Census Profile, 2016 Census
Halifax, Regional municipality [Census subdivision], Nova Scotia and Shubenacadie 13, Indian reserve [Census subdivision], Nova Scotia

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Characteristic Halifax, RGM
Nova Scotia
[Census subdivision]
Shubenacadie 13, IRI
Nova Scotia
[Census subdivision]
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Total Male Female Total Male Female
Counts (unless otherwise specified)
Population and dwellings
Population, 2016Census data footnote 1 403,131 ... ... 0 ... ...
Population, 2011Census data footnote 1 390,086 r ... ... 0 ... ...
Population percentage change, 2011 to 2016 3.3 ... ... ... ... ...
Total private dwellingsCensus data footnote 2 187,338 ... ... 0 ... ...
Private dwellings occupied by usual residentsCensus data footnote 3 173,324 ... ... 0 ... ...
Population density per square kilometre 73.4 ... ... 0.0 ... ...
Land area in square kilometres 5,490.35 ... ... 3.97 ... ...
Age characteristics
Total - Age groups and average age of the population - 100% dataCensus data footnote 4 403,130 195,210 207,920 x x x
0 to 14 years 60,510 30,900 29,615 x x x
0 to 4 years 19,785 10,080 9,705 x x x
5 to 9 years 20,745 10,620 10,125 x x x
10 to 14 years 19,985 10,200 9,785 x x x
15 to 64 years 279,525 136,210 143,315 x x x
15 to 19 years 22,330 11,310 11,020 x x x
20 to 24 years 30,205 15,005 15,200 x x x
25 to 29 years 30,185 15,170 15,015 x x x
30 to 34 years 27,470 13,490 13,980 x x x
35 to 39 years 25,700 12,285 13,415 x x x
40 to 44 years 26,640 12,805 13,830 x x x
45 to 49 years 27,715 13,165 14,550 x x x
50 to 54 years 32,640 15,850 16,795 x x x
55 to 59 years 30,590 14,805 15,790 x x x
60 to 64 years 26,050 12,325 13,720 x x x
65 years and over 63,095 28,100 34,990 x x x
65 to 69 years 22,495 10,625 11,875 x x x
70 to 74 years 15,500 7,240 8,255 x x x
75 to 79 years 10,430 4,695 5,735 x x x
80 to 84 years 7,490 3,195 4,295 x x x
85 years and over 7,185 2,350 4,830 x x x
85 to 89 years 4,405 1,585 2,815 x x x
90 to 94 years 2,115 610 1,505 x x x
95 to 99 years 605 145 460 x x x
100 years and over 55 10 45 x x x
Total - Distribution (%) of the population by broad age groups - 100% data 100.0 100.0 100.0 x x x
0 to 14 years 15.0 15.8 14.2 x x x
15 to 64 years 69.3 69.8 68.9 x x x
65 years and over 15.7 14.4 16.8 x x x
85 years and over 1.8 1.2 2.3 x x x
Average age of the population 40.8 39.9 41.8 x x x
Median age of the population 41.0 39.8 42.1 x x x
Household and dwelling characteristics
Total - Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling - 100% dataCensus data footnote 5 173,325 ... ... x ... ...
Single-detached house 86,585 ... ... x ... ...
Apartment in a building that has five or more storeys 21,005 ... ... x ... ...
Other attached dwellingCensus data footnote 6 61,745 ... ... x ... ...
Semi-detached house 11,785 ... ... x ... ...
Row house 6,660 ... ... x ... ...
Apartment or flat in a duplex 6,270 ... ... x ... ...
Apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys 36,795 ... ... x ... ...
Other single-attached house 235 ... ... x ... ...
Movable dwellingCensus data footnote 7 3,995 ... ... x ... ...
Total - Private households by household size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 8 173,325 ... ... x ... ...
1 person 51,120 ... ... x ... ...
2 persons 64,375 ... ... x ... ...
3 persons 27,245 ... ... x ... ...
4 persons 21,020 ... ... x ... ...
5 or more persons 9,565 ... ... x ... ...
Number of persons in private households 397,370 ... ... x ... ...
Average household size 2.3 ... ... x ... ...
Marital status
Total - Marital status for the population aged 15 years and over - 100% dataCensus data footnote 9 342,620 164,315 178,305 x x x
Married or living common law 192,490 96,070 96,415 x x x
Married 154,005 76,885 77,125 x x x
Living common law 38,485 19,185 19,295 x x x
Not married and not living common law 150,125 68,245 81,885 x x x
Never married 102,350 52,820 49,535 x x x
Separated 9,775 4,175 5,595 x x x
Divorced 20,590 7,605 12,985 x x x
Widowed 17,410 3,650 13,765 x x x
Family characteristics
Total - Census families in private households by family size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 10 113,560 ... ... x ... ...
2 persons 62,535 ... ... x ... ...
3 persons 24,865 ... ... x ... ...
4 persons 19,235 ... ... x ... ...
5 or more persons 6,915 ... ... x ... ...
Average size of census families 2.8 ... ... x ... ...
Total number of census families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 11 113,555 ... ... x ... ...
Total couple families 94,690 ... ... x ... ...
Married couples 75,450 ... ... x ... ...
Common-law couples 19,235 ... ... x ... ...
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent 18,870 ... ... x ... ...
Female parent 15,245 ... ... x ... ...
Male parent 3,620 ... ... x ... ...
Total - Couple census families in private households - 100% data 94,685 ... ... x ... ...
Couples without children 50,605 ... ... x ... ...
Couples with children 44,075 ... ... x ... ...
1 child 19,595 ... ... x ... ...
2 children 17,945 ... ... x ... ...
3 or more children 6,545 ... ... x ... ...
Total - Lone-parent census families in private households - 100% data 18,870 ... ... x ... ...
1 child 11,930 ... ... x ... ...
2 children 5,275 ... ... x ... ...
3 or more children 1,665 ... ... x ... ...
Total - Persons not in census families in private households - 100% data 84,120 39,360 44,760 x x x
Household type
Total - Private households by household type - 100% dataCensus data footnote 12 173,325 ... ... x ... ...
One-census-family households 108,935 ... ... x ... ...
Without children in a census familyCensus data footnote 13 48,730 ... ... x ... ...
With children in a census familyCensus data footnote 14 60,205 ... ... x ... ...
Multiple-census-family households 2,285 ... ... x ... ...
Non-census-family households 62,100 ... ... x ... ...
One-person households 51,120 ... ... x ... ...
Two-or-more person non-census-family households 10,985 ... ... x ... ...
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 15 399,315 193,620 205,700 x x x
English only 347,190 170,795 176,400 x x x
French only 340 160 185 x x x
English and French 49,575 21,645 27,925 x x x
Neither English nor French 2,210 1,025 1,185 x x x
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 16 399,315 193,620 205,700 x x x
English 386,095 187,165 198,935 x x x
French 9,895 4,910 4,985 x x x
English and French 1,210 575 640 x x x
Neither English nor French 2,115 970 1,140 x x x
Official language minority (number)Census data footnote 17 10,500 5,200 5,305 x x x
Official language minority (percentage)Census data footnote 17 2.6 2.7 2.6 x x x
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 18 399,315 193,615 205,700 x x x
Single responses 394,160 191,080 203,085 x x x
Official languages 363,305 175,400 187,910 x x x
English 353,165 170,405 182,760 x x x
French 10,140 4,990 5,145 x x x
Non-official languages 30,855 15,680 15,175 x x x
Aboriginal languages 75 35 35 x x x
Algonquian languages 60 35 25 x x x
Blackfoot 0 0 0 x x x
Cree-Montagnais languages 5 5 0 x x x
Atikamekw 0 0 0 x x x
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 x x x
Moose Cree 0 0 0 x x x
Naskapi 0 0 0 x x x
Northern East Cree 0 0 0 x x x
Plains Cree 0 0 0 x x x
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 x x x
Swampy Cree 5 0 0 x x x
Woods Cree 0 0 0 x x x
Cree, n.o.s. 0 0 0 x x x
Eastern Algonquian languages 55 30 20 x x x
Malecite 0 0 0 x x x
Mi'kmaq 50 30 25 x x x
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 0 0 5 x x x
Algonquin 0 0 0 x x x
Ojibway 0 0 0 x x x
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 x x x
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 x x x
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 x x x
Athabaskan languages 0 0 5 x x x
Northern Athabaskan languages 5 0 0 x x x
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 x x x
Beaver 0 0 0 x x x
Carrier 0 0 0 x x x
Chilcotin 0 0 0 x x x
Dene 0 0 0 x x x
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 0 x x x
Gwich'in 0 0 0 x x x
Sarsi (Sarcee) 0 0 0 x x x
Sekani 0 0 0 x x x
Slavey-Hare languages 0 0 0 x x x
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 x x x
South Slavey 0 0 0 x x x
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0 x x x
Tahltan languages 0 0 0 x x x
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 x x x
Tahltan 0 0 0 x x x
Tutchone languages 0 0 0 x x x
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 x x x
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 x x x
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 x x x
Haida 0 0 0 x x x
Inuit languages 10 5 5 x x x
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 x x x
Inuktitut 10 5 5 x x x
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 x x x
Iroquoian languages 0 0 0 x x x
Cayuga 0 0 0 x x x
Mohawk 0 0 0 x x x
Oneida 0 0 0 x x x
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 x x x
Kutenai 0 0 0 x x x
Michif 0 0 0 x x x
Salish languages 0 0 0 x x x
Comox 0 0 0 x x x
Halkomelem 0 0 0 x x x
Lillooet 0 0 0 x x x
Okanagan 0 0 0 x x x
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 x x x
Squamish 0 0 0 x x x
Straits 0 0 0 x x x
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 x x x
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 x x x
Siouan languages 0 0 0 x x x
Dakota 0 0 0 x x x
Stoney 0 0 0 x x x
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 x x x
Tlingit 0 0 0 x x x
Tsimshian languages 0 0 0 x x x
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0 x x x
Nisga'a 0 0 0 x x x
Tsimshian 0 0 0 x x x
Wakashan languages 0 0 0 x x x
Haisla 0 0 0 x x x
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 x x x
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 0 0 0 x x x
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 0 0 0 x x x
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 x x x
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 0 0 0 x x x
Non-Aboriginal languages 30,780 15,645 15,140 x x x
Afro-Asiatic languages 7,020 3,850 3,170 x x x
Berber languages 10 10 0 x x x
Kabyle 0 5 5 x x x
Berber languages, n.i.e. 5 5 0 x x x
Cushitic languages 115 60 60 x x x
Bilen 5 0 0 x x x
Oromo 55 35 25 x x x
Somali 50 20 30 x x x
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 5 x x x
Semitic languages 6,895 3,780 3,115 x x x
Amharic 110 45 60 x x x
Arabic 6,430 3,545 2,880 x x x
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 5 5 5 x x x
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 5 x x x
Harari 0 0 0 x x x
Hebrew 195 110 90 x x x
Maltese 5 5 0 x x x
Tigrigna 145 65 75 x x x
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 10 5 10 x x x
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 x x x
Austro-Asiatic languages 400 195 205 x x x
Khmer (Cambodian) 5 0 5 x x x
Vietnamese 395 195 205 x x x
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 x x x
Austronesian languages 1,665 725 935 x x x
Bikol 5 0 0 x x x
Cebuano 105 50 65 x x x
Fijian 0 0 0 x x x
Hiligaynon 15 10 10 x x x
Ilocano 45 15 35 x x x
Malagasy 0 0 0 x x x
Malay 40 15 25 x x x
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 10 5 5 x x x
Pangasinan 0 5 0 x x x
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 1,420 625 790 x x x
Waray-Waray 5 0 0 x x x
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 15 5 10 x x x
Creole languages 55 40 15 x x x
Haitian Creole 5 0 0 x x x
Creole, n.o.s. 30 25 10 x x x
Creole languages, n.i.e. 25 20 10 x x x
Dravidian languages 875 510 360 x x x
Kannada 25 15 10 x x x
Malayalam 310 165 145 x x x
Tamil 260 155 100 x x x
Telugu 270 170 100 x x x
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 5 5 5 x x x
Hmong-Mien languages 0 0 0 x x x
Indo-European languages 12,660 6,405 6,255 x x x
Albanian 250 125 125 x x x
Armenian 30 25 10 x x x
Balto-Slavic languages 2,790 1,350 1,440 x x x
Baltic languages 55 15 45 x x x
Latvian 25 10 20 x x x
Lithuanian 30 5 25 x x x
Slavic languages 2,735 1,335 1,395 x x x
Belarusan 5 5 0 x x x
Bosnian 115 60 60 x x x
Bulgarian 40 20 25 x x x
Croatian 185 90 95 x x x
Czech 140 70 70 x x x
Macedonian 15 5 5 x x x
Polish 590 285 305 x x x
Russian 1,150 565 590 x x x
Serbian 110 50 60 x x x
Serbo-Croatian 80 40 40 x x x
Slovak 85 40 45 x x x
Slovene (Slovenian) 20 10 15 x x x
Ukrainian 190 95 95 x x x
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 x x x
Celtic languages 45 20 25 x x x
Scottish Gaelic 25 10 20 x x x
Welsh 15 10 5 x x x
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 5 x x x
Germanic languages 2,070 995 1,080 x x x
