Census Profile, 2016 Census
Halifax [Population centre], Nova Scotia and Division No. 8, Census division [Census division], Newfoundland and Labrador

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Characteristic Halifax
Nova Scotia
[Population centre]
Division No. 8, CDR
Newfoundland and Labrador
[Census division]
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Total Male Female Total Male Female
Counts (unless otherwise specified)
Population and dwellings
Population, 2016Census data footnote 1 316,701 ... ... 35,794 ... ...
Population, 2011Census data footnote 1 304,979 r ... ... 37,121 ... ...
Population percentage change, 2011 to 2016 3.8 ... ... -3.6 ... ...
Total private dwellingsCensus data footnote 2 150,284 ... ... 21,913 ... ...
Private dwellings occupied by usual residentsCensus data footnote 3 139,921 ... ... 15,587 ... ...
Population density per square kilometre 1,349.3 ... ... 3.8 ... ...
Land area in square kilometres 234.72 ... ... 9,314.57 ... ...
Age characteristics
Total - Age groups and average age of the population - 100% dataCensus data footnote 4 316,690 152,040 164,650 35,795 17,735 18,060
0 to 14 years 45,685 23,280 22,410 4,105 2,125 1,980
0 to 4 years 15,370 7,790 7,585 1,085 570 515
5 to 9 years 15,595 8,015 7,580 1,490 780 715
10 to 14 years 14,720 7,470 7,250 1,530 775 755
15 to 64 years 220,945 107,075 113,875 22,320 11,025 11,300
15 to 19 years 17,025 8,530 8,495 1,770 895 875
20 to 24 years 26,365 12,990 13,370 1,235 680 555
25 to 29 years 26,690 13,470 13,220 1,130 570 555
30 to 34 years 22,930 11,340 11,590 1,335 640 690
35 to 39 years 20,275 9,665 10,615 1,665 780 885
40 to 44 years 19,935 9,520 10,415 2,260 1,080 1,175
45 to 49 years 20,650 9,700 10,945 2,815 1,405 1,410
50 to 54 years 24,430 11,725 12,705 3,100 1,560 1,545
55 to 59 years 22,985 10,985 12,000 3,410 1,670 1,740
60 to 64 years 19,665 9,145 10,520 3,605 1,745 1,855
65 years and over 50,055 21,690 28,365 9,370 4,585 4,785
65 to 69 years 17,240 7,970 9,270 3,400 1,670 1,730
70 to 74 years 11,995 5,450 6,550 2,525 1,300 1,225
75 to 79 years 8,400 3,690 4,715 1,610 795 820
80 to 84 years 6,245 2,595 3,650 1,035 505 530
85 years and over 6,170 1,980 4,190 795 310 485
85 to 89 years 3,735 1,335 2,405 560 225 335
90 to 94 years 1,860 515 1,340 190 75 120
95 to 99 years 520 120 400 45 15 25
100 years and over 55 10 45 0 0 5
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 11.5 12.0 11.0
15 to 64 years 69.8 70.4 69.2 62.4 62.2 62.6
65 years and over 15.8 14.3 17.2 26.2 25.9 26.5
85 years and over 1.9 1.3 2.5 2.2 1.7 2.7
Average age of the population 40.7 39.5 41.7 48.5 48.0 49.0
Median age of the population 39.8 38.2 41.3 52.6 52.2 53.0
Household and dwelling characteristics
Total - Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling - 100% dataCensus data footnote 5 139,920 ... ... 15,585 ... ...
Single-detached house 55,880 ... ... 14,370 ... ...
Apartment in a building that has five or more storeys 20,995 ... ... 0 ... ...
Other attached dwellingCensus data footnote 6 60,445 ... ... 1,155 ... ...
Semi-detached house 11,410 ... ... 220 ... ...
Row house 6,535 ... ... 370 ... ...
Apartment or flat in a duplex 5,865 ... ... 245 ... ...
Apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys 36,430 ... ... 290 ... ...
Other single-attached house 200 ... ... 25 ... ...
Movable dwellingCensus data footnote 7 2,600 ... ... 60 ... ...
Total - Private households by household size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 8 139,920 ... ... 15,590 ... ...
1 person 45,045 ... ... 3,370 ... ...
2 persons 51,055 ... ... 7,660 ... ...
3 persons 21,180 ... ... 2,465 ... ...
4 persons 15,450 ... ... 1,530 ... ...
5 or more persons 7,185 ... ... 565 ... ...
Number of persons in private households 311,400 ... ... 35,195 ... ...
Average household size 2.2 ... ... 2.3 ... ...
Marital status
Total - Marital status for the population aged 15 years and over - 100% dataCensus data footnote 9 271,000 128,760 142,240 31,690 15,605 16,080
Married or living common law 144,255 72,010 72,250 22,240 11,105 11,135
Married 113,560 56,690 56,870 19,380 9,675 9,700
Living common law 30,695 15,320 15,380 2,860 1,425 1,435
Not married and not living common law 126,745 56,755 69,995 9,450 4,505 4,945
Never married 87,160 44,415 42,745 5,345 3,135 2,215
Separated 7,990 3,305 4,690 450 240 205
Divorced 17,400 6,140 11,260 1,120 610 510
Widowed 14,195 2,895 11,305 2,535 525 2,010
Family characteristics
Total - Census families in private households by family size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 10 86,280 ... ... 12,160 ... ...
2 persons 48,225 ... ... 7,925 ... ...
3 persons 18,865 ... ... 2,385 ... ...
4 persons 13,955 ... ... 1,430 ... ...
5 or more persons 5,230 ... ... 415 ... ...
Average size of census families 2.7 ... ... 2.5 ... ...
Total number of census families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 11 86,280 ... ... 12,165 ... ...
Total couple families 70,770 ... ... 10,995 ... ...
Married couples 55,430 ... ... 9,565 ... ...
Common-law couples 15,345 ... ... 1,430 ... ...
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent 15,505 ... ... 1,170 ... ...
Female parent 12,745 ... ... 925 ... ...
Male parent 2,760 ... ... 245 ... ...
Total - Couple census families in private households - 100% data 70,770 ... ... 10,990 ... ...
Couples without children 38,355 ... ... 7,100 ... ...
Couples with children 32,420 ... ... 3,890 ... ...
1 child 14,585 ... ... 2,110 ... ...
2 children 12,910 ... ... 1,370 ... ...
3 or more children 4,925 ... ... 405 ... ...
Total - Lone-parent census families in private households - 100% data 15,505 ... ... 1,170 ... ...
1 child 9,870 ... ... 825 ... ...
2 children 4,280 ... ... 270 ... ...
3 or more children 1,355 ... ... 75 ... ...
Total - Persons not in census families in private households - 100% data 74,735 34,665 40,065 4,270 1,935 2,340
Household type
Total - Private households by household type - 100% dataCensus data footnote 12 139,920 ... ... 15,585 ... ...
One-census-family households 83,065 ... ... 11,830 ... ...
Without children in a census familyCensus data footnote 13 37,055 ... ... 6,950 ... ...
With children in a census familyCensus data footnote 14 46,005 ... ... 4,875 ... ...
Multiple-census-family households 1,590 ... ... 170 ... ...
Non-census-family households 55,265 ... ... 3,590 ... ...
One-person households 45,050 ... ... 3,365 ... ...
Two-or-more person non-census-family households 10,215 ... ... 225 ... ...
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 35,565 17,660 17,910
English only 270,935 132,170 138,760 35,185 17,520 17,660
French only 275 115 160 5 0 0
English and French 39,855 17,330 22,525 370 130 240
Neither English nor French 2,160 995 1,160 15 5 5
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 35,570 17,660 17,905
English 302,120 145,270 156,855 35,515 17,630 17,880
French 7,960 3,895 4,070 40 25 15
English and French 1,070 505 570 0 0 5
Neither English nor French 2,070 950 1,115 10 5 5
Official language minority (number)Census data footnote 17 8,500 4,150 4,355 45 25 20
Official language minority (percentage)Census data footnote 17 2.7 2.8 2.7 0.1 0.1 0.1
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 35,570 17,660 17,910
Single responses 308,590 148,315 160,270 35,545 17,650 17,895
Official languages 279,670 133,590 146,085 35,450 17,605 17,845
English 271,530 129,640 141,890 35,405 17,585 17,815
French 8,145 3,950 4,195 45 20 25
Non-official languages 28,915 14,730 14,185 90 40 50
Aboriginal languages 75 40 35 5 5 5
Algonquian languages 60 30 25 5 0 0
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 5 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 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 0 0 0
Algonquin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway 5 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 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 0 0 5
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 10 5 5 5 0 5
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 5 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 5 5 0 0 0
Non-Aboriginal languages 28,840 14,690 14,150 85 40 50
Afro-Asiatic languages 6,835 3,735 3,095 10 5 5
Berber languages 10 5 5 0 0 0
Kabyle 0 0 0 0 0 0
Berber languages, n.i.e. 5 5 0 0 0 0
Cushitic languages 115 60 60 0 0 0
Bilen 5 5 5 0 0 0
Oromo 60 35 25 0 0 0
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 10 5 0
Amharic 105 45 60 0 0 0
Arabic 6,260 3,450 2,815 10 5 5
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 0 0 0
Maltese 5 5 0 0 0 0
Tigrigna 140 65 75 0 0 0
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 5 0 0 0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 5 0 0 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 365 180 185 0 0 0
Khmer (Cambodian) 10 5 5 0 0 0
Vietnamese 360 175 185 0 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 1,590 705 890 10 0 10
Bikol 0 0 5 0 0 0
Cebuano 105 45 60 0 0 0
Fijian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 15 10 10 0 0 0
Ilocano 45 10 35 0 0 0
Malagasy 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malay 35 15 20 0 0 0
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 15 5 5 0 0 0
Pangasinan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 1,355 605 750 10 0 5
Waray-Waray 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 15 5 10 0 0 0
Creole languages 50 35 15 0 0 0
Haitian Creole 0 0 0 0 0 0
Creole, n.o.s. 30 20 10 0 0 0
Creole languages, n.i.e. 20 15 10 0 0 0
Dravidian languages 850 500 355 0 0 0
Kannada 30 20 15 0 0 0
Malayalam 305 160 140 0 0 0
Tamil 245 145 100 0 0 0
Telugu 265 165 100 0 0 0
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 40 15 20
Albanian 235 120 120 0 0 0
Armenian 30 20 10 5 0 0
Balto-Slavic languages 2,455 1,200 1,255 0 0 5
Baltic languages 45 10 35 0 0 0
Latvian 20 5 10 0 0 0
Lithuanian 30 5 20 0 0 0
Slavic languages 2,410 1,190 1,225 0 0 5
Belarusan 5 5 0 0 0 0
Bosnian 100 50 50 0 0 0
Bulgarian 30 15 15 0 0 0
Croatian 170 80 85 0 0 0
Czech 115 60 55 0 0 0
Macedonian 15 5 5 0 0 0
Polish 505 245 260 0 0 0
Russian 1,030 505 520 0 0 0
Serbian 100 50 50 0 0 0
Serbo-Croatian 80 40 35 0 0 0
Slovak 75 35 30 0 0 0
Slovene (Slovenian) 20 10 15 0 0 0
Ukrainian 165 85 85 5 0 5
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 0 0 0
Celtic languages 35 15 25 0 0 0
Scottish Gaelic 20 5 10 0 0 0
Welsh 10 5 5 0 0 0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Germanic languages 1,520 715 805 20 5 15
Afrikaans 45 20 25 5 0 0
Danish 70 40 30 0 0 0
Dutch 365 180 185 0 0 0
Frisian 0 0 5 0 0 0
German 875 390 490 15 5 15
Icelandic 25 10 10 0 0 0
Norwegian 55 30 25 0 0 0
Swedish 55 25 30 5 0 0
Vlaams (Flemish) 5 5 5 0 0 0
Yiddish 10 5 0 0 0 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 0 0 0
Greek 635 320 315 0 0 0
Indo-Iranian languages 4,205 2,295 1,910 5 5 0
Indo-Aryan languages 2,895 1,620 1,280 5 5 5
Bengali 435 265 170 5 0 0
Gujarati 170 115 60 0 0 0
Hindi 650 385 260 0 5 0
Kashmiri 5 0 5 0 0 0
Konkani 10 0 5 0 0 0
Marathi 60 35 30 0 0 0
Nepali 525 255 270 0 0 0
