Census Profile, 2016 Census
Halifax, Regional municipality [Census subdivision], Nova Scotia and Ontario [Province]

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Characteristic Halifax, RGM
Nova Scotia
[Census subdivision]
Ontario

[Province]
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Total Male Female Total Male Female
Counts (unless otherwise specified)
Population and dwellings
Population, 2016Census data footnote 1 403,131 ... ... 13,448,494 ... ...
Population, 2011Census data footnote 1 390,086 r ... ... 12,851,821 ... ...
Population percentage change, 2011 to 2016 3.3 ... ... 4.6 ... ...
Total private dwellingsCensus data footnote 2 187,338 ... ... 5,598,391 ... ...
Private dwellings occupied by usual residentsCensus data footnote 3 173,324 ... ... 5,169,174 ... ...
Population density per square kilometre 73.4 ... ... 14.8 ... ...
Land area in square kilometres 5,490.35 ... ... 908,699.33 ... ...
Age characteristics
Total - Age groups and average age of the population - 100% dataCensus data footnote 4 403,130 195,210 207,920 13,448,495 6,559,390 6,889,105
0 to 14 years 60,510 30,900 29,615 2,207,970 1,131,615 1,076,350
0 to 4 years 19,785 10,080 9,705 697,360 357,300 340,055
5 to 9 years 20,745 10,620 10,125 756,085 387,320 368,765
10 to 14 years 19,985 10,200 9,785 754,530 387,000 367,530
15 to 64 years 279,525 136,210 143,315 8,988,865 4,412,115 4,576,750
15 to 19 years 22,330 11,310 11,020 811,670 416,730 394,945
20 to 24 years 30,205 15,005 15,200 894,390 457,815 436,570
25 to 29 years 30,185 15,170 15,015 874,350 436,345 438,010
30 to 34 years 27,470 13,490 13,980 864,765 420,800 443,965
35 to 39 years 25,700 12,285 13,415 842,485 402,900 439,585
40 to 44 years 26,640 12,805 13,830 871,875 418,465 453,415
45 to 49 years 27,715 13,165 14,550 937,385 453,105 484,275
50 to 54 years 32,640 15,850 16,795 1,056,345 517,170 539,175
55 to 59 years 30,590 14,805 15,790 989,460 482,280 507,180
60 to 64 years 26,050 12,325 13,720 846,145 406,505 439,640
65 years and over 63,095 28,100 34,990 2,251,655 1,015,655 1,236,000
65 to 69 years 22,495 10,625 11,875 737,745 352,475 385,270
70 to 74 years 15,500 7,240 8,255 528,645 250,455 278,185
75 to 79 years 10,430 4,695 5,735 393,010 179,810 213,195
80 to 84 years 7,490 3,195 4,295 291,185 126,825 164,360
85 years and over 7,185 2,350 4,830 301,075 106,090 194,985
85 to 89 years 4,405 1,585 2,815 188,470 73,045 115,425
90 to 94 years 2,115 610 1,505 88,390 27,400 60,990
95 to 99 years 605 145 460 21,210 5,150 16,060
100 years and over 55 10 45 3,005 495 2,520
Total - Distribution (%) of the population by broad age groups - 100% data 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
0 to 14 years 15.0 15.8 14.2 16.4 17.3 15.6
15 to 64 years 69.3 69.8 68.9 66.8 67.3 66.4
65 years and over 15.7 14.4 16.8 16.7 15.5 17.9
85 years and over 1.8 1.2 2.3 2.2 1.6 2.8
Average age of the population 40.8 39.9 41.8 41.0 40.0 41.9
Median age of the population 41.0 39.8 42.1 41.3 40.2 42.4
Household and dwelling characteristics
Total - Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling - 100% dataCensus data footnote 5 173,325 ... ... 5,169,175 ... ...
Single-detached house 86,585 ... ... 2,807,380 ... ...
Apartment in a building that has five or more storeys 21,005 ... ... 886,705 ... ...
Other attached dwellingCensus data footnote 6 61,745 ... ... 1,460,200 ... ...
Semi-detached house 11,785 ... ... 289,975 ... ...
Row house 6,660 ... ... 460,425 ... ...
Apartment or flat in a duplex 6,270 ... ... 176,080 ... ...
Apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys 36,795 ... ... 522,810 ... ...
Other single-attached house 235 ... ... 10,910 ... ...
Movable dwellingCensus data footnote 7 3,995 ... ... 14,890 ... ...
Total - Private households by household size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 8 173,325 ... ... 5,169,170 ... ...
1 person 51,120 ... ... 1,341,300 ... ...
2 persons 64,375 ... ... 1,693,525 ... ...
3 persons 27,245 ... ... 834,260 ... ...
4 persons 21,020 ... ... 796,320 ... ...
5 or more persons 9,565 ... ... 503,775 ... ...
Number of persons in private households 397,370 ... ... 13,242,160 ... ...
Average household size 2.3 ... ... 2.6 ... ...
Marital status
Total - Marital status for the population aged 15 years and over - 100% dataCensus data footnote 9 342,620 164,315 178,305 11,240,525 5,427,775 5,812,750
Married or living common law 192,490 96,070 96,415 6,438,085 3,219,290 3,218,795
Married 154,005 76,885 77,125 5,531,930 2,764,275 2,767,655
Living common law 38,485 19,185 19,295 906,155 455,015 451,145
Not married and not living common law 150,125 68,245 81,885 4,802,440 2,208,485 2,593,955
Never married 102,350 52,820 49,535 3,182,785 1,689,180 1,493,605
Separated 9,775 4,175 5,595 328,675 138,140 190,535
Divorced 20,590 7,605 12,985 653,835 252,900 400,935
Widowed 17,410 3,650 13,765 637,150 128,265 508,880
Family characteristics
Total - Census families in private households by family size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 10 113,560 ... ... 3,782,540 ... ...
2 persons 62,535 ... ... 1,815,000 ... ...
3 persons 24,865 ... ... 844,545 ... ...
4 persons 19,235 ... ... 792,435 ... ...
5 or more persons 6,915 ... ... 330,560 ... ...
Average size of census families 2.8 ... ... 2.9 ... ...
Total number of census families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 11 113,555 ... ... 3,782,545 ... ...
Total couple families 94,690 ... ... 3,137,570 ... ...
Married couples 75,450 ... ... 2,684,735 ... ...
Common-law couples 19,235 ... ... 452,840 ... ...
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent 18,870 ... ... 644,975 ... ...
Female parent 15,245 ... ... 518,480 ... ...
Male parent 3,620 ... ... 126,495 ... ...
Total - Couple census families in private households - 100% data 94,685 ... ... 3,137,565 ... ...
Couples without children 50,605 ... ... 1,428,575 ... ...
Couples with children 44,075 ... ... 1,708,995 ... ...
1 child 19,595 ... ... 658,305 ... ...
2 children 17,945 ... ... 738,710 ... ...
3 or more children 6,545 ... ... 311,975 ... ...
Total - Lone-parent census families in private households - 100% data 18,870 ... ... 644,975 ... ...
1 child 11,930 ... ... 386,425 ... ...
2 children 5,275 ... ... 186,240 ... ...
3 or more children 1,665 ... ... 72,310 ... ...
Total - Persons not in census families in private households - 100% data 84,120 39,360 44,760 2,139,825 990,525 1,149,300
Household type
Total - Private households by household type - 100% dataCensus data footnote 12 173,325 ... ... 5,169,175 ... ...
One-census-family households 108,935 ... ... 3,481,885 ... ...
Without children in a census familyCensus data footnote 13 48,730 ... ... 1,311,575 ... ...
With children in a census familyCensus data footnote 14 60,205 ... ... 2,170,315 ... ...
Multiple-census-family households 2,285 ... ... 145,615 ... ...
Non-census-family households 62,100 ... ... 1,541,665 ... ...
One-person households 51,120 ... ... 1,341,305 ... ...
Two-or-more person non-census-family households 10,985 ... ... 200,365 ... ...
Knowledge of official languagesThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - Knowledge of official languages for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% dataCensus data footnote 15 399,315 193,620 205,700 13,312,865 6,503,875 6,808,990
English only 347,190 170,795 176,400 11,455,500 5,689,830 5,765,665
French only 340 160 185 40,040 17,340 22,705
English and French 49,575 21,645 27,925 1,490,390 665,850 824,540
Neither English nor French 2,210 1,025 1,185 326,935 130,850 196,085
First official language spokenThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - First official language spoken for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% dataCensus data footnote 16 399,315 193,620 205,700 13,312,865 6,503,880 6,808,995
English 386,095 187,165 198,935 12,394,325 6,095,970 6,298,355
French 9,895 4,910 4,985 504,130 236,875 267,250
English and French 1,210 575 640 92,940 42,910 50,030
Neither English nor French 2,115 970 1,140 321,480 128,125 193,355
Official language minority (number)Census data footnote 17 10,500 5,200 5,305 550,600 258,330 292,270
Official language minority (percentage)Census data footnote 17 2.6 2.7 2.6 4.1 4.0 4.3
Mother tongueThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - Mother tongue for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% dataCensus data footnote 18 399,315 193,615 205,700 13,312,870 6,503,875 6,808,990
Single responses 394,160 191,080 203,085 12,946,960 6,327,630 6,619,330
Official languages 363,305 175,400 187,910 9,393,040 4,637,520 4,755,520
English 353,165 170,405 182,760 8,902,320 4,406,210 4,496,110
French 10,140 4,990 5,145 490,715 231,310 259,410
Non-official languages 30,855 15,680 15,175 3,553,920 1,690,110 1,863,810
Aboriginal languages 75 35 35 22,765 10,815 11,950
Algonquian languages 60 35 25 21,235 10,175 11,060
Blackfoot 0 0 0 10 5 5
Cree-Montagnais languages 5 5 0 5,080 2,485 2,595
Atikamekw 0 0 0 5 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 5 5 5
Moose Cree 0 0 0 85 40 45
Naskapi 0 0 0 10 5 5
Northern East Cree 0 0 0 55 25 30
Plains Cree 0 0 0 35 5 30
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 5 0 0
Swampy Cree 5 0 0 355 135 225
Woods Cree 0 0 0 15 10 5
Cree, n.o.s. 0 0 0 4,500 2,255 2,245
Eastern Algonquian languages 55 30 20 90 40 50
Malecite 0 0 0 10 5 0
Mi'kmaq 50 30 25 85 35 50
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 0 0 5 16,025 7,620 8,400
Algonquin 0 0 0 65 30 35
Ojibway 0 0 0 9,505 4,515 4,985
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 6,310 3,015 3,300
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 145 65 80
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 30 20 10
Athabaskan languages 0 0 5 60 20 40
Northern Athabaskan languages 5 0 0 55 20 35
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carrier 0 0 0 5 0 5
Chilcotin 0 0 0 5 0 5
Dene 0 0 0 20 10 10
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 0 5 5 5
Gwich'in 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sarsi (Sarcee) 0 0 0 10 0 5
Sekani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages 0 0 0 5 5 0
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Slavey 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 5
Tahltan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tutchone languages 0 0 0 0 0 5
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 0 5
Haida 0 0 0 0 5 0
Inuit languages 10 5 5 475 165 305
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 5 5 5
Inuktitut 10 5 5 425 145 280
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 45 20 25
Iroquoian languages 0 0 0 710 300 410
Cayuga 0 0 0 40 20 20
Mohawk 0 0 0 590 255 335
Oneida 0 0 0 55 15 40
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 20 5 15
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 0 0 0 25 15 15
Salish languages 0 0 0 5 0 5
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lillooet 0 0 0 0 0 0
Okanagan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 5 0 0
Squamish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Straits 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages 0 0 0 10 5 5
Dakota 0 0 0 5 5 5
Stoney 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 5 5
Tlingit 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 0 0 0 5 5 0
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0 0 0 5
Nisga'a 0 0 0 5 0 0
Tsimshian 0 0 0 0 5 0
Wakashan languages 0 0 0 0 0 5
Haisla 0 0 0 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 0 0 0 5 5 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 0 0 0 235 130 105
Non-Aboriginal languages 30,780 15,645 15,140 3,531,160 1,679,300 1,851,865
Afro-Asiatic languages 7,020 3,850 3,170 253,830 127,720 126,110
Berber languages 10 10 0 725 405 320
Kabyle 0 5 5 425 225 200
Berber languages, n.i.e. 5 5 0 305 180 120
Cushitic languages 115 60 60 24,605 10,730 13,870
Bilen 5 0 0 250 140 110
Oromo 55 35 25 1,445 720 730
Somali 50 20 30 22,680 9,755 12,925
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 5 225 115 110
Semitic languages 6,895 3,780 3,115 227,985 116,320 111,665
Amharic 110 45 60 10,720 4,960 5,760
Arabic 6,430 3,545 2,880 171,370 88,400 82,965
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 5 5 5 14,555 7,135 7,420
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 5 4,795 2,365 2,425
Harari 0 0 0 1,030 485 545
Hebrew 195 110 90 11,575 6,220 5,350
Maltese 5 5 0 5,175 2,575 2,600
Tigrigna 145 65 75 7,345 3,470 3,870
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 10 5 10 1,435 705 730
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 520 265 250
Austro-Asiatic languages 400 195 205 78,125 35,880 42,240
Khmer (Cambodian) 5 0 5 7,355 3,330 4,020
Vietnamese 395 195 205 70,690 32,520 38,165
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 85 30 50
Austronesian languages 1,665 725 935 194,380 76,060 118,315
Bikol 5 0 0 595 260 330
Cebuano 105 50 65 6,545 2,500 4,045
Fijian 0 0 0 80 45 40
Hiligaynon 15 10 10 2,750 1,030 1,725
Ilocano 45 15 35 11,285 4,430 6,860
Malagasy 0 0 0 100 45 55
Malay 40 15 25 5,760 2,520 3,240
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 10 5 5 1,505 670 840
Pangasinan 0 5 0 535 215 315
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 1,420 625 790 163,415 63,665 99,755
Waray-Waray 5 0 0 405 140 270
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 15 5 10 1,400 550 850
Creole languages 55 40 15 11,255 5,095 6,165
Haitian Creole 5 0 0 630 290 340
Creole, n.o.s. 30 25 10 8,025 3,580 4,440
Creole languages, n.i.e. 25 20 10 2,605 1,225 1,380
Dravidian languages 875 510 360 148,605 73,530 75,075
Kannada 25 15 10 2,670 1,365 1,305
Malayalam 310 165 145 17,140 8,795 8,350
Tamil 260 155 100 117,630 57,310 60,320
Telugu 270 170 100 10,820 5,895 4,925
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 5 5 5 340 165 175
Hmong-Mien languages 0 0 0 525 250 270
Indo-European languages 12,660 6,405 6,255 2,024,365 980,200 1,044,165
Albanian 250 125 125 19,045 9,535 9,510
Armenian 30 25 10 15,070 7,305 7,765
Balto-Slavic languages 2,790 1,350 1,440 410,725 188,695 222,025
Baltic languages 55 15 45 9,080 3,785 5,295
Latvian 25 10 20 3,910 1,650 2,260
Lithuanian 30 5 25 5,175 2,135 3,035
Slavic languages 2,735 1,335 1,395 401,645 184,915 216,730
Belarusan 5 5 0 515 230 280
Bosnian 115 60 60 6,370 3,125 3,245
Bulgarian 40 20 25 9,095 4,355 4,740
Croatian 185 90 95 31,875 15,460 16,410
Czech 140 70 70 10,670 4,930 5,740
Macedonian 15 5 5 15,635 7,470 8,165
Polish 590 285 305 121,075 54,675 66,405
Russian 1,150 565 590 101,100 45,630 55,470
Serbian 110 50 60 41,740 20,585 21,150
Serbo-Croatian 80 40 40 4,875 2,310 2,570
Slovak 85 40 45 10,280 4,710 5,565
Slovene (Slovenian) 20 10 15 6,740 2,995 3,745
Ukrainian 190 95 95 40,375 17,760 22,610
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 1,310 670 635
Celtic languages 45 20 25 1,110 505 605
Scottish Gaelic 25 10 20 450 210 240
Welsh 15 10 5 435 180 260
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 5 225 120 110
Germanic languages 2,070 995 1,080 200,640 94,475 106,165
Afrikaans 80 40 35 2,295 1,125 1,170
Danish 95 60 40 4,265 2,010 2,250