Afrikaans 80 40 35 x x x
Danish 95 60 40 x x x
Dutch 490 235 255 x x x
Frisian 5 0 5 x x x
German 1,205 550 645 x x x
Icelandic 30 20 15 x x x
Norwegian 70 45 30 x x x
Swedish 60 25 40 x x x
Vlaams (Flemish) 15 10 5 x x x
Yiddish 10 5 0 x x x
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 5 x x x
Greek 660 335 325 x x x
Indo-Iranian languages 4,300 2,350 1,950 x x x
Indo-Aryan languages 2,950 1,645 1,300 x x x
Bengali 440 270 170 x x x
Gujarati 175 110 60 x x x
Hindi 660 395 265 x x x
Kashmiri 5 5 5 x x x
Konkani 5 5 5 x x x
Marathi 60 35 25 x x x
Nepali 525 250 270 x x x
Oriya (Odia) 5 5 5 x x x
Punjabi (Panjabi) 475 250 220 x x x
Sindhi 15 10 5 x x x
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 140 70 70 x x x
Urdu 435 245 190 x x x
Iranian languages 1,330 690 640 x x x
Kurdish 115 65 50 x x x
Pashto 65 40 30 x x x
Persian (Farsi) 1,145 585 565 x x x
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 20 10 15 x x x
Italic (Romance) languages 2,515 1,205 1,305 x x x
Catalan 10 5 5 x x x
Italian 555 285 265 x x x
Portuguese 385 185 200 x x x
Romanian 185 90 95 x x x
Spanish 1,375 640 740 x x x
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 x x x
Japanese 250 70 185 x x x
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 x x x
Georgian 0 0 0 x x x
Korean 905 380 520 x x x
Mongolic languages 5 0 0 x x x
Mongolian 0 5 0 x x x
Niger-Congo languages 535 270 260 x x x
Akan (Twi) 35 15 20 x x x
Bamanankan 5 0 5 x x x
Edo 5 0 5 x x x
Ewe 35 25 15 x x x
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 0 5 0 x x x
Ga 10 5 0 x x x
Ganda 20 5 10 x x x
Igbo 35 20 15 x x x
Lingala 10 5 5 x x x
Rundi (Kirundi) 20 10 10 x x x
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 45 15 30 x x x
Shona 25 15 10 x x x
Swahili 120 55 60 x x x
Wolof 5 0 0 x x x
Yoruba 50 30 25 x x x
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 120 60 60 x x x
Nilo-Saharan languages 65 35 30 x x x
Dinka 10 5 5 x x x
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 55 30 25 x x x
Sign languages 115 55 60 x x x
American Sign Language 55 25 25 x x x
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 x x x
Sign languages, n.i.e 60 25 30 x x x
Sino-Tibetan languages 5,500 2,745 2,755 x x x
Chinese languages 5,480 2,735 2,740 x x x
Cantonese 930 430 495 x x x
Hakka 20 10 10 x x x
Mandarin 3,950 1,975 1,975 x x x
Min Dong 0 0 0 x x x
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 95 45 50 x x x
Wu (Shanghainese) 45 30 15 x x x
Chinese, n.o.s. 430 250 180 x x x
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 10 0 10 x x x
Tibeto-Burman languages 20 10 10 x x x
Burmese 5 0 5 x x x
Karenic languages 0 0 0 x x x
Tibetan 10 5 0 x x x
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 10 5 5 x x x
Tai-Kadai languages 90 35 55 x x x
Lao 5 5 5 x x x
Thai 85 35 50 x x x
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 x x x
Turkic languages 385 210 175 x x x
Azerbaijani 15 10 5 x x x
Turkish 255 135 120 x x x
Uyghur 5 5 5 x x x
Uzbek 110 60 50 x x x
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 10 5 5 x x x
Uralic languages 235 105 135 x x x
Estonian 25 15 15 x x x
Finnish 35 10 25 x x x
Hungarian 180 80 95 x x x
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 x x x
Other languages, n.i.e. 20 10 15 x x x
Multiple responses 5,155 2,535 2,615 x x x
English and French 1,775 815 965 x x x
English and non-official language 3,040 1,555 1,480 x x x
French and non-official language 175 90 80 x x x
English, French and non-official language 160 75 80 x x x
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 19 399,315 193,620 205,700 x x x
Single responses 391,025 189,440 201,580 x x x
Official languages 374,620 181,095 193,520 x x x
English 370,955 179,295 191,660 x x x
French 3,665 1,805 1,860 x x x
Non-official languages 16,405 8,345 8,060 x x x
Aboriginal languages 15 5 5 x x x
Algonquian languages 20 10 5 x x x
Blackfoot 0 0 0 x x x
Cree-Montagnais languages 0 0 0 x x x
Atikamekw 0 0 0 x x x
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 x x x
Moose Cree 0 0 0 x x x
Naskapi 0 0 0 x x x
Northern East Cree 0 0 0 x x x
Plains Cree 0 0 0 x x x
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 x x x
Swampy Cree 0 0 0 x x x
Woods Cree 0 0 0 x x x
Cree, n.o.s. 0 0 0 x x x
Eastern Algonquian languages 10 10 5 x x x
Malecite 0 0 0 x x x
Mi'kmaq 10 10 5 x x x
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 0 0 0 x x x
Algonquin 0 0 0 x x x
Ojibway 5 5 0 x x x
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 x x x
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 x x x
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 x x x
Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 x x x
Northern Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 x x x
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 x x x
Beaver 0 0 0 x x x
Carrier 0 0 0 x x x
Chilcotin 0 0 0 x x x
Dene 0 0 0 x x x
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 0 x x x
Gwich'in 0 0 0 x x x
Sarsi (Sarcee) 0 0 0 x x x
Sekani 0 0 0 x x x
Slavey-Hare languages 0 0 0 x x x
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 x x x
South Slavey 0 0 0 x x x
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0 x x x
Tahltan languages 0 0 0 x x x
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 x x x
Tahltan 0 0 0 x x x
Tutchone languages 0 0 0 x x x
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 x x x
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 x x x
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 x x x
Haida 0 0 0 x x x
Inuit languages 0 0 0 x x x
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 x x x
Inuktitut 0 0 0 x x x
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 x x x
Iroquoian languages 0 0 0 x x x
Cayuga 0 0 0 x x x
Mohawk 0 0 0 x x x
Oneida 0 0 0 x x x
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 x x x
Kutenai 0 0 0 x x x
Michif 0 0 0 x x x
Salish languages 0 0 0 x x x
Comox 0 0 0 x x x
Halkomelem 0 0 0 x x x
Lillooet 0 0 0 x x x
Okanagan 0 0 0 x x x
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 x x x
Squamish 0 0 0 x x x
Straits 0 0 0 x x x
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 x x x
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 x x x
Siouan languages 0 0 0 x x x
Dakota 0 0 0 x x x
Stoney 0 0 0 x x x
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 x x x
Tlingit 0 0 0 x x x
Tsimshian languages 0 0 0 x x x
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0 x x x
Nisga'a 0 0 0 x x x
Tsimshian 0 0 0 x x x
Wakashan languages 0 0 0 x x x
Haisla 0 0 0 x x x
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 x x x
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 0 0 0 x x x
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 0 0 0 x x x
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 x x x
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 0 0 0 x x x
Non-Aboriginal languages 16,385 8,335 8,055 x x x
Afro-Asiatic languages 4,195 2,215 1,980 x x x
Berber languages 0 0 0 x x x
Kabyle 0 0 0 x x x
Berber languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 x x x
Cushitic languages 75 35 40 x x x
Bilen 5 5 0 x x x
Oromo 40 25 20 x x x
Somali 25 10 15 x x x
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 x x x
Semitic languages 4,115 2,180 1,940 x x x
Amharic 50 25 30 x x x
Arabic 3,845 2,040 1,805 x x x
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 5 0 5 x x x
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 x x x
Harari 0 0 0 x x x
Hebrew 115 65 55 x x x
Maltese 0 0 0 x x x
Tigrigna 95 40 55 x x x
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 5 5 5 x x x
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 x x x
Austro-Asiatic languages 255 130 130 x x x
Khmer (Cambodian) 0 0 0 x x x
Vietnamese 255 130 130 x x x
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 x x x
Austronesian languages 890 430 460 x x x
Bikol 0 0 0 x x x
Cebuano 50 20 30 x x x
Fijian 0 0 0 x x x
Hiligaynon 5 5 5 x x x
Ilocano 10 5 5 x x x
Malagasy 0 0 0 x x x
Malay 5 0 5 x x x
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 0 0 0 x x x
Pangasinan 0 0 0 x x x
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 820 405 420 x x x
Waray-Waray 0 0 0 x x x
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 x x x
Creole languages 20 15 5 x x x
Haitian Creole 0 5 0 x x x
Creole, n.o.s. 5 10 0 x x x
Creole languages, n.i.e. 10 5 5 x x x
Dravidian languages 395 225 170 x x x
Kannada 10 5 5 x x x
Malayalam 135 75 60 x x x
Tamil 120 65 50 x x x
Telugu 125 75 50 x x x
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 x x x
Hmong-Mien languages 0 0 0 x x x
Indo-European languages 5,505 2,760 2,740 x x x
Albanian 110 55 55 x x x
Armenian 15 10 10 x x x
Balto-Slavic languages 1,275 625 650 x x x
Baltic languages 15 5 10 x x x
Latvian 5 5 5 x x x
Lithuanian 15 5 10 x x x
Slavic languages 1,260 615 635 x x x
Belarusan 0 0 0 x x x
Bosnian 65 30 30 x x x
Bulgarian 20 15 10 x x x
Croatian 60 25 35 x x x
Czech 40 25 15 x x x
Macedonian 0 0 0 x x x
Polish 180 80 100 x x x
Russian 735 370 370 x x x
Serbian 60 30 35 x x x
Serbo-Croatian 30 20 15 x x x
Slovak 20 5 15 x x x
Slovene (Slovenian) 0 0 5 x x x
Ukrainian 45 25 20 x x x
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 x x x
Celtic languages 20 10 10 x x x
Scottish Gaelic 15 10 5 x x x
Welsh 0 0 0 x x x
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 x x x
Germanic languages 360 175 185 x x x
Afrikaans 20 15 10 x x x
Danish 10 0 5 x x x
Dutch 45 20 25 x x x
Frisian 0 0 0 x x x
German 235 115 125 x x x
Icelandic 25 10 15 x x x
Norwegian 15 5 5 x x x
Swedish 5 5 5 x x x
Vlaams (Flemish) 0 0 0 x x x
Yiddish 0 0 0 x x x
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 x x x
Greek 245 120 125 x x x
Indo-Iranian languages 2,545 1,335 1,210 x x x
Indo-Aryan languages 1,650 885 765 x x x
Bengali 230 125 105 x x x
Gujarati 95 60 30 x x x
Hindi 285 180 110 x x x
Kashmiri 5 0 0 x x x
Konkani 0 0 0 x x x
Marathi 30 15 15 x x x
Nepali 475 235 240 x x x
Oriya (Odia) 5 0 0 x x x
Punjabi (Panjabi) 205 105 105 x x x
Sindhi 0 5 0 x x x
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 80 45 45 x x x
Urdu 250 130 120 x x x
Iranian languages 895 445 450 x x x
Kurdish 85 45 35 x x x
Pashto 35 15 15 x x x
Persian (Farsi) 780 385 395 x x x
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 x x x
Italic (Romance) languages 935 435 500 x x x
Catalan 0 0 0 x x x
Italian 130 55 70 x x x
Portuguese 150 70 85 x x x
Romanian 60 30 30 x x x
Spanish 585 275 310 x x x
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 x x x
Japanese 80 30 55 x x x
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 x x x
Georgian 0 0 0 x x x
Korean 610 270 340 x x x
Mongolic languages 0 0 0 x x x
Mongolian 0 0 0 x x x
Niger-Congo languages 145 70 75 x x x
Akan (Twi) 5 0 5 x x x
Bamanankan 0 0 0 x x x
Edo 0 0 0 x x x
Ewe 10 5 5 x x x
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 0 0 0 x x x
Ga 5 5 0 x x x
Ganda 5 0 5 x x x
Igbo 10 5 5 x x x
Lingala 0 0 0 x x x
Rundi (Kirundi) 10 5 0 x x x
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 20 5 10 x x x
Shona 0 0 0 x x x
Swahili 55 25 30 x x x
Wolof 0 0 0 x x x
Yoruba 15 10 10 x x x
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 10 0 0 x x x
Nilo-Saharan languages 30 15 15 x x x
Dinka 0 0 0 x x x
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 25 10 10 x x x
Sign languages 155 75 80 x x x
American Sign Language 65 30 35 x x x
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 x x x
Sign languages, n.i.e 90 45 45 x x x
Sino-Tibetan languages 3,830 1,965 1,865 x x x
Chinese languages 3,825 1,965 1,860 x x x
Cantonese 525 275 250 x x x
Hakka 5 5 5 x x x
Mandarin 2,935 1,475 1,460 x x x
Min Dong 0 0 0 x x x
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 40 25 20 x x x
Wu (Shanghainese) 25 10 10 x x x
Chinese, n.o.s. 295 175 120 x x x
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 5 0 x x x
Tibeto-Burman languages 5 0 5 x x x
Burmese 0 0 0 x x x
Karenic languages 0 0 0 x x x
Tibetan 0 0 0 x x x
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 x x x
Tai-Kadai languages 30 10 15 x x x
Lao 5 0 0 x x x
Thai 25 10 15 x x x
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 x x x
Turkic languages 195 100 90 x x x
Azerbaijani 5 5 5 x x x
Turkish 120 65 55 x x x
Uyghur 0 0 0 x x x
Uzbek 70 40 30 x x x
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 x x x
Uralic languages 50 25 25 x x x
Estonian 5 0 0 x x x
Finnish 5 0 0 x x x
Hungarian 45 20 25 x x x
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 x x x
Other languages, n.i.e. 10 5 5 x x x
