Data tables, 2016 Census

Ethnic Origin (279), Single and Multiple Ethnic Origin Responses (3), Generation Status (4), Age (12) and Sex (3) for the Population in Private Households of Canada, Provinces and Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 2016 Census - 25% Sample Data

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This table details ethnic origin , single and multiple ethnic origin responses , generation status , age and sex for the population in private households in Montréal
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Ethnic origin (279)	Single and multiple ethnic origin responses (3)
Ethnic origin (279)	Total - Single and multiple ethnic origin responses^Footnote 2	Single ethnic origin responses^Footnote 3	Multiple ethnic origin responses^Footnote 4
Total - Ethnic origin^{Footnote 5}	4,009,790	2,900,550	1,109,250
North American Aboriginal origins	117,850	19,475	98,380
First Nations (North American Indian)	101,915	15,690	86,225
Inuit	2,155	585	1,570
Métis	15,920	3,200	12,725
Other North American origins	1,861,935	1,282,900	579,030
Acadian	15,285	3,460	11,825
American	27,335	3,155	24,185
Canadian	1,755,640	1,218,760	536,880
New Brunswicker	425	140	290
Newfoundlander	350	15	335
Nova Scotian	285	35	250
Ontarian	670	120	550
Québécois	92,110	57,185	34,930
Other North American origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 6}	135	45	95
European origins	1,721,335	775,535	945,805
British Isles origins	413,005	71,060	341,945
Channel Islander	445	60	385
Cornish	45	0	50
English	138,315	18,095	120,225
Irish	239,460	36,235	203,225
Manx	130	0	125
Scottish	124,135	12,725	111,405
Welsh	7,685	430	7,250
British Isles origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 7}	24,500	3,505	20,990
French origins	874,295	314,825	559,470
Alsatian	570	145	430
Breton	5,110	1,475	3,630
Corsican	915	110	800
French	870,245	313,090	557,155
Western European origins (except French origins)	149,330	27,145	122,185
Austrian	10,015	1,080	8,935
Bavarian	35	0	35
Belgian	31,840	8,085	23,750
Dutch	15,975	2,680	13,295
Flemish	790	115	675
Frisian	10	10	10
German	86,025	12,665	73,360
Luxembourger	570	65	505
Swiss	13,550	2,410	11,145
Western European origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 8}	105	35	65
Northern European origins (except British Isles origins)	16,100	1,900	14,195
Danish	3,805	540	3,265
Finnish	2,105	305	1,800
Icelandic	670	65	605
Norwegian	4,415	355	4,065
Swedish	4,775	455	4,325
Northern European origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 9}	1,390	180	1,210
Eastern European origins	212,570	96,375	116,195
Bulgarian	8,355	6,005	2,350
Byelorussian	2,180	650	1,525
Czech	5,035	1,190	3,850
Czechoslovakian, n.o.s.^{Footnote 10}	1,745	265	1,480
Estonian	790	160	625
Hungarian	24,505	7,495	17,010
Latvian	1,510	300	1,210
Lithuanian	5,710	1,175	4,535
Moldovan	7,220	4,650	2,570
Polish	64,895	18,855	46,040
Romanian	47,985	30,125	17,855
Russian	49,275	14,315	34,960
Slovak	3,870	1,110	2,760
Ukrainian	35,055	9,120	25,935
Eastern European origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 11}	2,695	945	1,745
Southern European origins	464,080	252,525	211,550
Albanian	3,265	2,290	975
Bosnian	940	505	435
Catalan	575	75	500
