Census Profile, 2016 Census
Nova Scotia [Province] and Scarborough Centre [Federal electoral district], Ontario

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Characteristic Nova Scotia

[Province]
Scarborough Centre
Ontario
[Federal electoral district]
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Total Male Female Total Male Female
Counts (unless otherwise specified)
Population and dwellings
Population, 2016Census data footnote 1 923,598 ... ... 112,603 ... ...
Population, 2011Census data footnote 1 921,727 ... ... 108,826 ... ...
Population percentage change, 2011 to 2016 0.2 ... ... 3.5 ... ...
Total private dwellingsCensus data footnote 2 458,568 ... ... 41,775 ... ...
Private dwellings occupied by usual residentsCensus data footnote 3 401,990 ... ... 40,292 ... ...
Population density per square kilometre 17.4 ... ... 3,994.0 ... ...
Land area in square kilometres 52,942.27 ... ... 28.19 ... ...
Age characteristics
Total - Age groups and average age of the population - 100% dataCensus data footnote 4 923,600 446,885 476,715 112,600 53,760 58,840
0 to 14 years 133,825 68,370 65,455 18,270 9,395 8,875
0 to 4 years 42,005 21,365 20,640 5,905 3,000 2,905
5 to 9 years 45,980 23,650 22,330 6,250 3,265 2,980
10 to 14 years 45,845 23,350 22,490 6,120 3,130 2,990
15 to 64 years 605,950 295,100 310,845 76,140 36,695 39,450
15 to 19 years 51,255 26,240 25,015 6,975 3,580 3,395
20 to 24 years 56,160 28,150 28,010 8,395 4,310 4,080
25 to 29 years 53,725 26,790 26,940 7,700 3,755 3,945
30 to 34 years 51,730 25,130 26,600 7,495 3,535 3,965
35 to 39 years 52,010 24,560 27,450 7,095 3,280 3,815
40 to 44 years 57,050 27,245 29,805 7,210 3,320 3,890
45 to 49 years 61,890 29,720 32,170 7,760 3,670 4,085
50 to 54 years 75,675 36,615 39,065 8,920 4,255 4,665
55 to 59 years 76,505 36,925 39,580 8,015 3,905 4,105
60 to 64 years 69,960 33,735 36,225 6,580 3,085 3,495
65 years and over 183,820 83,415 100,405 18,195 7,670 10,520
65 to 69 years 63,710 30,810 32,905 5,215 2,390 2,825
70 to 74 years 45,005 21,520 23,485 3,850 1,740 2,105
75 to 79 years 31,545 14,520 17,030 3,255 1,370 1,885
80 to 84 years 21,915 9,425 12,495 2,730 1,110 1,620
85 years and over 21,645 7,140 14,505 3,145 1,065 2,080
85 to 89 years 13,205 4,845 8,360 1,985 730 1,250
90 to 94 years 6,320 1,830 4,485 890 270 615
95 to 99 years 1,855 415 1,430 240 55 185
100 years and over 270 45 225 35 5 25
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 16.2 17.5 15.1
15 to 64 years 65.6 66.0 65.2 67.6 68.3 67.0
65 years and over 19.9 18.7 21.1 16.2 14.3 17.9
85 years and over 2.3 1.6 3.0 2.8 2.0 3.5
Average age of the population 43.5 42.5 44.4 40.6 39.2 41.9
Median age of the population 45.5 44.5 46.4 40.3 38.5 41.7
Household and dwelling characteristics
Total - Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling - 100% dataCensus data footnote 5 401,990 ... ... 40,295 ... ...
Single-detached house 263,470 ... ... 13,910 ... ...
Apartment in a building that has five or more storeys 21,350 ... ... 16,500 ... ...
Other attached dwellingCensus data footnote 6 102,300 ... ... 9,885 ... ...
Semi-detached house 20,465 ... ... 775 ... ...
Row house 10,215 ... ... 2,770 ... ...
Apartment or flat in a duplex 12,435 ... ... 4,020 ... ...
Apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys 58,405 ... ... 2,280 ... ...
Other single-attached house 780 ... ... 40 ... ...
Movable dwellingCensus data footnote 7 14,870 ... ... 5 ... ...
Total - Private households by household size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 8 401,990 ... ... 40,295 ... ...
1 person 118,670 ... ... 9,975 ... ...
2 persons 156,825 ... ... 11,215 ... ...
3 persons 60,250 ... ... 7,510 ... ...
4 persons 44,970 ... ... 6,295 ... ...
5 or more persons 21,275 ... ... 5,290 ... ...
Number of persons in private households 908,340 ... ... 110,510 ... ...
Average household size 2.3 ... ... 2.7 ... ...
Marital status
Total - Marital status for the population aged 15 years and over - 100% dataCensus data footnote 9 789,770 378,515 411,255 94,330 44,365 49,965
Married or living common law 454,970 227,220 227,750 48,030 23,970 24,065
Married 369,695 184,705 184,990 43,780 21,850 21,935
Living common law 85,275 42,515 42,760 4,250 2,120 2,130
Not married and not living common law 334,800 151,295 183,505 46,305 20,400 25,905
Never married 209,455 110,175 99,280 31,255 15,965 15,290
Separated 24,105 10,450 13,655 2,985 1,150 1,840
Divorced 48,835 19,715 29,115 5,880 2,190 3,685
Widowed 52,405 10,955 41,455 6,180 1,095 5,090
Family characteristics
Total - Census families in private households by family size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 10 270,965 ... ... 30,285 ... ...
2 persons 157,600 ... ... 13,070 ... ...
3 persons 56,625 ... ... 7,860 ... ...
4 persons 41,095 ... ... 6,260 ... ...
5 or more persons 15,645 ... ... 3,100 ... ...
Average size of census families 2.7 ... ... 3.0 ... ...
Total number of census families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 11 270,965 ... ... 30,285 ... ...
Total couple families 224,065 ... ... 22,815 ... ...
Married couples 181,435 ... ... 20,695 ... ...
Common-law couples 42,630 ... ... 2,125 ... ...
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent 46,900 ... ... 7,470 ... ...
Female parent 37,595 ... ... 6,345 ... ...
Male parent 9,305 ... ... 1,120 ... ...
Total - Couple census families in private households - 100% data 224,065 ... ... 22,815 ... ...
Couples without children 128,125 ... ... 8,470 ... ...
Couples with children 95,940 ... ... 14,350 ... ...
1 child 43,810 ... ... 5,795 ... ...
2 children 37,595 ... ... 5,675 ... ...
3 or more children 14,535 ... ... 2,875 ... ...
Total - Lone-parent census families in private households - 100% data 46,900 ... ... 7,470 ... ...
1 child 29,480 ... ... 4,600 ... ...
2 children 12,810 ... ... 2,055 ... ...
3 or more children 4,610 ... ... 810 ... ...
Total - Persons not in census families in private households - 100% data 175,575 81,140 94,435 19,135 8,655 10,480
Household type
Total - Private households by household type - 100% dataCensus data footnote 12 401,990 ... ... 40,295 ... ...
One-census-family households 260,280 ... ... 26,400 ... ...
Without children in a census familyCensus data footnote 13 124,000 ... ... 7,125 ... ...
With children in a census familyCensus data footnote 14 136,280 ... ... 19,275 ... ...
Multiple-census-family households 5,285 ... ... 1,860 ... ...
Non-census-family households 136,425 ... ... 12,030 ... ...
One-person households 118,675 ... ... 9,980 ... ...
Two-or-more person non-census-family households 17,750 ... ... 2,050 ... ...
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 15 912,300 442,470 469,830 111,205 53,355 57,850
English only 813,480 398,950 414,530 100,390 48,910 51,475
French only 705 305 400 180 60 115
English and French 95,380 41,925 53,460 5,870 2,600 3,275
Neither English nor French 2,735 1,295 1,440 4,770 1,790 2,980
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 16 912,295 442,470 469,830 111,205 53,355 57,850
English 879,465 426,535 452,930 104,200 50,555 53,645
French 28,490 13,890 14,600 1,315 605 710
English and French 1,760 825 930 1,020 450 570
Neither English nor French 2,585 1,215 1,365 4,665 1,740 2,925
Official language minority (number)Census data footnote 17 29,370 14,300 15,070 1,830 835 995
Official language minority (percentage)Census data footnote 17 3.2 3.2 3.2 1.6 1.6 1.7
Mother tongueThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - Mother tongue for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% dataCensus data footnote 18 912,295 442,470 469,830 111,210 53,355 57,850
Single responses 904,240 438,550 465,690 105,220 50,525 54,695
Official languages 859,690 416,245 443,445 50,795 24,855 25,945
English 830,220 401,980 428,240 49,770 24,360 25,410
French 29,465 14,265 15,205 1,025 495 530
Non-official languages 44,550 22,305 22,245 54,420 25,675 28,750
Aboriginal languages 4,290 2,020 2,270 15 5 5
Algonquian languages 4,210 1,985 2,225 5 5 0
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 15 10 5 5 0 5
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Moose Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Naskapi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Plains Cree 5 0 0 5 0 0
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 5 5 0 5 0 0
Woods Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree, n.o.s. 5 5 0 5 0 5
Eastern Algonquian languages 4,190 1,975 2,215 0 0 0
Malecite 10 5 5 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 4,185 1,970 2,215 0 0 0
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 10 5 5 0 0 0
Algonquin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway 10 0 10 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 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 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 60 30 35 0 0 0
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 5 0 0 0
Inuktitut 55 30 30 0 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 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 5 0 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 5 0 0 10 5 5
Non-Aboriginal languages 40,260 20,285 19,975 54,410 25,670 28,740
Afro-Asiatic languages 7,760 4,275 3,480 3,355 1,660 1,690
Berber languages 10 10 0 5 5 5
Kabyle 5 0 0 0 0 0
Berber languages, n.i.e. 5 5 0 5 5 0
Cushitic languages 130 65 65 280 125 160
Bilen 5 0 0 5 5 5
Oromo 60 30 25 55 30 30
Somali 50 20 30 220 95 130
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 15 5 5 0 0 0
Semitic languages 7,615 4,205 3,415 3,065 1,535 1,530
Amharic 115 50 65 340 145 190
Arabic 7,110 3,950 3,165 2,410 1,250 1,155
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 5 5 5 15 5 10
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 5 0 0 0
Harari 0 0 0 85 35 50
Hebrew 210 115 95 5 0 5
Maltese 15 10 5 15 5 10
Tigrigna 140 65 80 185 85 100
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 10 5 10 15 5 5
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 5 5 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 505 245 260 450 205 240
Khmer (Cambodian) 5 5 5 20 5 15
Vietnamese 490 240 250 430 200 230
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 5 0 0
Austronesian languages 2,235 940 1,300 8,985 3,740 5,245
Bikol 5 5 5 40 15 25
Cebuano 150 60 90 300 135 165
Fijian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 25 10 15 160 70 90
Ilocano 55 15 40 545 230 320
Malagasy 0 5 0 0 0 0
Malay 55 25 35 75 30 45
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 15 5 5 65 30 35
Pangasinan 5 0 0 35 10 25
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 1,905 810 1,090 7,705 3,195 4,510
Waray-Waray 5 0 5 10 5 5
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 20 10 15 50 20 35
Creole languages 95 60 35 190 80 115
Haitian Creole 5 5 0 20 10 15
Creole, n.o.s. 35 20 10 110 40 70
Creole languages, n.i.e. 55 35 20 55 25 30
Dravidian languages 1,010 595 420 9,220 4,525 4,690
Kannada 40 20 15 45 25 20
Malayalam 365 205 165 405 205 200
Tamil 315 185 130 8,375 4,085 4,285
Telugu 285 180 110 395 210 180
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 10 5 5 0 0 5
Hmong-Mien languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Indo-European languages 18,590 9,320 9,270 21,450 10,525 10,925
Albanian 275 130 140 425 215 205
Armenian 35 30 10 565 280 280
Balto-Slavic languages 3,470 1,645 1,830 2,140 955 1,185
Baltic languages 100 35 60 35 5 30
Latvian 50 20 30 30 5 25
Lithuanian 45 15 30 5 0 5
Slavic languages 3,375 1,610 1,765 2,105 950 1,160
Belarusan 5 5 5 0 0 0
Bosnian 120 60 65 20 10 15
Bulgarian 55 25 30 125 55 75
Croatian 225 105 115 75 35 40
Czech 205 105 100 65 15 50
Macedonian 20 10 15 760 365 395
Polish 795 365 435 415 190 225
Russian 1,285 615 670 240 100 140
Serbian 115 60 65 200 105 100
Serbo-Croatian 80 40 40 15 10 10
Slovak 100 45 55 40 20 20
Slovene (Slovenian) 35 15 15 40 10 30
Ukrainian 320 155 170 95 35 60
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 5 5 5 5 5 5
Celtic languages 185 80 100 5 5 0
Scottish Gaelic 145 65 85 5 0 0
Welsh 30 10 15 0 0 0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 10 5 5 5 0 0
Germanic languages 5,700 2,800 2,900 625 270 355
Afrikaans 120 55 60 5 5 5
Danish 160 105 60 20 5 10
Dutch 1,620 815 805 65 30 35
