Census Profile, 2016 Census
Nova Scotia [Province] and West Kelowna, District municipality [Census subdivision], British Columbia

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Characteristic Nova Scotia

[Province]
West Kelowna, DM
British Columbia
[Census subdivision]
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Total Male Female Total Male Female
Counts (unless otherwise specified)
Population and dwellings
Population, 2016Census data footnote 1 923,598 ... ... 32,655 ... ...
Population, 2011Census data footnote 1 921,727 ... ... 30,902r ... ...
Population percentage change, 2011 to 2016 0.2 ... ... 5.7 ... ...
Total private dwellingsCensus data footnote 2 458,568 ... ... 13,190 ... ...
Private dwellings occupied by usual residentsCensus data footnote 3 401,990 ... ... 12,437 ... ...
Population density per square kilometre 17.4 ... ... 264.4 ... ...
Land area in square kilometres 52,942.27 ... ... 123.53 ... ...
Age characteristics
Total - Age groups and average age of the population - 100% dataCensus data footnote 4 923,600 446,885 476,715 32,655 16,145 16,510
0 to 14 years 133,825 68,370 65,455 5,405 2,810 2,590
0 to 4 years 42,005 21,365 20,640 1,675 895 785
5 to 9 years 45,980 23,650 22,330 1,790 915 875
10 to 14 years 45,845 23,350 22,490 1,935 1,000 930
15 to 64 years 605,950 295,100 310,845 20,590 10,155 10,440
15 to 19 years 51,255 26,240 25,015 1,895 995 895
20 to 24 years 56,160 28,150 28,010 1,605 830 775
25 to 29 years 53,725 26,790 26,940 1,540 775 765
30 to 34 years 51,730 25,130 26,600 1,895 900 995
35 to 39 years 52,010 24,560 27,450 1,910 935 975
40 to 44 years 57,050 27,245 29,805 1,975 990 990
45 to 49 years 61,890 29,720 32,170 2,235 1,105 1,130
50 to 54 years 75,675 36,615 39,065 2,500 1,185 1,315
55 to 59 years 76,505 36,925 39,580 2,660 1,280 1,380
60 to 64 years 69,960 33,735 36,225 2,380 1,165 1,215
65 years and over 183,820 83,415 100,405 6,660 3,180 3,475
65 to 69 years 63,710 30,810 32,905 2,175 1,070 1,105
70 to 74 years 45,005 21,520 23,485 1,600 780 820
75 to 79 years 31,545 14,520 17,030 1,260 610 655
80 to 84 years 21,915 9,425 12,495 820 420 395
85 years and over 21,645 7,140 14,505 800 305 500
85 to 89 years 13,205 4,845 8,360 545 225 320
90 to 94 years 6,320 1,830 4,485 190 60 135
95 to 99 years 1,855 415 1,430 55 20 40
100 years and over 270 45 225 5 0 5
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 16.6 17.4 15.7
15 to 64 years 65.6 66.0 65.2 63.1 62.9 63.2
65 years and over 19.9 18.7 21.1 20.4 19.7 21.0
85 years and over 2.3 1.6 3.0 2.4 1.9 3.0
Average age of the population 43.5 42.5 44.4 43.1 42.3 43.9
Median age of the population 45.5 44.5 46.4 45.2 44.2 46.1
Household and dwelling characteristics
Total - Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling - 100% dataCensus data footnote 5 401,990 ... ... 12,435 ... ...
Single-detached house 263,470 ... ... 8,730 ... ...
Apartment in a building that has five or more storeys 21,350 ... ... 0 ... ...
Other attached dwellingCensus data footnote 6 102,300 ... ... 3,210 ... ...
Semi-detached house 20,465 ... ... 475 ... ...
Row house 10,215 ... ... 385 ... ...
Apartment or flat in a duplex 12,435 ... ... 1,110 ... ...
Apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys 58,405 ... ... 1,205 ... ...
Other single-attached house 780 ... ... 40 ... ...
Movable dwellingCensus data footnote 7 14,870 ... ... 495 ... ...
Total - Private households by household size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 8 401,990 ... ... 12,440 ... ...
1 person 118,670 ... ... 2,240 ... ...
2 persons 156,825 ... ... 5,280 ... ...
3 persons 60,250 ... ... 1,945 ... ...
4 persons 44,970 ... ... 1,930 ... ...
5 or more persons 21,275 ... ... 1,045 ... ...
Number of persons in private households 908,340 ... ... 32,065 ... ...
Average household size 2.3 ... ... 2.6 ... ...
Marital status
Total - Marital status for the population aged 15 years and over - 100% dataCensus data footnote 9 789,770 378,515 411,255 27,250 13,335 13,915
Married or living common law 454,970 227,220 227,750 18,125 9,060 9,065
Married 369,695 184,705 184,990 15,350 7,680 7,675
Living common law 85,275 42,515 42,760 2,770 1,385 1,385
Not married and not living common law 334,800 151,295 183,505 9,125 4,270 4,855
Never married 209,455 110,175 99,280 5,420 3,025 2,390
Separated 24,105 10,450 13,655 700 290 410
Divorced 48,835 19,715 29,115 1,585 645 940
Widowed 52,405 10,955 41,455 1,425 315 1,110
Family characteristics
Total - Census families in private households by family size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 10 270,965 ... ... 10,125 ... ...
2 persons 157,600 ... ... 5,710 ... ...
3 persons 56,625 ... ... 1,915 ... ...
4 persons 41,095 ... ... 1,820 ... ...
5 or more persons 15,645 ... ... 685 ... ...
Average size of census families 2.7 ... ... 2.8 ... ...
Total number of census families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 11 270,965 ... ... 10,130 ... ...
Total couple families 224,065 ... ... 8,905 ... ...
Married couples 181,435 ... ... 7,520 ... ...
Common-law couples 42,630 ... ... 1,385 ... ...
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent 46,900 ... ... 1,220 ... ...
Female parent 37,595 ... ... 935 ... ...
Male parent 9,305 ... ... 285 ... ...
Total - Couple census families in private households - 100% data 224,065 ... ... 8,905 ... ...
Couples without children 128,125 ... ... 4,975 ... ...
Couples with children 95,940 ... ... 3,930 ... ...
1 child 43,810 ... ... 1,540 ... ...
2 children 37,595 ... ... 1,730 ... ...
3 or more children 14,535 ... ... 660 ... ...
Total - Lone-parent census families in private households - 100% data 46,900 ... ... 1,225 ... ...
1 child 29,480 ... ... 730 ... ...
2 children 12,810 ... ... 380 ... ...
3 or more children 4,610 ... ... 110 ... ...
Total - Persons not in census families in private households - 100% data 175,575 81,140 94,435 3,975 1,880 2,095
Household type
Total - Private households by household type - 100% dataCensus data footnote 12 401,990 ... ... 12,435 ... ...
One-census-family households 260,280 ... ... 9,520 ... ...
Without children in a census familyCensus data footnote 13 124,000 ... ... 4,675 ... ...
With children in a census familyCensus data footnote 14 136,280 ... ... 4,840 ... ...
Multiple-census-family households 5,285 ... ... 300 ... ...
Non-census-family households 136,425 ... ... 2,620 ... ...
One-person households 118,675 ... ... 2,240 ... ...
Two-or-more person non-census-family households 17,750 ... ... 380 ... ...
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 32,350 16,030 16,320
English only 813,480 398,950 414,530 30,475 15,230 15,245
French only 705 305 400 5 5 5
English and French 95,380 41,925 53,460 1,790 765 1,025
Neither English nor French 2,735 1,295 1,440 75 35 45
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 32,345 16,030 16,315
English 879,465 426,535 452,930 31,830 15,790 16,045
French 28,490 13,890 14,600 395 185 210
English and French 1,760 825 930 45 25 25
Neither English nor French 2,585 1,215 1,365 75 30 45
Official language minority (number)Census data footnote 17 29,370 14,300 15,070 420 195 225
Official language minority (percentage)Census data footnote 17 3.2 3.2 3.2 1.3 1.2 1.4
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 32,350 16,025 16,320
Single responses 904,240 438,550 465,690 32,075 15,905 16,170
Official languages 859,690 416,245 443,445 28,865 14,405 14,460
English 830,220 401,980 428,240 28,420 14,200 14,225
French 29,465 14,265 15,205 440 200 240
Non-official languages 44,550 22,305 22,245 3,210 1,500 1,710
Aboriginal languages 4,290 2,020 2,270 10 5 5
Algonquian languages 4,210 1,985 2,225 5 0 0
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 15 10 5 0 0 0
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Moose Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Naskapi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Plains Cree 5 0 0 0 0 0
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 5 5 0 0 0 0
Woods Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree, n.o.s. 5 5 0 0 0 0
Eastern Algonquian languages 4,190 1,975 2,215 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 10 0 0
Northern Athabaskan languages 5 0 0 5 0 0
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carrier 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chilcotin 0 0 0 5 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 5 5 0
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan 0 0 0 5 0 5
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 5 5 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 5
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dakota 0 0 0 0 0 0
Stoney 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tlingit 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nisga'a 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haisla 0 0 0 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 0 0 5 0 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 5 0 0 0 0 0
Non-Aboriginal languages 40,260 20,285 19,975 3,200 1,495 1,700
Afro-Asiatic languages 7,760 4,275 3,480 40 25 15
Berber languages 10 10 0 0 0 0
Kabyle 5 0 0 0 0 0
Berber languages, n.i.e. 5 5 0 0 0 0
Cushitic languages 130 65 65 0 0 0
Bilen 5 0 0 0 0 0
Oromo 60 30 25 0 0 0
Somali 50 20 30 0 0 0
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 15 5 5 0 0 0
Semitic languages 7,615 4,205 3,415 45 25 20
Amharic 115 50 65 0 0 0
Arabic 7,110 3,950 3,165 25 10 10
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 5 5 5 0 0 0
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 5 0 0 0
Harari 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hebrew 210 115 95 15 10 0
Maltese 15 10 5 5 0 5
Tigrigna 140 65 80 0 0 0
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 10 5 10 0 0 0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 5 0 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 505 245 260 50 20 30
Khmer (Cambodian) 5 5 5 5 0 0
Vietnamese 490 240 250 50 20 35
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 2,235 940 1,300 115 30 85
Bikol 5 5 5 0 0 0
Cebuano 150 60 90 5 0 5
Fijian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 25 10 15 5 0 5
Ilocano 55 15 40 5 5 5
Malagasy 0 5 0 0 0 0
Malay 55 25 35 15 5 15
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 15 5 5 0 0 0
Pangasinan 5 0 0 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 1,905 810 1,090 80 20 60
Waray-Waray 5 0 5 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 20 10 15 0 0 0
Creole languages 95 60 35 0 5 0
Haitian Creole 5 5 0 0 0 0
Creole, n.o.s. 35 20 10 0 0 0
Creole languages, n.i.e. 55 35 20 0 0 0
Dravidian languages 1,010 595 420 5 5 0
Kannada 40 20 15 0 0 0
Malayalam 365 205 165 5 0 5
Tamil 315 185 130 5 0 0
Telugu 285 180 110 0 0 0
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 10 5 5 0 0 0
Hmong-Mien languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Indo-European languages 18,590 9,320 9,270 2,545 1,245 1,295
Albanian 275 130 140 0 0 0
Armenian 35 30 10 0 0 0
Balto-Slavic languages 3,470 1,645 1,830 650 305 345
Baltic languages 100 35 60 5 5 5
Latvian 50 20 30 5 0 5
Lithuanian 45 15 30 0 0 0
Slavic languages 3,375 1,610 1,765 640 305 340
Belarusan 5 5 5 0 0 5
Bosnian 120 60 65 10 5 5
Bulgarian 55 25 30 5 0 0
Croatian 225 105 115 55 25 20
Czech 205 105 100 80 40 45
Macedonian 20 10 15 5 0 0
Polish 795 365 435 175 85 85
Russian 1,285 615 670 105 45 65
Serbian 115 60 65 35 15 15
Serbo-Croatian 80 40 40 5 0 0
Slovak 100 45 55 20 10 10
Slovene (Slovenian) 35 15 15 45 25 15
Ukrainian 320 155 170 105 40 65
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 5 5 5 5 5 0
Celtic languages 185 80 100 0 0 0
Scottish Gaelic 145 65 85 5 0 0
Welsh 30 10 15 5 0 5
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 10 5 5 0 0 0
Germanic languages 5,700 2,800 2,900 1,300 645 655
Afrikaans 120 55 60 30 15 15
Danish 160 105 60 30 15 10
Dutch 1,620 815 805 220 120 105
Frisian 35 20 15 0 0 0
German 3,435 1,645 1,790 975 475 500
Icelandic 45 20 20 0 0 0
Norwegian 110 60 50 15 5 10
Swedish 110 45 65 20 10 15
Vlaams (Flemish) 25 10 10 0 0 0
Yiddish 20 10 5 0 0 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 20 5 15 0 0 0