Oriya (Odia) 10 0 5 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 465 245 220 5 0 0
Sindhi 15 10 5 0 0 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 140 65 70 0 0 0
Urdu 420 235 185 0 0 0
Iranian languages 1,285 665 615 0 0 0
Kurdish 110 60 45 0 0 0
Pashto 65 40 30 0 0 0
Persian (Farsi) 1,110 565 545 0 0 0
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 20 10 15 0 0 0
Italic (Romance) languages 2,250 1,075 1,170 5 5 5
Catalan 5 5 5 0 0 0
Italian 475 235 235 0 5 0
Portuguese 350 165 180 5 0 0
Romanian 170 80 85 0 0 0
Spanish 1,250 580 660 5 5 0
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 0 0 0
Japanese 225 60 165 0 0 0
Kartvelian languages 0 0 5 0 0 0
Georgian 0 5 0 0 0 0
Korean 865 365 505 0 0 0
Mongolic languages 5 0 5 0 0 0
Mongolian 5 5 0 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 515 255 250 10 5 5
Akan (Twi) 30 15 15 0 0 0
Bamanankan 5 0 5 0 0 0
Edo 10 5 0 0 0 0
Ewe 35 20 15 0 0 0
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 5 5 0 0 0 0
Ga 5 5 0 0 0 0
Ganda 20 10 15 0 0 0
Igbo 30 15 15 0 5 0
Lingala 5 0 5 0 0 0
Rundi (Kirundi) 20 10 5 0 0 0
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 45 15 30 0 0 0
Shona 25 15 15 10 5 5
Swahili 115 55 60 0 0 0
Wolof 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yoruba 50 30 20 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 115 55 55 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages 65 35 30 0 0 0
Dinka 15 5 5 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 50 30 25 0 0 0
Sign languages 95 50 50 5 5 0
American Sign Language 45 25 20 0 0 0
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 55 30 25 0 5 0
Sino-Tibetan languages 5,335 2,685 2,655 15 10 5
Chinese languages 5,320 2,675 2,645 15 5 10
Cantonese 880 405 475 5 0 5
Hakka 15 10 10 0 0 0
Mandarin 3,860 1,935 1,920 0 0 0
Min Dong 0 0 0 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 80 35 40 0 0 0
Wu (Shanghainese) 45 25 15 0 0 0
Chinese, n.o.s. 425 250 175 10 0 10
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 10 5 10 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 20 10 10 0 0 0
Burmese 5 0 5 0 0 0
Karenic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibetan 5 0 5 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 10 5 5 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages 80 35 50 0 0 0
Lao 5 0 5 0 0 0
Thai 75 35 45 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 380 210 175 0 0 0
Azerbaijani 10 10 0 0 0 0
Turkish 240 130 115 0 0 0
Uyghur 5 0 0 0 0 0
Uzbek 110 60 50 0 0 0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 10 5 0 0 0 0
Uralic languages 190 80 115 0 0 5
Estonian 20 10 10 0 0 0
Finnish 25 10 20 0 0 0
Hungarian 140 65 80 0 0 0
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 20 10 15 0 0 0
Multiple responses 4,640 2,300 2,340 25 10 10
English and French 1,475 675 800 10 5 5
English and non-official language 2,860 1,480 1,385 15 10 10
French and non-official language 165 85 80 0 0 0
English, French and non-official language 145 70 75 0 0 0
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 35,570 17,660 17,905
Single responses 305,510 146,720 158,790 35,535 17,645 17,890
Official languages 289,710 138,675 151,035 35,510 17,630 17,875
English 286,735 137,225 149,505 35,500 17,625 17,875
French 2,975 1,445 1,530 5 0 5
Non-official languages 15,805 8,045 7,755 30 15 15
Aboriginal languages 15 5 10 0 0 0
Algonquian languages 15 5 10 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 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 30 15 10
Afro-Asiatic languages 4,120 2,170 1,945 10 5 5
Berber languages 0 0 0 0 0 5
Kabyle 0 0 0 0 0 0
Berber languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 5
Cushitic languages 75 35 40 0 0 0
Bilen 5 0 5 0 0 0
Oromo 45 25 25 0 0 0
Somali 25 10 20 0 0 0
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Semitic languages 4,045 2,140 1,910 5 5 5
Amharic 50 25 30 0 0 0
Arabic 3,780 2,005 1,775 10 5 5
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 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 240 120 120 0 0 0
Khmer (Cambodian) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Vietnamese 240 120 120 0 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 870 425 450 0 0 0
Bikol 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cebuano 45 20 30 0 0 0
Fijian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 10 5 5 0 0 0
Ilocano 15 5 5 0 0 0
Malagasy 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malay 5 0 5 0 0 0
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pangasinan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 805 395 410 0 0 0
Waray-Waray 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Creole languages 20 15 5 0 0 0
Haitian Creole 0 0 0 0 0 0
Creole, n.o.s. 10 5 0 0 0 0
Creole languages, n.i.e. 10 10 5 0 0 0
Dravidian languages 385 220 165 0 0 0
Kannada 10 5 5 0 0 0
Malayalam 130 75 55 0 0 0
Tamil 115 65 50 0 0 0
Telugu 125 75 50 0 0 0
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 5 0 0
Albanian 100 50 50 0 0 0
Armenian 20 10 5 0 0 0
Balto-Slavic languages 1,155 565 590 0 0 0
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 0 0 0
Belarusan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bosnian 55 30 30 0 0 0
Bulgarian 20 10 5 0 0 0
Croatian 60 25 35 0 0 0
Czech 35 20 15 0 0 0
Macedonian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Polish 155 75 90 0 0 0
Russian 655 320 335 0 0 0
Serbian 60 25 30 0 0 0
Serbo-Croatian 30 15 15 0 0 0
Slovak 20 10 10 0 0 0
Slovene (Slovenian) 5 0 0 0 0 0
Ukrainian 45 25 20 0 0 0
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 0 0 0
Afrikaans 10 5 0 0 0 0
Danish 5 5 5 0 0 0
Dutch 30 15 15 0 0 0
Frisian 0 0 0 0 0 0
German 165 80 90 0 0 0
Icelandic 15 10 10 0 0 0
Norwegian 10 5 5 0 0 0
Swedish 5 5 0 0 0 5
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 0 0
Indo-Iranian languages 2,515 1,320 1,200 0 0 0
Indo-Aryan languages 1,635 880 760 0 0 0
Bengali 225 125 100 0 0 0
Gujarati 95 60 30 0 0 0
Hindi 280 170 105 0 0 0
Kashmiri 0 5 0 0 0 0
Konkani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Marathi 30 15 15 0 0 0
Nepali 470 235 235 0 0 0
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 205 100 105 0 0 0
Sindhi 5 0 0 0 0 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 80 40 40 0 0 0
Urdu 245 125 120 0 0 0
Iranian languages 875 435 440 0 0 0
Kurdish 85 45 35 0 0 0
Pashto 35 15 20 0 0 0
Persian (Farsi) 760 370 385 0 0 0
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Italic (Romance) languages 885 415 470 0 0 0
Catalan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Italian 120 50 70 0 0 0
Portuguese 150 65 80 0 0 0
Romanian 60 30 30 0 0 0
Spanish 550 260 285 0 0 0
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 0 0 0
Japanese 80 30 50 0 0 0
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Georgian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Korean 590 255 335 0 0 0
Mongolic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mongolian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 145 65 75 0 5 0
Akan (Twi) 5 0 5 0 0 0
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 0 0 0
Igbo 5 0 5 0 0 0
Lingala 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rundi (Kirundi) 10 5 5 0 0 0
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 20 10 10 0 0 0
Shona 5 0 0 0 0 0
Swahili 50 25 30 0 0 0
Wolof 5 0 0 0 0 0
Yoruba 20 5 10 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 10 5 5 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages 25 15 15 0 0 0
Dinka 5 0 0 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 20 15 15 0 0 0
Sign languages 125 65 65 5 5 0
American Sign Language 55 30 30 0 0 0
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 70 35 30 10 5 0
Sino-Tibetan languages 3,745 1,920 1,820 10 5 5
Chinese languages 3,740 1,920 1,820 10 5 5
Cantonese 505 265 240 5 5 0
Hakka 5 0 5 0 0 0
Mandarin 2,890 1,450 1,435 0 0 0
Min Dong 0 0 0 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 30 15 10 0 0 0
Wu (Shanghainese) 25 10 10 0 0 0
Chinese, n.o.s. 290 170 120 5 5 0
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 5 5 0 0 0 0
Burmese 0 0 0 0 0 0
Karenic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibetan 0 0 5 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages 30 15 15 0 0 0
Lao 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thai 25 10 15 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 190 100 90 0 0 0
Azerbaijani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkish 115 60 60 0 0 0
Uyghur 0 0 0 0 0 0
Uzbek 70 40 30 0 0 0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Uralic languages 45 25 25 0 0 0
Estonian 0 5 0 0 0 0
Finnish 0 5 0 0 0 0
Hungarian 40 20 20 0 0 0
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 10 0 0 0 0 0
Multiple responses 7,715 3,895 3,820 35 15 15
English and French 935 425 510 10 5 5
English and non-official language 6,495 3,320 3,170 20 10 10
French and non-official language 60 40 20 0 0 0
English, French and non-official language 225 115 115 0 0 0
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 35,570 17,660 17,905
None 287,715 138,150 149,560 35,460 17,615 17,850
English 8,545 4,380 4,165 15 10 5
French 6,675 2,920 3,755 35 15 20
Non-official language 9,730 4,905 4,830 55 20 35
Aboriginal 90 45 50 5 0 0
Non-Aboriginal 9,640 4,860 4,780 55 25 30
English and French 105 45 65 0 0 0
English and non-official language 180 85 95 0 0 0
French and non-official language 275 135 140 0 0 0
English, French and non-official language 5 0 0 0 0 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 31,085 15,375 15,710
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 255,480 121,555 133,925 29,795 14,905 14,890
Median total income in 2015 among recipients ($) 35,199 41,261 30,772 23,825 33,676 19,183
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 255,560 121,560 134,000 29,810 14,905 14,900
Median after-tax income in 2015 among recipients ($) 31,113 35,676 27,712 22,543 30,551 18,790
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 231,345 111,900 119,445 22,090 11,825 10,265
Median market income in 2015 among recipients ($) 34,060 40,299 28,914 20,180 29,373 14,144
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 179,255 75,085 104,170 25,470 12,350 13,120
Median government transfers in 2015 among recipients ($) 3,944 2,595 4,541 12,061 14,166 10,384
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 191,650 95,210 96,445 18,460 10,040 8,420
Median employment income in 2015 among recipients ($) 33,146 38,134 29,107 21,046 30,995 14,538
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 22 266,075 126,615 139,460 31,090 15,355 15,730
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 255,795 121,575 134,220 29,745 14,855 14,890
Average total income in 2015 among recipients ($) 45,563 53,502 38,372 35,403 46,814 24,017
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 255,890 121,600 134,295 29,755 14,860 14,900
Average after-tax income in 2015 among recipients ($) 36,895 42,330 31,973 30,251 38,838 21,689
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 231,690 112,090 119,595 22,055 11,810 10,240
