 ... ...
3 persons 46,750 ... ... 844,545 ... ...
4 persons 44,400 ... ... 792,435 ... ...
5 or more persons 18,380 ... ... 330,560 ... ...
Average size of census families 2.9 ... ... 2.9 ... ...
Total number of census families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 11 210,825 ... ... 3,782,545 ... ...
Total couple families 173,355 ... ... 3,137,570 ... ...
Married couples 147,785 ... ... 2,684,735 ... ...
Common-law couples 25,575 ... ... 452,840 ... ...
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent 37,470 ... ... 644,975 ... ...
Female parent 30,090 ... ... 518,480 ... ...
Male parent 7,380 ... ... 126,495 ... ...
Total - Couple census families in private households - 100% data 173,360 ... ... 3,137,565 ... ...
Couples without children 78,835 ... ... 1,428,575 ... ...
Couples with children 94,525 ... ... 1,708,995 ... ...
1 child 35,815 ... ... 658,305 ... ...
2 children 41,330 ... ... 738,710 ... ...
3 or more children 17,375 ... ... 311,975 ... ...
Total - Lone-parent census families in private households - 100% data 37,475 ... ... 644,975 ... ...
1 child 22,470 ... ... 386,425 ... ...
2 children 10,935 ... ... 186,240 ... ...
3 or more children 4,070 ... ... 72,310 ... ...
Total - Persons not in census families in private households - 100% data 116,265 53,165 63,100 2,139,825 990,525 1,149,300
Household type
Total - Private households by household type - 100% dataCensus data footnote 12 293,345 ... ... 5,169,175 ... ...
One-census-family households 198,360 ... ... 3,481,885 ... ...
Without children in a census familyCensus data footnote 13 73,970 ... ... 1,311,575 ... ...
With children in a census familyCensus data footnote 14 124,385 ... ... 2,170,315 ... ...
Multiple-census-family households 6,100 ... ... 145,615 ... ...
Non-census-family households 88,890 ... ... 1,541,665 ... ...
One-person households 79,480 ... ... 1,341,305 ... ...
Two-or-more person non-census-family households 9,410 ... ... 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 15 738,710 360,215 378,495 13,312,865 6,503,875 6,808,990
English only 678,540 334,815 343,720 11,455,500 5,689,830 5,765,665
French only 475 200 275 40,040 17,340 22,705
English and French 48,305 20,640 27,665 1,490,390 665,850 824,540
Neither English nor French 11,385 4,550 6,840 326,935 130,850 196,085
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 16 738,705 360,210 378,495 13,312,865 6,503,880 6,808,995
English 714,695 349,825 364,875 12,394,325 6,095,970 6,298,355
French 10,000 4,570 5,425 504,130 236,875 267,250
English and French 2,845 1,385 1,460 92,940 42,910 50,030
Neither English nor French 11,170 4,430 6,735 321,480 128,125 193,355
Official language minority (number)Census data footnote 17 11,420 5,260 6,155 550,600 258,330 292,270
Official language minority (percentage)Census data footnote 17 1.5 1.5 1.6 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 18 738,710 360,210 378,495 13,312,870 6,503,875 6,808,990
Single responses 723,500 352,820 370,680 12,946,960 6,327,630 6,619,330
Official languages 565,490 277,740 287,750 9,393,040 4,637,520 4,755,520
English 555,555 273,225 282,330 8,902,320 4,406,210 4,496,110
French 9,935 4,515 5,420 490,715 231,310 259,410
Non-official languages 158,010 75,085 82,930 3,553,920 1,690,110 1,863,810
Aboriginal languages 85 40 40 22,765 10,815 11,950
Algonquian languages 40 15 25 21,235 10,175 11,060
Blackfoot 5 0 0 10 5 5
Cree-Montagnais languages 5 0 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 0 0 355 135 225
Woods Cree 0 0 0 15 10 5
Cree, n.o.s. 5 0 5 4,500 2,255 2,245
Eastern Algonquian languages 5 5 5 90 40 50
Malecite 0 0 0 10 5 0
Mi'kmaq 0 5 5 85 35 50
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 25 10 15 16,025 7,620 8,400
Algonquin 0 0 0 65 30 35
Ojibway 20 5 15 9,505 4,515 4,985
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 6,310 3,015 3,300
Ottawa (Odawa) 5 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 5 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 0 0 0 475 165 305
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 5 5 5
Inuktitut 0 0 0 425 145 280
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 45 20 25
Iroquoian languages 25 15 10 710 300 410
Cayuga 15 10 5 40 20 20
Mohawk 10 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. 15 5 5 235 130 105
Non-Aboriginal languages 157,930 75,040 82,890 3,531,160 1,679,300 1,851,865
Afro-Asiatic languages 15,405 7,880 7,520 253,830 127,720 126,110
Berber languages 25 20 10 725 405 320
Kabyle 0 0 0 425 225 200
Berber languages, n.i.e. 25 20 10 305 180 120
Cushitic languages 1,070 500 570 24,605 10,730 13,870
Bilen 0 0 0 250 140 110
Oromo 55 30 25 1,445 720 730
Somali 1,015 475 540 22,680 9,755 12,925
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 225 115 110
Semitic languages 14,250 7,340 6,915 227,985 116,320 111,665
Amharic 215 105 115 10,720 4,960 5,760
Arabic 10,850 5,655 5,195 171,370 88,400 82,965
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 2,285 1,125 1,165 14,555 7,135 7,420
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 245 125 120 4,795 2,365 2,425
Harari 5 5 5 1,030 485 545
Hebrew 180 100 80 11,575 6,220 5,350
Maltese 195 95 100 5,175 2,575 2,600
Tigrigna 135 65 70 7,345 3,470 3,870
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 135 60 75 1,435 705 730
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 50 25 30 520 265 250
Austro-Asiatic languages 4,380 2,030 2,350 78,125 35,880 42,240
Khmer (Cambodian) 840 385 460 7,355 3,330 4,020
Vietnamese 3,540 1,645 1,895 70,690 32,520 38,165
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 85 30 50
Austronesian languages 6,600 2,550 4,050 194,380 76,060 118,315
Bikol 25 10 15 595 260 330
Cebuano 250 105 145 6,545 2,500 4,045
Fijian 5 5 5 80 45 40
Hiligaynon 60 15 40 2,750 1,030 1,725
Ilocano 390 165 225 11,285 4,430 6,860
Malagasy 0 0 0 100 45 55
Malay 150 50 105 5,760 2,520 3,240
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 60 30 30 1,505 670 840
Pangasinan 5 5 5 535 215 315
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 5,575 2,135 3,435 163,415 63,665 99,755
Waray-Waray 10 0 5 405 140 270
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 70 30 45 1,400 550 850
Creole languages 325 155 170 11,255 5,095 6,165
Haitian Creole 30 10 15 630 290 340
Creole, n.o.s. 185 85 95 8,025 3,580 4,440
Creole languages, n.i.e. 120 60 55 2,605 1,225 1,380
Dravidian languages 1,725 840 885 148,605 73,530 75,075
Kannada 80 40 35 2,670 1,365 1,305
Malayalam 810 395 415 17,140 8,795 8,350
Tamil 665 310 355 117,630 57,310 60,320
Telugu 165 85 75 10,820 5,895 4,925
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 5 340 165 175
Hmong-Mien languages 0 0 0 525 250 270
Indo-European languages 109,170 52,120 57,050 2,024,365 980,200 1,044,165
Albanian 1,445 725 715 19,045 9,535 9,510
Armenian 365 185 180 15,070 7,305 7,765
Balto-Slavic languages 33,085 15,190 17,890 410,725 188,695 222,025
Baltic languages 910 375 540 9,080 3,785 5,295
Latvian 370 150 220 3,910 1,650 2,260
Lithuanian 540 220 320 5,175 2,135 3,035
Slavic languages 32,175 14,820 17,350 401,645 184,915 216,730
Belarusan 10 0 5 515 230 280
Bosnian 1,040 520 520 6,370 3,125 3,245
Bulgarian 255 115 145 9,095 4,355 4,740
Croatian 5,760 2,800 2,960 31,875 15,460 16,410
Czech 1,205 535 670 10,670 4,930 5,740
Macedonian 645 310 330 15,635 7,470 8,165
Polish 9,995 4,410 5,585 121,075 54,675 66,405
Russian 2,370 1,020 1,350 101,100 45,630 55,470
Serbian 6,490 3,230 3,260 41,740 20,585 21,150
Serbo-Croatian 490 235 255 4,875 2,310 2,570
Slovak 690 300 390 10,280 4,710 5,565
Slovene (Slovenian) 745 335 415 6,740 2,995 3,745
Ukrainian 2,355 945 1,410 40,375 17,760 22,610
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 125 70 60 1,310 670 635
Celtic languages 60 25 35 1,110 505 605
Scottish Gaelic 30 10 15 450 210 240
Welsh 25 10 15 435 180 260
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 5 225 120 110
Germanic languages 10,920 4,855 6,060 200,640 94,475 106,165
Afrikaans 215 105 115 2,295 1,125 1,170
Danish 295 130 160 4,265 2,010 2,250
Dutch 4,300 1,950 2,350 51,720 24,875 26,840
Frisian 95 45 45 1,240 630 620
German 5,705 2,475 3,230 131,525 61,520 70,005
Icelandic 25 10 10 210 100 110
Norwegian 40 15 25 940 405 540
Swedish 110 55 60 2,395 1,040 1,350
Vlaams (Flemish) 85 40 45 2,150 925 1,225
Yiddish 45 30 15 3,735 1,765 1,970
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 5 170 80 85
Greek 2,070 1,065 1,000 55,415 27,305 28,110
Indo-Iranian languages 21,575 10,930 10,645 707,845 357,350 350,495
Indo-Aryan languages 16,750 8,510 8,235 565,600 285,720 279,875
Bengali 1,340 675 670 46,810 23,615 23,195
Gujarati 1,950 1,045 900 76,675 38,740 37,940
Hindi 1,495 795 695 58,735 29,805 28,930
Kashmiri 15 5 10 345 170 175
Konkani 70 35 35 2,510 1,195 1,315
Marathi 105 55 50 5,490 2,805 2,685
Nepali 230 120 105 7,870 3,915 3,960
Oriya (Odia) 10 5 5 715 380 335
Punjabi (Panjabi) 6,435 3,235 3,200 197,060 100,160 96,895
Sindhi 140 80 65 6,840 3,225 3,615
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 350 165 180 10,165 4,925 5,235
Urdu 4,615 2,295 2,315 152,385 76,795 75,595
Iranian languages 4,725 2,355 2,365 139,675 70,270 69,405
Kurdish 1,060 555 500 6,665 3,615 3,050
Pashto 360 180 180 10,950 5,630 5,315
Persian (Farsi) 3,305 1,615 1,685 122,070 61,025 61,040
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 100 60 40 2,565 1,350 1,215
Italic (Romance) languages 39,660 19,140 20,520 614,525 295,030 319,490
Catalan 20 5 10 285 150 135
Italian 17,680 8,575 9,110 231,040 112,440 118,600
Portuguese 8,945 4,425 4,515 150,000 72,280 77,715
Romanian 2,405 1,140 1,265 41,755 19,565 22,190
Spanish 10,585 4,980 5,610 191,025 90,390 100,630
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 30 15 10 420 200 215
Japanese 410 135 275 13,260 4,590 8,670
Kartvelian languages 20 5 15 1,200 635 565
Georgian 20 5 10 1,200 635 565
Korean 2,195 995 1,200 69,775 32,035 37,740
Mongolic languages 0 0 0 405 180 220
Mongolian 0 0 0 405 180 225
Niger-Congo languages 1,595 720 870 35,760 16,705 19,050
Akan (Twi) 260 115 140 9,695 4,510 5,190
Bamanankan 0 0 0 140 60 80
Edo 20 10 15 1,140 475 670
Ewe 35 10 20 560 270 295
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 10 0 5 365 180 185
Ga 30 15 20 600 275 325
Ganda 35 20 15 760 360 400
Igbo 75 35 40 2,090 1,080 1,010
Lingala 25 10 15 850 365 485
Rundi (Kirundi) 60 25 35 1,430 640 785
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 75 35 40 1,330 545 785
Shona 205 85 115 1,455 660 790
Swahili 340 150 190 5,525 2,540 2,985
Wolof 5 0 0 290 145 150
Yoruba 110 65 50 4,365 2,260 2,105
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 310 135 175 5,155 2,345 2,810
Nilo-Saharan languages 145 70 65 1,610 810 800
Dinka 10 10 5 345 170 175
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 130 70 65 1,260 635 625
Sign languages 155 75 80 3,030 1,570 1,455
American Sign Language 60 30 35 1,305 640 670
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 20 10 15
Sign languages, n.i.e 95 50 50 1,700 925 780
Sino-Tibetan languages 10,670 5,085 5,590 611,795 284,865 326,935
Chinese languages 10,310 4,895 5,420 602,610 280,340 322,270
Cantonese 3,570 1,675 1,895 275,315 128,090 147,220
Hakka 50 20 30 6,985 3,140 3,840
Mandarin 5,930 2,830 3,105 283,735 132,275 151,460
Min Dong 5 0 5 855 405 450
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 250 125 125 13,545 6,240 7,300
Wu (Shanghainese) 95 45 50 6,300 2,825 3,470
Chinese, n.o.s. 410 200 210 15,645 7,235 8,410
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 5 5 0 240 120 120
Tibeto-Burman languages 360 185 170 9,185 4,520 4,660
Burmese 85 40 45 1,640 775 865
Karenic languages 250 135 120 1,730 865 860
Tibetan 0 5 0 5,115 2,530 2,585
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 15 10 5 700 345 350
Tai-Kadai languages 580 255 320 8,485 3,535 4,945
Lao 340 165 175 5,190 2,480 2,710
Thai 240 95 145 3,270 1,045 2,220
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 5 25 10 15
Turkic languages 995 510 485 22,615 11,745 10,870
Azerbaijani 50 25 25 1,990 1,070 920
Turkish 895 460 430 18,415 9,610 8,810
Uyghur 5 0 5 515 255 260
Uzbek 5 0 0 1,055 515 545
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 40 15 20 640 295 345
Uralic languages 3,495 1,565 1,925 50,670 23,095 27,570
Estonian 225 95 125 4,205 1,810 2,400
Finnish 180 70 105 9,720 4,140 5,580
Hungarian 3,090 1,400 1,695 36,740 17,150 19,590
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 75 45 30 1,475 780 690
Multiple responses 15,205 7,390 7,820 365,910 176,250 189,660
English and French 1,700 810 890 54,045 25,165 28,880
English and non-official language 12,665 6,190 6,475 288,285 140,345 147,940
French and non-official language 500 240 260 12,565 5,735 6,830
English, French and non-official language 340 150 190 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 19 738,705 360,215 378,495 13,312,865 6,503,875 6,808,990
Single responses 705,190 344,035 361,150 12,522,045 6,123,955 6,398,085
Official languages 633,730 310,075 323,650 10,605,725 5,214,425 5,391,300
English 630,380 308,540 321,840 10,328,680 5,084,885 5,243,800
French 3,350 1,540 1,815 277,045 129,540 147,500
Non-official languages 71,455 33,955 37,495 1,916,315 909,530 1,006,780
Aboriginal languages 25 10 15 9,210 4,600 4,610
Algonquian languages 10 5 10 8,685 4,370 4,320
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 5 5 5 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 5 0 5 6,305 3,155 3,145
Algonquin 0 0 0 5 0 0
Ojibway 10 0 5 3,315 1,695 1,620
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 2,905 1,420 1,490
Ottawa (Odawa) 5 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 0 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 10 0 5 210 90 120
Cayuga 5 0 5 5 5 5
Mohawk 5 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. 5 0 0 120 55 65
Non-Aboriginal languages 71,430 33,945 37,485 1,907,105 904,930 1,002,170
Afro-Asiatic languages 9,040 4,495 4,540 138,460 66,865 71,590
Berber languages 10 5 5 345 175 170
Kabyle 0 0 0 255 125 130
Berber languages, n.i.e. 10 5 5 90 50 45
Cushitic languages 710 325 385 14,460 6,100 8,360
Bilen 5 0 0 170 80 85
Oromo 30 15 20 805 380 425
Somali 675 310 365 13,370 5,590 7,780
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 110 50 65
Semitic languages 8,285 4,145 4,135 123,410 60,475 62,940
Amharic 70 35 40 5,625 2,540 3,085
Arabic 6,345 3,185 3,160 94,195 46,505 47,695
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 1,450 720 730 9,515 4,595 4,920