Greek 760 390 365 25 15 10
Indo-Iranian languages 4,835 2,650 2,190 205 100 105
Indo-Aryan languages 3,385 1,895 1,490 175 85 85
Bengali 475 290 185 0 0 0
Gujarati 195 125 70 5 0 5
Hindi 745 445 300 20 10 10
Kashmiri 10 5 5 0 0 0
Konkani 5 5 5 0 0 0
Marathi 70 35 35 0 0 0
Nepali 530 255 275 5 0 5
Oriya (Odia) 10 5 5 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 585 310 270 140 70 75
Sindhi 20 10 5 0 0 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 165 85 85 0 0 0
Urdu 575 330 245 0 0 0
Iranian languages 1,425 740 690 30 15 20
Kurdish 115 65 50 0 0 0
Pashto 80 45 35 0 0 0
Persian (Farsi) 1,230 630 605 30 15 20
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 25 10 15 0 0 0
Italic (Romance) languages 3,335 1,605 1,730 360 180 185
Catalan 10 5 5 0 0 0
Italian 745 400 340 130 75 55
Portuguese 520 245 270 50 20 30
Romanian 225 110 120 45 25 20
Spanish 1,830 840 985 135 55 80
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 0 5 0 5 0 0
Japanese 360 100 260 65 15 50
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Georgian 5 0 0 0 0 0
Korean 1,095 475 620 30 15 15
Mongolic languages 5 5 5 0 0 0
Mongolian 0 5 0 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 630 325 305 5 5 0
Akan (Twi) 40 25 25 0 0 0
Bamanankan 15 5 5 0 0 0
Edo 5 0 5 0 0 0
Ewe 40 25 10 0 0 0
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 5 5 0 0 0 0
Ga 10 5 5 0 0 0
Ganda 20 5 15 0 0 0
Igbo 45 20 20 0 0 0
Lingala 5 0 5 0 0 0
Rundi (Kirundi) 20 10 5 0 0 0
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 50 15 30 0 0 0
Shona 30 15 15 0 0 0
Swahili 135 65 70 0 0 0
Wolof 10 10 0 0 0 0
Yoruba 65 35 30 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 140 75 70 5 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages 75 40 40 0 0 0
Dinka 20 10 10 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 55 25 25 0 0 0
Sign languages 190 90 100 5 5 5
American Sign Language 85 40 50 5 0 0
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 105 50 55 0 0 0
Sino-Tibetan languages 6,665 3,335 3,330 135 60 80
Chinese languages 6,635 3,320 3,315 140 55 80
Cantonese 1,145 535 610 60 25 35
Hakka 20 5 15 0 0 0
Mandarin 4,640 2,325 2,315 65 25 35
Min Dong 0 0 0 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 120 50 70 5 5 0
Wu (Shanghainese) 50 30 20 0 0 0
Chinese, n.o.s. 645 365 280 10 0 5
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 15 5 10 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 30 15 20 0 0 0
Burmese 15 5 10 0 0 0
Karenic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibetan 5 0 5 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 5 5 5 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages 155 55 100 20 5 10
Lao 10 0 5 5 0 5
Thai 150 50 100 15 5 10
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 445 240 205 5 0 5
Azerbaijani 10 10 5 0 0 0
Turkish 305 165 140 5 5 0
Uyghur 5 5 5 0 0 0
Uzbek 110 60 50 0 0 0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 10 10 0 0 0 0
Uralic languages 415 180 235 165 75 95
Estonian 40 20 25 5 5 5
Finnish 95 30 60 30 5 20
Hungarian 275 130 150 135 55 70
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 25 10 15 5 0 5
Multiple responses 8,060 3,920 4,140 275 125 150
English and French 3,445 1,600 1,850 60 25 35
English and non-official language 4,180 2,110 2,070 200 90 110
French and non-official language 225 115 105 5 0 5
English, French and non-official language 210 90 120 5 0 0
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 32,345 16,030 16,315
Single responses 900,755 436,755 464,000 31,850 15,795 16,060
Official languages 878,015 425,220 452,795 31,055 15,425 15,635
English 863,550 418,315 445,240 30,975 15,395 15,590
French 14,460 6,910 7,560 80 30 50
Non-official languages 22,740 11,540 11,205 790 375 425
Aboriginal languages 2,570 1,285 1,295 5 0 5
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 5
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Moose Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Naskapi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Plains Cree 0 0 0 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 5
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 5
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lillooet 0 0 0 0 0 0
Okanagan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Squamish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Straits 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dakota 0 0 0 0 0 0
Stoney 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tlingit 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nisga'a 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haisla 0 0 0 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 5 0 0 0 0 0
Non-Aboriginal languages 20,170 10,255 9,915 790 370 420
Afro-Asiatic languages 4,630 2,450 2,180 10 5 5
Berber languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kabyle 0 0 0 0 0 0
Berber languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cushitic languages 85 40 45 0 0 0
Bilen 5 0 5 0 0 0
Oromo 45 20 25 0 0 0
Somali 25 10 15 0 0 0
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 10 10 5 0 0 0
Semitic languages 4,540 2,405 2,130 15 5 5
Amharic 55 25 30 0 0 0
Arabic 4,260 2,270 1,990 10 5 5
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 0 5 0 0 0 0
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Harari 5 0 0 0 0 0
Hebrew 125 70 55 5 0 0
Maltese 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tigrigna 95 40 55 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 330 160 165 30 10 15
Khmer (Cambodian) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Vietnamese 330 165 170 30 10 20
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 1,140 550 585 25 10 20
Bikol 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cebuano 55 20 35 0 0 0
Fijian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 5 5 5 0 0 0
Ilocano 15 5 5 0 0 0
Malagasy 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malay 0 0 5 10 0 5
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pangasinan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 1,065 520 545 20 10 10
Waray-Waray 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Creole languages 35 20 20 0 0 0
Haitian Creole 0 0 0 0 0 0
Creole, n.o.s. 15 5 5 0 0 0
Creole languages, n.i.e. 25 10 15 0 0 0
Dravidian languages 425 240 185 5 0 5
Kannada 15 5 10 0 0 0
Malayalam 140 75 60 0 0 0
Tamil 140 80 60 0 0 0
Telugu 125 80 50 0 0 0
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 3,690 570 270 305
Albanian 110 60 55 0 0 0
Armenian 15 10 10 0 0 0
Balto-Slavic languages 1,405 680 720 140 65 75
Baltic languages 30 10 15 0 0 0
Latvian 10 5 10 0 0 0
Lithuanian 15 5 10 0 0 0
Slavic languages 1,375 675 700 140 65 75
Belarusan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bosnian 65 30 30 0 0 0
Bulgarian 25 15 10 0 0 0
Croatian 65 25 40 15 5 5
Czech 45 25 20 30 15 20
Macedonian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Polish 235 105 125 50 25 30
Russian 785 385 390 10 5 5
Serbian 60 25 35 15 5 10
Serbo-Croatian 30 15 10 5 0 0
Slovak 20 10 15 5 0 0
Slovene (Slovenian) 0 0 0 10 5 0
Ukrainian 55 30 20 0 0 0
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 1,490 725 760 240 120 125
Afrikaans 30 15 15 15 10 10
Danish 15 0 15 0 5 0
Dutch 135 70 70 50 20 30
Frisian 5 0 0 0 0 0
German 1,225 600 625 170 85 85
Icelandic 30 10 15 0 0 0
Norwegian 20 5 10 5 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 5 0 0
Greek 270 135 130 5 0 5
Indo-Iranian languages 2,815 1,475 1,335 95 40 45
Indo-Aryan languages 1,850 995 860 85 40 45
Bengali 250 135 115 0 0 0
Gujarati 100 60 35 0 0 0
Hindi 310 190 120 5 5 0
Kashmiri 5 5 0 0 0 0
Konkani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Marathi 30 15 15 0 0 0
Nepali 475 235 240 0 0 0
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 250 125 125 70 35 35
Sindhi 5 5 0 0 0 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 95 45 50 0 0 5
Urdu 340 175 165 0 0 0
Iranian languages 960 475 480 10 5 5
Kurdish 85 50 40 0 0 0
Pashto 45 20 20 0 0 0
Persian (Farsi) 825 405 420 5 5 5
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 0 5 0 0 0 0
Italic (Romance) languages 1,240 595 645 95 45 50
Catalan 5 0 0 0 0 0
Italian 165 70 85 30 10 15
Portuguese 195 90 105 10 5 5
Romanian 70 35 35 20 10 10
Spanish 810 390 420 40 20 20
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 0 0 0
Japanese 110 35 70 10 5 10
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Georgian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Korean 710 330 385 15 10 5
Mongolic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mongolian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 165 80 85 5 0 0
Akan (Twi) 10 0 10 0 0 0
Bamanankan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Edo 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ewe 15 5 5 0 0 0
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ga 5 0 0 0 0 0
Ganda 5 0 5 0 0 0
Igbo 15 5 5 0 0 0
Lingala 0 5 0 0 0 0
Rundi (Kirundi) 10 5 5 0 0 0
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 15 10 10 0 0 0
Shona 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swahili 60 30 35 0 0 0
Wolof 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yoruba 20 10 10 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 10 5 5 5 0 5
Nilo-Saharan languages 35 20 20 0 0 0
Dinka 10 5 10 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 25 10 15 0 0 0
Sign languages 285 145 140 10 5 0
American Sign Language 110 55 60 5 5 0
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 175 90 80 5 5 0
Sino-Tibetan languages 4,550 2,345 2,200 65 35 30
Chinese languages 4,545 2,345 2,200 65 35 25
Cantonese 640 335 310 30 15 10
Hakka 5 0 0 0 0 0
Mandarin 3,410 1,740 1,675 35 20 15
Min Dong 0 0 0 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 45 25 25 5 5 0
Wu (Shanghainese) 25 10 10 0 0 0
Chinese, n.o.s. 415 235 180 0 0 0
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 5 5 0 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 5 0 5 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. 5 0 5 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages 55 20 35 5 0 5
Lao 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thai 55 15 35 5 0 5
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 215 110 105 0 0 0
Azerbaijani 5 5 0 0 0 0
Turkish 140 70 75 5 0 0
Uyghur 0 0 0 0 0 0
Uzbek 70 40 30 0 0 0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 0 5 0 0 0 0
Uralic languages 75 35 40 30 10 25
Estonian 5 5 5 0 0 0
Finnish 15 10 5 0 0 5
Hungarian 55 25 30 35 10 20
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 0 0 0
Multiple responses 11,540 5,715 5,825 495 230 260
English and French 2,180 995 1,185 30 15 20
English and non-official language 8,970 4,515 4,450 450 215 235
French and non-official language 75 40 30 0 0 0
English, French and non-official language 315 155 160 10 5 5
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 32,345 16,030 16,320
None 861,780 418,525 443,260 30,480 15,185 15,300
English 17,005 8,480 8,525 415 200 215
French 16,390 7,210 9,175 255 100 155
Non-official language 16,275 7,850 8,420 1,175 535 640
Aboriginal 2,135 930 1,205 30 15 20
Non-Aboriginal 14,135 6,920 7,220 1,140 520 615
English and French 150 70 80 0 0 0
English and non-official language 220 105 115 10 5 5
French and non-official language 470 230 245 10 5 5
English, French and non-official language 5 5 0 0 0 0
Income of individuals in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 21 774,750 372,455 402,290 26,665 13,120 13,540
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 744,260 358,055 386,205 25,845 12,720 13,120
Median total income in 2015 among recipients ($) 31,813 38,379 26,750 36,514 47,260 28,943
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 744,545 358,085 386,455 25,875 12,750 13,130
Median after-tax income in 2015 among recipients ($) 28,627 33,642 24,590 32,456 40,895 26,675
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 648,960 320,380 328,580 24,125 12,085 12,035
Median market income in 2015 among recipients ($) 29,938 36,363 24,497 32,699 43,984 24,451
