Census Profile, 2016 Census
Halifax [Population centre], Nova Scotia and Quebec [Province]

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Characteristic Halifax
Nova Scotia
[Population centre]
Quebec

[Province]
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Total Male Female Total Male Female
Counts (unless otherwise specified)
Population and dwellings
Population, 2016Census data footnote 1 316,701 ... ... 8,164,361 ... ...
Population, 2011Census data footnote 1 304,979 r ... ... 7,903,001 ... ...
Population percentage change, 2011 to 2016 3.8 ... ... 3.3 ... ...
Total private dwellingsCensus data footnote 2 150,284 ... ... 3,858,943 ... ...
Private dwellings occupied by usual residentsCensus data footnote 3 139,921 ... ... 3,531,663 ... ...
Population density per square kilometre 1,349.3 ... ... 6.0 ... ...
Land area in square kilometres 234.72 ... ... 1,356,625.27 ... ...
Age characteristics
Total - Age groups and average age of the population - 100% dataCensus data footnote 4 316,690 152,040 164,650 8,164,360 4,016,760 4,147,605
0 to 14 years 45,685 23,280 22,410 1,333,260 682,535 650,720
0 to 4 years 15,370 7,790 7,585 444,930 227,965 216,970
5 to 9 years 15,595 8,015 7,580 469,165 240,225 228,940
10 to 14 years 14,720 7,470 7,250 419,160 214,345 204,815
15 to 64 years 220,945 107,075 113,875 5,335,910 2,664,630 2,671,280
15 to 19 years 17,025 8,530 8,495 429,825 219,070 210,755
20 to 24 years 26,365 12,990 13,370 500,100 252,600 247,500
25 to 29 years 26,690 13,470 13,220 495,410 248,030 247,380
30 to 34 years 22,930 11,340 11,590 515,505 256,440 259,070
35 to 39 years 20,275 9,665 10,615 550,540 274,595 275,945
40 to 44 years 19,935 9,520 10,415 506,525 254,100 252,425
45 to 49 years 20,650 9,700 10,945 519,425 260,410 259,015
50 to 54 years 24,430 11,725 12,705 619,435 309,070 310,370
55 to 59 years 22,985 10,985 12,000 636,475 314,190 322,285
60 to 64 years 19,665 9,145 10,520 562,670 276,140 286,535
65 years and over 50,055 21,690 28,365 1,495,195 669,590 825,605
65 to 69 years 17,240 7,970 9,270 488,175 236,395 251,775
70 to 74 years 11,995 5,450 6,550 373,590 176,905 196,690
75 to 79 years 8,400 3,690 4,715 256,905 116,020 140,890
80 to 84 years 6,245 2,595 3,650 187,835 78,390 109,450
85 years and over 6,170 1,980 4,190 188,685 61,885 126,805
85 to 89 years 3,735 1,335 2,405 120,635 43,795 76,840
90 to 94 years 1,860 515 1,340 53,165 15,155 38,015
95 to 99 years 520 120 400 13,035 2,685 10,350
100 years and over 55 10 45 1,850 255 1,600
Total - Distribution (%) of the population by broad age groups - 100% data 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
0 to 14 years 14.4 15.3 13.6 16.3 17.0 15.7
15 to 64 years 69.8 70.4 69.2 65.4 66.3 64.4
65 years and over 15.8 14.3 17.2 18.3 16.7 19.9
85 years and over 1.9 1.3 2.5 2.3 1.5 3.1
Average age of the population 40.7 39.5 41.7 41.9 40.9 42.9
Median age of the population 39.8 38.2 41.3 42.5 41.4 43.6
Household and dwelling characteristics
Total - Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling - 100% dataCensus data footnote 5 139,920 ... ... 3,531,660 ... ...
Single-detached house 55,880 ... ... 1,602,680 ... ...
Apartment in a building that has five or more storeys 20,995 ... ... 187,800 ... ...
Other attached dwellingCensus data footnote 6 60,445 ... ... 1,717,680 ... ...
Semi-detached house 11,410 ... ... 188,245 ... ...
Row house 6,535 ... ... 93,350 ... ...
Apartment or flat in a duplex 5,865 ... ... 265,195 ... ...
Apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys 36,430 ... ... 1,154,955 ... ...
Other single-attached house 200 ... ... 15,940 ... ...
Movable dwellingCensus data footnote 7 2,600 ... ... 23,505 ... ...
Total - Private households by household size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 8 139,920 ... ... 3,531,665 ... ...
1 person 45,045 ... ... 1,175,230 ... ...
2 persons 51,055 ... ... 1,227,765 ... ...
3 persons 21,180 ... ... 489,460 ... ...
4 persons 15,450 ... ... 426,250 ... ...
5 or more persons 7,185 ... ... 212,960 ... ...
Number of persons in private households 311,400 ... ... 7,965,455 ... ...
Average household size 2.2 ... ... 2.3 ... ...
Marital status
Total - Marital status for the population aged 15 years and over - 100% dataCensus data footnote 9 271,000 128,760 142,240 6,831,105 3,334,220 3,496,885
Married or living common law 144,255 72,010 72,250 3,844,145 1,924,750 1,919,395
Married 113,560 56,690 56,870 2,342,980 1,172,720 1,170,260
Living common law 30,695 15,320 15,380 1,501,160 752,025 749,135
Not married and not living common law 126,745 56,755 69,995 2,986,960 1,409,475 1,577,490
Never married 87,160 44,415 42,745 2,010,580 1,084,300 926,280
Separated 7,990 3,305 4,690 103,625 46,390 57,240
Divorced 17,400 6,140 11,260 483,195 194,430 288,760
Widowed 14,195 2,895 11,305 389,555 84,345 305,210
Family characteristics
Total - Census families in private households by family size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 10 86,280 ... ... 2,257,560 ... ...
2 persons 48,225 ... ... 1,204,955 ... ...
3 persons 18,865 ... ... 466,310 ... ...
4 persons 13,955 ... ... 412,160 ... ...
5 or more persons 5,230 ... ... 174,140 ... ...
Average size of census families 2.7 ... ... 2.8 ... ...
Total number of census families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 11 86,280 ... ... 2,257,560 ... ...
Total couple families 70,770 ... ... 1,878,095 ... ...
Married couples 55,430 ... ... 1,128,355 ... ...
Common-law couples 15,345 ... ... 749,740 ... ...
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent 15,505 ... ... 379,460 ... ...
Female parent 12,745 ... ... 284,900 ... ...
Male parent 2,760 ... ... 94,565 ... ...
Total - Couple census families in private households - 100% data 70,770 ... ... 1,878,095 ... ...
Couples without children 38,355 ... ... 970,260 ... ...
Couples with children 32,420 ... ... 907,840 ... ...
1 child 14,585 ... ... 356,640 ... ...
2 children 12,910 ... ... 384,875 ... ...
3 or more children 4,925 ... ... 166,315 ... ...
Total - Lone-parent census families in private households - 100% data 15,505 ... ... 379,465 ... ...
1 child 9,870 ... ... 234,695 ... ...
2 children 4,280 ... ... 109,670 ... ...
3 or more children 1,355 ... ... 35,100 ... ...
Total - Persons not in census families in private households - 100% data 74,735 34,665 40,065 1,579,070 775,765 803,305
Household type
Total - Private households by household type - 100% dataCensus data footnote 12 139,920 ... ... 3,531,660 ... ...
One-census-family households 83,065 ... ... 2,197,340 ... ...
Without children in a census familyCensus data footnote 13 37,055 ... ... 947,305 ... ...
With children in a census familyCensus data footnote 14 46,005 ... ... 1,250,040 ... ...
Multiple-census-family households 1,590 ... ... 29,595 ... ...
Non-census-family households 55,265 ... ... 1,304,725 ... ...
One-person households 45,050 ... ... 1,175,230 ... ...
Two-or-more person non-census-family households 10,215 ... ... 129,500 ... ...
Knowledge of official languagesThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - Knowledge of official languages for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% dataCensus data footnote 15 313,230 150,620 162,610 8,066,560 3,977,275 4,089,285
English only 270,935 132,170 138,760 372,445 187,595 184,860
French only 275 115 160 4,032,640 1,874,545 2,158,095
English and French 39,855 17,330 22,525 3,586,410 1,884,135 1,702,275
Neither English nor French 2,160 995 1,160 75,065 31,000 44,060
First official language spokenThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - First official language spoken for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% dataCensus data footnote 16 313,230 150,615 162,610 8,066,555 3,977,270 4,089,285
English 302,120 145,270 156,855 964,120 482,985 481,135
French 7,960 3,895 4,070 6,750,945 3,320,380 3,430,560
English and French 1,070 505 570 278,710 144,060 134,655
Neither English nor French 2,070 950 1,115 72,775 29,845 42,930
Official language minority (number)Census data footnote 17 8,500 4,150 4,355 1,103,480 555,015 548,465
Official language minority (percentage)Census data footnote 17 2.7 2.8 2.7 13.7 14.0 13.4
Mother tongueThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - Mother tongue for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% dataCensus data footnote 18 313,230 150,620 162,610 8,066,555 3,977,270 4,089,285
Single responses 308,590 148,315 160,270 7,881,650 3,884,675 3,996,975
Official languages 279,670 133,590 146,085 6,820,815 3,366,970 3,453,845
English 271,530 129,640 141,890 601,155 301,860 299,300
French 8,145 3,950 4,195 6,219,665 3,065,115 3,154,550
Non-official languages 28,915 14,730 14,185 1,060,830 517,700 543,125
Aboriginal languages 75 40 35 45,570 22,530 23,040
Algonquian languages 60 30 25 33,140 16,365 16,770
Blackfoot 0 0 0 5 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 5 0 0 31,430 15,575 15,855
Atikamekw 0 0 0 6,150 3,135 3,015
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 8,715 4,155 4,555
Moose Cree 0 0 0 0 5 0
Naskapi 0 0 0 590 285 305
Northern East Cree 0 0 0 135 55 80
Plains Cree 0 0 0 5 0 5
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 35 15 15
Swampy Cree 5 5 0 5 5 0
Woods Cree 0 0 0 10 5 5
Cree, n.o.s. 0 0 0 15,790 7,920 7,875
Eastern Algonquian languages 50 30 20 485 225 260
Malecite 0 5 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 50 30 20 485 220 260
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 0 0 5 1,215 565 645
Algonquin 0 0 0 1,185 555 630
Ojibway 5 0 0 20 10 15
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 5 0 5
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 0 5
Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 15 10 5
Northern Athabaskan languages 5 0 5 15 10 5
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carrier 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chilcotin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dene 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gwich'in 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sarsi (Sarcee) 0 0 0 5 0 0
Sekani 0 0 0 0 5 0
Slavey-Hare languages 0 0 0 10 5 0
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Slavey 5 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0 10 10 0
Tahltan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tutchone languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 0 0
Haida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages 10 5 10 11,970 5,955 6,015
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 10 5 5 11,895 5,925 5,970
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 75 25 45
Iroquoian languages 0 0 0 375 165 210
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 0 0 0 365 160 210
Oneida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 5 5
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 0 0 0 5 5 0
Salish languages 0 0 0 5 0 0
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lillooet 0 0 0 0 0 0
Okanagan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Squamish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Straits 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 5 0
Siouan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dakota 0 0 0 0 0 0
Stoney 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tlingit 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 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 5 5 65 30 35
Non-Aboriginal languages 28,840 14,690 14,150 1,015,260 495,175 520,090
Afro-Asiatic languages 6,835 3,735 3,095 197,535 104,185 93,355
Berber languages 10 5 5 20,845 11,125 9,720
Kabyle 0 0 0 12,470 6,625 5,840
Berber languages, n.i.e. 5 5 0 8,375 4,500 3,875
Cushitic languages 115 60 60 1,125 545 580
Bilen 5 5 5 10 10 5
Oromo 60 35 25 15 10 5
Somali 50 25 30 1,075 515 560
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 5 30 20 10
Semitic languages 6,710 3,675 3,035 175,215 92,310 82,900
Amharic 105 45 60 745 340 405
Arabic 6,260 3,450 2,815 169,890 89,590 80,300
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 5 0 5 150 80 70
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 15 10 5
Harari 0 0 0 0 5 5
Hebrew 180 100 80 3,885 2,040 1,845
Maltese 5 5 0 25 10 15
Tigrigna 140 65 75 385 185 205
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 5 110 60 50
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 5 0 355 200 155
Austro-Asiatic languages 365 180 185 36,305 17,030 19,275
Khmer (Cambodian) 10 5 5 8,855 4,105 4,750
Vietnamese 360 175 185 27,425 12,920 14,505
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 25 10 15
Austronesian languages 1,590 705 890 21,635 7,800 13,835
Bikol 0 0 5 115 35 80
Cebuano 105 45 60 885 270 610
Fijian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 15 10 10 410 125 275
Ilocano 45 10 35 2,060 745 1,315
Malagasy 0 0 0 1,250 590 660
Malay 35 15 20 705 265 440
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 15 5 5 205 90 110
Pangasinan 0 0 0 95 40 50
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 1,355 605 750 15,545 5,480 10,065
Waray-Waray 0 0 0 50 10 40
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 15 5 10 320 140 180
Creole languages 50 35 15 56,990 25,220 31,770
Haitian Creole 0 0 0 2,220 1,055 1,170
Creole, n.o.s. 30 20 10 53,785 23,675 30,110
Creole languages, n.i.e. 20 15 10 980 490 490
Dravidian languages 850 500 355 14,865 7,435 7,430
Kannada 30 20 15 240 130 110
Malayalam 305 160 140 440 235 205
Tamil 245 145 100 13,600 6,715 6,880
Telugu 265 165 100 570 345 230
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 5 5 5 15 10 5
Hmong-Mien languages 0 0 0 25 10 15
Indo-European languages 11,365 5,750 5,610 553,045 269,625 283,420
Albanian 235 120 120 2,795 1,420 1,370
Armenian 30 20 10 16,430 7,970 8,460
Balto-Slavic languages 2,455 1,200 1,255 68,155 30,960 37,195
Baltic languages 45 10 35 850 335 515
Latvian 20 5 10 290 120 175
Lithuanian 30 5 20 555 215 340
Slavic languages 2,410 1,190 1,225 67,310 30,630 36,675
Belarusan 5 5 0 80 45 35
Bosnian 100 50 50 1,620 805 815
Bulgarian 30 15 15 6,985 3,385 3,600
Croatian 170 80 85 2,330 1,165 1,170
Czech 115 60 55 1,465 690 775
Macedonian 15 5 5 205 105 95
Polish 505 245 260 13,935 6,065 7,865
Russian 1,030 505 520 28,565 12,715 15,850
Serbian 100 50 50 3,140 1,590 1,545
Serbo-Croatian 80 40 35 1,805 865 940
Slovak 75 35 30 1,040 455 585
Slovene (Slovenian) 20 10 15 755 350 405
Ukrainian 165 85 85 5,210 2,285 2,920
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 175 90 85
Celtic languages 35 15 25 155 95 60
Scottish Gaelic 20 5 10 20 15 10
Welsh 10 5 5 40 20 20
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 90 55 30
Germanic languages 1,520 715 805 27,540 13,280 14,260
Afrikaans 45 20 25 125 60 65