Multiple responses 8,290 4,175 4,110 x x x
English and French 1,155 535 625 x x x
English and non-official language 6,810 3,475 3,335 x x x
French and non-official language 65 35 25 x x x
English, French and non-official language 260 130 135 x x x
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 20 399,315 193,620 205,700 x x x
None 370,395 179,625 190,765 x x x
English 9,220 4,720 4,500 x x x
French 8,480 3,705 4,775 x x x
Non-official language 10,600 5,285 5,315 x x x
Aboriginal 105 45 55 x x x
Non-Aboriginal 10,500 5,240 5,260 x x x
English and French 125 55 70 x x x
English and non-official language 185 90 105 x x x
French and non-official language 305 140 165 x x x
English, French and non-official language 5 0 5 x x x
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 21 336,980 161,865 175,115 x x x
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 323,610 155,400 168,210 x x x
Median total income in 2015 among recipients ($) 36,098 42,887 31,010 x x x
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 323,720 155,415 168,310 x x x
Median after-tax income in 2015 among recipients ($) 31,759 36,917 27,849 x x x
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 293,375 143,380 149,995 x x x
Median market income in 2015 among recipients ($) 34,903 41,773 29,211 x x x
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 223,275 93,630 129,645 x x x
Median government transfers in 2015 among recipients ($) 4,492 3,888 4,733 x x x
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 243,265 121,755 121,510 x x x
Median employment income in 2015 among recipients ($) 34,247 40,179 29,596 x x x
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 22 336,985 161,860 175,125 x x x
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 323,895 155,370 168,520 x x x
Average total income in 2015 among recipients ($) 46,440 55,063 38,490 x x x
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 324,005 155,400 168,605 x x x
Average after-tax income in 2015 among recipients ($) 37,510 43,449 32,036 x x x
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 293,535 143,480 150,055 x x x
Average market income in 2015 among recipients ($) 45,953 55,184 37,127 x x x
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 223,870 93,325 130,550 x x x
Average government transfers in 2015 among recipients ($) 6,935 6,830 7,011 x x x
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 243,290 121,815 121,475 x x x
Average employment income in 2015 among recipients ($) 44,086 51,876 36,275 x x x
Total - Employment income statistics for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 23 336,985 161,860 175,125 x x x
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 24 125,025 67,355 57,675 x x x
Median employment income in 2015 for full-year full-time workers ($)Census data footnote 25 51,716 58,006 45,767 x x x
Average employment income in 2015 for full-year full-time workers ($)Census data footnote 26 61,480 69,028 52,665 x x x
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 x x x
Market income (%)Census data footnote 28 89.6 92.4 86.0 x x x
Employment income (%)Census data footnote 29 71.3 74.0 67.8 x x x
Government transfers (%)Census data footnote 30 10.4 7.6 14.0 x x x
Total - Total income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 31 336,980 161,865 175,115 x x x
Without total income 13,370 6,470 6,905 x x x
With total income 323,605 155,395 168,210 x x x
Percentage with total income 96.0 96.0 96.1 x x x
Under $10,000 (including loss) 44,140 19,460 24,675 x x x
$10,000 to $19,999 49,850 19,060 30,790 x x x
$20,000 to $29,999 43,080 16,930 26,150 x x x
$30,000 to $39,999 40,175 17,330 22,840 x x x
$40,000 to $49,999 35,100 16,240 18,860 x x x
$50,000 to $59,999 27,065 14,185 12,880 x x x
$60,000 to $69,999 21,005 12,075 8,930 x x x
$70,000 to $79,999 17,485 10,065 7,420 x x x
$80,000 to $89,999 13,775 8,055 5,725 x x x
$90,000 to $99,999 8,680 5,605 3,075 x x x
$100,000 and over 23,260 16,390 6,870 x x x
$100,000 to $149,999 15,955 10,955 5,000 x x x
$150,000 and over 7,305 5,440 1,870 x x x
Total - After-tax income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 32 336,980 161,865 175,110 x x x
Without after-tax income 13,255 6,450 6,810 x x x
With after-tax income 323,720 155,415 168,305 x x x
Percentage with after-tax income 96.1 96.0 96.1 x x x
Under $10,000 (including loss) 46,240 19,845 26,395 x x x
$10,000 to $19,999 53,290 20,625 32,665 x x x
$20,000 to $29,999 53,030 21,525 31,505 x x x
$30,000 to $39,999 50,335 22,470 27,865 x x x
$40,000 to $49,999 39,395 20,330 19,060 x x x
$50,000 to $59,999 28,450 16,475 11,975 x x x
$60,000 to $69,999 21,125 12,335 8,790 x x x
$70,000 to $79,999 11,710 7,570 4,150 x x x
$80,000 and over 20,145 14,240 5,905 x x x
$80,000 to $89,999 6,505 4,400 2,110 x x x
$90,000 to $99,999 3,930 2,715 1,215 x x x
$100,000 and over 9,710 7,130 2,580 x x x
Total - Employment income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 33 336,980 161,865 175,115 x x x
Without employment income 93,715 40,110 53,600 x x x
With employment income 243,265 121,755 121,510 x x x
Percentage with employment income 72.2 75.2 69.4 x x x
Under $5,000 (including loss) 30,525 13,925 16,605 x x x
$5,000 to $9,999 19,550 8,455 11,090 x x x
$10,000 to $19,999 32,130 14,030 18,100 x x x
$20,000 to $29,999 27,975 12,390 15,585 x x x
$30,000 to $39,999 27,190 11,870 15,320 x x x
$40,000 to $49,999 23,785 10,930 12,860 x x x
$50,000 to $59,999 18,560 9,850 8,710 x x x
$60,000 to $69,999 15,065 8,810 6,255 x x x
$70,000 to $79,999 13,695 7,870 5,820 x x x
$80,000 and over 34,790 23,625 11,165 x x x
$80,000 to $89,999 11,185 6,570 4,610 x x x
$90,000 to $99,999 6,740 4,555 2,185 x x x
$100,000 and over 16,865 12,495 4,370 x x x
Income of households in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for private households by household size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 34 173,325 ... ... x ... ...
Median total income of households in 2015 ($) 69,553 ... ... x ... ...
Median after-tax income of households in 2015 ($) 59,263 ... ... x ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for one-person private households - 100% data 51,125 ... ... x ... ...
Median total income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 36,087 ... ... x ... ...
Median after-tax income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 31,574 ... ... x ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for two-or-more-person private households - 100% data 122,200 ... ... x ... ...
Median total income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 87,785 ... ... x ... ...
Median after-tax income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 74,127 ... ... x ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for private households by household size - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 35 173,335 ... ... x ... ...
Average total income of households in 2015 ($) 86,778 ... ... x ... ...
Average after-tax income of households in 2015 ($) 70,116 ... ... x ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for one-person private households - 25% sample data 51,155 ... ... x ... ...
Average total income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 44,664 ... ... x ... ...
Average after-tax income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 36,401 ... ... x ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for two-or-more-person private households - 25% sample data 122,175 ... ... x ... ...
Average total income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 104,412 ... ... x ... ...
Average after-tax income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 84,232 ... ... x ... ...
Total - Household total income groups in 2015 for private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 36 173,325 ... ... x ... ...
Under $5,000 3,740 ... ... x ... ...
$5,000 to $9,999 3,085 ... ... x ... ...
$10,000 to $14,999 4,965 ... ... x ... ...
$15,000 to $19,999 6,255 ... ... x ... ...
$20,000 to $24,999 6,735 ... ... x ... ...
$25,000 to $29,999 6,515 ... ... x ... ...
$30,000 to $34,999 7,490 ... ... x ... ...
$35,000 to $39,999 7,400 ... ... x ... ...
$40,000 to $44,999 7,445 ... ... x ... ...
$45,000 to $49,999 7,240 ... ... x ... ...
$50,000 to $59,999 13,630 ... ... x ... ...
$60,000 to $69,999 12,720 ... ... x ... ...
$70,000 to $79,999 12,175 ... ... x ... ...
$80,000 to $89,999 11,000 ... ... x ... ...
$90,000 to $99,999 9,455 ... ... x ... ...
$100,000 and over 53,480 ... ... x ... ...
$100,000 to $124,999 18,535 ... ... x ... ...
$125,000 to $149,999 12,665 ... ... x ... ...
$150,000 to $199,999 13,130 ... ... x ... ...
$200,000 and over 9,145 ... ... x ... ...
Total - Household after-tax income groups in 2015 for private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 32 173,325 ... ... x ... ...
Under $5,000 3,890 ... ... x ... ...
$5,000 to $9,999 3,150 ... ... x ... ...
$10,000 to $14,999 5,045 ... ... x ... ...
$15,000 to $19,999 6,725 ... ... x ... ...
$20,000 to $24,999 7,905 ... ... x ... ...
$25,000 to $29,999 8,175 ... ... x ... ...
$30,000 to $34,999 9,310 ... ... x ... ...
$35,000 to $39,999 9,175 ... ... x ... ...
$40,000 to $44,999 9,075 ... ... x ... ...
$45,000 to $49,999 8,705 ... ... x ... ...
$50,000 to $59,999 16,720 ... ... x ... ...
$60,000 to $69,999 15,675 ... ... x ... ...
$70,000 to $79,999 13,375 ... ... x ... ...
$80,000 to $89,999 11,365 ... ... x ... ...
$90,000 to $99,999 9,490 ... ... x ... ...
$100,000 and over 35,550 ... ... x ... ...
$100,000 to $124,999 16,605 ... ... x ... ...
$125,000 to $149,999 8,910 ... ... x ... ...
$150,000 and over 10,035 ... ... x ... ...
Income of economic families in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for economic families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 37 113,240 ... ... x ... ...
Median total income of economic families in 2015 ($) 89,401 ... ... x ... ...
Median after-tax income of economic families in 2015 ($) 75,082 ... ... x ... ...
Average family size of economic families 2.8 ... ... x ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families without children or other relatives in private households - 100% data 47,605 ... ... x ... ...
Median total income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 83,594 ... ... x ... ...
Median after-tax income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 70,338 ... ... x ... ...
Average family size of couple economic families without children or other relatives 2.0 ... ... x ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families with children in private households - 100% data 44,630 ... ... x ... ...
Median total income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 116,685 ... ... x ... ...
Median after-tax income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 96,190 ... ... x ... ...
Average family size of couple economic families with children 3.9 ... ... x ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for lone-parent economic families in private households - 100% data 17,600 ... ... x ... ...
Median total income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 50,944 ... ... x ... ...
Median after-tax income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 46,310 ... ... x ... ...
Average family size of lone-parent economic families 2.6 ... ... x ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for economic families in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 38 113,170 ... ... x ... ...
Average total income of economic families in 2015 ($) 106,509 ... ... x ... ...
Average after-tax income of economic families in 2015 ($) 85,559 ... ... x ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families without children or other relatives in private households - 25% sample data 47,615 ... ... x ... ...
Average total income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 98,920 ... ... x ... ...
Average after-tax income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 79,277 ... ... x ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families with children in private households - 25% sample data 44,695 ... ... x ... ...
Average total income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 133,015 ... ... x ... ...
Average after-tax income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 105,742 ... ... x ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for lone-parent economic families in private households - 25% sample data 17,475 ... ... x ... ...
Average total income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 61,769 ... ... x ... ...