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 554,985 243,860 311,130 17,485 7,500 9,985
Median government transfers in 2015 among recipients ($) 7,438 8,175 6,961 7,126 8,190 6,559
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 523,020 264,375 258,645 19,250 9,965 9,285
Median employment income in 2015 among recipients ($) 29,979 35,676 25,405 31,828 42,829 24,825
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 22 774,750 372,455 402,295 26,680 13,135 13,545
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 744,275 357,820 386,455 25,895 12,795 13,105
Average total income in 2015 among recipients ($) 41,479 49,413 34,132 49,910 62,470 37,645
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 744,560 357,855 386,710 25,965 12,845 13,120
Average after-tax income in 2015 among recipients ($) 34,175 39,776 28,993 41,237 50,138 32,523
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 648,910 320,370 328,540 24,170 12,135 12,035
Average market income in 2015 among recipients ($) 40,299 48,457 32,345 47,492 60,440 34,430
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 555,740 243,445 312,295 17,645 7,565 10,080
Average government transfers in 2015 among recipients ($) 8,495 8,859 8,211 8,203 8,688 7,839
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 523,020 264,475 258,545 19,265 9,985 9,285
Average employment income in 2015 among recipients ($) 39,522 46,606 32,275 44,483 54,926 33,250
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 26,680 13,135 13,545
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 7,975 4,580 3,390
Median employment income in 2015 for full-year full-time workers ($)Census data footnote 25 47,665 53,785 42,236 55,773 64,084 46,647
Average employment income in 2015 for full-year full-time workers ($)Census data footnote 26 56,820 63,886 48,717 66,489 75,925 53,743
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 88.7 91.8 83.8
Employment income (%)Census data footnote 29 66.9 69.7 63.3 66.7 70.1 61.3
Government transfers (%)Census data footnote 30 15.4 12.3 19.3 11.3 8.2 16.2
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 26,660 13,125 13,540
Without total income 30,485 14,395 16,090 820 400 420
With total income 744,265 358,060 386,205 25,840 12,720 13,120
Percentage with total income 96.1 96.1 96.0 96.9 96.9 96.9
Under $10,000 (including loss) 104,125 43,575 60,545 3,340 1,280 2,060
$10,000 to $19,999 134,355 50,310 84,050 3,940 1,435 2,505
$20,000 to $29,999 114,855 47,195 67,660 3,595 1,390 2,210
$30,000 to $39,999 98,325 45,040 53,280 3,130 1,340 1,790
$40,000 to $49,999 79,435 39,605 39,830 2,640 1,255 1,390
$50,000 to $59,999 57,255 32,255 25,000 2,045 1,095 955
$60,000 to $69,999 41,715 25,830 15,885 1,755 1,060 695
$70,000 to $79,999 33,195 19,945 13,250 1,280 830 445
$80,000 to $89,999 25,500 14,900 10,605 1,005 680 330
$90,000 to $99,999 15,530 10,095 5,435 740 520 220
$100,000 and over 39,965 29,300 10,665 2,365 1,840 520
$100,000 to $149,999 28,130 20,205 7,925 1,590 1,230 360
$150,000 and over 11,835 9,095 2,745 775 610 160
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 26,660 13,125 13,540
Without after-tax income 30,205 14,370 15,840 785 370 410
With after-tax income 744,540 358,085 386,455 25,875 12,745 13,125
Percentage with after-tax income 96.1 96.1 96.1 97.1 97.1 96.9
Under $10,000 (including loss) 108,630 44,435 64,195 3,575 1,380 2,195
$10,000 to $19,999 142,975 54,160 88,815 4,165 1,565 2,595
$20,000 to $29,999 138,435 58,900 79,535 4,240 1,695 2,540
$30,000 to $39,999 119,130 56,990 62,145 3,580 1,565 2,020
$40,000 to $49,999 84,245 46,675 37,565 2,915 1,515 1,405
$50,000 to $59,999 56,235 34,590 21,645 2,230 1,355 870
$60,000 to $69,999 39,320 23,195 16,125 1,590 1,030 560
$70,000 to $79,999 21,210 13,950 7,260 1,205 815 385
$80,000 and over 34,360 25,185 9,170 2,375 1,820 550
$80,000 to $89,999 11,615 8,185 3,430 720 525 195
$90,000 to $99,999 6,825 4,950 1,875 450 340 110
$100,000 and over 15,915 12,050 3,860 1,205 960 245
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 26,665 13,120 13,540
Without employment income 251,730 108,080 143,650 7,410 3,155 4,255
With employment income 523,020 264,370 258,640 19,255 9,970 9,285
Percentage with employment income 67.5 71.0 64.3 72.2 76.0 68.6
Under $5,000 (including loss) 72,940 34,125 38,820 3,350 1,580 1,770
$5,000 to $9,999 45,820 19,475 26,350 1,475 625 855
$10,000 to $19,999 76,685 33,555 43,130 2,390 975 1,415
$20,000 to $29,999 66,155 29,385 36,770 2,045 825 1,220
$30,000 to $39,999 60,485 27,455 33,035 1,850 775 1,070
$40,000 to $49,999 49,395 24,470 24,925 1,660 740 920
$50,000 to $59,999 37,685 21,735 15,955 1,365 720 645
$60,000 to $69,999 28,695 17,955 10,740 1,155 755 400
$70,000 to $79,999 24,970 14,750 10,220 940 620 320
$80,000 and over 60,175 41,470 18,705 3,025 2,350 675
$80,000 to $89,999 20,175 11,645 8,535 785 520 260
$90,000 to $99,999 11,685 7,975 3,715 540 410 130
$100,000 and over 28,310 21,850 6,460 1,705 1,420 280
Income of households in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for private households by household size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 34 401,990 ... ... 12,440 ... ...
Median total income of households in 2015 ($) 60,764 ... ... 83,942 ... ...
Median after-tax income of households in 2015 ($) 53,129 ... ... 72,924 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for one-person private households - 100% data 118,670 ... ... 2,240 ... ...
Median total income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 30,377 ... ... 37,094 ... ...
Median after-tax income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 27,511 ... ... 33,079 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for two-or-more-person private households - 100% data 283,320 ... ... 10,200 ... ...
Median total income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 77,136 ... ... 95,070 ... ...
Median after-tax income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 66,538 ... ... 82,086 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for private households by household size - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 35 401,990 ... ... 12,440 ... ...
Average total income of households in 2015 ($) 76,797 ... ... 103,877 ... ...
Average after-tax income of households in 2015 ($) 63,299 ... ... 86,049 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for one-person private households - 25% sample data 118,705 ... ... 2,235 ... ...
Average total income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 39,601 ... ... 48,504 ... ...
Average after-tax income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 32,962 ... ... 40,734 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for two-or-more-person private households - 25% sample data 283,285 ... ... 10,205 ... ...
Average total income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 92,383 ... ... 116,012 ... ...
Average after-tax income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 76,011 ... ... 95,980 ... ...
Total - Household total income groups in 2015 for private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 36 401,990 ... ... 12,435 ... ...
Under $5,000 6,830 ... ... 135 ... ...
$5,000 to $9,999 7,755 ... ... 85 ... ...
$10,000 to $14,999 12,330 ... ... 190 ... ...
$15,000 to $19,999 20,155 ... ... 275 ... ...
$20,000 to $24,999 20,210 ... ... 410 ... ...
$25,000 to $29,999 18,700 ... ... 340 ... ...
$30,000 to $34,999 21,645 ... ... 450 ... ...
$35,000 to $39,999 19,995 ... ... 430 ... ...
$40,000 to $44,999 19,285 ... ... 415 ... ...
$45,000 to $49,999 18,235 ... ... 465 ... ...
$50,000 to $59,999 33,450 ... ... 890 ... ...
$60,000 to $69,999 30,470 ... ... 895 ... ...
$70,000 to $79,999 27,755 ... ... 895 ... ...
$80,000 to $89,999 24,340 ... ... 865 ... ...
$90,000 to $99,999 20,240 ... ... 770 ... ...
$100,000 and over 100,600 ... ... 4,935 ... ...
$100,000 to $124,999 38,090 ... ... 1,610 ... ...
$125,000 to $149,999 24,330 ... ... 1,165 ... ...
$150,000 to $199,999 23,445 ... ... 1,230 ... ...
$200,000 and over 14,730 ... ... 935 ... ...
Total - Household after-tax income groups in 2015 for private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 32 401,990 ... ... 12,440 ... ...
Under $5,000 7,145 ... ... 145 ... ...
$5,000 to $9,999 7,885 ... ... 90 ... ...
$10,000 to $14,999 12,545 ... ... 195 ... ...
$15,000 to $19,999 21,370 ... ... 300 ... ...
$20,000 to $24,999 23,030 ... ... 435 ... ...
$25,000 to $29,999 22,365 ... ... 435 ... ...
$30,000 to $34,999 25,495 ... ... 510 ... ...
$35,000 to $39,999 23,945 ... ... 505 ... ...
$40,000 to $44,999 22,630 ... ... 545 ... ...
$45,000 to $49,999 21,635 ... ... 540 ... ...
$50,000 to $59,999 40,585 ... ... 1,100 ... ...
$60,000 to $69,999 35,920 ... ... 1,115 ... ...
$70,000 to $79,999 29,795 ... ... 1,045 ... ...
$80,000 to $89,999 24,160 ... ... 945 ... ...
$90,000 to $99,999 19,275 ... ... 840 ... ...
$100,000 and over 64,210 ... ... 3,690 ... ...
$100,000 to $124,999 31,985 ... ... 1,560 ... ...
$125,000 to $149,999 15,940 ... ... 955 ... ...
$150,000 and over 16,280 ... ... 1,175 ... ...
Income of economic families in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for economic families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 37 269,560 ... ... 9,955 ... ...
Median total income of economic families in 2015 ($) 77,529 ... ... 93,440 ... ...
Median after-tax income of economic families in 2015 ($) 66,728 ... ... 80,946 ... ...
Average family size of economic families 2.8 ... ... 2.9 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families without children or other relatives in private households - 100% data 121,200 ... ... 4,630 ... ...
Median total income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 71,495 ... ... 83,119 ... ...
Median after-tax income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 61,883 ... ... 72,292 ... ...
Average family size of couple economic families without children or other relatives 2.0 ... ... 2.0 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families with children in private households - 100% data 97,460 ... ... 3,975 ... ...
Median total income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 104,981 ... ... 118,579 ... ...
Median after-tax income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 88,099 ... ... 101,241 ... ...
Average family size of couple economic families with children 3.8 ... ... 4.0 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for lone-parent economic families in private households - 100% data 43,560 ... ... 1,115 ... ...
Median total income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 45,597 ... ... 55,595 ... ...
Median after-tax income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 42,309 ... ... 50,546 ... ...
Average family size of lone-parent economic families 2.6 ... ... 2.7 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for economic families in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 38 269,510 ... ... 9,955 ... ...
Average total income of economic families in 2015 ($) 93,027 ... ... 114,953 ... ...
Average after-tax income of economic families in 2015 ($) 76,371 ... ... 95,055 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families without children or other relatives in private households - 25% sample data 121,285 ... ... 4,640 ... ...
Average total income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 85,511 ... ... 109,224 ... ...
Average after-tax income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 70,143 ... ... 89,464 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families with children in private households - 25% sample data 97,490 ... ... 3,950 ... ...
Average total income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 119,890 ... ... 135,220 ... ...
Average after-tax income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 97,021 ... ... 112,132 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for lone-parent economic families in private households - 25% sample data 43,470 ... ... 1,105 ... ...
Average total income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 54,587 ... ... 65,309 ... ...
