Census Profile, 2016 Census
Québec, Ville [Census subdivision], Quebec and New Brunswick [Province]

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Characteristic Québec, V
Quebec
[Census subdivision]
New Brunswick

[Province]
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Total Male Female Total Male Female
Counts (unless otherwise specified)
Population and dwellings
Population, 2016Census data footnote 1 531,902 ... ... 747,101 ... ...
Population, 2011Census data footnote 1 516,576 r ... ... 751,171 ... ...
Population percentage change, 2011 to 2016 3.0 ... ... -0.5 ... ...
Total private dwellingsCensus data footnote 2 266,409 ... ... 359,721 ... ...
Private dwellings occupied by usual residentsCensus data footnote 3 252,043 ... ... 319,773 ... ...
Population density per square kilometre 1,173.2 ... ... 10.5 ... ...
Land area in square kilometres 453.38 ... ... 71,388.81 ... ...
Age characteristics
Total - Age groups and average age of the population - 100% dataCensus data footnote 4 531,900 257,480 274,420 747,105 365,355 381,745
0 to 14 years 75,090 38,140 36,945 110,495 56,320 54,180
0 to 4 years 26,435 13,520 12,910 34,365 17,505 16,860
5 to 9 years 26,200 13,255 12,945 38,250 19,515 18,735
10 to 14 years 22,455 11,365 11,095 37,880 19,295 18,585
15 to 64 years 347,235 173,185 174,050 487,820 240,535 247,285
15 to 19 years 23,975 12,150 11,825 40,605 20,905 19,705
20 to 24 years 36,485 17,960 18,525 41,445 21,280 20,165
25 to 29 years 38,270 19,320 18,945 39,245 19,745 19,505
30 to 34 years 35,985 18,610 17,370 41,510 20,140 21,365
35 to 39 years 35,990 18,465 17,525 44,435 21,585 22,850
40 to 44 years 30,160 15,430 14,730 48,430 23,520 24,910
45 to 49 years 30,200 15,095 15,110 51,300 25,195 26,105
50 to 54 years 37,875 18,755 19,120 61,055 29,795 31,265
55 to 59 years 40,735 19,755 20,975 61,740 30,210 31,530
60 to 64 years 37,570 17,650 19,920 58,060 28,170 29,895
65 years and over 109,575 46,155 63,415 148,785 68,500 80,280
65 to 69 years 34,265 15,810 18,455 52,160 25,595 26,570
70 to 74 years 27,645 12,390 15,255 36,050 17,695 18,360
75 to 79 years 18,870 8,035 10,835 25,300 11,835 13,465
80 to 84 years 14,030 5,445 8,585 17,650 7,515 10,135
85 years and over 14,765 4,475 10,290 17,620 5,860 11,765
85 to 89 years 9,300 3,105 6,200 10,670 3,910 6,760
90 to 94 years 4,255 1,150 3,100 5,305 1,595 3,715
95 to 99 years 1,070 205 875 1,435 330 1,110
100 years and over 130 15 120 205 30 185
Total - Distribution (%) of the population by broad age groups - 100% data 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
0 to 14 years 14.1 14.8 13.5 14.8 15.4 14.2
15 to 64 years 65.3 67.3 63.4 65.3 65.8 64.8
65 years and over 20.6 17.9 23.1 19.9 18.7 21.0
85 years and over 2.8 1.7 3.7 2.4 1.6 3.1
Average age of the population 43.2 41.7 44.6 43.6 42.7 44.5
Median age of the population 43.3 41.2 45.5 45.7 44.8 46.6
Household and dwelling characteristics
Total - Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling - 100% dataCensus data footnote 5 252,040 ... ... 319,770 ... ...
Single-detached house 79,320 ... ... 221,515 ... ...
Apartment in a building that has five or more storeys 20,165 ... ... 3,945 ... ...
Other attached dwellingCensus data footnote 6 151,225 ... ... 80,515 ... ...
Semi-detached house 13,545 ... ... 12,470 ... ...
Row house 6,825 ... ... 9,015 ... ...
Apartment or flat in a duplex 17,030 ... ... 13,545 ... ...
Apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys 112,740 ... ... 44,260 ... ...
Other single-attached house 1,090 ... ... 1,230 ... ...
Movable dwellingCensus data footnote 7 1,330 ... ... 13,795 ... ...
Total - Private households by household size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 8 252,045 ... ... 319,775 ... ...
1 person 98,575 ... ... 89,480 ... ...
2 persons 89,390 ... ... 126,820 ... ...
3 persons 30,360 ... ... 49,465 ... ...
4 persons 24,220 ... ... 37,625 ... ...
5 or more persons 9,490 ... ... 16,385 ... ...
Number of persons in private households 516,265 ... ... 730,705 ... ...
Average household size 2.0 ... ... 2.3 ... ...
Marital status
Total - Marital status for the population aged 15 years and over - 100% dataCensus data footnote 9 456,815 219,340 237,475 636,605 309,040 327,570
Married or living common law 246,725 123,540 123,180 379,605 189,790 189,820
Married 130,960 65,460 65,500 302,020 151,100 150,925
Living common law 115,765 58,085 57,680 77,580 38,685 38,895
Not married and not living common law 210,090 95,800 114,290 257,000 119,250 137,745
Never married 143,915 75,445 68,475 158,070 85,640 72,430
Separated 6,275 2,775 3,505 21,290 9,530 11,760
Divorced 33,140 12,060 21,085 35,680 15,275 20,405
Widowed 26,765 5,525 21,240 41,965 8,805 33,160
Family characteristics
Total - Census families in private households by family size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 10 142,925 ... ... 222,865 ... ...
2 persons 83,555 ... ... 129,065 ... ...
3 persons 27,855 ... ... 47,015 ... ...
4 persons 23,290 ... ... 34,860 ... ...
5 or more persons 8,230 ... ... 11,920 ... ...
Average size of census families 2.7 ... ... 2.7 ... ...
Total number of census families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 11 142,925 ... ... 222,865 ... ...
Total couple families 120,670 ... ... 186,680 ... ...
Married couples 62,845 ... ... 147,900 ... ...
Common-law couples 57,820 ... ... 38,780 ... ...
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent 22,255 ... ... 36,185 ... ...
Female parent 16,335 ... ... 28,650 ... ...
Male parent 5,920 ... ... 7,530 ... ...
Total - Couple census families in private households - 100% data 120,675 ... ... 186,675 ... ...
Couples without children 69,240 ... ... 105,625 ... ...
Couples with children 51,430 ... ... 81,060 ... ...
1 child 21,525 ... ... 37,440 ... ...
2 children 21,985 ... ... 32,380 ... ...
3 or more children 7,925 ... ... 11,235 ... ...
Total - Lone-parent census families in private households - 100% data 22,255 ... ... 36,185 ... ...
1 child 14,315 ... ... 23,440 ... ...
2 children 6,335 ... ... 9,570 ... ...
3 or more children 1,610 ... ... 3,170 ... ...
Total - Persons not in census families in private households - 100% data 128,865 60,140 68,730 128,775 61,010 67,770
Household type
Total - Private households by household type - 100% dataCensus data footnote 12 252,040 ... ... 319,770 ... ...
One-census-family households 141,210 ... ... 214,235 ... ...
Without children in a census familyCensus data footnote 13 68,485 ... ... 102,170 ... ...
With children in a census familyCensus data footnote 14 72,725 ... ... 112,070 ... ...
Multiple-census-family households 850 ... ... 4,280 ... ...
Non-census-family households 109,980 ... ... 101,255 ... ...
One-person households 98,575 ... ... 89,480 ... ...
Two-or-more person non-census-family households 11,405 ... ... 11,775 ... ...
Knowledge of official languagesThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - Knowledge of official languages for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% dataCensus data footnote 15 523,310 254,210 269,100 736,280 360,440 375,840
English only 1,350 735 615 420,820 210,555 210,260
French only 309,960 138,060 171,905 63,140 29,955 33,190
English and French 210,160 114,600 95,560 249,950 118,705 131,245
Neither English nor French 1,835 815 1,020 2,370 1,220 1,150
First official language spokenThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - First official language spoken for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% dataCensus data footnote 16 523,310 254,210 269,100 736,280 360,440 375,845
English 8,810 4,535 4,280 498,365 244,230 254,135
French 507,325 245,955 261,370 232,450 113,500 118,945
English and French 5,410 2,950 2,465 3,210 1,550 1,655
Neither English nor French 1,765 770 990 2,255 1,150 1,100
Official language minority (number)Census data footnote 17 11,515 6,005 5,510 234,055 114,280 119,775
Official language minority (percentage)Census data footnote 17 2.2 2.4 2.0 31.8 31.7 31.9
Mother tongueThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - Mother tongue for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% dataCensus data footnote 18 523,310 254,210 269,100 736,280 360,440 375,845
Single responses 517,560 251,230 266,330 726,990 356,005 370,990
Official languages 491,190 238,120 253,065 703,840 344,285 359,555
English 7,395 3,795 3,600 472,725 231,595 241,135
French 483,790 234,325 249,465 231,110 112,690 118,415
Non-official languages 26,370 13,110 13,260 23,150 11,715 11,435
Aboriginal languages 450 175 280 2,165 1,035 1,135
Algonquian languages 445 170 270 2,130 1,020 1,110
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 440 170 265 10 5 5
Atikamekw 30 15 15 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 395 150 245 0 0 0
Moose Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Naskapi 5 5 5 0 0 0
Northern East Cree 5 0 0 0 0 0
Plains Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Woods Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree, n.o.s. 5 5 0 0 5 0
Eastern Algonquian languages 0 0 0 2,115 1,010 1,105
Malecite 0 0 0 280 125 155
Mi'kmaq 0 0 0 1,835 885 950
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 5 0 5 10 5 5
Algonquin 5 0 5 0 0 0
Ojibway 0 0 0 5 5 0
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 5 0
Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 5 0 5
Northern Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carrier 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chilcotin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dene 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gwich'in 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sarsi (Sarcee) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sekani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Slavey 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tutchone languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 0 5
Haida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages 5 5 5 20 5 15
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 5 5 5 15 5 10
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 5 0
Iroquoian languages 5 0 0 0 0 0
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oneida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lillooet 0 0 0 0 0 0
Okanagan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Squamish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Straits 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dakota 0 0 0 0 0 0
Stoney 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tlingit 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nisga'a 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haisla 0 0 0 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 0 0 0 10 0 5
Non-Aboriginal languages 25,920 12,935 12,985 20,990 10,685 10,300
Afro-Asiatic languages 5,445 3,035 2,405 3,190 1,805 1,385
Berber languages 680 380 300 40 25 15
Kabyle 360 195 160 20 10 5
Berber languages, n.i.e. 320 185 140 25 15 10
Cushitic languages 45 20 25 30 15 20
Bilen 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oromo 0 0 0 5 5 5
Somali 45 15 25 25 10 15
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 0 0 0
Semitic languages 4,690 2,625 2,065 3,110 1,760 1,355
Amharic 5 0 5 65 35 25
Arabic 4,665 2,615 2,055 2,855 1,615 1,235
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 5 0 0
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Harari 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hebrew 10 5 0 170 90 80
Maltese 0 5 0 0 0 5
Tigrigna 5 0 5 20 15 10
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 30 15 15 5 5 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 1,145 540 610 635 305 330
Khmer (Cambodian) 375 170 205 10 5 10
Vietnamese 770 365 400 620 305 320
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 5 0 5 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 310 120 195 1,375 510 865
Bikol 0 0 0 5 0 5
Cebuano 20 0 15 105 35 65
Fijian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 5 0 5 15 5 10
Ilocano 5 0 0 50 15 35
Malagasy 175 85 95 15 5 10
Malay 20 10 10 45 20 30
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 0 0 0 5 0 5
Pangasinan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 70 20 55 1,120 420 700
Waray-Waray 5 0 0 5 0 5
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 20 10 15 15 5 10
Creole languages 510 240 275 135 70 65
Haitian Creole 45 20 25 15 10 5
Creole, n.o.s. 460 215 245 80 30 50
Creole languages, n.i.e. 5 5 0 40 30 10
Dravidian languages 30 20 10 285 155 130
Kannada 0 0 0 20 15 10
Malayalam 5 5 0 40 15 20
Tamil 15 10 5 105 60 50
Telugu 5 5 0 110 60 45
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 0 0
Hmong-Mien languages 0 0 0 5 5 0
Indo-European languages 13,950 6,740 7,210 9,325 4,790 4,530
Albanian 205 105 105 50 25 25
Armenian 60 30 35 30 15 10
Balto-Slavic languages 2,290 1,075 1,215 1,740 865 875
Baltic languages 15 10 10 55 30 30
Latvian 10 10 5 25 10 10
Lithuanian 5 0 0 35 15 15
Slavic languages 2,275 1,070 1,205 1,685 835 850
Belarusan 0 0 0 5 5 0
Bosnian 600 300 295 50 25 25
Bulgarian 225 105 115 20 10 10
Croatian 85 45 40 75 35 40
Czech 25 10 15 55 25 25
Macedonian 5 5 5 15 10 5
Polish 235 105 125 230 105 125
Russian 575 245 330 880 440 435
Serbian 150 75 75 105 55 45
Serbo-Croatian 255 120 135 35 15 20
Slovak 10 10 5 25 15 15
Slovene (Slovenian) 5 0 5 15 10 10
Ukrainian 100 45 60 170 85 90
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 5 0 0 0
Celtic languages 5 0 0 30 5 20
Scottish Gaelic 0 0 0 15 5 10
Welsh 0 0 0 10 0 10
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 5 0
Germanic languages 540 240 305 2,875 1,415 1,465
Afrikaans 5 5 0 50 30 25
Danish 10 5 0 125 55 75
Dutch 95 50 45 885 470 410