Frisian 35 20 15 0 0 0
German 3,435 1,645 1,790 510 220 285
Icelandic 45 20 20 0 0 0
Norwegian 110 60 50 5 0 5
Swedish 110 45 65 20 15 10
Vlaams (Flemish) 25 10 10 5 0 5
Yiddish 20 10 5 0 0 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 20 5 15 0 0 0
Greek 760 390 365 2,765 1,325 1,435
Indo-Iranian languages 4,835 2,650 2,190 11,395 5,815 5,580
Indo-Aryan languages 3,385 1,895 1,490 8,925 4,515 4,410
Bengali 475 290 185 2,385 1,185 1,195
Gujarati 195 125 70 1,765 895 870
Hindi 745 445 300 820 440 385
Kashmiri 10 5 5 5 5 0
Konkani 5 5 5 60 25 30
Marathi 70 35 35 85 45 40
Nepali 530 255 275 330 165 160
Oriya (Odia) 10 5 5 15 10 10
Punjabi (Panjabi) 585 310 270 490 270 220
Sindhi 20 10 5 105 50 60
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 165 85 85 300 140 155
Urdu 575 330 245 2,565 1,285 1,280
Iranian languages 1,425 740 690 2,400 1,265 1,135
Kurdish 115 65 50 115 65 45
Pashto 80 45 35 520 285 240
Persian (Farsi) 1,230 630 605 1,760 910 850
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 25 10 15 70 40 30
Italic (Romance) languages 3,335 1,605 1,730 3,535 1,655 1,880
Catalan 10 5 5 0 0 0
Italian 745 400 340 1,280 595 680
Portuguese 520 245 270 475 225 250
Romanian 225 110 120 415 195 220
Spanish 1,830 840 985 1,370 640 730
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 0 5 0 0 0 0
Japanese 360 100 260 150 45 110
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 35 10 25
Georgian 5 0 0 30 10 25
Korean 1,095 475 620 425 215 215
Mongolic languages 5 5 5 5 0 5
Mongolian 0 5 0 5 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 630 325 305 455 200 250
Akan (Twi) 40 25 25 65 40 25
Bamanankan 15 5 5 0 0 0
Edo 5 0 5 20 10 5
Ewe 40 25 10 10 5 5
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 5 5 0 5 5 5
Ga 10 5 5 15 5 5
Ganda 20 5 15 10 0 10
Igbo 45 20 20 5 0 10
Lingala 5 0 5 15 5 10
Rundi (Kirundi) 20 10 5 10 5 5
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 50 15 30 15 5 5
Shona 30 15 15 35 15 15
Swahili 135 65 70 115 45 65
Wolof 10 10 0 0 0 0
Yoruba 65 35 30 45 20 30
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 140 75 70 80 35 45
Nilo-Saharan languages 75 40 40 15 5 5
Dinka 20 10 10 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 55 25 25 15 10 5
Sign languages 190 90 100 40 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 30 15 10
Sino-Tibetan languages 6,665 3,335 3,330 8,755 3,985 4,770
Chinese languages 6,635 3,320 3,315 8,700 3,960 4,735
Cantonese 1,145 535 610 3,795 1,710 2,080
Hakka 20 5 15 200 95 105
Mandarin 4,640 2,325 2,315 4,165 1,895 2,275
Min Dong 0 0 0 10 5 5
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 120 50 70 125 70 55
Wu (Shanghainese) 50 30 20 115 50 65
Chinese, n.o.s. 645 365 280 280 125 155
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 15 5 10 5 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 30 15 20 60 25 35
Burmese 15 5 10 15 5 10
Karenic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibetan 5 0 5 25 10 15
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 5 5 5 10 5 10
Tai-Kadai languages 155 55 100 40 20 25
Lao 10 0 5 15 15 5
Thai 150 50 100 25 5 15
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 445 240 205 410 220 185
Azerbaijani 10 10 5 10 5 0
Turkish 305 165 140 335 185 150
Uyghur 5 5 5 30 20 15
Uzbek 110 60 50 25 10 15
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 10 10 0 5 5 0
Uralic languages 415 180 235 410 175 230
Estonian 40 20 25 50 20 25
Finnish 95 30 60 55 15 35
Hungarian 275 130 150 310 140 170
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 25 10 15 20 15 5
Multiple responses 8,060 3,920 4,140 5,985 2,825 3,160
English and French 3,445 1,600 1,850 225 105 115
English and non-official language 4,180 2,110 2,070 5,455 2,590 2,865
French and non-official language 225 115 105 155 65 85
English, French and non-official language 210 90 120 155 65 90
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 19 912,300 442,470 469,830 111,205 53,355 57,850
Single responses 900,755 436,755 464,000 96,565 46,370 50,195
Official languages 878,015 425,220 452,795 62,775 30,470 32,310
English 863,550 418,315 445,240 62,140 30,170 31,970
French 14,460 6,910 7,560 640 300 340
Non-official languages 22,740 11,540 11,205 33,785 15,900 17,890
Aboriginal languages 2,570 1,285 1,295 5 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 0
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 0 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 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. 5 0 0 5 5 0
Non-Aboriginal languages 20,170 10,255 9,915 33,785 15,895 17,885
Afro-Asiatic languages 4,630 2,450 2,180 1,940 920 1,025
Berber languages 0 0 0 5 0 5
Kabyle 0 0 0 0 0 0
Berber languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cushitic languages 85 40 45 145 60 90
Bilen 5 0 5 0 0 0
Oromo 45 20 25 30 15 15
Somali 25 10 15 115 45 70
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 10 10 5 0 0 0
Semitic languages 4,540 2,405 2,130 1,790 855 935
Amharic 55 25 30 200 90 110
Arabic 4,260 2,270 1,990 1,435 705 730
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 0 5 0 5 0 5
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Harari 5 0 0 45 15 30
Hebrew 125 70 55 0 0 5
Maltese 0 0 0 5 0 5
Tigrigna 95 40 55 95 45 50
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 0 5
Austro-Asiatic languages 330 160 165 275 130 145
Khmer (Cambodian) 0 0 0 5 0 5
Vietnamese 330 165 170 270 130 140
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 1,140 550 585 4,540 1,960 2,580
Bikol 0 0 0 10 5 5
Cebuano 55 20 35 115 55 65
Fijian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 5 5 5 70 30 40
Ilocano 15 5 5 210 90 120
Malagasy 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malay 0 0 5 15 5 10
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 0 0 0 15 5 5
Pangasinan 0 0 0 10 5 5
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 1,065 520 545 4,085 1,760 2,325
Waray-Waray 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 5 5
Creole languages 35 20 20 115 45 70
Haitian Creole 0 0 0 10 10 10
Creole, n.o.s. 15 5 5 75 30 45
Creole languages, n.i.e. 25 10 15 30 10 15
Dravidian languages 425 240 185 6,720 3,245 3,475
Kannada 15 5 10 20 10 10
Malayalam 140 75 60 250 125 125
Tamil 140 80 60 6,200 2,980 3,230
Telugu 125 80 50 250 130 115
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 5 5 5 0 0 0
Hmong-Mien languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Indo-European languages 7,410 3,715 3,690 12,225 5,920 6,305
Albanian 110 60 55 230 120 110
Armenian 15 10 10 370 170 195
Balto-Slavic languages 1,405 680 720 1,065 505 560
Baltic languages 30 10 15 5 5 5
Latvian 10 5 10 10 5 0
Lithuanian 15 5 10 0 0 0
Slavic languages 1,375 675 700 1,055 500 555
Belarusan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bosnian 65 30 30 5 0 5
Bulgarian 25 15 10 65 25 35
Croatian 65 25 40 35 15 25
Czech 45 25 20 20 10 15
Macedonian 0 0 0 425 205 215
Polish 235 105 125 215 100 115
Russian 785 385 390 115 55 55
Serbian 60 25 35 115 55 60
Serbo-Croatian 30 15 10 5 0 5
Slovak 20 10 15 25 15 10
Slovene (Slovenian) 0 0 0 15 5 15
Ukrainian 55 30 20 15 5 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 70 30 40
Afrikaans 30 15 15 0 0 0
Danish 15 0 15 0 0 0
Dutch 135 70 70 0 0 0
Frisian 5 0 0 0 0 0
German 1,225 600 625 75 30 40
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 0 0 0
Yiddish 5 0 0 0 0 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 15 5 10 0 0 0
Greek 270 135 130 1,415 665 760
Indo-Iranian languages 2,815 1,475 1,335 7,305 3,635 3,665
Indo-Aryan languages 1,850 995 860 5,725 2,835 2,890
Bengali 250 135 115 1,595 775 825
Gujarati 100 60 35 1,175 585 590
Hindi 310 190 120 470 230 235
Kashmiri 5 5 0 5 5 0
Konkani 0 0 0 20 5 10
Marathi 30 15 15 55 25 25
Nepali 475 235 240 225 115 110
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 0 10 10 5
Punjabi (Panjabi) 250 125 125 265 140 125
Sindhi 5 5 0 65 25 30
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 95 45 50 130 70 60
Urdu 340 175 165 1,725 850 875
Iranian languages 960 475 480 1,535 775 755
Kurdish 85 50 40 65 35 25
Pashto 45 20 20 345 185 160
Persian (Farsi) 825 405 420 1,125 555 575
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 0 5 0 45 25 20
Italic (Romance) languages 1,240 595 645 1,765 800 970
Catalan 5 0 0 0 0 0
Italian 165 70 85 530 220 310
Portuguese 195 90 105 210 95 115
Romanian 70 35 35 255 130 130
Spanish 810 390 420 765 350 415
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 0 0 0
Japanese 110 35 70 65 20 40
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 15 0 15
Georgian 0 0 0 20 0 15
Korean 710 330 385 300 150 150
Mongolic languages 0 0 0 0 0 5
Mongolian 0 0 0 0 0 5
Niger-Congo languages 165 80 85 150 65 85
Akan (Twi) 10 0 10 20 10 15
Bamanankan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Edo 0 0 0 5 5 5
Ewe 15 5 5 0 0 5
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ga 5 0 0 5 0 5
Ganda 5 0 5 0 0 5
Igbo 15 5 5 0 0 0
Lingala 0 5 0 0 0 0
Rundi (Kirundi) 10 5 5 5 5 0
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 15 10 10 5 0 0
Shona 0 0 0 15 5 5
Swahili 60 30 35 60 20 35
Wolof 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yoruba 20 10 10 5 5 0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 10 5 5 20 5 10
Nilo-Saharan languages 35 20 20 5 5 5
Dinka 10 5 10 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 25 10 15 5 5 5
Sign languages 285 145 140 50 35 15
American Sign Language 110 55 60 15 5 5
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 175 90 80 35 25 10
Sino-Tibetan languages 4,550 2,345 2,200 6,855 3,145 3,710
Chinese languages 4,545 2,345 2,200 6,815 3,125 3,690
Cantonese 640 335 310 2,960 1,330 1,630
Hakka 5 0 0 120 55 65
Mandarin 3,410 1,740 1,675 3,390 1,580 1,810
Min Dong 0 0 0 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 45 25 25 55 30 25
Wu (Shanghainese) 25 10 10 85 35 45
Chinese, n.o.s. 415 235 180 205 95 100
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 5 5 0 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 5 0 5 45 20 25
Burmese 0 0 0 10 5 5
Karenic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibetan 0 0 0 25 10 15
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 5 0 5 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages 55 20 35 15 5 15
Lao 0 0 0 5 5 0
Thai 55 15 35 10 5 10
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 215 110 105 285 150 135
Azerbaijani 5 5 0 5 0 0
Turkish 140 70 75 245 130 115
Uyghur 0 0 0 20 10 10
Uzbek 70 40 30 20 10 10
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 0 5 0 5 5 0
Uralic languages 75 35 40 205 90 115
Estonian 5 5 5 15 10 10
Finnish 15 10 5 20 10 20
Hungarian 55 25 30 165 80 90
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 5 5 0
Multiple responses 11,540 5,715 5,825 14,640 6,985 7,655
English and French 2,180 995 1,185 255 115 135
English and non-official language 8,970 4,515 4,450 14,010 6,710 7,300
French and non-official language 75 40 30 105 40 65
English, French and non-official language 315 155 160 270 120 150
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 20 912,295 442,470 469,825 111,205 53,355 57,850
None 861,780 418,525 443,260 81,450 39,065 42,380
English 17,005 8,480 8,525 14,395 7,005 7,390
French 16,390 7,210 9,175 565 245 320
Non-official language 16,275 7,850 8,420 14,275 6,795 7,480
Aboriginal 2,135 930 1,205 10 5 0
Non-Aboriginal 14,135 6,920 7,220 14,270 6,790 7,480
English and French 150 70 80 90 40 50
English and non-official language 220 105 115 300 150 150
French and non-official language 470 230 245 130 55 80
English, French and non-official language 5 5 0 10 10 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 92,315 43,730 48,590
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 744,260 358,055 386,205 86,995 41,245 45,750
Median total income in 2015 among recipients ($) 31,813 38,379 26,750 25,285 27,574 23,719
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 744,545 358,085 386,455 87,005 41,250 45,760
Median after-tax income in 2015 among recipients ($) 28,627 33,642 24,590 24,046 25,879 22,786
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 648,960 320,380 328,580 71,885 35,350 36,535
Median market income in 2015 among recipients ($) 29,938 36,363 24,497 25,330 28,997 22,490
