Census Profile, 2016 Census
Victoria [Census metropolitan area], British Columbia and New Brunswick [Province]

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Characteristic Victoria
British Columbia
[Census metropolitan area]
New Brunswick

[Province]
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Total Male Female Total Male Female
Counts (unless otherwise specified)
Population and dwellings
Population, 2016Census data footnote 1 367,770 ... ... 747,101 ... ...
Population, 2011Census data footnote 1 344,580 r ... ... 751,171 ... ...
Population percentage change, 2011 to 2016 6.7 ... ... -0.5 ... ...
Total private dwellingsCensus data footnote 2 172,559 ... ... 359,721 ... ...
Private dwellings occupied by usual residentsCensus data footnote 3 162,716 ... ... 319,773 ... ...
Population density per square kilometre 528.3 ... ... 10.5 ... ...
Land area in square kilometres 696.15 ... ... 71,388.81 ... ...
Age characteristics
Total - Age groups and average age of the population - 100% dataCensus data footnote 4 367,770 177,390 190,375 747,105 365,355 381,745
0 to 14 years 48,260 24,535 23,725 110,495 56,320 54,180
0 to 4 years 15,730 7,935 7,795 34,365 17,505 16,860
5 to 9 years 16,265 8,325 7,940 38,250 19,515 18,735
10 to 14 years 16,265 8,270 7,990 37,880 19,295 18,585
15 to 64 years 241,740 118,020 123,720 487,820 240,535 247,285
15 to 19 years 18,345 9,155 9,190 40,605 20,905 19,705
20 to 24 years 24,345 12,315 12,030 41,445 21,280 20,165
25 to 29 years 24,040 12,005 12,030 39,245 19,745 19,505
30 to 34 years 24,150 12,070 12,085 41,510 20,140 21,365
35 to 39 years 22,825 11,330 11,495 44,435 21,585 22,850
40 to 44 years 21,880 10,640 11,245 48,430 23,520 24,910
45 to 49 years 23,790 11,545 12,245 51,300 25,195 26,105
50 to 54 years 26,655 12,895 13,755 61,055 29,795 31,265
55 to 59 years 28,065 13,185 14,880 61,740 30,210 31,530
60 to 64 years 27,640 12,880 14,765 58,060 28,170 29,895
65 years and over 77,775 34,840 42,930 148,785 68,500 80,280
65 to 69 years 25,615 12,050 13,560 52,160 25,595 26,570
70 to 74 years 17,850 8,445 9,405 36,050 17,695 18,360
75 to 79 years 12,385 5,715 6,675 25,300 11,835 13,465
80 to 84 years 9,640 4,270 5,365 17,650 7,515 10,135
85 years and over 12,285 4,355 7,930 17,620 5,860 11,765
85 to 89 years 6,990 2,725 4,270 10,670 3,910 6,760
90 to 94 years 4,030 1,325 2,700 5,305 1,595 3,715
95 to 99 years 1,110 280 830 1,435 330 1,110
100 years and over 160 25 130 205 30 185
Total - Distribution (%) of the population by broad age groups - 100% data 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
0 to 14 years 13.1 13.8 12.5 14.8 15.4 14.2
15 to 64 years 65.7 66.5 65.0 65.3 65.8 64.8
65 years and over 21.1 19.6 22.6 19.9 18.7 21.0
85 years and over 3.3 2.5 4.2 2.4 1.6 3.1
Average age of the population 44.1 43.0 45.2 43.6 42.7 44.5
Median age of the population 45.0 43.4 46.3 45.7 44.8 46.6
Household and dwelling characteristics
Total - Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling - 100% dataCensus data footnote 5 162,720 ... ... 319,770 ... ...
Single-detached house 64,235 ... ... 221,515 ... ...
Apartment in a building that has five or more storeys 10,400 ... ... 3,945 ... ...
Other attached dwellingCensus data footnote 6 86,385 ... ... 80,515 ... ...
Semi-detached house 6,015 ... ... 12,470 ... ...
Row house 10,205 ... ... 9,015 ... ...
Apartment or flat in a duplex 25,575 ... ... 13,545 ... ...
Apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys 44,280 ... ... 44,260 ... ...
Other single-attached house 305 ... ... 1,230 ... ...
Movable dwellingCensus data footnote 7 1,695 ... ... 13,795 ... ...
Total - Private households by household size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 8 162,715 ... ... 319,775 ... ...
1 person 54,205 ... ... 89,480 ... ...
2 persons 60,870 ... ... 126,820 ... ...
3 persons 21,780 ... ... 49,465 ... ...
4 persons 17,285 ... ... 37,625 ... ...
5 or more persons 8,575 ... ... 16,385 ... ...
Number of persons in private households 357,640 ... ... 730,705 ... ...
Average household size 2.2 ... ... 2.3 ... ...
Marital status
Total - Marital status for the population aged 15 years and over - 100% dataCensus data footnote 9 319,510 152,860 166,655 636,605 309,040 327,570
Married or living common law 178,435 88,985 89,440 379,605 189,790 189,820
Married 143,655 71,615 72,035 302,020 151,100 150,925
Living common law 34,775 17,375 17,405 77,580 38,685 38,895
Not married and not living common law 141,080 63,870 77,205 257,000 119,250 137,745
Never married 87,610 46,825 40,785 158,070 85,640 72,430
Separated 8,710 3,815 4,890 21,290 9,530 11,760
Divorced 26,195 9,400 16,790 35,680 15,275 20,405
Widowed 18,565 3,830 14,735 41,965 8,805 33,160
Family characteristics
Total - Census families in private households by family size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 10 101,615 ... ... 222,865 ... ...
2 persons 60,520 ... ... 129,065 ... ...
3 persons 20,085 ... ... 47,015 ... ...
4 persons 16,135 ... ... 34,860 ... ...
5 or more persons 4,875 ... ... 11,920 ... ...
Average size of census families 2.7 ... ... 2.7 ... ...
Total number of census families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 11 101,615 ... ... 222,865 ... ...
Total couple families 86,760 ... ... 186,680 ... ...
Married couples 69,370 ... ... 147,900 ... ...
Common-law couples 17,385 ... ... 38,780 ... ...
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent 14,860 ... ... 36,185 ... ...
Female parent 11,565 ... ... 28,650 ... ...
Male parent 3,300 ... ... 7,530 ... ...
Total - Couple census families in private households - 100% data 86,760 ... ... 186,675 ... ...
Couples without children 50,520 ... ... 105,625 ... ...
Couples with children 36,235 ... ... 81,060 ... ...
1 child 16,170 ... ... 37,440 ... ...
2 children 15,365 ... ... 32,380 ... ...
3 or more children 4,700 ... ... 11,235 ... ...
Total - Lone-parent census families in private households - 100% data 14,860 ... ... 36,185 ... ...
1 child 9,995 ... ... 23,440 ... ...
2 children 3,910 ... ... 9,570 ... ...
3 or more children 955 ... ... 3,170 ... ...
Total - Persons not in census families in private households - 100% data 86,095 39,105 46,990 128,775 61,010 67,770
Household type
Total - Private households by household type - 100% dataCensus data footnote 12 162,720 ... ... 319,770 ... ...
One-census-family households 96,560 ... ... 214,235 ... ...
Without children in a census familyCensus data footnote 13 48,045 ... ... 102,170 ... ...
With children in a census familyCensus data footnote 14 48,520 ... ... 112,070 ... ...
Multiple-census-family households 2,490 ... ... 4,280 ... ...
Non-census-family households 63,660 ... ... 101,255 ... ...
One-person households 54,200 ... ... 89,480 ... ...
Two-or-more person non-census-family households 9,460 ... ... 11,775 ... ...
Knowledge of official languagesThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - Knowledge of official languages for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% dataCensus data footnote 15 362,190 174,755 187,430 736,280 360,440 375,840
English only 322,450 157,060 165,390 420,820 210,555 210,260
French only 150 65 90 63,140 29,955 33,190
English and French 36,460 16,325 20,135 249,950 118,705 131,245
Neither English nor French 3,125 1,310 1,820 2,370 1,220 1,150
First official language spokenThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - First official language spoken for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% dataCensus data footnote 16 362,185 174,755 187,430 736,280 360,440 375,845
English 352,290 170,120 182,165 498,365 244,230 254,135
French 5,890 2,920 2,970 232,450 113,500 118,945
English and French 975 455 515 3,210 1,550 1,655
Neither English nor French 3,035 1,260 1,780 2,255 1,150 1,100
Official language minority (number)Census data footnote 17 6,375 3,145 3,225 234,055 114,280 119,775
Official language minority (percentage)Census data footnote 17 1.8 1.8 1.7 31.8 31.7 31.9
Mother tongueThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - Mother tongue for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% dataCensus data footnote 18 362,185 174,755 187,430 736,280 360,440 375,845
Single responses 357,030 172,340 184,690 726,990 356,005 370,990
Official languages 308,745 150,680 158,070 703,840 344,285 359,555
English 302,685 147,680 155,005 472,725 231,595 241,135
French 6,060 2,995 3,060 231,110 112,690 118,415
Non-official languages 48,285 21,655 26,625 23,150 11,715 11,435
Aboriginal languages 255 115 140 2,165 1,035 1,135
Algonquian languages 40 20 25 2,130 1,020 1,110
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 30 15 15 10 5 5
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 10 5 5 0 0 0
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Woods Cree 5 0 5 0 0 0
Cree, n.o.s. 10 5 5 0 5 0
Eastern Algonquian languages 0 0 0 2,115 1,010 1,105
Malecite 0 0 0 280 125 155
Mi'kmaq 0 0 0 1,835 885 950
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 10 5 5 10 5 5
Algonquin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway 5 5 5 5 5 0
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 5 0
Athabaskan languages 15 0 10 5 0 5
Northern Athabaskan languages 10 5 10 0 0 0
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carrier 5 0 0 0 0 0
Chilcotin 5 0 5 0 0 0
Dene 5 5 0 0 0 0
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gwich'in 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sarsi (Sarcee) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sekani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Slavey 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tutchone languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 0 5
Haida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages 0 5 5 20 5 15
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 0 0 0 15 5 10
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 5 0
Iroquoian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oneida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 5 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages 150 75 75 0 0 0
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 50 20 30 0 0 0
Lillooet 5 0 5 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 80 45 35 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 5 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 20 10 10 0 0 0
Siouan languages 5 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 5 0 5 0 0 0
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 5 0 0 0 0 0
Nisga'a 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 30 10 20 0 0 0
Haisla 0 0 0 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 0 5 5 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 10 0 5 0 0 0
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 20 5 20 0 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 10 5 10 10 0 5
Non-Aboriginal languages 48,030 21,540 26,485 20,990 10,685 10,300
Afro-Asiatic languages 1,670 915 755 3,190 1,805 1,385
Berber languages 10 5 5 40 25 15
Kabyle 5 5 5 20 10 5
Berber languages, n.i.e. 5 5 5 25 15 10
Cushitic languages 85 40 45 30 15 20
Bilen 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oromo 25 10 15 5 5 5
Somali 60 25 30 25 10 15
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Semitic languages 1,575 865 710 3,110 1,760 1,355
Amharic 110 50 60 65 35 25
Arabic 1,245 700 545 2,855 1,615 1,235
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 5 5 5 5 0 0
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 5 5 0 0 0 0
Harari 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hebrew 110 60 55 170 90 80
Maltese 25 15 15 0 0 5
Tigrigna 75 35 40 20 15 10
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 0 0 0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 5 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 1,115 500 615 635 305 330
Khmer (Cambodian) 130 65 70 10 5 10
Vietnamese 980 435 545 620 305 320
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 3,990 1,500 2,485 1,375 510 865
Bikol 10 5 5 5 0 5
Cebuano 245 90 155 105 35 65
Fijian 10 0 5 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 45 20 25 15 5 10
Ilocano 190 75 115 50 15 35
Malagasy 0 0 0 15 5 10
Malay 95 35 65 45 20 30
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 15 10 5 5 0 5
Pangasinan 10 10 0 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 3,310 1,250 2,060 1,120 420 700
Waray-Waray 10 10 5 5 0 5
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 40 15 30 15 5 10
Creole languages 45 25 20 135 70 65
Haitian Creole 5 0 0 15 10 5
Creole, n.o.s. 20 15 5 80 30 50
Creole languages, n.i.e. 20 10 15 40 30 10
Dravidian languages 355 190 170 285 155 130
Kannada 25 10 10 20 15 10
Malayalam 90 50 40 40 15 20
Tamil 145 70 70 105 60 50
Telugu 95 50 40 110 60 45
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 0 0
Hmong-Mien languages 0 0 0 5 5 0
Indo-European languages 24,040 11,210 12,820 9,325 4,790 4,530
Albanian 130 70 55 50 25 25
Armenian 45 25 15 30 15 10
Balto-Slavic languages 4,295 1,940 2,365 1,740 865 875
Baltic languages 105 60 45 55 30 30
Latvian 55 35 25 25 10 10
Lithuanian 50 30 25 35 15 15
Slavic languages 4,190 1,875 2,320 1,685 835 850
Belarusan 5 5 0 5 5 0
Bosnian 30 10 20 50 25 25
Bulgarian 110 50 60 20 10 10
Croatian 415 210 205 75 35 40
Czech 365 170 195 55 25 25
Macedonian 15 5 5 15 10 5
Polish 1,085 495 585 230 105 125
Russian 1,060 435 625 880 440 435
Serbian 195 90 100 105 55 45
Serbo-Croatian 90 45 45 35 15 20
Slovak 135 65 75 25 15 15
Slovene (Slovenian) 80 35 45 15 10 10
Ukrainian 595 245 350 170 85 90
