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Selected Demographic, Cultural, Educational, Labour Force and Income Characteristics (984), First Official Language Spoken (6), Age (8B) and Sex (3) for the Population in Private Households of Canada, Provinces and Territories, Census Divisions and Census Subdivisions, 2016 Census - 25% Sample Data

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This table details selected demographic, cultural, educational, labour force and income characteristics , first official language spoken , age and sex for the population in private households in Laval, V
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Selected Demographic, Cultural, Educational, Labour Force and Income Characteristics (984) First official language spoken (6)
Total - First official language spoken English French English and French Neither English nor French Official language minority (number)Footnote 1
Population in private households - 25% sample data 410,845 72,615 293,035 36,995 8,195 91,115
Total - Age groups, average age and median age for the population in private households - 25% sample data 410,850 72,615 293,035 36,995 8,195 91,115
0 to 14 years 73,355 13,110 52,740 5,475 2,030 15,850
0 to 4 years 22,410 3,805 15,655 1,175 1,785 4,390
5 to 9 years 26,360 4,595 19,505 2,095 160 5,645
10 to 14 years 24,590 4,710 17,580 2,205 85 5,815
15 to 64 years 275,085 51,190 192,985 28,480 2,420 65,435
15 to 19 years 25,265 4,410 17,555 3,210 85 6,015
20 to 24 years 26,945 4,475 19,240 3,180 45 6,065
25 to 29 years 23,155 4,260 16,300 2,500 90 5,510
30 to 34 years 23,840 4,800 16,180 2,745 115 6,170
35 to 39 years 27,040 5,520 17,895 3,435 180 7,240
40 to 44 years 28,700 6,605 18,635 3,300 155 8,260
45 to 49 years 30,985 6,725 20,315 3,650 295 8,550
50 to 54 years 33,385 6,270 23,920 2,825 370 7,680
55 to 59 years 31,190 4,850 23,720 2,155 465 5,930
60 to 64 years 24,580 3,275 19,215 1,475 615 4,015
65 years and over 62,410 8,315 47,310 3,035 3,745 9,835
65 to 69 years 20,105 2,815 15,315 1,220 755 3,425
70 to 74 years 16,205 1,925 12,685 825 770 2,340
75 to 79 years 11,745 1,535 8,910 545 760 1,805
80 to 84 years 8,520 1,210 6,190 300 820 1,360
85 years and over 5,830 830 4,220 150 635 900
85 to 89 years 4,280 615 3,160 100 400 670
90 to 94 years 1,320 170 925 40 185 185
95 to 99 years 220 40 125 10 45 45
100 years and over 10 0 0 0 0 0
Average age 40.1 38.5 40.6 36.8 50.8 not applicable ...
Median age 41.0 39.8 41.7 37.3 62.2 not applicable ...
Total - Marital status for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataFootnote 2 337,490 59,510 240,305 31,520 6,165 75,265
Married or living common law 196,390 37,480 136,435 18,765 3,710 46,865
Married 146,165 33,225 91,815 17,530 3,590 41,995
Living common law 50,230 4,255 44,620 1,235 120 4,870
Not married and not living common law 141,105 22,030 103,865 12,750 2,460 28,405
Never married 98,535 15,545 72,120 10,420 445 20,760
Separated 5,240 1,010 3,685 440 110 1,225
Divorced 22,260 3,490 17,240 1,290 240 4,130
Widowed 15,075 1,990 10,815 600 1,665 2,285
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataFootnote 3 337,495 59,510 240,300 31,520 6,165 75,265
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 322,765 56,685 230,595 29,590 5,880 not applicable ...
Average total income in 2015 among recipients ($) 42,879 43,275 44,364 36,083 15,064 not applicable ...
Median total income in 2015 among recipients ($) 33,767 32,209 35,729 28,795 14,919 not applicable ...
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 322,820 56,715 230,630 29,595 5,885 not applicable ...
Average after-tax income in 2015 among recipients ($) 35,035 35,118 36,131 30,397 14,576 not applicable ...
Median after-tax income in 2015 among recipients ($) 30,138 28,876 31,552 26,523 14,889 not applicable ...
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 287,760 50,380 208,355 26,655 2,370 not applicable ...
Average market income in 2015 among recipients ($) 41,165 42,416 42,108 34,074 11,381 not applicable ...
Median market income in 2015 among recipients ($) 31,331 31,077 32,657 25,917 6,488 not applicable ...
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 246,120 42,515 174,635 23,250 5,725 not applicable ...
Average government transfers in 2015 among recipients ($) 8,103 7,442 8,342 6,862 10,775 not applicable ...
Median government transfers in 2015 among recipients ($) 6,026 4,471 6,689 3,682 12,522 not applicable ...
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 239,545 43,465 171,265 23,660 1,155 not applicable ...
Average employment income in 2015 among recipients ($) 41,486 43,441 42,073 34,849 16,910 not applicable ...
Median employment income in 2015 among recipients ($) 33,042 33,417 34,008 27,803 14,095 not applicable ...
Composition of total income in 2015 of the population aged 15 years and over in private households (%) - 25% sample dataFootnote 4 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 not applicable ...
Market income (%)Footnote 5 85.6 87.1 85.8 85.1 30.4 not applicable ...
Employment income (%)Footnote 6 71.8 77.0 70.4 77.2 22.1 not applicable ...
Government transfers (%)Footnote 7 14.4 12.9 14.2 14.9 69.6 not applicable ...
Total - Total income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataFootnote 8 337,495 59,505 240,305 31,520 6,165 75,265
Without total income 14,730 2,820 9,700 1,925 285 3,780
With total income 322,760 56,690 230,600 29,590 5,880 71,485
Percentage with total income 95.6 95.3 96.0 93.9 95.4 95.0
Under $10,000 (including loss) 42,565 7,895 27,855 5,015 1,800 10,410
$10,000 to $19,999 57,290 10,490 38,285 5,590 2,920 13,290
$20,000 to $29,999 46,645 8,350 32,760 4,770 765 10,735
$30,000 to $39,999 40,025 6,625 29,315 3,875 205 8,565
$40,000 to $49,999 37,130 6,355 27,420 3,240 105 7,980
$50,000 to $59,999 27,610 4,490 20,820 2,250 50 5,615
$60,000 to $69,999 19,695 3,415 14,660 1,610 0 4,225
$70,000 to $79,999 15,540 2,515 12,005 1,005 10 3,020
$80,000 to $89,999 10,865 1,835 8,280 750 0 2,210
$90,000 to $99,999 6,770 1,135 5,165 470 0 1,375
$100,000 and over 18,625 3,570 14,025 1,025 10 4,075
$100,000 to $149,999 12,785 2,350 9,660 770 10 2,735
$150,000 and over 5,835 1,220 4,360 255 0 1,345
Total - After-tax income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataFootnote 9 337,495 59,510 240,300 31,520 6,165 75,270
Without after-tax income 14,675 2,795 9,670 1,925 285 3,755
With after-tax income 322,820 56,715 230,630 29,595 5,885 71,510
Percentage with after-tax income 95.7 95.3 96.0 93.9 95.5 95.0
Under $10,000 (including loss) 44,190 8,100 29,145 5,125 1,820 10,660
$10,000 to $19,999 59,955 10,985 40,205 5,825 2,940 13,895
$20,000 to $29,999 56,435 10,300 39,630 5,700 800 13,145
$30,000 to $39,999 53,455 8,815 39,595 4,835 205 11,230
$40,000 to $49,999 40,445 6,785 30,195 3,390 70 8,480
$50,000 to $59,999 26,300 4,360 19,940 1,965 35 5,345
$60,000 to $69,999 17,495 2,835 13,320 1,340 0 3,505
$70,000 to $79,999 9,120 1,505 6,995 625 0 1,820
$80,000 and over 15,430 3,035 11,600 785 10 3,425
$80,000 to $89,999 5,180 980 3,920 285 0 1,115
$90,000 to $99,999 3,025 580 2,260 175 10 670
$100,000 and over 7,225 1,475 5,420 325 0 1,635
Total - Employment income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataFootnote 10 337,495 59,505 240,300 31,515 6,165 75,265
Without employment income 97,945 16,045 69,040 7,860 5,005 19,975
With employment income 239,545 43,465 171,265 23,660 1,160 55,295
Percentage with employment income 71.0 73.0 71.3 75.1 18.8 73.5
Under $5,000 (including loss) 28,570 4,210 21,410 2,730 215 5,575
$5,000 to $9,999 18,960 3,455 13,155 2,165 190 4,535
$10,000 to $19,999 34,925 6,565 23,665 4,335 360 8,730
$20,000 to $29,999 28,710 5,635 19,475 3,380 225 7,325
$30,000 to $39,999 29,035 5,255 20,570 3,120 95 6,810
$40,000 to $49,999 24,745 4,710 17,595 2,395 45 5,910
$50,000 to $59,999 19,240 3,625 13,930 1,670 10 4,460
$60,000 to $69,999 14,680 2,715 10,820 1,135 10 3,285
$70,000 to $79,999 12,755 2,170 9,675 905 0 2,625
$80,000 and over 27,920 5,130 20,970 1,820 0 6,040
$80,000 to $89,999 8,020 1,325 6,095 595 0 1,625
$90,000 to $99,999 5,395 865 4,135 395 0 1,065
$100,000 and over 14,505 2,940 10,735 825 0 3,355
Total - Employment income statistics for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataFootnote 11 337,495 59,510 240,300 31,515 6,165 75,270
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households who worked full year full time in 2015 - 25% sample dataFootnote 12 109,370 22,215 76,165 10,710 280 not applicable ...
Median employment income in 2015 for full-year full-time workers ($)Footnote 13 48,883 47,611 50,572 42,459 21,694 not applicable ...
Average employment income in 2015 for full-year full-time workers ($)Footnote 14 57,750 57,724 59,079 49,189 25,644 not applicable ...
Total - Knowledge of official languages for the population in private households - 25% Sample DataFootnote 15 410,850 72,620 293,035 36,995 8,200 91,120
English only 21,055 21,055 0 0 0 21,055
French only 139,910 0 139,915 0 0 0
English and French 241,495 51,500 153,020 36,970 0 69,990
Neither English nor French 8,380 60 105 25 8,200 75
Total - Language spoken most often at home for the population in private households - 25% Sample DataFootnote 16 410,850 72,620 293,040 36,995 8,200 91,115
English 54,990 51,040 3,950 0 0 51,040
French 250,230 2,505 247,725 0 0 2,505
Non-official language 67,510 10,465 18,920 29,925 8,195 25,425
Aboriginal 0 0 0 0 0 0
Non-Aboriginal 67,510 10,465 18,925 29,925 8,200 25,425
English and French 6,595 1,110 2,630 2,855 0 2,535
English and non-official language 6,875 6,765 115 0 0 6,765
French and non-official language 18,125 125 18,000 0 0 125
English, French and non-official language 6,515 610 1,690 4,215 0 2,715
Total - Other language(s) spoken regularly at home for the population in private households - 25% Sample DataFootnote 17 410,845 72,620 293,040 36,995 8,195 91,115
None 296,375 39,215 231,045 18,425 7,690 48,425
English 30,120 5,050 20,910 4,025 120 7,065
French 29,950 9,060 12,155 8,555 175 13,340
Non-official language 42,730 15,995 25,285 1,265 185 16,630
Aboriginal 10 0 0 0 0 0
Non-Aboriginal 42,715 15,990 25,275 1,265 180 16,625
English and French 5,035 140 395 4,480 20 2,385
English and non-official language 3,240 155 3,050 40 0 175
French and non-official language 3,205 2,980 185 40 0 3,000
English, French and non-official language 200 15 20 155 0 95
Total - Mother tongue for the population in private households - 25% Sample DataFootnote 18 410,845 72,620 293,040 36,995 8,195 91,115
English 30,100 30,025 75 0 0 30,025
French 230,375 90 230,285 0 0 85
Non-official language 132,090 37,720 52,555 33,620 8,200 54,530
Aboriginal 0 0 10 0 0 0
Non-Aboriginal 132,080 37,720 52,545 33,620 8,195 54,525
English and French 4,180 875 1,455 1,845 0 1,800
English and non-official language 3,315 3,285 30 0 0 3,285
French and non-official language 8,105 40 8,065 0 0 35
English, French and non-official language 2,685 585 565 1,530 0 1,350
Total - Knowledge of languages for the population in private households - 25% sample dataFootnote 19 410,845 72,620 293,040 36,995 8,195 91,115
Official languages 402,465 72,555 292,935 36,970 0 91,045
English 262,550 72,555 153,020 36,975 0 91,045
French 381,410 51,505 292,935 36,970 0 69,990
Non-official languages 184,520 51,205 89,465 35,650 8,195 69,030
Aboriginal languages 20 10 15 0 0 0
