Census Profile, 2016 Census
Nova Scotia [Province] and Moncton [Census metropolitan area], New Brunswick

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Characteristic Nova Scotia

[Province]
Moncton
New Brunswick
[Census metropolitan area]
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Total Male Female Total Male Female
Counts (unless otherwise specified)
Population and dwellings
Population, 2016Census data footnote 1 923,598 ... ... 144,810 ... ...
Population, 2011Census data footnote 1 921,727 ... ... 139,287r ... ...
Population percentage change, 2011 to 2016 0.2 ... ... 4.0 ... ...
Total private dwellingsCensus data footnote 2 458,568 ... ... 66,699 ... ...
Private dwellings occupied by usual residentsCensus data footnote 3 401,990 ... ... 61,769 ... ...
Population density per square kilometre 17.4 ... ... 56.6 ... ...
Land area in square kilometres 52,942.27 ... ... 2,559.05 ... ...
Age characteristics
Total - Age groups and average age of the population - 100% dataCensus data footnote 4 923,600 446,885 476,715 144,810 70,750 74,060
0 to 14 years 133,825 68,370 65,455 22,720 11,685 11,035
0 to 4 years 42,005 21,365 20,640 7,195 3,695 3,500
5 to 9 years 45,980 23,650 22,330 7,960 4,055 3,905
10 to 14 years 45,845 23,350 22,490 7,565 3,935 3,630
15 to 64 years 605,950 295,100 310,845 96,970 47,840 49,125
15 to 19 years 51,255 26,240 25,015 7,730 3,965 3,765
20 to 24 years 56,160 28,150 28,010 8,945 4,415 4,525
25 to 29 years 53,725 26,790 26,940 8,995 4,460 4,530
30 to 34 years 51,730 25,130 26,600 9,695 4,730 4,960
35 to 39 years 52,010 24,560 27,450 9,980 4,920 5,065
40 to 44 years 57,050 27,245 29,805 10,400 5,080 5,320
45 to 49 years 61,890 29,720 32,170 10,070 5,090 4,980
50 to 54 years 75,675 36,615 39,065 11,100 5,425 5,670
55 to 59 years 76,505 36,925 39,580 10,435 5,100 5,340
60 to 64 years 69,960 33,735 36,225 9,635 4,655 4,975
65 years and over 183,820 83,415 100,405 25,120 11,225 13,900
65 to 69 years 63,710 30,810 32,905 8,700 4,165 4,540
70 to 74 years 45,005 21,520 23,485 6,005 2,840 3,165
75 to 79 years 31,545 14,520 17,030 4,125 1,900 2,225
80 to 84 years 21,915 9,425 12,495 3,035 1,255 1,785
85 years and over 21,645 7,140 14,505 3,250 1,065 2,190
85 to 89 years 13,205 4,845 8,360 1,905 670 1,240
90 to 94 years 6,320 1,830 4,485 1,015 325 690
95 to 99 years 1,855 415 1,430 285 65 225
100 years and over 270 45 225 40 5 40
Total - Distribution (%) of the population by broad age groups - 100% data 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
0 to 14 years 14.5 15.3 13.7 15.7 16.5 14.9
15 to 64 years 65.6 66.0 65.2 67.0 67.6 66.3
65 years and over 19.9 18.7 21.1 17.3 15.9 18.8
85 years and over 2.3 1.6 3.0 2.2 1.5 3.0
Average age of the population 43.5 42.5 44.4 41.7 40.7 42.6
Median age of the population 45.5 44.5 46.4 42.1 41.2 43.0
Household and dwelling characteristics
Total - Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling - 100% dataCensus data footnote 5 401,990 ... ... 61,770 ... ...
Single-detached house 263,470 ... ... 34,290 ... ...
Apartment in a building that has five or more storeys 21,350 ... ... 1,370 ... ...
Other attached dwellingCensus data footnote 6 102,300 ... ... 23,535 ... ...
Semi-detached house 20,465 ... ... 6,150 ... ...
Row house 10,215 ... ... 2,030 ... ...
Apartment or flat in a duplex 12,435 ... ... 3,155 ... ...
Apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys 58,405 ... ... 12,055 ... ...
Other single-attached house 780 ... ... 145 ... ...
Movable dwellingCensus data footnote 7 14,870 ... ... 2,575 ... ...
Total - Private households by household size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 8 401,990 ... ... 61,770 ... ...
1 person 118,670 ... ... 17,410 ... ...
2 persons 156,825 ... ... 24,075 ... ...
3 persons 60,250 ... ... 9,525 ... ...
4 persons 44,970 ... ... 7,660 ... ...
5 or more persons 21,275 ... ... 3,100 ... ...
Number of persons in private households 908,340 ... ... 141,520 ... ...
Average household size 2.3 ... ... 2.3 ... ...
Marital status
Total - Marital status for the population aged 15 years and over - 100% dataCensus data footnote 9 789,770 378,515 411,255 122,085 59,065 63,030
Married or living common law 454,970 227,220 227,750 71,825 35,970 35,855
Married 369,695 184,705 184,990 55,905 28,045 27,865
Living common law 85,275 42,515 42,760 15,915 7,925 7,995
Not married and not living common law 334,800 151,295 183,505 50,260 23,090 27,170
Never married 209,455 110,175 99,280 31,925 16,905 15,015
Separated 24,105 10,450 13,655 4,245 1,880 2,370
Divorced 48,835 19,715 29,115 7,305 2,860 4,445
Widowed 52,405 10,955 41,455 6,790 1,445 5,340
Family characteristics
Total - Census families in private households by family size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 10 270,965 ... ... 41,910 ... ...
2 persons 157,600 ... ... 23,635 ... ...
3 persons 56,625 ... ... 8,875 ... ...
4 persons 41,095 ... ... 7,110 ... ...
5 or more persons 15,645 ... ... 2,290 ... ...
Average size of census families 2.7 ... ... 2.7 ... ...
Total number of census families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 11 270,965 ... ... 41,910 ... ...
Total couple families 224,065 ... ... 35,280 ... ...
Married couples 181,435 ... ... 27,320 ... ...
Common-law couples 42,630 ... ... 7,955 ... ...
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent 46,900 ... ... 6,630 ... ...
Female parent 37,595 ... ... 5,320 ... ...
Male parent 9,305 ... ... 1,315 ... ...
Total - Couple census families in private households - 100% data 224,065 ... ... 35,275 ... ...
Couples without children 128,125 ... ... 19,345 ... ...
Couples with children 95,940 ... ... 15,935 ... ...
1 child 43,810 ... ... 7,085 ... ...
2 children 37,595 ... ... 6,670 ... ...
3 or more children 14,535 ... ... 2,180 ... ...
Total - Lone-parent census families in private households - 100% data 46,900 ... ... 6,635 ... ...
1 child 29,480 ... ... 4,295 ... ...
2 children 12,810 ... ... 1,795 ... ...
3 or more children 4,610 ... ... 550 ... ...
Total - Persons not in census families in private households - 100% data 175,575 81,140 94,435 27,010 12,660 14,350
Household type
Total - Private households by household type - 100% dataCensus data footnote 12 401,990 ... ... 61,770 ... ...
One-census-family households 260,280 ... ... 40,495 ... ...
Without children in a census familyCensus data footnote 13 124,000 ... ... 18,735 ... ...
With children in a census familyCensus data footnote 14 136,280 ... ... 21,760 ... ...
Multiple-census-family households 5,285 ... ... 705 ... ...
Non-census-family households 136,425 ... ... 20,570 ... ...
One-person households 118,675 ... ... 17,410 ... ...
Two-or-more person non-census-family households 17,750 ... ... 3,160 ... ...
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 15 912,300 442,470 469,830 142,325 69,310 73,015
English only 813,480 398,950 414,530 70,390 35,635 34,760
French only 705 305 400 4,565 2,180 2,390
English and French 95,380 41,925 53,460 66,765 31,195 35,575
Neither English nor French 2,735 1,295 1,440 605 310 295
First official language spokenThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - First official language spoken for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% dataCensus data footnote 16 912,295 442,470 469,830 142,325 69,310 73,015
English 879,465 426,535 452,930 91,050 44,880 46,170
French 28,490 13,890 14,600 49,540 23,575 25,960
English and French 1,760 825 930 1,170 570 605
Neither English nor French 2,585 1,215 1,365 565 285 280
Official language minority (number)Census data footnote 17 29,370 14,300 15,070 50,125 23,860 26,265
Official language minority (percentage)Census data footnote 17 3.2 3.2 3.2 35.2 34.4 36.0
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 18 912,295 442,470 469,830 142,330 69,315 73,015
Single responses 904,240 438,550 465,690 139,465 67,935 71,535
Official languages 859,690 416,245 443,445 134,230 65,255 68,975
English 830,220 401,980 428,240 85,500 42,130 43,370
French 29,465 14,265 15,205 48,735 23,125 25,610
Non-official languages 44,550 22,305 22,245 5,235 2,680 2,555
Aboriginal languages 4,290 2,020 2,270 45 20 25
Algonquian languages 4,210 1,985 2,225 35 15 20
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 15 10 5 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 5 0 0 0 0 0
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 5 5 0 0 0 0
Woods Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree, n.o.s. 5 5 0 0 0 0
Eastern Algonquian languages 4,190 1,975 2,215 30 15 15
Malecite 10 5 5 0 0 5
Mi'kmaq 4,185 1,970 2,215 30 10 15
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 10 5 5 5 0 0
Algonquin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway 10 0 10 0 5 0
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages 5 5 0 0 0 0
Northern Athabaskan languages 5 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 5 5 5 0 0 0
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gwich'in 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sarsi (Sarcee) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sekani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Slavey 5 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 5
Tahltan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tutchone languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages 60 30 35 5 0 0
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 5 0 0 0
Inuktitut 55 30 30 5 0 0
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 10 0 5 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oneida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 5 0 0 0 5 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 5 0 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 5 0 0 0 0 0
Non-Aboriginal languages 40,260 20,285 19,975 5,195 2,660 2,535
Afro-Asiatic languages 7,760 4,275 3,480 920 530 390
Berber languages 10 10 0 25 15 10
Kabyle 5 0 0 10 10 5
Berber languages, n.i.e. 5 5 0 15 10 5
Cushitic languages 130 65 65 0 5 0
Bilen 5 0 0 0 0 0
Oromo 60 30 25 0 0 0
Somali 50 20 30 0 0 0
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 15 5 5 0 0 0
Semitic languages 7,615 4,205 3,415 890 515 380
Amharic 115 50 65 5 5 0
Arabic 7,110 3,950 3,165 845 490 350
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 5 5 5 0 0 0
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 5 0 0 0
Harari 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hebrew 210 115 95 35 15 20
Maltese 15 10 5 0 0 0
Tigrigna 140 65 80 10 5 0
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 10 5 10 0 0 0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 5 5 5 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 505 245 260 240 110 130
Khmer (Cambodian) 5 5 5 0 0 5
Vietnamese 490 240 250 240 110 130
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 2,235 940 1,300 340 120 220
Bikol 5 5 5 0 0 0
Cebuano 150 60 90 10 5 10
Fijian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 25 10 15 5 0 5
Ilocano 55 15 40 5 0 10
Malagasy 0 5 0 5 5 5
Malay 55 25 35 10 0 5
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 15 5 5 5 0 0
Pangasinan 5 0 0 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 1,905 810 1,090 295 110 190
Waray-Waray 5 0 5 0 0 5
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 20 10 15 5 0 5
Creole languages 95 60 35 60 20 35
Haitian Creole 5 5 0 5 5 5
Creole, n.o.s. 35 20 10 45 20 30
Creole languages, n.i.e. 55 35 20 5 5 5
Dravidian languages 1,010 595 420 85 55 35
Kannada 40 20 15 5 5 0
Malayalam 365 205 165 10 5 10
Tamil 315 185 130 25 10 10
Telugu 285 180 110 45 30 15
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 10 5 5 0 0 0
Hmong-Mien languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Indo-European languages 18,590 9,320 9,270 1,750 880 865
Albanian 275 130 140 15 10 5
Armenian 35 30 10 15 5 5
Balto-Slavic languages 3,470 1,645 1,830 315 160 160
Baltic languages 100 35 60 10 5 10
Latvian 50 20 30 0 5 0
Lithuanian 45 15 30 10 5 5
Slavic languages 3,375 1,610 1,765 305 155 150
Belarusan 5 5 5 5 0 5
Bosnian 120 60 65 5 5 0
Bulgarian 55 25 30 5 0 5
Croatian 225 105 115 10 5 5
Czech 205 105 100 15 10 5
Macedonian 20 10 15 5 0 0
Polish 795 365 435 55 20 30
Russian 1,285 615 670 165 80 80
Serbian 115 60 65 0 0 0
Serbo-Croatian 80 40 40 5 5 5
Slovak 100 45 55 5 5 0
Slovene (Slovenian) 35 15 15 0 0 0
Ukrainian 320 155 170 40 15 20
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 5 5 5 0 0 0
Celtic languages 185 80 100 5 5 5
Scottish Gaelic 145 65 85 0 5 0
Welsh 30 10 15 5 5 0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 10 5 5 0 0 0
Germanic languages 5,700 2,800 2,900 435 215 220
Afrikaans 120 55 60 20 10 10
Danish 160 105 60 10 5 5
Dutch 1,620 815 805 145 70 70
Frisian 35 20 15 10 5 5
German 3,435 1,645 1,790 225 105 120
Icelandic 45 20 20 0 0 0
Norwegian 110 60 50 5 0 0
Swedish 110 45 65 10 0 5
Vlaams (Flemish) 25 10 10 10 5 5