Frisian 0 0 0 35 25 10
German 385 155 230 1,650 780 865
Icelandic 0 0 0 5 0 0
Norwegian 5 5 5 40 25 20
Swedish 20 10 10 50 15 35
Vlaams (Flemish) 15 5 10 20 10 10
Yiddish 0 0 0 10 5 5
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 10 5 0 5 0 0
Greek 90 50 35 145 100 50
Indo-Iranian languages 1,600 795 810 1,850 1,020 835
Indo-Aryan languages 1,020 515 505 1,175 655 525
Bengali 70 35 35 205 120 85
Gujarati 20 10 5 75 40 30
Hindi 40 25 15 225 135 95
Kashmiri 0 0 0 0 0 0
Konkani 5 0 0 10 5 5
Marathi 5 5 5 50 20 25
Nepali 845 420 425 180 90 90
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 0 0 0 5
Punjabi (Panjabi) 5 5 0 125 75 50
Sindhi 5 0 5 25 10 10
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 0 0 0 30 15 15
Urdu 30 15 15 240 140 100
Iranian languages 485 240 245 655 355 305
Kurdish 45 30 20 55 30 25
Pashto 0 0 0 25 15 10
Persian (Farsi) 435 210 225 580 310 270
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 95 35 60 15 10 10
Italic (Romance) languages 9,150 4,440 4,715 2,605 1,355 1,250
Catalan 15 10 5 5 5 0
Italian 490 270 215 400 225 175
Portuguese 1,465 720 745 260 130 130
Romanian 750 360 390 485 250 240
Spanish 6,425 3,075 3,350 1,460 755 705
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 5 0 5 5 0 0
Japanese 140 40 100 110 25 85
Kartvelian languages 5 0 0 0 0 0
Georgian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Korean 25 10 20 1,550 800 750
Mongolic languages 0 0 0 5 5 0
Mongolian 0 0 0 5 5 5
Niger-Congo languages 2,655 1,365 1,290 700 385 315
Akan (Twi) 0 0 0 25 10 10
Bamanankan 70 40 30 60 35 25
Edo 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ewe 45 25 20 5 5 0
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 155 90 60 40 30 15
Ga 0 0 0 5 5 5
Ganda 0 5 0 10 0 0
Igbo 0 0 0 30 20 10
Lingala 110 55 55 25 15 15
Rundi (Kirundi) 460 225 230 45 25 20
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 295 130 165 40 20 20
Shona 0 0 0 20 10 10
Swahili 490 235 255 135 65 70
Wolof 270 150 125 25 20 10
Yoruba 10 10 0 30 15 20
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 745 405 340 195 105 85
Nilo-Saharan languages 35 15 15 5 0 0
Dinka 0 0 0 5 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 30 15 15 5 0 0
Sign languages 100 50 50 145 75 70
American Sign Language 0 0 0 40 20 30
Quebec Sign Language 60 25 30 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 45 25 15 95 55 45
Sino-Tibetan languages 1,175 565 615 3,115 1,570 1,545
Chinese languages 1,080 510 570 3,085 1,555 1,530
Cantonese 230 125 110 440 225 210
Hakka 5 5 0 20 10 10
Mandarin 725 330 390 2,250 1,105 1,150
Min Dong 0 0 0 0 5 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 30 15 15 35 15 15
Wu (Shanghainese) 15 10 10 100 45 55
Chinese, n.o.s. 70 35 35 240 150 85
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 5 5
Tibeto-Burman languages 100 50 45 30 15 15
Burmese 10 5 10 0 0 5
Karenic languages 70 40 30 25 15 10
Tibetan 5 5 0 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 15 10 5 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages 140 50 90 60 15 50
Lao 90 40 45 5 0 0
Thai 50 10 45 55 10 45
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 75 45 25 105 60 45
Azerbaijani 15 10 10 5 5 5
Turkish 50 30 20 75 50 30
Uyghur 0 0 0 0 0 0
Uzbek 0 0 0 10 5 5
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 5 5 5 10 5 5
Uralic languages 115 60 55 250 115 135
Estonian 5 0 0 20 5 10
Finnish 10 0 5 45 15 30
Hungarian 100 50 50 185 90 95
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 55 35 15 25 10 10
Multiple responses 5,750 2,985 2,770 9,290 4,440 4,855
English and French 2,615 1,390 1,220 7,285 3,470 3,815
English and non-official language 195 100 100 1,535 725 810
French and non-official language 2,690 1,355 1,340 330 175 155
English, French and non-official language 245 135 115 145 65 75
Language spoken most often at homeThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - Language spoken most often at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% dataCensus data footnote 19 523,310 254,210 269,100 736,280 360,435 375,845
Single responses 514,185 249,655 264,530 724,940 355,025 369,910
Official languages 500,685 243,090 257,595 712,250 348,510 363,740
English 5,595 2,875 2,715 505,935 247,610 258,325
French 495,095 240,215 254,880 206,315 100,900 105,415
Non-official languages 13,505 6,565 6,940 12,690 6,515 6,175
Aboriginal languages 200 85 120 820 400 420
Algonquian languages 185 80 110 820 395 420
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 185 80 105 0 5 0
Atikamekw 5 0 5 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 180 75 105 0 0 0
Moose Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Naskapi 0 0 5 0 0 0
Northern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Plains Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Woods Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 5 0
Eastern Algonquian languages 0 0 0 815 395 420
Malecite 0 0 0 50 25 25
Mi'kmaq 0 0 0 765 370 395
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carrier 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chilcotin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dene 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gwich'in 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sarsi (Sarcee) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sekani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Slavey 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tutchone languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages 0 0 5 5 5 0
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 5 0 0 5 0 0
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages 0 0 5 0 0 0
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oneida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 0 0 0 5 0 0
Salish languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lillooet 0 0 0 0 0 0
Okanagan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Squamish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Straits 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dakota 0 0 0 0 0 0
Stoney 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tlingit 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nisga'a 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haisla 0 0 0 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 5 0 5 0 0 0
Non-Aboriginal languages 13,305 6,485 6,820 11,870 6,115 5,750
Afro-Asiatic languages 2,085 1,075 1,005 2,285 1,210 1,075
Berber languages 220 115 105 0 0 0
Kabyle 145 70 70 0 0 0
Berber languages, n.i.e. 75 40 35 0 0 0
Cushitic languages 10 5 5 20 10 10
Bilen 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oromo 0 0 0 0 0 0
Somali 10 5 5 20 5 10
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 0 0 0
Semitic languages 1,840 950 890 2,265 1,200 1,065
Amharic 0 0 0 20 10 10
Arabic 1,835 945 885 2,110 1,125 990
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Harari 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hebrew 5 0 5 130 60 70
Maltese 0 0 0 0 0 5
Tigrigna 0 0 0 5 0 5
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 10 10 5 5 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 625 280 350 525 255 270
Khmer (Cambodian) 180 80 100 5 5 0
Vietnamese 440 200 245 520 250 270
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 5 0 5 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 85 45 45 510 235 270
Bikol 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cebuano 0 0 0 40 15 25
Fijian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ilocano 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malagasy 55 30 30 5 0 5
Malay 5 5 5 15 0 5
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pangasinan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 15 10 5 450 215 235
Waray-Waray 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 10 5 5 0 0 5
Creole languages 125 50 70 65 25 35
Haitian Creole 5 5 0 0 0 0
Creole, n.o.s. 115 45 65 20 0 15
Creole languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 45 20 20
Dravidian languages 15 5 5 110 60 45
Kannada 0 0 0 5 0 0
Malayalam 5 0 5 20 5 10
Tamil 5 5 0 35 20 20
Telugu 0 0 0 45 30 15
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 0 0
Hmong-Mien languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Indo-European languages 8,415 4,080 4,335 4,160 2,175 1,990
Albanian 100 50 50 30 15 10
Armenian 35 20 15 20 5 10
Balto-Slavic languages 1,275 615 655 975 505 470
Baltic languages 10 5 5 35 20 15
Latvian 5 0 5 10 5 5
Lithuanian 5 0 0 25 15 10
Slavic languages 1,265 615 655 935 480 455
Belarusan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bosnian 355 175 185 25 15 10
Bulgarian 135 65 70 5 5 0
Croatian 50 25 20 25 10 15
Czech 10 5 5 5 0 5
Macedonian 5 5 0 0 0 0
Polish 75 35 45 55 25 30
Russian 350 170 180 620 320 305
Serbian 100 50 45 80 45 35
Serbo-Croatian 130 60 70 5 5 5
Slovak 5 0 0 5 5 5
Slovene (Slovenian) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ukrainian 55 25 35 90 50 40
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 0 0 0
Celtic languages 0 0 0 10 0 5
Scottish Gaelic 0 0 0 5 0 5
Welsh 0 0 0 0 0 0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Germanic languages 80 40 45 640 320 320
Afrikaans 0 0 0 35 15 20
Danish 0 0 0 5 5 5
Dutch 15 10 5 150 80 75
Frisian 0 0 0 5 0 5
German 65 25 35 425 215 210
Icelandic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Norwegian 0 0 0 5 0 5
Swedish 0 0 0 5 0 5
Vlaams (Flemish) 0 0 0 10 5 5
Yiddish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Greek 15 5 10 45 25 25
Indo-Iranian languages 1,340 650 685 1,140 595 545
Indo-Aryan languages 910 450 465 655 335 325
Bengali 45 20 25 130 70 60
Gujarati 15 10 10 40 15 20
Hindi 15 10 5 115 60 50
Kashmiri 0 0 0 0 0 0
Konkani 0 0 0 5 5 0
Marathi 0 0 0 20 10 10
Nepali 820 400 415 135 60 75
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 0 0 0 50 25 25
Sindhi 0 0 0 10 5 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 0 0 0 5 5 5
Urdu 10 10 5 140 75 70
Iranian languages 340 170 175 470 255 220
Kurdish 25 10 10 35 25 10
Pashto 0 0 0 15 5 5
Persian (Farsi) 325 155 165 425 225 195
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 90 35 50 15 10 5
Italic (Romance) languages 5,565 2,695 2,870 1,305 705 600
Catalan 5 0 5 5 5 0
Italian 100 45 55 85 40 45
Portuguese 985 490 495 110 50 60
Romanian 415 205 210 290 145 140
Spanish 4,065 1,960 2,110 820 470 350
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Japanese 55 20 40 20 10 15
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Georgian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Korean 10 5 10 1,245 645 605
Mongolic languages 0 0 0 5 0 0
Mongolian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 735 340 390 240 125 120
Akan (Twi) 0 0 0 10 5 10
Bamanankan 15 5 10 20 15 5
Edo 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ewe 5 5 5 0 0 0
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 20 10 10 10 10 5
Ga 0 0 0 5 0 0
Ganda 0 0 0 0 0 0
Igbo 0 0 0 5 5 0
Lingala 30 15 15 10 5 5
Rundi (Kirundi) 165 75 90 20 15 10
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 50 20 30 10 5 5
Shona 0 0 0 5 0 5
Swahili 165 80 85 80 35 45
Wolof 85 45 45 5 5 0
Yoruba 0 0 0 5 5 5
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 190 80 105 50 25 25
Nilo-Saharan languages 20 10 5 0 0 0
Dinka 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 15 5 10 0 0 0
Sign languages 125 65 60 200 115 85
American Sign Language 0 0 0 55 30 25
Quebec Sign Language 70 35 35 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 55 30 25 150 90 60
Sino-Tibetan languages 900 455 440 2,390 1,210 1,175
Chinese languages 805 405 400 2,365 1,195 1,170
Cantonese 150 75 70 260 130 130
Hakka 0 0 0 5 0 0
Mandarin 580 290 285 1,855 930 920
Min Dong 0 0 0 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 20 10 10 15 10 5
Wu (Shanghainese) 10 5 5 85 40 45
Chinese, n.o.s. 55 25 25 140 80 55
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 0 5
Tibeto-Burman languages 90 50 45 25 15 10
Burmese 15 10 5 5 0 0
Karenic languages 65 35 30 20 10 10
Tibetan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 5 0 5 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages 50 20 30 10 0 5
Lao 30 10 20 0 0 0
Thai 20 10 10 10 5 5
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 25 10 10 30 15 10
Azerbaijani 5 0 0 0 0 0
Turkish 20 5 10 25 15 5
Uyghur 0 0 0 0 0 0
Uzbek 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 5 5 5 0 0 0
Uralic languages 25 15 15 70 35 40
Estonian 0 0 0 5 0 0
Finnish 0 0 0 5 5 5
Hungarian 25 15 15 55 30 30
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 15 5 5 0 0 0
Multiple responses 9,125 4,555 4,570 11,345 5,415 5,925
English and French 2,615 1,385 1,230 7,275 3,370 3,905
English and non-official language 210 100 110 3,435 1,715 1,720
French and non-official language 5,700 2,765 2,930 340 185 160
English, French and non-official language 600 305 300 290 140 145
Other language spoken regularly at homeThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - Other language(s) spoken regularly at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% dataCensus data footnote 20 523,310 254,210 269,100 736,280 360,435 375,845
None 479,590 231,290 248,300 647,960 318,560 329,400
English 23,125 12,730 10,395 49,925 24,065 25,855
French 9,215 4,525 4,690 30,030 13,760 16,275
Non-official language 9,620 4,770 4,850 7,545 3,650 3,895
Aboriginal 185 70 120 1,300 625 685
Non-Aboriginal 9,435 4,705 4,730 6,240 3,030 3,210
English and French 510 270 240 180 90 90
English and non-official language 975 495 480 300 160 145
French and non-official language 235 105 130 335 155 185
English, French and non-official language 35 20 15 10 5 5