Non-Aboriginal languages 184,505 51,205 89,455 35,650 8,195 69,030
Total - Aboriginal identity for the population in private households - 25% sample dataFootnote 20 410,845 72,620 293,040 36,995 8,200 91,115
Aboriginal identityFootnote 21 2,530 240 2,285 0 0 240
Single Aboriginal responsesFootnote 22 2,345 225 2,120 0 0 225
First Nations (North American Indian)Footnote 23 1,145 160 985 0 0 160
Métis 1,170 65 1,105 0 0 65
Inuk (Inuit) 30 10 25 0 0 10
Multiple Aboriginal responsesFootnote 24 65 10 55 0 0 10
Aboriginal responses not included elsewhereFootnote 25 115 10 110 0 0 0
Non-Aboriginal identity 408,320 72,380 290,750 36,995 8,195 90,875
Total - Population by Registered or Treaty Indian status for the population in private households - 25% sample dataFootnote 26 410,850 72,620 293,035 36,995 8,195 91,120
Registered or Treaty IndianFootnote 27 575 65 510 0 0 70
Not a Registered or Treaty Indian 410,270 72,555 292,530 36,995 8,200 91,050
Total - Aboriginal ancestry for the population in private households - 25% sample dataFootnote 28 410,845 72,620 293,035 36,995 8,200 91,115
Aboriginal ancestry (only)Footnote 29 1,365 55 1,300 0 0 60
Single Aboriginal ancestry (only)Footnote 30 1,350 55 1,290 0 0 55
First Nations (North American Indian) single ancestryFootnote 31 1,120 40 1,080 0 0 40
Métis single ancestry 215 10 200 0 0 15
Inuit single ancestry 20 0 10 0 0 10
Multiple Aboriginal ancestries (only)Footnote 32 10 0 10 0 0 0
First Nations (North American Indian) and Métis ancestries 15 10 10 0 0 0
First Nations (North American Indian) and Inuit ancestries 0 0 0 0 0 0
Métis and Inuit ancestries 0 0 0 0 0 0
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis and Inuit ancestries 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesFootnote 33 6,900 560 6,305 40 0 580
Single Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesFootnote 34 6,820 560 6,220 40 0 575
First Nations (North American Indian) and non-Aboriginal ancestries 5,935 465 5,435 35 0 485
Métis and non-Aboriginal ancestries 810 90 715 0 0 90
Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 75 0 70 0 0 10
Multiple Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesFootnote 35 85 0 80 0 0 0
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis and non-Aboriginal ancestries 80 0 80 0 0 0
First Nations (North American Indian), Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 0 0 0 0 0 0
Métis, Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 0 0 0 0 0 0
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis, Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 0 0 0 0 0 0
Non-Aboriginal ancestry (only)Footnote 36 402,585 72,000 285,435 36,955 8,195 90,480
Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample dataFootnote 37 410,850 72,620 293,040 36,995 8,195 91,115
Canadian citizensFootnote 38 386,710 67,910 280,015 33,125 5,660 84,470
Canadian citizens only 351,170 63,200 258,405 24,705 4,865 75,550
Citizens of Canada and at least one other country 35,540 4,710 21,610 8,420 800 8,920
Not Canadian citizensFootnote 39 24,140 4,715 13,025 3,870 2,535 6,645
Total - Immigrant status and period of immigration for the population in private households - 25% sample dataFootnote 40 410,850 72,615 293,040 36,990 8,195 91,115
Non-immigrantsFootnote 41 291,635 49,085 229,140 11,655 1,755 54,915
ImmigrantsFootnote 42 116,935 22,995 62,730 25,045 6,165 35,515
Before 1981 27,280 9,645 11,540 4,430 1,660 11,865
1981 to 1990 17,690 2,810 9,690 4,295 895 4,960
1991 to 2000 23,015 3,815 12,675 5,550 975 6,590
2001 to 2010 33,810 4,220 20,435 8,155 1,005 8,295
2001 to 2005 16,885 2,135 9,745 4,535 475 4,400
2006 to 2010 16,920 2,085 10,685 3,620 530 3,895
2011 to 2016Footnote 43 15,140 2,505 8,395 2,610 1,630 3,810
Non-permanent residentsFootnote 44 2,275 540 1,165 295 275 685
Total - Age at immigration for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample dataFootnote 45 116,935 22,995 62,730 25,040 6,170 35,515
Under 5 years 11,815 2,295 7,245 2,095 180 3,340
5 to 14 years 20,430 4,150 10,685 5,360 230 6,830
15 to 24 years 25,430 6,600 11,910 6,105 820 9,650
25 to 44 years 51,195 8,855 29,285 10,810 2,245 14,260
45 years and over 8,060 1,095 3,605 665 2,690 1,430
Total - Selected places of birth for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample dataFootnote 46 116,935 22,995 62,730 25,040 6,165 35,510
Americas 24,550 2,280 17,855 3,800 620 4,180
Brazil 475 85 185 205 0 185
Colombia 1,955 100 1,155 610 100 400
El Salvador 1,540 125 850 495 70 375
Guyana 85 85 0 0 0 80
Haiti 12,015 105 11,185 450 270 330
Jamaica 170 170 0 0 0 165
Mexico 1,140 105 640 380 20 295
Peru 1,305 120 795 330 60 285
Trinidad and Tobago 155 155 0 0 0 155
United StatesFootnote 47 1,275 555 540 175 10 640
Other places of birth in Americas 4,450 690 2,505 1,160 100 1,270
Europe 30,795 9,280 12,360 7,265 1,885 12,910
Bosnia and Herzegovina 195 45 70 70 10 80
Croatia 280 140 70 60 10 170
France 3,325 110 3,170 45 0 135
Germany 545 345 160 40 0 365
Greece 5,945 3,895 150 875 1,030 4,330
Hungary 295 185 55 55 0 215
IrelandFootnote 48 25 20 0 0 0 20
Italy 5,685 2,025 2,160 1,180 320 2,610
Netherlands 40 30 10 0 0 30
Poland 570 235 200 120 20 295
Portugal 3,145 610 1,705 590 245 905
Romania 5,255 375 2,070 2,680 125 1,720
Russian Federation 800 200 335 220 40 310
SerbiaFootnote 49 135 55 35 30 10 65
Ukraine 450 80 175 190 0 175
United KingdomFootnote 50 315 285 25 10 0 290
Other places of birth in Europe 3,795 650 1,970 1,090 85 1,195
Africa 23,810 1,355 19,310 2,945 205 2,825
Algeria 6,530 45 5,870 610 10 350
Egypt 2,685 625 1,355 650 55 955
Ethiopia 65 15 20 30 0 30
Kenya 50 30 0 25 0 40
Morocco 7,880 75 6,710 995 100 570
Nigeria 100 90 0 10 0 90
Somalia 10 10 0 0 0 0
South Africa, Republic of 45 30 15 0 0 30
Other places of birth in Africa 6,445 435 5,345 630 40 755
Asia 37,705 10,030 13,195 11,030 3,450 15,545
Afghanistan 1,995 410 485 755 345 790
Bangladesh 320 230 25 50 10 255
ChinaFootnote 51 1,840 695 495 430 220 910
Hong KongFootnote 52 115 85 10 10 10 90
India 1,815 1,145 95 305 260 1,305
IranFootnote 53 825 300 185 285 50 440
Iraq 615 220 135 135 130 290
Japan 60 30 15 10 10 30
Korea, SouthFootnote 54 110 40 60 10 0 40
Lebanon 12,420 1,615 5,950 4,380 475 3,805
Pakistan 1,305 770 185 300 50 920
Philippines 610 500 30 85 0 540
Sri Lanka 1,575 1,055 75 315 130 1,210
SyriaFootnote 55 5,465 1,145 1,755 1,640 925 1,970
Taiwan 85 30 25 20 10 40
Viet Nam 2,040 290 975 575 195 575
Other places of birth in Asia 6,530 1,485 2,695 1,710 640 2,335
Oceania and other places of birthFootnote 56 65 50 15 0 0 50
Total - Selected places of birth for the recent immigrant population in private households - 25% sample dataFootnote 57 15,145 2,505 8,395 2,610 1,630 3,810
Americas 3,975 315 2,845 585 230 605
Brazil 130 20 50 60 0 50
Colombia 520 15 305 135 65 80
Cuba 150 15 95 15 20 20
Haiti 2,050 20 1,885 60 85 50
Jamaica 0 10 0 0 0 0
Mexico 315 40 165 95 10 90
United StatesFootnote 58 260 95 140 15 10 105
VenezuelaFootnote 59 130 10 30 65 20 45
Other places of birth in Americas 425 90 180 130 25 155
Europe 1,755 285 940 395 125 485
France 300 0 295 10 0 0
Germany 35 20 15 0 0 20
IrelandFootnote 60 0 0 0 0 0 0
MoldovaFootnote 61 310 20 165 105 25 75
Romania 455 15 220 150 70 95
Russian Federation 60 20 15 15 0 30
Ukraine 120 25 65 40 0 40
United KingdomFootnote 62 25 15 0 10 0 20
Other places of birth in Europe 440 170 170 70 35 205
Africa 4,035 200 3,240 480 120 440
Algeria 705 10 640 50 10 35
Cameroon 430 0 430 0 0 0
Congo, Democratic Republic of the 205 10 185 10 0 10
Côte d'Ivoire 140 0 140 0 0 0
Egypt 490 110 165 190 20 210
Eritrea 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ethiopia 0 0 0 0 0 0
Morocco 865 10 720 80 65 40
Nigeria 10 10 0 0 0 0
Somalia 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Africa, Republic of 10 0 0 0 0 0
Tunisia 480 0 375 90 10 50
Other places of birth in Africa 700 50 575 65 15 80
Asia 5,365 1,695 1,365 1,155 1,155 2,270
Afghanistan 365 90 55 115 105 145
Bangladesh 15 10 0 0 0 10
ChinaFootnote 63 290 100 45 65 75 135
Hong KongFootnote 64 0 0 0 0 0 0
India 205 135 0 25 35 145
IranFootnote 65 55 15 10 25 0 25
Iraq 240 65 50 35 90 85
Israel 20 0 10 0 0 0
Japan 10 0 0 0 0 0
Korea, SouthFootnote 66 30 10 25 0 0 10
Lebanon 1,130 160 550 370 50 345
Nepal 10 10 0 0 0 0
Pakistan 245 115 20 75 30 160
Philippines 90 85 10 0 0 85
Saudi Arabia 35 20 10 10 0 25
Sri Lanka 125 60 10 15 35 75
SyriaFootnote 67 2,045 650 430 320 645 810
Taiwan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkey 55 0 15 10 30 0
United Arab Emirates 30 25 10 10 0 25
Viet Nam 45 25 0 0 15 25
Other places of birth in Asia 340 115 115 65 45 150
Oceania and otherFootnote 68 10 10 0 0 0 0
Australia 10 0 0 0 0 0
Other places of birthFootnote 69 0 10 0 0 0 0
Total - Generation status for the population in private households - 25% sample dataFootnote 70 410,845 72,620 293,040 36,995 8,195 91,115
First generationFootnote 71 120,520 23,865 64,650 25,505 6,500 36,620
Second generationFootnote 72 90,385 29,575 49,095 10,170 1,545 34,660
Third generation or moreFootnote 73 199,945 19,180 179,290 1,320 150 19,840
Total - Admission category and applicant type for the immigrant population in private households who landed between 1980 and 2016 - 25% sample dataFootnote 74 91,565 13,590 52,410 20,970 4,595 24,075
Economic immigrantsFootnote 75 46,885 4,515 28,815 12,730 825 10,875
Principal applicantsFootnote 76 20,060 2,180 12,115 5,420 345 4,885
Secondary applicantsFootnote 77 26,825 2,335 16,700 7,310 480 5,985
Immigrants sponsored by familyFootnote 78 25,410 5,080 14,795 3,730 1,810 6,945
RefugeesFootnote 79 18,290 3,810 8,310 4,320 1,850 5,970
Other immigrantsFootnote 80 985 195 495 195 105 290
Total - Visible minority for the population in private households - 25% sample dataFootnote 81 410,845 72,615 293,035 36,995 8,195 91,115
Total visible minority populationFootnote 82 107,255 15,680 70,050 16,955 4,570 24,160
South AsianFootnote 83 8,800 4,660 1,210 2,125 800 5,725
Chinese 3,870 1,290 1,390 835 360 1,705
Black 32,095 2,430 28,280 1,055 330 2,955
Filipino 980 820 60 110 0 870
Latin American 12,660 1,115 7,585 3,470 490 2,850
Arab 33,690 2,700 23,695 6,005 1,295 5,705
Southeast AsianFootnote 84 7,625 915 4,695 1,435 590 1,625
West AsianFootnote 85 4,365 855 1,465 1,485 560 1,600
Korean 215 70 100 30 10 85
Japanese 125 70 40 10 0 75
Visible minority, n.i.e.Footnote 86 530 205 265 55 10 230
Multiple visible minoritiesFootnote 87 2,290 560 1,265 345 120 730
Not a visible minorityFootnote 88 303,595 56,940 222,990 20,040 3,625 66,960
Total - Ethnic origin for the population in private households - 25% sample dataFootnote 89 410,845 72,620 293,040 36,995 8,200 91,115
North American Aboriginal origins 8,260 615 7,605 40 0 640
First Nations (North American Indian) 7,145 505 6,605 40 0 520
Inuit 95 10 85 0 0 0
Métis 1,115 105 1,010 0 0 110
Other North American origins 157,730 8,255 147,895 1,390 200 8,945
Acadian 1,075 75 985 15 0 80
American 1,460 450 965 40 0 470
Canadian 148,990 7,710 139,815 1,280 185 8,350
New Brunswicker 55 0 55 0 0 0
Newfoundlander 15 15 0 0 0 0
Nova Scotian 15 10 10 0 0 0
Ontarian 50 0 35 0 0 10
Québécois 8,180 195 7,905 65 15 225
Other North American origins, n.i.e.Footnote 90 20 0 10 10 0 0
European origins 170,170 51,665 102,660 13,380 2,465 58,355
British Isles origins 24,160 7,060 16,715 370 15 7,245
Channel Islander 55 15 40 0 0 20