Yiddish 20 10 5 5 5 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 20 5 15 0 5 0
Greek 760 390 365 20 10 10
Indo-Iranian languages 4,835 2,650 2,190 300 170 130
Indo-Aryan languages 3,385 1,895 1,490 200 110 90
Bengali 475 290 185 40 15 15
Gujarati 195 125 70 20 15 5
Hindi 745 445 300 35 20 15
Kashmiri 10 5 5 0 0 0
Konkani 5 5 5 0 0 0
Marathi 70 35 35 0 0 5
Nepali 530 255 275 5 5 0
Oriya (Odia) 10 5 5 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 585 310 270 35 15 15
Sindhi 20 10 5 0 0 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 165 85 85 0 0 0
Urdu 575 330 245 70 35 30
Iranian languages 1,425 740 690 95 60 40
Kurdish 115 65 50 0 5 0
Pashto 80 45 35 0 5 0
Persian (Farsi) 1,230 630 605 95 55 40
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 25 10 15 5 0 0
Italic (Romance) languages 3,335 1,605 1,730 645 310 330
Catalan 10 5 5 0 5 0
Italian 745 400 340 155 85 75
Portuguese 520 245 270 60 25 35
Romanian 225 110 120 110 55 55
Spanish 1,830 840 985 315 145 170
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 0 5 0 5 0 5
Japanese 360 100 260 35 10 25
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Georgian 5 0 0 0 0 0
Korean 1,095 475 620 540 285 260
Mongolic languages 5 5 5 0 0 0
Mongolian 0 5 0 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 630 325 305 360 200 160
Akan (Twi) 40 25 25 0 0 0
Bamanankan 15 5 5 55 30 20
Edo 5 0 5 0 0 0
Ewe 40 25 10 0 0 5
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 5 5 0 45 25 10
Ga 10 5 5 0 0 0
Ganda 20 5 15 0 5 0
Igbo 45 20 20 5 5 0
Lingala 5 0 5 10 5 5
Rundi (Kirundi) 20 10 5 25 15 5
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 50 15 30 20 10 10
Shona 30 15 15 15 10 10
Swahili 135 65 70 55 30 25
Wolof 10 10 0 25 15 10
Yoruba 65 35 30 15 5 5
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 140 75 70 90 55 40
Nilo-Saharan languages 75 40 40 0 0 0
Dinka 20 10 10 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 55 25 25 0 0 0
Sign languages 190 90 100 30 20 15
American Sign Language 85 40 50 10 5 5
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 105 50 55 20 10 10
Sino-Tibetan languages 6,665 3,335 3,330 735 380 355
Chinese languages 6,635 3,320 3,315 710 365 345
Cantonese 1,145 535 610 135 75 60
Hakka 20 5 15 5 0 5
Mandarin 4,640 2,325 2,315 465 210 255
Min Dong 0 0 0 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 120 50 70 5 5 0
Wu (Shanghainese) 50 30 20 15 5 10
Chinese, n.o.s. 645 365 280 85 65 15
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 15 5 10 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 30 15 20 25 15 15
Burmese 15 5 10 5 0 0
Karenic languages 0 0 0 25 15 10
Tibetan 5 0 5 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 5 5 5 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages 155 55 100 5 0 0
Lao 10 0 5 0 0 0
Thai 150 50 100 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 445 240 205 25 15 10
Azerbaijani 10 10 5 0 0 0
Turkish 305 165 140 15 10 5
Uyghur 5 5 5 0 0 0
Uzbek 110 60 50 0 0 0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 10 10 0 5 0 0
Uralic languages 415 180 235 55 25 30
Estonian 40 20 25 0 0 0
Finnish 95 30 60 5 0 5
Hungarian 275 130 150 45 20 25
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 25 10 15 10 5 5
Multiple responses 8,060 3,920 4,140 2,860 1,385 1,480
English and French 3,445 1,600 1,850 2,260 1,065 1,195
English and non-official language 4,180 2,110 2,070 355 180 175
French and non-official language 225 115 105 195 110 85
English, French and non-official language 210 90 120 50 25 25
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 19 912,300 442,470 469,830 142,325 69,310 73,015
Single responses 900,755 436,755 464,000 138,785 67,615 71,175
Official languages 878,015 425,220 452,795 135,830 66,110 69,720
English 863,550 418,315 445,240 96,155 47,275 48,880
French 14,460 6,910 7,560 39,675 18,835 20,845
Non-official languages 22,740 11,540 11,205 2,955 1,500 1,455
Aboriginal languages 2,570 1,285 1,295 0 0 0
Algonquian languages 2,565 1,280 1,285 0 0 0
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Moose Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Naskapi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Plains Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Woods Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Eastern Algonquian languages 2,560 1,280 1,280 0 0 0
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 2,560 1,275 1,280 0 0 5
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway 5 0 0 0 0 0
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carrier 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chilcotin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dene 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gwich'in 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sarsi (Sarcee) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sekani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Slavey 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tutchone languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages 5 0 5 0 0 0
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 5 0 0 5 0 0
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oneida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 5 0 5 0 5 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. 5 0 0 0 0 0
Non-Aboriginal languages 20,170 10,255 9,915 2,950 1,500 1,450
Afro-Asiatic languages 4,630 2,450 2,180 640 345 295
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 85 40 45 0 0 0
Bilen 5 0 5 0 0 0
Oromo 45 20 25 0 0 0
Somali 25 10 15 0 0 0
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 10 10 5 0 0 0
Semitic languages 4,540 2,405 2,130 640 340 295
Amharic 55 25 30 0 0 0
Arabic 4,260 2,270 1,990 610 335 280
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 0 5 0 0 0 0
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Harari 5 0 0 0 0 0
Hebrew 125 70 55 20 10 10
Maltese 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tigrigna 95 40 55 0 5 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 330 160 165 215 110 110
Khmer (Cambodian) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Vietnamese 330 165 170 220 105 110
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 1,140 550 585 80 40 40
Bikol 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cebuano 55 20 35 0 0 0
Fijian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 5 5 5 0 0 0
Ilocano 15 5 5 0 5 0
Malagasy 0 0 0 0 0 5
Malay 0 0 5 0 0 0
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pangasinan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 1,065 520 545 75 40 35
Waray-Waray 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 5
Creole languages 35 20 20 15 5 10
Haitian Creole 0 0 0 0 0 0
Creole, n.o.s. 15 5 5 15 5 10
Creole languages, n.i.e. 25 10 15 0 0 0
Dravidian languages 425 240 185 40 25 10
Kannada 15 5 10 0 0 0
Malayalam 140 75 60 5 0 5
Tamil 140 80 60 5 5 0
Telugu 125 80 50 20 15 10
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 5 5 5 0 0 5
Hmong-Mien languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Indo-European languages 7,410 3,715 3,690 745 365 380
Albanian 110 60 55 5 5 5
Armenian 15 10 10 10 5 5
Balto-Slavic languages 1,405 680 720 150 75 75
Baltic languages 30 10 15 5 0 5
Latvian 10 5 10 0 0 0
Lithuanian 15 5 10 5 0 5
Slavic languages 1,375 675 700 145 75 75
Belarusan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bosnian 65 30 30 5 0 0
Bulgarian 25 15 10 5 0 0
Croatian 65 25 40 0 0 0
Czech 45 25 20 5 0 0
Macedonian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Polish 235 105 125 5 0 5
Russian 785 385 390 110 55 55
Serbian 60 25 35 0 0 0
Serbo-Croatian 30 15 10 0 0 0
Slovak 20 10 15 0 0 0
Slovene (Slovenian) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ukrainian 55 30 20 15 10 10
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 5 5 0 0 0 0
Celtic languages 60 35 30 0 0 0
Scottish Gaelic 60 35 30 0 0 0
Welsh 0 0 0 0 0 0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 0 0 0
Germanic languages 1,490 725 760 90 40 50
Afrikaans 30 15 15 15 5 5
Danish 15 0 15 0 0 0
Dutch 135 70 70 20 10 15
Frisian 5 0 0 5 0 0
German 1,225 600 625 45 20 25
Icelandic 30 10 15 0 0 0
Norwegian 20 5 10 0 0 0
Swedish 15 5 5 0 0 0
Vlaams (Flemish) 5 5 5 5 0 5
Yiddish 5 0 0 0 0 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 15 5 10 0 0 0
Greek 270 135 130 5 5 5
Indo-Iranian languages 2,815 1,475 1,335 185 95 90
Indo-Aryan languages 1,850 995 860 120 60 60
Bengali 250 135 115 20 15 10
Gujarati 100 60 35 10 5 5
Hindi 310 190 120 20 10 10
Kashmiri 5 5 0 0 0 0
Konkani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Marathi 30 15 15 0 0 0
Nepali 475 235 240 0 0 0
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 250 125 125 25 10 10
Sindhi 5 5 0 0 0 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 95 45 50 0 0 0
Urdu 340 175 165 45 20 25
Iranian languages 960 475 480 60 35 25
Kurdish 85 50 40 0 0 0
Pashto 45 20 20 0 0 0
Persian (Farsi) 825 405 420 60 30 25
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 0 5 0 0 0 0
Italic (Romance) languages 1,240 595 645 300 150 155
Catalan 5 0 0 5 0 0
Italian 165 70 85 35 15 20
Portuguese 195 90 105 30 15 20
Romanian 70 35 35 80 45 40
Spanish 810 390 420 155 80 80
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 0 0 0
Japanese 110 35 70 15 5 10
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Georgian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Korean 710 330 385 440 225 215
Mongolic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mongolian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 165 80 85 120 65 55
Akan (Twi) 10 0 10 0 0 0
Bamanankan 0 0 0 20 10 5
Edo 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ewe 15 5 5 0 0 0
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 0 0 0 15 10 5
Ga 5 0 0 0 0 0
Ganda 5 0 5 0 0 0
Igbo 15 5 5 5 5 0
Lingala 0 5 0 10 5 5
Rundi (Kirundi) 10 5 5 15 10 5
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 15 10 10 0 0 0
Shona 0 0 0 5 0 5
Swahili 60 30 35 30 10 15
Wolof 0 0 0 5 5 0
Yoruba 20 10 10 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 10 5 5 20 10 10
Nilo-Saharan languages 35 20 20 0 0 0
Dinka 10 5 10 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 25 10 15 0 0 0
Sign languages 285 145 140 45 30 15
American Sign Language 110 55 60 15 10 5
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 175 90 80 30 15 15
Sino-Tibetan languages 4,550 2,345 2,200 570 275 295
Chinese languages 4,545 2,345 2,200 545 265 280
Cantonese 640 335 310 80 40 45
Hakka 5 0 0 0 0 0
Mandarin 3,410 1,740 1,675 405 180 215
Min Dong 0 0 0 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 45 25 25 0 0 0
Wu (Shanghainese) 25 10 10 15 5 10
Chinese, n.o.s. 415 235 180 40 35 10
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 5 5 0 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 5 0 5 20 15 10
Burmese 0 0 0 5 0 0
Karenic languages 0 0 0 20 10 10
Tibetan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 5 0 5 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages 55 20 35 0 0 0
Lao 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thai 55 15 35 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 215 110 105 10 5 0
Azerbaijani 5 5 0 0 0 0
Turkish 140 70 75 5 5 5
Uyghur 0 0 0 0 0 0
Uzbek 70 40 30 0 0 0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 0 5 0 0 0 0
Uralic languages 75 35 40 20 10 10
Estonian 5 5 5 0 0 0
Finnish 15 10 5 0 0 0
Hungarian 55 25 30 20 10 10
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 0 0 0
Multiple responses 11,540 5,715 5,825 3,545 1,700 1,845
English and French 2,180 995 1,185 2,380 1,070 1,310
English and non-official language 8,970 4,515 4,450 835 440 395
French and non-official language 75 40 30 205 115 90
English, French and non-official language 315 155 160 125 75 50
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 20 912,295 442,470 469,825 142,330 69,315 73,015
None 861,780 418,525 443,260 114,520 56,305 58,210
English 17,005 8,480 8,525 15,300 7,180 8,115
French 16,390 7,210 9,175 10,520 4,830 5,690
Non-official language 16,275 7,850 8,420 1,660 815 850
Aboriginal 2,135 930 1,205 35 20 15
Non-Aboriginal 14,135 6,920 7,220 1,625 795 835
English and French 150 70 80 80 40 40
English and non-official language 220 105 115 125 75 50
French and non-official language 470 230 245 110 60 55
English, French and non-official language 5 5 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 21 774,750 372,455 402,290 118,825 57,280 61,550
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 744,260 358,055 386,205 114,270 54,875 59,400
Median total income in 2015 among recipients ($) 31,813 38,379 26,750 33,587 39,174 28,770
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 744,545 358,085 386,455 114,315 54,880 59,435
Median after-tax income in 2015 among recipients ($) 28,627 33,642 24,590 30,081 34,364 26,290
