Census Profile, 2016 Census
Halifax [Population centre], Nova Scotia and Papineau [Federal electoral district], Quebec

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Characteristic Halifax
Nova Scotia
[Population centre]
Papineau
Quebec
[Federal electoral district]
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Total Male Female Total Male Female
Counts (unless otherwise specified)
Population and dwellings
Population, 2016Census data footnote 1 316,701 ... ... 110,750 ... ...
Population, 2011Census data footnote 1 304,979 r ... ... 108,977 ... ...
Population percentage change, 2011 to 2016 3.8 ... ... 1.6 ... ...
Total private dwellingsCensus data footnote 2 150,284 ... ... 56,028 ... ...
Private dwellings occupied by usual residentsCensus data footnote 3 139,921 ... ... 52,286 ... ...
Population density per square kilometre 1,349.3 ... ... 11,179.4 ... ...
Land area in square kilometres 234.72 ... ... 9.91 ... ...
Age characteristics
Total - Age groups and average age of the population - 100% dataCensus data footnote 4 316,690 152,040 164,650 110,750 55,475 55,275
0 to 14 years 45,685 23,280 22,410 17,000 8,760 8,240
0 to 4 years 15,370 7,790 7,585 6,695 3,410 3,280
5 to 9 years 15,595 8,015 7,580 5,825 3,005 2,820
10 to 14 years 14,720 7,470 7,250 4,480 2,345 2,140
15 to 64 years 220,945 107,075 113,875 78,755 40,235 38,525
15 to 19 years 17,025 8,530 8,495 4,715 2,410 2,305
20 to 24 years 26,365 12,990 13,370 8,390 4,185 4,205
25 to 29 years 26,690 13,470 13,220 11,475 5,535 5,940
30 to 34 years 22,930 11,340 11,590 10,995 5,495 5,505
35 to 39 years 20,275 9,665 10,615 9,790 5,085 4,705
40 to 44 years 19,935 9,520 10,415 7,715 4,060 3,655
45 to 49 years 20,650 9,700 10,945 6,855 3,630 3,225
50 to 54 years 24,430 11,725 12,705 6,885 3,720 3,170
55 to 59 years 22,985 10,985 12,000 6,460 3,325 3,135
60 to 64 years 19,665 9,145 10,520 5,480 2,790 2,690
65 years and over 50,055 21,690 28,365 14,995 6,480 8,515
65 to 69 years 17,240 7,970 9,270 4,365 2,085 2,280
70 to 74 years 11,995 5,450 6,550 3,295 1,465 1,825
75 to 79 years 8,400 3,690 4,715 2,805 1,230 1,570
80 to 84 years 6,245 2,595 3,650 2,220 910 1,315
85 years and over 6,170 1,980 4,190 2,315 790 1,525
85 to 89 years 3,735 1,335 2,405 1,510 565 950
90 to 94 years 1,860 515 1,340 655 195 460
95 to 99 years 520 120 400 130 30 100
100 years and over 55 10 45 15 0 15
Total - Distribution (%) of the population by broad age groups - 100% data 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
0 to 14 years 14.4 15.3 13.6 15.3 15.8 14.9
15 to 64 years 69.8 70.4 69.2 71.1 72.5 69.7
65 years and over 15.8 14.3 17.2 13.5 11.7 15.4
85 years and over 1.9 1.3 2.5 2.1 1.4 2.8
Average age of the population 40.7 39.5 41.7 38.8 38.0 39.5
Median age of the population 39.8 38.2 41.3 36.3 36.2 36.4
Household and dwelling characteristics
Total - Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling - 100% dataCensus data footnote 5 139,920 ... ... 52,285 ... ...
Single-detached house 55,880 ... ... 1,175 ... ...
Apartment in a building that has five or more storeys 20,995 ... ... 2,290 ... ...
Other attached dwellingCensus data footnote 6 60,445 ... ... 48,800 ... ...
Semi-detached house 11,410 ... ... 670 ... ...
Row house 6,535 ... ... 550 ... ...
Apartment or flat in a duplex 5,865 ... ... 8,580 ... ...
Apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys 36,430 ... ... 38,420 ... ...
Other single-attached house 200 ... ... 580 ... ...
Movable dwellingCensus data footnote 7 2,600 ... ... 25 ... ...
Total - Private households by household size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 8 139,920 ... ... 52,285 ... ...
1 person 45,045 ... ... 22,140 ... ...
2 persons 51,055 ... ... 15,275 ... ...
3 persons 21,180 ... ... 6,920 ... ...
4 persons 15,450 ... ... 5,015 ... ...
5 or more persons 7,185 ... ... 2,935 ... ...
Number of persons in private households 311,400 ... ... 109,595 ... ...
Average household size 2.2 ... ... 2.1 ... ...
Marital status
Total - Marital status for the population aged 15 years and over - 100% dataCensus data footnote 9 271,000 128,760 142,240 93,750 46,715 47,035
Married or living common law 144,255 72,010 72,250 43,455 22,050 21,405
Married 113,560 56,690 56,870 28,770 14,665 14,105
Living common law 30,695 15,320 15,380 14,685 7,385 7,300
Not married and not living common law 126,745 56,755 69,995 50,300 24,665 25,630
Never married 87,160 44,415 42,745 36,035 19,555 16,480
Separated 7,990 3,305 4,690 2,275 1,055 1,220
Divorced 17,400 6,140 11,260 7,400 3,115 4,285
Widowed 14,195 2,895 11,305 4,585 935 3,650
Family characteristics
Total - Census families in private households by family size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 10 86,280 ... ... 26,665 ... ...
2 persons 48,225 ... ... 13,580 ... ...
3 persons 18,865 ... ... 6,150 ... ...
4 persons 13,955 ... ... 4,725 ... ...
5 or more persons 5,230 ... ... 2,205 ... ...
Average size of census families 2.7 ... ... 2.9 ... ...
Total number of census families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 11 86,280 ... ... 26,665 ... ...
Total couple families 70,770 ... ... 20,780 ... ...
Married couples 55,430 ... ... 13,435 ... ...
Common-law couples 15,345 ... ... 7,345 ... ...
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent 15,505 ... ... 5,880 ... ...
Female parent 12,745 ... ... 4,775 ... ...
Male parent 2,760 ... ... 1,105 ... ...
Total - Couple census families in private households - 100% data 70,770 ... ... 20,780 ... ...
Couples without children 38,355 ... ... 9,780 ... ...
Couples with children 32,420 ... ... 11,000 ... ...
1 child 14,585 ... ... 4,585 ... ...
2 children 12,910 ... ... 4,335 ... ...
3 or more children 4,925 ... ... 2,085 ... ...
Total - Lone-parent census families in private households - 100% data 15,505 ... ... 5,885 ... ...
1 child 9,870 ... ... 3,800 ... ...
2 children 4,280 ... ... 1,570 ... ...
3 or more children 1,355 ... ... 515 ... ...
Total - Persons not in census families in private households - 100% data 74,735 34,665 40,065 33,320 17,555 15,775
Household type
Total - Private households by household type - 100% dataCensus data footnote 12 139,920 ... ... 52,290 ... ...
One-census-family households 83,065 ... ... 25,565 ... ...
Without children in a census familyCensus data footnote 13 37,055 ... ... 9,405 ... ...
With children in a census familyCensus data footnote 14 46,005 ... ... 16,155 ... ...
Multiple-census-family households 1,590 ... ... 535 ... ...
Non-census-family households 55,265 ... ... 26,190 ... ...
One-person households 45,050 ... ... 22,145 ... ...
Two-or-more person non-census-family households 10,215 ... ... 4,045 ... ...
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 15 313,230 150,620 162,610 110,080 55,210 54,870
English only 270,935 132,170 138,760 11,150 6,175 4,980
French only 275 115 160 33,825 15,680 18,150
English and French 39,855 17,330 22,525 59,760 31,315 28,450
Neither English nor French 2,160 995 1,160 5,345 2,050 3,295
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 16 313,230 150,615 162,610 110,080 55,210 54,870
English 302,120 145,270 156,855 20,050 10,800 9,250
French 7,960 3,895 4,070 74,055 36,455 37,600
English and French 1,070 505 570 10,750 5,965 4,785
Neither English nor French 2,070 950 1,115 5,220 1,995 3,225
Official language minority (number)Census data footnote 17 8,500 4,150 4,355 25,430 13,785 11,645
Official language minority (percentage)Census data footnote 17 2.7 2.8 2.7 23.1 25.0 21.2
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 18 313,230 150,620 162,610 110,080 55,210 54,870
Single responses 308,590 148,315 160,270 104,730 52,455 52,280
Official languages 279,670 133,590 146,085 58,865 29,180 29,685
English 271,530 129,640 141,890 6,825 3,610 3,215
French 8,145 3,950 4,195 52,040 25,570 26,465
Non-official languages 28,915 14,730 14,185 45,865 23,265 22,600
Aboriginal languages 75 40 35 20 5 15
Algonquian languages 60 30 25 5 5 5
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 5 0 0 5 0 5
Atikamekw 0 0 0 5 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 5 0 0
Moose Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Naskapi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Plains Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 5 5 0 0 0 0
Woods Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree, n.o.s. 0 0 0 5 0 0
Eastern Algonquian languages 50 30 20 0 0 5
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 5 5 0
Northern Athabaskan languages 5 0 5 5 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 5 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 5
Tahltan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tutchone languages 0 0 0 0 0 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 10 0 10
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 0 5
Inuktitut 10 5 5 10 0 10
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 5 0 0
Non-Aboriginal languages 28,840 14,690 14,150 45,845 23,265 22,585
Afro-Asiatic languages 6,835 3,735 3,095 7,360 4,180 3,180
Berber languages 10 5 5 990 555 435
Kabyle 0 0 0 605 340 255
Berber languages, n.i.e. 5 5 0 385 210 175
Cushitic languages 115 60 60 85 45 40
Bilen 5 5 5 0 0 0
Oromo 60 35 25 0 0 0
Somali 50 25 30 85 40 35
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 5 0 0 0
Semitic languages 6,710 3,675 3,035 6,265 3,570 2,700
Amharic 105 45 60 10 5 5
Arabic 6,260 3,450 2,815 6,230 3,550 2,680
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 5 0 5 5 5 5
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Harari 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hebrew 180 100 80 15 10 10
Maltese 5 5 0 0 0 0
Tigrigna 140 65 75 10 5 5
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 5 0 0 0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 5 0 25 15 10
Austro-Asiatic languages 365 180 185 3,380 1,590 1,790
Khmer (Cambodian) 10 5 5 520 240 275
Vietnamese 360 175 185 2,860 1,345 1,515
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 1,590 705 890 215 85 135
Bikol 0 0 5 0 0 0
Cebuano 105 45 60 10 5 10
Fijian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 15 10 10 10 5 5
Ilocano 45 10 35 10 0 5
Malagasy 0 0 0 30 10 20
Malay 35 15 20 20 10 15
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 15 5 5 0 0 0
Pangasinan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 1,355 605 750 135 50 85
Waray-Waray 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 15 5 10 0 0 0
Creole languages 50 35 15 2,475 1,175 1,300
Haitian Creole 0 0 0 105 55 50
Creole, n.o.s. 30 20 10 2,350 1,110 1,245
Creole languages, n.i.e. 20 15 10 20 10 10
Dravidian languages 850 500 355 1,560 795 765
Kannada 30 20 15 0 0 0
Malayalam 305 160 140 20 10 5
Tamil 245 145 100 1,520 770 755
Telugu 265 165 100 20 15 5
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 5 5 5 0 5 0
Hmong-Mien languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Indo-European languages 11,365 5,750 5,610 26,940 13,525 13,415
Albanian 235 120 120 160 85 80
Armenian 30 20 10 160 95 65
Balto-Slavic languages 2,455 1,200 1,255 1,055 465 590
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 1,055 465 585
Belarusan 5 5 0 5 0 5
Bosnian 100 50 50 20 5 10
Bulgarian 30 15 15 85 45 40
Croatian 170 80 85 40 25 15
Czech 115 60 55 25 10 15
Macedonian 15 5 5 0 0 0
Polish 505 245 260 335 135 195
Russian 1,030 505 520 315 145 165
Serbian 100 50 50 35 15 25
Serbo-Croatian 80 40 35 20 10 10
Slovak 75 35 30 20 5 10
Slovene (Slovenian) 20 10 15 25 5 10
Ukrainian 165 85 85 145 70 80
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 0 0 0
Celtic languages 35 15 25 5 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 5 0 5
Germanic languages 1,520 715 805 210 90 120
Afrikaans 45 20 25 0 0 0
Danish 70 40 30 5 0 5
Dutch 365 180 185 20 10 10
Frisian 0 0 5 0 0 0
German 875 390 490 155 70 90
Icelandic 25 10 10 5 0 0
