Census Profile, 2016 Census
Québec [Population centre], Quebec and Capital, Regional district [Census division], British Columbia

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Characteristic Québec
Quebec
[Population centre]
Capital, RD
British Columbia
[Census division]
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Total Male Female Total Male Female
Counts (unless otherwise specified)
Population and dwellings
Population, 2016Census data footnote 1 705,103 ... ... 383,360 ... ...
Population, 2011Census data footnote 1 681,804 r ... ... 359,991 ... ...
Population percentage change, 2011 to 2016 3.4 ... ... 6.5 ... ...
Total private dwellingsCensus data footnote 2 341,184 ... ... 183,562 ... ...
Private dwellings occupied by usual residentsCensus data footnote 3 324,430 ... ... 170,157 ... ...
Population density per square kilometre 1,648.8 ... ... 163.8 ... ...
Land area in square kilometres 427.66 ... ... 2,340.49 ... ...
Age characteristics
Total - Age groups and average age of the population - 100% dataCensus data footnote 4 705,105 341,815 363,285 383,360 184,900 198,460
0 to 14 years 104,580 53,230 51,350 49,895 25,330 24,565
0 to 4 years 35,290 18,070 17,225 16,125 8,135 7,990
5 to 9 years 36,890 18,755 18,135 16,895 8,635 8,260
10 to 14 years 32,400 16,405 15,990 16,870 8,555 8,320
15 to 64 years 459,915 228,530 231,390 250,375 122,140 128,235
15 to 19 years 33,820 17,130 16,685 18,970 9,480 9,490
20 to 24 years 46,810 23,155 23,660 24,740 12,505 12,235
25 to 29 years 46,645 23,525 23,120 24,405 12,180 12,220
30 to 34 years 45,620 23,405 22,210 24,680 12,325 12,360
35 to 39 years 47,855 24,295 23,565 23,515 11,655 11,860
40 to 44 years 41,610 21,025 20,590 22,685 11,020 11,665
45 to 49 years 41,485 20,645 20,835 24,650 11,965 12,680
50 to 54 years 51,330 25,290 26,035 27,725 13,425 14,305
55 to 59 years 54,610 26,415 28,190 29,495 13,830 15,665
60 to 64 years 50,135 23,640 26,495 29,500 13,755 15,745
65 years and over 140,605 60,060 80,545 83,090 37,430 45,660
65 to 69 years 45,465 21,215 24,250 27,665 13,060 14,605
70 to 74 years 35,820 16,240 19,580 19,225 9,110 10,110
75 to 79 years 23,665 10,240 13,430 13,205 6,130 7,070
80 to 84 years 17,320 6,805 10,515 10,165 4,550 5,615
85 years and over 18,340 5,565 12,770 12,840 4,585 8,255
85 to 89 years 11,460 3,855 7,605 7,355 2,890 4,470
90 to 94 years 5,340 1,435 3,905 4,180 1,380 2,800
95 to 99 years 1,360 255 1,105 1,145 290 855
100 years and over 180 20 160 160 25 135
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 14.8 15.6 14.1 13.0 13.7 12.4
15 to 64 years 65.2 66.9 63.7 65.3 66.1 64.6
65 years and over 19.9 17.6 22.2 21.7 20.2 23.0
85 years and over 2.6 1.6 3.5 3.3 2.5 4.2
Average age of the population 42.9 41.5 44.2 44.4 43.3 45.4
Median age of the population 43.2 41.4 45.1 45.5 44.1 46.8
Household and dwelling characteristics
Total - Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling - 100% dataCensus data footnote 5 324,430 ... ... 170,160 ... ...
Single-detached house 119,150 ... ... 70,630 ... ...
Apartment in a building that has five or more storeys 22,095 ... ... 10,400 ... ...
Other attached dwellingCensus data footnote 6 181,245 ... ... 87,130 ... ...
Semi-detached house 18,675 ... ... 6,220 ... ...
Row house 8,390 ... ... 10,380 ... ...
Apartment or flat in a duplex 21,060 ... ... 25,835 ... ...
Apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys 131,825 ... ... 44,375 ... ...
Other single-attached house 1,285 ... ... 320 ... ...
Movable dwellingCensus data footnote 7 1,940 ... ... 1,990 ... ...
Total - Private households by household size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 8 324,430 ... ... 170,155 ... ...
1 person 119,135 ... ... 56,720 ... ...
2 persons 116,420 ... ... 64,200 ... ...
3 persons 40,665 ... ... 22,550 ... ...
4 persons 34,655 ... ... 17,830 ... ...
5 or more persons 13,560 ... ... 8,860 ... ...
Number of persons in private households 685,040 ... ... 372,875 ... ...
Average household size 2.1 ... ... 2.2 ... ...
Marital status
Total - Marital status for the population aged 15 years and over - 100% dataCensus data footnote 9 600,520 288,585 311,935 333,465 159,575 173,890
Married or living common law 335,145 167,715 167,430 187,075 93,310 93,765
Married 178,660 89,255 89,410 150,425 75,000 75,425
Living common law 156,480 78,465 78,015 36,650 18,310 18,340
Not married and not living common law 265,375 120,870 144,510 146,390 66,265 80,125
Never married 181,940 95,170 86,770 90,310 48,280 42,025
Separated 7,970 3,485 4,485 9,115 4,015 5,095
Divorced 41,615 15,230 26,380 27,535 9,935 17,600
Widowed 33,855 6,985 26,870 19,435 4,030 15,405
Family characteristics
Total - Census families in private households by family size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 10 193,265 ... ... 106,335 ... ...
2 persons 109,980 ... ... 63,895 ... ...
3 persons 37,830 ... ... 20,765 ... ...
4 persons 33,530 ... ... 16,640 ... ...
5 or more persons 11,925 ... ... 5,040 ... ...
Average size of census families 2.7 ... ... 2.7 ... ...
Total number of census families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 11 193,270 ... ... 106,340 ... ...
Total couple families 164,055 ... ... 90,950 ... ...
Married couples 85,885 ... ... 72,630 ... ...
Common-law couples 78,170 ... ... 18,325 ... ...
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent 29,220 ... ... 15,385 ... ...
Female parent 21,240 ... ... 11,945 ... ...
Male parent 7,970 ... ... 3,440 ... ...
Total - Couple census families in private households - 100% data 164,050 ... ... 90,955 ... ...
Couples without children 91,490 ... ... 53,540 ... ...
Couples with children 72,565 ... ... 37,410 ... ...
1 child 29,235 ... ... 16,715 ... ...
2 children 31,780 ... ... 15,840 ... ...
3 or more children 11,545 ... ... 4,850 ... ...
Total - Lone-parent census families in private households - 100% data 29,215 ... ... 15,385 ... ...
1 child 18,495 ... ... 10,350 ... ...
2 children 8,595 ... ... 4,045 ... ...
3 or more children 2,130 ... ... 990 ... ...
Total - Persons not in census families in private households - 100% data 154,545 71,820 82,730 89,660 40,715 48,945
Household type
Total - Private households by household type - 100% dataCensus data footnote 12 324,430 ... ... 170,160 ... ...
One-census-family households 190,970 ... ... 101,115 ... ...
Without children in a census familyCensus data footnote 13 90,455 ... ... 50,975 ... ...
With children in a census familyCensus data footnote 14 100,510 ... ... 50,140 ... ...
Multiple-census-family households 1,140 ... ... 2,575 ... ...
Non-census-family households 132,320 ... ... 66,465 ... ...
One-person households 119,140 ... ... 56,720 ... ...
Two-or-more person non-census-family households 13,185 ... ... 9,750 ... ...
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 15 694,380 337,840 356,535 377,670 182,240 195,430
English only 1,530 815 710 336,115 163,740 172,370
French only 415,730 185,870 229,860 155 65 90
English and French 275,160 150,290 124,875 38,265 17,115 21,145
Neither English nor French 1,955 870 1,085 3,140 1,315 1,825
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 16 694,375 337,840 356,535 377,665 182,240 195,430
English 10,740 5,505 5,240 367,440 177,435 190,000
French 675,785 328,275 347,515 6,175 3,060 3,115
English and French 5,985 3,250 2,735 1,005 475 530
Neither English nor French 1,865 810 1,050 3,050 1,265 1,785
Official language minority (number)Census data footnote 17 13,735 7,130 6,605 6,680 3,295 3,385
Official language minority (percentage)Census data footnote 17 2.0 2.1 1.9 1.8 1.8 1.7
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 18 694,375 337,845 356,535 377,670 182,235 195,430
Single responses 687,545 334,300 353,250 372,385 179,765 192,620
Official languages 658,495 319,855 338,635 322,925 157,545 165,380
English 9,125 4,680 4,445 316,565 154,395 162,165
French 649,370 315,175 334,195 6,360 3,145 3,215
Non-official languages 29,050 14,440 14,610 49,465 22,225 27,240
Aboriginal languages 590 230 360 265 120 145
Algonquian languages 580 225 350 45 20 25
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 565 225 340 35 15 15
Atikamekw 40 20 25 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 510 205 310 0 0 0
Moose Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Naskapi 5 5 0 0 0 0
Northern East Cree 5 0 0 0 0 0
Plains Cree 0 0 0 15 5 5
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Woods Cree 0 0 0 10 5 5
Cree, n.o.s. 0 5 5 15 10 5
Eastern Algonquian languages 0 0 0 0 0 5
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 15 5 10 10 5 5
Algonquin 10 0 5 0 0 5
Ojibway 0 0 0 5 5 5
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 15 5 10
Northern Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 10 5 5
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carrier 0 0 0 5 0 0
Chilcotin 0 0 0 5 0 0
Dene 0 0 0 5 5 0
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gwich'in 0 0 0 5 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 10 5 5 5 0 5
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 10 0 5 5 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 5 5 0
Salish languages 0 0 0 150 75 75
Comox 0 0 0 5 0 0
Halkomelem 0 0 0 50 20 30
Lillooet 0 0 0 5 0 0
Okanagan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 5 0 0
Squamish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Straits 0 0 0 80 45 40
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 15 10 10
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 5 0 5
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0 5 0 0
Nisga'a 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 0 0 0 30 15 20
Haisla 0 0 0 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 0 0 0 5 0 5
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 0 0 0 25 10 15
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 5 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 0 0 0 5 0 5
Non-Aboriginal languages 28,460 14,210 14,250 49,200 22,105 27,095
Afro-Asiatic languages 5,955 3,325 2,630 1,685 930 760
Berber languages 745 415 330 15 5 5
Kabyle 390 215 175 5 5 5
Berber languages, n.i.e. 355 205 150 10 5 5
Cushitic languages 45 20 25 80 45 45
Bilen 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oromo 0 0 0 25 10 10
Somali 45 20 20 60 30 30
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 5 5 0 0 0 0
Semitic languages 5,135 2,870 2,265 1,585 875 715
Amharic 5 0 5 110 45 60
Arabic 5,110 2,860 2,250 1,250 705 545
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 5 5 0
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Harari 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hebrew 10 5 5 115 60 55
Maltese 0 0 0 25 15 10
Tigrigna 10 5 5 75 40 40
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 0 0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 30 15 15 0 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 1,255 595 660 1,120 500 615
Khmer (Cambodian) 400 180 215 135 65 70
Vietnamese 855 415 440 985 440 545
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 5 0 5 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 375 145 230 4,025 1,515 2,515
Bikol 0 0 0 10 0 5
Cebuano 25 0 20 245 90 155
Fijian 0 0 0 5 5 5
Hiligaynon 5 0 5 50 20 25
Ilocano 5 0 5 195 70 120
Malagasy 210 95 115 0 0 0
Malay 20 10 15 105 30 70
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 0 0 5 10 5 5
Pangasinan 0 0 0 10 5 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 85 25 60 3,335 1,260 2,085
Waray-Waray 0 0 0 15 10 5
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 20 10 10 40 15 25
Creole languages 565 265 300 45 20 20
Haitian Creole 45 20 25 5 5 0
Creole, n.o.s. 515 240 275 20 15 10
Creole languages, n.i.e. 5 5 5 20 5 15
Dravidian languages 30 20 10 355 185 165
Kannada 0 0 0 20 10 10
Malayalam 10 5 0 90 50 40
Tamil 15 10 5 145 70 70
Telugu 10 5 0 95 50 45
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 5 5
Hmong-Mien languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Indo-European languages 15,345 7,430 7,915 24,945 11,660 13,280
Albanian 210 105 105 125 70 55
Armenian 60 30 30 50 30 20
Balto-Slavic languages 2,540 1,195 1,345 4,410 1,995 2,415
Baltic languages 25 15 10 110 65 45
Latvian 15 5 5 55 35 20
Lithuanian 10 5 5 55 30 20
Slavic languages 2,515 1,180 1,335 4,300 1,935 2,370
Belarusan 0 0 0 5 5 0
Bosnian 625 315 310 35 10 20
Bulgarian 230 110 125 115 50 60
Croatian 95 50 50 420 210 210
Czech 40 15 20 375 180 195
Macedonian 10 5 0 15 5 10
Polish 285 130 155 1,115 515 600
Russian 640 265 370 1,080 445 640
Serbian 160 80 75 195 90 100
Serbo-Croatian 275 130 145 90 40 45
Slovak 25 10 10 145 65 75
Slovene (Slovenian) 5 5 5 80 35 45
Ukrainian 120 55 65 615 255 355
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 20 15 5
Celtic languages 5 0 5 85 40 40
Scottish Gaelic 5 0 0 25 20 5
Welsh 0 0 0 40 20 25
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 0 10
Germanic languages 655 290 365 7,960 3,580 4,375
Afrikaans 10 5 5 185 95 90
Danish 10 5 5 465 205 260
Dutch 115 60 55 2,090 980 1,105
Frisian 0 0 0 20 10 15
