Census Profile, 2016 Census
Ottawa - Gatineau [Population centre], Ontario/Quebec and Quebec [Province]

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Characteristic Ottawa - Gatineau
Ontario/Quebec
[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 1 989,567 ... ... 8,164,361 ... ...
Population, 2011Census data footnote 1 945,592 r ... ... 7,903,001 ... ...
Population percentage change, 2011 to 2016 4.7 ... ... 3.3 ... ...
Total private dwellingsCensus data footnote 2 439,953 ... ... 3,858,943 ... ...
Private dwellings occupied by usual residentsCensus data footnote 3 412,533 ... ... 3,531,663 ... ...
Population density per square kilometre 1,900.0 ... ... 6.0 ... ...
Land area in square kilometres 520.82 ... ... 1,356,625.27 ... ...
Age characteristics
Total - Age groups and average age of the population - 100% dataCensus data footnote 4 989,585 479,125 510,465 8,164,360 4,016,760 4,147,605
0 to 14 years 163,945 83,475 80,475 1,333,260 682,535 650,720
0 to 4 years 53,575 27,245 26,330 444,930 227,965 216,970
5 to 9 years 56,635 28,810 27,820 469,165 240,225 228,940
10 to 14 years 53,740 27,415 26,325 419,160 214,345 204,815
15 to 64 years 673,790 328,910 344,880 5,335,910 2,664,630 2,671,280
15 to 19 years 57,940 29,395 28,550 429,825 219,070 210,755
20 to 24 years 74,270 37,115 37,155 500,100 252,600 247,500
25 to 29 years 70,885 35,210 35,680 495,410 248,030 247,380
30 to 34 years 68,095 33,195 34,895 515,505 256,440 259,070
35 to 39 years 65,400 31,325 34,070 550,540 274,595 275,945
40 to 44 years 65,225 31,355 33,865 506,525 254,100 252,425
45 to 49 years 67,100 32,420 34,675 519,425 260,410 259,015
50 to 54 years 75,240 36,710 38,530 619,435 309,070 310,370
55 to 59 years 70,815 34,010 36,805 636,475 314,190 322,285
60 to 64 years 58,825 28,175 30,645 562,670 276,140 286,535
65 years and over 151,845 66,735 85,110 1,495,195 669,590 825,605
65 to 69 years 50,755 24,020 26,735 488,175 236,395 251,775
70 to 74 years 35,760 16,480 19,280 373,590 176,905 196,690
75 to 79 years 25,805 11,445 14,360 256,905 116,020 140,890
80 to 84 years 18,955 7,945 11,015 187,835 78,390 109,450
85 years and over 20,565 6,845 13,720 188,685 61,885 126,805
85 to 89 years 12,485 4,605 7,880 120,635 43,795 76,840
90 to 94 years 6,195 1,850 4,350 53,165 15,155 38,015
95 to 99 years 1,655 365 1,290 13,035 2,685 10,350
100 years and over 230 30 200 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 16.6 17.4 15.8 16.3 17.0 15.7
15 to 64 years 68.1 68.6 67.6 65.4 66.3 64.4
65 years and over 15.3 13.9 16.7 18.3 16.7 19.9
85 years and over 2.1 1.4 2.7 2.3 1.5 3.1
Average age of the population 40.0 39.0 41.0 41.9 40.9 42.9
Median age of the population 39.6 38.4 40.6 42.5 41.4 43.6
Household and dwelling characteristics
Total - Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling - 100% dataCensus data footnote 5 412,535 ... ... 3,531,660 ... ...
Single-detached house 151,140 ... ... 1,602,680 ... ...
Apartment in a building that has five or more storeys 73,860 ... ... 187,800 ... ...
Other attached dwellingCensus data footnote 6 186,995 ... ... 1,717,680 ... ...
Semi-detached house 32,005 ... ... 188,245 ... ...
Row house 71,820 ... ... 93,350 ... ...
Apartment or flat in a duplex 13,300 ... ... 265,195 ... ...
Apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys 69,275 ... ... 1,154,955 ... ...
Other single-attached house 595 ... ... 15,940 ... ...
Movable dwellingCensus data footnote 7 545 ... ... 23,505 ... ...
Total - Private households by household size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 8 412,535 ... ... 3,531,665 ... ...
1 person 130,115 ... ... 1,175,230 ... ...
2 persons 136,345 ... ... 1,227,765 ... ...
3 persons 61,560 ... ... 489,460 ... ...
4 persons 54,520 ... ... 426,250 ... ...
5 or more persons 30,000 ... ... 212,960 ... ...
Number of persons in private households 970,315 ... ... 7,965,455 ... ...
Average household size 2.4 ... ... 2.3 ... ...
Marital status
Total - Marital status for the population aged 15 years and over - 100% dataCensus data footnote 9 825,635 395,645 429,990 6,831,105 3,334,220 3,496,885
Married or living common law 444,795 222,375 222,420 3,844,145 1,924,750 1,919,395
Married 348,295 173,775 174,520 2,342,980 1,172,720 1,170,260
Living common law 96,500 48,600 47,900 1,501,160 752,025 749,135
Not married and not living common law 380,845 173,275 207,570 2,986,960 1,409,475 1,577,490
Never married 262,790 136,390 126,405 2,010,580 1,084,300 926,280
Separated 21,720 8,740 12,975 103,625 46,390 57,240
Divorced 54,960 19,835 35,120 483,195 194,430 288,760
Widowed 41,375 8,310 33,065 389,555 84,345 305,210
Family characteristics
Total - Census families in private households by family size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 10 265,750 ... ... 2,257,560 ... ...
2 persons 133,290 ... ... 1,204,955 ... ...
3 persons 57,335 ... ... 466,310 ... ...
4 persons 52,135 ... ... 412,160 ... ...
5 or more persons 22,985 ... ... 174,140 ... ...
Average size of census families 2.9 ... ... 2.8 ... ...
Total number of census families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 11 265,750 ... ... 2,257,560 ... ...
Total couple families 216,715 ... ... 1,878,095 ... ...
Married couples 168,485 ... ... 1,128,355 ... ...
Common-law couples 48,230 ... ... 749,740 ... ...
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent 49,035 ... ... 379,460 ... ...
Female parent 38,910 ... ... 284,900 ... ...
Male parent 10,130 ... ... 94,565 ... ...
Total - Couple census families in private households - 100% data 216,715 ... ... 1,878,095 ... ...
Couples without children 104,005 ... ... 970,260 ... ...
Couples with children 112,715 ... ... 907,840 ... ...
1 child 43,190 ... ... 356,640 ... ...
2 children 48,160 ... ... 384,875 ... ...
3 or more children 21,365 ... ... 166,315 ... ...
Total - Lone-parent census families in private households - 100% data 49,035 ... ... 379,465 ... ...
1 child 29,285 ... ... 234,695 ... ...
2 children 14,145 ... ... 109,670 ... ...
3 or more children 5,605 ... ... 35,100 ... ...
Total - Persons not in census families in private households - 100% data 199,465 93,025 106,440 1,579,070 775,765 803,305
Household type
Total - Private households by household type - 100% dataCensus data footnote 12 412,535 ... ... 3,531,660 ... ...
One-census-family households 255,280 ... ... 2,197,340 ... ...
Without children in a census familyCensus data footnote 13 99,905 ... ... 947,305 ... ...
With children in a census familyCensus data footnote 14 155,375 ... ... 1,250,040 ... ...
Multiple-census-family households 5,155 ... ... 29,595 ... ...
Non-census-family households 152,100 ... ... 1,304,725 ... ...
One-person households 130,115 ... ... 1,175,230 ... ...
Two-or-more person non-census-family households 21,985 ... ... 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 15 977,440 474,150 503,290 8,066,560 3,977,275 4,089,285
English only 433,850 220,225 213,620 372,445 187,595 184,860
French only 79,305 34,555 44,755 4,032,640 1,874,545 2,158,095
English and French 450,720 213,930 236,785 3,586,410 1,884,135 1,702,275
Neither English nor French 13,565 5,445 8,125 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 16 977,435 474,150 503,290 8,066,555 3,977,270 4,089,285
English 614,885 303,700 311,180 964,120 482,985 481,135
French 322,135 152,060 170,080 6,750,945 3,320,380 3,430,560
English and French 27,205 13,120 14,085 278,710 144,060 134,655
Neither English nor French 13,215 5,265 7,950 72,775 29,845 42,930
Official language minority (number)Census data footnote 17 628,485 158,620 177,120 1,103,480 555,015 548,465
Official language minority (percentage)Census data footnote 17 64.3 33.5 35.2 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 18 977,440 474,145 503,290 8,066,555 3,977,270 4,089,285
Single responses 941,140 456,745 484,395 7,881,650 3,884,675 3,996,975
Official languages 744,295 363,705 380,590 6,820,815 3,366,970 3,453,845
English 449,140 223,855 225,290 601,155 301,860 299,300
French 295,150 139,850 155,295 6,219,665 3,065,115 3,154,550
Non-official languages 196,850 93,045 103,805 1,060,830 517,700 543,125
Aboriginal languages 945 385 565 45,570 22,530 23,040
Algonquian languages 570 250 315 33,140 16,365 16,770
Blackfoot 0 0 0 5 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 430 200 230 31,430 15,575 15,855
Atikamekw 5 5 5 6,150 3,135 3,015
Montagnais (Innu) 10 0 5 8,715 4,155 4,555
Moose Cree 5 0 0 0 5 0
Naskapi 10 5 5 590 285 305
Northern East Cree 60 25 35 135 55 80
Plains Cree 15 5 5 5 0 5
Southern East Cree 10 5 0 35 15 15
Swampy Cree 30 10 15 5 5 0
Woods Cree 5 0 5 10 5 5
Cree, n.o.s. 290 135 150 15,790 7,920 7,875
Eastern Algonquian languages 20 5 10 485 225 260
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 15 5 10 485 220 260
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 120 40 80 1,215 565 645
Algonquin 40 20 30 1,185 555 630
Ojibway 65 20 45 20 10 15
Oji-Cree 10 5 5 5 0 5
Ottawa (Odawa) 5 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 5 5 0 5 0 5
Athabaskan languages 5 5 5 15 10 5
Northern Athabaskan languages 10 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 5 0 5 0 0 0
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 5 0 0 0
Gwich'in 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sarsi (Sarcee) 0 0 0 5 0 0
Sekani 0 0 0 0 5 0
Slavey-Hare languages 0 0 0 10 5 0
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Slavey 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0 10 10 0
Tahltan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tutchone languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 0 0
Haida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages 325 110 215 11,970 5,955 6,015
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 5 5 5 0 0 0
Inuktitut 290 95 195 11,895 5,925 5,970
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 30 10 15 75 25 45
Iroquoian languages 30 10 20 375 165 210
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 20 10 15 365 160 210
Oneida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 10 0 5 5 5 5
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 0 0 0 5 5 0
Salish languages 5 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 5 0 0 0 0 0
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nisga'a 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 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. 10 5 5 65 30 35
Non-Aboriginal languages 195,905 92,660 103,245 1,015,260 495,175 520,090
Afro-Asiatic languages 48,305 24,300 24,005 197,535 104,185 93,355
Berber languages 860 475 390 20,845 11,125 9,720
Kabyle 565 300 265 12,470 6,625 5,840
Berber languages, n.i.e. 295 170 125 8,375 4,500 3,875
Cushitic languages 6,685 2,900 3,785 1,125 545 580
Bilen 50 25 20 10 10 5
Oromo 210 115 95 15 10 5
Somali 6,325 2,715 3,615 1,075 515 560
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 95 40 55 30 20 10
Semitic languages 40,685 20,885 19,800 175,215 92,310 82,900
Amharic 1,385 650 735 745 340 405
Arabic 37,895 19,540 18,355 169,890 89,590 80,300
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 75 35 45 150 80 70
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 10 5 5 15 10 5
Harari 55 25 30 0 5 5
Hebrew 295 160 140 3,885 2,040 1,845
Maltese 25 5 15 25 10 15
Tigrigna 875 425 450 385 185 205
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 70 35 35 110 60 50
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 75 40 35 355 200 155
Austro-Asiatic languages 6,100 2,825 3,275 36,305 17,030 19,275
Khmer (Cambodian) 1,000 450 550 8,855 4,105 4,750
Vietnamese 5,085 2,370 2,720 27,425 12,920 14,505
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 5 0 5 25 10 15
Austronesian languages 7,245 2,610 4,635 21,635 7,800 13,835
Bikol 30 10 15 115 35 80
Cebuano 340 110 225 885 270 610
Fijian 5 0 5 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 105 35 70 410 125 275
Ilocano 540 210 330 2,060 745 1,315
Malagasy 105 50 55 1,250 590 660
Malay 360 145 220 705 265 440
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 20 10 15 205 90 110
Pangasinan 30 15 15 95 40 50
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 5,550 1,965 3,585 15,545 5,480 10,065
Waray-Waray 35 15 20 50 10 40
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 125 50 75 320 140 180
Creole languages 5,135 2,180 2,955 56,990 25,220 31,770
Haitian Creole 380 165 215 2,220 1,055 1,170
Creole, n.o.s. 4,570 1,930 2,640 53,785 23,675 30,110
Creole languages, n.i.e. 185 80 100 980 490 490
Dravidian languages 3,010 1,575 1,435 14,865 7,435 7,430
Kannada 165 90 80 240 130 110
Malayalam 555 290 265 440 235 205
Tamil 1,875 960 910 13,600 6,715 6,880
Telugu 395 220 175 570 345 230
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 20 10 5 15 10 5
Hmong-Mien languages 0 5 0 25 10 15
Indo-European languages 84,250 40,095 44,155 553,045 269,625 283,420
Albanian 585 280 300 2,795 1,420 1,370
Armenian 455 225 230 16,430 7,970 8,460
Balto-Slavic languages 18,455 8,265 10,190 68,155 30,960 37,195
Baltic languages 375 160 215 850 335 515
Latvian 200 90 115 290 120 175
Lithuanian 175 70 100 555 215 340
Slavic languages 18,085 8,105 9,975 67,310 30,630 36,675
Belarusan 35 20 20 80 45 35
Bosnian 605 280 325 1,620 805 815
Bulgarian 915 430 485 6,985 3,385 3,600
Croatian 990 465 525 2,330 1,165 1,170
Czech 785 345 435 1,465 690 775
Macedonian 65 25 40 205 105 95
Polish 4,730 2,125 2,605 13,935 6,065 7,865
Russian 4,990 2,110 2,880 28,565 12,715 15,850
Serbian 2,060 1,015 1,050 3,140 1,590 1,545
Serbo-Croatian 800 395 405 1,805 865 940
Slovak 450 190 260 1,040 455 585
Slovene (Slovenian) 170 75 95 755 350 405
Ukrainian 1,445 595 845 5,210 2,285 2,920
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 35 20 15 175 90 85
Celtic languages 95 45 50 155 95 60
Scottish Gaelic 30 20 10 20 15 10
Welsh 45 15 30 40 20 20
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 15 10 5 90 55 30
Germanic languages 7,030 3,170 3,870 27,540 13,280 14,260
Afrikaans 110 50 55 125 60 65
Danish 230 105 125 395 190 200
Dutch 1,665 785 880 2,825 1,395 1,430
