Census Profile, 2016 Census
Lanaudière [Economic region], Quebec and New Brunswick [Province]

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Characteristic Lanaudière
Quebec
[Economic region]
New Brunswick

[Province]
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Total Male Female Total Male Female
Counts (unless otherwise specified)
Population and dwellings
Population, 2016Census data footnote 1 494,796 ... ... 747,101 ... ...
Population, 2011Census data footnote 1 471,748 ... ... 751,171 ... ...
Population percentage change, 2011 to 2016 4.9 ... ... -0.5 ... ...
Total private dwellingsCensus data footnote 2 222,662 ... ... 359,721 ... ...
Private dwellings occupied by usual residentsCensus data footnote 3 202,142 ... ... 319,773 ... ...
Population density per square kilometre 39.8 ... ... 10.5 ... ...
Land area in square kilometres 12,423.38 ... ... 71,388.81 ... ...
Age characteristics
Total - Age groups and average age of the population - 100% dataCensus data footnote 4 494,795 245,315 249,480 747,105 365,355 381,745
0 to 14 years 86,345 44,270 42,070 110,495 56,320 54,180
0 to 4 years 27,850 14,315 13,535 34,365 17,505 16,860
5 to 9 years 31,330 16,070 15,265 38,250 19,515 18,735
10 to 14 years 27,160 13,890 13,270 37,880 19,295 18,585
15 to 64 years 323,945 161,555 162,390 487,820 240,535 247,285
15 to 19 years 27,705 14,205 13,500 40,605 20,905 19,705
20 to 24 years 28,470 14,670 13,805 41,445 21,280 20,165
25 to 29 years 26,310 13,155 13,150 39,245 19,745 19,505
30 to 34 years 28,760 14,150 14,610 41,510 20,140 21,365
35 to 39 years 33,040 16,175 16,860 44,435 21,585 22,850
40 to 44 years 31,195 15,565 15,635 48,430 23,520 24,910
45 to 49 years 32,330 16,060 16,270 51,300 25,195 26,105
50 to 54 years 40,055 19,970 20,085 61,055 29,795 31,265
55 to 59 years 41,010 20,285 20,725 61,740 30,210 31,530
60 to 64 years 35,070 17,320 17,750 58,060 28,170 29,895
65 years and over 84,515 39,495 45,020 148,785 68,500 80,280
65 to 69 years 29,930 14,660 15,270 52,160 25,595 26,570
70 to 74 years 22,875 11,265 11,615 36,050 17,695 18,360
75 to 79 years 14,340 6,810 7,530 25,300 11,835 13,465
80 to 84 years 9,335 4,050 5,285 17,650 7,515 10,135
85 years and over 8,030 2,710 5,320 17,620 5,860 11,765
85 to 89 years 5,350 2,035 3,315 10,670 3,910 6,760
90 to 94 years 2,110 585 1,530 5,305 1,595 3,715
95 to 99 years 505 85 415 1,435 330 1,110
100 years and over 60 10 55 205 30 185
Total - Distribution (%) of the population by broad age groups - 100% data 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
0 to 14 years 17.5 18.0 16.9 14.8 15.4 14.2
15 to 64 years 65.5 65.9 65.1 65.3 65.8 64.8
65 years and over 17.1 16.1 18.0 19.9 18.7 21.0
85 years and over 1.6 1.1 2.1 2.4 1.6 3.1
Average age of the population 41.3 40.6 42.0 43.6 42.7 44.5
Median age of the population 42.6 41.9 43.4 45.7 44.8 46.6
Household and dwelling characteristics
Total - Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling - 100% dataCensus data footnote 5 202,140 ... ... 319,770 ... ...
Single-detached house 135,110 ... ... 221,515 ... ...
Apartment in a building that has five or more storeys 1,800 ... ... 3,945 ... ...
Other attached dwellingCensus data footnote 6 63,815 ... ... 80,515 ... ...
Semi-detached house 9,965 ... ... 12,470 ... ...
Row house 2,875 ... ... 9,015 ... ...
Apartment or flat in a duplex 9,635 ... ... 13,545 ... ...
Apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys 40,445 ... ... 44,260 ... ...
Other single-attached house 900 ... ... 1,230 ... ...
Movable dwellingCensus data footnote 7 1,415 ... ... 13,795 ... ...
Total - Private households by household size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 8 202,140 ... ... 319,775 ... ...
1 person 54,565 ... ... 89,480 ... ...
2 persons 73,935 ... ... 126,820 ... ...
3 persons 31,735 ... ... 49,465 ... ...
4 persons 27,695 ... ... 37,625 ... ...
5 or more persons 14,205 ... ... 16,385 ... ...
Number of persons in private households 486,285 ... ... 730,705 ... ...
Average household size 2.4 ... ... 2.3 ... ...
Marital status
Total - Marital status for the population aged 15 years and over - 100% dataCensus data footnote 9 408,455 201,050 207,410 636,605 309,040 327,570
Married or living common law 244,580 122,155 122,420 379,605 189,790 189,820
Married 135,095 67,510 67,585 302,020 151,100 150,925
Living common law 109,485 54,645 54,835 77,580 38,685 38,895
Not married and not living common law 163,875 78,890 84,985 257,000 119,250 137,745
Never married 109,855 59,965 49,890 158,070 85,640 72,430
Separated 5,400 2,490 2,910 21,290 9,530 11,760
Divorced 27,170 11,365 15,805 35,680 15,275 20,405
Widowed 21,460 5,075 16,380 41,965 8,805 33,160
Family characteristics
Total - Census families in private households by family size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 10 144,355 ... ... 222,865 ... ...
2 persons 75,705 ... ... 129,065 ... ...
3 persons 30,800 ... ... 47,015 ... ...
4 persons 26,830 ... ... 34,860 ... ...
5 or more persons 11,025 ... ... 11,920 ... ...
Average size of census families 2.8 ... ... 2.7 ... ...
Total number of census families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 11 144,360 ... ... 222,865 ... ...
Total couple families 120,590 ... ... 186,680 ... ...
Married couples 65,865 ... ... 147,900 ... ...
Common-law couples 54,725 ... ... 38,780 ... ...
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent 23,770 ... ... 36,185 ... ...
Female parent 17,320 ... ... 28,650 ... ...
Male parent 6,450 ... ... 7,530 ... ...
Total - Couple census families in private households - 100% data 120,595 ... ... 186,675 ... ...
Couples without children 61,480 ... ... 105,625 ... ...
Couples with children 59,110 ... ... 81,060 ... ...
1 child 23,625 ... ... 37,440 ... ...
2 children 25,025 ... ... 32,380 ... ...
3 or more children 10,460 ... ... 11,235 ... ...
Total - Lone-parent census families in private households - 100% data 23,770 ... ... 36,185 ... ...
1 child 14,220 ... ... 23,440 ... ...
2 children 7,175 ... ... 9,570 ... ...
3 or more children 2,370 ... ... 3,170 ... ...
Total - Persons not in census families in private households - 100% data 76,300 38,500 37,800 128,775 61,010 67,770
Household type
Total - Private households by household type - 100% dataCensus data footnote 12 202,140 ... ... 319,770 ... ...
One-census-family households 139,625 ... ... 214,235 ... ...
Without children in a census familyCensus data footnote 13 59,640 ... ... 102,170 ... ...
With children in a census familyCensus data footnote 14 79,985 ... ... 112,070 ... ...
Multiple-census-family households 2,335 ... ... 4,280 ... ...
Non-census-family households 60,185 ... ... 101,255 ... ...
One-person households 54,565 ... ... 89,480 ... ...
Two-or-more person non-census-family households 5,615 ... ... 11,775 ... ...
Knowledge of official languagesThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - Knowledge of official languages for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% dataCensus data footnote 15 490,285 243,665 246,625 736,280 360,440 375,840
English only 1,890 985 900 420,820 210,555 210,260
French only 311,305 146,200 165,100 63,140 29,955 33,190
English and French 175,965 96,010 79,955 249,950 118,705 131,245
Neither English nor French 1,130 465 665 2,370 1,220 1,150
First official language spokenThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - First official language spoken for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% dataCensus data footnote 16 490,290 243,665 246,625 736,280 360,440 375,845
English 11,835 6,070 5,765 498,365 244,230 254,135
French 473,070 234,865 238,200 232,450 113,500 118,945
English and French 4,305 2,290 2,015 3,210 1,550 1,655
Neither English nor French 1,075 440 640 2,255 1,150 1,100
Official language minority (number)Census data footnote 17 13,990 7,220 6,770 234,055 114,280 119,775
Official language minority (percentage)Census data footnote 17 2.9 3.0 2.7 31.8 31.7 31.9
Mother tongueThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - Mother tongue for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% dataCensus data footnote 18 490,290 243,665 246,620 736,280 360,440 375,845
Single responses 484,345 240,650 243,695 726,990 356,005 370,990
Official languages 461,005 229,055 231,955 703,840 344,285 359,555
English 8,940 4,525 4,415 472,725 231,595 241,135
French 452,070 224,530 227,540 231,110 112,690 118,415
Non-official languages 23,335 11,600 11,735 23,150 11,715 11,435
Aboriginal languages 2,260 1,120 1,140 2,165 1,035 1,135
Algonquian languages 2,255 1,115 1,135 2,130 1,020 1,110
Blackfoot 5 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 2,245 1,120 1,130 10 5 5
Atikamekw 2,235 1,115 1,120 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 10 0 10 0 0 0
Moose Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Naskapi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Plains Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Woods Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree, n.o.s. 0 5 0 0 5 0
Eastern Algonquian languages 0 0 0 2,115 1,010 1,105
Malecite 0 0 0 280 125 155
Mi'kmaq 0 0 0 1,835 885 950
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 0 5 0 10 5 5
Algonquin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway 0 0 0 5 5 0
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 5 0
Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 5 0 5
Northern Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carrier 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chilcotin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dene 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gwich'in 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sarsi (Sarcee) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sekani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Slavey 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tutchone languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 0 5
Haida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages 0 0 5 20 5 15
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 0 0 0 15 5 10
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 5 0
Iroquoian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oneida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lillooet 0 0 0 0 0 0
Okanagan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Squamish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Straits 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dakota 0 0 0 0 0 0
Stoney 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tlingit 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nisga'a 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haisla 0 0 0 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 5 0 0 10 0 5
Non-Aboriginal languages 21,080 10,485 10,600 20,990 10,685 10,300
Afro-Asiatic languages 3,475 1,865 1,605 3,190 1,805 1,385
Berber languages 705 370 340 40 25 15
Kabyle 375 195 175 20 10 5
Berber languages, n.i.e. 335 170 160 25 15 10
Cushitic languages 0 0 0 30 15 20
Bilen 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oromo 0 0 0 5 5 5
Somali 0 0 0 25 10 15
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Semitic languages 2,760 1,490 1,265 3,110 1,760 1,355
Amharic 5 0 5 65 35 25
Arabic 2,745 1,485 1,260 2,855 1,615 1,235
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 5 0 0
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Harari 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hebrew 10 5 5 170 90 80
Maltese 0 0 0 0 0 5
Tigrigna 0 0 0 20 15 10
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 5 5 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 415 190 225 635 305 330
Khmer (Cambodian) 225 100 120 10 5 10
Vietnamese 185 85 100 620 305 320
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 115 40 80 1,375 510 865
Bikol 0 0 0 5 0 5
Cebuano 10 0 5 105 35 65
Fijian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 0 0 0 15 5 10
Ilocano 0 0 0 50 15 35
Malagasy 25 10 10 15 5 10
Malay 5 0 0 45 20 30
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 0 0 0 5 0 5
Pangasinan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 75 20 50 1,120 420 700
Waray-Waray 0 0 0 5 0 5
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 5 5 5 15 5 10
Creole languages 3,815 1,665 2,150 135 70 65
Haitian Creole 125 55 70 15 10 5
Creole, n.o.s. 3,660 1,590 2,070 80 30 50
Creole languages, n.i.e. 30 15 15 40 30 10
Dravidian languages 20 10 10 285 155 130
Kannada 0 0 0 20 15 10
Malayalam 0 0 0 40 15 20
Tamil 15 10 5 105 60 50
Telugu 0 0 0 110 60 45
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 0 0
Hmong-Mien languages 0 0 0 5 5 0
Indo-European languages 11,490 5,845 5,645 9,325 4,790 4,530
Albanian 60 35 25 50 25 25
Armenian 50 30 15 30 15 10
Balto-Slavic languages 955 445 510 1,740 865 875
Baltic languages 10 5 5 55 30 30
Latvian 0 0 0 25 10 10
Lithuanian 10 5 5 35 15 15
Slavic languages 940 445 500 1,685 835 850
Belarusan 0 0 0 5 5 0
Bosnian 20 10 10 50 25 25
Bulgarian 75 35 35 20 10 10
Croatian 30 20 15 75 35 40
Czech 35 20 15 55 25 25
Macedonian 5 5 0 15 10 5
Polish 325 155 165 230 105 125
Russian 285 115 175 880 440 435
Serbian 25 15 10 105 55 45
Serbo-Croatian 25 15 10 35 15 20
Slovak 15 10 5 25 15 15
Slovene (Slovenian) 15 10 10 15 10 10
Ukrainian 75 30 40 170 85 90
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 10 5 5 0 0 0
Celtic languages 5 5 5 30 5 20
Scottish Gaelic 0 0 0 15 5 10
Welsh 0 0 0 10 0 10