Cornish 0 0 0 0 0 0
English 6,395 2,985 3,260 135 10 3,055
Irish 15,010 3,595 11,205 205 0 3,700
Manx 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scottish 5,985 2,250 3,640 100 0 2,300
Welsh 185 160 20 0 0 165
British Isles origins, n.i.e.Footnote 91 975 590 345 40 0 610
French origins 69,200 3,580 65,040 560 20 3,865
Alsatian 75 0 75 0 0 0
Breton 340 0 335 0 0 10
Corsican 80 0 80 0 0 0
French 68,900 3,585 64,740 555 15 3,865
Western European origins (except French origins) 10,110 2,775 6,850 455 30 3,005
Austrian 655 405 230 25 0 415
Bavarian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Belgian 2,765 100 2,615 50 0 125
Dutch 635 355 240 40 0 370
Flemish 55 10 45 0 0 10
Frisian 0 0 0 0 0 0
German 5,735 1,970 3,415 325 25 2,135
Luxembourger 25 0 10 10 0 10
Swiss 775 175 585 20 0 185
Western European origins, n.i.e.Footnote 92 0 0 10 0 0 0
Northern European origins (except British Isles origins) 605 310 280 15 0 320
Danish 150 90 55 0 0 90
Finnish 90 55 20 10 0 60
Icelandic 0 10 0 0 0 0
Norwegian 110 60 50 0 0 60
Swedish 265 125 140 0 0 125
Northern European origins, n.i.e.Footnote 93 40 15 30 0 0 15
Eastern European origins 18,575 5,175 7,915 5,060 430 7,710
Bulgarian 755 70 365 290 25 215
Byelorussian 210 30 95 85 10 70
Czech 240 120 90 30 0 135
Czechoslovakian, n.o.s.Footnote 94 150 85 70 0 0 80
Estonian 25 20 0 0 0 25
Hungarian 1,870 835 660 375 10 1,020
Latvian 45 30 15 0 0 30
Lithuanian 290 160 95 30 0 175
Moldovan 880 10 560 285 30 150
Polish 3,765 1,890 1,480 365 30 2,070
Romanian 7,570 850 3,360 3,150 215 2,425
Russian 3,130 1,170 1,120 730 115 1,535
Slovak 335 160 105 65 10 195
Ukrainian 2,290 820 1,090 345 35 995
Eastern European origins, n.i.e.Footnote 95 35 25 10 10 0 30
Southern European origins 75,550 40,710 24,965 7,870 2,000 44,645
Albanian 570 90 300 145 25 170
Bosnian 195 35 105 50 10 60
Catalan 10 0 0 0 0 0
Croatian 820 460 185 175 0 545
Cypriot 100 60 10 25 0 80
Greek 20,385 14,995 1,770 2,475 1,135 16,235
Italian 40,580 22,710 14,685 2,785 400 24,100
Kosovar 35 0 15 10 10 0
Macedonian 40 10 10 20 0 20
Maltese 35 10 15 0 0 10
Montenegrin 70 15 45 10 10 15
Portuguese 9,805 3,450 4,815 1,245 300 4,075
Serbian 360 120 105 130 10 185
Sicilian 95 30 60 0 10 30
Slovenian 160 120 40 0 0 120
Spanish 6,490 1,105 4,055 1,185 145 1,695
Yugoslavian, n.o.s.Footnote 96 205 90 85 15 15 95
Southern European origins, n.i.e.Footnote 97 50 0 35 10 0 0
Other European origins 1,600 590 790 200 15 695
Basque 190 0 175 15 0 10
Jewish 980 455 360 160 10 535
Roma (Gypsy) 50 15 30 0 0 20
Slavic, n.o.s.Footnote 98 15 10 15 0 0 10
Other European origins, n.i.e.Footnote 99 360 115 210 30 10 130
Caribbean origins 24,720 1,940 21,520 945 315 2,415
Antiguan 10 10 10 0 0 0
Bahamian 20 0 10 0 0 10
Barbadian 260 215 40 0 0 220
Bermudan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carib 20 20 0 0 0 15
Cuban 770 75 530 140 25 145
Dominican 945 100 680 150 15 175
Grenadian 75 55 15 0 0 55
Guadeloupean 75 10 70 0 0 10
Haitian 21,610 490 20,210 630 280 805
Jamaican 685 510 155 15 0 520
Kittitian/Nevisian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Martinican 135 0 125 0 0 10
Montserratan 25 20 0 0 0 20
Puerto Rican 55 35 15 0 0 40
St. Lucian 95 45 35 0 0 50
Trinidadian/Tobagonian 285 210 60 20 0 220
Vincentian/Grenadinian 130 125 10 0 0 130
West Indian, n.o.s.Footnote 100 350 205 140 0 0 205
Caribbean origins, n.i.e.Footnote 101 160 60 95 0 0 65
Latin, Central and South American origins 14,905 1,770 9,125 3,525 485 3,530
Aboriginal from Central/South America (except Arawak and Maya) 395 50 205 130 10 115
Arawak 10 10 10 0 0 0
Argentinian 455 40 330 75 0 80
Belizean 10 0 10 0 0 0
Bolivian 130 30 80 30 0 35
Brazilian 470 110 200 145 10 185
Chilean 1,315 120 965 215 15 225
Colombian 2,620 215 1,595 660 150 545
Costa Rican 90 15 30 40 0 35
Ecuadorian 180 25 110 40 0 40
Guatemalan 1,200 105 800 260 35 235
Guyanese 110 105 10 0 0 105
Hispanic 110 20 70 20 0 25
Honduran 415 55 280 60 15 85
Maya 130 10 90 30 10 25
Mexican 1,945 230 1,175 490 50 475
Nicaraguan 220 50 110 60 0 80
Panamanian 100 0 65 30 0 15
Paraguayan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Peruvian 2,045 225 1,390 360 70 400
Salvadorean 2,745 260 1,625 775 85 650
Uruguayan 215 55 125 40 0 70
Venezuelan 655 110 295 205 50 210
Latin, Central and South American origins, n.i.e.Footnote 102 495 90 280 115 10 150
African origins 37,140 2,765 30,735 3,225 415 4,375
Central and West African origins 5,245 485 4,565 165 25 570
Akan 45 10 35 0 0 15
Angolan 60 10 45 10 0 15
Ashanti 20 10 0 10 0 15
Beninese 265 0 260 0 0 0
Burkinabe 60 10 45 0 0 0
Cameroonian 1,250 0 1,250 0 0 0
Chadian 75 10 65 0 0 10
Congolese 1,250 10 1,150 85 0 50
Edo 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ewe 15 10 0 10 0 0
Gabonese 50 0 55 0 0 0
Gambian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ghanaian 265 230 10 15 0 240
Guinean 210 10 200 0 0 10
Ibo 30 25 0 0 0 30
Ivorian 450 15 440 10 0 15
Liberian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malian 175 15 165 0 0 15
Malinké 75 0 70 0 0 0
Nigerian 230 125 100 0 0 125
Peulh 100 0 100 10 0 0
Senegalese 390 10 360 15 0 15
Sierra Leonean 20 15 0 0 0 15
Togolese 260 0 240 15 10 10
Wolof 55 0 55 0 0 0
Yoruba 20 10 15 0 0 0
Central and West African origins, n.i.e.Footnote 103 420 10 400 0 10 10
North African origins 26,800 1,620 22,100 2,735 345 2,995
Algerian 6,535 85 6,010 410 35 290
Berber 3,730 45 3,400 275 10 190
Coptic 135 45 60 20 10 60
Dinka 0 0 0 0 0 0
Egyptian 3,855 1,020 2,040 720 75 1,380
Libyan 55 30 15 10 0 35
Maure 40 10 25 10 0 10
Moroccan 11,175 410 9,455 1,130 180 975
Sudanese 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tunisian 2,105 30 1,795 235 45 145
North African origins, n.i.e.Footnote 104 365 15 300 30 10 35
Southern and East African origins 1,515 260 1,070 165 20 345
Afrikaner 0 0 0 0 0 0
Amhara 20 0 0 20 0 10
Bantu, n.o.s.Footnote 105 110 0 110 0 0 0
Burundian 300 0 275 30 0 15
Djiboutian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Eritrean 45 35 10 10 0 35
Ethiopian 115 50 30 30 0 70
Harari 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kenyan 45 25 0 20 10 35
Malagasy 130 10 110 15 0 10
Mauritian 215 30 165 25 0 40
Oromo 15 0 0 15 0 0
Rwandan 325 10 310 0 0 15
Seychellois 175 90 65 25 0 100
Somali 20 20 10 0 0 20
South African 35 15 10 0 10 15
Tanzanian 0 0 0 10 0 0
Tigrian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ugandan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Zambian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Zimbabwean 0 0 0 0 0 0
Zulu 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern and East African origins, n.i.e.Footnote 106 10 0 0 0 0 0
Other African origins 3,885 415 3,275 160 30 500
Black, n.o.s.Footnote 107 290 75 205 0 0 80
Other African origins, n.i.e.Footnote 108 3,615 345 3,080 165 30 425
Asian origins 69,820 16,495 31,220 17,435 4,670 25,210
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins 46,780 8,240 22,695 12,940 2,900 14,710
Afghan 2,810 505 925 955 425 980
Arab, n.o.s.Footnote 109 5,845 460 4,345 785 255 850
Armenian 10,375 2,880 1,840 4,835 820 5,295
Assyrian 105 50 10 10 35 55
Azerbaijani 15 0 10 10 0 10
Georgian 10 10 0 0 0 0
Hazara 80 15 15 35 10 30
Iranian 1,180 410 350 355 65 590
Iraqi 715 195 270 130 120 260
Israeli 245 185 50 10 0 190
Jordanian 80 50 25 10 0 55
Kazakh 20 10 10 0 0 10
Kurd 230 35 160 0 25 35
Kuwaiti 20 0 0 15 0 15
Kyrgyz 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lebanese 19,675 2,520 11,910 4,735 515 4,885
Palestinian 775 265 245 245 30 385
Pashtun 55 30 10 10 10 35
Saudi Arabian 10 0 0 0 0 0
Syrian 6,335 955 3,035 1,660 690 1,785
Tajik 130 10 50 55 15 35
Tatar 70 10 30 30 0 20
Turk 2,290 450 1,250 490 100 695
Turkmen 0 0 0 0 0 0
Uighur 35 0 30 10 0 0
Uzbek 15 0 15 0 0 0
Yemeni 10 0 0 0 0 0
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins, n.i.e.Footnote 110 175 45 80 30 20 55
South Asian origins 8,940 4,905 1,345 1,950 735 5,880
Bangladeshi 350 220 35 80 20 255
Bengali 180 100 25 50 10 120
Bhutanese 50 10 10 10 20 15
East Indian 3,945 2,090 700 785 365 2,490
Goan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gujarati 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kashmiri 15 0 15 0 0 0
Nepali 70 15 20 15 15 25
Pakistani 1,560 885 255 310 110 1,040
Punjabi 505 270 25 155 55 345
Sinhalese 10 10 0 0 0 0
Sri Lankan 2,175 1,265 265 505 140 1,520
Tamil 435 240 60 100 30 290
South Asian origins, n.i.e.Footnote 111 245 130 20 75 25 165
East and Southeast Asian origins 14,515 3,545 7,375 2,555 1,045 4,820
Burmese 15 15 0 0 0 15
Cambodian (Khmer) 3,045 295 2,065 410 270 495
Chinese 6,365 1,710 2,970 1,125 565 2,270
Filipino 1,130 930 80 120 0 990
Hmong 0 0 0 0 0 0
Indonesian 55 30 20 0 10 30
Japanese 255 85 120 35 15 105
Karen 0 0 0 0 0 0
Korean 225 70 110 30 15 85
Laotian 1,595 125 1,120 285 65 265
Malaysian 45 30 0 10 0 35
Mongolian 55 0 50 0 0 0
Singaporean 0 0 0 0 0 0
Taiwanese 50 20 20 10 0 25
Thai 325 110 160 35 15 130
Tibetan 0 10 0 0 0 0
Vietnamese 3,750 510 2,165 830 245 925
East and Southeast Asian origins, n.i.e.Footnote 112 10 10 10 10 0 0
Other Asian origins 60 20 15 20 10 30
Other Asian origins, n.i.e.Footnote 113 60 20 15 20 10 30
Oceania origins 120 80 35 10 0 80
Australian 70 55 10 10 0 55
New Zealander 20 20 0 0 0 15
Pacific Islands origins 40 10 25 10 0 10
Fijian 0 10 0 0 0 0
Hawaiian 15 10 10 0 0 10
Maori 0 0 0 0 0 0
Samoan 10 0 10 0 0 0
Polynesian, n.o.s.Footnote 114 15 0 10 0 0 0
Pacific Islands origins, n.i.e.Footnote 115 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataFootnote 116 337,495 59,510 240,300 31,520 6,165 75,270
No certificate, diploma or degree 64,060 11,240 42,525 5,490 4,805 13,985
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificateFootnote 117 76,500 15,690 52,990 7,105 710 19,240
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 196,935 32,575 144,785 18,925 645 42,040
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma 48,215 6,540 38,130 3,375 170 8,225
Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationFootnote 118 34,745 4,540 27,740 2,345 125 5,710
Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationFootnote 119 13,470 2,000 10,390 1,030 50 2,515
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma 62,370 12,175 44,405 5,630 160 14,985
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level 14,350 1,625 11,470 1,210 50 2,230
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above 72,000 12,245 50,775 8,715 265 16,600
Bachelor's degree 48,730 9,150 33,620 5,755 205 12,030
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level 7,240 1,080 5,290 860 15 1,510
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry 1,765 230 1,290 225 20 340
Master's degree 12,475 1,540 9,275 1,645 20 2,365
Earned doctorateFootnote 120 1,785 245 1,305 230 0 355
Total - Major field of study - Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2016 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataFootnote 121 337,495 59,505 240,300 31,520 6,165 75,265
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeFootnote 122 140,555 26,935 95,520 12,590 5,520 33,230
Education 11,845 1,355 9,820 625 40 1,665
13. Education 11,840 1,355 9,820 630 45 1,670
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 7,035 1,285 5,160 570 15 1,570
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services 1,335 165 1,050 120 0 230
