Census Profile, 2016 Census
Abbotsford [Population centre], British Columbia and Nova Scotia [Province]

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Characteristic Abbotsford
British Columbia
[Population centre]
Nova Scotia

[Province]
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Total Male Female Total Male Female
Counts (unless otherwise specified)
Population and dwellings
Population, 2016Census data footnote 1 121,279 ... ... 923,598 ... ...
Population, 2011Census data footnote 1 115,011 r ... ... 921,727 ... ...
Population percentage change, 2011 to 2016 5.4 ... ... 0.2 ... ...
Total private dwellingsCensus data footnote 2 45,281 ... ... 458,568 ... ...
Private dwellings occupied by usual residentsCensus data footnote 3 43,007 ... ... 401,990 ... ...
Population density per square kilometre 1,770.5 ... ... 17.4 ... ...
Land area in square kilometres 68.50 ... ... 52,942.27 ... ...
Age characteristics
Total - Age groups and average age of the population - 100% dataCensus data footnote 4 121,285 59,325 61,955 923,600 446,885 476,715
0 to 14 years 22,020 11,320 10,705 133,825 68,370 65,455
0 to 4 years 7,190 3,675 3,510 42,005 21,365 20,640
5 to 9 years 7,590 3,890 3,700 45,980 23,650 22,330
10 to 14 years 7,240 3,750 3,490 45,845 23,350 22,490
15 to 64 years 78,125 38,535 39,585 605,950 295,100 310,845
15 to 19 years 7,520 3,870 3,655 51,255 26,240 25,015
20 to 24 years 7,905 4,045 3,860 56,160 28,150 28,010
25 to 29 years 8,115 4,050 4,065 53,725 26,790 26,940
30 to 34 years 8,460 4,170 4,290 51,730 25,130 26,600
35 to 39 years 7,855 3,850 4,000 52,010 24,560 27,450
40 to 44 years 7,545 3,640 3,905 57,050 27,245 29,805
45 to 49 years 7,725 3,770 3,950 61,890 29,720 32,170
50 to 54 years 7,770 3,890 3,875 75,675 36,615 39,065
55 to 59 years 7,930 3,810 4,120 76,505 36,925 39,580
60 to 64 years 7,295 3,430 3,865 69,960 33,735 36,225
65 years and over 21,140 9,475 11,670 183,820 83,415 100,405
65 to 69 years 6,665 3,050 3,615 63,710 30,810 32,905
70 to 74 years 4,865 2,335 2,530 45,005 21,520 23,485
75 to 79 years 3,660 1,665 1,995 31,545 14,520 17,030
80 to 84 years 2,775 1,275 1,500 21,915 9,425 12,495
85 years and over 3,175 1,140 2,030 21,645 7,140 14,505
85 to 89 years 1,925 760 1,165 13,205 4,845 8,360
90 to 94 years 950 305 645 6,320 1,830 4,485
95 to 99 years 265 75 185 1,855 415 1,430
100 years and over 40 10 30 270 45 225
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 18.2 19.1 17.3 14.5 15.3 13.7
15 to 64 years 64.4 65.0 63.9 65.6 66.0 65.2
65 years and over 17.4 16.0 18.8 19.9 18.7 21.1
85 years and over 2.6 1.9 3.3 2.3 1.6 3.0
Average age of the population 40.2 39.1 41.2 43.5 42.5 44.4
Median age of the population 39.2 37.8 40.5 45.5 44.5 46.4
Household and dwelling characteristics
Total - Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling - 100% dataCensus data footnote 5 43,010 ... ... 401,990 ... ...
Single-detached house 14,970 ... ... 263,470 ... ...
Apartment in a building that has five or more storeys 1,000 ... ... 21,350 ... ...
Other attached dwellingCensus data footnote 6 26,810 ... ... 102,300 ... ...
Semi-detached house 1,250 ... ... 20,465 ... ...
Row house 4,040 ... ... 10,215 ... ...
Apartment or flat in a duplex 9,170 ... ... 12,435 ... ...
Apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys 12,290 ... ... 58,405 ... ...
Other single-attached house 55 ... ... 780 ... ...
Movable dwellingCensus data footnote 7 225 ... ... 14,870 ... ...
Total - Private households by household size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 8 43,005 ... ... 401,990 ... ...
1 person 10,895 ... ... 118,670 ... ...
2 persons 13,615 ... ... 156,825 ... ...
3 persons 5,970 ... ... 60,250 ... ...
4 persons 6,095 ... ... 44,970 ... ...
5 or more persons 6,435 ... ... 21,275 ... ...
Number of persons in private households 118,650 ... ... 908,340 ... ...
Average household size 2.8 ... ... 2.3 ... ...
Marital status
Total - Marital status for the population aged 15 years and over - 100% dataCensus data footnote 9 99,265 48,010 51,255 789,770 378,515 411,255
Married or living common law 59,585 29,885 29,700 454,970 227,220 227,750
Married 53,600 26,915 26,685 369,695 184,705 184,990
Living common law 5,985 2,975 3,015 85,275 42,515 42,760
Not married and not living common law 39,680 18,125 21,555 334,800 151,295 183,505
Never married 24,705 13,310 11,395 209,455 110,175 99,280
Separated 2,825 1,210 1,615 24,105 10,450 13,655
Divorced 6,095 2,320 3,770 48,835 19,715 29,115
Widowed 6,060 1,280 4,775 52,405 10,955 41,455
Family characteristics
Total - Census families in private households by family size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 10 33,630 ... ... 270,965 ... ...
2 persons 16,270 ... ... 157,600 ... ...
3 persons 6,755 ... ... 56,625 ... ...
4 persons 7,175 ... ... 41,095 ... ...
5 or more persons 3,440 ... ... 15,645 ... ...
Average size of census families 3.0 ... ... 2.7 ... ...
Total number of census families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 11 33,630 ... ... 270,965 ... ...
Total couple families 28,585 ... ... 224,065 ... ...
Married couples 25,590 ... ... 181,435 ... ...
Common-law couples 2,995 ... ... 42,630 ... ...
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent 5,050 ... ... 46,900 ... ...
Female parent 4,030 ... ... 37,595 ... ...
Male parent 1,015 ... ... 9,305 ... ...
Total - Couple census families in private households - 100% data 28,585 ... ... 224,065 ... ...
Couples without children 13,355 ... ... 128,125 ... ...
Couples with children 15,230 ... ... 95,940 ... ...
1 child 5,225 ... ... 43,810 ... ...
2 children 6,730 ... ... 37,595 ... ...
3 or more children 3,280 ... ... 14,535 ... ...
Total - Lone-parent census families in private households - 100% data 5,050 ... ... 46,900 ... ...
1 child 2,915 ... ... 29,480 ... ...
2 children 1,525 ... ... 12,810 ... ...
3 or more children 605 ... ... 4,610 ... ...
Total - Persons not in census families in private households - 100% data 18,770 8,515 10,255 175,575 81,140 94,435
Household type
Total - Private households by household type - 100% dataCensus data footnote 12 43,010 ... ... 401,990 ... ...
One-census-family households 27,765 ... ... 260,280 ... ...
Without children in a census familyCensus data footnote 13 10,905 ... ... 124,000 ... ...
With children in a census familyCensus data footnote 14 16,860 ... ... 136,280 ... ...
Multiple-census-family households 2,765 ... ... 5,285 ... ...
Non-census-family households 12,475 ... ... 136,425 ... ...
One-person households 10,895 ... ... 118,675 ... ...
Two-or-more person non-census-family households 1,585 ... ... 17,750 ... ...
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 15 119,265 58,220 61,045 912,300 442,470 469,830
English only 106,635 52,685 53,955 813,480 398,950 414,530
French only 30 15 15 705 305 400
English and French 5,425 2,390 3,030 95,380 41,925 53,460
Neither English nor French 7,175 3,135 4,045 2,735 1,295 1,440
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 16 119,265 58,220 61,045 912,295 442,470 469,830
English 110,920 54,510 56,415 879,465 426,535 452,930
French 840 425 415 28,490 13,890 14,600
English and French 405 190 215 1,760 825 930
Neither English nor French 7,100 3,095 4,005 2,585 1,215 1,365
Official language minority (number)Census data footnote 17 1,045 520 525 29,370 14,300 15,070
Official language minority (percentage)Census data footnote 17 0.9 0.9 0.9 3.2 3.2 3.2
Mother tongueThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - Mother tongue for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% dataCensus data footnote 18 119,265 58,220 61,045 912,295 442,470 469,830
Single responses 116,245 56,755 59,490 904,240 438,550 465,690
Official languages 76,610 37,570 39,045 859,690 416,245 443,445
English 75,710 37,115 38,590 830,220 401,980 428,240
French 900 455 450 29,465 14,265 15,205
Non-official languages 39,635 19,185 20,450 44,550 22,305 22,245
Aboriginal languages 25 10 15 4,290 2,020 2,270
Algonquian languages 15 5 10 4,210 1,985 2,225
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 10 5 5 15 10 5
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Moose Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Naskapi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Plains Cree 0 0 0 5 0 0
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 0 0 0 5 5 0
Woods Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree, n.o.s. 5 5 0 5 5 0
Eastern Algonquian languages 0 0 0 4,190 1,975 2,215
Malecite 0 0 0 10 5 5
Mi'kmaq 0 0 0 4,185 1,970 2,215
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 5 0 5 10 5 5
Algonquin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway 5 0 5 10 0 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 0 0 5 5 0
Northern Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 5 0 0
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carrier 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chilcotin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dene 0 0 0 5 5 5
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 5 0 0
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tutchone languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages 0 0 0 60 30 35
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 0 5
Inuktitut 0 0 0 55 30 30
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 0 5
Iroquoian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oneida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 0 5 0 5 0 0
Salish languages 5 0 0 0 0 0
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lillooet 0 0 0 0 0 0
Okanagan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Squamish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Straits 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dakota 0 0 0 0 0 0
Stoney 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tlingit 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nisga'a 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haisla 0 0 0 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 0 0 0 0 0 5
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 0 5 0 5 0 0
Non-Aboriginal languages 39,610 19,175 20,435 40,260 20,285 19,975
Afro-Asiatic languages 375 205 170 7,760 4,275 3,480
Berber languages 0 5 0 10 10 0
Kabyle 5 5 0 5 0 0
Berber languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 5 0
Cushitic languages 10 5 0 130 65 65
Bilen 0 0 0 5 0 0
Oromo 5 5 5 60 30 25
Somali 5 0 0 50 20 30
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 15 5 5
Semitic languages 365 195 170 7,615 4,205 3,415
Amharic 0 0 0 115 50 65
Arabic 325 175 150 7,110 3,950 3,165
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 5 5 5 5 5 5
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 0 0 5
Harari 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hebrew 15 10 10 210 115 95
Maltese 5 0 0 15 10 5
Tigrigna 5 0 0 140 65 80
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 10 5 10
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 0 5
Austro-Asiatic languages 685 295 390 505 245 260
Khmer (Cambodian) 30 10 15 5 5 5
Vietnamese 660 285 375 490 240 250
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 960 375 585 2,235 940 1,300
Bikol 10 5 5 5 5 5
Cebuano 45 20 30 150 60 90
Fijian 20 10 5 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 10 0 10 25 10 15
Ilocano 50 25 25 55 15 40
Malagasy 0 0 0 0 5 0
Malay 40 15 25 55 25 35
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 0 0 0 15 5 5
Pangasinan 0 0 0 5 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 780 300 475 1,905 810 1,090
Waray-Waray 0 0 0 5 0 5
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 10 10 5 20 10 15
Creole languages 50 25 20 95 60 35
Haitian Creole 5 5 0 5 5 0
Creole, n.o.s. 30 20 15 35 20 10
Creole languages, n.i.e. 10 5 5 55 35 20
Dravidian languages 110 55 55 1,010 595 420
Kannada 0 5 0 40 20 15
Malayalam 60 30 30 365 205 165
Tamil 20 10 10 315 185 130
Telugu 30 15 15 285 180 110
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 5 5
Hmong-Mien languages 5 5 5 0 0 0
Indo-European languages 33,920 16,550 17,370 18,590 9,320 9,270
Albanian 55 25 25 275 130 140
Armenian 30 15 10 35 30 10
Balto-Slavic languages 1,155 540 615 3,470 1,645 1,830
Baltic languages 10 5 5 100 35 60
Latvian 5 0 5 50 20 30
Lithuanian 5 5 0 45 15 30
Slavic languages 1,145 535 610 3,375 1,610 1,765
Belarusan 5 5 5 5 5 5
Bosnian 40 15 25 120 60 65
Bulgarian 25 10 15 55 25 30
Croatian 45 25 20 225 105 115
Czech 70 35 35 205 105 100
Macedonian 0 5 0 20 10 15
Polish 250 115 140 795 365 435
Russian 395 175 220 1,285 615 670
Serbian 40 25 15 115 60 65
Serbo-Croatian 10 5 10 80 40 40
Slovak 40 15 20 100 45 55
Slovene (Slovenian) 15 10 5 35 15 15
Ukrainian 205 100 105 320 155 170
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 5 5 5 5
Celtic languages 10 5 0 185 80 100
Scottish Gaelic 5 0 5 145 65 85
Welsh 5 0 0 30 10 15
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 5 5
Germanic languages 5,290 2,365 2,930 5,700 2,800 2,900
Afrikaans 105 50 55 120 55 60
Danish 105 55 50 160 105 60
Dutch 1,010 465 550 1,620 815 805
Frisian 25 15 15 35 20 15
German 3,920 1,725 2,195 3,435 1,645 1,790