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 5 5 5 0 5 0
Germanic languages 315 160 165 2,875 1,415 1,465
Afrikaans 0 0 0 50 30 25
Danish 0 5 0 125 55 75
Dutch 45 20 25 885 470 410
Frisian 0 0 0 35 25 10
German 230 115 115 1,650 780 865
Icelandic 0 0 0 5 0 0
Norwegian 5 5 5 40 25 20
Swedish 10 5 0 50 15 35
Vlaams (Flemish) 20 10 10 20 10 10
Yiddish 0 0 0 10 5 5
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 5 5 0 0
Greek 270 170 100 145 100 50
Indo-Iranian languages 315 160 150 1,850 1,020 835
Indo-Aryan languages 165 85 80 1,175 655 525
Bengali 10 5 5 205 120 85
Gujarati 5 5 5 75 40 30
Hindi 15 5 5 225 135 95
Kashmiri 0 0 0 0 0 0
Konkani 0 0 0 10 5 5
Marathi 0 0 0 50 20 25
Nepali 90 40 50 180 90 90
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 0 0 0 5
Punjabi (Panjabi) 15 10 10 125 75 50
Sindhi 0 0 5 25 10 10
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 10 5 0 30 15 15
Urdu 15 10 5 240 140 100
Iranian languages 140 75 70 655 355 305
Kurdish 30 15 15 55 30 25
Pashto 0 0 0 25 15 10
Persian (Farsi) 110 55 55 580 310 270
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 5 5 5 15 10 10
Italic (Romance) languages 9,525 4,840 4,680 2,605 1,355 1,250
Catalan 0 5 0 5 5 0
Italian 2,705 1,555 1,150 400 225 175
Portuguese 1,070 520 550 260 130 130
Romanian 695 350 345 485 250 240
Spanish 5,050 2,410 2,640 1,460 755 705
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 5 5 0 5 0 0
Japanese 35 15 25 110 25 85
Kartvelian languages 0 0 5 0 0 0
Georgian 0 0 5 0 0 0
Korean 25 10 15 1,550 800 750
Mongolic languages 0 0 0 5 5 0
Mongolian 0 0 0 5 5 5
Niger-Congo languages 690 330 355 700 385 315
Akan (Twi) 15 5 10 25 10 10
Bamanankan 25 15 10 60 35 25
Edo 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ewe 15 5 10 5 5 0
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 50 25 25 40 30 15
Ga 0 0 0 5 5 5
Ganda 0 0 0 10 0 0
Igbo 0 0 0 30 20 10
Lingala 100 55 50 25 15 15
Rundi (Kirundi) 95 45 50 45 25 20
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 85 35 45 40 20 20
Shona 0 0 0 20 10 10
Swahili 80 35 45 135 65 70
Wolof 65 30 35 25 20 10
Yoruba 5 5 5 30 15 20
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 140 70 70 195 105 85
Nilo-Saharan languages 20 10 15 5 0 0
Dinka 0 0 0 5 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 20 10 15 5 0 0
Sign languages 90 55 35 145 75 70
American Sign Language 0 0 0 40 20 30
Quebec Sign Language 55 30 20 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 35 20 15 95 55 45
Sino-Tibetan languages 435 205 225 3,115 1,570 1,545
Chinese languages 430 205 225 3,085 1,555 1,530
Cantonese 65 35 30 440 225 210
Hakka 0 0 0 20 10 10
Mandarin 295 140 155 2,250 1,105 1,150
Min Dong 0 0 0 0 5 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 25 10 10 35 15 15
Wu (Shanghainese) 5 0 0 100 45 55
Chinese, n.o.s. 45 20 20 240 150 85
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 5 5
Tibeto-Burman languages 0 0 0 30 15 15
Burmese 0 0 0 0 0 5
Karenic languages 0 0 0 25 15 10
Tibetan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages 150 70 80 60 15 50
Lao 135 65 70 5 0 0
Thai 15 5 10 55 10 45
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 215 120 95 105 60 45
Azerbaijani 0 0 0 5 5 5
Turkish 215 115 95 75 50 30
Uyghur 0 0 0 0 0 0
Uzbek 0 0 0 10 5 5
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 5 5
Uralic languages 90 50 40 250 115 135
Estonian 5 0 5 20 5 10
Finnish 5 0 0 45 15 30
Hungarian 80 50 35 185 90 95
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 10 10 5 25 10 10
Multiple responses 5,945 3,010 2,935 9,290 4,440 4,855
English and French 2,835 1,415 1,420 7,285 3,470 3,815
English and non-official language 300 170 135 1,535 725 810
French and non-official language 2,430 1,225 1,205 330 175 155
English, French and non-official language 385 205 180 145 65 75
Language spoken most often at homeThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - Language spoken most often at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% dataCensus data footnote 19 490,285 243,665 246,620 736,280 360,435 375,845
Single responses 480,710 238,915 241,800 724,940 355,025 369,910
Official languages 470,950 234,180 236,770 712,250 348,510 363,740
English 8,790 4,440 4,345 505,935 247,610 258,325
French 462,165 229,740 232,425 206,315 100,900 105,415
Non-official languages 9,760 4,730 5,030 12,690 6,515 6,175
Aboriginal languages 2,080 1,025 1,055 820 400 420
Algonquian languages 2,080 1,030 1,055 820 395 420
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 2,075 1,025 1,050 0 5 0
Atikamekw 2,075 1,030 1,045 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 5 0 0 0 0 0
Moose Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Naskapi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Plains Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Woods Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 5 0
Eastern Algonquian languages 0 0 0 815 395 420
Malecite 0 0 0 50 25 25
Mi'kmaq 0 0 0 765 370 395
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carrier 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chilcotin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dene 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gwich'in 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sarsi (Sarcee) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sekani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Slavey 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tutchone languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages 0 0 0 5 5 0
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 0 0 5 5 0 0
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oneida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 0 0 0 5 0 0
Salish languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lillooet 0 0 0 0 0 0
Okanagan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Squamish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Straits 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dakota 0 0 0 0 0 0
Stoney 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tlingit 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nisga'a 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haisla 0 0 0 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Non-Aboriginal languages 7,680 3,700 3,975 11,870 6,115 5,750
Afro-Asiatic languages 1,065 530 535 2,285 1,210 1,075
Berber languages 250 125 135 0 0 0
Kabyle 135 60 75 0 0 0
Berber languages, n.i.e. 120 60 60 0 0 0
Cushitic languages 0 0 0 20 10 10
Bilen 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oromo 0 0 0 0 0 0
Somali 0 0 0 20 5 10
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Semitic languages 810 410 400 2,265 1,200 1,065
Amharic 0 0 0 20 10 10
Arabic 810 410 400 2,110 1,125 990
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Harari 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hebrew 0 0 0 130 60 70
Maltese 0 0 0 0 0 5
Tigrigna 0 0 0 5 0 5
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 190 95 100 525 255 270
Khmer (Cambodian) 110 55 55 5 5 0
Vietnamese 85 40 40 520 250 270
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 30 25 10 510 235 270
Bikol 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cebuano 0 0 0 40 15 25
Fijian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ilocano 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malagasy 15 5 5 5 0 5
Malay 0 0 0 15 0 5
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pangasinan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 15 15 0 450 215 235
Waray-Waray 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 0 5 0 0 0 5
Creole languages 1,015 395 630 65 25 35
Haitian Creole 50 20 30 0 0 0
Creole, n.o.s. 950 360 590 20 0 15
Creole languages, n.i.e. 20 10 10 45 20 20
Dravidian languages 5 5 0 110 60 45
Kannada 0 0 0 5 0 0
Malayalam 0 0 0 20 5 10
Tamil 10 5 5 35 20 20
Telugu 0 0 0 45 30 15
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 0 0
Hmong-Mien languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Indo-European languages 4,545 2,255 2,290 4,160 2,175 1,990
Albanian 40 25 20 30 15 10
Armenian 10 5 10 20 5 10
Balto-Slavic languages 410 200 210 975 505 470
Baltic languages 0 0 0 35 20 15
Latvian 0 0 0 10 5 5
Lithuanian 0 0 0 25 15 10
Slavic languages 410 200 210 935 480 455
Belarusan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bosnian 5 0 0 25 15 10
Bulgarian 45 25 25 5 5 0
Croatian 5 0 0 25 10 15
Czech 10 5 10 5 0 5
Macedonian 5 5 0 0 0 0
Polish 115 55 65 55 25 30
Russian 160 75 80 620 320 305
Serbian 15 5 10 80 45 35
Serbo-Croatian 10 5 5 5 5 5
Slovak 10 5 5 5 5 5
Slovene (Slovenian) 5 0 0 0 0 0
Ukrainian 20 5 15 90 50 40
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 5 0 0 0
Celtic languages 0 0 0 10 0 5
Scottish Gaelic 0 0 0 5 0 5
Welsh 0 0 0 0 0 0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Germanic languages 35 20 15 640 320 320
Afrikaans 0 0 0 35 15 20
Danish 0 0 0 5 5 5
Dutch 0 5 0 150 80 75
Frisian 0 0 0 5 0 5
German 30 15 10 425 215 210
Icelandic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Norwegian 0 0 0 5 0 5
Swedish 0 0 5 5 0 5
Vlaams (Flemish) 5 0 5 10 5 5
Yiddish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Greek 85 45 40 45 25 25
Indo-Iranian languages 195 95 100 1,140 595 545
Indo-Aryan languages 125 60 65 655 335 325
Bengali 10 5 5 130 70 60
Gujarati 0 0 0 40 15 20
Hindi 5 0 5 115 60 50
Kashmiri 0 0 0 0 0 0
Konkani 0 0 0 5 5 0
Marathi 0 0 0 20 10 10
Nepali 85 40 45 135 60 75
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 15 10 5 50 25 25
Sindhi 0 0 0 10 5 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 5 0 0 5 5 5
Urdu 15 5 5 140 75 70
Iranian languages 65 35 30 470 255 220
Kurdish 15 10 5 35 25 10
Pashto 0 0 0 15 5 5
Persian (Farsi) 50 25 25 425 225 195
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 5 0 5 15 10 5
Italic (Romance) languages 3,770 1,865 1,900 1,305 705 600
Catalan 0 0 0 5 5 0
Italian 385 200 180 85 40 45
Portuguese 260 120 140 110 50 60
Romanian 465 230 235 290 145 140
Spanish 2,660 1,310 1,345 820 470 350
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Japanese 10 5 5 20 10 15
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Georgian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Korean 10 5 5 1,245 645 605
Mongolic languages 0 0 0 5 0 0
Mongolian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 145 65 80 240 125 120
Akan (Twi) 5 5 5 10 5 10
Bamanankan 0 0 0 20 15 5
Edo 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ewe 0 0 0 0 0 0
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 10 5 5 10 10 5
Ga 0 0 0 5 0 0
Ganda 0 0 0 0 0 0
Igbo 0 0 0 5 5 0
Lingala 10 5 5 10 5 5
Rundi (Kirundi) 40 15 25 20 15 10
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 10 5 5 10 5 5
Shona 0 0 0 5 0 5
Swahili 25 10 10 80 35 45
Wolof 10 5 5 5 5 0
Yoruba 0 0 5 5 5 5
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 25 15 15 50 25 25
Nilo-Saharan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dinka 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages 110 60 50 200 115 85
American Sign Language 0 0 0 55 30 25
Quebec Sign Language 50 30 25 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 60 35 25 150 90 60
Sino-Tibetan languages 300 150 145 2,390 1,210 1,175
Chinese languages 300 155 145 2,365 1,195 1,170
Cantonese 30 15 20 260 130 130
Hakka 0 0 0 5 0 0
Mandarin 230 120 115 1,855 930 920
Min Dong 0 0 0 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 5 0 5 15 10 5
Wu (Shanghainese) 0 0 0 85 40 45
Chinese, n.o.s. 30 15 10 140 80 55
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 0 5
Tibeto-Burman languages 0 0 0 25 15 10
Burmese 0 0 0 5 0 0
Karenic languages 0 0 0 20 10 10
Tibetan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages 75 35 45 10 0 5
Lao 70 35 40 0 0 0
Thai 5 0 5 10 5 5
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 150 70 80 30 15 10
Azerbaijani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkish 150 75 80 25 15 5
Uyghur 0 0 0 0 0 0
Uzbek 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Uralic languages 15 15 10 70 35 40
Estonian 0 0 0 5 0 0
Finnish 5 0 0 5 5 5
Hungarian 20 10 5 55 30 30
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Multiple responses 9,575 4,750 4,825 11,345 5,415 5,925
English and French 3,110 1,605 1,505 7,275 3,370 3,905
English and non-official language 360 175 180 3,435 1,715 1,720
French and non-official language 5,130 2,465 2,670 340 185 160
English, French and non-official language 985 515 470 290 140 145
Other language spoken regularly at homeThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - Other language(s) spoken regularly at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% dataCensus data footnote 20 490,290 243,665 246,625 736,280 360,435 375,845
None 449,920 223,135 226,780 647,960 318,560 329,400
English 20,440 10,735 9,705 49,925 24,065 25,855
French 7,945 3,910 4,035 30,030 13,760 16,275
Non-official language 10,130 4,945 5,185 7,545 3,650 3,895
Aboriginal 125 70 55 1,300 625 685
Non-Aboriginal 10,000 4,875 5,125 6,240 3,030 3,210
English and French 370 185 190 180 90 90
English and non-official language 1,100 545 555 300 160 145
French and non-official language 370 200 175 335 155 185
English, French and non-official language 15 10 5 10 5 5
Income of individuals in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 21 400,015 198,115 201,900 620,390 301,645 318,745
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 385,300 191,565 193,735 594,705 289,220 305,485