Norwegian 55 30 25 5 0 0
Swedish 55 25 30 10 0 5
Vlaams (Flemish) 5 5 5 5 5 5
Yiddish 10 5 0 5 5 5
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 0 0 5
Greek 635 320 315 4,355 2,155 2,200
Indo-Iranian languages 4,205 2,295 1,910 7,955 4,285 3,670
Indo-Aryan languages 2,895 1,620 1,280 7,525 4,055 3,465
Bengali 435 265 170 1,920 990 930
Gujarati 170 115 60 1,005 490 515
Hindi 650 385 260 280 155 130
Kashmiri 5 0 5 5 0 0
Konkani 10 0 5 0 0 5
Marathi 60 35 30 5 0 0
Nepali 525 255 270 30 15 15
Oriya (Odia) 10 0 5 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 465 245 220 2,285 1,350 930
Sindhi 15 10 5 50 25 30
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 140 65 70 65 35 30
Urdu 420 235 185 1,875 985 890
Iranian languages 1,285 665 615 420 220 200
Kurdish 110 60 45 35 20 15
Pashto 65 40 30 270 135 135
Persian (Farsi) 1,110 565 545 120 65 55
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 20 10 15 20 10 5
Italic (Romance) languages 2,250 1,075 1,170 13,040 6,355 6,685
Catalan 5 5 5 10 5 5
Italian 475 235 235 3,555 1,655 1,905
Portuguese 350 165 180 2,235 1,085 1,150
Romanian 170 80 85 315 155 155
Spanish 1,250 580 660 6,930 3,455 3,475
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 5 5 0
Japanese 225 60 165 60 15 45
Kartvelian languages 0 0 5 0 0 5
Georgian 0 5 0 0 0 0
Korean 865 365 505 45 15 25
Mongolic languages 5 0 5 0 0 0
Mongolian 5 5 0 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 515 255 250 870 475 395
Akan (Twi) 30 15 15 135 70 65
Bamanankan 5 0 5 35 20 15
Edo 10 5 0 5 5 5
Ewe 35 20 15 20 10 10
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 5 5 0 80 40 35
Ga 5 5 0 15 10 5
Ganda 20 10 15 0 0 0
Igbo 30 15 15 0 0 0
Lingala 5 0 5 55 25 25
Rundi (Kirundi) 20 10 5 25 10 15
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 45 15 30 50 25 20
Shona 25 15 15 0 0 0
Swahili 115 55 60 25 10 10
Wolof 0 0 0 135 70 60
Yoruba 50 30 20 15 10 5
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 115 55 55 285 160 125
Nilo-Saharan languages 65 35 30 10 5 5
Dinka 15 5 5 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 50 30 25 10 10 5
Sign languages 95 50 50 50 20 30
American Sign Language 45 25 20 0 0 5
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 35 15 20
Sign languages, n.i.e 55 30 25 20 10 10
Sino-Tibetan languages 5,335 2,685 2,655 2,095 980 1,110
Chinese languages 5,320 2,675 2,645 2,080 975 1,110
Cantonese 880 405 475 1,135 535 595
Hakka 15 10 10 5 5 5
Mandarin 3,860 1,935 1,920 610 270 340
Min Dong 0 0 0 5 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 80 35 40 190 100 90
Wu (Shanghainese) 45 25 15 15 10 5
Chinese, n.o.s. 425 250 175 130 50 80
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 10 5 10 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 20 10 10 15 10 5
Burmese 5 0 5 0 0 0
Karenic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibetan 5 0 5 5 5 0
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 10 5 5 10 5 0
Tai-Kadai languages 80 35 50 120 55 65
Lao 5 0 5 95 50 45
Thai 75 35 45 25 10 20
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 380 210 175 520 270 255
Azerbaijani 10 10 0 5 5 5
Turkish 240 130 115 500 255 240
Uyghur 5 0 0 10 5 5
Uzbek 110 60 50 5 5 5
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 10 5 0 5 0 0
Uralic languages 190 80 115 100 50 45
Estonian 20 10 10 0 0 0
Finnish 25 10 20 0 0 5
Hungarian 140 65 80 95 55 45
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 20 10 15 35 20 15
Multiple responses 4,640 2,300 2,340 5,350 2,760 2,590
English and French 1,475 675 800 1,030 515 515
English and non-official language 2,860 1,480 1,385 1,010 570 440
French and non-official language 165 85 80 2,695 1,355 1,345
English, French and non-official language 145 70 75 615 320 295
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 19 313,225 150,620 162,610 110,080 55,215 54,870
Single responses 305,510 146,720 158,790 98,215 49,145 49,070
Official languages 289,710 138,675 151,035 68,695 34,540 34,155
English 286,735 137,225 149,505 10,550 5,585 4,965
French 2,975 1,445 1,530 58,145 28,955 29,195
Non-official languages 15,805 8,045 7,755 29,525 14,610 14,915
Aboriginal languages 15 5 10 5 5 5
Algonquian languages 15 5 10 5 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 5 0
Non-Aboriginal languages 15,785 8,035 7,750 29,520 14,610 14,910
Afro-Asiatic languages 4,120 2,170 1,945 3,355 1,835 1,520
Berber languages 0 0 0 385 210 170
Kabyle 0 0 0 240 140 105
Berber languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 145 80 70
Cushitic languages 75 35 40 40 20 20
Bilen 5 0 5 0 0 0
Oromo 45 25 25 0 0 0
Somali 25 10 20 40 20 20
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Semitic languages 4,045 2,140 1,910 2,920 1,595 1,325
Amharic 50 25 30 10 5 0
Arabic 3,780 2,005 1,775 2,900 1,585 1,310
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 5 5 5 0 0 5
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Harari 0 5 0 0 0 0
Hebrew 105 60 45 5 5 0
Maltese 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tigrigna 95 40 60 5 0 5
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 0 5
Austro-Asiatic languages 240 120 120 2,780 1,295 1,480
Khmer (Cambodian) 0 0 0 355 165 195
Vietnamese 240 120 120 2,425 1,135 1,295
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 870 425 450 55 20 35
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 5 0 0
Ilocano 15 5 5 5 0 0
Malagasy 0 0 0 10 5 5
Malay 5 0 5 5 0 0
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pangasinan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 805 395 410 35 10 25
Waray-Waray 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Creole languages 20 15 5 1,065 465 605
Haitian Creole 0 0 0 40 20 25
Creole, n.o.s. 10 5 0 1,025 445 580
Creole languages, n.i.e. 10 10 5 5 0 5
Dravidian languages 385 220 165 1,355 680 675
Kannada 10 5 5 0 0 0
Malayalam 130 75 55 5 5 0
Tamil 115 65 50 1,335 665 670
Telugu 125 75 50 10 10 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 18,440 9,105 9,340
Albanian 100 50 50 105 50 50
Armenian 20 10 5 95 45 45
Balto-Slavic languages 1,155 565 590 545 260 285
Baltic languages 20 5 10 0 0 0
Latvian 5 0 5 0 0 0
Lithuanian 10 5 5 0 0 0
Slavic languages 1,135 560 580 540 260 285
Belarusan 0 0 0 0 5 0
Bosnian 55 30 30 5 0 0
Bulgarian 20 10 5 60 35 25
Croatian 60 25 35 15 10 10
Czech 35 20 15 10 5 5
Macedonian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Polish 155 75 90 165 75 85
Russian 655 320 335 170 85 85
Serbian 60 25 30 20 5 15
Serbo-Croatian 30 15 15 5 0 0
Slovak 20 10 10 0 0 0
Slovene (Slovenian) 5 0 0 5 0 5
Ukrainian 45 25 20 80 35 50
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 45 20 30
Afrikaans 10 5 0 0 0 0
Danish 5 5 5 0 0 0
Dutch 30 15 15 5 0 5
Frisian 0 0 0 0 0 0
German 165 80 90 35 10 25
Icelandic 15 10 10 0 0 0
Norwegian 10 5 5 0 0 0
Swedish 5 5 0 5 0 0
Vlaams (Flemish) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yiddish 5 0 0 5 0 5
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Greek 250 125 125 3,305 1,595 1,710
Indo-Iranian languages 2,515 1,320 1,200 6,485 3,415 3,075
Indo-Aryan languages 1,635 880 760 6,185 3,265 2,920
Bengali 225 125 100 1,560 785 780
Gujarati 95 60 30 760 360 395
Hindi 280 170 105 205 105 95
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 25 15 15
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 205 100 105 1,900 1,105 795
Sindhi 5 0 0 35 15 20
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 80 40 40 50 25 20
Urdu 245 125 120 1,650 855 795
Iranian languages 875 435 440 285 140 145
Kurdish 85 45 35 10 5 5
Pashto 35 15 20 215 100 115
Persian (Farsi) 760 370 385 65 35 30
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 15 10 5
Italic (Romance) languages 885 415 470 7,855 3,715 4,145
Catalan 0 0 0 5 5 5
Italian 120 50 70 1,950 830 1,120
Portuguese 150 65 80 1,240 580 655
Romanian 60 30 30 155 75 80
Spanish 550 260 285 4,500 2,220 2,280
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 0 5 0
Japanese 80 30 50 10 5 5
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 0 5 0
Georgian 0 0 0 5 0 0
Korean 590 255 335 25 10 15
Mongolic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mongolian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 145 65 75 255 140 120
Akan (Twi) 5 0 5 100 55 45
Bamanankan 0 0 0 5 5 5
Edo 5 0 0 0 0 0
Ewe 15 5 5 5 0 0
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 0 0 0 30 20 10
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 10 5 5
Rundi (Kirundi) 10 5 5 5 0 0
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 20 10 10 5 5 5
Shona 5 0 0 0 0 0
Swahili 50 25 30 10 5 0
Wolof 5 0 0 40 20 25
Yoruba 20 5 10 5 5 5
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 10 5 5 40 25 15
Nilo-Saharan languages 25 15 15 5 0 0
Dinka 5 0 0 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 20 15 15 0 5 0
Sign languages 125 65 65 75 35 40
American Sign Language 55 30 30 5 0 5
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 50 20 30
Sign languages, n.i.e 70 35 30 15 10 5
Sino-Tibetan languages 3,745 1,920 1,820 1,610 765 845
Chinese languages 3,740 1,920 1,820 1,600 760 840
Cantonese 505 265 240 925 440 485
Hakka 5 0 5 0 0 0
Mandarin 2,890 1,450 1,435 465 220 240
Min Dong 0 0 0 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 30 15 10 115 60 60
Wu (Shanghainese) 25 10 10 5 5 0
Chinese, n.o.s. 290 170 120 90 30 55
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 5 5 0 5 5 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 5 5 5
Tai-Kadai languages 30 15 15 45 20 25
Lao 0 0 0 30 15 15
Thai 25 10 15 15 5 15
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 190 100 90 390 200 190
Azerbaijani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkish 115 60 60 385 195 190
Uyghur 0 0 0 0 0 0
Uzbek 70 40 30 5 5 0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Uralic languages 45 25 25 40 20 15
Estonian 0 5 0 0 0 0
Finnish 0 5 0 0 0 0
Hungarian 40 20 20 40 20 20
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 10 0 0 10 10 5
Multiple responses 7,715 3,895 3,820 11,865 6,065 5,800
English and French 935 425 510 1,535 825 705
English and non-official language 6,495 3,320 3,170 2,155 1,150 1,010
French and non-official language 60 40 20 6,260 3,085 3,180
English, French and non-official language 225 115 115 1,910 1,005 905
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 20 313,225 150,620 162,610 110,080 55,210 54,870
None 287,715 138,150 149,560 78,975 39,040 39,935
English 8,545 4,380 4,165 8,510 4,520 3,985
French 6,675 2,920 3,755 8,735 4,410 4,330
Non-official language 9,730 4,905 4,830 11,015 5,725 5,290
Aboriginal 90 45 50 10 5 10
Non-Aboriginal 9,640 4,860 4,780 11,000 5,720 5,285
English and French 105 45 65 1,280 705 570
English and non-official language 180 85 95 940 485 455
French and non-official language 275 135 140 575 295 275
English, French and non-official language 5 0 0 55 30 30
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 92,605 46,220 46,385
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 255,480 121,555 133,925 89,285 44,655 44,630
Median total income in 2015 among recipients ($) 35,199 41,261 30,772 24,197 25,235 23,267
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 255,560 121,560 134,000 89,290 44,655 44,635
Median after-tax income in 2015 among recipients ($) 31,113 35,676 27,712 23,134 23,828 22,448
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 231,345 111,900 119,445 73,610 37,600 36,015
Median market income in 2015 among recipients ($) 34,060 40,299 28,914 23,608 25,700 21,436
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 179,255 75,085 104,170 75,825 37,080 38,735
Median government transfers in 2015 among recipients ($) 3,944 2,595 4,541 4,079 2,797 6,785
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 191,650 95,210 96,445 62,410 32,890 29,520
Median employment income in 2015 among recipients ($) 33,146 38,134 29,107 25,189 26,538 23,795