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 155 80 70 2,915 1,410 1,500
Harari 0 0 0 555 250 305
Hebrew 80 40 45 4,850 2,505 2,345
Maltese 30 15 10 1,090 505 580
Tigrigna 70 35 30 3,920 1,805 2,115
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 90 45 45 755 360 395
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 30 15 15 245 115 125
Austro-Asiatic languages 2,730 1,275 1,455 50,245 23,105 27,140
Khmer (Cambodian) 460 200 260 3,770 1,650 2,120
Vietnamese 2,270 1,075 1,190 46,435 21,435 25,000
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 40 20 20
Austronesian languages 2,810 1,245 1,570 85,370 36,525 48,845
Bikol 0 0 5 90 35 55
Cebuano 100 55 50 2,325 1,020 1,315
Fijian 0 0 0 15 10 10
Hiligaynon 15 5 5 910 385 530
Ilocano 170 80 95 4,100 1,780 2,320
Malagasy 0 0 0 35 15 20
Malay 40 20 20 1,810 860 945
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 15 5 5 445 200 250
Pangasinan 5 0 0 90 40 50
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 2,460 1,075 1,385 75,070 31,965 43,105
Waray-Waray 0 0 0 90 35 55
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 10 5 5 380 175 200
Creole languages 105 40 65 5,325 2,355 2,970
Haitian Creole 15 5 10 355 165 190
Creole, n.o.s. 65 25 40 3,995 1,735 2,255
Creole languages, n.i.e. 25 5 15 975 455 520
Dravidian languages 850 400 450 96,250 46,575 49,680
Kannada 25 10 10 1,060 540 520
Malayalam 390 185 205 8,760 4,460 4,295
Tamil 345 155 190 80,600 38,460 42,140
Telugu 95 50 45 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 44,485 21,010 23,475 978,300 469,640 508,670
Albanian 735 355 380 9,190 4,580 4,605
Armenian 140 65 75 8,630 4,065 4,560
Balto-Slavic languages 13,595 6,420 7,170 192,945 90,585 102,365
Baltic languages 225 85 135 2,305 950 1,355
Latvian 90 35 55 860 350 515
Lithuanian 135 55 75 1,440 600 840
Slavic languages 13,370 6,330 7,035 190,645 89,635 101,005
Belarusan 0 0 0 175 80 90
Bosnian 575 290 280 3,220 1,595 1,620
Bulgarian 110 55 60 4,830 2,350 2,480
Croatian 2,165 1,010 1,150 11,125 5,275 5,855
Czech 515 245 270 3,070 1,480 1,595
Macedonian 230 100 125 6,255 2,965 3,285
Polish 4,010 1,830 2,175 52,555 24,510 28,045
Russian 1,310 625 690 63,570 29,655 33,920
Serbian 3,320 1,650 1,675 23,175 11,335 11,840
Serbo-Croatian 200 105 95 1,925 920 1,010
Slovak 175 80 90 3,520 1,680 1,845
Slovene (Slovenian) 185 85 105 1,465 645 815
Ukrainian 540 240 300 15,415 6,995 8,420
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 30 15 15 355 160 190
Celtic languages 5 0 0 120 65 55
Scottish Gaelic 5 5 0 60 30 25
Welsh 0 0 0 30 10 15
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 35 20 15
Germanic languages 960 445 515 44,515 21,630 22,880
Afrikaans 90 45 50 755 365 390
Danish 10 5 5 280 135 150
Dutch 190 95 100 4,450 2,145 2,305
Frisian 5 5 5 90 45 45
German 630 280 350 37,255 18,140 19,120
Icelandic 10 5 5 45 20 30
Norwegian 0 0 0 70 30 40
Swedish 15 10 5 385 190 190
Vlaams (Flemish) 5 0 5 145 60 85
Yiddish 0 0 0 370 190 185
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 655 315 340
Greek 735 355 380 21,700 10,160 11,535
Indo-Iranian languages 12,740 6,325 6,420 435,835 215,755 220,080
Indo-Aryan languages 9,960 4,975 4,985 344,050 171,125 172,920
Bengali 850 420 435 29,590 14,595 14,995
Gujarati 1,080 555 525 45,445 22,410 23,035
Hindi 690 375 315 28,960 14,485 14,475
Kashmiri 0 0 0 65 30 35
Konkani 15 10 10 540 260 280
Marathi 30 15 15 2,420 1,230 1,190
Nepali 195 105 90 5,640 2,815 2,820
Oriya (Odia) 0 5 5 325 160 165
Punjabi (Panjabi) 4,150 2,060 2,090 132,135 66,410 65,725
Sindhi 60 35 25 2,880 1,320 1,560
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 155 80 80 4,595 2,250 2,345
Urdu 2,725 1,330 1,395 91,450 45,160 46,295
Iranian languages 2,705 1,300 1,410 90,730 44,090 46,640
Kurdish 565 285 280 3,675 1,900 1,770
Pashto 210 105 110 6,750 3,360 3,395
Persian (Farsi) 1,935 915 1,015 80,305 38,830 41,475
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 70 40 25 1,050 540 515
Italic (Romance) languages 15,580 7,045 8,530 265,375 122,790 142,585
Catalan 10 0 5 135 60 75
Italian 5,100 2,085 3,015 72,960 31,195 41,770
Portuguese 3,540 1,680 1,860 67,415 32,065 35,355
Romanian 1,100 525 575 19,920 9,380 10,535
Spanish 5,830 2,755 3,075 104,820 50,035 54,785
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 110 50 60
Japanese 110 40 65 6,040 2,590 3,450
Kartvelian languages 10 5 5 770 420 355
Georgian 10 5 5 775 420 355
Korean 1,470 675 795 48,540 22,685 25,855
Mongolic languages 0 0 0 225 115 110
Mongolian 0 0 0 230 120 110
Niger-Congo languages 535 230 305 12,120 5,400 6,725
Akan (Twi) 85 35 50 4,415 1,915 2,495
Bamanankan 0 0 0 25 15 15
Edo 5 0 0 305 120 180
Ewe 10 0 5 135 60 80
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 0 0 5 110 55 55
Ga 5 0 5 175 80 100
Ganda 5 0 5 195 85 110
Igbo 15 10 10 540 265 275
Lingala 20 15 15 225 100 130
Rundi (Kirundi) 20 15 5 475 230 240
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 20 10 10 420 160 260
Shona 80 30 50 455 210 245
Swahili 185 80 100 2,085 925 1,160
Wolof 5 0 0 130 65 65
Yoruba 30 10 15 1,300 625 675
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 50 15 35 1,120 500 625
Nilo-Saharan languages 40 20 20 550 260 290
Dinka 5 0 0 120 60 65
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 40 15 20 425 195 225
Sign languages 260 145 115 4,425 2,485 1,940
American Sign Language 85 40 40 1,605 830 770
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 25 15 15
Sign languages, n.i.e 180 100 75 2,795 1,640 1,150
Sino-Tibetan languages 7,110 3,475 3,635 448,200 210,560 237,640
Chinese languages 6,840 3,330 3,505 441,615 207,305 234,310
Cantonese 2,145 1,005 1,140 198,745 91,545 107,200
Hakka 20 10 10 2,870 1,305 1,575
Mandarin 4,245 2,100 2,145 220,535 105,360 115,175
Min Dong 0 0 0 265 115 145
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 100 55 45 5,775 2,635 3,140
Wu (Shanghainese) 50 30 25 3,690 1,735 1,955
Chinese, n.o.s. 285 140 145 9,630 4,565 5,070
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 100 45 55
Tibeto-Burman languages 270 140 130 6,580 3,250 3,330
Burmese 60 30 35 1,010 480 530
Karenic languages 190 100 90 1,360 685 675
Tibetan 0 0 0 3,875 1,925 1,945
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 15 5 5 335 165 170
Tai-Kadai languages 330 165 165 3,865 1,845 2,020
Lao 185 95 90 2,535 1,220 1,315
Thai 145 75 70 1,315 615 695
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 10 5 10
Turkic languages 505 255 250 12,435 6,200 6,230
Azerbaijani 15 10 10 770 385 380
Turkish 470 235 240 10,545 5,245 5,300
Uyghur 0 0 0 290 150 140
Uzbek 0 0 0 585 290 295
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 15 10 5 250 130 120
Uralic languages 1,015 460 560 15,330 6,990 8,340
Estonian 35 15 20 790 290 500
Finnish 20 15 10 1,835 780 1,050
Hungarian 960 430 530 12,700 5,915 6,790
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 30 15 15 465 245 225
Multiple responses 33,520 16,175 17,340 790,825 379,925 410,905
English and French 1,200 550 650 45,655 20,895 24,755
English and non-official language 31,530 15,260 16,270 719,595 347,730 371,865
French and non-official language 190 85 95 6,725 2,930 3,795
English, French and non-official language 605 280 325 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 20 738,705 360,215 378,495 13,312,865 6,503,875 6,808,990
None 648,775 317,705 331,070 11,071,665 5,436,665 5,635,000
English 31,890 15,605 16,285 896,170 437,015 459,155
French 6,485 2,695 3,785 243,970 108,390 135,580
Non-official language 50,155 23,545 26,610 1,056,960 501,315 555,645
Aboriginal 100 50 50 14,315 6,580 7,735
Non-Aboriginal 50,055 23,495 26,555 1,042,645 494,735 547,910
English and French 255 110 145 8,150 3,755 4,395
English and non-official language 565 295 270 19,105 9,370 9,735
French and non-official language 585 255 330 16,435 7,165 9,270
English, French and non-official language 5 5 0 415 205 215
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 21 612,630 295,875 316,760 11,038,440 5,342,850 5,695,590
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 588,170 284,100 304,065 10,556,935 5,115,460 5,441,475
Median total income in 2015 among recipients ($) 35,319 42,190 29,872 33,539 39,889 28,676
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 588,315 284,120 304,195 10,559,805 5,115,825 5,443,975
Median after-tax income in 2015 among recipients ($) 32,073 37,669 27,549 30,641 35,753 26,585
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 527,460 259,865 267,595 9,391,800 4,650,130 4,741,675
Median market income in 2015 among recipients ($) 33,812 41,463 27,417 32,871 39,831 27,012
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 424,155 187,730 236,425 7,632,575 3,402,810 4,229,770
Median government transfers in 2015 among recipients ($) 5,098 2,831 6,184 4,206 2,034 5,463
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 435,315 224,710 210,605 7,790,680 3,998,335 3,792,350
Median employment income in 2015 among recipients ($) 35,224 41,138 30,390 33,946 39,490 29,413
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 22 612,630 295,870 316,765 11,038,440 5,342,755 5,695,685
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 588,510 284,115 304,395 10,556,925 5,114,340 5,442,580
Average total income in 2015 among recipients ($) 48,455 57,703 39,824 47,915 56,780 39,585
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 588,670 284,150 304,520 10,559,935 5,114,725 5,445,210
Average after-tax income in 2015 among recipients ($) 39,870 46,280 33,888 39,318 45,443 33,564
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 527,550 259,740 267,810 9,391,645 4,649,230 4,742,415
Average market income in 2015 among recipients ($) 47,806 57,883 38,033 47,890 57,511 38,459
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 423,980 187,905 236,070 7,632,220 3,402,745 4,229,475
Average government transfers in 2015 among recipients ($) 7,775 7,236 8,203 7,346 6,763 7,815
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 435,315 224,545 210,775 7,790,680 3,995,700 3,794,985
Average employment income in 2015 among recipients ($) 47,478 55,245 39,202 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 23 612,630 295,865 316,765 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 24 210,785 117,205 93,585 3,737,385 2,082,480 1,654,900
Median employment income in 2015 for full-year full-time workers ($)Census data footnote 25 56,997 63,118 50,808 55,121 60,345 49,713
Average employment income in 2015 for full-year full-time workers ($)Census data footnote 26 69,223 77,895 58,363 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 88.4 91.7 84.0 88.9 92.1 84.7
Employment income (%)Census data footnote 29 72.5 75.8 67.9 72.9 76.0 68.7
Government transfers (%)Census data footnote 30 11.6 8.3 16.0 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 31 612,635 295,875 316,755 11,038,440 5,342,850 5,695,590
Without total income 24,465 11,770 12,690 481,500 227,390 254,115
With total income 588,165 284,100 304,065 10,556,940 5,115,460 5,441,475
Percentage with total income 96.0 96.0 96.0 95.6 95.7 95.5
Under $10,000 (including loss) 81,500 35,765 45,735 1,615,790 711,105 904,685
$10,000 to $19,999 96,625 38,040 58,585 1,829,355 742,710 1,086,645
$20,000 to $29,999 80,420 32,230 48,185 1,410,760 589,975 820,785
$30,000 to $39,999 65,390 29,525 35,870 1,147,510 519,550 627,955
$40,000 to $49,999 58,425 27,560 30,865 1,021,880 489,595 532,285
$50,000 to $59,999 46,785 23,795 22,990 809,115 415,950 393,165
$60,000 to $69,999 36,835 20,115 16,720 630,635 348,525 282,110
$70,000 to $79,999 27,950 16,255 11,695 479,890 277,725 202,165
$80,000 to $89,999 22,220 13,155 9,060 378,185 222,095 156,095
$90,000 to $99,999 19,580 10,940 8,640 324,810 181,815 142,995
$100,000 and over 52,430 36,715 15,710 909,005 616,420 292,585
$100,000 to $149,999 34,675 23,450 11,225 600,995 394,410 206,590
$150,000 and over 17,755 13,265 4,490 308,010 222,010 86,000
Total - After-tax income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 32 612,630 295,875 316,755 11,038,440 5,342,850 5,695,590
Without after-tax income 24,315 11,755 12,565 478,635 227,025 251,610
With after-tax income 588,315 284,120 304,195 10,559,805 5,115,825 5,443,980
Percentage with after-tax income 96.0 96.0 96.0 95.7 95.8 95.6
Under $10,000 (including loss) 83,970 36,325 47,645 1,659,280 722,040 937,235
$10,000 to $19,999 100,900 39,815 61,090 1,906,875 777,330 1,129,540
$20,000 to $29,999 92,725 38,020 54,710 1,623,230 690,290 932,940
$30,000 to $39,999 79,055 36,545 42,515 1,377,100 642,645 734,450
$40,000 to $49,999 67,075 33,490 33,580 1,166,040 585,490 580,555
$50,000 to $59,999 49,185 26,970 22,220 845,305 464,610 380,700
$60,000 to $69,999 35,185 20,695 14,490 604,005 354,015 249,985
$70,000 to $79,999 27,755 16,070 11,690 465,485 268,140 197,345
$80,000 and over 52,460 36,200 16,260 912,490 611,260 301,230
$80,000 to $89,999 17,530 11,030 6,500 299,315 183,410 115,905
$90,000 to $99,999 9,850 6,785 3,065 174,110 116,330 57,785
$100,000 and over 25,080 18,385 6,695 439,070 311,525 127,540
Total - Employment income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 33 612,630 295,875 316,755 11,038,440 5,342,850 5,695,590
Without employment income 177,320 71,165 106,150 3,247,760 1,344,515 1,903,245
With employment income 435,315 224,710 210,605 7,790,680 3,998,335 3,792,350
Percentage with employment income 71.1 75.9 66.5 70.6 74.8 66.6
Under $5,000 (including loss) 63,445 33,815 29,625 1,094,860 546,920 547,940
$5,000 to $9,999 34,060 15,065 18,995 635,305 281,135 354,165
$10,000 to $19,999 54,710 24,005 30,705 1,027,910 464,445 563,465
$20,000 to $29,999 44,220 19,290 24,930 827,805 372,185 455,625
$30,000 to $39,999 41,315 18,040 23,265 767,840 351,925 415,910
$40,000 to $49,999 38,635 17,985 20,650 709,775 341,320 368,450
$50,000 to $59,999 33,860 17,605 16,260 588,220 310,155 278,065
$60,000 to $69,999 26,950 15,180 11,770 465,670 263,430 202,240
$70,000 to $79,999 21,590 12,930 8,655 369,085 218,570 150,515
$80,000 and over 76,530 50,780 25,755 1,304,210 848,245 455,970
$80,000 to $89,999 17,950 10,755 7,190 307,660 182,660 125,005
$90,000 to $99,999 17,115 9,460 7,650 280,530 156,440 124,090
$100,000 and over 41,470 30,565 10,910 716,015 509,140 206,875
Income of households in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for private households by household size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 34 293,345 ... ... 5,169,175 ... ...
