Census Profile, 2016 Census
Halifax [Population centre], Nova Scotia and St. John's [Population centre], Newfoundland and Labrador

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Characteristic Halifax
Nova Scotia
[Population centre]
St. John's
Newfoundland and Labrador
[Population centre]
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Total Male Female Total Male Female
Counts (unless otherwise specified)
Population and dwellings
Population, 2016Census data footnote 1 316,701 ... ... 178,427 ... ...
Population, 2011Census data footnote 1 304,979 r ... ... 172,312r ... ...
Population percentage change, 2011 to 2016 3.8 ... ... 3.5 ... ...
Total private dwellingsCensus data footnote 2 150,284 ... ... 81,394 ... ...
Private dwellings occupied by usual residentsCensus data footnote 3 139,921 ... ... 74,706 ... ...
Population density per square kilometre 1,349.3 ... ... 1,074.9 ... ...
Land area in square kilometres 234.72 ... ... 166.00 ... ...
Age characteristics
Total - Age groups and average age of the population - 100% dataCensus data footnote 4 316,690 152,040 164,650 178,425 86,135 92,290
0 to 14 years 45,685 23,280 22,410 27,420 14,095 13,320
0 to 4 years 15,370 7,790 7,585 8,715 4,475 4,240
5 to 9 years 15,595 8,015 7,580 9,585 4,900 4,685
10 to 14 years 14,720 7,470 7,250 9,115 4,720 4,395
15 to 64 years 220,945 107,075 113,875 123,975 60,170 63,805
15 to 19 years 17,025 8,530 8,495 9,420 4,780 4,635
20 to 24 years 26,365 12,990 13,370 12,495 6,095 6,400
25 to 29 years 26,690 13,470 13,220 13,630 6,835 6,795
30 to 34 years 22,930 11,340 11,590 13,105 6,475 6,635
35 to 39 years 20,275 9,665 10,615 12,525 5,985 6,540
40 to 44 years 19,935 9,520 10,415 12,320 5,990 6,325
45 to 49 years 20,650 9,700 10,945 12,710 6,050 6,660
50 to 54 years 24,430 11,725 12,705 13,590 6,405 7,185
55 to 59 years 22,985 10,985 12,000 12,750 6,130 6,625
60 to 64 years 19,665 9,145 10,520 11,420 5,415 6,000
65 years and over 50,055 21,690 28,365 27,030 11,870 15,165
65 to 69 years 17,240 7,970 9,270 9,770 4,550 5,215
70 to 74 years 11,995 5,450 6,550 6,885 3,195 3,690
75 to 79 years 8,400 3,690 4,715 4,480 2,010 2,475
80 to 84 years 6,245 2,595 3,650 3,050 1,240 1,810
85 years and over 6,170 1,980 4,190 2,850 880 1,970
85 to 89 years 3,735 1,335 2,405 1,770 580 1,190
90 to 94 years 1,860 515 1,340 835 245 595
95 to 99 years 520 120 400 200 45 160
100 years and over 55 10 45 35 10 30
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 14.4 15.3 13.6 15.4 16.4 14.4
15 to 64 years 69.8 70.4 69.2 69.5 69.9 69.1
65 years and over 15.8 14.3 17.2 15.1 13.8 16.4
85 years and over 1.9 1.3 2.5 1.6 1.0 2.1
Average age of the population 40.7 39.5 41.7 40.5 39.4 41.5
Median age of the population 39.8 38.2 41.3 40.2 39.0 41.5
Household and dwelling characteristics
Total - Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling - 100% dataCensus data footnote 5 139,920 ... ... 74,710 ... ...
Single-detached house 55,880 ... ... 37,510 ... ...
Apartment in a building that has five or more storeys 20,995 ... ... 545 ... ...
Other attached dwellingCensus data footnote 6 60,445 ... ... 36,560 ... ...
Semi-detached house 11,410 ... ... 3,780 ... ...
Row house 6,535 ... ... 6,120 ... ...
Apartment or flat in a duplex 5,865 ... ... 19,860 ... ...
Apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys 36,430 ... ... 6,655 ... ...
Other single-attached house 200 ... ... 150 ... ...
Movable dwellingCensus data footnote 7 2,600 ... ... 90 ... ...
Total - Private households by household size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 8 139,920 ... ... 74,710 ... ...
1 person 45,045 ... ... 20,045 ... ...
2 persons 51,055 ... ... 27,190 ... ...
3 persons 21,180 ... ... 13,250 ... ...
4 persons 15,450 ... ... 10,565 ... ...
5 or more persons 7,185 ... ... 3,655 ... ...
Number of persons in private households 311,400 ... ... 175,915 ... ...
Average household size 2.2 ... ... 2.4 ... ...
Marital status
Total - Marital status for the population aged 15 years and over - 100% dataCensus data footnote 9 271,000 128,760 142,240 151,005 72,035 78,970
Married or living common law 144,255 72,010 72,250 85,900 42,915 42,985
Married 113,560 56,690 56,870 69,410 34,690 34,715
Living common law 30,695 15,320 15,380 16,495 8,220 8,275
Not married and not living common law 126,745 56,755 69,995 65,105 29,125 35,980
Never married 87,160 44,415 42,745 44,890 22,930 21,960
Separated 7,990 3,305 4,690 3,285 1,300 1,980
Divorced 17,400 6,140 11,260 8,990 3,310 5,680
Widowed 14,195 2,895 11,305 7,940 1,580 6,360
Family characteristics
Total - Census families in private households by family size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 10 86,280 ... ... 51,355 ... ...
2 persons 48,225 ... ... 26,990 ... ...
3 persons 18,865 ... ... 12,190 ... ...
4 persons 13,955 ... ... 9,715 ... ...
5 or more persons 5,230 ... ... 2,455 ... ...
Average size of census families 2.7 ... ... 2.8 ... ...
Total number of census families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 11 86,280 ... ... 51,355 ... ...
Total couple families 70,770 ... ... 42,320 ... ...
Married couples 55,430 ... ... 34,070 ... ...
Common-law couples 15,345 ... ... 8,245 ... ...
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent 15,505 ... ... 9,035 ... ...
Female parent 12,745 ... ... 7,290 ... ...
Male parent 2,760 ... ... 1,745 ... ...
Total - Couple census families in private households - 100% data 70,770 ... ... 42,315 ... ...
Couples without children 38,355 ... ... 21,150 ... ...
Couples with children 32,420 ... ... 21,170 ... ...
1 child 14,585 ... ... 9,695 ... ...
2 children 12,910 ... ... 9,150 ... ...
3 or more children 4,925 ... ... 2,325 ... ...
Total - Lone-parent census families in private households - 100% data 15,505 ... ... 9,035 ... ...
1 child 9,870 ... ... 5,845 ... ...
2 children 4,280 ... ... 2,490 ... ...
3 or more children 1,355 ... ... 700 ... ...
Total - Persons not in census families in private households - 100% data 74,735 34,665 40,065 33,620 15,335 18,290
Household type
Total - Private households by household type - 100% dataCensus data footnote 12 139,920 ... ... 74,705 ... ...
One-census-family households 83,065 ... ... 49,410 ... ...
Without children in a census familyCensus data footnote 13 37,055 ... ... 20,295 ... ...
With children in a census familyCensus data footnote 14 46,005 ... ... 29,115 ... ...
Multiple-census-family households 1,590 ... ... 960 ... ...
Non-census-family households 55,265 ... ... 24,335 ... ...
One-person households 45,050 ... ... 20,045 ... ...
Two-or-more person non-census-family households 10,215 ... ... 4,290 ... ...
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 15 313,230 150,620 162,610 176,905 85,495 91,405
English only 270,935 132,170 138,760 161,760 79,325 82,435
French only 275 115 160 40 15 20
English and French 39,855 17,330 22,525 14,585 5,930 8,660
Neither English nor French 2,160 995 1,160 515 230 290
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 16 313,230 150,615 162,610 176,905 85,495 91,410
English 302,120 145,270 156,855 175,340 84,720 90,625
French 7,960 3,895 4,070 870 470 400
English and French 1,070 505 570 215 105 110
Neither English nor French 2,070 950 1,115 480 200 280
Official language minority (number)Census data footnote 17 8,500 4,150 4,355 975 525 455
Official language minority (percentage)Census data footnote 17 2.7 2.8 2.7 0.6 0.6 0.5
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 18 313,230 150,620 162,610 176,900 85,495 91,405
Single responses 308,590 148,315 160,270 175,925 84,995 90,930
Official languages 279,670 133,590 146,085 169,245 81,430 87,810
English 271,530 129,640 141,890 168,400 80,980 87,415
French 8,145 3,950 4,195 850 455 395
Non-official languages 28,915 14,730 14,185 6,680 3,565 3,115
Aboriginal languages 75 40 35 35 20 15
Algonquian languages 60 30 25 5 5 5
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 5 0 0 5 0 0
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 5 0 5
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 5 5 0 0 0 0
Woods Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Eastern Algonquian languages 50 30 20 0 0 0
Malecite 0 5 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 50 30 20 0 0 0
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 0 0 5 5 0 0
Algonquin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway 5 0 0 0 5 0
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Athabaskan languages 5 0 5 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 5 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 10 5 10 25 10 10
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 10 5 5 15 10 10
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 5 5 5
Iroquoian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 0 0 0 0 0 0
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 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 0 5 5 5 5 0
Non-Aboriginal languages 28,840 14,690 14,150 6,640 3,545 3,100
Afro-Asiatic languages 6,835 3,735 3,095 1,015 565 445
Berber languages 10 5 5 0 0 0
Kabyle 0 0 0 0 0 0
Berber languages, n.i.e. 5 5 0 5 5 0
Cushitic languages 115 60 60 35 20 20
Bilen 5 5 5 0 0 0
Oromo 60 35 25 30 20 10
Somali 50 25 30 0 0 0
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 5 0 0 0
Semitic languages 6,710 3,675 3,035 975 545 425
Amharic 105 45 60 25 15 10
Arabic 6,260 3,450 2,815 875 495 380
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 5 0 5 0 0 0
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Harari 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hebrew 180 100 80 10 0 5
Maltese 5 5 0 0 0 0
Tigrigna 140 65 75 65 35 35
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 5 0 5 0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 5 0 0 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 365 180 185 50 25 25
Khmer (Cambodian) 10 5 5 5 0 5
Vietnamese 360 175 185 50 25 25
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 1,590 705 890 535 220 315
Bikol 0 0 5 5 5 0
Cebuano 105 45 60 25 10 20
Fijian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 15 10 10 10 0 5
Ilocano 45 10 35 15 10 5
Malagasy 0 0 0 5 5 0
Malay 35 15 20 25 15 10
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 15 5 5 0 0 0
Pangasinan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 1,355 605 750 455 180 275
Waray-Waray 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 15 5 10 0 0 0
Creole languages 50 35 15 25 10 15
Haitian Creole 0 0 0 0 0 0
Creole, n.o.s. 30 20 10 15 5 5
Creole languages, n.i.e. 20 15 10 15 5 5
Dravidian languages 850 500 355 185 100 80
Kannada 30 20 15 10 5 5
Malayalam 305 160 140 65 35 25
Tamil 245 145 100 80 45 30
Telugu 265 165 100 25 15 10
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 5 5 5 0 0 0
Hmong-Mien languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Indo-European languages 11,365 5,750 5,610 2,855 1,605 1,250
Albanian 235 120 120 80 45 35
Armenian 30 20 10 5 0 0
Balto-Slavic languages 2,455 1,200 1,255 420 235 195
Baltic languages 45 10 35 10 5 5
Latvian 20 5 10 10 5 5
Lithuanian 30 5 20 0 0 0
Slavic languages 2,410 1,190 1,225 415 230 185
Belarusan 5 5 0 0 0 0
Bosnian 100 50 50 10 10 5
Bulgarian 30 15 15 50 30 25
Croatian 170 80 85 15 10 5
Czech 115 60 55 25 20 10
Macedonian 15 5 5 0 0 0
Polish 505 245 260 70 35 30
Russian 1,030 505 520 180 100 80
Serbian 100 50 50 20 15 5
Serbo-Croatian 80 40 35 5 5 5
Slovak 75 35 30 0 5 0
Slovene (Slovenian) 20 10 15 10 0 5
Ukrainian 165 85 85 25 10 15
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 0 0 0
Celtic languages 35 15 25 10 5 5
Scottish Gaelic 20 5 10 5 0 0
Welsh 10 5 5 5 0 5
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 5 5
Germanic languages 1,520 715 805 345 210 140
Afrikaans 45 20 25 15 10 10
Danish 70 40 30 20 15 5
Dutch 365 180 185 50 35 20
Frisian 0 0 5 0 0 0
German 875 390 490 190 110 85
Icelandic 25 10 10 20 10 10
Norwegian 55 30 25 35 20 10
Swedish 55 25 30 10 5 0
Vlaams (Flemish) 5 5 5 0 0 0
Yiddish 10 5 0 0 0 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 5 5 0
Greek 635 320 315 45 30 15
Indo-Iranian languages 4,205 2,295 1,910 1,280 760 525
Indo-Aryan languages 2,895 1,620 1,280 1,005 605 400
Bengali 435 265 170 295 200 95
Gujarati 170 115 60 60 35 25