Icelandic 10 5 5 45 20 20
Norwegian 40 15 25 110 60 50
Swedish 45 20 30 110 45 65
Vlaams (Flemish) 5 0 5 25 10 10
Yiddish 0 0 0 20 10 5
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 5 5 5 20 5 15
Greek 50 30 20 760 390 365
Indo-Iranian languages 25,735 12,780 12,955 4,835 2,650 2,190
Indo-Aryan languages 25,480 12,640 12,840 3,385 1,895 1,490
Bengali 15 10 10 475 290 185
Gujarati 70 35 30 195 125 70
Hindi 545 255 290 745 445 300
Kashmiri 5 5 0 10 5 5
Konkani 5 5 5 5 5 5
Marathi 10 5 5 70 35 35
Nepali 10 5 10 530 255 275
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 0 10 5 5
Punjabi (Panjabi) 24,625 12,215 12,410 585 310 270
Sindhi 10 5 0 20 10 5
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 25 10 10 165 85 85
Urdu 170 90 80 575 330 245
Iranian languages 235 130 110 1,425 740 690
Kurdish 55 30 20 115 65 50
Pashto 0 5 0 80 45 35
Persian (Farsi) 185 100 85 1,230 630 605
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 20 10 10 25 10 15
Italic (Romance) languages 1,595 790 805 3,335 1,605 1,730
Catalan 0 0 0 10 5 5
Italian 150 80 75 745 400 340
Portuguese 165 80 85 520 245 270
Romanian 200 105 95 225 110 120
Spanish 1,070 520 550 1,830 840 985
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 0 0 5 0 5 0
Japanese 150 55 95 360 100 260
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Georgian 0 0 0 5 0 0
Korean 1,080 500 585 1,095 475 620
Mongolic languages 5 0 5 5 5 5
Mongolian 5 0 0 0 5 0
Niger-Congo languages 100 50 50 630 325 305
Akan (Twi) 10 10 0 40 25 25
Bamanankan 0 0 0 15 5 5
Edo 0 0 0 5 0 5
Ewe 5 0 0 40 25 10
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 0 0 0 5 5 0
Ga 0 0 0 10 5 5
Ganda 0 0 5 20 5 15
Igbo 0 0 0 45 20 20
Lingala 0 0 0 5 0 5
Rundi (Kirundi) 0 0 5 20 10 5
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 0 0 0 50 15 30
Shona 0 0 0 30 15 15
Swahili 30 15 20 135 65 70
Wolof 0 0 0 10 10 0
Yoruba 20 10 10 65 35 30
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 30 15 10 140 75 70
Nilo-Saharan languages 25 10 10 75 40 40
Dinka 10 10 5 20 10 10
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 10 5 5 55 25 25
Sign languages 40 25 15 190 90 100
American Sign Language 15 10 5 85 40 50
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 25 15 10 105 50 55
Sino-Tibetan languages 1,515 735 780 6,665 3,335 3,330
Chinese languages 1,515 730 780 6,635 3,320 3,315
Cantonese 485 255 225 1,145 535 610
Hakka 20 10 5 20 5 15
Mandarin 880 405 480 4,640 2,325 2,315
Min Dong 0 0 0 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 50 25 25 120 50 70
Wu (Shanghainese) 10 5 5 50 30 20
Chinese, n.o.s. 60 35 30 645 365 280
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 15 5 10
Tibeto-Burman languages 5 5 0 30 15 20
Burmese 5 5 0 15 5 10
Karenic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibetan 0 0 0 5 0 5
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 5 5
Tai-Kadai languages 210 100 115 155 55 100
Lao 175 90 85 10 0 5
Thai 40 15 25 150 50 100
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 35 25 10 445 240 205
Azerbaijani 5 5 0 10 10 5
Turkish 30 20 10 305 165 140
Uyghur 0 0 0 5 5 5
Uzbek 0 0 0 110 60 50
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 5 10 10 0
Uralic languages 330 155 170 415 180 235
Estonian 15 5 5 40 20 25
Finnish 85 35 50 95 30 60
Hungarian 225 115 110 275 130 150
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 10 10 10 25 10 15
Multiple responses 3,020 1,465 1,555 8,060 3,920 4,140
English and French 180 75 100 3,445 1,600 1,850
English and non-official language 2,745 1,340 1,405 4,180 2,110 2,070
French and non-official language 50 20 30 225 115 105
English, French and non-official language 40 25 15 210 90 120
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 19 119,265 58,220 61,045 912,300 442,470 469,830
Single responses 111,855 54,535 57,315 900,755 436,755 464,000
Official languages 87,050 42,370 44,680 878,015 425,220 452,795
English 86,880 42,285 44,595 863,550 418,315 445,240
French 165 85 80 14,460 6,910 7,560
Non-official languages 24,805 12,165 12,640 22,740 11,540 11,205
Aboriginal languages 5 0 5 2,570 1,285 1,295
Algonquian languages 0 0 5 2,565 1,280 1,285
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Moose Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Naskapi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Plains Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Woods Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Eastern Algonquian languages 0 0 0 2,560 1,280 1,280
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 0 0 0 2,560 1,275 1,280
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 5 5 0 0 0 0
Algonquin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway 5 0 0 5 0 0
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carrier 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chilcotin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dene 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gwich'in 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sarsi (Sarcee) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sekani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Slavey 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tutchone languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages 0 0 0 5 0 5
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 0 0 0 5 0 0
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 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 0 5
Salish languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lillooet 0 0 0 0 0 0
Okanagan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Squamish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Straits 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dakota 0 0 0 0 0 0
Stoney 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tlingit 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nisga'a 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haisla 0 0 0 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 0 0 5 5 0 0
Non-Aboriginal languages 24,805 12,165 12,640 20,170 10,255 9,915
Afro-Asiatic languages 215 105 110 4,630 2,450 2,180
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 5 0 0 85 40 45
Bilen 0 0 0 5 0 5
Oromo 0 0 0 45 20 25
Somali 0 0 0 25 10 15
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 10 5
Semitic languages 220 105 115 4,540 2,405 2,130
Amharic 0 0 0 55 25 30
Arabic 205 95 105 4,260 2,270 1,990
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 5 0 0 0 5 0
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 5 0 0 0
Harari 0 0 0 5 0 0
Hebrew 5 5 0 125 70 55
Maltese 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tigrigna 0 0 0 95 40 55
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 450 195 255 330 160 165
Khmer (Cambodian) 5 5 5 0 0 0
Vietnamese 445 190 255 330 165 170
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 340 160 185 1,140 550 585
Bikol 5 0 5 0 0 0
Cebuano 15 5 10 55 20 35
Fijian 5 5 5 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 15 5 10 5 5 5
Ilocano 15 5 5 15 5 5
Malagasy 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malay 5 0 5 0 0 5
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pangasinan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 285 135 150 1,065 520 545
Waray-Waray 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Creole languages 10 10 10 35 20 20
Haitian Creole 0 0 0 0 0 0
Creole, n.o.s. 15 5 5 15 5 5
Creole languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 25 10 15
Dravidian languages 55 25 30 425 240 185
Kannada 0 0 0 15 5 10
Malayalam 30 10 15 140 75 60
Tamil 15 5 10 140 80 60
Telugu 15 5 5 125 80 50
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 5 5
Hmong-Mien languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Indo-European languages 21,565 10,635 10,930 7,410 3,715 3,690
Albanian 20 10 10 110 60 55
Armenian 10 5 10 15 10 10
Balto-Slavic languages 435 205 235 1,405 680 720
Baltic languages 5 0 5 30 10 15
Latvian 5 0 0 10 5 10
Lithuanian 0 0 0 15 5 10
Slavic languages 430 205 230 1,375 675 700
Belarusan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bosnian 15 5 10 65 30 30
Bulgarian 5 5 5 25 15 10
Croatian 10 5 0 65 25 40
Czech 5 5 5 45 25 20
Macedonian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Polish 85 40 45 235 105 125
Russian 245 110 130 785 385 390
Serbian 10 5 5 60 25 35
Serbo-Croatian 0 0 5 30 15 10
Slovak 10 5 5 20 10 15
Slovene (Slovenian) 0 0 5 0 0 0
Ukrainian 40 25 20 55 30 20
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 5 0
Celtic languages 0 0 0 60 35 30
Scottish Gaelic 0 0 0 60 35 30
Welsh 0 0 0 0 0 0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 0 0
Germanic languages 720 320 400 1,490 725 760
Afrikaans 60 25 35 30 15 15
Danish 5 0 5 15 0 15
Dutch 55 20 30 135 70 70
Frisian 0 0 0 5 0 0
German 595 265 325 1,225 600 625
Icelandic 0 0 5 30 10 15
Norwegian 0 0 0 20 5 10
Swedish 0 5 0 15 5 5
Vlaams (Flemish) 0 0 0 5 5 5
Yiddish 0 0 0 5 0 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 15 5 10
Greek 15 10 5 270 135 130
Indo-Iranian languages 19,665 9,735 9,930 2,815 1,475 1,335
Indo-Aryan languages 19,525 9,660 9,865 1,850 995 860
Bengali 10 5 5 250 135 115
Gujarati 25 10 10 100 60 35
Hindi 255 125 130 310 190 120
Kashmiri 5 0 0 5 5 0
Konkani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Marathi 5 0 0 30 15 15
Nepali 10 5 5 475 235 240
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 19,120 9,460 9,660 250 125 125
Sindhi 5 0 0 5 5 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 5 5 5 95 45 50
Urdu 100 50 50 340 175 165
Iranian languages 135 65 65 960 475 480
Kurdish 30 15 15 85 50 40
Pashto 0 0 0 45 20 20
Persian (Farsi) 100 50 50 825 405 420
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 10 5 5 0 5 0
Italic (Romance) languages 695 345 345 1,240 595 645
Catalan 0 0 0 5 0 0
Italian 20 10 10 165 70 85
Portuguese 40 20 20 195 90 105
Romanian 105 55 55 70 35 35
Spanish 520 260 255 810 390 420
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 0 0
Japanese 70 35 35 110 35 70
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Georgian 0 5 0 0 0 0
Korean 870 385 485 710 330 385
Mongolic languages 0 0 5 0 0 0
Mongolian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 20 10 10 165 80 85
Akan (Twi) 5 0 0 10 0 10
Bamanankan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Edo 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ewe 0 0 0 15 5 5
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ga 0 0 0 5 0 0
Ganda 0 0 0 5 0 5
Igbo 0 0 0 15 5 5
Lingala 0 0 0 0 5 0
Rundi (Kirundi) 0 0 0 10 5 5
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 0 0 0 15 10 10
Shona 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swahili 5 0 0 60 30 35
Wolof 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yoruba 0 0 0 20 10 10
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 5 5 5 10 5 5
Nilo-Saharan languages 20 10 10 35 20 20
Dinka 15 10 5 10 5 10
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 10 5 5 25 10 15
Sign languages 45 25 25 285 145 140
American Sign Language 15 10 5 110 55 60
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 35 20 15 175 90 80
Sino-Tibetan languages 940 480 455 4,550 2,345 2,200
Chinese languages 940 485 460 4,545 2,345 2,200
Cantonese 270 145 125 640 335 310
Hakka 10 0 5 5 0 0
Mandarin 615 315 300 3,410 1,740 1,675
Min Dong 0 0 0 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 15 10 5 45 25 25
Wu (Shanghainese) 0 0 0 25 10 10
Chinese, n.o.s. 30 20 15 415 235 180
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 5 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 0 0 0 5 0 5
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 5 0 5
Tai-Kadai languages 105 60 50 55 20 35
Lao 90 45 45 0 0 0
Thai 20 10 5 55 15 35
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 15 15 5 215 110 105
Azerbaijani 0 0 0 5 5 0
Turkish 15 15 5 140 70 75
Uyghur 0 0 0 0 0 0
Uzbek 0 0 0 70 40 30
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 0 5 0
Uralic languages 55 30 30 75 35 40
Estonian 0 0 0 5 5 5
Finnish 15 10 10 15 10 5
Hungarian 45 20 20 55 25 30
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 0 0
Multiple responses 7,410 3,685 3,725 11,540 5,715 5,825
English and French 110 50 65 2,180 995 1,185
English and non-official language 7,195 3,600 3,605 8,970 4,515 4,450
French and non-official language 10 10 5 75 40 30
English, French and non-official language 85 30 60 315 155 160
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 20 119,265 58,220 61,045 912,295 442,470 469,825
None 103,295 50,380 52,910 861,780 418,525 443,260
English 7,625 3,870 3,755 17,005 8,480 8,525
French 790 340 445 16,390 7,210 9,175
Non-official language 7,370 3,535 3,835 16,275 7,850 8,420
Aboriginal 10 5 5 2,135 930 1,205
Non-Aboriginal 7,360 3,530 3,830 14,135 6,920 7,220
English and French 30 15 20 150 70 80
English and non-official language 80 40 40 220 105 115
French and non-official language 70 35 35 470 230 245
English, French and non-official language 5 0 0 5 5 0
Income of individuals in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 21 96,670 46,695 49,980 774,750 372,455 402,290