Dutch 490 235 255 51,720 24,875 26,840
Frisian 5 0 5 1,240 630 620
German 1,205 550 645 131,525 61,520 70,005
Icelandic 30 20 15 210 100 110
Norwegian 70 45 30 940 405 540
Swedish 60 25 40 2,395 1,040 1,350
Vlaams (Flemish) 15 10 5 2,150 925 1,225
Yiddish 10 5 0 3,735 1,765 1,970
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 5 170 80 85
Greek 660 335 325 55,415 27,305 28,110
Indo-Iranian languages 4,300 2,350 1,950 707,845 357,350 350,495
Indo-Aryan languages 2,950 1,645 1,300 565,600 285,720 279,875
Bengali 440 270 170 46,810 23,615 23,195
Gujarati 175 110 60 76,675 38,740 37,940
Hindi 660 395 265 58,735 29,805 28,930
Kashmiri 5 5 5 345 170 175
Konkani 5 5 5 2,510 1,195 1,315
Marathi 60 35 25 5,490 2,805 2,685
Nepali 525 250 270 7,870 3,915 3,960
Oriya (Odia) 5 5 5 715 380 335
Punjabi (Panjabi) 475 250 220 197,060 100,160 96,895
Sindhi 15 10 5 6,840 3,225 3,615
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 140 70 70 10,165 4,925 5,235
Urdu 435 245 190 152,385 76,795 75,595
Iranian languages 1,330 690 640 139,675 70,270 69,405
Kurdish 115 65 50 6,665 3,615 3,050
Pashto 65 40 30 10,950 5,630 5,315
Persian (Farsi) 1,145 585 565 122,070 61,025 61,040
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 20 10 15 2,565 1,350 1,215
Italic (Romance) languages 2,515 1,205 1,305 614,525 295,030 319,490
Catalan 10 5 5 285 150 135
Italian 555 285 265 231,040 112,440 118,600
Portuguese 385 185 200 150,000 72,280 77,715
Romanian 185 90 95 41,755 19,565 22,190
Spanish 1,375 640 740 191,025 90,390 100,630
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 420 200 215
Japanese 250 70 185 13,260 4,590 8,670
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 1,200 635 565
Georgian 0 0 0 1,200 635 565
Korean 905 380 520 69,775 32,035 37,740
Mongolic languages 5 0 0 405 180 220
Mongolian 0 5 0 405 180 225
Niger-Congo languages 535 270 260 35,760 16,705 19,050
Akan (Twi) 35 15 20 9,695 4,510 5,190
Bamanankan 5 0 5 140 60 80
Edo 5 0 5 1,140 475 670
Ewe 35 25 15 560 270 295
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 0 5 0 365 180 185
Ga 10 5 0 600 275 325
Ganda 20 5 10 760 360 400
Igbo 35 20 15 2,090 1,080 1,010
Lingala 10 5 5 850 365 485
Rundi (Kirundi) 20 10 10 1,430 640 785
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 45 15 30 1,330 545 785
Shona 25 15 10 1,455 660 790
Swahili 120 55 60 5,525 2,540 2,985
Wolof 5 0 0 290 145 150
Yoruba 50 30 25 4,365 2,260 2,105
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 120 60 60 5,155 2,345 2,810
Nilo-Saharan languages 65 35 30 1,610 810 800
Dinka 10 5 5 345 170 175
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 55 30 25 1,260 635 625
Sign languages 115 55 60 3,030 1,570 1,455
American Sign Language 55 25 25 1,305 640 670
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 20 10 15
Sign languages, n.i.e 60 25 30 1,700 925 780
Sino-Tibetan languages 5,500 2,745 2,755 611,795 284,865 326,935
Chinese languages 5,480 2,735 2,740 602,610 280,340 322,270
Cantonese 930 430 495 275,315 128,090 147,220
Hakka 20 10 10 6,985 3,140 3,840
Mandarin 3,950 1,975 1,975 283,735 132,275 151,460
Min Dong 0 0 0 855 405 450
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 95 45 50 13,545 6,240 7,300
Wu (Shanghainese) 45 30 15 6,300 2,825 3,470
Chinese, n.o.s. 430 250 180 15,645 7,235 8,410
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 10 0 10 240 120 120
Tibeto-Burman languages 20 10 10 9,185 4,520 4,660
Burmese 5 0 5 1,640 775 865
Karenic languages 0 0 0 1,730 865 860
Tibetan 10 5 0 5,115 2,530 2,585
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 10 5 5 700 345 350
Tai-Kadai languages 90 35 55 8,485 3,535 4,945
Lao 5 5 5 5,190 2,480 2,710
Thai 85 35 50 3,270 1,045 2,220
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 25 10 15
Turkic languages 385 210 175 22,615 11,745 10,870
Azerbaijani 15 10 5 1,990 1,070 920
Turkish 255 135 120 18,415 9,610 8,810
Uyghur 5 5 5 515 255 260
Uzbek 110 60 50 1,055 515 545
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 10 5 5 640 295 345
Uralic languages 235 105 135 50,670 23,095 27,570
Estonian 25 15 15 4,205 1,810 2,400
Finnish 35 10 25 9,720 4,140 5,580
Hungarian 180 80 95 36,740 17,150 19,590
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 20 10 15 1,475 780 690
Multiple responses 5,155 2,535 2,615 365,910 176,250 189,660
English and French 1,775 815 965 54,045 25,165 28,880
English and non-official language 3,040 1,555 1,480 288,285 140,345 147,940
French and non-official language 175 90 80 12,565 5,735 6,830
English, French and non-official language 160 75 80 11,010 5,000 6,005
Language spoken most often at homeThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - Language spoken most often at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% dataCensus data footnote 19 399,315 193,620 205,700 13,312,865 6,503,875 6,808,990
Single responses 391,025 189,440 201,580 12,522,045 6,123,955 6,398,085
Official languages 374,620 181,095 193,520 10,605,725 5,214,425 5,391,300
English 370,955 179,295 191,660 10,328,680 5,084,885 5,243,800
French 3,665 1,805 1,860 277,045 129,540 147,500
Non-official languages 16,405 8,345 8,060 1,916,315 909,530 1,006,780
Aboriginal languages 15 5 5 9,210 4,600 4,610
Algonquian languages 20 10 5 8,685 4,370 4,320
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 0 0 0 2,370 1,205 1,165
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 5 5 5
Moose Cree 0 0 0 10 10 5
Naskapi 0 0 0 10 5 5
Northern East Cree 0 0 0 20 10 15
Plains Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 0 0 0 105 50 55
Woods Cree 0 0 0 5 5 0
Cree, n.o.s. 0 0 0 2,220 1,135 1,085
Eastern Algonquian languages 10 10 5 5 5 5
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 10 10 5 5 5 0
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 0 0 0 6,305 3,155 3,145
Algonquin 0 0 0 5 0 0
Ojibway 5 5 0 3,315 1,695 1,620
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 2,905 1,420 1,490
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 75 40 35
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 0 0
Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 20 10 10
Northern Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 15 10 10
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carrier 0 0 0 0 5 0
Chilcotin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dene 0 0 0 5 0 5
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 0 0 0 5
Gwich'in 0 0 0 5 0 0
Sarsi (Sarcee) 0 0 0 5 5 0
Sekani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Slavey 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tutchone languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 5 0
Haida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages 0 0 0 160 60 90
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 0 5
Inuktitut 0 0 0 140 60 80
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 15 5 10
Iroquoian languages 0 0 0 210 90 120
Cayuga 0 0 0 5 5 5
Mohawk 0 0 0 185 80 100
Oneida 0 0 0 20 5 10
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 0 0 0 5 5 0
Salish languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lillooet 0 0 0 0 0 0
Okanagan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Squamish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Straits 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages 0 0 0 5 0 5
Dakota 0 0 0 5 5 0
Stoney 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 5
Tlingit 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nisga'a 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haisla 0 0 0 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 0 0 0 5 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 0 0 0 120 55 65
Non-Aboriginal languages 16,385 8,335 8,055 1,907,105 904,930 1,002,170
Afro-Asiatic languages 4,195 2,215 1,980 138,460 66,865 71,590
Berber languages 0 0 0 345 175 170
Kabyle 0 0 0 255 125 130
Berber languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 90 50 45
Cushitic languages 75 35 40 14,460 6,100 8,360
Bilen 5 5 0 170 80 85
Oromo 40 25 20 805 380 425
Somali 25 10 15 13,370 5,590 7,780
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 110 50 65
Semitic languages 4,115 2,180 1,940 123,410 60,475 62,940
Amharic 50 25 30 5,625 2,540 3,085
Arabic 3,845 2,040 1,805 94,195 46,505 47,695
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 5 0 5 9,515 4,595 4,920
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 2,915 1,410 1,500
Harari 0 0 0 555 250 305
Hebrew 115 65 55 4,850 2,505 2,345
Maltese 0 0 0 1,090 505 580
Tigrigna 95 40 55 3,920 1,805 2,115
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 5 5 5 755 360 395
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 245 115 125
Austro-Asiatic languages 255 130 130 50,245 23,105 27,140
Khmer (Cambodian) 0 0 0 3,770 1,650 2,120
Vietnamese 255 130 130 46,435 21,435 25,000
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 40 20 20
Austronesian languages 890 430 460 85,370 36,525 48,845
Bikol 0 0 0 90 35 55
Cebuano 50 20 30 2,325 1,020 1,315
Fijian 0 0 0 15 10 10
Hiligaynon 5 5 5 910 385 530
Ilocano 10 5 5 4,100 1,780 2,320
Malagasy 0 0 0 35 15 20
Malay 5 0 5 1,810 860 945
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 0 0 0 445 200 250
Pangasinan 0 0 0 90 40 50
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 820 405 420 75,070 31,965 43,105
Waray-Waray 0 0 0 90 35 55
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 380 175 200
Creole languages 20 15 5 5,325 2,355 2,970
Haitian Creole 0 5 0 355 165 190
Creole, n.o.s. 5 10 0 3,995 1,735 2,255
Creole languages, n.i.e. 10 5 5 975 455 520
Dravidian languages 395 225 170 96,250 46,575 49,680
Kannada 10 5 5 1,060 540 520
Malayalam 135 75 60 8,760 4,460 4,295
Tamil 120 65 50 80,600 38,460 42,140
Telugu 125 75 50 5,705 3,050 2,655
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 125 55 70
Hmong-Mien languages 0 0 0 200 95 105
Indo-European languages 5,505 2,760 2,740 978,300 469,640 508,670
Albanian 110 55 55 9,190 4,580 4,605
Armenian 15 10 10 8,630 4,065 4,560
Balto-Slavic languages 1,275 625 650 192,945 90,585 102,365
Baltic languages 15 5 10 2,305 950 1,355
Latvian 5 5 5 860 350 515
Lithuanian 15 5 10 1,440 600 840
Slavic languages 1,260 615 635 190,645 89,635 101,005
Belarusan 0 0 0 175 80 90
Bosnian 65 30 30 3,220 1,595 1,620
Bulgarian 20 15 10 4,830 2,350 2,480
Croatian 60 25 35 11,125 5,275 5,855
Czech 40 25 15 3,070 1,480 1,595
Macedonian 0 0 0 6,255 2,965 3,285
Polish 180 80 100 52,555 24,510 28,045
Russian 735 370 370 63,570 29,655 33,920
Serbian 60 30 35 23,175 11,335 11,840
Serbo-Croatian 30 20 15 1,925 920 1,010
Slovak 20 5 15 3,520 1,680 1,845
Slovene (Slovenian) 0 0 5 1,465 645 815
Ukrainian 45 25 20 15,415 6,995 8,420
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 355 160 190
Celtic languages 20 10 10 120 65 55
Scottish Gaelic 15 10 5 60 30 25
Welsh 0 0 0 30 10 15
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 35 20 15
Germanic languages 360 175 185 44,515 21,630 22,880
Afrikaans 20 15 10 755 365 390
Danish 10 0 5 280 135 150
Dutch 45 20 25 4,450 2,145 2,305
Frisian 0 0 0 90 45 45
German 235 115 125 37,255 18,140 19,120
Icelandic 25 10 15 45 20 30
Norwegian 15 5 5 70 30 40
Swedish 5 5 5 385 190 190
Vlaams (Flemish) 0 0 0 145 60 85
Yiddish 0 0 0 370 190 185
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 655 315 340
Greek 245 120 125 21,700 10,160 11,535
Indo-Iranian languages 2,545 1,335 1,210 435,835 215,755 220,080
Indo-Aryan languages 1,650 885 765 344,050 171,125 172,920
Bengali 230 125 105 29,590 14,595 14,995
Gujarati 95 60 30 45,445 22,410 23,035
Hindi 285 180 110 28,960 14,485 14,475
Kashmiri 5 0 0 65 30 35
Konkani 0 0 0 540 260 280
Marathi 30 15 15 2,420 1,230 1,190
Nepali 475 235 240 5,640 2,815 2,820
Oriya (Odia) 5 0 0 325 160 165
Punjabi (Panjabi) 205 105 105 132,135 66,410 65,725
Sindhi 0 5 0 2,880 1,320 1,560
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 80 45 45 4,595 2,250 2,345
Urdu 250 130 120 91,450 45,160 46,295
Iranian languages 895 445 450 90,730 44,090 46,640
Kurdish 85 45 35 3,675 1,900 1,770
Pashto 35 15 15 6,750 3,360 3,395
Persian (Farsi) 780 385 395 80,305 38,830 41,475
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 1,050 540 515
Italic (Romance) languages 935 435 500 265,375 122,790 142,585
Catalan 0 0 0 135 60 75
Italian 130 55 70 72,960 31,195 41,770
Portuguese 150 70 85 67,415 32,065 35,355
Romanian 60 30 30 19,920 9,380 10,535
Spanish 585 275 310 104,820 50,035 54,785
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 110 50 60
Japanese 80 30 55 6,040 2,590 3,450
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 770 420 355
Georgian 0 0 0 775 420 355
Korean 610 270 340 48,540 22,685 25,855
Mongolic languages 0 0 0 225 115 110
Mongolian 0 0 0 230 120 110
Niger-Congo languages 145 70 75 12,120 5,400 6,725
Akan (Twi) 5 0 5 4,415 1,915 2,495
Bamanankan 0 0 0 25 15 15
Edo 0 0 0 305 120 180
Ewe 10 5 5 135 60 80
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 0 0 0 110 55 55
Ga 5 5 0 175 80 100
Ganda 5 0 5 195 85 110
Igbo 10 5 5 540 265 275
Lingala 0 0 0 225 100 130
Rundi (Kirundi) 10 5 0 475 230 240
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 20 5 10 420 160 260
Shona 0 0 0 455 210 245
Swahili 55 25 30 2,085 925 1,160
Wolof 0 0 0 130 65 65
Yoruba 15 10 10 1,300 625 675
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 10 0 0 1,120 500 625
Nilo-Saharan languages 30 15 15 550 260 290
Dinka 0 0 0 120 60 65
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 25 10 10 425 195 225
Sign languages 155 75 80 4,425 2,485 1,940
American Sign Language 65 30 35 1,605 830 770
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 25 15 15
Sign languages, n.i.e 90 45 45 2,795 1,640 1,150
Sino-Tibetan languages 3,830 1,965 1,865 448,200 210,560 237,640
Chinese languages 3,825 1,965 1,860 441,615 207,305 234,310
Cantonese 525 275 250 198,745 91,545 107,200
Hakka 5 5 5 2,870 1,305 1,575
Mandarin 2,935 1,475 1,460 220,535 105,360 115,175
Min Dong 0 0 0 265 115 145
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 40 25 20 5,775 2,635 3,140
Wu (Shanghainese) 25 10 10 3,690 1,735 1,955
Chinese, n.o.s. 295 175 120 9,630 4,565 5,070
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 5 0 100 45 55
Tibeto-Burman languages 5 0 5 6,580 3,250 3,330
Burmese 0 0 0 1,010 480 530
Karenic languages 0 0 0 1,360 685 675
Tibetan 0 0 0 3,875 1,925 1,945
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 335 165 170
Tai-Kadai languages 30 10 15 3,865 1,845 2,020
Lao 5 0 0 2,535 1,220 1,315
Thai 25 10 15 1,315 615 695
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 10 5 10
Turkic languages 195 100 90 12,435 6,200 6,230
Azerbaijani 5 5 5 770 385 380
Turkish 120 65 55 10,545 5,245 5,300
Uyghur 0 0 0 290 150 140
Uzbek 70 40 30 585 290 295
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 250 130 120
Uralic languages 50 25 25 15,330 6,990 8,340
Estonian 5 0 0 790 290 500
Finnish 5 0 0 1,835 780 1,050
Hungarian 45 20 25 12,700 5,915 6,790
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 10 5 5 465 245 225
Multiple responses 8,290 4,175 4,110 790,825 379,925 410,905
English and French 1,155 535 625 45,655 20,895 24,755