Income of individuals in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 21 441,330 213,835 227,490 620,390 301,645 318,745
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 432,640 209,745 222,895 594,705 289,220 305,485
Median total income in 2015 among recipients ($) 36,626 40,961 32,674 30,961 37,516 25,796
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 432,715 209,755 222,960 594,920 289,245 305,680
Median after-tax income in 2015 among recipients ($) 32,140 35,350 29,138 28,107 33,169 23,945
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 396,005 195,315 200,690 516,780 259,945 256,835
Median market income in 2015 among recipients ($) 33,017 38,090 28,244 28,444 34,830 23,278
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 331,640 150,470 181,170 439,645 193,975 245,675
Median government transfers in 2015 among recipients ($) 7,108 5,425 8,110 8,164 9,210 7,321
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 315,115 162,265 152,850 423,915 219,135 204,780
Median employment income in 2015 among recipients ($) 33,774 37,121 30,522 29,124 34,784 24,769
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 22 441,325 213,795 227,525 620,395 301,650 318,745
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 432,645 209,750 222,895 594,650 289,140 305,510
Average total income in 2015 among recipients ($) 44,113 49,931 38,639 39,141 46,154 32,504
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 432,690 209,750 222,930 594,870 289,165 305,700
Average after-tax income in 2015 among recipients ($) 36,313 40,376 32,491 33,022 38,151 28,171
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 395,850 195,810 200,040 516,685 259,855 256,830
Average market income in 2015 among recipients ($) 41,289 47,776 34,940 37,432 44,240 30,543
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 331,025 150,100 180,930 440,195 194,240 245,955
Average government transfers in 2015 among recipients ($) 8,281 7,448 8,971 8,938 9,519 8,480
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 315,105 162,815 152,290 423,915 218,800 205,110
Average employment income in 2015 among recipients ($) 40,589 44,769 36,120 37,611 43,456 31,376
Total - Employment income statistics for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 23 441,320 213,795 227,525 620,390 301,645 318,745
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households who worked full year full time in 2015 - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 24 144,935 77,545 67,390 197,290 104,215 93,075
Median employment income in 2015 for full-year full-time workers ($)Census data footnote 25 48,404 52,380 44,468 46,349 52,010 41,058
Average employment income in 2015 for full-year full-time workers ($)Census data footnote 26 55,655 60,485 50,097 54,011 60,796 46,415
Composition of total income in 2015 of the population aged 15 years and over in private households (%) - 100% dataCensus data footnote 27 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Market income (%)Census data footnote 28 85.6 89.3 81.1 83.2 86.2 79.0
Employment income (%)Census data footnote 29 67.0 69.6 63.8 68.5 71.3 64.7
Government transfers (%)Census data footnote 30 14.4 10.7 18.9 16.8 13.8 21.0
Total - Total income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 31 441,330 213,835 227,490 620,390 301,650 318,745
Without total income 8,690 4,090 4,595 25,680 12,430 13,260
With total income 432,640 209,745 222,895 594,710 289,220 305,490
Percentage with total income 98.0 98.1 98.0 95.9 95.9 95.8
Under $10,000 (including loss) 41,925 18,700 23,225 80,700 32,655 48,050
$10,000 to $19,999 73,090 29,140 43,945 109,015 40,415 68,600
$20,000 to $29,999 61,755 26,095 35,655 99,025 40,480 58,540
$30,000 to $39,999 60,520 28,065 32,460 83,770 41,360 42,405
$40,000 to $49,999 55,780 26,540 29,235 65,795 35,080 30,715
$50,000 to $59,999 42,420 22,055 20,360 44,810 26,560 18,250
$60,000 to $69,999 29,740 16,940 12,800 32,185 20,270 11,920
$70,000 to $79,999 22,225 12,940 9,285 24,565 14,130 10,430
$80,000 to $89,999 14,310 8,450 5,860 17,095 9,915 7,180
$90,000 to $99,999 8,105 5,240 2,870 10,240 6,980 3,260
$100,000 and over 22,775 15,580 7,195 27,515 21,380 6,135
$100,000 to $149,999 15,715 10,460 5,260 19,765 15,195 4,570
$150,000 and over 7,055 5,115 1,940 7,750 6,185 1,565
Total - After-tax income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 32 441,330 213,840 227,490 620,390 301,645 318,750
Without after-tax income 8,610 4,080 4,530 25,470 12,405 13,070
With after-tax income 432,720 209,755 222,960 594,920 289,240 305,680
Percentage with after-tax income 98.0 98.1 98.0 95.9 95.9 95.9
Under $10,000 (including loss) 44,920 19,105 25,810 83,590 33,140 50,455
$10,000 to $19,999 76,130 30,890 45,235 115,730 43,245 72,485
$20,000 to $29,999 78,110 33,980 44,130 118,940 51,335 67,610
$30,000 to $39,999 79,815 38,165 41,645 98,230 50,770 47,460
$40,000 to $49,999 60,800 31,380 29,415 67,470 38,665 28,810
$50,000 to $59,999 39,010 22,285 16,725 42,775 26,495 16,280
$60,000 to $69,999 23,160 13,420 9,740 28,790 16,435 12,355
$70,000 to $79,999 11,305 7,140 4,160 14,945 10,205 4,740
$80,000 and over 19,480 13,385 6,095 24,450 18,955 5,500
$80,000 to $89,999 6,460 4,215 2,245 8,385 6,340 2,040
$90,000 to $99,999 3,845 2,635 1,210 5,060 3,970 1,090
$100,000 and over 9,165 6,530 2,640 11,005 8,640 2,365
Total - Employment income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 33 441,330 213,835 227,490 620,390 301,645 318,745
Without employment income 126,215 51,575 74,640 196,475 82,515 113,965
With employment income 315,110 162,260 152,850 423,910 219,140 204,775
Percentage with employment income 71.4 75.9 67.2 68.3 72.6 64.2
Under $5,000 (including loss) 37,765 19,755 18,010 54,590 26,540 28,045
$5,000 to $9,999 23,785 10,530 13,250 36,840 15,720 21,120
$10,000 to $19,999 43,670 19,880 23,785 65,895 29,920 35,975
$20,000 to $29,999 37,955 17,615 20,345 59,240 25,955 33,280
$30,000 to $39,999 39,525 18,915 20,610 50,190 24,930 25,260
$40,000 to $49,999 35,765 17,275 18,490 42,140 22,160 19,980
$50,000 to $59,999 26,850 14,605 12,245 29,910 18,180 11,730
$60,000 to $69,999 20,755 12,170 8,585 23,390 14,620 8,770
$70,000 to $79,999 16,875 9,880 6,995 19,515 10,565 8,950
$80,000 and over 32,170 21,640 10,535 42,210 30,540 11,665
$80,000 to $89,999 10,070 6,325 3,750 13,190 7,840 5,345
$90,000 to $99,999 5,820 3,910 1,915 8,105 5,685 2,420
$100,000 and over 16,275 11,410 4,870 20,915 17,015 3,895
Income of households in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for private households by household size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 34 252,045 ... ... 319,770 ... ...
Median total income of households in 2015 ($) 59,881 ... ... 59,347 ... ...
Median after-tax income of households in 2015 ($) 51,591 ... ... 52,553 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for one-person private households - 100% data 98,575 ... ... 89,480 ... ...
Median total income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 34,865 ... ... 28,747 ... ...
Median after-tax income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 30,877 ... ... 26,387 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for two-or-more-person private households - 100% data 153,465 ... ... 230,290 ... ...
Median total income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 83,398 ... ... 74,207 ... ...
Median after-tax income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 70,887 ... ... 65,063 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for private households by household size - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 35 252,040 ... ... 319,775 ... ...
Average total income of households in 2015 ($) 75,724 ... ... 72,786 ... ...
Average after-tax income of households in 2015 ($) 62,340 ... ... 61,431 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for one-person private households - 25% sample data 98,575 ... ... 89,455 ... ...
Average total income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 41,139 ... ... 36,505 ... ...
Average after-tax income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 34,346 ... ... 31,242 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for two-or-more-person private households - 25% sample data 153,465 ... ... 230,320 ... ...
Average total income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 97,939 ... ... 86,878 ... ...
Average after-tax income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 80,322 ... ... 73,156 ... ...
Total - Household total income groups in 2015 for private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 36 252,040 ... ... 319,775 ... ...
Under $5,000 2,365 ... ... 3,940 ... ...
$5,000 to $9,999 3,480 ... ... 7,800 ... ...
$10,000 to $14,999 8,710 ... ... 6,835 ... ...
$15,000 to $19,999 12,475 ... ... 17,765 ... ...
$20,000 to $24,999 12,590 ... ... 16,400 ... ...
$25,000 to $29,999 10,775 ... ... 16,335 ... ...
$30,000 to $34,999 12,890 ... ... 17,830 ... ...
$35,000 to $39,999 13,830 ... ... 16,875 ... ...
$40,000 to $44,999 13,545 ... ... 15,365 ... ...
$45,000 to $49,999 12,535 ... ... 14,845 ... ...
$50,000 to $59,999 23,070 ... ... 27,735 ... ...
$60,000 to $69,999 19,910 ... ... 25,205 ... ...
$70,000 to $79,999 17,700 ... ... 22,750 ... ...
$80,000 to $89,999 14,965 ... ... 19,415 ... ...
$90,000 to $99,999 12,405 ... ... 16,030 ... ...
$100,000 and over 60,790 ... ... 74,655 ... ...
$100,000 to $124,999 23,935 ... ... 29,535 ... ...
$125,000 to $149,999 14,710 ... ... 18,605 ... ...
$150,000 to $199,999 13,335 ... ... 17,050 ... ...
$200,000 and over 8,815 ... ... 9,460 ... ...
Total - Household after-tax income groups in 2015 for private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 32 252,045 ... ... 319,770 ... ...
Under $5,000 2,560 ... ... 4,090 ... ...
$5,000 to $9,999 3,555 ... ... 7,880 ... ...
$10,000 to $14,999 8,805 ... ... 6,980 ... ...
$15,000 to $19,999 13,140 ... ... 18,630 ... ...
$20,000 to $24,999 14,420 ... ... 18,705 ... ...
$25,000 to $29,999 13,995 ... ... 18,580 ... ...
$30,000 to $34,999 17,325 ... ... 20,540 ... ...
$35,000 to $39,999 17,035 ... ... 19,550 ... ...
$40,000 to $44,999 15,965 ... ... 18,165 ... ...
$45,000 to $49,999 14,735 ... ... 17,920 ... ...
$50,000 to $59,999 26,100 ... ... 32,930 ... ...
$60,000 to $69,999 21,780 ... ... 29,175 ... ...
$70,000 to $79,999 18,085 ... ... 23,970 ... ...
$80,000 to $89,999 14,745 ... ... 19,330 ... ...
$90,000 to $99,999 12,135 ... ... 15,105 ... ...
$100,000 and over 37,665 ... ... 48,225 ... ...
$100,000 to $124,999 19,130 ... ... 25,135 ... ...
$125,000 to $149,999 8,905 ... ... 11,980 ... ...
$150,000 and over 9,630 ... ... 11,110 ... ...
Income of economic families in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for economic families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 37 144,485 ... ... 221,680 ... ...
Median total income of economic families in 2015 ($) 84,980 ... ... 74,353 ... ...
Median after-tax income of economic families in 2015 ($) 71,980 ... ... 65,100 ... ...
Average family size of economic families 2.7 ... ... 2.8 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families without children or other relatives in private households - 100% data 67,725 ... ... 99,865 ... ...
Median total income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 76,428 ... ... 67,988 ... ...
Median after-tax income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 65,026 ... ... 59,801 ... ...
Average family size of couple economic families without children or other relatives 2.0 ... ... 2.0 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families with children in private households - 100% data 51,605 ... ... 82,260 ... ...
Median total income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 114,879 ... ... 100,315 ... ...
Median after-tax income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 95,661 ... ... 85,717 ... ...
Average family size of couple economic families with children 3.8 ... ... 3.8 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for lone-parent economic families in private households - 100% data 21,835 ... ... 33,580 ... ...
Median total income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 57,099 ... ... 42,992 ... ...
Median after-tax income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 50,910 ... ... 40,671 ... ...
Average family size of lone-parent economic families 2.5 ... ... 2.6 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for economic families in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 38 144,495 ... ... 221,740 ... ...
Average total income of economic families in 2015 ($) 99,761 ... ... 87,048 ... ...
Average after-tax income of economic families in 2015 ($) 81,540 ... ... 73,197 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families without children or other relatives in private households - 25% sample data 67,720 ... ... 99,840 ... ...
Average total income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 89,386 ... ... 79,085 ... ...
Average after-tax income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 72,982 ... ... 66,576 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families with children in private households - 25% sample data 51,575 ... ... 82,415 ... ...
Average total income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 129,233 ... ... 111,901 ... ...
Average after-tax income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 104,557 ... ... 92,699 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for lone-parent economic families in private households - 25% sample data 21,790 ... ... 33,455 ... ...
Average total income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 66,147 ... ... 51,119 ... ...