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 22 266,075 126,615 139,460 92,615 46,170 46,440
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 255,795 121,575 134,220 89,280 44,595 44,685
Average total income in 2015 among recipients ($) 45,563 53,502 38,372 32,337 33,617 31,061
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 255,890 121,600 134,295 89,290 44,595 44,690
Average after-tax income in 2015 among recipients ($) 36,895 42,330 31,973 27,805 28,528 27,083
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 231,690 112,090 119,595 73,725 37,740 35,990
Average market income in 2015 among recipients ($) 45,094 53,756 36,976 31,638 33,855 29,313
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 179,835 74,810 105,020 75,710 36,915 38,795
Average government transfers in 2015 among recipients ($) 6,713 6,402 6,934 7,324 6,001 8,582
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 191,780 95,400 96,380 62,420 32,950 29,465
Average employment income in 2015 among recipients ($) 43,235 50,467 36,077 32,693 34,211 30,996
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 92,615 46,170 46,440
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 24,500 13,725 10,775
Median employment income in 2015 for full-year full-time workers ($)Census data footnote 25 50,254 55,940 45,291 41,431 41,610 41,221
Average employment income in 2015 for full-year full-time workers ($)Census data footnote 26 60,702 67,889 52,438 48,019 48,742 47,099
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 80.6 85.1 75.8
Employment income (%)Census data footnote 29 70.8 73.7 67.3 70.9 75.3 66.1
Government transfers (%)Census data footnote 30 10.4 7.5 14.0 19.4 14.9 24.2
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 92,605 46,225 46,385
Without total income 10,330 4,980 5,345 3,320 1,570 1,760
With total income 255,480 121,555 133,925 89,285 44,655 44,630
Percentage with total income 96.1 96.1 96.2 96.4 96.6 96.2
Under $10,000 (including loss) 35,615 16,115 19,500 14,665 7,760 6,905
$10,000 to $19,999 40,285 15,550 24,735 22,175 10,130 12,045
$20,000 to $29,999 34,790 13,580 21,210 16,025 7,720 8,310
$30,000 to $39,999 32,195 13,865 18,330 11,240 5,790 5,450
$40,000 to $49,999 27,520 12,615 14,910 8,360 4,185 4,175
$50,000 to $59,999 20,900 10,785 10,120 5,575 2,720 2,850
$60,000 to $69,999 16,235 9,225 7,015 3,670 1,950 1,715
$70,000 to $79,999 13,345 7,580 5,760 2,635 1,415 1,215
$80,000 to $89,999 10,415 5,955 4,460 1,710 970 735
$90,000 to $99,999 6,520 4,115 2,405 985 570 415
$100,000 and over 17,650 12,170 5,485 2,250 1,440 810
$100,000 to $149,999 11,970 8,045 3,930 1,715 1,100 610
$150,000 and over 5,680 4,125 1,555 535 340 200
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 92,605 46,225 46,385
Without after-tax income 10,245 4,970 5,275 3,315 1,565 1,750
With after-tax income 255,560 121,560 134,000 89,295 44,660 44,630
Percentage with after-tax income 96.1 96.1 96.2 96.4 96.6 96.2
Under $10,000 (including loss) 37,230 16,405 20,830 14,830 7,810 7,015
$10,000 to $19,999 43,020 16,820 26,200 22,995 10,595 12,400
$20,000 to $29,999 42,750 17,255 25,495 18,860 9,295 9,560
$30,000 to $39,999 39,910 17,670 22,235 13,335 6,825 6,510
$40,000 to $49,999 30,545 15,485 15,055 8,575 4,230 4,345
$50,000 to $59,999 21,890 12,530 9,360 4,780 2,470 2,315
$60,000 to $69,999 16,025 9,185 6,845 2,755 1,495 1,265
$70,000 to $79,999 8,790 5,570 3,220 1,355 795 555
$80,000 and over 15,405 10,645 4,760 1,805 1,140 665
$80,000 to $89,999 4,895 3,225 1,670 700 445 255
$90,000 to $99,999 2,985 2,010 975 400 260 135
$100,000 and over 7,525 5,410 2,115 705 435 270
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 92,605 46,225 46,385
Without employment income 74,150 31,325 42,825 30,195 13,330 16,860
With employment income 191,650 95,210 96,445 62,410 32,890 29,525
Percentage with employment income 72.1 75.2 69.2 67.4 71.2 63.7
Under $5,000 (including loss) 24,150 11,055 13,095 7,885 4,010 3,870
$5,000 to $9,999 15,855 6,920 8,935 6,195 2,995 3,200
$10,000 to $19,999 26,165 11,490 14,675 11,670 5,965 5,700
$20,000 to $29,999 22,775 10,165 12,615 9,775 5,105 4,665
$30,000 to $39,999 21,840 9,665 12,175 7,775 4,240 3,535
$40,000 to $49,999 18,695 8,550 10,150 5,810 3,020 2,785
$50,000 to $59,999 14,225 7,510 6,715 4,205 2,215 1,990
$60,000 to $69,999 11,595 6,700 4,900 2,975 1,640 1,330
$70,000 to $79,999 10,365 5,880 4,485 2,230 1,240 995
$80,000 and over 25,985 17,275 8,710 3,905 2,455 1,450
$80,000 to $89,999 8,380 4,790 3,590 1,340 800 540
$90,000 to $99,999 4,970 3,300 1,670 800 505 300
$100,000 and over 12,640 9,190 3,455 1,760 1,155 610
Income of households in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for private households by household size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 34 139,920 ... ... 52,285 ... ...
Median total income of households in 2015 ($) 65,824 ... ... 43,451 ... ...
Median after-tax income of households in 2015 ($) 56,383 ... ... 39,617 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for one-person private households - 100% data 45,045 ... ... 22,140 ... ...
Median total income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 36,099 ... ... 25,274 ... ...
Median after-tax income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 31,597 ... ... 23,999 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for two-or-more-person private households - 100% data 94,875 ... ... 30,145 ... ...
Median total income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 84,696 ... ... 58,281 ... ...
Median after-tax income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 71,934 ... ... 53,727 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for private households by household size - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 35 139,940 ... ... 52,290 ... ...
Average total income of households in 2015 ($) 83,284 ... ... 55,212 ... ...
Average after-tax income of households in 2015 ($) 67,465 ... ... 47,478 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for one-person private households - 25% sample data 45,030 ... ... 22,165 ... ...
Average total income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 44,508 ... ... 33,100 ... ...
Average after-tax income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 36,292 ... ... 28,345 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for two-or-more-person private households - 25% sample data 94,915 ... ... 30,125 ... ...
Average total income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 101,680 ... ... 71,485 ... ...
Average after-tax income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 82,254 ... ... 61,559 ... ...
Total - Household total income groups in 2015 for private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 36 139,925 ... ... 52,285 ... ...
Under $5,000 3,415 ... ... 1,235 ... ...
$5,000 to $9,999 2,760 ... ... 1,795 ... ...
$10,000 to $14,999 4,535 ... ... 2,925 ... ...
$15,000 to $19,999 5,365 ... ... 4,315 ... ...
$20,000 to $24,999 5,755 ... ... 3,750 ... ...
$25,000 to $29,999 5,575 ... ... 3,375 ... ...
$30,000 to $34,999 6,360 ... ... 3,375 ... ...
$35,000 to $39,999 6,295 ... ... 3,260 ... ...
$40,000 to $44,999 6,300 ... ... 3,050 ... ...
$45,000 to $49,999 6,095 ... ... 2,815 ... ...
$50,000 to $59,999 11,340 ... ... 5,055 ... ...
$60,000 to $69,999 10,465 ... ... 3,770 ... ...
$70,000 to $79,999 9,820 ... ... 2,975 ... ...
$80,000 to $89,999 8,830 ... ... 2,295 ... ...
$90,000 to $99,999 7,325 ... ... 1,770 ... ...
$100,000 and over 39,685 ... ... 6,530 ... ...
$100,000 to $124,999 13,960 ... ... 2,905 ... ...
$125,000 to $149,999 9,290 ... ... 1,600 ... ...
$150,000 to $199,999 9,480 ... ... 1,335 ... ...
$200,000 and over 6,955 ... ... 700 ... ...
Total - Household after-tax income groups in 2015 for private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 32 139,920 ... ... 52,285 ... ...
Under $5,000 3,525 ... ... 1,290 ... ...
$5,000 to $9,999 2,805 ... ... 1,805 ... ...
$10,000 to $14,999 4,590 ... ... 2,940 ... ...
$15,000 to $19,999 5,785 ... ... 4,510 ... ...
$20,000 to $24,999 6,775 ... ... 4,185 ... ...
$25,000 to $29,999 7,055 ... ... 3,905 ... ...
$30,000 to $34,999 7,900 ... ... 4,000 ... ...
$35,000 to $39,999 7,775 ... ... 3,760 ... ...
$40,000 to $44,999 7,660 ... ... 3,495 ... ...
$45,000 to $49,999 7,215 ... ... 3,235 ... ...
$50,000 to $59,999 13,755 ... ... 5,310 ... ...
$60,000 to $69,999 12,665 ... ... 3,770 ... ...
$70,000 to $79,999 10,455 ... ... 2,695 ... ...
$80,000 to $89,999 8,660 ... ... 2,035 ... ...
$90,000 to $99,999 7,100 ... ... 1,475 ... ...
$100,000 and over 26,210 ... ... 3,870 ... ...
$100,000 to $124,999 12,165 ... ... 2,190 ... ...
$125,000 to $149,999 6,450 ... ... 935 ... ...
$150,000 and over 7,590 ... ... 750 ... ...
Income of economic families in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for economic families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 37 86,415 ... ... 26,930 ... ...
Median total income of economic families in 2015 ($) 86,601 ... ... 58,954 ... ...
Median after-tax income of economic families in 2015 ($) 73,163 ... ... 54,239 ... ...
Average family size of economic families 2.8 ... ... 2.9 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families without children or other relatives in private households - 100% data 36,240 ... ... 9,255 ... ...
Median total income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 83,000 ... ... 56,101 ... ...
Median after-tax income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 69,959 ... ... 50,806 ... ...
Average family size of couple economic families without children or other relatives 2.0 ... ... 2.0 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families with children in private households - 100% data 32,775 ... ... 11,015 ... ...
Median total income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 113,744 ... ... 71,741 ... ...
Median after-tax income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 94,408 ... ... 65,380 ... ...
Average family size of couple economic families with children 3.8 ... ... 4.0 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for lone-parent economic families in private households - 100% data 14,640 ... ... 5,600 ... ...
Median total income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 49,882 ... ... 44,165 ... ...
Median after-tax income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 45,427 ... ... 41,553 ... ...
Average family size of lone-parent economic families 2.6 ... ... 2.6 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for economic families in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 38 86,425 ... ... 26,905 ... ...
Average total income of economic families in 2015 ($) 104,284 ... ... 72,862 ... ...
Average after-tax income of economic families in 2015 ($) 83,922 ... ... 62,491 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families without children or other relatives in private households - 25% sample data 36,280 ... ... 9,225 ... ...
Average total income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 98,386 ... ... 70,813 ... ...
Average after-tax income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 78,997 ... ... 59,431 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families with children in private households - 25% sample data 32,885 ... ... 10,995 ... ...
Average total income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 130,907 ... ... 87,046 ... ...
Average after-tax income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 104,203 ... ... 74,716 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for lone-parent economic families in private households - 25% sample data 14,480 ... ... 5,625 ... ...
Average total income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 61,191 ... ... 51,038 ... ...