English and non-official language 6,810 3,475 3,335 719,595 347,730 371,865
French and non-official language 65 35 25 6,725 2,930 3,795
English, French and non-official language 260 130 135 18,855 8,365 10,490
Other language spoken regularly at homeThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - Other language(s) spoken regularly at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% dataCensus data footnote 20 399,315 193,620 205,700 13,312,865 6,503,875 6,808,990
None 370,395 179,625 190,765 11,071,665 5,436,665 5,635,000
English 9,220 4,720 4,500 896,170 437,015 459,155
French 8,480 3,705 4,775 243,970 108,390 135,580
Non-official language 10,600 5,285 5,315 1,056,960 501,315 555,645
Aboriginal 105 45 55 14,315 6,580 7,735
Non-Aboriginal 10,500 5,240 5,260 1,042,645 494,735 547,910
English and French 125 55 70 8,150 3,755 4,395
English and non-official language 185 90 105 19,105 9,370 9,735
French and non-official language 305 140 165 16,435 7,165 9,270
English, French and non-official language 5 0 5 415 205 215
Income of individuals in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 21 336,980 161,865 175,115 11,038,440 5,342,850 5,695,590
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 323,610 155,400 168,210 10,556,935 5,115,460 5,441,475
Median total income in 2015 among recipients ($) 36,098 42,887 31,010 33,539 39,889 28,676
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 323,720 155,415 168,310 10,559,805 5,115,825 5,443,975
Median after-tax income in 2015 among recipients ($) 31,759 36,917 27,849 30,641 35,753 26,585
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 293,375 143,380 149,995 9,391,800 4,650,130 4,741,675
Median market income in 2015 among recipients ($) 34,903 41,773 29,211 32,871 39,831 27,012
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 223,275 93,630 129,645 7,632,575 3,402,810 4,229,770
Median government transfers in 2015 among recipients ($) 4,492 3,888 4,733 4,206 2,034 5,463
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 243,265 121,755 121,510 7,790,680 3,998,335 3,792,350
Median employment income in 2015 among recipients ($) 34,247 40,179 29,596 33,946 39,490 29,413
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 22 336,985 161,860 175,125 11,038,440 5,342,755 5,695,685
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 323,895 155,370 168,520 10,556,925 5,114,340 5,442,580
Average total income in 2015 among recipients ($) 46,440 55,063 38,490 47,915 56,780 39,585
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 324,005 155,400 168,605 10,559,935 5,114,725 5,445,210
Average after-tax income in 2015 among recipients ($) 37,510 43,449 32,036 39,318 45,443 33,564
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 293,535 143,480 150,055 9,391,645 4,649,230 4,742,415
Average market income in 2015 among recipients ($) 45,953 55,184 37,127 47,890 57,511 38,459
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 223,870 93,325 130,550 7,632,220 3,402,745 4,229,475
Average government transfers in 2015 among recipients ($) 6,935 6,830 7,011 7,346 6,763 7,815
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 243,290 121,815 121,475 7,790,680 3,995,700 3,794,985
Average employment income in 2015 among recipients ($) 44,086 51,876 36,275 47,369 55,263 39,057
Total - Employment income statistics for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 23 336,985 161,860 175,125 11,038,440 5,342,755 5,695,685
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households who worked full year full time in 2015 - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 24 125,025 67,355 57,675 3,737,385 2,082,480 1,654,900
Median employment income in 2015 for full-year full-time workers ($)Census data footnote 25 51,716 58,006 45,767 55,121 60,345 49,713
Average employment income in 2015 for full-year full-time workers ($)Census data footnote 26 61,480 69,028 52,665 68,628 76,536 58,676
Composition of total income in 2015 of the population aged 15 years and over in private households (%) - 100% dataCensus data footnote 27 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Market income (%)Census data footnote 28 89.6 92.4 86.0 88.9 92.1 84.7
Employment income (%)Census data footnote 29 71.3 74.0 67.8 72.9 76.0 68.7
Government transfers (%)Census data footnote 30 10.4 7.6 14.0 11.1 7.9 15.3
Total - Total income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 31 336,980 161,865 175,115 11,038,440 5,342,850 5,695,590
Without total income 13,370 6,470 6,905 481,500 227,390 254,115
With total income 323,605 155,395 168,210 10,556,940 5,115,460 5,441,475
Percentage with total income 96.0 96.0 96.1 95.6 95.7 95.5
Under $10,000 (including loss) 44,140 19,460 24,675 1,615,790 711,105 904,685
$10,000 to $19,999 49,850 19,060 30,790 1,829,355 742,710 1,086,645
$20,000 to $29,999 43,080 16,930 26,150 1,410,760 589,975 820,785
$30,000 to $39,999 40,175 17,330 22,840 1,147,510 519,550 627,955
$40,000 to $49,999 35,100 16,240 18,860 1,021,880 489,595 532,285
$50,000 to $59,999 27,065 14,185 12,880 809,115 415,950 393,165
$60,000 to $69,999 21,005 12,075 8,930 630,635 348,525 282,110
$70,000 to $79,999 17,485 10,065 7,420 479,890 277,725 202,165
$80,000 to $89,999 13,775 8,055 5,725 378,185 222,095 156,095
$90,000 to $99,999 8,680 5,605 3,075 324,810 181,815 142,995
$100,000 and over 23,260 16,390 6,870 909,005 616,420 292,585
$100,000 to $149,999 15,955 10,955 5,000 600,995 394,410 206,590
$150,000 and over 7,305 5,440 1,870 308,010 222,010 86,000
Total - After-tax income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 32 336,980 161,865 175,110 11,038,440 5,342,850 5,695,590
Without after-tax income 13,255 6,450 6,810 478,635 227,025 251,610
With after-tax income 323,720 155,415 168,305 10,559,805 5,115,825 5,443,980
Percentage with after-tax income 96.1 96.0 96.1 95.7 95.8 95.6
Under $10,000 (including loss) 46,240 19,845 26,395 1,659,280 722,040 937,235
$10,000 to $19,999 53,290 20,625 32,665 1,906,875 777,330 1,129,540
$20,000 to $29,999 53,030 21,525 31,505 1,623,230 690,290 932,940
$30,000 to $39,999 50,335 22,470 27,865 1,377,100 642,645 734,450
$40,000 to $49,999 39,395 20,330 19,060 1,166,040 585,490 580,555
$50,000 to $59,999 28,450 16,475 11,975 845,305 464,610 380,700
$60,000 to $69,999 21,125 12,335 8,790 604,005 354,015 249,985
$70,000 to $79,999 11,710 7,570 4,150 465,485 268,140 197,345
$80,000 and over 20,145 14,240 5,905 912,490 611,260 301,230
$80,000 to $89,999 6,505 4,400 2,110 299,315 183,410 115,905
$90,000 to $99,999 3,930 2,715 1,215 174,110 116,330 57,785
$100,000 and over 9,710 7,130 2,580 439,070 311,525 127,540
Total - Employment income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 33 336,980 161,865 175,115 11,038,440 5,342,850 5,695,590
Without employment income 93,715 40,110 53,600 3,247,760 1,344,515 1,903,245
With employment income 243,265 121,755 121,510 7,790,680 3,998,335 3,792,350
Percentage with employment income 72.2 75.2 69.4 70.6 74.8 66.6
Under $5,000 (including loss) 30,525 13,925 16,605 1,094,860 546,920 547,940
$5,000 to $9,999 19,550 8,455 11,090 635,305 281,135 354,165
$10,000 to $19,999 32,130 14,030 18,100 1,027,910 464,445 563,465
$20,000 to $29,999 27,975 12,390 15,585 827,805 372,185 455,625
$30,000 to $39,999 27,190 11,870 15,320 767,840 351,925 415,910
$40,000 to $49,999 23,785 10,930 12,860 709,775 341,320 368,450
$50,000 to $59,999 18,560 9,850 8,710 588,220 310,155 278,065
$60,000 to $69,999 15,065 8,810 6,255 465,670 263,430 202,240
$70,000 to $79,999 13,695 7,870 5,820 369,085 218,570 150,515
$80,000 and over 34,790 23,625 11,165 1,304,210 848,245 455,970
$80,000 to $89,999 11,185 6,570 4,610 307,660 182,660 125,005
$90,000 to $99,999 6,740 4,555 2,185 280,530 156,440 124,090
$100,000 and over 16,865 12,495 4,370 716,015 509,140 206,875
Income of households in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for private households by household size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 34 173,325 ... ... 5,169,175 ... ...
Median total income of households in 2015 ($) 69,553 ... ... 74,287 ... ...
Median after-tax income of households in 2015 ($) 59,263 ... ... 65,285 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for one-person private households - 100% data 51,125 ... ... 1,341,300 ... ...
Median total income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 36,087 ... ... 36,900 ... ...
Median after-tax income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 31,574 ... ... 33,219 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for two-or-more-person private households - 100% data 122,200 ... ... 3,827,875 ... ...
Median total income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 87,785 ... ... 90,967 ... ...
Median after-tax income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 74,127 ... ... 79,528 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for private households by household size - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 35 173,335 ... ... 5,169,175 ... ...
Average total income of households in 2015 ($) 86,778 ... ... 97,856 ... ...
Average after-tax income of households in 2015 ($) 70,116 ... ... 80,322 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for one-person private households - 25% sample data 51,155 ... ... 1,341,115 ... ...
Average total income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 44,664 ... ... 49,571 ... ...
Average after-tax income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 36,401 ... ... 40,830 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for two-or-more-person private households - 25% sample data 122,175 ... ... 3,828,060 ... ...
Average total income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 104,412 ... ... 114,773 ... ...
Average after-tax income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 84,232 ... ... 94,157 ... ...
Total - Household total income groups in 2015 for private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 36 173,325 ... ... 5,169,175 ... ...
Under $5,000 3,740 ... ... 86,720 ... ...
$5,000 to $9,999 3,085 ... ... 70,245 ... ...
$10,000 to $14,999 4,965 ... ... 134,395 ... ...
$15,000 to $19,999 6,255 ... ... 185,245 ... ...
$20,000 to $24,999 6,735 ... ... 200,770 ... ...
$25,000 to $29,999 6,515 ... ... 189,450 ... ...
$30,000 to $34,999 7,490 ... ... 202,580 ... ...
$35,000 to $39,999 7,400 ... ... 207,180 ... ...
$40,000 to $44,999 7,445 ... ... 206,605 ... ...
$45,000 to $49,999 7,240 ... ... 202,015 ... ...
$50,000 to $59,999 13,630 ... ... 388,820 ... ...
$60,000 to $69,999 12,720 ... ... 363,580 ... ...
$70,000 to $79,999 12,175 ... ... 335,770 ... ...
$80,000 to $89,999 11,000 ... ... 309,105 ... ...
$90,000 to $99,999 9,455 ... ... 282,740 ... ...
$100,000 and over 53,480 ... ... 1,803,955 ... ...
$100,000 to $124,999 18,535 ... ... 560,090 ... ...
$125,000 to $149,999 12,665 ... ... 394,570 ... ...
$150,000 to $199,999 13,130 ... ... 449,885 ... ...
$200,000 and over 9,145 ... ... 399,410 ... ...
Total - Household after-tax income groups in 2015 for private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 32 173,325 ... ... 5,169,175 ... ...
Under $5,000 3,890 ... ... 92,220 ... ...
$5,000 to $9,999 3,150 ... ... 71,480 ... ...
$10,000 to $14,999 5,045 ... ... 136,550 ... ...
$15,000 to $19,999 6,725 ... ... 192,920 ... ...
$20,000 to $24,999 7,905 ... ... 222,605 ... ...
$25,000 to $29,999 8,175 ... ... 211,440 ... ...
$30,000 to $34,999 9,310 ... ... 232,755 ... ...
$35,000 to $39,999 9,175 ... ... 244,335 ... ...
$40,000 to $44,999 9,075 ... ... 247,645 ... ...
$45,000 to $49,999 8,705 ... ... 241,965 ... ...
$50,000 to $59,999 16,720 ... ... 463,170 ... ...
$60,000 to $69,999 15,675 ... ... 422,695 ... ...
$70,000 to $79,999 13,375 ... ... 388,720 ... ...
$80,000 to $89,999 11,365 ... ... 342,330 ... ...
$90,000 to $99,999 9,490 ... ... 290,720 ... ...
$100,000 and over 35,550 ... ... 1,367,630 ... ...
$100,000 to $124,999 16,605 ... ... 539,915 ... ...
$125,000 to $149,999 8,910 ... ... 334,420 ... ...
$150,000 and over 10,035 ... ... 493,295 ... ...
Income of economic families in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for economic families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 37 113,240 ... ... 3,689,580 ... ...
Median total income of economic families in 2015 ($) 89,401 ... ... 91,089 ... ...
Median after-tax income of economic families in 2015 ($) 75,082 ... ... 79,531 ... ...
Average family size of economic families 2.8 ... ... 3.1 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families without children or other relatives in private households - 100% data 47,605 ... ... 1,280,890 ... ...
Median total income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 83,594 ... ... 81,459 ... ...
Median after-tax income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 70,338 ... ... 71,237 ... ...
Average family size of couple economic families without children or other relatives 2.0 ... ... 2.0 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families with children in private households - 100% data 44,630 ... ... 1,716,115 ... ...
Median total income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 116,685 ... ... 115,381 ... ...
Median after-tax income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 96,190 ... ... 99,205 ... ...
Average family size of couple economic families with children 3.9 ... ... 4.1 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for lone-parent economic families in private households - 100% data 17,600 ... ... 584,180 ... ...
Median total income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 50,944 ... ... 54,363 ... ...
Median after-tax income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 46,310 ... ... 50,317 ... ...
Average family size of lone-parent economic families 2.6 ... ... 2.7 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for economic families in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 38 113,170 ... ... 3,689,080 ... ...
Average total income of economic families in 2015 ($) 106,509 ... ... 115,328 ... ...
Average after-tax income of economic families in 2015 ($) 85,559 ... ... 94,410 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families without children or other relatives in private households - 25% sample data 47,615 ... ... 1,280,580 ... ...
Average total income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 98,920 ... ... 104,425 ... ...
Average after-tax income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 79,277 ... ... 84,952 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families with children in private households - 25% sample data 44,695 ... ... 1,717,295 ... ...
Average total income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 133,015 ... ... 140,590 ... ...
Average after-tax income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 105,742 ... ... 114,144 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for lone-parent economic families in private households - 25% sample data 17,475 ... ... 581,945 ... ...
Average total income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 61,769 ... ... 67,748 ... ...
