Census Profile, 2016 Census
Victoria [Population centre], British Columbia and British Columbia [Province]

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Characteristic Victoria
British Columbia
[Population centre]
British Columbia

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Total Male Female Total Male Female
Counts (unless otherwise specified)
Population and dwellings
Population, 2016Census data footnote 1 335,696 ... ... 4,648,055 ... ...
Population, 2011Census data footnote 1 314,596 r ... ... 4,400,057 ... ...
Population percentage change, 2011 to 2016 6.7 ... ... 5.6 ... ...
Total private dwellingsCensus data footnote 2 158,734 ... ... 2,063,417 ... ...
Private dwellings occupied by usual residentsCensus data footnote 3 149,903 ... ... 1,881,969 ... ...
Population density per square kilometre 1,555.0 ... ... 5.0 ... ...
Land area in square kilometres 215.88 ... ... 922,503.01 ... ...
Age characteristics
Total - Age groups and average age of the population - 100% dataCensus data footnote 4 335,690 161,285 174,405 4,648,055 2,278,245 2,369,815
0 to 14 years 43,395 22,075 21,315 691,390 355,400 335,985
0 to 4 years 14,235 7,165 7,075 220,625 113,355 107,275
5 to 9 years 14,630 7,525 7,105 236,900 122,070 114,830
10 to 14 years 14,525 7,385 7,140 233,860 119,975 113,885
15 to 64 years 220,495 107,375 113,120 3,107,680 1,527,280 1,580,400
15 to 19 years 16,570 8,270 8,300 258,980 133,000 125,985
20 to 24 years 22,920 11,545 11,380 287,560 147,615 139,945
25 to 29 years 22,615 11,270 11,345 303,000 151,585 151,415
30 to 34 years 22,410 11,205 11,200 313,750 155,035 158,715
35 to 39 years 20,830 10,345 10,485 293,590 143,070 150,520
40 to 44 years 19,820 9,590 10,235 295,045 141,930 153,115
45 to 49 years 21,565 10,445 11,125 322,365 155,325 167,040
50 to 54 years 23,895 11,530 12,370 354,375 172,065 182,310
55 to 59 years 25,100 11,730 13,365 354,925 171,210 183,715
60 to 64 years 24,765 11,450 13,310 324,095 156,450 167,645
65 years and over 71,805 31,840 39,970 848,985 395,560 453,425
65 to 69 years 23,155 10,820 12,335 287,520 139,490 148,035
70 to 74 years 16,280 7,655 8,625 201,785 97,675 104,110
75 to 79 years 11,470 5,230 6,240 145,225 68,715 76,510
80 to 84 years 9,095 4,000 5,090 105,255 48,645 56,610
85 years and over 11,810 4,135 7,675 109,190 41,035 68,155
85 to 89 years 6,685 2,575 4,115 67,510 27,930 39,575
90 to 94 years 3,895 1,260 2,630 31,815 10,615 21,205
95 to 99 years 1,080 275 810 8,545 2,215 6,330
100 years and over 150 25 130 1,325 275 1,050
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 12.9 13.7 12.2 14.9 15.6 14.2
15 to 64 years 65.7 66.6 64.9 66.9 67.0 66.7
65 years and over 21.4 19.7 22.9 18.3 17.4 19.1
85 years and over 3.5 2.6 4.4 2.3 1.8 2.9
Average age of the population 44.1 42.9 45.3 42.3 41.5 43.1
Median age of the population 44.8 43.1 46.3 43.0 41.9 44.0
Household and dwelling characteristics
Total - Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling - 100% dataCensus data footnote 5 149,900 ... ... 1,881,970 ... ...
Single-detached house 54,625 ... ... 830,660 ... ...
Apartment in a building that has five or more storeys 10,395 ... ... 177,830 ... ...
Other attached dwellingCensus data footnote 6 83,645 ... ... 824,190 ... ...
Semi-detached house 5,470 ... ... 57,395 ... ...
Row house 9,930 ... ... 147,830 ... ...
Apartment or flat in a duplex 24,185 ... ... 230,075 ... ...
Apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys 43,785 ... ... 385,140 ... ...
Other single-attached house 270 ... ... 3,755 ... ...
Movable dwellingCensus data footnote 7 1,240 ... ... 49,290 ... ...
Total - Private households by household size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 8 149,905 ... ... 1,881,970 ... ...
1 person 51,335 ... ... 541,910 ... ...
2 persons 55,595 ... ... 663,770 ... ...
3 persons 19,790 ... ... 277,690 ... ...
4 persons 15,610 ... ... 243,125 ... ...
5 or more persons 7,575 ... ... 155,470 ... ...
Number of persons in private households 325,940 ... ... 4,560,240 ... ...
Average household size 2.2 ... ... 2.4 ... ...
Marital status
Total - Marital status for the population aged 15 years and over - 100% dataCensus data footnote 9 292,295 139,210 153,090 3,956,665 1,922,840 2,033,825
Married or living common law 160,820 80,175 80,645 2,297,325 1,146,175 1,151,150
Married 129,410 64,470 64,940 1,925,345 959,690 965,645
Living common law 31,410 15,705 15,710 371,985 186,485 185,505
Not married and not living common law 131,480 59,040 72,440 1,659,335 776,660 882,675
Never married 81,640 43,455 38,190 1,076,085 582,975 493,110
Separated 8,045 3,485 4,560 105,700 45,225 60,475
Divorced 24,340 8,580 15,760 263,870 103,475 160,395
Widowed 17,450 3,520 13,930 213,685 44,990 168,700
Family characteristics
Total - Census families in private households by family size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 10 91,795 ... ... 1,311,340 ... ...
2 persons 54,800 ... ... 703,685 ... ...
3 persons 18,170 ... ... 275,965 ... ...
4 persons 14,570 ... ... 243,960 ... ...
5 or more persons 4,250 ... ... 87,730 ... ...
Average size of census families 2.7 ... ... 2.8 ... ...
Total number of census families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 11 91,790 ... ... 1,311,345 ... ...
Total couple families 78,100 ... ... 1,113,405 ... ...
Married couples 62,395 ... ... 927,440 ... ...
Common-law couples 15,700 ... ... 185,960 ... ...
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent 13,695 ... ... 197,940 ... ...
Female parent 10,715 ... ... 155,670 ... ...
Male parent 2,985 ... ... 42,265 ... ...
Total - Couple census families in private households - 100% data 78,095 ... ... 1,113,400 ... ...
Couples without children 45,555 ... ... 577,790 ... ...
Couples with children 32,540 ... ... 535,610 ... ...
1 child 14,565 ... ... 221,065 ... ...
2 children 13,875 ... ... 230,705 ... ...
3 or more children 4,100 ... ... 83,840 ... ...
Total - Lone-parent census families in private households - 100% data 13,695 ... ... 197,940 ... ...
1 child 9,245 ... ... 125,890 ... ...
2 children 3,605 ... ... 54,900 ... ...
3 or more children 845 ... ... 17,145 ... ...
Total - Persons not in census families in private households - 100% data 81,185 36,595 44,595 882,895 418,495 464,405
Household type
Total - Private households by household type - 100% dataCensus data footnote 12 149,905 ... ... 1,881,970 ... ...
One-census-family households 87,395 ... ... 1,195,735 ... ...
Without children in a census familyCensus data footnote 13 43,395 ... ... 527,700 ... ...
With children in a census familyCensus data footnote 14 44,000 ... ... 668,035 ... ...
Multiple-census-family households 2,170 ... ... 55,620 ... ...
Non-census-family households 60,335 ... ... 630,620 ... ...
One-person households 51,330 ... ... 541,915 ... ...
Two-or-more person non-census-family households 9,005 ... ... 88,705 ... ...
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 15 330,320 158,840 171,485 4,598,415 2,255,395 2,343,015
English only 293,490 142,450 151,040 4,127,770 2,050,130 2,077,645
French only 140 55 80 1,810 820 985
English and French 33,630 15,060 18,570 314,925 140,650 174,275
Neither English nor French 3,060 1,265 1,790 153,910 63,795 90,115
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 16 330,320 158,835 171,485 4,598,415 2,255,395 2,343,020
English 321,080 154,555 166,525 4,373,330 2,156,680 2,216,655
French 5,350 2,640 2,710 55,325 27,680 27,640
English and French 915 425 490 18,000 8,315 9,685
Neither English nor French 2,975 1,220 1,760 151,760 62,720 89,040
Official language minority (number)Census data footnote 17 5,805 2,850 2,955 64,325 31,840 32,480
Official language minority (percentage)Census data footnote 17 1.8 1.8 1.7 1.4 1.4 1.4
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 18 330,325 158,835 171,485 4,598,415 2,255,400 2,343,015
Single responses 325,395 156,535 168,860 4,494,995 2,205,775 2,289,220
Official languages 279,115 135,810 143,305 3,227,535 1,614,375 1,613,160
English 273,610 133,105 140,505 3,170,110 1,585,760 1,584,355
French 5,510 2,710 2,795 57,425 28,615 28,810
Non-official languages 46,280 20,720 25,560 1,267,460 591,400 676,060
Aboriginal languages 230 100 125 8,435 3,940 4,490
Algonquian languages 35 15 20 1,050 445 605
Blackfoot 0 0 0 40 5 35
Cree-Montagnais languages 25 15 15 840 375 465
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Moose Cree 0 0 0 5 5 0
Naskapi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern East Cree 0 0 0 10 0 10
Plains Cree 10 10 5 150 60 85
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 0 0 0 25 15 10
Woods Cree 5 5 0 60 25 35
Cree, n.o.s. 10 5 5 585 270 320
Eastern Algonquian languages 0 0 0 10 5 10
Malecite 0 0 0 5 0 0
Mi'kmaq 0 0 0 10 5 5
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 5 5 5 155 55 105
Algonquin 0 0 0 5 5 0
Ojibway 10 5 0 135 50 90
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 10 0 10
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 5 0 5
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages 10 5 5 2,310 1,045 1,260
Northern Athabaskan languages 15 0 5 2,295 1,045 1,250
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 110 55 55
Beaver 0 0 0 160 75 85
Carrier 5 0 5 1,005 460 550
Chilcotin 5 0 5 650 295 355
Dene 0 0 0 90 35 50
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 0 5 0 0
Gwich'in 5 0 0 15 5 10
Sarsi (Sarcee) 0 0 0 0 0 5
Sekani 0 0 0 85 40 45
Slavey-Hare languages 0 0 0 75 30 45
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 5 0 0
South Slavey 0 0 0 20 5 15
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0 50 25 30
Tahltan languages 0 0 0 105 45 50
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 15 10 5
Tahltan 0 0 0 90 40 50
Tutchone languages 0 0 0 5 0 5
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 5 0 0
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 5 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 15 5 10
Haida 0 0 0 70 30 40
Inuit languages 5 0 5 80 30 55
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 10 0 10
Inuktitut 5 0 0 50 20 30
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 20 10 10
Iroquoian languages 0 0 0 15 10 5
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 0 0 0 10 5 5
Oneida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kutenai 0 0 0 100 55 50
Michif 0 0 0 35 20 10
Salish languages 130 65 65 2,270 1,115 1,155
Comox 5 0 0 80 45 40
Halkomelem 40 20 25 475 230 245
Lillooet 0 0 0 315 155 160
Okanagan 0 0 0 270 135 135
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 5 0 435 220 215
Squamish 0 0 0 35 20 20
Straits 70 35 35 80 40 40
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 5 0 0 330 150 185
Salish languages, n.i.e. 15 10 5 250 130 120
Siouan languages 0 0 0 45 25 20
Dakota 0 0 0 30 15 20
Stoney 0 0 0 0 0 5
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 5 0
Tlingit 0 0 0 30 15 15
Tsimshian languages 5 0 5 1,460 715 740
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 5 0 0 875 435 445
Nisga'a 5 0 5 385 195 190
Tsimshian 0 0 0 195 90 110
Wakashan languages 30 10 20 795 365 435
Haisla 0 0 0 90 40 55
Heiltsuk 5 5 0 100 45 55
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 5 5 5 320 140 180
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 25 5 15 275 135 140
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 10 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 10 5 5 190 80 110
Non-Aboriginal languages 46,045 20,615 25,430 1,259,025 587,455 671,570
Afro-Asiatic languages 1,655 905 750 24,870 13,405 11,465
Berber languages 10 5 5 115 75 45
Kabyle 5 0 0 40 30 15
Berber languages, n.i.e. 5 5 5 80 45 30
Cushitic languages 80 40 40 1,505 765 740
Bilen 0 0 0 5 0 0
Oromo 20 15 10 205 115 95
Somali 60 30 30 1,270 640 640
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 20 10 15
Semitic languages 1,560 860 705 23,195 12,540 10,655
Amharic 105 45 60 1,370 670 700
Arabic 1,235 695 545 17,480 9,595 7,890
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 5 0 0 650 315 330
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 5 5 0 440 245 200
Harari 0 0 0 20 5 15
Hebrew 110 55 50 2,065 1,125 940
Maltese 25 15 10 215 100 115
Tigrigna 75 35 40 805 395 405
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 0 5 0 150 80 65
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 55 30 25
Austro-Asiatic languages 1,085 490 595 28,740 13,170 15,575
Khmer (Cambodian) 135 65 70 1,560 710 850
Vietnamese 950 425 525 27,150 12,440 14,710
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 30 15 15
Austronesian languages 3,890 1,475 2,420 96,535 38,765 57,770
Bikol 10 5 5 375 165 215
Cebuano 240 90 155 4,065 1,565 2,505
Fijian 5 0 5 470 240 230
Hiligaynon 45 25 25 1,470 550 920
Ilocano 190 70 115 5,240 2,055 3,190
Malagasy 0 0 0 20 10 15
Malay 95 30 65 3,895 1,675 2,220
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 10 5 5 700 320 380
Pangasinan 10 10 5 295 130 170
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 3,230 1,225 2,005 78,770 31,550 47,220
Waray-Waray 15 5 5 215 85 135
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 40 10 30 1,015 435 580
Creole languages 40 20 20 840 440 400
Haitian Creole 5 0 0 35 20 15
Creole, n.o.s. 20 15 5 500 255 245
Creole languages, n.i.e. 15 5 10 305 155 145
Dravidian languages 345 185 160 7,500 3,995 3,510
Kannada 25 10 10 280 150 135
Malayalam 90 45 40 2,385 1,260 1,130
Tamil 135 70 70 3,615 1,875 1,740
Telugu 95 55 45 1,175 695 480
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 45 20 25
Hmong-Mien languages 0 0 0 140 75 70
Indo-European languages 22,545 10,485 12,060 588,175 286,135 302,035
Albanian 130 70 60 1,465 765 705
Armenian 40 25 15 1,195 600 600
Balto-Slavic languages 4,010 1,785 2,220 83,110 38,595 44,515
Baltic languages 100 55 45 1,070 485 585
Latvian 50 30 25 565 255 300
Lithuanian 50 25 20 505 225 280
Slavic languages 3,910 1,730 2,180 82,040 38,110 43,930
Belarusan 5 5 0 95 45 50
Bosnian 30 10 20 1,360 675 685
Bulgarian 110 50 60 2,025 955 1,070
Croatian 385 190 190 7,475 3,655 3,820
Czech 320 145 175 5,920 2,850 3,070
Macedonian 15 5 10 325 160 165
Polish 1,005 455 550 16,910 7,875 9,035
Russian 1,010 415 590 25,955 11,640 14,310
Serbian 185 85 95 7,045 3,600 3,450
Serbo-Croatian 90 40 45 1,395 670 725
Slovak 125 55 65 3,400 1,525 1,870
Slovene (Slovenian) 75 30 40 1,160 545 615
Ukrainian 550 225 325 8,630 3,730 4,900
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 15 15 5 345 175 170
Celtic languages 80 40 40 615 325 290
Scottish Gaelic 30 20 10 240 130 110
Welsh 40 20 20 280 145 135
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 10 0 10 95 50 45
Germanic languages 6,540 2,900 3,640 101,725 48,350 53,380