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 648,960 320,380 328,580 103,265 50,950 52,315
Median market income in 2015 among recipients ($) 29,938 36,363 24,497 31,533 37,040 26,609
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 554,985 243,860 311,130 80,190 33,730 46,465
Median government transfers in 2015 among recipients ($) 7,438 8,175 6,961 6,544 7,182 6,096
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 523,020 264,375 258,645 86,505 43,885 42,615
Median employment income in 2015 among recipients ($) 29,979 35,676 25,405 31,881 36,358 28,042
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 22 774,750 372,455 402,295 118,865 57,285 61,580
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 744,275 357,820 386,455 114,270 54,810 59,455
Average total income in 2015 among recipients ($) 41,479 49,413 34,132 41,410 47,883 35,442
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 744,560 357,855 386,710 114,300 54,820 59,485
Average after-tax income in 2015 among recipients ($) 34,175 39,776 28,993 34,614 39,239 30,351
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 648,910 320,370 328,540 103,305 50,870 52,435
Average market income in 2015 among recipients ($) 40,299 48,457 32,345 39,756 46,301 33,407
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 555,740 243,445 312,295 80,025 33,715 46,315
Average government transfers in 2015 among recipients ($) 8,495 8,859 8,211 7,807 7,985 7,677
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 523,020 264,475 258,545 86,500 43,680 42,820
Average employment income in 2015 among recipients ($) 39,522 46,606 32,275 39,513 45,097 33,817
Total - Employment income statistics for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 23 774,750 372,455 402,295 118,865 57,285 61,585
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 24 245,425 131,095 114,325 44,830 23,555 21,275
Median employment income in 2015 for full-year full-time workers ($)Census data footnote 25 47,665 53,785 42,236 46,150 50,462 41,969
Average employment income in 2015 for full-year full-time workers ($)Census data footnote 26 56,820 63,886 48,717 54,527 60,883 47,491
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 84.6 87.7 80.7 86.8 89.7 83.1
Employment income (%)Census data footnote 29 66.9 69.7 63.3 72.1 74.7 68.9
Government transfers (%)Census data footnote 30 15.4 12.3 19.3 13.2 10.3 16.9
Total - Total income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 31 774,750 372,455 402,295 118,830 57,280 61,550
Without total income 30,485 14,395 16,090 4,555 2,405 2,150
With total income 744,265 358,060 386,205 114,275 54,875 59,395
Percentage with total income 96.1 96.1 96.0 96.2 95.8 96.5
Under $10,000 (including loss) 104,125 43,575 60,545 14,560 6,180 8,380
$10,000 to $19,999 134,355 50,310 84,050 18,600 6,815 11,785
$20,000 to $29,999 114,855 47,195 67,660 18,145 7,425 10,715
$30,000 to $39,999 98,325 45,040 53,280 16,215 7,685 8,530
$40,000 to $49,999 79,435 39,605 39,830 13,730 7,015 6,715
$50,000 to $59,999 57,255 32,255 25,000 9,315 5,205 4,110
$60,000 to $69,999 41,715 25,830 15,885 6,830 3,970 2,855
$70,000 to $79,999 33,195 19,945 13,250 5,250 2,920 2,330
$80,000 to $89,999 25,500 14,900 10,605 3,705 2,010 1,695
$90,000 to $99,999 15,530 10,095 5,435 2,245 1,465 780
$100,000 and over 39,965 29,300 10,665 5,680 4,180 1,500
$100,000 to $149,999 28,130 20,205 7,925 3,965 2,860 1,105
$150,000 and over 11,835 9,095 2,745 1,720 1,320 405
Total - After-tax income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 32 774,750 372,455 402,295 118,825 57,275 61,550
Without after-tax income 30,205 14,370 15,840 4,515 2,400 2,115
With after-tax income 744,540 358,085 386,455 114,315 54,880 59,430
Percentage with after-tax income 96.1 96.1 96.1 96.2 95.8 96.6
Under $10,000 (including loss) 108,630 44,435 64,195 15,165 6,285 8,880
$10,000 to $19,999 142,975 54,160 88,815 19,840 7,385 12,460
$20,000 to $29,999 138,435 58,900 79,535 21,980 9,400 12,580
$30,000 to $39,999 119,130 56,990 62,145 19,965 9,845 10,120
$40,000 to $49,999 84,245 46,675 37,565 13,960 7,605 6,350
$50,000 to $59,999 56,235 34,590 21,645 8,955 5,205 3,745
$60,000 to $69,999 39,320 23,195 16,125 6,250 3,375 2,870
$70,000 to $79,999 21,210 13,950 7,260 3,170 2,090 1,080
$80,000 and over 34,360 25,185 9,170 5,030 3,690 1,345
$80,000 to $89,999 11,615 8,185 3,430 1,675 1,175 505
$90,000 to $99,999 6,825 4,950 1,875 1,000 750 250
$100,000 and over 15,915 12,050 3,860 2,355 1,765 590
Total - Employment income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 33 774,745 372,455 402,295 118,830 57,275 61,550
Without employment income 251,730 108,080 143,650 32,325 13,390 18,935
With employment income 523,020 264,370 258,640 86,500 43,890 42,615
Percentage with employment income 67.5 71.0 64.3 72.8 76.6 69.2
Under $5,000 (including loss) 72,940 34,125 38,820 10,690 5,325 5,360
$5,000 to $9,999 45,820 19,475 26,350 7,060 3,065 3,995
$10,000 to $19,999 76,685 33,555 43,130 11,595 5,100 6,495
$20,000 to $29,999 66,155 29,385 36,770 11,780 5,175 6,600
$30,000 to $39,999 60,485 27,455 33,035 11,140 5,345 5,795
$40,000 to $49,999 49,395 24,470 24,925 9,405 4,810 4,595
$50,000 to $59,999 37,685 21,735 15,955 6,430 3,710 2,720
$60,000 to $69,999 28,695 17,955 10,740 5,120 2,935 2,185
$70,000 to $79,999 24,970 14,750 10,220 4,125 2,185 1,940
$80,000 and over 60,175 41,470 18,705 9,150 6,230 2,920
$80,000 to $89,999 20,175 11,645 8,535 2,920 1,595 1,325
$90,000 to $99,999 11,685 7,975 3,715 1,825 1,225 600
$100,000 and over 28,310 21,850 6,460 4,410 3,415 995
Income of households in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for private households by household size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 34 401,990 ... ... 61,770 ... ...
Median total income of households in 2015 ($) 60,764 ... ... 62,871 ... ...
Median after-tax income of households in 2015 ($) 53,129 ... ... 55,165 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for one-person private households - 100% data 118,670 ... ... 17,410 ... ...
Median total income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 30,377 ... ... 32,490 ... ...
Median after-tax income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 27,511 ... ... 29,210 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for two-or-more-person private households - 100% data 283,320 ... ... 44,360 ... ...
Median total income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 77,136 ... ... 78,335 ... ...
Median after-tax income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 66,538 ... ... 67,888 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for private households by household size - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 35 401,990 ... ... 61,770 ... ...
Average total income of households in 2015 ($) 76,797 ... ... 76,600 ... ...
Average after-tax income of households in 2015 ($) 63,299 ... ... 64,050 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for one-person private households - 25% sample data 118,705 ... ... 17,415 ... ...
Average total income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 39,601 ... ... 39,456 ... ...
Average after-tax income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 32,962 ... ... 33,433 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for two-or-more-person private households - 25% sample data 283,285 ... ... 44,360 ... ...
Average total income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 92,383 ... ... 91,181 ... ...
Average after-tax income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 76,011 ... ... 76,070 ... ...
Total - Household total income groups in 2015 for private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 36 401,990 ... ... 61,770 ... ...
Under $5,000 6,830 ... ... 780 ... ...
$5,000 to $9,999 7,755 ... ... 1,345 ... ...
$10,000 to $14,999 12,330 ... ... 1,225 ... ...
$15,000 to $19,999 20,155 ... ... 2,775 ... ...
$20,000 to $24,999 20,210 ... ... 2,940 ... ...
$25,000 to $29,999 18,700 ... ... 2,775 ... ...
$30,000 to $34,999 21,645 ... ... 3,105 ... ...
$35,000 to $39,999 19,995 ... ... 3,185 ... ...
$40,000 to $44,999 19,285 ... ... 2,990 ... ...
$45,000 to $49,999 18,235 ... ... 2,885 ... ...
$50,000 to $59,999 33,450 ... ... 5,355 ... ...
$60,000 to $69,999 30,470 ... ... 4,925 ... ...
$70,000 to $79,999 27,755 ... ... 4,590 ... ...
$80,000 to $89,999 24,340 ... ... 3,965 ... ...
$90,000 to $99,999 20,240 ... ... 3,240 ... ...
$100,000 and over 100,600 ... ... 15,675 ... ...
$100,000 to $124,999 38,090 ... ... 6,145 ... ...
$125,000 to $149,999 24,330 ... ... 3,840 ... ...
$150,000 to $199,999 23,445 ... ... 3,605 ... ...
$200,000 and over 14,730 ... ... 2,090 ... ...
Total - Household after-tax income groups in 2015 for private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 32 401,990 ... ... 61,770 ... ...
Under $5,000 7,145 ... ... 805 ... ...
$5,000 to $9,999 7,885 ... ... 1,370 ... ...
$10,000 to $14,999 12,545 ... ... 1,260 ... ...
$15,000 to $19,999 21,370 ... ... 2,930 ... ...
$20,000 to $24,999 23,030 ... ... 3,395 ... ...
$25,000 to $29,999 22,365 ... ... 3,285 ... ...
$30,000 to $34,999 25,495 ... ... 3,810 ... ...
$35,000 to $39,999 23,945 ... ... 3,795 ... ...
$40,000 to $44,999 22,630 ... ... 3,395 ... ...
$45,000 to $49,999 21,635 ... ... 3,410 ... ...
$50,000 to $59,999 40,585 ... ... 6,415 ... ...
$60,000 to $69,999 35,920 ... ... 5,860 ... ...
$70,000 to $79,999 29,795 ... ... 4,860 ... ...
$80,000 to $89,999 24,160 ... ... 3,930 ... ...
$90,000 to $99,999 19,275 ... ... 3,090 ... ...
$100,000 and over 64,210 ... ... 10,155 ... ...
$100,000 to $124,999 31,985 ... ... 5,185 ... ...
$125,000 to $149,999 15,940 ... ... 2,545 ... ...
$150,000 and over 16,280 ... ... 2,425 ... ...
Income of economic families in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for economic families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 37 269,560 ... ... 41,940 ... ...
Median total income of economic families in 2015 ($) 77,529 ... ... 78,928 ... ...
Median after-tax income of economic families in 2015 ($) 66,728 ... ... 68,228 ... ...
Average family size of economic families 2.8 ... ... 2.8 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families without children or other relatives in private households - 100% data 121,200 ... ... 18,360 ... ...
Median total income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 71,495 ... ... 72,837 ... ...
Median after-tax income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 61,883 ... ... 63,343 ... ...
Average family size of couple economic families without children or other relatives 2.0 ... ... 2.0 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families with children in private households - 100% data 97,460 ... ... 16,105 ... ...
Median total income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 104,981 ... ... 104,872 ... ...
Median after-tax income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 88,099 ... ... 88,900 ... ...
Average family size of couple economic families with children 3.8 ... ... 3.8 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for lone-parent economic families in private households - 100% data 43,560 ... ... 6,270 ... ...
Median total income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 45,597 ... ... 44,761 ... ...
Median after-tax income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 42,309 ... ... 42,010 ... ...
Average family size of lone-parent economic families 2.6 ... ... 2.5 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for economic families in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 38 269,510 ... ... 41,945 ... ...
Average total income of economic families in 2015 ($) 93,027 ... ... 91,942 ... ...
Average after-tax income of economic families in 2015 ($) 76,371 ... ... 76,527 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families without children or other relatives in private households - 25% sample data 121,285 ... ... 18,305 ... ...
Average total income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 85,511 ... ... 83,316 ... ...
Average after-tax income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 70,143 ... ... 69,676 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families with children in private households - 25% sample data 97,490 ... ... 16,135 ... ...
Average total income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 119,890 ... ... 117,654 ... ...
Average after-tax income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 97,021 ... ... 96,358 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for lone-parent economic families in private households - 25% sample data 43,470 ... ... 6,275 ... ...
Average total income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 54,587 ... ... 52,837 ... ...