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 20 15 10 0 0 0
Celtic languages 80 40 40 30 5 20
Scottish Gaelic 25 15 10 15 5 10
Welsh 40 20 25 10 0 10
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 15 5 10 0 5 0
Germanic languages 7,360 3,290 4,070 2,875 1,415 1,465
Afrikaans 175 85 90 50 30 25
Danish 425 190 235 125 55 75
Dutch 1,930 900 1,030 885 470 410
Frisian 20 5 10 35 25 10
German 4,320 1,885 2,435 1,650 780 865
Icelandic 30 10 15 5 0 0
Norwegian 210 100 110 40 25 20
Swedish 180 75 110 50 15 35
Vlaams (Flemish) 30 10 20 20 10 10
Yiddish 35 15 15 10 5 5
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 5 5 0 5 0 0
Greek 315 185 130 145 100 50
Indo-Iranian languages 6,150 3,045 3,105 1,850 1,020 835
Indo-Aryan languages 5,200 2,555 2,650 1,175 655 525
Bengali 140 65 75 205 120 85
Gujarati 140 75 70 75 40 30
Hindi 520 280 245 225 135 95
Kashmiri 5 0 0 0 0 0
Konkani 10 10 5 10 5 5
Marathi 25 10 15 50 20 25
Nepali 70 40 30 180 90 90
Oriya (Odia) 5 0 0 0 0 5
Punjabi (Panjabi) 3,885 1,860 2,025 125 75 50
Sindhi 50 30 25 25 10 10
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 75 40 35 30 15 15
Urdu 265 150 115 240 140 100
Iranian languages 925 475 450 655 355 305
Kurdish 5 5 5 55 30 25
Pashto 50 30 20 25 15 10
Persian (Farsi) 865 445 420 580 310 270
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 25 10 15 15 10 10
Italic (Romance) languages 5,670 2,625 3,040 2,605 1,355 1,250
Catalan 5 0 5 5 5 0
Italian 1,045 515 535 400 225 175
Portuguese 1,395 635 755 260 130 130
Romanian 295 140 155 485 250 240
Spanish 2,925 1,335 1,585 1,460 755 705
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 10 0 5 5 0 0
Japanese 1,445 400 1,050 110 25 85
Kartvelian languages 5 5 5 0 0 0
Georgian 5 5 5 0 0 0
Korean 1,595 660 935 1,550 800 750
Mongolic languages 5 0 5 5 5 0
Mongolian 5 0 5 5 5 5
Niger-Congo languages 280 145 140 700 385 315
Akan (Twi) 20 10 10 25 10 10
Bamanankan 0 0 0 60 35 25
Edo 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ewe 5 5 0 5 5 0
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 5 0 0 40 30 15
Ga 5 0 0 5 5 5
Ganda 10 5 0 10 0 0
Igbo 15 0 10 30 20 10
Lingala 0 0 0 25 15 15
Rundi (Kirundi) 5 5 0 45 25 20
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 30 20 15 40 20 20
Shona 15 5 10 20 10 10
Swahili 65 30 30 135 65 70
Wolof 10 10 0 25 20 10
Yoruba 20 10 10 30 15 20
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 75 35 45 195 105 85
Nilo-Saharan languages 15 10 5 5 0 0
Dinka 5 5 0 5 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 10 5 5 5 0 0
Sign languages 105 60 50 145 75 70
American Sign Language 40 20 20 40 20 30
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 70 45 25 95 55 45
Sino-Tibetan languages 11,895 5,290 6,610 3,115 1,570 1,545
Chinese languages 11,815 5,235 6,575 3,085 1,555 1,530
Cantonese 5,130 2,340 2,790 440 225 210
Hakka 45 15 30 20 10 10
Mandarin 5,760 2,490 3,265 2,250 1,105 1,150
Min Dong 5 0 5 0 5 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 225 100 125 35 15 15
Wu (Shanghainese) 125 50 75 100 45 55
Chinese, n.o.s. 520 235 280 240 150 85
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 5 5 5 5 5 5
Tibeto-Burman languages 80 50 30 30 15 15
Burmese 30 20 15 0 0 5
Karenic languages 10 0 5 25 15 10
Tibetan 35 20 20 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 5 5 0 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages 305 85 230 60 15 50
Lao 10 5 10 5 0 0
Thai 290 75 220 55 10 45
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 185 105 70 105 60 45
Azerbaijani 15 10 5 5 5 5
Turkish 160 95 65 75 50 30
Uyghur 0 0 0 0 0 0
Uzbek 0 0 0 10 5 5
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 5 5 0 10 5 5
Uralic languages 960 435 520 250 115 135
Estonian 50 15 35 20 5 10
Finnish 255 95 160 45 15 30
Hungarian 650 325 325 185 90 95
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 25 15 10 25 10 10
Multiple responses 5,155 2,420 2,740 9,290 4,440 4,855
English and French 1,045 480 570 7,285 3,470 3,815
English and non-official language 3,840 1,805 2,035 1,535 725 810
French and non-official language 140 70 75 330 175 155
English, French and non-official language 130 60 70 145 65 75
Language spoken most often at homeThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - Language spoken most often at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% dataCensus data footnote 19 362,185 174,755 187,430 736,280 360,435 375,845
Single responses 352,775 170,470 182,305 724,940 355,025 369,910
Official languages 333,210 161,495 171,715 712,250 348,510 363,740
English 331,375 160,610 170,765 505,935 247,610 258,325
French 1,835 885 950 206,315 100,900 105,415
Non-official languages 19,565 8,975 10,590 12,690 6,515 6,175
Aboriginal languages 40 15 25 820 400 420
Algonquian languages 0 0 0 820 395 420
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 0 0 0 0 5 0
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 0
Cree, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 5 0
Eastern Algonquian languages 0 0 0 815 395 420
Malecite 0 0 0 50 25 25
Mi'kmaq 0 0 0 765 370 395
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carrier 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chilcotin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dene 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gwich'in 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sarsi (Sarcee) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sekani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Slavey 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tutchone languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages 0 0 0 5 5 0
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 0 0 0 5 0 0
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oneida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 0 0 0 5 0 0
Salish languages 30 10 20 0 0 0
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 5 0 5 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 20 5 15 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 5 0 5 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 5 5 5 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) 5 5 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Non-Aboriginal languages 19,530 8,960 10,565 11,870 6,115 5,750
Afro-Asiatic languages 815 400 420 2,285 1,210 1,075
Berber languages 5 0 5 0 0 0
Kabyle 5 5 5 0 0 0
Berber languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 0 0 0
Cushitic languages 30 10 20 20 10 10
Bilen 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oromo 10 5 0 0 0 0
Somali 25 5 20 20 5 10
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Semitic languages 775 385 395 2,265 1,200 1,065
Amharic 25 10 15 20 10 10
Arabic 660 330 330 2,110 1,125 990
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Harari 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hebrew 45 20 25 130 60 70
Maltese 5 0 0 0 0 5
Tigrigna 40 20 25 5 0 5
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 0 0 0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 5 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 605 280 325 525 255 270
Khmer (Cambodian) 70 35 35 5 5 0
Vietnamese 530 245 285 520 250 270
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 1,570 680 885 510 235 270
Bikol 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cebuano 60 25 35 40 15 25
Fijian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 10 5 5 0 0 0
Ilocano 60 25 40 0 0 0
Malagasy 0 0 0 5 0 5
Malay 15 5 5 15 0 5
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pangasinan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 1,415 625 795 450 215 235
Waray-Waray 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 5
Creole languages 5 5 0 65 25 35
Haitian Creole 0 0 0 0 0 0
Creole, n.o.s. 0 5 5 20 0 15
Creole languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 45 20 20
Dravidian languages 130 70 65 110 60 45
Kannada 10 5 5 5 0 0
Malayalam 40 20 20 20 5 10
Tamil 45 25 20 35 20 20
Telugu 35 15 20 45 30 15
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 0 0
Hmong-Mien languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Indo-European languages 7,010 3,315 3,695 4,160 2,175 1,990
Albanian 70 30 40 30 15 10
Armenian 15 5 5 20 5 10
Balto-Slavic languages 1,165 545 625 975 505 470
Baltic languages 0 0 0 35 20 15
Latvian 0 0 5 10 5 5
Lithuanian 0 0 0 25 15 10
Slavic languages 1,165 540 625 935 480 455
Belarusan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bosnian 5 0 5 25 15 10
Bulgarian 45 25 20 5 5 0
Croatian 120 55 60 25 10 15
Czech 75 30 40 5 0 5
Macedonian 5 5 5 0 0 0
Polish 280 135 140 55 25 30
Russian 440 200 240 620 320 305
Serbian 65 30 35 80 45 35
Serbo-Croatian 25 10 10 5 5 5
Slovak 25 10 10 5 5 5
Slovene (Slovenian) 15 0 5 0 0 0
Ukrainian 75 25 45 90 50 40
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 5 5 0 0 0 0
Celtic languages 5 5 0 10 0 5
Scottish Gaelic 5 0 5 5 0 5
Welsh 0 0 0 0 0 0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Germanic languages 800 385 420 640 320 320
Afrikaans 50 20 25 35 15 20
Danish 25 10 15 5 5 5
Dutch 160 70 90 150 80 75
Frisian 0 0 5 5 0 5
German 540 265 270 425 215 210
Icelandic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Norwegian 15 5 10 5 0 5
Swedish 15 10 5 5 0 5
Vlaams (Flemish) 5 0 0 10 5 5
Yiddish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Greek 55 25 25 45 25 25
Indo-Iranian languages 3,075 1,470 1,600 1,140 595 545
Indo-Aryan languages 2,605 1,240 1,370 655 335 325
Bengali 70 30 35 130 70 60
Gujarati 35 15 15 40 15 20
Hindi 185 90 90 115 60 50
Kashmiri 0 0 0 0 0 0
Konkani 0 5 0 5 5 0
Marathi 15 5 10 20 10 10
Nepali 30 20 15 135 60 75
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 2,080 970 1,105 50 25 25
Sindhi 10 10 5 10 5 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 25 15 15 5 5 5
Urdu 150 80 75 140 75 70
Iranian languages 460 225 230 470 255 220
Kurdish 0 5 0 35 25 10
Pashto 25 10 15 15 5 5
Persian (Farsi) 430 215 215 425 225 195
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 5 5 0 15 10 5
Italic (Romance) languages 1,825 855 970 1,305 705 600
Catalan 0 0 0 5 5 0
Italian 160 65 90 85 40 45
Portuguese 450 210 240 110 50 60
Romanian 100 40 60 290 145 140
Spanish 1,115 535 575 820 470 350
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Japanese 505 195 310 20 10 15
Kartvelian languages 0 5 5 0 0 0
Georgian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Korean 1,015 445 575 1,245 645 605
Mongolic languages 0 0 0 5 0 0
Mongolian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 75 35 45 240 125 120
Akan (Twi) 5 0 0 10 5 10
Bamanankan 0 0 0 20 15 5
Edo 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ewe 0 0 0 0 0 0
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 0 0 0 10 10 5
Ga 0 0 5 5 0 0
Ganda 0 0 0 0 0 0
Igbo 0 0 0 5 5 0
Lingala 0 0 0 10 5 5
Rundi (Kirundi) 0 0 0 20 15 10
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 15 5 5 10 5 5
Shona 15 5 5 5 0 5
Swahili 20 10 10 80 35 45
Wolof 5 5 5 5 5 0
Yoruba 5 0 5 5 5 5
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 20 5 15 50 25 25
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 135 75 60 200 115 85
American Sign Language 30 15 15 55 30 25
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 105 60 45 150 90 60
Sino-Tibetan languages 7,350 3,325 4,025 2,390 1,210 1,175
Chinese languages 7,320 3,310 4,010 2,365 1,195 1,170
Cantonese 2,855 1,315 1,545 260 130 130
Hakka 10 0 5 5 0 0
Mandarin 4,015 1,800 2,220 1,855 930 920
Min Dong 0 0 0 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 70 30 40 15 10 5
Wu (Shanghainese) 70 35 35 85 40 45
Chinese, n.o.s. 300 135 165 140 80 55
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 0 5
Tibeto-Burman languages 30 15 15 25 15 10
Burmese 15 10 5 5 0 0
Karenic languages 0 0 0 20 10 10
Tibetan 15 10 10 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages 95 40 55 10 0 5
Lao 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thai 95 40 55 10 5 5
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 5 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 45 20 20 30 15 10
Azerbaijani 10 0 5 0 0 0
Turkish 35 15 20 25 15 5
Uyghur 0 0 0 0 0 0
Uzbek 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Uralic languages 170 85 85 70 35 40
Estonian 5 0 5 5 0 0
Finnish 35 15 15 5 5 5
Hungarian 130 60 65 55 30 30
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 10 5 5 0 0 0
Multiple responses 9,410 4,285 5,125 11,345 5,415 5,925
English and French 665 315 350 7,275 3,370 3,905
English and non-official language 8,510 3,855 4,655 3,435 1,715 1,720
French and non-official language 45 15 30 340 185 160
English, French and non-official language 195 95 100 290 140 145
Other language spoken regularly at homeThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - Other language(s) spoken regularly at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% dataCensus data footnote 20 362,185 174,755 187,430 736,280 360,435 375,845
None 330,095 160,260 169,835 647,960 318,560 329,400
English 9,490 4,435 5,050 49,925 24,065 25,855
French 4,895 2,175 2,715 30,030 13,760 16,275
Non-official language 17,055 7,590 9,465 7,545 3,650 3,895
Aboriginal 400 180 220 1,300 625 685
Non-Aboriginal 16,660 7,410 9,250 6,240 3,030 3,210
English and French 75 30 45 180 90 90
English and non-official language 220 110 115 300 160 145
French and non-official language 355 150 205 335 155 185
English, French and non-official language 5 0 0 10 5 5
Income of individuals in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 21 309,495 148,135 161,360 620,390 301,645 318,745