German 460 185 275 4,665 2,055 2,615
Icelandic 0 0 0 30 15 15
Norwegian 5 0 5 220 105 115
Swedish 35 15 15 205 85 125
Vlaams (Flemish) 15 10 10 35 10 25
Yiddish 0 0 0 40 20 20
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 10 5 5 5 5 0
Greek 95 55 40 320 185 135
Indo-Iranian languages 1,655 815 835 6,180 3,055 3,125
Indo-Aryan languages 1,030 525 510 5,220 2,565 2,660
Bengali 70 40 30 150 70 80
Gujarati 15 10 5 150 75 75
Hindi 40 25 15 525 280 245
Kashmiri 0 0 0 5 5 0
Konkani 0 0 5 15 5 5
Marathi 5 5 5 30 15 20
Nepali 845 420 425 75 40 30
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 0 5 0 5
Punjabi (Panjabi) 10 5 5 3,885 1,860 2,025
Sindhi 5 0 5 50 30 20
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 5 5 5 80 45 35
Urdu 30 15 15 265 145 120
Iranian languages 525 260 265 935 480 450
Kurdish 50 30 15 5 10 0
Pashto 0 0 0 50 30 20
Persian (Farsi) 480 230 245 870 445 430
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 95 35 60 30 10 10
Italic (Romance) languages 10,130 4,935 5,195 5,810 2,700 3,110
Catalan 15 10 5 10 5 10
Italian 595 335 260 1,065 525 545
Portuguese 1,615 800 815 1,410 645 755
Romanian 825 395 430 295 140 155
Spanish 7,070 3,390 3,680 3,025 1,385 1,640
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 5 5 0 10 0 5
Japanese 155 45 110 1,510 425 1,090
Kartvelian languages 0 0 5 10 0 0
Georgian 5 0 5 10 5 0
Korean 40 10 30 1,620 670 945
Mongolic languages 0 0 5 5 0 5
Mongolian 0 0 0 0 0 5
Niger-Congo languages 2,780 1,435 1,345 290 140 140
Akan (Twi) 0 0 0 20 10 10
Bamanankan 75 40 30 0 0 0
Edo 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ewe 45 25 25 5 5 0
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 160 95 60 0 0 5
Ga 0 0 0 0 0 5
Ganda 5 0 0 10 5 5
Igbo 0 0 0 15 0 10
Lingala 115 55 55 0 5 0
Rundi (Kirundi) 480 235 240 5 0 0
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 305 135 170 35 15 15
Shona 0 0 0 15 5 5
Swahili 505 245 260 65 35 30
Wolof 305 165 135 10 10 5
Yoruba 10 10 5 15 10 10
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 785 420 355 80 35 40
Nilo-Saharan languages 35 20 15 15 10 5
Dinka 0 0 0 5 5 5
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 30 20 15 15 10 0
Sign languages 110 55 60 110 60 45
American Sign Language 0 0 0 45 20 20
Quebec Sign Language 65 25 35 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 50 25 20 65 40 30
Sino-Tibetan languages 1,335 635 705 11,945 5,310 6,630
Chinese languages 1,235 575 655 11,865 5,260 6,600
Cantonese 265 135 125 5,150 2,350 2,800
Hakka 0 0 0 45 15 35
Mandarin 835 380 460 5,785 2,510 3,280
Min Dong 0 0 0 0 0 5
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 35 15 20 230 100 125
Wu (Shanghainese) 20 5 10 125 50 75
Chinese, n.o.s. 80 45 40 520 240 280
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 5 5
Tibeto-Burman languages 100 50 45 80 50 35
Burmese 10 5 10 35 25 10
Karenic languages 70 35 30 10 5 5
Tibetan 5 5 5 35 20 15
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 15 5 10 5 0 5
Tai-Kadai languages 190 70 115 320 85 235
Lao 120 55 60 15 5 10
Thai 70 15 55 300 75 225
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 90 55 35 180 105 75
Azerbaijani 15 10 5 15 10 10
Turkish 65 45 20 160 95 65
Uyghur 0 0 0 0 0 0
Uzbek 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 10 5 5 5 5 5
Uralic languages 135 75 65 1,010 460 550
Estonian 5 0 0 65 20 40
Finnish 10 5 5 270 100 170
Hungarian 125 70 60 680 345 335
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 55 40 20 25 15 10
Multiple responses 6,835 3,545 3,285 5,280 2,470 2,815
English and French 3,270 1,720 1,550 1,090 500 590
English and non-official language 220 120 105 3,910 1,840 2,075
French and non-official language 3,060 1,560 1,505 150 70 80
English, French and non-official language 275 150 130 135 60 70
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 19 694,380 337,840 356,535 377,670 182,240 195,435
Single responses 683,910 332,580 351,330 368,105 177,880 190,225
Official languages 669,250 325,450 343,800 348,310 168,790 179,525
English 6,780 3,480 3,300 346,395 167,875 178,525
French 662,470 321,970 340,500 1,910 920 995
Non-official languages 14,660 7,130 7,525 19,795 9,090 10,700
Aboriginal languages 280 120 170 35 10 25
Algonquian languages 275 115 155 0 0 0
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 270 110 155 0 5 0
Atikamekw 10 5 5 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 260 110 150 0 0 0
Moose Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Naskapi 5 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 5 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquin 5 0 5 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 5 0 5 0 0 0
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 0 0 5 0 0 0
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages 5 0 5 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 30 10 20
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 0 0 0 5 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 25 10 10
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 5
Siouan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dakota 0 0 0 0 0 0
Stoney 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tlingit 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nisga'a 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 0 0 0 10 5 5
Haisla 0 0 0 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 0 0 0 5 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 5 5 5 0 0 0
Non-Aboriginal languages 14,375 7,015 7,360 19,755 9,080 10,675
Afro-Asiatic languages 2,225 1,145 1,080 820 400 420
Berber languages 235 120 115 5 5 0
Kabyle 165 80 80 5 0 5
Berber languages, n.i.e. 75 35 35 5 0 0
Cushitic languages 10 5 5 35 15 20
Bilen 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oromo 0 0 0 10 5 5
Somali 10 5 5 25 10 20
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Semitic languages 1,965 1,015 950 785 385 400
Amharic 0 0 0 30 10 20
Arabic 1,955 1,010 945 660 330 325
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 5 0 5 50 25 25
Maltese 0 0 0 5 0 0
Tigrigna 0 0 0 45 15 25
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 0 5
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 10 5 5 0 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 675 300 375 605 280 320
Khmer (Cambodian) 185 75 105 70 35 35
Vietnamese 485 220 265 530 245 285
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 5 0 5 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 95 50 50 1,575 685 890
Bikol 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cebuano 0 0 0 60 30 35
Fijian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 0 0 0 10 5 5
Ilocano 0 0 0 65 25 40
Malagasy 65 30 35 0 0 0
Malay 5 5 0 10 5 5
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pangasinan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 20 10 10 1,420 625 795
Waray-Waray 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 15 5 5 5 0 0
Creole languages 145 60 80 5 0 5
Haitian Creole 5 0 5 0 0 0
Creole, n.o.s. 135 60 75 0 0 5
Creole languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dravidian languages 10 5 5 130 70 60
Kannada 0 0 0 10 5 5
Malayalam 5 0 0 45 25 20
Tamil 5 5 5 45 25 20
Telugu 0 0 5 35 20 20
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hmong-Mien languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Indo-European languages 9,080 4,405 4,675 7,150 3,385 3,765
Albanian 105 50 50 70 30 35
Armenian 35 20 15 15 5 10
Balto-Slavic languages 1,390 675 720 1,180 550 630
Baltic languages 10 5 5 0 0 0
Latvian 5 0 5 0 0 0
Lithuanian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavic languages 1,380 670 710 1,180 550 630
Belarusan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bosnian 370 180 190 5 0 5
Bulgarian 135 70 70 50 25 25
Croatian 55 25 25 125 60 60
Czech 10 5 5 70 30 35
Macedonian 5 5 0 5 5 0
Polish 100 45 55 285 140 145
Russian 390 185 205 445 200 240
Serbian 100 55 45 70 30 35
Serbo-Croatian 140 65 75 25 15 10
Slovak 0 0 0 20 10 10
Slovene (Slovenian) 0 0 0 15 5 5
Ukrainian 70 35 35 75 25 45
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 0 0
Celtic languages 0 0 0 10 5 5
Scottish Gaelic 0 0 0 5 5 0
Welsh 0 0 0 0 0 0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Germanic languages 100 45 55 885 425 460
Afrikaans 0 0 0 50 20 30
Danish 0 0 0 25 15 15
Dutch 20 10 10 190 85 100
Frisian 0 0 0 0 0 0
German 75 30 40 580 290 300
Icelandic 0 0 0 5 0 0
Norwegian 0 0 0 15 5 10
Swedish 5 5 5 20 10 10
Vlaams (Flemish) 5 5 0 5 0 0
Yiddish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Greek 20 10 10 50 25 25
Indo-Iranian languages 1,380 670 710 3,080 1,475 1,605
Indo-Aryan languages 910 450 465 2,610 1,240 1,370
Bengali 45 25 25 70 30 35
Gujarati 15 10 10 35 15 15
Hindi 15 10 5 185 90 90
Kashmiri 0 0 0 0 0 0
Konkani 0 0 0 0 5 0
Marathi 0 0 0 15 5 10
Nepali 815 400 415 35 20 15
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 0 0 0 2,075 970 1,105
Sindhi 0 0 0 10 10 5
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 0 0 0 30 15 15
Urdu 15 10 5 155 75 70
Iranian languages 380 185 195 460 230 230
Kurdish 20 10 10 0 0 0
Pashto 0 0 0 25 15 10
Persian (Farsi) 360 175 185 435 215 220
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 85 40 50 10 5 5
Italic (Romance) languages 6,055 2,940 3,115 1,865 870 995
Catalan 5 0 5 0 0 0
Italian 115 50 65 160 70 95
Portuguese 1,075 535 540 450 205 240
Romanian 455 230 230 100 40 60
Spanish 4,400 2,120 2,275 1,155 550 600
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 5 5 0 0 0 0
Japanese 60 25 40 525 205 320
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 5 0 0
Georgian 0 0 0 5 0 5
Korean 15 5 15 1,030 455 580
Mongolic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mongolian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 765 360 405 75 30 45
Akan (Twi) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bamanankan 15 5 10 0 0 0
Edo 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ewe 10 5 0 0 0 0
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 20 10 10 0 0 0
Ga 0 0 0 5 0 0
Ganda 0 0 0 5 0 0
Igbo 0 0 0 5 0 0
Lingala 30 15 10 0 0 0
Rundi (Kirundi) 170 80 95 0 0 0
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 55 20 30 15 5 5
Shona 0 0 0 15 5 5
Swahili 170 85 90 20 5 10
Wolof 105 55 50 0 5 5
Yoruba 0 0 0 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 190 85 105 20 10 15
Nilo-Saharan languages 15 5 5 0 0 0
Dinka 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 20 10 10 0 0 0
Sign languages 145 75 70 140 80 60
American Sign Language 0 0 0 35 20 15
Quebec Sign Language 75 40 35 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 65 30 30 105 60 45
Sino-Tibetan languages 1,000 510 490 7,375 3,340 4,030
Chinese languages 905 460 445 7,345 3,325 4,015
Cantonese 165 85 80 2,860 1,315 1,545
Hakka 0 0 0 10 5 5
Mandarin 650 330 320 4,035 1,815 2,220
Min Dong 0 0 0 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 25 10 10 75 30 40
Wu (Shanghainese) 5 5 5 65 30 40
Chinese, n.o.s. 60 30 30 300 135 170
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 90 50 45 30 15 15
Burmese 15 5 5 10 5 5
Karenic languages 65 35 30 0 0 0
Tibetan 5 0 0 20 5 10
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 5 0 5 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages 70 30 40 95 45 55
Lao 40 20 25 5 0 0
Thai 25 10 15 95 40 55
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 5 0
Turkic languages 30 15 20 40 20 20
Azerbaijani 5 0 0 5 5 5
Turkish 25 10 10 35 15 20
Uyghur 0 0 0 0 0 0
Uzbek 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 5 5 5 0 0 0
Uralic languages 30 10 15 175 85 90
Estonian 0 0 0 5 5 5
Finnish 0 5 5 35 15 15
Hungarian 30 10 15 140 65 70
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 20 10 5 5 0 5
Multiple responses 10,465 5,260 5,205 9,565 4,360 5,210
English and French 3,220 1,710 1,510 685 325 360
English and non-official language 240 120 125 8,635 3,915 4,725
French and non-official language 6,340 3,095 3,245 45 15 25
English, French and non-official language 675 345 335 195 100 100
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 20 694,375 337,840 356,535 377,665 182,240 195,430
None 640,535 309,505 331,035 344,665 167,330 177,330
English 30,420 16,775 13,640 9,650 4,510 5,135
French 10,530 5,190 5,335 5,110 2,280 2,830
Non-official language 10,820 5,325 5,490 17,570 7,820 9,750
Aboriginal 225 85 135 410 185 225
Non-Aboriginal 10,595 5,245 5,355 17,160 7,635 9,530
English and French 555 295 260 75 35 40
English and non-official language 1,215 605 610 220 105 115
French and non-official language 270 120 150 375 155 220
English, French and non-official language 35 25 10 0 0 0
Income of individuals in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 21 580,635 281,715 298,920 323,105 154,705 168,395
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 568,810 276,155 292,650 313,565 150,050 163,515
Median total income in 2015 among recipients ($) 37,803 42,567 33,513 37,101 43,280 32,519
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 568,910 276,170 292,740 313,940 150,340 163,600
