Census Profile, 2016 Census
Saanich, District municipality [Census subdivision], British Columbia and Quebec [Province]

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Characteristic Saanich, DM
British Columbia
[Census subdivision]
Quebec

[Province]
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Total Male Female Total Male Female
Counts (unless otherwise specified)
Population and dwellings
Population, 2016Census data footnote 1 114,148 ... ... 8,164,361 ... ...
Population, 2011Census data footnote 1 109,752 ... ... 7,903,001 ... ...
Population percentage change, 2011 to 2016 4.0 ... ... 3.3 ... ...
Total private dwellingsCensus data footnote 2 49,422 ... ... 3,858,943 ... ...
Private dwellings occupied by usual residentsCensus data footnote 3 46,652 ... ... 3,531,663 ... ...
Population density per square kilometre 1,099.9 ... ... 6.0 ... ...
Land area in square kilometres 103.78 ... ... 1,356,625.27 ... ...
Age characteristics
Total - Age groups and average age of the population - 100% dataCensus data footnote 4 114,145 55,335 58,815 8,164,360 4,016,760 4,147,605
0 to 14 years 15,510 7,990 7,520 1,333,260 682,535 650,720
0 to 4 years 4,765 2,450 2,315 444,930 227,965 216,970
5 to 9 years 5,185 2,695 2,495 469,165 240,225 228,940
10 to 14 years 5,560 2,845 2,710 419,160 214,345 204,815
15 to 64 years 74,925 36,650 38,270 5,335,910 2,664,630 2,671,280
15 to 19 years 6,740 3,430 3,310 429,825 219,070 210,755
20 to 24 years 9,145 4,780 4,370 500,100 252,600 247,500
25 to 29 years 6,780 3,525 3,260 495,410 248,030 247,380
30 to 34 years 6,485 3,230 3,250 515,505 256,440 259,070
35 to 39 years 6,380 3,085 3,300 550,540 274,595 275,945
40 to 44 years 6,665 3,125 3,535 506,525 254,100 252,425
45 to 49 years 7,580 3,650 3,935 519,425 260,410 259,015
50 to 54 years 8,395 4,020 4,375 619,435 309,070 310,370
55 to 59 years 8,525 3,920 4,600 636,475 314,190 322,285
60 to 64 years 8,230 3,880 4,345 562,670 276,140 286,535
65 years and over 23,715 10,690 13,025 1,495,195 669,590 825,605
65 to 69 years 7,435 3,495 3,940 488,175 236,395 251,775
70 to 74 years 5,315 2,505 2,815 373,590 176,905 196,690
75 to 79 years 3,900 1,775 2,125 256,905 116,020 140,890
80 to 84 years 3,245 1,440 1,805 187,835 78,390 109,450
85 years and over 3,815 1,475 2,340 188,685 61,885 126,805
85 to 89 years 2,220 900 1,320 120,635 43,795 76,840
90 to 94 years 1,240 480 760 53,165 15,155 38,015
95 to 99 years 325 90 235 13,035 2,685 10,350
100 years and over 30 5 25 1,850 255 1,600
Total - Distribution (%) of the population by broad age groups - 100% data 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
0 to 14 years 13.6 14.4 12.8 16.3 17.0 15.7
15 to 64 years 65.6 66.2 65.1 65.4 66.3 64.4
65 years and over 20.8 19.3 22.1 18.3 16.7 19.9
85 years and over 3.3 2.7 4.0 2.3 1.5 3.1
Average age of the population 43.5 42.3 44.7 41.9 40.9 42.9
Median age of the population 44.5 42.6 46.1 42.5 41.4 43.6
Household and dwelling characteristics
Total - Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling - 100% dataCensus data footnote 5 46,650 ... ... 3,531,660 ... ...
Single-detached house 22,145 ... ... 1,602,680 ... ...
Apartment in a building that has five or more storeys 550 ... ... 187,800 ... ...
Other attached dwellingCensus data footnote 6 23,950 ... ... 1,717,680 ... ...
Semi-detached house 1,185 ... ... 188,245 ... ...
Row house 3,505 ... ... 93,350 ... ...
Apartment or flat in a duplex 10,350 ... ... 265,195 ... ...
Apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys 8,845 ... ... 1,154,955 ... ...
Other single-attached house 65 ... ... 15,940 ... ...
Movable dwellingCensus data footnote 7 10 ... ... 23,505 ... ...
Total - Private households by household size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 8 46,650 ... ... 3,531,665 ... ...
1 person 12,645 ... ... 1,175,230 ... ...
2 persons 17,285 ... ... 1,227,765 ... ...
3 persons 7,310 ... ... 489,460 ... ...
4 persons 6,100 ... ... 426,250 ... ...
5 or more persons 3,310 ... ... 212,960 ... ...
Number of persons in private households 111,835 ... ... 7,965,455 ... ...
Average household size 2.4 ... ... 2.3 ... ...
Marital status
Total - Marital status for the population aged 15 years and over - 100% dataCensus data footnote 9 98,640 47,345 51,295 6,831,105 3,334,220 3,496,885
Married or living common law 56,310 28,045 28,265 3,844,145 1,924,750 1,919,395
Married 47,670 23,735 23,935 2,342,980 1,172,720 1,170,260
Living common law 8,640 4,310 4,330 1,501,160 752,025 749,135
Not married and not living common law 42,330 19,300 23,025 2,986,960 1,409,475 1,577,490
Never married 27,825 15,010 12,820 2,010,580 1,084,300 926,280
Separated 2,195 855 1,340 103,625 46,390 57,240
Divorced 6,665 2,270 4,390 483,195 194,430 288,760
Widowed 5,645 1,165 4,480 389,555 84,345 305,210
Family characteristics
Total - Census families in private households by family size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 10 32,040 ... ... 2,257,560 ... ...
2 persons 17,705 ... ... 1,204,955 ... ...
3 persons 6,845 ... ... 466,310 ... ...
4 persons 5,800 ... ... 412,160 ... ...
5 or more persons 1,690 ... ... 174,140 ... ...
Average size of census families 2.7 ... ... 2.8 ... ...
Total number of census families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 11 32,040 ... ... 2,257,560 ... ...
Total couple families 27,350 ... ... 1,878,095 ... ...
Married couples 23,030 ... ... 1,128,355 ... ...
Common-law couples 4,320 ... ... 749,740 ... ...
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent 4,690 ... ... 379,460 ... ...
Female parent 3,685 ... ... 284,900 ... ...
Male parent 1,000 ... ... 94,565 ... ...
Total - Couple census families in private households - 100% data 27,355 ... ... 1,878,095 ... ...
Couples without children 14,635 ... ... 970,260 ... ...
Couples with children 12,720 ... ... 907,840 ... ...
1 child 5,540 ... ... 356,640 ... ...
2 children 5,550 ... ... 384,875 ... ...
3 or more children 1,630 ... ... 166,315 ... ...
Total - Lone-parent census families in private households - 100% data 4,690 ... ... 379,465 ... ...
1 child 3,075 ... ... 234,695 ... ...
2 children 1,305 ... ... 109,670 ... ...
3 or more children 310 ... ... 35,100 ... ...
Total - Persons not in census families in private households - 100% data 23,790 10,790 12,995 1,579,070 775,765 803,305
Household type
Total - Private households by household type - 100% dataCensus data footnote 12 46,650 ... ... 3,531,660 ... ...
One-census-family households 30,010 ... ... 2,197,340 ... ...
Without children in a census familyCensus data footnote 13 13,630 ... ... 947,305 ... ...
With children in a census familyCensus data footnote 14 16,380 ... ... 1,250,040 ... ...
Multiple-census-family households 1,000 ... ... 29,595 ... ...
Non-census-family households 15,645 ... ... 1,304,725 ... ...
One-person households 12,650 ... ... 1,175,230 ... ...
Two-or-more person non-census-family households 2,995 ... ... 129,500 ... ...
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 15 112,875 54,635 58,245 8,066,560 3,977,275 4,089,285
English only 101,080 49,440 51,635 372,445 187,595 184,860
French only 35 15 15 4,032,640 1,874,545 2,158,095
English and French 9,895 4,415 5,475 3,586,410 1,884,135 1,702,275
Neither English nor French 1,865 755 1,105 75,065 31,000 44,060
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 16 112,880 54,635 58,245 8,066,555 3,977,270 4,089,285
English 109,340 53,080 56,265 964,120 482,985 481,135
French 1,325 640 690 6,750,945 3,320,380 3,430,560
English and French 380 185 195 278,710 144,060 134,655
Neither English nor French 1,825 735 1,095 72,775 29,845 42,930
Official language minority (number)Census data footnote 17 1,515 730 785 1,103,480 555,015 548,465
Official language minority (percentage)Census data footnote 17 1.3 1.3 1.3 13.7 14.0 13.4
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 18 112,880 54,635 58,240 8,066,555 3,977,270 4,089,285
Single responses 110,895 53,700 57,190 7,881,650 3,884,675 3,996,975
Official languages 88,585 43,525 45,060 6,820,815 3,366,970 3,453,845
English 87,265 42,895 44,370 601,155 301,860 299,300
French 1,315 630 690 6,219,665 3,065,115 3,154,550
Non-official languages 22,315 10,180 12,135 1,060,830 517,700 543,125
Aboriginal languages 30 15 10 45,570 22,530 23,040
Algonquian languages 10 5 5 33,140 16,365 16,770
Blackfoot 0 0 0 5 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 10 5 5 31,430 15,575 15,855
Atikamekw 0 0 0 6,150 3,135 3,015
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 8,715 4,155 4,555
Moose Cree 0 0 0 0 5 0
Naskapi 0 0 0 590 285 305
Northern East Cree 0 0 0 135 55 80
Plains Cree 0 0 0 5 0 5
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 35 15 15
Swampy Cree 0 0 0 5 5 0
Woods Cree 5 0 5 10 5 5
Cree, n.o.s. 5 5 0 15,790 7,920 7,875
Eastern Algonquian languages 5 0 0 485 225 260
Malecite 0 0 5 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 0 0 0 485 220 260
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 5 5 5 1,215 565 645
Algonquin 5 0 0 1,185 555 630
Ojibway 0 0 0 20 10 15
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 5 0 5
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 0 5
Athabaskan languages 5 5 5 15 10 5
Northern Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 15 10 5
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 5 0 0
Sekani 0 0 0 0 5 0
Slavey-Hare languages 0 0 0 10 5 0
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Slavey 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0 10 10 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 0
Haida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages 0 0 0 11,970 5,955 6,015
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 0 0 0 11,895 5,925 5,970
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 75 25 45
Iroquoian languages 0 0 0 375 165 210
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 0 0 0 365 160 210
Oneida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 5 5
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 0 0 0 5 5 0
Salish languages 10 5 0 5 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 5 5 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 5 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 5 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 10 5 0 0 0 0
Haisla 0 0 0 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 0 5 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 65 30 35
Non-Aboriginal languages 22,285 10,165 12,120 1,015,260 495,175 520,090
Afro-Asiatic languages 745 395 350 197,535 104,185 93,355
Berber languages 10 0 0 20,845 11,125 9,720
Kabyle 0 0 0 12,470 6,625 5,840
Berber languages, n.i.e. 5 5 0 8,375 4,500 3,875
Cushitic languages 40 20 15 1,125 545 580
Bilen 0 0 0 10 10 5
Oromo 10 5 5 15 10 5
Somali 35 15 15 1,075 515 560
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 30 20 10
Semitic languages 700 370 330 175,215 92,310 82,900
Amharic 35 20 15 745 340 405
Arabic 570 305 265 169,890 89,590 80,300
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 150 80 70
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 15 10 5
Harari 0 0 0 0 5 5
Hebrew 50 20 25 3,885 2,040 1,845
Maltese 15 5 5 25 10 15
Tigrigna 30 15 15 385 185 205
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 110 60 50
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 355 200 155
Austro-Asiatic languages 510 220 290 36,305 17,030 19,275
Khmer (Cambodian) 50 20 30 8,855 4,105 4,750
Vietnamese 460 205 255 27,425 12,920 14,505
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 25 10 15
Austronesian languages 1,465 555 910 21,635 7,800 13,835
Bikol 5 0 5 115 35 80
Cebuano 85 25 60 885 270 610
Fijian 0 0 5 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 10 5 5 410 125 275
Ilocano 75 30 45 2,060 745 1,315
Malagasy 0 0 0 1,250 590 660
Malay 35 15 20 705 265 440
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 5 0 0 205 90 110
Pangasinan 5 0 5 95 40 50
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 1,225 470 755 15,545 5,480 10,065
Waray-Waray 5 5 0 50 10 40
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 15 10 10 320 140 180
Creole languages 15 10 5 56,990 25,220 31,770
Haitian Creole 0 0 0 2,220 1,055 1,170
Creole, n.o.s. 10 5 0 53,785 23,675 30,110
Creole languages, n.i.e. 10 0 5 980 490 490
Dravidian languages 170 95 75 14,865 7,435 7,430
Kannada 5 5 0 240 130 110
Malayalam 40 25 15 440 235 205
Tamil 75 35 40 13,600 6,715 6,880
Telugu 50 30 20 570 345 230
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 15 10 5
Hmong-Mien languages 0 0 0 25 10 15
Indo-European languages 9,850 4,660 5,195 553,045 269,625 283,420
Albanian 40 25 20 2,795 1,420 1,370
Armenian 15 5 10 16,430 7,970 8,460
Balto-Slavic languages 1,445 670 775 68,155 30,960 37,195
Baltic languages 30 25 10 850 335 515
Latvian 10 10 0 290 120 175
Lithuanian 20 15 5 555 215 340
Slavic languages 1,415 650 765 67,310 30,630 36,675
Belarusan 0 0 0 80 45 35
Bosnian 5 0 5 1,620 805 815
Bulgarian 50 25 25 6,985 3,385 3,600
Croatian 230 115 115 2,330 1,165 1,170
Czech 95 50 45 1,465 690 775
Macedonian 5 5 0 205 105 95
Polish 315 145 175 13,935 6,065 7,865
Russian 320 125 190 28,565 12,715 15,850
Serbian 95 50 55 3,140 1,590 1,545
Serbo-Croatian 40 20 25 1,805 865 940
Slovak 40 20 20 1,040 455 585
Slovene (Slovenian) 35 15 20 755 350 405
Ukrainian 180 85 100 5,210 2,285 2,920
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 10 5 5 175 90 85
Celtic languages 25 10 15 155 95 60
Scottish Gaelic 5 5 0 20 15 10
Welsh 15 5 10 40 20 20
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 90 55 30
Germanic languages 2,265 995 1,270 27,540 13,280 14,260
Afrikaans 55 30 30 125 60 65
Danish 105 40 70 395 190 200
Dutch 600 280 315 2,825 1,395 1,430
Frisian 10 0 0 10 10 0
German 1,355 585 770 13,670 6,340 7,330
Icelandic 5 5 5 65 30 35
Norwegian 60 30 30 200 100 100
Swedish 50 15 30 555 255 300
Vlaams (Flemish) 10 5 10 540 240 300
Yiddish 15 10 5 8,985 4,560 4,420