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 300,260 143,625 156,635 594,705 289,220 305,485
Median total income in 2015 among recipients ($) 37,481 43,726 32,870 30,961 37,516 25,796
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 300,625 143,905 156,715 594,920 289,245 305,680
Median after-tax income in 2015 among recipients ($) 33,302 37,991 29,775 28,107 33,169 23,945
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 278,635 134,005 144,630 516,780 259,945 256,835
Median market income in 2015 among recipients ($) 34,768 41,705 29,193 28,444 34,830 23,278
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 210,345 90,340 120,005 439,645 193,975 245,675
Median government transfers in 2015 among recipients ($) 5,417 5,194 5,523 8,164 9,210 7,321
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 226,575 112,590 113,985 423,915 219,135 204,780
Median employment income in 2015 among recipients ($) 32,495 38,013 28,150 29,124 34,784 24,769
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 22 309,545 148,140 161,410 620,395 301,650 318,745
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 300,270 143,600 156,670 594,650 289,140 305,510
Average total income in 2015 among recipients ($) 48,278 56,461 40,776 39,141 46,154 32,504
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 300,665 143,925 156,740 594,870 289,165 305,700
Average after-tax income in 2015 among recipients ($) 40,146 45,669 35,075 33,022 38,151 28,171
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 278,675 134,000 144,675 516,685 259,855 256,830
Average market income in 2015 among recipients ($) 46,422 55,546 37,971 37,432 44,240 30,543
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 210,380 90,390 119,990 440,195 194,240 245,955
Average government transfers in 2015 among recipients ($) 7,413 7,352 7,458 8,938 9,519 8,480
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 226,600 112,975 113,625 423,915 218,800 205,110
Average employment income in 2015 among recipients ($) 42,072 48,847 35,335 37,611 43,456 31,376
Total - Employment income statistics for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 23 309,550 148,140 161,410 620,390 301,645 318,745
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households who worked full year full time in 2015 - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 24 97,590 53,350 44,235 197,290 104,215 93,075
Median employment income in 2015 for full-year full-time workers ($)Census data footnote 25 54,181 59,609 49,379 46,349 52,010 41,058
Average employment income in 2015 for full-year full-time workers ($)Census data footnote 26 62,097 68,176 54,764 54,011 60,796 46,415
Composition of total income in 2015 of the population aged 15 years and over in private households (%) - 100% dataCensus data footnote 27 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Market income (%)Census data footnote 28 89.2 91.7 86.1 83.2 86.2 79.0
Employment income (%)Census data footnote 29 66.2 68.8 62.8 68.5 71.3 64.7
Government transfers (%)Census data footnote 30 10.8 8.3 13.9 16.8 13.8 21.0
Total - Total income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 31 309,495 148,135 161,360 620,390 301,650 318,745
Without total income 9,240 4,515 4,725 25,680 12,430 13,260
With total income 300,260 143,625 156,635 594,710 289,220 305,490
Percentage with total income 97.0 97.0 97.1 95.9 95.9 95.8
Under $10,000 (including loss) 37,095 16,195 20,905 80,700 32,655 48,050
$10,000 to $19,999 46,825 18,845 27,985 109,015 40,415 68,600
$20,000 to $29,999 39,505 15,985 23,515 99,025 40,480 58,540
$30,000 to $39,999 35,420 15,220 20,200 83,770 41,360 42,405
$40,000 to $49,999 32,830 14,670 18,165 65,795 35,080 30,715
$50,000 to $59,999 26,820 12,930 13,890 44,810 26,560 18,250
$60,000 to $69,999 20,625 11,410 9,210 32,185 20,270 11,920
$70,000 to $79,999 16,660 9,540 7,120 24,565 14,130 10,430
$80,000 to $89,999 12,485 7,500 4,980 17,095 9,915 7,180
$90,000 to $99,999 8,815 5,365 3,450 10,240 6,980 3,260
$100,000 and over 23,180 15,975 7,205 27,515 21,380 6,135
$100,000 to $149,999 15,860 10,705 5,160 19,765 15,195 4,570
$150,000 and over 7,325 5,270 2,055 7,750 6,185 1,565
Total - After-tax income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 32 309,495 148,135 161,360 620,390 301,645 318,750
Without after-tax income 8,880 4,230 4,645 25,470 12,405 13,070
With after-tax income 300,620 143,905 156,715 594,920 289,240 305,680
Percentage with after-tax income 97.1 97.1 97.1 95.9 95.9 95.9
Under $10,000 (including loss) 39,305 17,220 22,085 83,590 33,140 50,455
$10,000 to $19,999 49,260 20,220 29,045 115,730 43,245 72,485
$20,000 to $29,999 47,595 19,800 27,795 118,940 51,335 67,610
$30,000 to $39,999 42,195 18,485 23,710 98,230 50,770 47,460
$40,000 to $49,999 37,045 17,255 19,785 67,470 38,665 28,810
$50,000 to $59,999 27,330 14,805 12,520 42,775 26,495 16,280
$60,000 to $69,999 19,965 11,670 8,295 28,790 16,435 12,355
$70,000 to $79,999 13,690 8,090 5,605 14,945 10,205 4,740
$80,000 and over 24,240 16,360 7,880 24,450 18,955 5,500
$80,000 to $89,999 7,785 4,955 2,825 8,385 6,340 2,040
$90,000 to $99,999 4,810 3,225 1,580 5,060 3,970 1,090
$100,000 and over 11,645 8,175 3,470 11,005 8,640 2,365
Total - Employment income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 33 309,500 148,135 161,360 620,390 301,645 318,745
Without employment income 82,925 35,550 47,375 196,475 82,515 113,965
With employment income 226,575 112,585 113,985 423,910 219,140 204,775
Percentage with employment income 73.2 76.0 70.6 68.3 72.6 64.2
Under $5,000 (including loss) 37,640 17,575 20,060 54,590 26,540 28,045
$5,000 to $9,999 16,670 7,130 9,540 36,840 15,720 21,120
$10,000 to $19,999 28,755 12,465 16,285 65,895 29,920 35,975
$20,000 to $29,999 24,300 10,910 13,390 59,240 25,955 33,280
$30,000 to $39,999 22,515 10,220 12,295 50,190 24,930 25,260
$40,000 to $49,999 22,060 9,720 12,345 42,140 22,160 19,980
$50,000 to $59,999 17,850 8,705 9,135 29,910 18,180 11,730
$60,000 to $69,999 13,870 7,880 5,995 23,390 14,620 8,770
$70,000 to $79,999 12,090 7,115 4,970 19,515 10,565 8,950
$80,000 and over 30,825 20,865 9,960 42,210 30,540 11,665
$80,000 to $89,999 9,405 5,785 3,625 13,190 7,840 5,345
$90,000 to $99,999 6,380 4,055 2,330 8,105 5,685 2,420
$100,000 and over 15,030 11,025 4,005 20,915 17,015 3,895
Income of households in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for private households by household size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 34 162,715 ... ... 319,770 ... ...
Median total income of households in 2015 ($) 70,283 ... ... 59,347 ... ...
Median after-tax income of households in 2015 ($) 61,119 ... ... 52,553 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for one-person private households - 100% data 54,200 ... ... 89,480 ... ...
Median total income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 37,793 ... ... 28,747 ... ...
Median after-tax income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 33,546 ... ... 26,387 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for two-or-more-person private households - 100% data 108,515 ... ... 230,290 ... ...
Median total income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 92,513 ... ... 74,207 ... ...
Median after-tax income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 80,121 ... ... 65,063 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for private households by household size - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 35 162,735 ... ... 319,775 ... ...
Average total income of households in 2015 ($) 89,078 ... ... 72,786 ... ...
Average after-tax income of households in 2015 ($) 74,173 ... ... 61,431 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for one-person private households - 25% sample data 54,220 ... ... 89,455 ... ...
Average total income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 47,380 ... ... 36,505 ... ...
Average after-tax income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 39,972 ... ... 31,242 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for two-or-more-person private households - 25% sample data 108,515 ... ... 230,320 ... ...
Average total income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 109,913 ... ... 86,878 ... ...
Average after-tax income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 91,263 ... ... 73,156 ... ...
Total - Household total income groups in 2015 for private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 36 162,715 ... ... 319,775 ... ...
Under $5,000 3,305 ... ... 3,940 ... ...
$5,000 to $9,999 2,070 ... ... 7,800 ... ...
$10,000 to $14,999 4,855 ... ... 6,835 ... ...
$15,000 to $19,999 6,330 ... ... 17,765 ... ...
$20,000 to $24,999 6,815 ... ... 16,400 ... ...
$25,000 to $29,999 6,080 ... ... 16,335 ... ...
$30,000 to $34,999 6,555 ... ... 17,830 ... ...
$35,000 to $39,999 6,840 ... ... 16,875 ... ...
$40,000 to $44,999 6,815 ... ... 15,365 ... ...
$45,000 to $49,999 6,790 ... ... 14,845 ... ...
$50,000 to $59,999 12,960 ... ... 27,735 ... ...
$60,000 to $69,999 11,605 ... ... 25,205 ... ...
$70,000 to $79,999 11,025 ... ... 22,750 ... ...
$80,000 to $89,999 10,005 ... ... 19,415 ... ...
$90,000 to $99,999 8,875 ... ... 16,030 ... ...
$100,000 and over 51,785 ... ... 74,655 ... ...
$100,000 to $124,999 17,525 ... ... 29,535 ... ...
$125,000 to $149,999 12,125 ... ... 18,605 ... ...
$150,000 to $199,999 12,780 ... ... 17,050 ... ...
$200,000 and over 9,360 ... ... 9,460 ... ...
Total - Household after-tax income groups in 2015 for private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 32 162,715 ... ... 319,770 ... ...
Under $5,000 3,520 ... ... 4,090 ... ...
$5,000 to $9,999 2,110 ... ... 7,880 ... ...
$10,000 to $14,999 4,950 ... ... 6,980 ... ...
$15,000 to $19,999 6,630 ... ... 18,630 ... ...
$20,000 to $24,999 7,965 ... ... 18,705 ... ...
$25,000 to $29,999 7,495 ... ... 18,580 ... ...
$30,000 to $34,999 8,050 ... ... 20,540 ... ...
$35,000 to $39,999 8,260 ... ... 19,550 ... ...
$40,000 to $44,999 8,110 ... ... 18,165 ... ...
$45,000 to $49,999 8,115 ... ... 17,920 ... ...
$50,000 to $59,999 14,505 ... ... 32,930 ... ...
$60,000 to $69,999 13,435 ... ... 29,175 ... ...
$70,000 to $79,999 12,050 ... ... 23,970 ... ...
$80,000 to $89,999 10,480 ... ... 19,330 ... ...
$90,000 to $99,999 8,850 ... ... 15,105 ... ...
$100,000 and over 38,190 ... ... 48,225 ... ...
$100,000 to $124,999 16,385 ... ... 25,135 ... ...
$125,000 to $149,999 9,685 ... ... 11,980 ... ...
$150,000 and over 12,120 ... ... 11,110 ... ...
Income of economic families in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for economic families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 37 100,965 ... ... 221,680 ... ...
Median total income of economic families in 2015 ($) 93,420 ... ... 74,353 ... ...
Median after-tax income of economic families in 2015 ($) 80,711 ... ... 65,100 ... ...
Average family size of economic families 2.8 ... ... 2.8 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families without children or other relatives in private households - 100% data 47,555 ... ... 99,865 ... ...
Median total income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 87,697 ... ... 67,988 ... ...
Median after-tax income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 75,897 ... ... 59,801 ... ...
Average family size of couple economic families without children or other relatives 2.0 ... ... 2.0 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families with children in private households - 100% data 36,430 ... ... 82,260 ... ...
Median total income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 118,293 ... ... 100,315 ... ...
Median after-tax income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 101,113 ... ... 85,717 ... ...
Average family size of couple economic families with children 3.9 ... ... 3.8 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for lone-parent economic families in private households - 100% data 14,075 ... ... 33,580 ... ...
Median total income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 54,611 ... ... 42,992 ... ...
Median after-tax income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 49,250 ... ... 40,671 ... ...
Average family size of lone-parent economic families 2.5 ... ... 2.6 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for economic families in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 38 101,020 ... ... 221,740 ... ...
Average total income of economic families in 2015 ($) 111,054 ... ... 87,048 ... ...
Average after-tax income of economic families in 2015 ($) 91,846 ... ... 73,197 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families without children or other relatives in private households - 25% sample data 47,570 ... ... 99,840 ... ...
Average total income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 107,188 ... ... 79,085 ... ...
Average after-tax income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 87,755 ... ... 66,576 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families with children in private households - 25% sample data 36,505 ... ... 82,415 ... ...
Average total income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 134,553 ... ... 111,901 ... ...
Average after-tax income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 111,203 ... ... 92,699 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for lone-parent economic families in private households - 25% sample data 14,000 ... ... 33,455 ... ...
Average total income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 64,178 ... ... 51,119 ... ...