Average after-tax income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 52,448 ... ... x ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 21 75,865 35,980 39,885 x x x
Median total income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 39 31,379 32,053 30,862 x x x
Median after-tax income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 39 28,145 28,429 27,907 x x x
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 40 75,820 35,755 40,065 x x x
Average total income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 41 39,408 40,478 38,452 x x x
Average after-tax income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 41 32,585 32,913 32,292 x x x
Total - Economic family income decile group for the population in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 42 397,375 192,700 204,675 x x x
In the bottom half of the distribution 199,890 93,895 105,995 x x x
In the bottom decile 45,275 21,860 23,415 x x x
In the second decile 36,780 16,240 20,545 x x x
In the third decile 37,650 17,385 20,255 x x x
In the fourth decile 39,195 18,525 20,665 x x x
In the fifth decile 40,995 19,875 21,120 x x x
In the top half of the distribution 197,480 98,805 98,675 x x x
In the sixth decile 41,365 20,575 20,790 x x x
In the seventh decile 42,860 21,435 21,430 x x x
In the eighth decile 43,120 21,490 21,630 x x x
In the ninth decile 38,755 19,480 19,275 x x x
In the top decile 31,380 15,825 15,555 x x x
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 43 397,375 192,695 204,675 x x x
0 to 17 years 72,900 37,155 35,745 x x x
0 to 5 years 23,875 12,160 11,715 x x x
18 to 64 years 264,835 128,510 136,330 x x x
65 years and over 59,635 27,040 32,595 x x x
In low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) 58,825 27,410 31,415 x x x
0 to 17 years 13,695 6,970 6,720 x x x
0 to 5 years 5,085 2,540 2,545 x x x
18 to 64 years 38,000 17,830 20,165 x x x
65 years and over 7,135 2,605 4,530 x x x
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) (%) 14.8 14.2 15.3 x x x
0 to 17 years (%) 18.8 18.8 18.8 x x x
0 to 5 years (%) 21.3 20.9 21.7 x x x
18 to 64 years (%) 14.3 13.9 14.8 x x x
65 years and over (%) 12.0 9.6 13.9 x x x
In low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) 38,240 18,730 19,510 x x x
0 to 17 years 7,790 3,985 3,805 x x x
0 to 5 years 2,990 1,520 1,470 x x x
18 to 64 years 28,875 14,140 14,745 x x x
65 years and over 1,570 615 960 x x x
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) (%) 9.6 9.7 9.5 x x x
0 to 17 years (%) 10.7 10.7 10.6 x x x
0 to 5 years (%) 12.5 12.5 12.5 x x x
18 to 64 years (%) 10.9 11.0 10.8 x x x
65 years and over (%) 2.6 2.3 2.9 x x x
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 44 397,390 192,705 204,690 x x x
Official languages 395,220 191,780 203,440 x x x
English 394,950 191,655 203,290 x x x
French 49,660 21,765 27,900 x x x
Non-official languages 43,815 21,805 22,010 x x x
Aboriginal languages 190 80 110 x x x
Algonquian languages 160 60 100 x x x
Blackfoot 0 0 0 x x x
Cree-Montagnais languages 0 0 10 x x x
Atikamekw 0 0 0 x x x
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 x x x
Moose Cree 0 0 0 x x x
Naskapi 0 0 0 x x x
Northern East Cree 0 0 0 x x x
Plains Cree 0 0 0 x x x
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 x x x
Swampy Cree 0 0 10 x x x
Woods Cree 0 0 0 x x x
Cree, n.o.s. 0 0 0 x x x
Eastern Algonquian languages 150 55 95 x x x
Malecite 0 0 10 x x x
Mi'kmaq 150 55 90 x x x
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 0 0 0 x x x
Algonquin 0 0 0 x x x
Ojibway 10 0 10 x x x
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 x x x
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 x x x
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 x x x
Athabaskan languages 10 0 10 x x x
Northern Athabaskan languages 10 10 0 x x x
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 x x x
Beaver 0 0 0 x x x
Carrier 0 0 0 x x x
Chilcotin 0 0 0 x x x
Dene 0 0 0 x x x
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 0 x x x
Gwich'in 0 0 0 x x x
Sarsi (Sarcee) 0 0 0 x x x
Sekani 0 0 0 x x x
Slavey-Hare languages 0 0 10 x x x
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 x x x
South Slavey 0 0 10 x x x
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0 x x x
Tahltan languages 0 0 0 x x x
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 x x x
Tahltan 10 0 0 x x x
Tutchone languages 0 0 0 x x x
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 x x x
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 x x x
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 x x x
Haida 0 0 0 x x x
Inuit languages 10 0 0 x x x
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 x x x
Inuktitut 10 0 0 x x x
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 x x x
Iroquoian languages 0 10 0 x x x
Cayuga 0 0 0 x x x
Mohawk 10 10 0 x x x
Oneida 0 0 0 x x x
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 x x x
Kutenai 0 0 0 x x x
Michif 0 0 0 x x x
Salish languages 0 0 0 x x x
Comox 0 0 0 x x x
Halkomelem 0 0 0 x x x
Lillooet 0 0 0 x x x
Okanagan 0 0 0 x x x
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 x x x
Squamish 0 0 0 x x x
Straits 0 0 0 x x x
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 x x x
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 x x x
Siouan languages 0 0 0 x x x
Dakota 0 0 0 x x x
Stoney 0 0 0 x x x
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 x x x
Tlingit 0 0 0 x x x
Tsimshian languages 0 0 0 x x x
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0 x x x
Nisga'a 0 0 0 x x x
Tsimshian 0 0 0 x x x
Wakashan languages 0 0 0 x x x
Haisla 0 0 0 x x x
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 x x x
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 0 0 0 x x x
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 0 0 0 x x x
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 x x x
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 0 0 0 x x x
Non-Aboriginal languages 43,630 21,730 21,900 x x x
Afro-Asiatic languages 9,825 5,290 4,535 x x x
Berber languages 25 15 15 x x x
Kabyle 25 10 10 x x x
Berber languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 x x x
Cushitic languages 145 50 90 x x x
Bilen 20 10 15 x x x
Oromo 35 15 20 x x x
Somali 80 20 55 x x x
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 10 0 0 x x x
Semitic languages 9,745 5,270 4,470 x x x
Amharic 260 135 120 x x x
Arabic 8,850 4,770 4,085 x x x
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 x x x
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 x x x
Harari 0 0 0 x x x
Hebrew 570 340 240 x x x
Maltese 10 10 10 x x x
Tigrigna 140 70 70 x x x
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 40 20 15 x x x
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 10 0 x x x
Austro-Asiatic languages 455 205 250 x x x
Khmer (Cambodian) 15 0 10 x x x
Vietnamese 445 200 240 x x x
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 x x x
Austronesian languages 2,270 985 1,285 x x x
Bikol 10 0 10 x x x
Cebuano 110 55 60 x x x
Fijian 0 10 0 x x x
Hiligaynon 40 15 25 x x x
Ilocano 55 10 40 x x x
Malagasy 0 0 0 x x x
Malay 40 10 35 x x x
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 0 0 0 x x x
Pangasinan 0 0 0 x x x
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 2,155 940 1,215 x x x
Waray-Waray 0 0 10 x x x
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 25 10 20 x x x
Creole languages 220 105 115 x x x
Haitian Creole 10 10 10 x x x
Creole, n.o.s. 95 40 50 x x x
Creole languages, n.i.e. 120 60 60 x x x
Dravidian languages 1,205 690 520 x x x
Kannada 75 35 35 x x x
Malayalam 490 260 235 x x x
Tamil 365 225 140 x x x
Telugu 335 200 130 x x x
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 x x x
Hmong-Mien languages 0 0 0 x x x
Indo-European languages 20,805 10,300 10,505 x x x
Albanian 375 180 200 x x x
Armenian 80 50 30 x x x
Balto-Slavic languages 3,195 1,520 1,680 x x x
Baltic languages 65 20 45 x x x
Latvian 20 0 15 x x x
Lithuanian 40 15 25 x x x
Slavic languages 3,145 1,500 1,645 x x x
Belarusan 10 0 10 x x x
Bosnian 120 50 70 x x x
Bulgarian 45 20 20 x x x
Croatian 225 85 145 x x x
Czech 155 75 75 x x x
Macedonian 70 40 30 x x x
Polish 640 290 355 x x x
Russian 1,665 835 830 x x x
Serbian 140 60 80 x x x
Serbo-Croatian 100 55 45 x x x
Slovak 95 40 50 x x x
Slovene (Slovenian) 20 0 20 x x x
Ukrainian 260 125 135 x x x
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 x x x
Celtic languages 310 145 165 x x x
Scottish Gaelic 200 90 110 x x x
Welsh 15 10 10 x x x
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 115 55 65 x x x
Germanic languages 4,305 2,100 2,210 x x x
Afrikaans 245 110 135 x x x
Danish 135 75 65 x x x
Dutch 740 315 425 x x x
Frisian 10 0 10 x x x
German 3,000 1,505 1,495 x x x
Icelandic 70 25 40 x x x
Norwegian 80 70 15 x x x
Swedish 175 70 105 x x x
Vlaams (Flemish) 10 0 0 x x x
Yiddish 25 15 10 x x x
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 10 0 0 x x x
Greek 1,195 605 590 x x x
Indo-Iranian languages 5,660 3,165 2,500 x x x
Indo-Aryan languages 4,225 2,405 1,825 x x x
Bengali 540 300 240 x x x
Gujarati 195 130 70 x x x
Hindi 2,005 1,150 855 x x x
Kashmiri 10 0 10 x x x
Konkani 20 10 0 x x x
Marathi 105 70 35 x x x
Nepali 620 315 305 x x x
Oriya (Odia) 20 10 10 x x x
Punjabi (Panjabi) 815 455 360 x x x
Sindhi 10 10 10 x x x
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 210 115 95 x x x
Urdu 880 540 335 x x x
Iranian languages 1,450 780 670 x x x
Kurdish 180 105 75 x x x
Pashto 60 40 15 x x x
Persian (Farsi) 1,245 655 585 x x x
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 60 30 35 x x x
Italic (Romance) languages 6,615 3,035 3,575 x x x
Catalan 20 10 10 x x x
Italian 1,225 615 605 x x x
Portuguese 675 370 305 x x x
Romanian 210 125 90 x x x
Spanish 4,825 2,110 2,715 x x x
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 45 35 10 x x x
Japanese 635 245 390 x x x
Kartvelian languages 10 0 0 x x x
Georgian 0 10 0 x x x
Korean 1,195 510 685 x x x
Mongolic languages 10 0 10 x x x
Mongolian 0 0 0 x x x
Niger-Congo languages 1,150 625 525 x x x
Akan (Twi) 30 20 15 x x x
Bamanankan 10 0 0 x x x
Edo 0 0 0 x x x
Ewe 70 40 30 x x x
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 10 0 0 x x x
Ga 25 15 15 x x x
Ganda 60 20 35 x x x
Igbo 70 45 30 x x x
Lingala 30 15 20 x x x
Rundi (Kirundi) 0 0 0 x x x
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 120 50 65 x x x
Shona 55 35 25 x x x
Swahili 335 190 150 x x x
Wolof 30 10 20 x x x
Yoruba 215 110 110 x x x
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 235 135 100 x x x
Nilo-Saharan languages 35 25 10 x x x
Dinka 10 0 10 x x x
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 35 25 10 x x x
Sign languages 930 315 615 x x x
American Sign Language 565 180 385 x x x
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 x x x
Sign languages, n.i.e. 375 140 230 x x x
Sino-Tibetan languages 5,840 2,975 2,860 x x x
Chinese languages 5,825 2,975 2,850 x x x
Cantonese 1,250 600 650 x x x
Hakka 45 20 25 x x x
Mandarin 4,540 2,275 2,265 x x x
Min Dong 0 0 0 x x x
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 150 65 90 x x x
Wu (Shanghainese) 45 20 25 x x x
Chinese, n.o.s. 410 255 160 x x x
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 x x x
Tibeto-Burman languages 15 0 15 x x x
Burmese 0 0 0 x x x
Karenic languages 0 0 0 x x x
Tibetan 15 0 15 x x x
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 x x x
Tai-Kadai languages 165 75 85 x x x
Lao 15 0 10 x x x
Thai 150 75 75 x x x
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 x x x
Turkic languages 535 280 255 x x x
Azerbaijani 20 20 0 x x x
Turkish 395 190 205 x x x
Uyghur 15 10 10 x x x
Uzbek 100 60 40 x x x
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 x x x
Uralic languages 245 120 120 x x x
Estonian 45 25 20 x x x