Average after-tax income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 52,448 ... ... 58,742 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 21 75,865 35,980 39,885 1,818,815 867,175 951,640
Median total income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 39 31,379 32,053 30,862 32,097 33,925 30,753
Median after-tax income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 39 28,145 28,429 27,907 29,417 30,678 28,442
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 40 75,820 35,755 40,065 1,814,575 864,020 950,555
Average total income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 41 39,408 40,478 38,452 44,298 46,765 42,057
Average after-tax income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 41 32,585 32,913 32,292 36,874 38,228 35,644
Total - Economic family income decile group for the population in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 42 397,375 192,700 204,675 13,242,160 6,472,205 6,769,955
In the bottom half of the distribution 199,890 93,895 105,995 6,335,170 3,016,275 3,318,895
In the bottom decile 45,275 21,860 23,415 1,346,645 651,310 695,335
In the second decile 36,780 16,240 20,545 1,280,675 581,380 699,290
In the third decile 37,650 17,385 20,255 1,237,415 583,840 653,575
In the fourth decile 39,195 18,525 20,665 1,223,510 589,740 633,770
In the fifth decile 40,995 19,875 21,120 1,246,925 610,000 636,930
In the top half of the distribution 197,480 98,805 98,675 6,906,990 3,455,930 3,451,060
In the sixth decile 41,365 20,575 20,790 1,279,095 629,635 649,465
In the seventh decile 42,860 21,435 21,430 1,321,220 655,840 665,375
In the eighth decile 43,120 21,490 21,630 1,382,795 691,630 691,165
In the ninth decile 38,755 19,480 19,275 1,464,415 736,030 728,385
In the top decile 31,380 15,825 15,555 1,459,465 742,795 716,670
Low income in 2015
Total - Low-income status in 2015 for the population in private households to whom low-income concepts are applicable - 100% dataCensus data footnote 43 397,375 192,695 204,675 13,184,055 6,442,930 6,741,130
0 to 17 years 72,900 37,155 35,745 2,656,535 1,361,905 1,294,630
0 to 5 years 23,875 12,160 11,715 835,000 428,025 406,975
18 to 64 years 264,835 128,510 136,330 8,418,960 4,110,615 4,308,345
65 years and over 59,635 27,040 32,595 2,108,560 970,405 1,138,155
In low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) 58,825 27,410 31,415 1,898,975 886,530 1,012,445
0 to 17 years 13,695 6,970 6,720 489,905 251,830 238,080
0 to 5 years 5,085 2,540 2,545 165,140 84,825 80,310
18 to 64 years 38,000 17,830 20,165 1,155,315 538,535 616,780
65 years and over 7,135 2,605 4,530 253,755 96,170 157,585
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) (%) 14.8 14.2 15.3 14.4 13.8 15.0
0 to 17 years (%) 18.8 18.8 18.8 18.4 18.5 18.4
0 to 5 years (%) 21.3 20.9 21.7 19.8 19.8 19.7
18 to 64 years (%) 14.3 13.9 14.8 13.7 13.1 14.3
65 years and over (%) 12.0 9.6 13.9 12.0 9.9 13.8
In low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) 38,240 18,730 19,510 1,298,590 627,935 670,650
0 to 17 years 7,790 3,985 3,805 304,390 156,575 147,815
0 to 5 years 2,990 1,520 1,470 102,750 52,810 49,935
18 to 64 years 28,875 14,140 14,745 887,640 430,545 457,095
65 years and over 1,570 615 960 106,555 40,815 65,740
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) (%) 9.6 9.7 9.5 9.8 9.7 9.9
0 to 17 years (%) 10.7 10.7 10.6 11.5 11.5 11.4
0 to 5 years (%) 12.5 12.5 12.5 12.3 12.3 12.3
18 to 64 years (%) 10.9 11.0 10.8 10.5 10.5 10.6
65 years and over (%) 2.6 2.3 2.9 5.1 4.2 5.8
Knowledge of languagesThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - Knowledge of languages for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 44 397,390 192,705 204,690 13,242,160 6,472,240 6,769,925
Official languages 395,220 191,780 203,440 12,918,075 6,342,930 6,575,145
English 394,950 191,655 203,290 12,879,045 6,326,225 6,552,825
French 49,660 21,765 27,900 1,521,020 677,505 843,510
Non-official languages 43,815 21,805 22,010 4,431,270 2,115,510 2,315,760
Aboriginal languages 190 80 110 33,855 15,815 18,035
Algonquian languages 160 60 100 30,630 14,505 16,125
Blackfoot 0 0 0 15 15 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 0 0 10 6,560 3,160 3,395
Atikamekw 0 0 0 10 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 10 0 10
Moose Cree 0 0 0 145 70 75
Naskapi 0 0 0 25 10 10
Northern East Cree 0 0 0 65 25 45
Plains Cree 0 0 0 105 50 50
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 0 0 10 605 255 350
Woods Cree 0 0 0 45 25 25
Cree, n.o.s. 0 0 0 5,620 2,760 2,865
Eastern Algonquian languages 150 55 95 180 95 85
Malecite 0 0 10 20 20 0
Mi'kmaq 150 55 90 160 75 85
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 0 0 0 23,980 11,285 12,690
Algonquin 0 0 0 205 95 105
Ojibway 10 0 10 16,220 7,600 8,630
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 7,515 3,585 3,935
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 200 105 100
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 85 40 50
Athabaskan languages 10 0 10 85 25 65
Northern Athabaskan languages 10 10 0 80 25 55
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 10 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carrier 0 0 0 10 0 10
Chilcotin 0 0 0 10 0 10
Dene 0 0 0 45 20 30
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 0 10 0 10
Gwich'in 0 0 0 10 0 10
Sarsi (Sarcee) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sekani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages 0 0 10 10 0 0
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Slavey 0 0 10 0 0 10
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan 10 0 0 0 0 0
Tutchone languages 0 0 0 10 0 0
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages 10 0 0 840 320 525
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 10 0 10
Inuktitut 10 0 0 730 285 445
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 105 35 70
Iroquoian languages 0 10 0 1,940 810 1,125
Cayuga 0 0 0 120 35 85
Mohawk 10 10 0 1,625 710 915
Oneida 0 0 0 180 55 125
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 50 25 25
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 0 0 0 180 65 110
Salish languages 0 0 0 10 0 10
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lillooet 0 0 0 0 0 0
Okanagan 0 0 0 0 10 0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Squamish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Straits 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 0 10
Siouan languages 0 0 0 40 10 30
Dakota 0 0 0 20 10 10
Stoney 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 20 0 15
Tlingit 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 0 0 0 10 0 10
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0 10 0 10
Nisga'a 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian 0 0 0 10 0 10
Wakashan languages 0 0 0 10 10 0
Haisla 0 0 0 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 0 0 10
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 0 0 0 10 0 0
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 0 0 0 210 100 110
Non-Aboriginal languages 43,630 21,730 21,900 4,397,690 2,099,820 2,297,865
Afro-Asiatic languages 9,825 5,290 4,535 362,645 183,050 179,595
Berber languages 25 15 15 925 505 415
Kabyle 25 10 10 530 280 255
Berber languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 390 225 165
Cushitic languages 145 50 90 34,160 15,155 19,000
Bilen 20 10 15 355 200 160
Oromo 35 15 20 2,075 905 1,175
Somali 80 20 55 31,535 13,925 17,610
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 10 0 0 370 170 205
Semitic languages 9,745 5,270 4,470 330,315 168,750 161,570
Amharic 260 135 120 16,010 7,565 8,445
Arabic 8,850 4,770 4,085 246,015 127,015 119,000
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 17,825 8,775 9,050
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 6,185 3,045 3,140
Harari 0 0 0 1,310 660 645
Hebrew 570 340 240 43,255 22,165 21,090
Maltese 10 10 10 7,020 3,455 3,570
Tigrigna 140 70 70 9,385 4,320 5,065
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 40 20 15 1,985 1,010 975
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 10 0 1,125 535 590
Austro-Asiatic languages 455 205 250 99,830 46,210 53,620
Khmer (Cambodian) 15 0 10 10,045 4,490 5,550
Vietnamese 445 200 240 90,265 41,965 48,300
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 60 10 50
Austronesian languages 2,270 985 1,285 249,435 98,295 151,150
Bikol 10 0 10 755 340 425
Cebuano 110 55 60 9,475 3,650 5,830
Fijian 0 10 0 110 40 65
Hiligaynon 40 15 25 3,110 1,205 1,910
Ilocano 55 10 40 15,235 5,940 9,295
Malagasy 0 0 0 215 115 100
Malay 40 10 35 9,780 4,500 5,280
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 0 0 0 1,935 855 1,080
Pangasinan 0 0 0 565 245 320
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 2,155 940 1,215 232,935 91,110 141,820
Waray-Waray 0 0 10 410 125 285
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 25 10 20 1,785 755 1,030
Creole languages 220 105 115 30,260 13,525 16,735
Haitian Creole 10 10 10 1,430 605 830
Creole, n.o.s. 95 40 50 19,375 8,480 10,895
Creole languages, n.i.e. 120 60 60 9,685 4,525 5,155
Dravidian languages 1,205 690 520 196,315 97,975 98,335
Kannada 75 35 35 5,775 2,930 2,845
Malayalam 490 260 235 22,880 11,535 11,345
Tamil 365 225 140 157,700 77,975 79,730
Telugu 335 200 130 16,315 8,925 7,390
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 495 250 240
Hmong-Mien languages 0 0 0 545 265 280
Indo-European languages 20,805 10,300 10,505 2,608,060 1,265,535 1,342,525
Albanian 375 180 200 22,375 11,180 11,195
Armenian 80 50 30 18,435 8,860 9,575
Balto-Slavic languages 3,195 1,520 1,680 473,565 221,450 252,120
Baltic languages 65 20 45 10,545 4,495 6,050
Latvian 20 0 15 4,675 2,070 2,610
Lithuanian 40 15 25 5,875 2,430 3,445
Slavic languages 3,145 1,500 1,645 465,170 217,885 247,285
Belarusan 10 0 10 1,360 680 680
Bosnian 120 50 70 9,915 4,905 5,010
Bulgarian 45 20 20 10,410 5,060 5,350
Croatian 225 85 145 46,580 22,880 23,700
Czech 155 75 75 14,045 6,615 7,430
Macedonian 70 40 30 21,505 10,365 11,140
Polish 640 290 355 142,985 65,415 77,575
Russian 1,665 835 830 138,735 64,355 74,380
Serbian 140 60 80 53,250 26,725 26,525
Serbo-Croatian 100 55 45 5,815 2,845 2,965
Slovak 95 40 50 12,035 5,550 6,490
Slovene (Slovenian) 20 0 20 7,935 3,550 4,390
Ukrainian 260 125 135 54,615 24,125 30,490
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 1,750 935 815
Celtic languages 310 145 165 3,800 1,880 1,920
Scottish Gaelic 200 90 110 1,480 720 765
Welsh 15 10 10 685 300 390
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 115 55 65 1,650 870 785
Germanic languages 4,305 2,100 2,210 274,305 130,610 143,700
Afrikaans 245 110 135 7,360 3,625 3,735
Danish 135 75 65 5,440 2,455 2,980
Dutch 740 315 425 63,410 29,875 33,535
Frisian 10 0 10 1,655 820 835
German 3,000 1,505 1,495 189,035 90,730 98,305
Icelandic 70 25 40 285 130 155
Norwegian 80 70 15 2,140 975 1,165
Swedish 175 70 105 5,125 2,345 2,785
Vlaams (Flemish) 10 0 0 2,275 1,050 1,225
Yiddish 25 15 10 7,175 3,535 3,640
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 10 0 0 3,290 1,645 1,645
Greek 1,195 605 590 80,690 40,105 40,590
Indo-Iranian languages 5,660 3,165 2,500 915,765 463,175 452,585
Indo-Aryan languages 4,225 2,405 1,825 759,390 384,940 374,450
Bengali 540 300 240 59,685 30,420 29,265
Gujarati 195 130 70 103,890 52,380 51,510
Hindi 2,005 1,150 855 250,095 127,765 122,335
Kashmiri 10 0 10 600 300 300
Konkani 20 10 0 5,490 2,515 2,975
Marathi 105 70 35 10,360 5,380 4,980
Nepali 620 315 305 10,245 5,115 5,135
Oriya (Odia) 20 10 10 1,090 515 570
Punjabi (Panjabi) 815 455 360 282,065 145,050 137,015
Sindhi 10 10 10 11,515 5,385 6,130
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 210 115 95 18,555 9,230 9,330
Urdu 880 540 335 231,500 117,305 114,190
Iranian languages 1,450 780 670 163,490 81,710 81,785
Kurdish 180 105 75 8,795 4,755 4,040
Pashto 60 40 15 15,315 8,145 7,170
Persian (Farsi) 1,245 655 585 145,465 72,275 73,190
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 60 30 35 4,665 2,495 2,175
Italic (Romance) languages 6,615 3,035 3,575 880,330 418,225 462,105
Catalan 20 10 10 515 275 240
Italian 1,225 615 605 333,645 161,190 172,455
Portuguese 675 370 305 193,520 93,885 99,635
Romanian 210 125 90 49,635 23,205 26,430
Spanish 4,825 2,110 2,715 337,615 156,040 181,580
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 45 35 10 1,355 745 605
Japanese 635 245 390 25,675 11,535 14,140
Kartvelian languages 10 0 0 1,555 775 780
Georgian 0 10 0 1,555 770 785
Korean 1,195 510 685 79,175 36,930 42,245
Mongolic languages 10 0 10 515 225 285
Mongolian 0 0 0 515 225 285
Niger-Congo languages 1,150 625 525 70,570 33,620 36,945
Akan (Twi) 30 20 15 15,950 7,520 8,435
Bamanankan 10 0 0 385 195 185
Edo 0 0 0 2,130 930 1,195
Ewe 70 40 30 880 435 445
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 10 0 0 700 320 375
Ga 25 15 15 1,340 645 695
Ganda 60 20 35 1,225 550 675
Igbo 70 45 30 4,025 2,105 1,920
Lingala 30 15 20 4,885 2,165 2,720
Rundi (Kirundi) 0 0 0 2,555 1,080 1,475
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 120 50 65 2,220 885 1,330
Shona 55 35 25 2,350 1,055 1,300
Swahili 335 190 150 16,750 8,110 8,640
Wolof 30 10 20 730 355 375
Yoruba 215 110 110 10,495 5,345 5,150
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 235 135 100 11,210 5,255 5,950
Nilo-Saharan languages 35 25 10 2,025 1,020 1,010
Dinka 10 0 10 415 220 200
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 35 25 10 1,615 805 810
Sign languages 930 315 615 18,865 7,645 11,220
American Sign Language 565 180 385 10,220 3,695 6,525
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 235 60 180
Sign languages, n.i.e. 375 140 230 8,690 4,005 4,680
Sino-Tibetan languages 5,840 2,975 2,860 689,145 324,575 364,565
Chinese languages 5,825 2,975 2,850 679,170 319,635 359,530
Cantonese 1,250 600 650 341,875 159,280 182,600
Hakka 45 20 25 7,865 3,445 4,420
Mandarin 4,540 2,275 2,265 385,395 179,890 205,510
Min Dong 0 0 0 810 330 480
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 150 65 90 16,980 7,650 9,330
Wu (Shanghainese) 45 20 25 8,305 3,860 4,440
Chinese, n.o.s. 410 255 160 16,455 7,710 8,745
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 185 95 90
Tibeto-Burman languages 15 0 15 10,460 5,200 5,260
Burmese 0 0 0 2,215 1,055 1,165
Karenic languages 0 0 0 1,820 905 920
Tibetan 15 0 15 5,695 2,845 2,850
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 1,245 645 605
Tai-Kadai languages 165 75 85 11,120 4,945 6,180
Lao 15 0 10 6,740 3,215 3,520
Thai 150 75 75 5,195 2,065 3,135
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 30 10 20
Turkic languages 535 280 255 33,335 17,310 16,025
Azerbaijani 20 20 0 3,260 1,710 1,550
Turkish 395 190 205 27,850 14,510 13,340
Uyghur 15 10 10 700 350 345
Uzbek 100 60 40 1,405 700 705
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 915 450 465
Uralic languages 245 120 120 58,370 27,060 31,310
Estonian 45 25 20 4,785 2,155 2,625
Finnish 50 20 35 11,145 4,865 6,280
Hungarian 140 80 65 42,545 20,070 22,480
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 10 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 45 10 30 3,675 1,950 1,725
Citizenship
Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 45 397,390 192,705 204,690 13,242,160 6,472,240 6,769,920