Average after-tax income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 55,842 ... ... 45,687 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 21 78,995 36,190 42,810 114,825 54,970 59,850
Median total income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 39 32,488 32,837 32,197 27,250 30,122 25,182
Median after-tax income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 39 29,248 29,334 29,184 25,167 27,154 23,916
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 40 78,890 36,230 42,660 114,375 54,300 60,075
Average total income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 41 41,542 43,204 40,131 34,738 37,330 32,395
Average after-tax income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 41 35,393 36,266 34,651 29,845 31,431 28,411
Total - Economic family income decile group for the population in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 42 357,640 172,600 185,040 730,710 357,860 372,850
In the bottom half of the distribution 165,040 77,065 87,975 428,180 204,170 224,005
In the bottom decile 38,565 18,585 19,980 80,120 37,430 42,695
In the second decile 30,775 13,700 17,075 94,165 42,190 51,980
In the third decile 30,195 13,910 16,285 87,075 41,905 45,170
In the fourth decile 31,350 14,570 16,775 85,610 42,275 43,335
In the fifth decile 34,160 16,300 17,865 81,200 40,375 40,825
In the top half of the distribution 192,600 95,535 97,065 302,530 153,685 148,845
In the sixth decile 35,955 17,320 18,635 77,345 38,915 38,425
In the seventh decile 38,100 18,800 19,295 73,185 37,190 36,005
In the eighth decile 39,915 19,925 19,995 65,090 32,815 32,275
In the ninth decile 41,165 20,680 20,490 52,050 26,635 25,410
In the top decile 37,465 18,810 18,655 34,860 18,130 16,730
Low income in 2015
Total - Low-income status in 2015 for the population in private households to whom low-income concepts are applicable - 100% dataCensus data footnote 43 352,515 170,145 182,370 722,550 353,870 368,680
0 to 17 years 57,445 29,160 28,285 131,930 67,285 64,645
0 to 5 years 18,500 9,300 9,200 40,900 20,805 20,100
18 to 64 years 224,905 108,855 116,055 452,805 221,675 231,130
65 years and over 70,160 32,130 38,025 137,820 64,915 72,905
In low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) 46,010 21,255 24,750 123,820 55,990 67,825
0 to 17 years 8,720 4,560 4,165 29,250 14,930 14,320
0 to 5 years 2,735 1,415 1,315 10,285 5,260 5,030
18 to 64 years 29,810 13,835 15,975 66,745 29,975 36,770
65 years and over 7,475 2,860 4,610 27,830 11,090 16,745
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) (%) 13.1 12.5 13.6 17.1 15.8 18.4
0 to 17 years (%) 15.2 15.6 14.7 22.2 22.2 22.2
0 to 5 years (%) 14.8 15.2 14.3 25.1 25.3 25.0
18 to 64 years (%) 13.3 12.7 13.8 14.7 13.5 15.9
65 years and over (%) 10.7 8.9 12.1 20.2 17.1 23.0
In low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) 31,805 15,475 16,330 49,830 24,165 25,660
0 to 17 years 5,185 2,660 2,530 11,520 5,890 5,630
0 to 5 years 1,455 745 710 4,200 2,145 2,055
18 to 64 years 24,470 11,930 12,535 35,680 17,255 18,425
65 years and over 2,145 880 1,265 2,630 1,025 1,605
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) (%) 9.0 9.1 9.0 6.9 6.8 7.0
0 to 17 years (%) 9.0 9.1 8.9 8.7 8.8 8.7
0 to 5 years (%) 7.9 8.0 7.7 10.3 10.3 10.2
18 to 64 years (%) 10.9 11.0 10.8 7.9 7.8 8.0
65 years and over (%) 3.1 2.7 3.3 1.9 1.6 2.2
Knowledge of languagesThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - Knowledge of languages for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 44 357,690 172,630 185,065 730,710 357,855 372,850
Official languages 354,600 171,365 183,235 728,310 356,615 371,690
English 354,470 171,315 183,150 666,315 326,905 339,415
French 36,220 16,090 20,130 310,550 147,845 162,705
Non-official languages 67,145 30,445 36,700 34,880 17,355 17,525
Aboriginal languages 720 320 395 3,065 1,470 1,595
Algonquian languages 130 55 75 2,990 1,455 1,540
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 115 50 65 10 0 10
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 35 20 25 0 0 0
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 0 0 0 0 0 10
Woods Cree 20 0 20 0 0 0
Cree, n.o.s. 65 35 30 0 0 0
Eastern Algonquian languages 0 0 0 2,965 1,435 1,530
Malecite 0 0 0 720 335 385
Mi'kmaq 0 0 0 2,265 1,115 1,150
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 15 10 10 15 15 0
Algonquin 10 0 0 0 10 0
Ojibway 10 0 10 10 10 0
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages 30 20 15 10 0 0
Northern Athabaskan languages 30 20 15 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 10 0 0 0 0
Dene 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dogrib (Tlicho) 10 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 10 10 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. 10 10 0 0 0 0
Tahltan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 10 0 0 0
Tahltan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tutchone languages 0 0 10 0 0 0
Northern Tutchone 10 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 10 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages 0 0 0 55 10 45
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 0 10 0 45 10 40
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages 0 0 0 10 0 10
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 0 0 0 10 0 10
Oneida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 20 0 15 10 10 0
Salish languages 425 200 225 0 10 0
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 30 15 20 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 345 160 185 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 10 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 45 25 20 0 0 0
Siouan languages 10 0 10 0 0 0
Dakota 0 0 0 0 0 0
Stoney 0 0 10 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tlingit 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 10 0 0 0 0 0
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 10 0 0 0 0 0
Nisga'a 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 85 35 50 0 0 0
Haisla 0 0 0 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 20 10 15 0 0 0
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 55 25 30 0 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 25 10 20 0 0 0
Non-Aboriginal languages 66,470 30,145 36,330 31,865 15,915 15,955
Afro-Asiatic languages 2,300 1,250 1,045 4,355 2,385 1,980
Berber languages 0 10 0 80 40 35
Kabyle 0 0 0 40 20 15
Berber languages, n.i.e. 0 10 0 40 25 20
Cushitic languages 125 50 75 15 10 0
Bilen 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oromo 30 10 15 0 0 0
Somali 95 40 55 10 10 0
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Semitic languages 2,165 1,195 965 4,300 2,340 1,960
Amharic 145 65 75 165 100 65
Arabic 1,655 955 700 3,685 2,030 1,660
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 10 0 0 0 0 0
Harari 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hebrew 320 155 170 435 205 230
Maltese 40 25 15 0 10 0
Tigrigna 65 30 35 50 25 25
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 25 15 10 15 15 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 1,390 655 740 835 430 400
Khmer (Cambodian) 175 95 75 10 0 0
Vietnamese 1,220 555 670 820 435 390
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 0 0
Austronesian languages 5,285 1,880 3,405 1,790 695 1,090
Bikol 10 0 10 10 0 10
Cebuano 370 155 215 185 70 115
Fijian 10 0 0 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 105 30 75 35 10 30
Ilocano 285 110 175 50 10 45
Malagasy 0 0 0 25 10 15
Malay 305 120 190 75 20 55
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 25 10 10 0 0 0
Pangasinan 20 15 10 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 4,765 1,675 3,095 1,595 625 970
Waray-Waray 30 10 20 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 95 40 50 20 15 0
Creole languages 150 75 70 430 195 235
Haitian Creole 15 10 10 50 20 30
Creole, n.o.s. 75 55 20 240 105 135
Creole languages, n.i.e. 60 15 45 140 75 65
Dravidian languages 425 230 190 435 245 195
Kannada 30 20 10 60 30 25
Malayalam 155 95 60 55 35 25
Tamil 190 105 90 190 115 75
Telugu 90 45 50 175 90 85
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 10 0 0 20 10 10
Hmong-Mien languages 0 0 0 10 10 0
Indo-European languages 37,750 17,510 20,235 16,505 8,155 8,350
Albanian 145 95 50 80 45 35
Armenian 70 35 30 60 35 25
Balto-Slavic languages 4,990 2,305 2,685 2,065 1,100 965
Baltic languages 85 55 30 55 40 20
Latvian 45 25 20 20 10 10
Lithuanian 45 30 10 30 20 10
Slavic languages 4,905 2,250 2,655 2,025 1,070 955
Belarusan 10 10 0 10 0 0
Bosnian 55 15 40 75 40 40
Bulgarian 155 80 75 45 15 35
Croatian 755 390 360 95 45 55
Czech 520 240 280 115 65 45
Macedonian 20 10 10 35 25 10
Polish 1,150 525 625 320 165 160
Russian 1,655 730 930 1,200 630 570
Serbian 230 110 125 90 70 20
Serbo-Croatian 55 45 15 40 30 10
Slovak 150 80 75 45 15 30
Slovene (Slovenian) 60 15 45 15 10 0
Ukrainian 730 310 415 310 145 165
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 15 15 0 10 10 10
Celtic languages 140 55 85 140 40 100
Scottish Gaelic 55 25 35 95 20 75
Welsh 45 20 30 10 0 10
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 30 15 25 40 20 20
Germanic languages 11,360 5,225 6,130 4,745 2,360 2,380
Afrikaans 580 285 295 130 70 60
Danish 600 275 325 155 60 95
Dutch 2,125 1,050 1,075 1,185 560 625
Frisian 60 20 40 50 40 15
German 7,710 3,505 4,210 3,260 1,675 1,580
Icelandic 95 50 45 10 10 0
Norwegian 295 155 135 130 65 65
Swedish 365 165 200 110 45 60
Vlaams (Flemish) 65 30 40 40 20 25
Yiddish 50 10 40 20 20 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Greek 525 275 245 220 125 95
Indo-Iranian languages 8,000 4,020 3,985 2,325 1,275 1,050
Indo-Aryan languages 6,855 3,440 3,415 1,570 875 695
Bengali 145 55 90 225 150 80
Gujarati 195 105 90 110 45 65
Hindi 1,885 990 900 790 430 355
Kashmiri 10 10 0 0 0 0
Konkani 15 15 10 0 0 0
Marathi 50 30 20 55 20 30
Nepali 95 30 70 185 90 95
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 5,310 2,615 2,690 205 130 75
Sindhi 70 30 40 0 0 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 70 35 40 35 10 20
Urdu 535 300 230 355 215 140
Iranian languages 1,145 570 575 805 430 375
Kurdish 20 10 10 130 65 60
Pashto 35 25 10 60 45 20
Persian (Farsi) 1,110 540 570 620 330 285
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 80 55 25 10 0 0
Italic (Romance) languages 14,310 6,310 8,005 7,600 3,540 4,055
Catalan 50 25 25 15 10 0
Italian 2,270 975 1,290 825 405 420
Portuguese 1,720 810 910 450 250 200
Romanian 295 135 160 555 290 265
Spanish 10,700 4,635 6,065 6,065 2,775 3,290
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 60 25 30 10 0 10
Japanese 2,810 1,160 1,650 430 190 240
Kartvelian languages 10 0 0 0 0 0
Georgian 10 0 10 0 0 0
Korean 1,845 805 1,040 1,695 860 835
Mongolic languages 10 0 10 10 10 10
Mongolian 10 0 10 15 10 10
Niger-Congo languages 650 320 330 1,525 890 640
Akan (Twi) 0 0 0 35 15 25
Bamanankan 0 0 0 155 70 85
Edo 10 0 10 0 0 0
Ewe 0 0 10 0 0 0
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 0 0 0 100 85 15
Ga 0 0 0 10 10 0
Ganda 20 10 10 10 10 0
Igbo 45 10 30 60 50 15
Lingala 20 10 10 125 95 35
Rundi (Kirundi) 0 0 10 90 55 35
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 50 25 25 70 40 30
Shona 70 45 20 40 15 25
Swahili 275 130 140 355 185 170
Wolof 0 0 0 70 45 25
Yoruba 85 40 50 60 45 20
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 135 60 75 545 315 230
Nilo-Saharan languages 30 15 15 10 0 0
Dinka 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 25 15 15 0 0 0
Sign languages 860 315 540 1,155 450 705
American Sign Language 440 145 300 425 150 280
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 15 10 0
Sign languages, n.i.e. 415 170 245 745 305 435
Sino-Tibetan languages 12,990 5,920 7,070 3,585 1,885 1,700
Chinese languages 12,945 5,905 7,045 3,510 1,855 1,660
Cantonese 5,910 2,800 3,110 610 285 320
Hakka 35 10 25 0 0 0
Mandarin 7,685 3,405 4,285 2,760 1,455 1,310
Min Dong 10 0 0 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 265 100 160 60 30 30
Wu (Shanghainese) 140 50 85 140 65 75
Chinese, n.o.s. 465 175 285 310 195 115
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 40 10 30
Tibeto-Burman languages 40 20 30 70 30 40
Burmese 0 0 0 0 0 0
Karenic languages 0 0 0 65 25 45
Tibetan 15 10 10 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 20 10 10 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages 430 165 270 85 20 65
Lao 30 20 0 10 0 10
Thai 410 145 265 80 20 60
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 310 175 135 175 105 75
Azerbaijani 30 20 15 0 0 0
Turkish 280 160 125 165 105 60
Uyghur 10 0 0 0 0 0
Uzbek 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 10 0 10 10 0 10
Uralic languages 1,060 505 555 270 130 140
Estonian 65 20 45 20 15 0
Finnish 215 75 140 35 15 20
Hungarian 785 405 380 220 105 115
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 80 45 35 100 70 30
Citizenship
Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 45 357,690 172,630 185,065 730,710 357,855 372,855
Canadian citizensCensus data footnote 46 335,415 162,700 172,715 710,775 347,905 362,875
Canadian citizens aged under 18 55,660 28,320 27,345 130,785 66,795 63,990
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over 279,750 134,385 145,370 579,995 281,110 298,880
Not Canadian citizensCensus data footnote 47 22,275 9,925 12,350 19,925 9,950 9,980
Immigrant status and period of immigration
Total - Immigrant status and period of immigration for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 48 357,690 172,625 185,060 730,710 357,855 372,850
Non-immigrantsCensus data footnote 49 285,350 139,705 145,645 692,535 339,090 353,445