Average after-tax income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 47,700 ... ... 56,268 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 21 157,715 73,825 83,890 3,395 1,655 1,740
Median total income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 39 28,180 30,235 26,673 33,707 37,269 31,285
Median after-tax income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 39 25,848 27,176 24,859 30,060 32,544 28,640
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 40 157,410 73,440 83,970 3,300 1,595 1,710
Average total income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 41 36,847 38,945 35,012 44,909 51,139 39,096
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 37,711 41,756 33,937
Total - Economic family income decile group for the population in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 42 908,340 440,700 467,640 32,065 15,930 16,130
In the bottom half of the distribution 519,830 244,725 275,105 13,850 6,610 7,240
In the bottom decile 105,810 49,730 56,080 2,365 1,115 1,255
In the second decile 112,825 49,900 62,920 2,355 1,055 1,295
In the third decile 102,515 48,345 54,175 2,740 1,305 1,435
In the fourth decile 100,645 48,515 52,130 2,985 1,435 1,555
In the fifth decile 98,030 48,235 49,800 3,410 1,705 1,705
In the top half of the distribution 388,510 195,975 192,540 18,210 9,320 8,890
In the sixth decile 94,350 47,240 47,110 3,610 1,800 1,805
In the seventh decile 89,765 45,260 44,505 3,455 1,745 1,710
In the eighth decile 83,140 41,815 41,330 3,865 2,010 1,860
In the ninth decile 69,850 35,450 34,400 3,980 2,025 1,955
In the top decile 51,410 26,210 25,195 3,305 1,735 1,570
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 32,065 15,935 16,135
0 to 17 years 159,820 81,670 78,150 6,555 3,390 3,165
0 to 5 years 49,595 25,280 24,310 2,015 1,075 940
18 to 64 years 565,395 274,120 291,275 19,385 9,545 9,840
65 years and over 173,125 80,100 93,025 6,125 2,995 3,130
In low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) 154,955 70,415 84,540 3,205 1,480 1,725
0 to 17 years 35,525 18,145 17,380 915 465 450
0 to 5 years 12,740 6,470 6,275 305 170 135
18 to 64 years 88,355 40,375 47,985 1,730 770 965
65 years and over 31,075 11,890 19,185 555 245 310
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) (%) 17.2 16.2 18.3 10.0 9.3 10.7
0 to 17 years (%) 22.2 22.2 22.2 14.0 13.7 14.2
0 to 5 years (%) 25.7 25.6 25.8 15.1 15.8 14.4
18 to 64 years (%) 15.6 14.7 16.5 8.9 8.1 9.8
65 years and over (%) 17.9 14.8 20.6 9.1 8.2 9.9
In low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) 70,745 34,290 36,460 1,855 885 970
0 to 17 years 15,285 7,805 7,485 520 265 250
0 to 5 years 5,645 2,870 2,775 170 90 75
18 to 64 years 52,220 25,185 27,030 1,215 560 655
65 years and over 3,240 1,295 1,945 115 55 60
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) (%) 7.9 7.9 7.9 5.8 5.6 6.0
0 to 17 years (%) 9.6 9.6 9.6 7.9 7.8 7.9
0 to 5 years (%) 11.4 11.4 11.4 8.4 8.4 8.0
18 to 64 years (%) 9.2 9.2 9.3 6.3 5.9 6.7
65 years and over (%) 1.9 1.6 2.1 1.9 1.8 1.9
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 32,075 15,940 16,130
Official languages 905,700 439,525 466,180 31,970 15,880 16,085
English 905,020 439,215 465,805 31,955 15,880 16,070
French 95,740 42,150 53,585 1,720 755 965
Non-official languages 64,100 31,380 32,725 4,150 1,900 2,250
Aboriginal languages 5,645 2,685 2,960 35 15 20
Algonquian languages 5,575 2,635 2,935 20 10 10
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 20 15 10 10 10 0
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Moose Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Naskapi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Plains Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 10 0 0 0 0 0
Woods Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree, n.o.s. 10 10 0 10 0 10
Eastern Algonquian languages 5,550 2,625 2,920 0 10 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 10 10 0
Algonquin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway 10 0 10 0 0 10
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages 15 15 10 15 10 10
Northern Athabaskan languages 10 10 0 15 10 10
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carrier 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chilcotin 0 0 0 15 10 15
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 0 0
Non-Aboriginal languages 58,490 28,715 29,770 4,115 1,885 2,230
Afro-Asiatic languages 10,730 5,745 4,985 75 30 45
Berber languages 25 15 15 0 0 0
Kabyle 25 15 15 0 0 0
Berber languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cushitic languages 155 65 95 0 0 0
Bilen 20 15 10 0 0 0
Oromo 40 15 20 0 0 0
Somali 75 25 55 0 0 0
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 20 10 10 0 0 0
Semitic languages 10,635 5,715 4,925 70 30 45
Amharic 260 135 120 0 0 0
Arabic 9,685 5,185 4,500 60 30 25
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 10 10 0 0 0 0
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Harari 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hebrew 630 370 260 10 0 10
Maltese 25 0 25 0 0 10
Tigrigna 140 65 70 0 0 0
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 40 20 20 0 0 0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 15 10 0 0 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 575 260 310 100 40 55
Khmer (Cambodian) 15 0 10 0 0 0
Vietnamese 555 255 300 95 40 55
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 3,035 1,275 1,760 195 65 125
Bikol 10 0 10 0 0 0
Cebuano 185 80 100 0 0 0
Fijian 10 0 0 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 45 20 30 15 10 10
Ilocano 70 20 55 0 0 10
Malagasy 10 0 0 0 0 0
Malay 80 25 60 35 10 30
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 10 10 0 0 0 0
Pangasinan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 2,835 1,195 1,635 150 55 95
Waray-Waray 0 0 0 0 0 10
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 35 15 20 0 0 0
Creole languages 360 185 175 0 10 0
Haitian Creole 35 20 15 0 0 0
Creole, n.o.s. 120 60 65 10 10 0
Creole languages, n.i.e. 210 115 100 0 0 0
Dravidian languages 1,365 785 580 0 0 0
Kannada 75 45 35 0 0 0
Malayalam 560 310 250 0 0 0
Tamil 450 260 190 0 0 0
Telugu 350 215 135 0 0 0
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hmong-Mien languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Indo-European languages 30,820 15,070 15,755 3,160 1,540 1,615
Albanian 405 185 215 0 0 0
Armenian 80 45 30 0 0 0
Balto-Slavic languages 4,095 1,935 2,160 635 300 335
Baltic languages 110 35 80 10 0 10
Latvian 50 15 35 0 0 0
Lithuanian 55 15 40 0 10 0
Slavic languages 4,010 1,910 2,105 625 295 330
Belarusan 10 0 10 10 0 0
Bosnian 145 60 80 10 0 0
Bulgarian 75 35 35 0 0 0
Croatian 275 105 165 75 30 45
Czech 210 95 110 80 45 30
Macedonian 90 55 30 0 0 0
Polish 900 410 490 155 75 80
Russian 1,945 970 970 180 85 95
Serbian 180 85 95 40 20 15
Serbo-Croatian 115 70 50 0 10 0
Slovak 145 70 75 20 15 10
Slovene (Slovenian) 35 10 20 35 20 10
Ukrainian 425 180 245 80 35 40
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Celtic languages 1,070 495 580 0 0 0
Scottish Gaelic 910 400 505 0 0 0
Welsh 35 25 10 0 0 0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 155 80 75 0 0 0
Germanic languages 9,225 4,490 4,740 1,620 815 805
Afrikaans 320 140 175 45 25 25
Danish 235 125 110 20 10 10
Dutch 2,105 935 1,165 180 110 75
Frisian 60 30 30 0 0 0
German 6,335 3,180 3,155 1,355 690 665
Icelandic 100 40 60 0 0 0
Norwegian 150 105 40 20 10 20
Swedish 245 115 130 30 10 20
Vlaams (Flemish) 20 10 15 10 0 10
Yiddish 30 15 15 0 0 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 125 45 85 0 0 0
Greek 1,315 670 645 35 10 25
Indo-Iranian languages 6,535 3,635 2,900 205 90 115
Indo-Aryan languages 4,935 2,790 2,140 175 75 95
Bengali 625 350 275 0 0 0
Gujarati 240 150 90 10 0 0
Hindi 2,270 1,300 975 55 15 35
Kashmiri 15 0 10 0 0 0
Konkani 15 15 0 0 0 0
Marathi 135 85 45 0 0 0
Nepali 620 315 305 0 0 0
Oriya (Odia) 20 10 15 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 1,010 570 445 145 70 80
Sindhi 10 0 0 0 0 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 245 125 120 0 0 0
Urdu 1,090 660 425 0 0 0
Iranian languages 1,625 865 755 25 10 15
Kurdish 185 110 75 0 0 0
Pashto 85 55 30 0 0 0
Persian (Farsi) 1,385 725 660 25 15 15
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 75 40 35 10 0 0
Italic (Romance) languages 9,365 4,270 5,100 820 405 420
Catalan 15 10 10 0 0 0
Italian 1,665 845 820 190 100 90
Portuguese 910 480 430 75 30 45
Romanian 240 140 105 40 30 10
Spanish 6,990 3,020 3,970 535 250 280
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 70 55 20 0 0 0
Japanese 865 335 530 120 40 80
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Georgian 0 10 0 0 0 0
Korean 1,530 685 850 55 30 25
Mongolic languages 10 0 10 0 0 0
Mongolian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 1,340 715 620 25 10 20
Akan (Twi) 65 40 30 0 0 0
Bamanankan 10 10 10 0 0 0
Edo 10 10 0 0 0 0
Ewe 80 50 30 0 0 0
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 10 10 0 0 0 0
Ga 30 15 20 0 0 0
Ganda 60 15 40 0 0 0
Igbo 70 45 30 0 0 0
Lingala 30 15 15 0 0 0
Rundi (Kirundi) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 130 65 65 0 0 0
Shona 65 40 35 0 0 0
Swahili 370 200 175 10 0 10
Wolof 35 15 20 0 0 0
Yoruba 250 125 125 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 300 175 130 15 0 15
Nilo-Saharan languages 50 30 20 0 0 0
Dinka 0 0 10 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 45 30 10 0 0 0
Sign languages 1,605 555 1,045 110 15 95
American Sign Language 795 235 555 50 15 35
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e. 815 325 495 55 10 55
Sino-Tibetan languages 7,135 3,615 3,515 185 70 110
Chinese languages 7,115 3,610 3,500 180 70 110
Cantonese 1,555 730 820 110 40 70
Hakka 45 25 25 0 0 0
Mandarin 5,435 2,720 2,710 100 30 70
Min Dong 0 0 0 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 195 75 120 10 0 0
Wu (Shanghainese) 60 35 30 0 0 0
Chinese, n.o.s. 575 340 245 0 0 0
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 20 10 15 0 0 0
Burmese 0 0 0 0 0 0
Karenic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibetan 20 10 15 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages 240 110 130 25 10 20
Lao 20 0 10 10 0 0
Thai 220 100 120 20 0 15
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 620 320 300 10 0 10
Azerbaijani 20 20 0 0 0 0
Turkish 480 225 255 0 0 0
Uyghur 15 0 10 0 0 0
Uzbek 105 60 40 0 0 0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 10 10 0 10 0 10
Uralic languages 430 200 230 200 95 100
Estonian 50 25 20 10 10 0
Finnish 120 55 70 25 10 15
Hungarian 255 115 140 165 80 85
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 10 0 10 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 75 40 35 0 0 0
Citizenship
Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 45 908,340 440,735 467,605 32,070 15,940 16,130
Canadian citizensCensus data footnote 46 878,415 425,340 453,070 30,875 15,385 15,485
Canadian citizens aged under 18 159,440 81,575 77,870 6,360 3,280 3,075
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over 718,970 343,770 375,200 24,520 12,105 12,415
Not Canadian citizensCensus data footnote 47 29,930 15,395 14,535 1,195 555 640