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 175 100 75
Greek 105 60 45 38,635 19,435 19,205
Indo-Iranian languages 3,705 1,850 1,855 76,040 39,205 36,835
Indo-Aryan languages 3,305 1,630 1,670 45,845 23,875 21,970
Bengali 100 45 50 10,995 5,620 5,380
Gujarati 65 30 30 6,070 2,980 3,090
Hindi 295 160 140 3,030 1,635 1,390
Kashmiri 0 0 0 20 15 5
Konkani 5 0 5 110 60 55
Marathi 25 10 15 255 145 110
Nepali 40 25 15 1,505 740 765
Oriya (Odia) 5 0 0 35 20 15
Punjabi (Panjabi) 2,615 1,270 1,350 12,380 6,720 5,660
Sindhi 20 5 10 330 160 165
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 30 15 15 645 310 330
Urdu 115 65 50 10,470 5,460 5,010
Iranian languages 395 210 185 29,760 15,105 14,655
Kurdish 5 5 0 985 550 430
Pashto 20 10 10 1,285 680 610
Persian (Farsi) 370 200 170 27,490 13,875 13,615
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 5 5 5 440 225 210
Italic (Romance) languages 2,250 1,040 1,210 323,290 157,260 166,030
Catalan 5 0 5 320 170 150
Italian 450 210 240 104,600 51,705 52,895
Portuguese 685 315 370 36,770 17,735 19,035
Romanian 130 55 70 35,840 17,170 18,665
Spanish 985 460 525 145,635 70,405 75,235
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 5 5 0 125 75 50
Japanese 635 190 445 2,525 775 1,750
Kartvelian languages 5 0 5 170 80 85
Georgian 0 5 5 170 80 90
Korean 785 340 450 5,160 2,270 2,890
Mongolic languages 5 0 0 190 75 115
Mongolian 5 0 0 195 80 115
Niger-Congo languages 110 60 50 28,355 14,360 13,995
Akan (Twi) 5 0 0 1,050 520 525
Bamanankan 0 0 0 1,200 655 545
Edo 0 0 0 75 45 30
Ewe 5 0 0 730 400 325
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 0 0 0 2,055 1,080 970
Ga 0 0 0 80 40 40
Ganda 0 5 0 35 15 20
Igbo 5 0 5 120 70 50
Lingala 5 0 0 2,465 1,185 1,285
Rundi (Kirundi) 0 0 0 3,345 1,600 1,745
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 10 5 10 2,500 1,115 1,380
Shona 5 0 0 85 45 40
Swahili 30 15 15 3,010 1,460 1,545
Wolof 5 5 0 3,230 1,745 1,485
Yoruba 10 5 0 255 155 100
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 30 15 15 8,135 4,235 3,895
Nilo-Saharan languages 10 10 0 345 180 165
Dinka 5 5 0 5 5 0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 5 5 0 335 170 165
Sign languages 30 20 10 1,330 700 630
American Sign Language 10 5 5 65 35 30
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 670 330 340
Sign languages, n.i.e 20 15 5 595 340 255
Sino-Tibetan languages 7,500 3,390 4,110 76,840 35,775 41,065
Chinese languages 7,460 3,365 4,090 76,490 35,600 40,895
Cantonese 3,290 1,515 1,770 24,375 11,505 12,875
Hakka 35 5 25 470 215 260
Mandarin 3,605 1,605 2,000 43,700 20,175 23,525
Min Dong 5 0 5 20 10 15
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 140 60 80 3,225 1,480 1,745
Wu (Shanghainese) 85 35 50 1,075 465 605
Chinese, n.o.s. 300 135 165 3,535 1,710 1,825
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 5 5 0 90 40 45
Tibeto-Burman languages 40 25 15 345 175 170
Burmese 20 15 10 80 30 50
Karenic languages 5 0 0 70 40 30
Tibetan 15 10 5 110 65 50
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 85 45 40
Tai-Kadai languages 90 25 60 4,895 2,185 2,710
Lao 5 0 5 4,115 1,995 2,120
Thai 80 25 55 765 180 585
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 10 5 10
Turkic languages 55 30 25 7,980 4,095 3,880
Azerbaijani 5 0 0 290 160 130
Turkish 45 30 20 7,155 3,685 3,470
Uyghur 0 0 0 205 100 105
Uzbek 0 0 0 145 70 75
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 185 80 105
Uralic languages 315 165 155 6,400 2,985 3,410
Estonian 10 5 5 195 75 120
Finnish 80 30 50 360 125 240
Hungarian 225 125 95 5,835 2,790 3,045
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 5
Other languages, n.i.e. 10 5 5 685 385 300
Multiple responses 1,980 935 1,050 184,905 92,600 92,310
English and French 295 140 155 72,395 36,695 35,695
English and non-official language 1,600 745 850 27,485 13,545 13,945
French and non-official language 50 25 30 67,075 33,110 33,970
English, French and non-official language 35 20 15 17,950 9,245 8,705
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 19 112,880 54,635 58,240 8,066,560 3,977,270 4,089,285
Single responses 108,680 52,710 55,960 7,743,740 3,819,315 3,924,425
Official languages 98,070 47,780 50,285 7,157,850 3,536,165 3,621,685
English 97,675 47,610 50,065 782,185 391,125 391,060
French 390 170 220 6,375,665 3,145,040 3,230,625
Non-official languages 10,610 4,930 5,685 585,890 283,150 302,735
Aboriginal languages 5 0 0 40,190 20,205 19,980
Algonquian languages 5 0 0 28,695 14,385 14,310
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 0 5 0 28,110 14,105 14,005
Atikamekw 0 0 0 5,465 2,825 2,640
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 7,375 3,590 3,790
Moose Cree 0 0 0 5 5 0
Naskapi 0 0 0 590 295 290
Northern East Cree 0 0 0 60 30 30
Plains Cree 0 0 0 5 0 0
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 15 5 10
Swampy Cree 0 0 0 5 5 5
Woods Cree 0 0 0 0 5 0
Cree, n.o.s. 5 0 0 14,590 7,355 7,235
Eastern Algonquian languages 0 0 0 220 115 110
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 0 0 0 220 110 105
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 0 0 0 370 170 200
Algonquin 0 0 0 360 165 195
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 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 0 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 0 0 0
Haida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages 0 0 0 11,375 5,770 5,615
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 5 0
Inuktitut 0 0 0 11,350 5,750 5,600
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 20 15 10
Iroquoian languages 0 0 0 70 35 35
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 0 0 0 70 35 30
Oneida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 0 0
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages 5 0 0 5 5 5
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lillooet 0 0 0 0 0 0
Okanagan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 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 5 0 0
Siouan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dakota 0 0 0 0 0 0
Stoney 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tlingit 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nisga'a 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 5 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) 5 0 5 0 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 0 0 0 35 10 25
Non-Aboriginal languages 10,605 4,930 5,680 545,695 262,940 282,755
Afro-Asiatic languages 370 175 190 91,660 46,550 45,110
Berber languages 0 0 0 7,495 3,895 3,605
Kabyle 0 0 0 5,105 2,660 2,450
Berber languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 2,390 1,235 1,150
Cushitic languages 10 5 5 535 240 295
Bilen 0 0 0 5 0 5
Oromo 5 5 0 5 0 0
Somali 10 5 5 520 230 290
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 5 5
Semitic languages 355 170 185 83,520 42,365 41,160
Amharic 0 5 5 340 150 185
Arabic 325 155 165 81,105 41,150 39,955
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 95 50 45
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 10 0 5
Harari 0 0 0 5 0 5
Hebrew 20 10 10 1,705 880 825
Maltese 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tigrigna 10 5 5 205 95 105
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 60 25 35
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 5 105 50 55
Austro-Asiatic languages 285 135 150 24,980 11,675 13,305
Khmer (Cambodian) 30 10 15 5,180 2,370 2,805
Vietnamese 260 125 135 19,790 9,295 10,495
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 15 5 10
Austronesian languages 565 245 315 9,715 3,960 5,750
Bikol 0 0 0 15 5 10
Cebuano 20 10 10 230 100 125
Fijian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 0 5 0 130 55 75
Ilocano 20 5 15 740 305 435
Malagasy 0 0 0 360 185 170
Malay 0 0 0 175 85 95
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 0 0 0 60 30 30
Pangasinan 0 0 0 10 5 10
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 515 225 290 7,905 3,150 4,760
Waray-Waray 0 0 0 15 10 10
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 75 35 35
Creole languages 0 0 0 20,705 8,780 11,925
Haitian Creole 0 0 0 855 380 475
Creole, n.o.s. 0 0 0 19,405 8,200 11,210
Creole languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 440 200 240
Dravidian languages 55 30 30 11,400 5,595 5,805
Kannada 0 0 0 150 85 65
Malayalam 15 10 5 200 100 100
Tamil 25 10 10 10,720 5,215 5,500
Telugu 15 5 10 330 190 135
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 5 5
Hmong-Mien languages 0 0 0 15 5 5
Indo-European languages 3,555 1,700 1,860 303,215 146,100 157,115
Albanian 20 10 15 1,615 795 820
Armenian 5 0 5 11,990 5,680 6,310
Balto-Slavic languages 430 200 230 40,405 19,085 21,325
Baltic languages 0 0 0 190 80 105
Latvian 0 0 0 75 40 40
Lithuanian 0 0 0 115 40 70
Slavic languages 430 200 230 40,220 19,000 21,220
Belarusan 0 0 0 25 15 15
Bosnian 0 0 0 965 475 495
Bulgarian 25 15 15 5,125 2,495 2,630
Croatian 85 40 40 1,015 475 545
Czech 20 10 10 460 220 240
Macedonian 0 0 0 130 65 65
Polish 80 35 40 5,970 2,695 3,270
Russian 125 55 70 20,680 9,775 10,900
Serbian 35 20 20 2,010 1,020 990
Serbo-Croatian 20 5 5 960 470 490
Slovak 10 5 5 245 120 130
Slovene (Slovenian) 5 5 10 225 95 135
Ukrainian 30 15 15 2,365 1,060 1,300
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 40 15 25
Celtic languages 0 0 0 30 20 10
Scottish Gaelic 0 0 0 5 5 0
Welsh 0 0 0 10 10 0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 15 15 5
Germanic languages 255 135 125 9,890 4,980 4,905
Afrikaans 10 5 5 15 10 10
Danish 5 5 0 50 25 25
Dutch 50 25 30 375 170 205
Frisian 0 0 0 0 0 0
German 170 90 80 2,550 1,190 1,365
Icelandic 5 0 0 30 15 20
Norwegian 5 0 0 20 5 10
Swedish 5 0 5 105 50 60
Vlaams (Flemish) 0 0 0 70 35 40
Yiddish 0 0 0 6,665 3,485 3,180
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 5 5
Greek 25 15 15 18,545 8,865 9,680
Indo-Iranian languages 2,010 965 1,045 53,555 26,845 26,710
Indo-Aryan languages 1,805 860 945 31,575 15,985 15,585
Bengali 55 25 30 8,180 4,055 4,125
Gujarati 20 10 5 3,840 1,860 1,985
Hindi 120 60 60 1,535 790 745
Kashmiri 0 0 0 5 0 0
Konkani 0 0 0 30 15 15
Marathi 10 5 5 80 40 40
Nepali 15 10 5 1,355 655 700
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 0 15 10 5
Punjabi (Panjabi) 1,505 700 805 8,840 4,690 4,155
Sindhi 0 0 0 135 65 75
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 15 5 5 365 185 180
Urdu 70 45 30 7,180 3,620 3,565
Iranian languages 205 105 100 21,745 10,740 11,010
Kurdish 0 0 0 510 280 235
Pashto 5 0 0 925 460 465
Persian (Farsi) 205 105 95 20,310 10,005 10,305
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 5 5 0 235 120 120
Italic (Romance) languages 805 380 430 167,190 79,835 87,355
Catalan 0 0 0 110 50 60
Italian 80 30 50 32,935 14,595 18,340
Portuguese 260 115 145 17,260 8,250 9,005
Romanian 55 25 30 24,520 12,000 12,525
Spanish 415 205 205 92,330 44,920 47,415
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 35 20 15
Japanese 240 100 140 1,050 425 620
Kartvelian languages 5 0 0 70 35 35
Georgian 0 0 0 70 40 35
Korean 550 240 310 3,540 1,630 1,910
Mongolic languages 0 0 0 145 70 75
Mongolian 0 0 0 145 70 75
Niger-Congo languages 25 15 15 7,250 3,450 3,800
Akan (Twi) 0 0 0 445 215 235
Bamanankan 0 0 0 265 135 125
Edo 0 0 0 10 5 5
Ewe 0 0 0 140 60 80
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 0 0 0 530 255 280
Ga 0 0 0 15 5 10
Ganda 0 0 0 5 5 5
Igbo 0 0 0 15 10 10
Lingala 0 0 0 625 270 355
Rundi (Kirundi) 0 0 0 1,110 510 600
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 5 5 0 530 225 305
Shona 0 0 5 20 10 10
Swahili 10 5 5 1,100 535 565
Wolof 5 0 0 1,035 555 480
Yoruba 0 0 0 55 25 25
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 5 5 5 1,350 635 710
Nilo-Saharan languages 0 0 0 135 70 65
Dinka 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 130 65 65
Sign languages 45 25 15 1,770 1,000 775
American Sign Language 5 0 0 90 35 50
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 700 360 340
Sign languages, n.i.e 40 25 15 985 600 385
Sino-Tibetan languages 4,810 2,205 2,600 60,370 28,925 31,450
Chinese languages 4,795 2,200 2,595 60,155 28,805 31,345
Cantonese 1,915 895 1,020 17,845 8,470 9,375
Hakka 5 0 0 155 75 80
Mandarin 2,600 1,190 1,410 37,075 17,870 19,200
Min Dong 0 0 0 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 50 20 35 1,830 830 1,000
Wu (Shanghainese) 40 15 25 780 355 420
Chinese, n.o.s. 190 80 105 2,435 1,190 1,240
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 40 20 20
Tibeto-Burman languages 10 5 5 215 115 100
Burmese 5 5 0 35 15 20
Karenic languages 0 0 0 65 40 30
Tibetan 0 0 0 70 45 30
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 40 20 20
Tai-Kadai languages 20 10 10 2,375 1,145 1,230
Lao 0 0 0 2,150 1,055 1,100
Thai 20 10 10 225 90 135
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 10 5 5 5,120 2,540 2,575
Azerbaijani 0 0 0 100 50 55
Turkish 5 5 5 4,715 2,340 2,370
Uyghur 0 0 0 140 75 70
Uzbek 0 0 0 105 50 55
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 65 30 35
Uralic languages 60 30 30 2,025 895 1,130
Estonian 5 5 0 30 10 20
Finnish 10 5 5 50 20 30
Hungarian 50 25 20 1,945 860 1,085
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 0 0 5 150 90 60
Multiple responses 4,200 1,920 2,275 322,820 157,960 164,860
English and French 160 80 75 86,715 43,820 42,890
English and non-official language 3,960 1,805 2,155 54,400 26,255 28,140
French and non-official language 15 5 10 139,385 66,610 72,775
English, French and non-official language 65 35 40 42,320 21,270 21,045
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 20 112,875 54,635 58,240 8,066,555 3,977,275 4,089,285
None 99,575 48,460 51,115 6,825,240 3,356,340 3,468,900
English 4,765 2,250 2,510 513,410 263,670 249,735
French 1,175 530 650 320,370 158,340 162,030
Non-official language 7,130 3,295 3,835 317,790 154,450 163,340
Aboriginal 25 10 10 5,700 2,645 3,060
Non-Aboriginal 7,105 3,280 3,820 312,085 151,810 160,280
English and French 25 10 10 36,235 18,285 17,955
