Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census

Winnipeg, (CMA) - Manitoba

Data quality

Data quality note(s): Winnipeg

  • Global non-response rate (GNR), long-form census questionnaire: 4.0%

Immigrant population

Figure 1.1 Distribution (in percentage) of the immigrant population, Winnipeg, 2001 to 2016

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

Population by immigrant status and period of immigration, Winnipeg and Manitoba, 2016

Immigrant status and period of immigration Winnipeg Manitoba
number % of the total population % of the immigrant population number % of the total population % of the immigrant population
Total population in private households 761,540 100.0 ... 1,240,700 100.0 ...
Non-immigrants 566,170 74.3 ... 996,860 80.3 ...
Immigrants 181,965 23.9 100.0 227,465 18.3 100.0
Period of immigration: Before 2001 75,705 9.9 41.6 93,270 7.5 41.0
Period of immigration: 2001 to 2005 16,600 2.2 9.1 22,570 1.8 9.9
Period of immigration: 2006 to 2010 37,195 4.9 20.4 48,420 3.9 21.3
Period of immigration: 2011 to 2016 52,460 6.9 28.8 63,210 5.1 27.8
Non-permanent residents 13,405 1.8 ... 16,370 1.3 ...

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

Geography Total population Immigrant population Recent immigrants
(2011 to 2016)
Number Number % Number %
Winnipeg 761,540 181,960 23.9 52,460 6.9
Winnipeg 690,005 176,155 25.5 52,020 7.5
East St. Paul 9,370 1,085 11.6 25 0.3
Taché 11,540 1,040 9.0 120 1.0
Springfield 15,030 1,035 6.9 75 0.5
West St. Paul 5,145 840 16.3 85 1.7
St. Clements 10,735 805 7.5 30 0.3
Ritchot 6,675 355 5.3 70 1.0
Macdonald 6,935 350 5.0 20 0.3
Headingley 3,025 150 5.0 10 0.3
Rosser 1,200 90 7.5 0 0.0
St. François Xavier 1,365 65 4.8 0 0.0
Brokenhead 4 0 0 0

Immigrant population by selected demographic, migration and ethnocultural characteristics, Winnipeg, 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 147,295 .. 45,270 .. 181,960 .. 52,460 ..
Age groups 147,295 100.0 45,270 100.0 181,960 100.0 52,460 100.0
Less than 15 years 13,915 9.4 10,590 23.4 16,990 9.3 11,235 21.4
15 to 24 years 13,835 9.4 6,955 15.4 19,075 10.5 7,260 13.8
25 to 64 years 93,700 63.6 26,860 59.3 114,670 63.0 33,050 63.0
65 years and older 25,850 17.5 865 1.9 31,230 17.2 915 1.7
Median age 45.2 .. 30.4 .. 43.2 .. 30.9 ..
Admission categories for immigrants admitted since 1980 ... ... ... ... 144,480 100.0 52,460 100.0
Economic immigrants ... ... ... ... 93,435 64.7 41,325 78.8
Principal applicants ... ... ... ... 36,110 25.0 16,230 30.9
Secondary applicants ... ... ... ... 57,325 39.7 25,100 47.8
Immigrants sponsored by family ... ... ... ... 31,740 22.0 6,905 13.2
Refugees ... ... ... ... 18,925 13.1 4,135 7.9
Region of birth1 147,295 100.0 45,270 100.0 181,960 100.0 52,460 100.0
Americas 17,255 11.7 2,325 5.1 17,360 9.5 1,995 3.8
Europe 41,700 28.3 2,980 6.6 39,980 22.0 3,535 6.7
Africa 9,955 6.8 4,470 9.9 16,080 8.8 7,130 13.6
Asia 77,860 52.9 35,370 78.1 108,045 59.4 39,675 75.6
Oceania 500 0.3 115 0.3 470 0.3 130 0.2

Top places of birth of immigrants and recent immigrants,2 Winnipeg, 2016

Place of birth 2016
Number Percent Rank
Immigrant population 181,965 100.0 ...
Philippines 57,160 31.4 1
India 19,635 10.8 2
China 7,605 4.2 3
United Kingdom 7,550 4.1 4
Germany 4,800 2.6 5
Recent immigrants (2011 to 2016) 52,460 100.0 ...
Philippines 19,645 37.4 1
India 9,520 18.1 2
China 2,900 5.5 3
Nigeria 2,405 4.6 4
Pakistan 1,420 2.7 5