Average after-tax income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 51,797 ... ... 45,392 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 21 68,035 31,910 36,125 30,495 16,220 14,270
Median total income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 39 30,998 31,194 30,847 23,160 22,434 23,831
Median after-tax income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 39 27,889 27,848 27,921 22,245 21,557 23,019
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 40 67,920 31,700 36,220 30,510 16,115 14,395
Average total income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 41 38,900 39,444 38,424 30,375 29,729 31,098
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 26,266 25,586 27,027
Total - Economic family income decile group for the population in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 42 311,400 149,760 161,645 109,595 54,980 54,615
In the bottom half of the distribution 163,910 76,440 87,470 82,570 41,350 41,220
In the bottom decile 40,180 19,370 20,815 21,140 11,180 9,955
In the second decile 30,240 13,210 17,030 20,125 9,690 10,430
In the third decile 30,585 13,990 16,590 17,720 8,805 8,915
In the fourth decile 31,170 14,615 16,550 13,205 6,620 6,585
In the fifth decile 31,735 15,260 16,475 10,385 5,055 5,330
In the top half of the distribution 147,495 73,320 74,175 27,025 13,630 13,400
In the sixth decile 31,385 15,475 15,905 8,390 4,175 4,210
In the seventh decile 31,875 15,885 15,990 6,550 3,305 3,245
In the eighth decile 31,665 15,640 16,025 5,475 2,750 2,730
In the ninth decile 28,485 14,255 14,230 4,205 2,160 2,040
In the top decile 24,085 12,065 12,020 2,405 1,230 1,170
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 43 311,200 149,670 161,525 109,600 54,980 54,615
0 to 17 years 54,845 27,845 27,000 19,630 10,090 9,540
0 to 5 years 18,415 9,355 9,060 7,925 4,050 3,875
18 to 64 years 209,590 101,155 108,440 75,830 38,700 37,130
65 years and over 46,760 20,675 26,085 14,140 6,190 7,950
In low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) 50,640 23,470 27,175 30,290 15,300 14,990
0 to 17 years 11,720 5,940 5,775 5,660 2,915 2,740
0 to 5 years 4,415 2,205 2,205 2,090 1,055 1,030
18 to 64 years 33,450 15,625 17,830 19,935 10,475 9,455
65 years and over 5,465 1,900 3,570 4,695 1,905 2,790
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) (%) 16.3 15.7 16.8 27.6 27.8 27.4
0 to 17 years (%) 21.4 21.3 21.4 28.8 28.9 28.7
0 to 5 years (%) 24.0 23.6 24.3 26.4 26.0 26.6
18 to 64 years (%) 16.0 15.4 16.4 26.3 27.1 25.5
65 years and over (%) 11.7 9.2 13.7 33.2 30.8 35.1
In low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) 35,485 17,315 18,175 25,345 13,180 12,165
0 to 17 years 7,150 3,655 3,495 4,135 2,130 2,000
0 to 5 years 2,800 1,425 1,375 1,510 735 775
18 to 64 years 26,905 13,120 13,790 18,030 9,785 8,250
65 years and over 1,425 535 895 3,180 1,260 1,915
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) (%) 11.4 11.6 11.3 23.1 24.0 22.3
0 to 17 years (%) 13.0 13.1 12.9 21.1 21.1 21.0
0 to 5 years (%) 15.2 15.2 15.2 19.1 18.1 20.0
18 to 64 years (%) 12.8 13.0 12.7 23.8 25.3 22.2
65 years and over (%) 3.0 2.6 3.4 22.5 20.4 24.1
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 44 311,725 149,880 161,845 109,600 54,975 54,620
Official languages 309,600 148,980 160,620 104,285 53,040 51,245
English 309,385 148,880 160,505 70,780 37,415 33,365
French 40,075 17,670 22,410 93,100 47,055 46,045
Non-official languages 40,675 20,295 20,380 62,290 31,215 31,075
Aboriginal languages 175 75 100 25 20 10
Algonquian languages 150 55 95 15 15 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 15 15 0
Algonquin 0 0 0 0 10 0
Ojibway 10 0 0 0 10 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 15 10 10
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 0 0 0 10 10 10
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 62,265 31,200 31,065
Afro-Asiatic languages 9,425 5,095 4,330 10,300 5,700 4,605
Berber languages 25 15 15 1,360 770 590
Kabyle 25 10 10 820 470 350
Berber languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 550 315 235
Cushitic languages 145 50 90 150 85 65
Bilen 20 10 10 0 0 0
Oromo 40 15 20 0 0 0
Somali 75 25 50 145 80 60
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 0 0
Semitic languages 9,345 5,075 4,275 9,560 5,290 4,270
Amharic 260 135 120 20 15 0
Arabic 8,490 4,580 3,910 9,460 5,205 4,255
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 10 0 0 0 0 10
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Harari 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hebrew 530 325 205 90 70 20
Maltese 15 10 10 10 0 0
Tigrigna 135 70 70 0 10 0
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 35 20 20 0 10 0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 10 0 35 15 20
Austro-Asiatic languages 445 200 245 4,105 2,015 2,085
Khmer (Cambodian) 10 10 10 680 345 330
Vietnamese 435 200 240 3,460 1,700 1,755
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 2,220 975 1,245 295 110 190
Bikol 0 0 10 0 0 0
Cebuano 110 55 55 30 15 15
Fijian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 40 15 30 40 10 30
Ilocano 50 10 40 0 0 10
Malagasy 0 0 0 55 30 20
Malay 40 10 30 0 0 10
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pangasinan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 2,115 935 1,180 220 70 150
Waray-Waray 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 20 10 15 0 0 0
Creole languages 190 85 100 4,310 2,080 2,235
Haitian Creole 10 10 0 205 105 95
Creole, n.o.s. 60 25 40 4,065 1,950 2,115
Creole languages, n.i.e. 110 55 60 50 20 25
Dravidian languages 1,180 675 510 1,860 965 890
Kannada 75 40 35 0 0 0
Malayalam 480 255 225 30 20 15
Tamil 350 215 135 1,815 940 875
Telugu 330 205 130 30 15 15
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 10 0
Hmong-Mien languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Indo-European languages 18,675 9,240 9,435 37,300 18,285 19,015
Albanian 355 160 190 220 100 120
Armenian 75 50 30 185 95 90
Balto-Slavic languages 2,895 1,360 1,535 1,365 565 795
Baltic languages 55 20 35 0 0 0
Latvian 20 0 10 0 0 0
Lithuanian 40 15 25 0 0 10
Slavic languages 2,855 1,350 1,510 1,355 565 795
Belarusan 10 0 10 10 0 10
Bosnian 115 45 70 10 10 0
Bulgarian 35 20 15 80 40 35
Croatian 210 75 130 35 10 25
Czech 135 65 70 45 15 30
Macedonian 70 35 30 10 0 10
Polish 550 240 310 440 195 245
Russian 1,540 765 770 675 280 395
Serbian 130 55 75 40 10 25
Serbo-Croatian 100 60 45 0 0 0
Slovak 95 45 45 30 10 25
Slovene (Slovenian) 20 0 20 15 10 10
Ukrainian 240 115 120 200 90 105
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Celtic languages 250 120 125 20 10 10
Scottish Gaelic 155 70 80 10 0 0
Welsh 15 0 10 0 0 0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 95 50 45 15 10 10
Germanic languages 3,340 1,610 1,730 990 495 490
Afrikaans 165 75 95 0 0 0
Danish 95 45 50 30 10 25
Dutch 540 230 310 50 30 25
Frisian 0 0 0 0 0 0
German 2,360 1,185 1,185 880 450 425
Icelandic 55 20 30 10 0 10
Norwegian 80 65 15 10 0 0
Swedish 160 60 100 30 20 10
Vlaams (Flemish) 10 0 0 10 0 10
Yiddish 20 15 15 0 0 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 0 0
Greek 1,145 570 575 5,120 2,525 2,595
Indo-Iranian languages 5,585 3,120 2,455 9,200 4,955 4,240
Indo-Aryan languages 4,195 2,385 1,810 8,825 4,780 4,045
Bengali 530 295 235 2,365 1,230 1,135
Gujarati 195 130 70 1,355 655 700
Hindi 1,995 1,140 855 1,835 1,040 795
Kashmiri 0 0 0 0 0 0
Konkani 20 10 10 0 0 0
Marathi 105 70 40 20 10 15
Nepali 620 315 305 45 25 20
Oriya (Odia) 20 10 10 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 815 450 360 3,230 1,935 1,300
Sindhi 10 0 10 30 15 15
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 195 105 90 170 85 80
Urdu 885 545 340 2,320 1,250 1,070
Iranian languages 1,405 760 645 505 255 250
Kurdish 175 105 75 20 10 10
Pashto 55 35 20 315 170 140
Persian (Farsi) 1,205 640 565 165 75 90
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 60 30 30 25 10 20
Italic (Romance) languages 5,825 2,660 3,160 21,000 9,895 11,105
Catalan 20 10 10 40 30 10
Italian 1,075 530 545 5,140 2,370 2,770
Portuguese 600 330 270 3,110 1,555 1,555
Romanian 190 110 80 405 190 215
Spanish 4,240 1,845 2,395 13,530 6,385 7,145
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 50 35 10 10 10 0
Japanese 605 230 375 185 90 100
Kartvelian languages 10 10 0 0 0 10
Georgian 0 0 0 0 0 10
Korean 1,145 485 665 120 50 70
Mongolic languages 0 0 10 0 0 0
Mongolian 0 0 10 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 1,125 615 515 1,700 975 730
Akan (Twi) 35 15 15 235 130 105
Bamanankan 10 10 0 100 55 50
Edo 10 0 0 10 0 10
Ewe 75 45 30 85 55 30
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 10 10 0 75 55 20
Ga 25 15 15 25 20 0
Ganda 55 15 40 0 0 0
Igbo 70 40 30 0 0 0
Lingala 30 10 15 200 115 90
Rundi (Kirundi) 0 0 0 50 25 25
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 120 55 65 65 40 20
Shona 55 35 25 0 0 0
Swahili 335 185 150 140 90 50
Wolof 30 10 20 290 180 110
Yoruba 205 105 100 25 10 10
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 230 130 100 605 335 265
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 10 10 0
Sign languages 725 250 475 195 70 130
American Sign Language 415 130 290 10 10 10
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 165 55 115
Sign languages, n.i.e. 315 130 185 35 15 20
Sino-Tibetan languages 5,645 2,865 2,775 2,665 1,250 1,415
Chinese languages 5,630 2,865 2,765 2,665 1,250 1,410
Cantonese 1,210 575 630 1,465 695 765
Hakka 35 20 20 10 10 0
Mandarin 4,375 2,180 2,190 960 430 530
Min Dong 0 0 0 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 145 65 85 285 115 170
Wu (Shanghainese) 45 20 25 20 15 10
Chinese, n.o.s. 405 250 160 225 95 130
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 70 145 95 50
Lao 10 0 0 125 85 45
Thai 135 75 60 50 25 20
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 520 275 245 655 310 345
Azerbaijani 20 20 0 0 0 0
Turkish 380 185 195 630 305 330
Uyghur 10 0 0 0 0 0
Uzbek 105 65 40 20 0 15
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 0 10 0 10 0 0
Uralic languages 195 95 100 170 105 65
Estonian 30 15 15 0 0 0
Finnish 40 15 25 0 10 0
Hungarian 120 70 50 165 100 65
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 35 15 25 90 55 35
Citizenship
Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 45 311,725 149,880 161,845 109,600 54,980 54,620
Canadian citizensCensus data footnote 46 291,815 139,420 152,400 92,970 46,445 46,525
Canadian citizens aged under 18 51,890 26,345 25,540 17,945 9,285 8,665
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over 239,930 113,075 126,855 75,025 37,165 37,860
Not Canadian citizensCensus data footnote 47 19,905 10,460 9,445 16,630 8,535 8,095
Immigrant status and period of immigration
Total - Immigrant status and period of immigration for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 48 311,725 149,880 161,845 109,600 54,980 54,620
Non-immigrantsCensus data footnote 49 271,120 129,135 141,980 62,495 31,135 31,360
ImmigrantsCensus data footnote 50 33,030 16,310 16,720 42,970 21,540 21,430
Before 1981 8,320 4,000 4,315 9,330 4,475 4,860
