Immigration and Ethnocultural Diversity Highlight Tables

Ethnic Origin, both sexes, age (total), Ontario, 2016 Census – 25% Sample data ^{Update of the 2016 Census data on ethnic origin}

Data table

Geography

Age

Sex


Ethnic origins	Total responses ^{Footnote 28}	Single responses ^{Footnote 29}	Multiple responses ^{Footnote 30}

Total - Ethnic origin ^{Footnote 1}	13,242,160	7,534,640	5,707,520
Aboriginal from Central/South America (except Arawak and Maya)	10,795	850	9,945
Acadian	16,585	1,420	15,160
Afghan	54,535	45,290	9,240
Afrikaner	565	60	500
Akan	965	545	420
Albanian	25,980	21,125	4,855
Algerian	4,070	2,280	1,790
Alsatian	1,240	105	1,135
American	140,165	10,700	129,465
Amhara	720	340	380
Angolan	1,630	620	1,015
Antiguan	3,275	935	2,335
Arab, n.o.s. ^{Footnote 21}	44,705	27,130	17,570
Arawak	1,055	50	1,005
Argentinian	11,465	2,600	8,860
Armenian	29,675	16,230	13,445
Ashanti	1,205	605	600
Assyrian	12,070	8,175	3,900
Australian	13,310	1,190	12,125
Austrian	72,475	8,065	64,415
Azerbaijani	4,105	1,565	2,535
Bahamian	2,305	485	1,820
Bangladeshi	29,190	24,825	4,370
Bantu, n.o.s. ^{Footnote 17}	875	520	350
Barbadian	26,630	8,360	18,270
Basque	1,585	85	1,505
Bavarian	450	25	425
Belgian	57,890	9,825	48,065
Belizean	805	95	710
Bengali	15,235	12,270	2,970
Beninese	550	230	320
Berber	1,845	725	1,125
Bermudan	2,010	215	1,795
Bhutanese	1,445	865	580
Black, n.o.s. ^{Footnote 19}	17,385	3,335	14,050
Bolivian	1,890	735	1,150
Bosnian	14,680	8,325	6,355
Brazilian	18,390	5,390	13,000
Breton	290	45	250
British Isles origins, n.i.e. ^{Footnote 3}	323,180	70,960	252,225
Bulgarian	16,755	9,175	7,575
Burkinabe	415	265	155
Burmese	4,420	1,980	2,440
Burundian	3,110	2,470	640
Byelorussian	11,690	3,140	8,555
Cambodian (Khmer)	14,655	8,485	6,170
Cameroonian	4,700	3,770	925
Canadian	3,109,770	1,330,280	1,779,485
Carib	2,295	70	2,225
Caribbean origins, n.i.e. ^{Footnote 13}	16,965	6,205	10,765
Catalan	290	35	250
Central and West African origins, n.i.e. ^{Footnote 15}	4,745	2,230	2,510
Chadian	645	475	170
Channel Islander	1,120	70	1,055
Chilean	14,625	6,220	8,400
Chinese	849,340	698,420	150,920
Colombian	40,825	28,205	12,620
Congolese	10,425	8,040	2,385
Coptic	2,310	1,025	1,285
Cornish	750	50	705
Corsican	205	0	205
Costa Rican	2,785	1,060	1,730
Croatian	82,220	36,940	45,280
Cuban	14,490	4,460	10,025
Cypriot	4,405	1,075	3,325
Czech	42,345	10,925	31,420
Czechoslovakian, n.o.s. ^{Footnote 6}	14,810	2,255	12,555
Danish	53,550	8,110	45,445
Dinka	210	125	85
Djiboutian	1,040	555	485
Dominican	9,180	3,880	5,300
Dutch	527,750	155,585	372,165
East and Southeast Asian origins, n.i.e. ^{Footnote 24}	4,380	3,010	1,365
East Indian	774,495	602,005	172,495
Eastern European origins, n.i.e. ^{Footnote 7}	10,335	3,160	7,170
Ecuadorian	20,385	11,945	8,435
Edo	1,025	675	350
Egyptian	52,840	36,230	16,615
English	2,808,810	510,985	2,297,820
Eritrean	11,865	9,655	2,215
Estonian	15,075	4,480	10,595
Ethiopian	22,560	17,450	5,115
Ewe	180	80	95
Fijian	1,610	420	1,190
Filipino	337,760	255,710	82,050
Finnish	76,755	15,575	61,180
First Nations (North American Indian)	385,505	89,170	296,335
Flemish	4,005	710	3,295
French	1,349,255	147,055	1,202,205
Frisian	2,705	500	2,205
Gabonese	165	35	130
Gambian	630	435	195
Georgian	2,815	1,380	1,435
German	1,189,670	186,780	1,002,890
Ghanaian	24,845	19,530	5,315
Goan	4,770	1,755	3,010
Greek	148,555	78,120	70,430
Grenadian	14,695	6,360	8,330
Guadeloupean	70	0	65
Guatemalan	10,040	5,290	4,750
Guinean	1,105	580	525
Gujarati	5,915	3,885	2,030
Guyanese	73,360	27,805	45,560
Haitian	17,715	12,085	5,630
Harari	475	240	235
Hawaiian	470	15	455
Hazara	680	265	420
Hispanic	5,805	3,215	2,590
Hmong	645	450	195
Honduran	3,360	1,470	1,890
Hungarian	163,500	44,995	118,505
Ibo	1,940	1,260	680
Icelandic	13,215	820	12,395
Indonesian	9,325	2,115	7,205
Inuit	6,870	1,215	5,650
Iranian	117,060	94,550	22,515
Iraqi	50,455	39,260	11,195
Irish	2,095,465	198,930	1,896,535