Median total income in 2015 among recipients ($) 34,033 39,969 28,385 30,961 37,516 25,796
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 385,415 191,570 193,845 594,920 289,245 305,680
Median after-tax income in 2015 among recipients ($) 30,263 34,683 25,940 28,107 33,169 23,945
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 341,400 174,845 166,555 516,780 259,945 256,835
Median market income in 2015 among recipients ($) 30,665 37,099 24,812 28,444 34,830 23,278
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 295,540 137,055 158,490 439,645 193,975 245,675
Median government transfers in 2015 among recipients ($) 7,848 7,038 8,458 8,164 9,210 7,321
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 280,405 146,745 133,655 423,915 219,135 204,780
Median employment income in 2015 among recipients ($) 32,278 37,947 27,315 29,124 34,784 24,769
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 22 400,015 198,085 201,930 620,395 301,650 318,745
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 385,280 191,520 193,765 594,650 289,140 305,510
Average total income in 2015 among recipients ($) 40,842 47,081 34,676 39,141 46,154 32,504
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 385,390 191,530 193,860 594,870 289,165 305,700
Average after-tax income in 2015 among recipients ($) 33,923 38,257 29,642 33,022 38,151 28,171
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 341,670 175,085 166,585 516,685 259,855 256,830
Average market income in 2015 among recipients ($) 38,280 44,892 31,329 37,432 44,240 30,543
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 294,990 137,105 157,880 440,195 194,240 245,955
Average government transfers in 2015 among recipients ($) 9,006 8,438 9,499 8,938 9,519 8,480
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 280,400 146,850 133,550 423,915 218,800 205,110
Average employment income in 2015 among recipients ($) 38,776 44,128 32,891 37,611 43,456 31,376
Total - Employment income statistics for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 23 400,015 198,085 201,930 620,390 301,645 318,745
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households who worked full year full time in 2015 - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 24 122,835 66,800 56,035 197,290 104,215 93,075
Median employment income in 2015 for full-year full-time workers ($)Census data footnote 25 46,540 52,682 40,873 46,349 52,010 41,058
Average employment income in 2015 for full-year full-time workers ($)Census data footnote 26 52,886 58,873 45,748 54,011 60,796 46,415
Composition of total income in 2015 of the population aged 15 years and over in private households (%) - 100% dataCensus data footnote 27 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Market income (%)Census data footnote 28 83.1 87.3 77.6 83.2 86.2 79.0
Employment income (%)Census data footnote 29 69.0 71.8 65.2 68.5 71.3 64.7
Government transfers (%)Census data footnote 30 16.9 12.7 22.4 16.8 13.8 21.0
Total - Total income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 31 400,015 198,120 201,895 620,390 301,650 318,745
Without total income 14,715 6,555 8,160 25,680 12,430 13,260
With total income 385,300 191,560 193,740 594,710 289,220 305,490
Percentage with total income 96.3 96.7 96.0 95.9 95.9 95.8
Under $10,000 (including loss) 44,115 18,475 25,645 80,700 32,655 48,050
$10,000 to $19,999 68,845 26,155 42,690 109,015 40,415 68,600
$20,000 to $29,999 58,615 25,600 33,025 99,025 40,480 58,540
$30,000 to $39,999 52,885 25,640 27,245 83,770 41,360 42,405
$40,000 to $49,999 47,155 24,205 22,945 65,795 35,080 30,715
$50,000 to $59,999 34,580 19,475 15,100 44,810 26,560 18,250
$60,000 to $69,999 24,560 15,125 9,435 32,185 20,270 11,920
$70,000 to $79,999 18,985 11,740 7,245 24,565 14,130 10,430
$80,000 to $89,999 11,985 7,770 4,210 17,095 9,915 7,180
$90,000 to $99,999 7,285 5,145 2,140 10,240 6,980 3,260
$100,000 and over 16,290 12,230 4,060 27,515 21,380 6,135
$100,000 to $149,999 12,005 8,905 3,095 19,765 15,195 4,570
$150,000 and over 4,290 3,325 965 7,750 6,185 1,565
Total - After-tax income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 32 400,015 198,115 201,900 620,390 301,645 318,750
Without after-tax income 14,595 6,545 8,055 25,470 12,405 13,070
With after-tax income 385,415 191,575 193,845 594,920 289,240 305,680
Percentage with after-tax income 96.4 96.7 96.0 95.9 95.9 95.9
Under $10,000 (including loss) 46,255 18,950 27,305 83,590 33,140 50,455
$10,000 to $19,999 72,615 27,980 44,635 115,730 43,245 72,485
$20,000 to $29,999 72,020 32,355 39,665 118,940 51,335 67,610
$30,000 to $39,999 68,200 34,940 33,255 98,230 50,770 47,460
$40,000 to $49,999 50,850 28,450 22,395 67,470 38,665 28,810
$50,000 to $59,999 32,955 20,170 12,790 42,775 26,495 16,280
$60,000 to $69,999 19,965 12,470 7,495 28,790 16,435 12,355
$70,000 to $79,999 9,545 6,570 2,970 14,945 10,205 4,740
$80,000 and over 13,015 9,690 3,325 24,450 18,955 5,500
$80,000 to $89,999 4,890 3,520 1,370 8,385 6,340 2,040
$90,000 to $99,999 2,580 1,950 625 5,060 3,970 1,090
$100,000 and over 5,545 4,215 1,325 11,005 8,640 2,365
Total - Employment income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 33 400,015 198,115 201,895 620,390 301,645 318,745
Without employment income 119,610 51,370 68,245 196,475 82,515 113,965
With employment income 280,400 146,745 133,655 423,910 219,140 204,775
Percentage with employment income 70.1 74.1 66.2 68.3 72.6 64.2
Under $5,000 (including loss) 34,630 18,070 16,555 54,590 26,540 28,045
$5,000 to $9,999 20,775 8,900 11,875 36,840 15,720 21,120
$10,000 to $19,999 41,315 17,485 23,830 65,895 29,920 35,975
$20,000 to $29,999 35,440 15,840 19,605 59,240 25,955 33,280
$30,000 to $39,999 35,145 16,530 18,615 50,190 24,930 25,260
$40,000 to $49,999 30,220 15,490 14,725 42,140 22,160 19,980
$50,000 to $59,999 23,280 13,835 9,445 29,910 18,180 11,730
$60,000 to $69,999 17,765 11,375 6,390 23,390 14,620 8,770
$70,000 to $79,999 15,325 9,575 5,750 19,515 10,565 8,950
$80,000 and over 26,500 19,640 6,860 42,210 30,540 11,665
$80,000 to $89,999 8,895 6,215 2,685 13,190 7,840 5,345
$90,000 to $99,999 5,645 4,175 1,470 8,105 5,685 2,420
$100,000 and over 11,960 9,255 2,710 20,915 17,015 3,895
Income of households in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for private households by household size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 34 202,140 ... ... 319,770 ... ...
Median total income of households in 2015 ($) 65,435 ... ... 59,347 ... ...
Median after-tax income of households in 2015 ($) 56,599 ... ... 52,553 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for one-person private households - 100% data 54,570 ... ... 89,480 ... ...
Median total income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 32,739 ... ... 28,747 ... ...
Median after-tax income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 29,302 ... ... 26,387 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for two-or-more-person private households - 100% data 147,575 ... ... 230,290 ... ...
Median total income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 80,600 ... ... 74,207 ... ...
Median after-tax income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 68,967 ... ... 65,063 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for private households by household size - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 35 202,145 ... ... 319,775 ... ...
Average total income of households in 2015 ($) 77,845 ... ... 72,786 ... ...
Average after-tax income of households in 2015 ($) 64,676 ... ... 61,431 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for one-person private households - 25% sample data 54,525 ... ... 89,455 ... ...
Average total income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 39,490 ... ... 36,505 ... ...
Average after-tax income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 33,012 ... ... 31,242 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for two-or-more-person private households - 25% sample data 147,620 ... ... 230,320 ... ...
Average total income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 92,012 ... ... 86,878 ... ...
Average after-tax income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 76,372 ... ... 73,156 ... ...
Total - Household total income groups in 2015 for private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 36 202,140 ... ... 319,775 ... ...
Under $5,000 1,590 ... ... 3,940 ... ...
$5,000 to $9,999 2,240 ... ... 7,800 ... ...
$10,000 to $14,999 5,010 ... ... 6,835 ... ...
$15,000 to $19,999 8,340 ... ... 17,765 ... ...
$20,000 to $24,999 9,055 ... ... 16,400 ... ...
$25,000 to $29,999 7,590 ... ... 16,335 ... ...
$30,000 to $34,999 10,180 ... ... 17,830 ... ...
$35,000 to $39,999 10,065 ... ... 16,875 ... ...
$40,000 to $44,999 10,025 ... ... 15,365 ... ...
$45,000 to $49,999 9,600 ... ... 14,845 ... ...
$50,000 to $59,999 18,070 ... ... 27,735 ... ...
$60,000 to $69,999 16,615 ... ... 25,205 ... ...
$70,000 to $79,999 15,210 ... ... 22,750 ... ...
$80,000 to $89,999 13,410 ... ... 19,415 ... ...
$90,000 to $99,999 11,485 ... ... 16,030 ... ...
$100,000 and over 53,640 ... ... 74,655 ... ...
$100,000 to $124,999 22,150 ... ... 29,535 ... ...
$125,000 to $149,999 13,700 ... ... 18,605 ... ...
$150,000 to $199,999 11,910 ... ... 17,050 ... ...
$200,000 and over 5,875 ... ... 9,460 ... ...
Total - Household after-tax income groups in 2015 for private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 32 202,145 ... ... 319,770 ... ...
Under $5,000 1,790 ... ... 4,090 ... ...
$5,000 to $9,999 2,295 ... ... 7,880 ... ...
$10,000 to $14,999 5,075 ... ... 6,980 ... ...
$15,000 to $19,999 8,830 ... ... 18,630 ... ...
$20,000 to $24,999 10,150 ... ... 18,705 ... ...
$25,000 to $29,999 9,280 ... ... 18,580 ... ...
$30,000 to $34,999 12,620 ... ... 20,540 ... ...
$35,000 to $39,999 12,245 ... ... 19,550 ... ...
$40,000 to $44,999 12,200 ... ... 18,165 ... ...
$45,000 to $49,999 11,850 ... ... 17,920 ... ...
$50,000 to $59,999 21,995 ... ... 32,930 ... ...
$60,000 to $69,999 19,550 ... ... 29,175 ... ...
$70,000 to $79,999 16,320 ... ... 23,970 ... ...
$80,000 to $89,999 13,855 ... ... 19,330 ... ...
$90,000 to $99,999 11,280 ... ... 15,105 ... ...
$100,000 and over 32,805 ... ... 48,225 ... ...
$100,000 to $124,999 18,125 ... ... 25,135 ... ...
$125,000 to $149,999 8,045 ... ... 11,980 ... ...
$150,000 and over 6,635 ... ... 11,110 ... ...
Income of economic families in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for economic families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 37 143,660 ... ... 221,680 ... ...
Median total income of economic families in 2015 ($) 80,645 ... ... 74,353 ... ...
Median after-tax income of economic families in 2015 ($) 68,931 ... ... 65,100 ... ...
Average family size of economic families 2.9 ... ... 2.8 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families without children or other relatives in private households - 100% data 58,210 ... ... 99,865 ... ...
Median total income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 68,514 ... ... 67,988 ... ...
Median after-tax income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 58,942 ... ... 59,801 ... ...
Average family size of couple economic families without children or other relatives 2.0 ... ... 2.0 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families with children in private households - 100% data 59,495 ... ... 82,260 ... ...
Median total income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 106,696 ... ... 100,315 ... ...
Median after-tax income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 89,864 ... ... 85,717 ... ...
Average family size of couple economic families with children 3.9 ... ... 3.8 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for lone-parent economic families in private households - 100% data 22,565 ... ... 33,580 ... ...
Median total income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 53,652 ... ... 42,992 ... ...
Median after-tax income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 48,363 ... ... 40,671 ... ...
Average family size of lone-parent economic families 2.6 ... ... 2.6 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for economic families in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 38 143,695 ... ... 221,740 ... ...
Average total income of economic families in 2015 ($) 92,153 ... ... 87,048 ... ...
Average after-tax income of economic families in 2015 ($) 76,395 ... ... 73,197 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families without children or other relatives in private households - 25% sample data 58,110 ... ... 99,840 ... ...
Average total income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 79,559 ... ... 79,085 ... ...
Average after-tax income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 65,784 ... ... 66,576 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families with children in private households - 25% sample data 59,580 ... ... 82,415 ... ...
Average total income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 116,928 ... ... 111,901 ... ...
Average after-tax income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 96,068 ... ... 92,699 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for lone-parent economic families in private households - 25% sample data 22,575 ... ... 33,455 ... ...
Average total income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 60,425 ... ... 51,119 ... ...