Average market income in 2015 among recipients ($) 45,094 53,756 36,976 34,118 45,075 21,479
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 179,835 74,810 105,020 25,565 12,415 13,155
Average government transfers in 2015 among recipients ($) 6,713 6,402 6,934 11,759 13,132 10,464
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 191,780 95,400 96,380 18,460 10,105 8,350
Average employment income in 2015 among recipients ($) 43,235 50,467 36,077 35,724 46,747 22,386
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 31,085 15,355 15,730
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 4,530 2,245 2,290
Median employment income in 2015 for full-year full-time workers ($)Census data footnote 25 50,254 55,940 45,291 44,642 55,514 33,535
Average employment income in 2015 for full-year full-time workers ($)Census data footnote 26 60,702 67,889 52,438 56,898 70,452 43,599
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 71.2 76.1 62.1
Employment income (%)Census data footnote 29 70.8 73.7 67.3 61.9 67.0 52.2
Government transfers (%)Census data footnote 30 10.4 7.5 14.0 28.8 23.9 37.9
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 31,085 15,375 15,710
Without total income 10,330 4,980 5,345 1,290 475 820
With total income 255,480 121,555 133,925 29,800 14,905 14,890
Percentage with total income 96.1 96.1 96.2 95.9 96.9 94.8
Under $10,000 (including loss) 35,615 16,115 19,500 4,225 1,295 2,930
$10,000 to $19,999 40,285 15,550 24,735 8,060 3,060 5,000
$20,000 to $29,999 34,790 13,580 21,210 5,520 2,305 3,215
$30,000 to $39,999 32,195 13,865 18,330 3,605 2,000 1,605
$40,000 to $49,999 27,520 12,615 14,910 2,375 1,545 825
$50,000 to $59,999 20,900 10,785 10,120 1,430 1,025 405
$60,000 to $69,999 16,235 9,225 7,015 1,140 860 275
$70,000 to $79,999 13,345 7,580 5,760 785 605 180
$80,000 to $89,999 10,415 5,955 4,460 620 440 180
$90,000 to $99,999 6,520 4,115 2,405 530 390 140
$100,000 and over 17,650 12,170 5,485 1,500 1,370 135
$100,000 to $149,999 11,970 8,045 3,930 1,105 1,005 105
$150,000 and over 5,680 4,125 1,555 395 365 25
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 31,085 15,375 15,710
Without after-tax income 10,245 4,970 5,275 1,280 470 810
With after-tax income 255,560 121,560 134,000 29,805 14,905 14,900
Percentage with after-tax income 96.1 96.1 96.2 95.9 96.9 94.8
Under $10,000 (including loss) 37,230 16,405 20,830 4,330 1,310 3,020
$10,000 to $19,999 43,020 16,820 26,200 8,465 3,190 5,270
$20,000 to $29,999 42,750 17,255 25,495 6,280 2,805 3,470
$30,000 to $39,999 39,910 17,670 22,235 3,880 2,325 1,555
$40,000 to $49,999 30,545 15,485 15,055 2,245 1,590 650
$50,000 to $59,999 21,890 12,530 9,360 1,515 1,150 365
$60,000 to $69,999 16,025 9,185 6,845 970 730 245
$70,000 to $79,999 8,790 5,570 3,220 735 540 195
$80,000 and over 15,405 10,645 4,760 1,390 1,260 130
$80,000 to $89,999 4,895 3,225 1,670 455 395 55
$90,000 to $99,999 2,985 2,010 975 325 300 30
$100,000 and over 7,525 5,410 2,115 610 565 45
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 31,090 15,375 15,710
Without employment income 74,150 31,325 42,825 12,625 5,340 7,290
With employment income 191,650 95,210 96,445 18,460 10,035 8,420
Percentage with employment income 72.1 75.2 69.2 59.4 65.3 53.6
Under $5,000 (including loss) 24,150 11,055 13,095 2,975 1,320 1,650
$5,000 to $9,999 15,855 6,920 8,935 2,025 735 1,295
$10,000 to $19,999 26,165 11,490 14,675 3,955 1,670 2,285
$20,000 to $29,999 22,775 10,165 12,615 2,455 1,180 1,275
$30,000 to $39,999 21,840 9,665 12,175 1,480 900 575
$40,000 to $49,999 18,695 8,550 10,150 1,220 795 420
$50,000 to $59,999 14,225 7,510 6,715 825 610 210
$60,000 to $69,999 11,595 6,700 4,900 770 555 210
$70,000 to $79,999 10,365 5,880 4,485 545 430 115
$80,000 and over 25,985 17,275 8,710 2,220 1,840 380
$80,000 to $89,999 8,380 4,790 3,590 505 340 165
$90,000 to $99,999 4,970 3,300 1,670 450 330 120
$100,000 and over 12,640 9,190 3,455 1,265 1,170 95
Income of households in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for private households by household size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 34 139,920 ... ... 15,590 ... ...
Median total income of households in 2015 ($) 65,824 ... ... 51,687 ... ...
Median after-tax income of households in 2015 ($) 56,383 ... ... 47,341 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for one-person private households - 100% data 45,045 ... ... 3,365 ... ...
Median total income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 36,099 ... ... 20,944 ... ...
Median after-tax income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 31,597 ... ... 20,779 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for two-or-more-person private households - 100% data 94,875 ... ... 12,220 ... ...
Median total income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 84,696 ... ... 62,203 ... ...
Median after-tax income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 71,934 ... ... 55,978 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for private households by household size - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 35 139,940 ... ... 15,585 ... ...
Average total income of households in 2015 ($) 83,284 ... ... 67,558 ... ...
Average after-tax income of households in 2015 ($) 67,465 ... ... 57,748 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for one-person private households - 25% sample data 45,030 ... ... 3,370 ... ...
Average total income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 44,508 ... ... 29,102 ... ...
Average after-tax income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 36,292 ... ... 26,059 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for two-or-more-person private households - 25% sample data 94,915 ... ... 12,220 ... ...
Average total income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 101,680 ... ... 78,151 ... ...
Average after-tax income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 82,254 ... ... 66,477 ... ...
Total - Household total income groups in 2015 for private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 36 139,925 ... ... 15,585 ... ...
Under $5,000 3,415 ... ... 95 ... ...
$5,000 to $9,999 2,760 ... ... 215 ... ...
$10,000 to $14,999 4,535 ... ... 505 ... ...
$15,000 to $19,999 5,365 ... ... 1,065 ... ...
$20,000 to $24,999 5,755 ... ... 905 ... ...
$25,000 to $29,999 5,575 ... ... 1,160 ... ...
$30,000 to $34,999 6,360 ... ... 1,380 ... ...
$35,000 to $39,999 6,295 ... ... 810 ... ...
$40,000 to $44,999 6,300 ... ... 745 ... ...
$45,000 to $49,999 6,095 ... ... 685 ... ...
$50,000 to $59,999 11,340 ... ... 1,305 ... ...
$60,000 to $69,999 10,465 ... ... 1,170 ... ...
$70,000 to $79,999 9,820 ... ... 960 ... ...
$80,000 to $89,999 8,830 ... ... 800 ... ...
$90,000 to $99,999 7,325 ... ... 725 ... ...
$100,000 and over 39,685 ... ... 3,055 ... ...
$100,000 to $124,999 13,960 ... ... 1,175 ... ...
$125,000 to $149,999 9,290 ... ... 765 ... ...
$150,000 to $199,999 9,480 ... ... 735 ... ...
$200,000 and over 6,955 ... ... 380 ... ...
Total - Household after-tax income groups in 2015 for private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 32 139,920 ... ... 15,585 ... ...
Under $5,000 3,525 ... ... 95 ... ...
$5,000 to $9,999 2,805 ... ... 220 ... ...
$10,000 to $14,999 4,590 ... ... 510 ... ...
$15,000 to $19,999 5,785 ... ... 1,090 ... ...
$20,000 to $24,999 6,775 ... ... 975 ... ...
$25,000 to $29,999 7,055 ... ... 1,215 ... ...
$30,000 to $34,999 7,900 ... ... 1,470 ... ...
$35,000 to $39,999 7,775 ... ... 935 ... ...
$40,000 to $44,999 7,660 ... ... 905 ... ...
$45,000 to $49,999 7,215 ... ... 830 ... ...
$50,000 to $59,999 13,755 ... ... 1,595 ... ...
$60,000 to $69,999 12,665 ... ... 1,270 ... ...
$70,000 to $79,999 10,455 ... ... 1,055 ... ...
$80,000 to $89,999 8,660 ... ... 865 ... ...
$90,000 to $99,999 7,100 ... ... 585 ... ...
$100,000 and over 26,210 ... ... 1,985 ... ...
$100,000 to $124,999 12,165 ... ... 1,055 ... ...
$125,000 to $149,999 6,450 ... ... 490 ... ...
$150,000 and over 7,590 ... ... 435 ... ...
Income of economic families in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for economic families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 37 86,415 ... ... 12,085 ... ...
Median total income of economic families in 2015 ($) 86,601 ... ... 62,006 ... ...
Median after-tax income of economic families in 2015 ($) 73,163 ... ... 55,853 ... ...
Average family size of economic families 2.8 ... ... 2.6 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families without children or other relatives in private households - 100% data 36,240 ... ... 6,810 ... ...
Median total income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 83,000 ... ... 51,567 ... ...
Median after-tax income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 69,959 ... ... 47,432 ... ...
Average family size of couple economic families without children or other relatives 2.0 ... ... 2.0 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families with children in private households - 100% data 32,775 ... ... 3,950 ... ...
Median total income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 113,744 ... ... 91,691 ... ...
Median after-tax income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 94,408 ... ... 79,057 ... ...
Average family size of couple economic families with children 3.8 ... ... 3.7 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for lone-parent economic families in private households - 100% data 14,640 ... ... 1,075 ... ...
Median total income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 49,882 ... ... 36,279 ... ...
Median after-tax income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 45,427 ... ... 35,470 ... ...
Average family size of lone-parent economic families 2.6 ... ... 2.4 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for economic families in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 38 86,425 ... ... 12,090 ... ...
Average total income of economic families in 2015 ($) 104,284 ... ... 78,161 ... ...
Average after-tax income of economic families in 2015 ($) 83,922 ... ... 66,435 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families without children or other relatives in private households - 25% sample data 36,280 ... ... 6,825 ... ...
Average total income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 98,386 ... ... 66,328 ... ...
Average after-tax income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 78,997 ... ... 57,312 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families with children in private households - 25% sample data 32,885 ... ... 3,955 ... ...
Average total income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 130,907 ... ... 107,362 ... ...
Average after-tax income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 104,203 ... ... 88,633 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for lone-parent economic families in private households - 25% sample data 14,480 ... ... 1,080 ... ...
Average total income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 61,191 ... ... 46,818 ... ...