Median after-tax income in 2015 among recipients ($) 32,997 36,487 29,752 32,999 37,664 29,515
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 524,590 259,240 265,350 291,005 139,955 151,050
Median market income in 2015 among recipients ($) 34,117 39,450 29,074 34,287 41,169 28,761
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 428,965 193,515 235,460 220,730 95,175 125,555
Median government transfers in 2015 among recipients ($) 7,039 5,527 7,949 5,626 5,487 5,685
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 420,490 216,165 204,325 235,565 117,030 118,530
Median employment income in 2015 among recipients ($) 35,063 38,768 31,545 31,820 37,181 27,515
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 22 580,810 281,770 299,040 323,120 154,690 168,430
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 569,160 276,310 292,850 313,485 149,965 163,515
Average total income in 2015 among recipients ($) 45,592 52,074 39,476 48,004 56,068 40,608
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 569,220 276,315 292,905 313,905 150,315 163,590
Average after-tax income in 2015 among recipients ($) 37,323 41,823 33,077 39,939 45,390 34,931
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 524,845 259,885 264,960 291,045 139,970 151,075
Average market income in 2015 among recipients ($) 42,682 49,786 35,713 46,044 55,034 37,714
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 428,785 193,345 235,440 220,660 95,125 125,535
Average government transfers in 2015 among recipients ($) 8,274 7,499 8,911 7,466 7,411 7,508
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 420,610 216,875 203,740 235,565 117,480 118,085
Average employment income in 2015 among recipients ($) 41,975 46,621 37,029 41,654 48,343 35,000
Total - Employment income statistics for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 23 580,810 281,770 299,040 323,120 154,690 168,430
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 24 195,850 104,630 91,220 100,060 54,770 45,290
Median employment income in 2015 for full-year full-time workers ($)Census data footnote 25 49,687 53,907 45,639 53,896 59,237 49,179
Average employment income in 2015 for full-year full-time workers ($)Census data footnote 26 57,242 62,492 51,220 61,987 67,979 54,742
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 86.3 89.9 81.8 89.0 91.5 85.9
Employment income (%)Census data footnote 29 68.1 70.4 65.2 65.5 68.2 62.2
Government transfers (%)Census data footnote 30 13.7 10.1 18.2 11.0 8.5 14.1
Total - Total income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 31 580,635 281,715 298,920 323,105 154,705 168,395
Without total income 11,825 5,560 6,265 9,540 4,660 4,880
With total income 568,810 276,150 292,655 313,565 150,045 163,520
Percentage with total income 98.0 98.0 97.9 97.0 97.0 97.1
Under $10,000 (including loss) 54,610 23,910 30,695 38,870 16,965 21,900
$10,000 to $19,999 91,970 36,060 55,915 49,620 20,050 29,565
$20,000 to $29,999 77,965 32,840 45,125 41,670 16,905 24,760
$30,000 to $39,999 77,455 35,580 41,870 37,070 15,960 21,110
$40,000 to $49,999 73,405 35,080 38,320 34,105 15,280 18,825
$50,000 to $59,999 56,990 29,820 27,170 27,780 13,445 14,335
$60,000 to $69,999 40,485 22,870 17,615 21,305 11,800 9,505
$70,000 to $79,999 30,745 17,595 13,150 17,165 9,825 7,335
$80,000 to $89,999 20,275 11,915 8,360 12,865 7,740 5,130
$90,000 to $99,999 11,780 7,535 4,240 9,080 5,505 3,570
$100,000 and over 33,140 22,940 10,200 24,050 16,570 7,480
$100,000 to $149,999 22,825 15,325 7,500 16,365 11,040 5,325
$150,000 and over 10,310 7,615 2,700 7,680 5,530 2,155
Total - After-tax income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 32 580,640 281,715 298,920 323,105 154,710 168,395
Without after-tax income 11,720 5,545 6,175 9,165 4,370 4,790
With after-tax income 568,915 276,170 292,740 313,940 150,340 163,600
Percentage with after-tax income 98.0 98.0 97.9 97.2 97.2 97.2
Under $10,000 (including loss) 58,580 24,465 34,115 41,265 18,090 23,170
$10,000 to $19,999 95,855 38,310 57,545 52,180 21,485 30,690
$20,000 to $29,999 98,935 42,800 56,135 50,090 20,890 29,200
$30,000 to $39,999 103,370 49,435 53,930 43,960 19,300 24,665
$40,000 to $49,999 81,335 42,265 39,075 38,350 17,920 20,430
$50,000 to $59,999 53,360 30,175 23,185 28,240 15,315 12,930
$60,000 to $69,999 32,730 18,715 14,010 20,580 12,015 8,565
$70,000 to $79,999 16,485 10,335 6,155 14,105 8,350 5,755
$80,000 and over 28,265 19,660 8,605 25,175 16,985 8,190
$80,000 to $89,999 9,305 6,140 3,165 8,045 5,125 2,925
$90,000 to $99,999 5,620 3,865 1,750 4,955 3,320 1,630
$100,000 and over 13,350 9,655 3,690 12,180 8,545 3,635
Total - Employment income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 33 580,635 281,715 298,925 323,100 154,710 168,400
Without employment income 160,145 65,550 94,595 87,545 37,680 49,870
With employment income 420,490 216,165 204,325 235,560 117,035 118,530
Percentage with employment income 72.4 76.7 68.4 72.9 75.6 70.4
Under $5,000 (including loss) 49,395 25,890 23,505 39,980 18,660 21,320
$5,000 to $9,999 31,130 13,735 17,390 17,595 7,535 10,060
$10,000 to $19,999 56,280 25,265 31,020 30,295 13,185 17,110
$20,000 to $29,999 48,445 22,110 26,335 25,355 11,395 13,960
$30,000 to $39,999 51,405 24,205 27,205 23,315 10,625 12,685
$40,000 to $49,999 47,860 23,155 24,705 22,630 9,985 12,645
$50,000 to $59,999 36,660 19,885 16,770 18,335 8,980 9,360
$60,000 to $69,999 28,565 16,440 12,125 14,165 8,050 6,115
$70,000 to $79,999 23,550 13,585 9,965 12,320 7,240 5,085
$80,000 and over 47,210 31,895 15,310 31,575 21,390 10,185
$80,000 to $89,999 14,505 9,070 5,435 9,570 5,885 3,680
$90,000 to $99,999 8,675 5,765 2,910 6,525 4,135 2,385
$100,000 and over 24,030 17,065 6,970 15,485 11,360 4,120
Income of households in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for private households by household size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 34 324,430 ... ... 170,160 ... ...
Median total income of households in 2015 ($) 63,447 ... ... 69,665 ... ...
Median after-tax income of households in 2015 ($) 54,395 ... ... 60,652 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for one-person private households - 100% data 119,135 ... ... 56,720 ... ...
Median total income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 35,650 ... ... 37,429 ... ...
Median after-tax income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 31,418 ... ... 33,293 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for two-or-more-person private households - 100% data 205,295 ... ... 113,440 ... ...
Median total income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 86,649 ... ... 91,630 ... ...
Median after-tax income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 73,255 ... ... 79,439 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for private households by household size - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 35 324,515 ... ... 170,160 ... ...
Average total income of households in 2015 ($) 79,962 ... ... 88,438 ... ...
Average after-tax income of households in 2015 ($) 65,466 ... ... 73,679 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for one-person private households - 25% sample data 119,150 ... ... 56,740 ... ...
Average total income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 41,931 ... ... 47,186 ... ...
Average after-tax income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 34,924 ... ... 39,804 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for two-or-more-person private households - 25% sample data 205,365 ... ... 113,420 ... ...
Average total income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 102,027 ... ... 109,075 ... ...
Average after-tax income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 83,186 ... ... 90,626 ... ...
Total - Household total income groups in 2015 for private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 36 324,430 ... ... 170,155 ... ...
Under $5,000 2,680 ... ... 3,455 ... ...
$5,000 to $9,999 3,965 ... ... 2,210 ... ...
$10,000 to $14,999 9,975 ... ... 5,135 ... ...
$15,000 to $19,999 14,535 ... ... 6,730 ... ...
$20,000 to $24,999 15,005 ... ... 7,220 ... ...
$25,000 to $29,999 12,880 ... ... 6,455 ... ...
$30,000 to $34,999 15,805 ... ... 6,945 ... ...
$35,000 to $39,999 16,885 ... ... 7,255 ... ...
$40,000 to $44,999 16,700 ... ... 7,175 ... ...
$45,000 to $49,999 15,700 ... ... 7,140 ... ...
$50,000 to $59,999 29,000 ... ... 13,590 ... ...
$60,000 to $69,999 25,430 ... ... 12,195 ... ...
$70,000 to $79,999 22,845 ... ... 11,510 ... ...
$80,000 to $89,999 19,795 ... ... 10,455 ... ...
$90,000 to $99,999 16,670 ... ... 9,250 ... ...
$100,000 and over 86,555 ... ... 53,445 ... ...
$100,000 to $124,999 32,690 ... ... 18,110 ... ...
$125,000 to $149,999 20,945 ... ... 12,490 ... ...
$150,000 to $199,999 19,730 ... ... 13,120 ... ...
$200,000 and over 13,185 ... ... 9,730 ... ...
Total - Household after-tax income groups in 2015 for private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 32 324,430 ... ... 170,155 ... ...
Under $5,000 2,925 ... ... 3,690 ... ...
$5,000 to $9,999 4,050 ... ... 2,255 ... ...
$10,000 to $14,999 10,105 ... ... 5,235 ... ...
$15,000 to $19,999 15,320 ... ... 7,045 ... ...
$20,000 to $24,999 17,225 ... ... 8,440 ... ...
$25,000 to $29,999 16,825 ... ... 7,935 ... ...
$30,000 to $34,999 21,180 ... ... 8,525 ... ...
$35,000 to $39,999 21,180 ... ... 8,680 ... ...
$40,000 to $44,999 19,885 ... ... 8,520 ... ...
$45,000 to $49,999 18,525 ... ... 8,505 ... ...
$50,000 to $59,999 33,105 ... ... 15,235 ... ...
$60,000 to $69,999 28,410 ... ... 14,075 ... ...
$70,000 to $79,999 24,070 ... ... 12,570 ... ...
$80,000 to $89,999 19,985 ... ... 10,925 ... ...
$90,000 to $99,999 16,570 ... ... 9,140 ... ...
$100,000 and over 55,075 ... ... 39,390 ... ...
$100,000 to $124,999 27,325 ... ... 16,900 ... ...
$125,000 to $149,999 13,290 ... ... 9,950 ... ...
$150,000 and over 14,460 ... ... 12,545 ... ...
Income of economic families in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for economic families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 37 194,975 ... ... 105,660 ... ...
Median total income of economic families in 2015 ($) 88,099 ... ... 92,455 ... ...
Median after-tax income of economic families in 2015 ($) 74,232 ... ... 79,935 ... ...
Average family size of economic families 2.8 ... ... 2.7 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families without children or other relatives in private households - 100% data 89,465 ... ... 50,465 ... ...
Median total income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 77,657 ... ... 86,885 ... ...
Median after-tax income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 65,883 ... ... 75,253 ... ...
Average family size of couple economic families without children or other relatives 2.0 ... ... 2.0 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families with children in private households - 100% data 72,795 ... ... 37,615 ... ...
Median total income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 119,438 ... ... 117,510 ... ...
Median after-tax income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 98,846 ... ... 100,468 ... ...
Average family size of couple economic families with children 3.8 ... ... 3.9 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for lone-parent economic families in private households - 100% data 28,670 ... ... 14,580 ... ...
Median total income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 58,726 ... ... 54,039 ... ...
Median after-tax income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 52,145 ... ... 48,843 ... ...
Average family size of lone-parent economic families 2.5 ... ... 2.5 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for economic families in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 38 195,000 ... ... 105,735 ... ...
Average total income of economic families in 2015 ($) 103,718 ... ... 110,112 ... ...
Average after-tax income of economic families in 2015 ($) 84,318 ... ... 91,130 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families without children or other relatives in private households - 25% sample data 89,475 ... ... 50,480 ... ...
Average total income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 90,774 ... ... 106,410 ... ...
Average after-tax income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 73,962 ... ... 87,194 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families with children in private households - 25% sample data 72,815 ... ... 37,690 ... ...
Average total income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 134,656 ... ... 133,386 ... ...
Average after-tax income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 108,295 ... ... 110,337 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for lone-parent economic families in private households - 25% sample data 28,615 ... ... 14,505 ... ...
Average total income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 69,394 ... ... 63,658 ... ...