Danish 70 40 30 395 190 200
Dutch 365 180 185 2,825 1,395 1,430
Frisian 0 0 5 10 10 0
German 875 390 490 13,670 6,340 7,330
Icelandic 25 10 10 65 30 35
Norwegian 55 30 25 200 100 100
Swedish 55 25 30 555 255 300
Vlaams (Flemish) 5 5 5 540 240 300
Yiddish 10 5 0 8,985 4,560 4,420
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 175 100 75
Greek 635 320 315 38,635 19,435 19,205
Indo-Iranian languages 4,205 2,295 1,910 76,040 39,205 36,835
Indo-Aryan languages 2,895 1,620 1,280 45,845 23,875 21,970
Bengali 435 265 170 10,995 5,620 5,380
Gujarati 170 115 60 6,070 2,980 3,090
Hindi 650 385 260 3,030 1,635 1,390
Kashmiri 5 0 5 20 15 5
Konkani 10 0 5 110 60 55
Marathi 60 35 30 255 145 110
Nepali 525 255 270 1,505 740 765
Oriya (Odia) 10 0 5 35 20 15
Punjabi (Panjabi) 465 245 220 12,380 6,720 5,660
Sindhi 15 10 5 330 160 165
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 140 65 70 645 310 330
Urdu 420 235 185 10,470 5,460 5,010
Iranian languages 1,285 665 615 29,760 15,105 14,655
Kurdish 110 60 45 985 550 430
Pashto 65 40 30 1,285 680 610
Persian (Farsi) 1,110 565 545 27,490 13,875 13,615
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 20 10 15 440 225 210
Italic (Romance) languages 2,250 1,075 1,170 323,290 157,260 166,030
Catalan 5 5 5 320 170 150
Italian 475 235 235 104,600 51,705 52,895
Portuguese 350 165 180 36,770 17,735 19,035
Romanian 170 80 85 35,840 17,170 18,665
Spanish 1,250 580 660 145,635 70,405 75,235
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 125 75 50
Japanese 225 60 165 2,525 775 1,750
Kartvelian languages 0 0 5 170 80 85
Georgian 0 5 0 170 80 90
Korean 865 365 505 5,160 2,270 2,890
Mongolic languages 5 0 5 190 75 115
Mongolian 5 5 0 195 80 115
Niger-Congo languages 515 255 250 28,355 14,360 13,995
Akan (Twi) 30 15 15 1,050 520 525
Bamanankan 5 0 5 1,200 655 545
Edo 10 5 0 75 45 30
Ewe 35 20 15 730 400 325
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 5 5 0 2,055 1,080 970
Ga 5 5 0 80 40 40
Ganda 20 10 15 35 15 20
Igbo 30 15 15 120 70 50
Lingala 5 0 5 2,465 1,185 1,285
Rundi (Kirundi) 20 10 5 3,345 1,600 1,745
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 45 15 30 2,500 1,115 1,380
Shona 25 15 15 85 45 40
Swahili 115 55 60 3,010 1,460 1,545
Wolof 0 0 0 3,230 1,745 1,485
Yoruba 50 30 20 255 155 100
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 115 55 55 8,135 4,235 3,895
Nilo-Saharan languages 65 35 30 345 180 165
Dinka 15 5 5 5 5 0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 50 30 25 335 170 165
Sign languages 95 50 50 1,330 700 630
American Sign Language 45 25 20 65 35 30
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 670 330 340
Sign languages, n.i.e 55 30 25 595 340 255
Sino-Tibetan languages 5,335 2,685 2,655 76,840 35,775 41,065
Chinese languages 5,320 2,675 2,645 76,490 35,600 40,895
Cantonese 880 405 475 24,375 11,505 12,875
Hakka 15 10 10 470 215 260
Mandarin 3,860 1,935 1,920 43,700 20,175 23,525
Min Dong 0 0 0 20 10 15
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 80 35 40 3,225 1,480 1,745
Wu (Shanghainese) 45 25 15 1,075 465 605
Chinese, n.o.s. 425 250 175 3,535 1,710 1,825
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 10 5 10 90 40 45
Tibeto-Burman languages 20 10 10 345 175 170
Burmese 5 0 5 80 30 50
Karenic languages 0 0 0 70 40 30
Tibetan 5 0 5 110 65 50
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 10 5 5 85 45 40
Tai-Kadai languages 80 35 50 4,895 2,185 2,710
Lao 5 0 5 4,115 1,995 2,120
Thai 75 35 45 765 180 585
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 10 5 10
Turkic languages 380 210 175 7,980 4,095 3,880
Azerbaijani 10 10 0 290 160 130
Turkish 240 130 115 7,155 3,685 3,470
Uyghur 5 0 0 205 100 105
Uzbek 110 60 50 145 70 75
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 10 5 0 185 80 105
Uralic languages 190 80 115 6,400 2,985 3,410
Estonian 20 10 10 195 75 120
Finnish 25 10 20 360 125 240
Hungarian 140 65 80 5,835 2,790 3,045
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 0 0 5
Other languages, n.i.e. 20 10 15 685 385 300
Multiple responses 4,640 2,300 2,340 184,905 92,600 92,310
English and French 1,475 675 800 72,395 36,695 35,695
English and non-official language 2,860 1,480 1,385 27,485 13,545 13,945
French and non-official language 165 85 80 67,075 33,110 33,970
English, French and non-official language 145 70 75 17,950 9,245 8,705
Language spoken most often at homeThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - Language spoken most often at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% dataCensus data footnote 19 313,225 150,620 162,610 8,066,560 3,977,270 4,089,285
Single responses 305,510 146,720 158,790 7,743,740 3,819,315 3,924,425
Official languages 289,710 138,675 151,035 7,157,850 3,536,165 3,621,685
English 286,735 137,225 149,505 782,185 391,125 391,060
French 2,975 1,445 1,530 6,375,665 3,145,040 3,230,625
Non-official languages 15,805 8,045 7,755 585,890 283,150 302,735
Aboriginal languages 15 5 10 40,190 20,205 19,980
Algonquian languages 15 5 10 28,695 14,385 14,310
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 0 0 0 28,110 14,105 14,005
Atikamekw 0 0 0 5,465 2,825 2,640
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 7,375 3,590 3,790
Moose Cree 0 0 0 5 5 0
Naskapi 0 0 0 590 295 290
Northern East Cree 0 0 0 60 30 30
Plains Cree 0 0 0 5 0 0
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 15 5 10
Swampy Cree 0 0 0 5 5 5
Woods Cree 0 0 0 0 5 0
Cree, n.o.s. 0 0 0 14,590 7,355 7,235
Eastern Algonquian languages 10 10 5 220 115 110
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 15 5 5 220 110 105
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 0 0 0 370 170 200
Algonquin 0 0 0 360 165 195
Ojibway 0 0 5 5 5 0
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 0 0 5
Northern Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carrier 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chilcotin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dene 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gwich'in 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sarsi (Sarcee) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sekani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Slavey 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tutchone languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages 0 0 0 11,375 5,770 5,615
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 5 0
Inuktitut 0 0 0 11,350 5,750 5,600
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 20 15 10
Iroquoian languages 0 0 0 70 35 35
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 0 0 0 70 35 30
Oneida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 0 0
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages 0 0 0 5 5 5
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lillooet 0 0 0 0 0 0
Okanagan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Squamish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Straits 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 0 0
Siouan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dakota 0 0 0 0 0 0
Stoney 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tlingit 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nisga'a 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 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 35 10 25
Non-Aboriginal languages 15,785 8,035 7,750 545,695 262,940 282,755
Afro-Asiatic languages 4,120 2,170 1,945 91,660 46,550 45,110
Berber languages 0 0 0 7,495 3,895 3,605
Kabyle 0 0 0 5,105 2,660 2,450
Berber languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 2,390 1,235 1,150
Cushitic languages 75 35 40 535 240 295
Bilen 5 0 5 5 0 5
Oromo 45 25 25 5 0 0
Somali 25 10 20 520 230 290
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 5 5
Semitic languages 4,045 2,140 1,910 83,520 42,365 41,160
Amharic 50 25 30 340 150 185
Arabic 3,780 2,005 1,775 81,105 41,150 39,955
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 5 5 5 95 50 45
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 10 0 5
Harari 0 5 0 5 0 5
Hebrew 105 60 45 1,705 880 825
Maltese 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tigrigna 95 40 60 205 95 105
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 60 25 35
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 105 50 55
Austro-Asiatic languages 240 120 120 24,980 11,675 13,305
Khmer (Cambodian) 0 0 0 5,180 2,370 2,805
Vietnamese 240 120 120 19,790 9,295 10,495
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 15 5 10
Austronesian languages 870 425 450 9,715 3,960 5,750
Bikol 0 0 0 15 5 10
Cebuano 45 20 30 230 100 125
Fijian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 10 5 5 130 55 75
Ilocano 15 5 5 740 305 435
Malagasy 0 0 0 360 185 170
Malay 5 0 5 175 85 95
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 0 0 0 60 30 30
Pangasinan 0 0 0 10 5 10
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 805 395 410 7,905 3,150 4,760
Waray-Waray 0 0 0 15 10 10
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 75 35 35
Creole languages 20 15 5 20,705 8,780 11,925
Haitian Creole 0 0 0 855 380 475
Creole, n.o.s. 10 5 0 19,405 8,200 11,210
Creole languages, n.i.e. 10 10 5 440 200 240
Dravidian languages 385 220 165 11,400 5,595 5,805
Kannada 10 5 5 150 85 65
Malayalam 130 75 55 200 100 100
Tamil 115 65 50 10,720 5,215 5,500
Telugu 125 75 50 330 190 135
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 5 5 0 10 5 5
Hmong-Mien languages 0 0 0 15 5 5
Indo-European languages 5,180 2,605 2,570 303,215 146,100 157,115
Albanian 100 50 50 1,615 795 820
Armenian 20 10 5 11,990 5,680 6,310
Balto-Slavic languages 1,155 565 590 40,405 19,085 21,325
Baltic languages 20 5 10 190 80 105
Latvian 5 0 5 75 40 40
Lithuanian 10 5 5 115 40 70
Slavic languages 1,135 560 580 40,220 19,000 21,220
Belarusan 0 0 0 25 15 15
Bosnian 55 30 30 965 475 495
Bulgarian 20 10 5 5,125 2,495 2,630
Croatian 60 25 35 1,015 475 545
Czech 35 20 15 460 220 240
Macedonian 0 0 0 130 65 65
Polish 155 75 90 5,970 2,695 3,270
Russian 655 320 335 20,680 9,775 10,900
Serbian 60 25 30 2,010 1,020 990
Serbo-Croatian 30 15 15 960 470 490
Slovak 20 10 10 245 120 130
Slovene (Slovenian) 5 0 0 225 95 135
Ukrainian 45 25 20 2,365 1,060 1,300
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 0 5 0 40 15 25
Celtic languages 10 10 0 30 20 10
Scottish Gaelic 10 5 5 5 5 0
Welsh 0 0 0 10 10 0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 15 15 5
Germanic languages 250 120 130 9,890 4,980 4,905
Afrikaans 10 5 0 15 10 10
Danish 5 5 5 50 25 25
Dutch 30 15 15 375 170 205
Frisian 0 0 0 0 0 0
German 165 80 90 2,550 1,190 1,365
Icelandic 15 10 10 30 15 20
Norwegian 10 5 5 20 5 10
Swedish 5 5 0 105 50 60
Vlaams (Flemish) 0 0 0 70 35 40
Yiddish 5 0 0 6,665 3,485 3,180
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 5 5
Greek 250 125 125 18,545 8,865 9,680
Indo-Iranian languages 2,515 1,320 1,200 53,555 26,845 26,710
Indo-Aryan languages 1,635 880 760 31,575 15,985 15,585
Bengali 225 125 100 8,180 4,055 4,125
Gujarati 95 60 30 3,840 1,860 1,985
Hindi 280 170 105 1,535 790 745
Kashmiri 0 5 0 5 0 0
Konkani 0 0 0 30 15 15
Marathi 30 15 15 80 40 40
Nepali 470 235 235 1,355 655 700
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 0 15 10 5
Punjabi (Panjabi) 205 100 105 8,840 4,690 4,155
Sindhi 5 0 0 135 65 75
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 80 40 40 365 185 180
Urdu 245 125 120 7,180 3,620 3,565
Iranian languages 875 435 440 21,745 10,740 11,010
Kurdish 85 45 35 510 280 235
Pashto 35 15 20 925 460 465
Persian (Farsi) 760 370 385 20,310 10,005 10,305
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 235 120 120
Italic (Romance) languages 885 415 470 167,190 79,835 87,355
Catalan 0 0 0 110 50 60
Italian 120 50 70 32,935 14,595 18,340
Portuguese 150 65 80 17,260 8,250 9,005
Romanian 60 30 30 24,520 12,000 12,525
Spanish 550 260 285 92,330 44,920 47,415
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 35 20 15
Japanese 80 30 50 1,050 425 620
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 70 35 35
Georgian 0 0 0 70 40 35
Korean 590 255 335 3,540 1,630 1,910
Mongolic languages 0 0 0 145 70 75
Mongolian 0 0 0 145 70 75
Niger-Congo languages 145 65 75 7,250 3,450 3,800
Akan (Twi) 5 0 5 445 215 235
Bamanankan 0 0 0 265 135 125
Edo 5 0 0 10 5 5
Ewe 15 5 5 140 60 80
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 0 0 0 530 255 280
Ga 0 0 0 15 5 10
Ganda 5 0 5 5 5 5
Igbo 5 0 5 15 10 10
Lingala 0 0 0 625 270 355
Rundi (Kirundi) 10 5 5 1,110 510 600
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 20 10 10 530 225 305
Shona 5 0 0 20 10 10
Swahili 50 25 30 1,100 535 565
Wolof 5 0 0 1,035 555 480
Yoruba 20 5 10 55 25 25
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 10 5 5 1,350 635 710
Nilo-Saharan languages 25 15 15 135 70 65
Dinka 5 0 0 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 20 15 15 130 65 65
Sign languages 125 65 65 1,770 1,000 775
American Sign Language 55 30 30 90 35 50
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 700 360 340
Sign languages, n.i.e 70 35 30 985 600 385
Sino-Tibetan languages 3,745 1,920 1,820 60,370 28,925 31,450
Chinese languages 3,740 1,920 1,820 60,155 28,805 31,345
Cantonese 505 265 240 17,845 8,470 9,375
Hakka 5 0 5 155 75 80
Mandarin 2,890 1,450 1,435 37,075 17,870 19,200
Min Dong 0 0 0 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 30 15 10 1,830 830 1,000
Wu (Shanghainese) 25 10 10 780 355 420
Chinese, n.o.s. 290 170 120 2,435 1,190 1,240
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 40 20 20
Tibeto-Burman languages 5 5 0 215 115 100
Burmese 0 0 0 35 15 20
Karenic languages 0 0 0 65 40 30
Tibetan 0 0 5 70 45 30
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 40 20 20
Tai-Kadai languages 30 15 15 2,375 1,145 1,230
Lao 0 0 0 2,150 1,055 1,100
Thai 25 10 15 225 90 135
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 190 100 90 5,120 2,540 2,575
Azerbaijani 0 0 0 100 50 55
Turkish 115 60 60 4,715 2,340 2,370
Uyghur 0 0 0 140 75 70
Uzbek 70 40 30 105 50 55
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 65 30 35
Uralic languages 45 25 25 2,025 895 1,130
Estonian 0 5 0 30 10 20
Finnish 0 5 0 50 20 30
Hungarian 40 20 20 1,945 860 1,085
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 10 0 0 150 90 60
Multiple responses 7,715 3,895 3,820 322,820 157,960 164,860
English and French 935 425 510 86,715 43,820 42,890
English and non-official language 6,495 3,320 3,170 54,400 26,255 28,140
French and non-official language 60 40 20 139,385 66,610 72,775
English, French and non-official language 225 115 115 42,320 21,270 21,045