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 32,070 15,940 16,135
Non-immigrantsCensus data footnote 49 842,760 407,740 435,015 27,535 13,780 13,755
ImmigrantsCensus data footnote 50 55,675 27,270 28,405 4,360 2,085 2,275
Before 1981 19,200 9,335 9,865 2,290 1,120 1,170
1981 to 1990 4,800 2,330 2,470 565 295 270
1991 to 2000 6,705 3,140 3,560 470 215 255
2001 to 2010 13,185 6,540 6,645 725 320 410
2001 to 2005 5,105 2,500 2,600 325 130 190
2006 to 2010 8,080 4,035 4,045 400 190 215
2011 to 2016Census data footnote 51 11,790 5,925 5,865 310 135 175
Non-permanent residentsCensus data footnote 52 9,900 5,720 4,185 180 70 110
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 4,355 2,085 2,270
Under 5 years 7,280 3,495 3,785 495 230 260
5 to 14 years 10,445 5,240 5,205 855 425 425
15 to 24 years 10,170 4,670 5,500 1,185 565 625
25 to 44 years 22,980 11,315 11,660 1,525 705 825
45 years and over 4,800 2,550 2,250 300 165 135
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 4,360 2,085 2,270
Americas 10,610 4,830 5,780 525 270 250
Brazil 175 75 100 10 10 10
Colombia 175 90 85 10 0 0
El Salvador 95 50 45 30 20 15
Guyana 170 85 90 0 0 0
Haiti 55 30 30 0 0 0
Jamaica 480 210 275 10 10 0
Mexico 325 155 175 40 15 15
Peru 105 35 75 25 10 15
Trinidad and Tobago 220 120 100 10 15 0
United StatesCensus data footnote 55 7,375 3,320 4,055 315 175 145
Other places of birth in Americas 1,430 675 750 75 35 45
Europe 22,110 11,195 10,920 2,890 1,440 1,455
Bosnia and Herzegovina 210 115 100 20 10 10
Croatia 180 75 105 30 15 20
France 610 330 280 40 15 20
Germany 2,600 1,270 1,330 650 325 325
Greece 505 270 235 0 0 0
Hungary 110 40 65 80 45 35
IrelandCensus data footnote 56 475 225 255 20 10 10
Italy 525 310 215 115 65 50
Netherlands 1,645 790 855 165 95 65
Poland 630 265 365 145 70 70
Portugal 220 140 80 20 15 10
Romania 180 100 80 60 40 20
Russian Federation 585 270 315 35 15 20
SerbiaCensus data footnote 57 90 45 45 45 10 35
Ukraine 335 145 195 40 15 25
United KingdomCensus data footnote 58 11,275 5,815 5,460 1,100 530 575
Other places of birth in Europe 1,930 985 945 325 160 170
Africa 3,525 1,855 1,675 130 55 75
Algeria 25 15 15 0 0 0
Egypt 770 395 370 0 0 0
Ethiopia 185 105 85 0 0 0
Kenya 125 75 50 10 10 0
Morocco 80 50 30 0 0 0
Nigeria 350 185 165 0 0 0
Somalia 65 30 35 0 0 0
South Africa, Republic of 460 205 250 75 25 50
Other places of birth in Africa 1,465 790 675 40 20 20
Asia 18,955 9,100 9,855 715 270 445
Afghanistan 100 40 60 15 10 10
Bangladesh 315 180 135 0 0 0
ChinaCensus data footnote 59 2,830 1,140 1,685 30 15 20
Hong KongCensus data footnote 60 280 130 155 10 10 10
India 2,225 1,190 1,040 120 60 60
IranCensus data footnote 61 970 525 440 0 10 0
Iraq 525 250 285 0 0 0
Japan 225 60 170 70 15 50
Korea, SouthCensus data footnote 62 870 340 530 30 10 15
Lebanon 1,370 755 610 15 15 0
Pakistan 615 315 295 0 0 0
Philippines 2,570 1,035 1,540 155 55 100
Sri Lanka 310 140 175 0 0 0
SyriaCensus data footnote 63 1,150 565 580 30 15 10
Taiwan 225 100 120 10 0 15
Viet Nam 450 205 245 70 25 40
Other places of birth in Asia 3,930 2,130 1,795 150 55 95
Oceania and other places of birthCensus data footnote 64 480 295 180 100 55 45
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 5,870 315 140 175
Americas 1,390 675 715 30 20 10
Brazil 95 40 55 0 0 0
Colombia 15 0 15 0 0 0
Cuba 70 40 30 0 0 0
Haiti 20 15 0 0 0 0
Jamaica 195 100 95 0 0 0
Mexico 105 55 45 0 0 0
United StatesCensus data footnote 55 615 310 305 25 20 0
VenezuelaCensus data footnote 65 15 10 10 0 0 0
Other places of birth in Americas 275 115 165 0 0 0
Europe 2,210 1,165 1,045 120 60 65
France 110 55 55 0 0 0
Germany 215 110 100 15 0 10
IrelandCensus data footnote 56 75 50 25 0 0 0
MoldovaCensus data footnote 66 25 10 15 0 0 0
Romania 40 25 15 0 0 0
Russian Federation 180 75 100 0 0 0
Ukraine 140 55 80 0 0 0
United KingdomCensus data footnote 58 1,080 620 460 75 35 35
Other places of birth in Europe 355 165 190 30 10 20
Africa 1,085 600 485 0 0 0
Algeria 15 0 10 0 0 0
Cameroon 0 0 10 0 0 0
Congo, Democratic Republic of the 55 30 25 0 0 0
Côte d'Ivoire 0 0 0 0 0 0
Egypt 205 105 95 0 0 0
Eritrea 70 40 30 0 0 0
Ethiopia 45 35 10 0 0 0
Morocco 30 15 10 0 0 0
Nigeria 200 100 100 0 0 0
Somalia 10 0 10 0 0 0
South Africa, Republic of 80 35 45 10 0 10
Tunisia 10 10 0 0 0 0
Other places of birth in Africa 365 220 150 0 0 0
Asia 7,035 3,435 3,600 150 45 100
Afghanistan 20 0 20 0 0 0
Bangladesh 80 50 30 0 0 0
ChinaCensus data footnote 59 985 465 520 15 10 0
Hong KongCensus data footnote 60 10 0 0 10 0 10
India 900 490 410 0 0 0
IranCensus data footnote 61 260 135 125 0 0 0
Iraq 245 125 120 0 0 0
Israel 280 180 100 0 0 0
Japan 70 25 50 10 0 10
Korea, SouthCensus data footnote 62 225 75 150 15 0 10
Lebanon 75 35 40 0 0 0
Nepal 185 95 85 0 0 0
Pakistan 145 80 65 0 0 0
Philippines 1,500 640 860 60 15 40
Saudi Arabia 125 75 50 0 0 0
Sri Lanka 100 55 50 0 0 0
SyriaCensus data footnote 63 890 420 460 20 0 15
Taiwan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkey 100 55 40 0 0 0
United Arab Emirates 70 45 20 0 0 0
Viet Nam 65 20 45 10 0 0
Other places of birth in Asia 715 370 345 20 0 15
Oceania and otherCensus data footnote 64 70 50 20 10 10 0
Australia 35 30 0 10 10 0
Other places of birthCensus data footnote 67 35 15 15 0 0 0
Generation status
Total - Generation status for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 68 908,340 440,735 467,605 32,075 15,940 16,130
First generationCensus data footnote 69 70,310 35,320 34,990 4,790 2,305 2,485
Second generationCensus data footnote 70 69,125 33,765 35,360 6,595 3,350 3,245
Third generation or moreCensus data footnote 71 768,905 371,645 397,260 20,690 10,280 10,400
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 2,105 985 1,120
Economic immigrantsCensus data footnote 73 21,830 11,270 10,560 1,095 535 555
Principal applicantsCensus data footnote 74 8,710 5,865 2,845 420 270 145
Secondary applicantsCensus data footnote 75 13,115 5,405 7,710 675 270 410
Immigrants sponsored by familyCensus data footnote 76 10,415 4,455 5,955 755 300 450
RefugeesCensus data footnote 77 4,520 2,345 2,175 250 140 105
Other immigrantsCensus data footnote 78 235 120 115 10 0 10
Aboriginal population
Total - Aboriginal identity for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 79 908,340 440,730 467,605 32,070 15,940 16,135
Aboriginal identityCensus data footnote 80 51,495 24,900 26,595 1,835 840 995
Single Aboriginal responsesCensus data footnote 81 49,935 24,175 25,765 1,785 830 955
First Nations (North American Indian)Census data footnote 82 25,830 12,460 13,370 810 405 410
Métis 23,315 11,325 11,985 940 420 520
Inuk (Inuit) 795 385 410 40 15 25
Multiple Aboriginal responsesCensus data footnote 83 835 425 410 20 0 20
Aboriginal responses not included elsewhereCensus data footnote 84 725 300 420 30 10 20
Non-Aboriginal identity 856,850 415,835 441,015 30,235 15,100 15,135
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 32,075 15,940 16,135
Registered or Treaty IndianCensus data footnote 86 18,940 9,135 9,805 580 235 340
Not a Registered or Treaty Indian 889,405 431,595 457,800 31,495 15,705 15,790
Total - Aboriginal ancestry for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 87 908,340 440,735 467,610 32,070 15,940 16,135
Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 88 15,055 7,255 7,805 365 140 225
Single Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 89 14,780 7,120 7,655 365 140 230
First Nations (North American Indian) single ancestryCensus data footnote 82 11,995 5,790 6,210 265 100 165
Métis single ancestry 2,560 1,245 1,315 100 35 65
Inuit single ancestry 220 85 135 0 10 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 1,890 910 980
Single Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 92 56,830 26,660 30,170 1,870 895 970
First Nations (North American Indian) and non-Aboriginal ancestries 34,375 15,975 18,400 1,005 510 490
Métis and non-Aboriginal ancestries 21,200 10,120 11,080 825 370 455
Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 1,255 560 690 45 10 30
Multiple Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 93 2,145 1,005 1,140 20 15 10
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis and non-Aboriginal ancestries 1,850 855 995 20 15 10
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 29,815 14,890 14,920
Visible minority population
Total - Visible minority for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 95 908,340 440,735 467,605 32,075 15,940 16,135
Total visible minority populationCensus data footnote 96 58,650 29,305 29,350 1,835 840 995
South AsianCensus data footnote 97 7,910 4,385 3,525 345 175 170
Chinese 8,640 4,210 4,435 315 160 155
Black 21,915 10,735 11,175 130 65 70
Filipino 3,400 1,485 1,920 250 100 150
Latin American 1,685 820 865 185 95 90
Arab 8,110 4,375 3,735 40 25 20
Southeast AsianCensus data footnote 98 1,195 525 670 155 70 85
West AsianCensus data footnote 99 1,540 805 740 40 15 25
Korean 1,540 685 855 45 25 20
Japanese 695 295 405 250 80 170
Visible minority, n.i.e.Census data footnote 100 630 300 330 15 15 0
Multiple visible minoritiesCensus data footnote 101 1,385 690 695 55 20 30
Not a visible minorityCensus data footnote 102 849,690 411,430 438,260 30,235 15,100 15,135
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 32,070 15,940 16,135
North American Aboriginal origins 74,040 34,920 39,115 2,260 1,050 1,210
First Nations (North American Indian) 48,640 22,805 25,835 1,290 625 660
Inuit 1,840 830 1,010 50 15 30
Métis 26,025 12,435 13,585 945 420 525
Other North American origins 410,825 197,970 212,855 8,610 4,300 4,305
Acadian 23,700 11,050 12,650 10 0 0
American 7,515 3,730 3,785 675 310 370
Canadian 387,360 186,955 200,405 8,035 4,040 3,995
New Brunswicker 35 15 20 0 0 0
Newfoundlander 1,750 835 910 15 10 10
Nova Scotian 1,295 625 665 0 0 0
Ontarian 95 65 35 0 0 0
Québécois 380 190 185 25 15 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 27,255 13,555 13,705
British Isles origins 513,725 246,085 267,645 17,025 8,390 8,635
Channel Islander 90 25 60 10 10 0
Cornish 105 45 65 0 0 0
English 262,375 124,610 137,765 10,805 5,325 5,475
Irish 195,865 91,260 104,605 5,775 2,720 3,060
Manx 145 70 70 0 0 0
Scottish 272,880 129,640 143,240 7,580 3,730 3,850
Welsh 17,135 8,105 9,030 950 440 510
British Isles origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 105 18,975 8,955 10,020 830 390 440
French origins 149,665 70,095 79,570 3,685 1,815 1,875
Alsatian 25 20 10 0 0 0
Breton 15 10 10 0 0 0
Corsican 20 20 0 0 0 0
French 149,625 70,065 79,565 3,685 1,815 1,875
Western European origins (except French origins) 125,110 59,420 65,690 9,585 4,795 4,780
Austrian 1,775 880 895 655 335 320
Bavarian 10 10 10 0 0 0
Belgian 2,615 1,320 1,305 200 85 115
Dutch 32,045 14,640 17,410 1,930 990 935
Flemish 160 80 80 10 10 0
Frisian 50 20 30 0 0 0
German 97,555 46,450 51,100 7,440 3,755 3,680
Luxembourger 30 20 10 10 0 0
Swiss 2,705 1,335 1,375 190 85 110
Western European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 106 140 75 60 10 10 0
Northern European origins (except British Isles origins) 14,985 7,075 7,910 3,365 1,610 1,750
Danish 3,700 1,695 2,005 435 195 245
Finnish 1,140 505 630 190 100 90
Icelandic 660 295 370 310 160 150
Norwegian 5,170 2,535 2,635 1,420 700 720