Hindi 650 385 260 130 75 50
Kashmiri 5 0 5 0 0 0
Konkani 10 0 5 0 0 0
Marathi 60 35 30 25 10 5
Nepali 525 255 270 135 80 55
Oriya (Odia) 10 0 5 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 465 245 220 100 55 45
Sindhi 15 10 5 5 0 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 140 65 70 50 25 25
Urdu 420 235 185 210 120 90
Iranian languages 1,285 665 615 250 135 120
Kurdish 110 60 45 10 5 5
Pashto 65 40 30 25 10 15
Persian (Farsi) 1,110 565 545 210 115 95
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 20 10 15 30 20 10
Italic (Romance) languages 2,250 1,075 1,170 665 330 335
Catalan 5 5 5 0 0 5
Italian 475 235 235 65 40 25
Portuguese 350 165 180 110 55 55
Romanian 170 80 85 30 15 20
Spanish 1,250 580 660 455 220 235
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 5 5 0
Japanese 225 60 165 35 15 20
Kartvelian languages 0 0 5 0 5 0
Georgian 0 5 0 0 5 0
Korean 865 365 505 105 40 65
Mongolic languages 5 0 5 5 0 5
Mongolian 5 5 0 0 0 5
Niger-Congo languages 515 255 250 265 135 125
Akan (Twi) 30 15 15 25 15 15
Bamanankan 5 0 5 0 0 0
Edo 10 5 0 0 0 0
Ewe 35 20 15 5 5 0
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 5 5 0 0 0 0
Ga 5 5 0 0 0 0
Ganda 20 10 15 10 5 5
Igbo 30 15 15 25 10 10
Lingala 5 0 5 5 5 5
Rundi (Kirundi) 20 10 5 10 0 5
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 45 15 30 5 0 5
Shona 25 15 15 15 5 5
Swahili 115 55 60 55 30 30
Wolof 0 0 0 0 0 5
Yoruba 50 30 20 50 30 20
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 115 55 55 50 25 25
Nilo-Saharan languages 65 35 30 35 20 20
Dinka 15 5 5 10 5 5
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 50 30 25 25 15 10
Sign languages 95 50 50 60 30 25
American Sign Language 45 25 20 30 15 15
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 55 30 25 30 20 15
Sino-Tibetan languages 5,335 2,685 2,655 1,325 690 635
Chinese languages 5,320 2,675 2,645 1,305 680 620
Cantonese 880 405 475 230 135 95
Hakka 15 10 10 5 0 5
Mandarin 3,860 1,935 1,920 910 460 450
Min Dong 0 0 0 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 80 35 40 30 15 20
Wu (Shanghainese) 45 25 15 10 5 5
Chinese, n.o.s. 425 250 175 115 65 50
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 10 5 10 0 5 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 20 10 10 20 10 15
Burmese 5 0 5 5 0 5
Karenic languages 0 0 0 5 5 5
Tibetan 5 0 5 0 5 5
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 10 5 5 5 5 0
Tai-Kadai languages 80 35 50 30 10 20
Lao 5 0 5 5 0 5
Thai 75 35 45 25 10 15
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 380 210 175 60 35 25
Azerbaijani 10 10 0 5 5 5
Turkish 240 130 115 35 25 10
Uyghur 5 0 0 0 0 0
Uzbek 110 60 50 10 5 5
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 10 5 0 5 0 5
Uralic languages 190 80 115 50 15 35
Estonian 20 10 10 5 0 0
Finnish 25 10 20 10 0 5
Hungarian 140 65 80 35 10 25
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 20 10 15 15 15 0
Multiple responses 4,640 2,300 2,340 980 500 475
English and French 1,475 675 800 275 125 150
English and non-official language 2,860 1,480 1,385 645 345 295
French and non-official language 165 85 80 40 15 20
English, French and non-official language 145 70 75 15 10 10
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 19 313,225 150,620 162,610 176,900 85,495 91,410
Single responses 305,510 146,720 158,790 175,240 84,645 90,590
Official languages 289,710 138,675 151,035 171,805 82,860 88,945
English 286,735 137,225 149,505 171,425 82,685 88,740
French 2,975 1,445 1,530 380 175 205
Non-official languages 15,805 8,045 7,755 3,435 1,785 1,645
Aboriginal languages 15 5 10 5 0 0
Algonquian languages 15 5 10 0 0 5
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 0 0 0 0 5 5
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 5 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 0
Cree, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Eastern Algonquian languages 10 10 5 0 0 0
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 15 5 5 0 0 0
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway 0 0 5 0 0 0
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 0 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 0 0 0
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 0 0 0 0 0 0
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 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Non-Aboriginal languages 15,785 8,035 7,750 3,430 1,790 1,645
Afro-Asiatic languages 4,120 2,170 1,945 685 350 340
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 75 35 40 35 20 15
Bilen 5 0 5 0 0 0
Oromo 45 25 25 30 15 15
Somali 25 10 20 5 0 5
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Semitic languages 4,045 2,140 1,910 655 330 325
Amharic 50 25 30 10 10 5
Arabic 3,780 2,005 1,775 590 295 295
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 5 5 5 0 0 0
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Harari 0 5 0 0 0 0
Hebrew 105 60 45 0 0 0
Maltese 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tigrigna 95 40 60 45 20 25
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 240 120 120 30 15 10
Khmer (Cambodian) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Vietnamese 240 120 120 35 15 15
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 870 425 450 225 90 130
Bikol 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cebuano 45 20 30 5 0 5
Fijian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 10 5 5 0 0 5
Ilocano 15 5 5 5 0 0
Malagasy 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malay 5 0 5 5 5 0
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pangasinan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 805 395 410 205 85 120
Waray-Waray 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Creole languages 20 15 5 10 10 5
Haitian Creole 0 0 0 0 0 0
Creole, n.o.s. 10 5 0 5 5 5
Creole languages, n.i.e. 10 10 5 5 5 5
Dravidian languages 385 220 165 70 40 35
Kannada 10 5 5 5 0 0
Malayalam 130 75 55 20 10 5
Tamil 115 65 50 35 20 20
Telugu 125 75 50 15 10 10
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 5 5 0 0 0 0
Hmong-Mien languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Indo-European languages 5,180 2,605 2,570 1,230 675 555
Albanian 100 50 50 30 15 15
Armenian 20 10 5 5 0 0
Balto-Slavic languages 1,155 565 590 140 70 70
Baltic languages 20 5 10 0 0 0
Latvian 5 0 5 0 0 0
Lithuanian 10 5 5 0 0 0
Slavic languages 1,135 560 580 145 75 70
Belarusan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bosnian 55 30 30 0 0 0
Bulgarian 20 10 5 25 10 15
Croatian 60 25 35 0 0 0
Czech 35 20 15 5 0 5
Macedonian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Polish 155 75 90 20 10 10
Russian 655 320 335 85 45 40
Serbian 60 25 30 5 0 0
Serbo-Croatian 30 15 15 0 0 0
Slovak 20 10 10 0 5 0
Slovene (Slovenian) 5 0 0 0 0 0
Ukrainian 45 25 20 10 5 5
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 0 5 0 0 0 0
Celtic languages 10 10 0 0 0 0
Scottish Gaelic 10 5 5 0 0 0
Welsh 0 0 0 0 0 0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Germanic languages 250 120 130 90 50 40
Afrikaans 10 5 0 0 0 0
Danish 5 5 5 5 5 0
Dutch 30 15 15 10 5 0
Frisian 0 0 0 0 0 0
German 165 80 90 45 25 20
Icelandic 15 10 10 15 5 10
Norwegian 10 5 5 15 5 10
Swedish 5 5 0 5 0 0
Vlaams (Flemish) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yiddish 5 0 0 0 0 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Greek 250 125 125 0 5 0
Indo-Iranian languages 2,515 1,320 1,200 675 395 275
Indo-Aryan languages 1,635 880 760 515 310 205
Bengali 225 125 100 145 100 40
Gujarati 95 60 30 20 15 10
Hindi 280 170 105 55 30 25
Kashmiri 0 5 0 0 0 0
Konkani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Marathi 30 15 15 15 10 5
Nepali 470 235 235 95 55 40
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 205 100 105 60 30 30
Sindhi 5 0 0 0 0 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 80 40 40 35 20 15
Urdu 245 125 120 100 55 45
Iranian languages 875 435 440 145 80 65
Kurdish 85 45 35 0 0 0
Pashto 35 15 20 10 5 5
Persian (Farsi) 760 370 385 135 75 65
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 15 5 10
Italic (Romance) languages 885 415 470 285 135 150
Catalan 0 0 0 5 0 5
Italian 120 50 70 10 0 5
Portuguese 150 65 80 40 20 25
Romanian 60 30 30 10 5 5
Spanish 550 260 285 225 105 120
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 0 0 0
Japanese 80 30 50 15 0 10
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Georgian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Korean 590 255 335 55 25 30
Mongolic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mongolian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 145 65 75 95 40 50
Akan (Twi) 5 0 5 5 0 5
Bamanankan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Edo 5 0 0 0 0 0
Ewe 15 5 5 0 0 0
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ganda 5 0 5 5 5 5
Igbo 5 0 5 0 0 0
Lingala 0 0 0 5 0 5
Rundi (Kirundi) 10 5 5 5 0 5
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 20 10 10 0 0 0
Shona 5 0 0 5 0 0
Swahili 50 25 30 45 20 25
Wolof 5 0 0 0 0 0
Yoruba 20 5 10 10 5 5
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 10 5 5 15 5 10
Nilo-Saharan languages 25 15 15 5 5 5
Dinka 5 0 0 5 5 5
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 20 15 15 5 0 0
Sign languages 125 65 65 90 55 35
American Sign Language 55 30 30 40 20 15
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 70 35 30 55 35 25
Sino-Tibetan languages 3,745 1,920 1,820 865 455 410
Chinese languages 3,740 1,920 1,820 850 450 405
Cantonese 505 265 240 110 60 45
Hakka 5 0 5 0 0 0
Mandarin 2,890 1,450 1,435 660 345 315
Min Dong 0 0 0 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 30 15 10 15 10 10
Wu (Shanghainese) 25 10 10 0 0 0
Chinese, n.o.s. 290 170 120 70 40 25
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 5 5 0 10 5 5
Burmese 0 0 0 5 0 0
Karenic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibetan 0 0 5 5 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages 30 15 15 5 5 0
Lao 0 0 0 5 0 0
Thai 25 10 15 5 5 5
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 190 100 90 25 10 15
Azerbaijani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkish 115 60 60 15 5 10
Uyghur 0 0 0 0 0 0
Uzbek 70 40 30 10 5 5
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 0 0
Uralic languages 45 25 25 5 5 5
Estonian 0 5 0 0 0 0
Finnish 0 5 0 0 0 0
Hungarian 40 20 20 5 5 5
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 10 0 0 5 0 0
Multiple responses 7,715 3,895 3,820 1,665 850 820
English and French 935 425 510 195 90 110
English and non-official language 6,495 3,320 3,170 1,405 725 675
French and non-official language 60 40 20 20 5 10
English, French and non-official language 225 115 115 40 20 20
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 20 313,225 150,620 162,610 176,905 85,495 91,405
None 287,715 138,150 149,560 170,920 82,560 88,365
English 8,545 4,380 4,165 1,760 920 840
French 6,675 2,920 3,755 1,650 680 975
Non-official language 9,730 4,905 4,830 2,475 1,295 1,180
Aboriginal 90 45 50 45 25 20
Non-Aboriginal 9,640 4,860 4,780 2,430 1,270 1,160
English and French 105 45 65 5 5 5
English and non-official language 180 85 95 35 15 20
French and non-official language 275 135 140 50 20 25
English, French and non-official language 5 0 0 0 5 0
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 21 265,805 126,535 139,275 148,565 71,065 77,500
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 255,480 121,555 133,925 143,565 68,595 74,970
Median total income in 2015 among recipients ($) 35,199 41,261 30,772 38,158 45,613 32,438
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 255,560 121,560 134,000 143,595 68,605 75,000
Median after-tax income in 2015 among recipients ($) 31,113 35,676 27,712 33,767 39,377 29,375
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 231,345 111,900 119,445 127,650 62,640 65,010
Median market income in 2015 among recipients ($) 34,060 40,299 28,914 37,946 45,700 31,342
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 179,255 75,085 104,170 99,100 41,030 58,070
Median government transfers in 2015 among recipients ($) 3,944 2,595 4,541 5,879 6,439 5,515
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 191,650 95,210 96,445 110,430 55,530 54,895