1981 to 1990 2,565 1,290 1,275 5,590 2,825 2,765
1991 to 2000 4,390 2,115 2,275 7,825 3,915 3,915
2001 to 2010 8,845 4,460 4,380 11,730 5,925 5,805
2001 to 2005 3,310 1,675 1,635 4,565 2,325 2,245
2006 to 2010 5,535 2,790 2,745 7,160 3,600 3,555
2011 to 2016Census data footnote 51 8,915 4,440 4,470 8,490 4,400 4,090
Non-permanent residentsCensus data footnote 52 7,575 4,435 3,140 4,135 2,305 1,835
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 42,970 21,540 21,430
Under 5 years 4,000 1,935 2,065 3,180 1,565 1,615
5 to 14 years 6,165 3,135 3,030 5,405 2,935 2,470
15 to 24 years 5,890 2,795 3,095 9,825 4,305 5,520
25 to 44 years 14,560 7,170 7,395 21,475 11,370 10,105
45 years and over 2,420 1,275 1,145 3,085 1,370 1,720
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 42,970 21,540 21,425
Americas 4,570 2,130 2,435 9,430 4,550 4,880
Brazil 120 55 65 205 95 110
Colombia 105 60 50 655 285 370
El Salvador 60 25 35 790 415 375
Guyana 140 65 70 115 40 80
Haiti 20 10 10 3,125 1,495 1,630
Jamaica 315 125 190 75 20 55
Mexico 220 110 105 790 405 385
Peru 70 20 45 765 350 425
Trinidad and Tobago 160 95 65 130 50 85
United StatesCensus data footnote 55 2,545 1,160 1,385 300 175 130
Other places of birth in Americas 815 405 410 2,465 1,220 1,240
Europe 9,815 4,915 4,900 11,250 5,225 6,025
Bosnia and Herzegovina 190 95 100 20 15 0
Croatia 130 45 80 20 10 0
France 290 160 130 2,465 1,195 1,270
Germany 835 420 415 105 35 70
Greece 435 225 215 2,970 1,370 1,600
Hungary 55 25 30 65 40 20
IrelandCensus data footnote 56 230 85 150 0 0 0
Italy 325 180 145 2,305 1,060 1,250
Netherlands 335 135 195 15 0 0
Poland 390 150 240 265 105 160
Portugal 150 90 55 1,450 690 760
Romania 135 75 55 300 140 160
Russian Federation 490 245 245 155 55 95
SerbiaCensus data footnote 57 55 35 25 20 0 15
Ukraine 235 110 130 165 60 95
United KingdomCensus data footnote 58 4,505 2,370 2,140 135 55 75
Other places of birth in Europe 1,025 465 560 810 375 435
Africa 2,900 1,495 1,405 9,565 5,320 4,245
Algeria 10 0 0 3,335 1,870 1,470
Egypt 725 380 355 480 290 190
Ethiopia 165 80 80 35 15 15
Kenya 120 70 50 10 0 10
Morocco 65 45 25 2,345 1,290 1,055
Nigeria 285 140 145 25 10 20
Somalia 60 30 30 80 50 30
South Africa, Republic of 265 105 155 15 0 0
Other places of birth in Africa 1,200 640 560 3,240 1,790 1,450
Asia 15,565 7,650 7,915 12,685 6,430 6,255
Afghanistan 90 35 60 80 50 30
Bangladesh 240 140 105 1,520 780 740
ChinaCensus data footnote 59 2,200 940 1,260 925 380 545
Hong KongCensus data footnote 60 235 110 125 80 45 35
India 1,840 975 870 2,365 1,295 1,065
IranCensus data footnote 61 825 455 370 95 40 55
Iraq 525 245 280 50 30 20
Japan 165 65 105 35 10 25
Korea, SouthCensus data footnote 62 685 270 410 35 15 30
Lebanon 1,100 605 500 345 185 165
Pakistan 440 220 220 1,445 790 655
Philippines 1,985 855 1,130 220 65 150
Sri Lanka 250 115 140 1,210 640 570
SyriaCensus data footnote 63 1,035 495 540 105 60 45
Taiwan 135 65 65 65 20 45
Viet Nam 345 165 180 2,590 1,220 1,365
Other places of birth in Asia 3,470 1,905 1,565 1,520 805 720
Oceania and other places of birthCensus data footnote 64 185 115 70 30 10 20
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 8,485 4,400 4,095
Americas 865 395 475 1,625 855 770
Brazil 75 40 40 75 35 35
Colombia 15 0 15 150 80 70
Cuba 40 25 20 75 35 35
Haiti 10 10 0 630 315 315
Jamaica 120 55 65 0 0 0
Mexico 90 50 40 230 130 100
United StatesCensus data footnote 55 290 135 155 80 45 30
VenezuelaCensus data footnote 65 0 0 0 40 25 15
Other places of birth in Americas 215 75 135 345 180 165
Europe 1,130 595 535 1,320 670 645
France 60 30 25 900 475 420
Germany 85 40 45 35 15 15
IrelandCensus data footnote 56 35 15 20 0 0 0
MoldovaCensus data footnote 66 20 10 15 55 15 40
Romania 30 15 15 0 10 10
Russian Federation 160 65 100 30 10 20
Ukraine 120 50 70 35 15 20
United KingdomCensus data footnote 58 380 250 125 10 10 0
Other places of birth in Europe 240 115 120 245 125 115
Africa 925 490 430 3,615 1,960 1,660
Algeria 10 0 10 1,095 575 525
Cameroon 0 0 0 165 80 90
Congo, Democratic Republic of the 55 30 25 45 30 15
Côte d'Ivoire 0 0 0 190 120 70
Egypt 190 100 90 260 140 120
Eritrea 65 35 25 0 0 0
Ethiopia 40 30 10 15 0 10
Morocco 25 15 10 840 435 405
Nigeria 145 70 80 20 10 10
Somalia 0 0 10 30 20 15
South Africa, Republic of 40 10 30 0 0 0
Tunisia 0 10 0 370 195 170
Other places of birth in Africa 350 205 150 580 345 235
Asia 5,980 2,960 3,020 1,920 910 1,005
Afghanistan 25 10 20 0 0 0
Bangladesh 65 40 25 260 135 125
ChinaCensus data footnote 59 835 385 445 105 40 65
Hong KongCensus data footnote 60 0 0 10 0 0 10
India 745 410 340 520 270 250
IranCensus data footnote 61 250 130 120 55 20 40
Iraq 245 120 120 30 10 15
Israel 245 160 80 10 10 0
Japan 65 25 35 20 10 10
Korea, SouthCensus data footnote 62 190 70 120 0 0 0
Lebanon 75 30 45 35 20 10
Nepal 180 95 85 25 15 15
Pakistan 95 50 45 305 150 155
Philippines 1,135 510 625 40 10 30
Saudi Arabia 120 60 50 0 0 0
Sri Lanka 90 50 40 190 85 100
SyriaCensus data footnote 63 780 360 420 20 10 10
Taiwan 0 0 10 0 0 0
Turkey 70 45 25 40 15 25
United Arab Emirates 60 35 20 10 0 15
Viet Nam 45 15 30 110 45 65
Other places of birth in Asia 675 350 325 140 65 70
Oceania and otherCensus data footnote 64 20 10 10 15 0 0
Australia 10 0 10 10 0 0
Other places of birthCensus data footnote 67 10 0 0 10 0 0
Generation status
Total - Generation status for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 68 311,725 149,880 161,845 109,600 54,980 54,620
First generationCensus data footnote 69 43,060 21,915 21,145 47,735 24,125 23,610
Second generationCensus data footnote 70 32,460 15,870 16,585 23,000 11,925 11,070
Third generation or moreCensus data footnote 71 236,205 112,095 124,110 38,870 18,930 19,940
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 34,290 17,430 16,860
Economic immigrantsCensus data footnote 73 14,955 7,820 7,135 14,595 8,145 6,455
Principal applicantsCensus data footnote 74 5,680 3,885 1,795 8,240 5,390 2,850
Secondary applicantsCensus data footnote 75 9,275 3,935 5,340 6,360 2,755 3,605
Immigrants sponsored by familyCensus data footnote 76 5,910 2,500 3,405 11,725 4,760 6,965
RefugeesCensus data footnote 77 3,990 2,050 1,935 7,390 4,190 3,205
Other immigrantsCensus data footnote 78 165 80 90 580 335 245
Aboriginal population
Total - Aboriginal identity for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 79 311,725 149,880 161,840 109,600 54,975 54,620
Aboriginal identityCensus data footnote 80 11,770 5,445 6,325 585 280 300
Single Aboriginal responsesCensus data footnote 81 11,355 5,260 6,095 565 275 295
First Nations (North American Indian)Census data footnote 82 6,135 2,880 3,245 300 150 150
Métis 4,860 2,215 2,650 240 120 125
Inuk (Inuit) 365 160 205 20 0 15
Multiple Aboriginal responsesCensus data footnote 83 210 105 110 10 0 10
Aboriginal responses not included elsewhereCensus data footnote 84 200 80 115 15 10 10
Non-Aboriginal identity 299,955 144,435 155,520 109,015 54,695 54,315
Total - Population by Registered or Treaty Indian status for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 85 311,725 149,880 161,845 109,600 54,980 54,620
Registered or Treaty IndianCensus data footnote 86 2,990 1,390 1,605 170 100 70
Not a Registered or Treaty Indian 308,735 148,495 160,240 109,430 54,880 54,550
Total - Aboriginal ancestry for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 87 311,725 149,880 161,845 109,600 54,980 54,620
Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 88 1,995 875 1,120 310 170 140
Single Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 89 1,930 845 1,080 300 165 135
First Nations (North American Indian) single ancestryCensus data footnote 82 1,365 625 740 265 145 125
Métis single ancestry 455 190 265 25 15 10
Inuit single ancestry 110 35 80 15 0 0
Multiple Aboriginal ancestries (only)Census data footnote 90 70 30 40 10 0 0
First Nations (North American Indian) and Métis ancestries 45 20 30 10 0 10
First Nations (North American Indian) and Inuit ancestries 10 0 0 0 0 0
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 2,435 1,090 1,345
Single Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 92 17,160 7,600 9,565 2,385 1,065 1,320
First Nations (North American Indian) and non-Aboriginal ancestries 12,410 5,520 6,890 2,105 925 1,180
Métis and non-Aboriginal ancestries 4,225 1,845 2,375 255 130 125
Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 520 230 290 30 10 20
Multiple Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 93 705 360 350 50 25 20
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis and non-Aboriginal ancestries 585 285 295 45 25 20
First Nations (North American Indian), Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 75 45 25 0 0 0
Métis, Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 50 25 15 0 0 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 94 291,860 141,045 150,815 106,860 53,720 53,140
Visible minority population
Total - Visible minority for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 95 311,725 149,880 161,845 109,600 54,975 54,620
Total visible minority populationCensus data footnote 96 41,290 20,845 20,440 44,455 22,940 21,510
South AsianCensus data footnote 97 6,400 3,605 2,795 10,980 5,815 5,160
Chinese 6,605 3,295 3,310 2,390 1,060 1,335
Black 12,395 6,050 6,340 9,325 4,815 4,505
Filipino 2,505 1,095 1,405 315 105 210
Latin American 1,120 565 550 6,780 3,430 3,350
Arab 7,020 3,770 3,250 8,315 4,560 3,755
Southeast AsianCensus data footnote 98 820 370 450 4,300 2,120 2,175
West AsianCensus data footnote 99 1,325 700 625 470 260 215
Korean 1,180 495 685 150 60 95
Japanese 460 195 265 135 50 85
Visible minority, n.i.e.Census data footnote 100 440 200 240 465 220 245
Multiple visible minoritiesCensus data footnote 101 1,035 505 530 815 435 385
Not a visible minorityCensus data footnote 102 270,435 129,030 141,400 65,150 32,035 33,115
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 103 311,725 149,880 161,845 109,600 54,980 54,620
North American Aboriginal origins 19,865 8,830 11,035 2,740 1,260 1,485
First Nations (North American Indian) 14,500 6,495 8,000 2,425 1,100 1,325
Inuit 780 350 435 45 15 30
Métis 5,375 2,375 3,000 330 180 150
Other North American origins 123,155 58,310 64,840 31,375 15,210 16,170
Acadian 7,785 3,495 4,285 375 165 210
American 3,185 1,545 1,640 485 215 270
Canadian 114,685 54,460 60,225 28,610 13,740 14,875
New Brunswicker 25 10 15 10 0 10
Newfoundlander 710 315 395 20 15 0
Nova Scotian 605 300 310 10 10 10
Ontarian 20 10 10 10 10 10
Québécois 170 85 80 2,580 1,390 1,190
Other North American origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 104 15 0 10 0 0 10
European origins 214,805 102,215 112,590 45,305 22,335 22,970
British Isles origins 178,000 84,245 93,760 8,075 3,900 4,170
Channel Islander 30 10 25 40 25 15
Cornish 55 30 25 10 10 0
English 94,090 44,560 49,530 2,460 1,170 1,290
Irish 74,930 34,430 40,500 4,750 2,235 2,525
Manx 50 25 30 0 0 0
Scottish 88,575 41,275 47,305 2,330 1,120 1,210
Welsh 7,115 3,285 3,825 125 75 50
British Isles origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 105 9,145 4,320 4,830 285 125 160