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 554,985 243,860 311,130 67,800 29,965 37,840
Median government transfers in 2015 among recipients ($) 7,438 8,175 6,961 3,300 1,428 5,602
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 523,020 264,375 258,645 59,970 30,480 29,485
Median employment income in 2015 among recipients ($) 29,979 35,676 25,405 28,386 30,949 25,860
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 22 774,750 372,455 402,295 92,275 43,680 48,595
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 744,275 357,820 386,455 87,015 41,180 45,830
Average total income in 2015 among recipients ($) 41,479 49,413 34,132 32,702 35,308 30,361
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 744,560 357,855 386,710 87,015 41,180 45,835
Average after-tax income in 2015 among recipients ($) 34,175 39,776 28,993 28,663 30,457 27,050
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 648,910 320,370 328,540 71,880 35,145 36,735
Average market income in 2015 among recipients ($) 40,299 48,457 32,345 32,821 36,276 29,515
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 555,740 243,445 312,295 67,905 30,200 37,705
Average government transfers in 2015 among recipients ($) 8,495 8,859 8,211 7,161 5,934 8,144
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 523,020 264,475 258,545 59,890 30,345 29,545
Average employment income in 2015 among recipients ($) 39,522 46,606 32,275 34,651 37,311 31,917
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 92,275 43,680 48,590
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 25,385 13,860 11,520
Median employment income in 2015 for full-year full-time workers ($)Census data footnote 25 47,665 53,785 42,236 45,311 47,241 43,833
Average employment income in 2015 for full-year full-time workers ($)Census data footnote 26 56,820 63,886 48,717 50,681 52,528 48,459
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 82.9 87.7 77.8
Employment income (%)Census data footnote 29 66.9 69.7 63.3 73.0 78.0 67.6
Government transfers (%)Census data footnote 30 15.4 12.3 19.3 17.1 12.3 22.2
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 92,315 43,725 48,590
Without total income 30,485 14,395 16,090 5,320 2,480 2,840
With total income 744,265 358,060 386,205 86,995 41,245 45,750
Percentage with total income 96.1 96.1 96.0 94.2 94.3 94.2
Under $10,000 (including loss) 104,125 43,575 60,545 17,180 8,065 9,115
$10,000 to $19,999 134,355 50,310 84,050 18,505 7,845 10,660
$20,000 to $29,999 114,855 47,195 67,660 13,765 5,980 7,785
$30,000 to $39,999 98,325 45,040 53,280 10,680 4,955 5,725
$40,000 to $49,999 79,435 39,605 39,830 8,480 4,070 4,405
$50,000 to $59,999 57,255 32,255 25,000 5,860 3,020 2,840
$60,000 to $69,999 41,715 25,830 15,885 4,055 2,180 1,875
$70,000 to $79,999 33,195 19,945 13,250 2,785 1,655 1,130
$80,000 to $89,999 25,500 14,900 10,605 1,835 1,120 720
$90,000 to $99,999 15,530 10,095 5,435 1,415 805 605
$100,000 and over 39,965 29,300 10,665 2,440 1,550 890
$100,000 to $149,999 28,130 20,205 7,925 1,985 1,235 750
$150,000 and over 11,835 9,095 2,745 455 315 140
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 92,320 43,730 48,590
Without after-tax income 30,205 14,370 15,840 5,310 2,480 2,830
With after-tax income 744,540 358,085 386,455 87,005 41,250 45,760
Percentage with after-tax income 96.1 96.1 96.1 94.2 94.3 94.2
Under $10,000 (including loss) 108,630 44,435 64,195 17,345 8,135 9,210
$10,000 to $19,999 142,975 54,160 88,815 19,145 8,140 11,010
$20,000 to $29,999 138,435 58,900 79,535 15,750 6,975 8,775
$30,000 to $39,999 119,130 56,990 62,145 12,415 5,865 6,550
$40,000 to $49,999 84,245 46,675 37,565 8,990 4,480 4,505
$50,000 to $59,999 56,235 34,590 21,645 5,510 2,905 2,610
$60,000 to $69,999 39,320 23,195 16,125 3,310 1,980 1,330
$70,000 to $79,999 21,210 13,950 7,260 2,060 1,215 845
$80,000 and over 34,360 25,185 9,170 2,485 1,560 925
$80,000 to $89,999 11,615 8,185 3,430 1,145 675 470
$90,000 to $99,999 6,825 4,950 1,875 560 355 200
$100,000 and over 15,915 12,050 3,860 775 520 255
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 92,320 43,725 48,590
Without employment income 251,730 108,080 143,650 32,350 13,245 19,105
With employment income 523,020 264,370 258,640 59,970 30,485 29,485
Percentage with employment income 67.5 71.0 64.3 65.0 69.7 60.7
Under $5,000 (including loss) 72,940 34,125 38,820 8,220 3,945 4,275
$5,000 to $9,999 45,820 19,475 26,350 5,600 2,605 2,990
$10,000 to $19,999 76,685 33,555 43,130 9,310 4,475 4,835
$20,000 to $29,999 66,155 29,385 36,770 8,100 3,850 4,250
$30,000 to $39,999 60,485 27,455 33,035 7,415 3,700 3,720
$40,000 to $49,999 49,395 24,470 24,925 6,420 3,160 3,260
$50,000 to $59,999 37,685 21,735 15,955 4,600 2,505 2,095
$60,000 to $69,999 28,695 17,955 10,740 3,265 1,855 1,410
$70,000 to $79,999 24,970 14,750 10,220 2,245 1,395 855
$80,000 and over 60,175 41,470 18,705 4,790 2,995 1,795
$80,000 to $89,999 20,175 11,645 8,535 1,585 985 600
$90,000 to $99,999 11,685 7,975 3,715 1,295 715 580
$100,000 and over 28,310 21,850 6,460 1,910 1,295 615
Income of households in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for private households by household size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 34 401,990 ... ... 40,290 ... ...
Median total income of households in 2015 ($) 60,764 ... ... 58,368 ... ...
Median after-tax income of households in 2015 ($) 53,129 ... ... 53,161 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for one-person private households - 100% data 118,670 ... ... 9,975 ... ...
Median total income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 30,377 ... ... 32,155 ... ...
Median after-tax income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 27,511 ... ... 29,471 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for two-or-more-person private households - 100% data 283,320 ... ... 30,315 ... ...
Median total income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 77,136 ... ... 69,463 ... ...
Median after-tax income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 66,538 ... ... 63,390 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for private households by household size - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 35 401,990 ... ... 40,290 ... ...
Average total income of households in 2015 ($) 76,797 ... ... 70,624 ... ...
Average after-tax income of households in 2015 ($) 63,299 ... ... 61,903 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for one-person private households - 25% sample data 118,705 ... ... 9,975 ... ...
Average total income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 39,601 ... ... 39,427 ... ...
Average after-tax income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 32,962 ... ... 33,129 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for two-or-more-person private households - 25% sample data 283,285 ... ... 30,315 ... ...
Average total income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 92,383 ... ... 80,892 ... ...
Average after-tax income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 76,011 ... ... 71,374 ... ...
Total - Household total income groups in 2015 for private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 36 401,990 ... ... 40,290 ... ...
Under $5,000 6,830 ... ... 1,095 ... ...
$5,000 to $9,999 7,755 ... ... 700 ... ...
$10,000 to $14,999 12,330 ... ... 1,165 ... ...
$15,000 to $19,999 20,155 ... ... 1,810 ... ...
$20,000 to $24,999 20,210 ... ... 1,800 ... ...
$25,000 to $29,999 18,700 ... ... 2,050 ... ...
$30,000 to $34,999 21,645 ... ... 2,115 ... ...
$35,000 to $39,999 19,995 ... ... 2,110 ... ...
$40,000 to $44,999 19,285 ... ... 2,140 ... ...
$45,000 to $49,999 18,235 ... ... 2,055 ... ...
$50,000 to $59,999 33,450 ... ... 3,645 ... ...
$60,000 to $69,999 30,470 ... ... 3,210 ... ...
$70,000 to $79,999 27,755 ... ... 2,805 ... ...
$80,000 to $89,999 24,340 ... ... 2,360 ... ...
$90,000 to $99,999 20,240 ... ... 1,990 ... ...
$100,000 and over 100,600 ... ... 9,230 ... ...
$100,000 to $124,999 38,090 ... ... 3,750 ... ...
$125,000 to $149,999 24,330 ... ... 2,315 ... ...
$150,000 to $199,999 23,445 ... ... 2,220 ... ...
$200,000 and over 14,730 ... ... 950 ... ...
Total - Household after-tax income groups in 2015 for private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 32 401,990 ... ... 40,295 ... ...
Under $5,000 7,145 ... ... 1,125 ... ...
$5,000 to $9,999 7,885 ... ... 710 ... ...
$10,000 to $14,999 12,545 ... ... 1,190 ... ...
$15,000 to $19,999 21,370 ... ... 1,875 ... ...
$20,000 to $24,999 23,030 ... ... 1,965 ... ...
$25,000 to $29,999 22,365 ... ... 2,255 ... ...
$30,000 to $34,999 25,495 ... ... 2,410 ... ...
$35,000 to $39,999 23,945 ... ... 2,445 ... ...
$40,000 to $44,999 22,630 ... ... 2,465 ... ...
$45,000 to $49,999 21,635 ... ... 2,300 ... ...
$50,000 to $59,999 40,585 ... ... 4,140 ... ...
$60,000 to $69,999 35,920 ... ... 3,515 ... ...
$70,000 to $79,999 29,795 ... ... 2,930 ... ...
$80,000 to $89,999 24,160 ... ... 2,400 ... ...
$90,000 to $99,999 19,275 ... ... 1,955 ... ...
$100,000 and over 64,210 ... ... 6,610 ... ...
$100,000 to $124,999 31,985 ... ... 3,270 ... ...
$125,000 to $149,999 15,940 ... ... 1,790 ... ...
$150,000 and over 16,280 ... ... 1,545 ... ...
Income of economic families in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for economic families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 37 269,560 ... ... 29,110 ... ...
Median total income of economic families in 2015 ($) 77,529 ... ... 68,671 ... ...
Median after-tax income of economic families in 2015 ($) 66,728 ... ... 62,742 ... ...
Average family size of economic families 2.8 ... ... 3.3 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families without children or other relatives in private households - 100% data 121,200 ... ... 6,835 ... ...
Median total income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 71,495 ... ... 61,303 ... ...
Median after-tax income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 61,883 ... ... 55,635 ... ...
Average family size of couple economic families without children or other relatives 2.0 ... ... 2.0 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families with children in private households - 100% data 97,460 ... ... 14,325 ... ...
Median total income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 104,981 ... ... 82,416 ... ...
Median after-tax income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 88,099 ... ... 75,043 ... ...
Average family size of couple economic families with children 3.8 ... ... 4.2 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for lone-parent economic families in private households - 100% data 43,560 ... ... 6,625 ... ...
Median total income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 45,597 ... ... 48,100 ... ...
Median after-tax income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 42,309 ... ... 45,559 ... ...
Average family size of lone-parent economic families 2.6 ... ... 2.7 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for economic families in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 38 269,510 ... ... 29,050 ... ...
Average total income of economic families in 2015 ($) 93,027 ... ... 80,401 ... ...
Average after-tax income of economic families in 2015 ($) 76,371 ... ... 70,903 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families without children or other relatives in private households - 25% sample data 121,285 ... ... 6,850 ... ...
Average total income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 85,511 ... ... 71,359 ... ...
Average after-tax income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 70,143 ... ... 61,849 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families with children in private households - 25% sample data 97,490 ... ... 14,380 ... ...
Average total income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 119,890 ... ... 93,490 ... ...
Average after-tax income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 97,021 ... ... 82,457 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for lone-parent economic families in private households - 25% sample data 43,470 ... ... 6,480 ... ...
Average total income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 54,587 ... ... 59,419 ... ...