Canadian citizensCensus data footnote 46 376,015 181,515 194,495 12,223,065 5,987,360 6,235,705
Canadian citizens aged under 18 69,465 35,405 34,060 2,546,075 1,305,820 1,240,255
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over 306,550 146,115 160,435 9,676,990 4,681,540 4,995,445
Not Canadian citizensCensus data footnote 47 21,380 11,185 10,195 1,019,095 484,880 534,215
Immigrant status and period of immigration
Total - Immigrant status and period of immigration for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 48 397,395 192,705 204,690 13,242,160 6,472,240 6,769,920
Non-immigrantsCensus data footnote 49 352,400 169,730 182,670 9,188,815 4,555,270 4,633,545
ImmigrantsCensus data footnote 50 37,200 18,410 18,785 3,852,145 1,814,665 2,037,480
Before 1981 10,085 4,905 5,180 1,077,745 507,500 570,240
1981 to 1990 3,035 1,535 1,505 513,995 246,235 267,755
1991 to 2000 4,885 2,365 2,525 834,510 390,315 444,195
2001 to 2010 9,760 4,920 4,835 953,730 446,895 506,835
2001 to 2005 3,760 1,890 1,870 490,560 230,950 259,610
2006 to 2010 6,000 3,030 2,975 463,170 215,945 247,225
2011 to 2016Census data footnote 51 9,425 4,685 4,740 472,170 223,715 248,450
Non-permanent residentsCensus data footnote 52 7,795 4,565 3,235 201,200 102,305 98,895
Age at immigration
Total - Age at immigration for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 53 37,195 18,410 18,790 3,852,145 1,814,665 2,037,485
Under 5 years 4,640 2,225 2,420 369,955 184,255 185,705
5 to 14 years 6,970 3,525 3,445 685,085 345,865 339,225
15 to 24 years 6,620 3,180 3,440 855,475 381,025 474,450
25 to 44 years 16,230 8,050 8,185 1,579,500 741,340 838,160
45 years and over 2,735 1,435 1,300 362,130 162,180 199,945
Immigrants by selected place of birthThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census immigration data
Total - Selected places of birth for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 54 37,200 18,410 18,785 3,852,145 1,814,665 2,037,480
Americas 5,480 2,570 2,915 598,950 265,930 333,025
Brazil 135 60 70 14,705 6,700 8,010
Colombia 115 65 50 28,815 13,085 15,730
El Salvador 75 40 35 20,920 10,165 10,750
Guyana 145 65 75 79,745 35,325 44,420
Haiti 40 20 25 10,195 4,410 5,785
Jamaica 345 135 210 119,840 51,320 68,525
Mexico 225 110 115 30,075 13,895 16,185
Peru 85 25 55 10,550 4,660 5,895
Trinidad and Tobago 175 100 75 52,810 23,515 29,300
United StatesCensus data footnote 55 3,225 1,480 1,745 109,005 47,170 61,830
Other places of birth in Americas 925 470 455 122,280 55,685 66,600
Europe 12,245 6,205 6,040 1,144,295 546,250 598,050
Bosnia and Herzegovina 195 100 100 21,300 10,655 10,645
Croatia 130 50 80 27,330 13,495 13,835
France 340 190 150 13,385 6,310 7,070
Germany 1,150 580 570 63,460 29,685 33,775
Greece 450 235 220 36,575 18,225 18,350
Hungary 75 35 45 22,085 10,495 11,590
IrelandCensus data footnote 56 280 105 175 15,275 7,415 7,860
Italy 380 215 165 157,815 78,510 79,305
Netherlands 470 190 285 47,400 23,910 23,490
Poland 460 190 270 96,000 43,155 52,845
Portugal 180 115 65 103,025 50,240 52,785
Romania 150 90 65 42,720 19,720 23,000
Russian Federation 505 245 255 42,980 18,540 24,440
SerbiaCensus data footnote 57 65 35 25 23,695 11,610 12,085
Ukraine 270 125 145 39,945 18,150 21,795
United KingdomCensus data footnote 58 5,890 3,105 2,790 264,125 125,730 138,390
Other places of birth in Europe 1,250 600 650 127,190 60,395 66,790
Africa 3,025 1,565 1,460 226,770 109,585 117,185
Algeria 10 10 10 2,925 1,480 1,450
Egypt 730 375 355 34,510 18,000 16,510
Ethiopia 170 85 85 15,570 7,230 8,340
Kenya 115 70 45 14,940 6,910 8,025
Morocco 70 40 25 5,485 2,690 2,795
Nigeria 290 145 140 20,630 10,285 10,345
Somalia 65 30 30 16,970 6,845 10,125
South Africa, Republic of 350 150 200 19,390 9,545 9,840
Other places of birth in Africa 1,220 650 570 96,355 46,610 49,745
Asia 16,210 7,915 8,290 1,869,805 886,570 983,240
Afghanistan 100 40 60 33,145 16,490 16,655
Bangladesh 250 140 110 39,410 19,970 19,440
ChinaCensus data footnote 59 2,345 970 1,375 317,225 143,705 173,515
Hong KongCensus data footnote 60 250 115 140 108,030 50,945 57,090
India 1,875 985 890 360,540 179,950 180,590
IranCensus data footnote 61 840 465 380 86,810 43,445 43,360
Iraq 530 245 285 50,390 25,280 25,115
Japan 170 60 110 8,145 2,550 5,585
Korea, SouthCensus data footnote 62 720 290 430 57,085 26,660 30,425
Lebanon 1,205 660 545 34,545 18,145 16,405
Pakistan 450 225 225 142,265 71,925 70,345
Philippines 2,030 865 1,165 231,760 93,730 138,030
Sri Lanka 265 120 145 109,855 53,640 56,215
SyriaCensus data footnote 63 1,045 505 545 22,680 11,405 11,270
Taiwan 180 90 85 17,840 7,775 10,065
Viet Nam 355 170 190 80,525 36,545 43,985
Other places of birth in Asia 3,595 1,965 1,630 169,555 84,400 85,160
Oceania and other places of birthCensus data footnote 64 235 155 80 12,330 6,330 5,990
Recent immigrants by selected places of birth
Total - Selected places of birth for the recent immigrant population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 54 9,425 4,685 4,735 472,170 223,720 248,450
Americas 995 450 545 60,700 29,005 31,700
Brazil 85 35 45 3,180 1,505 1,675
Colombia 15 0 15 4,520 2,005 2,520
Cuba 70 35 25 1,950 910 1,045
Haiti 15 10 10 2,575 1,140 1,435
Jamaica 125 60 65 8,935 4,840 4,090
Mexico 90 50 40 5,670 2,745 2,925
United StatesCensus data footnote 55 360 170 200 14,635 7,225 7,405
VenezuelaCensus data footnote 65 10 10 0 2,460 1,120 1,340
Other places of birth in Americas 230 85 140 16,775 7,510 9,265
Europe 1,385 720 665 45,295 22,250 23,045
France 80 45 35 2,010 1,025 985
Germany 85 40 40 1,695 885 805
IrelandCensus data footnote 56 35 15 20 1,900 1,185 715
MoldovaCensus data footnote 66 25 10 15 880 400 480
Romania 35 15 10 2,425 995 1,430
Russian Federation 160 65 100 4,905 1,790 3,115
Ukraine 135 60 80 4,455 2,005 2,445
United KingdomCensus data footnote 58 540 330 210 7,780 4,515 3,265
Other places of birth in Europe 295 140 155 19,245 9,450 9,795
Africa 955 510 445 39,380 19,045 20,330
Algeria 10 0 0 415 180 240
Cameroon 0 0 0 1,390 640 750
Congo, Democratic Republic of the 50 25 30 1,835 845 990
Côte d'Ivoire 0 0 0 605 245 360
Egypt 185 100 85 8,220 4,290 3,935
Eritrea 60 40 25 2,055 1,010 1,045
Ethiopia 35 30 10 2,505 1,115 1,385
Morocco 20 15 10 655 275 375
Nigeria 150 70 80 5,910 2,895 3,015
Somalia 10 0 10 2,065 965 1,100
South Africa, Republic of 70 25 45 1,410 715 695
Tunisia 0 0 0 310 155 150
Other places of birth in Africa 355 205 145 12,010 5,715 6,295
Asia 6,065 2,995 3,075 324,820 152,205 172,615
Afghanistan 20 10 15 5,785 2,845 2,945
Bangladesh 65 35 25 8,180 4,055 4,125
ChinaCensus data footnote 59 850 395 460 58,840 26,025 32,815
Hong KongCensus data footnote 60 0 0 10 1,985 800 1,190
India 760 415 340 69,325 35,060 34,265
IranCensus data footnote 61 245 130 115 21,225 10,300 10,930
Iraq 245 125 120 14,645 7,315 7,330
Israel 260 170 90 2,050 1,085 970
Japan 65 25 35 1,385 370 1,015
Korea, SouthCensus data footnote 62 190 65 125 6,320 2,855 3,470
Lebanon 75 30 45 3,230 1,685 1,545
Nepal 180 95 90 3,395 1,725 1,665
Pakistan 95 50 45 25,435 12,425 13,015
Philippines 1,160 520 640 53,190 21,740 31,450
Saudi Arabia 115 65 50 3,140 1,615 1,530
Sri Lanka 85 45 40 8,185 3,580 4,605
SyriaCensus data footnote 63 790 370 420 12,710 6,590 6,120
Taiwan 0 0 0 1,015 435 580
Turkey 70 45 30 2,590 1,440 1,145
United Arab Emirates 60 35 25 4,290 2,230 2,055
Viet Nam 45 15 30 3,885 1,520 2,365
Other places of birth in Asia 675 355 320 13,995 6,505 7,485
Oceania and otherCensus data footnote 64 20 15 10 1,980 1,215 765
Australia 10 10 0 1,535 965 565
Other places of birthCensus data footnote 67 15 10 10 445 250 200
Generation status
Total - Generation status for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 68 397,395 192,700 204,690 13,242,160 6,472,240 6,769,920
First generationCensus data footnote 69 47,905 24,390 23,520 4,122,840 1,953,095 2,169,740
Second generationCensus data footnote 70 38,600 18,955 19,650 3,049,835 1,525,300 1,524,540
Third generation or moreCensus data footnote 71 310,885 149,360 161,525 6,069,485 2,993,845 3,075,640
Admission category and applicant type
Total - Admission category and applicant type for the immigrant population in private households who landed between 1980 and 2016 - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 72 27,435 13,660 13,775 2,825,480 1,331,730 1,493,750
Economic immigrantsCensus data footnote 73 16,465 8,580 7,885 1,364,380 677,695 686,685
Principal applicantsCensus data footnote 74 6,335 4,330 2,005 540,795 338,460 202,335
Secondary applicantsCensus data footnote 75 10,130 4,250 5,880 823,580 339,240 484,350
Immigrants sponsored by familyCensus data footnote 76 6,715 2,880 3,835 940,405 382,890 557,520
RefugeesCensus data footnote 77 4,080 2,105 1,975 482,665 253,750 228,910
Other immigrantsCensus data footnote 78 175 90 85 38,035 17,400 20,640
Aboriginal population
Total - Aboriginal identity for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 79 397,395 192,705 204,690 13,242,160 6,472,240 6,769,920
Aboriginal identityCensus data footnote 80 15,735 7,415 8,320 374,395 179,970 194,420
Single Aboriginal responsesCensus data footnote 81 15,190 7,155 8,035 361,125 173,685 187,445
First Nations (North American Indian)Census data footnote 82 7,880 3,740 4,140 236,680 112,840 123,845
Métis 6,905 3,230 3,675 120,585 59,015 61,570
Inuk (Inuit) 405 185 220 3,860 1,835 2,030
Multiple Aboriginal responsesCensus data footnote 83 275 135 140 5,730 2,680 3,045
Aboriginal responses not included elsewhereCensus data footnote 84 265 120 140 7,540 3,615 3,930
Non-Aboriginal identity 381,660 185,295 196,375 12,867,765 6,292,265 6,575,500
Total - Population by Registered or Treaty Indian status for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 85 397,390 192,705 204,690 13,242,160 6,472,240 6,769,925
Registered or Treaty IndianCensus data footnote 86 3,940 1,860 2,080 170,895 81,560 89,335
Not a Registered or Treaty Indian 393,455 190,845 202,615 13,071,265 6,390,680 6,680,585
Total - Aboriginal ancestry for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 87 397,390 192,705 204,690 13,242,160 6,472,240 6,769,920
Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 88 2,540 1,140 1,400 112,875 54,840 58,035
Single Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 89 2,455 1,115 1,340 111,575 54,180 57,395
First Nations (North American Indian) single ancestryCensus data footnote 82 1,660 760 895 97,430 47,130 50,305
Métis single ancestry 685 325 365 12,925 6,490 6,435
Inuit single ancestry 110 30 80 1,220 565 655
Multiple Aboriginal ancestries (only)Census data footnote 90 85 25 55 1,295 665 640
First Nations (North American Indian) and Métis ancestries 60 15 45 1,055 545 510
First Nations (North American Indian) and Inuit ancestries 10 0 10 145 70 75
Métis and Inuit ancestries 10 10 10 65 25 40
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis and Inuit ancestries 0 0 10 30 20 10
Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 91 24,095 11,025 13,070 405,425 192,320 213,100
Single Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 92 23,240 10,605 12,640 395,205 187,695 207,510
First Nations (North American Indian) and non-Aboriginal ancestries 16,305 7,410 8,895 276,920 130,810 146,110
Métis and non-Aboriginal ancestries 6,315 2,895 3,420 113,785 54,830 58,955
Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 620 300 320 4,500 2,050 2,450
Multiple Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 93 860 420 440 10,215 4,620 5,590
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis and non-Aboriginal ancestries 700 335 370 9,305 4,205 5,100
First Nations (North American Indian), Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 90 50 40 595 290 305
Métis, Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 65 40 25 300 125 170
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis, Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 0 0 0 15 0 10
Non-Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 94 370,755 180,535 190,215 12,723,865 6,225,080 6,498,785
Visible minority population
Total - Visible minority for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 95 397,395 192,705 204,690 13,242,160 6,472,240 6,769,920
Total visible minority populationCensus data footnote 96 45,285 22,735 22,545 3,885,585 1,878,075 2,007,505
South AsianCensus data footnote 97 6,555 3,690 2,865 1,150,415 582,010 568,400
Chinese 6,975 3,450 3,520 754,550 359,230 395,315
Black 15,085 7,305 7,780 627,715 296,270 331,445
Filipino 2,575 1,125 1,445 311,675 132,440 179,230
Latin American 1,210 605 600 195,950 93,645 102,310
Arab 7,335 3,950 3,385 210,435 109,585 100,850
Southeast AsianCensus data footnote 98 865 375 490 133,855 63,255 70,605
West AsianCensus data footnote 99 1,390 730 665 154,670 77,385 77,280
Korean 1,225 520 710 88,935 42,445 46,495
Japanese 490 215 270 30,830 13,595 17,235
Visible minority, n.i.e.Census data footnote 100 490 225 265 97,970 46,105 51,860
Multiple visible minoritiesCensus data footnote 101 1,095 540 550 128,585 62,105 66,485
Not a visible minorityCensus data footnote 102 352,110 169,965 182,140 9,356,575 4,594,165 4,762,410
Ethnic origin populationThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census data on ethnic origin
Total - Ethnic origin for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 103 397,395 192,705 204,690 13,242,160 6,472,240 6,769,920
North American Aboriginal origins 26,640 12,170 14,475 518,300 247,160 271,135
First Nations (North American Indian) 18,835 8,575 10,260 385,505 183,075 202,430
Inuit 905 425 480 6,870 3,150 3,720
Métis 7,850 3,615 4,235 137,485 66,245 71,235
Other North American origins 163,490 78,215 85,270 3,220,595 1,585,255 1,635,340
Acadian 10,120 4,530 5,590 16,580 8,135 8,450
American 3,950 1,910 2,040 140,165 67,480 72,690
Canadian 152,765 73,365 79,405 3,109,770 1,531,645 1,578,125
New Brunswicker 25 10 20 320 190 125
Newfoundlander 885 395 490 10,850 5,520 5,325
Nova Scotian 750 345 405 1,485 685 800
Ontarian 30 15 15 2,165 1,085 1,075
Québécois 235 120 115 5,390 2,730 2,665
Other North American origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 104 10 0 10 675 375 300
European origins 276,040 132,845 143,200 8,151,470 3,978,900 4,172,570
British Isles origins 228,765 109,500 119,265 4,900,430 2,380,595 2,519,835
Channel Islander 40 10 25 1,120 530 590
Cornish 60 30 25 755 370 385
English 121,685 58,330 63,355 2,808,805 1,357,650 1,451,160
Irish 95,035 44,135 50,900 2,095,460 991,625 1,103,835
Manx 75 40 35 2,450 1,320 1,130
Scottish 113,430 53,555 59,875 2,107,295 1,016,260 1,091,030
Welsh 8,845 4,160 4,690 198,475 94,555 103,920
British Isles origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 105 11,335 5,335 5,995 323,185 152,525 170,660
French origins 66,380 30,890 35,490 1,350,520 643,360 707,160
Alsatian 10 10 10 1,235 495 740
Breton 0 0 0 290 175 120
Corsican 0 10 0 205 125 85
French 66,365 30,885 35,480 1,349,255 642,790 706,470
Western European origins (except French origins) 56,545 26,805 29,735 1,766,975 864,010 902,970
Austrian 1,005 540 465 72,475 35,415 37,065
Bavarian 10 10 0 450 225 230
Belgian 995 480 510 57,890 28,460 29,430
Dutch 13,215 6,015 7,205 527,750 259,585 268,165
Flemish 65 50 15 4,005 2,005 1,995
Frisian 15 0 10 2,705 1,400 1,305
German 45,070 21,365 23,705 1,189,670 579,315 610,355