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 92,810 44,885 47,925 744,260 358,055 386,205
Median total income in 2015 among recipients ($) 29,161 37,640 23,634 31,813 38,379 26,750
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 92,915 44,985 47,935 744,545 358,085 386,455
Median after-tax income in 2015 among recipients ($) 26,751 33,229 22,658 28,627 33,642 24,590
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 81,710 40,620 41,090 648,960 320,380 328,580
Median market income in 2015 among recipients ($) 27,708 37,483 20,530 29,938 36,363 24,497
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 67,715 28,550 39,165 554,985 243,860 311,130
Median government transfers in 2015 among recipients ($) 5,790 4,064 6,519 7,438 8,175 6,961
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 70,225 35,945 34,280 523,020 264,375 258,645
Median employment income in 2015 among recipients ($) 28,331 37,761 21,236 29,979 35,676 25,405
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 22 96,585 46,710 49,880 774,750 372,455 402,295
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 92,630 44,800 47,830 744,275 357,820 386,455
Average total income in 2015 among recipients ($) 39,110 47,209 31,525 41,479 49,413 34,132
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 92,725 44,890 47,840 744,560 357,855 386,710
Average after-tax income in 2015 among recipients ($) 33,595 39,397 28,151 34,175 39,776 28,993
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 81,500 40,350 41,160 648,910 320,370 328,540
Average market income in 2015 among recipients ($) 38,006 47,194 28,998 40,299 48,457 32,345
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 67,470 28,400 39,065 555,740 243,445 312,295
Average government transfers in 2015 among recipients ($) 7,784 7,419 8,049 8,495 8,859 8,211
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 70,135 35,730 34,400 523,020 264,475 258,545
Average employment income in 2015 among recipients ($) 37,284 45,745 28,496 39,522 46,606 32,275
Total - Employment income statistics for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 23 96,590 46,710 49,880 774,750 372,455 402,295
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 28,540 17,095 11,445 245,425 131,095 114,325
Median employment income in 2015 for full-year full-time workers ($)Census data footnote 25 49,398 56,075 42,156 47,665 53,785 42,236
Average employment income in 2015 for full-year full-time workers ($)Census data footnote 26 56,560 62,813 47,216 56,820 63,886 48,717
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 85.5 90.1 79.0 84.6 87.7 80.7
Employment income (%)Census data footnote 29 72.6 77.8 65.2 66.9 69.7 63.3
Government transfers (%)Census data footnote 30 14.5 9.9 21.0 15.4 12.3 19.3
Total - Total income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 31 96,675 46,695 49,975 774,750 372,455 402,295
Without total income 3,865 1,810 2,055 30,485 14,395 16,090
With total income 92,810 44,885 47,925 744,265 358,060 386,205
Percentage with total income 96.0 96.1 95.9 96.1 96.1 96.0
Under $10,000 (including loss) 13,780 5,650 8,130 104,125 43,575 60,545
$10,000 to $19,999 19,215 7,190 12,020 134,355 50,310 84,050
$20,000 to $29,999 14,420 5,635 8,785 114,855 47,195 67,660
$30,000 to $39,999 11,385 5,150 6,235 98,325 45,040 53,280
$40,000 to $49,999 9,090 4,605 4,485 79,435 39,605 39,830
$50,000 to $59,999 6,910 4,025 2,885 57,255 32,255 25,000
$60,000 to $69,999 4,950 3,225 1,725 41,715 25,830 15,885
$70,000 to $79,999 3,790 2,540 1,250 33,195 19,945 13,250
$80,000 to $89,999 2,905 1,985 925 25,500 14,900 10,605
$90,000 to $99,999 1,825 1,285 540 15,530 10,095 5,435
$100,000 and over 4,540 3,590 945 39,965 29,300 10,665
$100,000 to $149,999 3,390 2,660 730 28,130 20,205 7,925
$150,000 and over 1,150 930 215 11,835 9,095 2,745
Total - After-tax income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 32 96,670 46,695 49,980 774,750 372,455 402,295
Without after-tax income 3,760 1,715 2,040 30,205 14,370 15,840
With after-tax income 92,915 44,980 47,935 744,540 358,085 386,455
Percentage with after-tax income 96.1 96.3 95.9 96.1 96.1 96.1
Under $10,000 (including loss) 14,215 5,915 8,300 108,630 44,435 64,195
$10,000 to $19,999 20,255 7,800 12,455 142,975 54,160 88,815
$20,000 to $29,999 16,770 6,770 10,000 138,435 58,900 79,535
$30,000 to $39,999 12,900 6,120 6,785 119,130 56,990 62,145
$40,000 to $49,999 9,705 5,280 4,425 84,245 46,675 37,565
$50,000 to $59,999 6,630 4,215 2,410 56,235 34,590 21,645
$60,000 to $69,999 4,580 3,090 1,490 39,320 23,195 16,125
$70,000 to $79,999 3,080 2,120 955 21,210 13,950 7,260
$80,000 and over 4,775 3,670 1,105 34,360 25,185 9,170
$80,000 to $89,999 1,805 1,330 470 11,615 8,185 3,430
$90,000 to $99,999 990 765 225 6,825 4,950 1,875
$100,000 and over 1,980 1,575 405 15,915 12,050 3,860
Total - Employment income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 33 96,675 46,700 49,975 774,745 372,455 402,295
Without employment income 26,450 10,750 15,695 251,730 108,080 143,650
With employment income 70,225 35,945 34,285 523,020 264,370 258,640
Percentage with employment income 72.6 77.0 68.6 67.5 71.0 64.3
Under $5,000 (including loss) 10,315 4,620 5,695 72,940 34,125 38,820
$5,000 to $9,999 6,390 2,340 4,045 45,820 19,475 26,350
$10,000 to $19,999 10,955 4,295 6,660 76,685 33,555 43,130
$20,000 to $29,999 8,845 3,825 5,020 66,155 29,385 36,770
$30,000 to $39,999 7,615 3,665 3,945 60,485 27,455 33,035
$40,000 to $49,999 6,725 3,585 3,135 49,395 24,470 24,925
$50,000 to $59,999 5,160 3,180 1,980 37,685 21,735 15,955
$60,000 to $69,999 3,790 2,575 1,215 28,695 17,955 10,740
$70,000 to $79,999 3,025 2,125 900 24,970 14,750 10,220
$80,000 and over 7,405 5,720 1,680 60,175 41,470 18,705
$80,000 to $89,999 2,410 1,715 695 20,175 11,645 8,535
$90,000 to $99,999 1,515 1,100 415 11,685 7,975 3,715
$100,000 and over 3,480 2,905 570 28,310 21,850 6,460
Income of households in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for private households by household size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 34 43,005 ... ... 401,990 ... ...
Median total income of households in 2015 ($) 69,822 ... ... 60,764 ... ...
Median after-tax income of households in 2015 ($) 61,756 ... ... 53,129 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for one-person private households - 100% data 10,895 ... ... 118,670 ... ...
Median total income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 32,539 ... ... 30,377 ... ...
Median after-tax income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 29,473 ... ... 27,511 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for two-or-more-person private households - 100% data 32,115 ... ... 283,320 ... ...
Median total income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 85,431 ... ... 77,136 ... ...
Median after-tax income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 75,454 ... ... 66,538 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for private households by household size - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 35 42,990 ... ... 401,990 ... ...
Average total income of households in 2015 ($) 84,275 ... ... 76,797 ... ...
Average after-tax income of households in 2015 ($) 72,466 ... ... 63,299 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for one-person private households - 25% sample data 10,900 ... ... 118,705 ... ...
Average total income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 40,587 ... ... 39,601 ... ...
Average after-tax income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 35,066 ... ... 32,962 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for two-or-more-person private households - 25% sample data 32,085 ... ... 283,285 ... ...
Average total income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 99,115 ... ... 92,383 ... ...
Average after-tax income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 85,170 ... ... 76,011 ... ...
Total - Household total income groups in 2015 for private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 36 43,005 ... ... 401,990 ... ...
Under $5,000 665 ... ... 6,830 ... ...
$5,000 to $9,999 465 ... ... 7,755 ... ...
$10,000 to $14,999 1,145 ... ... 12,330 ... ...
$15,000 to $19,999 1,695 ... ... 20,155 ... ...
$20,000 to $24,999 1,890 ... ... 20,210 ... ...
$25,000 to $29,999 1,635 ... ... 18,700 ... ...
$30,000 to $34,999 1,905 ... ... 21,645 ... ...
$35,000 to $39,999 1,870 ... ... 19,995 ... ...
$40,000 to $44,999 1,790 ... ... 19,285 ... ...
$45,000 to $49,999 1,865 ... ... 18,235 ... ...
$50,000 to $59,999 3,400 ... ... 33,450 ... ...
$60,000 to $69,999 3,230 ... ... 30,470 ... ...
$70,000 to $79,999 3,105 ... ... 27,755 ... ...
$80,000 to $89,999 2,790 ... ... 24,340 ... ...
$90,000 to $99,999 2,545 ... ... 20,240 ... ...
$100,000 and over 13,010 ... ... 100,600 ... ...
$100,000 to $124,999 4,890 ... ... 38,090 ... ...
$125,000 to $149,999 3,140 ... ... 24,330 ... ...
$150,000 to $199,999 3,100 ... ... 23,445 ... ...
$200,000 and over 1,885 ... ... 14,730 ... ...
Total - Household after-tax income groups in 2015 for private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 32 43,010 ... ... 401,990 ... ...
Under $5,000 695 ... ... 7,145 ... ...
$5,000 to $9,999 470 ... ... 7,885 ... ...
$10,000 to $14,999 1,155 ... ... 12,545 ... ...
$15,000 to $19,999 1,750 ... ... 21,370 ... ...
$20,000 to $24,999 2,140 ... ... 23,030 ... ...
$25,000 to $29,999 1,990 ... ... 22,365 ... ...
$30,000 to $34,999 2,255 ... ... 25,495 ... ...
$35,000 to $39,999 2,125 ... ... 23,945 ... ...
$40,000 to $44,999 2,195 ... ... 22,630 ... ...
$45,000 to $49,999 2,065 ... ... 21,635 ... ...
$50,000 to $59,999 3,990 ... ... 40,585 ... ...
$60,000 to $69,999 3,665 ... ... 35,920 ... ...
$70,000 to $79,999 3,435 ... ... 29,795 ... ...
$80,000 to $89,999 2,995 ... ... 24,160 ... ...
$90,000 to $99,999 2,530 ... ... 19,275 ... ...
$100,000 and over 9,545 ... ... 64,210 ... ...
$100,000 to $124,999 4,295 ... ... 31,985 ... ...
$125,000 to $149,999 2,480 ... ... 15,940 ... ...
$150,000 and over 2,770 ... ... 16,280 ... ...
Income of economic families in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for economic families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 37 31,115 ... ... 269,560 ... ...
Median total income of economic families in 2015 ($) 84,725 ... ... 77,529 ... ...
Median after-tax income of economic families in 2015 ($) 74,806 ... ... 66,728 ... ...
Average family size of economic families 3.3 ... ... 2.8 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families without children or other relatives in private households - 100% data 10,755 ... ... 121,200 ... ...
Median total income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 73,603 ... ... 71,495 ... ...
Median after-tax income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 65,329 ... ... 61,883 ... ...
Average family size of couple economic families without children or other relatives 2.0 ... ... 2.0 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families with children in private households - 100% data 15,055 ... ... 97,460 ... ...
Median total income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 103,050 ... ... 104,981 ... ...
Median after-tax income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 90,548 ... ... 88,099 ... ...
Average family size of couple economic families with children 4.4 ... ... 3.8 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for lone-parent economic families in private households - 100% data 4,325 ... ... 43,560 ... ...
Median total income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 48,882 ... ... 45,597 ... ...
Median after-tax income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 45,084 ... ... 42,309 ... ...
Average family size of lone-parent economic families 2.7 ... ... 2.6 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for economic families in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 38 31,100 ... ... 269,510 ... ...
Average total income of economic families in 2015 ($) 98,245 ... ... 93,027 ... ...
Average after-tax income of economic families in 2015 ($) 84,350 ... ... 76,371 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families without children or other relatives in private households - 25% sample data 10,775 ... ... 121,285 ... ...
Average total income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 90,157 ... ... 85,511 ... ...
Average after-tax income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 76,267 ... ... 70,143 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families with children in private households - 25% sample data 15,010 ... ... 97,490 ... ...
Average total income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 115,201 ... ... 119,890 ... ...
Average after-tax income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 99,258 ... ... 97,021 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for lone-parent economic families in private households - 25% sample data 4,270 ... ... 43,470 ... ...
Average total income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 59,677 ... ... 54,587 ... ...