English and non-official language 95 40 55 28,630 14,075 14,555
French and non-official language 115 50 65 23,470 11,365 12,095
English, French and non-official language 0 0 0 1,420 740 680
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 96,360 46,325 50,030 6,634,295 3,260,155 3,374,145
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 93,110 44,700 48,410 6,417,615 3,160,595 3,257,020
Median total income in 2015 among recipients ($) 37,300 42,685 33,227 32,975 37,842 28,522
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 93,215 44,785 48,430 6,419,175 3,160,780 3,258,400
Median after-tax income in 2015 among recipients ($) 33,186 37,280 30,139 29,535 33,110 26,119
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 86,805 41,905 44,900 5,685,690 2,866,470 2,819,220
Median market income in 2015 among recipients ($) 34,397 40,424 29,463 30,067 35,597 25,012
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 65,315 28,125 37,190 4,973,245 2,300,800 2,672,445
Median government transfers in 2015 among recipients ($) 4,652 3,648 5,024 7,307 5,851 8,246
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 69,795 34,780 35,015 4,627,795 2,408,420 2,219,370
Median employment income in 2015 among recipients ($) 31,552 35,654 28,183 31,263 35,627 27,219
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 22 96,355 46,325 50,035 6,634,280 3,260,040 3,374,245
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 92,920 44,555 48,370 6,417,010 3,159,415 3,257,595
Average total income in 2015 among recipients ($) 47,721 54,714 41,280 42,546 49,087 36,203
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 93,055 44,670 48,385 6,418,440 3,159,550 3,258,890
Average after-tax income in 2015 among recipients ($) 39,827 44,501 35,512 34,887 39,292 30,616
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 86,710 41,770 44,945 5,685,905 2,866,415 2,819,485
Average market income in 2015 among recipients ($) 45,743 53,545 38,491 40,505 47,810 33,079
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 65,275 28,280 36,990 4,972,650 2,299,595 2,673,050
Average government transfers in 2015 among recipients ($) 7,168 7,112 7,211 8,590 7,846 9,229
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 69,795 34,645 35,150 4,627,775 2,408,655 2,219,120
Average employment income in 2015 among recipients ($) 41,906 48,066 35,834 40,382 45,974 34,313
Total - Employment income statistics for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 23 96,360 46,325 50,035 6,634,280 3,260,040 3,374,240
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 29,045 15,800 13,245 2,036,965 1,114,940 922,025
Median employment income in 2015 for full-year full-time workers ($)Census data footnote 25 55,152 60,343 50,743 47,111 51,622 42,433
Average employment income in 2015 for full-year full-time workers ($)Census data footnote 26 63,979 70,119 56,652 56,564 62,750 49,085
Composition of total income in 2015 of the population aged 15 years and over in private households (%) - 100% dataCensus data footnote 27 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Market income (%)Census data footnote 28 89.5 91.9 86.6 84.4 88.3 79.1
Employment income (%)Census data footnote 29 65.7 68.3 62.5 68.4 71.4 64.6
Government transfers (%)Census data footnote 30 10.5 8.1 13.4 15.6 11.7 20.9
Total - Total income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 31 96,360 46,325 50,035 6,634,295 3,260,155 3,374,140
Without total income 3,245 1,625 1,620 216,685 99,555 117,125
With total income 93,110 44,695 48,410 6,417,615 3,160,595 3,257,020
Percentage with total income 96.6 96.5 96.8 96.7 96.9 96.5
Under $10,000 (including loss) 12,700 5,765 6,940 789,595 351,935 437,660
$10,000 to $19,999 14,235 5,840 8,395 1,188,135 476,630 711,500
$20,000 to $29,999 11,875 4,940 6,940 976,210 428,390 547,830
$30,000 to $39,999 10,545 4,580 5,965 852,735 414,105 438,625
$40,000 to $49,999 9,930 4,405 5,525 747,995 378,215 369,780
$50,000 to $59,999 8,265 3,910 4,355 540,265 292,110 248,150
$60,000 to $69,999 6,260 3,375 2,880 375,935 214,805 161,130
$70,000 to $79,999 5,135 2,850 2,285 286,025 164,240 121,790
$80,000 to $89,999 3,900 2,260 1,635 189,350 113,715 75,635
$90,000 to $99,999 2,820 1,695 1,125 122,750 80,090 42,660
$100,000 and over 7,445 5,075 2,370 348,620 246,360 102,255
$100,000 to $149,999 5,095 3,410 1,690 236,515 164,145 72,370
$150,000 and over 2,345 1,665 680 112,105 82,215 29,885
Total - After-tax income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 32 96,355 46,325 50,035 6,634,295 3,260,150 3,374,140
Without after-tax income 3,140 1,535 1,605 215,120 99,375 115,750
With after-tax income 93,215 44,790 48,430 6,419,175 3,160,780 3,258,395
Percentage with after-tax income 96.7 96.7 96.8 96.8 97.0 96.6
Under $10,000 (including loss) 13,415 6,095 7,325 822,725 359,045 463,675
$10,000 to $19,999 14,960 6,275 8,690 1,246,480 505,165 741,315
$20,000 to $29,999 14,180 6,065 8,115 1,192,885 541,080 651,810
$30,000 to $39,999 12,550 5,470 7,085 1,096,510 553,200 543,315
$40,000 to $49,999 11,315 5,205 6,110 793,150 425,040 368,115
$50,000 to $59,999 8,355 4,400 3,955 498,475 283,130 215,345
$60,000 to $69,999 6,250 3,520 2,735 309,415 180,470 128,945
$70,000 to $79,999 4,295 2,500 1,800 167,895 108,500 59,395
$80,000 and over 7,890 5,265 2,625 291,635 205,155 86,485
$80,000 to $89,999 2,565 1,615 955 95,010 64,670 30,335
$90,000 to $99,999 1,565 1,045 520 55,980 39,080 16,905
$100,000 and over 3,765 2,610 1,155 140,645 101,405 39,240
Total - Employment income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 33 96,355 46,325 50,035 6,634,295 3,260,155 3,374,145
Without employment income 26,560 11,545 15,015 2,006,505 851,730 1,154,775
With employment income 69,795 34,780 35,015 4,627,790 2,408,420 2,219,375
Percentage with employment income 72.4 75.1 70.0 69.8 73.9 65.8
Under $5,000 (including loss) 11,935 5,685 6,250 606,300 311,780 294,520
$5,000 to $9,999 5,580 2,480 3,095 367,030 162,150 204,885
$10,000 to $19,999 9,080 4,080 5,000 681,920 305,995 375,920
$20,000 to $29,999 7,155 3,340 3,810 586,140 269,950 316,195
$30,000 to $39,999 6,665 3,025 3,635 565,425 277,135 288,285
$40,000 to $49,999 6,585 2,810 3,775 476,665 247,105 229,560
$50,000 to $59,999 5,345 2,545 2,800 359,180 203,580 155,600
$60,000 to $69,999 4,115 2,275 1,840 266,650 156,255 110,395
$70,000 to $79,999 3,640 2,060 1,575 224,040 129,890 94,150
$80,000 and over 9,705 6,470 3,235 494,440 344,585 149,855
$80,000 to $89,999 2,890 1,720 1,175 139,830 90,295 49,540
$90,000 to $99,999 1,975 1,240 730 93,860 64,160 29,700
$100,000 and over 4,835 3,505 1,330 260,745 190,125 70,620
Income of households in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for private households by household size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 34 46,650 ... ... 3,531,665 ... ...
Median total income of households in 2015 ($) 77,282 ... ... 59,822 ... ...
Median after-tax income of households in 2015 ($) 67,320 ... ... 52,207 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for one-person private households - 100% data 12,650 ... ... 1,175,230 ... ...
Median total income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 38,765 ... ... 31,574 ... ...
Median after-tax income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 34,387 ... ... 28,469 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for two-or-more-person private households - 100% data 34,005 ... ... 2,356,430 ... ...
Median total income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 96,812 ... ... 78,645 ... ...
Median after-tax income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 83,821 ... ... 67,665 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for private households by household size - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 35 46,650 ... ... 3,531,665 ... ...
Average total income of households in 2015 ($) 95,051 ... ... 77,306 ... ...
Average after-tax income of households in 2015 ($) 79,439 ... ... 63,404 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for one-person private households - 25% sample data 12,645 ... ... 1,174,695 ... ...
Average total income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 48,100 ... ... 40,042 ... ...
Average after-tax income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 40,768 ... ... 33,262 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for two-or-more-person private households - 25% sample data 34,010 ... ... 2,356,970 ... ...
Average total income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 112,507 ... ... 95,878 ... ...
Average after-tax income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 93,816 ... ... 78,426 ... ...
Total - Household total income groups in 2015 for private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 36 46,655 ... ... 3,531,665 ... ...
Under $5,000 1,015 ... ... 47,170 ... ...
$5,000 to $9,999 560 ... ... 56,315 ... ...
$10,000 to $14,999 1,105 ... ... 119,570 ... ...
$15,000 to $19,999 1,440 ... ... 180,865 ... ...
$20,000 to $24,999 1,680 ... ... 179,690 ... ...
$25,000 to $29,999 1,545 ... ... 154,150 ... ...
$30,000 to $34,999 1,605 ... ... 185,000 ... ...
$35,000 to $39,999 1,735 ... ... 184,435 ... ...
$40,000 to $44,999 1,750 ... ... 179,855 ... ...
$45,000 to $49,999 1,740 ... ... 170,445 ... ...
$50,000 to $59,999 3,585 ... ... 313,600 ... ...
$60,000 to $69,999 3,205 ... ... 273,620 ... ...
$70,000 to $79,999 3,165 ... ... 241,940 ... ...
$80,000 to $89,999 2,900 ... ... 208,620 ... ...
$90,000 to $99,999 2,605 ... ... 176,355 ... ...
$100,000 and over 17,025 ... ... 860,030 ... ...
$100,000 to $124,999 5,450 ... ... 327,435 ... ...
$125,000 to $149,999 3,950 ... ... 204,105 ... ...
$150,000 to $199,999 4,405 ... ... 192,155 ... ...
$200,000 and over 3,220 ... ... 136,335 ... ...
Total - Household after-tax income groups in 2015 for private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 32 46,650 ... ... 3,531,660 ... ...
Under $5,000 1,065 ... ... 50,445 ... ...
$5,000 to $9,999 570 ... ... 57,335 ... ...
$10,000 to $14,999 1,150 ... ... 120,860 ... ...
$15,000 to $19,999 1,515 ... ... 190,300 ... ...
$20,000 to $24,999 1,930 ... ... 202,905 ... ...
$25,000 to $29,999 1,855 ... ... 187,365 ... ...
$30,000 to $34,999 1,985 ... ... 231,765 ... ...
$35,000 to $39,999 2,070 ... ... 225,695 ... ...
$40,000 to $44,999 2,070 ... ... 211,990 ... ...
$45,000 to $49,999 2,220 ... ... 202,760 ... ...
$50,000 to $59,999 4,065 ... ... 363,775 ... ...
$60,000 to $69,999 3,820 ... ... 309,825 ... ...
$70,000 to $79,999 3,460 ... ... 256,150 ... ...
$80,000 to $89,999 3,140 ... ... 208,765 ... ...
$90,000 to $99,999 2,795 ... ... 166,295 ... ...
$100,000 and over 12,950 ... ... 545,440 ... ...
$100,000 to $124,999 5,310 ... ... 269,170 ... ...
$125,000 to $149,999 3,360 ... ... 130,225 ... ...
$150,000 and over 4,280 ... ... 146,045 ... ...
Income of economic families in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for economic families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 37 31,665 ... ... 2,261,890 ... ...
Median total income of economic families in 2015 ($) 97,794 ... ... 79,378 ... ...
Median after-tax income of economic families in 2015 ($) 84,399 ... ... 68,152 ... ...
Average family size of economic families 2.9 ... ... 2.9 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families without children or other relatives in private households - 100% data 13,535 ... ... 930,195 ... ...
Median total income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 90,121 ... ... 70,075 ... ...
Median after-tax income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 78,077 ... ... 60,224 ... ...
Average family size of couple economic families without children or other relatives 2.0 ... ... 2.0 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families with children in private households - 100% data 12,775 ... ... 911,980 ... ...
Median total income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 122,029 ... ... 105,246 ... ...
Median after-tax income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 104,699 ... ... 88,844 ... ...
Average family size of couple economic families with children 3.9 ... ... 3.9 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for lone-parent economic families in private households - 100% data 4,425 ... ... 364,085 ... ...
Median total income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 57,817 ... ... 52,708 ... ...
Median after-tax income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 51,988 ... ... 47,805 ... ...
Average family size of lone-parent economic families 2.5 ... ... 2.6 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for economic families in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 38 31,595 ... ... 2,262,045 ... ...
Average total income of economic families in 2015 ($) 114,025 ... ... 96,863 ... ...
Average after-tax income of economic families in 2015 ($) 94,669 ... ... 79,060 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families without children or other relatives in private households - 25% sample data 13,545 ... ... 929,645 ... ...
Average total income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 108,423 ... ... 86,304 ... ...
Average after-tax income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 89,259 ... ... 70,167 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families with children in private households - 25% sample data 12,785 ... ... 912,560 ... ...
Average total income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 137,024 ... ... 122,835 ... ...
Average after-tax income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 113,397 ... ... 99,279 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for lone-parent economic families in private households - 25% sample data 4,365 ... ... 363,610 ... ...
Average total income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 67,316 ... ... 61,753 ... ...