Median employment income in 2015 among recipients ($) 33,146 38,134 29,107 38,765 46,140 32,368
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 22 266,075 126,615 139,460 148,715 71,145 77,570
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 255,795 121,575 134,220 143,830 68,690 75,135
Average total income in 2015 among recipients ($) 45,563 53,502 38,372 52,313 64,476 41,194
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 255,890 121,600 134,295 143,865 68,695 75,170
Average after-tax income in 2015 among recipients ($) 36,895 42,330 31,973 42,105 50,364 34,558
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 231,690 112,090 119,595 127,905 62,695 65,205
Average market income in 2015 among recipients ($) 45,094 53,756 36,976 52,782 65,628 40,431
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 179,835 74,810 105,020 98,885 40,860 58,025
Average government transfers in 2015 among recipients ($) 6,713 6,402 6,934 7,818 7,694 7,906
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 191,780 95,400 96,380 110,430 55,525 54,910
Average employment income in 2015 among recipients ($) 43,235 50,467 36,077 52,331 64,101 40,430
Total - Employment income statistics for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 23 266,075 126,615 139,460 148,715 71,145 77,570
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 97,680 52,245 45,435 57,750 30,030 27,715
Median employment income in 2015 for full-year full-time workers ($)Census data footnote 25 50,254 55,940 45,291 58,058 65,267 50,799
Average employment income in 2015 for full-year full-time workers ($)Census data footnote 26 60,702 67,889 52,438 71,653 83,758 58,537
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 92.5 86.0 89.7 92.7 85.5
Employment income (%)Census data footnote 29 70.8 73.7 67.3 76.5 80.0 71.7
Government transfers (%)Census data footnote 30 10.4 7.5 14.0 10.3 7.3 14.5
Total - Total income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 31 265,805 126,530 139,270 148,565 71,065 77,500
Without total income 10,330 4,980 5,345 5,000 2,465 2,535
With total income 255,480 121,555 133,925 143,565 68,595 74,970
Percentage with total income 96.1 96.1 96.2 96.6 96.5 96.7
Under $10,000 (including loss) 35,615 16,115 19,500 17,130 7,170 9,955
$10,000 to $19,999 40,285 15,550 24,735 22,095 8,605 13,485
$20,000 to $29,999 34,790 13,580 21,210 18,985 7,355 11,630
$30,000 to $39,999 32,195 13,865 18,330 16,540 7,120 9,415
$40,000 to $49,999 27,520 12,615 14,910 15,310 6,780 8,530
$50,000 to $59,999 20,900 10,785 10,120 11,725 5,810 5,915
$60,000 to $69,999 16,235 9,225 7,015 9,185 4,965 4,215
$70,000 to $79,999 13,345 7,580 5,760 7,055 3,915 3,140
$80,000 to $89,999 10,415 5,955 4,460 6,265 3,290 2,970
$90,000 to $99,999 6,520 4,115 2,405 4,760 2,765 1,995
$100,000 and over 17,650 12,170 5,485 14,530 10,815 3,710
$100,000 to $149,999 11,970 8,045 3,930 9,035 6,460 2,575
$150,000 and over 5,680 4,125 1,555 5,495 4,355 1,135
Total - After-tax income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 32 265,810 126,535 139,275 148,570 71,060 77,505
Without after-tax income 10,245 4,970 5,275 4,970 2,465 2,505
With after-tax income 255,560 121,560 134,000 143,600 68,600 75,000
Percentage with after-tax income 96.1 96.1 96.2 96.7 96.5 96.8
Under $10,000 (including loss) 37,230 16,405 20,830 17,815 7,270 10,545
$10,000 to $19,999 43,020 16,820 26,200 23,215 9,150 14,065
$20,000 to $29,999 42,750 17,255 25,495 22,650 9,030 13,620
$30,000 to $39,999 39,910 17,670 22,235 21,215 9,385 11,830
$40,000 to $49,999 30,545 15,485 15,055 16,935 8,070 8,865
$50,000 to $59,999 21,890 12,530 9,360 12,375 6,800 5,575
$60,000 to $69,999 16,025 9,185 6,845 9,245 4,975 4,270
$70,000 to $79,999 8,790 5,570 3,220 6,605 3,835 2,765
$80,000 and over 15,405 10,645 4,760 13,545 10,075 3,470
$80,000 to $89,999 4,895 3,225 1,670 3,745 2,500 1,245
$90,000 to $99,999 2,985 2,010 975 2,460 1,840 615
$100,000 and over 7,525 5,410 2,115 7,340 5,730 1,610
Total - Employment income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 33 265,805 126,530 139,275 148,570 71,065 77,505
Without employment income 74,150 31,325 42,825 38,140 15,530 22,610
With employment income 191,650 95,210 96,445 110,425 55,530 54,895
Percentage with employment income 72.1 75.2 69.2 74.3 78.1 70.8
Under $5,000 (including loss) 24,150 11,055 13,095 14,215 6,480 7,740
$5,000 to $9,999 15,855 6,920 8,935 7,745 3,305 4,440
$10,000 to $19,999 26,165 11,490 14,675 12,680 5,450 7,230
$20,000 to $29,999 22,775 10,165 12,615 11,515 4,860 6,655
$30,000 to $39,999 21,840 9,665 12,175 10,390 4,635 5,755
$40,000 to $49,999 18,695 8,550 10,150 10,590 4,710 5,880
$50,000 to $59,999 14,225 7,510 6,715 8,560 4,290 4,265
$60,000 to $69,999 11,595 6,700 4,900 7,105 3,895 3,210
$70,000 to $79,999 10,365 5,880 4,485 5,755 3,160 2,590
$80,000 and over 25,985 17,275 8,710 21,865 14,735 7,135
$80,000 to $89,999 8,380 4,790 3,590 5,425 2,845 2,585
$90,000 to $99,999 4,970 3,300 1,670 4,075 2,395 1,685
$100,000 and over 12,640 9,190 3,455 12,365 9,500 2,865
Income of households in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for private households by household size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 34 139,920 ... ... 74,705 ... ...
Median total income of households in 2015 ($) 65,824 ... ... 77,680 ... ...
Median after-tax income of households in 2015 ($) 56,383 ... ... 66,436 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for one-person private households - 100% data 45,045 ... ... 20,045 ... ...
Median total income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 36,099 ... ... 35,853 ... ...
Median after-tax income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 31,597 ... ... 32,087 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for two-or-more-person private households - 100% data 94,875 ... ... 54,660 ... ...
Median total income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 84,696 ... ... 97,732 ... ...
Median after-tax income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 71,934 ... ... 82,742 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for private households by household size - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 35 139,940 ... ... 74,855 ... ...
Average total income of households in 2015 ($) 83,284 ... ... 100,518 ... ...
Average after-tax income of households in 2015 ($) 67,465 ... ... 80,924 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for one-person private households - 25% sample data 45,030 ... ... 20,125 ... ...
Average total income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 44,508 ... ... 48,849 ... ...
Average after-tax income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 36,292 ... ... 39,774 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for two-or-more-person private households - 25% sample data 94,915 ... ... 54,725 ... ...
Average total income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 101,680 ... ... 119,522 ... ...
Average after-tax income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 82,254 ... ... 96,058 ... ...
Total - Household total income groups in 2015 for private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 36 139,925 ... ... 74,705 ... ...
Under $5,000 3,415 ... ... 790 ... ...
$5,000 to $9,999 2,760 ... ... 1,240 ... ...
$10,000 to $14,999 4,535 ... ... 2,040 ... ...
$15,000 to $19,999 5,365 ... ... 2,740 ... ...
$20,000 to $24,999 5,755 ... ... 3,040 ... ...
$25,000 to $29,999 5,575 ... ... 2,735 ... ...
$30,000 to $34,999 6,360 ... ... 3,040 ... ...
$35,000 to $39,999 6,295 ... ... 2,990 ... ...
$40,000 to $44,999 6,300 ... ... 2,725 ... ...
$45,000 to $49,999 6,095 ... ... 2,670 ... ...
$50,000 to $59,999 11,340 ... ... 4,915 ... ...
$60,000 to $69,999 10,465 ... ... 4,940 ... ...
$70,000 to $79,999 9,820 ... ... 4,550 ... ...
$80,000 to $89,999 8,830 ... ... 4,305 ... ...
$90,000 to $99,999 7,325 ... ... 3,930 ... ...
$100,000 and over 39,685 ... ... 28,060 ... ...
$100,000 to $124,999 13,960 ... ... 8,040 ... ...
$125,000 to $149,999 9,290 ... ... 6,085 ... ...
$150,000 to $199,999 9,480 ... ... 7,435 ... ...
$200,000 and over 6,955 ... ... 6,490 ... ...
Total - Household after-tax income groups in 2015 for private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 32 139,920 ... ... 74,705 ... ...
Under $5,000 3,525 ... ... 825 ... ...
$5,000 to $9,999 2,805 ... ... 1,260 ... ...
$10,000 to $14,999 4,590 ... ... 2,070 ... ...
$15,000 to $19,999 5,785 ... ... 2,855 ... ...
$20,000 to $24,999 6,775 ... ... 3,465 ... ...
$25,000 to $29,999 7,055 ... ... 3,135 ... ...
$30,000 to $34,999 7,900 ... ... 3,605 ... ...
$35,000 to $39,999 7,775 ... ... 3,650 ... ...
$40,000 to $44,999 7,660 ... ... 3,190 ... ...
$45,000 to $49,999 7,215 ... ... 3,210 ... ...
$50,000 to $59,999 13,755 ... ... 6,165 ... ...
$60,000 to $69,999 12,665 ... ... 5,945 ... ...
$70,000 to $79,999 10,455 ... ... 5,390 ... ...
$80,000 to $89,999 8,660 ... ... 4,765 ... ...
$90,000 to $99,999 7,100 ... ... 4,300 ... ...
$100,000 and over 26,210 ... ... 20,870 ... ...
$100,000 to $124,999 12,165 ... ... 8,155 ... ...
$125,000 to $149,999 6,450 ... ... 5,310 ... ...
$150,000 and over 7,590 ... ... 7,395 ... ...
Income of economic families in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for economic families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 37 86,415 ... ... 51,390 ... ...
Median total income of economic families in 2015 ($) 86,601 ... ... 99,406 ... ...
Median after-tax income of economic families in 2015 ($) 73,163 ... ... 84,022 ... ...
Average family size of economic families 2.8 ... ... 2.8 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families without children or other relatives in private households - 100% data 36,240 ... ... 19,790 ... ...
Median total income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 83,000 ... ... 87,635 ... ...
Median after-tax income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 69,959 ... ... 74,391 ... ...
Average family size of couple economic families without children or other relatives 2.0 ... ... 2.0 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families with children in private households - 100% data 32,775 ... ... 21,425 ... ...
Median total income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 113,744 ... ... 134,615 ... ...
Median after-tax income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 94,408 ... ... 111,158 ... ...
Average family size of couple economic families with children 3.8 ... ... 3.8 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for lone-parent economic families in private households - 100% data 14,640 ... ... 8,500 ... ...
Median total income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 49,882 ... ... 50,718 ... ...
Median after-tax income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 45,427 ... ... 46,881 ... ...
Average family size of lone-parent economic families 2.6 ... ... 2.5 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for economic families in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 38 86,425 ... ... 51,435 ... ...
Average total income of economic families in 2015 ($) 104,284 ... ... 121,675 ... ...
Average after-tax income of economic families in 2015 ($) 83,922 ... ... 97,416 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families without children or other relatives in private households - 25% sample data 36,280 ... ... 19,810 ... ...
Average total income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 98,386 ... ... 110,263 ... ...
Average after-tax income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 78,997 ... ... 88,111 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families with children in private households - 25% sample data 32,885 ... ... 21,425 ... ...
Average total income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 130,907 ... ... 158,061 ... ...
Average after-tax income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 104,203 ... ... 124,762 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for lone-parent economic families in private households - 25% sample data 14,480 ... ... 8,600 ... ...
Average total income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 61,191 ... ... 62,274 ... ...