Average after-tax income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 52,524 ... ... 47,700 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 21 15,275 7,110 8,165 157,715 73,825 83,890
Median total income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 39 29,252 33,664 26,287 28,180 30,235 26,673
Median after-tax income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 39 26,950 30,144 24,893 25,848 27,176 24,859
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 40 15,260 7,305 7,955 157,410 73,440 83,970
Average total income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 41 37,166 40,941 33,700 36,847 38,945 35,012
Average after-tax income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 41 32,223 34,607 30,032 30,893 31,946 29,973
Total - Economic family income decile group for the population in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 42 118,650 57,995 60,660 908,340 440,700 467,640
In the bottom half of the distribution 65,530 31,045 34,485 519,830 244,725 275,105
In the bottom decile 10,865 5,020 5,845 105,810 49,730 56,080
In the second decile 12,545 5,555 6,990 112,825 49,900 62,920
In the third decile 13,070 6,200 6,875 102,515 48,345 54,175
In the fourth decile 15,010 7,355 7,655 100,645 48,515 52,130
In the fifth decile 14,035 6,920 7,115 98,030 48,235 49,800
In the top half of the distribution 53,120 26,945 26,180 388,510 195,975 192,540
In the sixth decile 13,130 6,575 6,555 94,350 47,240 47,110
In the seventh decile 12,305 6,200 6,105 89,765 45,260 44,505
In the eighth decile 11,005 5,595 5,410 83,140 41,815 41,330
In the ninth decile 9,715 4,950 4,765 69,850 35,450 34,400
In the top decile 6,965 3,625 3,345 51,410 26,210 25,195
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 43 118,650 57,995 60,660 898,345 435,895 462,450
0 to 17 years 26,385 13,535 12,850 159,820 81,670 78,150
0 to 5 years 8,685 4,445 4,240 49,595 25,280 24,310
18 to 64 years 72,670 35,500 37,170 565,395 274,120 291,275
65 years and over 19,590 8,955 10,635 173,125 80,100 93,025
In low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) 16,100 7,225 8,875 154,955 70,415 84,540
0 to 17 years 4,355 2,295 2,060 35,525 18,145 17,380
0 to 5 years 1,410 750 655 12,740 6,470 6,275
18 to 64 years 8,815 3,865 4,955 88,355 40,375 47,985
65 years and over 2,925 1,065 1,865 31,075 11,890 19,185
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) (%) 13.6 12.5 14.6 17.2 16.2 18.3
0 to 17 years (%) 16.5 17.0 16.0 22.2 22.2 22.2
0 to 5 years (%) 16.2 16.9 15.4 25.7 25.6 25.8
18 to 64 years (%) 12.1 10.9 13.3 15.6 14.7 16.5
65 years and over (%) 14.9 11.9 17.5 17.9 14.8 20.6
In low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) 9,060 4,230 4,830 70,745 34,290 36,460
0 to 17 years 2,330 1,225 1,110 15,285 7,805 7,485
0 to 5 years 690 365 325 5,645 2,870 2,775
18 to 64 years 6,030 2,745 3,285 52,220 25,185 27,030
65 years and over 700 255 445 3,240 1,295 1,945
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) (%) 7.6 7.3 8.0 7.9 7.9 7.9
0 to 17 years (%) 8.8 9.1 8.6 9.6 9.6 9.6
0 to 5 years (%) 7.9 8.2 7.7 11.4 11.4 11.4
18 to 64 years (%) 8.3 7.7 8.8 9.2 9.2 9.3
65 years and over (%) 3.6 2.8 4.2 1.9 1.6 2.1
Knowledge of languagesThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - Knowledge of languages for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 44 118,475 57,960 60,510 908,340 440,730 467,605
Official languages 111,510 54,935 56,575 905,700 439,525 466,180
English 111,460 54,915 56,545 905,020 439,215 465,805
French 5,575 2,415 3,160 95,740 42,150 53,585
Non-official languages 46,235 22,525 23,715 64,100 31,380 32,725
Aboriginal languages 40 20 20 5,645 2,685 2,960
Algonquian languages 10 0 0 5,575 2,635 2,935
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 10 10 0 20 15 10
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Moose Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Naskapi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Plains Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 0 0 0 10 0 0
Woods Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree, n.o.s. 0 0 0 10 10 0
Eastern Algonquian languages 0 0 0 5,550 2,625 2,920
Malecite 0 0 0 10 0 10
Mi'kmaq 0 0 0 5,540 2,625 2,920
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 10 0 0 10 0 10
Algonquin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway 0 0 0 10 0 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 0 0 15 15 10
Northern Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 10 10 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 10 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 10
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Slavey 0 0 0 0 0 10
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan languages 0 0 0 0 10 0
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan 0 0 0 10 10 0
Tutchone languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages 0 0 0 35 25 15
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 0 0 0 30 15 10
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 10 0
Iroquoian languages 0 0 0 10 10 0
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 0 0 0 10 10 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 10 0 10
Salish languages 15 10 10 10 0 0
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lillooet 10 0 0 0 0 0
Okanagan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 10 0 10 0 0 0
Squamish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Straits 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 10 0
Siouan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dakota 0 0 0 0 0 0
Stoney 0 10 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 46,205 22,505 23,700 58,490 28,715 29,770
Afro-Asiatic languages 700 395 310 10,730 5,745 4,985
Berber languages 10 10 0 25 15 15
Kabyle 10 0 0 25 15 15
Berber languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cushitic languages 0 0 10 155 65 95
Bilen 0 0 0 20 15 10
Oromo 0 0 0 40 15 20
Somali 10 0 0 75 25 55
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 20 10 10
Semitic languages 690 390 300 10,635 5,715 4,925
Amharic 10 0 0 260 135 120
Arabic 595 340 255 9,685 5,185 4,500
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 45 30 15 10 10 0
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 15 0 0 0 0 0
Harari 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hebrew 40 20 20 630 370 260
Maltese 15 10 10 25 0 25
Tigrigna 10 10 10 140 65 70
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 15 10 10 40 20 20
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 10 0 10 15 10 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 685 335 350 575 260 310
Khmer (Cambodian) 55 40 20 15 0 10
Vietnamese 635 295 335 555 255 300
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 1,285 480 815 3,035 1,275 1,760
Bikol 0 0 0 10 0 10
Cebuano 75 10 65 185 80 100
Fijian 15 10 0 10 0 0
Hiligaynon 20 10 15 45 20 30
Ilocano 35 10 25 70 20 55
Malagasy 0 0 0 10 0 0
Malay 75 40 30 80 25 60
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 10 0 0 10 10 0
Pangasinan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 1,165 410 750 2,835 1,195 1,635
Waray-Waray 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 30 20 15 35 15 20
Creole languages 85 45 35 360 185 175
Haitian Creole 20 0 15 35 20 15
Creole, n.o.s. 55 30 25 120 60 65
Creole languages, n.i.e. 10 0 0 210 115 100
Dravidian languages 185 80 105 1,365 785 580
Kannada 10 0 0 75 45 35
Malayalam 80 35 45 560 310 250
Tamil 90 45 45 450 260 190
Telugu 40 15 25 350 215 135
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hmong-Mien languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Indo-European languages 39,200 19,305 19,890 30,820 15,070 15,755
Albanian 85 45 35 405 185 215
Armenian 65 35 25 80 45 30
Balto-Slavic languages 1,425 660 760 4,095 1,935 2,160
Baltic languages 10 10 0 110 35 80
Latvian 10 10 10 50 15 35
Lithuanian 0 0 0 55 15 40
Slavic languages 1,415 650 760 4,010 1,910 2,105
Belarusan 0 10 0 10 0 10
Bosnian 95 45 50 145 60 80
Bulgarian 45 20 25 75 35 35
Croatian 90 40 50 275 105 165
Czech 80 45 40 210 95 110
Macedonian 0 0 0 90 55 30
Polish 290 125 165 900 410 490
Russian 580 265 315 1,945 970 970
Serbian 75 40 30 180 85 95
Serbo-Croatian 10 10 0 115 70 50
Slovak 45 25 20 145 70 75
Slovene (Slovenian) 10 10 0 35 10 20
Ukrainian 280 120 160 425 180 245
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 10 0 0 0 0 0
Celtic languages 15 10 10 1,070 495 580
Scottish Gaelic 10 10 10 910 400 505
Welsh 0 0 0 35 25 10
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 10 0 10 155 80 75
Germanic languages 5,825 2,700 3,130 9,225 4,490 4,740
Afrikaans 220 100 120 320 140 175
Danish 135 70 70 235 125 110
Dutch 1,200 570 630 2,105 935 1,165
Frisian 25 25 10 60 30 30
German 4,225 1,955 2,275 6,335 3,180 3,155
Icelandic 10 0 10 100 40 60
Norwegian 40 25 15 150 105 40
Swedish 60 30 30 245 115 130
Vlaams (Flemish) 20 10 10 20 10 15
Yiddish 0 0 0 30 15 15
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 125 45 85
Greek 105 60 50 1,315 670 645
Indo-Iranian languages 29,275 14,650 14,625 6,535 3,635 2,900
Indo-Aryan languages 29,090 14,555 14,540 4,935 2,790 2,140
Bengali 25 20 10 625 350 275
Gujarati 130 80 55 240 150 90
Hindi 3,685 1,805 1,880 2,270 1,300 975
Kashmiri 0 0 10 15 0 10
Konkani 0 0 0 15 15 0
Marathi 25 15 10 135 85 45
Nepali 15 10 10 620 315 305
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 0 20 10 15
Punjabi (Panjabi) 28,150 14,070 14,085 1,010 570 445
Sindhi 10 10 0 10 0 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 55 40 20 245 125 120
Urdu 370 220 150 1,090 660 425
Iranian languages 200 110 90 1,625 865 755
Kurdish 60 40 25 185 110 75
Pashto 0 10 0 85 55 30
Persian (Farsi) 140 75 70 1,385 725 660
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 45 15 25 75 40 35
Italic (Romance) languages 3,005 1,470 1,535 9,365 4,270 5,100
Catalan 0 0 0 15 10 10
Italian 350 185 175 1,665 845 820
Portuguese 285 150 135 910 480 430
Romanian 260 120 140 240 140 105
Spanish 2,220 1,080 1,140 6,990 3,020 3,970
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 0 10 0 70 55 20
Japanese 400 185 215 865 335 530
Kartvelian languages 10 10 0 0 0 0
Georgian 10 10 0 0 10 0
Korean 1,260 565 690 1,530 685 850
Mongolic languages 10 0 0 10 0 10
Mongolian 0 0 10 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 230 110 125 1,340 715 620
Akan (Twi) 15 10 10 65 40 30
Bamanankan 10 10 0 10 10 10
Edo 0 0 0 10 10 0
Ewe 0 0 0 80 50 30
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 0 0 0 10 10 0
Ga 10 0 10 30 15 20
Ganda 10 0 10 60 15 40
Igbo 0 0 0 70 45 30
Lingala 0 0 0 30 15 15
Rundi (Kirundi) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 0 0 0 130 65 65
Shona 0 0 0 65 40 35
Swahili 110 55 55 370 200 175
Wolof 0 0 0 35 15 20
Yoruba 40 10 30 250 125 125
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 70 45 25 300 175 130
Nilo-Saharan languages 35 15 20 50 30 20
Dinka 20 10 10 0 0 10
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 20 0 10 45 30 10
Sign languages 290 115 180 1,605 555 1,045
American Sign Language 180 70 110 795 235 555
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e. 115 40 70 815 325 495
Sino-Tibetan languages 1,730 825 900 7,135 3,615 3,515
Chinese languages 1,730 825 905 7,115 3,610 3,500
Cantonese 655 310 340 1,555 730 820
Hakka 20 10 10 45 25 25
Mandarin 1,215 555 655 5,435 2,720 2,710
Min Dong 0 0 0 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 60 30 30 195 75 120
Wu (Shanghainese) 0 10 0 60 35 30
Chinese, n.o.s. 50 35 15 575 340 245
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 0 0 0 20 10 15
Burmese 0 0 0 0 0 0
Karenic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibetan 0 0 0 20 10 15
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages 375 200 175 240 110 130
Lao 305 165 145 20 0 10
Thai 100 45 55 220 100 120
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e. 0 0 10 0 0 0
Turkic languages 65 40 25 620 320 300
Azerbaijani 0 0 0 20 20 0
Turkish 55 35 20 480 225 255
Uyghur 0 0 0 15 0 10
Uzbek 0 0 0 105 60 40
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 10 10 0 10 10 0
Uralic languages 290 135 155 430 200 230
Estonian 15 0 10 50 25 20
Finnish 75 35 45 120 55 70
Hungarian 195 95 95 255 115 140
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 10 10 0 10
Other languages, n.i.e. 15 0 15 75 40 35
Citizenship
Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 45 118,475 57,960 60,510 908,340 440,735 467,605
Canadian citizensCensus data footnote 46 106,325 52,140 54,190 878,415 425,340 453,070
Canadian citizens aged under 18 25,210 13,055 12,150 159,440 81,575 77,870