Average after-tax income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 58,613 ... ... 53,052 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 21 21,355 9,795 11,560 1,433,210 711,180 722,030
Median total income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 39 30,006 28,846 30,984 29,195 31,526 27,210
Median after-tax income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 39 27,446 26,323 28,335 26,706 28,214 25,434
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 40 21,400 10,060 11,340 1,430,625 708,225 722,405
Average total income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 41 38,851 37,658 39,909 37,684 39,840 35,571
Average after-tax income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 41 33,395 32,103 34,542 31,513 32,729 30,321
Total - Economic family income decile group for the population in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 42 111,830 54,290 57,540 7,965,455 3,941,475 4,023,970
In the bottom half of the distribution 48,825 22,985 25,835 4,577,885 2,216,770 2,361,115
In the bottom decile 12,130 5,905 6,225 747,785 368,385 379,395
In the second decile 8,535 3,860 4,675 898,605 408,705 489,900
In the third decile 8,705 4,090 4,620 997,185 481,975 515,210
In the fourth decile 9,155 4,295 4,865 996,230 490,275 505,960
In the fifth decile 10,290 4,840 5,450 938,080 467,425 470,655
In the top half of the distribution 63,015 31,305 31,705 3,387,565 1,724,710 1,662,855
In the sixth decile 11,150 5,430 5,715 881,640 444,865 436,775
In the seventh decile 12,035 5,925 6,110 806,685 409,470 397,220
In the eighth decile 13,285 6,655 6,625 700,450 357,000 343,455
In the ninth decile 14,035 7,020 7,015 557,160 286,195 270,960
In the top decile 12,510 6,265 6,240 441,630 227,185 214,445
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 43 111,830 54,290 57,540 7,921,505 3,919,560 4,001,945
0 to 17 years 19,210 9,850 9,365 1,564,410 800,455 763,960
0 to 5 years 5,730 2,930 2,795 532,410 272,790 259,625
18 to 64 years 70,535 34,320 36,215 5,021,875 2,498,900 2,522,980
65 years and over 22,085 10,125 11,960 1,335,220 620,210 715,010
In low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) 13,760 6,395 7,365 1,160,190 542,405 617,785
0 to 17 years 2,910 1,515 1,400 222,955 114,410 108,540
0 to 5 years 830 430 400 75,270 38,595 36,670
18 to 64 years 8,960 4,195 4,770 688,130 334,825 353,305
65 years and over 1,890 690 1,205 249,110 93,170 155,930
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) (%) 12.3 11.8 12.8 14.6 13.8 15.4
0 to 17 years (%) 15.1 15.4 14.9 14.3 14.3 14.2
0 to 5 years (%) 14.5 14.7 14.3 14.1 14.1 14.1
18 to 64 years (%) 12.7 12.2 13.2 13.7 13.4 14.0
65 years and over (%) 8.6 6.8 10.1 18.7 15.0 21.8
In low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) 10,575 5,210 5,365 731,340 358,085 373,260
0 to 17 years 1,835 935 910 129,325 66,400 62,925
0 to 5 years 470 245 220 44,375 22,705 21,675
18 to 64 years 8,175 4,055 4,120 514,540 261,485 253,060
65 years and over 560 220 345 87,475 30,205 57,270
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) (%) 9.5 9.6 9.3 9.2 9.1 9.3
0 to 17 years (%) 9.6 9.5 9.7 8.3 8.3 8.2
0 to 5 years (%) 8.2 8.4 7.9 8.3 8.3 8.3
18 to 64 years (%) 11.6 11.8 11.4 10.2 10.5 10.0
65 years and over (%) 2.5 2.2 2.9 6.6 4.9 8.0
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 44 111,835 54,290 57,540 7,965,450 3,941,440 4,024,015
Official languages 109,985 53,540 56,440 7,891,110 3,911,220 3,979,890
English 109,960 53,530 56,430 3,930,690 2,058,470 1,872,225
French 9,815 4,245 5,565 7,522,350 3,725,145 3,797,200
Non-official languages 28,620 13,280 15,340 1,610,980 776,265 834,720
Aboriginal languages 65 20 45 50,890 25,190 25,700
Algonquian languages 30 10 30 37,515 18,545 18,965
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 20 0 15 34,415 17,050 17,370
Atikamekw 0 0 0 6,640 3,335 3,305
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 9,850 4,735 5,115
Moose Cree 0 0 0 0 10 0
Naskapi 0 0 0 775 385 385
Northern East Cree 0 0 0 260 130 130
Plains Cree 0 0 10 10 0 0
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 35 25 10
Swampy Cree 0 0 0 15 0 10
Woods Cree 0 0 0 10 10 0
Cree, n.o.s. 10 0 10 17,175 8,600 8,575
Eastern Algonquian languages 0 0 0 885 460 420
Malecite 0 0 0 10 0 0
Mi'kmaq 0 0 0 880 460 425
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 10 0 10 2,340 1,105 1,235
Algonquin 0 0 10 2,240 1,055 1,185
Ojibway 0 0 10 105 50 50
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 10 0 0
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 35 20 10
Athabaskan languages 10 0 0 20 10 10
Northern Athabaskan languages 15 0 0 20 15 10
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carrier 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chilcotin 10 0 0 0 0 0
Dene 0 0 0 10 0 10
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 10 0 0 10
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 10 0 0
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Slavey 0 0 0 10 10 0
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 10 0 0 10 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 12,595 6,270 6,330
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 0 0 0 12,485 6,210 6,270
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 115 60 60
Iroquoian languages 0 0 0 740 360 375
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 0 0 0 690 350 335
Oneida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 50 15 35
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 0 0 0 30 15 10
Salish languages 15 0 15 0 0 0
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lillooet 0 0 0 0 0 0
Okanagan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Squamish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Straits 15 0 15 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 10 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dakota 0 0 0 10 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 10
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 20 10 10 0 0 0
Haisla 0 0 0 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 10 0 0 0 0 0
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 10 10 10 0 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 0 0 0 90 40 55
Non-Aboriginal languages 28,565 13,270 15,300 1,560,375 751,215 809,160
Afro-Asiatic languages 935 520 415 301,035 157,545 143,490
Berber languages 0 0 0 27,595 14,650 12,945
Kabyle 0 0 0 16,170 8,580 7,590
Berber languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 11,580 6,150 5,425
Cushitic languages 65 30 35 1,550 745 805
Bilen 0 0 0 35 20 10
Oromo 10 0 0 45 30 10
Somali 60 25 35 1,460 680 780
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 10 0
Semitic languages 865 485 380 286,625 149,970 136,660
Amharic 35 20 15 1,145 540 600
Arabic 705 390 315 267,965 140,280 127,685
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 195 95 95
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 10 0 0
Harari 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hebrew 95 55 45 18,035 9,490 8,540
Maltese 20 15 10 40 10 25
Tigrigna 40 20 20 420 195 225
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 180 85 95
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 10 0 0 810 430 380
Austro-Asiatic languages 630 315 320 46,050 21,955 24,095
Khmer (Cambodian) 90 55 35 11,840 5,620 6,220
Vietnamese 545 265 285 34,580 16,520 18,060
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 40 25 15
Austronesian languages 2,055 740 1,320 31,230 11,820 19,410
Bikol 10 0 0 105 45 60
Cebuano 115 40 75 1,105 360 750
Fijian 10 10 0 15 0 10
Hiligaynon 10 0 10 540 195 350
Ilocano 160 65 100 2,500 890 1,610
Malagasy 0 0 0 1,980 940 1,040
Malay 120 55 70 1,210 525 690
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 15 10 10 195 95 100
Pangasinan 0 10 0 60 20 40
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 1,860 655 1,205 26,705 9,785 16,915
Waray-Waray 10 0 0 55 10 45
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 55 25 35 540 270 275
Creole languages 35 25 10 115,445 51,970 63,475
Haitian Creole 0 0 0 4,910 2,285 2,620
Creole, n.o.s. 30 25 0 108,315 48,615 59,705
Creole languages, n.i.e. 0 0 10 2,835 1,390 1,445
Dravidian languages 205 110 95 18,710 9,495 9,210
Kannada 15 10 10 415 210 205
Malayalam 85 50 40 510 285 220
Tamil 70 35 35 17,245 8,680 8,565
Telugu 55 20 30 930 540 390
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 10 10 0 15 10 0
Hmong-Mien languages 0 0 0 35 15 25
Indo-European languages 14,320 6,805 7,515 912,945 435,785 477,155
Albanian 45 25 15 3,375 1,730 1,645
Armenian 10 0 10 20,290 9,790 10,500
Balto-Slavic languages 1,740 870 865 88,425 41,725 46,700
Baltic languages 40 30 10 1,080 500 585
Latvian 10 10 0 335 150 185
Lithuanian 35 25 10 755 350 410
Slavic languages 1,700 840 855 87,520 41,315 46,205
Belarusan 0 0 0 365 150 215
Bosnian 30 10 20 1,975 990 985
Bulgarian 50 25 25 7,345 3,595 3,750
Croatian 425 230 195 3,580 1,760 1,820
Czech 140 80 55 2,070 975 1,095
Macedonian 0 0 0 285 140 145
Polish 290 130 155 17,760 8,090 9,665
Russian 580 260 320 46,665 22,265 24,400
Serbian 120 40 80 4,050 1,980 2,070
Serbo-Croatian 15 10 0 2,385 1,140 1,245
Slovak 45 35 15 1,520 705 820
Slovene (Slovenian) 25 10 15 970 490 480
Ukrainian 180 100 85 9,015 3,885 5,135
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 10 0 10 150 75 75
Celtic languages 30 20 10 495 305 195
Scottish Gaelic 10 0 0 155 95 65
Welsh 10 0 10 85 45 40
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 15 0 10 265 175 95
Germanic languages 3,765 1,710 2,055 63,370 31,835 31,530
Afrikaans 240 120 125 415 260 150
Danish 195 80 115 835 410 420
Dutch 740 390 345 5,060 2,665 2,395
Frisian 10 0 15 15 10 0
German 2,515 1,105 1,410 43,475 21,950 21,530
Icelandic 35 15 20 140 80 60
Norwegian 85 35 50 510 255 255
Swedish 95 35 65 1,580 785 795
Vlaams (Flemish) 30 15 20 760 265 495
Yiddish 15 0 10 12,375 6,225 6,155
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 270 125 140
Greek 190 105 90 51,060 25,520 25,540
Indo-Iranian languages 4,530 2,295 2,230 93,655 48,040 45,615
Indo-Aryan languages 4,115 2,070 2,045 59,570 30,870 28,700
Bengali 90 35 55 12,870 6,610 6,260
Gujarati 105 60 50 7,950 3,860 4,090
Hindi 1,010 540 470 15,570 8,285 7,280
Kashmiri 0 0 0 45 35 15
Konkani 15 10 0 150 70 75
Marathi 20 10 10 475 240 230
Nepali 40 15 20 1,445 725 720
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 0 55 35 20
Punjabi (Panjabi) 3,390 1,675 1,715 17,860 9,690 8,165
Sindhi 15 10 15 500 240 255
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 25 15 10 1,335 625 710
Urdu 240 135 105 16,545 8,655 7,890
Iranian languages 410 220 190 35,420 17,830 17,585
Kurdish 10 0 0 1,255 665 590
Pashto 10 10 0 1,825 1,005 825
Persian (Farsi) 395 210 185 32,965 16,560 16,405
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 15 10 10 845 425 420
Italic (Romance) languages 4,630 2,060 2,570 627,545 293,620 333,920
Catalan 25 15 10 890 525 365
Italian 770 350 420 173,710 84,430 89,275
Portuguese 670 330 345 55,100 27,620 27,475
Romanian 130 55 75 42,655 20,550 22,110
Spanish 3,260 1,410 1,850 390,355 177,610 212,745
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 25 10 20 490 345 145
Japanese 1,065 465 595 7,040 3,340 3,695
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 220 110 110
Georgian 0 0 0 215 105 110
Korean 980 445 535 6,260 2,825 3,430
Mongolic languages 10 0 10 270 135 130
Mongolian 10 0 10 265 135 130
Niger-Congo languages 215 120 100 52,840 26,665 26,175
Akan (Twi) 0 0 0 1,800 945 855
Bamanankan 0 0 0 2,385 1,240 1,145
Edo 10 0 0 190 95 95
Ewe 0 10 0 1,410 865 545
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 0 0 0 3,400 1,785 1,620
Ga 0 0 0 315 155 160
Ganda 15 0 10 90 40 55
Igbo 25 10 15 275 190 90
Lingala 0 0 0 9,630 4,430 5,200
Rundi (Kirundi) 0 0 0 4,490 2,210 2,285
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 15 0 10 3,535 1,640 1,895
Shona 0 0 0 150 75 80
Swahili 90 60 35 8,015 4,080 3,935
Wolof 0 0 0 6,555 3,545 3,015
Yoruba 35 15 15 885 485 395
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 50 20 25 17,720 9,125 8,595
Nilo-Saharan languages 10 10 0 695 345 350
Dinka 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 10 0 0 695 345 350
Sign languages 290 105 180 7,775 3,095 4,675
American Sign Language 105 30 80 675 245 435
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 4,405 1,590 2,815
Sign languages, n.i.e. 180 75 100 2,960 1,350 1,605
Sino-Tibetan languages 7,890 3,640 4,250 90,460 42,695 47,770
Chinese languages 7,865 3,625 4,240 90,060 42,480 47,580
Cantonese 3,780 1,775 2,005 31,885 14,900 16,980
Hakka 20 10 15 545 240 310
Mandarin 4,480 2,025 2,455 59,240 27,560 31,685
Min Dong 0 0 0 15 10 10
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 165 60 105 4,215 1,860 2,350
Wu (Shanghainese) 55 15 45 1,230 535 690
Chinese, n.o.s. 260 115 145 4,800 2,380 2,425
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 10 90 40 55
Tibeto-Burman languages 20 15 10 430 235 195
Burmese 0 0 0 140 75 60
Karenic languages 0 0 0 105 55 45
Tibetan 10 10 0 65 50 10
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 15 0 10 140 65 80
Tai-Kadai languages 140 55 85 7,280 3,400 3,880
Lao 0 0 0 5,785 2,850 2,935
Thai 135 55 85 2,255 875 1,375
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 15 10 10
Turkic languages 80 50 30 12,475 6,265 6,210
Azerbaijani 0 0 0 510 275 235
Turkish 65 45 20 11,415 5,755 5,665
Uyghur 0 0 0 230 110 120
Uzbek 0 0 0 230 105 125
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 10 0 10 235 115 120
Uralic languages 340 185 160 7,870 3,710 4,160
Estonian 0 0 0 150 55 95