Average after-tax income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 52,396 ... ... 45,687 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 21 66,865 34,405 32,460 114,825 54,970 59,850
Median total income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 39 30,424 34,118 26,946 27,250 30,122 25,182
Median after-tax income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 39 27,526 30,052 25,196 25,167 27,154 23,916
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 40 66,515 33,850 32,665 114,375 54,300 60,075
Average total income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 41 37,492 40,774 34,090 34,738 37,330 32,395
Average after-tax income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 41 31,514 33,516 29,439 29,845 31,431 28,411
Total - Economic family income decile group for the population in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 42 486,290 242,335 243,950 730,710 357,860 372,850
In the bottom half of the distribution 271,855 132,290 139,565 428,180 204,170 224,005
In the bottom decile 34,970 17,165 17,805 80,120 37,430 42,695
In the second decile 50,355 22,870 27,480 94,165 42,190 51,980
In the third decile 60,660 29,610 31,055 87,075 41,905 45,170
In the fourth decile 63,460 31,385 32,075 85,610 42,275 43,335
In the fifth decile 62,415 31,265 31,155 81,200 40,375 40,825
In the top half of the distribution 214,430 110,040 104,390 302,530 153,685 148,845
In the sixth decile 60,780 31,045 29,735 77,345 38,915 38,425
In the seventh decile 55,445 28,290 27,155 73,185 37,190 36,005
In the eighth decile 46,440 23,905 22,540 65,090 32,815 32,275
In the ninth decile 33,045 17,070 15,975 52,050 26,635 25,410
In the top decile 18,720 9,740 8,980 34,860 18,130 16,730
Low income in 2015
Total - Low-income status in 2015 for the population in private households to whom low-income concepts are applicable - 100% dataCensus data footnote 43 484,225 241,295 242,935 722,550 353,870 368,680
0 to 17 years 101,895 52,140 49,755 131,930 67,285 64,645
0 to 5 years 33,630 17,245 16,390 40,900 20,805 20,100
18 to 64 years 305,125 151,965 153,160 452,805 221,675 231,130
65 years and over 77,210 37,190 40,020 137,820 64,915 72,905
In low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) 56,705 26,280 30,425 123,820 55,990 67,825
0 to 17 years 12,225 6,315 5,905 29,250 14,930 14,320
0 to 5 years 3,740 1,935 1,800 10,285 5,260 5,030
18 to 64 years 31,705 15,105 16,605 66,745 29,975 36,770
65 years and over 12,780 4,860 7,915 27,830 11,090 16,745
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) (%) 11.7 10.9 12.5 17.1 15.8 18.4
0 to 17 years (%) 12.0 12.1 11.9 22.2 22.2 22.2
0 to 5 years (%) 11.1 11.2 11.0 25.1 25.3 25.0
18 to 64 years (%) 10.4 9.9 10.8 14.7 13.5 15.9
65 years and over (%) 16.6 13.1 19.8 20.2 17.1 23.0
In low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) 27,645 13,560 14,085 49,830 24,165 25,660
0 to 17 years 5,375 2,825 2,550 11,520 5,890 5,630
0 to 5 years 1,580 830 750 4,200 2,145 2,055
18 to 64 years 19,190 9,765 9,430 35,680 17,255 18,425
65 years and over 3,085 980 2,105 2,630 1,025 1,605
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) (%) 5.7 5.6 5.8 6.9 6.8 7.0
0 to 17 years (%) 5.3 5.4 5.1 8.7 8.8 8.7
0 to 5 years (%) 4.7 4.8 4.6 10.3 10.3 10.2
18 to 64 years (%) 6.3 6.4 6.2 7.9 7.8 8.0
65 years and over (%) 4.0 2.6 5.3 1.9 1.6 2.2
Knowledge of languagesThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - Knowledge of languages for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 44 486,285 242,335 243,950 730,710 357,855 372,850
Official languages 485,190 241,910 243,285 728,310 356,615 371,690
English 176,885 96,305 80,575 666,315 326,905 339,415
French 483,450 241,035 242,420 310,550 147,845 162,705
Non-official languages 43,525 20,975 22,550 34,880 17,355 17,525
Aboriginal languages 2,395 1,170 1,225 3,065 1,470 1,595
Algonquian languages 2,385 1,160 1,225 2,990 1,455 1,540
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 2,375 1,155 1,220 10 0 10
Atikamekw 2,355 1,155 1,200 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 25 0 15 0 0 0
Moose Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Naskapi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Plains Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 0 0 0 0 0 10
Woods Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Eastern Algonquian languages 0 0 0 2,965 1,435 1,530
Malecite 0 0 0 720 335 385
Mi'kmaq 0 0 0 2,265 1,115 1,150
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 10 10 0 15 15 0
Algonquin 0 0 0 0 10 0
Ojibway 10 0 0 10 10 0
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 10 0 0
Northern Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carrier 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chilcotin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dene 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gwich'in 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sarsi (Sarcee) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sekani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Slavey 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tutchone languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages 10 0 10 55 10 45
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 10 0 0 45 10 40
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages 10 0 0 10 0 10
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 10 10 0 10 0 10
Oneida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 0 0 0 10 10 0
Salish languages 0 0 0 0 10 0
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lillooet 0 0 0 0 0 0
Okanagan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Squamish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Straits 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dakota 0 0 0 0 0 0
Stoney 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tlingit 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nisga'a 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haisla 0 0 0 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Non-Aboriginal languages 41,130 19,810 21,325 31,865 15,915 15,955
Afro-Asiatic languages 5,160 2,725 2,435 4,355 2,385 1,980
Berber languages 940 490 455 80 40 35
Kabyle 300 160 135 40 20 15
Berber languages, n.i.e. 645 325 320 40 25 20
Cushitic languages 0 0 0 15 10 0
Bilen 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oromo 0 0 0 0 0 0
Somali 0 0 0 10 10 0
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Semitic languages 4,635 2,445 2,190 4,300 2,340 1,960
Amharic 0 0 0 165 100 65
Arabic 4,595 2,415 2,180 3,685 2,030 1,660
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Harari 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hebrew 40 30 15 435 205 230
Maltese 0 0 0 0 10 0
Tigrigna 0 0 0 50 25 25
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 10 10 0 15 15 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 550 260 295 835 430 400
Khmer (Cambodian) 250 130 115 10 0 0
Vietnamese 310 125 190 820 435 390
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 0 0
Austronesian languages 120 35 90 1,790 695 1,090
Bikol 0 0 0 10 0 10
Cebuano 20 0 20 185 70 115
Fijian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 0 0 0 35 10 30
Ilocano 0 0 0 50 10 45
Malagasy 15 0 15 25 10 15
Malay 20 10 10 75 20 55
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pangasinan 0 0 10 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 80 15 60 1,595 625 970
Waray-Waray 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 10 0 10 20 15 0
Creole languages 8,240 3,755 4,485 430 195 235
Haitian Creole 340 150 180 50 20 30
Creole, n.o.s. 7,840 3,560 4,285 240 105 135
Creole languages, n.i.e. 100 55 45 140 75 65
Dravidian languages 25 10 15 435 245 195
Kannada 0 0 0 60 30 25
Malayalam 0 0 0 55 35 25
Tamil 25 10 10 190 115 75
Telugu 0 0 0 175 90 85
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 20 10 10
Hmong-Mien languages 0 0 0 10 10 0
Indo-European languages 24,750 11,995 12,755 16,505 8,155 8,350
Albanian 95 50 40 80 45 35
Armenian 45 35 10 60 35 25
Balto-Slavic languages 1,310 635 675 2,065 1,100 965
Baltic languages 10 0 10 55 40 20
Latvian 0 0 0 20 10 10
Lithuanian 0 0 0 30 20 10
Slavic languages 1,305 635 670 2,025 1,070 955
Belarusan 0 0 0 10 0 0
Bosnian 10 0 0 75 40 40
Bulgarian 90 45 40 45 15 35
Croatian 35 20 10 95 45 55
Czech 30 0 20 115 65 45
Macedonian 10 0 0 35 25 10
Polish 405 220 180 320 165 160
Russian 595 280 320 1,200 630 570
Serbian 50 35 15 90 70 20
Serbo-Croatian 45 15 30 40 30 10
Slovak 20 10 20 45 15 30
Slovene (Slovenian) 15 10 10 15 10 0
Ukrainian 110 45 65 310 145 165
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 10 10 0 10 10 10
Celtic languages 10 0 10 140 40 100
Scottish Gaelic 0 0 0 95 20 75
Welsh 0 0 0 10 0 10
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 10 0 0 40 20 20
Germanic languages 915 500 420 4,745 2,360 2,380
Afrikaans 0 0 0 130 70 60
Danish 0 10 0 155 60 95
Dutch 110 55 55 1,185 560 625
Frisian 0 0 0 50 40 15
German 760 405 350 3,260 1,675 1,580
Icelandic 0 0 0 10 10 0
Norwegian 10 10 10 130 65 65
Swedish 25 20 0 110 45 60
Vlaams (Flemish) 25 20 10 40 20 25
Yiddish 0 0 0 20 20 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 15 0 10 0 0 0
Greek 385 220 170 220 125 95
Indo-Iranian languages 420 210 210 2,325 1,275 1,050
Indo-Aryan languages 210 105 105 1,570 875 695
Bengali 0 0 10 225 150 80
Gujarati 15 0 10 110 45 65
Hindi 35 15 25 790 430 355
Kashmiri 0 0 0 0 0 0
Konkani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Marathi 0 0 0 55 20 30
Nepali 85 30 55 185 90 95
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 30 15 10 205 130 75
Sindhi 10 10 10 0 0 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 10 0 0 35 10 20
Urdu 50 40 15 355 215 140
Iranian languages 210 105 105 805 430 375
Kurdish 45 20 20 130 65 60
Pashto 0 0 0 60 45 20
Persian (Farsi) 165 85 80 620 330 285
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 10 0 0 10 0 0
Italic (Romance) languages 22,055 10,585 11,465 7,600 3,540 4,055
Catalan 10 0 0 15 10 0
Italian 5,285 2,950 2,340 825 405 420
Portuguese 1,755 900 850 450 250 200
Romanian 825 410 415 555 290 265
Spanish 15,140 6,795 8,340 6,065 2,775 3,290
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 20 15 0 10 0 10
Japanese 90 45 45 430 190 240
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Georgian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Korean 35 10 25 1,695 860 835
Mongolic languages 0 0 0 10 10 10
Mongolian 0 0 0 15 10 10
Niger-Congo languages 1,195 585 610 1,525 890 640
Akan (Twi) 20 15 0 35 15 25
Bamanankan 15 15 0 155 70 85
Edo 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ewe 25 10 15 0 0 0
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 30 10 20 100 85 15
Ga 0 10 0 10 10 0
Ganda 0 0 0 10 10 0
Igbo 0 0 0 60 50 15
Lingala 455 210 245 125 95 35
Rundi (Kirundi) 135 60 75 90 55 35
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 55 20 35 70 40 30
Shona 0 0 0 40 15 25
Swahili 235 115 120 355 185 170
Wolof 115 45 65 70 45 25
Yoruba 20 10 0 60 45 20
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 315 180 135 545 315 230
Nilo-Saharan languages 0 0 0 10 0 0
Dinka 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages 570 270 300 1,155 450 705
American Sign Language 10 0 0 425 150 280
Quebec Sign Language 330 150 170 15 10 0
Sign languages, n.i.e. 240 115 125 745 305 435
Sino-Tibetan languages 510 250 260 3,585 1,885 1,700
Chinese languages 510 245 265 3,510 1,855 1,660
Cantonese 135 60 70 610 285 320
Hakka 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mandarin 415 200 210 2,760 1,455 1,310
Min Dong 0 0 0 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 20 15 10 60 30 30
Wu (Shanghainese) 10 0 10 140 65 75
Chinese, n.o.s. 20 10 10 310 195 115
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 40 10 30
Tibeto-Burman languages 0 0 0 70 30 40
Burmese 0 0 0 0 0 0
Karenic languages 0 0 0 65 25 45
Tibetan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages 335 165 170 85 20 65
Lao 315 155 155 10 0 10
Thai 50 15 30 80 20 60
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 265 140 125 175 105 75
Azerbaijani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkish 265 140 125 165 105 60
Uyghur 0 0 0 0 0 0
Uzbek 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 0 10
Uralic languages 125 70 60 270 130 140
Estonian 0 0 10 20 15 0
Finnish 10 0 0 35 15 20
Hungarian 115 60 55 220 105 115
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 40 15 25 100 70 30
Citizenship
Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 45 486,285 242,335 243,955 730,710 357,855 372,855
Canadian citizensCensus data footnote 46 480,655 239,535 241,120 710,775 347,905 362,875
Canadian citizens aged under 18 102,085 52,155 49,925 130,785 66,795 63,990
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over 378,565 187,380 191,195 579,995 281,110 298,880
Not Canadian citizensCensus data footnote 47 5,630 2,800 2,835 19,925 9,950 9,980
Immigrant status and period of immigration
Total - Immigrant status and period of immigration for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 48 486,285 242,335 243,955 730,710 357,855 372,850
Non-immigrantsCensus data footnote 49 459,585 229,100 230,490 692,535 339,090 353,445
ImmigrantsCensus data footnote 50 25,955 12,800 13,160 33,810 16,175 17,640
Before 1981 5,630 3,070 2,555 11,545 5,265 6,275
