Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census

Figure 1.1 Distribution (in percentage) of the immigrant population, Ottawa - Gatineau, 2001 to 2016

Figure 1.1 description Figure 1.1 Distribution (in percentage) of the immigrant population, Ottawa - Gatineau, 2001 to 2016

Population by immigrant status and period of immigration, Ottawa - Gatineau and Ontario, 2016

Immigrant status and period of immigration	Ottawa - Gatineau			Ontario
	number	% of the total population	% of the immigrant population	number	% of the total population	% of the immigrant population
Total population in private households	1,300,730	100.0	...	13,242,160	100.0	...
Non-immigrants	1,027,730	79.0	...	9,188,820	69.4	...
Immigrants	255,800	19.7	100.0	3,852,145	29.1	100.0
Period of immigration: Before 2001	151,915	11.7	59.4	2,426,240	18.3	63.0
Period of immigration: 2001 to 2005	30,955	2.4	12.1	490,560	3.7	12.7
Period of immigration: 2006 to 2010	35,040	2.7	13.7	463,175	3.5	12.0
Period of immigration: 2011 to 2016	37,890	2.9	14.8	472,170	3.6	12.3
Non-permanent residents	17,200	1.3	...	201,200	1.5	...

Number and distribution (in percentage) of the immigrant population and recent immigrants in census subdivisions, Ottawa - Gatineau, 2016

Geography	Total population	Immigrant population		Recent immigrants (2011 to 2016)
	Number	Number	%	Number	%
Ottawa - Gatineau	1,300,730	255,800	19.7	37,890	2.9
Ottawa	916,855	216,505	23.6	30,075	3.3
Gatineau	271,850	33,860	12.5	7,540	2.8
Clarence-Rockland	24,020	1,185	4.9	80	0.3
North Grenville	16,250	1,090	6.7	40	0.2
Russell	16,220	930	5.7	50	0.3
Chelsea	6,905	600	8.7	35	0.5
La Pêche	7,730	415	5.4	25	0.3
Cantley	10,685	410	3.8	10	0.1
Val-des-Monts	11,580	325	2.8	25	0.2
Pontiac	5,820	235	4.0	15	0.3
L'Ange-Gardien	5,435	90	1.7	0	0.0
Thurso	2,770	50	1.8	0	0.0
Lochaber-Partie-Ouest	855	25	2.9	0	0.0
Notre-Dame-de-la-Salette	725	25	3.4	0	0.0
Denholm	505	20	4.0	0	0.0
Lochaber	360	20	5.6	0	0.0
Val-des-Bois	865	10	1.2	0	0.0
Bowman	645	0	0.0	0	0.0
Mayo	650	0	0.0	0	0.0

Immigrant population by selected demographic, migration and ethnocultural characteristics, Ottawa - Gatineau, 2011 and 2016

	2011				2016
	All immigrants		Recent immigrants (2006 to 2011)		All immigrants		Recent immigrants (2011 to 2016)
	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Population in private households	236,385	..	40,570	..	255,800	..	37,890	..
Age groups	236,385	100.0	40,575	100.0	255,800	100.0	37,895	100.0
Less than 15 years	14,745	6.2	8,500	20.9	13,840	5.4	7,760	20.5
15 to 24 years	22,755	9.6	6,460	15.9	21,635	8.5	5,505	14.5
25 to 64 years	157,945	66.8	24,220	59.7	168,780	66.0	22,565	59.5
65 years and older	40,940	17.3	1,390	3.4	51,545	20.2	2,060	5.4
Median age	45.5	..	30.5	..	47.7	..	31.7	..
Admission categories for immigrants admitted since 1980	...	...	...	...	198,425	100.0	37,890	100.0
Economic immigrants	...	...	...	...	91,595	46.2	18,030	47.6
Principal applicants	...	...	...	...	38,645	19.5	7,485	19.8
Secondary applicants	...	...	...	...	52,945	26.7	10,545	27.8
Immigrants sponsored by family	...	...	...	...	56,905	28.7	10,365	27.4
Refugees	...	...	...	...	47,650	24.0	8,630	22.8
Region of birth1	236,390	100.0	40,570	100.0	255,800	100.0	37,890	100.0
Americas	39,100	16.5	8,580	21.1	41,105	16.1	5,590	14.8
Europe	68,445	29.0	4,465	11.0	66,815	26.1	3,700	9.8
Africa	33,415	14.1	9,615	23.7	41,485	16.2	9,800	25.9
Asia	94,450	40.0	17,765	43.8	105,420	41.2	18,650	49.2
Oceania	925	0.4	140	0.3	920	0.4	150	0.4

Top places of birth of immigrants and recent immigrants,² Ottawa - Gatineau, 2016