Average after-tax income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 56,237 ... ... 45,687 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 21 121,165 56,710 64,455 114,825 54,970 59,850
Median total income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 39 32,311 33,632 31,209 27,250 30,122 25,182
Median after-tax income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 39 28,974 29,791 28,376 25,167 27,154 23,916
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 40 121,010 56,405 64,605 114,375 54,300 60,075
Average total income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 41 38,597 40,437 36,990 34,738 37,330 32,395
Average after-tax income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 41 32,477 33,503 31,581 29,845 31,431 28,411
Total - Economic family income decile group for the population in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 42 516,260 251,905 264,365 730,710 357,860 372,850
In the bottom half of the distribution 272,480 128,610 143,865 428,180 204,170 224,005
In the bottom decile 41,775 20,620 21,150 80,120 37,430 42,695
In the second decile 50,060 21,900 28,160 94,165 42,190 51,980
In the third decile 56,175 26,300 29,875 87,075 41,905 45,170
In the fourth decile 62,435 29,750 32,690 85,610 42,275 43,335
In the fifth decile 62,030 30,040 31,990 81,200 40,375 40,825
In the top half of the distribution 243,785 123,290 120,495 302,530 153,685 148,845
In the sixth decile 62,150 30,805 31,345 77,345 38,915 38,425
In the seventh decile 59,925 30,400 29,530 73,185 37,190 36,005
In the eighth decile 51,610 26,220 25,390 65,090 32,815 32,275
In the ninth decile 39,795 20,280 19,515 52,050 26,635 25,410
In the top decile 30,295 15,580 14,715 34,860 18,130 16,730
Low income in 2015
Total - Low-income status in 2015 for the population in private households to whom low-income concepts are applicable - 100% dataCensus data footnote 43 516,265 251,900 264,365 722,550 353,870 368,680
0 to 17 years 88,250 44,915 43,335 131,930 67,285 64,645
0 to 5 years 31,790 16,220 15,570 40,900 20,805 20,100
18 to 64 years 331,040 164,430 166,605 452,805 221,675 231,130
65 years and over 96,975 42,550 54,425 137,820 64,915 72,905
In low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) 63,530 28,925 34,605 123,820 55,990 67,825
0 to 17 years 9,370 4,745 4,625 29,250 14,930 14,320
0 to 5 years 3,220 1,650 1,570 10,285 5,260 5,030
18 to 64 years 39,335 19,480 19,860 66,745 29,975 36,770
65 years and over 14,820 4,700 10,120 27,830 11,090 16,745
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) (%) 12.3 11.5 13.1 17.1 15.8 18.4
0 to 17 years (%) 10.6 10.6 10.7 22.2 22.2 22.2
0 to 5 years (%) 10.1 10.2 10.1 25.1 25.3 25.0
18 to 64 years (%) 11.9 11.8 11.9 14.7 13.5 15.9
65 years and over (%) 15.3 11.0 18.6 20.2 17.1 23.0
In low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) 53,605 25,300 28,305 49,830 24,165 25,660
0 to 17 years 6,675 3,360 3,310 11,520 5,890 5,630
0 to 5 years 2,290 1,160 1,140 4,200 2,145 2,055
18 to 64 years 36,775 18,855 17,915 35,680 17,255 18,425
65 years and over 10,160 3,085 7,070 2,630 1,025 1,605
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) (%) 10.4 10.0 10.7 6.9 6.8 7.0
0 to 17 years (%) 7.6 7.5 7.6 8.7 8.8 8.7
0 to 5 years (%) 7.2 7.2 7.3 10.3 10.3 10.2
18 to 64 years (%) 11.1 11.5 10.8 7.9 7.8 8.0
65 years and over (%) 10.5 7.3 13.0 1.9 1.6 2.2
Knowledge of languagesThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - Knowledge of languages for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 44 516,250 251,890 264,360 730,710 357,855 372,850
Official languages 514,385 251,070 263,315 728,310 356,615 371,690
English 209,965 114,550 95,420 666,315 326,905 339,415
French 513,130 250,405 262,725 310,550 147,845 162,705
Non-official languages 54,730 25,965 28,765 34,880 17,355 17,525
Aboriginal languages 595 245 350 3,065 1,470 1,595
Algonquian languages 505 215 290 2,990 1,455 1,540
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 475 205 265 10 0 10
Atikamekw 50 10 35 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 405 175 225 0 0 0
Moose Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Naskapi 35 15 20 0 0 0
Northern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Plains Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 0 0 0 0 0 10
Woods Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Eastern Algonquian languages 0 0 0 2,965 1,435 1,530
Malecite 0 0 0 720 335 385
Mi'kmaq 0 0 0 2,265 1,115 1,150
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 30 10 20 15 15 0
Algonquin 10 0 10 0 10 0
Ojibway 20 10 15 10 10 0
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 10 0 0
Northern Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carrier 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chilcotin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dene 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gwich'in 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sarsi (Sarcee) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sekani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Slavey 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tutchone languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages 45 15 30 55 10 45
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 45 15 30 45 10 40
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages 30 10 25 10 0 10
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 0 0 0 10 0 10
Oneida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 25 10 25 0 0 0
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 0 0 0 10 10 0
Salish languages 0 0 0 0 10 0
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lillooet 0 0 0 0 0 0
Okanagan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Squamish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Straits 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dakota 0 0 0 0 0 0
Stoney 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tlingit 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nisga'a 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haisla 0 0 0 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 20 10 15 0 0 0
Non-Aboriginal languages 54,150 25,725 28,425 31,865 15,915 15,955
Afro-Asiatic languages 7,870 4,265 3,605 4,355 2,385 1,980
Berber languages 800 430 375 80 40 35
Kabyle 405 220 185 40 20 15
Berber languages, n.i.e. 400 210 185 40 25 20
Cushitic languages 55 20 35 15 10 0
Bilen 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oromo 0 0 0 0 0 0
Somali 50 20 35 10 10 0
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Semitic languages 7,425 4,045 3,380 4,300 2,340 1,960
Amharic 10 0 10 165 100 65
Arabic 7,370 4,010 3,365 3,685 2,030 1,660
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Harari 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hebrew 55 40 15 435 205 230
Maltese 0 0 0 0 10 0
Tigrigna 0 0 0 50 25 25
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 75 35 35 15 15 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 1,450 690 760 835 430 400
Khmer (Cambodian) 545 275 270 10 0 0
Vietnamese 930 425 500 820 435 390
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 0 0
Austronesian languages 350 160 195 1,790 695 1,090
Bikol 0 0 0 10 0 10
Cebuano 20 10 15 185 70 115
Fijian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 0 0 0 35 10 30
Ilocano 10 0 10 50 10 45
Malagasy 170 70 95 25 10 15
Malay 60 30 25 75 20 55
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pangasinan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 85 35 50 1,595 625 970
Waray-Waray 10 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 45 30 20 20 15 0
Creole languages 1,130 545 580 430 195 235
Haitian Creole 110 65 45 50 20 30
Creole, n.o.s. 890 415 480 240 105 135
Creole languages, n.i.e. 125 65 60 140 75 65
Dravidian languages 15 0 10 435 245 195
Kannada 0 0 0 60 30 25
Malayalam 0 0 0 55 35 25
Tamil 0 0 0 190 115 75
Telugu 15 0 10 175 90 85
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 20 10 10
Hmong-Mien languages 0 0 0 10 10 0
Indo-European languages 36,870 16,820 20,050 16,505 8,155 8,350
Albanian 285 165 120 80 45 35
Armenian 20 15 0 60 35 25
Balto-Slavic languages 2,880 1,435 1,440 2,065 1,100 965
Baltic languages 10 0 0 55 40 20
Latvian 10 10 0 20 10 10
Lithuanian 0 0 0 30 20 10
Slavic languages 2,870 1,430 1,440 2,025 1,070 955
Belarusan 10 0 0 10 0 0
Bosnian 620 335 275 75 40 40
Bulgarian 135 60 75 45 15 35
Croatian 155 75 80 95 45 55
Czech 40 30 15 115 65 45
Macedonian 15 15 0 35 25 10
Polish 340 170 170 320 165 160
Russian 1,115 530 585 1,200 630 570
Serbian 180 95 80 90 70 20
Serbo-Croatian 365 155 210 40 30 10
Slovak 30 25 0 45 15 30
Slovene (Slovenian) 0 0 0 15 10 0
Ukrainian 155 75 80 310 145 165
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 10 10
Celtic languages 10 0 0 140 40 100
Scottish Gaelic 10 0 0 95 20 75
Welsh 0 0 0 10 0 10
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 40 20 20
Germanic languages 3,150 1,630 1,515 4,745 2,360 2,380
Afrikaans 15 15 0 130 70 60
Danish 35 20 15 155 60 95
Dutch 255 155 95 1,185 560 625
Frisian 0 0 0 50 40 15
German 2,775 1,415 1,360 3,260 1,675 1,580
Icelandic 10 0 0 10 10 0
Norwegian 15 10 0 130 65 65
Swedish 80 40 40 110 45 60
Vlaams (Flemish) 20 10 10 40 20 25
Yiddish 0 0 0 20 20 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 15 0 10 0 0 0
Greek 235 120 115 220 125 95
Indo-Iranian languages 1,865 890 975 2,325 1,275 1,050
Indo-Aryan languages 1,075 545 535 1,570 875 695
Bengali 100 60 40 225 150 80
Gujarati 25 10 15 110 45 65
Hindi 210 120 85 790 430 355
Kashmiri 0 0 0 0 0 0
Konkani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Marathi 10 0 0 55 20 30
Nepali 810 390 425 185 90 95
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 10 10 0 205 130 75
Sindhi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 0 0 0 35 10 20
Urdu 45 25 15 355 215 140
Iranian languages 615 290 330 805 430 375
Kurdish 65 30 30 130 65 60
Pashto 0 0 0 60 45 20
Persian (Farsi) 570 270 305 620 330 285
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 200 75 120 10 0 0
Italic (Romance) languages 30,055 13,350 16,710 7,600 3,540 4,055
Catalan 75 35 40 15 10 0
Italian 2,470 1,090 1,385 825 405 420
Portuguese 2,505 1,250 1,260 450 250 200
Romanian 965 435 530 555 290 265
Spanish 25,405 11,130 14,275 6,065 2,775 3,290
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 10 15 0 10 0 10
Japanese 475 270 210 430 190 240
Kartvelian languages 10 0 10 0 0 0
Georgian 10 0 10 0 0 0
Korean 40 15 30 1,695 860 835
Mongolic languages 0 0 0 10 10 10
Mongolian 0 0 0 15 10 10
Niger-Congo languages 4,460 2,395 2,060 1,525 890 640
Akan (Twi) 10 0 0 35 15 25
Bamanankan 160 95 65 155 70 85
Edo 10 0 0 0 0 0
Ewe 80 50 25 0 0 0
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 250 145 110 100 85 15
Ga 0 0 0 10 10 0
Ganda 15 15 0 10 10 0
Igbo 0 0 0 60 50 15
Lingala 470 260 215 125 95 35
Rundi (Kirundi) 650 335 315 90 55 35
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 395 190 200 70 40 30
Shona 0 0 0 40 15 25
Swahili 990 555 435 355 185 170
Wolof 595 355 235 70 45 25
Yoruba 15 10 0 60 45 20
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 1,610 840 770 545 315 230
Nilo-Saharan languages 160 65 95 10 0 0
Dinka 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 160 65 100 0 0 0
Sign languages 560 185 370 1,155 450 705
American Sign Language 15 0 10 425 150 280
Quebec Sign Language 365 130 240 15 10 0
Sign languages, n.i.e. 200 60 140 745 305 435
Sino-Tibetan languages 1,675 800 880 3,585 1,885 1,700
Chinese languages 1,520 715 805 3,510 1,855 1,660
Cantonese 420 220 200 610 285 320
Hakka 10 0 0 0 0 0
Mandarin 1,055 485 570 2,760 1,455 1,310
Min Dong 0 0 0 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 45 20 30 60 30 30
Wu (Shanghainese) 25 10 15 140 65 75
Chinese, n.o.s. 115 55 60 310 195 115
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 40 10 30
Tibeto-Burman languages 155 85 75 70 30 40
Burmese 55 35 25 0 0 0
Karenic languages 105 60 45 65 25 45
Tibetan 10 10 0 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 20 0 10 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages 165 85 80 85 20 65
Lao 80 45 40 10 0 10
Thai 100 55 45 80 20 60
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 100 55 45 175 105 75
Azerbaijani 25 10 15 0 0 0
Turkish 75 45 30 165 105 60
Uyghur 0 0 0 0 0 0
Uzbek 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 0 10
Uralic languages 190 95 90 270 130 140
Estonian 0 0 0 20 15 0
Finnish 40 15 25 35 15 20
Hungarian 150 80 70 220 105 115
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 240 105 130 100 70 30
Citizenship
Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 45 516,250 251,890 264,360 730,710 357,855 372,855
Canadian citizensCensus data footnote 46 496,520 242,130 254,390 710,775 347,905 362,875
Canadian citizens aged under 18 84,545 43,190 41,355 130,785 66,795 63,990
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over 411,975 198,940 213,035 579,995 281,110 298,880
Not Canadian citizensCensus data footnote 47 19,730 9,760 9,965 19,925 9,950 9,980
Immigrant status and period of immigration
Total - Immigrant status and period of immigration for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 48 516,250 251,890 264,365 730,710 357,855 372,850
Non-immigrantsCensus data footnote 49 473,965 230,665 243,305 692,535 339,090 353,445
ImmigrantsCensus data footnote 50 37,340 18,705 18,635 33,810 16,175 17,640
Before 1981 4,095 2,260 1,830 11,545 5,265 6,275