Afrikaans 150 80 70 3,260 1,655 1,610
Danish 385 170 215 4,665 2,280 2,385
Dutch 1,725 805 925 21,020 10,130 10,895
Frisian 20 10 10 295 145 145
German 3,810 1,640 2,165 66,885 31,525 35,360
Icelandic 25 10 10 275 135 145
Norwegian 190 90 100 2,005 970 1,035
Swedish 165 70 100 2,520 1,100 1,420
Vlaams (Flemish) 25 10 20 445 220 225
Yiddish 40 20 20 290 150 140
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 5 5 0 65 45 25
Greek 300 175 130 6,115 3,245 2,870
Indo-Iranian languages 6,065 3,000 3,065 297,800 147,830 149,970
Indo-Aryan languages 5,130 2,520 2,610 251,000 124,260 126,740
Bengali 145 65 75 3,180 1,665 1,510
Gujarati 145 70 70 6,895 3,290 3,605
Hindi 510 270 240 26,720 12,910 13,810
Kashmiri 5 5 0 65 35 25
Konkani 15 10 5 255 130 125
Marathi 30 10 15 620 325 295
Nepali 70 35 35 1,155 620 540
Oriya (Odia) 5 0 0 70 35 35
Punjabi (Panjabi) 3,835 1,830 1,995 198,805 98,525 100,285
Sindhi 50 30 25 1,675 780 895
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 75 40 35 1,675 845 830
Urdu 265 145 115 9,885 5,090 4,795
Iranian languages 905 465 440 46,390 23,355 23,035
Kurdish 10 10 5 1,765 945 825
Pashto 50 30 20 1,155 615 535
Persian (Farsi) 850 430 420 43,470 21,795 21,675
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 25 10 10 410 220 195
Italic (Romance) languages 5,390 2,490 2,900 96,135 46,430 49,710
Catalan 5 0 5 160 85 75
Italian 985 480 500 22,680 11,445 11,230
Portuguese 1,320 605 715 17,450 8,240 9,210
Romanian 290 135 150 8,730 4,250 4,480
Spanish 2,785 1,270 1,520 47,010 22,335 24,675
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 5 0 5 105 65 40
Japanese 1,400 380 1,020 21,350 7,195 14,150
Kartvelian languages 5 5 5 85 50 35
Georgian 5 5 0 85 50 40
Korean 1,580 655 930 52,160 23,495 28,670
Mongolic languages 5 0 0 360 150 205
Mongolian 5 5 5 360 155 210
Niger-Congo languages 275 140 140 3,725 1,875 1,850
Akan (Twi) 20 10 10 495 275 220
Bamanankan 0 0 0 10 5 5
Edo 0 0 0 85 50 35
Ewe 10 5 5 85 45 35
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 5 5 0 45 25 20
Ga 0 0 0 45 20 25
Ganda 10 0 0 90 45 45
Igbo 10 0 10 245 145 105
Lingala 0 0 0 80 30 45
Rundi (Kirundi) 5 0 0 115 50 60
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 30 15 20 155 70 80
Shona 15 5 10 215 100 115
Swahili 65 35 35 805 400 405
Wolof 15 10 5 50 25 25
Yoruba 20 10 10 330 185 150
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 80 35 40 885 410 480
Nilo-Saharan languages 15 10 5 340 175 165
Dinka 5 0 0 105 60 45
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 10 5 5 240 115 125
Sign languages 95 55 40 1,155 610 545
American Sign Language 35 20 20 470 230 240
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 5 0 5
Sign languages, n.i.e 55 40 20 690 380 305
Sino-Tibetan languages 11,720 5,210 6,510 410,920 187,725 223,190
Chinese languages 11,640 5,160 6,475 408,415 186,455 221,960
Cantonese 5,070 2,315 2,760 193,530 89,325 104,210
Hakka 45 15 35 2,325 1,010 1,315
Mandarin 5,665 2,450 3,210 186,325 84,370 101,955
Min Dong 0 0 5 230 105 120
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 210 95 120 11,210 4,995 6,215
Wu (Shanghainese) 125 50 75 4,540 1,995 2,545
Chinese, n.o.s. 510 235 275 10,050 4,570 5,480
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 10 5 5 205 85 120
Tibeto-Burman languages 85 50 30 2,500 1,265 1,230
Burmese 35 20 10 1,125 580 545
Karenic languages 5 5 5 815 395 425
Tibetan 40 20 15 330 175 160
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 5 5 0 230 120 110
Tai-Kadai languages 295 75 215 3,985 1,335 2,650
Lao 15 10 10 1,100 550 550
Thai 275 70 205 2,865 775 2,090
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 5 5 5 20 10 15
Turkic languages 180 105 70 4,140 2,295 1,845
Azerbaijani 15 10 5 530 290 235
Turkish 155 90 60 3,145 1,790 1,360
Uyghur 0 0 0 170 85 85
Uzbek 0 0 0 105 50 55
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 5 5 5 190 80 110
Uralic languages 890 405 485 13,490 6,285 7,205
Estonian 50 15 35 705 295 410
Finnish 230 85 145 3,760 1,555 2,200
Hungarian 610 305 305 9,025 4,435 4,590
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 25 15 10 500 280 225
Multiple responses 4,930 2,305 2,625 103,415 49,625 53,795
English and French 960 430 530 10,065 4,815 5,250
English and non-official language 3,710 1,750 1,960 89,135 42,820 46,315
French and non-official language 135 65 70 2,100 1,040 1,065
English, French and non-official language 125 55 65 2,115 950 1,165
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 19 330,325 158,835 171,485 4,598,415 2,255,395 2,343,015
Single responses 321,210 154,695 166,520 4,365,875 2,145,020 2,220,855
Official languages 302,125 145,955 156,170 3,648,500 1,807,825 1,840,675
English 300,445 145,145 155,295 3,631,700 1,799,625 1,832,075
French 1,680 810 870 16,795 8,195 8,605
Non-official languages 19,085 8,735 10,355 717,375 337,200 380,180
Aboriginal languages 35 10 25 1,565 765 795
Algonquian languages 0 0 0 105 50 55
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 5 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 0 0 0 85 40 45
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Moose Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Naskapi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Plains Cree 0 0 0 15 10 10
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Woods Cree 0 0 0 0 0 5
Cree, n.o.s. 5 0 0 60 30 30
Eastern Algonquian languages 0 0 0 5 0 0
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 0 0 0 5 0 0
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 0 0 0 10 5 5
Algonquin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway 0 0 0 15 5 5
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 5 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 610 290 320
Northern Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 605 290 315
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 20 10 10
Beaver 0 0 0 40 20 20
Carrier 0 0 0 245 110 130
Chilcotin 0 0 0 260 125 130
Dene 0 0 0 15 5 10
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 15 10 5
Slavey-Hare languages 0 0 0 10 5 5
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 5 5
Tahltan languages 0 0 0 5 0 5
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 5 0 0
Tahltan 0 0 0 5 0 0
Tutchone languages 0 0 0 0 5 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 10 5 5
Inuit languages 0 0 0 10 5 5
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 0 0 0 10 0 5
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 5
Iroquoian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oneida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kutenai 0 0 0 15 10 5
Michif 0 0 0 0 5 0
Salish languages 30 10 15 275 130 150
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 5 0 5 50 20 30
Lillooet 0 0 0 25 15 15
Okanagan 0 0 0 85 35 45
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 50 30 20
Squamish 0 0 0 5 5 0
Straits 20 5 15 25 10 15
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 20 10 10
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 20 10 10
Siouan languages 0 0 0 15 10 5
Dakota 0 0 0 10 10 5
Stoney 0 0 0 5 5 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tlingit 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 0 0 0 405 215 195
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0 310 155 155
Nisga'a 0 0 0 70 45 25
Tsimshian 0 0 0 25 15 10
Wakashan languages 10 5 5 75 40 35
Haisla 0 0 0 20 10 15
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 5 5 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 0 0 0 25 10 10
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 5 5 5 30 15 10
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 0 0 0 45 15 25
Non-Aboriginal languages 19,050 8,720 10,330 715,815 336,435 379,380
Afro-Asiatic languages 820 400 420 13,990 7,065 6,920
Berber languages 5 5 0 45 25 20
Kabyle 0 0 0 20 10 15
Berber languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 25 15 10
Cushitic languages 35 15 20 770 355 415
Bilen 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oromo 5 0 5 90 50 45
Somali 25 10 15 665 300 360
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 15 5 10
Semitic languages 780 380 395 13,155 6,680 6,475
Amharic 30 10 20 600 275 320
Arabic 655 330 325 10,415 5,335 5,080
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 405 195 210
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 310 165 145
Harari 0 0 0 10 5 5
Hebrew 45 20 20 900 465 440
Maltese 0 0 0 15 5 10
Tigrigna 45 15 25 410 190 225
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 95 45 50
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 20 10 10
Austro-Asiatic languages 590 275 315 17,870 8,305 9,560
Khmer (Cambodian) 70 35 30 800 375 420
Vietnamese 525 240 285 17,055 7,920 9,130
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 15 10 5
Austronesian languages 1,530 670 860 40,605 17,945 22,660
Bikol 0 0 0 75 30 35
Cebuano 60 25 35 1,305 585 715
Fijian 0 0 0 110 65 55
Hiligaynon 10 5 5 415 175 240
Ilocano 65 20 40 1,615 695 930
Malagasy 0 0 0 10 5 10
Malay 15 5 5 1,120 510 605
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 0 0 0 150 70 80
Pangasinan 0 0 0 55 25 30
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 1,380 610 770 35,375 15,600 19,770
Waray-Waray 0 0 0 55 25 35
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 5 0 5 310 150 160
Creole languages 0 0 0 335 150 180
Haitian Creole 0 0 0 0 0 5
Creole, n.o.s. 5 0 0 235 105 130
Creole languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 95 50 45
Dravidian languages 130 70 60 3,940 1,995 1,940
Kannada 10 0 5 110 55 60
Malayalam 40 20 20 1,225 615 605
Tamil 45 25 20 2,055 1,025 1,030
Telugu 35 20 15 535 295 240
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 15 5 10
Hmong-Mien languages 0 0 0 55 25 30
Indo-European languages 6,680 3,150 3,535 282,090 137,135 144,955
Albanian 70 30 40 695 335 360
Armenian 15 5 10 545 240 305
Balto-Slavic languages 1,085 500 585 31,640 15,150 16,490
Baltic languages 0 0 0 210 90 115
Latvian 0 0 5 80 30 50
Lithuanian 0 0 0 125 60 65
Slavic languages 1,090 505 585 31,430 15,060 16,370
Belarusan 0 0 0 15 5 5
Bosnian 5 5 0 595 300 300
Bulgarian 45 25 25 1,035 485 550
Croatian 110 55 60 2,235 1,055 1,180
Czech 65 25 40 1,595 800 795
Macedonian 5 5 0 150 75 75
Polish 255 125 130 5,690 2,720 2,970
Russian 420 190 225 13,310 6,290 7,020
Serbian 60 25 35 3,695 1,870 1,825
Serbo-Croatian 20 15 10 500 235 265
Slovak 15 10 10 1,000 480 520
Slovene (Slovenian) 10 5 10 145 65 85
Ukrainian 70 25 40 1,430 665 765
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 5 5 0 40 20 20
Celtic languages 5 5 5 70 40 30
Scottish Gaelic 5 5 0 35 20 10
Welsh 0 0 0 25 10 10
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 5 5 5
Germanic languages 655 310 340 14,430 6,870 7,555
Afrikaans 40 20 20 1,475 715 760
Danish 20 10 15 305 145 160
Dutch 125 50 70 1,895 890 1,005
Frisian 0 0 0 10 5 5
German 440 220 220 10,085 4,795 5,295
Icelandic 5 0 0 75 35 35
Norwegian 10 5 5 140 60 80
Swedish 15 5 5 360 170 195
Vlaams (Flemish) 5 5 0 50 30 20
Yiddish 0 0 0 10 10 5
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 15 5 5
Greek 50 25 30 2,010 975 1,035
Indo-Iranian languages 3,050 1,455 1,590 194,590 95,380 99,215
Indo-Aryan languages 2,590 1,230 1,360 164,185 80,610 83,575
Bengali 70 35 35 1,815 895 920
Gujarati 30 20 20 2,970 1,320 1,645
Hindi 180 90 90 12,310 5,890 6,425
Kashmiri 0 0 0 10 5 5
Konkani 0 0 5 40 25 25
Marathi 15 5 5 270 140 130
Nepali 35 15 15 665 345 320
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 5 35 20 15
Punjabi (Panjabi) 2,060 960 1,095 139,080 68,565 70,515
Sindhi 15 10 5 615 270 345
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 25 15 10 675 330 340
Urdu 155 75 75 5,705 2,825 2,880
Iranian languages 450 225 225 30,205 14,665 15,540
Kurdish 0 0 0 1,080 540 535
Pashto 25 15 15 700 350 350
Persian (Farsi) 420 210 215 28,420 13,765 14,660
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 200 100 100
Italic (Romance) languages 1,745 805 945 38,110 18,145 19,970
Catalan 0 0 0 65 35 35
Italian 150 60 85 5,200 2,245 2,955
Portuguese 440 200 240 6,725 3,140 3,580
Romanian 105 45 60 3,800 1,830 1,970
Spanish 1,060 500 560 22,310 10,900 11,410
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 20 5 10
Japanese 495 190 305 9,860 4,070 5,790
Kartvelian languages 5 0 0 30 15 10
Georgian 5 5 0 30 15 15
Korean 1,010 440 570 38,605 17,785 20,820
Mongolic languages 0 0 0 170 80 90
Mongolian 0 0 0 165 80 85
Niger-Congo languages 75 30 45 960 430 530
Akan (Twi) 0 0 0 150 80 65
Bamanankan 0 0 0 5 5 5
Edo 0 0 0 15 10 10
Ewe 0 0 0 20 5 10
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 0 0 0 20 5 10
Ga 0 0 0 5 5 0
Ganda 0 0 0 10 5 5
Igbo 0 0 0 40 20 15
Lingala 0 0 0 35 15 20
Rundi (Kirundi) 0 0 0 55 20 40
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 15 5 5 60 25 35
Shona 10 5 5 65 25 40
Swahili 15 10 10 200 90 115
Wolof 0 5 0 20 10 10
Yoruba 0 0 0 60 30 35
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 20 5 15 200 85 120
Nilo-Saharan languages 0 0 0 140 60 75
Dinka 0 0 0 55 30 20
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 85 30 55
Sign languages 130 70 55 1,535 850 685
American Sign Language 25 15 15 455 230 225
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 100 60 40 1,080 615 460
Sino-Tibetan languages 7,290 3,295 4,000 299,420 137,555 161,865
Chinese languages 7,260 3,275 3,985 297,675 136,670 161,000
Cantonese 2,840 1,305 1,540 137,075 62,545 74,525
Hakka 10 5 0 700 295 410
Mandarin 3,975 1,775 2,195 146,435 67,695 78,740
Min Dong 0 0 0 65 25 35
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 70 30 40 4,820 2,185 2,630
Wu (Shanghainese) 70 35 35 2,595 1,195 1,400
Chinese, n.o.s. 300 130 170 5,885 2,680 3,205
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 105 45 55
Tibeto-Burman languages 30 15 15 1,745 885 865
Burmese 15 10 5 720 375 350
Karenic languages 0 0 0 725 355 370
Tibetan 15 5 10 205 110 90
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 90 45 45
Tai-Kadai languages 90 35 50 1,380 595 785
Lao 0 0 0 460 225 235
Thai 85 35 50 920 370 545
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 10 5 5
Turkic languages 45 15 25 1,695 880 815
Azerbaijani 5 5 0 195 105 95
Turkish 35 15 20 1,310 685 630
Uyghur 0 0 0 95 50 50
Uzbek 0 0 0 45 25 20
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 40 20 25
Uralic languages 160 75 85 3,005 1,415 1,590
Estonian 5 0 0 95 40 55
Finnish 30 10 20 725 325 400
Hungarian 125 60 65 2,185 1,050 1,130
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 5 5 0 145 70 75
Multiple responses 9,110 4,145 4,965 232,540 110,375 122,165
English and French 615 290 325 6,155 2,970 3,185
English and non-official language 8,255 3,745 4,515 222,670 105,750 116,920