Luxembourger 15 0 10 915 500 415
Swiss 1,390 715 675 59,835 29,395 30,440
Western European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 106 90 60 30 1,095 560 530
Northern European origins (except British Isles origins) 8,005 3,835 4,170 266,085 127,885 138,195
Danish 1,890 895 995 53,555 26,355 27,195
Finnish 605 250 360 76,755 36,955 39,800
Icelandic 415 185 235 13,215 6,325 6,895
Norwegian 2,780 1,390 1,395 59,335 28,350 30,980
Swedish 1,920 880 1,040 71,035 32,705 38,325
Northern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 107 690 380 315 12,540 6,400 6,140
Eastern European origins 16,140 8,020 8,125 1,339,610 644,610 695,000
Bulgarian 175 85 95 16,750 8,230 8,525
Byelorussian 135 70 70 11,690 5,645 6,045
Czech 665 365 305 42,340 20,815 21,530
Czechoslovakian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 108 155 65 85 14,810 6,820 7,990
Estonian 255 130 130 15,075 7,255 7,825
Hungarian 1,395 725 675 163,500 79,850 83,655
Latvian 240 90 150 18,095 8,615 9,480
Lithuanian 600 275 325 35,100 16,965 18,135
Moldovan 10 10 10 3,905 1,910 1,995
Polish 5,905 2,900 3,005 523,490 251,575 271,910
Romanian 720 360 360 98,235 46,825 51,410
Russian 2,970 1,405 1,570 220,850 103,650 117,200
Slovak 355 215 140 40,535 19,645 20,885
Ukrainian 5,155 2,640 2,520 376,440 181,725 194,715
Eastern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 109 185 85 105 10,330 4,940 5,390
Southern European origins 16,775 7,980 8,790 1,772,160 880,335 891,830
Albanian 255 135 120 25,980 13,085 12,895
Bosnian 120 55 65 14,680 7,255 7,425
Catalan 10 0 10 285 180 110
Croatian 455 200 250 82,220 41,350 40,875
Cypriot 25 20 10 4,400 2,170 2,230
Greek 2,430 1,240 1,190 148,555 74,830 73,720
Italian 8,185 3,945 4,245 931,805 467,100 464,705
Kosovar 245 115 130 1,305 655 650
Macedonian 95 50 45 39,440 19,820 19,625
Maltese 235 105 135 35,255 17,525 17,730
Montenegrin 15 0 10 2,545 1,295 1,250
Portuguese 2,330 1,105 1,235 324,930 160,970 163,960
Serbian 190 85 105 66,835 34,035 32,800
Sicilian 10 0 0 4,190 2,090 2,100
Slovenian 105 45 60 26,485 13,215 13,275
Spanish 2,685 1,175 1,510 171,145 78,880 92,265
Yugoslavian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 110 190 95 95 20,245 9,785 10,460
Southern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 111 65 40 30 965 425 540
Other European origins 3,605 1,830 1,775 105,865 53,050 52,820
Basque 105 45 60 1,585 805 780
Jewish 1,490 725 760 77,280 38,860 38,425
Roma (Gypsy) 55 45 20 2,295 1,050 1,245
Slavic, n.o.s.Census data footnote 112 20 15 0 2,065 1,110 955
Other European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 113 1,970 1,015 955 23,290 11,540 11,750
Caribbean origins 3,565 1,745 1,825 462,600 213,660 248,940
Antiguan 85 45 35 3,275 1,480 1,800
Bahamian 195 90 105 2,305 1,190 1,115
Barbadian 400 205 195 26,625 12,375 14,250
Bermudan 155 85 70 2,010 925 1,085
Carib 40 30 10 2,295 855 1,440
Cuban 270 125 145 14,490 6,625 7,865
Dominican 120 60 60 9,180 4,420 4,760
Grenadian 15 10 10 14,690 6,420 8,275
Guadeloupean 0 0 0 70 20 50
Haitian 90 25 65 17,715 8,085 9,630
Jamaican 1,295 640 655 257,060 119,100 137,955
Kittitian/Nevisian 30 10 20 2,260 1,090 1,175
Martinican 10 10 10 195 65 125
Montserratan 0 10 0 620 300 325
Puerto Rican 50 20 35 1,495 755 740
St. Lucian 60 25 40 7,170 3,195 3,985
Trinidadian/Tobagonian 250 140 105 59,560 27,850 31,710
Vincentian/Grenadinian 25 20 10 12,155 5,250 6,905
West Indian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 114 455 245 215 56,865 25,380 31,480
Caribbean origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 115 280 135 145 16,970 7,770 9,195
Latin, Central and South American origins 2,060 1,045 1,010 322,210 153,045 169,165
Aboriginal from Central/South America (except Arawak and Maya) 150 75 70 10,795 5,040 5,750
Arawak 0 0 0 1,055 470 585
Argentinian 50 30 25 11,460 5,620 5,840
Belizean 0 0 0 810 395 415
Bolivian 35 20 15 1,885 935 955
Brazilian 215 115 100 18,395 8,760 9,635
Chilean 80 50 30 14,625 7,015 7,610
Colombian 235 125 110 40,820 19,345 21,480
Costa Rican 25 10 15 2,790 1,380 1,410
Ecuadorian 25 15 10 20,385 9,650 10,735
Guatemalan 55 35 20 10,040 4,870 5,170
Guyanese 270 125 140 73,360 34,050 39,315
Hispanic 55 35 20 5,805 2,790 3,015
Honduran 35 25 10 3,360 1,590 1,765
Maya 60 40 20 2,500 1,285 1,215
Mexican 465 225 235 43,120 20,735 22,380
Nicaraguan 35 10 25 7,100 3,440 3,665
Panamanian 15 0 15 2,475 1,125 1,355
Paraguayan 0 0 0 600 280 320
Peruvian 145 65 80 14,780 6,985 7,800
Salvadorean 85 60 30 27,595 13,530 14,070
Uruguayan 15 0 15 4,200 2,150 2,050
Venezuelan 55 40 15 11,750 5,320 6,430
Latin, Central and South American origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 116 150 75 75 14,095 6,745 7,350
African origins 12,510 6,010 6,505 414,095 203,260 210,835
Central and West African origins 1,075 560 515 85,735 42,745 42,990
Akan 0 0 0 965 540 425
Angolan 15 10 10 1,635 815 820
Ashanti 0 0 0 1,205 620 585
Beninese 0 0 0 555 280 270
Burkinabe 10 0 10 415 190 225
Cameroonian 20 20 0 4,700 2,330 2,370
Chadian 0 0 0 645 320 325
Congolese 170 85 85 10,425 4,960 5,460
Edo 0 0 0 1,025 545 480
Ewe 0 0 0 180 95 80
Gabonese 0 0 0 170 80 90
Gambian 10 0 0 630 305 330
Ghanaian 140 80 60 24,850 12,060 12,790
Guinean 25 20 10 1,105 550 560
Ibo 90 45 45 1,940 1,035 905
Ivorian 10 10 0 1,350 600 745
Liberian 15 10 10 770 365 405
Malian 10 0 10 490 250 240
Malinké 10 10 10 345 160 185
Nigerian 355 185 170 26,560 13,620 12,940
Peulh 10 10 0 135 80 55
Senegalese 0 10 0 1,000 500 495
Sierra Leonean 40 30 10 1,175 585 585
Togolese 65 35 35 670 370 300
Wolof 0 0 0 80 45 35
Yoruba 65 25 45 4,055 2,155 1,900
Central and West African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 117 110 65 50 4,745 2,340 2,410
North African origins 1,715 900 815 86,665 44,970 41,695
Algerian 35 30 10 4,065 2,035 2,030
Berber 55 35 15 1,845 985 860
Coptic 25 10 15 2,305 1,185 1,120
Dinka 0 0 0 205 110 95
Egyptian 1,180 630 545 52,845 27,465 25,375
Libyan 185 90 95 3,785 2,015 1,760
Maure 0 10 0 290 160 125
Moroccan 115 55 60 12,305 6,310 6,000
Sudanese 115 45 70 8,975 4,600 4,375
Tunisian 40 15 20 2,295 1,210 1,085
North African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 118 40 25 15 1,755 920 830
Southern and East African origins 1,585 770 815 128,910 61,680 67,230
Afrikaner 25 0 20 560 285 275
Amhara 10 10 0 720 360 360
Bantu, n.o.s.Census data footnote 119 10 10 0 870 455 415
Burundian 10 0 0 3,105 1,465 1,640
Djiboutian 0 0 0 1,035 460 575
Eritrean 145 75 70 11,870 5,740 6,125
Ethiopian 250 105 145 22,560 10,755 11,800
Harari 0 0 0 475 255 215
Kenyan 145 85 60 5,860 2,780 3,080
Malagasy 15 0 20 430 200 230
Mauritian 0 10 10 3,600 1,830 1,770
Oromo 25 15 15 1,290 610 685
Rwandan 95 45 50 3,215 1,380 1,830
Seychellois 0 0 0 350 140 205
Somali 165 75 85 40,995 19,200 21,795
South African 400 180 215 19,760 9,790 9,970
Tanzanian 50 35 20 2,610 1,300 1,315
Tigrian 15 10 10 770 395 375
Ugandan 55 25 35 2,950 1,445 1,505
Zambian 75 30 45 805 410 395
Zimbabwean 80 50 30 3,425 1,595 1,830
Zulu 0 0 0 440 225 215
Southern and East African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 120 115 60 50 8,475 3,900 4,570
Other African origins 8,315 3,870 4,445 119,670 57,245 62,420
Black, n.o.s.Census data footnote 121 1,460 675 790 17,380 7,720 9,660
Other African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 122 6,940 3,235 3,700 103,560 50,150 53,410
Asian origins 33,580 17,045 16,535 3,100,450 1,506,795 1,593,655
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins 13,800 7,145 6,655 523,340 265,615 257,730
Afghan 230 80 155 54,535 27,255 27,280
Arab, n.o.s.Census data footnote 123 1,385 720 665 44,705 23,345 21,360
Armenian 215 130 85 29,675 14,570 15,105
Assyrian 0 0 0 12,075 6,140 5,935
Azerbaijani 20 15 0 4,105 1,995 2,110
Georgian 20 15 10 2,815 1,415 1,395
Hazara 0 0 0 680 390 290
Iranian 1,200 685 515 117,065 58,995 58,065
Iraqi 585 260 325 50,460 25,420 25,035
Israeli 215 115 100 17,080 8,890 8,185
Jordanian 255 145 110 9,660 5,110 4,545
Kazakh 35 20 15 1,325 610 715
Kurd 225 110 110 9,210 4,880 4,330
Kuwaiti 205 105 100 1,510 795 715
Kyrgyz 0 0 0 340 130 210
Lebanese 5,205 2,615 2,590 86,245 43,700 42,545
Palestinian 925 500 420 28,480 15,215 13,270
Pashtun 0 0 0 3,010 1,635 1,375
Saudi Arabian 675 440 235 3,660 1,975 1,685
Syrian 1,660 805 850 31,440 15,570 15,870
Tajik 20 10 10 1,850 880 970
Tatar 35 10 25 2,135 930 1,205
Turk 570 270 295 34,165 17,340 16,825
Turkmen 10 10 0 695 345 355
Uighur 10 10 10 755 385 375
Uzbek 90 60 25 2,400 1,155 1,240
Yemeni 205 110 100 4,225 2,065 2,155
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 124 765 400 365 16,270 8,395 7,875
South Asian origins 6,880 3,880 3,000 1,182,845 595,480 587,370
Bangladeshi 210 125 85 29,195 14,965 14,230
Bengali 50 35 20 15,235 7,795 7,445
Bhutanese 205 85 120 1,450 710 735
East Indian 5,030 2,855 2,175 774,500 390,015 384,480
Goan 10 0 10 4,775 2,245 2,525
Gujarati 10 10 10 5,915 3,055 2,860
Kashmiri 10 0 0 1,795 900 895
Nepali 430 220 210 8,150 4,070 4,080
Pakistani 465 290 175 149,060 75,860 73,200
Punjabi 165 80 90 55,455 28,580 26,875
Sinhalese 10 0 10 5,195 2,545 2,645
Sri Lankan 290 135 155 124,270 60,685 63,585
Tamil 55 25 30 42,760 21,705 21,050
South Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 125 390 240 145 58,705 29,705 29,005
East and Southeast Asian origins 12,860 6,035 6,820 1,422,890 659,650 763,245
Burmese 15 10 0 4,420 2,105 2,315
Cambodian (Khmer) 50 15 40 14,655 6,810 7,845
Chinese 7,605 3,700 3,905 849,345 403,280 446,065
Filipino 2,680 1,200 1,485 337,760 144,830 192,930
Hmong 0 0 0 650 340 305
Indonesian 95 45 50 9,325 4,305 5,025
Japanese 600 240 355 41,620 18,530 23,090
Karen 0 0 0 1,645 830 815
Korean 1,280 540 740 93,420 44,585 48,835
Laotian 10 0 10 9,875 4,865 5,015
Malaysian 50 15 30 7,310 3,370 3,935
Mongolian 35 15 25 2,940 1,390 1,545
Singaporean 0 0 0 1,260 565 700
Taiwanese 180 85 95 10,060 4,595 5,465
Thai 175 60 110 6,865 2,725 4,135
Tibetan 10 0 10 6,365 3,175 3,185
Vietnamese 585 260 320 107,640 51,350 56,290
East and Southeast Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 126 45 35 15 4,375 2,165 2,210
Other Asian origins 295 140 155 13,430 6,575 6,855
Other Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 127 295 145 155 13,430 6,575 6,855
Oceania origins 555 270 285 20,680 10,435 10,240
Australian 280 135 145 13,315 6,780 6,530
New Zealander 185 105 85 4,250 2,255 2,000
Pacific Islands origins 85 35 55 3,490 1,625 1,860
Fijian 10 10 0 1,610 665 945
Hawaiian 15 0 10 470 235 240
Maori 40 15 20 485 255 230
Polynesian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 128 15 10 0 275 115 165
Samoan 0 0 0 225 140 85
Pacific Islands origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 129 10 0 10 555 265 290
Household characteristics
Total - Private households by tenure - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 130 173,335 ... ... 5,169,175 ... ...
Owner 104,245 ... ... 3,601,825 ... ...
Renter 69,090 ... ... 1,559,720 ... ...
Band housing 0 ... ... 7,635 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by condominium status - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 131 173,335 ... ... 5,169,170 ... ...
Condominium 10,415 ... ... 680,495 ... ...
Not condominium 162,920 ... ... 4,488,680 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 132 173,335 ... ... 5,169,175 ... ...
No bedrooms 880 ... ... 33,950 ... ...
1 bedroom 25,130 ... ... 699,980 ... ...
2 bedrooms 45,300 ... ... 1,122,145 ... ...
3 bedrooms 62,925 ... ... 1,876,905 ... ...
4 or more bedrooms 39,095 ... ... 1,436,185 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 133 173,330 ... ... 5,169,170 ... ...
1 to 4 rooms 46,175 ... ... 1,369,660 ... ...
5 rooms 25,360 ... ... 718,020 ... ...
6 rooms 24,825 ... ... 770,730 ... ...
7 rooms 22,365 ... ... 713,595 ... ...
8 or more rooms 54,600 ... ... 1,597,165 ... ...
Average number of rooms per dwelling 6.4 ... ... 6.3 ... ...
Total - Private households by number of persons per room - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 134 173,335 ... ... 5,169,175 ... ...
One person or fewer per room 171,995 ... ... 5,046,810 ... ...
More than 1 person per room 1,345 ... ... 122,360 ... ...
Total - Private households by housing suitability - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 135 173,330 ... ... 5,169,175 ... ...
Suitable 167,360 ... ... 4,858,170 ... ...
Not suitable 5,970 ... ... 311,005 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by period of construction - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 136 173,335 ... ... 5,169,175 ... ...
1960 or before 35,100 ... ... 1,293,135 ... ...
1961 to 1980 49,465 ... ... 1,449,585 ... ...
1981 to 1990 27,065 ... ... 709,135 ... ...
1991 to 2000 24,795 ... ... 622,565 ... ...
2001 to 2005 13,145 ... ... 396,130 ... ...
2006 to 2010 12,660 ... ... 368,235 ... ...
2011 to 2016Census data footnote 137 11,105 ... ... 330,390 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 138 173,335 ... ... 5,169,175 ... ...
Only regular maintenance or minor repairs needed 161,880 ... ... 4,851,335 ... ...
Major repairs needed 11,455 ... ... 317,840 ... ...
Total - Private households by number of household maintainers - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 139 173,330 ... ... 5,169,170 ... ...
1 household maintainer 98,435 ... ... 2,962,065 ... ...
2 household maintainers 70,310 ... ... 2,059,710 ... ...
3 or more household maintainers 4,585 ... ... 147,400 ... ...
Total - Private households by age of primary household maintainers - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 140 173,335 ... ... 5,169,175 ... ...
15 to 24 years 9,075 ... ... 135,835 ... ...
25 to 34 years 27,930 ... ... 681,685 ... ...
35 to 44 years 28,935 ... ... 880,070 ... ...
45 to 54 years 34,515 ... ... 1,113,885 ... ...
55 to 64 years 33,685 ... ... 1,047,185 ... ...
65 to 74 years 23,355 ... ... 738,445 ... ...
75 to 84 years 12,020 ... ... 414,210 ... ...
85 years and over 3,825 ... ... 157,860 ... ...
Total - Owner and tenant households with household total income greater than zero, in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings by shelter-cost-to-income ratio - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 141 172,790 ... ... 5,106,290 ... ...
Spending less than 30% of income on shelter costs 129,585 ... ... 3,694,385 ... ...
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs 43,205 ... ... 1,411,900 ... ...
30% to less than 100% 36,565 ... ... 1,208,010 ... ...
Total - Owner households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data 104,185 ... ... 3,557,485 ... ...
% of owner households with a mortgageCensus data footnote 142 64.0 ... ... 61.0 ... ...
% of owner households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costsCensus data footnote 141 12.9 ... ... 19.8 ... ...
Median monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,187 ... ... 1,299 ... ...
Average monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,268 ... ... 1,463 ... ...
Median value of dwellings ($)Census data footnote 144 269,126 ... ... 400,496 ... ...
Average value of dwellings ($)Census data footnote 144 307,511 ... ... 506,409 ... ...
Total - Tenant households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data 69,085 ... ... 1,554,940 ... ...