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over 81,120 39,080 42,035 718,970 343,770 375,200
Not Canadian citizensCensus data footnote 47 12,150 5,820 6,330 29,930 15,395 14,535
Immigrant status and period of immigration
Total - Immigrant status and period of immigration for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 48 118,475 57,965 60,510 908,340 440,730 467,605
Non-immigrantsCensus data footnote 49 83,130 41,040 42,090 842,760 407,740 435,015
ImmigrantsCensus data footnote 50 33,390 15,975 17,415 55,675 27,270 28,405
Before 1981 7,760 3,755 4,010 19,200 9,335 9,865
1981 to 1990 3,525 1,670 1,850 4,800 2,330 2,470
1991 to 2000 7,230 3,500 3,735 6,705 3,140 3,560
2001 to 2010 9,820 4,640 5,185 13,185 6,540 6,645
2001 to 2005 4,635 2,185 2,450 5,105 2,500 2,600
2006 to 2010 5,185 2,455 2,735 8,080 4,035 4,045
2011 to 2016Census data footnote 51 5,050 2,415 2,635 11,790 5,925 5,865
Non-permanent residentsCensus data footnote 52 1,960 950 1,010 9,900 5,720 4,185
Age at immigration
Total - Age at immigration for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 53 33,385 15,970 17,415 55,675 27,270 28,410
Under 5 years 2,335 1,185 1,150 7,280 3,495 3,785
5 to 14 years 4,395 2,330 2,065 10,445 5,240 5,205
15 to 24 years 9,585 4,140 5,440 10,170 4,670 5,500
25 to 44 years 11,245 5,720 5,525 22,980 11,315 11,660
45 years and over 5,820 2,590 3,230 4,800 2,550 2,250
Immigrants by selected place of birthThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census immigration data
Total - Selected places of birth for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 54 33,390 15,975 17,415 55,680 27,270 28,410
Americas 3,055 1,305 1,745 10,610 4,830 5,780
Brazil 160 80 75 175 75 100
Colombia 100 40 60 175 90 85
El Salvador 235 105 130 95 50 45
Guyana 15 10 0 170 85 90
Haiti 40 25 15 55 30 30
Jamaica 70 45 25 480 210 275
Mexico 145 70 75 325 155 175
Peru 25 10 10 105 35 75
Trinidad and Tobago 45 25 20 220 120 100
United StatesCensus data footnote 55 1,160 415 745 7,375 3,320 4,055
Other places of birth in Americas 1,055 470 585 1,430 675 750
Europe 6,355 3,115 3,240 22,110 11,195 10,920
Bosnia and Herzegovina 60 25 35 210 115 100
Croatia 20 15 0 180 75 105
France 55 20 35 610 330 280
Germany 720 385 340 2,600 1,270 1,330
Greece 45 25 25 505 270 235
Hungary 110 65 45 110 40 65
IrelandCensus data footnote 56 70 15 60 475 225 255
Italy 120 65 60 525 310 215
Netherlands 920 450 470 1,645 790 855
Poland 295 120 175 630 265 365
Portugal 25 10 20 220 140 80
Romania 210 95 115 180 100 80
Russian Federation 310 130 180 585 270 315
SerbiaCensus data footnote 57 30 15 15 90 45 45
Ukraine 370 170 200 335 145 195
United KingdomCensus data footnote 58 2,170 1,125 1,050 11,275 5,815 5,460
Other places of birth in Europe 825 395 430 1,930 985 945
Africa 870 435 435 3,525 1,855 1,675
Algeria 0 0 0 25 15 15
Egypt 35 20 15 770 395 370
Ethiopia 15 10 0 185 105 85
Kenya 105 55 55 125 75 50
Morocco 25 15 0 80 50 30
Nigeria 50 25 20 350 185 165
Somalia 0 0 0 65 30 35
South Africa, Republic of 280 135 150 460 205 250
Other places of birth in Africa 350 175 180 1,465 790 675
Asia 22,670 10,885 11,780 18,955 9,100 9,855
Afghanistan 15 10 10 100 40 60
Bangladesh 0 0 0 315 180 135
ChinaCensus data footnote 59 560 250 310 2,830 1,140 1,685
Hong KongCensus data footnote 60 105 50 60 280 130 155
India 17,910 8,720 9,195 2,225 1,190 1,040
IranCensus data footnote 61 85 50 30 970 525 440
Iraq 130 80 60 525 250 285
Japan 120 50 65 225 60 170
Korea, SouthCensus data footnote 62 725 345 385 870 340 530
Lebanon 30 25 10 1,370 755 610
Pakistan 195 95 100 615 315 295
Philippines 1,105 380 725 2,570 1,035 1,540
Sri Lanka 70 45 30 310 140 175
SyriaCensus data footnote 63 105 45 60 1,150 565 580
Taiwan 140 70 65 225 100 120
Viet Nam 475 210 265 450 205 245
Other places of birth in Asia 890 465 420 3,930 2,130 1,795
Oceania and other places of birthCensus data footnote 64 440 230 205 480 295 180
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 5,050 2,415 2,635 11,785 5,920 5,870
Americas 305 125 175 1,390 675 715
Brazil 0 0 0 95 40 55
Colombia 10 0 10 15 0 15
Cuba 10 0 0 70 40 30
Haiti 0 0 0 20 15 0
Jamaica 35 25 15 195 100 95
Mexico 40 15 20 105 55 45
United StatesCensus data footnote 55 110 45 65 615 310 305
VenezuelaCensus data footnote 65 10 0 10 15 10 10
Other places of birth in Americas 90 35 55 275 115 165
Europe 250 135 115 2,210 1,165 1,045
France 0 0 0 110 55 55
Germany 15 0 10 215 110 100
IrelandCensus data footnote 56 0 0 0 75 50 25
MoldovaCensus data footnote 66 10 0 10 25 10 15
Romania 30 10 25 40 25 15
Russian Federation 15 0 10 180 75 100
Ukraine 30 20 10 140 55 80
United KingdomCensus data footnote 58 105 70 30 1,080 620 460
Other places of birth in Europe 50 20 30 355 165 190
Africa 150 65 85 1,085 600 485
Algeria 0 0 0 15 0 10
Cameroon 0 0 0 0 0 10
Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0 0 0 55 30 25
Côte d'Ivoire 10 0 10 0 0 0
Egypt 10 0 0 205 105 95
Eritrea 0 0 0 70 40 30
Ethiopia 0 0 0 45 35 10
Morocco 15 10 10 30 15 10
Nigeria 35 20 20 200 100 100
Somalia 0 0 0 10 0 10
South Africa, Republic of 10 0 10 80 35 45
Tunisia 0 0 0 10 10 0
Other places of birth in Africa 75 25 50 365 220 150
Asia 4,295 2,060 2,235 7,035 3,435 3,600
Afghanistan 0 0 0 20 0 20
Bangladesh 0 10 0 80 50 30
ChinaCensus data footnote 59 105 40 65 985 465 520
Hong KongCensus data footnote 60 0 0 0 10 0 0
India 3,330 1,650 1,680 900 490 410
IranCensus data footnote 61 10 0 0 260 135 125
Iraq 15 10 10 245 125 120
Israel 0 0 0 280 180 100
Japan 30 15 15 70 25 50
Korea, SouthCensus data footnote 62 220 90 130 225 75 150
Lebanon 10 10 0 75 35 40
Nepal 10 0 10 185 95 85
Pakistan 35 10 20 145 80 65
Philippines 335 130 205 1,500 640 860
Saudi Arabia 10 0 10 125 75 50
Sri Lanka 0 0 0 100 55 50
SyriaCensus data footnote 63 95 45 50 890 420 460
Taiwan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkey 0 0 0 100 55 40
United Arab Emirates 10 10 0 70 45 20
Viet Nam 35 10 30 65 20 45
Other places of birth in Asia 50 30 20 715 370 345
Oceania and otherCensus data footnote 64 50 30 20 70 50 20
Australia 0 0 0 35 30 0
Other places of birthCensus data footnote 67 45 25 15 35 15 15
Generation status
Total - Generation status for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 68 118,475 57,965 60,510 908,340 440,735 467,605
First generationCensus data footnote 69 36,145 17,300 18,840 70,310 35,320 34,990
Second generationCensus data footnote 70 31,245 15,690 15,550 69,125 33,765 35,360
Third generation or moreCensus data footnote 71 51,085 24,965 26,120 768,905 371,645 397,260
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 26,045 12,435 13,610 37,000 18,195 18,805
Economic immigrantsCensus data footnote 73 6,605 3,310 3,290 21,830 11,270 10,560
Principal applicantsCensus data footnote 74 2,560 1,625 935 8,710 5,865 2,845
Secondary applicantsCensus data footnote 75 4,040 1,690 2,355 13,115 5,405 7,710
Immigrants sponsored by familyCensus data footnote 76 17,640 8,100 9,545 10,415 4,455 5,955
RefugeesCensus data footnote 77 1,725 990 735 4,520 2,345 2,175
Other immigrantsCensus data footnote 78 80 35 40 235 120 115
Aboriginal population
Total - Aboriginal identity for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 79 118,480 57,965 60,515 908,340 440,730 467,605
Aboriginal identityCensus data footnote 80 5,855 2,690 3,165 51,495 24,900 26,595
Single Aboriginal responsesCensus data footnote 81 5,640 2,595 3,040 49,935 24,175 25,765
First Nations (North American Indian)Census data footnote 82 2,910 1,415 1,490 25,830 12,460 13,370
Métis 2,705 1,180 1,530 23,315 11,325 11,985
Inuk (Inuit) 20 0 20 795 385 410
Multiple Aboriginal responsesCensus data footnote 83 120 60 60 835 425 410
Aboriginal responses not included elsewhereCensus data footnote 84 95 35 65 725 300 420
Non-Aboriginal identity 112,625 55,275 57,350 856,850 415,835 441,015
Total - Population by Registered or Treaty Indian status for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 85 118,475 57,960 60,515 908,340 440,735 467,610
Registered or Treaty IndianCensus data footnote 86 1,410 640 775 18,940 9,135 9,805
Not a Registered or Treaty Indian 117,065 57,325 59,740 889,405 431,595 457,800
Total - Aboriginal ancestry for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 87 118,475 57,965 60,515 908,340 440,735 467,610
Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 88 715 305 410 15,055 7,255 7,805
Single Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 89 685 290 395 14,780 7,120 7,655
First Nations (North American Indian) single ancestryCensus data footnote 82 455 235 220 11,995 5,790 6,210
Métis single ancestry 230 60 170 2,560 1,245 1,315
Inuit single ancestry 0 0 0 220 85 135
Multiple Aboriginal ancestries (only)Census data footnote 90 30 10 20 275 135 145
First Nations (North American Indian) and Métis ancestries 30 10 20 210 95 115
First Nations (North American Indian) and Inuit ancestries 0 0 0 25 20 10
Métis and Inuit ancestries 0 0 0 30 20 15
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis and Inuit ancestries 0 0 0 10 0 10
Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 91 5,680 2,685 2,990 58,980 27,665 31,315
Single Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 92 5,460 2,590 2,875 56,830 26,660 30,170
First Nations (North American Indian) and non-Aboriginal ancestries 3,340 1,595 1,745 34,375 15,975 18,400
Métis and non-Aboriginal ancestries 2,070 975 1,095 21,200 10,120 11,080
Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 50 15 30 1,255 560 690
Multiple Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 93 220 100 120 2,145 1,005 1,140
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis and non-Aboriginal ancestries 215 95 120 1,850 855 995
First Nations (North American Indian), Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 0 0 0 135 50 80
Métis, Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 0 0 0 130 90 45
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis, Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 0 0 0 30 10 20
Non-Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 94 112,085 54,975 57,110 834,300 405,810 428,495
Visible minority population
Total - Visible minority for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 95 118,475 57,965 60,515 908,340 440,735 467,605
Total visible minority populationCensus data footnote 96 40,535 20,045 20,495 58,650 29,305 29,350
South AsianCensus data footnote 97 30,500 15,305 15,190 7,910 4,385 3,525
Chinese 2,085 1,015 1,070 8,640 4,210 4,435
Black 1,210 590 615 21,915 10,735 11,175
Filipino 1,390 520 870 3,400 1,485 1,920
Latin American 1,035 450 580 1,685 820 865
Arab 335 205 130 8,110 4,375 3,735
Southeast AsianCensus data footnote 98 1,195 595 605 1,195 525 670
West AsianCensus data footnote 99 175 115 60 1,540 805 740
Korean 1,305 610 690 1,540 685 855
Japanese 410 190 220 695 295 405
Visible minority, n.i.e.Census data footnote 100 215 115 100 630 300 330
Multiple visible minoritiesCensus data footnote 101 680 320 360 1,385 690 695
Not a visible minorityCensus data footnote 102 77,940 37,920 40,020 849,690 411,430 438,260
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 103 118,475 57,960 60,515 908,340 440,730 467,610
North American Aboriginal origins 6,395 2,985 3,410 74,040 34,920 39,115
First Nations (North American Indian) 4,045 1,940 2,110 48,640 22,805 25,835
Inuit 45 10 30 1,840 830 1,010
Métis 2,550 1,140 1,405 26,025 12,435 13,585
Other North American origins 23,630 11,465 12,170 410,825 197,970 212,855
Acadian 90 40 45 23,700 11,050 12,650
American 1,650 755 895 7,515 3,730 3,785
Canadian 22,520 10,965 11,555 387,360 186,955 200,405
New Brunswicker 10 0 0 35 15 20
Newfoundlander 20 0 15 1,750 835 910
Nova Scotian 0 0 0 1,295 625 665
Ontarian 0 0 0 95 65 35
Québécois 20 10 15 380 190 185
Other North American origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 104 0 0 10 20 0 15
European origins 71,215 34,335 36,880 621,525 299,755 321,760
British Isles origins 42,235 20,160 22,075 513,725 246,085 267,645
Channel Islander 10 10 10 90 25 60
Cornish 10 0 0 105 45 65
English 25,930 12,185 13,745 262,375 124,610 137,765
Irish 14,440 6,545 7,890 195,865 91,260 104,605
Manx 25 0 15 145 70 70
Scottish 18,980 9,090 9,895 272,880 129,640 143,240
Welsh 2,395 1,025 1,365 17,135 8,105 9,030
British Isles origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 105 2,705 1,235 1,475 18,975 8,955 10,020
French origins 8,955 4,085 4,870 149,665 70,095 79,570
Alsatian 0 0 10 25 20 10
Breton 0 0 0 15 10 10
Corsican 0 0 0 20 20 0
French 8,955 4,085 4,870 149,625 70,065 79,565
Western European origins (except French origins) 30,795 14,720 16,075 125,110 59,420 65,690