French origins 51,200 23,565 27,635 22,150 11,070 11,080
Alsatian 10 10 10 15 10 0
Breton 0 0 0 165 95 70
Corsican 0 0 0 50 25 30
French 51,190 23,555 27,635 22,025 10,995 11,030
Western European origins (except French origins) 42,900 20,100 22,795 3,455 1,620 1,835
Austrian 805 420 385 200 95 105
Bavarian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Belgian 850 410 440 895 435 460
Dutch 10,015 4,515 5,495 315 145 170
Flemish 60 45 15 45 25 15
Frisian 15 0 10 0 0 0
German 33,965 15,905 18,060 1,835 850 985
Luxembourger 10 10 10 15 10 10
Swiss 1,085 555 535 410 205 215
Western European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 106 85 50 30 10 10 0
Northern European origins (except British Isles origins) 6,440 3,045 3,400 295 170 125
Danish 1,515 715 800 75 35 40
Finnish 505 220 290 25 20 0
Icelandic 310 135 175 15 10 10
Norwegian 2,220 1,095 1,130 75 60 20
Swedish 1,590 705 885 95 60 35
Northern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 107 555 295 265 20 10 20
Eastern European origins 13,135 6,490 6,650 3,430 1,575 1,860
Bulgarian 140 65 75 110 55 55
Byelorussian 95 45 50 30 10 20
Czech 515 285 230 120 55 65
Czechoslovakian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 108 120 60 60 25 10 10
Estonian 170 85 90 20 0 15
Hungarian 1,105 575 535 435 220 215
Latvian 185 65 120 15 10 10
Lithuanian 460 225 235 30 25 10
Moldovan 10 0 10 90 30 55
Polish 4,755 2,290 2,465 1,225 520 710
Romanian 625 310 320 475 250 225
Russian 2,665 1,295 1,370 705 295 415
Slovak 275 160 115 55 20 35
Ukrainian 4,260 2,145 2,110 655 300 355
Eastern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 109 135 55 80 30 15 15
Southern European origins 14,000 6,670 7,330 18,220 8,865 9,355
Albanian 230 120 110 240 115 120
Bosnian 115 50 65 10 0 0
Catalan 0 0 10 35 20 15
Croatian 420 195 225 55 20 40
Cypriot 25 20 10 10 0 0
Greek 2,175 1,130 1,045 5,490 2,730 2,765
Italian 6,680 3,240 3,435 7,515 3,575 3,940
Kosovar 245 115 130 25 10 10
Macedonian 90 50 40 0 0 0
Maltese 230 95 135 25 20 0
Montenegrin 15 10 10 0 0 0
Portuguese 1,810 840 965 3,145 1,585 1,565
Serbian 170 75 95 65 25 45
Sicilian 10 0 10 15 0 10
Slovenian 100 40 55 35 15 20
Spanish 2,225 945 1,275 2,455 1,235 1,220
Yugoslavian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 110 165 85 85 50 25 30
Southern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 111 65 35 30 10 10 0
Other European origins 2,980 1,480 1,500 400 240 160
Basque 105 40 60 35 20 20
Jewish 1,285 640 650 255 155 100
Roma (Gypsy) 50 35 15 15 0 10
Slavic, n.o.s.Census data footnote 112 15 15 0 15 10 10
Other European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 113 1,550 760 790 85 60 30
Caribbean origins 3,090 1,495 1,595 6,610 3,255 3,355
Antiguan 80 45 35 0 0 0
Bahamian 185 90 95 10 0 0
Barbadian 370 190 185 65 40 25
Bermudan 125 60 65 0 0 0
Carib 40 30 15 15 0 15
Cuban 245 110 135 335 155 185
Dominican 80 35 50 835 440 395
Grenadian 15 15 10 10 10 0
Guadeloupean 0 0 0 40 20 20
Haitian 55 10 40 4,885 2,435 2,455
Jamaican 1,110 550 555 200 105 100
Kittitian/Nevisian 35 15 20 10 0 0
Martinican 0 0 0 40 10 35
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 90 105 45 55
Vincentian/Grenadinian 20 15 10 65 30 35
West Indian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 114 385 200 185 150 60 90
Caribbean origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 115 260 135 125 130 75 50
Latin, Central and South American origins 1,885 965 920 7,285 3,625 3,665
Aboriginal from Central/South America (except Arawak and Maya) 135 75 60 305 145 165
Arawak 0 0 0 0 0 0
Argentinian 50 25 25 95 35 65
Belizean 10 10 0 0 0 0
Bolivian 35 20 15 100 60 45
Brazilian 205 110 95 305 145 160
Chilean 70 40 25 570 310 255
Colombian 220 115 105 880 410 470
Costa Rican 25 0 20 50 30 25
Ecuadorian 25 10 10 100 55 45
Guatemalan 50 35 20 740 395 340
Guyanese 255 115 135 140 50 90
Hispanic 55 30 20 40 15 30
Honduran 35 25 0 245 105 145
Maya 55 30 20 70 40 40
Mexican 435 220 215 1,190 630 555
Nicaraguan 35 10 20 150 55 95
Panamanian 0 0 10 60 40 25
Paraguayan 0 0 0 15 15 0
Peruvian 120 55 70 985 475 510
Salvadorean 65 40 20 1,375 705 675
Uruguayan 15 0 15 75 35 40
Venezuelan 50 35 10 180 85 95
Latin, Central and South American origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 116 130 70 60 325 165 160
African origins 10,940 5,245 5,695 13,590 7,485 6,110
Central and West African origins 1,050 550 500 2,520 1,410 1,110
Akan 0 0 0 60 35 25
Angolan 15 0 10 10 10 0
Ashanti 0 0 0 30 25 0
Beninese 0 0 0 145 75 70
Burkinabe 10 0 10 185 105 80
Cameroonian 25 15 10 465 210 260
Chadian 0 0 0 10 0 10
Congolese 165 80 85 305 165 135
Edo 0 0 0 0 10 0
Ewe 0 0 0 10 0 0
Gabonese 0 0 0 0 10 0
Gambian 15 10 10 0 10 0
Ghanaian 135 75 60 265 145 115
Guinean 20 15 10 80 60 15
Ibo 90 45 45 0 0 0
Ivorian 10 10 0 160 100 60
Liberian 15 10 10 0 0 0
Malian 10 0 10 100 55 45
Malinké 15 10 0 50 25 20
Nigerian 350 185 170 120 55 65
Peulh 10 0 0 45 20 25
Senegalese 10 10 0 330 210 120
Sierra Leonean 40 30 10 0 0 0
Togolese 65 30 35 160 95 65
Wolof 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yoruba 65 25 45 15 15 0
Central and West African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 117 110 60 45 185 115 70
North African origins 1,705 895 810 9,195 5,080 4,110
Algerian 30 25 10 3,240 1,805 1,430
Berber 55 35 20 1,585 865 715
Coptic 30 10 20 25 10 20
Dinka 0 0 0 0 0 0
Egyptian 1,175 630 545 635 365 270
Libyan 185 90 95 15 0 10
Maure 0 10 0 15 15 0
Moroccan 115 55 60 2,885 1,580 1,310
Sudanese 110 45 65 30 15 10
Tunisian 40 20 20 1,005 565 435
North African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 118 35 20 15 185 120 65
Southern and East African origins 1,490 710 780 655 355 295
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 50 35 20
Burundian 0 0 0 65 40 25
Djiboutian 0 0 0 20 10 10
Eritrean 145 75 75 10 10 10
Ethiopian 245 100 140 30 15 10
Harari 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kenyan 140 85 60 0 0 0
Malagasy 15 0 15 60 50 10
Mauritian 10 10 0 110 45 70
Oromo 30 15 15 0 0 0
Rwandan 90 50 45 60 25 40
Seychellois 0 0 0 15 15 0
Somali 165 75 85 135 75 65
South African 320 135 185 10 10 10
Tanzanian 50 35 20 25 15 10
Tigrian 15 0 10 0 0 0
Ugandan 60 20 35 10 0 0
Zambian 70 30 45 0 0 0
Zimbabwean 85 55 30 0 0 0
Zulu 0 0 0 10 10 0
Southern and East African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 120 105 60 45 80 20 60
Other African origins 6,875 3,190 3,690 1,300 690 610
Black, n.o.s.Census data footnote 121 1,190 555 640 65 35 30
Other African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 122 5,740 2,665 3,075 1,250 660 590
Asian origins 31,695 16,110 15,585 23,545 11,990 11,565
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins 12,750 6,590 6,160 4,750 2,530 2,215
Afghan 225 80 150 205 100 105
Arab, n.o.s.Census data footnote 123 1,340 690 650 2,010 1,115 900
Armenian 195 105 85 255 135 120
Assyrian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Azerbaijani 20 15 0 0 0 0
Georgian 20 10 10 10 10 0
Hazara 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iranian 1,175 675 500 180 100 85
Iraqi 575 255 320 65 40 20
Israeli 200 110 90 50 35 15
Jordanian 255 145 110 45 25 20
Kazakh 25 10 10 20 10 10
Kurd 225 110 110 50 25 25
Kuwaiti 200 105 95 0 0 0
Kyrgyz 0 0 0 10 0 10
Lebanese 4,575 2,280 2,300 880 455 425
Palestinian 865 480 395 110 60 55
Pashtun 0 10 0 65 35 30
Saudi Arabian 660 430 220 0 0 0
Syrian 1,530 755 780 240 110 130
Tajik 20 10 10 0 0 0
Tatar 30 10 25 10 10 0
Turk 530 255 275 710 340 365
Turkmen 10 0 10 0 0 0
Uighur 15 10 10 0 0 0
Uzbek 90 60 30 25 10 20
Yemeni 205 105 100 75 45 25
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 124 685 350 330 15 0 10
South Asian origins 6,710 3,775 2,935 10,795 5,700 5,095
Bangladeshi 190 105 80 1,335 705 635
Bengali 50 35 15 810 410 405
Bhutanese 210 90 120 0 0 0
East Indian 4,905 2,780 2,120 4,520 2,440 2,085
Goan 10 10 10 0 0 0
Gujarati 0 10 0 75 35 40
Kashmiri 0 0 0 65 45 25
Nepali 430 215 210 40 20 20
Pakistani 465 290 175 2,020 1,025 990
Punjabi 160 80 80 490 310 180
Sinhalese 10 0 0 30 10 20
Sri Lankan 270 125 145 1,570 805 770
Tamil 50 20 30 280 140 140
South Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 125 385 240 145 205 105 100
East and Southeast Asian origins 12,205 5,760 6,450 7,895 3,670 4,225
Burmese 15 0 10 10 0 0
Cambodian (Khmer) 40 10 30 915 460 460
Chinese 7,190 3,530 3,660 3,500 1,595 1,905
Filipino 2,610 1,175 1,440 345 125 215
Hmong 0 0 0 0 0 0
Indonesian 90 45 45 10 10 0
Japanese 565 220 345 175 65 110
Karen 0 0 0 0 0 0
Korean 1,230 515 710 155 65 90
Laotian 0 0 10 220 115 100
Malaysian 50 15 30 25 10 20
Mongolian 35 10 20 30 20 10
Singaporean 0 0 0 10 10 0
Taiwanese 135 65 70 20 0 20
Thai 155 60 95 40 20 20
Tibetan 0 0 10 0 0 0
Vietnamese 550 250 305 3,495 1,730 1,770
East and Southeast Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 126 50 35 20 0 0 0
Other Asian origins 260 120 145 345 200 145
Other Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 127 260 115 145 340 200 145
Oceania origins 435 215 225 85 40 50
Australian 230 105 125 45 30 20
New Zealander 160 90 75 35 15 25
Pacific Islands origins 50 25 25 20 10 15
Fijian 10 10 0 0 0 10
Hawaiian 10 0 0 0 0 0
Maori 10 0 0 10 10 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 ... ... 52,290 ... ...
Owner 73,790 ... ... 14,555 ... ...
Renter 66,130 ... ... 37,735 ... ...
Band housing 15 ... ... 0 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by condominium status - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 131 139,940 ... ... 52,290 ... ...
Condominium 10,200 ... ... 6,790 ... ...
Not condominium 129,745 ... ... 45,500 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 132 139,940 ... ... 52,290 ... ...
No bedrooms 860 ... ... 825 ... ...
1 bedroom 23,900 ... ... 19,540 ... ...
2 bedrooms 39,590 ... ... 19,245 ... ...
3 bedrooms 47,055 ... ... 10,295 ... ...
4 or more bedrooms 28,535 ... ... 2,385 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 133 139,940 ... ... 52,285 ... ...
1 to 4 rooms 43,420 ... ... 32,760 ... ...
5 rooms 21,060 ... ... 10,710 ... ...
6 rooms 19,570 ... ... 4,135 ... ...
7 rooms 16,685 ... ... 2,170 ... ...
8 or more rooms 39,210 ... ... 2,510 ... ...
Average number of rooms per dwelling 6.1 ... ... 4.3 ... ...
Total - Private households by number of persons per room - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 134 139,940 ... ... 52,290 ... ...
One person or fewer per room 138,695 ... ... 50,195 ... ...
More than 1 person per room 1,250 ... ... 2,090 ... ...
Total - Private households by housing suitability - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 135 139,940 ... ... 52,290 ... ...
Suitable 134,520 ... ... 46,555 ... ...
Not suitable 5,425 ... ... 5,735 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by period of construction - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 136 139,940 ... ... 52,290 ... ...
1960 or before 29,820 ... ... 27,660 ... ...
1961 to 1980 41,095 ... ... 15,255 ... ...
1981 to 1990 21,780 ... ... 3,105 ... ...
1991 to 2000 18,690 ... ... 2,145 ... ...
2001 to 2005 9,835 ... ... 940 ... ...