Average after-tax income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 51,797 ... ... 42,978 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 21 68,035 31,910 36,125 3,800 1,725 2,075
Median total income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 39 30,998 31,194 30,847 20,939 24,704 20,051
Median after-tax income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 39 27,889 27,848 27,921 20,722 23,662 19,972
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 40 67,920 31,700 36,220 3,775 1,720 2,055
Average total income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 41 38,900 39,444 38,424 28,560 34,053 23,962
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 25,615 29,341 22,497
Total - Economic family income decile group for the population in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 42 311,400 149,760 161,645 35,190 17,500 17,690
In the bottom half of the distribution 163,910 76,440 87,470 22,755 11,020 11,740
In the bottom decile 40,180 19,370 20,815 3,270 1,525 1,745
In the second decile 30,240 13,210 17,030 7,110 3,245 3,865
In the third decile 30,585 13,990 16,590 4,590 2,255 2,335
In the fourth decile 31,170 14,615 16,550 4,125 2,100 2,025
In the fifth decile 31,735 15,260 16,475 3,655 1,885 1,770
In the top half of the distribution 147,495 73,320 74,175 12,435 6,485 5,945
In the sixth decile 31,385 15,475 15,905 3,405 1,750 1,660
In the seventh decile 31,875 15,885 15,990 2,855 1,495 1,360
In the eighth decile 31,665 15,640 16,025 2,470 1,285 1,185
In the ninth decile 28,485 14,255 14,230 2,255 1,175 1,075
In the top decile 24,085 12,065 12,020 1,445 780 660
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 35,190 17,505 17,685
0 to 17 years 54,845 27,845 27,000 5,235 2,715 2,520
0 to 5 years 18,415 9,355 9,060 1,355 720 630
18 to 64 years 209,590 101,155 108,440 21,120 10,390 10,725
65 years and over 46,760 20,675 26,085 8,835 4,395 4,440
In low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) 50,640 23,470 27,175 7,760 3,530 4,230
0 to 17 years 11,720 5,940 5,775 1,135 595 540
0 to 5 years 4,415 2,205 2,205 335 180 155
18 to 64 years 33,450 15,625 17,830 3,300 1,450 1,850
65 years and over 5,465 1,900 3,570 3,320 1,485 1,840
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) (%) 16.3 15.7 16.8 22.1 20.2 23.9
0 to 17 years (%) 21.4 21.3 21.4 21.7 21.9 21.4
0 to 5 years (%) 24.0 23.6 24.3 24.7 25.0 24.6
18 to 64 years (%) 16.0 15.4 16.4 15.6 14.0 17.2
65 years and over (%) 11.7 9.2 13.7 37.6 33.8 41.4
In low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) 35,485 17,315 18,175 1,495 730 760
0 to 17 years 7,150 3,655 3,495 255 135 125
0 to 5 years 2,800 1,425 1,375 80 45 35
18 to 64 years 26,905 13,120 13,790 1,135 560 575
65 years and over 1,425 535 895 105 40 65
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) (%) 11.4 11.6 11.3 4.2 4.2 4.3
0 to 17 years (%) 13.0 13.1 12.9 4.9 5.0 5.0
0 to 5 years (%) 15.2 15.2 15.2 5.9 6.3 5.6
18 to 64 years (%) 12.8 13.0 12.7 5.4 5.4 5.4
65 years and over (%) 3.0 2.6 3.4 1.2 0.9 1.5
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 35,190 17,505 17,685
Official languages 309,600 148,980 160,620 35,175 17,495 17,685
English 309,385 148,880 160,505 35,170 17,490 17,685
French 40,075 17,670 22,410 365 125 240
Non-official languages 40,675 20,295 20,380 170 90 85
Aboriginal languages 175 75 100 0 0 0
Algonquian languages 150 55 95 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 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 0 0 0
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 140 55 85 0 0 0
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 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 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 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 40,500 20,230 20,275 175 90 85
Afro-Asiatic languages 9,425 5,095 4,330 35 20 10
Berber languages 25 15 15 0 0 0
Kabyle 25 10 10 0 0 0
Berber languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cushitic languages 145 50 90 0 0 0
Bilen 20 10 10 0 0 0
Oromo 40 15 20 0 0 0
Somali 75 25 50 0 0 0
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Semitic languages 9,345 5,075 4,275 35 20 10
Amharic 260 135 120 0 0 0
Arabic 8,490 4,580 3,910 30 25 10
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 0 0 0
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 35 20 20 0 0 0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 10 0 0 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 445 200 245 0 0 0
Khmer (Cambodian) 10 10 10 0 0 0
Vietnamese 435 200 240 0 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 2,220 975 1,245 15 0 15
Bikol 0 0 10 0 0 0
Cebuano 110 55 55 10 0 10
Fijian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 40 15 30 0 0 0
Ilocano 50 10 40 0 0 0
Malagasy 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malay 40 10 30 0 0 0
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pangasinan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 2,115 935 1,180 10 0 10
Waray-Waray 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 20 10 15 0 0 0
Creole languages 190 85 100 0 0 0
Haitian Creole 10 10 0 0 0 0
Creole, n.o.s. 60 25 40 0 0 0
Creole languages, n.i.e. 110 55 60 0 0 0
Dravidian languages 1,180 675 510 0 0 0
Kannada 75 40 35 0 0 0
Malayalam 480 255 225 0 0 0
Tamil 350 215 135 0 0 0
Telugu 330 205 130 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 18,675 9,240 9,435 50 20 25
Albanian 355 160 190 0 0 0
Armenian 75 50 30 0 0 0
Balto-Slavic languages 2,895 1,360 1,535 0 0 0
Baltic languages 55 20 35 0 0 0
Latvian 20 0 10 0 0 0
Lithuanian 40 15 25 0 0 0
Slavic languages 2,855 1,350 1,510 0 0 0
Belarusan 10 0 10 0 0 0
Bosnian 115 45 70 0 0 0
Bulgarian 35 20 15 0 0 0
Croatian 210 75 130 0 0 0
Czech 135 65 70 0 0 0
Macedonian 70 35 30 0 0 0
Polish 550 240 310 0 0 0
Russian 1,540 765 770 0 0 0
Serbian 130 55 75 0 0 0
Serbo-Croatian 100 60 45 0 0 0
Slovak 95 45 45 0 0 0
Slovene (Slovenian) 20 0 20 0 0 0
Ukrainian 240 115 120 0 0 0
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Celtic languages 250 120 125 0 0 0
Scottish Gaelic 155 70 80 0 0 0
Welsh 15 0 10 0 0 0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 95 50 45 0 0 0
Germanic languages 3,340 1,610 1,730 20 10 10
Afrikaans 165 75 95 0 0 0
Danish 95 45 50 0 0 0
Dutch 540 230 310 0 0 0
Frisian 0 0 0 0 0 0
German 2,360 1,185 1,185 20 10 10
Icelandic 55 20 30 0 0 0
Norwegian 80 65 15 0 0 0
Swedish 160 60 100 0 0 0
Vlaams (Flemish) 10 0 0 0 0 0
Yiddish 20 15 15 0 0 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Greek 1,145 570 575 0 0 0
Indo-Iranian languages 5,585 3,120 2,455 0 0 0
Indo-Aryan languages 4,195 2,385 1,810 0 0 0
Bengali 530 295 235 0 0 0
Gujarati 195 130 70 0 0 0
Hindi 1,995 1,140 855 0 0 0
Kashmiri 0 0 0 0 0 0
Konkani 20 10 10 0 0 0
Marathi 105 70 40 0 0 0
Nepali 620 315 305 0 0 0
Oriya (Odia) 20 10 10 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 815 450 360 0 0 0
Sindhi 10 0 10 0 0 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 195 105 90 0 0 0
Urdu 885 545 340 0 0 0
Iranian languages 1,405 760 645 0 0 0
Kurdish 175 105 75 0 0 0
Pashto 55 35 20 0 0 0
Persian (Farsi) 1,205 640 565 0 0 0
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 60 30 30 0 0 0
Italic (Romance) languages 5,825 2,660 3,160 30 15 15
Catalan 20 10 10 0 0 0
Italian 1,075 530 545 0 0 0
Portuguese 600 330 270 10 0 0
Romanian 190 110 80 0 0 0
Spanish 4,240 1,845 2,395 25 10 15
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 50 35 10 0 0 0
Japanese 605 230 375 0 0 0
Kartvelian languages 10 10 0 0 0 0
Georgian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Korean 1,145 485 665 0 0 0
Mongolic languages 0 0 10 0 0 0
Mongolian 0 0 10 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 1,125 615 515 45 25 20
Akan (Twi) 35 15 15 0 0 0
Bamanankan 10 10 0 0 0 0
Edo 10 0 0 0 0 0
Ewe 75 45 30 0 0 0
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 10 10 0 0 0 0
Ga 25 15 15 0 0 0
Ganda 55 15 40 0 0 0
Igbo 70 40 30 0 0 0
Lingala 30 10 15 0 0 0
Rundi (Kirundi) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 120 55 65 0 0 0
Shona 55 35 25 35 15 20
Swahili 335 185 150 0 0 0
Wolof 30 10 20 0 0 0
Yoruba 205 105 100 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 230 130 100 15 15 0
Nilo-Saharan languages 40 25 15 0 0 0
Dinka 0 0 10 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 35 25 10 0 0 0
Sign languages 725 250 475 20 15 10
American Sign Language 415 130 290 0 0 0
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e. 315 130 185 15 15 10
Sino-Tibetan languages 5,645 2,865 2,775 25 10 10
Chinese languages 5,630 2,865 2,765 25 10 10
Cantonese 1,210 575 630 0 10 0
Hakka 35 20 20 0 0 0
Mandarin 4,375 2,180 2,190 0 0 0
Min Dong 0 0 0 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 145 65 85 0 0 0
Wu (Shanghainese) 45 20 25 0 0 0
Chinese, n.o.s. 405 250 160 15 10 15
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 20 10 10 0 0 0
Burmese 0 0 0 0 0 0
Karenic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
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 0 0 0
Lao 10 0 0 0 0 0
Thai 135 75 60 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 520 275 245 0 0 0
Azerbaijani 20 20 0 0 0 0
Turkish 380 185 195 0 0 0
Uyghur 10 0 0 0 0 0
Uzbek 105 65 40 0 0 0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 0 10 0 0 0 0
Uralic languages 195 95 100 0 0 0
Estonian 30 15 15 0 0 0
Finnish 40 15 25 0 0 0
Hungarian 120 70 50 0 0 0
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 35 15 25 0 0 0
Citizenship
Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 45 311,725 149,880 161,845 35,190 17,500 17,685
Canadian citizensCensus data footnote 46 291,815 139,420 152,400 35,075 17,455 17,620
Canadian citizens aged under 18 51,890 26,345 25,540 5,240 2,720 2,515
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over 239,930 113,075 126,855 29,830 14,730 15,105
Not Canadian citizensCensus data footnote 47 19,905 10,460 9,445 120 50 65
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 35,190 17,500 17,690