1981 to 1990 2,700 1,340 1,360 2,735 1,340 1,390
1991 to 2000 5,335 2,465 2,865 2,975 1,490 1,490
2001 to 2010 13,365 6,795 6,580 7,235 3,530 3,710
2001 to 2005 5,105 2,665 2,435 2,435 1,110 1,330
2006 to 2010 8,265 4,120 4,140 4,800 2,415 2,385
2011 to 2016Census data footnote 51 11,845 5,845 6,000 9,330 4,560 4,770
Non-permanent residentsCensus data footnote 52 4,940 2,525 2,420 4,360 2,590 1,770
Age at immigration
Total - Age at immigration for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 53 37,340 18,700 18,635 33,815 16,175 17,635
Under 5 years 4,930 2,170 2,765 5,135 2,350 2,790
5 to 14 years 5,360 2,730 2,635 7,290 3,585 3,705
15 to 24 years 5,810 2,860 2,955 5,790 2,525 3,265
25 to 44 years 19,295 10,005 9,290 12,640 6,100 6,535
45 years and over 1,945 950 995 2,955 1,615 1,340
Immigrants by selected place of birthThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census immigration data
Total - Selected places of birth for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 54 37,340 18,705 18,635 33,815 16,175 17,635
Americas 8,290 3,850 4,440 9,420 4,205 5,210
Brazil 805 385 420 55 20 30
Colombia 2,575 1,225 1,355 215 85 130
El Salvador 315 150 170 115 85 30
Guyana 10 0 0 80 40 45
Haiti 945 415 525 170 70 100
Jamaica 20 15 0 120 85 40
Mexico 735 360 380 160 50 110
Peru 365 145 225 60 35 25
Trinidad and Tobago 15 0 15 115 70 40
United StatesCensus data footnote 55 785 340 450 7,620 3,315 4,305
Other places of birth in Americas 1,720 815 905 715 355 360
Europe 11,820 6,170 5,650 10,985 5,335 5,650
Bosnia and Herzegovina 835 415 425 100 55 50
Croatia 65 20 45 60 35 25
France 6,195 3,405 2,785 760 425 340
Germany 525 200 325 1,615 740 880
Greece 70 40 30 95 60 40
Hungary 65 40 25 100 35 65
IrelandCensus data footnote 56 10 10 0 160 75 85
Italy 335 210 125 210 125 85
Netherlands 35 15 25 975 505 465
Poland 215 85 125 195 90 100
Portugal 450 230 225 130 85 45
Romania 595 285 310 485 245 240
Russian Federation 230 105 120 245 115 135
SerbiaCensus data footnote 57 60 40 20 30 25 10
Ukraine 180 75 100 250 120 130
United KingdomCensus data footnote 58 205 135 70 4,600 2,160 2,445
Other places of birth in Europe 1,760 865 895 970 455 515
Africa 11,710 6,355 5,355 2,565 1,420 1,140
Algeria 1,685 925 755 165 90 75
Egypt 240 120 120 120 75 45
Ethiopia 10 0 0 120 65 60
Kenya 40 15 25 60 30 30
Morocco 1,960 1,085 875 200 120 75
Nigeria 35 20 15 115 65 50
Somalia 10 0 10 15 10 10
South Africa, Republic of 30 15 20 165 85 80
Other places of birth in Africa 7,700 4,165 3,535 1,615 885 725
Asia 5,480 2,300 3,190 10,625 5,105 5,520
Afghanistan 90 55 40 20 10 0
Bangladesh 115 55 65 100 55 50
ChinaCensus data footnote 59 1,330 370 965 2,210 1,040 1,175
Hong KongCensus data footnote 60 50 10 40 120 60 55
India 65 35 25 820 435 380
IranCensus data footnote 61 290 140 150 490 260 230
Iraq 120 45 75 70 25 45
Japan 90 10 75 90 15 75
Korea, SouthCensus data footnote 62 115 65 50 1,495 775 720
Lebanon 215 120 90 390 225 165
Pakistan 25 15 10 225 130 95
Philippines 110 45 70 1,340 475 870
Sri Lanka 0 0 0 40 15 30
SyriaCensus data footnote 63 335 170 160 1,225 605 620
Taiwan 30 15 10 80 25 55
Viet Nam 685 305 380 720 355 365
Other places of birth in Asia 1,805 840 965 1,195 600 595
Oceania and other places of birthCensus data footnote 64 35 35 10 220 110 110
Recent immigrants by selected places of birth
Total - Selected places of birth for the recent immigrant population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 54 11,845 5,840 6,000 9,325 4,555 4,775
Americas 2,510 1,185 1,325 900 430 475
Brazil 540 255 285 20 10 10
Colombia 845 395 450 40 20 15
Cuba 185 105 85 10 10 10
Haiti 295 125 170 45 15 30
Jamaica 10 0 0 40 25 10
Mexico 195 95 100 25 10 20
United StatesCensus data footnote 55 85 45 35 585 285 300
VenezuelaCensus data footnote 65 100 50 50 25 10 20
Other places of birth in Americas 255 120 145 110 45 70
Europe 2,660 1,435 1,225 1,405 695 710
France 1,955 1,050 905 300 165 130
Germany 40 20 20 85 45 45
IrelandCensus data footnote 56 10 10 0 30 15 15
MoldovaCensus data footnote 66 110 45 70 25 10 20
Romania 35 10 20 245 130 120
Russian Federation 20 10 10 90 35 55
Ukraine 70 30 35 100 50 50
United KingdomCensus data footnote 58 40 35 0 240 145 100
Other places of birth in Europe 400 235 160 280 105 180
Africa 4,930 2,455 2,475 975 550 425
Algeria 415 195 220 15 20 0
Cameroon 720 340 380 45 35 10
Congo, Democratic Republic of the 280 160 120 155 75 80
Côte d'Ivoire 710 360 345 10 0 0
Egypt 30 15 15 40 20 20
Eritrea 0 0 0 35 15 25
Ethiopia 0 0 0 45 20 25
Morocco 650 315 335 40 30 10
Nigeria 0 10 0 40 15 25
Somalia 0 0 0 10 0 10
South Africa, Republic of 10 10 0 35 20 15
Tunisia 590 315 270 50 30 20
Other places of birth in Africa 1,525 755 775 455 265 185
Asia 1,725 755 975 6,015 2,865 3,150
Afghanistan 0 0 10 0 0 0
Bangladesh 15 0 10 25 10 15
ChinaCensus data footnote 59 180 70 105 1,390 690 700
Hong KongCensus data footnote 60 15 0 15 10 10 0
India 25 10 15 265 140 125
IranCensus data footnote 61 155 70 85 255 130 125
Iraq 90 30 55 45 20 25
Israel 0 0 0 200 90 110
Japan 15 0 10 15 0 15
Korea, SouthCensus data footnote 62 10 0 0 600 290 310
Lebanon 35 10 20 130 75 55
Nepal 235 110 130 45 15 35
Pakistan 0 0 10 70 40 30
Philippines 40 10 30 925 345 580
Saudi Arabia 0 0 0 45 40 10
Sri Lanka 0 0 0 0 0 0
SyriaCensus data footnote 63 265 130 135 1,145 550 595
Taiwan 0 0 0 10 0 0
Turkey 10 10 0 45 40 10
United Arab Emirates 0 0 10 30 20 10
Viet Nam 90 35 55 500 250 255
Other places of birth in Asia 540 245 295 265 100 160
Oceania and otherCensus data footnote 64 15 10 0 40 25 15
Australia 10 0 0 20 10 10
Other places of birthCensus data footnote 67 10 10 0 20 10 10
Generation status
Total - Generation status for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 68 516,250 251,885 264,360 730,710 357,855 372,850
First generationCensus data footnote 69 44,255 22,185 22,070 41,395 20,445 20,955
Second generationCensus data footnote 70 24,135 12,190 11,945 43,370 21,150 22,220
Third generation or moreCensus data footnote 71 447,865 217,515 230,345 645,945 316,270 329,675
Admission category and applicant type
Total - Admission category and applicant type for the immigrant population in private households who landed between 1980 and 2016 - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 72 33,575 16,600 16,975 22,665 11,085 11,575
Economic immigrantsCensus data footnote 73 18,370 9,870 8,505 13,205 6,735 6,470
Principal applicantsCensus data footnote 74 9,360 6,140 3,215 5,115 3,595 1,520
Secondary applicantsCensus data footnote 75 9,020 3,730 5,290 8,090 3,140 4,950
Immigrants sponsored by familyCensus data footnote 76 7,515 2,940 4,570 6,100 2,625 3,475
RefugeesCensus data footnote 77 7,550 3,715 3,830 3,240 1,675 1,570
Other immigrantsCensus data footnote 78 140 75 65 110 55 60
Aboriginal population
Total - Aboriginal identity for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 79 516,250 251,890 264,360 730,710 357,860 372,855
Aboriginal identityCensus data footnote 80 7,290 3,585 3,710 29,385 14,690 14,695
Single Aboriginal responsesCensus data footnote 81 6,925 3,450 3,480 28,160 14,120 14,040
First Nations (North American Indian)Census data footnote 82 3,525 1,730 1,795 17,575 8,555 9,015
Métis 3,265 1,670 1,595 10,200 5,370 4,835
Inuk (Inuit) 135 50 80 385 190 190
Multiple Aboriginal responsesCensus data footnote 83 115 35 85 470 210 260
Aboriginal responses not included elsewhereCensus data footnote 84 250 100 145 750 360 390
Non-Aboriginal identity 508,960 248,305 260,655 701,325 343,170 358,155
Total - Population by Registered or Treaty Indian status for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 85 516,250 251,890 264,360 730,705 357,855 372,850
Registered or Treaty IndianCensus data footnote 86 2,940 1,405 1,530 14,305 7,085 7,225
Not a Registered or Treaty Indian 513,315 250,485 262,830 716,405 350,775 365,625
Total - Aboriginal ancestry for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 87 516,250 251,890 264,360 730,710 357,860 372,850
Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 88 4,015 1,860 2,160 12,785 6,335 6,450
Single Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 89 3,900 1,815 2,080 12,495 6,175 6,320
First Nations (North American Indian) single ancestryCensus data footnote 82 3,165 1,480 1,680 10,635 5,200 5,435
Métis single ancestry 685 315 365 1,695 900 800
Inuit single ancestry 55 20 30 165 75 85
Multiple Aboriginal ancestries (only)Census data footnote 90 115 40 80 290 165 130
First Nations (North American Indian) and Métis ancestries 100 40 60 235 125 110
First Nations (North American Indian) and Inuit ancestries 15 0 15 25 15 15
Métis and Inuit ancestries 0 0 0 20 20 0
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis and Inuit ancestries 0 0 0 10 0 0
Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 91 13,720 6,450 7,270 33,795 16,295 17,500
Single Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 92 13,405 6,315 7,095 32,505 15,690 16,815
First Nations (North American Indian) and non-Aboriginal ancestries 11,455 5,340 6,110 24,255 11,640 12,615
Métis and non-Aboriginal ancestries 1,835 905 930 7,765 3,810 3,955
Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 115 60 55 480 240 245
Multiple Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 93 320 140 180 1,295 600 690
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis and non-Aboriginal ancestries 295 130 170 1,165 540 630
First Nations (North American Indian), Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 15 10 10 60 30 30
Métis, Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 0 0 0 40 20 25
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis, Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 0 0 0 25 15 10
Non-Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 94 498,515 243,585 254,935 684,125 335,230 348,895
Visible minority population
Total - Visible minority for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 95 516,250 251,890 264,360 730,710 357,855 372,850
Total visible minority populationCensus data footnote 96 33,240 16,685 16,555 24,535 12,470 12,070
South AsianCensus data footnote 97 1,390 700 690 2,535 1,385 1,150
Chinese 2,175 780 1,390 3,925 1,970 1,955
Black 12,430 6,500 5,935 7,000 3,540 3,460
Filipino 200 110 90 1,980 835 1,145
Latin American 6,675 3,170 3,510 1,285 650 635
Arab 6,245 3,495 2,750 2,960 1,650 1,310
Southeast AsianCensus data footnote 98 2,390 1,125 1,270 1,230 600 630
West AsianCensus data footnote 99 605 275 335 730 415 320
Korean 195 110 85 1,685 885 800
Japanese 195 60 135 230 70 160
Visible minority, n.i.e.Census data footnote 100 280 155 125 305 135 175
Multiple visible minoritiesCensus data footnote 101 450 210 240 675 345 330
Not a visible minorityCensus data footnote 102 483,010 235,205 247,805 706,170 345,385 360,785
Ethnic origin populationThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census data on ethnic origin
Total - Ethnic origin for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 103 516,250 251,890 264,360 730,705 357,860 372,850
North American Aboriginal origins 17,735 8,310 9,425 46,585 22,625 23,955
First Nations (North American Indian) 15,040 7,000 8,045 36,405 17,570 18,840
Inuit 210 100 110 830 420 410
Métis 2,915 1,390 1,525 10,960 5,435 5,530
Other North American origins 366,200 177,075 189,125 428,865 209,615 219,250
Acadian 2,615 1,205 1,410 29,505 14,455 15,060
American 2,010 940 1,070 7,175 3,575 3,605
Canadian 353,305 170,695 182,610 407,370 199,020 208,350
New Brunswicker 50 30 25 240 135 105
Newfoundlander 25 10 15 445 190 250
Nova Scotian 0 0 0 65 40 25
Ontarian 55 30 25 0 0 10
Québécois 12,640 6,310 6,325 770 410 365
Other North American origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 104 10 0 10 20 20 0
European origins 191,585 94,835 96,750 424,850 206,715 218,135
British Isles origins 40,490 19,175 21,320 314,655 151,970 162,690
Channel Islander 165 75 85 125 45 85
Cornish 0 0 0 45 25 20
English 7,925 3,915 4,005 168,205 80,795 87,415
Irish 26,895 12,605 14,290 147,245 69,515 77,730
Manx 0 0 0 45 40 10
Scottish 10,725 4,945 5,780 134,455 64,400 70,055
Welsh 220 90 125 10,110 4,825 5,290
British Isles origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 105 590 295 300 10,640 4,885 5,755
French origins 153,160 76,185 76,970 163,270 79,105 84,165
Alsatian 85 55 35 15 10 0
Breton 940 415 525 55 30 30
Corsican 80 20 60 0 0 0
French 152,415 75,840 76,575 163,245 79,090 84,155
Western European origins (except French origins) 12,565 6,135 6,430 49,825 24,100 25,725
Austrian 350 210 145 1,000 530 475
Bavarian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Belgian 2,880 1,450 1,425 1,470 650 815
Dutch 795 365 430 15,230 7,290 7,945
Flemish 110 60 45 100 65 40
Frisian 0 0 0 40 25 15
German 7,425 3,455 3,970 34,205 16,575 17,630
Luxembourger 85 65 20 0 10 0
Swiss 1,610 860 750 1,145 545 595
Western European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 106 0 0 0 35 20 15
Northern European origins (except British Isles origins) 1,000 505 495 10,400 5,080 5,320
Danish 160 100 65 3,960 1,885 2,075
Finnish 100 45 60 465 235 225
Icelandic 20 15 10 250 135 115
Norwegian 370 200 175 3,330 1,650 1,680
Swedish 245 95 145 2,010 1,010 1,005
Northern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 107 150 75 80 820 410 410
Eastern European origins 5,340 2,555 2,780 11,590 5,600 5,995
Bulgarian 205 100 105 155 60 100
Byelorussian 40 20 30 85 45 40
Czech 190 110 85 435 215 225
Czechoslovakian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 108 35 30 10 175 80 100