Average after-tax income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 51,797 ... ... 53,883 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 21 68,035 31,910 36,125 29,560 13,685 15,880
Median total income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 39 30,998 31,194 30,847 30,677 32,073 29,562
Median after-tax income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 39 27,889 27,848 27,921 27,967 28,949 27,243
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 40 67,920 31,700 36,220 29,650 13,525 16,130
Average total income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 41 38,900 39,444 38,424 42,700 47,517 38,662
Average after-tax income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 41 32,217 32,183 32,246 35,314 38,236 32,864
Total - Economic family income decile group for the population in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 42 311,400 149,760 161,645 175,920 85,115 90,800
In the bottom half of the distribution 163,910 76,440 87,470 74,275 34,190 40,085
In the bottom decile 40,180 19,370 20,815 16,980 7,900 9,080
In the second decile 30,240 13,210 17,030 14,305 6,160 8,145
In the third decile 30,585 13,990 16,590 13,400 6,050 7,350
In the fourth decile 31,170 14,615 16,550 14,005 6,550 7,455
In the fifth decile 31,735 15,260 16,475 15,575 7,525 8,050
In the top half of the distribution 147,495 73,320 74,175 101,640 50,920 50,715
In the sixth decile 31,385 15,475 15,905 16,965 8,300 8,665
In the seventh decile 31,875 15,885 15,990 18,240 9,050 9,195
In the eighth decile 31,665 15,640 16,025 20,760 10,315 10,445
In the ninth decile 28,485 14,255 14,230 22,470 11,340 11,130
In the top decile 24,085 12,065 12,020 23,205 11,925 11,280
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 43 311,200 149,670 161,525 175,915 85,115 90,805
0 to 17 years 54,845 27,845 27,000 32,685 16,780 15,905
0 to 5 years 18,415 9,355 9,060 10,585 5,410 5,175
18 to 64 years 209,590 101,155 108,440 117,970 56,985 60,990
65 years and over 46,760 20,675 26,085 25,260 11,345 13,910
In low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) 50,640 23,470 27,175 22,095 9,720 12,375
0 to 17 years 11,720 5,940 5,775 5,210 2,655 2,550
0 to 5 years 4,415 2,205 2,205 1,895 985 910
18 to 64 years 33,450 15,625 17,830 13,715 5,925 7,790
65 years and over 5,465 1,900 3,570 3,170 1,135 2,040
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) (%) 16.3 15.7 16.8 12.6 11.4 13.6
0 to 17 years (%) 21.4 21.3 21.4 15.9 15.8 16.0
0 to 5 years (%) 24.0 23.6 24.3 17.9 18.2 17.6
18 to 64 years (%) 16.0 15.4 16.4 11.6 10.4 12.8
65 years and over (%) 11.7 9.2 13.7 12.5 10.0 14.7
In low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) 35,485 17,315 18,175 14,475 6,875 7,600
0 to 17 years 7,150 3,655 3,495 3,055 1,585 1,470
0 to 5 years 2,800 1,425 1,375 1,120 600 515
18 to 64 years 26,905 13,120 13,790 10,925 5,090 5,835
65 years and over 1,425 535 895 495 195 300
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) (%) 11.4 11.6 11.3 8.2 8.1 8.4
0 to 17 years (%) 13.0 13.1 12.9 9.3 9.4 9.2
0 to 5 years (%) 15.2 15.2 15.2 10.6 11.1 10.0
18 to 64 years (%) 12.8 13.0 12.7 9.3 8.9 9.6
65 years and over (%) 3.0 2.6 3.4 2.0 1.7 2.2
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 44 311,725 149,880 161,845 176,105 85,270 90,835
Official languages 309,600 148,980 160,620 175,380 84,940 90,445
English 309,385 148,880 160,505 175,335 84,920 90,415
French 40,075 17,670 22,410 14,530 5,880 8,650
Non-official languages 40,675 20,295 20,380 10,085 5,165 4,920
Aboriginal languages 175 75 100 100 40 55
Algonquian languages 150 55 95 25 10 15
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 10 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 10 0 0 0 0 0
Woods Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Eastern Algonquian languages 140 55 85 20 10 10
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 140 55 85 20 10 15
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 0 0 10 0 0 0
Algonquin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway 10 0 0 0 0 0
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Athabaskan languages 10 10 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 10 0 0 0
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan languages 10 10 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 65 25 40
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 0 0 0 55 20 35
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 10 10
Iroquoian languages 10 10 0 0 0 0
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 10 10 0 0 0 0
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 10 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 10 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 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 10 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Non-Aboriginal languages 40,500 20,230 20,275 10,005 5,135 4,870
Afro-Asiatic languages 9,425 5,095 4,330 1,320 720 600
Berber languages 25 15 15 10 0 0
Kabyle 25 10 10 0 0 0
Berber languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 10 10
Cushitic languages 145 50 90 35 15 20
Bilen 20 10 10 0 0 0
Oromo 40 15 20 15 10 10
Somali 75 25 50 20 0 15
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Semitic languages 9,345 5,075 4,275 1,255 690 560
Amharic 260 135 120 50 30 20
Arabic 8,490 4,580 3,910 1,190 655 540
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 10 0 0 0 0 0
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Harari 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hebrew 530 325 205 0 0 0
Maltese 15 10 10 0 0 0
Tigrigna 135 70 70 25 20 10
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 35 20 20 0 0 0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 10 0 30 20 15
Austro-Asiatic languages 445 200 245 50 25 20
Khmer (Cambodian) 10 10 10 0 0 10
Vietnamese 435 200 240 40 25 20
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 2,220 975 1,245 650 245 400
Bikol 0 0 10 0 0 0
Cebuano 110 55 55 65 20 50
Fijian 0 0 0 10 0 0
Hiligaynon 40 15 30 0 0 0
Ilocano 50 10 40 15 0 10
Malagasy 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malay 40 10 30 100 65 35
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pangasinan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 2,115 935 1,180 520 170 350
Waray-Waray 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 20 10 15 0 0 0
Creole languages 190 85 100 40 20 25
Haitian Creole 10 10 0 0 0 0
Creole, n.o.s. 60 25 40 20 10 20
Creole languages, n.i.e. 110 55 60 20 10 10
Dravidian languages 1,180 675 510 310 165 140
Kannada 75 40 35 35 15 20
Malayalam 480 255 225 100 45 50
Tamil 350 215 135 175 110 75
Telugu 330 205 130 10 0 0
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hmong-Mien languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Indo-European languages 18,675 9,240 9,435 4,860 2,575 2,290
Albanian 355 160 190 130 65 60
Armenian 75 50 30 0 0 0
Balto-Slavic languages 2,895 1,360 1,535 625 340 285
Baltic languages 55 20 35 10 0 10
Latvian 20 0 10 10 0 0
Lithuanian 40 15 25 0 0 0
Slavic languages 2,855 1,350 1,510 620 340 275
Belarusan 10 0 10 0 0 0
Bosnian 115 45 70 20 10 10
Bulgarian 35 20 15 55 25 25
Croatian 210 75 130 25 25 0
Czech 135 65 70 40 15 25
Macedonian 70 35 30 0 0 0
Polish 550 240 310 65 50 15
Russian 1,540 765 770 395 195 200
Serbian 130 55 75 15 15 0
Serbo-Croatian 100 60 45 0 0 0
Slovak 95 45 45 15 15 0
Slovene (Slovenian) 20 0 20 0 0 0
Ukrainian 240 115 120 70 35 35
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Celtic languages 250 120 125 95 60 35
Scottish Gaelic 155 70 80 20 20 0
Welsh 15 0 10 35 20 10
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 95 50 45 45 20 20
Germanic languages 3,340 1,610 1,730 1,045 535 510
Afrikaans 165 75 95 40 25 15
Danish 95 45 50 40 25 15
Dutch 540 230 310 80 35 45
Frisian 0 0 0 0 0 0
German 2,360 1,185 1,185 780 395 385
Icelandic 55 20 30 40 25 20
Norwegian 80 65 15 65 30 35
Swedish 160 60 100 20 20 0
Vlaams (Flemish) 10 0 0 0 0 0
Yiddish 20 15 15 0 0 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 0 0
Greek 1,145 570 575 65 40 30
Indo-Iranian languages 5,585 3,120 2,455 1,525 895 635
Indo-Aryan languages 4,195 2,385 1,810 1,230 745 480
Bengali 530 295 235 355 235 120
Gujarati 195 130 70 45 30 15
Hindi 1,995 1,140 855 440 265 175
Kashmiri 0 0 0 0 0 0
Konkani 20 10 10 10 10 0
Marathi 105 70 40 10 0 0
Nepali 620 315 305 170 105 65
Oriya (Odia) 20 10 10 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 815 450 360 195 115 75
Sindhi 10 0 10 0 0 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 195 105 90 60 35 25
Urdu 885 545 340 255 160 95
Iranian languages 1,405 760 645 265 140 125
Kurdish 175 105 75 25 20 0
Pashto 55 35 20 50 40 15
Persian (Farsi) 1,205 640 565 195 90 105
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 60 30 30 65 40 30
Italic (Romance) languages 5,825 2,660 3,160 1,650 790 860
Catalan 20 10 10 10 10 0
Italian 1,075 530 545 235 125 110
Portuguese 600 330 270 285 140 150
Romanian 190 110 80 25 0 20
Spanish 4,240 1,845 2,395 1,255 590 665
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 50 35 10 15 10 10
Japanese 605 230 375 115 35 80
Kartvelian languages 10 10 0 0 0 0
Georgian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Korean 1,145 485 665 100 45 60
Mongolic languages 0 0 10 0 0 10
Mongolian 0 0 10 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 1,125 615 515 650 350 300
Akan (Twi) 35 15 15 60 50 10
Bamanankan 10 10 0 0 0 0
Edo 10 0 0 0 0 0
Ewe 75 45 30 10 10 0
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 10 10 0 0 0 0
Ga 25 15 15 0 0 0
Ganda 55 15 40 60 35 20
Igbo 70 40 30 70 35 35
Lingala 30 10 15 15 10 0
Rundi (Kirundi) 0 0 0 10 10 10
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 120 55 65 25 10 15
Shona 55 35 25 50 10 45
Swahili 335 185 150 170 100 70
Wolof 30 10 20 0 0 0
Yoruba 205 105 100 175 95 70
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 230 130 100 90 40 50
Nilo-Saharan languages 40 25 15 55 35 15
Dinka 0 0 10 30 25 10
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 35 25 10 20 10 15
Sign languages 725 250 475 460 195 265
American Sign Language 415 130 290 255 100 155
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e. 315 130 185 215 105 115
Sino-Tibetan languages 5,645 2,865 2,775 1,535 840 695
Chinese languages 5,630 2,865 2,765 1,490 815 680
Cantonese 1,210 575 630 270 165 105
Hakka 35 20 20 0 0 10
Mandarin 4,375 2,180 2,190 1,165 600 570
Min Dong 0 0 0 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 145 65 85 40 20 15
Wu (Shanghainese) 45 20 25 10 10 10
Chinese, n.o.s. 405 250 160 130 90 40
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 20 10 10 45 25 20
Burmese 0 0 0 25 0 10
Karenic languages 0 0 0 35 25 10
Tibetan 15 0 15 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages 150 80 70 25 0 20
Lao 10 0 0 0 0 0
Thai 135 75 60 25 0 20
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 520 275 245 65 45 30
Azerbaijani 20 20 0 0 0 0
Turkish 380 185 195 55 35 20
Uyghur 10 0 0 0 0 0
Uzbek 105 65 40 15 10 0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 0 10 0 10 0 0
Uralic languages 195 95 100 75 15 60
Estonian 30 15 15 10 0 10
Finnish 40 15 25 10 0 10
Hungarian 120 70 50 60 10 45
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 35 15 25 30 20 0
Citizenship
Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 45 311,725 149,880 161,845 176,105 85,265 90,835
Canadian citizensCensus data footnote 46 291,815 139,420 152,400 169,860 81,840 88,020
Canadian citizens aged under 18 51,890 26,345 25,540 31,605 16,400 15,200
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over 239,930 113,075 126,855 138,255 65,435 72,820
Not Canadian citizensCensus data footnote 47 19,905 10,460 9,445 6,245 3,430 2,815
Immigrant status and period of immigration
Total - Immigrant status and period of immigration for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 48 311,725 149,880 161,845 176,105 85,270 90,835
Non-immigrantsCensus data footnote 49 271,120 129,135 141,980 165,750 79,715 86,035
ImmigrantsCensus data footnote 50 33,030 16,310 16,720 7,480 3,880 3,600
Before 1981 8,320 4,000 4,315 1,705 920 785
1981 to 1990 2,565 1,290 1,275 520 250 270
1991 to 2000 4,390 2,115 2,275 795 410 390
2001 to 2010 8,845 4,460 4,380 1,985 1,015 970
2001 to 2005 3,310 1,675 1,635 650 305 345