Finnish 65 30 40 500 195 305
Hungarian 265 150 120 7,215 3,450 3,765
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 15 10 10 2,140 1,170 970
Citizenship
Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 45 111,835 54,295 57,540 7,965,450 3,941,440 4,024,015
Canadian citizensCensus data footnote 46 103,015 50,330 52,685 7,585,545 3,753,190 3,832,350
Canadian citizens aged under 18 18,015 9,260 8,745 1,521,230 779,620 741,610
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over 85,005 41,065 43,935 6,064,310 2,973,575 3,090,740
Not Canadian citizensCensus data footnote 47 8,820 3,960 4,855 379,910 188,245 191,665
Immigrant status and period of immigration
Total - Immigrant status and period of immigration for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 48 111,835 54,295 57,540 7,965,450 3,941,440 4,024,015
Non-immigrantsCensus data footnote 49 83,925 41,455 42,470 6,788,085 3,365,345 3,422,735
ImmigrantsCensus data footnote 50 24,755 11,320 13,435 1,091,310 530,325 560,980
Before 1981 10,250 4,930 5,320 238,655 117,080 121,575
1981 to 1990 2,745 1,200 1,540 127,340 63,150 64,190
1991 to 2000 3,820 1,690 2,130 187,860 89,210 98,650
2001 to 2010 5,040 2,190 2,855 322,280 155,785 166,495
2001 to 2005 2,255 960 1,290 140,170 67,835 72,335
2006 to 2010 2,790 1,225 1,565 182,115 87,945 94,165
2011 to 2016Census data footnote 51 2,905 1,320 1,590 215,170 105,105 110,065
Non-permanent residentsCensus data footnote 52 3,155 1,520 1,640 86,065 45,765 40,295
Age at immigration
Total - Age at immigration for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 53 24,755 11,320 13,440 1,091,305 530,325 560,980
Under 5 years 2,595 1,295 1,300 112,930 54,600 58,330
5 to 14 years 4,075 2,045 2,030 174,020 87,165 86,855
15 to 24 years 5,670 2,550 3,120 215,350 98,880 116,475
25 to 44 years 10,255 4,480 5,780 515,770 256,095 259,675
45 years and over 2,160 955 1,205 73,230 33,590 39,640
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 24,755 11,320 13,440 1,091,305 530,330 560,980
Americas 2,845 1,230 1,620 247,505 113,190 134,315
Brazil 90 55 35 7,345 3,515 3,830
Colombia 100 50 55 25,580 11,645 13,935
El Salvador 85 40 45 11,120 5,500 5,615
Guyana 35 15 20 2,490 1,085 1,410
Haiti 20 10 10 80,965 35,375 45,585
Jamaica 70 35 40 4,665 2,040 2,625
Mexico 200 90 115 15,820 7,090 8,730
Peru 40 10 30 13,265 5,945 7,325
Trinidad and Tobago 65 30 35 4,075 1,840 2,240
United StatesCensus data footnote 55 1,690 700 985 25,955 12,800 13,155
Other places of birth in Americas 465 200 260 56,235 26,370 29,870
Europe 8,945 4,330 4,610 311,090 154,910 156,185
Bosnia and Herzegovina 90 40 50 3,785 1,890 1,895
Croatia 200 115 80 2,140 1,085 1,050
France 155 50 105 81,225 43,490 37,735
Germany 890 395 490 9,750 4,365 5,390
Greece 95 60 40 18,420 9,135 9,285
Hungary 200 125 80 3,325 1,620 1,700
IrelandCensus data footnote 56 130 75 60 820 485 330
Italy 240 115 130 51,025 25,370 25,655
Netherlands 525 300 225 1,990 1,035 955
Poland 220 100 120 10,735 4,675 6,060
Portugal 365 160 205 18,985 9,185 9,800
Romania 125 60 70 28,695 13,695 15,005
Russian Federation 200 90 115 11,355 4,975 6,375
SerbiaCensus data footnote 57 80 35 35 1,790 830 960
Ukraine 125 60 65 8,670 3,800 4,870
United KingdomCensus data footnote 58 4,340 2,070 2,275 12,905 6,645 6,260
Other places of birth in Europe 960 485 475 45,500 22,630 22,870
Africa 1,005 475 530 241,410 125,250 116,165
Algeria 10 10 0 59,465 31,180 28,280
Egypt 50 30 20 19,490 10,290 9,200
Ethiopia 65 30 35 995 495 495
Kenya 60 25 35 785 355 430
Morocco 30 10 15 60,700 31,435 29,270
Nigeria 50 30 20 1,340 740 600
Somalia 30 15 15 580 270 310
South Africa, Republic of 410 180 230 865 475 385
Other places of birth in Africa 305 150 160 97,200 50,005 47,190
Asia 11,565 5,105 6,460 289,825 136,175 153,655
Afghanistan 10 10 0 7,280 3,640 3,640
Bangladesh 50 15 25 7,940 3,990 3,950
ChinaCensus data footnote 59 3,530 1,550 1,980 49,555 19,905 29,655
Hong KongCensus data footnote 60 760 360 400 4,730 2,290 2,435
India 2,375 1,160 1,210 17,865 9,195 8,670
IranCensus data footnote 61 310 165 145 17,760 8,880 8,885
Iraq 30 20 10 3,735 1,960 1,775
Japan 320 75 250 1,725 395 1,330
Korea, SouthCensus data footnote 62 610 270 340 4,230 1,995 2,230
Lebanon 60 35 20 39,135 20,800 18,340
Pakistan 180 100 85 10,010 5,260 4,750
Philippines 1,770 650 1,125 24,410 9,040 15,370
Sri Lanka 45 15 30 10,715 5,335 5,380
SyriaCensus data footnote 63 40 25 15 17,775 8,800 8,980
Taiwan 360 150 205 2,735 1,100 1,635
Viet Nam 430 195 235 25,440 11,765 13,675
Other places of birth in Asia 680 305 375 44,795 21,840 22,950
Oceania and other places of birthCensus data footnote 64 395 180 215 1,480 805 670
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 2,905 1,320 1,590 215,170 105,105 110,065
Americas 280 120 160 47,710 22,625 25,085
Brazil 35 25 10 3,010 1,495 1,520
Colombia 10 0 10 7,540 3,465 4,075
Cuba 0 0 0 2,565 1,260 1,315
Haiti 0 0 0 16,880 7,690 9,190
Jamaica 0 0 0 190 140 55
Mexico 45 30 20 4,210 1,955 2,255
United StatesCensus data footnote 55 120 45 75 3,990 2,265 1,720
VenezuelaCensus data footnote 65 0 0 0 1,955 935 1,020
Other places of birth in Americas 60 25 35 7,365 3,425 3,935
Europe 310 155 160 39,320 20,085 19,235
France 10 0 10 20,030 10,855 9,175
Germany 35 15 15 580 250 330
IrelandCensus data footnote 56 15 15 10 135 105 35
MoldovaCensus data footnote 66 0 0 0 3,750 1,695 2,055
Romania 0 0 0 2,945 1,260 1,685
Russian Federation 40 20 25 1,970 865 1,105
Ukraine 30 10 20 2,460 1,110 1,350
United KingdomCensus data footnote 58 115 70 50 860 565 290
Other places of birth in Europe 65 25 35 6,590 3,385 3,205
Africa 115 60 55 74,200 37,110 37,090
Algeria 0 0 0 16,380 8,060 8,320
Cameroon 0 0 0 7,550 3,705 3,845
Congo, Democratic Republic of the 10 0 10 3,370 1,655 1,715
Côte d'Ivoire 0 0 0 5,070 2,505 2,565
Egypt 10 0 10 4,360 2,260 2,095
Eritrea 0 0 0 50 30 20
Ethiopia 10 0 0 125 65 60
Morocco 0 0 0 13,475 6,675 6,805
Nigeria 15 10 10 540 280 260
Somalia 0 0 0 95 40 50
South Africa, Republic of 25 15 10 175 115 60
Tunisia 0 0 0 5,855 3,025 2,825
Other places of birth in Africa 50 30 20 17,155 8,690 8,470
Asia 2,165 955 1,205 53,595 25,070 28,525
Afghanistan 0 0 0 1,555 715 840
Bangladesh 0 0 0 860 455 405
ChinaCensus data footnote 59 590 245 345 10,705 4,805 5,895
Hong KongCensus data footnote 60 40 20 15 120 35 80
India 335 180 155 2,960 1,555 1,405
IranCensus data footnote 61 45 30 20 7,505 3,545 3,960
Iraq 10 0 0 985 465 515
Israel 0 0 0 645 390 255
Japan 25 0 25 330 30 295
Korea, SouthCensus data footnote 62 215 105 110 825 370 455
Lebanon 0 0 0 3,955 2,100 1,860
Nepal 20 0 15 360 165 195
Pakistan 15 0 10 1,815 920 895
Philippines 735 300 435 5,635 2,345 3,290
Saudi Arabia 10 0 0 435 210 225
Sri Lanka 0 0 0 860 380 480
SyriaCensus data footnote 63 0 0 0 7,455 3,740 3,715
Taiwan 20 0 20 170 60 105
Turkey 10 0 0 585 300 285
United Arab Emirates 15 10 10 300 160 145
Viet Nam 10 0 10 1,505 560 945
Other places of birth in Asia 70 30 40 4,025 1,765 2,265
Oceania and otherCensus data footnote 64 35 25 10 345 215 135
Australia 20 10 10 190 120 70
Other places of birthCensus data footnote 67 20 20 0 155 95 65
Generation status
Total - Generation status for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 68 111,835 54,295 57,540 7,965,450 3,941,440 4,024,015
First generationCensus data footnote 69 29,060 13,460 15,605 1,204,895 590,175 614,720
Second generationCensus data footnote 70 27,430 13,365 14,060 792,085 399,535 392,550
Third generation or moreCensus data footnote 71 55,340 27,470 27,875 5,968,475 2,951,730 3,016,745
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 15,060 6,670 8,390 867,685 420,465 447,220
Economic immigrantsCensus data footnote 73 8,315 3,930 4,380 469,015 243,915 225,100
Principal applicantsCensus data footnote 74 3,355 1,905 1,455 224,720 137,975 86,745
Secondary applicantsCensus data footnote 75 4,955 2,030 2,925 244,300 105,945 138,360
Immigrants sponsored by familyCensus data footnote 76 5,690 2,160 3,535 241,225 96,130 145,095
RefugeesCensus data footnote 77 950 535 415 146,295 75,100 71,195
Other immigrantsCensus data footnote 78 105 50 55 11,150 5,320 5,825
Aboriginal population
Total - Aboriginal identity for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 79 111,835 54,295 57,540 7,965,450 3,941,440 4,024,010
Aboriginal identityCensus data footnote 80 3,490 1,550 1,935 182,885 91,890 90,995
Single Aboriginal responsesCensus data footnote 81 3,325 1,470 1,850 175,960 88,635 87,325
First Nations (North American Indian)Census data footnote 82 1,720 710 1,010 92,655 45,510 47,145
Métis 1,550 730 820 69,365 36,260 33,100
Inuk (Inuit) 50 25 25 13,940 6,865 7,075
Multiple Aboriginal responsesCensus data footnote 83 95 45 45 2,760 1,330 1,430
Aboriginal responses not included elsewhereCensus data footnote 84 70 30 40 4,170 1,930 2,245
Non-Aboriginal identity 108,350 52,745 55,605 7,782,560 3,849,550 3,933,015
Total - Population by Registered or Treaty Indian status for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 85 111,835 54,290 57,540 7,965,455 3,941,440 4,024,015
Registered or Treaty IndianCensus data footnote 86 1,200 470 725 77,490 38,580 38,915
Not a Registered or Treaty Indian 110,635 53,820 56,815 7,887,960 3,902,860 3,985,100
Total - Aboriginal ancestry for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 87 111,835 54,290 57,540 7,965,455 3,941,440 4,024,015
Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 88 645 310 335 118,780 58,535 60,245
Single Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 89 600 285 315 115,480 56,930 58,550
First Nations (North American Indian) single ancestryCensus data footnote 82 475 230 240 87,700 42,730 44,965
Métis single ancestry 115 55 55 17,585 9,225 8,360
Inuit single ancestry 10 0 15 10,200 4,980 5,220
Multiple Aboriginal ancestries (only)Census data footnote 90 45 20 25 3,300 1,605 1,700
First Nations (North American Indian) and Métis ancestries 20 15 10 2,220 1,115 1,105
First Nations (North American Indian) and Inuit ancestries 25 10 15 995 455 540
Métis and Inuit ancestries 0 0 0 65 25 40
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis and Inuit ancestries 0 0 0 20 10 15
Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 91 4,280 1,945 2,335 240,650 113,905 126,740
Single Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 92 4,095 1,845 2,250 235,365 111,205 124,165
First Nations (North American Indian) and non-Aboriginal ancestries 2,640 1,125 1,515 193,625 90,650 102,975
Métis and non-Aboriginal ancestries 1,400 690 715 37,080 18,320 18,760
Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 50 35 25 4,660 2,230 2,425
Multiple Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 93 185 95 90 5,280 2,700 2,575
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis and non-Aboriginal ancestries 170 85 85 4,040 2,105 1,940
First Nations (North American Indian), Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 0 0 0 990 475 515
Métis, Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 10 10 0 225 110 115
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis, Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 0 0 0 25 15 10
Non-Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 94 106,905 52,040 54,865 7,606,025 3,769,000 3,837,030
Visible minority population
Total - Visible minority for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 95 111,835 54,290 57,545 7,965,450 3,941,440 4,024,015
Total visible minority populationCensus data footnote 96 24,750 11,750 12,995 1,032,365 505,180 527,185
South AsianCensus data footnote 97 5,640 2,810 2,825 90,335 46,750 43,585
Chinese 9,675 4,570 5,110 99,505 44,370 55,135
Black 1,155 585 565 319,230 154,110 165,120
Filipino 2,440 965 1,480 34,910 14,275 20,635
Latin American 815 415 405 133,920 64,655 69,260
Arab 680 370 310 213,740 113,420 100,320
Southeast AsianCensus data footnote 98 995 490 510 62,820 29,960 32,865
West AsianCensus data footnote 99 430 235 200 32,405 16,200 16,210
Korean 1,080 500 580 8,055 3,865 4,190
Japanese 975 415 555 4,570 1,755 2,820
Visible minority, n.i.e.Census data footnote 100 185 100 85 9,840 4,670 5,175
Multiple visible minoritiesCensus data footnote 101 685 310 375 23,045 11,160 11,885
Not a visible minorityCensus data footnote 102 87,085 42,545 44,545 6,933,085 3,436,260 3,496,830
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 103 111,835 54,290 57,540 7,965,455 3,941,435 4,024,010
North American Aboriginal origins 4,925 2,250 2,670 359,430 172,440 186,985
First Nations (North American Indian) 3,335 1,465 1,865 289,610 137,550 152,065
Inuit 105 50 55 17,175 8,300 8,880
Métis 1,715 850 865 61,260 30,915 30,345
Other North American origins 26,410 13,050 13,360 4,850,145 2,390,545 2,459,605
Acadian 175 90 85 34,785 16,440 18,345
American 2,540 1,135 1,405 45,050 21,470 23,580
Canadian 24,725 12,265 12,465 4,647,840 2,288,280 2,359,555
New Brunswicker 0 0 0 750 370 380
Newfoundlander 30 10 20 570 280 295
Nova Scotian 0 0 0 365 155 215
Ontarian 10 0 0 1,345 660 685
Québécois 55 40 20 184,005 93,895 90,110
Other North American origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 104 0 0 10 205 110 100
European origins 81,165 39,385 41,780 3,037,890 1,511,060 1,526,825
British Isles origins 61,725 29,860 31,865 745,715 360,135 385,575
Channel Islander 25 10 15 1,440 725 720
Cornish 25 10 15 70 35 40
English 41,055 19,855 21,200 228,520 111,855 116,670
Irish 20,685 9,505 11,170 446,215 211,545 234,665
Manx 75 20 55 200 105 95
Scottish 28,365 13,395 14,970 215,030 103,395 111,635
Welsh 4,005 1,825 2,185 10,765 5,075 5,690