Other language spoken regularly at homeThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - Other language(s) spoken regularly at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% dataCensus data footnote 20 313,225 150,620 162,610 8,066,555 3,977,275 4,089,285
None 287,715 138,150 149,560 6,825,240 3,356,340 3,468,900
English 8,545 4,380 4,165 513,410 263,670 249,735
French 6,675 2,920 3,755 320,370 158,340 162,030
Non-official language 9,730 4,905 4,830 317,790 154,450 163,340
Aboriginal 90 45 50 5,700 2,645 3,060
Non-Aboriginal 9,640 4,860 4,780 312,085 151,810 160,280
English and French 105 45 65 36,235 18,285 17,955
English and non-official language 180 85 95 28,630 14,075 14,555
French and non-official language 275 135 140 23,470 11,365 12,095
English, French and non-official language 5 0 0 1,420 740 680
Income of individuals in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 21 265,805 126,535 139,275 6,634,295 3,260,155 3,374,145
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 255,480 121,555 133,925 6,417,615 3,160,595 3,257,020
Median total income in 2015 among recipients ($) 35,199 41,261 30,772 32,975 37,842 28,522
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 255,560 121,560 134,000 6,419,175 3,160,780 3,258,400
Median after-tax income in 2015 among recipients ($) 31,113 35,676 27,712 29,535 33,110 26,119
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 231,345 111,900 119,445 5,685,690 2,866,470 2,819,220
Median market income in 2015 among recipients ($) 34,060 40,299 28,914 30,067 35,597 25,012
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 179,255 75,085 104,170 4,973,245 2,300,800 2,672,445
Median government transfers in 2015 among recipients ($) 3,944 2,595 4,541 7,307 5,851 8,246
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 191,650 95,210 96,445 4,627,795 2,408,420 2,219,370
Median employment income in 2015 among recipients ($) 33,146 38,134 29,107 31,263 35,627 27,219
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 22 266,075 126,615 139,460 6,634,280 3,260,040 3,374,245
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 255,795 121,575 134,220 6,417,010 3,159,415 3,257,595
Average total income in 2015 among recipients ($) 45,563 53,502 38,372 42,546 49,087 36,203
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 255,890 121,600 134,295 6,418,440 3,159,550 3,258,890
Average after-tax income in 2015 among recipients ($) 36,895 42,330 31,973 34,887 39,292 30,616
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 231,690 112,090 119,595 5,685,905 2,866,415 2,819,485
Average market income in 2015 among recipients ($) 45,094 53,756 36,976 40,505 47,810 33,079
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 179,835 74,810 105,020 4,972,650 2,299,595 2,673,050
Average government transfers in 2015 among recipients ($) 6,713 6,402 6,934 8,590 7,846 9,229
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 191,780 95,400 96,380 4,627,775 2,408,655 2,219,120
Average employment income in 2015 among recipients ($) 43,235 50,467 36,077 40,382 45,974 34,313
Total - Employment income statistics for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 23 266,075 126,615 139,460 6,634,280 3,260,040 3,374,240
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households who worked full year full time in 2015 - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 24 97,680 52,245 45,435 2,036,965 1,114,940 922,025
Median employment income in 2015 for full-year full-time workers ($)Census data footnote 25 50,254 55,940 45,291 47,111 51,622 42,433
Average employment income in 2015 for full-year full-time workers ($)Census data footnote 26 60,702 67,889 52,438 56,564 62,750 49,085
Composition of total income in 2015 of the population aged 15 years and over in private households (%) - 100% dataCensus data footnote 27 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Market income (%)Census data footnote 28 89.6 92.5 86.0 84.4 88.3 79.1
Employment income (%)Census data footnote 29 70.8 73.7 67.3 68.4 71.4 64.6
Government transfers (%)Census data footnote 30 10.4 7.5 14.0 15.6 11.7 20.9
Total - Total income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 31 265,805 126,530 139,270 6,634,295 3,260,155 3,374,140
Without total income 10,330 4,980 5,345 216,685 99,555 117,125
With total income 255,480 121,555 133,925 6,417,615 3,160,595 3,257,020
Percentage with total income 96.1 96.1 96.2 96.7 96.9 96.5
Under $10,000 (including loss) 35,615 16,115 19,500 789,595 351,935 437,660
$10,000 to $19,999 40,285 15,550 24,735 1,188,135 476,630 711,500
$20,000 to $29,999 34,790 13,580 21,210 976,210 428,390 547,830
$30,000 to $39,999 32,195 13,865 18,330 852,735 414,105 438,625
$40,000 to $49,999 27,520 12,615 14,910 747,995 378,215 369,780
$50,000 to $59,999 20,900 10,785 10,120 540,265 292,110 248,150
$60,000 to $69,999 16,235 9,225 7,015 375,935 214,805 161,130
$70,000 to $79,999 13,345 7,580 5,760 286,025 164,240 121,790
$80,000 to $89,999 10,415 5,955 4,460 189,350 113,715 75,635
$90,000 to $99,999 6,520 4,115 2,405 122,750 80,090 42,660
$100,000 and over 17,650 12,170 5,485 348,620 246,360 102,255
$100,000 to $149,999 11,970 8,045 3,930 236,515 164,145 72,370
$150,000 and over 5,680 4,125 1,555 112,105 82,215 29,885
Total - After-tax income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 32 265,810 126,535 139,275 6,634,295 3,260,150 3,374,140
Without after-tax income 10,245 4,970 5,275 215,120 99,375 115,750
With after-tax income 255,560 121,560 134,000 6,419,175 3,160,780 3,258,395
Percentage with after-tax income 96.1 96.1 96.2 96.8 97.0 96.6
Under $10,000 (including loss) 37,230 16,405 20,830 822,725 359,045 463,675
$10,000 to $19,999 43,020 16,820 26,200 1,246,480 505,165 741,315
$20,000 to $29,999 42,750 17,255 25,495 1,192,885 541,080 651,810
$30,000 to $39,999 39,910 17,670 22,235 1,096,510 553,200 543,315
$40,000 to $49,999 30,545 15,485 15,055 793,150 425,040 368,115
$50,000 to $59,999 21,890 12,530 9,360 498,475 283,130 215,345
$60,000 to $69,999 16,025 9,185 6,845 309,415 180,470 128,945
$70,000 to $79,999 8,790 5,570 3,220 167,895 108,500 59,395
$80,000 and over 15,405 10,645 4,760 291,635 205,155 86,485
$80,000 to $89,999 4,895 3,225 1,670 95,010 64,670 30,335
$90,000 to $99,999 2,985 2,010 975 55,980 39,080 16,905
$100,000 and over 7,525 5,410 2,115 140,645 101,405 39,240
Total - Employment income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 33 265,805 126,530 139,275 6,634,295 3,260,155 3,374,145
Without employment income 74,150 31,325 42,825 2,006,505 851,730 1,154,775
With employment income 191,650 95,210 96,445 4,627,790 2,408,420 2,219,375
Percentage with employment income 72.1 75.2 69.2 69.8 73.9 65.8
Under $5,000 (including loss) 24,150 11,055 13,095 606,300 311,780 294,520
$5,000 to $9,999 15,855 6,920 8,935 367,030 162,150 204,885
$10,000 to $19,999 26,165 11,490 14,675 681,920 305,995 375,920
$20,000 to $29,999 22,775 10,165 12,615 586,140 269,950 316,195
$30,000 to $39,999 21,840 9,665 12,175 565,425 277,135 288,285
$40,000 to $49,999 18,695 8,550 10,150 476,665 247,105 229,560
$50,000 to $59,999 14,225 7,510 6,715 359,180 203,580 155,600
$60,000 to $69,999 11,595 6,700 4,900 266,650 156,255 110,395
$70,000 to $79,999 10,365 5,880 4,485 224,040 129,890 94,150
$80,000 and over 25,985 17,275 8,710 494,440 344,585 149,855
$80,000 to $89,999 8,380 4,790 3,590 139,830 90,295 49,540
$90,000 to $99,999 4,970 3,300 1,670 93,860 64,160 29,700
$100,000 and over 12,640 9,190 3,455 260,745 190,125 70,620
Income of households in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for private households by household size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 34 139,920 ... ... 3,531,665 ... ...
Median total income of households in 2015 ($) 65,824 ... ... 59,822 ... ...
Median after-tax income of households in 2015 ($) 56,383 ... ... 52,207 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for one-person private households - 100% data 45,045 ... ... 1,175,230 ... ...
Median total income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 36,099 ... ... 31,574 ... ...
Median after-tax income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 31,597 ... ... 28,469 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for two-or-more-person private households - 100% data 94,875 ... ... 2,356,430 ... ...
Median total income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 84,696 ... ... 78,645 ... ...
Median after-tax income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 71,934 ... ... 67,665 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for private households by household size - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 35 139,940 ... ... 3,531,665 ... ...
Average total income of households in 2015 ($) 83,284 ... ... 77,306 ... ...
Average after-tax income of households in 2015 ($) 67,465 ... ... 63,404 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for one-person private households - 25% sample data 45,030 ... ... 1,174,695 ... ...
Average total income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 44,508 ... ... 40,042 ... ...
Average after-tax income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 36,292 ... ... 33,262 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for two-or-more-person private households - 25% sample data 94,915 ... ... 2,356,970 ... ...
Average total income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 101,680 ... ... 95,878 ... ...
Average after-tax income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 82,254 ... ... 78,426 ... ...
Total - Household total income groups in 2015 for private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 36 139,925 ... ... 3,531,665 ... ...
Under $5,000 3,415 ... ... 47,170 ... ...
$5,000 to $9,999 2,760 ... ... 56,315 ... ...
$10,000 to $14,999 4,535 ... ... 119,570 ... ...
$15,000 to $19,999 5,365 ... ... 180,865 ... ...
$20,000 to $24,999 5,755 ... ... 179,690 ... ...
$25,000 to $29,999 5,575 ... ... 154,150 ... ...
$30,000 to $34,999 6,360 ... ... 185,000 ... ...
$35,000 to $39,999 6,295 ... ... 184,435 ... ...
$40,000 to $44,999 6,300 ... ... 179,855 ... ...
$45,000 to $49,999 6,095 ... ... 170,445 ... ...
$50,000 to $59,999 11,340 ... ... 313,600 ... ...
$60,000 to $69,999 10,465 ... ... 273,620 ... ...
$70,000 to $79,999 9,820 ... ... 241,940 ... ...
$80,000 to $89,999 8,830 ... ... 208,620 ... ...
$90,000 to $99,999 7,325 ... ... 176,355 ... ...
$100,000 and over 39,685 ... ... 860,030 ... ...
$100,000 to $124,999 13,960 ... ... 327,435 ... ...
$125,000 to $149,999 9,290 ... ... 204,105 ... ...
$150,000 to $199,999 9,480 ... ... 192,155 ... ...
$200,000 and over 6,955 ... ... 136,335 ... ...
Total - Household after-tax income groups in 2015 for private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 32 139,920 ... ... 3,531,660 ... ...
Under $5,000 3,525 ... ... 50,445 ... ...
$5,000 to $9,999 2,805 ... ... 57,335 ... ...
$10,000 to $14,999 4,590 ... ... 120,860 ... ...
$15,000 to $19,999 5,785 ... ... 190,300 ... ...
$20,000 to $24,999 6,775 ... ... 202,905 ... ...
$25,000 to $29,999 7,055 ... ... 187,365 ... ...
$30,000 to $34,999 7,900 ... ... 231,765 ... ...
$35,000 to $39,999 7,775 ... ... 225,695 ... ...
$40,000 to $44,999 7,660 ... ... 211,990 ... ...
$45,000 to $49,999 7,215 ... ... 202,760 ... ...
$50,000 to $59,999 13,755 ... ... 363,775 ... ...
$60,000 to $69,999 12,665 ... ... 309,825 ... ...
$70,000 to $79,999 10,455 ... ... 256,150 ... ...
$80,000 to $89,999 8,660 ... ... 208,765 ... ...
$90,000 to $99,999 7,100 ... ... 166,295 ... ...
$100,000 and over 26,210 ... ... 545,440 ... ...
$100,000 to $124,999 12,165 ... ... 269,170 ... ...
$125,000 to $149,999 6,450 ... ... 130,225 ... ...
$150,000 and over 7,590 ... ... 146,045 ... ...
Income of economic families in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for economic families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 37 86,415 ... ... 2,261,890 ... ...
Median total income of economic families in 2015 ($) 86,601 ... ... 79,378 ... ...
Median after-tax income of economic families in 2015 ($) 73,163 ... ... 68,152 ... ...
Average family size of economic families 2.8 ... ... 2.9 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families without children or other relatives in private households - 100% data 36,240 ... ... 930,195 ... ...
Median total income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 83,000 ... ... 70,075 ... ...
Median after-tax income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 69,959 ... ... 60,224 ... ...
Average family size of couple economic families without children or other relatives 2.0 ... ... 2.0 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families with children in private households - 100% data 32,775 ... ... 911,980 ... ...
Median total income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 113,744 ... ... 105,246 ... ...
Median after-tax income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 94,408 ... ... 88,844 ... ...
Average family size of couple economic families with children 3.8 ... ... 3.9 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for lone-parent economic families in private households - 100% data 14,640 ... ... 364,085 ... ...
Median total income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 49,882 ... ... 52,708 ... ...
Median after-tax income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 45,427 ... ... 47,805 ... ...
Average family size of lone-parent economic families 2.6 ... ... 2.6 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for economic families in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 38 86,425 ... ... 2,262,045 ... ...
Average total income of economic families in 2015 ($) 104,284 ... ... 96,863 ... ...
Average after-tax income of economic families in 2015 ($) 83,922 ... ... 79,060 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families without children or other relatives in private households - 25% sample data 36,280 ... ... 929,645 ... ...
Average total income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 98,386 ... ... 86,304 ... ...
Average after-tax income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 78,997 ... ... 70,167 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families with children in private households - 25% sample data 32,885 ... ... 912,560 ... ...
Average total income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 130,907 ... ... 122,835 ... ...
Average after-tax income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 104,203 ... ... 99,279 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for lone-parent economic families in private households - 25% sample data 14,480 ... ... 363,610 ... ...
Average total income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 61,191 ... ... 61,753 ... ...