Average after-tax income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 47,700 ... ... 53,547 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 21 157,715 73,825 83,890 14,950 7,140 7,810
Median total income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 39 28,180 30,235 26,673 26,484 26,974 26,115
Median after-tax income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 39 25,848 27,176 24,859 24,951 25,159 24,840
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 40 157,410 73,440 83,970 14,970 7,130 7,835
Average total income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 41 36,847 38,945 35,012 34,051 34,795 33,374
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 29,012 28,824 29,184
Total - Economic family income decile group for the population in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 42 908,340 440,700 467,640 110,510 53,085 57,425
In the bottom half of the distribution 519,830 244,725 275,105 71,795 34,070 37,720
In the bottom decile 105,810 49,730 56,080 16,725 7,935 8,790
In the second decile 112,825 49,900 62,920 16,490 7,610 8,875
In the third decile 102,515 48,345 54,175 14,685 6,995 7,690
In the fourth decile 100,645 48,515 52,130 12,555 6,045 6,515
In the fifth decile 98,030 48,235 49,800 11,345 5,495 5,850
In the top half of the distribution 388,510 195,975 192,540 38,715 19,015 19,705
In the sixth decile 94,350 47,240 47,110 10,125 4,860 5,265
In the seventh decile 89,765 45,260 44,505 9,295 4,580 4,710
In the eighth decile 83,140 41,815 41,330 8,330 4,105 4,215
In the ninth decile 69,850 35,450 34,400 7,185 3,545 3,640
In the top decile 51,410 26,210 25,195 3,790 1,920 1,865
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 43 898,345 435,895 462,450 110,510 53,085 57,425
0 to 17 years 159,820 81,670 78,150 22,055 11,330 10,730
0 to 5 years 49,595 25,280 24,310 7,120 3,640 3,475
18 to 64 years 565,395 274,120 291,275 72,000 34,615 37,385
65 years and over 173,125 80,100 93,025 16,455 7,145 9,315
In low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) 154,955 70,415 84,540 24,815 11,475 13,340
0 to 17 years 35,525 18,145 17,380 7,125 3,575 3,545
0 to 5 years 12,740 6,470 6,275 2,470 1,245 1,225
18 to 64 years 88,355 40,375 47,985 15,035 6,840 8,195
65 years and over 31,075 11,890 19,185 2,655 1,060 1,595
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) (%) 17.2 16.2 18.3 22.5 21.6 23.2
0 to 17 years (%) 22.2 22.2 22.2 32.3 31.6 33.0
0 to 5 years (%) 25.7 25.6 25.8 34.7 34.2 35.3
18 to 64 years (%) 15.6 14.7 16.5 20.9 19.8 21.9
65 years and over (%) 17.9 14.8 20.6 16.1 14.8 17.1
In low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) 70,745 34,290 36,460 19,900 9,360 10,535
0 to 17 years 15,285 7,805 7,485 5,430 2,720 2,710
0 to 5 years 5,645 2,870 2,775 1,935 955 980
18 to 64 years 52,220 25,185 27,030 12,790 6,035 6,760
65 years and over 3,240 1,295 1,945 1,675 615 1,065
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) (%) 7.9 7.9 7.9 18.0 17.6 18.3
0 to 17 years (%) 9.6 9.6 9.6 24.6 24.0 25.3
0 to 5 years (%) 11.4 11.4 11.4 27.2 26.2 28.2
18 to 64 years (%) 9.2 9.2 9.3 17.8 17.4 18.1
65 years and over (%) 1.9 1.6 2.1 10.2 8.6 11.4
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 44 908,340 440,730 467,605 110,445 53,135 57,315
Official languages 905,700 439,525 466,180 105,695 51,365 54,335
English 905,020 439,215 465,805 105,545 51,310 54,240
French 95,740 42,150 53,585 5,920 2,715 3,210
Non-official languages 64,100 31,380 32,725 67,045 31,965 35,080
Aboriginal languages 5,645 2,685 2,960 20 0 15
Algonquian languages 5,575 2,635 2,935 15 0 10
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 20 15 10 10 0 10
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Moose Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Naskapi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Plains Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 10 0 0 10 0 0
Woods Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree, n.o.s. 10 10 0 10 0 0
Eastern Algonquian languages 5,550 2,625 2,920 0 0 0
Malecite 10 0 10 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 5,540 2,625 2,920 0 0 0
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 10 0 10 0 0 0
Algonquin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway 10 0 10 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 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 0 0 0
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 30 15 10 0 0 0
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 10 0
Non-Aboriginal languages 58,490 28,715 29,770 67,030 31,965 35,065
Afro-Asiatic languages 10,730 5,745 4,985 4,400 2,255 2,140
Berber languages 25 15 15 20 10 10
Kabyle 25 15 15 0 0 0
Berber languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 15 10 10
Cushitic languages 155 65 95 350 150 200
Bilen 20 15 10 10 0 0
Oromo 40 15 20 50 25 20
Somali 75 25 55 295 120 175
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 20 10 10 0 0 0
Semitic languages 10,635 5,715 4,925 4,110 2,140 1,970
Amharic 260 135 120 625 320 305
Arabic 9,685 5,185 4,500 3,280 1,735 1,540
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 10 10 0 0 0 0
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Harari 0 0 0 160 65 100
Hebrew 630 370 260 45 30 15
Maltese 25 0 25 25 10 15
Tigrigna 140 65 70 185 85 100
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 40 20 20 15 10 0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 15 10 0 10 0 10
Austro-Asiatic languages 575 260 310 635 285 350
Khmer (Cambodian) 15 0 10 20 0 20
Vietnamese 555 255 300 615 275 335
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 3,035 1,275 1,760 11,210 4,615 6,595
Bikol 10 0 10 25 0 10
Cebuano 185 80 100 395 175 220
Fijian 10 0 0 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 45 20 30 130 60 70
Ilocano 70 20 55 705 235 470
Malagasy 10 0 0 0 0 0
Malay 80 25 60 140 60 80
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 10 10 0 60 25 35
Pangasinan 0 0 0 40 15 25
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 2,835 1,195 1,635 10,800 4,420 6,375
Waray-Waray 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 35 15 20 10 0 10
Creole languages 360 185 175 520 210 310
Haitian Creole 35 20 15 40 25 20
Creole, n.o.s. 120 60 65 335 145 195
Creole languages, n.i.e. 210 115 100 140 45 95
Dravidian languages 1,365 785 580 11,785 5,845 5,935
Kannada 75 45 35 110 40 75
Malayalam 560 310 250 670 345 325
Tamil 450 260 190 10,590 5,230 5,355
Telugu 350 215 135 600 325 275
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 28,585 14,220 14,360
Albanian 405 185 215 530 280 250
Armenian 80 45 30 645 300 340
Balto-Slavic languages 4,095 1,935 2,160 2,895 1,315 1,575
Baltic languages 110 35 80 45 0 40
Latvian 50 15 35 40 0 40
Lithuanian 55 15 40 0 0 10
Slavic languages 4,010 1,910 2,105 2,855 1,320 1,535
Belarusan 10 0 10 0 0 0
Bosnian 145 60 80 15 10 10
Bulgarian 75 35 35 110 50 60
Croatian 275 105 165 125 60 65
Czech 210 95 110 145 50 95
Macedonian 90 55 30 1,120 530 590
Polish 900 410 490 495 215 285
Russian 1,945 970 970 555 265 290
Serbian 180 85 95 345 190 155
Serbo-Croatian 115 70 50 25 10 15
Slovak 145 70 75 50 20 30
Slovene (Slovenian) 35 10 20 30 15 10
Ukrainian 425 180 245 120 30 90
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 0 10
Celtic languages 1,070 495 580 10 10 10
Scottish Gaelic 910 400 505 10 0 10
Welsh 35 25 10 0 0 0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 155 80 75 10 0 0
Germanic languages 9,225 4,490 4,740 895 405 495
Afrikaans 320 140 175 20 10 10
Danish 235 125 110 15 0 0
Dutch 2,105 935 1,165 90 35 55
Frisian 60 30 30 0 0 0
German 6,335 3,180 3,155 750 340 410
Icelandic 100 40 60 0 0 0
Norwegian 150 105 40 0 0 0
Swedish 245 115 130 35 20 15
Vlaams (Flemish) 20 10 15 0 0 0
Yiddish 30 15 15 0 0 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 125 45 85 0 0 0
Greek 1,315 670 645 4,005 1,940 2,070
Indo-Iranian languages 6,535 3,635 2,900 15,735 8,180 7,560
Indo-Aryan languages 4,935 2,790 2,140 12,890 6,585 6,305
Bengali 625 350 275 2,515 1,265 1,250
Gujarati 240 150 90 2,690 1,350 1,345
Hindi 2,270 1,300 975 4,075 2,170 1,910
Kashmiri 15 0 10 10 0 0
Konkani 15 15 0 125 60 65
Marathi 135 85 45 170 95 80
Nepali 620 315 305 390 190 200
Oriya (Odia) 20 10 15 0 0 10
Punjabi (Panjabi) 1,010 570 445 1,065 540 525
Sindhi 10 0 0 215 90 125
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 245 125 120 755 390 365
Urdu 1,090 660 425 4,345 2,255 2,090
Iranian languages 1,625 865 755 3,120 1,725 1,390
Kurdish 185 110 75 105 70 35
Pashto 85 55 30 890 500 390
Persian (Farsi) 1,385 725 660 2,380 1,290 1,095
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 75 40 35 110 70 35
Italic (Romance) languages 9,365 4,270 5,100 4,675 2,160 2,515
Catalan 15 10 10 10 10 0
Italian 1,665 845 820 1,610 765 850
Portuguese 910 480 430 510 240 275
Romanian 240 140 105 505 220 290
Spanish 6,990 3,020 3,970 2,195 1,015 1,180
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 70 55 20 10 10 0
Japanese 865 335 530 225 90 135
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 75 25 50
Georgian 0 10 0 70 25 50
Korean 1,530 685 850 440 235 205
Mongolic languages 10 0 10 20 0 10
Mongolian 0 0 0 20 0 10
Niger-Congo languages 1,340 715 620 905 420 485
Akan (Twi) 65 40 30 75 25 50
Bamanankan 10 10 10 0 0 0
Edo 10 10 0 20 0 10
Ewe 80 50 30 25 15 10
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 10 10 0 0 0 0
Ga 30 15 20 35 10 35
Ganda 60 15 40 45 15 30
Igbo 70 45 30 30 10 20
Lingala 30 15 15 90 25 65
Rundi (Kirundi) 0 0 0 30 15 10
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 130 65 65 30 20 10
Shona 65 40 35 35 25 10
Swahili 370 200 175 335 165 170
Wolof 35 15 20 15 10 0
Yoruba 250 125 125 95 45 45
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 300 175 130 190 100 95
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 10 0 0
Sign languages 1,605 555 1,045 135 75 60
American Sign Language 795 235 555 70 30 40
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e. 815 325 495 65 45 20
Sino-Tibetan languages 7,135 3,615 3,515 9,630 4,470 5,160
Chinese languages 7,115 3,610 3,500 9,555 4,425 5,130
Cantonese 1,555 730 820 4,250 1,965 2,290
Hakka 45 25 25 255 125 130
Mandarin 5,435 2,720 2,710 5,745 2,630 3,115
Min Dong 0 0 0 15 0 10
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 195 75 120 295 150 145
Wu (Shanghainese) 60 35 30 115 55 60
Chinese, n.o.s. 575 340 245 320 155 165
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 0 10
Tibeto-Burman languages 20 10 15 80 50 30
Burmese 0 0 0 40 15 20
Karenic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibetan 20 10 15 30 25 10
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 10 0
Tai-Kadai languages 240 110 130 50 30 25
Lao 20 0 10 30 25 10
Thai 220 100 120 20 10 15
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 620 320 300 600 330 270
Azerbaijani 20 20 0 15 15 0
Turkish 480 225 255 535 300 230
Uyghur 15 0 10 45 20 20
Uzbek 105 60 40 10 0 10
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 10 10 0 0 0 0
Uralic languages 430 200 230 455 235 220
Estonian 50 25 20 45 25 15
Finnish 120 55 70 55 30 25
Hungarian 255 115 140 360 180 180
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 10 0 10 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 75 40 35 55 20 40
Citizenship
Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 45 908,340 440,735 467,605 110,445 53,135 57,310
Canadian citizensCensus data footnote 46 878,415 425,340 453,070 93,310 45,115 48,190
Canadian citizens aged under 18 159,440 81,575 77,870 19,870 10,420 9,455