Estonian 10 10 0 100 35 60
Hungarian 560 270 295 1,280 615 665
Latvian 15 15 0 185 105 80
Lithuanian 80 45 35 325 165 160
Moldovan 175 75 105 35 20 15
Polish 1,620 780 835 3,445 1,670 1,780
Romanian 1,195 560 630 945 485 460
Russian 970 455 520 2,260 1,015 1,245
Slovak 145 75 70 250 130 125
Ukrainian 840 375 460 3,535 1,750 1,785
Eastern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 109 0 10 0 70 25 45
Southern European origins 14,020 7,000 7,020 13,450 6,560 6,890
Albanian 275 160 120 120 65 55
Bosnian 790 415 375 120 65 55
Catalan 40 30 15 10 10 0
Croatian 290 160 125 310 120 190
Cypriot 10 0 10 30 20 10
Greek 695 355 345 950 485 465
Italian 6,680 3,380 3,305 7,460 3,615 3,845
Kosovar 55 40 15 0 0 0
Macedonian 40 20 20 80 35 45
Maltese 50 15 30 115 45 65
Montenegrin 15 0 10 20 20 0
Portuguese 2,235 1,085 1,150 1,785 840 945
Serbian 370 200 175 130 90 35
Sicilian 25 15 10 15 10 0
Slovenian 40 20 20 130 60 60
Spanish 3,535 1,740 1,795 2,555 1,220 1,330
Yugoslavian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 110 150 70 80 120 55 65
Southern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 111 30 10 25 20 10 10
Other European origins 820 430 385 1,805 960 840
Basque 205 110 95 90 50 40
Jewish 175 90 85 785 410 375
Roma (Gypsy) 10 0 0 30 20 15
Slavic, n.o.s.Census data footnote 112 35 15 20 30 10 15
Other European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 113 405 210 190 875 480 395
Caribbean origins 2,935 1,450 1,490 2,275 1,045 1,230
Antiguan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bahamian 10 0 0 35 15 15
Barbadian 45 25 15 100 60 40
Bermudan 0 0 0 130 40 90
Carib 0 0 0 10 0 0
Cuban 455 245 215 235 135 100
Dominican 285 125 165 80 35 40
Grenadian 0 0 0 20 0 15
Guadeloupean 110 45 65 35 20 15
Haitian 1,720 830 890 305 140 160
Jamaican 140 90 45 750 350 395
Kittitian/Nevisian 0 0 0 10 10 0
Martinican 80 25 55 0 0 0
Montserratan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Puerto Rican 25 15 10 85 40 40
St. Lucian 0 0 0 15 10 10
Trinidadian/Tobagonian 30 10 20 150 70 75
Vincentian/Grenadinian 0 0 0 45 10 35
West Indian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 114 20 10 15 245 110 135
Caribbean origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 115 120 55 65 185 65 120
Latin, Central and South American origins 8,435 4,020 4,415 2,135 1,110 1,025
Aboriginal from Central/South America (except Arawak and Maya) 260 125 130 65 40 25
Arawak 10 10 10 0 0 0
Argentinian 155 85 75 30 10 20
Belizean 10 10 0 0 0 10
Bolivian 70 30 40 55 35 20
Brazilian 805 400 405 60 15 45
Chilean 735 375 360 95 40 55
Colombian 3,185 1,545 1,640 265 105 160
Costa Rican 10 0 10 30 15 15
Ecuadorian 95 45 50 30 20 10
Guatemalan 110 45 60 125 40 85
Guyanese 40 15 25 115 50 70
Hispanic 45 10 30 75 35 35
Honduran 135 65 70 50 20 25
Maya 40 20 15 90 45 45
Mexican 1,420 635 785 700 395 300
Nicaraguan 90 35 55 20 20 0
Panamanian 0 0 0 15 15 0
Paraguayan 50 15 35 0 0 0
Peruvian 635 295 340 90 45 45
Salvadorean 475 235 240 135 95 40
Uruguayan 40 10 30 10 0 0
Venezuelan 190 100 90 60 35 30
Latin, Central and South American origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 116 225 100 120 110 65 50
African origins 18,335 9,645 8,690 6,705 3,535 3,170
Central and West African origins 7,275 3,910 3,365 1,835 1,045 790
Akan 65 30 35 20 10 10
Angolan 10 0 0 25 10 10
Ashanti 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beninese 465 260 210 0 10 0
Burkinabe 235 150 90 75 50 30
Cameroonian 1,445 735 710 150 110 40
Chadian 55 30 30 0 0 0
Congolese 1,550 870 680 415 250 165
Edo 0 0 0 10 0 0
Ewe 45 15 30 0 0 0
Gabonese 130 70 60 15 10 0
Gambian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ghanaian 85 55 30 90 55 35
Guinean 320 175 145 175 125 50
Ibo 15 0 0 80 55 25
Ivorian 1,045 545 500 60 30 30
Liberian 30 0 30 80 45 35
Malian 225 125 100 125 55 65
Malinké 25 20 10 0 0 0
Nigerian 90 35 50 230 115 115
Peulh 110 65 45 40 25 20
Senegalese 850 475 380 105 45 60
Sierra Leonean 0 0 0 20 0 20
Togolese 305 170 135 40 20 25
Wolof 60 40 20 0 0 0
Yoruba 0 0 0 50 25 25
Central and West African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 117 670 310 355 225 135 90
North African origins 7,410 3,905 3,505 1,200 705 495
Algerian 2,015 1,055 960 190 90 90
Berber 1,190 650 545 180 105 70
Coptic 10 0 0 0 0 0
Dinka 0 0 0 0 0 0
Egyptian 415 180 240 210 130 80
Libyan 15 10 10 185 85 100
Maure 30 20 10 0 0 0
Moroccan 2,350 1,270 1,080 365 255 115
Sudanese 0 0 0 15 10 10
Tunisian 1,670 885 785 140 80 60
North African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 118 150 80 70 15 10 10
Southern and East African origins 2,100 1,065 1,030 1,050 565 485
Afrikaner 0 0 0 0 0 0
Amhara 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bantu, n.o.s.Census data footnote 119 95 70 20 30 25 0
Burundian 760 400 370 105 55 50
Djiboutian 15 15 0 0 0 0
Eritrean 10 10 0 115 80 40
Ethiopian 0 0 10 180 105 70
Harari 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kenyan 0 0 0 10 0 0
Malagasy 295 120 175 60 20 35
Mauritian 65 25 35 0 10 0
Oromo 0 0 0 30 10 20
Rwandan 520 245 275 105 50 55
Seychellois 10 0 0 10 0 10
Somali 65 30 40 30 25 0
South African 45 25 15 225 95 130
Tanzanian 40 30 15 0 0 0
Tigrian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ugandan 70 30 45 25 15 15
Zambian 0 0 10 25 10 15
Zimbabwean 0 0 0 60 30 30
Zulu 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern and East African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 120 205 115 85 80 40 40
Other African origins 1,870 945 925 2,850 1,360 1,485
Black, n.o.s.Census data footnote 121 125 70 55 385 140 245
Other African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 122 1,815 915 905 2,475 1,225 1,245
Asian origins 12,205 5,935 6,275 19,410 9,775 9,635
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins 4,765 2,540 2,230 6,835 3,590 3,240
Afghan 150 70 80 25 10 20
Arab, n.o.s.Census data footnote 123 2,060 1,155 910 590 300 295
Armenian 195 115 75 115 60 50
Assyrian 0 0 0 15 10 0
Azerbaijani 15 0 10 10 0 10
Georgian 30 10 25 10 10 10
Hazara 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iranian 525 245 280 665 365 305
Iraqi 120 50 70 105 50 55
Israeli 15 10 0 175 85 90
Jordanian 10 10 0 180 105 75
Kazakh 10 10 0 0 10 0
Kurd 50 30 20 80 45 30
Kuwaiti 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kyrgyz 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lebanese 860 430 425 2,825 1,435 1,395
Palestinian 90 50 40 75 40 30
Pashtun 0 0 10 20 10 10
Saudi Arabian 10 10 10 85 65 20
Syrian 475 235 235 1,685 865 825
Tajik 10 0 10 0 0 0
Tatar 25 20 10 25 10 15
Turk 235 125 115 235 150 85
Turkmen 0 0 0 10 15 0
Uighur 0 0 0 0 0 0
Uzbek 0 0 0 40 25 10
Yemeni 60 40 20 35 20 15
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 124 25 20 10 50 35 15
South Asian origins 1,395 705 690 2,975 1,590 1,385
Bangladeshi 45 25 20 150 95 55
Bengali 20 10 10 50 40 10
Bhutanese 195 85 115 35 20 15
East Indian 625 340 290 2,150 1,105 1,045
Goan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gujarati 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kashmiri 0 0 0 10 0 0
Nepali 435 195 235 160 75 90
Pakistani 75 55 20 255 160 100
Punjabi 10 10 10 45 35 15
Sinhalese 0 0 0 15 0 10
Sri Lankan 10 0 0 100 45 55
Tamil 0 0 0 25 15 10
South Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 125 0 0 0 85 50 35
East and Southeast Asian origins 6,130 2,730 3,395 9,640 4,610 5,030
Burmese 260 120 145 25 15 10
Cambodian (Khmer) 725 370 360 60 30 30
Chinese 2,950 1,125 1,820 4,480 2,230 2,250
Filipino 230 115 110 2,130 870 1,265
Hmong 0 0 0 0 0 0
Indonesian 45 20 20 100 30 65
Japanese 360 150 210 305 115 185
Karen 90 50 40 65 30 35
Korean 205 120 90 1,675 875 795
Laotian 215 110 105 0 10 0
Malaysian 0 0 0 30 15 15
Mongolian 15 0 15 45 30 15
Singaporean 0 0 0 10 10 0
Taiwanese 30 15 10 60 30 30
Thai 130 45 80 100 30 70
Tibetan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Vietnamese 1,550 805 745 885 450 435
East and Southeast Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 126 0 0 0 10 0 10
Other Asian origins 10 10 0 110 70 45
Other Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 127 0 0 0 115 65 45
Oceania origins 125 70 50 470 210 260
Australian 55 35 20 290 120 165
New Zealander 20 10 10 135 70 70
Pacific Islands origins 55 30 25 55 30 20
Fijian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hawaiian 0 10 0 30 10 15
Maori 0 0 0 10 10 0
Polynesian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 128 25 10 15 10 0 10
Samoan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pacific Islands origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 129 25 20 10 10 10 0
Household characteristics
Total - Private households by tenure - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 130 252,040 ... ... 319,770 ... ...
Owner 134,615 ... ... 238,040 ... ...
Renter 117,425 ... ... 79,865 ... ...
Band housing 0 ... ... 1,865 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by condominium status - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 131 252,040 ... ... 319,770 ... ...
Condominium 43,125 ... ... 10,580 ... ...
Not condominium 208,915 ... ... 309,195 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 132 252,040 ... ... 319,775 ... ...
No bedrooms 2,670 ... ... 680 ... ...
1 bedroom 54,280 ... ... 28,370 ... ...
2 bedrooms 87,570 ... ... 88,115 ... ...
3 bedrooms 68,890 ... ... 125,865 ... ...
4 or more bedrooms 38,625 ... ... 76,745 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 133 252,040 ... ... 319,770 ... ...
1 to 4 rooms 114,180 ... ... 66,540 ... ...
5 rooms 41,360 ... ... 56,365 ... ...
6 rooms 24,585 ... ... 54,070 ... ...
7 rooms 22,795 ... ... 45,825 ... ...
8 or more rooms 49,125 ... ... 96,970 ... ...
Average number of rooms per dwelling 5.4 ... ... 6.5 ... ...
Total - Private households by number of persons per room - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 134 252,040 ... ... 319,770 ... ...
One person or fewer per room 250,895 ... ... 318,195 ... ...
More than 1 person per room 1,140 ... ... 1,575 ... ...
Total - Private households by housing suitability - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 135 252,040 ... ... 319,770 ... ...
Suitable 246,715 ... ... 312,370 ... ...
Not suitable 5,325 ... ... 7,405 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by period of construction - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 136 252,040 ... ... 319,770 ... ...
1960 or before 58,275 ... ... 76,690 ... ...
1961 to 1980 82,275 ... ... 98,720 ... ...
1981 to 1990 38,280 ... ... 45,630 ... ...
1991 to 2000 27,720 ... ... 39,825 ... ...
2001 to 2005 12,670 ... ... 19,090 ... ...
2006 to 2010 16,780 ... ... 22,530 ... ...
2011 to 2016Census data footnote 137 16,040 ... ... 17,290 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 138 252,040 ... ... 319,770 ... ...
Only regular maintenance or minor repairs needed 239,085 ... ... 293,155 ... ...
Major repairs needed 12,960 ... ... 26,625 ... ...
Total - Private households by number of household maintainers - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 139 252,040 ... ... 319,770 ... ...
1 household maintainer 158,850 ... ... 195,585 ... ...
2 household maintainers 90,355 ... ... 120,195 ... ...
3 or more household maintainers 2,840 ... ... 3,995 ... ...
Total - Private households by age of primary household maintainers - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 140 252,040 ... ... 319,775 ... ...
15 to 24 years 11,500 ... ... 10,375 ... ...
25 to 34 years 40,510 ... ... 38,585 ... ...
35 to 44 years 39,700 ... ... 50,050 ... ...
45 to 54 years 42,490 ... ... 61,860 ... ...
55 to 64 years 49,970 ... ... 68,145 ... ...
65 to 74 years 40,465 ... ... 53,435 ... ...
75 to 84 years 20,395 ... ... 27,655 ... ...
85 years and over 7,005 ... ... 9,675 ... ...
Total - Owner and tenant households with household total income greater than zero, in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings by shelter-cost-to-income ratio - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 141 251,875 ... ... 314,325 ... ...
Spending less than 30% of income on shelter costs 200,930 ... ... 261,385 ... ...
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs 50,940 ... ... 52,935 ... ...
30% to less than 100% 45,825 ... ... 47,190 ... ...
Total - Owner households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data 134,585 ... ... 235,950 ... ...
% of owner households with a mortgageCensus data footnote 142 62.0 ... ... 55.9 ... ...
% of owner households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costsCensus data footnote 141 10.6 ... ... 10.3 ... ...
Median monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,042 ... ... 741 ... ...
Average monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,101 ... ... 876 ... ...
Median value of dwellings ($)Census data footnote 144 268,837 ... ... 150,010 ... ...
Average value of dwellings ($)Census data footnote 144 298,042 ... ... 170,071 ... ...
Total - Tenant households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data 117,415 ... ... 79,370 ... ...
% of tenant households in subsidized housingCensus data footnote 145 11.3 ... ... 14.4 ... ...
% of tenant households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costsCensus data footnote 141 31.3 ... ... 36.5 ... ...
Median monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 744 ... ... 704 ... ...
Average monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 799 ... ... 741 ... ...