Croatian	5,230	2,025	3,210
Cypriot	455	75	375
Greek	66,395	43,830	22,560
Italian	279,800	151,540	128,260
Kosovar	380	250	125
Macedonian	610	205	405
Maltese	920	90	830
Montenegrin	365	135	230
Portuguese	56,405	32,480	23,930
Serbian	3,625	1,655	1,975
Sicilian	1,070	230	840
Slovenian	2,155	865	1,285
Spanish	68,600	15,635	52,970
Yugoslavian, n.o.s.^{Footnote 12}	2,140	575	1,565
Southern European origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 13}	225	55	175
Other European origins	31,690	11,710	19,985
Basque	2,245	225	2,020
Jewish	23,675	8,380	15,295
Roma (Gypsy)	340	55	290
Slavic, n.o.s.^{Footnote 14}	265	85	175
Other European origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 15}	5,390	2,960	2,430
Caribbean origins	184,035	129,195	54,840
Antiguan	360	105	255
Bahamian	370	60	305
Barbadian	5,220	1,935	3,285
Bermudan	90	0	85
Carib	370	25	350
Cuban	7,840	3,055	4,790
Dominican	10,035	4,500	5,540
Grenadian	1,880	790	1,085
Guadeloupean	790	195	600
Haitian	132,260	105,035	27,220
Jamaican	12,750	5,365	7,385
Kittitian/Nevisian	340	105	230
Martinican	1,460	270	1,185
Montserratan	245	70	170
Puerto Rican	435	70	370
St. Lucian	795	330	455
Trinidadian/Tobagonian	6,185	1,990	4,200
Vincentian/Grenadinian	3,960	1,995	1,970
West Indian, n.o.s.^{Footnote 16}	5,325	2,085	3,245
Caribbean origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 17}	3,645	1,215	2,430
Latin, Central and South American origins	135,405	77,810	57,600
Aboriginal from Central/South America (except Arawak and Maya)	4,805	685	4,120
Arawak	150	0	150
Argentinian	4,240	855	3,385
Belizean	50	20	30
Bolivian	1,335	570	765
Brazilian	6,440	2,105	4,330
Chilean	12,030	5,645	6,385
Colombian	22,910	17,170	5,745
Costa Rican	915	370	545
Ecuadorian	2,375	955	1,415
Guatemalan	8,750	4,950	3,795
Guyanese	3,385	1,235	2,150
Hispanic	875	410	470
Honduran	3,895	2,155	1,740
Maya	1,330	380	950
Mexican	21,125	11,410	9,715
Nicaraguan	2,200	1,095	1,100
Panamanian	1,335	470	865
Paraguayan	270	105	160
Peruvian	17,430	10,040	7,390
Salvadorean	17,300	10,760	6,540
Uruguayan	1,495	420	1,080
Venezuelan	6,675	3,025	3,650
Latin, Central and South American origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 18}	4,960	2,975	1,985
African origins	321,450	230,875	90,575
Central and West African origins	64,805	49,375	15,430
Akan	535	380	160
Angolan	760	285	475
Ashanti	120	40	75
Beninese	2,865	1,605	1,260
Burkinabe	1,765	1,140	625
Cameroonian	13,390	11,320	2,070
Chadian	805	500	305
Congolese	14,455	11,205	3,250
Edo	105	60	50
Ewe	335	145	185
Gabonese	670	305	370
Gambian	125	35	90
Ghanaian	2,870	1,815	1,055
Guinean	4,350	3,100	1,250
Ibo	170	115	55
Ivorian	6,200	4,540	1,655
Liberian	95	25	70
Malian	2,505	1,310	1,205
Malinké	535	295	235
Nigerian	2,350	1,370	975
Peulh	1,740	1,025	710
Senegalese	6,025	3,915	2,110
Sierra Leonean	110	40	65
Togolese	2,825	1,760	1,070
Wolof	515	330	190
Yoruba	355	190	165
Central and West African origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 19}	4,700	2,515	2,185
North African origins	201,520	150,140	51,380
Algerian	54,640	42,115	12,525
Berber	29,955	19,345	10,605
Coptic	660	230	430
Dinka	20	20	0
Egyptian	27,160	14,895	12,265
Libyan	925	665	265
Maure	415	190	220
Moroccan	77,450	58,380	19,070
Sudanese	280	85	195