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over 718,970 343,770 375,200 73,435 34,700 38,735
Not Canadian citizensCensus data footnote 47 29,930 15,395 14,535 17,140 8,020 9,120
Immigrant status and period of immigration
Total - Immigrant status and period of immigration for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 48 908,340 440,730 467,605 110,450 53,135 57,310
Non-immigrantsCensus data footnote 49 842,760 407,740 435,015 45,975 23,245 22,730
ImmigrantsCensus data footnote 50 55,675 27,270 28,405 61,315 28,315 33,005
Before 1981 19,200 9,335 9,865 11,015 4,825 6,190
1981 to 1990 4,800 2,330 2,470 7,735 3,635 4,095
1991 to 2000 6,705 3,140 3,560 15,365 7,155 8,215
2001 to 2010 13,185 6,540 6,645 18,400 8,630 9,770
2001 to 2005 5,105 2,500 2,600 9,335 4,435 4,895
2006 to 2010 8,080 4,035 4,045 9,070 4,190 4,870
2011 to 2016Census data footnote 51 11,790 5,925 5,865 8,805 4,060 4,740
Non-permanent residentsCensus data footnote 52 9,900 5,720 4,185 3,155 1,580 1,575
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 61,315 28,310 33,005
Under 5 years 7,280 3,495 3,785 4,050 2,065 1,990
5 to 14 years 10,445 5,240 5,205 9,065 4,570 4,490
15 to 24 years 10,170 4,670 5,500 13,030 5,630 7,400
25 to 44 years 22,980 11,315 11,660 28,385 13,105 15,280
45 years and over 4,800 2,550 2,250 6,785 2,940 3,845
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 61,320 28,315 33,005
Americas 10,610 4,830 5,780 9,695 3,960 5,735
Brazil 175 75 100 70 20 50
Colombia 175 90 85 170 60 110
El Salvador 95 50 45 275 140 140
Guyana 170 85 90 3,040 1,280 1,755
Haiti 55 30 30 145 60 85
Jamaica 480 210 275 2,110 835 1,280
Mexico 325 155 175 105 40 65
Peru 105 35 75 30 10 20
Trinidad and Tobago 220 120 100 1,340 570 770
United StatesCensus data footnote 55 7,375 3,320 4,055 480 225 260
Other places of birth in Americas 1,430 675 750 1,915 720 1,195
Europe 22,110 11,195 10,920 7,995 3,655 4,345
Bosnia and Herzegovina 210 115 100 80 30 50
Croatia 180 75 105 95 50 45
France 610 330 280 80 50 35
Germany 2,600 1,270 1,330 400 170 225
Greece 505 270 235 2,145 990 1,150
Hungary 110 40 65 145 65 85
IrelandCensus data footnote 56 475 225 255 80 35 40
Italy 525 310 215 930 445 485
Netherlands 1,645 790 855 65 30 30
Poland 630 265 365 365 155 205
Portugal 220 140 80 240 120 125
Romania 180 100 80 450 210 240
Russian Federation 585 270 315 200 100 100
SerbiaCensus data footnote 57 90 45 45 160 60 95
Ukraine 335 145 195 60 15 45
United KingdomCensus data footnote 58 11,275 5,815 5,460 1,135 500 635
Other places of birth in Europe 1,930 985 945 1,365 625 745
Africa 3,525 1,855 1,675 3,035 1,515 1,520
Algeria 25 15 15 65 25 40
Egypt 770 395 370 325 175 155
Ethiopia 185 105 85 575 275 295
Kenya 125 75 50 200 95 105
Morocco 80 50 30 50 25 25
Nigeria 350 185 165 90 35 50
Somalia 65 30 35 165 65 100
South Africa, Republic of 460 205 250 90 50 50
Other places of birth in Africa 1,465 790 675 1,470 775 695
Asia 18,955 9,100 9,855 40,500 19,155 21,345
Afghanistan 100 40 60 1,360 700 665
Bangladesh 315 180 135 1,800 905 895
ChinaCensus data footnote 59 2,830 1,140 1,685 4,555 2,025 2,530
Hong KongCensus data footnote 60 280 130 155 1,225 560 665
India 2,225 1,190 1,040 5,015 2,500 2,510
IranCensus data footnote 61 970 525 440 480 290 190
Iraq 525 250 285 260 145 110
Japan 225 60 170 60 15 50
Korea, SouthCensus data footnote 62 870 340 530 340 180 160
Lebanon 1,370 755 610 745 395 350
Pakistan 615 315 295 2,540 1,290 1,255
Philippines 2,570 1,035 1,540 10,735 4,445 6,290
Sri Lanka 310 140 175 7,465 3,685 3,780
SyriaCensus data footnote 63 1,150 565 580 555 270 285
Taiwan 225 100 120 225 100 125
Viet Nam 450 205 245 660 310 355
Other places of birth in Asia 3,930 2,130 1,795 2,475 1,330 1,145
Oceania and other places of birthCensus data footnote 64 480 295 180 90 30 60
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 8,800 4,060 4,740
Americas 1,390 675 715 955 415 545
Brazil 95 40 55 35 10 25
Colombia 15 0 15 65 25 35
Cuba 70 40 30 30 10 15
Haiti 20 15 0 70 30 45
Jamaica 195 100 95 240 135 110
Mexico 105 55 45 55 15 40
United StatesCensus data footnote 55 615 310 305 70 35 40
VenezuelaCensus data footnote 65 15 10 10 50 25 30
Other places of birth in Americas 275 115 165 340 145 200
Europe 2,210 1,165 1,045 325 135 190
France 110 55 55 35 20 20
Germany 215 110 100 25 10 20
IrelandCensus data footnote 56 75 50 25 0 0 0
MoldovaCensus data footnote 66 25 10 15 0 0 0
Romania 40 25 15 15 10 10
Russian Federation 180 75 100 15 0 15
Ukraine 140 55 80 0 0 0
United KingdomCensus data footnote 58 1,080 620 460 45 25 15
Other places of birth in Europe 355 165 190 185 75 110
Africa 1,085 600 485 575 255 315
Algeria 15 0 10 10 0 10
Cameroon 0 0 10 65 40 25
Congo, Democratic Republic of the 55 30 25 35 0 30
Côte d'Ivoire 0 0 0 0 0 0
Egypt 205 105 95 25 15 10
Eritrea 70 40 30 25 10 15
Ethiopia 45 35 10 115 50 65
Morocco 30 15 10 10 10 0
Nigeria 200 100 100 30 10 25
Somalia 10 0 10 10 0 10
South Africa, Republic of 80 35 45 15 10 0
Tunisia 10 10 0 15 15 0
Other places of birth in Africa 365 220 150 220 100 120
Asia 7,035 3,435 3,600 6,935 3,255 3,680
Afghanistan 20 0 20 300 170 130
Bangladesh 80 50 30 440 200 235
ChinaCensus data footnote 59 985 465 520 790 325 465
Hong KongCensus data footnote 60 10 0 0 30 10 20
India 900 490 410 1,345 700 650
IranCensus data footnote 61 260 135 125 25 20 0
Iraq 245 125 120 40 30 10
Israel 280 180 100 10 0 10
Japan 70 25 50 0 0 0
Korea, SouthCensus data footnote 62 225 75 150 10 0 10
Lebanon 75 35 40 105 55 45
Nepal 185 95 85 115 60 55
Pakistan 145 80 65 290 155 135
Philippines 1,500 640 860 2,030 885 1,145
Saudi Arabia 125 75 50 50 15 35
Sri Lanka 100 55 50 745 325 420
SyriaCensus data footnote 63 890 420 460 295 145 150
Taiwan 0 0 0 10 0 0
Turkey 100 55 40 70 35 35
United Arab Emirates 70 45 20 45 25 20
Viet Nam 65 20 45 25 10 20
Other places of birth in Asia 715 370 345 160 70 90
Oceania and otherCensus data footnote 64 70 50 20 15 0 15
Australia 35 30 0 0 0 10
Other places of birthCensus data footnote 67 35 15 15 10 0 10
Generation status
Total - Generation status for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 68 908,340 440,735 467,605 110,450 53,135 57,310
First generationCensus data footnote 69 70,310 35,320 34,990 64,880 30,100 34,780
Second generationCensus data footnote 70 69,125 33,765 35,360 29,340 14,960 14,380
Third generation or moreCensus data footnote 71 768,905 371,645 397,260 16,225 8,070 8,155
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 50,815 23,730 27,085
Economic immigrantsCensus data footnote 73 21,830 11,270 10,560 22,315 10,750 11,560
Principal applicantsCensus data footnote 74 8,710 5,865 2,845 9,850 5,125 4,720
Secondary applicantsCensus data footnote 75 13,115 5,405 7,710 12,465 5,620 6,840
Immigrants sponsored by familyCensus data footnote 76 10,415 4,455 5,955 17,945 7,250 10,695
RefugeesCensus data footnote 77 4,520 2,345 2,175 9,790 5,385 4,405
Other immigrantsCensus data footnote 78 235 120 115 765 345 420
Aboriginal population
Total - Aboriginal identity for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 79 908,340 440,730 467,605 110,445 53,135 57,310
Aboriginal identityCensus data footnote 80 51,495 24,900 26,595 845 360 485
Single Aboriginal responsesCensus data footnote 81 49,935 24,175 25,765 810 335 475
First Nations (North American Indian)Census data footnote 82 25,830 12,460 13,370 565 230 335
Métis 23,315 11,325 11,985 245 110 135
Inuk (Inuit) 795 385 410 0 0 0
Multiple Aboriginal responsesCensus data footnote 83 835 425 410 20 15 10
Aboriginal responses not included elsewhereCensus data footnote 84 725 300 420 15 10 10
Non-Aboriginal identity 856,850 415,835 441,015 109,600 52,775 56,825
Total - Population by Registered or Treaty Indian status for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 85 908,340 440,735 467,610 110,450 53,135 57,310
Registered or Treaty IndianCensus data footnote 86 18,940 9,135 9,805 220 70 150
Not a Registered or Treaty Indian 889,405 431,595 457,800 110,230 53,065 57,165
Total - Aboriginal ancestry for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 87 908,340 440,735 467,610 110,450 53,135 57,310
Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 88 15,055 7,255 7,805 200 75 125
Single Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 89 14,780 7,120 7,655 200 70 125
First Nations (North American Indian) single ancestryCensus data footnote 82 11,995 5,790 6,210 175 60 115
Métis single ancestry 2,560 1,245 1,315 20 15 10
Inuit single ancestry 220 85 135 0 0 0
Multiple Aboriginal ancestries (only)Census data footnote 90 275 135 145 0 0 0
First Nations (North American Indian) and Métis ancestries 210 95 115 0 0 0
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 0 0
Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 91 58,980 27,665 31,315 1,040 460 575
Single Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 92 56,830 26,660 30,170 1,015 455 565
First Nations (North American Indian) and non-Aboriginal ancestries 34,375 15,975 18,400 810 345 460
Métis and non-Aboriginal ancestries 21,200 10,120 11,080 200 100 100
Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 1,255 560 690 0 10 0
Multiple Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 93 2,145 1,005 1,140 20 0 15
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis and non-Aboriginal ancestries 1,850 855 995 20 0 15
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 0 0 0
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis, Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 30 10 20 0 0 0
Non-Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 94 834,300 405,810 428,495 109,210 52,600 56,610
Visible minority population
Total - Visible minority for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 95 908,340 440,735 467,605 110,450 53,135 57,315
Total visible minority populationCensus data footnote 96 58,650 29,305 29,350 77,125 36,840 40,280
South AsianCensus data footnote 97 7,910 4,385 3,525 28,240 14,145 14,095
Chinese 8,640 4,210 4,435 10,250 4,820 5,430
Black 21,915 10,735 11,175 10,630 4,790 5,840
Filipino 3,400 1,485 1,920 13,815 6,085 7,730
Latin American 1,685 820 865 1,895 885 1,010
Arab 8,110 4,375 3,735 2,735 1,475 1,255
Southeast AsianCensus data footnote 98 1,195 525 670 1,050 515 540
West AsianCensus data footnote 99 1,540 805 740 2,785 1,485 1,300
Korean 1,540 685 855 465 265 195
Japanese 695 295 405 345 135 205
Visible minority, n.i.e.Census data footnote 100 630 300 330 2,570 1,170 1,405
Multiple visible minoritiesCensus data footnote 101 1,385 690 695 2,345 1,060 1,285
Not a visible minorityCensus data footnote 102 849,690 411,430 438,260 33,320 16,290 17,025
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 103 908,340 440,730 467,610 110,445 53,135 57,310
North American Aboriginal origins 74,040 34,920 39,115 1,230 530 700
First Nations (North American Indian) 48,640 22,805 25,835 1,005 415 595
Inuit 1,840 830 1,010 0 10 0
Métis 26,025 12,435 13,585 245 125 125
Other North American origins 410,825 197,970 212,855 12,820 6,325 6,495
Acadian 23,700 11,050 12,650 20 10 15
American 7,515 3,730 3,785 575 245 330
Canadian 387,360 186,955 200,405 12,330 6,085 6,250
New Brunswicker 35 15 20 0 0 0
Newfoundlander 1,750 835 910 85 50 35
Nova Scotian 1,295 625 665 15 10 0
Ontarian 95 65 35 0 0 0
Québécois 380 190 185 0 0 10
Other North American origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 104 20 0 15 0 0 0
European origins 621,525 299,755 321,760 32,830 15,745 17,085
British Isles origins 513,725 246,085 267,645 15,500 7,410 8,090
Channel Islander 90 25 60 0 0 10
Cornish 105 45 65 0 0 0