Frisian 30 15 15 10 10 0
German 4,375 1,910 2,470 13,670 6,340 7,330
Icelandic 15 10 5 65 30 35
Norwegian 115 50 65 200 100 100
Swedish 230 115 120 555 255 300
Vlaams (Flemish) 75 35 40 540 240 300
Yiddish 170 90 80 8,985 4,560 4,420
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 20 5 15 175 100 75
Greek 1,955 1,020 935 38,635 19,435 19,205
Indo-Iranian languages 23,440 11,880 11,560 76,040 39,205 36,835
Indo-Aryan languages 15,305 7,775 7,530 45,845 23,875 21,970
Bengali 2,980 1,490 1,495 10,995 5,620 5,380
Gujarati 1,175 610 555 6,070 2,980 3,090
Hindi 2,315 1,190 1,120 3,030 1,635 1,390
Kashmiri 10 5 5 20 15 5
Konkani 95 50 45 110 60 55
Marathi 240 120 120 255 145 110
Nepali 915 435 480 1,505 740 765
Oriya (Odia) 35 15 15 35 20 15
Punjabi (Panjabi) 3,140 1,625 1,515 12,380 6,720 5,660
Sindhi 225 105 120 330 160 165
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 710 355 360 645 310 330
Urdu 3,455 1,765 1,690 10,470 5,460 5,010
Iranian languages 8,050 4,050 4,000 29,760 15,105 14,655
Kurdish 675 360 310 985 550 430
Pashto 975 490 485 1,285 680 610
Persian (Farsi) 6,400 3,200 3,200 27,490 13,875 13,615
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 90 55 30 440 225 210
Italic (Romance) languages 32,240 15,210 17,030 323,290 157,260 166,030
Catalan 30 15 15 320 170 150
Italian 8,160 4,035 4,125 104,600 51,705 52,895
Portuguese 6,100 2,910 3,185 36,770 17,735 19,035
Romanian 2,925 1,360 1,570 35,840 17,170 18,665
Spanish 15,000 6,870 8,130 145,635 70,405 75,235
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 25 15 5 125 75 50
Japanese 950 285 660 2,525 775 1,750
Kartvelian languages 35 15 20 170 80 85
Georgian 35 15 20 170 80 90
Korean 1,845 770 1,070 5,160 2,270 2,890
Mongolic languages 35 15 15 190 75 115
Mongolian 40 20 20 195 80 115
Niger-Congo languages 8,085 3,715 4,370 28,355 14,360 13,995
Akan (Twi) 335 165 170 1,050 520 525
Bamanankan 145 60 75 1,200 655 545
Edo 40 25 15 75 45 30
Ewe 165 75 90 730 400 325
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 245 125 125 2,055 1,080 970
Ga 45 25 20 80 40 40
Ganda 130 60 70 35 15 20
Igbo 190 100 90 120 70 50
Lingala 490 205 285 2,465 1,185 1,285
Rundi (Kirundi) 1,435 655 785 3,345 1,600 1,745
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 1,130 445 685 2,500 1,115 1,380
Shona 100 35 65 85 45 40
Swahili 1,520 700 825 3,010 1,460 1,545
Wolof 265 125 140 3,230 1,745 1,485
Yoruba 235 120 115 255 155 100
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 1,625 805 820 8,135 4,235 3,895
Nilo-Saharan languages 335 150 180 345 180 165
Dinka 85 40 40 5 5 0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 250 105 140 335 170 165
Sign languages 220 95 125 1,330 700 630
American Sign Language 70 20 45 65 35 30
Quebec Sign Language 30 10 15 670 330 340
Sign languages, n.i.e 120 60 60 595 340 255
Sino-Tibetan languages 26,395 12,185 14,215 76,840 35,775 41,065
Chinese languages 25,590 11,790 13,795 76,490 35,600 40,895
Cantonese 8,650 4,025 4,625 24,375 11,505 12,875
Hakka 130 50 80 470 215 260
Mandarin 14,845 6,815 8,030 43,700 20,175 23,525
Min Dong 35 15 20 20 10 15
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 605 255 345 3,225 1,480 1,745
Wu (Shanghainese) 340 150 190 1,075 465 605
Chinese, n.o.s. 960 470 495 3,535 1,710 1,825
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 15 10 5 90 40 45
Tibeto-Burman languages 815 395 420 345 175 170
Burmese 235 115 115 80 30 50
Karenic languages 320 160 165 70 40 30
Tibetan 90 50 40 110 65 50
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 160 70 90 85 45 40
Tai-Kadai languages 635 215 415 4,895 2,185 2,710
Lao 305 140 170 4,115 1,995 2,120
Thai 330 80 250 765 180 585
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 5 0 0 10 5 10
Turkic languages 1,405 715 690 7,980 4,095 3,880
Azerbaijani 95 60 40 290 160 130
Turkish 1,165 595 570 7,155 3,685 3,470
Uyghur 15 5 10 205 100 105
Uzbek 80 35 45 145 70 75
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 50 25 25 185 80 105
Uralic languages 1,730 795 930 6,400 2,985 3,410
Estonian 135 55 75 195 75 120
Finnish 245 90 155 360 125 240
Hungarian 1,350 655 700 5,835 2,790 3,045
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 5
Other languages, n.i.e. 185 105 85 685 385 300
Multiple responses 36,295 17,405 18,895 184,905 92,600 92,310
English and French 14,550 6,970 7,575 72,395 36,695 35,695
English and non-official language 13,430 6,540 6,890 27,485 13,545 13,945
French and non-official language 5,660 2,635 3,020 67,075 33,110 33,970
English, French and non-official language 2,655 1,255 1,400 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 19 977,440 474,150 503,290 8,066,560 3,977,270 4,089,285
Single responses 916,425 445,340 471,085 7,743,740 3,819,315 3,924,425
Official languages 817,415 398,620 418,800 7,157,850 3,536,165 3,621,685
English 553,945 273,975 279,970 782,185 391,125 391,060
French 263,475 124,640 138,830 6,375,665 3,145,040 3,230,625
Non-official languages 99,010 46,720 52,285 585,890 283,150 302,735
Aboriginal languages 395 180 215 40,190 20,205 19,980
Algonquian languages 260 125 135 28,695 14,385 14,310
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 245 120 125 28,110 14,105 14,005
Atikamekw 0 5 5 5,465 2,825 2,640
Montagnais (Innu) 5 0 0 7,375 3,590 3,790
Moose Cree 0 0 0 5 5 0
Naskapi 5 5 0 590 295 290
Northern East Cree 25 10 20 60 30 30
Plains Cree 0 0 0 5 0 0
Southern East Cree 5 0 0 15 5 10
Swampy Cree 5 0 5 5 5 5
Woods Cree 0 0 0 0 5 0
Cree, n.o.s. 185 95 90 14,590 7,355 7,235
Eastern Algonquian languages 0 0 0 220 115 110
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 5 0 0 220 110 105
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 15 10 5 370 170 200
Algonquin 0 0 0 360 165 195
Ojibway 15 5 10 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 130 55 80 11,375 5,770 5,615
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 5 0
Inuktitut 115 50 70 11,350 5,750 5,600
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 15 5 10 20 15 10
Iroquoian languages 0 0 5 70 35 35
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 0 5 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 98,610 46,540 52,075 545,695 262,940 282,755
Afro-Asiatic languages 27,020 13,045 13,970 91,660 46,550 45,110
Berber languages 435 220 210 7,495 3,895 3,605
Kabyle 345 175 170 5,105 2,660 2,450
Berber languages, n.i.e. 90 45 40 2,390 1,235 1,150
Cushitic languages 3,880 1,600 2,280 535 240 295
Bilen 30 10 15 5 0 5
Oromo 125 65 60 5 0 0
Somali 3,675 1,500 2,170 520 230 290
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 60 20 35 5 5 5
Semitic languages 22,685 11,210 11,475 83,520 42,365 41,160
Amharic 805 380 425 340 150 185
Arabic 21,280 10,540 10,735 81,105 41,150 39,955
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 30 10 20 95 50 45
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 10 0 5
Harari 15 10 10 5 0 5
Hebrew 110 65 50 1,705 880 825
Maltese 5 0 0 0 0 0
Tigrigna 410 190 220 205 95 105
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 25 15 10 60 25 35
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 15 10 5 105 50 55
Austro-Asiatic languages 3,685 1,710 1,975 24,980 11,675 13,305
Khmer (Cambodian) 470 215 255 5,180 2,370 2,805
Vietnamese 3,210 1,490 1,715 19,790 9,295 10,495
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 5 5 5 15 5 10
Austronesian languages 3,145 1,320 1,830 9,715 3,960 5,750
Bikol 5 0 0 15 5 10
Cebuano 115 50 70 230 100 125
Fijian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 45 15 30 130 55 75
Ilocano 220 100 115 740 305 435
Malagasy 20 10 10 360 185 170
Malay 105 45 60 175 85 95
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 5 0 0 60 30 30
Pangasinan 10 5 5 10 5 10
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 2,580 1,070 1,520 7,905 3,150 4,760
Waray-Waray 5 0 0 15 10 10
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 40 20 25 75 35 35
Creole languages 2,130 875 1,255 20,705 8,780 11,925
Haitian Creole 195 85 115 855 380 475
Creole, n.o.s. 1,870 765 1,105 19,405 8,200 11,210
Creole languages, n.i.e. 60 25 35 440 200 240
Dravidian languages 1,485 740 745 11,400 5,595 5,805
Kannada 50 30 20 150 85 65
Malayalam 245 125 120 200 100 100
Tamil 1,025 495 530 10,720 5,215 5,500
Telugu 160 90 70 330 190 135
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 5 5 5 10 5 5
Hmong-Mien languages 0 0 0 15 5 5
Indo-European languages 38,280 18,160 20,115 303,215 146,100 157,115
Albanian 270 125 145 1,615 795 820
Armenian 220 100 120 11,990 5,680 6,310
Balto-Slavic languages 8,495 3,965 4,535 40,405 19,085 21,325
Baltic languages 80 35 50 190 80 105
Latvian 45 20 25 75 40 40
Lithuanian 40 20 20 115 40 70
Slavic languages 8,415 3,930 4,485 40,220 19,000 21,220
Belarusan 20 10 10 25 15 15
Bosnian 345 170 175 965 475 495
Bulgarian 485 230 260 5,125 2,495 2,630
Croatian 375 170 205 1,015 475 545
Czech 180 85 100 460 220 240
Macedonian 20 10 10 130 65 65
Polish 1,695 765 925 5,970 2,695 3,270
Russian 2,875 1,295 1,580 20,680 9,775 10,900
Serbian 1,355 690 665 2,010 1,020 990
Serbo-Croatian 440 220 215 960 470 490
Slovak 145 70 80 245 120 130
Slovene (Slovenian) 20 10 5 225 95 135
Ukrainian 455 205 250 2,365 1,060 1,300
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 10 5 5 40 15 25
Celtic languages 10 5 5 30 20 10
Scottish Gaelic 5 5 5 5 5 0
Welsh 5 0 0 10 10 0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 15 15 5
Germanic languages 785 350 435 9,890 4,980 4,905
Afrikaans 20 10 15 15 10 10
Danish 10 5 10 50 25 25
Dutch 125 60 65 375 170 205
Frisian 0 0 0 0 0 0
German 545 235 310 2,550 1,190 1,365
Icelandic 0 0 0 30 15 20
Norwegian 10 5 5 20 5 10
Swedish 50 30 20 105 50 60
Vlaams (Flemish) 0 0 0 70 35 40
Yiddish 15 5 5 6,665 3,485 3,180
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 5 5
Greek 605 290 320 18,545 8,865 9,680
Indo-Iranian languages 12,835 6,315 6,520 53,555 26,845 26,710
Indo-Aryan languages 8,090 4,045 4,050 31,575 15,985 15,585
Bengali 1,775 860 910 8,180 4,055 4,125
Gujarati 490 255 235 3,840 1,860 1,985
Hindi 1,055 545 515 1,535 790 745
Kashmiri 5 5 5 5 0 0
Konkani 30 15 20 30 15 15
Marathi 100 40 55 80 40 40
Nepali 730 360 370 1,355 655 700
Oriya (Odia) 10 5 5 15 10 5
Punjabi (Panjabi) 1,775 900 875 8,840 4,690 4,155
Sindhi 50 20 30 135 65 75
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 350 170 180 365 185 180
Urdu 1,710 860 845 7,180 3,620 3,565
Iranian languages 4,725 2,260 2,465 21,745 10,740 11,010
Kurdish 400 210 190 510 280 235
Pashto 605 295 310 925 460 465
Persian (Farsi) 3,710 1,745 1,960 20,310 10,005 10,305
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 25 15 15 235 120 120
Italic (Romance) languages 15,045 7,005 8,045 167,190 79,835 87,355
Catalan 15 5 10 110 50 60
Italian 2,375 1,065 1,310 32,935 14,595 18,340
Portuguese 2,705 1,275 1,425 17,260 8,250 9,005
Romanian 1,535 735 805 24,520 12,000 12,525
Spanish 8,410 3,920 4,485 92,330 44,920 47,415
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 5 5 5 35 20 15
Japanese 370 125 240 1,050 425 620
Kartvelian languages 10 0 0 70 35 35
Georgian 10 0 5 70 40 35
Korean 1,005 455 545 3,540 1,630 1,910
Mongolic languages 20 15 5 145 70 75
Mongolian 20 10 5 145 70 75
Niger-Congo languages 2,195 1,000 1,205 7,250 3,450 3,800
Akan (Twi) 120 55 65 445 215 235
Bamanankan 30 10 15 265 135 125
Edo 0 0 0 10 5 5
Ewe 30 15 20 140 60 80
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 60 30 30 530 255 280
Ga 10 0 5 15 5 10
Ganda 30 15 15 5 5 5
Igbo 60 30 25 15 10 10
Lingala 110 40 70 625 270 355
Rundi (Kirundi) 460 225 235 1,110 510 600
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 330 130 205 530 225 305
Shona 20 15 10 20 10 10
Swahili 545 250 290 1,100 535 565
Wolof 100 45 50 1,035 555 480
Yoruba 55 30 30 55 25 25
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 245 115 135 1,350 635 710
Nilo-Saharan languages 90 40 50 135 70 65
Dinka 30 15 10 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 60 25 40 130 65 65
Sign languages 295 150 150 1,770 1,000 775
American Sign Language 90 40 55 90 35 50
Quebec Sign Language 35 15 15 700 360 340
Sign languages, n.i.e 170 95 80 985 600 385
Sino-Tibetan languages 17,455 8,230 9,225 60,370 28,925 31,450
Chinese languages 16,880 7,955 8,925 60,155 28,805 31,345
Cantonese 5,015 2,300 2,715 17,845 8,470 9,375
Hakka 50 15 30 155 75 80
Mandarin 10,840 5,165 5,675 37,075 17,870 19,200
Min Dong 15 5 10 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 225 90 135 1,830 830 1,000
Wu (Shanghainese) 175 90 90 780 355 420
Chinese, n.o.s. 565 290 270 2,435 1,190 1,240
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 40 20 20
Tibeto-Burman languages 575 275 300 215 115 100
Burmese 150 70 80 35 15 20
Karenic languages 250 120 130 65 40 30
Tibetan 70 35 35 70 45 30
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 105 45 55 40 20 20
Tai-Kadai languages 245 100 145 2,375 1,145 1,230
Lao 155 70 85 2,150 1,055 1,100
Thai 90 25 60 225 90 135
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 730 345 380 5,120 2,540 2,575
Azerbaijani 35 20 20 100 50 55
Turkish 625 295 325 4,715 2,340 2,370
Uyghur 10 0 5 140 75 70
Uzbek 45 20 25 105 50 55
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 20 15 5 65 30 35
Uralic languages 425 195 230 2,025 895 1,130
Estonian 20 5 10 30 10 20
Finnish 30 15 15 50 20 30
Hungarian 375 180 200 1,945 860 1,085
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 45 30 15 150 90 60
Multiple responses 61,010 28,810 32,200 322,820 157,960 164,860
English and French 16,010 7,470 8,535 86,715 43,820 42,890
English and non-official language 32,570 15,695 16,880 54,400 26,255 28,140
French and non-official language 6,725 2,995 3,735 139,385 66,610 72,775
English, French and non-official language 5,705 2,650 3,050 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 20 977,440 474,150 503,290 8,066,555 3,977,275 4,089,285
None 731,705 358,115 373,590 6,825,240 3,356,340 3,468,900
English 102,760 49,000 53,760 513,410 263,670 249,735
French 65,100 30,440 34,660 320,370 158,340 162,030