Non-immigrantsCensus data footnote 49 271,120 129,135 141,980 34,975 17,400 17,580
ImmigrantsCensus data footnote 50 33,030 16,310 16,720 180 90 90
Before 1981 8,320 4,000 4,315 80 35 45
1981 to 1990 2,565 1,290 1,275 20 10 15
1991 to 2000 4,390 2,115 2,275 10 0 0
2001 to 2010 8,845 4,460 4,380 20 15 10
2001 to 2005 3,310 1,675 1,635 0 0 0
2006 to 2010 5,535 2,790 2,745 15 15 0
2011 to 2016Census data footnote 51 8,915 4,440 4,470 45 20 25
Non-permanent residentsCensus data footnote 52 7,575 4,435 3,140 40 15 20
Age at immigration
Total - Age at immigration for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 53 33,030 16,305 16,725 180 85 85
Under 5 years 4,000 1,935 2,065 30 15 20
5 to 14 years 6,165 3,135 3,030 20 15 0
15 to 24 years 5,890 2,795 3,095 40 15 20
25 to 44 years 14,560 7,170 7,395 75 40 40
45 years and over 2,420 1,275 1,145 10 10 0
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 16,725 180 85 90
Americas 4,570 2,130 2,435 30 15 15
Brazil 120 55 65 10 10 0
Colombia 105 60 50 0 0 0
El Salvador 60 25 35 0 0 0
Guyana 140 65 70 0 0 0
Haiti 20 10 10 0 0 0
Jamaica 315 125 190 0 0 0
Mexico 220 110 105 0 0 10
Peru 70 20 45 0 0 0
Trinidad and Tobago 160 95 65 10 0 0
United StatesCensus data footnote 55 2,545 1,160 1,385 20 10 15
Other places of birth in Americas 815 405 410 0 0 0
Europe 9,815 4,915 4,900 70 30 40
Bosnia and Herzegovina 190 95 100 0 0 0
Croatia 130 45 80 0 0 0
France 290 160 130 0 0 0
Germany 835 420 415 0 10 0
Greece 435 225 215 0 0 0
Hungary 55 25 30 0 0 0
IrelandCensus data footnote 56 230 85 150 0 0 0
Italy 325 180 145 0 10 0
Netherlands 335 135 195 0 0 0
Poland 390 150 240 0 0 0
Portugal 150 90 55 0 0 0
Romania 135 75 55 0 0 0
Russian Federation 490 245 245 0 0 0
SerbiaCensus data footnote 57 55 35 25 0 0 0
Ukraine 235 110 130 0 0 0
United KingdomCensus data footnote 58 4,505 2,370 2,140 50 20 30
Other places of birth in Europe 1,025 465 560 10 0 10
Africa 2,900 1,495 1,405 25 20 10
Algeria 10 0 0 0 0 0
Egypt 725 380 355 0 0 0
Ethiopia 165 80 80 0 0 0
Kenya 120 70 50 0 0 0
Morocco 65 45 25 0 0 0
Nigeria 285 140 145 0 0 0
Somalia 60 30 30 0 0 0
South Africa, Republic of 265 105 155 0 0 0
Other places of birth in Africa 1,200 640 560 25 20 10
Asia 15,565 7,650 7,915 55 25 25
Afghanistan 90 35 60 0 0 0
Bangladesh 240 140 105 0 0 0
ChinaCensus data footnote 59 2,200 940 1,260 25 10 15
Hong KongCensus data footnote 60 235 110 125 0 0 0
India 1,840 975 870 0 0 0
IranCensus data footnote 61 825 455 370 0 0 0
Iraq 525 245 280 15 10 0
Japan 165 65 105 0 0 0
Korea, SouthCensus data footnote 62 685 270 410 0 0 0
Lebanon 1,100 605 500 0 0 0
Pakistan 440 220 220 0 0 0
Philippines 1,985 855 1,130 10 0 10
Sri Lanka 250 115 140 0 0 0
SyriaCensus data footnote 63 1,035 495 540 0 0 0
Taiwan 135 65 65 0 0 0
Viet Nam 345 165 180 0 0 0
Other places of birth in Asia 3,470 1,905 1,565 0 10 0
Oceania and other places of birthCensus data footnote 64 185 115 70 0 0 0
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 45 20 25
Americas 865 395 475 0 0 0
Brazil 75 40 40 0 0 0
Colombia 15 0 15 0 0 0
Cuba 40 25 20 0 0 0
Haiti 10 10 0 0 0 0
Jamaica 120 55 65 0 0 0
Mexico 90 50 40 0 0 0
United StatesCensus data footnote 55 290 135 155 0 0 10
VenezuelaCensus data footnote 65 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other places of birth in Americas 215 75 135 0 0 0
Europe 1,130 595 535 0 0 0
France 60 30 25 0 0 0
Germany 85 40 45 0 0 0
IrelandCensus data footnote 56 35 15 20 0 0 0
MoldovaCensus data footnote 66 20 10 15 0 0 0
Romania 30 15 15 0 0 0
Russian Federation 160 65 100 0 0 0
Ukraine 120 50 70 0 0 0
United KingdomCensus data footnote 58 380 250 125 0 0 0
Other places of birth in Europe 240 115 120 0 0 0
Africa 925 490 430 25 15 10
Algeria 10 0 10 0 0 0
Cameroon 0 0 0 0 0 0
Congo, Democratic Republic of the 55 30 25 0 0 0
Côte d'Ivoire 0 0 0 0 0 0
Egypt 190 100 90 0 0 0
Eritrea 65 35 25 0 0 0
Ethiopia 40 30 10 0 0 0
Morocco 25 15 10 0 0 0
Nigeria 145 70 80 0 0 0
Somalia 0 0 10 0 0 0
South Africa, Republic of 40 10 30 0 0 0
Tunisia 0 10 0 0 0 0
Other places of birth in Africa 350 205 150 25 10 10
Asia 5,980 2,960 3,020 15 0 15
Afghanistan 25 10 20 0 0 0
Bangladesh 65 40 25 0 0 0
ChinaCensus data footnote 59 835 385 445 0 0 10
Hong KongCensus data footnote 60 0 0 10 0 0 0
India 745 410 340 0 0 0
IranCensus data footnote 61 250 130 120 0 0 0
Iraq 245 120 120 10 0 10
Israel 245 160 80 0 0 0
Japan 65 25 35 0 0 0
Korea, SouthCensus data footnote 62 190 70 120 0 0 0
Lebanon 75 30 45 0 0 0
Nepal 180 95 85 0 0 0
Pakistan 95 50 45 0 0 0
Philippines 1,135 510 625 0 0 0
Saudi Arabia 120 60 50 0 0 0
Sri Lanka 90 50 40 0 0 0
SyriaCensus data footnote 63 780 360 420 0 0 0
Taiwan 0 0 10 0 0 0
Turkey 70 45 25 0 0 0
United Arab Emirates 60 35 20 10 0 0
Viet Nam 45 15 30 0 0 0
Other places of birth in Asia 675 350 325 0 0 0
Oceania and otherCensus data footnote 64 20 10 10 0 0 0
Australia 10 0 10 0 0 0
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 35,190 17,500 17,685
First generationCensus data footnote 69 43,060 21,915 21,145 225 110 115
Second generationCensus data footnote 70 32,460 15,870 16,585 380 165 210
Third generation or moreCensus data footnote 71 236,205 112,095 124,110 34,585 17,225 17,360
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 95 55 40
Economic immigrantsCensus data footnote 73 14,955 7,820 7,135 70 40 30
Principal applicantsCensus data footnote 74 5,680 3,885 1,795 35 25 10
Secondary applicantsCensus data footnote 75 9,275 3,935 5,340 40 20 20
Immigrants sponsored by familyCensus data footnote 76 5,910 2,500 3,405 15 0 15
RefugeesCensus data footnote 77 3,990 2,050 1,935 10 10 0
Other immigrantsCensus data footnote 78 165 80 90 0 0 0
Aboriginal population
Total - Aboriginal identity for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 79 311,725 149,880 161,840 35,195 17,500 17,690
Aboriginal identityCensus data footnote 80 11,770 5,445 6,325 1,355 655 700
Single Aboriginal responsesCensus data footnote 81 11,355 5,260 6,095 1,270 610 655
First Nations (North American Indian)Census data footnote 82 6,135 2,880 3,245 770 380 390
Métis 4,860 2,215 2,650 395 180 220
Inuk (Inuit) 365 160 205 95 50 40
Multiple Aboriginal responsesCensus data footnote 83 210 105 110 10 10 0
Aboriginal responses not included elsewhereCensus data footnote 84 200 80 115 75 35 40
Non-Aboriginal identity 299,955 144,435 155,520 33,835 16,845 16,990
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 35,190 17,505 17,690
Registered or Treaty IndianCensus data footnote 86 2,990 1,390 1,605 545 275 275
Not a Registered or Treaty Indian 308,735 148,495 160,240 34,645 17,230 17,415
Total - Aboriginal ancestry for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 87 311,725 149,880 161,845 35,190 17,505 17,685
Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 88 1,995 875 1,120 740 420 315
Single Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 89 1,930 845 1,080 725 410 315
First Nations (North American Indian) single ancestryCensus data footnote 82 1,365 625 740 470 270 205
Métis single ancestry 455 190 265 205 110 90
Inuit single ancestry 110 35 80 50 30 20
Multiple Aboriginal ancestries (only)Census data footnote 90 70 30 40 10 10 0
First Nations (North American Indian) and Métis ancestries 45 20 30 0 0 0
First Nations (North American Indian) and Inuit ancestries 10 0 0 10 0 10
Métis and Inuit ancestries 10 0 0 0 0 0
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis and Inuit ancestries 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 91 17,865 7,955 9,910 1,600 760 840
Single Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 92 17,160 7,600 9,565 1,525 720 805
First Nations (North American Indian) and non-Aboriginal ancestries 12,410 5,520 6,890 1,145 555 590
Métis and non-Aboriginal ancestries 4,225 1,845 2,375 230 90 145
Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 520 230 290 145 75 70
Multiple Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 93 705 360 350 70 35 30
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis and non-Aboriginal ancestries 585 285 295 40 20 15
First Nations (North American Indian), Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 75 45 25 20 10 20
Métis, Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 50 25 15 15 10 0
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis, Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 10 0 10 0 0 0
Non-Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 94 291,860 141,045 150,815 32,860 16,325 16,535
Visible minority population
Total - Visible minority for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 95 311,725 149,880 161,845 35,190 17,505 17,690
Total visible minority populationCensus data footnote 96 41,290 20,845 20,440 175 75 100
South AsianCensus data footnote 97 6,400 3,605 2,795 0 10 0
Chinese 6,605 3,295 3,310 50 20 30
Black 12,395 6,050 6,340 70 25 45
Filipino 2,505 1,095 1,405 25 10 15
Latin American 1,120 565 550 0 0 10
Arab 7,020 3,770 3,250 10 10 0
Southeast AsianCensus data footnote 98 820 370 450 10 10 0
West AsianCensus data footnote 99 1,325 700 625 0 0 0
Korean 1,180 495 685 0 0 0
Japanese 460 195 265 0 0 0
Visible minority, n.i.e.Census data footnote 100 440 200 240 10 0 0
Multiple visible minoritiesCensus data footnote 101 1,035 505 530 0 0 0
Not a visible minorityCensus data footnote 102 270,435 129,030 141,400 35,015 17,430 17,585
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 35,190 17,500 17,690
North American Aboriginal origins 19,865 8,830 11,035 2,330 1,180 1,155
First Nations (North American Indian) 14,500 6,495 8,000 1,690 860 830
Inuit 780 350 435 240 130 110
Métis 5,375 2,375 3,000 490 235 250
Other North American origins 123,155 58,310 64,840 22,920 11,395 11,525
Acadian 7,785 3,495 4,285 0 0 0
American 3,185 1,545 1,640 55 25 30
Canadian 114,685 54,460 60,225 22,765 11,310 11,455
New Brunswicker 25 10 15 0 0 0
Newfoundlander 710 315 395 165 85 80
Nova Scotian 605 300 310 0 0 0
Ontarian 20 10 10 10 0 10
Québécois 170 85 80 0 0 0
Other North American origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 104 15 0 10 0 0 0