Median total income of households in 2015 ($) 75,464 ... ... 74,287 ... ...
Median after-tax income of households in 2015 ($) 66,100 ... ... 65,285 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for one-person private households - 100% data 79,480 ... ... 1,341,300 ... ...
Median total income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 36,460 ... ... 36,900 ... ...
Median after-tax income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 32,898 ... ... 33,219 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for two-or-more-person private households - 100% data 213,865 ... ... 3,827,875 ... ...
Median total income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 94,697 ... ... 90,967 ... ...
Median after-tax income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 82,080 ... ... 79,528 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for private households by household size - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 35 293,345 ... ... 5,169,175 ... ...
Average total income of households in 2015 ($) 97,211 ... ... 97,856 ... ...
Average after-tax income of households in 2015 ($) 80,008 ... ... 80,322 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for one-person private households - 25% sample data 79,445 ... ... 1,341,115 ... ...
Average total income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 46,788 ... ... 49,571 ... ...
Average after-tax income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 39,103 ... ... 40,830 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for two-or-more-person private households - 25% sample data 213,900 ... ... 3,828,060 ... ...
Average total income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 115,938 ... ... 114,773 ... ...
Average after-tax income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 95,201 ... ... 94,157 ... ...
Total - Household total income groups in 2015 for private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 36 293,345 ... ... 5,169,175 ... ...
Under $5,000 3,835 ... ... 86,720 ... ...
$5,000 to $9,999 3,360 ... ... 70,245 ... ...
$10,000 to $14,999 7,570 ... ... 134,395 ... ...
$15,000 to $19,999 10,000 ... ... 185,245 ... ...
$20,000 to $24,999 12,040 ... ... 200,770 ... ...
$25,000 to $29,999 10,795 ... ... 189,450 ... ...
$30,000 to $34,999 11,315 ... ... 202,580 ... ...
$35,000 to $39,999 12,005 ... ... 207,180 ... ...
$40,000 to $44,999 11,750 ... ... 206,605 ... ...
$45,000 to $49,999 11,360 ... ... 202,015 ... ...
$50,000 to $59,999 22,055 ... ... 388,820 ... ...
$60,000 to $69,999 20,275 ... ... 363,580 ... ...
$70,000 to $79,999 18,555 ... ... 335,770 ... ...
$80,000 to $89,999 17,190 ... ... 309,105 ... ...
$90,000 to $99,999 16,145 ... ... 282,740 ... ...
$100,000 and over 105,105 ... ... 1,803,955 ... ...
$100,000 to $124,999 32,060 ... ... 560,090 ... ...
$125,000 to $149,999 22,895 ... ... 394,570 ... ...
$150,000 to $199,999 26,985 ... ... 449,885 ... ...
$200,000 and over 23,165 ... ... 399,410 ... ...
Total - Household after-tax income groups in 2015 for private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 32 293,345 ... ... 5,169,175 ... ...
Under $5,000 4,100 ... ... 92,220 ... ...
$5,000 to $9,999 3,440 ... ... 71,480 ... ...
$10,000 to $14,999 7,700 ... ... 136,550 ... ...
$15,000 to $19,999 10,435 ... ... 192,920 ... ...
$20,000 to $24,999 13,465 ... ... 222,605 ... ...
$25,000 to $29,999 12,090 ... ... 211,440 ... ...
$30,000 to $34,999 13,185 ... ... 232,755 ... ...
$35,000 to $39,999 14,010 ... ... 244,335 ... ...
$40,000 to $44,999 14,020 ... ... 247,645 ... ...
$45,000 to $49,999 13,710 ... ... 241,965 ... ...
$50,000 to $59,999 25,915 ... ... 463,170 ... ...
$60,000 to $69,999 23,475 ... ... 422,695 ... ...
$70,000 to $79,999 21,815 ... ... 388,720 ... ...
$80,000 to $89,999 19,525 ... ... 342,330 ... ...
$90,000 to $99,999 16,820 ... ... 290,720 ... ...
$100,000 and over 79,640 ... ... 1,367,630 ... ...
$100,000 to $124,999 31,200 ... ... 539,915 ... ...
$125,000 to $149,999 19,800 ... ... 334,420 ... ...
$150,000 and over 28,635 ... ... 493,295 ... ...
Income of economic families in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for economic families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 37 207,345 ... ... 3,689,580 ... ...
Median total income of economic families in 2015 ($) 94,976 ... ... 91,089 ... ...
Median after-tax income of economic families in 2015 ($) 82,243 ... ... 79,531 ... ...
Average family size of economic families 3.1 ... ... 3.1 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families without children or other relatives in private households - 100% data 72,130 ... ... 1,280,890 ... ...
Median total income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 83,353 ... ... 81,459 ... ...
Median after-tax income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 72,795 ... ... 71,237 ... ...
Average family size of couple economic families without children or other relatives 2.0 ... ... 2.0 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families with children in private households - 100% data 95,095 ... ... 1,716,115 ... ...
Median total income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 122,837 ... ... 115,381 ... ...
Median after-tax income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 104,200 ... ... 99,205 ... ...
Average family size of couple economic families with children 4.0 ... ... 4.1 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for lone-parent economic families in private households - 100% data 34,675 ... ... 584,180 ... ...
Median total income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 56,174 ... ... 54,363 ... ...
Median after-tax income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 51,710 ... ... 50,317 ... ...
Average family size of lone-parent economic families 2.7 ... ... 2.7 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for economic families in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 38 207,415 ... ... 3,689,080 ... ...
Average total income of economic families in 2015 ($) 116,411 ... ... 115,328 ... ...
Average after-tax income of economic families in 2015 ($) 95,434 ... ... 94,410 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families without children or other relatives in private households - 25% sample data 72,215 ... ... 1,280,580 ... ...
Average total income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 104,668 ... ... 104,425 ... ...
Average after-tax income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 85,581 ... ... 84,952 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families with children in private households - 25% sample data 95,195 ... ... 1,717,295 ... ...
Average total income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 143,619 ... ... 140,590 ... ...
Average after-tax income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 116,456 ... ... 114,144 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for lone-parent economic families in private households - 25% sample data 34,575 ... ... 581,945 ... ...
Average total income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 67,978 ... ... 67,748 ... ...
Average after-tax income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 59,202 ... ... 58,742 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 21 100,940 47,135 53,810 1,818,815 867,175 951,640
Median total income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 39 33,190 35,230 31,760 32,097 33,925 30,753
Median after-tax income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 39 30,291 31,709 29,311 29,417 30,678 28,442
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 40 100,670 46,860 53,815 1,814,575 864,020 950,555
Average total income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 41 43,417 45,628 41,492 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 36,511 37,652 35,518 36,874 38,228 35,644
Total - Economic family income decile group for the population in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 42 734,880 358,810 376,075 13,242,160 6,472,205 6,769,955
In the bottom half of the distribution 329,290 155,415 173,875 6,335,170 3,016,275 3,318,895
In the bottom decile 65,735 31,700 34,035 1,346,645 651,310 695,335
In the second decile 64,240 28,380 35,860 1,280,675 581,380 699,290
In the third decile 64,540 30,075 34,460 1,237,415 583,840 653,575
In the fourth decile 65,990 31,600 34,385 1,223,510 589,740 633,770
In the fifth decile 68,785 33,660 35,130 1,246,925 610,000 636,930
In the top half of the distribution 405,595 203,395 202,200 6,906,990 3,455,930 3,451,060
In the sixth decile 72,380 35,740 36,645 1,279,095 629,635 649,465
In the seventh decile 77,720 38,530 39,185 1,321,220 655,840 665,375
In the eighth decile 82,210 41,165 41,045 1,382,795 691,630 691,165
In the ninth decile 88,645 44,740 43,905 1,464,415 736,030 728,385
In the top decile 84,645 43,220 41,420 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 43 734,880 358,810 376,075 13,184,055 6,442,930 6,741,130
0 to 17 years 148,245 76,325 71,920 2,656,535 1,361,905 1,294,630
0 to 5 years 46,970 24,130 22,840 835,000 428,025 406,975
18 to 64 years 462,310 226,510 235,805 8,418,960 4,110,615 4,308,345
65 years and over 124,325 55,975 68,350 2,108,560 970,405 1,138,155
In low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) 95,755 44,055 51,700 1,898,975 886,530 1,012,445
0 to 17 years 26,035 13,315 12,720 489,905 251,830 238,080
0 to 5 years 8,825 4,470 4,355 165,140 84,825 80,310
18 to 64 years 57,010 26,350 30,660 1,155,315 538,535 616,780
65 years and over 12,710 4,395 8,315 253,755 96,170 157,585
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) (%) 13.0 12.3 13.7 14.4 13.8 15.0
0 to 17 years (%) 17.6 17.4 17.7 18.4 18.5 18.4
0 to 5 years (%) 18.8 18.5 19.1 19.8 19.8 19.7
18 to 64 years (%) 12.3 11.6 13.0 13.7 13.1 14.3
65 years and over (%) 10.2 7.9 12.2 12.0 9.9 13.8
In low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) 76,295 36,140 40,155 1,298,590 627,935 670,650
0 to 17 years 19,410 9,930 9,480 304,390 156,575 147,815
0 to 5 years 6,675 3,390 3,285 102,750 52,810 49,935
18 to 64 years 48,830 23,480 25,345 887,640 430,545 457,095
65 years and over 8,060 2,730 5,330 106,555 40,815 65,740
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) (%) 10.4 10.1 10.7 9.8 9.7 9.9
0 to 17 years (%) 13.1 13.0 13.2 11.5 11.5 11.4
0 to 5 years (%) 14.2 14.0 14.4 12.3 12.3 12.3
18 to 64 years (%) 10.6 10.4 10.7 10.5 10.5 10.6
65 years and over (%) 6.5 4.9 7.8 5.1 4.2 5.8
Knowledge of languagesThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - Knowledge of languages for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 44 734,880 358,810 376,070 13,242,160 6,472,240 6,769,925
Official languages 723,570 354,310 369,265 12,918,075 6,342,930 6,575,145
English 723,025 354,035 368,985 12,879,045 6,326,225 6,552,825
French 48,575 21,015 27,555 1,521,020 677,505 843,510
Non-official languages 196,360 93,535 102,825 4,431,270 2,115,510 2,315,760
Aboriginal languages 225 110 115 33,855 15,815 18,035
Algonquian languages 95 55 40 30,630 14,505 16,125
Blackfoot 0 0 0 15 15 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 25 10 15 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 0 0 0 105 50 50
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 10 0 10 605 255 350
Woods Cree 0 0 0 45 25 25
Cree, n.o.s. 10 0 10 5,620 2,760 2,865
Eastern Algonquian languages 10 0 0 180 95 85
Malecite 0 0 0 20 20 0
Mi'kmaq 10 10 0 160 75 85
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 60 40 25 23,980 11,285 12,690
Algonquin 0 0 0 205 95 105
Ojibway 60 35 25 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 0 0 0 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 0 45 20 30
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 0 10 0 10
Gwich'in 0 0 0 10 0 10
Sarsi (Sarcee) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sekani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages 0 0 0 10 0 0
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Slavey 0 0 0 0 0 10
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tutchone languages 0 0 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 10 840 320 525
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 10 0 10
Inuktitut 10 0 10 730 285 445
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 105 35 70
Iroquoian languages 115 55 55 1,940 810 1,125
Cayuga 40 15 25 120 35 85
Mohawk 95 50 40 1,625 710 915
Oneida 0 0 0 180 55 125
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 50 25 25