Average after-tax income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 51,797 ... ... 53,052 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 21 68,035 31,910 36,125 1,433,210 711,180 722,030
Median total income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 39 30,998 31,194 30,847 29,195 31,526 27,210
Median after-tax income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 39 27,889 27,848 27,921 26,706 28,214 25,434
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 40 67,920 31,700 36,220 1,430,625 708,225 722,405
Average total income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 41 38,900 39,444 38,424 37,684 39,840 35,571
Average after-tax income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 41 32,217 32,183 32,246 31,513 32,729 30,321
Total - Economic family income decile group for the population in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 42 311,400 149,760 161,645 7,965,455 3,941,475 4,023,970
In the bottom half of the distribution 163,910 76,440 87,470 4,577,885 2,216,770 2,361,115
In the bottom decile 40,180 19,370 20,815 747,785 368,385 379,395
In the second decile 30,240 13,210 17,030 898,605 408,705 489,900
In the third decile 30,585 13,990 16,590 997,185 481,975 515,210
In the fourth decile 31,170 14,615 16,550 996,230 490,275 505,960
In the fifth decile 31,735 15,260 16,475 938,080 467,425 470,655
In the top half of the distribution 147,495 73,320 74,175 3,387,565 1,724,710 1,662,855
In the sixth decile 31,385 15,475 15,905 881,640 444,865 436,775
In the seventh decile 31,875 15,885 15,990 806,685 409,470 397,220
In the eighth decile 31,665 15,640 16,025 700,450 357,000 343,455
In the ninth decile 28,485 14,255 14,230 557,160 286,195 270,960
In the top decile 24,085 12,065 12,020 441,630 227,185 214,445
Low income in 2015
Total - Low-income status in 2015 for the population in private households to whom low-income concepts are applicable - 100% dataCensus data footnote 43 311,200 149,670 161,525 7,921,505 3,919,560 4,001,945
0 to 17 years 54,845 27,845 27,000 1,564,410 800,455 763,960
0 to 5 years 18,415 9,355 9,060 532,410 272,790 259,625
18 to 64 years 209,590 101,155 108,440 5,021,875 2,498,900 2,522,980
65 years and over 46,760 20,675 26,085 1,335,220 620,210 715,010
In low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) 50,640 23,470 27,175 1,160,190 542,405 617,785
0 to 17 years 11,720 5,940 5,775 222,955 114,410 108,540
0 to 5 years 4,415 2,205 2,205 75,270 38,595 36,670
18 to 64 years 33,450 15,625 17,830 688,130 334,825 353,305
65 years and over 5,465 1,900 3,570 249,110 93,170 155,930
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) (%) 16.3 15.7 16.8 14.6 13.8 15.4
0 to 17 years (%) 21.4 21.3 21.4 14.3 14.3 14.2
0 to 5 years (%) 24.0 23.6 24.3 14.1 14.1 14.1
18 to 64 years (%) 16.0 15.4 16.4 13.7 13.4 14.0
65 years and over (%) 11.7 9.2 13.7 18.7 15.0 21.8
In low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) 35,485 17,315 18,175 731,340 358,085 373,260
0 to 17 years 7,150 3,655 3,495 129,325 66,400 62,925
0 to 5 years 2,800 1,425 1,375 44,375 22,705 21,675
18 to 64 years 26,905 13,120 13,790 514,540 261,485 253,060
65 years and over 1,425 535 895 87,475 30,205 57,270
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) (%) 11.4 11.6 11.3 9.2 9.1 9.3
0 to 17 years (%) 13.0 13.1 12.9 8.3 8.3 8.2
0 to 5 years (%) 15.2 15.2 15.2 8.3 8.3 8.3
18 to 64 years (%) 12.8 13.0 12.7 10.2 10.5 10.0
65 years and over (%) 3.0 2.6 3.4 6.6 4.9 8.0
Knowledge of languagesThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - Knowledge of languages for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 44 311,725 149,880 161,845 7,965,450 3,941,440 4,024,015
Official languages 309,600 148,980 160,620 7,891,110 3,911,220 3,979,890
English 309,385 148,880 160,505 3,930,690 2,058,470 1,872,225
French 40,075 17,670 22,410 7,522,350 3,725,145 3,797,200
Non-official languages 40,675 20,295 20,380 1,610,980 776,265 834,720
Aboriginal languages 175 75 100 50,890 25,190 25,700
Algonquian languages 150 55 95 37,515 18,545 18,965
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 0 0 0 34,415 17,050 17,370
Atikamekw 0 0 0 6,640 3,335 3,305
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 9,850 4,735 5,115
Moose Cree 0 0 0 0 10 0
Naskapi 0 0 0 775 385 385
Northern East Cree 0 0 0 260 130 130
Plains Cree 0 0 0 10 0 0
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 35 25 10
Swampy Cree 10 0 0 15 0 10
Woods Cree 0 0 0 10 10 0
Cree, n.o.s. 0 0 0 17,175 8,600 8,575
Eastern Algonquian languages 140 55 85 885 460 420
Malecite 0 0 0 10 0 0
Mi'kmaq 140 55 85 880 460 425
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 0 0 10 2,340 1,105 1,235
Algonquin 0 0 0 2,240 1,055 1,185
Ojibway 10 0 0 105 50 50
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 10 0 0
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 35 20 10
Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 20 10 10
Northern Athabaskan languages 10 10 0 20 15 10
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carrier 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chilcotin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dene 0 0 0 10 0 10
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 0 0 0 10
Gwich'in 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sarsi (Sarcee) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sekani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages 0 0 0 10 0 0
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Slavey 0 0 10 10 10 0
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 10 0
Tahltan languages 10 10 0 0 0 0
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tutchone languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages 0 0 0 12,595 6,270 6,330
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 0 0 0 12,485 6,210 6,270
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 115 60 60
Iroquoian languages 10 10 0 740 360 375
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 10 10 0 690 350 335
Oneida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 50 15 35
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 0 0 10 30 15 10
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 10 0 0
Stoney 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tlingit 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 0 0 0 0 0 10
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nisga'a 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 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 90 40 55
Non-Aboriginal languages 40,500 20,230 20,275 1,560,375 751,215 809,160
Afro-Asiatic languages 9,425 5,095 4,330 301,035 157,545 143,490
Berber languages 25 15 15 27,595 14,650 12,945
Kabyle 25 10 10 16,170 8,580 7,590
Berber languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 11,580 6,150 5,425
Cushitic languages 145 50 90 1,550 745 805
Bilen 20 10 10 35 20 10
Oromo 40 15 20 45 30 10
Somali 75 25 50 1,460 680 780
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 10 0
Semitic languages 9,345 5,075 4,275 286,625 149,970 136,660
Amharic 260 135 120 1,145 540 600
Arabic 8,490 4,580 3,910 267,965 140,280 127,685
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 10 0 0 195 95 95
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 10 0 0
Harari 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hebrew 530 325 205 18,035 9,490 8,540
Maltese 15 10 10 40 10 25
Tigrigna 135 70 70 420 195 225
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 35 20 20 180 85 95
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 10 0 810 430 380
Austro-Asiatic languages 445 200 245 46,050 21,955 24,095
Khmer (Cambodian) 10 10 10 11,840 5,620 6,220
Vietnamese 435 200 240 34,580 16,520 18,060
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 40 25 15
Austronesian languages 2,220 975 1,245 31,230 11,820 19,410
Bikol 0 0 10 105 45 60
Cebuano 110 55 55 1,105 360 750
Fijian 0 0 0 15 0 10
Hiligaynon 40 15 30 540 195 350
Ilocano 50 10 40 2,500 890 1,610
Malagasy 0 0 0 1,980 940 1,040
Malay 40 10 30 1,210 525 690
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 0 0 0 195 95 100
Pangasinan 0 0 0 60 20 40
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 2,115 935 1,180 26,705 9,785 16,915
Waray-Waray 0 0 0 55 10 45
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 20 10 15 540 270 275
Creole languages 190 85 100 115,445 51,970 63,475
Haitian Creole 10 10 0 4,910 2,285 2,620
Creole, n.o.s. 60 25 40 108,315 48,615 59,705
Creole languages, n.i.e. 110 55 60 2,835 1,390 1,445
Dravidian languages 1,180 675 510 18,710 9,495 9,210
Kannada 75 40 35 415 210 205
Malayalam 480 255 225 510 285 220
Tamil 350 215 135 17,245 8,680 8,565
Telugu 330 205 130 930 540 390
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 15 10 0
Hmong-Mien languages 0 0 0 35 15 25
Indo-European languages 18,675 9,240 9,435 912,945 435,785 477,155
Albanian 355 160 190 3,375 1,730 1,645
Armenian 75 50 30 20,290 9,790 10,500
Balto-Slavic languages 2,895 1,360 1,535 88,425 41,725 46,700
Baltic languages 55 20 35 1,080 500 585
Latvian 20 0 10 335 150 185
Lithuanian 40 15 25 755 350 410
Slavic languages 2,855 1,350 1,510 87,520 41,315 46,205
Belarusan 10 0 10 365 150 215
Bosnian 115 45 70 1,975 990 985
Bulgarian 35 20 15 7,345 3,595 3,750
Croatian 210 75 130 3,580 1,760 1,820
Czech 135 65 70 2,070 975 1,095
Macedonian 70 35 30 285 140 145
Polish 550 240 310 17,760 8,090 9,665
Russian 1,540 765 770 46,665 22,265 24,400
Serbian 130 55 75 4,050 1,980 2,070
Serbo-Croatian 100 60 45 2,385 1,140 1,245
Slovak 95 45 45 1,520 705 820
Slovene (Slovenian) 20 0 20 970 490 480
Ukrainian 240 115 120 9,015 3,885 5,135
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 150 75 75
Celtic languages 250 120 125 495 305 195
Scottish Gaelic 155 70 80 155 95 65
Welsh 15 0 10 85 45 40
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 95 50 45 265 175 95
Germanic languages 3,340 1,610 1,730 63,370 31,835 31,530
Afrikaans 165 75 95 415 260 150
Danish 95 45 50 835 410 420
Dutch 540 230 310 5,060 2,665 2,395
Frisian 0 0 0 15 10 0
German 2,360 1,185 1,185 43,475 21,950 21,530
Icelandic 55 20 30 140 80 60
Norwegian 80 65 15 510 255 255
Swedish 160 60 100 1,580 785 795
Vlaams (Flemish) 10 0 0 760 265 495
Yiddish 20 15 15 12,375 6,225 6,155
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 270 125 140
Greek 1,145 570 575 51,060 25,520 25,540
Indo-Iranian languages 5,585 3,120 2,455 93,655 48,040 45,615
Indo-Aryan languages 4,195 2,385 1,810 59,570 30,870 28,700
Bengali 530 295 235 12,870 6,610 6,260
Gujarati 195 130 70 7,950 3,860 4,090
Hindi 1,995 1,140 855 15,570 8,285 7,280
Kashmiri 0 0 0 45 35 15
Konkani 20 10 10 150 70 75
Marathi 105 70 40 475 240 230
Nepali 620 315 305 1,445 725 720
Oriya (Odia) 20 10 10 55 35 20
Punjabi (Panjabi) 815 450 360 17,860 9,690 8,165
Sindhi 10 0 10 500 240 255
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 195 105 90 1,335 625 710
Urdu 885 545 340 16,545 8,655 7,890
Iranian languages 1,405 760 645 35,420 17,830 17,585
Kurdish 175 105 75 1,255 665 590
Pashto 55 35 20 1,825 1,005 825
Persian (Farsi) 1,205 640 565 32,965 16,560 16,405
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 60 30 30 845 425 420
Italic (Romance) languages 5,825 2,660 3,160 627,545 293,620 333,920
Catalan 20 10 10 890 525 365
Italian 1,075 530 545 173,710 84,430 89,275
Portuguese 600 330 270 55,100 27,620 27,475
Romanian 190 110 80 42,655 20,550 22,110
Spanish 4,240 1,845 2,395 390,355 177,610 212,745
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 50 35 10 490 345 145
Japanese 605 230 375 7,040 3,340 3,695
Kartvelian languages 10 10 0 220 110 110
Georgian 0 0 0 215 105 110
Korean 1,145 485 665 6,260 2,825 3,430
Mongolic languages 0 0 10 270 135 130
Mongolian 0 0 10 265 135 130
Niger-Congo languages 1,125 615 515 52,840 26,665 26,175
Akan (Twi) 35 15 15 1,800 945 855
Bamanankan 10 10 0 2,385 1,240 1,145
Edo 10 0 0 190 95 95
Ewe 75 45 30 1,410 865 545
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 10 10 0 3,400 1,785 1,620
Ga 25 15 15 315 155 160
Ganda 55 15 40 90 40 55
Igbo 70 40 30 275 190 90
Lingala 30 10 15 9,630 4,430 5,200
Rundi (Kirundi) 0 0 0 4,490 2,210 2,285
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 120 55 65 3,535 1,640 1,895
Shona 55 35 25 150 75 80
Swahili 335 185 150 8,015 4,080 3,935
Wolof 30 10 20 6,555 3,545 3,015
Yoruba 205 105 100 885 485 395
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 230 130 100 17,720 9,125 8,595
Nilo-Saharan languages 40 25 15 695 345 350
Dinka 0 0 10 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 35 25 10 695 345 350
Sign languages 725 250 475 7,775 3,095 4,675
American Sign Language 415 130 290 675 245 435
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 4,405 1,590 2,815
Sign languages, n.i.e. 315 130 185 2,960 1,350 1,605
Sino-Tibetan languages 5,645 2,865 2,775 90,460 42,695 47,770
Chinese languages 5,630 2,865 2,765 90,060 42,480 47,580
Cantonese 1,210 575 630 31,885 14,900 16,980
Hakka 35 20 20 545 240 310
Mandarin 4,375 2,180 2,190 59,240 27,560 31,685
Min Dong 0 0 0 15 10 10
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 145 65 85 4,215 1,860 2,350
Wu (Shanghainese) 45 20 25 1,230 535 690
Chinese, n.o.s. 405 250 160 4,800 2,380 2,425
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 90 40 55
Tibeto-Burman languages 20 10 10 430 235 195
Burmese 0 0 0 140 75 60
Karenic languages 0 0 0 105 55 45
Tibetan 15 0 15 65 50 10
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 140 65 80
Tai-Kadai languages 150 80 70 7,280 3,400 3,880
Lao 10 0 0 5,785 2,850 2,935
Thai 135 75 60 2,255 875 1,375
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 15 10 10
Turkic languages 520 275 245 12,475 6,265 6,210
Azerbaijani 20 20 0 510 275 235
Turkish 380 185 195 11,415 5,755 5,665
Uyghur 10 0 0 230 110 120
Uzbek 105 65 40 230 105 125
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 0 10 0 235 115 120
Uralic languages 195 95 100 7,870 3,710 4,160
Estonian 30 15 15 150 55 95
Finnish 40 15 25 500 195 305
Hungarian 120 70 50 7,215 3,450 3,765
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 35 15 25 2,140 1,170 970
Citizenship
Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 45 311,725 149,880 161,845 7,965,450 3,941,440 4,024,015
Canadian citizensCensus data footnote 46 291,815 139,420 152,400 7,585,545 3,753,190 3,832,350
Canadian citizens aged under 18 51,890 26,345 25,540 1,521,230 779,620 741,610
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over 239,930 113,075 126,855 6,064,310 2,973,575 3,090,740
Not Canadian citizensCensus data footnote 47 19,905 10,460 9,445 379,910 188,245 191,665
Immigrant status and period of immigration
Total - Immigrant status and period of immigration for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 48 311,725 149,880 161,845 7,965,450 3,941,440 4,024,015