Swedish 3,565 1,575 1,990 1,185 525 660
Northern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 107 1,365 750 620 165 95 70
Eastern European origins 29,685 14,315 15,370 6,325 3,105 3,215
Bulgarian 280 130 145 0 0 0
Byelorussian 195 85 105 15 0 15
Czech 1,165 620 545 200 120 80
Czechoslovakian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 108 420 175 245 120 60 60
Estonian 345 185 165 35 25 10
Hungarian 2,700 1,320 1,380 825 385 435
Latvian 380 160 220 80 35 45
Lithuanian 1,150 510 635 35 10 25
Moldovan 10 0 10 30 15 10
Polish 11,575 5,525 6,050 1,615 790 825
Romanian 1,190 540 650 370 170 205
Russian 4,775 2,210 2,570 1,150 550 600
Slovak 610 320 290 125 70 55
Ukrainian 9,115 4,475 4,640 2,845 1,430 1,410
Eastern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 109 310 150 160 20 10 15
Southern European origins 28,680 13,790 14,890 2,350 1,250 1,100
Albanian 285 140 145 10 10 0
Bosnian 155 75 75 20 0 15
Catalan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Croatian 680 325 360 135 65 70
Cypriot 40 30 15 0 0 0
Greek 3,360 1,705 1,650 135 75 60
Italian 15,620 7,605 8,015 1,315 725 595
Kosovar 255 115 145 0 0 0
Macedonian 165 90 80 10 0 0
Maltese 440 215 220 15 10 0
Montenegrin 20 10 10 10 10 0
Portuguese 3,580 1,700 1,880 255 135 120
Serbian 255 120 135 55 35 20
Sicilian 40 20 15 0 0 0
Slovenian 150 70 85 65 35 30
Spanish 4,300 1,875 2,425 360 165 195
Yugoslavian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 110 400 205 200 65 40 20
Southern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 111 85 50 40 0 0 10
Other European origins 5,465 2,845 2,625 310 120 190
Basque 160 75 85 0 0 0
Jewish 2,040 1,040 1,000 100 35 70
Roma (Gypsy) 135 110 25 10 0 10
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 1,535 195 80 115
Caribbean origins 5,220 2,580 2,640 135 95 40
Antiguan 100 50 55 0 0 0
Bahamian 230 105 115 0 0 0
Barbadian 575 300 275 0 10 10
Bermudan 185 90 100 0 0 0
Carib 45 30 10 0 0 0
Cuban 340 145 195 0 0 0
Dominican 150 85 65 0 0 0
Grenadian 35 20 20 0 0 0
Guadeloupean 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haitian 115 50 65 15 0 15
Jamaican 2,075 1,050 1,025 60 40 15
Kittitian/Nevisian 45 15 30 10 10 0
Martinican 10 10 0 0 0 0
Montserratan 10 10 0 0 0 0
Puerto Rican 115 40 75 0 0 0
St. Lucian 65 20 50 10 0 10
Trinidadian/Tobagonian 325 170 155 30 35 0
Vincentian/Grenadinian 35 20 15 0 0 0
West Indian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 114 785 420 365 15 10 0
Caribbean origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 115 330 155 180 0 0 0
Latin, Central and South American origins 3,055 1,525 1,525 320 135 185
Aboriginal from Central/South America (except Arawak and Maya) 185 90 100 0 0 0
Arawak 0 0 0 0 0 0
Argentinian 65 40 25 10 0 0
Belizean 25 20 10 0 0 0
Bolivian 40 20 15 0 0 0
Brazilian 280 140 135 20 10 10
Chilean 130 80 45 50 25 30
Colombian 430 210 225 10 0 0
Costa Rican 35 10 25 0 0 0
Ecuadorian 50 20 30 0 0 0
Guatemalan 90 65 35 0 0 0
Guyanese 350 160 195 10 0 10
Hispanic 60 35 25 0 0 0
Honduran 50 35 20 0 0 0
Maya 70 35 30 0 10 0
Mexican 810 415 395 140 65 75
Nicaraguan 45 20 25 15 0 15
Panamanian 25 10 15 25 10 20
Paraguayan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Peruvian 180 85 95 25 10 15
Salvadorean 110 75 35 20 10 10
Uruguayan 15 0 20 20 10 10
Venezuelan 80 50 30 0 0 10
Latin, Central and South American origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 116 185 80 105 0 0 0
African origins 17,655 8,560 9,095 200 85 115
Central and West African origins 1,335 700 635 0 0 0
Akan 10 0 10 0 0 0
Angolan 10 0 10 0 0 0
Ashanti 0 10 0 0 0 0
Beninese 20 10 10 0 0 0
Burkinabe 0 0 10 0 0 0
Cameroonian 70 35 35 0 0 0
Chadian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Congolese 180 95 85 0 0 0
Edo 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ewe 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gabonese 10 0 0 0 0 0
Gambian 10 0 10 0 0 0
Ghanaian 185 105 85 0 0 0
Guinean 30 20 10 0 0 0
Ibo 90 50 40 0 0 0
Ivorian 10 0 0 0 0 0
Liberian 15 10 10 0 0 0
Malian 10 0 10 0 0 0
Malinké 15 10 10 0 0 0
Nigerian 445 240 210 0 0 0
Peulh 0 10 0 0 0 0
Senegalese 10 10 0 0 0 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 0 0 0
Central and West African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 117 120 65 50 0 0 0
North African origins 2,030 1,045 980 20 10 20
Algerian 85 45 40 10 0 10
Berber 70 50 20 0 0 0
Coptic 30 10 20 0 0 0
Dinka 0 0 0 0 0 0
Egyptian 1,295 695 600 15 0 10
Libyan 215 105 110 0 0 0
Maure 10 0 10 0 0 0
Moroccan 130 60 70 0 0 0
Sudanese 130 50 80 0 0 0
Tunisian 65 25 35 0 0 0
North African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 118 90 40 50 0 0 0
Southern and East African origins 1,865 920 945 120 50 70
Afrikaner 25 10 20 0 0 0
Amhara 10 10 0 0 0 0
Bantu, n.o.s.Census data footnote 119 10 10 0 0 0 0
Burundian 10 0 0 0 0 0
Djiboutian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Eritrean 160 85 75 0 0 0
Ethiopian 280 120 155 0 0 0
Harari 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kenyan 160 85 75 0 0 0
Malagasy 20 0 15 0 0 0
Mauritian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oromo 25 15 15 0 0 0
Rwandan 105 55 50 0 0 0
Seychellois 0 0 0 0 0 0
Somali 180 75 100 0 0 0
South African 520 255 265 95 40 55
Tanzanian 60 45 20 0 0 0
Tigrian 15 0 10 0 0 0
Ugandan 60 25 40 0 0 0
Zambian 80 35 50 25 0 20
Zimbabwean 100 55 45 0 0 0
Zulu 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern and East African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 120 170 100 75 0 0 0
Other African origins 12,620 5,990 6,635 50 30 25
Black, n.o.s.Census data footnote 121 2,255 1,060 1,195 0 0 10
Other African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 122 10,460 4,965 5,495 50 30 20
Asian origins 42,500 21,445 21,050 1,740 805 935
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins 17,205 8,915 8,295 210 105 100
Afghan 230 80 150 20 10 10
Arab, n.o.s.Census data footnote 123 1,600 835 770 0 10 0
Armenian 265 160 110 10 0 10
Assyrian 10 10 0 0 0 0
Azerbaijani 20 20 0 0 0 0
Georgian 20 15 10 0 0 0
Hazara 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iranian 1,405 785 620 30 15 15
Iraqi 595 270 325 0 0 0
Israeli 245 120 120 0 0 0
Jordanian 260 150 115 0 0 0
Kazakh 45 30 20 20 0 15
Kurd 230 120 115 0 0 0
Kuwaiti 245 115 130 0 0 0
Kyrgyz 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lebanese 7,445 3,815 3,630 85 45 35
Palestinian 990 535 455 0 0 0
Pashtun 30 15 10 0 0 0
Saudi Arabian 725 470 255 0 0 0
Syrian 2,190 1,090 1,100 30 15 20
Tajik 20 10 10 0 0 0
Tatar 40 15 25 0 0 0
Turk 690 320 370 10 15 0
Turkmen 10 10 10 0 0 0
Uighur 10 10 0 0 0 0
Uzbek 90 60 30 0 0 0
Yemeni 205 105 95 0 0 0
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 124 780 410 370 0 0 0
South Asian origins 8,495 4,690 3,805 375 185 185
Bangladeshi 240 135 110 0 0 0
Bengali 65 40 20 10 0 10
Bhutanese 225 100 125 10 0 0
East Indian 6,255 3,460 2,795 315 155 160
Goan 10 10 0 0 0 0
Gujarati 10 0 0 0 0 0
Kashmiri 0 10 0 0 0 0
Nepali 430 220 210 0 0 0
Pakistani 665 405 260 10 0 0
Punjabi 230 110 115 20 20 10
Sinhalese 40 10 30 0 0 0
Sri Lankan 340 150 190 15 10 10
Tamil 60 30 35 0 0 0
South Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 125 470 290 175 0 0 0
East and Southeast Asian origins 16,715 7,850 8,870 1,160 505 650
Burmese 15 0 10 0 0 10
Cambodian (Khmer) 55 15 40 15 10 0
Chinese 9,695 4,720 4,980 405 215 185
Filipino 3,580 1,585 1,995 300 135 170
Hmong 0 0 0 0 0 0
Indonesian 140 65 75 20 0 10
Japanese 905 385 515 285 95 185
Karen 0 0 0 0 0 0
Korean 1,590 700 895 45 20 30
Laotian 15 0 10 15 10 0
Malaysian 80 30 45 10 0 10
Mongolian 55 30 30 10 10 0
Singaporean 10 10 0 0 0 0
Taiwanese 240 100 140 10 0 10
Thai 245 85 155 15 0 15
Tibetan 10 0 10 0 0 0
Vietnamese 760 355 410 90 45 50
East and Southeast Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 126 75 45 25 0 0 0
Other Asian origins 410 190 215 15 10 0
Other Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 127 410 190 215 15 10 10
Oceania origins 895 450 445 250 115 135
Australian 490 255 235 150 90 60
New Zealander 290 155 130 65 10 55
Pacific Islands origins 125 55 70 40 15 20
Fijian 15 10 10 0 0 0
Hawaiian 25 10 15 25 15 10
Maori 40 20 25 0 0 0
Polynesian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 128 20 15 10 0 0 0
Samoan 10 0 10 0 0 0
Pacific Islands origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 129 30 0 20 15 0 15
Household characteristics
Total - Private households by tenure - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 130 401,990 ... ... 12,440 ... ...
Owner 276,095 ... ... 10,430 ... ...
Renter 123,595 ... ... 2,015 ... ...
Band housing 2,300 ... ... 0 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by condominium status - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 131 401,990 ... ... 12,445 ... ...
Condominium 13,370 ... ... 1,470 ... ...
Not condominium 388,625 ... ... 10,970 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 132 401,990 ... ... 12,445 ... ...
No bedrooms 1,140 ... ... 10 ... ...
1 bedroom 45,675 ... ... 470 ... ...
2 bedrooms 105,410 ... ... 2,435 ... ...
3 bedrooms 158,975 ... ... 3,970 ... ...
4 or more bedrooms 90,785 ... ... 5,560 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 133 401,990 ... ... 12,445 ... ...
1 to 4 rooms 87,755 ... ... 1,600 ... ...
5 rooms 64,655 ... ... 1,310 ... ...
6 rooms 66,855 ... ... 1,630 ... ...
7 rooms 57,085 ... ... 1,860 ... ...
8 or more rooms 125,635 ... ... 6,045 ... ...
Average number of rooms per dwelling 6.5 ... ... 7.5 ... ...
Total - Private households by number of persons per room - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 134 401,990 ... ... 12,440 ... ...
One person or fewer per room 399,855 ... ... 12,360 ... ...
More than 1 person per room 2,130 ... ... 85 ... ...
Total - Private households by housing suitability - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 135 401,990 ... ... 12,445 ... ...
Suitable 390,445 ... ... 12,190 ... ...
Not suitable 11,540 ... ... 255 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by period of construction - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 136 401,990 ... ... 12,445 ... ...
1960 or before 112,530 ... ... 250 ... ...
1961 to 1980 113,715 ... ... 3,505 ... ...
1981 to 1990 59,105 ... ... 1,850 ... ...
1991 to 2000 49,825 ... ... 3,140 ... ...
2001 to 2005 23,045 ... ... 1,360 ... ...
2006 to 2010 23,925 ... ... 1,615 ... ...
2011 to 2016Census data footnote 137 19,840 ... ... 720 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 138 401,990 ... ... 12,445 ... ...
Only regular maintenance or minor repairs needed 366,615 ... ... 11,870 ... ...
Major repairs needed 35,375 ... ... 570 ... ...
Total - Private households by number of household maintainers - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 139 401,990 ... ... 12,440 ... ...
1 household maintainer 241,800 ... ... 6,250 ... ...
2 household maintainers 152,970 ... ... 5,870 ... ...
3 or more household maintainers 7,220 ... ... 320 ... ...
Total - Private households by age of primary household maintainers - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 140 401,990 ... ... 12,440 ... ...
15 to 24 years 14,575 ... ... 240 ... ...
25 to 34 years 49,695 ... ... 1,315 ... ...