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 0 0 10 180 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 196,140 93,430 102,715 4,397,690 2,099,820 2,297,865
Afro-Asiatic languages 19,345 9,890 9,455 362,645 183,050 179,595
Berber languages 45 20 20 925 505 415
Kabyle 10 0 0 530 280 255
Berber languages, n.i.e. 40 15 25 390 225 165
Cushitic languages 1,205 495 715 34,160 15,155 19,000
Bilen 0 0 0 355 200 160
Oromo 90 40 55 2,075 905 1,175
Somali 1,115 455 660 31,535 13,925 17,610
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 370 170 205
Semitic languages 18,190 9,410 8,780 330,315 168,750 161,570
Amharic 295 155 135 16,010 7,565 8,445
Arabic 14,860 7,700 7,165 246,015 127,015 119,000
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 2,850 1,425 1,430 17,825 8,775 9,050
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 350 180 165 6,185 3,045 3,140
Harari 0 0 0 1,310 660 645
Hebrew 775 415 360 43,255 22,165 21,090
Maltese 325 160 165 7,020 3,455 3,570
Tigrigna 140 60 80 9,385 4,320 5,065
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 90 40 45 1,985 1,010 975
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 70 35 30 1,125 535 590
Austro-Asiatic languages 5,085 2,375 2,715 99,830 46,210 53,620
Khmer (Cambodian) 1,050 460 590 10,045 4,490 5,550
Vietnamese 4,080 1,935 2,145 90,265 41,965 48,300
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 60 10 50
Austronesian languages 8,560 3,390 5,170 249,435 98,295 151,150
Bikol 25 15 10 755 340 425
Cebuano 280 90 185 9,475 3,650 5,830
Fijian 45 20 15 110 40 65
Hiligaynon 75 30 45 3,110 1,205 1,910
Ilocano 565 225 345 15,235 5,940 9,295
Malagasy 0 0 0 215 115 100
Malay 290 125 165 9,780 4,500 5,280
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 55 20 35 1,935 855 1,080
Pangasinan 20 10 15 565 245 320
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 7,970 3,160 4,815 232,935 91,110 141,820
Waray-Waray 10 0 10 410 125 285
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 80 25 50 1,785 755 1,030
Creole languages 835 405 430 30,260 13,525 16,735
Haitian Creole 85 30 55 1,430 605 830
Creole, n.o.s. 315 155 160 19,375 8,480 10,895
Creole languages, n.i.e. 435 215 220 9,685 4,525 5,155
Dravidian languages 2,345 1,135 1,215 196,315 97,975 98,335
Kannada 135 75 60 5,775 2,930 2,845
Malayalam 1,130 535 590 22,880 11,535 11,345
Tamil 1,020 485 535 157,700 77,975 79,730
Telugu 220 130 90 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 137,705 65,840 71,870 2,608,060 1,265,535 1,342,525
Albanian 1,785 890 895 22,375 11,180 11,195
Armenian 475 250 230 18,435 8,860 9,575
Balto-Slavic languages 39,040 18,320 20,725 473,565 221,450 252,120
Baltic languages 1,125 475 660 10,545 4,495 6,050
Latvian 455 195 260 4,675 2,070 2,610
Lithuanian 675 280 400 5,875 2,430 3,445
Slavic languages 38,000 17,890 20,110 465,170 217,885 247,285
Belarusan 35 10 25 1,360 680 680
Bosnian 1,540 795 740 9,915 4,905 5,010
Bulgarian 195 80 115 10,410 5,060 5,350
Croatian 8,510 4,190 4,320 46,580 22,880 23,700
Czech 1,630 745 885 14,045 6,615 7,430
Macedonian 945 435 505 21,505 10,365 11,140
Polish 11,995 5,320 6,675 142,985 65,415 77,575
Russian 3,700 1,770 1,930 138,735 64,355 74,380
Serbian 7,510 3,825 3,690 53,250 26,725 26,525
Serbo-Croatian 505 255 250 5,815 2,845 2,965
Slovak 835 380 455 12,035 5,550 6,490
Slovene (Slovenian) 900 395 505 7,935 3,550 4,390
Ukrainian 3,140 1,280 1,860 54,615 24,125 30,490
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 225 130 90 1,750 935 815
Celtic languages 210 95 125 3,800 1,880 1,920
Scottish Gaelic 80 40 40 1,480 720 765
Welsh 45 25 25 685 300 390
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 85 30 60 1,650 870 785
Germanic languages 14,985 6,720 8,270 274,305 130,610 143,700
Afrikaans 600 270 330 7,360 3,625 3,735
Danish 365 145 220 5,440 2,455 2,980
Dutch 4,880 2,260 2,620 63,410 29,875 33,535
Frisian 160 80 80 1,655 820 835
German 8,925 3,980 4,945 189,035 90,730 98,305
Icelandic 15 10 0 285 130 155
Norwegian 85 30 60 2,140 975 1,165
Swedish 300 145 155 5,125 2,345 2,785
Vlaams (Flemish) 85 40 45 2,275 1,050 1,225
Yiddish 60 20 40 7,175 3,535 3,640
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 10 10 0 3,290 1,645 1,645
Greek 2,935 1,580 1,360 80,690 40,105 40,590
Indo-Iranian languages 27,375 13,720 13,655 915,765 463,175 452,585
Indo-Aryan languages 22,090 11,065 11,025 759,390 384,940 374,450
Bengali 1,780 870 905 59,685 30,420 29,265
Gujarati 2,530 1,300 1,235 103,890 52,380 51,510
Hindi 6,525 3,290 3,240 250,095 127,765 122,335
Kashmiri 25 10 15 600 300 300
Konkani 85 35 50 5,490 2,515 2,975
Marathi 220 135 85 10,360 5,380 4,980
Nepali 205 110 95 10,245 5,115 5,135
Oriya (Odia) 20 10 10 1,090 515 570
Punjabi (Panjabi) 9,270 4,730 4,540 282,065 145,050 137,015
Sindhi 290 125 165 11,515 5,385 6,130
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 455 230 225 18,555 9,230 9,330
Urdu 7,080 3,540 3,540 231,500 117,305 114,190
Iranian languages 5,525 2,770 2,755 163,490 81,710 81,785
Kurdish 1,625 840 780 8,795 4,755 4,040
Pashto 410 225 185 15,315 8,145 7,170
Persian (Farsi) 3,725 1,840 1,890 145,465 72,275 73,190
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 170 95 80 4,665 2,495 2,175
Italic (Romance) languages 54,115 25,780 28,340 880,330 418,225 462,105
Catalan 25 10 15 515 275 240
Italian 24,305 11,675 12,635 333,645 161,190 172,455
Portuguese 11,530 5,680 5,845 193,520 93,885 99,635
Romanian 2,770 1,305 1,465 49,635 23,205 26,430
Spanish 17,135 7,895 9,235 337,615 156,040 181,580
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 95 65 35 1,355 745 605
Japanese 890 440 455 25,675 11,535 14,140
Kartvelian languages 10 0 0 1,555 775 780
Georgian 0 0 10 1,555 770 785
Korean 2,670 1,185 1,485 79,175 36,930 42,245
Mongolic languages 0 0 0 515 225 285
Mongolian 0 0 0 515 225 285
Niger-Congo languages 3,170 1,485 1,685 70,570 33,620 36,945
Akan (Twi) 520 245 275 15,950 7,520 8,435
Bamanankan 0 0 0 385 195 185
Edo 25 0 25 2,130 930 1,195
Ewe 60 20 35 880 435 445
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 20 10 15 700 320 375
Ga 60 20 40 1,340 645 695
Ganda 45 25 25 1,225 550 675
Igbo 215 145 70 4,025 2,105 1,920
Lingala 375 175 200 4,885 2,165 2,720
Rundi (Kirundi) 70 25 40 2,555 1,080 1,475
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 200 95 110 2,220 885 1,330
Shona 365 160 205 2,350 1,055 1,300
Swahili 800 350 445 16,750 8,110 8,640
Wolof 25 10 15 730 355 375
Yoruba 240 120 120 10,495 5,345 5,150
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 615 285 325 11,210 5,255 5,950
Nilo-Saharan languages 290 145 145 2,025 1,020 1,010
Dinka 25 10 15 415 220 200
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 265 130 135 1,615 805 810
Sign languages 1,090 480 610 18,865 7,645 11,220
American Sign Language 535 170 365 10,220 3,695 6,525
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 235 60 180
Sign languages, n.i.e. 565 305 255 8,690 4,005 4,680
Sino-Tibetan languages 11,985 5,725 6,260 689,145 324,575 364,565
Chinese languages 11,555 5,490 6,065 679,170 319,635 359,530
Cantonese 4,475 2,070 2,400 341,875 159,280 182,600
Hakka 65 25 35 7,865 3,445 4,420
Mandarin 7,370 3,505 3,860 385,395 179,890 205,510
Min Dong 20 10 10 810 330 480
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 330 150 185 16,980 7,650 9,330
Wu (Shanghainese) 175 85 90 8,305 3,860 4,440
Chinese, n.o.s. 485 230 260 16,455 7,710 8,745
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 10 185 95 90
Tibeto-Burman languages 425 235 195 10,460 5,200 5,260
Burmese 80 45 30 2,215 1,055 1,165
Karenic languages 360 185 175 1,820 905 920
Tibetan 0 0 0 5,695 2,845 2,850
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 20 15 0 1,245 645 605
Tai-Kadai languages 915 440 480 11,120 4,945 6,180
Lao 570 280 290 6,740 3,215 3,520
Thai 455 205 250 5,195 2,065 3,135
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e. 10 0 0 30 10 20
Turkic languages 1,385 695 690 33,335 17,310 16,025
Azerbaijani 95 45 50 3,260 1,710 1,550
Turkish 1,265 630 630 27,850 14,510 13,340
Uyghur 15 0 10 700 350 345
Uzbek 10 10 0 1,405 700 705
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 30 25 10 915 450 465
Uralic languages 4,090 1,885 2,210 58,370 27,060 31,310
Estonian 295 145 150 4,785 2,155 2,625
Finnish 220 90 130 11,145 4,865 6,280
Hungarian 3,585 1,650 1,935 42,545 20,070 22,480
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 280 165 115 3,675 1,950 1,725
Citizenship
Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 45 734,880 358,805 376,075 13,242,160 6,472,240 6,769,920
Canadian citizensCensus data footnote 46 694,750 339,885 354,860 12,223,065 5,987,360 6,235,705
Canadian citizens aged under 18 142,075 73,205 68,875 2,546,075 1,305,820 1,240,255
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over 552,675 266,685 285,985 9,676,990 4,681,540 4,995,445
Not Canadian citizensCensus data footnote 47 40,135 18,920 21,215 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 48 734,880 358,805 376,075 13,242,160 6,472,240 6,769,920
Non-immigrantsCensus data footnote 49 550,505 271,840 278,665 9,188,815 4,555,270 4,633,545
ImmigrantsCensus data footnote 50 177,070 83,125 93,945 3,852,145 1,814,665 2,037,480
Before 1981 70,410 32,840 37,570 1,077,745 507,500 570,240
1981 to 1990 22,015 10,655 11,355 513,995 246,235 267,755
1991 to 2000 31,040 14,670 16,375 834,510 390,315 444,195
2001 to 2010 36,185 16,705 19,475 953,730 446,895 506,835
2001 to 2005 17,900 8,285 9,620 490,560 230,950 259,610
2006 to 2010 18,280 8,425 9,860 463,170 215,945 247,225
2011 to 2016Census data footnote 51 17,420 8,255 9,165 472,170 223,715 248,450
Non-permanent residentsCensus data footnote 52 7,305 3,840 3,465 201,200 102,305 98,895
Age at immigration
Total - Age at immigration for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 53 177,070 83,125 93,945 3,852,145 1,814,665 2,037,485
Under 5 years 20,445 9,970 10,470 369,955 184,255 185,705
5 to 14 years 36,175 18,135 18,035 685,085 345,865 339,225
15 to 24 years 42,165 18,575 23,590 855,475 381,025 474,450
25 to 44 years 66,435 31,140 35,300 1,579,500 741,340 838,160
45 years and over 11,855 5,305 6,550 362,130 162,180 199,945
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 54 177,070 83,125 93,945 3,852,145 1,814,665 2,037,480
Americas 23,380 10,310 13,070 598,950 265,930 333,025
Brazil 560 245 320 14,705 6,700 8,010
Colombia 2,200 1,055 1,150 28,815 13,085 15,730
El Salvador 1,710 830 875 20,920 10,165 10,750
Guyana 1,610 670 940 79,745 35,325 44,420
Haiti 225 115 110 10,195 4,410 5,785
Jamaica 3,505 1,575 1,935 119,840 51,320 68,525
Mexico 885 400 490 30,075 13,895 16,185
Peru 390 170 220 10,550 4,660 5,895
Trinidad and Tobago 1,810 765 1,045 52,810 23,515 29,300
United StatesCensus data footnote 55 5,700 2,310 3,390 109,005 47,170 61,830
Other places of birth in Americas 4,780 2,175 2,605 122,280 55,685 66,600
Europe 87,360 41,400 45,965 1,144,295 546,250 598,050
Bosnia and Herzegovina 3,095 1,575 1,525 21,300 10,655 10,645
Croatia 5,615 2,805 2,815 27,330 13,495 13,835
France 625 305 320 13,385 6,310 7,070
Germany 4,390 1,890 2,500 63,460 29,685 33,775
Greece 1,625 885 740 36,575 18,225 18,350
Hungary 1,900 895 1,005 22,085 10,495 11,590
IrelandCensus data footnote 56 1,130 515 615 15,275 7,415 7,860
Italy 12,010 5,925 6,085 157,815 78,510 79,305
Netherlands 4,020 2,015 2,005 47,400 23,910 23,490
Poland 7,890 3,520 4,370 96,000 43,155 52,845
Portugal 6,630 3,315 3,315 103,025 50,240 52,785
Romania 2,425 1,095 1,335 42,720 19,720 23,000
Russian Federation 1,115 490 630 42,980 18,540 24,440
SerbiaCensus data footnote 57 2,205 1,040 1,165 23,695 11,610 12,085
Ukraine 1,185 505 675 39,945 18,150 21,795
United KingdomCensus data footnote 58 23,930 11,040 12,890 264,125 125,730 138,390
Other places of birth in Europe 7,570 3,580 3,990 127,190 60,395 66,790
Africa 10,145 4,935 5,210 226,770 109,585 117,185
Algeria 110 60 55 2,925 1,480 1,450
Egypt 1,630 870 760 34,510 18,000 16,510
Ethiopia 385 175 215 15,570 7,230 8,340
Kenya 685 315 370 14,940 6,910 8,025
Morocco 205 120 85 5,485 2,690 2,795
Nigeria 490 240 250 20,630 10,285 10,345
Somalia 605 220 385 16,970 6,845 10,125
South Africa, Republic of 1,255 575 685 19,390 9,545 9,840
Other places of birth in Africa 4,780 2,370 2,410 96,355 46,610 49,745
Asia 55,495 26,140 29,350 1,869,805 886,570 983,240
Afghanistan 1,155 560 600 33,145 16,490 16,655
Bangladesh 1,105 540 565 39,410 19,970 19,440
ChinaCensus data footnote 59 5,600 2,480 3,125 317,225 143,705 173,515