2006 to 2010 5,535 2,790 2,745 1,335 715 625
2011 to 2016Census data footnote 51 8,915 4,440 4,470 2,470 1,280 1,190
Non-permanent residentsCensus data footnote 52 7,575 4,435 3,140 2,865 1,670 1,200
Age at immigration
Total - Age at immigration for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 53 33,030 16,305 16,725 7,485 3,880 3,605
Under 5 years 4,000 1,935 2,065 855 455 400
5 to 14 years 6,165 3,135 3,030 1,305 670 635
15 to 24 years 5,890 2,795 3,095 1,170 605 565
25 to 44 years 14,560 7,170 7,395 3,650 1,900 1,745
45 years and over 2,420 1,275 1,145 510 255 255
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 33,035 16,310 16,725 7,485 3,880 3,605
Americas 4,570 2,130 2,435 1,285 595 685
Brazil 120 55 65 25 10 15
Colombia 105 60 50 105 50 65
El Salvador 60 25 35 10 0 0
Guyana 140 65 70 15 0 0
Haiti 20 10 10 0 0 0
Jamaica 315 125 190 60 20 40
Mexico 220 110 105 50 20 30
Peru 70 20 45 20 10 15
Trinidad and Tobago 160 95 65 0 0 0
United StatesCensus data footnote 55 2,545 1,160 1,385 775 360 415
Other places of birth in Americas 815 405 410 215 115 100
Europe 9,815 4,915 4,900 2,370 1,355 1,015
Bosnia and Herzegovina 190 95 100 40 15 25
Croatia 130 45 80 10 0 0
France 290 160 130 80 45 35
Germany 835 420 415 170 100 75
Greece 435 225 215 15 10 0
Hungary 55 25 30 20 0 15
IrelandCensus data footnote 56 230 85 150 125 65 60
Italy 325 180 145 50 35 10
Netherlands 335 135 195 30 20 10
Poland 390 150 240 50 35 15
Portugal 150 90 55 95 45 50
Romania 135 75 55 20 10 20
Russian Federation 490 245 245 125 75 50
SerbiaCensus data footnote 57 55 35 25 10 10 0
Ukraine 235 110 130 40 10 30
United KingdomCensus data footnote 58 4,505 2,370 2,140 1,170 675 495
Other places of birth in Europe 1,025 465 560 320 195 130
Africa 2,900 1,495 1,405 870 460 410
Algeria 10 0 0 15 10 0
Egypt 725 380 355 125 80 40
Ethiopia 165 80 80 55 25 25
Kenya 120 70 50 20 10 10
Morocco 65 45 25 10 10 10
Nigeria 285 140 145 140 80 65
Somalia 60 30 30 10 0 0
South Africa, Republic of 265 105 155 60 20 45
Other places of birth in Africa 1,200 640 560 435 220 215
Asia 15,565 7,650 7,915 2,910 1,450 1,460
Afghanistan 90 35 60 40 15 25
Bangladesh 240 140 105 155 90 65
ChinaCensus data footnote 59 2,200 940 1,260 600 305 300
Hong KongCensus data footnote 60 235 110 125 55 35 20
India 1,840 975 870 390 210 185
IranCensus data footnote 61 825 455 370 65 35 30
Iraq 525 245 280 155 75 75
Japan 165 65 105 10 0 10
Korea, SouthCensus data footnote 62 685 270 410 20 0 15
Lebanon 1,100 605 500 20 20 0
Pakistan 440 220 220 145 85 60
Philippines 1,985 855 1,130 395 135 255
Sri Lanka 250 115 140 85 50 35
SyriaCensus data footnote 63 1,035 495 540 260 120 135
Taiwan 135 65 65 30 15 20
Viet Nam 345 165 180 30 10 15
Other places of birth in Asia 3,470 1,905 1,565 450 240 210
Oceania and other places of birthCensus data footnote 64 185 115 70 50 15 35
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 8,915 4,440 4,475 2,470 1,285 1,190
Americas 865 395 475 280 145 135
Brazil 75 40 40 20 0 15
Colombia 15 0 15 0 10 0
Cuba 40 25 20 25 20 10
Haiti 10 10 0 0 0 0
Jamaica 120 55 65 45 15 30
Mexico 90 50 40 10 10 0
United StatesCensus data footnote 55 290 135 155 110 60 55
VenezuelaCensus data footnote 65 0 0 0 25 20 0
Other places of birth in Americas 215 75 135 35 20 20
Europe 1,130 595 535 365 225 135
France 60 30 25 25 15 10
Germany 85 40 45 15 10 10
IrelandCensus data footnote 56 35 15 20 15 20 0
MoldovaCensus data footnote 66 20 10 15 0 0 0
Romania 30 15 15 0 0 0
Russian Federation 160 65 100 40 25 15
Ukraine 120 50 70 25 0 20
United KingdomCensus data footnote 58 380 250 125 105 70 35
Other places of birth in Europe 240 115 120 135 85 45
Africa 925 490 430 435 225 205
Algeria 10 0 10 10 10 0
Cameroon 0 0 0 0 10 0
Congo, Democratic Republic of the 55 30 25 30 10 25
Côte d'Ivoire 0 0 0 0 0 0
Egypt 190 100 90 50 30 15
Eritrea 65 35 25 30 15 15
Ethiopia 40 30 10 35 15 15
Morocco 25 15 10 10 10 10
Nigeria 145 70 80 105 55 50
Somalia 0 0 10 0 0 0
South Africa, Republic of 40 10 30 10 10 0
Tunisia 0 10 0 0 0 0
Other places of birth in Africa 350 205 150 160 85 75
Asia 5,980 2,960 3,020 1,370 675 685
Afghanistan 25 10 20 10 0 10
Bangladesh 65 40 25 50 25 20
ChinaCensus data footnote 59 835 385 445 195 95 100
Hong KongCensus data footnote 60 0 0 10 0 0 0
India 745 410 340 105 55 50
IranCensus data footnote 61 250 130 120 35 15 20
Iraq 245 120 120 55 35 20
Israel 245 160 80 0 0 0
Japan 65 25 35 0 0 10
Korea, SouthCensus data footnote 62 190 70 120 20 10 10
Lebanon 75 30 45 15 10 0
Nepal 180 95 85 60 30 30
Pakistan 95 50 45 40 20 10
Philippines 1,135 510 625 260 100 165
Saudi Arabia 120 60 50 35 20 15
Sri Lanka 90 50 40 50 25 25
SyriaCensus data footnote 63 780 360 420 245 115 130
Taiwan 0 0 10 10 10 10
Turkey 70 45 25 10 0 0
United Arab Emirates 60 35 20 10 10 10
Viet Nam 45 15 30 10 0 10
Other places of birth in Asia 675 350 325 150 95 55
Oceania and otherCensus data footnote 64 20 10 10 30 0 20
Australia 10 0 10 25 0 15
Other places of birthCensus data footnote 67 10 0 0 0 0 0
Generation status
Total - Generation status for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 68 311,725 149,880 161,845 176,105 85,270 90,840
First generationCensus data footnote 69 43,060 21,915 21,145 11,015 5,900 5,115
Second generationCensus data footnote 70 32,460 15,870 16,585 7,680 3,960 3,720
Third generation or moreCensus data footnote 71 236,205 112,095 124,110 157,410 75,415 82,000
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 25,015 12,450 12,565 5,850 3,000 2,850
Economic immigrantsCensus data footnote 73 14,955 7,820 7,135 3,125 1,660 1,465
Principal applicantsCensus data footnote 74 5,680 3,885 1,795 1,440 980 455
Secondary applicantsCensus data footnote 75 9,275 3,935 5,340 1,685 680 1,005
Immigrants sponsored by familyCensus data footnote 76 5,910 2,500 3,405 1,335 610 715
RefugeesCensus data footnote 77 3,990 2,050 1,935 1,360 705 660
Other immigrantsCensus data footnote 78 165 80 90 25 20 10
Aboriginal population
Total - Aboriginal identity for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 79 311,725 149,880 161,840 176,105 85,270 90,840
Aboriginal identityCensus data footnote 80 11,770 5,445 6,325 5,895 2,715 3,180
Single Aboriginal responsesCensus data footnote 81 11,355 5,260 6,095 5,505 2,535 2,970
First Nations (North American Indian)Census data footnote 82 6,135 2,880 3,245 3,555 1,630 1,920
Métis 4,860 2,215 2,650 1,280 585 695
Inuk (Inuit) 365 160 205 670 320 350
Multiple Aboriginal responsesCensus data footnote 83 210 105 110 55 20 35
Aboriginal responses not included elsewhereCensus data footnote 84 200 80 115 340 155 180
Non-Aboriginal identity 299,955 144,435 155,520 170,210 82,550 87,655
Total - Population by Registered or Treaty Indian status for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 85 311,725 149,880 161,845 176,105 85,270 90,840
Registered or Treaty IndianCensus data footnote 86 2,990 1,390 1,605 2,440 1,165 1,275
Not a Registered or Treaty Indian 308,735 148,495 160,240 173,660 84,105 89,560
Total - Aboriginal ancestry for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 87 311,725 149,880 161,845 176,105 85,270 90,835
Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 88 1,995 875 1,120 1,410 615 795
Single Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 89 1,930 845 1,080 1,360 610 750
First Nations (North American Indian) single ancestryCensus data footnote 82 1,365 625 740 820 370 450
Métis single ancestry 455 190 265 265 110 150
Inuit single ancestry 110 35 80 275 130 145
Multiple Aboriginal ancestries (only)Census data footnote 90 70 30 40 50 0 45
First Nations (North American Indian) and Métis ancestries 45 20 30 10 0 0
First Nations (North American Indian) and Inuit ancestries 10 0 0 15 0 15
Métis and Inuit ancestries 10 0 0 20 0 25
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis and Inuit ancestries 0 0 0 0 10 0
Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 91 17,865 7,955 9,910 8,175 3,750 4,425
Single Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 92 17,160 7,600 9,565 7,930 3,650 4,280
First Nations (North American Indian) and non-Aboriginal ancestries 12,410 5,520 6,890 6,045 2,765 3,280
Métis and non-Aboriginal ancestries 4,225 1,845 2,375 970 510 465
Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 520 230 290 910 375 540
Multiple Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 93 705 360 350 245 100 145
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis and non-Aboriginal ancestries 585 285 295 75 25 50
First Nations (North American Indian), Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 75 45 25 65 20 40
Métis, Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 50 25 15 95 45 50
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis, Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 10 0 10 10 0 0
Non-Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 94 291,860 141,045 150,815 166,520 80,905 85,615
Visible minority population
Total - Visible minority for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 95 311,725 149,880 161,845 176,105 85,270 90,840
Total visible minority populationCensus data footnote 96 41,290 20,845 20,440 8,325 4,400 3,915
South AsianCensus data footnote 97 6,400 3,605 2,795 1,810 1,075 735
Chinese 6,605 3,295 3,310 1,810 1,005 810
Black 12,395 6,050 6,340 1,720 900 815
Filipino 2,505 1,095 1,405 640 225 415
Latin American 1,120 565 550 505 245 260
Arab 7,020 3,770 3,250 1,045 575 465
Southeast AsianCensus data footnote 98 820 370 450 220 125 95
West AsianCensus data footnote 99 1,325 700 625 210 95 115
Korean 1,180 495 685 60 30 30
Japanese 460 195 265 50 20 30
Visible minority, n.i.e.Census data footnote 100 440 200 240 80 35 45
Multiple visible minoritiesCensus data footnote 101 1,035 505 530 175 80 100
Not a visible minorityCensus data footnote 102 270,435 129,030 141,400 167,785 80,865 86,920
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 103 311,725 149,880 161,845 176,110 85,270 90,835
North American Aboriginal origins 19,865 8,830 11,035 9,585 4,360 5,220
First Nations (North American Indian) 14,500 6,495 8,000 7,040 3,190 3,845
Inuit 780 350 435 1,400 585 815
Métis 5,375 2,375 3,000 1,445 700 750
Other North American origins 123,155 58,310 64,840 85,420 40,925 44,495
Acadian 7,785 3,495 4,285 325 160 165
American 3,185 1,545 1,640 995 515 480
Canadian 114,685 54,460 60,225 83,030 39,715 43,315
New Brunswicker 25 10 15 0 10 0
Newfoundlander 710 315 395 2,130 1,055 1,070
Nova Scotian 605 300 310 10 0 0
Ontarian 20 10 10 10 0 10
Québécois 170 85 80 65 35 25
Other North American origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 104 15 0 10 10 0 0
European origins 214,805 102,215 112,590 108,710 52,485 56,230
British Isles origins 178,000 84,245 93,760 103,175 49,710 53,465
Channel Islander 30 10 25 50 20 35
Cornish 55 30 25 25 10 15
English 94,090 44,560 49,530 72,125 34,595 37,530
Irish 74,930 34,430 40,500 52,860 25,150 27,705
Manx 50 25 30 20 10 15
Scottish 88,575 41,275 47,305 15,060 7,225 7,835
Welsh 7,115 3,285 3,825 2,340 1,155 1,185
British Isles origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 105 9,145 4,320 4,830 3,085 1,445 1,640
French origins 51,200 23,565 27,635 8,840 4,225 4,615
Alsatian 10 10 10 10 0 10
Breton 0 0 0 10 10 0
Corsican 0 0 0 0 0 0
French 51,190 23,555 27,635 8,830 4,220 4,610
Western European origins (except French origins) 42,900 20,100 22,795 5,820 2,795 3,025
Austrian 805 420 385 240 115 125
Bavarian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Belgian 850 410 440 120 65 55
Dutch 10,015 4,515 5,495 1,035 475 560
Flemish 60 45 15 10 10 0
Frisian 15 0 10 0 0 0
German 33,965 15,905 18,060 4,555 2,160 2,400
Luxembourger 10 10 10 10 0 0
Swiss 1,085 555 535 170 100 75
Western European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 106 85 50 30 25 10 15
Northern European origins (except British Isles origins) 6,440 3,045 3,400 1,820 845 975
Danish 1,515 715 800 305 165 135
Finnish 505 220 290 130 40 90
Icelandic 310 135 175 120 55 65
Norwegian 2,220 1,095 1,130 710 345 365
Swedish 1,590 705 885 490 185 305
Northern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 107 555 295 265 180 95 80
Eastern European origins 13,135 6,490 6,650 2,555 1,280 1,280
Bulgarian 140 65 75 70 35 40
Byelorussian 95 45 50 25 10 15
Czech 515 285 230 105 50 55
Czechoslovakian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 108 120 60 60 30 10 20