35 to 44 years 59,550 ... ... 2,010 ... ...
45 to 54 years 77,555 ... ... 2,435 ... ...
55 to 64 years 85,360 ... ... 2,765 ... ...
65 to 74 years 66,865 ... ... 2,110 ... ...
75 to 84 years 35,980 ... ... 1,255 ... ...
85 years and over 12,405 ... ... 305 ... ...
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 ... ... 12,355 ... ...
Spending less than 30% of income on shelter costs 310,540 ... ... 9,720 ... ...
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs 85,315 ... ... 2,635 ... ...
30% to less than 100% 74,290 ... ... 2,245 ... ...
Total - Owner households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data 273,525 ... ... 10,365 ... ...
% of owner households with a mortgageCensus data footnote 142 55.2 ... ... 60.8 ... ...
% of owner households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costsCensus data footnote 141 12.0 ... ... 17.3 ... ...
Median monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 819 ... ... 1,304 ... ...
Average monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 987 ... ... 1,369 ... ...
Median value of dwellings ($)Census data footnote 144 199,886 ... ... 480,818 ... ...
Average value of dwellings ($)Census data footnote 144 230,441 ... ... 538,309 ... ...
Total - Tenant households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data 123,060 ... ... 2,005 ... ...
% of tenant households in subsidized housingCensus data footnote 145 12.3 ... ... 8.0 ... ...
% of tenant households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costsCensus data footnote 141 42.8 ... ... 41.9 ... ...
Median monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 849 ... ... 1,301 ... ...
Average monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 909 ... ... 1,331 ... ...
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 26,680 13,130 13,545
No certificate, diploma or degree 153,705 79,885 73,825 3,695 1,880 1,815
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificateCensus data footnote 147 195,900 95,205 100,695 8,535 4,185 4,350
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 425,140 197,365 227,775 14,450 7,070 7,380
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma 76,810 54,075 22,735 3,280 2,425 850
Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 148 42,625 25,015 17,610 1,295 745 550
Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 149 34,185 29,060 5,125 1,985 1,685 300
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma 168,805 67,030 101,775 6,375 2,480 3,895
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level 18,380 6,975 11,405 750 265 485
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above 161,150 69,290 91,855 4,055 1,895 2,150
Bachelor's degree 108,385 45,185 63,205 2,785 1,255 1,530
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level 9,495 4,020 5,475 325 130 195
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry 4,700 2,595 2,110 115 90 30
Master's degree 32,645 13,840 18,805 695 350 345
Earned doctorateCensus data footnote 150 5,925 3,655 2,270 125 70 55
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 17,000 8,210 8,780
No certificate, diploma or degree 60,280 34,820 25,460 1,355 770 585
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificateCensus data footnote 147 116,280 57,600 58,675 5,075 2,500 2,580
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 317,950 145,375 172,570 10,565 4,945 5,620
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma 52,370 37,255 15,115 2,215 1,690 525
Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 148 29,105 17,300 11,810 815 465 345
Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 149 23,265 19,955 3,310 1,405 1,225 180
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma 128,010 51,890 76,120 4,900 1,870 3,030
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level 11,595 4,325 7,275 530 180 350
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above 125,970 51,905 74,065 2,920 1,200 1,715
Bachelor's degree 85,240 34,830 50,410 2,060 825 1,230
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level 6,895 2,610 4,285 215 75 140
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry 3,775 1,850 1,925 90 60 30
Master's degree 26,025 10,380 15,640 505 225 285
Earned doctorateCensus data footnote 150 4,045 2,240 1,805 50 20 35
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 26,680 13,135 13,545
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 152 349,605 175,090 174,520 12,230 6,060 6,165
Education 31,395 8,460 22,930 1,040 230 805
13. Education 31,390 8,465 22,930 1,035 235 805
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 10,700 5,095 5,605 475 215 265
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services 2,070 1,565 505 130 95 35
50. Visual and performing arts 8,635 3,530 5,100 345 115 230
Humanities 18,830 7,520 11,310 555 230 325
16. Aboriginal and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics 1,175 355 820 65 0 60
23. English language and literature/letters 5,110 1,530 3,580 135 45 85
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities 4,545 1,540 3,000 95 40 55
30A Interdisciplinary humanitiesCensus data footnote 153 65 25 35 0 0 0
38. Philosophy and religious studies 1,240 675 565 30 20 15
39. Theology and religious vocations 2,200 1,340 860 125 70 60
54. History 3,615 1,865 1,755 65 40 30
55. French language and literature/letters 880 190 695 30 10 25
Social and behavioural sciences and law 40,155 11,980 28,175 1,080 325 755
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies 635 145 490 15 10 10
09. Communication, journalism and related programs 3,285 1,260 2,025 75 35 40
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences 9,115 750 8,365 215 10 205
22. Legal professions and studies 6,110 1,920 4,185 255 40 210
30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciencesCensus data footnote 154 610 135 475 15 0 20
42. Psychology 8,170 2,060 6,110 225 80 145
45. Social sciences 12,240 5,710 6,520 280 155 120
Business, management and public administration 93,075 27,030 66,045 3,030 1,140 1,890
30.16 Accounting and computer science 205 55 150 0 0 0
44. Public administration and social service professions 6,285 1,345 4,940 170 50 110
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services 86,590 25,630 60,960 2,860 1,085 1,775
Physical and life sciences and technologies 15,340 7,650 7,685 320 175 145
26. Biological and biomedical sciences 6,910 2,990 3,925 90 50 45
30.01 Biological and physical sciences 3,340 1,455 1,880 105 50 60
30C Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciencesCensus data footnote 155 165 35 120 0 0 0
40. Physical sciences 4,260 3,005 1,255 100 70 30
41. Science technologies/technicians 665 165 500 15 10 10
Mathematics, computer and information sciences 15,745 9,355 6,390 270 190 80
11. Computer and information sciences and support services 12,750 8,055 4,695 230 185 45
25. Library science 1,210 175 1,040 20 0 15
27. Mathematics and statistics 1,590 995 600 25 10 15
30D Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciencesCensus data footnote 156 200 135 65 0 0 0
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies 92,920 87,340 5,580 3,555 3,355 200
04. Architecture and related services 1,370 860 510 60 35 25
14. Engineering 11,925 10,290 1,640 385 355 30
15. Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields 17,805 16,110 1,695 655 575 75
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation 10 0 10 10 0 0
46. Construction trades 24,800 24,235 570 1,030 1,010 20
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians 25,465 24,680 780 960 930 25
48. Precision production 11,545 11,165 380 465 455 15
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 7,630 4,615 3,015 340 220 125
01. Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences 4,215 2,160 2,055 215 130 85
03. Natural resources and conservation 3,410 2,450 960 125 90 40
Health and related fields 66,770 10,595 56,175 2,715 490 2,225
31. Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies 3,560 1,730 1,825 165 70 85
51. Health professions and related programs 61,755 7,955 53,800 2,500 390 2,115
60. Dental, medical and veterinary residency programs 1,460 910 550 50 30 20
Personal, protective and transportation services 32,535 17,700 14,830 1,070 500 570
12. Personal and culinary services 17,625 4,455 13,170 725 205 520
28. Military science, leadership and operational art 250 240 10 0 0 0
29. Military technologies and applied sciences 905 850 50 10 10 0
43. Security and protective services 4,540 3,535 1,005 135 100 30
49. Transportation and materials moving 9,220 8,625 600 200 185 20
Other 45 10 40 0 0 0
30.99 Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies, other 50 10 40 0 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 17,000 8,210 8,780
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 152 176,560 92,420 84,135 6,430 3,270 3,165
Education 20,590 4,940 15,650 705 105 595
13. Education 20,585 4,940 15,650 705 105 600
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 8,145 3,855 4,285 380 170 215
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services 1,515 1,140 375 85 65 20
50. Visual and performing arts 6,630 2,715 3,915 295 95 195
Humanities 13,745 5,275 8,465 380 150 230
16. Aboriginal and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics 895 280 615 55 10 50
23. English language and literature/letters 3,800 1,095 2,705 65 0 55
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities 3,425 1,125 2,305 75 40 35
30A Interdisciplinary humanitiesCensus data footnote 153 60 25 35 0 0 0
38. Philosophy and religious studies 910 490 420 20 15 10
39. Theology and religious vocations 1,330 795 535 95 55 45
54. History 2,710 1,340 1,370 50 25 25
55. French language and literature/letters 620 130 490 20 10 10
Social and behavioural sciences and law 32,650 9,150 23,500 795 210 585
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies 520 110 410 10 0 10
09. Communication, journalism and related programs 2,750 1,030 1,720 70 25 45
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences 7,395 580 6,810 155 10 150
22. Legal professions and studies 5,225 1,380 3,845 230 30 200
30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciencesCensus data footnote 154 460 100 355 15 0 10
42. Psychology 6,545 1,580 4,970 150 60 90
45. Social sciences 9,755 4,360 5,390 190 100 95
Business, management and public administration 69,255 20,285 48,970 2,240 810 1,430
30.16 Accounting and computer science 175 40 135 10 0 10
44. Public administration and social service professions 5,140 1,025 4,120 115 25 85
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services 63,935 19,220 44,715 2,120 785 1,335
Physical and life sciences and technologies 11,075 5,385 5,690 205 95 110
26. Biological and biomedical sciences 5,285 2,240 3,045 60 25 35
30.01 Biological and physical sciences 2,390 1,030 1,360 70 40 35
30C Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciencesCensus data footnote 155 130 30 100 0 0 0
40. Physical sciences 2,910 2,005 905 65 30 30
41. Science technologies/technicians 365 85 275 10 10 0
Mathematics, computer and information sciences 13,625 8,240 5,385 230 170 65
11. Computer and information sciences and support services 11,505 7,330 4,170 205 170 40
25. Library science 815 115 700 10 0 10
27. Mathematics and statistics 1,130 660 470 10 0 15
30D Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciencesCensus data footnote 156 175 125 50 0 0 0
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies 67,930 63,180 4,750 2,485 2,335 150
04. Architecture and related services 1,020 585 430 50 30 20
14. Engineering 8,585 7,230 1,355 250 225 25
15. Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields 13,410 11,920 1,495 445 390 60
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation 0 0 10 0 0 0
46. Construction trades 18,355 17,835 515 780 760 25
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians 18,540 17,910 625 670 650 20
48. Precision production 8,020 7,700 325 285 275 10
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 5,995 3,475 2,520 275 165 110
01. Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences 3,270 1,570 1,695 185 110 75
03. Natural resources and conservation 2,725 1,905 825 95 55 35
Health and related fields 50,220 8,215 42,010 2,090 380 1,710
31. Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies 2,730 1,350 1,380 125 55 70
51. Health professions and related programs 46,385 6,215 40,165 1,930 305 1,620
60. Dental, medical and veterinary residency programs 1,110 650 460 40 20 25
Personal, protective and transportation services 24,685 13,375 11,310 780 360 415
12. Personal and culinary services 13,490 3,480 10,000 515 140 375
28. Military science, leadership and operational art 205 200 10 0 0 0
29. Military technologies and applied sciences 475 435 40 10 10 0
43. Security and protective services 3,465 2,655 815 105 75 25
49. Transportation and materials moving 7,045 6,595 450 155 145 15
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 26,680 13,135 13,545
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 349,605 175,090 174,515 12,225 6,065 6,165
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 158 425,145 197,365 227,775 14,455 7,075 7,380
Location of study inside Canada 396,690 182,875 213,810 12,650 6,165 6,485
Same as province or territory of residence 315,140 141,965 173,175 7,830 3,635 4,195
Different than province or territory of residence 81,550 40,915 40,640 4,820 2,530 2,290
Location of study outside CanadaCensus data footnote 159 28,450 14,485 13,965 1,800 910 895
United StatesCensus data footnote 160 7,950 4,110 3,840 430 240 185
Philippines 1,530 540 995 90 20 75
India 1,755 935 825 30 15 15
United KingdomCensus data footnote 161 5,530 3,225 2,305 360 185 175
ChinaCensus data footnote 162 1,080 445 635 0 0 0
France 350 210 145 20 15 10
Other 10,255 5,030 5,225 860 425 440
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 16,995 8,215 8,785
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 176,560 92,420 84,140 6,430 3,270 3,160
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 158 317,950 145,380 172,575 10,565 4,945 5,620
Location of study inside Canada 297,430 135,465 161,965 9,550 4,520 5,035
Same as province or territory of residence 236,720 105,480 131,235 6,265 2,845 3,420
Different than province or territory of residence 60,710 29,980 30,730 3,285 1,675 1,615
Location of study outside CanadaCensus data footnote 159 20,525 9,915 10,605 1,015 425 585
United StatesCensus data footnote 160 4,905 2,370 2,540 255 115 135
Philippines 1,415 520 900 85 20 65
India 1,385 725 660 25 15 15
United KingdomCensus data footnote 161 3,455 1,930 1,525 180 90 90
ChinaCensus data footnote 162 810 335 475 0 0 0
France 245 140 100 15 10 0
Other 8,305 3,900 4,405 450 170 280
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 26,680 13,135 13,545