50. Visual and performing arts 5,690 1,120 4,115 445 15 1,340
Humanities 10,670 1,760 7,690 1,195 25 2,355
16. Aboriginal and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics 1,560 385 915 245 10 510
23. English language and literature/letters 615 255 240 115 0 310
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities 6,050 745 4,735 565 10 1,025
30A Interdisciplinary humanitiesFootnote 123 45 20 30 0 0 20
38. Philosophy and religious studies 370 75 235 50 10 100
39. Theology and religious vocations 320 45 230 40 0 65
54. History 640 150 420 70 10 185
55. French language and literature/letters 1,085 85 885 110 0 145
Social and behavioural sciences and law 20,915 5,205 13,635 2,005 70 6,205
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies 215 35 160 25 0 45
09. Communication, journalism and related programs 2,155 410 1,610 135 10 480
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences 4,275 795 3,010 440 30 1,010
22. Legal professions and studies 3,855 495 3,045 295 25 640
30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciencesFootnote 124 385 15 335 35 0 30
42. Psychology 2,895 545 2,110 245 0 660
45. Social sciences 7,130 2,920 3,360 830 15 3,335
Business, management and public administration 51,115 9,465 36,540 5,010 105 11,970
30.16 Accounting and computer science 45 0 40 0 0 0
44. Public administration and social service professions 1,635 160 1,395 80 0 200
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services 49,440 9,305 35,105 4,925 100 11,770
Physical and life sciences and technologies 8,580 1,370 6,085 1,100 30 1,920
26. Biological and biomedical sciences 2,720 450 1,930 335 10 615
30.01 Biological and physical sciences 1,485 320 970 200 0 415
30C Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciencesFootnote 125 1,455 65 1,210 165 10 150
40. Physical sciences 2,515 495 1,670 345 10 665
41. Science technologies/technicians 400 45 300 60 0 70
Mathematics, computer and information sciences 9,630 1,815 6,590 1,205 20 2,420
11. Computer and information sciences and support services 8,225 1,635 5,545 1,040 0 2,155
25. Library science 455 20 410 25 0 35
27. Mathematics and statistics 800 140 510 140 15 210
30D Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciencesFootnote 126 145 15 120 0 0 25
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies 38,950 5,635 28,895 4,245 180 7,760
04. Architecture and related services 1,550 230 1,110 205 0 330
14. Engineering 10,165 1,485 6,540 2,065 80 2,515
15. Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields 7,165 1,075 5,435 635 20 1,390
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0
46. Construction trades 8,150 1,095 6,535 490 30 1,340
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians 7,840 1,255 5,870 680 40 1,595
48. Precision production 4,080 495 3,400 180 0 585
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 1,815 170 1,450 170 20 260
01. Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences 1,440 145 1,130 145 20 215
03. Natural resources and conservation 375 25 320 30 0 45
Health and related fields 23,235 2,400 19,075 1,670 85 3,240
31. Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies 1,135 175 915 50 0 195
51. Health professions and related programs 21,720 2,190 17,875 1,580 85 2,980
60. Dental, medical and veterinary residency programs 380 45 280 50 0 70
Personal, protective and transportation services 13,130 2,115 9,835 1,125 60 2,675
12. Personal and culinary services 7,655 1,585 5,280 750 40 1,960
28. Military science, leadership and operational art 10 0 10 0 0 0
29. Military technologies and applied sciences 25 0 15 0 0 10
43. Security and protective services 2,935 240 2,550 135 0 310
49. Transportation and materials moving 2,510 280 1,975 240 10 400
Other 20 0 20 0 0 0
30.99 Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies, other 20 0 15 0 0 0
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 dataFootnote 127 337,495 59,510 240,300 31,520 6,165 75,270
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 140,555 26,935 95,520 12,590 5,515 33,230
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeFootnote 128 196,940 32,575 144,785 18,930 645 42,040
Location of study inside Canada 169,285 27,440 129,560 12,220 60 33,545
Same as province or territory of residence 166,330 26,310 127,880 12,085 60 32,350
Different than province or territory of residence 2,950 1,125 1,680 135 10 1,195
Location of study outside CanadaFootnote 129 27,655 5,140 15,225 6,710 585 8,495
United StatesFootnote 130 1,045 430 470 150 0 505
Philippines 270 250 0 10 0 255
India 330 255 0 55 10 285
United KingdomFootnote 131 240 135 85 15 0 140
ChinaFootnote 132 530 275 55 125 85 335
France 2,485 25 2,290 175 0 110
Other 22,760 3,775 12,320 6,170 495 6,860
Total - Population aged 15 years and over by Labour force status - 25% sample dataFootnote 133 337,495 59,510 240,300 31,515 6,165 not applicable ...
In the labour force 223,995 42,025 157,965 22,945 1,060 not applicable ...
Employed 208,320 38,920 147,665 20,880 855 not applicable ...
Unemployed 15,675 3,110 10,300 2,065 205 not applicable ...
Not in the labour force 113,500 17,480 82,335 8,575 5,110 not applicable ...
Participation rate 66.4 70.6 65.7 72.8 17.2 not applicable ...
Employment rate 61.7 65.4 61.5 66.3 13.9 not applicable ...
Unemployment rate 7.0 7.4 6.5 9.0 19.3 not applicable ...
Total population aged 15 years and over by work activity during the reference year - 25% sample dataFootnote 134 337,495 59,510 240,300 31,515 6,165 75,265
Did not workFootnote 135 109,115 17,255 78,125 8,555 5,185 21,535
Worked 228,380 42,255 162,175 22,965 980 53,735
Worked full year, full timeFootnote 136 111,865 22,805 77,645 11,105 310 28,360
Worked part year and/or part timeFootnote 137 116,510 19,445 84,530 11,855 675 25,375
Average weeks worked in reference year 43.0 43.7 42.9 42.5 36.9 not applicable ...
Total - Occupation - National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2016 for the population in private households aged 15 years and over who worked since 2015 - 25% sample dataFootnote 138 235,280 43,525 166,755 23,905 1,105 55,475
a.Management 25,080 6,360 16,055 2,600 60 7,660
00 Senior management occupations 3,775 850 2,575 340 0 1,020
01-05 Specialized middle management occupations 8,610 2,140 5,710 750 10 2,510
06 Middle management occupations in retail and wholesale trade and customer services 8,655 2,430 5,030 1,145 50 3,000
07-09 Middle management occupations in trades, transportation, production and utilities 4,040 940 2,735 360 0 1,120
b.Professional 41,510 6,330 31,165 3,980 30 8,320
11 Professional occupations in business and finance 10,360 2,015 7,370 960 0 2,495
21 Professional occupations in natural and applied sciences 10,075 1,495 7,075 1,500 0 2,245
30 Professional occupations in nursing 3,885 325 3,200 355 0 500
31 Professional occupations in health (except nursing) 2,840 320 2,285 225 10 430
40 Professional occupations in education services 8,030 1,220 6,335 470 15 1,450
41 Professional occupations in law and social, community and government services 4,615 700 3,580 340 0 870
51 Professional occupations in art and culture 1,710 260 1,310 135 10 325
c.Technical and paraprofessional 26,505 3,500 20,430 2,530 45 4,765
22 Technical occupations related to natural and applied sciences 7,455 1,175 5,365 910 0 1,625
32 Technical occupations in health 4,825 450 3,880 480 10 695
42 Paraprofessional occupations in legal, social, community and education services 7,765 935 6,145 675 15 1,275
43 Occupations in front-line public protection services 1,195 110 1,015 70 0 140
52 Technical occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport 5,265 835 4,020 390 15 1,030
d.Administration and administrative support 34,010 7,000 23,970 2,995 50 8,495
12 Administrative and financial supervisors and administrative occupations 15,220 2,745 11,205 1,240 30 3,365
13 Finance, insurance and related business administrative occupations 2,570 480 1,785 300 0 630
14 Office support occupations 10,330 2,725 6,555 1,040 0 3,250
15 Distribution, tracking and scheduling co-ordination occupations 5,895 1,050 4,420 410 10 1,260
e.Sales 27,460 5,280 18,875 3,185 110 6,875
62 Retail sales supervisors and specialized sales occupations 5,180 1,375 3,245 555 10 1,650
64 Sales representatives and salespersons - Wholesale and retail trade 12,295 2,585 8,170 1,500 35 3,335
66 Sales support occupations 9,985 1,320 7,460 1,130 70 1,885
f.Personal and customer information services 41,560 8,420 27,970 4,755 410 10,805
34 Assisting occupations in support of health services 4,280 375 3,645 260 10 500
44 Care providers and educational, legal and public protection support occupations 2,750 490 2,030 225 10 605
63 Service supervisors and specialized service occupations 8,235 2,290 4,645 1,090 210 2,835
65 Service representatives and other customer and personal services occupations 13,480 3,030 8,635 1,780 30 3,920
67 Service support and other service occupations, n.e.c. 12,810 2,240 9,015 1,405 155 2,940
g.Industrial, construction and equipment operation trades 13,910 2,135 10,505 1,185 80 2,725
72 Industrial, electrical and construction trades 8,325 1,220 6,440 620 45 1,530
73 Maintenance and equipment operation trades 5,590 915 4,075 565 40 1,195
h.Workers and labourers in transport and construction 13,760 2,365 9,775 1,560 55 3,150
74 Other installers, repairers and servicers and material handlers 2,935 535 2,180 210 10 635
75 Transport and heavy equipment operation and related maintenance occupations 8,760 1,555 6,035 1,145 20 2,130
76 Trades helpers, construction labourers and related occupations 2,060 280 1,555 200 25 375
i.Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations 1,675 245 1,285 125 25 305
82 Supervisors and technical occupations in natural resources, agriculture and related production 205 35 145 25 0 50
84 Workers in natural resources, agriculture and related production 365 35 285 35 10 50
86 Harvesting, landscaping and natural resources labourers 1,105 170 855 65 15 205
j.Occupations in manufacturing and utilities 9,825 1,880 6,715 990 235 2,380
92 Processing, manufacturing and utilities supervisors and central control operators 1,220 195 910 110 10 245
94 Processing and manufacturing machine operators and related production workers 3,455 710 2,270 365 110 890
95 Assemblers in manufacturing 2,285 345 1,645 245 60 465
96 Labourers in processing, manufacturing and utilities 2,855 635 1,895 270 55 770
Total - Industry - North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 2012 for the population in private households aged 15 years and over who worked since 2015 - 25% sample dataFootnote 139 235,285 43,520 166,755 23,905 1,100 55,475
11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 920 85 765 50 20 110
111 - 112 FarmsFootnote 140 790 75 650 40 20 90
113 Forestry and logging 70 0 55 10 0 10
114 Fishing, hunting and trapping 10 0 10 0 0 0
115 Support activities for agriculture and forestry 55 10 45 0 0 10
21 Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction 205 35 150 10 0 50
211 Oil and gas extraction 35 0 25 10 0 10
212 Mining and quarrying (except oil and gas) 105 15 85 10 0 20
213 Support activities for mining and oil and gas extraction 65 25 45 0 0 25
22 Utilities 1,320 65 1,195 60 0 95
221 Utilities 1,315 65 1,195 65 0 95
23 Construction 12,540 2,010 9,475 995 55 2,505
236 Construction of buildings 4,020 615 2,940 430 30 830