English 262,375 124,610 137,765 8,655 4,155 4,505
Irish 195,865 91,260 104,605 6,200 2,915 3,285
Manx 145 70 70 0 10 0
Scottish 272,880 129,640 143,240 6,435 3,035 3,400
Welsh 17,135 8,105 9,030 605 310 295
British Isles origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 105 18,975 8,955 10,020 1,000 495 505
French origins 149,665 70,095 79,570 2,895 1,395 1,500
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 2,885 1,390 1,490
Western European origins (except French origins) 125,110 59,420 65,690 3,645 1,750 1,890
Austrian 1,775 880 895 250 110 140
Bavarian 10 10 10 0 10 0
Belgian 2,615 1,320 1,305 70 20 45
Dutch 32,045 14,640 17,410 870 415 455
Flemish 160 80 80 10 10 0
Frisian 50 20 30 0 0 0
German 97,555 46,450 51,100 2,555 1,275 1,275
Luxembourger 30 20 10 0 0 0
Swiss 2,705 1,335 1,375 140 55 80
Western European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 106 140 75 60 20 15 10
Northern European origins (except British Isles origins) 14,985 7,075 7,910 525 255 265
Danish 3,700 1,695 2,005 170 85 85
Finnish 1,140 505 630 150 65 85
Icelandic 660 295 370 0 0 10
Norwegian 5,170 2,535 2,635 80 40 40
Swedish 3,565 1,575 1,990 145 70 80
Northern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 107 1,365 750 620 10 10 0
Eastern European origins 29,685 14,315 15,370 3,830 1,805 2,025
Bulgarian 280 130 145 160 70 90
Byelorussian 195 85 105 20 15 0
Czech 1,165 620 545 200 90 115
Czechoslovakian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 108 420 175 245 15 0 15
Estonian 345 185 165 85 50 30
Hungarian 2,700 1,320 1,380 630 355 280
Latvian 380 160 220 80 20 65
Lithuanian 1,150 510 635 55 30 20
Moldovan 10 0 10 10 0 10
Polish 11,575 5,525 6,050 1,055 485 575
Romanian 1,190 540 650 615 300 315
Russian 4,775 2,210 2,570 495 225 270
Slovak 610 320 290 80 40 40
Ukrainian 9,115 4,475 4,640 785 330 455
Eastern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 109 310 150 160 30 20 10
Southern European origins 28,680 13,790 14,890 13,670 6,685 6,985
Albanian 285 140 145 590 325 265
Bosnian 155 75 75 75 40 35
Catalan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Croatian 680 325 360 200 115 90
Cypriot 40 30 15 100 55 45
Greek 3,360 1,705 1,650 4,945 2,410 2,535
Italian 15,620 7,605 8,015 3,370 1,680 1,685
Kosovar 255 115 145 10 0 10
Macedonian 165 90 80 1,240 645 595
Maltese 440 215 220 105 60 45
Montenegrin 20 10 10 15 0 10
Portuguese 3,580 1,700 1,880 1,545 695 850
Serbian 255 120 135 350 170 180
Sicilian 40 20 15 0 0 0
Slovenian 150 70 85 75 45 25
Spanish 4,300 1,875 2,425 2,130 925 1,200
Yugoslavian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 110 400 205 200 95 50 45
Southern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 111 85 50 40 0 0 0
Other European origins 5,465 2,845 2,625 290 110 180
Basque 160 75 85 20 15 0
Jewish 2,040 1,040 1,000 150 35 110
Roma (Gypsy) 135 110 25 0 0 0
Slavic, n.o.s.Census data footnote 112 25 25 0 0 0 0
Other European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 113 3,145 1,610 1,535 125 60 65
Caribbean origins 5,220 2,580 2,640 8,310 3,670 4,640
Antiguan 100 50 55 55 20 35
Bahamian 230 105 115 20 10 10
Barbadian 575 300 275 435 200 230
Bermudan 185 90 100 15 10 10
Carib 45 30 10 75 30 45
Cuban 340 145 195 155 75 80
Dominican 150 85 65 110 50 60
Grenadian 35 20 20 315 155 165
Guadeloupean 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haitian 115 50 65 255 105 145
Jamaican 2,075 1,050 1,025 3,920 1,750 2,175
Kittitian/Nevisian 45 15 30 20 10 10
Martinican 10 10 0 15 10 10
Montserratan 10 10 0 30 10 25
Puerto Rican 115 40 75 0 0 0
St. Lucian 65 20 50 150 50 105
Trinidadian/Tobagonian 325 170 155 1,190 530 660
Vincentian/Grenadinian 35 20 15 385 140 245
West Indian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 114 785 420 365 1,605 675 925
Caribbean origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 115 330 155 180 335 165 170
Latin, Central and South American origins 3,055 1,525 1,525 3,840 1,735 2,110
Aboriginal from Central/South America (except Arawak and Maya) 185 90 100 145 55 90
Arawak 0 0 0 30 10 20
Argentinian 65 40 25 70 30 40
Belizean 25 20 10 0 0 0
Bolivian 40 20 15 10 0 0
Brazilian 280 140 135 80 30 45
Chilean 130 80 45 135 65 60
Colombian 430 210 225 245 110 140
Costa Rican 35 10 25 15 15 0
Ecuadorian 50 20 30 110 45 65
Guatemalan 90 65 35 45 25 20
Guyanese 350 160 195 1,920 835 1,080
Hispanic 60 35 25 35 15 20
Honduran 50 35 20 10 10 0
Maya 70 35 30 30 15 15
Mexican 810 415 395 235 120 120
Nicaraguan 45 20 25 175 105 65
Panamanian 25 10 15 30 25 10
Paraguayan 0 0 0 10 0 10
Peruvian 180 85 95 35 15 20
Salvadorean 110 75 35 320 155 165
Uruguayan 15 0 20 20 0 15
Venezuelan 80 50 30 125 40 80
Latin, Central and South American origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 116 185 80 105 185 90 90
African origins 17,655 8,560 9,095 5,545 2,735 2,810
Central and West African origins 1,335 700 635 890 430 465
Akan 10 0 10 0 0 0
Angolan 10 0 10 55 30 25
Ashanti 0 10 0 0 0 0
Beninese 20 10 10 10 0 0
Burkinabe 0 0 10 0 0 0
Cameroonian 70 35 35 145 80 65
Chadian 0 0 0 10 10 0
Congolese 180 95 85 125 45 80
Edo 0 0 0 10 0 10
Ewe 0 0 0 15 10 0
Gabonese 10 0 0 0 0 0
Gambian 10 0 10 35 0 30
Ghanaian 185 105 85 230 110 120
Guinean 30 20 10 0 0 0
Ibo 90 50 40 25 15 10
Ivorian 10 0 0 20 10 10
Liberian 15 10 10 10 0 10
Malian 10 0 10 0 0 0
Malinké 15 10 10 0 0 0
Nigerian 445 240 210 115 65 45
Peulh 0 10 0 0 0 0
Senegalese 10 10 0 20 15 0
Sierra Leonean 80 45 35 0 0 0
Togolese 70 30 35 0 0 0
Wolof 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yoruba 65 25 45 65 35 30
Central and West African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 117 120 65 50 50 15 35
North African origins 2,030 1,045 980 930 510 420
Algerian 85 45 40 70 30 40
Berber 70 50 20 20 10 10
Coptic 30 10 20 10 10 0
Dinka 0 0 0 0 0 0
Egyptian 1,295 695 600 420 225 190
Libyan 215 105 110 45 25 20
Maure 10 0 10 25 15 10
Moroccan 130 60 70 115 50 65
Sudanese 130 50 80 185 110 75
Tunisian 65 25 35 50 30 20
North African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 118 90 40 50 30 20 10
Southern and East African origins 1,865 920 945 2,010 990 1,015
Afrikaner 25 10 20 0 0 0
Amhara 10 10 0 10 0 0
Bantu, n.o.s.Census data footnote 119 10 10 0 0 0 0
Burundian 10 0 0 70 55 15
Djiboutian 0 0 0 55 20 35
Eritrean 160 85 75 225 120 110
Ethiopian 280 120 155 820 410 415
Harari 0 0 0 75 25 45
Kenyan 160 85 75 45 15 30
Malagasy 20 0 15 0 0 0
Mauritian 0 0 0 35 20 20
Oromo 25 15 15 40 15 20
Rwandan 105 55 50 25 10 15
Seychellois 0 0 0 0 0 0
Somali 180 75 100 400 175 225
South African 520 255 265 90 40 45
Tanzanian 60 45 20 25 10 15
Tigrian 15 0 10 0 10 0
Ugandan 60 25 40 60 20 40
Zambian 80 35 50 0 0 0
Zimbabwean 100 55 45 40 30 10
Zulu 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern and East African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 120 170 100 75 60 40 20
Other African origins 12,620 5,990 6,635 1,765 835 930
Black, n.o.s.Census data footnote 121 2,255 1,060 1,195 420 185 235
Other African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 122 10,460 4,965 5,495 1,370 670 700
Asian origins 42,500 21,445 21,050 62,480 30,175 32,305
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins 17,205 8,915 8,295 7,275 3,885 3,395
Afghan 230 80 150 2,240 1,190 1,050
Arab, n.o.s.Census data footnote 123 1,600 835 770 495 255 235
Armenian 265 160 110 730 350 380
Assyrian 10 10 0 10 0 10
Azerbaijani 20 20 0 40 25 15
Georgian 20 15 10 65 25 45
Hazara 0 0 0 80 35 45
Iranian 1,405 785 620 740 445 295
Iraqi 595 270 325 190 115 80
Israeli 245 120 120 25 15 10
Jordanian 260 150 115 40 35 10
Kazakh 45 30 20 0 0 10
Kurd 230 120 115 100 60 40
Kuwaiti 245 115 130 0 0 0
Kyrgyz 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lebanese 7,445 3,815 3,630 1,355 720 630
Palestinian 990 535 455 265 160 105
Pashtun 30 15 10 225 135 90
Saudi Arabian 725 470 255 0 0 0
Syrian 2,190 1,090 1,100 425 200 230
Tajik 20 10 10 35 20 15
Tatar 40 15 25 35 15 15
Turk 690 320 370 600 315 290
Turkmen 10 10 10 0 0 0
Uighur 10 10 0 50 25 25
Uzbek 90 60 30 0 0 0
Yemeni 205 105 95 35 30 0
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 124 780 410 370 235 110 125
South Asian origins 8,495 4,690 3,805 28,295 14,020 14,270
Bangladeshi 240 135 110 1,300 675 630
Bengali 65 40 20 580 270 310
Bhutanese 225 100 125 0 0 0
East Indian 6,255 3,460 2,795 13,465 6,585 6,885
Goan 10 10 0 50 25 25
Gujarati 10 0 0 85 60 30
Kashmiri 0 10 0 0 0 0
Nepali 430 220 210 425 200 225
Pakistani 665 405 260 2,375 1,240 1,140
Punjabi 230 110 115 165 75 90
Sinhalese 40 10 30 195 90 100
Sri Lankan 340 150 190 7,760 3,810 3,950
Tamil 60 30 35 2,935 1,545 1,390
South Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 125 470 290 175 1,560 750 810
East and Southeast Asian origins 16,715 7,850 8,870 27,340 12,455 14,885
Burmese 15 0 10 55 15 40
Cambodian (Khmer) 55 15 40 55 20 35
Chinese 9,695 4,720 4,980 11,815 5,540 6,270
Filipino 3,580 1,585 1,995 14,450 6,395 8,055
Hmong 0 0 0 0 0 0
Indonesian 140 65 75 100 40 55
Japanese 905 385 515 435 180 255
Karen 0 0 0 0 0 0
Korean 1,590 700 895 480 265 210
Laotian 15 0 10 55 35 10
Malaysian 80 30 45 195 110 90
Mongolian 55 30 30 35 10 30
Singaporean 10 10 0 10 0 0
Taiwanese 240 100 140 120 55 70
Thai 245 85 155 30 15 15
Tibetan 10 0 10 35 25 15
Vietnamese 760 355 410 660 340 315
East and Southeast Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 126 75 45 25 110 50 65
Other Asian origins 410 190 215 365 180 185
Other Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 127 410 190 215 360 180 185
Oceania origins 895 450 445 130 65 65
Australian 490 255 235 60 25 35
New Zealander 290 155 130 15 10 0
Pacific Islands origins 125 55 70 55 20 25
Fijian 15 10 10 40 15 20
Hawaiian 25 10 15 0 0 0
Maori 40 20 25 0 0 0
Polynesian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 128 20 15 10 15 0 10
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 ... ... 40,290 ... ...
Owner 276,095 ... ... 23,355 ... ...
Renter 123,595 ... ... 16,935 ... ...
Band housing 2,300 ... ... 0 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by condominium status - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 131 401,990 ... ... 40,290 ... ...
Condominium 13,370 ... ... 9,685 ... ...
Not condominium 388,625 ... ... 30,610 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 132 401,990 ... ... 40,290 ... ...
No bedrooms 1,140 ... ... 290 ... ...
1 bedroom 45,675 ... ... 8,070 ... ...
2 bedrooms 105,410 ... ... 11,115 ... ...
3 bedrooms 158,975 ... ... 12,910 ... ...
4 or more bedrooms 90,785 ... ... 7,905 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 133 401,990 ... ... 40,290 ... ...
1 to 4 rooms 87,755 ... ... 18,285 ... ...
5 rooms 64,655 ... ... 6,655 ... ...
6 rooms 66,855 ... ... 5,035 ... ...
7 rooms 57,085 ... ... 3,825 ... ...
8 or more rooms 125,635 ... ... 6,490 ... ...
Average number of rooms per dwelling 6.5 ... ... 5.2 ... ...
Total - Private households by number of persons per room - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 134 401,990 ... ... 40,290 ... ...
One person or fewer per room 399,855 ... ... 36,995 ... ...
More than 1 person per room 2,130 ... ... 3,295 ... ...
Total - Private households by housing suitability - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 135 401,990 ... ... 40,290 ... ...
Suitable 390,445 ... ... 33,495 ... ...
Not suitable 11,540 ... ... 6,795 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by period of construction - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 136 401,990 ... ... 40,290 ... ...
1960 or before 112,530 ... ... 16,130 ... ...