Place of birth	2016
	Number	Percent	Rank
Immigrant population	255,800	100.0	...
China	18,900	7.4	1
United Kingdom	17,230	6.7	2
Lebanon	13,560	5.3	3
India	10,680	4.2	4
United States	9,530	3.7	5
Recent immigrants (2011 to 2016)	37,890	100.0	...
China	2,855	7.5	1
Philippines	2,745	7.2	2
Syria	2,135	5.6	3
India	1,955	5.2	4
Haiti	1,785	4.7	5

Immigrant population and recent immigrants by non-official language spoken most often at home,³ Ottawa - Gatineau, 2016

Languages	2016
	Number	Percent	Rank
Immigrant population	255,800	100.0	...
Arabic	25,030	9.8	1
Mandarin	11,890	4.6	2
Spanish	9,220	3.6	3
Recent immigrants (2011 to 2016)	37,890	100.0	...
Arabic	6,445	17.0	1
Mandarin	2,290	6.0	2
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	1,730	4.6	3

Population by generation status and median age, Ottawa - Gatineau, 2011 and 2016

Generation status	2011			2016
	Number	Percent	Median age	Number	Percent	Median age
Total population in private households	1,233,935	100.0	38.7	1,300,730	100.0	39.6
First generation (born abroad)	256,055	20.8	44.3	284,330	21.9	45.8
Second generation (born in Canada with at least one parent born abroad)	204,600	16.6	26.7	225,575	17.3	25.6
Born in Canada with both parents born abroad	105,330	8.5	21.8	117,370	9.0	21.6
Born in Canada with one parent born in Canada and the other born abroad	99,275	8.0	31.3	108,205	8.3	30.7
Third generation or more (born in Canada with both parents born in Canada)	773,275	62.7	38.9	790,830	60.8	40.1

Figure 1.2 Population (in percentage) belonging to a visible minority group, Ottawa - Gatineau, Ontario and Canada 1996 to 2016

Figure 1.2 description Figure 1.2 Population (in percentage) belonging to a visible minority group, Ottawa - Gatineau, Ontario and Canada 1996 to 2016

Population by visible minority group and median age, Ottawa - Gatineau, 2011 and 2016

	2011				2016
	Number	% of the total population	% of the visible minority population	Median age	Number	% of the total population	% of the visible minority population	Median age
Total population in private households	1,233,935	100.0	..	38.7	1,300,730	100.0	..	39.6
Visible minority population	234,270	19.0	100.0	31.1	280,985	21.6	100.0	31.5
South Asian	34,820	2.8	14.9	32.9	39,980	3.1	14.2	33.7
Chinese	37,160	3.0	15.9	36.2	43,775	3.4	15.6	36.8
Black	60,715	4.9	25.9	26.4	77,995	6.0	27.8	26.3
Filipino	11,025	0.9	4.7	35.1	12,715	1.0	4.5	36.8
Latin American	14,285	1.2	6.1	33.9	15,635	1.2	5.6	37.1
Arab	38,980	3.2	16.6	29.3	49,525	3.8	17.6	29.8
Southeast Asian	15,050	1.2	6.4	34.7	13,725	1.1	4.9	34.3
West Asian	8,200	0.7	3.5	31.9	9,925	0.8	3.5	34.5
Korean	2,485	0.2	1.1	28.0	3,265	0.3	1.2	30.2
Japanese	2,355	0.2	1.0	31.9	2,630	0.2	0.9	32.1
Visible minority, n.i.e.	2,480	0.2	1.1	31.8	3,095	0.2	1.1	32.1
Multiple visible minorities	6,705	0.5	2.9	23.2	8,725	0.7	3.1	21.1
Not a visible minority	999,670	81.0	..	40.8	1,019,750	78.4	..	42.1

Census subdivisions with a population of 5,000 or more and with the highest proportion of visible minorities, Ottawa - Gatineau, 2016

Geography	Visible minority population
Name of the census subdivision	Number	% of the total population of the CSD
Ottawa	241,250	26.3
Gatineau	36,760	13.5
Clarence-Rockland	925	3.9
Russell	610	3.8
North Grenville	335	2.1

The three most commonly reported ethnic origins,⁴ Ottawa - Gatineau, Ontario and Canada, 2016

Ethnic origin	Ottawa - Gatineau			Ontario			Canada
	Number of responses	%	Rank	Number of responses	%	Rank	Number of responses	%	Rank
Canadian	484,255	37.2	1	3,109,770	23.5	1	11,135,970	32.3	1
French	300,290	23.1	2	1,349,255	10.2	5	4,670,595	13.6	4
Irish	244,575	18.8	3	2,095,460	15.8	4	4,627,000	13.4	5

Figure 1.3 Percentage of the population by region of ethnic origin,⁵ Ottawa - Gatineau, Ontario and Canada, 2016

Figure 1.3 description Figure 1.3 Percentage of the population by region of ethnic origin,⁵ Ottawa - Gatineau, Ontario and Canada, 2016