French and non-official language 40 20 25 650 290 360
English, French and non-official language 190 95 95 3,065 1,365 1,700
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 20 330,320 158,840 171,485 4,598,415 2,255,400 2,343,015
None 299,930 145,115 154,820 3,931,210 1,940,390 1,990,820
English 9,120 4,250 4,870 274,535 132,990 141,545
French 4,415 1,980 2,440 41,020 18,435 22,590
Non-official language 16,230 7,220 9,015 340,930 158,590 182,345
Aboriginal 340 155 185 7,985 3,765 4,215
Non-Aboriginal 15,890 7,065 8,825 332,945 154,820 178,125
English and French 65 25 35 1,195 545 650
English and non-official language 210 105 110 5,660 2,655 3,005
French and non-official language 340 140 200 3,765 1,745 2,020
English, French and non-official language 5 0 0 100 45 50
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 21 282,660 134,760 147,900 3,870,330 1,882,865 1,987,460
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 274,395 130,695 143,705 3,727,360 1,815,500 1,911,860
Median total income in 2015 among recipients ($) 37,458 43,512 33,021 33,012 40,370 27,543
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 274,720 130,940 143,780 3,731,980 1,819,375 1,912,600
Median after-tax income in 2015 among recipients ($) 33,282 37,831 29,908 29,783 35,383 25,659
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 254,775 121,940 132,835 3,363,310 1,665,225 1,698,085
Median market income in 2015 among recipients ($) 34,734 41,532 29,308 31,585 39,557 25,304
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 192,855 82,450 110,410 2,628,215 1,140,195 1,488,025
Median government transfers in 2015 among recipients ($) 5,303 4,943 5,448 4,592 3,717 4,920
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 206,915 102,390 104,525 2,775,010 1,415,295 1,359,715
Median employment income in 2015 among recipients ($) 32,520 37,843 28,334 31,713 39,186 26,034
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 22 282,635 134,745 147,895 3,870,375 1,882,770 1,987,605
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 274,335 130,635 143,705 3,727,715 1,815,380 1,912,335
Average total income in 2015 among recipients ($) 48,193 56,290 40,833 45,616 54,797 36,901
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 274,695 130,925 143,765 3,732,420 1,819,290 1,913,130
Average after-tax income in 2015 among recipients ($) 40,099 45,555 35,130 37,922 44,282 31,874
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 254,790 121,900 132,885 3,362,835 1,664,850 1,697,985
Average market income in 2015 among recipients ($) 46,309 55,386 37,982 44,933 54,787 35,271
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 192,660 82,350 110,305 2,628,230 1,139,390 1,488,840
Average government transfers in 2015 among recipients ($) 7,382 7,306 7,439 7,207 7,255 7,171
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 206,930 102,700 104,230 2,775,010 1,415,100 1,359,910
Average employment income in 2015 among recipients ($) 42,046 48,824 35,367 43,339 52,171 34,149
Total - Employment income statistics for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 23 282,640 134,740 147,895 3,870,375 1,882,770 1,987,605
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 89,220 48,575 40,645 1,147,070 652,115 494,950
Median employment income in 2015 for full-year full-time workers ($)Census data footnote 25 54,211 59,595 49,412 53,940 61,004 47,039
Average employment income in 2015 for full-year full-time workers ($)Census data footnote 26 62,274 68,399 54,953 64,625 72,840 53,801
Composition of total income in 2015 of the population aged 15 years and over in private households (%) - 100% dataCensus data footnote 27 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Market income (%)Census data footnote 28 89.2 91.8 86.1 88.9 91.7 84.9
Employment income (%)Census data footnote 29 66.2 68.9 62.9 70.8 74.4 65.8
Government transfers (%)Census data footnote 30 10.8 8.2 13.9 11.1 8.3 15.1
Total - Total income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 31 282,660 134,760 147,905 3,870,330 1,882,865 1,987,460
Without total income 8,260 4,065 4,195 142,970 67,370 75,600
With total income 274,395 130,690 143,705 3,727,360 1,815,505 1,911,860
Percentage with total income 97.1 97.0 97.2 96.3 96.4 96.2
Under $10,000 (including loss) 33,705 14,740 18,965 573,315 240,120 333,195
$10,000 to $19,999 42,840 17,255 25,580 653,915 262,225 391,685
$20,000 to $29,999 36,250 14,650 21,605 503,290 209,095 294,195
$30,000 to $39,999 32,515 13,925 18,590 424,330 188,860 235,470
$40,000 to $49,999 30,020 13,315 16,705 366,220 173,020 193,200
$50,000 to $59,999 24,475 11,730 12,745 286,310 148,095 138,215
$60,000 to $69,999 18,925 10,380 8,545 222,975 129,400 93,580
$70,000 to $79,999 15,210 8,630 6,580 171,625 103,795 67,830
$80,000 to $89,999 11,375 6,770 4,605 134,090 83,100 50,990
$90,000 to $99,999 7,985 4,830 3,155 96,825 62,825 34,005
$100,000 and over 21,100 14,470 6,635 294,475 214,980 79,500
$100,000 to $149,999 14,465 9,700 4,765 198,355 142,260 56,095
$150,000 and over 6,640 4,775 1,870 96,115 72,715 23,405
Total - After-tax income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 32 282,660 134,760 147,900 3,870,330 1,882,870 1,987,460
Without after-tax income 7,940 3,815 4,125 138,350 63,495 74,855
With after-tax income 274,720 130,940 143,780 3,731,980 1,819,375 1,912,605
Percentage with after-tax income 97.2 97.2 97.2 96.4 96.6 96.2
Under $10,000 (including loss) 35,700 15,655 20,045 597,310 253,480 343,835
$10,000 to $19,999 45,045 18,520 26,525 686,510 280,490 406,015
$20,000 to $29,999 43,680 18,165 25,520 593,490 252,075 341,415
$30,000 to $39,999 38,705 16,845 21,865 495,200 226,080 269,120
$40,000 to $49,999 33,845 15,650 18,190 402,535 200,565 201,965
$50,000 to $59,999 25,035 13,450 11,595 293,450 167,870 125,585
$60,000 to $69,999 18,215 10,555 7,655 210,085 128,000 82,080
$70,000 to $79,999 12,440 7,280 5,155 151,775 95,230 56,545
$80,000 and over 22,050 14,825 7,225 301,635 215,590 86,045
$80,000 to $89,999 7,120 4,520 2,600 94,700 64,330 30,370
$90,000 to $99,999 4,375 2,915 1,455 59,050 42,050 17,000
$100,000 and over 10,560 7,385 3,170 147,885 109,215 38,670
Total - Employment income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 33 282,660 134,760 147,900 3,870,330 1,882,865 1,987,460
Without employment income 75,750 32,370 43,375 1,095,320 467,570 627,745
With employment income 206,910 102,385 104,525 2,775,010 1,415,295 1,359,715
Percentage with employment income 73.2 76.0 70.7 71.7 75.2 68.4
Under $5,000 (including loss) 34,115 15,830 18,285 441,080 204,275 236,810
$5,000 to $9,999 15,190 6,500 8,685 212,715 90,015 122,705
$10,000 to $19,999 26,370 11,455 14,915 371,875 160,350 211,525
$20,000 to $29,999 22,280 10,000 12,275 309,470 135,945 173,525
$30,000 to $39,999 20,725 9,405 11,320 282,045 126,870 155,180
$40,000 to $49,999 20,220 8,860 11,360 253,810 118,870 134,935
$50,000 to $59,999 16,295 7,905 8,395 203,885 107,605 96,280
$60,000 to $69,999 12,675 7,165 5,505 163,740 98,205 65,535
$70,000 to $79,999 11,030 6,410 4,620 132,340 82,120 50,220
$80,000 and over 28,015 18,865 9,155 404,040 291,050 112,990
$80,000 to $89,999 8,550 5,235 3,315 106,680 67,815 38,860
$90,000 to $99,999 5,760 3,625 2,135 76,470 51,990 24,480
$100,000 and over 13,705 10,000 3,705 220,890 171,245 49,645
Income of households in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for private households by household size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 34 149,900 ... ... 1,881,970 ... ...
Median total income of households in 2015 ($) 69,544 ... ... 69,995 ... ...
Median after-tax income of households in 2015 ($) 60,450 ... ... 61,280 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for one-person private households - 100% data 51,330 ... ... 541,915 ... ...
Median total income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 37,841 ... ... 35,701 ... ...
Median after-tax income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 33,575 ... ... 31,899 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for two-or-more-person private households - 100% data 98,575 ... ... 1,340,055 ... ...
Median total income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 92,273 ... ... 88,466 ... ...
Median after-tax income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 79,910 ... ... 77,108 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for private households by household size - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 35 149,890 ... ... 1,881,970 ... ...
Average total income of households in 2015 ($) 88,206 ... ... 90,354 ... ...
Average after-tax income of households in 2015 ($) 73,487 ... ... 75,209 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for one-person private households - 25% sample data 51,300 ... ... 541,925 ... ...
Average total income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 47,314 ... ... 46,696 ... ...
Average after-tax income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 39,946 ... ... 39,091 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for two-or-more-person private households - 25% sample data 98,590 ... ... 1,340,045 ... ...
Average total income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 109,484 ... ... 108,010 ... ...
Average after-tax income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 90,940 ... ... 89,816 ... ...
Total - Household total income groups in 2015 for private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 36 149,900 ... ... 1,881,965 ... ...
Under $5,000 3,085 ... ... 43,415 ... ...
$5,000 to $9,999 1,940 ... ... 27,140 ... ...
$10,000 to $14,999 4,595 ... ... 55,745 ... ...
$15,000 to $19,999 5,955 ... ... 77,565 ... ...
$20,000 to $24,999 6,375 ... ... 78,695 ... ...
$25,000 to $29,999 5,690 ... ... 72,985 ... ...
$30,000 to $34,999 6,105 ... ... 78,080 ... ...
$35,000 to $39,999 6,350 ... ... 78,395 ... ...
$40,000 to $44,999 6,330 ... ... 76,775 ... ...
$45,000 to $49,999 6,280 ... ... 75,860 ... ...
$50,000 to $59,999 12,040 ... ... 143,475 ... ...
$60,000 to $69,999 10,725 ... ... 132,845 ... ...
$70,000 to $79,999 10,200 ... ... 122,350 ... ...
$80,000 to $89,999 9,155 ... ... 111,350 ... ...
$90,000 to $99,999 8,050 ... ... 99,420 ... ...
$100,000 and over 47,025 ... ... 607,855 ... ...
$100,000 to $124,999 15,995 ... ... 198,140 ... ...
$125,000 to $149,999 11,010 ... ... 138,420 ... ...
$150,000 to $199,999 11,590 ... ... 149,210 ... ...
$200,000 and over 8,435 ... ... 122,080 ... ...
Total - Household after-tax income groups in 2015 for private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 32 149,905 ... ... 1,881,965 ... ...
Under $5,000 3,285 ... ... 46,350 ... ...
$5,000 to $9,999 1,980 ... ... 27,605 ... ...
$10,000 to $14,999 4,680 ... ... 56,780 ... ...
$15,000 to $19,999 6,225 ... ... 80,315 ... ...
$20,000 to $24,999 7,475 ... ... 89,795 ... ...
$25,000 to $29,999 7,000 ... ... 88,035 ... ...
$30,000 to $34,999 7,505 ... ... 93,640 ... ...
$35,000 to $39,999 7,655 ... ... 92,220 ... ...
$40,000 to $44,999 7,520 ... ... 91,635 ... ...
$45,000 to $49,999 7,545 ... ... 88,520 ... ...
$50,000 to $59,999 13,445 ... ... 165,685 ... ...
$60,000 to $69,999 12,380 ... ... 150,650 ... ...
$70,000 to $79,999 11,025 ... ... 136,430 ... ...
$80,000 to $89,999 9,530 ... ... 118,520 ... ...
$90,000 to $99,999 8,050 ... ... 101,185 ... ...
$100,000 and over 34,610 ... ... 454,595 ... ...
$100,000 to $124,999 14,910 ... ... 187,490 ... ...
$125,000 to $149,999 8,760 ... ... 111,260 ... ...
$150,000 and over 10,940 ... ... 155,845 ... ...
Income of economic families in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for economic families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 37 91,335 ... ... 1,276,275 ... ...
Median total income of economic families in 2015 ($) 93,342 ... ... 88,451 ... ...
Median after-tax income of economic families in 2015 ($) 80,683 ... ... 77,002 ... ...
Average family size of economic families 2.8 ... ... 3.0 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families without children or other relatives in private households - 100% data 42,975 ... ... 519,030 ... ...
Median total income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 87,882 ... ... 80,788 ... ...
Median after-tax income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 76,044 ... ... 70,464 ... ...
Average family size of couple economic families without children or other relatives 2.0 ... ... 2.0 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families with children in private households - 100% data 32,695 ... ... 536,175 ... ...
Median total income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 118,369 ... ... 111,736 ... ...
Median after-tax income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 101,219 ... ... 96,176 ... ...
Average family size of couple economic families with children 3.8 ... ... 4.0 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for lone-parent economic families in private households - 100% data 13,030 ... ... 179,945 ... ...
Median total income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 54,806 ... ... 51,056 ... ...
Median after-tax income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 49,405 ... ... 46,668 ... ...
Average family size of lone-parent economic families 2.5 ... ... 2.6 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for economic families in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 38 91,415 ... ... 1,275,865 ... ...
Average total income of economic families in 2015 ($) 110,826 ... ... 108,241 ... ...
Average after-tax income of economic families in 2015 ($) 91,674 ... ... 89,792 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families without children or other relatives in private households - 25% sample data 43,065 ... ... 518,295 ... ...
Average total income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 107,074 ... ... 100,772 ... ...
Average after-tax income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 87,744 ... ... 83,021 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families with children in private households - 25% sample data 32,790 ... ... 536,580 ... ...
Average total income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 134,646 ... ... 131,213 ... ...
Average after-tax income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 111,225 ... ... 108,407 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for lone-parent economic families in private households - 25% sample data 12,935 ... ... 179,615 ... ...
Average total income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 64,469 ... ... 63,004 ... ...