237 Heavy and civil engineering construction 1,020 100 830 80 0 140
238 Specialty trade contractors 7,495 1,285 5,700 480 25 1,525
31-33 Manufacturing 24,290 5,105 16,315 2,575 295 6,395
311 Food manufacturing 3,245 725 2,150 300 70 875
312 Beverage and tobacco product manufacturing 400 45 320 35 0 65
313 Textile mills 185 70 75 30 0 90
314 Textile product mills 225 90 110 10 15 95
315 Clothing manufacturing 1,525 505 750 190 75 600
316 Leather and allied product manufacturing 150 45 85 10 10 50
321 Wood product manufacturing 460 85 325 40 10 105
322 Paper manufacturing 600 110 430 60 0 140
323 Printing and related support activities 1,275 255 910 115 0 305
324 Petroleum and coal product manufacturing 80 10 70 0 0 0
325 Chemical manufacturing 1,960 335 1,410 215 0 440
326 Plastics and rubber products manufacturing 1,360 320 845 165 30 400
327 Non-metallic mineral product manufacturing 480 95 365 15 0 110
331 Primary metal manufacturing 505 100 335 65 0 135
332 Fabricated metal product manufacturing 1,825 355 1,260 205 10 455
333 Machinery manufacturing 1,670 290 1,170 200 10 390
334 Computer and electronic product manufacturing 1,080 210 755 105 10 265
335 Electrical equipment, appliance and component manufacturing 670 135 420 105 10 190
336 Transportation equipment manufacturing 4,000 735 2,810 435 20 955
337 Furniture and related product manufacturing 1,115 230 740 130 15 295
339 Miscellaneous manufacturing 1,485 360 970 135 15 430
41 Wholesale trade 12,410 3,340 7,690 1,300 80 3,990
411 Farm product merchant wholesalers 115 40 60 10 0 45
412 Petroleum and petroleum products merchant wholesalers 90 0 85 0 0 0
413 Food, beverage and tobacco merchant wholesalers 2,505 690 1,540 260 20 820
414 Personal and household goods merchant wholesalers 2,865 980 1,475 375 40 1,165
415 Motor vehicle and motor vehicle parts and accessories merchant wholesalers 690 125 495 75 0 160
416 Building material and supplies merchant wholesalers 1,915 365 1,410 130 10 430
417 Machinery, equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers 2,475 715 1,480 280 0 855
418 Miscellaneous merchant wholesalers 1,340 295 910 125 0 355
419 Business-to-business electronic markets, and agents and brokers 415 130 235 55 0 155
44-45 Retail trade 32,720 5,795 22,800 3,955 175 7,765
441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 3,385 660 2,315 400 10 865
442 Furniture and home furnishings stores 1,370 250 950 165 0 330
443 Electronics and appliance stores 1,105 220 715 160 10 305
444 Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers 1,720 260 1,360 95 10 305
445 Food and beverage stores 7,930 1,060 5,945 820 105 1,470
446 Health and personal care stores 3,575 455 2,670 450 10 680
447 Gasoline stations 570 60 415 95 0 105
448 Clothing and clothing accessories stores 5,680 1,600 3,100 960 25 2,080
451 Sporting goods, hobby, book and music stores 1,570 290 1,175 105 0 335
452 General merchandise stores 3,425 445 2,530 445 10 665
453 Miscellaneous store retailers 1,745 320 1,245 180 0 410
454 Non-store retailers 655 175 390 90 0 225
48-49 Transportation and warehousing 13,300 3,070 8,520 1,675 25 3,915
481 Air transportation 1,035 415 490 125 0 480
482 Rail transportation 440 140 260 40 0 160
483 Water transportation 85 50 35 0 0 45
484 Truck transportation 2,940 830 1,690 405 10 1,035
485 Transit and ground passenger transportation 4,000 310 3,105 585 10 600
486 Pipeline transportation 0 0 0 0 0 0
487 Scenic and sightseeing transportation 10 0 10 0 0 0
488 Support activities for transportation 1,805 510 1,040 255 0 635
491 Postal service 1,230 220 920 95 0 265
492 Couriers and messengers 1,115 420 595 105 0 470
493 Warehousing and storage 645 185 385 70 10 225
51 Information and cultural industries 6,465 1,265 4,475 720 0 1,625
511 Publishing industries (except Internet) 1,200 215 835 145 0 290
512 Motion picture and sound recording industries 840 180 615 45 0 200
515 Broadcasting (except Internet) 645 80 540 30 10 95
517 Telecommunications 3,175 715 2,015 445 0 940
518 Data processing, hosting, and related services 100 30 65 15 0 35
519 Other information services 500 50 410 45 0 70
52 Finance and insurance 12,240 2,890 8,080 1,270 0 3,530
521 Monetary authorities - central bank 0 0 10 0 0 0
522 Credit intermediation and related activities 6,685 1,600 4,240 850 0 2,025
523 Securities, commodity contracts, and other financial investment and related activities 1,450 485 830 135 0 550
524 Insurance carriers and related activities 4,030 790 2,965 275 0 925
526 Funds and other financial vehicles 70 20 45 10 0 20
53 Real estate and rental and leasing 4,065 955 2,665 440 0 1,180
531 Real estate 3,380 840 2,185 355 0 1,020
532 Rental and leasing services 655 110 470 70 10 145
533 Lessors of non-financial intangible assets (except copyrighted works) 30 10 10 10 0 15
54 Professional, scientific and technical services 17,850 3,465 12,550 1,810 20 4,370
541 Professional, scientific and technical services 17,850 3,460 12,555 1,810 25 4,370
55 Management of companies and enterprises 350 130 200 25 0 140
551 Management of companies and enterprises 355 135 200 20 0 140
56 Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services 11,925 2,160 8,310 1,380 70 2,845
561 Administrative and support services 11,410 2,125 7,875 1,340 75 2,790
562 Waste management and remediation services 515 40 440 35 0 55
61 Educational services 15,425 2,395 12,015 1,000 15 2,895
611 Educational services 15,425 2,395 12,015 1,005 15 2,895
62 Health care and social assistance 28,840 3,335 23,280 2,180 45 4,420
621 Ambulatory health care services 6,360 865 4,935 545 20 1,140
622 Hospitals 10,685 1,155 8,795 735 0 1,520
623 Nursing and residential care facilities 4,890 270 4,415 200 0 370
624 Social assistance 6,905 1,040 5,145 705 20 1,390
71 Arts, entertainment and recreation 4,085 530 3,230 315 10 685
711 Performing arts, spectator sports and related industries 1,155 180 895 70 15 215
712 Heritage institutions 125 10 110 10 0 0
713 Amusement, gambling and recreation industries 2,800 350 2,220 235 0 460
72 Accommodation and food services 15,740 4,370 9,110 2,085 175 5,415
721 Accommodation services 1,290 275 860 150 0 355
722 Food services and drinking places 14,450 4,090 8,250 1,935 175 5,060
81 Other services (except public administration) 9,765 1,745 6,690 1,230 100 2,365
811 Repair and maintenance 3,460 660 2,190 550 65 930
812 Personal and laundry services 3,445 785 2,175 455 20 1,015
813 Religious, grant-making, civic, and professional and similar organizations 2,425 190 2,015 205 10 295
814 Private households 440 110 305 20 0 120
91 Public administration 10,825 780 9,230 810 0 1,185
911 Federal government public administration 2,875 365 2,205 310 0 520
912 Provincial and territorial public administration 3,095 115 2,670 310 0 275
913 Local, municipal and regional public administration 4,780 275 4,325 180 10 370
914 Aboriginal public administration 0 0 0 0 0 0
919 International and other extra-territorial public administration 65 20 30 15 0 30
Total - Place of work status for the employed labour force aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataFootnote 141 208,320 38,920 147,665 20,880 855 49,360
Worked at home 12,100 2,300 8,530 1,155 115 2,875
Worked outside Canada 535 115 290 115 10 175
No fixed workplace address 18,475 3,420 12,955 2,035 65 4,435
Worked at usual place 177,215 33,090 125,885 17,575 665 41,875
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 dataFootnote 142 235,285 43,520 166,755 23,905 1,105 55,475
English 33,520 20,820 8,850 3,670 180 22,655
French 163,455 11,345 140,590 11,265 255 16,980
Non-official language 1,785 530 415 305 530 685
Aboriginal 0 0 0 0 0 0
Non-Aboriginal 1,780 530 415 305 530 685
English and French 33,445 9,905 15,720 7,775 35 13,795
English and non-official language 620 445 25 90 55 490
French and non-official language 760 25 565 145 30 100
English, French and non-official language 1,700 440 590 665 10 775
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 DataFootnote 143 235,285 43,520 166,755 23,905 1,100 55,475
None 136,235 20,430 102,135 12,890 780 26,875
English 70,345 9,130 54,275 6,840 105 12,550
French 21,605 11,775 7,310 2,425 95 12,985
Non-official language 4,895 1,530 2,155 1,105 105 2,080
Aboriginal 15 0 10 0 0 10
Non-Aboriginal 4,875 1,525 2,145 1,105 100 2,080
English and French 135 45 10 70 10 85
English and non-official language 1,440 225 760 450 10 445
French and non-official language 625 385 105 130 0 455
English, French and non-official language 0 0 0 0 0 0
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 177,215 33,085 125,885 17,575 665 41,875
Commute within census subdivision (CSD) of residence 67,680 8,930 52,805 5,725 220 11,795
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) within census division (CD) of residence 0 0 0 0 0 0
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) and census division (CD) within province or territory of residence 109,085 24,025 72,865 11,760 440 29,905
Commute to a different province or territory 445 130 215 90 10 175
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 dataFootnote 144 195,685 36,505 138,845 19,605 730 46,305
Car, truck, van - as a driver 147,500 28,240 104,170 14,640 450 35,560
Car, truck, van - as a passenger 6,545 1,650 4,050 735 105 2,015
Public transit 34,830 5,770 25,215 3,690 150 7,620
Walked 4,415 510 3,550 340 15 680
Bicycle 1,035 65 930 45 0 85
Other method 1,355 265 935 150 10 345
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 dataFootnote 145 195,685 36,505 138,845 19,605 730 46,310
Less than 15 minutes 32,235 4,775 24,395 2,970 100 6,260
15 to 29 minutes 64,150 10,990 46,730 6,155 275 14,070
30 to 44 minutes 48,505 9,960 33,330 5,055 165 12,485
45 to 59 minutes 25,315 5,345 17,365 2,535 65 6,615
60 minutes and over 25,485 5,435 17,025 2,895 125 6,880
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 dataFootnote 146 195,685 36,505 138,845 19,605 730 46,305
Between 5 a.m. and 5:59 a.m. 14,960 2,200 11,450 1,230 80 2,810
Between 6 a.m. and 6:59 a.m. 38,975 6,410 28,975 3,435 150 8,130
Between 7 a.m. and 7:59 a.m. 57,090 10,565 40,870 5,490 170 13,305
Between 8 a.m. and 8:59 a.m. 34,890 7,630 23,255 3,935 70 9,600
Between 9 a.m. and 11:59 a.m. 21,835 5,240 13,695 2,775 120 6,625
Between 12 p.m. and 4:59 a.m. 27,940 4,465 20,605 2,740 135 5,835
Total - Mobility status 1 year ago - 25% sample dataFootnote 147 406,595 71,920 290,245 36,840 7,585 90,340
Non-movers 368,800 65,895 263,385 33,490 6,025 82,645
Movers 37,790 6,025 26,860 3,345 1,560 7,695
Non-migrants 21,770 3,340 16,300 1,825 305 4,255
Migrants 16,020 2,685 10,560 1,525 1,260 3,445
Internal migrants 11,960 1,710 9,010 1,025 220 2,225
Intraprovincial migrants 11,455 1,460 8,820 975 200 1,945
Interprovincial migrants 515 255 195 50 20 280
External migrants 4,055 975 1,550 500 1,040 1,225
Total - Mobility status 5 years ago - 25% sample dataFootnote 148 388,440 68,820 277,390 35,825 6,415 86,730
Non-movers 263,525 48,210 188,185 23,515 3,615 59,965
Movers 124,920 20,605 89,205 12,305 2,800 26,760
Non-migrants 71,380 12,315 52,065 6,090 910 15,360
Migrants 53,540 8,290 37,140 6,220 1,885 11,400
Internal migrants 40,185 5,865 30,065 3,810 445 7,770
Intraprovincial migrants 38,975 5,260 29,615 3,695 405 7,105
Interprovincial migrants 1,215 610 445 115 45 665
External migrants 13,355 2,425 7,075 2,415 1,445 3,630