Non-official language 66,960 31,505 35,455 317,790 154,450 163,340
Aboriginal 505 195 310 5,700 2,645 3,060
Non-Aboriginal 66,450 31,305 35,140 312,085 151,810 160,280
English and French 3,580 1,710 1,870 36,235 18,285 17,955
English and non-official language 3,370 1,620 1,750 28,630 14,075 14,555
French and non-official language 3,870 1,710 2,160 23,470 11,365 12,095
English, French and non-official language 100 50 50 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 21 806,590 387,750 418,840 6,634,295 3,260,155 3,374,145
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 772,720 371,225 401,495 6,417,615 3,160,595 3,257,020
Median total income in 2015 among recipients ($) 40,042 44,578 36,381 32,975 37,842 28,522
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 772,970 371,250 401,720 6,419,175 3,160,780 3,258,400
Median after-tax income in 2015 among recipients ($) 35,354 38,833 32,532 29,535 33,110 26,119
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 697,670 340,055 357,615 5,685,690 2,866,470 2,819,220
Median market income in 2015 among recipients ($) 39,669 44,956 34,982 30,067 35,597 25,012
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 548,210 243,755 304,455 4,973,245 2,300,800 2,672,445
Median government transfers in 2015 among recipients ($) 4,086 2,241 5,486 7,307 5,851 8,246
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 573,735 287,415 286,320 4,627,795 2,408,420 2,219,370
Median employment income in 2015 among recipients ($) 38,975 42,209 35,998 31,263 35,627 27,219
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 22 806,730 387,795 418,935 6,634,280 3,260,040 3,374,245
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 772,840 371,070 401,770 6,417,010 3,159,415 3,257,595
Average total income in 2015 among recipients ($) 51,523 57,733 45,788 42,546 49,087 36,203
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 773,095 371,075 402,015 6,418,440 3,159,550 3,258,890
Average after-tax income in 2015 among recipients ($) 41,997 46,276 38,048 34,887 39,292 30,616
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 698,020 339,930 358,090 5,685,905 2,866,415 2,819,485
Average market income in 2015 among recipients ($) 51,407 58,478 44,694 40,505 47,810 33,079
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 547,675 243,305 304,370 4,972,650 2,299,595 2,673,050
Average government transfers in 2015 among recipients ($) 7,187 6,348 7,857 8,590 7,846 9,229
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 573,945 286,775 287,170 4,627,775 2,408,655 2,219,120
Average employment income in 2015 among recipients ($) 49,818 55,260 44,383 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 23 806,730 387,800 418,930 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 24 286,395 151,445 134,945 2,036,965 1,114,940 922,025
Median employment income in 2015 for full-year full-time workers ($)Census data footnote 25 62,018 65,432 59,128 47,111 51,622 42,433
Average employment income in 2015 for full-year full-time workers ($)Census data footnote 26 70,308 75,639 64,325 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 90.1 92.8 86.9 84.4 88.3 79.1
Employment income (%)Census data footnote 29 71.7 73.9 69.3 68.4 71.4 64.6
Government transfers (%)Census data footnote 30 9.9 7.2 13.1 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 31 806,585 387,745 418,840 6,634,295 3,260,155 3,374,140
Without total income 33,870 16,525 17,340 216,685 99,555 117,125
With total income 772,720 371,225 401,490 6,417,615 3,160,595 3,257,020
Percentage with total income 95.8 95.7 95.9 96.7 96.9 96.5
Under $10,000 (including loss) 101,995 48,170 53,830 789,595 351,935 437,660
$10,000 to $19,999 119,235 50,155 69,080 1,188,135 476,630 711,500
$20,000 to $29,999 88,630 37,970 50,660 976,210 428,390 547,830
$30,000 to $39,999 76,155 34,125 42,030 852,735 414,105 438,625
$40,000 to $49,999 71,450 32,200 39,250 747,995 378,215 369,780
$50,000 to $59,999 64,375 29,920 34,455 540,265 292,110 248,150
$60,000 to $69,999 55,935 27,325 28,610 375,935 214,805 161,130
$70,000 to $79,999 44,115 22,505 21,610 286,025 164,240 121,790
$80,000 to $89,999 37,470 19,830 17,640 189,350 113,715 75,635
$90,000 to $99,999 30,725 16,315 14,410 122,750 80,090 42,660
$100,000 and over 82,635 52,715 29,915 348,620 246,360 102,255
$100,000 to $149,999 59,790 36,710 23,080 236,515 164,145 72,370
$150,000 and over 22,840 16,005 6,835 112,105 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 32 806,585 387,745 418,840 6,634,295 3,260,150 3,374,140
Without after-tax income 33,615 16,500 17,120 215,120 99,375 115,750
With after-tax income 772,970 371,250 401,720 6,419,175 3,160,780 3,258,395
Percentage with after-tax income 95.8 95.7 95.9 96.8 97.0 96.6
Under $10,000 (including loss) 106,505 49,030 57,470 822,725 359,045 463,675
$10,000 to $19,999 124,225 52,825 71,405 1,246,480 505,165 741,315
$20,000 to $29,999 104,015 45,470 58,545 1,192,885 541,080 651,810
$30,000 to $39,999 96,015 43,360 52,655 1,096,510 553,200 543,315
$40,000 to $49,999 88,600 40,820 47,780 793,150 425,040 368,115
$50,000 to $59,999 73,475 35,765 37,710 498,475 283,130 215,345
$60,000 to $69,999 55,960 29,130 26,830 309,415 180,470 128,945
$70,000 to $79,999 43,515 23,420 20,095 167,895 108,500 59,395
$80,000 and over 80,655 51,425 29,235 291,635 205,155 86,485
$80,000 to $89,999 29,325 17,120 12,205 95,010 64,670 30,335
$90,000 to $99,999 16,495 10,420 6,075 55,980 39,080 16,905
$100,000 and over 34,830 23,885 10,950 140,645 101,405 39,240
Total - Employment income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 33 806,585 387,750 418,835 6,634,295 3,260,155 3,374,145
Without employment income 232,850 100,335 132,520 2,006,505 851,730 1,154,775
With employment income 573,735 287,415 286,320 4,627,790 2,408,420 2,219,375
Percentage with employment income 71.1 74.1 68.4 69.8 73.9 65.8
Under $5,000 (including loss) 68,565 33,565 35,000 606,300 311,780 294,520
$5,000 to $9,999 43,065 19,635 23,435 367,030 162,150 204,885
$10,000 to $19,999 72,195 33,385 38,805 681,920 305,995 375,920
$20,000 to $29,999 57,400 27,200 30,200 586,140 269,950 316,195
$30,000 to $39,999 50,800 24,730 26,070 565,425 277,135 288,285
$40,000 to $49,999 47,790 22,325 25,460 476,665 247,105 229,560
$50,000 to $59,999 45,445 21,130 24,310 359,180 203,580 155,600
$60,000 to $69,999 39,780 19,265 20,515 266,650 156,255 110,395
$70,000 to $79,999 31,580 16,115 15,465 224,040 129,890 94,150
$80,000 and over 117,120 70,050 47,065 494,440 344,585 149,855
$80,000 to $89,999 29,815 15,610 14,205 139,830 90,295 49,540
$90,000 to $99,999 24,700 13,360 11,340 93,860 64,160 29,700
$100,000 and over 62,600 41,085 21,520 260,745 190,125 70,620
Income of households in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for private households by household size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 34 412,530 ... ... 3,531,665 ... ...
Median total income of households in 2015 ($) 77,185 ... ... 59,822 ... ...
Median after-tax income of households in 2015 ($) 65,965 ... ... 52,207 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for one-person private households - 100% data 130,115 ... ... 1,175,230 ... ...
Median total income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 43,768 ... ... 31,574 ... ...
Median after-tax income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 37,912 ... ... 28,469 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for two-or-more-person private households - 100% data 282,415 ... ... 2,356,430 ... ...
Median total income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 98,714 ... ... 78,645 ... ...
Median after-tax income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 84,020 ... ... 67,665 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for private households by household size - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 35 412,555 ... ... 3,531,665 ... ...
Average total income of households in 2015 ($) 96,519 ... ... 77,306 ... ...
Average after-tax income of households in 2015 ($) 78,700 ... ... 63,404 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for one-person private households - 25% sample data 130,040 ... ... 1,174,695 ... ...
Average total income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 52,644 ... ... 40,042 ... ...
Average after-tax income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 42,969 ... ... 33,262 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for two-or-more-person private households - 25% sample data 282,515 ... ... 2,356,970 ... ...
Average total income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 116,713 ... ... 95,878 ... ...
Average after-tax income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 95,146 ... ... 78,426 ... ...
Total - Household total income groups in 2015 for private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 36 412,535 ... ... 3,531,665 ... ...
Under $5,000 7,130 ... ... 47,170 ... ...
$5,000 to $9,999 6,180 ... ... 56,315 ... ...
$10,000 to $14,999 11,755 ... ... 119,570 ... ...
$15,000 to $19,999 14,915 ... ... 180,865 ... ...
$20,000 to $24,999 13,775 ... ... 179,690 ... ...
$25,000 to $29,999 13,755 ... ... 154,150 ... ...
$30,000 to $34,999 14,330 ... ... 185,000 ... ...
$35,000 to $39,999 14,955 ... ... 184,435 ... ...
$40,000 to $44,999 15,280 ... ... 179,855 ... ...
$45,000 to $49,999 15,210 ... ... 170,445 ... ...
$50,000 to $59,999 30,345 ... ... 313,600 ... ...
$60,000 to $69,999 29,370 ... ... 273,620 ... ...
$70,000 to $79,999 26,680 ... ... 241,940 ... ...
$80,000 to $89,999 25,240 ... ... 208,620 ... ...
$90,000 to $99,999 22,925 ... ... 176,355 ... ...
$100,000 and over 150,705 ... ... 860,030 ... ...
$100,000 to $124,999 45,735 ... ... 327,435 ... ...
$125,000 to $149,999 32,485 ... ... 204,105 ... ...
$150,000 to $199,999 39,905 ... ... 192,155 ... ...
$200,000 and over 32,580 ... ... 136,335 ... ...
Total - Household after-tax income groups in 2015 for private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 32 412,535 ... ... 3,531,660 ... ...
Under $5,000 7,470 ... ... 50,445 ... ...
$5,000 to $9,999 6,280 ... ... 57,335 ... ...
$10,000 to $14,999 11,900 ... ... 120,860 ... ...
$15,000 to $19,999 15,575 ... ... 190,300 ... ...
$20,000 to $24,999 15,540 ... ... 202,905 ... ...
$25,000 to $29,999 16,010 ... ... 187,365 ... ...
$30,000 to $34,999 17,635 ... ... 231,765 ... ...
$35,000 to $39,999 18,820 ... ... 225,695 ... ...
$40,000 to $44,999 19,345 ... ... 211,990 ... ...
$45,000 to $49,999 19,495 ... ... 202,760 ... ...
$50,000 to $59,999 37,500 ... ... 363,775 ... ...
$60,000 to $69,999 34,185 ... ... 309,825 ... ...
$70,000 to $79,999 31,215 ... ... 256,150 ... ...
$80,000 to $89,999 27,340 ... ... 208,765 ... ...
$90,000 to $99,999 23,235 ... ... 166,295 ... ...
$100,000 and over 110,975 ... ... 545,440 ... ...
$100,000 to $124,999 43,270 ... ... 269,170 ... ...
$125,000 to $149,999 28,350 ... ... 130,225 ... ...
$150,000 and over 39,355 ... ... 146,045 ... ...
Income of economic families in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for economic families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 37 265,825 ... ... 2,261,890 ... ...
Median total income of economic families in 2015 ($) 100,628 ... ... 79,378 ... ...
Median after-tax income of economic families in 2015 ($) 85,365 ... ... 68,152 ... ...
Average family size of economic families 3.0 ... ... 2.9 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families without children or other relatives in private households - 100% data 97,695 ... ... 930,195 ... ...
Median total income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 96,416 ... ... 70,075 ... ...
Median after-tax income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 81,219 ... ... 60,224 ... ...
Average family size of couple economic families without children or other relatives 2.0 ... ... 2.0 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families with children in private households - 100% data 113,195 ... ... 911,980 ... ...
Median total income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 129,788 ... ... 105,246 ... ...
Median after-tax income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 108,479 ... ... 88,844 ... ...
Average family size of couple economic families with children 4.0 ... ... 3.9 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for lone-parent economic families in private households - 100% data 46,610 ... ... 364,085 ... ...
Median total income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 60,105 ... ... 52,708 ... ...
Median after-tax income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 53,828 ... ... 47,805 ... ...
Average family size of lone-parent economic families 2.7 ... ... 2.6 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for economic families in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 38 265,975 ... ... 2,262,045 ... ...
Average total income of economic families in 2015 ($) 118,849 ... ... 96,863 ... ...
Average after-tax income of economic families in 2015 ($) 96,566 ... ... 79,060 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families without children or other relatives in private households - 25% sample data 97,740 ... ... 929,645 ... ...
Average total income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 113,645 ... ... 86,304 ... ...
Average after-tax income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 91,440 ... ... 70,167 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families with children in private households - 25% sample data 113,445 ... ... 912,560 ... ...
Average total income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 145,906 ... ... 122,835 ... ...
Average after-tax income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 117,727 ... ... 99,279 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for lone-parent economic families in private households - 25% sample data 46,420 ... ... 363,610 ... ...
Average total income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 68,797 ... ... 61,753 ... ...