1961 to 1980 113,715 ... ... 12,785 ... ...
1981 to 1990 59,105 ... ... 2,895 ... ...
1991 to 2000 49,825 ... ... 3,020 ... ...
2001 to 2005 23,045 ... ... 2,140 ... ...
2006 to 2010 23,925 ... ... 1,795 ... ...
2011 to 2016Census data footnote 137 19,840 ... ... 1,525 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 138 401,990 ... ... 40,290 ... ...
Only regular maintenance or minor repairs needed 366,615 ... ... 37,230 ... ...
Major repairs needed 35,375 ... ... 3,060 ... ...
Total - Private households by number of household maintainers - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 139 401,990 ... ... 40,290 ... ...
1 household maintainer 241,800 ... ... 24,475 ... ...
2 household maintainers 152,970 ... ... 13,325 ... ...
3 or more household maintainers 7,220 ... ... 2,490 ... ...
Total - Private households by age of primary household maintainers - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 140 401,990 ... ... 40,290 ... ...
15 to 24 years 14,575 ... ... 1,195 ... ...
25 to 34 years 49,695 ... ... 4,710 ... ...
35 to 44 years 59,550 ... ... 6,895 ... ...
45 to 54 years 77,555 ... ... 9,280 ... ...
55 to 64 years 85,360 ... ... 8,285 ... ...
65 to 74 years 66,865 ... ... 5,050 ... ...
75 to 84 years 35,980 ... ... 3,345 ... ...
85 years and over 12,405 ... ... 1,535 ... ...
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 ... ... 40,240 ... ...
Spending less than 30% of income on shelter costs 310,540 ... ... 25,840 ... ...
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs 85,315 ... ... 14,395 ... ...
30% to less than 100% 74,290 ... ... 12,025 ... ...
Total - Owner households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data 273,525 ... ... 23,350 ... ...
% of owner households with a mortgageCensus data footnote 142 55.2 ... ... 59.7 ... ...
% of owner households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costsCensus data footnote 141 12.0 ... ... 29.6 ... ...
Median monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 819 ... ... 1,340 ... ...
Average monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 987 ... ... 1,377 ... ...
Median value of dwellings ($)Census data footnote 144 199,886 ... ... 501,669 ... ...
Average value of dwellings ($)Census data footnote 144 230,441 ... ... 512,076 ... ...
Total - Tenant households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data 123,060 ... ... 16,940 ... ...
% of tenant households in subsidized housingCensus data footnote 145 12.3 ... ... 13.8 ... ...
% of tenant households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costsCensus data footnote 141 42.8 ... ... 44.3 ... ...
Median monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 849 ... ... 1,050 ... ...
Average monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 909 ... ... 1,067 ... ...
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 92,280 43,680 48,595
No certificate, diploma or degree 153,705 79,885 73,825 18,515 8,675 9,845
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificateCensus data footnote 147 195,900 95,205 100,695 28,185 13,660 14,530
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 425,140 197,365 227,775 45,575 21,355 24,225
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma 76,810 54,075 22,735 4,825 3,025 1,795
Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 148 42,625 25,015 17,610 2,655 1,430 1,225
Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 149 34,185 29,060 5,125 2,165 1,590 570
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma 168,805 67,030 101,775 16,435 7,050 9,385
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level 18,380 6,975 11,405 2,825 1,260 1,570
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above 161,150 69,290 91,855 21,485 10,015 11,475
Bachelor's degree 108,385 45,185 63,205 15,220 6,785 8,435
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level 9,495 4,020 5,475 1,435 695 745
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry 4,700 2,595 2,110 430 195 235
Master's degree 32,645 13,840 18,805 4,015 2,095 1,920
Earned doctorateCensus data footnote 150 5,925 3,655 2,270 385 245 140
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 60,530 28,755 31,775
No certificate, diploma or degree 60,280 34,820 25,460 8,310 4,080 4,225
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificateCensus data footnote 147 116,280 57,600 58,675 16,050 7,985 8,065
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 317,950 145,375 172,570 36,175 16,685 19,480
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma 52,370 37,255 15,115 3,265 1,970 1,290
Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 148 29,105 17,300 11,810 1,860 975 880
Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 149 23,265 19,955 3,310 1,405 990 415
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma 128,010 51,890 76,120 12,885 5,430 7,455
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level 11,595 4,325 7,275 2,200 965 1,235
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above 125,970 51,905 74,065 17,825 8,320 9,500
Bachelor's degree 85,240 34,830 50,410 12,350 5,555 6,795
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level 6,895 2,610 4,285 1,165 555 605
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry 3,775 1,850 1,925 345 155 190
Master's degree 26,025 10,380 15,640 3,660 1,885 1,775
Earned doctorateCensus data footnote 150 4,045 2,240 1,805 305 175 125
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 92,275 43,680 48,595
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 152 349,605 175,090 174,520 46,700 22,330 24,375
Education 31,395 8,460 22,930 2,080 345 1,740
13. Education 31,390 8,465 22,930 2,085 345 1,735
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 10,700 5,095 5,605 1,505 780 720
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services 2,070 1,565 505 265 190 70
50. Visual and performing arts 8,635 3,530 5,100 1,240 590 650
Humanities 18,830 7,520 11,310 2,425 820 1,600
16. Aboriginal and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics 1,175 355 820 320 80 240
23. English language and literature/letters 5,110 1,530 3,580 600 160 435
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities 4,545 1,540 3,000 825 250 575
30A Interdisciplinary humanitiesCensus data footnote 153 65 25 35 0 0 10
38. Philosophy and religious studies 1,240 675 565 180 105 80
39. Theology and religious vocations 2,200 1,340 860 160 100 60
54. History 3,615 1,865 1,755 250 120 130
55. French language and literature/letters 880 190 695 85 10 70
Social and behavioural sciences and law 40,155 11,980 28,175 4,835 1,470 3,370
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies 635 145 490 80 15 60
09. Communication, journalism and related programs 3,285 1,260 2,025 375 160 220
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences 9,115 750 8,365 1,200 145 1,055
22. Legal professions and studies 6,110 1,920 4,185 740 255 485
30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciencesCensus data footnote 154 610 135 475 95 20 75
42. Psychology 8,170 2,060 6,110 690 140 550
45. Social sciences 12,240 5,710 6,520 1,660 735 925
Business, management and public administration 93,075 27,030 66,045 11,060 4,495 6,565
30.16 Accounting and computer science 205 55 150 45 20 30
44. Public administration and social service professions 6,285 1,345 4,940 800 185 620
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services 86,590 25,630 60,960 10,210 4,295 5,920
Physical and life sciences and technologies 15,340 7,650 7,685 2,110 890 1,220
26. Biological and biomedical sciences 6,910 2,990 3,925 890 385 510
30.01 Biological and physical sciences 3,340 1,455 1,880 545 195 355
30C Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciencesCensus data footnote 155 165 35 120 20 0 15
40. Physical sciences 4,260 3,005 1,255 545 280 265
41. Science technologies/technicians 665 165 500 115 35 80
Mathematics, computer and information sciences 15,745 9,355 6,390 3,130 2,025 1,115
11. Computer and information sciences and support services 12,750 8,055 4,695 2,680 1,780 900
25. Library science 1,210 175 1,040 80 15 60
27. Mathematics and statistics 1,590 995 600 355 210 150
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 8,945 7,760 1,185
04. Architecture and related services 1,370 860 510 405 290 115
14. Engineering 11,925 10,290 1,640 3,590 2,785 800
15. Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields 17,805 16,110 1,695 1,650 1,465 180
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation 10 0 10 0 0 0
46. Construction trades 24,800 24,235 570 1,310 1,280 25
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians 25,465 24,680 780 1,360 1,335 25
48. Precision production 11,545 11,165 380 635 600 30
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 7,630 4,615 3,015 520 295 230
01. Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences 4,215 2,160 2,055 400 215 180
03. Natural resources and conservation 3,410 2,450 960 125 80 45
Health and related fields 66,770 10,595 56,175 6,785 1,380 5,410
31. Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies 3,560 1,730 1,825 265 155 115
51. Health professions and related programs 61,755 7,955 53,800 6,430 1,190 5,240
60. Dental, medical and veterinary residency programs 1,460 910 550 90 35 55
Personal, protective and transportation services 32,535 17,700 14,830 2,165 1,090 1,080
12. Personal and culinary services 17,625 4,455 13,170 1,290 405 885
28. Military science, leadership and operational art 250 240 10 10 10 0
29. Military technologies and applied sciences 905 850 50 10 0 0
43. Security and protective services 4,540 3,535 1,005 485 340 145
49. Transportation and materials moving 9,220 8,625 600 380 335 45
Other 45 10 40 0 0 10
30.99 Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies, other 50 10 40 10 0 0
Total - Major field of study - Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2016 for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 151 494,505 237,795 256,710 60,530 28,755 31,775
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 152 176,560 92,420 84,135 24,360 12,065 12,290
Education 20,590 4,940 15,650 1,430 240 1,190
13. Education 20,585 4,940 15,650 1,425 235 1,195
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 8,145 3,855 4,285 1,130 585 550
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services 1,515 1,140 375 180 135 45
50. Visual and performing arts 6,630 2,715 3,915 950 450 505
Humanities 13,745 5,275 8,465 1,870 605 1,260
16. Aboriginal and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics 895 280 615 245 65 180
23. English language and literature/letters 3,800 1,095 2,705 460 110 350
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities 3,425 1,125 2,305 640 195 445
30A Interdisciplinary humanitiesCensus data footnote 153 60 25 35 10 0 0
38. Philosophy and religious studies 910 490 420 135 75 65
39. Theology and religious vocations 1,330 795 535 115 70 45
54. History 2,710 1,340 1,370 190 90 105
55. French language and literature/letters 620 130 490 65 10 60
Social and behavioural sciences and law 32,650 9,150 23,500 3,925 1,170 2,755
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies 520 110 410 65 15 45
09. Communication, journalism and related programs 2,750 1,030 1,720 300 130 170
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences 7,395 580 6,810 955 100 855
22. Legal professions and studies 5,225 1,380 3,845 635 205 430
30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciencesCensus data footnote 154 460 100 355 70 25 50
42. Psychology 6,545 1,580 4,970 550 100 455
45. Social sciences 9,755 4,360 5,390 1,345 595 750
Business, management and public administration 69,255 20,285 48,970 9,120 3,635 5,490
30.16 Accounting and computer science 175 40 135 45 15 30
44. Public administration and social service professions 5,140 1,025 4,120 660 130 525
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services 63,935 19,220 44,715 8,420 3,480 4,940
Physical and life sciences and technologies 11,075 5,385 5,690 1,575 640 930
26. Biological and biomedical sciences 5,285 2,240 3,045 600 260 345
30.01 Biological and physical sciences 2,390 1,030 1,360 450 155 295
30C Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciencesCensus data footnote 155 130 30 100 10 0 10
40. Physical sciences 2,910 2,005 905 430 210 225
41. Science technologies/technicians 365 85 275 85 25 60
Mathematics, computer and information sciences 13,625 8,240 5,385 2,735 1,780 950
11. Computer and information sciences and support services 11,505 7,330 4,170 2,410 1,615 795
25. Library science 815 115 700 65 15 45
27. Mathematics and statistics 1,130 660 470 245 140 105
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 6,835 5,845 990
04. Architecture and related services 1,020 585 430 330 240 85
14. Engineering 8,585 7,230 1,355 3,075 2,370 705
15. Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields 13,410 11,920 1,495 1,200 1,065 135
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation 0 0 10 0 0 0
46. Construction trades 18,355 17,835 515 880 860 20
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians 18,540 17,910 625 920 905 10
48. Precision production 8,020 7,700 325 435 400 30
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 5,995 3,475 2,520 400 225 180
01. Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences 3,270 1,570 1,695 325 170 150
03. Natural resources and conservation 2,725 1,905 825 80 50 25
Health and related fields 50,220 8,215 42,010 5,505 1,115 4,385
31. Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies 2,730 1,350 1,380 200 115 80
51. Health professions and related programs 46,385 6,215 40,165 5,235 970 4,260
60. Dental, medical and veterinary residency programs 1,110 650 460 70 30 45
Personal, protective and transportation services 24,685 13,375 11,310 1,645 850 800
12. Personal and culinary services 13,490 3,480 10,000 975 310 670
28. Military science, leadership and operational art 205 200 10 0 10 0
29. Military technologies and applied sciences 475 435 40 0 10 0
43. Security and protective services 3,465 2,655 815 335 245 90
49. Transportation and materials moving 7,045 6,595 450 320 285 35
Other 45 10 40 0 0 0
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 92,275 43,685 48,595
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 349,605 175,090 174,515 46,705 22,330 24,370
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 158 425,145 197,365 227,775 45,570 21,350 24,220