Average after-tax income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 47,700 ... ... 46,572 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 21 157,715 73,825 83,890 24,215 11,460 12,755
Median total income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 39 28,180 30,235 26,673 29,689 31,312 28,441
Median after-tax income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 39 25,848 27,176 24,859 27,007 27,819 26,274
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 40 157,410 73,440 83,970 24,105 11,320 12,785
Average total income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 41 36,847 38,945 35,012 36,320 37,277 35,472
Average after-tax income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 41 30,893 31,946 29,973 30,981 31,331 30,672
Total - Economic family income decile group for the population in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 42 908,340 440,700 467,640 141,520 68,945 72,575
In the bottom half of the distribution 519,830 244,725 275,105 78,730 37,450 41,275
In the bottom decile 105,810 49,730 56,080 14,830 7,075 7,755
In the second decile 112,825 49,900 62,920 15,860 7,060 8,795
In the third decile 102,515 48,345 54,175 15,980 7,635 8,350
In the fourth decile 100,645 48,515 52,130 16,295 7,975 8,325
In the fifth decile 98,030 48,235 49,800 15,760 7,715 8,045
In the top half of the distribution 388,510 195,975 192,540 62,790 31,495 31,295
In the sixth decile 94,350 47,240 47,110 15,345 7,570 7,780
In the seventh decile 89,765 45,260 44,505 15,075 7,595 7,485
In the eighth decile 83,140 41,815 41,330 13,970 6,960 7,015
In the ninth decile 69,850 35,450 34,400 10,660 5,385 5,280
In the top decile 51,410 26,210 25,195 7,725 3,990 3,740
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 43 898,345 435,895 462,450 141,480 68,930 72,545
0 to 17 years 159,820 81,670 78,150 27,285 14,045 13,240
0 to 5 years 49,595 25,280 24,310 8,750 4,480 4,275
18 to 64 years 565,395 274,120 291,275 90,820 44,235 46,585
65 years and over 173,125 80,100 93,025 23,370 10,645 12,725
In low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) 154,955 70,415 84,540 21,865 9,935 11,935
0 to 17 years 35,525 18,145 17,380 5,530 2,880 2,650
0 to 5 years 12,740 6,470 6,275 1,995 1,040 955
18 to 64 years 88,355 40,375 47,985 12,825 5,790 7,035
65 years and over 31,075 11,890 19,185 3,510 1,260 2,250
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) (%) 17.2 16.2 18.3 15.5 14.4 16.5
0 to 17 years (%) 22.2 22.2 22.2 20.3 20.5 20.0
0 to 5 years (%) 25.7 25.6 25.8 22.8 23.2 22.3
18 to 64 years (%) 15.6 14.7 16.5 14.1 13.1 15.1
65 years and over (%) 17.9 14.8 20.6 15.0 11.8 17.7
In low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) 70,745 34,290 36,460 11,735 5,675 6,060
0 to 17 years 15,285 7,805 7,485 2,860 1,475 1,385
0 to 5 years 5,645 2,870 2,775 1,070 545 525
18 to 64 years 52,220 25,185 27,030 8,235 3,995 4,240
65 years and over 3,240 1,295 1,945 640 205 435
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) (%) 7.9 7.9 7.9 8.3 8.2 8.4
0 to 17 years (%) 9.6 9.6 9.6 10.5 10.5 10.5
0 to 5 years (%) 11.4 11.4 11.4 12.2 12.2 12.3
18 to 64 years (%) 9.2 9.2 9.3 9.1 9.0 9.1
65 years and over (%) 1.9 1.6 2.1 2.7 1.9 3.4
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 44 908,340 440,730 467,605 141,525 68,930 72,595
Official languages 905,700 439,525 466,180 140,930 68,625 72,305
English 905,020 439,215 465,805 136,350 66,400 69,945
French 95,740 42,150 53,585 70,935 33,200 37,740
Non-official languages 64,100 31,380 32,725 8,685 4,420 4,265
Aboriginal languages 5,645 2,685 2,960 85 55 30
Algonquian languages 5,575 2,635 2,935 75 55 20
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 20 15 10 0 0 0
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Moose Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Naskapi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Plains Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 10 0 0 0 0 0
Woods Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree, n.o.s. 10 10 0 0 0 0
Eastern Algonquian languages 5,550 2,625 2,920 65 45 20
Malecite 10 0 10 10 10 0
Mi'kmaq 5,540 2,625 2,920 65 45 20
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 10 0 10 10 10 0
Algonquin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway 10 0 10 10 10 0
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages 15 15 10 0 0 0
Northern Athabaskan languages 10 10 0 0 0 0
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carrier 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chilcotin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dene 0 10 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 10 0 0 0
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Slavey 0 0 10 0 0 0
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan languages 0 10 0 0 0 0
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan 10 10 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 35 25 15 10 0 0
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 30 15 10 10 0 10
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 10 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages 10 10 0 0 0 0
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 10 10 0 0 0 0
Oneida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 10 0 10 0 0 0
Salish languages 10 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. 10 10 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 58,490 28,715 29,770 8,610 4,370 4,240
Afro-Asiatic languages 10,730 5,745 4,985 1,355 795 565
Berber languages 25 15 15 50 25 25
Kabyle 25 15 15 40 25 20
Berber languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 0 0
Cushitic languages 155 65 95 10 0 0
Bilen 20 15 10 0 0 0
Oromo 40 15 20 0 0 0
Somali 75 25 55 10 10 0
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 20 10 10 0 0 0
Semitic languages 10,635 5,715 4,925 1,330 780 555
Amharic 260 135 120 55 30 20
Arabic 9,685 5,185 4,500 1,220 710 510
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 10 10 0 0 0 0
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Harari 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hebrew 630 370 260 40 20 20
Maltese 25 0 25 0 0 0
Tigrigna 140 65 70 40 25 25
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 40 20 20 0 0 0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 15 10 0 0 10 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 575 260 310 285 155 135
Khmer (Cambodian) 15 0 10 0 0 0
Vietnamese 555 255 300 285 155 135
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 3,035 1,275 1,760 470 205 260
Bikol 10 0 10 0 0 0
Cebuano 185 80 100 35 15 25
Fijian 10 0 0 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 45 20 30 10 0 0
Ilocano 70 20 55 30 0 25
Malagasy 10 0 0 0 0 0
Malay 80 25 60 10 0 10
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 10 10 0 0 0 0
Pangasinan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 2,835 1,195 1,635 455 195 260
Waray-Waray 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 35 15 20 0 10 0
Creole languages 360 185 175 185 60 120
Haitian Creole 35 20 15 20 10 15
Creole, n.o.s. 120 60 65 130 35 95
Creole languages, n.i.e. 210 115 100 30 20 15
Dravidian languages 1,365 785 580 130 70 60
Kannada 75 45 35 0 0 0
Malayalam 560 310 250 30 20 15
Tamil 450 260 190 30 20 10
Telugu 350 215 135 65 35 25
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 10 0
Hmong-Mien languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Indo-European languages 30,820 15,070 15,755 3,675 1,780 1,895
Albanian 405 185 215 30 20 15
Armenian 80 45 30 15 15 0
Balto-Slavic languages 4,095 1,935 2,160 370 195 170
Baltic languages 110 35 80 0 0 0
Latvian 50 15 35 0 0 0
Lithuanian 55 15 40 0 0 0
Slavic languages 4,010 1,910 2,105 370 195 175
Belarusan 10 0 10 10 0 0
Bosnian 145 60 80 0 10 0
Bulgarian 75 35 35 10 0 10
Croatian 275 105 165 10 0 0
Czech 210 95 110 20 15 0
Macedonian 90 55 30 10 0 0
Polish 900 410 490 85 40 45
Russian 1,945 970 970 230 110 115
Serbian 180 85 95 0 0 0
Serbo-Croatian 115 70 50 15 10 0
Slovak 145 70 75 0 10 10
Slovene (Slovenian) 35 10 20 0 0 10
Ukrainian 425 180 245 50 25 20
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Celtic languages 1,070 495 580 25 10 20
Scottish Gaelic 910 400 505 25 10 20
Welsh 35 25 10 0 0 0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 155 80 75 0 0 0
Germanic languages 9,225 4,490 4,740 880 455 420
Afrikaans 320 140 175 55 35 20
Danish 235 125 110 10 10 0
Dutch 2,105 935 1,165 225 100 125
Frisian 60 30 30 0 0 0
German 6,335 3,180 3,155 555 285 270
Icelandic 100 40 60 0 0 0
Norwegian 150 105 40 25 20 10
Swedish 245 115 130 20 10 10
Vlaams (Flemish) 20 10 15 15 10 10
Yiddish 30 15 15 15 15 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 125 45 85 0 0 0
Greek 1,315 670 645 10 10 10
Indo-Iranian languages 6,535 3,635 2,900 310 175 135
Indo-Aryan languages 4,935 2,790 2,140 250 140 105
Bengali 625 350 275 45 30 20
Gujarati 240 150 90 10 10 10
Hindi 2,270 1,300 975 85 45 35
Kashmiri 15 0 10 0 0 0
Konkani 15 15 0 0 0 0
Marathi 135 85 45 10 10 10
Nepali 620 315 305 0 0 0
Oriya (Odia) 20 10 15 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 1,010 570 445 50 30 20
Sindhi 10 0 0 0 0 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 245 125 120 0 0 0
Urdu 1,090 660 425 80 55 25
Iranian languages 1,625 865 755 65 35 30
Kurdish 185 110 75 0 0 0
Pashto 85 55 30 0 0 0
Persian (Farsi) 1,385 725 660 70 40 25
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 75 40 35 0 0 0
Italic (Romance) languages 9,365 4,270 5,100 2,250 1,015 1,235
Catalan 15 10 10 0 10 0
Italian 1,665 845 820 305 150 150
Portuguese 910 480 430 150 85 60
Romanian 240 140 105 195 115 80
Spanish 6,990 3,020 3,970 1,710 740 970
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 70 55 20 10 0 10
Japanese 865 335 530 145 80 65
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Georgian 0 10 0 0 0 0
Korean 1,530 685 850 610 305 300
Mongolic languages 10 0 10 0 0 0
Mongolian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 1,340 715 620 805 485 320
Akan (Twi) 65 40 30 0 0 0
Bamanankan 10 10 10 120 55 70
Edo 10 10 0 0 0 0
Ewe 80 50 30 0 0 0
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 10 10 0 85 70 15
Ga 30 15 20 0 10 0
Ganda 60 15 40 0 0 0
Igbo 70 45 30 0 0 0
Lingala 30 15 15 95 80 20
Rundi (Kirundi) 0 0 0 10 10 0
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 130 65 65 25 15 15
Shona 65 40 35 25 10 15
Swahili 370 200 175 180 105 80
Wolof 35 15 20 50 35 15
Yoruba 250 125 125 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 300 175 130 295 175 120
Nilo-Saharan languages 50 30 20 0 0 0
Dinka 0 0 10 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 45 30 10 0 0 0
Sign languages 1,605 555 1,045 260 110 150
American Sign Language 795 235 555 100 40 55
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 10 0 10
Sign languages, n.i.e. 815 325 495 170 80 90
Sino-Tibetan languages 7,135 3,615 3,515 885 440 440
Chinese languages 7,115 3,610 3,500 820 415 405
Cantonese 1,555 730 820 160 80 80
Hakka 45 25 25 0 0 0
Mandarin 5,435 2,720 2,710 605 275 330
Min Dong 0 0 0 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 195 75 120 0 0 0
Wu (Shanghainese) 60 35 30 20 0 15
Chinese, n.o.s. 575 340 245 130 90 40
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 20 10 15 65 30 35
Burmese 0 0 0 0 0 0
Karenic languages 0 0 0 60 25 40
Tibetan 20 10 15 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages 240 110 130 10 0 10
Lao 20 0 10 0 0 0
Thai 220 100 120 10 10 10
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 620 320 300 60 35 25
Azerbaijani 20 20 0 0 0 0
Turkish 480 225 255 55 35 20
Uyghur 15 0 10 0 0 0
Uzbek 105 60 40 0 0 0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 10 10 0 0 0 0
Uralic languages 430 200 230 75 30 45
Estonian 50 25 20 0 0 0
Finnish 120 55 70 10 0 0
Hungarian 255 115 140 75 30 45
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 10 0 10 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 75 40 35 45 25 20
Citizenship
Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 45 908,340 440,735 467,605 141,520 68,930 72,595
Canadian citizensCensus data footnote 46 878,415 425,340 453,070 136,260 66,255 70,010
Canadian citizens aged under 18 159,440 81,575 77,870 26,150 13,480 12,665
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over 718,970 343,770 375,200 110,110 52,775 57,340
Not Canadian citizensCensus data footnote 47 29,930 15,395 14,535 5,265 2,670 2,590
Immigrant status and period of immigration
Total - Immigrant status and period of immigration for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 48 908,340 440,730 467,605 141,525 68,930 72,595