Hong KongCensus data footnote 60 920 430 495 108,030 50,945 57,090
India 9,885 4,815 5,075 360,540 179,950 180,590
IranCensus data footnote 61 1,805 885 920 86,810 43,445 43,360
Iraq 5,350 2,685 2,665 50,390 25,280 25,115
Japan 265 90 175 8,145 2,550 5,585
Korea, SouthCensus data footnote 62 1,905 835 1,070 57,085 26,660 30,425
Lebanon 1,215 575 635 34,545 18,145 16,405
Pakistan 4,590 2,280 2,315 142,265 71,925 70,345
Philippines 7,835 3,155 4,685 231,760 93,730 138,030
Sri Lanka 900 445 455 109,855 53,640 56,215
SyriaCensus data footnote 63 2,020 1,045 975 22,680 11,405 11,270
Taiwan 340 155 185 17,840 7,775 10,065
Viet Nam 3,160 1,455 1,705 80,525 36,545 43,985
Other places of birth in Asia 7,445 3,730 3,715 169,555 84,400 85,160
Oceania and other places of birthCensus data footnote 64 695 340 360 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 17,420 8,255 9,165 472,170 223,720 248,450
Americas 2,725 1,390 1,335 60,700 29,005 31,700
Brazil 100 40 60 3,180 1,505 1,675
Colombia 390 190 200 4,520 2,005 2,520
Cuba 170 90 85 1,950 910 1,045
Haiti 90 45 45 2,575 1,140 1,435
Jamaica 350 210 140 8,935 4,840 4,090
Mexico 175 75 95 5,670 2,745 2,925
United StatesCensus data footnote 55 725 385 345 14,635 7,225 7,405
VenezuelaCensus data footnote 65 80 30 50 2,460 1,120 1,340
Other places of birth in Americas 645 315 330 16,775 7,510 9,265
Europe 2,760 1,340 1,415 45,295 22,250 23,045
France 85 45 45 2,010 1,025 985
Germany 90 55 35 1,695 885 805
IrelandCensus data footnote 56 115 75 35 1,900 1,185 715
MoldovaCensus data footnote 66 15 10 10 880 400 480
Romania 180 65 110 2,425 995 1,430
Russian Federation 205 85 125 4,905 1,790 3,115
Ukraine 125 35 95 4,455 2,005 2,445
United KingdomCensus data footnote 58 680 360 325 7,780 4,515 3,265
Other places of birth in Europe 1,250 615 640 19,245 9,450 9,795
Africa 2,125 955 1,170 39,380 19,045 20,330
Algeria 20 0 15 415 180 240
Cameroon 60 30 30 1,390 640 750
Congo, Democratic Republic of the 160 95 65 1,835 845 990
Côte d'Ivoire 15 10 10 605 245 360
Egypt 460 235 225 8,220 4,290 3,935
Eritrea 60 20 40 2,055 1,010 1,045
Ethiopia 90 40 55 2,505 1,115 1,385
Morocco 30 20 10 655 275 375
Nigeria 115 50 70 5,910 2,895 3,015
Somalia 160 65 95 2,065 965 1,100
South Africa, Republic of 80 40 40 1,410 715 695
Tunisia 30 10 15 310 155 150
Other places of birth in Africa 850 345 510 12,010 5,715 6,295
Asia 9,755 4,540 5,215 324,820 152,205 172,615
Afghanistan 155 75 80 5,785 2,845 2,945
Bangladesh 140 65 70 8,180 4,055 4,125
ChinaCensus data footnote 59 900 355 545 58,840 26,025 32,815
Hong KongCensus data footnote 60 15 10 15 1,985 800 1,190
India 1,495 720 775 69,325 35,060 34,265
IranCensus data footnote 61 390 195 200 21,225 10,300 10,930
Iraq 1,235 615 620 14,645 7,315 7,330
Israel 90 40 55 2,050 1,085 970
Japan 35 10 30 1,385 370 1,015
Korea, SouthCensus data footnote 62 215 85 135 6,320 2,855 3,470
Lebanon 195 90 105 3,230 1,685 1,545
Nepal 50 15 30 3,395 1,725 1,665
Pakistan 775 360 415 25,435 12,425 13,015
Philippines 1,575 640 935 53,190 21,740 31,450
Saudi Arabia 70 30 40 3,140 1,615 1,530
Sri Lanka 65 25 35 8,185 3,580 4,605
SyriaCensus data footnote 63 1,315 710 605 12,710 6,590 6,120
Taiwan 0 0 10 1,015 435 580
Turkey 85 45 40 2,590 1,440 1,145
United Arab Emirates 155 100 60 4,290 2,230 2,055
Viet Nam 145 60 80 3,885 1,520 2,365
Other places of birth in Asia 640 300 340 13,995 6,505 7,485
Oceania and otherCensus data footnote 64 65 25 35 1,980 1,215 765
Australia 40 15 25 1,535 965 565
Other places of birthCensus data footnote 67 20 15 0 445 250 200
Generation status
Total - Generation status for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 68 734,880 358,805 376,075 13,242,160 6,472,240 6,769,920
First generationCensus data footnote 69 187,490 88,640 98,850 4,122,840 1,953,095 2,169,740
Second generationCensus data footnote 70 187,435 92,695 94,740 3,049,835 1,525,300 1,524,540
Third generation or moreCensus data footnote 71 359,950 177,475 182,485 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 72 108,805 51,330 57,470 2,825,480 1,331,730 1,493,750
Economic immigrantsCensus data footnote 73 45,925 22,595 23,325 1,364,380 677,695 686,685
Principal applicantsCensus data footnote 74 17,355 11,025 6,335 540,795 338,460 202,335
Secondary applicantsCensus data footnote 75 28,565 11,575 16,990 823,580 339,240 484,350
Immigrants sponsored by familyCensus data footnote 76 33,285 13,490 19,790 940,405 382,890 557,520
RefugeesCensus data footnote 77 28,030 14,515 13,515 482,665 253,750 228,910
Other immigrantsCensus data footnote 78 1,565 725 840 38,035 17,400 20,640
Aboriginal population
Total - Aboriginal identity for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 79 734,880 358,810 376,075 13,242,160 6,472,240 6,769,920
Aboriginal identityCensus data footnote 80 14,440 6,960 7,480 374,395 179,970 194,420
Single Aboriginal responsesCensus data footnote 81 13,820 6,650 7,170 361,125 173,685 187,445
First Nations (North American Indian)Census data footnote 82 9,695 4,670 5,020 236,680 112,840 123,845
Métis 3,960 1,915 2,050 120,585 59,015 61,570
Inuk (Inuit) 165 65 100 3,860 1,835 2,030
Multiple Aboriginal responsesCensus data footnote 83 240 120 125 5,730 2,680 3,045
Aboriginal responses not included elsewhereCensus data footnote 84 385 190 185 7,540 3,615 3,930
Non-Aboriginal identity 720,440 351,850 368,590 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 85 734,885 358,810 376,075 13,242,160 6,472,240 6,769,925
Registered or Treaty IndianCensus data footnote 86 5,145 2,460 2,680 170,895 81,560 89,335
Not a Registered or Treaty Indian 729,735 356,345 373,385 13,071,265 6,390,680 6,680,585
Total - Aboriginal ancestry for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 87 734,885 358,810 376,075 13,242,160 6,472,240 6,769,920
Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 88 2,710 1,330 1,380 112,875 54,840 58,035
Single Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 89 2,675 1,315 1,355 111,575 54,180 57,395
First Nations (North American Indian) single ancestryCensus data footnote 82 2,280 1,110 1,165 97,430 47,130 50,305
Métis single ancestry 365 200 170 12,925 6,490 6,435
Inuit single ancestry 30 10 20 1,220 565 655
Multiple Aboriginal ancestries (only)Census data footnote 90 40 15 25 1,295 665 640
First Nations (North American Indian) and Métis ancestries 30 15 20 1,055 545 510
First Nations (North American Indian) and Inuit ancestries 0 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 19,230 9,195 10,035 405,425 192,320 213,100
Single Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 92 18,865 9,040 9,820 395,205 187,695 207,510
First Nations (North American Indian) and non-Aboriginal ancestries 14,740 7,125 7,615 276,920 130,810 146,110
Métis and non-Aboriginal ancestries 3,900 1,840 2,060 113,785 54,830 58,955
Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 230 80 150 4,500 2,050 2,450
Multiple Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 93 370 155 215 10,215 4,620 5,590
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis and non-Aboriginal ancestries 320 130 195 9,305 4,205 5,100
First Nations (North American Indian), Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 30 25 10 595 290 305
Métis, Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 10 10 10 300 125 170
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis, Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 0 0 10 15 0 10
Non-Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 94 712,940 348,280 364,660 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 95 734,880 358,805 376,070 13,242,160 6,472,240 6,769,920
Total visible minority populationCensus data footnote 96 130,305 63,190 67,110 3,885,585 1,878,075 2,007,505
South AsianCensus data footnote 97 31,155 15,490 15,670 1,150,415 582,010 568,400
Chinese 13,790 6,580 7,210 754,550 359,230 395,315
Black 24,275 11,940 12,330 627,715 296,270 331,445
Filipino 10,935 4,660 6,275 311,675 132,440 179,230
Latin American 10,910 5,135 5,780 195,950 93,645 102,310
Arab 12,825 6,795 6,025 210,435 109,585 100,850
Southeast AsianCensus data footnote 98 7,445 3,545 3,905 133,855 63,255 70,605
West AsianCensus data footnote 99 5,885 2,970 2,915 154,670 77,385 77,280
Korean 3,245 1,535 1,715 88,935 42,445 46,495
Japanese 1,590 695 900 30,830 13,595 17,235
Visible minority, n.i.e.Census data footnote 100 3,390 1,605 1,785 97,970 46,105 51,860
Multiple visible minoritiesCensus data footnote 101 4,865 2,245 2,615 128,585 62,105 66,485
Not a visible minorityCensus data footnote 102 604,570 295,610 308,960 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 103 734,880 358,810 376,075 13,242,160 6,472,240 6,769,920
North American Aboriginal origins 21,945 10,525 11,415 518,300 247,160 271,135
First Nations (North American Indian) 17,410 8,395 9,015 385,505 183,075 202,430
Inuit 315 115 195 6,870 3,150 3,720
Métis 4,630 2,180 2,445 137,485 66,245 71,235
Other North American origins 182,010 89,770 92,240 3,220,595 1,585,255 1,635,340
Acadian 1,105 600 505 16,580 8,135 8,450
American 8,975 4,325 4,650 140,165 67,480 72,690
Canadian 175,145 86,410 88,735 3,109,770 1,531,645 1,578,125
New Brunswicker 35 20 15 320 190 125
Newfoundlander 485 190 290 10,850 5,520 5,325
Nova Scotian 100 40 60 1,485 685 800
Ontarian 80 35 50 2,165 1,085 1,075
Québécois 155 75 80 5,390 2,730 2,665
Other North American origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 104 60 30 25 675 375 300
European origins 544,645 265,295 279,350 8,151,470 3,978,900 4,172,570
British Isles origins 332,655 160,920 171,735 4,900,430 2,380,595 2,519,835
Channel Islander 115 50 65 1,120 530 590
Cornish 50 15 40 755 370 385
English 194,995 93,985 101,020 2,808,805 1,357,650 1,451,160
Irish 130,185 61,485 68,700 2,095,460 991,625 1,103,835
Manx 175 85 95 2,450 1,320 1,130
Scottish 144,840 69,410 75,435 2,107,295 1,016,260 1,091,030
Welsh 15,060 7,090 7,970 198,475 94,555 103,920
British Isles origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 105 22,785 10,540 12,245 323,185 152,525 170,660
French origins 62,630 29,705 32,920 1,350,520 643,360 707,160
Alsatian 65 25 40 1,235 495 740
Breton 10 10 0 290 175 120
Corsican 10 0 10 205 125 85
French 62,560 29,675 32,885 1,349,255 642,790 706,470
Western European origins (except French origins) 113,730 55,925 57,805 1,766,975 864,010 902,970
Austrian 5,155 2,495 2,660 72,475 35,415 37,065
Bavarian 60 40 20 450 225 230
Belgian 2,525 1,325 1,195 57,890 28,460 29,430
Dutch 40,490 20,140 20,345 527,750 259,585 268,165
Flemish 210 135 80 4,005 2,005 1,995
Frisian 185 110 75 2,705 1,400 1,305
German 72,050 35,080 36,965 1,189,670 579,315 610,355
Luxembourger 30 15 15 915 500 415
Swiss 2,405 1,125 1,275 59,835 29,395 30,440
Western European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 106 70 30 40 1,095 560 530
Northern European origins (except British Isles origins) 13,775 6,470 7,305 266,085 127,885 138,195
Danish 3,630 1,695 1,935 53,555 26,355 27,195
Finnish 2,720 1,345 1,375 76,755 36,955 39,800
Icelandic 625 315 315 13,215 6,325 6,895
Norwegian 2,885 1,295 1,595 59,335 28,350 30,980
Swedish 4,015 1,835 2,185 71,035 32,705 38,325
Northern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 107 755 375 370 12,540 6,400 6,140
Eastern European origins 98,035 47,145 50,890 1,339,610 644,610 695,000
Bulgarian 715 335 375 16,750 8,230 8,525
Byelorussian 355 115 240 11,690 5,645 6,045
Czech 3,555 1,800 1,755 42,340 20,815 21,530
Czechoslovakian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 108 1,360 570 790 14,810 6,820 7,990
Estonian 990 470 520 15,075 7,255 7,825
Hungarian 15,365 7,415 7,955 163,500 79,850 83,655
Latvian 1,350 685 670 18,095 8,615 9,480
Lithuanian 2,805 1,290 1,515 35,100 16,965 18,135
Moldovan 65 35 35 3,905 1,910 1,995
Polish 40,735 19,575 21,160 523,490 251,575 271,910
Romanian 6,095 2,860 3,235 98,235 46,825 51,410
Russian 8,705 4,155 4,550 220,850 103,650 117,200
Slovak 3,055 1,550 1,510 40,535 19,645 20,885
Ukrainian 28,640 13,800 14,845 376,440 181,725 194,715
Eastern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 109 405 180 235 10,330 4,940 5,390
Southern European origins 143,595 71,990 71,605 1,772,160 880,335 891,830
Albanian 1,905 945 960 25,980 13,085 12,895
Bosnian 2,385 1,165 1,220 14,680 7,255 7,425
Catalan 25 20 10 285 180 110
Croatian 13,655 6,915 6,740 82,220 41,350 40,875
Cypriot 175 80 90 4,400 2,170 2,230
Greek 6,940 3,655 3,285 148,555 74,830 73,720
Italian 79,725 40,110 39,615 931,805 467,100 464,705
Kosovar 305 150 155 1,305 655 650