Finnish 50 20 35 x x x
Hungarian 140 80 65 x x x
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 10 0 0 x x x
Other languages, n.i.e. 45 10 30 x x x
Citizenship
Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 45 397,390 192,705 204,690 x x x
Canadian citizensCensus data footnote 46 376,015 181,515 194,495 x x x
Canadian citizens aged under 18 69,465 35,405 34,060 x x x
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over 306,550 146,115 160,435 x x x
Not Canadian citizensCensus data footnote 47 21,380 11,185 10,195 x x x
Immigrant status and period of immigration
Total - Immigrant status and period of immigration for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 48 397,395 192,705 204,690 x x x
Non-immigrantsCensus data footnote 49 352,400 169,730 182,670 x x x
ImmigrantsCensus data footnote 50 37,200 18,410 18,785 x x x
Before 1981 10,085 4,905 5,180 x x x
1981 to 1990 3,035 1,535 1,505 x x x
1991 to 2000 4,885 2,365 2,525 x x x
2001 to 2010 9,760 4,920 4,835 x x x
2001 to 2005 3,760 1,890 1,870 x x x
2006 to 2010 6,000 3,030 2,975 x x x
2011 to 2016Census data footnote 51 9,425 4,685 4,740 x x x
Non-permanent residentsCensus data footnote 52 7,795 4,565 3,235 x x x
Age at immigration
Total - Age at immigration for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 53 37,195 18,410 18,790 x x x
Under 5 years 4,640 2,225 2,420 x x x
5 to 14 years 6,970 3,525 3,445 x x x
15 to 24 years 6,620 3,180 3,440 x x x
25 to 44 years 16,230 8,050 8,185 x x x
45 years and over 2,735 1,435 1,300 x x x
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 37,200 18,410 18,785 x x x
Americas 5,480 2,570 2,915 x x x
Brazil 135 60 70 x x x
Colombia 115 65 50 x x x
El Salvador 75 40 35 x x x
Guyana 145 65 75 x x x
Haiti 40 20 25 x x x
Jamaica 345 135 210 x x x
Mexico 225 110 115 x x x
Peru 85 25 55 x x x
Trinidad and Tobago 175 100 75 x x x
United StatesCensus data footnote 55 3,225 1,480 1,745 x x x
Other places of birth in Americas 925 470 455 x x x
Europe 12,245 6,205 6,040 x x x
Bosnia and Herzegovina 195 100 100 x x x
Croatia 130 50 80 x x x
France 340 190 150 x x x
Germany 1,150 580 570 x x x
Greece 450 235 220 x x x
Hungary 75 35 45 x x x
IrelandCensus data footnote 56 280 105 175 x x x
Italy 380 215 165 x x x
Netherlands 470 190 285 x x x
Poland 460 190 270 x x x
Portugal 180 115 65 x x x
Romania 150 90 65 x x x
Russian Federation 505 245 255 x x x
SerbiaCensus data footnote 57 65 35 25 x x x
Ukraine 270 125 145 x x x
United KingdomCensus data footnote 58 5,890 3,105 2,790 x x x
Other places of birth in Europe 1,250 600 650 x x x
Africa 3,025 1,565 1,460 x x x
Algeria 10 10 10 x x x
Egypt 730 375 355 x x x
Ethiopia 170 85 85 x x x
Kenya 115 70 45 x x x
Morocco 70 40 25 x x x
Nigeria 290 145 140 x x x
Somalia 65 30 30 x x x
South Africa, Republic of 350 150 200 x x x
Other places of birth in Africa 1,220 650 570 x x x
Asia 16,210 7,915 8,290 x x x
Afghanistan 100 40 60 x x x
Bangladesh 250 140 110 x x x
ChinaCensus data footnote 59 2,345 970 1,375 x x x
Hong KongCensus data footnote 60 250 115 140 x x x
India 1,875 985 890 x x x
IranCensus data footnote 61 840 465 380 x x x
Iraq 530 245 285 x x x
Japan 170 60 110 x x x
Korea, SouthCensus data footnote 62 720 290 430 x x x
Lebanon 1,205 660 545 x x x
Pakistan 450 225 225 x x x
Philippines 2,030 865 1,165 x x x
Sri Lanka 265 120 145 x x x
SyriaCensus data footnote 63 1,045 505 545 x x x
Taiwan 180 90 85 x x x
Viet Nam 355 170 190 x x x
Other places of birth in Asia 3,595 1,965 1,630 x x x
Oceania and other places of birthCensus data footnote 64 235 155 80 x x x
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 9,425 4,685 4,735 x x x
Americas 995 450 545 x x x
Brazil 85 35 45 x x x
Colombia 15 0 15 x x x
Cuba 70 35 25 x x x
Haiti 15 10 10 x x x
Jamaica 125 60 65 x x x
Mexico 90 50 40 x x x
United StatesCensus data footnote 55 360 170 200 x x x
VenezuelaCensus data footnote 65 10 10 0 x x x
Other places of birth in Americas 230 85 140 x x x
Europe 1,385 720 665 x x x
France 80 45 35 x x x
Germany 85 40 40 x x x
IrelandCensus data footnote 56 35 15 20 x x x
MoldovaCensus data footnote 66 25 10 15 x x x
Romania 35 15 10 x x x
Russian Federation 160 65 100 x x x
Ukraine 135 60 80 x x x
United KingdomCensus data footnote 58 540 330 210 x x x
Other places of birth in Europe 295 140 155 x x x
Africa 955 510 445 x x x
Algeria 10 0 0 x x x
Cameroon 0 0 0 x x x
Congo, Democratic Republic of the 50 25 30 x x x
Côte d'Ivoire 0 0 0 x x x
Egypt 185 100 85 x x x
Eritrea 60 40 25 x x x
Ethiopia 35 30 10 x x x
Morocco 20 15 10 x x x
Nigeria 150 70 80 x x x
Somalia 10 0 10 x x x
South Africa, Republic of 70 25 45 x x x
Tunisia 0 0 0 x x x
Other places of birth in Africa 355 205 145 x x x
Asia 6,065 2,995 3,075 x x x
Afghanistan 20 10 15 x x x
Bangladesh 65 35 25 x x x
ChinaCensus data footnote 59 850 395 460 x x x
Hong KongCensus data footnote 60 0 0 10 x x x
India 760 415 340 x x x
IranCensus data footnote 61 245 130 115 x x x
Iraq 245 125 120 x x x
Israel 260 170 90 x x x
Japan 65 25 35 x x x
Korea, SouthCensus data footnote 62 190 65 125 x x x
Lebanon 75 30 45 x x x
Nepal 180 95 90 x x x
Pakistan 95 50 45 x x x
Philippines 1,160 520 640 x x x
Saudi Arabia 115 65 50 x x x
Sri Lanka 85 45 40 x x x
SyriaCensus data footnote 63 790 370 420 x x x
Taiwan 0 0 0 x x x
Turkey 70 45 30 x x x
United Arab Emirates 60 35 25 x x x
Viet Nam 45 15 30 x x x
Other places of birth in Asia 675 355 320 x x x
Oceania and otherCensus data footnote 64 20 15 10 x x x
Australia 10 10 0 x x x
Other places of birthCensus data footnote 67 15 10 10 x x x
Generation status
Total - Generation status for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 68 397,395 192,700 204,690 x x x
First generationCensus data footnote 69 47,905 24,390 23,520 x x x
Second generationCensus data footnote 70 38,600 18,955 19,650 x x x
Third generation or moreCensus data footnote 71 310,885 149,360 161,525 x x x
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 27,435 13,660 13,775 x x x
Economic immigrantsCensus data footnote 73 16,465 8,580 7,885 x x x
Principal applicantsCensus data footnote 74 6,335 4,330 2,005 x x x
Secondary applicantsCensus data footnote 75 10,130 4,250 5,880 x x x
Immigrants sponsored by familyCensus data footnote 76 6,715 2,880 3,835 x x x
RefugeesCensus data footnote 77 4,080 2,105 1,975 x x x
Other immigrantsCensus data footnote 78 175 90 85 x x x
Aboriginal population
Total - Aboriginal identity for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 79 397,395 192,705 204,690 x x x
Aboriginal identityCensus data footnote 80 15,735 7,415 8,320 x x x
Single Aboriginal responsesCensus data footnote 81 15,190 7,155 8,035 x x x
First Nations (North American Indian)Census data footnote 82 7,880 3,740 4,140 x x x
Métis 6,905 3,230 3,675 x x x
Inuk (Inuit) 405 185 220 x x x
Multiple Aboriginal responsesCensus data footnote 83 275 135 140 x x x
Aboriginal responses not included elsewhereCensus data footnote 84 265 120 140 x x x
Non-Aboriginal identity 381,660 185,295 196,375 x x x
Total - Population by Registered or Treaty Indian status for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 85 397,390 192,705 204,690 x x x
Registered or Treaty IndianCensus data footnote 86 3,940 1,860 2,080 x x x
Not a Registered or Treaty Indian 393,455 190,845 202,615 x x x
Total - Aboriginal ancestry for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 87 397,390 192,705 204,690 x x x
Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 88 2,540 1,140 1,400 x x x
Single Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 89 2,455 1,115 1,340 x x x
First Nations (North American Indian) single ancestryCensus data footnote 82 1,660 760 895 x x x
Métis single ancestry 685 325 365 x x x
Inuit single ancestry 110 30 80 x x x
Multiple Aboriginal ancestries (only)Census data footnote 90 85 25 55 x x x
First Nations (North American Indian) and Métis ancestries 60 15 45 x x x
First Nations (North American Indian) and Inuit ancestries 10 0 10 x x x
Métis and Inuit ancestries 10 10 10 x x x
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis and Inuit ancestries 0 0 10 x x x
Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 91 24,095 11,025 13,070 x x x
Single Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 92 23,240 10,605 12,640 x x x
First Nations (North American Indian) and non-Aboriginal ancestries 16,305 7,410 8,895 x x x
Métis and non-Aboriginal ancestries 6,315 2,895 3,420 x x x
Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 620 300 320 x x x
Multiple Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 93 860 420 440 x x x
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis and non-Aboriginal ancestries 700 335 370 x x x
First Nations (North American Indian), Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 90 50 40 x x x
Métis, Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 65 40 25 x x x
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis, Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 0 0 0 x x x
Non-Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 94 370,755 180,535 190,215 x x x
Visible minority population
Total - Visible minority for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 95 397,395 192,705 204,690 x x x
Total visible minority populationCensus data footnote 96 45,285 22,735 22,545 x x x
South AsianCensus data footnote 97 6,555 3,690 2,865 x x x
Chinese 6,975 3,450 3,520 x x x
Black 15,085 7,305 7,780 x x x
Filipino 2,575 1,125 1,445 x x x
Latin American 1,210 605 600 x x x
Arab 7,335 3,950 3,385 x x x
Southeast AsianCensus data footnote 98 865 375 490 x x x
West AsianCensus data footnote 99 1,390 730 665 x x x
Korean 1,225 520 710 x x x
Japanese 490 215 270 x x x
Visible minority, n.i.e.Census data footnote 100 490 225 265 x x x
Multiple visible minoritiesCensus data footnote 101 1,095 540 550 x x x
Not a visible minorityCensus data footnote 102 352,110 169,965 182,140 x x x
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 103 397,395 192,705 204,690 x x x
North American Aboriginal origins 26,640 12,170 14,475 x x x
First Nations (North American Indian) 18,835 8,575 10,260 x x x
Inuit 905 425 480 x x x
Métis 7,850 3,615 4,235 x x x
Other North American origins 163,490 78,215 85,270 x x x
Acadian 10,120 4,530 5,590 x x x
American 3,950 1,910 2,040 x x x
Canadian 152,765 73,365 79,405 x x x
New Brunswicker 25 10 20 x x x
Newfoundlander 885 395 490 x x x
Nova Scotian 750 345 405 x x x
Ontarian 30 15 15 x x x
Québécois 235 120 115 x x x
Other North American origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 104 10 0 10 x x x
European origins 276,040 132,845 143,200 x x x
British Isles origins 228,765 109,500 119,265 x x x
Channel Islander 40 10 25 x x x
Cornish 60 30 25 x x x
English 121,685 58,330 63,355 x x x
Irish 95,035 44,135 50,900 x x x
Manx 75 40 35 x x x
Scottish 113,430 53,555 59,875 x x x
Welsh 8,845 4,160 4,690 x x x
British Isles origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 105 11,335 5,335 5,995 x x x
French origins 66,380 30,890 35,490 x x x
Alsatian 10 10 10 x x x
Breton 0 0 0 x x x
Corsican 0 10 0 x x x
French 66,365 30,885 35,480 x x x
Western European origins (except French origins) 56,545 26,805 29,735 x x x
Austrian 1,005 540 465 x x x
Bavarian 10 10 0 x x x
Belgian 995 480 510 x x x
Dutch 13,215 6,015 7,205 x x x
Flemish 65 50 15 x x x
Frisian 15 0 10 x x x
German 45,070 21,365 23,705 x x x
Luxembourger 15 0 10 x x x
Swiss 1,390 715 675 x x x
Western European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 106 90 60 30 x x x
Northern European origins (except British Isles origins) 8,005 3,835 4,170 x x x
Danish 1,890 895 995 x x x
Finnish 605 250 360 x x x
Icelandic 415 185 235 x x x
Norwegian 2,780 1,390 1,395 x x x
Swedish 1,920 880 1,040 x x x
Northern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 107 690 380 315 x x x