Non-immigrantsCensus data footnote 49 842,760 407,740 435,015 132,295 64,325 67,970
ImmigrantsCensus data footnote 50 55,675 27,270 28,405 7,955 3,835 4,120
Before 1981 19,200 9,335 9,865 2,125 910 1,210
1981 to 1990 4,800 2,330 2,470 470 265 205
1991 to 2000 6,705 3,140 3,560 520 295 225
2001 to 2010 13,185 6,540 6,645 1,995 940 1,055
2001 to 2005 5,105 2,500 2,600 675 280 395
2006 to 2010 8,080 4,035 4,045 1,325 660 665
2011 to 2016Census data footnote 51 11,790 5,925 5,865 2,840 1,420 1,420
Non-permanent residentsCensus data footnote 52 9,900 5,720 4,185 1,275 765 510
Age at immigration
Total - Age at immigration for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 53 55,675 27,270 28,410 7,955 3,840 4,115
Under 5 years 7,280 3,495 3,785 1,155 525 635
5 to 14 years 10,445 5,240 5,205 1,815 895 915
15 to 24 years 10,170 4,670 5,500 1,365 580 785
25 to 44 years 22,980 11,315 11,660 3,040 1,515 1,525
45 years and over 4,800 2,550 2,250 570 325 250
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 55,680 27,270 28,410 7,955 3,840 4,120
Americas 10,610 4,830 5,780 1,785 795 995
Brazil 175 75 100 15 0 20
Colombia 175 90 85 80 30 50
El Salvador 95 50 45 20 25 0
Guyana 170 85 90 40 25 15
Haiti 55 30 30 60 20 45
Jamaica 480 210 275 35 25 10
Mexico 325 155 175 40 15 25
Peru 105 35 75 15 15 0
Trinidad and Tobago 220 120 100 20 10 15
United StatesCensus data footnote 55 7,375 3,320 4,055 1,290 570 720
Other places of birth in Americas 1,430 675 750 165 60 105
Europe 22,110 11,195 10,920 2,285 1,065 1,220
Bosnia and Herzegovina 210 115 100 10 10 0
Croatia 180 75 105 10 10 0
France 610 330 280 340 165 170
Germany 2,600 1,270 1,330 245 120 125
Greece 505 270 235 0 0 0
Hungary 110 40 65 20 0 20
IrelandCensus data footnote 56 475 225 255 30 10 25
Italy 525 310 215 100 50 50
Netherlands 1,645 790 855 150 65 85
Poland 630 265 365 45 20 25
Portugal 220 140 80 15 10 10
Romania 180 100 80 185 105 75
Russian Federation 585 270 315 65 15 45
SerbiaCensus data footnote 57 90 45 45 0 0 0
Ukraine 335 145 195 35 25 10
United KingdomCensus data footnote 58 11,275 5,815 5,460 780 315 460
Other places of birth in Europe 1,930 985 945 250 135 115
Africa 3,525 1,855 1,675 1,125 645 485
Algeria 25 15 15 110 55 50
Egypt 770 395 370 15 10 10
Ethiopia 185 105 85 40 25 15
Kenya 125 75 50 0 0 0
Morocco 80 50 30 95 55 45
Nigeria 350 185 165 15 10 10
Somalia 65 30 35 0 0 0
South Africa, Republic of 460 205 250 55 35 20
Other places of birth in Africa 1,465 790 675 790 445 345
Asia 18,955 9,100 9,855 2,735 1,325 1,415
Afghanistan 100 40 60 0 0 0
Bangladesh 315 180 135 20 10 0
ChinaCensus data footnote 59 2,830 1,140 1,685 535 205 330
Hong KongCensus data footnote 60 280 130 155 50 25 25
India 2,225 1,190 1,040 175 95 75
IranCensus data footnote 61 970 525 440 40 30 15
Iraq 525 250 285 10 0 0
Japan 225 60 170 30 10 25
Korea, SouthCensus data footnote 62 870 340 530 520 275 245
Lebanon 1,370 755 610 110 70 35
Pakistan 615 315 295 50 35 20
Philippines 2,570 1,035 1,540 365 140 225
Sri Lanka 310 140 175 0 0 0
SyriaCensus data footnote 63 1,150 565 580 285 135 155
Taiwan 225 100 120 15 10 10
Viet Nam 450 205 245 270 130 135
Other places of birth in Asia 3,930 2,130 1,795 260 155 105
Oceania and other places of birthCensus data footnote 64 480 295 180 20 15 10
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 11,785 5,920 5,870 2,840 1,425 1,415
Americas 1,390 675 715 200 85 115
Brazil 95 40 55 0 0 0
Colombia 15 0 15 10 10 10
Cuba 70 40 30 0 0 0
Haiti 20 15 0 30 10 25
Jamaica 195 100 95 20 15 10
Mexico 105 55 45 10 0 10
United StatesCensus data footnote 55 615 310 305 75 45 40
VenezuelaCensus data footnote 65 15 10 10 25 0 15
Other places of birth in Americas 275 115 165 25 0 20
Europe 2,210 1,165 1,045 490 235 255
France 110 55 55 175 95 80
Germany 215 110 100 10 0 10
IrelandCensus data footnote 56 75 50 25 0 0 0
MoldovaCensus data footnote 66 25 10 15 0 0 10
Romania 40 25 15 130 80 55
Russian Federation 180 75 100 15 10 10
Ukraine 140 55 80 20 10 10
United KingdomCensus data footnote 58 1,080 620 460 30 15 15
Other places of birth in Europe 355 165 190 105 30 70
Africa 1,085 600 485 450 275 175
Algeria 15 0 10 10 10 0
Cameroon 0 0 10 20 15 0
Congo, Democratic Republic of the 55 30 25 75 35 40
Côte d'Ivoire 0 0 0 10 0 0
Egypt 205 105 95 15 0 0
Eritrea 70 40 30 40 20 20
Ethiopia 45 35 10 0 0 0
Morocco 30 15 10 30 20 10
Nigeria 200 100 100 0 0 0
Somalia 10 0 10 0 0 0
South Africa, Republic of 80 35 45 30 15 10
Tunisia 10 10 0 55 30 20
Other places of birth in Africa 365 220 150 180 125 55
Asia 7,035 3,435 3,600 1,695 815 875
Afghanistan 20 0 20 0 0 0
Bangladesh 80 50 30 15 10 10
ChinaCensus data footnote 59 985 465 520 380 170 220
Hong KongCensus data footnote 60 10 0 0 10 0 0
India 900 490 410 70 35 35
IranCensus data footnote 61 260 135 125 30 20 15
Iraq 245 125 120 0 0 0
Israel 280 180 100 25 15 10
Japan 70 25 50 10 0 10
Korea, SouthCensus data footnote 62 225 75 150 255 120 140
Lebanon 75 35 40 50 40 10
Nepal 185 95 85 0 0 0
Pakistan 145 80 65 10 10 0
Philippines 1,500 640 860 280 120 165
Saudi Arabia 125 75 50 25 25 0
Sri Lanka 100 55 50 0 0 0
SyriaCensus data footnote 63 890 420 460 265 125 140
Taiwan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkey 100 55 40 0 0 0
United Arab Emirates 70 45 20 25 15 10
Viet Nam 65 20 45 200 95 100
Other places of birth in Asia 715 370 345 55 25 30
Oceania and otherCensus data footnote 64 70 50 20 10 0 0
Australia 35 30 0 10 0 0
Other places of birthCensus data footnote 67 35 15 15 0 0 0
Generation status
Total - Generation status for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 68 908,340 440,735 467,605 141,525 68,930 72,595
First generationCensus data footnote 69 70,310 35,320 34,990 9,840 4,940 4,900
Second generationCensus data footnote 70 69,125 33,765 35,360 8,725 4,470 4,255
Third generation or moreCensus data footnote 71 768,905 371,645 397,260 122,970 59,520 63,445
Admission category and applicant type
Total - Admission category and applicant type for the immigrant population in private households who landed between 1980 and 2016 - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 72 37,000 18,195 18,805 5,925 2,955 2,970
Economic immigrantsCensus data footnote 73 21,830 11,270 10,560 3,585 1,855 1,730
Principal applicantsCensus data footnote 74 8,710 5,865 2,845 1,400 985 420
Secondary applicantsCensus data footnote 75 13,115 5,405 7,710 2,185 875 1,310
Immigrants sponsored by familyCensus data footnote 76 10,415 4,455 5,955 1,270 550 725
RefugeesCensus data footnote 77 4,520 2,345 2,175 1,030 535 495
Other immigrantsCensus data footnote 78 235 120 115 35 20 20
Aboriginal population
Total - Aboriginal identity for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 79 908,340 440,730 467,605 141,525 68,930 72,595
Aboriginal identityCensus data footnote 80 51,495 24,900 26,595 3,515 1,670 1,845
Single Aboriginal responsesCensus data footnote 81 49,935 24,175 25,765 3,340 1,605 1,735
First Nations (North American Indian)Census data footnote 82 25,830 12,460 13,370 1,575 735 840
Métis 23,315 11,325 11,985 1,695 830 860
Inuk (Inuit) 795 385 410 70 35 35
Multiple Aboriginal responsesCensus data footnote 83 835 425 410 45 15 25
Aboriginal responses not included elsewhereCensus data footnote 84 725 300 420 135 50 85
Non-Aboriginal identity 856,850 415,835 441,015 138,005 67,255 70,755
Total - Population by Registered or Treaty Indian status for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 85 908,340 440,735 467,610 141,525 68,930 72,600
Registered or Treaty IndianCensus data footnote 86 18,940 9,135 9,805 1,020 505 520
Not a Registered or Treaty Indian 889,405 431,595 457,800 140,500 68,425 72,080
Total - Aboriginal ancestry for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 87 908,340 440,735 467,610 141,525 68,930 72,595
Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 88 15,055 7,255 7,805 845 390 460
Single Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 89 14,780 7,120 7,655 835 385 455
First Nations (North American Indian) single ancestryCensus data footnote 82 11,995 5,790 6,210 580 245 335
Métis single ancestry 2,560 1,245 1,315 220 115 110
Inuit single ancestry 220 85 135 35 20 15
Multiple Aboriginal ancestries (only)Census data footnote 90 275 135 145 15 10 10
First Nations (North American Indian) and Métis ancestries 210 95 115 10 10 10
First Nations (North American Indian) and Inuit ancestries 25 20 10 0 0 0
Métis and Inuit ancestries 30 20 15 0 0 0
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis and Inuit ancestries 10 0 10 0 10 0
Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 91 58,980 27,665 31,315 6,125 2,805 3,330
Single Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 92 56,830 26,660 30,170 5,960 2,740 3,220
First Nations (North American Indian) and non-Aboriginal ancestries 34,375 15,975 18,400 4,425 2,045 2,380
Métis and non-Aboriginal ancestries 21,200 10,120 11,080 1,450 665 780
Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 1,255 560 690 85 30 55
Multiple Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 93 2,145 1,005 1,140 170 65 115
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis and non-Aboriginal ancestries 1,850 855 995 160 65 100
First Nations (North American Indian), Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 135 50 80 0 0 0
Métis, Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 130 90 45 10 0 10
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis, Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 30 10 20 0 0 0
Non-Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 94 834,300 405,810 428,495 134,545 65,735 68,815
Visible minority population
Total - Visible minority for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 95 908,340 440,735 467,605 141,525 68,930 72,595
Total visible minority populationCensus data footnote 96 58,650 29,305 29,350 6,980 3,690 3,295
South AsianCensus data footnote 97 7,910 4,385 3,525 470 265 210
Chinese 8,640 4,210 4,435 910 445 460
Black 21,915 10,735 11,175 2,350 1,270 1,080
Filipino 3,400 1,485 1,920 565 275 290
Latin American 1,685 820 865 295 140 155
Arab 8,110 4,375 3,735 1,015 615 405
Southeast AsianCensus data footnote 98 1,195 525 670 430 205 220
West AsianCensus data footnote 99 1,540 805 740 60 40 20
Korean 1,540 685 855 600 315 280
Japanese 695 295 405 85 25 60
Visible minority, n.i.e.Census data footnote 100 630 300 330 45 15 25
Multiple visible minoritiesCensus data footnote 101 1,385 690 695 160 90 70
Not a visible minorityCensus data footnote 102 849,690 411,430 438,260 134,540 65,235 69,305
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 103 908,340 440,730 467,610 141,525 68,925 72,600
North American Aboriginal origins 74,040 34,920 39,115 6,975 3,195 3,785
First Nations (North American Indian) 48,640 22,805 25,835 5,180 2,360 2,825
Inuit 1,840 830 1,010 135 60 80
Métis 26,025 12,435 13,585 1,850 850 1,000
Other North American origins 410,825 197,970 212,855 82,425 39,765 42,655
Acadian 23,700 11,050 12,650 10,050 4,725 5,330
American 7,515 3,730 3,785 1,100 540 555
Canadian 387,360 186,955 200,405 75,745 36,545 39,205
New Brunswicker 35 15 20 65 30 35
Newfoundlander 1,750 835 910 75 35 45
Nova Scotian 1,295 625 665 15 10 0
Ontarian 95 65 35 0 0 0
Québécois 380 190 185 220 120 95
Other North American origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 104 20 0 15 15 15 0
European origins 621,525 299,755 321,760 86,715 42,060 44,655
British Isles origins 513,725 246,085 267,645 59,745 28,750 31,000
Channel Islander 90 25 60 20 10 15
Cornish 105 45 65 10 10 0
English 262,375 124,610 137,765 32,060 15,460 16,605
Irish 195,865 91,260 104,605 26,455 12,525 13,930
Manx 145 70 70 0 0 0
Scottish 272,880 129,640 143,240 25,250 12,145 13,105
Welsh 17,135 8,105 9,030 1,585 730 850
British Isles origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 105 18,975 8,955 10,020 2,285 1,050 1,235
French origins 149,665 70,095 79,570 39,470 19,030 20,440
Alsatian 25 20 10 0 0 0
Breton 15 10 10 10 10 0
Corsican 20 20 0 0 0 0
French 149,625 70,065 79,565 39,465 19,025 20,440
Western European origins (except French origins) 125,110 59,420 65,690 11,750 5,615 6,135
Austrian 1,775 880 895 225 105 125
Bavarian 10 10 10 0 0 0
Belgian 2,615 1,320 1,305 360 165 195
Dutch 32,045 14,640 17,410 2,605 1,300 1,305
Flemish 160 80 80 20 10 15
Frisian 50 20 30 0 0 0
German 97,555 46,450 51,100 9,035 4,325 4,710
Luxembourger 30 20 10 0 0 0
Swiss 2,705 1,335 1,375 290 125 170
Western European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 106 140 75 60 15 10 0