European origins 214,805 102,215 112,590 15,740 7,745 7,990
British Isles origins 178,000 84,245 93,760 15,260 7,520 7,740
Channel Islander 30 10 25 0 0 0
Cornish 55 30 25 0 0 0
English 94,090 44,560 49,530 13,195 6,505 6,690
Irish 74,930 34,430 40,500 2,970 1,440 1,525
Manx 50 25 30 0 0 0
Scottish 88,575 41,275 47,305 1,205 600 605
Welsh 7,115 3,285 3,825 160 70 85
British Isles origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 105 9,145 4,320 4,830 330 155 175
French origins 51,200 23,565 27,635 785 350 430
Alsatian 10 10 10 0 0 0
Breton 0 0 0 0 0 0
Corsican 0 0 0 0 0 0
French 51,190 23,555 27,635 785 355 430
Western European origins (except French origins) 42,900 20,100 22,795 375 180 195
Austrian 805 420 385 0 0 0
Bavarian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Belgian 850 410 440 0 0 0
Dutch 10,015 4,515 5,495 90 30 55
Flemish 60 45 15 10 0 0
Frisian 15 0 10 0 0 0
German 33,965 15,905 18,060 275 145 130
Luxembourger 10 10 10 0 0 0
Swiss 1,085 555 535 10 10 0
Western European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 106 85 50 30 0 0 0
Northern European origins (except British Isles origins) 6,440 3,045 3,400 165 75 95
Danish 1,515 715 800 35 10 25
Finnish 505 220 290 15 0 10
Icelandic 310 135 175 0 0 0
Norwegian 2,220 1,095 1,130 50 10 35
Swedish 1,590 705 885 80 50 30
Northern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 107 555 295 265 0 0 0
Eastern European origins 13,135 6,490 6,650 140 60 80
Bulgarian 140 65 75 0 0 0
Byelorussian 95 45 50 0 0 0
Czech 515 285 230 10 10 0
Czechoslovakian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 108 120 60 60 0 0 0
Estonian 170 85 90 0 0 0
Hungarian 1,105 575 535 45 20 30
Latvian 185 65 120 0 0 0
Lithuanian 460 225 235 0 0 0
Moldovan 10 0 10 0 0 0
Polish 4,755 2,290 2,465 40 10 30
Romanian 625 310 320 0 0 0
Russian 2,665 1,295 1,370 35 20 10
Slovak 275 160 115 0 0 0
Ukrainian 4,260 2,145 2,110 20 10 20
Eastern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 109 135 55 80 0 0 0
Southern European origins 14,000 6,670 7,330 60 30 25
Albanian 230 120 110 0 0 0
Bosnian 115 50 65 0 0 0
Catalan 0 0 10 0 0 0
Croatian 420 195 225 10 10 10
Cypriot 25 20 10 0 0 0
Greek 2,175 1,130 1,045 0 0 0
Italian 6,680 3,240 3,435 15 15 0
Kosovar 245 115 130 0 0 0
Macedonian 90 50 40 0 0 0
Maltese 230 95 135 0 0 0
Montenegrin 15 10 10 0 0 0
Portuguese 1,810 840 965 35 25 10
Serbian 170 75 95 0 0 0
Sicilian 10 0 10 0 0 0
Slovenian 100 40 55 0 0 0
Spanish 2,225 945 1,275 10 0 10
Yugoslavian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 110 165 85 85 0 0 0
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 30 15 15
Basque 105 40 60 0 0 0
Jewish 1,285 640 650 0 0 0
Roma (Gypsy) 50 35 15 0 0 0
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 30 15 15
Caribbean origins 3,090 1,495 1,595 0 0 0
Antiguan 80 45 35 0 0 0
Bahamian 185 90 95 0 0 0
Barbadian 370 190 185 0 0 0
Bermudan 125 60 65 0 0 0
Carib 40 30 15 0 0 0
Cuban 245 110 135 0 0 0
Dominican 80 35 50 0 0 0
Grenadian 15 15 10 0 0 0
Guadeloupean 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haitian 55 10 40 0 0 0
Jamaican 1,110 550 555 0 0 0
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 0 0 0
Vincentian/Grenadinian 20 15 10 0 0 0
West Indian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 114 385 200 185 0 0 10
Caribbean origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 115 260 135 125 0 0 0
Latin, Central and South American origins 1,885 965 920 10 0 0
Aboriginal from Central/South America (except Arawak and Maya) 135 75 60 10 0 10
Arawak 0 0 0 0 0 0
Argentinian 50 25 25 0 0 0
Belizean 10 10 0 0 0 0
Bolivian 35 20 15 0 0 0
Brazilian 205 110 95 0 0 0
Chilean 70 40 25 0 0 0
Colombian 220 115 105 0 0 0
Costa Rican 25 0 20 0 0 0
Ecuadorian 25 10 10 0 0 0
Guatemalan 50 35 20 0 0 0
Guyanese 255 115 135 0 0 0
Hispanic 55 30 20 0 0 0
Honduran 35 25 0 0 0 0
Maya 55 30 20 0 0 0
Mexican 435 220 215 0 0 0
Nicaraguan 35 10 20 0 0 0
Panamanian 0 0 10 0 0 0
Paraguayan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Peruvian 120 55 70 0 0 0
Salvadorean 65 40 20 0 0 0
Uruguayan 15 0 15 0 0 0
Venezuelan 50 35 10 0 0 0
Latin, Central and South American origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 116 130 70 60 0 0 0
African origins 10,940 5,245 5,695 60 25 35
Central and West African origins 1,050 550 500 10 0 10
Akan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Angolan 15 0 10 0 0 0
Ashanti 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beninese 0 0 0 0 0 0
Burkinabe 10 0 10 0 0 0
Cameroonian 25 15 10 0 0 0
Chadian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Congolese 165 80 85 0 10 0
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 0 0 0
Guinean 20 15 10 0 0 0
Ibo 90 45 45 0 0 0
Ivorian 10 10 0 0 0 0
Liberian 15 10 10 0 0 0
Malian 10 0 10 0 0 0
Malinké 15 10 0 0 0 0
Nigerian 350 185 170 10 0 0
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 0 0 0
Wolof 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yoruba 65 25 45 0 0 0
Central and West African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 117 110 60 45 0 0 0
North African origins 1,705 895 810 10 0 10
Algerian 30 25 10 0 0 0
Berber 55 35 20 0 0 0
Coptic 30 10 20 0 0 0
Dinka 0 0 0 0 0 0
Egyptian 1,175 630 545 10 0 10
Libyan 185 90 95 0 0 0
Maure 0 10 0 0 0 0
Moroccan 115 55 60 0 0 0
Sudanese 110 45 65 0 0 0
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 40 15 20
Afrikaner 20 0 15 0 0 0
Amhara 10 10 0 0 0 0
Bantu, n.o.s.Census data footnote 119 0 10 0 0 0 0
Burundian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Djiboutian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Eritrean 145 75 75 0 0 0
Ethiopian 245 100 140 0 0 0
Harari 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kenyan 140 85 60 0 0 0
Malagasy 15 0 15 0 0 0
Mauritian 10 10 0 0 0 0
Oromo 30 15 15 0 0 0
Rwandan 90 50 45 0 0 0
Seychellois 0 0 0 0 0 0
Somali 165 75 85 0 0 0
South African 320 135 185 0 0 0
Tanzanian 50 35 20 0 0 0
Tigrian 15 0 10 0 0 0
Ugandan 60 20 35 0 0 0
Zambian 70 30 45 10 10 0
Zimbabwean 85 55 30 35 15 20
Zulu 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern and East African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 120 105 60 45 0 0 0
Other African origins 6,875 3,190 3,690 20 10 10
Black, n.o.s.Census data footnote 121 1,190 555 640 0 0 0
Other African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 122 5,740 2,665 3,075 20 0 10
Asian origins 31,695 16,110 15,585 140 70 70
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins 12,750 6,590 6,160 55 30 25
Afghan 225 80 150 0 0 0
Arab, n.o.s.Census data footnote 123 1,340 690 650 25 15 10
Armenian 195 105 85 0 0 0
Assyrian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Azerbaijani 20 15 0 0 0 0
Georgian 20 10 10 0 0 0
Hazara 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iranian 1,175 675 500 10 0 0
Iraqi 575 255 320 20 10 0
Israeli 200 110 90 0 0 0
Jordanian 255 145 110 0 0 0
Kazakh 25 10 10 0 0 0
Kurd 225 110 110 0 0 0
Kuwaiti 200 105 95 0 0 0
Kyrgyz 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lebanese 4,575 2,280 2,300 10 0 10
Palestinian 865 480 395 0 0 0
Pashtun 0 10 0 0 0 0
Saudi Arabian 660 430 220 0 0 0
Syrian 1,530 755 780 0 0 0
Tajik 20 10 10 0 0 0
Tatar 30 10 25 0 0 0
Turk 530 255 275 10 0 0
Turkmen 10 0 10 0 0 0
Uighur 15 10 10 0 0 0
Uzbek 90 60 30 0 0 0
Yemeni 205 105 100 0 0 0
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 124 685 350 330 0 0 0
South Asian origins 6,710 3,775 2,935 0 0 0
Bangladeshi 190 105 80 0 0 0
Bengali 50 35 15 0 0 0
Bhutanese 210 90 120 0 0 0
East Indian 4,905 2,780 2,120 10 10 0
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 0 0 0
Pakistani 465 290 175 0 0 0
Punjabi 160 80 80 0 0 0
Sinhalese 10 0 0 0 0 0
Sri Lankan 270 125 145 0 0 0
Tamil 50 20 30 0 0 0
South Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 125 385 240 145 0 0 0
East and Southeast Asian origins 12,205 5,760 6,450 80 30 45
Burmese 15 0 10 0 0 0
Cambodian (Khmer) 40 10 30 0 0 0
Chinese 7,190 3,530 3,660 50 20 30
Filipino 2,610 1,175 1,440 20 10 15
Hmong 0 0 0 0 0 0
Indonesian 90 45 45 0 0 0
Japanese 565 220 345 0 0 0
Karen 0 0 0 0 0 0
Korean 1,230 515 710 0 0 0
Laotian 0 0 10 0 0 0
Malaysian 50 15 30 0 0 0
Mongolian 35 10 20 10 10 0
Singaporean 0 0 0 0 0 0
Taiwanese 135 65 70 0 0 0
Thai 155 60 95 0 10 0
Tibetan 0 0 10 0 0 0
Vietnamese 550 250 305 0 0 0
East and Southeast Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 126 50 35 20 0 0 0
Other Asian origins 260 120 145 0 10 0
Other Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 127 260 115 145 0 10 0
Oceania origins 435 215 225 10 0 10
Australian 230 105 125 10 0 10
New Zealander 160 90 75 0 0 0
Pacific Islands origins 50 25 25 0 0 0
Fijian 10 10 0 0 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 0 0 0
Samoan 0 0 0 0 0 0
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 ... ... 15,585 ... ...
Owner 73,790 ... ... 13,615 ... ...
Renter 66,130 ... ... 1,970 ... ...
Band housing 15 ... ... 0 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by condominium status - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 131 139,940 ... ... 15,585 ... ...
Condominium 10,200 ... ... 95 ... ...
Not condominium 129,745 ... ... 15,490 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 132 139,940 ... ... 15,590 ... ...
No bedrooms 860 ... ... 15 ... ...
1 bedroom 23,900 ... ... 400 ... ...
2 bedrooms 39,590 ... ... 4,070 ... ...
3 bedrooms 47,055 ... ... 7,630 ... ...
4 or more bedrooms 28,535 ... ... 3,465 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 133 139,940 ... ... 15,585 ... ...
1 to 4 rooms 43,420 ... ... 1,860 ... ...
5 rooms 21,060 ... ... 2,540 ... ...
6 rooms 19,570 ... ... 2,870 ... ...
7 rooms 16,685 ... ... 2,710 ... ...
8 or more rooms 39,210 ... ... 5,610 ... ...
Average number of rooms per dwelling 6.1 ... ... 7.0 ... ...
Total - Private households by number of persons per room - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 134 139,940 ... ... 15,585 ... ...
One person or fewer per room 138,695 ... ... 15,565 ... ...