Location of study inside Canada 396,690 182,875 213,810 27,105 12,595 14,510
Same as province or territory of residence 315,140 141,965 173,175 26,055 12,100 13,955
Different than province or territory of residence 81,550 40,915 40,640 1,045 495 555
Location of study outside CanadaCensus data footnote 159 28,450 14,485 13,965 18,470 8,755 9,715
United StatesCensus data footnote 160 7,950 4,110 3,840 805 440 365
Philippines 1,530 540 995 5,040 1,845 3,200
India 1,755 935 825 2,750 1,435 1,315
United KingdomCensus data footnote 161 5,530 3,225 2,305 540 290 250
ChinaCensus data footnote 162 1,080 445 635 1,685 830 855
France 350 210 145 75 60 20
Other 10,255 5,030 5,225 7,570 3,865 3,710
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 60,530 28,755 31,780
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 176,560 92,420 84,140 24,355 12,065 12,290
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 158 317,950 145,380 172,575 36,175 16,690 19,485
Location of study inside Canada 297,430 135,465 161,965 21,095 9,690 11,405
Same as province or territory of residence 236,720 105,480 131,235 20,265 9,285 10,985
Different than province or territory of residence 60,710 29,980 30,730 830 405 420
Location of study outside CanadaCensus data footnote 159 20,525 9,915 10,605 15,075 7,000 8,080
United StatesCensus data footnote 160 4,905 2,370 2,540 655 340 320
Philippines 1,415 520 900 4,235 1,535 2,695
India 1,385 725 660 2,465 1,275 1,190
United KingdomCensus data footnote 161 3,455 1,930 1,525 280 150 130
ChinaCensus data footnote 162 810 335 475 1,435 690 745
France 245 140 100 60 45 15
Other 8,305 3,900 4,405 5,950 2,960 2,985
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 92,275 43,680 48,595
In the labour force 474,595 242,775 231,820 55,545 28,680 26,865
Employed 427,310 215,010 212,305 50,300 26,045 24,255
Unemployed 47,280 27,765 19,520 5,240 2,635 2,605
Not in the labour force 300,155 129,680 170,475 36,730 15,000 21,730
Participation rate 61.3 65.2 57.6 60.2 65.7 55.3
Employment rate 55.2 57.7 52.8 54.5 59.6 49.9
Unemployment rate 10.0 11.4 8.4 9.4 9.2 9.7
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 92,275 43,680 48,595
Did not workCensus data footnote 165 274,375 117,550 156,825 36,790 15,040 21,755
Worked 500,370 254,905 245,465 55,480 28,640 26,840
Worked full year, full timeCensus data footnote 166 252,820 135,940 116,880 26,040 14,325 11,710
Worked part year and/or part timeCensus data footnote 167 247,550 118,965 128,585 29,445 14,315 15,135
Average weeks worked in reference year 41.6 41.5 41.7 41.9 42.3 41.5
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 55,545 28,675 26,865
Class of worker - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 9,265 4,800 4,470 2,225 990 1,230
All classes of workersCensus data footnote 170 465,330 237,975 227,350 53,320 27,685 25,630
Employee 420,745 210,170 210,570 48,730 24,340 24,390
Self-employedCensus data footnote 171 44,585 27,805 16,775 4,590 3,345 1,240
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 55,545 28,680 26,865
Occupation - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 9,265 4,800 4,470 2,225 990 1,235
All occupationsCensus data footnote 170 465,330 237,975 227,350 53,320 27,690 25,630
0 Management occupations 45,530 27,170 18,365 3,805 2,335 1,470
1 Business, finance and administration occupations 67,495 17,930 49,565 9,400 3,345 6,060
2 Natural and applied sciences and related occupations 27,450 21,980 5,465 3,930 3,045 890
3 Health occupations 37,600 6,290 31,310 3,410 600 2,810
4 Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services 58,165 20,975 37,185 5,170 1,275 3,900
5 Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport 12,490 5,560 6,930 1,155 615 540
6 Sales and service occupations 113,135 45,385 67,750 15,840 7,740 8,100
7 Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations 67,625 64,200 3,430 6,650 6,265 380
8 Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations 18,380 15,730 2,650 305 260 45
9 Occupations in manufacturing and utilities 17,460 12,755 4,705 3,655 2,215 1,445
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 55,545 28,680 26,865
Industry - NAICS2012 - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 9,265 4,795 4,465 2,225 990 1,230
All industry categoriesCensus data footnote 170 465,330 237,975 227,350 53,320 27,685 25,635
11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 17,775 14,165 3,610 40 20 25
21 Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction 4,025 3,630 390 35 15 10
22 Utilities 2,880 2,115 760 255 175 85
23 Construction 33,555 30,185 3,370 2,895 2,675 220
31-33 Manufacturing 32,375 23,565 8,810 5,255 3,480 1,770
41 Wholesale trade 13,345 9,650 3,690 1,970 1,325 650
44-45 Retail trade 59,570 26,295 33,280 6,435 3,160 3,270
48-49 Transportation and warehousing 19,660 14,980 4,680 2,740 2,255 485
51 Information and cultural industries 9,310 5,250 4,055 1,475 910 565
52 Finance and insurance 15,240 5,690 9,545 3,895 1,600 2,295
53 Real estate and rental and leasing 6,870 3,890 2,980 1,320 720 600
54 Professional, scientific and technical services 26,065 14,090 11,975 3,675 2,020 1,655
55 Management of companies and enterprises 625 255 365 100 45 55
56 Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services 22,240 12,950 9,295 3,980 2,330 1,650
61 Educational services 35,480 11,705 23,780 3,030 1,055 1,980
62 Health care and social assistance 64,390 10,435 53,955 6,260 1,080 5,180
71 Arts, entertainment and recreation 9,385 4,555 4,835 755 445 310
72 Accommodation and food services 33,115 12,095 21,025 4,830 2,365 2,465
81 Other services (except public administration) 19,195 8,875 10,320 2,570 1,135 1,435
91 Public administration 40,225 23,590 16,635 1,800 880 925
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 50,305 26,045 24,260
Worked at home 28,075 13,780 14,300 1,955 1,115 840
Worked outside Canada 1,665 1,185 485 250 155 95
No fixed workplace address 51,545 38,965 12,575 6,875 4,950 1,925
Worked at usual place 346,020 161,075 184,945 41,225 19,825 21,395
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 41,225 19,825 21,400
Commute within census subdivision (CSD) of residence 251,000 116,125 134,875 34,085 15,185 18,895
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) within census division (CD) of residence 57,510 23,850 33,655 0 0 0
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) and census division (CD) within province or territory of residence 32,230 17,425 14,805 7,075 4,600 2,475
Commute to a different province or territory 5,285 3,675 1,610 65 45 25
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 48,100 24,775 23,320
Car, truck, van - as a driver 310,240 159,660 150,580 24,410 15,370 9,035
Car, truck, van - as a passenger 29,150 12,090 17,055 2,440 775 1,665
Public transit 25,315 11,425 13,890 18,995 7,580 11,415
Walked 24,870 11,635 13,235 1,655 670 985
Bicycle 2,480 1,695 785 200 175 30
Other method 5,520 3,535 1,985 400 210 190
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 48,100 24,775 23,325
Less than 15 minutes 136,245 62,375 73,880 5,910 2,875 3,035
15 to 29 minutes 145,310 73,055 72,260 11,355 5,790 5,565
30 to 44 minutes 69,795 37,770 32,025 12,085 6,875 5,210
45 to 59 minutes 24,405 13,070 11,335 8,030 4,010 4,015
60 minutes and over 21,815 13,785 8,030 10,720 5,225 5,500
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 48,100 24,775 23,325
Between 5 a.m. and 5:59 a.m. 23,775 16,345 7,430 2,970 1,955 1,010
Between 6 a.m. and 6:59 a.m. 76,185 44,615 31,570 7,950 4,460 3,485
Between 7 a.m. and 7:59 a.m. 119,920 60,740 59,185 11,520 5,450 6,070
Between 8 a.m. and 8:59 a.m. 83,505 32,835 50,670 9,590 4,230 5,365
Between 9 a.m. and 11:59 a.m. 35,470 14,005 21,465 6,590 3,365 3,225
Between 12 p.m. and 4:59 a.m. 58,715 31,510 27,205 9,480 5,310 4,170
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 57,920 29,890 28,025
Single responses 510,800 259,940 250,860 56,625 29,215 27,405
Official languages 509,100 258,990 250,105 55,305 28,615 26,690
English 502,960 256,380 246,585 55,090 28,555 26,530
French 6,135 2,615 3,525 215 60 160
Non-official languages 1,705 950 755 1,315 600 715
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 1,315 600 720
Afro-Asiatic languages 195 150 45 45 20 25
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 50 20 25
Amharic 10 0 10 0 0 0
Arabic 165 135 30 50 20 30
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Harari 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hebrew 25 15 10 0 0 0
Maltese 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tigrigna 0 0 0 0 0 0
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 10 0 10 0 0 0
Khmer (Cambodian) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Vietnamese 10 0 10 0 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 15 10 15 65 25 45
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 10 0 0
Pangasinan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 20 0 10 65 20 45
Waray-Waray 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Creole languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haitian Creole 0 0 0 0 0 0
Creole, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Creole languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dravidian languages 0 0 0 180 85 95
Kannada 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malayalam 0 0 0 10 0 0
Tamil 0 0 0 165 80 90
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 385 225 160 205 85 120
Albanian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Armenian 0 0 0 10 0 0
Balto-Slavic languages 30 20 15 20 15 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 20 10 10
Belarusan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bosnian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bulgarian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Croatian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Czech 0 0 0 0 0 0
Macedonian 0 0 0 10 10 0
Polish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Russian 25 20 10 10 10 0
Serbian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Serbo-Croatian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slovak 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slovene (Slovenian) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ukrainian 0 0 0 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 0 0 0
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 0 0 0
Icelandic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Norwegian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swedish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Vlaams (Flemish) 0 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 50 0 40
Indo-Iranian languages 50 30 20 90 50 45
Indo-Aryan languages 20 20 0 55 30 25
Bengali 0 0 0 10 10 10
Gujarati 0 0 0 15 10 10
Hindi 0 0 0 20 10 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 15 10 10
Iranian languages 30 10 15 35 20 15
Kurdish 0 0 0 10 10 0
Pashto 0 0 0 0 0 0
Persian (Farsi) 30 10 20 25 15 10
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Italic (Romance) languages 105 50 60 40 10 25
Catalan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Italian 10 10 0 0 0 0
Portuguese 30 15 15 10 0 10
Romanian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Spanish 75 30 40 25 10 20
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Japanese 35 10 25 10 0 10
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Georgian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Korean 50 20 25 40 20 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 310 165 145 745 340 400
Chinese languages 305 165 145 745 340 405
Cantonese 80 45 35 380 175 205
Hakka 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mandarin 210 105 110 345 155 190
Min Dong 0 0 0 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 0 0 0 0 10 0
Wu (Shanghainese) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chinese, n.o.s. 15 15 0 10 10 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 15 10 0
Azerbaijani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkish 10 0 10 10 10 10
Uyghur 0 0 0 0 0 0
Uzbek 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Uralic languages 0 0 0 10 0 10
Estonian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Finnish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hungarian 0 0 0 10 10 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 1,295 675 620
English and French 2,295 950 1,345 315 135 175
English and non-official language 930 460 470 960 530 430
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 57,915 29,890 28,030
None 491,875 250,710 241,170 53,900 27,895 26,000
English 5,115 2,370 2,745 635 270 370
French 13,405 6,555 6,855 510 230 280
Non-official language 3,430 1,600 1,825 2,815 1,460 1,350
Aboriginal 855 365 490 0 0 0
Non-Aboriginal 2,570 1,240 1,330 2,810 1,460 1,345
English and French 10 0 10 0 0 0
English and non-official language 0 10 0 20 10 15
French and non-official language 230 130 105 40 25 15
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 180 900,450 436,790 463,660 109,355 52,555 56,800
Non-movers 792,100 384,560 407,535 96,090 45,920 50,160
Movers 108,350 52,230 56,120 13,270 6,630 6,635
Non-migrants 68,165 32,930 35,235 9,250 4,620 4,630
Migrants 40,185 19,300 20,885 4,015 2,010 2,005
Internal migrants 33,720 16,055 17,665 1,645 825 820
Intraprovincial migrants 18,480 8,390 10,090 1,245 625 625
Interprovincial migrants 15,240 7,665 7,570 400 205 195
External migrants 6,470 3,240 3,225 2,365 1,180 1,190
Mobility status - Place of residence 5 years ago
Total - Mobility status 5 years ago - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 181 866,425 419,580 446,845 104,695 50,170 54,525
Non-movers 582,705 283,125 299,575 66,550 31,595 34,950
Movers 283,720 136,455 147,265 38,150 18,575 19,575
Non-migrants 169,570 81,405 88,165 25,225 12,070 13,160
Migrants 114,150 55,045 59,100 12,925 6,505 6,420
Internal migrants 94,885 45,015 49,860 4,015 2,005 2,010
Intraprovincial migrants 50,330 23,230 27,095 3,110 1,575 1,535
Interprovincial migrants 44,555 21,785 22,770 905 430 475
External migrants 19,270 10,035 9,240 8,915 4,500 4,410

Source

Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population.

How to cite

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2017. Nova Scotia [Province] and Scarborough Centre [Federal electoral district], Ontario (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 5, 2024).

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