British Isles origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 105 4,250 2,020 2,230 32,525 15,440 17,080
French origins 10,280 4,680 5,600 1,878,795 941,770 937,025
Alsatian 0 0 0 1,050 520 525
Breton 0 0 0 11,140 5,410 5,725
Corsican 10 0 10 1,270 690 580
French 10,275 4,680 5,600 1,870,545 937,665 932,875
Western European origins (except French origins) 21,175 10,280 10,890 244,380 119,115 125,260
Austrian 1,275 565 710 12,710 6,285 6,430
Bavarian 0 0 0 40 30 20
Belgian 600 310 290 51,340 25,295 26,050
Dutch 5,435 2,735 2,700 26,000 12,805 13,190
Flemish 80 25 50 1,345 660 685
Frisian 50 20 25 15 20 0
German 14,820 7,175 7,640 142,225 68,250 73,975
Luxembourger 20 0 20 910 445 460
Swiss 805 385 420 24,500 12,615 11,885
Western European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 106 55 20 30 125 80 50
Northern European origins (except British Isles origins) 9,050 4,340 4,705 25,460 12,490 12,975
Danish 1,750 870 880 5,700 2,815 2,885
Finnish 785 345 435 3,130 1,430 1,700
Icelandic 705 300 400 955 480 470
Norwegian 3,375 1,655 1,720 7,820 3,835 3,985
Swedish 2,815 1,360 1,460 6,840 3,275 3,565
Northern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 107 490 235 250 2,500 1,265 1,230
Eastern European origins 13,025 6,290 6,735 249,940 121,660 128,285
Bulgarian 80 40 40 9,570 4,675 4,895
Byelorussian 105 50 50 2,530 1,235 1,295
Czech 550 265 290 6,295 2,965 3,330
Czechoslovakian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 108 190 105 85 2,150 1,100 1,050
Estonian 70 30 40 890 460 435
Hungarian 1,480 705 775 28,280 13,970 14,310
Latvian 135 65 65 1,740 835 905
Lithuanian 240 120 120 6,630 3,320 3,305
Moldovan 30 15 15 7,620 3,710 3,900
Polish 3,650 1,805 1,840 79,040 38,705 40,335
Romanian 580 280 295 53,060 25,935 27,125
Russian 2,635 1,305 1,320 55,230 26,405 28,830
Slovak 240 120 120 4,770 2,375 2,395
Ukrainian 5,395 2,570 2,830 42,550 20,575 21,975
Eastern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 109 110 30 75 2,900 1,505 1,400
Southern European origins 7,950 3,770 4,175 549,750 273,670 276,080
Albanian 65 40 20 3,760 1,950 1,805
Bosnian 45 15 20 2,970 1,485 1,490
Catalan 10 10 10 735 395 340
Croatian 710 415 290 6,745 3,375 3,370
Cypriot 20 10 10 480 240 245
Greek 640 305 330 71,330 36,235 35,090
Italian 3,510 1,645 1,870 326,700 162,650 164,045
Kosovar 0 0 0 505 295 210
Macedonian 15 15 0 775 400 370
Maltese 100 40 60 1,220 615 610
Montenegrin 10 10 0 450 250 200
Portuguese 1,215 590 630 69,805 34,825 34,980
Serbian 195 65 130 5,950 2,915 3,040
Sicilian 10 0 0 1,435 710 725
Slovenian 130 60 70 2,510 1,225 1,280
Spanish 1,500 680 820 85,360 41,745 43,615
Yugoslavian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 110 190 100 90 3,270 1,595 1,670
Southern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 111 50 30 25 300 155 145
Other European origins 1,100 555 540 38,670 19,875 18,800
Basque 60 35 30 3,620 1,930 1,690
Jewish 510 260 250 25,235 12,955 12,280
Roma (Gypsy) 25 0 20 475 270 205
Slavic, n.o.s.Census data footnote 112 25 15 0 360 180 185
Other European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 113 480 240 240 9,215 4,690 4,530
Caribbean origins 605 280 325 201,625 93,935 107,690
Antiguan 10 0 0 380 170 205
Bahamian 0 0 0 430 205 225
Barbadian 35 10 30 5,570 2,585 2,985
Bermudan 30 15 20 115 50 65
Carib 0 10 0 405 150 255
Cuban 35 10 25 9,830 4,800 5,035
Dominican 0 0 0 11,560 5,320 6,235
Grenadian 30 10 20 1,965 790 1,175
Guadeloupean 0 0 0 1,010 475 535
Haitian 30 15 10 143,165 66,245 76,925
Jamaican 275 130 145 14,100 6,785 7,315
Kittitian/Nevisian 0 0 0 360 200 160
Martinican 0 0 0 1,775 820 950
Montserratan 0 10 0 240 140 105
Puerto Rican 20 15 10 530 270 255
St. Lucian 0 0 0 860 450 405
Trinidadian/Tobagonian 65 25 35 6,585 2,925 3,660
Vincentian/Grenadinian 0 0 0 4,020 1,695 2,325
West Indian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 114 55 35 20 5,635 2,610 3,025
Caribbean origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 115 35 20 15 4,195 1,995 2,205
Latin, Central and South American origins 1,730 790 940 167,275 81,215 86,065
Aboriginal from Central/South America (except Arawak and Maya) 110 50 65 6,100 2,885 3,210
Arawak 0 0 0 180 60 120
Argentinian 60 15 40 4,950 2,490 2,460
Belizean 10 0 15 80 40 40
Bolivian 20 10 10 1,730 815 915
Brazilian 85 55 30 8,345 4,075 4,275
Chilean 120 65 55 14,060 7,055 7,005
Colombian 125 60 65 33,965 15,915 18,050
Costa Rican 45 20 25 1,180 570 610
Ecuadorian 30 10 20 2,720 1,255 1,470
Guatemalan 65 40 25 10,175 5,380 4,795
Guyanese 40 15 25 3,670 1,810 1,860
Hispanic 20 15 10 1,155 570 585
Honduran 10 10 10 4,335 2,135 2,200
Maya 30 20 15 1,670 935 735
Mexican 685 325 360 26,930 13,185 13,745
Nicaraguan 65 25 35 2,805 1,360 1,445
Panamanian 0 0 0 1,460 755 710
Paraguayan 0 0 0 365 155 205
Peruvian 35 10 20 19,735 9,240 10,495
Salvadorean 85 25 60 19,200 9,535 9,665
Uruguayan 0 0 0 1,755 815 940
Venezuelan 40 10 35 7,475 3,430 4,045
Latin, Central and South American origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 116 165 75 90 5,845 2,965 2,880
African origins 1,680 840 835 382,665 196,910 185,755
Central and West African origins 160 75 85 86,695 44,720 41,975
Akan 0 0 0 630 325 310
Angolan 0 0 0 875 425 450
Ashanti 0 0 0 120 90 35
Beninese 0 0 0 4,125 2,220 1,915
Burkinabe 0 0 0 2,465 1,325 1,145
Cameroonian 10 0 10 17,095 8,635 8,465
Chadian 20 15 10 1,045 525 520
Congolese 20 10 20 20,210 9,960 10,250
Edo 0 0 0 110 60 45
Ewe 0 0 0 460 265 200
Gabonese 0 0 0 1,165 545 620
Gambian 0 0 0 150 95 55
Ghanaian 15 10 10 3,235 1,660 1,575
Guinean 0 0 0 5,255 2,765 2,485
Ibo 10 0 0 185 95 95
Ivorian 0 0 0 8,545 4,350 4,200
Liberian 0 0 0 150 60 90
Malian 0 0 0 3,535 1,755 1,775
Malinké 0 0 0 635 340 295
Nigerian 65 40 30 2,820 1,510 1,310
Peulh 0 0 0 2,110 1,080 1,030
Senegalese 0 0 0 8,250 4,420 3,835
Sierra Leonean 0 0 0 110 55 55
Togolese 10 10 0 4,080 2,210 1,870
Wolof 0 0 0 660 390 270
Yoruba 0 0 0 460 225 235
Central and West African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 117 30 10 20 6,955 3,690 3,275
North African origins 310 175 135 225,125 117,725 107,410
Algerian 15 15 0 60,375 31,185 29,190
Berber 0 0 0 33,825 17,840 15,985
Coptic 0 0 0 685 385 305
Dinka 0 0 0 15 10 10
Egyptian 135 75 65 29,400 15,295 14,100
Libyan 105 60 40 1,075 590 485
Maure 0 0 0 530 290 240
Moroccan 55 25 25 85,940 44,520 41,420
Sudanese 10 0 0 370 220 150
Tunisian 15 10 10 21,475 11,775 9,695
North African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 118 0 0 0 3,340 1,845 1,490
Southern and East African origins 820 400 420 28,925 14,225 14,705
Afrikaner 55 25 30 115 75 40
Amhara 0 0 0 65 30 35
Bantu, n.o.s.Census data footnote 119 0 0 0 1,905 1,040 870
Burundian 0 0 0 6,015 2,945 3,070
Djiboutian 0 0 0 450 205 245
Eritrean 30 20 15 580 290 290
Ethiopian 85 40 50 1,575 785 785
Harari 0 0 0 20 10 10
Kenyan 40 25 15 530 270 260
Malagasy 0 0 0 3,735 1,815 1,920
Mauritian 0 0 0 3,695 1,735 1,960
Oromo 0 0 0 20 15 10
Rwandan 20 10 10 5,130 2,445 2,685
Seychellois 0 0 0 775 345 425
Somali 70 30 40 1,785 865 915
South African 420 195 225 900 490 420
Tanzanian 15 15 0 325 190 140
Tigrian 0 0 0 95 35 55
Ugandan 35 30 0 290 135 160
Zambian 15 10 15 45 20 25
Zimbabwean 15 15 0 300 150 145
Zulu 0 0 0 70 35 35
Southern and East African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 120 55 25 25 1,790 915 875
Other African origins 420 205 215 46,805 22,845 23,965
Black, n.o.s.Census data footnote 121 75 40 35 3,800 1,845 1,950
Other African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 122 370 175 195 43,785 21,415 22,370
Asian origins 23,475 11,040 12,435 563,150 275,170 287,980
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins 1,735 890 845 240,795 123,985 116,810
Afghan 40 25 15 10,945 5,550 5,395
Arab, n.o.s.Census data footnote 123 215 110 105 44,875 23,680 21,195
Armenian 65 20 45 27,380 13,515 13,865
Assyrian 0 0 0 370 205 165
Azerbaijani 0 0 0 555 295 255
Georgian 15 10 10 635 295 345
Hazara 0 0 0 385 190 200
Iranian 535 270 265 25,530 12,845 12,685
Iraqi 60 50 15 5,520 2,780 2,740
Israeli 55 30 25 6,060 3,235 2,830
Jordanian 70 45 25 1,610 840 770
Kazakh 10 0 10 620 295 325
Kurd 10 10 0 2,135 1,180 960
Kuwaiti 10 10 0 95 50 50
Kyrgyz 10 0 0 260 140 120
Lebanese 250 110 135 78,140 40,695 37,450
Palestinian 50 25 20 6,865 3,520 3,345
Pashtun 0 0 0 515 280 235
Saudi Arabian 115 65 50 645 390 255
Syrian 105 60 50 27,465 13,845 13,620
Tajik 15 15 10 390 180 210
Tatar 25 15 10 910 430 485
Turk 120 80 40 15,060 7,520 7,545
Turkmen 10 0 0 65 45 25
Uighur 20 15 10 375 185 190
Uzbek 0 0 0 465 210 255
Yemeni 0 0 0 805 450 355
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 124 110 55 55 2,465 1,385 1,075
South Asian origins 5,795 2,885 2,910 95,670 48,925 46,745
Bangladeshi 45 20 30 7,075 3,625 3,450
Bengali 25 10 20 4,125 2,035 2,090
Bhutanese 15 10 10 420 205 215
East Indian 5,040 2,520 2,520 51,650 26,505 25,140
Goan 20 10 10 210 105 110
Gujarati 40 20 20 420 205 215
Kashmiri 0 0 0 260 155 105
Nepali 25 15 10 930 460 470
Pakistani 155 90 70 13,535 7,000 6,535
Punjabi 455 205 255 2,970 1,675 1,295
Sinhalese 0 0 10 310 135 175
Sri Lankan 50 15 35 14,750 7,300 7,450
Tamil 20 10 10 3,100 1,610 1,495
South Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 125 130 55 75 2,135 1,190 945
East and Southeast Asian origins 16,060 7,325 8,740 229,985 103,805 126,180
Burmese 10 10 0 530 270 255
Cambodian (Khmer) 110 65 45 15,345 7,360 7,985
Chinese 10,295 4,820 5,475 121,445 54,595 66,850
Filipino 2,665 1,070 1,600 37,910 15,590 22,320
Hmong 10 0 0 35 10 20
Indonesian 125 45 80 1,320 570 755
Japanese 1,150 495 655 6,495 2,615 3,875
Karen 0 0 0 95 55 40
Korean 1,120 530 595 8,740 4,155 4,580
Laotian 35 25 10 7,625 3,860 3,770
Malaysian 140 55 85 645 300 340
Mongolian 15 10 10 960 470 485
Singaporean 30 20 15 105 65 40
Taiwanese 200 65 140 2,205 940 1,265
Thai 140 50 90 2,695 1,065 1,635
Tibetan 20 10 10 80 45 30
Vietnamese 715 330 385 43,080 20,790 22,290
East and Southeast Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 126 20 0 15 275 125 155
Other Asian origins 100 50 50 1,765 905 865
Other Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 127 105 50 50 1,770 905 860
Oceania origins 760 365 395 3,250 1,730 1,515
Australian 360 170 190 2,055 1,125 935
New Zealander 195 100 105 490 245 245
Pacific Islands origins 210 105 105 785 410 380
Fijian 45 30 15 70 25 40
Hawaiian 75 25 45 60 40 20
Maori 50 25 25 90 55 35
Polynesian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 128 20 10 10 290 145 145
Samoan 10 10 0 15 15 0
Pacific Islands origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 129 20 15 0 295 155 145
Household characteristics
Total - Private households by tenure - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 130 46,655 ... ... 3,531,665 ... ...
Owner 32,635 ... ... 2,163,735 ... ...
Renter 14,015 ... ... 1,362,010 ... ...
Band housing 0 ... ... 5,915 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by condominium status - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 131 46,650 ... ... 3,531,660 ... ...
Condominium 7,060 ... ... 413,325 ... ...
Not condominium 39,595 ... ... 3,118,340 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 132 46,655 ... ... 3,531,665 ... ...
No bedrooms 315 ... ... 23,725 ... ...
1 bedroom 5,630 ... ... 573,370 ... ...
2 bedrooms 11,565 ... ... 1,100,310 ... ...
3 bedrooms 14,025 ... ... 1,157,300 ... ...
4 or more bedrooms 15,125 ... ... 676,955 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 133 46,650 ... ... 3,531,665 ... ...
1 to 4 rooms 12,050 ... ... 1,258,215 ... ...
5 rooms 6,315 ... ... 620,935 ... ...
6 rooms 5,970 ... ... 432,090 ... ...
7 rooms 5,760 ... ... 403,255 ... ...
8 or more rooms 16,555 ... ... 817,165 ... ...
Average number of rooms per dwelling 6.5 ... ... 5.8 ... ...
Total - Private households by number of persons per room - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 134 46,650 ... ... 3,531,665 ... ...
One person or fewer per room 46,115 ... ... 3,492,135 ... ...
More than 1 person per room 540 ... ... 39,530 ... ...
Total - Private households by housing suitability - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 135 46,655 ... ... 3,531,660 ... ...
Suitable 45,115 ... ... 3,398,910 ... ...
Not suitable 1,535 ... ... 132,755 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by period of construction - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 136 46,650 ... ... 3,531,660 ... ...
1960 or before 11,900 ... ... 894,495 ... ...
1961 to 1980 15,480 ... ... 1,116,760 ... ...
1981 to 1990 8,430 ... ... 503,495 ... ...
1991 to 2000 5,880 ... ... 369,020 ... ...
2001 to 2005 1,955 ... ... 196,830 ... ...
2006 to 2010 1,845 ... ... 241,545 ... ...
2011 to 2016Census data footnote 137 1,160 ... ... 209,515 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 138 46,655 ... ... 3,531,665 ... ...
Only regular maintenance or minor repairs needed 44,450 ... ... 3,304,625 ... ...
Major repairs needed 2,205 ... ... 227,040 ... ...
Total - Private households by number of household maintainers - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 139 46,655 ... ... 3,531,665 ... ...
1 household maintainer 24,540 ... ... 2,221,970 ... ...
2 household maintainers 20,120 ... ... 1,264,195 ... ...
3 or more household maintainers 1,995 ... ... 45,500 ... ...
Total - Private households by age of primary household maintainers - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 140 46,650 ... ... 3,531,665 ... ...
15 to 24 years 2,275 ... ... 119,495 ... ...
25 to 34 years 5,225 ... ... 498,070 ... ...
35 to 44 years 6,610 ... ... 603,840 ... ...