Eastern European origins 16,140 8,020 8,125 x x x
Bulgarian 175 85 95 x x x
Byelorussian 135 70 70 x x x
Czech 665 365 305 x x x
Czechoslovakian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 108 155 65 85 x x x
Estonian 255 130 130 x x x
Hungarian 1,395 725 675 x x x
Latvian 240 90 150 x x x
Lithuanian 600 275 325 x x x
Moldovan 10 10 10 x x x
Polish 5,905 2,900 3,005 x x x
Romanian 720 360 360 x x x
Russian 2,970 1,405 1,570 x x x
Slovak 355 215 140 x x x
Ukrainian 5,155 2,640 2,520 x x x
Eastern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 109 185 85 105 x x x
Southern European origins 16,775 7,980 8,790 x x x
Albanian 255 135 120 x x x
Bosnian 120 55 65 x x x
Catalan 10 0 10 x x x
Croatian 455 200 250 x x x
Cypriot 25 20 10 x x x
Greek 2,430 1,240 1,190 x x x
Italian 8,185 3,945 4,245 x x x
Kosovar 245 115 130 x x x
Macedonian 95 50 45 x x x
Maltese 235 105 135 x x x
Montenegrin 15 0 10 x x x
Portuguese 2,330 1,105 1,235 x x x
Serbian 190 85 105 x x x
Sicilian 10 0 0 x x x
Slovenian 105 45 60 x x x
Spanish 2,685 1,175 1,510 x x x
Yugoslavian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 110 190 95 95 x x x
Southern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 111 65 40 30 x x x
Other European origins 3,605 1,830 1,775 x x x
Basque 105 45 60 x x x
Jewish 1,490 725 760 x x x
Roma (Gypsy) 55 45 20 x x x
Slavic, n.o.s.Census data footnote 112 20 15 0 x x x
Other European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 113 1,970 1,015 955 x x x
Caribbean origins 3,565 1,745 1,825 x x x
Antiguan 85 45 35 x x x
Bahamian 195 90 105 x x x
Barbadian 400 205 195 x x x
Bermudan 155 85 70 x x x
Carib 40 30 10 x x x
Cuban 270 125 145 x x x
Dominican 120 60 60 x x x
Grenadian 15 10 10 x x x
Guadeloupean 0 0 0 x x x
Haitian 90 25 65 x x x
Jamaican 1,295 640 655 x x x
Kittitian/Nevisian 30 10 20 x x x
Martinican 10 10 10 x x x
Montserratan 0 10 0 x x x
Puerto Rican 50 20 35 x x x
St. Lucian 60 25 40 x x x
Trinidadian/Tobagonian 250 140 105 x x x
Vincentian/Grenadinian 25 20 10 x x x
West Indian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 114 455 245 215 x x x
Caribbean origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 115 280 135 145 x x x
Latin, Central and South American origins 2,060 1,045 1,010 x x x
Aboriginal from Central/South America (except Arawak and Maya) 150 75 70 x x x
Arawak 0 0 0 x x x
Argentinian 50 30 25 x x x
Belizean 0 0 0 x x x
Bolivian 35 20 15 x x x
Brazilian 215 115 100 x x x
Chilean 80 50 30 x x x
Colombian 235 125 110 x x x
Costa Rican 25 10 15 x x x
Ecuadorian 25 15 10 x x x
Guatemalan 55 35 20 x x x
Guyanese 270 125 140 x x x
Hispanic 55 35 20 x x x
Honduran 35 25 10 x x x
Maya 60 40 20 x x x
Mexican 465 225 235 x x x
Nicaraguan 35 10 25 x x x
Panamanian 15 0 15 x x x
Paraguayan 0 0 0 x x x
Peruvian 145 65 80 x x x
Salvadorean 85 60 30 x x x
Uruguayan 15 0 15 x x x
Venezuelan 55 40 15 x x x
Latin, Central and South American origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 116 150 75 75 x x x
African origins 12,510 6,010 6,505 x x x
Central and West African origins 1,075 560 515 x x x
Akan 0 0 0 x x x
Angolan 15 10 10 x x x
Ashanti 0 0 0 x x x
Beninese 0 0 0 x x x
Burkinabe 10 0 10 x x x
Cameroonian 20 20 0 x x x
Chadian 0 0 0 x x x
Congolese 170 85 85 x x x
Edo 0 0 0 x x x
Ewe 0 0 0 x x x
Gabonese 0 0 0 x x x
Gambian 10 0 0 x x x
Ghanaian 140 80 60 x x x
Guinean 25 20 10 x x x
Ibo 90 45 45 x x x
Ivorian 10 10 0 x x x
Liberian 15 10 10 x x x
Malian 10 0 10 x x x
Malinké 10 10 10 x x x
Nigerian 355 185 170 x x x
Peulh 10 10 0 x x x
Senegalese 0 10 0 x x x
Sierra Leonean 40 30 10 x x x
Togolese 65 35 35 x x x
Wolof 0 0 0 x x x
Yoruba 65 25 45 x x x
Central and West African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 117 110 65 50 x x x
North African origins 1,715 900 815 x x x
Algerian 35 30 10 x x x
Berber 55 35 15 x x x
Coptic 25 10 15 x x x
Dinka 0 0 0 x x x
Egyptian 1,180 630 545 x x x
Libyan 185 90 95 x x x
Maure 0 10 0 x x x
Moroccan 115 55 60 x x x
Sudanese 115 45 70 x x x
Tunisian 40 15 20 x x x
North African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 118 40 25 15 x x x
Southern and East African origins 1,585 770 815 x x x
Afrikaner 25 0 20 x x x
Amhara 10 10 0 x x x
Bantu, n.o.s.Census data footnote 119 10 10 0 x x x
Burundian 10 0 0 x x x
Djiboutian 0 0 0 x x x
Eritrean 145 75 70 x x x
Ethiopian 250 105 145 x x x
Harari 0 0 0 x x x
Kenyan 145 85 60 x x x
Malagasy 15 0 20 x x x
Mauritian 0 10 10 x x x
Oromo 25 15 15 x x x
Rwandan 95 45 50 x x x
Seychellois 0 0 0 x x x
Somali 165 75 85 x x x
South African 400 180 215 x x x
Tanzanian 50 35 20 x x x
Tigrian 15 10 10 x x x
Ugandan 55 25 35 x x x
Zambian 75 30 45 x x x
Zimbabwean 80 50 30 x x x
Zulu 0 0 0 x x x
Southern and East African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 120 115 60 50 x x x
Other African origins 8,315 3,870 4,445 x x x
Black, n.o.s.Census data footnote 121 1,460 675 790 x x x
Other African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 122 6,940 3,235 3,700 x x x
Asian origins 33,580 17,045 16,535 x x x
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins 13,800 7,145 6,655 x x x
Afghan 230 80 155 x x x
Arab, n.o.s.Census data footnote 123 1,385 720 665 x x x
Armenian 215 130 85 x x x
Assyrian 0 0 0 x x x
Azerbaijani 20 15 0 x x x
Georgian 20 15 10 x x x
Hazara 0 0 0 x x x
Iranian 1,200 685 515 x x x
Iraqi 585 260 325 x x x
Israeli 215 115 100 x x x
Jordanian 255 145 110 x x x
Kazakh 35 20 15 x x x
Kurd 225 110 110 x x x
Kuwaiti 205 105 100 x x x
Kyrgyz 0 0 0 x x x
Lebanese 5,205 2,615 2,590 x x x
Palestinian 925 500 420 x x x
Pashtun 0 0 0 x x x
Saudi Arabian 675 440 235 x x x
Syrian 1,660 805 850 x x x
Tajik 20 10 10 x x x
Tatar 35 10 25 x x x
Turk 570 270 295 x x x
Turkmen 10 10 0 x x x
Uighur 10 10 10 x x x
Uzbek 90 60 25 x x x
Yemeni 205 110 100 x x x
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 124 765 400 365 x x x
South Asian origins 6,880 3,880 3,000 x x x
Bangladeshi 210 125 85 x x x
Bengali 50 35 20 x x x
Bhutanese 205 85 120 x x x
East Indian 5,030 2,855 2,175 x x x
Goan 10 0 10 x x x
Gujarati 10 10 10 x x x
Kashmiri 10 0 0 x x x
Nepali 430 220 210 x x x
Pakistani 465 290 175 x x x
Punjabi 165 80 90 x x x
Sinhalese 10 0 10 x x x
Sri Lankan 290 135 155 x x x
Tamil 55 25 30 x x x
South Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 125 390 240 145 x x x
East and Southeast Asian origins 12,860 6,035 6,820 x x x
Burmese 15 10 0 x x x
Cambodian (Khmer) 50 15 40 x x x
Chinese 7,605 3,700 3,905 x x x
Filipino 2,680 1,200 1,485 x x x
Hmong 0 0 0 x x x
Indonesian 95 45 50 x x x
Japanese 600 240 355 x x x
Karen 0 0 0 x x x
Korean 1,280 540 740 x x x
Laotian 10 0 10 x x x
Malaysian 50 15 30 x x x
Mongolian 35 15 25 x x x
Singaporean 0 0 0 x x x
Taiwanese 180 85 95 x x x
Thai 175 60 110 x x x
Tibetan 10 0 10 x x x
Vietnamese 585 260 320 x x x
East and Southeast Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 126 45 35 15 x x x
Other Asian origins 295 140 155 x x x
Other Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 127 295 145 155 x x x
Oceania origins 555 270 285 x x x
Australian 280 135 145 x x x
New Zealander 185 105 85 x x x
Pacific Islands origins 85 35 55 x x x
Fijian 10 10 0 x x x
Hawaiian 15 0 10 x x x
Maori 40 15 20 x x x
Polynesian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 128 15 10 0 x x x
Samoan 0 0 0 x x x
Pacific Islands origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 129 10 0 10 x x x
Household characteristics
Total - Private households by tenure - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 130 173,335 ... ... x ... ...
Owner 104,245 ... ... x ... ...
Renter 69,090 ... ... x ... ...
Band housing 0 ... ... x ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by condominium status - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 131 173,335 ... ... x ... ...
Condominium 10,415 ... ... x ... ...
Not condominium 162,920 ... ... x ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 132 173,335 ... ... x ... ...
No bedrooms 880 ... ... x ... ...
1 bedroom 25,130 ... ... x ... ...
2 bedrooms 45,300 ... ... x ... ...
3 bedrooms 62,925 ... ... x ... ...
4 or more bedrooms 39,095 ... ... x ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 133 173,330 ... ... x ... ...
1 to 4 rooms 46,175 ... ... x ... ...
5 rooms 25,360 ... ... x ... ...
6 rooms 24,825 ... ... x ... ...
7 rooms 22,365 ... ... x ... ...
8 or more rooms 54,600 ... ... x ... ...
Average number of rooms per dwelling 6.4 ... ... x ... ...
Total - Private households by number of persons per room - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 134 173,335 ... ... x ... ...
One person or fewer per room 171,995 ... ... x ... ...
More than 1 person per room 1,345 ... ... x ... ...
Total - Private households by housing suitability - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 135 173,330 ... ... x ... ...
Suitable 167,360 ... ... x ... ...
Not suitable 5,970 ... ... x ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by period of construction - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 136 173,335 ... ... x ... ...
1960 or before 35,100 ... ... x ... ...
1961 to 1980 49,465 ... ... x ... ...
1981 to 1990 27,065 ... ... x ... ...
1991 to 2000 24,795 ... ... x ... ...
2001 to 2005 13,145 ... ... x ... ...
2006 to 2010 12,660 ... ... x ... ...
2011 to 2016Census data footnote 137 11,105 ... ... x ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 138 173,335 ... ... x ... ...
Only regular maintenance or minor repairs needed 161,880 ... ... x ... ...
Major repairs needed 11,455 ... ... x ... ...
Total - Private households by number of household maintainers - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 139 173,330 ... ... x ... ...
1 household maintainer 98,435 ... ... x ... ...
2 household maintainers 70,310 ... ... x ... ...
3 or more household maintainers 4,585 ... ... x ... ...
Total - Private households by age of primary household maintainers - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 140 173,335 ... ... x ... ...
15 to 24 years 9,075 ... ... x ... ...
25 to 34 years 27,930 ... ... x ... ...
35 to 44 years 28,935 ... ... x ... ...
45 to 54 years 34,515 ... ... x ... ...
55 to 64 years 33,685 ... ... x ... ...
65 to 74 years 23,355 ... ... x ... ...
75 to 84 years 12,020 ... ... x ... ...
85 years and over 3,825 ... ... x ... ...
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 141 172,790 ... ... x ... ...
Spending less than 30% of income on shelter costs 129,585 ... ... x ... ...
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs 43,205 ... ... x ... ...
30% to less than 100% 36,565 ... ... x ... ...
Total - Owner households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data 104,185 ... ... x ... ...
% of owner households with a mortgageCensus data footnote 142 64.0 ... ... x ... ...
% of owner households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costsCensus data footnote 141 12.9 ... ... x ... ...
Median monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,187 ... ... x ... ...
Average monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,268 ... ... x ... ...
Median value of dwellings ($)Census data footnote 144 269,126 ... ... x ... ...
Average value of dwellings ($)Census data footnote 144 307,511 ... ... x ... ...
Total - Tenant households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data 69,085 ... ... x ... ...
% of tenant households in subsidized housingCensus data footnote 145 8.3 ... ... x ... ...
% of tenant households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costsCensus data footnote 141 43.3 ... ... x ... ...
Median monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 962 ... ... x ... ...
Average monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,035 ... ... x ... ...