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Footnote(s)

Footnote 1

The official language minority population of Quebec includes all individuals with English as a first official language spoken and half of those with both English and French. The official language minority population of the country overall and of every province and territory other than Quebec includes individuals with French as a first official language spoken and half of those with both English and French.

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Footnote 2

For more information, refer to the Census Dictionary: Marital status.

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Footnote 3

Total income - The sum of certain incomes (in cash and, in some circumstances, in kind) of the statistical unit during a specified reference period. The components used to calculate total income vary between:

- statistical units of social statistical programs such as persons, private households, census families and economic families;
- statistical units of business statistical programs such as enterprises, companies, establishments and locations;
- statistical units of farm statistical programs such as farm operator and farm family.

In the context of persons, total income refers to receipts from certain sources, before income taxes and deductions, during a specified reference period.

In the context of census families, total income refers to receipts from certain sources of all of its family members, before income taxes and deductions, during a specified reference period.

In the context of economic families, total income refers to receipts from certain sources of all of its family members, before income taxes and deductions, during a specified reference period.

In the context of households, total income refers to receipts from certain sources of all household members, before income taxes and deductions, during a specified reference period.

The monetary receipts included are those that tend to be of a regular and recurring nature. Receipts that are included as income are:

- employment income from wages, salaries, tips, commissions and net income from self-employment (for both unincorporated farm and non-farm activities);
- income from investment sources, such as dividends and interest on bonds, accounts, guaranteed investment certificates (GICs) and mutual funds;
- income from employer and personal pension sources, such as private pensions and payments from annuities and registered retirement income funds (RRIFs);
- other regular cash income, such as child support payments received, spousal support payments (alimony) received and scholarships;
- income from government sources, such as social assistance, child benefits, Employment Insurance benefits, Old Age Security benefits, Canada Pension Plan and Québec Pension Plan benefits and disability income.

Receipts excluded from this income definition are:

- one-time receipts, such as lottery winnings, gambling winnings, cash inheritances, lump-sum insurance settlements and tax-free savings account (TFSA) or registered retirement savings plan (RRSP) withdrawals;
- capital gains because they are not by their nature regular and recurring. It is further assumed that they are more relevant to the concept of wealth than the concept of income;
- employers' contributions to registered pension plans, Canada Pension Plan, Québec Pension Plan and Employment Insurance;
- voluntary inter-household transfers, imputed rent, goods and services produced for barter and goods produced for own consumption.

After-tax income - Total income less income taxes of the statistical unit during a specified reference period. Income taxes refers to the sum of federal income taxes, provincial and territorial income taxes, less abatement where applicable. Provincial and territorial income taxes include health care premiums in certain jurisdictions. Abatement reduces the federal income taxes payable by persons residing in Quebec or in certain self-governing Yukon First Nation settlement lands.

Market income - The sum of employment income (wages, salaries and commissions, net self-employment income from farm or non-farm unincorporated business and/or professional practice), investment income, private retirement income (retirement pensions, superannuation and annuities, including those from registered retirement savings plans [RRSPs] and registered retirement income funds [RRIFs]) and other money income from market sources during the reference period. It is equivalent to total income minus government transfers. It is also referred to as income before transfers and taxes.

Government transfers - All cash benefits received from federal, provincial, territorial or municipal governments during the reference period.

It includes:

- Old Age Security pension, Guaranteed Income Supplement, Allowance or Allowance for the Survivor;
- retirement, disability and survivor benefits from Canada Pension Plan and Québec Pension Plan;
- benefits from Employment Insurance and Québec parental insurance plan;
- child benefits from federal and provincial programs;
- social assistance benefits;
- workers' compensation benefits;
- Working income tax benefit;
- Goods and services tax credit and harmonized sales tax credit;
- other income from government sources.

Employment income - All income received as wages, salaries and commissions from paid employment and net self-employment income from farm or non-farm unincorporated business and/or professional practice during the reference period.

For the 2016 Census, the reference period is the calendar year 2015 for all income variables.

Average income - Average income of a specified group is calculated by dividing the aggregate income of that group by the number of units in that group. Average incomes of individuals are calculated for those with income (positive or negative).

Median income - The median income of a specified group is the amount that divides the income distribution of that group into two halves, i.e., the incomes of half of the units in that group are below the median, while those of the other half are above the median. Median incomes of individuals are calculated for those with income (positive or negative).

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Composition of total income - The composition of the total income of a population group or a geographic area refers to the relative share of each income source or group of sources, expressed as a percentage of the aggregate total income of that group or area.

For the 2016 Census, the reference period is the calendar year 2015 for all income variables.

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Footnote 5

Market income - The sum of employment income (wages, salaries and commissions, net self-employment income from farm or non-farm unincorporated business and/or professional practice), investment income, private retirement income (retirement pensions, superannuation and annuities, including those from registered retirement savings plans [RRSPs] and registered retirement income funds [RRIFs]) and other money income from market sources during the reference period. It is equivalent to total income minus government transfers. It is also referred to as income before transfers and taxes.

For the 2016 Census, the reference period is the calendar year 2015 for all income variables.

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Employment income - All income received as wages, salaries and commissions from paid employment and net self-employment income from farm or non-farm unincorporated business and/or professional practice during the reference period.

For the 2016 Census, the reference period is the calendar year 2015 for all income variables.

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Government transfers - All cash benefits received from federal, provincial, territorial or municipal governments during the reference period. It includes:

- Old Age Security pension, Guaranteed Income Supplement, Allowance or Allowance for the Survivor;
- retirement, disability and survivor benefits from Canada Pension Plan and Québec Pension Plan;
- benefits from Employment Insurance and Québec parental insurance plan;
- child benefits from federal and provincial programs;
- social assistance benefits;
- workers' compensation benefits;
- Working income tax benefit;
- Goods and services tax credit and harmonized sales tax credit;
- other income from government sources.

For the 2016 Census, the reference period is the calendar year 2015 for all income variables.

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Footnote 8

Total income - The sum of certain incomes (in cash and, in some circumstances, in kind) of the statistical unit during a specified reference period. The components used to calculate total income vary between:

- statistical units of social statistical programs such as persons, private households, census families and economic families;
- statistical units of business statistical programs such as enterprises, companies, establishments and locations;
- statistical units of farm statistical programs such as farm operator and farm family.

In the context of persons, total income refers to receipts from certain sources, before income taxes and deductions, during a specified reference period.

In the context of census families, total income refers to receipts from certain sources of all of its family members, before income taxes and deductions, during a specified reference period.

In the context of economic families, total income refers to receipts from certain sources of all of its family members, before income taxes and deductions, during a specified reference period.

In the context of households, total income refers to receipts from certain sources of all household members, before income taxes and deductions, during a specified reference period.

The monetary receipts included are those that tend to be of a regular and recurring nature. Receipts that are included as income are:

- employment income from wages, salaries, tips, commissions and net income from self-employment (for both unincorporated farm and non-farm activities);
- income from investment sources, such as dividends and interest on bonds, accounts, guaranteed investment certificates (GICs) and mutual funds;
- income from employer and personal pension sources, such as private pensions and payments from annuities and registered retirement income funds (RRIFs);
- other regular cash income, such as child support payments received, spousal support payments (alimony) received and scholarships;
- income from government sources, such as social assistance, child benefits, Employment Insurance benefits, Old Age Security benefits, Canada Pension Plan and Québec Pension Plan benefits and disability income.

Receipts excluded from this income definition are:

- one-time receipts, such as lottery winnings, gambling winnings, cash inheritances, lump-sum insurance settlements and tax-free savings account (TFSA) or registered retirement savings plan (RRSP) withdrawals;
- capital gains because they are not by their nature regular and recurring. It is further assumed that they are more relevant to the concept of wealth than the concept of income;
- employers' contributions to registered pension plans, Canada Pension Plan, Québec Pension Plan and Employment Insurance;
- voluntary inter-household transfers, imputed rent, goods and services produced for barter and goods produced for own consumption.

For the 2016 Census, the reference period is the calendar year 2015 for all income variables.

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Footnote 9

After-tax income - After-tax income refers to total income less income taxes of the statistical unit during a specified reference period. Income taxes refers to the sum of federal income taxes, provincial and territorial income taxes, less abatement where applicable. Provincial and territorial income taxes include health care premiums in certain jurisdictions. Abatement reduces the federal income taxes payable by persons residing in Quebec or in certain self-governing Yukon First Nation settlement lands.


For the 2016 Census, the reference period is the calendar year 2015 for all income variables.

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Footnote 10

Employment income - All income received as wages, salaries and commissions from paid employment and net self-employment income from farm or non-farm unincorporated business and/or professional practice during the reference period.


For the 2016 Census, the reference period is the calendar year 2015 for all income variables.

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Footnote 11

Employment income - All income received as wages, salaries and commissions from paid employment and net self-employment income from farm or non-farm unincorporated business and/or professional practice during the reference period.

For the 2016 Census, the reference period is the calendar year 2015 for all income variables.

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Footnote 12

Full-year full-time workers - Persons aged 15 years and over who worked mostly full time (30 hours or more per week) and full year (49 weeks and over per year) in 2015. For more information, see variable work activity in 2015, Dictionary, Census of Population, 2016.

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Footnote 13

Median income - The median income of a specified group is the amount that divides the income distribution of that group into two halves, i.e., the incomes of half of the units in that group are below the median, while those of the other half are above the median.

Median incomes of individuals are calculated for those with income (positive or negative).

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Footnote 14

Average income - Average income of a specified group is calculated by dividing the aggregate income of that group by the number of units in that group.

Average incomes of individuals are calculated for those with income (positive or negative).

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Footnote 15

Knowledge of official languages refers to whether the person can conduct a conversation in English only, French only, in both languages or in neither language. For a child who has not yet learned to speak, this includes languages that the child is learning to speak at home.

For more information on language 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 Languages Reference Guide, Census of Population, 2016.

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Footnote 16

Language spoken most often at home refers to the language the person speaks most often at home at the time of data collection. A person can report more than one language as 'spoken most often at home' if the languages are spoken equally often. For a person who lives alone, the language spoken most often at home is the language in which he or she feels most comfortable. For a child who has not yet learned to speak, this is the language spoken most often to the child at home. Where two languages are spoken to the child, the language spoken most often at home is the language spoken most often. If both languages are used equally often, then both languages are included here.

For more information on language 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 Languages Reference Guide, Census of Population, 2016.

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Footnote 17

Other language(s) spoken regularly at home refers to the languages, if any, that the person speaks at home on a regular basis at the time of data collection, other than the language or languages he or she speaks most often at home.

For more information on language 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 Languages Reference Guide, Census of Population, 2016.

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Footnote 18

Mother tongue refers to the first language learned at home in childhood and still understood by the person at the time the data was collected. If the person no longer understands the first language learned, the mother tongue is the second language learned. For a person who learned two languages at the same time in early childhood, the mother tongue is the language this person spoke most often at home before starting school. The person has two mother tongues only if the two languages were used equally often and are still understood by the person. For a child who has not yet learned to speak, the mother tongue is the language spoken most often to this child at home. The child has two mother tongues only if both languages are spoken equally often so that the child learns both languages at the same time.