45 to 54 years 9,025 ... ... 682,290 ... ...
55 to 64 years 9,550 ... ... 731,390 ... ...
65 to 74 years 7,620 ... ... 541,630 ... ...
75 to 84 years 4,415 ... ... 270,280 ... ...
85 years and over 1,925 ... ... 84,680 ... ...
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 46,390 ... ... 3,496,460 ... ...
Spending less than 30% of income on shelter costs 34,075 ... ... 2,763,105 ... ...
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs 12,315 ... ... 733,355 ... ...
30% to less than 100% 10,355 ... ... 647,975 ... ...
Total - Owner households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data 32,465 ... ... 2,141,690 ... ...
% of owner households with a mortgageCensus data footnote 142 53.0 ... ... 61.9 ... ...
% of owner households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costsCensus data footnote 141 18.7 ... ... 12.9 ... ...
Median monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,094 ... ... 983 ... ...
Average monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,418 ... ... 1,085 ... ...
Median value of dwellings ($)Census data footnote 144 648,205 ... ... 250,302 ... ...
Average value of dwellings ($)Census data footnote 144 685,665 ... ... 290,484 ... ...
Total - Tenant households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data 14,000 ... ... 1,358,265 ... ...
% of tenant households in subsidized housingCensus data footnote 145 13.4 ... ... 9.3 ... ...
% of tenant households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costsCensus data footnote 141 44.9 ... ... 33.7 ... ...
Median monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,084 ... ... 720 ... ...
Average monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,180 ... ... 775 ... ...
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 96,360 46,320 50,030 6,634,280 3,260,035 3,374,240
No certificate, diploma or degree 11,565 5,815 5,750 1,323,070 674,955 648,115
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificateCensus data footnote 147 27,430 13,060 14,370 1,426,980 674,820 752,155
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 57,365 27,450 29,915 3,884,235 1,910,260 1,973,970
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma 7,075 5,320 1,760 1,120,730 681,515 439,215
Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 148 2,730 1,555 1,180 806,585 435,090 371,495
Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 149 4,345 3,765 580 314,145 246,425 67,720
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma 17,415 6,895 10,520 1,165,515 506,775 658,740
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level 2,755 1,065 1,690 236,255 93,680 142,575
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above 30,110 14,170 15,945 1,361,730 628,290 733,440
Bachelor's degree 18,465 8,315 10,145 872,060 384,275 487,790
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level 1,900 795 1,105 118,955 54,255 64,695
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry 995 575 415 39,045 19,865 19,185
Master's degree 6,870 3,275 3,600 281,215 139,280 141,935
Earned doctorateCensus data footnote 150 1,890 1,210 680 50,455 30,615 19,840
Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 146 58,470 28,030 30,440 4,371,935 2,167,810 2,204,125
No certificate, diploma or degree 3,790 2,210 1,580 580,635 323,880 256,750
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificateCensus data footnote 147 13,575 6,570 7,010 808,955 396,620 412,330
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 41,105 19,250 21,850 2,982,345 1,447,305 1,535,040
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma 4,635 3,515 1,120 866,595 513,575 353,015
Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 148 1,755 1,000 745 631,795 330,140 301,655
Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 149 2,885 2,515 370 234,800 183,440 51,360
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma 12,630 5,160 7,470 832,430 367,185 465,245
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level 1,790 745 1,050 167,025 67,530 99,495
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above 22,045 9,825 12,220 1,116,300 499,010 617,290
Bachelor's degree 13,720 6,025 7,700 712,935 308,760 404,175
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level 1,325 530 795 94,240 40,085 54,160
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry 675 295 375 30,775 13,505 17,270
Master's degree 5,190 2,345 2,850 238,300 113,895 124,410
Earned doctorateCensus data footnote 150 1,135 630 505 40,050 22,780 17,270
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 96,360 46,325 50,035 6,634,280 3,260,040 3,374,245
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 152 38,990 18,870 20,125 2,750,050 1,349,775 1,400,270
Education 4,575 1,150 3,420 273,320 62,470 210,845
13. Education 4,575 1,150 3,420 273,320 62,470 210,845
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 2,170 890 1,275 156,720 71,485 85,240
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services 250 195 55 25,380 18,280 7,100
50. Visual and performing arts 1,920 705 1,215 131,340 53,200 78,140
Humanities 3,620 1,415 2,210 215,735 86,065 129,675
16. Aboriginal and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics 610 135 470 32,180 7,165 25,020
23. English language and literature/letters 1,070 315 755 12,900 4,060 8,835
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities 720 285 440 103,120 42,685 60,435
30A Interdisciplinary humanitiesCensus data footnote 153 40 20 25 880 395 485
38. Philosophy and religious studies 160 105 55 10,400 6,650 3,755
39. Theology and religious vocations 295 195 100 10,125 6,200 3,930
54. History 605 330 275 17,055 9,990 7,065
55. French language and literature/letters 120 30 90 29,070 8,920 20,155
Social and behavioural sciences and law 7,865 3,230 4,635 380,995 125,025 255,975
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies 160 50 110 4,315 1,165 3,150
09. Communication, journalism and related programs 485 170 310 48,530 16,690 31,845
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences 925 85 845 77,470 6,070 71,400
22. Legal professions and studies 1,140 440 700 67,185 25,785 41,395
30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciencesCensus data footnote 154 135 50 80 9,905 2,035 7,870
42. Psychology 1,625 525 1,100 57,335 14,030 43,305
45. Social sciences 3,395 1,905 1,490 116,255 59,245 57,015
Business, management and public administration 10,380 4,210 6,170 879,190 321,450 557,740
30.16 Accounting and computer science 10 10 0 815 300 520
44. Public administration and social service professions 1,030 330 700 47,715 10,490 37,225
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services 9,340 3,875 5,465 830,660 310,665 519,990
Physical and life sciences and technologies 3,290 1,775 1,515 140,990 76,780 64,215
26. Biological and biomedical sciences 1,625 755 870 49,705 20,900 28,805
30.01 Biological and physical sciences 475 215 265 23,210 13,865 9,350
30C Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciencesCensus data footnote 155 20 0 20 21,890 10,810 11,080
40. Physical sciences 1,095 790 305 39,060 27,545 11,515
41. Science technologies/technicians 70 15 55 7,120 3,660 3,465
Mathematics, computer and information sciences 2,625 1,710 910 152,105 104,850 47,255
11. Computer and information sciences and support services 1,935 1,395 545 125,480 92,730 32,750
25. Library science 230 20 205 11,110 2,145 8,965
27. Mathematics and statistics 420 265 160 13,415 8,365 5,045
30D Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciencesCensus data footnote 156 45 35 0 2,100 1,605 495
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies 9,470 8,540 930 828,400 758,350 70,055
04. Architecture and related services 345 195 150 29,015 17,055 11,960
14. Engineering 2,295 1,910 380 150,450 124,585 25,865
15. Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields 1,900 1,640 260 150,640 135,445 15,195
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation 10 0 0 60 20 40
46. Construction trades 2,655 2,595 60 185,385 179,995 5,390
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians 1,395 1,375 15 184,280 178,510 5,770
48. Precision production 885 830 55 128,580 122,750 5,830
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 1,210 795 420 85,485 56,900 28,585
01. Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences 575 360 220 51,770 30,870 20,900
03. Natural resources and conservation 635 435 200 33,715 26,025 7,690
Health and related fields 9,335 2,200 7,140 480,230 95,450 384,780
31. Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies 725 390 330 27,955 14,675 13,280
51. Health professions and related programs 8,285 1,615 6,675 441,105 74,630 366,470
60. Dental, medical and veterinary residency programs 325 195 135 11,160 6,140 5,020
Personal, protective and transportation services 2,815 1,525 1,290 290,005 151,070 138,935
12. Personal and culinary services 1,850 730 1,125 164,595 43,720 120,875
28. Military science, leadership and operational art 40 40 0 290 270 20
29. Military technologies and applied sciences 40 40 0 1,345 1,245 100
43. Security and protective services 405 295 110 54,625 42,415 12,210
49. Transportation and materials moving 475 420 60 69,160 63,425 5,740
Other 10 10 10 1,055 375 680
30.99 Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies, other 10 0 0 1,055 375 675
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 58,470 28,035 30,435 4,371,935 2,167,805 2,204,130
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 152 17,365 8,780 8,590 1,389,585 720,500 669,085
Education 2,810 670 2,140 180,615 37,990 142,625
13. Education 2,805 670 2,140 180,615 37,990 142,625
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 1,585 665 920 122,045 55,575 66,475
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services 195 135 60 19,510 13,740 5,770
50. Visual and performing arts 1,385 525 860 102,535 41,830 60,705
Humanities 2,520 915 1,600 138,330 54,580 83,750
16. Aboriginal and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics 465 80 380 25,220 5,455 19,765
23. English language and literature/letters 725 195 530 9,585 2,990 6,595
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities 555 230 325 57,730 25,305 32,430
30A Interdisciplinary humanitiesCensus data footnote 153 20 10 15 600 255 350
38. Philosophy and religious studies 100 55 45 6,980 4,415 2,570
39. Theology and religious vocations 200 125 75 5,415 3,380 2,035
54. History 390 220 165 12,235 7,140 5,095
55. French language and literature/letters 65 10 60 20,555 5,640 14,915
Social and behavioural sciences and law 5,830 2,255 3,575 301,550 95,120 206,430
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies 130 40 90 3,550 925 2,620
09. Communication, journalism and related programs 400 135 270 40,275 13,900 26,370
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences 700 55 645 63,120 4,295 58,825
22. Legal professions and studies 855 280 570 53,620 18,830 34,790
30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciencesCensus data footnote 154 105 50 60 6,840 1,420 5,420
42. Psychology 1,080 305 775 44,540 10,255 34,285
45. Social sciences 2,565 1,395 1,165 89,610 45,495 44,110
Business, management and public administration 7,710 3,095 4,615 706,400 248,920 457,480
30.16 Accounting and computer science 0 0 0 615 215 400
44. Public administration and social service professions 735 205 530 38,320 7,835 30,485
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services 6,975 2,890 4,085 667,470 240,870 426,600
Physical and life sciences and technologies 2,205 1,155 1,045 92,480 49,390 43,090
26. Biological and biomedical sciences 1,135 535 600 40,895 16,635 24,260
30.01 Biological and physical sciences 350 165 190 12,450 7,435 5,015
30C Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciencesCensus data footnote 155 10 0 10 4,175 2,385 1,785
40. Physical sciences 670 445 220 29,705 20,255 9,445
41. Science technologies/technicians 40 10 30 5,255 2,675 2,580
Mathematics, computer and information sciences 2,130 1,430 705 132,750 91,865 40,885
11. Computer and information sciences and support services 1,755 1,265 490 112,715 83,240 29,470
25. Library science 125 20 105 8,720 1,665 7,055
27. Mathematics and statistics 220 120 95 9,725 5,815 3,915
30D Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciencesCensus data footnote 156 30 25 10 1,585 1,150 440
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies 6,535 5,790 750 639,185 577,845 61,335
04. Architecture and related services 220 100 120 24,260 13,870 10,385
14. Engineering 1,685 1,355 330 126,835 103,165 23,665
15. Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields 1,245 1,055 185 116,595 103,710 12,885
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation 0 0 0 50 15 30
46. Construction trades 1,870 1,810 55 134,865 130,350 4,510
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians 925 915 10 139,935 135,155 4,780
48. Precision production 595 545 45 96,655 91,580 5,075
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 945 575 370 69,865 45,215 24,655
01. Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences 435 260 175 41,755 23,965 17,795
03. Natural resources and conservation 510 315 190 28,110 21,250 6,860
Health and related fields 6,765 1,585 5,180 368,600 72,245 296,355
31. Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies 600 320 280 22,660 11,635 11,030
51. Health professions and related programs 5,965 1,165 4,790 337,320 56,510 280,810
60. Dental, medical and veterinary residency programs 210 100 110 8,620 4,110 4,510
Personal, protective and transportation services 2,050 1,105 945 229,640 118,260 111,375
12. Personal and culinary services 1,400 575 820 129,245 32,830 96,410
28. Military science, leadership and operational art 20 20 0 225 200 25
29. Military technologies and applied sciences 15 10 0 875 795 80
43. Security and protective services 265 195 75 42,550 32,575 9,975
49. Transportation and materials moving 355 305 50 56,750 51,860 4,890
Other 0 10 0 890 300 595
30.99 Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies, other 10 10 0 890 300 595
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 96,355 46,325 50,035 6,634,280 3,260,040 3,374,240
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 38,990 18,875 20,120 2,750,045 1,349,775 1,400,270
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 158 57,365 27,450 29,915 3,884,235 1,910,265 1,973,970
Location of study inside Canada 46,990 22,525 24,465 3,509,610 1,716,730 1,792,880
Same as province or territory of residence 35,050 16,610 18,440 3,367,195 1,642,930 1,724,270
Different than province or territory of residence 11,945 5,915 6,025 142,415 73,800 68,610
Location of study outside CanadaCensus data footnote 159 10,375 4,925 5,450 374,620 193,530 181,090
United StatesCensus data footnote 160 2,365 1,280 1,085 28,320 16,915 11,410
Philippines 970 310 660 12,515 3,600 8,920
India 665 345 315 6,805 3,660 3,150
United KingdomCensus data footnote 161 1,875 990 885 11,250 6,535 4,715
ChinaCensus data footnote 162 975 425 545 17,155 7,755 9,395
France 50 15 35 69,665 39,885 29,780
Other 3,475 1,550 1,920 228,905 115,185 113,725
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 58,470 28,030 30,435 4,371,935 2,167,810 2,204,130
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 17,365 8,785 8,585 1,389,590 720,505 669,085
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 158 41,105 19,250 21,850 2,982,350 1,447,305 1,535,045
Location of study inside Canada 34,205 16,260 17,945 2,676,230 1,293,455 1,382,780
Same as province or territory of residence 26,575 12,535 14,040 2,567,605 1,238,320 1,329,280
Different than province or territory of residence 7,630 3,725 3,910 108,630 55,125 53,500
Location of study outside CanadaCensus data footnote 159 6,895 2,995 3,900 306,115 153,850 152,265
United StatesCensus data footnote 160 1,365 680 690 19,655 11,145 8,505
Philippines 855 265 590 10,545 2,935 7,610
India 500 220 275 4,865 2,465 2,400
United KingdomCensus data footnote 161 830 380 450 7,390 4,245 3,145
ChinaCensus data footnote 162 810 375 430 15,420 6,865 8,550
France 40 15 30 57,315 32,115 25,205
Other 2,490 1,055 1,435 190,930 94,085 96,850
Labour force status
Total - Population aged 15 years and over by Labour force status - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 163 96,355 46,325 50,035 6,634,280 3,260,040 3,374,245
In the labour force 60,270 30,375 29,895 4,255,500 2,214,735 2,040,765
Employed 56,845 28,515 28,325 3,949,325 2,037,105 1,912,220