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 146 336,990 161,860 175,125 x x x
No certificate, diploma or degree 49,390 25,130 24,260 x x x
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificateCensus data footnote 147 85,375 42,985 42,385 x x x
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 202,225 93,750 108,480 x x x
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma 26,235 17,975 8,260 x x x
Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 148 14,460 8,130 6,340 x x x
Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 149 11,775 9,850 1,925 x x x
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma 69,915 29,380 40,530 x x x
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level 7,860 3,195 4,660 x x x
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above 98,220 43,195 55,025 x x x
Bachelor's degree 65,770 28,260 37,505 x x x
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level 5,155 2,245 2,910 x x x
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry 2,780 1,490 1,295 x x x
Master's degree 20,595 8,755 11,845 x x x
Earned doctorateCensus data footnote 150 3,915 2,440 1,470 x x x
Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 146 225,315 108,680 116,635 x x x
No certificate, diploma or degree 18,840 10,510 8,335 x x x
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificateCensus data footnote 147 49,610 25,540 24,065 x x x
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 156,860 72,630 84,235 x x x
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma 18,430 12,980 5,450 x x x
Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 148 10,095 5,910 4,195 x x x
Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 149 8,330 7,070 1,260 x x x
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma 53,870 23,340 30,535 x x x
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level 5,300 2,140 3,155 x x x
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above 79,265 34,165 45,095 x x x
Bachelor's degree 53,060 22,730 30,325 x x x
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level 4,055 1,655 2,405 x x x
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry 2,295 1,115 1,180 x x x
Master's degree 17,035 7,065 9,970 x x x
Earned doctorateCensus data footnote 150 2,815 1,605 1,215 x x x
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 151 336,990 161,860 175,125 x x x
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 152 134,765 68,110 66,650 x x x
Education 12,640 3,230 9,410 x x x
13. Education 12,640 3,225 9,415 x x x
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 6,780 3,190 3,590 x x x
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services 1,320 970 345 x x x
50. Visual and performing arts 5,465 2,220 3,245 x x x
Humanities 10,725 4,110 6,615 x x x
16. Aboriginal and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics 740 230 515 x x x
23. English language and literature/letters 3,220 970 2,250 x x x
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities 2,300 765 1,540 x x x
30A Interdisciplinary humanitiesCensus data footnote 153 45 20 30 x x x
38. Philosophy and religious studies 715 380 330 x x x
39. Theology and religious vocations 855 510 345 x x x
54. History 2,255 1,125 1,130 x x x
55. French language and literature/letters 585 105 480 x x x
Social and behavioural sciences and law 23,775 7,680 16,100 x x x
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies 420 85 330 x x x
09. Communication, journalism and related programs 2,300 835 1,460 x x x
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences 4,015 315 3,705 x x x
22. Legal professions and studies 3,600 1,200 2,400 x x x
30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciencesCensus data footnote 154 390 100 290 x x x
42. Psychology 5,030 1,310 3,720 x x x
45. Social sciences 8,025 3,825 4,200 x x x
Business, management and public administration 47,160 16,445 30,715 x x x
30.16 Accounting and computer science 70 15 55 x x x
44. Public administration and social service professions 2,855 685 2,170 x x x
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services 44,230 15,740 28,490 x x x
Physical and life sciences and technologies 9,845 4,740 5,105 x x x
26. Biological and biomedical sciences 4,595 1,885 2,710 x x x
30.01 Biological and physical sciences 2,025 785 1,235 x x x
30C Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciencesCensus data footnote 155 95 30 70 x x x
40. Physical sciences 2,810 1,960 850 x x x
41. Science technologies/technicians 325 85 240 x x x
Mathematics, computer and information sciences 9,665 6,195 3,475 x x x
11. Computer and information sciences and support services 7,775 5,305 2,470 x x x
25. Library science 700 105 600 x x x
27. Mathematics and statistics 1,060 685 375 x x x
30D Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciencesCensus data footnote 156 135 100 30 x x x
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies 37,855 34,910 2,950 x x x
04. Architecture and related services 965 620 340 x x x
14. Engineering 7,830 6,660 1,170 x x x
15. Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields 8,515 7,785 730 x x x
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation 10 0 0 x x x
46. Construction trades 8,715 8,480 235 x x x
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians 8,050 7,725 325 x x x
48. Precision production 3,775 3,635 140 x x x
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 2,225 1,185 1,035 x x x
01. Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences 1,035 515 520 x x x
03. Natural resources and conservation 1,195 675 520 x x x
Health and related fields 28,865 5,360 23,500 x x x
31. Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies 1,905 905 1,000 x x x
51. Health professions and related programs 26,010 3,875 22,135 x x x
60. Dental, medical and veterinary residency programs 950 575 375 x x x
Personal, protective and transportation services 12,645 6,705 5,940 x x x
12. Personal and culinary services 7,155 1,905 5,250 x x x
28. Military science, leadership and operational art 185 180 10 x x x
29. Military technologies and applied sciences 515 475 40 x x x
43. Security and protective services 2,025 1,610 415 x x x
49. Transportation and materials moving 2,765 2,535 230 x x x
Other 40 10 30 x x x
30.99 Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies, other 40 0 35 x x x
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 151 225,315 108,680 116,635 x x x
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 152 68,450 36,055 32,400 x x x
Education 8,760 2,100 6,665 x x x
13. Education 8,765 2,100 6,665 x x x
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 5,320 2,515 2,805 x x x
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services 970 730 240 x x x
50. Visual and performing arts 4,355 1,785 2,570 x x x
Humanities 8,305 3,110 5,190 x x x
16. Aboriginal and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics 600 180 420 x x x
23. English language and literature/letters 2,535 770 1,770 x x x
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities 1,820 610 1,215 x x x
30A Interdisciplinary humanitiesCensus data footnote 153 45 15 30 x x x
38. Philosophy and religious studies 570 290 280 x x x
39. Theology and religious vocations 555 330 225 x x x
54. History 1,740 830 910 x x x
55. French language and literature/letters 425 75 350 x x x
Social and behavioural sciences and law 19,585 6,095 13,490 x x x
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies 350 70 280 x x x
09. Communication, journalism and related programs 1,965 695 1,270 x x x
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences 3,290 255 3,035 x x x
22. Legal professions and studies 3,140 930 2,210 x x x
30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciencesCensus data footnote 154 300 70 230 x x x
42. Psychology 4,025 1,035 2,990 x x x
45. Social sciences 6,505 3,030 3,475 x x x
Business, management and public administration 36,265 12,865 23,405 x x x
30.16 Accounting and computer science 70 15 50 x x x
44. Public administration and social service professions 2,330 550 1,775 x x x
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services 33,870 12,295 21,580 x x x
Physical and life sciences and technologies 7,315 3,485 3,825 x x x
26. Biological and biomedical sciences 3,575 1,470 2,100 x x x
30.01 Biological and physical sciences 1,490 595 885 x x x
30C Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciencesCensus data footnote 155 90 25 65 x x x
40. Physical sciences 1,965 1,360 605 x x x
41. Science technologies/technicians 200 30 165 x x x
Mathematics, computer and information sciences 8,505 5,570 2,935 x x x
11. Computer and information sciences and support services 7,130 4,915 2,215 x x x
25. Library science 485 75 410 x x x
27. Mathematics and statistics 775 485 290 x x x
30D Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciencesCensus data footnote 156 115 90 25 x x x
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies 28,850 26,345 2,510 x x x
04. Architecture and related services 735 450 290 x x x
14. Engineering 5,890 4,910 980 x x x
15. Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields 6,725 6,070 655 x x x
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation 0 0 0 x x x
46. Construction trades 6,640 6,405 235 x x x
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians 6,105 5,865 245 x x x
48. Precision production 2,755 2,650 110 x x x
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 1,830 970 855 x x x
01. Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences 835 415 420 x x x
03. Natural resources and conservation 990 555 440 x x x
Health and related fields 22,200 4,290 17,915 x x x
31. Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies 1,510 760 750 x x x
51. Health professions and related programs 19,940 3,100 16,840 x x x
60. Dental, medical and veterinary residency programs 760 430 325 x x x
Personal, protective and transportation services 9,885 5,280 4,605 x x x
12. Personal and culinary services 5,635 1,575 4,055 x x x
28. Military science, leadership and operational art 170 165 10 x x x
29. Military technologies and applied sciences 310 280 30 x x x
43. Security and protective services 1,600 1,265 335 x x x
49. Transportation and materials moving 2,175 1,995 180 x x x
Other 40 10 30 x x x
30.99 Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies, other 40 0 35 x x x
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 157 336,990 161,865 175,125 x x x
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 134,765 68,115 66,650 x x x
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 158 202,225 93,750 108,480 x x x
Location of study inside Canada 184,165 84,625 99,545 x x x
Same as province or territory of residence 140,590 63,300 77,290 x x x
Different than province or territory of residence 43,580 21,325 22,255 x x x
Location of study outside CanadaCensus data footnote 159 18,055 9,120 8,935 x x x
United StatesCensus data footnote 160 3,800 2,010 1,790 x x x
Philippines 1,110 390 720 x x x
India 1,470 770 700 x x x
United KingdomCensus data footnote 161 3,175 1,855 1,320 x x x
ChinaCensus data footnote 162 815 315 495 x x x
France 250 145 100 x x x
Other 7,440 3,635 3,810 x x x
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 157 225,315 108,680 116,635 x x x
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 68,455 36,055 32,400 x x x
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 158 156,860 72,625 84,235 x x x
Location of study inside Canada 142,920 65,835 77,090 x x x
Same as province or territory of residence 108,590 49,065 59,520 x x x
Different than province or territory of residence 34,335 16,765 17,570 x x x
Location of study outside CanadaCensus data footnote 159 13,940 6,795 7,150 x x x
United StatesCensus data footnote 160 2,510 1,275 1,235 x x x
Philippines 1,030 370 660 x x x
India 1,165 605 565 x x x
United KingdomCensus data footnote 161 2,050 1,175 875 x x x
ChinaCensus data footnote 162 660 260 400 x x x
France 200 115 85 x x x
Other 6,320 2,995 3,330 x x x
Labour force status
Total - Population aged 15 years and over by Labour force status - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 163 336,990 161,860 175,125 x x x
In the labour force 225,855 115,025 110,830 x x x
Employed 209,350 105,865 103,490 x x x
Unemployed 16,505 9,165 7,345 x x x
Not in the labour force 111,130 46,835 64,295 x x x
Participation rate 67.0 71.1 63.3 x x x
Employment rate 62.1 65.4 59.1 x x x
Unemployment rate 7.3 8.0 6.6 x x x
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 164 336,990 161,860 175,125 x x x
Did not workCensus data footnote 165 101,955 43,040 58,920 x x x
Worked 235,030 118,825 116,210 x x x
Worked full year, full timeCensus data footnote 166 128,760 69,880 58,880 x x x
Worked part year and/or part timeCensus data footnote 167 106,275 48,945 57,335 x x x
Average weeks worked in reference year 43.1 43.6 42.7 x x x
Class of worker
Total labour force aged 15 years and over by class of worker - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 168 225,855 115,030 110,830 x x x
Class of worker - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 4,065 2,120 1,950 x x x
All classes of workersCensus data footnote 170 221,785 112,905 108,880 x x x
Employee 201,580 100,695 100,880 x x x
Self-employedCensus data footnote 171 20,205 12,210 7,995 x x x
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 172 225,855 115,025 110,830 x x x
Occupation - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 4,070 2,120 1,950 x x x
All occupationsCensus data footnote 170 221,785 112,905 108,880 x x x
0 Management occupations 24,330 14,500 9,835 x x x
1 Business, finance and administration occupations 36,720 10,880 25,835 x x x
2 Natural and applied sciences and related occupations 17,555 14,110 3,450 x x x
3 Health occupations 17,425 3,410 14,015 x x x
4 Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services 30,370 12,010 18,360 x x x
5 Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport 7,550 3,570 3,980 x x x
6 Sales and service occupations 55,150 24,340 30,805 x x x
7 Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations 26,160 24,865 1,300 x x x
8 Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations 2,735 2,310 430 x x x