1981 to 1990 3,440 1,715 1,725 2,735 1,340 1,390
1991 to 2000 5,155 2,420 2,730 2,975 1,490 1,490
2001 to 2010 9,070 4,285 4,780 7,235 3,530 3,710
2001 to 2005 4,655 2,200 2,455 2,435 1,110 1,330
2006 to 2010 4,415 2,095 2,320 4,800 2,415 2,385
2011 to 2016Census data footnote 51 2,665 1,310 1,365 9,330 4,560 4,770
Non-permanent residentsCensus data footnote 52 745 435 305 4,360 2,590 1,770
Age at immigration
Total - Age at immigration for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 53 25,955 12,805 13,155 33,815 16,175 17,635
Under 5 years 3,555 1,640 1,920 5,135 2,350 2,790
5 to 14 years 4,925 2,395 2,530 7,290 3,585 3,705
15 to 24 years 5,210 2,530 2,670 5,790 2,525 3,265
25 to 44 years 10,860 5,650 5,210 12,640 6,100 6,535
45 years and over 1,405 585 825 2,955 1,615 1,340
Immigrants by selected place of birthThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census immigration data
Total - Selected places of birth for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 54 25,955 12,805 13,155 33,815 16,175 17,635
Americas 10,635 4,840 5,795 9,420 4,205 5,210
Brazil 80 35 40 55 20 30
Colombia 760 325 435 215 85 130
El Salvador 350 165 190 115 85 30
Guyana 0 0 10 80 40 45
Haiti 5,800 2,560 3,240 170 70 100
Jamaica 30 15 10 120 85 40
Mexico 395 140 255 160 50 110
Peru 550 255 295 60 35 25
Trinidad and Tobago 25 0 15 115 70 40
United StatesCensus data footnote 55 725 350 375 7,620 3,315 4,305
Other places of birth in Americas 1,925 990 940 715 355 360
Europe 7,270 4,050 3,215 10,985 5,335 5,650
Bosnia and Herzegovina 35 15 20 100 55 50
Croatia 20 10 10 60 35 25
France 2,760 1,535 1,225 760 425 340
Germany 215 100 115 1,615 740 880
Greece 95 70 20 95 60 40
Hungary 35 20 10 100 35 65
IrelandCensus data footnote 56 10 10 0 160 75 85
Italy 1,110 750 365 210 125 85
Netherlands 35 20 20 975 505 465
Poland 240 140 105 195 90 100
Portugal 630 350 280 130 85 45
Romania 570 265 305 485 245 240
Russian Federation 140 55 85 245 115 135
SerbiaCensus data footnote 57 30 20 0 30 25 10
Ukraine 85 30 60 250 120 130
United KingdomCensus data footnote 58 110 65 45 4,600 2,160 2,445
Other places of birth in Europe 1,150 595 555 970 455 515
Africa 5,495 2,820 2,675 2,565 1,420 1,140
Algeria 1,705 910 795 165 90 75
Egypt 140 80 65 120 75 45
Ethiopia 10 0 10 120 65 60
Kenya 0 0 0 60 30 30
Morocco 1,570 815 755 200 120 75
Nigeria 15 10 0 115 65 50
Somalia 0 0 0 15 10 10
South Africa, Republic of 0 10 0 165 85 80
Other places of birth in Africa 2,060 1,005 1,055 1,615 885 725
Asia 2,535 1,070 1,460 10,625 5,105 5,520
Afghanistan 35 15 25 20 10 0
Bangladesh 0 0 0 100 55 50
ChinaCensus data footnote 59 670 130 545 2,210 1,040 1,175
Hong KongCensus data footnote 60 10 10 0 120 60 55
India 40 15 20 820 435 380
IranCensus data footnote 61 75 55 15 490 260 230
Iraq 10 10 0 70 25 45
Japan 15 10 10 90 15 75
Korea, SouthCensus data footnote 62 60 45 20 1,495 775 720
Lebanon 290 170 125 390 225 165
Pakistan 40 25 15 225 130 95
Philippines 90 25 70 1,340 475 870
Sri Lanka 20 10 15 40 15 30
SyriaCensus data footnote 63 95 60 30 1,225 605 620
Taiwan 20 10 15 80 25 55
Viet Nam 250 125 135 720 355 365
Other places of birth in Asia 810 390 425 1,195 600 595
Oceania and other places of birthCensus data footnote 64 30 20 10 220 110 110
Recent immigrants by selected places of birth
Total - Selected places of birth for the recent immigrant population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 54 2,670 1,305 1,365 9,325 4,555 4,775
Americas 1,370 670 700 900 430 475
Brazil 0 0 0 20 10 10
Colombia 205 80 125 40 20 15
Cuba 120 55 60 10 10 10
Haiti 695 335 355 45 15 30
Jamaica 20 15 10 40 25 10
Mexico 55 20 40 25 10 20
United StatesCensus data footnote 55 50 40 10 585 285 300
VenezuelaCensus data footnote 65 15 10 10 25 10 20
Other places of birth in Americas 210 120 90 110 45 70
Europe 335 200 140 1,405 695 710
France 245 150 100 300 165 130
Germany 10 10 0 85 45 45
IrelandCensus data footnote 56 0 0 0 30 15 15
MoldovaCensus data footnote 66 0 0 0 25 10 20
Romania 0 0 10 245 130 120
Russian Federation 0 0 0 90 35 55
Ukraine 0 10 0 100 50 50
United KingdomCensus data footnote 58 15 0 0 240 145 100
Other places of birth in Europe 60 35 30 280 105 180
Africa 640 280 360 975 550 425
Algeria 170 95 75 15 20 0
Cameroon 50 20 30 45 35 10
Congo, Democratic Republic of the 15 10 10 155 75 80
Côte d'Ivoire 15 10 0 10 0 0
Egypt 35 15 25 40 20 20
Eritrea 0 0 0 35 15 25
Ethiopia 0 0 0 45 20 25
Morocco 130 45 90 40 30 10
Nigeria 10 0 10 40 15 25
Somalia 0 0 0 10 0 10
South Africa, Republic of 10 0 0 35 20 15
Tunisia 15 0 10 50 30 20
Other places of birth in Africa 190 80 110 455 265 185
Asia 315 155 165 6,015 2,865 3,150
Afghanistan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bangladesh 0 0 0 25 10 15
ChinaCensus data footnote 59 35 25 15 1,390 690 700
Hong KongCensus data footnote 60 0 0 0 10 10 0
India 25 0 15 265 140 125
IranCensus data footnote 61 0 0 0 255 130 125
Iraq 0 0 0 45 20 25
Israel 10 10 0 200 90 110
Japan 10 0 10 15 0 15
Korea, SouthCensus data footnote 62 10 10 0 600 290 310
Lebanon 10 0 10 130 75 55
Nepal 30 10 20 45 15 35
Pakistan 0 0 0 70 40 30
Philippines 30 10 20 925 345 580
Saudi Arabia 0 10 0 45 40 10
Sri Lanka 0 10 0 0 0 0
SyriaCensus data footnote 63 50 35 10 1,145 550 595
Taiwan 0 0 0 10 0 0
Turkey 0 0 10 45 40 10
United Arab Emirates 0 0 0 30 20 10
Viet Nam 25 10 20 500 250 255
Other places of birth in Asia 75 35 40 265 100 160
Oceania and otherCensus data footnote 64 0 10 0 40 25 15
Australia 0 0 0 20 10 10
Other places of birthCensus data footnote 67 0 10 0 20 10 10
Generation status
Total - Generation status for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 68 486,285 242,335 243,950 730,710 357,855 372,850
First generationCensus data footnote 69 27,340 13,540 13,795 41,395 20,445 20,955
Second generationCensus data footnote 70 30,260 15,455 14,805 43,370 21,150 22,220
Third generation or moreCensus data footnote 71 428,685 213,340 215,345 645,945 316,270 329,675
Admission category and applicant type
Total - Admission category and applicant type for the immigrant population in private households who landed between 1980 and 2016 - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 72 20,725 9,930 10,795 22,665 11,085 11,575
Economic immigrantsCensus data footnote 73 9,050 4,720 4,330 13,205 6,735 6,470
Principal applicantsCensus data footnote 74 4,045 2,725 1,320 5,115 3,595 1,520
Secondary applicantsCensus data footnote 75 5,000 1,995 3,010 8,090 3,140 4,950
Immigrants sponsored by familyCensus data footnote 76 7,935 3,345 4,590 6,100 2,625 3,475
RefugeesCensus data footnote 77 3,510 1,735 1,775 3,240 1,675 1,570
Other immigrantsCensus data footnote 78 225 130 95 110 55 60
Aboriginal population
Total - Aboriginal identity for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 79 486,290 242,335 243,955 730,710 357,860 372,855
Aboriginal identityCensus data footnote 80 8,170 3,980 4,195 29,385 14,690 14,695
Single Aboriginal responsesCensus data footnote 81 7,805 3,815 3,990 28,160 14,120 14,040
First Nations (North American Indian)Census data footnote 82 4,805 2,310 2,495 17,575 8,555 9,015
Métis 2,970 1,495 1,475 10,200 5,370 4,835
Inuk (Inuit) 35 10 20 385 190 190
Multiple Aboriginal responsesCensus data footnote 83 155 70 80 470 210 260
Aboriginal responses not included elsewhereCensus data footnote 84 210 90 120 750 360 390
Non-Aboriginal identity 478,115 238,355 239,760 701,325 343,170 358,155
Total - Population by Registered or Treaty Indian status for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 85 486,285 242,335 243,950 730,705 357,855 372,850
Registered or Treaty IndianCensus data footnote 86 3,735 1,825 1,905 14,305 7,085 7,225
Not a Registered or Treaty Indian 482,555 240,510 242,045 716,405 350,775 365,625
Total - Aboriginal ancestry for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 87 486,285 242,335 243,955 730,710 357,860 372,850
Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 88 6,970 3,410 3,565 12,785 6,335 6,450
Single Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 89 6,795 3,325 3,470 12,495 6,175 6,320
First Nations (North American Indian) single ancestryCensus data footnote 82 6,005 2,895 3,110 10,635 5,200 5,435
Métis single ancestry 715 395 320 1,695 900 800
Inuit single ancestry 75 30 40 165 75 85
Multiple Aboriginal ancestries (only)Census data footnote 90 180 85 90 290 165 130
First Nations (North American Indian) and Métis ancestries 165 85 80 235 125 110
First Nations (North American Indian) and Inuit ancestries 10 0 10 25 15 15
Métis and Inuit ancestries 10 0 0 20 20 0
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis and Inuit ancestries 0 0 0 10 0 0
Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 91 13,910 6,450 7,460 33,795 16,295 17,500
Single Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 92 13,620 6,280 7,345 32,505 15,690 16,815
First Nations (North American Indian) and non-Aboriginal ancestries 11,985 5,525 6,455 24,255 11,640 12,615
Métis and non-Aboriginal ancestries 1,525 725 805 7,765 3,810 3,955
Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 110 35 75 480 240 245
Multiple Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 93 290 175 115 1,295 600 690
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis and non-Aboriginal ancestries 275 175 105 1,165 540 630
First Nations (North American Indian), Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 10 0 10 60 30 30
Métis, Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 10 0 10 40 20 25
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis, Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 0 0 0 25 15 10
Non-Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 94 465,400 232,475 232,925 684,125 335,230 348,895
Visible minority population
Total - Visible minority for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 95 486,285 242,335 243,950 730,710 357,855 372,850
Total visible minority populationCensus data footnote 96 29,885 14,350 15,535 24,535 12,470 12,070
South AsianCensus data footnote 97 390 190 200 2,535 1,385 1,150
Chinese 1,000 280 720 3,925 1,970 1,955
Black 17,080 8,310 8,770 7,000 3,540 3,460
Filipino 175 70 100 1,980 835 1,145
Latin American 4,835 2,285 2,550 1,285 650 635
Arab 4,170 2,170 2,000 2,960 1,650 1,310
Southeast AsianCensus data footnote 98 1,305 620 690 1,230 600 630
West AsianCensus data footnote 99 185 95 90 730 415 320
Korean 140 90 50 1,685 885 800
Japanese 20 0 20 230 70 160
Visible minority, n.i.e.Census data footnote 100 150 55 95 305 135 175
Multiple visible minoritiesCensus data footnote 101 440 185 250 675 345 330
Not a visible minorityCensus data footnote 102 456,400 227,985 228,420 706,170 345,385 360,785
Ethnic origin populationThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census data on ethnic origin
Total - Ethnic origin for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 103 486,290 242,335 243,955 730,705 357,860 372,850
North American Aboriginal origins 20,885 9,860 11,025 46,585 22,625 23,955
First Nations (North American Indian) 18,445 8,680 9,770 36,405 17,570 18,840
Inuit 210 65 145 830 420 410
Métis 2,700 1,375 1,325 10,960 5,435 5,530
Other North American origins 358,980 178,435 180,540 428,865 209,615 219,250
Acadian 2,865 1,345 1,520 29,505 14,455 15,060
American 2,295 1,095 1,195 7,175 3,575 3,605
Canadian 341,740 169,680 172,065 407,370 199,020 208,350
New Brunswicker 65 40 25 240 135 105
Newfoundlander 0 10 0 445 190 250
Nova Scotian 20 10 20 65 40 25
Ontarian 85 45 45 0 0 10
Québécois 16,210 8,150 8,065 770 410 365
Other North American origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 104 10 10 0 20 20 0
European origins 161,845 81,235 80,615 424,850 206,715 218,135
British Isles origins 35,460 17,145 18,315 314,655 151,970 162,690
Channel Islander 50 20 25 125 45 85
Cornish 0 0 0 45 25 20
English 7,050 3,270 3,780 168,205 80,795 87,415
Irish 24,510 11,715 12,790 147,245 69,515 77,730
Manx 0 0 0 45 40 10
Scottish 7,740 3,750 3,990 134,455 64,400 70,055
Welsh 100 40 55 10,110 4,825 5,290
British Isles origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 105 735 360 375 10,640 4,885 5,755
French origins 111,595 56,120 55,475 163,270 79,105 84,165
Alsatian 85 40 45 15 10 0
Breton 795 355 440 55 30 30
Corsican 60 30 30 0 0 0
French 110,905 55,790 55,115 163,245 79,090 84,155
Western European origins (except French origins) 10,610 5,230 5,380 49,825 24,100 25,725
Austrian 285 115 165 1,000 530 475
Bavarian 10 0 0 0 0 0
Belgian 3,300 1,710 1,590 1,470 650 815
Dutch 625 300 325 15,230 7,290 7,945
Flemish 90 50 45 100 65 40
Frisian 0 0 0 40 25 15
German 5,670 2,690 2,980 34,205 16,575 17,630
Luxembourger 25 15 10 0 10 0
Swiss 975 525 450 1,145 545 595
Western European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 106 0 0 0 35 20 15
Northern European origins (except British Isles origins) 780 310 470 10,400 5,080 5,320
Danish 125 60 65 3,960 1,885 2,075
Finnish 50 25 25 465 235 225
Icelandic 20 15 0 250 135 115
Norwegian 240 75 165 3,330 1,650 1,680
Swedish 225 80 145 2,010 1,010 1,005
Northern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 107 135 65 75 820 410 410
Eastern European origins 5,975 3,055 2,915 11,590 5,600 5,995
Bulgarian 135 70 60 155 60 100
Byelorussian 40 15 25 85 45 40
Czech 135 70 70 435 215 225
Czechoslovakian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 108 85 45 40 175 80 100
Estonian 10 0 10 100 35 60