Average after-tax income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 56,004 ... ... 54,655 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 21 74,755 33,990 40,770 768,855 373,390 395,465
Median total income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 39 32,507 32,699 32,345 31,255 33,342 29,674
Median after-tax income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 39 29,254 29,213 29,284 28,320 29,815 27,221
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 40 74,550 33,935 40,615 766,660 371,595 395,060
Average total income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 41 41,446 43,023 40,128 41,666 44,615 38,892
Average after-tax income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 41 35,337 36,161 34,649 35,191 37,100 33,395
Total - Economic family income decile group for the population in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 42 325,940 156,775 169,165 4,560,235 2,237,490 2,322,745
In the bottom half of the distribution 151,110 70,265 80,845 2,265,245 1,078,695 1,186,555
In the bottom decile 35,645 17,145 18,505 537,405 258,275 279,140
In the second decile 28,235 12,500 15,735 449,395 205,320 244,075
In the third decile 27,455 12,610 14,850 420,355 198,845 221,510
In the fourth decile 28,680 13,260 15,425 422,805 203,710 219,095
In the fifth decile 31,095 14,755 16,340 435,290 212,555 222,735
In the top half of the distribution 174,830 86,505 88,320 2,294,990 1,158,795 1,136,195
In the sixth decile 32,705 15,705 16,995 442,070 218,225 223,845
In the seventh decile 34,620 17,040 17,580 451,795 226,240 225,555
In the eighth decile 36,210 18,010 18,200 462,900 233,935 228,970
In the ninth decile 37,375 18,750 18,625 473,535 241,165 232,375
In the top decile 33,915 16,995 16,920 464,685 239,235 225,450
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 43 321,420 154,615 166,805 4,477,875 2,196,415 2,281,460
0 to 17 years 51,675 26,250 25,425 822,390 422,685 399,710
0 to 5 years 16,745 8,395 8,350 260,110 133,670 126,445
18 to 64 years 205,380 99,150 106,230 2,876,495 1,404,390 1,472,105
65 years and over 64,370 29,215 35,145 778,990 369,345 409,645
In low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) 42,405 19,510 22,900 694,960 325,015 369,940
0 to 17 years 7,840 4,095 3,740 151,880 78,110 73,770
0 to 5 years 2,460 1,270 1,190 46,920 24,035 22,885
18 to 64 years 27,625 12,780 14,835 427,085 198,475 228,615
65 years and over 6,945 2,630 4,320 115,990 48,430 67,560
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) (%) 13.2 12.6 13.7 15.5 14.8 16.2
0 to 17 years (%) 15.2 15.6 14.7 18.5 18.5 18.5
0 to 5 years (%) 14.7 15.1 14.3 18.0 18.0 18.1
18 to 64 years (%) 13.5 12.9 14.0 14.8 14.1 15.5
65 years and over (%) 10.8 9.0 12.3 14.9 13.1 16.5
In low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) 30,195 14,635 15,560 491,645 236,430 255,215
0 to 17 years 4,845 2,490 2,360 99,330 50,890 48,450
0 to 5 years 1,355 695 655 29,250 14,930 14,315
18 to 64 years 23,290 11,305 11,980 345,345 165,740 179,605
65 years and over 2,060 845 1,220 46,965 19,805 27,165
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) (%) 9.4 9.5 9.3 11.0 10.8 11.2
0 to 17 years (%) 9.4 9.5 9.3 12.1 12.0 12.1
0 to 5 years (%) 8.1 8.3 7.8 11.2 11.2 11.3
18 to 64 years (%) 11.3 11.4 11.3 12.0 11.8 12.2
65 years and over (%) 3.2 2.9 3.5 6.0 5.4 6.6
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 44 325,855 156,760 169,100 4,560,235 2,237,490 2,322,745
Official languages 322,825 155,515 167,305 4,407,125 2,173,840 2,233,285
English 322,715 155,475 167,235 4,405,380 2,173,040 2,232,340
French 33,335 14,780 18,555 314,225 140,085 174,140
Non-official languages 63,980 29,045 34,935 1,546,550 727,200 819,355
Aboriginal languages 625 280 350 17,190 8,115 9,075
Algonquian languages 125 50 75 1,950 905 1,045
Blackfoot 0 0 0 35 0 35
Cree-Montagnais languages 110 45 65 1,600 795 805
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Moose Cree 0 0 0 15 0 10
Naskapi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern East Cree 0 0 0 10 0 10
Plains Cree 35 20 20 345 160 180
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 0 0 0 55 25 30
Woods Cree 20 0 20 80 45 40
Cree, n.o.s. 55 25 30 1,090 560 525
Eastern Algonquian languages 0 0 0 30 20 10
Malecite 0 0 0 10 10 0
Mi'kmaq 0 0 0 25 15 0
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 15 0 10 310 100 205
Algonquin 0 0 0 20 0 15
Ojibway 10 0 10 275 95 180
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 15 0 15
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages 25 15 15 4,375 2,050 2,330
Northern Athabaskan languages 25 10 15 4,345 2,035 2,315
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 200 100 95
Beaver 0 0 0 255 130 130
Carrier 0 0 0 2,045 940 1,110
Chilcotin 10 10 0 1,130 525 605
Dene 0 0 0 130 55 80
Dogrib (Tlicho) 10 0 0 0 0 0
Gwich'in 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sarsi (Sarcee) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sekani 0 0 0 185 85 100
Slavey-Hare languages 0 0 0 125 60 75
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 10 0 10
South Slavey 0 0 0 25 15 10
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0 105 45 60
Tahltan languages 0 0 10 290 155 130
Kaska (Nahani) 10 10 0 35 20 15
Tahltan 0 0 0 250 135 120
Tutchone languages 10 0 0 10 0 10
Northern Tutchone 10 0 10 0 0 10
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 10 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 30 15 10
Haida 0 0 0 455 195 255
Inuit languages 0 0 0 170 70 95
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 20 10 10
Inuktitut 10 0 0 120 50 70
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 35 15 25
Iroquoian languages 0 0 0 30 10 15
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 0 0 0 25 10 15
Oneida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 10 0
Kutenai 0 0 0 170 95 80
Michif 20 0 10 110 50 60
Salish languages 360 170 185 5,660 2,690 2,970
Comox 0 0 0 185 75 105
Halkomelem 30 10 20 1,045 470 570
Lillooet 0 0 0 790 405 385
Okanagan 0 0 0 805 360 445
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 1,280 630 650
Squamish 0 0 0 280 125 155
Straits 295 135 160 360 160 200
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 440 220 220
Salish languages, n.i.e. 35 25 10 540 280 260
Siouan languages 0 0 0 55 20 35
Dakota 0 0 0 30 15 15
Stoney 0 0 0 10 10 10
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 15 10 10
Tlingit 0 0 0 60 40 20
Tsimshian languages 15 0 10 2,685 1,330 1,350
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 10 0 0 1,275 635 645
Nisga'a 0 0 0 1,035 535 500
Tsimshian 0 0 0 405 180 230
Wakashan languages 75 30 50 1,460 670 795
Haisla 0 0 0 175 65 105
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 120 50 70
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 25 0 15 590 275 315
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 55 20 35 560 265 295
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 20 15 10
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 25 0 20 240 105 135
Non-Aboriginal languages 63,395 28,790 34,605 1,529,635 719,190 810,440
Afro-Asiatic languages 2,265 1,225 1,040 35,115 18,585 16,530
Berber languages 10 10 0 145 95 45
Kabyle 0 0 0 65 40 25
Berber languages, n.i.e. 10 10 0 80 60 20
Cushitic languages 120 50 75 2,070 955 1,120
Bilen 0 0 0 20 10 15
Oromo 25 10 15 245 140 110
Somali 90 35 55 1,800 815 985
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 0 10
Semitic languages 2,130 1,170 960 33,110 17,660 15,460
Amharic 140 60 75 2,095 1,050 1,045
Arabic 1,635 940 695 24,230 13,180 11,050
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 760 370 390
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 10 0 0 570 285 285
Harari 0 0 0 55 35 20
Hebrew 310 140 170 5,450 2,805 2,645
Maltese 40 20 15 315 155 155
Tigrigna 65 30 35 1,055 560 495
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 300 160 140
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 20 15 0 170 85 85
Austro-Asiatic languages 1,365 630 730 35,915 17,130 18,785
Khmer (Cambodian) 160 85 70 1,875 850 1,020
Vietnamese 1,210 550 665 34,140 16,295 17,840
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 55 30 25
Austronesian languages 5,190 1,860 3,330 125,425 51,215 74,210
Bikol 10 10 10 530 215 310
Cebuano 360 155 205 5,365 2,000 3,370
Fijian 10 0 0 1,095 655 440
Hiligaynon 95 35 70 1,685 710 975
Ilocano 285 105 175 6,450 2,480 3,970
Malagasy 0 0 0 25 15 10
Malay 300 115 185 7,495 3,480 4,010
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 25 10 15 855 365 495
Pangasinan 20 15 10 480 205 275
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 4,675 1,660 3,020 113,265 45,455 67,805
Waray-Waray 25 10 20 320 130 195
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 95 40 50 1,515 740 775
Creole languages 150 80 75 2,485 1,320 1,165
Haitian Creole 10 10 10 135 55 75
Creole, n.o.s. 75 55 20 1,310 730 585
Creole languages, n.i.e. 60 15 45 1,055 540 515
Dravidian languages 420 230 180 10,390 5,485 4,905
Kannada 30 20 10 510 250 265
Malayalam 155 95 65 3,350 1,795 1,550
Tamil 185 100 85 5,445 2,830 2,610
Telugu 95 45 50 1,720 970 750
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 10 0 10 85 30 55
Hmong-Mien languages 0 0 0 165 85 80
Indo-European languages 35,355 16,455 18,895 764,815 371,760 393,060
Albanian 145 95 50 1,640 840 795
Armenian 60 30 30 1,680 845 835
Balto-Slavic languages 4,655 2,150 2,510 94,050 44,710 49,340
Baltic languages 85 50 35 1,030 515 520
Latvian 45 25 20 555 290 265
Lithuanian 40 25 15 475 220 250
Slavic languages 4,575 2,095 2,480 93,235 44,305 48,940
Belarusan 10 10 0 245 115 125
Bosnian 50 10 40 2,075 1,020 1,050
Bulgarian 155 75 75 2,430 1,105 1,325
Croatian 680 350 330 10,685 5,255 5,430
Czech 495 230 265 7,480 3,665 3,815
Macedonian 15 10 10 400 220 185
Polish 1,065 470 595 19,175 8,980 10,190
Russian 1,595 705 890 33,990 15,850 18,135
Serbian 215 100 115 9,110 4,625 4,485
Serbo-Croatian 55 45 15 1,525 770 750
Slovak 140 75 65 4,270 2,045 2,225
Slovene (Slovenian) 50 15 35 1,375 610 760
Ukrainian 655 290 370 10,740 4,835 5,905
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 15 10 0 420 215 205
Celtic languages 130 60 70 1,855 990 865
Scottish Gaelic 60 25 35 660 395 265
Welsh 40 20 20 345 145 195
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 30 15 20 860 450 410
Germanic languages 10,215 4,710 5,500 136,685 65,350 71,335
Afrikaans 525 265 265 7,670 3,875 3,800
Danish 570 260 310 5,510 2,490 3,020
Dutch 1,905 940 965 24,060 11,520 12,550
Frisian 30 10 30 465 230 240
German 6,895 3,145 3,750 95,005 45,840 49,165
Icelandic 95 55 40 405 210 195
Norwegian 275 145 130 2,845 1,425 1,415
Swedish 320 150 175 4,825 2,125 2,695
Vlaams (Flemish) 55 25 30 545 270 275
Yiddish 50 10 40 505 225 280
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 155 95 60
Greek 510 265 245 9,095 4,725 4,370
Indo-Iranian languages 7,840 3,945 3,895 363,205 181,340 181,865
Indo-Aryan languages 6,735 3,400 3,340 311,955 155,465 156,490
Bengali 140 50 85 3,670 1,885 1,785
Gujarati 195 105 90 11,500 5,455 6,050
Hindi 1,870 985 890 81,330 39,950 41,380
Kashmiri 10 10 0 60 30 25
Konkani 15 10 0 415 215 200
Marathi 45 25 25 1,475 780 695
Nepali 95 25 70 1,485 725 760
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 0 70 40 30
Punjabi (Panjabi) 5,220 2,590 2,635 244,485 122,450 122,035
Sindhi 70 30 35 3,300 1,415 1,885
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 70 30 35 2,430 1,265 1,170
Urdu 525 300 225 16,750 8,840 7,915
Iranian languages 1,105 540 560 52,300 26,435 25,870
Kurdish 20 10 10 2,225 1,185 1,040
Pashto 35 25 0 1,660 940 725
Persian (Farsi) 1,070 515 550 49,835 25,135 24,690
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 75 50 20 935 490 450
Italic (Romance) languages 13,460 5,965 7,495 177,685 83,505 94,185
Catalan 55 25 25 395 210 180
Italian 2,115 915 1,200 37,475 18,075 19,400
Portuguese 1,640 780 865 23,260 11,060 12,200
Romanian 295 135 160 10,045 4,945 5,105
Spanish 10,065 4,385 5,675 115,115 53,215 61,900
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 50 25 30 380 245 140
Japanese 2,720 1,125 1,590 36,990 15,955 21,040
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 115 55 60
Georgian 0 10 0 115 55 55
Korean 1,845 810 1,035 57,490 26,310 31,180
Mongolic languages 10 0 10 370 170 200
Mongolian 10 0 10 370 165 195
Niger-Congo languages 635 315 320 8,025 4,130 3,895
Akan (Twi) 10 0 0 630 350 280
Bamanankan 0 0 0 30 20 15
Edo 10 0 0 145 80 60
Ewe 10 0 0 135 90 45
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 0 0 0 105 30 70
Ga 0 0 0 150 95 50
Ganda 20 15 10 165 80 85
Igbo 45 10 30 425 240 185
Lingala 15 15 10 280 125 150
Rundi (Kirundi) 10 0 10 125 45 75
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 50 25 25 290 125 165
Shona 70 50 25 415 220 195
Swahili 260 130 135 3,365 1,785 1,575
Wolof 0 0 0 50 25 30
Yoruba 85 35 50 885 455 435
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 130 65 65 1,835 840 1,000
Nilo-Saharan languages 25 15 15 405 210 200
Dinka 0 0 0 85 50 35
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 30 10 20 325 155 165
Sign languages 790 295 500 7,545 2,865 4,680
American Sign Language 400 130 270 3,860 1,280 2,575
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 10 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e. 390 165 225 3,780 1,615 2,160
Sino-Tibetan languages 12,720 5,800 6,915 457,595 211,220 246,375
Chinese languages 12,675 5,785 6,885 454,885 209,850 245,030
Cantonese 5,810 2,755 3,050 234,445 108,485 125,960
Hakka 35 10 20 2,715 1,290 1,430
Mandarin 7,495 3,320 4,165 265,635 119,995 145,640
Min Dong 0 0 0 130 55 75
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 250 90 155 16,410 7,230 9,185
Wu (Shanghainese) 130 50 85 5,600 2,445 3,155
Chinese, n.o.s. 460 175 280 10,380 4,725 5,650
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 10 0 0 200 75 120
Tibeto-Burman languages 40 20 25 3,000 1,500 1,505
Burmese 10 0 0 1,490 730 755
Karenic languages 0 0 0 955 485 465
Tibetan 20 10 10 375 205 165
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 20 10 15 330 150 180
Tai-Kadai languages 400 155 250 5,635 2,190 3,450