Non-immigrantsCensus data footnote 49 271,120 129,135 141,980 6,788,085 3,365,345 3,422,735
ImmigrantsCensus data footnote 50 33,030 16,310 16,720 1,091,310 530,325 560,980
Before 1981 8,320 4,000 4,315 238,655 117,080 121,575
1981 to 1990 2,565 1,290 1,275 127,340 63,150 64,190
1991 to 2000 4,390 2,115 2,275 187,860 89,210 98,650
2001 to 2010 8,845 4,460 4,380 322,280 155,785 166,495
2001 to 2005 3,310 1,675 1,635 140,170 67,835 72,335
2006 to 2010 5,535 2,790 2,745 182,115 87,945 94,165
2011 to 2016Census data footnote 51 8,915 4,440 4,470 215,170 105,105 110,065
Non-permanent residentsCensus data footnote 52 7,575 4,435 3,140 86,065 45,765 40,295
Age at immigration
Total - Age at immigration for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 53 33,030 16,305 16,725 1,091,305 530,325 560,980
Under 5 years 4,000 1,935 2,065 112,930 54,600 58,330
5 to 14 years 6,165 3,135 3,030 174,020 87,165 86,855
15 to 24 years 5,890 2,795 3,095 215,350 98,880 116,475
25 to 44 years 14,560 7,170 7,395 515,770 256,095 259,675
45 years and over 2,420 1,275 1,145 73,230 33,590 39,640
Immigrants by selected place of birthThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census immigration data
Total - Selected places of birth for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 54 33,035 16,310 16,725 1,091,305 530,330 560,980
Americas 4,570 2,130 2,435 247,505 113,190 134,315
Brazil 120 55 65 7,345 3,515 3,830
Colombia 105 60 50 25,580 11,645 13,935
El Salvador 60 25 35 11,120 5,500 5,615
Guyana 140 65 70 2,490 1,085 1,410
Haiti 20 10 10 80,965 35,375 45,585
Jamaica 315 125 190 4,665 2,040 2,625
Mexico 220 110 105 15,820 7,090 8,730
Peru 70 20 45 13,265 5,945 7,325
Trinidad and Tobago 160 95 65 4,075 1,840 2,240
United StatesCensus data footnote 55 2,545 1,160 1,385 25,955 12,800 13,155
Other places of birth in Americas 815 405 410 56,235 26,370 29,870
Europe 9,815 4,915 4,900 311,090 154,910 156,185
Bosnia and Herzegovina 190 95 100 3,785 1,890 1,895
Croatia 130 45 80 2,140 1,085 1,050
France 290 160 130 81,225 43,490 37,735
Germany 835 420 415 9,750 4,365 5,390
Greece 435 225 215 18,420 9,135 9,285
Hungary 55 25 30 3,325 1,620 1,700
IrelandCensus data footnote 56 230 85 150 820 485 330
Italy 325 180 145 51,025 25,370 25,655
Netherlands 335 135 195 1,990 1,035 955
Poland 390 150 240 10,735 4,675 6,060
Portugal 150 90 55 18,985 9,185 9,800
Romania 135 75 55 28,695 13,695 15,005
Russian Federation 490 245 245 11,355 4,975 6,375
SerbiaCensus data footnote 57 55 35 25 1,790 830 960
Ukraine 235 110 130 8,670 3,800 4,870
United KingdomCensus data footnote 58 4,505 2,370 2,140 12,905 6,645 6,260
Other places of birth in Europe 1,025 465 560 45,500 22,630 22,870
Africa 2,900 1,495 1,405 241,410 125,250 116,165
Algeria 10 0 0 59,465 31,180 28,280
Egypt 725 380 355 19,490 10,290 9,200
Ethiopia 165 80 80 995 495 495
Kenya 120 70 50 785 355 430
Morocco 65 45 25 60,700 31,435 29,270
Nigeria 285 140 145 1,340 740 600
Somalia 60 30 30 580 270 310
South Africa, Republic of 265 105 155 865 475 385
Other places of birth in Africa 1,200 640 560 97,200 50,005 47,190
Asia 15,565 7,650 7,915 289,825 136,175 153,655
Afghanistan 90 35 60 7,280 3,640 3,640
Bangladesh 240 140 105 7,940 3,990 3,950
ChinaCensus data footnote 59 2,200 940 1,260 49,555 19,905 29,655
Hong KongCensus data footnote 60 235 110 125 4,730 2,290 2,435
India 1,840 975 870 17,865 9,195 8,670
IranCensus data footnote 61 825 455 370 17,760 8,880 8,885
Iraq 525 245 280 3,735 1,960 1,775
Japan 165 65 105 1,725 395 1,330
Korea, SouthCensus data footnote 62 685 270 410 4,230 1,995 2,230
Lebanon 1,100 605 500 39,135 20,800 18,340
Pakistan 440 220 220 10,010 5,260 4,750
Philippines 1,985 855 1,130 24,410 9,040 15,370
Sri Lanka 250 115 140 10,715 5,335 5,380
SyriaCensus data footnote 63 1,035 495 540 17,775 8,800 8,980
Taiwan 135 65 65 2,735 1,100 1,635
Viet Nam 345 165 180 25,440 11,765 13,675
Other places of birth in Asia 3,470 1,905 1,565 44,795 21,840 22,950
Oceania and other places of birthCensus data footnote 64 185 115 70 1,480 805 670
Recent immigrants by selected places of birth
Total - Selected places of birth for the recent immigrant population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 54 8,915 4,440 4,475 215,170 105,105 110,065
Americas 865 395 475 47,710 22,625 25,085
Brazil 75 40 40 3,010 1,495 1,520
Colombia 15 0 15 7,540 3,465 4,075
Cuba 40 25 20 2,565 1,260 1,315
Haiti 10 10 0 16,880 7,690 9,190
Jamaica 120 55 65 190 140 55
Mexico 90 50 40 4,210 1,955 2,255
United StatesCensus data footnote 55 290 135 155 3,990 2,265 1,720
VenezuelaCensus data footnote 65 0 0 0 1,955 935 1,020
Other places of birth in Americas 215 75 135 7,365 3,425 3,935
Europe 1,130 595 535 39,320 20,085 19,235
France 60 30 25 20,030 10,855 9,175
Germany 85 40 45 580 250 330
IrelandCensus data footnote 56 35 15 20 135 105 35
MoldovaCensus data footnote 66 20 10 15 3,750 1,695 2,055
Romania 30 15 15 2,945 1,260 1,685
Russian Federation 160 65 100 1,970 865 1,105
Ukraine 120 50 70 2,460 1,110 1,350
United KingdomCensus data footnote 58 380 250 125 860 565 290
Other places of birth in Europe 240 115 120 6,590 3,385 3,205
Africa 925 490 430 74,200 37,110 37,090
Algeria 10 0 10 16,380 8,060 8,320
Cameroon 0 0 0 7,550 3,705 3,845
Congo, Democratic Republic of the 55 30 25 3,370 1,655 1,715
Côte d'Ivoire 0 0 0 5,070 2,505 2,565
Egypt 190 100 90 4,360 2,260 2,095
Eritrea 65 35 25 50 30 20
Ethiopia 40 30 10 125 65 60
Morocco 25 15 10 13,475 6,675 6,805
Nigeria 145 70 80 540 280 260
Somalia 0 0 10 95 40 50
South Africa, Republic of 40 10 30 175 115 60
Tunisia 0 10 0 5,855 3,025 2,825
Other places of birth in Africa 350 205 150 17,155 8,690 8,470
Asia 5,980 2,960 3,020 53,595 25,070 28,525
Afghanistan 25 10 20 1,555 715 840
Bangladesh 65 40 25 860 455 405
ChinaCensus data footnote 59 835 385 445 10,705 4,805 5,895
Hong KongCensus data footnote 60 0 0 10 120 35 80
India 745 410 340 2,960 1,555 1,405
IranCensus data footnote 61 250 130 120 7,505 3,545 3,960
Iraq 245 120 120 985 465 515
Israel 245 160 80 645 390 255
Japan 65 25 35 330 30 295
Korea, SouthCensus data footnote 62 190 70 120 825 370 455
Lebanon 75 30 45 3,955 2,100 1,860
Nepal 180 95 85 360 165 195
Pakistan 95 50 45 1,815 920 895
Philippines 1,135 510 625 5,635 2,345 3,290
Saudi Arabia 120 60 50 435 210 225
Sri Lanka 90 50 40 860 380 480
SyriaCensus data footnote 63 780 360 420 7,455 3,740 3,715
Taiwan 0 0 10 170 60 105
Turkey 70 45 25 585 300 285
United Arab Emirates 60 35 20 300 160 145
Viet Nam 45 15 30 1,505 560 945
Other places of birth in Asia 675 350 325 4,025 1,765 2,265
Oceania and otherCensus data footnote 64 20 10 10 345 215 135
Australia 10 0 10 190 120 70
Other places of birthCensus data footnote 67 10 0 0 155 95 65
Generation status
Total - Generation status for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 68 311,725 149,880 161,845 7,965,450 3,941,440 4,024,015
First generationCensus data footnote 69 43,060 21,915 21,145 1,204,895 590,175 614,720
Second generationCensus data footnote 70 32,460 15,870 16,585 792,085 399,535 392,550
Third generation or moreCensus data footnote 71 236,205 112,095 124,110 5,968,475 2,951,730 3,016,745
Admission category and applicant type
Total - Admission category and applicant type for the immigrant population in private households who landed between 1980 and 2016 - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 72 25,015 12,450 12,565 867,685 420,465 447,220
Economic immigrantsCensus data footnote 73 14,955 7,820 7,135 469,015 243,915 225,100
Principal applicantsCensus data footnote 74 5,680 3,885 1,795 224,720 137,975 86,745
Secondary applicantsCensus data footnote 75 9,275 3,935 5,340 244,300 105,945 138,360
Immigrants sponsored by familyCensus data footnote 76 5,910 2,500 3,405 241,225 96,130 145,095
RefugeesCensus data footnote 77 3,990 2,050 1,935 146,295 75,100 71,195
Other immigrantsCensus data footnote 78 165 80 90 11,150 5,320 5,825
Aboriginal population
Total - Aboriginal identity for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 79 311,725 149,880 161,840 7,965,450 3,941,440 4,024,010
Aboriginal identityCensus data footnote 80 11,770 5,445 6,325 182,885 91,890 90,995
Single Aboriginal responsesCensus data footnote 81 11,355 5,260 6,095 175,960 88,635 87,325
First Nations (North American Indian)Census data footnote 82 6,135 2,880 3,245 92,655 45,510 47,145
Métis 4,860 2,215 2,650 69,365 36,260 33,100
Inuk (Inuit) 365 160 205 13,940 6,865 7,075
Multiple Aboriginal responsesCensus data footnote 83 210 105 110 2,760 1,330 1,430
Aboriginal responses not included elsewhereCensus data footnote 84 200 80 115 4,170 1,930 2,245
Non-Aboriginal identity 299,955 144,435 155,520 7,782,560 3,849,550 3,933,015
Total - Population by Registered or Treaty Indian status for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 85 311,725 149,880 161,845 7,965,455 3,941,440 4,024,015
Registered or Treaty IndianCensus data footnote 86 2,990 1,390 1,605 77,490 38,580 38,915
Not a Registered or Treaty Indian 308,735 148,495 160,240 7,887,960 3,902,860 3,985,100
Total - Aboriginal ancestry for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 87 311,725 149,880 161,845 7,965,455 3,941,440 4,024,015
Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 88 1,995 875 1,120 118,780 58,535 60,245
Single Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 89 1,930 845 1,080 115,480 56,930 58,550
First Nations (North American Indian) single ancestryCensus data footnote 82 1,365 625 740 87,700 42,730 44,965
Métis single ancestry 455 190 265 17,585 9,225 8,360
Inuit single ancestry 110 35 80 10,200 4,980 5,220
Multiple Aboriginal ancestries (only)Census data footnote 90 70 30 40 3,300 1,605 1,700
First Nations (North American Indian) and Métis ancestries 45 20 30 2,220 1,115 1,105
First Nations (North American Indian) and Inuit ancestries 10 0 0 995 455 540
Métis and Inuit ancestries 10 0 0 65 25 40
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis and Inuit ancestries 0 0 0 20 10 15
Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 91 17,865 7,955 9,910 240,650 113,905 126,740
Single Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 92 17,160 7,600 9,565 235,365 111,205 124,165
First Nations (North American Indian) and non-Aboriginal ancestries 12,410 5,520 6,890 193,625 90,650 102,975
Métis and non-Aboriginal ancestries 4,225 1,845 2,375 37,080 18,320 18,760
Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 520 230 290 4,660 2,230 2,425
Multiple Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 93 705 360 350 5,280 2,700 2,575
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis and non-Aboriginal ancestries 585 285 295 4,040 2,105 1,940
First Nations (North American Indian), Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 75 45 25 990 475 515
Métis, Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 50 25 15 225 110 115
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis, Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 10 0 10 25 15 10
Non-Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 94 291,860 141,045 150,815 7,606,025 3,769,000 3,837,030
Visible minority population
Total - Visible minority for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 95 311,725 149,880 161,845 7,965,450 3,941,440 4,024,015
Total visible minority populationCensus data footnote 96 41,290 20,845 20,440 1,032,365 505,180 527,185
South AsianCensus data footnote 97 6,400 3,605 2,795 90,335 46,750 43,585
Chinese 6,605 3,295 3,310 99,505 44,370 55,135
Black 12,395 6,050 6,340 319,230 154,110 165,120
Filipino 2,505 1,095 1,405 34,910 14,275 20,635
Latin American 1,120 565 550 133,920 64,655 69,260
Arab 7,020 3,770 3,250 213,740 113,420 100,320
Southeast AsianCensus data footnote 98 820 370 450 62,820 29,960 32,865
West AsianCensus data footnote 99 1,325 700 625 32,405 16,200 16,210
Korean 1,180 495 685 8,055 3,865 4,190
Japanese 460 195 265 4,570 1,755 2,820
Visible minority, n.i.e.Census data footnote 100 440 200 240 9,840 4,670 5,175
Multiple visible minoritiesCensus data footnote 101 1,035 505 530 23,045 11,160 11,885
Not a visible minorityCensus data footnote 102 270,435 129,030 141,400 6,933,085 3,436,260 3,496,830
Ethnic origin populationThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census data on ethnic origin
Total - Ethnic origin for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 103 311,725 149,880 161,845 7,965,455 3,941,435 4,024,010
North American Aboriginal origins 19,865 8,830 11,035 359,430 172,440 186,985
First Nations (North American Indian) 14,500 6,495 8,000 289,610 137,550 152,065
Inuit 780 350 435 17,175 8,300 8,880
Métis 5,375 2,375 3,000 61,260 30,915 30,345
Other North American origins 123,155 58,310 64,840 4,850,145 2,390,545 2,459,605
Acadian 7,785 3,495 4,285 34,785 16,440 18,345
American 3,185 1,545 1,640 45,050 21,470 23,580
Canadian 114,685 54,460 60,225 4,647,840 2,288,280 2,359,555
New Brunswicker 25 10 15 750 370 380
Newfoundlander 710 315 395 570 280 295
Nova Scotian 605 300 310 365 155 215
Ontarian 20 10 10 1,345 660 685
Québécois 170 85 80 184,005 93,895 90,110
Other North American origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 104 15 0 10 205 110 100
European origins 214,805 102,215 112,590 3,037,890 1,511,060 1,526,825
British Isles origins 178,000 84,245 93,760 745,715 360,135 385,575
Channel Islander 30 10 25 1,440 725 720
Cornish 55 30 25 70 35 40
English 94,090 44,560 49,530 228,520 111,855 116,670
Irish 74,930 34,430 40,500 446,215 211,545 234,665
Manx 50 25 30 200 105 95
Scottish 88,575 41,275 47,305 215,030 103,395 111,635
Welsh 7,115 3,285 3,825 10,765 5,075 5,690
British Isles origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 105 9,145 4,320 4,830 32,525 15,440 17,080
French origins 51,200 23,565 27,635 1,878,795 941,770 937,025
Alsatian 10 10 10 1,050 520 525
Breton 0 0 0 11,140 5,410 5,725
Corsican 0 0 0 1,270 690 580
French 51,190 23,555 27,635 1,870,545 937,665 932,875
Western European origins (except French origins) 42,900 20,100 22,795 244,380 119,115 125,260
Austrian 805 420 385 12,710 6,285 6,430
Bavarian 0 0 0 40 30 20
Belgian 850 410 440 51,340 25,295 26,050
Dutch 10,015 4,515 5,495 26,000 12,805 13,190
Flemish 60 45 15 1,345 660 685
Frisian 15 0 10 15 20 0
German 33,965 15,905 18,060 142,225 68,250 73,975
Luxembourger 10 10 10 910 445 460
Swiss 1,085 555 535 24,500 12,615 11,885
Western European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 106 85 50 30 125 80 50
Northern European origins (except British Isles origins) 6,440 3,045 3,400 25,460 12,490 12,975
Danish 1,515 715 800 5,700 2,815 2,885
Finnish 505 220 290 3,130 1,430 1,700
Icelandic 310 135 175 955 480 470