Northern European origins (except British Isles origins) 14,985 7,075 7,910 1,715 830 890
Danish 3,700 1,695 2,005 630 285 350
Finnish 1,140 505 630 85 30 55
Icelandic 660 295 370 50 25 25
Norwegian 5,170 2,535 2,635 460 190 270
Swedish 3,565 1,575 1,990 360 210 155
Northern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 107 1,365 750 620 190 120 70
Eastern European origins 29,685 14,315 15,370 2,285 1,070 1,215
Bulgarian 280 130 145 30 10 25
Byelorussian 195 85 105 25 10 15
Czech 1,165 620 545 115 40 80
Czechoslovakian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 108 420 175 245 20 10 10
Estonian 345 185 165 0 0 0
Hungarian 2,700 1,320 1,380 295 135 155
Latvian 380 160 220 10 10 0
Lithuanian 1,150 510 635 90 50 45
Moldovan 10 0 10 10 10 0
Polish 11,575 5,525 6,050 640 290 350
Romanian 1,190 540 650 305 175 130
Russian 4,775 2,210 2,570 385 180 205
Slovak 610 320 290 50 10 40
Ukrainian 9,115 4,475 4,640 635 315 325
Eastern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 109 310 150 160 0 0 0
Southern European origins 28,680 13,790 14,890 2,985 1,375 1,610
Albanian 285 140 145 25 10 10
Bosnian 155 75 75 0 0 0
Catalan 0 0 0 10 0 0
Croatian 680 325 360 40 25 20
Cypriot 40 30 15 15 10 0
Greek 3,360 1,705 1,650 165 75 90
Italian 15,620 7,605 8,015 1,760 830 935
Kosovar 255 115 145 0 0 0
Macedonian 165 90 80 10 0 10
Maltese 440 215 220 45 25 20
Montenegrin 20 10 10 10 0 0
Portuguese 3,580 1,700 1,880 355 145 205
Serbian 255 120 135 15 10 10
Sicilian 40 20 15 0 0 0
Slovenian 150 70 85 20 0 15
Spanish 4,300 1,875 2,425 590 250 335
Yugoslavian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 110 400 205 200 35 10 20
Southern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 111 85 50 40 0 0 0
Other European origins 5,465 2,845 2,625 375 205 170
Basque 160 75 85 15 10 0
Jewish 2,040 1,040 1,000 160 90 70
Roma (Gypsy) 135 110 25 10 0 10
Slavic, n.o.s.Census data footnote 112 25 25 0 10 0 0
Other European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 113 3,145 1,610 1,535 190 100 90
Caribbean origins 5,220 2,580 2,640 510 225 285
Antiguan 100 50 55 0 0 0
Bahamian 230 105 115 10 0 10
Barbadian 575 300 275 10 0 10
Bermudan 185 90 100 10 0 10
Carib 45 30 10 0 0 10
Cuban 340 145 195 50 25 25
Dominican 150 85 65 45 30 20
Grenadian 35 20 20 0 0 0
Guadeloupean 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haitian 115 50 65 130 50 80
Jamaican 2,075 1,050 1,025 120 70 45
Kittitian/Nevisian 45 15 30 0 0 0
Martinican 10 10 0 0 0 0
Montserratan 10 10 0 0 0 0
Puerto Rican 115 40 75 15 0 15
St. Lucian 65 20 50 0 0 0
Trinidadian/Tobagonian 325 170 155 35 15 15
Vincentian/Grenadinian 35 20 15 0 0 0
West Indian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 114 785 420 365 65 35 35
Caribbean origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 115 330 155 180 50 20 30
Latin, Central and South American origins 3,055 1,525 1,525 525 260 270
Aboriginal from Central/South America (except Arawak and Maya) 185 90 100 10 0 10
Arawak 0 0 0 0 0 0
Argentinian 65 40 25 20 10 10
Belizean 25 20 10 0 0 0
Bolivian 40 20 15 0 0 0
Brazilian 280 140 135 45 10 35
Chilean 130 80 45 20 10 10
Colombian 430 210 225 80 35 50
Costa Rican 35 10 25 15 10 10
Ecuadorian 50 20 30 0 0 0
Guatemalan 90 65 35 0 0 0
Guyanese 350 160 195 50 20 30
Hispanic 60 35 25 55 25 30
Honduran 50 35 20 0 0 10
Maya 70 35 30 10 10 10
Mexican 810 415 395 90 45 40
Nicaraguan 45 20 25 0 0 0
Panamanian 25 10 15 0 10 0
Paraguayan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Peruvian 180 85 95 20 15 10
Salvadorean 110 75 35 40 40 0
Uruguayan 15 0 20 0 0 0
Venezuelan 80 50 30 30 20 15
Latin, Central and South American origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 116 185 80 105 50 25 25
African origins 17,655 8,560 9,095 2,570 1,465 1,105
Central and West African origins 1,335 700 635 1,055 610 445
Akan 10 0 10 25 10 10
Angolan 10 0 10 20 10 10
Ashanti 0 10 0 0 0 0
Beninese 20 10 10 10 10 0
Burkinabe 0 0 10 60 40 25
Cameroonian 70 35 35 100 65 35
Chadian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Congolese 180 95 85 265 165 95
Edo 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ewe 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gabonese 10 0 0 10 0 0
Gambian 10 0 10 0 0 0
Ghanaian 185 105 85 25 20 10
Guinean 30 20 10 130 90 40
Ibo 90 50 40 0 0 0
Ivorian 10 0 0 45 20 20
Liberian 15 10 10 35 25 10
Malian 10 0 10 85 30 50
Malinké 15 10 10 0 0 0
Nigerian 445 240 210 50 25 25
Peulh 0 10 0 40 20 20
Senegalese 10 10 0 75 40 40
Sierra Leonean 80 45 35 20 0 20
Togolese 70 30 35 25 10 15
Wolof 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yoruba 65 25 45 20 10 10
Central and West African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 117 120 65 50 125 90 35
North African origins 2,030 1,045 980 580 350 225
Algerian 85 45 40 130 65 65
Berber 70 50 20 125 75 45
Coptic 30 10 20 10 0 0
Dinka 0 0 0 0 0 0
Egyptian 1,295 695 600 30 30 0
Libyan 215 105 110 10 10 10
Maure 10 0 10 0 0 0
Moroccan 130 60 70 200 135 60
Sudanese 130 50 80 0 0 10
Tunisian 65 25 35 130 75 55
North African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 118 90 40 50 15 10 10
Southern and East African origins 1,865 920 945 375 230 150
Afrikaner 25 10 20 0 0 0
Amhara 10 10 0 0 0 0
Bantu, n.o.s.Census data footnote 119 10 10 0 30 25 10
Burundian 10 0 0 35 20 15
Djiboutian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Eritrean 160 85 75 95 65 35
Ethiopian 280 120 155 40 25 15
Harari 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kenyan 160 85 75 10 10 0
Malagasy 20 0 15 25 15 10
Mauritian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oromo 25 15 15 0 0 0
Rwandan 105 55 50 25 15 10
Seychellois 0 0 0 0 0 0
Somali 180 75 100 10 10 0
South African 520 255 265 45 20 25
Tanzanian 60 45 20 0 0 0
Tigrian 15 0 10 0 0 0
Ugandan 60 25 40 15 10 0
Zambian 80 35 50 10 10 0
Zimbabwean 100 55 45 30 10 20
Zulu 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern and East African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 120 170 100 75 45 25 15
Other African origins 12,620 5,990 6,635 650 335 310
Black, n.o.s.Census data footnote 121 2,255 1,060 1,195 45 20 30
Other African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 122 10,460 4,965 5,495 600 320 285
Asian origins 42,500 21,445 21,050 4,580 2,375 2,205
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins 17,205 8,915 8,295 1,350 770 580
Afghan 230 80 150 0 0 0
Arab, n.o.s.Census data footnote 123 1,600 835 770 135 80 50
Armenian 265 160 110 20 20 0
Assyrian 10 10 0 10 10 0
Azerbaijani 20 20 0 0 0 0
Georgian 20 15 10 0 0 0
Hazara 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iranian 1,405 785 620 90 60 30
Iraqi 595 270 325 20 10 10
Israeli 245 120 120 20 10 10
Jordanian 260 150 115 105 60 45
Kazakh 45 30 20 0 0 0
Kurd 230 120 115 0 0 0
Kuwaiti 245 115 130 0 0 0
Kyrgyz 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lebanese 7,445 3,815 3,630 425 255 170
Palestinian 990 535 455 10 0 0
Pashtun 30 15 10 0 0 0
Saudi Arabian 725 470 255 0 0 0
Syrian 2,190 1,090 1,100 425 210 215
Tajik 20 10 10 0 0 0
Tatar 40 15 25 10 0 10
Turk 690 320 370 80 55 35
Turkmen 10 10 10 0 0 0
Uighur 10 10 0 0 0 0
Uzbek 90 60 30 10 10 10
Yemeni 205 105 95 10 0 0
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 124 780 410 370 20 15 0
South Asian origins 8,495 4,690 3,805 520 285 235
Bangladeshi 240 135 110 25 15 10
Bengali 65 40 20 0 0 0
Bhutanese 225 100 125 0 0 0
East Indian 6,255 3,460 2,795 420 220 200
Goan 10 10 0 0 0 0
Gujarati 10 0 0 0 0 0
Kashmiri 0 10 0 0 0 0
Nepali 430 220 210 0 0 0
Pakistani 665 405 260 50 35 15
Punjabi 230 110 115 10 0 10
Sinhalese 40 10 30 0 0 0
Sri Lankan 340 150 190 0 0 0
Tamil 60 30 35 0 0 0
South Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 125 470 290 175 30 20 10
East and Southeast Asian origins 16,715 7,850 8,870 2,705 1,320 1,395
Burmese 15 0 10 25 15 10
Cambodian (Khmer) 55 15 40 10 10 0
Chinese 9,695 4,720 4,980 1,060 530 530
Filipino 3,580 1,585 1,995 575 265 310
Hmong 0 0 0 0 0 0
Indonesian 140 65 75 20 0 10
Japanese 905 385 515 80 25 60
Karen 0 0 0 65 30 40
Korean 1,590 700 895 605 315 285
Laotian 15 0 10 0 0 0
Malaysian 80 30 45 0 0 0
Mongolian 55 30 30 0 0 0
Singaporean 10 10 0 0 0 0
Taiwanese 240 100 140 0 0 0
Thai 245 85 155 10 0 0
Tibetan 10 0 10 0 0 0
Vietnamese 760 355 410 325 155 165
East and Southeast Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 126 75 45 25 0 0 10
Other Asian origins 410 190 215 35 15 20
Other Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 127 410 190 215 35 10 20
Oceania origins 895 450 445 55 30 20
Australian 490 255 235 30 20 10
New Zealander 290 155 130 10 0 10
Pacific Islands origins 125 55 70 0 0 0
Fijian 15 10 10 0 0 0
Hawaiian 25 10 15 0 0 0
Maori 40 20 25 10 10 0
Polynesian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 128 20 15 10 0 0 0
Samoan 10 0 10 0 0 0
Pacific Islands origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 129 30 0 20 0 0 0
Household characteristics
Total - Private households by tenure - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 130 401,990 ... ... 61,770 ... ...
Owner 276,095 ... ... 42,590 ... ...
Renter 123,595 ... ... 19,175 ... ...
Band housing 2,300 ... ... 10 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by condominium status - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 131 401,990 ... ... 61,770 ... ...
Condominium 13,370 ... ... 3,340 ... ...
Not condominium 388,625 ... ... 58,430 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 132 401,990 ... ... 61,770 ... ...
No bedrooms 1,140 ... ... 190 ... ...
1 bedroom 45,675 ... ... 6,240 ... ...
2 bedrooms 105,410 ... ... 16,890 ... ...
3 bedrooms 158,975 ... ... 24,210 ... ...
4 or more bedrooms 90,785 ... ... 14,240 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 133 401,990 ... ... 61,770 ... ...
1 to 4 rooms 87,755 ... ... 14,650 ... ...
5 rooms 64,655 ... ... 9,660 ... ...
6 rooms 66,855 ... ... 9,470 ... ...
7 rooms 57,085 ... ... 8,855 ... ...
8 or more rooms 125,635 ... ... 19,140 ... ...
Average number of rooms per dwelling 6.5 ... ... 6.4 ... ...
Total - Private households by number of persons per room - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 134 401,990 ... ... 61,770 ... ...
One person or fewer per room 399,855 ... ... 61,470 ... ...
More than 1 person per room 2,130 ... ... 305 ... ...
Total - Private households by housing suitability - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 135 401,990 ... ... 61,770 ... ...
Suitable 390,445 ... ... 60,380 ... ...
Not suitable 11,540 ... ... 1,395 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by period of construction - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 136 401,990 ... ... 61,775 ... ...
1960 or before 112,530 ... ... 11,660 ... ...
1961 to 1980 113,715 ... ... 16,775 ... ...
1981 to 1990 59,105 ... ... 6,915 ... ...
1991 to 2000 49,825 ... ... 8,195 ... ...
2001 to 2005 23,045 ... ... 5,660 ... ...
2006 to 2010 23,925 ... ... 7,045 ... ...
2011 to 2016Census data footnote 137 19,840 ... ... 5,525 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 138 401,990 ... ... 61,770 ... ...
Only regular maintenance or minor repairs needed 366,615 ... ... 58,300 ... ...
Major repairs needed 35,375 ... ... 3,470 ... ...
Total - Private households by number of household maintainers - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 139 401,990 ... ... 61,775 ... ...
1 household maintainer 241,800 ... ... 35,710 ... ...
2 household maintainers 152,970 ... ... 25,265 ... ...
3 or more household maintainers 7,220 ... ... 795 ... ...
Total - Private households by age of primary household maintainers - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 140 401,990 ... ... 61,770 ... ...
15 to 24 years 14,575 ... ... 2,600 ... ...
25 to 34 years 49,695 ... ... 9,410 ... ...
35 to 44 years 59,550 ... ... 11,210 ... ...
45 to 54 years 77,555 ... ... 11,855 ... ...
55 to 64 years 85,360 ... ... 11,410 ... ...
65 to 74 years 66,865 ... ... 9,060 ... ...
75 to 84 years 35,980 ... ... 4,415 ... ...
85 years and over 12,405 ... ... 1,815 ... ...
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 141 395,860 ... ... 61,415 ... ...
Spending less than 30% of income on shelter costs 310,540 ... ... 48,990 ... ...
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs 85,315 ... ... 12,425 ... ...
30% to less than 100% 74,290 ... ... 11,075 ... ...
Total - Owner households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data 273,525 ... ... 42,475 ... ...
% of owner households with a mortgageCensus data footnote 142 55.2 ... ... 65.7 ... ...