ImmigrantsCensus data footnote 50 65,610 29,705 35,905 33,810 16,175 17,640
Before 1981 30,375 14,130 16,245 11,545 5,265 6,275
1981 to 1990 7,175 3,165 4,015 2,735 1,340 1,390
1991 to 2000 8,710 3,885 4,825 2,975 1,490 1,490
2001 to 2010 11,650 5,070 6,585 7,235 3,530 3,710
2001 to 2005 4,960 2,155 2,810 2,435 1,110 1,330
2006 to 2010 6,690 2,910 3,780 4,800 2,415 2,385
2011 to 2016Census data footnote 51 7,695 3,460 4,235 9,330 4,560 4,770
Non-permanent residentsCensus data footnote 52 6,725 3,215 3,505 4,360 2,590 1,770
Age at immigration
Total - Age at immigration for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 53 65,615 29,705 35,905 33,815 16,175 17,635
Under 5 years 7,470 3,655 3,810 5,135 2,350 2,790
5 to 14 years 11,580 5,595 5,990 7,290 3,585 3,705
15 to 24 years 14,645 6,520 8,130 5,790 2,525 3,265
25 to 44 years 26,630 11,590 15,040 12,640 6,100 6,535
45 years and over 5,280 2,340 2,940 2,955 1,615 1,340
Immigrants by selected place of birthThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census immigration data
Total - Selected places of birth for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 54 65,615 29,705 35,905 33,815 16,175 17,635
Americas 9,695 4,205 5,495 9,420 4,205 5,210
Brazil 195 95 100 55 20 30
Colombia 305 120 180 215 85 130
El Salvador 170 70 100 115 85 30
Guyana 75 35 35 80 40 45
Haiti 70 30 40 170 70 100
Jamaica 275 160 115 120 85 40
Mexico 760 335 430 160 50 110
Peru 135 50 80 60 35 25
Trinidad and Tobago 250 85 160 115 70 40
United StatesCensus data footnote 55 6,205 2,695 3,510 7,620 3,315 4,305
Other places of birth in Americas 1,265 520 745 715 355 360
Europe 29,660 14,045 15,610 10,985 5,335 5,650
Bosnia and Herzegovina 130 60 65 100 55 50
Croatia 375 205 170 60 35 25
France 525 195 330 760 425 340
Germany 2,945 1,315 1,630 1,615 740 880
Greece 225 135 95 95 60 40
Hungary 525 290 235 100 35 65
IrelandCensus data footnote 56 465 235 230 160 75 85
Italy 670 345 325 210 125 85
Netherlands 1,605 835 780 975 505 465
Poland 860 360 500 195 90 100
Portugal 690 310 380 130 85 45
Romania 305 155 160 485 245 240
Russian Federation 605 275 335 245 115 135
SerbiaCensus data footnote 57 155 85 65 30 25 10
Ukraine 405 185 220 250 120 130
United KingdomCensus data footnote 58 16,270 7,640 8,630 4,600 2,160 2,445
Other places of birth in Europe 2,895 1,430 1,465 970 455 515
Africa 2,835 1,370 1,470 2,565 1,420 1,140
Algeria 15 10 10 165 90 75
Egypt 185 125 60 120 75 45
Ethiopia 180 80 100 120 65 60
Kenya 210 80 135 60 30 30
Morocco 105 65 40 200 120 75
Nigeria 130 65 65 115 65 50
Somalia 55 25 30 15 10 10
South Africa, Republic of 1,150 530 620 165 85 80
Other places of birth in Africa 820 400 420 1,615 885 725
Asia 22,115 9,455 12,655 10,625 5,105 5,520
Afghanistan 75 40 30 20 10 0
Bangladesh 70 35 35 100 55 50
ChinaCensus data footnote 59 5,565 2,365 3,200 2,210 1,040 1,175
Hong KongCensus data footnote 60 1,240 585 655 120 60 55
India 3,695 1,840 1,855 820 435 380
IranCensus data footnote 61 775 370 405 490 260 230
Iraq 100 60 40 70 25 45
Japan 845 175 665 90 15 75
Korea, SouthCensus data footnote 62 1,140 500 640 1,495 775 720
Lebanon 135 80 60 390 225 165
Pakistan 400 215 185 225 130 95
Philippines 4,320 1,540 2,780 1,340 475 870
Sri Lanka 125 50 70 40 15 30
SyriaCensus data footnote 63 150 80 70 1,225 605 620
Taiwan 650 250 400 80 25 55
Viet Nam 935 420 515 720 355 365
Other places of birth in Asia 1,890 840 1,045 1,195 600 595
Oceania and other places of birthCensus data footnote 64 1,305 630 680 220 110 110
Recent immigrants by selected places of birth
Total - Selected places of birth for the recent immigrant population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 54 7,695 3,455 4,235 9,325 4,555 4,775
Americas 1,020 420 600 900 430 475
Brazil 50 35 15 20 10 10
Colombia 50 10 45 40 20 15
Cuba 15 0 15 10 10 10
Haiti 0 0 0 45 15 30
Jamaica 0 10 0 40 25 10
Mexico 180 80 100 25 10 20
United StatesCensus data footnote 55 585 235 345 585 285 300
VenezuelaCensus data footnote 65 0 0 10 25 10 20
Other places of birth in Americas 135 55 75 110 45 70
Europe 1,200 625 580 1,405 695 710
France 45 15 30 300 165 130
Germany 110 55 55 85 45 45
IrelandCensus data footnote 56 45 25 15 30 15 15
MoldovaCensus data footnote 66 10 0 0 25 10 20
Romania 20 10 10 245 130 120
Russian Federation 90 45 50 90 35 55
Ukraine 80 20 60 100 50 50
United KingdomCensus data footnote 58 540 330 210 240 145 100
Other places of birth in Europe 260 120 150 280 105 180
Africa 425 210 215 975 550 425
Algeria 0 0 0 15 20 0
Cameroon 0 0 0 45 35 10
Congo, Democratic Republic of the 20 10 15 155 75 80
Côte d'Ivoire 0 0 0 10 0 0
Egypt 30 25 10 40 20 20
Eritrea 0 0 0 35 15 25
Ethiopia 30 15 15 45 20 25
Morocco 20 10 10 40 30 10
Nigeria 60 40 20 40 15 25
Somalia 10 0 0 10 0 10
South Africa, Republic of 105 40 70 35 20 15
Tunisia 0 0 0 50 30 20
Other places of birth in Africa 150 80 70 455 265 185
Asia 4,925 2,115 2,805 6,015 2,865 3,150
Afghanistan 10 10 10 0 0 0
Bangladesh 15 0 10 25 10 15
ChinaCensus data footnote 59 1,025 435 590 1,390 690 700
Hong KongCensus data footnote 60 60 35 25 10 10 0
India 525 300 220 265 140 125
IranCensus data footnote 61 165 75 85 255 130 125
Iraq 30 15 15 45 20 25
Israel 25 20 10 200 90 110
Japan 100 25 70 15 0 15
Korea, SouthCensus data footnote 62 425 170 255 600 290 310
Lebanon 15 10 10 130 75 55
Nepal 50 15 35 45 15 35
Pakistan 60 35 30 70 40 30
Philippines 1,840 725 1,115 925 345 580
Saudi Arabia 40 20 25 45 40 10
Sri Lanka 0 0 0 0 0 0
SyriaCensus data footnote 63 90 40 50 1,145 550 595
Taiwan 100 35 65 10 0 0
Turkey 20 15 10 45 40 10
United Arab Emirates 20 10 10 30 20 10
Viet Nam 65 30 35 500 250 255
Other places of birth in Asia 230 95 135 265 100 160
Oceania and otherCensus data footnote 64 125 90 30 40 25 15
Australia 75 55 20 20 10 10
Other places of birthCensus data footnote 67 45 40 0 20 10 10
Generation status
Total - Generation status for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 68 357,690 172,625 185,065 730,710 357,855 372,850
First generationCensus data footnote 69 76,160 34,890 41,275 41,395 20,445 20,955
Second generationCensus data footnote 70 82,490 40,000 42,490 43,370 21,150 22,220
Third generation or moreCensus data footnote 71 199,045 97,740 101,300 645,945 316,270 329,675
Admission category and applicant type
Total - Admission category and applicant type for the immigrant population in private households who landed between 1980 and 2016 - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 72 36,510 16,205 20,305 22,665 11,085 11,575
Economic immigrantsCensus data footnote 73 19,515 9,190 10,320 13,205 6,735 6,470
Principal applicantsCensus data footnote 74 8,470 4,595 3,880 5,115 3,595 1,520
Secondary applicantsCensus data footnote 75 11,040 4,600 6,445 8,090 3,140 4,950
Immigrants sponsored by familyCensus data footnote 76 13,905 5,415 8,490 6,100 2,625 3,475
RefugeesCensus data footnote 77 2,770 1,460 1,310 3,240 1,675 1,570
Other immigrantsCensus data footnote 78 320 145 180 110 55 60
Aboriginal population
Total - Aboriginal identity for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 79 357,695 172,625 185,065 730,710 357,860 372,855
Aboriginal identityCensus data footnote 80 17,245 7,980 9,260 29,385 14,690 14,695
Single Aboriginal responsesCensus data footnote 81 16,600 7,715 8,890 28,160 14,120 14,040
First Nations (North American Indian)Census data footnote 82 9,940 4,600 5,340 17,575 8,555 9,015
Métis 6,535 3,065 3,470 10,200 5,370 4,835
Inuk (Inuit) 130 50 80 385 190 190
Multiple Aboriginal responsesCensus data footnote 83 340 160 180 470 210 260
Aboriginal responses not included elsewhereCensus data footnote 84 300 110 195 750 360 390
Non-Aboriginal identity 340,450 164,645 175,805 701,325 343,170 358,155
Total - Population by Registered or Treaty Indian status for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 85 357,690 172,625 185,065 730,705 357,855 372,850
Registered or Treaty IndianCensus data footnote 86 7,490 3,400 4,095 14,305 7,085 7,225
Not a Registered or Treaty Indian 350,195 169,225 180,970 716,405 350,775 365,625
Total - Aboriginal ancestry for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 87 357,690 172,625 185,065 730,710 357,860 372,850
Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 88 4,645 2,270 2,375 12,785 6,335 6,450
Single Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 89 4,565 2,215 2,345 12,495 6,175 6,320
First Nations (North American Indian) single ancestryCensus data footnote 82 4,010 1,925 2,085 10,635 5,200 5,435
Métis single ancestry 520 280 240 1,695 900 800
Inuit single ancestry 30 10 20 165 75 85
Multiple Aboriginal ancestries (only)Census data footnote 90 80 55 30 290 165 130
First Nations (North American Indian) and Métis ancestries 55 40 15 235 125 110
First Nations (North American Indian) and Inuit ancestries 25 10 15 25 15 15
Métis and Inuit ancestries 0 0 0 20 20 0
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis and Inuit ancestries 0 0 0 10 0 0
Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 91 17,280 7,930 9,350 33,795 16,295 17,500
Single Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 92 16,460 7,605 8,855 32,505 15,690 16,815
First Nations (North American Indian) and non-Aboriginal ancestries 10,540 4,905 5,635 24,255 11,640 12,615
Métis and non-Aboriginal ancestries 5,745 2,615 3,130 7,765 3,810 3,955
Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 175 85 90 480 240 245
Multiple Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 93 825 325 495 1,295 600 690
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis and non-Aboriginal ancestries 785 315 480 1,165 540 630
First Nations (North American Indian), Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 0 0 0 60 30 30
Métis, Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 30 10 20 40 20 25
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis, Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 0 0 0 25 15 10
Non-Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 94 335,765 162,430 173,335 684,125 335,230 348,895
Visible minority population
Total - Visible minority for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 95 357,690 172,630 185,065 730,710 357,855 372,850
Total visible minority populationCensus data footnote 96 50,310 23,470 26,835 24,535 12,470 12,070
South AsianCensus data footnote 97 10,220 5,180 5,040 2,535 1,385 1,150
Chinese 16,345 7,555 8,795 3,925 1,970 1,955
Black 3,445 1,810 1,635 7,000 3,540 3,460
Filipino 6,070 2,335 3,730 1,980 835 1,145
Latin American 2,570 1,195 1,370 1,285 650 635
Arab 1,480 865 615 2,960 1,650 1,310
Southeast AsianCensus data footnote 98 2,540 1,170 1,370 1,230 600 630
West AsianCensus data footnote 99 1,095 550 540 730 415 320
Korean 2,090 940 1,155 1,685 885 800
Japanese 2,485 975 1,520 230 70 160
Visible minority, n.i.e.Census data footnote 100 470 210 260 305 135 175
Multiple visible minoritiesCensus data footnote 101 1,500 685 815 675 345 330
Not a visible minorityCensus data footnote 102 307,380 149,155 158,225 706,170 345,385 360,785
Ethnic origin populationThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census data on ethnic origin
Total - Ethnic origin for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 103 357,690 172,630 185,065 730,705 357,860 372,850
North American Aboriginal origins 21,925 10,195 11,730 46,585 22,625 23,955
First Nations (North American Indian) 15,430 7,205 8,230 36,405 17,570 18,840
Inuit 260 120 145 830 420 410
Métis 7,135 3,255 3,880 10,960 5,435 5,530
Other North American origins 92,140 45,525 46,610 428,865 209,615 219,250
Acadian 535 280 255 29,505 14,455 15,060
American 8,485 3,960 4,520 7,175 3,575 3,605
Canadian 86,000 42,575 43,425 407,370 199,020 208,350
New Brunswicker 10 10 0 240 135 105
Newfoundlander 145 95 50 445 190 250
Nova Scotian 15 0 10 65 40 25
Ontarian 25 0 30 0 0 10
Québécois 275 125 155 770 410 365
Other North American origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 104 30 10 20 20 20 0
European origins 279,965 134,765 145,205 424,850 206,715 218,135
British Isles origins 215,945 104,040 111,900 314,655 151,970 162,690
Channel Islander 95 45 50 125 45 85
Cornish 135 80 60 45 25 20
English 140,510 67,335 73,180 168,205 80,795 87,415
Irish 73,170 33,440 39,730 147,245 69,515 77,730
Manx 240 125 120 45 40 10
Scottish 98,475 46,700 51,775 134,455 64,400 70,055
Welsh 14,140 6,515 7,625 10,110 4,825 5,290
British Isles origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 105 14,995 6,940 8,055 10,640 4,885 5,755
French origins 38,815 17,640 21,180 163,270 79,105 84,165
Alsatian 25 20 10 15 10 0
Breton 30 15 20 55 30 30
Corsican 15 10 10 0 0 0
French 38,775 17,610 21,165 163,245 79,090 84,155
Western European origins (except French origins) 71,290 33,945 37,345 49,825 24,100 25,725
Austrian 4,260 1,950 2,315 1,000 530 475
Bavarian 50 15 35 0 0 0
Belgian 2,095 1,000 1,095 1,470 650 815
Dutch 17,790 8,480 9,310 15,230 7,290 7,945
Flemish 235 85 145 100 65 40
Frisian 95 45 45 40 25 15
German 50,440 24,010 26,430 34,205 16,575 17,630
Luxembourger 55 0 50 0 10 0
Swiss 2,775 1,350 1,420 1,145 545 595
Western European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 106 105 50 60 35 20 15
Northern European origins (except British Isles origins) 31,500 14,880 16,620 10,400 5,080 5,320
Danish 6,075 2,955 3,120 3,960 1,885 2,075
Finnish 2,710 1,270 1,445 465 235 225
Icelandic 2,645 1,255 1,385 250 135 115
Norwegian 12,130 5,690 6,445 3,330 1,650 1,680
Swedish 9,380 4,280 5,095 2,010 1,010 1,005
Northern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 107 1,645 845 795 820 410 410
Eastern European origins 46,440 22,090 24,345 11,590 5,600 5,995