9 Occupations in manufacturing and utilities 3,790 2,915 870 x x x
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 173 225,855 115,025 110,825 x x x
Industry - NAICS2012 - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 4,065 2,120 1,950 x x x
All industry categoriesCensus data footnote 170 221,785 112,910 108,880 x x x
11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 1,440 1,070 375 x x x
21 Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction 1,115 970 145 x x x
22 Utilities 1,600 1,045 550 x x x
23 Construction 13,805 12,275 1,535 x x x
31-33 Manufacturing 10,000 7,315 2,695 x x x
41 Wholesale trade 7,070 5,105 1,965 x x x
44-45 Retail trade 26,545 11,985 14,565 x x x
48-49 Transportation and warehousing 10,020 7,635 2,385 x x x
51 Information and cultural industries 6,320 3,610 2,710 x x x
52 Finance and insurance 10,370 4,235 6,130 x x x
53 Real estate and rental and leasing 4,390 2,455 1,935 x x x
54 Professional, scientific and technical services 17,540 9,885 7,655 x x x
55 Management of companies and enterprises 230 90 140 x x x
56 Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services 11,680 6,820 4,860 x x x
61 Educational services 17,530 5,935 11,595 x x x
62 Health care and social assistance 28,970 5,415 23,555 x x x
71 Arts, entertainment and recreation 4,835 2,495 2,345 x x x
72 Accommodation and food services 16,125 6,840 9,280 x x x
81 Other services (except public administration) 8,845 3,785 5,065 x x x
91 Public administration 23,360 13,965 9,390 x x x
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 174 209,350 105,865 103,485 x x x
Worked at home 13,580 6,565 7,010 x x x
Worked outside Canada 1,040 710 325 x x x
No fixed workplace address 22,200 16,350 5,850 x x x
Worked at usual place 172,535 82,235 90,295 x x x
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 172,530 82,240 90,295 x x x
Commute within census subdivision (CSD) of residence 166,455 78,620 87,840 x x x
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) within census division (CD) of residence 105 90 15 x x x
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) and census division (CD) within province or territory of residence 4,150 2,315 1,830 x x x
Commute to a different province or territory 1,825 1,215 605 x x x
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 175 194,735 98,585 96,150 x x x
Car, truck, van - as a driver 137,070 73,075 63,995 x x x
Car, truck, van - as a passenger 14,265 5,220 9,045 x x x
Public transit 22,975 9,960 13,015 x x x
Walked 15,925 7,495 8,430 x x x
Bicycle 1,965 1,310 655 x x x
Other method 2,535 1,525 1,005 x x x
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 176 194,735 98,585 96,150 x x x
Less than 15 minutes 48,560 22,250 26,315 x x x
15 to 29 minutes 79,430 41,260 38,165 x x x
30 to 44 minutes 42,820 22,660 20,160 x x x
45 to 59 minutes 13,960 6,940 7,020 x x x
60 minutes and over 9,960 5,475 4,490 x x x
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 177 194,735 98,585 96,150 x x x
Between 5 a.m. and 5:59 a.m. 9,335 6,045 3,295 x x x
Between 6 a.m. and 6:59 a.m. 37,975 22,695 15,280 x x x
Between 7 a.m. and 7:59 a.m. 58,965 29,470 29,495 x x x
Between 8 a.m. and 8:59 a.m. 41,865 17,970 23,900 x x x
Between 9 a.m. and 11:59 a.m. 19,590 8,615 10,975 x x x
Between 12 p.m. and 4:59 a.m. 26,995 13,790 13,200 x x x
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 178 241,310 121,735 119,570 x x x
Single responses 239,795 121,105 118,685 x x x
Official languages 239,060 120,710 118,350 x x x
English 237,540 120,315 117,220 x x x
French 1,520 390 1,130 x x x
Non-official languages 740 395 340 x x x
Aboriginal languages 0 0 0 x x x
Algonquian languages 0 0 0 x x x
Blackfoot 0 0 0 x x x
Cree-Montagnais languages 0 0 0 x x x
Atikamekw 0 0 0 x x x
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 x x x
Moose Cree 0 0 0 x x x
Naskapi 0 0 0 x x x
Northern East Cree 0 0 0 x x x
Plains Cree 0 0 0 x x x
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 x x x
Swampy Cree 0 0 0 x x x
Woods Cree 0 0 0 x x x
Cree, n.o.s. 0 0 0 x x x
Eastern Algonquian languages 0 0 0 x x x
Malecite 0 0 0 x x x
Mi'kmaq 0 0 0 x x x
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 0 0 0 x x x
Algonquin 0 0 0 x x x
Ojibway 0 0 0 x x x
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 x x x
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 x x x
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 x x x
Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 x x x
Northern Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 x x x
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 x x x
Beaver 0 0 0 x x x
Carrier 0 0 0 x x x
Chilcotin 0 0 0 x x x
Dene 0 0 0 x x x
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 0 x x x
Gwich'in 0 0 0 x x x
Sarsi (Sarcee) 0 0 0 x x x
Sekani 0 0 0 x x x
Slavey-Hare languages 0 0 0 x x x
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 x x x
South Slavey 0 0 0 x x x
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0 x x x
Tahltan languages 0 0 0 x x x
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 x x x
Tahltan 0 0 0 x x x
Tutchone languages 0 0 0 x x x
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 x x x
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 x x x
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 x x x
Haida 0 0 0 x x x
Inuit languages 0 0 0 x x x
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 x x x
Inuktitut 0 0 0 x x x
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 x x x
Iroquoian languages 0 0 0 x x x
Cayuga 0 0 0 x x x
Mohawk 0 0 0 x x x
Oneida 0 0 0 x x x
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 x x x
Kutenai 0 0 0 x x x
Michif 0 0 0 x x x
Salish languages 0 0 0 x x x
Comox 0 0 0 x x x
Halkomelem 0 0 0 x x x
Lillooet 0 0 0 x x x
Okanagan 0 0 0 x x x
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 x x x
Squamish 0 0 0 x x x
Straits 0 0 0 x x x
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 x x x
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 x x x
Siouan languages 0 0 0 x x x
Dakota 0 0 0 x x x
Stoney 0 0 0 x x x
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 x x x
Tlingit 0 0 0 x x x
Tsimshian languages 0 0 0 x x x
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0 x x x
Nisga'a 0 0 0 x x x
Tsimshian 0 0 0 x x x
Wakashan languages 0 0 0 x x x
Haisla 0 0 0 x x x
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 x x x
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 0 0 0 x x x
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 0 0 0 x x x
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 x x x
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 0 0 0 x x x
Non-Aboriginal languages 735 400 340 x x x
Afro-Asiatic languages 150 115 40 x x x
Berber languages 0 0 0 x x x
Kabyle 0 0 0 x x x
Berber languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 x x x
Cushitic languages 0 0 0 x x x
Bilen 0 0 0 x x x
Oromo 0 0 0 x x x
Somali 0 0 0 x x x
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 x x x
Semitic languages 150 110 40 x x x
Amharic 10 0 0 x x x
Arabic 130 100 30 x x x
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 x x x
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 x x x
Harari 0 0 0 x x x
Hebrew 15 15 10 x x x
Maltese 0 0 0 x x x
Tigrigna 0 0 0 x x x
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 x x x
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 x x x
Austro-Asiatic languages 10 0 10 x x x
Khmer (Cambodian) 0 0 0 x x x
Vietnamese 10 0 0 x x x
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 x x x
Austronesian languages 10 0 0 x x x
Bikol 0 0 0 x x x
Cebuano 0 0 0 x x x
Fijian 0 0 0 x x x
Hiligaynon 0 0 0 x x x
Ilocano 0 0 0 x x x
Malagasy 0 0 0 x x x
Malay 0 0 0 x x x
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 0 0 0 x x x
Pangasinan 0 0 0 x x x
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 15 0 10 x x x
Waray-Waray 0 0 0 x x x
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 x x x
Creole languages 0 0 0 x x x
Haitian Creole 0 0 0 x x x
Creole, n.o.s. 0 0 0 x x x
Creole languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 x x x
Dravidian languages 0 0 0 x x x
Kannada 0 0 0 x x x
Malayalam 0 0 0 x x x
Tamil 0 0 0 x x x
Telugu 0 0 0 x x x
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 x x x
Hmong-Mien languages 0 0 0 x x x
Indo-European languages 200 110 90 x x x
Albanian 0 0 0 x x x
Armenian 0 0 0 x x x
Balto-Slavic languages 30 20 10 x x x
Baltic languages 0 0 10 x x x
Latvian 10 0 10 x x x
Lithuanian 0 0 0 x x x
Slavic languages 25 20 10 x x x
Belarusan 0 0 0 x x x
Bosnian 0 0 0 x x x
Bulgarian 0 0 0 x x x
Croatian 0 0 0 x x x
Czech 0 0 0 x x x
Macedonian 0 0 0 x x x
Polish 0 0 0 x x x
Russian 30 20 10 x x x
Serbian 0 0 0 x x x
Serbo-Croatian 0 0 0 x x x
Slovak 0 0 0 x x x
Slovene (Slovenian) 0 0 0 x x x
Ukrainian 0 0 0 x x x
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 x x x
Celtic languages 0 0 0 x x x
Scottish Gaelic 0 0 0 x x x
Welsh 0 0 0 x x x
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 x x x
Germanic languages 40 20 20 x x x
Afrikaans 0 0 0 x x x
Danish 10 10 0 x x x
Dutch 0 0 0 x x x
Frisian 0 0 0 x x x
German 25 10 15 x x x
Icelandic 0 0 0 x x x
Norwegian 0 0 0 x x x
Swedish 0 0 0 x x x
Vlaams (Flemish) 0 0 0 x x x
Yiddish 0 0 0 x x x
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 x x x
Greek 10 10 0 x x x
Indo-Iranian languages 50 30 20 x x x
Indo-Aryan languages 20 20 0 x x x
Bengali 0 0 0 x x x
Gujarati 0 0 0 x x x
Hindi 0 0 0 x x x
Kashmiri 0 0 0 x x x
Konkani 0 0 0 x x x
Marathi 0 0 0 x x x
Nepali 20 15 0 x x x
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 0 x x x
Punjabi (Panjabi) 10 0 0 x x x
Sindhi 0 0 0 x x x
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 0 0 0 x x x
Urdu 0 0 0 x x x
Iranian languages 30 10 20 x x x
Kurdish 0 0 0 x x x
Pashto 0 0 0 x x x
Persian (Farsi) 30 15 20 x x x
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 x x x
Italic (Romance) languages 80 35 40 x x x
Catalan 0 0 0 x x x
Italian 10 10 0 x x x
Portuguese 30 10 20 x x x
Romanian 0 0 0 x x x
Spanish 40 15 25 x x x
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 x x x
Japanese 20 10 15 x x x
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 x x x
Georgian 0 0 0 x x x
Korean 30 10 20 x x x
Mongolic languages 0 0 0 x x x
Mongolian 0 0 0 x x x
Niger-Congo languages 0 0 0 x x x
Akan (Twi) 0 0 0 x x x
Bamanankan 0 0 0 x x x
Edo 0 0 0 x x x
Ewe 0 0 0 x x x
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 0 0 0 x x x
Ga 0 0 0 x x x
Ganda 0 0 0 x x x
Igbo 0 0 0 x x x
Lingala 0 0 0 x x x
Rundi (Kirundi) 0 0 0 x x x
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 0 0 0 x x x
Shona 0 0 0 x x x
Swahili 0 0 0 x x x
Wolof 0 0 0 x x x
Yoruba 0 0 0 x x x
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 x x x
Nilo-Saharan languages 0 0 0 x x x
Dinka 0 0 0 x x x
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 x x x
Sign languages 30 0 25 x x x
American Sign Language 15 0 10 x x x
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 x x x
Sign languages, n.i.e 10 0 15 x x x
Sino-Tibetan languages 280 150 125 x x x
Chinese languages 280 150 130 x x x
Cantonese 60 35 25 x x x
Hakka 0 0 0 x x x
Mandarin 205 100 100 x x x
Min Dong 0 0 0 x x x
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 0 0 0 x x x
Wu (Shanghainese) 0 0 0 x x x
Chinese, n.o.s. 15 15 0 x x x
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 x x x
Tibeto-Burman languages 0 0 0 x x x
Burmese 0 0 0 x x x
Karenic languages 0 0 0 x x x
Tibetan 0 0 0 x x x
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 x x x
Tai-Kadai languages 0 0 0 x x x
Lao 0 0 0 x x x
Thai 0 0 0 x x x
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 x x x
Turkic languages 0 0 10 x x x
Azerbaijani 0 0 0 x x x
Turkish 10 0 10 x x x
Uyghur 0 0 0 x x x
Uzbek 0 0 0 x x x
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 x x x
Uralic languages 0 0 0 x x x
Estonian 0 0 0 x x x
Finnish 0 0 0 x x x
Hungarian 0 0 0 x x x
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 x x x
Other languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 x x x
Multiple responses 1,510 630 880 x x x
English and French 920 335 585 x x x
English and non-official language 555 285 280 x x x
French and non-official language 0 0 10 x x x
English, French and non-official language 30 15 20 x x x
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 179 241,305 121,740 119,570 x x x
None 230,880 116,660 114,225 x x x
English 1,330 460 870 x x x
French 7,045 3,575 3,465 x x x
Non-official language 1,905 955 950 x x x
Aboriginal 30 15 10 x x x
Non-Aboriginal 1,870 940 935 x x x
English and French 0 0 0 x x x
English and non-official language 0 0 0 x x x
French and non-official language 150 85 60 x x x
English, French and non-official language 0 0 0 x x x
Mobility status - Place of residence 1 year ago
Total - Mobility status 1 year ago - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 180 393,605 190,850 202,755 x x x
Non-movers 334,905 162,305 172,605 x x x
Movers 58,700 28,545 30,155 x x x
Non-migrants 41,625 20,265 21,360 x x x
Migrants 17,070 8,280 8,790 x x x
Internal migrants 12,075 5,790 6,285 x x x
Intraprovincial migrants 4,120 1,835 2,285 x x x
Interprovincial migrants 7,950 3,950 4,005 x x x
External migrants 4,995 2,490 2,505 x x x
Mobility status - Place of residence 5 years ago
Total - Mobility status 5 years ago - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 181 377,605 182,715 194,890 x x x
Non-movers 227,290 109,635 117,655 x x x
Movers 150,315 73,085 77,230 x x x
Non-migrants 99,250 48,120 51,130 x x x
Migrants 51,065 24,965 26,100 x x x
Internal migrants 36,415 17,315 19,100 x x x
Intraprovincial migrants 11,995 5,395 6,595 x x x
Interprovincial migrants 24,420 11,920 12,505 x x x
External migrants 14,650 7,645 7,000 x x x

Source

Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population.

How to cite

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2017. Halifax, RGM [Census subdivision], Nova Scotia and Shubenacadie 13, IRI [Census subdivision], Nova Scotia (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 23, 2024).

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