Highest certificate, diploma or degree
Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 146 441,320 213,795 227,525 620,395 301,650 318,745
No certificate, diploma or degree 61,370 29,510 31,865 136,745 71,600 65,140
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificateCensus data footnote 147 90,165 40,945 49,220 176,750 85,345 91,405
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 289,780 143,340 146,445 306,895 144,700 162,200
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma 69,190 41,700 27,490 56,595 39,965 16,630
Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 148 50,240 26,545 23,695 29,630 17,320 12,315
Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 149 18,950 15,160 3,795 26,965 22,645 4,320
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma 90,015 40,160 49,855 135,065 56,055 79,005
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level 16,940 6,405 10,535 11,610 3,995 7,620
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above 113,635 55,075 58,560 103,630 44,685 58,945
Bachelor's degree 69,740 32,525 37,215 73,330 30,165 43,165
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level 8,560 4,085 4,475 6,735 2,795 3,935
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry 3,580 1,870 1,715 2,755 1,600 1,160
Master's degree 26,105 12,970 13,130 17,745 8,170 9,585
Earned doctorateCensus data footnote 150 5,650 3,625 2,030 3,065 1,955 1,110
Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 146 284,205 141,030 143,175 400,785 194,715 206,070
No certificate, diploma or degree 22,450 12,660 9,785 55,645 32,390 23,260
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificateCensus data footnote 147 46,075 22,520 23,550 114,330 56,430 57,895
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 215,680 105,840 109,840 230,810 105,890 124,915
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma 52,505 31,030 21,475 37,710 26,335 11,375
Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 148 38,740 19,985 18,760 19,900 11,430 8,475
Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 149 13,760 11,045 2,710 17,805 14,905 2,900
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma 62,490 28,695 33,795 104,595 43,695 60,900
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level 10,775 4,315 6,460 7,685 2,660 5,020
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above 89,910 41,800 48,110 80,825 33,195 47,625
Bachelor's degree 54,715 25,095 29,630 57,560 23,115 34,450
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level 6,295 2,700 3,590 5,160 1,920 3,240
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry 2,745 1,225 1,520 2,190 1,110 1,080
Master's degree 21,790 10,235 11,560 13,730 5,770 7,960
Earned doctorateCensus data footnote 150 4,360 2,555 1,810 2,190 1,285 905
Major field of study - Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2016
Total - Major field of study - Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2016 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 151 441,320 213,795 227,530 620,395 301,645 318,745
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 152 151,540 70,455 81,085 313,495 156,945 156,545
Education 20,585 5,345 15,240 25,570 6,725 18,845
13. Education 20,590 5,345 15,240 25,565 6,720 18,845
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 12,555 5,870 6,680 6,140 2,800 3,335
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services 2,430 1,680 750 1,155 905 250
50. Visual and performing arts 10,120 4,190 5,935 4,990 1,900 3,085
Humanities 18,735 8,150 10,585 12,430 5,245 7,190
16. Aboriginal and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics 2,480 635 1,840 1,040 255 785
23. English language and literature/letters 400 155 245 2,395 715 1,675
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities 9,220 4,260 4,955 3,055 1,065 1,990
30A Interdisciplinary humanitiesCensus data footnote 153 150 85 70 55 20 35
38. Philosophy and religious studies 955 625 330 725 455 270
39. Theology and religious vocations 935 515 415 2,150 1,325 825
54. History 1,695 1,005 695 2,190 1,185 1,005
55. French language and literature/letters 2,905 880 2,025 830 220 605
Social and behavioural sciences and law 30,490 11,405 19,080 23,780 6,945 16,835
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies 165 45 120 190 35 155
09. Communication, journalism and related programs 4,245 1,385 2,850 1,725 710 1,015
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences 5,195 560 4,635 6,015 305 5,710
22. Legal professions and studies 6,435 2,645 3,785 3,935 1,325 2,615
30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciencesCensus data footnote 154 990 175 815 420 95 325
42. Psychology 4,020 1,080 2,940 5,075 1,355 3,725
45. Social sciences 9,450 5,515 3,930 6,420 3,120 3,300
Business, management and public administration 66,910 26,570 40,340 67,605 19,470 48,135
30.16 Accounting and computer science 50 20 30 230 35 190
44. Public administration and social service professions 4,630 1,250 3,385 5,670 1,010 4,660
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services 62,230 25,305 36,925 61,705 18,425 43,285
Physical and life sciences and technologies 12,725 6,965 5,760 7,625 3,930 3,700
26. Biological and biomedical sciences 4,970 2,305 2,660 3,320 1,525 1,800
30.01 Biological and physical sciences 1,250 785 465 1,845 825 1,025
30C Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciencesCensus data footnote 155 3,165 1,525 1,635 130 30 100
40. Physical sciences 2,825 2,120 710 1,720 1,265 455
41. Science technologies/technicians 515 230 285 610 285 325
Mathematics, computer and information sciences 14,700 10,810 3,890 11,275 7,185 4,095
11. Computer and information sciences and support services 12,415 9,665 2,750 9,975 6,640 3,335
25. Library science 1,080 310 770 620 95 525
27. Mathematics and statistics 1,005 695 310 620 395 225
30D Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciencesCensus data footnote 156 195 135 55 55 45 10
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies 50,455 45,935 4,520 70,800 67,070 3,735
04. Architecture and related services 2,245 1,295 950 500 365 140
14. Engineering 9,585 8,135 1,450 8,020 7,015 1,010
15. Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields 9,985 9,070 915 13,010 11,575 1,430
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0
46. Construction trades 12,130 11,615 515 18,910 18,555 350
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians 10,335 9,970 365 20,075 19,570 505
48. Precision production 6,170 5,850 320 10,290 9,985 300
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 5,355 3,440 1,915 6,370 4,715 1,650
01. Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences 2,580 1,370 1,205 2,970 1,840 1,130
03. Natural resources and conservation 2,770 2,065 710 3,395 2,875 520
Health and related fields 37,235 8,120 29,115 49,795 7,490 42,305
31. Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies 2,095 1,160 935 2,770 1,325 1,445
51. Health professions and related programs 33,915 6,290 27,620 46,160 5,600 40,550
60. Dental, medical and veterinary residency programs 1,230 670 560 870 565 305
Personal, protective and transportation services 19,795 10,630 9,165 25,460 13,110 12,355
12. Personal and culinary services 11,850 3,930 7,920 13,835 2,735 11,095
28. Military science, leadership and operational art 20 20 0 105 95 10
29. Military technologies and applied sciences 145 140 10 390 355 40
43. Security and protective services 3,515 2,570 950 4,665 3,795 875
49. Transportation and materials moving 4,265 3,970 295 6,465 6,135 325
Other 240 90 150 50 25 25
30.99 Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies, other 240 90 150 45 25 20
Total - Major field of study - Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2016 for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 151 284,200 141,025 143,175 400,780 194,710 206,070
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 152 68,520 35,185 33,335 169,970 88,820 81,150
Education 13,260 3,225 10,040 16,350 3,830 12,520
13. Education 13,260 3,225 10,035 16,350 3,835 12,515
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 9,585 4,510 5,075 4,690 2,140 2,550
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services 1,840 1,220 615 830 630 200
50. Visual and performing arts 7,745 3,285 4,460 3,860 1,510 2,350
Humanities 11,425 4,990 6,435 8,810 3,450 5,360
16. Aboriginal and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics 1,950 505 1,450 820 195 625
23. English language and literature/letters 310 120 190 1,725 490 1,235
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities 4,635 2,330 2,305 2,125 650 1,475
30A Interdisciplinary humanitiesCensus data footnote 153 125 85 45 35 10 30
38. Philosophy and religious studies 650 410 240 500 295 215
39. Theology and religious vocations 495 290 205 1,460 860 595
54. History 1,180 685 495 1,630 855 775
55. French language and literature/letters 2,075 575 1,505 520 100 420
Social and behavioural sciences and law 23,520 8,375 15,140 18,970 5,210 13,760
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies 140 40 100 135 20 115
09. Communication, journalism and related programs 3,600 1,210 2,395 1,500 630 870
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences 4,130 435 3,690 4,685 235 4,450
22. Legal professions and studies 4,895 1,740 3,150 3,280 940 2,340
30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciencesCensus data footnote 154 710 115 590 335 70 260
42. Psychology 2,900 725 2,170 4,015 980 3,035
45. Social sciences 7,155 4,110 3,045 5,015 2,330 2,680
Business, management and public administration 52,120 19,785 32,335 52,915 15,055 37,860
30.16 Accounting and computer science 30 15 20 215 40 175
44. Public administration and social service professions 3,590 875 2,715 4,505 735 3,770
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services 48,495 18,895 29,600 48,190 14,280 33,915
Physical and life sciences and technologies 7,945 4,405 3,540 5,620 2,710 2,905
26. Biological and biomedical sciences 4,070 1,810 2,260 2,580 1,135 1,445
30.01 Biological and physical sciences 700 470 230 1,275 540 730
30C Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciencesCensus data footnote 155 590 350 235 110 20 95
40. Physical sciences 2,215 1,600 620 1,185 820 370
41. Science technologies/technicians 375 175 195 465 195 270
Mathematics, computer and information sciences 12,900 9,485 3,410 9,710 6,285 3,425
11. Computer and information sciences and support services 11,255 8,755 2,495 8,815 5,910 2,905
25. Library science 845 225 620 415 70 345
27. Mathematics and statistics 655 410 240 430 265 170
30D Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciencesCensus data footnote 156 145 95 45 55 50 0
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies 37,980 34,065 3,915 51,150 47,940 3,210
04. Architecture and related services 1,840 1,030 805 395 270 120
14. Engineering 7,585 6,275 1,310 6,230 5,295 935
15. Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields 7,675 6,885 795 10,405 9,135 1,270
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation 10 0 0 0 0 0
46. Construction trades 8,615 8,190 420 13,110 12,825 290
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians 7,545 7,260 285 14,025 13,635 395
48. Precision production 4,715 4,415 295 6,980 6,770 210
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 4,380 2,735 1,650 5,010 3,575 1,430
01. Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences 2,065 1,075 995 2,355 1,395 960
03. Natural resources and conservation 2,320 1,665 650 2,655 2,185 470
Health and related fields 27,015 6,020 20,985 38,135 5,850 32,285
31. Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies 1,735 955 775 2,145 1,060 1,085
51. Health professions and related programs 24,360 4,650 19,700 35,295 4,385 30,905
60. Dental, medical and veterinary residency programs 920 415 505 695 405 285
Personal, protective and transportation services 15,335 8,160 7,170 19,415 9,810 9,600
12. Personal and culinary services 9,125 2,980 6,145 10,520 1,945 8,575
28. Military science, leadership and operational art 10 15 0 95 85 10
29. Military technologies and applied sciences 95 90 0 220 190 35
43. Security and protective services 2,670 1,900 770 3,460 2,760 705
49. Transportation and materials moving 3,435 3,175 255 5,115 4,835 285
Other 215 75 135 45 25 20
30.99 Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies, other 215 75 135 40 25 15
Location of study compared with province or territory of residence with countries outside Canada
Total - Location of study compared with province or territory of residence with countries outside Canada for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 157 441,325 213,795 227,525 620,390 301,650 318,745
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 151,540 70,455 81,085 313,495 156,945 156,545
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 158 289,785 143,340 146,445 306,900 144,700 162,200
Location of study inside Canada 273,625 134,675 138,955 290,645 136,490 154,155
Same as province or territory of residence 268,435 131,635 136,805 229,835 106,610 123,230
Different than province or territory of residence 5,185 3,040 2,145 60,810 29,880 30,925
Location of study outside CanadaCensus data footnote 159 16,155 8,665 7,490 16,255 8,205 8,050
United StatesCensus data footnote 160 1,245 815 435 5,360 2,675 2,685
Philippines 65 15 50 920 285 635
India 70 50 20 460 230 230
United KingdomCensus data footnote 161 310 205 100 1,995 1,175 815
ChinaCensus data footnote 162 300 140 160 1,105 550 555
France 5,290 2,990 2,300 660 370 290
Other 8,880 4,455 4,425 5,755 2,920 2,835
Total - Location of study compared with province or territory of residence with countries outside Canada for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 157 284,205 141,025 143,175 400,785 194,715 206,070
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 68,520 35,185 33,335 169,970 88,815 81,155
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 158 215,680 105,845 109,845 230,815 105,895 124,920
Location of study inside Canada 201,970 98,745 103,225 218,710 100,175 118,535
Same as province or territory of residence 198,340 96,640 101,700 172,760 78,520 94,240
Different than province or territory of residence 3,630 2,105 1,525 45,950 21,660 24,295
Location of study outside CanadaCensus data footnote 159 13,715 7,100 6,615 12,105 5,715 6,380
United StatesCensus data footnote 160 700 425 275 3,460 1,555 1,905
Philippines 65 15 50 875 260 615
India 55 35 15 345 160 180
United KingdomCensus data footnote 161 225 150 70 1,070 575 490
ChinaCensus data footnote 162 265 120 150 1,025 475 550
France 4,385 2,420 1,965 525 300 225
Other 8,020 3,935 4,080 4,800 2,390 2,415
Labour force status
Total - Population aged 15 years and over by Labour force status - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 163 441,325 213,795 227,525 620,390 301,650 318,745
In the labour force 287,510 148,035 139,470 381,790 197,005 184,790
Employed 273,270 139,685 133,585 339,045 170,050 168,995
Unemployed 14,230 8,355 5,880 42,745 26,950 15,795
Not in the labour force 153,815 65,755 88,060 238,600 104,645 133,955
Participation rate 65.1 69.2 61.3 61.5 65.3 58.0
Employment rate 61.9 65.3 58.7 54.7 56.4 53.0
Unemployment rate 4.9 5.6 4.2 11.2 13.7 8.5
Work activity during the reference year
Total population aged 15 years and over by work activity during the reference year - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 164 441,320 213,795 227,530 620,390 301,645 318,745
Did not workCensus data footnote 165 141,610 59,365 82,235 217,930 94,105 123,825
Worked 299,710 154,425 145,285 402,465 207,540 194,920
Worked full year, full timeCensus data footnote 166 147,420 79,100 68,320 201,230 106,785 94,450
Worked part year and/or part timeCensus data footnote 167 152,295 75,325 76,970 201,225 100,760 100,475
Average weeks worked in reference year 43.4 43.5 43.4 41.0 40.6 41.5
Class of worker
Total labour force aged 15 years and over by class of worker - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 168 287,510 148,035 139,470 381,795 197,000 184,790
Class of worker - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 4,475 2,255 2,220 7,320 3,790 3,530
All classes of workersCensus data footnote 170 283,030 145,780 137,245 374,470 193,210 181,260
Employee 256,935 130,280 126,660 342,685 173,560 169,125
Self-employedCensus data footnote 171 26,090 15,505 10,590 31,785 19,655 12,130
Occupation - National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2016
Total labour force population aged 15 years and over by occupation - National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2016 - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 172 287,505 148,035 139,470 381,790 197,005 184,790
Occupation - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 4,475 2,255 2,220 7,320 3,790 3,530
All occupationsCensus data footnote 170 283,025 145,785 137,245 374,470 193,215 181,255
0 Management occupations 24,525 15,125 9,400 34,015 20,605 13,415
1 Business, finance and administration occupations 52,010 17,425 34,585 52,695 14,200 38,495
2 Natural and applied sciences and related occupations 27,070 21,000 6,070 20,705 16,300 4,405
3 Health occupations 23,500 5,325 18,175 30,730 4,870 25,865
4 Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services 37,725 13,720 24,005 45,640 15,355 30,285
5 Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport 9,880 4,820 5,060 6,610 2,925 3,685
6 Sales and service occupations 71,635 35,100 36,535 91,035 36,535 54,505