Lao 30 20 0 1,630 735 890
Thai 375 135 240 4,275 1,535 2,740
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 10 0
Turkic languages 305 175 135 6,785 3,685 3,095
Azerbaijani 35 20 15 945 510 435
Turkish 275 160 120 5,585 3,025 2,555
Uyghur 0 10 0 115 60 55
Uzbek 0 0 0 170 95 75
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 10 0 10 275 140 130
Uralic languages 1,000 465 530 15,280 7,095 8,185
Estonian 60 20 40 780 350 425
Finnish 195 70 125 4,030 1,640 2,385
Hungarian 750 380 375 10,495 5,100 5,395
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 10 10
Other languages, n.i.e. 70 35 35 1,045 575 470
Citizenship
Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 45 325,860 156,755 169,095 4,560,235 2,237,485 2,322,750
Canadian citizensCensus data footnote 46 304,665 147,320 157,350 4,138,300 2,038,285 2,100,015
Canadian citizens aged under 18 49,855 25,415 24,440 790,485 406,970 383,510
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over 254,810 121,900 132,915 3,347,820 1,631,310 1,716,505
Not Canadian citizensCensus data footnote 47 21,195 9,445 11,750 421,935 199,205 222,735
Immigrant status and period of immigration
Total - Immigrant status and period of immigration for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 48 325,855 156,755 169,100 4,560,240 2,237,490 2,322,750
Non-immigrantsCensus data footnote 49 257,900 125,835 132,065 3,167,155 1,584,305 1,582,855
ImmigrantsCensus data footnote 50 61,440 27,810 33,630 1,292,675 603,800 688,875
Before 1981 28,020 13,045 14,975 356,155 171,330 184,825
1981 to 1990 6,715 2,950 3,765 152,220 70,475 81,750
1991 to 2000 8,230 3,660 4,575 287,505 132,190 155,315
2001 to 2010 11,045 4,800 6,250 321,240 147,250 173,985
2001 to 2005 4,700 2,055 2,645 147,735 67,425 80,305
2006 to 2010 6,350 2,745 3,605 173,505 79,825 93,680
2011 to 2016Census data footnote 51 7,430 3,360 4,065 175,555 82,555 92,995
Non-permanent residentsCensus data footnote 52 6,515 3,115 3,400 100,405 49,385 51,020
Age at immigration
Total - Age at immigration for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 53 61,440 27,805 33,635 1,292,670 603,800 688,875
Under 5 years 6,845 3,335 3,510 112,665 56,495 56,175
5 to 14 years 10,815 5,270 5,545 212,710 108,975 103,730
15 to 24 years 13,795 6,145 7,650 279,495 126,690 152,805
25 to 44 years 25,075 10,865 14,210 537,500 242,185 295,310
45 years and over 4,910 2,190 2,720 150,305 69,455 80,845
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 61,440 27,805 33,635 1,292,675 603,800 688,875
Americas 8,935 3,905 5,030 110,850 50,515 60,330
Brazil 185 95 95 3,800 1,545 2,260
Colombia 285 110 170 3,915 1,720 2,195
El Salvador 165 70 95 5,425 2,710 2,715
Guyana 70 40 35 1,305 600 710
Haiti 70 30 40 570 250 315
Jamaica 270 155 115 3,505 1,770 1,735
Mexico 735 320 415 10,375 4,425 5,945
Peru 135 55 80 3,265 1,330 1,930
Trinidad and Tobago 230 85 150 2,620 1,205 1,415
United StatesCensus data footnote 55 5,585 2,450 3,140 57,780 26,425 31,355
Other places of birth in Americas 1,200 495 710 18,295 8,530 9,765
Europe 27,040 12,775 14,260 319,885 156,975 162,915
Bosnia and Herzegovina 130 60 65 4,570 2,230 2,345
Croatia 320 175 145 5,780 2,945 2,830
France 490 180 315 5,700 2,895 2,805
Germany 2,510 1,105 1,410 35,045 16,835 18,210
Greece 225 130 95 3,630 1,965 1,670
Hungary 495 265 225 6,175 3,145 3,030
IrelandCensus data footnote 56 440 220 220 5,890 3,090 2,795
Italy 610 310 300 15,405 8,050 7,355
Netherlands 1,430 735 690 18,225 9,365 8,855
Poland 790 310 475 15,115 6,965 8,145
Portugal 665 295 370 8,215 4,125 4,090
Romania 305 150 150 8,995 4,400 4,595
Russian Federation 585 265 325 10,920 4,700 6,215
SerbiaCensus data footnote 57 140 80 60 4,480 2,225 2,260
Ukraine 390 180 210 7,500 3,520 3,980
United KingdomCensus data footnote 58 14,855 7,020 7,835 123,810 60,975 62,835
Other places of birth in Europe 2,665 1,295 1,370 40,425 19,545 20,880
Africa 2,670 1,295 1,375 42,805 21,500 21,310
Algeria 15 10 0 485 310 175
Egypt 180 120 60 2,705 1,480 1,225
Ethiopia 175 75 100 2,070 1,015 1,060
Kenya 185 65 120 4,705 2,175 2,535
Morocco 105 65 40 985 535 455
Nigeria 125 65 65 1,740 925 815
Somalia 55 20 30 1,080 515 570
South Africa, Republic of 1,060 500 565 13,375 6,700 6,675
Other places of birth in Africa 770 375 395 15,645 7,840 7,800
Asia 21,580 9,255 12,330 788,055 359,835 428,220
Afghanistan 70 35 30 5,040 2,550 2,490
Bangladesh 70 35 35 2,125 1,080 1,040
ChinaCensus data footnote 59 5,470 2,325 3,140 199,990 89,145 110,845
Hong KongCensus data footnote 60 1,225 585 640 74,210 34,120 40,090
India 3,590 1,800 1,795 162,650 79,395 83,245
IranCensus data footnote 61 745 360 390 37,160 18,890 18,270
Iraq 100 55 45 5,550 2,855 2,690
Japan 790 155 635 13,365 3,840 9,520
Korea, SouthCensus data footnote 62 1,135 495 635 41,515 18,870 22,645
Lebanon 135 80 60 2,235 1,290 950
Pakistan 390 215 185 10,665 5,470 5,190
Philippines 4,235 1,530 2,705 112,100 45,890 66,210
Sri Lanka 125 55 75 4,585 2,360 2,230
SyriaCensus data footnote 63 150 80 70 2,845 1,450 1,400
Taiwan 590 220 365 38,900 17,450 21,450
Viet Nam 920 405 515 27,875 12,970 14,905
Other places of birth in Asia 1,830 820 1,005 47,255 22,215 25,045
Oceania and other places of birthCensus data footnote 64 1,220 585 640 31,075 14,975 16,100
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 7,425 3,360 4,070 175,555 82,555 92,995
Americas 970 395 570 14,550 7,160 7,385
Brazil 50 35 15 1,145 525 615
Colombia 50 10 40 580 250 325
Cuba 10 0 10 140 60 80
Haiti 0 0 0 35 35 10
Jamaica 0 10 0 625 355 265
Mexico 180 80 100 2,885 1,420 1,460
United StatesCensus data footnote 55 540 215 325 6,485 3,290 3,190
VenezuelaCensus data footnote 65 10 0 0 270 115 155
Other places of birth in Americas 125 55 75 2,380 1,105 1,275
Europe 1,140 595 545 19,735 10,260 9,475
France 35 15 20 970 510 460
Germany 100 50 55 1,450 775 675
IrelandCensus data footnote 56 45 30 15 1,430 900 530
MoldovaCensus data footnote 66 0 0 0 245 120 125
Romania 20 10 10 690 310 380
Russian Federation 85 40 45 1,735 620 1,110
Ukraine 80 20 60 1,230 495 735
United KingdomCensus data footnote 58 520 320 205 6,540 3,840 2,695
Other places of birth in Europe 250 115 140 5,455 2,685 2,765
Africa 410 205 205 6,200 3,150 3,050
Algeria 0 0 0 65 40 20
Cameroon 0 0 0 65 25 35
Congo, Democratic Republic of the 25 10 20 150 80 75
Côte d'Ivoire 0 0 0 20 10 10
Egypt 30 20 10 625 340 290
Eritrea 0 0 0 320 175 145
Ethiopia 25 15 15 305 170 140
Morocco 25 10 10 205 115 95
Nigeria 60 40 25 645 325 315
Somalia 10 10 0 355 145 215
South Africa, Republic of 100 40 55 1,625 815 810
Tunisia 0 0 0 80 30 45
Other places of birth in Africa 145 70 70 1,745 890 860
Asia 4,780 2,075 2,710 131,880 60,140 71,735
Afghanistan 0 0 0 870 455 415
Bangladesh 15 0 10 470 230 245
ChinaCensus data footnote 59 990 415 565 38,105 16,965 21,140
Hong KongCensus data footnote 60 60 35 25 1,800 770 1,030
India 520 295 220 27,460 13,780 13,680
IranCensus data footnote 61 160 80 80 8,645 4,315 4,330
Iraq 30 15 15 1,910 940 965
Israel 30 20 10 365 205 160
Japan 80 15 60 2,285 570 1,715
Korea, SouthCensus data footnote 62 430 175 250 8,025 3,430 4,595
Lebanon 15 10 10 265 155 110
Nepal 50 15 35 310 115 195
Pakistan 60 35 30 1,965 990 975
Philippines 1,815 720 1,095 26,680 11,615 15,065
Saudi Arabia 45 20 25 400 180 215
Sri Lanka 0 0 0 535 265 265
SyriaCensus data footnote 63 90 40 50 2,185 1,095 1,085
Taiwan 70 25 45 2,505 970 1,530
Turkey 20 15 10 395 220 170
United Arab Emirates 25 10 15 385 195 195
Viet Nam 65 30 35 1,780 685 1,090
Other places of birth in Asia 225 95 125 4,545 1,980 2,560
Oceania and otherCensus data footnote 64 120 90 30 3,185 1,845 1,340
Australia 75 50 25 1,920 1,130 790
Other places of birthCensus data footnote 67 50 40 10 1,265 715 550
Generation status
Total - Generation status for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 68 325,860 156,760 169,100 4,560,240 2,237,490 2,322,750
First generationCensus data footnote 69 71,480 32,735 38,740 1,426,450 670,440 756,010
Second generationCensus data footnote 70 76,085 36,875 39,210 1,043,860 523,340 520,520
Third generation or moreCensus data footnote 71 178,295 87,140 91,150 2,089,925 1,043,705 1,046,225
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 34,610 15,350 19,265 955,955 442,040 513,915
Economic immigrantsCensus data footnote 73 18,520 8,715 9,800 537,875 258,560 279,315
Principal applicantsCensus data footnote 74 8,000 4,305 3,695 209,685 123,645 86,040
Secondary applicantsCensus data footnote 75 10,515 4,410 6,105 328,185 134,915 193,275
Immigrants sponsored by familyCensus data footnote 76 13,165 5,130 8,035 323,440 133,775 189,670
RefugeesCensus data footnote 77 2,645 1,375 1,275 82,360 44,250 38,110
Other immigrantsCensus data footnote 78 285 135 155 12,285 5,455 6,825
Aboriginal population
Total - Aboriginal identity for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 79 325,855 156,755 169,100 4,560,240 2,237,490 2,322,750
Aboriginal identityCensus data footnote 80 15,180 7,055 8,120 270,585 130,265 140,320
Single Aboriginal responsesCensus data footnote 81 14,635 6,825 7,805 263,540 127,115 136,425
First Nations (North American Indian)Census data footnote 82 8,765 4,075 4,690 172,520 83,645 88,880
Métis 5,740 2,700 3,035 89,405 42,715 46,690
Inuk (Inuit) 130 55 80 1,610 760 855
Multiple Aboriginal responsesCensus data footnote 83 295 130 160 4,350 2,090 2,260
Aboriginal responses not included elsewhereCensus data footnote 84 250 100 150 2,695 1,060 1,635
Non-Aboriginal identity 310,680 149,700 160,980 4,289,655 2,107,225 2,182,430
Total - Population by Registered or Treaty Indian status for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 85 325,855 156,760 169,100 4,560,240 2,237,485 2,322,750
Registered or Treaty IndianCensus data footnote 86 6,655 3,060 3,595 135,835 65,560 70,280
Not a Registered or Treaty Indian 319,200 153,700 165,505 4,424,400 2,171,930 2,252,470
Total - Aboriginal ancestry for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 87 325,855 156,760 169,100 4,560,240 2,237,490 2,322,750
Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 88 4,035 1,955 2,080 91,710 45,690 46,020
Single Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 89 3,960 1,910 2,050 90,390 45,100 45,295
First Nations (North American Indian) single ancestryCensus data footnote 82 3,500 1,670 1,825 79,875 39,685 40,190
Métis single ancestry 435 230 205 10,080 5,215 4,865
Inuit single ancestry 30 10 20 430 200 235
Multiple Aboriginal ancestries (only)Census data footnote 90 70 40 30 1,325 595 725
First Nations (North American Indian) and Métis ancestries 45 35 15 1,175 535 635
First Nations (North American Indian) and Inuit ancestries 25 10 15 100 50 50
Métis and Inuit ancestries 0 0 0 45 10 45
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis and Inuit ancestries 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 91 15,185 7,040 8,145 211,100 100,835 110,260
Single Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 92 14,525 6,765 7,760 201,895 96,650 105,245
First Nations (North American Indian) and non-Aboriginal ancestries 9,175 4,320 4,855 130,020 62,170 67,850
Métis and non-Aboriginal ancestries 5,175 2,360 2,815 70,180 33,595 36,585
Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 175 90 90 1,700 890 815
Multiple Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 93 660 275 385 9,200 4,185 5,015
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis and non-Aboriginal ancestries 630 260 365 8,865 4,050 4,810
First Nations (North American Indian), Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 0 10 0 165 75 90
Métis, Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 25 0 15 125 35 90
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis, Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 0 0 0 45 20 20
Non-Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 94 306,640 147,765 158,875 4,257,430 2,090,960 2,166,465
Visible minority population
Total - Visible minority for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 95 325,860 156,760 169,095 4,560,240 2,237,490 2,322,750
Total visible minority populationCensus data footnote 96 48,880 22,830 26,055 1,381,235 658,260 722,975
South AsianCensus data footnote 97 9,955 5,050 4,905 365,705 183,650 182,055
Chinese 15,925 7,360 8,565 508,480 237,805 270,670
Black 3,330 1,745 1,585 43,500 22,455 21,045
Filipino 5,900 2,290 3,605 145,025 62,505 82,520
Latin American 2,480 1,155 1,320 44,115 20,600 23,515
Arab 1,470 860 615 19,840 10,865 8,980
Southeast AsianCensus data footnote 98 2,460 1,125 1,335 54,920 25,975 28,950
West AsianCensus data footnote 99 1,060 530 525 48,695 24,880 23,810
Korean 2,025 920 1,110 60,495 27,915 32,580
Japanese 2,375 925 1,450 41,230 17,435 23,800
Visible minority, n.i.e.Census data footnote 100 430 195 230 8,760 4,280 4,485
Multiple visible minoritiesCensus data footnote 101 1,460 675 790 40,465 19,900 20,565
Not a visible minorityCensus data footnote 102 276,975 133,935 143,040 3,179,005 1,579,230 1,599,775
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 103 325,855 156,760 169,095 4,560,240 2,237,490 2,322,750
North American Aboriginal origins 19,220 8,995 10,225 302,810 146,530 156,280
First Nations (North American Indian) 13,380 6,305 7,075 220,245 106,595 113,650
Inuit 260 115 145 2,615 1,280 1,340
Métis 6,310 2,895 3,420 90,515 43,460 47,050
Other North American origins 82,635 40,665 41,975 922,690 460,355 462,335
Acadian 475 250 225 3,940 1,960 1,980
American 7,650 3,595 4,060 78,170 37,765 40,405
Canadian 77,140 37,985 39,165 866,530 432,975 433,560
New Brunswicker 10 0 0 60 45 15
Newfoundlander 135 90 40 1,875 995 880
Nova Scotian 10 0 0 185 95 85
Ontarian 30 0 30 130 55 75
Québécois 265 120 145 1,830 945 880
Other North American origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 104 25 15 15 405 175 230
European origins 253,335 121,510 131,820 2,857,080 1,408,510 1,448,575
British Isles origins 195,105 93,605 101,500 1,926,040 945,580 980,460
Channel Islander 90 45 45 455 230 220
Cornish 125 80 50 610 340 265
English 126,730 60,395 66,335 1,203,540 585,700 617,845
Irish 66,580 30,315 36,265 675,135 318,455 356,675
Manx 230 105 125 1,810 835 975