Estonian 170 85 90 10 0 10
Hungarian 1,105 575 535 230 95 140
Latvian 185 65 120 50 25 25
Lithuanian 460 225 235 85 25 60
Moldovan 10 0 10 0 0 0
Polish 4,755 2,290 2,465 925 485 435
Romanian 625 310 320 100 45 60
Russian 2,665 1,295 1,370 595 315 285
Slovak 275 160 115 55 30 25
Ukrainian 4,260 2,145 2,110 770 420 350
Eastern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 109 135 55 80 50 20 30
Southern European origins 14,000 6,670 7,330 2,645 1,280 1,365
Albanian 230 120 110 50 20 25
Bosnian 115 50 65 45 25 15
Catalan 0 0 10 0 10 0
Croatian 420 195 225 70 45 35
Cypriot 25 20 10 20 15 0
Greek 2,175 1,130 1,045 220 130 85
Italian 6,680 3,240 3,435 925 505 420
Kosovar 245 115 130 0 0 0
Macedonian 90 50 40 15 0 10
Maltese 230 95 135 40 20 25
Montenegrin 15 10 10 10 10 0
Portuguese 1,810 840 965 715 335 380
Serbian 170 75 95 40 30 10
Sicilian 10 0 10 10 10 0
Slovenian 100 40 55 0 0 0
Spanish 2,225 945 1,275 590 230 360
Yugoslavian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 110 165 85 85 25 0 15
Southern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 111 65 35 30 0 0 0
Other European origins 2,980 1,480 1,500 520 270 250
Basque 105 40 60 60 35 20
Jewish 1,285 640 650 100 40 55
Roma (Gypsy) 50 35 15 95 55 45
Slavic, n.o.s.Census data footnote 112 15 15 0 0 0 0
Other European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 113 1,550 760 790 275 145 125
Caribbean origins 3,090 1,495 1,595 605 310 295
Antiguan 80 45 35 10 10 0
Bahamian 185 90 95 0 0 0
Barbadian 370 190 185 90 45 40
Bermudan 125 60 65 10 0 10
Carib 40 30 15 0 0 0
Cuban 245 110 135 135 85 50
Dominican 80 35 50 15 15 0
Grenadian 15 15 10 0 0 0
Guadeloupean 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haitian 55 10 40 20 10 10
Jamaican 1,110 550 555 225 110 120
Kittitian/Nevisian 35 15 20 0 0 0
Martinican 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montserratan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Puerto Rican 45 10 35 0 0 0
St. Lucian 60 20 40 0 0 0
Trinidadian/Tobagonian 220 125 90 65 30 35
Vincentian/Grenadinian 20 15 10 0 0 0
West Indian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 114 385 200 185 35 15 25
Caribbean origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 115 260 135 125 30 10 20
Latin, Central and South American origins 1,885 965 920 630 275 355
Aboriginal from Central/South America (except Arawak and Maya) 135 75 60 0 0 0
Arawak 0 0 0 0 0 0
Argentinian 50 25 25 50 15 30
Belizean 10 10 0 10 0 0
Bolivian 35 20 15 0 0 0
Brazilian 205 110 95 45 20 25
Chilean 70 40 25 15 10 0
Colombian 220 115 105 155 75 85
Costa Rican 25 0 20 0 0 0
Ecuadorian 25 10 10 50 30 25
Guatemalan 50 35 20 35 15 20
Guyanese 255 115 135 30 20 10
Hispanic 55 30 20 35 15 20
Honduran 35 25 0 15 0 20
Maya 55 30 20 25 10 20
Mexican 435 220 215 105 35 70
Nicaraguan 35 10 20 15 10 10
Panamanian 0 0 10 0 0 0
Paraguayan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Peruvian 120 55 70 25 0 20
Salvadorean 65 40 20 10 10 0
Uruguayan 15 0 15 0 0 0
Venezuelan 50 35 10 60 35 25
Latin, Central and South American origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 116 130 70 60 45 15 30
African origins 10,940 5,245 5,695 1,990 1,100 890
Central and West African origins 1,050 550 500 615 350 265
Akan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Angolan 15 0 10 0 0 0
Ashanti 0 0 0 10 10 0
Beninese 0 0 0 0 0 0
Burkinabe 10 0 10 0 0 0
Cameroonian 25 15 10 10 10 10
Chadian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Congolese 165 80 85 125 70 55
Edo 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ewe 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gabonese 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gambian 15 10 10 0 0 0
Ghanaian 135 75 60 55 30 20
Guinean 20 15 10 0 0 0
Ibo 90 45 45 15 15 0
Ivorian 10 10 0 20 0 10
Liberian 15 10 10 15 10 10
Malian 10 0 10 0 0 0
Malinké 15 10 0 0 0 0
Nigerian 350 185 170 295 150 145
Peulh 10 0 0 0 0 0
Senegalese 10 10 0 0 0 0
Sierra Leonean 40 30 10 0 0 0
Togolese 65 30 35 10 10 10
Wolof 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yoruba 65 25 45 60 55 0
Central and West African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 117 110 60 45 30 25 0
North African origins 1,705 895 810 465 290 175
Algerian 30 25 10 15 10 0
Berber 55 35 20 10 10 10
Coptic 30 10 20 0 0 0
Dinka 0 0 0 0 0 0
Egyptian 1,175 630 545 180 110 70
Libyan 185 90 95 160 85 75
Maure 0 10 0 0 0 0
Moroccan 115 55 60 40 35 0
Sudanese 110 45 65 80 60 20
Tunisian 40 20 20 0 0 0
North African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 118 35 20 15 0 0 0
Southern and East African origins 1,490 710 780 435 230 200
Afrikaner 20 0 15 0 0 0
Amhara 10 10 0 10 10 0
Bantu, n.o.s.Census data footnote 119 0 10 0 0 0 0
Burundian 0 0 0 25 15 10
Djiboutian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Eritrean 145 75 75 50 30 25
Ethiopian 245 100 140 60 40 15
Harari 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kenyan 140 85 60 10 10 0
Malagasy 15 0 15 0 0 0
Mauritian 10 10 0 0 0 0
Oromo 30 15 15 15 0 10
Rwandan 90 50 45 0 0 0
Seychellois 0 0 0 0 10 10
Somali 165 75 85 25 10 15
South African 320 135 185 70 40 35
Tanzanian 50 35 20 30 30 0
Tigrian 15 0 10 0 0 0
Ugandan 60 20 35 60 30 30
Zambian 70 30 45 15 10 0
Zimbabwean 85 55 30 60 15 50
Zulu 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern and East African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 120 105 60 45 40 15 30
Other African origins 6,875 3,190 3,690 510 260 250
Black, n.o.s.Census data footnote 121 1,190 555 640 40 20 20
Other African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 122 5,740 2,665 3,075 485 245 240
Asian origins 31,695 16,110 15,585 6,775 3,555 3,220
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins 12,750 6,590 6,160 1,770 900 870
Afghan 225 80 150 10 0 0
Arab, n.o.s.Census data footnote 123 1,340 690 650 255 145 110
Armenian 195 105 85 25 0 25
Assyrian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Azerbaijani 20 15 0 10 10 0
Georgian 20 10 10 10 0 0
Hazara 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iranian 1,175 675 500 185 95 90
Iraqi 575 255 320 140 65 75
Israeli 200 110 90 0 0 0
Jordanian 255 145 110 125 75 45
Kazakh 25 10 10 10 0 10
Kurd 225 110 110 0 10 0
Kuwaiti 200 105 95 15 10 10
Kyrgyz 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lebanese 4,575 2,280 2,300 510 245 265
Palestinian 865 480 395 70 50 25
Pashtun 0 10 0 0 0 0
Saudi Arabian 660 430 220 40 20 15
Syrian 1,530 755 780 265 115 145
Tajik 20 10 10 55 20 45
Tatar 30 10 25 0 0 0
Turk 530 255 275 85 60 25
Turkmen 10 0 10 0 0 0
Uighur 15 10 10 0 0 0
Uzbek 90 60 30 15 10 10
Yemeni 205 105 100 0 0 0
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 124 685 350 330 25 15 15
South Asian origins 6,710 3,775 2,935 1,880 1,085 800
Bangladeshi 190 105 80 240 155 85
Bengali 50 35 15 50 30 20
Bhutanese 210 90 120 55 40 15
East Indian 4,905 2,780 2,120 1,160 650 510
Goan 10 10 10 0 0 0
Gujarati 0 10 0 0 0 0
Kashmiri 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nepali 430 215 210 95 60 35
Pakistani 465 290 175 210 125 90
Punjabi 160 80 80 40 20 15
Sinhalese 10 0 0 0 0 0
Sri Lankan 270 125 145 80 45 30
Tamil 50 20 30 35 25 15
South Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 125 385 240 145 40 10 25
East and Southeast Asian origins 12,205 5,760 6,450 3,185 1,595 1,595
Burmese 15 0 10 25 10 15
Cambodian (Khmer) 40 10 30 15 10 0
Chinese 7,190 3,530 3,660 2,080 1,130 955
Filipino 2,610 1,175 1,440 745 280 470
Hmong 0 0 0 0 0 0
Indonesian 90 45 45 45 30 20
Japanese 565 220 345 90 25 65
Karen 0 0 0 35 25 10
Korean 1,230 515 710 85 35 45
Laotian 0 0 10 10 10 10
Malaysian 50 15 30 110 60 45
Mongolian 35 10 20 10 0 10
Singaporean 0 0 0 0 0 0
Taiwanese 135 65 70 15 0 10
Thai 155 60 95 25 10 15
Tibetan 0 0 10 0 0 0
Vietnamese 550 250 305 45 25 25
East and Southeast Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 126 50 35 20 10 10 0
Other Asian origins 260 120 145 15 15 0
Other Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 127 260 115 145 20 15 0
Oceania origins 435 215 225 140 60 85
Australian 230 105 125 100 40 60
New Zealander 160 90 75 20 10 10
Pacific Islands origins 50 25 25 25 10 15
Fijian 10 10 0 10 0 0
Hawaiian 10 0 0 0 0 0
Maori 10 0 0 0 0 0
Polynesian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 128 15 10 0 10 0 10
Samoan 0 0 0 15 10 10
Pacific Islands origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 129 10 0 0 0 0 0
Household characteristics
Total - Private households by tenure - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 130 139,940 ... ... 74,855 ... ...
Owner 73,790 ... ... 50,695 ... ...
Renter 66,130 ... ... 24,155 ... ...
Band housing 15 ... ... 0 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by condominium status - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 131 139,940 ... ... 74,855 ... ...
Condominium 10,200 ... ... 3,155 ... ...
Not condominium 129,745 ... ... 71,700 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 132 139,940 ... ... 74,850 ... ...
No bedrooms 860 ... ... 180 ... ...
1 bedroom 23,900 ... ... 6,050 ... ...
2 bedrooms 39,590 ... ... 16,055 ... ...
3 bedrooms 47,055 ... ... 31,885 ... ...
4 or more bedrooms 28,535 ... ... 20,680 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 133 139,940 ... ... 74,855 ... ...
1 to 4 rooms 43,420 ... ... 13,495 ... ...
5 rooms 21,060 ... ... 10,150 ... ...
6 rooms 19,570 ... ... 11,925 ... ...
7 rooms 16,685 ... ... 10,825 ... ...
8 or more rooms 39,210 ... ... 28,460 ... ...
Average number of rooms per dwelling 6.1 ... ... 6.9 ... ...
Total - Private households by number of persons per room - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 134 139,940 ... ... 74,850 ... ...
One person or fewer per room 138,695 ... ... 74,545 ... ...
More than 1 person per room 1,250 ... ... 315 ... ...
Total - Private households by housing suitability - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 135 139,940 ... ... 74,855 ... ...
Suitable 134,520 ... ... 73,450 ... ...
Not suitable 5,425 ... ... 1,405 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by period of construction - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 136 139,940 ... ... 74,855 ... ...
1960 or before 29,820 ... ... 12,315 ... ...
1961 to 1980 41,095 ... ... 21,500 ... ...
1981 to 1990 21,780 ... ... 11,265 ... ...
1991 to 2000 18,690 ... ... 9,235 ... ...
2001 to 2005 9,835 ... ... 6,090 ... ...
2006 to 2010 9,475 ... ... 7,505 ... ...
2011 to 2016Census data footnote 137 9,250 ... ... 6,945 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 138 139,940 ... ... 74,850 ... ...
Only regular maintenance or minor repairs needed 130,840 ... ... 71,825 ... ...
Major repairs needed 9,100 ... ... 3,025 ... ...
Total - Private households by number of household maintainers - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 139 139,940 ... ... 74,850 ... ...
1 household maintainer 81,925 ... ... 41,580 ... ...
2 household maintainers 53,950 ... ... 31,495 ... ...
3 or more household maintainers 4,070 ... ... 1,780 ... ...
Total - Private households by age of primary household maintainers - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 140 139,940 ... ... 74,855 ... ...
15 to 24 years 8,815 ... ... 3,030 ... ...
25 to 34 years 24,665 ... ... 12,745 ... ...
35 to 44 years 22,885 ... ... 13,450 ... ...
45 to 54 years 26,305 ... ... 15,075 ... ...
55 to 64 years 25,925 ... ... 14,105 ... ...
65 to 74 years 18,235 ... ... 10,255 ... ...
75 to 84 years 9,890 ... ... 4,800 ... ...
85 years and over 3,220 ... ... 1,400 ... ...
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 141 139,380 ... ... 74,695 ... ...
Spending less than 30% of income on shelter costs 100,820 ... ... 57,945 ... ...
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs 38,565 ... ... 16,755 ... ...
30% to less than 100% 32,490 ... ... 14,810 ... ...
Total - Owner households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data 73,790 ... ... 50,655 ... ...
% of owner households with a mortgageCensus data footnote 142 64.0 ... ... 65.5 ... ...
% of owner households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costsCensus data footnote 141 13.4 ... ... 13.7 ... ...
Median monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,219 ... ... 1,337 ... ...