Austrian 1,185 500 685 1,775 880 895
Bavarian 0 0 0 10 10 10
Belgian 370 145 225 2,615 1,320 1,305
Dutch 10,745 5,150 5,595 32,045 14,640 17,410
Flemish 65 30 35 160 80 80
Frisian 75 40 35 50 20 30
German 22,165 10,545 11,620 97,555 46,450 51,100
Luxembourger 0 0 10 30 20 10
Swiss 660 300 360 2,705 1,335 1,375
Western European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 106 0 0 0 140 75 60
Northern European origins (except British Isles origins) 8,210 3,760 4,450 14,985 7,075 7,910
Danish 1,425 675 750 3,700 1,695 2,005
Finnish 820 395 430 1,140 505 630
Icelandic 585 245 340 660 295 370
Norwegian 3,380 1,505 1,870 5,170 2,535 2,635
Swedish 2,645 1,220 1,425 3,565 1,575 1,990
Northern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 107 275 130 150 1,365 750 620
Eastern European origins 15,970 7,710 8,260 29,685 14,315 15,370
Bulgarian 85 45 40 280 130 145
Byelorussian 70 25 40 195 85 105
Czech 285 150 130 1,165 620 545
Czechoslovakian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 108 195 105 90 420 175 245
Estonian 160 95 65 345 185 165
Hungarian 1,655 810 845 2,700 1,320 1,380
Latvian 55 35 25 380 160 220
Lithuanian 95 45 50 1,150 510 635
Moldovan 15 10 10 10 0 10
Polish 3,725 1,670 2,060 11,575 5,525 6,050
Romanian 750 360 390 1,190 540 650
Russian 5,560 2,760 2,800 4,775 2,210 2,570
Slovak 145 70 70 610 320 290
Ukrainian 6,080 2,910 3,165 9,115 4,475 4,640
Eastern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 109 60 25 30 310 150 160
Southern European origins 5,670 2,925 2,740 28,680 13,790 14,890
Albanian 75 35 40 285 140 145
Bosnian 75 35 45 155 75 75
Catalan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Croatian 295 145 145 680 325 360
Cypriot 25 20 0 40 30 15
Greek 530 295 240 3,360 1,705 1,650
Italian 2,800 1,465 1,340 15,620 7,605 8,015
Kosovar 20 10 10 255 115 145
Macedonian 15 10 0 165 90 80
Maltese 50 15 35 440 215 220
Montenegrin 0 0 0 20 10 10
Portuguese 530 340 190 3,580 1,700 1,880
Serbian 130 70 55 255 120 135
Sicilian 0 10 0 40 20 15
Slovenian 130 95 35 150 70 85
Spanish 1,345 615 740 4,300 1,875 2,425
Yugoslavian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 110 90 40 45 400 205 200
Southern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 111 0 0 0 85 50 40
Other European origins 770 395 375 5,465 2,845 2,625
Basque 30 15 10 160 75 85
Jewish 325 185 145 2,040 1,040 1,000
Roma (Gypsy) 10 0 0 135 110 25
Slavic, n.o.s.Census data footnote 112 20 15 0 25 25 0
Other European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 113 390 180 215 3,145 1,610 1,535
Caribbean origins 630 325 305 5,220 2,580 2,640
Antiguan 20 10 0 100 50 55
Bahamian 10 10 0 230 105 115
Barbadian 50 10 40 575 300 275
Bermudan 0 0 0 185 90 100
Carib 0 0 0 45 30 10
Cuban 50 10 40 340 145 195
Dominican 0 0 10 150 85 65
Grenadian 0 0 0 35 20 20
Guadeloupean 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haitian 90 45 45 115 50 65
Jamaican 280 170 110 2,075 1,050 1,025
Kittitian/Nevisian 0 0 0 45 15 30
Martinican 0 0 0 10 10 0
Montserratan 0 0 0 10 10 0
Puerto Rican 10 0 0 115 40 75
St. Lucian 10 0 0 65 20 50
Trinidadian/Tobagonian 100 55 40 325 170 155
Vincentian/Grenadinian 0 0 0 35 20 15
West Indian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 114 45 10 35 785 420 365
Caribbean origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 115 10 10 0 330 155 180
Latin, Central and South American origins 2,045 1,035 1,010 3,055 1,525 1,525
Aboriginal from Central/South America (except Arawak and Maya) 70 30 40 185 90 100
Arawak 0 0 0 0 0 0
Argentinian 35 20 10 65 40 25
Belizean 0 0 0 25 20 10
Bolivian 0 0 10 40 20 15
Brazilian 190 100 90 280 140 135
Chilean 95 60 40 130 80 45
Colombian 145 80 65 430 210 225
Costa Rican 25 15 15 35 10 25
Ecuadorian 25 15 0 50 20 30
Guatemalan 105 60 45 90 65 35
Guyanese 25 15 10 350 160 195
Hispanic 80 40 35 60 35 25
Honduran 30 10 20 50 35 20
Maya 0 0 0 70 35 30
Mexican 495 255 245 810 415 395
Nicaraguan 35 20 15 45 20 25
Panamanian 0 0 0 25 10 15
Paraguayan 260 140 120 0 0 0
Peruvian 55 35 25 180 85 95
Salvadorean 345 135 205 110 75 35
Uruguayan 0 0 0 15 0 20
Venezuelan 50 20 30 80 50 30
Latin, Central and South American origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 116 160 85 75 185 80 105
African origins 1,460 690 775 17,655 8,560 9,095
Central and West African origins 165 80 85 1,335 700 635
Akan 0 0 0 10 0 10
Angolan 0 0 0 10 0 10
Ashanti 0 0 0 0 10 0
Beninese 0 0 0 20 10 10
Burkinabe 0 0 0 0 0 10
Cameroonian 15 10 0 70 35 35
Chadian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Congolese 0 0 0 180 95 85
Edo 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ewe 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gabonese 0 0 0 10 0 0
Gambian 0 0 0 10 0 10
Ghanaian 20 10 0 185 105 85
Guinean 0 0 0 30 20 10
Ibo 0 0 0 90 50 40
Ivorian 10 0 0 10 0 0
Liberian 0 0 0 15 10 10
Malian 20 10 10 10 0 10
Malinké 0 0 0 15 10 10
Nigerian 60 35 30 445 240 210
Peulh 0 0 0 0 10 0
Senegalese 0 0 0 10 10 0
Sierra Leonean 0 0 0 80 45 35
Togolese 0 0 10 70 30 35
Wolof 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yoruba 25 10 20 65 25 45
Central and West African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 117 25 10 15 120 65 50
North African origins 280 155 130 2,030 1,045 980
Algerian 10 10 0 85 45 40
Berber 0 0 0 70 50 20
Coptic 0 0 0 30 10 20
Dinka 25 20 0 0 0 0
Egyptian 50 25 30 1,295 695 600
Libyan 0 0 0 215 105 110
Maure 0 0 0 10 0 10
Moroccan 50 35 15 130 60 70
Sudanese 140 65 75 130 50 80
Tunisian 10 0 0 65 25 35
North African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 118 0 0 0 90 40 50
Southern and East African origins 495 250 245 1,865 920 945
Afrikaner 0 0 0 25 10 20
Amhara 0 0 0 10 10 0
Bantu, n.o.s.Census data footnote 119 0 0 0 10 10 0
Burundian 0 0 0 10 0 0
Djiboutian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Eritrean 0 0 0 160 85 75
Ethiopian 10 0 0 280 120 155
Harari 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kenyan 80 40 45 160 85 75
Malagasy 0 0 0 20 0 15
Mauritian 25 10 20 0 0 0
Oromo 0 0 0 25 15 15
Rwandan 0 0 0 105 55 50
Seychellois 0 0 0 0 0 0
Somali 10 0 0 180 75 100
South African 275 155 115 520 255 265
Tanzanian 20 10 10 60 45 20
Tigrian 0 0 0 15 0 10
Ugandan 10 0 15 60 25 40
Zambian 0 0 0 80 35 50
Zimbabwean 10 0 10 100 55 45
Zulu 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern and East African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 120 70 40 35 170 100 75
Other African origins 580 240 335 12,620 5,990 6,635
Black, n.o.s.Census data footnote 121 50 25 30 2,255 1,060 1,195
Other African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 122 535 225 310 10,460 4,965 5,495
Asian origins 38,285 19,005 19,290 42,500 21,445 21,050
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins 1,050 610 435 17,205 8,915 8,295
Afghan 55 30 25 230 80 150
Arab, n.o.s.Census data footnote 123 80 45 30 1,600 835 770
Armenian 120 65 50 265 160 110
Assyrian 20 15 10 10 10 0
Azerbaijani 0 0 0 20 20 0
Georgian 10 0 10 20 15 10
Hazara 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iranian 175 105 70 1,405 785 620
Iraqi 115 75 45 595 270 325
Israeli 70 30 35 245 120 120
Jordanian 30 10 15 260 150 115
Kazakh 0 0 0 45 30 20
Kurd 25 20 10 230 120 115
Kuwaiti 0 0 0 245 115 130
Kyrgyz 15 0 10 0 0 0
Lebanese 105 55 45 7,445 3,815 3,630
Palestinian 40 35 10 990 535 455
Pashtun 0 0 0 30 15 10
Saudi Arabian 20 15 10 725 470 255
Syrian 100 40 55 2,190 1,090 1,100
Tajik 0 0 0 20 10 10
Tatar 15 10 10 40 15 25
Turk 80 60 20 690 320 370
Turkmen 0 0 0 10 10 10
Uighur 0 0 0 10 10 0
Uzbek 0 0 0 90 60 30
Yemeni 15 10 10 205 105 95
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 124 70 50 20 780 410 370
South Asian origins 30,290 15,185 15,105 8,495 4,690 3,805
Bangladeshi 0 0 0 240 135 110
Bengali 0 10 0 65 40 20
Bhutanese 0 0 0 225 100 125
East Indian 26,715 13,305 13,405 6,255 3,460 2,795
Goan 10 10 0 10 10 0
Gujarati 0 0 0 10 0 0
Kashmiri 0 0 0 0 10 0
Nepali 10 10 0 430 220 210
Pakistani 350 195 150 665 405 260
Punjabi 4,105 2,090 2,015 230 110 115
Sinhalese 15 10 0 40 10 30
Sri Lankan 95 60 35 340 150 190
Tamil 20 20 10 60 30 35
South Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 125 415 215 200 470 290 175
East and Southeast Asian origins 6,990 3,240 3,755 16,715 7,850 8,870
Burmese 10 0 10 15 0 10
Cambodian (Khmer) 70 40 30 55 15 40
Chinese 2,635 1,265 1,375 9,695 4,720 4,980
Filipino 1,550 575 975 3,580 1,585 1,995
Hmong 0 0 0 0 0 0
Indonesian 60 30 30 140 65 75
Japanese 470 230 240 905 385 515
Karen 0 0 0 0 0 0
Korean 1,310 615 695 1,590 700 895
Laotian 370 205 170 15 0 10
Malaysian 70 35 40 80 30 45
Mongolian 10 0 0 55 30 30
Singaporean 10 0 0 10 10 0
Taiwanese 55 35 20 240 100 140
Thai 140 60 80 245 85 155
Tibetan 0 0 0 10 0 10
Vietnamese 770 375 390 760 355 410
East and Southeast Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 126 45 25 20 75 45 25
Other Asian origins 80 45 35 410 190 215
Other Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 127 85 50 35 410 190 215
Oceania origins 730 410 320 895 450 445
Australian 270 160 110 490 255 235
New Zealander 80 50 25 290 155 130
Pacific Islands origins 390 205 185 125 55 70
Fijian 240 110 130 15 10 10
Hawaiian 70 35 40 25 10 15
Maori 40 30 10 40 20 25
Polynesian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 128 10 0 0 20 15 10
Samoan 45 30 15 10 0 10
Pacific Islands origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 129 15 10 0 30 0 20
Household characteristics
Total - Private households by tenure - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 130 42,985 ... ... 401,990 ... ...
Owner 29,795 ... ... 276,095 ... ...
Renter 13,195 ... ... 123,595 ... ...
Band housing 0 ... ... 2,300 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by condominium status - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 131 42,985 ... ... 401,990 ... ...
Condominium 12,155 ... ... 13,370 ... ...
Not condominium 30,830 ... ... 388,625 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 132 42,990 ... ... 401,990 ... ...
No bedrooms 220 ... ... 1,140 ... ...
1 bedroom 5,025 ... ... 45,675 ... ...
2 bedrooms 13,760 ... ... 105,410 ... ...
3 bedrooms 9,415 ... ... 158,975 ... ...
4 or more bedrooms 14,570 ... ... 90,785 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 133 42,985 ... ... 401,990 ... ...
1 to 4 rooms 12,735 ... ... 87,755 ... ...
5 rooms 6,370 ... ... 64,655 ... ...
6 rooms 5,065 ... ... 66,855 ... ...
7 rooms 4,355 ... ... 57,085 ... ...
8 or more rooms 14,470 ... ... 125,635 ... ...
Average number of rooms per dwelling 6.4 ... ... 6.5 ... ...
Total - Private households by number of persons per room - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 134 42,990 ... ... 401,990 ... ...
One person or fewer per room 41,390 ... ... 399,855 ... ...
More than 1 person per room 1,600 ... ... 2,130 ... ...
Total - Private households by housing suitability - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 135 42,990 ... ... 401,990 ... ...
Suitable 40,230 ... ... 390,445 ... ...
Not suitable 2,760 ... ... 11,540 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by period of construction - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 136 42,985 ... ... 401,990 ... ...
1960 or before 1,760 ... ... 112,530 ... ...
1961 to 1980 11,665 ... ... 113,715 ... ...
1981 to 1990 10,540 ... ... 59,105 ... ...
1991 to 2000 10,760 ... ... 49,825 ... ...
2001 to 2005 2,990 ... ... 23,045 ... ...
2006 to 2010 3,450 ... ... 23,925 ... ...
2011 to 2016Census data footnote 137 1,820 ... ... 19,840 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 138 42,990 ... ... 401,990 ... ...
Only regular maintenance or minor repairs needed 41,195 ... ... 366,615 ... ...
Major repairs needed 1,790 ... ... 35,375 ... ...
Total - Private households by number of household maintainers - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 139 42,990 ... ... 401,990 ... ...
1 household maintainer 23,815 ... ... 241,800 ... ...
2 household maintainers 17,065 ... ... 152,970 ... ...
3 or more household maintainers 2,110 ... ... 7,220 ... ...
Total - Private households by age of primary household maintainers - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 140 42,990 ... ... 401,990 ... ...
15 to 24 years 1,435 ... ... 14,575 ... ...
25 to 34 years 6,130 ... ... 49,695 ... ...
35 to 44 years 7,480 ... ... 59,550 ... ...
45 to 54 years 8,555 ... ... 77,555 ... ...
55 to 64 years 7,980 ... ... 85,360 ... ...
65 to 74 years 6,105 ... ... 66,865 ... ...
75 to 84 years 3,705 ... ... 35,980 ... ...
85 years and over 1,595 ... ... 12,405 ... ...
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 42,875 ... ... 395,860 ... ...