Average after-tax income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 59,084 ... ... 53,052 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 21 177,695 84,030 93,665 1,433,210 711,180 722,030
Median total income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 39 36,682 35,255 37,807 29,195 31,526 27,210
Median after-tax income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 39 32,680 31,421 33,663 26,706 28,214 25,434
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 40 177,200 83,695 93,505 1,430,625 708,225 722,405
Average total income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 41 46,323 46,066 46,553 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 38,284 37,850 38,673 31,513 32,729 30,321
Total - Economic family income decile group for the population in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 42 970,320 471,105 499,220 7,965,455 3,941,475 4,023,970
In the bottom half of the distribution 420,725 200,320 220,400 4,577,885 2,216,770 2,361,115
In the bottom decile 101,860 49,920 51,940 747,785 368,385 379,395
In the second decile 82,395 38,210 44,185 898,605 408,705 489,900
In the third decile 76,780 36,375 40,400 997,185 481,975 515,210
In the fourth decile 77,475 36,605 40,870 996,230 490,275 505,960
In the fifth decile 82,215 39,210 43,005 938,080 467,425 470,655
In the top half of the distribution 549,595 270,780 278,820 3,387,565 1,724,710 1,662,855
In the sixth decile 89,750 42,975 46,775 881,640 444,865 436,775
In the seventh decile 98,535 47,735 50,800 806,685 409,470 397,220
In the eighth decile 110,490 54,410 56,080 700,450 357,000 343,455
In the ninth decile 127,625 63,305 64,320 557,160 286,195 270,960
In the top decile 123,195 62,360 60,835 441,630 227,185 214,445
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 43 970,320 471,105 499,215 7,921,505 3,919,560 4,001,945
0 to 17 years 196,135 99,865 96,265 1,564,410 800,455 763,960
0 to 5 years 64,610 32,885 31,725 532,410 272,790 259,625
18 to 64 years 635,690 308,520 327,175 5,021,875 2,498,900 2,522,980
65 years and over 138,495 62,715 75,780 1,335,220 620,210 715,010
In low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) 136,210 64,340 71,870 1,160,190 542,405 617,785
0 to 17 years 34,680 17,880 16,800 222,955 114,410 108,540
0 to 5 years 12,110 6,285 5,825 75,270 38,595 36,670
18 to 64 years 86,255 40,690 45,570 688,130 334,825 353,305
65 years and over 15,275 5,770 9,505 249,110 93,170 155,930
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) (%) 14.0 13.7 14.4 14.6 13.8 15.4
0 to 17 years (%) 17.7 17.9 17.5 14.3 14.3 14.2
0 to 5 years (%) 18.7 19.1 18.4 14.1 14.1 14.1
18 to 64 years (%) 13.6 13.2 13.9 13.7 13.4 14.0
65 years and over (%) 11.0 9.2 12.5 18.7 15.0 21.8
In low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) 119,810 58,070 61,740 731,340 358,085 373,260
0 to 17 years 27,045 13,920 13,125 129,325 66,400 62,925
0 to 5 years 9,575 4,975 4,605 44,375 22,705 21,675
18 to 64 years 82,040 40,220 41,820 514,540 261,485 253,060
65 years and over 10,725 3,925 6,800 87,475 30,205 57,270
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) (%) 12.3 12.3 12.4 9.2 9.1 9.3
0 to 17 years (%) 13.8 13.9 13.6 8.3 8.3 8.2
0 to 5 years (%) 14.8 15.1 14.5 8.3 8.3 8.3
18 to 64 years (%) 12.9 13.0 12.8 10.2 10.5 10.0
65 years and over (%) 7.7 6.3 9.0 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 44 970,805 471,195 499,610 7,965,450 3,941,440 4,024,015
Official languages 957,265 465,840 491,430 7,891,110 3,911,220 3,979,890
English 878,805 431,505 447,295 3,930,690 2,058,470 1,872,225
French 527,240 247,165 280,080 7,522,350 3,725,145 3,797,200
Non-official languages 282,135 132,755 149,375 1,610,980 776,265 834,720
Aboriginal languages 1,550 570 980 50,890 25,190 25,700
Algonquian languages 905 350 560 37,515 18,545 18,965
Blackfoot 0 0 10 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 565 210 350 34,415 17,050 17,370
Atikamekw 10 0 10 6,640 3,335 3,305
Montagnais (Innu) 15 10 15 9,850 4,735 5,115
Moose Cree 0 0 0 0 10 0
Naskapi 20 10 10 775 385 385
Northern East Cree 80 40 45 260 130 130
Plains Cree 10 0 0 10 0 0
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 35 25 10
Swampy Cree 60 15 40 15 0 10
Woods Cree 20 15 10 10 10 0
Cree, n.o.s. 355 125 230 17,175 8,600 8,575
Eastern Algonquian languages 50 30 25 885 460 420
Malecite 0 0 0 10 0 0
Mi'kmaq 50 30 25 880 460 425
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 300 115 190 2,340 1,105 1,235
Algonquin 80 30 50 2,240 1,055 1,185
Ojibway 205 75 130 105 50 50
Oji-Cree 10 0 10 10 0 0
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 35 20 10
Athabaskan languages 15 0 15 20 10 10
Northern Athabaskan languages 15 0 15 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 10 10 0 10
Dogrib (Tlicho) 10 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 0 10 10 0
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 10 0
Tahltan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tutchone languages 0 0 10 0 0 0
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern Tutchone 10 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 575 210 365 12,595 6,270 6,330
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 10 0 10 0 0 0
Inuktitut 525 195 325 12,485 6,210 6,270
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 45 15 30 115 60 60
Iroquoian languages 55 15 40 740 360 375
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 55 15 40 690 350 335
Oneida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 50 15 35
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 0 0 0 30 15 10
Salish languages 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 10 0 10 0 0 10
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 10 0 0 0 0 0
Nisga'a 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 10 10 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 280,655 132,215 148,440 1,560,375 751,215 809,160
Afro-Asiatic languages 67,235 33,920 33,315 301,035 157,545 143,490
Berber languages 1,205 655 550 27,595 14,650 12,945
Kabyle 795 400 395 16,170 8,580 7,590
Berber languages, n.i.e. 420 260 160 11,580 6,150 5,425
Cushitic languages 9,305 4,175 5,130 1,550 745 805
Bilen 90 50 35 35 20 10
Oromo 375 170 205 45 30 10
Somali 8,780 3,910 4,875 1,460 680 780
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 135 55 80 10 10 0
Semitic languages 58,050 29,785 28,275 286,625 149,970 136,660
Amharic 1,965 945 1,020 1,145 540 600
Arabic 53,930 27,805 26,120 267,965 140,280 127,685
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 80 20 55 195 95 95
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 10 0 0
Harari 25 15 10 0 0 0
Hebrew 1,510 810 705 18,035 9,490 8,540
Maltese 45 15 30 40 10 25
Tigrigna 1,130 475 660 420 195 225
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 240 155 85 180 85 95
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 185 95 95 810 430 380
Austro-Asiatic languages 7,830 3,750 4,080 46,050 21,955 24,095
Khmer (Cambodian) 1,305 595 705 11,840 5,620 6,220
Vietnamese 6,555 3,175 3,380 34,580 16,520 18,060
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 10 0 0 40 25 15
Austronesian languages 9,610 3,585 6,025 31,230 11,820 19,410
Bikol 30 10 20 105 45 60
Cebuano 475 170 300 1,105 360 750
Fijian 10 0 10 15 0 10
Hiligaynon 170 65 105 540 195 350
Ilocano 655 275 380 2,500 890 1,610
Malagasy 200 100 100 1,980 940 1,040
Malay 585 260 330 1,210 525 690
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 60 20 40 195 95 100
Pangasinan 55 25 25 60 20 40
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 8,490 3,090 5,395 26,705 9,785 16,915
Waray-Waray 30 10 25 55 10 45
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 105 50 55 540 270 275
Creole languages 11,515 4,945 6,575 115,445 51,970 63,475
Haitian Creole 645 265 385 4,910 2,285 2,620
Creole, n.o.s. 10,290 4,410 5,870 108,315 48,615 59,705
Creole languages, n.i.e. 625 280 350 2,835 1,390 1,445
Dravidian languages 4,045 2,070 1,975 18,710 9,495 9,210
Kannada 340 175 165 415 210 205
Malayalam 755 350 405 510 285 220
Tamil 2,560 1,315 1,250 17,245 8,680 8,565
Telugu 680 375 305 930 540 390
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 30 20 10 15 10 0
Hmong-Mien languages 10 0 0 35 15 25
Indo-European languages 133,455 62,655 70,800 912,945 435,785 477,155
Albanian 695 315 375 3,375 1,730 1,645
Armenian 660 340 315 20,290 9,790 10,500
Balto-Slavic languages 22,790 10,515 12,270 88,425 41,725 46,700
Baltic languages 455 200 260 1,080 500 585
Latvian 250 95 155 335 150 185
Lithuanian 205 100 105 755 350 410
Slavic languages 22,415 10,355 12,070 87,520 41,315 46,205
Belarusan 130 55 80 365 150 215
Bosnian 955 435 525 1,975 990 985
Bulgarian 1,095 515 585 7,345 3,595 3,750
Croatian 1,765 830 930 3,580 1,760 1,820
Czech 1,130 510 625 2,070 975 1,095
Macedonian 120 45 75 285 140 145
Polish 5,500 2,525 2,980 17,760 8,090 9,665
Russian 8,220 3,825 4,395 46,665 22,265 24,400
Serbian 2,450 1,190 1,260 4,050 1,980 2,070
Serbo-Croatian 845 455 390 2,385 1,140 1,245
Slovak 760 315 450 1,520 705 820
Slovene (Slovenian) 225 110 115 970 490 480
Ukrainian 2,115 865 1,250 9,015 3,885 5,135
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 50 15 30 150 75 75
Celtic languages 335 160 175 495 305 195
Scottish Gaelic 135 60 70 155 95 65
Welsh 70 35 40 85 45 40
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 130 65 60 265 175 95
Germanic languages 15,070 7,215 7,855 63,370 31,835 31,530
Afrikaans 320 165 155 415 260 150
Danish 375 200 180 835 410 420
Dutch 2,265 1,065 1,200 5,060 2,665 2,395
Frisian 40 10 30 15 10 0
German 11,300 5,420 5,880 43,475 21,950 21,530
Icelandic 55 25 30 140 80 60
Norwegian 275 125 155 510 255 255
Swedish 530 260 270 1,580 785 795
Vlaams (Flemish) 110 50 65 760 265 495
Yiddish 345 180 160 12,375 6,225 6,155
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 35 15 20 270 125 140
Greek 2,950 1,495 1,450 51,060 25,520 25,540
Indo-Iranian languages 30,895 15,755 15,140 93,655 48,040 45,615
Indo-Aryan languages 21,920 11,215 10,710 59,570 30,870 28,700
Bengali 3,835 1,985 1,855 12,870 6,610 6,260
Gujarati 1,820 990 830 7,950 3,860 4,090
Hindi 8,675 4,565 4,110 15,570 8,285 7,280
Kashmiri 0 10 0 45 35 15
Konkani 100 55 45 150 70 75
Marathi 420 220 205 475 240 230
Nepali 1,280 650 630 1,445 725 720
Oriya (Odia) 60 30 30 55 35 20
Punjabi (Panjabi) 5,245 2,740 2,505 17,860 9,690 8,165
Sindhi 395 175 220 500 240 255
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 865 400 465 1,335 625 710
Urdu 6,095 3,030 3,065 16,545 8,655 7,890
Iranian languages 9,485 4,820 4,665 35,420 17,830 17,585
Kurdish 810 450 355 1,255 665 590
Pashto 1,275 670 605 1,825 1,005 825
Persian (Farsi) 8,130 4,095 4,035 32,965 16,560 16,405
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 185 105 80 845 425 420
Italic (Romance) languages 65,715 29,605 36,110 627,545 293,620 333,920
Catalan 90 45 45 890 525 365
Italian 15,035 7,205 7,830 173,710 84,430 89,275
Portuguese 8,500 4,155 4,340 55,100 27,620 27,475
Romanian 3,370 1,630 1,745 42,655 20,550 22,110
Spanish 42,570 18,380 24,185 390,355 177,610 212,745
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 105 65 35 490 345 145
Japanese 2,420 1,165 1,250 7,040 3,340 3,695
Kartvelian languages 50 25 20 220 110 110
Georgian 45 20 20 215 105 110
Korean 2,370 1,020 1,350 6,260 2,825 3,430
Mongolic languages 55 25 25 270 135 130
Mongolian 50 25 25 265 135 130
Niger-Congo languages 15,390 7,110 8,280 52,840 26,665 26,175
Akan (Twi) 615 320 295 1,800 945 855
Bamanankan 370 165 205 2,385 1,240 1,145
Edo 115 50 65 190 95 95
Ewe 355 185 175 1,410 865 545
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 415 195 225 3,400 1,785 1,620
Ga 140 75 65 315 155 160
Ganda 205 70 140 90 40 55
Igbo 320 185 135 275 190 90
Lingala 2,355 1,025 1,325 9,630 4,430 5,200
Rundi (Kirundi) 2,415 1,065 1,350 4,490 2,210 2,285
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 1,790 765 1,025 3,535 1,640 1,895
Shona 165 60 100 150 75 80
Swahili 4,080 1,885 2,190 8,015 4,080 3,935
Wolof 685 320 355 6,555 3,545 3,015
Yoruba 825 445 380 885 485 395
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 3,660 1,780 1,880 17,720 9,125 8,595
Nilo-Saharan languages 380 165 215 695 345 350
Dinka 185 85 105 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 190 80 110 695 345 350
Sign languages 1,560 600 960 7,775 3,095 4,675
American Sign Language 785 250 530 675 245 435
Quebec Sign Language 180 60 125 4,405 1,590 2,815
Sign languages, n.i.e. 665 315 350 2,960 1,350 1,605
Sino-Tibetan languages 30,150 14,220 15,930 90,460 42,695 47,770
Chinese languages 29,275 13,805 15,470 90,060 42,480 47,580
Cantonese 10,780 5,130 5,650 31,885 14,900 16,980
Hakka 205 90 110 545 240 310
Mandarin 19,885 9,145 10,740 59,240 27,560 31,685
Min Dong 30 15 20 15 10 10
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 860 375 485 4,215 1,860 2,350
Wu (Shanghainese) 335 150 190 1,230 535 690
Chinese, n.o.s. 915 495 425 4,800 2,380 2,425
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 25 0 15 90 40 55
Tibeto-Burman languages 910 430 475 430 235 195
Burmese 300 140 165 140 75 60
Karenic languages 370 185 180 105 55 45
Tibetan 50 30 20 65 50 10
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 345 145 200 140 65 80
Tai-Kadai languages 895 365 530 7,280 3,400 3,880
Lao 355 155 200 5,785 2,850 2,935
Thai 595 230 365 2,255 875 1,375
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 15 10 10
Turkic languages 2,145 1,055 1,090 12,475 6,265 6,210
Azerbaijani 140 85 55 510 275 235
Turkish 1,760 865 885 11,415 5,755 5,665
Uyghur 45 25 15 230 110 120
Uzbek 120 40 75 230 105 125
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 145 70 75 235 115 120
Uralic languages 2,095 955 1,140 7,870 3,710 4,160
Estonian 180 75 105 150 55 95
Finnish 330 140 190 500 195 305
Hungarian 1,590 745 845 7,215 3,450 3,765