Israeli	17,080	3,995	13,085
Italian	931,805	453,205	478,605
Ivorian	1,350	850	495
Jamaican	257,055	140,265	116,800
Japanese	41,625	18,835	22,785
Jewish	77,285	23,285	53,995
Jordanian	9,655	5,395	4,260
Karen	1,645	1,425	220
Kashmiri	1,795	630	1,165
Kazakh	1,325	615	715
Kenyan	5,860	2,745	3,120
Kittitian/Nevisian	2,260	590	1,675
Korean	93,425	83,640	9,785
Kosovar	1,305	725	575
Kurd	9,210	5,905	3,305
Kuwaiti	1,510	730	780
Kyrgyz	340	175	165
Laotian	9,875	5,180	4,695
Latin, Central and South American origins, n.i.e. ^{Footnote 14}	14,100	6,645	7,455
Latvian	18,100	4,930	13,165
Lebanese	86,245	49,380	36,865
Liberian	770	425	350
Libyan	3,780	2,795	985
Lithuanian	35,105	7,450	27,650
Luxembourger	915	125	790
Macedonian	39,445	17,175	22,265
Malagasy	430	240	185
Malaysian	7,310	1,000	6,315
Malian	495	225	265
Malinké	345	180	165
Maltese	35,255	11,760	23,495
Manx	2,445	125	2,325
Maori	485	35	450
Martinican	195	0	195
Maure	285	30	255
Mauritian	3,600	1,285	2,320
Maya	2,500	390	2,105
Métis	137,485	12,925	124,560
Mexican	43,120	18,165	24,950
Moldovan	3,905	1,250	2,650
Mongolian	2,935	795	2,140
Montenegrin	2,545	520	2,030
Montserratan	625	105	520
Moroccan	12,305	4,915	7,390
Nepali	8,150	6,460	1,685
New Brunswicker	320	55	265
New Zealander	4,250	385	3,870
Newfoundlander	10,850	1,765	9,085
Nicaraguan	7,100	3,455	3,650
Nigerian	26,560	19,435	7,125
North African origins, n.i.e. ^{Footnote 16}	1,755	630	1,125
Northern European origins, n.i.e. ^{Footnote 5}	12,535	945	11,590
Norwegian	59,335	3,420	55,910
Nova Scotian	1,485	260	1,230
Ontarian	2,165	725	1,435
Oromo	1,295	895	400
Other African origins, n.i.e. ^{Footnote 20}	103,560	32,775	70,790
Other Asian origins, n.i.e. ^{Footnote 25}	13,425	9,765	3,665
Other European origins, n.i.e. ^{Footnote 11}	23,290	10,740	12,550
Other North American origins, n.i.e. ^{Footnote 2}	675	220	455
Pacific Islands origins, n.i.e. ^{Footnote 27}	555	115	440
Pakistani	149,060	107,675	41,390
Palestinian	28,485	16,505	11,975
Panamanian	2,480	455	2,020
Paraguayan	600	105	490
Pashtun	3,010	1,275	1,735
Peruvian	14,785	6,565	8,220
Peulh	135	45	85
Polish	523,490	166,840	356,650
Polynesian, n.o.s. ^{Footnote 26}	275	20	255
Portuguese	324,930	191,740	133,190
Puerto Rican	1,500	215	1,285
Punjabi	55,455	32,905	22,550
Québécois	5,390	1,155	4,230
Roma (Gypsy)	2,295	475	1,820
Romanian	98,235	42,520	55,715
Russian	220,850	53,175	167,675
Rwandan	3,210	2,400	810
Salvadorean	27,600	16,785	10,810
Samoan	225	0	215
Saudi Arabian	3,660	2,145	1,515
Scottish	2,107,290	216,095	1,891,200
Senegalese	1,000	515	480
Serbian	66,835	37,870	28,970
Seychellois	345	115	235
Sicilian	4,195	885	3,305
Sierra Leonean	1,175	680	495
Singaporean	1,260	220	1,040
Sinhalese	5,195	3,030	2,160
Slavic, n.o.s. ^{Footnote 10}	2,065	740	1,325
Slovak	40,530	12,235	28,300
Slovenian	26,485	9,485	17,000
Somali	41,000	36,050	4,950
South African	19,760	3,635	16,130
South Asian origins, n.i.e. ^{Footnote 23}	58,710	43,415	15,290
Southern and East African origins, n.i.e. ^{Footnote 18}	8,470	3,350	5,125
Southern European origins, n.i.e. ^{Footnote 9}	965	205	760
Spanish	171,145	32,070	139,075
Sri Lankan	124,270	92,530	31,740
St. Lucian	7,170	3,405	3,770
Sudanese	8,975	6,580	2,395
Swedish	71,035	4,375	66,660
Swiss	59,835	10,015	49,825
Syrian	31,440	17,685	13,750
Taiwanese	10,065	6,090	3,975
Tajik	1,850	715	1,130
Tamil	42,760	19,485	23,270
Tanzanian	2,615	1,070	1,545
Tatar	2,140	360	1,780
Thai	6,865	2,490	4,375
Tibetan	6,365	5,650	715
Tigrian	770	495	275
Togolese	665	315	355
Trinidadian/Tobagonian	59,560	18,850	40,710
Tunisian	2,295	955	1,340
Turk	34,165	16,765	17,400
Turkmen	700	225	475
Ugandan	2,950	1,765	1,185
Uighur	755	490	265
Ukrainian	376,440	79,900	296,540
Uruguayan	4,200	1,235	2,965
Uzbek	2,395	975	1,420
Venezuelan	11,745	3,850	7,895
Vietnamese	107,640	73,755	33,885
Vincentian/Grenadinian	12,155	4,800	7,355
Welsh	198,470	11,020	187,460