Unemployed 3,430 1,860 1,565 306,170 177,630 128,540
Not in the labour force 36,090 15,945 20,140 2,378,780 1,045,300 1,333,480
Participation rate 62.5 65.6 59.7 64.1 67.9 60.5
Employment rate 59.0 61.6 56.6 59.5 62.5 56.7
Unemployment rate 5.7 6.1 5.2 7.2 8.0 6.3
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 96,355 46,320 50,035 6,634,280 3,260,035 3,374,240
Did not workCensus data footnote 165 32,435 14,225 18,210 2,228,315 967,660 1,260,655
Worked 63,925 32,095 31,830 4,405,965 2,292,375 2,113,585
Worked full year, full timeCensus data footnote 166 29,915 16,330 13,590 2,084,020 1,145,805 938,215
Worked part year and/or part timeCensus data footnote 167 34,005 15,765 18,240 2,321,945 1,146,575 1,175,375
Average weeks worked in reference year 42.0 42.4 41.6 42.5 42.7 42.3
Class of worker
Total labour force aged 15 years and over by class of worker - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 168 60,270 30,375 29,895 4,255,500 2,214,735 2,040,765
Class of worker - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 930 455 470 101,485 51,640 49,850
All classes of workersCensus data footnote 170 59,345 29,920 29,425 4,154,015 2,163,095 1,990,915
Employee 50,890 24,900 25,995 3,664,920 1,863,740 1,801,185
Self-employedCensus data footnote 171 8,455 5,020 3,435 489,090 299,355 189,730
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 60,270 30,375 29,895 4,255,500 2,214,735 2,040,765
Occupation - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 925 460 465 101,490 51,640 49,850
All occupationsCensus data footnote 170 59,345 29,920 29,425 4,154,010 2,163,095 1,990,915
0 Management occupations 6,525 3,870 2,660 418,450 263,585 154,875
1 Business, finance and administration occupations 9,460 2,865 6,595 677,390 210,525 466,865
2 Natural and applied sciences and related occupations 5,095 3,950 1,145 286,270 222,375 63,895
3 Health occupations 5,060 1,250 3,810 295,765 57,160 238,610
4 Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services 8,250 3,010 5,240 502,945 147,145 355,795
5 Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport 2,210 880 1,330 135,730 64,370 71,365
6 Sales and service occupations 14,695 6,865 7,830 988,610 449,820 538,790
7 Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations 6,275 5,870 405 574,675 544,100 30,570
8 Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations 1,035 800 235 67,290 55,610 11,685
9 Occupations in manufacturing and utilities 735 560 180 206,875 148,405 58,475
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 60,270 30,375 29,895 4,255,495 2,214,735 2,040,765
Industry - NAICS2012 - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 930 460 470 101,490 51,635 49,850
All industry categoriesCensus data footnote 170 59,340 29,920 29,425 4,154,010 2,163,095 1,990,915
11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 575 335 235 84,060 60,460 23,595
21 Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction 120 110 10 20,920 18,175 2,745
22 Utilities 140 105 35 28,410 20,650 7,755
23 Construction 3,895 3,500 390 254,055 223,770 30,285
31-33 Manufacturing 1,955 1,470 485 458,315 332,080 126,240
41 Wholesale trade 1,155 805 350 157,365 104,885 52,475
44-45 Retail trade 6,915 3,530 3,380 508,170 239,625 268,545
48-49 Transportation and warehousing 2,340 1,795 545 187,550 142,550 45,000
51 Information and cultural industries 1,225 670 550 100,775 59,705 41,070
52 Finance and insurance 1,905 865 1,040 165,140 66,175 98,965
53 Real estate and rental and leasing 1,165 610 555 61,380 36,505 24,875
54 Professional, scientific and technical services 5,100 2,935 2,165 288,715 161,030 127,685
55 Management of companies and enterprises 55 15 35 3,305 1,270 2,035
56 Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services 2,440 1,440 995 176,185 108,280 67,905
61 Educational services 5,595 2,065 3,530 306,575 96,170 210,405
62 Health care and social assistance 8,305 1,990 6,310 532,680 99,380 433,295
71 Arts, entertainment and recreation 1,690 855 840 84,130 44,235 39,895
72 Accommodation and food services 5,515 2,605 2,910 278,500 123,235 155,265
81 Other services (except public administration) 2,465 945 1,515 193,700 89,455 104,245
91 Public administration 6,795 3,255 3,540 264,085 135,455 128,630
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 56,840 28,515 28,330 3,949,325 2,037,105 1,912,220
Worked at home 4,780 2,345 2,435 266,285 134,325 131,960
Worked outside Canada 265 195 75 10,600 7,580 3,020
No fixed workplace address 6,720 4,780 1,935 351,595 265,405 86,185
Worked at usual place 45,075 21,195 23,880 3,320,850 1,629,795 1,691,050
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 45,075 21,195 23,880 3,320,845 1,629,795 1,691,050
Commute within census subdivision (CSD) of residence 16,055 7,290 8,770 1,732,155 810,895 921,260
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) within census division (CD) of residence 27,940 13,290 14,645 485,450 234,700 250,750
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) and census division (CD) within province or territory of residence 835 485 350 1,037,125 549,095 488,030
Commute to a different province or territory 245 130 115 66,125 35,110 31,015
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 51,790 25,980 25,815 3,672,445 1,895,200 1,777,240
Car, truck, van - as a driver 35,425 18,245 17,190 2,739,405 1,475,775 1,263,625
Car, truck, van - as a passenger 2,580 810 1,765 133,760 51,045 82,715
Public transit 6,165 2,580 3,585 503,285 217,465 285,820
Walked 3,250 1,510 1,735 205,350 93,595 111,760
Bicycle 3,250 2,165 1,085 54,625 36,470 18,155
Other method 1,120 665 460 36,010 20,845 15,170
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 51,790 25,975 25,820 3,672,440 1,895,200 1,777,240
Less than 15 minutes 14,595 6,995 7,605 1,035,455 493,225 542,235
15 to 29 minutes 26,730 13,580 13,155 1,200,455 617,010 583,445
30 to 44 minutes 7,780 4,035 3,745 777,955 425,640 352,310
45 to 59 minutes 1,610 760 845 343,540 184,440 159,100
60 minutes and over 1,075 610 465 315,035 174,875 140,160
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 51,790 25,980 25,815 3,672,440 1,895,205 1,777,240
Between 5 a.m. and 5:59 a.m. 1,770 1,195 580 256,150 192,835 63,315
Between 6 a.m. and 6:59 a.m. 6,660 3,990 2,670 675,585 420,120 255,465
Between 7 a.m. and 7:59 a.m. 14,700 7,365 7,340 1,133,510 527,925 605,580
Between 8 a.m. and 8:59 a.m. 14,050 6,405 7,640 714,935 296,300 418,630
Between 9 a.m. and 11:59 a.m. 7,185 3,135 4,045 349,845 148,715 201,125
Between 12 p.m. and 4:59 a.m. 7,430 3,885 3,540 542,425 309,295 233,125
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 65,955 33,115 32,840 4,529,770 2,352,115 2,177,655
Single responses 65,425 32,920 32,505 4,187,865 2,169,480 2,018,385
Official languages 64,725 32,595 32,135 4,153,710 2,152,290 2,001,420
English 64,585 32,565 32,020 541,720 294,935 246,780
French 145 30 115 3,611,990 1,857,350 1,754,640
Non-official languages 690 320 375 34,160 17,190 16,970
Aboriginal languages 0 0 10 12,670 6,180 6,490
Algonquian languages 0 0 0 8,350 4,095 4,260
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 0 0 0 8,285 4,060 4,220
Atikamekw 0 0 0 1,100 580 515
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 1,800 840 960
Moose Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Naskapi 0 0 0 210 105 100
Northern East Cree 0 0 0 35 20 15
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 5,145 2,515 2,630
Eastern Algonquian languages 0 0 0 30 20 10
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 0 0 0 25 20 10
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 0 0 0 45 15 25
Algonquin 0 0 0 45 20 30
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 4,305 2,080 2,220
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 0 0 0 4,290 2,075 2,215
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 0 0
Iroquoian languages 0 0 0 15 0 15
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 0 0 0 10 0 15
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 10 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 10 0 10 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 10
Non-Aboriginal languages 690 325 370 21,490 11,005 10,480
Afro-Asiatic languages 0 0 0 1,895 1,125 775
Berber languages 0 0 0 35 10 30
Kabyle 0 0 0 15 0 20
Berber languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 15 0 10
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 0 0 0 1,860 1,110 745
Amharic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arabic 0 0 0 1,715 1,045 665
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 10 0 10
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Harari 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hebrew 0 0 0 140 70 70
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 10 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 15 10 0 1,725 850 870
Khmer (Cambodian) 0 0 0 315 140 175
Vietnamese 20 0 0 1,410 710 695
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 10 10 10 135 65 70
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 10 0 0
Malagasy 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malay 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 0 0 0 0 0 10
Pangasinan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 10 10 0 115 50 60
Waray-Waray 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Creole languages 0 0 0 275 90 190
Haitian Creole 0 0 0 10 0 10
Creole, n.o.s. 0 0 0 265 90 175
Creole languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 0 0
Dravidian languages 0 0 0 150 75 75
Kannada 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malayalam 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tamil 0 0 0 145 75 70
Telugu 0 0 0 0 0 10
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hmong-Mien languages 0 0 0 10 0 10
Indo-European languages 120 45 80 10,165 5,255 4,910
Albanian 0 0 0 30 20 10
Armenian 0 0 0 275 130 145
Balto-Slavic languages 30 10 25 1,130 500 635
Baltic languages 0 0 0 15 0 10
Latvian 0 0 0 15 10 10
Lithuanian 0 0 0 0 10 0
Slavic languages 30 10 25 1,115 495 625
Belarusan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bosnian 0 0 0 10 0 0
Bulgarian 0 0 0 55 20 30
Croatian 0 0 0 10 0 10
Czech 0 0 0 10 0 10
Macedonian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Polish 0 0 0 170 65 105
Russian 25 10 15 735 340 395
Serbian 10 0 0 10 15 0
Serbo-Croatian 0 0 0 10 10 0
Slovak 0 0 10 0 0 0
Slovene (Slovenian) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ukrainian 0 0 0 110 35 75
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 0 10 1,285 575 715
Afrikaans 0 0 0 0 0 0
Danish 0 0 0 15 10 0
Dutch 0 0 0 25 10 15
Frisian 0 0 0 0 0 0
German 10 0 0 370 170 195
Icelandic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Norwegian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swedish 0 0 0 15 10 10
Vlaams (Flemish) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yiddish 0 0 0 860 375 485
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Greek 0 0 0 525 260 270
Indo-Iranian languages 50 20 30 1,385 780 600
Indo-Aryan languages 45 20 25 680 390 295
Bengali 0 0 0 110 70 35
Gujarati 0 0 0 20 0 10
Hindi 0 10 0 35 20 15
Kashmiri 0 0 0 0 0 0
Konkani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Marathi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nepali 0 0 0 20 0 10
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 40 10 30 415 225 190
Sindhi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Urdu 0 0 0 85 50 35
Iranian languages 0 0 10 700 395 305
Kurdish 0 0 0 15 0 15
Pashto 0 0 0 10 0 15
Persian (Farsi) 0 0 10 675 385 285
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 0 0
Italic (Romance) languages 30 15 15 5,525 2,990 2,540
Catalan 0 0 0 15 0 15
Italian 0 0 0 590 315 275
Portuguese 0 0 0 635 365 270
Romanian 0 0 0 320 140 175
Spanish 35 15 20 3,975 2,165 1,810
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 0 0
Japanese 45 15 30 235 80 150
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 10 0 10
Georgian 0 0 0 10 0 0
Korean 65 45 20 300 150 150
Mongolic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mongolian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 0 0 0 45 25 20
Akan (Twi) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bamanankan 0 0 0 0 10 0
Edo 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ewe 0 0 0 0 0 0
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ganda 0 0 0 0 0 0
Igbo 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lingala 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rundi (Kirundi) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 0 0 0 0 10 0
Shona 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swahili 0 0 0 25 20 0
Wolof 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yoruba 0 0 0 10 0 0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 10
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 25 0 20 205 60 140
American Sign Language 25 10 15 0 0 0
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 125 20 110
Sign languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 70 45 30
Sino-Tibetan languages 400 195 200 6,070 3,125 2,945
Chinese languages 400 200 200 6,075 3,130 2,950
Cantonese 190 100 90 2,655 1,325 1,330
Hakka 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mandarin 185 90 95 3,100 1,630 1,465
Min Dong 0 0 0 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 0 0 0 70 40 30
Wu (Shanghainese) 0 0 0 15 10 10
Chinese, n.o.s. 15 10 10 235 130 110
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 0 0 0 110 40 75
Lao 0 0 0 55 25 30
Thai 0 0 0 55 10 40
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 10 10 0 110 60 50
Azerbaijani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkish 10 0 0 110 55 55
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 40 10 40
Estonian 0 0 0 10 0 0
Finnish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hungarian 0 0 0 35 0 35
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 0 10
Multiple responses 535 200 335 341,900 182,635 159,265
English and French 100 30 70 315,620 169,365 146,255
English and non-official language 420 155 260 6,545 3,655 2,890
French and non-official language 0 0 0 7,525 3,460 4,065
English, French and non-official language 15 10 0 12,205 6,160 6,055
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 65,960 33,115 32,840 4,529,770 2,352,110 2,177,655
None 63,425 32,020 31,405 3,107,035 1,588,345 1,518,690
English 430 175 260 1,031,380 555,940 475,440
French 675 265 415 317,490 169,785 147,705
Non-official language 1,370 630 735 49,850 25,900 23,950
Aboriginal 20 0 10 4,985 2,285 2,705
Non-Aboriginal 1,350 620 730 44,865 23,620 21,245
English and French 0 0 0 2,185 1,040 1,140
English and non-official language 0 0 0 14,910 7,255 7,655
French and non-official language 45 30 20 6,855 3,795 3,055
English, French and non-official language 0 0 0 65 50 20
Mobility status - Place of residence 1 year ago
Total - Mobility status 1 year ago - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 180 110,970 53,865 57,100 7,880,315 3,897,740 3,982,575
Non-movers 94,910 45,815 49,090 6,965,520 3,447,320 3,518,195
Movers 16,060 8,050 8,015 914,800 450,420 464,380
Non-migrants 10,400 5,250 5,150 547,410 269,850 277,560
Migrants 5,665 2,800 2,865 367,385 180,565 186,820
Internal migrants 4,200 2,085 2,115 305,465 149,335 156,135
Intraprovincial migrants 2,820 1,365 1,455 284,280 137,945 146,330
Interprovincial migrants 1,380 720 665 21,190 11,385 9,805
External migrants 1,460 715 750 61,920 31,235 30,685
Mobility status - Place of residence 5 years ago
Total - Mobility status 5 years ago - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 181 107,025 51,920 55,110 7,520,960 3,714,155 3,806,805
Non-movers 65,135 31,190 33,945 4,825,870 2,388,805 2,437,065
Movers 41,890 20,725 21,165 2,695,090 1,325,345 1,369,740
Non-migrants 24,520 12,250 12,270 1,507,665 741,220 766,440
Migrants 17,375 8,475 8,890 1,187,425 584,125 603,295
Internal migrants 12,180 6,090 6,095 949,170 464,830 484,340
Intraprovincial migrants 8,150 4,095 4,055 893,800 436,525 457,270
Interprovincial migrants 4,030 1,990 2,040 55,370 28,300 27,070
External migrants 5,190 2,390 2,800 238,250 119,295 118,960

Source

Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population.

How to cite

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2017. Saanich, DM [Census subdivision], British Columbia and Quebec [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 March 29, 2024).

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