Spending less than 30% of income on shelter costs 32,250 ... ... 310,540 ... ...
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs 10,630 ... ... 85,315 ... ...
30% to less than 100% 9,270 ... ... 74,290 ... ...
Total - Owner households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data 29,740 ... ... 273,525 ... ...
% of owner households with a mortgageCensus data footnote 142 65.9 ... ... 55.2 ... ...
% of owner households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costsCensus data footnote 141 18.3 ... ... 12.0 ... ...
Median monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,214 ... ... 819 ... ...
Average monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,339 ... ... 987 ... ...
Median value of dwellings ($)Census data footnote 144 450,261 ... ... 199,886 ... ...
Average value of dwellings ($)Census data footnote 144 473,003 ... ... 230,441 ... ...
Total - Tenant households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data 13,190 ... ... 123,060 ... ...
% of tenant households in subsidized housingCensus data footnote 145 9.2 ... ... 12.3 ... ...
% of tenant households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costsCensus data footnote 141 39.5 ... ... 42.8 ... ...
Median monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 868 ... ... 849 ... ...
Average monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 956 ... ... 909 ... ...
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 96,585 46,710 49,875 774,745 372,455 402,295
No certificate, diploma or degree 20,950 10,315 10,635 153,705 79,885 73,825
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificateCensus data footnote 147 32,590 16,320 16,270 195,900 95,205 100,695
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 43,045 20,080 22,965 425,140 197,365 227,775
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma 8,035 5,780 2,255 76,810 54,075 22,735
Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 148 3,665 2,100 1,570 42,625 25,015 17,610
Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 149 4,365 3,680 690 34,185 29,060 5,125
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma 15,045 5,365 9,680 168,805 67,030 101,775
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level 3,975 1,540 2,435 18,380 6,975 11,405
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above 15,995 7,390 8,605 161,150 69,290 91,855
Bachelor's degree 10,455 4,600 5,855 108,385 45,185 63,205
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level 1,295 505 790 9,495 4,020 5,475
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry 555 380 175 4,700 2,595 2,110
Master's degree 3,365 1,680 1,685 32,645 13,840 18,805
Earned doctorateCensus data footnote 150 330 230 100 5,925 3,655 2,270
Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 146 61,685 29,825 31,860 494,505 237,795 256,710
No certificate, diploma or degree 9,265 4,885 4,385 60,280 34,820 25,460
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificateCensus data footnote 147 20,055 10,235 9,815 116,280 57,600 58,675
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 32,365 14,705 17,655 317,950 145,375 172,570
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma 5,450 4,015 1,435 52,370 37,255 15,115
Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 148 2,465 1,440 1,025 29,105 17,300 11,810
Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 149 2,985 2,580 410 23,265 19,955 3,310
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma 11,240 3,930 7,310 128,010 51,890 76,120
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level 2,840 1,120 1,725 11,595 4,325 7,275
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above 12,830 5,645 7,185 125,970 51,905 74,065
Bachelor's degree 8,355 3,530 4,830 85,240 34,830 50,410
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level 1,060 400 660 6,895 2,610 4,285
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry 460 305 150 3,775 1,850 1,925
Master's degree 2,740 1,285 1,455 26,025 10,380 15,640
Earned doctorateCensus data footnote 150 210 130 85 4,045 2,240 1,805
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 96,590 46,710 49,880 774,750 372,455 402,295
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 152 53,540 26,630 26,910 349,605 175,090 174,520
Education 3,405 945 2,460 31,395 8,460 22,930
13. Education 3,410 945 2,465 31,390 8,465 22,930
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 1,230 490 745 10,700 5,095 5,605
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services 225 170 55 2,070 1,565 505
50. Visual and performing arts 1,005 325 685 8,635 3,530 5,100
Humanities 4,230 1,850 2,380 18,830 7,520 11,310
16. Aboriginal and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics 295 75 215 1,175 355 820
23. English language and literature/letters 620 155 465 5,110 1,530 3,580
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities 1,440 620 820 4,545 1,540 3,000
30A Interdisciplinary humanitiesCensus data footnote 153 0 0 0 65 25 35
38. Philosophy and religious studies 225 160 65 1,240 675 565
39. Theology and religious vocations 1,080 575 510 2,200 1,340 860
54. History 480 250 230 3,615 1,865 1,755
55. French language and literature/letters 95 20 75 880 190 695
Social and behavioural sciences and law 4,185 1,385 2,805 40,155 11,980 28,175
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies 30 0 25 635 145 490
09. Communication, journalism and related programs 200 100 100 3,285 1,260 2,025
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences 945 50 895 9,115 750 8,365
22. Legal professions and studies 670 175 490 6,110 1,920 4,185
30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciencesCensus data footnote 154 90 25 65 610 135 475
42. Psychology 730 205 530 8,170 2,060 6,110
45. Social sciences 1,530 825 705 12,240 5,710 6,520
Business, management and public administration 7,710 2,805 4,905 93,075 27,030 66,045
30.16 Accounting and computer science 15 0 15 205 55 150
44. Public administration and social service professions 730 180 545 6,285 1,345 4,940
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services 6,970 2,625 4,345 86,590 25,630 60,960
Physical and life sciences and technologies 1,190 590 595 15,340 7,650 7,685
26. Biological and biomedical sciences 490 215 270 6,910 2,990 3,925
30.01 Biological and physical sciences 400 200 195 3,340 1,455 1,880
30C Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciencesCensus data footnote 155 0 0 10 165 35 120
40. Physical sciences 205 155 50 4,260 3,005 1,255
41. Science technologies/technicians 100 20 80 665 165 500
Mathematics, computer and information sciences 1,425 870 555 15,745 9,355 6,390
11. Computer and information sciences and support services 1,180 765 410 12,750 8,055 4,695
25. Library science 105 0 100 1,210 175 1,040
27. Mathematics and statistics 125 95 30 1,590 995 600
30D Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciencesCensus data footnote 156 15 0 10 200 135 65
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies 8,365 7,870 495 92,920 87,340 5,580
04. Architecture and related services 120 100 15 1,370 860 510
14. Engineering 1,250 1,085 165 11,925 10,290 1,640
15. Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields 1,305 1,175 130 17,805 16,110 1,695
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation 0 0 0 10 0 10
46. Construction trades 2,280 2,210 65 24,800 24,235 570
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians 2,320 2,235 90 25,465 24,680 780
48. Precision production 1,100 1,060 40 11,545 11,165 380
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 780 500 285 7,630 4,615 3,015
01. Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences 575 345 230 4,215 2,160 2,055
03. Natural resources and conservation 210 155 60 3,410 2,450 960
Health and related fields 7,590 1,450 6,145 66,770 10,595 56,175
31. Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies 485 245 240 3,560 1,730 1,825
51. Health professions and related programs 6,940 1,080 5,860 61,755 7,955 53,800
60. Dental, medical and veterinary residency programs 165 120 50 1,460 910 550
Personal, protective and transportation services 2,920 1,330 1,600 32,535 17,700 14,830
12. Personal and culinary services 1,800 435 1,370 17,625 4,455 13,170
28. Military science, leadership and operational art 10 0 10 250 240 10
29. Military technologies and applied sciences 15 15 0 905 850 50
43. Security and protective services 500 335 165 4,540 3,535 1,005
49. Transportation and materials moving 595 530 60 9,220 8,625 600
Other 0 0 10 45 10 40
30.99 Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies, other 10 0 10 50 10 40
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 61,685 29,825 31,860 494,505 237,795 256,710
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 152 29,325 15,125 14,205 176,560 92,420 84,135
Education 2,480 615 1,860 20,590 4,940 15,650
13. Education 2,480 615 1,865 20,585 4,940 15,650
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 970 360 605 8,145 3,855 4,285
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services 165 115 50 1,515 1,140 375
50. Visual and performing arts 800 240 555 6,630 2,715 3,915
Humanities 3,155 1,300 1,850 13,745 5,275 8,465
16. Aboriginal and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics 215 55 165 895 280 615
23. English language and literature/letters 445 115 330 3,800 1,095 2,705
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities 1,205 475 725 3,425 1,125 2,305
30A Interdisciplinary humanitiesCensus data footnote 153 0 0 0 60 25 35
38. Philosophy and religious studies 165 125 40 910 490 420
39. Theology and religious vocations 645 330 310 1,330 795 535
54. History 410 195 215 2,710 1,340 1,370
55. French language and literature/letters 65 10 60 620 130 490
Social and behavioural sciences and law 3,265 1,030 2,235 32,650 9,150 23,500
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies 20 0 15 520 110 410
09. Communication, journalism and related programs 150 80 70 2,750 1,030 1,720
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences 755 40 715 7,395 580 6,810
22. Legal professions and studies 530 130 400 5,225 1,380 3,845
30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciencesCensus data footnote 154 65 20 45 460 100 355
42. Psychology 505 125 380 6,545 1,580 4,970
45. Social sciences 1,235 630 605 9,755 4,360 5,390
Business, management and public administration 5,880 2,065 3,810 69,255 20,285 48,970
30.16 Accounting and computer science 15 0 10 175 40 135
44. Public administration and social service professions 560 130 430 5,140 1,025 4,120
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services 5,305 1,940 3,370 63,935 19,220 44,715
Physical and life sciences and technologies 800 405 390 11,075 5,385 5,690
26. Biological and biomedical sciences 310 145 170 5,285 2,240 3,045
30.01 Biological and physical sciences 285 145 135 2,390 1,030 1,360
30C Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciencesCensus data footnote 155 10 0 0 130 30 100
40. Physical sciences 145 110 35 2,910 2,005 905
41. Science technologies/technicians 60 0 50 365 85 275
Mathematics, computer and information sciences 1,230 755 470 13,625 8,240 5,385
11. Computer and information sciences and support services 1,055 685 370 11,505 7,330 4,170
25. Library science 80 0 75 815 115 700
27. Mathematics and statistics 80 60 20 1,130 660 470
30D Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciencesCensus data footnote 156 10 0 10 175 125 50
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies 6,030 5,635 395 67,930 63,180 4,750
04. Architecture and related services 90 75 15 1,020 585 430
14. Engineering 925 805 120 8,585 7,230 1,355
15. Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields 950 860 90 13,410 11,920 1,495
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 10
46. Construction trades 1,630 1,570 65 18,355 17,835 515
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians 1,635 1,565 75 18,540 17,910 625
48. Precision production 790 760 30 8,020 7,700 325
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 615 380 240 5,995 3,475 2,520
01. Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences 465 275 190 3,270 1,570 1,695
03. Natural resources and conservation 155 105 50 2,725 1,905 825
Health and related fields 5,740 1,150 4,590 50,220 8,215 42,010
31. Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies 390 200 190 2,730 1,350 1,380
51. Health professions and related programs 5,210 865 4,350 46,385 6,215 40,165
60. Dental, medical and veterinary residency programs 135 85 50 1,110 650 460
Personal, protective and transportation services 2,205 1,005 1,195 24,685 13,375 11,310
12. Personal and culinary services 1,290 310 980 13,490 3,480 10,000
28. Military science, leadership and operational art 0 10 0 205 200 10
29. Military technologies and applied sciences 10 10 0 475 435 40
43. Security and protective services 430 285 150 3,465 2,655 815
49. Transportation and materials moving 465 400 60 7,045 6,595 450
Other 10 0 0 45 10 40
30.99 Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies, other 0 0 0 50 10 35
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 96,585 46,710 49,880 774,745 372,455 402,295
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 53,540 26,630 26,910 349,605 175,090 174,515
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 158 43,045 20,080 22,965 425,145 197,365 227,775
Location of study inside Canada 33,785 15,470 18,315 396,690 182,875 213,810
Same as province or territory of residence 27,610 12,415 15,185 315,140 141,965 173,175
Different than province or territory of residence 6,180 3,050 3,125 81,550 40,915 40,640
Location of study outside CanadaCensus data footnote 159 9,260 4,605 4,655 28,450 14,485 13,965
United StatesCensus data footnote 160 1,540 850 685 7,950 4,110 3,840
Philippines 555 175 380 1,530 540 995
India 3,515 1,735 1,780 1,755 935 825
United KingdomCensus data footnote 161 730 430 300 5,530 3,225 2,305
ChinaCensus data footnote 162 215 75 135 1,080 445 635
France 15 10 10 350 210 145
Other 2,700 1,330 1,370 10,255 5,030 5,225
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 61,685 29,825 31,860 494,510 237,800 256,710
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 29,320 15,125 14,200 176,560 92,420 84,140
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 158 32,360 14,705 17,660 317,950 145,380 172,575
Location of study inside Canada 25,235 11,390 13,835 297,430 135,465 161,965
Same as province or territory of residence 21,255 9,460 11,795 236,720 105,480 131,235
Different than province or territory of residence 3,980 1,930 2,050 60,710 29,980 30,730
Location of study outside CanadaCensus data footnote 159 7,130 3,310 3,815 20,525 9,915 10,605
United StatesCensus data footnote 160 1,030 550 480 4,905 2,370 2,540
Philippines 500 160 345 1,415 520 900
India 3,050 1,435 1,610 1,385 725 660
United KingdomCensus data footnote 161 345 180 165 3,455 1,930 1,525
ChinaCensus data footnote 162 190 70 125 810 335 475
France 15 15 0 245 140 100
Other 1,995 910 1,090 8,305 3,900 4,405
Labour force status
Total - Population aged 15 years and over by Labour force status - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 163 96,585 46,710 49,880 774,750 372,455 402,290
In the labour force 62,490 32,625 29,860 474,595 242,775 231,820
Employed 58,130 30,625 27,505 427,310 215,010 212,305
Unemployed 4,360 1,995 2,360 47,280 27,765 19,520
Not in the labour force 34,105 14,085 20,010 300,155 129,680 170,475
Participation rate 64.7 69.8 59.9 61.3 65.2 57.6
Employment rate 60.2 65.6 55.1 55.2 57.7 52.8
Unemployment rate 7.0 6.1 7.9 10.0 11.4 8.4
Work activity during the reference year
Total population aged 15 years and over by work activity during the reference year - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 164 96,590 46,710 49,875 774,750 372,455 402,295
Did not workCensus data footnote 165 31,655 13,045 18,615 274,375 117,550 156,825
Worked 64,935 33,670 31,265 500,370 254,905 245,465
Worked full year, full timeCensus data footnote 166 29,280 17,625 11,650 252,820 135,940 116,880