Average monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,300 ... ... 1,385 ... ...
Median value of dwellings ($)Census data footnote 144 269,888 ... ... 310,942 ... ...
Average value of dwellings ($)Census data footnote 144 313,569 ... ... 345,034 ... ...
Total - Tenant households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data 66,040 ... ... 24,155 ... ...
% of tenant households in subsidized housingCensus data footnote 145 8.3 ... ... 21.5 ... ...
% of tenant households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costsCensus data footnote 141 43.7 ... ... 40.7 ... ...
Median monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 967 ... ... 902 ... ...
Average monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,039 ... ... 924 ... ...
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 146 266,075 126,615 139,465 148,715 71,145 77,570
No certificate, diploma or degree 36,685 18,230 18,460 20,855 10,515 10,340
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificateCensus data footnote 147 68,015 34,380 33,635 37,990 18,705 19,285
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 161,375 74,005 87,370 89,870 41,925 47,945
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma 18,440 12,190 6,250 11,935 8,440 3,490
Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 148 10,635 5,795 4,835 5,810 3,280 2,530
Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 149 7,805 6,385 1,415 6,125 5,165 960
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma 53,690 22,180 31,515 36,745 15,075 21,670
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level 6,200 2,585 3,610 3,985 1,675 2,305
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above 83,045 37,050 46,000 37,210 16,730 20,480
Bachelor's degree 55,590 24,255 31,335 23,910 10,470 13,440
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level 4,285 1,915 2,370 1,625 780 850
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry 2,405 1,320 1,085 1,070 580 485
Master's degree 17,410 7,480 9,930 8,885 3,770 5,110
Earned doctorateCensus data footnote 150 3,360 2,085 1,275 1,720 1,135 590
Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 146 176,125 84,560 91,565 101,700 48,985 52,715
No certificate, diploma or degree 13,820 7,530 6,290 8,420 4,575 3,850
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificateCensus data footnote 147 38,315 19,935 18,380 21,275 11,080 10,200
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 123,995 57,095 66,895 72,005 33,335 38,670
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma 12,830 8,740 4,090 8,695 6,275 2,420
Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 148 7,335 4,200 3,135 4,175 2,415 1,755
Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 149 5,485 4,540 950 4,525 3,855 665
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma 40,580 17,465 23,115 29,615 12,200 17,420
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level 4,090 1,695 2,395 2,745 1,250 1,495
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above 66,495 29,195 37,305 30,945 13,610 17,335
Bachelor's degree 44,315 19,360 24,955 19,640 8,580 11,060
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level 3,330 1,380 1,950 1,365 630 735
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry 2,010 1,015 995 935 460 470
Master's degree 14,370 6,030 8,335 7,670 3,120 4,545
Earned doctorateCensus data footnote 150 2,475 1,405 1,070 1,340 830 510
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 151 266,075 126,615 139,460 148,715 71,145 77,570
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 152 104,700 52,610 52,090 58,840 29,220 29,620
Education 10,175 2,635 7,540 7,020 1,950 5,070
13. Education 10,180 2,635 7,545 7,015 1,950 5,070
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 5,770 2,765 3,010 2,120 955 1,165
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services 1,105 815 290 395 310 85
50. Visual and performing arts 4,665 1,945 2,720 1,720 645 1,080
Humanities 9,195 3,550 5,645 3,970 1,550 2,425
16. Aboriginal and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics 675 225 455 330 85 240
23. English language and literature/letters 2,820 860 1,965 1,165 400 770
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities 1,890 620 1,275 845 275 565
30A Interdisciplinary humanitiesCensus data footnote 153 50 20 35 45 35 10
38. Philosophy and religious studies 650 350 305 330 160 175
39. Theology and religious vocations 695 420 280 405 200 205
54. History 1,905 970 940 580 320 260
55. French language and literature/letters 500 100 395 270 70 195
Social and behavioural sciences and law 19,950 6,615 13,335 7,660 2,615 5,045
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies 350 75 280 230 65 165
09. Communication, journalism and related programs 1,995 730 1,265 545 175 370
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences 3,200 275 2,930 1,375 115 1,260
22. Legal professions and studies 2,990 1,090 1,900 1,175 395 780
30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciencesCensus data footnote 154 320 85 240 75 15 55
42. Psychology 4,280 1,120 3,160 1,335 335 1,000
45. Social sciences 6,810 3,245 3,565 2,925 1,510 1,415
Business, management and public administration 38,330 13,990 24,340 21,175 6,320 14,855
30.16 Accounting and computer science 45 10 40 50 25 25
44. Public administration and social service professions 2,405 575 1,830 1,310 320 995
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services 35,880 13,405 22,470 19,815 5,980 13,835
Physical and life sciences and technologies 8,230 3,965 4,265 3,525 1,880 1,650
26. Biological and biomedical sciences 3,940 1,625 2,315 1,445 630 815
30.01 Biological and physical sciences 1,590 620 970 715 335 380
30C Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciencesCensus data footnote 155 90 25 60 75 20 50
40. Physical sciences 2,355 1,610 740 1,195 870 325
41. Science technologies/technicians 250 80 170 100 25 75
Mathematics, computer and information sciences 8,075 5,215 2,855 4,635 2,650 1,985
11. Computer and information sciences and support services 6,485 4,495 1,990 3,815 2,280 1,540
25. Library science 605 85 525 315 50 265
27. Mathematics and statistics 880 570 315 460 280 185
30D Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciencesCensus data footnote 156 100 75 25 45 40 0
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies 27,225 24,885 2,340 19,130 17,070 2,055
04. Architecture and related services 820 540 280 215 160 55
14. Engineering 6,660 5,635 1,025 4,220 3,430 780
15. Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields 6,140 5,650 490 4,720 3,960 755
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation 0 0 10 10 0 10
46. Construction trades 5,795 5,610 190 4,620 4,450 170
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians 5,370 5,100 270 3,640 3,505 130
48. Precision production 2,430 2,345 90 1,710 1,555 150
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 1,670 885 790 1,060 630 430
01. Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences 790 395 390 480 270 205
03. Natural resources and conservation 885 490 395 580 360 220
Health and related fields 22,970 4,440 18,525 13,345 2,590 10,755
31. Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies 1,435 680 755 860 500 365
51. Health professions and related programs 20,690 3,245 17,450 12,055 1,845 10,215
60. Dental, medical and veterinary residency programs 850 520 325 420 240 175
Personal, protective and transportation services 9,750 5,055 4,695 6,240 3,720 2,520
12. Personal and culinary services 5,770 1,615 4,150 3,205 1,035 2,175
28. Military science, leadership and operational art 130 130 10 10 10 0
29. Military technologies and applied sciences 375 340 35 40 40 0
43. Security and protective services 1,525 1,180 345 970 785 190
49. Transportation and materials moving 1,940 1,785 155 2,005 1,860 150
Other 30 0 25 0 0 0
30.99 Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies, other 35 10 25 0 0 0
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 151 176,125 84,560 91,565 101,700 48,980 52,720
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 152 52,135 27,465 24,670 29,695 15,650 14,045
Education 6,910 1,675 5,235 4,855 1,290 3,560
13. Education 6,910 1,675 5,235 4,850 1,285 3,560
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 4,485 2,170 2,315 1,760 780 975
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services 785 595 190 295 220 80
50. Visual and performing arts 3,700 1,580 2,125 1,460 565 895
Humanities 7,095 2,685 4,415 2,960 1,130 1,825
16. Aboriginal and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics 545 175 370 250 50 200
23. English language and literature/letters 2,265 705 1,560 925 325 605
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities 1,510 510 1,005 620 205 415
30A Interdisciplinary humanitiesCensus data footnote 153 45 20 30 45 30 15
38. Philosophy and religious studies 515 265 250 255 125 130
39. Theology and religious vocations 435 260 175 220 120 100
54. History 1,435 690 745 435 235 205
55. French language and literature/letters 345 65 280 195 40 155
Social and behavioural sciences and law 16,265 5,240 11,025 6,600 2,200 4,400
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies 305 65 240 195 50 150
09. Communication, journalism and related programs 1,720 620 1,100 470 150 320
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences 2,575 230 2,350 1,180 110 1,070
22. Legal professions and studies 2,590 850 1,745 990 300 695
30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciencesCensus data footnote 154 250 55 190 55 10 45
42. Psychology 3,365 870 2,495 1,130 260 865
45. Social sciences 5,460 2,555 2,900 2,570 1,310 1,255
Business, management and public administration 29,140 10,865 18,275 17,335 5,010 12,325
30.16 Accounting and computer science 45 10 35 45 20 20
44. Public administration and social service professions 1,950 460 1,495 1,075 230 845
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services 27,145 10,395 16,750 16,220 4,755 11,460
Physical and life sciences and technologies 6,050 2,910 3,140 2,705 1,400 1,300
26. Biological and biomedical sciences 3,045 1,270 1,780 1,080 430 655
30.01 Biological and physical sciences 1,130 470 660 565 275 295
30C Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciencesCensus data footnote 155 80 30 55 40 20 25
40. Physical sciences 1,645 1,115 530 965 670 300
41. Science technologies/technicians 145 25 120 45 10 35
Mathematics, computer and information sciences 7,060 4,670 2,395 4,295 2,480 1,820
11. Computer and information sciences and support services 5,900 4,155 1,750 3,630 2,165 1,460
25. Library science 420 60 365 230 40 190
27. Mathematics and statistics 655 400 255 390 225 160
30D Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciencesCensus data footnote 156 80 65 20 45 45 10
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies 20,605 18,620 1,985 15,165 13,425 1,745
04. Architecture and related services 625 390 240 180 130 55
14. Engineering 4,960 4,115 845 3,600 2,890 710
15. Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields 4,810 4,370 440 3,910 3,280 630
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation 0 0 10 10 0 10
46. Construction trades 4,350 4,170 185 3,500 3,380 125
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians 4,080 3,870 205 2,715 2,605 110
48. Precision production 1,775 1,705 70 1,255 1,145 110
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 1,375 735 640 855 480 375
01. Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences 650 330 325 365 200 165
03. Natural resources and conservation 725 405 315 485 280 210
Health and related fields 17,395 3,575 13,820 10,485 2,105 8,380
31. Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies 1,115 565 545 700 430 270
51. Health professions and related programs 15,605 2,620 12,985 9,440 1,505 7,935
60. Dental, medical and veterinary residency programs 680 390 285 345 175 170
Personal, protective and transportation services 7,575 3,950 3,625 4,995 3,035 1,955
12. Personal and culinary services 4,535 1,335 3,200 2,530 840 1,690
28. Military science, leadership and operational art 120 115 0 10 0 0
29. Military technologies and applied sciences 225 200 20 30 25 0
43. Security and protective services 1,180 915 265 795 640 155
49. Transportation and materials moving 1,515 1,385 130 1,620 1,515 105
Other 35 10 25 0 0 0
30.99 Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies, other 30 10 25 0 0 0
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 157 266,075 126,615 139,465 148,715 71,140 77,570
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 104,700 52,610 52,095 58,840 29,220 29,625
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 158 161,375 74,005 87,370 89,875 41,925 47,945
Location of study inside Canada 145,435 66,060 79,375 84,890 39,225 45,670
Same as province or territory of residence 110,095 48,925 61,170 72,250 32,975 39,270
Different than province or territory of residence 35,340 17,135 18,205 12,645 6,250 6,395
Location of study outside CanadaCensus data footnote 159 15,940 7,940 8,000 4,980 2,700 2,280
United StatesCensus data footnote 160 3,075 1,610 1,465 1,220 695 530
Philippines 1,095 395 705 370 110 260
India 1,460 765 695 230 135 105
United KingdomCensus data footnote 161 2,425 1,410 1,015 885 555 330
ChinaCensus data footnote 162 800 315 485 290 170 120
France 235 140 100 100 50 50
Other 6,850 3,310 3,540 1,875 985 890
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 157 176,125 84,565 91,565 101,700 48,980 52,720
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 52,135 27,465 24,670 29,695 15,650 14,045
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 158 123,990 57,095 66,900 72,005 33,335 38,670
Location of study inside Canada 111,570 51,090 60,475 68,075 31,230 36,840
Same as province or territory of residence 83,980 37,745 46,235 57,530 26,290 31,235
Different than province or territory of residence 27,585 13,345 14,240 10,545 4,940 5,605
Location of study outside CanadaCensus data footnote 159 12,425 6,005 6,420 3,930 2,105 1,825
United StatesCensus data footnote 160 2,000 1,020 990 830 465 370
Philippines 1,015 370 640 350 115 245
India 1,160 595 560 205 115 90
United KingdomCensus data footnote 161 1,520 880 640 575 380 190
ChinaCensus data footnote 162 645 260 390 245 140 100
France 195 115 80 90 45 45
Other 5,895 2,780 3,120 1,635 850 785
Labour force status
Total - Population aged 15 years and over by Labour force status - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 163 266,075 126,615 139,460 148,715 71,145 77,570
In the labour force 178,230 90,125 88,105 97,680 49,300 48,380
Employed 165,025 82,915 82,110 89,300 44,385 44,910
Unemployed 13,205 7,205 6,000 8,380 4,915 3,470
Not in the labour force 87,845 36,490 51,355 51,035 21,850 29,190
Participation rate 67.0 71.2 63.2 65.7 69.3 62.4
Employment rate 62.0 65.5 58.9 60.0 62.4 57.9
Unemployment rate 7.4 8.0 6.8 8.6 10.0 7.2
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 164 266,075 126,615 139,465 148,715 71,145 77,570
Did not workCensus data footnote 165 81,165 33,760 47,400 45,095 18,820 26,275
Worked 184,915 92,855 92,060 103,620 52,325 51,295
Worked full year, full timeCensus data footnote 166 100,455 54,135 46,325 58,540 30,520 28,020
Worked part year and/or part timeCensus data footnote 167 84,460 38,725 45,735 45,080 21,805 23,275
Average weeks worked in reference year 43.1 43.5 42.6 43.0 43.0 42.9
Class of worker