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins, n.i.e. ^{Footnote 22}	16,270	8,895	7,375
West Indian, n.o.s. ^{Footnote 12}	56,865	26,060	30,805
Western European origins, n.i.e. ^{Footnote 4}	1,090	305	790
Wolof	80	40	45
Yemeni	4,220	1,850	2,370
Yoruba	4,055	2,820	1,235
Yugoslavian, n.o.s. ^{Footnote 8}	20,245	4,955	15,290
Zambian	805	440	360
Zimbabwean	3,425	2,150	1,280
Zulu	440	135	305

Note(s):

Note(s): 1

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

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Note(s): 2

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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Note(s): 3

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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Note(s): 4

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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Note(s): 5

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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Note(s): 6

Includes responses of 'Czechoslovakian,' not otherwise specified.

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Note(s): 7

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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Note(s): 8

Includes responses of 'Yugoslavian,' not otherwise specified.

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Note(s): 9

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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Note(s): 10

Includes responses of 'Slavic,' not otherwise specified.

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Note(s): 11

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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Note(s): 12

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

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Note(s): 13

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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Note(s): 14

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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Note(s): 16

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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Note(s): 17

Includes responses of 'Bantu,' not otherwise specified.

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Note(s): 18

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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Note(s): 19

Includes responses of 'Black,' not otherwise specified.

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Note(s): 20

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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Note(s): 21

Includes responses of 'Arab,' not otherwise specified.

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Note(s): 22

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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Note(s): 23

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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Note(s): 24

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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Note(s): 25

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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Note(s): 26

Includes responses of 'Polynesian,' not otherwise specified.

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Note(s): 27

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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Note(s): 28

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

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Note(s): 29

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

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Note(s): 30

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

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