% of owner households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costsCensus data footnote 141 12.0 ... ... 11.4 ... ...
Median monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 819 ... ... 986 ... ...
Average monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 987 ... ... 1,052 ... ...
Median value of dwellings ($)Census data footnote 144 199,886 ... ... 165,727 ... ...
Average value of dwellings ($)Census data footnote 144 230,441 ... ... 191,276 ... ...
Total - Tenant households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data 123,060 ... ... 19,165 ... ...
% of tenant households in subsidized housingCensus data footnote 145 12.3 ... ... 11.9 ... ...
% of tenant households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costsCensus data footnote 141 42.8 ... ... 40.0 ... ...
Median monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 849 ... ... 803 ... ...
Average monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 909 ... ... 837 ... ...
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 146 774,745 372,455 402,295 118,865 57,280 61,585
No certificate, diploma or degree 153,705 79,885 73,825 19,930 10,110 9,825
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificateCensus data footnote 147 195,900 95,205 100,695 33,620 16,970 16,650
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 425,140 197,365 227,775 65,310 30,200 35,105
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma 76,810 54,075 22,735 9,250 6,295 2,955
Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 148 42,625 25,015 17,610 5,025 2,860 2,170
Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 149 34,185 29,060 5,125 4,225 3,440 785
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma 168,805 67,030 101,775 29,335 12,365 16,970
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level 18,380 6,975 11,405 2,410 885 1,520
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above 161,150 69,290 91,855 24,320 10,655 13,660
Bachelor's degree 108,385 45,185 63,205 17,260 7,340 9,915
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level 9,495 4,020 5,475 1,750 755 995
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry 4,700 2,595 2,110 680 395 290
Master's degree 32,645 13,840 18,805 3,980 1,770 2,210
Earned doctorateCensus data footnote 150 5,925 3,655 2,270 655 395 260
Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 146 494,505 237,795 256,710 78,955 38,160 40,790
No certificate, diploma or degree 60,280 34,820 25,460 7,530 4,265 3,265
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificateCensus data footnote 147 116,280 57,600 58,675 21,180 10,950 10,235
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 317,950 145,375 172,570 50,240 22,950 27,290
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma 52,370 37,255 15,115 6,165 4,180 1,985
Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 148 29,105 17,300 11,810 3,315 1,890 1,425
Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 149 23,265 19,955 3,310 2,855 2,290 565
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma 128,010 51,890 76,120 23,045 9,930 13,115
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level 11,595 4,325 7,275 1,560 575 985
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above 125,970 51,905 74,065 19,465 8,265 11,205
Bachelor's degree 85,240 34,830 50,410 13,895 5,840 8,050
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level 6,895 2,610 4,285 1,410 560 855
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry 3,775 1,850 1,925 515 255 260
Master's degree 26,025 10,380 15,640 3,155 1,310 1,845
Earned doctorateCensus data footnote 150 4,045 2,240 1,805 500 300 200
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 151 774,750 372,455 402,295 118,865 57,285 61,580
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 152 349,605 175,090 174,520 53,555 27,080 26,475
Education 31,395 8,460 22,930 5,050 1,330 3,720
13. Education 31,390 8,465 22,930 5,050 1,330 3,720
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 10,700 5,095 5,605 1,715 810 905
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services 2,070 1,565 505 315 255 60
50. Visual and performing arts 8,635 3,530 5,100 1,405 555 845
Humanities 18,830 7,520 11,310 2,685 1,145 1,545
16. Aboriginal and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics 1,175 355 820 365 80 285
23. English language and literature/letters 5,110 1,530 3,580 525 145 380
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities 4,545 1,540 3,000 590 245 345
30A Interdisciplinary humanitiesCensus data footnote 153 65 25 35 10 0 0
38. Philosophy and religious studies 1,240 675 565 180 110 70
39. Theology and religious vocations 2,200 1,340 860 355 230 125
54. History 3,615 1,865 1,755 445 255 190
55. French language and literature/letters 880 190 695 220 65 160
Social and behavioural sciences and law 40,155 11,980 28,175 5,680 1,760 3,920
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies 635 145 490 50 10 40
09. Communication, journalism and related programs 3,285 1,260 2,025 555 210 345
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences 9,115 750 8,365 1,240 30 1,205
22. Legal professions and studies 6,110 1,920 4,185 1,060 350 710
30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciencesCensus data footnote 154 610 135 475 40 0 35
42. Psychology 8,170 2,060 6,110 1,315 400 920
45. Social sciences 12,240 5,710 6,520 1,430 755 670
Business, management and public administration 93,075 27,030 66,045 17,345 5,935 11,405
30.16 Accounting and computer science 205 55 150 65 10 50
44. Public administration and social service professions 6,285 1,345 4,940 1,225 255 970
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services 86,590 25,630 60,960 16,050 5,665 10,385
Physical and life sciences and technologies 15,340 7,650 7,685 1,630 785 845
26. Biological and biomedical sciences 6,910 2,990 3,925 775 375 400
30.01 Biological and physical sciences 3,340 1,455 1,880 410 145 265
30C Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciencesCensus data footnote 155 165 35 120 40 0 35
40. Physical sciences 4,260 3,005 1,255 290 205 85
41. Science technologies/technicians 665 165 500 115 50 60
Mathematics, computer and information sciences 15,745 9,355 6,390 3,120 2,145 970
11. Computer and information sciences and support services 12,750 8,055 4,695 2,835 2,015 820
25. Library science 1,210 175 1,040 105 20 85
27. Mathematics and statistics 1,590 995 600 155 95 60
30D Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciencesCensus data footnote 156 200 135 65 25 15 0
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies 92,920 87,340 5,580 12,075 11,310 765
04. Architecture and related services 1,370 860 510 150 115 35
14. Engineering 11,925 10,290 1,640 1,380 1,190 195
15. Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields 17,805 16,110 1,695 2,950 2,610 340
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation 10 0 10 0 0 0
46. Construction trades 24,800 24,235 570 2,660 2,640 25
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians 25,465 24,680 780 3,245 3,140 110
48. Precision production 11,545 11,165 380 1,685 1,620 65
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 7,630 4,615 3,015 785 495 280
01. Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences 4,215 2,160 2,055 495 285 205
03. Natural resources and conservation 3,410 2,450 960 285 210 75
Health and related fields 66,770 10,595 56,175 9,885 1,765 8,120
31. Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies 3,560 1,730 1,825 775 405 370
51. Health professions and related programs 61,755 7,955 53,800 8,900 1,235 7,665
60. Dental, medical and veterinary residency programs 1,460 910 550 210 120 90
Personal, protective and transportation services 32,535 17,700 14,830 5,330 2,710 2,615
12. Personal and culinary services 17,625 4,455 13,170 3,080 695 2,385
28. Military science, leadership and operational art 250 240 10 0 0 0
29. Military technologies and applied sciences 905 850 50 90 75 20
43. Security and protective services 4,540 3,535 1,005 970 810 155
49. Transportation and materials moving 9,220 8,625 600 1,195 1,135 60
Other 45 10 40 10 10 10
30.99 Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies, other 50 10 40 10 0 10
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 151 494,505 237,795 256,710 78,955 38,160 40,790
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 152 176,560 92,420 84,135 28,715 15,215 13,500
Education 20,590 4,940 15,650 3,320 805 2,515
13. Education 20,585 4,940 15,650 3,320 805 2,515
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 8,145 3,855 4,285 1,355 655 700
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services 1,515 1,140 375 245 190 50
50. Visual and performing arts 6,630 2,715 3,915 1,115 465 650
Humanities 13,745 5,275 8,465 1,960 780 1,175
16. Aboriginal and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics 895 280 615 295 60 240
23. English language and literature/letters 3,800 1,095 2,705 415 120 295
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities 3,425 1,125 2,305 415 140 270
30A Interdisciplinary humanitiesCensus data footnote 153 60 25 35 0 0 0
38. Philosophy and religious studies 910 490 420 130 75 55
39. Theology and religious vocations 1,330 795 535 235 150 90
54. History 2,710 1,340 1,370 345 210 135
55. French language and literature/letters 620 130 490 125 35 90
Social and behavioural sciences and law 32,650 9,150 23,500 4,600 1,380 3,220
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies 520 110 410 30 0 30
09. Communication, journalism and related programs 2,750 1,030 1,720 490 195 295
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences 7,395 580 6,810 935 15 915
22. Legal professions and studies 5,225 1,380 3,845 885 270 610
30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciencesCensus data footnote 154 460 100 355 25 10 15
42. Psychology 6,545 1,580 4,970 1,075 290 785
45. Social sciences 9,755 4,360 5,390 1,160 590 565
Business, management and public administration 69,255 20,285 48,970 13,715 4,720 8,995
30.16 Accounting and computer science 175 40 135 65 10 50
44. Public administration and social service professions 5,140 1,025 4,120 945 175 765
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services 63,935 19,220 44,715 12,715 4,535 8,175
Physical and life sciences and technologies 11,075 5,385 5,690 1,275 615 660
26. Biological and biomedical sciences 5,285 2,240 3,045 650 335 315
30.01 Biological and physical sciences 2,390 1,030 1,360 295 110 185
30C Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciencesCensus data footnote 155 130 30 100 35 0 35
40. Physical sciences 2,910 2,005 905 210 140 75
41. Science technologies/technicians 365 85 275 85 35 50
Mathematics, computer and information sciences 13,625 8,240 5,385 2,740 1,920 820
11. Computer and information sciences and support services 11,505 7,330 4,170 2,530 1,815 715
25. Library science 815 115 700 60 15 45
27. Mathematics and statistics 1,130 660 470 130 80 55
30D Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciencesCensus data footnote 156 175 125 50 15 15 0
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies 67,930 63,180 4,750 9,105 8,395 705
04. Architecture and related services 1,020 585 430 120 90 30
14. Engineering 8,585 7,230 1,355 1,115 930 185
15. Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields 13,410 11,920 1,495 2,480 2,160 320
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation 0 0 10 0 0 0
46. Construction trades 18,355 17,835 515 1,815 1,800 20
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians 18,540 17,910 625 2,385 2,285 100
48. Precision production 8,020 7,700 325 1,195 1,135 55
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 5,995 3,475 2,520 630 395 235
01. Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences 3,270 1,570 1,695 385 220 165
03. Natural resources and conservation 2,725 1,905 825 245 175 70
Health and related fields 50,220 8,215 42,010 7,570 1,355 6,210
31. Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies 2,730 1,350 1,380 620 335 280
51. Health professions and related programs 46,385 6,215 40,165 6,780 930 5,850
60. Dental, medical and veterinary residency programs 1,110 650 460 170 85 85
Personal, protective and transportation services 24,685 13,375 11,310 3,965 1,920 2,045
12. Personal and culinary services 13,490 3,480 10,000 2,350 510 1,845
28. Military science, leadership and operational art 205 200 10 0 0 0
29. Military technologies and applied sciences 475 435 40 40 20 20
43. Security and protective services 3,465 2,655 815 730 595 135
49. Transportation and materials moving 7,045 6,595 450 845 795 50
Other 45 10 40 10 0 10
30.99 Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies, other 50 10 35 0 0 0
Location of study compared with province or territory of residence with countries outside Canada
Total - Location of study compared with province or territory of residence with countries outside Canada for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 157 774,745 372,455 402,295 118,865 57,280 61,585
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 349,605 175,090 174,515 53,555 27,080 26,475
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 158 425,145 197,365 227,775 65,310 30,205 35,110
Location of study inside Canada 396,690 182,875 213,810 61,650 28,315 33,335
Same as province or territory of residence 315,140 141,965 173,175 46,900 21,150 25,750
Different than province or territory of residence 81,550 40,915 40,640 14,745 7,165 7,580
Location of study outside CanadaCensus data footnote 159 28,450 14,485 13,965 3,660 1,885 1,775
United StatesCensus data footnote 160 7,950 4,110 3,840 800 435 365
Philippines 1,530 540 995 230 65 165
India 1,755 935 825 115 60 55
United KingdomCensus data footnote 161 5,530 3,225 2,305 315 180 130
ChinaCensus data footnote 162 1,080 445 635 335 195 140
France 350 210 145 320 175 145
Other 10,255 5,030 5,225 1,550 780 770
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 157 494,510 237,800 256,710 78,950 38,165 40,790
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 176,560 92,420 84,140 28,715 15,215 13,500
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 158 317,950 145,380 172,575 50,240 22,950 27,285
Location of study inside Canada 297,430 135,465 161,965 47,335 21,535 25,805
Same as province or territory of residence 236,720 105,480 131,235 36,100 16,325 19,775
Different than province or territory of residence 60,710 29,980 30,730 11,240 5,210 6,025
Location of study outside CanadaCensus data footnote 159 20,525 9,915 10,605 2,905 1,415 1,485
United StatesCensus data footnote 160 4,905 2,370 2,540 520 280 240
Philippines 1,415 520 900 220 55 160
India 1,385 725 660 100 45 55
United KingdomCensus data footnote 161 3,455 1,930 1,525 200 105 90
ChinaCensus data footnote 162 810 335 475 265 125 140
France 245 140 100 275 155 125
Other 8,305 3,900 4,405 1,325 650 675
Labour force status
Total - Population aged 15 years and over by Labour force status - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 163 774,750 372,455 402,290 118,865 57,280 61,580
In the labour force 474,595 242,775 231,820 79,230 40,300 38,925
Employed 427,310 215,010 212,305 72,875 36,585 36,285
Unemployed 47,280 27,765 19,520 6,360 3,715 2,640
Not in the labour force 300,155 129,680 170,475 39,635 16,980 22,655
Participation rate 61.3 65.2 57.6 66.7 70.4 63.2
Employment rate 55.2 57.7 52.8 61.3 63.9 58.9
Unemployment rate 10.0 11.4 8.4 8.0 9.2 6.8
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 164 774,750 372,455 402,295 118,865 57,280 61,580
Did not workCensus data footnote 165 274,375 117,550 156,825 36,385 15,620 20,765
Worked 500,370 254,905 245,465 82,480 41,665 40,815
Worked full year, full timeCensus data footnote 166 252,820 135,940 116,880 45,705 24,175 21,535