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 530 315 220 2,140 1,170 970
Citizenship
Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 45 970,800 471,195 499,610 7,965,450 3,941,440 4,024,015
Canadian citizensCensus data footnote 46 904,880 439,540 465,340 7,585,545 3,753,190 3,832,350
Canadian citizens aged under 18 185,650 94,515 91,140 1,521,230 779,620 741,610
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over 719,225 345,020 374,200 6,064,310 2,973,575 3,090,740
Not Canadian citizensCensus data footnote 47 65,920 31,655 34,270 379,910 188,245 191,665
Immigrant status and period of immigration
Total - Immigrant status and period of immigration for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 48 970,800 471,190 499,610 7,965,450 3,941,440 4,024,015
Non-immigrantsCensus data footnote 49 740,880 362,000 378,880 6,788,085 3,365,345 3,422,735
ImmigrantsCensus data footnote 50 213,875 100,850 113,020 1,091,310 530,325 560,980
Before 1981 48,560 23,245 25,315 238,655 117,080 121,575
1981 to 1990 28,050 13,530 14,520 127,340 63,150 64,190
1991 to 2000 47,060 21,580 25,475 187,860 89,210 98,650
2001 to 2010 56,195 26,245 29,955 322,280 155,785 166,495
2001 to 2005 25,875 12,050 13,830 140,170 67,835 72,335
2006 to 2010 30,325 14,195 16,130 182,115 87,945 94,165
2011 to 2016Census data footnote 51 34,000 16,245 17,755 215,170 105,105 110,065
Non-permanent residentsCensus data footnote 52 16,050 8,340 7,710 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 53 213,875 100,850 113,020 1,091,305 530,325 560,980
Under 5 years 22,945 11,195 11,750 112,930 54,600 58,330
5 to 14 years 38,405 19,725 18,680 174,020 87,165 86,855
15 to 24 years 44,775 20,305 24,465 215,350 98,880 116,475
25 to 44 years 90,095 41,740 48,350 515,770 256,095 259,675
45 years and over 17,655 7,890 9,765 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 54 213,875 100,850 113,025 1,091,305 530,330 560,980
Americas 35,320 15,720 19,600 247,505 113,190 134,315
Brazil 1,015 480 540 7,345 3,515 3,830
Colombia 2,560 1,065 1,495 25,580 11,645 13,935
El Salvador 1,945 915 1,030 11,120 5,500 5,615
Guyana 1,260 600 660 2,490 1,085 1,410
Haiti 7,940 3,385 4,550 80,965 35,375 45,585
Jamaica 2,810 1,210 1,605 4,665 2,040 2,625
Mexico 1,505 620 890 15,820 7,090 8,730
Peru 1,075 520 555 13,265 5,945 7,325
Trinidad and Tobago 1,115 435 680 4,075 1,840 2,240
United StatesCensus data footnote 55 7,270 3,400 3,870 25,955 12,800 13,155
Other places of birth in Americas 6,820 3,090 3,730 56,235 26,370 29,870
Europe 51,435 24,490 26,945 311,090 154,910 156,185
Bosnia and Herzegovina 2,030 975 1,055 3,785 1,890 1,895
Croatia 880 420 460 2,140 1,085 1,050
France 3,765 1,735 2,035 81,225 43,490 37,735
Germany 3,280 1,385 1,900 9,750 4,365 5,390
Greece 880 465 415 18,420 9,135 9,285
Hungary 700 345 350 3,325 1,620 1,700
IrelandCensus data footnote 56 660 295 365 820 485 330
Italy 5,080 2,650 2,425 51,025 25,370 25,655
Netherlands 1,395 680 710 1,990 1,035 955
Poland 3,515 1,580 1,935 10,735 4,675 6,060
Portugal 3,100 1,495 1,610 18,985 9,185 9,800
Romania 2,675 1,300 1,370 28,695 13,695 15,005
Russian Federation 2,405 975 1,430 11,355 4,975 6,375
SerbiaCensus data footnote 57 905 430 475 1,790 830 960
Ukraine 1,580 730 855 8,670 3,800 4,870
United KingdomCensus data footnote 58 11,800 5,965 5,840 12,905 6,645 6,260
Other places of birth in Europe 6,790 3,070 3,720 45,500 22,630 22,870
Africa 38,235 18,280 19,945 241,410 125,250 116,165
Algeria 2,065 1,060 1,005 59,465 31,180 28,280
Egypt 3,135 1,665 1,470 19,490 10,290 9,200
Ethiopia 2,145 1,005 1,140 995 495 495
Kenya 1,020 520 505 785 355 430
Morocco 2,665 1,310 1,350 60,700 31,435 29,270
Nigeria 1,235 575 660 1,340 740 600
Somalia 3,810 1,475 2,335 580 270 310
South Africa, Republic of 730 400 330 865 475 385
Other places of birth in Africa 21,420 10,265 11,150 97,200 50,005 47,190
Asia 88,190 41,990 46,200 289,825 136,175 153,655
Afghanistan 2,250 1,145 1,100 7,280 3,640 3,640
Bangladesh 2,435 1,270 1,170 7,940 3,990 3,950
ChinaCensus data footnote 59 14,135 6,005 8,130 49,555 19,905 29,655
Hong KongCensus data footnote 60 2,445 1,210 1,235 4,730 2,290 2,435
India 8,435 4,270 4,165 17,865 9,195 8,670
IranCensus data footnote 61 4,120 2,075 2,045 17,760 8,880 8,885
Iraq 3,605 1,925 1,685 3,735 1,960 1,775
Japan 645 145 500 1,725 395 1,330
Korea, SouthCensus data footnote 62 1,510 670 845 4,230 1,995 2,230
Lebanon 12,615 6,590 6,025 39,135 20,800 18,340
Pakistan 3,280 1,605 1,675 10,010 5,260 4,750
Philippines 8,265 3,105 5,160 24,410 9,040 15,370
Sri Lanka 1,845 885 960 10,715 5,335 5,380
SyriaCensus data footnote 63 3,350 1,695 1,655 17,775 8,800 8,980
Taiwan 680 270 405 2,735 1,100 1,635
Viet Nam 4,855 2,235 2,620 25,440 11,765 13,675
Other places of birth in Asia 13,710 6,880 6,830 44,795 21,840 22,950
Oceania and other places of birthCensus data footnote 64 695 375 325 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 34,005 16,245 17,755 215,170 105,105 110,065
Americas 5,040 2,350 2,690 47,710 22,625 25,085
Brazil 180 110 70 3,010 1,495 1,520
Colombia 495 230 270 7,540 3,465 4,075
Cuba 195 90 105 2,565 1,260 1,315
Haiti 1,675 745 935 16,880 7,690 9,190
Jamaica 135 75 55 190 140 55
Mexico 290 115 175 4,210 1,955 2,255
United StatesCensus data footnote 55 1,125 585 540 3,990 2,265 1,720
VenezuelaCensus data footnote 65 155 55 100 1,955 935 1,020
Other places of birth in Americas 790 350 440 7,365 3,425 3,935
Europe 3,040 1,450 1,585 39,320 20,085 19,235
France 600 300 300 20,030 10,855 9,175
Germany 165 70 95 580 250 330
IrelandCensus data footnote 56 90 55 30 135 105 35
MoldovaCensus data footnote 66 55 20 30 3,750 1,695 2,055
Romania 230 105 120 2,945 1,260 1,685
Russian Federation 300 100 205 1,970 865 1,105
Ukraine 205 100 105 2,460 1,110 1,350
United KingdomCensus data footnote 58 445 250 195 860 565 290
Other places of birth in Europe 955 460 500 6,590 3,385 3,205
Africa 9,370 4,445 4,930 74,200 37,110 37,090
Algeria 375 160 215 16,380 8,060 8,320
Cameroon 725 395 325 7,550 3,705 3,845
Congo, Democratic Republic of the 1,060 450 615 3,370 1,655 1,715
Côte d'Ivoire 390 180 215 5,070 2,505 2,565
Egypt 760 410 345 4,360 2,260 2,095
Eritrea 245 115 130 50 30 20
Ethiopia 330 120 210 125 65 60
Morocco 480 225 250 13,475 6,675 6,805
Nigeria 430 195 235 540 280 260
Somalia 375 155 220 95 40 50
South Africa, Republic of 75 45 30 175 115 60
Tunisia 205 100 105 5,855 3,025 2,825
Other places of birth in Africa 3,925 1,890 2,035 17,155 8,690 8,470
Asia 16,450 7,955 8,500 53,595 25,070 28,525
Afghanistan 535 280 260 1,555 715 840
Bangladesh 540 270 270 860 455 405
ChinaCensus data footnote 59 2,110 865 1,245 10,705 4,805 5,895
Hong KongCensus data footnote 60 75 40 30 120 35 80
India 1,610 905 705 2,960 1,555 1,405
IranCensus data footnote 61 815 390 425 7,505 3,545 3,960
Iraq 1,100 575 525 985 465 515
Israel 80 35 40 645 390 255
Japan 105 25 85 330 30 295
Korea, SouthCensus data footnote 62 220 80 135 825 370 455
Lebanon 1,035 545 490 3,955 2,100 1,860
Nepal 280 155 120 360 165 195
Pakistan 580 310 265 1,815 920 895
Philippines 2,565 1,040 1,520 5,635 2,345 3,290
Saudi Arabia 330 195 135 435 210 225
Sri Lanka 195 85 110 860 380 480
SyriaCensus data footnote 63 2,030 1,080 955 7,455 3,740 3,715
Taiwan 35 10 30 170 60 105
Turkey 160 85 70 585 300 285
United Arab Emirates 315 190 125 300 160 145
Viet Nam 205 80 120 1,505 560 945
Other places of birth in Asia 1,545 710 835 4,025 1,765 2,265
Oceania and otherCensus data footnote 64 95 45 50 345 215 135
Australia 80 50 35 190 120 70
Other places of birthCensus data footnote 67 20 0 20 155 95 65
Generation status
Total - Generation status for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 68 970,805 471,190 499,610 7,965,450 3,941,440 4,024,015
First generationCensus data footnote 69 239,025 113,920 125,110 1,204,895 590,175 614,720
Second generationCensus data footnote 70 178,580 89,525 89,060 792,085 399,535 392,550
Third generation or moreCensus data footnote 71 553,195 267,750 285,440 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 72 168,150 79,045 89,105 867,685 420,465 447,220
Economic immigrantsCensus data footnote 73 75,115 37,765 37,350 469,015 243,915 225,100
Principal applicantsCensus data footnote 74 31,575 18,995 12,580 224,720 137,975 86,745
Secondary applicantsCensus data footnote 75 43,535 18,770 24,775 244,300 105,945 138,360
Immigrants sponsored by familyCensus data footnote 76 47,850 19,285 28,565 241,225 96,130 145,095
RefugeesCensus data footnote 77 43,130 21,115 22,020 146,295 75,100 71,195
Other immigrantsCensus data footnote 78 2,055 885 1,165 11,150 5,320 5,825
Aboriginal population
Total - Aboriginal identity for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 79 970,800 471,195 499,610 7,965,450 3,941,440 4,024,010
Aboriginal identityCensus data footnote 80 28,300 13,155 15,150 182,885 91,890 90,995
Single Aboriginal responsesCensus data footnote 81 26,945 12,570 14,370 175,960 88,635 87,325
First Nations (North American Indian)Census data footnote 82 13,200 6,065 7,135 92,655 45,510 47,145
Métis 12,620 6,015 6,605 69,365 36,260 33,100
Inuk (Inuit) 1,125 490 630 13,940 6,865 7,075
Multiple Aboriginal responsesCensus data footnote 83 595 240 350 2,760 1,330 1,430
Aboriginal responses not included elsewhereCensus data footnote 84 765 340 420 4,170 1,930 2,245
Non-Aboriginal identity 942,495 458,035 484,465 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 85 970,800 471,195 499,605 7,965,455 3,941,440 4,024,015
Registered or Treaty IndianCensus data footnote 86 7,220 3,230 3,990 77,490 38,580 38,915
Not a Registered or Treaty Indian 963,580 467,960 495,620 7,887,960 3,902,860 3,985,100
Total - Aboriginal ancestry for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 87 970,805 471,195 499,610 7,965,455 3,941,440 4,024,015
Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 88 7,955 3,630 4,330 118,780 58,535 60,245
Single Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 89 7,785 3,555 4,230 115,480 56,930 58,550
First Nations (North American Indian) single ancestryCensus data footnote 82 5,600 2,575 3,030 87,700 42,730 44,965
Métis single ancestry 1,665 755 905 17,585 9,225 8,360
Inuit single ancestry 515 220 300 10,200 4,980 5,220
Multiple Aboriginal ancestries (only)Census data footnote 90 170 80 95 3,300 1,605 1,700
First Nations (North American Indian) and Métis ancestries 155 75 80 2,220 1,115 1,105
First Nations (North American Indian) and Inuit ancestries 10 0 10 995 455 540
Métis and Inuit ancestries 0 0 0 65 25 40
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis and Inuit ancestries 10 10 0 20 10 15
Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 91 46,340 21,135 25,195 240,650 113,905 126,740
Single Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 92 45,125 20,635 24,485 235,365 111,205 124,165
First Nations (North American Indian) and non-Aboriginal ancestries 33,035 15,005 18,030 193,625 90,650 102,975
Métis and non-Aboriginal ancestries 11,210 5,225 5,985 37,080 18,320 18,760
Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 880 405 475 4,660 2,230 2,425
Multiple Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 93 1,210 500 710 5,280 2,700 2,575
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis and non-Aboriginal ancestries 1,085 445 635 4,040 2,105 1,940
First Nations (North American Indian), Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 100 45 50 990 475 515
Métis, Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 35 0 25 225 110 115
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis, Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 0 0 0 25 15 10
Non-Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 94 916,510 446,425 470,085 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 95 970,800 471,195 499,610 7,965,450 3,941,440 4,024,015
Total visible minority populationCensus data footnote 96 243,385 118,095 125,295 1,032,365 505,180 527,185
South AsianCensus data footnote 97 32,705 16,820 15,890 90,335 46,750 43,585
Chinese 33,670 15,905 17,770 99,505 44,370 55,135
Black 71,970 34,135 37,840 319,230 154,110 165,120
Filipino 11,005 4,440 6,560 34,910 14,275 20,635
Latin American 13,750 6,320 7,430 133,920 64,655 69,260
Arab 45,650 23,930 21,720 213,740 113,420 100,320
Southeast AsianCensus data footnote 98 10,965 5,240 5,720 62,820 29,960 32,865
West AsianCensus data footnote 99 8,600 4,385 4,210 32,405 16,200 16,210
Korean 2,665 1,215 1,455 8,055 3,865 4,190
Japanese 2,170 910 1,255 4,570 1,755 2,820
Visible minority, n.i.e.Census data footnote 100 2,755 1,255 1,495 9,840 4,670 5,175
Multiple visible minoritiesCensus data footnote 101 7,485 3,520 3,960 23,045 11,160 11,885
Not a visible minorityCensus data footnote 102 727,415 353,100 374,315 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 103 970,805 471,195 499,610 7,965,455 3,941,435 4,024,010
North American Aboriginal origins 54,290 24,770 29,525 359,430 172,440 186,985
First Nations (North American Indian) 39,985 18,155 21,830 289,610 137,550 152,065
Inuit 1,545 685 870 17,175 8,300 8,880
Métis 14,150 6,520 7,630 61,260 30,915 30,345
Other North American origins 351,755 170,100 181,660 4,850,145 2,390,545 2,459,605
Acadian 4,110 2,005 2,110 34,785 16,440 18,345
American 10,600 5,195 5,400 45,050 21,470 23,580
Canadian 338,520 163,310 175,210 4,647,840 2,288,280 2,359,555
New Brunswicker 35 20 15 750 370 380
Newfoundlander 580 355 225 570 280 295
Nova Scotian 80 45 40 365 155 215
Ontarian 540 240 295 1,345 660 685
Québécois 5,050 2,635 2,415 184,005 93,895 90,110
Other North American origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 104 20 20 0 205 110 100
European origins 559,435 271,630 287,805 3,037,890 1,511,060 1,526,825
British Isles origins 327,280 159,015 168,270 745,715 360,135 385,575
Channel Islander 90 35 55 1,440 725 720
Cornish 75 45 25 70 35 40