Average after-tax income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 58,415 ... ... 55,409 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 21 145,180 67,635 77,545 82,365 37,715 44,650
Median total income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 39 33,249 34,978 31,881 32,199 32,549 31,940
Median after-tax income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 39 29,685 30,689 28,803 29,037 29,094 28,989
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 40 145,065 67,340 77,725 82,225 37,735 44,490
Average total income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 41 39,458 41,708 37,509 41,417 43,027 40,052
Average after-tax income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 41 33,107 34,405 31,982 35,284 36,105 34,588
Total - Economic family income decile group for the population in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 42 685,040 334,855 350,180 372,875 179,965 192,905
In the bottom half of the distribution 340,695 160,680 180,010 174,015 81,325 92,695
In the bottom decile 48,100 23,630 24,475 40,710 19,645 21,060
In the second decile 60,295 26,150 34,150 32,860 14,650 18,215
In the third decile 69,980 32,740 37,240 32,020 14,760 17,260
In the fourth decile 80,005 38,205 41,800 32,810 15,265 17,540
In the fifth decile 82,310 39,960 42,350 35,615 17,000 18,615
In the top half of the distribution 344,345 174,175 170,170 198,855 98,640 100,215
In the sixth decile 84,270 41,880 42,395 37,265 17,960 19,305
In the seventh decile 83,600 42,375 41,225 39,395 19,445 19,950
In the eighth decile 73,450 37,180 36,270 41,105 20,505 20,600
In the ninth decile 58,615 29,870 28,745 42,330 21,265 21,070
In the top decile 44,415 22,875 21,540 38,770 19,470 19,300
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 43 682,920 333,805 349,115 367,660 177,465 190,190
0 to 17 years 123,050 62,660 60,390 59,440 30,145 29,300
0 to 5 years 42,595 21,780 20,815 19,010 9,555 9,455
18 to 64 years 436,240 216,020 220,220 232,945 112,650 120,295
65 years and over 123,630 55,125 68,505 75,270 34,675 40,600
In low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) 74,180 33,435 40,745 48,985 22,685 26,300
0 to 17 years 11,150 5,680 5,470 9,300 4,850 4,445
0 to 5 years 3,770 1,945 1,830 2,885 1,495 1,390
18 to 64 years 45,185 22,150 23,035 31,570 14,655 16,915
65 years and over 17,855 5,610 12,245 8,115 3,175 4,940
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) (%) 10.9 10.0 11.7 13.3 12.8 13.8
0 to 17 years (%) 9.1 9.1 9.1 15.6 16.1 15.2
0 to 5 years (%) 8.9 8.9 8.8 15.2 15.6 14.7
18 to 64 years (%) 10.4 10.3 10.5 13.6 13.0 14.1
65 years and over (%) 14.4 10.2 17.9 10.8 9.2 12.2
In low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) 61,915 28,945 32,970 32,930 16,045 16,885
0 to 17 years 7,885 4,015 3,875 5,350 2,745 2,605
0 to 5 years 2,675 1,370 1,305 1,495 775 725
18 to 64 years 41,905 21,315 20,585 25,325 12,355 12,970
65 years and over 12,125 3,615 8,510 2,250 940 1,315
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) (%) 9.1 8.7 9.4 9.0 9.0 8.9
0 to 17 years (%) 6.4 6.4 6.4 9.0 9.1 8.9
0 to 5 years (%) 6.3 6.3 6.3 7.9 8.1 7.7
18 to 64 years (%) 9.6 9.9 9.3 10.9 11.0 10.8
65 years and over (%) 9.8 6.6 12.4 3.0 2.7 3.2
Knowledge of languagesThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - Knowledge of languages for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 44 685,330 334,995 350,335 372,875 179,965 192,910
Official languages 683,360 334,110 349,250 369,775 178,695 191,085
English 274,875 150,170 124,710 369,630 178,640 190,990
French 681,925 333,385 348,545 38,010 16,840 21,165
Non-official languages 63,695 29,965 33,730 69,245 31,415 37,835
Aboriginal languages 760 335 425 740 335 410
Algonquian languages 655 295 355 140 60 80
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 625 285 345 120 55 70
Atikamekw 50 10 40 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 555 250 300 0 0 0
Moose Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Naskapi 30 15 20 0 0 0
Northern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Plains Cree 0 0 0 40 20 20
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Woods Cree 0 0 0 15 0 20
Cree, n.o.s. 0 0 0 70 35 40
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 25 15 10 15 10 10
Algonquin 20 10 10 10 0 0
Ojibway 10 0 10 10 10 10
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 10 0 30 15 15
Northern Athabaskan languages 0 10 0 30 15 10
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 10 10 0
Dene 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 0 10 0 10
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 10 0 10 10 0
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Slavey 10 10 0 0 0 0
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0 10 10 0
Tahltan languages 0 0 0 10 10 0
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 10 0 0
Tahltan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tutchone languages 0 0 0 0 0 10
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 10 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 10 10 10
Inuit languages 45 15 30 0 0 0
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 45 15 30 0 10 0
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages 35 15 25 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. 35 10 25 0 0 0
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 0 0 0 20 10 10
Salish languages 0 0 0 420 195 225
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 0 0 0 30 10 20
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 10 0 0
Straits 0 0 0 345 155 190
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 45 25 15
Siouan languages 0 0 0 10 10 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 10 0 0
Tsimshian languages 0 0 0 25 10 10
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0 10 0 10
Nisga'a 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian 0 0 0 15 10 10
Wakashan languages 0 0 0 90 35 50
Haisla 0 0 0 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 0 0 0 25 10 20
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 0 0 0 60 25 35
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 25 10 10 25 10 15
Non-Aboriginal languages 62,960 29,640 33,315 68,550 31,105 37,450
Afro-Asiatic languages 8,640 4,705 3,935 2,335 1,265 1,060
Berber languages 975 520 460 10 10 0
Kabyle 500 260 240 0 0 0
Berber languages, n.i.e. 480 265 215 0 10 0
Cushitic languages 55 20 35 125 55 75
Bilen 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oromo 0 0 0 30 15 20
Somali 55 20 35 95 35 55
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Semitic languages 8,110 4,445 3,665 2,195 1,215 985
Amharic 10 0 0 140 65 80
Arabic 8,050 4,405 3,650 1,660 955 700
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 0 10 0
Harari 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hebrew 55 40 15 345 160 185
Maltese 0 0 0 35 20 15
Tigrigna 10 0 10 65 30 35
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 70 35 35 20 15 10
Austro-Asiatic languages 1,600 755 835 1,390 650 740
Khmer (Cambodian) 570 285 290 175 95 80
Vietnamese 1,050 480 565 1,220 555 665
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 395 165 230 5,355 1,920 3,435
Bikol 0 0 0 10 0 10
Cebuano 30 0 20 375 160 215
Fijian 0 0 0 10 0 0
Hiligaynon 10 0 10 100 30 70
Ilocano 0 0 0 285 105 175
Malagasy 190 80 105 0 0 0
Malay 65 30 30 320 125 205
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 0 0 0 25 10 15
Pangasinan 0 0 0 20 10 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 110 35 75 4,815 1,705 3,110
Waray-Waray 0 0 0 25 10 20
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 55 30 25 100 40 50
Creole languages 1,300 630 670 160 80 75
Haitian Creole 120 65 55 10 10 0
Creole, n.o.s. 1,055 495 560 75 55 20
Creole languages, n.i.e. 130 70 55 70 20 50
Dravidian languages 15 0 10 425 235 190
Kannada 0 0 0 30 20 10
Malayalam 0 0 0 155 95 60
Tamil 0 0 0 195 105 90
Telugu 15 10 0 95 45 50
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 0 10
Hmong-Mien languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Indo-European languages 43,890 19,835 24,055 39,430 18,285 21,145
Albanian 290 165 125 145 95 50
Armenian 25 20 10 70 35 40
Balto-Slavic languages 3,235 1,595 1,630 5,140 2,375 2,765
Baltic languages 10 15 0 90 60 35
Latvian 10 10 0 45 25 20
Lithuanian 0 10 0 45 35 10
Slavic languages 3,220 1,590 1,630 5,050 2,315 2,735
Belarusan 10 10 10 10 10 0
Bosnian 645 350 295 55 15 40
Bulgarian 150 70 75 150 80 75
Croatian 165 75 85 755 395 360
Czech 65 40 25 545 260 285
Macedonian 15 15 0 15 10 0
Polish 445 215 240 1,195 540 650
Russian 1,250 595 655 1,710 760 950
Serbian 180 100 85 235 105 125
Serbo-Croatian 375 160 210 60 40 20
Slovak 60 40 25 155 80 75
Slovene (Slovenian) 0 0 0 55 15 40
Ukrainian 200 95 105 755 320 440
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 15 10 0
Celtic languages 10 10 10 150 60 90
Scottish Gaelic 10 0 10 60 30 30
Welsh 0 0 0 55 20 35
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 35 15 20
Germanic languages 3,830 1,990 1,835 12,105 5,580 6,530
Afrikaans 25 20 0 595 290 300
Danish 45 20 25 640 285 355
Dutch 280 170 115 2,275 1,115 1,155
Frisian 0 0 0 60 20 40
German 3,375 1,735 1,640 8,230 3,750 4,475
Icelandic 10 0 0 95 50 45
Norwegian 20 10 0 305 165 140
Swedish 110 65 50 385 175 215
Vlaams (Flemish) 25 10 15 70 35 40
Yiddish 0 0 0 55 15 40
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 20 0 15 10 10 0
Greek 250 135 115 540 290 250
Indo-Iranian languages 1,945 935 1,010 8,025 4,035 3,990
Indo-Aryan languages 1,100 560 545 6,865 3,450 3,420
Bengali 105 60 45 145 55 90
Gujarati 25 10 15 195 105 90
Hindi 205 120 85 1,895 990 900
Kashmiri 0 0 0 10 10 0
Konkani 0 0 0 15 10 10
Marathi 0 0 10 50 30 20
Nepali 810 390 425 95 30 70
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 15 10 0 5,310 2,620 2,690
Sindhi 0 0 0 70 30 40
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 0 0 0 75 35 35
Urdu 55 35 20 535 300 235
Iranian languages 675 320 355 1,150 575 580
Kurdish 60 30 30 20 10 10
Pashto 0 0 0 35 25 10
Persian (Farsi) 635 300 330 1,120 550 570
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 200 80 125 80 55 25
Italic (Romance) languages 36,280 15,945 20,330 15,145 6,660 8,485
Catalan 75 40 35 55 30 30
Italian 2,990 1,345 1,650 2,385 1,020 1,365
Portuguese 2,795 1,395 1,400 1,765 835 935
Romanian 1,030 480 560 300 135 170
Spanish 30,970 13,395 17,580 11,415 4,945 6,465
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 15 15 0 55 25 30
Japanese 540 305 240 2,940 1,240 1,700
Kartvelian languages 0 0 10 10 0 0
Georgian 10 0 0 10 0 0
Korean 45 15 30 1,875 820 1,050
Mongolic languages 0 0 0 10 0 10
Mongolian 0 0 0 10 0 10
Niger-Congo languages 4,685 2,535 2,155 655 325 330
Akan (Twi) 10 10 0 10 0 0
Bamanankan 170 95 75 0 0 0
Edo 10 0 0 10 0 0
Ewe 75 50 25 10 10 10
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 250 145 105 0 0 0
Ga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ganda 10 10 0 20 10 10
Igbo 10 10 0 45 15 30
Lingala 495 275 225 20 15 0
Rundi (Kirundi) 670 345 325 0 0 0
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 405 200 205 50 25 25
Shona 0 0 0 70 45 20
Swahili 1,020 570 450 280 140 140
Wolof 640 395 250 0 0 0
Yoruba 20 10 10 90 40 50
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 1,700 885 815 135 60 75
Nilo-Saharan languages 165 60 95 25 10 15
Dinka 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 160 65 95 30 15 15
Sign languages 650 215 435 865 320 550
American Sign Language 20 0 15 440 145 300
Quebec Sign Language 420 140 280 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e. 250 75 170 425 170 255
Sino-Tibetan languages 1,905 910 1,000 13,090 5,965 7,130
Chinese languages 1,750 825 925 13,045 5,950 7,105
Cantonese 445 220 220 5,935 2,820 3,115
Hakka 0 0 0 35 10 25
Mandarin 1,245 585 665 7,750 3,420 4,320
Min Dong 0 0 0 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 50 25 30 275 100 175
Wu (Shanghainese) 25 15 15 135 55 85
Chinese, n.o.s. 135 60 70 475 180 295
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 10
Tibeto-Burman languages 160 85 70 45 15 30
Burmese 60 35 20 0 0 0
Karenic languages 105 55 50 0 0 0
Tibetan 0 10 0 15 10 0
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 20 10 10 20 10 15
Tai-Kadai languages 260 115 140 440 170 270
Lao 120 60 60 25 20 10
Thai 160 75 90 415 150 260
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 125 65 65 310 175 135
Azerbaijani 25 10 15 35 20 10
Turkish 100 55 45 280 155 120
Uyghur 0 0 0 10 0 0
Uzbek 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 10 0 10 10 0 10
Uralic languages 220 105 115 1,125 535 590
Estonian 0 0 0 80 25 50
Finnish 40 10 30 230 80 145
Hungarian 175 95 80 820 425 395
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 255 110 145 85 50 35
Citizenship
Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 45 685,330 334,995 350,335 372,875 179,965 192,915
Canadian citizensCensus data footnote 46 663,555 324,195 339,355 349,885 169,665 180,220
Canadian citizens aged under 18 119,375 60,910 58,460 57,630 29,290 28,335
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over 544,180 263,285 280,900 292,255 140,375 151,880
Not Canadian citizensCensus data footnote 47 21,775 10,800 10,980 22,990 10,300 12,695
Immigrant status and period of immigration
Total - Immigrant status and period of immigration for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 48 685,335 334,995 350,335 372,875 179,965 192,910
Non-immigrantsCensus data footnote 49 637,685 311,015 326,675 297,135 145,405 151,740
ImmigrantsCensus data footnote 50 42,365 21,310 21,050 68,925 31,295 37,630
Before 1981 5,030 2,795 2,235 32,495 15,135 17,355
1981 to 1990 3,155 1,630 1,530 7,490 3,325 4,170
1991 to 2000 6,065 2,840 3,230 8,990 3,990 5,000
2001 to 2010 15,055 7,580 7,475 12,065 5,295 6,770
2001 to 2005 5,920 3,030 2,885 5,100 2,235 2,865
2006 to 2010 9,135 4,545 4,590 6,960 3,055 3,905
2011 to 2016Census data footnote 51 13,055 6,470 6,590 7,885 3,555 4,335
Non-permanent residentsCensus data footnote 52 5,285 2,670 2,610 6,815 3,265 3,550
Age at immigration
Total - Age at immigration for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 53 42,365 21,310 21,055 68,920 31,295 37,625
Under 5 years 5,855 2,540 3,320 7,845 3,830 4,010
5 to 14 years 6,075 3,105 2,970 12,090 5,850 6,235
15 to 24 years 6,625 3,280 3,340 15,520 6,940 8,575
25 to 44 years 21,680 11,315 10,365 27,870 12,160 15,710
45 years and over 2,130 1,065 1,060 5,605 2,510 3,095
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 42,365 21,310 21,050 68,925 31,295 37,630
Americas 9,475 4,460 5,015 10,570 4,580 5,990
Brazil 890 425 465 195 95 105
Colombia 2,735 1,295 1,440 305 125 180
El Salvador 385 180 205 175 70 105
Guyana 10 0 10 100 40 60
Haiti 1,105 510 590 65 25 40
Jamaica 20 15 0 300 165 135
Mexico 860 440 420 795 350 440
Peru 445 185 260 145 65 80
Trinidad and Tobago 20 0 20 250 90 160
United StatesCensus data footnote 55 1,065 480 585 6,930 3,015 3,915
Other places of birth in Americas 1,955 930 1,025 1,310 540 770
Europe 13,780 7,305 6,470 31,665 15,055 16,610
Bosnia and Herzegovina 880 440 445 125 60 65
Croatia 65 15 50 375 205 165
France 7,255 4,035 3,215 570 215 360
Germany 660 260 395 3,160 1,400 1,760
Greece 75 45 30 230 135 90
Hungary 70 40 25 545 305 240
IrelandCensus data footnote 56 10 10 0 480 250 230
Italy 420 265 155 680 355 325
Netherlands 45 25 25 1,695 875 825
Poland 275 115 155 905 375 525
Portugal 475 245 235 700 320 385
Romania 680 340 340 315 150 165
Russian Federation 250 120 130 615 275 340
SerbiaCensus data footnote 57 55 40 20 155 90 65
Ukraine 240 115 125 425 205 225
United KingdomCensus data footnote 58 240 150 90 17,630 8,330 9,300
Other places of birth in Europe 2,085 1,060 1,025 3,060 1,520 1,540
Africa 12,750 6,935 5,810 2,925 1,420 1,505
Algeria 1,915 1,065 850 10 10 0
Egypt 260 130 130 195 130 70
Ethiopia 10 0 10 180 75 100
Kenya 40 10 25 210 75 135
Morocco 2,140 1,190 955 115 70 45
Nigeria 35 25 15 130 65 65
Somalia 0 0 10 55 25 30
South Africa, Republic of 35 15 20 1,190 560 630
Other places of birth in Africa 8,310 4,500 3,810 840 410 425
Asia 6,310 2,570 3,740 22,390 9,585 12,805
Afghanistan 95 55 40 70 45 30
Bangladesh 120 55 65 70 30 35
ChinaCensus data footnote 59 1,705 430 1,270 5,590 2,375 3,220
Hong KongCensus data footnote 60 55 10 45 1,245 585 660
India 70 35 35 3,715 1,845 1,870
IranCensus data footnote 61 340 175 170 780 380 400
Iraq 120 45 80 100 55 45
Japan 110 10 100 905 210 695
Korea, SouthCensus data footnote 62 140 75 60 1,160 510 655
Lebanon 285 180 105 140 85 60
Pakistan 35 20 15 400 220 180
Philippines 135 50 90 4,380 1,560 2,820
Sri Lanka 0 0 0 130 55 70
SyriaCensus data footnote 63 340 175 170 150 85 70
Taiwan 55 30 20 665 250 420
Viet Nam 765 340 430 935 420 515
Other places of birth in Asia 1,935 885 1,050 1,935 875 1,060
Oceania and other places of birthCensus data footnote 64 50 40 15 1,380 655 720
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 13,060 6,465 6,590 7,880 3,550 4,335
Americas 2,740 1,310 1,430 1,110 460 650
Brazil 550 260 290 50 30 15
Colombia 910 430 480 50 10 45
Cuba 195 105 90 15 0 20
Haiti 330 145 190 0 0 0
Jamaica 0 10 0 0 0 0
Mexico 255 130 125 195 90 105
United StatesCensus data footnote 55 95 55 40 645 265 375
VenezuelaCensus data footnote 65 100 55 50 10 0 10
Other places of birth in Americas 300 130 170 145 60 90
Europe 3,000 1,605 1,400 1,235 640 590
France 2,155 1,165 995 50 20 25
Germany 45 25 20 105 55 55
IrelandCensus data footnote 56 0 0 0 50 30 15
MoldovaCensus data footnote 66 110 45 70 10 0 10
Romania 60 25 30 15 10 10
Russian Federation 20 0 10 90 45 50
Ukraine 85 40 45 85 25 60
United KingdomCensus data footnote 58 45 40 10 555 335 220
Other places of birth in Europe 475 260 220 270 115 150
Africa 5,485 2,760 2,725 435 210 225
Algeria 515 245 270 0 0 0
Cameroon 805 375 430 0 0 0
Congo, Democratic Republic of the 280 155 125 20 10 20
Côte d'Ivoire 750 385 370 0 0 0
Egypt 30 20 10 30 20 10
Eritrea 10 0 0 0 0 0
Ethiopia 0 0 0 25 15 15
Morocco 715 360 360 20 10 15
Nigeria 10 0 0 60 35 20
Somalia 0 0 10 10 0 10
South Africa, Republic of 10 0 10 110 40 70
Tunisia 685 375 310 0 0 0
Other places of birth in Africa 1,670 835 835 155 80 75
Asia 1,815 780 1,035 4,980 2,145 2,835
Afghanistan 0 10 10 10 0 0
Bangladesh 10 10 10 15 10 10
ChinaCensus data footnote 59 190 80 115 1,030 435 595
Hong KongCensus data footnote 60 15 0 15 60 35 20
India 25 10 15 525 300 220
IranCensus data footnote 61 175 80 95 165 80 80
Iraq 85 30 55 30 15 15
Israel 0 0 0 30 20 10
Japan 25 0 25 120 35 80
Korea, SouthCensus data footnote 62 15 10 0 430 175 255
Lebanon 40 15 25 15 10 10
Nepal 235 105 125 50 15 35
Pakistan 10 0 10 65 35 30
Philippines 45 15 30 1,870 740 1,135
Saudi Arabia 0 0 0 40 20 25
Sri Lanka 0 0 0 0 0 0
SyriaCensus data footnote 63 265 130 135 95 45 50
Taiwan 10 0 0 105 35 70
Turkey 10 10 0 20 10 0
United Arab Emirates 10 0 10 25 10 10
Viet Nam 85 35 55 60 30 35
Other places of birth in Asia 560 240 315 230 95 135
Oceania and otherCensus data footnote 64 20 10 10 125 95 30
Australia 0 0 0 80 55 20
Other places of birthCensus data footnote 67 15 10 0 45 40 10
Generation status
Total - Generation status for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 68 685,330 334,995 350,335 372,875 179,960 192,915
First generationCensus data footnote 69 50,180 25,235 24,945 79,745 36,635 43,115
Second generationCensus data footnote 70 29,000 14,700 14,300 86,280 41,840 44,440
Third generation or moreCensus data footnote 71 606,150 295,055 311,095 206,845 101,490 105,355
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 37,770 18,715 19,050 37,750 16,810 20,940
Economic immigrantsCensus data footnote 73 20,750 11,195 9,555 20,115 9,495 10,625
Principal applicantsCensus data footnote 74 10,485 6,940 3,550 8,780 4,780 4,000
Secondary applicantsCensus data footnote 75 10,265 4,255 6,010 11,335 4,715 6,620
Immigrants sponsored by familyCensus data footnote 76 8,965 3,550 5,415 14,465 5,670 8,795
RefugeesCensus data footnote 77 7,895 3,885 4,005 2,825 1,485 1,345
Other immigrantsCensus data footnote 78 160 85 80 350 165 180
Aboriginal population
Total - Aboriginal identity for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 79 685,330 334,995 350,340 372,875 179,960 192,910
Aboriginal identityCensus data footnote 80 10,220 4,975 5,245 17,880 8,260 9,615
Single Aboriginal responsesCensus data footnote 81 9,765 4,810 4,950 17,200 7,965 9,235
First Nations (North American Indian)Census data footnote 82 5,685 2,725 2,960 10,230 4,735 5,500
Métis 3,935 2,035 1,905 6,830 3,185 3,650
Inuk (Inuit) 145 55 90 135 50 85
Multiple Aboriginal responsesCensus data footnote 83 145 40 100 370 180 185
Aboriginal responses not included elsewhereCensus data footnote 84 315 120 190 310 120 190
Non-Aboriginal identity 675,110 330,020 345,095 354,995 171,700 183,300
Total - Population by Registered or Treaty Indian status for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 85 685,330 334,995 350,335 372,875 179,965 192,910
Registered or Treaty IndianCensus data footnote 86 4,905 2,350 2,555 7,725 3,510 4,215
Not a Registered or Treaty Indian 680,430 332,645 347,785 365,150 176,455 188,695
Total - Aboriginal ancestry for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 87 685,330 334,995 350,340 372,875 179,960 192,915
Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 88 5,220 2,385 2,835 4,835 2,350 2,485
Single Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 89 5,075 2,335 2,735 4,735 2,295 2,435
First Nations (North American Indian) single ancestryCensus data footnote 82 4,205 1,955 2,250 4,105 1,970 2,140
Métis single ancestry 810 365 450 590 320 275
Inuit single ancestry 60 25 35 30 10 25
Multiple Aboriginal ancestries (only)Census data footnote 90 145 45 100 105 60 50
First Nations (North American Indian) and Métis ancestries 130 45 80 80 45 30
First Nations (North American Indian) and Inuit ancestries 15 0 15 25 0 15
Métis and Inuit ancestries 0 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 17,955 8,455 9,500 18,040 8,275 9,760
Single Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 92 17,595 8,310 9,290 17,155 7,915 9,240
First Nations (North American Indian) and non-Aboriginal ancestries 15,245 7,105 8,135 11,030 5,145 5,885
Métis and non-Aboriginal ancestries 2,230 1,135 1,095 5,950 2,685 3,265
Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 125 65 60 180 90 95
Multiple Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 93 355 150 205 885 360 520
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis and non-Aboriginal ancestries 325 140 195 845 345 505
First Nations (North American Indian), Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 20 10 10 10 10 0
Métis, Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 15 0 10 30 10 20
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis, Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 0 0 0 0 0 0
Non-Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 94 662,160 324,155 338,005 350,005 169,335 180,665
Visible minority population
Total - Visible minority for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 95 685,330 334,995 350,335 372,875 179,965 192,915
Total visible minority populationCensus data footnote 96 37,230 18,620 18,615 50,990 23,790 27,200
South AsianCensus data footnote 97 1,480 770 710 10,280 5,205 5,075
Chinese 2,745 935 1,805 16,460 7,605 8,855
Black 13,695 7,175 6,520 3,535 1,845 1,690
Filipino 245 125 120 6,150 2,365 3,780
Latin American 7,430 3,520 3,915 2,675 1,255 1,420
Arab 6,860 3,865 2,995 1,480 870 615
Southeast AsianCensus data footnote 98 2,735 1,270 1,465 2,550 1,185 1,370
West AsianCensus data footnote 99 665 305 360 1,095 560 535
Korean 230 130 100 2,110 950 1,165
Japanese 245 80 160 2,635 1,035 1,600
Visible minority, n.i.e.Census data footnote 100 345 180 160 495 225 265
Multiple visible minoritiesCensus data footnote 101 565 260 305 1,515 690 825
Not a visible minorityCensus data footnote 102 648,100 316,375 331,725 321,885 156,180 165,705
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 103 685,330 334,995 350,335 372,875 179,960 192,910
North American Aboriginal origins 23,170 10,840 12,330 22,870 10,625 12,250
First Nations (North American Indian) 19,935 9,260 10,675 16,095 7,520 8,570
Inuit 225 100 125 275 125 150
Métis 3,510 1,680 1,835 7,490 3,395 4,095
Other North American origins 498,455 241,710 256,745 95,560 47,160 48,400
Acadian 3,135 1,415 1,720 550 290 260
American 2,630 1,225 1,400 8,995 4,205 4,795
Canadian 482,240 233,600 248,635 89,015 44,005 45,015
New Brunswicker 60 35 25 10 10 0
Newfoundlander 35 10 20 155 105 55
Nova Scotian 0 0 0 10 0 15
Ontarian 60 25 30 25 0 30
Québécois 15,975 8,060 7,915 290 130 155
Other North American origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 104 10 0 10 35 10 25
European origins 249,255 123,410 125,840 293,500 141,260 152,240
British Isles origins 51,675 24,395 27,280 226,415 109,100 117,315
Channel Islander 155 80 80 95 45 50
Cornish 0 0 0 135 80 55
English 9,925 4,890 5,030 147,585 70,730 76,855
Irish 34,660 16,185 18,470 76,705 35,080 41,625
Manx 0 0 0 270 135 140
Scottish 13,370 6,135 7,240 102,985 48,735 54,250
Welsh 275 120 155 14,740 6,815 7,925
British Isles origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 105 780 390 395 15,835 7,360 8,475
French origins 201,770 100,365 101,410 40,645 18,445 22,205
Alsatian 100 55 45 30 25 10
Breton 1,135 515 620 25 10 15
Corsican 100 35 65 15 10 10
French 200,890 99,960 100,930 40,600 18,410 22,190
Western European origins (except French origins) 15,580 7,660 7,915 74,865 35,610 39,260