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

Languages 2016
Number Percent Rank
Immigrant population 181,965 100.0 ...
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 41,275 22.7 1
Punjabi (Panjabi) 13,990 7.7 2
Mandarin 4,220 2.3 3
Recent immigrants (2011 to 2016) 52,460 100.0 ...
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 14,970 28.5 1
Punjabi (Panjabi) 6,800 13.0 2
Mandarin 2,190 4.2 3

Generation status

Population by generation status and median age, Winnipeg, 2011 and 2016

Generation status 2011 2016
Number Percent Median age Number Percent Median age
Total population in private households 714,640 100.0 38.6 761,540 100.0 38.5
First generation (born abroad) 155,775 21.8 44.3 198,780 26.1 41.2
Second generation (born in Canada with at least one parent born abroad) 139,160 19.5 39.4 139,305 18.3 36.4
Born in Canada with both parents born abroad 69,270 9.7 35.9 72,390 9.5 31.2
Born in Canada with one parent born in Canada and the other born abroad 69,895 9.8 42.7 66,915 8.8 42.2
Third generation or more (born in Canada with both parents born in Canada) 419,700 58.7 35.5 423,455 55.6 37.2

Visible minority population

Figure 1.2 Population (in percentage) belonging to a visible minority group, Winnipeg, Manitoba and Canada 1996 to 2016

Figure 1.2 description Figure 1.2 Population (in percentage) belonging to a visible minority group, Winnipeg, Manitoba and Canada 1996 to 2016

Population by visible minority group and median age, Winnipeg, 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 714,640 100.0 .. 38.6 761,540 100.0 .. 38.5
Visible minority population 140,775 19.7 100.0 31.5 195,370 25.7 100.0 31.2
South Asian 23,175 3.2 16.5 31.7 38,100 5.0 19.5 30.6
Chinese 15,170 2.1 10.8 32.3 19,885 2.6 10.2 30.2
Black 17,840 2.5 12.7 27.9 27,375 3.6 14.0 27.1
Filipino 56,675 7.9 40.3 32.0 73,880 9.7 37.8 33.1
Latin American 6,560 0.9 4.7 33.8 6,830 0.9 3.5 36.5
Arab 2,725 0.4 1.9 27.5 4,595 0.6 2.4 24.4
Southeast Asian 7,060 1.0 5.0 32.6 8,000 1.1 4.1 34.2
West Asian 1,975 0.3 1.4 26.1 2,515 0.3 1.3 31.4
Korean 2,715 0.4 1.9 29.1 3,785 0.5 1.9 30.4
Japanese 1,485 0.2 1.1 39.6 1,605 0.2 0.8 38.7
Visible minority, n.i.e. 1,595 0.2 1.1 35.5 2,805 0.4 1.4 33.1
Multiple visible minorities 3,795 0.5 2.7 25.0 6,005 0.8 3.1 23.7
Not a visible minority 573,865 80.3 .. 40.9 566,170 74.3 .. 42.2

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

Geography Visible minority population
Name of the census subdivision Number % of the total population of the CSD
Winnipeg 193,055 28.0
East St. Paul 430 4.6
West St. Paul 430 8.4
Springfield 365 2.4
Ritchot 340 5.1

Ethnic and cultural origins of the population

The three most commonly reported ethnic origins,4 Winnipeg, Manitoba and Canada, 2016

Ethnic origin Winnipeg Manitoba Canada
Number of responses % Rank Number of responses % Rank Number of responses % Rank
English 147,560 19.4 1 245,960 19.8 1 6,320,085 18.3 2
Canadian 130,380 17.1 2 240,830 19.4 2 11,135,970 32.3 1
Scottish 126,740 16.6 3 208,060 16.8 4 4,799,010 13.9 3

Figure 1.3 Percentage of the population by region of ethnic origin,5 Winnipeg, Manitoba and Canada, 2016

Figure 1.3 description Figure 1.3 Percentage of the population by region of ethnic origin,5 Winnipeg, Manitoba and Canada, 2016

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Source:

Statistics Canada. 2017. Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-404-X2016001. Ottawa, Ontario. Data products, 2016 Census.

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