English 157,400 77,660 79,740 228,520 111,855 116,670
Irish 169,465 79,470 89,995 446,215 211,545 234,665
Manx 145 85 60 200 105 95
Scottish 137,835 66,995 70,840 215,030 103,395 111,635
Welsh 13,665 6,510 7,160 10,765 5,075 5,690
British Isles origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 105 26,665 12,585 14,075 32,525 15,440 17,080
French origins 221,100 106,080 115,020 1,878,795 941,770 937,025
Alsatian 100 45 60 1,050 520 525
Breton 365 185 180 11,140 5,410 5,725
Corsican 95 65 30 1,270 690 580
French 220,875 105,955 114,920 1,870,545 937,665 932,875
Western European origins (except French origins) 95,355 45,980 49,375 244,380 119,115 125,260
Austrian 4,775 2,335 2,440 12,710 6,285 6,430
Bavarian 65 20 50 40 30 20
Belgian 4,885 2,220 2,665 51,340 25,295 26,050
Dutch 22,350 11,090 11,255 26,000 12,805 13,190
Flemish 395 205 195 1,345 660 685
Frisian 30 15 20 15 20 0
German 66,250 31,745 34,505 142,225 68,250 73,975
Luxembourger 150 80 75 910 445 460
Swiss 3,960 1,880 2,085 24,500 12,615 11,885
Western European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 106 125 50 70 125 80 50
Northern European origins (except British Isles origins) 19,390 9,675 9,710 25,460 12,490 12,975
Danish 4,290 2,275 2,010 5,700 2,815 2,885
Finnish 3,045 1,465 1,580 3,130 1,430 1,700
Icelandic 1,170 545 625 955 480 470
Norwegian 5,470 2,720 2,750 7,820 3,835 3,985
Swedish 5,645 2,640 3,010 6,840 3,275 3,565
Northern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 107 1,235 730 505 2,500 1,265 1,230
Eastern European origins 73,305 35,110 38,195 249,940 121,660 128,285
Bulgarian 1,520 715 810 9,570 4,675 4,895
Byelorussian 750 365 385 2,530 1,235 1,295
Czech 3,035 1,370 1,665 6,295 2,965 3,330
Czechoslovakian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 108 495 200 295 2,150 1,100 1,050
Estonian 695 320 375 890 460 435
Hungarian 7,155 3,425 3,730 28,280 13,970 14,310
Latvian 915 380 540 1,740 835 905
Lithuanian 2,185 1,120 1,065 6,630 3,320 3,305
Moldovan 445 210 230 7,620 3,710 3,900
Polish 27,565 13,210 14,355 79,040 38,705 40,335
Romanian 6,245 3,050 3,190 53,060 25,935 27,125
Russian 13,355 6,145 7,205 55,230 26,405 28,830
Slovak 2,080 950 1,130 4,770 2,375 2,395
Ukrainian 20,565 9,910 10,655 42,550 20,575 21,975
Eastern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 109 925 490 440 2,900 1,505 1,400
Southern European origins 79,640 38,775 40,865 549,750 273,670 276,080
Albanian 975 445 525 3,760 1,950 1,805
Bosnian 1,325 600 725 2,970 1,485 1,490
Catalan 20 10 10 735 395 340
Croatian 3,245 1,540 1,705 6,745 3,375 3,370
Cypriot 145 55 85 480 240 245
Greek 6,750 3,445 3,305 71,330 36,235 35,090
Italian 41,585 20,575 21,010 326,700 162,650 164,045
Kosovar 55 30 25 505 295 210
Macedonian 555 205 350 775 400 370
Maltese 495 250 250 1,220 615 610
Montenegrin 190 100 90 450 250 200
Portuguese 12,185 5,875 6,305 69,805 34,825 34,980
Serbian 3,155 1,575 1,575 5,950 2,915 3,040
Sicilian 250 115 135 1,435 710 725
Slovenian 1,030 490 540 2,510 1,225 1,280
Spanish 12,560 5,780 6,785 85,360 41,745 43,615
Yugoslavian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 110 865 445 425 3,270 1,595 1,670
Southern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 111 75 30 45 300 155 145
Other European origins 7,410 3,820 3,590 38,670 19,875 18,800
Basque 330 175 160 3,620 1,930 1,690
Jewish 5,100 2,660 2,440 25,235 12,955 12,280
Roma (Gypsy) 85 35 50 475 270 205
Slavic, n.o.s.Census data footnote 112 185 90 95 360 180 185
Other European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 113 1,770 895 875 9,215 4,690 4,530
Caribbean origins 28,100 12,905 15,195 201,625 93,935 107,690
Antiguan 230 130 100 380 170 205
Bahamian 160 95 60 430 205 225
Barbadian 1,200 500 700 5,570 2,585 2,985
Bermudan 90 55 35 115 50 65
Carib 100 30 70 405 150 255
Cuban 1,340 660 680 9,830 4,800 5,035
Dominican 860 390 465 11,560 5,320 6,235
Grenadian 285 145 140 1,965 790 1,175
Guadeloupean 15 10 10 1,010 475 535
Haitian 12,725 5,810 6,915 143,165 66,245 76,925
Jamaican 7,395 3,425 3,975 14,100 6,785 7,315
Kittitian/Nevisian 60 35 25 360 200 160
Martinican 50 15 30 1,775 820 950
Montserratan 45 25 20 240 140 105
Puerto Rican 120 60 60 530 270 255
St. Lucian 760 300 460 860 450 405
Trinidadian/Tobagonian 1,895 865 1,030 6,585 2,925 3,660
Vincentian/Grenadinian 235 75 155 4,020 1,695 2,325
West Indian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 114 1,505 660 845 5,635 2,610 3,025
Caribbean origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 115 1,055 495 560 4,195 1,995 2,205
Latin, Central and South American origins 20,470 9,670 10,800 167,275 81,215 86,065
Aboriginal from Central/South America (except Arawak and Maya) 1,020 490 530 6,100 2,885 3,210
Arawak 75 35 35 180 60 120
Argentinian 635 350 285 4,950 2,490 2,460
Belizean 55 30 25 80 40 40
Bolivian 185 100 90 1,730 815 915
Brazilian 1,165 620 555 8,345 4,075 4,275
Chilean 1,065 550 515 14,060 7,055 7,005
Colombian 3,440 1,590 1,850 33,965 15,915 18,050
Costa Rican 195 90 110 1,180 570 610
Ecuadorian 225 115 110 2,720 1,255 1,470
Guatemalan 520 170 355 10,175 5,380 4,795
Guyanese 1,825 875 945 3,670 1,810 1,860
Hispanic 380 200 175 1,155 570 585
Honduran 300 95 200 4,335 2,135 2,200
Maya 370 195 175 1,670 935 735
Mexican 3,210 1,465 1,740 26,930 13,185 13,745
Nicaraguan 1,070 565 505 2,805 1,360 1,445
Panamanian 85 45 40 1,460 755 710
Paraguayan 40 20 25 365 155 205
Peruvian 1,530 750 780 19,735 9,240 10,495
Salvadorean 2,375 1,115 1,265 19,200 9,535 9,665
Uruguayan 130 55 75 1,755 815 940
Venezuelan 960 400 560 7,475 3,430 4,045
Latin, Central and South American origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 116 1,280 555 725 5,845 2,965 2,880
African origins 68,530 33,485 35,045 382,665 196,910 185,755
Central and West African origins 17,685 8,710 8,980 86,695 44,720 41,975
Akan 130 70 60 630 325 310
Angolan 235 115 125 875 425 450
Ashanti 20 20 10 120 90 35
Beninese 610 325 280 4,125 2,220 1,915
Burkinabe 415 195 220 2,465 1,325 1,145
Cameroonian 2,095 1,075 1,020 17,095 8,635 8,465
Chadian 215 115 100 1,045 525 520
Congolese 5,665 2,640 3,030 20,210 9,960 10,250
Edo 45 20 30 110 60 45
Ewe 75 50 20 460 265 200
Gabonese 240 125 110 1,165 545 620
Gambian 50 30 10 150 95 55
Ghanaian 1,325 710 615 3,235 1,660 1,575
Guinean 595 280 320 5,255 2,765 2,485
Ibo 110 50 60 185 95 95
Ivorian 1,120 510 605 8,545 4,350 4,200
Liberian 95 55 40 150 60 90
Malian 540 235 305 3,535 1,755 1,775
Malinké 130 65 65 635 340 295
Nigerian 2,145 1,085 1,060 2,820 1,510 1,310
Peulh 205 95 105 2,110 1,080 1,030
Senegalese 815 340 470 8,250 4,420 3,835
Sierra Leonean 90 35 55 110 55 55
Togolese 740 390 350 4,080 2,210 1,870
Wolof 65 40 25 660 390 270
Yoruba 430 235 195 460 225 235
Central and West African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 117 1,510 760 755 6,955 3,690 3,275
North African origins 16,650 8,645 8,005 225,125 117,725 107,410
Algerian 2,400 1,205 1,190 60,375 31,185 29,190
Berber 1,690 895 790 33,825 17,840 15,985
Coptic 105 55 50 685 385 305
Dinka 45 25 25 15 10 10
Egyptian 5,490 2,915 2,570 29,400 15,295 14,100
Libyan 1,210 620 590 1,075 590 485
Maure 105 55 45 530 290 240
Moroccan 4,160 2,100 2,065 85,940 44,520 41,420
Sudanese 805 395 410 370 220 150
Tunisian 1,030 570 455 21,475 11,775 9,695
North African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 118 595 295 305 3,340 1,845 1,490
Southern and East African origins 25,025 11,865 13,155 28,925 14,225 14,705
Afrikaner 45 25 25 115 75 40
Amhara 70 45 25 65 30 35
Bantu, n.o.s.Census data footnote 119 585 280 310 1,905 1,040 870
Burundian 3,005 1,415 1,585 6,015 2,945 3,070
Djiboutian 870 365 510 450 205 245
Eritrean 1,335 610 720 580 290 290
Ethiopian 2,755 1,260 1,495 1,575 785 785
Harari 0 0 0 20 10 10
Kenyan 580 285 295 530 270 260
Malagasy 390 185 200 3,735 1,815 1,920
Mauritian 325 150 175 3,695 1,735 1,960
Oromo 250 135 120 20 15 10
Rwandan 2,355 1,065 1,290 5,130 2,445 2,685
Seychellois 15 10 15 775 345 425
Somali 10,210 4,825 5,385 1,785 865 915
South African 935 480 450 900 490 420
Tanzanian 290 120 165 325 190 140
Tigrian 165 80 85 95 35 55
Ugandan 390 185 205 290 135 160
Zambian 125 60 70 45 20 25
Zimbabwean 295 140 160 300 150 145
Zulu 60 40 15 70 35 35
Southern and East African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 120 1,355 700 655 1,790 915 875
Other African origins 10,970 5,200 5,770 46,805 22,845 23,965
Black, n.o.s.Census data footnote 121 1,325 545 775 3,800 1,845 1,950
Other African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 122 9,855 4,765 5,085 43,785 21,415 22,370
Asian origins 165,170 81,355 83,815 563,150 275,170 287,980
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins 66,320 34,250 32,065 240,795 123,985 116,810
Afghan 3,710 1,860 1,850 10,945 5,550 5,395
Arab, n.o.s.Census data footnote 123 8,085 4,220 3,875 44,875 23,680 21,195
Armenian 1,475 750 730 27,380 13,515 13,865
Assyrian 110 40 65 370 205 165
Azerbaijani 195 90 105 555 295 255
Georgian 180 115 65 635 295 345
Hazara 65 45 25 385 190 200
Iranian 6,300 3,205 3,100 25,530 12,845 12,685
Iraqi 4,685 2,515 2,170 5,520 2,780 2,740
Israeli 550 290 265 6,060 3,235 2,830
Jordanian 1,510 795 715 1,610 840 770
Kazakh 140 65 80 620 295 325
Kurd 815 440 375 2,135 1,180 960
Kuwaiti 945 480 470 95 50 50
Kyrgyz 40 30 15 260 140 120
Lebanese 28,720 14,690 14,030 78,140 40,695 37,450
Palestinian 3,555 1,960 1,590 6,865 3,520 3,345
Pashtun 175 85 90 515 280 235
Saudi Arabian 545 265 280 645 390 255
Syrian 4,640 2,425 2,215 27,465 13,845 13,620
Tajik 110 55 50 390 180 210
Tatar 120 35 90 910 430 485
Turk 2,495 1,350 1,145 15,060 7,520 7,545
Turkmen 125 65 60 65 45 25
Uighur 55 35 20 375 185 190
Uzbek 200 90 110 465 210 255
Yemeni 965 495 470 805 450 355
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 124 1,920 1,000 925 2,465 1,385 1,075
South Asian origins 34,580 17,690 16,890 95,670 48,925 46,745
Bangladeshi 2,165 1,120 1,050 7,075 3,625 3,450
Bengali 940 485 460 4,125 2,035 2,090
Bhutanese 315 165 145 420 205 215
East Indian 23,385 11,990 11,395 51,650 26,505 25,140
Goan 105 65 45 210 105 110
Gujarati 120 80 40 420 205 215
Kashmiri 35 0 30 260 155 105
Nepali 900 440 455 930 460 470
Pakistani 3,875 1,930 1,945 13,535 7,000 6,535
Punjabi 845 435 410 2,970 1,675 1,295
Sinhalese 220 125 100 310 135 175
Sri Lankan 2,050 1,045 1,005 14,750 7,300 7,450
Tamil 680 340 340 3,100 1,610 1,495
South Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 125 1,765 885 885 2,135 1,190 945
East and Southeast Asian origins 65,755 30,170 35,585 229,985 103,805 126,180
Burmese 550 265 290 530 270 255
Cambodian (Khmer) 1,930 905 1,025 15,345 7,360 7,985
Chinese 38,420 18,015 20,410 121,445 54,595 66,850
Filipino 12,145 4,970 7,175 37,910 15,590 22,320
Hmong 0 0 0 35 10 20
Indonesian 510 235 280 1,320 570 755
Japanese 2,760 1,160 1,600 6,495 2,615 3,875
Karen 285 150 130 95 55 40
Korean 2,875 1,325 1,550 8,740 4,155 4,580
Laotian 560 250 305 7,625 3,860 3,770
Malaysian 395 135 255 645 300 340
Mongolian 295 165 130 960 470 485
Singaporean 40 15 25 105 65 40
Taiwanese 645 285 365 2,205 940 1,265
Thai 610 225 385 2,695 1,065 1,635
Tibetan 90 40 50 80 45 30
Vietnamese 8,075 3,975 4,105 43,080 20,790 22,290
East and Southeast Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 126 140 75 65 275 125 155
Other Asian origins 325 145 180 1,765 905 865
Other Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 127 325 145 175 1,770 905 860
Oceania origins 1,725 825 900 3,250 1,730 1,515
Australian 1,140 515 625 2,055 1,125 935
New Zealander 425 250 180 490 245 245
Pacific Islands origins 195 75 120 785 410 380
Fijian 35 0 25 70 25 40
Hawaiian 10 0 10 60 40 20
Maori 20 20 0 90 55 35
Polynesian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 128 80 20 60 290 145 145
Samoan 20 10 10 15 15 0
Pacific Islands origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 129 40 25 15 295 155 145
Household characteristics
Total - Private households by tenure - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 130 412,555 ... ... 3,531,665 ... ...
Owner 251,440 ... ... 2,163,735 ... ...
Renter 161,110 ... ... 1,362,010 ... ...
Band housing 0 ... ... 5,915 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by condominium status - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 131 412,555 ... ... 3,531,660 ... ...
Condominium 68,420 ... ... 413,325 ... ...
Not condominium 344,135 ... ... 3,118,340 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 132 412,555 ... ... 3,531,665 ... ...
No bedrooms 3,050 ... ... 23,725 ... ...
1 bedroom 65,255 ... ... 573,370 ... ...
2 bedrooms 100,830 ... ... 1,100,310 ... ...
3 bedrooms 149,750 ... ... 1,157,300 ... ...
4 or more bedrooms 93,670 ... ... 676,955 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 133 412,555 ... ... 3,531,665 ... ...
1 to 4 rooms 125,765 ... ... 1,258,215 ... ...
5 rooms 59,400 ... ... 620,935 ... ...
6 rooms 58,030 ... ... 432,090 ... ...
7 rooms 55,465 ... ... 403,255 ... ...
8 or more rooms 113,890 ... ... 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 134 412,555 ... ... 3,531,665 ... ...
One person or fewer per room 406,325 ... ... 3,492,135 ... ...
More than 1 person per room 6,225 ... ... 39,530 ... ...
Total - Private households by housing suitability - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 135 412,555 ... ... 3,531,660 ... ...
Suitable 393,250 ... ... 3,398,910 ... ...
Not suitable 19,300 ... ... 132,755 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by period of construction - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 136 412,555 ... ... 3,531,660 ... ...
1960 or before 75,620 ... ... 894,495 ... ...
1961 to 1980 132,730 ... ... 1,116,760 ... ...
1981 to 1990 67,060 ... ... 503,495 ... ...
1991 to 2000 47,080 ... ... 369,020 ... ...
2001 to 2005 29,730 ... ... 196,830 ... ...
2006 to 2010 31,855 ... ... 241,545 ... ...