7 Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations 28,410 26,810 1,600 59,925 57,015 2,910
8 Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations 1,645 1,470 180 14,485 12,280 2,205
9 Occupations in manufacturing and utilities 6,630 4,995 1,635 18,620 13,130 5,495
Industry - North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 2012
Total labour force population aged 15 years and over by Industry - North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 2012 - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 173 287,505 148,040 139,470 381,795 197,000 184,790
Industry - NAICS2012 - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 4,475 2,255 2,225 7,320 3,790 3,530
All industry categoriesCensus data footnote 170 283,030 145,785 137,250 374,470 193,210 181,260
11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 1,290 840 450 15,135 12,025 3,115
21 Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction 495 410 85 4,345 3,765 580
22 Utilities 1,305 995 310 3,350 2,615 735
23 Construction 13,165 11,600 1,570 27,795 25,195 2,595
31-33 Manufacturing 17,565 12,975 4,595 32,405 23,215 9,195
41 Wholesale trade 8,240 6,110 2,135 11,170 8,180 2,990
44-45 Retail trade 34,360 16,675 17,685 46,180 21,220 24,950
48-49 Transportation and warehousing 9,445 7,635 1,815 17,680 13,295 4,390
51 Information and cultural industries 5,690 3,605 2,080 6,615 3,700 2,915
52 Finance and insurance 14,090 5,910 8,180 12,415 4,090 8,325
53 Real estate and rental and leasing 4,470 2,720 1,755 3,830 2,245 1,585
54 Professional, scientific and technical services 22,095 13,195 8,905 17,240 9,485 7,750
55 Management of companies and enterprises 145 55 85 345 145 195
56 Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services 12,455 8,165 4,290 18,530 10,060 8,475
61 Educational services 21,060 7,460 13,600 26,090 8,180 17,905
62 Health care and social assistance 38,945 8,910 30,035 51,380 7,955 43,430
71 Arts, entertainment and recreation 5,675 2,875 2,800 5,950 3,065 2,885
72 Accommodation and food services 23,360 11,480 11,880 24,825 8,460 16,365
81 Other services (except public administration) 12,640 5,665 6,975 17,105 8,365 8,745
91 Public administration 36,545 18,510 18,035 32,090 17,960 14,135
Place of work status
Total - Place of work status for the employed labour force aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 174 273,270 139,690 133,585 339,045 170,050 168,995
Worked at home 14,535 7,350 7,180 19,445 9,485 9,955
Worked outside Canada 490 310 185 1,315 885 430
No fixed workplace address 21,335 15,770 5,565 37,925 28,630 9,300
Worked at usual place 236,915 116,255 120,660 280,360 131,055 149,310
Commuting destinationThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census commuting destination data
Total - Commuting destination for the employed labour force aged 15 years and over in private households with a usual place of work - 25% sample data 236,915 116,255 120,660 280,360 131,055 149,310
Commute within census subdivision (CSD) of residence 209,715 99,360 110,350 127,230 57,560 69,670
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) within census division (CD) of residence 6,540 3,705 2,835 97,230 44,565 52,665
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) and census division (CD) within province or territory of residence 20,260 12,885 7,370 50,560 25,155 25,410
Commute to a different province or territory 405 300 105 5,345 3,775 1,565
Main mode of commuting
Total - Main mode of commuting for the employed labour force aged 15 years and over in private households with a usual place of work or no fixed workplace address - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 175 258,250 132,025 126,225 318,285 159,680 158,605
Car, truck, van - as a driver 184,000 98,495 85,505 266,035 135,575 130,460
Car, truck, van - as a passenger 9,940 3,265 6,675 24,455 9,855 14,600
Public transit 37,375 15,930 21,445 7,290 3,600 3,690
Walked 20,335 9,900 10,440 14,650 6,900 7,755
Bicycle 4,370 3,080 1,290 1,210 800 405
Other method 2,225 1,360 865 4,645 2,950 1,695
Commuting duration
Total - Commuting duration for the employed labour force aged 15 years and over in private households with a usual place of work or no fixed workplace address - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 176 258,250 132,030 126,225 318,290 159,680 158,605
Less than 15 minutes 69,140 34,325 34,820 135,690 63,885 71,810
15 to 29 minutes 117,975 62,025 55,945 118,075 58,505 59,570
30 to 44 minutes 48,500 24,245 24,250 39,230 21,385 17,845
45 to 59 minutes 14,225 6,800 7,420 12,945 7,275 5,670
60 minutes and over 8,410 4,630 3,780 12,345 8,635 3,710
Time leaving for work
Total - Time leaving for work for the employed labour force aged 15 years and over in private households with a usual place of work or no fixed workplace address - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 177 258,250 132,025 126,225 318,285 159,680 158,605
Between 5 a.m. and 5:59 a.m. 9,150 6,715 2,435 17,850 12,755 5,100
Between 6 a.m. and 6:59 a.m. 44,420 27,985 16,435 51,825 30,905 20,925
Between 7 a.m. and 7:59 a.m. 91,740 43,080 48,655 112,460 55,470 56,990
Between 8 a.m. and 8:59 a.m. 54,435 24,515 29,920 64,235 25,835 38,400
Between 9 a.m. and 11:59 a.m. 23,145 10,195 12,950 25,595 9,415 16,180
Between 12 p.m. and 4:59 a.m. 35,365 19,530 15,830 46,320 25,300 21,020
Language used most often at work
Total - Language used most often at work for the population in private households aged 15 years and over who worked since January 1, 2015 - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 178 306,415 157,685 148,725 413,695 212,875 200,820
Single responses 297,715 152,740 144,980 395,120 204,270 190,850
Official languages 297,225 152,535 144,690 394,015 203,660 190,355
English 6,240 3,750 2,490 304,775 160,255 144,515
French 290,985 148,780 142,200 89,240 43,400 45,840
Non-official languages 500 205 290 1,105 615 490
Aboriginal languages 30 10 20 255 140 115
Algonquian languages 25 10 20 250 135 110
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 30 10 20 0 0 0
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 30 10 20 0 0 0
Moose Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Naskapi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Plains Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Woods Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Eastern Algonquian languages 0 0 0 255 135 110
Malecite 0 0 0 15 10 10
Mi'kmaq 0 0 0 240 135 110
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carrier 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chilcotin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dene 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gwich'in 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sarsi (Sarcee) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sekani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Slavey 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tutchone languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 0 0 10 0 0 0
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oneida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lillooet 0 0 0 0 0 0
Okanagan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Squamish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Straits 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dakota 0 0 0 0 0 0
Stoney 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tlingit 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nisga'a 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haisla 0 0 0 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Non-Aboriginal languages 465 195 270 855 475 380
Afro-Asiatic languages 15 10 10 160 105 50
Berber languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kabyle 0 0 0 0 0 0
Berber languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cushitic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bilen 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oromo 0 0 0 0 0 0
Somali 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Semitic languages 15 10 10 160 105 55
Amharic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arabic 15 0 10 140 100 45
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Harari 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hebrew 0 0 0 25 10 10
Maltese 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tigrigna 0 0 0 0 0 0
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 50 20 30 40 20 20
Khmer (Cambodian) 20 10 10 0 0 0
Vietnamese 25 10 15 45 20 20
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 0 0 0 15 0 10
Bikol 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cebuano 0 0 0 0 0 0
Fijian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ilocano 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malagasy 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malay 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pangasinan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 0 0 0 15 10 10
Waray-Waray 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Creole languages 0 0 10 0 0 0
Haitian Creole 0 0 0 0 0 0
Creole, n.o.s. 0 0 10 0 0 0
Creole languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dravidian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kannada 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malayalam 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tamil 0 0 0 0 0 0
Telugu 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hmong-Mien languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Indo-European languages 275 110 165 170 95 80
Albanian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Armenian 0 0 0 10 10 10
Balto-Slavic languages 25 10 15 30 10 20
Baltic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Latvian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lithuanian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavic languages 30 10 15 30 10 20
Belarusan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bosnian 10 0 10 0 0 0
Bulgarian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Croatian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Czech 0 0 0 0 0 0
Macedonian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Polish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Russian 15 10 10 25 10 15
Serbian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Serbo-Croatian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slovak 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slovene (Slovenian) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ukrainian 0 0 0 10 0 0
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Celtic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scottish Gaelic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Welsh 0 0 0 0 0 0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Germanic languages 15 10 0 25 10 15
Afrikaans 0 0 0 0 0 0
Danish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dutch 0 0 0 0 0 0
Frisian 0 0 0 0 0 0
German 15 10 10 25 10 15
Icelandic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Norwegian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swedish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Vlaams (Flemish) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yiddish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Greek 0 0 0 0 0 0
Indo-Iranian languages 30 15 20 40 30 10
Indo-Aryan languages 20 10 15 0 0 0
Bengali 0 0 10 0 0 0
Gujarati 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hindi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kashmiri 0 0 0 0 0 0
Konkani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Marathi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nepali 20 0 15 0 0 0
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sindhi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Urdu 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iranian languages 10 10 0 35 25 10
Kurdish 0 0 0 15 15 0
Pashto 0 0 0 0 0 0
Persian (Farsi) 10 10 0 25 15 10
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Italic (Romance) languages 200 80 125 65 35 25
Catalan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Italian 0 10 0 0 0 0
Portuguese 65 30 35 0 0 0
Romanian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Spanish 130 45 85 65 35 30
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Japanese 10 0 10 10 0 0
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Georgian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Korean 0 0 0 60 35 25
Mongolic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mongolian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 10 0 0 0 0 0
Akan (Twi) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bamanankan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Edo 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ewe 0 0 0 0 0 0
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ganda 0 0 0 0 0 0
Igbo 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lingala 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rundi (Kirundi) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 0 10 0 0 0 0
Shona 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swahili 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wolof 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yoruba 0 0 0 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dinka 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages 20 0 25 30 20 10
American Sign Language 0 0 0 10 10 10
Quebec Sign Language 10 0 15 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 0 0 10 20 20 0
Sino-Tibetan languages 65 45 15 365 185 175
Chinese languages 65 45 20 360 185 175
Cantonese 25 20 10 35 15 25
Hakka 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mandarin 35 20 10 295 150 150
Min Dong 0 0 0 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wu (Shanghainese) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chinese, n.o.s. 0 0 0 30 25 10
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Burmese 0 0 0 0 0 0
Karenic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibetan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages 20 10 15 0 0 0
Lao 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thai 20 10 15 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 10 0 0 0 0 0
Azerbaijani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkish 0 10 0 0 10 0
Uyghur 0 0 0 0 0 0
Uzbek 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Uralic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Estonian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Finnish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hungarian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Multiple responses 8,695 4,945 3,750 18,575 8,605 9,970
English and French 7,925 4,615 3,310 18,045 8,350 9,695
English and non-official language 65 25 40 475 240 235
French and non-official language 400 160 235 10 0 10
English, French and non-official language 305 150 160 45 15 35
Other language used regularly at work
Total - Other language(s) used regularly at work for the population in private households aged 15 years and over who worked since January 1, 2015 - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 179 306,415 157,690 148,730 413,690 212,875 200,820
None 242,095 120,085 122,020 322,045 167,900 154,150
English 57,180 33,720 23,455 44,925 21,560 23,360
French 4,805 2,825 1,980 44,415 22,175 22,240
Non-official language 1,425 675 750 2,090 1,115 975
Aboriginal 65 40 30 615 285 330
Non-Aboriginal 1,360 640 715 1,475 830 645
English and French 25 10 15 0 0 0
English and non-official language 815 340 475 55 20 35
French and non-official language 65 35 30 160 95 65
English, French and non-official language 0 10 0 0 0 0
Mobility status - Place of residence 1 year ago
Total - Mobility status 1 year ago - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 180 511,255 249,355 261,900 724,030 354,435 369,600
Non-movers 444,720 216,290 228,430 641,310 314,280 327,020
Movers 66,540 33,070 33,475 82,720 40,150 42,570
Non-migrants 50,160 25,090 25,070 45,630 21,830 23,800
Migrants 16,380 7,980 8,405 37,090 18,320 18,765
Internal migrants 12,770 6,290 6,475 32,585 15,995 16,585
Intraprovincial migrants 11,950 5,845 6,105 21,995 10,555 11,445
Interprovincial migrants 815 445 370 10,585 5,445 5,140
External migrants 3,615 1,685 1,930 4,505 2,320 2,185
Mobility status - Place of residence 5 years ago
Total - Mobility status 5 years ago - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 181 489,780 238,585 251,195 696,160 340,310 355,845
Non-movers 298,675 144,210 154,465 480,830 237,150 243,685
Movers 191,105 94,375 96,725 215,325 103,155 112,165
Non-migrants 136,150 67,455 68,690 113,835 53,935 59,900
Migrants 54,955 26,920 28,035 101,490 49,215 52,275
Internal migrants 41,325 20,280 21,040 89,980 43,165 46,815
Intraprovincial migrants 38,680 18,860 19,820 60,645 28,475 32,165
Interprovincial migrants 2,645 1,420 1,225 29,335 14,685 14,650
External migrants 13,630 6,640 6,990 11,510 6,050 5,455

Source

Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population.

How to cite

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2017. Québec, V [Census subdivision], Quebec and New Brunswick [Province] (table). Census Profile. 2016 Census. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-316-X2016001. Ottawa. Released November 29, 2017.
https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/index.cfm?Lang=E (accessed May 16, 2024).

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