Bulgarian 285 130 155 155 60 100
Byelorussian 215 110 100 85 45 40
Czech 2,015 925 1,085 435 215 225
Czechoslovakian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 108 610 275 335 175 80 100
Estonian 400 160 240 100 35 60
Hungarian 4,930 2,395 2,530 1,280 615 665
Latvian 510 255 260 185 105 80
Lithuanian 840 415 420 325 165 160
Moldovan 75 30 40 35 20 15
Polish 13,610 6,510 7,100 3,445 1,670 1,780
Romanian 2,340 1,085 1,255 945 485 460
Russian 8,565 4,130 4,435 2,260 1,015 1,245
Slovak 745 355 385 250 130 125
Ukrainian 19,410 9,090 10,320 3,535 1,750 1,785
Eastern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 109 350 165 190 70 25 45
Southern European origins 24,660 11,670 12,990 13,450 6,560 6,890
Albanian 205 130 75 120 65 55
Bosnian 95 40 55 120 65 55
Catalan 30 15 10 10 10 0
Croatian 1,745 925 820 310 120 190
Cypriot 35 10 25 30 20 10
Greek 1,990 930 1,055 950 485 465
Italian 11,665 5,585 6,080 7,460 3,615 3,845
Kosovar 10 0 0 0 0 0
Macedonian 100 50 50 80 35 45
Maltese 310 150 160 115 45 65
Montenegrin 30 20 10 20 20 0
Portuguese 3,365 1,560 1,805 1,785 840 945
Serbian 610 295 315 130 90 35
Sicilian 70 35 35 15 10 0
Slovenian 445 225 225 130 60 60
Spanish 4,750 2,065 2,680 2,555 1,220 1,330
Yugoslavian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 110 570 275 295 120 55 65
Southern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 111 65 50 20 20 10 10
Other European origins 3,420 1,710 1,705 1,805 960 840
Basque 130 60 70 90 50 40
Jewish 1,675 830 845 785 410 375
Roma (Gypsy) 100 40 60 30 20 15
Slavic, n.o.s.Census data footnote 112 70 35 30 30 10 15
Other European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 113 1,470 755 710 875 480 395
Caribbean origins 2,245 1,020 1,225 2,275 1,045 1,230
Antiguan 15 10 0 0 0 0
Bahamian 10 0 0 35 15 15
Barbadian 165 65 105 100 60 40
Bermudan 70 35 35 130 40 90
Carib 0 10 0 10 0 0
Cuban 140 50 95 235 135 100
Dominican 60 15 45 80 35 40
Grenadian 60 15 40 20 0 15
Guadeloupean 0 0 0 35 20 15
Haitian 100 60 35 305 140 160
Jamaican 980 480 505 750 350 395
Kittitian/Nevisian 10 10 10 10 10 0
Martinican 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montserratan 10 10 0 0 0 0
Puerto Rican 70 25 50 85 40 40
St. Lucian 10 0 10 15 10 10
Trinidadian/Tobagonian 290 135 155 150 70 75
Vincentian/Grenadinian 15 15 10 45 10 35
West Indian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 114 215 85 130 245 110 135
Caribbean origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 115 145 75 65 185 65 120
Latin, Central and South American origins 4,965 2,225 2,735 2,135 1,110 1,025
Aboriginal from Central/South America (except Arawak and Maya) 220 95 120 65 40 25
Arawak 0 0 0 0 0 0
Argentinian 165 55 110 30 10 20
Belizean 15 0 10 0 0 10
Bolivian 40 20 20 55 35 20
Brazilian 280 115 170 60 15 45
Chilean 405 185 220 95 40 55
Colombian 465 210 260 265 105 160
Costa Rican 105 50 55 30 15 15
Ecuadorian 125 55 70 30 20 10
Guatemalan 155 85 75 125 40 85
Guyanese 180 70 110 115 50 70
Hispanic 75 40 35 75 35 35
Honduran 55 25 30 50 20 25
Maya 75 30 45 90 45 45
Mexican 1,880 870 1,010 700 395 300
Nicaraguan 150 80 65 20 20 0
Panamanian 20 10 20 15 15 0
Paraguayan 25 10 15 0 0 0
Peruvian 190 85 105 90 45 45
Salvadorean 220 100 120 135 95 40
Uruguayan 10 0 0 10 0 0
Venezuelan 90 30 60 60 35 30
Latin, Central and South American origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 116 295 150 145 110 65 50
African origins 5,070 2,610 2,460 6,705 3,535 3,170
Central and West African origins 505 245 255 1,835 1,045 790
Akan 0 0 0 20 10 10
Angolan 0 0 0 25 10 10
Ashanti 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beninese 10 0 0 0 10 0
Burkinabe 0 0 0 75 50 30
Cameroonian 10 0 0 150 110 40
Chadian 20 10 10 0 0 0
Congolese 65 25 40 415 250 165
Edo 0 0 0 10 0 0
Ewe 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gabonese 0 0 0 15 10 0
Gambian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ghanaian 70 40 30 90 55 35
Guinean 0 0 0 175 125 50
Ibo 10 10 0 80 55 25
Ivorian 25 0 25 60 30 30
Liberian 0 0 0 80 45 35
Malian 15 10 10 125 55 65
Malinké 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nigerian 215 115 100 230 115 115
Peulh 0 0 0 40 25 20
Senegalese 25 25 10 105 45 60
Sierra Leonean 20 0 15 20 0 20
Togolese 15 10 0 40 20 25
Wolof 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yoruba 10 0 0 50 25 25
Central and West African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 117 70 35 35 225 135 90
North African origins 860 480 380 1,200 705 495
Algerian 25 25 0 190 90 90
Berber 20 15 0 180 105 70
Coptic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dinka 0 0 0 0 0 0
Egyptian 395 220 175 210 130 80
Libyan 175 110 60 185 85 100
Maure 0 0 0 0 0 0
Moroccan 175 95 80 365 255 115
Sudanese 30 15 15 15 10 10
Tunisian 60 35 25 140 80 60
North African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 118 20 0 15 15 10 10
Southern and East African origins 2,225 1,110 1,115 1,050 565 485
Afrikaner 125 60 60 0 0 0
Amhara 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bantu, n.o.s.Census data footnote 119 10 10 10 30 25 0
Burundian 10 0 10 105 55 50
Djiboutian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Eritrean 65 30 35 115 80 40
Ethiopian 220 105 115 180 105 70
Harari 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kenyan 165 90 75 10 0 0
Malagasy 0 0 0 60 20 35
Mauritian 35 20 20 0 10 0
Oromo 20 10 15 30 10 20
Rwandan 70 35 35 105 50 55
Seychellois 0 0 0 10 0 10
Somali 130 70 60 30 25 0
South African 1,140 565 575 225 95 130
Tanzanian 25 15 10 0 0 0
Tigrian 10 0 0 0 0 0
Ugandan 50 30 10 25 15 15
Zambian 30 15 15 25 10 15
Zimbabwean 65 40 30 60 30 30
Zulu 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern and East African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 120 155 80 75 80 40 40
Other African origins 1,560 800 760 2,850 1,360 1,485
Black, n.o.s.Census data footnote 121 220 115 105 385 140 245
Other African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 122 1,365 700 670 2,475 1,225 1,245
Asian origins 46,940 21,645 25,295 19,410 9,775 9,635
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins 4,675 2,365 2,310 6,835 3,590 3,240
Afghan 165 90 75 25 10 20
Arab, n.o.s.Census data footnote 123 360 195 160 590 300 295
Armenian 300 150 150 115 60 50
Assyrian 20 15 10 15 10 0
Azerbaijani 40 25 20 10 0 10
Georgian 40 25 15 10 10 10
Hazara 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iranian 1,460 690 765 665 365 305
Iraqi 110 75 35 105 50 55
Israeli 150 75 70 175 85 90
Jordanian 115 70 45 180 105 75
Kazakh 25 10 20 0 10 0
Kurd 30 25 10 80 45 30
Kuwaiti 15 10 10 0 0 0
Kyrgyz 10 0 10 0 0 0
Lebanese 700 335 370 2,825 1,435 1,395
Palestinian 165 80 80 75 40 30
Pashtun 0 0 0 20 10 10
Saudi Arabian 240 140 100 85 65 20
Syrian 400 195 210 1,685 865 825
Tajik 15 10 0 0 0 0
Tatar 50 20 35 25 10 15
Turk 410 220 185 235 150 85
Turkmen 25 10 15 10 15 0
Uighur 25 15 15 0 0 0
Uzbek 10 0 0 40 25 10
Yemeni 20 15 10 35 20 15
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 124 200 105 95 50 35 15
South Asian origins 10,780 5,475 5,310 2,975 1,590 1,385
Bangladeshi 65 30 40 150 95 55
Bengali 40 20 25 50 40 10
Bhutanese 20 0 10 35 20 15
East Indian 9,180 4,640 4,535 2,150 1,105 1,045
Goan 75 50 25 0 0 0
Gujarati 60 25 35 0 0 0
Kashmiri 0 0 0 10 0 0
Nepali 105 30 80 160 75 90
Pakistani 460 270 190 255 160 100
Punjabi 760 385 370 45 35 15
Sinhalese 15 0 10 15 0 10
Sri Lankan 165 65 95 100 45 55
Tamil 65 30 30 25 15 10
South Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 125 200 95 100 85 50 35
East and Southeast Asian origins 31,815 14,000 17,820 9,640 4,610 5,030
Burmese 65 20 40 25 15 10
Cambodian (Khmer) 230 125 105 60 30 30
Chinese 17,825 8,195 9,625 4,480 2,230 2,250
Filipino 6,650 2,630 4,025 2,130 870 1,265
Hmong 0 0 0 0 0 0
Indonesian 405 145 260 100 30 65
Japanese 2,975 1,170 1,810 305 115 185
Karen 0 0 0 65 30 35
Korean 2,150 975 1,175 1,675 875 795
Laotian 90 60 35 0 10 0
Malaysian 290 105 185 30 15 15
Mongolian 75 40 35 45 30 15
Singaporean 60 35 30 10 10 0
Taiwanese 435 165 270 60 30 30
Thai 500 180 320 100 30 70
Tibetan 25 10 15 0 0 0
Vietnamese 1,660 775 885 885 450 435
East and Southeast Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 126 45 0 40 10 0 10
Other Asian origins 180 80 100 110 70 45
Other Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 127 180 80 100 115 65 45
Oceania origins 2,560 1,220 1,345 470 210 260
Australian 1,330 620 715 290 120 165
New Zealander 615 335 280 135 70 70
Pacific Islands origins 715 325 390 55 30 20
Fijian 125 75 45 0 0 0
Hawaiian 305 130 175 30 10 15
Maori 155 55 105 10 10 0
Polynesian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 128 50 25 30 10 0 10
Samoan 75 45 25 0 0 0
Pacific Islands origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 129 40 25 10 10 10 0
Household characteristics
Total - Private households by tenure - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 130 162,740 ... ... 319,770 ... ...
Owner 101,885 ... ... 238,040 ... ...
Renter 60,745 ... ... 79,865 ... ...
Band housing 105 ... ... 1,865 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by condominium status - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 131 162,740 ... ... 319,770 ... ...
Condominium 29,950 ... ... 10,580 ... ...
Not condominium 132,785 ... ... 309,195 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 132 162,735 ... ... 319,775 ... ...
No bedrooms 2,290 ... ... 680 ... ...
1 bedroom 31,835 ... ... 28,370 ... ...
2 bedrooms 47,240 ... ... 88,115 ... ...
3 bedrooms 43,630 ... ... 125,865 ... ...
4 or more bedrooms 37,735 ... ... 76,745 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 133 162,735 ... ... 319,770 ... ...
1 to 4 rooms 57,740 ... ... 66,540 ... ...
5 rooms 23,950 ... ... 56,365 ... ...
6 rooms 20,065 ... ... 54,070 ... ...
7 rooms 17,100 ... ... 45,825 ... ...
8 or more rooms 43,875 ... ... 96,970 ... ...
Average number of rooms per dwelling 5.9 ... ... 6.5 ... ...
Total - Private households by number of persons per room - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 134 162,735 ... ... 319,770 ... ...
One person or fewer per room 161,305 ... ... 318,195 ... ...
More than 1 person per room 1,435 ... ... 1,575 ... ...
Total - Private households by housing suitability - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 135 162,740 ... ... 319,770 ... ...
Suitable 156,960 ... ... 312,370 ... ...
Not suitable 5,775 ... ... 7,405 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by period of construction - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 136 162,735 ... ... 319,770 ... ...
1960 or before 39,550 ... ... 76,690 ... ...
1961 to 1980 52,575 ... ... 98,720 ... ...
1981 to 1990 23,740 ... ... 45,630 ... ...
1991 to 2000 19,665 ... ... 39,825 ... ...
2001 to 2005 7,870 ... ... 19,090 ... ...
2006 to 2010 11,240 ... ... 22,530 ... ...
2011 to 2016Census data footnote 137 8,105 ... ... 17,290 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 138 162,735 ... ... 319,770 ... ...
Only regular maintenance or minor repairs needed 154,020 ... ... 293,155 ... ...
Major repairs needed 8,720 ... ... 26,625 ... ...
Total - Private households by number of household maintainers - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 139 162,735 ... ... 319,770 ... ...
1 household maintainer 92,345 ... ... 195,585 ... ...
2 household maintainers 65,350 ... ... 120,195 ... ...
3 or more household maintainers 5,040 ... ... 3,995 ... ...
Total - Private households by age of primary household maintainers - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 140 162,740 ... ... 319,775 ... ...
15 to 24 years 6,970 ... ... 10,375 ... ...
25 to 34 years 22,560 ... ... 38,585 ... ...
35 to 44 years 23,675 ... ... 50,050 ... ...
45 to 54 years 29,330 ... ... 61,860 ... ...
55 to 64 years 33,020 ... ... 68,145 ... ...
65 to 74 years 26,780 ... ... 53,435 ... ...
75 to 84 years 14,120 ... ... 27,655 ... ...
85 years and over 6,270 ... ... 9,675 ... ...
Total - Owner and tenant households with household total income greater than zero, in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings by shelter-cost-to-income ratio - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 141 159,765 ... ... 314,325 ... ...
Spending less than 30% of income on shelter costs 114,200 ... ... 261,385 ... ...
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs 45,565 ... ... 52,935 ... ...
30% to less than 100% 38,770 ... ... 47,190 ... ...
Total - Owner households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data 99,610 ... ... 235,950 ... ...
% of owner households with a mortgageCensus data footnote 142 57.1 ... ... 55.9 ... ...
% of owner households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costsCensus data footnote 141 19.0 ... ... 10.3 ... ...
Median monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,199 ... ... 741 ... ...
Average monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,410 ... ... 876 ... ...
Median value of dwellings ($)Census data footnote 144 590,424 ... ... 150,010 ... ...
Average value of dwellings ($)Census data footnote 144 637,064 ... ... 170,071 ... ...
Total - Tenant households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data 60,400 ... ... 79,370 ... ...
% of tenant households in subsidized housingCensus data footnote 145 12.1 ... ... 14.4 ... ...
% of tenant households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costsCensus data footnote 141 44.3 ... ... 36.5 ... ...
Median monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,004 ... ... 704 ... ...
Average monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,117 ... ... 741 ... ...