Austrian 405 235 170 4,490 2,050 2,440
Bavarian 0 0 0 50 20 35
Belgian 3,480 1,760 1,715 2,210 1,015 1,190
Dutch 965 450 515 18,560 8,825 9,735
Flemish 115 70 45 245 100 145
Frisian 0 0 0 95 45 45
German 9,320 4,400 4,925 53,065 25,230 27,830
Luxembourger 130 90 40 65 15 55
Swiss 2,015 1,065 955 2,920 1,430 1,490
Western European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 106 0 0 0 115 55 55
Northern European origins (except British Isles origins) 1,350 670 680 33,080 15,560 17,520
Danish 220 130 85 6,410 3,065 3,345
Finnish 100 45 60 2,865 1,350 1,515
Icelandic 20 15 0 2,760 1,305 1,445
Norwegian 510 255 260 12,710 5,935 6,780
Swedish 310 130 175 9,855 4,515 5,345
Northern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 107 260 120 135 1,725 875 855
Eastern European origins 6,385 3,070 3,320 48,300 22,970 25,335
Bulgarian 215 110 110 285 135 155
Byelorussian 45 15 30 225 115 105
Czech 250 135 115 2,080 965 1,120
Czechoslovakian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 108 40 30 15 635 290 350
Estonian 10 10 0 435 175 260
Hungarian 675 315 360 5,120 2,500 2,620
Latvian 20 15 0 545 265 280
Lithuanian 120 75 50 865 435 435
Moldovan 200 85 115 70 30 40
Polish 1,995 965 1,030 14,170 6,765 7,410
Romanian 1,320 635 685 2,435 1,130 1,305
Russian 1,135 525 615 8,945 4,325 4,620
Slovak 185 85 100 785 385 400
Ukrainian 1,010 455 560 20,105 9,405 10,705
Eastern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 109 10 10 0 385 170 215
Southern European origins 16,955 8,440 8,515 25,525 12,040 13,480
Albanian 275 165 115 200 125 75
Bosnian 860 460 400 90 35 50
Catalan 40 25 15 25 15 10
Croatian 340 180 155 1,780 940 845
Cypriot 10 0 0 30 10 25
Greek 800 400 395 2,065 970 1,100
Italian 8,540 4,325 4,215 12,045 5,750 6,290
Kosovar 55 40 15 0 0 0
Macedonian 50 30 25 105 50 45
Maltese 55 25 35 320 160 160
Montenegrin 15 0 10 30 25 10
Portuguese 2,625 1,250 1,375 3,495 1,625 1,875
Serbian 375 200 175 635 310 325
Sicilian 55 20 35 70 35 35
Slovenian 55 35 20 450 230 225
Spanish 4,235 2,055 2,180 4,995 2,170 2,825
Yugoslavian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 110 155 70 85 595 280 315
Southern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 111 20 10 15 65 45 25
Other European origins 1,110 590 520 3,650 1,795 1,850
Basque 305 170 140 130 55 70
Jewish 185 95 85 1,815 885 935
Roma (Gypsy) 0 0 0 100 40 60
Slavic, n.o.s.Census data footnote 112 30 15 15 65 35 35
Other European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 113 580 305 280 1,550 785 765
Caribbean origins 3,525 1,790 1,735 2,320 1,045 1,275
Antiguan 0 0 0 15 0 10
Bahamian 15 0 15 10 10 0
Barbadian 40 30 10 165 65 100
Bermudan 0 0 0 75 40 35
Carib 0 0 0 10 0 0
Cuban 480 260 225 145 50 100
Dominican 365 170 195 60 15 45
Grenadian 0 0 0 60 20 45
Guadeloupean 110 45 65 0 0 0
Haitian 2,090 1,060 1,030 105 60 45
Jamaican 170 95 70 1,015 485 530
Kittitian/Nevisian 0 0 0 0 10 10
Martinican 105 30 75 0 0 0
Montserratan 0 0 0 10 10 0
Puerto Rican 25 20 10 75 25 50
St. Lucian 0 0 0 10 0 10
Trinidadian/Tobagonian 30 15 20 285 135 150
Vincentian/Grenadinian 0 0 0 20 15 0
West Indian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 114 35 20 15 235 90 140
Caribbean origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 115 185 95 90 140 75 70
Latin, Central and South American origins 9,455 4,505 4,950 5,125 2,315 2,815
Aboriginal from Central/South America (except Arawak and Maya) 275 135 140 235 105 125
Arawak 0 0 0 0 0 0
Argentinian 215 120 95 165 55 110
Belizean 0 0 0 15 0 10
Bolivian 110 40 70 40 25 20
Brazilian 870 420 450 280 115 170
Chilean 790 415 385 425 190 230
Colombian 3,400 1,645 1,755 470 215 255
Costa Rican 25 10 10 105 50 55
Ecuadorian 110 60 55 120 50 65
Guatemalan 150 60 85 170 85 80
Guyanese 40 15 20 190 75 115
Hispanic 65 20 45 80 35 40
Honduran 145 60 80 55 25 30
Maya 45 20 25 80 35 55
Mexican 1,655 765 890 1,970 915 1,055
Nicaraguan 110 40 65 150 85 65
Panamanian 20 10 10 25 10 20
Paraguayan 40 10 35 25 10 15
Peruvian 755 340 415 200 95 110
Salvadorean 560 285 270 220 100 115
Uruguayan 60 25 40 15 10 0
Venezuelan 205 105 95 90 35 60
Latin, Central and South American origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 116 250 110 135 305 150 155
African origins 20,150 10,650 9,500 5,225 2,680 2,540
Central and West African origins 7,810 4,180 3,630 505 250 255
Akan 65 25 35 0 0 0
Angolan 10 0 10 0 0 0
Ashanti 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beninese 510 285 225 0 10 0
Burkinabe 250 150 95 0 0 0
Cameroonian 1,545 780 765 10 0 0
Chadian 55 25 35 25 10 10
Congolese 1,640 920 720 65 25 40
Edo 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ewe 45 15 30 0 0 0
Gabonese 170 80 80 0 0 0
Gambian 0 10 0 0 0 0
Ghanaian 100 65 35 65 35 35
Guinean 345 185 155 0 0 0
Ibo 10 10 10 15 10 10
Ivorian 1,140 585 550 25 0 25
Liberian 30 0 30 0 0 0
Malian 255 135 115 10 10 10
Malinké 25 15 10 0 0 0
Nigerian 100 50 50 215 115 100
Peulh 120 75 45 0 0 0
Senegalese 905 510 400 30 20 10
Sierra Leonean 0 0 0 20 0 15
Togolese 310 170 135 15 15 0
Wolof 75 45 25 0 0 0
Yoruba 10 0 0 0 0 10
Central and West African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 117 745 360 390 70 35 30
North African origins 8,325 4,445 3,880 885 495 395
Algerian 2,280 1,200 1,080 25 25 0
Berber 1,420 785 640 20 15 0
Coptic 10 0 0 0 0 0
Dinka 0 0 0 0 0 0
Egyptian 470 210 255 395 220 175
Libyan 10 10 0 170 115 60
Maure 35 30 15 0 0 0
Moroccan 2,645 1,440 1,200 190 105 85
Sudanese 0 0 0 30 15 15
Tunisian 1,825 980 845 65 35 30
North African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 118 150 80 70 25 10 25
Southern and East African origins 2,260 1,165 1,090 2,275 1,140 1,135
Afrikaner 10 0 10 125 60 60
Amhara 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bantu, n.o.s.Census data footnote 119 95 70 25 10 0 10
Burundian 790 410 375 0 0 0
Djiboutian 15 15 0 0 0 0
Eritrean 30 15 15 65 30 35
Ethiopian 0 0 10 220 105 115
Harari 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kenyan 10 10 0 175 95 80
Malagasy 315 130 185 0 0 0
Mauritian 100 45 50 35 15 20
Oromo 0 0 0 20 10 15
Rwandan 565 275 295 70 40 30
Seychellois 0 10 0 0 0 0
Somali 70 30 35 125 65 60
South African 45 30 15 1,180 590 590
Tanzanian 40 30 10 25 15 10
Tigrian 10 0 0 10 0 0
Ugandan 70 25 45 50 30 15
Zambian 0 0 10 30 10 15
Zimbabwean 0 0 0 65 35 30
Zulu 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern and East African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 120 205 120 85 155 80 80
Other African origins 2,090 1,050 1,040 1,630 825 810
Black, n.o.s.Census data footnote 121 145 75 70 225 115 115
Other African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 122 2,015 1,010 1,005 1,430 720 710
Asian origins 14,010 6,700 7,310 47,515 21,885 25,635
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins 5,330 2,825 2,500 4,745 2,405 2,340
Afghan 145 70 75 165 90 75
Arab, n.o.s.Census data footnote 123 2,200 1,225 970 370 205 170
Armenian 215 125 85 315 160 155
Assyrian 10 0 0 20 15 10
Azerbaijani 10 0 0 40 25 15
Georgian 30 10 20 40 25 15
Hazara 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iranian 610 285 325 1,460 695 765
Iraqi 120 50 70 110 75 35
Israeli 15 10 10 145 75 70
Jordanian 10 10 0 115 65 45
Kazakh 15 10 10 30 0 25
Kurd 50 30 25 35 25 10
Kuwaiti 0 0 0 15 10 10
Kyrgyz 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lebanese 1,120 575 545 720 345 375
Palestinian 125 70 55 165 80 85
Pashtun 0 0 0 0 0 0
Saudi Arabian 10 10 10 240 145 100
Syrian 510 265 250 400 190 210
Tajik 10 0 10 15 10 0
Tatar 30 20 15 50 20 30
Turk 255 125 130 420 220 200
Turkmen 0 0 0 25 10 15
Uighur 0 0 0 25 15 15
Uzbek 0 0 0 0 10 0
Yemeni 60 35 25 25 10 10
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 124 30 15 10 200 110 95
South Asian origins 1,460 745 715 10,850 5,495 5,350
Bangladeshi 40 25 15 70 30 40
Bengali 20 15 10 40 15 25
Bhutanese 200 85 115 15 10 10
East Indian 670 360 315 9,230 4,660 4,575
Goan 0 0 0 75 55 25
Gujarati 0 0 0 60 25 40
Kashmiri 0 0 0 10 0 0
Nepali 440 205 235 105 30 75
Pakistani 90 65 25 460 270 190
Punjabi 10 0 10 760 385 375
Sinhalese 0 0 0 25 10 10
Sri Lankan 10 10 0 165 70 100
Tamil 0 0 0 70 40 30
South Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 125 0 10 0 200 95 105
East and Southeast Asian origins 7,310 3,170 4,135 32,260 14,175 18,090
Burmese 260 115 140 65 20 40
Cambodian (Khmer) 785 390 395 230 125 105
Chinese 3,570 1,295 2,275 17,980 8,260 9,720
Filipino 280 145 140 6,730 2,655 4,075
Hmong 0 0 0 10 0 0
Indonesian 55 20 35 425 155 275
Japanese 445 185 260 3,130 1,230 1,895
Karen 95 55 45 0 0 0
Korean 265 150 110 2,170 985 1,185
Laotian 290 140 155 95 60 30
Malaysian 0 0 0 300 105 190
Mongolian 15 0 15 75 40 35
Singaporean 0 0 0 65 30 25
Taiwanese 65 35 25 455 170 280
Thai 190 60 135 495 180 320
Tibetan 0 0 0 30 15 10
Vietnamese 1,785 945 840 1,665 780 890
East and Southeast Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 126 0 0 0 50 0 45
Other Asian origins 10 10 10 180 80 100
Other Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 127 10 0 10 185 80 100
Oceania origins 155 90 65 2,660 1,255 1,405
Australian 60 35 25 1,385 635 750
New Zealander 20 15 10 630 340 295
Pacific Islands origins 75 40 25 745 335 410
Fijian 10 10 0 120 75 50
Hawaiian 0 0 0 335 140 195
Maori 0 0 0 155 50 105
Polynesian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 128 40 20 20 50 20 25
Samoan 0 0 0 70 45 30
Pacific Islands origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 129 30 15 10 35 30 10
Household characteristics
Total - Private households by tenure - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 130 324,520 ... ... 170,155 ... ...
Owner 186,295 ... ... 107,775 ... ...
Renter 138,185 ... ... 62,270 ... ...
Band housing 35 ... ... 110 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by condominium status - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 131 324,515 ... ... 170,155 ... ...
Condominium 51,510 ... ... 30,160 ... ...
Not condominium 273,005 ... ... 140,000 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 132 324,515 ... ... 170,160 ... ...
No bedrooms 2,845 ... ... 2,370 ... ...
1 bedroom 61,335 ... ... 32,945 ... ...
2 bedrooms 109,345 ... ... 49,895 ... ...
3 bedrooms 94,625 ... ... 46,095 ... ...
4 or more bedrooms 56,370 ... ... 38,855 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 133 324,515 ... ... 170,160 ... ...
1 to 4 rooms 134,650 ... ... 59,820 ... ...
5 rooms 50,975 ... ... 25,240 ... ...
6 rooms 33,380 ... ... 21,310 ... ...
7 rooms 32,890 ... ... 18,125 ... ...
8 or more rooms 72,620 ... ... 45,675 ... ...
Average number of rooms per dwelling 5.6 ... ... 5.9 ... ...
Total - Private households by number of persons per room - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 134 324,515 ... ... 170,155 ... ...
One person or fewer per room 323,195 ... ... 168,650 ... ...
More than 1 person per room 1,320 ... ... 1,505 ... ...
Total - Private households by housing suitability - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 135 324,515 ... ... 170,160 ... ...
Suitable 318,315 ... ... 164,105 ... ...
Not suitable 6,205 ... ... 6,055 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by period of construction - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 136 324,515 ... ... 170,160 ... ...
1960 or before 68,140 ... ... 40,440 ... ...
1961 to 1980 102,990 ... ... 54,755 ... ...
1981 to 1990 51,835 ... ... 25,275 ... ...
1991 to 2000 38,770 ... ... 21,145 ... ...
2001 to 2005 18,835 ... ... 8,375 ... ...
2006 to 2010 22,955 ... ... 11,775 ... ...
2011 to 2016Census data footnote 137 20,990 ... ... 8,390 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 138 324,515 ... ... 170,155 ... ...
Only regular maintenance or minor repairs needed 308,865 ... ... 160,960 ... ...
Major repairs needed 15,655 ... ... 9,200 ... ...
Total - Private households by number of household maintainers - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 139 324,515 ... ... 170,155 ... ...
1 household maintainer 199,710 ... ... 96,760 ... ...
2 household maintainers 121,595 ... ... 68,230 ... ...
3 or more household maintainers 3,210 ... ... 5,170 ... ...
Total - Private households by age of primary household maintainers - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 140 324,520 ... ... 170,160 ... ...
15 to 24 years 13,440 ... ... 7,010 ... ...
25 to 34 years 49,720 ... ... 22,895 ... ...
35 to 44 years 52,665 ... ... 24,430 ... ...
45 to 54 years 57,225 ... ... 30,380 ... ...
55 to 64 years 65,905 ... ... 34,895 ... ...
65 to 74 years 52,320 ... ... 28,915 ... ...
75 to 84 years 25,070 ... ... 15,020 ... ...
85 years and over 8,165 ... ... 6,610 ... ...
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 141 323,335 ... ... 166,925 ... ...