2011 to 2016Census data footnote 137 28,490 ... ... 209,515 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 138 412,555 ... ... 3,531,665 ... ...
Only regular maintenance or minor repairs needed 388,650 ... ... 3,304,625 ... ...
Major repairs needed 23,900 ... ... 227,040 ... ...
Total - Private households by number of household maintainers - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 139 412,555 ... ... 3,531,665 ... ...
1 household maintainer 243,170 ... ... 2,221,970 ... ...
2 household maintainers 159,485 ... ... 1,264,195 ... ...
3 or more household maintainers 9,900 ... ... 45,500 ... ...
Total - Private households by age of primary household maintainers - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 140 412,555 ... ... 3,531,665 ... ...
15 to 24 years 19,245 ... ... 119,495 ... ...
25 to 34 years 65,745 ... ... 498,070 ... ...
35 to 44 years 72,860 ... ... 603,840 ... ...
45 to 54 years 85,340 ... ... 682,290 ... ...
55 to 64 years 78,635 ... ... 731,390 ... ...
65 to 74 years 53,730 ... ... 541,630 ... ...
75 to 84 years 27,280 ... ... 270,280 ... ...
85 years and over 9,720 ... ... 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 141 412,205 ... ... 3,496,460 ... ...
Spending less than 30% of income on shelter costs 312,160 ... ... 2,763,105 ... ...
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs 100,045 ... ... 733,355 ... ...
30% to less than 100% 84,985 ... ... 647,975 ... ...
Total - Owner households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data 251,420 ... ... 2,141,690 ... ...
% of owner households with a mortgageCensus data footnote 142 62.0 ... ... 61.9 ... ...
% of owner households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costsCensus data footnote 141 13.8 ... ... 12.9 ... ...
Median monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,321 ... ... 983 ... ...
Average monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,416 ... ... 1,085 ... ...
Median value of dwellings ($)Census data footnote 144 349,868 ... ... 250,302 ... ...
Average value of dwellings ($)Census data footnote 144 400,351 ... ... 290,484 ... ...
Total - Tenant households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data 161,100 ... ... 1,358,265 ... ...
% of tenant households in subsidized housingCensus data footnote 145 15.0 ... ... 9.3 ... ...
% of tenant households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costsCensus data footnote 141 40.7 ... ... 33.7 ... ...
Median monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,013 ... ... 720 ... ...
Average monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,058 ... ... 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 146 806,730 387,795 418,935 6,634,280 3,260,035 3,374,240
No certificate, diploma or degree 112,830 56,430 56,400 1,323,070 674,955 648,115
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificateCensus data footnote 147 190,325 93,180 97,145 1,426,980 674,820 752,155
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 503,580 238,190 265,385 3,884,235 1,910,260 1,973,970
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma 47,675 27,625 20,050 1,120,730 681,515 439,215
Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 148 30,170 15,285 14,885 806,585 435,090 371,495
Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 149 17,500 12,340 5,160 314,145 246,425 67,720
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma 151,695 67,130 84,565 1,165,515 506,775 658,740
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level 18,375 7,255 11,125 236,255 93,680 142,575
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above 285,835 136,180 149,655 1,361,730 628,290 733,440
Bachelor's degree 173,840 79,130 94,710 872,060 384,275 487,790
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level 16,470 7,100 9,370 118,955 54,255 64,695
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry 6,510 3,220 3,290 39,045 19,865 19,185
Master's degree 73,850 36,860 36,990 281,215 139,280 141,935
Earned doctorateCensus data footnote 150 15,170 9,870 5,295 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 146 536,995 258,540 278,460 4,371,935 2,167,810 2,204,125
No certificate, diploma or degree 44,075 23,965 20,110 580,635 323,880 256,750
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificateCensus data footnote 147 102,620 52,315 50,305 808,955 396,620 412,330
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 390,300 182,255 208,040 2,982,345 1,447,305 1,535,040
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma 34,815 19,680 15,135 866,595 513,575 353,015
Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 148 22,360 10,930 11,425 631,795 330,140 301,655
Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 149 12,455 8,745 3,710 234,800 183,440 51,360
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma 115,385 51,975 63,415 832,430 367,185 465,245
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level 12,515 5,155 7,360 167,025 67,530 99,495
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above 227,585 105,455 122,135 1,116,300 499,010 617,290
Bachelor's degree 137,015 61,700 75,320 712,935 308,760 404,175
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level 12,690 5,085 7,600 94,240 40,085 54,160
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry 5,250 2,350 2,890 30,775 13,505 17,270
Master's degree 61,410 29,595 31,820 238,300 113,895 124,410
Earned doctorateCensus data footnote 150 11,225 6,720 4,505 40,050 22,780 17,270
Major field of study - Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2016
Total - Major field of study - Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2016 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 151 806,735 387,800 418,935 6,634,280 3,260,040 3,374,245
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 152 303,155 149,605 153,545 2,750,050 1,349,775 1,400,270
Education 29,325 7,005 22,315 273,320 62,470 210,845
13. Education 29,325 7,010 22,315 273,320 62,470 210,845
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 18,080 8,155 9,925 156,720 71,485 85,240
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services 3,630 2,535 1,100 25,380 18,280 7,100
50. Visual and performing arts 14,445 5,615 8,830 131,340 53,200 78,140
Humanities 36,565 14,240 22,330 215,735 86,065 129,675
16. Aboriginal and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics 6,525 1,510 5,015 32,180 7,165 25,020
23. English language and literature/letters 8,045 2,525 5,520 12,900 4,060 8,835
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities 7,985 3,085 4,900 103,120 42,685 60,435
30A Interdisciplinary humanitiesCensus data footnote 153 355 115 250 880 395 485
38. Philosophy and religious studies 2,575 1,540 1,040 10,400 6,650 3,755
39. Theology and religious vocations 1,775 1,105 670 10,125 6,200 3,930
54. History 6,390 3,635 2,750 17,055 9,990 7,065
55. French language and literature/letters 2,910 725 2,185 29,070 8,920 20,155
Social and behavioural sciences and law 90,840 35,810 55,030 380,995 125,025 255,975
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies 1,445 415 1,025 4,315 1,165 3,150
09. Communication, journalism and related programs 10,105 3,675 6,435 48,530 16,690 31,845
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences 9,055 860 8,195 77,470 6,070 71,400
22. Legal professions and studies 14,470 5,635 8,840 67,185 25,785 41,395
30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciencesCensus data footnote 154 1,925 545 1,380 9,905 2,035 7,870
42. Psychology 13,050 3,380 9,670 57,335 14,030 43,305
45. Social sciences 40,800 21,310 19,490 116,255 59,245 57,015
Business, management and public administration 104,700 43,700 60,995 879,190 321,450 557,740
30.16 Accounting and computer science 150 80 75 815 300 520
44. Public administration and social service professions 11,255 3,420 7,840 47,715 10,490 37,225
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services 93,290 40,210 53,085 830,660 310,665 519,990
Physical and life sciences and technologies 25,205 13,050 12,155 140,990 76,780 64,215
26. Biological and biomedical sciences 12,025 5,105 6,915 49,705 20,900 28,805
30.01 Biological and physical sciences 3,735 1,925 1,805 23,210 13,865 9,350
30C Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciencesCensus data footnote 155 815 350 465 21,890 10,810 11,080
40. Physical sciences 7,775 5,340 2,435 39,060 27,545 11,515
41. Science technologies/technicians 855 330 535 7,120 3,660 3,465
Mathematics, computer and information sciences 33,085 21,615 11,475 152,105 104,850 47,255
11. Computer and information sciences and support services 24,740 17,775 6,965 125,480 92,730 32,750
25. Library science 2,970 635 2,335 11,110 2,145 8,965
27. Mathematics and statistics 4,570 2,680 1,890 13,415 8,365 5,045
30D Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciencesCensus data footnote 156 810 525 280 2,100 1,605 495
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies 73,995 64,535 9,460 828,400 758,350 70,055
04. Architecture and related services 4,525 2,865 1,660 29,015 17,055 11,960
14. Engineering 29,600 24,140 5,460 150,450 124,585 25,865
15. Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields 15,320 13,795 1,530 150,640 135,445 15,195
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation 30 10 25 60 20 40
46. Construction trades 10,880 10,620 265 185,385 179,995 5,390
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians 9,555 9,265 290 184,280 178,510 5,770
48. Precision production 4,080 3,845 230 128,580 122,750 5,830
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 6,665 3,615 3,045 85,485 56,900 28,585
01. Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences 3,355 1,835 1,520 51,770 30,870 20,900
03. Natural resources and conservation 3,310 1,780 1,530 33,715 26,025 7,690
Health and related fields 60,770 13,545 47,230 480,230 95,450 384,780
31. Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies 5,630 2,770 2,860 27,955 14,675 13,280
51. Health professions and related programs 53,040 9,645 43,400 441,105 74,630 366,470
60. Dental, medical and veterinary residency programs 2,105 1,130 970 11,160 6,140 5,020
Personal, protective and transportation services 24,270 12,900 11,370 290,005 151,070 138,935
12. Personal and culinary services 13,645 4,275 9,370 164,595 43,720 120,875
28. Military science, leadership and operational art 635 545 95 290 270 20
29. Military technologies and applied sciences 455 410 50 1,345 1,245 100
43. Security and protective services 6,845 5,195 1,655 54,625 42,415 12,210
49. Transportation and materials moving 2,680 2,475 205 69,160 63,425 5,740
Other 80 25 60 1,055 375 680
30.99 Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies, other 80 25 55 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 151 536,995 258,540 278,460 4,371,935 2,167,805 2,204,130
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 152 146,695 76,280 70,415 1,389,585 720,500 669,085
Education 20,305 4,615 15,690 180,615 37,990 142,625
13. Education 20,300 4,615 15,685 180,615 37,990 142,625
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 14,005 6,340 7,670 122,045 55,575 66,475
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services 2,760 1,845 910 19,510 13,740 5,770
50. Visual and performing arts 11,250 4,495 6,760 102,535 41,830 60,705
Humanities 25,565 9,830 15,740 138,330 54,580 83,750
16. Aboriginal and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics 5,175 1,155 4,015 25,220 5,455 19,765
23. English language and literature/letters 5,815 1,850 3,965 9,585 2,990 6,595
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities 4,875 1,950 2,925 57,730 25,305 32,430
30A Interdisciplinary humanitiesCensus data footnote 153 275 80 200 600 255 350
38. Philosophy and religious studies 1,830 1,090 740 6,980 4,415 2,570
39. Theology and religious vocations 1,145 730 410 5,415 3,380 2,035
54. History 4,605 2,585 2,020 12,235 7,140 5,095
55. French language and literature/letters 1,845 385 1,460 20,555 5,640 14,915
Social and behavioural sciences and law 72,600 27,745 44,855 301,550 95,120 206,430
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies 1,205 335 865 3,550 925 2,620
09. Communication, journalism and related programs 8,165 2,940 5,215 40,275 13,900 26,370
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences 7,205 675 6,530 63,120 4,295 58,825
22. Legal professions and studies 12,050 4,300 7,750 53,620 18,830 34,790
30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciencesCensus data footnote 154 1,525 445 1,080 6,840 1,420 5,420
42. Psychology 10,050 2,500 7,555 44,540 10,255 34,285
45. Social sciences 32,405 16,555 15,845 89,610 45,495 44,110
Business, management and public administration 84,165 34,430 49,735 706,400 248,920 457,480
30.16 Accounting and computer science 140 70 70 615 215 400
44. Public administration and social service professions 9,110 2,715 6,405 38,320 7,835 30,485
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services 74,915 31,655 43,260 667,470 240,870 426,600
Physical and life sciences and technologies 18,055 8,835 9,220 92,480 49,390 43,090
26. Biological and biomedical sciences 9,270 3,775 5,495 40,895 16,635 24,260
30.01 Biological and physical sciences 2,420 1,225 1,195 12,450 7,435 5,015
30C Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciencesCensus data footnote 155 285 105 180 4,175 2,385 1,785
40. Physical sciences 5,480 3,510 1,970 29,705 20,255 9,445
41. Science technologies/technicians 600 220 380 5,255 2,675 2,580
Mathematics, computer and information sciences 28,585 18,800 9,790 132,750 91,865 40,885
11. Computer and information sciences and support services 22,280 15,955 6,330 112,715 83,240 29,470
25. Library science 2,175 480 1,695 8,720 1,665 7,055
27. Mathematics and statistics 3,405 1,915 1,490 9,725 5,815 3,915
30D Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciencesCensus data footnote 156 720 450 270 1,585 1,150 440
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies 56,350 48,450 7,895 639,185 577,845 61,335
04. Architecture and related services 3,670 2,235 1,430 24,260 13,870 10,385
14. Engineering 23,330 18,660 4,670 126,835 103,165 23,665
15. Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields 11,525 10,380 1,150 116,595 103,710 12,885
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation 25 0 25 50 15 30
46. Construction trades 7,835 7,625 220 134,865 130,350 4,510
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians 7,010 6,780 235 139,935 135,155 4,780
48. Precision production 2,950 2,775 175 96,655 91,580 5,075
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 5,350 2,780 2,575 69,865 45,215 24,655
01. Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences 2,530 1,280 1,250 41,755 23,965 17,795
03. Natural resources and conservation 2,825 1,500 1,325 28,110 21,250 6,860
Health and related fields 46,610 10,710 35,900 368,600 72,245 296,355
31. Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies 4,505 2,190 2,310 22,660 11,635 11,030
51. Health professions and related programs 40,445 7,715 32,730 337,320 56,510 280,810
60. Dental, medical and veterinary residency programs 1,655 805 850 8,620 4,110 4,510
Personal, protective and transportation services 18,625 9,700 8,925 229,640 118,260 111,375
12. Personal and culinary services 10,520 3,265 7,255 129,245 32,830 96,410
28. Military science, leadership and operational art 520 430 85 225 200 25
29. Military technologies and applied sciences 270 235 40 875 795 80
43. Security and protective services 5,255 3,875 1,380 42,550 32,575 9,975
49. Transportation and materials moving 2,065 1,895 165 56,750 51,860 4,890
Other 75 25 50 890 300 595
30.99 Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies, other 75 25 50 890 300 595
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 157 806,730 387,800 418,935 6,634,280 3,260,040 3,374,240
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 303,155 149,605 153,545 2,750,045 1,349,775 1,400,270
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 158 503,575 238,185 265,390 3,884,235 1,910,265 1,973,970
Location of study inside Canada 429,735 202,545 227,190 3,509,610 1,716,730 1,792,880
Same as province or territory of residence 330,315 154,715 175,605 3,367,195 1,642,930 1,724,270
Different than province or territory of residence 99,420 47,835 51,585 142,415 73,800 68,610
Location of study outside CanadaCensus data footnote 159 73,845 35,645 38,200 374,620 193,530 181,090
United StatesCensus data footnote 160 10,410 5,820 4,590 28,320 16,915 11,410
Philippines 4,025 1,210 2,810 12,515 3,600 8,920
India 4,460 2,195 2,265 6,805 3,660 3,150
United KingdomCensus data footnote 161 7,860 4,445 3,415 11,250 6,535 4,715