Highest certificate, diploma or degree
Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 146 309,545 148,140 161,410 620,395 301,650 318,745
No certificate, diploma or degree 37,035 19,235 17,795 136,745 71,600 65,140
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificateCensus data footnote 147 88,060 41,940 46,120 176,750 85,345 91,405
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 184,455 86,960 97,500 306,895 144,700 162,200
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma 25,065 18,350 6,715 56,595 39,965 16,630
Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 148 10,050 5,545 4,510 29,630 17,320 12,315
Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 149 15,015 12,805 2,210 26,965 22,645 4,320
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma 60,025 23,620 36,400 135,065 56,055 79,005
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level 8,880 3,305 5,575 11,610 3,995 7,620
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above 90,490 41,685 48,805 103,630 44,685 58,945
Bachelor's degree 55,765 24,495 31,265 73,330 30,165 43,165
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level 5,945 2,545 3,395 6,735 2,795 3,935
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry 2,740 1,660 1,080 2,755 1,600 1,160
Master's degree 20,705 9,605 11,100 17,745 8,170 9,585
Earned doctorateCensus data footnote 150 5,345 3,375 1,965 3,065 1,955 1,110
Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 146 196,010 94,585 101,425 400,785 194,715 206,070
No certificate, diploma or degree 14,300 8,595 5,700 55,645 32,390 23,260
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificateCensus data footnote 147 48,570 24,315 24,255 114,330 56,430 57,895
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 133,145 61,670 71,470 230,810 105,890 124,915
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma 17,060 12,760 4,300 37,710 26,335 11,375
Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 148 6,695 3,790 2,905 19,900 11,430 8,475
Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 149 10,365 8,970 1,395 17,805 14,905 2,900
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma 44,060 17,740 26,320 104,595 43,695 60,900
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level 5,835 2,310 3,530 7,685 2,660 5,020
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above 66,185 28,855 37,325 80,825 33,195 47,625
Bachelor's degree 41,855 17,820 24,035 57,560 23,115 34,450
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level 4,140 1,700 2,435 5,160 1,920 3,240
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry 1,855 955 900 2,190 1,110 1,080
Master's degree 15,295 6,675 8,620 13,730 5,770 7,960
Earned doctorateCensus data footnote 150 3,040 1,710 1,330 2,190 1,285 905
Major field of study - Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2016
Total - Major field of study - Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2016 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 151 309,545 148,140 161,410 620,395 301,645 318,745
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 152 125,090 61,175 63,910 313,495 156,945 156,545
Education 13,870 3,715 10,160 25,570 6,725 18,845
13. Education 13,870 3,715 10,155 25,565 6,720 18,845
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 8,035 3,340 4,690 6,140 2,800 3,335
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services 900 730 175 1,155 905 250
50. Visual and performing arts 7,130 2,610 4,520 4,990 1,900 3,085
Humanities 11,985 4,825 7,155 12,430 5,245 7,190
16. Aboriginal and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics 1,585 430 1,160 1,040 255 785
23. English language and literature/letters 3,870 1,215 2,655 2,395 715 1,675
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities 2,170 820 1,350 3,055 1,065 1,990
30A Interdisciplinary humanitiesCensus data footnote 153 125 45 80 55 20 35
38. Philosophy and religious studies 790 505 285 725 455 270
39. Theology and religious vocations 825 525 295 2,150 1,325 825
54. History 2,100 1,175 925 2,190 1,185 1,005
55. French language and literature/letters 515 105 410 830 220 605
Social and behavioural sciences and law 26,150 10,120 16,030 23,780 6,945 16,835
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies 555 150 410 190 35 155
09. Communication, journalism and related programs 2,060 720 1,335 1,725 710 1,015
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences 3,245 325 2,920 6,015 305 5,710
22. Legal professions and studies 3,740 1,385 2,350 3,935 1,325 2,615
30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciencesCensus data footnote 154 610 245 365 420 95 325
42. Psychology 5,090 1,655 3,430 5,075 1,355 3,725
45. Social sciences 10,850 5,635 5,220 6,420 3,120 3,300
Business, management and public administration 33,050 12,775 20,280 67,605 19,470 48,135
30.16 Accounting and computer science 45 30 20 230 35 190
44. Public administration and social service professions 3,750 1,130 2,625 5,670 1,010 4,660
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services 29,250 11,615 17,640 61,705 18,425 43,285
Physical and life sciences and technologies 8,910 4,885 4,025 7,625 3,930 3,700
26. Biological and biomedical sciences 4,260 1,955 2,310 3,320 1,525 1,800
30.01 Biological and physical sciences 1,305 610 695 1,845 825 1,025
30C Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciencesCensus data footnote 155 60 10 50 130 30 100
40. Physical sciences 3,045 2,255 780 1,720 1,265 455
41. Science technologies/technicians 240 60 185 610 285 325
Mathematics, computer and information sciences 7,090 4,720 2,370 11,275 7,185 4,095
11. Computer and information sciences and support services 5,380 3,915 1,465 9,975 6,640 3,335
25. Library science 615 100 520 620 95 525
27. Mathematics and statistics 985 630 360 620 395 225
30D Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciencesCensus data footnote 156 105 80 20 55 45 10
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies 30,390 27,800 2,595 70,800 67,070 3,735
04. Architecture and related services 1,225 795 430 500 365 140
14. Engineering 5,945 5,140 810 8,020 7,015 1,010
15. Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields 6,365 5,620 745 13,010 11,575 1,430
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation 20 0 25 0 0 0
46. Construction trades 8,175 7,990 185 18,910 18,555 350
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians 5,305 5,105 200 20,075 19,570 505
48. Precision production 3,345 3,150 200 10,290 9,985 300
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 3,970 2,435 1,535 6,370 4,715 1,650
01. Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences 1,960 1,115 845 2,970 1,840 1,130
03. Natural resources and conservation 2,010 1,325 690 3,395 2,875 520
Health and related fields 30,635 6,735 23,905 49,795 7,490 42,305
31. Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies 2,025 1,080 945 2,770 1,325 1,445
51. Health professions and related programs 27,715 5,090 22,630 46,160 5,600 40,550
60. Dental, medical and veterinary residency programs 890 565 330 870 565 305
Personal, protective and transportation services 10,340 5,595 4,740 25,460 13,110 12,355
12. Personal and culinary services 6,580 2,530 4,050 13,835 2,735 11,095
28. Military science, leadership and operational art 150 135 10 105 95 10
29. Military technologies and applied sciences 265 235 25 390 355 40
43. Security and protective services 1,440 985 455 4,665 3,795 875
49. Transportation and materials moving 1,905 1,710 195 6,465 6,135 325
Other 35 20 15 50 25 25
30.99 Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies, other 35 20 15 45 25 20
Total - Major field of study - Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2016 for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 151 196,015 94,585 101,425 400,780 194,710 206,070
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 152 62,870 32,915 29,955 169,970 88,820 81,150
Education 8,310 2,110 6,195 16,350 3,830 12,520
13. Education 8,310 2,110 6,195 16,350 3,835 12,515
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 5,965 2,435 3,530 4,690 2,140 2,550
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services 615 470 140 830 630 200
50. Visual and performing arts 5,350 1,965 3,390 3,860 1,510 2,350
Humanities 8,185 3,175 5,010 8,810 3,450 5,360
16. Aboriginal and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics 1,090 255 835 820 195 625
23. English language and literature/letters 2,645 800 1,845 1,725 490 1,235
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities 1,610 605 1,000 2,125 650 1,475
30A Interdisciplinary humanitiesCensus data footnote 153 75 35 45 35 10 30
38. Philosophy and religious studies 490 310 185 500 295 215
39. Theology and religious vocations 515 295 215 1,460 860 595
54. History 1,470 830 640 1,630 855 775
55. French language and literature/letters 290 45 240 520 100 420
Social and behavioural sciences and law 19,650 7,185 12,465 18,970 5,210 13,760
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies 410 95 315 135 20 115
09. Communication, journalism and related programs 1,745 590 1,155 1,500 630 870
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences 2,485 250 2,235 4,685 235 4,450
22. Legal professions and studies 2,815 865 1,945 3,280 940 2,340
30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciencesCensus data footnote 154 515 225 295 335 70 260
42. Psychology 3,480 1,030 2,450 4,015 980 3,035
45. Social sciences 8,205 4,130 4,075 5,015 2,330 2,680
Business, management and public administration 24,535 9,265 15,270 52,915 15,055 37,860
30.16 Accounting and computer science 30 15 15 215 40 175
44. Public administration and social service professions 2,655 705 1,945 4,505 735 3,770
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services 21,845 8,540 13,310 48,190 14,280 33,915
Physical and life sciences and technologies 6,230 3,180 3,050 5,620 2,710 2,905
26. Biological and biomedical sciences 3,215 1,410 1,800 2,580 1,135 1,445
30.01 Biological and physical sciences 925 430 495 1,275 540 730
30C Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciencesCensus data footnote 155 35 0 30 110 20 95
40. Physical sciences 1,925 1,310 615 1,185 820 370
41. Science technologies/technicians 135 30 105 465 195 270
Mathematics, computer and information sciences 5,815 3,975 1,840 9,710 6,285 3,425
11. Computer and information sciences and support services 4,800 3,520 1,285 8,815 5,910 2,905
25. Library science 365 70 290 415 70 345
27. Mathematics and statistics 570 325 245 430 265 170
30D Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciencesCensus data footnote 156 80 60 20 55 50 0
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies 21,585 19,480 2,105 51,150 47,940 3,210
04. Architecture and related services 855 505 350 395 270 120
14. Engineering 4,245 3,545 695 6,230 5,295 935
15. Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields 4,395 3,810 585 10,405 9,135 1,270
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation 10 0 15 0 0 0
46. Construction trades 5,995 5,840 155 13,110 12,825 290
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians 3,755 3,595 160 14,025 13,635 395
48. Precision production 2,325 2,175 145 6,980 6,770 210
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 3,065 1,770 1,295 5,010 3,575 1,430
01. Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences 1,455 805 650 2,355 1,395 960
03. Natural resources and conservation 1,610 965 645 2,655 2,185 470
Health and related fields 22,140 4,910 17,225 38,135 5,850 32,285
31. Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies 1,635 845 790 2,145 1,060 1,085
51. Health professions and related programs 19,950 3,770 16,180 35,295 4,385 30,905
60. Dental, medical and veterinary residency programs 555 295 260 695 405 285
Personal, protective and transportation services 7,645 4,180 3,465 19,415 9,810 9,600
12. Personal and culinary services 4,880 1,980 2,900 10,520 1,945 8,575
28. Military science, leadership and operational art 100 85 10 95 85 10
29. Military technologies and applied sciences 170 145 20 220 190 35
43. Security and protective services 1,090 725 365 3,460 2,760 705
49. Transportation and materials moving 1,405 1,235 165 5,115 4,835 285
Other 30 15 15 45 25 20
30.99 Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies, other 30 15 15 40 25 15
Location of study compared with province or territory of residence with countries outside Canada
Total - Location of study compared with province or territory of residence with countries outside Canada for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 157 309,550 148,140 161,410 620,390 301,650 318,745
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 125,090 61,175 63,910 313,495 156,945 156,545
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 158 184,460 86,960 97,500 306,900 144,700 162,200
Location of study inside Canada 155,000 72,975 82,025 290,645 136,490 154,155
Same as province or territory of residence 109,025 50,515 58,505 229,835 106,610 123,230
Different than province or territory of residence 45,980 22,460 23,515 60,810 29,880 30,925
Location of study outside CanadaCensus data footnote 159 29,455 13,985 15,470 16,255 8,205 8,050
United StatesCensus data footnote 160 7,470 3,850 3,620 5,360 2,675 2,685
Philippines 2,555 795 1,760 920 285 635
India 1,125 590 535 460 230 230
United KingdomCensus data footnote 161 6,635 3,510 3,130 1,995 1,175 815
ChinaCensus data footnote 162 1,610 635 970 1,105 550 555
France 280 125 155 660 370 290
Other 9,785 4,485 5,300 5,755 2,920 2,835
Total - Location of study compared with province or territory of residence with countries outside Canada for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 157 196,010 94,585 101,430 400,785 194,715 206,070
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 62,870 32,910 29,960 169,970 88,815 81,155
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 158 133,140 61,675 71,470 230,815 105,895 124,920
Location of study inside Canada 114,530 53,585 60,945 218,710 100,175 118,535
Same as province or territory of residence 84,275 38,790 45,485 172,760 78,520 94,240
Different than province or territory of residence 30,255 14,795 15,455 45,950 21,660 24,295
Location of study outside CanadaCensus data footnote 159 18,610 8,085 10,525 12,105 5,715 6,380
United StatesCensus data footnote 160 4,200 1,990 2,210 3,460 1,555 1,905
Philippines 2,295 690 1,605 875 260 615
India 855 385 470 345 160 180
United KingdomCensus data footnote 161 2,815 1,395 1,420 1,070 575 490
ChinaCensus data footnote 162 1,360 550 810 1,025 475 550
France 205 85 115 525 300 225
Other 6,880 2,985 3,895 4,800 2,390 2,415
Labour force status
Total - Population aged 15 years and over by Labour force status - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 163 309,550 148,140 161,410 620,390 301,650 318,745
In the labour force 198,460 100,245 98,220 381,790 197,005 184,790
Employed 187,335 94,225 93,110 339,045 170,050 168,995
Unemployed 11,125 6,015 5,105 42,745 26,950 15,795
Not in the labour force 111,090 47,900 63,195 238,600 104,645 133,955
Participation rate 64.1 67.7 60.9 61.5 65.3 58.0
Employment rate 60.5 63.6 57.7 54.7 56.4 53.0
Unemployment rate 5.6 6.0 5.2 11.2 13.7 8.5
Work activity during the reference year
Total population aged 15 years and over by work activity during the reference year - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 164 309,550 148,140 161,410 620,390 301,645 318,745
Did not workCensus data footnote 165 101,040 43,220 57,815 217,930 94,105 123,825
Worked 208,510 104,915 103,595 402,465 207,540 194,920
Worked full year, full timeCensus data footnote 166 100,380 55,105 45,275 201,230 106,785 94,450
Worked part year and/or part timeCensus data footnote 167 108,130 49,810 58,320 201,225 100,760 100,475
Average weeks worked in reference year 42.5 43.0 42.0 41.0 40.6 41.5
Class of worker
Total labour force aged 15 years and over by class of worker - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 168 198,455 100,240 98,215 381,795 197,000 184,790
Class of worker - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 3,065 1,465 1,595 7,320 3,790 3,530
All classes of workersCensus data footnote 170 195,395 98,775 96,620 374,470 193,210 181,260
Employee 168,440 82,965 85,475 342,685 173,560 169,125
Self-employedCensus data footnote 171 26,955 15,810 11,150 31,785 19,655 12,130
Occupation - National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2016
Total labour force population aged 15 years and over by occupation - National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2016 - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 172 198,460 100,240 98,215 381,790 197,005 184,790
Occupation - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 3,060 1,465 1,595 7,320 3,790 3,530
All occupationsCensus data footnote 170 195,400 98,775 96,625 374,470 193,215 181,255
0 Management occupations 21,535 12,710 8,820 34,015 20,605 13,415
1 Business, finance and administration occupations 31,250 8,950 22,295 52,695 14,200 38,495
2 Natural and applied sciences and related occupations 15,235 11,875 3,360 20,705 16,300 4,405
3 Health occupations 15,570 3,795 11,770 30,730 4,870 25,865
4 Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services 28,045 10,655 17,395 45,640 15,355 30,285