Spending less than 30% of income on shelter costs 263,470 ... ... 119,385 ... ...
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs 59,865 ... ... 47,540 ... ...
30% to less than 100% 54,090 ... ... 40,450 ... ...
Total - Owner households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data 185,610 ... ... 105,280 ... ...
% of owner households with a mortgageCensus data footnote 142 62.0 ... ... 56.3 ... ...
% of owner households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costsCensus data footnote 141 9.6 ... ... 19.1 ... ...
Median monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,041 ... ... 1,156 ... ...
Average monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,099 ... ... 1,388 ... ...
Median value of dwellings ($)Census data footnote 144 269,927 ... ... 577,597 ... ...
Average value of dwellings ($)Census data footnote 144 299,933 ... ... 634,182 ... ...
Total - Tenant households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data 137,900 ... ... 61,905 ... ...
% of tenant households in subsidized housingCensus data footnote 145 11.0 ... ... 12.0 ... ...
% of tenant households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costsCensus data footnote 141 30.5 ... ... 44.5 ... ...
Median monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 743 ... ... 1,003 ... ...
Average monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 796 ... ... 1,113 ... ...
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 146 580,810 281,770 299,040 323,120 154,690 168,430
No certificate, diploma or degree 78,745 38,145 40,600 38,385 20,050 18,335
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificateCensus data footnote 147 117,235 53,520 63,715 91,460 43,515 47,945
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 384,830 190,105 194,720 193,275 91,125 102,145
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma 92,240 55,990 36,255 26,190 19,215 6,980
Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 148 67,160 35,765 31,395 10,580 5,890 4,695
Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 149 25,085 20,220 4,860 15,610 13,325 2,285
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma 121,670 54,335 67,335 62,695 24,725 37,970
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level 23,030 8,765 14,265 9,355 3,440 5,910
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above 147,890 71,025 76,870 95,035 43,745 51,285
Bachelor's degree 92,975 43,020 49,955 58,360 25,610 32,750
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level 11,220 5,320 5,910 6,255 2,670 3,590
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry 4,590 2,330 2,260 2,875 1,720 1,155
Master's degree 32,450 16,140 16,315 21,845 10,145 11,695
Earned doctorateCensus data footnote 150 6,650 4,220 2,430 5,695 3,600 2,100
Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 146 376,435 186,015 190,425 203,455 98,130 105,325
No certificate, diploma or degree 28,310 15,985 12,325 14,850 8,965 5,885
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificateCensus data footnote 147 59,725 29,130 30,590 50,430 25,200 25,230
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 288,405 140,900 147,505 138,175 63,965 74,210
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma 69,860 41,555 28,305 17,770 13,290 4,480
Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 148 51,625 26,815 24,810 7,050 4,015 3,030
Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 149 18,235 14,735 3,495 10,725 9,270 1,450
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma 85,095 38,985 46,105 45,720 18,450 27,275
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level 15,010 5,905 9,110 6,080 2,375 3,700
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above 118,440 54,450 63,990 68,600 29,850 38,755
Bachelor's degree 74,035 33,545 40,495 43,395 18,455 24,935
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level 8,395 3,560 4,840 4,270 1,745 2,530
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry 3,575 1,545 2,035 1,925 980 950
Master's degree 27,230 12,805 14,420 15,855 6,900 8,955
Earned doctorateCensus data footnote 150 5,200 3,005 2,200 3,155 1,770 1,380
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 151 580,810 281,775 299,035 323,120 154,690 168,430
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 152 195,980 91,665 104,315 129,845 63,565 66,280
Education 28,225 7,300 20,925 14,805 3,980 10,825
13. Education 28,225 7,300 20,920 14,810 3,980 10,825
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 15,310 6,910 8,400 8,775 3,600 5,165
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services 2,935 2,015 920 950 765 180
50. Visual and performing arts 12,375 4,895 7,480 7,825 2,840 4,990
Humanities 23,630 10,355 13,280 12,775 5,130 7,640
16. Aboriginal and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics 3,020 765 2,260 1,675 460 1,215
23. English language and literature/letters 475 170 310 4,210 1,315 2,900
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities 12,070 5,640 6,430 2,300 900 1,395
30A Interdisciplinary humanitiesCensus data footnote 153 170 95 75 125 45 75
38. Philosophy and religious studies 1,110 750 365 860 545 320
39. Theology and religious vocations 1,180 670 510 865 550 315
54. History 2,025 1,170 855 2,190 1,210 980
55. French language and literature/letters 3,575 1,105 2,470 540 110 430
Social and behavioural sciences and law 38,650 14,050 24,600 27,290 10,595 16,700
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies 195 50 145 600 150 455
09. Communication, journalism and related programs 5,370 1,795 3,580 2,170 770 1,400
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences 7,120 720 6,405 3,390 345 3,050
22. Legal professions and studies 8,180 3,300 4,885 3,855 1,450 2,405
30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciencesCensus data footnote 154 1,200 215 980 625 255 375
42. Psychology 5,100 1,290 3,805 5,280 1,720 3,565
45. Social sciences 11,485 6,685 4,800 11,370 5,915 5,450
Business, management and public administration 91,710 36,300 55,405 34,165 13,235 20,930
30.16 Accounting and computer science 60 20 40 45 25 20
44. Public administration and social service professions 6,145 1,550 4,595 3,855 1,165 2,690
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services 85,505 34,735 50,775 30,260 12,040 18,215
Physical and life sciences and technologies 16,295 8,830 7,465 9,365 5,170 4,195
26. Biological and biomedical sciences 6,265 2,820 3,445 4,490 2,075 2,415
30.01 Biological and physical sciences 1,665 1,020 645 1,335 620 710
30C Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciencesCensus data footnote 155 4,115 1,990 2,125 70 15 60
40. Physical sciences 3,560 2,685 870 3,220 2,400 820
41. Science technologies/technicians 690 315 385 250 60 195
Mathematics, computer and information sciences 18,915 13,740 5,175 7,315 4,855 2,460
11. Computer and information sciences and support services 16,005 12,275 3,730 5,515 4,020 1,500
25. Library science 1,320 365 955 660 95 565
27. Mathematics and statistics 1,310 890 420 1,025 660 365
30D Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciencesCensus data footnote 156 275 205 75 110 80 30
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies 68,790 63,100 5,690 31,680 28,965 2,725
04. Architecture and related services 3,030 1,850 1,180 1,355 875 480
14. Engineering 12,560 10,730 1,830 6,170 5,335 835
15. Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields 14,190 12,930 1,260 6,660 5,880 780
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation 10 0 10 25 0 25
46. Construction trades 16,020 15,440 580 8,505 8,320 185
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians 14,240 13,800 440 5,520 5,305 205
48. Precision production 8,745 8,355 395 3,460 3,240 215
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 7,085 4,575 2,510 4,325 2,675 1,655
01. Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences 3,575 1,890 1,690 2,170 1,245 925
03. Natural resources and conservation 3,510 2,685 825 2,160 1,435 730
Health and related fields 49,575 10,625 38,950 31,855 6,920 24,940
31. Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies 2,920 1,635 1,285 2,105 1,110 1,000
51. Health professions and related programs 45,125 8,160 36,965 28,835 5,235 23,605
60. Dental, medical and veterinary residency programs 1,535 830 705 915 575 340
Personal, protective and transportation services 26,330 14,210 12,125 10,875 5,980 4,895
12. Personal and culinary services 15,325 4,810 10,515 6,840 2,670 4,170
28. Military science, leadership and operational art 25 25 0 155 140 10
29. Military technologies and applied sciences 170 160 10 265 240 25
43. Security and protective services 4,910 3,665 1,240 1,500 1,040 465
49. Transportation and materials moving 5,900 5,550 355 2,110 1,890 220
Other 305 105 200 40 20 20
30.99 Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies, other 305 105 200 40 20 20
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 151 376,435 186,015 190,420 203,455 98,130 105,325
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 152 88,030 45,115 42,910 65,280 34,165 31,115
Education 18,470 4,395 14,070 8,660 2,230 6,430
13. Education 18,470 4,395 14,075 8,660 2,230 6,430
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 11,615 5,225 6,390 6,435 2,600 3,835
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services 2,235 1,470 770 635 485 150
50. Visual and performing arts 9,385 3,760 5,625 5,800 2,115 3,690
Humanities 14,325 6,300 8,025 8,595 3,320 5,275
16. Aboriginal and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics 2,380 600 1,780 1,125 265 860
23. English language and literature/letters 345 130 215 2,815 855 1,970
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities 6,180 3,150 3,030 1,685 660 1,030
30A Interdisciplinary humanitiesCensus data footnote 153 125 80 45 75 35 40
38. Philosophy and religious studies 760 495 265 535 325 210
39. Theology and religious vocations 625 365 260 530 295 235
54. History 1,410 805 605 1,525 845 685
55. French language and literature/letters 2,500 680 1,820 300 45 250
Social and behavioural sciences and law 30,270 10,445 19,830 20,360 7,420 12,945
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies 170 40 125 450 95 350
09. Communication, journalism and related programs 4,605 1,570 3,035 1,825 620 1,200
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences 5,780 565 5,210 2,580 265 2,315
22. Legal professions and studies 6,270 2,200 4,070 2,870 895 1,980
30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciencesCensus data footnote 154 870 150 715 535 225 305
42. Psychology 3,805 905 2,895 3,590 1,045 2,540
45. Social sciences 8,775 5,005 3,770 8,515 4,270 4,250
Business, management and public administration 72,045 27,385 44,660 25,145 9,490 15,655
30.16 Accounting and computer science 45 15 35 30 20 15
44. Public administration and social service professions 4,770 1,080 3,685 2,685 720 1,960
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services 67,230 26,285 40,940 22,430 8,750 13,680
Physical and life sciences and technologies 10,155 5,520 4,640 6,455 3,315 3,140
26. Biological and biomedical sciences 5,180 2,215 2,970 3,355 1,485 1,865
30.01 Biological and physical sciences 970 610 360 940 435 500
30C Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciencesCensus data footnote 155 720 420 300 40 0 35
40. Physical sciences 2,790 2,030 760 1,990 1,355 630
41. Science technologies/technicians 495 240 255 135 25 105
Mathematics, computer and information sciences 16,680 12,110 4,570 5,975 4,075 1,900
11. Computer and information sciences and support services 14,525 11,140 3,380 4,910 3,605 1,310
25. Library science 1,060 270 790 385 70 315
27. Mathematics and statistics 875 540 335 590 340 245
30D Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciencesCensus data footnote 156 220 160 60 85 65 25
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies 51,810 46,905 4,905 22,335 20,115 2,220
04. Architecture and related services 2,475 1,480 990 940 545 400
14. Engineering 10,055 8,395 1,655 4,355 3,635 720
15. Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields 10,930 9,865 1,065 4,545 3,940 605
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation 10 0 10 15 0 15
46. Construction trades 11,380 10,895 480 6,220 6,065 155
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians 10,365 10,010 355 3,860 3,695 165
48. Precision production 6,605 6,250 350 2,405 2,240 165
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 5,770 3,585 2,185 3,315 1,920 1,395
01. Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences 2,910 1,480 1,420 1,605 890 720
03. Natural resources and conservation 2,865 2,105 755 1,715 1,035 680
Health and related fields 36,540 7,975 28,560 22,865 5,035 17,830
31. Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies 2,405 1,325 1,075 1,700 875 825
51. Health professions and related programs 32,955 6,115 26,835 20,605 3,860 16,740
60. Dental, medical and veterinary residency programs 1,180 535 645 560 300 255
Personal, protective and transportation services 20,445 10,955 9,485 7,990 4,425 3,565
12. Personal and culinary services 11,885 3,700 8,185 5,065 2,085 2,985
28. Military science, leadership and operational art 20 20 0 105 90 15
29. Military technologies and applied sciences 110 105 10 170 145 20
43. Security and protective services 3,725 2,725 1,000 1,135 770 360
49. Transportation and materials moving 4,700 4,405 295 1,510 1,335 180
Other 270 90 180 35 15 20
30.99 Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies, other 275 95 180 35 10 20
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 157 580,810 281,775 299,040 323,125 154,690 168,430
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 195,980 91,665 104,315 129,845 63,565 66,280
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 158 384,830 190,105 194,725 193,275 91,125 102,150
Location of study inside Canada 366,415 180,155 186,260 161,960 76,215 85,750
Same as province or territory of residence 359,720 176,240 183,485 113,135 52,405 60,730
Different than province or territory of residence 6,695 3,910 2,780 48,825 23,810 25,020
Location of study outside CanadaCensus data footnote 159 18,415 9,955 8,465 31,310 14,910 16,400
United StatesCensus data footnote 160 1,545 1,010 530 8,220 4,230 3,990
Philippines 70 15 60 2,590 810 1,785
India 70 50 20 1,125 590 535
United KingdomCensus data footnote 161 355 245 105 7,230 3,785 3,445
ChinaCensus data footnote 162 380 180 205 1,620 645 970
France 6,055 3,460 2,590 300 135 170
Other 9,945 5,000 4,945 10,225 4,725 5,495
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 157 376,435 186,015 190,425 203,450 98,130 105,325
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 88,030 45,115 42,910 65,280 34,160 31,115
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 158 288,405 140,900 147,510 138,170 63,965 74,205
Location of study inside Canada 272,905 132,840 140,065 118,710 55,475 63,230
Same as province or territory of residence 268,125 130,090 138,035 86,795 39,925 46,875
Different than province or territory of residence 4,780 2,745 2,035 31,910 15,555 16,355
Location of study outside CanadaCensus data footnote 159 15,505 8,060 7,440 19,470 8,490 10,980
United StatesCensus data footnote 160 865 525 345 4,525 2,130 2,395
Philippines 70 15 55 2,330 705 1,625
India 50 30 15 855 385 470
United KingdomCensus data footnote 161 255 180 80 3,040 1,495 1,540
ChinaCensus data footnote 162 330 145 190 1,370 555 815
France 5,015 2,785 2,230 220 90 130
Other 8,905 4,375 4,530 7,125 3,125 4,005
Labour force status
Total - Population aged 15 years and over by Labour force status - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 163 580,810 281,770 299,040 323,120 154,690 168,430