More than 1 person per room 1,250 ... ... 25 ... ...
Total - Private households by housing suitability - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 135 139,940 ... ... 15,585 ... ...
Suitable 134,520 ... ... 15,390 ... ...
Not suitable 5,425 ... ... 195 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by period of construction - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 136 139,940 ... ... 15,585 ... ...
1960 or before 29,820 ... ... 3,260 ... ...
1961 to 1980 41,095 ... ... 5,780 ... ...
1981 to 1990 21,780 ... ... 2,880 ... ...
1991 to 2000 18,690 ... ... 1,870 ... ...
2001 to 2005 9,835 ... ... 495 ... ...
2006 to 2010 9,475 ... ... 640 ... ...
2011 to 2016Census data footnote 137 9,250 ... ... 655 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 138 139,940 ... ... 15,585 ... ...
Only regular maintenance or minor repairs needed 130,840 ... ... 14,255 ... ...
Major repairs needed 9,100 ... ... 1,330 ... ...
Total - Private households by number of household maintainers - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 139 139,940 ... ... 15,590 ... ...
1 household maintainer 81,925 ... ... 9,925 ... ...
2 household maintainers 53,950 ... ... 5,570 ... ...
3 or more household maintainers 4,070 ... ... 90 ... ...
Total - Private households by age of primary household maintainers - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 140 139,940 ... ... 15,585 ... ...
15 to 24 years 8,815 ... ... 180 ... ...
25 to 34 years 24,665 ... ... 1,040 ... ...
35 to 44 years 22,885 ... ... 1,935 ... ...
45 to 54 years 26,305 ... ... 2,960 ... ...
55 to 64 years 25,925 ... ... 3,815 ... ...
65 to 74 years 18,235 ... ... 3,445 ... ...
75 to 84 years 9,890 ... ... 1,760 ... ...
85 years and over 3,220 ... ... 450 ... ...
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 ... ... 15,575 ... ...
Spending less than 30% of income on shelter costs 100,820 ... ... 13,715 ... ...
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs 38,565 ... ... 1,860 ... ...
30% to less than 100% 32,490 ... ... 1,750 ... ...
Total - Owner households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data 73,790 ... ... 13,610 ... ...
% of owner households with a mortgageCensus data footnote 142 64.0 ... ... 28.7 ... ...
% of owner households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costsCensus data footnote 141 13.4 ... ... 7.9 ... ...
Median monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,219 ... ... 424 ... ...
Average monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,300 ... ... 571 ... ...
Median value of dwellings ($)Census data footnote 144 269,888 ... ... 100,157 ... ...
Average value of dwellings ($)Census data footnote 144 313,569 ... ... 137,226 ... ...
Total - Tenant households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data 66,040 ... ... 1,970 ... ...
% of tenant households in subsidized housingCensus data footnote 145 8.3 ... ... 21.3 ... ...
% of tenant households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costsCensus data footnote 141 43.7 ... ... 39.9 ... ...
Median monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 967 ... ... 674 ... ...
Average monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,039 ... ... 673 ... ...
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 31,090 15,355 15,735
No certificate, diploma or degree 36,685 18,230 18,460 11,970 5,990 5,980
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificateCensus data footnote 147 68,015 34,380 33,635 7,980 3,330 4,650
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 161,375 74,005 87,370 11,135 6,035 5,095
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma 18,440 12,190 6,250 3,860 2,820 1,045
Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 148 10,635 5,795 4,835 2,150 1,430 725
Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 149 7,805 6,385 1,415 1,705 1,390 315
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma 53,690 22,180 31,515 5,085 2,260 2,825
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level 6,200 2,585 3,610 510 205 310
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above 83,045 37,050 46,000 1,685 755 925
Bachelor's degree 55,590 24,255 31,335 1,175 525 650
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level 4,285 1,915 2,370 85 25 60
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry 2,405 1,320 1,085 25 20 10
Master's degree 17,410 7,480 9,930 390 190 195
Earned doctorateCensus data footnote 150 3,360 2,085 1,275 10 0 10
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 19,220 9,420 9,800
No certificate, diploma or degree 13,820 7,530 6,290 5,645 2,990 2,655
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificateCensus data footnote 147 38,315 19,935 18,380 5,200 2,130 3,075
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 123,995 57,095 66,895 8,370 4,300 4,070
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma 12,830 8,740 4,090 2,805 2,050 755
Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 148 7,335 4,200 3,135 1,635 1,115 525
Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 149 5,485 4,540 950 1,165 930 235
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma 40,580 17,465 23,115 4,045 1,705 2,350
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level 4,090 1,695 2,395 285 115 160
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above 66,495 29,195 37,305 1,240 435 805
Bachelor's degree 44,315 19,360 24,955 855 290 565
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level 3,330 1,380 1,950 60 25 40
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry 2,010 1,015 995 15 15 0
Master's degree 14,370 6,030 8,335 295 110 185
Earned doctorateCensus data footnote 150 2,475 1,405 1,070 10 0 10
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 31,085 15,355 15,735
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 152 104,700 52,610 52,090 19,950 9,320 10,630
Education 10,175 2,635 7,540 1,105 380 725
13. Education 10,180 2,635 7,545 1,105 380 720
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 5,770 2,765 3,010 95 55 35
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services 1,105 815 290 35 25 10
50. Visual and performing arts 4,665 1,945 2,720 60 30 30
Humanities 9,195 3,550 5,645 295 170 130
16. Aboriginal and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics 675 225 455 0 0 10
23. English language and literature/letters 2,820 860 1,965 20 15 10
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities 1,890 620 1,275 25 10 20
30A Interdisciplinary humanitiesCensus data footnote 153 50 20 35 0 0 0
38. Philosophy and religious studies 650 350 305 35 15 15
39. Theology and religious vocations 695 420 280 200 120 75
54. History 1,905 970 940 15 10 10
55. French language and literature/letters 500 100 395 0 0 0
Social and behavioural sciences and law 19,950 6,615 13,335 310 65 250
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies 350 75 280 0 0 0
09. Communication, journalism and related programs 1,995 730 1,265 20 10 10
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences 3,200 275 2,930 125 10 120
22. Legal professions and studies 2,990 1,090 1,900 35 0 25
30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciencesCensus data footnote 154 320 85 240 10 0 0
42. Psychology 4,280 1,120 3,160 50 10 40
45. Social sciences 6,810 3,245 3,565 80 35 50
Business, management and public administration 38,330 13,990 24,340 1,790 220 1,570
30.16 Accounting and computer science 45 10 40 0 0 0
44. Public administration and social service professions 2,405 575 1,830 85 20 60
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services 35,880 13,405 22,470 1,710 205 1,505
Physical and life sciences and technologies 8,230 3,965 4,265 120 70 45
26. Biological and biomedical sciences 3,940 1,625 2,315 40 20 15
30.01 Biological and physical sciences 1,590 620 970 20 10 10
30C Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciencesCensus data footnote 155 90 25 60 0 0 0
40. Physical sciences 2,355 1,610 740 45 35 10
41. Science technologies/technicians 250 80 170 15 0 10
Mathematics, computer and information sciences 8,075 5,215 2,855 190 70 130
11. Computer and information sciences and support services 6,485 4,495 1,990 170 60 110
25. Library science 605 85 525 15 0 10
27. Mathematics and statistics 880 570 315 10 0 0
30D Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciencesCensus data footnote 156 100 75 25 0 0 0
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies 27,225 24,885 2,340 3,410 3,230 180
04. Architecture and related services 820 540 280 0 0 0
14. Engineering 6,660 5,635 1,025 105 105 0
15. Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields 6,140 5,650 490 540 450 95
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation 0 0 10 0 0 0
46. Construction trades 5,795 5,610 190 1,155 1,140 15
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians 5,370 5,100 270 1,030 995 30
48. Precision production 2,430 2,345 90 575 535 40
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 1,670 885 790 200 145 55
01. Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences 790 395 390 80 35 50
03. Natural resources and conservation 885 490 395 120 110 10
Health and related fields 22,970 4,440 18,525 1,600 215 1,385
31. Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies 1,435 680 755 65 45 15
51. Health professions and related programs 20,690 3,245 17,450 1,530 155 1,370
60. Dental, medical and veterinary residency programs 850 520 325 0 10 0
Personal, protective and transportation services 9,750 5,055 4,695 2,015 1,420 595
12. Personal and culinary services 5,770 1,615 4,150 645 100 550
28. Military science, leadership and operational art 130 130 10 0 0 0
29. Military technologies and applied sciences 375 340 35 10 10 0
43. Security and protective services 1,525 1,180 345 60 50 10
49. Transportation and materials moving 1,940 1,785 155 1,305 1,265 40
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 19,220 9,420 9,800
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 152 52,135 27,465 24,670 10,845 5,115 5,730
Education 6,910 1,675 5,235 665 180 490
13. Education 6,910 1,675 5,235 670 180 490
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 4,485 2,170 2,315 70 40 30
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services 785 595 190 20 15 10
50. Visual and performing arts 3,700 1,580 2,125 50 25 25
Humanities 7,095 2,685 4,415 175 70 100
16. Aboriginal and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics 545 175 370 10 0 10
23. English language and literature/letters 2,265 705 1,560 10 10 10
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities 1,510 510 1,005 15 0 15
30A Interdisciplinary humanitiesCensus data footnote 153 45 20 30 0 0 0
38. Philosophy and religious studies 515 265 250 10 0 0
39. Theology and religious vocations 435 260 175 130 65 60
54. History 1,435 690 745 10 0 0
55. French language and literature/letters 345 65 280 0 0 0
Social and behavioural sciences and law 16,265 5,240 11,025 255 40 215
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies 305 65 240 0 0 0
09. Communication, journalism and related programs 1,720 620 1,100 10 0 10
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences 2,575 230 2,350 105 0 100
22. Legal professions and studies 2,590 850 1,745 35 10 30
30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciencesCensus data footnote 154 250 55 190 10 0 10
42. Psychology 3,365 870 2,495 40 10 30
45. Social sciences 5,460 2,555 2,900 65 25 40
Business, management and public administration 29,140 10,865 18,275 1,525 160 1,365
30.16 Accounting and computer science 45 10 35 0 0 0
44. Public administration and social service professions 1,950 460 1,495 75 15 65
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services 27,145 10,395 16,750 1,450 145 1,305
Physical and life sciences and technologies 6,050 2,910 3,140 80 40 40
26. Biological and biomedical sciences 3,045 1,270 1,780 25 15 15
30.01 Biological and physical sciences 1,130 470 660 15 10 10
30C Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciencesCensus data footnote 155 80 30 55 0 0 0
40. Physical sciences 1,645 1,115 530 25 20 10
41. Science technologies/technicians 145 25 120 15 0 15
Mathematics, computer and information sciences 7,060 4,670 2,395 160 65 100
11. Computer and information sciences and support services 5,900 4,155 1,750 150 55 100
25. Library science 420 60 365 10 0 10
27. Mathematics and statistics 655 400 255 10 0 0
30D Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciencesCensus data footnote 156 80 65 20 0 0 0