Macedonian 1,815 940 870 39,440 19,820 19,625
Maltese 1,820 910 910 35,255 17,525 17,730
Montenegrin 240 145 95 2,545 1,295 1,250
Portuguese 21,275 10,780 10,495 324,930 160,970 163,960
Serbian 9,530 4,990 4,540 66,835 34,035 32,800
Sicilian 680 290 385 4,190 2,090 2,100
Slovenian 2,810 1,395 1,410 26,485 13,215 13,275
Spanish 9,390 4,200 5,185 171,145 78,880 92,265
Yugoslavian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 110 1,740 910 830 20,245 9,785 10,460
Southern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 111 90 50 40 965 425 540
Other European origins 3,660 1,790 1,870 105,865 53,050 52,820
Basque 65 45 15 1,585 805 780
Jewish 2,005 940 1,060 77,280 38,860 38,425
Roma (Gypsy) 315 150 160 2,295 1,050 1,245
Slavic, n.o.s.Census data footnote 112 195 110 85 2,065 1,110 955
Other European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 113 1,140 570 570 23,290 11,540 11,750
Caribbean origins 16,770 8,010 8,760 462,600 213,660 248,940
Antiguan 70 35 40 3,275 1,480 1,800
Bahamian 140 50 80 2,305 1,190 1,115
Barbadian 935 440 495 26,625 12,375 14,250
Bermudan 135 70 65 2,010 925 1,085
Carib 30 15 15 2,295 855 1,440
Cuban 1,065 490 575 14,490 6,625 7,865
Dominican 485 245 240 9,180 4,420 4,760
Grenadian 500 230 270 14,690 6,420 8,275
Guadeloupean 0 0 0 70 20 50
Haitian 405 185 215 17,715 8,085 9,630
Jamaican 9,670 4,585 5,085 257,060 119,100 137,955
Kittitian/Nevisian 60 40 20 2,260 1,090 1,175
Martinican 0 0 0 195 65 125
Montserratan 10 0 10 620 300 325
Puerto Rican 50 25 30 1,495 755 740
St. Lucian 140 80 65 7,170 3,195 3,985
Trinidadian/Tobagonian 2,435 1,185 1,255 59,560 27,850 31,710
Vincentian/Grenadinian 275 145 130 12,155 5,250 6,905
West Indian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 114 1,435 610 825 56,865 25,380 31,480
Caribbean origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 115 515 245 275 16,970 7,770 9,195
Latin, Central and South American origins 15,630 7,415 8,210 322,210 153,045 169,165
Aboriginal from Central/South America (except Arawak and Maya) 540 255 280 10,795 5,040 5,750
Arawak 75 30 50 1,055 470 585
Argentinian 505 270 235 11,460 5,620 5,840
Belizean 35 15 20 810 395 415
Bolivian 75 50 30 1,885 935 955
Brazilian 745 315 430 18,395 8,760 9,635
Chilean 685 315 365 14,625 7,015 7,610
Colombian 2,970 1,435 1,540 40,820 19,345 21,480
Costa Rican 120 50 70 2,790 1,380 1,410
Ecuadorian 395 200 190 20,385 9,650 10,735
Guatemalan 895 430 465 10,040 4,870 5,170
Guyanese 2,380 1,185 1,200 73,360 34,050 39,315
Hispanic 270 115 150 5,805 2,790 3,015
Honduran 280 110 170 3,360 1,590 1,765
Maya 160 65 95 2,500 1,285 1,215
Mexican 1,905 915 990 43,120 20,735 22,380
Nicaraguan 350 150 200 7,100 3,440 3,665
Panamanian 90 40 50 2,475 1,125 1,355
Paraguayan 25 10 20 600 280 320
Peruvian 565 290 275 14,780 6,985 7,800
Salvadorean 2,345 1,155 1,190 27,595 13,530 14,070
Uruguayan 120 65 55 4,200 2,150 2,050
Venezuelan 445 180 265 11,750 5,320 6,430
Latin, Central and South American origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 116 785 345 440 14,095 6,745 7,350
African origins 18,590 9,240 9,350 414,095 203,260 210,835
Central and West African origins 3,755 1,900 1,855 85,735 42,745 42,990
Akan 40 15 25 965 540 425
Angolan 150 70 80 1,635 815 820
Ashanti 40 25 15 1,205 620 585
Beninese 20 0 20 555 280 270
Burkinabe 20 15 10 415 190 225
Cameroonian 180 100 80 4,700 2,330 2,370
Chadian 275 125 150 645 320 325
Congolese 755 380 375 10,425 4,960 5,460
Edo 10 0 10 1,025 545 480
Ewe 0 0 0 180 95 80
Gabonese 0 0 0 170 80 90
Gambian 10 0 10 630 305 330
Ghanaian 1,030 525 505 24,850 12,060 12,790
Guinean 60 25 35 1,105 550 560
Ibo 70 55 20 1,940 1,035 905
Ivorian 40 15 25 1,350 600 745
Liberian 55 30 25 770 365 405
Malian 0 0 10 490 250 240
Malinké 0 0 0 345 160 185
Nigerian 980 535 445 26,560 13,620 12,940
Peulh 0 0 0 135 80 55
Senegalese 35 10 30 1,000 500 495
Sierra Leonean 65 35 30 1,175 585 585
Togolese 20 10 15 670 370 300
Wolof 0 0 0 80 45 35
Yoruba 35 10 20 4,055 2,155 1,900
Central and West African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 117 160 55 110 4,745 2,340 2,410
North African origins 4,125 2,215 1,910 86,665 44,970 41,695
Algerian 210 115 95 4,065 2,035 2,030
Berber 75 35 40 1,845 985 860
Coptic 65 45 20 2,305 1,185 1,120
Dinka 35 20 15 205 110 95
Egyptian 2,490 1,335 1,160 52,845 27,465 25,375
Libyan 140 80 60 3,785 2,015 1,760
Maure 0 0 0 290 160 125
Moroccan 375 210 165 12,305 6,310 6,000
Sudanese 705 395 315 8,975 4,600 4,375
Tunisian 140 65 75 2,295 1,210 1,085
North African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 118 100 40 55 1,755 920 830
Southern and East African origins 5,400 2,555 2,850 128,910 61,680 67,230
Afrikaner 20 10 15 560 285 275
Amhara 40 20 20 720 360 360
Bantu, n.o.s.Census data footnote 119 85 45 40 870 455 415
Burundian 85 40 50 3,105 1,465 1,640
Djiboutian 10 10 0 1,035 460 575
Eritrean 195 80 110 11,870 5,740 6,125
Ethiopian 495 240 260 22,560 10,755 11,800
Harari 0 0 0 475 255 215
Kenyan 350 155 195 5,860 2,780 3,080
Malagasy 0 0 0 430 200 230
Mauritian 90 40 50 3,600 1,830 1,770
Oromo 60 40 20 1,290 610 685
Rwandan 295 145 150 3,215 1,380 1,830
Seychellois 15 0 10 350 140 205
Somali 1,270 540 730 40,995 19,200 21,795
South African 1,385 655 730 19,760 9,790 9,970
Tanzanian 135 50 85 2,610 1,300 1,315
Tigrian 0 0 0 770 395 375
Ugandan 140 75 60 2,950 1,445 1,505
Zambian 110 50 55 805 410 395
Zimbabwean 455 215 235 3,425 1,595 1,830
Zulu 100 55 40 440 225 215
Southern and East African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 120 360 180 175 8,475 3,900 4,570
Other African origins 5,620 2,690 2,925 119,670 57,245 62,420
Black, n.o.s.Census data footnote 121 835 390 440 17,380 7,720 9,660
Other African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 122 4,835 2,330 2,500 103,560 50,150 53,410
Asian origins 99,210 47,960 51,245 3,100,450 1,506,795 1,593,655
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins 26,280 13,305 12,975 523,340 265,615 257,730
Afghan 1,790 880 910 54,535 27,255 27,280
Arab, n.o.s.Census data footnote 123 3,145 1,645 1,495 44,705 23,345 21,360
Armenian 1,355 695 660 29,675 14,570 15,105
Assyrian 2,150 1,070 1,080 12,075 6,140 5,935
Azerbaijani 100 45 55 4,105 1,995 2,110
Georgian 40 15 20 2,815 1,415 1,395
Hazara 45 35 10 680 390 290
Iranian 2,955 1,500 1,455 117,065 58,995 58,065
Iraqi 3,890 1,980 1,915 50,460 25,420 25,035
Israeli 420 230 190 17,080 8,890 8,185
Jordanian 660 335 325 9,660 5,110 4,545
Kazakh 60 25 35 1,325 610 715
Kurd 1,525 765 760 9,210 4,880 4,330
Kuwaiti 10 0 0 1,510 795 715
Kyrgyz 0 0 0 340 130 210
Lebanese 2,995 1,410 1,580 86,245 43,700 42,545
Palestinian 2,185 1,150 1,035 28,480 15,215 13,270
Pashtun 110 55 55 3,010 1,635 1,375
Saudi Arabian 135 70 65 3,660 1,975 1,685
Syrian 2,045 1,050 1,000 31,440 15,570 15,870
Tajik 15 10 10 1,850 880 970
Tatar 30 15 15 2,135 930 1,205
Turk 1,795 880 910 34,165 17,340 16,825
Turkmen 20 15 0 695 345 355
Uighur 15 0 0 755 385 375
Uzbek 20 10 10 2,400 1,155 1,240
Yemeni 300 155 145 4,225 2,065 2,155
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 124 750 350 405 16,270 8,395 7,875
South Asian origins 32,725 16,245 16,480 1,182,845 595,480 587,370
Bangladeshi 935 455 485 29,195 14,965 14,230
Bengali 435 235 200 15,235 7,795 7,445
Bhutanese 15 0 10 1,450 710 735
East Indian 23,390 11,655 11,735 774,500 390,015 384,480
Goan 130 55 75 4,775 2,245 2,525
Gujarati 130 45 80 5,915 3,055 2,860
Kashmiri 110 45 65 1,795 900 895
Nepali 185 100 85 8,150 4,070 4,080
Pakistani 5,040 2,520 2,530 149,060 75,860 73,200
Punjabi 1,765 880 880 55,455 28,580 26,875
Sinhalese 200 105 95 5,195 2,545 2,645
Sri Lankan 1,235 555 680 124,270 60,685 63,585
Tamil 170 85 85 42,760 21,705 21,050
South Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 125 1,275 645 635 58,705 29,705 29,005
East and Southeast Asian origins 41,175 18,915 22,255 1,422,890 659,650 763,245
Burmese 105 45 65 4,420 2,105 2,315
Cambodian (Khmer) 1,490 705 785 14,655 6,810 7,845
Chinese 17,415 8,160 9,255 849,345 403,280 446,065
Filipino 11,920 5,175 6,755 337,760 144,830 192,930
Hmong 0 0 0 650 340 305
Indonesian 290 105 190 9,325 4,305 5,025
Japanese 2,180 1,000 1,180 41,620 18,530 23,090
Karen 380 205 180 1,645 830 815
Korean 3,305 1,580 1,730 93,420 44,585 48,835
Laotian 850 380 470 9,875 4,865 5,015
Malaysian 245 100 145 7,310 3,370 3,935
Mongolian 80 40 45 2,940 1,390 1,545
Singaporean 20 10 15 1,260 565 700
Taiwanese 225 100 120 10,060 4,595 5,465
Thai 570 245 325 6,865 2,725 4,135
Tibetan 0 0 0 6,365 3,175 3,185
Vietnamese 4,855 2,335 2,525 107,640 51,350 56,290
East and Southeast Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 126 165 80 80 4,375 2,165 2,210
Other Asian origins 535 235 305 13,430 6,575 6,855
Other Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 127 535 235 300 13,430 6,575 6,855
Oceania origins 1,305 650 660 20,680 10,435 10,240
Australian 805 395 405 13,315 6,780 6,530
New Zealander 245 135 110 4,250 2,255 2,000
Pacific Islands origins 290 135 155 3,490 1,625 1,860
Fijian 110 40 70 1,610 665 945
Hawaiian 35 15 15 470 235 240
Maori 60 25 30 485 255 230
Polynesian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 128 0 10 0 275 115 165
Samoan 35 30 0 225 140 85
Pacific Islands origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 129 55 10 40 555 265 290
Household characteristics
Total - Private households by tenure - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 130 293,345 ... ... 5,169,175 ... ...
Owner 206,485 ... ... 3,601,825 ... ...
Renter 86,860 ... ... 1,559,720 ... ...
Band housing 0 ... ... 7,635 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by condominium status - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 131 293,345 ... ... 5,169,170 ... ...
Condominium 38,235 ... ... 680,495 ... ...
Not condominium 255,110 ... ... 4,488,680 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 132 293,345 ... ... 5,169,175 ... ...
No bedrooms 1,365 ... ... 33,950 ... ...
1 bedroom 37,390 ... ... 699,980 ... ...
2 bedrooms 61,600 ... ... 1,122,145 ... ...
3 bedrooms 118,355 ... ... 1,876,905 ... ...
4 or more bedrooms 74,640 ... ... 1,436,185 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 133 293,345 ... ... 5,169,170 ... ...
1 to 4 rooms 67,435 ... ... 1,369,660 ... ...
5 rooms 40,695 ... ... 718,020 ... ...
6 rooms 45,425 ... ... 770,730 ... ...
7 rooms 43,480 ... ... 713,595 ... ...
8 or more rooms 96,305 ... ... 1,597,165 ... ...
Average number of rooms per dwelling 6.5 ... ... 6.3 ... ...
Total - Private households by number of persons per room - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 134 293,345 ... ... 5,169,175 ... ...
One person or fewer per room 289,365 ... ... 5,046,810 ... ...
More than 1 person per room 3,980 ... ... 122,360 ... ...
Total - Private households by housing suitability - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 135 293,345 ... ... 5,169,175 ... ...
Suitable 280,115 ... ... 4,858,170 ... ...
Not suitable 13,230 ... ... 311,005 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by period of construction - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 136 293,345 ... ... 5,169,175 ... ...
1960 or before 87,620 ... ... 1,293,135 ... ...
1961 to 1980 88,520 ... ... 1,449,585 ... ...
1981 to 1990 35,925 ... ... 709,135 ... ...
1991 to 2000 31,920 ... ... 622,565 ... ...
2001 to 2005 17,970 ... ... 396,130 ... ...
2006 to 2010 16,600 ... ... 368,235 ... ...
2011 to 2016Census data footnote 137 14,790 ... ... 330,390 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 138 293,345 ... ... 5,169,175 ... ...
Only regular maintenance or minor repairs needed 274,975 ... ... 4,851,335 ... ...
Major repairs needed 18,365 ... ... 317,840 ... ...
Total - Private households by number of household maintainers - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 139 293,345 ... ... 5,169,170 ... ...
1 household maintainer 168,675 ... ... 2,962,065 ... ...
2 household maintainers 117,830 ... ... 2,059,710 ... ...
3 or more household maintainers 6,845 ... ... 147,400 ... ...
Total - Private households by age of primary household maintainers - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 140 293,345 ... ... 5,169,175 ... ...
15 to 24 years 5,955 ... ... 135,835 ... ...
25 to 34 years 36,630 ... ... 681,685 ... ...
35 to 44 years 48,815 ... ... 880,070 ... ...
45 to 54 years 62,090 ... ... 1,113,885 ... ...
55 to 64 years 59,375 ... ... 1,047,185 ... ...
65 to 74 years 43,375 ... ... 738,445 ... ...
75 to 84 years 26,210 ... ... 414,210 ... ...