Scottish 89,110 42,030 47,080 860,775 417,080 443,700
Welsh 12,690 5,885 6,805 113,905 54,260 59,645
British Isles origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 105 13,710 6,380 7,330 122,700 59,225 63,475
French origins 34,835 15,845 18,990 388,815 184,705 204,110
Alsatian 25 20 10 210 95 115
Breton 30 15 15 110 45 65
Corsican 15 10 10 105 40 65
French 34,790 15,820 18,970 388,580 184,595 203,980
Western European origins (except French origins) 64,190 30,495 33,700 839,860 411,165 428,695
Austrian 3,960 1,815 2,145 48,510 23,030 25,485
Bavarian 55 15 40 225 105 120
Belgian 1,825 895 935 19,980 9,615 10,360
Dutch 15,925 7,595 8,335 213,670 105,040 108,630
Flemish 185 70 115 2,215 1,145 1,075
Frisian 70 30 40 850 425 425
German 45,480 21,550 23,925 603,265 294,860 308,410
Luxembourger 45 0 50 695 340 355
Swiss 2,485 1,205 1,280 31,390 15,510 15,880
Western European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 106 100 40 55 905 425 485
Northern European origins (except British Isles origins) 28,075 13,225 14,850 346,525 166,100 180,425
Danish 5,485 2,695 2,785 58,205 27,985 30,220
Finnish 2,520 1,165 1,360 34,150 16,285 17,870
Icelandic 2,355 1,120 1,235 26,410 12,860 13,545
Norwegian 10,685 5,015 5,670 138,430 66,870 71,565
Swedish 8,440 3,800 4,640 110,030 51,000 59,030
Northern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 107 1,395 705 695 15,080 7,610 7,470
Eastern European origins 42,770 20,260 22,510 569,260 275,900 293,360
Bulgarian 275 125 155 4,015 1,875 2,140
Byelorussian 185 100 90 2,760 1,400 1,365
Czech 1,840 855 985 23,375 11,500 11,875
Czechoslovakian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 108 535 255 280 7,970 3,795 4,175
Estonian 370 150 220 4,840 2,250 2,590
Hungarian 4,520 2,175 2,345 56,535 27,450 29,090
Latvian 465 245 220 4,935 2,565 2,370
Lithuanian 760 375 380 7,225 3,465 3,755
Moldovan 70 30 40 1,085 510 580
Polish 12,455 5,940 6,515 149,635 71,605 78,030
Romanian 2,235 1,025 1,210 31,250 15,125 16,125
Russian 7,920 3,805 4,115 131,060 62,880 68,180
Slovak 685 320 365 11,220 5,440 5,780
Ukrainian 17,895 8,340 9,555 229,205 111,285 117,915
Eastern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 109 345 160 190 3,555 1,645 1,915
Southern European origins 22,755 10,695 12,060 334,740 164,780 169,960
Albanian 200 125 75 1,925 975 950
Bosnian 90 40 50 3,290 1,635 1,655
Catalan 30 15 10 120 85 30
Croatian 1,590 830 755 23,845 12,180 11,660
Cypriot 35 10 30 440 230 205
Greek 1,880 865 1,015 24,460 12,410 12,050
Italian 10,680 5,080 5,605 166,095 83,095 83,000
Kosovar 10 10 10 280 135 145
Macedonian 100 50 50 1,205 620 580
Maltese 265 135 130 2,645 1,350 1,295
Montenegrin 35 20 10 710 360 350
Portuguese 3,155 1,470 1,685 41,770 20,620 21,145
Serbian 550 265 280 12,895 6,625 6,270
Sicilian 70 35 30 545 295 255
Slovenian 425 215 215 5,555 2,725 2,825
Spanish 4,360 1,895 2,465 64,470 29,245 35,225
Yugoslavian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 110 525 250 275 7,080 3,360 3,725
Southern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 111 65 45 20 395 200 195
Other European origins 3,120 1,580 1,540 34,700 17,800 16,900
Basque 110 55 55 840 470 375
Jewish 1,575 795 780 17,580 8,950 8,635
Roma (Gypsy) 100 40 60 805 320 485
Slavic, n.o.s.Census data footnote 112 60 35 30 965 520 450
Other European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 113 1,300 670 630 14,715 7,635 7,080
Caribbean origins 2,130 975 1,155 25,010 12,350 12,660
Antiguan 15 0 10 220 115 105
Bahamian 0 10 0 255 140 110
Barbadian 160 60 95 1,870 945 930
Bermudan 65 30 35 335 155 175
Carib 10 0 0 70 50 25
Cuban 135 50 90 1,320 615 700
Dominican 55 10 45 735 330 410
Grenadian 60 20 40 380 195 185
Guadeloupean 0 0 0 15 0 15
Haitian 100 60 40 1,140 530 615
Jamaican 975 475 500 10,545 5,425 5,120
Kittitian/Nevisian 10 10 0 130 70 55
Martinican 0 0 0 25 0 20
Montserratan 0 0 0 25 15 10
Puerto Rican 55 25 30 570 260 310
St. Lucian 10 0 10 190 85 110
Trinidadian/Tobagonian 250 120 135 4,170 2,085 2,085
Vincentian/Grenadinian 20 15 10 415 180 230
West Indian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 114 205 80 125 2,120 930 1,190
Caribbean origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 115 110 65 45 1,920 945 975
Latin, Central and South American origins 4,750 2,140 2,605 69,920 33,580 36,335
Aboriginal from Central/South America (except Arawak and Maya) 215 95 120 2,625 1,350 1,275
Arawak 0 0 0 90 45 45
Argentinian 140 60 85 2,025 910 1,120
Belizean 15 10 10 125 60 65
Bolivian 40 25 20 375 145 230
Brazilian 275 110 165 5,455 2,465 2,990
Chilean 390 175 215 5,700 2,740 2,955
Colombian 425 200 225 5,860 2,805 3,055
Costa Rican 90 40 55 810 385 425
Ecuadorian 120 55 60 1,040 490 550
Guatemalan 155 85 70 2,575 1,310 1,265
Guyanese 175 70 105 1,925 995 935
Hispanic 80 40 40 1,535 720 810
Honduran 55 30 30 1,445 750 695
Maya 80 30 50 930 475 455
Mexican 1,770 830 935 23,055 11,025 12,035
Nicaraguan 145 85 65 1,520 735 785
Panamanian 20 10 20 325 140 185
Paraguayan 20 0 15 895 475 420
Peruvian 195 90 105 3,905 1,775 2,135
Salvadorean 195 80 115 6,815 3,390 3,425
Uruguayan 10 10 10 410 205 205
Venezuelan 90 30 60 1,900 915 980
Latin, Central and South American origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 116 295 150 145 3,310 1,605 1,705
African origins 4,820 2,520 2,305 59,985 30,635 29,345
Central and West African origins 480 245 230 7,075 3,810 3,265
Akan 0 0 0 40 30 10
Angolan 0 0 0 90 55 35
Ashanti 0 0 0 85 30 50
Beninese 10 10 0 35 20 15
Burkinabe 0 0 0 45 30 15
Cameroonian 10 0 0 150 85 70
Chadian 25 10 10 70 50 25
Congolese 45 20 25 810 405 400
Edo 0 0 0 85 55 30
Ewe 0 0 0 55 25 30
Gabonese 0 0 0 10 0 10
Gambian 0 0 0 25 10 15
Ghanaian 65 40 25 1,600 865 730
Guinean 0 0 0 130 45 80
Ibo 15 10 10 280 160 115
Ivorian 10 0 10 100 55 50
Liberian 0 0 0 250 95 150
Malian 10 15 0 80 55 25
Malinké 0 0 0 10 0 0
Nigerian 215 115 100 2,615 1,430 1,185
Peulh 0 0 0 20 0 15
Senegalese 30 20 0 95 75 25
Sierra Leonean 20 0 15 130 60 65
Togolese 10 10 0 100 70 40
Wolof 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yoruba 10 0 10 255 135 125
Central and West African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 117 65 40 35 620 305 315
North African origins 850 475 380 9,840 5,210 4,630
Algerian 20 15 10 770 465 305
Berber 20 15 0 210 130 80
Coptic 0 0 0 150 90 65
Dinka 0 0 0 45 25 15
Egyptian 395 220 175 4,520 2,340 2,180
Libyan 170 105 60 420 275 140
Maure 0 0 0 150 60 90
Moroccan 175 95 75 2,005 1,105 895
Sudanese 30 10 15 1,225 535 695
Tunisian 60 35 25 500 290 215
North African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 118 25 0 20 215 115 105
Southern and East African origins 2,100 1,065 1,035 24,800 12,345 12,450
Afrikaner 120 60 55 705 355 355
Amhara 0 0 0 115 60 50
Bantu, n.o.s.Census data footnote 119 10 10 0 255 140 120
Burundian 0 0 10 215 95 120
Djiboutian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Eritrean 60 30 30 1,055 550 505
Ethiopian 215 100 120 2,550 1,280 1,270
Harari 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kenyan 140 70 75 1,615 775 845
Malagasy 0 0 0 105 65 40
Mauritian 15 10 10 975 520 450
Oromo 20 10 15 140 75 65
Rwandan 70 35 30 420 225 195
Seychellois 0 0 0 25 15 15
Somali 125 65 60 2,295 1,115 1,180
South African 1,075 555 520 11,060 5,510 5,550
Tanzanian 25 15 10 490 220 275
Tigrian 0 10 10 205 110 95
Ugandan 45 30 15 775 390 380
Zambian 30 15 10 210 95 110
Zimbabwean 55 35 25 855 445 405
Zulu 0 0 0 75 25 45
Southern and East African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 120 150 80 75 1,840 910 930
Other African origins 1,465 760 710 19,215 9,745 9,465
Black, n.o.s.Census data footnote 121 215 110 100 2,660 1,315 1,340
Other African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 122 1,285 660 620 16,740 8,515 8,225
Asian origins 45,465 20,970 24,490 1,312,445 624,270 688,175
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins 4,495 2,250 2,250 99,560 51,315 48,245
Afghan 150 80 70 7,895 4,005 3,885
Arab, n.o.s.Census data footnote 123 360 195 160 5,660 3,125 2,540
Armenian 275 125 145 3,715 1,905 1,815
Assyrian 10 10 0 545 295 250
Azerbaijani 40 25 15 990 570 425
Georgian 40 25 10 740 380 355
Hazara 0 0 0 55 30 20
Iranian 1,405 660 745 47,985 24,290 23,695
Iraqi 110 75 35 5,575 2,860 2,715
Israeli 145 75 70 2,655 1,370 1,285
Jordanian 115 70 50 785 425 355
Kazakh 25 0 25 385 205 175
Kurd 20 15 10 2,120 1,165 950
Kuwaiti 15 10 10 125 85 40
Kyrgyz 0 0 10 175 90 85
Lebanese 670 320 350 7,980 4,175 3,805
Palestinian 165 80 85 2,625 1,410 1,210
Pashtun 0 0 0 360 200 160
Saudi Arabian 240 145 95 975 615 360
Syrian 395 185 205 3,955 1,905 2,055
Tajik 15 10 10 260 135 125
Tatar 45 15 35 790 365 425
Turk 375 195 180 6,355 3,485 2,865
Turkmen 25 10 15 120 70 55
Uighur 25 15 15 130 65 60
Uzbek 0 0 0 270 150 120
Yemeni 20 10 10 300 185 115
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 124 195 105 95 2,635 1,340 1,295
South Asian origins 10,465 5,320 5,145 363,885 182,650 181,235
Bangladeshi 70 30 40 1,840 925 920
Bengali 35 20 20 850 405 445
Bhutanese 15 10 10 120 65 55
East Indian 8,890 4,500 4,390 309,315 154,795 154,520
Goan 75 55 25 485 245 240
Gujarati 60 25 40 700 335 365
Kashmiri 0 0 0 185 100 85
Nepali 100 25 75 1,495 690 805
Pakistani 450 265 185 12,585 6,565 6,015
Punjabi 755 385 370 38,725 19,700 19,025
Sinhalese 20 10 10 620 325 300
Sri Lankan 165 65 100 5,710 2,970 2,740
Tamil 65 30 30 1,235 670 560
South Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 125 190 100 95 8,245 4,070 4,170
East and Southeast Asian origins 30,810 13,580 17,235 855,345 393,475 461,875
Burmese 60 15 40 2,310 1,135 1,175
Cambodian (Khmer) 205 105 100 3,235 1,580 1,655
Chinese 17,370 7,985 9,380 540,155 253,065 287,090
Filipino 6,475 2,575 3,900 158,215 68,710 89,505
Hmong 10 10 0 130 70 60
Indonesian 335 110 225 6,625 3,115 3,510
Japanese 2,860 1,125 1,735 51,150 22,200 28,945
Karen 0 0 0 895 450 445
Korean 2,090 950 1,135 63,300 29,330 33,975
Laotian 95 60 30 2,530 1,275 1,255
Malaysian 280 105 175 5,060 2,260 2,800
Mongolian 75 40 35 1,495 740 760
Singaporean 60 30 25 1,055 490 560
Taiwanese 385 150 235 21,455 9,810 11,650
Thai 455 160 295 5,065 1,870 3,195
Tibetan 25 15 15 550 290 260
Vietnamese 1,620 740 875 41,435 20,205 21,230
East and Southeast Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 126 50 10 35 785 310 470
Other Asian origins 180 80 100 2,500 1,250 1,250
Other Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 127 180 80 100 2,500 1,250 1,255
Oceania origins 2,360 1,125 1,235 41,125 20,605 20,520
Australian 1,230 570 665 16,240 8,385 7,855
New Zealander 570 310 260 6,565 3,405 3,155
Pacific Islands origins 645 295 350 19,135 9,240 9,890
Fijian 125 75 50 14,145 6,895 7,250
Hawaiian 265 120 150 2,200 970 1,235
Maori 145 45 100 1,120 595 530
Polynesian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 128 50 20 30 600 275 325
Samoan 55 35 25 485 255 230
Pacific Islands origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 129 35 30 10 905 440 465
Household characteristics
Total - Private households by tenure - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 130 149,890 ... ... 1,881,970 ... ...
Owner 91,780 ... ... 1,279,020 ... ...
Renter 58,050 ... ... 599,360 ... ...
Band housing 65 ... ... 3,590 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by condominium status - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 131 149,890 ... ... 1,881,970 ... ...
Condominium 29,490 ... ... 416,770 ... ...
Not condominium 120,405 ... ... 1,465,200 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 132 149,885 ... ... 1,881,970 ... ...
No bedrooms 2,225 ... ... 22,705 ... ...
1 bedroom 30,770 ... ... 311,035 ... ...
2 bedrooms 44,390 ... ... 514,015 ... ...
3 bedrooms 38,740 ... ... 513,135 ... ...
4 or more bedrooms 33,765 ... ... 521,075 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 133 149,890 ... ... 1,881,970 ... ...
1 to 4 rooms 55,435 ... ... 642,910 ... ...
5 rooms 21,980 ... ... 274,780 ... ...
6 rooms 18,070 ... ... 235,845 ... ...
7 rooms 15,460 ... ... 199,715 ... ...
8 or more rooms 38,945 ... ... 528,720 ... ...
Average number of rooms per dwelling 5.8 ... ... 6.0 ... ...
Total - Private households by number of persons per room - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 134 149,890 ... ... 1,881,970 ... ...
One person or fewer per room 148,550 ... ... 1,839,850 ... ...
More than 1 person per room 1,340 ... ... 42,120 ... ...
Total - Private households by housing suitability - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 135 149,890 ... ... 1,881,965 ... ...
Suitable 144,490 ... ... 1,781,905 ... ...
Not suitable 5,400 ... ... 100,060 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by period of construction - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 136 149,890 ... ... 1,881,970 ... ...
1960 or before 37,990 ... ... 267,560 ... ...
1961 to 1980 48,740 ... ... 559,485 ... ...
1981 to 1990 21,960 ... ... 289,565 ... ...
1991 to 2000 17,280 ... ... 331,865 ... ...
2001 to 2005 6,900 ... ... 125,335 ... ...
2006 to 2010 9,880 ... ... 171,945 ... ...
2011 to 2016Census data footnote 137 7,140 ... ... 136,210 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 138 149,890 ... ... 1,881,970 ... ...
Only regular maintenance or minor repairs needed 141,970 ... ... 1,763,105 ... ...
Major repairs needed 7,920 ... ... 118,865 ... ...
Total - Private households by number of household maintainers - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 139 149,890 ... ... 1,881,970 ... ...
1 household maintainer 85,865 ... ... 1,091,500 ... ...
2 household maintainers 59,385 ... ... 725,675 ... ...
3 or more household maintainers 4,640 ... ... 64,790 ... ...
Total - Private households by age of primary household maintainers - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 140 149,890 ... ... 1,881,970 ... ...
15 to 24 years 6,780 ... ... 58,620 ... ...
25 to 34 years 21,340 ... ... 253,950 ... ...
35 to 44 years 21,685 ... ... 304,185 ... ...
45 to 54 years 26,710 ... ... 378,545 ... ...
55 to 64 years 29,730 ... ... 390,185 ... ...
65 to 74 years 24,450 ... ... 288,165 ... ...