Norwegian 2,220 1,095 1,130 7,820 3,835 3,985
Swedish 1,590 705 885 6,840 3,275 3,565
Northern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 107 555 295 265 2,500 1,265 1,230
Eastern European origins 13,135 6,490 6,650 249,940 121,660 128,285
Bulgarian 140 65 75 9,570 4,675 4,895
Byelorussian 95 45 50 2,530 1,235 1,295
Czech 515 285 230 6,295 2,965 3,330
Czechoslovakian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 108 120 60 60 2,150 1,100 1,050
Estonian 170 85 90 890 460 435
Hungarian 1,105 575 535 28,280 13,970 14,310
Latvian 185 65 120 1,740 835 905
Lithuanian 460 225 235 6,630 3,320 3,305
Moldovan 10 0 10 7,620 3,710 3,900
Polish 4,755 2,290 2,465 79,040 38,705 40,335
Romanian 625 310 320 53,060 25,935 27,125
Russian 2,665 1,295 1,370 55,230 26,405 28,830
Slovak 275 160 115 4,770 2,375 2,395
Ukrainian 4,260 2,145 2,110 42,550 20,575 21,975
Eastern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 109 135 55 80 2,900 1,505 1,400
Southern European origins 14,000 6,670 7,330 549,750 273,670 276,080
Albanian 230 120 110 3,760 1,950 1,805
Bosnian 115 50 65 2,970 1,485 1,490
Catalan 0 0 10 735 395 340
Croatian 420 195 225 6,745 3,375 3,370
Cypriot 25 20 10 480 240 245
Greek 2,175 1,130 1,045 71,330 36,235 35,090
Italian 6,680 3,240 3,435 326,700 162,650 164,045
Kosovar 245 115 130 505 295 210
Macedonian 90 50 40 775 400 370
Maltese 230 95 135 1,220 615 610
Montenegrin 15 10 10 450 250 200
Portuguese 1,810 840 965 69,805 34,825 34,980
Serbian 170 75 95 5,950 2,915 3,040
Sicilian 10 0 10 1,435 710 725
Slovenian 100 40 55 2,510 1,225 1,280
Spanish 2,225 945 1,275 85,360 41,745 43,615
Yugoslavian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 110 165 85 85 3,270 1,595 1,670
Southern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 111 65 35 30 300 155 145
Other European origins 2,980 1,480 1,500 38,670 19,875 18,800
Basque 105 40 60 3,620 1,930 1,690
Jewish 1,285 640 650 25,235 12,955 12,280
Roma (Gypsy) 50 35 15 475 270 205
Slavic, n.o.s.Census data footnote 112 15 15 0 360 180 185
Other European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 113 1,550 760 790 9,215 4,690 4,530
Caribbean origins 3,090 1,495 1,595 201,625 93,935 107,690
Antiguan 80 45 35 380 170 205
Bahamian 185 90 95 430 205 225
Barbadian 370 190 185 5,570 2,585 2,985
Bermudan 125 60 65 115 50 65
Carib 40 30 15 405 150 255
Cuban 245 110 135 9,830 4,800 5,035
Dominican 80 35 50 11,560 5,320 6,235
Grenadian 15 15 10 1,965 790 1,175
Guadeloupean 0 0 0 1,010 475 535
Haitian 55 10 40 143,165 66,245 76,925
Jamaican 1,110 550 555 14,100 6,785 7,315
Kittitian/Nevisian 35 15 20 360 200 160
Martinican 0 0 0 1,775 820 950
Montserratan 0 0 0 240 140 105
Puerto Rican 45 10 35 530 270 255
St. Lucian 60 20 40 860 450 405
Trinidadian/Tobagonian 220 125 90 6,585 2,925 3,660
Vincentian/Grenadinian 20 15 10 4,020 1,695 2,325
West Indian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 114 385 200 185 5,635 2,610 3,025
Caribbean origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 115 260 135 125 4,195 1,995 2,205
Latin, Central and South American origins 1,885 965 920 167,275 81,215 86,065
Aboriginal from Central/South America (except Arawak and Maya) 135 75 60 6,100 2,885 3,210
Arawak 0 0 0 180 60 120
Argentinian 50 25 25 4,950 2,490 2,460
Belizean 10 10 0 80 40 40
Bolivian 35 20 15 1,730 815 915
Brazilian 205 110 95 8,345 4,075 4,275
Chilean 70 40 25 14,060 7,055 7,005
Colombian 220 115 105 33,965 15,915 18,050
Costa Rican 25 0 20 1,180 570 610
Ecuadorian 25 10 10 2,720 1,255 1,470
Guatemalan 50 35 20 10,175 5,380 4,795
Guyanese 255 115 135 3,670 1,810 1,860
Hispanic 55 30 20 1,155 570 585
Honduran 35 25 0 4,335 2,135 2,200
Maya 55 30 20 1,670 935 735
Mexican 435 220 215 26,930 13,185 13,745
Nicaraguan 35 10 20 2,805 1,360 1,445
Panamanian 0 0 10 1,460 755 710
Paraguayan 0 0 0 365 155 205
Peruvian 120 55 70 19,735 9,240 10,495
Salvadorean 65 40 20 19,200 9,535 9,665
Uruguayan 15 0 15 1,755 815 940
Venezuelan 50 35 10 7,475 3,430 4,045
Latin, Central and South American origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 116 130 70 60 5,845 2,965 2,880
African origins 10,940 5,245 5,695 382,665 196,910 185,755
Central and West African origins 1,050 550 500 86,695 44,720 41,975
Akan 0 0 0 630 325 310
Angolan 15 0 10 875 425 450
Ashanti 0 0 0 120 90 35
Beninese 0 0 0 4,125 2,220 1,915
Burkinabe 10 0 10 2,465 1,325 1,145
Cameroonian 25 15 10 17,095 8,635 8,465
Chadian 0 0 0 1,045 525 520
Congolese 165 80 85 20,210 9,960 10,250
Edo 0 0 0 110 60 45
Ewe 0 0 0 460 265 200
Gabonese 0 0 0 1,165 545 620
Gambian 15 10 10 150 95 55
Ghanaian 135 75 60 3,235 1,660 1,575
Guinean 20 15 10 5,255 2,765 2,485
Ibo 90 45 45 185 95 95
Ivorian 10 10 0 8,545 4,350 4,200
Liberian 15 10 10 150 60 90
Malian 10 0 10 3,535 1,755 1,775
Malinké 15 10 0 635 340 295
Nigerian 350 185 170 2,820 1,510 1,310
Peulh 10 0 0 2,110 1,080 1,030
Senegalese 10 10 0 8,250 4,420 3,835
Sierra Leonean 40 30 10 110 55 55
Togolese 65 30 35 4,080 2,210 1,870
Wolof 0 0 0 660 390 270
Yoruba 65 25 45 460 225 235
Central and West African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 117 110 60 45 6,955 3,690 3,275
North African origins 1,705 895 810 225,125 117,725 107,410
Algerian 30 25 10 60,375 31,185 29,190
Berber 55 35 20 33,825 17,840 15,985
Coptic 30 10 20 685 385 305
Dinka 0 0 0 15 10 10
Egyptian 1,175 630 545 29,400 15,295 14,100
Libyan 185 90 95 1,075 590 485
Maure 0 10 0 530 290 240
Moroccan 115 55 60 85,940 44,520 41,420
Sudanese 110 45 65 370 220 150
Tunisian 40 20 20 21,475 11,775 9,695
North African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 118 35 20 15 3,340 1,845 1,490
Southern and East African origins 1,490 710 780 28,925 14,225 14,705
Afrikaner 20 0 15 115 75 40
Amhara 10 10 0 65 30 35
Bantu, n.o.s.Census data footnote 119 0 10 0 1,905 1,040 870
Burundian 0 0 0 6,015 2,945 3,070
Djiboutian 0 0 0 450 205 245
Eritrean 145 75 75 580 290 290
Ethiopian 245 100 140 1,575 785 785
Harari 0 0 0 20 10 10
Kenyan 140 85 60 530 270 260
Malagasy 15 0 15 3,735 1,815 1,920
Mauritian 10 10 0 3,695 1,735 1,960
Oromo 30 15 15 20 15 10
Rwandan 90 50 45 5,130 2,445 2,685
Seychellois 0 0 0 775 345 425
Somali 165 75 85 1,785 865 915
South African 320 135 185 900 490 420
Tanzanian 50 35 20 325 190 140
Tigrian 15 0 10 95 35 55
Ugandan 60 20 35 290 135 160
Zambian 70 30 45 45 20 25
Zimbabwean 85 55 30 300 150 145
Zulu 0 0 0 70 35 35
Southern and East African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 120 105 60 45 1,790 915 875
Other African origins 6,875 3,190 3,690 46,805 22,845 23,965
Black, n.o.s.Census data footnote 121 1,190 555 640 3,800 1,845 1,950
Other African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 122 5,740 2,665 3,075 43,785 21,415 22,370
Asian origins 31,695 16,110 15,585 563,150 275,170 287,980
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins 12,750 6,590 6,160 240,795 123,985 116,810
Afghan 225 80 150 10,945 5,550 5,395
Arab, n.o.s.Census data footnote 123 1,340 690 650 44,875 23,680 21,195
Armenian 195 105 85 27,380 13,515 13,865
Assyrian 0 0 0 370 205 165
Azerbaijani 20 15 0 555 295 255
Georgian 20 10 10 635 295 345
Hazara 0 0 0 385 190 200
Iranian 1,175 675 500 25,530 12,845 12,685
Iraqi 575 255 320 5,520 2,780 2,740
Israeli 200 110 90 6,060 3,235 2,830
Jordanian 255 145 110 1,610 840 770
Kazakh 25 10 10 620 295 325
Kurd 225 110 110 2,135 1,180 960
Kuwaiti 200 105 95 95 50 50
Kyrgyz 0 0 0 260 140 120
Lebanese 4,575 2,280 2,300 78,140 40,695 37,450
Palestinian 865 480 395 6,865 3,520 3,345
Pashtun 0 10 0 515 280 235
Saudi Arabian 660 430 220 645 390 255
Syrian 1,530 755 780 27,465 13,845 13,620
Tajik 20 10 10 390 180 210
Tatar 30 10 25 910 430 485
Turk 530 255 275 15,060 7,520 7,545
Turkmen 10 0 10 65 45 25
Uighur 15 10 10 375 185 190
Uzbek 90 60 30 465 210 255
Yemeni 205 105 100 805 450 355
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 124 685 350 330 2,465 1,385 1,075
South Asian origins 6,710 3,775 2,935 95,670 48,925 46,745
Bangladeshi 190 105 80 7,075 3,625 3,450
Bengali 50 35 15 4,125 2,035 2,090
Bhutanese 210 90 120 420 205 215
East Indian 4,905 2,780 2,120 51,650 26,505 25,140
Goan 10 10 10 210 105 110
Gujarati 0 10 0 420 205 215
Kashmiri 0 0 0 260 155 105
Nepali 430 215 210 930 460 470
Pakistani 465 290 175 13,535 7,000 6,535
Punjabi 160 80 80 2,970 1,675 1,295
Sinhalese 10 0 0 310 135 175
Sri Lankan 270 125 145 14,750 7,300 7,450
Tamil 50 20 30 3,100 1,610 1,495
South Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 125 385 240 145 2,135 1,190 945
East and Southeast Asian origins 12,205 5,760 6,450 229,985 103,805 126,180
Burmese 15 0 10 530 270 255
Cambodian (Khmer) 40 10 30 15,345 7,360 7,985
Chinese 7,190 3,530 3,660 121,445 54,595 66,850
Filipino 2,610 1,175 1,440 37,910 15,590 22,320
Hmong 0 0 0 35 10 20
Indonesian 90 45 45 1,320 570 755
Japanese 565 220 345 6,495 2,615 3,875
Karen 0 0 0 95 55 40
Korean 1,230 515 710 8,740 4,155 4,580
Laotian 0 0 10 7,625 3,860 3,770
Malaysian 50 15 30 645 300 340
Mongolian 35 10 20 960 470 485
Singaporean 0 0 0 105 65 40
Taiwanese 135 65 70 2,205 940 1,265
Thai 155 60 95 2,695 1,065 1,635
Tibetan 0 0 10 80 45 30
Vietnamese 550 250 305 43,080 20,790 22,290
East and Southeast Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 126 50 35 20 275 125 155
Other Asian origins 260 120 145 1,765 905 865
Other Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 127 260 115 145 1,770 905 860
Oceania origins 435 215 225 3,250 1,730 1,515
Australian 230 105 125 2,055 1,125 935
New Zealander 160 90 75 490 245 245
Pacific Islands origins 50 25 25 785 410 380
Fijian 10 10 0 70 25 40
Hawaiian 10 0 0 60 40 20
Maori 10 0 0 90 55 35
Polynesian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 128 15 10 0 290 145 145
Samoan 0 0 0 15 15 0
Pacific Islands origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 129 10 0 0 295 155 145
Household characteristics
Total - Private households by tenure - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 130 139,940 ... ... 3,531,665 ... ...
Owner 73,790 ... ... 2,163,735 ... ...
Renter 66,130 ... ... 1,362,010 ... ...
Band housing 15 ... ... 5,915 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by condominium status - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 131 139,940 ... ... 3,531,660 ... ...
Condominium 10,200 ... ... 413,325 ... ...
Not condominium 129,745 ... ... 3,118,340 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 132 139,940 ... ... 3,531,665 ... ...
No bedrooms 860 ... ... 23,725 ... ...
1 bedroom 23,900 ... ... 573,370 ... ...
2 bedrooms 39,590 ... ... 1,100,310 ... ...
3 bedrooms 47,055 ... ... 1,157,300 ... ...
4 or more bedrooms 28,535 ... ... 676,955 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 133 139,940 ... ... 3,531,665 ... ...
1 to 4 rooms 43,420 ... ... 1,258,215 ... ...
5 rooms 21,060 ... ... 620,935 ... ...
6 rooms 19,570 ... ... 432,090 ... ...
7 rooms 16,685 ... ... 403,255 ... ...
8 or more rooms 39,210 ... ... 817,165 ... ...
Average number of rooms per dwelling 6.1 ... ... 5.8 ... ...
Total - Private households by number of persons per room - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 134 139,940 ... ... 3,531,665 ... ...
One person or fewer per room 138,695 ... ... 3,492,135 ... ...
More than 1 person per room 1,250 ... ... 39,530 ... ...
Total - Private households by housing suitability - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 135 139,940 ... ... 3,531,660 ... ...
Suitable 134,520 ... ... 3,398,910 ... ...
Not suitable 5,425 ... ... 132,755 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by period of construction - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 136 139,940 ... ... 3,531,660 ... ...
1960 or before 29,820 ... ... 894,495 ... ...
1961 to 1980 41,095 ... ... 1,116,760 ... ...
1981 to 1990 21,780 ... ... 503,495 ... ...
1991 to 2000 18,690 ... ... 369,020 ... ...
2001 to 2005 9,835 ... ... 196,830 ... ...
2006 to 2010 9,475 ... ... 241,545 ... ...
2011 to 2016Census data footnote 137 9,250 ... ... 209,515 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 138 139,940 ... ... 3,531,665 ... ...
Only regular maintenance or minor repairs needed 130,840 ... ... 3,304,625 ... ...
Major repairs needed 9,100 ... ... 227,040 ... ...
Total - Private households by number of household maintainers - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 139 139,940 ... ... 3,531,665 ... ...
1 household maintainer 81,925 ... ... 2,221,970 ... ...
2 household maintainers 53,950 ... ... 1,264,195 ... ...
3 or more household maintainers 4,070 ... ... 45,500 ... ...
Total - Private households by age of primary household maintainers - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 140 139,940 ... ... 3,531,665 ... ...
15 to 24 years 8,815 ... ... 119,495 ... ...
25 to 34 years 24,665 ... ... 498,070 ... ...
35 to 44 years 22,885 ... ... 603,840 ... ...
45 to 54 years 26,305 ... ... 682,290 ... ...
55 to 64 years 25,925 ... ... 731,390 ... ...
65 to 74 years 18,235 ... ... 541,630 ... ...
75 to 84 years 9,890 ... ... 270,280 ... ...
85 years and over 3,220 ... ... 84,680 ... ...
Total - Owner and tenant households with household total income greater than zero, in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings by shelter-cost-to-income ratio - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 141 139,380 ... ... 3,496,460 ... ...
Spending less than 30% of income on shelter costs 100,820 ... ... 2,763,105 ... ...
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs 38,565 ... ... 733,355 ... ...
30% to less than 100% 32,490 ... ... 647,975 ... ...
Total - Owner households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data 73,790 ... ... 2,141,690 ... ...
% of owner households with a mortgageCensus data footnote 142 64.0 ... ... 61.9 ... ...
% of owner households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costsCensus data footnote 141 13.4 ... ... 12.9 ... ...
Median monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,219 ... ... 983 ... ...
Average monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,300 ... ... 1,085 ... ...
Median value of dwellings ($)Census data footnote 144 269,888 ... ... 250,302 ... ...
Average value of dwellings ($)Census data footnote 144 313,569 ... ... 290,484 ... ...
Total - Tenant households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data 66,040 ... ... 1,358,265 ... ...
% of tenant households in subsidized housingCensus data footnote 145 8.3 ... ... 9.3 ... ...
% of tenant households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costsCensus data footnote 141 43.7 ... ... 33.7 ... ...
Median monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 967 ... ... 720 ... ...
Average monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,039 ... ... 775 ... ...