85 years and over 10,895 ... ... 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 141 292,370 ... ... 5,106,290 ... ...
Spending less than 30% of income on shelter costs 218,615 ... ... 3,694,385 ... ...
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs 73,760 ... ... 1,411,900 ... ...
30% to less than 100% 64,880 ... ... 1,208,010 ... ...
Total - Owner households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data 205,780 ... ... 3,557,485 ... ...
% of owner households with a mortgageCensus data footnote 142 60.6 ... ... 61.0 ... ...
% of owner households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costsCensus data footnote 141 16.8 ... ... 19.8 ... ...
Median monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,294 ... ... 1,299 ... ...
Average monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,422 ... ... 1,463 ... ...
Median value of dwellings ($)Census data footnote 144 421,420 ... ... 400,496 ... ...
Average value of dwellings ($)Census data footnote 144 485,415 ... ... 506,409 ... ...
Total - Tenant households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data 86,820 ... ... 1,554,940 ... ...
% of tenant households in subsidized housingCensus data footnote 145 14.2 ... ... 15.0 ... ...
% of tenant households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costsCensus data footnote 141 45.2 ... ... 45.7 ... ...
Median monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 948 ... ... 1,045 ... ...
Average monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,024 ... ... 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 146 612,635 295,870 316,765 11,038,440 5,342,755 5,695,685
No certificate, diploma or degree 109,085 54,270 54,815 1,935,355 961,690 973,670
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificateCensus data footnote 147 170,595 83,495 87,100 3,026,100 1,485,320 1,540,770
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 332,950 158,100 174,850 6,076,985 2,895,745 3,181,235
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma 39,815 28,065 11,750 664,180 471,055 193,120
Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 148 18,555 11,060 7,500 324,370 199,510 124,855
Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 149 21,260 17,010 4,255 339,810 271,545 68,260
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma 140,095 60,180 79,915 2,298,715 981,785 1,316,930
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level 11,960 5,310 6,650 242,005 107,065 134,945
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above 141,080 64,550 76,530 2,872,085 1,335,845 1,536,250
Bachelor's degree 95,275 41,980 53,295 1,911,530 854,135 1,057,395
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level 9,295 4,035 5,260 189,370 83,670 105,695
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry 4,570 2,445 2,130 79,760 42,295 37,460
Master's degree 26,690 12,785 13,910 593,645 294,180 299,470
Earned doctorateCensus data footnote 150 5,240 3,305 1,935 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 146 395,885 192,025 203,855 7,229,120 3,498,620 3,730,495
No certificate, diploma or degree 40,835 22,425 18,405 752,995 404,770 348,225
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificateCensus data footnote 147 98,750 50,600 48,145 1,768,955 895,020 873,935
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 256,300 118,995 137,300 4,707,165 2,198,830 2,508,335
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma 26,360 18,575 7,785 446,390 315,975 130,420
Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 148 12,490 7,480 5,010 218,980 134,685 84,295
Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 149 13,875 11,095 2,780 227,410 181,290 46,120
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma 109,075 47,075 62,000 1,782,530 762,505 1,020,030
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level 8,285 3,670 4,615 170,925 75,935 94,995
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above 112,580 49,680 62,905 2,307,320 1,044,420 1,262,895
Bachelor's degree 75,410 32,415 43,000 1,519,850 668,450 851,400
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level 7,285 2,950 4,335 148,960 62,370 86,590
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry 3,725 1,830 1,895 63,790 30,895 32,895
Master's degree 22,115 10,130 11,985 500,415 239,160 261,255
Earned doctorateCensus data footnote 150 4,050 2,355 1,700 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 151 612,630 295,870 316,765 11,038,440 5,342,755 5,695,685
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 152 279,680 137,770 141,915 4,961,455 2,447,010 2,514,445
Education 20,455 4,985 15,470 349,745 79,245 270,505
13. Education 20,460 4,990 15,470 349,750 79,245 270,505
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 13,330 6,170 7,160 246,075 109,955 136,120
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services 2,465 1,810 660 38,745 28,735 10,010
50. Visual and performing arts 10,860 4,360 6,505 207,325 81,220 126,110
Humanities 19,545 7,475 12,075 359,560 133,350 226,210
16. Aboriginal and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics 1,715 310 1,405 37,900 8,170 29,730
23. English language and literature/letters 5,295 1,575 3,720 98,440 28,290 70,145
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities 4,740 1,750 2,995 95,345 32,940 62,410
30A Interdisciplinary humanitiesCensus data footnote 153 105 40 60 2,165 805 1,365
38. Philosophy and religious studies 1,440 820 620 24,255 13,425 10,830
39. Theology and religious vocations 1,590 935 660 28,175 17,120 11,055
54. History 3,610 1,900 1,715 57,295 30,015 27,280
55. French language and literature/letters 1,045 140 905 15,990 2,590 13,400
Social and behavioural sciences and law 42,875 14,130 28,745 810,410 269,735 540,670
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies 325 70 260 10,765 2,210 8,560
09. Communication, journalism and related programs 4,645 1,970 2,670 81,500 31,825 49,675
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences 7,650 485 7,165 141,750 11,775 129,975
22. Legal professions and studies 5,515 1,735 3,780 128,860 45,275 83,590
30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciencesCensus data footnote 154 985 160 825 16,210 3,400 12,815
42. Psychology 6,120 1,555 4,565 122,545 29,640 92,905
45. Social sciences 17,635 8,150 9,480 308,775 145,620 163,155
Business, management and public administration 66,125 27,415 38,710 1,279,665 527,085 752,580
30.16 Accounting and computer science 105 15 90 2,725 895 1,830
44. Public administration and social service professions 5,680 935 4,745 108,935 21,405 87,530
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services 60,340 26,460 33,875 1,168,005 504,780 663,225
Physical and life sciences and technologies 14,080 7,170 6,910 253,905 124,050 129,850
26. Biological and biomedical sciences 6,065 2,590 3,470 110,950 45,120 65,835
30.01 Biological and physical sciences 2,810 1,240 1,570 54,745 24,800 29,945
30C Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciencesCensus data footnote 155 170 55 120 3,830 1,190 2,640
40. Physical sciences 4,275 3,020 1,255 72,355 48,145 24,205
41. Science technologies/technicians 760 270 495 12,025 4,795 7,235
Mathematics, computer and information sciences 12,170 7,620 4,550 290,045 185,310 104,730
11. Computer and information sciences and support services 9,035 6,095 2,940 220,550 150,765 69,790
25. Library science 860 95 765 15,220 2,450 12,770
27. Mathematics and statistics 2,040 1,270 770 49,025 28,515 20,515
30D Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciencesCensus data footnote 156 235 160 70 5,235 3,580 1,655
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies 66,450 60,815 5,640 1,173,030 1,055,050 117,985
04. Architecture and related services 3,000 2,230 775 51,845 34,590 17,265
14. Engineering 14,105 11,760 2,345 334,085 271,010 63,070
15. Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields 15,930 14,185 1,745 237,775 214,500 23,275
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation 10 0 0 160 30 125
46. Construction trades 12,080 11,835 250 198,790 194,555 4,235
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians 12,890 12,650 240 225,860 220,545 5,315
48. Precision production 8,440 8,155 280 124,515 119,820 4,695
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 4,870 2,875 1,990 106,895 67,015 39,880
01. Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences 3,225 1,860 1,365 66,035 41,790 24,240
03. Natural resources and conservation 1,640 1,020 625 40,860 25,230 15,635
Health and related fields 53,495 10,075 43,420 865,970 173,780 692,185
31. Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies 5,145 2,435 2,710 75,715 37,005 38,705
51. Health professions and related programs 46,810 6,810 39,995 767,680 124,280 643,400
60. Dental, medical and veterinary residency programs 1,540 830 715 22,575 12,490 10,075
Personal, protective and transportation services 19,480 9,360 10,120 340,285 170,915 169,375
12. Personal and culinary services 10,895 2,645 8,250 183,925 49,390 134,535
28. Military science, leadership and operational art 90 65 30 2,135 1,815 320
29. Military technologies and applied sciences 85 80 10 2,610 2,385 225
43. Security and protective services 5,730 4,075 1,650 98,325 68,625 29,695
49. Transportation and materials moving 2,680 2,490 190 53,290 48,695 4,595
Other 70 0 60 1,405 260 1,145
30.99 Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies, other 70 10 60 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 151 395,885 192,025 203,860 7,229,120 3,498,625 3,730,500
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 152 139,585 73,030 66,555 2,521,950 1,299,790 1,222,160
Education 14,525 3,450 11,080 243,635 52,670 190,965
13. Education 14,520 3,445 11,075 243,635 52,670 190,965
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 10,310 4,755 5,555 192,630 85,175 107,450
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services 1,780 1,300 475 28,705 21,070 7,635
50. Visual and performing arts 8,530 3,450 5,080 163,925 64,105 99,815
Humanities 14,565 5,350 9,215 266,665 95,805 170,855
16. Aboriginal and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics 1,370 250 1,115 29,210 5,775 23,435
23. English language and literature/letters 3,925 1,125 2,795 73,110 20,225 52,885
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities 3,535 1,265 2,270 72,145 24,330 47,815
30A Interdisciplinary humanitiesCensus data footnote 153 90 30 60 1,665 615 1,045
38. Philosophy and religious studies 1,025 580 445 17,755 9,925 7,830
39. Theology and religious vocations 1,130 635 495 19,390 11,790 7,605
54. History 2,690 1,375 1,320 42,315 21,735 20,585
55. French language and literature/letters 805 90 715 11,075 1,415 9,655
Social and behavioural sciences and law 34,215 10,895 23,320 648,285 207,200 441,085
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies 270 50 215 8,630 1,785 6,845
09. Communication, journalism and related programs 3,955 1,635 2,320 67,115 26,015 41,105
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences 5,885 330 5,555 111,550 8,405 103,145
22. Legal professions and studies 4,680 1,300 3,380 108,895 34,250 74,650
30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciencesCensus data footnote 154 805 130 675 12,875 2,705 10,170
42. Psychology 4,770 1,145 3,630 93,770 21,045 72,725
45. Social sciences 13,850 6,305 7,550 245,445 113,000 132,445
Business, management and public administration 52,260 21,270 30,990 1,026,975 414,425 612,550
30.16 Accounting and computer science 95 10 80 2,225 715 1,510
44. Public administration and social service professions 4,655 755 3,900 88,130 16,590 71,540
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services 47,515 20,505 27,010 936,620 397,120 539,500
Physical and life sciences and technologies 10,655 5,105 5,555 190,235 88,535 101,700
26. Biological and biomedical sciences 4,720 1,920 2,800 84,580 33,150 51,425
30.01 Biological and physical sciences 2,095 900 1,195 41,255 18,020 23,240
30C Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciencesCensus data footnote 155 135 45 95 3,135 975 2,165
40. Physical sciences 3,140 2,060 1,075 52,490 33,175 19,310
41. Science technologies/technicians 565 170 400 8,775 3,215 5,555
Mathematics, computer and information sciences 10,445 6,665 3,775 252,275 162,360 89,915
11. Computer and information sciences and support services 8,145 5,535 2,605 198,775 136,120 62,655
25. Library science 555 65 490 10,755 1,765 8,995
27. Mathematics and statistics 1,555 935 615 38,160 21,440 16,720
30D Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciencesCensus data footnote 156 190 130 60 4,580 3,030 1,550
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies 49,040 44,300 4,745 878,300 779,075 99,225
04. Architecture and related services 2,420 1,790 630 42,115 27,365 14,745
14. Engineering 10,820 8,745 2,075 266,040 211,240 54,800
15. Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields 12,035 10,580 1,460 178,830 160,160 18,675
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation 10 0 10 140 25 115
46. Construction trades 8,320 8,110 215 141,515 138,160 3,360
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians 9,625 9,465 160 162,855 158,770 4,080
48. Precision production 5,815 5,610 205 86,805 83,355 3,450
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 3,860 2,185 1,675 82,775 49,710 33,065
01. Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences 2,505 1,360 1,140 50,160 30,065 20,095
03. Natural resources and conservation 1,355 820 535 32,615 19,650 12,965
Health and related fields 41,360 7,865 33,500 664,880 133,665 531,220
31. Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies 4,130 1,945 2,185 58,160 27,950 30,205
51. Health professions and related programs 35,975 5,290 30,680 589,085 96,720 492,365
60. Dental, medical and veterinary residency programs 1,255 620 635 17,640 8,990 8,645
Personal, protective and transportation services 14,995 7,155 7,840 259,400 129,985 129,415
12. Personal and culinary services 8,190 1,905 6,290 137,250 36,225 101,030
28. Military science, leadership and operational art 60 40 20 1,685 1,405 280
29. Military technologies and applied sciences 50 45 10 1,415 1,270 145
43. Security and protective services 4,600 3,220 1,375 77,190 52,840 24,345
49. Transportation and materials moving 2,095 1,945 150 41,855 38,245 3,610
Other 65 10 55 1,125 220 900
30.99 Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies, other 65 10 55 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 157 612,630 295,870 316,765 11,038,440 5,342,755 5,695,685
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 279,685 137,770 141,915 4,961,460 2,447,010 2,514,445
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 158 332,950 158,095 174,850 6,076,985 2,895,745 3,181,240
Location of study inside Canada 279,305 131,480 147,830 4,786,950 2,261,260 2,525,690
Same as province or territory of residence 263,820 124,035 139,785 4,414,485 2,081,525 2,332,960
Different than province or territory of residence 15,485 7,445 8,045 372,470 179,735 192,730
Location of study outside CanadaCensus data footnote 159 53,640 26,625 27,020 1,290,035 634,485 655,545
United StatesCensus data footnote 160 9,405 4,695 4,715 167,260 89,350 77,910
Philippines 3,405 1,150 2,260 115,410 39,750 75,655
India 4,350 2,140 2,215 169,340 85,500 83,840
United KingdomCensus data footnote 161 7,585 4,350 3,235 115,690 66,215 49,470