Hungarian 620 315 305 1,280 615 665
Latvian 50 20 30 185 105 80
Lithuanian 185 80 105 325 165 160
Moldovan 145 70 70 35 20 15
Polish 2,190 1,145 1,045 3,445 1,670 1,780
Romanian 1,025 540 485 945 485 460
Russian 735 350 385 2,260 1,015 1,245
Slovak 140 65 75 250 130 125
Ukrainian 1,280 665 615 3,535 1,750 1,785
Eastern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 109 25 10 15 70 25 45
Southern European origins 25,755 13,045 12,710 13,450 6,560 6,890
Albanian 55 25 30 120 65 55
Bosnian 15 10 10 120 65 55
Catalan 0 0 0 10 10 0
Croatian 110 60 55 310 120 190
Cypriot 0 0 0 30 20 10
Greek 1,120 615 505 950 485 465
Italian 18,375 9,230 9,140 7,460 3,615 3,845
Kosovar 45 25 20 0 0 0
Macedonian 0 0 0 80 35 45
Maltese 30 15 20 115 45 65
Montenegrin 0 0 0 20 20 0
Portuguese 3,155 1,690 1,465 1,785 840 945
Serbian 55 30 20 130 90 35
Sicilian 180 90 90 15 10 0
Slovenian 40 20 20 130 60 60
Spanish 3,775 1,885 1,895 2,555 1,220 1,330
Yugoslavian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 110 155 60 95 120 55 65
Southern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 111 10 10 0 20 10 10
Other European origins 825 400 425 1,805 960 840
Basque 185 80 110 90 50 40
Jewish 270 155 120 785 410 375
Roma (Gypsy) 15 15 10 30 20 15
Slavic, n.o.s.Census data footnote 112 0 0 0 30 10 15
Other European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 113 360 160 195 875 480 395
Caribbean origins 13,780 6,755 7,025 2,275 1,045 1,230
Antiguan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bahamian 20 20 10 35 15 15
Barbadian 50 20 30 100 60 40
Bermudan 10 10 0 130 40 90
Carib 10 0 0 10 0 0
Cuban 660 355 305 235 135 100
Dominican 605 270 330 80 35 40
Grenadian 0 0 0 20 0 15
Guadeloupean 40 30 15 35 20 15
Haitian 12,345 6,020 6,330 305 140 160
Jamaican 140 85 60 750 350 395
Kittitian/Nevisian 0 0 0 10 10 0
Martinican 50 45 10 0 0 0
Montserratan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Puerto Rican 20 15 10 85 40 40
St. Lucian 10 0 0 15 10 10
Trinidadian/Tobagonian 65 25 40 150 70 75
Vincentian/Grenadinian 10 0 0 45 10 35
West Indian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 114 75 40 40 245 110 135
Caribbean origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 115 80 40 40 185 65 120
Latin, Central and South American origins 6,350 3,010 3,345 2,135 1,110 1,025
Aboriginal from Central/South America (except Arawak and Maya) 280 160 120 65 40 25
Arawak 0 0 0 0 0 0
Argentinian 355 180 175 30 10 20
Belizean 0 0 10 0 0 10
Bolivian 60 25 35 55 35 20
Brazilian 190 75 110 60 15 45
Chilean 505 260 240 95 40 55
Colombian 995 465 535 265 105 160
Costa Rican 60 30 35 30 15 15
Ecuadorian 95 30 65 30 20 10
Guatemalan 550 305 245 125 40 85
Guyanese 15 10 0 115 50 70
Hispanic 60 25 35 75 35 35
Honduran 305 160 145 50 20 25
Maya 35 20 15 90 45 45
Mexican 870 360 510 700 395 300
Nicaraguan 95 35 55 20 20 0
Panamanian 55 30 25 15 15 0
Paraguayan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Peruvian 910 410 500 90 45 45
Salvadorean 845 380 460 135 95 40
Uruguayan 150 65 90 10 0 0
Venezuelan 210 95 115 60 35 30
Latin, Central and South American origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 116 245 125 120 110 65 50
African origins 10,760 5,355 5,405 6,705 3,535 3,170
Central and West African origins 2,230 1,120 1,115 1,835 1,045 790
Akan 0 0 0 20 10 10
Angolan 115 60 60 25 10 10
Ashanti 0 0 10 0 0 0
Beninese 30 20 10 0 10 0
Burkinabe 40 20 20 75 50 30
Cameroonian 320 160 165 150 110 40
Chadian 0 0 10 0 0 0
Congolese 940 430 510 415 250 165
Edo 0 0 0 10 0 0
Ewe 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gabonese 10 0 0 15 10 0
Gambian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ghanaian 60 35 30 90 55 35
Guinean 205 125 75 175 125 50
Ibo 0 0 0 80 55 25
Ivorian 210 120 85 60 30 30
Liberian 0 0 0 80 45 35
Malian 50 25 20 125 55 65
Malinké 10 10 0 0 0 0
Nigerian 35 10 25 230 115 115
Peulh 35 20 10 40 25 20
Senegalese 200 110 90 105 45 60
Sierra Leonean 0 0 0 20 0 20
Togolese 75 40 35 40 20 25
Wolof 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yoruba 0 0 0 50 25 25
Central and West African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 117 85 45 40 225 135 90
North African origins 5,795 3,035 2,760 1,200 705 495
Algerian 1,770 895 880 190 90 90
Berber 1,150 595 555 180 105 70
Coptic 25 15 10 0 0 0
Dinka 20 10 15 0 0 0
Egyptian 370 205 165 210 130 80
Libyan 0 0 0 185 85 100
Maure 10 0 0 0 0 0
Moroccan 2,255 1,175 1,075 365 255 115
Sudanese 0 0 0 15 10 10
Tunisian 430 265 160 140 80 60
North African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 118 105 60 45 15 10 10
Southern and East African origins 770 340 430 1,050 565 485
Afrikaner 0 0 0 0 0 0
Amhara 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bantu, n.o.s.Census data footnote 119 220 105 115 30 25 0
Burundian 225 100 125 105 55 50
Djiboutian 10 0 10 0 0 0
Eritrean 0 0 0 115 80 40
Ethiopian 10 0 10 180 105 70
Harari 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kenyan 0 0 0 10 0 0
Malagasy 55 20 35 60 20 35
Mauritian 115 45 60 0 10 0
Oromo 0 0 0 30 10 20
Rwandan 95 50 50 105 50 55
Seychellois 0 0 0 10 0 10
Somali 10 0 10 30 25 0
South African 0 0 0 225 95 130
Tanzanian 10 0 10 0 0 0
Tigrian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ugandan 15 0 0 25 15 15
Zambian 0 0 0 25 10 15
Zimbabwean 0 0 0 60 30 30
Zulu 10 10 0 0 0 0
Southern and East African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 120 20 0 15 80 40 40
Other African origins 2,160 945 1,215 2,850 1,360 1,485
Black, n.o.s.Census data footnote 121 90 45 40 385 140 245
Other African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 122 2,135 930 1,195 2,475 1,225 1,245
Asian origins 6,325 2,955 3,370 19,410 9,775 9,635
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins 2,865 1,505 1,360 6,835 3,590 3,240
Afghan 65 15 45 25 10 20
Arab, n.o.s.Census data footnote 123 890 485 400 590 300 295
Armenian 175 115 65 115 60 50
Assyrian 0 0 0 15 10 0
Azerbaijani 0 0 0 10 0 10
Georgian 0 0 0 10 10 10
Hazara 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iranian 115 75 35 665 365 305
Iraqi 10 10 0 105 50 55
Israeli 15 0 0 175 85 90
Jordanian 0 0 0 180 105 75
Kazakh 0 0 0 0 10 0
Kurd 95 45 45 80 45 30
Kuwaiti 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kyrgyz 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lebanese 875 425 450 2,825 1,435 1,395
Palestinian 20 10 10 75 40 30
Pashtun 0 0 0 20 10 10
Saudi Arabian 0 0 0 85 65 20
Syrian 355 185 175 1,685 865 825
Tajik 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tatar 0 0 0 25 10 15
Turk 260 130 135 235 150 85
Turkmen 0 0 0 10 15 0
Uighur 0 0 0 0 0 0
Uzbek 0 0 0 40 25 10
Yemeni 0 0 0 35 20 15
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 124 40 20 15 50 35 15
South Asian origins 475 235 240 2,975 1,590 1,385
Bangladeshi 0 0 0 150 95 55
Bengali 0 0 0 50 40 10
Bhutanese 70 30 40 35 20 15
East Indian 245 120 125 2,150 1,105 1,045
Goan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gujarati 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kashmiri 0 0 0 10 0 0
Nepali 30 0 25 160 75 90
Pakistani 80 60 25 255 160 100
Punjabi 0 0 0 45 35 15
Sinhalese 0 0 0 15 0 10
Sri Lankan 45 20 25 100 45 55
Tamil 0 0 0 25 15 10
South Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 125 0 0 0 85 50 35
East and Southeast Asian origins 2,990 1,230 1,765 9,640 4,610 5,030
Burmese 0 0 0 25 15 10
Cambodian (Khmer) 395 200 190 60 30 30
Chinese 1,390 505 890 4,480 2,230 2,250
Filipino 230 90 140 2,130 870 1,265
Hmong 0 0 0 0 0 0
Indonesian 20 0 15 100 30 65
Japanese 60 20 35 305 115 185
Karen 0 0 0 65 30 35
Korean 135 75 60 1,675 875 795
Laotian 450 220 230 0 10 0
Malaysian 10 0 0 30 15 15
Mongolian 0 0 0 45 30 15
Singaporean 0 0 0 10 10 0
Taiwanese 30 15 15 60 30 30
Thai 90 35 50 100 30 70
Tibetan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Vietnamese 555 250 305 885 450 435
East and Southeast Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 126 10 0 0 10 0 10
Other Asian origins 25 10 20 110 70 45
Other Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 127 25 10 20 115 65 45
Oceania origins 80 55 30 470 210 260
Australian 65 40 25 290 120 165
New Zealander 10 10 0 135 70 70
Pacific Islands origins 10 10 0 55 30 20
Fijian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hawaiian 0 0 0 30 10 15
Maori 10 10 10 10 10 0
Polynesian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 128 0 0 0 10 0 10
Samoan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pacific Islands origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 129 0 0 0 10 10 0
Household characteristics
Total - Private households by tenure - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 130 202,140 ... ... 319,770 ... ...
Owner 151,230 ... ... 238,040 ... ...
Renter 50,595 ... ... 79,865 ... ...
Band housing 315 ... ... 1,865 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by condominium status - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 131 202,145 ... ... 319,770 ... ...
Condominium 17,820 ... ... 10,580 ... ...
Not condominium 184,325 ... ... 309,195 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 132 202,140 ... ... 319,775 ... ...
No bedrooms 320 ... ... 680 ... ...
1 bedroom 19,880 ... ... 28,370 ... ...
2 bedrooms 64,695 ... ... 88,115 ... ...
3 bedrooms 72,350 ... ... 125,865 ... ...
4 or more bedrooms 44,890 ... ... 76,745 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 133 202,145 ... ... 319,770 ... ...
1 to 4 rooms 54,740 ... ... 66,540 ... ...
5 rooms 33,565 ... ... 56,365 ... ...
6 rooms 28,670 ... ... 54,070 ... ...
7 rooms 29,075 ... ... 45,825 ... ...
8 or more rooms 56,090 ... ... 96,970 ... ...
Average number of rooms per dwelling 6.2 ... ... 6.5 ... ...
Total - Private households by number of persons per room - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 134 202,140 ... ... 319,770 ... ...
One person or fewer per room 201,150 ... ... 318,195 ... ...
More than 1 person per room 985 ... ... 1,575 ... ...
Total - Private households by housing suitability - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 135 202,140 ... ... 319,770 ... ...
Suitable 197,025 ... ... 312,370 ... ...
Not suitable 5,120 ... ... 7,405 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by period of construction - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 136 202,145 ... ... 319,770 ... ...
1960 or before 25,625 ... ... 76,690 ... ...
1961 to 1980 58,490 ... ... 98,720 ... ...
1981 to 1990 34,760 ... ... 45,630 ... ...
1991 to 2000 27,135 ... ... 39,825 ... ...
2001 to 2005 17,415 ... ... 19,090 ... ...
2006 to 2010 23,455 ... ... 22,530 ... ...
2011 to 2016Census data footnote 137 15,265 ... ... 17,290 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 138 202,140 ... ... 319,770 ... ...
Only regular maintenance or minor repairs needed 191,775 ... ... 293,155 ... ...
Major repairs needed 10,365 ... ... 26,625 ... ...
Total - Private households by number of household maintainers - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 139 202,145 ... ... 319,770 ... ...
1 household maintainer 119,235 ... ... 195,585 ... ...
2 household maintainers 80,850 ... ... 120,195 ... ...
3 or more household maintainers 2,065 ... ... 3,995 ... ...
Total - Private households by age of primary household maintainers - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 140 202,140 ... ... 319,775 ... ...
15 to 24 years 4,675 ... ... 10,375 ... ...
25 to 34 years 25,905 ... ... 38,585 ... ...
35 to 44 years 36,125 ... ... 50,050 ... ...
45 to 54 years 42,090 ... ... 61,860 ... ...
55 to 64 years 44,305 ... ... 68,145 ... ...
65 to 74 years 32,000 ... ... 53,435 ... ...
75 to 84 years 13,855 ... ... 27,655 ... ...
85 years and over 3,185 ... ... 9,675 ... ...
Total - Owner and tenant households with household total income greater than zero, in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings by shelter-cost-to-income ratio - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 141 200,590 ... ... 314,325 ... ...
Spending less than 30% of income on shelter costs 163,350 ... ... 261,385 ... ...
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs 37,235 ... ... 52,935 ... ...
30% to less than 100% 34,090 ... ... 47,190 ... ...
Total - Owner households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data 150,320 ... ... 235,950 ... ...
% of owner households with a mortgageCensus data footnote 142 67.4 ... ... 55.9 ... ...
% of owner households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costsCensus data footnote 141 13.1 ... ... 10.3 ... ...
Median monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,035 ... ... 741 ... ...
Average monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,075 ... ... 876 ... ...
Median value of dwellings ($)Census data footnote 144 234,906 ... ... 150,010 ... ...
Average value of dwellings ($)Census data footnote 144 250,753 ... ... 170,071 ... ...
Total - Tenant households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data 50,445 ... ... 79,370 ... ...
% of tenant households in subsidized housingCensus data footnote 145 6.7 ... ... 14.4 ... ...
% of tenant households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costsCensus data footnote 141 34.9 ... ... 36.5 ... ...
Median monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 737 ... ... 704 ... ...
Average monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 767 ... ... 741 ... ...