Total labour force aged 15 years and over by class of worker - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 168 178,230 90,125 88,110 97,680 49,295 48,380
Class of worker - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 3,465 1,775 1,685 1,610 905 705
All classes of workersCensus data footnote 170 174,765 88,345 86,420 96,065 48,390 47,670
Employee 159,875 79,410 80,465 89,640 44,475 45,170
Self-employedCensus data footnote 171 14,890 8,930 5,960 6,420 3,920 2,505
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 172 178,230 90,120 88,105 97,680 49,300 48,380
Occupation - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 3,465 1,780 1,685 1,610 910 705
All occupationsCensus data footnote 170 174,765 88,345 86,425 96,065 48,390 47,675
0 Management occupations 18,790 11,095 7,695 9,655 5,635 4,025
1 Business, finance and administration occupations 29,060 9,080 19,985 15,630 4,415 11,215
2 Natural and applied sciences and related occupations 14,135 11,265 2,870 8,860 6,960 1,900
3 Health occupations 13,885 2,860 11,025 7,855 1,465 6,390
4 Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services 24,610 9,840 14,770 12,835 4,395 8,435
5 Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport 6,335 3,020 3,315 2,880 1,285 1,595
6 Sales and service occupations 45,615 20,590 25,025 23,095 10,170 12,930
7 Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations 18,065 17,150 920 12,110 11,475 635
8 Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations 1,555 1,315 240 1,350 1,180 165
9 Occupations in manufacturing and utilities 2,710 2,125 585 1,795 1,410 385
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 173 178,230 90,125 88,110 97,680 49,300 48,380
Industry - NAICS2012 - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 3,460 1,780 1,685 1,615 905 705
All industry categoriesCensus data footnote 170 174,770 88,345 86,420 96,065 48,390 47,675
11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 590 410 180 725 520 205
21 Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction 755 640 115 3,115 2,375 735
22 Utilities 1,180 765 415 1,120 730 390
23 Construction 9,250 8,220 1,030 7,355 6,450 905
31-33 Manufacturing 7,175 5,240 1,930 3,775 2,955 820
41 Wholesale trade 5,355 3,860 1,490 2,755 1,980 775
44-45 Retail trade 21,120 9,540 11,585 12,185 5,670 6,515
48-49 Transportation and warehousing 7,400 5,670 1,730 3,895 3,010 885
51 Information and cultural industries 5,210 2,955 2,255 2,320 1,225 1,090
52 Finance and insurance 8,655 3,700 4,955 2,865 985 1,875
53 Real estate and rental and leasing 3,665 2,085 1,575 1,360 825 535
54 Professional, scientific and technical services 14,315 8,155 6,160 6,735 3,800 2,935
55 Management of companies and enterprises 190 70 115 100 55 40
56 Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services 9,600 5,630 3,970 3,265 1,775 1,485
61 Educational services 14,285 5,000 9,290 8,260 3,190 5,070
62 Health care and social assistance 23,130 4,555 18,575 13,840 2,680 11,160
71 Arts, entertainment and recreation 3,890 2,035 1,855 1,685 895 790
72 Accommodation and food services 13,810 6,120 7,685 7,290 3,200 4,095
81 Other services (except public administration) 6,915 2,805 4,110 3,900 1,550 2,355
91 Public administration 18,275 10,870 7,405 9,525 4,510 5,015
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 174 165,020 82,915 82,110 89,295 44,385 44,910
Worked at home 10,045 4,895 5,155 3,990 1,765 2,220
Worked outside Canada 905 615 290 365 285 80
No fixed workplace address 16,380 11,860 4,515 8,445 6,275 2,165
Worked at usual place 137,695 65,550 72,145 76,505 36,065 40,440
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 137,695 65,550 72,145 76,505 36,065 40,440
Commute within census subdivision (CSD) of residence 133,485 63,065 70,425 43,305 19,775 23,530
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) within census division (CD) of residence 120 85 35 32,045 15,485 16,555
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) and census division (CD) within province or territory of residence 2,710 1,540 1,170 565 350 210
Commute to a different province or territory 1,370 860 515 585 450 135
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 175 154,070 77,410 76,660 84,945 42,340 42,605
Car, truck, van - as a driver 101,800 54,200 47,600 68,225 34,530 33,695
Car, truck, van - as a passenger 11,555 4,300 7,255 7,535 2,725 4,815
Public transit 21,710 9,415 12,290 2,935 1,490 1,450
Walked 15,220 7,145 8,070 4,335 2,160 2,175
Bicycle 1,920 1,275 650 185 145 45
Other method 1,870 1,080 790 1,725 1,295 435
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 176 154,070 77,410 76,660 84,945 42,340 42,605
Less than 15 minutes 42,000 19,325 22,675 32,860 15,235 17,625
15 to 29 minutes 66,655 34,800 31,855 40,085 19,880 20,200
30 to 44 minutes 29,695 15,360 14,335 7,500 3,800 3,700
45 to 59 minutes 8,560 4,105 4,460 1,130 670 465
60 minutes and over 7,160 3,825 3,340 3,375 2,765 615
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 177 154,070 77,410 76,660 84,945 42,335 42,605
Between 5 a.m. and 5:59 a.m. 6,370 3,980 2,390 3,135 2,230 905
Between 6 a.m. and 6:59 a.m. 27,510 16,205 11,305 8,140 5,115 3,030
Between 7 a.m. and 7:59 a.m. 45,800 23,070 22,735 27,900 14,705 13,190
Between 8 a.m. and 8:59 a.m. 35,650 15,435 20,215 25,690 10,660 15,025
Between 9 a.m. and 11:59 a.m. 16,695 7,445 9,250 7,825 3,280 4,540
Between 12 p.m. and 4:59 a.m. 22,050 11,280 10,775 12,260 6,345 5,915
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 178 190,100 95,310 94,790 105,995 53,430 52,565
Single responses 188,795 94,770 94,025 105,670 53,310 52,360
Official languages 188,095 94,385 93,705 105,545 53,230 52,315
English 186,785 94,045 92,740 105,020 53,060 51,960
French 1,310 345 970 525 170 355
Non-official languages 700 385 315 125 80 40
Aboriginal languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
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 0
Cree, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
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 0 0 0
Algonquin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 0 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 10 0 10
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 0 0 0 0 0 10
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 0 0 0 0 0 0
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 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Non-Aboriginal languages 705 385 315 120 80 40
Afro-Asiatic languages 150 110 40 20 10 10
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 0 0 0
Bilen 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oromo 0 0 0 0 0 0
Somali 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Semitic languages 150 115 35 15 15 0
Amharic 10 0 10 0 0 0
Arabic 130 100 25 15 15 10
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Harari 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hebrew 20 15 10 0 0 0
Maltese 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tigrigna 0 0 0 0 0 0
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 10 0 10 0 0 0
Khmer (Cambodian) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Vietnamese 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 15 0 10 0 0 0
Bikol 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cebuano 0 0 0 0 0 0
Fijian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ilocano 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malagasy 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malay 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pangasinan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 15 10 10 0 10 0
Waray-Waray 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Creole languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haitian Creole 0 0 0 0 0 0
Creole, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Creole languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dravidian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kannada 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malayalam 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tamil 0 0 0 0 0 0
Telugu 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hmong-Mien languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Indo-European languages 180 95 85 20 15 10
Albanian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Armenian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Balto-Slavic languages 35 20 10 0 0 0
Baltic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Latvian 10 0 10 0 0 0
Lithuanian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavic languages 25 20 10 0 0 0
Belarusan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bosnian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bulgarian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Croatian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Czech 0 0 0 0 0 0
Macedonian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Polish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Russian 25 20 10 0 0 0
Serbian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Serbo-Croatian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slovak 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slovene (Slovenian) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ukrainian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Celtic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scottish Gaelic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Welsh 0 0 0 0 0 0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Germanic languages 35 20 15 15 10 10
Afrikaans 0 0 0 0 0 0
Danish 10 10 0 0 0 0
Dutch 0 0 0 0 0 0
Frisian 0 0 0 0 0 0
German 20 10 10 10 0 0
Icelandic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Norwegian 0 0 0 10 0 0
Swedish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Vlaams (Flemish) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yiddish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Greek 0 0 0 0 0 0
Indo-Iranian languages 50 30 20 0 0 0
Indo-Aryan languages 20 20 0 0 0 0
Bengali 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gujarati 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hindi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kashmiri 0 0 0 0 0 0
Konkani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Marathi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nepali 20 15 0 0 0 0
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 0 10 0 0 0 0
Sindhi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Urdu 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iranian languages 30 10 20 0 0 0
Kurdish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pashto 0 0 0 0 0 0
Persian (Farsi) 30 10 15 0 0 0
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Italic (Romance) languages 60 20 35 10 0 0
Catalan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Italian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Portuguese 30 0 20 0 0 0
Romanian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Spanish 35 15 20 0 0 0
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Japanese 20 0 15 0 0 0
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Georgian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Korean 30 10 20 0 0 0
Mongolic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mongolian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Akan (Twi) 0 0 0 0 0 0
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 0 0
Ganda 0 0 0 0 0 0
Igbo 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lingala 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rundi (Kirundi) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shona 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swahili 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wolof 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yoruba 0 0 0 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 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 25 10 20 25 15 0
American Sign Language 15 0 10 10 10 0
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 10 0 0 15 15 0
Sino-Tibetan languages 270 145 125 45 30 10
Chinese languages 270 150 120 45 30 15
Cantonese 60 30 25 20 15 0
Hakka 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mandarin 190 95 90 15 0 10
Min Dong 0 0 0 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wu (Shanghainese) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chinese, n.o.s. 15 15 0 10 10 0
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Burmese 0 0 0 0 0 0
Karenic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibetan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lao 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 0 0 10 0 0 0
Azerbaijani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkish 10 0 10 0 0 0
Uyghur 0 0 0 0 0 0
Uzbek 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Uralic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Estonian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Finnish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hungarian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Multiple responses 1,300 535 760 325 120 205
English and French 740 255 480 225 70 155
English and non-official language 530 270 260 95 55 40
French and non-official language 0 0 0 0 0 10
English, French and non-official language 30 15 15 10 0 10
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 179 190,095 95,310 94,785 105,995 53,435 52,560
None 181,315 91,000 90,315 103,835 52,580 51,255
English 1,150 405 740 475 160 315
French 5,725 2,915 2,805 1,305 490 815
Non-official language 1,765 900 865 350 175 170
Aboriginal 30 15 15 20 15 0
Non-Aboriginal 1,735 880 850 330 160 165
English and French 10 0 10 0 0 0
English and non-official language 0 10 10 0 10 0
French and non-official language 145 90 55 30 25 10
English, French and non-official language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mobility status - Place of residence 1 year ago
Total - Mobility status 1 year ago - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 180 308,695 148,365 160,335 174,340 84,320 90,020
Non-movers 255,605 122,615 132,990 151,780 73,200 78,580
Movers 53,095 25,750 27,345 22,560 11,120 11,445
Non-migrants 37,720 18,335 19,380 13,730 6,920 6,815
Migrants 15,375 7,415 7,965 8,830 4,200 4,630
Internal migrants 10,585 5,040 5,545 7,415 3,510 3,900
Intraprovincial migrants 3,680 1,620 2,060 5,190 2,405 2,785
Interprovincial migrants 6,910 3,415 3,490 2,220 1,105 1,120
External migrants 4,795 2,375 2,415 1,420 695 725
Mobility status - Place of residence 5 years ago
Total - Mobility status 5 years ago - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 181 296,350 142,155 154,200 167,240 80,720 86,520
Non-movers 165,450 78,700 86,750 104,185 49,905 54,280
Movers 130,900 63,455 67,450 63,060 30,820 32,240
Non-migrants 85,485 41,285 44,200 34,545 16,875 17,665
Migrants 45,410 22,170 23,245 28,525 13,945 14,575
Internal migrants 31,540 14,915 16,625 23,955 11,475 12,485
Intraprovincial migrants 10,410 4,655 5,760 15,650 7,370 8,280
Interprovincial migrants 21,125 10,260 10,870 8,305 4,105 4,205
External migrants 13,875 7,255 6,620 4,565 2,475 2,090

Source

Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population.

How to cite

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2017. Halifax [Population centre], Nova Scotia and St. John's [Population centre], Newfoundland and Labrador (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 July 3, 2024).

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