For more information on language 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 Languages Reference Guide, Census of Population, 2016.

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Footnote 19

'Knowledge of official languages' refers to whether the person can conduct a conversation in English only, French only, in both or in neither language. For a child who has not yet learned to speak, this includes languages that the child is learning to speak at home.

'Knowledge of non-official languages' refers to whether the person can conduct a conversation in a language other than English or French. For a child who has not yet learned to speak, this includes languages that the child is learning to speak at home. The number of languages that can be reported may vary between surveys, depending on the objectives of the survey.

For more information on language 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 Languages Reference Guide, Census of Population, 2016.

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This is a total population count. The sum of the languages in this table is greater than the total population count because a person may report more than one language in the census.

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Footnote 20

Aboriginal identity refers to whether the person identified with the Aboriginal peoples of Canada. This includes those who are First Nations (North American Indian), Métis or Inuk (Inuit) and/or those who are Registered or Treaty Indians (that is, registered under the Indian Act of Canada) and/or those who have membership in a First Nation or Indian band. Aboriginal peoples of Canada are defined in the Constitution Act, 1982, section 35 (2) as including the Indian, Inuit and Métis peoples of Canada.

Users should be aware that the estimates associated with this variable are more affected than most by the incomplete enumeration of certain Indian reserves and Indian settlements in the 2016 Census of Population. For more information on Aboriginal variables, including information on their classifications, the questions from which they are derived, data quality and their comparability with other sources of data, refer to the Aboriginal Peoples Reference Guide, Census of Population, 2016 and the Aboriginal Peoples Technical Report, Census of Population, 2016.

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Footnote 21

'Aboriginal identity' includes persons who are First Nations (North American Indian), Métis or Inuk (Inuit) and/or those who are Registered or Treaty Indians (that is, registered under the Indian Act of Canada) and/or those who have membership in a First Nation or Indian band. Aboriginal peoples of Canada are defined in the Constitution Act, 1982, section 35 (2) as including the Indian, Inuit and Métis peoples of Canada.

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Footnote 22

'Single Aboriginal responses' includes persons who are in only one Aboriginal group, that is First Nations (North American Indian), Métis or Inuk (Inuit).

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Footnote 23

Users should be aware that the estimates associated with this variable are more affected than most by the incomplete enumeration of certain Indian reserves and Indian settlements in the 2016 Census of Population. For additional information, refer to the Aboriginal Peoples Reference Guide, Census of Population, 2016.

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Footnote 24

'Multiple Aboriginal responses' includes persons who are any two or all three of the following: First Nations (North American Indian), Métis or Inuk (Inuit).

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Footnote 25

'Aboriginal responses not included elsewhere' includes persons who are not First Nations (North American Indian), Métis or Inuk (Inuit) but who have Registered or Treaty Indian status and/or Membership in a First Nation or Indian band.

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Footnote 26

Registered or Treaty Indian status refers to whether or not a person is a Registered or Treaty Indian. Registered Indians are persons who are registered under the Indian Act of Canada. Treaty Indians are persons who belong to a First Nation or Indian band that signed a treaty with the Crown. Registered or Treaty Indians are sometimes also called Status Indians.

Users should be aware that the estimates associated with this variable are more affected than most by the incomplete enumeration of certain Indian reserves and Indian settlements in the Census of Population. For more information on Aboriginal 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 Aboriginal Peoples Reference Guide, Census of Population, 2016 and the Aboriginal Peoples Technical Report, Census of Population, 2016.

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Footnote 27

'Registered or Treaty Indian Status' includes persons who are a Registered or Treaty Indian. Registered Indians are persons who are registered under the Indian Act of Canada. Treaty Indians are persons who belong to a First Nation or Indian band that signed a treaty with the Crown. Registered or Treaty Indians are sometimes also called Status Indians.

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Footnote 28

Aboriginal ancestry refers to whether a person has ancestry associated with the Aboriginal peoples of Canada, that is, First Nations (North American Indian), Métis, and Inuit. Aboriginal peoples of Canada are defined in the Constitution Act, 1982, section 35 (2) as including the Indian, Inuit and Métis peoples of Canada. Ancestry refers to the ethnic or cultural origins of the person's ancestors, an ancestor being usually more distant than a grandparent. A person can have more than one ethnic or cultural origin.

Users should be aware that the estimates associated with this variable are more affected than most by the incomplete enumeration of certain Indian reserves and Indian settlements in the Census of Population.

For more information on Aboriginal variables, including information on their classifications, the questions from which they are derived, data quality and their comparability with other sources of data, refer to the Aboriginal Peoples Reference Guide, Census of Population, 2016 and the Aboriginal Peoples Technical Report, Census of Population, 2016.

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Footnote 29

'Aboriginal ancestry (only)' includes persons who have First Nations (North American Indian), Métis and/or Inuit ancestry. It excludes persons with non-Aboriginal ancestry.

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Footnote 30

'Single Aboriginal ancestry (only)' includes persons who have only one of First Nations (North American Indian), Métis or Inuit ancestry. It excludes persons with non-Aboriginal ancestry.

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Footnote 31

Users should be aware that the estimates associated with this variable are more affected than most by the incomplete enumeration of certain Indian reserves and Indian settlements in the Census of Population. For additional information, refer to the Aboriginal Peoples Reference Guide, Census of Population, 2016.

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Footnote 32

'Multiple Aboriginal ancestries (only)' includes persons who have two or more of First Nations (North American Indian), Métis and Inuit ancestries. It excludes persons with non-Aboriginal ancestry.

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Footnote 33

'Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestries' includes persons who have First Nations (North American Indian), Métis and/or Inuit ancestry, as well as non-Aboriginal ancestry.

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Footnote 34

'Single Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestries' includes persons who have First Nations (North American Indian), Métis or Inuit ancestry, as well as non-Aboriginal ancestry.

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'Multiple Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestries' includes persons who have two or more of First Nations (North American Indian), Métis and Inuit ancestries, as well as non-Aboriginal ancestry.

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'Non-Aboriginal ancestry (only)' includes persons who have non-Aboriginal ancestry only.

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Citizenship refers to the country where the person has citizenship. A person may have more than one citizenship. A person may be stateless, that is, they may have no citizenship. Citizenship can be by birth or naturalization.

For more information on citizenship 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 38

'Canadian citizens' includes persons who are citizens of Canada only and persons who are citizens of Canada and at least one other country.

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Footnote 39

'Not Canadian citizens' includes persons who are not citizens of Canada. They may be citizens of one or more other countries. Persons who are stateless are included in this category.

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Immigrant status refers to whether the person is a non-immigrant, an immigrant or a non-permanent resident.

Period of immigration refers to the period in which the immigrant first obtained landed immigrant or permanent resident status.

For more information on immigration 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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'Non-immigrants' includes persons who are Canadian citizens by birth.

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'Immigrants' includes persons who are, or who have ever been, landed immigrants or permanent residents. Such persons have been granted the right to live in Canada permanently by immigration authorities. Immigrants who have obtained Canadian citizenship by naturalization are included in this category. In the 2016 Census of Population, 'Immigrants' includes immigrants who landed in Canada on or prior to May 10, 2016.

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Footnote 43

Includes immigrants who landed in Canada on or prior to May 10, 2016.

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'Non-permanent residents' includes persons from another country who have a work or study permit or who are refugee claimants, and their family members sharing the same permit and living in Canada with them.

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'Age at immigration' refers to the age at which an immigrant first obtained landed immigrant or permanent resident status.

'Immigrant' refers to a person who is, or who has ever been, a landed immigrant or permanent resident. Such a person has been granted the right to live in Canada permanently by immigration authorities. Immigrants who have obtained Canadian citizenship by naturalization are included in this group. In the 2016 Census of Population, 'Immigrant' includes immigrants who landed in Canada on or prior to May 10, 2016.

For more information on immigration 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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'Immigrant' refers to a person who is, or who has ever been, a landed immigrant or permanent resident. Such a person has been granted the right to live in Canada permanently by immigration authorities. Immigrants who have obtained Canadian citizenship by naturalization are included in this group. In the 2016 Census of Population, 'Immigrant' includes immigrants who landed in Canada on or prior to May 10, 2016.

The places of birth selected are the most frequently reported by immigrants at the Canada level.

'Place of birth' refers to the name of the geographic location where the person was born. The geographic location is specified according to geographic boundaries current at the time of data collection, not the geographic boundaries at the time of birth.

In the 2016 Census of Population, the geographic location refers to the name of the province, territory or country in which the person was born. It refers to a province or territory if the person was born in Canada. It refers to a country if the person was born outside Canada.

For more information on immigration and place of birth 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 47

The official name of United States is United States of America.

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Footnote 48

Ireland is also referred to as Republic of Ireland.

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Footnote 49

Serbia excludes Kosovo.

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Footnote 50

The official name of United Kingdom is United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. United Kingdom includes Scotland, Wales, England and Northern Ireland (excludes Isle of Man, the Channel Islands and British Overseas Territories).

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Footnote 51

China excludes Hong Kong and Macao.

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The full name of Hong Kong is the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China.

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Footnote 53

The official name of Iran is Islamic Republic of Iran.

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Footnote 54

The official name of South Korea is Republic of Korea.

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The official name of Syria is Syrian Arab Republic.

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The category 'Oceania and other' includes places of birth in Oceania and responses not included elsewhere, such as 'born at sea.'

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'Recent immigrant' refers to an immigrant who first obtained his or her landed immigrant or permanent resident status between January 1, 2011 and May 10, 2016.

'Immigrant' refers to a person who is, or who has ever been, a landed immigrant or permanent resident. Such a person has been granted the right to live in Canada permanently by immigration authorities. Immigrants who have obtained Canadian citizenship by naturalization are included in this group.

The places of birth selected are the most frequently reported by recent immigrants at the Canada level.

'Place of birth' refers to the name of the geographic location where the person was born. The geographic location is specified according to geographic boundaries current at the time of data collection, not the geographic boundaries at the time of birth. In the 2016 Census of Population, the geographic location refers to a country if the person was born outside Canada.

For more information on immigration and place of birth 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 58

The official name of United States is United States of America.

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Footnote 59

The official name of Venezuela is Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela.

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Ireland is also referred to as Republic of Ireland.

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The official name of Moldova is Republic of Moldova.

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The official name of United Kingdom is United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. United Kingdom includes Scotland, Wales, England and Northern Ireland (excludes Isle of Man, the Channel Islands and British Overseas Territories).

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Footnote 63

China excludes Hong Kong and Macao.

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The full name of Hong Kong is the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China.

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Footnote 65

The official name of Iran is Islamic Republic of Iran.

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Footnote 66

The official name of South Korea is Republic of Korea.

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The official name of Syria is Syrian Arab Republic.

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Footnote 68

The category 'Oceania and other' includes places of birth in Oceania and responses not included elsewhere, such as 'born at sea.'

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Footnote 69

The category 'Other places of birth' includes other places of birth in Oceania and responses not included elsewhere, such as 'born at sea.'

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Generation status refers to whether or not the person or the person's parents were born in Canada.

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 71

'First generation' includes persons who were born outside Canada. For the most part, these are people who are now, or once were, immigrants to Canada.

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'Second generation' includes persons who were born in Canada and had at least one parent born outside Canada. For the most part, these are the children of immigrants.

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'Third generation or more' includes persons who were born in Canada with both parents born in Canada.

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'Admission category' refers to the name of the immigration program or group of programs under which an immigrant has been granted for the first time the right to live in Canada permanently by immigration authorities.

'Applicant type' refers to whether an immigrant was identified as the principal applicant, the spouse or the dependant on the application for permanent residence.

'Immigrant' refers to a person who is, or who has ever been, a landed immigrant or permanent resident. Such a person has been granted the right to live in Canada permanently by immigration authorities. Immigrants who have obtained Canadian citizenship by naturalization are included in this group.In the 2016 Census of Population, data on admission category and applicant type are available for immigrants who landed in Canada between January 1, 1980 and May 10, 2016.

For more information on immigration variables, including information on their classifications, 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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'Economic immigrants' includes immigrants who have been selected for their ability to contribute to Canada's economy through their ability to meet labour market needs, to own and manage or to build a business, to make a substantial investment, to create their own employment or to meet specific provincial or territorial labour market needs.

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'Principal applicants' includes immigrants who were identified as the principal applicant on the application for permanent residence.

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'Secondary applicants' includes immigrants who were identified as the married spouse, the common-law or conjugal partner or the dependant of the principal applicant on the application for permanent residence.

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'Immigrants sponsored by family' includes immigrants who were sponsored by a Canadian citizen or permanent resident and were granted permanent resident status on the basis of their relationship either as the spouse, partner, parent, grand-parent, child or other relative of this sponsor. The terms 'family class' or 'family reunification' are sometimes used to refer to this category.