75 to 84 years 13,230 ... ... 152,225 ... ...
85 years and over 5,965 ... ... 56,085 ... ...
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 141 147,495 ... ... 1,832,420 ... ...
Spending less than 30% of income on shelter costs 104,920 ... ... 1,320,210 ... ...
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs 42,575 ... ... 512,210 ... ...
30% to less than 100% 36,295 ... ... 420,705 ... ...
Total - Owner households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data 89,985 ... ... 1,242,600 ... ...
% of owner households with a mortgageCensus data footnote 142 56.7 ... ... 58.6 ... ...
% of owner households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costsCensus data footnote 141 18.9 ... ... 20.7 ... ...
Median monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,186 ... ... 1,149 ... ...
Average monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,408 ... ... 1,387 ... ...
Median value of dwellings ($)Census data footnote 144 598,136 ... ... 500,874 ... ...
Average value of dwellings ($)Census data footnote 144 638,651 ... ... 720,689 ... ...
Total - Tenant households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data 57,730 ... ... 592,825 ... ...
% of tenant households in subsidized housingCensus data footnote 145 12.4 ... ... 12.5 ... ...
% of tenant households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costsCensus data footnote 141 44.4 ... ... 43.3 ... ...
Median monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,003 ... ... 1,036 ... ...
Average monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,116 ... ... 1,149 ... ...
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 146 282,635 134,740 147,895 3,870,375 1,882,770 1,987,605
No certificate, diploma or degree 33,050 17,080 15,975 601,640 305,320 296,315
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificateCensus data footnote 147 79,945 38,015 41,930 1,138,565 549,580 588,985
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 169,640 79,650 89,990 2,130,175 1,027,870 1,102,310
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma 22,000 15,970 6,030 338,980 250,270 88,720
Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 148 9,055 4,980 4,070 142,935 83,055 59,880
Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 149 12,950 10,990 1,960 196,045 167,210 28,840
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma 54,360 21,345 33,015 700,945 280,300 420,645
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level 8,235 3,070 5,160 138,010 54,420 83,585
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above 85,050 39,255 45,790 952,240 442,880 509,360
Bachelor's degree 52,490 23,110 29,375 622,670 281,020 341,655
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level 5,545 2,360 3,185 69,005 28,575 40,430
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry 2,530 1,540 990 29,110 16,690 12,420
Master's degree 19,500 9,085 10,415 195,825 94,360 101,465
Earned doctorateCensus data footnote 150 4,990 3,160 1,830 35,625 22,240 13,390
Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 146 178,165 85,745 92,415 2,532,975 1,227,040 1,305,940
No certificate, diploma or degree 12,480 7,505 4,980 244,000 134,410 109,585
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificateCensus data footnote 147 43,510 21,840 21,670 671,010 330,835 340,175
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 122,170 56,405 65,765 1,617,965 761,790 856,175
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma 14,820 11,025 3,795 231,445 172,290 59,155
Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 148 6,000 3,395 2,600 97,350 56,920 40,435
Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 149 8,820 7,625 1,190 134,095 115,370 18,725
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma 39,730 16,020 23,710 528,805 210,880 317,925
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level 5,350 2,145 3,210 99,695 39,205 60,490
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above 62,270 27,210 35,055 758,015 339,415 418,605
Bachelor's degree 39,430 16,850 22,585 497,845 219,005 278,840
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level 3,865 1,575 2,290 52,955 20,995 31,965
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry 1,705 870 835 22,440 11,665 10,775
Master's degree 14,380 6,300 8,080 159,740 73,335 86,405
Earned doctorateCensus data footnote 150 2,880 1,615 1,265 25,030 14,420 10,615
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 151 282,640 134,740 147,895 3,870,380 1,882,770 1,987,610
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 152 113,000 55,095 57,900 1,740,205 854,900 885,300
Education 12,800 3,445 9,355 144,100 34,915 109,185
13. Education 12,800 3,445 9,360 144,100 34,910 109,185
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 7,485 3,135 4,350 98,735 44,465 54,275
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services 825 670 155 16,970 12,880 4,090
50. Visual and performing arts 6,660 2,465 4,190 81,765 31,580 50,185
Humanities 11,175 4,570 6,605 124,600 49,025 75,575
16. Aboriginal and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics 1,500 415 1,085 15,235 3,675 11,555
23. English language and literature/letters 3,600 1,165 2,430 34,710 10,845 23,865
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities 2,010 775 1,230 35,720 13,670 22,050
30A Interdisciplinary humanitiesCensus data footnote 153 120 45 80 585 210 375
38. Philosophy and religious studies 720 460 260 6,710 4,050 2,660
39. Theology and religious vocations 760 485 275 12,275 7,400 4,880
54. History 2,005 1,130 870 15,780 8,475 7,300
55. French language and literature/letters 465 100 375 3,580 705 2,880
Social and behavioural sciences and law 24,440 9,495 14,945 245,990 87,960 158,025
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies 535 145 395 4,120 1,060 3,060
09. Communication, journalism and related programs 1,885 680 1,205 23,180 8,505 14,680
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences 2,910 285 2,625 38,070 3,285 34,785
22. Legal professions and studies 3,485 1,280 2,205 38,505 13,545 24,955
30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciencesCensus data footnote 154 550 225 330 4,325 1,345 2,985
42. Psychology 4,800 1,545 3,250 43,230 12,480 30,750
45. Social sciences 10,280 5,340 4,945 94,560 47,755 46,810
Business, management and public administration 30,925 12,055 18,865 426,460 166,470 259,990
30.16 Accounting and computer science 45 30 20 775 215 560
44. Public administration and social service professions 3,560 1,075 2,480 26,520 5,960 20,565
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services 27,315 10,955 16,365 399,160 160,295 238,865
Physical and life sciences and technologies 8,235 4,525 3,705 86,425 46,070 40,355
26. Biological and biomedical sciences 3,950 1,835 2,115 36,760 16,800 19,960
30.01 Biological and physical sciences 1,220 555 660 19,025 9,400 9,620
30C Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciencesCensus data footnote 155 55 10 50 835 225 610
40. Physical sciences 2,790 2,075 720 26,370 18,395 7,975
41. Science technologies/technicians 210 55 155 3,440 1,255 2,185
Mathematics, computer and information sciences 6,705 4,450 2,250 80,070 51,490 28,575
11. Computer and information sciences and support services 5,060 3,685 1,370 62,795 43,900 18,890
25. Library science 605 95 515 5,560 755 4,805
27. Mathematics and statistics 945 600 345 10,875 6,295 4,580
30D Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciencesCensus data footnote 156 95 70 25 835 540 300
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies 26,880 24,500 2,380 427,670 388,335 39,340
04. Architecture and related services 1,135 740 390 15,490 9,985 5,505
14. Engineering 5,605 4,815 785 98,455 81,055 17,395
15. Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields 5,665 5,010 660 68,500 60,490 8,010
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation 25 0 25 90 25 65
46. Construction trades 7,050 6,875 175 100,765 97,615 3,150
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians 4,590 4,420 165 97,720 94,520 3,200
48. Precision production 2,820 2,635 185 46,660 44,650 2,015
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 3,485 2,135 1,345 50,210 31,680 18,525
01. Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences 1,680 955 725 24,950 13,670 11,275
03. Natural resources and conservation 1,800 1,185 615 25,260 18,010 7,250
Health and related fields 28,150 6,255 21,895 322,715 65,735 256,975
31. Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies 1,910 1,015 895 23,740 11,920 11,820
51. Health professions and related programs 25,390 4,700 20,695 290,645 48,985 241,655
60. Dental, medical and veterinary residency programs 845 535 305 8,330 4,835 3,495
Personal, protective and transportation services 9,330 5,060 4,270 122,855 61,605 61,250
12. Personal and culinary services 5,940 2,300 3,645 79,740 24,860 54,885
28. Military science, leadership and operational art 150 135 10 320 290 30
29. Military technologies and applied sciences 235 220 15 1,235 1,120 115
43. Security and protective services 1,290 880 410 13,935 10,390 3,545
49. Transportation and materials moving 1,720 1,530 185 27,620 24,945 2,680
Other 35 20 20 355 115 240
30.99 Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies, other 35 20 15 350 115 240
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 151 178,165 85,750 92,415 2,532,980 1,227,040 1,305,935
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 152 55,995 29,345 26,650 915,015 465,250 449,765
Education 7,630 1,940 5,690 96,005 21,035 74,970
13. Education 7,635 1,935 5,690 96,010 21,035 74,975
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 5,560 2,285 3,280 77,655 34,430 43,225
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services 555 430 125 12,710 9,580 3,130
50. Visual and performing arts 5,005 1,850 3,155 64,940 24,845 40,090
Humanities 7,615 2,990 4,630 93,605 35,490 58,115
16. Aboriginal and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics 1,045 250 790 11,710 2,510 9,195
23. English language and literature/letters 2,455 765 1,695 25,665 7,810 17,850
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities 1,470 565 905 28,260 10,505 17,750
30A Interdisciplinary humanitiesCensus data footnote 153 70 30 40 425 170 255
38. Philosophy and religious studies 450 280 165 4,970 2,960 2,010
39. Theology and religious vocations 470 265 205 8,330 4,945 3,385
54. History 1,395 795 600 11,805 6,140 5,665
55. French language and literature/letters 265 40 225 2,445 455 2,000
Social and behavioural sciences and law 18,375 6,765 11,605 196,450 67,000 129,450
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies 395 100 295 3,460 845 2,615
09. Communication, journalism and related programs 1,580 550 1,030 19,685 6,940 12,750
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences 2,230 215 2,010 29,855 2,505 27,350
22. Legal professions and studies 2,595 785 1,810 31,190 9,665 21,525
30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciencesCensus data footnote 154 475 210 265 3,540 1,110 2,425
42. Psychology 3,285 965 2,315 33,055 8,845 24,210
45. Social sciences 7,820 3,935 3,885 75,665 37,095 38,575
Business, management and public administration 22,930 8,765 14,170 335,220 128,975 206,245
30.16 Accounting and computer science 30 20 15 540 170 365
44. Public administration and social service professions 2,485 660 1,825 20,695 4,240 16,455
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services 20,415 8,085 12,330 313,985 124,565 189,425
Physical and life sciences and technologies 5,745 2,955 2,785 63,705 32,325 31,385
26. Biological and biomedical sciences 2,975 1,340 1,640 28,505 12,595 15,915
30.01 Biological and physical sciences 855 390 465 13,825 6,570 7,260
30C Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciencesCensus data footnote 155 35 0 30 645 160 485
40. Physical sciences 1,755 1,195 560 18,525 12,250 6,270
41. Science technologies/technicians 120 30 90 2,210 750 1,460
Mathematics, computer and information sciences 5,495 3,760 1,740 68,660 44,820 23,840
11. Computer and information sciences and support services 4,525 3,320 1,200 56,390 39,660 16,725
25. Library science 355 70 290 3,830 545 3,290
27. Mathematics and statistics 540 315 230 7,760 4,185 3,570
30D Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciencesCensus data footnote 156 70 50 20 680 430 250
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies 19,010 17,095 1,910 310,855 277,375 33,475
04. Architecture and related services 780 460 310 12,110 7,240 4,875
14. Engineering 4,005 3,330 675 76,935 61,380 15,560
15. Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields 3,885 3,385 500 48,690 42,285 6,405
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation 15 0 15 65 20 45
46. Construction trades 5,150 5,010 145 72,800 70,225 2,570
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians 3,215 3,095 125 69,025 66,545 2,480
48. Precision production 1,955 1,820 135 31,225 29,690 1,535
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 2,660 1,515 1,145 39,360 23,810 15,555
01. Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences 1,240 670 565 18,965 9,875 9,090
03. Natural resources and conservation 1,420 845 580 20,395 13,930 6,470
Health and related fields 20,260 4,570 15,695 244,975 50,520 194,460
31. Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies 1,545 800 745 18,900 9,380 9,520
51. Health professions and related programs 18,185 3,480 14,700 219,800 37,800 182,000
60. Dental, medical and veterinary residency programs 530 285 245 6,285 3,340 2,940
Personal, protective and transportation services 6,855 3,755 3,100 91,185 45,925 45,265
12. Personal and culinary services 4,395 1,810 2,585 58,820 18,880 39,945
28. Military science, leadership and operational art 95 80 15 195 165 30
29. Military technologies and applied sciences 140 135 10 570 505 65
43. Security and protective services 960 630 330 11,175 8,110 3,060
49. Transportation and materials moving 1,260 1,105 155 20,430 18,265 2,165
Other 30 15 15 275 85 185
30.99 Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies, other 30 15 15 270 85 185
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 157 282,640 134,740 147,895 3,870,380 1,882,770 1,987,610
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 112,995 55,095 57,905 1,740,205 854,900 885,300
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 158 169,640 79,645 89,990 2,130,175 1,027,870 1,102,305
Location of study inside Canada 142,120 66,620 75,500 1,625,550 785,340 840,205
Same as province or territory of residence 99,660 45,950 53,700 1,243,905 593,275 650,635
Different than province or territory of residence 42,460 20,665 21,795 381,645 192,070 189,575
Location of study outside CanadaCensus data footnote 159 27,520 13,025 14,495 504,630 242,530 262,100
United StatesCensus data footnote 160 6,885 3,545 3,335 74,030 40,425 33,610
Philippines 2,500 780 1,715 56,845 20,455 36,395
India 1,115 585 530 44,115 22,045 22,065
United KingdomCensus data footnote 161 6,055 3,220 2,830 58,825 31,920 26,910
ChinaCensus data footnote 162 1,580 625 950 61,840 27,630 34,210
France 240 110 135 4,385 2,360 2,025
Other 9,155 4,160 4,995 204,580 97,700 106,885
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 157 178,165 85,750 92,415 2,532,975 1,227,040 1,305,935
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 55,995 29,345 26,645 915,015 465,250 449,765
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 158 122,170 56,400 65,770 1,617,960 761,790 856,170
Location of study inside Canada 104,635 48,795 55,835 1,239,640 589,155 650,490
Same as province or territory of residence 76,875 35,255 41,620 970,485 454,780 515,700
Different than province or territory of residence 27,755 13,545 14,215 269,155 134,375 134,785
Location of study outside CanadaCensus data footnote 159 17,540 7,605 9,930 378,325 172,640 205,685
United StatesCensus data footnote 160 3,880 1,835 2,045 50,095 26,175 23,920
Philippines 2,250 680 1,565 48,935 17,385 31,555
India 845 385 460 36,800 17,455 19,345
United KingdomCensus data footnote 161 2,545 1,270 1,275 32,890 17,360 15,530
ChinaCensus data footnote 162 1,335 540 795 53,570 23,445 30,125
France 180 75 100 3,505 1,885 1,615
Other 6,515 2,825 3,690 152,530 68,935 83,595
Labour force status
Total - Population aged 15 years and over by Labour force status - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 163 282,635 134,740 147,895 3,870,375 1,882,770 1,987,610
In the labour force 181,160 91,155 90,005 2,471,665 1,285,835 1,185,830
Employed 170,965 85,650 85,315 2,305,690 1,194,455 1,111,240
Unemployed 10,200 5,510 4,690 165,975 91,385 74,590
Not in the labour force 101,475 43,585 57,895 1,398,710 596,935 801,775
Participation rate 64.1 67.7 60.9 63.9 68.3 59.7
Employment rate 60.5 63.6 57.7 59.6 63.4 55.9
Unemployment rate 5.6 6.0 5.2 6.7 7.1 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 164 282,635 134,740 147,895 3,870,375 1,882,770 1,987,605
Did not workCensus data footnote 165 92,605 39,510 53,100 1,290,235 547,350 742,885
Worked 190,030 95,235 94,800 2,580,140 1,335,420 1,244,720
Worked full year, full timeCensus data footnote 166 91,570 50,075 41,500 1,183,405 675,950 507,460