Tunisian	17,645	12,660	4,985
North African origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 20}	2,900	1,555	1,345
Southern and East African origins	19,925	12,245	7,675
Afrikaner	95	15	80
Amhara	40	20	25
Bantu, n.o.s.^{Footnote 21}	1,355	825	535
Burundian	3,070	2,555	510
Djiboutian	245	180	60
Eritrean	505	350	155
Ethiopian	1,370	850	520
Harari	15	15	0
Kenyan	465	245	220
Malagasy	2,625	1,235	1,390
Mauritian	3,310	1,465	1,850
Oromo	20	0	20
Rwandan	3,050	2,300	750
Seychellois	740	400	340
Somali	1,370	1,060	310
South African	700	75	625
Tanzanian	180	70	110
Tigrian	70	10	55
Ugandan	190	45	145
Zambian	30	0	30
Zimbabwean	265	115	150
Zulu	55	20	30
Southern and East African origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 22}	1,045	380	665
Other African origins	38,655	19,110	19,545
Black, n.o.s.^{Footnote 23}	3,110	965	2,140
Other African origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 24}	36,160	18,145	18,015
Asian origins	508,290	384,475	123,815
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins	214,865	150,150	64,720
Afghan	9,215	8,060	1,150
Arab, n.o.s.^{Footnote 25}	39,250	28,285	10,965
Armenian	26,100	15,475	10,620
Assyrian	350	95	250
Azerbaijani	505	145	355
Georgian	555	175	385
Hazara	355	110	245
Iranian	23,410	19,115	4,290
Iraqi	4,600	2,985	1,620
Israeli	5,895	1,325	4,570
Jordanian	1,380	850	525
Kazakh	565	265	305
Kurd	1,875	1,075	805
Kuwaiti	80	30	50
Kyrgyz	250	155	100
Lebanese	68,765	45,850	22,915
Palestinian	6,345	3,490	2,855
Pashtun	490	310	175
Saudi Arabian	610	360	250
Syrian	24,695	13,400	11,295
Tajik	315	205	115
Tatar	835	175	665
Turk	13,565	6,475	7,090
Turkmen	35	10	30
Uighur	360	220	140
Uzbek	415	200	215
Yemeni	710	215	495
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 26}	2,275	1,090	1,185
South Asian origins	90,815	71,105	19,705
Bangladeshi	6,925	6,025	900
Bengali	4,065	3,535	525
Bhutanese	95	75	15
East Indian	48,485	34,515	13,965
Goan	215	35	180
Gujarati	405	265	140
Kashmiri	260	115	150
Nepali	345	180	170
Pakistani	13,125	9,660	3,465
Punjabi	2,950	1,830	1,120
Sinhalese	270	175	95
Sri Lankan	14,595	11,865	2,730
Tamil	3,055	1,360	1,695
South Asian origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 27}	2,100	1,470	635
East and Southeast Asian origins	205,595	162,055	43,540
Burmese	245	45	200
Cambodian (Khmer)	13,495	7,605	5,890
Chinese	108,780	83,600	25,180
Filipino	35,680	27,855	7,835
Hmong	30	25	10
Indonesian	1,090	285	810
Japanese	5,320	2,220	3,100
Karen	0	0	0
Korean	7,625	6,405	1,215
Laotian	6,545	4,005	2,545
Malaysian	550	90	460
Mongolian	765	275	490
Singaporean	100	15	85
Taiwanese	1,940	1,060	875
Thai	2,005	655	1,350
Tibetan	70	40	25
Vietnamese	38,660	27,760	10,900
East and Southeast Asian origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 28}	245	120	125
Other Asian origins	1,640	1,170	470
Other Asian origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 29}	1,640	1,170	470
Oceania origins	2,450	285	2,165
Australian	1,650	175	1,475
New Zealander	355	20	335
Pacific Islands origins	520	95	430
Fijian	60	20	40
Hawaiian	45	10	35
Maori	65	15	50
Samoan	10	0	10
Polynesian, n.o.s.^{Footnote 30}	165	30	130
Pacific Islands origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 31}	205	20	185