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies 20,605 18,620 1,985 2,370 2,235 130
04. Architecture and related services 625 390 240 0 10 0
14. Engineering 4,960 4,115 845 70 70 0
15. Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields 4,810 4,370 440 410 330 85
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation 0 0 10 0 0 0
46. Construction trades 4,350 4,170 185 795 795 10
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians 4,080 3,870 205 710 675 30
48. Precision production 1,775 1,705 70 385 365 20
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 1,375 735 640 160 115 40
01. Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences 650 330 325 70 30 30
03. Natural resources and conservation 725 405 315 90 85 10
Health and related fields 17,395 3,575 13,820 1,245 170 1,080
31. Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies 1,115 565 545 50 35 10
51. Health professions and related programs 15,605 2,620 12,985 1,190 120 1,065
60. Dental, medical and veterinary residency programs 680 390 285 10 10 0
Personal, protective and transportation services 7,575 3,950 3,625 1,670 1,190 475
12. Personal and culinary services 4,535 1,335 3,200 525 80 440
28. Military science, leadership and operational art 120 115 0 0 0 0
29. Military technologies and applied sciences 225 200 20 10 10 0
43. Security and protective services 1,180 915 265 35 25 10
49. Transportation and materials moving 1,515 1,385 130 1,105 1,075 30
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 31,085 15,355 15,735
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 104,700 52,610 52,095 19,955 9,320 10,635
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 158 161,375 74,005 87,370 11,135 6,040 5,095
Location of study inside Canada 145,435 66,060 79,375 10,995 5,940 5,055
Same as province or territory of residence 110,095 48,925 61,170 9,640 5,235 4,405
Different than province or territory of residence 35,340 17,135 18,205 1,355 705 650
Location of study outside CanadaCensus data footnote 159 15,940 7,940 8,000 140 95 45
United StatesCensus data footnote 160 3,075 1,610 1,465 60 50 10
Philippines 1,095 395 705 10 0 10
India 1,460 765 695 0 0 0
United KingdomCensus data footnote 161 2,425 1,410 1,015 25 20 0
ChinaCensus data footnote 162 800 315 485 0 10 0
France 235 140 100 0 0 0
Other 6,850 3,310 3,540 40 20 25
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 19,215 9,420 9,800
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 52,135 27,465 24,670 10,845 5,115 5,730
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 158 123,990 57,095 66,900 8,370 4,300 4,070
Location of study inside Canada 111,570 51,090 60,475 8,280 4,250 4,025
Same as province or territory of residence 83,980 37,745 46,235 7,280 3,820 3,460
Different than province or territory of residence 27,585 13,345 14,240 995 430 565
Location of study outside CanadaCensus data footnote 159 12,425 6,005 6,420 90 50 40
United StatesCensus data footnote 160 2,000 1,020 990 25 15 10
Philippines 1,015 370 640 0 0 0
India 1,160 595 560 0 0 0
United KingdomCensus data footnote 161 1,520 880 640 15 15 0
ChinaCensus data footnote 162 645 260 390 10 10 0
France 195 115 80 0 0 0
Other 5,895 2,780 3,120 40 20 25
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 31,090 15,355 15,735
In the labour force 178,230 90,125 88,105 15,110 8,390 6,725
Employed 165,025 82,915 82,110 10,560 5,475 5,085
Unemployed 13,205 7,205 6,000 4,550 2,910 1,640
Not in the labour force 87,845 36,490 51,355 15,975 6,965 9,010
Participation rate 67.0 71.2 63.2 48.6 54.6 42.7
Employment rate 62.0 65.5 58.9 34.0 35.7 32.3
Unemployment rate 7.4 8.0 6.8 30.1 34.7 24.4
Work activity during the reference year
Total population aged 15 years and over by work activity during the reference year - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 164 266,075 126,615 139,465 31,085 15,355 15,735
Did not workCensus data footnote 165 81,165 33,760 47,400 13,815 5,840 7,980
Worked 184,915 92,855 92,060 17,275 9,520 7,755
Worked full year, full timeCensus data footnote 166 100,455 54,135 46,325 4,610 2,295 2,320
Worked part year and/or part timeCensus data footnote 167 84,460 38,725 45,735 12,665 7,230 5,435
Average weeks worked in reference year 43.1 43.5 42.6 31.4 30.6 32.4
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 15,110 8,385 6,725
Class of worker - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 3,465 1,775 1,685 305 150 150
All classes of workersCensus data footnote 170 174,765 88,345 86,420 14,805 8,235 6,570
Employee 159,875 79,410 80,465 13,835 7,590 6,245
Self-employedCensus data footnote 171 14,890 8,930 5,960 970 645 325
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 15,110 8,390 6,725
Occupation - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 3,465 1,780 1,685 305 155 150
All occupationsCensus data footnote 170 174,765 88,345 86,425 14,805 8,235 6,570
0 Management occupations 18,790 11,095 7,695 890 480 415
1 Business, finance and administration occupations 29,060 9,080 19,985 1,075 230 845
2 Natural and applied sciences and related occupations 14,135 11,265 2,870 465 390 80
3 Health occupations 13,885 2,860 11,025 830 115 705
4 Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services 24,610 9,840 14,770 1,755 300 1,450
5 Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport 6,335 3,020 3,315 120 40 75
6 Sales and service occupations 45,615 20,590 25,025 2,830 850 1,980
7 Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations 18,065 17,150 920 3,905 3,700 205
8 Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations 1,555 1,315 240 1,845 1,540 310
9 Occupations in manufacturing and utilities 2,710 2,125 585 1,090 595 490
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 15,110 8,385 6,725
Industry - NAICS2012 - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 3,460 1,780 1,685 300 155 150
All industry categoriesCensus data footnote 170 174,770 88,345 86,420 14,805 8,235 6,570
11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 590 410 180 1,365 1,065 305
21 Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction 755 640 115 965 915 45
22 Utilities 1,180 765 415 45 50 0
23 Construction 9,250 8,220 1,030 2,190 2,020 170
31-33 Manufacturing 7,175 5,240 1,930 1,475 860 615
41 Wholesale trade 5,355 3,860 1,490 200 130 65
44-45 Retail trade 21,120 9,540 11,585 1,695 655 1,040
48-49 Transportation and warehousing 7,400 5,670 1,730 800 615 190
51 Information and cultural industries 5,210 2,955 2,255 75 25 55
52 Finance and insurance 8,655 3,700 4,955 145 20 125
53 Real estate and rental and leasing 3,665 2,085 1,575 75 60 15
54 Professional, scientific and technical services 14,315 8,155 6,160 220 125 95
55 Management of companies and enterprises 190 70 115 0 0 0
56 Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services 9,600 5,630 3,970 465 295 165
61 Educational services 14,285 5,000 9,290 625 210 415
62 Health care and social assistance 23,130 4,555 18,575 2,085 245 1,840
71 Arts, entertainment and recreation 3,890 2,035 1,855 130 80 50
72 Accommodation and food services 13,810 6,120 7,685 865 180 680
81 Other services (except public administration) 6,915 2,805 4,110 700 295 405
91 Public administration 18,275 10,870 7,405 670 375 295
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 10,560 5,480 5,080
Worked at home 10,045 4,895 5,155 575 270 305
Worked outside Canada 905 615 290 10 10 0
No fixed workplace address 16,380 11,860 4,515 1,865 1,525 340
Worked at usual place 137,695 65,550 72,145 8,110 3,680 4,435
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 8,110 3,680 4,440
Commute within census subdivision (CSD) of residence 133,485 63,065 70,425 4,020 1,475 2,540
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) within census division (CD) of residence 120 85 35 1,985 870 1,115
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) and census division (CD) within province or territory of residence 2,710 1,540 1,170 1,610 870 740
Commute to a different province or territory 1,370 860 515 500 465 40
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 9,980 5,205 4,780
Car, truck, van - as a driver 101,800 54,200 47,600 7,920 3,935 3,985
Car, truck, van - as a passenger 11,555 4,300 7,255 715 365 355
Public transit 21,710 9,415 12,290 245 220 30
Walked 15,220 7,145 8,070 470 140 330
Bicycle 1,920 1,275 650 0 0 0
Other method 1,870 1,080 790 625 540 80
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 9,975 5,200 4,780
Less than 15 minutes 42,000 19,325 22,675 4,895 1,965 2,930
15 to 29 minutes 66,655 34,800 31,855 2,220 1,305 910
30 to 44 minutes 29,695 15,360 14,335 1,135 760 370
45 to 59 minutes 8,560 4,105 4,460 730 410 320
60 minutes and over 7,160 3,825 3,340 1,005 765 240
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 9,975 5,200 4,780
Between 5 a.m. and 5:59 a.m. 6,370 3,980 2,390 850 705 150
Between 6 a.m. and 6:59 a.m. 27,510 16,205 11,305 1,620 1,250 370
Between 7 a.m. and 7:59 a.m. 45,800 23,070 22,735 2,455 1,335 1,115
Between 8 a.m. and 8:59 a.m. 35,650 15,435 20,215 2,500 850 1,650
Between 9 a.m. and 11:59 a.m. 16,695 7,445 9,250 1,150 225 925
Between 12 p.m. and 4:59 a.m. 22,050 11,280 10,775 1,410 840 570
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 17,725 9,715 8,005
Single responses 188,795 94,770 94,025 17,705 9,715 7,990
Official languages 188,095 94,385 93,705 17,700 9,710 7,990
English 186,785 94,045 92,740 17,685 9,700 7,985
French 1,310 345 970 10 10 0
Non-official languages 700 385 315 10 10 10
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 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 705 385 315 10 0 0
Afro-Asiatic languages 150 110 40 0 0 0
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 0 0 0
Amharic 10 0 10 0 0 0
Arabic 130 100 25 0 0 0
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 0 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 0 0 0
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 0 0 0
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 0 0 0
Icelandic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Norwegian 0 0 0 0 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 0 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 0 0 0
American Sign Language 15 0 10 0 0 0
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 10 0 0 0 0 0
Sino-Tibetan languages 270 145 125 0 0 0
Chinese languages 270 150 120 10 0 10
Cantonese 60 30 25 0 0 0
Hakka 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mandarin 190 95 90 0 0 0
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 0 0 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 20 0 15
English and French 740 255 480 20 0 20
English and non-official language 530 270 260 0 0 0
French and non-official language 0 0 0 0 0 0
English, French and non-official language 30 15 15 0 0 0
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 17,725 9,720 8,010
None 181,315 91,000 90,315 17,660 9,675 7,985
English 1,150 405 740 0 0 0
French 5,725 2,915 2,805 50 30 25
Non-official language 1,765 900 865 10 10 0
Aboriginal 30 15 15 0 0 0
Non-Aboriginal 1,735 880 850 10 10 0
English and French 10 0 10 0 0 0
English and non-official language 0 10 10 0 0 0
French and non-official language 145 90 55 0 0 0
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 34,995 17,395 17,605
Non-movers 255,605 122,615 132,990 32,800 16,320 16,480
Movers 53,095 25,750 27,345 2,195 1,075 1,120
Non-migrants 37,720 18,335 19,380 820 400 420
Migrants 15,375 7,415 7,965 1,370 670 700
Internal migrants 10,585 5,040 5,545 1,365 665 695
Intraprovincial migrants 3,680 1,620 2,060 860 410 455
Interprovincial migrants 6,910 3,415 3,490 505 265 240
External migrants 4,795 2,375 2,415 10 0 0
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 34,140 16,930 17,210
Non-movers 165,450 78,700 86,750 27,330 13,600 13,735
Movers 130,900 63,455 67,450 6,805 3,330 3,475
Non-migrants 85,485 41,285 44,200 2,675 1,285 1,385
Migrants 45,410 22,170 23,245 4,130 2,045 2,090
Internal migrants 31,540 14,915 16,625 4,090 2,020 2,070
Intraprovincial migrants 10,410 4,655 5,760 2,505 1,185 1,325
Interprovincial migrants 21,125 10,260 10,870 1,585 840 740
External migrants 13,875 7,255 6,620 45 25 20

Source

Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population.

How to cite

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2017. Halifax [Population centre], Nova Scotia and Division No. 8, CDR [Census division], 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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