5 Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport 7,430 3,195 4,240 6,610 2,925 3,685
6 Sales and service occupations 48,300 22,060 26,245 91,035 36,535 54,505
7 Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations 21,950 20,780 1,170 59,925 57,015 2,910
8 Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations 3,560 2,760 795 14,485 12,280 2,205
9 Occupations in manufacturing and utilities 2,525 2,000 525 18,620 13,130 5,495
Industry - North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 2012
Total labour force population aged 15 years and over by Industry - North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 2012 - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 173 198,455 100,240 98,215 381,795 197,000 184,790
Industry - NAICS2012 - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 3,060 1,465 1,600 7,320 3,790 3,530
All industry categoriesCensus data footnote 170 195,400 98,775 96,620 374,470 193,210 181,260
11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 1,935 1,250 680 15,135 12,025 3,115
21 Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction 585 520 70 4,345 3,765 580
22 Utilities 485 395 90 3,350 2,615 735
23 Construction 13,225 11,925 1,300 27,795 25,195 2,595
31-33 Manufacturing 6,800 5,115 1,685 32,405 23,215 9,195
41 Wholesale trade 3,675 2,565 1,115 11,170 8,180 2,990
44-45 Retail trade 22,720 10,930 11,795 46,180 21,220 24,950
48-49 Transportation and warehousing 7,410 5,545 1,865 17,680 13,295 4,390
51 Information and cultural industries 4,105 2,350 1,755 6,615 3,700 2,915
52 Finance and insurance 6,065 2,510 3,555 12,415 4,090 8,325
53 Real estate and rental and leasing 4,105 2,115 1,990 3,830 2,245 1,585
54 Professional, scientific and technical services 16,355 9,360 7,000 17,240 9,485 7,750
55 Management of companies and enterprises 200 70 130 345 145 195
56 Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services 8,725 5,105 3,620 18,530 10,060 8,475
61 Educational services 16,005 5,745 10,265 26,090 8,180 17,905
62 Health care and social assistance 26,710 6,110 20,605 51,380 7,955 43,430
71 Arts, entertainment and recreation 5,270 2,570 2,700 5,950 3,065 2,885
72 Accommodation and food services 17,965 8,390 9,580 24,825 8,460 16,365
81 Other services (except public administration) 8,400 3,375 5,030 17,105 8,365 8,745
91 Public administration 24,630 12,840 11,790 32,090 17,960 14,135
Place of work status
Total - Place of work status for the employed labour force aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 174 187,330 94,225 93,110 339,045 170,050 168,995
Worked at home 15,755 7,700 8,055 19,445 9,485 9,955
Worked outside Canada 750 495 260 1,315 885 430
No fixed workplace address 22,665 16,505 6,160 37,925 28,630 9,300
Worked at usual place 148,165 69,525 78,640 280,360 131,055 149,310
Commuting destinationThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census commuting destination data
Total - Commuting destination for the employed labour force aged 15 years and over in private households with a usual place of work - 25% sample data 148,165 69,530 78,640 280,360 131,055 149,310
Commute within census subdivision (CSD) of residence 53,655 23,845 29,815 127,230 57,560 69,670
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) within census division (CD) of residence 90,795 43,435 47,355 97,230 44,565 52,665
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) and census division (CD) within province or territory of residence 2,745 1,615 1,130 50,560 25,155 25,410
Commute to a different province or territory 970 635 335 5,345 3,775 1,565
Main mode of commuting
Total - Main mode of commuting for the employed labour force aged 15 years and over in private households with a usual place of work or no fixed workplace address - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 175 170,835 86,035 84,800 318,285 159,680 158,605
Car, truck, van - as a driver 111,035 57,835 53,200 266,035 135,575 130,460
Car, truck, van - as a passenger 8,180 2,975 5,200 24,455 9,855 14,600
Public transit 18,610 7,685 10,925 7,290 3,600 3,690
Walked 17,640 7,870 9,775 14,650 6,900 7,755
Bicycle 11,245 6,965 4,280 1,210 800 405
Other method 4,125 2,710 1,410 4,645 2,950 1,695
Commuting duration
Total - Commuting duration for the employed labour force aged 15 years and over in private households with a usual place of work or no fixed workplace address - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 176 170,830 86,030 84,800 318,290 159,680 158,605
Less than 15 minutes 50,855 24,070 26,785 135,690 63,885 71,810
15 to 29 minutes 70,320 35,525 34,795 118,075 58,505 59,570
30 to 44 minutes 31,485 16,975 14,510 39,230 21,385 17,845
45 to 59 minutes 10,620 5,395 5,220 12,945 7,275 5,670
60 minutes and over 7,555 4,065 3,490 12,345 8,635 3,710
Time leaving for work
Total - Time leaving for work for the employed labour force aged 15 years and over in private households with a usual place of work or no fixed workplace address - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 177 170,830 86,035 84,800 318,285 159,680 158,605
Between 5 a.m. and 5:59 a.m. 7,215 4,885 2,335 17,850 12,755 5,100
Between 6 a.m. and 6:59 a.m. 27,635 16,710 10,920 51,825 30,905 20,925
Between 7 a.m. and 7:59 a.m. 46,790 23,620 23,170 112,460 55,470 56,990
Between 8 a.m. and 8:59 a.m. 42,210 18,265 23,945 64,235 25,835 38,400
Between 9 a.m. and 11:59 a.m. 22,745 9,815 12,930 25,595 9,415 16,180
Between 12 p.m. and 4:59 a.m. 24,240 12,735 11,505 46,320 25,300 21,020
Language used most often at work
Total - Language used most often at work for the population in private households aged 15 years and over who worked since January 1, 2015 - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 178 214,790 108,020 106,770 413,695 212,875 200,820
Single responses 213,545 107,485 106,065 395,120 204,270 190,850
Official languages 212,345 106,945 105,405 394,015 203,660 190,355
English 211,710 106,775 104,935 304,775 160,255 144,515
French 640 170 470 89,240 43,400 45,840
Non-official languages 1,205 540 665 1,105 615 490
Aboriginal languages 20 10 15 255 140 115
Algonquian languages 0 0 0 250 135 110
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
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 0
Cree, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Eastern Algonquian languages 0 0 0 255 135 110
Malecite 0 0 0 15 10 10
Mi'kmaq 0 0 0 240 135 110
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carrier 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chilcotin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dene 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gwich'in 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sarsi (Sarcee) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sekani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Slavey 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tutchone languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oneida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages 25 10 15 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 15 10 15 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dakota 0 0 0 0 0 0
Stoney 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tlingit 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nisga'a 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haisla 0 0 0 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Non-Aboriginal languages 1,180 530 645 855 475 380
Afro-Asiatic languages 10 10 0 160 105 50
Berber languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kabyle 0 0 0 0 0 0
Berber languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cushitic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bilen 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oromo 0 0 0 0 0 0
Somali 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Semitic languages 10 10 0 160 105 55
Amharic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arabic 10 0 0 140 100 45
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Harari 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hebrew 0 0 0 25 10 10
Maltese 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tigrigna 0 0 0 0 0 0
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 45 30 25 40 20 20
Khmer (Cambodian) 10 0 10 0 0 0
Vietnamese 45 25 15 45 20 20
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 15 10 10 15 0 10
Bikol 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cebuano 0 0 0 0 0 0
Fijian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ilocano 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malagasy 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malay 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pangasinan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 20 10 10 15 10 10
Waray-Waray 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Creole languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haitian Creole 0 0 0 0 0 0
Creole, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Creole languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dravidian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kannada 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malayalam 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tamil 0 0 0 0 0 0
Telugu 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hmong-Mien languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Indo-European languages 230 70 155 170 95 80
Albanian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Armenian 0 0 0 10 10 10
Balto-Slavic languages 55 15 40 30 10 20
Baltic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Latvian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lithuanian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavic languages 60 10 45 30 10 20
Belarusan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bosnian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bulgarian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Croatian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Czech 0 0 0 0 0 0
Macedonian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Polish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Russian 45 10 30 25 10 15
Serbian 0 0 10 0 0 0
Serbo-Croatian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slovak 10 0 0 0 0 0
Slovene (Slovenian) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ukrainian 0 0 0 10 0 0
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Celtic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scottish Gaelic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Welsh 0 0 0 0 0 0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Germanic languages 35 10 20 25 10 15
Afrikaans 0 0 0 0 0 0
Danish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dutch 15 10 10 0 0 0
Frisian 0 0 0 0 0 0
German 20 0 20 25 10 15
Icelandic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Norwegian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swedish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Vlaams (Flemish) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yiddish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Greek 0 0 0 0 0 0
Indo-Iranian languages 50 20 30 40 30 10
Indo-Aryan languages 50 25 25 0 0 0
Bengali 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gujarati 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hindi 0 10 0 0 0 0
Kashmiri 0 0 0 0 0 0
Konkani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Marathi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nepali 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 40 10 25 0 0 0
Sindhi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Urdu 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iranian languages 10 0 10 35 25 10
Kurdish 0 0 0 15 15 0
Pashto 0 0 0 0 0 0
Persian (Farsi) 10 0 0 25 15 10
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Italic (Romance) languages 85 25 60 65 35 25
Catalan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Italian 10 10 10 0 0 0
Portuguese 10 0 0 0 0 0
Romanian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Spanish 70 20 45 65 35 30
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Japanese 80 20 60 10 0 0
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Georgian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Korean 100 55 40 60 35 25
Mongolic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mongolian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Akan (Twi) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bamanankan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Edo 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ewe 0 0 0 0 0 0
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ganda 0 0 0 0 0 0
Igbo 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lingala 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rundi (Kirundi) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shona 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swahili 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wolof 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yoruba 0 0 0 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dinka 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages 50 10 45 30 20 10
American Sign Language 45 10 35 10 10 10
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 10 0 0 20 20 0
Sino-Tibetan languages 595 315 280 365 185 175
Chinese languages 600 315 280 360 185 175
Cantonese 295 165 130 35 15 25
Hakka 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mandarin 285 145 135 295 150 150
Min Dong 0 0 0 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wu (Shanghainese) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chinese, n.o.s. 20 10 10 30 25 10
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Burmese 0 0 0 0 0 0
Karenic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibetan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages 25 10 20 0 0 0
Lao 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thai 25 10 15 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 15 10 10 0 0 0
Azerbaijani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkish 15 10 10 0 10 0
Uyghur 0 0 0 0 0 0
Uzbek 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Uralic languages 0 0 10 0 0 0
Estonian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Finnish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hungarian 10 0 10 0 0 0
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Multiple responses 1,245 535 705 18,575 8,605 9,970
English and French 410 185 225 18,045 8,350 9,695
English and non-official language 805 335 470 475 240 235
French and non-official language 0 0 0 10 0 10
English, French and non-official language 20 10 15 45 15 35
Other language used regularly at work
Total - Other language(s) used regularly at work for the population in private households aged 15 years and over who worked since January 1, 2015 - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 179 214,790 108,020 106,770 413,690 212,875 200,820
None 207,345 104,650 102,700 322,045 167,900 154,150
English 1,045 365 680 44,925 21,560 23,360
French 2,995 1,475 1,520 44,415 22,175 22,240
Non-official language 3,230 1,440 1,790 2,090 1,115 975
Aboriginal 75 25 45 615 285 330
Non-Aboriginal 3,160 1,415 1,745 1,475 830 645
English and French 10 10 0 0 0 0
English and non-official language 10 0 0 55 20 35
French and non-official language 165 85 80 160 95 65
English, French and non-official language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mobility status - Place of residence 1 year ago
Total - Mobility status 1 year ago - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 180 354,665 171,125 183,545 724,030 354,435 369,600
Non-movers 296,460 142,800 153,660 641,310 314,280 327,020
Movers 58,210 28,325 29,885 82,720 40,150 42,570
Non-migrants 34,815 17,010 17,805 45,630 21,830 23,800
Migrants 23,390 11,310 12,080 37,090 18,320 18,765
Internal migrants 19,415 9,325 10,090 32,585 15,995 16,585
Intraprovincial migrants 12,385 5,785 6,605 21,995 10,555 11,445
Interprovincial migrants 7,030 3,545 3,490 10,585 5,445 5,140
External migrants 3,975 1,985 1,990 4,505 2,320 2,185
Mobility status - Place of residence 5 years ago
Total - Mobility status 5 years ago - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 181 342,025 164,865 177,155 696,160 340,310 355,845
Non-movers 192,275 92,445 99,835 480,830 237,150 243,685
Movers 149,745 72,425 77,325 215,325 103,155 112,165
Non-migrants 83,445 40,650 42,805 113,835 53,935 59,900
Migrants 66,300 31,775 34,525 101,490 49,215 52,275
Internal migrants 52,875 25,485 27,395 89,980 43,165 46,815
Intraprovincial migrants 33,155 15,780 17,370 60,645 28,475 32,165
Interprovincial migrants 19,725 9,700 10,025 29,335 14,685 14,650
External migrants 13,420 6,290 7,130 11,510 6,050 5,455

Source

Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population.

How to cite

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2017. Victoria [Census metropolitan area], British Columbia and New Brunswick [Province] (table). Census Profile. 2016 Census. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-316-X2016001. Ottawa. Released November 29, 2017.
https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/index.cfm?Lang=E (accessed May 2, 2024).

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