% of tenant households in subsidized housingCensus data footnote 145 8.3 ... ... 15.0 ... ...
% of tenant households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costsCensus data footnote 141 43.3 ... ... 45.7 ... ...
Median monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 962 ... ... 1,045 ... ...
Average monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,035 ... ... 1,109 ... ...
Highest certificate, diploma or degree
Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 146 336,990 161,860 175,125 11,038,440 5,342,755 5,695,685
No certificate, diploma or degree 49,390 25,130 24,260 1,935,355 961,690 973,670
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificateCensus data footnote 147 85,375 42,985 42,385 3,026,100 1,485,320 1,540,770
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 202,225 93,750 108,480 6,076,985 2,895,745 3,181,235
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma 26,235 17,975 8,260 664,180 471,055 193,120
Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 148 14,460 8,130 6,340 324,370 199,510 124,855
Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 149 11,775 9,850 1,925 339,810 271,545 68,260
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma 69,915 29,380 40,530 2,298,715 981,785 1,316,930
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level 7,860 3,195 4,660 242,005 107,065 134,945
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above 98,220 43,195 55,025 2,872,085 1,335,845 1,536,250
Bachelor's degree 65,770 28,260 37,505 1,911,530 854,135 1,057,395
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level 5,155 2,245 2,910 189,370 83,670 105,695
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry 2,780 1,490 1,295 79,760 42,295 37,460
Master's degree 20,595 8,755 11,845 593,645 294,180 299,470
Earned doctorateCensus data footnote 150 3,915 2,440 1,470 97,790 61,560 36,230
Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 146 225,315 108,680 116,635 7,229,120 3,498,620 3,730,495
No certificate, diploma or degree 18,840 10,510 8,335 752,995 404,770 348,225
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificateCensus data footnote 147 49,610 25,540 24,065 1,768,955 895,020 873,935
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 156,860 72,630 84,235 4,707,165 2,198,830 2,508,335
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma 18,430 12,980 5,450 446,390 315,975 130,420
Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 148 10,095 5,910 4,195 218,980 134,685 84,295
Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 149 8,330 7,070 1,260 227,410 181,290 46,120
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma 53,870 23,340 30,535 1,782,530 762,505 1,020,030
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level 5,300 2,140 3,155 170,925 75,935 94,995
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above 79,265 34,165 45,095 2,307,320 1,044,420 1,262,895
Bachelor's degree 53,060 22,730 30,325 1,519,850 668,450 851,400
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level 4,055 1,655 2,405 148,960 62,370 86,590
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry 2,295 1,115 1,180 63,790 30,895 32,895
Master's degree 17,035 7,065 9,970 500,415 239,160 261,255
Earned doctorateCensus data footnote 150 2,815 1,605 1,215 74,310 43,545 30,765
Major field of study - Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2016
Total - Major field of study - Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2016 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 151 336,990 161,860 175,125 11,038,440 5,342,755 5,695,685
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 152 134,765 68,110 66,650 4,961,455 2,447,010 2,514,445
Education 12,640 3,230 9,410 349,745 79,245 270,505
13. Education 12,640 3,225 9,415 349,750 79,245 270,505
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 6,780 3,190 3,590 246,075 109,955 136,120
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services 1,320 970 345 38,745 28,735 10,010
50. Visual and performing arts 5,465 2,220 3,245 207,325 81,220 126,110
Humanities 10,725 4,110 6,615 359,560 133,350 226,210
16. Aboriginal and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics 740 230 515 37,900 8,170 29,730
23. English language and literature/letters 3,220 970 2,250 98,440 28,290 70,145
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities 2,300 765 1,540 95,345 32,940 62,410
30A Interdisciplinary humanitiesCensus data footnote 153 45 20 30 2,165 805 1,365
38. Philosophy and religious studies 715 380 330 24,255 13,425 10,830
39. Theology and religious vocations 855 510 345 28,175 17,120 11,055
54. History 2,255 1,125 1,130 57,295 30,015 27,280
55. French language and literature/letters 585 105 480 15,990 2,590 13,400
Social and behavioural sciences and law 23,775 7,680 16,100 810,410 269,735 540,670
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies 420 85 330 10,765 2,210 8,560
09. Communication, journalism and related programs 2,300 835 1,460 81,500 31,825 49,675
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences 4,015 315 3,705 141,750 11,775 129,975
22. Legal professions and studies 3,600 1,200 2,400 128,860 45,275 83,590
30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciencesCensus data footnote 154 390 100 290 16,210 3,400 12,815
42. Psychology 5,030 1,310 3,720 122,545 29,640 92,905
45. Social sciences 8,025 3,825 4,200 308,775 145,620 163,155
Business, management and public administration 47,160 16,445 30,715 1,279,665 527,085 752,580
30.16 Accounting and computer science 70 15 55 2,725 895 1,830
44. Public administration and social service professions 2,855 685 2,170 108,935 21,405 87,530
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services 44,230 15,740 28,490 1,168,005 504,780 663,225
Physical and life sciences and technologies 9,845 4,740 5,105 253,905 124,050 129,850
26. Biological and biomedical sciences 4,595 1,885 2,710 110,950 45,120 65,835
30.01 Biological and physical sciences 2,025 785 1,235 54,745 24,800 29,945
30C Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciencesCensus data footnote 155 95 30 70 3,830 1,190 2,640
40. Physical sciences 2,810 1,960 850 72,355 48,145 24,205
41. Science technologies/technicians 325 85 240 12,025 4,795 7,235
Mathematics, computer and information sciences 9,665 6,195 3,475 290,045 185,310 104,730
11. Computer and information sciences and support services 7,775 5,305 2,470 220,550 150,765 69,790
25. Library science 700 105 600 15,220 2,450 12,770
27. Mathematics and statistics 1,060 685 375 49,025 28,515 20,515
30D Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciencesCensus data footnote 156 135 100 30 5,235 3,580 1,655
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies 37,855 34,910 2,950 1,173,030 1,055,050 117,985
04. Architecture and related services 965 620 340 51,845 34,590 17,265
14. Engineering 7,830 6,660 1,170 334,085 271,010 63,070
15. Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields 8,515 7,785 730 237,775 214,500 23,275
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation 10 0 0 160 30 125
46. Construction trades 8,715 8,480 235 198,790 194,555 4,235
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians 8,050 7,725 325 225,860 220,545 5,315
48. Precision production 3,775 3,635 140 124,515 119,820 4,695
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 2,225 1,185 1,035 106,895 67,015 39,880
01. Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences 1,035 515 520 66,035 41,790 24,240
03. Natural resources and conservation 1,195 675 520 40,860 25,230 15,635
Health and related fields 28,865 5,360 23,500 865,970 173,780 692,185
31. Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies 1,905 905 1,000 75,715 37,005 38,705
51. Health professions and related programs 26,010 3,875 22,135 767,680 124,280 643,400
60. Dental, medical and veterinary residency programs 950 575 375 22,575 12,490 10,075
Personal, protective and transportation services 12,645 6,705 5,940 340,285 170,915 169,375
12. Personal and culinary services 7,155 1,905 5,250 183,925 49,390 134,535
28. Military science, leadership and operational art 185 180 10 2,135 1,815 320
29. Military technologies and applied sciences 515 475 40 2,610 2,385 225
43. Security and protective services 2,025 1,610 415 98,325 68,625 29,695
49. Transportation and materials moving 2,765 2,535 230 53,290 48,695 4,595
Other 40 10 30 1,405 260 1,145
30.99 Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies, other 40 0 35 1,405 255 1,145
Total - Major field of study - Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2016 for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 151 225,315 108,680 116,635 7,229,120 3,498,625 3,730,500
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 152 68,450 36,055 32,400 2,521,950 1,299,790 1,222,160
Education 8,760 2,100 6,665 243,635 52,670 190,965
13. Education 8,765 2,100 6,665 243,635 52,670 190,965
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 5,320 2,515 2,805 192,630 85,175 107,450
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services 970 730 240 28,705 21,070 7,635
50. Visual and performing arts 4,355 1,785 2,570 163,925 64,105 99,815
Humanities 8,305 3,110 5,190 266,665 95,805 170,855
16. Aboriginal and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics 600 180 420 29,210 5,775 23,435
23. English language and literature/letters 2,535 770 1,770 73,110 20,225 52,885
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities 1,820 610 1,215 72,145 24,330 47,815
30A Interdisciplinary humanitiesCensus data footnote 153 45 15 30 1,665 615 1,045
38. Philosophy and religious studies 570 290 280 17,755 9,925 7,830
39. Theology and religious vocations 555 330 225 19,390 11,790 7,605
54. History 1,740 830 910 42,315 21,735 20,585
55. French language and literature/letters 425 75 350 11,075 1,415 9,655
Social and behavioural sciences and law 19,585 6,095 13,490 648,285 207,200 441,085
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies 350 70 280 8,630 1,785 6,845
09. Communication, journalism and related programs 1,965 695 1,270 67,115 26,015 41,105
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences 3,290 255 3,035 111,550 8,405 103,145
22. Legal professions and studies 3,140 930 2,210 108,895 34,250 74,650
30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciencesCensus data footnote 154 300 70 230 12,875 2,705 10,170
42. Psychology 4,025 1,035 2,990 93,770 21,045 72,725
45. Social sciences 6,505 3,030 3,475 245,445 113,000 132,445
Business, management and public administration 36,265 12,865 23,405 1,026,975 414,425 612,550
30.16 Accounting and computer science 70 15 50 2,225 715 1,510
44. Public administration and social service professions 2,330 550 1,775 88,130 16,590 71,540
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services 33,870 12,295 21,580 936,620 397,120 539,500
Physical and life sciences and technologies 7,315 3,485 3,825 190,235 88,535 101,700
26. Biological and biomedical sciences 3,575 1,470 2,100 84,580 33,150 51,425
30.01 Biological and physical sciences 1,490 595 885 41,255 18,020 23,240
30C Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciencesCensus data footnote 155 90 25 65 3,135 975 2,165
40. Physical sciences 1,965 1,360 605 52,490 33,175 19,310
41. Science technologies/technicians 200 30 165 8,775 3,215 5,555
Mathematics, computer and information sciences 8,505 5,570 2,935 252,275 162,360 89,915
11. Computer and information sciences and support services 7,130 4,915 2,215 198,775 136,120 62,655
25. Library science 485 75 410 10,755 1,765 8,995
27. Mathematics and statistics 775 485 290 38,160 21,440 16,720
30D Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciencesCensus data footnote 156 115 90 25 4,580 3,030 1,550
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies 28,850 26,345 2,510 878,300 779,075 99,225
04. Architecture and related services 735 450 290 42,115 27,365 14,745
14. Engineering 5,890 4,910 980 266,040 211,240 54,800
15. Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields 6,725 6,070 655 178,830 160,160 18,675
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation 0 0 0 140 25 115
46. Construction trades 6,640 6,405 235 141,515 138,160 3,360
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians 6,105 5,865 245 162,855 158,770 4,080
48. Precision production 2,755 2,650 110 86,805 83,355 3,450
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 1,830 970 855 82,775 49,710 33,065
01. Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences 835 415 420 50,160 30,065 20,095
03. Natural resources and conservation 990 555 440 32,615 19,650 12,965
Health and related fields 22,200 4,290 17,915 664,880 133,665 531,220
31. Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies 1,510 760 750 58,160 27,950 30,205
51. Health professions and related programs 19,940 3,100 16,840 589,085 96,720 492,365
60. Dental, medical and veterinary residency programs 760 430 325 17,640 8,990 8,645
Personal, protective and transportation services 9,885 5,280 4,605 259,400 129,985 129,415
12. Personal and culinary services 5,635 1,575 4,055 137,250 36,225 101,030
28. Military science, leadership and operational art 170 165 10 1,685 1,405 280
29. Military technologies and applied sciences 310 280 30 1,415 1,270 145
43. Security and protective services 1,600 1,265 335 77,190 52,840 24,345
49. Transportation and materials moving 2,175 1,995 180 41,855 38,245 3,610
Other 40 10 30 1,125 220 900
30.99 Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies, other 40 0 35 1,125 225 900
Location of study compared with province or territory of residence with countries outside Canada
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 dataCensus data footnote 157 336,990 161,865 175,125 11,038,440 5,342,755 5,695,685
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 134,765 68,115 66,650 4,961,460 2,447,010 2,514,445
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 158 202,225 93,750 108,480 6,076,985 2,895,745 3,181,240
Location of study inside Canada 184,165 84,625 99,545 4,786,950 2,261,260 2,525,690
Same as province or territory of residence 140,590 63,300 77,290 4,414,485 2,081,525 2,332,960
Different than province or territory of residence 43,580 21,325 22,255 372,470 179,735 192,730
Location of study outside CanadaCensus data footnote 159 18,055 9,120 8,935 1,290,035 634,485 655,545
United StatesCensus data footnote 160 3,800 2,010 1,790 167,260 89,350 77,910
Philippines 1,110 390 720 115,410 39,750 75,655
India 1,470 770 700 169,340 85,500 83,840
United KingdomCensus data footnote 161 3,175 1,855 1,320 115,690 66,215 49,470
ChinaCensus data footnote 162 815 315 495 98,415 46,230 52,185
France 250 145 100 10,775 5,800 4,975
Other 7,440 3,635 3,810 613,145 301,635 311,510
Total - Location of study compared with province or territory of residence with countries outside Canada for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 157 225,315 108,680 116,635 7,229,120 3,498,620 3,730,500
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 68,455 36,055 32,400 2,521,955 1,299,795 1,222,160
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 158 156,860 72,625 84,235 4,707,170 2,198,830 2,508,335
Location of study inside Canada 142,920 65,835 77,090 3,713,145 1,728,610 1,984,540
Same as province or territory of residence 108,590 49,065 59,520 3,432,015 1,593,170 1,838,850
Different than province or territory of residence 34,335 16,765 17,570 281,130 135,440 145,690
Location of study outside CanadaCensus data footnote 159 13,940 6,795 7,150 994,025 470,225 523,800
United StatesCensus data footnote 160 2,510 1,275 1,235 127,005 65,045 61,960
Philippines 1,030 370 660 97,230 32,925 64,300
India 1,165 605 565 143,205 70,040 73,175
United KingdomCensus data footnote 161 2,050 1,175 875 62,325 34,315 28,010
ChinaCensus data footnote 162 660 260 400 82,020 37,900 44,125
France 200 115 85 8,705 4,630 4,070
Other 6,320 2,995 3,330 473,530 225,365 248,160
Labour force status
Total - Population aged 15 years and over by Labour force status - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 163 336,990 161,860 175,125 11,038,440 5,342,755 5,695,680
In the labour force 225,855 115,025 110,830 7,141,675 3,689,625 3,452,055
Employed 209,350 105,865 103,490 6,612,150 3,414,255 3,197,895
Unemployed 16,505 9,165 7,345 529,525 275,370 254,160
Not in the labour force 111,130 46,835 64,295 3,896,765 1,653,130 2,243,630
Participation rate 67.0 71.1 63.3 64.7 69.1 60.6
Employment rate 62.1 65.4 59.1 59.9 63.9 56.1
Unemployment rate 7.3 8.0 6.6 7.4 7.5 7.4
Work activity during the reference year
Total population aged 15 years and over by work activity during the reference year - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 164 336,990 161,860 175,125 11,038,440 5,342,755 5,695,685
Did not workCensus data footnote 165 101,955 43,040 58,920 3,696,235 1,561,475 2,134,755
Worked 235,030 118,825 116,210 7,342,205 3,781,280 3,560,925
Worked full year, full timeCensus data footnote 166 128,760 69,880 58,880 3,837,565 2,148,635 1,688,935
Worked part year and/or part timeCensus data footnote 167 106,275 48,945 57,335 3,504,645 1,632,645 1,871,995
Average weeks worked in reference year 43.1 43.6 42.7 42.9 43.4 42.3
Class of worker
Total labour force aged 15 years and over by class of worker - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 168 225,855 115,030 110,830 7,141,675 3,689,625 3,452,055
Class of worker - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 4,065 2,120 1,950 171,050 81,735 89,315
All classes of workersCensus data footnote 170 221,785 112,905 108,880 6,970,625 3,607,890 3,362,735
Employee 201,580 100,695 100,880 6,146,035 3,084,740 3,061,295
Self-employedCensus data footnote 171 20,205 12,210 7,995 824,595 523,145 301,445
Occupation - National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2016