Worked part year and/or part timeCensus data footnote 167 247,550 118,965 128,585 36,775 17,490 19,280
Average weeks worked in reference year 41.6 41.5 41.7 42.8 43.0 42.7
Class of worker
Total labour force aged 15 years and over by class of worker - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 168 474,590 242,775 231,820 79,230 40,305 38,930
Class of worker - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 9,265 4,800 4,470 1,325 735 595
All classes of workersCensus data footnote 170 465,330 237,975 227,350 77,900 39,570 38,330
Employee 420,745 210,170 210,570 71,725 35,820 35,900
Self-employedCensus data footnote 171 44,585 27,805 16,775 6,180 3,750 2,430
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 172 474,595 242,775 231,820 79,235 40,305 38,925
Occupation - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 9,265 4,800 4,470 1,325 730 595
All occupationsCensus data footnote 170 465,330 237,975 227,350 77,905 39,570 38,335
0 Management occupations 45,530 27,170 18,365 7,855 4,830 3,030
1 Business, finance and administration occupations 67,495 17,930 49,565 12,595 3,955 8,640
2 Natural and applied sciences and related occupations 27,450 21,980 5,465 4,670 3,690 980
3 Health occupations 37,600 6,290 31,310 6,355 1,155 5,200
4 Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services 58,165 20,975 37,185 9,075 3,065 6,010
5 Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport 12,490 5,560 6,930 1,765 780 985
6 Sales and service occupations 113,135 45,385 67,750 22,185 9,760 12,430
7 Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations 67,625 64,200 3,430 10,345 9,880 465
8 Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations 18,380 15,730 2,650 1,105 925 175
9 Occupations in manufacturing and utilities 17,460 12,755 4,705 1,960 1,540 420
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 173 474,595 242,775 231,820 79,230 40,300 38,930
Industry - NAICS2012 - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 9,265 4,795 4,465 1,325 735 595
All industry categoriesCensus data footnote 170 465,330 237,975 227,350 77,905 39,570 38,330
11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 17,775 14,165 3,610 680 535 145
21 Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction 4,025 3,630 390 810 580 230
22 Utilities 2,880 2,115 760 200 155 40
23 Construction 33,555 30,185 3,370 4,800 4,260 545
31-33 Manufacturing 32,375 23,565 8,810 4,290 3,190 1,100
41 Wholesale trade 13,345 9,650 3,690 3,275 2,455 820
44-45 Retail trade 59,570 26,295 33,280 10,475 5,220 5,255
48-49 Transportation and warehousing 19,660 14,980 4,680 4,875 3,605 1,265
51 Information and cultural industries 9,310 5,250 4,055 1,925 1,095 830
52 Finance and insurance 15,240 5,690 9,545 4,470 1,625 2,850
53 Real estate and rental and leasing 6,870 3,890 2,980 975 595 380
54 Professional, scientific and technical services 26,065 14,090 11,975 3,925 2,230 1,695
55 Management of companies and enterprises 625 255 365 120 40 80
56 Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services 22,240 12,950 9,295 5,605 2,955 2,650
61 Educational services 35,480 11,705 23,780 5,295 1,690 3,605
62 Health care and social assistance 64,390 10,435 53,955 10,160 1,830 8,335
71 Arts, entertainment and recreation 9,385 4,555 4,835 1,885 985 900
72 Accommodation and food services 33,115 12,095 21,025 5,660 2,145 3,515
81 Other services (except public administration) 19,195 8,875 10,320 3,250 1,620 1,625
91 Public administration 40,225 23,590 16,635 5,235 2,755 2,480
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 174 427,310 215,010 212,300 72,870 36,580 36,285
Worked at home 28,075 13,780 14,300 4,335 2,270 2,070
Worked outside Canada 1,665 1,185 485 250 165 85
No fixed workplace address 51,545 38,965 12,575 6,755 5,135 1,615
Worked at usual place 346,020 161,075 184,945 61,530 29,015 32,520
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 346,020 161,075 184,945 61,535 29,015 32,520
Commute within census subdivision (CSD) of residence 251,000 116,125 134,875 30,425 14,020 16,400
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) within census division (CD) of residence 57,510 23,850 33,655 19,030 8,975 10,055
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) and census division (CD) within province or territory of residence 32,230 17,425 14,805 11,090 5,355 5,735
Commute to a different province or territory 5,285 3,675 1,610 995 665 330
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 175 397,570 200,045 197,525 68,285 34,155 34,130
Car, truck, van - as a driver 310,240 159,660 150,580 55,070 28,370 26,700
Car, truck, van - as a passenger 29,150 12,090 17,055 5,890 2,325 3,565
Public transit 25,315 11,425 13,890 2,345 1,000 1,345
Walked 24,870 11,635 13,235 3,705 1,715 1,990
Bicycle 2,480 1,695 785 400 275 125
Other method 5,520 3,535 1,985 875 470 410
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 176 397,565 200,045 197,525 68,290 34,155 34,135
Less than 15 minutes 136,245 62,375 73,880 30,670 14,605 16,065
15 to 29 minutes 145,310 73,055 72,260 27,965 14,025 13,945
30 to 44 minutes 69,795 37,770 32,025 6,435 3,560 2,880
45 to 59 minutes 24,405 13,070 11,335 1,505 815 685
60 minutes and over 21,815 13,785 8,030 1,710 1,155 555
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 177 397,570 200,045 197,520 68,285 34,155 34,135
Between 5 a.m. and 5:59 a.m. 23,775 16,345 7,430 2,540 1,830 710
Between 6 a.m. and 6:59 a.m. 76,185 44,615 31,570 8,170 4,795 3,375
Between 7 a.m. and 7:59 a.m. 119,920 60,740 59,185 24,590 12,060 12,525
Between 8 a.m. and 8:59 a.m. 83,505 32,835 50,670 15,475 6,805 8,675
Between 9 a.m. and 11:59 a.m. 35,470 14,005 21,465 6,620 2,725 3,895
Between 12 p.m. and 4:59 a.m. 58,715 31,510 27,205 10,900 5,950 4,950
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 178 514,080 261,365 252,710 84,655 42,715 41,940
Single responses 510,800 259,940 250,860 78,980 40,095 38,890
Official languages 509,100 258,990 250,105 78,790 39,995 38,795
English 502,960 256,380 246,585 64,785 34,240 30,545
French 6,135 2,615 3,525 14,005 5,755 8,250
Non-official languages 1,705 950 755 195 100 95
Aboriginal languages 650 350 295 0 0 0
Algonquian languages 650 355 295 0 0 0
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Moose Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Naskapi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Plains Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Woods Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Eastern Algonquian languages 645 350 290 0 0 0
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 645 355 295 0 0 0
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carrier 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chilcotin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dene 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gwich'in 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sarsi (Sarcee) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sekani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Slavey 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tutchone languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 10 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oneida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lillooet 0 0 0 0 0 0
Okanagan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Squamish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Straits 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dakota 0 0 0 0 0 0
Stoney 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tlingit 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nisga'a 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haisla 0 0 0 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Non-Aboriginal languages 1,055 600 455 195 105 95
Afro-Asiatic languages 195 150 45 60 40 20
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 190 150 45 60 40 20
Amharic 10 0 10 0 0 0
Arabic 165 135 30 50 35 15
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Harari 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hebrew 25 15 10 10 0 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 10 0 10 0 0 10
Khmer (Cambodian) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Vietnamese 10 0 10 10 0 10
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 15 10 15 0 0 0
Bikol 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cebuano 0 0 0 0 0 0
Fijian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ilocano 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malagasy 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malay 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pangasinan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 20 0 10 0 0 0
Waray-Waray 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Creole languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haitian Creole 0 0 0 0 0 0
Creole, n.o.s. 0 0 0 10 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 10 0 0 0 0
Indo-European languages 385 225 160 10 10 0
Albanian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Armenian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Balto-Slavic languages 30 20 15 0 0 0
Baltic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Latvian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lithuanian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavic languages 25 20 10 0 0 0
Belarusan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bosnian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bulgarian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Croatian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Czech 0 0 0 0 0 0
Macedonian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Polish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Russian 25 20 10 0 0 0
Serbian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Serbo-Croatian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slovak 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slovene (Slovenian) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ukrainian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Celtic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scottish Gaelic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Welsh 0 0 0 0 0 0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Germanic languages 190 115 75 10 0 10
Afrikaans 0 0 0 0 0 0
Danish 10 10 10 0 0 0
Dutch 0 0 0 0 0 0
Frisian 0 0 0 0 0 0
German 155 85 65 10 0 0
Icelandic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Norwegian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swedish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Vlaams (Flemish) 0 10 0 0 0 0
Yiddish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 20 10 0 0 0 0
Greek 0 10 0 0 0 0
Indo-Iranian languages 50 30 20 0 0 0
Indo-Aryan languages 20 20 0 0 0 0
Bengali 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gujarati 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hindi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kashmiri 0 0 0 0 0 0
Konkani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Marathi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nepali 15 15 0 0 0 0
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 10 10 0 0 0 0
Sindhi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Urdu 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iranian languages 30 10 15 0 0 0
Kurdish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pashto 0 0 0 0 0 0
Persian (Farsi) 30 10 20 0 0 0
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Italic (Romance) languages 105 50 60 10 0 0
Catalan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Italian 10 10 0 0 0 0
Portuguese 30 15 15 0 0 0
Romanian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Spanish 75 30 40 0 0 0
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Japanese 35 10 25 0 0 0
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Georgian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Korean 50 20 25 25 10 15
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 45 20 25 0 0 0
American Sign Language 20 10 10 0 0 0
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 25 15 15 0 0 0
Sino-Tibetan languages 310 165 145 90 45 50
Chinese languages 305 165 145 90 45 50
Cantonese 80 45 35 10 0 0
Hakka 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mandarin 210 105 110 80 40 40
Min Dong 0 0 0 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wu (Shanghainese) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chinese, n.o.s. 15 15 0 10 0 0
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Burmese 0 0 0 0 0 0
Karenic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibetan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lao 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thai 0 0 10 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 10 0 10 0 0 0
Azerbaijani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkish 10 0 10 0 0 0
Uyghur 0 0 0 0 0 0
Uzbek 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Uralic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Estonian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Finnish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hungarian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 10 10 0 0 0 0
Multiple responses 3,270 1,420 1,850 5,675 2,615 3,055
English and French 2,295 950 1,345 5,530 2,550 2,980
English and non-official language 930 460 470 120 60 65
French and non-official language 0 0 10 0 0 0
English, French and non-official language 40 15 30 20 10 10
Other language used regularly at work
Total - Other language(s) used regularly at work for the population in private households aged 15 years and over who worked since January 1, 2015 - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 179 514,075 261,365 252,710 84,655 42,715 41,935
None 491,875 250,710 241,170 57,370 29,615 27,760
English 5,115 2,370 2,745 9,470 4,090 5,380
French 13,405 6,555 6,855 17,410 8,805 8,605
Non-official language 3,430 1,600 1,825 330 160 170
Aboriginal 855 365 490 10 10 0
Non-Aboriginal 2,570 1,240 1,330 320 160 165
English and French 10 0 10 0 0 0
English and non-official language 0 10 0 15 15 10
French and non-official language 230 130 105 50 30 25
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 180 900,450 436,790 463,660 140,105 68,185 71,920
Non-movers 792,100 384,560 407,535 119,610 58,150 61,450
Movers 108,350 52,230 56,120 20,505 10,035 10,470
Non-migrants 68,165 32,930 35,235 11,905 5,690 6,215
Migrants 40,185 19,300 20,885 8,600 4,345 4,255
Internal migrants 33,720 16,055 17,665 7,310 3,650 3,665
Intraprovincial migrants 18,480 8,390 10,090 4,950 2,470 2,480
Interprovincial migrants 15,240 7,665 7,570 2,360 1,180 1,180
External migrants 6,470 3,240 3,225 1,290 700 590
Mobility status - Place of residence 5 years ago
Total - Mobility status 5 years ago - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 181 866,425 419,580 446,845 134,470 65,395 69,080
Non-movers 582,705 283,125 299,575 82,345 40,260 42,085
Movers 283,720 136,455 147,265 52,120 25,130 26,990
Non-migrants 169,570 81,405 88,165 28,195 13,385 14,810
Migrants 114,150 55,045 59,100 23,925 11,750 12,175
Internal migrants 94,885 45,015 49,860 20,410 9,845 10,565
Intraprovincial migrants 50,330 23,230 27,095 13,795 6,605 7,190
Interprovincial migrants 44,555 21,785 22,770 6,620 3,240 3,375
External migrants 19,270 10,035 9,240 3,515 1,905 1,610

Source

Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population.

How to cite

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2017. Nova Scotia [Province] and Moncton [Census metropolitan area], New Brunswick (table). Census Profile. 2016 Census. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-316-X2016001. Ottawa. Released November 29, 2017.
https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/index.cfm?Lang=E (accessed July 3, 2024).

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