Highest certificate, diploma or degree
Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 146 400,015 198,085 201,930 620,395 301,650 318,745
No certificate, diploma or degree 90,820 47,845 42,980 136,745 71,600 65,140
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificateCensus data footnote 147 94,695 44,155 50,545 176,750 85,345 91,405
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 214,495 106,085 108,410 306,895 144,700 162,200
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma 87,990 54,310 33,685 56,595 39,965 16,630
Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 148 62,190 33,010 29,180 29,630 17,320 12,315
Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 149 25,800 21,300 4,500 26,965 22,645 4,320
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma 66,750 27,260 39,490 135,065 56,055 79,005
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level 13,230 5,085 8,150 11,610 3,995 7,620
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above 46,520 19,430 27,090 103,630 44,685 58,945
Bachelor's degree 33,985 13,650 20,340 73,330 30,165 43,165
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level 4,190 1,765 2,425 6,735 2,795 3,935
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry 1,335 670 670 2,755 1,600 1,160
Master's degree 6,220 2,915 3,305 17,745 8,170 9,585
Earned doctorateCensus data footnote 150 790 435 355 3,065 1,955 1,110
Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 146 266,680 131,900 134,780 400,785 194,715 206,070
No certificate, diploma or degree 42,885 24,435 18,455 55,645 32,390 23,260
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificateCensus data footnote 147 56,580 27,035 29,545 114,330 56,430 57,895
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 167,220 80,430 86,785 230,810 105,890 124,915
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma 69,200 41,235 27,965 37,710 26,335 11,375
Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 148 49,185 24,775 24,410 19,900 11,430 8,475
Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 149 20,015 16,460 3,555 17,805 14,905 2,900
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma 49,785 20,265 29,515 104,595 43,695 60,900
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level 9,790 3,760 6,030 7,685 2,660 5,020
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above 38,445 15,175 23,275 80,825 33,195 47,625
Bachelor's degree 28,320 10,890 17,425 57,560 23,115 34,450
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level 3,280 1,265 2,015 5,160 1,920 3,240
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry 1,075 445 630 2,190 1,110 1,080
Master's degree 5,135 2,250 2,880 13,730 5,770 7,960
Earned doctorateCensus data footnote 150 645 325 320 2,190 1,285 905
Major field of study - Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2016
Total - Major field of study - Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2016 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 151 400,015 198,085 201,930 620,395 301,645 318,745
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 152 185,520 92,000 93,520 313,495 156,945 156,545
Education 16,365 3,555 12,815 25,570 6,725 18,845
13. Education 16,370 3,555 12,815 25,565 6,720 18,845
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 6,955 3,235 3,725 6,140 2,800 3,335
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services 1,525 1,185 335 1,155 905 250
50. Visual and performing arts 5,430 2,050 3,385 4,990 1,900 3,085
Humanities 8,335 3,235 5,100 12,430 5,245 7,190
16. Aboriginal and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics 735 110 630 1,040 255 785
23. English language and literature/letters 195 75 120 2,395 715 1,675
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities 5,170 2,070 3,105 3,055 1,065 1,990
30A Interdisciplinary humanitiesCensus data footnote 153 25 10 10 55 20 35
38. Philosophy and religious studies 200 140 60 725 455 270
39. Theology and religious vocations 490 270 220 2,150 1,325 825
54. History 500 310 190 2,190 1,185 1,005
55. French language and literature/letters 1,035 255 775 830 220 605
Social and behavioural sciences and law 15,550 3,945 11,605 23,780 6,945 16,835
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies 110 30 75 190 35 155
09. Communication, journalism and related programs 1,470 440 1,030 1,725 710 1,015
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences 4,870 265 4,600 6,015 305 5,710
22. Legal professions and studies 2,995 850 2,145 3,935 1,325 2,615
30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciencesCensus data footnote 154 400 120 285 420 95 325
42. Psychology 2,615 585 2,030 5,075 1,355 3,725
45. Social sciences 3,090 1,650 1,440 6,420 3,120 3,300
Business, management and public administration 45,875 14,560 31,320 67,605 19,470 48,135
30.16 Accounting and computer science 50 20 35 230 35 190
44. Public administration and social service professions 2,235 505 1,735 5,670 1,010 4,660
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services 43,590 14,035 29,555 61,705 18,425 43,285
Physical and life sciences and technologies 4,935 2,715 2,225 7,625 3,930 3,700
26. Biological and biomedical sciences 1,375 545 830 3,320 1,525 1,800
30.01 Biological and physical sciences 795 520 275 1,845 825 1,025
30C Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciencesCensus data footnote 155 1,105 475 625 130 30 100
40. Physical sciences 1,110 845 265 1,720 1,265 455
41. Science technologies/technicians 550 330 225 610 285 325
Mathematics, computer and information sciences 6,525 4,420 2,105 11,275 7,185 4,095
11. Computer and information sciences and support services 5,700 4,090 1,605 9,975 6,640 3,335
25. Library science 455 75 380 620 95 525
27. Mathematics and statistics 340 230 110 620 395 225
30D Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciencesCensus data footnote 156 35 30 10 55 45 10
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies 55,170 52,020 3,150 70,800 67,070 3,735
04. Architecture and related services 1,140 735 405 500 365 140
14. Engineering 3,920 3,485 435 8,020 7,015 1,010
15. Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields 9,670 8,740 930 13,010 11,575 1,430
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0
46. Construction trades 16,355 15,925 435 18,910 18,555 350
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians 13,975 13,530 440 20,075 19,570 505
48. Precision production 10,120 9,615 500 10,290 9,985 300
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 3,955 2,610 1,345 6,370 4,715 1,650
01. Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences 2,815 1,675 1,140 2,970 1,840 1,130
03. Natural resources and conservation 1,140 930 205 3,395 2,875 520
Health and related fields 28,855 4,515 24,345 49,795 7,490 42,305
31. Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies 1,515 705 810 2,770 1,325 1,445
51. Health professions and related programs 27,085 3,670 23,410 46,160 5,600 40,550
60. Dental, medical and veterinary residency programs 260 135 120 870 565 305
Personal, protective and transportation services 21,950 11,265 10,685 25,460 13,110 12,355
12. Personal and culinary services 11,480 2,465 9,015 13,835 2,735 11,095
28. Military science, leadership and operational art 15 15 0 105 95 10
29. Military technologies and applied sciences 45 35 10 390 355 40
43. Security and protective services 5,165 4,010 1,155 4,665 3,795 875
49. Transportation and materials moving 5,245 4,745 505 6,465 6,135 325
Other 10 10 0 50 25 25
30.99 Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies, other 10 10 0 45 25 20
Total - Major field of study - Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2016 for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 151 266,680 131,895 134,780 400,780 194,710 206,070
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 152 99,465 51,465 47,995 169,970 88,820 81,150
Education 11,460 2,330 9,130 16,350 3,830 12,520
13. Education 11,465 2,330 9,130 16,350 3,835 12,515
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 5,360 2,400 2,960 4,690 2,140 2,550
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services 1,210 920 290 830 630 200
50. Visual and performing arts 4,150 1,480 2,675 3,860 1,510 2,350
Humanities 5,180 1,975 3,205 8,810 3,450 5,360
16. Aboriginal and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics 595 85 510 820 195 625
23. English language and literature/letters 150 65 90 1,725 490 1,235
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities 2,990 1,255 1,735 2,125 650 1,475
30A Interdisciplinary humanitiesCensus data footnote 153 10 0 10 35 10 30
38. Philosophy and religious studies 110 80 30 500 295 215
39. Theology and religious vocations 240 115 125 1,460 860 595
54. History 365 215 150 1,630 855 775
55. French language and literature/letters 720 170 550 520 100 420
Social and behavioural sciences and law 12,925 3,090 9,835 18,970 5,210 13,760
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies 70 30 50 135 20 115
09. Communication, journalism and related programs 1,155 350 805 1,500 630 870
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences 4,175 200 3,975 4,685 235 4,450
22. Legal professions and studies 2,485 625 1,860 3,280 940 2,340
30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciencesCensus data footnote 154 270 75 195 335 70 260
42. Psychology 2,170 450 1,720 4,015 980 3,035
45. Social sciences 2,590 1,360 1,230 5,015 2,330 2,680
Business, management and public administration 37,305 11,120 26,175 52,915 15,055 37,860
30.16 Accounting and computer science 30 10 25 215 40 175
44. Public administration and social service professions 1,790 355 1,435 4,505 735 3,770
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services 35,475 10,760 24,720 48,190 14,280 33,915
Physical and life sciences and technologies 3,190 1,820 1,370 5,620 2,710 2,905
26. Biological and biomedical sciences 1,160 450 715 2,580 1,135 1,445
30.01 Biological and physical sciences 535 365 170 1,275 540 730
30C Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciencesCensus data footnote 155 170 95 75 110 20 95
40. Physical sciences 865 635 230 1,185 820 370
41. Science technologies/technicians 460 275 185 465 195 270
Mathematics, computer and information sciences 5,440 3,635 1,805 9,710 6,285 3,425
11. Computer and information sciences and support services 4,785 3,380 1,405 8,815 5,910 2,905
25. Library science 375 65 310 415 70 345
27. Mathematics and statistics 265 175 90 430 265 170
30D Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciencesCensus data footnote 156 15 15 0 55 50 0
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies 42,555 39,785 2,765 51,150 47,940 3,210
04. Architecture and related services 960 615 340 395 270 120
14. Engineering 3,345 2,935 410 6,230 5,295 935
15. Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields 7,530 6,725 810 10,405 9,135 1,270
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0
46. Construction trades 12,115 11,730 385 13,110 12,825 290
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians 10,840 10,465 370 14,025 13,635 395
48. Precision production 7,765 7,320 450 6,980 6,770 210
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 3,155 1,995 1,160 5,010 3,575 1,430
01. Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences 2,230 1,260 965 2,355 1,395 960
03. Natural resources and conservation 925 735 190 2,655 2,185 470
Health and related fields 23,110 3,535 19,580 38,135 5,850 32,285
31. Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies 1,250 560 685 2,145 1,060 1,085
51. Health professions and related programs 21,685 2,905 18,775 35,295 4,385 30,905
60. Dental, medical and veterinary residency programs 180 70 110 695 405 285
Personal, protective and transportation services 17,530 8,730 8,800 19,415 9,810 9,600
12. Personal and culinary services 9,180 1,790 7,390 10,520 1,945 8,575
28. Military science, leadership and operational art 10 10 0 95 85 10
29. Military technologies and applied sciences 15 10 10 220 190 35
43. Security and protective services 3,965 2,985 980 3,460 2,760 705
49. Transportation and materials moving 4,360 3,935 425 5,115 4,835 285
Other 10 0 0 45 25 20
30.99 Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies, other 10 10 0 40 25 15
Location of study compared with province or territory of residence with countries outside Canada
Total - Location of study compared with province or territory of residence with countries outside Canada for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 157 400,015 198,085 201,930 620,390 301,650 318,745
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 185,520 92,000 93,520 313,495 156,945 156,545
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 158 214,500 106,085 108,410 306,900 144,700 162,200
Location of study inside Canada 208,325 102,540 105,785 290,645 136,490 154,155
Same as province or territory of residence 206,120 101,400 104,715 229,835 106,610 123,230
Different than province or territory of residence 2,205 1,140 1,070 60,810 29,880 30,925
Location of study outside CanadaCensus data footnote 159 6,170 3,545 2,625 16,255 8,205 8,050
United StatesCensus data footnote 160 525 355 170 5,360 2,675 2,685
Philippines 30 10 15 920 285 635
India 20 10 15 460 230 230
United KingdomCensus data footnote 161 65 35 30 1,995 1,175 815
ChinaCensus data footnote 162 155 70 85 1,105 550 555
France 1,415 970 440 660 370 290
Other 3,955 2,090 1,865 5,755 2,920 2,835
Total - Location of study compared with province or territory of residence with countries outside Canada for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 157 266,680 131,900 134,785 400,785 194,715 206,070
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 99,465 51,465 47,995 169,970 88,815 81,155
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 158 167,220 80,435 86,790 230,815 105,895 124,920
Location of study inside Canada 162,115 77,595 84,520 218,710 100,175 118,535
Same as province or territory of residence 160,555 76,815 83,735 172,760 78,520 94,240
Different than province or territory of residence 1,560 775 785 45,950 21,660 24,295
Location of study outside CanadaCensus data footnote 159 5,110 2,840 2,265 12,105 5,715 6,380
United StatesCensus data footnote 160 365 235 130 3,460 1,555 1,905
Philippines 25 15 15 875 260 615
India 20 0 15 345 160 180
United KingdomCensus data footnote 161 65 35 25 1,070 575 490
ChinaCensus data footnote 162 140 60 80 1,025 475 550
France 1,025 685 340 525 300 225
Other 3,470 1,805 1,660 4,800 2,390 2,415
Labour force status
Total - Population aged 15 years and over by Labour force status - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 163 400,015 198,085 201,930 620,390 301,650 318,745
In the labour force 258,750 134,685 124,065 381,790 197,005 184,790
Employed 241,745 124,675 117,070 339,045 170,050 168,995
Unemployed 17,005 10,010 6,990 42,745 26,950 15,795
Not in the labour force 141,265 63,400 77,870 238,600 104,645 133,955
Participation rate 64.7 68.0 61.4 61.5 65.3 58.0
Employment rate 60.4 62.9 58.0 54.7 56.4 53.0
Unemployment rate 6.6 7.4 5.6 11.2 13.7 8.5
Work activity during the reference year
Total population aged 15 years and over by work activity during the reference year - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 164 400,015 198,085 201,930 620,390 301,645 318,745
Did not workCensus data footnote 165 133,690 59,150 74,540 217,930 94,105 123,825
Worked 266,330 138,940 127,390 402,465 207,540 194,920
Worked full year, full timeCensus data footnote 166 125,545 68,530 57,010 201,230 106,785 94,450
Worked part year and/or part timeCensus data footnote 167 140,790 70,405 70,380 201,225 100,760 100,475
Average weeks worked in reference year 43.0 43.0 43.0 41.0 40.6 41.5
Class of worker
Total labour force aged 15 years and over by class of worker - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 168 258,750 134,685 124,060 381,795 197,000 184,790
Class of worker - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 5,960 3,015 2,940 7,320 3,790 3,530
All classes of workersCensus data footnote 170 252,790 131,665 121,120 374,470 193,210 181,260
Employee 221,925 112,530 109,400 342,685 173,560 169,125
Self-employedCensus data footnote 171 30,865 19,140 11,725 31,785 19,655 12,130
Occupation - National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2016
Total labour force population aged 15 years and over by occupation - National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2016 - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 172 258,745 134,685 124,065 381,790 197,005 184,790
Occupation - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 5,960 3,020 2,940 7,320 3,790 3,530
All occupationsCensus data footnote 170 252,785 131,670 121,125 374,470 193,215 181,255
0 Management occupations 24,135 15,320 8,820 34,015 20,605 13,415
1 Business, finance and administration occupations 38,330 10,340 27,985 52,695 14,200 38,495
2 Natural and applied sciences and related occupations 11,475 8,915 2,555 20,705 16,300 4,405
3 Health occupations 18,560 2,755 15,800 30,730 4,870 25,865
4 Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services 29,740 7,640 22,105 45,640 15,355 30,285