Worked part year and/or part timeCensus data footnote 167 35,655 16,040 19,615 247,550 118,965 128,585
Average weeks worked in reference year 41.3 42.5 39.9 41.6 41.5 41.7
Class of worker
Total labour force aged 15 years and over by class of worker - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 168 62,485 32,625 29,865 474,590 242,775 231,820
Class of worker - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 1,015 480 535 9,265 4,800 4,470
All classes of workersCensus data footnote 170 61,475 32,145 29,330 465,330 237,975 227,350
Employee 54,200 27,455 26,745 420,745 210,170 210,570
Self-employedCensus data footnote 171 7,275 4,690 2,585 44,585 27,805 16,775
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 62,485 32,625 29,865 474,595 242,775 231,820
Occupation - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 1,010 480 530 9,265 4,800 4,470
All occupationsCensus data footnote 170 61,475 32,140 29,330 465,330 237,975 227,350
0 Management occupations 5,730 3,750 1,980 45,530 27,170 18,365
1 Business, finance and administration occupations 8,275 2,195 6,075 67,495 17,930 49,565
2 Natural and applied sciences and related occupations 2,280 1,870 410 27,450 21,980 5,465
3 Health occupations 3,890 780 3,100 37,600 6,290 31,310
4 Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services 6,355 2,085 4,275 58,165 20,975 37,185
5 Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport 1,220 545 675 12,490 5,560 6,930
6 Sales and service occupations 14,360 5,385 8,970 113,135 45,385 67,750
7 Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations 12,340 11,585 760 67,625 64,200 3,430
8 Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations 3,215 1,410 1,810 18,380 15,730 2,650
9 Occupations in manufacturing and utilities 3,810 2,535 1,275 17,460 12,755 4,705
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 62,485 32,625 29,865 474,595 242,775 231,820
Industry - NAICS2012 - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 1,015 480 530 9,265 4,795 4,465
All industry categoriesCensus data footnote 170 61,475 32,145 29,330 465,330 237,975 227,350
11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 3,615 1,500 2,115 17,775 14,165 3,610
21 Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction 250 220 30 4,025 3,630 390
22 Utilities 195 170 30 2,880 2,115 760
23 Construction 5,790 5,055 730 33,555 30,185 3,370
31-33 Manufacturing 6,300 4,510 1,790 32,375 23,565 8,810
41 Wholesale trade 2,500 1,640 860 13,345 9,650 3,690
44-45 Retail trade 6,935 2,990 3,945 59,570 26,295 33,280
48-49 Transportation and warehousing 5,255 4,375 875 19,660 14,980 4,680
51 Information and cultural industries 800 480 325 9,310 5,250 4,055
52 Finance and insurance 1,730 690 1,045 15,240 5,690 9,545
53 Real estate and rental and leasing 1,060 560 500 6,870 3,890 2,980
54 Professional, scientific and technical services 2,670 1,295 1,370 26,065 14,090 11,975
55 Management of companies and enterprises 85 45 45 625 255 365
56 Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services 2,720 1,610 1,105 22,240 12,950 9,295
61 Educational services 3,865 1,175 2,685 35,480 11,705 23,780
62 Health care and social assistance 6,205 1,030 5,175 64,390 10,435 53,955
71 Arts, entertainment and recreation 690 310 380 9,385 4,555 4,835
72 Accommodation and food services 4,645 1,500 3,145 33,115 12,095 21,025
81 Other services (except public administration) 3,475 1,535 1,935 19,195 8,875 10,320
91 Public administration 2,695 1,445 1,255 40,225 23,590 16,635
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 58,130 30,630 27,505 427,310 215,010 212,300
Worked at home 3,530 1,600 1,925 28,075 13,780 14,300
Worked outside Canada 265 165 100 1,665 1,185 485
No fixed workplace address 10,325 7,695 2,625 51,545 38,965 12,575
Worked at usual place 44,015 21,165 22,845 346,020 161,075 184,945
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 44,015 21,165 22,850 346,020 161,075 184,945
Commute within census subdivision (CSD) of residence 27,485 11,615 15,865 251,000 116,125 134,875
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) within census division (CD) of residence 3,570 1,665 1,900 57,510 23,850 33,655
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) and census division (CD) within province or territory of residence 12,745 7,745 4,995 32,230 17,425 14,805
Commute to a different province or territory 215 140 80 5,285 3,675 1,610
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 54,335 28,860 25,475 397,570 200,045 197,525
Car, truck, van - as a driver 45,805 24,895 20,920 310,240 159,660 150,580
Car, truck, van - as a passenger 4,395 2,030 2,365 29,150 12,090 17,055
Public transit 1,355 565 785 25,315 11,425 13,890
Walked 1,770 730 1,035 24,870 11,635 13,235
Bicycle 355 285 70 2,480 1,695 785
Other method 665 365 295 5,520 3,535 1,985
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 54,335 28,865 25,475 397,565 200,045 197,525
Less than 15 minutes 19,660 8,410 11,245 136,245 62,375 73,880
15 to 29 minutes 16,685 8,480 8,205 145,310 73,055 72,260
30 to 44 minutes 8,710 5,345 3,370 69,795 37,770 32,025
45 to 59 minutes 4,160 2,760 1,400 24,405 13,070 11,335
60 minutes and over 5,125 3,870 1,250 21,815 13,785 8,030
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 54,335 28,860 25,475 397,570 200,045 197,520
Between 5 a.m. and 5:59 a.m. 6,020 4,365 1,655 23,775 16,345 7,430
Between 6 a.m. and 6:59 a.m. 10,135 6,535 3,600 76,185 44,615 31,570
Between 7 a.m. and 7:59 a.m. 12,445 6,265 6,180 119,920 60,740 59,185
Between 8 a.m. and 8:59 a.m. 9,935 4,120 5,815 83,505 32,835 50,670
Between 9 a.m. and 11:59 a.m. 6,010 2,365 3,645 35,470 14,005 21,465
Between 12 p.m. and 4:59 a.m. 9,790 5,215 4,580 58,715 31,510 27,205
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 67,555 34,850 32,705 514,080 261,365 252,710
Single responses 65,560 33,725 31,835 510,800 259,940 250,860
Official languages 61,430 31,675 29,755 509,100 258,990 250,105
English 61,315 31,645 29,675 502,960 256,380 246,585
French 110 25 80 6,135 2,615 3,525
Non-official languages 4,130 2,045 2,080 1,705 950 755
Aboriginal languages 0 0 0 650 350 295
Algonquian languages 0 0 0 650 355 295
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Moose Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Naskapi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Plains Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Woods Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Eastern Algonquian languages 0 0 0 645 350 290
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 0 0 0 645 355 295
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carrier 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chilcotin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dene 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gwich'in 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sarsi (Sarcee) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sekani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Slavey 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tutchone languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 0 0
Iroquoian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oneida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lillooet 0 0 0 0 0 0
Okanagan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Squamish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Straits 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dakota 0 0 0 0 0 0
Stoney 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tlingit 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nisga'a 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haisla 0 0 0 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Non-Aboriginal languages 4,135 2,050 2,085 1,055 600 455
Afro-Asiatic languages 20 20 0 195 150 45
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 25 20 10 190 150 45
Amharic 0 0 0 10 0 10
Arabic 20 20 0 165 135 30
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 25 15 10
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 50 30 20 10 0 10
Khmer (Cambodian) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Vietnamese 50 30 20 10 0 10
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 0 0 0 15 10 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 0 10
Waray-Waray 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 10 0 0 0 0 0
Creole languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haitian Creole 0 0 0 0 0 0
Creole, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Creole languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dravidian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kannada 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malayalam 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tamil 0 0 0 0 0 0
Telugu 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hmong-Mien languages 0 0 0 0 10 0
Indo-European languages 3,745 1,860 1,885 385 225 160
Albanian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Armenian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Balto-Slavic languages 10 0 10 30 20 15
Baltic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Latvian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lithuanian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavic languages 10 0 10 25 20 10
Belarusan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bosnian 10 0 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 0
Russian 0 0 0 25 20 10
Serbian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Serbo-Croatian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slovak 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slovene (Slovenian) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ukrainian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Celtic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scottish Gaelic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Welsh 0 0 0 0 0 0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Germanic languages 25 15 15 190 115 75
Afrikaans 0 0 0 0 0 0
Danish 0 0 0 10 10 10
Dutch 0 0 0 0 0 0
Frisian 0 0 0 0 0 0
German 25 15 10 155 85 65
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 10 0
Yiddish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 20 10 0
Greek 0 0 0 0 10 0
Indo-Iranian languages 3,670 1,835 1,835 50 30 20
Indo-Aryan languages 3,660 1,835 1,830 20 20 0
Bengali 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gujarati 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hindi 10 0 10 0 0 0
Kashmiri 0 0 0 0 0 0
Konkani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Marathi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nepali 0 0 0 15 15 0
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 3,645 1,825 1,825 10 10 0
Sindhi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Urdu 0 0 10 0 0 0
Iranian languages 0 10 0 30 10 15
Kurdish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pashto 0 0 0 0 0 0
Persian (Farsi) 0 0 0 30 10 20
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Italic (Romance) languages 45 10 30 105 50 60
Catalan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Italian 0 0 0 10 10 0
Portuguese 0 0 0 30 15 15
Romanian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Spanish 40 10 35 75 30 40
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Japanese 0 0 10 35 10 25
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Georgian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Korean 130 40 90 50 20 25
Mongolic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mongolian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Akan (Twi) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bamanankan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Edo 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ewe 0 0 0 0 0 0
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ganda 0 0 0 0 0 0
Igbo 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lingala 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rundi (Kirundi) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shona 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swahili 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wolof 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yoruba 0 0 0 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dinka 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages 15 10 10 45 20 25
American Sign Language 0 0 10 20 10 10
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 10 10 0 25 15 15
Sino-Tibetan languages 145 85 60 310 165 145
Chinese languages 145 90 60 305 165 145
Cantonese 70 45 25 80 45 35
Hakka 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mandarin 55 30 30 210 105 110
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. 20 15 10 15 15 0
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Burmese 0 0 0 0 0 0
Karenic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibetan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages 10 0 0 0 0 0
Lao 10 10 0 0 0 0
Thai 0 0 0 0 0 10
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 10 0 0 10 0 10
Azerbaijani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkish 10 0 0 10 0 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 0
Estonian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Finnish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hungarian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 10 0
Multiple responses 2,000 1,130 865 3,270 1,420 1,850
English and French 85 25 60 2,295 950 1,345
English and non-official language 1,900 1,095 805 930 460 470
French and non-official language 0 0 0 0 0 10
English, French and non-official language 0 10 10 40 15 30
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 67,555 34,850 32,700 514,075 261,365 252,710
None 62,085 31,905 30,185 491,875 250,710 241,170
English 1,390 745 645 5,115 2,370 2,745
French 360 130 230 13,405 6,555 6,855
Non-official language 3,680 2,050 1,630 3,430 1,600 1,825
Aboriginal 0 0 0 855 365 490
Non-Aboriginal 3,680 2,055 1,625 2,570 1,240 1,330
English and French 10 10 0 10 0 10
English and non-official language 10 0 10 0 10 0
French and non-official language 25 20 0 230 130 105
English, French and non-official language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mobility status - Place of residence 1 year ago
Total - Mobility status 1 year ago - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 180 117,170 57,295 59,870 900,450 436,790 463,660
Non-movers 98,810 48,370 50,435 792,100 384,560 407,535
Movers 18,360 8,930 9,435 108,350 52,230 56,120
Non-migrants 10,240 5,000 5,245 68,165 32,930 35,235
Migrants 8,120 3,930 4,190 40,185 19,300 20,885
Internal migrants 6,460 3,175 3,280 33,720 16,055 17,665
Intraprovincial migrants 5,215 2,505 2,700 18,480 8,390 10,090
Interprovincial migrants 1,245 670 575 15,240 7,665 7,570
External migrants 1,660 750 910 6,470 3,240 3,225
Mobility status - Place of residence 5 years ago
Total - Mobility status 5 years ago - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 181 111,335 54,345 56,990 866,425 419,580 446,845
Non-movers 62,400 30,510 31,895 582,705 283,125 299,575
Movers 48,935 23,840 25,105 283,720 136,455 147,265
Non-migrants 28,170 13,865 14,305 169,570 81,405 88,165
Migrants 20,765 9,970 10,800 114,150 55,045 59,100
Internal migrants 15,215 7,310 7,910 94,885 45,015 49,860
Intraprovincial migrants 12,350 5,865 6,490 50,330 23,230 27,095
Interprovincial migrants 2,870 1,445 1,420 44,555 21,785 22,770
External migrants 5,550 2,665 2,890 19,270 10,035 9,240

Source

Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population.

How to cite

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2017. Abbotsford [Population centre], British Columbia and Nova Scotia [Province] (table). Census Profile. 2016 Census. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-316-X2016001. Ottawa. Released November 29, 2017.
https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/index.cfm?Lang=E (accessed June 17, 2024).

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