ChinaCensus data footnote 162 2,100 930 1,175 98,415 46,230 52,185
France 310 165 155 10,775 5,800 4,975
Other 26,475 13,200 13,270 613,145 301,635 311,510
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 157 395,885 192,025 203,860 7,229,120 3,498,620 3,730,500
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 139,585 73,030 66,555 2,521,955 1,299,795 1,222,160
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 158 256,305 118,995 137,300 4,707,170 2,198,830 2,508,335
Location of study inside Canada 217,455 100,745 116,715 3,713,145 1,728,610 1,984,540
Same as province or territory of residence 206,320 95,400 110,920 3,432,015 1,593,170 1,838,850
Different than province or territory of residence 11,140 5,345 5,790 281,130 135,440 145,690
Location of study outside CanadaCensus data footnote 159 38,845 18,250 20,590 994,025 470,225 523,800
United StatesCensus data footnote 160 7,370 3,510 3,860 127,005 65,045 61,960
Philippines 2,835 945 1,885 97,230 32,925 64,300
India 3,465 1,645 1,820 143,205 70,040 73,175
United KingdomCensus data footnote 161 3,280 1,760 1,515 62,325 34,315 28,010
ChinaCensus data footnote 162 1,715 735 980 82,020 37,900 44,125
France 270 140 135 8,705 4,630 4,070
Other 19,905 9,520 10,390 473,530 225,365 248,160
Labour force status
Total - Population aged 15 years and over by Labour force status - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 163 612,630 295,865 316,760 11,038,440 5,342,755 5,695,680
In the labour force 395,005 203,310 191,695 7,141,675 3,689,625 3,452,055
Employed 369,070 189,390 179,685 6,612,150 3,414,255 3,197,895
Unemployed 25,935 13,920 12,015 529,525 275,370 254,160
Not in the labour force 217,630 92,565 125,065 3,896,765 1,653,130 2,243,630
Participation rate 64.5 68.7 60.5 64.7 69.1 60.6
Employment rate 60.2 64.0 56.7 59.9 63.9 56.1
Unemployment rate 6.6 6.8 6.3 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 164 612,635 295,870 316,765 11,038,440 5,342,755 5,695,685
Did not workCensus data footnote 165 205,510 87,260 118,250 3,696,235 1,561,475 2,134,755
Worked 407,120 208,605 198,515 7,342,205 3,781,280 3,560,925
Worked full year, full timeCensus data footnote 166 215,720 120,610 95,115 3,837,565 2,148,635 1,688,935
Worked part year and/or part timeCensus data footnote 167 191,395 87,995 103,400 3,504,645 1,632,645 1,871,995
Average weeks worked in reference year 43.2 43.7 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 168 395,005 203,305 191,695 7,141,675 3,689,625 3,452,055
Class of worker - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 8,250 4,130 4,120 171,050 81,735 89,315
All classes of workersCensus data footnote 170 386,760 199,180 187,580 6,970,625 3,607,890 3,362,735
Employee 345,435 173,340 172,095 6,146,035 3,084,740 3,061,295
Self-employedCensus data footnote 171 41,325 25,835 15,490 824,595 523,145 301,445
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 172 395,010 203,305 191,700 7,141,675 3,689,625 3,452,050
Occupation - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 8,245 4,130 4,120 171,045 81,735 89,315
All occupationsCensus data footnote 170 386,760 199,180 187,580 6,970,625 3,607,890 3,362,735
0 Management occupations 44,395 27,375 17,015 790,880 483,240 307,635
1 Business, finance and administration occupations 58,035 17,655 40,380 1,124,770 357,215 767,555
2 Natural and applied sciences and related occupations 24,585 19,680 4,905 516,110 399,195 116,915
3 Health occupations 29,160 5,680 23,480 447,045 90,495 356,550
4 Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services 47,655 15,160 32,495 831,340 265,075 566,265
5 Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport 11,585 5,340 6,245 225,720 104,445 121,275
6 Sales and service occupations 92,675 39,150 53,530 1,632,085 709,375 922,710
7 Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations 52,050 48,990 3,060 927,820 866,870 60,950
8 Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations 6,145 4,665 1,480 113,405 88,150 25,260
9 Occupations in manufacturing and utilities 20,470 15,470 5,000 361,455 243,835 117,620
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 173 395,005 203,310 191,700 7,141,675 3,689,625 3,452,050
Industry - NAICS2012 - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 8,245 4,125 4,120 171,050 81,730 89,315
All industry categoriesCensus data footnote 170 386,760 199,180 187,580 6,970,625 3,607,890 3,362,735
11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 3,525 2,100 1,430 102,070 67,005 35,070
21 Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction 530 440 90 32,340 27,920 4,415
22 Utilities 2,060 1,545 515 50,820 38,195 12,630
23 Construction 26,720 23,270 3,455 476,835 419,600 57,230
31-33 Manufacturing 44,845 34,170 10,675 683,335 482,800 200,530
41 Wholesale trade 17,970 12,255 5,715 270,745 178,945 91,800
44-45 Retail trade 46,045 21,110 24,935 783,540 367,175 416,365
48-49 Transportation and warehousing 15,845 11,555 4,290 329,240 242,045 87,190
51 Information and cultural industries 8,530 4,960 3,570 176,715 101,045 75,670
52 Finance and insurance 18,210 7,810 10,400 380,765 169,590 211,180
53 Real estate and rental and leasing 7,430 3,780 3,650 144,275 77,385 66,890
54 Professional, scientific and technical services 25,945 14,415 11,535 567,825 316,685 251,140
55 Management of companies and enterprises 805 370 435 12,365 5,290 7,075
56 Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services 18,830 10,970 7,860 338,640 190,210 148,430
61 Educational services 34,260 10,785 23,475 528,470 163,680 364,795
62 Health care and social assistance 48,605 8,620 39,985 754,555 134,270 620,275
71 Arts, entertainment and recreation 7,030 3,735 3,300 147,425 75,330 72,095
72 Accommodation and food services 25,505 10,280 15,220 478,070 201,260 276,805
81 Other services (except public administration) 16,060 7,435 8,630 296,960 133,220 163,745
91 Public administration 18,000 9,565 8,430 415,635 216,250 199,385
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 174 369,070 189,385 179,680 6,612,150 3,414,255 3,197,900
Worked at home 25,040 12,280 12,760 480,290 242,495 237,795
Worked outside Canada 1,510 1,085 430 39,145 25,995 13,150
No fixed workplace address 39,415 28,565 10,850 736,715 536,140 200,570
Worked at usual place 303,105 147,460 155,645 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 303,105 147,460 155,640 5,356,000 2,609,625 2,746,375
Commute within census subdivision (CSD) of residence 178,385 78,580 99,800 3,109,070 1,418,260 1,690,810
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) within census division (CD) of residence 15,700 7,335 8,365 857,565 419,960 437,605
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) and census division (CD) within province or territory of residence 108,335 61,170 47,170 1,350,375 749,770 600,605
Commute to a different province or territory 685 375 305 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 175 342,515 176,025 166,495 6,092,710 3,145,765 2,946,945
Car, truck, van - as a driver 265,075 141,460 123,620 4,375,215 2,392,270 1,982,945
Car, truck, van - as a passenger 23,110 10,295 12,820 372,480 151,880 220,600
Public transit 33,710 14,525 19,180 888,920 376,690 512,235
Walked 14,580 6,185 8,390 320,015 143,885 176,130
Bicycle 3,020 2,115 900 75,460 50,200 25,260
Other method 3,020 1,435 1,585 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 176 342,515 176,025 166,495 6,092,715 3,145,765 2,946,950
Less than 15 minutes 78,045 34,725 43,325 1,463,845 675,540 788,310
15 to 29 minutes 125,300 60,680 64,620 1,964,690 991,525 973,165
30 to 44 minutes 66,410 36,295 30,115 1,295,375 706,155 589,225
45 to 59 minutes 30,720 18,180 12,545 612,415 336,090 276,325
60 minutes and over 42,030 26,150 15,880 756,385 436,455 319,930
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 177 342,520 176,020 166,495 6,092,715 3,145,765 2,946,950
Between 5 a.m. and 5:59 a.m. 27,700 20,810 6,885 413,515 296,265 117,245
Between 6 a.m. and 6:59 a.m. 61,305 38,115 23,190 1,039,255 640,810 398,445
Between 7 a.m. and 7:59 a.m. 87,680 42,620 45,060 1,571,230 778,100 793,130
Between 8 a.m. and 8:59 a.m. 71,910 28,645 43,270 1,354,870 577,565 777,310
Between 9 a.m. and 11:59 a.m. 37,595 15,585 22,010 740,330 328,410 411,920
Between 12 p.m. and 4:59 a.m. 56,335 30,250 26,080 973,515 524,620 448,895
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 178 419,385 214,690 204,695 7,579,085 3,895,880 3,683,200
Single responses 415,815 213,050 202,765 7,434,675 3,828,665 3,606,015
Official languages 413,690 211,870 201,815 7,319,360 3,767,405 3,551,955
English 412,060 211,475 200,585 7,225,210 3,732,550 3,492,655
French 1,630 395 1,230 94,145 34,850 59,295
Non-official languages 2,125 1,180 950 115,320 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 2,130 1,180 950 113,835 60,490 53,340
Afro-Asiatic languages 150 90 55 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 145 90 55 3,175 1,955 1,225
Amharic 10 0 0 75 30 45
Arabic 130 85 45 2,430 1,605 825
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 10 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 135 55 80 2,575 1,065 1,510
Khmer (Cambodian) 0 0 10 95 50 50
Vietnamese 135 55 75 2,480 1,015 1,465
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 40 20 15 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) 35 25 15 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 10 0 0 1,980 945 1,035
Kannada 0 0 0 10 0 10
Malayalam 0 0 0 75 45 30
Tamil 0 0 0 1,870 900 975
Telugu 0 0 0 35 10 20
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hmong-Mien languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Indo-European languages 1,095 605 490 38,960 21,375 17,580
Albanian 35 25 15 275 170 105
Armenian 0 0 0 145 75 75
Balto-Slavic languages 355 205 155 6,655 3,165 3,495
Baltic languages 10 10 0 70 25 40
Latvian 10 10 0 20 10 10
Lithuanian 0 0 0 45 20 25
Slavic languages 350 200 150 6,595 3,135 3,455
Belarusan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bosnian 40 15 20 100 55 40
Bulgarian 10 10 0 120 85 40
Croatian 45 35 10 155 100 50
Czech 0 0 0 25 20 10
Macedonian 0 0 0 85 35 45
Polish 105 45 60 1,925 960 960
Russian 35 15 20 2,905 1,240 1,670
Serbian 95 65 25 390 240 145
Serbo-Croatian 0 0 0 20 10 10
Slovak 10 0 0 55 40 20
Slovene (Slovenian) 0 0 0 15 0 10
Ukrainian 10 10 10 780 320 460
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 10 0
Celtic languages 0 0 0 15 10 10
Scottish Gaelic 0 0 0 10 0 0
Welsh 0 0 0 0 0 0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 10 0
Germanic languages 25 10 15 6,905 3,655 3,250
Afrikaans 0 0 0 0 0 0
Danish 0 0 0 30 15 20
Dutch 15 10 10 790 425 365
Frisian 0 0 0 25 20 10
German 10 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 10 55 15 35
Vlaams (Flemish) 0 0 0 10 10 10
Yiddish 0 0 0 20 0 20
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 240 155 80
Greek 0 10 0 405 240 165
Indo-Iranian languages 255 145 115 11,880 6,560 5,315
Indo-Aryan languages 220 120 100 9,205 4,900 4,310
Bengali 0 10 0 335 160 170
Gujarati 25 15 10 730 255 475
Hindi 10 0 10 800 380 415
Kashmiri 0 0 0 0 0 0
Konkani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Marathi 0 0 0 30 10 20
Nepali 0 0 10 80 30 50
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 120 65 50 6,025 3,480 2,550
Sindhi 0 0 0 20 10 15
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 0 0 0 30 15 10
Urdu 50 30 25 1,150 555 600
Iranian languages 30 20 10 2,660 1,655 1,005
Kurdish 0 0 0 105 95 15
Pashto 0 0 0 20 10 15
Persian (Farsi) 35 20 10 2,530 1,555 975
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 10 0 0 10 0 10
Italic (Romance) languages 410 210 195 12,680 7,505 5,170
Catalan 0 0 0 10 0 10
Italian 25 10 20 945 505 445
Portuguese 170 120 55 5,815 3,865 1,950
Romanian 10 0 0 300 140 160
Spanish 205 80 125 5,590 2,985 2,605
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 20 10 10
Japanese 50 35 15 1,010 360 655
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 15 0 10
Georgian 0 0 0 15 0 10
Korean 115 50 65 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 0 0 0 20 10 0
Wolof 0 0 0 10 0 0
Yoruba 0 0 0 10 0 10
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 20 20 0
Nilo-Saharan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dinka 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages 30 10 25 810 295 515
American Sign Language 25 0 25 575 170 410
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 10 0 10
Sign languages, n.i.e 10 10 0 225 130 100
Sino-Tibetan languages 490 300 195 57,620 30,735 26,890
Chinese languages 470 285 185 57,535 30,690 26,840
Cantonese 195 135 60 26,955 14,190 12,770
Hakka 0 0 0 30 10 25
Mandarin 260 145 115 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. 20 10 10 1,145 565 580
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 20 10 10 90 50 45
Burmese 0 0 0 10 10 10
Karenic languages 15 10 10 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 15 10 10 235 95 145
Lao 0 0 0 80 40 35
Thai 15 0 10 160 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 3,570 1,635 1,935 144,405 67,215 77,185
English and French 1,100 395 700 63,665 26,760 36,900
English and non-official language 2,425 1,225 1,200 78,240 39,330 38,910
French and non-official language 0 0 0 175 75 100
English, French and non-official language 50 20 30 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 179 419,385 214,685 204,700 7,579,080 3,895,880 3,683,200
None 404,135 207,620 196,515 6,975,415 3,605,485 3,369,930
English 2,050 760 1,290 109,150 48,930 60,220
French 5,160 2,010 3,150 260,050 118,655 141,395
Non-official language 7,755 4,150 3,600 226,490 119,130 107,360
Aboriginal 20 10 15 5,970 2,480 3,490
Non-Aboriginal 7,730 4,145 3,590 220,520 116,650 103,870
English and French 10 0 0 245 100 150
English and non-official language 20 10 10 1,620 780 845
French and non-official language 260 130 130 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 180 727,270 354,905 372,360 13,106,990 6,403,470 6,703,520
Non-movers 643,270 313,465 329,810 11,475,985 5,603,290 5,872,695
Movers 83,995 41,440 42,555 1,631,005 800,180 830,820
Non-migrants 50,575 24,850 25,725 941,380 460,170 481,210
Migrants 33,420 16,595 16,825 689,625 340,015 349,610
Internal migrants 27,410 13,430 13,980 535,180 263,055 272,120
Intraprovincial migrants 25,080 12,220 12,860 467,890 229,080 238,810
Interprovincial migrants 2,330 1,215 1,115 67,290 33,980 33,315
External migrants 6,010 3,160 2,850 154,445 76,955 77,490
Mobility status - Place of residence 5 years ago
Total - Mobility status 5 years ago - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 181 695,960 338,820 357,145 12,546,040 6,116,715 6,429,325
Non-movers 447,425 217,875 229,550 7,887,825 3,845,945 4,041,880
Movers 248,535 120,945 127,595 4,658,215 2,270,770 2,387,445
Non-migrants 144,510 70,290 74,220 2,545,875 1,238,055 1,307,820
Migrants 104,025 50,650 53,375 2,112,340 1,032,710 1,079,630
Internal migrants 84,060 40,635 43,425 1,562,375 761,630 800,740
Intraprovincial migrants 77,490 37,465 40,030 1,380,900 672,540 708,360
Interprovincial migrants 6,570 3,170 3,395 181,480 89,090 92,390
External migrants 19,965 10,015 9,950 549,965 271,080 278,885

Source

Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population.

How to cite

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2017. Hamilton [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 10, 2024).

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