2006 to 2010 9,475 ... ... 1,440 ... ...
2011 to 2016Census data footnote 137 9,250 ... ... 1,740 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 138 139,940 ... ... 52,290 ... ...
Only regular maintenance or minor repairs needed 130,840 ... ... 47,610 ... ...
Major repairs needed 9,100 ... ... 4,685 ... ...
Total - Private households by number of household maintainers - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 139 139,940 ... ... 52,290 ... ...
1 household maintainer 81,925 ... ... 35,355 ... ...
2 household maintainers 53,950 ... ... 15,285 ... ...
3 or more household maintainers 4,070 ... ... 1,650 ... ...
Total - Private households by age of primary household maintainers - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 140 139,940 ... ... 52,290 ... ...
15 to 24 years 8,815 ... ... 2,740 ... ...
25 to 34 years 24,665 ... ... 11,550 ... ...
35 to 44 years 22,885 ... ... 10,705 ... ...
45 to 54 years 26,305 ... ... 8,935 ... ...
55 to 64 years 25,925 ... ... 8,085 ... ...
65 to 74 years 18,235 ... ... 5,355 ... ...
75 to 84 years 9,890 ... ... 3,440 ... ...
85 years and over 3,220 ... ... 1,480 ... ...
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 ... ... 52,235 ... ...
Spending less than 30% of income on shelter costs 100,820 ... ... 35,445 ... ...
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs 38,565 ... ... 16,795 ... ...
30% to less than 100% 32,490 ... ... 14,615 ... ...
Total - Owner households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data 73,790 ... ... 14,555 ... ...
% of owner households with a mortgageCensus data footnote 142 64.0 ... ... 61.5 ... ...
% of owner households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costsCensus data footnote 141 13.4 ... ... 24.7 ... ...
Median monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,219 ... ... 1,139 ... ...
Average monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,300 ... ... 1,269 ... ...
Median value of dwellings ($)Census data footnote 144 269,888 ... ... 399,866 ... ...
Average value of dwellings ($)Census data footnote 144 313,569 ... ... 409,749 ... ...
Total - Tenant households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data 66,040 ... ... 37,735 ... ...
% of tenant households in subsidized housingCensus data footnote 145 8.3 ... ... 7.0 ... ...
% of tenant households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costsCensus data footnote 141 43.7 ... ... 35.0 ... ...
Median monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 967 ... ... 712 ... ...
Average monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,039 ... ... 749 ... ...
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 92,610 46,175 46,440
No certificate, diploma or degree 36,685 18,230 18,460 21,140 9,980 11,160
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificateCensus data footnote 147 68,015 34,380 33,635 18,030 9,560 8,470
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 161,375 74,005 87,370 53,445 26,635 26,810
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma 18,440 12,190 6,250 8,955 5,215 3,740
Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 148 10,635 5,795 4,835 6,455 3,540 2,915
Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 149 7,805 6,385 1,415 2,505 1,680 825
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma 53,690 22,180 31,515 13,850 7,010 6,840
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level 6,200 2,585 3,610 3,690 1,640 2,045
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above 83,045 37,050 46,000 26,945 12,760 14,185
Bachelor's degree 55,590 24,255 31,335 15,845 7,555 8,290
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level 4,285 1,915 2,370 2,335 1,075 1,255
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry 2,405 1,320 1,085 430 180 255
Master's degree 17,410 7,480 9,930 7,130 3,255 3,870
Earned doctorateCensus data footnote 150 3,360 2,085 1,275 1,205 690 515
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 65,355 33,605 31,750
No certificate, diploma or degree 13,820 7,530 6,290 10,445 5,370 5,070
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificateCensus data footnote 147 38,315 19,935 18,380 10,735 5,980 4,755
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 123,995 57,095 66,895 44,175 22,250 21,925
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma 12,830 8,740 4,090 6,985 4,055 2,935
Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 148 7,335 4,200 3,135 5,110 2,815 2,295
Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 149 5,485 4,540 950 1,870 1,240 635
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma 40,580 17,465 23,115 10,210 5,425 4,785
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level 4,090 1,695 2,395 2,940 1,330 1,610
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above 66,495 29,195 37,305 24,040 11,445 12,595
Bachelor's degree 44,315 19,360 24,955 13,680 6,610 7,070
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level 3,330 1,380 1,950 2,115 960 1,155
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry 2,010 1,015 995 390 160 235
Master's degree 14,370 6,030 8,335 6,745 3,100 3,650
Earned doctorateCensus data footnote 150 2,475 1,405 1,070 1,110 615 495
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 92,610 46,170 46,445
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 152 104,700 52,610 52,090 39,170 19,540 19,630
Education 10,175 2,635 7,540 2,805 690 2,115
13. Education 10,180 2,635 7,545 2,805 690 2,115
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 5,770 2,765 3,010 5,010 2,435 2,570
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services 1,105 815 290 650 470 180
50. Visual and performing arts 4,665 1,945 2,720 4,360 1,965 2,395
Humanities 9,195 3,550 5,645 4,875 2,155 2,725
16. Aboriginal and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics 675 225 455 810 235 570
23. English language and literature/letters 2,820 860 1,965 390 135 255
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities 1,890 620 1,275 1,810 840 970
30A Interdisciplinary humanitiesCensus data footnote 153 50 20 35 15 0 10
38. Philosophy and religious studies 650 350 305 370 245 130
39. Theology and religious vocations 695 420 280 135 85 55
54. History 1,905 970 940 480 275 200
55. French language and literature/letters 500 100 395 870 340 525
Social and behavioural sciences and law 19,950 6,615 13,335 7,870 2,850 5,020
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies 350 75 280 135 35 100
09. Communication, journalism and related programs 1,995 730 1,265 1,595 505 1,090
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences 3,200 275 2,930 910 125 785
22. Legal professions and studies 2,990 1,090 1,900 1,195 485 710
30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciencesCensus data footnote 154 320 85 240 220 55 165
42. Psychology 4,280 1,120 3,160 1,090 320 765
45. Social sciences 6,810 3,245 3,565 2,735 1,335 1,400
Business, management and public administration 38,330 13,990 24,340 10,340 4,665 5,680
30.16 Accounting and computer science 45 10 40 10 10 10
44. Public administration and social service professions 2,405 575 1,830 725 175 550
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services 35,880 13,405 22,470 9,600 4,475 5,120
Physical and life sciences and technologies 8,230 3,965 4,265 2,835 1,540 1,300
26. Biological and biomedical sciences 3,940 1,625 2,315 1,115 470 645
30.01 Biological and physical sciences 1,590 620 970 275 175 100
30C Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciencesCensus data footnote 155 90 25 60 405 190 215
40. Physical sciences 2,355 1,610 740 950 645 305
41. Science technologies/technicians 250 80 170 80 55 25
Mathematics, computer and information sciences 8,075 5,215 2,855 2,820 2,085 735
11. Computer and information sciences and support services 6,485 4,495 1,990 2,180 1,750 425
25. Library science 605 85 525 270 75 195
27. Mathematics and statistics 880 570 315 340 235 105
30D Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciencesCensus data footnote 156 100 75 25 35 25 0
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies 27,225 24,885 2,340 8,365 7,155 1,210
04. Architecture and related services 820 540 280 745 355 390
14. Engineering 6,660 5,635 1,025 3,040 2,515 530
15. Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields 6,140 5,650 490 1,245 1,110 135
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation 0 0 10 0 0 0
46. Construction trades 5,795 5,610 190 1,325 1,280 40
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians 5,370 5,100 270 1,270 1,205 60
48. Precision production 2,430 2,345 90 740 690 50
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 1,670 885 790 545 275 265
01. Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences 790 395 390 370 185 180
03. Natural resources and conservation 885 490 395 180 90 90
Health and related fields 22,970 4,440 18,525 5,460 1,340 4,130
31. Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies 1,435 680 755 415 210 200
51. Health professions and related programs 20,690 3,245 17,450 4,940 1,090 3,855
60. Dental, medical and veterinary residency programs 850 520 325 110 40 70
Personal, protective and transportation services 9,750 5,055 4,695 2,500 1,445 1,055
12. Personal and culinary services 5,770 1,615 4,150 1,605 660 940
28. Military science, leadership and operational art 130 130 10 10 0 0
29. Military technologies and applied sciences 375 340 35 15 15 0
43. Security and protective services 1,525 1,180 345 455 375 80
49. Transportation and materials moving 1,940 1,785 155 420 390 35
Other 30 0 25 10 10 10
30.99 Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies, other 35 10 25 10 10 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 65,355 33,605 31,750
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 152 52,135 27,465 24,670 21,180 11,355 9,825
Education 6,910 1,675 5,235 2,340 580 1,755
13. Education 6,910 1,675 5,235 2,340 585 1,755
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 4,485 2,170 2,315 4,335 2,160 2,175
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services 785 595 190 525 380 140
50. Visual and performing arts 3,700 1,580 2,125 3,810 1,775 2,035
Humanities 7,095 2,685 4,415 3,755 1,705 2,045
16. Aboriginal and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics 545 175 370 690 225 465
23. English language and literature/letters 2,265 705 1,560 340 130 220
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities 1,510 510 1,005 1,235 625 615
30A Interdisciplinary humanitiesCensus data footnote 153 45 20 30 15 10 10
38. Philosophy and religious studies 515 265 250 300 195 110
39. Theology and religious vocations 435 260 175 80 40 35
54. History 1,435 690 745 415 240 170
55. French language and literature/letters 345 65 280 680 260 425
Social and behavioural sciences and law 16,265 5,240 11,025 6,685 2,495 4,200
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies 305 65 240 125 30 95
09. Communication, journalism and related programs 1,720 620 1,100 1,375 460 910
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences 2,575 230 2,350 710 75 630
22. Legal professions and studies 2,590 850 1,745 1,085 450 635
30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciencesCensus data footnote 154 250 55 190 170 50 125
42. Psychology 3,365 870 2,495 910 285 625
45. Social sciences 5,460 2,555 2,900 2,310 1,145 1,170
Business, management and public administration 29,140 10,865 18,275 8,700 3,945 4,760
30.16 Accounting and computer science 45 10 35 10 10 0
44. Public administration and social service professions 1,950 460 1,495 650 155 490
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services 27,145 10,395 16,750 8,040 3,775 4,265
Physical and life sciences and technologies 6,050 2,910 3,140 2,090 1,150 940
26. Biological and biomedical sciences 3,045 1,270 1,780 980 415 565
30.01 Biological and physical sciences 1,130 470 660 155 110 45
30C Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciencesCensus data footnote 155 80 30 55 90 50 40
40. Physical sciences 1,645 1,115 530 785 520 265
41. Science technologies/technicians 145 25 120 75 55 20
Mathematics, computer and information sciences 7,060 4,670 2,395 2,475 1,840 635
11. Computer and information sciences and support services 5,900 4,155 1,750 1,940 1,555 380
25. Library science 420 60 365 230 65 165
27. Mathematics and statistics 655 400 255 285 200 85
30D Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciencesCensus data footnote 156 80 65 20 15 10 10
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies 20,605 18,620 1,985 6,905 5,860 1,045
04. Architecture and related services 625 390 240 710 350 360
14. Engineering 4,960 4,115 845 2,675 2,200 470
15. Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields 4,810 4,370 440 975 880 95
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation 0 0 10 0 0 0
46. Construction trades 4,350 4,170 185 980 955 25
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians 4,080 3,870 205 1,000 950 50
48. Precision production 1,775 1,705 70 565 530 40
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 1,375 735 640 475 235 235
01. Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences 650 330 325 290 145 150
03. Natural resources and conservation 725 405 315 180 90 90
Health and related fields 17,395 3,575 13,820 4,405 1,115 3,295
31. Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies 1,115 565 545 355 190 165
51. Health professions and related programs 15,605 2,620 12,985 3,960 890 3,065
60. Dental, medical and veterinary residency programs 680 390 285 90 30 60
Personal, protective and transportation services 7,575 3,950 3,625 1,995 1,170 825
12. Personal and culinary services 4,535 1,335 3,200 1,285 530 755