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Footnote(s)

Footnote 1

For more information on generation status variables, including information on their classifications, the questions from which they are derived, data quality and their comparability with other sources of data, please refer to the Place of Birth, Generation Status, Citizenship and Immigration Reference Guide, Census of Population, 2016.

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Footnote 2

Total ethnic origin responses are the sum of single and multiple responses for each ethnic origin. Total response counts indicate the number of persons who reported a specified ethnic origin, either as their only origin or in addition to one or more other ethnic origins. The sum of all ethnic origin responses is greater than the total population estimate due to the reporting of multiple origins.

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Footnote 3

A single ethnic origin response occurs when a person provides one ethnic origin only.

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Footnote 4

A multiple ethnic origin response occurs when a person provides two or more ethnic origins.

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Footnote 5

This is a total population estimate. The sum of the ethnic groups in this table is greater than the total population estimate because a person may report more than one ethnic origin in the census.

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Footnote 6

Includes general responses indicating North American origins (e.g., 'North American') as well as more specific responses indicating North American origins that have not been included elsewhere (e.g., 'Maritimer').

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Footnote 7

Includes general responses indicating British Isles origins (e.g., 'British,' 'United Kingdom') as well as more specific responses indicating British Isles origins that have not been included elsewhere (e.g., 'Celtic').

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Footnote 8

Includes general responses indicating Western European origins (e.g., 'Western European') as well as more specific responses indicating Western European origins that have not been included elsewhere (e.g., 'Liechtensteiner').

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Footnote 9

Includes general responses indicating Northern European origins (e.g., 'Northern European') as well as more specific responses indicating Northern European origins that have not been included elsewhere (e.g., 'Faroese,' 'Scandinavian').

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Footnote 10

Includes responses of 'Czechoslovakian,' not otherwise specified.

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Footnote 11

Includes general responses indicating Eastern European origins (e.g., 'Eastern European') as well as more specific responses indicating Eastern European origins that have not been included elsewhere (e.g., 'Baltic').

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Footnote 12

Includes responses of 'Yugoslavian,' not otherwise specified.

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Footnote 13

Includes general responses indicating Southern European origins (e.g., 'Southern European') as well as more specific responses indicating Southern European origins that have not been included elsewhere (e.g., 'Gibraltarian').

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Footnote 14

Includes responses of 'Slavic,' not otherwise specified.

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Footnote 15

Includes general responses indicating Other European origins (e.g., 'European') as well as more specific responses indicating European origins that have not been included elsewhere (e.g., 'Central European').

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Footnote 16

Includes responses of 'West Indian,' not otherwise specified.

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Footnote 17

Includes general responses indicating Caribbean origins (e.g., 'Antilles,' 'Caribbean') as well as more specific responses indicating Caribbean origins that have not been included elsewhere (e.g., 'Aruban').

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Footnote 18

Includes general responses indicating Latin, Central or South American origins (e.g., 'South American') as well as more specific responses indicating Latin, Central or South American origins that have not been included elsewhere (e.g., 'Surinamese').

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Footnote 19

Includes general responses indicating Central or West African origins (e.g., 'West African') as well as more specific responses indicating Central or West African origins that have not been included elsewhere (e.g., 'Luba,' 'Mossi').

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Footnote 20

Includes general responses indicating North African origins (e.g., 'North African') as well as more specific responses indicating North African origins that have not been included elsewhere (e.g., 'Maghreb').

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Footnote 21

Includes responses of 'Bantu,' not otherwise specified.

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Footnote 22

Includes general responses indicating Southern or East African origins (e.g., 'East African') as well as more specific responses indicating Southern or East African origins that have not been included elsewhere (e.g., 'Hutu,' 'Shona').

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Footnote 23

Includes responses of 'Black,' not otherwise specified.

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Footnote 24

Includes general responses indicating Other African origins (e.g., 'African') as well as more specific responses indicating Other African origins that have not been included elsewhere (e.g., 'Saharan').

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Footnote 25

Includes responses of 'Arab,' not otherwise specified.

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Footnote 26

Includes general responses indicating West Asian, Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins (e.g., 'West Asian,' 'Middle Eastern') as well as more specific responses indicating West Asian, Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins that have not been included elsewhere (e.g., 'Baloch,' 'Circassian').

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Footnote 27

Includes general responses indicating South Asian origins (e.g., 'South Asian') as well as more specific responses indicating South Asian origins that have not been included elsewhere (e.g., 'Telugu').

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Footnote 28

Includes general responses indicating East and Southeast Asian origins (e.g., 'Southeast Asian') as well as more specific responses indicating East and Southeast Asian origins that have not been included elsewhere (e.g., 'Bruneian').

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Footnote 29

Includes general responses indicating Other Asian origins (e.g., 'Asian') as well as more specific responses indicating Other Asian origins that have not been included elsewhere (e.g., 'Eurasian').

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Footnote 30

Includes responses of 'Polynesian,' not otherwise specified.

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Footnote 31

Includes general responses indicating Pacific Islands origins (e.g., 'Pacific Islander') as well as more specific responses indicating Pacific Islands origins that have not been included elsewhere (e.g., 'Tahitian').

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Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population, Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-400-X2016187.

Date modified:: 2019-06-17

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