Highest certificate, diploma or degree
Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 146 266,075 126,615 139,465 6,634,280 3,260,035 3,374,240
No certificate, diploma or degree 36,685 18,230 18,460 1,323,070 674,955 648,115
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificateCensus data footnote 147 68,015 34,380 33,635 1,426,980 674,820 752,155
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 161,375 74,005 87,370 3,884,235 1,910,260 1,973,970
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma 18,440 12,190 6,250 1,120,730 681,515 439,215
Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 148 10,635 5,795 4,835 806,585 435,090 371,495
Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 149 7,805 6,385 1,415 314,145 246,425 67,720
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma 53,690 22,180 31,515 1,165,515 506,775 658,740
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level 6,200 2,585 3,610 236,255 93,680 142,575
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above 83,045 37,050 46,000 1,361,730 628,290 733,440
Bachelor's degree 55,590 24,255 31,335 872,060 384,275 487,790
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level 4,285 1,915 2,370 118,955 54,255 64,695
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry 2,405 1,320 1,085 39,045 19,865 19,185
Master's degree 17,410 7,480 9,930 281,215 139,280 141,935
Earned doctorateCensus data footnote 150 3,360 2,085 1,275 50,455 30,615 19,840
Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 146 176,125 84,560 91,565 4,371,935 2,167,810 2,204,125
No certificate, diploma or degree 13,820 7,530 6,290 580,635 323,880 256,750
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificateCensus data footnote 147 38,315 19,935 18,380 808,955 396,620 412,330
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 123,995 57,095 66,895 2,982,345 1,447,305 1,535,040
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma 12,830 8,740 4,090 866,595 513,575 353,015
Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 148 7,335 4,200 3,135 631,795 330,140 301,655
Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 149 5,485 4,540 950 234,800 183,440 51,360
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma 40,580 17,465 23,115 832,430 367,185 465,245
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level 4,090 1,695 2,395 167,025 67,530 99,495
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above 66,495 29,195 37,305 1,116,300 499,010 617,290
Bachelor's degree 44,315 19,360 24,955 712,935 308,760 404,175
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level 3,330 1,380 1,950 94,240 40,085 54,160
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry 2,010 1,015 995 30,775 13,505 17,270
Master's degree 14,370 6,030 8,335 238,300 113,895 124,410
Earned doctorateCensus data footnote 150 2,475 1,405 1,070 40,050 22,780 17,270
Major field of study - Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2016
Total - Major field of study - Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2016 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 151 266,075 126,615 139,460 6,634,280 3,260,040 3,374,245
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 152 104,700 52,610 52,090 2,750,050 1,349,775 1,400,270
Education 10,175 2,635 7,540 273,320 62,470 210,845
13. Education 10,180 2,635 7,545 273,320 62,470 210,845
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 5,770 2,765 3,010 156,720 71,485 85,240
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services 1,105 815 290 25,380 18,280 7,100
50. Visual and performing arts 4,665 1,945 2,720 131,340 53,200 78,140
Humanities 9,195 3,550 5,645 215,735 86,065 129,675
16. Aboriginal and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics 675 225 455 32,180 7,165 25,020
23. English language and literature/letters 2,820 860 1,965 12,900 4,060 8,835
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities 1,890 620 1,275 103,120 42,685 60,435
30A Interdisciplinary humanitiesCensus data footnote 153 50 20 35 880 395 485
38. Philosophy and religious studies 650 350 305 10,400 6,650 3,755
39. Theology and religious vocations 695 420 280 10,125 6,200 3,930
54. History 1,905 970 940 17,055 9,990 7,065
55. French language and literature/letters 500 100 395 29,070 8,920 20,155
Social and behavioural sciences and law 19,950 6,615 13,335 380,995 125,025 255,975
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies 350 75 280 4,315 1,165 3,150
09. Communication, journalism and related programs 1,995 730 1,265 48,530 16,690 31,845
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences 3,200 275 2,930 77,470 6,070 71,400
22. Legal professions and studies 2,990 1,090 1,900 67,185 25,785 41,395
30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciencesCensus data footnote 154 320 85 240 9,905 2,035 7,870
42. Psychology 4,280 1,120 3,160 57,335 14,030 43,305
45. Social sciences 6,810 3,245 3,565 116,255 59,245 57,015
Business, management and public administration 38,330 13,990 24,340 879,190 321,450 557,740
30.16 Accounting and computer science 45 10 40 815 300 520
44. Public administration and social service professions 2,405 575 1,830 47,715 10,490 37,225
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services 35,880 13,405 22,470 830,660 310,665 519,990
Physical and life sciences and technologies 8,230 3,965 4,265 140,990 76,780 64,215
26. Biological and biomedical sciences 3,940 1,625 2,315 49,705 20,900 28,805
30.01 Biological and physical sciences 1,590 620 970 23,210 13,865 9,350
30C Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciencesCensus data footnote 155 90 25 60 21,890 10,810 11,080
40. Physical sciences 2,355 1,610 740 39,060 27,545 11,515
41. Science technologies/technicians 250 80 170 7,120 3,660 3,465
Mathematics, computer and information sciences 8,075 5,215 2,855 152,105 104,850 47,255
11. Computer and information sciences and support services 6,485 4,495 1,990 125,480 92,730 32,750
25. Library science 605 85 525 11,110 2,145 8,965
27. Mathematics and statistics 880 570 315 13,415 8,365 5,045
30D Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciencesCensus data footnote 156 100 75 25 2,100 1,605 495
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies 27,225 24,885 2,340 828,400 758,350 70,055
04. Architecture and related services 820 540 280 29,015 17,055 11,960
14. Engineering 6,660 5,635 1,025 150,450 124,585 25,865
15. Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields 6,140 5,650 490 150,640 135,445 15,195
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation 0 0 10 60 20 40
46. Construction trades 5,795 5,610 190 185,385 179,995 5,390
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians 5,370 5,100 270 184,280 178,510 5,770
48. Precision production 2,430 2,345 90 128,580 122,750 5,830
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 1,670 885 790 85,485 56,900 28,585
01. Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences 790 395 390 51,770 30,870 20,900
03. Natural resources and conservation 885 490 395 33,715 26,025 7,690
Health and related fields 22,970 4,440 18,525 480,230 95,450 384,780
31. Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies 1,435 680 755 27,955 14,675 13,280
51. Health professions and related programs 20,690 3,245 17,450 441,105 74,630 366,470
60. Dental, medical and veterinary residency programs 850 520 325 11,160 6,140 5,020
Personal, protective and transportation services 9,750 5,055 4,695 290,005 151,070 138,935
12. Personal and culinary services 5,770 1,615 4,150 164,595 43,720 120,875
28. Military science, leadership and operational art 130 130 10 290 270 20
29. Military technologies and applied sciences 375 340 35 1,345 1,245 100
43. Security and protective services 1,525 1,180 345 54,625 42,415 12,210
49. Transportation and materials moving 1,940 1,785 155 69,160 63,425 5,740
Other 30 0 25 1,055 375 680
30.99 Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies, other 35 10 25 1,055 375 675
Total - Major field of study - Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2016 for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 151 176,125 84,560 91,565 4,371,935 2,167,805 2,204,130
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 152 52,135 27,465 24,670 1,389,585 720,500 669,085
Education 6,910 1,675 5,235 180,615 37,990 142,625
13. Education 6,910 1,675 5,235 180,615 37,990 142,625
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 4,485 2,170 2,315 122,045 55,575 66,475
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services 785 595 190 19,510 13,740 5,770
50. Visual and performing arts 3,700 1,580 2,125 102,535 41,830 60,705
Humanities 7,095 2,685 4,415 138,330 54,580 83,750
16. Aboriginal and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics 545 175 370 25,220 5,455 19,765
23. English language and literature/letters 2,265 705 1,560 9,585 2,990 6,595
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities 1,510 510 1,005 57,730 25,305 32,430
30A Interdisciplinary humanitiesCensus data footnote 153 45 20 30 600 255 350
38. Philosophy and religious studies 515 265 250 6,980 4,415 2,570
39. Theology and religious vocations 435 260 175 5,415 3,380 2,035
54. History 1,435 690 745 12,235 7,140 5,095
55. French language and literature/letters 345 65 280 20,555 5,640 14,915
Social and behavioural sciences and law 16,265 5,240 11,025 301,550 95,120 206,430
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies 305 65 240 3,550 925 2,620
09. Communication, journalism and related programs 1,720 620 1,100 40,275 13,900 26,370
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences 2,575 230 2,350 63,120 4,295 58,825
22. Legal professions and studies 2,590 850 1,745 53,620 18,830 34,790
30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciencesCensus data footnote 154 250 55 190 6,840 1,420 5,420
42. Psychology 3,365 870 2,495 44,540 10,255 34,285
45. Social sciences 5,460 2,555 2,900 89,610 45,495 44,110
Business, management and public administration 29,140 10,865 18,275 706,400 248,920 457,480
30.16 Accounting and computer science 45 10 35 615 215 400
44. Public administration and social service professions 1,950 460 1,495 38,320 7,835 30,485
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services 27,145 10,395 16,750 667,470 240,870 426,600
Physical and life sciences and technologies 6,050 2,910 3,140 92,480 49,390 43,090
26. Biological and biomedical sciences 3,045 1,270 1,780 40,895 16,635 24,260
30.01 Biological and physical sciences 1,130 470 660 12,450 7,435 5,015
30C Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciencesCensus data footnote 155 80 30 55 4,175 2,385 1,785
40. Physical sciences 1,645 1,115 530 29,705 20,255 9,445
41. Science technologies/technicians 145 25 120 5,255 2,675 2,580
Mathematics, computer and information sciences 7,060 4,670 2,395 132,750 91,865 40,885
11. Computer and information sciences and support services 5,900 4,155 1,750 112,715 83,240 29,470
25. Library science 420 60 365 8,720 1,665 7,055
27. Mathematics and statistics 655 400 255 9,725 5,815 3,915
30D Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciencesCensus data footnote 156 80 65 20 1,585 1,150 440
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies 20,605 18,620 1,985 639,185 577,845 61,335
04. Architecture and related services 625 390 240 24,260 13,870 10,385
14. Engineering 4,960 4,115 845 126,835 103,165 23,665
15. Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields 4,810 4,370 440 116,595 103,710 12,885
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation 0 0 10 50 15 30
46. Construction trades 4,350 4,170 185 134,865 130,350 4,510
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians 4,080 3,870 205 139,935 135,155 4,780
48. Precision production 1,775 1,705 70 96,655 91,580 5,075
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 1,375 735 640 69,865 45,215 24,655
01. Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences 650 330 325 41,755 23,965 17,795
03. Natural resources and conservation 725 405 315 28,110 21,250 6,860
Health and related fields 17,395 3,575 13,820 368,600 72,245 296,355
31. Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies 1,115 565 545 22,660 11,635 11,030
51. Health professions and related programs 15,605 2,620 12,985 337,320 56,510 280,810
60. Dental, medical and veterinary residency programs 680 390 285 8,620 4,110 4,510
Personal, protective and transportation services 7,575 3,950 3,625 229,640 118,260 111,375
12. Personal and culinary services 4,535 1,335 3,200 129,245 32,830 96,410
28. Military science, leadership and operational art 120 115 0 225 200 25
29. Military technologies and applied sciences 225 200 20 875 795 80
43. Security and protective services 1,180 915 265 42,550 32,575 9,975
49. Transportation and materials moving 1,515 1,385 130 56,750 51,860 4,890
Other 35 10 25 890 300 595
30.99 Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies, other 30 10 25 890 300 595
Location of study compared with province or territory of residence with countries outside Canada
Total - Location of study compared with province or territory of residence with countries outside Canada for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 157 266,075 126,615 139,465 6,634,280 3,260,040 3,374,240
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 104,700 52,610 52,095 2,750,045 1,349,775 1,400,270
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 158 161,375 74,005 87,370 3,884,235 1,910,265 1,973,970
Location of study inside Canada 145,435 66,060 79,375 3,509,610 1,716,730 1,792,880
Same as province or territory of residence 110,095 48,925 61,170 3,367,195 1,642,930 1,724,270
Different than province or territory of residence 35,340 17,135 18,205 142,415 73,800 68,610
Location of study outside CanadaCensus data footnote 159 15,940 7,940 8,000 374,620 193,530 181,090
United StatesCensus data footnote 160 3,075 1,610 1,465 28,320 16,915 11,410
Philippines 1,095 395 705 12,515 3,600 8,920
India 1,460 765 695 6,805 3,660 3,150
United KingdomCensus data footnote 161 2,425 1,410 1,015 11,250 6,535 4,715
ChinaCensus data footnote 162 800 315 485 17,155 7,755 9,395
France 235 140 100 69,665 39,885 29,780
Other 6,850 3,310 3,540 228,905 115,185 113,725
Total - Location of study compared with province or territory of residence with countries outside Canada for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 157 176,125 84,565 91,565 4,371,935 2,167,810 2,204,130
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 52,135 27,465 24,670 1,389,590 720,505 669,085
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 158 123,990 57,095 66,900 2,982,350 1,447,305 1,535,045
Location of study inside Canada 111,570 51,090 60,475 2,676,230 1,293,455 1,382,780
Same as province or territory of residence 83,980 37,745 46,235 2,567,605 1,238,320 1,329,280
Different than province or territory of residence 27,585 13,345 14,240 108,630 55,125 53,500
Location of study outside CanadaCensus data footnote 159 12,425 6,005 6,420 306,115 153,850 152,265
United StatesCensus data footnote 160 2,000 1,020 990 19,655 11,145 8,505
Philippines 1,015 370 640 10,545 2,935 7,610
India 1,160 595 560 4,865 2,465 2,400
United KingdomCensus data footnote 161 1,520 880 640 7,390 4,245 3,145
ChinaCensus data footnote 162 645 260 390 15,420 6,865 8,550
France 195 115 80 57,315 32,115 25,205
Other 5,895 2,780 3,120 190,930 94,085 96,850
Labour force status
Total - Population aged 15 years and over by Labour force status - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 163 266,075 126,615 139,460 6,634,280 3,260,040 3,374,245
In the labour force 178,230 90,125 88,105 4,255,500 2,214,735 2,040,765
Employed 165,025 82,915 82,110 3,949,325 2,037,105 1,912,220
Unemployed 13,205 7,205 6,000 306,170 177,630 128,540
Not in the labour force 87,845 36,490 51,355 2,378,780 1,045,300 1,333,480
Participation rate 67.0 71.2 63.2 64.1 67.9 60.5
Employment rate 62.0 65.5 58.9 59.5 62.5 56.7
Unemployment rate 7.4 8.0 6.8 7.2 8.0 6.3
Work activity during the reference year
Total population aged 15 years and over by work activity during the reference year - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 164 266,075 126,615 139,465 6,634,280 3,260,035 3,374,240
Did not workCensus data footnote 165 81,165 33,760 47,400 2,228,315 967,660 1,260,655
Worked 184,915 92,855 92,060 4,405,965 2,292,375 2,113,585
Worked full year, full timeCensus data footnote 166 100,455 54,135 46,325 2,084,020 1,145,805 938,215
Worked part year and/or part timeCensus data footnote 167 84,460 38,725 45,735 2,321,945 1,146,575 1,175,375
Average weeks worked in reference year 43.1 43.5 42.6 42.5 42.7 42.3
Class of worker
Total labour force aged 15 years and over by class of worker - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 168 178,230 90,125 88,110 4,255,500 2,214,735 2,040,765
Class of worker - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 3,465 1,775 1,685 101,485 51,640 49,850
All classes of workersCensus data footnote 170 174,765 88,345 86,420 4,154,015 2,163,095 1,990,915
Employee 159,875 79,410 80,465 3,664,920 1,863,740 1,801,185
Self-employedCensus data footnote 171 14,890 8,930 5,960 489,090 299,355 189,730
Occupation - National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2016
Total labour force population aged 15 years and over by occupation - National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2016 - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 172 178,230 90,120 88,105 4,255,500 2,214,735 2,040,765
Occupation - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 3,465 1,780 1,685 101,490 51,640 49,850
All occupationsCensus data footnote 170 174,765 88,345 86,425 4,154,010 2,163,095 1,990,915
0 Management occupations 18,790 11,095 7,695 418,450 263,585 154,875
1 Business, finance and administration occupations 29,060 9,080 19,985 677,390 210,525 466,865