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'Refugees' includes immigrants who were granted permanent resident status on the basis of a well-founded fear of returning to their home country. This category includes persons who had a well-founded fear of persecution for reasons of race, religion, nationality, membership in particular social group or for political opinion (Geneva Convention refugees) as well as persons who had been seriously and personally affected by civil war or armed conflict, or have suffered a massive violation of human rights. Some refugees were in Canada when they applied for refugee protection for themselves and their family members (either with them in Canada or abroad). Others were abroad and were referred for resettlement to Canada by the United Nations Refugee Agency, another designated referral organization or private sponsors.

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Footnote 80

'Other immigrants' includes immigrants who were granted permanent resident status under a program that does not fall under the economic immigrants, the immigrants sponsored by family or the refugee categories.

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Footnote 81

Visible minority refers to whether a person belongs to a visible minority group as defined by the Employment Equity Act and, if so, the visible minority group to which the person belongs. The Employment Equity Act defines visible minorities as 'persons, other than Aboriginal peoples, who are non-Caucasian in race or non-white in colour.' The visible minority population consists mainly of the following groups: South Asian, Chinese, Black, Filipino, Latin American, Arab, Southeast Asian, West Asian, Korean and Japanese.

For more information on the Visible minority variable, including information on its classification, the questions from which it is derived, data quality and its comparability with other sources of data, please refer to the Visible Minority and Population Group Reference Guide, Census of Population, 2016.

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Footnote 82

The Employment Equity Act defines visible minorities as 'persons, other than Aboriginal peoples, who are non-Caucasian in race or non-white in colour.'

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Footnote 83

For example, 'East Indian,' 'Pakistani,' 'Sri Lankan', etc.

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Footnote 84

For example, 'Vietnamese,' 'Cambodian,' 'Laotian,' 'Thai,' etc.

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Footnote 85

For example, 'Afghan,' 'Iranian,' etc.

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The abbreviation 'n.i.e.' means 'not included elsewhere.' Includes persons with a write-in response such as 'Guyanese,' 'West Indian,' 'Tibetan,' 'Polynesian,' 'Pacific Islander,' etc.

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Includes persons who gave more than one visible minority group by checking two or more mark-in responses, e.g., 'Black' and 'South Asian.'

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Footnote 88

Includes persons who reported 'Yes' to the Aboriginal group question (Question 18), as well as persons who were not considered to be members of a visible minority group.

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Footnote 89

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.

'Ethnic origin' refers to the ethnic or cultural origins of the person's ancestors. An ancestor is usually more distant than a grandparent. For additional information on the collection and dissemination of ethnic origin data, refer to the Ethnic Origin Reference Guide, Census of Population, 2016.

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Footnote 90

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 91

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 92

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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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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Includes responses of 'Czechoslovakian,' not otherwise specified.

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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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Includes responses of 'Yugoslavian,' not otherwise specified.

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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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Includes responses of 'Slavic,' not otherwise specified.

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Footnote 99

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

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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 102

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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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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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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Includes responses of 'Bantu,' not otherwise specified.

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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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Includes responses of 'Black,' not otherwise specified.

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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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Includes responses of 'Arab,' not otherwise specified.

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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 111

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 112

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 113

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 114

Includes responses of 'Polynesian,' not otherwise specified.

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Footnote 115

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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Footnote 116

Highest certificate, diploma or degree is the classification used in the census to measure the broader concept of 'Educational attainment.'

This variable refers to the highest level of education that a person has successfully completed and is derived from the educational qualifications questions, which asked for all certificates, diplomas and degrees to be reported.

The general hierarchy used in deriving this variable (high school, trades, college, university) is loosely tied to the 'in-class' duration of the various types of education. At the detailed level, someone who has completed one type of certificate, diploma or degree will not necessarily have completed the credentials listed below it in the hierarchy. For example, a person with an apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma may not have completed a high school certificate or diploma, nor does an individual with a 'master's degree' necessarily have a 'certificate or diploma above bachelor level.' Although the hierarchy may not fit all programs perfectly, it gives a general measure of educational attainment.

This variable is reported for persons aged 15 years and over in private households.

Users are advised to consult data quality comments for 'Highest certificate, diploma or degree', available in the Education Reference Guide, Census of Population, 2016, Catalogue no. 98-500-X2016013.

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'Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificate' includes only people who have this as their highest educational qualification. It excludes persons with a postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree.

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'Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of Qualification' includes trades certificates or diplomas such as pre-employment or vocational certificates and diplomas from brief trade programs completed at community colleges, institutes of technology, vocational centres and similar institutions.

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'Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of Qualification' also includes Journeyperson's designations.

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'Earned doctorate' refers to persons who have completed a doctorate degree awarded by a university. This includes, for example, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) and Doctor of Juridical Science (S.J.D.). It does not include honorary doctorates.

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'Field of study' refers to the discipline or area of learning/training associated with a particular course or programme of study.

This variable refers to the predominant discipline or area of learning or training of a person's highest completed postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree, classified according to the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) Canada 2016.

This 'Major field of study' variable can be used either independently or in conjunction with the 'Highest certificate, diploma or degree' variable. When the latter is used with 'Major field of study,' it should be noted that different fields of study will be more common for different types of postsecondary qualifications. At the detailed program level, some programs are only offered by certain types of institutions.

There was an explicit instruction in the questionnaire which instructed respondents to be as specific as possible in indicating a subfield or subcategory of specialization within a broad discipline or area of training.

This variable is reported for persons aged 15 years and over in private households.

This variable shows the 'Variant of CIP 2016 - Alternative primary groupings' CIP variant, with the hierarchy of the primary groupings and two-digit series. When a primary grouping contains more than one subseries from series '30. Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies,' these subseries are grouped together. An exception is made for '30.01 Biological and physical sciences' due to its large size. For more information on the CIP classification, see the Classification of Instructional Programs, Canada 2016: http://www.statcan.gc.ca/eng/concepts/classification.

For information on collection, classification and data quality for this variable, refer to the Education Reference Guide, Census of Population, 2016, Catalogue no. 98-500-X2016013.

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Certain series and their subcomponents are not used when coding major field of study for the census. These are series 21, 32 to 37 and 53, which represent non-credit and personal improvement fields of study.

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'No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree' includes persons who have not completed an apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma; a college, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma; or a university certificate, diploma or degree.

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'Interdisciplinary humanities' includes '30.13 Medieval and renaissance studies,' '30.21 Holocaust and related studies,' '30.22 Classical and ancient studies' and '30.29 Maritime studies.'

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'Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciences' includes '30.05 Peace studies and conflict resolution,' '30.10 Biopsychology,' '30.11 Gerontology,' '30.14 Museology/museum studies,' '30.15 Science, technology and society,' '30.17 Behavioural sciences,' '30.20 International/global studies,' '30.23 Intercultural/multicultural and diversity studies,' '30.25 Cognitive science,' '30.26 Cultural studies/critical theory and analysis,' '30.28 Dispute resolution,' '30.31 Human computer interaction' and '30.33 Sustainability studies.'

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'Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciences' includes '30.18 Natural sciences,' '30.19 Nutrition sciences,' '30.27 Human biology' and '30.32 Marine sciences.'

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'Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciences' includes '30.06 Systems science and theory,' '30.08 Mathematics and computer science' and '30.30 Computational science.'

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'Location of study' refers to either:

- the province, territory or country of the institution from which a person obtained a certificate, diploma or degree, or;

- the province, territory or country of the institution that a person attended during a specified reference period, or for a specific level of education.

In both cases, location of study refers to the location of the institution granting the certificate, diploma or degree, not the location of the person at the time he or she obtained the qualification or was attending the institution. The geographic location is specified according to boundaries current at the time the data are collected, not the boundaries at the time of study.

This is a summary variable that indicates whether the 'Location of study' of the person's highest certificate, diploma or degree was the same province or territory where the person lived at the time of the 2016 Census of Population, a different Canadian province or territory, or outside Canada. This variable is derived from 'Location of study' and 'Province or territory of current residence.' It only applies to individuals who had completed a postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree.

'Location of study outside Canada' may be further sub-classified using the Standard Classification of Countries and Areas of Interest (SCCAI). When using the SCCAI for this sub-classification, the class 'Canada' is not used.

This variable is reported for persons aged 15 years and over in private households.

For information on collection, classification and data quality for 'Location of study compared with province or territory of residence,' refer to the Education Reference Guide, Census of Population, 2016, Catalogue no. 98-500-X2016013.

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Footnote 128

'Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree' includes 'apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma,' 'college, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma' and university certificates, diplomas and degrees.

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Footnote 129

Refers to all locations of study outside Canada, including the six locations outside Canada most often reported at the national level. These will not necessarily be the top six countries for other geographies.

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Footnote 130

The official name of United States is United States of America.

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Footnote 131

The official name of United Kingdom is United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. United Kingdom includes Scotland, Wales, England and Northern Ireland (excludes Isle of Man, the Channel Islands and British Overseas Territories).

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Footnote 132

China excludes Hong Kong and Macao.

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Footnote 133

Refers to whether a person aged 15 years and over was employed, unemployed or not in the labour force during the week of Sunday, May 1 to Saturday, May 7, 2016.

Early enumeration was conducted in remote, isolated parts of the provinces and territories. When enumeration has taken place before May 2016, the reference date used is the date on which the household was enumerated.

In the past, this variable was called Labour force activity.

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Footnote 134

Refers to the number of weeks in which a person aged 15 years and over worked for pay or in self-employment in 2015 at all jobs held, even if only for a few hours, and whether these weeks were mostly full time (30 hours or more per week) or mostly part time (less than 30 hours per week).

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Footnote 135

Includes persons aged 15 years and over who never worked, persons who worked prior to 2015 and persons who worked in 2016, but not in 2015.

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Footnote 136

Includes persons aged 15 years and over who worked full year (49 weeks and over) and mostly full time (30 hours or more per week) in 2015.

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Footnote 137

Includes persons aged 15 years and over who worked full year mostly part time or part year mostly full time or part year mostly part time in 2015. Part year is less than 49 weeks and part time is less than 30 hours per week.

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Footnote 138

Refers to the kind of work performed by persons aged 15 years and over as determined by their kind of work and the description of the main activities in their job. The occupation data are produced according to the NOC 2016.

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Footnote 139

Refers to the general nature of the business carried out in the establishment where the person worked.

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Footnote 140

The code and title of this category are not found in the North American Classification System (NAICS) 2012; this category is needed due to the combination of NAICS sub-sectors performed during the coding process.

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Footnote 141

Classification of respondents according to whether they worked at home, worked outside Canada, had no fixed workplace address or worked at a specific address (usual place of work).

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Footnote 142

Language used most often at work refers to the language the person uses most often at work. A person can report more than one language as 'used most often at work' if the languages are used equally often.

For more information on language 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 Languages Reference Guide, Census of Population, 2016.

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Footnote 143

Other language(s) used regularly at work refers to the languages, if any, that the person uses in their job on a regular basis, other than the language or languages he or she uses most often at work.

For more information on language 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 Languages Reference Guide, Census of Population, 2016.

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Footnote 144

The census assumes that the commute to work originates from the usual place of residence, but this may not always be the case. Sometimes, respondents may be on a business trip and may have reported their place of work or main mode of commuting based on where they were working during the trip. Some persons maintain a residence close to work and commute to their home on weekends. Students often work after school at a location near their school. As a result, the data may show unusual commutes or unusual main modes of commuting.

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Footnote 145

Refers to the length of time, in minutes, usually required by a person to travel between his or her place of residence and his or her place of work.

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Footnote 146

Refers to the time of day at which a person usually leaves home to go to their place of work.

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Footnote 147

Refers to the status of a person with regard to the place of residence on the reference day, May 10, 2016, in relation to the place of residence on the same date one year earlier at the provincial level. Persons who have not moved are referred to as non-movers and persons who have moved from one residence to another are referred to as movers. Movers include non-migrants and migrants. Non-migrants are persons who did move but remained in the same city, town, township, village or Indian reserve. Migrants include internal migrants, who moved to a different city, town, township, village or Indian reserve within Canada. External migrants include persons who lived outside Canada at the earlier reference date.

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Refers to the status of a person with regard to the place of residence on the reference day, May 10, 2016, in relation to the place of residence on the same date five years earlier at the provincial level. Persons who have not moved are referred to as non-movers and persons who have moved from one residence to another are referred to as movers. Movers include non-migrants and migrants. Non-migrants are persons who did move but remained in the same city, town, township, village or Indian reserve. Migrants include internal migrants, who moved to a different city, town, township, village or Indian reserve within Canada. External migrants include persons who lived outside Canada at the earlier reference date.

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Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population, Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-400-X2016352.

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