5 Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport 5,475 2,555 2,920 6,610 2,925 3,685
6 Sales and service occupations 58,590 24,490 34,100 91,035 36,535 54,505
7 Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations 49,405 46,730 2,675 59,925 57,015 2,910
8 Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations 3,600 2,985 615 14,485 12,280 2,205
9 Occupations in manufacturing and utilities 13,480 9,935 3,545 18,620 13,130 5,495
Industry - North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 2012
Total labour force population aged 15 years and over by Industry - North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 2012 - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 173 258,745 134,685 124,060 381,795 197,000 184,790
Industry - NAICS2012 - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 5,960 3,020 2,940 7,320 3,790 3,530
All industry categoriesCensus data footnote 170 252,790 131,665 121,125 374,470 193,210 181,260
11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 4,130 2,880 1,250 15,135 12,025 3,115
21 Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction 385 325 60 4,345 3,765 580
22 Utilities 1,695 1,275 425 3,350 2,615 735
23 Construction 24,895 21,990 2,905 27,795 25,195 2,595
31-33 Manufacturing 29,360 21,900 7,460 32,405 23,215 9,195
41 Wholesale trade 10,290 7,090 3,200 11,170 8,180 2,990
44-45 Retail trade 34,620 15,795 18,820 46,180 21,220 24,950
48-49 Transportation and warehousing 12,635 9,610 3,025 17,680 13,295 4,390
51 Information and cultural industries 3,985 2,400 1,585 6,615 3,700 2,915
52 Finance and insurance 8,145 2,655 5,485 12,415 4,090 8,325
53 Real estate and rental and leasing 3,485 2,115 1,365 3,830 2,245 1,585
54 Professional, scientific and technical services 12,260 6,135 6,125 17,240 9,485 7,750
55 Management of companies and enterprises 140 30 105 345 145 195
56 Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services 10,300 6,540 3,755 18,530 10,060 8,475
61 Educational services 16,680 4,240 12,440 26,090 8,180 17,905
62 Health care and social assistance 35,330 5,400 29,930 51,380 7,955 43,430
71 Arts, entertainment and recreation 4,535 2,420 2,115 5,950 3,065 2,885
72 Accommodation and food services 14,055 5,370 8,680 24,825 8,460 16,365
81 Other services (except public administration) 12,685 6,220 6,465 17,105 8,365 8,745
91 Public administration 13,175 7,260 5,915 32,090 17,960 14,135
Place of work status
Total - Place of work status for the employed labour force aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 174 241,740 124,670 117,070 339,045 170,050 168,995
Worked at home 15,300 7,245 8,060 19,445 9,485 9,955
Worked outside Canada 350 240 110 1,315 885 430
No fixed workplace address 27,855 21,990 5,865 37,925 28,630 9,300
Worked at usual place 198,230 95,195 103,035 280,360 131,055 149,310
Commuting destinationThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census commuting destination data
Total - Commuting destination for the employed labour force aged 15 years and over in private households with a usual place of work - 25% sample data 198,230 95,195 103,030 280,360 131,055 149,310
Commute within census subdivision (CSD) of residence 45,380 19,250 26,130 127,230 57,560 69,670
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) within census division (CD) of residence 30,020 12,755 17,265 97,230 44,565 52,665
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) and census division (CD) within province or territory of residence 122,545 63,000 59,545 50,560 25,155 25,410
Commute to a different province or territory 290 190 100 5,345 3,775 1,565
Main mode of commuting
Total - Main mode of commuting for the employed labour force aged 15 years and over in private households with a usual place of work or no fixed workplace address - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 175 226,085 117,185 108,900 318,285 159,680 158,605
Car, truck, van - as a driver 198,380 105,195 93,190 266,035 135,575 130,460
Car, truck, van - as a passenger 7,645 3,105 4,545 24,455 9,855 14,600
Public transit 9,625 3,845 5,780 7,290 3,600 3,690
Walked 7,735 3,350 4,385 14,650 6,900 7,755
Bicycle 1,070 845 225 1,210 800 405
Other method 1,620 850 775 4,645 2,950 1,695
Commuting duration
Total - Commuting duration for the employed labour force aged 15 years and over in private households with a usual place of work or no fixed workplace address - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 176 226,085 117,190 108,895 318,290 159,680 158,605
Less than 15 minutes 53,740 23,500 30,240 135,690 63,885 71,810
15 to 29 minutes 61,395 29,690 31,705 118,075 58,505 59,570
30 to 44 minutes 51,300 28,585 22,720 39,230 21,385 17,845
45 to 59 minutes 26,670 15,990 10,685 12,945 7,275 5,670
60 minutes and over 32,980 19,420 13,555 12,345 8,635 3,710
Time leaving for work
Total - Time leaving for work for the employed labour force aged 15 years and over in private households with a usual place of work or no fixed workplace address - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 177 226,085 117,185 108,900 318,285 159,680 158,605
Between 5 a.m. and 5:59 a.m. 29,250 22,515 6,735 17,850 12,755 5,100
Between 6 a.m. and 6:59 a.m. 46,410 26,895 19,515 51,825 30,905 20,925
Between 7 a.m. and 7:59 a.m. 56,535 24,280 32,260 112,460 55,470 56,990
Between 8 a.m. and 8:59 a.m. 35,475 12,510 22,970 64,235 25,835 38,400
Between 9 a.m. and 11:59 a.m. 18,345 7,000 11,345 25,595 9,415 16,180
Between 12 p.m. and 4:59 a.m. 40,065 23,990 16,075 46,320 25,300 21,020
Language used most often at work
Total - Language used most often at work for the population in private households aged 15 years and over who worked since January 1, 2015 - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 178 273,850 142,520 131,330 413,695 212,875 200,820
Single responses 263,340 136,465 126,875 395,120 204,270 190,850
Official languages 262,755 136,145 126,610 394,015 203,660 190,355
English 7,455 4,390 3,070 304,775 160,255 144,515
French 255,300 131,760 123,540 89,240 43,400 45,840
Non-official languages 590 320 265 1,105 615 490
Aboriginal languages 315 175 140 255 140 115
Algonquian languages 315 175 140 250 135 110
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 315 175 140 0 0 0
Atikamekw 315 175 140 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Moose Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Naskapi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Plains Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Woods Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Eastern Algonquian languages 0 0 0 255 135 110
Malecite 0 0 0 15 10 10
Mi'kmaq 0 0 0 240 135 110
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carrier 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chilcotin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dene 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gwich'in 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sarsi (Sarcee) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sekani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Slavey 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tutchone languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oneida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lillooet 0 0 0 0 0 0
Okanagan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Squamish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Straits 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dakota 0 0 0 0 0 0
Stoney 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tlingit 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nisga'a 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haisla 0 0 0 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Non-Aboriginal languages 270 150 125 855 475 380
Afro-Asiatic languages 15 10 15 160 105 50
Berber languages 10 10 0 0 0 0
Kabyle 0 0 0 0 0 0
Berber languages, n.i.e. 10 10 10 0 0 0
Cushitic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bilen 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oromo 0 0 0 0 0 0
Somali 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Semitic languages 10 0 10 160 105 55
Amharic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arabic 0 0 0 140 100 45
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Harari 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hebrew 0 0 0 25 10 10
Maltese 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tigrigna 0 0 0 0 0 0
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 15 10 10 40 20 20
Khmer (Cambodian) 10 0 0 0 0 0
Vietnamese 0 0 0 45 20 20
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 0 0 0 15 0 10
Bikol 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cebuano 0 0 0 0 0 0
Fijian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ilocano 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malagasy 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malay 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pangasinan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 0 0 0 15 10 10
Waray-Waray 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Creole languages 20 0 10 0 0 0
Haitian Creole 0 0 0 0 0 0
Creole, n.o.s. 20 10 15 0 0 0
Creole languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dravidian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kannada 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malayalam 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tamil 0 0 0 0 0 0
Telugu 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hmong-Mien languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Indo-European languages 180 110 70 170 95 80
Albanian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Armenian 0 0 0 10 10 10
Balto-Slavic languages 10 10 0 30 10 20
Baltic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Latvian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lithuanian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavic languages 0 10 0 30 10 20
Belarusan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bosnian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bulgarian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Croatian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Czech 0 0 0 0 0 0
Macedonian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Polish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Russian 0 0 0 25 10 15
Serbian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Serbo-Croatian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slovak 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slovene (Slovenian) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ukrainian 0 0 0 10 0 0
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Celtic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scottish Gaelic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Welsh 0 0 0 0 0 0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Germanic languages 10 0 10 25 10 15
Afrikaans 0 0 0 0 0 0
Danish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dutch 0 0 0 0 0 0
Frisian 0 0 0 0 0 0
German 10 10 10 25 10 15
Icelandic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Norwegian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swedish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Vlaams (Flemish) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yiddish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Greek 0 0 0 0 0 0
Indo-Iranian languages 0 0 0 40 30 10
Indo-Aryan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bengali 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gujarati 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hindi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kashmiri 0 0 0 0 0 0
Konkani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Marathi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nepali 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sindhi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Urdu 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iranian languages 0 0 0 35 25 10
Kurdish 0 0 0 15 15 0
Pashto 0 0 0 0 0 0
Persian (Farsi) 0 0 0 25 15 10
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Italic (Romance) languages 170 100 65 65 35 25
Catalan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Italian 25 20 10 0 0 0
Portuguese 15 15 0 0 0 0
Romanian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Spanish 130 70 55 65 35 30
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Japanese 0 0 0 10 0 0
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Georgian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Korean 10 0 0 60 35 25
Mongolic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mongolian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Akan (Twi) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bamanankan 0 10 0 0 0 0
Edo 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ewe 0 0 0 0 0 0
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ganda 0 0 0 0 0 0
Igbo 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lingala 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rundi (Kirundi) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shona 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swahili 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wolof 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yoruba 0 0 0 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dinka 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages 0 0 10 30 20 10
American Sign Language 0 0 0 10 10 10
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 10 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 20 20 0
Sino-Tibetan languages 20 15 10 365 185 175
Chinese languages 20 15 10 360 185 175
Cantonese 10 10 0 35 15 25
Hakka 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mandarin 15 0 10 295 150 150
Min Dong 0 0 0 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wu (Shanghainese) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chinese, n.o.s. 0 0 0 30 25 10
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Burmese 0 0 0 0 0 0
Karenic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibetan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lao 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Azerbaijani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkish 0 0 0 0 10 0
Uyghur 0 0 0 0 0 0
Uzbek 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Uralic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Estonian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Finnish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hungarian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Multiple responses 10,505 6,055 4,455 18,575 8,605 9,970
English and French 9,850 5,760 4,090 18,045 8,350 9,695
English and non-official language 35 10 20 475 240 235
French and non-official language 340 150 195 10 0 10
English, French and non-official language 280 125 150 45 15 35
Other language used regularly at work
Total - Other language(s) used regularly at work for the population in private households aged 15 years and over who worked since January 1, 2015 - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 179 273,850 142,520 131,325 413,690 212,875 200,820
None 213,080 108,185 104,900 322,045 167,900 154,150
English 52,845 29,830 23,020 44,925 21,560 23,360
French 5,855 3,370 2,480 44,415 22,175 22,240
Non-official language 1,290 690 600 2,090 1,115 975
Aboriginal 175 90 80 615 285 330
Non-Aboriginal 1,110 595 515 1,475 830 645
English and French 20 25 0 0 0 0
English and non-official language 645 350 295 55 20 35
French and non-official language 105 75 35 160 95 65
English, French and non-official language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mobility status - Place of residence 1 year ago
Total - Mobility status 1 year ago - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 180 481,115 239,685 241,435 724,030 354,435 369,600
Non-movers 433,380 216,490 216,890 641,310 314,280 327,020
Movers 47,735 23,195 24,540 82,720 40,150 42,570
Non-migrants 20,330 9,765 10,565 45,630 21,830 23,800
Migrants 27,405 13,430 13,975 37,090 18,320 18,765
Internal migrants 26,860 13,155 13,705 32,585 15,995 16,585
Intraprovincial migrants 26,520 12,955 13,560 21,995 10,555 11,445
Interprovincial migrants 340 200 140 10,585 5,445 5,140
External migrants 545 275 270 4,505 2,320 2,185
Mobility status - Place of residence 5 years ago
Total - Mobility status 5 years ago - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 181 458,320 227,760 230,560 696,160 340,310 355,845
Non-movers 304,310 152,605 151,700 480,830 237,150 243,685
Movers 154,015 75,155 78,860 215,325 103,155 112,165
Non-migrants 63,160 30,420 32,740 113,835 53,935 59,900
Migrants 90,855 44,735 46,120 101,490 49,215 52,275
Internal migrants 88,510 43,560 44,945 89,980 43,165 46,815
Intraprovincial migrants 87,730 43,180 44,550 60,645 28,475 32,165
Interprovincial migrants 780 385 395 29,335 14,685 14,650
External migrants 2,345 1,175 1,175 11,510 6,050 5,455

Source

Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population.

How to cite

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

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