2 Natural and applied sciences and related occupations 14,135 11,265 2,870 286,270 222,375 63,895
3 Health occupations 13,885 2,860 11,025 295,765 57,160 238,610
4 Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services 24,610 9,840 14,770 502,945 147,145 355,795
5 Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport 6,335 3,020 3,315 135,730 64,370 71,365
6 Sales and service occupations 45,615 20,590 25,025 988,610 449,820 538,790
7 Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations 18,065 17,150 920 574,675 544,100 30,570
8 Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations 1,555 1,315 240 67,290 55,610 11,685
9 Occupations in manufacturing and utilities 2,710 2,125 585 206,875 148,405 58,475
Industry - North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 2012
Total labour force population aged 15 years and over by Industry - North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 2012 - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 173 178,230 90,125 88,110 4,255,495 2,214,735 2,040,765
Industry - NAICS2012 - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 3,460 1,780 1,685 101,490 51,635 49,850
All industry categoriesCensus data footnote 170 174,770 88,345 86,420 4,154,010 2,163,095 1,990,915
11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 590 410 180 84,060 60,460 23,595
21 Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction 755 640 115 20,920 18,175 2,745
22 Utilities 1,180 765 415 28,410 20,650 7,755
23 Construction 9,250 8,220 1,030 254,055 223,770 30,285
31-33 Manufacturing 7,175 5,240 1,930 458,315 332,080 126,240
41 Wholesale trade 5,355 3,860 1,490 157,365 104,885 52,475
44-45 Retail trade 21,120 9,540 11,585 508,170 239,625 268,545
48-49 Transportation and warehousing 7,400 5,670 1,730 187,550 142,550 45,000
51 Information and cultural industries 5,210 2,955 2,255 100,775 59,705 41,070
52 Finance and insurance 8,655 3,700 4,955 165,140 66,175 98,965
53 Real estate and rental and leasing 3,665 2,085 1,575 61,380 36,505 24,875
54 Professional, scientific and technical services 14,315 8,155 6,160 288,715 161,030 127,685
55 Management of companies and enterprises 190 70 115 3,305 1,270 2,035
56 Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services 9,600 5,630 3,970 176,185 108,280 67,905
61 Educational services 14,285 5,000 9,290 306,575 96,170 210,405
62 Health care and social assistance 23,130 4,555 18,575 532,680 99,380 433,295
71 Arts, entertainment and recreation 3,890 2,035 1,855 84,130 44,235 39,895
72 Accommodation and food services 13,810 6,120 7,685 278,500 123,235 155,265
81 Other services (except public administration) 6,915 2,805 4,110 193,700 89,455 104,245
91 Public administration 18,275 10,870 7,405 264,085 135,455 128,630
Place of work status
Total - Place of work status for the employed labour force aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 174 165,020 82,915 82,110 3,949,325 2,037,105 1,912,220
Worked at home 10,045 4,895 5,155 266,285 134,325 131,960
Worked outside Canada 905 615 290 10,600 7,580 3,020
No fixed workplace address 16,380 11,860 4,515 351,595 265,405 86,185
Worked at usual place 137,695 65,550 72,145 3,320,850 1,629,795 1,691,050
Commuting destinationThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census commuting destination data
Total - Commuting destination for the employed labour force aged 15 years and over in private households with a usual place of work - 25% sample data 137,695 65,550 72,145 3,320,845 1,629,795 1,691,050
Commute within census subdivision (CSD) of residence 133,485 63,065 70,425 1,732,155 810,895 921,260
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) within census division (CD) of residence 120 85 35 485,450 234,700 250,750
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) and census division (CD) within province or territory of residence 2,710 1,540 1,170 1,037,125 549,095 488,030
Commute to a different province or territory 1,370 860 515 66,125 35,110 31,015
Main mode of commuting
Total - Main mode of commuting for the employed labour force aged 15 years and over in private households with a usual place of work or no fixed workplace address - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 175 154,070 77,410 76,660 3,672,445 1,895,200 1,777,240
Car, truck, van - as a driver 101,800 54,200 47,600 2,739,405 1,475,775 1,263,625
Car, truck, van - as a passenger 11,555 4,300 7,255 133,760 51,045 82,715
Public transit 21,710 9,415 12,290 503,285 217,465 285,820
Walked 15,220 7,145 8,070 205,350 93,595 111,760
Bicycle 1,920 1,275 650 54,625 36,470 18,155
Other method 1,870 1,080 790 36,010 20,845 15,170
Commuting duration
Total - Commuting duration for the employed labour force aged 15 years and over in private households with a usual place of work or no fixed workplace address - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 176 154,070 77,410 76,660 3,672,440 1,895,200 1,777,240
Less than 15 minutes 42,000 19,325 22,675 1,035,455 493,225 542,235
15 to 29 minutes 66,655 34,800 31,855 1,200,455 617,010 583,445
30 to 44 minutes 29,695 15,360 14,335 777,955 425,640 352,310
45 to 59 minutes 8,560 4,105 4,460 343,540 184,440 159,100
60 minutes and over 7,160 3,825 3,340 315,035 174,875 140,160
Time leaving for work
Total - Time leaving for work for the employed labour force aged 15 years and over in private households with a usual place of work or no fixed workplace address - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 177 154,070 77,410 76,660 3,672,440 1,895,205 1,777,240
Between 5 a.m. and 5:59 a.m. 6,370 3,980 2,390 256,150 192,835 63,315
Between 6 a.m. and 6:59 a.m. 27,510 16,205 11,305 675,585 420,120 255,465
Between 7 a.m. and 7:59 a.m. 45,800 23,070 22,735 1,133,510 527,925 605,580
Between 8 a.m. and 8:59 a.m. 35,650 15,435 20,215 714,935 296,300 418,630
Between 9 a.m. and 11:59 a.m. 16,695 7,445 9,250 349,845 148,715 201,125
Between 12 p.m. and 4:59 a.m. 22,050 11,280 10,775 542,425 309,295 233,125
Language used most often at work
Total - Language used most often at work for the population in private households aged 15 years and over who worked since January 1, 2015 - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 178 190,100 95,310 94,790 4,529,770 2,352,115 2,177,655
Single responses 188,795 94,770 94,025 4,187,865 2,169,480 2,018,385
Official languages 188,095 94,385 93,705 4,153,710 2,152,290 2,001,420
English 186,785 94,045 92,740 541,720 294,935 246,780
French 1,310 345 970 3,611,990 1,857,350 1,754,640
Non-official languages 700 385 315 34,160 17,190 16,970
Aboriginal languages 0 0 0 12,670 6,180 6,490
Algonquian languages 0 0 0 8,350 4,095 4,260
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 0 0 0 8,285 4,060 4,220
Atikamekw 0 0 0 1,100 580 515
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 1,800 840 960
Moose Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Naskapi 0 0 0 210 105 100
Northern East Cree 0 0 0 35 20 15
Plains Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Woods Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree, n.o.s. 0 0 0 5,145 2,515 2,630
Eastern Algonquian languages 0 0 0 30 20 10
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 0 0 0 25 20 10
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 0 0 0 45 15 25
Algonquin 0 0 0 45 20 30
Ojibway 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carrier 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chilcotin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dene 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gwich'in 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sarsi (Sarcee) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sekani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Slavey 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tutchone languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages 0 0 0 4,305 2,080 2,220
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 0 0 0 4,290 2,075 2,215
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 0 0
Iroquoian languages 0 0 0 15 0 15
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 0 0 0 10 0 15
Oneida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages 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 10
Non-Aboriginal languages 705 385 315 21,490 11,005 10,480
Afro-Asiatic languages 150 110 40 1,895 1,125 775
Berber languages 0 0 0 35 10 30
Kabyle 0 0 0 15 0 20
Berber languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 15 0 10
Cushitic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bilen 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oromo 0 0 0 0 0 0
Somali 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Semitic languages 150 115 35 1,860 1,110 745
Amharic 10 0 10 0 0 0
Arabic 130 100 25 1,715 1,045 665
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 10 0 10
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Harari 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hebrew 20 15 10 140 70 70
Maltese 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tigrigna 0 0 0 0 0 0
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 10 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 10 0 10 1,725 850 870
Khmer (Cambodian) 0 0 0 315 140 175
Vietnamese 0 0 0 1,410 710 695
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 15 0 10 135 65 70
Bikol 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cebuano 0 0 0 0 0 0
Fijian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ilocano 0 0 0 10 0 0
Malagasy 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malay 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 0 0 0 0 0 10
Pangasinan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 15 10 10 115 50 60
Waray-Waray 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Creole languages 0 0 0 275 90 190
Haitian Creole 0 0 0 10 0 10
Creole, n.o.s. 0 0 0 265 90 175
Creole languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 0 0
Dravidian languages 0 0 0 150 75 75
Kannada 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malayalam 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tamil 0 0 0 145 75 70
Telugu 0 0 0 0 0 10
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hmong-Mien languages 0 0 0 10 0 10
Indo-European languages 180 95 85 10,165 5,255 4,910
Albanian 0 0 0 30 20 10
Armenian 0 0 0 275 130 145
Balto-Slavic languages 35 20 10 1,130 500 635
Baltic languages 0 0 0 15 0 10
Latvian 10 0 10 15 10 10
Lithuanian 0 0 0 0 10 0
Slavic languages 25 20 10 1,115 495 625
Belarusan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bosnian 0 0 0 10 0 0
Bulgarian 0 0 0 55 20 30
Croatian 0 0 0 10 0 10
Czech 0 0 0 10 0 10
Macedonian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Polish 0 0 0 170 65 105
Russian 25 20 10 735 340 395
Serbian 0 0 0 10 15 0
Serbo-Croatian 0 0 0 10 10 0
Slovak 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slovene (Slovenian) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ukrainian 0 0 0 110 35 75
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Celtic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scottish Gaelic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Welsh 0 0 0 0 0 0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Germanic languages 35 20 15 1,285 575 715
Afrikaans 0 0 0 0 0 0
Danish 10 10 0 15 10 0
Dutch 0 0 0 25 10 15
Frisian 0 0 0 0 0 0
German 20 10 10 370 170 195
Icelandic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Norwegian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swedish 0 0 0 15 10 10
Vlaams (Flemish) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yiddish 0 0 0 860 375 485
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Greek 0 0 0 525 260 270
Indo-Iranian languages 50 30 20 1,385 780 600
Indo-Aryan languages 20 20 0 680 390 295
Bengali 0 0 0 110 70 35
Gujarati 0 0 0 20 0 10
Hindi 0 0 0 35 20 15
Kashmiri 0 0 0 0 0 0
Konkani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Marathi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nepali 20 15 0 20 0 10
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 0 10 0 415 225 190
Sindhi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Urdu 0 0 0 85 50 35
Iranian languages 30 10 20 700 395 305
Kurdish 0 0 0 15 0 15
Pashto 0 0 0 10 0 15
Persian (Farsi) 30 10 15 675 385 285
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 0 0
Italic (Romance) languages 60 20 35 5,525 2,990 2,540
Catalan 0 0 0 15 0 15
Italian 0 0 0 590 315 275
Portuguese 30 0 20 635 365 270
Romanian 0 0 0 320 140 175
Spanish 35 15 20 3,975 2,165 1,810
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 0 0
Japanese 20 0 15 235 80 150
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 10 0 10
Georgian 0 0 0 10 0 0
Korean 30 10 20 300 150 150
Mongolic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mongolian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 0 0 0 45 25 20
Akan (Twi) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bamanankan 0 0 0 0 10 0
Edo 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ewe 0 0 0 0 0 0
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ganda 0 0 0 0 0 0
Igbo 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lingala 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rundi (Kirundi) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 0 0 0 0 10 0
Shona 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swahili 0 0 0 25 20 0
Wolof 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yoruba 0 0 0 10 0 0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 10
Nilo-Saharan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dinka 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages 25 10 20 205 60 140
American Sign Language 15 0 10 0 0 0
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 125 20 110
Sign languages, n.i.e 10 0 0 70 45 30
Sino-Tibetan languages 270 145 125 6,070 3,125 2,945
Chinese languages 270 150 120 6,075 3,130 2,950
Cantonese 60 30 25 2,655 1,325 1,330
Hakka 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mandarin 190 95 90 3,100 1,630 1,465
Min Dong 0 0 0 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 0 0 0 70 40 30
Wu (Shanghainese) 0 0 0 15 10 10
Chinese, n.o.s. 15 15 0 235 130 110
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Burmese 0 0 0 0 0 0
Karenic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibetan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages 0 0 0 110 40 75
Lao 0 0 0 55 25 30
Thai 0 0 0 55 10 40
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 0 0 10 110 60 50
Azerbaijani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkish 10 0 10 110 55 55
Uyghur 0 0 0 0 0 0
Uzbek 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Uralic languages 0 0 0 40 10 40
Estonian 0 0 0 10 0 0
Finnish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hungarian 0 0 0 35 0 35
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 0 10
Multiple responses 1,300 535 760 341,900 182,635 159,265
English and French 740 255 480 315,620 169,365 146,255
English and non-official language 530 270 260 6,545 3,655 2,890
French and non-official language 0 0 0 7,525 3,460 4,065
English, French and non-official language 30 15 15 12,205 6,160 6,055
Other language used regularly at work
Total - Other language(s) used regularly at work for the population in private households aged 15 years and over who worked since January 1, 2015 - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 179 190,095 95,310 94,785 4,529,770 2,352,110 2,177,655
None 181,315 91,000 90,315 3,107,035 1,588,345 1,518,690
English 1,150 405 740 1,031,380 555,940 475,440
French 5,725 2,915 2,805 317,490 169,785 147,705
Non-official language 1,765 900 865 49,850 25,900 23,950
Aboriginal 30 15 15 4,985 2,285 2,705
Non-Aboriginal 1,735 880 850 44,865 23,620 21,245
English and French 10 0 10 2,185 1,040 1,140
English and non-official language 0 10 10 14,910 7,255 7,655
French and non-official language 145 90 55 6,855 3,795 3,055
English, French and non-official language 0 0 0 65 50 20
Mobility status - Place of residence 1 year ago
Total - Mobility status 1 year ago - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 180 308,695 148,365 160,335 7,880,315 3,897,740 3,982,575
Non-movers 255,605 122,615 132,990 6,965,520 3,447,320 3,518,195
Movers 53,095 25,750 27,345 914,800 450,420 464,380
Non-migrants 37,720 18,335 19,380 547,410 269,850 277,560
Migrants 15,375 7,415 7,965 367,385 180,565 186,820
Internal migrants 10,585 5,040 5,545 305,465 149,335 156,135
Intraprovincial migrants 3,680 1,620 2,060 284,280 137,945 146,330
Interprovincial migrants 6,910 3,415 3,490 21,190 11,385 9,805
External migrants 4,795 2,375 2,415 61,920 31,235 30,685
Mobility status - Place of residence 5 years ago
Total - Mobility status 5 years ago - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 181 296,350 142,155 154,200 7,520,960 3,714,155 3,806,805
Non-movers 165,450 78,700 86,750 4,825,870 2,388,805 2,437,065
Movers 130,900 63,455 67,450 2,695,090 1,325,345 1,369,740
Non-migrants 85,485 41,285 44,200 1,507,665 741,220 766,440
Migrants 45,410 22,170 23,245 1,187,425 584,125 603,295
Internal migrants 31,540 14,915 16,625 949,170 464,830 484,340
Intraprovincial migrants 10,410 4,655 5,760 893,800 436,525 457,270
Interprovincial migrants 21,125 10,260 10,870 55,370 28,300 27,070
External migrants 13,875 7,255 6,620 238,250 119,295 118,960

Source

Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population.

How to cite

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2017. Halifax [Population centre], Nova Scotia and Quebec [Province] (table). Census Profile. 2016 Census. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-316-X2016001. Ottawa. Released November 29, 2017.
https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/index.cfm?Lang=E (accessed May 14, 2024).

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