ChinaCensus data footnote 162 4,745 2,125 2,620 17,155 7,755 9,395
France 3,350 1,785 1,570 69,665 39,885 29,780
Other 38,990 18,060 20,925 228,905 115,185 113,725
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 157 536,995 258,540 278,455 4,371,935 2,167,810 2,204,130
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 146,695 76,280 70,420 1,389,590 720,505 669,085
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 158 390,295 182,255 208,040 2,982,350 1,447,305 1,535,045
Location of study inside Canada 334,160 156,180 177,980 2,676,230 1,293,455 1,382,780
Same as province or territory of residence 257,620 119,490 138,130 2,567,605 1,238,320 1,329,280
Different than province or territory of residence 76,540 36,690 39,845 108,630 55,125 53,500
Location of study outside CanadaCensus data footnote 159 56,140 26,080 30,060 306,115 153,850 152,265
United StatesCensus data footnote 160 7,390 3,955 3,440 19,655 11,145 8,505
Philippines 3,475 1,025 2,455 10,545 2,935 7,610
India 3,090 1,475 1,615 4,865 2,465 2,400
United KingdomCensus data footnote 161 4,680 2,585 2,100 7,390 4,245 3,145
ChinaCensus data footnote 162 3,445 1,470 1,975 15,420 6,865 8,550
France 2,700 1,430 1,270 57,315 32,115 25,205
Other 31,350 14,140 17,205 190,930 94,085 96,850
Labour force status
Total - Population aged 15 years and over by Labour force status - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 163 806,730 387,795 418,935 6,634,280 3,260,040 3,374,245
In the labour force 540,785 273,595 267,200 4,255,500 2,214,735 2,040,765
Employed 500,500 252,025 248,470 3,949,325 2,037,105 1,912,220
Unemployed 40,285 21,560 18,725 306,170 177,630 128,540
Not in the labour force 265,945 114,205 151,735 2,378,780 1,045,300 1,333,480
Participation rate 67.0 70.6 63.8 64.1 67.9 60.5
Employment rate 62.0 65.0 59.3 59.5 62.5 56.7
Unemployment rate 7.4 7.9 7.0 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 164 806,730 387,795 418,935 6,634,280 3,260,035 3,374,240
Did not workCensus data footnote 165 255,185 109,835 145,350 2,228,315 967,660 1,260,655
Worked 551,545 277,960 273,585 4,405,965 2,292,375 2,113,585
Worked full year, full timeCensus data footnote 166 293,080 155,995 137,090 2,084,020 1,145,805 938,215
Worked part year and/or part timeCensus data footnote 167 258,465 121,965 136,495 2,321,945 1,146,575 1,175,375
Average weeks worked in reference year 43.1 43.4 42.8 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 168 540,785 273,590 267,195 4,255,500 2,214,735 2,040,765
Class of worker - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 14,355 7,180 7,180 101,485 51,640 49,850
All classes of workersCensus data footnote 170 526,430 266,410 260,015 4,154,015 2,163,095 1,990,915
Employee 475,360 235,845 239,510 3,664,920 1,863,740 1,801,185
Self-employedCensus data footnote 171 51,075 30,565 20,510 489,090 299,355 189,730
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 172 540,785 273,590 267,195 4,255,500 2,214,735 2,040,765
Occupation - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 14,360 7,185 7,180 101,490 51,640 49,850
All occupationsCensus data footnote 170 526,430 266,405 260,020 4,154,010 2,163,095 1,990,915
0 Management occupations 58,180 34,380 23,800 418,450 263,585 154,875
1 Business, finance and administration occupations 100,335 34,345 65,990 677,390 210,525 466,865
2 Natural and applied sciences and related occupations 54,955 41,475 13,490 286,270 222,375 63,895
3 Health occupations 34,350 8,095 26,255 295,765 57,160 238,610
4 Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services 88,410 32,355 56,050 502,945 147,145 355,795
5 Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport 20,580 9,180 11,395 135,730 64,370 71,365
6 Sales and service occupations 119,430 60,070 59,365 988,610 449,820 538,790
7 Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations 41,135 39,175 1,965 574,675 544,100 30,570
8 Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations 3,825 3,230 595 67,290 55,610 11,685
9 Occupations in manufacturing and utilities 5,225 4,110 1,115 206,875 148,405 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 173 540,785 273,590 267,200 4,255,495 2,214,735 2,040,765
Industry - NAICS2012 - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 14,360 7,180 7,175 101,490 51,635 49,850
All industry categoriesCensus data footnote 170 526,430 266,410 260,020 4,154,010 2,163,095 1,990,915
11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 1,265 805 460 84,060 60,460 23,595
21 Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction 515 445 70 20,920 18,175 2,745
22 Utilities 1,455 1,075 385 28,410 20,650 7,755
23 Construction 25,200 22,350 2,850 254,055 223,770 30,285
31-33 Manufacturing 13,880 10,135 3,745 458,315 332,080 126,240
41 Wholesale trade 10,460 7,685 2,775 157,365 104,885 52,475
44-45 Retail trade 56,315 28,985 27,325 508,170 239,625 268,545
48-49 Transportation and warehousing 15,120 11,675 3,450 187,550 142,550 45,000
51 Information and cultural industries 13,425 8,135 5,290 100,775 59,705 41,070
52 Finance and insurance 16,430 7,725 8,700 165,140 66,175 98,965
53 Real estate and rental and leasing 9,130 5,295 3,840 61,380 36,505 24,875
54 Professional, scientific and technical services 44,650 26,805 17,840 288,715 161,030 127,685
55 Management of companies and enterprises 370 150 225 3,305 1,270 2,035
56 Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services 24,285 15,215 9,075 176,185 108,280 67,905
61 Educational services 43,965 15,480 28,485 306,575 96,170 210,405
62 Health care and social assistance 59,560 13,010 46,550 532,680 99,380 433,295
71 Arts, entertainment and recreation 10,975 5,425 5,550 84,130 44,235 39,895
72 Accommodation and food services 37,780 19,110 18,670 278,500 123,235 155,265
81 Other services (except public administration) 22,360 8,985 13,380 193,700 89,455 104,245
91 Public administration 119,280 57,925 61,350 264,085 135,455 128,630
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 174 500,500 252,030 248,470 3,949,325 2,037,105 1,912,220
Worked at home 31,490 15,685 15,805 266,285 134,325 131,960
Worked outside Canada 1,955 1,310 640 10,600 7,580 3,020
No fixed workplace address 41,240 29,870 11,370 351,595 265,405 86,185
Worked at usual place 425,815 205,160 220,655 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 425,815 205,160 220,655 3,320,845 1,629,795 1,691,050
Commute within census subdivision (CSD) of residence 353,690 167,740 185,950 1,732,155 810,895 921,260
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) within census division (CD) of residence 95 70 25 485,450 234,700 250,750
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) and census division (CD) within province or territory of residence 10,105 5,370 4,735 1,037,125 549,095 488,030
Commute to a different province or territory 61,925 31,980 29,945 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 175 467,055 235,025 232,030 3,672,445 1,895,200 1,777,240
Car, truck, van - as a driver 285,565 153,905 131,665 2,739,405 1,475,775 1,263,625
Car, truck, van - as a passenger 27,000 8,490 18,510 133,760 51,045 82,715
Public transit 100,680 44,680 56,000 503,285 217,465 285,820
Walked 35,445 16,680 18,770 205,350 93,595 111,760
Bicycle 13,910 9,070 4,845 54,625 36,470 18,155
Other method 4,450 2,210 2,240 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 176 467,055 235,030 232,025 3,672,440 1,895,200 1,777,240
Less than 15 minutes 93,095 43,630 49,465 1,035,455 493,225 542,235
15 to 29 minutes 180,810 92,520 88,290 1,200,455 617,010 583,445
30 to 44 minutes 116,195 60,535 55,660 777,955 425,640 352,310
45 to 59 minutes 45,795 22,600 23,200 343,540 184,440 159,100
60 minutes and over 31,155 15,745 15,415 315,035 174,875 140,160
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 177 467,050 235,025 232,025 3,672,440 1,895,205 1,777,240
Between 5 a.m. and 5:59 a.m. 21,715 14,695 7,015 256,150 192,835 63,315
Between 6 a.m. and 6:59 a.m. 83,655 45,960 37,700 675,585 420,120 255,465
Between 7 a.m. and 7:59 a.m. 138,750 64,785 73,965 1,133,510 527,925 605,580
Between 8 a.m. and 8:59 a.m. 110,650 51,930 58,715 714,935 296,300 418,630
Between 9 a.m. and 11:59 a.m. 50,755 24,105 26,650 349,845 148,715 201,125
Between 12 p.m. and 4:59 a.m. 61,530 33,550 27,980 542,425 309,295 233,125
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 178 568,065 286,120 281,945 4,529,770 2,352,115 2,177,655
Single responses 529,595 267,550 262,050 4,187,865 2,169,480 2,018,385
Official languages 526,010 265,715 260,295 4,153,710 2,152,290 2,001,420
English 421,720 219,020 202,700 541,720 294,935 246,780
French 104,290 46,685 57,600 3,611,990 1,857,350 1,754,640
Non-official languages 3,585 1,835 1,750 34,160 17,190 16,970
Aboriginal languages 80 30 55 12,670 6,180 6,490
Algonquian languages 55 25 30 8,350 4,095 4,260
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 60 25 30 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 15 10 10 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. 40 15 25 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 25 10 20 4,305 2,080 2,220
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 25 0 20 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 3,505 1,805 1,700 21,490 11,005 10,480
Afro-Asiatic languages 635 385 255 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 20 0 20 0 0 0
Bilen 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oromo 0 0 0 0 0 0
Somali 25 0 20 0 0 0
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Semitic languages 615 380 235 1,860 1,110 745
Amharic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arabic 595 370 220 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 15 10 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 155 50 105 1,725 850 870
Khmer (Cambodian) 10 10 0 315 140 175
Vietnamese 155 50 105 1,410 710 695
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 45 20 25 135 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 10 10 0 0 0 0
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 0 0 0 0 0 10
Pangasinan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 30 10 20 115 50 60
Waray-Waray 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 0 10 0 0 0 0
Creole languages 30 15 10 275 90 190
Haitian Creole 0 0 10 10 0 10
Creole, n.o.s. 20 10 10 265 90 175
Creole languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 0 0
Dravidian languages 10 10 0 150 75 75
Kannada 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malayalam 10 10 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 1,030 495 535 10,165 5,255 4,910
Albanian 0 0 0 30 20 10
Armenian 0 0 0 275 130 145
Balto-Slavic languages 215 85 135 1,130 500 635
Baltic languages 0 0 0 15 0 10
Latvian 0 0 0 15 10 10
Lithuanian 0 0 0 0 10 0
Slavic languages 215 80 135 1,115 495 625
Belarusan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bosnian 0 0 0 10 0 0
Bulgarian 10 10 0 55 20 30
Croatian 0 0 0 10 0 10
Czech 0 10 0 10 0 10
Macedonian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Polish 35 10 25 170 65 105
Russian 110 35 80 735 340 395
Serbian 20 10 15 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 15 10 10 110 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 120 50 70 1,285 575 715
Afrikaans 0 0 0 0 0 0
Danish 10 10 0 15 10 0
Dutch 15 10 10 25 10 15
Frisian 0 0 0 0 0 0
German 80 25 45 370 170 195
Icelandic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Norwegian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swedish 10 0 10 15 10 10
Vlaams (Flemish) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yiddish 10 0 0 860 375 485
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Greek 15 10 0 525 260 270
Indo-Iranian languages 125 65 60 1,385 780 600
Indo-Aryan languages 50 25 25 680 390 295
Bengali 10 10 0 110 70 35
Gujarati 0 0 0 20 0 10
Hindi 15 15 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 10 0 0 20 0 10
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 0 0 0 415 225 190
Sindhi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Urdu 15 0 0 85 50 35
Iranian languages 75 35 40 700 395 305
Kurdish 10 10 10 15 0 15
Pashto 10 0 0 10 0 15
Persian (Farsi) 60 25 30 675 385 285
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 0 0
Italic (Romance) languages 555 290 260 5,525 2,990 2,540
Catalan 0 0 0 15 0 15
Italian 40 30 15 590 315 275
Portuguese 120 80 45 635 365 270
Romanian 10 0 10 320 140 175
Spanish 385 185 205 3,975 2,165 1,810
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 0 0
Japanese 55 20 30 235 80 150
Kartvelian languages 10 0 0 10 0 10
Georgian 10 0 0 10 0 0
Korean 85 50 45 300 150 150
Mongolic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mongolian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 30 10 20 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 10 0 0 0 0 0
Lingala 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rundi (Kirundi) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 15 0 15 0 10 0
Shona 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swahili 0 10 0 25 20 0
Wolof 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yoruba 0 0 0 10 0 0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 10 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 45 20 25 205 60 140
American Sign Language 25 10 10 0 0 0
Quebec Sign Language 15 0 10 125 20 110
Sign languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 70 45 30
Sino-Tibetan languages 1,295 690 610 6,070 3,125 2,945
Chinese languages 1,290 685 605 6,075 3,130 2,950
Cantonese 515 295 230 2,655 1,325 1,330
Hakka 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mandarin 730 360 375 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) 10 0 0 15 10 10
Chinese, n.o.s. 35 30 0 235 130 110
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 10 0 0 0 0 0
Burmese 10 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 30 15 15 110 40 75
Lao 0 0 0 55 25 30
Thai 30 15 15 55 10 40
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 30 15 10 110 60 50
Azerbaijani 0 10 0 0 0 0
Turkish 15 10 10 110 55 55
Uyghur 0 10 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 10 0 10 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. 10 0 10 10 0 10
Multiple responses 38,475 18,575 19,895 341,900 182,635 159,265
English and French 34,400 16,545 17,855 315,620 169,365 146,255
English and non-official language 2,985 1,495 1,490 6,545 3,655 2,890
French and non-official language 170 80 90 7,525 3,460 4,065
English, French and non-official language 920 460 460 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 179 568,070 286,125 281,945 4,529,770 2,352,110 2,177,655
None 378,905 196,195 182,710 3,107,035 1,588,345 1,518,690
English 61,405 28,170 33,235 1,031,380 555,940 475,440
French 116,765 56,340 60,420 317,490 169,785 147,705
Non-official language 9,070 4,555 4,520 49,850 25,900 23,950
Aboriginal 165 45 120 4,985 2,285 2,705
Non-Aboriginal 8,910 4,505 4,400 44,865 23,620 21,245
English and French 145 55 90 2,185 1,040 1,140
English and non-official language 400 180 215 14,910 7,255 7,655
French and non-official language 1,365 615 755 6,855 3,795 3,055
English, French and non-official language 10 10 0 65 50 20
Mobility status - Place of residence 1 year ago
Total - Mobility status 1 year ago - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 180 960,570 466,105 494,470 7,880,315 3,897,740 3,982,575
Non-movers 821,710 397,950 423,760 6,965,520 3,447,320 3,518,195
Movers 138,865 68,155 70,710 914,800 450,420 464,380
Non-migrants 96,480 47,245 49,235 547,410 269,850 277,560
Migrants 42,380 20,910 21,470 367,385 180,565 186,820
Internal migrants 29,090 14,200 14,890 305,465 149,335 156,135
Intraprovincial migrants 16,465 7,810 8,655 284,280 137,945 146,330
Interprovincial migrants 12,620 6,385 6,240 21,190 11,385 9,805
External migrants 13,295 6,715 6,585 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 181 917,190 444,170 473,020 7,520,960 3,714,155 3,806,805
Non-movers 539,410 260,105 279,305 4,825,870 2,388,805 2,437,065
Movers 377,780 184,065 193,720 2,695,090 1,325,345 1,369,740
Non-migrants 247,995 120,400 127,595 1,507,665 741,220 766,440
Migrants 129,785 63,660 66,120 1,187,425 584,125 603,295
Internal migrants 85,295 41,255 44,040 949,170 464,830 484,340
Intraprovincial migrants 48,640 23,110 25,535 893,800 436,525 457,270
Interprovincial migrants 36,655 18,150 18,505 55,370 28,300 27,070
External migrants 44,490 22,410 22,085 238,250 119,295 118,960

Source

Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population.

How to cite

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2017. Ottawa - Gatineau [Population centre], Ontario/Quebec 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 13, 2024).

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