Worked part year and/or part timeCensus data footnote 167 98,455 45,160 53,300 1,396,735 659,470 737,260
Average weeks worked in reference year 42.5 43.0 42.0 41.8 42.4 41.1
Class of worker
Total labour force aged 15 years and over by class of worker - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 168 181,160 91,160 90,000 2,471,670 1,285,840 1,185,835
Class of worker - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 2,825 1,350 1,475 43,805 21,245 22,555
All classes of workersCensus data footnote 170 178,340 89,810 88,530 2,427,860 1,264,585 1,163,275
Employee 154,575 75,995 78,585 2,084,470 1,054,630 1,029,840
Self-employedCensus data footnote 171 23,765 13,815 9,950 343,395 209,955 133,430
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 172 181,165 91,160 90,000 2,471,665 1,285,835 1,185,830
Occupation - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 2,820 1,345 1,475 43,805 21,245 22,560
All occupationsCensus data footnote 170 178,340 89,810 88,530 2,427,860 1,264,585 1,163,270
0 Management occupations 19,645 11,610 8,030 275,000 168,820 106,180
1 Business, finance and administration occupations 28,655 8,415 20,240 368,940 106,205 262,740
2 Natural and applied sciences and related occupations 14,045 10,985 3,060 161,520 127,060 34,460
3 Health occupations 14,315 3,500 10,815 162,865 35,775 127,095
4 Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services 25,960 9,895 16,070 269,255 87,765 181,485
5 Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport 6,880 2,985 3,895 93,100 44,855 48,245
6 Sales and service occupations 44,805 20,535 24,265 595,225 251,490 343,735
7 Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations 18,935 17,865 1,070 360,970 339,660 21,315
8 Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations 2,920 2,285 635 64,235 47,530 16,700
9 Occupations in manufacturing and utilities 2,195 1,740 455 76,745 55,430 21,315
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 173 181,160 91,155 90,005 2,471,665 1,285,835 1,185,830
Industry - NAICS2012 - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 2,825 1,350 1,475 43,805 21,250 22,555
All industry categoriesCensus data footnote 170 178,340 89,810 88,530 2,427,865 1,264,590 1,163,270
11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 1,400 940 465 65,205 42,840 22,360
21 Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction 480 420 60 25,920 21,810 4,115
22 Utilities 395 325 75 12,445 8,915 3,535
23 Construction 11,265 10,150 1,110 199,985 175,195 24,790
31-33 Manufacturing 6,040 4,530 1,515 157,560 113,945 43,615
41 Wholesale trade 3,225 2,245 980 82,105 55,530 26,580
44-45 Retail trade 20,915 10,110 10,805 283,135 129,985 153,150
48-49 Transportation and warehousing 6,820 5,085 1,735 128,400 98,580 29,815
51 Information and cultural industries 3,835 2,215 1,625 67,225 41,065 26,155
52 Finance and insurance 5,630 2,405 3,225 93,805 38,430 55,380
53 Real estate and rental and leasing 3,765 1,945 1,820 54,995 29,515 25,475
54 Professional, scientific and technical services 15,140 8,725 6,405 196,670 107,680 88,990
55 Management of companies and enterprises 195 65 130 4,320 1,975 2,345
56 Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services 7,770 4,515 3,250 109,095 62,325 46,775
61 Educational services 14,860 5,430 9,430 173,820 56,455 117,365
62 Health care and social assistance 24,650 5,660 18,985 270,855 52,320 218,530
71 Arts, entertainment and recreation 4,840 2,330 2,510 57,940 29,050 28,895
72 Accommodation and food services 16,855 7,865 8,985 207,045 86,555 120,490
81 Other services (except public administration) 7,695 3,065 4,625 112,335 47,960 64,375
91 Public administration 22,580 11,775 10,805 125,000 64,450 60,545
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 174 170,960 85,650 85,315 2,305,690 1,194,455 1,111,240
Worked at home 14,020 6,865 7,150 196,510 95,515 100,990
Worked outside Canada 700 455 240 16,040 11,285 4,760
No fixed workplace address 19,940 14,330 5,615 326,180 243,130 83,050
Worked at usual place 136,305 63,995 72,310 1,766,965 844,520 922,440
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 136,310 63,995 72,310 1,766,965 844,520 922,440
Commute within census subdivision (CSD) of residence 50,950 22,750 28,205 864,410 382,105 482,305
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) within census division (CD) of residence 82,060 39,255 42,810 807,840 405,435 402,400
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) and census division (CD) within province or territory of residence 2,450 1,450 1,000 81,750 47,820 33,930
Commute to a different province or territory 845 550 295 12,965 9,160 3,805
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 175 156,245 78,325 77,920 2,093,145 1,087,655 1,005,490
Car, truck, van - as a driver 99,400 51,575 47,820 1,475,585 803,485 672,095
Car, truck, van - as a passenger 7,435 2,615 4,815 114,580 49,075 65,500
Public transit 17,640 7,295 10,340 274,205 117,830 156,375
Walked 17,065 7,605 9,465 142,310 62,395 79,920
Bicycle 10,990 6,825 4,165 51,350 32,665 18,680
Other method 3,715 2,405 1,315 35,115 22,195 12,915
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 176 156,245 78,325 77,920 2,093,140 1,087,650 1,005,490
Less than 15 minutes 47,645 22,655 24,995 601,950 276,005 325,950
15 to 29 minutes 66,675 33,610 33,065 689,520 353,590 335,925
30 to 44 minutes 28,425 15,195 13,225 425,680 237,995 187,685
45 to 59 minutes 8,300 4,065 4,240 184,690 104,220 80,465
60 minutes and over 5,205 2,800 2,405 191,305 115,840 75,470
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 177 156,245 78,325 77,920 2,093,140 1,087,650 1,005,490
Between 5 a.m. and 5:59 a.m. 6,040 4,095 1,945 142,370 101,315 41,050
Between 6 a.m. and 6:59 a.m. 24,295 14,600 9,695 342,500 214,795 127,700
Between 7 a.m. and 7:59 a.m. 43,310 21,780 21,530 526,485 271,110 255,375
Between 8 a.m. and 8:59 a.m. 39,210 17,010 22,205 470,210 202,910 267,295
Between 9 a.m. and 11:59 a.m. 21,095 9,135 11,960 292,185 125,470 166,715
Between 12 p.m. and 4:59 a.m. 22,285 11,710 10,580 319,400 172,045 147,355
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 178 195,760 98,045 97,715 2,670,700 1,378,580 1,292,120
Single responses 194,570 97,520 97,050 2,622,495 1,354,780 1,267,710
Official languages 193,395 97,000 96,395 2,537,990 1,309,980 1,228,015
English 192,820 96,850 95,965 2,531,850 1,308,325 1,223,530
French 580 145 430 6,140 1,660 4,485
Non-official languages 1,175 525 655 84,500 44,805 39,705
Aboriginal languages 20 10 15 260 75 180
Algonquian languages 0 0 0 15 0 10
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 10
Cree-Montagnais languages 0 0 0 10 0 10
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Moose Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Naskapi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Plains Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Woods Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree, n.o.s. 0 0 0 10 0 0
Eastern Algonquian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 45 15 30
Northern Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 45 15 30
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carrier 0 0 0 20 0 15
Chilcotin 0 0 0 20 10 10
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 10 0 0
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan 0 0 0 10 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 10
Inuit languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oneida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages 20 10 15 110 30 85
Comox 0 0 0 10 0 10
Halkomelem 0 0 0 15 0 15
Lillooet 10 0 0 15 0 0
Okanagan 0 0 0 20 0 20
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 30 10 25
Squamish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Straits 20 0 15 15 0 10
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 0 0 10
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 25 10 20
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0 15 0 0
Nisga'a 0 0 0 10 10 10
Tsimshian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 0 0 0 30 10 20
Haisla 0 0 0 10 0 10
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 0 0 0 10 10 10
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 0 0 0 10 10 10
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 0 0 0 15 10 0
Non-Aboriginal languages 1,155 515 640 84,245 44,730 39,520
Afro-Asiatic languages 0 10 0 440 295 145
Berber languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kabyle 0 0 0 0 0 0
Berber languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cushitic languages 0 0 0 0 0 10
Bilen 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oromo 0 0 0 0 0 0
Somali 0 0 0 10 0 10
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Semitic languages 0 0 0 435 295 135
Amharic 0 0 0 15 15 0
Arabic 0 0 0 320 235 85
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 25 20 10
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Harari 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hebrew 0 0 0 75 30 50
Maltese 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tigrigna 0 0 0 0 0 0
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 50 25 20 2,505 1,165 1,345
Khmer (Cambodian) 10 10 0 45 30 20
Vietnamese 40 25 15 2,460 1,140 1,325
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 20 10 15 825 385 440
Bikol 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cebuano 0 0 0 20 0 20
Fijian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ilocano 0 0 0 30 15 20
Malagasy 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malay 0 0 0 65 35 20
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pangasinan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 15 10 15 695 320 375
Waray-Waray 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 20 15 10
Creole languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haitian Creole 0 0 0 0 0 0
Creole, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Creole languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dravidian languages 0 0 0 30 15 20
Kannada 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malayalam 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tamil 0 0 0 30 10 15
Telugu 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hmong-Mien languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Indo-European languages 230 70 155 23,765 13,305 10,460
Albanian 0 0 0 15 15 0
Armenian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Balto-Slavic languages 55 10 45 950 440 510
Baltic languages 0 0 0 10 10 0
Latvian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lithuanian 0 0 0 10 0 0
Slavic languages 60 10 45 935 435 500
Belarusan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bosnian 0 0 0 15 0 10
Bulgarian 0 0 0 10 0 10
Croatian 0 0 0 30 10 25
Czech 0 0 0 40 20 10
Macedonian 0 0 0 0 0 10
Polish 0 0 10 115 50 70
Russian 40 10 30 565 255 315
Serbian 10 0 0 95 55 40
Serbo-Croatian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slovak 0 0 0 15 10 0
Slovene (Slovenian) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ukrainian 0 0 0 40 25 15
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Celtic languages 0 0 0 10 10 0
Scottish Gaelic 0 0 0 10 10 0
Welsh 0 0 0 0 0 0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Germanic languages 35 10 20 805 465 335
Afrikaans 0 0 0 15 10 0
Danish 0 0 0 15 15 0
Dutch 10 10 10 120 70 45
Frisian 0 0 0 0 0 0
German 20 0 20 590 330 260
Icelandic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Norwegian 0 0 0 15 10 10
Swedish 0 0 0 25 20 10
Vlaams (Flemish) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yiddish 0 0 0 10 10 10
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Greek 0 0 0 55 25 30
Indo-Iranian languages 50 20 30 19,805 11,280 8,535
Indo-Aryan languages 50 25 25 18,715 10,560 8,160
Bengali 0 0 0 15 15 0
Gujarati 0 0 0 35 15 25
Hindi 10 0 0 300 185 110
Kashmiri 0 0 0 0 0 0
Konkani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Marathi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nepali 0 0 0 20 10 10
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 40 10 25 18,295 10,310 7,985
Sindhi 0 0 0 0 0 10
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Urdu 0 0 0 45 25 25
Iranian languages 0 0 10 1,085 720 365
Kurdish 0 0 0 25 25 0
Pashto 0 0 0 0 0 0
Persian (Farsi) 0 0 0 1,060 700 360
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Italic (Romance) languages 85 25 60 2,140 1,085 1,060
Catalan 0 0 0 10 10 0
Italian 10 0 10 110 50 60
Portuguese 0 0 10 515 255 260
Romanian 0 0 0 70 45 25
Spanish 70 20 45 1,435 725 710
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 0 0
Japanese 75 20 55 1,730 650 1,080
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Georgian 0 0 0 10 10 0
Korean 100 60 40 5,585 3,005 2,585
Mongolic languages 0 0 0 10 10 0
Mongolian 0 0 0 10 10 0
Niger-Congo languages 0 0 0 10 15 0
Akan (Twi) 0 0 0 10 0 0
Bamanankan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Edo 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ewe 0 0 0 10 0 0
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ganda 0 0 0 0 0 0
Igbo 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lingala 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rundi (Kirundi) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shona 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swahili 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wolof 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yoruba 0 0 0 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dinka 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages 50 10 45 280 90 190
American Sign Language 45 10 35 215 45 165
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 10 0 0 70 45 25
Sino-Tibetan languages 585 310 280 48,735 25,645 23,085
Chinese languages 580 305 280 48,645 25,595 23,055
Cantonese 285 160 125 23,555 12,020 11,535
Hakka 0 0 0 15 0 10
Mandarin 280 140 140 23,835 12,935 10,900
Min Dong 0 0 0 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 0 0 0 210 120 85
Wu (Shanghainese) 0 0 0 50 25 20
Chinese, n.o.s. 20 10 10 985 485 500
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 0 0 0 85 50 30
Burmese 0 0 0 25 15 15
Karenic languages 0 0 0 55 35 15
Tibetan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages 25 10 20 170 65 110
Lao 0 0 0 10 0 10
Thai 30 0 15 165 65 105
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 15 10 0 65 50 15
Azerbaijani 0 0 0 0 10 0
Turkish 15 10 10 55 40 15
Uyghur 0 0 0 0 10 0
Uzbek 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Uralic languages 10 0 10 45 20 25
Estonian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Finnish 0 0 0 25 10 15
Hungarian 10 0 0 25 10 15
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 35 20 20
Multiple responses 1,185 525 665 48,205 23,795 24,410
English and French 375 180 190 4,210 1,865 2,345
English and non-official language 785 330 455 43,480 21,760 21,720
French and non-official language 10 0 0 55 30 25
English, French and non-official language 25 10 15 465 145 320
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 179 195,760 98,050 97,715 2,670,700 1,378,580 1,292,120
None 188,755 94,885 93,875 2,498,070 1,293,650 1,204,420
English 985 335 650 36,505 18,270 18,235
French 2,745 1,360 1,385 22,465 10,170 12,300
Non-official language 3,100 1,380 1,720 110,375 54,925 55,455
Aboriginal 65 30 45 1,860 630 1,225
Non-Aboriginal 3,035 1,355 1,675 108,515 54,295 54,225
English and French 10 0 0 60 40 15
English and non-official language 10 0 10 1,155 545 610
French and non-official language 165 85 80 2,070 980 1,090
English, French and non-official language 0 0 0 10 0 0
Mobility status - Place of residence 1 year ago
Total - Mobility status 1 year ago - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 180 323,095 155,395 167,695 4,516,810 2,215,515 2,301,295
Non-movers 269,090 129,085 140,005 3,811,375 1,868,420 1,942,945
Movers 54,005 26,310 27,690 705,440 347,095 358,345
Non-migrants 32,815 16,050 16,770 386,620 189,765 196,855
Migrants 21,185 10,260 10,920 318,825 157,335 161,490
Internal migrants 17,325 8,320 9,005 249,960 123,425 126,540
Intraprovincial migrants 10,925 5,095 5,835 188,225 92,150 96,070
Interprovincial migrants 6,400 3,230 3,165 61,740 31,275 30,465
External migrants 3,860 1,940 1,920 68,860 33,910 34,950
Mobility status - Place of residence 5 years ago
Total - Mobility status 5 years ago - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 181 311,730 149,770 161,955 4,339,960 2,124,780 2,215,180
Non-movers 172,540 82,535 90,005 2,490,535 1,220,635 1,269,905
Movers 139,190 67,235 71,955 1,849,425 904,145 945,275
Non-migrants 78,355 38,125 40,230 940,895 460,185 480,710
Migrants 60,840 29,115 31,725 908,535 443,965 464,570
Internal migrants 47,945 23,060 24,890 672,805 329,700 343,105
Intraprovincial migrants 29,810 14,115 15,695 503,685 245,895 257,795
Interprovincial migrants 18,140 8,945 9,195 169,115 83,805 85,310
External migrants 12,890 6,055 6,835 235,730 114,265 121,465

Source

Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population.

How to cite

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2017. Victoria [Population centre], British Columbia and British Columbia [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 10, 2024).

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