In the labour force 474,595 242,775 231,820 16,960 8,990 7,970
Employed 427,310 215,010 212,305 15,880 8,310 7,575
Unemployed 47,280 27,765 19,520 1,080 685 400
Not in the labour force 300,155 129,680 170,475 9,720 4,140 5,575
Participation rate 61.3 65.2 57.6 63.6 68.4 58.8
Employment rate 55.2 57.7 52.8 59.5 63.3 55.9
Unemployment rate 10.0 11.4 8.4 6.4 7.6 5.0
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 26,680 13,135 13,545
Did not workCensus data footnote 165 274,375 117,550 156,825 8,905 3,800 5,105
Worked 500,370 254,905 245,465 17,775 9,335 8,440
Worked full year, full timeCensus data footnote 166 252,820 135,940 116,880 8,210 4,740 3,470
Worked part year and/or part timeCensus data footnote 167 247,550 118,965 128,585 9,570 4,595 4,970
Average weeks worked in reference year 41.6 41.5 41.7 41.8 42.0 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 16,960 8,995 7,965
Class of worker - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 9,265 4,800 4,470 210 135 75
All classes of workersCensus data footnote 170 465,330 237,975 227,350 16,755 8,860 7,890
Employee 420,745 210,170 210,570 14,035 7,170 6,870
Self-employedCensus data footnote 171 44,585 27,805 16,775 2,720 1,690 1,030
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 16,965 8,995 7,970
Occupation - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 9,265 4,800 4,470 205 130 75
All occupationsCensus data footnote 170 465,330 237,975 227,350 16,750 8,860 7,895
0 Management occupations 45,530 27,170 18,365 2,045 1,425 625
1 Business, finance and administration occupations 67,495 17,930 49,565 2,510 550 1,960
2 Natural and applied sciences and related occupations 27,450 21,980 5,465 835 680 155
3 Health occupations 37,600 6,290 31,310 1,310 275 1,035
4 Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services 58,165 20,975 37,185 1,535 485 1,050
5 Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport 12,490 5,560 6,930 470 210 265
6 Sales and service occupations 113,135 45,385 67,750 4,290 1,780 2,510
7 Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations 67,625 64,200 3,430 2,725 2,575 150
8 Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations 18,380 15,730 2,650 505 425 80
9 Occupations in manufacturing and utilities 17,460 12,755 4,705 525 445 70
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 16,965 8,990 7,970
Industry - NAICS2012 - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 9,265 4,795 4,465 210 130 75
All industry categoriesCensus data footnote 170 465,330 237,975 227,350 16,755 8,865 7,890
11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 17,775 14,165 3,610 395 285 110
21 Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction 4,025 3,630 390 315 275 35
22 Utilities 2,880 2,115 760 120 95 25
23 Construction 33,555 30,185 3,370 1,880 1,610 270
31-33 Manufacturing 32,375 23,565 8,810 1,065 825 240
41 Wholesale trade 13,345 9,650 3,690 500 365 130
44-45 Retail trade 59,570 26,295 33,280 2,300 1,180 1,120
48-49 Transportation and warehousing 19,660 14,980 4,680 630 460 170
51 Information and cultural industries 9,310 5,250 4,055 325 180 150
52 Finance and insurance 15,240 5,690 9,545 575 180 400
53 Real estate and rental and leasing 6,870 3,890 2,980 430 205 225
54 Professional, scientific and technical services 26,065 14,090 11,975 1,080 540 540
55 Management of companies and enterprises 625 255 365 25 20 10
56 Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services 22,240 12,950 9,295 695 430 260
61 Educational services 35,480 11,705 23,780 945 290 655
62 Health care and social assistance 64,390 10,435 53,955 2,155 375 1,775
71 Arts, entertainment and recreation 9,385 4,555 4,835 405 245 160
72 Accommodation and food services 33,115 12,095 21,025 1,370 555 810
81 Other services (except public administration) 19,195 8,875 10,320 865 380 480
91 Public administration 40,225 23,590 16,635 690 370 320
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 15,880 8,310 7,570
Worked at home 28,075 13,780 14,300 1,565 725 830
Worked outside Canada 1,665 1,185 485 65 60 10
No fixed workplace address 51,545 38,965 12,575 2,590 1,975 610
Worked at usual place 346,020 161,075 184,945 11,665 5,540 6,120
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 11,660 5,545 6,120
Commute within census subdivision (CSD) of residence 251,000 116,125 134,875 3,235 1,495 1,740
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) within census division (CD) of residence 57,510 23,850 33,655 7,520 3,425 4,100
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) and census division (CD) within province or territory of residence 32,230 17,425 14,805 680 435 240
Commute to a different province or territory 5,285 3,675 1,610 230 190 40
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 14,250 7,515 6,730
Car, truck, van - as a driver 310,240 159,660 150,580 11,995 6,285 5,715
Car, truck, van - as a passenger 29,150 12,090 17,055 835 390 445
Public transit 25,315 11,425 13,890 500 270 230
Walked 24,870 11,635 13,235 325 140 180
Bicycle 2,480 1,695 785 115 105 15
Other method 5,520 3,535 1,985 485 330 155
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 14,255 7,520 6,735
Less than 15 minutes 136,245 62,375 73,880 4,620 2,125 2,495
15 to 29 minutes 145,310 73,055 72,260 5,395 2,875 2,520
30 to 44 minutes 69,795 37,770 32,025 2,825 1,600 1,225
45 to 59 minutes 24,405 13,070 11,335 775 470 310
60 minutes and over 21,815 13,785 8,030 640 455 190
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 14,255 7,515 6,735
Between 5 a.m. and 5:59 a.m. 23,775 16,345 7,430 785 535 245
Between 6 a.m. and 6:59 a.m. 76,185 44,615 31,570 3,105 2,125 980
Between 7 a.m. and 7:59 a.m. 119,920 60,740 59,185 3,755 1,975 1,780
Between 8 a.m. and 8:59 a.m. 83,505 32,835 50,670 3,025 1,260 1,765
Between 9 a.m. and 11:59 a.m. 35,470 14,005 21,465 1,565 605 955
Between 12 p.m. and 4:59 a.m. 58,715 31,510 27,205 2,020 1,015 1,005
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 18,485 9,705 8,775
Single responses 510,800 259,940 250,860 18,425 9,675 8,745
Official languages 509,100 258,990 250,105 18,380 9,660 8,720
English 502,960 256,380 246,585 18,340 9,640 8,705
French 6,135 2,615 3,525 40 20 15
Non-official languages 1,705 950 755 45 15 30
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 40 15 30
Afro-Asiatic languages 195 150 45 0 0 0
Berber languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kabyle 0 0 0 0 0 0
Berber languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cushitic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bilen 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oromo 0 0 0 0 0 0
Somali 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Semitic languages 190 150 45 0 0 0
Amharic 10 0 10 0 0 0
Arabic 165 135 30 0 0 0
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Harari 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hebrew 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 10 10 0
Bikol 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cebuano 0 0 0 0 0 0
Fijian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ilocano 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malagasy 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malay 0 0 0 10 0 10
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pangasinan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 20 0 10 0 0 0
Waray-Waray 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Creole languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haitian Creole 0 0 0 0 0 0
Creole, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Creole languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dravidian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kannada 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malayalam 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tamil 0 0 0 0 0 0
Telugu 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hmong-Mien languages 0 10 0 0 0 0
Indo-European languages 385 225 160 20 0 10
Albanian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Armenian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Balto-Slavic languages 30 20 15 10 10 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 10 0 10
Belarusan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bosnian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bulgarian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Croatian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Czech 0 0 0 0 0 0
Macedonian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Polish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Russian 25 20 10 10 0 10
Serbian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Serbo-Croatian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slovak 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slovene (Slovenian) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ukrainian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Celtic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scottish Gaelic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Welsh 0 0 0 0 0 0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Germanic languages 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 10 0 0
Swedish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Vlaams (Flemish) 0 10 0 0 0 0
Yiddish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 20 10 0 0 0 0
Greek 0 10 0 0 0 0
Indo-Iranian languages 50 30 20 0 0 0
Indo-Aryan languages 20 20 0 0 0 0
Bengali 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gujarati 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hindi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kashmiri 0 0 0 0 0 0
Konkani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Marathi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nepali 15 15 0 0 0 0
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 10 10 0 0 0 0
Sindhi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Urdu 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iranian languages 30 10 15 0 0 0
Kurdish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pashto 0 0 0 0 0 0
Persian (Farsi) 30 10 20 0 0 0
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Italic (Romance) languages 105 50 60 0 0 10
Catalan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Italian 10 10 0 0 0 0
Portuguese 30 15 15 0 0 0
Romanian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Spanish 75 30 40 10 10 0
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Japanese 35 10 25 0 0 10
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Georgian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Korean 50 20 25 0 0 0
Mongolic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mongolian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Akan (Twi) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bamanankan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Edo 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ewe 0 0 0 0 0 0
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ganda 0 0 0 0 0 0
Igbo 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lingala 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rundi (Kirundi) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shona 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swahili 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wolof 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yoruba 0 0 0 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dinka 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages 45 20 25 0 10 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 0 0 0
Chinese languages 305 165 145 0 0 0
Cantonese 80 45 35 0 0 0
Hakka 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mandarin 210 105 110 0 0 0
Min Dong 0 0 0 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wu (Shanghainese) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chinese, n.o.s. 15 15 0 0 0 0
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Burmese 0 0 0 0 0 0
Karenic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibetan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages 0 0 0 10 0 10
Lao 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thai 0 0 10 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 10 0 10 0 0 0
Azerbaijani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkish 10 0 10 0 0 0
Uyghur 0 0 0 0 0 0
Uzbek 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Uralic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Estonian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Finnish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hungarian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 10 10 0 0 0 0
Multiple responses 3,270 1,420 1,850 60 30 25
English and French 2,295 950 1,345 30 10 20
English and non-official language 930 460 470 30 20 10
French and non-official language 0 0 10 0 0 0
English, French and non-official language 40 15 30 0 0 0
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 18,485 9,705 8,775
None 491,875 250,710 241,170 18,165 9,565 8,600
English 5,115 2,370 2,745 35 25 15
French 13,405 6,555 6,855 150 70 80
Non-official language 3,430 1,600 1,825 120 40 80
Aboriginal 855 365 490 0 0 0
Non-Aboriginal 2,570 1,240 1,330 115 45 75
English and French 10 0 10 0 0 0
English and non-official language 0 10 0 0 0 0
French and non-official language 230 130 105 10 0 10
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 31,740 15,725 16,010
Non-movers 792,100 384,560 407,535 27,185 13,500 13,685
Movers 108,350 52,230 56,120 4,550 2,225 2,325
Non-migrants 68,165 32,930 35,235 2,560 1,245 1,315
Migrants 40,185 19,300 20,885 1,995 980 1,010
Internal migrants 33,720 16,055 17,665 1,800 890 905
Intraprovincial migrants 18,480 8,390 10,090 1,125 565 560
Interprovincial migrants 15,240 7,665 7,570 675 325 350
External migrants 6,470 3,240 3,225 190 90 100
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 30,395 15,025 15,375
Non-movers 582,705 283,125 299,575 18,075 9,060 9,025
Movers 283,720 136,455 147,265 12,320 5,970 6,355
Non-migrants 169,570 81,405 88,165 5,825 2,835 2,985
Migrants 114,150 55,045 59,100 6,495 3,130 3,365
Internal migrants 94,885 45,015 49,860 5,950 2,885 3,065
Intraprovincial migrants 50,330 23,230 27,095 3,415 1,655 1,755
Interprovincial migrants 44,555 21,785 22,770 2,530 1,230 1,310
External migrants 19,270 10,035 9,240 550 250 300

Source

Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population.

How to cite

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2017. Nova Scotia [Province] and West Kelowna, DM [Census subdivision], British Columbia (table). Census Profile. 2016 Census. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-316-X2016001. Ottawa. Released November 29, 2017.
https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/index.cfm?Lang=E (accessed July 1, 2024).

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