28. Military science, leadership and operational art 120 115 0 0 0 0
29. Military technologies and applied sciences 225 200 20 20 15 0
43. Security and protective services 1,180 915 265 350 300 50
49. Transportation and materials moving 1,515 1,385 130 345 325 20
Other 35 10 25 15 0 0
30.99 Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies, other 30 10 25 15 10 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 92,610 46,170 46,440
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 104,700 52,610 52,095 39,170 19,540 19,625
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 158 161,375 74,005 87,370 53,445 26,635 26,815
Location of study inside Canada 145,435 66,060 79,375 41,420 20,055 21,365
Same as province or territory of residence 110,095 48,925 61,170 40,150 19,430 20,720
Different than province or territory of residence 35,340 17,135 18,205 1,270 625 650
Location of study outside CanadaCensus data footnote 159 15,940 7,940 8,000 12,025 6,575 5,450
United StatesCensus data footnote 160 3,075 1,610 1,465 305 190 120
Philippines 1,095 395 705 120 40 80
India 1,460 765 695 625 420 210
United KingdomCensus data footnote 161 2,425 1,410 1,015 200 90 110
ChinaCensus data footnote 162 800 315 485 215 85 130
France 235 140 100 2,845 1,490 1,355
Other 6,850 3,310 3,540 7,710 4,265 3,445
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 65,355 33,605 31,750
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 52,135 27,465 24,670 21,185 11,350 9,830
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 158 123,990 57,095 66,900 44,175 22,250 21,920
Location of study inside Canada 111,570 51,090 60,475 33,790 16,680 17,105
Same as province or territory of residence 83,980 37,745 46,235 32,710 16,115 16,590
Different than province or territory of residence 27,585 13,345 14,240 1,080 560 515
Location of study outside CanadaCensus data footnote 159 12,425 6,005 6,420 10,380 5,575 4,810
United StatesCensus data footnote 160 2,000 1,020 990 240 145 100
Philippines 1,015 370 640 115 35 80
India 1,160 595 560 420 245 175
United KingdomCensus data footnote 161 1,520 880 640 175 85 90
ChinaCensus data footnote 162 645 260 390 190 75 115
France 195 115 80 2,515 1,285 1,225
Other 5,895 2,780 3,120 6,730 3,705 3,030
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 92,610 46,170 46,445
In the labour force 178,230 90,125 88,105 60,340 32,110 28,230
Employed 165,025 82,915 82,110 54,295 28,645 25,645
Unemployed 13,205 7,205 6,000 6,050 3,465 2,580
Not in the labour force 87,845 36,490 51,355 32,270 14,060 18,210
Participation rate 67.0 71.2 63.2 65.2 69.5 60.8
Employment rate 62.0 65.5 58.9 58.6 62.0 55.2
Unemployment rate 7.4 8.0 6.8 10.0 10.8 9.1
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 92,610 46,170 46,440
Did not workCensus data footnote 165 81,165 33,760 47,400 32,305 14,165 18,140
Worked 184,915 92,855 92,060 60,305 32,005 28,300
Worked full year, full timeCensus data footnote 166 100,455 54,135 46,325 25,145 14,140 11,005
Worked part year and/or part timeCensus data footnote 167 84,460 38,725 45,735 35,160 17,870 17,290
Average weeks worked in reference year 43.1 43.5 42.6 41.3 41.7 40.9
Class of worker
Total labour force aged 15 years and over by class of worker - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 168 178,230 90,125 88,110 60,340 32,110 28,230
Class of worker - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 3,465 1,775 1,685 2,605 1,365 1,240
All classes of workersCensus data footnote 170 174,765 88,345 86,420 57,740 30,745 26,990
Employee 159,875 79,410 80,465 51,530 26,985 24,545
Self-employedCensus data footnote 171 14,890 8,930 5,960 6,205 3,755 2,450
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 60,340 32,110 28,230
Occupation - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 3,465 1,780 1,685 2,605 1,365 1,245
All occupationsCensus data footnote 170 174,765 88,345 86,425 57,735 30,745 26,990
0 Management occupations 18,790 11,095 7,695 4,340 2,590 1,755
1 Business, finance and administration occupations 29,060 9,080 19,985 8,855 3,445 5,410
2 Natural and applied sciences and related occupations 14,135 11,265 2,870 4,540 3,560 980
3 Health occupations 13,885 2,860 11,025 3,385 815 2,575
4 Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services 24,610 9,840 14,770 7,990 2,640 5,355
5 Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport 6,335 3,020 3,315 4,135 2,190 1,945
6 Sales and service occupations 45,615 20,590 25,025 16,140 8,745 7,400
7 Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations 18,065 17,150 920 4,505 4,310 200
8 Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations 1,555 1,315 240 255 185 70
9 Occupations in manufacturing and utilities 2,710 2,125 585 3,580 2,270 1,305
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 60,345 32,110 28,235
Industry - NAICS2012 - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 3,460 1,780 1,685 2,605 1,365 1,245
All industry categoriesCensus data footnote 170 174,770 88,345 86,420 57,735 30,745 26,995
11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 590 410 180 230 140 90
21 Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction 755 640 115 40 25 20
22 Utilities 1,180 765 415 235 135 95
23 Construction 9,250 8,220 1,030 1,550 1,385 165
31-33 Manufacturing 7,175 5,240 1,930 5,660 3,805 1,860
41 Wholesale trade 5,355 3,860 1,490 2,030 1,380 645
44-45 Retail trade 21,120 9,540 11,585 6,470 3,285 3,180
48-49 Transportation and warehousing 7,400 5,670 1,730 2,190 1,780 410
51 Information and cultural industries 5,210 2,955 2,255 2,860 1,750 1,105
52 Finance and insurance 8,655 3,700 4,955 2,105 1,065 1,040
53 Real estate and rental and leasing 3,665 2,085 1,575 815 495 315
54 Professional, scientific and technical services 14,315 8,155 6,160 5,390 3,125 2,270
55 Management of companies and enterprises 190 70 115 55 10 40
56 Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services 9,600 5,630 3,970 3,435 2,040 1,395
61 Educational services 14,285 5,000 9,290 5,550 2,130 3,420
62 Health care and social assistance 23,130 4,555 18,575 6,520 1,505 5,010
71 Arts, entertainment and recreation 3,890 2,035 1,855 1,915 985 925
72 Accommodation and food services 13,810 6,120 7,685 5,580 3,310 2,265
81 Other services (except public administration) 6,915 2,805 4,110 3,020 1,300 1,725
91 Public administration 18,275 10,870 7,405 2,095 1,085 1,010
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 54,295 28,650 25,645
Worked at home 10,045 4,895 5,155 3,385 1,780 1,605
Worked outside Canada 905 615 290 175 110 60
No fixed workplace address 16,380 11,860 4,515 4,645 3,200 1,440
Worked at usual place 137,695 65,550 72,145 46,090 23,560 22,535
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 46,095 23,555 22,535
Commute within census subdivision (CSD) of residence 133,485 63,065 70,425 38,330 18,935 19,395
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) within census division (CD) of residence 120 85 35 2,595 1,530 1,065
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) and census division (CD) within province or territory of residence 2,710 1,540 1,170 5,015 2,970 2,045
Commute to a different province or territory 1,370 860 515 150 115 35
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 50,735 26,760 23,980
Car, truck, van - as a driver 101,800 54,200 47,600 18,630 12,220 6,410
Car, truck, van - as a passenger 11,555 4,300 7,255 1,270 475 790
Public transit 21,710 9,415 12,290 23,585 10,465 13,120
Walked 15,220 7,145 8,070 3,930 1,680 2,240
Bicycle 1,920 1,275 650 2,825 1,610 1,215
Other method 1,870 1,080 790 500 300 200
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 50,735 26,760 23,980
Less than 15 minutes 42,000 19,325 22,675 5,760 3,000 2,765
15 to 29 minutes 66,655 34,800 31,855 16,275 8,915 7,355
30 to 44 minutes 29,695 15,360 14,335 17,780 9,455 8,330
45 to 59 minutes 8,560 4,105 4,460 6,655 3,190 3,460
60 minutes and over 7,160 3,825 3,340 4,255 2,190 2,065
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 50,735 26,760 23,975
Between 5 a.m. and 5:59 a.m. 6,370 3,980 2,390 2,510 1,810 700
Between 6 a.m. and 6:59 a.m. 27,510 16,205 11,305 6,665 3,965 2,700
Between 7 a.m. and 7:59 a.m. 45,800 23,070 22,735 13,020 6,165 6,860
Between 8 a.m. and 8:59 a.m. 35,650 15,435 20,215 12,595 5,680 6,915
Between 9 a.m. and 11:59 a.m. 16,695 7,445 9,250 7,655 3,925 3,730
Between 12 p.m. and 4:59 a.m. 22,050 11,280 10,775 8,280 5,210 3,075
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 62,850 33,280 29,570
Single responses 188,795 94,770 94,025 53,950 28,340 25,615
Official languages 188,095 94,385 93,705 52,745 27,680 25,065
English 186,785 94,045 92,740 10,935 6,435 4,500
French 1,310 345 970 41,805 21,240 20,565
Non-official languages 700 385 315 1,210 655 555
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 1,205 655 550
Afro-Asiatic languages 150 110 40 60 35 20
Berber languages 0 0 0 10 0 0
Kabyle 0 0 0 10 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 50 35 15
Amharic 10 0 10 0 0 0
Arabic 130 100 25 50 35 15
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 10 310 160 145
Khmer (Cambodian) 0 0 0 40 25 15
Vietnamese 0 0 0 270 135 135
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 10 0 10
Haitian Creole 0 0 0 0 0 0
Creole, n.o.s. 0 0 0 10 0 10
Creole languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dravidian languages 0 0 0 25 20 15
Kannada 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malayalam 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tamil 0 0 0 25 20 15
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 85 570 340 230
Albanian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Armenian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Balto-Slavic languages 35 20 10 20 10 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 20 10 10
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 10 10 10
Russian 25 20 10 0 10 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 10 10 10
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 10 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 10 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 0 110 55 50
Indo-Iranian languages 50 30 20 185 120 65
Indo-Aryan languages 20 20 0 185 125 65
Bengali 0 0 0 35 30 0
Gujarati 0 0 0 10 10 10
Hindi 0 0 0 20 10 10
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 85 60 25
Sindhi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Urdu 0 0 0 35 15 15
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 35 250 145 105
Catalan 0 0 0 10 0 0
Italian 0 0 0 35 25 10
Portuguese 30 0 20 25 10 15
Romanian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Spanish 35 15 20 190 120 75
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Japanese 20 0 15 15 10 15
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 10 0 10
American Sign Language 15 0 10 0 0 0
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 10 0 10
Sign languages, n.i.e 10 0 0 0 0 0
Sino-Tibetan languages 270 145 125 205 85 115
Chinese languages 270 150 120 200 90 115
Cantonese 60 30 25 110 45 60
Hakka 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mandarin 190 95 90 50 20 30
Min Dong 0 0 0 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 0 0 0 25 10 15
Wu (Shanghainese) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chinese, n.o.s. 15 15 0 25 10 15
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 10 10 0
Azerbaijani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkish 10 0 10 10 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 8,900 4,945 3,950
English and French 740 255 480 7,445 4,125 3,320
English and non-official language 530 270 260 455 305 155
French and non-official language 0 0 0 460 235 220
English, French and non-official language 30 15 15 540 280 255
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 62,850 33,280 29,570
None 181,315 91,000 90,315 35,790 18,540 17,250
English 1,150 405 740 18,685 10,070 8,615
French 5,725 2,915 2,805 5,500 3,005 2,490
Non-official language 1,765 900 865 1,965 1,125 835
Aboriginal 30 15 15 0 0 0
Non-Aboriginal 1,735 880 850 1,965 1,130 835
English and French 10 0 10 75 50 25
English and non-official language 0 10 10 615 335 275
French and non-official language 145 90 55 220 150 75
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 180 308,695 148,365 160,335 108,190 54,240 53,950
Non-movers 255,605 122,615 132,990 90,795 45,310 45,485
Movers 53,095 25,750 27,345 17,395 8,930 8,470
Non-migrants 37,720 18,335 19,380 12,755 6,515 6,245
Migrants 15,375 7,415 7,965 4,635 2,415 2,225
Internal migrants 10,585 5,040 5,545 2,490 1,315 1,180
Intraprovincial migrants 3,680 1,620 2,060 2,110 1,120 990
Interprovincial migrants 6,910 3,415 3,490 385 195 190
External migrants 4,795 2,375 2,415 2,140 1,100 1,045
Mobility status - Place of residence 5 years ago
Total - Mobility status 5 years ago - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 181 296,350 142,155 154,200 102,975 51,635 51,345
Non-movers 165,450 78,700 86,750 54,230 26,775 27,455
Movers 130,900 63,455 67,450 48,745 24,860 23,890
Non-migrants 85,485 41,285 44,200 31,690 16,190 15,500
Migrants 45,410 22,170 23,245 17,055 8,665 8,395
Internal migrants 31,540 14,915 16,625 7,645 3,785 3,860
Intraprovincial migrants 10,410 4,655 5,760 6,760 3,285 3,475
Interprovincial migrants 21,125 10,260 10,870 885 495 385
External migrants 13,875 7,255 6,620 9,410 4,880 4,530

Source

Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population.

How to cite

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2017. Halifax [Population centre], Nova Scotia and Papineau [Federal electoral district], Quebec (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 13, 2024).

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