In the labour force 384,115 197,225 186,895 205,935 104,100 101,840
Employed 366,060 186,545 179,515 194,510 97,915 96,590
Unemployed 18,055 10,680 7,375 11,430 6,180 5,245
Not in the labour force 196,695 84,545 112,150 117,185 50,595 66,595
Participation rate 66.1 70.0 62.5 63.7 67.3 60.5
Employment rate 63.0 66.2 60.0 60.2 63.3 57.3
Unemployment rate 4.7 5.4 3.9 5.6 5.9 5.2
Work activity during the reference year
Total population aged 15 years and over by work activity during the reference year - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 164 580,810 281,770 299,040 323,120 154,690 168,430
Did not workCensus data footnote 165 180,215 75,850 104,365 106,435 45,635 60,800
Worked 400,595 205,920 194,675 216,685 109,055 107,630
Worked full year, full timeCensus data footnote 166 199,085 106,670 92,415 103,045 56,645 46,395
Worked part year and/or part timeCensus data footnote 167 201,510 99,250 102,255 113,640 52,405 61,230
Average weeks worked in reference year 43.6 43.7 43.5 42.4 42.9 41.9
Class of worker
Total labour force aged 15 years and over by class of worker - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 168 384,115 197,220 186,890 205,935 104,095 101,835
Class of worker - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 5,615 2,860 2,755 3,160 1,540 1,620
All classes of workersCensus data footnote 170 378,495 194,365 184,135 202,775 102,550 100,220
Employee 343,460 173,645 169,810 172,955 85,120 87,830
Self-employedCensus data footnote 171 35,040 20,720 14,325 29,820 17,435 12,385
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 172 384,115 197,225 186,890 205,935 104,095 101,840
Occupation - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 5,620 2,860 2,760 3,160 1,540 1,615
All occupationsCensus data footnote 170 378,500 194,365 184,135 202,775 102,555 100,220
0 Management occupations 34,515 21,680 12,835 22,630 13,345 9,285
1 Business, finance and administration occupations 70,040 23,170 46,870 32,140 9,200 22,940
2 Natural and applied sciences and related occupations 35,650 27,505 8,145 15,765 12,275 3,495
3 Health occupations 31,375 6,845 24,530 15,985 3,900 12,090
4 Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services 50,155 17,550 32,610 28,850 10,905 17,945
5 Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport 12,220 5,885 6,335 8,080 3,445 4,630
6 Sales and service occupations 93,545 45,465 48,085 49,860 22,790 27,070
7 Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations 38,825 36,760 2,065 22,895 21,630 1,265
8 Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations 2,275 1,955 320 3,920 3,020 895
9 Occupations in manufacturing and utilities 9,900 7,555 2,345 2,650 2,050 600
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 173 384,115 197,220 186,890 205,935 104,095 101,840
Industry - NAICS2012 - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 5,615 2,860 2,760 3,160 1,540 1,620
All industry categoriesCensus data footnote 170 378,495 194,365 184,135 202,775 102,555 100,220
11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 1,955 1,320 640 2,305 1,460 840
21 Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction 655 560 95 630 555 80
22 Utilities 1,685 1,300 385 500 405 95
23 Construction 18,235 16,100 2,135 13,935 12,575 1,360
31-33 Manufacturing 27,055 20,275 6,780 7,055 5,240 1,815
41 Wholesale trade 11,625 8,570 3,055 3,790 2,635 1,150
44-45 Retail trade 45,740 22,225 23,515 23,520 11,315 12,200
48-49 Transportation and warehousing 12,840 10,315 2,525 7,780 5,770 2,015
51 Information and cultural industries 6,995 4,470 2,520 4,215 2,425 1,790
52 Finance and insurance 22,450 9,140 13,310 6,180 2,555 3,630
53 Real estate and rental and leasing 5,690 3,475 2,210 4,305 2,245 2,060
54 Professional, scientific and technical services 28,520 16,950 11,570 17,115 9,805 7,310
55 Management of companies and enterprises 180 60 115 210 75 130
56 Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services 15,595 10,145 5,450 9,280 5,430 3,850
61 Educational services 28,440 9,830 18,610 16,620 5,975 10,645
62 Health care and social assistance 51,820 11,415 40,405 27,450 6,225 21,225
71 Arts, entertainment and recreation 7,050 3,540 3,505 5,675 2,715 2,960
72 Accommodation and food services 29,565 14,245 15,320 18,650 8,705 9,945
81 Other services (except public administration) 16,325 7,280 9,040 8,695 3,490 5,205
91 Public administration 46,085 23,135 22,945 24,870 12,965 11,895
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 174 366,060 186,545 179,515 194,510 97,915 96,595
Worked at home 19,605 9,800 9,810 17,495 8,555 8,940
Worked outside Canada 655 420 230 820 540 280
No fixed workplace address 27,895 20,715 7,180 24,035 17,480 6,550
Worked at usual place 317,905 155,610 162,290 152,160 71,335 80,825
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 317,905 155,610 162,295 152,160 71,335 80,825
Commute within census subdivision (CSD) of residence 242,590 114,410 128,180 56,880 25,260 31,625
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) within census division (CD) of residence 18,525 9,380 9,140 91,175 43,620 47,555
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) and census division (CD) within province or territory of residence 56,235 31,400 24,835 3,050 1,770 1,275
Commute to a different province or territory 550 410 140 1,055 685 370
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 175 345,800 176,325 169,475 176,190 88,815 87,375
Car, truck, van - as a driver 257,935 137,105 120,830 114,990 59,895 55,100
Car, truck, van - as a passenger 13,570 4,595 8,970 8,520 3,145 5,375
Public transit 42,625 18,065 24,565 18,820 7,775 11,040
Walked 23,640 11,230 12,405 18,115 8,120 9,995
Bicycle 5,010 3,565 1,445 11,400 7,055 4,340
Other method 3,020 1,765 1,255 4,345 2,825 1,520
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 176 345,800 176,325 169,475 176,190 88,815 87,375
Less than 15 minutes 95,060 46,390 48,675 53,615 25,405 28,210
15 to 29 minutes 152,660 79,950 72,710 72,040 36,475 35,560
30 to 44 minutes 66,795 34,185 32,605 31,910 17,195 14,715
45 to 59 minutes 19,715 9,440 10,275 10,720 5,460 5,260
60 minutes and over 11,570 6,360 5,210 7,905 4,275 3,630
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 177 345,800 176,325 169,475 176,190 88,815 87,375
Between 5 a.m. and 5:59 a.m. 12,490 9,245 3,245 7,540 5,070 2,475
Between 6 a.m. and 6:59 a.m. 61,275 38,835 22,440 28,135 16,980 11,150
Between 7 a.m. and 7:59 a.m. 124,545 58,000 66,545 47,980 24,355 23,630
Between 8 a.m. and 8:59 a.m. 71,610 31,830 39,780 43,760 19,005 24,750
Between 9 a.m. and 11:59 a.m. 29,600 12,885 16,715 24,025 10,385 13,640
Between 12 p.m. and 4:59 a.m. 46,275 25,530 20,750 24,745 13,020 11,730
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 178 409,075 209,990 199,090 223,215 112,270 110,945
Single responses 398,190 203,720 194,470 221,950 111,735 110,215
Official languages 397,645 203,490 194,155 220,745 111,190 109,555
English 8,240 4,945 3,295 220,080 111,005 109,075
French 389,410 198,545 190,865 660 190 475
Non-official languages 540 230 315 1,210 545 665
Aboriginal languages 40 15 25 20 0 15
Algonquian languages 35 10 25 0 0 0
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 40 15 20 0 0 0
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 35 15 25 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 10 0 0 0
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 10 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 20 10 15
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lillooet 0 0 0 10 10 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 15 0 10
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 500 220 285 1,185 535 655
Afro-Asiatic languages 15 10 10 10 10 0
Berber languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kabyle 0 0 0 0 0 0
Berber languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cushitic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bilen 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oromo 0 0 0 0 0 0
Somali 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Semitic languages 15 10 10 10 10 0
Amharic 0 0 0 10 10 0
Arabic 15 10 0 10 10 0
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Harari 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hebrew 0 0 0 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 45 20 25 50 25 25
Khmer (Cambodian) 20 10 10 10 10 0
Vietnamese 25 10 15 40 25 15
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 0 0 0 20 0 15
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) 0 0 0 20 10 10
Waray-Waray 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Creole languages 10 0 0 0 0 0
Haitian Creole 0 0 0 0 0 0
Creole, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Creole languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dravidian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kannada 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malayalam 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tamil 0 0 0 0 0 0
Telugu 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hmong-Mien languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Indo-European languages 295 120 175 230 70 160
Albanian 0 0 10 0 0 0
Armenian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Balto-Slavic languages 30 10 20 55 10 45
Baltic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Latvian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lithuanian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavic languages 30 10 20 60 10 45
Belarusan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bosnian 0 10 10 0 0 0
Bulgarian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Croatian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Czech 0 0 0 0 0 0
Macedonian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Polish 0 0 0 0 0 10
Russian 20 0 15 40 15 35
Serbian 0 0 0 0 0 10
Serbo-Croatian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slovak 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slovene (Slovenian) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ukrainian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Celtic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scottish Gaelic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Welsh 0 0 0 0 0 0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Germanic languages 10 10 10 35 10 20
Afrikaans 0 0 0 0 0 0
Danish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dutch 0 0 0 10 10 0
Frisian 0 0 0 0 0 0
German 15 10 10 20 10 20
Icelandic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Norwegian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swedish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Vlaams (Flemish) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yiddish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Greek 0 0 0 0 0 0
Indo-Iranian languages 30 15 20 55 20 30
Indo-Aryan languages 25 0 20 45 20 25
Bengali 10 0 10 0 0 0
Gujarati 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hindi 0 0 0 10 10 0
Kashmiri 0 0 0 0 0 0
Konkani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Marathi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nepali 20 10 15 0 0 0
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 0 0 0 35 15 25
Sindhi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Urdu 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iranian languages 0 10 0 0 0 0
Kurdish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pashto 0 0 0 0 0 0
Persian (Farsi) 10 10 0 10 0 0
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Italic (Romance) languages 215 90 125 85 30 60
Catalan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Italian 0 0 0 10 0 0
Portuguese 65 35 30 10 0 10
Romanian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Spanish 140 45 95 70 25 45
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Japanese 15 0 10 80 20 60
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Georgian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Korean 0 0 0 100 55 45
Mongolic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mongolian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 10 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) 10 10 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 30 0 30 50 10 40
American Sign Language 0 0 0 45 10 35
Quebec Sign Language 20 0 20 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 15 10 10 0 0 0
Sino-Tibetan languages 65 45 20 600 315 280
Chinese languages 70 45 20 600 320 285
Cantonese 25 20 0 295 165 130
Hakka 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mandarin 40 30 15 285 145 140
Min Dong 0 0 0 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wu (Shanghainese) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chinese, n.o.s. 0 0 0 20 0 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 20 10 15 25 0 20
Lao 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thai 20 10 15 25 10 20
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 10 10 0 15 10 10
Azerbaijani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkish 0 10 0 15 10 10
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 10
Estonian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Finnish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hungarian 0 0 0 0 0 10
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Multiple responses 10,890 6,265 4,625 1,260 535 725
English and French 10,010 5,880 4,130 430 190 245
English and non-official language 70 30 40 800 340 470
French and non-official language 455 175 275 10 0 0
English, French and non-official language 355 180 175 25 10 15
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 179 409,080 209,985 199,095 223,215 112,270 110,945
None 324,885 160,670 164,215 215,565 108,775 106,790
English 75,155 44,375 30,785 1,060 370 690
French 6,370 3,735 2,635 3,090 1,530 1,565
Non-official language 1,605 765 845 3,310 1,495 1,815
Aboriginal 90 45 45 80 30 45
Non-Aboriginal 1,515 715 800 3,225 1,460 1,765
English and French 25 10 15 0 0 0
English and non-official language 960 405 550 10 0 10
French and non-official language 70 35 40 180 95 85
English, French and non-official language 10 0 0 0 0 0
Mobility status - Place of residence 1 year ago
Total - Mobility status 1 year ago - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 180 678,700 331,600 347,095 369,775 178,430 191,350
Non-movers 596,830 291,165 305,665 309,555 149,130 160,430
Movers 81,870 40,435 41,435 60,220 29,295 30,925
Non-migrants 59,535 29,635 29,900 35,595 17,405 18,190
Migrants 22,335 10,800 11,535 24,625 11,890 12,730
Internal migrants 18,380 8,910 9,470 20,580 9,865 10,710
Intraprovincial migrants 17,395 8,370 9,030 13,280 6,210 7,065
Interprovincial migrants 980 540 445 7,300 3,660 3,640
External migrants 3,955 1,890 2,065 4,045 2,025 2,025
Mobility status - Place of residence 5 years ago
Total - Mobility status 5 years ago - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 181 649,980 317,150 332,835 356,820 171,985 184,835
Non-movers 410,820 199,510 211,310 201,460 96,885 104,575
Movers 239,165 117,640 121,530 155,355 75,100 80,255
Non-migrants 165,010 81,465 83,540 85,610 41,655 43,955
Migrants 74,160 36,170 37,985 69,745 33,440 36,305
Internal migrants 59,110 28,805 30,305 55,945 26,965 28,980
Intraprovincial migrants 56,015 27,170 28,840 35,445 16,915 18,535
Interprovincial migrants 3,095 1,630 1,460 20,500 10,050 10,450
External migrants 15,045 7,365 7,685 13,800 6,475 7,330

Source

Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population.

How to cite

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2017. Québec [Population centre], Quebec and Capital, RD [Census division], British Columbia (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 June 21, 2024).

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