Total labour force population aged 15 years and over by occupation - National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2016 - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 172 225,855 115,025 110,830 7,141,675 3,689,625 3,452,050
Occupation - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 4,070 2,120 1,950 171,045 81,735 89,315
All occupationsCensus data footnote 170 221,785 112,905 108,880 6,970,625 3,607,890 3,362,735
0 Management occupations 24,330 14,500 9,835 790,880 483,240 307,635
1 Business, finance and administration occupations 36,720 10,880 25,835 1,124,770 357,215 767,555
2 Natural and applied sciences and related occupations 17,555 14,110 3,450 516,110 399,195 116,915
3 Health occupations 17,425 3,410 14,015 447,045 90,495 356,550
4 Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services 30,370 12,010 18,360 831,340 265,075 566,265
5 Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport 7,550 3,570 3,980 225,720 104,445 121,275
6 Sales and service occupations 55,150 24,340 30,805 1,632,085 709,375 922,710
7 Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations 26,160 24,865 1,300 927,820 866,870 60,950
8 Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations 2,735 2,310 430 113,405 88,150 25,260
9 Occupations in manufacturing and utilities 3,790 2,915 870 361,455 243,835 117,620
Industry - North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 2012
Total labour force population aged 15 years and over by Industry - North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 2012 - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 173 225,855 115,025 110,825 7,141,675 3,689,625 3,452,050
Industry - NAICS2012 - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 4,065 2,120 1,950 171,050 81,730 89,315
All industry categoriesCensus data footnote 170 221,785 112,910 108,880 6,970,625 3,607,890 3,362,735
11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 1,440 1,070 375 102,070 67,005 35,070
21 Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction 1,115 970 145 32,340 27,920 4,415
22 Utilities 1,600 1,045 550 50,820 38,195 12,630
23 Construction 13,805 12,275 1,535 476,835 419,600 57,230
31-33 Manufacturing 10,000 7,315 2,695 683,335 482,800 200,530
41 Wholesale trade 7,070 5,105 1,965 270,745 178,945 91,800
44-45 Retail trade 26,545 11,985 14,565 783,540 367,175 416,365
48-49 Transportation and warehousing 10,020 7,635 2,385 329,240 242,045 87,190
51 Information and cultural industries 6,320 3,610 2,710 176,715 101,045 75,670
52 Finance and insurance 10,370 4,235 6,130 380,765 169,590 211,180
53 Real estate and rental and leasing 4,390 2,455 1,935 144,275 77,385 66,890
54 Professional, scientific and technical services 17,540 9,885 7,655 567,825 316,685 251,140
55 Management of companies and enterprises 230 90 140 12,365 5,290 7,075
56 Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services 11,680 6,820 4,860 338,640 190,210 148,430
61 Educational services 17,530 5,935 11,595 528,470 163,680 364,795
62 Health care and social assistance 28,970 5,415 23,555 754,555 134,270 620,275
71 Arts, entertainment and recreation 4,835 2,495 2,345 147,425 75,330 72,095
72 Accommodation and food services 16,125 6,840 9,280 478,070 201,260 276,805
81 Other services (except public administration) 8,845 3,785 5,065 296,960 133,220 163,745
91 Public administration 23,360 13,965 9,390 415,635 216,250 199,385
Place of work status
Total - Place of work status for the employed labour force aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 174 209,350 105,865 103,485 6,612,150 3,414,255 3,197,900
Worked at home 13,580 6,565 7,010 480,290 242,495 237,795
Worked outside Canada 1,040 710 325 39,145 25,995 13,150
No fixed workplace address 22,200 16,350 5,850 736,715 536,140 200,570
Worked at usual place 172,535 82,235 90,295 5,355,995 2,609,620 2,746,375
Commuting destinationThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census commuting destination data
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 172,530 82,240 90,295 5,356,000 2,609,625 2,746,375
Commute within census subdivision (CSD) of residence 166,455 78,620 87,840 3,109,070 1,418,260 1,690,810
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) within census division (CD) of residence 105 90 15 857,565 419,960 437,605
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) and census division (CD) within province or territory of residence 4,150 2,315 1,830 1,350,375 749,770 600,605
Commute to a different province or territory 1,825 1,215 605 38,990 21,630 17,355
Main mode of commuting
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 dataCensus data footnote 175 194,735 98,585 96,150 6,092,710 3,145,765 2,946,945
Car, truck, van - as a driver 137,070 73,075 63,995 4,375,215 2,392,270 1,982,945
Car, truck, van - as a passenger 14,265 5,220 9,045 372,480 151,880 220,600
Public transit 22,975 9,960 13,015 888,920 376,690 512,235
Walked 15,925 7,495 8,430 320,015 143,885 176,130
Bicycle 1,965 1,310 655 75,460 50,200 25,260
Other method 2,535 1,525 1,005 60,620 30,835 29,785
Commuting duration
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 dataCensus data footnote 176 194,735 98,585 96,150 6,092,715 3,145,765 2,946,950
Less than 15 minutes 48,560 22,250 26,315 1,463,845 675,540 788,310
15 to 29 minutes 79,430 41,260 38,165 1,964,690 991,525 973,165
30 to 44 minutes 42,820 22,660 20,160 1,295,375 706,155 589,225
45 to 59 minutes 13,960 6,940 7,020 612,415 336,090 276,325
60 minutes and over 9,960 5,475 4,490 756,385 436,455 319,930
Time leaving for work
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 dataCensus data footnote 177 194,735 98,585 96,150 6,092,715 3,145,765 2,946,950
Between 5 a.m. and 5:59 a.m. 9,335 6,045 3,295 413,515 296,265 117,245
Between 6 a.m. and 6:59 a.m. 37,975 22,695 15,280 1,039,255 640,810 398,445
Between 7 a.m. and 7:59 a.m. 58,965 29,470 29,495 1,571,230 778,100 793,130
Between 8 a.m. and 8:59 a.m. 41,865 17,970 23,900 1,354,870 577,565 777,310
Between 9 a.m. and 11:59 a.m. 19,590 8,615 10,975 740,330 328,410 411,920
Between 12 p.m. and 4:59 a.m. 26,995 13,790 13,200 973,515 524,620 448,895
Language used most often at work
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 dataCensus data footnote 178 241,310 121,735 119,570 7,579,085 3,895,880 3,683,200
Single responses 239,795 121,105 118,685 7,434,675 3,828,665 3,606,015
Official languages 239,060 120,710 118,350 7,319,360 3,767,405 3,551,955
English 237,540 120,315 117,220 7,225,210 3,732,550 3,492,655
French 1,520 390 1,130 94,145 34,850 59,295
Non-official languages 740 395 340 115,320 61,255 54,060
Aboriginal languages 0 0 0 1,485 765 715
Algonquian languages 0 0 0 1,420 745 675
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 0 0 0 370 220 150
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Moose Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Naskapi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Plains Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Woods Cree 0 0 0 0 0 10
Cree, n.o.s. 0 0 0 360 215 145
Eastern Algonquian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 0 0 0 1,050 525 525
Algonquin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway 0 0 0 495 235 265
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 545 290 260
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 10 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carrier 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chilcotin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dene 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gwich'in 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sarsi (Sarcee) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sekani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Slavey 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tutchone languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages 0 0 0 25 0 20
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 0 0 0 25 10 20
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages 0 0 0 25 10 20
Cayuga 0 0 0 10 0 10
Mohawk 0 0 0 20 10 10
Oneida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lillooet 0 0 0 0 0 0
Okanagan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Squamish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Straits 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dakota 0 0 0 0 0 0
Stoney 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tlingit 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nisga'a 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haisla 0 0 0 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 0 0 0 0 10 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 0 0 0 10 0 0
Non-Aboriginal languages 735 400 340 113,835 60,490 53,340
Afro-Asiatic languages 150 115 40 3,305 1,995 1,310
Berber languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kabyle 0 0 0 0 0 0
Berber languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cushitic languages 0 0 0 125 45 80
Bilen 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oromo 0 0 0 15 10 10
Somali 0 0 0 110 35 70
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Semitic languages 150 110 40 3,175 1,955 1,225
Amharic 10 0 0 75 30 45
Arabic 130 100 30 2,430 1,605 825
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 145 110 40
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 35 20 15
Harari 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hebrew 15 15 10 395 140 260
Maltese 0 0 0 20 15 10
Tigrigna 0 0 0 60 30 25
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 10 0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 10 0 10 2,575 1,065 1,510
Khmer (Cambodian) 0 0 0 95 50 50
Vietnamese 10 0 0 2,480 1,015 1,465
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 10 0 0 1,280 495 790
Bikol 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cebuano 0 0 0 25 10 15
Fijian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 0 0 0 10 10 0
Ilocano 0 0 0 40 20 20
Malagasy 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malay 0 0 0 55 20 30
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pangasinan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 15 0 10 1,145 435 705
Waray-Waray 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 0 10
Creole languages 0 0 0 60 35 30
Haitian Creole 0 0 0 15 0 0
Creole, n.o.s. 0 0 0 50 25 20
Creole languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 10 0
Dravidian languages 0 0 0 1,980 945 1,035
Kannada 0 0 0 10 0 10
Malayalam 0 0 0 75 45 30
Tamil 0 0 0 1,870 900 975
Telugu 0 0 0 35 10 20
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hmong-Mien languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Indo-European languages 200 110 90 38,960 21,375 17,580
Albanian 0 0 0 275 170 105
Armenian 0 0 0 145 75 75
Balto-Slavic languages 30 20 10 6,655 3,165 3,495
Baltic languages 0 0 10 70 25 40
Latvian 10 0 10 20 10 10
Lithuanian 0 0 0 45 20 25
Slavic languages 25 20 10 6,595 3,135 3,455
Belarusan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bosnian 0 0 0 100 55 40
Bulgarian 0 0 0 120 85 40
Croatian 0 0 0 155 100 50
Czech 0 0 0 25 20 10
Macedonian 0 0 0 85 35 45
Polish 0 0 0 1,925 960 960
Russian 30 20 10 2,905 1,240 1,670
Serbian 0 0 0 390 240 145
Serbo-Croatian 0 0 0 20 10 10
Slovak 0 0 0 55 40 20
Slovene (Slovenian) 0 0 0 15 0 10
Ukrainian 0 0 0 780 320 460
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 10 0
Celtic languages 0 0 0 15 10 10
Scottish Gaelic 0 0 0 10 0 0
Welsh 0 0 0 0 0 0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 10 0
Germanic languages 40 20 20 6,905 3,655 3,250
Afrikaans 0 0 0 0 0 0
Danish 10 10 0 30 15 20
Dutch 0 0 0 790 425 365
Frisian 0 0 0 25 20 10
German 25 10 15 5,690 3,005 2,690
Icelandic 0 0 0 0 10 0
Norwegian 0 0 0 30 10 20
Swedish 0 0 0 55 15 35
Vlaams (Flemish) 0 0 0 10 10 10
Yiddish 0 0 0 20 0 20
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 240 155 80
Greek 10 10 0 405 240 165
Indo-Iranian languages 50 30 20 11,880 6,560 5,315
Indo-Aryan languages 20 20 0 9,205 4,900 4,310
Bengali 0 0 0 335 160 170
Gujarati 0 0 0 730 255 475
Hindi 0 0 0 800 380 415
Kashmiri 0 0 0 0 0 0
Konkani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Marathi 0 0 0 30 10 20
Nepali 20 15 0 80 30 50
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 10 0 0 6,025 3,480 2,550
Sindhi 0 0 0 20 10 15
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 0 0 0 30 15 10
Urdu 0 0 0 1,150 555 600
Iranian languages 30 10 20 2,660 1,655 1,005
Kurdish 0 0 0 105 95 15
Pashto 0 0 0 20 10 15
Persian (Farsi) 30 15 20 2,530 1,555 975
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 0 10
Italic (Romance) languages 80 35 40 12,680 7,505 5,170
Catalan 0 0 0 10 0 10
Italian 10 10 0 945 505 445
Portuguese 30 10 20 5,815 3,865 1,950
Romanian 0 0 0 300 140 160
Spanish 40 15 25 5,590 2,985 2,605
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 20 10 10
Japanese 20 10 15 1,010 360 655
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 15 0 10
Georgian 0 0 0 15 0 10
Korean 30 10 20 4,945 2,505 2,445
Mongolic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mongolian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 0 0 0 120 55 65
Akan (Twi) 0 0 0 20 0 20
Bamanankan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Edo 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ewe 0 0 0 0 0 0
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ga 0 0 0 0 10 0
Ganda 0 0 0 25 15 15
Igbo 0 0 0 10 0 0
Lingala 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rundi (Kirundi) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 0 0 0 15 0 10
Shona 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swahili 0 0 0 20 10 0
Wolof 0 0 0 10 0 0
Yoruba 0 0 0 10 0 10
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 20 20 0
Nilo-Saharan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dinka 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages 30 0 25 810 295 515
American Sign Language 15 0 10 575 170 410
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 10 0 10
Sign languages, n.i.e 10 0 15 225 130 100
Sino-Tibetan languages 280 150 125 57,620 30,735 26,890
Chinese languages 280 150 130 57,535 30,690 26,840
Cantonese 60 35 25 26,955 14,190 12,770
Hakka 0 0 0 30 10 25
Mandarin 205 100 100 29,090 15,730 13,360
Min Dong 0 0 0 30 15 10
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 0 0 0 250 155 90
Wu (Shanghainese) 0 0 0 35 20 10
Chinese, n.o.s. 15 15 0 1,145 565 580
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 0 0 0 90 50 45
Burmese 0 0 0 10 10 10
Karenic languages 0 0 0 30 10 20
Tibetan 0 0 0 45 30 15
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages 0 0 0 235 95 145
Lao 0 0 0 80 40 35
Thai 0 0 0 160 55 105
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 0 0 10 465 315 150
Azerbaijani 0 0 0 15 15 0
Turkish 10 0 10 440 295 140
Uyghur 0 0 0 10 10 0
Uzbek 0 0 0 10 0 0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Uralic languages 0 0 0 420 205 220
Estonian 0 0 0 45 10 35
Finnish 0 0 0 75 25 50
Hungarian 0 0 0 295 165 130
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 0 10
Multiple responses 1,510 630 880 144,405 67,215 77,185
English and French 920 335 585 63,665 26,760 36,900
English and non-official language 555 285 280 78,240 39,330 38,910
French and non-official language 0 0 10 175 75 100
English, French and non-official language 30 15 20 2,325 1,055 1,270
Other language used regularly at work
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 dataCensus data footnote 179 241,305 121,740 119,570 7,579,080 3,895,880 3,683,200
None 230,880 116,660 114,225 6,975,415 3,605,485 3,369,930
English 1,330 460 870 109,150 48,930 60,220
French 7,045 3,575 3,465 260,050 118,655 141,395
Non-official language 1,905 955 950 226,490 119,130 107,360
Aboriginal 30 15 10 5,970 2,480 3,490
Non-Aboriginal 1,870 940 935 220,520 116,650 103,870
English and French 0 0 0 245 100 150
English and non-official language 0 0 0 1,620 780 845
French and non-official language 150 85 60 6,080 2,780 3,300
English, French and non-official language 0 0 0 35 25 10
Mobility status - Place of residence 1 year ago
Total - Mobility status 1 year ago - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 180 393,605 190,850 202,755 13,106,990 6,403,470 6,703,520
Non-movers 334,905 162,305 172,605 11,475,985 5,603,290 5,872,695
Movers 58,700 28,545 30,155 1,631,005 800,180 830,820
Non-migrants 41,625 20,265 21,360 941,380 460,170 481,210
Migrants 17,070 8,280 8,790 689,625 340,015 349,610
Internal migrants 12,075 5,790 6,285 535,180 263,055 272,120
Intraprovincial migrants 4,120 1,835 2,285 467,890 229,080 238,810
Interprovincial migrants 7,950 3,950 4,005 67,290 33,980 33,315
External migrants 4,995 2,490 2,505 154,445 76,955 77,490
Mobility status - Place of residence 5 years ago
Total - Mobility status 5 years ago - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 181 377,605 182,715 194,890 12,546,040 6,116,715 6,429,325
Non-movers 227,290 109,635 117,655 7,887,825 3,845,945 4,041,880
Movers 150,315 73,085 77,230 4,658,215 2,270,770 2,387,445
Non-migrants 99,250 48,120 51,130 2,545,875 1,238,055 1,307,820
Migrants 51,065 24,965 26,100 2,112,340 1,032,710 1,079,630
Internal migrants 36,415 17,315 19,100 1,562,375 761,630 800,740
Intraprovincial migrants 11,995 5,395 6,595 1,380,900 672,540 708,360
Interprovincial migrants 24,420 11,920 12,505 181,480 89,090 92,390
External migrants 14,650 7,645 7,000 549,965 271,080 278,885

Source

Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population.

How to cite

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2017. Halifax, RGM [Census subdivision], Nova Scotia and Ontario [Province] (table). Census Profile. 2016 Census. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-316-X2016001. Ottawa. Released November 29, 2017.
https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/index.cfm?Lang=E (accessed April 19, 2024).

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